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Amit Moran, Tel Aviv IL
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20130212501 | PERCEPTUAL COMPUTING WITH CONVERSATIONAL AGENT - Perceptual computing with a conversational agent is described. In one example, a method includes receiving a statement from a user, observing user behavior, determining a user context based on the behavior, processing the user statement and user context to generate a reply to the user, and presenting the reply to the user on a user interface. | 08-15-2013 |
20140006001 | USER EVENTS/BEHAVIORS AND PERCEPTUAL COMPUTING SYSTEM EMULATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140195328 | ADAPTIVE EMBEDDED ADVERTISEMENT VIA CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS AND PERCEPTUAL COMPUTING - Technologies for adaptively embedding an advertisement into media content via contextual analysis and perceptual computing include a computing device for detecting a location to embed advertising content within media content and retrieving user profile data corresponding to a user of a computing device. Such technologies may also include determining advertising content personalized for the user based on the retrieved user profile and embedding the advertising content personalized for the user into the media content at the detected location within the media content to generate augmented media content for subsequent display to the user. | 07-10-2014 |
20140292639 | MULTI-DISTANCE, MULTI-MODAL NATURAL USER INTERACTION WITH COMPUTING DEVICES - Systems and methods may provide for receiving a short range signal from a sensor that is collocated with a short range display and using the short range signal to detect a user interaction. Additionally, a display response may be controlled with respect to a long range display based on the user interaction. in one example, the user interaction includes one or more of an eye gaze, a hand gesture, a face gesture, a head position or a voice command, that indicates one or more of a switch between the short range display and the long range display, a drag and drop operation, a highlight operation, a click operation or a typing operation. | 10-02-2014 |
20150058764 | MEDIA CONTENT INCLUDING A PERCEPTUAL PROPERTY AND/OR A CONTEXTUAL PROPERTY - Apparatuses, systems, media and/or methods may involve creating content. A property component may be added to a media object to impart one or more of a perceptual property or a contextual property to the media object. The property component may be added responsive to an operation by a user that is independent of a direct access by the user to computer source code. An event corresponding to the property component may be mapped with an action for the media object. The event may be mapped with the action responsive to an operation by a user that is independent of a direct access by the user to computer source code. A graphical user interface may be rendered to create the content. In addition, the media object may be modified based on the action in response to the event when content created including the media object is utilized. | 02-26-2015 |
20150070386 | TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING AN AUGMENTED REALITY VIEW - Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for providing an augmented reality view in which eye movements are employed to identify items of possible interest for which indicators are visually presented in the augmented reality view. An apparatus to present an augmented reality view includes a processor component; a presentation component for execution by the processor component to visually present images captured by a camera on a display, and to visually present an indicator identifying an item of possible interest in the captured images on the display overlying the visual presentation of the captured images; and a correlation component for execution by the processor component to track eye movement to determine a portion of the display gazed at by an eye, and to correlate the portion of the display to the item of possible interest. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-12-2015 |
20150332166 | MACHINE LEARNING-BASED USER BEHAVIOR CHARACTERIZATION - This disclosure is directed to machine learning-based user behavior characterization. An example system may comprise a device including a user interface module to present content to a user and to collect user data (e.g., including user biometric data) during the content presentation. The system may also comprise a machine learning module to determine parameters for use in presenting the content based on the user data. For example, the machine learning module may formulate a behavioral model including user states based on the user data, the user states being correlated to an objective (e.g., based on a cost function) and content presentation parameter settings. Employing the behavioral model, the machine learning module may determine a current user state based on the user data, and may select the content presentation parameter settings to bias movement of the current observed user state towards an observed user state associated with the maximized cost function. | 11-19-2015 |
20150358594 | TECHNOLOGIES FOR VIEWER ATTENTION AREA ESTIMATION - Technologies for viewer attention area estimation include a computing device to capture, by a camera system of the computing device, an image of a viewer of a display of the computing device. The computing device further determines a distance range of the viewer from the computing device, a gaze direction of the viewer based on the captured image and the distance range of the viewer, and an active interaction region of the display based on the viewer's gaze direction and the distance range of the viewer. The active interaction region is indicative of a region of the display at which the viewer's gaze is directed. The computing device displays content on the display based on the determined active interaction region. | 12-10-2015 |
Amit Moran, Rehovot IL
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20140279202 | Recommendations Based Upon Explicit User Similarity - A system and method for providing recommendations to individuals on a social network, in which the recommendations include information indicating the similarity of the individuals to one another, to aid the individuals in judging the degree to which the opinions of the others are applicable to the themselves. | 09-18-2014 |
Andrew Moran, Fayetteville, AR US
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20140122347 | System for Life-Cycle Tracking of Recycle Commodities - A system for life-cycle tracking of recycle commodities providing a multitude of users with real-time tracking and accounting data related to the progress of recycle commodities from bundling of the recycle commodities at a waste generator, through consolidation of the recycle commodities, and then finally the selling of the recycle commodities from the waste generator directly to a recycler. | 05-01-2014 |
Ashley Moran, Philadelphia, PA US
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20130278706 | VIDEO PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A computing device may include a video input interface and video output interface to allow insertion into a video system. The device may be configured to perform passthrough operation on the incoming video, allowing the incoming signal to appear at the output interface. When overlay video operations are desired, the device may resize the incoming video, generate one or more additional overlays, and generate a modified version of the incoming video signal, where the modified version contains the one or more additional overlays along with (if desired) the original video. The device may have data network connections, and can thereby serve as an easy way, for example, to upgrade an existing video system with network and/or interactive features. | 10-24-2013 |
20150365620 | VIDEO PRESENTATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A computing device may include a video input interface and video output interface to allow insertion into a video system. The device may be configured to perform passthrough operation on the incoming video, allowing the incoming signal to appear at the output interface. When overlay video operations are desired, the device may resize the incoming video, generate one or more additional overlays, and generate a modified version of the incoming video signal, where the modified version contains the one or more additional overlays along with (if desired) the original video. The device may have data network connections, and can thereby serve as an easy way, for example, to upgrade an existing video system with network and/or interactive features. | 12-17-2015 |
Austin E. Moran, Redding, CT US
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20140249836 | CLAIM DRIVEN MEDICAL EVENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A computer-implemented method, a system, and software include receiving information for a healthcare services event for a patient and creating a note based therein; performing an insurance Eligibility Request/Eligibility Verification by with an insurance company utilizing patient information converted into a format readable by the insurance company; receiving information as the healthcare services event is performed to complete the note, wherein the note comprises doctor supplied procedure and diagnostic content needed to create a valid insurance claim; and converting the note into an insurance claim and providing the insurance claim to the insurance company in a format readable by the insurance company; wherein the note is setup to automatically convert to the insurance claim without back-end user input or coding. | 09-04-2014 |
Brendan Jude Moran, Eindhoven NL
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20150371975 | LED MODULE WITH HERMETIC SEAL OF WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MATERIAL - An LED module includes a substrate having a high thermal conductivity and at least one LED die mounted on the substrate. A wavelength conversion material, such as phosphor or quantum dots in a binder, has a very low thermal conductivity and is formed to have a relatively high volume and low concentration over the LED die so that the phosphor or quantum dots conduct little heat from the LED die. A transparent top plate, having a high thermal conductivity, is positioned over the wavelength conversion material, and a hermetic seal is formed between the top plate and the substrate surrounding the wavelength conversion material. The LED die is located in a cavity in either the substrate or the top plate. In this way, the temperature of the wavelength conversion material is kept well below the temperature of the LED die. The sealing is done in a wafer level process. | 12-24-2015 |
Brian Moran, Greenville, SC US
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20140064910 | Systems and Methods to Control Variable Stator Vanes in Gas Turbine Engines - Embodiments of the present application include a variable stator vanes control mechanism for a gas turbine engine. The control mechanism may include a moveable actuation rod in operative communication with a torque shaft such that movement of the actuation rod rotates the torque shaft. The control mechanism also may include a first unison ring in operative communication with the torque shaft such that rotation of the torque shaft drives the first unison ring. Moreover, the control mechanism may include a second unison ring in operative communication with the torque shaft such that rotation of the torque shaft drives the second unison ring. | 03-06-2014 |
Brian Moran, Atlanta, GA US
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20140325634 | ADJUSTING DDOS PROTECTION BASED ON TRAFFIC TYPE - A system, method and computer readable storage medium that receives traffic/packets from external devices attempting to access protected devices in a protected network. A determination is made to whether a received packet belongs to one of a plurality of packet classifications. Each packet classification indicative of different classes of IP traffic. Countermeasures are applied to a received packet to prevent attack upon the protected devices. Applying a countermeasure to a received packet determined to belong to one of the plurality of packet classifications includes countermeasure modification/selection contingent upon the determined packet classification for the received packet. | 10-30-2014 |
Bryan D. Moran, Pleasanton, CA US
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20150316412 | FIBER OPTIC COUPLED MULTIPASS GAS MINICELL, DESIGN ASSEMBLY THEREOF - A method directs a gas of interest into a minicell and uses an emitting laser to produce laser emission light that is directed into the minicell and onto the gas of interest. The laser emission light is reflected within the cell to make multipasses through the gas of interest. After the multipasses through the gas of interest the laser light is analyzed to produces gas spectroscopy data. The minicell receives the gas of interest and a transmitting optic connected to the minicell that directs a beam into the minicell and onto the gas of interest. A receiving optic connected to the minicell receives the beam from the gas of interest and directs the beam to an analyzer that produces gas spectroscopy data. | 11-05-2015 |
Colm Moran, La Ciotat FR
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20110034400 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING BACTERIAL ADHERENCE AND ANTI-ADHERENCE TO MUCUS, EPITHELIAL CELLS AND OTHER CELLS - The present invention generally relates to methods for detecting, identifying, and measuring bacterial adherence to mucus and epithelial cells. In particular, the present invention provides assays for detecting and identifying the presence or absence of bacterial adherence to mucus (epithelial cells (e.g., present in the intestines), or other portion of an animal where bacteria may be present, and methods for identifying and characterizing (e.g., the efficacy of) modulators of bacterial adherence to mucus and epithelial cells, or other portion of the animal where bacteria may be present. | 02-10-2011 |
20110281283 | YEAST CELL WALL COMPONENTS AND DETECTION THEREOF - The present invention relates to animal feed additives and detection thereof in feed products. Additionally, the present invention relates to yeast cell wall components, their methods of isolation, and compositions and methods for the immunological detection thereof. | 11-17-2011 |
Damian A. Moran, Oakville CA
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20100011688 | MORTARLESS FACADE SYSTEM - A method of constructing a building façade comprising, casting at least one plate member; coupling at least one load member to the plate member; aligning a first façade assembly levelly prior to attachment to the substrate; aligning a second and third façade assembly horizontally adjacent and vertically adjacent the first façade assembly, respectively, by interface with the first façade assembly, and repeating the steps of aligning additional façade assemblies to form a facade. | 01-21-2010 |
Daniel Moran, Glil-Yam IL
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20100280382 | BONE FRACTURE DETECTION - Apparatus for detecting a fracture in a bone, the apparatus comprising: an electric field generator, configured to generate an electric field in proximity of the bone, at a predefined frequency range, the generated electric field being substantially parallel to longitudinal axis of the bone; an electric field measurer, associated with the electric field generator, and configured to measure intensity values of the generated electric field over the predefined frequency range, and an analyzer, associated with the electric field measurer, and configured to analyze the intensity values measured over the predefined frequency range, thereby to detect the fracture in the bone. | 11-04-2010 |
Dennis R. Moran, Caldwell, NJ US
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20140110348 | INCLINED PLATES FOR CSO - This device serves to improve water quality under gravity flow conditions. The water quality treatment device traps floating debris with replaceable netting, it contains oil spills and settles sediment in self-cleaning settling cells above a collection bunker inside a chamber. The device directs the water below the inclined cells, through the inclined cells, or over the inclined cells, depending on the inflow intensity. All inflowing water enters the net cavity and the net is supported by the inclined cell assembly. The pollutant collection surfaces are overlapping each other and aligned with the water flow direction. A hinged baffle with orifices controls the flow rate through the inclined cells. The netting is replaceable when filled with debris through an access opening in the ceiling of the chamber. The sediment bunker is cleaned through access openings in the ceiling from the chamber inflow side and the exit side. | 04-24-2014 |
Diarmuid Moran US
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20150202187 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF VITILIGO - Compositions and methods are disclosed for treating hypomelanotic conditions such as vitiligo and promoting melanogenesis. | 07-23-2015 |
Dov Moran, Kefar Saba IL
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20080280627 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION WITH CONTACT LIST MEMORY - Methods, devices and systems for wireless communication. A device user defines a list of contacts and receives a collective indication of which contacts are located within a neighborhood of the device. The neighborhood is defined at the device, for example by the device itself or by the user. A plurality of device users define respective user profiles including user attributes. One of the users defines a target attribute, and receives an indication of which other users that have that attribute have devices in the first user's neighborhood. The devices communicate among themselves either indirectly, for example via cellular base stations, or directly. | 11-13-2008 |
20090298520 | MULTI-ACCESS SOLID STATE MEMORY DEVICES AND A TELEPHONE UTILIZING SUCH - A method of sending e-mail from a computer, including attaching a telephone to a computer, saving at least one e-mail message from the computer on the telephone, activating the telephone, and automatically sending the e-mail message after the activating. | 12-03-2009 |
20100123643 | HANDHELD DEVICE WITH SECONDARY SCREEN FOR SOFT KEY DESCRIPTORS - A handheld electronic device, including a first device including a keypad including at least one soft key, the functionalities of the at least one soft key being indicated by corresponding at least one soft key descriptor, and a second device, insertable within the first device, including a processor for operating in cooperation with the keypad, when the second device is fully inserted within the first device, and a soft key screen for displaying the at least one soft key descriptor, wherein each of the at least one soft key descriptor is displayed proximate the location of its corresponding soft key on the keypad, when the second device is fully inserted within the first device. | 05-20-2010 |
20120243654 | Methods for Interrupted Counting of Particles in Cells - A method executed by a circuit for counting electrons in storage cells in an array of at least two storage cells is provided. The method includes providing a storage array of at least two storage cells, and each of said at least two storage cells containing an unknown amount of electrons. A receiving array of at least two receiving cells is provided, where said at least two receiving cells initially contain no electrons. Then, extracting a layer of said electrons from said storage array of cells and inserting said layer into corresponding locations in said receiving array. The method then repeats said steps of extracting and inserting while at least one of said at least two storage cells is not empty. The method counts, for each said storage cell in said storage array, a productive-extraction amount. | 09-27-2012 |
Dov Moran, Kafar Subar IL
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20140351607 | REMOVABLE, ACTIVE, PERSONAL STORAGE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A storage device is configured to communicate with a host device over a Bluetooth connection. The storage device includes a flash memory, a processor, and a Bluetooth controller. The memory stores at least one permission for determining access to the memory. The processor manages access to the memory, independently of the host device, based on a comparison of a request at the removable storage device to access the memory to at least one permission. The comparison is independent, requiring no management by an operating system of the host device, such that if the at least one permission includes a particular access type that matches the access requested in the request, the processor provides access to the memory. | 11-27-2014 |
Eric Michael Moran, Charlottesville, VA US
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20150013714 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLEANING AN INTRAMEDULLARY REAMER - A device arranged to apply a linear tension to an intramedullary reamer for ultrasonic cleaning, and a corresponding method thereof | 01-15-2015 |
Gil Moran, Meitar IL
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20100199010 | DEVICE HAVING PRIORITY UPGRADE MECHANISM CAPABILITIES AND A METHOD FOR UPDATING PRIORITIES - A device having priority update capabilities and a method for updating priorities, the method includes: receiving a request to update to a requested priority, priorities of transaction requests stored within a first sequence of pipeline stages that precede an arbiter; updating a priority level of a transaction request stored in the first sequence to the requested priority if the transaction request is priority upgradeable and if the requested priority is higher that a current priority of the transaction request; and arbitrating between transaction requests in response to priority attributes associated with the transaction requests. | 08-05-2010 |
20120185730 | DISTRIBUTED DEBUG SYSTEM - A distributed debug system including processing elements connected to perform a plurality of processing functions on a received data unit, a debug trap unit, a debug trace dump logic unit, and a debug initiator unit is provided. At least two of the processing elements include a debug trap unit that has a first debug enable input and output, and a first debug thread. The first debug thread holds at least a first debug trap circuit having a match signal output connected to the first debug enable output. The first debug trap circuit filters a part of the data unit, compares a filtering result with a debug value, and provides a match signal to the match signal output. The debug trace dump logic unit dumps debug trace data to a buffer associated with the data unit on reception of a match event. The debug initiator unit includes a debug initiator output connected to the first debug enable input of the debug trap unit of one processing element, and a debug initiator input connected to the first debug enable output of the debug trap unit of another processing element. | 07-19-2012 |
20120239902 | AREA EFFICIENT COUNTERS ARRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING COUNTERS - A counters array system comprises a memory device having a plurality of addressable memory locations for storing counter-values; a plurality of delta-counter devices. Each delta-counter device is operable to hold a maximum delta-value corresponding to a maximum number of occurrences of an event during a time duration between two counter scans controlled by a scan control unit. Each delta-counter device has an input connected to receive a signal from an event source corresponding to an occurrence of the event, and an output connected to provide a delta-value representing an accumulated number of occurrences of the event to a delta-count update circuit. The delta-count update circuit is connected to the memory device and the counter scan control unit, and being arranged to receive the delta-value and an address of a corresponding counter-value, read the counter-value from the memory device, and provide an updated counter-value incremented by the delta-value to the memory device. | 09-20-2012 |
20130003555 | TOKEN BUCKET MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANAGING A TOKEN BUCKET - A token bucket management apparatus comprises a processing resource having an input for receiving profile data associated with a classified data stream. The processing resource also comprises an arithmetic unit arranged to maintain a bucket status value for a token bucket associated with the classified data stream. The arithmetic unit is a fixed point arithmetic unit that is arranged to maintain the bucket status value in accordance with a fixed point representation of non-integer numbers having a first accuracy. The arithmetic unit calculates a fixed point non-integer increment value in accordance with a fixed point representation of non-integer numbers having a second accuracy. The arithmetic unit is arranged to manipulate the calculated non-integer increment value so as to bring the second accuracy into agreement with the first accuracy, and to increment the bucket status value by the manipulated non-integer increment value. | 01-03-2013 |
Gilad Moran, Rehovot IL
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20120136671 | MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A medical scheduling system and method associating medical procedures and with medical resources, associating patients with medical procedures to form medical procedure instances, scheduling each medical procedure instance according to the availability of the medical resource associated with the medical procedure and according to medical priorities associated with the patients, the medical procedures and the resources. The A medical scheduling system and method additionally operative to simulate the effect of probable situations and events on the execution of the scheduled operation and to provide decision support information for contingency planning. | 05-31-2012 |
Henry Andrew Moran, Marcellus, NY US
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20140133136 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN ILLUMINATION OF RAILWAY FEATURE - There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel. | 05-15-2014 |
Holly Marie Moran, Vienna, VA US
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20140199507 | Animal and human related products and methods of manufacturing such - A stuffed article, for example a toy, flying disk, bed, or etc., and manufacturing methods of such are disclosed which has volume and which upon destruction by an animal will not release stuffing as with most common stuffed toys, flying disks, or beds. The article is made from at least one material such as fabric, canvas, denim, nylon, fleece, rubber, plastic, leather, rawhide, animal parts, fiber (or other pliable material) which, through the article's configuration and manufacturing process is filled with the same type of material used to form the outer layers, multiple layers may be used for increased strength, and specifically the inner cavity contains material which is one and the same type of material as the outer layer(s). | 07-17-2014 |
Ian Moran, Hamilton NZ
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20090308940 | ADJUSTING MEANS - A single lever valve for mixing hot and cold liquids has a mixer which can internally impose an upper limit on the temperature of any liquid emerging from it. The means used may enable the upper limit to be changed by exchange of a component so that the mixer can be used in any location in an installation even though different locations might have different upper limit requirements. The mixer may take the form of a cartridge able to be exchanged with an existing cartridge to convert an “unsafe” mixer to a “safe” one. An adjustment means is provide enabling the upper temperature limit cut-off to be accurately set—even before assembly of the mixer. | 12-17-2009 |
James C. Moran, Oakville CA
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20100002142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIDEO-PROCESSING ALGORITHM IMPROVEMENT - A method for improving a video-processing algorithm ( | 01-07-2010 |
James J. Moran, Richland, WA US
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20140220700 | CAPILLARY ABSORPTION SPECTROMETER AND PROCESS FOR ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF SMALL SAMPLES - A capillary absorption spectrometer and process are described that provide highly sensitive and accurate stable absorption measurements of analytes in a sample gas that may include isotopologues of carbon and oxygen obtained from gas and biological samples. It further provides isotopic images of microbial communities that allow tracking of nutrients at the single cell level. It further targets naturally occurring variations in carbon and oxygen isotopes that avoids need for expensive isotopically labeled mixtures which allows study of samples taken from the field without modification. The method also permits sampling in vivo permitting real-time ambient studies of microbial communities. | 08-07-2014 |
Jefferey Moran, Little Rock, AR US
John Patrick Moran, Lakeland, FL US
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20130104518 | Bird deflector and air replacement system | 05-02-2013 |
Jonas Moran, Torna Hallestad SE
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20120092816 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A HIDDEN INPUT KEY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprises a housing having an outer face and an inner face. A key is provided on the housing, which comprises a micro hole formed in the housing and a conductive material extending within the micro hole to the outer face of the housing. A sensor is coupled to the conductive material to detect whether an object is brought into contact or out of contact with the micro hole at the outer face. | 04-19-2012 |
20120262383 | TOUCH-SENSITIVE DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Touch-sensitive device ( | 10-18-2012 |
Justin Keith Moran, West Nyack, NY US
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20150291940 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO A MUTANT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE TOXIN - In one aspect, the invention relates to an immunogenic composition that includes a mutant | 10-15-2015 |
Kelley Margaret Moran, Kingsport, TN US
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20130261333 | HYDROCARBOXYLATION OF FORMALDEHYDE IN THE PRESENCE OF A HIGHER ORDER CARBOXYLIC ACID AND HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST - Disclosed is a process for the production and purification of glycolic acid or glycolic acid derivatives by the carbonylation of formaldehyde in the presence of a solid acid catalyst and a carboxylic acid. This invention discloses hydrocarboxylations and corresponding glycolic acid separations wherein the glycolic acid stream is readily removed from the carboxylic acid and the carboxylic acid is recycled. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261337 | HYDROCARBOXYLATION OF METHYLENE DIPROPIONATE IN THE PRESENCE OF PROPIONIC ACID AND A HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST - Disclosed is a process for the production and purification of glycolic acid or glycolic acid derivatives by the carbonylation of methylene dipropionate in the presence of a solid acid catalyst and propionic acid. This invention discloses hydrocarboxylations and corresponding glycolic acid separations wherein the propionic acid stream is readily removed from the glycolic acid and the propionic acid is recycled. | 10-03-2013 |
20130310598 | Reactive Distillation of a Carboxylic Acid and a Glycol - Disclosed is a process for producing glycolate ester oligomers. The process comprises reacting ethylene glycol and glycolic acid to produce a stream of glycolate ester oligomers and glycolic acid oligomers while simultaneously removing water. The stream of glycolate ester oligomers and glycolic acid oligomers has a low concentration of water and glycolic acid-ends, and thus is useful in a subsequent hydrogenation reaction to produce ethylene glycol. | 11-21-2013 |
20130331605 | HYDROCARBOXYLATION OF AQUEOUS FORMALDEHYDE USING A DEHYDRATING RECYCLE STREAM TO DECREASE WATER CONCENTRATION - Disclosed is a process for the production and purification of glycolic acid or glycolic acid derivatives by the carbonylation of aqueous formaldehyde. The water in the hydrocarboxylation zone is reduced via reaction with the ester bonds in a recycle stream comprising glycolic acid oligomers and/or methyl glycolate oligomers. | 12-12-2013 |
Keri Moran, Redmond, WA US
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20160034058 | Mobile Device Input Controller For Secondary Display - Example apparatus and methods concern a first device (e.g., phone, tablet) controlling what is displayed on both the first device and on a second device (e.g., television, computer). The first device may detect the second device and establish a communication link and a context (e.g. control relationship) between the first and second device. The first device may provide an output (e.g., browser, movie) to be displayed on the second device. The first device may also provide a cursor to be displayed on the second device. In response to an action (e.g., touch, gesture) on the first device, an application running on the first device may be controlled, which may in turn determine what is displayed on the second display. The action on the first device may be related to positioning or responding to the cursor in relation to the output displayed on the second device. | 02-04-2016 |
Kevin Moran, Edmonton CA
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20100012555 | METHOD FOR TREATING BITUMEN FROTH WITH HIGH BITUMEN RECOVERY AND DUAL QUALITY BITUMEN PRODUCTION - A process for removing contaminants, namely water and particulate solids, from hydrocarbon diluent-diluted bitumen froth (“dilfroth”) is provided to produce hydrocarbon diluent-diluted bitumen (“dilbit”), comprising subjecting the dilfroth to gravity settling in a primary settler to produce an overflow stream of primary raw dilbit, comprising bitumen containing water and some fine solids, and an underflow stream of primary tails, comprising solids, water and residual bitumen; removing the overflow stream of primary raw dilbit and subjecting it to gravity settling in a clarifier vessel for sufficient time to produce an overflow first stream of cleaned dilbit and an underflow stream of clarifier sludge; diluting the primary tails with hydrocarbon diluent and subjecting the diluted primary tails to gravity settling in a secondary settler to produce an overflow second stream of cleaned dilbit and an underflow stream of secondary tails; and removing the clarifier sludge and diluting the clarifier sludge with a hydrocarbon diluent, if necessary, and subjecting the clarifier sludge to gravity separation to produce a third stream of cleaned dilbit. | 01-21-2010 |
20100243534 | SILICATES ADDITION IN BITUMEN FROTH TREATMENT - A method for processing a bitumen froth comprising bitumen, water and solids including fine solids for reducing the solids concentration in diluted bitumen is provided comprising diluting the bitumen froth with a hydrocarbon diluent to form a dilfroth; adding a sufficient amount of a silicate to the dilfroth to cause a substantial amount of fine solids to associate with the water instead of the diluted bitumen; and allowing the diluted bitumen to separate from the water containing the substantial amount of fine solids to produce a dilbit having less than 3 percent by weight solids. | 09-30-2010 |
20100258478 | RECOVERY OF BITUMEN FROM FROTH TREATMENT TAILINGS - A method for recovering a tailings bitumen from a froth treatment tailings, including providing a first feed material which is derived from the froth treatment tailings, conditioning the first feed material in order to produce a conditioned first feed material, providing a second feed material which is derived from the conditioned first feed material, and subjecting the second feed material to solvent extraction in order to produce an extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen. The method may further include dewatering the conditioned first feed material in order to produce the second feed material and may further include clarifying the extract to produce a clarified extract containing an amount of the tailings bitumen. | 10-14-2010 |
20110233115 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING FROTH TREATMENT TAILINGS - A method for processing froth treatment tailings, including separating the froth treatment tailings in order to produce a coarse mineral material fraction and a fine mineral material fraction therefrom, subjecting the coarse mineral material fraction to froth flotation in order to produce a heavy mineral concentrate and a coarse mineral material tailings therefrom, and subjecting the heavy mineral concentrate to solvent extraction in order to produce a debitumenized heavy mineral concentrate and a bitumen extract therefrom. | 09-29-2011 |
20110278202 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING A HYDROCARBON DILUENT FROM TAILINGS - An apparatus and a method for separating diluted tailings containing a hydrocarbon diluent into a recovered diluent component and a diluent recovered tailings component. The method includes introducing the diluted tailings into a diluent recovery vessel so that they form a tailings pool in the diluent recovery vessel, introducing an amount of steam directly into the tailings pool, mixing the diluted tailings which are contained in the tailings pool, and maintaining the diluted tailings in the diluent recovery vessel for a residence time. The apparatus includes a diluent recovery vessel having a tailings pool section, a steam distributor located in the tailings pool section, and a mixing device associated with the tailings pool section. | 11-17-2011 |
20120000831 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING A FEED MATERIAL DERIVED FROM A PROCESS FOR RECOVERING BITUMEN FROM OIL SANDS - Separation methods for producing an extract and a raffinate from a solvent extraction feed material, wherein the feed material is derived from a process for recovering bitumen from oil sands. The methods may include producing an intra-stage recycle component from an overflow zone of a solvent extraction stage and recycling the intra-stage recycle component to the solvent extraction stage, and/or the methods may include providing an underflow component withdrawal rate for a solvent extraction stage other than a final solvent extraction stage which is greater than an underflow component withdrawal rate for the final solvent extraction stage. | 01-05-2012 |
20120132514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING A HYDROCARBON DILUENT FROM TAILINGS - An apparatus and a method for separating diluted tailings containing a hydrocarbon diluent into a recovered diluent component and a diluent recovered tailings component. The method includes introducing the diluted tailings into a diluent recovery vessel so that they form a tailings pool in the diluent recovery vessel, introducing an amount of stream directly into the tailings pool, mixing the diluted tailings which are contained in the tailings pool, and maintaining the diluted tailings in the diluent recovery vessel for a residence time. The apparatus includes a diluent recovery vessel having a tailings pool section, a steam distributor located in the tailings pool section, and a mixing device associated with the tailings pool section. | 05-31-2012 |
20130175156 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING A HYDROCARBON DILUENT FROM TAILINGS - An apparatus and a method for separating diluted tailings containing a hydrocarbon diluent into a recovered diluent component and a diluent recovered tailings component. The method includes introducing the diluted tailings into a diluent recovery vessel so that they form a tailings pool in the diluent recovery vessel, introducing an amount of stream directly into the tailings pool, mixing the diluted tailings which are contained in the tailings pool, and maintaining the diluted tailings in the diluent recovery vessel for a residence time. The apparatus includes a diluent recovery vessel having a tailings pool section, a steam distributor located in the tailings pool section, and a mixing device associated with the tailings pool section. | 07-11-2013 |
20150247094 | METHODS FOR SEPARATING A FEED MATERIAL DERIVED FROM A PROCESS FOR RECOVERING BITUMEN FROM OIL SANDS - Separation methods for producing an extract and a raffinate from a solvent extraction feed material, wherein the feed material is derived from a process for recovering bitumen from oil sands. The methods may include producing an intra-stage recycle component from an overflow zone of a solvent extraction stage and recycling the intra-stage recycle component to the solvent extraction stage, and/or the methods may include providing an underflow component withdrawal rate for a solvent extraction stage other than a final solvent extraction stage which is greater than an underflow component withdrawal rate for the final solvent extraction stage. | 09-03-2015 |
Laura E. Moran, Missoula, MT US
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20160002773 | REVERSE CIRCULATION FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR FOR GRANULAR POLYSILICON PRODUCTION - A reverse fluidized bed reactor (FBR) is separated by a thermally insulating vertical divider into a pre-reaction heating zone, a reaction zone, and a dehydrogenation zone. The dehydrogenation zone can be distinct, or the heating zone can serve as the dehydrogenation zone. Particles of polysilicon circulate upward through the heating zone and into the top of the reaction zone, where deposition of silicon occurs, and the grown particles slowly settle until they reenter the bottom of the pre-reaction heating zone. Dust formation, wall deposition, and hydrogen content in the product silicon particles are thereby minimized. | 01-07-2016 |
Lyle E. Moran, Sarnia CA
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20130143778 | UPGRADING DEASPHALTING RESIDUE TO HIGH PERFORMANCE ASPHALT - A novel composition is provided that incorporates the residual solids from solvent deasphalting to make a high value asphalt product. A process for making the asphalt composition is also provided. A first portion of heavy oil or another feedstock can be deasphalted using propane deasphalting or another suitable deasphalting process. This generates a solvated fraction and an insoluble deasphalting residue. The deasphalting residue is then added to a second portion of heavy oil, such as a second portion of the same type of heavy oil that was used as feedstock in the solvent deasphalting. The mixture of deasphalting residue and heavy oil results in a novel dispersion that is suitable for use as an asphalt. Optionally, an additive such as an alkyl substituted aromatic sulfonic acid can be added to the composition to further improve the asphalt properties. | 06-06-2013 |
Lyle Edwin Moran, Sarnia CA
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20130319909 | UPGRADING OF ASPHALTENE-DEPLETED CRUDES - Methods are provided for upgrading asphaltene-depleted crude fractions. The asphaltene-depleted crude fractions are upgraded by oxidizing the crude fractions by air blowing. Upgrading an asphaltene-depleted crude fraction can allow more valuable grades of asphalt to be formed from the crude fraction. Alternatively, upgrading an asphaltene-depleted crude fraction can allow for incorporation of a greater percentage of such a crude fraction in a blend of crudes that are used for making a desired grade of asphalt. | 12-05-2013 |
20140042055 | ASPHALT PRODUCTION FROM OIL SAND BITUMEN - Methods are provided for making asphalt from crude oils derived from mined oil sands that have been subjected to a solvent froth treatment as part of the process for making a crude oil that is suitable for pipeline transport. A froth treatment is used that preserves a greater percentage of the asphaltene content of the crude oil derived from the mined oil sands. | 02-13-2014 |
20140135431 | ASPHALT COMPOSITIONS WITH CRACKING RESISTANCE ADDITIVES - Methods are provided for upgrading the quality of an asphalt. The methods include mixing an asphalt feed with a cracking resistance additive that improves the low temperature properties of the asphalt while leaving the high temperature properties unchanged or minimally changed. The cracking resistance additive corresponds to a compound that is a liquid at both the low temperature performance grade for the asphalt and at mixing and/or storage temperature for the asphalt. Examples of compounds that, in an appropriate molecular weight range, are liquids across this broad temperature range include polyalphaolefins, alkylated naphthalenes, and organic esters. | 05-15-2014 |
20140174981 | SYNERGISTIC ASPHALT CRUDE COMPOSITIONS - Methods are provided for forming an asphalt fraction corresponding to a blend of asphalts, the asphalt fraction having at least one property that is unexpectedly better than the expected property value based on the individual asphalts used in the blend. The unexpectedly beneficial blends of asphalts are formed in part by including an effective amount of a Napo crude oil or crude fraction in the feed used to form the asphalt fraction. For some asphalt blends, including an effective amount of a Napo crude in the feed can allow for production of an asphalt with a low temperature performance grade that is lower than the predicted value by at least 0.5° C., such as at least 0.75° C. or at least 1.0° C. | 06-26-2014 |
20140180650 | PROPERTY PREDICTION FOR ASPHALTS FROM BLENDED SOURCES - Methods are provided for predicting the properties of an asphalt fraction that contains two or more asphalt components based on measurements of the viscosity for the asphalt fraction. Based on the measured viscosity, a virtual cut point is determined for a virtual asphalt blend that has the same viscosity (to within a tolerance value) as the measured viscosity for the asphalt fraction. The virtual cut point is then used to determine a variety of predicted property values for the asphalt fraction. Optionally, the predicted property values can be used to adjust the actual cut point for the distillation or separation process used for forming the asphalt fraction. | 06-26-2014 |
Martin Moran, Wethersfield, CT US
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20140106662 | Simplified apparatus for positively preventing the use of mobile personal communication devices - A simplified apparatus for positively preventing the use of mobile personal communication devices by the operator of a vehicle comprises a motion responsive device in the vehicle, switching means operable by the device when the vehicle is in motion, a signal jammer operable by the switching means to block at least one of the incoming or outgoping signals associated with communication device when the vehicle is in motion, and a power supply for the jammer. | 04-17-2014 |
20150099457 | SIMPLIFIED APPARATUS FOR POSITIVELY PREVENTING THE USE OF MOBILE PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A simplified apparatus for positively preventing the use of mobile personal communication devices by the operator of a vehicle comprises a motion responsive device in the vehicle, switching means operable by the device when the vehicle is in motion, a signal jammer operable by the switching means to block at least one of the incoming or outgoping signals associated with communication device when the vehicle is in motion, and a power supply for the jammer. | 04-09-2015 |
Marty Moran, Yokneam IL
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20130077892 | Scan Order Optimization and Virtual Slide Stitching - Virtual microscopy and other system may benefit from a system that can build the large mosaic by stitching images, and overcoming positioning error of stages used to provide the images. In particular, these systems may benefit from scan order optimization and virtual slide stitching techniques. A method can include analyzing, by a machine, a low resolution image of a sample. The method can also include determining, by the machine, a scan pattern for the sample based on analysis of the low resolution image of the sample. The method can further include controlling, by the machine, the scan based on the scan pattern, wherein the scan pattern is configured to minimize an amount of back-stitching of scans in the scan pattern. | 03-28-2013 |
Maty Moran, Yokneam IL
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20130076886 | Automatic Focus and Sample Detection - Imaging systems, such as optical microscopes, can benefit from automatic focus enhancements including sample detection. For example, systems that use a charge coupled device (CCD) video camera to capture a field of view for making focus determinations can benefit from automatic focus and sample detection. A method according to certain embodiments can include obtaining, by a machine, a high level image of a sample. The method can also include determining, by the machine, whether a plurality of auto-focus areas of a plurality of fields of view are aligned with a portion of the sample. The method can further include obtaining, by the machine, a low level image of the sample when the plurality of auto-focus areas are aligned. | 03-28-2013 |
Melinda G. Moran, Lakeville, MN US
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20140107912 | FACTOR COST TIME SERIES TO OPTIMIZE DRIVERS AND VEHICLES: METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and system for analyzing and improving driver and vehicle performance are described. Detailed vehicle data, including high frequency time series data, which was collected during a trip, is obtained, as well as external data regarding trip route and environment. Using the data and a model of the physics of the vehicle, driver and vehicle time series may be obtained for the trip. These time series may allocate fuel consumption to various factor costs relating to the driver (e.g., rate of acceleration, choice of gear) and to the vehicle (e.g., choice of engine, aerodynamic improvements). From trip simulations run with virtual drivers, an optimal (relative to some criterion) virtual driver (i.e., control choices) can be obtained. Simulations with the optimal driver can find an optimal vehicle from a set of virtual vehicles. Losses due to driver behavior and to vehicle configuration can be computed by comparisons, and alternatives suggested. | 04-17-2014 |
Melissa Moran, Palm Harbor, FL US
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20150095015 | Method and System for Presenting Statistical Data in a Natural Language Format - A computer-implemented method for presenting statistical analysis in a natural language textual output comprising: receiving data to be analyzed by the processor; processing the data according to at least one of a plurality of pre-established statistical analysis types, thereby providing processed data; interpreting the processed data by converting the processed data to a pre-determined natural language text, thereby providing interpreted data; and generating a natural language textual output for the interpreted data according to at least one pre-established rule for converting the interpreted data to a natural language textual output. | 04-02-2015 |
Michael F. Moran, Aurora CA
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20120225954 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CARCINOMA - The disclosure includes a method of screening for, diagnosing or detecting non-small cell lung carcinoma or an increased likelihood of developing non-small cell lung carcinoma in a subject. The method comprises: | 09-06-2012 |
Michael Patrick Moran, Fort Myers Beach, FL US
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20150251737 | BOAT BUMPER - A boat bumper is positioned between a nautical structure and a nautical vessel. A main body includes a concave portion and a convex portion. The concave portion abuts the nautical structure and the convex portion abuts the nautical vessel. A boat bumper can optionally include an auxiliary bumper having a first convex part and a second convex part. The main body and auxiliary bumper engage to form a macro bumper with the first convex part abutting the concave portion. Alternatively, a main body includes a male connector with a male shape and a female cavity complementarily shaped to the male shape such that the male connector of another bumper fits within the female cavity to connect the bumpers together. A male shape can be keyed and/or tapered in at least one direction. | 09-10-2015 |
20150252545 | ADJUSTABLE SELF-LEVELING BOAT BUMPER SYSTEM - An adjustable self-leveling boat bumper system attaches to a nautical structure associated with a body of water, and includes a longitudinal main guide, a longitudinal adjustment guide connected to a float element, a receiver, a boat bumper connected to the receiver, and an adjustment lock. The main and adjustment guides are oriented perpendicularly to a water surface. The receiver includes a main guide aperture and an adjustment aperture. The main and adjustment guides are moveably engaged with the main guide and adjustment apertures, respectively. The lock determines whether the adjustment guide is moveable. The float element provides a buoyancy force that maintains the receiver and float at a particular position along the main guide relative to the tide level of a body of water. | 09-10-2015 |
20150314841 | SELF-LEVELING BOAT BUMPER SYSTEM - A self-leveling boat bumper system attached to a nautical structure can include a floating bumper arrangement having a float element, a float extension, and a boat bumper; and a receiver, fixed to the nautical structure and moveably engaged with the arrangement, or fixed to the arrangement and moveably engaged with a guide fixed to the nautical structure. When floating within a body of water, the float element can provide a buoyancy force that maintains the boat bumper in a static position between, and including, first and second positions, and as the level of the water changes. | 11-05-2015 |
Michele Moran, Merrimack, NH US
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20140242835 | WIRE MANAGEMENT AND WIRE ENTRY COVER BRACKET - A bracket is disclosed for managing the entry of one or more wires into an opening of an electronic equipment chassis. The bracket includes mounting holes configured to accept fasteners for engaging the bracket to the chassis. The bracket also includes a wire support portion having openings for receiving ends of a cable tie to secure one or more wires to the bracket. A faceplate portion of the bracket is positionable to overlie the portion of the chassis opening that is not occupied by the wire(s) to prevent access to the interior of the chassis. A plurality of brackets can be provided for electronic equipment chassis that have multiple openings. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 08-28-2014 |
Navjit Moran, Delhi IN
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20160027104 | SMART FORM - Disclosed is a system for populating one or more documents. The system is typically configured to (i) initiate a presentation of a first interface to an employee, wherein the first interface comprises one or more categories associated with one or more financial institution services, (ii) receive an employee selection of the one or more categories based on at least the financial institution service provided to a customer, (iii) receive an employee selection of one or more documents associated with the one or more selected categories, wherein the one or more documents comprises one or more fields, (iv) extract one or more fields common to the one or more selected documents (v) receive customer information associated with one or more of the extracted fields and (vi) populate the one or more documents with the customer information. | 01-28-2016 |
20160027105 | GLOBAL ACCOUNT OPENING MATRIX - The present invention is directed to a global account opening matrix—a software-based system that enables an associate associated with a financial institution to quickly and efficiently determine which documents are required for opening a financial account in a particular country. The associate, via an interface, selects at least one country in which a financial account is to be opened. The system determines at least one document required for opening a financial account in the selected at least one country and may provide the associate with an option to view and/or download the at least one required document. Indicators associated with the at least one required document communicate to the associate which pieces of information are required for execution of the at least one required document. The system then generates a print-ready report that identifies the at least one required document for each of the selected countries. | 01-28-2016 |
Patrick Moran, Philadelphia, PA US
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20150223752 | Cardiac Emergency Response Facilitation Method and System - In an embodiment of the disclosed technology, a method and system are used for assisting and facilitating cardiac emergency treatment. The method employs an electronic interface for logging the different treatments and/or medicines administered to a cardiac emergency patient. The interface maintains numerous time intervals, dosage frequencies, and dosage amounts for different treatments. The interface prompts the user when to administer different treatments based on the type of cardiac emergency being suffered, as well other factors. The device implementing the electronic interface may further be in communication with treatment mechanisms, such as a defibrillator and/or an automatic dosage administration machine, for purposes of automated application of treatment at the prompts. Patient information and history, including the history from the present treatment regimen, is stored in a database accessible via the interface. | 08-13-2015 |
Patrick J. Moran, Playa Del Rey, CA US
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20150369607 | System and Method for Mitigating an Occurrence of a Dry Spot in a Field of View of a Star Tracker - A system and method for mitigating an occurrence of a dry spot, the method may include: (1) predicting the occurrence of the dry spot by at least one of determining a location of the occurrence of the dry spot, determining a date of the occurrence of the dry spot, and determining a duration of the occurrence of the dry spot; (2) generating a visualization of the occurrence of the dry spot, and (3) modifying a star catalog to reduce an impact of the dry spot by at least one of generating a set of modification to modify the star catalog, generating a modification schedule for modifying the star catalog, and uploading the set of modifications to the star catalog. | 12-24-2015 |
Patrick R. Moran, Maple Grove, MN US
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20140217163 | TEAR TAB CLOSURE STRIP - A closure device may include a backing and a closure strip removably provided on the backing, wherein the closure strip includes a permanent adhesive on a back face thereof adapted to affix the closure strip to a package, wherein a breakout portion of the backing is configured to separate from the backing and remain adhered to the closure strip when the closure strip is removed therefrom. A product package may include a carton having a flap movable between an open position and a closed position, and a closure device affixed to a portion of the flap and a separate portion of the carton when the flap is in the closed position, wherein a first portion of the closure device is removable from the separate portion of the carton while the first portion remains attached to the portion of the flap. | 08-07-2014 |
Paulo José Samenho Moran, Campinas BR
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20130095542 | ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS AND INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR PRODUCING N-PROPANOL, PROPYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE - The invention provides fermentative methods for producing n-propanol. The methods of the invention involve providing a suitable carbon source, a microorganism expressing the dicarboxylic acid pathway, reducing equivalents, and at least one gene coding for an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of propionate/propionyl-CoA into n-propanol. The methods further involve contacting the carbon source and reducing equivalents with the microorganism under conditions favorable for the production of n-propanol. Also provided are methods for producing propylene and polypropylene from the n-propanol and microorganisms suitable for use in the methods of the invention. | 04-18-2013 |
Paulo José Samenho Moran, Campinas BR
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20130095542 | ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS AND INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR PRODUCING N-PROPANOL, PROPYLENE AND POLYPROPYLENE - The invention provides fermentative methods for producing n-propanol. The methods of the invention involve providing a suitable carbon source, a microorganism expressing the dicarboxylic acid pathway, reducing equivalents, and at least one gene coding for an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of propionate/propionyl-CoA into n-propanol. The methods further involve contacting the carbon source and reducing equivalents with the microorganism under conditions favorable for the production of n-propanol. Also provided are methods for producing propylene and polypropylene from the n-propanol and microorganisms suitable for use in the methods of the invention. | 04-18-2013 |
Peter C. Moran, Ballston Spa, NY US
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20150237814 | AUTOMATED TREE AND PLANT WATERING SYSTEM - An apparatus for providing fluid to a container bearing a plant, tree, shrub, fern or other vegetation wherein the apparatus comprises a vessel having at least one exterior surface sufficiently strong enough to withstand the weight of the container, a fluid reservoir and pump concealed within the vessel, a pump concealed within the vessel making fluid contact with the fluid reservoir via a pump intake and a pressure switch or moisture switch operatively connected to the pump also concealed within the vessel and methods for providing fluid from the fluid reservoir to the container thereof. | 08-27-2015 |
Peter M. Moran, Singapore SG
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20110122504 | VARIABLE FOCUS MICROLENS - A microlens chip comprises a variable focus fluidic microlens and actuator. The actuator varies the pressure in a fluidic channel in the microlens chip which is coupled to an aperture opening containing the microlens. Applying an electric field to the actuator creates changes in fluid pressure in the fluidic channel, which in turn changes the radius of curvature (i.e., focal length) of the fluidic microlens. | 05-26-2011 |
Peter Malcolm Moran, Singapore SG
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20080210757 | Identification Tag, Object Adapted to Be Identified, and Related Methods, Devices, and Systems - Disclosed is an object ( | 09-04-2008 |
20090218401 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN OBJECT, AN IDENTIFICATION TAG, AN OBJECT ADAPTED TO BE IDENTIFIED, AND RELATED DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A method of verifying the identity of an object ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090309733 | IDENTIFICATION TAGS, OBJECTS ADAPTED TO BE IDENTIFIED, AND RELATED METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - An identification tag for identifying an object to which the identification tag may be attached or in which the tag may be embedded, as well as to objects that are adapted to be identified. The invention also relates to reading devices for reading identification features that are located in an identification tag. The tags and objects may consist of an engagement track or accommodating recess wherein the engagement track or accommodating recess is designed such that it allows reading of identification features comprised in the tag or object and wherein the engagement track or accommodating recess is designed such that it is essentially complementary in shape to an engagement element of a reading device, wherein the engagement element comprises a reading element adapted for reading the identification features located in the identification tag or object. The identification tag may also comprise an accommodating layer which comprises an accommodating recess. | 12-17-2009 |
20100327060 | READING DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A TAG OR AN OBJECT ADAPTED TO BE IDENTIFIED, RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A reading device for identifying a tag or an object adapted to be identified is disclosed. The reading device includes a first reading element for reading a first set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified, wherein the first reading element is a magneto-optical reading element; and a second reading element for reading a second set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified; wherein the reading device is configured such that a first signal generated from reading the first set of identification features and a second signal generated from reading the second set of identification features are independently used to derive a first signature and a second signature for identifying the tag or object. | 12-30-2010 |
20120104097 | READING DEVICE ABLE TO IDENTIFY A TAG OR AN OBJECT ADAPTED TO BE IDENTIFIED, RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A reading device for identifying a tag or an object adapted to be identified is disclosed. The reading device includes a reading element for reading a first set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified, wherein the reading element is a magneto-optical reading element. The reading element also reads a second set of identification features located in the tag or the object adapted to be identified; wherein the reading device is configured such that a first signal generated from reading the first set of identification features and a second signal generated from reading the second set of identification features are independently used to derive a first signature and a second signature for identifying the tag or object. | 05-03-2012 |
20130320087 | INTEGRATED UNIT FOR READING IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION BASED ON INHERENT DISORDER - The invention provides an authentication unit for reading identification and/or authentication information from a tag or object. The authentication unit includes a near-field reader configured to read a first identification feature based on inherent disorder, and a far-field reader configured to read a second identification feature, such as a bar code, optical characters, or an RFID tag. The near-field and far-field readers may be combined in a single integrated scanning module, which also includes circuitry for receiving signals from the readers, and an interface for communicating with a host device. | 12-05-2013 |
20150126244 | INHERENT DISORDER READER ADAPTED TO BE CONNECTED TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention provide an adaptor that presents information from an inherent disorder feature as an optical signal. The adaptor is configured to direct the optical signal onto an optical processing unit built into a camera of a mobile device, such as a mobile telephone, to generate an image usable to identify an object. The adaptor is configured to be user attachable to the mobile device. | 05-07-2015 |
Peter Malcolm Moran, Massagno CH
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20140001261 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING AND READING AN IDENTIFICATION FEATURE AND METHOD THEREOF | 01-02-2014 |
20140014715 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING AND READING AN IDENTIFICATION FEATURE AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention refers to an apparatus for forming and reading an identification feature on or in an object. The apparatus comprises a formation unit for physically forming an identification feature on or in an object, at least one reading unit adapted to read the identification feature to form a signature, and a housing, wherein the formation unit and the at least one reading unit are both contained in the housing. The at least one reading unit can comprise at least two reading elements. The identification feature can comprise an identification feature based on inherent disorder. The invention also refers to a method of forming and reading an identification feature on or in an object. | 01-16-2014 |
20150129655 | CLONE-PROOF MONETARY AND SECURITY DOCUMENTS AND PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to particulate based compositions for deposition on substrates, a system and method for the deposition of the said compositions for preparation of a clone-proof monetary and/or security documents. The said composition is applied as an identifier at predetermined location on the substrate. The magneto-optical signal from the said applied composition is captured by the reading system. Further it is encrypted same as an invisible or visible two dimensional (2D) barcode/imageon the substrate as an associated identifier so as to create a dedicated, non repeatable and unique functional digitised relation between two said identifiers and/or any other identifier(s) linked to a specific object. | 05-14-2015 |
Porfirio Moran, Apopka, FL US
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20150026851 | Hemigraphis alternata plant named 'HEGHE01' - ‘HEGHE01’ is a distinctive variety of | 01-22-2015 |
Rani Moran, Rehovot IL
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20120118351 | SOLAR ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM - A solar electricity generator including an array of photovoltaic power generating elements, and a single continuous smooth solar reflecting surface, the surface being arranged to reflect light from the sun onto the array of photovoltaic power generating elements, wherein the flux per area at a point of minimum flux per area on the array is approximately 75% of the flux per area at a point of maximum flux per area, the intercept factor of the array is at least 70%, and the optical fill factor of the array is at least 60%. | 05-17-2012 |
20140238465 | CPV TRACKING USING PARTIAL CELL VOLTAGES - A solar electricity generator including an array of solar electricity generating elements, a solar energy concentrating element operative to transmit concentrated solar radiation from the sun onto the array, voltage measuring functionality operative to measure at least one of a total row voltage generated by at least one row of the electricity generating elements in the array and a total column voltage generated by at least one column of the electricity generating elements in the array. | 08-28-2014 |
Robert D. Moran, King George, VA US
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20150369918 | LASER ALIGNMENT AND TRACKING SYSTEM - A laser alignment system for determining received pulse shape characteristics is provided. An exemplary laser alignment system may include a multi-channel optical detector including a plurality of light sensitive regions, each light sensitive region being associated with a respective one of a plurality of channels of the multi-channel optical detector and being configured to detect energy of an incident laser pulse. The system may include a signal processing unit configured to determine a plurality of data points associated with a detected laser pulse and determine whether the plurality of data points correspond to an expected laser pulse response of a designator laser. The signal processing unit may then perform other post-processing operations and in some embodiments may output an alignment command based at least in part on the plurality of data points associated with the laser pulse when the detected laser pulse corresponds to the expected laser pulse response. | 12-24-2015 |
Robert E. Moran, Redding, CT US
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20140249836 | CLAIM DRIVEN MEDICAL EVENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A computer-implemented method, a system, and software include receiving information for a healthcare services event for a patient and creating a note based therein; performing an insurance Eligibility Request/Eligibility Verification by with an insurance company utilizing patient information converted into a format readable by the insurance company; receiving information as the healthcare services event is performed to complete the note, wherein the note comprises doctor supplied procedure and diagnostic content needed to create a valid insurance claim; and converting the note into an insurance claim and providing the insurance claim to the insurance company in a format readable by the insurance company; wherein the note is setup to automatically convert to the insurance claim without back-end user input or coding. | 09-04-2014 |
Robert J. Moran, Nepean CA
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20140190248 | Data Collection Method and Apparatus - An illustrative embodiment of a data collection method and apparatus comprises at least one sensor that may be configured as a mobile data collection apparatus, which sensor may be in communication with a controller. The data collection apparatus may include one or more sensors, including but not limited to air pressure, air humidity, air temperature, road surface temperature, lightning distance, light level, precipitation rate, ozone level, carbon dioxide level, nitrous oxide level, and methane level; all of which may be in communication with a controller. One or more sensors may be positioned on or within a main assembly. | 07-10-2014 |
Sean Moran, Burwood AU
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20090206578 | Wheeled Walker - A wheeled walker having a pair of opposing front legs carrying front wheels on their lower ends, and a pair of opposing back legs carrying back wheels on their lower ends, a seat carried between opposing front legs and rear legs, and handles extending from an upper portion of the front or rear legs, the wheeled walker including a structure with the front and back legs offset and a first pivoting connection between the front or back legs and the seat and a second pivoting connection between the handles and the other of the front or back legs to allow collapse of the wheeled walker to a substantially planar storage form. | 08-20-2009 |
Sean Edwin Moran, Victoria AU
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20100127005 | INVENTIONS RELATING TO DRINKING VESSELS - A drinking vessel is provided for use in an upright orientation and an upturned orientation. The vessel includes a mouthpiece portion and a conduit portion fluidly connected to the mouthpiece portion. The conduit portion has a lower opening through which fluid may be drawn to the mouthpiece portion when the vessel is oriented in a substantially upright orientation. The vessel further includes an intermediate inlet (fluidly connected to the mouthpiece portion. The intermediate inlet is disposed intermediate the lower opening and the mouthpiece portion. The vessel further includes a flow controller operable to control flow to the mouthpiece portion from the intermediate inlet, according to the orientation of the vessel. A lid for a drinking vessel and a drinking conduit are also claimed. | 05-27-2010 |
Sean Edwin Moran, Montmorency AU
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20140037365 | FINGER GUARD | 02-06-2014 |
Sean P. Moran, York, PA US
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20160025088 | POWER END FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR RECIPROCATING PUMP - A plate segment for a reciprocating pump power end frame assembly, the power end frame assembly having a pair of end plate segments and at least one middle plate segment disposed between the end plate segments. The plate segment consists of the middle plate segment or one of the pair of end plate segments and includes a plate having a front wall, a rear wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and a pair of sidewalls and at least one opening forming a bearing support surface, the opening extending through the plate. The plate segment further includes at least one extension extending from at least one of the sidewalls of the plate at a position to align with and contact a corresponding extension on an adjacently positioned plate. | 01-28-2016 |
Shiri Moran, Kiryat Yivon IL
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20130060545 | INCREMENTAL FORMAL VERIFICATION - Method, apparatus, and product for performing incremental formal verification. A computer-implemented method performed by a computerized device. The method comprises: obtaining invariants with respect to a first model; determining a portion of the invariants that are invariants with respect to a second model, and utilizing the portion of the invariants to check that the second model holds a property. | 03-07-2013 |
Shiri Moran, Haifa IL
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20110071809 | MODEL GENERATION BASED ON A CONSTRAINT AND AN INITIAL MODEL - A model may comprise finite paths in respect to a constraint. The model and the constraint may be modified such that a portion of the limitations induces by the constraint is injected to the model. Adding the limitation directly to the model may be expressed by a reduction of a measurement of nondeterminism in the model. The model may be modified based on the constraint, and the constraint may be modified based on the model. The constraint may be strengthened to provide for an early finite path detection. | 03-24-2011 |
Shiri Moran, Kiryat Tivon IL
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20150310154 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING - A computer-implemented method, apparatus and computer program product for testing a design, the method comprising receiving a design; receiving a description of a scenario, wherein the scenario relates to execution of the design, wherein the scenario is used for verifying the design; translating the scenario to an input for a verification engine, wherein the verification engine is selected from the group consisting of a simulation engine and a formal analysis engine; activating the engine and providing the input to the engine, whereby the engine outputting a result; and displaying the result. | 10-29-2015 |
Stephanie Moran, San Francisco, CA US
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20150362547 | Step Drill Test Structure of Layer Depth Sensing on Printed Circuit Board - A step drill test structure for a PCB and method for using the same is disclosed. In one embodiment, a test structure includes a drill path and a connection via. The drill path may include sensing pads on selected ones of a plurality of layers of the PCB (e.g., the non-surface layers). The sensing pads of a given drill path may be electrically conductive, while the remaining portion of the drill path is non-conductive. The sensing pads of each drill path may be electrically coupled to the connection via. The depth of a given layer at a particular drill path may be determined by drilling, using an electrically conductive drill bit, into the drill path and determining when an electrical connection is made between the drill bit and the connection via. | 12-17-2015 |
Terrance C. Moran, Naples, FL US
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20150096086 | Strawberry plant named 'drisstrawthirtysix' - A new and distinct variety of strawberry plant named ‘DrisStrawThirtySix’ particularly characterized by a very vigorous plant bearing large, conic shaped fruit having an early harvest maturity is disclosed: | 04-02-2015 |
Theodore F. Moran, Indianapolis, IN US
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20130208931 | HEARING DEVICE - Among other things, embodiments of systems for assisting hearing for individuals are disclosed. A hand-carryable transceiver having inputs for sound or other audio signals is provided, with a transmitter for transmitting digital packets or signals with identifying information relating to the transmitter. An earpiece is adapted to receive the packets or signals from the transmitter, and direct signals to a speaker on the earpiece for hearing by an individual user. Methods for making and using the system are also disclosed. | 08-15-2013 |
Thomas Moran US
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20130272565 | AGENT MATCHING BASED ON VIDEO ANALYSIS OF CUSTOMER PRESENTATION - Systems and methods for routing and/or servicing contacts using video analysis of one or more video streams are provided. The systems and methods are particularly applicable to a contact center. | 10-17-2013 |
Thomas H. Moran, Portland, OR US
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20150360073 | ADJUSTABLE DUMBBELL SYSTEM - An adjustable dumbbell system may include a base, two or more weights, a handle assembly, an additional weight, and selection assembly. The two or more weights may be supported by the base and grouped into a first set of weights associated with one end of the dumbbell system and a second set of weights associated with an opposing end of the dumbbell system. The handle assembly may be selectively fixedly joined to the first and second set of weights. The additional weight may be disposed distally of the handle assembly. The selection assembly may be secured to the additional weight. The selection assembly may include a selection member that may be linearly moveable between a selected position where the additional weight is operatively secured to the handle assembly and an unselected position where the additional weight is disengaged from the handle assembly. | 12-17-2015 |
20150367163 | ADJUSTABLE DUMBBELL SYSTEM HAVING A WEIGHT SENSOR - An adjustable dumbbell system may include a handle assembly, at least one weight, at least one sensor, and a computing device. The at least one weight may be selectively fixedly connectable to the handle assembly. The least one sensor may be positioned on the handle assembly. The at least one sensor may be configured to detect a handle assembly attribute indicative of whether the at least one weight is fixedly connected to the handle assembly. The computing device may be in communication with the at least one sensor and may be configured to receive information regarding the handle assembly attribute from the at least one sensor. | 12-24-2015 |
Timothy Moran, Towson, MD US
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20140039035 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBESITY - The present invention relates to the field of obesity. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions useful in treating obesity and obesity-associated conditions. In a specific embodiment, a method for treating obesity comprises administering an effective amount of an agent that inhib its expression of neuropeptide Y (NPY). In another embodiment, the present invention provides a recombinant nucleic acid construct comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding an oligonucleic acid, wherein the oligonucleic acid comprises at least one sequence substantially complementary to at least a part of the neuropeptide Y (NPY) gene or transcript thereof, and wherein the oligonucleic acid inhibits or reduces the expression of NPY. | 02-06-2014 |
Tom Moran, Hemlock, NY US
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20130212912 | MATERIAL PUSHER WITH CONTROL SYSTEM - A material pushing apparatus is disclosed that has a central blade, at least one removable side plate attached to the central blade and a segmented scraping edge flexibly attached to the central blade along the bottom longitudinal edge of the blade. A position sensor is attached between the blade and the scraping edge and produces a position signal that is displayed to indicate the relative position between the blade and edge in order to characterize the amount of downward pressure applied to the scraping edge. Other aspects and features of the disclosed apparatus include a tilt sensor and display, and an improved coupler having shock-absorbing features and a cam-type clamping arrangement. | 08-22-2013 |
Vicky L. Moran, York, PA US
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20130209955 | TRANSDUCER ACTIVATED TOOL WITH WATER CONDUIT - A device includes a connecting end and a working end. Device has an internal fluid passageway and a bend area. The fluid passageway has a discharge opening or hole, which opening is positioned or located substantially away from the bend area, such that the discharge opening and upstream portions of the passageway will remain unaffected, substantially unaffected, or selectively affected by any deformation thereof due to the bending procedures employed to make the other portions of the tool, such as those conventionally involved in fabricating the bend area. | 08-15-2013 |
Wes Moran, Merrimack, NH US
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20140222692 | CONTEXTUAL HETEROGENEOUSLY SOURCED DATA RETRIEVAL AND DISPLAY - A method for displaying contextually relevant heterogeneously sourced data in a business application includes generating a user interface for a business application comprising a display of a record of a contact stored in a local data store and determining a context for the contact. The method also includes retrieving contextually relevant data according to the context from both the local data store that is part of the business application and also an external data source that is external to the business application from over a computer communications network. Finally, the method includes displaying the contextually relevant data from the local data store in a panel adjacent to the display of the record of the contact in the user interface, and also the contextually relevant data from the external data source in an additional panel adjacent to the display of the record of the contact in the user interface. | 08-07-2014 |
20140280062 | ADAPTIVE SEARCH AND NAVIGATION THROUGH SEMANTICALLY AWARE SEARCHING - Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for semantically aware adaptive searching and navigation of application data. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for semantically aware adaptive searching and navigation of application data is provided. The method includes associating different tags with different data of a database of unstructured data, each of the different tags corresponding to selected semantics of different objects encapsulating data for a data driven application executing in memory of a host computing system. The method also includes applying in the memory of the host computing system a filter operation to both the tags of the unstructured data and also the different objects, using filter criteria corresponding to one or more semantics of the different objects. Finally, the method includes displaying in a user interface to the data driven application a result set from the filter operation. | 09-18-2014 |
William Moran, Balwyn AU
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20090262011 | Instantaneous Radar Polarimetry - A radar system and method that employs polarization-time diversity in transmitting signals and concurrently processing received reflections from both polarization modes provides information about the scattering matrix of a target without loss of information. Illustratively, the transmitted signals from Golay pairs, and the processing method employs a complex-conjugate time reversal operand. The received reflected signals are processed for a particular distance in mind to develop a scattering matrix of the medium at that distance. By comparing the scattering matrix to known scattering matrices an identification of the target from where the transmitted signals were reflected is obtained. | 10-22-2009 |
William Moran, Fleming Island, FL US
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20150322362 | PELLETIZING PROCESS - A method of making pellets is provided. The method may include grinding a biomass to a smaller particle size, forming a ground biomass. The ground biomass may then be placed within a conditioner and steamed for more than about 20 seconds, forming a steamed and ground biomass. The steamed and ground biomass may be formed into a plurality of pellets using a die having a larger open area. | 11-12-2015 |
William Moran, University Of Melbourne AU
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20140313068 | APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT AT LEAST ONE TARGET - A method of obtaining information about at least one target, includes transmitting a stepped frequency signal, obtaining a return radar signal corresponding to the transmitted stepped frequency signal from at least one target, bandpass filtering the return radar signal based on the frequencies of the transmitted frequency signal, converting the bandpass filtered return radar signal to a digital bandpass filtered return radar signal, and digitally mixing the digital bandpass filtered return radar signal with a digital mixing signal related to the stepped frequency signal to obtain information about the at least one target. | 10-23-2014 |