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20090199123 | DYNAMIC PREVIEW OF DIAGRAM ELEMENTS TO BE INSERTED INTO A DIAGRAM - Technologies are described herein for providing a dynamic preview of diagram elements to be inserted into a flowchart or other diagram. Through the use of the embodiments presented herein, a diagramming application program displays a preview of diagram elements to be inserted into a diagram by an element insertion control on a drawing canvas when a cursor is placed over the element insertion control for threshold period of time. The preview is displayed until the mouse cursor is moved away from the element insertion control or the element insertion control is selected. | 08-06-2009 |
20130007098 | APPLICATION FRAMEWORK IN A HOME NETWORK ECOSYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method for interacting with one or more client devices coupled to a smart network host device within a smart home network. The method includes the steps of identifying a first application that is associated with at least one client device and stored in an first application store coupled to a smart home network, downloading the first application from the first application store for execution, associating a service that is exposed by the at least one client device with the first application, translating a high-level instruction generated by the first application via the service to a low-level instruction that is understood by the at least one client device, and transmitting the low-level instruction to the at least one client device for processing. | 01-03-2013 |
20130124715 | APPLET SYNCHRONIZATION ACROSS MULTIPLE ROUTERS - In one embodiment, a method is presented for determining which downloadable applets are exposed to a user of a computer when the computer is connected to a network. Included are the steps of detecting a change in the topology of a network, requesting from a router device topology information for the network, comparing the topology information against a requirements list associated with an application executing on the computing device, where the requirements list delineates at least one of a capability and a service necessary for the application to operate properly within a network, and determining whether the application is supported by the topology of the smart home network. If the application is supported, then the application is exposed, unless the application is not permitted to operate within the network. If the application is not supported or not permitted to operate within the network, then the application is not exposed. | 05-16-2013 |
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20090029876 | CAPILLARY PINS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY MICROARRAY PRINTING DEVICE - This invention provides improved components (e.g. array “pins”, print head, substrate platen, print head platen, and the like) for microarray printing devices as well as microarray printing devices incorporating such components. In one embodiment, this invention provides a microarray print head comprising a plurality of glass or quartz spotting capillaries disposed in a support that maintains a fixed spacing between the spotting capillaries and that permits the spotting capillaries to move in a direction parallel to the long axis of the capillaries. | 01-29-2009 |
20100279876 | DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DIFFERENCES BY COMPARATIVE GENOMIC HYBRIDIZATION - The present invention provides a method of detecting nucleotide sequence differences between two nucleic acid samples. The method employs a comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) technique to analyze the sequence differences between the samples. This method permits the identification of small sequence differences (e.g., sequence divergence of 1% or less) in nucleic acid samples of high complexity (e.g., an entire genome). | 11-04-2010 |
20100285023 | DETECTING CYP24 EXPRESSION LEVEL AS A MARKER FOR PREDISPOSITION TO CANCER - This invention pertains to the discovery that an amplification of the CYP24 gene or an increase in CYP24 activity is a marker for the presence of, progression of, or predisposition to, a cancer (e.g., breast cancer). Using this information, this invention provides methods of detecting a predisposition to cancer in an animal. The methods involve (i) providing a biological sample from an animal (e.g. a human patient); (ii) detecting the level of CYP24 within the biological sample; and (iii) comparing the level of CYP24 with a level of CYP24 in a control sample taken from a normal, cancer-free tissue where an increased level of CYP24 in the biological sample compared to the level of CYP24 in the control sample indicates the presence of said cancer in said animal. | 11-11-2010 |
20120322674 | DETECTING CYP24 EXPRESSION LEVEL AS A MARKER FOR PREDISPOSITION TO CANCER - This invention pertains to the discovery that an amplification of the CYP24 gene or an increase in CYP24 activity is a marker for the presence of, progression of, or predisposition to, a cancer (e.g., breast cancer). Using this information, this invention provides methods of detecting a predisposition to cancer in an animal. The methods involve (i) providing a biological sample from an animal (e.g. a human patient); (ii) detecting the level of CYP24 within the biological sample; and (iii) comparing the level of CYP24 with a level of CYP24 in a control sample taken from a normal, cancer-free tissue where an increased level of CYP24 in the biological sample compared to the level of CYP24 in the control sample indicates the presence of said cancer in said animal. | 12-20-2012 |
20130225420 | MOLECULAR SUBTYPING OF ORAL SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA TO DISTINGUISH A SUBTYPE THAT IS UNLIKELY TO METASTASIZE - The present invention provides methods of analyzing a sample from a subject having oral epithelial dysplasia or oral SCC or suspected of having oral epithelial dysplasia or oral SCC. | 08-29-2013 |
20140187441 | AMPLIFICATION OF CYP24 AND USES THEREOF - This invention pertains to the discovery that an amplification of the CYP24 gene or an increase in CYP24 activity is a marker for the presence of, progression of, or predisposition to, a cancer (e.g., breast cancer). Using this information, this invention provides methods of detecting a predisposition to cancer in an animal. The methods involve (i) providing a biological sample from an animal (e.g. a human patient); (ii) detecting the level of CYP24 within the biological sample; and (iii) comparing the level of CYP24 with a level of CYP24 in a control sample taken from a normal, cancer-free tissue where an increased level of CYP24 in the biological sample compared to the level of CYP24 in the control sample indicates the presence of said cancer in said animal. | 07-03-2014 |
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20110061832 | GROUND-TO-AIR HEAT PUMP SYSTEM - A ground to air heat pump unit operable to receive a first working fluid and transfer heat between the first working fluid and a second working fluid. The ground to air heat pump unit is operable to return the first working fluid to a channel and further operable to return the second working fluid to a living space. | 03-17-2011 |
20120067070 | LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT PUMP - A reverse cycle heat pump system having an indoor heat exchange coil, an outdoor heat exchange coil, a compressor, and a compressor discharge line, and operable in an indoor heating mode and an indoor cooling mode. The outdoor coil is substantially larger than the indoor coil, and the compressor is a variable capacity compressor. The system also includes a sensor for determining one or more characteristics of the refrigerant in the compressor discharge line when the system is operating in its indoor heating mode, and a controller that adjusts the capacity of the compressor to maintain a sensor output value within a desired range of values when the system is operating in its indoor heating mode. The variable capacity compressor may be continuously variable, and may use a piston pump. The sensor determines one or more physical parameters of the refrigerant, such as pressure, temperature or density. | 03-22-2012 |
20130086937 | OIL CIRCULATION SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATION CHILLER - An oil circulation system for a refrigeration chiller including a pump coupled to an atomizing spray nozzle located near the compressor suction inlet spraying a fine mist of oily liquid from the evaporator to be aspirated by the compressor. | 04-11-2013 |
20130239601 | HEAT PUMP WITH DOWNSTREAM SENSOR FOR MULTILEVEL CONTROL OF A SUPPLEMENTAL HEATING ELEMENT - A heat pump having a supplemental resistive heat element that varies its heat output based on the air temperature downstream from it, rather than from the air temperature at the room thermostat or from the air temperature after the heat exchanger but before the variable supplemental resistive heating element. | 09-19-2013 |
20130239603 | HEAT PUMP WITH INDEPENDENT SUBCOOLER CIRCUIT - An improved reversible cycle heat pump system incorporating powered subcooling to increase heating capacity by over 50 percent over conventional heat pump technology without imposing a performance penalty; wherein over 21 percent is attributable to evaporator capacity gained by subcooling, over 21 percent is attributable to recovery and utilization of sensible heat energy removed as a by-product of subcooling, and over 8 percent is attributable to recovery and utilization of sensible heat energy resulting from the conversion of electric energy to mechanical work, heat of compression, and mechanical heat of friction. The powered subcooling improvement is also easily installed as original equipment, or retrofitted to existing heat pump systems. | 09-19-2013 |
20150047385 | PARTITIONED EVAPORATOR FOR A REVERSIBLE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM OPERATING IN THE HEATING MODE - Disclosed are embodiments of a partitioned evaporator for a reversible heat pump system operating in the heating mode. Embodiments include a partitioned evaporator having a first part and a second part, the first part exchanging heat between a working fluid upstream from a reversible metering device, and the working fluid downstream from the reversible metering device. Heat energy from the upstream fluid is recovered and introduced into the first and second parts aiding in the evaporation of the working fluid rather than being rejected and unused. | 02-19-2015 |
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20130119949 | Power Conditioning and Saving Device - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a power factor adjustor comprising: a power factor measurement unit configured to measure the power factor on an input line to a load and generate a power factor correction signal based on the measured power factor; and a power factor adjustment unit connected to the power factor measurement unit comprising: a fixed capacitor connected in series to a first switching device; and an adjustable element having a variable capacitance connected in parallel to the fixed capacitor and in series to a second switching device, wherein the overall capacitance of the power factor adjustment unit is adjusted by adjusting the capacitance of the adjustable element or by toggling the first and second switching devices in response to the power factor correction signal. | 05-16-2013 |
20130333411 | PERMANENT MAGNET AIR HEATER - A permanent magnet air heater has a housing with an internal chamber accommodating an electric motor rotating a fan to move air through the housing. A non-ferrous member having bores for cylindrical magnets and a steel member with a copper plate secured to the steel member are rotated relative to each other by the motor whereby the magnetic field between the magnets and copper plate generates heat which is transferred to air in the housing moving through the housing by the fan. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334208 | PERMANENT MAGNET AIR HEATER - A permanent magnet air heater has a housing with an internal chamber accommodating an electric motor rotating a fan to move air through the housing. A non-ferrous member having bores for cylindrical magnets and a steel member with a copper plate secured to the steel member are rotated relative to each other by the motor whereby the magnetic field between the magnets and copper plate generates heat which is transferred to air in the housing moving through the housing by the fan. | 12-19-2013 |
20130334209 | Permanent Magnet Air Heater - A permanent magnet air heater has a housing with an internal chamber accommodating an electric motor rotating a fan to move air through the housing. A non-ferrous member having bores for cylindrical magnets and a steel member with a copper plate secured to the steel member are rotated relative to each other by the motor whereby the magnetic field between the magnets and copper plate generates heat which is transferred to air in the housing moving through the housing by the fan. | 12-19-2013 |
20140042991 | POWER CONDITIONING AND SAVING DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a power factor adjustor comprising: a power factor measurement unit configured to measure the power factor on an input line to a load and generate a power factor correction signal based on the measured power factor; and a power factor adjustment unit connected to the power factor measurement unit comprising: a fixed capacitor connected in series to a first switching device; and an adjustable element having a variable capacitance connected in parallel to the fixed capacitor and in series to a second switching device, wherein the overall capacitance of the power factor adjustment unit is adjusted by adjusting the capacitance of the adjustable element or by toggling the first and second switching devices in response to the power factor correction signal. | 02-13-2014 |
20140103878 | POWER CONDITIONING AND SAVING DEVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed herein to a power factor adjustor comprising: a power factor measurement unit configured to measure the power factor on an input line to a load and generate a power factor correction signal based on the measured power factor; and a power factor adjustment unit connected to the power factor measurement unit comprising: a fixed capacitor connected in series to a first switching device; and an adjustable element having a variable capacitance connected in parallel to the fixed capacitor and in series to a second switching device, wherein the overall capacitance of the power factor adjustment unit is adjusted by adjusting the capacitance of the adjustable element or by toggling the first and second switching devices in response to the power factor correction signal. | 04-17-2014 |
20150207394 | MAGNET POWER TRANSMISSION - A motor vehicle having an electric motor driving a permanent magnet power transmission connected to the gear box of the vehicle. The magnet power transmission has first and second disk assemblies. A copper member on the first disk assembly faces a plurality of permanent magnets located in bores in the second disk assembly. A control assembly operatively connected to the second disk assembly selectively moves the second disk assembly and magnets toward and away from the first disk assembly to vary the flux between the first disk assembly and second disk assembly. | 07-23-2015 |
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20100168804 | Sternal Reconstruction System - A flexible cable for sternal reconstruction, the cable including first and second ends, the first end of the cable including a crimp fitting member, and the crimp fitting member including a flattened disk-like head. Also provided are methods for sternal reconstruction including wrapping a flexible cable having first and second ends around the sternum, tensioning the flexible cable to a desired tension and securing the tensioned cable, wherein the first end of the cable includes a crimp fitting member, and the crimp fitting member includes a flattened disk-like head. | 07-01-2010 |
20130190826 | Sternal Reconstruction System - A flexible cable for sternal reconstruction, the cable including first and second ends, the first end of the cable including a crimp fitting member, and the crimp fitting member including a flattened disk-like head. Also provided are methods for sternal reconstruction including wrapping a flexible cable having first and second ends around the sternum, tensioning the flexible cable to a desired tension and securing the tensioned cable, wherein the first end of the cable includes a crimp fitting member, and the crimp fitting member includes a flattened disk-like head. | 07-25-2013 |
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20110181101 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH BEARING CAP HAVING A SEAL - A bearing cap for a wheel assembly includes a bearing cap seal for sealing against an annular bore of a knuckle. The bearing cap is coupled to an outer ring, which is disposed within an annular bore of a knuckle. The bearing cap includes a face and a collar extending along a longitudinal axis into the annular bore. The bearing cap seal is disposed annularly about the collar, within the annular bore. The bearing cap seal prevents contamination of an engagement interface between the knuckle and the outer ring. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181102 | FLEXIBLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR EXTERNAL TO CAPPED WHEEL BEARING - A wheel assembly for a non-driven wheel includes a rotating wheel hub with a shaft portion supporting a bearing inner race. A magnetic encoder is mounted for rotation with the shaft portion. A non-rotating component radially surrounds the shaft portion and has a bearing outer race. A cap is secured to the non-rotating component and covers the outer and inner races, the shaft portion and the magnetic encoder inboard of the races to seal an inboard side of the outer and inner races. A sensor is mounted to a non-rotating vehicle steering member externally to, not covered by, and not extending through the cap. The sensor is configured to deflect to be biased into continuous contact with an outer surface of the cap to read the magnetic encoder through the cap without extending through the cap. | 07-28-2011 |
20140093305 | ISOLATION SLEEVE - Vehicles and systems are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, for example, a vehicle may include, but is not limited to, an axle, a bearing coupled to the axle, a knuckle coupled to the bearing, and an isolation sleeve coupled between the bearing and the knuckle. In one embodiment, for example, the isolation sleeve may be composed of solid zinc. In another embodiment, for example, the isolation sleeve may include a zinc coating. | 04-03-2014 |
20150114792 | HINGE PILLAR ASSEMBLY - A hinge pillar assembly includes a hinge pillar including a panel. The panel including a body side outer door shut face and a defining an inner cavity and an access opening in communication with the inner cavity. The access opening is positioned in the body side outer door shut face and provides access to the manual park release actuator at least partially disposed in the inner cavity. The hinge pillar assembly further includes a cover removably coupled to the hinge pillar. The cover closes the access opening when coupled to the hinge pillar. The hinge pillar assembly further includes a manual park release actuator at least partially disposed in the inner cavity. The manual park release actuator is operatively coupled to a transmission and is configured to move relative to the hinge pillar to shift the transmission from a Park mode to an Out-of-Park mode. | 04-30-2015 |
20150219208 | MANUAL PARK RELEASE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - A manual park release assembly includes a housing defining an inner cavity and an opening in communication with the inner cavity. The manual park release assembly further includes a locking device at least partially disposed in the inner cavity. The locking device is movable relative to the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position. Further, the manual park release actuator assembly includes a manual park release actuator coupled to the locking device. The manual park release actuator is movable relative to the housing between a first position and a second position when the locking device is in the unlocked position. The manual park release actuator includes an actuator body sized to be at least partially received in the opening and a plurality of mechanical stops coupled to the actuator body. | 08-06-2015 |
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20120074975 | MICRO POSITIONING TEST SOCKET AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE PRECISION ALIGNMENT AND CO-PLANARITY FEEDBACK - Methods and structures for testing a microelectronic packaging structure/device are described. Those methods may include placing a device in a floating carrier, wherein the floating carrier is coupled to a socket housing by pin dowels disposed in four corners of the socket housing, and wherein at least two actuating motors are disposed within the socket housing, and micro adjusting the device by utilizing a capacitive coupled or a fiber optic alignment system wherein a maximum measured capacitance or maximum measured intensity between alignment structures disposed in the socket housing and alignment package balls disposed within the device indicate optimal alignment of the device. Methods further include methods for active co-planarity detection through the use of a capacitive-coupled techniques. | 03-29-2012 |
20130269173 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SORT PROBE ASSEMBLY AND REPAIR - An apparatus comprising a robot; an end effector coupled to the robot and configured to grasp or transfer a probe of a size for use in a probe card; and instructions stored on a machine readable medium coupled to the robot, the instructions comprising to configure the robot to transfer a probe to a probe card substrate or, where the probe is attached to a probe card substrate, to move the probe. A method comprising automatically transferring a probe to a probe card substrate in an assembly process or, where the probe is attached to a probe card substrate, moving the probe in a repair process; and after transferring or moving the probe, heating the probe with a heat source. | 10-17-2013 |
20140002124 | Wire Probe Assembly and Forming Process for Die Testing | 01-02-2014 |
20140002994 | THERMAL INTERFACE FOR MULTI-CHIP PACKAGES | 01-02-2014 |
20140091821 | COMPOSITE WIRE PROBES FOR TESTING INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - An electrical probe of an aspect includes a high yield strength wire core. The high yield strength wire core includes predominantly one or more materials selected from tungsten, tungsten-copper alloy, tungsten-nickel alloy, beryllium-copper alloy, molybdenum, stainless steel, and combinations thereof. The high mechanical strength wire core has a yield strength of at least 1 gigapascal (GPa) at temperature of 250° C. The electrical probe also includes a low electrical resistivity layer concentrically around the high yield strength wire core. The concentric layer includes predominantly one or more materials selected from silver, gold, copper, and combinations thereof. The low electrical resistivity layer has an electrical resistivity of no more than 2×10 | 04-03-2014 |
20140091828 | Sort Probe Gripper - A sort probe gripper includes a body, a jaw mount inserted into the body, a plurality of grippers mounted in the jaw mount and an actuator sleeve slidable along the body to engage the plurality of grippers. | 04-03-2014 |
20140184255 | MECHANISM FOR FACILITATING MODULAR PROCESSING CELL FRAMEWORK AND APPLICATION FOR ASYNCHRONOUS PARALLEL SINGULATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HANDLING AND TESTING - A mechanism is described for facilitating and employing a modular processing cell framework according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments may include accepting one or more semiconductor devices in one or more media at a modular processing cell framework (“framework”) including a plurality of test cells, moving the one or more semiconductor devices from the one or more media to one or more test cells for testing; and testing the one or more semiconductor devices. | 07-03-2014 |
20140218061 | MICRO POSITIONING TEST SOCKET AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE PRECISION ALIGNMENT AND CO-PLANARITY FEEDBACK - Methods and structures for testing a microelectronic packaging structure/device are described. Those methods may include placing a device in a floating carrier, wherein the floating carrier is coupled to a socket housing by pin dowels disposed in four corners of the socket housing, and wherein at least two actuating motors are disposed within the socket housing, and micro adjusting the device by utilizing a capacitive coupled or a fiber optic alignment system wherein a maximum measured capacitance or maximum measured intensity between alignment structures disposed in the socket housing and alignment package balls disposed within the device indicate optimal alignment of the device. Methods further include methods for active co-planarity detection through the use of a capacitive-coupled techniques. | 08-07-2014 |
20150061713 | ANTI-ROTATION FOR WIRE PROBES IN A PROBE HEAD OF A DIE TESTER - Wire probes are described that resist rotation during assembly into a probe head of a die tester. One example includes probe wires with a protrusion at a pre-determined position along the length of the wire. A probe substrate with pads on one side each to attach to and electrically connect with a probe wire and a pads on the opposite side to connect to test equipment and a probe holder above the substrate with holes. Each hole holds a respective one of the probe wires against the probe substrate. Each hole also has a key to mate with a protrusion of a respective probe wire so that the protrusions engage the keys to prevent rotation of the respective wire. | 03-05-2015 |
20150185252 | ORGANIC SPACE TRANSFORMER ATTACHMENT AND ASSEMBLY - Electronic device assemblies and methods including an organic substrate based space transformer are described. One assembly includes a space transformer comprising an organic substrate. The assembly also includes a carrier on which the space transformer is positioned, and a clamp positioned to couple the space transformer to the carrier. The assembly also includes a probe array positioned on the space transformer, wherein the space transformer is positioned between the probe array and the carrier. The assembly also includes a printed circuit board, wherein the carrier is positioned between the printed circuit board and the space transformer. The assembly also includes electrical connections to electrically couple the space transformer to the printed circuit board. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 07-02-2015 |