Geiger, US
Adam R. Geiger, Cary, NC US
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20130204918 | COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT CONFIGURATION AND INITIALIZATION - According to one aspect of the present disclosure a method and technique for automatically configuring a set of resources for deployment as a computing environment is disclosed. The method includes: executing a configuration management application, the configuration management application configured to automatically connect to and discover each hardware element forming a networked set of resources; determine whether each discovered hardware element is specified for the computing environment; responsive to determining that each discovered hardware element is specified for the computing environment, determine a configuration setting for each respective discovered hardware element; responsive to determining that the configuration setting of the discovered hardware element conflicts with a desired configuration setting for deployment of the discovered hardware element, automatically configure the discovered hardware element to the desired configuration setting; and automatically load and configure a management interface to enable deployment of the networked set of resources as a computing environment. | 08-08-2013 |
Adam Robert Geiger, Cary, NC US
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20130198506 | INTELLIGENT APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION FEATURE - A method for making intelligent application and setting recommendations may include determining, by a device, a current context of a user of the device in response to the device being one of unlocked and turned-on. The method may also include determining, by the device, if the current context of the user has changed from a previous context of the user at a time when the device was one of locked and turned-off. The method may additionally include presenting a recommendation on a display of the device. The recommendation may include at least one of an application for operation on the device, options for operation of the device, and operating settings of the device, based on the current context of the user, in response to determining that the current context of the user has changed from the previous context. | 08-01-2013 |
Andrew M. Geiger, Newark, DE US
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20100269416 | Method for manufacturing chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers having reduced gas inclusion defects - A method for manufacturing chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers that minimizes entrained gas inclusion defects is provided. Also provided is a mix head assembly for use in the manufacture of chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers, wherein inclusions of entrained gas inclusion defects are minimized. | 10-28-2010 |
20110185967 | Mix head assembly for forming chemical mechanical polishing pads - A mix head assembly for use in the manufacture of chemical mechanical polishing pad polishing layers is provided, wherein inclusions of entrained gas inclusion defects are minimized. | 08-04-2011 |
20140030961 | Method for chemical mechanical polishing layer pretexturing - A method for pretexturing a polishing surface of a chemical mechanical polishing layer is provided. | 01-30-2014 |
Avi Geiger, Seattle, WA US
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20100013777 | TRACKING INPUT IN A SCREEN-REFLECTIVE INTERFACE ENVIRONMENT - In an example embodiment, a method is adapted to tracking input with a device. The method includes an act of monitoring and acts of activating and displaying if a touch input is detected. The device has a first side and a second side, with the second side opposite the first side. The device has a display screen disposed on the first side, and a screen-reflective interface disposed on the second side. Respective positions on the screen-reflective interface correspond to respective locations of the display screen. The screen-reflective interface of the device is monitored. If a touch input is detected on the screen-reflective interface, the device performs acts of activating and displaying. Specifically, a tracking state is activated for the screen-reflective interface responsive to the detected touch input on the screen-reflective interface. The interface icon is displayed on the display screen to indicate that the tracking state has been activated. | 01-21-2010 |
20120169610 | VIRTUAL CONTROLLER FOR TOUCH DISPLAY - Systems and methods are provided for use with a computing device having a touch sensitive display including a touch sensor configured to detect touches of a digit of a user. The method may include detecting an initial digit down position on the display via the touch sensor, and establishing a neutral position for a virtual controller at the digit down position. The method may further include detecting a subsequent movement of the digit relative to the initial digit down position, and determining a controller input parameter based on the subsequent movement of the digit relative to the initial digit down position. The method may further include generating a controller input message indicating the determined controller input parameter. | 07-05-2012 |
20120169646 | TOUCH EVENT ANTICIPATION IN A COMPUTING DEVICE - Systems and methods for anticipation of touch events in a computing device are provided. The computing device may include a multi-touch sensitive display including a sensor configured to sense a position and/or movement of a hand. A graphical user interface (GUI) may be displayed, having a state including a plurality of possible touch inputs. The computing device may further include a touch event prediction module configured to compute one or more anticipated touch inputs based on the sensed hand position and/or movement, and the state of the GUI with the plurality of possible user inputs. The computing device may further include a preprocessing module configured to preprocess data for each anticipated touch input, and upon the detection of an actual touch input received from the user that matches one of the anticipated touch inputs, displaying the preprocessed data for the actual touch input on the GUI. | 07-05-2012 |
20120174213 | USER IDENTIFICATION WITH BIOKINEMATIC INPUT - Systems and methods for user identification based on biokinematic input are disclosed herein. The system may include a multi-touch sensitive display including a sensor configured to receive biokinematic input including data representing detected positions of digit touches made by digits of a user, in each of a series of successive time intervals during a defined identification gesture. The system may further include a user identification module executed by a processor of the computing device. The user identification module may be configured to receive the biokinematic input from the sensor, and to compare relative positions of the digit touches and/or relative rates of change in said positions of the digit touches to a stored user template of verified biokinematic data for the user. If a match is determined, an indication that the user has been successfully identified may be displayed. | 07-05-2012 |
20140118915 | Computing Devices - In one embodiment, a computer device comprises a back cover in the shape of a plate and a basic module where the back cover is removably attachable to and detachable from a basic module of the computing device by the user by an attachment portion. In this manner designs of and on the back cover may be easily customized to the individual tastes of consumers. Another embodiment of the invention is directed to the back cover and the attachment portion of the type described above. An optional front cover may be added and connected to the back cover about a hinge. The front cover can serve as a stand for the computer display when rotated about the hinge away from the display screen. The optional front cover may also be connected to the back cover by a side cover to form a device resembling a hard bound book. | 05-01-2014 |
Avi Geiger, Redmond, WA US
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20090315837 | Touch Screen Adapter for Monitor - A touchscreen adapter may fit between a display and a display mount and may resolve the presence and position of a touch to the surface of the display. In some embodiments, the touchscreen adapter may sense using a strain gage sensor mechanism. The touchscreen adapter may have a male mechanical interface to the display and a female mechanical interface to the display mount. In some embodiments, the two mounts may be the same size and format, enabling the touchscreen adapted to be inserted between a display and display mount for a given display. The touchscreen adapter may provide an electronic interface to a computer system to transmit a presence and position of a touch made to the display. | 12-24-2009 |
20090315838 | Touch Screen Calibration Sensor - A touchscreen may be calibrated using a second sensor that may be placed around the periphery of the touchscreen in a known position with respect to the touchscreen. The second sensor may be incorporated into a bezel and may have one or more sensor elements. The second sensor may be used to sense the position of a user's finger or stylus when the user touches an object on the touchscreen display, and the second sensor output may be used to update a calibration factor based on the position of the displayed object. The second sensor may be used to periodically recalibrate the touchscreen any time an object is selected in proximity to the second sensor. | 12-24-2009 |
Avi R. Geiger, Seattle, WA US
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20090259802 | SMART DEVICE RECORDATION - Valuable information can be retained upon a storage device, such as a flash memory unit. Due to the portable nature of the memory, there can be increased likelihood of theft, less back up of important files not a reliable medium, legal physical transfer of the device between parties, and the like. When an operation is requested to take place related to the device, a check can take place if the operation should be allowed based upon device metadata, such as physical location of the device, device history, and so forth. A determination can be made on if the operation should automatically occur based upon a result of the check. If it is determination that the operation should not automatically occur, then the operation can be denied or a request can be made to an owner of the device on if the operation should be allowed to occur. | 10-15-2009 |
20090300238 | DYNAMIC MICROCODE FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - Providing for arbitration and dynamic downloading of microcode at a controller associated with electrically erasable non-volatile memory is described herein. By way of example, a download agent can be provided to a module of such non-volatile memory. Characteristics of the memory module and/or specifications of a host application can be utilized to select one or more memory control modules from a group of such control modules. A selected control module(s) can be installed at the controller via the download agent to provide non-default management of raw memory. Further, arbitration of multiple control modules can be implemented to select among various mechanisms to control/manage raw memory. Arbitration can be based, for instance, on specifications of a host device application. Accordingly, great flexibility and control of raw non-volatile memory can be provided for a host device at an application level. | 12-03-2009 |
20100199109 | ABSTRACTING PROGRAMMATIC REPRESENTION OF DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS - Providing for a paradigm shift in block-level abstraction for storage devices is described herein. At a block-level, storage is characterized as a variable size data record, rather than a fixed size sector. In some aspects, the variable size data record can comprise a variable binary key-data pair, for addressing and identifying a variable size block of data, and for dynamically specifying the size of such block in terms of data storage. By changing the key or data values, the location, identity or size of block-level storage can be modified. Data records can be passed to and from the storage device to facilitate operational commands over ranges of such records. Block-level data compression, space management and transactional operations are provided, mitigating a need of higher level systems to characterize underlying data storage for implementation of such operations. | 08-05-2010 |
20130063368 | TOUCH-SCREEN SURFACE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - In embodiments of touch-screen surface temperature control, a computing device includes a touch-screen display with a touch surface for user interaction. The computing device also includes a cooling system that cools a surface temperature on the touch surface of the touch-screen display. A temperature service is implemented to activate the cooling system to decrease the surface temperature on the touch surface of the display based on projected user interaction with the touch surface of the touch-screen display. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063884 | CONFIGURABLE DEVICE SUPPORTS - In embodiments of configurable device supports, a computing device includes a housing structure that supports an integrated display, and the housing structure is configurable in multiple positions to position the display for viewing. The computing device also includes configurable device supports that are integrated with the housing structure to support the computing device when placed on a surface. The configurable device supports are configurable as one of slideable or slide resistant. | 03-14-2013 |
20130069903 | CAPACITIVE TOUCH CONTROLS LOCKOUT - In embodiments of capacitive touch controls lockout, a computing device includes a touch-screen display for user interaction, and includes one or more capacitive touch controls for user selection as a device input to initiate a device action. The computing device also includes a lockout service that is implemented to disable one or more of the capacitive touch controls based on user interaction with the touch-screen display. | 03-21-2013 |
20130141209 | ELECTRONIC COMPENSATED PIVOT CONTROL - In embodiments of electronic compensated pivot control, a computing device includes a device housing that is integrated with a display device, and the device housing tilts for multiple display positions. Pivotable components pivot in coordination to position the device housing in a display position, and sensors detect positioning inputs that are received to re-position the device housing of the computing device. Actuators are implemented for electronic actuation to limit movement of the pivotable components, and alternatively, to drive the pivotable components to re-position the device housing. A pivot controller is implemented to control the actuators based on sensor data to position the device housing in a display position. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144446 | STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM - In embodiments of a stability control system, a computing device includes a device housing that is integrated with a display device, and the device housing tilts for multiple display positions. Pivotable components are mechanically-linked and pivot in coordination to position the device housing in a display position, and sensors detect positioning inputs that are received to re-position the device housing. Clutch mechanisms are implemented to limit and/or resist movement of the pivotable components based on the positioning inputs. A stability controller can be implemented to control the clutch mechanisms based on sensor data from the sensors to position the device housing in a display position. | 06-06-2013 |
20130173872 | Abstracting Programmatic Representation of Data Storage Systems - Providing for a paradigm shift in block-level abstraction for storage devices is described herein. At a block-level, storage is characterized as a variable size data record, rather than a fixed size sector. In some aspects, the variable size data record can comprise a variable binary key-data pair, for addressing and identifying a variable size block of data, and for dynamically specifying the size of such block in terms of data storage. By changing the key or data values, the location, identity or size of block-level storage can be modified. Data records can be passed to and from the storage device to facilitate operational commands over ranges of such records. Block-level data compression, space management and transactional operations are provided, mitigating a need of higher level systems to characterize underlying data storage for implementation of such operations. | 07-04-2013 |
20140026212 | User Identification with Biokinematic Input - Systems and methods for user identification based on biokinematic input are disclosed herein. The system may include a multi-touch sensitive display including a sensor configured to receive biokinematic input including data representing detected positions of digit touches made by digits of a user, in each of a series of successive time intervals during a defined identification gesture. The system may further include a user identification module executed by a processor of the computing device. The user identification module may be configured to receive the biokinematic input from the sensor, and to compare relative positions of the digit touches and/or relative rates of change in said positions of the digit touches to a stored user template of verified biokinematic data for the user. If a match is determined, an indication that the user has been successfully identified may be displayed. | 01-23-2014 |
Brian Geiger, Glen Mills, PA US
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20110315806 | Modular and morphable air vehicle - An unmanned air module includes one or more rotors, engines, a transmission and avionics. Any of several different ground modules may be attached to the air module. The air module may fly with and without the ground module attached. The ground module may be a vehicle ground module and may be manned. The vehicle ground module may transport the attached air module across the ground. The air module may have two rotors, which may be ducted fans, and three different configurations: a tandem rotor configuration, a side-by-side configuration, and a tilted-rotor configuration. | 12-29-2011 |
Carol Geiger, Street, MD US
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20120324856 | Mulching Lawn Mower Rear Discharge Pathway and Shield - Disclosed is a rear discharge lawn mower assembly having a rearwardly-directing mower deck, a plurality of cutting blades, and rear housing and clippings pathway adapted to direct clippings through the rear of the mower assembly while shrouding the rear drive elements and tires of the mower from flying debris. The rear housing comprises an enclosed volume that shrouds the axle and rear drive elements of the mower, while further providing a pair of downwardly suspended tire shields and a rear access panel for allowing access into the housing for mower maintenance purposes. The mower deck routes clippings through a rear discharge, wherein clippings and debris are then directed into a space defined by the rear housing lower surface shield and the tire shields. In this way, grass, wood chips, glass and other hardened debris is exited from the mower without damaging the tires or drive elements of the mower. | 12-27-2012 |
Charles F. Geiger, San Jose, CA US
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20130124972 | Electronic Content Management and Delivery Platform - An education digital reading platform provides aggregation, management, and distribution of digital education content and services. The platform ingests content from a variety of content sources, transforms the content for web-based publication, and distributes the content to connected end-user devices via a network. The transformed content preserves the original page structure of the content document regardless of the original format of the content file. As the user experiences the content, the user's web browser regularly communicates with the platform for updating reading content and connected services. User-generated content such as notes are uploaded to the platform so that the user's user-generated content can be accessed from any of the user's registered devices. Moreover, the platform enables the user-generated content and other user activities to be optionally shared among friends, classmates, campus, or other groups, as part of an education social platform. | 05-16-2013 |
20130139053 | Data Visualization Based on Visual Object Elements - An education digital reading platform provides a visualization interface displaying visual object elements of a document to a user. A visual object element may include images, videos, charts, tables, etc. The visual objects may be identified in a document by extracting metadata associated with the document. Additionally, the ideas or concepts represented by the visual object elements may be identified by analyzing the document, and content related to the ideas or concepts may be identified and associated with the visual object elements. The related content may include user generated content or content stored in one or more databases. The related content is provided to a user in the visualization interface wherein the user may access the related content. The interface allows a user to navigate a document by moving from one visual object element to another. | 05-30-2013 |
20130151300 | Time Based Data Visualization - An education digital reading platform collects time based user activity data and time based instruction data to generate time based views displaying a user's progress. User activity data includes any activity performed by a user on a web application displaying content from the education digital reading platform such as reading, taking notes, or answering questions. Time based instruction data includes a syllabus, due dates, and deadlines associated with a user's class. An interface system aggregates the user activity data from one or more users along with the instruction data to generate views of a user's progress. The views may be displayed, for example, as a timeline or a calendar. The views may enable a comparison between the activities of multiple users or a comparison of one or more user's activities to a syllabus. | 06-13-2013 |
20130171609 | Connecting Users in an Education Platform - An education digital reading platform suggests connections between users, wherein the users are represented as nodes in a social graph. The nodes may be identified from education materials and course registrations associated with a course and a user. The education digital reading platform also determines suggested connections between the nodes based on the education materials and the course registrations, wherein the suggested connections are based on a commonality between the nodes, such as being registered to a similar course, having the same major, etc. The determined suggested connections are provided to the users. If the users accept the suggested connections, communication and other services are enabled between the users. Such a method of connecting users may iterate when new users or information is added to the platform, such as when a student registers for a new course or a new syllabus is received. | 07-04-2013 |
20130173386 | Providing Advertisements in a Digital Reading Platform - Users of an education digital reading platform are provided with advertisements based on their user data. The offers are provided in a course material, such as a textbook, wherein the textbook is identified from a course syllabus. The course material is analyzed to identify ad regions wherein an advertisement may be placed, including embedded ad regions within a course material page and supplement ad regions around a course material page. In addition, predictive data suggesting a user activity in the future may be identified from a course syllabus and opportunistic data providing a current user activity may be used to select advertisements to display to the user. The selected advertisements are mapped to the embedded and supplement ad regions and sent to the user, wherein the selected advertisements are displayed to the user based on the mapping. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174010 | Document Conversion Correlation Engine - Embodiments of the disclosure provide a system for correlating document pages. The system receives a source image of a document page and a rendered image of a markup language page converted from the document page. The system then performs a correlation analysis between the source image and the rendered image. Next, the system determines a correlation factor between the source image and the rendered image based on the correlation analysis, wherein the correlation factor indicates a page fidelity between the document page and the markup language page converted from the document page. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174011 | Automated Document Conversion Testing - Embodiments of the invention provide a system for automated document conversion testing. For each page in the received documents, the system first converts the page into a source image. The system then converts the document page into a set of markup language page elements and generates a rendered image of the markup language page elements displayed in a web browser on a target software platform. Next, the system determines a correlation factor between the source image and the rendered image. The correlation factor indicates a page fidelity between the original document and its markup language transformation. If the correlation factor exceeds a threshold established for a minimum page fidelity requirement, the markup language conversion is validated. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174016 | Cache Management in HTML eReading Application - Embodiments of the invention provide a system and a method for providing consistent user experience in eReading applications. The system extracts a set of attributes of browsers and platforms on which an eReading application is running The system receives a target eReading application performance. The system adjusts behavior of the eReading application to compensate for the difference between the extracted set of attributes and the target eReading application performance. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174017 | Document Content Reconstruction - A method, a storage medium and a system for document content reconstruction are provided in a digital content delivery and online education services platform to enable delivery of textbooks and other copyrighted material to multi-platform web browser applications. The method comprises ingesting a document page in an unstructured document format. The method further comprises extracting one or more images and metadata associated with the images and text and fonts associated with the texts from the document page. In addition, the method comprises coalescing text into paragraphs and creating a structured document page in a markup language format using the extracted images, text and fonts rendered with layout fidelity to the original ingested document page. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174033 | HTML5 Selector for Web Page Content Selection - An education digital reading platform provides HTML5 pages to a user's computing device to enable a browser executing on the user device to display it. Words, lines, paragraphs and columns on the page are identified to enable a user to easily select one or more words within the displayed page. Additionally, custom tools are provided to the user to enable the user to interface with the selected words. For example, a user is provided with customizable magnification and highlight tools, wherein the user can choose custom magnification levels and custom highlight colors. The tools advantageously enable a user perform such actions on the page without accessing the operating system resources on a computing device. | 07-04-2013 |
20130174272 | Digital Content Distribution and Protection - Embodiments provide a system for content distribution and protection. The system first receives an order from a user for a protected document. In response to a successful user authentication, the system generates an access code for the user to access the protected document. In response to a received user reading request, the system validates the access code for a reading session. The system then transfers a set of URLs for accessing a set of pages and associated metadata in the protected document to the user. The set of URLs are valid for a period of time. Responsive to a request for reading a next set of pages, the system again validates the access code for the session and transfers another set of URLs for accessing the next set of pages. The system also logs user activities related to the protected document. | 07-04-2013 |
20140012685 | Characterization of Layered Documents in HTML5 Publishing - An education digital reading platform provides pages of a document requested by a user, the pages including additional content layers associated with the requested content. The additional content layers including related content, user generated content, advertisement content and other services content offered by the digital reading platform. The requested content and additional content layers require processing capability on a web browser application. The amount of data associated with a page of a document may vary dramatically especially considering the additional layers of content associated with the pages. In order to permit the web browser application anticipate the processing needs associated with each page, the digital reading platform provides markers indicating a difference in processing requirements associated between two pages of a document. The markers enable the web browser request additional resources to provide a seamless user experience or enable the web browser application to request additional or fewer content layers. | 01-09-2014 |
20140019438 | Indexing Electronic Notes - A digital publishing platform enables users to create and organize notes associated with electronic, published documents. Sets of notes, each associated with a document, are uploaded to the publishing platform by notepad applications executing on user devices. Each set of notes has one or more notes, and each note includes a link to a location in the associated document. The publishing platform is configured to index sets of notes based on keywords of the notes, which may be identified based on content of the publication at the location with which notes are associated. | 01-16-2014 |
20140020115 | Social Sharing of Multilayered Document - A method for sharing multilayered electronic content among users of a social network within a digital education platform is provided. In one embodiment, the digital education platform allows a user to create user-generated content associated with a multilayered document and share the content with other users in an education social network. The user can specify which users to share the user-generated content and assign an access right to each of those users that may access the user-generated content. When the digital education platform receives a request to access the user-generated content from a certain user, an access right associated with that user for the user-generated content is determined and access is granted according to the access right. | 01-16-2014 |
20140033226 | Application Gateway in a Browser Based Environment - An application gateway enables controlled communication between application components within a browser based environment while maintaining a level of isolation of the individual application components. A dispatching API wrapper and a listening API wrapper are registered for each of a plurality of application components. The registered API wrappers are used to send and receive communications from the associated application components. For example, a first application component can dispatch an action to a second application component via the first application component's dispatching API wrapper. The second application component can receive the action via the second application component's listening API wrapper. As another example, a first application component can dispatch an event that broadcasts a state to other application components via the first application component's dispatching API wrapper. A listening API wrapper of at least one other application component receives the state and may perform other functions dependent on the state. | 01-30-2014 |
20140047320 | Layered Content Document Distribution in Multiscreen Systems - An educational digital publication platform coordinates distribution of multilayered content documents to multiple devices of a user. The platform ingests content and transforms it into a form suitable for web-based publication in the form of a multilayered document while preserving page fidelity. EReading browser applications executing on user devices render layers of the multilayered content into a form readable by end users. The publishing platform authenticates or denies requests to access content on each device and manages distribution of the content to the browser applications executing on authenticated devices, thereby effectively connecting multiple devices of the same user. As the end user interacts with the content, activities are logged by the platform and reported to all the user's connected devices in order to synchronize delivery of content and services. | 02-13-2014 |
20140068408 | PRESENTATION OF LAYERED CONTENT DOCUMENTS IN MULTISCREEN SYSTEMS - A publishing platform manages distribution of a multilayered document to a plurality of user devices communicatively coupled to the platform. Each device executes an eReader browser application, which renders the document into a format suitable for a user to read and interact with the content. Each layer of the document has unique characteristics relating to its file size, spatial dimensions, update frequency, or interactivity, and the unique attributes of each device affect the system resources available to the eReading application executing on the device. Based on the characteristics of each layer and the attributes of the devices, the publishing platform recommends a set of layers of the document most suited for each device. The platform may automatically distribute layers to each connected device, or it may deliver the recommendation to the user and distribute layers responsive to a user input. | 03-06-2014 |
20140156255 | ENHANCING AUTOMATED TERMS LISTINGS IN HTML DOCUMENT PUBLISHING BASED ON USER SEARCHES - A terms listing production system generates a terms listing associated with an electronic document. Primary terms and primary definitions may be extracted from a glossary associated with the electronic document. Secondary terms may be identified based on user searches in relation to the electronic document. Secondary definitions associated with primary terms or secondary terms may be retrieved from external content and stored in connection with the associated terms. A markup language document configured for presentation to users is generated based on the stored terms and definitions. | 06-05-2014 |
20140156590 | PRODUCING AUTOMATED TERMS LISTINGS IN HTML DOCUMENT PUBLISHING WITH ENHANCED TERMS DEFINITIONS - A terms listing production system generates a terms listing associated with an electronic document. Primary terms and primary definitions may be extracted from a glossary associated with the electronic document. Secondary terms may be identified based on user searches in relation to the electronic document. Secondary definitions associated with primary terms or secondary terms may be retrieved from external content and stored in connection with the associated terms. A markup language document configured for presentation to users is generated based on the stored terms and definitions. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157120 | Automated Testing Materials in Electronic Document Publishing - A testing materials production system generates a testing document associated with an electronic foundation document. The testing materials production system automatically generates the testing document by populating regions of a template with testing elements extracted from the electronic document. User customizations of the testing document are received, and the testing document is published to an extended catalog database associated with the electronic document. Regions of the testing document may be delivered in association with the electronic document to designated recipients via browser applications executing on computing devices of the recipients. | 06-05-2014 |
20140157371 | Authenticated Access to Accredited Testing Services - A service control system controls access to secured online testing services, such as accredited or standardized tests, examinations in educational courses, tutoring services, and continuing professional development courses or seminars. The secured services may be published by an educational publishing platform and made available to users through online configured browser applications executing on the users' devices. Based on access conditions associated with a secured testing service and the capturing and processing of one or more images, the service control system determines how users are authorized to access the services. When users have been authorized to access a service or a subset of the service, the service may be distributed through the browser applications executing on the users' devices. | 06-05-2014 |
20140272859 | Mobile Application for Multilevel Document Navigation - Embodiments provide a user-friendly mobile interface for presenting multistep exercises of a dynamic exercise layer in a multilayered textbook within a digital education platform. The mobile interface comprises a variety of elements facilitating navigating, commenting, rating and interacting with the multistep exercises. A first interface element of a picker tab allows users to navigate the plurality of exercises and make selections. Once an exercise is selected from the picker tab, the mobile interface displays the exercise in a second interface element of a window, by showing one or more cascading steps of the selected exercise. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281903 | Augmented Reading Systems - An augmented reading system distributes electronic content related to paper documents. A user reading a paper document captures an image of a page of the paper document via a computing device communicatively coupled to the augmented reading system. The augmented reading system receives the image and correlates the image to electronic documents to identify the paper document. The augmented reading system may perform an image-based comparison or a character-based comparison to correlate the image with electronic documents. Additional electronic content related to the identified document is retrieved and delivered to the computing device of the user. Accordingly, the augmented reading system provides a bridge between paper documents and digital content and services. | 09-18-2014 |
20140344170 | Publishing Personalized Documents on a Secondary Market - Embodiments provide a method and system to publish personalized documents to a secondary market within a digital publishing platform. The personalized document includes multiple layers of content from a foundation document and user-generated content. License conditions for the personalized document are bounded by the license for the foundation document and further limited by the user-specified license for the user-generated content. Once the personalized document is published, other users may order and access it based on the license properties of the personalized document. | 11-20-2014 |
20150056596 | Automated Course Deconstruction into Learning Units in Digital Education Platforms - An educational course is automatically deconstructed into discrete learning units. Content related to the course that has been stored by an integrated education platform is analyzed, and distinct concepts are extracted from the content. In addition, the learning activities in which users engage while accessing integrated learning services from the platform are recorded. These activities can generally be divided into passive, active, and recall activities. By deconstructing educational courses into individual concepts, a general model of learning is then applied that connects concepts to the activities undertaken by students to learn those concepts. As a result, a model of learning is developed where courses are atomized into individual learning units, each of which comprises a concept and at least one learning activity. The learning units then can be delivered independently or aggregated as desired. | 02-26-2015 |
Cherie L. Geiger, Geneva, FL US
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20100217063 | Zero-Valent Metallic Treatment System and its Application for Removal and Remediation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) - PCBs are removed from contaminated media using a treatment system including zero-valent metal particles and an organic hydrogen donating solvent. The treatment system may include a weak acid in order to eliminate the need for a coating of catalytic noble metal on the zero-valent metal particles. If catalyzed zero-valent metal particles are used, the treatment system may include an organic hydrogen donating solvent that is a non-water solvent. The treatment system may be provided as a “paste-like” system that is preferably applied to natural media and ex-situ structures to eliminate PCBs. | 08-26-2010 |
20110172082 | Mechanical Alloying of a Hydrogenation Catalyst Used for the Remediation of Contaminated Compounds - A hydrogenation catalyst including a base material coated with a catalytic metal is made using mechanical milling techniques. The hydrogenation catalysts are used as an excellent catalyst for the dehalogenation of contaminated compounds and the remediation of other industrial compounds. Preferably, the hydrogenation catalyst is a bimetallic particle including zero-valent metal particles coated with a catalytic material. The mechanical milling technique is simpler and cheaper than previously used methods for producing hydrogenation catalysts. | 07-14-2011 |
Chris Geiger, Castle Rock, CO US
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20100241129 | Image-Guided Minimal-Step Placement Of Screw Into Bone - The present disclosure describes a device and methods for safely and accurately placing screws into bones with a powered driving device. By employing multiple layers of fail-safe features and image-guidance systems, the powered driving device provides safe, accurate, and efficient screw placement. That is, the powered driving device may continuously monitor a screw advancement and placement and may automatically shutdown when improper placement is detected. Monitoring placement may be conducted by a microcurrent-monitoring system, by an image-guidance system, or by any other appropriate sensory system. Additionally, upon detecting that screw insertion is complete, the powered driving device may be automatically shutdown. As screw placement is continuously simulated by image-guidance in real time, multiple redundant verification steps are eliminated, providing highly accurate screw placement while decreasing clinician error, device contamination, and surgical time, the decreased surgical time associated with decreased patient-recovery time and associated medical costs. | 09-23-2010 |
20130085505 | IMAGE-GUIDED MINIMAL-STEP PLACEMENT OF SCREW INTO BONE - The present disclosure describes a device and methods for safely and accurately placing screws into bones with a powered driving device. By employing multiple layers of fail-safe features and image-guidance systems, the powered driving device provides safe, accurate, and efficient screw placement. That is, the powered driving device may continuously monitor a screw advancement and placement and may automatically shutdown when improper placement is detected. Monitoring placement may be conducted by a microcurrent-monitoring system, by an image-guidance system, or by any other appropriate sensory system. Additionally, upon detecting that screw insertion is complete, the powered driving device may be automatically shutdown. As screw placement is continuously simulated by image-guidance in real time, multiple redundant verification steps are eliminated, providing highly accurate screw placement while decreasing clinician error, device contamination, and surgical time, the decreased surgical time associated with decreased patient-recovery time and associated medical costs. | 04-04-2013 |
Davi Geiger, New York, NY US
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20090169113 | Automatic and Semi-Automatic Detection of Planar Shapes from 2D Images - A method is disclosed to digitize and recognize planar shapes that are present in images and are desired to be recognized and extracted. These planar shapes can represent maps in cartography, they can represent patterns from garment styles, they can represent projections of real objects into a 2D picture. The images are obtained from image scanning techniques including digital cameras. The invention includes an automatic mode and a user interface for the semi-automatic mode of operation. The method has been carried out for patterns that were drawn or plotted on papers (not cut out), representing garment styles, and is readily applicable to other applications such as maps in cartography, and more generally to recognition of 3D objects from 2D images. It could be use d as a module for any image processing software | 07-02-2009 |
20110109626 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING AN IMAGE IN ORDER TO LOCATE A PART THEREOF - A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that the solution is an optimal in a precisely defined optimization criterion, including an exactly defined degree of smoothness. A minimum-cut algorithm is used on a graph devised so that the optimization criterion translates into the minimization of the graph cut. The minimum cut thus found is interpreted as the segmentation with desired property | 05-12-2011 |
20130097194 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING VISUAL INFORMATION - A method for displaying visual information corresponding to at least one user can including receiving a selection of at least one attribute to be viewed, with a computer arrangement, tracking at least one user pose of the at least one user in real-time using a marker-less capture procedure to generate tracking information, matching the at least one user pose with at least one database pose provided in a database based on the tracking information, and displaying the at least one database pose in combination with the at least one attribute. | 04-18-2013 |
20130143632 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A PUZZLE GAME USING VARIOUS EXEMPLARY PROPERTIES OF THE VISUAL WORLD - Exemplary systems, methods and computer-accessible mediums can be provided for generating and playing a game or a puzzle. For example, it is possible to determine at least one game symbol corresponding to a portion of a gestalt figure for each location in a grid. Further, it is possible to provide, to a player, at least one hint or other information about a location of each symbol in the grid. A guess and/or a response as to a content of the location of each symbol can be received from the player. | 06-06-2013 |
20130223741 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING AN IMAGE IN ORDER TO LOCATE A PART THEREOF - A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that the solution is an optimal in a precisely defined optimization criterion, including an exactly defined degree of smoothness. A minimum-cut algorithm is used on a graph devised so that the optimization criterion translates into the minimization of the graph cut. The minimum cut thus found is interpreted as the segmentation with desired property | 08-29-2013 |
20150055877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTING AN IMAGE IN ORDER TO LOCATE A PART THEREOF - A method is disclosed to automatically segment 3D and higher-dimensional images into two subsets without user intervention, with no topological restriction on the solution, and in such a way that the solution is an optimal in a precisely defined optimization criterion, including an exactly defined degree of smoothness. A minimum-cut algorithm is used on a graph devised so that the optimization criterion translates into the minimization of the graph cut. The minimum cut thus found is interpreted as the segmentation with desired property | 02-26-2015 |
David Geiger, Orchard Park, NY US
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20080202115 | Machine and integrated hybrid drive with regenerative hydraulic force assist - A mechanical-hydraulic machine and an integrated hybrid drive with a regenerative force assist for eliminating pumps and intensifiers and reducing the energy consumption, operating costs, investment costs, weight and size of machines and improving their performance. The integrated hybrid drive is comprised of common mechanical and hydraulic components. The regenerative hydraulic force assist converts gravitational and deceleration forces of the machine into fluid pressure, stores the fluid pressure and applies the fluid pressure to clamping of dies or molds and/or performing machine operations. A closed loop control system controls the flow of fluid between the hydraulic drive and regenerative force assist. | 08-28-2008 |
20100232964 | ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR FOR CONTROLLING THE PITCH OF A BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE - The present invention provides an improvement for use in a wind turbine ( | 09-16-2010 |
20110232474 | TWO-STAGE SUBMERSIBLE ACTUATORS - The present invention provides an improved two-stage actuator ( | 09-29-2011 |
20130333894 | SUBSEA ACTUATION SYSTEM - A subsea drilling, production or processing actuation system comprising a variable speed electric motor ( | 12-19-2013 |
David J. Geiger, Peekskill, NY US
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20100218155 | Automated Critical Area Allocation in a Physical Synthesized Hierarchical Design - A method, computer program product, and data processing system for efficiently performing automated placement of timing-critical unit-level cells in a hierarchical integrated circuit design is disclosed. In preparation for global optimization the entire unit at the cell level, macro-level cells are assigned a “placement force” that serves to limit the movement of the macro-level cells from their current position. Movement boundaries for each macro element are also defined, so as to keep the components in a given macro element in relative proximity to each other. | 08-26-2010 |
David W. Geiger, Ottumwa, IA US
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20110079977 | Steering Cylinder Mounting Arrangement Used With A Length-Adjustable Axle - A self-propelled windrower includes a rear axle having end sections which are adjustable to vary the tread width of caster-mounted rear wheels having upright spindles mounted for swiveling within cylindrical receptacles defining outer ends of the axle end sections. Front wheels of the windrower are steerable and a steering assist is provided including right and left steering cylinders having barrels respectively mounted to right and left reaction arms by a mounting permitting the cylinder to pivot vertically and horizontally, with the rods being coupled to respective steering arms fixed to the top of the spindles. In a first embodiment, right and left brackets are respectively fixed to forward surfaces of opposite end regions of a tubular center section of the rear axle in which the axle end sections are received for telescopic adjustment. The right and left reaction arms are respectively mounted to the right and left brackets when the end sections are in inward narrow tread width positions, and are respectively mounted to forward surface locations of outer end regions of the axle end sections when the latter are in outward wide tread width positions. In a second embodiment, the reaction arms are mounted to spindle receptacles at the outer ends of the axle sections such that the reaction arms may be secured in an infinite number of angular positions about the spindle receptacles so as to accommodate different tread widths of the steered rear wheels and/or different machine configurations and/or improved access to the machine without interference with other parts, other attachments, or for any other reasons. | 04-07-2011 |
Dean A. Geiger, Churubusco, IN US
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20090071790 | Release Bearing Assembly - A release bearing assembly has a roller bearing, an enclosure and a slinger. The enclosure has first and second flange portions. The slinger has a body portion sized for radial disposition within an inner diameter of the first flange portion. A lip portion extends from the body portion and defines a channel between itself and the enclosure. | 03-19-2009 |
20090120741 | Inertia Brake - An inertia brake assembly is disclosed. In an embodiment, the inertia brake includes a rotor hub subassembly and an inertia brake subassembly. The inertia brake subassembly includes a first reaction plate arranged opposite a first side of the rotor hub assembly, a second reaction plate arranged opposite a second side of the rotor hub assembly, and one or more connector subassemblies connecting the first reaction plate to the second reaction plate. The one or more connector subassemblies include at least one or more resilient straps, and a spacer disposed between the one or more resilient straps and one of the first and second reaction plates. The spacer is arranged about a diameter of the rotor hub subassembly. In an embodiment, the inertia brake assembly includes a sleeve. An inertia brake subassembly is also disclosed. | 05-14-2009 |
Derek Geiger, Wilton, CT US
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20130206899 | Control System For Reconfigurable Rotary Wing Aircraft - A control system for a rotary wing aircraft having a reconfigurable element. The control system includes a model predictive control module receiving operator commands, objectives and constraints; and a dynamic inversion module receiving an output of the model predictive control module, the dynamic inversion module providing control commands to reconfigure the reconfigurable element of the rotary wing aircraft. | 08-15-2013 |
20140314130 | Harmonic Data Transfer In Rotary Wing Aircraft - A rotary wing aircraft includes a rotor assembly includes a rotor sensor generating a rotor sensor time domain signal; a rotor transform module converting the rotor sensor time domain signal to a rotor sensor frequency domain signal; and a rotor transceiver for transmitting the rotor sensor frequency domain signal over a transfer medium; an airframe assembly including: an airframe transceiver receiving the rotor sensor frequency domain signal; and an airframe transform module converting the rotor sensor frequency domain signal to the rotor sensor time domain signal. Signals from the airframe assembly may also be converted to the frequency domain prior to transfer over the transfer medium to the rotor assembly. | 10-23-2014 |
Douglas John Geiger, Apex, NC US
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20090064245 | Enhanced On-Line Collaboration System for Broadcast Presentations - An enhanced on-line collaboration system is provided for subset of users viewing the same broadcast presentation at the same time. Each session is initiated by a single user sending a session request to a collaboration server. The request identifies members of a proposed subset and the broadcast presentation that is to be the subject of the collaboration. The request may also include an initial user collaboration input. The collaboration server establishes a final subset of available users and forwards any user collaboration input to broadcast redistributors associated with members of the final subset. Subsequent collaboration inputs from members of the final subset are forwarded to broadcast redistributors and appear as graphic or text overlays on the broadcast display seen by members of the final subset. | 03-05-2009 |
Ed Geiger, San Martin, CA US
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20080214251 | Modular Access Point - Described is a modular access point for wireless communications. The access point includes a housing which has at least one module receiving slot and a first wireless communication radio. The radio communicates with a first wireless device via a first frequency band. The access point also includes a removable module configured for insertion into the module receiving slot. The module includes a second communication radio utilizing a second frequency band so that, when the removable module is inserted into the slot, the access point is capable of communicating with a second wireless device via at least one of the first and second frequency bands. The access point includes a plurality of antenna connectors which are connected to the first and second radios. The access point may utilize external antennas or internal antenna modules which interchangeably attachable to the antenna connectors. | 09-04-2008 |
20110051700 | MODIFYING SYSTEM CLOCKS BASED ON PARTICULAR WLAN CHANNEL THAT IS SELECTED TO IMPROVE RF SENSITIVITY OF A RADIO MODULE - Techniques are provided for selecting one of a plurality of clock signals used to drive a bus of a WLAN-enabled device having a WLAN radio module coupled to the bus and designed to operate over a plurality of WLAN channels. A network infrastructure device, such as an access point or port, is provided that comprises a WLAN radio module, a PCI bus coupled to the WLAN radio module, a look up table (LUT) and a processor. The WLAN radio module designed to operate over a plurality of WLAN channels in a first frequency band. The LUT comprises a plurality of entries. Each entry comprises: a particular one of the WLAN channels and a corresponding one of a first clock signal having a first clock frequency and a second clock signal having a second clock frequency that is to be selected. The first clock signal causes interference at the WLAN radio module when operating over a first subset of the WLAN channels, and the second clock signal causes interference at the WLAN radio module when operating over a second subset of the WLAN channels. The processor selects, from the LUT based on the one of the WLAN channels that has been selected for the WLAN radio module to communicate over, either the first clock signal or the second clock signal that is to be used to drive the bus. | 03-03-2011 |
Edward W. Geiger, San Martin, CA US
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20100031066 | Method and System for Determining Power Over Ethernet Class Capabilities - The present invention relates generally to methods and systems for determining a class of power delivered via power sourcing equipment (“PSE”) utilizing power over Ethernet (“POE”) technology. Described is a method including operating an network device at a first power setting, increasing a power requirement of the network device, detecting a second power setting based on an amount of power available from a power source, the second power setting being greater than the first power setting, determining whether one or more resources of the network device is operable at the second power setting, operating the network device at the second power setting if the one or more resources is operable, and activating an alert if the one or more resources is not operable. Further described is a system including a network device operating at a first power setting, the network device increases a power requirement, a power source providing an amount of power to the network device at a second power setting, the second power setting being greater than the first power setting, and a server determining whether one or more resources of the network device is operable at the second power setting, wherein the network device operates the at the second power setting if the one or more resources is operable, and the network device activates an alert if the one or more resources is not operable. | 02-04-2010 |
Emil J. Geiger, Oakland, CA US
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20110300034 | Disposable, High Pressure Microfluidic Chips - An injection molding process for the fabrication of disposable unitary plastic microfluidic chips with a cycle time on the order of minutes is described. The microfluidic chips feature novel, integrated, reversible, standardized, ready-to-use inter-connects that enable operation at pressures not before realized with microfluidic chips. | 12-08-2011 |
Eric J. Geiger, Brookings, SD US
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20110313074 | NOVEL POLYOLS DERIVED FROM A VEGETABLE OIL USING AN OXIDATION PROCESS - A method for producing a vegetable oil-derived polyol having increased hydroxyl functionality by reacting a vegetable oil with an oxidizing agent in the presence of an organometallic catalyst is provided. The resulting higher functionality polyols derived from vegetable oil produced by the process are also provided. Also provided is a method for decreasing the acid value of a vegetable oil-derived polyol by reacting the vegetable oil-derived polyol with an epoxide component in the presence of a Lewis base catalyst. Urethane products produced using higher functional vegetable oil-derived polyols and/or lower acid vegetable oil-derived polyols are also provided. | 12-22-2011 |
Fred G. Geiger, Glenview, IL US
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20090321595 | SHELF FRONT DISPLAY MOUNT - A shelf front mounting system mounts to the front of industry standard shelving. The shelf front mounting system holds product signage or advertising, strips or spines of merchandise product. The shelf front mounting system includes a flexible clip portion having an upper finger for contacting the shelf lower surface near the front edge of the shelf and a lower detent for engaging the shelf front at about the lower lip. | 12-31-2009 |
Gail E. Geiger, Caledonia, NY US
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20090258264 | Cartridge adsorber system for removing hydrogen sulfide from reformate - A system for removal of H | 10-15-2009 |
20090308858 | Hot zone igniter - An igniter for igniting combustible gases in a hot zone, such as in a solid oxide fuel cell, comprising a subassembly including an electrical resistance heating tip comprising SiC, metal leadframe clips formed of a nickel-based superalloy and attached to the heating tip, wire leads formed of a nickel-chromium alloy and connected to the leadframe clips for supplying electric current to the heating tip, and a nickel-based braze alloy comprising palladium and cobalt for connecting the leadframe clips to the heating tip and to the wire leads; an alumina ceramic body for receiving the brazed subassembly; and a potting compound comprising zirconia for potting the subassembly into the alumina ceramic body. | 12-17-2009 |
20120175405 | HOT ZONE IGNITER - A method is provided for brazing a metal leadframe clip to an electrical resistance heating tip for an electrical resistance igniter, wherein the electrical resistance heating tip includes silicon carbide. The method includes forming a layer of SiO | 07-12-2012 |
Gary E. Geiger, Richboro, PA US
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20090035180 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - A control system for industrial water systems that utilizes multiple measurements of information and models to decide optimal control actions to maximize corrosion/scaling/fouling inhibition and particulate dispersancy performance and minimize cost of water and treatment chemicals. This system is capable of automatic operation for a wide range of process conditions, ensures multiple performance objectives, achieves robust operation under a variety or un-measurable disturbances and achieves the least costly solution delivery. | 02-05-2009 |
20100028202 | PROACTIVE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEM - A control system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling an industrial water system comprising (a) obtaining a priori knowledge about the correlation between water and treatment chemistry and equipment health; (b) pre-defining a set of operating regions of more than one feed-water or system water variable and at least one chemical treatment variable, where, based on (a) above, corrosion, scaling and fouling are inhibited; (c) adjusting the at least one chemical treatment variable according to the more than one feed water or system water variable, such that based on (a), corrosion, scaling and fouling are inhibited. | 02-04-2010 |
Gary Edwin Geiger, Richboro, PA US
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20100163469 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MONITORING LOCALIZED CORROSION IN AN INDUSTRIAL WATER SYSTEM - A control system is disclosed for monitoring and controlling localized corrosion in an industrial water system, comprising: measuring quantitative localized corrosion rate and at least one controllable water chemistry variable; identifying mathematical correlations between the quantitative localized corrosion rate and the at least one controllable water chemistry variable; establishing mathematical correlations between the controllable water chemistry variable and at least one chemical treatment feed; defining an index derived from current and future values of the localized corrosion rate and an index derived from current and future values of the at least one chemical treatment feed; utilizing a processor to minimize the index of the localized corrosion rate and the index of the at least one chemical treatment feed and determine current and future values of the at least one chemical treatment feed; and implementing only a current value of the at least one chemical treatment feed within the water system. | 07-01-2010 |
Gary W. Geiger, Plymouth, MN US
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20120078351 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR COLLAPSIBLE HEART VALVE - A delivery system for delivering a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a valve support structure for supporting a collapsible prosthetic heart valve, and a distal sheath movable in a longitudinal direction relative to the valve support structure between a first position in which the distal sheath is adapted to surround a collapsible prosthetic heart valve supported on the valve support structure, and a second position in which the distal sheath is adapted to expose the collapsible prosthetic heart valve for deployment. The distal sheath is at least partially formed of an inner polymer layer, an outer polymer layer, and a tubular supporting member sandwiched between the inner polymer layer and the outer polymer layer. | 03-29-2012 |
Gerard G. Geiger, Jackson, WI US
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20080296444 | Harness clamp tie - A harness clamp tie includes a locking head and a flexible strap extending outwardly from the locking head. The strap is insertable through the locking head to form a loop that can be used at least one item. A pawl in the locking head secures the strap. Nonslip rails formed along the outer edge of the strap face and clamping rails formed on the locking head aid in securing small items. Conic friction points are formed on both sides of the strap surface to provide a mechanical grip for pulling the strap through the locking head. A mounting fastener extends from the locking head in the opposite direction. The fastener secures the tie to a mounting structure such as an aperture in a panel. The fastener includes a pair of flexible winged springs which help to stabilize the tie and hold the tie perpendicular to the panel. | 12-04-2008 |
20100306967 | BUTTON HEAD TIE - A button head tie has a button head and a tie strap. The button head is a generally flat member having an aperture for receiving the tie strap. The aperture includes lead-in ramps to facilitate tie strap insertion and is configured to prevent angled tie strap insertion. The tie strap is a flat elongate member having a wedge that is captured within the aperture. The remainder of the strap passes through the aperture. The wedge and strap have teeth and serrations on both sides, respectively, the teeth and serrations being engageable. In use, the strap is looped around a bundle and inserted into the aperture to either side of the wedge. Strap insertion force is reduced by standoff tabs which elevate the wedge out of aperture, temporarily, during installation. When loop tension is applied to the bundle, the wedge is pulled into the aperture, compressively locking the strap. | 12-09-2010 |
20120217355 | OVAL FIR TREE MOUNT - Disclosed is an improved mounting and securing device. The device provides for attachment at least one elongate object to a surface and includes a diaphragm spring and an oval fir tree mount. The device is secured to and prevents rotation in an oval or slot shaped hole in a mounting surface. The oval fir tree mount has a tapered tip and a substantially oval shape. Fir tree branches are attached to an oval shaped trunk at various elevations or staggered heights. The diaphragm spring includes a flexible umbrella extending toward the fir tree branches. The diaphragm spring provides tension and resistance when the fir tree mount is inserted into a mount hole formed in a supporting surface such as a panel. The flexible spring combined with the staggered height branches allow the device to be securely retained in different mounting hole thicknesses. The substantially oval configuration prevents rotation. | 08-30-2012 |
20130119208 | FIR TREE MOUNT FOR CABLE TIES - The disclosed device provides an improved mounting assembly for securely supporting elongated items against a surface. The assembly provides a mount with an integrally formed flexible tie for retaining the items. | 05-16-2013 |
Hartmut Geiger, Cincinnati, OH US
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20110135651 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL MOBILIZATION - A therapeutic combination for improved mobilization of the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, and methods of use thereof are described. The therapeutic combination comprises G-CSF and an inhibitor of the EGFR signaling pathway. The role of EGFR is established by several lines of evidence, including use of quantitative trait locus analysis to map the chromosomal location of the non-G-CSF enhancement of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells mobilization. Further, several different modes of inhibiting EGFR signaling all provide for an enhanced G-CSF induced mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells. | 06-09-2011 |
James Geiger, Webberville, MI US
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20130157284 | COLORIMETRIC AND FLUORESCENT PROTEINS - The invention relates to intracellular lipid binding proteins that bind retinoids and/or dye ligands and that are modified to transmit or emit light at a variety of different wavelengths. | 06-20-2013 |
James Geiger, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20110004204 | Surgical Instrument and Method for Use Thereof - A surgical instrument for treating a tissue includes a handpiece and a tissue engaging portion arranged to be received by the handpiece. The tissue engaging portion includes first and second opposed jaw members having an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue therebetween, where the first and second jaw members are arranged to receive surgical energy from a surgical generator. The tissue engaging portion further includes at least one cooling member spaced from at least one of the first and second jaw members, where the cooling member has an open position and a closed position for engaging the tissue. Positioning the jaw members in their closed position and applying surgical energy to the tissue allows for treatment of the tissue, and positioning the cooling member in its closed position provides at least one of a pressure gradient or a thermal gradient between the jaw members and the cooling member. | 01-06-2011 |
James Geiger, Toledo, OH US
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20120041450 | MINIMAL ACCESS TOOL - A minimal access tool includes a frame arranged to be attached to an arm of a user, a tool shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, where the tool shaft proximal end is connected to the frame. The tool further includes an input joint having a first end connected to the frame and a second end arranged to receive user input, the input joint including a virtual center-of-rotation (VC) mechanism which provides a center of rotation that generally coincides with a wrist joint of the user. An output joint is connected to the tool shaft distal end, where the output joint is coupled to the input joint via a mechanical transmission connected therebetween to correlate motion of the input joint to motion of the output joint. | 02-16-2012 |
20140142595 | MINIMAL ACCESS TOOL - A minimal access tool includes a frame arranged to be attached to an arm of a user, a tool shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, where the tool shaft proximal end is connected to the frame. The tool further includes an input joint having a first end connected to the frame and a second end arranged to receive user input, the input joint including a virtual center-of-rotation (VC) mechanism which provides a center of rotation that generally coincides with a wrist joint of the user. An output joint is connected to the tool shaft distal end, where the output joint is coupled to the input joint via a mechanical transmission connected therebetween to correlate motion of the input joint to motion of the output joint. | 05-22-2014 |
John A. Geiger, Pittsford, NY US
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20100168941 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL OF LOCOMOTIVES - The present invention is directed to the remote control of locomotives, and more particularly to various methods and apparatus employed in implementing systems for such remote control. Contemplated in the present invention are systems and methods for not only reliable remote-control communications, but also the use of repeaters and communications servers to assure reliable, centralized communication between locomotives and operator control units. In another embodiment, there is described a reliable distributed communication mode using an uncorrelated time sequence that does not interfere with a time division multiple access network. Differentiation between the centralized mode and the distributed mode is accomplished by assessing whether a locomotive and control unit is within a rail yard's infrastructure. Moreover, reliability is assured using a coordination server that dynamically routes packets between multiple satellite RCL repeaters based on received signal strength. Lastly, the present invention further contemplates the use of an out-of-band transmission to upgrade and test operator control units, thereby allowing for field maintenance and software upgrades. | 07-01-2010 |
John Andrew Geiger, Rochester, NY US
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20110134878 | Media Access Control Scheme for a Multi-Frequency TDMA Network - A system for managing element management in an ad-hoc network is disclosed. The system employs a TDD/FDD communication protocol to allocate assignment of time/frequency slots to individual system elements. Time/frequency assignment is based on desired communication standards in conjunction with geographic mapping of adjacent stations to prevent interference between stations. | 06-09-2011 |
John Patton Geiger, Waynesboro, PA US
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20130048342 | CIRCUIT BOARD - A circuit board includes a dielectric layer and sacrificial bumps on the dielectric layer in predetermined circuit common areas. A conductive seed layer is printed on the dielectric layer and the sacrificial bumps. A conductive circuit layer is plated onto the conductive seed layer. Sections of the conductive circuit layer and the conductive seed layer in the circuit common areas are removed. Optionally, the circuit board may include a metal substrate, with the dielectric layer applied on the metal substrate. | 02-28-2013 |
20140290058 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CIRCUIT BOARD - A method of manufacturing a circuit board includes providing a metal substrate and applying a dielectric layer to the metal substrate and sacrificial bumps on the dielectric layer. The method also includes printing a conductive seed layer on the dielectric layer and the sacrificial bumps and plating a conductive circuit layer onto the conductive seed layer. The method includes removing sections of the conductive seed layer and sections of the conductive circuit layer during a circuit common removal process | 10-02-2014 |
Jon R. Geiger, West Hartford, CT US
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20090047851 | Pyrithione biocides enhanced by silver, copper, or zinc ions - The present invention is directed to an antimicrobial composition, comprising pyrithione or a pyrithione complex; and a zinc or copper or silver source selected from the group consisting of zinc or copper or silver salts, oxides, hydroxides, sulfates, chlorides, metals, and combinations thereof; wherein the weight ratio of the zinc or copper or silver source to the pyrithione or the pyrithione complex is in the range from about 1:300 to about 50:1, and wherein the antimicrobial composition has an enhanced biocidal effect against a variety of free-living microorganisms or biofilms. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting the growth of free-living microorganisms or biofilm utilizing the above antimicrobial composition, as well as use of such antimicrobial compositions in various products including fuels, fluids, lubricants, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, soaps, cosmetics, plastic or woven or non-woven fibers, pharmaceuticals, and as preservatives for the above products. | 02-19-2009 |
20120251627 | PYRITHIONE BIOCIDES ENHANCED BY SILVER, COPPER, OR ZINC IONS - The present invention is directed to an antimicrobial composition, comprising pyrithione or a pyrithione complex; and a zinc or copper or silver source selected from the group consisting of zinc or copper or silver salts, oxides, hydroxides, sulfates, chlorides, metals, and combinations thereof; wherein the weight ratio of the zinc or copper or silver source to the pyrithione or the pyrithione complex is in the range from about 1:300 to about 50:1, and wherein the antimicrobial composition has an enhanced biocidal effect against a variety of free-living microorganisms or biofilms. Also disclosed is a method of inhibiting the growth of free-living microorganisms or biofilm utilizing the above antimicrobial composition, as well as use of such antimicrobial compositions in various products including fuels, fluids, lubricants, coatings, adhesives, sealants, elastomers, soaps, cosmetics, plastic or woven or non-woven fibers, pharmaceuticals, and as preservatives for the above products. | 10-04-2012 |
Joseph Geiger, Trent Woods, NC US
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20110290783 | COOKTOP CONTROL PANEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A domestic appliance includes a control panel and a control panel mounting bracket which includes a frame shaped for being installed on a surface panel of a domestic appliance. The surface panel has an opening therein for receiving the frame. The frame has an open portion for receiving a control mount adhered over the open portion. The surface panel has a top surface and a bottom surface, and the frame has a main securing member having at least one tab extending therefrom. The tab is bendable along a line off-set from vertical such that when the tab is bent, it bears against the bottom surface of the surface panel to urge the frame against the surface panel. | 12-01-2011 |
20110291403 | ANTI-TORQUE PLATE FOR A GAS MANIFOLD PIPE CONNECTION - A pipe and connector assembly of an appliance is provided. The assembly has a pipe for connecting to a fluid system of the appliance; a transition section fluidly connected to the pipe; a connector portion for connecting to the external fluid supply by way of a twisting motion between the external fluid supply and the connector portion; an anti-torque plate fixed rigidly to the transition section, the anti-torque plate having an engagement area; and a shoulder element for attaching the anti-torque plate to a chassis of the appliance. A shoulder portion of the shoulder element is positioned to engage the engagement area of the anti-torque plate such that movement of the anti-torque plate in a plane that is parallel to the twisting motion is restrained by the shoulder portion engaging the engagement area, and movement of the anti-torque plate is permitted along a length of the shoulder portion. | 12-01-2011 |
20120193337 | ELECTRIC OVEN WITH A HEATING ELEMENT REFLECTOR - An electric oven with a heating element designed to conduct broiling operations includes a reflector that is mounted between the heating element and a ceiling of a cooking cavity. The reflector can include reflecting portions that extend downward from side, rear or front edges of the reflector to help focus radiant energy produced by a heating element downward onto an underlying cooking surface. The reflector can also include a plurality of curved segments that are designed to reflect radiant energy emitted upward by the heating element back downward onto an underlying cooking surface. The curved segments can have varying focal lengths to help more evenly distribute the reflected radiant energy across the underlying cooking surface. | 08-02-2012 |
20130134853 | REMOVABLE SIDE HINGE FOR APPLIANCE - A hinge system for mounting a door to an appliance has an upper hinge bracket having an upper hinge swing element configured to engage a door upper swing element fixed to the door, the engagement of the upper hinge swing element and the door upper swing element allowing the door to swing about a vertical axis between an open position and a closed position, and an upper hinge pivot limiting element configured to engage a frame pivot limiting element fixed to the appliance; a lower hinge bracket having a lower hinge swing element configured to engage a door lower swing element, and a system pivot element configured to engage a frame pivot element such that the upper hinge bracket, the lower hinge bracket, and the door are pivotable about a horizontal axis as a unit relative to the appliance while still being attached to the appliance. | 05-30-2013 |
20130147334 | REMOVABLE SIDE HINGE WITH TEMPORARY HOLDING FEATURE FOR A HOME APPLIANCE - A hinge assembly for pivotably attaching a door to a home appliance includes a hinge bracket having a body; a hooking member that releasably engages a receiving feature of the home appliance; and a securing member fixed to the body. A fastener secures the securing member to the appliance in an operating position of the door and such that removal of the fastener releases the securing member from the home appliance so that the hooking member can be disengaged from the receiving feature to allow removal of the door from the home appliance, and the engagement of the hooking member with the receiving feature supports the weight of the door when the fastener is removed such that the receiving feature of the appliance supports the weight of the door to maintain a temporary vertical position of the door. | 06-13-2013 |
20150068509 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SIDE SWING OVEN DOOR HAVING AN INTEGRAL SELF CAPTURING LATCH - A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a self capturing latch mechanism that secures and seals the side swing door in the closed position, the self capturing latch mechanism including a stationary hook and a receiver that receives and draws part of the stationary hook into a secured position within the receiver when the side swing door is moved into the closed position to secure the side swing door in the closed position. The receiver provides a variable closing force that varies from a first closing force at an initial engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to a predetermined second closing force, which is greater than the first closing force, at a completed engagement of the receiver with the part of the stationary hook to seal the side swing door in the closed position. | 03-12-2015 |
20150075512 | HOME COOKING APPLIANCE WITH A SIDE SWING OVEN DOOR HAVING A FRICTION HINGE - A home cooking appliance with a side swing door is provided. The home cooking appliance includes a housing having a cooking cavity, and a side swing door movable about at least one hinge between a closed position and an open position to provide access to the cooking cavity. The at least one hinge includes a friction hinge configured to impede rotational motion of the side swing door. | 03-19-2015 |
Joseph E. Geiger, Hinsdale, IL US
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20120137430 | Bed Frame Assembly - A bed frame assembly that can be assembled without additional tools. The bed frame assembly has two tubular side rails spaced a distance apart and arranged parallel to each other. The side rails are spaced apart for a distance at least equal to the length of a cross support member. Cross support members span the cross-support length between the tubular rails to support a mattress or a box spring over the distance between the two side rails. Retaining members which are used to secure the cross support members in position extend from opposing sides of the tubular side rail pair. The retaining members and the cross support members interlock via a releasable joint mechanism. The position of the releasable joint mechanism can vary to allow for adjustability in the cross support length to accommodate mattresses of different sizes. | 06-07-2012 |
Joseph H. Geiger, Westlake Village, CA US
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20120001793 | Radar registration using targets of opportunity - A method for registering a radar system. The method includes obtaining first values for a location of a target relative to the radar system using radar system initiated signals, obtaining geo-referenced location data for and from the target, obtaining second values for the location of the target relative to the radar system using the geo-referenced location data, computing location registration bias errors for the radar system using the first and second values, and registering the radar system using the computed location registration bias errors. | 01-05-2012 |
Joseph M. Geiger, Clinton, MA US
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20080215240 | Integrating User Interfaces - Generating a user interface includes integrating elements of a first graphical user interface into a second graphical user interface to produce a combined graphical user interface, where the first graphical user interface is for a portable navigation system and the second graphical user interface is for a vehicle media device, and controlling the vehicle media device and the portable navigation system through the combined graphical user interface. | 09-04-2008 |
20110106755 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTENT BACKUP, RESTORING, AND SHARING - A method may include generating a list of current files stored in a user device, wherein the list of current files includes unique file identifiers, each associated with a corresponding one of the current files. The method may further include sending the list of current files from the user device to a network device and receiving a copy list from the network device in the user device. The copy list may be generated by comparing the list of current files to a list of previously copied files, and the list of previously copied files may include unique file identifiers, each associated with a different one of the previously copied files. The method may include sending the files listed in the copy list from the user device to the network device. | 05-05-2011 |
20110107374 | MEDIA CONTENT WATCH LIST SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Exemplary media content watch list systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a media content watch list subsystem maintaining media content watch list data representing a plurality of media content instances available for experiencing by a user, receiving a request for a media content watch list from a media content access device associated with the user, generating the media content watch list based on the media content watch list data and the request, and transmitting data representative of the media content watch list to the media content access device for presentation to the user. The maintaining of the media content watch list data includes updating the media content watch list data based on at least one predetermined non-watch-list-specific operation performed by the media content access device associated with the user. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
20120130513 | SMART HOME DEVICE MANAGEMENT - A mobile communication device receives information associated with multiple home devices, and generates, based on the home device information, a connected home dashboard that includes a home device item, a modes item, a monitoring item, a security item, and a notifications item. The mobile communication device also provides the connected home dashboard for display to a user, and receives, from the user, a selection of one of the home device item, the modes item, the monitoring item, the security item, or the notifications item. The mobile communication device further provides, based on the home device information and for display to the user, information associated with the selected item. | 05-24-2012 |
Julianne J. Geiger, San Juan Bautista, CA US
Kenneth L. Geiger, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20090139917 | FLUID PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for filtering particulates and volatiles from fluid systems. The apparatuses and methods include particulate filter and evaporator sections. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include a heater disposed at least in part in the evaporator section having a ridge on a surface of the heater. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include an evaporation tube positioned around the heater having a conically shaped outer surface and a heater safety sensor. The apparatuses and methods may also include an air inlet and an air outlet in the evaporator section. | 06-04-2009 |
20090139936 | FLUID PURIFICATION AND MANIFOLD SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for filtering particulates and volatiles from fluid systems. The apparatuses and methods include a particulate filter section, an evaporator section positioned adjacent the particulate filter section, and a manifold coupled to at least one of the particulate filter section and the evaporator section to direct flow through the apparatuses as desired. | 06-04-2009 |
20110226685 | FLUID PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for removing volatiles from fluid systems. The apparatuses and methods include evaporator sections. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include a heater disposed at least in part in the evaporator section, which may have a ridge on its surface. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include an evaporation tube positioned around the heater, which may have a conically shaped outer surface. The apparatuses and methods may also include an air inlet and an air outlet in the evaporator section. | 09-22-2011 |
20120279931 | FLUID PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for removing volatiles from fluid systems. The apparatuses and methods include evaporator sections and may include a heater disposed at least in part in the evaporator section, an evaporation tube positioned around the heater, an air inlet adapted for fluid communication with a pressurized air source, and an air outlet adapted for fluid communication with a vacuum source. | 11-08-2012 |
Kenneth L. Geiger, Sebring, FL US
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20110000835 | FLUID PURIFICATION PUMP CONTROL APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A pump in fluid communication with the outlet of a fluid purification apparatus. A pump may furthermore provide fluid to the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus. An embodiment includes a fluid driven rotating inlet device in fluid communication with the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus and an outlet impeller in fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid purification apparatus. | 01-06-2011 |
20110000858 | FLUID PURIFICATION PRESSURE CONTROL APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for improved operation of a fluid purification apparatus. The fluid purification apparatus includes a pressure sensor to energize and de-energize one or more components of the fluid purification apparatus based on the pressure entering or in the fluid purification apparatus. | 01-06-2011 |
20110000859 | FLUID PURIFICATION LEVEL CONTROL APPARATUSES AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for level control in a fluid purification apparatus. The apparatuses and methods include a fluid purification apparatus and a level sensor that regulates operation of the fluid purification apparatus. The level sensor may further operate a bypass valve or a heater. | 01-06-2011 |
20120292263 | FLUID PURIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Apparatuses and methods for warming a volatile containing fluid in a system using a heat transfer fluid and thereby removing volatiles from the fluid system. The apparatuses and methods include a heat transfer fluid vessel disposed in an evaporator chamber. The apparatuses and methods may furthermore include a volatile containing fluid inlet, a volatile containing fluid outlet, a volatile removal gas inlet and a volatile removal gas outlet disposed through the evaporator section. | 11-22-2012 |
20130175225 | FLUID PURIFICATION PUMP CONTROL APPARATUSES AND METHODS - A pump in fluid communication with the outlet of a fluid purification apparatus. A pump may furthermore provide fluid to the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus. An embodiment includes a fluid driven rotating inlet device in fluid communication with the inlet of the fluid purification apparatus and an outlet impeller in fluid communication with the outlet of the fluid purification apparatus. | 07-11-2013 |
Mark Geiger, Laguna Niguel, CA US
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20090131850 | Method and apparatus for removing harmful proteins from a mammalian's ventricular cerebrospinal fluid - A method and apparatus for removing harmful organic anions and proteins from a mammalian's ventricular cerebrospinal fluid in the treatment of brain disorders. One embodiment comprises using an implanted pump and filter system in conjunction with a drug or enzyme to clean and filter a patient's cerebrospinal fluid. | 05-21-2009 |
20090131857 | Method and apparatus for introducing a medicinal dose directly into a mammalian patient's cerebrospinal fluid - A method and apparatus for introducing a medicinal dose directly into a mammalian patient's cerebrospinal fluid. One embodiment of the present invention comprises implanting a first and second device in a mammalian patient to administer the medicinal dose. The first device comprises a ventricular catheter, a reservoir with a built-in one-way valve, and a drug port with pump, wherein the three components are in fluid communication. The second device comprises a drug port-catheter system in fluid contact with lumbar sub-arachnoid space. | 05-21-2009 |
Michael Geiger, Williamsville, NY US
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20120204339 | POOL CLOSURE SYSTEM - An inflatable pillow for a pool closure system including a first side surface, forming a substantially vertical plane, a first riser surface, the first riser surface substantially vertically oriented, a top surface, the top surface having a first edge and a second edge, wherein the side surface is connected to the top surface at the first edge, wherein the first riser surface is connected to the top surface at the second edge, the second edge extending substantially horizontally, and wherein the top surface is curved such that the first edge resembles an arc extending both vertically and horizontally. | 08-16-2012 |
Nicole Geiger, Plymouth, MN US
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20080251966 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR BODY FOR A CATHETHER, SHEATH OR LEAD - A method of forming a tubular body for a catheter, sheath or lead comprises extruding a polymer core having an integrally formed core wall, first lumen, and second lumen, placing a first layer over an outer circumferential surface of the extruded polymer core, and bonding the first layer to the circumferential surface of the extruded polymer cover via a reflow process. The first and second lumens are mandrel free during the reflow process, and a temperature of the reflow process is below a softening point of the polymer core to maintain a collapse free first and second lumen. | 10-16-2008 |
20100059173 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR BODY FOR A CATHETER, SHEATH OR LEAD - A method of forming a tubular body for a catheter, sheath or lead comprises extruding a polymer core having an integrally formed core wall, first lumen, and second lumen, placing a first layer over an outer circumferential surface of the extruded polymer core, and bonding the first layer to the circumferential surface of the extruded polymer cover via a reflow process. The first and second lumens are mandrel free during the reflow process, and a temperature of the reflow process is below a softening point of the polymer core to maintain a collapse free first and second lumen. | 03-11-2010 |
Pamela F. Geiger, Apex, NC US
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20120303813 | ENABLING AND MANAGING USER-SPECIFIED ALIASES - Techniques are described for suggesting aliases for a resource within a computing environment based on user-provided aliases for the resource. Embodiments determine a plurality of user-provided aliases for the resource and generate a suggested alias for the resource based on the plurality of user-provided aliases. The suggested resource may be provided to a user of the computing environment. The suggested alias is then associated with the resource, such that the user may refer to the resource using the suggested alias for the resource. | 11-29-2012 |
20140358435 | TRAVEL DEPARTURE TIME DETERMINATION USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND REGIONAL EVENT INFORMATION - A request is received from a route traveler for a suggested departure time associated with travel to a destination. Community event and social media information, related to events and activities near a travel route to the destination, is evaluated. The suggested departure time is determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination. The suggested departure time determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination is provided. | 12-04-2014 |
20150058284 | MEDIA FILE REPLACEMENT - The computer manages media content by receiving, at a first memory storage location, a first file having one or more associated properties. The computer identifies a second file, at a second memory storage location, having one or more associated properties that are substantially similar to the first file. The computer compares the one or more properties of the first file to the one or more properties of the second file. The computer determines whether to replace the first file with the second file, based on the comparison of the one or more properties of the first file to the one or more properties of the second file. Responsive to determining to replace the first file with the second file, the computer stores at the first memory storage location a link to the second memory storage location. | 02-26-2015 |
Richard Geiger, Boalsburg, PA US
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20080300821 | SMART TETHER SYSTEM FOR UNDERWATER NAVIGATION AND CABLE SHAPE MEASUREMENT - A position sensing system including a flexible tether and at least one sensor at least partially embedded within a portion of the flexible tether is disclosed. The sensor may be adapted to detect a sensor position factor. The system also includes a communication device adapted to transmit the sensor position factor from the sensor, and a signal processor adapted to receive the sensor position factor. The signal processor is also adapted to calculate at least one of the shape or orientation of the flexible tether from the sensor position factor. The sensor position factor may be relative orientation, relative depth, relative pressure, presence of a magnetic field, presence of an electric field, acceleration, or relative rate of rotation. The system may also include a probe connected to the flexible tether, and the signal processor may calculate the orientation of the probe from the sensor position factor. | 12-04-2008 |
Richard G. Geiger, San Jose, CA US
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20120277921 | CROSS-PROFILE COORDINATION OF ENERGY CONSUMPTION POLICIES - In one embodiment, a policy coordination device receives soft policies from a plurality of localized energy consumption control devices, and examines the received soft policies to determine corresponding energy consumption. From this, the policy coordination device creates a global policy to reduce overall peak energy consumption between the received soft policies. As such, the policy coordination device transmits corresponding policy control commands to one or more of the plurality of localized energy consumption control devices based on the global policy. In another embodiment, a particular localized energy consumption control device discloses its soft policies and in response, receives a policy control command from the policy coordination device to control operation of one or more energy consuming devices (within soft limits of the soft policies) based on the global policy. | 11-01-2012 |
20120320790 | SYSTEMATIC NEIGHBOR DETECTION IN SHARED MEDIA COMPUTER NETWORKS - In one embodiment, a particular node in a shared media computer network may determine a set of network parameters for the network, and a timing of super-frames in the network, each super-frame having one or more frames, each frame divided into a plurality of timeslots. In addition, the particular node computes a discovery scheduling function using its own identification to determine in which particular timeslot of the frames to transmit a network discovery packet. Accordingly, the particular node may transmit the network discovery packet in the particular timeslot of the frames. In an additional or alternative embodiment, the particular node may receive a network discovery request from a requesting node. In response, the particular node determines whether it is free to reply to the network discovery request based on parameters in the network discovery request, and if free to reply, may transmit a network discovery packet to the requesting node. | 12-20-2012 |
Richard Gustav Geiger, San Jose, CA US
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20100231160 | SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES AND CONSUMERS - In one embodiment, a system comprises: a renewable energy generator; a renewable energy availability server connected to the renewable energy generator, wherein the renewable energy server is connected to an electric grid and a network, the renewable energy availability server is configured to transmit a right to recharge certificate; a rechargeable device containing a recharge controller, wherein the recharge controller is connected to the electrical grid, the recharge controller configured to receive upon request the right to recharge certificate; and the recharge controller being further capable of enabling charging of the rechargeable device based on the right to recharge certificate. | 09-16-2010 |
Richard T. Geiger, Boalsburg, PA US
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20130317626 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USING ENERGY HARVESTING FOR VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORPTION IN A PROSTHETIC DEVICE - An apparatus for harvesting energy from motion of a prosthetic limb, wherein the prosthetic limb has motion in at least one degree of freedom, may include a piston configured to receive an input motion and provide an output motion when a first motion in a degree of freedom of the prosthetic limb causes pressure and motion of hydraulic fluid. The apparatus may include an electromagnetic motor for converting mechanical energy of the output motion into corresponding electrical energy delivered to an electrical load and a variable-impedance energy harvesting circuit across terminals of the motor. | 11-28-2013 |
20130317627 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING ENERGY FROM PROSTHETIC LIMBS - An apparatus for harvesting energy from motion of a prosthetic limb, wherein the prosthetic limb has motion in at least one degree of freedom, may include a hydraulic amplifier mechanically coupled with a generator. The hydraulic amplifier may include an input member configured to receive an input motion when a first motion in a degree of freedom of the prosthetic limb causes pressure and motion of hydraulic fluid. The hydraulic amplifier is configured to amplify the input motion of the input member to a greater output motion. The generator is configured to convert mechanical energy of the output motion into corresponding electrical energy delivered to one of an electrical load and an electrical storage reservoir. | 11-28-2013 |
Robert Christopher Geiger, Fort Myers, FL US
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20090069266 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR NUCLEIC ACID TRANSFER INTO CELLS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for increasing the transfer of nucleic acids into cells. In particular, the present invention provides for the use of inhibitors of HDAC6, a cytoplasmic histone deacetylase present in mammalian cells by, for example, small molecules or siRNA treatment, in increasing gene transfer and/or expression in cells in vitro and in vivo for research and gene therapy applications. | 03-12-2009 |
20110021608 | METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID TRANSFER INTO CELLS - The present invention provides methods for increasing the transfer of nucleic acids into cells. In particular, the present invention provides for the use of inhibitors of HDAC6, a cytoplasmic histone deacetylase present in mammalian cells by, for example, small molecules or siRNA treatment, in increasing gene transfer and/or expression in cells in vitro and in vivo for research and gene therapy applications. | 01-27-2011 |
Robert P. Geiger, College Station, TX US
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20130161232 | Processing of Dielectric Fluids with Mobile Charge Carriers - Provided herewith is a novel method of controllably processing a dielectric fluid by creating discharges within the dielectric fluid from mobile charge carriers contained within the dielectric fluid. Generally, the dielectric fluid and the mobile charge carriers are between two electrodes which apply a voltage to the charge carriers. In one embodiment, the dielectric fluid is a hydrocarbon fluid such as a heavy crude oil or a fuel. In one embodiment the charge carrier comprises water droplets. In another embodiment, the mobile charge carriers are metallic balls. In both instances the discharges initiate from the mobile charge carriers. | 06-27-2013 |
Scott F. Geiger, San Mateo, CA US
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20090141437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ATTACH BEZEL TO DISPLAY PANEL - There is provided a system and method for securing a display to a display bezel. One or more display fasteners snap with mating snap features on the display bezel. One or more mating snap features of the display in turn snap with the display fasteners, thereby securing the display bezel to the display. Furthermore, the display fasteners are swappable and can alter the receiving dimensions of the display bezel, thereby enabling displays of varying dimensions to be inserted into a single display bezel. | 06-04-2009 |
Steve Geiger, Johnstown, OH US
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20120144868 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOISTURE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GLASS FIBER INSULATION - Apparatus, systems and methods for monitoring and controlling the amount of moisture introduced into the forming hood area in the manufacture of mineral fiber insulation products. Moisture from coolant liquids, binder dispersions and binder diluents are all introduced deliberately into a forming hood; ambient moisture and water from combustion are additional sources. A series of global variable control valves, one for each fluid system; as well as individual variable control valves for each fiberizing unit are provided with associated meters. Sensors monitor fibrous pack conditions and ambient conditions and provide inputs to the valve control system. A specific 3-ring liquid dispensing system is also disclosed. | 06-14-2012 |
20130152637 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOISTURE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF GLASS FIBER INSULATION - Apparatus, systems and methods for making a fibrous products form molten material into fibers. The fibers are sprayed with a coolant liquid to cool the fibers. A flow rate of the sprayed coolant liquid is controllable. The fibers are also sprayed with a binder dispersion. The fibers are directed toward a conveyor to form an uncured fibrous pack. A thickness of the uncured pack is measured and the flow rate of the sprayed coolant liquid is controlled based on the measured thickness of the uncured pack. | 06-20-2013 |
Steven Geiger, Stanwood, WA US
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20090096205 | COIN DISCRIMINATOR VOUCHER ANTI-COUNTERFEITING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Vouchers and methods for providing vouchers configured to assist in distinguishing unauthorized duplicate or counterfeit vouchers are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a voucher can include a substrate, a first indicia on the substrate, and a thermally responsive second indicia on the substrate. At least one of the first indicia and the second indicia can indicate a value of the voucher. A system which assists in detecting alteration of value documents or transmissions, such as a coin counter voucher is provided. Voucher information such as the voucher value is included in the voucher in an encrypted or otherwise modified form. When the voucher is presented for redemptions, the encrypted information is decrypted and compared to independently available voucher information. Failure of the information to match indicates that the voucher has been altered or should otherwise be further checked. | 04-16-2009 |
Terra Geiger, Boulder, CO US
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20090327111 | BILL PAYMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDERS SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods, and devices for a television-based bill payment system are disclosed. The methods and systems include a television system that is configured to receive and transmit user-specific information and to display a user interface. The methods and systems also include a television provider network that is operated by a television service provider, configured to transmit and receive user-specific information with the television system and the television service provider network is configured to communicate with a bill payment provider. The methods and systems include a bill payment provider that communicates with the various billers. The bill payment provider is configured to communicate with the user through the televisions service provider network, and the bill payment provider is configured to bill a funding source selected by the user from the one or more funding sources. | 12-31-2009 |
20120123932 | ROUTING FOR DIRECT TO ACCOUNT PAYMENTS - Various systems and methods are described for analyzing multiple money transfer routing schemes. Each of these multiple money transfer routing schemes may comprise a route to transmit funds from the source for the money transfer transaction to the destination for the money transfer transaction. An internal money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes a direct money transfer arrangement between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. An external money transfer routing scheme may refer to a money transfer routing scheme that utilizes at least one third party money transfer network between the destination of the money transfer transaction and the money transfer network. The multiple money transfer routing schemes may be analyzed and the preferable money transfer routing scheme at least partially based on the predefined criterion from among the multiple money transfer routing schemes may be identified. | 05-17-2012 |
Thomas Geiger, Huntingtown, MD US
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20130070325 | LARGE AREA SURVEILLANCE SCANNING OPTICAL SYSTEM - An optical scanning system includes a frame having a central axis along which is mounted a first elevation mirror for receiving an incident light and reflecting the incident light along a first optical path, a telescope for receiving the reflected incident light and outputting an output light, a visible linear array imager for receiving the output light from the telescope, and a folding mirror positioned to receive part of the output light from the telescope and directing it to a linear array infrared imager. The optical scanning system scans large areas of sky using multiple linear sensors in order to detect, identify and track low and slow flying manned and unmanned aircraft as well as to surveil large areas of terrain. | 03-21-2013 |
Thomas Geiger, Philadelphia, PA US
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20080210225 | DISPOSABLE ANTISTATIC SPACER - A “disposable antistatic spacer” is presented for use as a universal medicinal inhalant applicator offering an inexpensive tube configuration with antibacterial and biodegradable characteristics for efficient administration of pharmaceuticals; including antibiotics, vaccines and brochodilators; having removable parts for adaptability to diverse pressurized inhalant pumps and is furthermore; an interchangeable platform for other pulmonary therapeutic devices. | 09-04-2008 |
Timothy Allan Geiger, Saline, MI US
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20110225228 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR QUEUING MESSAGES FOR VEHICLE-RELATED SERVICES - Various embodiments include a method and system for queuing messages for transmission to/from a vehicle. One or more messages from one or more applications for performing one or more vehicle-related events may be received. The one or more messages may include a message identifier for each of the one or more vehicle applications to correlate the one or more messages with the one or more applications. The messages may be queued for transmission. A vehicle's connectivity to a wireless network is determined and, if the vehicle is connected to the wireless network, the one or more queued messages are transmitted. The one or more vehicle-related events based on the one or more messages are performed. | 09-15-2011 |
20120030512 | PROVISIONING OF DATA TO A VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT COMPUTING SYSTEM - Various embodiments include a software provisioning system and method for a vehicle infotainment computer. Software provisioning of the vehicle infotainment computer may occur during vehicle assembly. A software provisioning request may be received for custom installing software to the vehicle infotainment computer. The custom install may be based on a customization schedule which may include a location identifier (such as uniform resource identifiers or file paths) for locating the software. In response to the request, the software may be located on a provisioning server or a portable memory device based on the customization schedule. The software may be transmitted to memory of the vehicle infotainment computer and custom installed on the vehicle infotainment computer. | 02-02-2012 |
Timothy Robert Geiger, Louisville, CO US
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20100203578 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR SEPARATING AND ANALYZING COMPONENTS IN FLUIDS - Provided are methods and devices for separating particulate analytes or aggregates of analytes from a fluid, after the separation medium of the device is saturated with the fluid. The endpoint indicating completion of the separation is determined by saturation; therefore, no precise metering of the fluid sample is necessary. The separated analyte of interest can be detected, quantitated or its migration measured in the separation medium. The measured property of the analyte can then be correlated with a parameter of interest. In some embodiments, the device can be marked to directly read the value of the parameter of interest. In one embodiment, the fluid is blood and the device includes a volumetric capillary reservoir for collecting the blood, a separation paper or indicator strip, and graduations for correlating the migration of red blood cells with hematocrit or hemoglobin concentration. The interface of red blood cells and plasma creates a readable marking that corresponds to percent hematocrit and can be read from the graduations. | 08-12-2010 |
20100267065 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING FLUID VARIABLES - Methods and devices for analyzing fluid variables such as viscosity, surface tension, analyte concentration, the presence of particulates or aggregates are provided. The devices analyze fluid variables by measuring cessation of fluid flow through the medium or a change in flow rate due to an inherent property of the fluid variable, or due to a modification of the fluid variable as the fluid migrates through the medium. One lateral flow device provided analyzes a fluid variable in a sample by measuring relative rates of capillary flow down two or more converging arms of a common element of porous media, such as filter paper, in which at least one of the arms has been modified by the addition of flow-modifying agents which affect the flow rate in response to the concentration of the analyte. The fluid fronts will converge at a position determined by their relative flow rates, which is thus indicative of a fluid variable, such as analyte concentration, in the sample fluid. Another lateral flow device provided herein analyzes fluid variables in a sample by measuring relative rates of capillary flow down two or more arms of a common element of porous media, such as filter paper, in which at least one of the arms has been modified by the addition of flow-modifying agents which affect the flow rate in response to the concentration of the analyte. The relative distance at completion of the fluid fronts from the sample introduction point is determined by their relative flow rates, which is thus indicative of the fluid variable, such as concentration of analyte, in the sample fluid. Yet another lateral flow device provided herein qualitatively measures fluid variables in a sample by detecting changes in the rate of the capillary flow of the sample fluid along a path through an element of porous media, or through multiple elements of porous media which are in serial contact with each other, in which the sample and/or the fluid path has been modified by the addition of flow-modifying agents which cause flow to stop in the presence of the fluid variable, such as a particular concentration of analyte. | 10-21-2010 |
20140024059 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING FLUID VARIABLES - Methods and devices for analyzing fluid variables. The devices analyze fluid variables by measuring cessation of fluid flow through the medium or a change in flow rate due to an inherent property of the fluid variable, or due to a modification of the fluid variable as the fluid migrates through the medium; or by measuring relative rates of capillary flow down two or more arms of a common element of porous media in some alternatives, converging in which at least one of the arms has been modified by the addition of flow-modifying agents which affect the flow rate in response to the concentration of the analyte; or by detecting changes in the rate of the capillary flow of the sample fluid along a path through an element of porous media, or through multiple elements of porous media. | 01-23-2014 |