Schwartz, PA
Andrew Schwartz, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20110060461 | Cortical Control of a Prosthetic Device - A methodology for using cortical signals to control a multi jointed prosthetic device for direct real-time interaction with the physical environment, including improved methods for calibration and training. | 03-10-2011 |
Andrew J. Schwartz, West Chester, PA US
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20120295682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SCRIP IN A GAMING ENVIRONMENT - The present disclosure describes exemplary systems and methods for using gaming scrips in a gaming environment. The gaming scrips have pre-printed face values and machine-readable unique identifiers located thereon, and are loaded into any of various currency-handling devices. The gaming scrips may be activated either before being loaded into a currency-handling device or at the time of dispensing therefrom. Once validated in the gaming environment, the gaming scrips may be collected, sorted, reactivated, and reused in the gaming environment. | 11-22-2012 |
Andrew J. Schwartz, Chester Springs, PA US
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20090029763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A MARKER TRANSACTION AT A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT - A system and method for processing a marker transaction by a customer of a gaming establishment via a kiosk. The customer must have a marker account prior to initiating the marker transaction at the kiosk. The kiosk is adapted to communicate with a marker account system to process the transaction and a gaming media system for marker payouts in the form a gaming media. | 01-29-2009 |
20090061990 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CASHLESS GAMING AND PROMOTIONS - A method and system for administering and managing promotional gaming vouchers and segregating promotional credits from normal play credit includes a plurality of gaming machines coupled to a back-end controller for monitoring play on the gaming machines and segregating cash and promotional credits of a plurality of promotional gaming vouchers. The vouchers may have only one embedded value (total value) and may be treated as any other cashless gaming voucher, thereby allowing use in older gaming machines that may be unable to read vouchers having more than one embedded value (i.e., cash and promotional values). Accordingly, the back-end controller may keep track of promotional plays and update a voucher database that logs total values and promotional values of the vouchers. Upon cashing out, the database may be interrogated and only a cash value of the voucher disbursed, where any remaining promotional value may be printed on a new voucher. | 03-05-2009 |
20110028204 | GAMING CHIP AND SYSTEM FOR USE THEREWITH - A computer-implemented interactive system and methods allowing for the tracking, management, and reporting of casino smart chips are provided. In an illustrative implementation a casino smart chip environment comprises a casino smart chip management engine, and instruction set comprising at least one instruction to instruct the casino smart chip engine to process data representative of the activation, tracking, monitoring, and/or reporting of one or more casino smart chips. In the illustrative implementation, the one or more casino smart chips can comprise one or more operative components comprising any of a communications component (e.g., radio frequency identification (RFID) component), a display component, a monetary value store, and a unique identifier store. Operatively, the exemplary casino smart chip engine can track, store, and report data representative of the authentication, commissioning, draw down, decommissioning, and use of the smart casino chip in casino and non-casino activities. | 02-03-2011 |
20110057028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-TICKET SYSTEM REDEMPTION - A method for redeeming a voucher generated by a first system in a second system is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of receiving the voucher; reading the voucher; determining that the voucher was generated by the first system; redeeming the voucher on the first system for a value; and issuing a credit on the second system for the value. A system for redeeming the voucher is also disclosed. | 03-10-2011 |
20110180606 | PRE-PRINTED NON-CASH CURRENCY WITH INTEGRATABLE MACHINE-READABLE IDENTIFICATION - In one embodiment according to the present disclosure, a method is disclosed comprising (a) printing at least one image onto a scrip; (b) printing a face value onto the scrip; (c) providing the scrip to a commercial establishment after step (a) has been performed; (d) printing a unique identifier on the scrip after step (c) has been performed, the unique identifier being machine readable; and (e) activating the scrip in a database associated with the commercial establishment either simultaneously with or after the performance of step (d), resulting in the scrip being assigned a redemption value within the commercial establishment equal to the face value of the scrip. | 07-28-2011 |
20120088570 | Processing a Marker Transaction at a Gaming Establishment - In one embodiment, a system and method for processing a marker transaction by a customer of a gaming establishment via a kiosk. The customer has a marker account prior to initiating the marker transaction at the kiosk. The kiosk is adapted to communicate with (i) a marker account system to process the transaction and (ii) a gaming media system for marker payouts in the form a gaming media, such as gaming scrips. By providing the customer with gaming scrips having no intrinsic value, the gaming establishment at most assumes a deferred risk and possibly little or no risk at all for having issued the marker to the customer. | 04-12-2012 |
Arthur G. Schwartz, Perkasie, PA US
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20100004217 | TOPICAL STEROIDAL FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to formulations of poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agents of Formula I and II. The present invention also relates to compositions containing compounds of Formula I or II, and glucocorticoids, and methods for reducing side effects from glucocorticoid treatment by co-administration of compounds of Formula I and II. The compositions herein are useful for the treatment of diabetes and obesity related diseases including metabolic syndrome. | 01-07-2010 |
20130196959 | TOPICAL STEROIDAL FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to formulations of poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agents of Formula I and II. The present invention also relates to compositions containing compounds of Formula I or II, and glucocorticoids, and methods for reducing side effects from glucocorticoid treatment by co-administration of compounds of Formula I and II. The compositions herein are useful for the treatment of diabetes and obesity related diseases including metabolic syndrome. | 08-01-2013 |
20130196963 | TOPICAL STEROIDAL FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to formulations of poorly water soluble pharmaceutical agents of Formula I and II. The present invention also relates to compositions containing compounds of Formula I or II, and glucocorticoids, and methods for reducing side effects from glucocorticoid treatment by co-administration of compounds of Formula I and II. The compositions herein are useful for the treatment of diabetes and obesity related diseases including metabolic syndrome. | 08-01-2013 |
Bruce Schwartz, Huntington Valley, PA US
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20090238640 | FENCE CLIP - A clip used to attach vertical and horizontal members of a fencing assembly is provided. Clips according to the claimed invention comprise three resilient legs and enable fencing assemblies to be constructed on site without the use of screws or welding. Configurations for vertical and horizontal members of a fencing assembly that can be used in conjunction with the claimed clip, and means of assembly are provided as well. | 09-24-2009 |
Curtis Schwartz, Philadelphia, PA US
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20110236334 | PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS FOR COLORING HAIR - Described are hair colorant compositions comprising an aqueous dispersion comprising an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, and optionally a metallocene catalyzed polyolefin. an aqueous dispersion comprising a metallocene catalyzed polyolefin and an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer, and methods of reducing hair damage from hair colorants, comprising including an aqueous dispersion comprising a metallocene catalyzed polyolefin and an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer in the hair colorant. | 09-29-2011 |
Curtis Schwartz, Ambler, PA US
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20120039819 | HAIR STYLING COMPOSITIONS WIYH IMPROVED CLARITY AND HUMIDITY RESISTANCE - The present invention provides a hair styling composition comprising (a) 1% to 10% by weight of at least one polymer comprising, as polymerized units, one or more monomers having at least one acid-functional group; (b) 99% to 90% by weight of a solvent mixture comprising: (i) 5% to 100% by weight of at least one volatile organic solvent; (ii) 95% to 0% by weight of water, and (iii) 0% to 80% by weight of at least one propellant; and (c) a neutralizer, wherein the mole ratio of said neutralizer to the acid-functional groups on said polymer (a) is from 0:1 to 1.2:1, and the neutralizer comprises: (i) 10% to 30% neutralization of the acid group of the polymer by tetrabutylammonium hydroxide, and (ii) 90% to 70% neutralization of the acid group of the polymer by aminomethyl propanol. More particularly, the polymer (a) may comprise, as polymerized units, (i) 30% to 75% by weight of one or more monomer that has refractive index of 1.490 or higher, (ii) 1% to 30% by weight of one or more acid-functional monomer, and (iii) 5% to 69% by weight of one or more additional monomer. The hair styling composition of the present invention has improved clarity and humidity resistance. | 02-16-2012 |
Gordon Schwartz, Philadelphia, PA US
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20140179796 | MARKERS FOR DCIS RECURRENCE: COORDINATE PTEN/RB LOSS - The technology described herein relates to compositions, kits, assays, systems and methods relating to breast cancer and the treatment thereof. | 06-26-2014 |
Jo-Ann T. Schwartz, Macungie, PA US
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20140315386 | Metal Compound Coated Colloidal Particles Process for Making and Use Therefor - Solid metal compound coated colloidal particles are made through a process by coating metal compounds onto colloidal particle surfaces. More specifically, metal compound precursors react with the base solution to form solid metal compounds. The solid metal compounds are deposited onto the colloidal particle surfaces through bonding. Excess ions are removed by ultrafiltration to obtain the stable metal compound coated colloidal particle solutions. Chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) polishing compositions using the metal compound coated colloidal particles prepared by the process as the solid state catalyst, or as both catalyst and abrasive, provide uniform removal profiles across the whole wafer. | 10-23-2014 |
Jo-Ann T. Schwartz, Avondale, PA US
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20080292931 | Membrane Electrode Assembly for Organic/Air Fuel Cells - The present invention provides a membrane electrode assembly for an organic/air fuel cell comprising a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode. The proton exchange membrane is made of a highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer, and it has opposite first and second sides. The anode electrode is comprised of an anode electrocatalyst and a highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer binder, and the anode electrocatalyst is comprised of platinum and ruthenium supported on particulate carbon. The cathode electrode is comprised of a cathode electrocatalyst and a highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer binder, and the cathode electrocatalyst is comprised of platinum and cobalt supported on particulate carbon. The invention is also directed to a process for operating such a membrane electrode assembly in an organic/air fuel cell. | 11-27-2008 |
20100304266 | MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY FOR ORGANIC/AIR FUEL CELLS - A membrane electrode assembly for an organic/air fuel cell is provided comprising a proton exchange membrane, an anode electrode, and a cathode electrode. The proton exchange membrane is made of a highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer. The anode electrode is comprised of an anode electrocatalyst of platinum and ruthenium supported on particulate carbon and a highly fluorinated ion-exchange polymer binder, and the metal loading in the anode electrode is less than 3 mg/cm | 12-02-2010 |
Kevin M. Schwartz, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20080251252 | POLYMERIC GEL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME IN HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - Coacervate gels having excellent shear viscosities and other properties are made with anionic or cationic polymers, a smaller amount of a surfactant having a charge opposite that of the polymer, and a hydrophobic alcohol and an effective amount of a phosphorus-containing compound sufficient to increase the viscosity of coacervate gels up to 3 times as compared to the gels in the absence of the phosphorus-containing compound. The Zeta Potential of the gel is maintained at an absolute value of at least 20. Optional gel promoting additives include betaines and amine oxides. A preferred gel comprises poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, a lesser amount of sodium lauryl sulfonate, and lauryl alcohol. The gels are particularly useful in well drilling fluids and well fracturing fluids. | 10-16-2008 |
20120329684 | POLYMERIC GEL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAME IN HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - Coacervate gels having excellent shear viscosities and other properties are made with anionic or cationic polymers, a smaller amount of a surfactant having a charge opposite that of the polymer, and a hydrophobic alcohol and an effective amount of a phosphorus-containing compound sufficient to increase the viscosity of coacervate gels up to 3 times as compared to the gels in the absence of the phosphorus-containing compound. The Zeta Potential of the gel is maintained at an absolute value of at least 20. Optional gel promoting additives include betaines and amine oxides. A preferred gel comprises poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, a lesser amount of sodium lauryl sulfonate, and lauryl alcohol. The gels are particularly useful in well drilling fluids and well fracturing fluids. | 12-27-2012 |
Kevin M. Schwartz, Mt. Lebanon, PA US
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20080202749 | POLYMERIC GEL SYSTEM AND USE IN HYDROCARBON RECOVERY - Coacervate gels having excellent shear viscosities and other properties are made with anionic or cationic polymers, a smaller amount of a surfactant having a charge opposite that of the polymer, and a hydrophobic alcohol. The Zeta Potential of the gel is maintained at an absolute value of at least 20. Optional gel promoting additives include betaines and amine oxides. A preferred gel comprises poly diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride, a lesser amount of sodium lauryl sulfonate, and lauryl alcohol. The gels are particularly useful in well drilling fluids and well fracturing fluids. | 08-28-2008 |
Louis Schwartz, Northampton, PA US
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20110300278 | Central Vacuum Cooling Plant - Described is a method as well as an apparatus for vacuum cooling of food produce through moisture removal, which method comprising the steps of loading the food produce to be cooled into a vacuum chamber, lowering the pressure inside the vacuum chamber to a predetermined pressure level and maintaining the vacuum chamber at this predetermined pressure level both by removing air through a vacuum pump system for a sufficient of time to allow heat transfer out of the food produce to take place, and condensing water vapor inside the vacuum chamber through a refrigeration system. The method and apparatus is unique in that the step of lowering the pressure inside the vacuum chamber to the predetermined pressure level is carried out using a single stage vacuum pump and the step of maintaining the vacuum chamber at this predetermined pressure level is carried out using a two stage vacuum pump. | 12-08-2011 |
Louis S. Schwartz, Northampton, PA US
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20090010720 | Use of air activated gravity conveyors in a continuous particulate removal process from an ESP or baghouse - Disclosed is a method for transporting particulate material produced in an industrial process from a particulate collection means, through an underlying hopper, and into an air activated gravity conveyor system that is sized to convey particulate material at a rate that is at least about three times the rate that such particulate material is produced in the industrial process. | 01-08-2009 |
20100150766 | Rotary sliding vane compressor and blade therefor - Disclosed is a blade for a rotary blade compressor. The blade has at least two section pieces, with any two adjacent section pieces being radially aligned with each other at a junction, wherein further there is a force applying means at said junction forcing the adjacent blade section pieces apart from each other in an axial direction. The edges of said blade will thereby be positioned to form a seal against the head plates of the compressor. | 06-17-2010 |
Louis S. Schwartz, Bethlehem, PA US
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20090297340 | Rotary sliding vane compressor - The invention relates to increasing the fluid capacity and the fluid discharge pressure of a rotary sliding vane fluid compressor without significantly increasing the fluid discharge temperature. According to the invention supplemental air under pressure is added to a compressor's rotating pocket to increase the fluid capacity and fluid pressure in the pocket. | 12-03-2009 |
Lyman D. Schwartz, Gettysburg, PA US
Rebecca Schwartz, Chester Springs, PA US
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20140023974 | SPIRAL DESIGN GRAPHENE NANORIBBON - Graphene nanoribbons and methods for fabricating graphene nanoribbons, particularly those with long lengths, are provided. In one embodiment, a method ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140302595 | NANOSENSORS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A nanosensor and methods to manufacture are disclosed. For example, a detection system for detecting the presence of a target substance can include a nanosensor that includes a sensing layer, and a plurality of sockets embedded within the body of the sensing layer, each socket having a physical profile matching a shape of the target substance such that, when target substances occupy the sockets, at least one measurable physical characteristic of the sensing layer changes. | 10-09-2014 |
20140318373 | DRYER AND WATER RECOVERY/PURIFICATION UNIT EMPLOYING GRAPHENE OXIDE OR PERFORATED GRAPHENE MONOLAYER MEMBRANES - Apparatuses and systems for removing water vapor from a gas stream and for providing water purification, recovery and/or concentration. The apparatuses and systems employ a graphene oxide or a perforated graphene monolayer membrane to separate liquid water molecules and/or water vapor molecules from gasses, liquids, and other substances such as a wet muck or an aqueous sample. In one embodiment, an apparatus for removing water from a gas or liquid stream includes a first lumen, a second lumen, and a graphene oxide membrane separating the first lumen from the second lumen. Water molecules within a humid gas or liquid stream introduced into the first lumen pass through the graphene oxide membrane into a dry gas stream introduced into the second lumen. | 10-30-2014 |
20150024201 | CYLINDRICAL GRAPHENE NANORIBBON ON METAL - Three-dimensional (3D) graphene nanoribbons and methods for fabricating 3D graphene nanoribbons that may readily function as solenoid windings and the like. In one embodiment, a method of fabricating a 3D graphene nanoribbon ( | 01-22-2015 |
Sam Schwartz, Penn Valley, PA US
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20120210356 | Image Sampling from Multicast Streams - The disclosed methods and system may gain access to a plurality of content streams, and periodically capture still images from each stream. The captured stills may be stored in a predetermined location, and the location may be made available to various clients. By discovering the locations, application clients can issue requests to receive the latest image for a current stream, and use that image to improve a user interface or enhance a user experience in consuming the content. | 08-16-2012 |
Samuel Schwartz, Penn Valley, PA US
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20090265742 | REMOTE ACCESS TO PERSONAL VIDEO PROFILE - A system for providing a user-specific list of programs for online viewing based on a user profile stored in a DVR of a user, said system comprising: (a) a preference server linked to a wide area network and in communication with said DVR and at least one content server having a library of programs available for online delivery to a remote device; and (b) a User Menu hosted by said preference server and particular to said user, said User Menu providing said user-specific list of programs based on said user profile stored in said DVR. | 10-22-2009 |
Samuel H. Schwartz, Penn Valley, PA US
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20120084461 | Data and Call Routing and Forwarding - A system and method for determining an order in which to communicate with a list of numbers and/or addresses for a particular contact is disclosed. Each caller that communicates with the contact may specify a different order for the contact's various phone numbers and other addresses. A communication management system may then automatically dial the numbers or use messaging addresses to initiate data communications in the specified order when the initiating party attempts to communicate with the contact. The order may specify simultaneous and/or sequential use of numbers or addresses. Alternatively or additionally, the communication management system may dynamically and/or automatically determine the communication order or a portion thereof. The automatic determination of the order may be based on a communication history or communication receiving of the initiating party. In some arrangements, the order may be partially manually defined and partially automatically defined. | 04-05-2012 |
Steven A. Schwartz, Downingtown, PA US
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20100098958 | Polyolefin-metal laminate - A laminate and a process for making it are disclosed. The laminate comprises a metal substrate and a polymer layer that adheres to at least one plasma-treated surface of the metal substrate. The polymer layer comprises a blend of a first polyolefin and a grafted polyolefin. The laminate can be prepared by plasma-treating at least one surface of a metal substrate and extruding onto the plasma-treated surface a polymer layer comprising a blend of a first polyolefin and a grafted polyolefin. | 04-22-2010 |
Thomas G. Schwartz, Harrisburg, PA US
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20100087103 | ELECTRICAL TERMINATION - A crimped wire termination is disclosed for electrically terminating thereto a stainless steel wire. The termination includes a barrel having a concave spine and opposing fingers on either end of the spine extending outwardly from the spine at symmetrical angles. The fingers are adapted to encircle an end of a wire. An indentation formed in the spine when crimped. The indentation forms a segment of the barrel having a cross-sectional diameter less than a cross-sectional diameter of an adjacent end of the barrel, and forms a bend in the wire at opposite ends of the segment, to prevent axial movement through the barrel. | 04-08-2010 |