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20100191248 | ARTHROSCOPIC TUNNEL GUIDE FOR ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR - A drill guide assembly for drilling a tunnel having a fixed, non-zero radius of curvature, where the drill guide assembly includes a housing and a sleeve, or cutting tube, configured to reciprocate within the distal portion where the sleeve, or cutting tube, is configured to receive a bone cutting instrument. | 07-29-2010 |
20110091877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZATION OR ELIMINATION OF DIFFUSION EFFECTS IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM - The present invention relates to systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating diffusion effects. Diffused regions of a segmented flow of multiple, miscible fluid species may be vented off to a waste channel, and non-diffused regions of fluid may be preferentially pulled off the channel that contains the segmented flow. Multiple fluid samples that are not contaminated via diffusion may be collected for analysis and measurement in a single channel. The systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating diffusion effects may be used to minimize or eliminate diffusion effects in a microfluidic system for monitoring the amplification of DNA molecules and the dissociation behavior of the DNA molecules. | 04-21-2011 |
20120058519 | METHOD, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR FLUID MIXING AND CHIP INTERFACE - In one aspect, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for ensuring that multiple components of a mixture are fully mixed in a continuous flow microfluidic system while ensuring that mixing between segments flowing through the chip is minimized. In some embodiments, the present invention includes mixing fluids in a droplet maintained at the tip of a pipette before the mixture is introduced to the microfluidic device. In another aspect, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for creating segments that move through a microfluidic chip with minimal mixing between segments. The microfluidic chip may have an interface chip and a reaction chip. In some embodiments, the present invention includes creating segments that flow through an interface chip and a reaction chip, wherein the interface chip and a reaction chip have separate flow control mechanisms and produce minimal mixing between segments. | 03-08-2012 |
20120058571 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR FLUID MIXING AND CHIP INTERFACE - In one aspect, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for ensuring that multiple components of a mixture are fully mixed in a continuous flow microfluidic system while ensuring that mixing between segments flowing through the chip is minimized. In some embodiments, the present invention includes mixing fluids in a droplet maintained at the tip of a pipette before the mixture is introduced to the microfluidic device. In another aspect, the present invention provides a pipette tip having a ratio of an outside diameter to an inside diameter that provides sufficient surface area for a droplet comprising up to the entire volume of the liquid to suspend from the pipette tip intact. In yet another aspect, the present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for delivering a reaction mixture to a microfluidic chip comprising a docking receptacle, an access tube and a reservoir. | 03-08-2012 |
20120115190 | AIR COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES - Systems and methods for air cooling a microfluidic device using confinement channels to isolate cooling air from exposed liquids are disclosed. The systems and methods may also thermally condition the cooling airflow for improved robustness of the microfluidic device. In one embodiment, the air cooling system includes a split-level cooling manifold including an inlet duct that directs cooling air to a microfluidic device and an outlet duct that directs air heated by the microfluidic device away from the microfluidic device. The temperature of cooling air may be measured. The cooling air may be preheated to a temperature that is higher than an expected ambient temperature. The temperature of the cooling air after being heated by a microfluidic device may be measured. | 05-10-2012 |
20130345711 | ARTHROSCOPIC TUNNEL GUIDE FOR ROTATOR CUFF REPAIR - A drill guide assembly for drilling a tunnel having a fixed, non-zero radius of curvature, where the drill guide assembly includes a housing and a sleeve, or cutting tube, configured to reciprocate within the distal portion where the sleeve, or cutting tube, is configured to receive a bone cutting instrument. | 12-26-2013 |
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20080257558 | Shifting apparatus and method - A device for shifting a sliding sleeve. The sliding sleeve is concentrically positioned within a well, and wherein the well is in communication with a hydrocarbon reservoir. In the most preferred embodiment, the device comprises an outer housing forming an annulus with the well and a power piston slidably disposed within the outer housing. The power piston includes an upper shoulder configured to form an annular chamber and a tubular chamber relative to the outer housing, a lower shoulder configured to form an atmospheric chamber relative to the outer housing. The device further comprises a first latch for preventing upward movement of the power piston, a second latch for preventing downward movement of the power piston, and wherein movement of the power piston shifts the sliding sleeve. | 10-23-2008 |
20110180273 | Tapered Spline Connection for Drill Pipe, Casing, and Tubing - An apparatus comprises a first number of splines located near a first end of a first joint section and a second number of splines located near a second end of a second joint section. The first number of splines extends in an axial direction of the first joint section and spans a circumferential surface of the first joint section. Each of the first number of splines has a base, a tip, and a pair of flanks that extends from the base to the tip and forms an acute angle. Each of the first number of splines are configured to be received between adjacent pairs of splines in the second number of splines as the first end of the first joint section and the second end of the second joint section are joined. | 07-28-2011 |
20120012301 | Electrical Wiring for Drill Pipe, Casing, and Tubing - An apparatus includes a first pin and a second pin. The first pin has a first joint section. The first joint section has first holes extending a length of the first joint section and terminating at a first preload face. The second pin has a second joint section. The second joint section has second holes extending a length of the first joint section and terminating at a second preload face. The second joint section is adapted to receive the first joint section and the first holes match the second holes when the first pin and the second pin are mated. | 01-19-2012 |
20140054886 | Tapered Spline Connection for Drill Pipe, Casing, and Tubing - An apparatus comprises a first number of splines located near a first end of a first joint section and a second number of splines located near a second end of a second joint section. The first number of splines extends in an axial direction of the first joint section and spans a circumferential surface of the first joint section. Each of the first number of splines has a base, a tip, and a pair of flanks that extends from the base to the tip and forms an acute angle. Each of the first number of splines are configured to be received between adjacent pairs of splines in the second number of splines as the first end of the first joint section and the second end of the second joint section are joined. | 02-27-2014 |
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20110238734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LIVE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION VIA TEXT BETWEEN MOBILE USER DEVICES - A method and system for providing real-time communication via text between multiple user devices, the method including receiving, at an application server, a conversation request from a first user device, wherein the conversation request is based upon a selection of a second user device from a contact list that is stored on the first user device, sending the conversation request from the application server to a push server, receiving, at the application server, a conversation session ID from the second user device, if the conversation request is accepted by the second user device, sending the conversation session ID from the application server to the push server, receiving, at the application server, a first datagram message from the first user device, sending the first datagram message from the application server to the second user device, receiving, at the application server, a second datagram message from the second user device, and sending the second datagram message from the application server to the first user device. | 09-29-2011 |
20130268605 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LIVE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION VIA TEXT BETWEEN MOBILE USER DEVICES - A method and system for providing real-time communication via text between multiple user devices, the method including receiving, at an application server, a conversation request from a first user device, wherein the conversation request is based upon a selection of a second user device from a contact list that is stored on the first user device, sending the conversation request from the application server to a push server, receiving, at the application server, a conversation session ID from the second user device, if the conversation request is accepted by the second user device, sending the conversation session ID from the application server to the push server, receiving, at the application server, a first datagram message from the first user device, sending the first datagram message from the application server to the second user device, receiving, at the application server, a second datagram message from the second user device, and sending the second datagram message from the application server to the first user device. | 10-10-2013 |
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20090304826 | Method and composition for dermatoses - The invention provides a method and composition for treating dermatoses by topical application of a composition containing an antihistamine, an NSAID and optionally a botanical medicinal compound. The compositions are useful for skin conditions such as inflammatory skin conditions, including eczema, atopic dermatitis, non-allergic dermatitis, psoriasis and rosacea, or any inflammation of the skin. | 12-10-2009 |
20090306025 | Method and composition for skin inflammation and discoloration - The invention provides a method and compound for treating darkness and/or swelling/inflammation of the skin of humans. An antihistamine compound and a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) compound in combination have been found to effectively treat under eye darkness, swelling and puffiness in particular, when applied topically to the affected skin. | 12-10-2009 |
20110086023 | COMBINATION ANTIHISTAMINE MEDICATION - The invention provides a topical pharmaceutical composition for application to the nasal or ocular mucosa which comprises (1) a pharmaceutical excipient suitable for topical administration, (2) a mucosal adjuvant, (3) an antihistamine drug and (4) a mast cell stabilizer, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, an anti-IgE agent, heparin, a topical steroid or a leukotriene blocker. | 04-14-2011 |
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20120106751 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS MICROPHONE SYNCHRONIZATION - Methods and apparatus related to timing synchronization used in a wireless microphone system to reduce and/or minimize interference are described. A wireless microphone receiver in some embodiments performs open loop timing control based on signals from an adjacent wireless microphone receiver and participates in closed loop timing control of wireless microphone transmitters which communicate with the particular wireless microphone receiver. The closed loop timing control includes instructing individual wireless microphone transmitters to advance or retard their symbol timing so that symbols transmitted by different wireless microphone transmitters are received in a synchronized manner at the wireless microphone receiver. The closed loop timing control allows a wireless microphone receiver to control wireless microphone transmitters to take into consideration their different distances to the receiver and the differing transmission times associated with the wireless microphone transmitters at different locations. | 05-03-2012 |
20120108282 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWER CONTROL AND INTERFERENCE MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS MICROPHONE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - A wireless microphone receiver is used to control transmission power and/or channel configuration of wireless microphones which communicate audio data to the wireless microphone receiver. In some embodiments the wireless microphone receiver searches for available channels, e.g., on a periodic or other basis. Based on wireless microphone receiver loading and interference considerations, channel availability may be determined and channel assignments are made. In some embodiments channel assignments are made based on wireless microphone battery status. Channel assignments to wireless microphones are communicated via a control channel. In addition to channel assignments, wireless microphone transmitter power can be controlled by the wireless microphone receiver. Commands to increase or decrease transmission power may occur as channel conditions change and/or on a recurring periodic basis. The rate of power control transmission may be relatively infrequent, e.g., a second apart in some embodiments, given that wireless microphones tend to be relatively stationary during use. | 05-03-2012 |
20120114134 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND TRAFFIC SIGNALING IN WIRELESS MICROPHONE TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus for controlling the communications between a wireless microphone receiver and one or more wireless microphone transmitters are described. In accordance with some embodiments a common control channel is used for communicating control signals between the wireless microphone receiver and one or more wireless microphone transmitters, while separate audio data channels are used to carry audio data traffic from each individual wireless microphone transmitter to the microphone receiver. In accordance with some other embodiment, a time division approach is used in which there are microphone transmit time periods and control signaling time periods. During the microphone transmit time periods, wireless microphone transmitters transmit audio data signals and, in some embodiment, control signals, to the wireless microphone receiver using separate frequency subbands within a frequency band. During control signaling time periods, the wireless microphone receiver transmits a control signal to a wireless microphone transmitter using the frequency band. | 05-10-2012 |
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20090132034 | Bioprosthetic Valve Clip and Handle - An improved implantation holder apparatus and system for holding bioprosthetic aortic valves for insertion into a heart. The handle system interacts with implantation holder and the valve in such a way that commissure support struts may be retracted by simply rotating the handle which allows the surgeon more room to work in tight quarters to complete the implantation process. Included is a handle system, which can be attached and detached, for securing the holder during application of the parachute stitching and moving the valve into position. Once the valve is in position, the handle may be retained in place, or removed for greater ease of access to the aortic cavity. | 05-21-2009 |
20090259305 | Implantable Prosthetic Holder and Handle - An improved implantation holder apparatus and system for holding bioprosthetic aortic valves for insertion into a heart. The handle system interacts with implantation holder and the valve in such a way that commissure support struts may be retracted by simply rotating the handle which allows the surgeon more room to work in tight quarters to complete the implantation process. Included is a handle system, which can be attached and detached, for securing the holder during application of the parachute stitching and moving the valve into position. Once the valve is in position, the handle may be retained in place, or removed for greater ease of access to the aortic cavity. Once the valve is fully sutured into place the handle may be easily reattached to the holder with an automatic cutting system to cut the sutures and allow the holder to be more easily and safely be retracted from the aorta. | 10-15-2009 |
20100124859 | Compound rotational grip - An improved paddle apparatus for standup paddling of surfboards or like water craft, having a plurality of hand grip portions rotatably mounted relative to the paddle shaft, and a means of paddling whereby the operator can ergonomically paddle with greater power and control on either side of the water craft without breaking either hand grip. A further improvement includes using the handgrip in the position perpendicular to the paddle shaft to determine the blade position by feel and steer with greater torque. An alternative embodiment includes rotation of the grip itself, further reducing the twisting of the wrists and other joints. | 05-20-2010 |
20110291408 | Pipe Securing and Sealing System - The present invention relates generally to a sealing system applicable to a ruptured pipe. The invention has application in water main, and oil and gas exploration. It is particularly suited to forming and repairing wellbore casings which may have been damaged in order to alleviate environmental recovery and facilitate oil and gas exploration. | 12-01-2011 |
20120324947 | Interchangeable Jewelry Bands - A method for applying jewelry especially in connection with functional items such as medical alert bracelets and replaces the cumbersome and difficult to open traditional clasps. The clasps can hold tight, yet allow those without fine motor skills to easily clasp and unclasp the jewelry. | 12-27-2012 |
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20090199878 | TEMPORAL PHOTO-BLEACHING OF COLORED LENS CARE SOLUTIONS AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a lens care kit for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses. The lens care kit of the invention allows customers to visually identify when their lenses are disinfected, clean, and ready to wear. The invention is relied on color change, due to temporally photo-bleaching of a colored lens care solution, to indicate the readiness of disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses. | 08-13-2009 |
20090247443 | ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION OF COLORANT IN LENS CARE SOLUTIONS - The present invention provides a lens care kit for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses. The lens care kit of the invention comprises a colored lens care solution including a colored protein and a proteolytic enzyme. The kit of the invention allows customers to visually identify when their lenses are disinfected, clean, and ready to wear. The invention relies upon a color change to indicate the completion of disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses. | 10-01-2009 |
20090324466 | Lens care methods and kits - The present invention provides a lens care kit for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses. The lens care kit of the invention allows customers to visually identify when their lenses are disinfected, clean, and ready to wear. The invention is relied on color change to indicate the readiness of disinfection and cleaning of contact lenses. | 12-31-2009 |
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20100261623 | Corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising an aldehyde and a thiol and/or an amine functionalized ring structure and associated methods - Provided herein are methods and compositions that include a method comprising contacting a metal surface with an acidic fluid comprising a corrosion inhibitor that comprises a reaction product formed from a direct or an indirect reaction of an aldehyde with a thiol and/or an amine functionalized ring structure. A composition provided includes an acidic treatment fluid that comprises an aqueous-base fluid, and acid, and a corrosion inhibitor that comprises a reaction product formed from a direct or an indirect reaction of an aldehyde with a thiol and/or an amine functionalized ring structure. | 10-14-2010 |
20110077174 | CORROSION INHIBITOR INTENSIFIER COMPOSITIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - At least in aspect, the invention provides methods that include a method comprising: contacting a metal surface with an acidic fluid comprising an aqueous base-fluid, an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, and a corrosion inhibitor intensifier composition comprising an intensifier compound that corresponds to the following formula: | 03-31-2011 |
20110140049 | Corrosion Inhibitor Intensifier Compositions - Corrosion inhibitor compounds including a corrosion inhibitor and a corrosion inhibitor intensifier composition comprising an intensifier compound that corresponds to the following formula: | 06-16-2011 |
20110190173 | ACIDIC TREATMENT FLUIDS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Treatment fluids that comprise a phosphorus component useful for inhibiting metal corrosion in acidic environments and associated methods of use are provided. An example of a method of using such treatment fluids may comprise providing a treatment fluid that comprises: an aqueous base fluid, a weak acid or salt thereof, and a phosphorus component, and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 08-04-2011 |
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20110313404 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING RETENTION STRUCTURE - A stent delivery system including an elongate shaft of a medical device, a stent selectively coupled to a distal portion of the elongate shaft, and a coupling mechanism for selectively coupling the stent to the elongate shaft by inserting a tab on one of the stent or the elongate shaft into an opening in the other of the stent or the elongate shaft. The tab may be deflected from a first position to a second position to disengage the tab from the opening. | 12-22-2011 |
20110319710 | SCOPE PROTECTION FOR ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES - A medical device for insertion through a channel of an endoscope comprises a sheath forming a smooth outer surface over a first abrasive portion of a length of the device. A second portion of the length of the device remains uncovered by the sheath. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319904 | DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING STENT RETENTION STRUCTURE - A drainage stent delivery system including an elongate shaft of a medial device, a drainage catheter or stent, and an interference fit member for selectively coupling the drainage stent to the elongate shaft. The drainage stent is selectively coupled to a distal portion of the elongate shaft by an interference fit between the interference fit member and the drainage stent such that axial movement of the elongate shaft relative to the drainage stent moves the interference fit member from a first position in which the interference fit member is engaged with the drainage stent and forms an interference fit with the drainage stent to a second position in which the interference fit member is disengaged from the drainage stent. | 12-29-2011 |
20120041534 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED CAMERA - Various methods and devices are described for imaging a body lumen during delivery and deployment of a medical device. In one example, a delivery device includes at least one sheath, a prosthesis, an inner tubular member and at least two cameras to allow visualization of the prosthesis prior, during and after deployment without the use of an endoscope. The at least one sheath and/or the inner tubular member includes at least two cameras engaged to the delivery device. | 02-16-2012 |
20140277378 | STENT DEVICE HAVING REDUCED FORESHORTENING AND RECOIL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A stent device includes generally cylindrical rings aligned along a longitudinal axis, and interconnected by interconnecting members. Each interconnecting member includes a first coupling end, a second coupling end, and an elongate portion therebetween. The first coupling end, the elongate portion, and the second coupling end combine in either a first orientation or a second orientation, which are substantially mirror images. For each interconnecting member, the first coupling end can intersect with a midpoint of a transition region of a substantially repeating curved segment on one of the rings, and the second coupling end can intersect with a midpoint of a curved segment of a different and immediately adjacent ring. The interconnecting members can be arranged in rows extending longitudinally along the device. Along each row, consecutive interconnected members alternate between the first orientation and the second orientation. A cover may be provided over the stent device. | 09-18-2014 |
20140324152 | DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING STENT RETENTION STRUCTURE - A drainage stent delivery system including an elongate shaft of a medial device, a drainage catheter or stent, and an interference fit member for selectively coupling the drainage stent to the elongate shaft. The drainage stent is selectively coupled to a distal portion of the elongate shaft by an interference fit between the interference fit member and the drainage stent such that axial movement of the elongate shaft relative to the drainage stent moves the interference fit member from a first position in which the interference fit member is engaged with the drainage stent and forms an interference fit with the drainage stent to a second position in which the interference fit member is disengaged from the drainage stent. | 10-30-2014 |
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20090271401 | System for software source code comparison - A system for analyzing similarities between a first and second corpus or between a set of concepts and a corpus uses natural language processing and machine intelligence methods to replace terms or phrases in the corpus with concepts, determine the frequency of each concept in the corpus, and convert the corpus into a concept frequency file to enable easy comparison of the two corpuses or easy retrieval of items from the corpus that contain concept. Difference analysis and a combination of content and spectral analysis may be employed. | 10-29-2009 |
20120123973 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING A RELATIVE SEMINALITY SCORE TO INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for assigning a relative score to patents within a patent landscape is described, with the objective of being able to compare any two or more patents. A patent is considered seminal if the novelty of the invention is not a product of variations of prior art and spawns a new direction in intellectual property as described by new patents that come later. The method described in this document is one that combines a number of direct and indirect network factors and tempers the method by considering proximity to other patents within the landscape, incestuous citations, and other metric quantities inherent in the patent documents and from publicly available information. The method described is a relativistic model that is generic in that it does not depend on specific success of any individual patent to produce revenue or to fend off exposure to other specified intellectual property. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123974 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING A RELATIVE SEMINALITY SCORE TO INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for assigning a relative score to patents within a patent landscape is described, with the objective of being able to compare any two or more patents. A patent is considered seminal if the novelty of the invention is not a product of variations of prior art and spawns a new direction in intellectual property as described by new patents that come later. The method described in this document is one that combines a number of direct and indirect network factors and tempers the method by considering proximity to other patents within the landscape, incestuous citations, and other metric quantities inherent in the patent documents and from publicly available information. The method described is a relativistic model that is generic in that it does not depend on specific success of any individual patent to produce revenue or to fend off exposure to other specified intellectual property. | 05-17-2012 |
20120239591 | METHOD OF CALCULATING THE MARKET VALUE OF INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for deriving patent market value estimates within a patent landscape utilizing a relative metric score for all patents in the landscape, calibrating said market values by using a percentage of the known market values of patent portfolio owners, for example publicly traded companies with known patent portfolios. This method is based on the premise that the patents owned by said entities contribute to the market values of these entities, and describes a complete end-to-end process for estimating the market values for all patents within a patent landscape. This method also includes a set of steps useful for estimating the amount of revenue some patents may generate. | 09-20-2012 |
20130212030 | METHOD OF VALUING A PATENT USING METRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SIMILAR PATENTS GRANTED EARLIER - A method of valuing a patent using metric characteristics of similar patents granted earlier, whereas said metrics comprise a variety of estimated future characteristics, normalized using estimated future market size. Similar patents are identified using a combination of one or more metric characteristics, for example, patent value estimate, semantic similarity, dependent claim counts, cited patent counts, word counts, patent counts within assigned classes/subclasses, and distinct assignee counts. | 08-15-2013 |
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20110002152 | SYSTEMS, MEMORIES, AND METHODS FOR REPAIR IN OPEN DIGIT MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - Memories, systems, and methods for repairing are provided. A memory with extra digit lines in end arrays with an open digit architecture can use the extra digit lines to form repair cells. In one example, folded digit sense amplifiers are connected to an end array with an open digit architecture such that each sense amplifier corresponds to a group four adjacent digit lines. Two digit lines of the group connect to two open digit sense amplifiers and the other two digit lines connect to the corresponding folded digit sense amplifier. To repair memories including folded digit end arrays, a row in a core array that includes a replaceable IO is activated and a row in an end array is activated. The repair cells in the end array can be sensed by the folded digit sense amplifiers to generate a replacement IO, which is selected rather than the replaceable IO. | 01-06-2011 |
20130010551 | SYSTEMS, MEMORIES, AND METHODS FOR REPAIR IN OPEN DIGIT MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - A memory with extra digit lines in full size end arrays with an open digit architecture can use the extra digit lines to form repair cells. In one example, folded digit sense amplifiers are connected to an end array with an open digit architecture such that each sense amplifier corresponds to a group four digit lines. Two digit lines of the group connect to two open digit sense amplifiers and the other two digit lines connect to the corresponding folded digit sense amplifier. A repair method can be performed on memories including the end arrays with folded digit sense amplifiers. A row in a core array including a replaceable IO is activated and a row in an end array is activated. The repair cells in the end array can be sensed by the folded digit sense amplifiers to generate a replacement IO, which is selected rather than the replaceable IO. | 01-10-2013 |
20130229883 | SYSTEMS, MEMORIES, AND METHODS FOR REPAIR IN OPEN DIGIT MEMORY ARCHITECTURES - A memory with extra digit lines in full size end arrays with an open digit architecture, which can use the extra digit lines to form repair cells. In one example, folded digit sense amplifiers are connected to an end array with an open digit architecture such that each sense amplifier corresponds to a group of four digit lines. Two digit lines of the group connect to two open digit sense amplifiers and the other two digit lines connect to the corresponding folded digit sense amplifier. A repair method can be performed on memories including the end arrays with folded digit sense amplifiers. A row in a core array including a replaceable IO is activated and a row in an end array is activated. The repair cells in the end array can be sensed by the folded digit sense amplifiers to generate a replacement IO, which is selected rather than the replaceable IO. | 09-05-2013 |
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20110313953 | Automated Classification Pipeline Tuning Under Mobile Device Resource Constraints - An architecture and techniques to enable a mobile device to efficiently classify raw sensor data into useful high level inferred data is discussed. Classification efficiency is achieved by tuning the mobile device's raw sensor data classification pipeline to attain a balance of accuracy, latency and energy suitable for mobile devices. The tuning of the classification pipeline is accomplished via a multi-pipeline tuning approach that uses Statistical Machine Learning Tools (SMLTs) and a classification cost modeler. | 12-22-2011 |
20110313954 | COMMUNITY MODEL BASED POINT OF INTEREST LOCAL SEARCH - The present disclosure describes a community model based point of interest local search platform. Specifically, logs of users that store selections while accessing a point of interest application are loaded into a database. The logs are of users that have similar demographic or other community attributes. The logs are then mined for contextual parameters, including, but not limited to time of day, day of week, distance, activity, environment, popularity, and personal preferences. The point of interest selections are then mapped to a multi-dimensional map where each dimension corresponds to a contextual parameter. Clusters are evaluated by a classifier and classes of users of the community are identified. When a user then queries the community model based point of interest local search platform, contextual parameters are submitted with the query, relevant classes identified, and the corresponding point of interest information is displayed to the user. | 12-22-2011 |
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20090095526 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Rod Changes in Horizontal Directional Drill - This disclosure concerns methods and apparatuses for managing drill rods in horizontal direction drilling, among other things. Various embodiments concern a horizontal directional drilling machine comprising a rack frame, a carriage longitudinally movable along the rack frame, a mechanical arrangement coupled to the carriage and the rack frame, the mechanical arrangement controlling relative movement between the carriage and the rack frame, a thrust motor coupled to the carriage such that thrust or pullback output from the thrust motor moves the carriage relative to the rack frame, a gearbox mounted on the carriage, the gearbox longitudinally translatable along the carriage, the gearbox comprising a rotation motor, a spindle attached to the gearbox, the spindle rotatable by the rotation motor and having a distal end coupling, the distal end coupling configured to attach to the proximal end of a drill rod, a vise assembly mounted on the rack frame, the vise assembly comprising a proximal vise linearly and rotationally moveable with respect to the rack frame, the proximal vise comprising a clamping mechanism configured to secure the drill rod by clamping onto the drill rod, a rotation encoder sensor configured to output a rotation encoder signal indicative of rotation of the spindle, a rack encoder sensor configured to output a rack encoder signal indicative of relative movement between the carriage and the rack frame, a float sensor configured to output a float signal indicative of relative movement between the carriage and the gearbox, and control circuitry comprising a processor and memory, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored in memory, processor execution of the stored program instructions causing the control circuitry to determine the relative positioning of the gearbox relative to the proximal vise based on the rack encoder signal and the float signal, position the drill rod within the proximal vise using the determined relative positioning of the gearbox and the thrust motor, determine a state of threaded coupling between the drill rod and a drill string based on the rotation encoder signal and the float signal, and rotate the drill rod using the spindle rotated by the rotation motor based on the determined state of the threaded coupling. | 04-16-2009 |
20090095527 | Devices and Methods for Power Control in Horizontal Directional Drilling - The present disclosure is directed to methods and apparatuses for controlling pump power draw from an engine in horizontal directional drilling. Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a horizontal directional drilling machine that comprises an engine that outputs mechanical energy, a rotation pump that draws upon the mechanical energy output by the engine to operate a rotation motor that rotates a drill string, a thrust pump that draws upon the mechanical energy output by the engine to operate a thrust motor that longitudinally moves the drill string, a mud pump that draws upon the mechanical energy output by the engine to operate a mud motor that delivers fluid through the drill string, and control circuitry comprising a controller and memory, the processor configured to execute program instructions stored on the memory, processor execution of the stored program instructions causing the control circuitry to calculate a rotation pump power draw from the engine, calculate a thrust pump power draw from the engine, calculate a mud pump power draw from the engine, calculate a total power draw based on the rotation pump power draw, the thrust pump power draw and the mud pump power draw, compare the total power draw to a threshold, and decrease mechanical energy draw of each of the rotation pump, the thrust pump, and the mud pump from the engine based on the total power draw exceeding the threshold. | 04-16-2009 |
20090205868 | Devices and Methods for Horizontal Directional Drilling with a Boring Tool Library - Various embodiments are directed to a method and apparatus for horizontal directional drilling with a tool library. Various methods include storing a plurality of operational tool profiles in memory, the operational tool profiles of the plurality respectively associated with a plurality of boring tools attachable to a drill string for HHD and each of the operational tool profiles of the plurality including operating parameters for the boring tool of the plurality with which the operational profile is associated, and selectively displaying the operational tool profiles on a display screen based on user input. | 08-20-2009 |
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20110180461 | SCREEN PANEL CENTER RETAINER SYSTEM - A screen panel center retainer system for a vibrating separatory machine utilizes a center retainer that is provided with a retainer base which is adapted to be secured to screen stringer rails of a vibrating separatory machine. A pair of retainer channel legs form an upper portion of the center retainer and have screen panel edge receiving slots. A locking strip, having a wedging tongue, is used in conjunction with the center retainer. The wedging tongue is insertable into the channel on the center retainer which is defined by the two retainer channel legs. Flow control dams and cross dam retainers are used in conjunction with, and in addition to the center retainers and locking strips. The cross dam retainers are provided with locking strip end receiving pockets, to compensate for changes in the length of the locking strips. The screen panel center retainer system is configured to provide a functional, universal installation of screen panels on vibrating separating machines. | 07-28-2011 |
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