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Biao Zhang, Chicago, IL US
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20110241664 | MAGNETIC BIOSENSOR AND A MAGNETIC BIOSENSOR ARRAY COMPRISING THE SAME - The magnetic sensor device disclosed herein uses a signal storage magnetic layer for sensing and storing target magnetic field signals. The stored magnetic field signals are then measured by a magnetic sensor. | 10-06-2011 |
Charlie Zhang, Oak Brook, IL US
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20090266350 | TABLE SAW - A table saw for cutting materials, such as, for example, porcelain tiles, ceramic tiles, stone and glass. The table saw includes a base and a working table slidably positioned on the base. The table saw further including a power tool detachably mounted to the base and having a separate utility apart from the table saw. The power tool including a cutting element that extends at least partially through a slot in the working table. The working table movable along the base and with respect to the cutting element. | 10-29-2009 |
20100263512 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool for cutting sheets of materials, such as, for example, sheets of building materials. The cutting tool includes a base, a support connected to the base and a cam with an increasing radius is positioned over a portion of the base and pivotally connected to the support. The cutting tool further includes a blade holder and blade which are engaged with the cam and positioned over the base. The blade holder and the blade are moveable between an open position and a closed position or cutting position by pivoting the cam. | 10-21-2010 |
20110174130 | CUTTING TOOL - A portable, non-power operated cutting tool for cutting sheets of building materials in a straight fashion without splintering or cracking. The cutting tool includes a base, a blade holder with a blade, and a handle with an eccentric cam rotatably connected to the base, where the blade holder moves between an open position and a closed position by rotating the eccentric cam. | 07-21-2011 |
20130255462 | CUTTING TOOL - A hand operated cutting tool for cutting building materials, such as trim pieces, at an angle. The hand operated cutting tool includes a base, a blade holder with a blade, a handle with a cam rotatably connected to the base, and a working table for aligning the material to be cut with the blade. The hand operated cutting tool moves the blade between an open position and a closed position by rotating the handle. | 10-03-2013 |
20140157967 | CUTTING TOOL - A cutting tool for cutting sheets of building materials, such as, for example, laminate baseboards, chair rails and crown molding, at an angle. The cutting tool includes a base connected to a cutting platform with a hinge connection. The cutting platform further includes a blade that can be moved downward on the cutting platform to cut the building material. The hinge connection allows the cutting platform to be angled relative to the base to cut the building material at a range of angles from 0°, vertical, to 60° or more. | 06-12-2014 |
Chong Zhang, Long Grove, IL US
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20120141001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIANGULAR INTERPOLATION IN IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION FOR PET - A method of interpolating positron emission tomography (PET) data for reconstructing a PET image, including acquiring PET event data, which was obtained by scanning an object using a PET scanner; generating a two-dimensional line-of-response (LOR) sinogram from the acquired PET event data; determining a plurality of triangles connecting sampling points within the LOR sinogram, wherein adjacent sampling points are connected horizontally row-by-row within the LOR sinogram to determine the plurality of triangles; and determining a uniformly sampled sinogram from the LOR sinogram using the determined plurality of triangles. | 06-07-2012 |
Chuntao Zhang, Streamwood, IL US
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20080299994 | System and Method for Location Determination for Mobile Clients - A first position ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090197613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A NODE IN A WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for determining the location of a node within a wireless communication system is provided herein. In order to determine the location of a node, a series of GSM network measurement reports (NMRs) received at multiple base stations are analyzed by location-finding equipment. Multiple reports from the same mobile unit are analyzed for their received signal strength and multiple location estimates are then determined for the node. The location estimates are then averaged and weighted to determine an accurate location estimate for the node. | 08-06-2009 |
20110124348 | System and method for location determination for mobile clients - A first position ( | 05-26-2011 |
20110147455 | ORIENTING A SCANNING DEVICE WITH RESPECT TO A TARGET LOCATION - Disclosed is a method for a scanning device to tell its user how to best orient the scanning device to scan a target location. The user approaches the target location and initiates a scan. The results of the scan are analyzed and compared to information about the target location. Based on the analysis, the user is told how to re-orient the scanning device, if that is necessary to achieve an acceptable re-scan of the target location. In a preferred embodiment, a screen on the scanning device presents a two-dimensional map based on the scan results and on the known relative locations of the target location and of nearby non-target locations. Locations on the map are highlighted to tell the user the results of the scan and to direct him to re-orient the scanning device if necessary. | 06-23-2011 |
20110260922 | MAPPING LOCATIONS BASED ON RECEIVED SIGNAL STRENGTHS - Disclosed is a system for updating an RSSI-based map. A scanning devices notes which tags are seen during a scan and measures a “proxy distance” from the scanning device to each tag. When the scan is initiated, the scanning device measures the RSSIs from the local WAPs. The current location of the scanning device is determined by triangulating from the proxy distances of the scanned tags. That location is then correlated with the contemporaneously measured RSSIs. The correlation is used to update the RSSI-based map. In some embodiments, it is not the scanning device that measures the RSSIs. Instead, the WAPs measure the RSSIs from the scanning device whenever the scanning device transmits the results of a scan. In some embodiments, the operator of the mapped environment places scannable tags at fixed locations. Scans of these fixed-location tags are especially useful when determining the current location of the scanning device. | 10-27-2011 |
20120238293 | System and method for location determination for mobile clients - A first position ( | 09-20-2012 |
Duo Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20110202484 | ANALYZING PARALLEL TOPICS FROM CORRELATED DOCUMENTS - Access is obtained to a parallel corpus including a problem corpus and a solution corpus. A first plurality of topics are mined from the problem corpus and a second plurality of topics are mined from the solution corpus. A transition probability from the first plurality of topics to the second plurality of topics is determined, to identify a most appropriate one of the topics from the solution corpus for a given one of the topics from the problem corpus. | 08-18-2011 |
Geoff Zhang, Libertyville, IL US
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20110009325 | CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF RAPAMYCIN ANALOGS - Provided is a rapamycin analog composition including a crystalline form of a rapamycin analog. The crystal can be a hydrate. dehydrate, solvate, or desolvate. The rampamycin analog can have a structure of Formula 1, which is optionally a prodrug, salt, derivative, or combination thereof: | 01-13-2011 |
20110009618 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CRYSTALLING FORMS OF RAPAMYCIN ANALOGS - A process for preparing a crystalline rapamycin analog includes: combining the rapamycin analog with an organic medium to form a mixture; incubating the mixture until the rapamycin analog crystallizes; and recovering the crystalline rapamycin analog. The organic medium can be a solvent, and the process can include causing the rapamycin analog to dissolve into the solvent, and incubating the solvent until the rapamycin analog crystallizes. The following can also be performed: forming a slurry of crystalline rapamycin analog; stirring the rapamycin analog mixture until the rapamycin analog crystallizes; saturating the rapamycin analog solution; forming a supersaturated rapamycin analog solution; combining an antisolvent with the rapamycin analog and the solvent to form a biphasic mixture, and incubating the biphasic mixture to cause a liquid-liquid phase split. | 01-13-2011 |
20120028908 | Methods of Manufacturing Crystalline Forms of Rapamycin Analogs - A process for preparing a crystalline rapamycin analog includes: combining the rapamycin analog with an organic medium to form a mixture; incubating the mixture until the rapamycin analog crystallizes; and recovering the crystalline rapamycin analog. The organic medium can be a solvent, and the process can include causing the rapamycin analog to dissolve into the solvent, and incubating the solvent until the rapamycin analog crystallizes. The following can also be performed: forming a slurry of crystalline rapamycin analog; stirring the rapamycin analog mixture until the rapamycin analog crystallizes; saturating the rapamycin analog solution; forming a supersaturated rapamycin analog solution; combining an antisolvent with the rapamycin analog and the solvent to form a biphasic mixture, and incubating the biphasic mixture to cause a liquid-liquid phase split. | 02-02-2012 |
Geoff G. Zhang, Libertyville, IL US
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20130199313 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SOLUBILITY OF A CRYSTALLINE SUBSTANCE IN A POLYMER - A method for evaluating the solubility of a crystalline substance in a polymer comprises a) providing at least one sample of an intimate crystalline substance/polymer mixture at a predetermined crystalline substance concentration; b) annealing the sample at a constant temperature T | 08-08-2013 |
Geoff G. Zhang, Vernon Hills, IL US
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20110261857 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE SOLUBILITY OF A CRYSTALLINE SUBSTANCE IN A POLYMER - A viable strategy to enhance the bioavailability of poorly soluble drugs is to use amorphous solids in place of the more commonly used crystalline solids in pharmaceutical formulations. However, amorphous solids are physically meta-stable and tend to revert back to their crystalline counterpart. An effective approach to stabilizing an amorphous drug against crystallization is to disperse it in a polymer matrix. The drug's solubility in the chosen polymer defines the upper limit of drug loading without any risk of crystallization. Measuring the solubility of a drug in a polymer has been a scientific and technological challenge because the high viscosity of polymers makes achieving solubility equilibrium difficult and because pharmaceutically important drug/polymer dispersions are glasses, which undergo structural relaxation over time. The invention provides a method based on Differential Scanning calorimetry (DSC) for measuring the solubility of crystalline drugs in polymeric matrices. The method relies on the detection of the dissolution endpoint of a drug/polymer mixture prepared by cryomilling. | 10-27-2011 |
20120157470 | SALTS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF AN APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENT - Salts and crystalline forms of 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}-sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide are suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 06-21-2012 |
20120214848 | [1,2,4]OXADIAZOL-3-YL ACID SALTS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS AND THEIR PREPARATION - The present invention relates to salts and crystalline forms of [1,2,4]oxadiazol-3-yl]-phenoxy}-cycloalkyl carboxylic acids, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using them. | 08-23-2012 |
20140213596 | SALTS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF AN APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENT - Salts and crystalline forms of 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}-sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide are suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 07-31-2014 |
20140296284 | CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF KINASE INHIBITORS - Citrate salts of N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N′-(3-fluorophenyl)urea and crystalline forms thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer. | 10-02-2014 |
20140378490 | Formulations of Phenyl Uracil Compounds - A pharmaceutical product comprising at least one phenyl uracil-based pharmaceutically active agent or an agent of related structural type and processes for obtaining such product. | 12-25-2014 |
20150073031 | ATRASENTAN MANDELATE SALTS - The present disclosure relates to: (a) mandelate salts of atrasentan, (b) pharmaceutical compositions comprising an atrasentan mandelate salt, and, optionally, one or more additional therapeutic agents; (b) methods of using an atrasentan mandelate salt to treat nephropathy, chronic kidney disease, and/or other conditions; (c) kits comprising a first pharmaceutical composition comprising an atrasentan mandelate salt, and, optionally, a second pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more additional therapeutic agents; (d) methods for the preparation of an atrasentan mandelate salt; and (e) atrasentan mandelate salts prepared by such method. | 03-12-2015 |
Geoff G.z. Zhang, Vernon Hills, IL US
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20110071151 | ABT-263 CRYSTALLINE FORMS - ABT-263 free base and crystalline forms thereof are suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 03-24-2011 |
20110159085 | ABT-263 CAPSULE - A pharmaceutical capsule comprises a shell having encapsulated therewithin a liquid solution of ABT-263 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in a substantially non-ethanolic carrier that comprises as pharmaceutically acceptable excipients (a) at least one phospholipid, (b) at least one solubilizing agent for the at least one phospholipid, selected from the group consisting of glycols, glycerides and mixtures thereof, (c) at least one non-phospholipid surfactant and (d) at least one sulfur-containing antioxidant. The capsule is useful in treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 06-30-2011 |
20120245195 | NOVEL MONOHYDRATE OF AZAADAMANTANE DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to a crystalline monohydrate of (4s)-4-(5-phenyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yloxy)-1-azatricyclo[3.3.1.1 | 09-27-2012 |
20130136804 | Crystal Forms of Kinase Inhibitors - N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N′-(3-fluorophenyl)urea free base and crystallines form thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer. | 05-30-2013 |
20130172239 | SOLID COMPOSITIONS - The present invention features solid compositions comprising a selected HCV inhibitor in an amorphous form. In one embodiment, the selected HCV inhibitor is formulated in an amorphous solid dispersion which comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrophilic polymer and preferably a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant. | 07-04-2013 |
Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Vernon Hills, IL US
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20110294811 | ABT-263 CRYSTALLINE FORMS - ABT-263 free base and crystalline forms thereof are suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 12-01-2011 |
20120149726 | Crystal Forms of Kinase Inhibitors - N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N′-(3-fluorophenyl)urea free base and crystallines form thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer. | 06-14-2012 |
20120202844 | Crystal Forms of Kinase Inhibitors - Citrate salts of N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N′-(3-fluorophenyl)urea and crystalline forms thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer. | 08-09-2012 |
20120203002 | Crystalline Forms of Kinase Inhibitors - Salts of N-(4-{4-amino-7-[1-(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-pyrazol-4-yl]thieno[3,2-c]pyridin-3-yl}phenyl)-N′-(3-fluorophenyl)urea and crystalline forms thereof are suitable pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in the treatment of disease, for example, cancer. | 08-09-2012 |
Geoff G. Z. Zhang, Libertyville, IL US
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20090263477 | SALTS OF FENOFIBRIC ACID AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS THEREOF - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a formulation in the form of molecular dispersion comprising i) fenofibric acid, a physiologically acceptable salt or derivative thereof and optionally other active substances, ii) a binder component comprising at least one enteric binder, and optionally iii) other physiologically acceptable excipients. | 10-22-2009 |
20100278905 | STABILIZED LIPID FORMULATION OF APOPTOSIS PROMOTER - An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition comprises a Bcl-2 family protein inhibitory compound, e.g., ABT-263, a heavier-chalcogen antioxidant and a substantially non-aqueous lipid carrier, wherein said compound and said antioxidant are in solution in the carrier. The composition is suitable for oral administration to a subject in need thereof for treatment of a disease characterized by overexpression of one or more anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins, for example cancer. | 11-04-2010 |
20130018101 | SALTS OF FENOFIBRIC ACID AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS THEREOF - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a formulation in the form of molecular dispersion comprising i) fenofibric acid, a physiologically acceptable salt or derivative thereof and optionally other active substances, ii) a binder component comprising at least one enteric binder, and optionally iii) other physiologically acceptable excipients. | 01-17-2013 |
Hongjun Zhang, Glenview, IL US
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20110287965 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO DETECT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE - Methods for detecting strains of | 11-24-2011 |
Hui Gang Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20130302669 | METHOD OF ENHANCING THE CONNECTIVITY OF A COLLOIDAL TEMPLATE, AND A HIGHLY INTERCONNECTED POROUS STRUCTURE - A method of enhancing the connectivity of a colloidal template includes providing a lattice of microparticles, where the microparticles are in contact with adjacent microparticles at contact regions therebetween, and exposing the lattice to a solution comprising a solvent and a precursor material. The solvent is removed from the solution, and the precursor material moves to the contact regions. A ring is formed from the precursor material around each of the contact regions, thereby creating interconnects between adjacent microparticles and enhancing the connectivity of the lattice. | 11-14-2013 |
20140011014 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POROUS DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A 3D POROUS DEVICE - A method of making a three-dimensional porous device entails providing a substrate having a conductive pattern on a surface thereof, and depositing a colloidal solution comprising a plurality of microparticles onto the surface, where the microparticles assemble into a lattice structure. Interstices of the lattice structure are infiltrated with a conductive material, which propagates through the interstices in a direction away from the substrate to reach a predetermined thickness. The conductive material spans an area of the surface overlaid by the conductive pattern. The microparticles are removed to form voids in the conductive material, thereby forming a conductive porous structure having the predetermined thickness and a lateral size and shape defined by the conductive pattern. | 01-09-2014 |
Jean Zhang, Hickory Hills, IL US
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20090324570 | Photostabilization of Retinoids with Alkoxycrylene Compounds - The photostabilizing electronic excited state energy—particularly singlet state energy from retinoid compounds—has been found to be readily transferred to (accepted by) α-cyanodiphenylacrylate compounds having an alkoxy radical in the four (para) position (hereinafter “alkoxycrylenes”) on one of the phenyl rings having the formula (I): | 12-31-2009 |
20090324835 | UV-ABSORBING AND PHOTOSTABILIZING POLYMERS - Polymers comprising monomers having 2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl-prop-2-enoic acid moieties having the formula | 12-31-2009 |
20100021403 | DISPERSIONS OF INORGANIC PARTICULATES CONTAINING ALKOXYCRYLENE - A composition comprising an inorganic particulate material in an amount of about 20 wt % to about 70 wt %, a carrier for the particulate material comprising a compound of formula (I) in an amount of about 1 wt % to about 70 wt %, a particulate material coating material in an amount of about 0 wt % to about 5 wt %, and a dispersing agent for the particulate material in an amount of about 0 wt % to about 5 wt %, based on the total weight of the composition, | 01-28-2010 |
20110142771 | Photostabilization of Retinoids with Alkoxycrylene Compounds - The photostabilizing electronic excited state energy—particularly singlet state energy from retinoid compounds—has been found to be readily transferred to (accepted by) α-cyanodiphenylacrylate compounds having an alkoxy radical in the four (para) position (hereinafter “alkoxycrylenes”) on one of the phenyl rings having the formula (I): | 06-16-2011 |
20110251242 | PHOTOSTABILIZATION OF RESVERATROL WITH ALKOXYCRYLENE COMPOUNDS - The photostabilizing electronic excited state energy—particularly singlet state energy from resveratrol compounds—has been found to be readily transferred to (accepted by) α-cyanodiphenylacrylate compounds having an alkoxy radical in the four (para) position (hereinafter “alkoxycrylenes”) on one of the phenyl rings having the formula (I): | 10-13-2011 |
20120065232 | PHOTOSTABILIZATION OF RETINOIDS WITH ALKOXYCRYLENE COMPOUNDS - The photostabilizing electronic excited state energy—particularly singlet state energy from retinoid compounds—has been found to be readily transferred to (accepted by) α-cyanodiphenylacrylate compounds having an alkoxy radical in the four (para) position (hereinafter “alkoxycrylenes”) on one of the phenyl rings having the formula (I): | 03-15-2012 |
20120107255 | PHOTOSTABILIZATION OF CHOLECALCIFEROL WITH ALKOXYCRYLENE COMPOUNDS - A method of reducing photodegradation of cholecalciferol when exposed to UV radiation in a composition containing cholecalciferol comprising combining with cholecalciferol a compound of formula (I) in an amount effective to quench excited state energy from cholecalciferol and transfer the excited state energy from cholecalciferol to the compound of formula (I), | 05-03-2012 |
20120114572 | Photostabilization of coenzyme Q compounds with alkoxycrylene compounds - A method of reducing photodegradation of a coenzyme Q | 05-10-2012 |
20120308495 | PHOTOSTABILIZATION OF COENZYME Q COMPOUNDS WITH ALKOXYCRYLENE COMPOUNDS - A method of reducing photodegradation of a coenzyme Q | 12-06-2012 |
Jia Zhang, Schaumburg, IL US
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20120304069 | Method and Apparatus for Representing and Configuring Flexible and Extensible Presentation Patterns - Techniques are provided for representing and configuring flexible and extensible presentation patterns based on fine-grained architectural building blocks (ABBs). The techniques include defining ABBs, modeling the ABBs in a uniform manner, and creating at least one template using the ABBs, wherein the at least one template includes at least one of pre-configured static characteristics and user-specified service characteristics. In an embodiment of the invention, an exemplary method for designing and managing fine-grained ABBs can include identifying ABBs to compose an architecture for facilitating presentation and interaction between consumers and other elements in a solution, analyzing the ABBs to monitor computing resources used by individual ABBs, selecting a number of running instances of the ABBs based on (i) requests of a pertinent entity and (ii) available resources, and managing life-cycles of ABBs. | 11-29-2012 |
Jia Zhang, Dekalb, IL US
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20080301545 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE INTELLIGENT ADAPTION OF WEB CONTENT FOR MOBILE AND HANDHELD ACCESS - According to the present invention, there is provided a novel method and system for supporting dynamic Web content adaptation in the mobile Internet, while retaining the semantic coherence of the site's original contents. This is accomplished by analyzing, processing, and displaying web content using several algorithms. While the preferred embodiment of the present invention is for use in a mobile Internet setting, the method and system of the present invention can be applied and customized for use in a broad range of settings and applications involving information layout adaptation and presentation across multiple platforms and devices. | 12-04-2008 |
20090158237 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) SOLUTIONS - A method is provided for designing and developing an SOA solution that comprises implementing a business process layer having a first set of architectural building blocks (ABBs) and configured to perform service composition and service decomposition; implementing a service component layer having a second set of ABBs and configured to perform service integration and service invocation; implementing a service layer having a third set of ABBs and configured to perform service discovery and service aggregation; integrating the business process layer, the service component layer, and the service layer; and specifying a set of characteristics of the first, second, and third sets of ABBs to be reconfigurable based upon extensible rules. | 06-18-2009 |
20090158240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODELING AND MANAGING QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) IN A SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE (SOA) ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided for implementing data-driven QoS control in design and development of an SOA solution. The method comprises implementing a QoS layer having a first set of architectural building blocks (ABBs) and configured to specify a QoS requirement definition to be propagated through a set of components of the SOA solution to generate QoS data for controlling and managing QoS in a unified form; and implementing a data architecture layer having a second set of ABBs and configured to facilitate propagation of generated QoS data through the set of components in the SOA solution. | 06-18-2009 |
20120210292 | Design and Development of Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) Solutions - A method is provided for designing and developing an service-oriented architecture solution that comprises implementing a business process layer having a first set of architectural building blocks (ABBs) and configured to perform service composition and service decomposition; implementing a service component layer having a second set of ABBs and configured to perform service integration and service invocation; implementing a service layer having a third set of ABBs and configured to perform service discovery and service aggregation; integrating the business process layer, the service component layer, and the service layer; and specifying a set of characteristics of the first, second, and third sets of ABBs to be reconfigurable based upon extensible rules. | 08-16-2012 |
Jianyong Zhang, Barrington, IL US
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20100026687 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING LOCATIONS FOR CHARTING ASSESSMENTS - Embodiments of the present technology provide a system and method for dynamically generating locations for charting assessments. The system includes a user-operated location authoring tool, an authoring dictionary service, a runtime dictionary service, a database, and a location selector. The method includes creating at least one user-manipulated image; associating at least one location with each of the user-manipulated images; associating each of the user-manipulated image(s) and associated location(s) with at least one knowledge identifier; storing the user-manipulated image(s), associated location(s) and associated knowledge identifier(s); and retrieving the user-manipulated image(s) and associated location(s) relating to a user-selected one of the knowledge identifiers. The present technology also includes a computer-readable medium having a set of instructions for execution by a computer, the set of instruction capable of carrying out the current method. | 02-04-2010 |
20130132108 | REAL-TIME CONTEXTUAL KPI-BASED AUTONOMOUS ALERTING AGENT - An example operation metrics collection and processing system is to mine a data set including patient and exam workflow data from information source(s) according to an operational metric for a workflow of interest. An example healthcare workflow performance monitoring system includes a contextual analysis engine to mine a data set to identify patterns based on current and historical healthcare data for a healthcare workflow and extract context information from the identified patterns and data mined information. The example system includes a statistical modeling engine to dynamically create contextual performance indicators based on the context and pattern information including a contextual ordering of events in the healthcare workflow. The example system includes a workflow decision engine to evaluate the contextual performance indicators based on a model and monitor measurements associated with the contextual performance indicators, the workflow decision engine to process feedback to update the context performance indicators. | 05-23-2013 |
Jiao Zhang, Naperville, IL US
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20090217653 | Control system for recovering swing motor kinetic energy - This disclosure relates to a hydraulic system and method that converts the kinetic energy generated by the operation of a swing motor into hydraulic potential energy and reuses the hydraulic potential energy for swing motor acceleration. An accumulator can be provided for storing exit oil from the swing motor that is pressurized by the inertia torque applied on the moving motor via movement of an upper structure of a machine. The pressurized oil in the accumulator can be reused to accelerate the swing motor by supplying pressurized oil to the swing motor. | 09-03-2009 |
20090277243 | Electrically controlled hydraulic valve calibration method and system - A method of calibrating an electrically controlled hydraulic valve having a known relationship between flow rate through the valve and displacement of a valve element is disclosed. The method includes ascertaining a first current level for actuating the electrically controlled hydraulic valve to move the valve element to a position adjacent an inlet port, and a first displacement of the valve element responsive to the first current level. The method also includes ascertaining a second current level for actuating the electrically controlled hydraulic valve to move the valve element from the position adjacent the inlet port to a position permitting flow through the inlet port, and ascertaining a second displacement of the valve element responsive to the second current level. The method further includes establishing a relationship between current and displacement associated with the electrically controlled hydraulic valve. | 11-12-2009 |
20110289908 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING IMPLEMENT AND STEERING FLOW SHARING - A hydraulic system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic system may have a first pump with variable displacement and being load-sense controlled, and a first hydraulic circuit associated with the first pump. The hydraulic system may also have a second pump with variable displacement and being electro-hydraulically controlled, and a second hydraulic circuit associated with the second pump. The hydraulic system may further have a flow-sharing valve arrangement configured to selectively share fluid flow between the first and second hydraulic circuits. | 12-01-2011 |
20120055050 | Multi-Function Wheel Loader Linkage Control with Optimized Power Management - A hydraulic system and earth-moving vehicle employing the hydraulic system are disclosed. The hydraulic system may include a first hydraulic cylinder and a second hydraulic cylinder, first and second hydraulic pumps and control valves to modulate provision of hydraulic fluid and pressure from the first and second hydraulic pumps to the first and second hydraulic cylinders as appropriate for the task being performed. If the task is digging with the earth moving vehicle, the first and second cylinders may be associated with tilting and lifting, respectively, and the control valves may be oriented so as to make each pump dedicated to one of the cylinders, and if demand is not being met, to then diminish power to the drivetrain to allow the tilting and lifting to be performed. The combiner may or may not be open during this time. If the task is not digging, a combiner valve can be opened to allow for cross-flow between the pumps and the cylinders. | 03-08-2012 |
20120151904 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have a tank, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, a swing motor configured to receive the pressurized fluid and swing a body of the machine relative to an undercarriage, and a tool actuator configured to receive the pressurized fluid and move a tool relative to the body. The hydraulic control system may also have an energy recovery device configured to convert hydraulic energy to mechanical energy, a first accumulator configured to store waste fluid received from the swing motor, and a second accumulator configured to store waste fluid received from the tool actuator. Stored waste fluid from at least one of the first and second accumulators may be selectively discharged into the energy recovery device. | 06-21-2012 |
20130000094 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING ENERGY RECOVERY KIT - An energy recovery retrofit kit for a hydraulic control system is disclosed. The energy recover retrofit kit may have a first accumulator and a second accumulator. The energy recover retrofit kit may also have a recovery valve block fluidly connectable between an existing pump and an existing motor of the hydraulic system. The recovery valve block may be configured to selectively fluidly communicate the first and second accumulators with the existing motor. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000289 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING MOTOR ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have a work tool movable to perform an excavation cycle having a plurality of segments, a motor configured to swing the work tool during the excavation cycle, and a pump configured to pressurize fluid directed to drive the motor. The hydraulic control system may also have at least one accumulator configured to selectively receive fluid discharged from the motor and to discharge fluid to the motor during the plurality of segments, and a controller configured to implement a plurality of modes of operation. Each of the plurality of modes of operation includes a different combination of segments during which the at least one accumulator receives and discharges fluid. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000290 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM HAVING ACCUMULATOR AND VARIABLE RELIEF - A swing energy recovery system for a machine is disclosed. The swing energy recovery system may have a pump configured to pressurize fluid, a motor driven by a flow of pressurized fluid from the pump, and an energy recovery arrangement configured to receive pressurized fluid discharged from the motor and selectively supply pressurized fluid to the motor. The swing energy recovery system may also have a pressure relief valve associated with the motor, and a controller in communication with the energy recovery arrangement and the pressure relief valve. The controller may be configured to selectively adjust a setting of the pressure relief valve based on an operating condition of the energy recovery arrangement. | 01-03-2013 |
20130004278 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have a pump configured to pressurize fluid, and a motor driven by a flow of pressurized fluid from the pump. The hydraulic control system may also have a first accumulator configured to receive pressurized fluid discharged from the motor and to selectively supply pressurized fluid to the motor, and a second accumulator configured to receive pressurized fluid discharged from the motor and selectively supply pressurized fluid to the motor. | 01-03-2013 |
20130004280 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING MOTOR ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have a work tool movable through segments of an excavation cycle, a motor configured to swing the work tool during the excavation cycle, at least one accumulator configured to selectively receive fluid discharged from the motor and to discharge fluid to the motor during the excavation cycle, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive input regarding a current excavation cycle of the work tool, and make a determination based on the input that the current excavation cycle is associated with one of a set of known modes of operation. The controller may be further configured to cause the at least one accumulator to receive fluid and discharge fluid during different segments of the excavation cycle based on the determination. | 01-03-2013 |
20130283777 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system is disclosed for use with a machine. The hydraulic control system may have a pump, a tank, and an actuator. The hydraulic control system may also have at least a first valve configured to control fluid flow between the pump, the tank, a first chamber of the actuator, and a second chamber of the actuator; a second valve fluidly disposed between the second chamber and the tank; and a third valve fluidly disposed between the first and second chambers. The hydraulic control system may further have a controller configured to selectively cause the second valve to block fluid flow from the second chamber of the actuator to the tank, and to selectively cause the third valve to fluidly communicate the first and second chambers of the actuator when the second valve blocks fluid flow from the second chamber of the actuator to the tank. | 10-31-2013 |
20130318955 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING AND REUSING POTENTIAL ENERGY - A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic actuator, a pump configured to supply fluid to the hydraulic actuator, and a first accumulator fluidly connected to the hydraulic actuator. The first accumulator is configured to store fluid received from the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system also includes a motor drivingly connected to the pump and fluidly connected to the first accumulator. The motor is configured to receive the stored fluid from the first accumulator to drive the pump. The hydraulic system further includes a first discharge valve fluidly connected between the first accumulator and the hydraulic actuator. The first discharge valve is configured to supply the stored fluid from the first accumulator to the hydraulic actuator without the stored fluid from the first accumulator circulating through the pump. | 12-05-2013 |
20130318959 | Hydraulic Circuits with Energy Conservation Features for Overrunning Load Conditions - A hydraulic system is disclosed that includes a hydraulic actuator having a head end, a rod end and a piston disposed therebetween. The system also includes a pump configured to supply fluid to both ends of the actuator. The system also includes an energy conservation system that is configured to reduce flow from the pump to the head end of the actuator and to increase flow from a make-up fluid circuit to the head end of the actuator during an overrunning load condition. The energy conservation system also increases flow from the pump to the head end of the actuator and decreases flow from the make-up circuit to the head end of the actuator after the overrunning load condition has ceased. | 12-05-2013 |
20130340418 | Energy Storage Cylinder and Control System for a Moving Structural Member - An energy storage system is disclosed for use in a hydraulic system for moving a structural member such as a boom assembly. The system features at least one work cylinder and an additional energy storage cylinder that assists in raising and lowering functions by storing and withdrawing pressurized fluid from an accumulator. The pressurized fluid in the accumulator may be used for raising operations as well as digging and tamping operations. Further, the energy recovery features may be selectively disconnected during either a raising or lowering operation. | 12-26-2013 |
20140060018 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A hydraulic control system includes an implement movable to perform an excavation cycle having a plurality of segments, a variable displacement motor configured to swing the implement at a desired speed during the excavation cycle, and a pump configured to pressurize fluid directed to drive the motor. The system further includes an accumulator configured to selectively receive fluid discharged from the motor via a charge valve, and to discharge fluid to the motor via a discharge valve. The system includes a selector valve fluidly connected to the charge valve and the discharge valve. The system also includes a controller configured to vary displacement of the motor, resulting in the desired speed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060021 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING OSCILLATION DAMPENING - A hydraulic control system is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have an input device to generate a first signal indicative of a desired swing motor movement, and a control valve configured to selectively pass fluid to the swing motor and drain from the swing motor to drive the swing motor based on the first signal. The hydraulic control system may also have a pressure sensor to generate a second signal indicative of a swing motor pressure, a speed sensor configured to a third signal indicative of a swing motor speed, and a controller configured to make a comparison of at least one of the swing motor speed and the swing motor pressure with a threshold speed and a threshold pressure, and open the control valve to drain fluid from the swing motor to the tank based on the comparison when the input device is in a neutral condition. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060022 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING MOTOR ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system is disclosed for use with a machine. The hydraulic control system may have a tank, a pump, a swing motor, and at least one control. The hydraulic control system may further have an accumulator configured to receive fluid from and supply fluid to the swing motor, a charge valve movable to allow fluid flow from the swing motor into the accumulator, and a discharge valve movable to allow fluid flow from the accumulator to the swing motor. The hydraulic control system may additionally have a controller in communication with the at least one control valve, the charge valve, and the discharge valve. The controller may be configured to detect an acceleration of the swing motor, selectively cause the discharge valve to assist the acceleration, and selectively move the charge valve to an open position to recover energy associated with pressure spikes occurring during the acceleration. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060023 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING MOTOR ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system is disclosed for use in a machine. The hydraulic control system may have a work tool, a motor configured to swing the work tool, a tank, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, and a control valve operable to control fluid flow from the pump to the motor and from the motor to the tank via first and second chamber passages to affect motion of the motor. The hydraulic control system may also have an accumulator, and an accumulator circuit configured to selectively direct fluid discharged from the motor to the accumulator for storage and to direct stored fluid from the accumulator to the motor to assist the motor. The hydraulic control system may further have a selector valve configured to selectively connect a higher pressure one of the first and second chamber passages with the accumulator, and a single pressure relief valve disposed within the accumulator circuit and configured to relief pressure from opposing sides of the motor. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060024 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING MOTOR RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system is disclosed for use with a machine. The hydraulic control system may have a tank, a pump, a swing motor, and at least one control valve configured to control fluid flow between the pump, the swing motor, and the tank. The hydraulic system may also have an accumulator configured to selectively receive pressurized fluid discharged from the swing motor and selectively supply pressurized fluid to the swing motor, at least one accumulator valve, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive input indicative of a difference between desired and actual speeds of the swing motor, and determine if the swing motor is accelerating or decelerating based on the difference. The controller may also be configured to control the at least one accumulator valve to cause the accumulator to selectively receive or supply pressurized fluid only when the swing motor is accelerating or decelerating. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060025 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING ELECTRONIC FLOW LIMITING - A hydraulic control system is disclosed for use with a machine. The hydraulic control system may have a tank, a pump, an actuator, and a control valve configured to direct fluid from the pump to the actuator and from the actuator to the tank. The hydraulic control system may also have a pressure sensor to generate a first signal indicative of a pressure differential across the control valve, an operator input device to generate a second signal indicative of a desired movement of the actuator, and a controller. The controller may be configured to make a first determination of an opening amount of the control valve based on the second signal, and to make a second determination based on the first signal of whether the opening amount will result in overspeeding of the actuator. The controller may also be configured to reduce the opening amount based on the second determination. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060031 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING SWING ENERGY RECOVERY - A hydraulic control system for a machine is disclosed. The hydraulic control system may have a tank, a pump, and a fluid actuator. The hydraulic control system may further have an accumulator configured to selectively receive pressurized fluid discharged from the fluid actuator and selectively supply pressurized fluid to the fluid actuator. The hydraulic control system may also have a pressure sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a pressure of the accumulator, a charge valve, a discharge valve, and a controller in communication with the control valve, the charge valve, and the discharge valve. The controller may be configured to detect stall of the fluid actuator, to make a comparison of the pressure of the accumulator with a threshold pressure, and to selectively move the charge valve to charge the accumulator or move the discharge valve to discharge the accumulator during the stall based on the comparison. | 03-06-2014 |
20140119867 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED BOOM/SWING CIRCUITS - An energy recovery system for a machine is disclosed. The energy recovery system may have a boom circuit with at least a one linear actuator configured to move a work tool, and a boom accumulator configured to selectively collect pressurized fluid from the at least one linear actuator and to discharge pressurized fluid back to the at least one linear actuator. The energy recovery system may also have a swing circuit with a swing motor configured to move the work tool, and a swing accumulator configured to selectively collect pressurized fluid from the swing motor and discharge pressurized fluid back to the swing motor. The energy recovery system may further have a common accumulator passage fluidly connecting the boom accumulator and the swing accumulator. | 05-01-2014 |
20140119868 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM HAVING PEAK-SHAVING ACCUMULATOR - An energy recovery system for a machine is disclosed. The energy recovery system may have a tank, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, an actuator, and an actuator control valve movable to direct pressurized fluid from the pump to the actuator and from the actuator to the tank to move the actuator. The energy recovery system may also have a motor connected to selectively receive fluid discharged from the actuator and mechanically connected to the pump, and an accumulator configured to store fluid discharged from the motor and to direct stored fluid to the motor to drive the pump. | 05-01-2014 |
20140150415 | Energy Recovery Hydraulic System - A method and system for accumulating and using recovered hydraulic energy that includes a hydraulic actuator and a pump configured to supply pressurized fluid to the hydraulic actuator. An energy recovery system includes a hydraulic motor, a charge valve and an accumulator configured to store fluid from the hydraulic actuator. The charge valve is operatively connected between the hydraulic actuator and the accumulator and between the accumulator and the hydraulic motor and is configured to place the hydraulic actuator in fluid communication with the accumulator and to place the accumulator in fluid communication with the hydraulic motor. A directional valve is operatively connected between the pump and the hydraulic actuator. The directional valve is configured to place the pump in fluid communication with the hydraulic actuator and to direct the flow of hydraulic fluid exiting the hydraulic actuator to the charge valve in an energy recovery mode. | 06-05-2014 |
20140208728 | Method and Hydraulic Control System Having Swing Motor Energy Recovery - A hydraulic control system includes a swing control valve between a pump and a swing motor to control flow to/from the swing motor, and a selector valve between an accumulator and the swing motor to regulate fluid flow. A controller is configured to receive inputs indicative of the pressure differential between the accumulator and conduit between the pump and swing motor, and a swing motor command, calculate a target swing motor flow based on the swing motor command input, and modulate operation of the swing control valve and the selector valve to regulate a swing speed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140230420 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM FOR HYDRAULIC MACHINE - An energy recovery system is disclosed for use with a hydraulic machine. The energy recovery system may have a tank, a pump configured to draw fluid from the tank and pressurize the fluid, an actuator, and an actuator control valve movable to direct pressurized fluid from the pump to the actuator and from the actuator to the tank to move the actuator. The energy recovery system may also have a motor mechanically connected to a rotary device and configured to selectively receive fluid discharged from the actuator, and at least one valve movable to selectively redirect fluid exiting the motor back to the actuator. | 08-21-2014 |
20140283915 | Hydraulic Control System Having Relief Flow Capture - A hydraulic circuit may be provided. The circuit may include: a pump to supply pressurized fluid to a circuit; a supply passageway coupled between the pump and the circuit; a relief flow passageway coupled between the supply passageway and a fluid reservoir; a relief flow capture circuit coupled to the relief flow passageway, the relief flow capture circuit including: a first valve configured to move from a closed position to an open position when a first pressure is detected; a second valve in fluid communication with the first valve, the second valve configured to move from a closed position to an open position when a second pressure is detected wherein the second pressure is lower than the first pressure; and an accumulator located between the first and second valves and in fluid communication with both the first and second valves, the accumulator configured to store fluid flowing through the first valve when the first pressure valve is in an open position, the accumulator further configured to outflow fluid through the second valve when the second valve is in an open position. | 09-25-2014 |
20140325972 | Hydraulic Hybrid Boom System Hydraulic Transformer - A hydraulic system includes a hydraulic actuator, an accumulator, an accumulator charge valve, and a hydraulic transformer fluidly connected between the accumulator charge valve and the accumulator. The hydraulic transformer includes a transformer motor mechanically coupled to a transformer pump. The accumulator charge valve is fluidly connected between the transformer motor and the hydraulic actuator. The transformer pump is sized to permit a maximum flow therethrough of no more than three-quarters of a flow permitted through the transformer motor. | 11-06-2014 |
Jieqian Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20120107242 | NUCLEIC ACID-MEDIATED SHAPE CONTROL OF NANOPARTICLES FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of a method for nucleic acid-mediated control of a nanoparticle shape are disclosed. In some embodiments, one or more nucleic acid oligomers are adsorbed to a metal nanoseed, and additional metal is deposited onto the nanoseed to produce a shaped nanoparticle. In certain embodiments, the nanoseed is gold and the oligomers are 5-100 nucleotides in length. The nanoparticle shape is determined at least in part by the nucleic acid sequence of the oligomer(s). Shaped nanoparticles produced by embodiments of the method include nanoflowers, nanospheres, nanostars, and nanoplates. Embodiments for using the shaped nanoparticles also are disclosed. | 05-03-2012 |
Jinlong Zhang, Naperville, IL US
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20110281701 | TWISTER WITH COMBINATION PIVOTAL AND VERTICAL MOVEMENTS - A twister includes a base unit, a shaft, and a foot support. The shaft extends substantially perpendicularly from the base unit and defines a pivot axis. The foot support is movably mounted to the shaft above the base unit. The foot support may provide one of a single vertical movement, a single pivotal movement, and a combination of vertical and pivotal movement depending upon a user's exercise on the foot support. | 11-17-2011 |
Junkal Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20110217734 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF APPA-CONTAINING PEPTIDES - The disclosure of the present application provides polypeptide sequences and nucleotide sequences coding for the polypeptide sequences of proteins used in the production of APPA-containing peptides. In at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, an isolated nucleic acid is disclosed which comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having a sequence identity of 60 percent or greater to an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 2-13, and 15-23. | 09-08-2011 |
Ke K. Zhang, Glenview, IL US
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20100004306 | PIGF-1 Assay and kits and components thereof - The present disclosure relates to, among other things, methods for determining whether a subject receiving treatment with a drug has obtained an efficacious blood level of the drug. Moreover, the present disclosure also relates to methods of determining whether a subject predisposed to or suffering from a disease will benefit from treatment with a drug, and the response of a subject receiving treatment (e.g., such as for cancer) by monitoring biomarkers of angiogenesis. In particular, the disclosure relates to PlGF-1 companion diagnostic methods and products. | 01-07-2010 |
Kunpeng Zhang, Evanston, IL US
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20120254060 | System, Method, And Computer Readable Medium for Ranking Products And Services Based On User Reviews - A method including obtaining a plurality of user reviews of different commercial products or services. The user reviews include statements about features of the products or services. The method also includes assigning a sentiment orientation to each of a plurality of the statements. The sentiment orientation indicates whether the statement reflects a positive sentiment or a negative sentiment. At least one of the features is a common feature that is shared by a plurality of the products or services. The method also includes ranking the products or services having the common feature relative to one another based on the sentiment orientations of the common feature. | 10-04-2012 |
Ligang Zhang, Westmont, IL US
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20110039341 | Method for detecting nucleotide polymor-phisms using semiconductor particles - A method for detecting anomalies in genetic material is provided, the method comprising supplying the genetic material; establishing electronic communication between the genetic material and a semi-conductor particle so as to create a composite; contacting the composite with a first metal ion; and subjecting the contacted composite to energy in an amount and for a time sufficient to reduce the first metal ion to a first elemental metal. Also provided is a device for detecting single nucleotide mismatching in genetic material, the device comprising a semiconductor particle; a ligand attached to the particle; the genetic material in electronic communication with the ligand so as to form an organic-inorganic composite; metal ion in electronic communication with the composite, such that the metal ion reduces to elemental metal when the semiconductor particle is exposed to radiation of a predetermined energy level. | 02-17-2011 |
Li-Qun Zhang, Wilmette, IL US
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20100016766 | ROBOTIC REHABILITATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - This patent describes an 8+2 degrees of freedom (DOF) intelligent rehabilitation robot capable of controlling the shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers individually and allowing functional arm movements with accompanying trunk and scapular motions. The rehabilitation robot uses the following integrated rehabilitation approach: 1) it has unique diagnostic capabilities to determine patient-specific multiple joint and/or multiple DOF biomechanical and neuromuscular changes; 2) it stretches the stiff joints/DOFs under intelligent control to loosen up the specific stiff joints and to reduce excessive cross-coupling torques/movements between the specific joints/DOFs, which can be done based on the above diagnosis for subject-specific treatment; 3) the patients practice voluntary reaching and some functional tasks to regain/improve their motor control capability, which can be done after the stretching loosened up the stiff joints; and 4) the outcome will be evaluated quantitatively at the levels of individual joints, multiple joints/DOFs, and the whole arm. | 01-21-2010 |
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20120165158 | Wearable and convertible passive and active movement training robot: apparatus and method - In respects of limitations and problems of motor function training devices, the present invention provides a wearable and convertible device and a method for controlling combined motor function training. This device integrates the functions of both passive stretching function in the existing CPM devices and additional active assistive training function. Without a force/torque sensor element in the device, the present passive stretching control can still be adapted to hypertonia (high muscle tone or stiffness of joints) of the limb, and the present active assistive control can still be implemented for enhancing voluntary active movement from patients. With such present method, much more applications of active assistive training are supported at substantially no additional cost. On the other hand, the safety of such stretching devices without using force/torque sensor is improved, which assists in increasing the efficiency of the device of the present invention. | 06-28-2012 |
20120172176 | Lower-Limb off-axis training apparatus and system - This invention provides a lower-limb off-axis movement training apparatus, which is mounted on the movement part of a sagittal plane exercise machine and allows the user to perform off-axis movement training during sagittal plane functional movements. The said apparatus for the lower limb off-axis training consists of a base, an off-axis movement generating part mounted on the base, and a foot container supported by the off-axis movement generating part. The said off-axis movement generating part comprising at least one of the following two: (1) off-axis pivoting generating part, which generates the pivoting movement of the foot container; (2) off-axis sliding generating part, which generates the sliding movement of the foot container. | 07-05-2012 |
20120277063 | Apparatus and Method of Controlling Lower-Limb Joint Moments through Real-Time Feedback Training - A real-time estimation of 3D moments of lower-limb joints using a robotic multi-axis training system with a 6-axis force/torque (F/T) sensors and a 6-DOF goniometer is described. A joint moment such as the knee abduction moment (KAM) can be determined in real-time without using sophisticated optoelectronic motion tracking system. The system also does not require computation of the COP location. The knee adduction moment or any other lower-limb 3D joint moments can be determined conveniently during stepping movement on the training system for real-time biofeedback training on controlling the targeted joint moment(s). The 6-DOF goniometer is convenient to use with other analog signals including the 6-axis F/T and locomotion variables. As an example application, combined with the frontal plane movement on the robotic multi-axis elliptical trainer, it provides a useful tool suitable for clinical setting to help patients with knee OA to reduce potentially damaging peak knee adduction moment through real-time feedback training. | 11-01-2012 |
20130030327 | Robotic Rehabilitation Apparatus and Method - This patent describes an 8+2 degrees of freedom (DOF) intelligent rehabilitation robot capable of controlling the shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers individually and allowing functional arm movements with accompanying trunk and scapular motions. The rehabilitation robot uses the following integrated rehabilitation approach: 1) it has unique diagnostic capabilities to determine patient-specific multiple joint and/or multiple DOF biomechanical and neuromuscular changes; 2) it stretches the stiff joints/DOFs under intelligent control to loosen up the specific stiff joints and to reduce excessive cross-coupling torques/movements between the specific joints/DOFs, which can be done based on the above diagnosis for subject-specific treatment; 3) the patients practice voluntary reaching and some functional tasks to regain/improve their motor control capability, which can be done after the stretching loosened up the stiff joints; and 4) the outcome will be evaluated quantitatively at the levels of individual joints, multiple joints/DOFs, and the whole arm. | 01-31-2013 |
Min-Xian M. Zhang, Inverness, IL US
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Qingwei Zhang, Libertyville, IL US
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Qingwei Zhang, Grayslake, IL US
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Qiuhua Zhang, Peru, IL US
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Shuming Zhang, Evanston, IL US
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Simon W. Zhang, Naperville, IL US
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20120260351 | DELIVERY CONTROL FOR EMAIL COMMUNICATED AMONG MULTIPLE END USER COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An exemplary method is implemented by end-user communication devices for processing the receipt of an email wherein a received email comprises a digital packet having a header and a user data segment. The user data segment contains a user message and an acknowledgement command where the acknowledgement command conveys a request from an originating device to acknowledge receipt of the subject email. The received user message is prevented from being displayed on a screen of the first end-user communication device of content until input is entered authorizing a reply to the acknowledgement request. Upon receiving the authorization: a reply email with an acknowledgement is automatically generated by the first end-user communication device and transmitted to the originating device corresponding to the subject email; the content of the corresponding received user message is displayed on the screen of the first end-user communication device; and the first end-user communication device stores a read message indicator having a value that represents that the reply email was authorized and the content of the received email enabled to be displayed. | 10-11-2012 |
20130151636 | DELIVERY CONTROL FOR EMAIL COMMUNICATED AMONG MULTIPLE END USER COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An exemplary method is implemented by end-user communication devices for transmitting and receiving emails in which acknowledgement of receipt by an addressee of an email is requested by an originator of the email. The email includes a digital packet having a header segment and a user data segment, the user data segment containing a user message and a command portion. An acknowledgement request command is stored in the command portion of an email. Upon receipt of the email by the addressee device and authorization to send an acknowledgement by the user, a reply email with an acknowledgement request is transmitted to the originator. Viewing of the content of the received email by the addressee is prohibited until the authorization is given. Accounting for acknowledgement receipts from multiple addressees is managed by the originator's device. A technique using a self-addressed email prevents an email recipient, who uses one device to initially read an email with an acknowledgement request from one email account, from having to again authorize an acknowledgement request when the same email is later read from the same email account using a different device. | 06-13-2013 |
20130339477 | DELIVERY CONTROL FOR HTTP COMMUNICATIONS AMONG MULTIPLE END USER COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An exemplary method is implemented by end-user communication devices for transmitting and receiving HTTP messages in which acknowledgement of receipt by an addressee of an email is requested by an originator of the email. An acknowledgement request command is stored in a command portion of a user data segment of a received HTTP message. Upon receipt of the HTTP message by the addressee device, a reply HTTP message with an acknowledgement request must be authorized to be transmitted to the originator in order to allow the addressee to be able to view the content of the received HTTP message. | 12-19-2013 |
20130340094 | DELIVERY CONTROL FOR HTTP COMMUNICATIONS AMONG MULTIPLE END USER COMMUNICATION DEVICES - An exemplary method is implemented by end-user communication devices for processing the receipt of an HTTP message wherein a received HTTP message comprises a digital packet having a header and a user data segment. The user data segment contains a user message and an acknowledgement command where the acknowledgement command conveys a request from an originating device to acknowledge receipt of the subject HTTP message. The received user message is prevented from being displayed on a screen of the first end-user communication device of content until input is entered authorizing a reply to the acknowledgement request. Upon receiving the authorization: a reply HTTP message with an acknowledgement is automatically generated by the first end-user communication device and transmitted to the originating device; the content of the message is displayed. | 12-19-2013 |
Wen Hao Zhang, Lake Villa, IL US
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20130238992 | Method and Device for Content Control Based on Data Link Context - In embodiments of content control based on data link context, a portable electronic device ( | 09-12-2013 |
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20150031419 | Method and Device for Loudness Level Determination - A method on a mobile device for providing an audio output to a user at a determined loudness level is described. A text input is received. A loudness level of an audio output, corresponding to the text input, is determined based on a volume setting of the mobile device and a non-linear adjustment of the volume setting. The audio output is provided to an audio output component at the determined loudness level. | 01-29-2015 |
Xiangling Zhang, Hinsdale, IL US
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20090013900 | CAB ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR A LOCOMOTIVE - Provided is a cab isolation system for a locomotive is provided including a cab having a front and a rear. The cab isolation system further includes a pivot located generally near the rear of the cab and at least one spring generally located near the front of the cab. In another embodiment, dampers may further be provided and generally located near the front of the cab. In another embodiment, lateral links may further be provided and generally located near the front of the cab. This system may include any of the above elements, alone or in combination, to provide for a cab isolation system for isolating a locomotive cab from engine generated structure borne noise and vibration, while lower frequency track induced motions are not magnified. | 01-15-2009 |
20100175582 | CAB ISOLATION FOR A LOCOMOTIVE - Provided is a cab isolation system for a locomotive is provided including a cab having a front and a rear. The cab isolation system further includes a pivot located generally near the rear of the cab and at least one spring generally located near the front of the cab. In another embodiment, dampers may further be provided and generally located near the front of the cab. In another embodiment, lateral links may further be provided and generally located near the front of the cab. This system may include any of the above elements, alone or in combination, to provide for a cab isolation system for isolating a locomotive cab from engine generated structure borne noise and vibration, while lower frequency track induced motions are not magnified. | 07-15-2010 |
Xiaofeng Zhang, Woodbridge, IL US
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20130273430 | SYNTHESIS OF SUBMICROMETER TO MICROMETER-SIZED CATHODE MATERIALS - A method of producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles, the method comprising dissolving a lithium salt and a metal salt in water or alcohol forming a precursor solution, spraying the precursor solution to form fine aerosolized droplets, flowing the aerosolized droplets into a pyro lysis flame producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles. The submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical lithium-metal oxide powders produced are cathode materials for Li-ion batteries. | 10-17-2013 |
Xiaohui Zhang, Westmont, IL US
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20120251999 | VITRIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The embodiments of the invention described herein relate to systems and methods for the vitrification of biological samples. Vitrification is achieved by generating nanodroplets of a solution comprising the biological sample with a means that can be automated and adapted to high-throughput applications. | 10-04-2012 |
Xiaojun Zhang, Peoria, IL US
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20080204948 | Overload protection system for an electromagnetic lift - A method for protecting against current overload conditions associated with an electromagnetic lift system comprises receiving current data from a current monitoring device associated with an electromagnetic lift system. The method also includes determining a current level based on the collected current data, and identifying a predetermined overload range corresponding to the current level if the current level exceeds an overload current threshold. The method also includes monitoring a time that the current level is within the predetermined overload range, and providing a command signal to an actuator associated with the electromagnetic lift system if the time that the current level is within the predetermined overload range exceeds a predetermined time limit. The command signal causes the actuator to substantially limit mechanical power provided to a generator associated with the electromagnetic lift system. | 08-28-2008 |
20080239612 | System and method for controlling electromagnet lift power for material handlers - A method for operating an electromagnetic lift that includes a generator-driven electromagnet comprises adjusting a position of the electromagnet, in response to a first position command. Upon receiving a lift command, an output power level of a generator is established at a predetermined level above a predefined normal power level. In response to an excess release command, the output power level is set to a first predetermined level below the normal power level. In response to a transport command, the output power level is established as approximately the normal power level. Upon receiving a release command, the output power level is established at a second predetermined level below the normal power level. | 10-02-2008 |
Xiaolan J. Zhang, Champaign, IL US
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20090238178 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING STREAM PROCESSING USING A RECONFIGURABLE OPTICAL SWITCH - A method, system, and computer program product for implementing stream processing are provided. The system includes an application framework and applications containing dataflow graphs managed by the application framework running on a first network. The system also includes at least one circuit switch in the first network having a configuration that is controlled by the application framework, a plurality of processing nodes interconnected by the first network over one of wireline and wireless links, and a second network for providing at least one of control and additional data transfer over the first network. The application framework reconfigures circuit switches in response to monitoring aspects of the applications and the first network | 09-24-2009 |
20090241123 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SCHEDULING WORK IN A STREAM-ORIENTED COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURABLE NETWORKS - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for scheduling stream-based applications in a distributed computer system with configurable networks are provided. The method includes choosing, at a highest temporal level, jobs that will run, an optimal template alternative for the jobs that will run, network topology, and candidate processing nodes for processing elements of the optimal template alternative for each running job to maximize importance of work performed by the system. The method further includes making, at a medium temporal level, fractional allocations and re-allocations of the candidate processing elements to the processing nodes in the system to react to changing importance of the work. The method also includes revising, at a lowest temporal level, the fractional allocations and re-allocations on a continual basis to react to burstiness of the work, and to differences between projected and real progress of the work. | 09-24-2009 |
20090268737 | Method and Apparatus for VLAN-Based Selective Path Routing - An illustrative embodiment of the present invention includes a method for routing at least one packet from at least one source node to at least one destination node, each node is operatively coupled to a given packet switch within a plurality of packet switches operatively coupled to a given circuit switch. The method includes a step of establishing one or more Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs). Each VLAN comprising a subset of the plurality of packet switches operatively coupled to the given circuit switch. At least one of the one or more VLANs comprises the at least one packet switch to which the source and destination nodes are operatively coupled. The method also includes a step of routing the at least one packet from the source node to the destination node over at least one loop-free path comprised of one or more packet switches within a given VLAN. | 10-29-2009 |
Xiaoyu Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20130330815 | Compositions, Devices And Methods For SERS And LSPR - The present invention relates to compositions, devices and methods for detecting microorganisms (e.g., anthrax). In particular, the present invention provides portable, surface-enhanced Raman biosensors, and associated substrates, and methods of using the same, for use in rapidly detecting and identifying microorganisms (e.g., anthrax). | 12-12-2013 |
Xifeng Zhang, Gurnee, IL US
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20110226658 | Packaged Iron Sucrose Products - A packaged iron sucrose formulation including a container with an interior glass surface that is coated with layer of material containing silicon, such as a silicone polymer or silicon dioxide. The iron sucrose formulation is packaged inside the glass vessel and in contact with the layer of material containing silicon. The packaged formulation can be stored for extended periods without glass delamination. | 09-22-2011 |
Xueqing Zhang, Evanston, IL US
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20100305309 | NANODIAMOND PARTICLE COMPLEXES - The present invention provides various functionalized nanodiamond particles. In particular, the present invention provides soluble complexes of nanodiamond particles and therapeutic agents, for example insoluble therapeutics, anthracycline and/or tetracycline compounds, nucleic acids, proteins, etc. | 12-02-2010 |
Xuexi Zhang, Evanston, IL US
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20110064965 | POLYCRYSTALLINE FOAMS EXHIBITING GIANT MAGNETIC-FIELD-INDUCED DEFORMATION AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Magnetic materials and methods exhibit large magnetic-field-induced deformation/strain (MFIS) through the magnetic-field-induced motion of crystallographic interfaces. The preferred materials are porous, polycrystalline composite structures of nodes connected by struts wherein the struts may be monocrystalline or polycrystalline. The materials are preferably made from magnetic shape memory alloy, including polycrystalline Ni—Mn—Ga, formed into an open-pore foam, for example, by space-holder technique. Removal of constraints that interfere with MFIS has been accomplished by introducing pores with sizes similar to grains, resulting in MFIS values of 0.12% in polycrystalline Ni—Mn—Ga foams, close to the best commercial magnetostrictive materials. Further removal of constraints has been accomplished by introducing pores smaller than the grain size, dramatically increasing MFIS to 2.0-8.7%. These strains, which remain stable over >200,000 cycles, are much larger than those of any polycrystalline, active material. | 03-17-2011 |
Yanchai Zhang, Dunlap, IL US
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20100115920 | Exhaust component having permanently associated life indicator - An exhaust component for use with a combustion engine is disclosed. The exhaust component may have a housing at least partially defining an inlet and an outlet, and a treatment device supported by the housing in communication with exhaust passing from the inlet to the outlet. The exhaust component may also have a life indicator permanently associated with at least one of the housing and the treatment device. | 05-13-2010 |
20130303321 | DRIVE SYSTEM HAVING A PLANETARY GEAR SET - A machine includes a power source, a transmission, and a drive system configured to transmit torque from the power source to the transmission. The drive system includes a planetary gear set, a variator coupled to the planetary gear set, and a storage device operably connected to the variator. The storage device is configured to receive energy from and provide energy to the variator. | 11-14-2013 |
20130303333 | CONTROLLING A DRIVE SYSTEM HAVING A PLANETARY GEAR SET - A method of controlling a drive system includes receiving a machine travel speed request, and determining an output speed of a variator, associated with the drive system, required to satisfy the travel speed request at a current power source speed. The method also includes determining that a storage device operably connected to the variator has an amount of stored energy sufficient to operate the variator at the variator output speed, and providing torque to a machine transmission with a machine power source and the variator. The variator is operated at the variator output speed using stored energy from the storage device to provide torque to the transmission. The torque provided to the transmission with the power source and the variator is sufficient to satisfy the travel speed request at the current power source speed. | 11-14-2013 |
20140052359 | System And Method For Controlling Torque Load Of Multiple Engines - A method of controlling torque load of multiple engines according to a torque distribution algorithm includes determining a combined torque output value responsive to actual torque outputs of first and second engines. A desired torque output for the first engine is determined responsive to a first desired contribution portion of the combined torque output value, and a desired torque output for the second engine is determined responsive to a second desired contribution portion of the combined torque output value. A torque error for each of the first and second engines is determined responsive to a difference between the desired torque output for a respective one of the first and second engines and the actual torque output from the respective engine. Operation of each of the first and second engines is controlled responsive to the respective torque error. | 02-20-2014 |
20140077599 | Multiple Hybrid Integration - A power platform for a motorized work device that includes hybrid power sources is disclosed. The hybrid power system may include a hydraulic power source that provides power and stores power, an electric power source that provides power and stores power and a kinetic power source that provides power and stores power. | 03-20-2014 |
20140077610 | SELECTING A HYBRID POWER SOURCE - A method of controlling power in a hybrid power system comprising a plurality of power sources is also disclosed. The state of charge of each power source may be determined where the power source stores and provides power. A current power score for each power source may be determined where the power score is a function of the current state of charge and state of efficiency. If there is power demand, power may be provided from the power source with the highest current power score. | 03-20-2014 |
20140080660 | USING AN INTEGRATED STARTER/GENERATOR TO REPLICATE IMPELLER CLUTCH FUNCTIONALITY - A method utilizing an integrated starter generator as a hybrid power source to an engine in a movable device is also disclosed. The impeller clutch activation decision may be based on load demand, more specifically, whether load demand for the engine is greater than the power from the engine at the current speed of the engine. | 03-20-2014 |
20140121868 | Prediction Control Strategy for Hybrid Machinery - A computing system may provide guidance to a vehicle with hybrid power systems on how to efficiently engage the hybrid systems and the primary power source on a given plan. As a result, additional efficiency may be obtained. | 05-01-2014 |
20140172252 | Grade and Payload Estimate-Based Transmission Gear Selection - A vehicle includes an automatic transmission and a set of sensor inputs providing values indicating a current operational status of the vehicle pertinent to controlling the automatic transmission. The set of sensor inputs include: engine speed, engine torque, current transmission gear; and vehicle speed. The vehicle includes a programmed processor configured to iteratively and co-dependently generate a vehicle mass parameter value and a grade of incline parameter value. The programmed processor, when generating the vehicle mass parameter value and the grade of incline parameter value, uses a set of parameters including: a propulsive force driving the vehicle; a set of forces acting on the vehicle resisting forward movement, and an observed rate of change of a speed of the vehicle. | 06-19-2014 |
Yangrong Zhang, Antioch, IL US
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20100034897 | Method for Removal or Inactivation of Heparin - The present invention relates to the use of immobilized RAGE or portions thereof for removal of heparin and low molecular weight heparin from a fluid sample or from a patient in need of neutralization of anticoagulant activity. The invention provides a method for removal or inactivation of heparin and low molecular weight heparin, as well as a device which utilizes this method. | 02-11-2010 |
Yiyun Zhang, Chicago, IL US
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20100203141 | STIMULI-RESPONSIVE LOW SOLUBILITY HYDROGEL COPOLYMERS OF N-ISOPROPYL ACRYLAMIDE AND SYNTHESIS METHOD - Preferred embodiment stimuli-responsive low solubility copolymer hydrogel compositions of the invention include polymerized N-isopropylacrylamide and water insoluble monomer or oligomer repeating units. The repeating units are arranged within the polymer backbone of the copolymer hydrogel. In a preferred fabrication method, precursors of N-isopropylacrylamide and precursors of the water insoluble monomer of oligomer are solved in a liquid solvent to form a solution in a container. An initiator is added to the solution. Gas is bubbled through the solution, and the container is sealed. The solution is stirred while heating to a polymerization temperature and polymerization is permitted to complete to form the copolymer hydrogel composition. | 08-12-2010 |
20120090825 | NANOFIBER COVERED MICRO COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR MICRO COMPONENT COOLING - A device including a micro component having an external surface and a permeable nanofiber covering on at least a portion of the external surface of the micro component. A cooled micro component system further includes a droplet spray system for spraying liquid droplets onto the nanofiber covering to cool the micro component. In an example method for cooling a micro component, droplet spray is directed onto a nanofiber covering that covers at least a portion of the micro component. The directing is controlled to permit efficient spreading and evaporation of liquid permeating the nanofiber covering. In example embodiments nanofibers of the permeable nanofiber covering are metalized to provide a rougher surface (e.g., a nano-textured metal layer). | 04-19-2012 |
Yizhou Zhang, Arlington Heights, IL US
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20110192879 | Pneumatic Nailer with Sleeve Actuated Piston Return - A pneumatic nailer for use with a high pressure fluid source is disclosed. The pneumatic nailer includes a housing defining a storage chamber positionable in fluid communication with the high pressure fluid source, a cylinder positioned within said housing, a piston having a piston head, said piston head being movable within said cylinder, said cylinder and said piston head defining a return chamber on side of said piston head, a sleeve movable with respect to said cylinder between a first sleeve position and a second sleeve position, said sleeve and said cylinder defining a sleeve space therebetween, wherein, when said sleeve is positioned in said first sleeve position, said sleeve space is isolated from fluid communication with said return chamber, and wherein, when said sleeve is positioned in said second sleeve position, said sleeve space is positioned in fluid communication with said return chamber. | 08-11-2011 |
Yizhuo Zhang, Arlington Heights, IL US
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20100155097 | CELLULAR FOAM BUMPER FOR NAILER - A device for impacting a fastener in one embodiment includes a drive channel, a cylinder opening at an end portion to the drive channel, a microcellular polyurethane elastomer (MPE) bumper fixedly positioned at the end portion of the cylinder, the MPE bumper including a drive bore extending therethrough and aligned with the drive channel, and an outer wall defining a plurality of grooves extending radially about the MPE bumper, and a drive mechanism including a drive blade aligned with the drive bore. | 06-24-2010 |
20100327037 | FASTENER DRIVING TOOL WITH PROTECTION INSERTS - A fastener driving tool includes a housing, a nose assembly having a fastener passage configured to allow fasteners to be advanced therethrough, and a safety contact assembly movable in relation to the nose assembly between a disable position and an enable position. A magazine assembly is configured to supply fasteners toward the nose assembly, and a driver is configured to cause a fastener located in the fastener passage to be advanced within the nose assembly. The nose assembly includes (i) a base member defining at least a portion of the fastener passage and has a first recess and a second recess which are spaced apart from each other, (ii) a first protection insert located in the first recess, and (iii) a second protection insert located in the second recess. The base member defines a leading side surface and a trailing side surface. The leading side surface defines an ejection orifice that is aligned with the fastener passage. The leading side surface defines a first opening aligned with the first recess and a second opening aligned with the second recess, and the trailing side surface defines a third opening aligned with the first recess and a fourth opening aligned with the second recess. The first protection insert extends through the first opening and the third opening, and the second protection insert extends through the second opening and the fourth opening. | 12-30-2010 |
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Yonghui Zhang, Urbana, IL US
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20080255070 | Bisphosphonate Compounds and Methods with Enhanced Potency for Multiple Targets including FPPS, GGPPS, AND DPPS - The disclosure provides, inter alia, novel bisphosphonate compounds and methods of making and using such compounds. In certain embodiments, compounds of the invention include bisphosphonates that are capable of selectively inhibiting one or more of farnesyl diphosphate synthase (FPPS), geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase (GGPPS), and decaprenyl pyrophosphate synthase (DPPS). In preferred embodiments, compounds of the invention are capable of selectively inhibiting two or more of FPPS, GGPPS, and DPPS. In embodiments, compounds and methods of the invention demonstrate superior activity levels, such as in the anti-cancer context, immunostimulation context, and other contexts, which in several cases exceed the activity levels of previous generation bisphosphonate drugs by orders of magnitude. In embodiments, the invention provides compounds and methods in connection with research and therapeutic applications, e.g., for tumor or cancer cell growth inhibition, activation of gammadelta T cells, inhibition of certain enzymes related to the mevalonate metabolic pathway, bone resorption diseases, cancer, immune disorders, immunotherapy, and infectious diseases. | 10-16-2008 |
20080318906 | BISPHOSPHONATE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR BONE RESORPTION DISEASES, CANCER, BONE PAIN, IMMUNE DISORDERS, AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES - Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as | 12-25-2008 |
20100316676 | Bisphosphonate Compounds and Methods for Bone Resorption Diseases, Cancer, Bone Pain, Immune Disorders, and Infectious Diseases - Bisphosphonate compounds and related methods of making and using are disclosed, including pyridinium-1-yl, quinolinium-1-yl, and related compounds. The activity of compounds is disclosed in the context of functional assays such as | 12-16-2010 |
20120196835 | ENZYME INHIBITING COMPOUNDS AND METHODS - The invention provides compounds, compositions, and methods for studying the Rohmer pathway and for treating bacterial infections or parasitic infections. The parasitic infection can be a protozoan infection, such as malaria. The compounds and compositions can also be used as antibiotics, for example, to kill bacteria or parasites, or to inhibit bacterial or parasite growth. The invention further provides inhibitors of isoprenoid biosynthesis enzymes, and methods of inhibiting the activity of isoprenoid biosynthesis enzymes. The compounds can be, for example, alkynes or allenes that bind to a unique Fe of an Fe4S4 cluster of an isoprenoid biosynthesis enzyme. | 08-02-2012 |
Youpu Zhang, Kildeer, IL US
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20130275954 | INTER-PROCEDURAL UNREACHABLE CODE ELIMINATION WITH USE GRAPH - Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for unreachable code identification and removal. A method includes generating a Use Graph for a program. Generating the Use Graph includes identifying global identifiers within the program, creating a node in the Use Graph for each of the global identifiers, traversing the program to identify each use of a global identifier, and creating edges in the Use Graph corresponding to each identified use of a global identifier. The method includes storing usee global identifiers identified from the Use Graph, and determining unused global identifiers corresponding to identified global identifiers that are not usee global identifiers. The method includes removing unreachable software code associated with the unused global identifiers from the program to produce a revised program and storing the revised program. | 10-17-2013 |
Yuanhui Zhang, Champaign, IL US
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20120198758 | Hydrothermal Processing (HTP) of Algae Grown in HTP Waste Streams - A process for the conversion of organic waste to biofuel is provided comprising cultivating organisms in the aqueous product of the HTP conversion process. | 08-09-2012 |
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Yuejie Zhang, Frankfort, IL US
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20080257164 | Transparent Filterable Dust Bag with Support Container for Vacuum Cleaner - The removable apparatus of a transparent filterable dust bag with a support container is designed as an attachment for a vacuum cleaner and like. A transparent filterable dust bag having an outer transparent wall and an inner filter cone coincides within a transparent support container which keeping the shape and position of the dust bag while separating dust from air. The transparent support container and the outer transparent wall of the dust bag allow to watch inside the filling level of the dust bag and to replace properly. | 10-23-2008 |
Zhencheng Zhang, Naperville, IL US
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20130288137 | REDOX SHUTTLES HAVING AN AROMATIC RING FUSED TO A 1,1,4,4-TETRASUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXANE RING - An electrolyte includes an alkali metal salt; an aprotic solvent; and a redox shuttle additive including an aromatic compound having at least one aromatic ring fused with at least one non-aromatic ring, the aromatic ring having two or more oxygen or phosphorus-containing substituents. | 10-31-2013 |
Zhengcheng Zhang, Naperville, IL US
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20100040954 | ELECTROLYTE SALTS FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES - Metal complex salts may be used in lithium ion batteries. Such metal complex salts not only perform as an electrolyte salt in a lithium ion batteries with high solubility and conductivity, but also can act as redox shuttles that provide overcharge protection of individual cells in a battery pack and/or as electrolyte additives to provide other mechanisms to provide overcharge protection to lithium ion batteries. The metal complex salts have at least one aromatic ring. The aromatic moiety may be reversibly oxidized/reduced at a potential slightly higher than the working potential of the positive electrode in the lithium ion battery. The metal complex salts may also be known as overcharge protection salts. | 02-18-2010 |
20100330433 | FAST CURE GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTES - Fast-cure gel polymer electrolytes are prepared by trapping an oligo(alkylene glycol)siloxane or silane in a three dimensional polymer matrix. An ion-conducting phase of the electrolyte contains a siloxane or silane compound and a lithium salt. Such siloxanes or silanes include a silicon or silicon oxide group having four or less substituents that is an oligo(alkylene glycol), or cyclic carbonate moiety. | 12-30-2010 |
20110076572 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A non-aqueous electrolyte includes an ionic electrolyte salt, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solvent that includes a mixture of siloxane or a silane or a mixture thereof, a sulfone, and a fluorinated ether or fluorinated ester or a mixture thereof, an ionic liquid, or a carbonate. | 03-31-2011 |
20110104576 | LITHIUM-OXYGEN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND BATTERIES - A lithium-oxygen electrochemical cell of the invention comprises a lithium-containing anode, an oxygen-permeable cathode, a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt in a non-aqueous liquid between the anode and the cathode, and a source of gaseous oxygen in fluid communication with the cathode; the cathode comprising an oxygen-permeable support bearing carbon nanotubes having at least one open end. In some embodiments, the cell is rechargeable and the cathode includes a nanoparticulate catalyst in contact with the carbon nanotubes; wherein the catalyst is adapted to facilitate the reversible interconversion between oxygen gas and an oxygen anion e.g., oxide ion, peroxide ion, or a combination thereof, during charge and discharge of the cell. | 05-05-2011 |
20110294003 | POLYETHER-FUNCTIONALIZED REDOX SHUTTLE ADDITIVES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - Compounds may have general Formula I, II, or III: | 12-01-2011 |
20110294017 | REDOX SHUTTLES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - Compounds may have general Formula IVA or IVB. | 12-01-2011 |
20110294018 | REDOX SHUTTLES FOR HIGH VOLTAGE CATHODES - A compound has general Formula I, II, III, or IV: | 12-01-2011 |
20120082890 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - A electrolyte for a lithium battery includes a silane/siloxane compound represented by SiR | 04-05-2012 |
20120082903 | FUNCTIONALIZED IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - An ionic liquid that is a salt has a Formula: | 04-05-2012 |
20120088160 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - The present technology relates to stabilizing additives and electrolytes containing the same for use in electrochemical devices such as lithium ion batteries and capacitors. The stabilizing additives include triazinane triones and bicyclic compounds comprising succinic anhydride, such as compounds of Formulas I and II described herein. | 04-12-2012 |
20120153219 | POLYSILOXANE BINDER FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTRODES - An electrode includes a binder and an electroactive material, wherein the binder includes a polymer including a linear polysiloxane or a cyclic polysiloxane. The polymer may be generally represented by Formula I: | 06-21-2012 |
20130071761 | CATALYTIC CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES - A process includes contacting a carbon support material with an oxidizing agent followed by the acid treatment to form a functionalized carbon support material including surface hydroxyl functionality; contacting the functionalized carbon support material with a solution of a catalyst precursor; and adjusting the pH of the solution to produce a carbon supported catalyst material including a metal oxide catalyst. | 03-21-2013 |
20130171484 | Materials and Methods for Autonomous Battery Shutdown - An autonomous battery shutdown system includes a battery including an anode and a cathode, and an electrolyte composition between the anode and the cathode. The electrolyte composition includes an ionically conductive liquid containing lithium ions, and temperature-sensitive particles including a polymer having a melting temperature between 60° C. and 120° C. When the temperature of the battery exceeds 120° C., the temperature-sensitive particles form an ion barrier that traverses the battery. The resulting shutdown battery may have a specific charge capacity that is more than 98% lower than the specific charge capacity of the original battery. | 07-04-2013 |
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20140023932 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS - An electrolyte electrochemical device includes an anodic material and an electrolyte, the electrolyte including an organosilicon solvent, a salt, and a hybrid additiving having a first and a second compound, the hybrid additive configured to form a solid electrolyte interphase film on the anodic material upon application of a potential to the electrochemical device. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023937 | ELECTROLYTES INCLUDING AN ORGANOSILICON SOLVENT AND PROPYLENE CARBONATE FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERIES - An electrolyte includes an organosilicon solvent, propylene carbonate, and a salt. | 01-23-2014 |
20140023941 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTERIES - A lithium-air cell includes a negative electrode; an air positive electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte which includes an anion receptor that may be represented by one or more of the formulas. | 01-23-2014 |
20140072884 | LITHIUM AIR BATTERY HAVING A CROSS-LINKED POLYSILOXANE SEPARATOR - A lithium-air battery includes a lithium anode; an air cathode; and a separator between the lithium anode and an air cathode the separator including a cross-linked polysiloxane. | 03-13-2014 |
20140186721 | NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY - An electrolyte including an alkali metal salt; a polar aprotic solvent; and a triazinane trione; wherein the electrolyte is substantially non-aqueous. | 07-03-2014 |
20140212748 | ADVANCED SEPARATORS BASED ON AROMATIC POLYMER FOR HIGH ENERGY DENSITY LITHIUM BATTERIES - A process includes casting a solution including poly(phenylene oxide), inorganic nanoparticles, a solvent, and a non-solvent on a substrate; and removing the solvent to form a porous film; wherein: the porous film is configured for use as a porous separator for a lithium ion battery. | 07-31-2014 |
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20140255794 | SULFUR CATHODE HOSTED IN POROUS ORGANIC POLYMERIC MATRICES - A composite material includes a porous organic polymer and an electrochemically active material, wherein the porous organic polymer contains a plurality of pores having a diameter of from about 0.1 nm to about 100 nm, and the electrochemically active material is disposed within the pores. | 09-11-2014 |
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Zhihui Zhang, Downers Grove, IL US
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20120107902 | Processes For Forming Amide Bonds And Compositions Related Thereto - The disclosure relates to methods for producing amide bonds and reagents related thereto. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of producing an amide comprising mixing an O-silylated thionoester and an amine under conditions such that an amide is formed. In another embodiment, the disclosure relates to mixing a thiolacid, a silylating agent, and an amine under conditions such that an amide is formed. | 05-03-2012 |
20140044654 | COMPOSITIONS, APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING ELECTRONIC EXCITED STATES - The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to molecules, including conjugated fused polycyclic molecules, that may receive excited state energy from other molecules (e.g., light-absorbing molecules) or directly from the irradiation sources. According to some embodiments, the disclosure relates to molecules, including conjugated fused polycyclic molecules, that may resolve (e.g., quench, dissipate) excited state energy, normally by way of releasing it as heat. (e.g., as heat). Conjugated fused polycyclic molecules of various structures are disclosed including Formula III: | 02-13-2014 |
20150044149 | ARYL SUBSTITUTED PROPENOIC AMIDES AND ESTERS - The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to molecules, including substituted propenoic amides (e.g., aryl substituted propenoic amides), that may receive excited state energy from light-absorbing molecules. According to some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to molecules, including substituted propenoic amides (e.g., aryl substituted propenoic amides), that may quench, dissipate, and/or otherwise resolve excited state energy (e.g., as heat). | 02-12-2015 |
Zhiyi Zhang, Naperville, IL US
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20120031577 | FLUOROMETRIC METHOD FOR MONITORING SURFACE ADDITIVES IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - An apparatus for and method of monitoring and optionally controlling the addition of one or more surface additives to a papermaking process via fluorometric means is disclosed. | 02-09-2012 |
20140182799 | METHOD OF INCREASING PAPER SURFACE STRENGTH BY USING ACRYLIC ACID/ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER IN A SIZE PRESS FORMULATION CONTAINING STARCH - The invention provides methods and compositions for increasing the strengthening effect of a starch coating on paper. The method involves contacting the starch with a synthetic polymer before the starch is cooked. This changes how the starch gelatinizes and how the polymer gets distributed on the paper resulting in greater paper surface strength. | 07-03-2014 |
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20150041091 | USE OF NANOCRYSTALINE CELLULOSE AND POLYMER GRAFTED NANOCRYSTALINE CELLULOSE FOR INCREASING RETENTION, WET STRENGTH, AND DRY STRENGTH IN PAPERMAKING PROCESS - The invention provides methods and compositions for improving the characteristics of paper substrates. The method involves adding to a paper substrate an NCC-polymer. NCC-polymers have unique chemical properties which result in improvements in wet strength, dry strength and drainage retention properties of the paper substrates. | 02-12-2015 |
Zhouyao Zhang, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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