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Bronwyn H. Hyland, Deep River CA
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20130202076 | NUCLEAR FUEL BUNDLE CONTAINING THORIUM AND NUCLEAR REACTOR COMPRISING SAME - Fuel bundles for a nuclear reactor are disclosed, and in some embodiments include a first fuel element including thorium dioxide; a second fuel element including uranium having a first fissile content; and a third fuel element including uranium having a second fissile content different from the first fissile content. Nuclear reactors using such fuel bundles are also disclosed, including pressurized heavy water nuclear reactors. The uranium having the different fissile contents can include combinations of natural uranium, depleted uranium, recycled uranium, slightly enriched uranium, and low enriched uranium. | 08-08-2013 |
Christopher A. Hyland, Foxboro, MA US
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20080318201 | COMPONENT-BASED DISTRIBUTED LEARNING MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE - The present invention provides a distributed learning management architecture that is “componentized” for increased distribution and scalability. Specifically, the present invention provides an architecture in which multiple content servers, delivery servers and/or live session servers can be provided to accommodate multiple geographic locations. The present invention further provides an off-line learning architecture that allows the teachings of the distributed learning management architecture to be implemented on an individual client. | 12-25-2008 |
20100031153 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPATCHING EVENTS TO MULTIPLE BROWSER WINDOWS/TABS USING A SINGLE CONNECTION - An initial browser window establishes itself as a “master” window for an associated server. A master window “cookie” data structure is created by the master window to share state among the windows for the server. Through the initially created master window cookie, all subsequently created browser windows detect that a master window is currently active, determine the master window's window name, and then establish themselves as slave windows through the master window. Slave windows call into the master window to request server updates/events, and provide the master window with their respective window names for future reference, e.g. when the master window distributes updates/events received from the server to the slave windows. The master window uses only a single HTTP GET command to fetch and dispatch updates/events associated with itself and all slave windows for the server. | 02-04-2010 |
Dave J. Hyland, Farmington, CT US
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20160069269 | Vibration Damping Apparatus for Hydrostatic Seal of Gas Turbine Engine - A hydrostatic seal and vibration damping apparatus for a gas turbine engine adapted to reduce vibrations during cold engine start-ups is disclosed. In one disclosed configuration, the vibration damping apparatus is comprised of a temperature sensitive control ring having a relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion adapted to expand quickly at relatively low temperatures to protect the hydrostatic seal during such gas turbine engine startups. At operational temperatures, the control ring is adapted to become separated from the hydrostatic sea. | 03-10-2016 |
Dave J. Hyland, Portland, CT US
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20140178174 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A PRE-DIFFUSER HEAT EXCHANGER - According to an example embodiment, a gas turbine engine assembly includes, among other things, a compressor. A strut near the compressor includes a flow passage through a portion of the strut. The flow passage is configured to direct air from the compressor to another portion of the gas turbine engine. The flow passage has at least one surface feature that at least partially hinders some airflow through the flow passage. | 06-26-2014 |
David J. Hyland, Portland, CT US
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20140003958 | FAIRING ASSEMBLY | 01-02-2014 |
Doug Hyland, Kitchener CA
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20120298565 | FASTENER SORTING DEVICE AND PROCESSING THEREOF - A machine for sorting fasteners that have a shaft with a head attached thereto from fasteners that only have a shaft. The machine can have a plurality of rollers that are rotatably attached to a frame, the plurality of rollers having a gap between each other and generally aligned parallel to each other. In addition, the plurality of rollers can be oriented at an angle relative to horizontal. The gap between each roller is dimensioned such that the shaft of a fastener can fit or fall therethrough and yet prevent the head of the fastener to fit or fall therethrough. The plurality of rollers can have an elevated end and an exit end, the exit end having an opening proximate thereto and dimensioned for the head of the fastener to fit therethrough. | 11-29-2012 |
Dwight Hyland, Brookfield, WI US
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20150192606 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A test and measurement device including a housing, a circuit disposed within the housing, and a display located on the housing. The device includes a first probe and a second probe. Each of the first probe and the second probe includes a probe body, a conductive tip, and a probe wire. Each of the first probe and the second probe is coupled to the housing and in electrical communication with the circuit. The device also includes a first groove that has a first projection and a second projection. The first groove is configured to receive one of the probe bodies, and the projections are configured to retain the one of the probe bodies within the first groove. A second groove is configured to receive the other of the probe bodies. | 07-09-2015 |
Fiona Hyland, San Mateo, CA US
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20110270532 | Systems And Methods For Identifying Exon Junctions From Single Reads - Systems and methods are used to identify an exon junction from a single read of a transcript. A transcript sample is interrogated and a read sequence is produced using a nucleic acid sequencer. A first exon sequence and a second exon sequence are obtained using the processor. The first exon sequence is mapped to a prefix of the read sequence using the processor. The second exon sequence is mapped to a suffix of the read sequence using the processor. A sum of a number of sequence elements of the first exon sequence that overlap the prefix of the read sequence, of a number of sequence elements of the second exon sequence that overlap the suffix of the read sequence, and of a constant is calculated using the processor. If the sum equals a length of the read sequence, a junction is identified in the read using the processor. | 11-03-2011 |
20120011086 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCE DATA ALIGNMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT - A computer-implemented method for classifying alignments of paired nucleic acid sequence reads is disclosed. A plurality of paired nucleic acid sequence reads is received, wherein each read is comprised of a first tag and a second tag separated by an insert region. Potential alignments for the first and second tags of each read to a reference sequence is determined, wherein the potential alignments satisfies a minimum threshold mismatch constraint. Potential paired alignments of the first and second tags of each read are identified, wherein a distance between the first and second tags of each potential paired alignment is within an estimated insert size range. An alignment score is calculated for each potential paired alignment based on a distance between the first and second tags and a total number of mismatches for each tag. | 01-12-2012 |
20120046877 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT COPY NUMBER VARIATION - In one aspect, a system for implementing a copy number variation analysis method, is disclosed. The system can include a nucleic acid sequencer and a computing device in communications with the nucleic acid sequencer. The nucleic acid sequencer can be configured to interrogate a sample to produce a nucleic acid sequence data file containing a plurality of nucleic acid sequence reads. In various embodiments, the computing device can be a workstation, mainframe computer, personal computer, mobile device, etc. | 02-23-2012 |
20120102054 | Systems and Methods for Annotating Biomolecule Data - Systems, methods, software and computer-usable media for annotating biomolecule-related data are disclosed. In certain exemplified embodiments, the biomolecules can be nucleic acids and the data can be sequence-related data. In various embodiments, systems can include one or more public or private biological attributes (e.g., annotation information databases, data storage devices and systems, etc.) sources, one or more genomic features data sources (e.g., genomic variant tools, genomic variant databases, genomic variant data storage devices and systems, etc.), a computing device (e.g., workstation, server, personal computer, mobile device, etc.) hosting an annotations module and/or a reporting module, and a client terminal. | 04-26-2012 |
20120203792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAPPING SEQUENCE READS - Systems, methods, and computer program products for aligning a fragment sequence to a target sequencing. The alignment is allowed at most one gap, such as an insertion or a deletion. In some embodiments, both a gapped alignment and an ungapped alignment can be produced. A selection can be made between the gapped alignment and the ungapped alignment based on a quality value for each alignment. | 08-09-2012 |
20130073214 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SEQUENCE VARIATION - Systems and method for determining variants can receive mapped reads, and call variants. In embodiments, flow space information for the reads can be aligned to a flow space representation of a corresponding portion of the reference. Reads spanning a position with a potential variant can be grouped and a score can be calculated for the variant. Based on the scores, a list of probable variants can be provided. In various embodiments, low frequency variants can be identified where multiple potential variants are present at a position. | 03-21-2013 |
20130091126 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DATA - Systems and method for annotating variants within a genome can call variants from reads or receive called variants directly and associate the called variants with functional annotations and interpretive annotations. A summary report of the called variants, the associated functional annotations, and the associated interpretive annotations can be generated. | 04-11-2013 |
20130268207 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SOMATIC MUTATIONS - Systems and method for identifying somatic mutations can receive first ans second sequence information, determine if a variant present in the first sequencing information is also present in the second sequence information, and identify variants present in the first sequence information are somatic mutations when the variant is either not present in the second sequence information or the presence of the variant in the second sequence information is likely due to a sequencing error. | 10-10-2013 |
20130288902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAIRED END SEQUENCING - Systems and methods for analyzing overlapping sequence information can obtain first and second overlapping sequence information for a polynucleotide, align the first and second sequence information, determine a degree of agreement between the first and second sequence information for a location along the polynucleotide, and determine a base call and a quality value for the location. | 10-31-2013 |
20130345066 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SEQUENCE VARIATION - Systems and method for determining variants can receive mapped reads, align flow space information to a flow space representation of a corresponding portion of the reference. Reads spanning a position with a potential variant can be evaluated in a context specific manner. A list of probable variants can be provided. | 12-26-2013 |
20140051154 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT COPY NUMBER VARIATION - In one aspect, a system for implementing a copy number variation analysis method, is disclosed. The system can include a nucleic acid sequencer and a computing device in communications with the nucleic acid sequencer. The nucleic acid sequencer can be configured to interrogate a sample to produce a nucleic acid sequence data file containing a plurality of nucleic acid sequence reads. In various embodiments, the computing device can be a workstation, mainframe computer, personal computer, mobile device, etc. | 02-20-2014 |
20140080718 | Systems and Methods for Identifying Sequence Variation Associated with Genetic Diseases - Systems and method for identifying variants associated with a genetic disease can include obtaining calls for a plurality of individuals for a list of variant positions. The calls can be compared to identify variants that are found in affected individuals and absent in non-affected individuals. Such variants can include loss of heterozygosity, trans-phased compound heterozygotes, increased frequency mitochondrial variants, homozygous recessive variants, de novo variants, sex-linked variants, and combinations thereof. | 03-20-2014 |
20150094212 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Structural Variants - Systems and method for identifying long deletions can obtain sequencing information for a plurality of amplicons in and around a potential region from a nucleic acid sample. The sequencing information can include a plurality of reads that can be mapped to a reference sequence. Using information, such as where reads map to a reference sequence and relative abundance of reads for the amplicons, structural variants can be identified and a determination can be made if the nucleic acid sample is homozygous or heterozygous for the structural variant. | 04-02-2015 |
20160026753 | Systems and Methods for Analysis and Interpretation of Nucleic Acid Sequence Data - Systems and method for annotating variants within a genome can call variants from reads or receive called variants directly and associate the called variants with functional annotations and interpretive annotations. A summary report of the called variants, the associated functional annotations, and the associated interpretive annotations can be generated. | 01-28-2016 |
20160078094 | Systems and Methods for Annotating Biomolecule Data - Systems, methods, software and computer-usable media for annotating biomolecule-related data are disclosed. In certain exemplified embodiments, the biomolecules can be nucleic acids and the data can be sequence-related data. In various embodiments, systems can include one or more public or private biological attributes (e.g., annotation information databases, data storage devices and systems, etc.) sources, one or more genomic features data sources (e.g., genomic variant tools, genomic variant databases, genomic variant data storage devices and systems, etc.), a computing device (e.g., workstation, server, personal computer, mobile device, etc.) hosting an annotations module and/or a reporting module, and a client terminal. | 03-17-2016 |
Gregory E. Hyland, Atlanta, GA US
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20100156632 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An infrastructure monitoring system and method that comprises multiple monitoring devices and/or multiple output devices. Each monitoring device includes at least one sensor for collecting data, a data storage device for storing the data, a processor for analyzing the data, and a communications device for transmitting and receiving data. The system may also include an operations center for controlling and receiving data from the plurality of devices. | 06-24-2010 |
20100295672 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An infrastructure monitoring system and method that comprises multiple communications devices. At least one communications device is coupled to an element of the infrastructure. | 11-25-2010 |
20110308638 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An infrastructure monitoring system and method include multiple communications devices. At least one communications device is coupled to an element of the infrastructure. | 12-22-2011 |
20150082868 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A leak detection assembly includes a leak detection sensor mountable on a surface of a component of a water infrastructure system; and a communications device mountable on the component, the leak detection sensor connected to the communications device, the communications device including an antenna, wherein the communications device is a component of an infrastructure monitoring system. A leak detection system includes a component of a water infrastructure system; a leak detection sensor mounted on a surface of the component; and a communications device positioned in proximity to the component and connected to the leak detection sensor, the communications device including an antenna, wherein the communications device is a component of an infrastructure monitoring system | 03-26-2015 |
20160001114 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An infrastructure monitoring assembly includes a housing mountable on a fire hydrant of an infrastructure system; and a sensor coupled to the housing, the sensor configured to sense at least one condition of a fluid within the infrastructure system. An infrastructure monitoring system includes a fire hydrant of an infrastructure system; a housing mountable on the fire hydrant of the infrastructure system; and a sensor coupled to the housing, the sensor configured to sense at least one condition of a fluid within the infrastructure system. | 01-07-2016 |
20160049067 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An infrastructure monitoring system includes: a first monitoring device configured to detect and monitor a first condition of a first aspect of the infrastructure and transmit a data signal including data relating to the first condition; a second monitoring device configured to detect and monitor a second condition of a second aspect of the infrastructure and transmit a data signal including data relating to the second condition; a third monitoring device configured to detect and monitor a third condition of a third aspect of the infrastructure and transmit a data signal including data relating to the third condition; and an operations center communicatively coupled to each monitoring device, the operations center configured to receive the data signal from each monitoring device and determine whether the data included in the data signal received from any one of the monitoring devices indicates a problem within the infrastructure. | 02-18-2016 |
Gregory E. Hyland, Altanta, GA US
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20140340238 | INFRASTRUCTURE MONITORING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for an infrastructure monitoring system. The infrastructure monitoring system may include an operations center; a monitoring device, the monitoring device may be coupled to a component of the infrastructure, include at least one sensor sensing at least one condition within the infrastructure, a data storage device storing data sensed by the at least one sensor, a transceiver device adapted to transmit and receive data, and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one sensor, the data storage device, and the transceiver device, the processor may be configured to receive the data sensed by the at least one sensor, determine, based on the data sensed by the at least one sensor, if there is a problem with the at least one condition within the infrastructure that the at least one sensor sensed, upon determining that there is a problem with the at least one condition within the infrastructure that the at least one sensor sensed, transmitting a message to the operations center via the transceiver device, and periodically compiling sensing data stored in the data storage device and transmitting the compiled sensing data to the operations center via the transceiver device; and a control device, the control device may be communicatively coupled to at least one of the operations center and the monitoring device, and the control device may be configured to operate at least one output device when signaled by at least one of the operations center and the monitoring device, and the control device may be positioned within a fire hydrant. | 11-20-2014 |
James T. Hyland, Madison, CT US
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20130022077 | Novel Microbolometer and Pixel Exploiting Avalanche Breakdown - A novel detector apparatus and detection method for measuring temperature exploit the avalanche transition edge, and are useful for contact and remote sensing & imaging and microbolometry of thermal, THz, LWIR/MWIR/SWIR/NIR, and visible light. The invention allows uncooled operation at kHz frame rates. | 01-24-2013 |
Jonathan Hyland, Dublin IE
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20140164073 | Systems and Methods for Analyzing Recognition Data for Talent and Culture Discovery - Embodiments of the invention provide tools for creating recognition moments in real-time and generating recognition network graphs that represent the recognition connections throughout organizations. Recognition network graphs are utilized to transmit recognition announcements throughout the organization, which, in turn, promotes a positive organizational climate and the values of the organization and aides managers in determining employees who are critical to the prior and future success of their business initiatives even when those employees are not within their traditional organizational hierarchies or span of control. The recognition network graph highlights connections between employees that are not self-evident within traditional organization charts. The recognition network graph may depict how business objectives are achieved via both formal and informal employee connections. Embodiments further provide managers and others with dynamic user interfaces containing recognition network graphs, reports and other analytics that facilitate the assessment of employee performance, influence, impact and other employee metrics. | 06-12-2014 |
20140310792 | System and Method for Mobile Single Sign-On Integration - Improved methods and systems for integrating client-side single sign-on (SSO) authentication security infrastructure with a mobile authorization protocol are disclosed that provide clients with secured SSO mobile access to third-party services. Embodiments of the present invention leverage SSO authentication protocols that are utilized at many client-side systems already and integrate these SSO authentication protocols with a mobile SSO authorization protocol, thereby effectively extending the SSO framework to mobile service requests of web services at third-party service provider systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a secure and automated solution which may be implemented in any existing client-side SSO frameworks with minimum cost and time, while providing a lightweight and secure solution that provides users using either native applications or mobile web application to access third-party web services. | 10-16-2014 |
20150188909 | System and Method for Mobile Single Sign-On Integration - Improved methods and systems for integrating client-side single sign-on (SSO) authentication security infrastructure with a mobile authorization protocol are disclosed that provide clients with secured SSO mobile access to third-party services. Embodiments of the present invention leverage SSO authentication protocols that are utilized at many client-side systems already and integrate these SSO authentication protocols with a mobile SSO authorization protocol, thereby effectively extending the SSO framework to mobile service requests of web services at third-party service provider systems. Embodiments of the present invention provide a secure and automated solution which may be implemented in any existing client-side SSO frameworks with minimum cost and time, while providing a lightweight and secure solution that provides users using either native applications or mobile web application to access third-party web services. | 07-02-2015 |
Kieran Hyland, Galway IE
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20110030678 | INSUFFLATION SYSTEM - An aerosol generator | 02-10-2011 |
20120111970 | Aerosol Generator - An aerosol generator has a vibratable plate with apertures therein and an annular piezo which causes movement of the vibratable plate. An annular support member supports the piezo and the vibratable plate. A first electrical power conducting pin engages directly with a first, top, surface of the piezo. A second electrical power conducting pin indirectly conducts electrical power to a second surface of the piezo, by contacting an extension tab of the support member, also on its top side. There is a film of cured epoxy adhesive on the tab, providing excellent gripping force between the pin and the support. The aerosol generator avoids need for soldered joints for electrical contact, and the pins are conveniently mounted parallel to each on the on the same lateral and top side of the piezo and support member. The pins may have multi-point tips for particularly effective electrical contact. | 05-10-2012 |
20130291859 | NEBULIZER - A nebulizer ( | 11-07-2013 |
Kieran James Hyland, Salthill IE
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20160001018 | AEROSOLIZATION SYSTEM WITH FLOW RESTRICTOR AND FEEDBACK DEVICE - In one aspect, embodiments of the present invention provide an aerosolization device for ensuring proper delivery of an aerosolized medication to a user's respiratory system. The aerosolization device may include a conduit, an aerosol generator, a restrictor disposed within the conduit, and an indicator mechanism. The conduit may include a mouthpiece end by which a user may cause inspiratory flow through the conduit. The aerosol generator may include a vibratable mesh. The restrictor may define a plurality of apertures disposed along an outer periphery of the restrictor configured to provide an increase in pressure differential that varies with an inspiratory flow rate within the conduit and to provide a relatively laminar flow downstream of the restrictor compared to upstream of the restrictor. The indicator mechanism may indicate to a user a state of a parameter of the inspiratory flow relative to a predefined desired range. | 01-07-2016 |
20160001019 | LIQUID NEBULIZATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments provide aerosolization device for providing aerosolized medicament to user. The aerosolization device includes conduit, aerosol generator, fluid receiving chamber, restrictor within the conduit, and indicator mechanism. Conduit has an inner wall and a mouthpiece end for causing an inspiratory flow. Aerosol generator includes a vibratable mesh laterally offset from the inner wall. Fluid receiving chamber receives liquid medicament. At least a portion of chamber is tapered such that liquid medicament is directed onto vibratable mesh for aerosolization. Restrictor defines a plurality of apertures that provide increases in pressure differential that vary with inspiratory flow rate within conduit and provide relatively laminar flow downstream of restrictor. Indicator mechanism indicates a state of flow parameters relative to a predefined range. Aerosol generator is configured to aerosolize at least a portion of liquid medicament only when flow parameters of the inspiratory flow are within range. | 01-07-2016 |
Kieran Richard Hyland, County Cork IE
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20100063624 | Monitoring Method And System - This invention relates to a monitoring method and system for monitoring the dispensing of medicaments in a hospital from a portable medicament dispensing station. The medicament dispensing station | 03-11-2010 |
20100188228 | System and Method for Monitoring Hygiene Standards Compliance - This invention relates to a system and method of monitoring hygiene standards compliance in a medical facility in which there is provided a surveillance network having a monitoring unit | 07-29-2010 |
20100195511 | System and Method for Monitoring the Location of a Mobile Network Unit - This invention relates to a system ( | 08-05-2010 |
Kieran Richard Hyland, Blarney IE
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20140368320 | DRIP TRAY - This invention relates to a wall mountable drip tray ( | 12-18-2014 |
Kiernan Hyland, Galway IE
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20100078013 | NEBULISER SYSTEM - A nebuliser | 04-01-2010 |
Mario G. Hyland, Clarksburg, MD US
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20130297973 | Automated Conformance and Interoperability Test Lab - A set of self-service testing tools and processes used to conduct gateway to gateway testing. The system includes a test harness comprising a collection of software and test data configured to test a program unit by running it under varying conditions and monitoring its behavior and outputs. The test harness allows for the automation of tests, and can call functions with supplied parameters and analyze results to a desired value. | 11-07-2013 |
Matthew O. Hyland, Hamilton, NJ US
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20110318718 | BARTENDING KIT AND METHOD - The present invention is a kit and method allowing a user to make a multitude of mixed drinks from a limited amount of drinkable alcohol. The kit includes various standard bartending tools and an instruction set for teaching the user how to make mixed drinks. The present invention reduces the costs associated with stocking a personal bar, while also simplifying the learning of mixology. | 12-29-2011 |
Patrick James Lazlo Hyland, San Jose, CA US
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20140021479 | GAN POWER DEVICE WITH SOLDERABLE BACK METAL - A method for fabricating a vertical gallium nitride (GaN) power device can include providing a GaN substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface, forming a device layer coupled to the top surface of the GaN substrate, and forming a metal contact on a top surface of the vertical GaN power device. The method can further include forming a backside metal by forming an adhesion layer coupled to the bottom surface of the GaN substrate, forming a diffusion barrier coupled to the adhesion layer, and forming a protection layer coupled to the diffusion barrier. The vertical GaN power device can be configured to conduct electricity between the metal contact and the backside metal. | 01-23-2014 |
20140070226 | BONDABLE TOP METAL CONTACTS FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE POWER DEVICES - An embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a gallium nitride (GaN) substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is substantially opposite the first surface, at least one device layer is coupled to the first surface, and a backside metal is coupled to the second surface. A top metal stack is coupled to the at least one device layer. The top metal stack includes a contact metal coupled to a surface of the at least one device layer, a protection layer coupled to the contact metal, a diffusion barrier coupled to the protection layer, and a pad metal coupled to the diffusion barrier. The semiconductor device is configured to conduct electricity between the top metal stack and the backside metal. | 03-13-2014 |
20150102360 | BONDABLE TOP METAL CONTACTS FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE POWER DEVICES - An embodiment of a semiconductor device includes a gallium nitride (GaN) substrate having a first surface and a second surface. The second surface is substantially opposite the first surface, at least one device layer is coupled to the first surface, and a backside metal is coupled to the second surface. A top metal stack is coupled to the at least one device layer. The top metal stack includes a contact metal coupled to a surface of the at least one device layer, a protection layer coupled to the contact metal, a diffusion barrier coupled to the protection layer, and a pad metal coupled to the diffusion barrier. The semiconductor device is configured to conduct electricity between the top metal stack and the backside metal. | 04-16-2015 |
20150340271 | GAN POWER DEVICE WITH SOLDERABLE BACK METAL - A method for fabricating a vertical gallium nitride (GaN) power device can include providing a GaN substrate with a top surface and a bottom surface, forming a device layer coupled to the top surface of the GaN substrate, and forming a metal contact on a top surface of the vertical GaN power device. The method can further include forming a backside metal by forming an adhesion layer coupled to the bottom surface of the GaN substrate, forming a diffusion barrier coupled to the adhesion layer, and forming a protection layer coupled to the diffusion barrier. The vertical GaN power device can be configured to conduct electricity between the metal contact and the backside metal. | 11-26-2015 |
Rob Hyland, Canton, MA US
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20150134377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING AND RESERVING SEATS OR SPACES AT GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS - The disclosure provides systems and methods for planning and reserving spaces at gaming establishments via one or more communications networks. In various embodiments, the user uses network-capable device to provide data specifying search criteria for a desired gaming session, which may include location, time, and game type desired. The system may serve matching, similar, sponsored, or other results to the user, allowing the user to choose or exclude establishments that match location, time, game type, table stakes, or other criteria of the game. Based on the user's selections, the user may pay to make a reservation, or provide a means of payment to secure the reservation. The system generates a receipt for the user, which may be in any of several forms, including a file or image to print or an electronic receipt for display on a network-capable mobile device. | 05-14-2015 |
Robert Hyland, Stoneham, MA US
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20130138511 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO SCHEDULE ONLINE CONTENT DELIVERY - Methods and systems to schedule delivery of items of content selectively to online users are described. In various embodiments, a method of scheduling delivery of multiple items of content selectively to a plurality of online users is disclosed. The method includes determining expected values relating to each user being online during a given time period, and generating an ordered list of the multiple items of content to be selectively delivered to each of the plurality of online users based on the expected values. Other methods and systems are disclosed. | 05-30-2013 |
Robert F. Hyland, Rochester, MN US
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20080211682 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY CONTROLLER AND METHOD - Exemplary embodiments include an uninterruptible power supply including: at least two inputs in operable communication with a plurality of switches; a plurality of AND gates in operable communication with the plurality of switches; a plurality of NOR gates in operable communication with the plurality of switches; a plurality of inverters in operable communication with an output of the NOR gates; a plurality of light emitting diodes in operable communication with the plurality of inverters and the plurality of AND gates, the light emitting diodes operable for signaling a condition of one of the plurality of inputs; and an output in operable communication with the light emitting diodes, wherein each of the inputs is connected to an uninterruptible power supply, the uninterruptible power supply signals a condition to the uninterruptible power supply controller, and the uninterruptible power supply controller signals the condition to the output if the condition is signaled by all uninterruptible power supplies connected to the uninterruptible power supply controller. | 09-04-2008 |
Robert H. Hyland, Foster City, CA US
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20140249101 | METHODS FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION - Disclosed herein is a method of treating a subject infected with hepatitis C virus, said method comprising administering to the subject for a time period an effective amount of sofosbuvir, an effective amount of ribavirin and an effective amount of ledipasvir. In one aspect, the method comprises administering to the subject an interferon-free treatment regimen comprising an effective amount of sofosbuvir, an effective amount of ribavirin and an effective amount of ledipasvir. In a particular aspect, the method is sufficient to produce an undetectable amount of HCV RNA in the subject for at least 12 weeks after the end of the time period. | 09-04-2014 |
Sandra Hyland, Falls Church, VA US
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20080241763 | METHOD OF FORMING A DUAL DAMASCENE STRUCTURE UTILIZING A DEVELOPABLE ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING - A method of patterning a structure in a thin film on a substrate is described. A film stack on the substrate includes the thin film on the substrate, a developable anti-reflective coating (ARC) layer on the thin film, and a first photo-resist layer on the developable ARC layer. The first photo-resist layer and the developable ARC layer are imaged with a first image pattern and developed to form the first image pattern in the first photo-resist layer and the developable ARC layer. Thereafter, the first photo-resist layer is removed, and the developable ARC layer is modified by thermal treatment. A second photo-resist layer is then formed on the modified ARC layer, and the second photo-resist layer is imaged with a second image pattern and developed to form the second image pattern in the second photo-resist layer. The first and second image patterns are then transferred to the thin film. | 10-02-2008 |
20120199288 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTRODUCTION OF AN ACTIVE MATERIAL TO A CHEMICAL PROCESS - A method and system of for introducing an active material to a chemical process in which a processing element including a passive component and an active element is installed within the system and exposed to a chemical process performed within the system. As the chemical process proceeds, the passive component erodes and thereby exposes the active component embedded therein. The introduction of the active component to the chemical process alters the chemical process. | 08-09-2012 |
Sandra L. Hyland, Falls Church, VA US
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20150028286 | METHOD FOR GROWING GERMANIUM/SILICON-GERMANIUM SUPERLATTICE - A bulk manufacturing method for growing silicon-germanium stained-layer superlattice (SLS) using an ultra-high vacuum-chemical vapor deposition (UHV-CVD) system and a detector using it is disclosed. The growth method overcomes the stress caused by silicon and germanium lattice mismatch, and leads to uniform, defect-free layer-by-layer growth. Flushing hydrogen between the layer growths creates abrupt junctions between superlattice structure (SLS) layers. Steps include flowing a mixture of phosphine and germane gases over a germanium seed layer. This in-situ doped germanium growth step produces an n-doped germanium layer. Some of the phosphorus diffuses into the underlying germanium and reduces the stress in the underlying germanium that is initially created by the lattice mismatch between germanium and silicon. Phosphine can be replaced by diborane if a p-doped layer is desired. The reduction of stress results in a smooth bulk germanium growth. | 01-29-2015 |
Tom Hyland, County Westmeath IE
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