Michael L Mcgowan

US Patent:

20090017747, Jan 15, 2009

Filed:

Jul 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/171052

Inventors:

Rei-Young Amos Wu - Palatine IL, US
Gregory Schimmel - Barrington IL, US
Subodh K. Raniwala - Barrington IL, US
Michael F. McGowan - Indianapolis IN, US

Assignee:

Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

F24F 3/16
B65B 31/02
B01D 46/00
B65B 7/28

US Classification:

454189, 53282, 454188

Abstract:

An apparatus for sterile filling of beverage containers has a first module and a second module. The first module rinses and sterilizes empty containers and delivers the sterilized containers to the second module. The second module fills and caps the containers with beverage product at ambient temperature in an active sterilization zone utilizing an e-beam sterilization unit.

US Patent:

43559840, Oct 26, 1982

Filed:

Mar 25, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/133850

Inventors:

William H. Slavik - Palos Hills IL
William P. Carlson - Chicago IL
Michael J. McGowan - Downers Grove IL

Assignee:

Nuvatec, Inc. - Lombard IL

International Classification:

G09B 702
G09B 706

US Classification:

434335

Abstract:

A teaching device includes a reading station provided with six on-off switches for automatically sensing a text key encoded as a pattern of punched holes in a text book. The teaching device automatically generates an answer key from the text key by means of a pseudo-random number generator which is run using the text key as a seed. The text book includes a number of multiple choice questions in which the correct answer corresponds to the answer designated in the answer key.

US Patent:

44815891, Nov 6, 1984

Filed:

Jan 8, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/337901

Inventors:

Michael J. McGowan - Lombard IL
William H. Slavik - Palos Hills IL
Carson D. Cash - Brookfield IL

Assignee:

Nuvatec, Inc. - Lombard IL

International Classification:

G06F 1546

US Classification:

364474

Abstract:

A control method and apparatus for a metal-forming machine such as a cold heading machine are described. The described method and apparatus monitor machine operation during production and permit relatively large deviations from a prescribed norm over a short term without shutting down the machine, while ensuring longer term compliance to relatively small tolerances from the norm. The described controller first determines an average of a measured parameter such as the hit energy applied to a group of workpieces resulting in acceptable metal-forming during a training mode and then stores this average as a target value. The controller then establishes a set of tolerance windows to be used to control forming operations in a production mode. In production, the controller repeatedly measures the machine parameter and then compares selected averages of the measured parameter with the target value and the respective tolerance window, and indicates out-of-tolerance condition whenever one of the selected average falls outside the respective window. The tolerance windows are selected such that short term averages or single values of the measured parameter must deviate from the target values by larger amounts than long term averages before the controller signals an out-of-tolerance condition.

US Patent:

51186136, Jun 2, 1992

Filed:

Nov 17, 1989

Appl. No.:

7/438656

Inventors:

Michael W. McGowan - Mundelein IL

Assignee:

Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL

International Classification:

G01N 3392
G01N 2131
G01N 2177
G01N 3349

US Classification:

435 11

Abstract:

A method for separating HDL from whole blood anticoagulated with EDTA is disclosed. The method includes, as a first step, mixing the anticoagulated whole blood with an aqueous solution composed of magnesium. sup. ++ cations and dextran sulfate 500 in such proportions and of such concentration (a) that substantially all of the LDL and VLDL lipoproteins and substantially all of the chylomicrons are precipitated while (b) substantially all of the HDL remains in solution. The method also includes the step of sedimenting the precipitated lipoproteins, the chylomicrons and the red blood cells by centrifuging, which can be low gravity centrifuging, and can include the step of determining the cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid or protein content of the supernatant. Also disclosed is a method wherein the reagent additionally contains a colored species which can be used to determine dilution of the supernatant, and which includes the additional steps of determining the dilution of the supernatant and the dilution factor, and multiplying the value determined for cholesterol, triglyceride, phospholipid or protein content of the supernatant times the dilution factor to determine the corresponding content of the blood sample.

US Patent:

43544185, Oct 19, 1982

Filed:

Aug 25, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/180860

Inventors:

John V. Moravec - Willow Springs IL
William P. Carlson - Hanover Park IL
Michael J. McGowan - Lombard IL

Assignee:

Nuvatec, Inc. - Lombard IL

International Classification:

G10G 702

US Classification:

84454

Abstract:

An automatic note analyzer is disclosed which automatically generates and displays a note signal indicative of the musical note corresponding to an input signal. The disclosed analyzer operates to measure the period of the input signal on a regular basis. According to one aspect of the invention, the measured period is compared with a predetermined window representative of the expected value of the measured period. Measured periods which do not fall within the predetermined window are rejected. According to a second feature, measured signals representative of the period of the input signal are averaged in order to increase the stability of the analyzer. The disclosed analyzer operates in two modes: an absolute mode, and a transposer mode. In the absolute mode the displayed note value is determined with reference to an absolute pitch. In the transposer mode, the displayed note value is determined with reference to a relative pitch which can be readily adjusted as needed.