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  • WEIGHT MATERIAL CUTTING, DISPENSING AND APPLYING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20190329436
    Abstract: A feed and cutting unit for selectively cutting and dispensing individual weight material segments from a common strip of backing material is disclosed. The feed and cutting unit comprises a feed assembly, a sensor and a cutter member. The feed assembly includes a drive roller and a follower roller that frictionally engages first and second surfaces of a strip of weight material to selectively move the strip of weight material to a cutter member. The sensor is connected to a controller and measures an amount of segmented weight material on the backing material as the strip of weight material moves past the sensor. The cutter member is actuated to separate weight material segments from the backing material by cutting at least a portion of the backing material in a gap disposed between adjacent segments. Weight apply devices that receive the segments for application to an imbalanced member, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin R. KERWIN, Peter L. GROSS, Todd A. CAMPBELL, Netresh U. REGE, Patrick W. ZOLLER, Jeffrey N. SKOMSKI, Marc A. WALTERS, Kristopher J. WALTERS, JR., Erik L. MCCLAIN
  • WEARABLE MULTIPHASIC CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190321650
    Abstract: A wearable, multiphasic cardioverter defibrillator system and method are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas M. RAYMOND, Peter D. GRAY, Walter T. SAVAGE, Shelley J. SAVAGE
  • Network architecture, methods, and devices for a wireless communications network
    Patent number: 10367677
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus in a fifth-generation wireless communications network, including an example method, in a wireless device, that includes determining a reporting quality threshold for a parameter related to channel state information (CSI); performing a measurement for each of a plurality of beams from a first predetermined set of beams for evaluation; evaluating the measurement for each of the plurality of beams against the reporting quality threshold; discontinuing the performing and evaluating of measurements in response to determining that the reporting quality threshold is met for one of the beams, such that one or more beams in the first predetermined set of beams are not measured and evaluated; and reporting, to the wireless communications network, CSI for the one of the beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Stefan Parkvall, Janne Peisa, Gunnar Mildh, Robert Baldemair, Stefan Wager, Jonas Kronander, Karl Werner, Richard Abrahamsson, Ismet Aktas, Peter Alriksson, Junaid Ansari, Shehzad Ali Ashraf, Henrik Asplund, Fredrik Athley, Håkan Axelsson, Joakim Axmon, Johan Axnäs, Kumar Balachandran, Gunnar Bark, Jan-Erik Berg, Andreas Bergström, Håkan Björkegren, Nadia Brahmi, Cagatay Capar, Anders Carlsson, Andreas Cedergren, Mikael Coldrey, Icaro L. J. da Silva, Erik Dahlman, Ali El Essaili, Ulrika Engström, Mårten Ericson, Erik Eriksson, Mikael Fallgren, Rul Fan, Gabor Fodor, Pål Frenger, Jonas Fridén, Jonas Fröberg Olsson, Anders Furuskár, Johan Furuskog, Virgile Garcia, Ather Gattami, Fredrik Gunnarsson, Ulf Gustavsson, Bo Hagerman, Fredrik Harrysson, Ning He, Martin Hessler, Kimmo Hiltunen, Songnam Hong, Dennis Hui, Jörg Huschke, Tim Irnich, Sven Jacobsson, Niklas Jaldén, Simon Järmyr, Zhiyuan Jiang, Martin Johansson, Niklas Johansson, Du Ho Kang, Eleftherios Karipidis, Patrik Karlsson, Ali S. Khayrallah, Caner Kilinc, Göran N. Klang, Sara Landström, Christina Larsson, Gen Li, Bo Lincoln, Lars Lindbom, Robert Lindgren, Bengt Lindoff, Fredrik Lindqvist, Jinhua Liu, Thorsten Lohmar, Qianxi Lu, Lars Manholm, Ivana Maric, Jonas Medbo, Qingyu Miao, Reza Moosavi, Walter Müller, Elena Myhre, Johan Nilsson, Karl Norrman, Bengt-Erik Olsson, Torgny Palenius, Sven Petersson, Jose Luis Pradas, Mikael Prytz, Olav Queseth, Pradeepa Ramachandra, Edgar Ramos, Andres Reial, Thomas Rimhagen, Emil Ringh, Patrik Rugeland, Johan Rune, Joachim Sachs, Henrik Sahlin, Vidit Saxena, Nima Seifi, Yngve Selén, Eliane Semaan, Sachin Sharma, Cong Shi, Johan Sköld, Magnus Stattin, Anders Stjernman, Dennis Sundman, Lars Sundström, Miurel Isabel Tercero Vargas, Claes Tidestav, Sibel Tombaz, Johan Torsner, Hugo Tullberg, Jari Vikberg, Peter Von Wrycza, Thomas Walldeen, Anders Wallén, Pontus Wallentin, Hai Wang, Ke Wang Helmersson, Jianfeng Wang, Yi-Pin Eric Wang, Niclas Wiberg, Emma Wittenmark, Osman Nuri Can Yilmaz, Ali Zaidi, Zhan Zhang, Zhang Zhang, Yanil Zheng
  • EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR
    Publication number: 20190192867
    Abstract: A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a defibrillator and a multiphasic pulse generator are described. In one aspect of the invention, a defibrillator includes two paddles that each include a defibrillator electrode covered in a protective housing. The two paddles are sealed together using a releasable seal to form a paddle module such that the housings of the paddles form the exterior of the paddle module. The multi-phasioc pulse generator includes a first subsystem, a second subsystem, and a switching component is electrically coupled with the paddles. The first subsystem and the second subsystem are arranged to generate a first phase of a pulse and a second phase of the pulse, the first phase of the pulse having a positive phase or a negative phase, and the second phase of the pulse having a phase in opposite polarity to the first phase of the pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Walter T. Savage, Shelley J. Savage, Walter N. MacLay, Douglas C. Morrison, Thomas K. Geraty, Mark D. Brinkerhoff, Ronald S. Boeder, Tony M. Ton, Jeffrey S. Greger, Peter D. Gray, Douglas M. Raymond
  • MULTIPART NON-UNIFORM PATIENT CONTACT INTERFACE AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20190175898
    Abstract: A multipart, non-uniform patient contact interface and method of use are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas M. RAYMOND, Peter D. GRAY, Walter T. SAVAGE, Shelley J. SAVAGE
  • Imaging array fed reflector
    Patent number: 10305195
    Abstract: An imaging array fed reflector for a spacecraft is included in a spacecraft payload subsystem. The payload subsystem includes a multi-beam antenna including a reflector, a plurality of amplifiers, and a plurality of radiating feed elements, the feed elements configured as a phased array, illuminating the reflector, operable at a frequency having a characteristic wavelength (?), and configured to produce, in a far field at the reflector, a set of contiguous abutting beams. The amplifiers are disposed proximate to the plurality of radiating feed elements. Each radiating feed element has a respective coupling with at least one respective amplifier of the plurality of amplifiers. Each radiating feed element, together with the at least one respective amplifier, is disposed in a closely packed triangular lattice such that separation between adjacent radiating feed elements is not greater than 1.5?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Space Systems/Loral, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas G. Burr, Seyed A. Tabatabaei, James J. Sowers, Walter S. Gelon, Peter S. Simon
  • Wearable multiphasic cardioverter defibrillator system and method
    Patent number: 10279189
    Abstract: A wearable, multiphasic cardioverter defibrillator system and method are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: CardioThrive, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Raymond, Peter D. Gray, Walter T. Savage, Shelley J. Savage
  • Connector for superconducting conductors, and use of the connector
    Patent number: 10218090
    Abstract: The disclosed connector can be used to connect superconductive conductors. The connector, which is suitable for electrically connecting at least one first superconductive conductor to at least one second superconductive conductor, includes an electrically conductive base element having a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least one superconductive additional element arranged in the base element extending from the first end portion to the second end portion of the base element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • TURBINE CLEARANCE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED VARIABLE CYCLE GAS TURBINE ENGINE FUEL BURN
    Publication number: 20190048796
    Abstract: A method of assembling a gas turbine engine includes setting a build clearance at assembly in response to a running tip clearance defined with a cooled cooling air. A method of operating a gas turbine engine includes supplying a cooled cooling air to a high pressure turbine in response to an engine rotor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Walter A. Ledwith, Jr., Scott A. Carr, Christopher J. Hanlon, Peter A. White, Theodore W. Hall, John R. Farris, Andrew S. Miller, Christopher W. Robak, David C. Pimenta, David Richard Griffin
  • Multipart non-uniform patient contact interface and method of use
    Patent number: 10149973
    Abstract: A multipart, non-uniform patient contact interface and method of use are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CARDIOTHRIVE, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas M. Raymond, Peter D. Gray, Walter T. Savage, Shelley J. Savage
  • DATA REPRESENTING A WEAR INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20180319086
    Abstract: In some examples, a system generates three-dimensional (3D) object data for printing by a 3D printing system, the generating including determining a region in which to generate a wear indicator, and computing an arrangement of spatial shells of variable thickness in the region, where the spatial shells contain data representing at least one property of the wear indicator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter J. Klammer, Karl Walters, Peter Morovic, Jan Morovic
  • Fan spray structure for use in dispensing actuator
    Patent number: 10112767
    Abstract: An improvement is provided in an actuator for actuating a valve on a container for dispensing a fluent product from the container in a fan spray pattern. The actuator includes a dispensing flow path to direct fluent product from the valve to an exterior of the actuator via an exit orifice located at an end of the flow path, and a post defining a portion of the flow path, the post extending along and centered on a longitudinal axis and having an end face adjacent said exit orifice. The improvement includes a flow channel extending laterally across the end face of the post, the flow channel being symmetric about a lateral axis extending transverse to the longitudinal axis of the post, a portion of the flow channel directly communicating with said exit orifice to direct the fluent product from the flow channel into the exit orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: APTARGROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Mark G. Neuhalfen, Peter J. Walters
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A SUPERCONDUCTIVE CONDUCTOR
    Publication number: 20180226177
    Abstract: Methods and devices for producing a superconductive conductor are disclosed. The method includes providing a plurality of conductive strips by means of a strip provision device, applying liquid soldering agent onto the plurality of conductive strips, stacking the conductive strips wetted with soldering agent, and forming a superconductive body by machining the strip stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • CONNECTOR FOR SUPERCONDUCTING CONDUCTORS, AND USE OF THE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20180226730
    Abstract: The disclosed connector can be used to connect superconductive conductors. The connector, which is suitable for electrically connecting at least one first superconductive conductor to at least one second superconductive conductor, includes an electrically conductive base element having a first end portion and a second end portion, and at least one superconductive additional element arranged in the base element extending from the first end portion to the second end portion of the base element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • SUPERCONDUCTING CONDUCTOR AND USE OF THE SUPERCONDUCTING CONDUCTOR
    Publication number: 20180226178
    Abstract: A superconductive conductor and method of using the superconductive conductor is described. The superconductive conductor includes a plurality of first conductive strips with a first width and a plurality of second conductive strips with a second width, and a strip stack formed from the first and second conductive strips that has a cruciform-shaped cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Applicant: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
    Inventors: Walter Fietz, Michael J. Wolf, Reinhard Heller, Klaus-Peter Weiss
  • NOVEL BISPHASIC OR MULTIPHASIC PULSE WAVEFORM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180161584
    Abstract: A novel therapeutic biphasic or multiphasic pulse waveform and method are provided. The novel therapeutic biphasic or multiphasic pulse waveform may be used in a defibrillator, or in another medical device that delivers therapeutic electrical stimulation pulses to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas M. Raymond, Peter D. Gray, Walter T. Savage, Shelley J. Savage
  • End-to end protection for shrouded virtual servers
    Patent number: 9998459
    Abstract: Technical solutions are described for securely deploying a shrouded virtual server. An example method includes sending, by a host manager, authentication information of a hosting system to a client device in response to a request from the client device. The \method also includes receiving a request to deploy a virtual server using a shrouded mode. The method also includes deploying a preconfigured hypervisor on the hosting system, where the preconfigured hypervisor is deployed in an immutable mode that disables changes to security settings of the preconfigured hypervisor. The method also includes deploying, by the preconfigured hypervisor, a preconfigured boot image as an instance of the virtual server on the preconfigured hypervisor. The method also includes sending, by the host manager, an identifier of the virtual server for receipt by the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Khary J. Alexander, Utz Bacher, Reinhard T. Buendgen, Patrick J. Callaghan, John C. Dayka, Thomas B. Mathias, K. Paul Muller, James A. O'Connor, William J. Rooney, Kurt N. Schroeder, Peter G. Spera, Tiberiu Suto, Sean Swehla, Stefan Usenbinz, Craig R. Walters
  • Tension rod and room divider assembly
    Patent number: 9968212
    Abstract: An improved tension rod having a first thin-wall metal tube, a plastic bushing inserted inside the first metal tube, a second thin-wall metal tube the second metal tube set partially inside the first metal tube, a helically-wound metal spring with an eyelet on one end and a two closed coils on the other end, the metal spring retained inside the first metal tube by a first diameter metal rivet and in the second metal tube by a second diameter metal rivet, the second metal tube having an end cap on the end opposite the first metal tube, a third metal tube being an extension tube connected to the first metal tube by an expansion clamp located between the first metal tube and the extension tube, the extension tube having an end cap located opposite the first metal tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventors: James S. Lundmark, Peter J. Walters
  • DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE MULTIPHASIC DEFIBRILLATOR PULSE SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180117347
    Abstract: A dynamically adjustable multiphasic pulse system and method are provided. The dynamically adjustable multiphasic pulse system may be used as pulse system for a defibrillator or cardioverter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas M. Raymond, Peter D. Gray, Walter T. Savage, Shelley J. Savage
  • NOVEL BIPHASIC OR MULTIPHASIC PULSE WAVEFORM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180064948
    Abstract: A novel therapeutic biphasic or multiphasic pulse waveform and method are provided. The novel therapeutic biphasic or multiphasic pulse waveform may be used in a defibrillator, or in another medical device that delivers therapeutic electrical stimulation pulses to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Douglas M. Raymond, Peter D. Gray, Walter T. Savage, Shelley J. Savage