Doerr, US
Alan B. Doerr, Magnolia, TX US
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20080310100 | AIRFLOW ADJUSTMENT IN AN ELECTRONIC MODULE ENCLOSURE - An electronic module enclosure has a frame with an airflow opening. A gate positioned within airflow opening pivots between open and closed positions, allowing a maximum and minimum amount of airflow, respectively, through the airflow opening. | 12-18-2008 |
20120087084 | Drive Carrier With Pivoting Handle - A drive carrier comprises a base adapted to receive a drive, two opposing sides extending from the base with each side having first and second stand-off receiving apertures that each receives a stand-off from a surface on which the drive carrier is positioned. The carrier comprises a handle coupled to each side via a hinge. The handle has a stand-off receiving notch associated with each side and each stand-off receiving notch receives one of the stand-offs when the drive carrier is locked in place on the surface. Each notch applies insertion and removal forces against the received stand-off during insertion and removal of the carrier. The hinge defines a plane through the hinges and parallel to the base. The handle pivots downward toward the plane and base to lock the drive carrier to the surface. When the drive carrier is in a locked position, the handle rests above the plane. | 04-12-2012 |
20120268889 | Pivoting Mounts For Media Drives - Apparatus ( | 10-25-2012 |
Andrew Joshua Doerr, Indianapolis, IN US
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20150256919 | IN-EAR HEADPHONE - A pair of in-ear headphones is disclosed that are operable to reproduce incoming audio signals. The in-ear headphones include a housing defining an internal chamber. A front portion of the housing defines a nozzle extending away from the housing. A driver is positioned in the internal chamber such that a sound reproduction portion of the driver is aligned with an internal audio channel running through the nozzle. A damper is positioned in an end of the nozzle having a damper aperture having a predetermined size. The nozzle extends from a base portion of the housing at a predetermined upward angle and a predetermined bend angle that provides improved audio frequency responses in desirable frequency ranges. | 09-10-2015 |
20150256921 | Oval Shaped In-Ear Headphone - A pair of in-ear headphones is disclosed that are operable to reproduce incoming audio signals. The in-ear headphones include an oval shaped housing defining an internal chamber. A front portion of the oval shaped housing defines a nozzle extending away from the housing. A driver is positioned in the internal chamber such that a sound reproduction portion of the driver is aligned with an internal audio channel running through the nozzle. A damper is positioned in an end of the nozzle having a damper aperture having a predetermined size. The nozzle extends from a base portion of the housing at a predetermined upward angle and a predetermined bend angle that provides improved audio frequency responses in desirable frequency ranges. | 09-10-2015 |
Anthony Doerr, Missoula, MO US
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20090240234 | CATHETER WITH BIOLOGIC ADHESIVE INJECTION PORTS AND METHOD OF INJECTING BIOLOGIC ADHESIVE THEREWITH - A catheter and method for draining a bladder and injecting a two part biologic adhesive is provided. The catheter has a tubular body extending between proximal and distal ends. A balloon is located adjacent the distal end with a first port extending between the proximal end and the balloon providing for inflation an deflation of the balloon. A second port extends substantially between the proximal end and the distal end for drainage. A pair of ports separate from one another and from the first and second ports extend between the proximal end and the balloon. The pair of ports are each arranged in fluid communication with separate openings located between the balloon and the proximal end to provide separate fluid flow paths for the separate components of the two part biologic adhesive between the proximal end and the openings. | 09-24-2009 |
Anthony J. Doerr, Downingtown, PA US
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20160055126 | USER INTERFACES GENERATED BY A WORKFLOW ENGINE - According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a first processor with a store of application rules and a second processor communicably coupled to the first processor. The second processor generates a request for a next user application screen. The request comprises a current application screen identifier and user data. The second processor transmits the request for the user application screen to the first processor. The first processor receives the request for the next user application screen and determines dynamically, based on the current application screen identifier, the user data, and the plurality of application rules, user interface contents of the next user application screen. The first processor formats a response describing the user interface contents of the next user application screen and transmits the response to the second processor. The second processor receives the response and renders the next user application screen. | 02-25-2016 |
20160063404 | UNIVERSAL BACK OFFICE WORKFLOW - According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a system includes a workflow engine for performing a claim processing workflow. The workflow includes: a notice workflow that initiates processing of a claim; an investigation workflow that investigates the claim; a recovery workflow that recovers a value associated with the claim; and a resolution workflow that concludes processing of a claim. The notice, investigation, recovery, and resolution workflows each comprise preconditions common among the plurality of organizations. The notice, investigation, recovery, and resolution workflows each comprise customization points. The customization points are configured to perform organization-specific workflow actions. The system also includes a customized workflow module associated with one of the plurality of organizations and configured to perform an organization-specific claims processing workflow. The customized workflow module communicates, to the workflow engine, organization-specific actions to be performed at the customization points of each of the notice, investigation, recovery, and resolution workflows. | 03-03-2016 |
Benjamin Doerr, West Bloomfield, MI US
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20140263795 | RETRACTABLE WAKE SURFING TETHER - An retractable tether device is used to alert the driver of a fallen athlete and to return the athlete, primarily a wake surfer, back to position behind the watercraft. The tether consists of a coil spring with a storage reel for the line and an audible alert notification. When a wake surfer falls off the surfboard, the tether will pull out from the device. Simultaneously, the boat stops and the coil spring will retract the tether to reposition the wake surfer behind the boat. As the tether is reeled out, an alert such as an audible noise and/or vibratory signal will cue the driver that the wake surfer has fallen. To further ensure safety, each end of the apparatus would have break away clips. The safety break away clips would release in the case where the driver did not stop the boat. The tether could be connected to the tower, pylon or back of the boat's towable hook. As a result of this device, the surfer can efficiently engage in an increased number of wake surfing sessions. | 09-18-2014 |
Bryan Doerr, Ballwin, MO US
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20080313242 | Shared data center disaster recovery systems and methods - Systems and methods for providing disaster recovery services to enterprise customers of virtual computing services are described. Disaster recovery services may be provided in data centers that also provide primary computing services to enterprise customers. Disaster recovery services may be distributed across the data centers, such that no dedicated disaster recovery site exists. In addition, disaster recovery services may be provided such that each of the enterprise customers receiving primary services at a given data center may be distributed across the remaining data centers for disaster recovery purposes. | 12-18-2008 |
20130246922 | Systems and Methods for a Multi-Tenant System Providing Virtual Data Centers in a Cloud Configuration - An automatically provisioned virtual private data center provided on a cloud network of multiple virtual private data centers that reside in one or more physical data centers and may migrate between multiple physical data centers. The VPDC is a encapsulated virtual structure provisioned according to customer selected options within a virtual data center having one or more foundation nodes. Different service profiles are provided in a provisioning interface to the customer, each defining several configuration specifics that are used to automatically provision a VPDC for the customer. | 09-19-2013 |
Bryan K. Doerr, Portersville, PA US
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20140339456 | Refractory Castables with Hydrophobic Aggregates - Hydrophobic aggregates for use in refractory castables and gunning mixtures and methods of their preparation. The aggregates here are formed by crushing insulating fire brick and coating the resulting particles with a hydrophobic component. The hydrophobic component may be a polydimethylsiloxane having a terminal silanol group. As a result of the coating process, the coated aggregate has very low levels of alkalis. The aggregates may be used to form refractory castables that do not undergo substantial alkaline hydrolysis due to the reduced levels of alkalis. The castables made from these aggregates display superior physical properties, including lower water content, lower permanent linear change, high strength, and superior thermal conductivity/insulation properties, while at the same time possessing lower density and requiring less water to be used during castable formation. These improved properties also are observed in gunning mixtures formed from these aggregates. | 11-20-2014 |
20150259255 | Refractory Castables with Hydrophobic Aggregates - Hydrophobic aggregates for use in refractory castables and gunning mixtures and methods of their preparation. The aggregates here are formed by crushing insulating fire brick and coating the resulting particles with a hydrophobic component. The hydrophobic component may be a polydimethylsiloxane having a terminal silanol group. As a result of the coating process, the coated aggregate has very low levels of alkalis. The aggregates may be used to form refractory castables that do not undergo substantial alkaline hydrolysis due to the reduced levels of alkalis. The castables made from these aggregates display superior physical properties, including lower water content, lower permanent linear change, high strength, and superior thermal conductivity/insulation properties, while at the same time possessing lower density and requiring less water to be used during castable formation. These improved properties also are observed in gunning mixtures formed from these aggregates. | 09-17-2015 |
Caryn M. Doerr, Chicago, IL US
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20100129500 | METHOD OF PREPARING A COATED CONFECTIONARY PRODUCT - A method of producing a confectionary product includes providing a chewy material including a first sweetener and a fat. The chewy material is mixed in a mixing device and metered through a pumping device. A candy material including a second sweetener is disposed around the chewy material to form a jacketed confectionary material. The jacketed confectionary material is formed into a confectionary product. | 05-27-2010 |
Charles E. Doerr, Vista, CA US
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20100217085 | Laryngoscope Blade - A laryngoscope blade in accordance with one embodiment includes a blade portion including a tab extension, the tab extension including a tab extension slot for receiving a portion of a laryngoscope handle; and a heel coupled to the tab extension by means of a fastener, the heel including a heel slot that aligns with the tab extension slot and also receives the portion of the laryngoscope handle, wherein the heel is colored to indicate a size of the blade portion of the laryngoscope blade. | 08-26-2010 |
Christohper Richard Doerr, Middletown, NJ US
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20100239248 | Optical interleavers and de-interleavers - An apparatus includes one or more optical de-interleavers. Each optical de-interleaver includes an optical component having a first pair of optical input and output ports and a second pair of optical input and output ports and a 1×2 optical coupler. Each optical output port of the optical component is optically connected to a corresponding optical port of the 1×2 optical coupler. The optical component is constructed to operate as a first optical filter for light propagating between the optical ports of the first pair and is constructed to operate as a second optical filter for light propagating between the optical ports of the second pair. The first and second optical filters have substantially regularly spaced and interleaved passbands. | 09-23-2010 |
Christopher Doerr, Middletown, NJ US
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20080231933 | OPTICAL MODULATOR - A driving circuit and Mach-Zehnder EAM optical modulator exhibiting negligible chirp that generates a PSK signal when driven by a single drive signal. Two such Mach-Zehnder EAM optical modulators and drive circuits may be configured in parallel, thereby generating DQPSK signals with only two drive signals, one for each individual Mach-Zehnder EAM modulator. | 09-25-2008 |
20080231944 | OPTICAL EQUALIZATION OF MULTI-LEVEL SYMBOL CONSTELLATIONS - A method of optically equalizing a multi-level (amplitude or phase) optical signal through the effect of an optical equalizer wherein the optical equalizer (OEQ) is placed at either a transmission end or a receiver end of the optical communications link and a tap delay characteristic of the OEQ need not be determined by symbol spacing, rather it may advantageously be adjusted to desirably compensate non-linear mapping performed in the modulation process or simultaneous operation on a plurality of wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) channels. | 09-25-2008 |
20090074426 | MONOLITHIC DQPSK RECEIVER - A monolithic, Indium Phosphide (InP) differential phase-shift keying (DPSK) or differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) receiver that exhibits low polarization sensitivity. | 03-19-2009 |
20090116789 | TUNABLE OPTICAL DISPERSION COMPENSATING APPARATUS - A tunable optical dispersion compensator (TODC) having a silica arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG) directly coupled at its input to a Mach-Zehnder interferometer device and at its output to a polymer thermo-optic lens. | 05-07-2009 |
20100027939 | OPTICAL APPARATUS - An optical apparatus including a 360-degree star coupler with derivative structure(s) and applications to optical imaging, optical communications and optical spectroscopy. | 02-04-2010 |
20110249938 | OPTICAL GRATING COUPLER - An apparatus includes a crystalline inorganic semiconductor substrate. A planar optical waveguide core is located over the substrate such that a first length of the planar optical waveguide core is directly on the substrate. A regular array of optical scattering structures is located within a second length of the planar optical waveguide core. A cavity is located in the substrate between the regular array and the substrate. | 10-13-2011 |
20120155805 | MULTI-CORE OPTICAL CABLE TO PHOTONIC CIRCUIT COUPLER - An optical device includes a substrate and a plurality of three or more planar waveguides formed over the substrate. Each planar waveguide includes a corresponding grating coupler formed therein. The grating couplers are arranged in a non-collinear pattern over said substrate. The plurality of grating couplers is configured to optically couple to a corresponding plurality of fiber cores in a multi-core optical cable. | 06-21-2012 |
20120155806 | MULTI-CORE OPTICAL CABLE TO PHOTONIC CIRCUIT COUPLER - An optical device includes an array of optical grating couplers and a plurality of single-core fiber couplers located over a planar substrate. The optical grating couplers of the array are located to optically couple in a one-to-one manner to optical cores of a multi-core fiber or optical cable having an end located adjacent to the surface. Each single-core fiber coupler includes a planar optical waveguide connecting a corresponding one of the optical couplers of the array to an edge of the substrate. | 06-21-2012 |
20120170111 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER FOR MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER - One aspect provides an optical device. The optical device includes a first and a second array of optical couplers, a plurality of waveguides and a plurality of pump couplers located over a surface of a substrate. The optical couplers of the first array are able to end-couple in a one-to-one manner to the optical cores of a first multi-core fiber having an end facing and adjacent to the first array and the surface. The optical couplers of the second array are able to end-couple in a one-to-one manner to optical cores having ends facing and adjacent to the second array. The plurality of optical waveguides connects in a one-to-one manner the optical couplers of the first array to the optical couplers of the second array. Each optical waveguide has a pump coupler connected thereto between the ends of the waveguide. | 07-05-2012 |
20120170933 | CORE-SELECTIVE OPTICAL SWITCHES - An optical device includes a substrate with first and second arrays of optical couplers located along a planar surface thereof. The optical couplers of the first array are laterally arranged along the surface to end-couple in a one-to-one manner to corresponding optical cores of a first multi-core fiber whose end is facing and adjacent to the first array. The optical couplers of the second array of optical couplers are laterally arranged along the surface to end-couple in a one-to-one manner to corresponding optical fiber cores of one or more optical fiber ends facing and adjacent to the second array. An optical switch network is optically connected to selectively couple some of the optical couplers of the first array to the optical couplers of the second array in a one-to-one manner. | 07-05-2012 |
20120224805 | RADIAL OPTICAL COUPLER - An optical device includes an optical grating coupler and a plurality of optical waveguides coupled thereto. The optical grating coupler is formed along a planar surface of a substrate, and includes a pattern formed by ridges concentrically located on the surface about a center thereon. Each adjacent pair of ridges is separated by a groove. Each waveguide of the plurality of waveguides is oriented about radially with respect to the center, and has a first end that terminates near an outermost one of the ridges. The first ends are about uniformly spaced along the outermost one of the ridges. | 09-06-2012 |
20120224813 | OPTICAL COUPLER BETWEEN PLANAR MULTIMODE WAVEGUIDES - Various exemplary embodiments relate to an optical waveguide coupler including: a first optical waveguide including a first area and a tapered area having a tapered width; a second optical waveguide including a first area and a tapered area having a tapered width; wherein the first area of the of the second optical waveguide overlaps the tapered area of the first optical wave guide, and wherein the tapered area of the second optical waveguide overlaps the first area of the first optical waveguide. | 09-06-2012 |
20120251034 | MONOLITHIC INTEGRATION OF DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES AND GERMANIUM-BASED DEVICES - Various exemplary embodiments relate to an integrated optical device including: a semiconductor waveguide on a substrate; a dielectric waveguide on a substrate optically coupled to the semiconductor waveguide; and a germanium device on the semiconductor waveguide optically coupled to the semiconductor waveguide. | 10-04-2012 |
20120288229 | HIGH PERFORMANCE OPTICAL POLARIZATION DIVERSITY CIRCUIT - An optical device includes an input/output optical coupler, a waveguide and a waveguide fragment. The optical coupler is configured to separate a received optical signal into first and second signal components. The waveguide is connected to the optical coupler and configured to propagate the first signal component via a first propagation mode. The waveguide fragment is located adjacent to the first waveguide and is configured to couple light from the first waveguide that propagates therein by a different second propagation mode. | 11-15-2012 |
20130044974 | ENDLESS PHASE SHIFTING - Endless phase shifting apparatus, structures, and methods useful—for example—in MIMO optical demultiplexing | 02-21-2013 |
20130077911 | SPATIAL DIVISION MULTIPLEXING OPTICAL MODE CONVERTER - Embodiments provide an optical device that includes a star coupler, a polarization bam splitter (PBS) and a polarization rotator. The star coupler includes a port at a first end face. The polarization beam splitter is optically coupled via a first side to the star coupler port, and is further optically coupled via a second side to a first port of an optical coupler. The polarization rotator is optically coupled between the polarization beam splitter and a second port of the optical coupler. | 03-28-2013 |
20130101249 | OPTICAL FILTER OR MULTIPLEXER/DEMULTIPLEXER - An optical filter or multiplexer/demultiplexer, including a plurality of optical waveguides forming a planar structure. Each optical waveguide has a total length including one or more first segments with a first width and at least one or more second segments with a second width, the first width being larger than the second width. The sum of lengths of the one or more first segments in each optical waveguide is larger than half the total length of the waveguide. | 04-25-2013 |
20150049379 | OPTICAL AMPLIFIER FOR MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER - An optical device comprising a first optical coupler located over a surface of a substrate such that the optical coupler is able to end-couple to an optical core of a first optical fiber having an end facing and adjacent to the first optical coupler and the surface. The optical device further comprises a second optical coupler located over the surface such that the second optical coupler is able to end-couple to an optical core having an end facing and adjacent to the second optical coupler. The optical device also comprises a pump coupler being configured to couple pump light to an optical path that connects the first optical coupler and the second optical coupler. | 02-19-2015 |
Christopher Doerr, Middleton, NJ US
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20160041336 | THREE PORT TRANSCEIVER - An optical coherent transceiver comprising a polarization and phase-diversity coherent receiver and a polarization and phase-diversity modulator on the same substrate interfaced by three grating couplers, on grating coupler coupling in a signal, one grating coupler coupling in a laser signal, and a third grating coupler coupling out a modulated signal. | 02-11-2016 |
Christopher L. Doerr, Grafton, WI US
Daniel Doerr, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20150258412 | FREE WEIGHT ORGANIZATION SYSTEM - A free weight organization system is described that prevents misplacement of the free weight plates on the weight rack. The system includes weight plates with recesses and keyed weight rack posts with corresponding projections. The placement of the recesses varies from one size of weight plate to another, preventing a weight plate of the wrong sized being placed on a rack post of the weight rack. The weight plates may also include a loading rest recess, with the keyed rack posts having a loading rest rod to assist in the correct placement of the plates on the rack. | 09-17-2015 |
Daniel G. Doerr, Orlando, FL US
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20140191152 | TROCAR AND CANNULA ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED CONICAL VALVE, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - A trocar and cannula assembly with improved conical valve that incorporates a plurality of ribs to restrict and/or otherwise influence valve movement, and a plurality of improved convolutes and bumps to enhance performance characteristics. | 07-10-2014 |
Eric W. Doerr, Redmond, WA US
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20150215315 | DISCOVERING AND DISAMBIGUATING IDENTITY PROVIDERS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are provided for discovering and disambiguating identity providers such that user knowledge of appropriate identity providers is minimized. Users are presented with options for selecting appropriate providers only when multiple providers have user profiles matching a user identifier. When users are presented with options for selecting appropriate providers, providers that have user profiles matching the identifier are identified utilizing identity information for the application that utilizes the identity provider for its users rather than information identifying the identity provider itself. Where it is determined that no identity provider has a user profile associated with the user identifier (or where it is determined that a particular identity provider would generally be appropriate to be utilized with the user identifier), the opportunity for users to create an authentication account with one or more identity providers or to retry with a different user identifier is provided. | 07-30-2015 |
Eric W. Doerr, Kirkland, WA US
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20100054601 | Image Tagging User Interface - A global tag for an image is received identifies one or more objects in the image, and a region-specific tag for the image identifies one or more objects in a region of the image. The global tag and the region-specific tag are stored with the image. Displayed, along with the image, is an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the global tag, and an identifier for each of the one or more objects identified in the region-specific tag. Different users are able to maintain different names for the same person, allowing the same tag of the image to be used as the basis for displaying the image with different names for the different users. Additionally, the tags can be used as a basis for generating a credits list of people that are included in a compilation of images. | 03-04-2010 |
20150016691 | Image Tagging User Interface - An image having a region tagged by a first user is obtained. The tag can include a first label of a person in the region, and the label can be used by the first user to identify the person in the region. Then, a second label of the person is determined. In implementations, the second label is used by a second user to identify the person in the region. The image is then displayed with the second label when displaying the image for the second user. | 01-15-2015 |
F. Charles Doerr, New York, NY US
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20090125451 | TECHNIQUES FOR REDUCING DELTA VALUES OF CREDIT RISK POSITIONS IN ONLINE TRADING OF CREDIT DERIVATIVES - Techniques for reducing delta values of credit risk positions in online trading of credit derivatives are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a method for reducing delta values may comprise: receiving, in an online trading system of credit derivatives, a plurality of credit risk positions submitted by a plurality of trader clients, each credit risk position having a delta value and a maturity date, wherein each trader client's submission is unknown to other trader clients: identifying, from the plurality of trader clients, at least two trader clients who hold offsetting credit risk positions on at least two maturity dates; determining delta offsets to be applied to delta values of the credit risk positions held by the at least two trader clients and having the at least two maturity dates, such that an overall delta of each of the at least two trader clients' credit risk positions remains substantially unchanged after the application of the delta offsets; calculating, based on the determined delta offsets, notional amounts of credit derivative trades needed to realize the delta offsets; and executing the credit derivative trades among the at least two trader clients. | 05-14-2009 |
20110208635 | CREDIT EVENT FIXINGS - Disclosed are methods and systems for transacting credit derivatives. The methods and systems allow for the calculation of the final cash settlement prices for credit derivatives following a credit event, such as a corporate bankruptcy. | 08-25-2011 |
20120226594 | Quotes wanted in competition - Methods and systems that facilitate the bulk execution of credit derivative transactions such as “bids wanted in competition” portfolios are disclosed. The methods include accepting from an initiating counterparty an identification of a plurality of credit default swap (CDS) contracts to be priced, providing to a plurality of dealers the identified CDS contracts to be priced, accepting bids or offers from the dealers for one or more of the identified CDS contracts, and accepting from the initiating counterparty an indication to execute one or more of the bids or offers. | 09-06-2012 |
Fred Charles Doerr, New York, NY US
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20140196122 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING RICH INTERNET APPLICATIONS IN A SECURE COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for deploying rich internet applications in a secure computing environment. An example distributed computer system may comprise: a first computer system comprising a run-time environment executing one or more rich internet applications; a second computer system communicatively coupled to the first computer system, the second computer system executing an administration server; wherein the run-time environment is configured to query the administration server to perform at least one of: authenticating a user of the first computer system, determining whether an application is allowed to be executed within the run-time environment, or determining whether an application being executed by the run-time environment is allowed to access a certain function exposed by an application-programming interface (API) of the run-time environment. | 07-10-2014 |
George E. Doerr, Clarkston, MI US
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20100124455 | REVOLUTE JOINT WITH INTEGRATED RADIAL COMPLIANCE - A pivot joint assembly includes a housing having a bore therethrough and a coaxial central axis. A stud is disposed coaxially with the bore, and has a bearing surface. A resilient member disposed between the housing and the stud is biased against the housing to accommodate radial loads transferred therebetween. An inner metal ring disposed between the resilient member and the bearing surface substantially surrounds the bearing surface and is sized for a sliding fit between the bearing surface and an interface surface of the inner metal ring. The stud is configured to pivot about the central axis by a range of at least 40 degrees. The pivot joint assembly may further include a sealing element configured to seal the bearing surface and the interface surface. Another embodiment includes an axial restraint element configured to prevent axial separation of the stud and housing. | 05-20-2010 |
20100230921 | PARALLELOGRAM-STYLE STEERING MECHANISM HAVING A RELAY ROD BUSHING - A steering mechanism includes a relay rod and an idler arm operatively attached to a first end thereof. A pitman arm includes a stud and is operatively attached to a second end of the relay rod. A bushing is configured to allow displacement of the pitman arm relative to the relay rod. The bushing includes an outer can, an inner metal member, and a bushing disposed therebetween. The inner metal member has a tapered receptacle configured to mate with a tapered portion of the stud. The resilient member may include voids, which may be oriented generally perpendicular to a turning direction and may be tapered from the base to the opening. The inner metal member may have a generally-cylindrical portion and substantially-opposing outer flats interrupting the same. The outer flats are spaced by a distance smaller than the cylinder diameter and may be substantially parallel to the turning direction. | 09-16-2010 |
20120241243 | RECIRCULATING BALL POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A power steering system for transferring torque to a sector gear includes a first ball screw and a first ball nut circumscribing the first ball screw. The first ball nut is in torque-transfer communication with the first ball screw through a plurality of ball bearings and is meshed or engaged with the sector gear for torque transfer therewith. An electric motor is configured to selectively supply torque to the sector gear through the first ball nut. | 09-27-2012 |
20120241244 | RECIRCULATING BALL POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A power steering system includes an input shaft operatively connected to an input member, and a sector gear operatively connected to a pitman arm. A first ball screw is formed on the input shaft. A first ball nut circumscribes the first ball screw and is in torque-transfer communication therewith through a plurality of ball bearings. A first rack is rigidly attached to the first ball nut, and is meshed with the sector gear for torque transfer therewith. A second ball screw is not substantially coaxial with the first ball screw. A second ball nut circumscribes the second ball screw and is in torque-transfer communication with the second ball screw through the ball bearings. A second rack is meshed with the sector gear for torque transfer therewith. An electric motor is configured to selectively supply torque to the sector gear through the second ball screw. | 09-27-2012 |
20120326424 | STEERING WHEEL ALIGNMENT SYSTEM - A steering wheel alignment system for a vehicle having a steering wheel and steering unit that includes a first shaft operatively connected to the steering unit, a second shaft operatively connected to the steering wheel, and a coupling disposed between the first and second shafts to couple the shafts so that rotation of the steering wheel operates the steering unit to steer the vehicle. The coupling includes: a bolt, one of the shafts is hollow to telescope over the other shaft, and each shaft has a radial extending hole therethrough for receiving the bolt to attach the first and second shafts together. The radial extending hole through one of the shafts is elongated in the radial direction so that when the bolt extends through the holes of the first and second shafts the elongation of the hole defines a range of radial adjusting movement of the shafts relative one another until tightening of the bolt clamps the first and second shafts together against further relative rotation. | 12-27-2012 |
20130026750 | ERROR-PROOF TUBE CONNECTION - An internal tube is inserted into an external tube to align first bolt holes provided through opposed walls of the external tube with second bolt holes provided through opposed walls of the internal tube. A bolt is inserted through the first bolt holes and through the second bolt holes to connect the tubes together when the bolt holes are aligned. An error-proofing clip is mounted in the internal tube and has a tongue extending from the end thereof to reach into the external tube and block the insertion of the bolt through the first bolt holes of the external tube until the insertion of the internal tube has proceeded fully to bring the first bolt holes of the external tube and the second bolt holes of the internal tube into alignment with one another, thereby preventing a premature installation of the bolt through only the first bolt holes. | 01-31-2013 |
20130032430 | ELECTRICALLY-ASSISTED PARALLELOGRAM POWER STEERING SYSTEM - A parallelogram steering system transfers torque to a relay rod in response to steering commands. The steering system includes an input member configured to receive the steering commands. A pitman arm and an idler arm are both movably connected to the relay rod. An idler shaft is operatively connected to the idler arm for common rotation therewith. The steering system also includes at least one electric motor, which is configured to selectively supply assist torque to the idler shaft in response to the steering commands. | 02-07-2013 |
20130336712 | FULLY ENGAGED JOINT ASSEMBLY - A joint assembly having a shaft with a retention notch, a joint coupling, a spring clip and a full insertion clip. The joint coupling including a body having a bore, with the bore receiving the shaft, and the body including a secondary fastener hole extending normal to the bore. The spring clip including a fixed end secured to the main body, a flexible middle portion, and a finger at an opposed end, the finger engaging the shaft as the shaft slides into the bore and extending into the retention notch when the shaft is in a fully inserted position. The full insertion clip having a first end secure to the main body, a flexible portion and an opposed second end having a fastener alignment hole, the fastener alignment hole aligning with the secondary fastener hole when not flexed and misaligning with the secondary fastener hole when flexed. | 12-19-2013 |
20140034410 | Rack Electric Power Steering Travel End Stops - An electric power steering system equipped with rack travel end stops which prevent damage in the event of an over-speed condition. An abutment body is attached to each end of the power steering rack in externally concentric relation thereto so as to abut a respective housing abutment of the rack housing in the event of an over-speed condition of an electric power steering system and thereby eliminating tie rod assembly abutment with the housing. | 02-06-2014 |
George E. Doerr, Clarkson, MI US
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20110073404 | Electric Power Steering System Over-Speed Energizing Brake System - A bi-directional over-speed energizing brake system which implements automatically in the event an electric power steering system is in an over-speed condition. For rotational speeds of a rotating component exceeding a predetermined rotational speed threshold, centrifugal force acting on brake arms of a braking assembly overcome biasing by springs such that the brake arms will frictionally engage a non-rotating brake ring to thereby slow the rotational speed of the rotating component. | 03-31-2011 |
20110192673 | VEHICLE STEERING MECHANISM AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A steering mechanism includes a steering gear housing and a first mounting bracket fixedly attached thereto. A second mounting bracket is mounted with respect to the steering gear housing and configured with flexible and fixed states. The flexible state has a first degree of freedom between the steering gear housing and the second mounting bracket, and the fixed state has no degrees of freedom. A locking element adjusts the second mounting bracket between the flexible state and the fixed state. The flexible state of the steering mechanism may further include a second degree of freedom between the steering gear housing and the second mounting bracket. The first degree of freedom may allow translational movement substantially parallel to an axis of the steering gear housing, and the second degree of freedom may allow rotational movement substantially about the axis. | 08-11-2011 |
20110248461 | Idler Arm Assembly Adjustment - An idler arm assembly employed in a steering assembly of a vehicle having a body. The idler arm assembly comprises: an idler housing mounted to the body and including a bore; a pivot shaft mounted in the bore and being rotatable and telescopically slidable in the bore, with the pivot shaft having a cavity at a first end; an idler arm having a first end supported by the second end of the pivot shaft and a second end that supports the steering assembly; a ball stud having a ball end secured in the cavity and supporting the pivot shaft in the telescopically slidable direction, and a shank having threads; and a threaded cap secured to the idler housing and engaged with the threads on the shank, whereby rotation of the threads relative to the threaded cap will telescopically slide the pivot shaft relative to the idler housing. | 10-13-2011 |
Gregory Doerr, West Chicago, MN US
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20150278974 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND COMMUNICATING A LOST REVENUE OPPORTUNITY - Systems and methods for determining and communicating lost revenue opportunity associated with dispensing data and/or billing data corresponding to an outpatient pharmacy transaction. Dispensing data and billing data may be received by the service provider computer from a healthcare provider computer. The service provider computer may load the dispensing data and the billing data into a target dispensing data table and a target billing data table, respectively. The service provider computer may identify one or more data events corresponding to the target dispensing data table and/or the target billing data table. The service provider computer may determine one or more lost revenue opportunities for the identified data events. The service provider computer may generate a lost revenue report including the determined lost revenue opportunities, and communicate the lost revenue report to the healthcare provider computer. | 10-01-2015 |
Gregory Joseph Doerr, Arlington Heights, IL US
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20140051383 | System and Method of Routing Conference Call Participants - A system and method of routing a conference call participant to a conference call is disclosed. Participant location data is requested from an electronic device of the conference call participant. The participant location data is received on a system server from the electronic device of the conference call participant. A least cost connection conference call access phone number is determined from an access number group of one or more available conference call access phone numbers based on the location data from the electronic device of the conference call participant. The conference call participant is provided with the least cost connection conference call access phone number. | 02-20-2014 |
James A. Doerr, Richmond, VA US
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20100002426 | Multi-directional lighting fixture - The multi-directional lighting fixture includes a lighting fixture having a substantially elongated opaque housing with first and second ends with an open top for emitting light in an upward direction and a longitudinal slot along the bottom surface of the housing extending between the first and second ends. The longitudinal slot includes a shielding material, such as a louver or cover, with a predetermined degree of light translucence. The housing has a substantially elliptical cross section tapering towards one end of the housing. The ends of the housing have elliptical translucent members that can transmit lighting horizontally and radially outward from the interior of the housing. Two or more housings can be coupled together in series. | 01-07-2010 |
20130214575 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPARTING A ROCKING MOTION TO AN INFANT CAR SEAT - A device for imparting a rocking motion to a rockable object having a curved bottom surface comprises a wedge-shaped housing and a reciprocating drive mechanism. The wedge-shaped housing comprises an upper housing having an upper surface configured for contacting the curved bottom surface of the rockable object, the upper housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a lower housing having a base configured for sitting on a surface, the lower housing having a proximal end and a distal end; and a hinge portion hingedly joining the proximal ends of the upper and lower housings. The reciprocating drive mechanism alternatingly moves the distal end of the upper housing upward to an extended position and downward to a retracted position. | 08-22-2013 |
Joshua Jerome Doerr, Seattle, WA US
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20150057810 | BUILDING ENERGY ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - This application relates to a building energy analysis and management system for measurement and verification of building performance. The system can analyze, optimize, manage, maintain, trouble shoot, and/or modify building systems, such as HVAC systems, in connection with the building energy usage. Measurements may be gathered for one or more HVAC units coupled to pressure independent valves, and sent to one or more Surge Panels that pass data to remote analysis servers, which can receive other system or external data. The analysis servers compare measurements to predicted values and can standardize the predicted values to account for external conditions. The comparison can result in difference values used to generate probable causes and optimization recommendations. The system outputs reports or other data display using a graphical user interface that can be adjusted for an anticipated user. | 02-26-2015 |
Kai-Uwe Doerr, La Jolla, CA US
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20110004827 | Scalable, Cross-Platform Method for Multi-Tile Display Systems - A distributed visualization system including a cluster graphics library for large scale, cross platform display environment (CGLX) is described. The distributed visualization system includes multiple slave nodes and one or more master nodes in communication with the multiple slave nodes in a network. The distributed visualization system further includes a network layer adapted for transmitting and receiving configuration and synchronization information, a cluster layer adapted for synchronization and event distribution of graphics context and content, render node layer for managing and synchronizing multiple rendering contexts according to the render nodes and one or more user interfaces associated with the one or more control nodes. The one or more user interfaces adapted for configuring and synchronizing the distributed visualization system, wherein the configuring and synchronizing of the distributed visualization system includes one or more control nodes configuring and synchronizing the multiple slave nodes. | 01-06-2011 |
Markus Doerr, Glenmoore, PA US
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20100189755 | Dryer Sheets and a Method for Treating Skin - The invention relates to substrates impregnated with the skin-treating components which when introduced into a tumbling-type dryer in which it contacts fabric articles, the skin-treating component is transferred to the fabric articles which, when contacted with the skin of a user applies the skin-treating component to human skin. | 07-29-2010 |
Michael B. Doerr, Austin, TX US
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20130121447 | Parallel Execution of Trellis-Based Methods - A receiver system and method for recovering information from a symbol data sequence Y. The symbol data sequence Y corresponds to a symbol data sequence X that is transmitted onto the channel by a transmitter. The symbol data sequence X is generated by the transmitter based on associated information bits. At the receiver, a set of two or more processors operate in parallel on two or more overlapping subsequences of the symbol data sequence Y, where each of the two or more overlapping subsequences of the symbol data sequence Y corresponds to a respective portion of a trellis. The trellis describes redundancy in the symbol data sequence Y. The action of operating in parallel generates soft estimates for the associated information bits. The soft estimates are useable to form a receive message corresponding to the associated information bits. | 05-16-2013 |
Michael B. Doerr, Dripping Sprins, TX US
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20100322358 | Parallel Execution of Trellis-Based Methods - A receiver system and method for recovering information from a symbol data sequence Y. The symbol data sequence Y corresponds to a symbol data sequence X that is transmitted onto the channel by a transmitter. The symbol data sequence X is generated by the transmitter based on associated information bits. At the receiver, a set of two or more processors operate in parallel on two or more overlapping subsequences of the symbol data sequence Y, where each of the two or more overlapping subsequences of the symbol data sequence Y corresponds to a respective portion of a trellis. The trellis describes redundancy in the symbol data sequence Y. The action of operating in parallel generates soft estimates for the associated information bits. The soft estimates are useable to form a receive message corresponding to the associated information bits. | 12-23-2010 |
Michael Robert Doerr, Cheswick, PA US
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20150345089 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR A DEBRIS DEFLECTOR - Methods and systems for a mounting device for mounting debris deflector to transportation vehicles such as light rail which helps to position the deflector at the front or rear end of vehicles are disclosed. The mounting device is located between the deflector and transportation vehicle and includes a longitudinal member having a proximal end and a distal end, a first base plate rigidly connected to the proximal end of the longitudinal member, and a second base plate rigidly connected to the distal end of the longitudinal member. Further, the first base plate may be connected to understructure of the transportation vehicle, and the second base plate may be connected to the debris deflector. | 12-03-2015 |
Peter Brennan Doerr, Tulsa, OK US
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20130170344 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASYMMETRICAL AND DYNAMIC ROUTING - An asymmetrical and dynamic routing system (ADRS) is provided to enable the dynamic adjustment of the bandwidth capacity of two or more network devices exchanging data. The two or more network devices monitor their current bandwidth demand between themselves and others in a network and a first network device can transmit bandwidth request to a second network device when the first network device reaches transmission bandwidth capacity. Each network device is further configured with additional transmit and receive ports and can be selectively enabled in response to a bandwidth request from other network devices. Each network device is further configured to generate control signals that are sent to optical mirrors to re-direct data signals to or from the one or more enabled additional transmit and receive ports. | 07-04-2013 |
20140161449 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASYMMETRICAL AND DYNAMIC ROUTING - A regenerator system is provided for dynamic and asymmetric bandwidth capacity adjustment when exchanging data between a first remote network device and a second remote network device. The regenerator includes first and second couplers in communication with the first and second remote network devices, respectively, using a first communication medium that provides multiple communication channels, and at least one redirecting device operable to selectively configure at least one of the channels for either transmission of a signal from the first remote network device to the second remote network device, or transmission of the signal from the second remote network device to the first remote network device. | 06-12-2014 |
Raymond Robert Doerr, Gardner, KS US
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20140344955 | MAINTAINING A COMMON IDENTIFIER FOR A USER SESSION ON A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A wireless system receives a registration from a user device and transfers a request for the user device to an authorization server. The authorization server authorizes a user session for the user device and transfers a common identifier for the user session to the wireless system. The wireless system receives the common identifier and transfers a registration for the user device to an application node. The application node receives the registration and transfers a request for the user device to the authorization server. The authorization server authorizes a user application for the user device and transfers the common identifier for the user application to the application node. The wireless communication system tracks the user session and transfers user session data records having the common identifier. The application node tracks the user application and transfers user application data records having the common identifier. | 11-20-2014 |
Robert A. Doerr, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20110144381 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING A CHLORINE SUPPLY - This invention provides a method for purifying a chlorine supply that includes a chlorine component, a bromine component, and nitrogen trichloride. The method includes the steps of introducing the chlorine supply into a vaporizer, heating the chlorine supply in the vaporizer to form a vapor, and introducing the vapor into a distillation system to provide purified chlorine gas, a distillate that includes liquid chlorine and the bromine component, and a bottoms component including the nitrogen trichloride. The method also includes the steps of condensing the vapor in a reflux condenser, heating the condensate in a reboiler, removing the purified chlorine gas from the distillation system, and removing the distillate from the distillation system. | 06-16-2011 |
20130303803 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING A CHLORINE SUPPLY - This invention provides a method for purifying a chlorine supply that includes a chlorine component, a bromine component, and nitrogen trichloride. The method includes the steps of introducing the chlorine supply into a vaporizer, heating the chlorine supply in the vaporizer to form a vapor, and introducing the vapor into a distillation system to provide purified chlorine gas, a distillate that includes liquid chlorine and the bromine component, and a bottoms component including the nitrogen trichloride. The method also includes the steps of condensing the vapor in a reflux condenser, heating the condensate in a reboiler, removing the purified chlorine gas from the distillation system, and removing the distillate from the distillation system. | 11-14-2013 |
Steven B. Doerr, Topeka, KS US
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20150282504 | COATED PET CHEW PRODUCT - Disclosed herein are pet chews which include a chewable substrate with a palatable coating and methods for making them. The methods include contacting a chewable substrate with a palatable coating composition and drying the coated pet chew or pet food. The coating provides strong binding power, good adhesiveness, and improved palatability and imparts a unique aesthetic to the pet chew product. | 10-08-2015 |
Steven Benjamin Doerr, Topeka, KS US
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20140363537 | PET CHEW WITH AMYLASE AND/OR PROTEASE COMPOSITION - A pet food product and a method for making the same are provided. The pet food product uses a collagen casing with a filling material that contains at least one amylase. The pet food product after drying has desired levels of softness and durability so that it is an effective pet chew product. | 12-11-2014 |
Thomas Doerr US
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20110270337 | MAINTENANCE SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AN ENERGY ACCUMULATOR ARRANGEMENT - An energy accumulator arrangement for an electromedical implant includes a battery, a capacitor, and a charging device which is designed to supply an electric charge from the battery to the capacitor according to a charging program. A maintenance system for maintaining the energy accumulator arrangement includes a monitoring device contained in the implant which captures a physical parameter value of the energy accumulator arrangement; an evaluation unit for evaluating the captured physical parameter value and generating a resulting evaluation result signal; a transceiver contained in the implant which sends the captured physical parameter value to the evaluation unit, and receive the evaluation result signal generated by the evaluation unit; and additionally a control unit contained in the implant which controls the charging device and the monitoring device, and adapts the charging program as a function of the evaluation result signal. | 11-03-2011 |
Timothy E. Doerr, Boise, ID US
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20100211109 | TACK FOR SPINE FIXATION - A tack for insertion into facets of the human spine is made of one or more bioactive materials. The tack is preferably pushed/impacted axially into holes in said facets, rather than rotated or screwed into said holes/facets. The tack may be installed at the posterior side of the lumbar region of the spine, to either fix facets of two vertebrae together or to fix facets of the lowermost vertebra to facets of the sacrum. The preferred tack may be made with barbs or other protrusions that resist or prevent the tack from backing out of the holes of the facets, or may be made without barbs and without protrusions, other than the natural surface texture or porous texture of the preferred porous metal(s) material. The barb-less and protrusion-less tacks are believed to be effective in remaining inside the holes/facets by virtue of their surface texture, which at least in part results from their porosity. Preferably, the tack is not threaded, and is installed with little, and preferably no, rotation of the tack on its longitudinal axis. | 08-19-2010 |
20110106170 | TACK FOR SPINE FIXATION - A tack for insertion into facets joints of the human spine includes one or more bioactive materials. The tack is preferably pushed/impacted axially into a hole in the facets, rather than rotated or screwed into the hole/facets. For example, the bioactive material may be outer sidewall(s) made of porous material that receives and/or encourages bone growth into its pores. Or, for example, the bioactive material may be osteobiologic material, demineralized bone matrix (DBM), sponge holding bone morphogenic protein (BMP), allograft bone, or other bioactive material inside an interior space of the tack. Apertures may be provided in the outer wall of a hollow tack to allow bone growth into the interior space of the tack. The tack may have a longitudinal passage, so that the tack may be installed on and slid along a guide-wire in percutaneous surgery that is guided by intraoperative imaging navigation. Preferably, the tack is not threaded, and is installed with little, and preferably no, rotation of the tack on its longitudinal axis. | 05-05-2011 |
Todd Doerr, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20130190772 | Elastic Guide Wire for Spinal Surgery - An elastic alloy wire is used to guide pedicle screw insertion during spinal surgery of a patient. Once the pedicle screw is affixed to the vertebra, the elastic alloy wire is bent away from the intraoperative region, providing the surgeon and surgeon's assistant better access to the intraoperative region and the anatomy of the patient. | 07-25-2013 |
Vince J. Doerr, Boulder, CO US
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20140012130 | Flexible Circuit Sheet - A surgical instrument is disclosed having an elongated body portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The body portion is formed from a plastically deformable material such that the body portion can be bent between the proximal and distal ends from a first configuration to a second bent configuration and maintains the bent configuration. A flexible circuit having at least a pair of lead wires disposed around the body portion. The pair of lead wires are configured to conform to the bent configuration of the body portion such that they do not break during bending of the body portion. A tracking device adapted to cooperate with a navigation system to track the distal end of the instrument is coupled to the flexible circuit. | 01-09-2014 |
William Doerr, Kensington, CT US
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20090006622 | Ultimate client development system - A client development system is provided that includes creating a plurality of hosts and host databases. A host contact is identified, qualified, and cultivated. The system provides for three levels of users: hosts, experts, and members. The system permits a host's member contacts and experts to search the expert directories of other hosts for an expert that matches a particular profile. The system also provides automatic communications to a host contact from the host as well as and other contact interface notifications for the host. | 01-01-2009 |