Boucher, US
Alan Boucher, Stony Point, NY US
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20090080408 | HEALTHCARE SEMANTIC INTEROPERABILITY PLATFORM - A system and method for efficiently linking local databases having different data formats or standards into a network, wherein a content based router is provided between each of the databases and a network “party line” bus and translates data from the respective database into a common canonical form or format so that all information within the network between the content based routers complies with the common canonical form and are validated according to single standard or mechanism, for example when information first enters the network. Also provided is a tracking or audit mechanism whereby each item of information provided with a unique network identifier when it first enters the network, and is also provided with or associated with a local identifier from each local database that originates or accesses the information item and router identifiers of the content based routers corresponding to those local databases. | 03-26-2009 |
Chad Boucher, Concord, NC US
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20100131316 | CARBON MANAGEMENT FOR SOURCING AND LOGISTICS - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for carbon management for sourcing and logistics. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a computer for quantifying both a cost and a carbon impact of one or more logistics policies relating to a manufacturing process; and minimizing the cost and carbon impact using a defined equation including a first component representing a transportation cost, and a second component representing a carbon cost. In an embodiment of the invention, the quantifying includes using an analytics engine to quantify the cost and carbon impact. The analytics engine may include a shipment analysis module to calculate an optimal transportation policy, a sourcing analysis module for testing alternate sourcing options, a scenario analysis module to find an optimal order frequency, and a sensitivity analysis module to test the impact of various changes. | 05-27-2010 |
20130013367 | CARBON MANAGEMENT FOR SOURCING AND LOGISTICS - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for carbon management for sourcing and logistics. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a computer for quantifying both a cost and a carbon impact of one or more logistics policies relating to a manufacturing process; and minimizing the cost and carbon impact using a defined equation including a first component representing a transportation cost, and a second component representing a carbon cost. In an embodiment of the invention, the quantifying includes using an analytics engine to quantify the cost and carbon impact. The analytics engine may include a shipment analysis module to calculate an optimal transportation policy, a sourcing analysis module for testing alternate sourcing options, a scenario analysis module to find an optimal order frequency, and a sensitivity analysis module to test the impact of various changes. | 01-10-2013 |
20130117061 | CARBON MANAGEMENT FOR SOURCING AND LOGISTICS - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for carbon management for sourcing and logistics. In one embodiment, the method comprises using a computer for quantifying both a cost and a carbon impact of one or more logistics policies relating to a manufacturing process; and minimizing the cost and carbon impact using a defined equation including a first component representing a transportation cost, and a second component representing a carbon cost. In an embodiment of the invention, the quantifying includes using an analytics engine to quantify the cost and carbon impact. The analytics engine may include a shipment analysis module to calculate an optimal transportation policy, a sourcing analysis module for testing alternate sourcing options, a scenario analysis module to find an optimal order frequency, and a sensitivity analysis module to test the impact of various changes. | 05-09-2013 |
Craig Boucher, Bellevue, WA US
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20110191342 | URL Reputation System - A URL reputation system may have a reputation server and a client device with a cache of reputation information. A URL reputation query from the client to the server may return reputation data along with probabilistic set membership information for several variants of the requested URL. The client may use the probabilistic set membership information to determine if the reputation server has additional information for another related URL as well as whether the classifications are inheritable from one of the variants. If the probabilistic set membership determines that the reputation server may have additional information, a query may be made to the reputation server, otherwise the reputation may be inferred from the data stored in the cache. | 08-04-2011 |
Craig J. Boucher, Simsbury, CT US
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20100258914 | SURFACE MOUNTABLE SEMICONDUCTOR BRIDGE DIE - A semiconductor bridge die may have an “H-design” or “trapezoidal” configuration in which a center bridge segment is flanked by one or more angled walls on each side of the bridge segment. Each wall is plated with a conductive material, thereby providing a continuous conductive path across the top surface of the die. A bottom surface of the die may be connected to a top surface of a header by epoxy in various configurations. The plated angled walls facilitate the solderable connection of the walls to a plated top surface of each of several pins on a top surface of the header, thereby providing a continuous electrical connection between the pins and the die. Also, a method is provided for manufacturing a semiconductor bridge die in accordance with the various embodiments of the die. | 10-14-2010 |
Donald D. Boucher, Boynton Beach, FL US
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20120059452 | PERCUTANEOUS ENDOPROSTHESIS USING SUPRARENAL FIXATION AND BARBED ANCHORS - An endoprosthetic device for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms using suprarenal fixation. A stent ring is anchored in an area above the renal arties using self-flaring barbs that project during the nitinol expansion process. Sutures extend from the stent ring to an area below the renal arties to a bifurcated trunk portion comprising a nitinol fabric on a non-kinking frame. The bifurcated trunk is sealed proximal the iliac arteries and includes iliac leg holders having self-flaring retention struts for non-traumatic holding of iliac leg prosthetics. Suprarenal fixation and collapsible cells having retention projections and barbs that only flare during the nitinol expansion process assist in lowering the devices profile and sheathability for percutaneous delivery and may provide for recapturing the anchored device. | 03-08-2012 |
20140081370 | SPRING STOP FOR STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND DELIVERY SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SAME - The present invention generally relates to medical devices, particularly to a SDS (stent delivery system) that incorporates a spring stent stop. The delivery system, owing to a novel stent stop construction, can be assembled, with the crimped stent in place within the outer sheath of the device, to enable the device to be assembled with considerably greater efficiency by eliminating processes and component(s). | 03-20-2014 |
20140222132 | PERCUTANEOUS ENDOPROSTHESIS USING SUPRARENAL FIXATION AND BARBED ANCHORS - An endoprosthetic device for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms using suprarenal fixation. A stent ring is anchored in an area above the renal arties using self-flaring barbs that project during the nitinol expansion process. Sutures extend from the stent ring to an area below the renal arties to a bifurcated trunk portion comprising a nitinol fabric on a non-kinking frame. The bifurcated trunk is sealed proximal the iliac arteries and includes iliac leg holders having self-flaring retention struts for non-traumatic holding of iliac leg prosthetics. Suprarenal fixation and collapsible cells having retention projections and barbs that only flare during the nitinol expansion process assist in lowering the devices profile and sheathability for percutaneous delivery and may provide for recapturing the anchored device. | 08-07-2014 |
Donald J. Boucher, Albuquerque, NM US
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20130014012 | INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and systems are provided for an interactive electronic technical manual system. A system includes a user interface for receiving input from a user and providing output to the user. A database stores instructions associated with tasks. The system also includes a diagnostic reasoner for receiving commands, controlling an external device in response to the commands to implement a test of the external device, and sensing signals associated with the test of the external device. The system further includes an interface module in communication with the user interface, the database, and the diagnostic reasoner. The interface module sends instructions associated with tasks to the user interface from the database, conveys commands from the user interface to the diagnostic reasoner, receives data associated with the signals sensed by the diagnostic reasoner, and analyzes the data associated with the signals. | 01-10-2013 |
Donald R. Boucher, Andover, MA US
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20120245648 | CPR Sensitive ECG Analysis In An Automatic External Defibrillator - An automatic external defibrillator including: a sensor for detecting when a rescuer is delivering a CPR chest compression to the patient; electrodes for application to the thorax of the patient for delivering a defibrillation shock to the patient and for detecting an ECG signal; defibrillation circuitry for delivering a defibrillation shock to the electrodes; and a processor and associated memory for executing software that controls operation of the defibrillator. The software provides: ECG analysis for analyzing the ECG signal to determine if the cardiac rhythm is shockable; CPR detection for analyzing the output of the sensor to determine when a CPR chest compression has been delivered, and integration of the ECG analysis and CPR detection so that the determination of whether the cardiac rhythm is shockable is based only on time periods of the ECG signal during which there has not been a CPR chest compression delivered. | 09-27-2012 |
20160059023 | Impedance Spectroscopy for Defibrillator Applications - A computing device includes a memory configured to store instructions. The computing device also includes a processor to execute the instructions to perform operations that include providing an alternating electrical signal to a patient through at least a pair of electrodes, and determining transthoracic impedance of the patient from a measurement associated with the applied alternating electrical signal. Operations also include identifying, from the transthoracic impedance, a sequence of resistance values for controlling the discharge of a charge storage device located external to the patient, and controlling the discharge of the charge storage device using the identified sequence of resistance values. | 03-03-2016 |
Edward Boucher, Watertown, CT US
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20160097327 | SYNCHRONIZED AIR MODULATING SYSTEM - A system for modulating air flow in a gas turbine engine is provided. The system may include a seal wall comprising an opening, a seal door configured to slideably engage the seal wall, and an actuator configured to move the seal door over the opening. In various embodiments, the system may include a surface forward of the seal door. The seal door may be configured to seal a passage through the surface and the opening of the seal wall. A track may be disposed under the seal door. The track may comprise cobalt. Rollers may be coupled to the seal door with the rollers on the track. The seal door may comprise a nickel-chromium alloy. A sync ring may be coupled to the seal door. The actuator may be coupled through the sync ring to the seal door. | 04-07-2016 |
Eric T. Boucher, Westfield, MA US
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20090084896 | Cabin air system for aviation electronics - A cabin air system for aviation electronics comprises a compressor, an air conditioner, a mix manifold, and an aviation electronics module. The compressor compresses ambient air, and the air conditioner cools the compressed ambient air to produce cabin air. The mix manifold delivers some of the cabin air to the electronics module. | 04-02-2009 |
Guy P. Boucher, Wells, ME US
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20140060584 | WASH DEVICE - A part washing device includes an air inlet; a first valve to regulate air coming into the washing device through the air inlet; a liquid inlet; a second valve to regulate liquid entering the washing device through the liquid inlet; a connector to receive air and liquid from the first valve and the second valve; and a tube to receive the liquid and/or air from the connector and direct the air and/or liquid towards a portion of the part. | 03-06-2014 |
James Boucher, Warsaw, IN US
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20150320545 | Apparatus And Method For Tibial Fixation Of Soft Tissue - Methods for fixation of a soft tissue graft in a bone including: forming in the bone a tunnel defining an entrance opening and an exit opening at opposite ends of the tunnel, the tunnel including an anterior wall surface and a posterior wall surface opposite to the anterior wall surface; positioning the soft tissue graft within the tunnel such that the soft tissue graft extends through both the entrance opening and the exit opening of the tunnel; inserting a graft fixation apparatus into the tunnel and driving spikes of the graft fixation apparatus into the posterior wall surface to mount the graft fixation apparatus to the posterior wall surface of the tunnel such that the graft fixation apparatus is anterior to the posterior wall surface and is not recessed beneath the posterior wall surface; and securing the soft tissue graft inside the tunnel with the graft fixation apparatus. | 11-12-2015 |
James A. Boucher, Warsaw, IN US
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20120016474 | Apparatus and Method for Tibial Fixation of Soft Tissue - Methods for fixation of a soft tissue graft in a bone including: forming in the bone a tunnel defining an entrance opening and an exit opening at opposite ends of the tunnel, the tunnel including an anterior wall surface and a posterior wall surface opposite to the anterior wall surface; positioning the soft tissue graft within the tunnel such that the soft tissue graft extends through both the entrance opening and the exit opening of the tunnel; inserting a graft fixation apparatus into the tunnel and driving spikes of the graft fixation apparatus into the posterior wall surface to mount the graft fixation apparatus to the posterior wall surface of the tunnel such that the graft fixation apparatus is anterior to the posterior wall surface and is not recessed beneath the posterior wall surface; and securing the soft tissue graft inside the tunnel with the graft fixation apparatus. | 01-19-2012 |
20120283832 | Apparatus And Method For Tibial Fixation Of Soft Tissue - An apparatus and method for fixation of a soft tissue graft. The apparatus may include a member having a first surface and a second surface. Each of the surfaces extend a distance relative to one another. A member is operable to resist movement of the apparatus relative to an anatomical portion. An interference member may be provided to fixedly associate the apparatus with the anatomical structure. | 11-08-2012 |
James Layne Boucher, Stephenville, TX US
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20110020311 | Therapy of multiple sclerosis, inflammatory neurological diseases and neurodegenerative diseases with 5'-deoxyadenosylcobalamin, growth hormone, immunomodulators, interleukins, other therapeutic agents, and physiotherapy - A novel etiological hypothesis for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is proposed describing autoimmune attack of ATP: Cob (I) alamin adenosyltransferase (ATR) thereby inhibiting synthesis of (5′-deoxy-5′-adenosyl) cobamide (referred to as 5′-deoxyadenosylcobalmin or AdoCbl) from Vitamin B | 01-27-2011 |
Jared Boucher, O'Fallon, MO US
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20160071227 | Transaction Systems and Methods for Travelers Using Mass-Transit Vehicles and Facilities - A mobile communication device transaction systems and methods for travelers using mass-transit vehicles and facilities are disclosed. Exemplary servers are for connection to a mobile communication device that includes a travel transaction application identifying at least one traveler, payment information, and trip information. The servers receive the traveler, payment information, and trip information and define at least one traveler product purchase offer, based on the traveler and the trip information. The servers further cause the traveler product purchase offer to be sent to the mobile communication device travel transaction application for display on the mobile communication device. The servers also cause a payment transaction to be made using the identified payment information after the servers receive a purchase order from the mobile communication device for the traveler product purchase offer. | 03-10-2016 |
Jason Boucher, Eugene, OR US
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20150303347 | GaAs THIN FILMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for making GaAs thin films, such as photovoltaic GaAs thin films. The methods disclosed herein utilize sources, precursors, and reagents that do not produce (or require) toxic gas and that are readily available and relatively low in cost. In some embodiments, the methods are readily scalable for industrial applications and can provide GaAs thin films having properties that are at least comparable to or potentially superior to GaAs films obtained from conventional methods. | 10-22-2015 |
John Boucher, Silver Spring, MD US
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20110189166 | METHODS OF TREATING HEMORHEOLOGIC ABNORMALITIES IN MAMMALS - Methods of treating hemorheologic abnormalities in mammals are provided, as well as methods of evaluating circulatory flow mechanics by analyzing hemorheologic determinants or hemorheologic abnormalities in the blood. | 08-04-2011 |
John H. Boucher, Washington Township, MI US
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20100123303 | GAS GENERATING SYSTEM WITH THERMAL BARRIER - A housing unit for a gas generating system, the housing unit comprising a housing and a thermally insulative barrier covering at least a portion of an exterior of the housing. Gas generating system and a vehicle occupant protection system incorporating the housing unit are also described. | 05-20-2010 |
Joseph Boucher, Chelmsford, MA US
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20100261427 | System and Method for Establishing an Incident Communications Network - The present invention is directed to a system and method for providing an interoperable communications system including a plurality of otherwise disjunct communication systems each including at least one communications device. The system includes a plurality of system interface controllers each coupled to one of the communication systems and a common network for connecting the communication system and associated communications devices to the common network. A controller is coupled to each of the system interface controllers. The system interface controller being operable in response to commands from an authorized controller wherein the connection between each of the communication systems and the common network is controlled by a controller associated with, and authorized to control each communication system. The system provides an interoperable communications system between the otherwise disjunct systems wherein the communications devices for each system coupled to the common network are in communication therebetween. | 10-14-2010 |
20120265867 | Dynamic Asset Marshalling Within an Incident communications Network - The present invention is directed to systems and methods for establishing incident communications networks. In an embodiment, the system includes an incident controller, a communications resource database that stores communications resources information and a marshalling rules module that stores a set of marshalling rules. A marshalling rule identifies how to select the communications resources to be marshaled into the incident communications network based on an incident trigger. Upon receipt of an incident trigger, the incident controller is configured to establish the incident communications network by obtaining a marshalling rule based on the incident trigger. The incident controller marshals communications resources based on the marshalling rule and the communications resources determined to be available. A wide variety of information sources can be used to determine an incident trigger. Information sources can either provide an incident trigger (e.g., a hurricane warning) or provide data to be analyzed to determine an incident trigger. | 10-18-2012 |
20130331139 | System and Method for Establishing an Incident Communications Network - The present invention is directed to systems and methods for establishing incident communications networks. In an embodiment, the system includes an incident controller, a communications resource database that stores communications resources information and a marshalling rules module that stores a set of marshalling rules. A marshalling rule identifies how to select the communications resources to be marshaled into the incident communications network based on an incident trigger. Upon receipt of an incident trigger, the incident controller is configured to establish the incident communications network by obtaining a marshalling rule based on the incident trigger. The incident controller marshals communications resources based on the marshalling rule and the communications resources determined to be available. Information sources can either provide an incident trigger (e.g., a hurricane warning) or provide data to be analyzed to determine an incident trigger. In an embodiment, an incident communications network includes one or more mobile interoperability workstation. | 12-12-2013 |
20140073880 | Devices, Methods and Systems for Acquiring Medical Diagnostic Information and Provision of Telehealth Services - The invention relates generally to various systems, tools and methods for acquiring diagnostic information, including medical information, for a user, transmitting the information to a remote location, assessing the information, and transmitting resulting diagnosis and treatment information to the user and/or a third party for subsequent action. The present invention provides consumer and user-friendly telemedicine systems and procedures which enable health services and/or diagnosis to be provided at a distance remotely. | 03-13-2014 |
Joseph N. Boucher, Wallingford, CT US
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20120040635 | Mobile Interoperability Workstation Controller Having Video Capabilities Within an Incident Communications Network - The present invention is directed to a mobile interoperability workstation (IWS) controller with capabilities for controlling designated communications resources under its command and having, inter alia, inbound receiving and outbound sharing video capabilities, data file and data sending and receiving capabilities, text messaging capabilities and push to talk voice communications capabilities within an incident communications network. An incident communications network enables interoperable communications among communications resources controlled by multiple organizations during an incident involving emergency or pre-planned multi-organization communications. The incident communications network includes IWS controllers to control communications resources and enable a user a means to control and interface with the incident communications network. In the present invention, a mobile IWS supported by an IWS gateway are provided. In embodiments, the mobile IWS supports enhanced video capture and streaming capabilities that are integrated with incident management information and events associated with activities taking place on an incident communications network. | 02-16-2012 |
Justin Boucher, Kalispell, MT US
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20150159293 | CLOSED LOOP ELECTROLYTE ANALYZER - A processing system for electroplating semiconductor wafers and similar substrates includes an electrolyte tank, at least one processing chamber connected to the electrolyte tank via fluid lines, and an electrolyte analyzer. The electrolyte analyzer may have a probe, such as a voltammetry probe, in the electrolyte tank, a pump, a reservoir and at least one valve, with these components connected via fluid lines to form a fluid loop. The valve may be switchable to provide a closed fluid loop where electrolyte circulates through the probe to analyze the electrolyte, and to provide an open fluid loop to removal of the used electrolyte and introduction of fresh electrolyte from the tank into the fluid loop. The used electrolyte may be moved to a facility drain and not returned to the electrolyte tank, to reduce risk of contamination. | 06-11-2015 |
Laura Boucher, Epping, NH US
Mark D. Boucher, Portland, OR US
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20140215602 | RANGE BASED USER IDENTIFICATION AND PROFILE DETERMINATION - An embodiment includes a main compute node that detects the physical presence of a first user and subsequently loads a profile for the first user. The main compute node may detect the first user's presence based on detecting a first compute node corresponding to the first user. For example, the main compute node may be a desktop computer that detects the presence of the first user's Smart phone, which is nearby the first user. The main compute node may unload the first user's profile when the main compute node no longer detects the first user's presence. Upon detecting a second user's presence, the main computer may load a profile for the second user. The profile may include cookies and/or other identifiers for the second user. The profile may facilitate the second user's navigation of a computing environment (e.g. web pages). Other embodiments are addressed herein. | 07-31-2014 |
Matthew Boucher, Somerville, MA US
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20090208380 | SYSTEMS FOR ALKYL ESTER PRODUCTION - In one embodiment, an alkyl ester production system can comprise: a first transesterification reactor comprising a liquid biomass inlet located between a liquid glycerol outlet and a liquid alkyl ester outlet, a water wash vessel comprising an alkyl ester inlet, a water inlet located near a top of the water wash vessel, and a washed alkyl ester outlet located near the top of the water wash vessel, wherein the alkyl ester inlet is located near a bottom of the water wash vessel, and a drier comprising a washed alkyl ester inlet located near a top of the drier, and a gas inlet and a dried alkyl ester outlet located near the bottom of the drier. The first transesterification reactor can be configured for laminar flow and for liquid reactants and products. The alkyl ester inlet can be in fluid communication with the washed alkyl ester outlet. | 08-20-2009 |
Matthew Boucher, Cromwell, CT US
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20120142952 | SYSTEMS FOR ALKYL ESTER PRODUCTION - In one embodiment, a method for the production of alkyl esters comprises: introducing liquid biomass and an alcohol to a first transesterification reactor at a point in a lower 25% of the reactor; reacting the liquid biomass and the alcohol to form a liquid glycerol and a liquid alkyl ester, wherein greater than or equal to about 75 mass % of the liquid glycerol moves towards a bottom of the first transesterification reactor; removing a liquid alkyl ester stream from the first transesterification reactor; and removing the liquid glycerol from the first transesterification reactor. The liquid biomass and the alcohol form a combined liquid stream that flows through the first transesterification reactor in a laminar flow. | 06-07-2012 |
Matthew B. Boucher, Somerville, MA US
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20090247785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRETREATMENT OF AN OIL STREAM - In one embodiment, a method for pre-treating an oil comprises: introducing a oil, an alcohol, and an acid catalyst to a first continuous stirred tank reactor vessel, wherein the oil comprises free fatty acids; selectively reacting the oil and the alcohol to convert the free fatty acids to alkyl esters, wherein the reaction does not produce glycerol; removing a pre-treated oil stream from a lower portion of the first continuous stirred tank reactor, wherein the pre-treated oil stream comprises the alkyl esters; and recycling the alcohol and acid catalyst from an upper portion of the first continuous stirred tank reactor. | 10-01-2009 |
Michael R. Boucher, Shrewsbury, MA US
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20140052689 | APPLYING AN ACTION ON A DATA ITEM ACCORDING TO A CLASSIFICATION AND A DATA MANAGEMENT POLICY - A classifier classifies data to identify a class of the data. Based on the identified class, at least one action to apply to the given data item is determined according to the data management policy, where the data management policy specifies a plurality of actions to apply for different classes of data items. | 02-20-2014 |
Michael Robert Boucher, Shrewsbury, MA US
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20110246735 | REAL TIME BACKUP STORAGE NODE ASSIGNMENT - A method of assigning a storage node from a storage grid to a server is presented. The storage grid includes multiple storage nodes capable of backing up a policy stored on the server. The method includes receiving an assignment request which requests assignment of one of the multiple storage nodes of the storage grid to the server to backup the policy stored on the server. The method also includes performing a storage node assignment operation in an automated manner in response to the assignment request, the storage node assignment operation providing an assignment result identifying a storage node assigned to backup the policy stored on the server, the assignment result being based on an assessment of storage space requirements of the policy and available storage space resources of the storage grid. The method further includes notifying the server of the assignment result to effectuate backing up of the policy stored on the server by the storage node. | 10-06-2011 |
Michael S. Boucher, Lexington, VA US
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20130320573 | DIRECT EVAPORATIVE AIR HANDLER - A direct evaporative air handler for providing supply air to humidify and cool an enclosed space such as a data center. The air handler includes an evaporative cooler and a return air port that is positioned upstream of the evaporative cooler to allow recirculated air from the enclosed space to pass through the evaporative cooler. The air handler includes an additional return air port that is positioned downstream of the evaporative cooler to allow recirculated air from the enclosed space to bypass the evaporative cooler. The air handler includes an outdoor air port that is positioned upstream of the evaporative cooler to allow outdoor air to pass through the evaporative cooler and further includes an outdoor air bypass port that allows outdoor air to enter the air handler without passing through the evaporative cooler. The temperature and humidity of the supply air can be controlled under various ambient conditions by controlling the amount of air that enters the air handler through each port. | 12-05-2013 |
Patrick Boucher, Milford, NH US
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20120144645 | FITTING INSERTION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A tube fitting insertion tool comprising a mounting plate, a pusher element attached to the mounting plate, supporting a fitting and defining a pusher axis, a clamp attached to the mounting plate and defining a clamp axis, and a tube holder arranged at the intersection of the pusher and clamp axis, with at least one tube channel for supporting a portion of a tube. | 06-14-2012 |
Paul Boucher, Cary, NC US
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20140109899 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - An aerosol preparation assembly includes an entrainment chamber defining an entrainment volume. The entrainment chamber includes a gas inlet port, an aerosol inlet port and an outlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that a velocity of a flow of a gas within the entrainment volume is less than a velocity of the flow of the gas within the gas inlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that at least a portion of inlet aerosol is entrained into the flow of the gas within the entrainment volume to produce an entrained aerosol flow at the outlet port. The particle selection chamber is configured to receive the entrained aerosol flow and produce an outlet aerosol flow. The particle selection chamber and nozzle are collectively configured such that a volumetric median diameter of the outlet aerosol flow is less than a volumetric median diameter of the inlet aerosol. | 04-24-2014 |
20140158127 | NASAL CANNULA FOR DELIVERY OF AEROSOLIZED MEDICAMENTS - An apparatus can include a nasal cannula assembly, which includes a face piece. The face piece includes a plenum portion and a nasal interface portion. The plenum portion is configured to be coupled to a supply line and defines a flow path configured to receive an aerosol flow from the supply line. The nasal interface portion includes a first delivery protrusion and a second delivery protrusion. The first delivery protrusion is configured to convey a first portion of the aerosol flow to a first nostril, and the second delivery protrusion is configured to deliver a second portion of the aerosol flow to a second nostril. The plenum portion includes a sidewall having a curved surface configured to redirect the second portion of the aerosol flow towards the second delivery protrusion. The sidewall is configured to isolate the flow path from a volume downstream from the second delivery protrusion. | 06-12-2014 |
20150150803 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - An aerosol preparation assembly includes an entrainment chamber defining an entrainment volume. The entrainment chamber includes a gas inlet port, an aerosol inlet port and an outlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that a velocity of a flow of a gas within the entrainment volume is less than a velocity of the flow of the gas within the gas inlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that at least a portion of inlet aerosol is entrained into the flow of the gas within the entrainment volume to produce an entrained aerosol flow at the outlet port. The particle selection chamber is configured to receive the entrained aerosol flow and produce an outlet aerosol flow. The particle selection chamber and nozzle are collectively configured such that a volumetric median diameter of the outlet aerosol flow is less than a volumetric median diameter of the inlet aerosol. | 06-04-2015 |
Paul M. Boucher, Stillwater, MN US
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20130302722 | GASKETED SUBASSEMBLY FOR USE IN FUEL CELLS INCLUDING REPLICATED STRUCTURES - The present invention is an electrochemical device subassembly that includes a membrane electrode assembly and a gasket. The membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane having a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a peripheral edge. The gasket is disposed adjacent the first major surface of the electrolyte membrane at the peripheral edge, and has a plurality of replicated structures that extend greater than about 250 micrometers from a surface of the gasket. | 11-14-2013 |
Paul M. Boucher, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20100304213 | BATTERY WITH FILLHOLE AND REDUNDANT SEAL - A method of manufacturing an energy storage device for a medical device includes enclosing a cell assembly in a case. The case includes a filling aperture. The filling aperture includes an inner surface that is integral to the case so as to be monolithic. The case is free of a separate fill port tube. Moreover, the method includes introducing an electrolyte into the case through the filling aperture and hermetically sealing the filling aperture to form a first seal of the filling aperture that is free of a filler material. The method additionally includes hermetically sealing the sealing member to the case to form a second seal of the filling aperture. | 12-02-2010 |
Paul Michael Boucher, Stillwater, MN US
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20120204852 | COLLAPSIBLE COOKING DEVICE - A fire-resistant collapsible enclosure can include three or more sidewalls coupled with a cross plate internal to the enclosure. A top portion of the enclosure can include a non-linear edge configured to be an airflow outlet, or a bottom portion of the enclosure can include a non-linear edge configured to be an airflow outlet. The fire-resistant collapsible enclosure can be configured for use as an oven, a stove, or a smoker. In an example, two or more of the fire-resistant collapsible enclosures can be used together, such as where one enclosure is configured as a heat source and a second enclosure is configured as a smoker. In an example, the cross plate can include a throttle to control airflow through the enclosure. | 08-16-2012 |
Paul Michael Boucher, Lake Elmo, MN US
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20100304194 | PROCESS FOR MAKING FILL HOLE IN A WALL OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - A method of forming an energy storage device includes forming a fill hole in a wall of the energy storage device. The method also includes deforming the wall of the energy storage device to reduce a width of the fill hole. Moreover, the method includes sealing the fill hole. | 12-02-2010 |
Peter Boucher, Orem, UT US
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20140259092 | ACCESS CONTROL TO FILES BASED ON SOURCE INFORMATION - The present invention is a security tool for protection of data on a mobile computing device. The security tool provides a plurality of security policies to be enforced based on source information for the data and a location associated with a network environment in which a mobile device is operating. The security tool may be either located at the mobile computing device or at the server. The security tool includes a file access module for determining whether files are visible or accessible. The file access module comprises a tag generator, an association module, and a policy enforcement module. The tag generator creates source information for the file being accessed and the policy enforcement module determines what actions, if any, can be performed on the file and under what conditions such as location and network environment, type of file and other factors. | 09-11-2014 |
Randall Boucher, Saco, ME US
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20120306656 | GAS DENSITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A circuit breaker monitoring system may monitor both at least one gas characteristic of a gas surrounding the circuit breaker and at least one fault arc energy characteristic. The monitored characteristics may be used to forecast maintenance events. The monitored characteristics may be used to control the operation of the circuit breaker. | 12-06-2012 |
20130233442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FOR A RESTRICTION IN A STAGE II FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for detecting a failure in a Stage II fuel vapor recovery system are disclosed. An exemplary failure is a restriction in the vapor recovery system. In one detection system dispensing points may be flagged if it is determined that there has been a series of detected A/L ratios at the respective dispensing point below a first threshold. Further, an estimated ORVR penetration percentage may be determined for each dispensing point. In a second detection system an average A/L ratio for each dispensing point may be determined. The average A/L ratio may be an approximation of the average A/L ratio for non-ORVR transactions. | 09-12-2013 |
Randall S. Boucher, Saco, ME US
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20090293592 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FOR LEAKS IN A STAGE II FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for detecting a leak in a Stage II vapor recovery system is disclosed. The system may monitor the Stage II vapor recovery system for the occurrence of quiet times and record pressure data during those quiet times. The system may make a determination of a leak based on the evaluation of the pressure data from a plurality of the quiet times. | 12-03-2009 |
20090293847 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FOR A RESTRICTION IN A STAGE II FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM - A system and method for detecting a failure in a Stage II fuel vapor recovery system is disclosed. | 12-03-2009 |
20120160367 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FOR A RESTRICTION IN A STAGE II FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for detecting a failure in a Stage II fuel vapor recovery system are disclosed. An exemplary failure is a restriction in the vapor recovery system. In one detection system dispensing points may be flagged if it is determined that there has been a series of detected A/L ratios at the respective dispensing point below a first threshold. Further, an estimated ORVR penetration percentage may be determined for each dispensing point. In a second detection system an average A/L ratio for each dispensing point may be determined. The average A/L ratio may be an approximation of the average A/L ratio for non-ORVR transactions. | 06-28-2012 |
20130110419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FOR LEAKS IN A STAGE II FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM | 05-02-2013 |
20140096057 | FUEL DELIVERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A console for a fuel delivery management system, including a processor, a touch-sensitive display, a plurality of ports configured to facilitate communications with a plurality of lines, tanks, containments, sensors and pumps, and a memory including a plurality of instructions which when executed by the processor cause the console to generate a home screen on the display, the home screen having a quick jump menu icon which when activated by a user, causes the processor to generate a navigation window on the home screen, the navigation window including a plurality of function icons, each corresponding to a function screen, wherein activation of one of the plurality of function icons causes the processor to generate a function screen including a graphic indication of a parameter of one of the plurality of lines, tanks, containments, sensors and pumps. | 04-03-2014 |
Richard Boucher, Cary, NC US
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20140109899 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - An aerosol preparation assembly includes an entrainment chamber defining an entrainment volume. The entrainment chamber includes a gas inlet port, an aerosol inlet port and an outlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that a velocity of a flow of a gas within the entrainment volume is less than a velocity of the flow of the gas within the gas inlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that at least a portion of inlet aerosol is entrained into the flow of the gas within the entrainment volume to produce an entrained aerosol flow at the outlet port. The particle selection chamber is configured to receive the entrained aerosol flow and produce an outlet aerosol flow. The particle selection chamber and nozzle are collectively configured such that a volumetric median diameter of the outlet aerosol flow is less than a volumetric median diameter of the inlet aerosol. | 04-24-2014 |
Richard Boucher, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20140109899 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - An aerosol preparation assembly includes an entrainment chamber defining an entrainment volume. The entrainment chamber includes a gas inlet port, an aerosol inlet port and an outlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that a velocity of a flow of a gas within the entrainment volume is less than a velocity of the flow of the gas within the gas inlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that at least a portion of inlet aerosol is entrained into the flow of the gas within the entrainment volume to produce an entrained aerosol flow at the outlet port. The particle selection chamber is configured to receive the entrained aerosol flow and produce an outlet aerosol flow. The particle selection chamber and nozzle are collectively configured such that a volumetric median diameter of the outlet aerosol flow is less than a volumetric median diameter of the inlet aerosol. | 04-24-2014 |
20150150803 | AEROSOL DELIVERY SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - An aerosol preparation assembly includes an entrainment chamber defining an entrainment volume. The entrainment chamber includes a gas inlet port, an aerosol inlet port and an outlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that a velocity of a flow of a gas within the entrainment volume is less than a velocity of the flow of the gas within the gas inlet port. The entrainment chamber is configured such that at least a portion of inlet aerosol is entrained into the flow of the gas within the entrainment volume to produce an entrained aerosol flow at the outlet port. The particle selection chamber is configured to receive the entrained aerosol flow and produce an outlet aerosol flow. The particle selection chamber and nozzle are collectively configured such that a volumetric median diameter of the outlet aerosol flow is less than a volumetric median diameter of the inlet aerosol. | 06-04-2015 |
Richard C. Boucher, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20080249109 | PYRAZINOYLGUANIDINE COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS TASTE MODULATORS - The present invention relates to blocking salt taste using compounds of Formula I as defined herein. | 10-09-2008 |
20080293740 | METHOD OF TREATING ACID-SENSING ION CHANNEL MEDIATED PAIN, COUGH SUPPRESSION, AND CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS - The present invention provides a variety of methods of treatment of acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) mediated pain, cough, and central nervous system disorders by ASICs inhibition with a series of pyrazinoylguanidine compounds represented by formula (I) as defined herein. | 11-27-2008 |
20090082287 | METHODS OF ENHANCING MUCOSAL HYDRATION AND MUCOSAL CLEARANCE BY TREATMENT WITH SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS AND OSMOLYTES - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating diseases ameliorated by increased mucociliary clearance and mucosal hydration by administering an effective amount of a sodium channel blocker as defined herein and an osmolyte to a subject to a subject in need of increased mucociliary clearance and mucosal hydration. | 03-26-2009 |
20090104272 | INHALED HYPERTONIC SALINE DELIVERED BY A HEATED NASAL CANNULA - The invention described herein is directed to method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, comprising administering an effective amount of an osmolyte by at least one nasal cannula to a subject in need thereof. Also provided is a nasal cannula system for delivering an osmolyte, comprising a nebulizer and tubing having two ends, where the first end of the tubing is connected to the nebulizer and the second end of the tubing is tapered to fit in the nostril of a subject. | 04-23-2009 |
20110008268 | PHENYL SUBSTITUTED PYRAZINOYLGUANIDINE SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS POSSESSING BETA AGONIST ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to sodium channel blockers. The present invention also includes a variety of methods of treatment using these inventive sodium channel blockers. | 01-13-2011 |
20130074842 | METHODS OF TREATMENT - The present invention concerns methods, compositions and apparatus for administering active agents to the lungs of a subject. | 03-28-2013 |
20130324559 | DENDRIMER LIKE AMINO AMIDES POSSESSING SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRY EYE AND OTHER MUCOSAL DISEASES - Sodium channel blockers represented by the formula: | 12-05-2013 |
20140096765 | INHALED HYPERTONIC SALINE DELIVERED BY A HEATED NASAL CANNULA - The invention described herein is directed to method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, comprising administering an effective amount of an osmolyte by at least one nasal cannula to a subject in need thereof. Also provided is a nasal cannula system for delivering an osmolyte, comprising a nebulizer and tubing having two ends, where the first end of the tubing is connected to the nebulizer and the second end of the tubing is tapered to fit in the nostril of a subject. | 04-10-2014 |
20150099764 | DENDRIMER LIKE AMINO AMIDES POSSESSING SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF DRY EYE AND OTHER MUCOSAL DISEASES - Sodium channel blockers represented by the formula: | 04-09-2015 |
20150101597 | METHODS OF TREATMENT - The present invention concerns methods, compositions and apparatus for administering active agents to the lungs of a subject. | 04-16-2015 |
20150307530 | NOVEL MUCOLYTIC AGENTS - Provided is a method of liquefying mucus from mucosal surfaces by administering compounds containing a phosphine group. | 10-29-2015 |
Richard C. Boucher, Durham, NC US
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20100074881 | MULTIPLE NEBULIZER SYSTEMS - A device for administering two or more therapeutic agents simultaneously, comprising two or more nebulizers and a single connector linking the nebulizers to a nebulizer mouthpiece. Also provided is a method of administering two or more therapeutic agents simultaneously, comprising administering the therapeutic agents simultaneously with the device of the present invention to a subject in need thereof. | 03-25-2010 |
Robert L. Boucher, Overland Park, KS US
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20130195301 | Nerve-Skin Contact Hearing Aid NERSCHA - A device to be used as both a hearing aid. The device consists of a microphone (FIG. | 08-01-2013 |
Robert Wayne Boucher, Dade City, FL US
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20140349610 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE MOBILE INTELLIGENCE - A method of utilizing mobile communication roaming data is described. The method receives a roaming data authorization from a user to allow using roaming data related to the user. The method receives roaming data related to the user from a set of mobile network operators. The method receives an information request related to the user. The method performs an analysis on the roaming data related to the user to retrieve the requested information. The method then sends a response containing the requested information. | 11-27-2014 |
20140378091 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT, ANALYZE, AND UTILIZE NETWORK DATA - A method of providing enhanced mobile communications services through collecting, analyzing, and utilizing cellular network data is described. The method configures an intelligence engine based on a set of rules. The method receives the set of rules through a user interface or generates the set of rules through performing an analysis on the network data by the intelligence engine. The method receives network data events and correlates the received network data events. The intelligence engine determines an action in response to a correlated network data event. The action includes sending a text message or email containing an offer to a mobile communications services subscriber, or updating a database. The method then performs the action. | 12-25-2014 |
Ronald Boucher, Rochester, MA US
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20100108192 | FILL VALVE FOR AN AEROSOL CONTAINER - A fill valve for selective interconnection with a container is provided. The fill valve includes a head shaft and shoulder separated by grooves that are selectively positioned in an aperture of the container to selectively provide a flow path into the container. | 05-06-2010 |
Ronald Henry Boucher, Goffstown, NH US
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20120035039 | Web guiding apparatus - A web guiding apparatus is provided. The web guiding apparatus includes an angle bar and an angle bar support supporting the angle bar. The angle bar support has a first end portion and a second end portion. The web guiding apparatus also includes a first actuator coupled to the angle bar support for moving the first end portion along a vertical axis and a second actuator coupled to the angle bar support for moving the second end portion along a horizontal axis. A folder for a printing press is also provided. | 02-09-2012 |
Ronald P. Boucher, Rochester, NY US
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20110214399 | SUPPLY UNITS HAVING AN ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICALLY-READABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored therein electronic data related to the ink stick and readable by the machine. The memory device may be attached to the ink stick and removed before the ink stick is used for printing in the machine. In another aspect, the memory device is attached to a container for the ink stick. The container may be a cartridge for use in the machine, or a container for packaging the ink stick. The machine may include a coupler configured to read electronic data from the memory device while the memory device is positioned external to the printing apparatus, thus allowing the machine to verify the suitability of the ink stick before it is installed in the machine. | 09-08-2011 |
20110216138 | SUPPLY UNITS HAVING AN ASSOCIATED ELECTRONICALLY-READABLE MEMORY DEVICE - A machine, such as a phase change or solid ink printing apparatus, has at least one multiple supply unit in the form of an ink stick disposed therein. The ink stick has an electronically-readable memory device associated therewith, and the memory device has stored therein electronic data related to the ink stick and readable by the machine. The memory device may be attached to the ink stick and removed before the ink stick is used for printing in the machine. In another aspect, the memory device is attached to a container for the ink stick. The container may be a cartridge for use in the machine, or a container for packaging the ink stick. The machine may include a coupler configured to read electronic data from the memory device while the memory device is positioned external to the printing apparatus, thus allowing the machine to verify the suitability of the ink stick before it is installed in the machine. | 09-08-2011 |
Sarah E. Boucher, Des Moines, IA US
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20140037709 | Method of Protecting Active Ingredients From Degradation During Pelleting - A system for the protection against degradation during pelleting of one or more physiologically or pharmacologically active substances, comprising compositions in the form of micro particles or granules, particularly for use in the zootechnical and/or veterinary field. The micro particles include a core which contains one or more substances having a pharmacological action, food supplements or diagnostic media, said one or more substances being characterized by the presence, within their chemical structure, of a basic functional group, specifically including an amine functional group. The core comprises also one or more carboxylic acids and/or their salts and eventually one or more excipients. Said core is coated by an outer layer of fats or waxes, and preferably by a mixture of glyceride of fatty acids. | 02-06-2014 |
Scott Boucher, Rowlett, TX US
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20100163349 | ELEVATOR HOISTWAY INSTALLATION GUIDE SYSTEMS, METHODS AND TEMPLATES - A template for accurately positioning structural components of elevator(s) in a elevator hoistway(s), or of elevator hoistway walls or partitions in a building, includes a thin, flexible sheet of material adapted to be placed on a floor of elevator hoistway(s), has indicia on the flexible sheet of material to show locations, and points of attachment, of elevator structural components which are to be installed in the elevator hoistway(s). Tensioning elements attachable to the flexible sheet of material may be used to square up the flexible sheet of material. The template may be made by forming a thin, flexible sheet of material, providing indicia on the flexible sheet of material, and by providing tensioning elements to square up the flexible sheet of material. The flexible template may be placed on the floor of the elevator hoistway(s), squared, and the squared up template used as a guide to install the major elevator structural components. The template may, alternatively, be made of a substantially rigid, e.g., corrugated, sheet material and employ interconnected sections. | 07-01-2010 |
Stephen G. Boucher, Amherst, NH US
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20090092385 | UNDERWATER CAMERA ASSEMBLY - An underwater camera assembly including a through hull housing having a passage extending therethrough. A flexible camera insert is positioned within the passage of the through hull housing and has a first end with a viewing window secured thereto, and a first sealing region for sealing the passage in a water tight manner. | 04-09-2009 |
20090292495 | Dynamic motion control - In one embodiment a method and corresponding apparatus are arranged to determine an accurate device heading by continuously combining an average magnetic heading with the compensated inertial heading. The example embodiment obtains the compensated inertial heading by compensating for a time delay of an inertial heading. | 11-26-2009 |
20100054084 | Fan beam transducer assembly - A transducer assembly including a fan beam transducer having a beam generation axis for generating a fan shaped acoustic beam along the beam generation axis. The fan shaped acoustic beam can have a generally elliptical cross sectional shape with a major axis and a minor axis across a plane generally perpendicular to the beam generation axis. The transducer can be housed in a housing and have a direction of travel axis. The fan shaped acoustic beam can be rotatable relative to the direction of travel axis. The housing can have a release locking arrangement for rotationally releasing and locking the position of the fan shaped acoustic beam for orienting at least one of the major axis and minor axis of the fan shaped acoustic beam at a desired position relative to the direction of travel axis. | 03-04-2010 |
20100060314 | TERMINATION RESISTOR SCHEME - An example embodiment of the present invention relates to a method and corresponding apparatus that terminates circuit connectivity in a bus by determining location of an instrument on the bus, and based on coupling a terminating resistance to the instrument. The example embodiment may couple a terminating resistance with the instrument placed at the end of a bus by employing at least one male-to-male connector arranged to establish a connection between the female receptacles of the terminating resistance and the bus. In order to determine a state of termination of circuit connectivity in a bus, an example embodiment of the present invention may connect a transceiver to a terminating resistance and determine a state of termination of circuit connectivity in the bus as a function of sensing receive activity in the transceiver. | 03-11-2010 |
20110228634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF AN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - Embodiments relate to monitoring the temperature of a transducer and controlling the temperature as a function of adjusting one or more characteristics of the transducer. | 09-22-2011 |
20120272726 | Precipitation Sensor - A precipitation sensor including a cantilevered sensor member having a cantilevered portion and an upper and a lower surface extending on opposite sides of the cantilevered portion. The sensor member can receive falling precipitation on the upper surface and vibrate when struck by such precipitation. The cantilevered portion can have outer perimeter edges that are sloped downwardly for shedding the precipitation off the cantilevered portion. An electromechanical sensor can be incorporated with at least a part of the cantilevered portion of the sensor member for sensing the vibrations of the sensor member caused by the precipitation, and generating an electrical response from which precipitation properties can be determined. A support structure can be connected to the lower surface of the cantilevered portion at about a central region of the sensor member for supporting the sensor member. The cantilevered portion extends outwardly beyond the support structure. | 11-01-2012 |
20140245829 | PRECIPITATION SENSOR - A precipitation sensor including a cantilevered sensor member having a cantilevered portion and an upper and a lower surface extending on opposite sides of the cantilevered portion. The sensor member can receive falling precipitation on the upper surface and vibrate when struck by such precipitation. The cantilevered portion can have outer perimeter edges that are sloped downwardly for shedding the precipitation off the cantilevered portion. An electromechanical sensor can be incorporated with at least a part of the cantilevered portion of the sensor member for sensing the vibrations of the sensor member caused by the precipitation, and generating an electrical response from which precipitation properties can be determined. A support structure can be connected to the lower surface of the cantilevered portion at about a central region of the sensor member for supporting the sensor member. The cantilevered portion extends outwardly beyond the support structure. | 09-04-2014 |
Steve Boucher, Iron Mountain, MI US
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20100154613 | Label that is Removable or Having a Removable Section - A perforating apparatus for perforating a sheet. The apparatus includes a plurality of perforating assemblies. Each perforating assembly includes a perforating wheel, which is operatively coupled to a pneumatic cylinder, and a plurality of air hoses, wherein each pneumatic cylinder of each perforating assembly is operatively coupled to, and in flow communication with one air hose of the plurality of air hoses. Further each pneumatic cylinder is associated with an air muffler. And the apparatus includes a secondary roller that includes a peripheral wrap around the outer surface thereof. | 06-24-2010 |
20100159194 | Label that is Removable or Having a Removable Section - A label that is removable from the article with which it is associated, or includes a removable section thereof, and includes only a single substrate. The substrate has a front side and a back side, and an ink disposed on the back side of the substrate, which remains with the substrate during removal of the substrate, or a section thereof, from an article. The label further includes an abhesive disposed adjacent the ink on the back side of the substrate. The label may have at least one set of perforations to provide a removable section of the label. These perforations may be provided by an apparatus for providing consistent perforations. | 06-24-2010 |
Thomas O. Boucher, Glen Ridge, NJ US
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20140352572 | HIGH LEVEL PLATFORM TRAPDOOR WITH BUILT IN MOVING SLIDE FOR RAILWAY PLATFORM GAP BRIDGING - A trapdoor assembly for use on railcars is provided. The trapdoor assembly is pivotable between an up position and a down position. In the up position, the trapdoor assembly provides access to stairs on the railcar so that passengers can egress between the railcar and a ground level platform at a rail station. In the down position, the trapdoor assembly covers the stairs and provides a platform so that passengers can egress between the railcar and an elevated platform at a rail station. The trapdoor assembly also includes an extendible platform for bridging the gap between the railcar and the elevated station when the trapdoor is in the down position and the railcar is stopped at the elevated station. | 12-04-2014 |
Wayne Boucher, Manchester, NH US
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20100063547 | DYNAMIC MOTION SPINAL STABILIZATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A dynamic motion component for a spinal implant is provided, comprising a first rod coupled to an enclosure and a second end of a second rod captured in a cavity of the enclosure. A dampener unit surrounds a captured portion of the second end and is positioned between the first end and the second end. In response to pivotal or translational movement of the second rod relative to the first rod, the dampener unit is compressed against one or more inner surfaces of the cavity to provide for progressive resistance of movement of the second rod. | 03-11-2010 |
Yves Boucher, Belmont, MA US
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20130287688 | NOVEL COMPOSITIONS AND USES OF ANTI-HYPERTENSION AGENTS FOR CANCER THERAPY - Methods and compositions for improving the delivery and/or efficacy of a therapy (e.g., a cancer therapy) are disclosed. In one embodiment, methods and compositions for treating or preventing a cancer (e.g., a solid tumor such as a desmoplastic tumor) by administering to a subject an anti-hypertensive agent, as a single agent or in combination with a microenvironment modulator and/or a therapy, e.g., a cancer therapy (for example, a therapeutic agent or therapy, including immunotherapy (e.g., antibodies, vaccine, cell-based), nanotherapeutics, radiation therapy, photodynamic therapy, low molecular weight chemotherapeutics, molecularly targeted therapeutics and/or oxygen radical) are disclosed. | 10-31-2013 |