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20130325738 | LOCATION SERVICE FOR PHYSICAL DELIVERY - Methods, apparatuses and storage medium associated with providing location service, are disclosed. In various embodiments, a method may include receiving, by a location server, location information associated with a user of a mobile device or a party associated with user; and receiving, by the location server, from a delivery service server, a request for the location information. The request may include a credential indicative of eligibility of the delivery service server to receive the requested location information. The method may further include providing, by the location server, to the delivery service server, the location information, on confirmation of the eligibility of the delivery service server based at least in part on the credential. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140025941 | PROVIDING AN IMMUTABLE ANTIVIRUS PAYLOAD FOR INTERNET READY COMPUTE NODES - In one embodiment, a method includes initializing a portion of a computing system in a pre-boot environment using a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in a non-volatile storage of the computing system, launching a boot manager to enable a launch of an operating system (OS) payload, and if the OS payload is not successfully launched, executing an OS payload portion and an antivirus stack stored in the non-volatile storage to restore an integrity of the mass storage. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-23-2014 |
20140068275 | Measuring Platform Components With A Single Trusted Platform Module - In accordance with some embodiments, a single trusted platform module per platform may be used to handle conventional trusted platform tasks as well as those that would arise prior to the existence of a primary trusted platform module in conventional systems. Thus one single trusted platform module may handle measurements of all aspects of the platform including the baseboard management controller. In some embodiments, a management engine image is validated using a read only memory embedded in a chipset such as a platform controller hub, as the root of trust. Before the baseboard management controller (BMC) is allowed to boot, it must validate the integrity of its flash memory. But the BMC image may be stored in a memory coupled to a platform controller hub (PCH) in a way that it can be validated by the PCH. | 03-06-2014 |
20160065573 | Trusted Application Migration Across Computer Nodes - An embodiment includes a secure and stable method for sending information across a compute continuum. For example, the method may include executing an application (e.g., video player) on a first node (e.g., tablet) with a desire to perform “context migration” to a second node (e.g., desktop). This may allow a user to watch a movie on the tablet, stop watching the movie, and then resume watching the movie from the desktop. To do so in a secure and stable manner, the first node may request security and performance credentials from the second node. If both credential sets satisfy thresholds, the first node may transfer content (e.g., encrypted copy of a movie) and state information (e.g., placeholder indicating where the movie was when context transfer began). The second node may then allow the user to resume his or her movie watching from the desktop. Other embodiments are described herein. | 03-03-2016 |
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20090003778 | Fiber optic cable assembly - A fiber optic cable assembly comprising a fiber optic cable having a plurality of optical fibers disposed within a cable sheath and having an access point through the cable sheath for accessing and preterminating at least one of the plurality of optical fibers, at least one tether attached about the access point, the at least one tether having at least one optical fiber disposed within a cable sheath, and a flexible closure substantially encapsulating the access point, a portion of the fiber optic cable and a portion of the at least one tether. At least one preterminated fiber of the fiber optic cable is spliced to the at least one optical fiber of the at least one tether, and spliced together fiber portions of the at least one preterminated fiber and the at least one tether optical fiber are not maintained within a splice tube. | 01-01-2009 |
20120252244 | ADAPTER PLATE FOR SECURING AN ADAPTER TO A SURFACE - An adapter plate assembly includes an adapter for mating two connectors and an adapter plate. The adapter includes a first end and a second end and a passage therethrough. The adapter further includes an adapter footprint and an adapter flange. The first end has an external threaded portion and the second end has an external threaded portion. The adapter is adapted to receive a ruggedized connector in the first and a multi-fiber connector in the second end. The adapter plate includes an aperture for receiving at least a portion of the adapter, a footprint receiving portion for receiving at least a portion of the adapter footprint, a flange receiving portion for receiving the adapter flange, and an attachment feature. A method of assembling the adapter plate and mounting the adapter plate to a non-standard wall is described. | 10-04-2012 |
20130336618 | OPTICAL FIBER AND COMPOSITE INORGANIC FERRULE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A pre-terminated optical fiber assembly with a ferrule having front and rear opposed faces and at least one fiber bore defined longitudinally therethrough includes a glass optical fiber is disposed within the at least one fiber bore with the fiber fused to the ferrule at a location at least 1 mm deep inside the bore. A method for fusing is also disclosed. The ferrule 14 is desirably composed of an inorganic composite material, the composite comprising a material gradient from at least 75% by volume of a first inorganic material to at least 75% by volume of second inorganic material in the radially inward direction, where the first inorganic material has a fracture toughness of at least 1 MPa•m | 12-19-2013 |
20130343709 | FERRULE ASSEMBLIES EMPLOYING MECHANICAL INTERFACES FOR OPTICAL FIBERS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein include ferrule assemblies employing mechanical interfaces for optical fibers and related component and methods. The ferrule assemblies may be used in fiber optic connectors to precisely position the optical fiber relative to the ferrule to facilitate an optical connection with another optical device. In certain embodiments disclosed herein, the ferrule assemblies include a ferrule that includes an inner surface forming a ferrule bore. Each of the ferrules may also include an end portion of an optical fiber disposed in the ferrule bore. The inner surface of the ferrule bore abuts against an outer surface of the optical fiber to form a mechanical interface. In this manner, the mechanical interface secures the optical fiber within the ferrule bore and precisely positioned relative to the ferrule. This mechanical interface may eliminate the need for epoxy or other means to secure the optical fiber within the ferrule bore. | 12-26-2013 |
20130343710 | SIMULTANEOUS THERMAL FORMING OF FERRULE AND OPTICAL FIBER IN A FERRULE ASSEMBLY TO THERMALLY FORM AN OPTICAL SURFACE IN THE FERRULE ASSEMBLY, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS, FIBER CONNECTORS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS - Simultaneous thermal forming of a ferrule and optical fiber as part of a ferrule assembly to thermally form an optical surface in the ferrule assembly. Related fiber optic components, connectors, assemblies, and methods are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the ferrule assembly is comprised of a ferrule and an optical fiber having an end portion extending from an end face of the ferrule. The ferrule may be made from a material or material composition having the same or similar thermal energy absorption characteristics as the optical fiber disposed in the ferrule. Thus, when the end face of the ferrule and an end portion of an optical fiber are simultaneously exposed to a wavelength(s) of a laser beam emitted by a laser, at least a portion of the end face of the ferrule and end portion of the optical fiber are both thermally formed together to form an optical surface. | 12-26-2013 |
20140105545 | GRADED COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE FERRULE - A ferrule for optical waveguides includes an exterior and an interior of the ferrule. The interior of the ferrule has a bore defined therein that is configured to receive an optical waveguide. Material of the ferrule is such that the material changes from the interior to the exterior of the ferrule, where the thermal expansion coefficient of the material transitions from less than 30×10−7/° C. at the interior of the ferrule to greater than 70×10−7/° C. at the exterior of the ferrule. The thermal expansion coefficient of the material may change by way of discrete layers in the material between the interior and exterior of the ferrule. | 04-17-2014 |
20140332510 | COATING REMOVAL SYSTEMS FOR OPTICAL FIBERS - Coating removal systems for optical fibers are disclosed. Related methods and optical fibers processed with these methods and coating removal systems are also disclosed. An optical fiber includes a glass fiber, having a cladding and core, surrounded by a protective coating which does not contribute to the optical performance of the optical fiber. By removing the coating at an end portion of the optical fiber, the end portion may be precisely positioned and secured to enable reliable optical communications. A laser beam may be directed at the protective coating to remove the protective coating by one or more ablating, melting, vaporizing, and/or thermal decomposing processes. The optical fiber may also be optionally cleaved. In this manner, the coating may be efficiently removed while retaining at least fifty percent of the tensile strength of the optical fiber. | 11-13-2014 |
20150219860 | METHODS OF SECURING ONE OR MORE OPTICAL FIBERS TO A FERRULE - A method of securing an optical fiber to a ferrule involves heating the ferrule to cause thermal expansion. A ferrule bore of the ferrule increases in diameter as a result of the thermal expansion, and an optical fiber is inserted into the ferrule bore. The ferrule is then cooled so that the ferrule bore decreases in diameter and forms a mechanical interface with the optical fiber. Finally, the optical fiber is fused to the ferrule by irradiating the optical fiber and the ferrule with laser energy. | 08-06-2015 |
20150219861 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH ADHESIVE MATERIAL - An optical fiber connector includes a ferrule configured to receive an optical fiber. The ferrule has a fiber bore and a storage location interior to the ferrule and adjacent to the fiber bore. The storage location comprises a funnel-shaped portion that is directed toward the fiber bore. An adhesive material is positioned in the storage location of the ferrule. The adhesive material is a dry and solid material. | 08-06-2015 |
20150241638 | PRETERMINATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR SUB-ASSEMBLIES, AND RELATED FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS, CABLE ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS - Embodiments disclosed herein include pre-terminated fiber optic connector sub-assemblies, and related fiber optic connectors, cables, and methods. In certain embodiments, an optical fiber stub is pre-installed in a ferrule bore of a ferrule of a fiber optic connector sub-assembly, to provide the pre-terminated fiber optic connector sub-assembly. The optical fiber stub can be pre-installed in the ferrule bore prior to termination of the fiber optic connector sub-assembly. Because the pre-terminated optical fiber stub disposed in the ferrule bore is not directly accessible through a ferrule body of the ferrule when a field optical fiber is disposed in the ferrule bore for fusion splicing, the ferrule has properties that allow thermal energy to be directed through the ferrule body into the ferrule bore. In this manner, the optical fiber stub pre-installed in the ferrule bore can be fusion spliced with the field optical fiber to terminate a fiber optic cable. | 08-27-2015 |
20150277048 | OPTICAL FIBERS HAVING COATINGS REMOVED THEREFROM AND RELATED METHODS - An optical fiber includes a glass fiber, having a cladding and core, surrounded by a polymer coating. Some of the coating is removed by a laser beam so that the optical fiber comprises a first lengthwise portion covered by the coating and a second lengthwise portion where the coating is not present on at least ninety-five (95) percent of an exterior surface of the second lengthwise portion. A microstructure of the polymer coating, adjacent to the second lengthwise portion on the first lengthwise portion, tapers at an angle such that a thickness of the polymer coating decreases toward the second lengthwise portion as a function of proximity to the second lengthwise portion. The optical fiber may also be optionally cleaved with the laser beam. | 10-01-2015 |
20150301292 | METHODS OF TERMINATING ONE OR MORE OPTICAL FIBERS - A method of terminating an optical fiber involves providing a ferrule having a front end, a rear end, a ferrule bore extending between the front and rear ends, and a bonding agent disposed in at least a portion of the ferrule bore. The method also involves applying energy to heat the bonding agent. An end section of an optical fiber is inserted into the ferrule bore and through the bonding agent when the bonding agent is heated. The end section of the optical fiber includes a primary coating prior to insertion into the ferrule bore. During insertion of the end section of the optical fiber through the bonding agent, the heated bonding agent thermally removes at least a portion of the primary coating during so that the optical fiber can be secured in the ferrule bore with the bonding agent. | 10-22-2015 |
20150309268 | OPTICAL FIBER AND COMPOSITE INORGANIC FERRULE ASSEMBLIES - A pre-terminated optical fiber assembly with a ferrule having front and rear opposed faces and at least one fiber bore defined longitudinally therethrough includes a glass optical fiber is disposed within the at least one fiber bore with the fiber fused to the ferrule at a location at least 1 mm deep inside the bore. A method for fusing is also disclosed. The ferrule | 10-29-2015 |
20160061690 | NON-CONTACT METHOD OF MEASURING INSERTION LOSS IN OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS USING ACTIVE ALIGNMENT - A non-contact method of measuring an insertion loss of a device-under-test (DUT) connector is disclosed. The method includes arranging the DUT connector and a reference connector so that their respective ferrule ends are confronting and spaced apart. The method also includes moving the reference and DUT connectors closer together while measuring the insertion loss and while also actively maintaining alignment of the first and second ferrules using a position measurement system. The insertion loss for the DUT connector is obtained by estimating a value for the insertion loss at a position where the end faces of the reference and connector ferrules would come into contact. | 03-03-2016 |
20160062054 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR WITH ADHESIVE MATERIAL - An optical fiber connector preloaded with an adhesive is provided. The optical connector includes a body having a passage with a first section extending inwardly from a first face of the body, a second section extending inwardly from a second face from the body, and a transition section located between the first section and the second section. The first section of the passage has a first width and the second section of the passage has a second width that is less than the first width. An adhesive composition is located within the transition section of the passage and is configured to bind an optical fiber to an inner surface of the second section following melting and solidification of the adhesive composition. | 03-03-2016 |
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20150292856 | METHOD, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING AN ATTACHMENT OF AN ELECTRONIC PATCH - An electronic sensor patch includes a capacitive sensor configured to detect when the electronic sensor patch is applied to a patient. A processor may be powered down for a predetermined time interval in response to determining that the electronic patch is not in close proximity to a body. The electronic sensor patch may be activated in response to determining that the electronic patch is in close proximity to the body. The capacitance sensor may be used to determine whether the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to a body by measuring capacitance of the capacitance sensor, comparing the measured capacitance to a threshold, and determining that the electronic sensor patch is in close proximity to a body in response to the measured capacitance of the capacitance sensor being more than the threshold. | 10-15-2015 |
20150323984 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR EXTENDING BATTERY LIFE IN MOBILE APPLICATIONS - In one embodiment, an electronic device comprises an oscillator configured to generate an oscillator signal, and a timing circuit configured to generate a count value based on the oscillator signal, to compare the count value with a first compare value, to determine a first expiry event upon the count value matching the first compare value, and to generate a first wakeup signal in response to the first expiry event. The electronic device also comprises a battery pass circuit configured to receive the first wakeup signal, and to couple a power source to a main device in response to the first wakeup signal to power on the main device. The electronic device further comprises a state sequencing circuit configured to store a state of the main device, and an interface circuit configured to communicate the stored state to the main device. | 11-12-2015 |
20150366149 | Method and Apparatus to Improve Crop Yields and Increase Irrigation Efficiency in Agriculture - An irrigation control system is described for optimizing water used for growing crops. The irrigation control system uses a moisture sensor to measure soil moisture by measuring directly the relative phase velocities of different modes of propagation along a metallic structure mounted to a dielectric substrate. The average phase velocity is a function of the water content of the soil. The water content measurement is then transmitted to a central controller which then, through a set of heuristic algorithms, regulates the water distributed to the soil in a spatial and temporal manner. | 12-24-2015 |
20160082208 | Inhaler With Orientation Sensor - Various embodiments include an inhaler for oral delivery of medication that includes an actuation detector configured to provide an actuation signal in response to release of the medication from the inhaler, and an accelerometer configured to measure an orientation of the inhaler. The inhaler may include a processor, coupled to the actuation detector and the accelerometer, configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations to determine a quality of use of the inhaler based on the actuation signal provided by the actuation detector and the orientation of the inhaler measured by the accelerometer. | 03-24-2016 |
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20120041432 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Subcutaneous Histological Features - A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses to permanently affect the undesirable features. The frequency chosen preferentially interacts with the target as opposed to adjacent tissue, and the microwave energy is delivered as a short pulse causing minimal discomfort and side effects. By distributing microwave energy at the skin over an area and adjusting power and frequency, different conditions, such as hirsuitism and telangiectasia, can be effectively treated. | 02-16-2012 |
20130066406 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Subcutaneous Histological Features - A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses to permanently affect the undesirable features. The frequency chosen preferentially interacts with the target as opposed to adjacent tissue, and the microwave energy is delivered as a short pulse causing minimal discomfort and side effects. By distributing microwave energy at the skin over an area and adjusting power and frequency, different conditions, such as hirsuitism and telangiectasia, can be effectively treated. | 03-14-2013 |
20140378959 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Subcutaneous Histological Features - A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses to permanently affect the undesirable features. The frequency chosen preferentially interacts with the target as opposed to adjacent tissue, and the microwave energy is delivered as a short pulse causing minimal discomfort and side effects. By distributing microwave energy at the skin over an area and adjusting power and frequency, different conditions, such as hirsuitism and telangiectasia, can be effectively treated. | 12-25-2014 |
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20090218329 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED SELECTION OF A SET OF CANDIDATE WELD GUNS INCLUDING ORIENTATIONS OF THE SELECTED GUNS - The disclosure relates to the automatic selection of a set of candidate weld guns and candidate orientations for the weld guns from a library of existing weld guns. Minimum values for weld points and test orientations are calculated. The calculated minimum values are added to the library. As each point is added to the library, the set of weld guns that are candidates for the weld point at the tested orientation may be efficiently retrieved, and a matrix of candidate weld guns and orientations is produced. | 09-03-2009 |
20100023150 | Method of Optimizing Weld Design for Concurrent Consideration of Performance and Manufacturing Requirements - A method of weld design for a work piece is provided. The work piece may be a unitary piece or a multi-component piece. The method includes determining a manufacturing feasible region of the work piece satisfying one or more predetermined manufacturing requirements including accessibility of welding components. The method includes determining a performance feasibility function satisfying one or more predetermined performance factors as applied in a performance simulation of the work piece. The workpiece may have a varying number of welds. An optimized weld design may be determined by minimizing an objective function, defined as a summation of the number of welds and the performance feasibility function, within the manufacturing feasible region. The optimized weld design is configured to have a minimum number of welds, and concurrently satisfy the predetermined manufacturing requirements and the performance factors. | 01-28-2010 |
20100030357 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED HYBRID EMULATION OF MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - Manufacturing facility process optimization includes monitoring communication signals within a facility device network, analyzing work station specific patterns in the communication signals, developing operational dependencies for work stations based upon the work station specific patterns, and predictively evaluating impacts to the work stations of the proposed configuration of the manufacturing facility process based upon the operational dependencies. | 02-04-2010 |
20100122451 | PROCESS FOR SIMULATING AND ASSEMBLING FLEXIBLE PARTS - A process for simulating and assembling flexible parts includes creating an ideal path between first and second planes and placing a virtual rigid envelope around the ideal path, and possibly tubular extensions beyond the path. A virtual flexible part is marked with reference features and pulled through the virtual rigid envelope, such that the path of the virtual flexible part is constrained but may rotate. Removing the virtual rigid envelope allows the virtual flexible part to relax, causing it to move to its lowest energy state. Zero-twist end conditions on the virtual flexible part are marked, corresponding to the intersection of the reference features with the planes. Identification marks are placed on a real flexible part, corresponding to the reference strips on the virtual flexible part. The real flexible part may then be assembled by aligning zero-twist marks on mating features to the identification marks on the real flexible part. | 05-20-2010 |
20110091093 | METHOD OF APPEARANCE DEFORMATION INDEXING - A method to detect and rank appearance distortions includes creating virtual models of a reference panel and a processed panel, including a first reference patch and the processed panel, respectively. Projecting a first simulated light pattern on the reference panel and the processed panel, and viewing the first reference patch and the first processed patch from a first viewpoint with respect to the first simulated light pattern. The method compares a first reference reflection at the first reference patch with a first processed reflection at the first processed patch, and creates a first index value from optical variations between the appearance of the reference and processed reflections. The first index value is output in a computer readable format. The method may compare the first index value to a predetermined index value and determine whether the processed panel is within an acceptable appearance quality threshold. | 04-21-2011 |
20120271607 | FLUID ACCESS AND DRAINAGE ASSESSMENT - A system includes a host application configured to receive a component model representing a vehicle component. The component model includes a body having a concave portion and/or a convex portion that defines a fluid retainer. A detection tool in communication with the host application is configured to determine a size and location of the fluid retainer. The detection tool is further configured to associate the size of the fluid retainer to a design rule and calculate a value representing a minimum hole size that will allow fluid to flow into or out of the fluid retainer in accordance with the design rule. | 10-25-2012 |
20150064482 | VEHICLE BODY AND METHOD FOR COATING A VEHICLE BODY - A method can be used to coat a vehicle body. The method includes: (a) providing a metallic substrate; (b) applying a foundation coat over the metallic substrate; (c) applying a basecoat over the foundation coat; (d) applying a clearcoat over the basecoat; and (e) heating the metallic substrate, the foundation coat, the basecoat, and the clearcoat simultaneously in order to cure the foundation coat, the basecoat, and the clearcoat. The foundation coat is inherently UV stable and is configured to protect the vehicle body against corrosion, and bonds the metallic substrate to the basecoat and the clearcoat. A vehicle body includes a metallic substrate, a foundation coat bonded to the metallic substrate, a basecoat disposed over the foundation coat, and a clearcoat disposed over the basecoat. | 03-05-2015 |
20150102621 | RECONFIGURABLE VEHICLE INTERIOR ASSEMBLY - In one embodiment, a reconfigurable vehicle interior assembly is provided. The assembly includes a trim member including a plurality of first elastically deformable mating members and a vehicle interior carrier component including a plurality of second elastically deformable mating members. Each of the first elastically deformable mating members matingly engages with at least one of the second elastically deformable mating members in order to couple the trim member to the vehicle interior carrier component. The first and second elastically deformable mating members collectively form a plurality of elastic averaging couplings. | 04-16-2015 |
20150336271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FIXTURELESS COMPONENT LOCATION IN ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS - A system for assembling a first component and a second component comprises a support operatively supporting the first component without any fixtures, a vision system configured to view the supported first component and the second component and determine the locations thereof, a robotic system configured to move and position the second component relative to the first component, and a controller operatively connected to the vision system and to the robotic system and operable to control the robotic system to position the second component relative to the first component based on the locations determined by the vision system. Various methods of assembling the first component and the second component are provided to create a process joint prior to creation of a structural joint in a subsequent assembly operation. | 11-26-2015 |