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The Lamparter Organization, Inc.

American Cyanamid Company

Northwestern University

Interdigital Technology Corporation

St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.

The American Thread Company

Dd & Fm, LLC

Frank W Miller

Donald L Schilling

Teresa K Woodruff

Timothy J Carroll

Russell A Stanley

Sumeeth Jonathan

Gaurav Gadodia

Thomas E Westall

Mayank Vijayvergia

Samantha By

Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional surface from a segmented volume including a plurality of voxels are provided. The method includes executing a first pass over a plurality of cells to generate a list of active cells, and executing a second pass over the plurality of active cells to generate a quadrilateral mesh, the quadrilateral mesh including a plurality of points that define a plurality of quadrilaterals. The method further includes executing at least one additional pass over the quadrilateral mesh to generate a smoothed mesh, wherein executing the at least one additional pass includes computing, for at least one point, a balanced curvature for the at least one point based on curvatures at points that neighbor the at least one point and moving the at least one point to a new location based on the computed balanced curvature. The method further includes displaying the smoothed mesh.

Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional surface from a segmented volume

An acoustic driver system includes an active acoustic driver and a passive acoustic driver. The active acoustic driver is configured to produce oscillating acoustic energy. The passive acoustic driver is acoustically connected to the active acoustic driver and is configured to receive the oscillating acoustic energy and to convert it into shear waves. The passive acoustic driver includes a housing member and a vibrating member. The housing member includes a housing member cavity. The vibrating member is disposed at least partially within the housing member cavity. The vibrating member permanently retains a curved shape while disposed within the housing member cavity.

Curved passive acoustic driver for magnetic resonance elastography

A pet sanitation device comprises a frame, an elongated handle and an adjusting assembly. The frame includes a receiving bottom area receiving one part of a bag opening. A closing arrangement is provided for receiving another portion of the bag opening. The adjusting assembly is movably supported on the handle and includes a control member slidable along the handle and a transition element having distal and proximal ends thereof. The distal end is associated with the closing arrangement. In operation, upon slidable movement of the control member, the transition element is activated and the closing arrangement is moved within the frame to convert the bag opening from open to closed position and vise versa.

Apparatus and method for collecting animal droppings

A system and method that allow a one:many relationship between personalization/positioning/targeting of audio/visual information and a produced audio/visual message.

Variable audio/visual data incorporation system and method

A new bomb release mechanism which allows an RC aircraft to carry an unlimited number of model bombs. The new bomb release mechanism allows the pilot to release these model bombs in any sequence using only one unused channel on the receiver in the aircraft. The present invention accomplishes these objectives by employing a special alloy metal wire which shrinks when subjected to an electric current. A programmed circuit is used to energize the metal wire upon receipt of the designated control signal.

Bomb release mechanism for radio-controlled airplane

A method of manufacturing a first embedding system (10) having a first envelope (12) which is made from a first envelope skin (12A) filled with a first envelope compressionable filling (12B). The first envelope skin (12A) is abrasion resistant and has properties of being permeable on the outside and non-permeable on the inside which allows a user to press an object into the first envelope compressionable filling (12B) forming an impression therein. The user thereafter sprays a catalyst onto the first envelope skin (12A) which reacts with the first envelope compressionable filling (12B) forming a permanent impression of the object within which the object is safely stored.

Object embedding system

A spread spectrum CDMA communications system for communicating message data between a plurality of users to a plurality of PCN units. The spread spectrum communications system is located within a same geographical region as occupied by a pre-existing system such as a cellular telephone system or microwave system. The spread spectrum CDMA communications system can operate without causing undue interference to the cellular telephone system or microwave system and the cellular telephone system or microwave system can operate without causing significant interference, less than 1% total users affected, to the PCN system. The spread spectrum CDMA communications system includes a plurality of PCN-base stations and a plurality of PCN units. A PCN-base station has a device for converting the format of the message data into a form suitable for communicating over radio waves, a spread spectrum modulator for spread spectrum processing the message data, and a transmitter for transmitting the spread spectrum processed converted message data from the PCN-base station to a PCN unit. The PCN-base station also has an antenna, and spread spectrum detectors for recovering message data communicated from the PCN units. A PCN unit has an antenna, and a detector coupled to the antenna for recovering message data communicated from the PCN-base station. The detector includes a spread spectrum demodulator. Also, the PCN unit has a device for converting the format of the message message data into a form suitable for communicating over radio waves, a spread spectrum modulator, and a transmitter.

Spread spectrum cellular overlay CDMA communications system

A system for mounting a series of decorative panels onto the outer surface of a building includes four basic elements, a baseplate, a cover plate and two panel edge brackets. The baseplate has a generally centrally-disposed wall portion securable to the outer surface of a building and the cover plate is mountable on the baseplate to cover the centrally-disposed portion. The cover plate has an outer surface which defines a base wall of a caulkless joint. Each of the panel edge brackets has a panel wall securable to an edge of a decorative panel. Male-female locking elements are associated with the base and cover plates for clamping the panel edge brackets to either the baseplate or the cover plate so that the panel walls of the panel edge brackets are generally normally disposed to, and abut, the outer surface of the cover plate. As a result, the panel walls define the joint sidewalls of the caulkless joint.

Wall panel mounting system

The present invention relates to a system for mounting a series of interconnected decorative panels onto the outer surface of a building. The system includes adjacent supporting means attached to the building outer surface. A first male flange is attached to the first end of the supporting means, while a second female flange is attached to the second end of the supporting means. An intermediate connector attaches a panel gripping means holding a panel to each flange. These panels are interconnected in series by coupling the male flange to the female flange.

A solvent extraction process for the removal of water from carbonaceous solids utilizing methyl formate.

Removal of water from carbonaceous solids by use of methyl formate

1-Chloro-2-hydroxy-3-naphthoic acid is prepared by chlorination using an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal hypochlorite. The compound is useful as a dye modifier.

Process for the preparation of 1-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-naphthoic acid

An apparatus and method for folding and banding skeins of yarn is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a conveyor-like transport assembly which moves unfolded skeins of yarn from a loading station to a folding and banding station. The folding station comprises a plurality of co-operating claws, pneumatically controlled, which fold the skein in half and push it through the center of a hollow tubular support member which has positioned around its outer surface a pre-formed paper band. Subsequent to the introduction of the folded skein into the tubular member a doffing mechanism simultaneously removes the folded skein and the pre-formed band from the tubular member, resulting in the band being positioned around the central portion of the folded skein. The apparatus also comprises means for wrapping and sealing band forming slips around the tubular member prior to the introduction of the skein into the tubular member.

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Gulfport, FL, United States of America

Frank W Miller