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20100110222 | DIGITAL CAMERA FRONT-END ARCHITECTURE - A video processing front-end for digital cameras, camcorders, video cell phones, et cetera has multiple interconnected processing modules for functions such as CCD controller, preview engine, auto exposure, auto focus, auto white balance, et cetera with complicated data flow can be realized and managed. | 05-06-2010 |
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20130185703 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOFTWARE INSTRUCTION TRANSLATION FROM A HIGH-LEVEL LANGUAGE TO A SPECIALIZED INSTRUCTION SET - A computer system includes a processor and program storage coupled to the processor. The program storage stores a software instruction translator that, when executed by the processor, is configured to receive source code and translate the source code to a low-level language. The source code is restricted to a subset of a high-level language and the low-level language is a specialized instruction set. Each statement of the subset of the high-level language directly maps to an instruction of the low-level language. | 07-18-2013 |
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20120060523 | EVAPORATOR COIL STAGING AND CONTROL FOR A MULTI-STAGED SPACE CONDITIONING SYSTEM - A space conditioning system comprising an evaporator subunit (ES) and control subunit (CS). The ES includes at least three evaporator stages in a pathway of air flow through the ES. First and second stages are adjacent and have major surfaces substantially parallel to each other. A third stage is located in the pathway before the first stage. A major surface of the third stage covers the major surface of the first stage in a same pathway direction. The major surfaces are substantially perpendicular to the pathway. The CS is configured to operate the evaporator subunit in at least one of two partial load cooling modes. In a first mode, the CS causes refrigerant to circulate through the first and second but not through the third stage. In a second mode, the control subunit causes the refrigerant to circulate through the first and third stage but not through the second stage. | 03-15-2012 |
20130087319 | AUTOMATIC VARIABLE SPEED MOTOR DRIVE BYPASS - An HVAC system includes a blower motor and a variable speed motor drive. The variable speed motor drive is configured to receive line power and provide modulated power to the motor. The blower motor is configured to produce airflow in response to the modulated power. A unit controller is configured to bypass the variable speed motor drive to provide the line power directly to the blower motor in the event that a measured airflow is less than a predetermined value. | 04-11-2013 |
20130153197 | INVERTER CONTROLLER, METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF AND FIELD-INSTALLABLE RETROFIT KIT INCORPORATING THE SAME - An inverter controller, a method of operating a controller and a field-installable kit. In one embodiment, the controller includes: (1) a thermostat interface configured to receive conventional thermostat signals providing for a ventilation mode, first- and second-stage cooling modes and at least one heating mode and provide relay control signals for an inverter forward start relay, first- and second-stage cooling speed select relays and at least one heating relay and (2) an inverter controller coupled to the thermostat interface and configured to receive the relay control signals and provide an inverter forward start signal, an inverter high speed set, an inverter medium speed set and an inverter ventilation speed set. | 06-20-2013 |
20140020410 | CONTROLLING METERING DEVICES - A metering device may automatically control fluid flow through a valve. A control system may alter the automatic control of a metering device. In some implementations, a predetermined event may occur to alter the automatic control of the metering device. | 01-23-2014 |
20140020417 | CONTROLLING AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS - Air conditioning systems and processes may monitor properties of the system and/or properties related to the system. The air conditioning system may allow operation based on user requests and/or allow stress operation(s) based on monitored properties. | 01-23-2014 |
20140109605 | Pressure Regulation of an Air Conditioner - In various implementations, air conditioners may include a high pressure portion and a low pressure portion. A bypass line may divert a portion of the refrigerant from the high pressure portion to the low pressure portion to reduce the pressure of at least a part of the high pressure portion. The bypass line may be opened automatically. | 04-24-2014 |
20150052937 | CHARGE MANAGEMENT FOR AIR CONDITIONING - In various implementations, an air conditioning system may automatically adjust an amount of refrigerant using an accumulator. The air conditioning system may operate in at least two operation modes including a cooling operation and a reheat operation. The amount of refrigerant allowed to flow to a condenser of the system may be based at least partially on the operating mode of the air conditioning system. | 02-26-2015 |
20150121908 | PRESSURE REGULATION OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - In various implementations, air conditioners may include a high pressure portion and a low pressure portion. A bypass line may divert a portion of the refrigerant from the high pressure portion to the low pressure portion to reduce the pressure of at least a part of the high pressure portion. The bypass line may be opened automatically. | 05-07-2015 |
20150267952 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN HVAC SYSTEM HAVING TANDEM COMPRESSORS - The present invention provides for a control system for operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A controller operates compressors in tandem. In response to detection of a high pressure condition in refrigerant flowing through a high pressure side of the HVAC system, the controller operates the HVAC system with a first compressor on and a second compressor off. | 09-24-2015 |
20150267953 | SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN HVAC SYSTEM HAVING TANDEM COMPRESSORS - The present invention provides for a system for operating a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. A controller operates compressors in tandem connected to an evaporator. In response to detection of a pre-freezing condition of in the coils of the evaporator, the controller adjusts an operating condition of the HVAC system. | 09-24-2015 |
20150338133 | TANDEM COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL LOGIC - An HVAC system, comprising a plurality of sensors, a tandem compressor comprising a first compressor and a second compressor, and a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and the tandem compressor. The controller may determine a first interruption of power to the tandem compressor and identify a sensor corresponding to the first interruption of power. The controller is further operable to determine that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding a tolerance condition. The controller may also reconfigure the tandem compressor, wherein on or off settings of the first compressor and the second compressor are determined based on a required load operation of the tandem compressor and the determination that the first interruption of power was caused at least in part by the refrigerant associated with the first compressor exceeding the tolerance condition. | 11-26-2015 |
20150345848 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LUBRICANT LEVELS IN TANDEM COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLIES OF AN HVAC SYSTEM - The present invention provides a control system for managing lubricant levels in tandem compressor assemblies of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. In transitioning from a partial load that operates a first compressor but not a second compressor of a tandem assembly to a full load that operates both the first and the second compressor, a controller of the HVAC system turns OFF both compressors of the tandem compressor assembly to allow time for lubricant levels to equalize between the first and the second compressor. | 12-03-2015 |
20150362205 | AIRFLOW-CONFIRMING HVAC SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH VARIABLE SPEED BLOWER - Systems and methods are disclosed that involve controlling a variable-speed blower in a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system to ensure the setting of a blower-proving switch to confirm airflow in a building. In one instance, a method involves ramping up the variable-speed blower so that the associated static pressure reaches a making point pressure of the blower-proving switch and then reducing the power to a desired power level. The method may also include maintaining the power level above a breaking point pressure. Other systems and methods are presented. | 12-17-2015 |
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20080286860 | CANCER SPECIFIC PROMOTERS - The present invention regards cancer-specific control sequences that direct expression of a polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic gene product for treatment of the cancer. Specifically, the invention encompasses breast cancer-, prostate cancer-, and pancreatic cancer-specific control sequences. Two breast cancer-specific sequences utilize specific regions of topoisomerase IIα and transferrin receptor promoters, particularly in combination with an enhancer. The prostate cancer-specific and pancreatic cancer-specific control sequences utilize composites of tissue-specific control sequences, a two-step transcription amplification sequence, and a post-transcriptional control sequence. In more particular embodiments, these polynucleotides are administered in combination with liposomes. | 11-20-2008 |
20080318231 | 14-3-3 ZETA OVER-EXPRESSION AS A POOR PROGNOSIS FACTOR, AND A THERAPEUTIC TARGET IN MULTIPLE CANCER TYPE - Methods of determining prognosis in a subject with a hyperproliferative disease, including determining expression and/or function of 14-3-3 zeta in the subject, are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of making a pharmaceutical agent that modulates apoptosis, including the steps of obtaining one or more candidate, testing the one or more candidate substances to determine their ability to modulate the expression and/or function of 14-3-3 zeta, selecting a candidate substance determined to modulate the expression and/or function of 14-3-3 zeta, and making a pharmaceutical composition that includes the selected candidate substance. In addition, methods of treating a subject with a hyperproliferative disease, including making a pharmaceutical agent by the methods set forth herein, and administering the pharmaceutical agent to a subject, are disclosed. The hyperproliferative disease can be cancer, such as breast cancer. | 12-25-2008 |
20090075885 | ANTITUMOR EFFECT OF MUTANT BIK - The present invention regards mutant forms of Bik that comprise anti-cell proliferation and/or pro-apoptotic activities. In particular embodiments, the Bik polypeptides comprise a substitution at Thr33 and Ser35 and, in some embodiments, phosphorylation at these sites is inhibited. In more particular embodiments, these forms are useful for cancer therapy, particularly when administered in combination with liposomes. In embodiments wherein a mutant Bik polynucleotide is administered for cancer therapy, the polynucleotide may be regulated in a tissue-specific manner. | 03-19-2009 |
20090192101 | CANCER-SPECIFIC PROMOTERS - The present invention regards cancer-specific control sequences that direct expression of a polynucleotide encoding a therapeutic gene product for treatment of the cancer. Specifically, the invention encompasses breast cancer-specific and ovarian cancer-specific control sequences. Two breast cancer-specific sequences utilize specific regions of fatty acid synthase and claudin 4 promoters, particularly in combination with a two-step transcription amplification sequence and/or a post-transcriptional control sequence. Two ovarian cancer-specific sequences utilize specific regions of hTERT and survivin promoters, particularly in combination with a two-step transcription amplification sequence and/or a post-transcriptional control sequence. In more particular embodiments, these polynucleotides are administered in combination with liposomes. | 07-30-2009 |
20110020431 | ANTITUMOR EFFECT OF MUTANT BIK - The present invention regards mutant forms of Bik that comprise anti-cell proliferation and/or pro-apoptotic activities. In particular embodiments, the Bik polypeptides comprise a substitution at Thr33 and Ser35 and, in some embodiments, phosphorylation at these sites is inhibited. In more particular embodiments, these forms are useful for cancer therapy, particularly when administered in combination with liposomes. In embodiments wherein a mutant Bik polynucleotide is administered for cancer therapy, the polynucleotide may be regulated in a tissue-specific manner. | 01-27-2011 |
20120070846 | METHODS FOR DETECTING MOLECULE-MOLECULE INTERACTIONS WITH A SINGLE DETECTION CHANNEL - A single molecule or molecule complex detection method is disclosed in certain aspects, comprising nano- or micro-fluidic channels. | 03-22-2012 |
20150017651 | PERSONALIZED MEDICINE FOR THE PREDICTION OF THERAPY TARGETING THE HEDGEHOG PATHWAY - Methods and composition for tumor therapy, especially esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), are described. For example, in certain aspects methods for determining Hedgehog and mTOR signaling pathway status to select patients for administering a combination therapy of Hedgehog and mTOR signaling inhibitors are described. Furthermore, the invention provides compositions that involve testing kits for determining signaling status. | 01-15-2015 |