Stephen J Wilkinson

US Patent:

20070227993, Oct 4, 2007

Filed:

Mar 30, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/395606

Inventors:

Stephen Wilkinson - Escondido CA, US

International Classification:

A47B 43/00

US Classification:

211186000

Abstract:

The present invention is comprised of modular shelving, which is further comprised of modules and horizontal planks or shelves. Each module is generally comprised of an exterior shell that may be in the form of a wide variety of different shapes. Each module is preferably comprised of a molded polymer exterior shell. The interior volume of the module may be filled with a semi-rigid or rigid foam material or other structural members or materials to provide additional support for the horizontal planks. Each module also has at least one channel that passes through the module. Each channel is of a size and shape adapted to receive and hold one of the horizontal planks. It is also possible to stack the modules of the modular shelving upon one another. The present invention also includes a method of assembling the modular shelving.

US Patent:

62005391, Mar 13, 2001

Filed:

Jul 20, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/357403

Inventors:

Daniel M. Sherman - Knoxville TN
Stephen P. Wilkinson - Poquoson VA
J. Reece Roth - Knoxville TN

Assignee:

The University of Tennessee Research Corporation - Knoxville TN

International Classification:

B01J 1908

US Classification:

42218604

Abstract:

A substrate is configured with first and second sets of electrodes, where the second set of electrodes is positioned asymmetrically between the first set of electrodes. When a RF voltage is applied to the electrodes sufficient to generate a discharge plasma (e. g. , a one-atmosphere uniform glow discharge plasma) in the gas adjacent to the substrate, the asymmetry in the electrode configuration results in force being applied to the active species in the plasma and in turn to the neutral background gas. Depending on the relative orientation of the electrodes to the gas, the present invention can be used to accelerate or decelerate the gas. The present invention has many potential applications, including increasing or decreasing aerodynamic drag or turbulence, and controlling the flow of active and/or neutral species for such uses as flow separation, altering heat flow, plasma cleaning, sterilization, deposition, etching, or alteration in wettability, printability, and/or adhesion.