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20120282797 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING TERMINAL - An electrically conducting terminal having capabilities to facilitate electrically connecting to one or more connectors is disclosed. The electrically conducting terminal may include a recessed end to receive a connector. The recessed end may include a resilient element, such as but not limited to a female contact, to facilitate electrical conductivity between the connector and the terminal. The electrically conducting terminal may include an end cap, end piece, or other feature to facilitate retaining the resilient element within the recessed end. | 11-08-2012 |
20120282823 | FEMALE TYPE CONTACT FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A female type contact is provided for use with an electrical connector. The female type contact includes a body portion and a plurality of flexible beams that extend from the body portion. The flexible beams include a base portion having a first width and a tip portion having a second width that is smaller than the first width of the base portion. | 11-08-2012 |
20130017739 | FEMALE TYPE CONTACT FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTORAANM Glick; MichaelAACI Farmington HillsAAST MIAACO USAAGP Glick; Michael Farmington Hills MI USAANM Pavlovic; SlobodanAACI NoviAAST MIAACO USAAGP Pavlovic; Slobodan Novi MI USAANM Mott; Allen LeoAACI LivoniaAAST MIAACO USAAGP Mott; Allen Leo Livonia MI USAANM Sadras-Ravindra; TulasiAACI CantonAAST MIAACO USAAGP Sadras-Ravindra; Tulasi Canton MI US - A female contact is provided for an electrical connector. The female contact includes a body portion and a plurality of flexible beams that extend from the body portion. The body portion is biased for engagement with a connector housing. The flexible beams taper from a first width this is near the body portion to a second width that is smaller than the first width. | 01-17-2013 |
20130109221 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL AND RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
20130109237 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL AND RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY | 05-02-2013 |
20140148062 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL RETAINER AND RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY - A retainer is provided to retain an electrically conductive terminal within a receptacle. The retainer has a longitudinal body sized to be received by the receptacle and engage the terminal to retain the terminal within the receptacle. The body has an aperture formed therethrough sized to receive a pin through the aperture to contact the terminal. A shoulder extends transversely from the body to engage a distal end of the receptacle and position the body relative to the receptacle. A fastener extends longitudinally from the shoulder and is spaced apart from the body to fasten the retainer to the receptacle. A receptacle assembly is provided with a barb formed externally on a body. An electrically conductive terminal is received within the receptacle assembly. A retainer is provided on an opening of the receptacle to retain the terminal therein in engagement with the barb to fasten the retainer to the body. | 05-29-2014 |
20140206243 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTING TERMINAL - An electrically conducting terminal having capabilities to facilitate electrically connecting to one or more connectors is disclosed. The electrically conducting terminal may include a recessed end to receive a connector. The recessed end may include a resilient element, such as but not limited to a female contact, to facilitate electrical conductivity between the connector and the terminal. The electrically conducting terminal may include an end cap, end piece, or other feature to facilitate retaining the resilient element within the recessed end. | 07-24-2014 |
20140320082 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND TERMINAL RETAINER - A receptacle assembly is provided with an electrically conductive terminal received within a receptacle. A longitudinal guide body is received within the receptacle in engagement with the terminal. The guide body has an aperture formed therethrough, which is sized to receive a pin through the aperture. At least one fastener extends from the guide body to provide an interference fit with a housing of the receptacle. A retainer is also provided with at least one fastener extending from a guide body to fasten the retainer to the receptacle. A charge assembly is also provided with a handle housing. A shoulder extends transversely from the guide body to engage a distal end of the receptacle and to position the guide body relative to the receptacle. A sleeve extends from the shoulder at least partially over the receptacle housing. The sleeve is formed integrally with the handle housing. | 10-30-2014 |
20160028195 | FUSE TERMINAL FOR USE WITH AN ELECTRICAL FUSE ASSEMBLY - A fuse terminal includes a central body portion. A first arm extends from the central body portion and defines an arm space that is located on a fuse side of the central body portion. A connector portion also extends from the central body portion and includes a leg that extends on the fuse side of the central body portion. | 01-28-2016 |
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20080294466 | System and Method of Determining the Annuity Value and Cost for Providing Long-Term Health Care for the Elderly - A system and method of providing care annuities that guarantee provision of actual, appropriate custodial care to individuals. The care annuities are priced based on an estimated cost of providing anticipated, appropriate custodial care for an anticipated time period, such as a Medicaid lookback time. Some or all of the calculations involved in pricing and providing the care annuity, including estimating the type, length and cost of custodial care appropriate for an individual, may be made using a suitably programmed computer. A suitably priced care annuity will guarantee the individual actual, appropriate custodial care for as long as actually required and make business sense to the seller of the annuity. The risk of a possible difference between the estimated and actual cost of providing care may be factored into the price in a statistical manner so that the risk can be spread over a pool of care annuities. | 11-27-2008 |
20090048961 | System and method for transferring longevity risk - A system and method for transferring longevity risk is disclosed. According to an example of the disclosure, a trading system receives an order to trade a financial instrument in which counterparties agree to exchange, for a predetermined period of time, a difference between an expected and actual cash flow stream associated with one or more assets or liabilities affected by mortality-based longevity risk, wherein the predetermined period of time includes one or more calculation periods that each last less than a term of the one or more assets or liabilities, receives updated mortality information underlying the longevity risk, and calculates the difference to be exchanged for each of the one or more calculation periods. | 02-19-2009 |
20110137686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING LONGEVITY RISK - A method for transferring longevity comprising: receiving an order to trade a financial instrument associated with at least one asset or liability affected by longevity risk; calculating a morbidity description for at least one age of each individual, a survivorship distribution and a mortality distribution, a net cash flow projection distribution, where each distribution value in the net cash flow projection distribution is computed as the probability-adjusted cash in-flow expected over a period, less the probability-adjusted cash out-flow expected over the same period; calculating a net present and net forward value distribution; accepting starting and ending dates over which counterparties wish to exchange the difference to provide at least one exposure period; accepting an input for computing a performance bond; receiving through a computing device, over time, updated mortality information and morbidity information; and recalculating distributions affected to provide recalculated distributions; calculating the difference to be exchanged. | 06-09-2011 |
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20100223322 | SERVER BASED FRAMEWORK FOR IMPROVING AJAX PERFORMANCE - A system for rendering a web page is disclosed. The system comprises a server adapted to communicate with a client. The client operates a browser in communication with the server and is arranged to render material to the browser that an end user may view on the web page. The system also includes a dynamic code set having configuration parameters for use in rendering the web page, wherein the configuration parameters are formed of a first configuration parameter including at least one of combined resources, strategically placed resource tags, headers set to ensure cacheable resources, a GZip file, and minified resources, and a second configuration parameter including at least one of combined resources, strategically placed resource tags, headers set to ensure cacheable resources, a GZip file, and minified resources. A method of creating a web application is disclosed. A machine readable medium is also disclosed. | 09-02-2010 |
20140075412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELASTICITY MANAGEMENT OF SERVICES WITH A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for elasticity management of services for use with a cloud computing environment. In accordance with an embodiment, a cloud platform enables provisioning of enterprise software applications within a cloud environment, including packaging enterprise applications as service definition packages (SDP), and instantiating the services using service management engines (SME). In an embodiment, an elasticity manager can be used to determine the health of the services, and to take appropriate actions, including detecting events, issuing alerts and/or notifying the orchestration engine to manage the service lifecycle, e.g., to respond to an increased demand for particular services. | 03-13-2014 |
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20120203464 | NORMALIZED CONTEXTUAL PERFORMANCE METRIC FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FATIGUE-RELATED INCIDENTS - A normalized contextual performance metric quantifies the susceptibility of fatigue-related risk in a fatigue environment with activities conducted within a fatigue level range of interest. Fatigue incidents are quantified by one of a plurality of values associated with fatigue-incident measurement. Activities are quantified by one of a plurality of values associated with activity measurement. A normalized contextual performance metric is determined by identifying a fatigue level range of interest, summing all values of incidents occurring at the fatigue level range of interest, summing all values for relevant activities occurring at the fatigue level range of interest, and then dividing the first sum by the second. The normalized contextual performance metric thereby allows operational managers to assess risk of fatigue incidents by monitoring activities and fatigue levels within the fatigue environment. | 08-09-2012 |
20120221895 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPETITIVE STIMULUS-RESPONSE TEST SCORING - Systems and methods for competitively scoring a stimulus-response test are disclosed. Competitive scoring may be based upon: i) a combination of response time and response type (e.g., false start, coincident false start, fast, slow, lapse, timeout, etc.); ii) response time and response latency correction data (e.g., a latency correction parameter corresponding to the test-taker's test system); and iii) a composite score metric comprising any function, rule of categorization, classification system, scoring system and/or the like that can be applied to at least two stimulus-response rounds of one or more test takers to determine a score for each test-taker. | 08-30-2012 |
20120232414 | COMPOSITE HUMAN PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS INDEX BASED ON HEART BEAT AND SLEEP AND/OR ACTIVITY HISTORY DATA INCLUDING ACTIGRAPHY - Systems and methods are provided for providing a composite stress index representing a quantified stress level that an individual may be experiencing or may have experienced during a time interval of interest. The composite stress index is determined based on a combination of heart beat data representative of cardiac activity of the individual during the time interval of interest and one or both of: sleep history data comprising one or more sleep onset times and one or more awakening times during the time interval of interest; and physical activity history data representative of gross motor activity of the individual during the time interval of interest. | 09-13-2012 |
20120278022 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LATENCY AND MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY MANAGEMENT IN STIMULUS-RESPONSE TESTS - Disclosed are systems and methods for managing testing unit latency and measurement uncertainty in computer-based stimulus-response tests. An estimated latency L | 11-01-2012 |
20120329020 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESONALIZED FATIGUE EDUCATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT - A method is provided for ascertaining personalized education information related to one or more fatigue-related individual traits of a subject. The method involves: receiving first input data indicative of an expression of one or more fatigue-related individual traits of the subject; estimating trait values for the one or more fatigue-related individual traits, wherein estimating the trait values comprises: using the first input data and a fatigue model, which relates a fatigue level of the subject to a set of model parameters, to estimate values for the set of model parameters; and evaluating one or more trait-estimation functions using the estimated values for the set of model parameters; and determining personalized education information about the one or more fatigue-related individual traits of the subject based on the estimated trait values. | 12-27-2012 |
20130053656 | PHYSIOLOGICAL AND NEUROBEHAVIORAL STATUS MONITORING - A system and methods of use are disclosed for monitoring the neurobehavioral and physiological status of one or more individuals across a distributed network, the system comprising, at least in part, and according to alternative embodiments, i) a physiological sensor capable of measuring patient movement; ii) additional physiological sensors; iii) a wireless controller for monitoring polling cycles and power consumption ratings; iv) an administrative user interface for executing various executive control functions; and v) a patient interface capable of receiving input, providing output, and, optionally, administering one or more neurobehavioral tests. | 02-28-2013 |
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20120068820 | Systems and Methods for Collecting Biometrically Verified Actigraphy Data - Systems and methods are provided to collect biometrically-verified actigraphy data, comprising: obtaining and processing a subject's measured biometric input from a biometric sensor to generate a current biometric signature of the subject; verifying the subject's identity by comparing the current biometric signature to one previously obtained from a database and evaluating a proximity metric of the current biometric signature of the subject to the previously obtained biometric signature from the database; if the subject passes identity verification, obtaining actigraphy data from an actigraphy sensor worn by the subject; at one or more times while obtaining the actigraphy data, repeating the steps of obtaining and processing a subject's measured biometric input from a biometric sensor to generate a current biometric signature of the subject, and verifying the identity of the subject to ensure that the identity of the subject passes the identity verification at the one or more times. | 03-22-2012 |
20120072121 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUALITY CONTROL OF COMPUTER-BASED TESTS - Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring, inter alter, administration compliance, test subject identity, and results quality of computer-administered tests. A test administration unit, an audio-visual data collection unit, and an audio-visual data processing unit are configured to detect testing anomaly events within the testing environment by analyzing audiovisual data from the test subject and environment itself. Disclosed methods include modifying or amending test results because of detected testing anomaly events within the testing environment, verifying the identity of the test subject, and monitoring for compliance with test-administration protocols. Additional methods disclosed include: user facial analysis, including gaze point analysis, for indirect detection of testing anomaly events; user verification using facial recognition, voice recognition, retinal scans, and or other audiovisual biometric protocols; and the like. | 03-22-2012 |
20130018592 | Systems and Methods for Inter-Population Neurobehavioral Status Assessment Using Profiles Adjustable to Testing Conditions - Systems and methods for inter-population assessment of neurobehavioral status employ neurobehavioral profiles to accommodate differing external conditions. Population profiles and external condition data are provided to a neurobehavioral performance model to determine neurobehavioral status under external conditions. Alternatively, neurobehavioral performance values may be retrieved from the profile when such values are stored in conjunction with external condition data. Comparisons of the resulting neurobehavioral status(es) are then determined, and may comprise without limitation one or more of: performance deltas, statistical parameter differences, rankings, above/below performance threshold determinations, pass/fail indicators, and countermeasure recommendations. Populations may comprise pluralities, individuals and empty (“null”) sets. Comparisons may also pertain to one or more relevant times of interest and one or more sets of testing conditions. Fields of application include (without limitation) operational and military fatigue management, medical diagnosis and treatment, fatigue countermeasure training and individualization, sleep research, academic and scientific research, and/or the like. | 01-17-2013 |
20130054215 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APNEA-ADJUSTED NEUROBEHAVIORAL PERFORMANCE PREDICTION AND ASSESSMENT - Human neurobehavioral performance prediction systems and methods are disclosed in which disrupted sleep patterns, such as (without limitation) sleep fracturing due to apnea, are accounted for. Biomathematical models are used to predict neurobehavioral performance based on disrupted sleep using a sleep function modified in accordance with apnea-severity data to account for loss in sleep efficiency. Risk of diminished neurobehavioral performance can then be monitored in affected individuals. Compliance with treatment regimens, adjustments to apnea severity assessment, corrections to predicted future sleep schedules, and/or individualization of neurobehavioral performance model parameters can also be achieved based upon a comparison of actual and model-predicted performance levels. | 02-28-2013 |
20130132029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING DATA MAPPING TECHNIQUES TO ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSTIC TEST RESULTS - Systems and methods for analyzing the results of a diagnostic-assessment test result of a subject with respect to those of a comparison population or subpopulation of interest are disclosed. A first set of testing conditions and/or demographic characteristics and their corresponding values are used optionally to identify a subpopulation of interest and select appropriate data from a general-population database. A second (and optionally a third) set of testing conditions and/or demographic characteristics (which may optionally be identical to the first) are then used to project either or both of the subject's test score or the test scores for the population or optional subpopulation of interest to a common basis of testing conditions and/or demographic characteristics using one or more projection functions specific to the testing condition and/or demographic characteristic, as applied to a particular test. A metric of comparison is then determined for the testing subject with this projected data. | 05-23-2013 |
20130184997 | Task-Modulated Neurobehavioral Status - Systems and methods for modulating a subject's neurobehavioral status by a task-dependent arousal index are provided. Neurobehavioral status may be measured or model-predicted, and the arousal index reflects the composite effect on the subject's neurobehavioral performance of behavioral, environmental, psychological, and physiological factors of the subject's performing an assigned task. Task arousal index may be selected from a database, provided by user input, or combined in real time from sensor data. | 07-18-2013 |
20130282646 | Methods & Systems for Circadian Physiology Predictions - Systems and methods are provided for predicting a circadian state of an individual. The methods comprise: providing a model representative of the response of the circadian state to light stimulus, the model comprising at least one model variable representative of a probability distribution function (PDF) of a phase offset of the circadian state of the individual; and using the model to estimate an updated PDF of the phase offset, wherein using the model to estimate the updated PDF of the phase offset comprises performing a Bayesian estimation process commencing with an initial PDF of the phase offset and iterating toward the updated PDF of the phase offset. | 10-24-2013 |
20140025309 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM WITH HUMAN-LIKE RESPONSE ACTUATOR - Methods are provided for calibrating stimulus-response test systems which include a stimulus output device for delivering a stimulus to a subject, and a response input device for receiving a response from the subject, said response input device comprising a response actuator that is capable of responding in human-like fashion to the stimulus-response test using variable motion control signals comprising one or more time offsets and one or more activation values, said activation values comprising variable speeds and forces for the response motion. | 01-23-2014 |
20140297600 | Bayesian Sleep Fusion - Systems and methods to estimate a subject's sleep status over time by applying data-fusion algorithms to sleep data sets collected from multiple sleep data sources are disclosed. Embodiments employ Bayes' Theorem to combine sleep data from actigraphy, sleep diary, direct observation, sleep schedules, work schedules, performance tests, neurobehavioral tests and/or the like. Particular embodiments assign data error characteristics to each source, determine likelihoods of correct reporting of sleep status from each source, and apply Bayesian analysis to each source-specific likelihood to determine an overall sleep status estimate. Data error characteristics may account, without limitation, for data insertion errors, data deletion errors, and sleep timing errors. Heuristics may be also used to correct common errors found within collected sleep data and/or to infer sleep status from atypical sources of sleep data. Particular embodiments may also use the combined sleep status estimate for fatigue prediction utilizing various biomathematical fatigue models. | 10-02-2014 |
20150045986 | Systems and Methods for Determining Driver Fatigue Level from Lane Variability and Geographic Location - Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a fatigue level of a human operator of a motor vehicle based upon lane variability data and geographic position data of the vehicle, used either alone or in combination with other data such as (without limitation) vehicle operational data, vehicle environment data, road segments, and/or the like. | 02-12-2015 |
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20090272270 | MICROFABRICATED GAS CHROMATOGRAPH - The present invention is generally directed to a microfabricated gas chromatograph column having two patterned substrates, each optionally having a stationary phase material coating, bonded together to provide a continuous flow channel. The flow channel can have a serpentine arrangement or a modified serpentine arrangement comprising alternating series of consecutive turns in one direction where each series has enough turns to move carrier gas and analyte molecules from the center of the column cross section to an outer wall of the channel or from one outer wall of the channel to the opposite outer wall. Different portions of the substrates can be coated with differing thicknesses of stationary phase material and/or with different stationary phase materials. The column can have a circular cross-section or a semi-circular cross-section where the flat portion of the cross-section has grooves. Also disclosed is the related method of making the microfabricated gas chromatograph column. | 11-05-2009 |
20140017149 | Sheath flow method and apparatus for laminar flow systems - A sheath flow system having a channel with first and second fluid transporting structures located on opposing surfaces facing one another across the channel in the top and bottom surfaces of the channel situated so as to transport the sheath fluid laterally across the channel to provide sheath fluid fully surrounding the core solution. At the point of introduction into the channel, the sheath fluid and core solutions flow side by side within the channel or the core solution may be bounded on either side by the sheath fluid. The system is functional over a broad channel size range and with liquids of high or low viscosity. The design can be readily incorporated into microfluidic chips without the need for special manufacturing protocols | 01-16-2014 |
20140087466 | MICRO BLOOD VESSELS AND TISSUE DUCTS - A fiber includes one or more layers of polymer surrounding a central lumen, and living animal cells disposed within the lumen and/or within at least one of the one or more layers, wherein the fiber has an outer diameter of between 5 and 8000 microns and wherein each individual layer of polymer has a thickness of between 0.1 and 250 microns. Also disclosed are model tissues including such fibers, and method of making such fibers. The fibers can serve as synthetic blood vessels, ducts, or nerves. | 03-27-2014 |
20150266226 | Sheath Flow Methods - A sheath flow system having a channel with at least one fluid transporting structure located in the top and bottom surfaces situated so as to transport the sheath fluid laterally across the channel to provide sheath fluid fully surrounding the core solution. At the point of introduction into the channel, the sheath fluid and core solutions flow side by side within the channel or the core solution may be bounded on either side by the sheath fluid. The system is functional over a broad channel size range and with liquids of high or low viscosity. The design can be readily incorporated into microfluidic chips without the need for special manufacturing protocols. Uses include extruding materials and/or fabricating structures. | 09-24-2015 |
20150343691 | Sheath Flow Methods for Fabricating Structures - A sheath flow system having a channel with at least one fluid transporting structure located in the top and bottom surfaces situated so as to transport the sheath fluid laterally across the channel to provide sheath fluid fully surrounding the core solution. At the point of introduction into the channel, the sheath fluid and core solutions flow side by side within the channel or the core solution may be bounded on either side by the sheath fluid. The system is functional over a broad channel size range and with liquids of high or low viscosity. The design can be readily incorporated into microfluidic chips without the need for special manufacturing protocols. Uses include extruding materials and/or fabricating structures. | 12-03-2015 |
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20090212183 | CLAMPING ARRANGEMENT FOR A CONVEYOR SEAL - A clamping arrangement may comprise a support having a base and an extension, a clamping member having a body, a clamping edge and one or more engaging features for engaging the support extension. The body may have a hole in which a fastener may be disposed when the clamping member engages the extension of the support. A stud and nut or a bolt may provide the fastener for moving the clamping member for applying a clamping force. The body may have an opening for engaging the extension of the support when the clamping member is in a certain position. | 08-27-2009 |
20100270127 | REVERSIBLE TENSIONING DEVICE, AS FOR A CONVEYOR - A tensioner for applying force to a device to be tensioned is configurable for applying force in different directions and comprises: a mounting plate having a guide; a slidable member slidable relative to the guide of the mounting plate for receiving a support for a device to be tensioned; a spring for being coupled to the mounting plate and to the slidable member, wherein the spring urges the slidable member in one direction when coupled to the mounting plate and to the slidable member in a first configuration and urges the slidable member in an opposite direction when coupled to the mounting plate and to the slidable member in a second configuration. The tensioner configurations enable the tensioner either to pull or to push the support for the device to be tensioned. | 10-28-2010 |
20110067197 | CONVEYOR BELT SCRAPER BLADE - A scraper blade for a conveyor may comprise: a blade body having a scraping edge and a base for mounting the scraper blade on a blade mount of a conveyor, wherein the blade body has a plurality of elongated recessed features extending across the rearward side thereof, wherein the elongated recessed features are spaced apart and are generally parallel to the scraping edge. Additionally, the base of the blade body may be affixed to a scraper blade mount having a shape of a “flattened W” defining a groove that has beveled edges to provide clearance for a fillet weld of a scraper blade support bar to which the scraper blade is mountable. | 03-24-2011 |
20110297511 | Conveyor Roller Servicing Apparatus - A return side conveyor belt support for a conveyor may comprise: a mandrel mountable to the far side of the conveyor and extending transversely toward the near side thereof; a member slidably and rotatably mountable to the mandrel from the near side of the conveyor for sliding thereon and for rotating about the mandrel: a return roller rotatable and supported by the member, wherein the return roller is transverse to the conveyor belt when the member is mounted to the mandrel, wherein rotating the member in a first direction moves the return roller to an operating position for supporting the conveyor belt and rotating the member in a second direction moves the return roller to a position wherein the member and return roller are removable from the support mandrel. | 12-08-2011 |
20110297512 | Conveyor Roller Servicing Apparatus - A conveyor belt support for a conveyor may comprise: a mandrel mountable to the far side of the conveyor and extending transversely toward the near side thereof; a member mountable to the mandrel from the near side of the conveyor that is slideable on and rotatable about the mandrel; and a roller supported by the member, wherein the roller is transverse to the conveyor belt when the member is mounted to the mandrel, wherein rotating the member in a first direction moves the roller to an operating position for supporting the conveyor belt and rotating the member in a second direction moves the roller to a position wherein the member and roller are removable from the support mandrel. | 12-08-2011 |
20130140145 | CONVEYOR ROLLER SERVICING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus for a return roller is provided. The mounting apparatus is positioned beneath a return side of a conveyor belt, the return side of the conveyor belt having a near side along one edge of the return side of the conveyor belt and a far side along an opposite edge of the return side of the conveyor belt. The mounting apparatus has a return roller support structure and a return roller supported on the return roller support structure. The return roller support structure is slidable from the mounting apparatus in a direction towards the near side of the return side of the conveyor belt. | 06-06-2013 |
20140076695 | CONVEYOR ROLLER SERVICING APPARATUS - A mounting apparatus for a return roller is provided. The mounting apparatus is positioned beneath a return side of a conveyor belt, the return side of the conveyor belt having a near side along one edge of the return side of the conveyor belt and a far side along an opposite edge of the return side of the conveyor belt. The mounting apparatus has a return roller support structure and a return roller supported on the return roller support structure. The return roller support structure is slidable from the mounting apparatus in a direction towards the near side of the return side of the conveyor belt. | 03-20-2014 |
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20100299294 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PARTIAL CLASS MEMBERSHIP OF A DATA RECORD IN A CLASS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining a partial class membership of a data record in a class. The apparatus includes a record set acquisition module that receives a set of reference records having the same independent variables and belonging to a known class within a group of classes. An unknown-class record receiving module receives an unknown-class record having same independent variables as reference records. A class identification module creates a class vector for each reference record identifying whether the record is in a class. A weighting module calculates a set of unknown-class record weights for the unknown-class record. A classification module determines a partial class membership for the unknown-class record for each class in the group of classes using the set of unknown-class record weights. Each partial class membership identifies a probability that the unknown-class record belongs to a corresponding class in the group of classes. | 11-25-2010 |
20110029250 | Non-Parametric Modeling Apparatus and Method for Classification, Especially of Activity State - The activity state classification method of the present invention employs a kernel-based modeling technique, and more specifically a set of similarity-based models, which have been created using example data, to process an input observation or set of input observations, each comprising a set of sensor readings or “features” derived there from or other data, to predict the activity state of a person from whom the sensor data was obtained. A model is created for each class of activity. The input data is processed by each model and the resulting predictions are combined to yield a final prediction of which state of activity is represented by the input data. | 02-03-2011 |
20110093244 | Analysis of Transcriptomic Data Using Similarity Based Modeling - An analytic apparatus and method is provided for diagnosis, prognosis and biomarker discovery using transcriptome data such as mRNA expression levels from microarrays, proteomic data, and metabolomic data. The invention provides for model-based analysis, especially using kernel-based models, and more particularly similarity-based models. Model-derived residuals advantageously provide a unique new tool for insights into disease mechanisms. Localization of models provides for improved model efficacy. The invention is capable of extracting useful information heretofore unavailable by other methods, relating to dynamics in cellular gene regulation, regulatory networks, biological pathways and metabolism. | 04-21-2011 |
20120316807 | DETERMINING ELECTRICAL LOAD AND LIFESTYLE CHARACTERISTICS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining electrical load and lifestyle characteristics. A record receiving module receives an electrical energy usage record for premises for a predefined time period (“record period”), and receives property characteristics for the premises. The property characteristics include physical characteristics for the premises, environmental characteristics for the premises for the record period, and/or lifestyle characteristics of users of the premises. A load identification module selects a load prediction algorithm to determine if a particular type of electrical load is present at the premises. A comparison module applies the load prediction algorithm to the electrical energy usage record for the premises for at least a portion of the record period (“comparison period”) to determine if the particular type of electrical load is present at the premises. The load prediction algorithm uses the property characteristics of the premises during the comparison period. | 12-13-2012 |
20130073273 | CALIBRATING ALGORITHMS FOR DETERMINING ELECTRICAL LOAD AND LIFESTYLE CHARACTERISTICS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for calibrating algorithms for determining electrical load and lifestyle characteristics. A model creation module creates an electrical usage model that includes an electrical device usage model for each electrical load assumed to be at simulated premises (an assumed load set). The simulated premises include characteristics from actual premises within an area serviced by an electric utility. A simulation module simulates a number of simulated electrical usages for a number of assumed load sets at the simulated premises. A load prediction module determines if a particular type of load is present within each simulated premises using a load prediction algorithm that includes algorithm parameters. An accuracy module determines an accuracy of the load prediction algorithm and an adjustment module adjusts the algorithm parameters of the load prediction algorithm in response to the determined accuracy. | 03-21-2013 |
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20140325540 | MEDIA SYNCHRONIZED ADVERTISING OVERLAY - Embodiments of the present invention provide an overlay experience that is coordinated with both a present media presentation and the media presentation's current audience. Exemplary media presentations include television, movies, games, and music. An overlay is visible content displayed concurrently with primary content. The overlay may obscure part of the primary content, but not all of the primary content. Embodiments of the present invention use audience data to select an appropriate overlay from one of several overlays available. The audience data may be derived from image data generated by an image-capture device, such as a video camera, that has a view of the audience area. Automated image analysis may be used to generate audience data that is used to select the overlay. | 10-30-2014 |
20140331242 | MANAGEMENT OF USER MEDIA IMPRESSIONS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media are described herein for aggregating viewing data for one or more types of media content. Image data depicting a viewing area of a display device are received. A type of media content being displayed on the display device when the images are captured is identified. Based on the image data, a number of persons may be determined, as well as characteristics about the persons, responses of the persons toward the media content, and levels of engagement of the persons in the media content, or a portion thereof. Each determined item of information may comprise a viewing record for the media content. The viewing records for the media content may then be aggregated to create viewing data for the content, and the viewing data may be distributed to a content provider. | 11-06-2014 |
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20090032715 | PILEUP REJECTION IN AN ENERGY-DISPERSIVE RADIATION SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - A method of detecting edges of a preamplifier signal including identifying a first portion of the signal wherein each part thereof has an instantaneous slope having a first polarity, identifying a second portion immediately following the first portion wherein each part thereof has an instantaneous slope having a second opposite polarity, and identifying a third portion immediately following the second portion wherein each part thereof has an instantaneous slope having the first polarity. The method further includes determining a first difference between the magnitudes associated with an end point and a beginning point of the second segment, determining a second difference between the magnitude associated with an end point of the third segment and the magnitude associated with a beginning point of the first segment, and detecting an edge if. (i) the first difference exceeds a threshold, and (ii) the second difference exceeds a fraction of the threshold. | 02-05-2009 |
20090033913 | DIGITAL PULSE PROCESSOR SLOPE CORRECTION - A method of adjusting a response of an energy measuring filter, such as an FIR filter, of a pulse processor based on a slope of a preamplifier signal having a plurality of step edges each corresponding to a respective photon is provided that includes receiving a digital version of the preamplifier signal comprising a plurality of successive digital samples each having a digital value, the preamplifier signal having a portion defined by a first one of the step edges and a second one of the step edges immediately following the first one of the step edges, using the digital values of each of the digital samples associated with the portion to determine an average slope of the portion normalized by a length of the portion, and using the average slope of the portion normalized by a length of the portion to correct the response of the energy measuring filter. | 02-05-2009 |
20090034682 | ADAPTING A HIGH-PERFORMANCE PULSE PROCESSOR TO AN EXISTING SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - A method of utilizing the output of a first pulse processor, such as processor designed for use with an SDD, to generate the input signal expected by the second pulse processor, such as an existing processor not designed for use with an SDD. In one embodiment, piled-up pulses which would not be detected as such by the second pulse processor are omitted from the generated input signal. The method generates an output (which then serves as the input signal for the second pulse processor) of the same general form as the ramp signal from a detector with a pulsed-reset preamplifier, but which does not have the same noise characteristics. In addition, the method may alter the timing between the reconstructed steps in the ramp to increase the maximum throughput of the second pulse processor beyond what is normally possible with a direct connection to the associated detector. | 02-05-2009 |
20090037126 | PILEUP REJECTION IN AN ENERGY-DISPERSIVE RADIATION SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - A method of detecting pileups includes testing an instantaneous slope of a preamplifier signal against a noise trigger value and, after the instantaneous slope has been determined to exceed the noise trigger value, identifying a first subsequent portion of the preamplifier signal wherein the instantaneous slope of the preamplifier signal increases to a maximum. The method further includes, following the first subsequent portion, identifying a second subsequent portion of the preamplifier signal wherein the instantaneous slope still exceeds the noise trigger level but has decreased by more than the noise trigger level from the maximum, and, following the second subsequent portion and before the instantaneous slope declines below the noise trigger level, identifying a third subsequent portion of the preamplifier signal wherein the instantaneous slope of the preamplifier output signal increases by more than the noise trigger value, and, in response thereto, determining that a pileup has occurred. | 02-05-2009 |
20100027747 | PILEUP REJECTION IN AN ENERGY-DISPERSIVE RADIATION SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM - A method of detecting a pileup in an energy-dispersive radiation spectrometry system, wherein a filter of the system generates a first pulse in response to a preamplifier signal, and wherein the system has one or more fast channels having an energy of full efficiency wherein substantially all photons received having at least the full efficiency energy are detected. The method includes measuring an above threshold time duration of the filter, determining that the fast channels have not made any detections while the first pulse is above the minimum detectable threshold energy of the filter, in response thereto, declaring a pileup if the above threshold time duration exceeds a longest expected pulse duration that is a duration of a second pulse that would be output by the filter in response to a single photon having an energy equal to the energy of full efficiency being received by the system. | 02-04-2010 |
20120025074 | ELECTRON DETECTOR INCLUDING AN INTIMATELY-COUPLED SCINTILLATOR-PHOTOMULTIPLIER COMBINATION, AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE AND X-RAY DETECTOR EMPLOYING SAME - A charged particle beam device includes an electron source structured to generate an electron beam, the electron source being coupled to an electron column that at least partially houses a system structured to direct the electron beam toward a specimen positioned in a sample chamber to which the electron column is coupled, and an electron detector. The electron detector includes one or more assemblies positioned within the electron column or the sample chamber, each of the assemblies including an SiPM and a scintillator directly connected face-to-face to an active light sensing surface of the SiPM without a light transporting device being positioned in between the scintillator and the SiPM. | 02-02-2012 |
20130032713 | ELECTRON DETECTOR INCLUDING ONE OR MORE INTIMATELY-COUPLED SCINTILLATOR-PHOTOMULTIPLIER COMBINATIONS, AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPE EMPLOYING SAME - An electron detector includes a plurality of assemblies, the plurality of assemblies including a first assembly having a first SiPM and a first scintillator made of a first scintillator material directly connected to an active light sensing surface of the first SiPM, and a second assembly having a second SiPM and a second scintillator made of a second scintillator material directly connected to an active light sensing surface of the second SiPM, wherein the first scintillator material and the second scintillator material are different than one another. Alternatively, an electron detector includes an assembly including an SiPM and a scintillator member having a front surface and a back surface, the scintillator member being a film of a scintillator material directly deposited on to an active light sensing surface of the SiPM. | 02-07-2013 |
20140042316 | X-ray detector including integrated electron detector - An X-ray detector includes a housing and an X-ray sensing device provided within the housing along the axis of the housing, wherein the housing is structured to be coupled to the electron column or sample chamber of a charged particle beam device. The X-ray detector also includes an electron detector structured to detect a plurality of electrons ejected from a sample in response to an electron beam impinging on the sample, the electron detector being coupled to the housing on or near the axis such that a first line of sight to the electron detector from a point at which the electron beam impinges on the sample is similar to a second line of sight to the X-ray sensing device from the point at which the electron beam impinges on the sample such that X-ray and Backscattered electron images will show similar parallax and shadowing effects. | 02-13-2014 |