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| 11-19-2009 |
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20100173952 | METALLOPROTEIN INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to metalloprotein inhibitors comprising:
| 07-08-2010 |
20110312905 | STIMULUS-TRIGGERED PRODRUGS - Set forth herein, inter alia, are compositions and methods for treating diseases with prodrugs. Provided herein are prodrug compositions for inhibiting the function of proteins, compositions and methods for treating diseases associated with oxidative compounds, oxidatively-sensitive prodrugs of inhibitors of metalloproteases. and methods of inhibiting metalloproteases using oxidatively-sensitive prodrugs. | 12-22-2011 |
20120041032 | METALLOPROTEIN INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to metalloprotein inhibitors comprising: a. an organic substituent and at least one zinc binding group (ZBG) covalently attached thereto; or b. a ZBG substituted by a side chain wherein the ZBG is of formula (I): wherein X is O or S and each R | 02-16-2012 |
20120135959 | Metalloprotein inhibitors containing nitrogen based ligands - Provided herein metalloproteinase inhibitors containing nitrogen or mixed nitrogen/oxygen donating zinc binding groups. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating preventing or ameliorating the diseases associated with metalloproteinase activity using the compounds and compositions. | 05-31-2012 |
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20110006603 | PORTABLE POWER MANAGER OPERATING METHODS - Various aspects of invention provide portable power manager operating methods. One aspect of the invention provides a method for operating a power manager having a plurality of device ports for connecting with external power devices and a power bus for connecting with each device port. The method includes: disconnecting each device port from the power bus when no external power device is connected to the device port; accessing information from newly connected external power devices; determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus without power conversion; if not, determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus over an available power converter; and if so, configuring the available power converter for suitable power conversion. | 01-13-2011 |
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20140095915 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CARRIER WITH ELECTRONIC INTERFACE FOR RECHARGING DEVICE BATTERY - An electronics device carrier for porting a battery powered electronic device is formed by outer walls surrounding a hollow volume. The electronic device is held within the hollow volume and can be operated without removing the electronic device from the carrier. An input interface comprising interface elements external to the outer walls provides an element suitable for interfacing with external power devices such as a power source or another power load. A device interface includes interface elements at least partially disposed internal to the outer walls for interfacing with the electronic device battery. A charge controller is disposed between the input interface and the device interface and is operable to connect elements connected to the input interface to the device battery to either recharge the device battery or use the device battery as a power source. | 04-03-2014 |
20140103720 | POWER MANAGERS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING POWER MANAGERS - Various aspects of invention provide portable power manager operating methods. One aspect of the invention provides a method for operating a power manager having a plurality of device ports for connecting with external power devices and a power bus for connecting with each device port. The method includes: disconnecting each device port from the power bus when no external power device is connected to the device port; accessing information from newly connected external power devices; determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus without power conversion; if not, determining if the newly connected external power devices can be connected to the power bus over an available power converter; and if so, configuring the available power converter for suitable power conversion. | 04-17-2014 |
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20130271009 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING ALTERABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS OF ALTERING AND COORDINATING SUCH CHARACTERISTICS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an illumination device that may be manually manipulated between two different illumination conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an illumination device and operation of the two illumination devices may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271028 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING ALTERABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS OF ALTERING AND COORDINATING SUCH CHARACTERISTICS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an illumination device that may be manually manipulated between two different illumination conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an illumination device and operation of the two illumination devices may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271035 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING ALTERABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS OF ALTERING AND COORDINATING SUCH CHARACTERISTICS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an illumination device that may be manually manipulated between two different illumination conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an illumination device and operation of the two illumination devices may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic. | 10-17-2013 |
20130271809 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES INCLUDING ALTERABLE CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS OF ALTERING AND COORDINATING SUCH CHARACTERISTICS - Systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided that include alterable characteristics and such alterable characteristics may be coordinated. Such systems, apparatuses, and methods may include wearable apparatuses and such alterable characteristics may relate to illumination conditions or coating colors. In one example, a wearable apparatus includes an output device such as an illumination device or coating that may be manually manipulated between two different conditions. In another example, two wearable apparatuses may each include an output device such as an illumination device or a coating, and operation of the two illumination devices or coatings may be coordinated. In a further example, operation of an apparatus may be controlled by a third party or venue. Still another exemplary system may include a capturing device for capturing a characteristic of an object and controlling an output device of an apparatus to operate with the same characteristic as the captured characteristic. | 10-17-2013 |
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20120019510 | Multiple source associated particle imaging for simultaneous capture of multiple projections - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing neutron radiography. For example, in one exemplary method, an object is interrogated with a plurality of neutrons. The plurality of neutrons includes a first portion of neutrons generated from a first neutron source and a second portion of neutrons generated from a second neutron source. Further, at least some of the first portion and the second portion are generated during a same time period. In the exemplary method, one or more neutrons from the first portion and one or more neutrons from the second portion are detected, and an image of the object is generated based at least in part on the detected neutrons from the first portion and the detected neutrons from the second portion. | 01-26-2012 |
20130264486 | MULTI-PARTICLE INSPECTION USING ASSOCIATED PARTICLE SOURCES - Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing combined neutron and gamma ray radiography. For example, one exemplary system comprises: a neutron source; a set of alpha particle detectors configured to detect alpha particles associated with neutrons generated by the neutron source; neutron detectors positioned to detect at least some of the neutrons generated by the neutron source; a gamma ray source; a set of verification gamma ray detectors configured to detect verification gamma rays associated with gamma rays generated by the gamma ray source; a set of gamma ray detectors configured to detect gamma rays generated by the gamma ray source; and an interrogation region located between the neutron source, the gamma ray source, the neutron detectors, and the gamma ray detectors. | 10-10-2013 |
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20100331089 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING CUSTOMIZED INTERACTIVE MULTIPLAYER LOCATION-BASED MOBILE GAMES - A computer-implemented method and system are provided for generating and managing a customized interactive multiplayer location-based mobile game. The method includes the steps of: (a) receiving at a computer system content and high-level game logic from a game designer to be used in developing a location-based mobile game; (b) generating a playable location-based mobile game based on the content and high-level game logic using the computer system; (c) registering using the computer system a plurality of players desiring to play the multiplayer location-based mobile game using their personal mobile communications devices; and (d) managing execution of the game for each player or group of players by routing the player or group of players to a plurality of locations to perform a location-based task at each location, and interacting with the player or group of players after each of the location-based tasks has been performed, wherein managing execution of the game and interacting with the player or group of players comprises using the computer system to communicate with a personal mobile communications device of the player or group of players. | 12-30-2010 |
20110010245 | LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for providing advertisements to users of mobile devices, includes the steps of: (a) providing a plurality of advertisements and geographic region information associated with each advertisement; (b) receiving from a mobile content provider a request for an advertisement to be delivered to a user of a mobile device along with non-standard data from which the location of the mobile device can be determined; (c) processing the non-standard data to determine the location of the mobile device; (d) identifying a subset of advertisements from the plurality of advertisements having geographic region information matching the location of the mobile device; (e) ranking the advertisements in the subset of advertisements in accordance with one or more parameters; and (f) selecting an advertisement from the ranked advertisements to be transmitted to the mobile content provider for delivery to the mobile device of the user. | 01-13-2011 |
20120232972 | RETAILING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method of conducting retailing promotions uses a computerized retailing promotion system communicating with client devices operated by a plurality of consumers and merchants over a communications network. The method includes the steps of: (a) selling vouchers to consumers operating client devices using the computerized retailing promotion system, each voucher including a deal at one of a plurality of sequential levels that can be redeemed by a consumer at a merchant for a specified product or service, wherein a consumer is entitled to purchase a voucher having a deal at a higher level only if the consumer has purchased a voucher having a deal at an immediately lower level; and (b) for each consumer redemption of a voucher at a merchant: (i) receiving notification at the computerized retailing promotion system from the merchant when the consumer redeems the voucher; (ii) making a payment to the merchant using the computerized retailing promotion system; (iii) unlocking a deal at the next sequential level, if available, and enabling the consumer to purchase a voucher for that deal; and (iv) repeating steps (i) to (iii) until deals at all levels of a promotion have been sold to the consumer. | 09-13-2012 |
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20080242221 | Customized Content Delivery System and Method - A method and system for providing customized content for a plurality of users is provided. In one embodiment, the method may comprise receiving user information from a plurality of users including location information of each user. For each of the plurality of users, the method may include constructing first compilation data that includes information of a first plurality of content elements and wherein the first compilation data constructed for each use may be different. For each of the plurality of users, the method may further include presenting the content elements of the first compilation data to each of the plurality of respective users. The first compilation data may be constructed from a first template, and the method may further comprise receiving feedback from a set of the users, modifying the respective first template of the set of users based on the feedback, and constructing second compilation data that includes information of a second plurality of content elements for the set of users. Finally, the content elements may be scheduled to be transmitted to the user device, such as a mobile telephone, according to rules configured to reduce peak communications network utilization. | 10-02-2008 |
20080242280 | Content Delivery System and Method - A method and system for delivering content to a plurality of devices is provided. In one embodiment, the method may be for delivering content elements of one or more presentations to a device configured to communicate via a wireless data network, wherein the content elements include static content elements, dynamic content elements, and on-demand content elements. The method may comprise delivering to the device, data, such as compilation data, of the content elements included in the one or more presentations; delivering the static content elements to the device via the wireless data network during one or more time periods of increased available wireless data network capacity; delivering the dynamic content elements to the device via the wireless data network substantially according to a schedule; and delivering the on-demand content elements to the device via the wireless data network substantially immediately after a user request for an on-demand content element. In addition, the method may comprise determining that the device is accessible via a communication link, such as a wireless local area network, that does not include the wireless data network and delivering one or more content elements to the device via the communication link. Further, the method may comprise determining that the device is communicatively coupled to an internet access device and delivering one or more content elements to the device via the internet access device. | 10-02-2008 |
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