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20120265694 | ONE-TOUCH PLATFORM FOR PRODUCT REGISTRATION AND SUPPORT - According to one embodiment, a request is received at a support center a request from a user for registering a product, where the request includes a machine-readable code that uniquely represents the product. In response to the request, the product is identified and product information is compiled based on the machine-readable code without requiring the user to specifically provide the product information. The product information of the identified product is stored in a user asset store associated with the user, where the product information stored in the user asset store is utilized subsequently for supporting identified product. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265695 | ONE-TOUCH SUPPORT SERVICES APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES - According to one aspect, a request is received at a support services application programming interface (API) of a support center that provides support services to a plurality of products of a plurality of vendors, where the request is received from a user for support services of a product. In response to the request, a case identifier (ID) is instantly generated that uniquely identifies a current instant support services session associated with the user for supporting the product. A touch plan is dynamically created representing an instance of the support services session, where the touch plan is identified and tracked by the case ID. A communication session is established between an agent and the user to allow the agent to provide support services to the user based on the touch plan. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265696 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC AND PROACTIVE SUPPORT SERVICES - According to one aspect of the invention, it is determined, at a support center, a relationship between a first product provided by a first vendor and a second product provided by a second vendor. The first and second products have been purchased by a user via a purchasing facility associated with a client of the support center. In response to a first event received from the client or the first vendor indicating a change of the first product, a first message is transmitted to the user on behalf of the client notifying the user the change of the first product. A second message is automatically transmitted to the user offering a support service of a possible change of the second product in view of the relationship between the first and second products, without requiring the user to initiate a request for the support service. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265697 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES VIA AN AVAILABLE COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BASED ON USER PREFERENCE AND CLIENT PREFERENCE - According to one aspect, a request is received at a services application programming interface (API) of a support center from a user for support services of a product. A first list of one or more communication channels that are available for the user to contact an agent of the support center is generated based on a second list of one or more communication channels preferred by the user and a third list of one or more communication channels preferred by a vendor associated with the product. The first list of one or more communication channels is transmitted via the service API to the user. In response to a selection of a communication channel from the first list, a communication session is established between the user and the agent via the selected communication channel for providing support services of the product on behalf of the vendor. | 10-18-2012 |
20120265800 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING SELF-SUPPORT SERVICES USING INFORMATION FROM A VIRAL SOURCE - According to one aspect, a request is received at a services application programming interface (API) of a support center from a user for support services of a product provided by a client of the support center. In response to the request, one or more articles associated with the product are identified that have been published in an online publication forum, where the articles have been extracted from a knowledgebase (KB) based on a support history of the product maintained by the support center. A list of support options is presented to the user, including a first one-touch button to contact an agent of the support center and a link to the one or more articles of the publication forum to allow the user to attempt finding a solution to the product without having to contact the agent of the support center. | 10-18-2012 |
20120266258 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING CROSS-VENDOR SUPPORT SERVICES - According to one aspect, a first request is received at a services application programming interface (API) of a support center from a first user for a first product provided by a first client. A second request is received at the services API of the support center from a second user for a second product provided by a second client. A first knowledgebase (KB) associated with the first client and a second KB associated with the second client are identified. A third KB that contains information common to the first product and the second product is identified. The first KB and the third KB are enabled to be accessible by a first agent assigned to provide support services of the first product. The second KB and the third KB are enabled to be accessible by a second agent assigned to provide support services of the second product. | 10-18-2012 |
20130024277 | PLATFORM TO PROVIDE ADVERTISEMENTS TO USERS OF REGISTERED PRODUCTS - A service center identifies a first and a second users supported by the service center for products registered with the service center, where the service center is configured to provide support services to the users concerning the products on behalf of vendors that provide the products, wherein the first user and the second user have at least one common product registered with the service center. The service center determines whether the first user and the second user are members of a social community that is communicatively coupled to the service center via a first an application programming interface (API), where the social community is hosted by a third party over a network. A message is transmitted to a first mobile device associated with the first user to enable the first user to connect with the second user via the social community without requiring the first user directly accessing the social community. | 01-24-2013 |
20130024322 | PLATFORM FOR PROVIDING LIFE-CYCLE PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICES - A service center receives a request for posting a message from a mobile device over a network, the request identifying a first discussion forum and a second discussion forum, the message pertaining to a product previously registered with the service center by a user. The message is transmitted to a first server hosting the first discussion forum over the network, together with first credentials retrieved from a database associated with the service center. The first credentials are to allow the first discussion forum to authenticate the user in order to post the message on the first discussion forum. The message is also transmitted to a second server hosting the second discussion forum over the network, together with second credentials retrieved from the database. The second credentials are to allow the second discussion forum to authenticate the user in order to post the message on the second discussion forum. | 01-24-2013 |
20130046571 | METHOD FOR PROACTIVELY PREDICTING SUBJECT MATTER AND SKILL SET NEEDED OF SUPPORT SERVICES - A service center receives information representing user interaction of a user with a presentation while navigating the presentation at a remote device, where the presentation describes a possible solution to a problem related to a product supported by the service center. The service center provides support services for various products on behalf of various product providers. A subject matter of the product is predicted that the user is likely interested in based on the user interaction and one or more skill sets are identified that are required to provide support services for the subject matter of the product, while the user is navigating the presentation. In response to a request received from the remote device requesting a live support, a communications session is established between the user and an agent who qualifies the skill sets to enable the agent to provide live support services to the user. | 02-21-2013 |
20130047232 | MULTIPLE AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS FOR ACCESSING SERVICE CENTER SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS - A service center receives first media data from a mobile device over a network, the first media data including at least one of an image and a voice stream presenting an identity of a user associated with the mobile device. The first media data was captured via at least one of a camera and a voice recorder of the mobile device. The user is authenticated by matching the first media data against second media data stored in the service center. The second media data has been previously registered with the service center, where the service center provides support services for a plurality of products on behalf of a plurality of product providers. Upon having successfully authenticated the user, support services are provided to the user for a product that has been registered with the service center by the user on behalf of a vendor. | 02-21-2013 |
20130073403 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PRODUCT VIA A SERVICE CENTER SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS - A service center receives a request for activating a subscribed service on a first device that has been registered with the service center, where the service center provides services to a plurality of products on behalf of a plurality of product providers. In response to the request, device information about the registered first device is retrieved from an internal database, where the device information was collected when the first device was registered with the service center. Subscription information including credentials of a user who has subscribed the subscribed service is obtained for authentication. The device information and the credentials are transmitted to a service provider that provides the subscribed service to allow the service provider to activate the subscribed service on the first device, without having the user to directly contact the service provider for activating the subscribed service. | 03-21-2013 |
20130089848 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LEARNING COURSES VIA A SERVICE CENTER SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS - A service center receives a request from a remote device for accessing a learning course describing operations of a product that has been registered with the service center. In response to the request, a media stream representing the learning course is transmitted to the remote device to allow a user of the remote device to navigate the learning course, without requiring the user to directly access a training facility of a product provider associated with the registered product. User interaction with the learning course is tracked and analyzed to generate an analysis result, where the analysis result is utilized to generate or identify a subsequent learning course specifically tailored to the user. The analysis result is transmitted to the product provider to allow the product provider for the purpose of determining customer satisfaction. | 04-11-2013 |
20130173687 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES USING CONSUMER SELECTED SPECIALISTS AND SPECIALIST RATINGS - A service center receives a request from a remote device for a live support session of a product supported by the service center, where the service center provides support services for a plurality of products on behalf of a plurality of product providers. In response to the request, the service center determines one or more preferred agents that are known to a user of the remote device and transmits information representing the preferred agents to the remote device to allow the user to select one of the preferred agents for the live support session. In response to a user selection of an agent, a communications session is established between the user and the selected agent to enable the selected agent to provide live support. | 07-04-2013 |
20130223614 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES USING MULTI-CHANNEL NAVIGATOR AND ROUTE SEQUENCES - A service center receives a command from a remote device over a network, where the service center provides support services to users on products on behalf clients. Based on the command, a context element of a route sequence map associated with a user of the remote device is identified, where the identified context element is one of context elements of the route sequence map in a hierarchical structure. Each context element having one or more property values specifying at least one of an action to be performed by the service center and a link to one or more child context elements. It is determined whether the identified context element is an action context element or a navigation context element based on one or more property values associated with the identified context element. If so, an action specified by the identified context is performed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130268404 | PLATFORM FOR PROVIDING LIFE-CYCLE PRODUCT SUPPORT SERVICES - A support center receives a first request from a mobile device requesting a support service and establishing a communications session between the user of the mobile device and a support agent to allow the support agent to provide the support service to the product. The support center receives a message associated with the product from a vendor providing the product, the message identifying at least one of a promotion, a reward, a suggestion of an accessory, and a recall of the product. The support center accesses a set of rules associated with the product to determine whether the message associated with the product should be routed to the user, where the rules have been previously configured by the user and stored in the database, and transmits the message to the mobile device if the rules permit. | 10-10-2013 |
20130325726 | METHODS FOR PROVIDING CROSS-VENDOR SUPPORT SERVICES - According to one aspect, in response to a request from a mobile application running at a mobile device of a customer, a personalized page is transmitted to the mobile application, the personalized page including a list of products retrieved from a customer profile of the customer. Each of the products is associated with one or more communications channels preferred by an associated client, which are retrieved from the client database. A live support request is received from the mobile application initiated from a selected product of the personalized page, the live support request including a selection selecting one of the preferred communications channels listed on the personalized page. A live communication session is established between the customer and a support agent using a selected communications channel for live support services to the customer concerning the selected product. | 12-05-2013 |
20140022328 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT WITH ASSOCIATES ANYWHERE AND NOTIFICATIONS - According to one embodiment, a self-service system is to provide self-support knowledgebase (KB) information to allow users to navigate the self-support KB. A monitor is to track user interaction with the self-support KB while a user navigates through the self-support KB. A support service system is to receive a request from the first mobile device of the first user to request a live support service and in response to the request, the support service system is to identify a set of skills required to handle the first product currently navigated by the user. An agent manager to select a support agent having a skill set satisfying the identified skill set. A communications and routing system coupled to the support service system to establish session video chat communications session between the mobile devices of the user and the selected agent. | 01-23-2014 |
20140033290 | MULTIPLE AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS FOR ACCESSING SERVICE CENTER SUPPORTING A VARIETY OF PRODUCTS - According to one embodiment, a login page is displayed on a mobile device for logging onto a support center. In response to selecting a first login option, the user is requested to speak a predetermined phrase to a microphone of the mobile device and a first voice stream is captured using a voice recorder of the mobile device. The first voice stream is transmitted to the support center for authentication based on the voice. In response to selecting a second login option, a password is obtained and is transmitted to the support center to for authentication based on the password. Upon having been successfully authenticated by the support center based on at least one of the first and second login options, a communication session is established with a support agent of the support center for support services of a product associated with the user. | 01-30-2014 |
20140119531 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT USING ANSWER ENGINE AND DIALOG RULES - According to one embodiment, a self-service system is to provide self-support knowledgebase (KB) information to allow users to navigate the self-support KB. A monitor is to track user interaction with the self-support KB while a user navigates through the self-support KB. An answer engine is to receive a query from the user to ask a question and in response to the query, to identify a predefined response to the query in view of a set of dialog rules. The answer engine is to transmit one or more related questions that the user will likely ask based on the dialog rules and the user interaction. The answer engine further transmits an invitation to allow the user to initiate a live support session after a predetermined condition has been satisfied. | 05-01-2014 |
20150010139 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES USING CONSUMER SELECTED SPECIALISTS AND SPECIALIST RATINGS - A general queue and priority queues corresponding to agents are maintained. In response to a user request from a remote device of a user regarding a content item of a content document displayed at the remote device, it is determined whether the user request includes an agent identifier (ID). If the user request includes a first agent ID, a first of the priority queues is identified based on the first agent ID and the user request is inserted into the first priority queue. If the user request does not include an agent ID, the user request is inserted into the general queue. A case manager the requests from the general queue and the priority queues to the agents that are available to enable the agents to establish live communication sessions with users associated with the requests. | 01-08-2015 |
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20080305557 | Novel Applications of Acridinium Compounds and Derivatives in Homogeneous Assays - Chemiluminescent acridinium compounds are used in homogeneous assays to determine the concentration of an analyte in a sample without strong acid or strong base treatment. The chemiluminescent acridinium compounds include acridinium esters with electron donating functional groups at the C2 and/or C7 position on the acridinium nucleus to inhibit pseudo-base formation, or acridinium sulfonamides with or without electron donating functional groups at the C2 and/or C7 position on the acridinium nucleus. | 12-11-2008 |
20090029349 | Novel Applications of Acridinium Compounds and Derivatives in Homogeneous Assays - Chemiluminescent acridinium compounds are used in homogeneous assays to determine the concentration of an analyte in a sample without strong acid or strong base treatment. The chemiluminescent acridinium compounds include acridinium esters with electron donating functional groups at the C2 and/or C7 position on the acridinium nucleus to inhibit pseudo-base formation, or acridinium sulfonamides with or without electron donating functional groups at the C2 and/or C7 position on the acridinium nucleus. | 01-29-2009 |
20100099077 | STABLE ACRIDINIUM ESTERS WITH FAST LIGHT EMISSION - Chemiluminescent acridinium esters are provided which are fast light emitting and hydrolytically stable. The chemiluminescent acridinium esters are useful labels in assays for detecting or quantifying analytes. | 04-22-2010 |
20120225497 | ZWITTERION-CONTAINING ACRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS - Hydrophilic, chemiluminescent acridinium compounds containing zwitterions are disclosed. These acridinium compounds, when used as chemiluminescent labels in immunochemistry assays and the like, exhibit decreased non-specific binding to solid phases and provide increased assay sensitivity. | 09-06-2012 |
20130065325 | ZWITTERIONIC REAGENTS - Zwitterion-containing compounds for the modification of hydrophobic molecules to improve their solubility and/or to lower their non-specific binding as provided. The zwitterion-containing compounds may be suitable for modification of detectable labels such as biotin and fluorescein to improve their solubility. The zwitterion-containing compounds may also be useful for the preparation of conjugates of proteins, peptides and other macromolecules or for crosslinking molecules and/or macromolecules. | 03-14-2013 |
20140295575 | ZWITTERION-CONTAINING ACRIDINIUM COMPOUNDS - Hydrophilic, chemiluminescent acridinium compounds containing zwitterions are disclosed. These acridinium compounds, when used as chemiluminescent labels in immunochemistry assays and the like, exhibit decreased non-specific binding to solid phases and provide increased assay sensitivity. | 10-02-2014 |
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20100007250 | MEDICAL SERVICES CART - A cart, useful in transporting medical equipment within a medical facility, is constructed of lightweight materials, such as foam filled panels. It features a drawer module that may be adapted to receive a number of drawers for different sizes for adaptable use. The foam-filled panels may be constructed for instance by creating foam core by machining or molding, and attaching both inner and outer plastic panels made using thermoforming or other similar process. | 01-14-2010 |
20110132918 | DELIVERY VERIFICATION SYSTEM - A system for providing correct delivery of pharmaceuticals or the like to a patient location has a mounting body, a matching plate, a storage box and elements for associating a particular matching plate, affixed to a surface of the mounting body, with a particular storage box. The mounting body should be adapted to be fixed in place at the patient location, thereby fixing in place a storage body engaged in it. The storage box has a unitarily-formed storage body, with an open face hingedly fitted with a door for closing the open face. Proper association of the matching plate with the particular occurs when the associating elements of the storage box and the matching plate register with each other, allowing an element of the mounting body to engage the storage box. Disengagement of the element can be effected only through access to the interior of the storage body. | 06-09-2011 |
20120186201 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DOCKING A VIAL WITH A CONTAINER - A device and method for docking a vial with a container is disclosed. A cap may be used to establish fluid communication between the vial and a container. The cap may be positioned within a first aperture in the device which is positioned below a second aperture which is sized to accept the vial. The second aperture may contain a taper so that the vial may automatically center above the piercing aperture of the cap. A notch may be placed adjacent to the first aperture so that the vial and cap may be removed horizontally from the device. A cavity may be positioned below the first aperture to accept at least a portion of a container which may be in fluid communication with the cap. | 07-26-2012 |
20120187229 | TABLET CRUSHER - A device for crushing one or more tablets and method for using the same are disclosed. The device preferably contains a lower body portion and upper body portion which assemble to define a cavity between the two portions. The cavity has a floor which may define an anvil. At least one opening is placed within the cavity to accept a tablet. A platen body may be adapted to travel along a substantially vertical axis between a closed and open position and may be guided along a rear vertical wall of the cavity. A pinion is preferably placed on an elongate member and operatively engages with a rack placed on the platen body such that movement of the elongate member is translated to the platen body. A crushing surface may be placed on the platen body and is preferably parallel to the anvil. The crushing surface and anvil may be placed at an oblique angle relative to the vertical axis of travel for the platen body. The platen body may contain a top surface which contacts a corresponding surface on the elongate member when the platen body is in the closed position so as to apply a hammering force to the tablet. | 07-26-2012 |
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20130240653 | TABLET CRUSHER WITH ROCKER ACTION - A device for crushing one or more tablets and methods of using the same are disclosed. The device contains a solid body portion having a blade-like configuration. Round grips extend from the opposing ends of the body portion. The body portion has a crushing surface that is convex. The convex surface allows the device to be operated in a rocking motion. | 09-19-2013 |
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20140117170 | CORD AND TUBE ORGANIZER - A removable cord and tube organizer having a rigid body and an elastic member is described herein. The rigid body has attachment points and channels for attachment of the elastic member when the elastic member is wrapped around an IV pole or other body to affix the organizer thereto. | 05-01-2014 |
20140117184 | VIAL HOLDER AND METHOD OF USE - A customizable holder for vials and test tubes is described herein. The holder includes a body having an inclined portion and a vertical portion joined together. A guide is present in the inclined portion for accepting elastic clamps for holding a vial or test tube. The elastic clamps have a slot and aperture therein to retain a vial or test tube. | 05-01-2014 |
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20140201807 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENFORCING SECURITY IN MOBILE COMPUTING - Methods and systems described herein relate to enhancing security on a device by configuring one or more software functions in a trusted zone of a processor using object firewalls, IPC mechanisms, and/or a policy engine. An inter-process communication mechanism and inter-process communication bus enable secure inter-process communication between inter-process communication applications within the trusted zone and inter-process communication applications external to the trusted zone. Adapting, filtering, blocking, redirecting, or otherwise modifying inter-process communications is enabled by the inter-process communications mechanism. Modifications may be controlled by a policy engine within the trusted zone. | 07-17-2014 |
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20140282992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING THE BOOT PROCESS OF A DEVICE USING CREDENTIALS STORED ON AN AUTHENTICATION TOKEN - Methods and systems are provided for securing devices in which a secure external authentication token is used to verify user credentials prior to enabling the operating system of the device by loading or decrypting the operating system. Suitable external authentication tokens can include smartcards such as a common access card and may be verified by cryptographic processes either at a local server or via a remote credentials processor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140283136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING AND LOCATING COMPUTING DEVICES - Methods and systems are provided for identifying a computing device and/or the user of such a device and granting or prohibit access to one or more devices based on the location of the computing device. User devices include receivers and emitters for localization signals, and behavior of user devices or user interaction devices are modified according to received localization signals. Example systems may provide tracking media streaming to local devices, automatic configuration of transmitters, or adaptation of multi-user interactions based on user location. | 09-18-2014 |
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20120072371 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMBEDDING A DEFINED BENEFIT IN A DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN - A system and method comprises a defined contribution module for periodically receiving contributions and for accumulating value over a period of time by investing at least one of the contributions, the accumulated value being capable of: (1) being withdrawn at any time and reinvested, and (2) being paid out after a predetermined period of time; and wherein select investment options comprises investment products and at least one designated defined benefit investment option module for: (1) receiving at least one investment payment from the defined contribution module, the investment payment comprising at least one of the contributions and/or the accumulated value, (2) for paying out a guaranteed minimum income payment for life, after the predetermined period of time, based on a retirement income formula, and (3) increasing the income payment for life for excess performance over the formula. | 03-22-2012 |
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20090117253 | PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS FACTOR PROTEIN (PEX) DISRUPTIONS FOR ALTERING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND TOTAL LIPID CONTENT IN OLEAGINOUS EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS - Methods of increasing the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotes, accomplished by modifying the activity of peroxisome biogenesis factor (Pex) proteins. Disruptions of a chromosomal Pex3 gene, Pex10p gene or Pex16p gene in a PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotic strain resulted in an increased amount of PUFAs, as a percent of total fatty acids and as a percent of dry cell weight, in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of the strain, as compared to the parental strain whose native Pex protein was not disrupted. | 05-07-2009 |
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20120213905 | AQUACULTURE FEED COMPOSITIONS - Aquaculture feed compositions having a ratio of concentration of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids of eicosapentaenoic acid [“EPA”; cis-5,8,11,14,17-eicosapentaenoic acid; 20:5] to concentration of docosahexaenoic acid [“DHA”; cis-4,7,10,13,16,19-docosahexaenoic acid; 22:6] greater than 2:1 based on the individual concentrations of EPA and DHA in the aquaculture feed composition, and having a biomass source of carotenoid(s), are disclosed. Furthermore, such aquaculture feed compositions may have a concentration of the sum of EPA and DHA that is at least about 0.8%, measured as a weight percent of the aquaculture feed composition. | 08-23-2012 |
20130230891 | PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS FACTOR PROTEIN (PEX) DISRUPTIONS FOR ALTERING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND TOTAL LIPID CONTENT IN OLEAGINOUS EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS - Methods of increasing the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotes, accomplished by modifying the activity of peroxisome biogenesis factor (Pex) proteins. Disruptions of a chromosomal Pex3 gene, Pex10p gene or Pex16p gene in a PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotic strain resulted in an increased amount of PUFAs, as a percent of total fatty acids and as a percent of dry cell weight, in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of the strain, as compared to the parental strain whose native Pex protein was not disrupted. | 09-05-2013 |
20140186906 | RECOMBINANT MICROBIAL CELLS THAT PRODUCE AT LEAST 28% EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID AS DRY CELL WEIGHT - Recombinant microbial cells are disclosed herein that produce an oil comprising at least 28 percent eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) measured as a weight percent of dry cell weight. These cells may comprise a polynucleotide sequence encoding an active acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase (LPCAT) comprising at least one amino acid mutation in a membrane-bound O-acyltransferase motif. In addition, the cells may comprise a down-regulation of an endogenous polynucleotide sequence encoding Sou2 sorbitol utilization protein, and/or one or more polynucleotides encoding phospholipid:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (PDAT), delta-12 desaturase, a dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid (DGLA) synthase multizyme, delta-8 desaturase, malonyl-CoA synthetase (MCS), or acyl-CoA:lysophosphatidic acid acyltransferase (LPAAT). Also disclosed are methods of using the recombinant microbial cells to produce oil containing omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids such as EPA. | 07-03-2014 |
20150024441 | PEROXISOME BIOGENESIS FACTOR PROTEIN (PEX) DISRUPTIONS FOR ALTERING POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS AND TOTAL LIPID CONTENT IN OLEAGINOUS EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS - Methods of increasing the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotes, accomplished by modifying the activity of peroxisome biogenesis factor (Pex) proteins. Disruptions of a chromosomal Pex3 gene, Pex10p gene or Pex16p gene in a PUFA-producing, oleaginous eukaryotic strain resulted in an increased amount of PUFAs, as a percent of total fatty acids and as a percent of dry cell weight, in the total lipid fraction and in the oil fraction of the strain, as compared to the parental strain whose native Pex protein was not disrupted. | 01-22-2015 |
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20090186907 | Pyrazinones As Cellular Proliferation Inhibitors - This invention pertains to a method of inhibiting undesired animal cellular proliferation said method comprising contacting an animal cell with a compound of Formula 1 and all pharmaceutically acceptable, salts, N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, or geometric and stereoisomers thereof: | 07-23-2009 |
20100120714 | SUBSTITUTED BENZENE FUNGICIDES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, including all geometric and stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 05-13-2010 |
20100267729 | FUNGICIDAL HETEROCYCLIC AMINES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 10-21-2010 |
20100273775 | FUNGICIDAL BICYCLIC PYRAZOLES - Disclosed are compounds of Formulae 1 and 1a, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 10-28-2010 |
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20130143940 | FUNGICIDAL PYRAZOLES - Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1 and Formula 1A including all stereoisomers, N-oxides, and salts thereof, | 06-06-2013 |
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20090080426 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SYNCHRONIZING MULTICAST CUSTOMIZED CONTENT TO FACILITATE DSLAM COMPLEXITY REDUCTION - A method, computer readable medium, and system for advertisement and content distribution are provided. Supplementary content is synchronized with advertisement slots, or commercial intervals, of a program stream and distributed via separate multicast group addresses. The program content is distributed via an alternative multicast group address during commercial intervals. Ports associated with respective users are mapped or otherwise associated with multiple multicast group addresses in a forwarding table thereby allowing distribution of supplementary content, or alternatively the program content, during commercial intervals. | 03-26-2009 |
20090119702 | ADVERTISEMENT AND CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - A method, a computer readable medium and a system for advertisement and content distribution, comprises a splicer, and a set top box (STB), wherein the splicer is communicably coupled to the STB, wherein the splicer receives content, wherein the splicer receives at least one advertisement, wherein the splicer synchronizes the at least one advertisement on a first address with a slot in the content on a second address to produce an output, wherein the splicer sends the output to the STB, and wherein the STB displays the output. | 05-07-2009 |
20090154049 | Network equipment system providing surge protection and DC blocking bypass functionalities - A network equipment system comprises a communication apparatus, an equipment protector block connected between the communication apparatus and a subscriber premise DSL network termination device (NTD), and a protection module mounted on the equipment protector block. The protection module includes circuitry configured for providing surge protection functionality, for providing AC coupling-DC blocking functionality, for providing DC blocking bypass functionality, and for enabling said DC blocking bypass functionality to be selectively activated and deactivated. The protection module facilitates such functionality in association with the communication apparatus and the subscriber premise DSL NTD. | 06-18-2009 |
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20130085801 | Supply Chain Performance Management Tool Having Predictive Capabilities - A method for providing a supply chain management tool may include generating a representation of a supply chain of an organization where the representation is generated responsive to identification of supply chain entities and corresponding flows therebetween. The flows may include transactional layer activities at a stock keeping unit level. The method may further include referencing the representation to determine historical data indicative of supply chain performance, and utilizing processing circuitry to employ the historical data to generate at least one prediction regarding future operating performance of the supply chain. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085812 | Supply Chain Performance Management Tool for Profiling A Supply Chain - A method for providing a supply chain performance management tool may include receiving an identification of supply chain entities and corresponding operational activities therebetween for an organization to generate a functional representation of the supply chain, receiving natively formatted data from the entities of the organization where the natively formatted data is indicative of transactional layer activities, converting, via processing circuitry, the natively formatted data to processed data using a rule set for data conversion developed for the organization, and associating the processed data to the functional representation for generation of one or more reports indicative of supply chain performance. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085813 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program Product for Providing a Supply Chain Performance Management Tool - A method for providing a supply chain performance management tool may include profiling a supply chain by obtaining data indicative of stock keeping unit level activity associated with flows of items between entities within the supply chain of an organization, cleansing, via processing circuitry, the obtained data based on reconciliation of input from each functional category of entities within the supply chain, and providing performance results based on the cleansed data. | 04-04-2013 |
20130085814 | Supply Chain Optimization Using a Supply Chain Performance Management Tool - A method for providing reports associated with improving supply chain performance may include generating a representation of a supply chain of an organization where the representation is generated responsive to identification of supply chain entities and corresponding flows therebetween. The flows may include transactional layer activities at a stock keeping unit level. The method may further include referencing the representation to define data groupings based on supply chain similarities, establishing baseline data and at least one scenario, and employing the defined data groupings to run a test relative to the at least one scenario, via processing circuitry, to generate performance results relative to the baseline data. | 04-04-2013 |
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20080271706 | Hydrogen gas injector plug for diesel engines - The hydrogen gas injector plug for diesel engines employs an injector plug for generating hydrogen gas from water. Pressurized hot water is pulsed into contact with a heated metallic catalyst. The pressurized hot water turns to steam and disassociates into a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen gases. The catalyst removes the oxygen gases from the gaseous mixture. The hydrogen gas expands into a combustion chamber and is burned therein, creating a pressure to drive an engine piston disposed in the combustion chamber. | 11-06-2008 |
20090095237 | Photon-ion-electron hydrogen generator plug - The photon-ion-electron hydrogen generator plug is a plug for generating hydrogen gas from ambient air drawn into the piston chamber of an engine. The plug includes a cathode filament that glows “white hot” when an electric current is supplied thereto. A positively charged anode is disposed adjacent the filament. The plug has an end that opens into the cylinder chamber of the engine. A battery, a rotary switch and a step-up transformer form an electric circuit for supplying electric current to the cathode filament and anode. | 04-16-2009 |
20090145763 | Hydrogen gas generator for jet engines - A hydrogen gas generator for jet engines includes a device that utilizes photons and a catalyst to disassociate hydrogen gas from water. The generated hydrogen gas is directed to the combustion chamber of a jet engine and combined with air therein for burning and powering the jet engine. The device is connected to a source of electric energy and pressurized water. The electric energy is supplied to an anode and a surrounding cathode. The cathode is designed to glow white-hot and emit photons and heat when an electric current is supplied thereto. The anode is fabricated from a catalytic material and is designed to become red-hot when supplied with electric energy. Water is supplied through a conduit and is converted to superheated steam, which is thermolytically decomposed to form hydrogen and oxygen. | 06-11-2009 |
20090320494 | Hydrogen gas generator for jet engines - A hydrogen gas generator for jet engines includes a device that utilizes photons and a catalyst to disassociate hydrogen gas from water. The generated hydrogen gas is directed to the combustion chamber of a jet engine and combined with air therein for burning and powering the jet engine. The device is connected to a source of electric energy and pressurized water. The electric energy is supplied to an anode and a surrounding cathode. The cathode is designed to glow white-hot and emit photons and heat when an electric current is supplied thereto. The anode is fabricated from a catalytic material and is designed to become red-hot when supplied with electric energy. Water is supplied through a conduit and is converted to superheated steam, which is thermolytically decomposed to form hydrogen and oxygen. | 12-31-2009 |
20110146286 | SELF-STARTING TURBINELESS JET ENGINE - The self-starting turbineless jet engine has fuel delivery, fuel combustion and airflow components, but it does not contain and therefore avoids the limitations associated with turbines or other moving parts other than those associated with the fuel delivery. The jet engine provides inlet louvers or vanes which direct air through an internal restriction to before mixing it with a fuel for combustion in a combustion chamber. While most of the combustion gases are exhausted through an outlet portion of the turbineless jet engine, a portion of the combustion gases are mixed with air received from an aft inlet duct in sixteen thermodynamic air compressors and back through a centrally located hot gas and fire pressure conduit where the gases are further redirected by a high temperature insulated nose cone back into the air flow received by the inlet louvers, thereby providing heat and air compression, even at zero airspeed. | 06-23-2011 |
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20130237754 | Otoscanning With 3D Modeling - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the ear probe comprising a wide-angle lens optically coupled to the image sensor, laser light source, a laser optical element, and a source of non-laser video illumination; the plurality of tracking illumination sensors disposed upon the otoscanner body so as to sense reflections of tracking illumination emitted from the tracking illumination emitter and reflected from tracking targets installed at positions that are fixed relative to the scanned ear; the image sensor coupled for data communications to a data processor, with the data processor configured so that it functions by constructing a 3D image of the interior of the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237756 | Otoscanner With Pressure Sensor For Compliance Measurement - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the ear probe comprising a wide-angle lens optically coupled to the image sensor, laser light source, a laser optical element, and a source of non-laser video illumination; the plurality of tracking illumination sensors disposed upon the otoscanner body so as to sense reflections of tracking illumination emitted from the tracking illumination emitter and reflected from tracking targets installed at positions that are fixed relative to the scanned ear; the image sensor coupled for data communications to a data processor, with the data processor configured so that it functions by constructing a 3D image of the interior of the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237757 | Otoscanner with Camera For Video And Scanning - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; wherein the image sensor operates at a video frame rate that is twice a standard video frame rate; a laser light source is strobed during capture by the image sensor of alternate video frames; video frames are captured by the image sensor when only the non-laser video illumination illuminates the scanned ear; and images for constructing 3D images are captured by the image sensor only when the strobed laser light illuminates the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237758 | Video Otoscanner With Line-Of-Sight Of Probe and Screen - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the ear probe comprising a wide-angle lens optically coupled to the image sensor, laser light source, a laser optical element, and a source of non-laser video illumination; the display screen coupled for data communications to the image sensor, the display screen displaying images of the scanned ear, the display screen positioned on the otoscanner body in relation to the ear probe so that when the ear probe is positioned for scanning, both the display screen and the ear probe are visible to a operator operating the otoscanner; and a data processor configured to construct a | 09-12-2013 |
20130237759 | Otoscanner With Safety Warning System - An otoscanner including an otoscanner body, the body comprising a hand grip, the body having mounted upon it an ear probe, a tracking illumination emitter, a plurality of tracking illumination sensors, and a display screen, the otoscanner body having mounted within it an image sensor; the image sensor coupled for data communications to a data processor, with the data processor configured to function by inferring, from a tracked position of the ear probe, previously recorded statistics describing typical ear sizes according to human demographics, and currently recorded demographic information regarding a person whose ear is scanned, the actual present position of the ear probe in relation to at least one part of the scanned ear; and providing a warning when the probe moves within a predefined distance from the part of the scanned ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20130237764 | Otoscanner With Fan And Ring Laser - An otoscanner including a conical laser-reflective optical element and a laser light source and the conical laser-reflecting optical element are configured so that the conical laser-reflecting optical element, when illuminated by the laser light source, projects a broken ring of laser light upon an interior surface of the ear when the ear probe is positioned in the ear and a diffractive laser optic lens and the laser light source and the diffractive laser optic lens are configured so that the diffractive laser optic lens, when illuminated by the laser light source, projects upon an interior surface of the ear a fan of laser light at a predetermined angle with respect to a front surface of the diffractive laser optic lens when the ear probe is positioned in the ear. | 09-12-2013 |
20140031680 | Otoscanner With 3D Imaging And Onboard Tracking - Apparatus and methods for tracking scanner motion with a tracking illumination emitter mounted on a scanner, the scanner including imaging apparatus that captures a sequence of images of a scanned object as the scanner moves with respect to the scanned object; tracking targets installed off the scanner at positions that are fixed relative to a scanned object; one or more tracking illumination sensors mounted on the scanner, the tracking illumination sensors sensing reflections of tracking illumination emitted from the tracking illumination emitter and reflected from the tracking targets as the scanner moves in the process of scanning the scanned object; and one or more data processors, at least one of the data processors coupled for data communications to the tracking illumination sensors, the data processor determining, as the scanner moves, tracked positions of the scanner based upon values of the reflections. | 01-30-2014 |
20140031701 | Otoscanner With 3D Imaging And Structure-From-Motion - Determination of structure-from-motion that includes a scanner body having mounted upon it a tracking illumination emitter and one or more tracking illumination sensors, the tracking illumination sensors disposed upon the scanner body so as to sense reflections of tracking illumination, the scanned object characterized by an object space defined by fixed positions of tracking targets; the scanner body having mounted within it an image sensor, the scanner body characterized by a scanner space, the image sensor coupled for data communications to a data processor and a computer memory, the image sensor and the processor capturing one or more images of the scanned object; and the data processor configured so that it determines by structure-from-motion, based upon the one or more captured images and tracked positions of the probe inferred from reflections of tracking illumination, the location in object space of a feature of the scanned object. | 01-30-2014 |
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20140200408 | Otoscanner With Fan And Ring Laser - An otoscanner including a conical laser-reflective optical element and a laser light source and the conical laser-reflecting optical element are configured so that the conical laser-reflecting optical element, when illuminated by the laser light source, projects a broken ring of laser light upon an interior surface of the ear when the ear probe is positioned in the ear and a diffractive laser optic lens and the laser light source and the diffractive laser optic lens are configured so that the diffractive laser optic lens, when illuminated by the laser light source, projects upon an interior surface of the ear a fan of laser light at a predetermined angle with respect to a front surface of the diffractive laser optic lens when the ear probe is positioned in the ear. | 07-17-2014 |
20150062585 | Optical Scanning And Measurement - Apparatus and methods for optical scanning, including an optical probe capable of motion for optical scanning with respect to both the interior and the exterior of a scanned object, the optical probe also including light conducting apparatus disposed so as to conduct scan illumination from a source of scan illumination through the probe; light reflecting apparatus disposed so as to project scan illumination radially away from a longitudinal axis of the probe with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto the scanned object; optical line forming apparatus disposed so as to project scan illumination as a line of scan illumination with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto the scanned object; and a lens disposed so as to conduct, through the probe to an optical sensor, scan illumination reflected from the scanned object. | 03-05-2015 |
20150063674 | PROFILING A MANUFACTURED PART DURING ITS SERVICE LIFE - Profiling a manufactured part during its service life, including capturing by an optical scanner images of the part, the part characterized by an expected service life and by attributes with specifications of design values, including capturing the images at more than one time during an actual service life of the part; measuring by a data processor operatively coupled to the scanner, based upon the captured images, actual values of one or more of the attributes when the images are captured; storing, in a database by the data processor operatively coupled to the scanner, the measurements of the actual values of the attributes; and making a determination, from the stored actual values by a data processor operatively coupled to the database, whether the part continues to comply with its specification during the actual service life of the part. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066411 | IDENTIFICATION OF DAMAGED TOOLS - Identifying a damaged tool, including capturing, by an optical scanner, images of a manufactured part machined by the damaged tool; determining, from the captured images by a data processor operatively coupled to the scanner, measurements of the part; and determining, by the data processor based upon the measurements, that the tool is damaged. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067929 | ILLUMINATION FOR OPTICAL SCAN AND MEASUREMENT - Optical scanning with an optical probe composed of an elongated cylinder of transparent material mounted upon an optical scanner body; one or more sources of scan illumination mounted in the probe distally or proximally with respect to the scanner body and projecting scan illumination longitudinally through the probe; a radially-reflecting optical element mounted in the probe having a conical mirror on a surface of the radially-reflecting optical element, the mirror oriented so as to project scan illumination radially away from a longitudinal axis of the probe with at least some of the scan illumination projected onto a scanned object; a lens mounted in the probe between the radially-reflecting optical element and the scanner body and disposed so as to conduct to an optical sensor scan illumination reflected from the scanned object. | 03-05-2015 |