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20090047801 | INTERFACING TWO INSULATION PARTS IN HIGH VOLTAGE ENVIRONMENT - Methods of interfacing parts in a high voltage environment and related structures are disclosed. A method comprises: providing an insulation medium between a first part and a second part in a high voltage environment; and interfacing the first part and the second part by compressing the first part and the second part against the insulation medium. | 02-19-2009 |
20090050347 | INSULATED CONDUCTING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE INSULATION SEGMENTS - Insulated conducting devices and related methods are disclosed. An insulated conducting device for a voltage structure comprises: a conductor connected to a voltage; and multiple insulation segments enclosing the conductor, the multiple insulation segments interfacing with one another. | 02-26-2009 |
20090057572 | Terminal Structures Of An Ion Implanter Having Insulated Conductors With Dielectric Fins - Terminal structures of an ion implanter having insulated conductors with dielectric fins are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the terminal structures of an ion implanter may be realized with insulated conductors with one or more dielectric fins. For example, the ion implanter may comprise an ion source configured to provide an ion beam. The ion implanter may also comprise a terminal structure defining a cavity, wherein the ion source may be at least partially disposed within the cavity. The ion implanter may further comprise an insulated conductor having at least one dielectric fin disposed proximate an exterior portion of the terminal structure to modify an electric field. | 03-05-2009 |
20090057573 | TECHNIQUES FOR TERMINAL INSULATION IN AN ION IMPLANTER - Techniques for terminal insulation for an ion implanter are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an ion implanter comprising a terminal structure defining a terminal cavity. The ion implanter may also comprise a grounded enclosure defining a grounded cavity and the terminal structure may be at least partially disposed within the grounded cavity. The ion implanter may further comprise an intermediate terminal structure disposed proximate an exterior portion of the terminal structure and at least partially disposed within the grounded cavity. | 03-05-2009 |
20090078554 | TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTIONS - Techniques for making high voltage connections are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an electrical switch. The electrical switch may comprise a component extending from a first electrical contact to a second electrical contact. The component may also comprise a non-conductive section and a conductive section. In a first mode of operation, at least a portion of the non-conductive section may be positioned between the two electrical contacts to insulate the two electrical contacts. In a second mode of operation, the conductive section may be positioned between the two electrical contacts to connect the two electrical contacts. | 03-26-2009 |
20110094798 | INTERFACING TWO INSULATION PARTS IN HIGH VOLTAGE ENVIRONMENT - Methods of interfacing parts in a high voltage environment and related structures are disclosed. A method comprises: providing a first part and a second part; and interfacing the first part and the second part to create a first substantially zero electrical field area at a first outer extent of an interface between the first and second parts and a reduced electrical field area in a different portion of the interface. | 04-28-2011 |
20110094862 | TECHNIQUES FOR MAKING HIGH VOLTAGE CONNECTIONS - Techniques for making high voltage connections are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as an electrical switch. The electrical switch may comprise a component extending from a first electrical contact to a second electrical contact. The component may also comprise a non-conductive section and a conductive section. In a first mode of operation, at least a portion of the non-conductive section may be positioned between the two electrical contacts to insulate the two electrical contacts. In a second mode of operation, the conductive section may be positioned between the two electrical contacts to connect the two electrical contacts. | 04-28-2011 |
20150063954 | HIGH THROUGHPUT SUBSTRATE HANDLING ENDSTATION AND SEQUENCE - Systems and methods for facilitating expeditious handling and processing of semiconductor substrates with a minimal number of handling devices. Such a system may include an entry load-lock configured to transfer substrates from an atmospheric environment to a vacuum chamber, an alignment station disposed in the vacuum chamber and configured to adjust orientations of substrates, a first vacuum robot configured to move substrates from the entry load-lock to the alignment station, a process station disposed in the vacuum chamber and configured to perform a designated process on substrates, first and second exit load-locks configured to transfer substrates from the vacuum chamber to the atmospheric environment, and a second vacuum robot configured to move substrates from the alignment station to the process station and further configured to move substrates from the process station to the first exit load-lock and to the second exit load-lock in an alternating fashion. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110258623 | REAL TIME FLASH BASED USER INTERFACE FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICE - Common clients for consumer electronics devices that include natively implemented virtual machines are described. One embodiment of the invention includes audio and video decoders, a natively implemented host process, a natively implemented virtual machine, a common client including natively implemented processes configured to coordinate playback of audio and video using the playback device's audio and video decoders, a VM framework configured to execute within the virtual machine and to enable scripts executing within the virtual machine to initiate playback of audio and video using the natively implemented processes, and a user interface implemented as a script configured to be executed within the virtual machine. | 10-20-2011 |
20130055255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMON APPLICATION PLATFORMS UTILIZING SHARED SERVICES - Systems and methods are disclosed that include a common application platform including a set of shared services that can be utilized by applications executing on top the application platform. One embodiment of the invention includes a user device including a processor configured by an operating system, where the processor is further configured by an application platform including a natively implemented virtual. machine configured to execute non-natively implemented applications; a services container, including at least one natively implemented service configured for utilization by an application executing within the virtual machine, wherein the at least one natively implemented service is a shared service that can be utilized by a plurality of different applications; and at least one handler configured to handle communication via at least one socket between an application executing within the virtual machine and the at least one natively implemented service in the services container. | 02-28-2013 |
20130055293 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING SUPPORTED PLAYERS VIA A SHARED MULTIMEDIA FRAMEWORK - A multimedia framework capable of facilitating communication between an application and one or more supported players in accordance with embodiments of the invention is disclosed. One embodiment includes a multimedia framework configured to communicate with at least one application and at least one installed player; where the multimedia framework is configured to receive messages from the at least one application; where the multimedia framework is configured to parse the messages and identify a player and an instruction contained within the message; where the multimedia framework is configured to determine whether the identified player is an installed player; where the multimedia framework is configured to identify at least one player command from a set of common player commands based upon the instruction; where the multimedia framework is configured to provide the at least one player command to the identified installed player. | 02-28-2013 |
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20110177124 | CODON-OPTIMIZED POLYNUCLEOTIDE-BASED VACCINES AGAINST HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION - The invention is related to polynucleotide-based cytomegalovirus vaccines. In particular, the invention is plasmids operably encoding HCMV antigens, in which the naturally-occurring coding regions for the HCMV antigens have been modified for improved translation in human or other mammalian cells through codon optimization. HCMV antigens which are useful in the invention include, but are not limited to pp65, glycoprotein B (gB), IE1, and fragments, variants or derivatives of either of these antigens. In certain embodiments, sequences have been deleted, e.g., the Arg435-Lys438 putative kinase in pp65 and the membrane anchor and endocellular domains in gB. The invention is further directed to methods to induce an immune response to HCMV in a mammal, for example, a human, comprising delivering a plasmid encoding a codon-optimized HCMV antigen as described above. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising plasmids encoding a codon-optimized HCMV antigen as described above, and further comprising adjuvants, excipients, or immune modulators. | 07-21-2011 |
20130017217 | CODON-OPTIMIZED POLYNUCLEOTIDE-BASED VACCINES AGAINST HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION - The invention relates to plasmids operably encoding HCMV antigens, in which the naturally-occurring coding regions for the HCMV antigens have been modified for improved translation in human or other mammalian cells through codon optimization. HCMV antigens, which are useful in the invention include, but are not limited to pp65, glycoprotein B (gB), IE1, and fragments, variants or derivatives of any of these antigens. In certain embodiments, sequences have been deleted, e.g., the Arg435-Lys438 putative kinase in pp65 and the membrane anchor and endocellular domains in gB. The invention is further directed to methods of inducing an immune response to HCMV in a mammal, for example, a human, comprising delivering a plasmid encoding a codon-optimized HCMV antigen as described above. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising plasmids encoding a codon-optimized HCMV antigen as described above, and further comprising adjuvants, excipients, or immune modulators. | 01-17-2013 |
20140186382 | CODON-OPTIMIZED POLYNUCLEOTIDE-BASED VACCINES AGAINST HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION - The invention is related to polynucleotide-based cytomegalovirus vaccines. In particular, the invention is plasmids operably encoding HCMV antigens, in which the naturally-occurring coding regions for the HCMV antigens have been modified for improved translation in human or other mammalian cells through codon optimization. HCMV antigens which are useful in the invention include, but are not limited to pp65, glycoprotein B (gB), IE1, and fragments, variants or derivatives of either of these antigens. In certain embodiments, sequences have been deleted, e.g., the Arg435-Lys438 putative kinase in pp65 and the membrane anchor and endocellular domains in gB. The invention is further directed to methods to induce an immune response to HCMV in a mammal, for example, a human, comprising delivering a plasmid encoding a codon-optimized HCMV antigen as described above. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising plasmids encoding a codon-optimized HCMV antigen as described above, and further comprising adjuvants, excipients, or immune modulators. | 07-03-2014 |
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20110262917 | MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDES - Modified nucleotides, and methods to modify nucleotides with a moiety or label, such as biotin, that permits their detection and results in a modified nucleotide, and methods of use of the modified nucleotide in quantitative and qualitative assays. | 10-27-2011 |
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20120294807 | FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS - Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds can be conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided. | 11-22-2012 |
20130045488 | BENZOCYANINE COMPOUNDS - Compounds useful as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds are conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided. | 02-21-2013 |
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20130230466 | CYANINE COMPOUNDS - Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds can be conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided. | 09-05-2013 |
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20140072515 | CYANINE COMPOUNDS - Compounds used as labels with properties comparable to known fluorescent compounds. The compounds can be conjugated to proteins and nucleic acids for biological imaging and analysis. Synthesis of the compounds, formation and use of the conjugated compounds, and specific non-limiting examples of each are provided. | 03-13-2014 |
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20090255067 | MANUALLY-OPERATED RAMP FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESS - A manually operated ramp assembly includes a ramp platform and a drive assembly. The ramp platform is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and the drive assembly is coupled to and affords movement of the ramp platform. A shaft extends away from the drive assembly and defines a shaft axis. The shaft is coupled to the drive assembly to cause movement of the ramp platform between the stowed position and the deployed position in response to rotation of the shaft about the shaft axis. A handle is disposed at a distal end of the shaft for manual rotation of the shaft about the shaft axis. A biasing member biases the ramp platform toward the stowed position. | 10-15-2009 |
20110135432 | MANUALLY-OPERATED RAMP FOR HANDICAPPED ACCESS - A manually operated ramp assembly includes a ramp platform and a drive assembly. The ramp platform is moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position, and the drive assembly is coupled to and affords movement of the ramp platform. A shaft extends away from the drive assembly and defines a shaft axis. The shaft is coupled to the drive assembly to cause movement of the ramp platform between the stowed position and the deployed position in response to rotation of the shaft about the shaft axis. A handle is disposed at a distal end of the shaft for manual rotation of the shaft about the shaft axis. A biasing member biases the ramp platform toward the stowed position. | 06-09-2011 |
20140353948 | VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY SYSTEM - A system for facilitating access to a vehicle includes a vehicle frame and a plurality of wheels supported by a surface, wherein each wheel is coupled to a control arm coupled to the frame. A body is supported by the frame and defines a passenger compartment with a driver's side and a passenger side. A height adjustment assembly is positioned between each control arm and the associated wheel. A controller is operable to actuate each height adjustment assembly to raise and lower the frame and body between a raised position and a lowered position in which a portion of the frame contacts the surface. | 12-04-2014 |
20140356116 | VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY SYSTEM - An accessibility system for providing access into or out of a vehicle includes a pan defining a securement area. The pan includes a first end, a second end, and a support surface. A ramp assembly includes a first segment and a second segment hingedly coupled to the first segment. The ramp assembly is pivotally coupled to and deployable from the pan near the second end. A tailgate assembly is detachably secured and pivotally coupled to the pan such that during deployment of the ramp assembly, the ramp assembly is pivotable about a first axis and the tailgate assembly is pivotable about a second axis parallel to and offset from the first axis. | 12-04-2014 |
20140369778 | Securement System - A securement system for securing a wheelchair in a vehicle includes a securement area having a first end, a second end, and a support surface. A first extendable restraint is fixedly attached proximate the first end. A dispensing opening extends through the support surface proximate the second end. A second extendable restraint is fixedly attached proximate the first end and extends to and through the dispensing opening. | 12-18-2014 |
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20090071046 | Decorative card enclosing liquid - The present invention provides for a decorative card. The decorative card includes a vessel having at least a portion which is transparent, the vessel holding a liquid having particles contained therein. The decorative card also includes a back panel having an image provided on an inside surface thereof, wherein the back panel is positioned such that the image is visible through the portion of the vessel which is transparent. | 03-19-2009 |
20090213323 | ILLUMINATING EYEGLASSES AND EYEGLASES FRAME STRUCTURE - Illuminating eyeglasses and an eyeglass frame structure include a frame adapted to hold lenses, a pair of earpieces pivotally connected to the frame by hinges, and a pair of light sources, such as light emitting diodes, mounted on said eyeglasses. Battery compartments are provided in the earpieces for housing batteries for powering the light sources. A switch, which may be touch-sensitive or ambient-light sensitive, is operable to selectively couple the batteries and corresponding light sources. Automatic switches may be provided at the hinges, whereby the light sources are turned on and off automatically upon opening and closing of the eyeglasses. | 08-27-2009 |
20110227508 | ORNAMENT WITH DISPLAY HIDDEN WHEN INACTIVE - An ornament of the present invention includes a display that is hidden behind a panel. An ornament body includes at least one panel which includes a two-way mirror and a display in the interior of the body. The ornament includes a light disposed in the ornament body which, when active, reveals the display which is otherwise hidden behind the two-way mirror. The light may be activated by a sensor that recognizes physical motion, and may also include a speaker to play music and a moving display element driven by a motor. | 09-22-2011 |
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20090072763 | Controller for multiple circuits of display lighting - A method for controlling a plurality of light sources. Control signals corresponding to notes of a music file are generated to enable selected ones of a plurality of receptacles to be powered. The plurality of receptacles comprises a first plurality of receptacles and a second plurality of receptacles, and the first plurality of receptacles are powered more frequently than the second plurality of receptacles. The plurality of receptacles is adapted to supply power to the plurality of light sources. A pleasing twinkling effect can be created even if light sources are not coupled to one of the plurality of receptacles. | 03-19-2009 |
20110041669 | HOLIDAY ORNAMENT HAVING A ROTATING MECHANISM AND INTERNAL MUSIC-PRODUCING MECHANISM - An automated ornament includes a power source coupled to a drive shaft that provides rotatory power about a drive axis. The drive shaft is coupled to a first drive gear, which engages a second idler gear such that rotation of the first gear in one direction causes the second gear to rotate in the opposite direction. A third driven gear engages the second gear such that rotation of the second gear in one direction causes the third gear to rotate in the opposite direction. The gear ratio of the first gear to the third gear is at least two to one. When the automated ornament is supported by support means, the power source causes an ornamental housing to rotate about the support means via the first, second, and third gears. The power source also can cause a sound module to produce musical notes via a subsidiary gear train. | 02-24-2011 |
20110227732 | ACCESSORY ACTUATOR - An accessory actuator device includes a housing member with an opening. The housing member comprises a detachable front cover, back cover and mounting plate. The actuator activates when a sensor located in the opening senses movement. The sensor then communicates a signal to an accessory activating unit, which in turn activates an indicator unit to output an audio or visual component in the form of a greeting, song and/or flashing lights. | 09-22-2011 |