Garrity, US
Aaron Russell Garrity, Pleasant Grove, UT US
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20090062378 | Nutraceutical Mangosteen Composition - Nutraceutical compositions derived from the fruit of the | 03-05-2009 |
Christopher B. Garrity, West Hartford, CT US
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20110264408 | TRACKING OF ENGINE WASH IMPROVEMENTS - A method comprises the step of quantifying an improvement in a gas turbine engine operation after a cleaning of the engine. A computer-readable medium, and a system for performing the method are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
Douglas A. Garrity, Gilbert, AZ US
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20090195428 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER WITH VARIABLE GAIN AND METHOD THEREOF - An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) device includes an input terminal to receive an analog signal, an analog component, and control logic. The analog component includes an amplifier having an input and an output and a capacitor network coupled to the input and the output of the amplifier. The capacitor network comprises a plurality of capacitors. The control logic is configured to, in a first mode, configure the capacitor network and the amplifier in an amplification configuration to amplify the analog signal by a predetermined gain to generate an amplified analog signal. The control logic further is configured to, in a second mode, configure the capacitor network and the amplifier to generate a series of one or more residue voltages using the amplified analog signal. | 08-06-2009 |
20120007762 | CURRENT REDUCTION IN A SINGLE STAGE CYCLIC ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER WITH VARIABLE RESOLUTION - A converter ( | 01-12-2012 |
20120249237 | CORRELATED-LEVEL-SHIFTING AND CORRELATED-DOUBLE-SAMPLING SWITCHED-CAPACITOR GAIN STAGES, SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING THE GAIN STAGES, AND METHODS OF THEIR OPERATION - Embodiments of apparatus and methods for applying a gain to an input signal are provided. An embodiment of a switched-capacitor gain stage circuit includes an input node, an output node, an operational amplifier, a correlated-double-sampling portion, a correlated-level-shifting portion, and a switching configuration. The operational amplifier has a first amplifier input, a second amplifier input, and an amplifier output. The correlated-double-sampling portion includes a plurality of sampling capacitors arranged in parallel and selectively coupled between the input node and a central node, and an offset storage capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the first amplifier input. The correlated-level-shifting portion includes a correlated-level-shifting capacitor including a first terminal coupled to the output node. The switching configuration has multiple switches that are controllable sequentially to place the gain stage circuit in a sampling state, an approximate output voltage storage state, a level shifting and gain state, and an output state. | 10-04-2012 |
20120249239 | CORRELATED-DOUBLE-SAMPLING SWITCHED-CAPACITOR GAIN STAGES, SYSTEMS IMPLEMENTING THE GAIN STAGES, AND METHODS OF THEIR OPERATION - Embodiments of switched-capacitor gain stage circuits and methods of their operation are provided. The circuit includes an operational amplifier, parallel sampling capacitors, an offset storage capacitor coupled to an amplifier input, and multiple switches that are configurable to place the gain stage circuit in a sampling state, a gain state, and an output state. In the sampling state, the switches are configured so that a first charge component representing an input signal is stored on the sampling capacitors, and a second charge component representing an amplifier offset voltage is stored on the offset storage capacitor. In the gain state, the switches are configured so that a third charge component representing a finite gain of the amplifier is stored on the offset storage capacitor. In the output state, the switches are configured so that the first, second, and third charge components contribute to an output signal produced at the output node. | 10-04-2012 |
20130187805 | PIPELINED ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER HAVING REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION - A pipelined analog-to-digital converter is provided that has advantages of both a high input sample rate as well as low power consumption due to having all but the first pipeline stage operate at a frequency that is a fraction of the input sample rate. The first stage of the pipelined ADC has an internal operating frequency that is the full ADC sample rate, and samples the input signal on the same clock edge for each sample. Subsequent pipeline stages have parallel input sampling circuitry that samples provided input signals at a reduced rate. Since the input sampling circuitry operates at a reduced frequency, power consumption is reduced by those stages. Further, by virtue of sampling the input signal on the same clock edge for each sample, frequency response image generation issues associated with ADC architectures that sample the input signal on more than one clock edge are avoided. | 07-25-2013 |
20130285705 | SAMPLE AND HOLD CIRCUIT - A sample and hold circuit is provided. The circuit includes a plurality of switches, a first capacitor, an operational amplifier having a first input selectively coupled to the first capacitor and an output, a second capacitor and a third capacitor both selectively coupled to the first capacitor and both selectively coupled between the first input of the operational amplifier and the output of the operational amplifier, wherein the plurality of switches are configured to receive a plurality of control signals such that the first capacitor is configured to sample an input signal in a sample phase and to transfer a charge to one of the second capacitor and the third capacitor in a hold phase, and the second capacitor and third capacitor are configured to alternate between holding the transferred charge and resetting in any back-to-back hold phases. | 10-31-2013 |
20130314126 | Non-Overlapping Clock Generator Circuit and Method - A non-overlapping clock generator circuit supplies clock signals to a stage of a pipelined ADC, which includes parallel switched capacitor circuitry. The non-overlapping clock generator circuit includes: a first trigger generation circuit that generates first and second trigger signals; a second trigger generation circuit that generates third and fourth trigger signals; a first clock generation branch that receives the first, second and fourth trigger signals and generates first sampling cycle and delayed sampling cycle clock signals; a second clock generation branch that receives the first, second and third trigger signals and generates second sampling cycle and delayed sampling cycle clock signals; a third clock generation branch that receives the second trigger signal and generates first gain cycle and delayed gain cycle clock signals; and a fourth clock generation branch that receives the first trigger signal and generates second gain cycle and delayed gain cycle clock signals. | 11-28-2013 |
20130314271 | VEHICLE-BORNE RADAR SYSTEMS WITH CONTINUOUS-TIME, SIGMA DELTA ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS, AND METHODS OF THEIR OPERATION - Embodiments of vehicle-borne radar systems and methods of their operation are provided. The vehicle-borne radar system includes a transmit path and a first receive path. The transmit path is capable of producing a signal for transmission over an air interface (e.g., a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signal). The receive path includes a continuous-time (CT) sigma delta analog-to-digital converter (ADC), and the receive path is capable of receiving a reflected version of the signal from the air interface, and converting the reflected version along the receive path into a sequence of digital samples using the CT sigma delta ADC. In an embodiment, the transmit path and the receive path are integrated onto a single integrated circuit. | 11-28-2013 |
20140197973 | DIGITAL TO ANALOG CONVERTER WITH CURRENT STEERING SOURCE FOR REDUCED GLITCH ENERGY ERROR - A digital to analog converter including a current steering source and a master replica bias network. The current steering source includes a data current source providing a source current to a source node, a switch circuit operative to steer the source current to a selected one of first and second control nodes based on a data bit, a buffer circuit that buffers the source current between the first control node and a first current output node or between the second control node and a second current output node, and an activation current source provides activation current to the buffer circuit via the first and second control nodes. The master replica bias network replicates biasing of the buffer circuit relative to a replica control node and drives the buffer circuit to maintain the first control node, the second control node and the replica control node at a common master control voltage. | 07-17-2014 |
George Garrity, Okemos, MI US
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20090299926 | Methods For Data Classification - The present invention provides methods for classifying data and uncovering and correcting annotation errors. In particular, the present invention provides a self-organizing, self-correcting algorithm for use in classifying data. Additionally, the present invention provides a method for classifying biological taxa. | 12-03-2009 |
20140121985 | CLASSIFICATION OF NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCES BY LATENT SEMANTIC ANALYSIS - DNA sequences are analyzed using latent semantic analysis. A set of nucleotide sequences is received in which the set has a first number of sequences. A set of basis vectors is determined, in which the set has a second number of basis vectors, the second number being smaller than the first number. Each basis vector represents a specific combination of predetermined nucleotide segments. For each of the nucleotide sequences, an approximate representation of the nucleotide sequence is determined based on a combination of the basis vectors. For each pair of nucleotide sequences, a distance between the pair of nucleotide sequences is determined according the distance between the approximate representation of the pair of nucleotide sequences. The set of nucleotide sequences are classified based on the distances between the pairs of nucleotide sequences. | 05-01-2014 |
George M. Garrity, Okemos, MI US
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20100198841 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING AND LINKING NAMES IN DIGITAL RESOURCES - The present invention provides systems and methods for automatically identifying name-like-strings in digital resources, matching these name-like-string against a set of names held in an expertly curated database, and for those name-like-strings found in said database, enhancing the content by associating additional matter with the name, wherein said matter includes information about the names that is held within said database and pointers to other digital resources which include the same name and it synonyms. | 08-05-2010 |
20130013603 | SEMIOTIC INDEXING OF DIGITAL RESOURCES - A method of classifying a plurality of documents. The method includes steps of providing a first set of classification terms and a second set of classification terms, the second set of classification terms being different from the first set of classification terms; generating a first frequency array of a number of occurrences of each term from the first set of classification terms in each document; generating a second frequency array of a number of occurrences of each term from the second set of classification terms in each document; generating a first similarity matrix from the first frequency array; generating a second similarity matrix from the second frequency array; determining an entrywise combination of the first similarity matrix and the second similarity matrix; and clustering the plurality of documents based on the result of the entrywise combination. | 01-10-2013 |
Jason M. Garrity, Minneapolis, MN US
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20100324567 | Coaxial Guide Catheter for Interventional Cardiology Procedures - A coaxial guide catheter to be passed through guide catheter having a first lumen, for use with interventional cardiology devices that are insertable into a branch artery that branches off from a main artery. The coaxial guide catheter is extended through the lumen of the guide catheter and beyond the distal end of the guide catheter and inserted into the branch artery. The device assists in resisting axial and shear forces exerted by an interventional cardiology device passed through the second lumen and beyond the flexible distal tip portion that would otherwise tend to dislodge the guide catheter from the branch artery. | 12-23-2010 |
20120165756 | COAXIAL GUIDE CATHETER FOR INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY PROCEDURES - A coaxial guide catheter to be passed through guide catheter having a first lumen, for use with interventional cardiology devices that are insertable into a branch artery that branches off from a main artery. The coaxial guide catheter is extended through the lumen of the guide catheter and beyond the distal end of the guide catheter and inserted into the branch artery. The device assists in resisting axial and shear forces exerted by an interventional cardiology device passed through the second lumen and beyond the flexible distal tip portion that would otherwise tend to dislodge the guide catheter from the branch artery. | 06-28-2012 |
John R. Garrity, Loxahatchee, FL US
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20100089485 | Method and System for Preventing Fuel Theft - A method and system for preventing fuel theft includes one or more tamper detection sensors mounted on a fuel dispenser, the tamper detection sensors being operable to detect dislocation of one or more portions of the fuel dispenser's shell. A dispenser security controller is communicatively coupled to the one or more tamper detection sensors and is operable to generate a trigger signal in response to receiving a tamper detection signal from the one or more tamper detection sensors. A dispenser transaction-termination switch is electrically coupled to the fuel dispensing circuit and in signal communication with the dispenser security controller and is operable to simulate a fuel pump handle hang up and/or a transaction not-authorized condition in response to a trigger signal from the dispenser security controller. | 04-15-2010 |
20100090855 | Method and System for Preventing Fuel Theft - A method and system for preventing fuel theft includes one or more tamper detection sensors mounted on a fuel dispenser, the tamper detection sensors being operable to detect dislocation of one or more portions of the fuel dispenser's shell. A dispenser security controller is communicatively coupled to the one or more tamper detection sensors and is operable to generate a trigger signal in response to receiving a tamper detection signal from the one or more tamper detection sensors. A dispenser transaction-termination switch is electrically coupled to the fuel dispensing circuit and in signal communication with the dispenser security controller and is operable to simulate a fuel pump handle hang up and/or a transaction not-authorized condition in response to a trigger signal from the dispenser security controller. | 04-15-2010 |
John Thomas Garrity, Niskayuna, NY US
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20110026183 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A circuit protection device for protection of circuitry is provided. The circuit protection device comprises a housing defining a chamber and a plurality of conductors. The conductors are configured to connect to the circuitry and extending into the chamber, and comprise at least a first conductor and a second conductor spatially separated from the first conductor. The circuit protection device further comprises an ignition component disposed in the chamber and configured to electrically connect the first and second conductors. A circuit protection system is also presented. | 02-03-2011 |
John Thomas Garrity, Ballston Lake, NY US
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20100321838 | ARC FLASH DETECTION SYSTEM - An apparatus to detect arc is presented. The apparatus includes a fiber sensor to detect characteristics of an arc flash and a processor to process at least two characteristics of the arc flash. The processor is further configured to generate an arc fault signal. A protective device is configured to mitigate the arc flash based on the arc fault signal. | 12-23-2010 |
20120105246 | CONTACTLESS UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION DEVICE - This invention provides, inter alia, communication devices for contactless underwater data transmission and reception. In one embodiment the present invention provides a transmitting device comprising (a) a water-tight housing; (b) a radiative element disposed outside of the housing, said radiative element comprising at least two antennae, wherein the radiative element is configured to propagate an electric field signal through water; and (c) a communications section disposed within the housing, said communications section being coupled to said radiative element, said communications section comprising at least one transmitter, wherein the communications section is configured to transmit digitally modulated data as an electric field signal propagated by the radiative element. Also provided are similarly constituted receiving devices, transceiving devices, systems containing such devices and methods of using such devices and systems. | 05-03-2012 |
Jonathan Tompkins Garrity, Atlanta, GA US
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20140074670 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING RECOVERABLE UTILITY REVENUE - A system includes a utility analytics system. The utility analytics system includes a non-technical utility loss system configured to derive a probability of at least one utility non-technical loss, an unbilled utility system configured to calculate an expected unbilled utility service for a customer based on customer attributes and the probability of the at least one utility non-technical loss, and a revenue recoverability system configured to calculate an expected recoverable revenue based on probability of revenue recovery and of the expected unbilled utility service. | 03-13-2014 |
20140081998 | UTILITY MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS THROUGH SOCIAL NETWORK DATA - Systems and methods for utility management using social network data are provided. A social media analysis system filters social media posts of various social media networks to ascertain social media posts relevant to a utility network and determine if a utility network event has occurred based on the social media posts. Additionally, the social media analysis system associates relevant social media posts with locations on the utility network. | 03-20-2014 |
20140310138 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING RECOVERABLE UTILITY REVENUE - A system includes a utility analytics system. The utility analytics system includes a utility loss system configured to derive a probability of at least one utility technical loss, at least one utility non-technical loss, an unbilled utility system configured to calculate an expected unbilled utility service for a customer based on customer attributes and the probability of the at least one utility non-technical loss, the technical loss, and a revenue recoverability system configured to calculate an expected recoverable revenue based on probability of revenue recovery and of the expected unbilled utility service. | 10-16-2014 |
20140324506 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING RELIABILITY RETURN ON UTILITY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT - A system includes a utility analytics system. The utility analytics system includes a memory configured to store a vegetation management efficiency derivation system related to investment in vegetation management and a trim cycle derivation system related to management of vegetation associated with a power grid. The utility analytics system includes a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to utilize the vegetation management efficiency derivation system and the trim cycle derivation system to derive a reliability return value on an investment to manage the vegetation associated with the power grid and to derive a trim cycle for the vegetation associated with the power grid based at least in part on the derived reliability return value. The trim cycle includes an output indicative of a frequency at which the vegetation associated with the power grid is managed. | 10-30-2014 |
Justin Garrity, Portland, OR US
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20120278741 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURING WEB ANALYSIS AND WEB TESTING - The current application is directed to methods and systems for configuring web sites and web-analysis and web-testing systems for real-time analysis and testing of web sites. The configuration methods incorporated into the services include interactive configuration, dynamic reconfiguration, and auto-configuration. | 11-01-2012 |
Justin Garrity, Hillsboro, OR US
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20110029853 | ADVANCED VISUALIZATIONS IN ANALYTICS REPORTING - A method and apparatus is disclosed for enabling advanced visualization techniques for conveying analytics information to a user. For the presentation of analytics data within a natural language statement or series of statements, a template is stored in a template database and includes natural language statements with data fields embedded within the statements. The data fields are populated with the appropriate analytics data such that the resulting reporting statement reads like a conversational statement of data and trends. Other advanced data visualizations of analytics helps one to quickly understand changes in key metrics for an entire account, compare the performance of reports across profiles, plot RSS feed events against metrics, and easily share data with others in ones organization. | 02-03-2011 |
Kevin C. Garrity, Dublin, OH US
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20120279599 | Infrastructure Corrosion Analysis - The disclosure relates to systems, methods and apparatus for analyzing an infrastructure system including measurement of a parameter associated with the infrastructure system, electronically recording the measured parameter as a data, transferring the data to an infrastructure unit which may be remote from the infrastructure system, analyzing the data to generate a risk model, and predicting a characteristic of the infrastructure system according to the risk. An implementation plan may be generated, and/or maintenance services may be performed as per the characteristic that is predicted. | 11-08-2012 |
Kevin S. Garrity, Madison, CT US
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20080298048 | HEADLAMP WITH DETACHABLE LED FLASHLIGHT - The present invention relates to a headlamp having a detachable LED flashlight and having a strap and a main body made of a flexible material and is designed to fit easily and comfortably over a user's head. The main body of the headlamp has a housing with a cavity formed therein, and the detachable flashlight is configured to have a snug-fit in the cavity. The flashlight comprises a body and a cap, the cap being attached to the body by a flexible strap. The body of the flashlight has a battery compartment and a circuit board. | 12-04-2008 |
Martha Garrity, San Clemente, CA US
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20080199973 | HYDROPHILIC CHEMILUMINESCENT ACRIDINIUM LABELING REAGENTS - In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that introduction of hydrophilic sulfoalkyl substituents and/or hydrophilic linkers derived from homocysteic acid, cysteic acid, glycine peptides, tetraethylene oxide, and the like, offset the hydrophobicity of the acridinium ring system to produce a more soluble label which can be attached to an antibody at higher loading before precipitation and aggregation problems are encountered. Additional compounds described herein contain linkers derived from short peptides and tetraethylene oxide which increase aqueous solubility due to hydrogen bonding with water molecules. The present invention also embraces reagents for multiple acridinium labeling for signal amplification composed of a peptide bearing several acridinium esters with sulfonate groups at regularly spaced intervals for increased solubility. The invention also embraces assays employing the above-described compounds. | 08-21-2008 |
20110014721 | HYDROPHILIC CHEMILUMINESCENT ACRIDINIUM LABELING REAGENTS - In accordance with the present invention, it has been discovered that introduction of hydrophilic sulfoalkyl substituents and/or hydrophilic linkers derived from homocysteic acid, cysteic acid, glycine peptides, tetraethylene oxide, and the like, offset the hydrophobicity of the acridinium ring system to produce a more soluble label which can be attached to an antibody at higher loading before precipitation and aggregation problems are encountered. Additional compounds described herein contain linkers derived from short peptides and tetraethylene oxide which increase aqueous solubility due to hydrogen bonding with water molecules. The present invention also embraces reagents for multiple acridinium labeling for signal amplification composed of a peptide bearing several acridinium esters with sulfonate groups at regularly spaced intervals for increased solubility. The invention also embraces assays employing the above-described compounds. | 01-20-2011 |
Michael Garrity, Londonderry, NH US
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20140278833 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE TRAINING GUIDANCE - Systems and methods to provide a training solution for a trainee are disclosed. In some embodiments the method comprises receiving a training requirement comprising a training outcome and a training configuration wherein the training configuration defines a trainee state, determining a training environment based on a relevancy function of the training environment to the training outcome, determining a training content based on a relationship function of the training content to the trainee state and determining a training solution comprising the training environment and the training content. In some embodiments, the relationship function comprises a POMDP model and the relevancy function comprises a best fit curve. | 09-18-2014 |
Patrick J. Garrity, Frankfort, KY US
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20130317764 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A LIQUID PRODUCT IN A SEALED VESSEL - An apparatus and method are provided for monitoring a liquid product held in a sealed vessel and determining taxes that will be owed on the liquid product at a future dumping time. The apparatus and method also allow one to determine fault conditions within a sealed vessel as well as to determine when the product in the sealed vessel is ready for use. | 11-28-2013 |
Paul Garrity, Newton, MA US
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20110151018 | METHODS OF INSECT CONTROL - The present invention is directed towards methods of inhibiting thermo- and chemo-sensing in insects and pests by inhibiting TRPA1 ion gated channel or family members. The present invention is also directed towards methods of insect control by modulating the TRPA1 ion gated channel or family members. The methods are applicable to a wide variety of insects and pests including agricultural and horticultural pests. | 06-23-2011 |
20130224305 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING INSECT-TRPA1 MODULATORS - The invention provides a screening method for identifying an insect-specific TRPA1 modulator by comparing modulation of an insect TRPA1 and a mammalian TRPA1. The invention further provides method of insect control by applying to an insect a insect-specific TRPA1 modulator identified by the screening method. | 08-29-2013 |
Sharyn Marie Garrity, Andover, MA US
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20130125203 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING EXTRANET TRANSACTIONS - The systems and methods described herein relate to secure extranets which utilize certificate authentication to mediate access, transactions, and user tracking. Such extranets may be employed to provide an interface accessible over a network, such as the Internet, capable of authenticating and recording transactions for business, medical, or other purposes. | 05-16-2013 |
Stephen T. Garrity, Kirkland, WA US
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20090241134 | REMOTE STORAGE SERVICE API - Techniques are disclosed to provide an application programming interface to access data stored in a remote storage service. The data may be of any type, and is stored in core objects. | 09-24-2009 |
Steve Garrity, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130030909 | CUSTOMIZABLE SOCIAL CAMPAIGNS - Managing social network-based marketing campaigns includes obtaining, using one or more computer processors, a social media network-based marketing campaign and configuration information associated with the social media network-based marketing campaign; and publishing the plurality of selected publishable elements on the social media platform, according to the configuration information. The social media network-based marketing campaign comprises a plurality of selected publishable elements that are selected from a collection of master publishable elements. The master publishable elements are publishable on a social media platform. The configuration information at least includes information on how the plurality of selected publishable elements are to be published on the social media platform. | 01-31-2013 |
20130031176 | IDENTIFICATION OF ROGUE SOCIAL MEDIA ASSETS - Identification of rogue social media assets is provided. In some embodiments, identification of rogue social media assets includes identifying a plurality of social media assets; comparing the plurality of social media assets with known social media assets to identify previously unknown social media assets; and displaying the identified previously unknown social media assets. | 01-31-2013 |
20130110922 | ENTERPRISE SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT PLATFORM WITH SINGLE SIGN-ON | 05-02-2013 |
William Garrity, Lusby, MD US
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20090058148 | Truck roof rear edge protector - A rear edge truck roof protector consists of an elongated substantially rigid strip of a preselected material having a predetermined length and a longitudinal arcuate edge, the arcuate edge being convex on the topside, and the rigid strip has one or more fasteners for attaching the elongated rigid strip either permanently or removably to a truck rear roof edge. Also included is a notch or a cut-out area having a predetermined configuration near the midpoint of the arcuate edge to ensure that the third brake light is not obstructed. | 03-05-2009 |
William Randall Garrity, Bremerton, WA US
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20150247717 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR MOVING CALIPER JAW WITH REPEATABLE FORCE - A compliant wheel assembly is provided for moving a caliper jaw relative to a caliper spar. The wheel assembly includes a rotary bearing member, a rotary actuation member and a compliant coupling element. The rotary bearing member is coupled to the caliper jaw and may engage the caliper spar. The rotary actuation member is actuated by a user to apply a measuring force. The compliant coupling element is configured to compliantly couple the rotary actuation member to the rotary bearing member. Using the compliant wheel assembly, a user is able to apply a more consistent amount of measurement force than could typically be achieved with a conventional rigid thumb wheel in caliper. In one implementation, a displacement indicator may also be provided that is responsive to the rotational displacement between the rotary bearing and actuation members for indicating an amount of measurement force that is being applied. | 09-03-2015 |