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Andrew Robinson, Hillsborough, NC US
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20110238511 | FUEL DISPENSER PAYMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for effecting payment transactions comprising a card reader configured to encrypt a first portion of payment card data received by the card reader from a payment card according to a first encryption scheme associated with the financial institution responsible for an account associated with the payment card and to encrypt a second portion of the payment card data according to a second encryption scheme, where the first portion is sufficient to identify the payment card or account number and to effect a payment transaction involving the payment card or account and where the second portion is sufficient to identify the financial institution but insufficient to identify the payment card or account number. | 09-29-2011 |
Andy Robinson, Harrisburg, NC US
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20100155549 | Portable sports pod camera mount - Disclosed is a portable, segmented pole support system used to elevate a camera for recording or photographing action in the area above a volleyball net during game play. The device is capable of supporting an attached camera, video apparatus, monitor, or similar equipment from a secure fitting on a weighted base. Once secured to the pole, the equipment may then be incrementally elevated by extending different sections of the segmented pole to a height exceeding the reach of the device operator. As the court sites change during a multiple-court volleyball tournament, the device may be readily unlocked and compacted into an assembly with an attached carrying handle. The device, being easily portable, may be rapidly set up at each succeeding court location. | 06-24-2010 |
Benjamin C. Robinson, Raleigh, NC US
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20080285436 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing site redundancy in a geo-diverse communications network - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing an enriched messaging service in a communications network is described. In one embodiment, the system includes a first host operating in an active state at a first site in a communications network and a second host operating in a standby state at a second site in the communications network. The system also includes a first proxy located at the second site, wherein the first proxy is adapted to receive an original message addressed to a virtual Internet protocol (VIP) address associated with the first and second hosts to identify the first host as being in the active state, and, in response, to encapsulate the original message in at least one Internet protocol (IP) packet to form a tunneled message that includes the VIP address. The first proxy is also responsible for forwarding the tunneled message to the first site. | 11-20-2008 |
Bill Robinson, Greensboro, NC US
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20090007838 | Flag Display Assembly - Disclosed is a flag display assembly capable of being secured to a trailer hitch receiver of a vehicle for the purpose of displaying flags. The flag display assembly comprises a center plate; a cross bar coupled to the center plate; a first flag staff engaging member and a second flag staff engaging member coupled to opposite end portions of the cross bar; a first flag staff removably engaged to the first flag staff engaging member; a second flag staff removably engaged to the second flag staff engaging member; and an engaging unit coupled to the center plate. The engaging unit capable of being received within the trailer hitch receiver of the vehicle, and secured therein, thereby engages the flag display assembly to the trailer hitch receiver for displaying a first flag and a second flag. | 01-08-2009 |
Brian P. Robinson, Cary, NC US
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20140222790 | Combined Code Searching and Automatic Code Navigation - Software code changes are facilitated by receiving as input a user query specifying a search term and automatically generating a ranked list of connected call trees based on the search term. Each connected call tree identifies subroutines that contain an identifier matching at least part of the search term or that are linked to a subroutine that contains an identifier matching at least part of the search term. The ranked list of connected call trees is displayed as a diagram. | 08-07-2014 |
Carl Wesley Robinson, Charlotte, NC US
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20140204543 | TAMPER PROTECTION DEVICE AND DATA TRANSACTION APPARATUS - A data transaction apparatus includes a housing, a system circuit board comprising a tamper detection circuit disposed in the housing, and a tamper protection device configured to seal the system circuit board within the housing in a detachable manner. The tamper protection device includes a tamper resistant board and a resin layer covering the tamper resistant board, wherein the tamper resistant board includes a flexible substrate and a plurality of fence-like lead wires disposed on the flexible substrate. In one embodiment of the present disclosure, the tamper detection circuit is triggered to generate a secure response when a tamper event is detected. | 07-24-2014 |
David G. Robinson, Cary, NC US
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20090030913 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IN-LINE PROCESSING OF STANDARDIZED TEXT VALUES - A method of in-line processing of standardized text values. A standardization utility defines multiple standardization rules in response to user input from a graphical user interface (GUI). The standardization rules correspond to text and integer data in a database. The standardization utility generates a Java class template for each data model object that requires standardization. The standardization utility generates public methods for each data attribute that corresponds to a standardization rule and converts the public methods into Java code. The standardization utility compiles the Java code into multiple helper classes and stores the helper classes within a Java Archive (JAR) file in the library path of applications that input text into the database. The standardization utility assigns a tracking number to each new helper class. The standardization utility loads the helper classes into Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) that are accessible to applications capable of inputting data into the database. | 01-29-2009 |
20090319932 | FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION ITEM RECONCILIATION BASED ON DATA SOURCE PRIORITIZATION AND PERSISTENT OWNERSHIP TRACKING - A reconciliation event can be detected. A controlling element of a database can be determined for the reconciliation event. The controlling element can include a preexisting database value for that element that is different from an update value for that element provided within update data. The update data can be provided by an update data source. A last data source that provided the preexisting database value can be ascertained. A priority array associated with the controlling element can be retrieved from a data store. It can be determined from the priority array whether the update data source has reconciliation priority over the last data source. A value of the controlling element in the database can be changed from the preexisting database value to the update value only when the update data source has reconciliation priority. | 12-24-2009 |
20100005455 | MANAGING SOFTWARE DEPENDENCIES DURING SOFTWARE TESTING AND DEBUGGING - A solution for managing software dependencies during software testing and debugging includes a capture module configured to capture a software call stack of a software execution environment, each software call of the software call stack including a call signature and a call result. The solution defines a set of proxied software calls within the software call stack suitable for simulating conversation responses to runtime software calls by a target application. Once a set of proxied software calls is defined, a playback module recognizes runtime software calls by the target application that are within the set of proxied software calls and responds to the recognized runtime software call with a captured call result corresponding to the recognized software call. | 01-07-2010 |
20130336804 | TIME-BASED MULTI-MODE PUMP CONTROL - Times of at least one of on cycles and off cycles of a pump operating in one of a sub-pump mode and a continuous pumping mode are monitored. A determination is made as to whether to switch the pump from the one of the sub-pump mode and the continuous pumping mode to the other of the sub-pump mode and the continuous pumping mode based upon the monitored times of the at least one of the on cycles and the off cycles of the pump. The pump is switched to the other of the sub-pump mode and the continuous pumping mode in response to determining to switch the pump from the one of the sub-pump mode and the continuous pumping mode to the other of the sub-pump mode and the continuous pumping mode. | 12-19-2013 |
20140013298 | AUTO GENERATION AND LINKAGE OF SOURCE CODE TO TEST CASES - Aspects of the present invention disclose a system, method and program for automatic generation of source code under test case. In an example, a computer determines whether references to source code under test can be located from a test case. The computer automatically generates boiler plate code required for the creation of source code under test, wherein each section of the source code under test is associated with each section of the test case that caused its generation. The computer analyzes one or more test case syntax clues to provide additional information to form the boiler plate source code under test for the test case. The computer generates source code under test based on the type of boiler plate required for the creation of source code under test and the provided syntax clues in the test case. | 01-09-2014 |
20140283023 | COMMON LOCATION OF USER MANAGED AUTHORIZATION - A method and apparatus for managing authorizations to access personal data of a user is disclosed. A computer retrieves a set of authorizations for a plurality of web based applications, wherein an authorization enables an application of the plurality of web based applications to access at least a portion of the personal data of the user. The computer presents the set of authorizations on a graphical user interface. The computer receives a user input indicating a change to a particular authorization in the set of authorizations for a particular web based application in the plurality of web based applications. Responsive to receiving the user input indicating the change to the particular authorization in the set of authorizations, the computer then stores the change to the particular authorization in the set of authorizations for the plurality of web based applications to access the personal data. | 09-18-2014 |
Douglas Warren Robinson, Raleigh, NC US
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20150205799 | DETERMINING TRENDS FOR A USER USING CONTEXTUAL DATA - An aspect provides a method, including: accessing, using a processor, a user profile based on user context information, wherein the user context information utilizes user device events; preparing, using the processor, a list of items based on the user profile related to a particular past time period organized according to importance based on the user profile; and presenting, using the processor, the list of items related to the particular past time period. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208125 | AUTOMATED VIDEO CONTENT DISPLAY CONTROL USING EYE DETECTION - An embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, with an image sensor, an image of a user; detecting, using a processor, at least one open eye of the user within the image; and responsive to said detecting, maintaining display of video content for a predetermined time. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 07-23-2015 |
20150220714 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION DISPLAY - A device can include a display; memory that stores biometric information and commercial information; a sensor that senses biometric information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed biometric information at least in part via a comparison to stored biometric information; and display circuitry that renders at least one graphic to the display based at least in part on a portion of the commercial information responsive to authentication of sensed biometric information. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 08-06-2015 |
20150220770 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION STRIPE - A device can include memory that stores information; a sensor that senses information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed information; and a field generator that outputs at least one magnetic field based at least in part on a portion of stored information responsive to authentication of sensed information. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 08-06-2015 |
20150220918 | BIOMETRIC ACCOUNT CARD - An apparatus can include a display; memory that stores biometric information and account information for at least one account; a biometric sensor that senses biometric information; authentication circuitry that authenticates sensed biometric information at least in part via a comparison to stored biometric information; display circuitry that renders account information to the display responsive to authentication of sensed biometric information; selection circuitry that selects one of said at least one account associated with account information rendered to the display; and a field generator that generates an output session that outputs at least one magnetic field that represents account information for the selected one of said at least one account. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 08-06-2015 |
20150229237 | ACTIVITY POWERED BAND DEVICE - An embodiment provides a band, including: an energy harvesting mechanism that stores energy in response to deformation of the band; a device; and a connection coupling the stored energy of the band to the device. In an embodiment, a force is applied to deform a deformable band along a length dimension of the deformable band. The force acts to move an energy harvesting mechanism of the deformable band such that the energy harvesting mechanism transforms deformation of the deformable band into stored energy. The stored energy may be used, e.g., to collect information using a sensor of said deformable band. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 08-13-2015 |
20150310861 | PROCESSING NATURAL LANGUAGE USER INPUTS USING CONTEXT DATA - An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a device, user input; identifying, using a processor, elements included in the user input; determining, using a processor, that at least one of the identified elements renders the user input ambiguous; identifying, using a processor, a source of context data; accessing, using a processor, context data associated with the user input from the source of context data; disambiguating, using a processor, the user input based on the context data associated with the user input; and forming, using a processor, an altered input based on the disambiguating. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-29-2015 |
20150331528 | TACTILE INTERFACE FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED - An apparatus can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a touch-sensitive display operatively coupled to the processor; and a tactile braille panel operatively coupled to the processor where the tactile braille panel overlays at least a portion of the touch-sensitive display. | 11-19-2015 |
20150365540 | DEVICE NOTIFICATION ADJUSTMENT DEPENDENT ON USER PROXIMITY - An aspect provides a method, including: detecting a received communication at a device; detecting, using a device orientation sensor, orientation data relating to device orientation; the orientation data being associated in time with the received communication; determining, using the orientation data, a value for a magnitude of a notification of the received communication; and adjusting, using a processor of the device, the magnitude of the notification of the received communication according to the value. Other aspects are described and claimed. | 12-17-2015 |
Eric Robinson, Raleigh, NC US
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20080283995 | COMPACT MULTI-PORT CAM CELL IMPLEMENTED IN 3D VERTICAL INTEGRATION - A multi-ported CAM cell in which the negative effects of increased travel distance have been substantially reduced is provided. The multi-ported CAM cell is achieved in the present invention by utilizing three-dimensional integration in which multiple active circuit layers are vertically stack and vertically aligned interconnects are employed to connect a device from one of the stacked layers to another device in another stack layer. By vertically stacking multiple active circuit layers with vertically aligned interconnects, each compare port of the multi-port CAM can be implemented on a separate layer above or below the primary data storage cell. This allows the multi-port CAM structure to be implemented within the same area footprint as a standard Random Access Memory (RAM) cell, minimizing data access and match compare delays. Each compare match line and data bit line has the length associated with a simple two-dimensional Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell array. | 11-20-2008 |
20090305462 | COMPACT MULTI-PORT CAM CELL IMPLEMENTED IN 3D VERTICAL INTEGRATION - A multi-ported CAM cell in which the negative effects of increased travel distance have been substantially reduced is provided. The multi-ported CAM cell is achieved in the present invention by utilizing three-dimensional integration in which multiple active circuit layers are vertically stack and vertically aligned interconnects are employed to connect a device from one of the stacked layers to another device in another stack layer. By vertically stacking multiple active circuit layers with vertically aligned interconnects, each compare port of the multi-port CAM can be implemented on a separate layer above or below the primary data storage cell. This allows the multi-port CAM structure to be implemented within the same area footprint as a standard Random Access Memory (RAM) cell, minimizing data access and match compare delays. Each compare match line and data bit line has the length associated with a simple two-dimensional Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) cell array. | 12-10-2009 |
Eric Francis Robinson, Raleigh, NC US
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20090113138 | Combined Response Cancellation for Load Command - A cache coherency technique used in a multi-node symmetric multi-processor system that reduces the number of message phases of a read request from 5 to 4, canceling the combined response phase for read requests in most cases, thereby improving system performance and reducing the overall system power consumption. | 04-30-2009 |
20090164731 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING NEIGHBORING CACHE USAGE IN A MULTIPROCESSOR ENVIRONMENT - A method for managing data operates in a data processing system with a system memory and a plurality of processing units (PUs), each PU having a cache comprising a plurality of cache lines, each cache line having one of a plurality of coherency states, and each PU coupled to at least another one of the plurality of PUs. A first PU selects a castout cache line of a plurality of cache lines in a first cache of the first PU to be castout of the first cache. The first PU sends a request to a second PU, wherein the second PU is a neighboring PU of the first PU, and the request comprises a first address and first coherency state of the selected castout cache line. The second PU determines whether the first address matches an address of any cache line in the second PU. The second PU sends a response to the first PU based on a coherency state of each of a plurality of cache lines in the second cache and whether there is an address hit. The first PU determines whether to transmit the castout cache line to the second PU based on the response. And, in the event the first PU determines to transmit the castout cache line to the second PU, the first PU transmits the castout cache line to the second PU. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164735 | System and Method for Cache Coherency In A Multiprocessor System - A method for maintaining cache coherency operates in a data processing system with a system memory and a plurality of processing units (PUs), each PU having a cache, and each PU coupled to at least another one of the plurality of PUs. A first PU receives a first data block for storage in a first cache of the first PU. The first PU stores the first data block in the first cache. The first PU assigns a first coherency state and a first tag to the first data block, wherein the first coherency state is one of a plurality of coherency states that indicate whether the first PU has accessed the first data block. The plurality of coherency states further indicate whether, in the event the first PU has not accessed the first data block, the first PU received the first data block from a neighboring PU. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164736 | System and Method for Cache Line Replacement Selection in a Multiprocessor Environment - A method for managing a cache operates in a data processing system with a system memory and a plurality of processing units (PUs). A first PU determines that one of a plurality of cache lines in a first cache of the first PU must be replaced with a first data block, and determines whether the first data block is a victim cache line from another one of the plurality of PUs. In the event the first data block is not a victim cache line from another one of the plurality of PUs, the first cache does not contain a cache line in coherency state invalid, and the first cache contains a cache line in coherency state moved, the first PU selects a cache line in coherency state moved, stores the first data block in the selected cache line and updates the coherency state of the first data block. | 06-25-2009 |
George David Robinson, Matthews, NC US
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20110160102 | METHOD FOR ENHANCED RECOVERY OF OIL FROM OIL RESERVOIRS - The present invention provides a method for recovering oil from a subterranean reservoir using waterflooding, wherein the flooding fluid used in the waterflooding process comprises water and one or more ionic polyvinyl alcohol copolymers. The use of one or more ionic polyvinyl alcohol copolymers is expected to increase the recovery of oil by improving both the oil/water mobility ratio and the sweep efficiency in reservoirs with a high degree of heterogeneity. | 06-30-2011 |
Ian W. Robinson, Holly Springs, NC US
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20120221844 | OPERATING SYSTEM EXPERIENCE STATES - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to operating system experience states. Input may be received that requests a change from a current experience state to a target experience state. In response, state data may be obtained that indicates allowed experience states as well as component data that indicates components and relationships between components in the target experience state. This state data may then be used to change from the current experience state to a target experience state. The target experience state may be used, for example, to configure a server or other operating system. | 08-30-2012 |
20120304167 | Software Image Distribution - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to image distribution. In aspects, portions of an installation image of an operating system may be distributed to one or more repositories. In conjunction with determining a distribution of the installation image, one or more factors may be received. Based on the factor(s), a distribution manager may determine one or more repositories over which the data of the installation image is to be distributed. An indication of this distribution may be persisted for use in obtaining the data from the one or more repositories for installing, configuring, and/or re-configuring the operating system. | 11-29-2012 |
James A. Robinson, Charlotte, NC US
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20110131096 | TARGETED ENROLLMENT - Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for providing targeted product offers to customers. For example, in one embodiment, a first entity sends a targeted offer to certain customers. The first entity uses a second entity to perform a service related to the offer, such as an enrollment service. The first entity sends a candidate file to the second entity, where the candidate file includes a list of customers that qualify for the offer. The first entity authenticates the customer and, when the customer expresses interest in the targeted offer, the first entity forwards the customer to the second entity along with customer identifying information so that the second entity can perform the related service. The second entity then verifies whether the transferred customer qualifies for the offer by comparing the customer information to the candidate file. If verified, the second entity can perform the service related to the offer for the customer. | 06-02-2011 |
James C. Robinson, Weddington, NC US
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20100303869 | Process for Producing Antimicrobial-Coated Superabsorbents - Superabsorbents having a coating of an antimicrobial agent are produced by a process that comprises contacting the superabsorbent with a solution comprising the anti-microbial agent and a polyol concurrently with or immediately after contacting it with the surface-crosslinking agent and prior to the curing step that completes surface crosslinking, and/or contacting the superabsorbent with a solution comprising the anti-microbial agent and polyalkylene glycol of a molecular mass between 200 and 5 000 g/mol after completion of surface crosslinking. | 12-02-2010 |
James G. Robinson, Raleigh, NC US
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20090108567 | Articulation limiting device for towed vehicles - This device limits the angular rotation of a towed vehicle/trailer from jackknifing during a back-up maneuver. This device is for use on towed vehicle/trailer with a conventional hitchball type hitch comprised of a ball mount and hitchball. | 04-30-2009 |
Jason Robinson, Cary, NC US
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20140209612 | Drink Cup Cap - A lid for a drinking container in the structure of a baseball cap is disclosed. The baseball cap lid includes the normal features of a baseball cap and also includes an annular mounting portion for engaging the rim or lip of a cup, a preformed opening in one of the panels of the lid configured for receiving a straw for drinking liquid from the container, a flap and cover for covering the preformed hole, and stretchable portion on or near the annular mounting portion of the lid for securing the lid to the rim or lip of the cup. | 07-31-2014 |
John Howard Robinson, Kernersville, NC US
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20100200006 | Tobacco-Containing Smoking Article - A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. | 08-12-2010 |
20100294291 | Smokeless Tobacco - A smokeless tobacco formulation includes particles or pieces of tobacco, and may include other ingredients, such as salts, sweeteners, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, fillers, flavoring agents, disintegration aids, antioxidants, humectants, and preservatives. The moisture content of the particles of the tobacco may vary. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from casting or otherwise forming a slurry incorporating tobacco material and other components as a film or sheet. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from pressing, extruding or otherwise forming a mixture incorporating tobacco material and other components into a desired shape. The foregoing tobacco products, as well as snus-type products, can be packaged under conditions of controlled atmosphere. Smokeless tobacco products can be sealed in outer packaging materials that are virtually impervious to oxygen and/or moisture, and those packaging materials can be vacuum sealed or sealed such that the atmosphere therewithin is essentially inert. | 11-25-2010 |
20120060853 | TOBACCO-CONTAINING SMOKING ARTICLE - A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. | 03-15-2012 |
20150040930 | Tobacco-Containing Smoking Article - A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. | 02-12-2015 |
20150047656 | Tobacco-Containing Smoking Article - A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. | 02-19-2015 |
Joseph Robinson, Cary, NC US
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20080310422 | DATA CENTER VIRTUAL LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method, system and service for a data center computer network. A core network switches data using a first protocol layer. A first access switch is in electrical communication with the core network. The first access switch communicates the data to the core network using the first protocol layer. A second redundant access switch forms a first access switch pair with the first access switch. The second access switch is in electrical communication with the core network and communicates the data using the first protocol layer. The second access switch is in electrical communication with first access switch and communicates with the first access switch using a second protocol layer. The second protocol layer is at lower OSI level than the first protocol layer. The first access switch and the second access switch are configured to form a first VLAN. A first edge device is in electrical communication with the first access switch and the second access switch. The first edge device is part of the first VLAN. | 12-18-2008 |
Joseph D. Robinson, Cary, NC US
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20140373007 | PROVISIONING A SECURE CUSTOMER DOMAIN IN A VIRTUALIZED MULTI-TENANT ENVIRONMENT - To provision a secure customer domain in a virtualized multi-tenant environment, a virtual machine (VM) is configured for a customer in the customer domain. A first, second, and third virtual network interfaces (VNICs) are configured in the VM. The first VNIC has a first network address within a first address range selected for the customer domain and enables an application on the VM to access a second application in a second VM in the customer domain. The second VNIC enables a third application outside the customer domain to access the VM in the customer domain. The second VNIC is configured to use an addressing specification used by a server of the third application. The third VNIC enables access from the first application to a fourth application executing outside the customer domain. The third VNIC is configured to use an addressing specification used by a server of the fourth application. | 12-18-2014 |
Kenneth L. Robinson, Zebulon, NC US
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20090064609 | Retrofit system for doors, windows and framed openings - By providing a plurality of supporting clips which are quickly and easily mounted to the existing molding of a doorway or window frame and are constructed for receiving and supportingly retaining elongated, longitudinally extending decorative panels which are formed from a wide variety of decorative and visually distinctive appearances, a retrofit decorative molding system is achieved which is capable of being quickly and easily installed to any desired existing frame assembly by any unskilled individual, without requiring the use of mitered corners, abutting junctures, nails, adhesives, and the like. In addition, corner forming elements are employed to complete the construction. Furthermore, disassembly or removal of the existing components is required. By employing the combination of the components of the present invention, any desired frame assembly can be quickly and easily retrofitted with a completely installed decorative molding system for enhancing the visual and aesthetic appeal of any room or building. | 03-12-2009 |
20090064613 | Seam cover system for crown molding installations - By providing a plurality of support brackets which are quickly and easily mounted to any desired surface and are constructed for receiving and supportingly retaining elongated, lineal crown molding strips, inside and outside corner seam covers, and lineal seam covers, each of which are formed from a wide variety of decorative and visually distinctive appearances, a cornice or crown molding system is achieved which is capable of being quickly and easily installed in any desired location by any unskilled individual, without requiring the use of mitered corners, abutting junctures, nails, adhesives, and the like. By employing a combination of the components of the present invention, any desired location can be quickly and easily decorated with a completely installed molding system for enhancing the visual and aesthetic appeal of any room or building. | 03-12-2009 |
Michael Peter Robinson, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20150337372 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY PROCESSING EGGS ACCORDING TO GENDER AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS - Methods and apparatuses for processing eggs based upon a characteristic such as gender are provided. Sample material is extracted from each of a plurality of live eggs. The extracted sample material is deposited on a liquid-immobilizing assay template and then assayed to identify eggs having the characteristic. The eggs identified as having the characteristic are processed accordingly. | 11-26-2015 |
Michelle Robinson, Greenville, NC US
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20140273247 | METHODS FOR MONITORING CHANGES IN THE CORE OF LIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES IN METABOLISM AND DISEASE - A method is disclosed for measuring the properties of protein and lipoprotein elements in a sample. The method includes the of placing a small volume of a sample into a NMR instrument tuned to measure a particular nucleus, applying a series of radiofrequency pulses with intermittent delays in order to measure spin-spin and/or spin-lattice relaxation time constants from the time-domain decay of the signal, without the use of chemical shifts and without converting data into the frequency domain by Fourier transform or other means, at least partially suppressing the water signal prior to the beginning of a sequence used to record relaxation time constants in the time domain, optionally utilizing relaxation contrast agents or other chemical additives to perturb the solvent water or other elements of the sample, analyzing the exponentially decaying NMR signal in the time domain using multi-exponential analysis, and comparing differences in the relaxation time constants for lipoprotein- or protein-specific elements within a single human subject, or between subjects, to assess normal and abnormal metabolism reflective of increased disease risk or active disease. | 09-18-2014 |
Ricky D. Robinson, Zebulon, NC US
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20120219925 | Dental Impression Apparatus - A dental impression apparatus for obtaining a patient's dental impression is provided. The dental impression apparatus includes a support frame of a predefined shape, a partially permeable membrane mounted on the support frame, and absorbent barrier members. The support frame includes a distal member, a buccal edge member, and a lingual edge member. The absorbent barrier members mounted to the buccal edge member and the lingual edge member of the support frame define opposing troughs separated by the partially permeable membrane. The opposing troughs receive the patient's mandibular teeth and maxillary teeth. The opposing troughs are deposited with a first impression material and/or a second impression material for obtaining the dental impression of the patient. The absorbent barrier members confine a flow of the first impression material and the second impression material within the opposing troughs, when the patient applies a biting force within the opposing troughs. | 08-30-2012 |
Robert J. Robinson, Raleigh, NC US
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20110206817 | ANTI-MICROBIAL COATED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - An anti-microbial coated device includes a device sized and configured for use in a microbe-contaminating environment. The device includes a substrate having a surface configured to be exposed in the microbe contaminating environment. A cold-sprayed anti-microbial coating is deposited on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. The anti-microbial coating includes fused metal particles and having a thickness in a range from 100 nm to 1 mm. | 08-25-2011 |
20150351445 | ANTI-MICROBIAL COATED DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - An anti-microbial coated device includes a device sized and configured for use in a microbe-contaminating environment. The device includes a substrate having a surface configured to be exposed in the microbe contaminating environment. A cold-sprayed anti-microbial coating is deposited on at least a portion of the surface of the substrate. The anti-microbial coating includes fused metal particles and having a thickness in a range from 100 nm to 1 mm. | 12-10-2015 |
Ron Robinson, Durham, NC US
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20100120133 | Separation device for use in the separation, characterization and/or identification of microorganisms - The present invention is directed to a separation device or container that can be used in the separation, isolation or pelleting of microorganisms from a test samples known to contain or suspected of containing said microorganisms. Subsequently, the separated, isolated or pelleted microorganism sample can undergo one or more interrogation steps to provide measurements useful for the characterization and/or identification of microorganism. In one aspect of the present invention, the interrogation steps can occur in situ in the separation device or container described herein. | 05-13-2010 |
Ronnie Robinson, Durham, NC US
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20160032348 | SEPARATION DEVICE FOR USE IN THE SEPARATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND/OR IDENTIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS - The present invention is directed to a separation device or container that can be used in the separation, isolation or pelleting of microorganisms from a test samples known to contain or suspected of containing said microorganisms. Subsequently, the separated, isolated or pelleted microorganism sample can undergo one or more interrogation steps to provide measurements useful for the characterization and/or identification of microorganism. In one aspect of the present invention, the interrogation steps can occur in situ in the separation device or container described herein. | 02-04-2016 |
Sean Michael Robinson, Charlotte, NC US
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20120116940 | PROCESSING LOAN TRANSACTIONS - In an exemplary embodiment, a method includes receiving first financial information associated with a first loan system, wherein the first financial information is in a first format associated with the first loan system and converting, by a processor, the first financial information to a common format. The method also includes receiving second financial information associated with a second loan system, wherein the second financial information is in a second format associated with the first loan system; converting, by a processor, the second financial information to the common format; and communicating the first financial information and the second financial information to a user. | 05-10-2012 |
Thomas Allen Robinson, Charlotte, NC US
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20090113635 | COMBINATION FEATHERBED AND UNITARY FEATHERBED COVER - A combination featherbed and unitary featherbed cover includes a featherbed having a plurality of first fastening elements and a featherbed cover having a corresponding plurality of second fastening elements allowing the featherbed cover to be releasably attached to the featherbed. The featherbed cover includes a cloth material layer and a backing material layer fixedly attached to the cloth material layer. In view of its compactness and materials of construction, the featherbed cover is well-suited for being cleaned in conventional home washer and dryer appliances. | 05-07-2009 |
Thomas Philip Robinson, Durham, NC US
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20090018167 | Chalcone and its analogs as agents for the inhibition of angiogenesis and related disease states - The present invention relates to chalcone and chalcone derivatives and analogs which are useful as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present compounds, which are inexpensive to synthesize, exhibit unexpectedly good activity as angiogenesis inhibitors. The present invention also relates to the use of chalcone and its analogs as antitumor/anticancer agents and to treat a number of conditions or disease states in which angiogenesis is a factor, including angiogenic skin diseases such as psoriasis, acne, rosacea, warts, eczema, hemangiomas, lymphangiogenesis, among numerous others, as well as chronic inflammatory disease such as arthritis. | 01-15-2009 |
Timothy C. Robinson, Concord, NC US
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20130212768 | Modular Detoxification Garment - A modular detoxification garment includes an upper garment member having a shoulder supported portion and opposed sleeve members extending laterally away from the shoulder supported section and an upper torso section connected to and extending downwardly from the shoulder supported section terminating at a lower edge. The shoulder supported portion defines an opening through which the head of the wearer is selectively received. The detoxification garment includes a lower garment member having a waist section separated from the lower edge of the upper garment member and a pair of upper leg sections extending downwardly therefrom, the lower garment member being configured to selectively cover a lower torso and upper legs of the wearer. A temperature probe is situated proximate an inner layer of the upper garment member. A thermochromic material that is color responsive to temperature is situated on an outer layer of the upper garment member. | 08-22-2013 |
Tina M. Robinson, Thomasville, NC US
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20120015125 | DECORATIVE GLASS PANEL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION - A decorative glass panel, and a method of production thereof, is provided for a door or window, and comprises a flat glass panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a thickness. A prescribed pattern is formed in at least the outer surface of the flat glass panel, the prescribed pattern including at least one substantially V-shaped groove. Each groove so formed has a width of between 9.0 mm and 19.5 mm and a depth of between 0.5 mm and 1.5 mm. An air-curable resin is applied within each substantially V-shaped groove forming the prescribed pattern. | 01-19-2012 |
20130302523 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A DECORATIVE GLASS PANEL - A decorative glass panel, and a method of production thereof, is provided for a door or window, and comprises a flat glass panel having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a thickness. Using a computer controlled router, a prescribed pattern is formed in at least the outer surface of the flat glass panel, the prescribed pattern including at least one substantially V-shaped groove. The pattern is transferred to a resin plotter that applies an air-curable resin within each substantially V-shaped groove according to a prescribed tip speed, pumping speed and resin viscosity. Thereafter, the resin is cured. | 11-14-2013 |
Todd Robinson, Greensboro, NC US
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20130204094 | HEADLAMP - A headlight device that can be mounted to a surgical face shield, helmet, or other type of headgear with dual-sided peel and stick adhesive or magnets allowing for various mounting locations. | 08-08-2013 |