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Stephen L. Adams, Oakdale, CA US
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20080301353 | Boosting throughput of a computer file server - A software layer for boosting the throughput of a computer file server by reducing the number of required mechanical accesses to the physical storage is provided. The throughput boost is achieved through the combination of extending the data requests along the file path and inserting double-buffered paths in front of each file accessed. The software layer resides on top of the file system, where it can extend requests along the file path, work with network requests arriving over any network using any protocol, and work with any storage system attached to the server. The software layer can also be used in a server to accelerate requests made by local applications in the server or it may be used in any other computer to accelerate requests made by local applications that require data from local storage. | 12-04-2008 |
Stephen L. Albrigt, Corvallis, OR US
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20120313778 | CONTROLLING PRINTING OF A DOCUMENT THAT MAY CONTAIN MICR CHARACTERS - A technique includes in a machine, processing data indicative of a document to be printed by a printer and which may contain magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) characters to determine whether the data indicates any MICR characters. The technique includes comparing a result of the determination to an intent indicated by a job ticket associated with the document; and controlling the printing of the document by the printer, including selectively performing corrective action in response to the comparison. | 12-13-2012 |
Stephen L. Ames Ii, West Valley City, UT US
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20100223197 | Socially Aware Club Management - A socially aware club management system is disclosed that provides compliance with the laws and patron relationship building by automating data collection while providing employees with relevant patron information to form lasting relationships. This information may be used in both real world and virtual world applications to keep the club in positive daily relationships with its patrons. | 09-02-2010 |
Stephen L. Aroneo, Franklin Lakes, NJ US
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20160082757 | DUAL MODE PRINTER - A thermal transfer flat bed printer that is configured for printing on flat objects includes a removable cylinder print module that is installed between a print head and the flat bed. The cylinder print module includes an alignment mechanism that engages with an alignment subsystem that moves with the print head and is separated from the print head by a predetermined distance. The engagement between the alignment mechanism and the alignment subsystem positions the module relative to the print head such that a cylindrical object supported by the module is in precise alignment with the print head, to within the tight tolerances associated with cylinder printing. The cylinder print module, which rests on but does not attach to the printer flat bed, includes rollers that are arranged to both support the cylindrical object and control the rotation of the cylindrical object, to maintain the cylindrical object in precise alignment with the print head during a cylinder print operation. | 03-24-2016 |
Stephen L. Bellio, Cambridge, MA US
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20140335554 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALIQUOTTING FROZEN SAMPLES - A method of obtaining an aliquot of a frozen sample contained in a container includes moving a coring device into the sample and then withdrawing it to obtain a frozen sample core. The location from which the core is taken is selected to be at a radial position where the concentration of at least one substance of interest in the frozen sample core is representative of the overall concentration of that substance in the sample notwithstanding any concentration gradients that may exist in the frozen sample. Another method includes taking two different frozen sample cores from the same sample from radial positions selected such that the concentration of one or more substances of interest in the combined sample cores is representative of the overall concentration of said at least one substance in the sample notwithstanding any radial concentration gradients. A robotic system is programmed or hardwired to implement the methods. | 11-13-2014 |
Stephen L. Biracree, Jamison, PA US
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20090295995 | RAPID CHANNEL SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION - An apparatus, for use in a receiver configured to receive electronic signals, for identifying digital signals that are available for reception, includes a timing recovery device configured to receive an incoming signal, related to a transmitted signal, the incoming signal having a first symbol rate, and to re-sample the incoming signal to provide a second symbol rate, and an analyzer that is in communication with the timing recovery device and that is configured to make a determination as to whether a difference between the second symbol rate and a third symbol rate of a transmitter providing the transmitted signal is within an acceptable tolerance and to use the determination in an analysis of whether the transmitted signal is available for reception. | 12-03-2009 |
Stephen L. Blinick, Chandler, AZ US
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20150248351 | LOCKING A CACHE LINE FOR WRITE OPERATIONS ON A BUS - Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for locking a cache line for a burst write operations on a bus. A cache line is allocated in a cache for a target address. A lock is set for the cache line, wherein setting the lock prevents the data in the cache line from being cast out. Data is written to the cache line. All the data in the cache line is flushed to the target address over a bus in response to completing writing to the cache line. | 09-03-2015 |
Stephen L. Brandley, Mendon, UT US
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20150309673 | MEDIA COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A media collection system and method including a user interface module operating through a user interface device that allows a user to add media information to a structured media collection. The user interface module includes a real-time recording module that allows a user to record media information to a media file in real-time. The real-time recording module includes a countdown synchronization module, a prompt module, and a recording control module. The user interface module includes an organization module that allows a user to associate media files within a hierarchical structure. The system includes a media structure module that enforces and presents stored media files according to their association within the hierarchical structure. | 10-29-2015 |
Stephen L. Brown, Detroit, MI US
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20140051981 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TUMOR ACTIVITY USING TUMOR INTERSTITIAL FLUID PRESSURE - A scanning apparatus, is used to effect multiple images of a tumor in which a contrast agent has been localized as a detectable marker over a selected time to map the change in the imaged marker. The rate of change in the imaged marker and/or contrast intensity of the dyed tissues is used to assess tumor aggressiveness and as an early predictor of response to cancer therapy. In particular, following the marking of tumor or cancerous tissues by the initial localization of an imageable contrast agent, the rate of change in the volume and/or area of the imaged marker is used to provide an indication of tumor interstitial fluid pressure (TIFP). | 02-20-2014 |
Stephen L. Brown, Lasalle CA
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20130039882 | METHOD TO MITIGATE INJURY FROM RADIATION EXPOSURE - Mitigating radiation induced injury to a mammal that has been exposed to radiation by administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising at least one CXCR4 antagonist to the mammal. | 02-14-2013 |
Stephen L. Brown, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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20120228773 | LARGE-GRAIN, LOW-RESISTIVITY TUNGSTEN ON A CONDUCTIVE COMPOUND - A layered structure and semiconductor device and methods for fabricating a layered structure and semiconductor device. The layered structure includes: a base layer including a material containing titanium nitride, tantalum nitride, or a combination thereof; a conductive layer including a material containing: tantalum aluminum nitride, titanium aluminum nitride, tantalum silicon nitride, titanium silicon nitride, tantalum hafnium nitride, titanium hafnium nitride, hafnium nitride, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide, vanadium nitride, niobium nitride, or any combination thereof; and a tungsten layer. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a base layer; a conductive layer; and a tungsten layer. | 09-13-2012 |
20120326314 | LARGE-GRAIN, LOW-RESISTIVITY TUNGSTEN ON A CONDUCTIVE COMPOUND - A layered structure and semiconductor device and methods for fabricating a layered structure and semiconductor device. The layered structure includes: a base layer including a material containing titanium nitride, tantalum nitride, or a combination thereof; a conductive layer including a material containing: tantalum aluminum nitride, titanium aluminum nitride, tantalum silicon nitride, titanium silicon nitride, tantalum hafnium nitride, titanium hafnium nitride, hafnium nitride, hafnium carbide, tantalum carbide, vanadium nitride, niobium nitride, or any combination thereof; and a tungsten layer. The semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor substrate; a base layer; a conductive layer; and a tungsten layer. | 12-27-2012 |
Stephen L. Carroll, Jr., Jacksonville, FL US
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20100227038 | BATTER SHAKING APPARATUS - A kitchen shaking apparatus includes a housing, a controllable oscillating actuator contained in the housing, a platform mechanically coupled to the controllable oscillating actuator, and a plurality of adjustable coacting restraining arms operably coupled to the housing. Each of the restraining arms including a vertical segment and a horizontal segment and is positioned and configured to allow the vertical segment to contact an object on the platform. A speed control is configured to control frequency of oscillation of the actuator. A timer control is configured to control duration of operation of the actuator. A locking mechanism releasably locks at least one adjustable restraining arm at a user-selectable position. A removable pad is attached to the top surface of the platform. After shaking mixed ingredients using the apparatus, the ingredients are devoid of substantial air pockets and the consistency is improved for an enhanced processed food product. | 09-09-2010 |
Stephen L. Chen, Anaheim, CA US
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20120063652 | Method and apparatus for performing color-based reaction testing of biological materials - Color-based reaction testing of biological materials may be performed by capturing, in an uncalibrated environment, a digital image of an exposed test strip, together with an adjacently-located reference color chart or on-strip color chart. The image data specifically representing the individual test pads on the test strip, as well as the reference color blocks on the reference chart, are then located within the captured image, and compared to identify any color matches between the test pads and the corresponding sequences of reference color block. Based on this comparison operation, a set of test results can be generated which effectively identifies which of the reference chart's color blocks most closely matches the color of the corresponding dipstick's test pads. The generated test results may then be provided to the user in a printed or displayed form. Alternatively, the test results may simply be stored for later retrieval. | 03-15-2012 |
20120106811 | All-In-One Specimen Cup With Optically Readable Results - A biological material test strip and adjacently-located reference color chart are affixed to a lid portion of an all-in-one specimen cup to perform color-based reaction testing of collected biological specimens in an uncalibrated environment. After specimen collection, the lid portion is secured to a container portion of the specimen cup. The cup may then be rotated into an upside down position causing the specimen, under the force of gravity, to pass from the container portion and into a volume of the lid portion, such that the test strip is exposed to the specimen as it is received into the volume of the lid portion. An image of the exposed test strip and adjacently-located reference color chart may then be captured and processed to identify any color matches between the individual test pads on the test strip and the corresponding sequences of reference color blocks on the reference chart. | 05-03-2012 |
20130273666 | Color-Based Reaction Testing of Biological Materials - A biological material test strip and adjacently-located reference color chart are affixed to a lid portion of an all-in-one specimen cup to perform color-based reaction testing of collected biological specimens in an uncalibrated environment. After specimen collection, the lid portion is secured to a container portion of the specimen cup. The cup may then be rotated into an upside down position causing the specimen, under the force of gravity, to pass from the container portion and into a volume of the lid portion, such that the test strip is exposed to the specimen as it is received into the volume of the lid portion. An image of the exposed test strip and adjacently-located reference color chart may then be captured and processed to identify any color matches between the individual test pads on the test strip and the corresponding sequences of reference color blocks on the reference chart. | 10-17-2013 |
20140294265 | COLOR-BASED REACTION TESTING OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS - A biological material test strip and adjacently-located reference color chart are affixed to a lid portion of an all-in-one specimen cup to perform color-based reaction testing of collected biological specimens in an uncalibrated environment. After specimen collection, the lid portion is secured to a container portion of the specimen cup. The cup may then be rotated into an upside down position causing the specimen, under the force of gravity, to pass from the container portion and into a volume of the lid portion, such that the test strip is exposed to the specimen as it is received into the volume of the lid portion. An image of the exposed test strip and adjacently-located reference color chart may then be captured and processed to identify any color matches between the individual test pads on the test strip and the corresponding sequences of reference color blocks on the reference chart. | 10-02-2014 |
Stephen L. Colino, Bear, DE US
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20080197411 | MOS TRANSISTOR DEVICE IN COMMON SOURCE CONFIGURATION - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first p-channel laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor formed over the semiconductor substrate and additional p-channel LDMOS transistors formed over the semiconductor substrate. First drain and gate electrodes are formed over the substrate and are coupled to the first LDMOS transistor. Additional drain and gate electrodes are formed over the substrate and are coupled to the second LDMOS transistor. A common source electrode for the first and second LDMOS transistors is also formed over the substrate. | 08-21-2008 |
20110198927 | MOS TRANSISTOR DEVICE IN COMMON SOURCE CONFIGURATION - A semiconductor device includes a semiconductor substrate, a first p-channel laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) transistor formed over the semiconductor substrate and additional p-channel LDMOS transistors formed over the semiconductor substrate. First drain and gate electrodes are formed over the substrate and are coupled to the first LDMOS transistor. Additional drain and gate electrodes are formed over the substrate and are coupled to the second LDMOS transistor. A common source electrode for the first and second LDMOS transistors is also formed over the substrate. | 08-18-2011 |
20140001855 | MOS TRANSISTOR DEVICE IN COMMON SOURCE CONFIGURATION | 01-02-2014 |
20150028390 | GaN DEVICE WITH REDUCED OUTPUT CAPACITANCE AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME - A GaN transistor with reduced output capacitance and a method form manufacturing the same. The GaN transistor device includes a substrate layer, one or more buffer layer disposed on a substrate layer, a barrier layer disposed on the buffer layers, and a two dimensional electron gas (2DEG) formed at an interface between the barrier layer and the buffer layer. Furthermore, a gate electrode is disposed on the barrier layer and a dielectric layer is disposed on the gate electrode and the barrier layer. The GaN transistor includes one or more isolation regions formed in a portion of the interface between the at least one buffer layer and the barrier layer to remove the 2DEG in order to reduce output capacitance Coss of the GaN transistor. | 01-29-2015 |
Stephen L. Cunningham US
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20150059681 | POLYGON OSCILLATING PISTON ENGINE - A Polygon Oscillating Piston Engine having multiple pistons on one of two oscillating disks. Each piston moves in a straight line along one of the sides of a polygon within a cylindrical chamber, while the oscillating disks move in an arc about a central shaft. The difference in the straight motion of the piston and angular motion of the oscillating disk is accommodated by a slip sleeve within the piston that slides on a peg or bar mounted to each disk. The engine can be configured to operate as an internal combustion engine that uses diesel fuel, gasoline, or natural gas, or it can be configured as an expander to convert high pressure high temperature gas to rotary power. This engines compact design results in a high power-to-weight ratio. | 03-05-2015 |
Stephen L. Daleo, Dublin, CA US
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20080281225 | Rotational Core Biopsy Device With Liquid Cryogen Adhesion Probe - A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies. | 11-13-2008 |
20100049087 | Rotational Core Biopsy Device with Liquid Cryogen Adhesion Probe - A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies. | 02-25-2010 |
Stephen L. Dellaporta, Branford, CT US
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20120010077 | Methods for Controlling Flower Development in Plants - The present invention provides a method of controlling the sexuality of a plant comprising treating the plant with a composition comprising a compound selected from the group consisting of jasmonic acid, a jasmonic acid derivative, and a salt thereof. | 01-12-2012 |
Stephen L. Fahley, Renton, WA US
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20100302065 | Environmental Sensor System - In one embodiment, a system to detect one or more environmental conditions in proximity to a surface comprises a first metamaterial environmental sensor module proximate the surface. The environmental sensor comprises a metamaterial-based electrically resonant structure having a resonance frequency which varies in response to changes in at least one of a humidity proximate the sensor module, a temperature proximate the sensor module, or the presence of a chemical or biological agent proximate the sensor module. The system further comprises a remote receiver to receive an electromagnetic signal comprising the signal generated by the electrically resonant structure and a signal analysis module to determine an environmental condition such as humidity, temperature, pre-ice conditions, ice, chemicals or biological species from the at least one environmental condition signal. Other embodiments may be described. | 12-02-2010 |
20110018686 | Method and Apparatus for Wireless Sensing with Power Harvesting of a Wireless Signal - A method and apparatus for operating a sensor system. A first wireless signal is transmitted from a base station to a sensor unit. At least a portion of the first wireless signal is changed into power for the sensor unit using a power harvesting unit in the sensor unit. Information is received from a number of sensors associated with the sensor unit. The information is transmitted to the base station using a second wireless signal. | 01-27-2011 |
Stephen L. Fillipp, Lubbock, TX US
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20090205128 | Tub Spout - A spout for producing a sheet of liquid is provided. The spout includes a planar top housing having sides that, along with the bottom housing, define the cavity inside the spout. The spout includes a fixture support in the proximal end of the spout to easily connect an existing fixture that discharges a liquid. The top housing includes a baffle wall for deflecting an introduced liquid. The bottom housing includes a barrier wall that has an aperture for the introduction of liquid into the spout. The bottom housing also includes a receiving area for the collection of introduced liquid and a weir that forms the distal end of the receiving area. A guide extends from the weir and is angled in the same direction with the inside surface of the distal end of the top housing to create an opening for the expulsion of liquid that rises above the weir. | 08-20-2009 |
20150362745 | Eyeglass Positioning Device - An eyeglass positioning device configured to be positioned between a user's nose and eyeglasses frame to elevate multifocal lenses relative to a user's eyes to bring an intermediate or near field of vision into a line of sight for use with certain activities, such as computer use, when the user's head is in an upright and normal head tilt position. The eyeglass positioning device preferably comprises a connector and two support arms that simply sit on a user's nose in either an upright or an inverted orientation, providing greater flexibility of use and comfort The eyeglass positioning device may be used with a variety of shapes, styles, and sizes or eyeglass frames without requiring attachment to the frames or obstructing the field of view through the lenses. The eyeglass positioning device may include a visual or tactile indicator to aid in placing the device on a user's nose. | 12-17-2015 |
Stephen L. Fischera, Salem, NH US
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20140054883 | Infusion Pump Assembly - A fluid connector assembly is disclosed. The fluid connector assembly includes a body portion, a plug portion located on the body portion, the plug portion comprising a fluid path, a tubing, a first end of the tubing fluidly connected to the plug fluid path, a catch feature located on a first end of the body portion and configured to interact with a reservoir, and a latching feature located on a second end of the body portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir. | 02-27-2014 |
Stephen L. Gipple, Davenport, IA US
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20110112943 | LOCATION-BASED MOBILE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A location-based mobile workforce management system includes a branch reporting tool (BRT) module, a maintenance and acquisition planning (MAP) module and a safety locator module operatively coupled together and delivered via a web server for access by a plurality of wireless hand-held devices respectively associated with a plurality of service technicians in a maintenance and repair organization. The hand-held devices are configured to supply time-based location readings to a locator service, which in turn supplies those readings to the safety locator module. The central system implements an automated method for collecting travel time to a work site, time spent on-site and travel time from the work site to the next work site and calculating paid time for the technicians as well as generating portal-to-portal billed time invoices for billing customers. Among other features, the safety locator verifies technician travel time. | 05-12-2011 |
Stephen L. Goodstine, Windsor, CT US
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20090297721 | METHOD FOR COATING A SOLAR COLLECTOR - A solar receiver | 12-03-2009 |
Stephen L. Gwaltney, Ii, San Diego, CA US
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20110087022 | Dipeptidyl Peptidase Inhibitors - Compounds, pharmaceuticals, kits and methods are provided for use with DPP-IV and other S9 proteases that comprise a member selected from the group consisting of: | 04-14-2011 |
Stephen L. Gwaltney, Ii, South San Francisco, CA US
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20140274961 | Compounds and uses thereof for the modulation of hemoglobin - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 09-18-2014 |
20150259296 | BICYCLIC HETEROARYL COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE MODULATION OF HEMOGLOBIN - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 09-17-2015 |
20150315198 | PYRAZOLOPYRIDINE PYRAZOLOPYRIMIDINE AND RELATED COMPOUNDS - In one aspect this invention relates generally to compounds of Formula: | 11-05-2015 |
20160024127 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE MODULATION OF HEMOGLOBIN - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 01-28-2016 |
20160031865 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE MODULATION OF HEMOGLOBIN - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 02-04-2016 |
20160031904 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE MODULATION OF HEMOGLOBIN - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 02-04-2016 |
20160046613 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE MODULATION OF HEMOGLOBIN - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 02-18-2016 |
20160083343 | COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF FOR THE MODULATION OF HEMOGLOBIN - Provide herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions suitable as modulators of hemoglobin, methods and intermediates for their preparation, and methods for their use in treating disorders mediated by hemoglobin and disorders that would benefit from tissue and/or cellular oxygenation. | 03-24-2016 |
Stephen L. Hajduk, Athens, GA US
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20120070490 | ANTI-TRYPANOSOMAL PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides methods of killing, inhibiting the growth, and/or inhibiting the reproduction of kinetoplastid protozoan with hydrophobic signal sequence peptides and compositions including such hydrophobic signal sequence peptides. | 03-22-2012 |
20130315984 | ANTI-TRYPANOSOMAL PEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides methods of killing, inhibiting the growth, and/or inhibiting the reproduction of kinetoplastid protozoan with hydrophobic signal sequence peptides and compositions including such hydrophobic signal sequence peptides. | 11-28-2013 |
Stephen L. Herbert, Jr., Somerville, MA US
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20120323879 | RANKING SEARCH RESULTS BASED UPON CONTENT CREATION TRENDS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for ranking search results based upon content creation trends includes first receiving a set of results from a search engine produced in response to a search engine query of one or more search terms. The method additionally includes ranking the results of the result set according to at least one ranking factor. The method yet further includes retrieving trend data for terms associated with either or both of the results and/or the search terms. Finally, the method includes weighting the ranked results in the result set according to the retrieved trend data. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323908 | RANKING SEARCH RESULTS BASED UPON CONTENT CREATION TRENDS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for ranking search results based upon content creation trends. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for ranking search results based upon content creation trends includes first receiving a set of results from a search engine produced in response to a search engine query of one or more search terms. The method additionally includes ranking the results of the result set according to at least one ranking factor. The method yet further includes retrieving trend data for terms associated with either or both of the results and/or the search terms. Finally, the method includes weighting the ranked results in the result set according to the retrieved trend data. | 12-20-2012 |
Stephen L. Howard, Newark, DE US
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20150343490 | ACOUSTIC MIXING AS A TECHNIQUE FOR COATING PROPELLANT - A process for mixing two materials using acoustic energy. A first material and a second material are placed within a mixing vessel and acoustic energy is transferred to the vessel. The first material has a plurality of particles with porosity and the second material may or may not be a polymeric liquid. The acoustic energy mixes the first material and the second material, the second material coats the first material, and shear forces are created that force the second material into at least a portion of the porosity of the first material. | 12-03-2015 |
Stephen L. Ijams, Santa Clara, CA US
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20120257918 | MEDIA PROCESSING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS - A device for processing media may include a modular design configured with a consumable support assembly configured to load a consumable supply spool and a consumable take-up spool into a device. Embodiments may include a printhead assembly that is structured to be removably received into a printhead guide and movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. The printhead assembly may include a cooling channel configured to receive a cooling air flow. The printhead assembly may be easily removed from a media processing device and, when installed, engaged with the platen in response to a lid of the media processing device being closed. | 10-11-2012 |
Stephen L. Ijams, San Jose, CA US
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20160142675 | Video Conference Endpoint Displays - Presented herein is a display mounting system for an immersive multi-display (multi-screen) telepresence/videoconference endpoint. The display mounting system includes a mounting mechanism configured to movably mount one or more displays to a support frame. A first adjustment mechanism is configured to rotate the display with respect to the frame, while a second adjustment mechanism is configured to tilt the display with respect to the frame. | 05-19-2016 |
Stephen L. Jackson, Eureka Springs, AR US
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20130056206 | VALVE FOR HYDRAULIC FRACTURING THROUGH CEMENT OUTSIDE CASING - A valve for use in fracing through cement casing in a well allows for flow of cement down the well during the cementing process and in the open position allows for fracing fluid to be directed through the cement casing for fracturing the formation adjacent the valve. The valve is constructed so as to reduce the likelihood of the valve to jam as a result of cement or other foreign material. | 03-07-2013 |
Stephen L. James, Flagstaff, AZ US
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20130168838 | INSERTS FOR DIRECTING MOLDING COMPOUND FLOW AND SEMICONDUCTOR DIE ASSEMBLIES - Flow diverting structures for preferentially impeding, redirecting or both impeding and redirecting the flow of flowable encapsulant material, such as molding compound, proximate a selected surface or surfaces of a semiconductor die or dice during encapsulation are disclosed. Flow diverting structures may be included in or associated with one or more portions of a lead frame, such as a paddle, tie bars, or lead fingers. Flow diverting structures may also be inserted into a mold in association with semiconductor dice carried on non-lead frame substrates, such as interposers and circuit boards, to preferentially impede, redirect or both impede and redirect the flow of molding compound flowing between and over the semiconductor dice. | 07-04-2013 |
Stephen L. Kadolph, Westchester, IL US
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20110146622 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIMITING ENGINE TORQUE BASED ON ENGINE OIL PRESSURE AND ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE DATA - A control system ( | 06-23-2011 |
Stephen L. Keres, Stevensville, MI US
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20150276306 | SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A refrigerator appliance configuration, and associated methods of operation, for an appliance with a controller, a condenser, at least one evaporator, a compressor, and two refrigeration compartments. The configuration may be equipped with a variable-speed or variable-capacity compressor, variable speed evaporator or compartment fans, a damper, and/or a dual-temperature evaporator with a valve system to control flow of refrigerant through one or more pressure reduction devices. The controller, by operation of the compressor, fans, damper and/or valve system, depending on the appliance configuration, synchronizes alternating cycles of cooling each compartment to a temperature approximately equal to the compartment set point temperature. | 10-01-2015 |
20150354124 | APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING NOISE FROM A MOTOR CHARACTERISTIC SIGNAL IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - An apparatus and method of sensing a motor characteristic signal in a laundry treating appliance having a drum rotated by a motor about a rotational axis, sampling the motor characteristic signal, filtering the motor characteristic signal, and evaluating the filtered motor characteristic signal for the presence of a predetermined condition corresponding to the motor characteristic signal. | 12-10-2015 |
Stephen L. Keres, Watervliet, MI US
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20130305751 | SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION - Methods of operation for refrigerator appliance configurations with a controller, a condenser, at least one evaporator, a compressor, and two refrigeration compartments. The configuration may be equipped with a variable-speed or variable-capacity compressor, variable speed evaporator or compartment fans, a damper, and/or a dual-temperature evaporator with a valve system to control flow of refrigerant through one or more pressure reduction devices. The methods may include synchronizing alternating cycles of cooling each compartment to a temperature approximately equal to the compartment set point temperature by operation of the compressor, fans, damper and/or valve system. The methods may also include controlling the cooling rate in one or both compartments. Refrigeration compartment cooling may begin at an interval before or after when the freezer compartment reaches its lower threshold temperature. Freezer compartment cooling may begin at an interval before or after when the freezer compartment reaches its upper threshold temperature. | 11-21-2013 |
20130305755 | SYNCHRONOUS COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A refrigerator appliance configuration, and associated methods of operation, for an appliance with a controller, a condenser, at least one evaporator, a compressor, and two refrigeration compartments. The configuration may be equipped with a variable-speed or variable-capacity compressor, variable speed evaporator or compartment fans, a damper and/or a dual-temperature evaporator with a valve system to control flow of refrigerant through one or more pressure reduction devices. The controller, by operation of the compressor, fans, damper and/or valve system, depending on the appliance configuration, controls the cooling rate in one or both compartments to synchronize, alternating cycles of cooling the compartments to their set point temperatures. Refrigeration compartment cooling begins at an interval before or after when the temperature in the freezer compartment reaches its lower threshold temperature; and freezer compartment cooling begins at an interval before or after when the temperature in the freezer compartment reaches its upper threshold temperature. | 11-21-2013 |
20130305756 | SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A refrigerator appliance configuration, and associated methods of operation, for an appliance with a controller, a condenser, at least one evaporator, a compressor, and two refrigeration compartments. The configuration may be equipped with a variable-speed or variable-capacity compressor, variable speed evaporator or compartment fans, a damper, and/or a dual-temperature evaporator with a valve system to control flow of refrigerant through one or more pressure reduction devices. The controller, by operation of the compressor, fans, damper and/or valve system, depending on the appliance configuration, synchronizes alternating cycles of cooling each compartment to a temperature approximately equal to the compartment set point temperature. | 11-21-2013 |
20130340457 | FAULT DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS FOR REFRIGERATOR FROM COMPRESSOR SENSOR - A refrigerator, a sealed refrigerant system, and method are provided where the refrigerator includes at least a refrigerated compartment and a sealed refrigerant system including an evaporator, a compressor, a condenser, a controller, an evaporator fan, and a condenser fan. The method includes monitoring a frequency of the compressor, and identifying a fault condition in the at least one component of the refrigerant sealed system in response to the compressor frequency. The method may further comprise calculating a compressor frequency rate based upon the rate of change of the compressor frequency, wherein a fault in the condenser fan is identified if the compressor frequency rate is positive and exceeds a condenser fan fault threshold rate, and wherein a fault in the evaporator fan is identified if the compressor frequency rate is negative and exceeds an evaporator fan fault threshold rate. | 12-26-2013 |
20140020482 | DETECTING SATELLIZATION OF A LAUNDRY LOAD - A method of determining satellization of a laundry load in a washing machine by filtering a drum motor torque signal to block drum frequencies and pass high frequencies to enable further conditioning of the high frequencies and facilitate efficient and accurate determination of satellization. | 01-23-2014 |
20140260377 | NET HEAT LOAD COMPENSATION CONTROL METHOD AND APPLIANCE FOR TEMPERATURE STABILITY - A refrigerator and method are provided where the refrigerator includes two or more cooling compartments monitored by temperature sensors and cooled by a plurality of evaporators. The cooling for the evaporators is provided by a compressor operating on a recurring cooling cycle. A processor provides varying levels of voltages to the compressor and sets the recurring cooling cycle. The recurring cooling cycle comprises at least two cooling periods and a rest period. The method includes determines the length of the rest period as compared a predetermined rest period range. When the rest period falls outside the predetermined range, the processor selects the voltage to send to the compressor during a subsequent cooling cycle. The processor selects the voltage based on at least one of the temperature of the first and second compartments and the voltage to the compressor during the cooling cycle. | 09-18-2014 |
20150047396 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF PREDICTING MECHANICAL DEGRADATION IN A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE - A laundry treating appliance having a rotatable container at least partially defining a treating chamber for receiving laundry for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a motor rotationally driving the rotating chamber and a method of predicting mechanical degradation in a laundry treating appliance where the method includes rotating a rotatable container with a motor, monitoring over time a torque signal during the rotating, repeatedly determining over time a friction value from the torque signal, and predicting mechanical degradation based on a determined change in the friction value. | 02-19-2015 |
20150101668 | LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF FILLING A LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH LIQUID - A laundry treating appliance having a tub, a drum located within the tub and at least partially defining a treating chamber in which laundry may be received for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a liquid supply system for introducing liquid thereto and a method for filling the laundry treating appliance including supplying liquid, determining a load inertia value and stopping the supply of liquid based thereon. | 04-16-2015 |
20150276289 | SYNCHRONOUS COMPARTMENT TEMPERATURE CONTROL AND APPARATUS FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION - A refrigerator appliance configuration, and associated methods of operation, for an appliance with a controller, a condenser, at least one evaporator, a compressor, and two refrigeration compartments. The configuration may be equipped with a variable-speed or variable-capacity compressor, variable speed evaporator or compartment fans, a damper and/or a dual-temperature evaporator with a valve system to control flow of refrigerant through one or more pressure reduction devices. The controller, by operation of the compressor, fans, damper and/or valve system, depending on the appliance configuration, controls the cooling rate in one or both compartments to synchronize, alternating cycles of cooling the compartments to their set point temperatures. | 10-01-2015 |
20160003513 | SYNCHRONOUS TEMPERATURE RATE CONTROL FOR REFRIGERATION WITH REDUCED ENERGY CONSUMPTION - Methods of operation for refrigerator appliance configurations with a controller, a condenser, at least one evaporator, a compressor, and two refrigeration compartments. The configuration may be equipped with a variable-speed or variable-capacity compressor, variable speed evaporator or compartment fans, a damper, and/or a dual-temperature evaporator with a valve system to control flow of refrigerant through one or more pressure reduction devices. The methods may include synchronizing alternating cycles of cooling each compartment to a temperature approximately equal to the compartment set point temperature by operation of the compressor, fans, damper and/or valve system. The methods may also include controlling the cooling rate in one or both compartments. Refrigeration compartment cooling may begin at an interval before or after when the freezer compartment reaches its lower threshold temperature. Freezer compartment cooling may begin at an interval before or after when the freezer compartment reaches its upper threshold temperature. | 01-07-2016 |
Stephen L. Kinnebrew, Crisfield, MD US
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20120186424 | Armor panel system to deflect incoming projectiles - An armor panel system has a projectile-deflecting section having an outwardly facing surface. The projectile-deflecting section is formed of a material arranged in parallel layers, the layers arranged at a non-parallel angle to the outer surface. The non-parallel angles deflect or rotate an incoming projectile. | 07-26-2012 |
Stephen L. Knupp, Wilmington, DE US
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20120009111 | ENERGY GENERATION PROCESS - High energy reaction of halogen-containing carbon, boron, silicon and nitrogen compounds, with base component comprising at least one atom selected from Groups IA to VIA, transition metals, lanthanides and actinides of the Periodic Table of the Elements, excluding aluminum and aluminum oxide. | 01-12-2012 |
Stephen L. Kranyec, League City, TX US
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20090271316 | Mailing kiosk with safeguards and methods of use - A self service kiosk for mailing prohibited items from TSA checkpoints has the following features: an easy-to-touch screen, full computerization, visual and auditory prompts, clearly displayed shipping options, an automatically calculated price, an instantly-produced address/postage label and payment receipt, secure credit card processing, daily emptying by the USPS, transaction logging and cumulative accounting reports, built in communications and UPS backup, built in security features, built in slot for mail acceptance, provision of US Priority and Express Mail service, and a heavy duty plate steel vault for security. | 10-29-2009 |
Stephen L. Lessnick, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20080280844 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EWING'S SARCOMA - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the detection and treatment of Ewing's sarcoma. In particular, the methods of detection relate to measuring in Ewing's sarcoma cells the expression of the NKX2.2 gene, as well as targets genes downstream of NKX2.2. The compositions and method of treatment for Ewing's sarcoma involve therapeutic agents that target the expression of the NKX2.2 gene or block the activity of the NKX2.2 protein. Also provided are methods of screening therapeutic agents that affect the expression of the NKX2.2 gene. | 11-13-2008 |
Stephen L. Macknik, Anthem, AZ US
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20100037373 | METHOD OF DETECTING AND CONTROLLING PERCEPTUAL FLICKER - A method and apparatus are provided for processing light from a light source. The method includes the steps of measuring a predetermined set of characteristics of the light source and detecting flicker when the predetermined set of characteristics exceed a corresponding flicker fusion threshold value. | 02-18-2010 |
20100039617 | Eye Movements As A Way To Determine Foci of Covert Attention - A method and apparatus are provided for identifying the covert foci of attention of a person when viewing an image or series of images. The method includes the steps of presenting the person with an image having a plurality of visual elements, measuring eye movements of the subject with respect to those images, and based upon the measured eye movements triangulating and determining the level of covert attentional interest that the person has in the various visual elements. | 02-18-2010 |
20100277693 | METHOD OF DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE - A method and apparatus are provided for characterizing square wave jerks in the eye movements of a person, which may provide a powerful tool in the differential diagnosis of oculomotor and neurological disease. The method includes the steps of a) providing a sequence of saccades, b) identifying pairs of consecutive saccades of the sequence, c) determining whether each saccade of each identified pair is opposite the direction of the other saccade and, if not, then discarding the pair, d) determining whether a magnitude of each saccade of each identified pair is comparable and, if not, then discarding the pair, e) determining whether the pair of saccades of each identified pair are temporally related by a predetermined time period and, if not, then discarding the pair and f) collecting any remaining pairs of saccades as square wave jerks. | 11-04-2010 |
20110101887 | METHOD OF VIEWING A SUBJECT - A method and apparatus are provided for viewing a subject. The method includes the steps of providing a predetermined visual contrast among image details of the subject and maintaining the visual contrast for a predetermined time period of less than 100 milliseconds. | 05-05-2011 |
20120238903 | Method of Detecting Neurological Disease - A method and apparatus are provided for the differential diagnosis of a patient with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) from a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD). One method includes identifying a plurality of partially repetitive eye movements that over time define square wave jerks, each square wave jerk of the plurality of square wave jerks defined by a first horizontal saccadic movement that moves the eye away from a fixation target followed by a corrective saccadic movement towards the target shortly thereafter, measuring a vertical component associated with the plurality of square wave jerks, comparing the vertical component with a threshold value. PSP or PD is identified by comparison of the vertical component with the threshold value. In another embodiment, a patient's saccade rate is determined and compared to a threshold value, and PSP or PD is identified based upon the comparison of the saccade rate with the threshold value. | 09-20-2012 |
20130147394 | METHOD OF DETECTING AND CONTROLLING PERCEPTUAL FLICKER - A method and apparatus are provided for processing light from a light source. The method includes the steps of measuring a predetermined set of characteristics of the light source and detecting flicker when the predetermined set of characteristics exceed a corresponding flicker fusion threshold value. | 06-13-2013 |
20140221869 | METHOD OF DETECTING NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE - A method and apparatus including identifying a plurality of at least partially repetitive eye movements of a person, the eye movements defined by a first predominantly horizontal saccadic movement that moves the eye away from a fixation target followed by a corrective saccadic movement towards the target shortly thereafter, measuring a vertical component associated with the plurality of eye movements and comparing the vertical component with a predetermined threshold value. | 08-07-2014 |
20140336526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING MICROSACCADE DYNAMICS TO MEASURE ATTENTIONAL RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS - A system and method for determining a subject's attentional response to a stimulus. The method includes measuring microsaccadic eye movement dynamics of the subject, detecting whether a microsaccadic signature (a suppression in microsaccadic rate) is present in the measured microsaccadic eye movement relative to a time of the stimulus, and correlating the subject's attentional response to the stimulus based on the detection. The method further includes determining that the stimulus was sensed if the microsaccadic signature is present and determining that the stimulus was not sensed if the microsaccadic signature is absent. | 11-13-2014 |
20150029462 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING MICROSACCADE PEAK VELOCITY AS A MEASURE OF MENTAL WORKLOAD AND FATIGUE - A system and method for determining a subject's level of fatigue. The method includes measuring microsaccadic eye movement dynamics of the subject, calculating a current microsaccade peak velocity from the measured microsaccadic eye movement dynamics, and comparing the current microsaccade peak velocity to a baseline microsaccade peak velocity. The method further includes determining the level of fatigue based on a difference between the current microsaccade peak velocity and the baseline microsaccade peak velocity. | 01-29-2015 |
Stephen L. Marco, Jr., Louisville, KY US
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20110093289 | MEDICARE PHARMACY CALCULATOR II - A method and apparatus for providing a Medicare Part D Pharmacy Benefits Calculator. A computer user inputs data for prescriptions to be purchased by a prospective insured for a plan period. The prescription data includes a quantity, a days supply, and a number of fills. The data for each prescription the user enters is used to calculate anticipated out-of-pocket costs for the prescriptions for one or more pharmacy benefits plans available to the prospective insured. The cost data is presented to the user in a way that illustrates how out-of-pocket costs will vary over the course of a plan period. The user may view costs for alternative drugs and alternatives sources of drugs. The user may vary and expand the presentation of the cost data to better understand the available plan benefits. The invention helps prospective insureds decide among alternative Medicare Part D pharmacy benefits plans offered by one or more insurance companies. | 04-21-2011 |
Stephen L. Mcgrade, Beaumont, TX US
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20110170980 | Ballistic Resistant Fastener - A ballistic resistant fastening member includes a bolt head that has a generally circular shape. The bolt head further includes a top surface and an underside surface disposed opposite the top surface. The fastening member further includes a shaft extending from the underside surface of the bolt head and having a minimum length of 0.40 inches. The shaft further includes a top having an outwardly tapered radius, wherein the top is mechanically disposed with the underside surface and a bottom end distal from the top. The fastening member further includes a bore extending from the bottom end of the shaft into the shaft. The fastening member further includes a slot disposed on the top surface of the bolt head, wherein the length of the slot is less than the diameter of the bolt head. | 07-14-2011 |
20140093331 | Ballistic Resistant Fasterner - A ballistic resistant fastening member includes a bolt head that has a generally circular shape. The bolt head further includes a top surface and an underside surface disposed opposite the top surface. The fastening member further includes a shaft extending from the underside surface of the bolt head and having a minimum length of 0.40 inches. The shaft further includes a top having an outwardly tapered radius, wherein the top is mechanically disposed with the underside surface and a bottom end distal from the top. The fastening member further includes a bore extending from the bottom end of the shaft into the shaft. The fastening member further includes a slot disposed on the top surface of the bolt head, wherein the length of the slot is less than the diameter of the bolt head. | 04-03-2014 |
Stephen L. Mclellen, Clifton, VA US
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20100004966 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS - A method for implementing a project for a customer. Business requirements are developed for the project and are reviewed for acceptability in accordance with Business Requirements Review (BRR) exit criteria. System requirements are developed for the project and are reviewed for acceptability in accordance with system requirements review (SRR) exit criteria. Component requirements are developed for the project and are reviewed for acceptability in accordance with Preliminary Design Review (PDR) exit criteria. The business requirements are decomposed into the system requirements. The system requirements are decomposed into the component requirements. A Requirements Traceability and Verification Matrix (RTVM) is generated when the business requirements are established. The RTVM is updated throughout the life of the project. The RTVM includes verification information relating to the business requirements, the system requirements, and the component requirements. The RTVM depicts hierarchical relationships between the business requirements, the system requirements, and the component requirements. | 01-07-2010 |
20120173437 | SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PROCESS - A method and system for implementing a project for a customer. A computer readable Requirements Traceability and Verification Matrix (RTVM). The RTVM is stored in a computer readable storage device. A verification is implemented, which verifies: an acceptability of business requirements of the project due to business requirements review (BRR) exit criteria having been satisfied, an acceptability of system requirements of the project due to system requirements review (SRR) exit criteria having been satisfied, an acceptability of component requirements of the project due to component requirements review (PDR) exit criteria having been satisfied. The business requirements are decomposed into the system requirements. The system requirements are decomposed into the component requirements. In response to the verification, the RVTM is updated with verification information relating to the business requirements, verification information relating to the system requirements, and verification information relating to the component requirements. | 07-05-2012 |
Stephen L. Mendola, Pittsford, NY US
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20120121853 | REINFORCED INJECTION MOLDED THERMOPLASTIC CELLULAR CORE - A reinforced, thermoplastic, injection molded cellular core is provided, wherein the cellular core can include minimum wall thickness sections of less than 1.5 mm and in selected constructions less than 0.5 mm, wherein larger reinforcing pillars at disposed at predetermined locations to form a structural body. A cross sectional shape, sizing and spacing of a plurality of cells within the cellular core can be set in a predetermined configuration to provide for varying density of the cellular core. Reinforcing elements can be uniformly or non-uniformly distributed throughout the cellular core. Stratum can be integrally formed with the cellular core to provide additional performance characteristics. | 05-17-2012 |
Stephen L. Miller, Grass Valley, CA US
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20090100783 | Rebar chair - A polymeric chair having a rebar cradle and legs of a T-shaped or U-shaped cross-section diverging downwardly from the cradle. The outer surface portions of the legs define segments of a cone. Inwardly extending web portions reinforce the legs and provide feet at the distal ends of the legs disposed to the inside of the outer surface portions. A flat sand plate for the chair has radially extending slots formed therethrough which are proportioned for snug engagement with side surface of the feet. The slots are elongate to accommodate different sized chairs having fee spaced at varying radial dimensions. The web portions taper to optimize their reinforcing function and conserve material. In one embodiment, a ring is formed integrally with the legs intermediate the table and the distal ends of the legs. The chair is of a unitary construction and may have an integrally formed strap for extension over the cradle to secure a rebar in place. | 04-23-2009 |
20100329782 | Utilities Access Closure - A concrete lid for an in-ground utilities box includes a reinforcement structure filled with concrete. The reinforcement structure includes a plastic frame and one or more reinforcing trusses that extend between opposing sidewalls of the plastic frame. The reinforcing trusses also extend substantially between the upper and lower edges of the opposing sidewalls. For example, a reinforcing truss may include a flat truss member that is substantially coplanar with the lower edges of the sidewalls, and an arched truss member that extends towards (but does not reach) a plane defined by the upper edges of the sidewalls. The reinforcing trusses include openings that allow wet concrete to pass through. The sidewalls of the plastic frame protect the edges of the lid from damage. The reinforcing trusses reinforce the concrete lid, eliminating the need for separate reinforcement material. | 12-30-2010 |
20130263425 | Utilities Access Closure - A concrete lid for an in-ground utilities box includes a reinforcement structure filled with concrete. The reinforcement structure includes a plastic frame and one or more reinforcing trusses that extend between opposing sidewalls of the plastic frame. The reinforcing trusses also extend substantially between the upper and lower edges of the opposing sidewalls. For example, a reinforcing truss may include a flat truss member that is substantially coplanar with the lower edges of the sidewalls, and an arched truss member that extends towards (but does not reach) a plane defined by the upper edges of the sidewalls. The reinforcing trusses include openings that allow wet concrete to pass through. The sidewalls of the plastic frame protect the edges of the lid from damage. The reinforcing trusses reinforce the concrete lid, eliminating the need for separate reinforcement material. | 10-10-2013 |
20150136762 | BOX COVER AND BOX - Embodiments of a box cover for positioning over an opening of a concrete box having an outer plastic shell with a top and a walled section extending from the top, and a concrete filler adhered to a lower surface of the top of the outer plastic shell and adhered to an interior surface of the walled section. | 05-21-2015 |
Stephen L. Monlux, Missoula, MT US
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20120243939 | APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR SERVICING ROADWAYS, AND METHODS FOR REMOVING APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FROM PRIME MOVERS - An apparatus for servicing roadways includes a frame configured to be secured to a prime mover. The apparatus further includes a grinding drum rotatably supported upon the frame. The apparatus still further includes a driving system supported upon the frame and configured to rotationally drive the grinding drum. | 09-27-2012 |
Stephen L. Nabours, Southwick, MA US
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20110247583 | Internal Combustion Engine and Components Therefor - A rotary internal combustion engine includes crank-driven gates to synchronously form chambers for the intake, compression, combustion, expansion and exhaust of a working medium during a high-efficiency hybrid engine cycle. A variety of rotor geometries and sealing apparatuses may work with a rotary engines in the execution of various engine cycles including, but not limited to, a high-efficiency hybrid engine cycle. | 10-13-2011 |
Stephen L. Nabours, Granby, CT US
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20110023814 | Isochoric Heat Addition Engines and Methods - Engines and methods execute a high efficiency hybrid cycle, which is implemented in a volume within an engine. The cycle includes isochoric heat addition and over-expansion of the volume within the engine, wherein the volume is reduced in a compression portion of the cycle from a first quantity to a second quantity, the volume is held substantially constant at the second quantity during a heat addition portion of the cycle, and the volume is increased in an expansion portion of the cycle to a third quantity, the third quantity being larger than the first quantity. | 02-03-2011 |
Stephen L. Oberan, Salem, OR US
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20090078756 | Method and Apparatus for Identifying and Dispensing Currency and Non Cash Media from Automated Teller Machine or Cash Dispensing Device - Disclosed is a non-cash media card that is dispensable through automated teller machines (ATM's), with the card having information that identifies a particular customer and the particular transaction by which the card was purchased. Also disclosed is a process for dispensing the non-cash media card from an automated teller machine, by which a non-cash media card is dispensed through the same mechanism as cash is dispensed, and the ATM is configured to embed purchaser- and transaction-specific information on the card and to read the information to verify it. | 03-26-2009 |
Stephen L. Pentoney, Chino Hills, CA US
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20080203319 | Multicapillary Multilaser Detection System - A system for detecting electromagnetic radiation from samples comprising: a plurality of sample volumes, each of said sample volumes confined within a portion of a capillary column; a plurality of electromagnetic radiation sources; a mirror for receiving electromagnetic radiation from the electromagnetic radiation sources and for reflecting the electromagnetic radiation to the sample volumes; a scanner attached to the mirror; a parabolic reflector for collecting sample electromagnetic radiation from the sample volumes, the sample electromagnetic radiation being generated as a result of interaction of the reflected electromagnetic radiation with the sample volumes; a plurality of filters for filtering the sample electromagnetic radiation; and a plurality of detectors for detecting sample electromagnetic radiation from the sample volumes, each of the detectors being configured to receive sample electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a corresponding one of the plurality of filters and generate a signal upon receipt of sample electromagnetic radiation. | 08-28-2008 |
Stephen L. Pinkosky, Plymouth, MI US
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20130137628 | Dimeric Oxidation-Resistant Apolipoprotein A1 Variants - An isolated oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant dimer includes a first oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant polypeptide monomer and a second oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant polypeptide monomer, wherein at least one of the first and the second monomers comprises at least one amino acid substitution of a tryptophan residue for an oxidation resistant amino acid, or a functional fragment or variant thereof. Methods for treating a disease or disorder comprises administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of an isolated oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant dimer, an oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant monomer, an oxidation-resistant ApoA1 monomer-lipid complex, a lipid complexed oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant monomer, a lipid complexed oxidation-resistant ApoA1 variant dimer, or combinations thereof to the subject to enhance cholesterol efflux activity in the presence of an oxidant. | 05-30-2013 |
20150150939 | Apolipoprotein Mixtures - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a mixture of apolipoproteins. Methods for elevating HDL levels are also provided as are methods for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases and disorders, inflammation and metabolic diseases. | 06-04-2015 |
Stephen L. Pomeroy, Nepean CA
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20080249724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BATTERY CAPACITY ESTIMATION - In accordance with the teachings described herein, systems and methods are provided for battery capacity estimation. A profile table may be used that relates a plurality of battery profile values with a plurality of operating parameter values. The profile table may be accessed to translate one or more measured operating parameters into one or more corresponding battery profile values. One or more of the battery profile values may be adjusted by a correction factor to generate a corrected battery profile value. The available capacity of the battery may be calculated using the corrected battery profile value. The correction factor may then be automatically calibrated by using an estimated battery profile value calculated from the one or more measured operating parameter. | 10-09-2008 |
20110238344 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BATTERY CAPACITY ESTIMATION - A method includes measuring an operating parameter of a battery of a mobile device. The measured operating parameter is translated into an equivalent series resistance (ESR) value. The ESR value is adjusted by a correction factor to generate a corrected ESR value. The capacity of the battery is determined based on the corrected ESR value. The correction factor is automatically calibrated based on the measured operating parameter. | 09-29-2011 |
Stephen L. Scown, Edmonds, WA US
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20100218225 | AIRCRAFT VIDEO CONTROL STATION WITH STOWABLE SEAT - The disclosure provides for an aircraft video control station. In an embodiment, the aircraft video control station comprises a wall mounted control panel, a desktop, a seat that is stowed when not in use, and a cabinet that contains the wall mounted control panel, the desktop, and the seat. The cabinet may have a depth in the range of about 10 inches to about 37 inches, and preferably has a depth of 15 inches. The seat may be in the form of a swing out seat. | 08-26-2010 |
20110139929 | OVERHEAD STOWAGE BIN LOAD TRANSFER AND BALANCE SYSTEM - An ergonomically improved stowage system includes a supporting structure, a bin having a volume with an opening to receive a load, the bin being movable with respect to the supporting structure from a closed to an open position, and an attaching mechanism for attaching the bin to the structure. The attaching mechanism includes a bin pivot axis that is located in substantial alignment with a center of gravity of the bin in the closed position. | 06-16-2011 |
Stephen L. Scown, Stanwood, WA US
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20140233959 | PASSENGER SERVICES SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A passenger services system of an aircraft includes a cabin services system of a passenger service unit in the aircraft. The passenger service unit is associated with a passenger seat of the aircraft. The passenger services system further includes an infrared transmitting unit associated with the passenger seat. The infrared transmitting unit is configured to send signals to control operation of the cabin services system. The passenger services system includes a control unit including an infrared receiver. The control unit is associated with the passenger service unit. The infrared receiver is configured to receive the signals from the infrared transmitting unit. The control unit is configured to control the operation of the cabin services system in response to receiving the signals. | 08-21-2014 |
Stephen L. Seaburg, Sr., Traverse City, MI US
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20160039353 | WASTE CONTAINER TRANSPORT DEVICE - An apparatus, kit, and method for transporting a waste container. In an exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a base member; a latch housing connected to the base member; a cantilever arm hingedly connected to the base member and adapted to be coupled to the waste container, wherein, when the cantilever arm is coupled to the waste container, the cantilever arm is adapted to pivot about the base member between a loading configuration and a transporting configuration; and a latch hingedly connected to the cantilever arm and adapted to slidingly engage the latch housing when the cantilever arm is pivoted about the base member, the latch being actuatable between a latched configuration and an unlatched configuration. | 02-11-2016 |
Stephen L. Seawall, Topeka, KS US
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20140258054 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING - An accounting system is configured to record single entry transactions (e.g., cash receipts, cash disbursements, accounts payable, payroll payable, legal commitments) and to generate, in response to a selection by a user made after the transactions have been recorded, a selected one of a cash basis report and a budgetary basis report. Other systems and methods are provided. | 09-11-2014 |
Stephen L. Secreast, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20150297565 | PHENYLPYRAZOLE INJECTABLE COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to a veterinary composition comprising a fluorinated cyclopropylphenylpyrazole. The veterinary composition also comprises a veterinary acceptable carrier including a triglyceride, a solvating agent and optionally an antioxidant. The compositions are injectable. The invention also relates to a method of treating an animal with a parasitic infestation by administering the veterinary composition to the animal in need thereof. | 10-22-2015 |
Stephen L. Selkowitz, Bakerstown, PA US
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20150266140 | Gas cylinder compression tool - A compression tool suited for aiding the installation of gas cylinders, especially for the underside of fold-and-roll tables. The tool comprises a generally C-shaped clamp subassembly having a lower jaw, an upper jaw, and an arm. A spindle is connected through the upper jaw, the spindle having a spindle lower end. An upper channel member, preferably U-shaped, is connected to the spindle lower end, the upper channel member configured to travel axially along the spindle and engage a first eyelet of a gas cylinder. A lower channel member, also preferably U-shaped, is connected to an outer end of the lower jaw in alignment with the upper channel member, the lower channel member configured to engage an opposing, second eyelet of the gas cylinder, wherein the gas cylinder is compressed and secured within the clamp subassembly and immobilized for installation. | 09-24-2015 |
Stephen L. Selkowitz, Valencia, PA US
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20120319064 | Foldable table lift assist apparatus - A lift-assist apparatus, including an arm having a medial portion, a distal end, and a proximal end. One or more pulleys are attached to a surface of the medial portion. An upright support includes an upper horizontal bar and a lower horizontal bar, and a hinge point is formed medially on the upper horizontal bar. A turnbuckle has a fixed end and a connecting end, the fixed end attached to the lower horizontal bar, the connecting end adapted to attach to the medial portion. The hinge point is configured as a pair of opposing tabs defining a space in which the medial portion resides, wherein a pin can be inserted through each tab and through the medial portion to pivotally fix the arm on the upright support such that the arm can pivot in an upward and downward direction and be locked into a fixed position using the turnbuckle. | 12-20-2012 |
Stephen L. Shover, Millersport, OH US
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20100212608 | RETRACTABLE ARTICULATING ROBOTIC SOOTBLOWER - A sootblower is provided having a multidirectional cleaning range for directing a cleaning medium against heated surfaces in a heat exchanger. The sootblower includes a rotatable lance tube that is selectively advanced and withdrawn along a longitudinal axis from an interior volume of the heat exchanger. The lance tube includes an articulating wrist coupled to a nozzle for projecting the cleaning medium in multi-directions onto the heated surfaces when the lance tube is advanced into the heat exchanger. The nozzle is pivotable about the longitudinal axis and about a second axis transverse to the longitudinal axis. | 08-26-2010 |
Stephen L. Shover, Millerrsport, OH US
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20110061611 | SOOTBLOWER ISOLATION WALL BOX - A sootblower isolation wall box provided for sealing the wall box opening of a large scale boiler to provide sootblower lance tube access to the boiler. The wall box assembly includes a clamping seal assembly having radial sealing segments which are individually actuated. Applying fluid pressure to actuating cylinders causes the seal segments to be clamped against the outer circumference of the sootblower lance tube. During cleaning cycles, the segments are actuated to provide a radial clearance with the lance tube. Preferably, the clamping seal assembly is used in connection with another seal assembly which is relied upon to provide sealing during the cleaning steps. In a preferred embodiment, the additional seal assembly is in the form of a labyrinth-type seal assembly. | 03-17-2011 |
Stephen L. Slatin, Fair Lawn, NJ US
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20090260107 | Coleopteran-Resistant Transgenic Plants and Methods of Their Production - Disclosed are nucleic acid segments comprising synthetically-modified genes encoding Coleopteran-toxic | 10-15-2009 |
Stephen L. Spanoudis, Coral Springs, FL US
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20090218041 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING - A method for forming a housing for an electronic device ( | 09-03-2009 |
Stephen L. Sturley, New York, NY US
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20100273749 | Method for Treating Dry-Eye Syndrome - The subject application provides an aqueous composition suitable for use as an artificial tear solution comprising one or more lipids produced by an enzyme of the diacylglycerol acyltransferase 2 (DGAT2) family and/or the acyl-CoA cholesterol acytransferase (ACAT) family. This invention also provides related methods. | 10-28-2010 |
Stephen L. Testardi, Boise, ID US
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20090037199 | Warranty entitlement of image-forming device consumable item - A first computer program generates a code encoding a date when the code was generated, an at least substantially unique identifier of a consumable item for an image-forming device, and usage information regarding the consumable item. The at least substantially unique identifier and the usage information are retrieved from a memory of the consumable item. Upon a user returning the consumable item for warranty purposes, a second computer program decodes the code to obtain the date, the at least substantially unique identifier, and the usage information. The second computer program determines whether to entitle the consumable item for warranty purposes based on the date, the at least substantially unique identifier, and the usage information. The second computer program outputs whether the consumable item should be entitled for warranty purposes. | 02-05-2009 |
20090086251 | METHOD AND ARTICLE FOR DETERMINING USE OF CONSUMABLE ITEMS IN AN IMAGE-FORMING DEVICE - An image-forming device and method for determining use of consumable items therein includes a consumable item memory storing a substantially unique identifier designating the consumable item as one of a starter item and a normal item. A computer program retrieves the identifier from the consumable item memory and determines whether to allow formation of images using the consumable item based on whether the consumable item is a starter item or a normal item. | 04-02-2009 |
20110170146 | Print Cartridge Output Sample - A system and method print an output sample including print cartridge characteristic information. | 07-14-2011 |
Stephen L. Tillim, Los Altos, CA US
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20100011541 | Handle and forceps/tweezers and method and apparatus for designing the like - The present invention provides a design method and apparatus for a handle providing a shape and structure that fills various regions of the hand except a region in an area over the underlying carpal tunnel. Such design method and apparatus provides for various handles for use by a hand. In particular, the apparatus includes a generally Y-shaped configuration, such as for a forceps/tweezers handle with a working end. The handle can include a radial section an ulnar section and middle section. The handle also can have a radial arm, an ulnar arm and distal leg, with an ulnar end and a radial end for engaging a portion of the hand. | 01-21-2010 |
Stephen L. Tujague, Sr., Covington, LA US
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20110303661 | STORAGE MODULE ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR MODULAR CONTAINER - A storage module adapter assembly includes adapter base plates that are two-person portable, can be installed/removed by hand, and cooperate with existing structures of existing modular cargo containers. Each adapter base plate includes various longitudinal and transverse frame members, as well as first and second longitudinal frame members on opposed sides thereof. The first longitudinal frame member has a first height, and the second longitudinal frame member has a second height, which is greater than the first height. Each of the first and second longitudinal frame members also include generally horizontal flange members extending from a top side thereof, such that when two adapter base plates are appropriately positioned side by side, the generally horizontal flange members on the adjacent sides of the two adapter base plates overlap due to the difference between the first and second heights. The adapter base plates can then be connected together by appropriate mechanisms. | 12-15-2011 |
20140034637 | STORAGE MODULE ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR MODULAR CONTAINER - A storage module adapter assembly includes adapter base plates that are two-person portable, can be installed/removed by hand, and cooperate with existing structures of existing modular cargo containers. Each adapter base plate includes various longitudinal and transverse frame members, as well as first and second longitudinal frame members on opposed sides thereof. The first longitudinal frame member has a first height, and the second longitudinal frame member has a second height, which is greater than the first height. Each of the first and second longitudinal frame members also include generally horizontal flange members extending from a top side thereof, such that when two adapter base plates are appropriately positioned side by side, the generally horizontal flange members on the adjacent sides of the two adapter base plates overlap due to the difference between the first and second heights. The adapter base plates can then be connected together by appropriate mechanisms. | 02-06-2014 |
Stephen L. White, Whittier, CA US
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20140368066 | AIR COOLING OF A MOTOR USING RADIALLY MOUNTED FAN - A motor cooling system is provided comprising an electric motor including a rotor having first and second axial ends, and a stator having first and second axial ends, a motor housing surrounding the motor including an air chamber extending around the motor and axially along the motor length, a motor enclosure enveloping the motor housing, and a cooling fan radially mounted to the motor enclosure and adapted to operatively cool said electric motor. | 12-18-2014 |
20150022041 | METHOD OF COOLING A GENERATOR OR MOTOR ROTOR WITH END DISKS AND A HYBRID SHAFT ASSEMBLY - A shaft assembly includes a shaft with magnets surrounding the shaft, and thermal conducting disks coupled to the shaft, and coupled to two ends of the magnets. | 01-22-2015 |
Stephen L. Zabriskie, Aurora, NY US
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20110120276 | Light Bulb Changer - A device for installing and removing light bulbs. The device preferably comprises a tubular or frustoconical body with a detachable ring positioned proximately to one of the terminal ends. The ring includes a flexible mesh material positioned in covering relation to the opening at the terminal end for frictionally engaging a light bulb of various sizes and shapes. The device can further incorporate an extension attachment for changing light bulbs positioned in elevated locations or means for convenient storage and transportation. | 05-26-2011 |