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August Brice, Irvine, CA US
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20140335914 | HEALTH RISK MITIGATING, RETRACTABLE, WIRED HEADSET AND PROTECTIVE CASE PLATFORM FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method and apparatus for mitigating health risk from wireless communication device (WCD) usage wherein a WCD having a source of radiation generating excitatory radiation toward brain tissue and an earphone electrically connected to the WCD via a transceiver and a cord of sufficient length to permit the WCD to be located more than ten inches from brain tissue during operation of the WCD. An automatic shutoff mechanism preventing operation of the WCD unless the cord is extended at least ten inches whereby the excitatory radiation is at a sufficient distance from the brain tissue to prevent brain tissue damage from the excitatory radiation. | 11-13-2014 |
Bradley W. Brice, Anchorage, AK US
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20100089573 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING HEAVY/VISCOUS OILS FROM A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - Disclosed are methods for improving the production of heavy/viscous crude oil from subterranean formations comprising secondary production through use of a displacement fluid (typically a waterflood) wherein the subterranean formation is subjected to cyclic periods of overinjection of the displacement fluid followed by underinjection of the displacement fluid, but keeping the overall cumulative voidage replacement ratio (VRR) within a defined range, typically targeted to be about 1. In some aspects, the initial production of such heavy/viscous crude oil is limited, if possible, followed this cyclic secondary production methodology. By keeping the initial production, VRR, and cumulative VRR in defined ranges, the expected ultimate recovery (EUR) can be optimized, and overall production increased for example by as much as 100% or more relative to conventional production methods. | 04-15-2010 |
20110024115 | Method to Control Driving Fluid Breakthrough During Production of Hydrocarbons from a Subterranean Reservoir - The invention is directed to a method for controlling driving fluid breakthrough caused by zones of pressure communication, i.e., a matrix bypass event (“MBE”) or a wormhole, having a void space and possibly areas of enhanced permeability (a halo region) associated with the void space, within a subterranean formation arising from use of a driving fluid in reservoirs where heavy/viscous oil is being produced. In particular, the method is directed to remediation of pressure communication between injection and production wells used to produce heavy/viscous oil by way of a waterflood operation combined with a cold production method. Direct or rapid communication of water between the injector and producer wells makes the waterflood recovery process virtually ineffective and limits the production of oil from the reservoir. The invention comprises in embodiments a method wherein a slurry of a cementitious material is injected into the zone, which upon setting, provides a cement plug in the void space that reduces the pressure communication and flow of driving fluid within the zone. Another step is used to inject a gel precursor within the zone, which upon setting, produces a gel plug that also reduces pressure communication and driving fluid flow through the halo region of the zone. | 02-03-2011 |
Carla Brice, Danbury, CT US
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20140143009 | RISK REWARD ESTIMATION FOR COMPANY-COUNTRY PAIRS - The reward or return a company receives in a particular country relative to the risk the company takes in that country is assessed. The relative risk of the particular country compared to selected groups of countries, for example groups including countries having emerging or developing economies and groups including countries having developed economies. The relative profitability of the particular country in relation to the profitability of such groups of countries is further considered in the assessment. Other return components are also considered to allow risk adjusted decisions. | 05-22-2014 |
Craig A. Brice, Keller, TX US
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20090101755 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR LEADING EDGE STRUCTURES AND DIRECT MANUFACTURING THEREOF - Leading edge structures for high performance aircraft and the direct manufacture thereof are disclosed. Direct manufacturing technology is used to deposit leading edge structures directly from a digital model to form near-net shape products. This technique permits a wider range of materials to be utilized, such as casting alloys capable of the highest temperature usage that are not available in billet or sheet form. Refractory metals or high temperature ceramics also may be used to form the entire lead edge structure, or just a replaceable tip of the leading edge structure. | 04-23-2009 |
20090258232 | METAL MATRIX CARBON NANOTUBE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A solid state method for the preparation of composite materials incorporating metal and nano materials is provided, wherein nano materials are deposited on a substrate and incorporated into the substrate structure by friction stir welding. Also provided are composite materials that include nano materials, which are prepared by friction stir welding. | 10-15-2009 |
20100080935 | System, method, and apparatus for variable hardness gradient armor alloys - A variable hardness gradient armor alloy is produced with a liquid-state reaction between a metallic molten pool and a gaseous atmosphere having a small fraction of reactive gas. The content of the reactant gas is varied as the armor is fabricated in order to vary the properties of the resultant material across its thickness and typically include, for example, a hardened outer or initial layer for impact resistance, and at least one inner layer having a lower hardness than the outer layer but greater energy absorption. | 04-01-2010 |
20100269975 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING BALLISTIC ARMOR FROM CERAMIC AND SHAPE MEMORY METALLIC ALLOY MATERIALS - A ballistic armor uses shape memory alloys and novel joining techniques to form a solution from a combination of shape memory metallic alloys (SMA) and ceramic materials. The SMA allows a high amount of strain to be recovered through a low temperature heat treatment. The amount of strain recoverable is much higher than that available through conventional thermal expansion mismatch solutions. Solid state or low temperature bonding methods are used to join the dissimilar materials. This joining technique avoids introducing excessive heat that would cause the SMA to transform before the armor system is assembled. | 10-28-2010 |
20120152097 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF CERAMIC ARMOR MATERIALS WITH SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS - Ring-shaped shape memory alloys put disk-shaped ceramic materials in a state of compression. The rings are radially deformed to introduce plastic strain into the rings. The rings are sized to closely receive the disk-shaped ceramic strike plates. When the assembly is heated, the rings attempt to regain their original shape and thereby put the ceramic strike plates into uniform, two-dimensional compression. | 06-21-2012 |
Craig A. Brice, Yorktown, VA US
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20140263246 | Gas Phase Alloying for Wire Fed Joining and Deposition Processes - Gas is introduced into molten metal during an additive metal fabrication process and/or during a metal fusion process. The gas may comprise a process gas that flows through a tubular feed wire. The amount of process gas introduced can be controlled to vary the composition and/or material properties of metal deposits formed from a molten metal. Material properties such as yield strength, hardness, and fracture toughness can be increased or decreased in specific regions to provide material property gradients that closely correspond to expected requirements of components fabricated utilizing additive and/or fusion processes. | 09-18-2014 |
20150056464 | Functionally Graded Metal-Metal Composite Structures - Methods and devices are disclosed for creating a multiple alloy composite structure by forming a three-dimensional arrangement of a first alloy composition in which the three-dimensional arrangement has a substantially open and continuous porosity. The three-dimensional arrangement of the first alloy composition is infused with at least a second alloy composition, where the second alloy composition comprises a shape memory alloy. The three-dimensional arrangement is consolidated into a fully dense solid structure, and the original shape of the second alloy composition is set for reversible transformation. Strain is applied to the fully dense solid structure, which is treated with heat so that the shape memory alloy composition becomes memory activated to recover the original shape. An interwoven composite of the first alloy composition and the memory-activated second alloy composition is thereby formed in the multiple alloy composite structure. | 02-26-2015 |
David Brice, Plano, TX US
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20150073899 | Media Enhanced Shopping Systems with Data Mining Functionalities - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart, a locationing component, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 03-12-2015 |
Eric Brice, Hoboken, NJ US
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20140032246 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING FINANCIAL ASSET TRANSACTIONS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - Exemplary data processing implemented sales and activation systems and methods are used to distribute insurance products and services. Aspects provide a two stage operation facilitated by selectively arranged retail packaging used in conjunction with an on-line activation process to permit enhanced marketing of insurance and other insured products and services. | 01-30-2014 |
Frank P. Brice, Tallahassee, FL US
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20130291096 | FRAUD RESISTANT PASSCODE ENTRY SYSTEM - A method for user passcode authentication. The method includes accessing a user information database with predefined user input option parameters and generating a random arrangement of input options from the predefined user input option parameters. The method includes manifesting the random arrangement of input options on an interactive display interface and receiving a selection of the interactive display interface input options. The method also includes comparing the received selection of interactive display interface options to the predefined user input option parameters. | 10-31-2013 |
Frank W. Brice, Hurley, NY US
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20080263238 | MULTIPLE LOGICAL INPUT/OUTPUT SUBSYSTEM FACILITY - An input/output subsystem is configured as a plurality of input/output subsystem images, each of which appears to a program as an independent input/output subsystem. An input/output subsystem image is identified by an input/output subsystem image identifier, which is used by various programs to designate the particular input/output subsystem image for which an I/O operation is to be performed. An input/output subsystem image includes, for instance, one or more input/output paths. An input/output path of an input/output subsystem image is identified by an input/output path identifier, as well as a physical input/output path identifier. | 10-23-2008 |
Gary Todd Brice, Alexandria, VA US
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20120196289 | NOVEL ASSAY FOR DETECTING IMMUNE RESPONSES INVOLVING ANTIGEN SPECIFIC CYTOKINE AND/OR ANTIGEN SPECIFIC CYTOKINE SECRETING T-CELLS - Here, we describe a sensitive and specific assay and kit for the detection of chemokines having activity that is upregulated by Th-1 cytokines (such IFN-γ) and chemokines that upregulate the activity of Th-1 cytokines (such as IFN-γ). In a typical embodiment, detection of the chemokine monokine induced by gamma interferon (MIG) provides a measure of the biological effect of IFN-γ rather than direct quantitation of IFN-γ or IFN-γ secreting cells per se. Upregulation of MIG expression was observed following in vitro activation of PBMC with defined CD8 | 08-02-2012 |
Jodie Brice, Florence, SC US
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20120004412 | METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF N-(S)-1-AZABICYCLO[2.2.2]OCT-3-YL-1H-INDAZOLE-3-CARBOXAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE SALT - The present invention provides novel methods for preparing N—(S)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl-1H-indazole-3-carboxamide HCl salt 1, a nicotinic α-7 receptor ligand, that are useful for the scaled-up preparation of compound 1. Compound 1 is useful in the treatment of disease conditions associated with defective or malfunctioning nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, especially of the brain, such as for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, as well as other psychiatric and neurological disorders. | 01-05-2012 |
20130085278 | METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 5-[2-[7 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)-5-[4- (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL]PYRAZOLO [1,5-A]PYRIMIDIN-3-YL]ETHYNYL]-2-PYRIDINAMINE - The present invention provides methods for preparing 5-[2-[7-(trifluoromethyl)-5-[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl]ethynyl]-2-pyridinamine (compound A), which is useful for the treatment of depression and other CNS disorders. The present methods are useful for preparing compound A on large scale in manufacturing facilities. | 04-04-2013 |
John Brice, Pleasanton, CA US
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20090132502 | CONFIGURABLE SEARCH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE AND ENGINE - A configurable search engine is provided in which, in an embodiment, by running the search engine an administrator can configure the search options available to a user by selecting from a choice of options without writing code. The user may be able to further configure the search options. In an embodiment, the search engine combines searches of multiple tables in a manner that appears seamless to the user. | 05-21-2009 |
John L. Brice, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20120104299 | Venturi valve pressure compensator apparatus and method - A venturi valve pressure compensator apparatus and method include a venturi valve with an inlet and an outlet and with a small diameter opening at the inlet and a large diameter opening at the outlet and with an air intake opening. An insert, with a front and a back, is provided such that the front of the insert faces the small diameter opening of the venturi valve. At least one hole is provided in the insert that extends through the insert from front to back. A pressure seal is located at the back of the insert, the pressure seal conformed to seal leaks around the insert and force fluid to flow through the at least one hole. | 05-03-2012 |
John P. Brice, Rancho Cucamonga, CA US
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20110166003 | PULLEY TRAINING SYSTEM - The present invention resides in a pulley training system comprising a pulley wheel mounted on an axle within a pulley housing and a cord configured to be draped over the pulley wheel. An attachment strap may be configured to be adjustably attached to the pulley housing. A first clip may be configured to be attached proximate a first end of the cord, and a second clip may be configured to be attached proximate a second end of the cord. | 07-07-2011 |
Lawrence Brice, Armada, MI US
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20090020170 | AIR PRESSURE REGULATOR WITH FLOW SENSOR - A combination air regulator and sensor assembly includes a head including a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet. A regulator dome including a second chamber is linked with the first chamber through a bore. The second chamber includes at least one outlet. A valve assembly is housed within the bore and moveable between closed and open positions sealing and allowing flow in the bore. A first diaphragm is positioned in the second chamber and linked with the valve assembly. The valve assembly moves in response to a pressure applied to the first diaphragm. A spring contacts the first diaphragm and applies a biasing force to the first diaphragm. A sensor dome including a third chamber is linked with the outlet of the second chamber. The sensor chamber includes a discharge outlet. A second diaphragm is positioned in the sensor chamber. The second diaphragm includes a rubber disk having a conductive contact ring attached on one side of the rubber disk and a non-conductive cup washer attached on the same side of the disk. The cup washer includes a hole formed there through allowing passage of air between opposing sides of the second diaphragm. A sensor spring contacts the second diaphragm and applies a biasing force to the second diaphragm. Electrical contacts are attached to the sensor chamber. The electrical contacts selectively engage the contact ring and are responsive to a differential pressure of the second diaphragm to define an electrical switch. | 01-22-2009 |
Lawrence E. Brice, Armada, MI US
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20090212250 | LOCKOUT VALVE - A lockout valve operable to control fluid between two components is provided. The lockout valve includes a housing having a flow passage, an intake port, an outtake port, and an exhaust port selectively in communication with the flow passage. The lockout valve further includes a slide slidably mounted to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The slide includes a vent disposed and a through port extending through the slide. When the slide is in the open position, the through port is disposed between the intake port and the outtake port, providing a passage for fluid. When the slide is in the closed position, the vent is fittingly disposed between the intake port and the outtake port so as to prevent fluid from flowing downstream the lockout valve and to allow fluid pressure downstream the lockout valve to escape through the exhaust port. | 08-27-2009 |
Martin Brice, Charlotte, NC US
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20090180232 | TUBE INTEGRITY SAFETY SWITCH - A safety device for disabling a positive pressure radiant tube heater upon failure of the heat exchanger and a corresponding method are described. This invention relates to the ability to detect a condition where a failure of the heat exchanger triggers the safety device and disables the heater. The safety device includes a low melt wire; an insulating sleeve positioned about the low melt wire, the wire and sleeve positioned on top of the reflector, a tension device to maintain the wire under tension; and a control device to disable the heater if the wire is discontinuous. | 07-16-2009 |
20150204538 | Infrared Gas Heater - The invention is directed to an infrared gas heater for a building, comprising: | 07-23-2015 |
Pierre Brice, Edison, NJ US
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20150334386 | AUTOMATIC VIDEO COMPARISON OF THE OUTPUT OF A VIDEO DECODER - The automatic video comparison system for measuring the quality of decoded data described herein provides a method for measuring the quality of decoded data at the level of sub-units of a unit of data, for instance at the level of sub-blocks of a video frame. The system can therefore locate defects that may not otherwise be detected by an automated system that measures quality at the level of the entire frame. Processing encoded media is computationally intensive, thus the automatic video comparison system uses a distributed computing system in order to distribute the computations across many compute resources that are capable of operating in parallel. | 11-19-2015 |
Pierre A. Brice, Edison, NJ US
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20100303021 | SIMULTANEOUS DELIVERY OF A TELEPHONY CALL OVER A BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORK AND A CIRCUIT-SWITCHED NETWORK - A call processing module includes a first network interface configured to communicate over a packet-switched network and a second network interface configured to communicate with a local subscriber over a broadband access network employing RF modulation. A call manager is provided which includes a database associating a local subscriber telephone number with an address of a client device associated with the local subscriber for a plurality of subscribers authorized to receive telephony service. A frequency handler is provided for allocating to the client device a receive frequency and a transmit frequency to be used by the client device over the broadband access network during a telephony call. The call processing module also includes a session manager configured to generate and receive signaling messages for establishing the telephony call between the local subscriber and a remote subscriber over the broadband access network and the packet-switched network as well as over the broadband access network, the packet-switched network and a circuit-switched network in communication with the packet-switched network. | 12-02-2010 |
20130127978 | SIMULTANEOUS DELIVERY OF A TELEPHONY CALL OVER A BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORK AND A CIRCUIT-SWITCHED NETWORK - A call processing module includes a first network interface configured to communicate over a packet-switched network and a second network interface configured to communicate with a local subscriber over a broadband access network employing RF modulation. A call manager is provided which includes a database associating a local subscriber telephone number with an address of a client device associated with the local subscriber for a plurality of subscribers authorized to receive telephony service. A frequency handler is provided for allocating to the client device a receive frequency and a transmit frequency to be used by the client device over the broadband access network during a telephony call. The call processing module also includes a session manager configured to generate and receive signaling messages for establishing the telephony call between the local subscriber and a remote subscriber over the broadband access network and the packet-switched network as well as over the broadband access network, the packet-switched network and a circuit-switched network in communication with the packet-switched network. | 05-23-2013 |
Robert O. Brice, Las Cruces, NM US
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20130282284 | SYSTEM TO EVALUATE AIRBORNE HAZARDS - A system to evaluate airborne hazards having at least one sensor module which detects atmospheric conditions and generates output signals representative of those atmospheric conditions. A model module receives the output from the sensor and generates a model output signal representative of a calculated wind flow and plume footprint, when applicable, over an area of interest. A display module receives the model output signal and visually displays the calculated wind flow and its effect on a plume if present in near real-time. The final system output is provided to authorized end users in near real-time. | 10-24-2013 |
Stephen E. Brice, Portland, OR US
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20080239458 | Transmissive, Optically Addressed, Photosensitive Spatial Light Modulators and Color Display Systems Incorporating Same - An optically addressed, photoconductive spatial light modulator (SLM) operates in a transmissive mode and is capable of modulating a wide spectrum of visible light. There is no pixel structure or native pixel resolution in the SLM. The SLM has no photodiodes and does not rectify. A light projection system ( | 10-02-2008 |
Wiley T. Brice, Lafayette, LA US
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20160032666 | Hydraulic Draw Works - A hydraulic draw-works comprises several hydraulic cylinders of mixed orientation, such that some hydraulic cylinders actuate upwards and some hydraulic cylinders actuate downwards. These cylinders are connected by a plurality of braces mounted along a guide rail, and the drill head is mounted on a carriage along the guide rail and actuated by the upwards-oriented cylinders. The use of mixed orientation cylinders allows the effective vertical stroke length required to raise and lower the drill head to be halved. In a preferred embodiment, through-rod porting of the downwards-oriented cylinders supplies hydraulic fluid to the remainder through a manifold, and digitally controlled directional valves allow precise control of the drill head. | 02-04-2016 |