Uninhabited test city
Patent No. 9,361,810
A full scale uninhabited test facility is configured for building modular man made structures, evaluating modular man made structures, evaluating use of modular man made structures, and/or for other purposes. The structures may be located in a user configurable simulated environment. One or more structures may be configured to simulate use by inhabitants in a simulated environment. After testing, the constructed structure(s) may remain where built in the simulated environment(s) until such time as another user may reconfigure the environments or structures. As additional structures are built and/or modified, new and old structures may operate side by side, generating opportunity, for example, to test new and/or different technology on the same structures.
Inventors: Robert H. Brumley (Weems, Va.), Robert H. Brumley III (Richmond), Michael J. Reedy (Kingsport, Tenn.), Fletcher W. Brumley (London, Great Britain), Charles Warner (District of Columbia)
Assignee: Pegasus Global Strategic Solutions LLC (Reston, Va.)
June 7, 2016
Product dispensing system with multiple dispensing decks
Patent No. 9,359,106
A product dispensing frame having a front end and a rear end, and including an upper support deck extending between the front end and the rear end, a lower support deck positioned below the upper support deck, the lower support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a first product display area, and an intermediate support deck positioned between the upper support deck and the lower support deck, the intermediate support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a second product display area.
Inventors: William J. Bogdziewicz III (Richmond), Caleb S. Loftin (Richmond), Aaron L. Bates (Moseley, Va.), Steven Burton (Richmond)
Assignee: WestRock MWV LLC (Norcross, Ga.)
June 7, 2016
Antiproliferative compositions comprising curcumin analogs and methods of producing and using same
Patent No. 9,359,196
Antiproliferative compositions that include CLEFMA, as well as liposomal compositions containing said antiproliferative compositions, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the antiproliferative compositions and liposomal compositions.
Inventors: Vibhudutta Awasthi (Edmond, Okla.), Pallavi Lagisetty (Glen Allen, Va.), Hrushikesh Agashe (Pittsburg, Penn.)
Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.)
June 7, 2016
Generator assembly and related devices
Patent No. 9,362,852
The current disclosure teaches and describes a generator assembly and related hand crank devices. One embodiment of the device may include a traditional generator, a handle and a crank link. The crank link is rotatably connected to the handle in a perpendicular position. A user may hold the handle and wield the hand crank device to make the crank link rotate around the handle like a clock hand, enabling the generator to provide power to the hand crank device. Such wielding motion may also be driven by other forces. The current design allows the user to charge the device with only one hand and with ease. In addition, the “functioning” components of the current hand crank device may be housed in or attached to either the handle or crank link, or both. Other components may also be introduced to make the generator assembly more efficient and easy to use.
Inventors: Robert Chung (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
June 7, 2016
Maximizing of energy delivery system compatibility with voltage optimization using AMI-based data control and analysis
Patent No. 9,367,075
A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of a voltage control and conservation (VCC) system used to optimally control the independent voltage and capacitor banks using a linear optimization methodology to minimize the losses in the EEDCS and the EUS. An energy validation process system (EVP) is provided which is used to document the savings of the VCC and an EPP is used to optimize improvements to the EEDCS for continuously improving the energy losses in the EEDS. The EVP system measures the improvement in the EEDS a result of operating the VCC system in the “ON” state determining the level of energy conservation achieved by the VCC system. In addition the VCC system monitors pattern recognition events and compares them to the report-by-exception data to detect HVL events. If one is detected the VCC optimizes the capacity of the EEDS to respond to the HVL events by centering the piecewise linear solution maximizing the ability of the EDDS to absorb the HVL event.
Inventors: Phillip W. Powell (Chesterfield County, Va.), Stephen J. Tyler (Henrico County, Va.), Melissa A. Peskin (Richmond)
Assignee: Dominion Resources Inc. (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Copolymer fibers and processes for making same
Patent No. 9,365,952
The present invention concerns yarns comprising copolymer derived from the copolymerization of para-phenylenediamine, 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole; and terephthaloyl dichloride wherein the ratio of moles of 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole to the moles of para-phenylenediamine is 30/70 to 85/15. The yarns have a sulfur content greater than 0.1%; and have an effective polymer cation to sulfur content molar ratio of at least 0.3. Additional aspects of the invention concern methods of producing such yarns.
Inventors: Warren Francis Knoff (Richmond), Christopher William Newton (Richmond)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
June 14, 2016
Antifoam additives for use in low viscosity applications
Patent No. 9,365,795
A lubricant composition comprising a major amount of a base oil having a kinematic viscosity between 2 and 8 cSt at 100.degree. C. and a minor amount of an additive composition represented by formula IV: ##STR00001## wherein x and y can be the same or different and (x+y) equals between 50 and 1,500 and m and n can be the same or different and Q is hydrogen or a monovalent organic group selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl, acetyl and isocyanato group of the formula –NCO.
Inventors: Diane Gauthier (Richmond), Joseph B. Carroll (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Light-enabled drug delivery
Patent No. 9,364,551
Conjugates are provided which comprise a membrane permeable drug linked to a moiety that is not membrane permeable. Attachment of the moiety that is not membrane permeable prevents the drug from crossing cell membranes and entering cells. However, exposure to light either i) breaks the linkage, releasing the drug and allowing it to enter cells; or ii) converts the non-membrane permeable moiety to a membrane permeable form, allowing the entire conjugate to enter the cell, where the drug is released from the conjugate by cleavage. The membrane permeable drugs are thus delivered to cells at locations of interest, e.g. cancer cells in a tumor, in a temporally and spatially controlled manner.
Inventors: Matthew Hartman (Richmond), Martin Michael Dcona (Richmond), Deboleena Mitra (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Haptic glucometer guide
Patent No. 9,364,183
A glucometer guide is provided to address the difficulty that blind or visually impaired diabetic patients have when attempting to independently use a glucometer. The guide provides haptic cues for the effective transfer of blood onto a test strip.
Inventors: Jacob Park (Richmond), Matthew Standard (Manassas, Va.), Dianne Pawluck (Richmond), Linda Thurby-Hay (Richmond), John Clore (Richmond), Amber Spain (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Ultra-high strength UHMWPE fibers and products
Patent No. 9,365,953
Multi-filament ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers can be produced according to processes that result in improved properties. The ultra high molecular weight polyethylene can have an intrinsic viscosity in decalin at 135.degree. C. of at least about 30 dl/g, and can be processed under optimal conditions to achieve a gel spun fiber having a tenacity of greater than about 45 g/denier (40.5 g/dtex).
Inventors: Thomas Y. Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), John A. Young (Midlothian, Va.), Norman Aminuddin (Waynesboro, Va.), John E. Hermes (Colonial Heights, Va.)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)
Uninhabited test city
Patent No. 9,361,810
A full scale uninhabited test facility is configured for building modular man made structures, evaluating modular man made structures, evaluating use of modular man made structures, and/or for other purposes. The structures may be located in a user configurable simulated environment. One or more structures may be configured to simulate use by inhabitants in a simulated environment. After testing, the constructed structure(s) may remain where built in the simulated environment(s) until such time as another user may reconfigure the environments or structures. As additional structures are built and/or modified, new and old structures may operate side by side, generating opportunity, for example, to test new and/or different technology on the same structures.
Inventors: Robert H. Brumley (Weems, Va.), Robert H. Brumley III (Richmond), Michael J. Reedy (Kingsport, Tenn.), Fletcher W. Brumley (London, Great Britain), Charles Warner (District of Columbia)
Assignee: Pegasus Global Strategic Solutions LLC (Reston, Va.)
June 7, 2016
Product dispensing system with multiple dispensing decks
Patent No. 9,359,106
A product dispensing frame having a front end and a rear end, and including an upper support deck extending between the front end and the rear end, a lower support deck positioned below the upper support deck, the lower support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a first product display area, and an intermediate support deck positioned between the upper support deck and the lower support deck, the intermediate support deck extending between the front end and the rear end and defining a second product display area.
Inventors: William J. Bogdziewicz III (Richmond), Caleb S. Loftin (Richmond), Aaron L. Bates (Moseley, Va.), Steven Burton (Richmond)
Assignee: WestRock MWV LLC (Norcross, Ga.)
June 7, 2016
Antiproliferative compositions comprising curcumin analogs and methods of producing and using same
Patent No. 9,359,196
Antiproliferative compositions that include CLEFMA, as well as liposomal compositions containing said antiproliferative compositions, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making and using the antiproliferative compositions and liposomal compositions.
Inventors: Vibhudutta Awasthi (Edmond, Okla.), Pallavi Lagisetty (Glen Allen, Va.), Hrushikesh Agashe (Pittsburg, Penn.)
Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.)
June 7, 2016
Generator assembly and related devices
Patent No. 9,362,852
The current disclosure teaches and describes a generator assembly and related hand crank devices. One embodiment of the device may include a traditional generator, a handle and a crank link. The crank link is rotatably connected to the handle in a perpendicular position. A user may hold the handle and wield the hand crank device to make the crank link rotate around the handle like a clock hand, enabling the generator to provide power to the hand crank device. Such wielding motion may also be driven by other forces. The current design allows the user to charge the device with only one hand and with ease. In addition, the “functioning” components of the current hand crank device may be housed in or attached to either the handle or crank link, or both. Other components may also be introduced to make the generator assembly more efficient and easy to use.
Inventors: Robert Chung (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
June 7, 2016
Maximizing of energy delivery system compatibility with voltage optimization using AMI-based data control and analysis
Patent No. 9,367,075
A method, apparatus, system and computer program is provided for controlling an electric power system, including implementation of a voltage control and conservation (VCC) system used to optimally control the independent voltage and capacitor banks using a linear optimization methodology to minimize the losses in the EEDCS and the EUS. An energy validation process system (EVP) is provided which is used to document the savings of the VCC and an EPP is used to optimize improvements to the EEDCS for continuously improving the energy losses in the EEDS. The EVP system measures the improvement in the EEDS a result of operating the VCC system in the “ON” state determining the level of energy conservation achieved by the VCC system. In addition the VCC system monitors pattern recognition events and compares them to the report-by-exception data to detect HVL events. If one is detected the VCC optimizes the capacity of the EEDS to respond to the HVL events by centering the piecewise linear solution maximizing the ability of the EDDS to absorb the HVL event.
Inventors: Phillip W. Powell (Chesterfield County, Va.), Stephen J. Tyler (Henrico County, Va.), Melissa A. Peskin (Richmond)
Assignee: Dominion Resources Inc. (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Copolymer fibers and processes for making same
Patent No. 9,365,952
The present invention concerns yarns comprising copolymer derived from the copolymerization of para-phenylenediamine, 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole; and terephthaloyl dichloride wherein the ratio of moles of 5(6)-amino-2-(p-aminophenyl)benzimidazole to the moles of para-phenylenediamine is 30/70 to 85/15. The yarns have a sulfur content greater than 0.1%; and have an effective polymer cation to sulfur content molar ratio of at least 0.3. Additional aspects of the invention concern methods of producing such yarns.
Inventors: Warren Francis Knoff (Richmond), Christopher William Newton (Richmond)
Assignee: E I Du Pont De Nemours and Co. (Wilmington, Del.)
June 14, 2016
Antifoam additives for use in low viscosity applications
Patent No. 9,365,795
A lubricant composition comprising a major amount of a base oil having a kinematic viscosity between 2 and 8 cSt at 100.degree. C. and a minor amount of an additive composition represented by formula IV: ##STR00001## wherein x and y can be the same or different and (x+y) equals between 50 and 1,500 and m and n can be the same or different and Q is hydrogen or a monovalent organic group selected from the group consisting of C1-C8 alkyl, acetyl and isocyanato group of the formula –NCO.
Inventors: Diane Gauthier (Richmond), Joseph B. Carroll (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Light-enabled drug delivery
Patent No. 9,364,551
Conjugates are provided which comprise a membrane permeable drug linked to a moiety that is not membrane permeable. Attachment of the moiety that is not membrane permeable prevents the drug from crossing cell membranes and entering cells. However, exposure to light either i) breaks the linkage, releasing the drug and allowing it to enter cells; or ii) converts the non-membrane permeable moiety to a membrane permeable form, allowing the entire conjugate to enter the cell, where the drug is released from the conjugate by cleavage. The membrane permeable drugs are thus delivered to cells at locations of interest, e.g. cancer cells in a tumor, in a temporally and spatially controlled manner.
Inventors: Matthew Hartman (Richmond), Martin Michael Dcona (Richmond), Deboleena Mitra (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Haptic glucometer guide
Patent No. 9,364,183
A glucometer guide is provided to address the difficulty that blind or visually impaired diabetic patients have when attempting to independently use a glucometer. The guide provides haptic cues for the effective transfer of blood onto a test strip.
Inventors: Jacob Park (Richmond), Matthew Standard (Manassas, Va.), Dianne Pawluck (Richmond), Linda Thurby-Hay (Richmond), John Clore (Richmond), Amber Spain (Richmond)
Assignee: Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond)
June 14, 2016
Ultra-high strength UHMWPE fibers and products
Patent No. 9,365,953
Multi-filament ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers can be produced according to processes that result in improved properties. The ultra high molecular weight polyethylene can have an intrinsic viscosity in decalin at 135.degree. C. of at least about 30 dl/g, and can be processed under optimal conditions to achieve a gel spun fiber having a tenacity of greater than about 45 g/denier (40.5 g/dtex).
Inventors: Thomas Y. Tam (Chesterfield, Va.), John A. Young (Midlothian, Va.), Norman Aminuddin (Waynesboro, Va.), John E. Hermes (Colonial Heights, Va.)
Assignee: Honeywell International Inc. (Morris Plains, N.J.)