DR. JAMES HUNTER COLLINS, D.M.D.
Dentist at Ocean Ave, Melbourne, FL

7089693, Aug 15, 2006

Feb 5, 2003

10/359520

James G. Collins - Melbourne Beach FL, US
Daniel J. Levy - Plantation FL, US

EA Engineering Science and Technology, Inc. - Hunt Valley MD

E02F 3/16

37309, 37320, 37333

An improved hydraulic dredging apparatus for removing a sediment layer from an underlying substrate lying below a water surface includes a receptacle having an open-front portion through which is sediment is collected, means for attaching the dredging apparatus to the submersible end of a boom that extends from a surface vehicle, a hydraulic pump for pumping a sediment and water slurry to the water's surface. The improvements to this dredging apparatus further include a buoyancy compensation chamber for allowing the pressure of the receptacle on the underlying substrate to be controlled, a load cell that determines the degree to which the receptacle is full of sediment, a water manifold system that allows water to be added to the receptacle's contents so as to control the percentage solids content of the slurry being pumped, bottom slide runner that prevents the receptacle from digging too deeply into the underlying substrate and an intake visor that is affixed to a top, leading edge of the receptacle for the purpose of controlling the area of the receptacle's front opening.

2011028, Nov 17, 2011

May 12, 2010

12/778247

James G. Collins - Palm Bay FL, US

Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation - Los Angeles CA

G06F 15/16, G06F 11/07, G06F 3/048, G06F 12/06, G06F 9/24

714 37, 709206, 711173, 713 2, 715771, 711E12084, 714E11026

An apparatus includes a processor; a volatile, high-to-low working memory partition connected to the processor; a volatile, low-to-high working memory partition connected to the processor; a high-side, input/output section providing an interface to a high-side network or data bus, and configured to send messages to the high-to-low working memory, and to receive messages from the low-to-high working memory; a low-side, input/output section providing an interface to a low-side network or data bus, and configured to send messages to the low-to-high working memory, and to receive messages from the high-to-low working memory; a first non-volatile memory for storing a rule set binary image, whereby the processor controls the transfer of messages between the high-side input/output section and the low-side input/output section in accordance with the rule set; and a second non-volatile, memory for storing firmware for controlling executive functions of the apparatus.