Fromm, US
Aaron W. Fromm, Fort Thomas, KY US
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20130269137 | CLEANING ARTICLE COMPRISING LINES OF FRANGIBILITY WITH MARKED INDICIA - A melamine-based foam block for cleaning has lines of frangibility that separate the melamine-based block into pads that are delineated. A melamine-based foam block for cleaning has lines of frangibility that separate the melamine-based foam block into pads that are different sizes and that are delineated. | 10-17-2013 |
Andrew Fromm, Mission Hills, KS US
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20140095258 | CONSUMER ANALYTICS SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES, OFFERS, AND MONITORS USE OF REWARDS INCENTIVIZING CONSUMERS TO PERFORM TASKS - A method and system are provided for providing incentives and rewards to consumers in return for their sharing of their electronically-derived consumer location data and sharing their opinions and feedback. The system may be programmed to determine parameters of a reward offered to an individual consumer or group of consumers based on or more criteria. In addition, location-derived insights and information reported by the consumers may be used to segment and customize the available incentives and rewards for each consumer. Reward redemption analytics may also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of reward customization. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095259 | OFFERING SURVEY RESPONSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SALE - A system for offering survey response opportunities for sale to purchasers in a survey market system that is associated with a consumer analytics system. A survey response “opportunity” may be an expectation of the system that, if a survey is distributed, a response will be received and represents a chance for a potential surveyor to request that a survey be distributed on its behalf. Using the system, a purchaser may specify one or more conditions for distribution of a survey and one or more questions to be included in the survey, and request that a consumer analytics system distribute the survey in response to detecting that the conditions are met. For example, if a condition relates to consumer behavior, a survey may be distributed in response to detecting, from an analysis of location data indicating geographic locations of the consumer, that the consumer engaged in the behavior. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095260 | TRACKING BRAND STRENGTH USING CONSUMER LOCATION DATA AND CONSUMER SURVEY RESPONSES - Techniques that may be used by a consumer analytics system to track consumers' knowledge of brands and interactions with brands based in part on location data for consumers and responses to surveys that are distributed to consumers based at least in part on location data for the consumers. Such location data may be received, for example, from mobile devices operated by the consumers. A brand strength may represent any suitable measurement of a fraction or share of a market category. In some embodiments, a consumer analytics system may determine brand strength for a business using factors that each represent a “share” of a market category held by a business. The system may additionally track changes in these factors over time. Examples of factors that may be tracked include brand awareness for a business, brand accessibility for the business, brand consideration, brand usage, and brand favorites. | 04-03-2014 |
20140095281 | CONSUMER ANALYTICS SYSTEM THAT DETERMINES, OFFERS, AND MONITORS USE OF REWARDS INCENTIVIZING CONSUMERS TO PERFORM TASKS - A method and system are provided for providing incentives and rewards to consumers in return for their sharing of their electronically-derived consumer location data and sharing their opinions and feedback. The system may be programmed to determine parameters of a reward offered to an individual consumer or group of consumers based on or more criteria. In addition, location-derived insights and information reported by the consumers may be used to segment and customize the available incentives and rewards for each consumer. Reward redemption analytics may also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of reward customization. | 04-03-2014 |
Brad Fromm, Franklin, WI US
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20100164202 | ACCESSORY MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR NON-HIGHWAY VEHICLES - A height adjustable multiple implement mounting system for use with off-road vehicles such as zero-turn lawnmowers. A mount assembly is secured at a forward portion of the vehicle. A space frame extends from the mount assembly and supports one or more ground care implements at a location forward of the vehicle. An electric actuator has a first end that is pivotably connected to the mount assembly and a second end that is attached to the space frame. Operation of the actuator alters the elevation of the implement such that the implement can be moved between in-use and out-of-use positions relative to a ground surface. In a preferred aspect, the mount assembly allows lateral or side-to-side rotation of the space frame and actuator so that the implement can be laterally inclined or pitched with respect to the vehicle. | 07-01-2010 |
20110225853 | Plow Systems For Non-Highway Vehicles - Non-highway vehicle plowing systems are described. The plowing system includes a mount assembly having a lower mount bracket, a plow mount bracket, an upper mount bracket, and an actuator bracket. The lower mount bracket is attached to the non-highway vehicle and the plow mount bracket is pivotably connected to the lower mounting bracket. The upper mount bracket is also secured to the non-highway vehicle and is constructed to engage the actuator bracket at a plurality of positions thereby allowing the plow mount assembly to be operable with a plurality of non-highway vehicles. The systems provide advantages in that the systems are not vehicle specific and are adaptable to different vehicle structures. | 09-22-2011 |
David Patrick Fromm, Meno Park, CA US
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20090107222 | Scanning Probe Microscope with Improved Scanning Speed - A scanning probe microscope and method for using the same are disclosed. The scanning probe microscope includes a probe, an electro-mechanical actuator, and a controller. The probe has a tip that moves in response to an interaction between the tip and a local characteristic of a sample. The electro-mechanical actuator moves the sample relative to the probe tip in three dimensions. The controller maintains the probe tip in a fixed relationship with respect to the sample in one of the dimensions, and causes the electro-mechanical actuator to move the sample relative to the probe tip in the other two of the dimensions along a smooth path to generate an image of an object in the sample in an area sampled along the smooth path. | 04-30-2009 |
David Patrick Fromm, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090107266 | PROBE TIP ASSEMBLY FOR SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPES - A probe assembly for a scanning probe microscope (SPM), a cartridge for a probe assembly for an SPM, and a method of attaching a probe tip to an SPM are described. | 04-30-2009 |
20090139313 | Time-Tagged Data for Atomic Force Microscopy - A scanning probe microscope and method for using the same are disclosed. The scanning probe microscope includes a probe, an electromechanical actuator that moves the sample relative to the probe, an external interface, and a controller. The probe has a tip that moves in response to an interaction between the tip and a local characteristic of a sample. The external interface provides a connection between the scanning probe microscope and a device external to the scanning probe microscope. The controller records scanning probe microscope data measurements, each scanning probe microscope data measurement including a location of the probe in the three dimensions and a label that uniquely identifies that measurement and allows that measurement to be correlated with data generated by a device that is external to the scanning probe microscope. The unique label could include the time at which the data measurement was made. | 06-04-2009 |
Eric Fromm, Eau Claire, WI US
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20140068201 | TRANSACTIONAL MEMORY PROXY - Processors in a compute node offload transactional memory accesses addressing shared memory to a transactional memory agent. The transactional memory agent typically resides near the processors in a particular compute node. The transactional memory agent acts as a proxy for those processors. A first benefit of the invention includes decoupling the processor from the direct effects of remote system failures. Other benefits of the invention includes freeing the processor from having to be aware of transactional memory semantics, and allowing the processor to address a memory space larger than the processor's native hardware addressing capabilities. The invention also enables computer system transactional capabilities to scale well beyond the transactional capabilities of those found computer systems today. | 03-06-2014 |
Eric C. Fromm, Eau Claire, WI US
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20090222821 | Non-Saturating Fairness Protocol and Method for NACKing Systems - Processing transaction requests in a shared memory multi-processor computer network is described. A transaction request is received at a servicing agent from a requesting agent. The transaction request includes a request priority associated with a transaction urgency generated by the requesting agent. The servicing agent provides an assigned priority to the transaction request based on the request priority, and then compares the assigned priority to an existing service level at the servicing agent to determine whether to complete or reject the transaction request. A reply message from the servicing agent to the requesting agent is generated to indicate whether the transaction request was completed or rejected, and to provide reply fairness state data for rejected transaction requests. | 09-03-2009 |
20140250252 | First-in First-Out (FIFO) Modular Memory Structure - A modular first-in first-out circuit including at least three non-addressable memory blocks forming a data pipeline is disclosed. At least two of the memory block including a data storage structure for receiving as input data from a global data bus and a control logic structure including logic for determining whether data should be added to the data storage structure from the global data bus and whether any data within the data storage structure should be transferred to the output of the memory block. The data storage structure of the at least two memory blocks includes a first data input for selectively receiving data from the global data bus and a second data input for selectively receiving data from a previous memory block in the modular first-in first-out circuit. | 09-04-2014 |
20140269324 | Bandwidth On-Demand Adaptive Routing - An adaptive router anticipates possible future congestion and enables selection of an alternative route before the congestion occurs, thereby avoiding the congestion. The adaptive router may use a primary route until it predicts congestion will occur. The adaptive router measures packet traffic volume, such as flit volume, on a primary network interface to anticipate the congestion. The adaptive router maintains a trailing sum of the number of flits handled by the primary network interface over a trailing time period. If the sum exceeds a threshold value, the adaptive router assumes the route will become congested, and the adaptive router enables considering routing future packets, or at least the current packet, over possible secondary routes. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281208 | Associative Look-up Instruction for a Processor Instruction Set Architecture - An associative look-up instruction for an instruction set architecture (ISA) of a processor and methods for use of an associative look-up instruction. The associative look-up instruction of the ISA specifies one or more fields within a data unit that are used as a pattern of bits for identifying data content in a memory structure to be loaded into hardware registers or other storage components of the ISA. Specified parameters of the associative operation may be explicit within the instruction or indirectly pointed to via hardware registers or other storage components of the ISA. The memory structure may be content addressable memory (CAM). | 09-18-2014 |
20140281656 | Global Synchronous Clock - Processor clock signals are generated for each processor in a HPC system, such that all the processor clock signals are of the same frequency. Furthermore, as part of a startup (boot) procedure, a process sets all time stamp counters (TSCs) of the processors, such they indicate identical times. Each blade of the HPC system recovers a recovered clock signal from a synchronous communication network, to which the blade is coupled. The blade generates a processor clock from the recovered clock signal and provides the processor clock to processor(s) on the blade. Each chassis is coupled to a second, system-wide, synchronous communication network, and each chassis synchronizes its chassis synchronous communication network with the system-wide synchronous communication system. Thus, all the processor clock signals are generated with the same frequency. | 09-18-2014 |
Eric Carl Fromm, Eau Claire, WI US
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20140280663 | Apparatus and Methods for Providing Performance Data of Nodes in a High Performance Computing System - In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of providing performance data for nodes in a high performance computing system receives a request for performance data for a node in the high performance computing system. According to the method, a driver in kernel space causes the performance data for the node to be stored in kernel memory. The kernel memory is accessible in userspace via a first system file. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281181 | Enhanced Performance Monitoring Method and Apparatus - A high-performance-computer system includes a statistics accumulation apparatus configured to efficiently accumulate system performance data from a variety of system components, and periodically write such data to processor local memory for efficient subsequent software processing of the thus acquired data, thereby reducing the system hardware and software overhead needed for collection of such data as compared to prior art systems. | 09-18-2014 |
Erik Fromm, Bellevue, WA US
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20090248459 | INTEGRATED MAINTENANCE AND MATERIALS SERVICES FOR FLEET AIRCRAFT USING AIRCRAFT DATA TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF MATERIALS - Turnkey maintenance of a customer's aircraft fleet is managed by a single management service provider (MSP) controlling integrated maintenance and materials services from a central operations site. The MSP converts data received directly from on-board aircraft systems into information it uses to manage maintenance service providers and parts suppliers. The MSP contracts with and manages maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) who perform the maintenance on the customers' aircraft at line and base stations. The MSP either remotely manages part inventories at the customer's site, or manages suppliers who deliver the parts to the MROs. Maintenance planning, scheduling and execution information is exchanged between the MSP, MROs, part suppliers and the customers through a shared data communication network controlled by the MSP. The MSP charges the customer for the maintenance services based on a flat rate per unit of aircraft flying time. | 10-01-2009 |
20160034858 | CENTRAL SERVER FOR MANAGING MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL FOR FLEET OF AIRCRAFT USING OPERATIONAL DATA - Turnkey maintenance of a customer's aircraft fleet is managed by a single management service provider (MSP) controlling integrated maintenance and materials services from a central operations site. The MSP converts data received directly from on-board aircraft systems into information it uses to manage maintenance service providers and parts suppliers. The MSP contracts with and manages maintenance, repair and overhaul organizations (MROs) who perform the maintenance on the customers' aircraft at line and base stations. The MSP either remotely manages part inventories at the customer's site, or manages suppliers who deliver the parts to the MROs. Maintenance planning, scheduling and execution information is exchanged between the MSP, MROs, part suppliers and the customers through a shared data communication network controlled by the MSP. The MSP charges the customer for the maintenance services based on a flat rate per unit of aircraft flying time. | 02-04-2016 |
Galen F. Fromm, North Aurora, IL US
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20110097933 | IMPEDANCE CONTROLLED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A board-mountable connector is provided. The connector includes a shield and an insulative housing with a tongue. Terminals are supported by the housing in two rows and the rows extend from a mating interface to a board mounting interface. The terminals may be mounted to the board via surface mount technology in two rows that are at about 0.4 mm pitch. The two rows of terminals are configured in a signal, signal, ground triangular configuration so as to provide a triangular terminal arrangement that extends from the mating interface to the mounting interface. | 04-28-2011 |
20140020246 | METHOD OF MOUNTING A CONNECTOR - A board-mountable connector is provided. The connector includes a shield and an insulative housing with a tongue. Terminals are supported by the housing in two rows and the rows extend from a mating interface to a board mounting interface. The terminals may be mounted to the board via surface mount technology in two rows that are at about 0.4 mm pitch. The two rows of terminals are configured in a signal, signal, ground triangular configuration so as to provide a triangular terminal arrangement that extends from the mating interface to the mounting interface. | 01-23-2014 |
Jeffrey Fromm, Phoenix, AZ US
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20150348039 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAUD LIABILITY SHIFTING - A method comprising creating, by a computer-based system for shifting financial responsibility for a transaction from a merchant to a transaction account issuer, a digital wallet associated with a transaction account holder, wherein the digital wallet comprises one or more attributes associated with the transaction account holder, confirming, by the computer-based system, the attribute in response to a transaction request, and/or determining, by the computer-based system, whether to shift financial responsibility for the transaction from the merchant to the transaction account issuer. | 12-03-2015 |
Jeffrey E. Fromm, Shamokin, PA US
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20120168702 | RAPID DEPLOYMENT BARRIER - A barrier device capable of rapid deployment and assembly to form a barrier wall. The barrier device comprises wheels so as to be easily transported. The barrier device further comprises connection plates so that adjacent barriers can be connected to one another quickly and without the use of any tools or other components. In one aspect, the invention is the barrier device comprising: base plate structure having a top surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface of the base plate structure being in a first plane; a wall plate structure connected to and extending upward from the top surface of the base plate structure; and at least one wheel having a tread surface, the at least one wheel positioned so that the tread surface of the wheel is at or above the first plane and at least a portion of the tread surface extends beyond the rear edge of the base plate structure. | 07-05-2012 |
Jeff W. Fromm, Phoenix, AZ US
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20120290478 | CLOUD ENABLED PAYMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A comprehensive platform for processing financial transactions is disclosed. The platform is a cloud based and comprises an application programming interface so that application developers can take advantage of the services provided by the framework. The platform replaces many of the expensive, outdated or inefficient aspects of traditional payment processing methods. | 11-15-2012 |
20130179348 | Cloud Enabled Payment Processing System and Method - A comprehensive platform for processing financial transactions is disclosed. The platform is a cloud based and comprises an application programming interface so that application developers can take advantage of the services provided by the framework. The platform replaces many of the expensive, outdated or inefficient aspects of traditional payment processing methods. | 07-11-2013 |
20140198909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DIGITAL NETWORK FOR SWITCHING WEB SERVICE MESSAGES - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING TRACKING OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS IN A SERVICE MESSAGE SWITCHING MARKETPLACE - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 07-17-2014 |
20140293834 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONETIZING SWITCHING OF WEB SERVICE MESSAGES - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING ON CALL PRIVILEGES OVER A DIGITAL NETWORK - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURELY TRANSMITTING DATA VIA AN ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 10-02-2014 |
20140324690 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SINGLE DIGITAL WALLET DYNAMIC CHECKOUT TOOL - The present system and method comprises an improved digital wallet tool. The tool can select a plurality of digital wallets to present to a user to service the transaction. In the alternative the tool can select a digital wallet to service the transaction. The tool can also present additional offers to the user based on the available digital wallets. The tool simplifies merchant integration with digital wallet providers and enhances the customer experience. | 10-30-2014 |
20150372880 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONETIZING SWITCHING OF WEB SERVICE MESSAGES - The present system and method comprises an improved marketplace for providing and consuming services. Using the present system, generally via one or more APIs, comprises a method for integrating value added services within a network of participants, for instance, a payment network. The network can use service switching capabilities to route service calls to and from the service consumers and providers using routing elements defined in a message specification. Network participants can be both consumers and providers of services. The network can route service messages to the appropriate provider depending on details in the message. | 12-24-2015 |
Kelly D. Fromm, Newman Lake, WA US
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20130329565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATIONAL SIMPLIFICATION OF CARRIER ETHERNET NETWORKS - A Carrier Ethernet method includes receiving a request to initiate an Ethernet Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) session at a local device, setting up the OAM session at the local device responsive to the request, transmitting a Protocol Data Unit (PDU) from the local device to a remote device with information related to the OAM session and the request contained therein, and receiving the PDU at the remote device and setting up the OAM session at the remote device based on the information in the PDU. The OAM session can include Ethernet Frame Loss Measurement and can be initiated only at the local device without requiring operator involvement at the remote device | 12-12-2013 |
20140133289 | ETHERNET FAULT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Ethernet fault management systems and methods using programmable Type-Length-Value (TLV) offsets combine software-based Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) protocol support with hardware-based fault management support to delegate generation and processing of OAM protocol messages to hardware devices with the software-based protocol support used to program hardware based on fixed offsets in the OAM protocol messages. The hardware can be designed to be flexible since the hardware can be agnostic to the logic within the OAM protocol which would reside in the software. The Ethernet fault management systems and methods combine the flexibility of software-based approaches with the speed and efficiency of hardware-based approaches. | 05-15-2014 |
Kelly Donald Fromm, Newman Lake, WA US
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20080291910 | Transitioning a Virtual Interface from One Tunnel to Another Tunnel - Packet switch operating methods and packet switches provision a plurality of tunnels on a packet switch by associating each of the plurality of tunnels with a packet switch port and by configuring the packet switch to modify packets relayed by the tunnel to include a transport identifier associated with the tunnel. The tunnels of the plurality relay packets when permitted by a tunnel index. The plurality of tunnels and the tunnel index are associated with a virtual interface. The methods and packet switches also permit a first tunnel of the plurality of tunnels to relay packets by configuring the tunnel index to indicate the first tunnel. The tunnel index indicates only one tunnel. The methods and packet switches also enable a second tunnel of the plurality of tunnels to relay packets by configuring the tunnel index to indicate the second tunnel, thereby preventing the first tunnel from relaying packets. | 11-27-2008 |
20080291928 | Processing Packets of a Virtual Interface Associated with Tunnels - Packet switch operating methods and packet switches assign a packet to a virtual interface. The virtual interface is associated with a plurality of tunnels. One of the plurality is designated a primary tunnel configured to accept packets. Other tunnels of the plurality are designated as backup tunnels and are configured to reject packets. The methods and packet switches also determine which of the plurality of tunnels is the primary tunnel and determine a packet switch port associated with the primary tunnel. The methods and packet switches egress the packet via the primary tunnel on the packet switch port associated with the primary tunnel. | 11-27-2008 |
20100098086 | Preventing Forwarding of a Packet to a Control Plane - This invention includes tools that prevent forwarding of a packet to a control plane of a packet switch. The tools receive a packet comprising indicia suggesting that the packet be forwarded to a control plane of a packet switch. After receiving the packet, the tools may modify the packet to prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane, intercept the packet before it is received by the control plane, or otherwise prevent the packet from being forwarded to the control plane. The tools may also forward the packet from a source port of a packet switch to a destination port of the packet switch without forwarding the packet to the control plane of the packet switch. | 04-22-2010 |
20100098098 | Virtual Switching Using a Provisional Identifier to Conceal a User Identifier - This document describes tools useful in relaying a data stream from a data device to a network tunnel, such as by enabling virtual switching using a provisional identifier to conceal a user identifier. These tools, for example, may use an inexpensive switch module to create virtual switch instances. To do so, the tools may assign data packets to a virtual switch instance by mapping the data packets to a particular provisional identifier and then modifying the data packets to include the provisional identifier. The switch module may then forward the data packets based on the provisional identifier rather than on the user identifier. The tools may remove the provisional identifier before forwarding the data packets to a destination. | 04-22-2010 |
20110085545 | Processing Packets of a Virtual Interface Associated with Tunnels - Packet switch operating methods and packet switches assign a packet to a virtual interface. The virtual interface is associated with a plurality of tunnels. One of the plurality is designated a primary tunnel configured to accept packets. Other tunnels of the plurality are designated as backup tunnels and are configured to reject packets. The methods and packet switches also determine which of the plurality of tunnels is the primary tunnel and determine a packet switch port associated with the primary tunnel. The methods and packet switches egress the packet via the primary tunnel on the packet switch port associated with the primary tunnel. | 04-14-2011 |
Michael Fromm, Lincoln, NE US
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20150052630 | Methods and Compositions for Obtaining Useful Plant Traits - Methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by perturbation of plastid function in plants are provided. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants that exhibit the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants. Recombinant DNA vectors and transgenic plants comprising those vectors that provide for plastid perturbation are also provided. | 02-19-2015 |
20150113679 | Methods and Compositions for Obtaining Useful Plant Traits - The present invention provides methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by perturbation of plastid function in plant rootstocks and grafting the rootstocks to scions. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants that exhibit the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants. Recombinant DNA vectors and transgenic plants comprising those vectors that provide for plastid perturbation are also provided. | 04-23-2015 |
Michael E. Fromm, Lincoln, NE US
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20160032310 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR OBTAINING USEFUL EPIGENETIC TRAITS - The present invention provides methods for obtaining plants that exhibit useful traits by expression of a recombinant DNA methyltransferase in progenitor plants. Methods for identifying genetic loci that provide for useful traits in plants and plants produced with those loci are also provided. In addition, plants that exhibit the useful traits, parts of the plants including seeds, and products of the plants are provided as well as methods of using the plants. Recombinant DNA vectors and transgenic plants comprising those vectors that express a recombinant DNA methyltransferase are also provided. | 02-04-2016 |
Michael Ernest Fromm, Lincoln, NE US
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20100152275 | Drug or Supplement Combination with Conjugated Linoleic Acid for Fat Loss in Mammals - Food, feed or drug combinations with conjugated linoleic acid are described that cause enhanced fat loss in mammals more efficiently than any of the individual components of the combination. Food, feed, or drugs that activate AMP activated protein kinase, agonists of nuclear receptors that bind RXR in adipocytes, or statin inhibitors were found to be more effective for fat loss when combined with conjugated linoleic acid. | 06-17-2010 |
Michael William Fromm, Trumbull, CT US
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20130248472 | POINT OF SALE STORE DISPLAY ASSEMBLY - A free-standing display assembly is provided holding products for retail sale. The assembly includes a sub-assembly having a base, supporting shroud, left and right side walls, and slotted metal spine. An inner sleeve is held adjacent the supporting shroud. Metal shelves with plastic trays are hangable at different heights along the slotted metal spine. A first transparent plastic panel is sized to cover a rear graphic sheet which is removably insertable between the first transparent plastic panel and the supporting shroud. A second transparent plastic panel is sized to cover 5-50% of an upper area of the inner sleeve and is attached to the inner sleeve. A front graphic sheet is sandwiched between the second transparent plastic panel and the inner sleeve. The configuration of the flexible panels readily permits in under 5 minutes to replace rear and front graphic sheets with alternative advertising. | 09-26-2013 |
Paul M. Fromm, Webster, NY US
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20090297186 | FUSER APPARATUS HAVING FUSER CLEANER WEB AND CORRESPONDING METHODS - Disclosed are methods of controlling a speed of a fuser cleaner web in a fuser apparatus, and the corresponding fuser apparatus. The method utilizes a fuser apparatus having a fuser roll and a web nip roll, the fuser cleaner web for cleaning the fuser roll and being disposed between the fuser roll and the web nip roll. The method determines a property of a media to be fused in the fuser apparatus, and controls a speed of the fuser cleaner web based on the determined property of the media. | 12-03-2009 |
Paul Michael Fromm, Rochester, NY US
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20100196034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING NIP WIDTH BASED ON A SCANNED NIP PRINT IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method and apparatus for automatically adjusting nip width based on a scanned nip print in an image production device is disclosed. The method may include automatically inserting a sheet of media into a fuser nip in the image production device upon receiving a signal from a user interface, the fuser nip being an intersection of the fuser roll and the pressure roll, generating a nip print in the fuser nip, the nip print being an image created from the pressure between the fuser roll and the pressure roll, scanning the nip print, determining if a nip width adjustment is required based on the scanned nip print, the nip width being the distance of an arc length created by an intersection of the fuser roll and the pressure roll, and if it is determined that a nip width adjustment is required based on the scanned nip print, adjusting the nip width. | 08-05-2010 |
20100196064 | APPARATUSES USEFUL FOR PRINTING AND METHODS OF STRIPPING MEDIA FROM SURFACES IN APPARATUSES USEFUL FOR PRINTING - Apparatuses useful for printing and methods for stripping media from surfaces in apparatuses useful for printing are disclosed. An apparatus useful for printing comprising a first member including a first outer surface; a second member including a second outer surface; a belt including an inner surface and an outer surface; a first nip formed by contact between the inner surface of the belt and the second outer surface and contact between the outer surface of the belt and the first outer surface; and a stripping mechanism comprising a stripping member disposed internal to the belt. The stripping member is positionable relative to the first nip to vary a pressure applied by the outer surface of the belt against the first outer surface downstream from the first nip. The media are stripped from the outer surface of the belt after exiting from the first nip. | 08-05-2010 |
Richard Fromm, Berkeley, CA US
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20090171577 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING DYNAMIC ROUTE CORRECTION - A computer-implemented navigation method for implementation during a navigation routine for directing a user is provided. The navigation method comprises generating a navigation route. GPS signals are received and position fixes are derived from the GPS signals. The position fixes are stored and compared with the navigation route. A threshold value is determined based on the comparison of the position fixes with the navigation route. An updated navigation route is generated based on the plurality of position fixes distanced from the navigation route a distance greater than the threshold value and an updated navigation route is not generating based on the plurality of position fixes distanced from the navigation route a distance not greater than the threshold value. A mobile device for performing a navigation procedure is also provided. | 07-02-2009 |
Richard Michael Fromm, Berkeley, CA US
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20130054674 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING CONTROL OF MOBILE DEVICE FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS - A system is provided including a non-transitory computer readable storage medium that causes a mobile device to store client states indicating statuses of mobile device functional components. Each client state corresponds to a functional component. A client digest of the client state is stored. A server digest corresponding to a server state and the client digest is received from a server. The server state indicates a status of a mobile device functional component. The server digest is compared with the client digest. A state request is transmitted to the server responsive to a determination of a difference between the server digest and client digest. The server state is received from the server. The functional component is enabled or disabled as indicated by the server state. The server state and digest are stored as the client state and digest respectively. Methods for control of mobile device functional components are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
Stuart E. Fromm, Rapid City, SD US
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20080287991 | ENDOBUTTON CONTINUOUS LOOP FOR BONE TENDON WITH DOUBLE LOOP KNOT - A method of securing a tissue graft within a bone passage includes providing a graft fixation member comprising a closed double-loop having a pair of differently sized loop sections and capturing both sections of the closed-loop within the fixation member. The longer loop section is passed through an opening in the tissue graft then is passed through the smaller loop and thrown | 11-20-2008 |
20110022061 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING TISSUE - Assemblies and methods suitable for knotless arthroscopic repair of tissue defects include two fixation members coupled by two limbs of suture comprising a continuous loop. A unidirectional restriction element that can be a preformed locking, sliding suture knot proximate to one of the fixation members, provides tensioning of the repair. | 01-27-2011 |
20140296913 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING TISSUE - Assemblies and methods suitable for knotless arthroscopic repair of tissue defects include two fixation members coupled by two limbs of suture comprising a continuous loop. A unidirectional restriction element that can be a preformed locking, sliding suture knot proximate to one of the fixation members, provides tensioning of the repair. | 10-02-2014 |
Stuart Edward Fromm, Rapid City, SD US
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20130267999 | KNOTLESS FILAMENT ANCHOR FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for securing tissue to bone, including drilling a bone hole into the bone; passing a filament through the tissue, the filament including a first end, a second end and a length therebetween, the second end having a loop; passing the first end of the filament through the loop of the filament; pulling on the first end of the filament such that the loop travels along the length of the filament and to the tissue; passing an anchor along the length of the filament, from the first end towards the loop and tissue; engaging the loop with a distal end of the anchor; positioning the distal end of the anchor, with the loop of the filament, into the bone hole; and securing the anchor in the bone. | 10-10-2013 |
20140309688 | KNOTLESS FILAMENT ANCHOR FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for securing tissue to bone, including drilling a bone hole into the bone; passing a filament through the tissue, the filament including a first end, a second end and a length therebetween, the second end having a loop; passing the first end of the filament through the loop of the filament; pulling on the first end of the filament such that the loop travels along the length of the filament and to the tissue; passing an anchor along the length of the filament, from the first end towards the loop and tissue; engaging the loop with a distal end of the anchor; positioning the distal end of the anchor, with the loop of the filament, into the bone hole; and securing the anchor in the bone. | 10-16-2014 |
Tiffany Fromm, Canton, GA US
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20080271348 | SHOE SNAP FOR ATTACHING EMBELLISHMENTS TO SHOES - A snap for decorating a shoe with ornamental objects. The snap includes a first section and a second section. The first section is secured to the shoe. The second section is adapted to be received by the first. The second section is also fitted with an ornamental object to decorate the shoe. | 11-06-2008 |