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20090246291 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER - The present invention relates to a method of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, by administering to the subject a combination of sodium meta arsenite and/or arsenic trioxide and a cytotoxic anticancer agent, such as cisplatin, adriamycin, and taxane, such as larotaxel, orataxel, tesetaxel, docetaxel or paclitaxel. The arsenic compound(s) and cytotoxic anti-cancer agent may be administered together in a composition or separately as a combination therapy. | 10-01-2009 |
20100260753 | AMINOFLAVONE (NSC 686288) AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF FOR TREATING BREAST CANCER - Disclosed are methods of treating breast cancer by administering to a mammal aminoflavone, and optionally one or more additional anti-cancer agents. According to example embodiments, the methods include methods of treating cancers resistant to endocrine therapy. | 10-14-2010 |
20110059186 | CANCER STEM CELL-TARGETED AND DRUG RESISTANT CANCER THERAPY - The present invention provides methods for preventing, treating, and/or managing cancer, the method comprising administering to a subject in need thereof therapeutically effective amount of sodium meta arsenite that reduces or eliminates drug resistant cancer stem cell populations as well as drug resistant mature cancer cells. | 03-10-2011 |
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20090001277 | GaTe semiconductor for radiation detection - GaTe semiconductor is used as a room-temperature radiation detector. GaTe has useful properties for radiation detectors: ideal bandgap, favorable mobilities, low melting point (no evaporation), non-hygroscopic nature, and availability of high-purity starting materials. The detector can be used, e.g., for detection of illicit nuclear weapons and radiological dispersed devices at ports of entry, in cities, and off shore and for determination of medical isotopes present in a patient. | 01-01-2009 |
20100044576 | BARIUM IODIDE AND STRONTIUM IODIDE CRYSTALS AND SCINTILLATORS IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a material comprises a crystal comprising strontium iodide providing at least 50,000 photons per MeV. A scintillator radiation detector according to another embodiment includes a scintillator optic comprising europium-doped strontium iodide providing at least 50,000 photons per MeV. A scintillator radiation detector in yet another embodiment includes a scintillator optic comprising SrI | 02-25-2010 |
20130193336 | MODIFICATION OF SOLID STATE CdZnTe (CZT) RADIATION DETECTORS WITH HIGH SENSITIVITY OR HIGH RESOLUTION OPERATION - An apparatus and process is provided to illustrate the manipulation of the internal electric field of CZT using multiple wavelength light illumination on the crystal surface at RT. The control of the internal electric field is shown through the polarization in the IR transmission image under illumination as a result of the Pockels effect. | 08-01-2013 |
20140144373 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIZING SEMICONDUCTOR QUALITY CHALCOPYRITE CRYSTALS FOR NONLINEAR OPTICAL AND RADIATION DETECTION APPLICATIONS AND THE LIKE - A method for synthesizing I-III-VI | 05-29-2014 |
20140209805 | BULK SEMICONDUCTING SCINTILLATOR DEVICE FOR RADIATION DETECTION - A bulk semiconducting scintillator device, including: a Li-containing semiconductor compound of general composition Li-III-VI | 07-31-2014 |
20140361221 | BARIUM IODIDE AND STRONTIUM IODIDE CRYSTALS AND SCINTILLATORS IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - In one embodiment, a crystal includes at least one metal halide; and an activator dopant comprising ytterbium. In another general embodiment, a scintillator optic includes: at least one metal halide doped with a plurality of activators, the plurality of activators comprising: a first activator comprising europium, and a second activator comprising ytterbium. In yet another general embodiment, a method for manufacturing a crystal suitable for use in a scintillator includes mixing one or more salts with a source of at least one dopant activator comprising ytterbium; heating the mixture above a melting point of the salt(s); and cooling the heated mixture to a temperature below the melting point of the salts. Additional materials, systems, and methods are presented. | 12-11-2014 |
20150285924 | RECHARGEABLE SOLID STATE NEUTRON DETECTOR AND VISIBLE RADIATION INDICATOR - A radiation detection device, including: a support structure; and a chalcopyrite crystal coupled to the support structure; wherein, when the chalcopyrite crystal is exposed to radiation, a visible spectrum of the chalcopyrite crystal changes from an initial color to a modified color. The visible spectrum of the chalcopyrite crystal is changed back from the modified color to the initial color by annealing the chalcopyrite crystal at an elevated temperature below a melting point of the chalcopyrite crystal over time. The chalcopyrite crystal is optionally a | 10-08-2015 |
20150378031 | VISIBLE SCINTILLATION PHOTODETECTOR DEVICE INCORPORATING CHALCOPYRITE SEMICONDUCTOR CRYSTALS - A photodetector device, including: a scintillator material operable for receiving incident radiation and emitting photons in response; a photodetector material coupled to the scintillator material operable for receiving the photons emitted by the scintillator material and generating a current in response, wherein the photodetector material includes a chalcopyrite semiconductor crystal; and a circuit coupled to the photodetector material operable for characterizing the incident radiation based on the current generated by the photodetector material. Optionally, the scintillator material includes a gamma scintillator material and the incident radiation received includes gamma rays. Optionally, the photodetector material is further operable for receiving thermal neutrons and generating a current in response. The circuit is further operable for characterizing the thermal neutrons based on the current generated by the photodetector material. | 12-31-2015 |
20160041273 | HANDHELD DUAL THERMAL NEUTRON DETECTOR AND GAMMA-RAY SPECTROMETER - A combined thermal neutron detector and gamma-ray spectrometer system, including: a first detection medium including a lithium chalcopyrite crystal operable for detecting neutrons; a gamma ray shielding material disposed adjacent to the first detection medium; a second detection medium including one of a doped metal halide, an elpasolite, and a high Z semiconductor scintillator crystal operable for detecting gamma rays; a neutron shielding material disposed adjacent to the second detection medium; and a photodetector coupled to the second detection medium also operable for detecting the gamma rays; wherein the first detection medium and the second detection medium do not overlap in an orthogonal plane to a radiation flux. Optionally, the first detection medium includes a | 02-11-2016 |
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20110273040 | Electric Machine Cooling System and Method - Some embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine including a rotor assembly. In some embodiments, the rotor assembly can include a plurality of rotor laminations including at least one first aperture positioned through a portion of the rotor laminations. In some embodiments, the first apertures can form at least one magnet channel when the rotor assembly is substantially assembled. At least one permanent magnet can be positioned in each of the magnet channels. In some embodiments, at least one second aperture can be positioned through a portion of some of the laminations, along a Q-axis, and adjacent to the at magnet channel. Also, the second apertures can be configured and arranged to form at least one first coolant channel when the rotor assembly is substantially assembled. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273121 | Electric Machine Component Temperature Monitoring - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including a module housing. In some embodiments, the module housing can at least partially define a machine cavity into which an electric machine can be positioned. The electric machine can include a rotor assembly comprising a plurality of laminations and a least one magnet positioned substantially within the rotor assembly. In some embodiments, at least one temperature sensor can be operatively coupled to, and in thermal communication with, a portion of the rotor assembly. The temperature sensor can be configured to sense a temperature of the rotor assembly. In some embodiments, at least one transmitter can be in communication with the temperature sensor and can transmit a signal from the temperature sensor to a receiver. In some embodiments, the receiver can be coupled to the module housing and in communication with a controller. | 11-10-2011 |
20110298319 | Electric Machine Cooling System and Method - Embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module including a housing defining a machine cavity. In some embodiments, an electric machine can be positioned within the machine cavity and include a rotor hub coupled to rotor laminations. The rotor hub can include first and second axial ends and the rotor laminations can include a recess. In some embodiments, the recesses can be aligned to define a portion of a plurality of coolant channels that can be in fluid communication with the machine cavity. In some embodiments, the rotor hub can include first and second rotor hub inlets in fluid communication with at least a portion of the coolant channels. The first and the second rotor hub inlets can be adjacent to the axial ends of the rotor hub. In some embodiments, the coolant channels are in fluid communication with the rotor hub inlets are not the same coolant channels. | 12-08-2011 |
20130147289 | ELECTRIC MACHINE MODULE COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Some embodiments of the invention provide an electric machine module. The module can include a housing, which can define a machine cavity. In some embodiments, a coolant jacket can be at least partially positioned within the housing. Some embodiments include a sleeve member at least partially surrounding the coolant jacket. In some embodiments, a stator assembly including stator end turns can be at least partially disposed within the housing and can be at least partially circumferentially surrounded by the coolant jacket. Some embodiments provide at least one coolant apertures being in fluid communication with the coolant jacket. Some embodiments can include at least one end turn cavity at least partially surrounding a stator end turn and fluidly coupled to the coolant jacket via at least one coolant aperture. In some embodiments, the at least one end turn cavity is in fluid communication with the coolant jacket and the machine cavity. | 06-13-2013 |
20140113472 | BUSS BAR ASSEMBLY - A buss bar assembly for electrically interconnecting phase leads of first, second, and third phase coil winding assemblies arranged about a stator central axis. A substantially annular dielectric body defines a buss bar central axis, and has an inner face. Substantially annular first, second, and third phase bars at least partially disposed within the body have first, second, and third pluralities, respectively, of phase bar contacts angularly spaced from each other at locations about the buss bar central axis and electrically engagable from outside of the body. The buss bar assembly is adapted for installation such that the stator central axis is substantially surrounded by the body, the coil winding assemblies and inner face interface, and phase leads of the first, second, and third phase coil winding assemblies are electrically engaged with the first, second, and third pluralities of phase bar contacts, respectively. | 04-24-2014 |
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20110247001 | Resource Management In Computing Scenarios - This patent application pertains to urgency-based resource management in computing scenarios. One implementation can identify processes competing for resources on a system. The implementation can evaluate an urgency of individual competing processes. The implementation can also objectively allocate the resources among the competing processes in a manner that reduces a total of the urgencies of the competing processes. | 10-06-2011 |
20130055348 | PROGRESSIVE AUTHENTICATION - Progressive authentication is generally employed to establish the authenticity of a user, such as a user of a computing device, or a user that wants to access a proprietary data item, software application or on-line service. This can entail inputting authentication factors each of which corresponds to one or multiple attributes associated with the user, or historical patterns of one or more attributes associated with the user, or both, and a confidence level that estimates a reliability of the factor. Sensor readings captured by one or more sensors are also input. Each sensor senses a user attribute and are used to quantify each authentication factor confidence level. An overall confidence level is established based at least in part on a combination of the individual confidence levels. A user is then designated as being authentic whenever the established overall confidence level exceeds a prescribed authentication level. This process can be continuous with the overall confidence level being continually updated. | 02-28-2013 |
20140267228 | MAPPING AUGMENTED REALITY EXPERIENCE TO VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS - An augmented reality (AR) experience is mapped to various environments. A three-dimensional data model that describes a scene of an environment, and a description of the AR experience, are input. The AR experience description includes a set of digital content that is to be mapped into the scene, and a set of constraints that defines attributes of the digital content when it is mapped into the scene. The 3D data model is analyzed to detect affordances in the scene, where this analysis generates a list of detected affordances. The list of detected affordances and the set of constraints are used to solve for a mapping of the set of digital content into the scene that substantially satisfies the set of constraints. The AR experience is also mapped to changing environments. | 09-18-2014 |
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20110119456 | EFFICIENCY OF HARDWARE MEMORY ACCESS USING DYNAMICALLY REPLICATED MEMORY - Dynamically replicated memory is usable to allocate new memory space from failed memory pages by pairing compatible failed memory pages to reuse otherwise unusable failed memory pages. Dynamically replicating memory involves detecting and recording memory faults, reclaiming failed memory pages for later use, recovering from detected memory faults, and scheduling access to replicated memory pages. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119538 | Dynamically Replicated Memory - Dynamically replicated memory is usable to allocate new memory space from failed memory pages by pairing compatible failed memory pages to reuse otherwise unusable failed memory pages. Dynamically replicating memory involves detecting and recording memory faults, reclaiming failed memory pages for later use, recovering from detected memory faults, and scheduling access to replicated memory pages. | 05-19-2011 |
20110213997 | VIRTUAL MACHINE POWER CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the virtual machine power metering system and method measure the power consumption of individual virtual machines. Power meter measurements for a physical host server are converted into individual virtual machine power meters that measure the power consumption of each individual virtual machine residing on the host server. The virtual machine power consumption is computed by generating a power model using the total power consumption of the host server and resource utilization for a virtual machine. Optimal power model coefficients are computed using the power model. The energy used by the virtual machine is computed using one of two embodiments. Embodiments of the system and method also can be used to obtain the power consumption for a specific activity (such as a service, request, or search query). In addition, the virtual machine power metering can be used for virtual machine power capping to allow power oversubscription in virtualized environments. | 09-01-2011 |
20110278928 | WIND-POWERED DATA CENTER - This document describes various techniques for powering a computer data center using a wind-powered generator. The computer data center may include network connected servers that are electrically connected to, and powered by, the wind-powered generator. | 11-17-2011 |
20110296258 | ERROR CORRECTING POINTERS FOR NON-VOLATILE STORAGE - Architecture that implements error correcting pointers (ECPs) with a memory row, which point to the address of failed memory cells, each of which is paired with a replacement cell to be substituted for the failed cell. If two error correcting pointers in the array point to the same cell, a precedence rule dictates the array entry with the higher index (the entry created later) takes precedence. To count the number of error correcting pointers in use, a null pointer address can be employed to indicate that a pointer is inactive, an activation bit can be added, and/or a counter, that represents the number of error correcting pointers that are active. Mechanisms are provided for wear-leveling within the error correction structure, or for pairing this scheme with single-error correcting bits for instances where transient failures may occur. The architecture also employs pointers to correct errors in volatile and non-volatile memories. | 12-01-2011 |
20120110278 | REMAPPING OF INOPERABLE MEMORY BLOCKS - Inoperable phase change memory (PCM) blocks in a PCM device are remapped to one or more operable PCM blocks, e.g. by maintaining an inoperable block table that includes an entry for each inoperable PCM block and an address of a remapped PCM block. Alternatively, the PCM blocks may be remapped by storing the address of the remapped block in the block itself, and setting a remapping bit that indicate the block has been remapped. Where the remapping is performed by a processor, an inoperable block bit may be set in a translation look aside buffer that indicates whether a virtual memory page is associated with an inoperable or remapped PCM block. When a request to access a virtual memory page is received, the processor references the inoperable block bit associated with the virtual memory page to determine whether to check for remapped PCM blocks in the inoperable block table. | 05-03-2012 |
20120222132 | Permissions Based on Behavioral Patterns - Users may choose to have their behavior analyzed in order to infer default sharing permission settings for documents and other information maintained in one or more computer systems. This may increase information security for the users and streamline implementation of privacy and/or sharing permissions. The default sharing permissions are implemented by a computer system as soft permissions that may be used to determine which documents are to be shared with which recipients. The soft permissions may address sharing situations for which a user has not expressly indicated his or her sharing rules. The soft permissions may change over time in response to changing user behavior and/or the soft permissions may be revised in light of user feedback. | 08-30-2012 |
20130086370 | COMBINED BRANCH TARGET AND PREDICATE PREDICTION - Embodiments provide methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable media associated with predicting predicates and branch targets during execution of programs using combined branch target and predicate predictions. The predictions may be made using one or more prediction control flow graphs which represent predicates in instruction blocks and branches between blocks in a program. The prediction control flow graphs may be structured as trees such that each node in the graphs is associated with a predicate instruction, and each leaf associated with a branch target which jumps to another block. During execution of a block, a prediction generator may take a control point history and generate a prediction. Following the path suggested by the prediction through the tree, both predicate values and branch targets may be predicted. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 04-04-2013 |
20140351613 | VIRTUAL MACHINE POWER CONSUMPTION MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of the virtual machine power metering system and method measure the power consumption of individual virtual machines. Power meter measurements for a physical host server are converted into individual virtual machine power meters that measure the power consumption of each individual virtual machine residing on the host server. The virtual machine power consumption is computed by generating a power model using the total power consumption of the host server and resource utilization for a virtual machine. Optimal power model coefficients are computed using the power model. The energy used by the virtual machine is computed using one of two embodiments. Embodiments of the system and method also can be used to obtain the power consumption for a specific activity (such as a service, request, or search query). In addition, the virtual machine power metering can be used for virtual machine power capping to allow power oversubscription in virtualized environments. | 11-27-2014 |
20150199199 | COMBINED BRANCH TARGET AND PREDICATE PREDICTION - Embodiments provide methods, apparatus, systems, and computer readable media associated with predicting predicates and branch targets during execution of programs using combined branch target and predicate predictions. The predictions may be made using one or more prediction control flow graphs which represent predicates in instruction blocks and branches between blocks in a program. The prediction control flow graphs may be structured as trees such that each node in the graphs is associated with a predicate instruction, and each leaf associated with a branch target which jumps to another block. During execution of a block, a prediction generator may take a control point history and generate a prediction. Following the path suggested by the prediction through the tree, both predicate values and branch targets may be predicted. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 07-16-2015 |
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20110157180 | VIRTUAL VISION CORRECTION FOR VIDEO DISPLAY - The virtual vision correction technique described herein pertains to a technique for determining a user's vision characteristics and/or adjusting a display to a user's vision characteristics. The virtual vision correction technique described herein provides vision correction for people with vision problems by making the video displayed adapt to the person's vision correction needs. In one embodiment of the technique, the user can state their vision prescription needs and the video displayed is processed to appear “20/20” to that person. Alternatively, the video display, for example, video display glasses, can “auto-tune” a representative image (such as an eye chart) to determine the appropriate video processing for that person. | 06-30-2011 |
20110184936 | DYNAMIC COMMUNITY-BASED CACHE FOR MOBILE SEARCH - A “Community-Based Mobile Search Cache” provides various techniques for maximizing the number of query results served from a local “query cache”, thereby significantly limiting the need to connect to the Internet or cloud using 3G or other wireless links to service search queries. The query cache is constructed remotely and downloaded to mobile devices. Contents of the query cache are determined by mining popular queries from mobile search logs, either globally or based on queries of one or more groups or subgroups of users. In various embodiments, searching and browsing behaviors of individual users are evaluated to customize the query cache for particular users or user groups. The content of web pages related to popular queries may also be included in the query cache. This allows cached web pages to be displayed without first displaying cached search results when a corresponding search result has a sufficiently high click-through probability. | 07-28-2011 |
20120131009 | ENHANCING PERSONAL DATA SEARCH WITH INFORMATION FROM SOCIAL NETWORKS - The personal data search technique uses data input by users for a given user's personal data on a social networking site to enrich the given user's personal data. The technique annotates personal data stored on a personal computing device or in a computing cloud with data obtained from social networking sites (for example, tags, comments, likes/dislikes and so forth) provided by friends/other users in the given user's social network or networks. Such annotations can later are used by search engine to enhance the search functionality and/or to improve the ranking of search results. Since the data is entered by actual human users it is very accurate and since the data is already readily available on social networks the cost to obtain it is very inexpensive. | 05-24-2012 |
20120159479 | PROVIDING A PERSONA-BASED APPLICATION EXPERIENCE - Technologies are described herein for providing; a persona-based application experience. A query for a location of a persona package is received from a virtualization client. When the query is received, a current persona of a user requesting execution of a virtualized application is determined. The location of the persona package corresponding to the current persona of the user is determined The location of the persona package is sent to the virtualization client in response to the query. The virtualization client is configured to execute the virtualized application adapted to the persona package. | 06-21-2012 |
20130024282 | AUTOMATIC PURCHASE HISTORY TRACKING - The automatic purchase history tracking technique described herein can capture information about all of a user's purchases in a single location, such as, for example, a purchase database. In one embodiment when a user purchases an item from a vendor or store, a confirmation of the item purchase is received by the user. For example, this confirmation could be an email confirmation, a paper receipt or a voice confirmation. This confirmation is automatically parsed by the technique to extract purchase information about the item purchase. This parsed information can then be stored and displayed to the user and can also used for various other purposes, such as, for example, targeted marketing. The parsed stored data can also be enhanced by user annotations, and data pushed and pulled from other sources. | 01-24-2013 |
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20130346310 | Privacy Enhancing Personal Data Brokerage Service - The subject disclosure is directed towards a technology by which access to a protected entity's data is controlled by a data brokerage service. The service determines whether a requesting entity has appropriate access rights to requested information, and if so, the service returns a response corresponding to the protected data. In one aspect, the protected data may be location data of a protected entity that is maintained independent of a payment instrument. The location data is used to compute feasibility information as to whether the protected entity is authorized to perform a transaction using the payment instrument. | 12-26-2013 |
20130346704 | Indicating Cached Content Status - Described is a technology by which a link to content is visibly augmented to convey information related to a cached status of the linked-to content. In one aspect, a cached versus not cached indication may be provided to convey such cache-related information to a user. Staleness of cached content also may be indicated. Also described is pre-fetching and/or updating cache content, which may be conveyed to the user by the conveyed cache-related status information. | 12-26-2013 |
20140279026 | ENERGY-EFFICIENT MOBILE ADVERTISING - Various technologies described herein pertain to prefetching advertisements for mobile advertising. A prediction model for estimating a number of advertisements that a mobile client is likely to request during an upcoming prediction time period can be employed. An estimated total amount of time of likely interaction with application(s) executed by the mobile client can be predicted; based upon such prediction, a number of advertisement slots likely to be available and a probability of each of the advertisement slots being available can be computed. Moreover, an ad server can allocate advertisements in a pending advertisement queue and/or disparate advertisements collected from an ad exchange to the mobile client based upon the number of advertisement slots likely to be available, the probability of each of the advertisements slots being available, and aggregated probabilities of the pending advertisements in the pending advertisement queue being displayed prior to corresponding deadlines for expiration. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280669 | Memory Sharing Over A Network - Memory is shared among physically distinct, networked computing devices. Each computing device comprises a Remote Memory Interface (RMI) accepting commands from locally executing processes and translating such commands into forms transmittable to a remote computing device. The RMI also accepts remote communications directed to it and translates those into commands directed to local memory. The amount of storage capacity shared is informed by a centralized controller, either a single controller, a hierarchical collection of controllers, or a peer-to-peer negotiation. Requests that are directed to remote high-speed non-volatile storage media are detected or flagged and the process generating the request is suspended such that it can be efficiently revived. The storage capacity provided by remote memory is mapped into the process space of processes executing locally. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280708 | Network Routing Modifications For Distribution Of Data - The transmission of multiple copies of data to other computing devices is optimized by minimizing the number of copies of such data transmitted through an expensive portion of the network. A store-and-forward methodology is utilized to transmit only a single copy through the expensive portion and the data is subsequently forked into multiple copies directed to multiple destination computing devices. Computing devices that are not intended destinations can be conscripted as intermediate computing devices, if appropriate to minimize copies of the data transmitted through an expensive portion. Additionally, accommodation can be made for data that is intolerant of out-of-order delivery by utilizing adaptive protocols that avoid mechanisms that may result in out-of-order delivery for data intolerant of such and by utilizing packet sorting at data convergence points to reorder the data. Different protocol settings can be utilized to transmit data across different portions of the network. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281019 | Network Transmission Adjustment Based On Application-Provided Transmission Metadata - Application-provided transmission metadata is utilized, in conjunction with current network information, to adjust network transmissions. An interface between applications seeking to transmit data and networking components enables the application to provide destination information, communication type information, information regarding the quantity of data to be transferred, timeliness information, data location information, cost information, and other like transmission metadata. Current network information can be obtained by the networking components themselves, or can be provided by, or enhanced by, a centralized controller. The networking components can then optimize both the routing and the protocol settings in the form of adjustments to error control settings, flow control settings, receiver control settings, segmentation settings, and other like protocol settings. | 09-18-2014 |
20140285416 | Short Range Wireless Powered Ring for User Interaction and Sensing - In general, the short range wireless powered ring described herein pertains to a finger-worn ring. In one embodiment the ring has a small interaction area towards the palm of the hand that employs sensors to sense user input and can interpret this input and other data. For example, the ring can interpret user input as scroll and select input actions. The ring communicates user interactions and other data wirelessly using a low-power wireless solution. The ring contains a coil and other circuitry for energy harvesting from short range wireless enabled devices such as, for example, NFC enabled phones, while users interact with their devices. A built in rechargeable battery is used to store the scavenged energy. The ring may also contain physiological and inertial sensors. The ring can provide a readily available input device of small form factor that has an easily accessible energy source for ease of use. | 09-25-2014 |
20150143459 | PROTECTING PRIVACY IN WEB-BASED IMMERSIVE AUGMENTED REALITY - An “AR Privacy API” provides an API that allows applications and web browsers to use various content rendering abstractions to protect user privacy in a wide range of web-based immersive augmented reality (AR) scenarios. The AR Privacy API extends the traditional concept of “web pages” to immersive “web rooms” wherein any desired combination of existing or new 2D and 3D content is rendered within a user's room or other space. Advantageously, the AR Privacy API and associated rendering abstractions are useable by a wide variety of applications and web content for enhancing the user's room or other space with web-based immersive AR content. Further, the AR Privacy API is implemented using any existing or new web page coding platform, including, but not limited to HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, etc., thereby enabling existing web content and coding techniques to be smoothly integrated into a wide range of web room AR scenarios. | 05-21-2015 |
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20110111476 | BLOOD CELL SORTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The invention relates to methods of isolating white blood cells (WBCs) from a sample, e.g., whole blood, using magnetic particles that specifically bind to WBCs and a series of specific steps and conditions. The methods can include one or more of decreasing the viscosity of the sample prior to WBC isolation, agitating the sample at specified frequencies, and/or using a sample container arranged such that all of the sample is placed in close proximity (e.g., within 5, 2, 1, or 0.5 mm) to the source of the magnetic field. The new methods provide for isolation of WBC preparations with high yield, purity, and viability. The methods are designed for compatibility with automation protocols for rapid processing of multiple samples. | 05-12-2011 |
20110177592 | MAGNETIC APPARATUS FOR BLOOD SEPARATION - An apparatus for magnetically separating constituents of blood includes: a first portion having a solid support haying fixedly attached thereon a plurality of ring magnets, each ring magnet defining an interior perimeter enclosing an aperture; and a second portion removably attached to the first portion, wherein the second portion includes a solid substrate having surfaces defining a plurality of second apertures, each second aperture configured to removably hold a vial. | 07-21-2011 |
20120295246 | BLOOD CELL SORTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The invention relates to methods of isolating white blood cells (WBCs) from a sample, e.g., whole blood, using magnetic particles that specifically bind to WBCs and a series of specific steps and conditions. The methods can include one or more of decreasing the viscosity of the sample prior to WBC isolation, agitating the sample at specified frequencies, and/or using a sample container arranged such that all of the sample is placed in close proximity (e.g., within 5, 2, 1, or 0.5 mm) to the source of the magnetic field. The new methods provide for isolation of WBC preparations with high yield, purity, and viability. The methods are designed for compatibility with automation protocols for rapid processing of multiple samples. | 11-22-2012 |
20150111276 | BLOOD CELL SORTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The invention relates to methods of isolating white blood cells (WBCs) from a sample, e.g., whole blood, using magnetic particles that specifically bind to WBCs and a series of specific steps and conditions. The methods can include one or more of decreasing the viscosity of the sample prior to WBC isolation, agitating the sample at specified frequencies, and/or using a sample container arranged such that all of the sample is placed in close proximity (e.g., within 5, 2, 1, or 0.5 mm) to the source of the magnetic field. The new methods provide for isolation of WBC preparations with high yield, purity, and viability. The methods are designed for compatibility with automation protocols for rapid processing of multiple samples. | 04-23-2015 |
20150322424 | BLOOD CELL SORTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The invention relates to methods of isolating white blood cells (WBCs) from a sample, e.g., whole blood, using magnetic particles that specifically bind to WBCs and a series of specific steps and conditions. The methods can include one or more of decreasing the viscosity of the sample prior to WBC isolation, agitating the sample at specified frequencies, and/or using a sample container arranged such that all of the sample is placed in close proximity (e.g., within 5, 2, 1, or 0.5 mm) to the source of the magnetic field. The new methods provide for isolation of WBC preparations with high yield, purity, and viability. The methods are designed for compatibility with automation protocols for rapid processing of multiple samples. | 11-12-2015 |
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20090162138 | LONGITUDINAL MEMBER ASSEMBLY WITH JOINT - A longitudinal member assembly having a primary loading direction, including an interior longitudinal member and an exterior longitudinal member, and a method of assembly, is disclosed. The interior longitudinal member has a boxed-section shape including a first side and an opposed second side parallel to the first side. The exterior longitudinal member has a boxed shape including a first exterior side and an opposed second exterior side parallel to the first exterior side. The interior member is telescopically received in the exterior member creating an overlap area, the first exterior side includes a first side welding hole, and the second exterior side includes a second side welding hole. A first side hole weld extends around the first side welding hole, and a second side hole weld extends around the second side welding hole. The first and second holes are parallel to the primary loading direction. | 06-25-2009 |
20090200786 | Welded Joint and Method for Forming the Joint - A welded joint includes a cross member, a web having an extruded hole that extends through a thickness of the web and conforms to a cross sectional shape of the cross member, a collar surrounding the hole, formed from material extruded from the web in a direction such that the collar extends along the cross member and away from the web, the cross member extending through the hole and into the collar, and a weld for mutually connecting the collar and the cross member. | 08-13-2009 |
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20150108793 | CARBON FIBER CROSS MEMBER FOR AUTOMOTIVE CHASSIS STRUCTURE - A cross member for an automotive chassis structure includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion extends along a longitudinal axis, and includes a generally U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The second portion extends along the longitudinal axis, and includes a generally inverted U-shaped cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The first portion and the second portion are attached together to define a tubular structure that extends along the longitudinal axis, and defines a hollow interior region. The first portion and the second portion each include and are manufactured from a thermoplastic material reinforced with carbon fiber. | 04-23-2015 |
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20120233044 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR A LABOR PROJECT MANANGEMENT AND COSTING SYSTEM AND PLATFORM - The APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR A LABOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND COSTING SYSTEM AND PLATFORM (hereinafter “LPM PLATFORM”) transforms inputs (e.g., labor information, location information, activity data, login data, entry information, etc.) via LPM PLATFORM components (e.g., entry aggregator, labor monitoring component, fault tracking component, etc.) into outputs (e.g., user history reports, employee reports, entry reports, activity models, labor resource schemas, etc.). The LPM PLATFORM provides dynamic management, analysis and control of labor activity information and administrative protocols. In particular, this disclosure discusses the application of the LPM PLATFORMLPM PLATFORM to provide users with the ability to monitor employee activity, identify faulty activity, and manage the allocation of labor resources. | 09-13-2012 |
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20090212110 | Virtual barcodes - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electrically-controlled illumination source, and a circuit configured to control the illumination source so as cause the light source to generate at least one sequence of light pulses that mimics those a photo-detector of a bar code reader would observe from a reflected source when reading a printed bar code symbol. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises an electronically reconfigurable, reflective display that is insensitive to a polarization of an incident illumination source, and a circuit configured to selectively configure the display to display a bar code symbol thereon. | 08-27-2009 |
20090212909 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a user authenticator and a transponder. The transponder is permitted to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the apparatus in response to a wireless interrogation signal after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises, a memory, a user input, and a transponder. The memory stores at least first and second distinct codes. The user input permits a user to select any one of the at least first and second codes for transmission in response to a wireless interrogation signal. The transponder emits a wireless signal representing the selected one of the at least first and second codes in response to an interrogation signal. In yet another embodiment, a token that may be used to engage in a transaction at a point of sale comprises a substrate, a rewritable memory, and a reconfigurable display. The rewriteable memory is supported by the substrate and can be selectively configured to store information on the token that identifies an account that is to be used to engage in the transaction at the point of sale. The substrate and memory are configured and arranged such that the substrate can be selectively interfaced with an apparatus at the point of sale to permit the apparatus to read the contents of the memory. The reconfigurable display is also supported by the substrate and displays at least some of the information that is stored in the rewritable memory. | 08-27-2009 |
20090222349 | Portable electronic authorization system and method - A portable electronic device may be configured to present information identifying a coupon or rebate offer concerning a product or service in a machine-readable format at a point of sale. The portable electronic device may additionally or alternatively be configured to electronically receive information identifying a coupon or rebate offer concerning a product or service while disposed at a first location, and to store the information in memory so that the information can be selectively retrieved from the memory and presented in a manner that enables the information to be communicated to a provider of the product or service in connection with a purchase of the product or service consummated when the portable electronic device is disposed at a second location. The portable electronic device may be further configured to, in response to the occurrence of at least one event, automatically disable a capability of the portable electronic device to present the information. | 09-03-2009 |
20100031043 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is disclosed for enabling a user interface on a computer operated by a user to cause memory content of an electronic device distinct from the computer to be modified. A communication link may be established between the user interface and the electronic device by establishing a first connection between the user interface and a server distinct from each of the computer and the electronic device, and establishing a second connection between the electronic device and the server. The user interface may be used to communicate with the server via the first connection so as to cause the server to communicate with the electronic device via the second connection and thereby cause new information to be added to the memory of the electronic device via the second connection. | 02-04-2010 |
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