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Brian H. Andersen, Nordborg DK
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20100034679 | REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR, PISTON OF A REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR AND PISTON ARRANGEMENT - The invention concerns a refrigerant compressor with a cylinder, in which is arranged a piston ( | 02-11-2010 |
Brian H. Annex, Durham, NC US
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20090221504 | DOSE OF AN ANGIOGENIC FACTOR AND METHOD OF ADMINISTERING TO IMPROVE MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW - The present invention has multiple aspects. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to a unit dose pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 5 ng/dose to less than 135,000 ng of an angiogenic agent, typically from 5 ng to 67,500 ng. Preferably, the angiogenic agent is FGF, more preferably it is basic FGF (FGF-2). In its second aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for inducing angiogenesis, or increasing myocardial perfusion or vascular density in a patient's heart, comprising administering directly into the myocardium in an area in need, as a single injection or a series of injections, a unit dose of an angiogenic agent. It is also within the scope of the present invention that a plurality of unit dose compositions be administered directly into the myocardium at a plurality of sites in need of angiogenesis. In another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient for coronary artery disease, comprising administering directly into the myocardium in an area of need of angiogenesis in said patient, a unit dose (i.e., from about 5 ng to less than 135,000 ng) of an angiogenic agent. In yet another aspect, the present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient for a myocardial infarction, comprising administering directly into the myocardium in an area in need of angiogenesis in said patient, a unit dose (i.e., from about 5 ng to less than 135,000 ng) of an angiogenic agent. | 09-03-2009 |
Brian H. Annex, Charlottesville, VA US
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20130136729 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETING AND TREATING DISEASES AND INJURIES USING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTORS - The present application discloses compositions and methods useful for targeting and treating injured or diseased muscle, including cardiac and skeletal muscle. Disclosed herein are adenoviral vectors modified to contain enhancers, promoters, and genes to target muscle with high efficiency and to induce tissue specific gene expression of transgenes. | 05-30-2013 |
20150218556 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE - The present application discloses roles for miR-93 in treating hypoxia and ischemia. Endothelial cells (HUVEC) and myocytes (C2C12) expressed miR-93 and up-regulated miR-93 in response to hypoxia and serum starvation. Over-expression of miR-93 in HUVECs promoted cell proliferation, prevented hypoxia-induced apoptosis, and enhanced endothelial cell tube formation. miR-93 knockdown in HUVECs resulted in increased hypoxia-induced apoptosis and decreased tube formation. Over-expression or knockdown of miR-93 in myocytes resulted in reduced or increased hypoxia-induced apoptosis, respectively. Down-regulation of miR-93 in C57BL/6 mice with antagomiR resulted in attenuated perfusion recovery (% non-ischemic leg at day-21: Scramble 85.22.9 vs. AntagomiR-93 67.96). Over-expression of miR-93 in BALB/C mice improved perfusion recovery (% non-ischemic leg at day 21: PremiR-93 757.5 vs. Scramble 59.62.5). The present invention encompasses the use of miR-93 and regulation of miR-93 to treat and prevent hypoxia, ischemia, and other injuries, diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with ischemia. | 08-06-2015 |
Brian H. Bunnett, Highland Village, TX US
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20090266840 | Substance Injecting Apparatuses and Methods for Using Same - A chemical injection system, comprising: a drive mechanism; a housing removably attached to the drive mechanism; at least one chemical inlet located on the housing; and, a valve spool located within the housing and provided with at least one chemical pass-through port, wherein the drive mechanism rotates the valve spool to align the chemical pass-through port with the chemical inlet. | 10-29-2009 |
20100098571 | Pump Apparatus and Methods for Using Same - A pump apparatus for transporting at least one fluid, comprising a shaft, wherein the shaft has a longitudinal axis; a motor, wherein the motor is adapted to rotate the shaft about the longitudinal axis; and, a plurality of gerotors, wherein the gerotors are attached to the shaft along the longitudinal axis and wherein the shaft rotation actuates the plurality of gerotors rotation, causing pumping of the at least one fluid. | 04-22-2010 |
Brian H. Clowers, West Richland, WA US
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20090294662 | Ion funnel ion trap and process - An ion funnel trap is described that includes a inlet portion, a trapping portion, and a outlet portion that couples, in normal operation, with an ion funnel. The ion trap operates efficiently at a pressure of ˜1 Torr and provides for: 1) removal of low mass-to-charge (m/z) ion species, 2) ion accumulation efficiency of up to 80%, 3) charge capacity of ˜10,000,000 elementary charges, 4) ion ejection time of 40 to 200 μs, and 5) optimized variable ion accumulation times. Ion accumulation with low concentration peptide mixtures has shown an increase in analyte signal-to-noise ratios (SNR) of a factor of 30, and a greater than 10-fold improvement in SNR for multiply charged analytes. | 12-03-2009 |
Brian H. Clowers, Richland, WA US
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20130260478 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE DETECTION OF VAPOR-PHASE ANALYTES - A system and method are disclosed that provide selective detection of gas-phase target analytes at concentrations below 1 part-per-trillion including explosives, explosives compounds, and other threat agents involving chemical adduct ions between reactant ions and the target analytes for detection of the target analytes. | 10-03-2013 |
Brian H. Deshano, Sanford, MI US
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20110082223 | EXTRUDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM WITH BROAD COMONOMER CONTENT DISTRIBUTION - Prepare an extruded polymeric foam using a thermoplastic polymer composition of styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer having a copolymerized acrylonitrile comonomer content of 20 weight-percent or less, a mean acrylonitrile comonomer content that exceeds its median acrylonitrile comonomer content and an average copolymerized acrylonitrile comonomer distribution having a breadth at half-height that is greater than 2.5 weight-percent as measured at half peak height of a copolymerized acrylonitrile comonomer distribution curve for the styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer. | 04-07-2011 |
20130053466 | STYRENE-ACRYLONITRILE COPOLYMER FOAM WITH MINIMAL YELLOWING - Prepare polymeric foam articles having low yellowing using a styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer that contains less than 145 weight-parts acrylonitrile dimer and less than 8,500 weight-parts acrylonitrile trimer per million weight parts acrylonitrile copolymer. | 02-28-2013 |
Brian H. Hajost, Ashburn, VA US
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20140040990 | VERIFICATION OF COMPUTER SYSTEM PRIOR TO AND SUBSEQUENT TO COMPUTER PROGRAM INSTALLATION - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, and computer program product apparatus for validating a computer environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a signature file denoting the infrastructure requirements of a computing environment to support a computer program to be installed in the computer environment of multiple different computing devices disposed in multiple different network domains can be loaded. Administrative network privileges to access the multiple different network domains in the computing environment can be acquired. Further, at least one deficiency in the infrastructure requirements corresponding to one of the network domains can be identified and the identified deficiency can be remediated. The identified deficiency can be reported. | 02-06-2014 |
20140101717 | MOBILE APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system, and computer program product for ensuring the veracity of a mobile application for deployment in a distributed computing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for ensuring the veracity of a mobile application for deployment in a distributed computing environment is provided. The method includes detecting a mobile application being uploaded for deployment to a mobile computing device in the distributed computing environment, creating and then storing a fingerprint for the uploaded mobile application, calculating an offset value according to the fingerprint for the uploaded mobile application, and storing the offset value for the uploaded mobile application. The method further includes, prior to deploying the uploaded mobile application to the mobile computing device, validating the offset value for the uploaded mobile application to determine that the uploaded mobile application is an unaltered version of the uploaded mobile application. | 04-10-2014 |
20140223176 | AUTOMATING THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLICY COMPLIANT ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system, and apparatus for creating a policy compliant environment on a computer. In an embodiment of the invention, an encrypted file can be loaded into memory of a computing. The encrypted file can define a security policy for the computing device. The method can further include validating the encrypted file to ensure an authenticity of the encrypted file and updating the security policy of a target computing device in response to a successful validation of the encrypted file according to the validated encrypted file. | 08-07-2014 |
20150193629 | AUTOMATING THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF POLICY COMPLIANT ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide for a method, system, and apparatus for creating a publishable computer file. The method includes selecting a first computer file encapsulating a source security policy for a computing device and creating a second computer file using the source security policy of the first computer file to create a local security policy and to encapsulate the created local security policy and also an operating system security policy. The method further includes calculating a hash value for the second computer file and storing the hash value in a header for the second computer file. The method yet further includes encrypting the second computer file, wherein the encrypted second computer file once loaded into memory of the computing device is processed by the computing device. | 07-09-2015 |
Brian H. Hajost, Great Falls, VA US
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20120066287 | MOBILE APPLICATION DEPLOYMENT FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for mobile application deployment in a distributed computing environment. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for mobile application deployment in a distributed computing environment is provided. The method includes uploading a mobile application into a central mobile application repository and modifying a distribution policy for other mobile applications in the central mobile application repository to account for the uploaded mobile application. Thereafter, both the distribution policy and the uploaded mobile application can be transmitted to a distributed application repository coupled to an intermediate server charged with synchronizing messages, calendaring and contacts with wirelessly linked pervasive mobile devices and an associated messaging server. Finally, the intermediate server selectively deploys the uploaded mobile application to different coupled mobile devices from the distributed application repository according to the distribution policy. | 03-15-2012 |
Brian H. Heasley, Wake Forest, NC US
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20080318901 | Novel Lysophosphatidic Acid Receptor Selective Antagonists - The present invention is directed to compositions comprising lysophosphatidic acid analogs and methods of using such analogs as agonist or antagonists of LPA receptor activity. In addition the invention is directed to LPA receptor agonists that vary in the degree of selectivity at individual LPA receptors (i.e. LPA1, LPA2 and LPA3). More particularly the present invention is directed to LPA analogs wherein the glycerol is replaced with ethanolamine and a variety of substitutions have been linked at the second carbon atom. | 12-25-2008 |
20090069371 | ISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS - Isoquinoline compounds with G are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a G-protein receptor kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the isoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis and glaucoma are also provided. | 03-12-2009 |
20100093790 | ISOQUINOLINE COMPOUNDS - Isoquinoline compounds with G are provided that influence, inhibit or reduce the action of a G-protein receptor kinase. Pharmaceutical compositions including therapeutically effective amounts of the isoquinoline compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable carriers are also provided. Various methods using the compounds and/or compositions to affect disease states or conditions such as cancer, osteoporosis and glaucoma are also provided. | 04-15-2010 |
20100113439 | Antifungal agents - Novel derivatives of enfumafungin are disclosed herein, along with their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and prodrugs. Also disclosed are compositions comprising such compounds, methods of preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds as antifungal agents and/or inhibitors of (1,3)-β-D-glucan synthase. The disclosed compounds, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates and prodrugs, as well as compositions comprising such compounds, salts, hydrates and prodrugs, are useful for treating and/or preventing fungal infections and associated diseases and conditions. | 05-06-2010 |
20120046269 | Novel Amino Azaheterocyclic Carboxamides - The invention provides novel substituted amino azaheterocyclic carboxamide compounds according to Formula (I), their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer. | 02-23-2012 |
20130023522 | BENZAMIDES - Novel benzamide derivatives of formula (I) | 01-24-2013 |
20140107156 | Novel Amino Azaheterocyclic Carboxamides - The invention provides novel substituted amino azaheterocyclic carboxamide compounds according to Formula (I), their manufacture and use for the treatment of hyperproliferative diseases, such as cancer. | 04-17-2014 |
20160022670 | BENZAMIDES - Novel benzamide derivatives of formula (I) | 01-28-2016 |
Brian H. Horwich, Chicago, IL US
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20160081738 | ELECTROCAUTERY TACTILE FEEDBACK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Surgery systems and methods for providing vibration feedback are disclosed. A surgery system includes an electrocautery tool, a current sensor, and an actuator. The current sensor is coupled to the electrocautery tool to sense a current through the electrocautery tool indicative of an electrocautery action being performed with the tool. The actuator is in communication with the current sensor and is configured to provide a vibration to an operator of the electrocautery tool when the current sensor senses the current through the electrocautery tool indicative of the electrocautery action. A surgical method includes sensing a current through an electrocautery tool indicative of an electrocautery action being performed with the tool, and actuating an actuator to provide a vibration to an operator of the electrocautery tool when the current sensor senses the current through the electrocautery tool indicative of the electrocautery action. | 03-24-2016 |
Brian H. Huneke, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20110098110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PUZZLE AND FACILITATING SOLVING OF THE PUZZLE - A multi-stage puzzle that guides a user to develop support for an answer to solve and complete the puzzle that includes conducting a note taking stage, conducting an answer and support presentation stage, conducting an answer and support evaluation stage, and hindering the completion of the puzzle based on the way the user completes each stage. The note taking stage preferably includes providing a plurality of story and reference pieces that may be selected by the user. The answer and support presentation stage preferably includes retrieving an inferred answer and support for the inferred answer based on the selected story and reference pieces from the user. The answer and support evaluation stage preferably includes evaluating the inferred answer. Hindering the completion of the puzzle preferably functions to encourage the user to adequately evaluate the provide story and reference pieces and to provide adequate support for an inferred answer. | 04-28-2011 |
Brian H. Johnson, Des Plaines, IL US
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20100126621 | High Velocity Low Impact Liquid Feed Distributor - A liquid distribution device including a liquid distributor having an inlet pipe connected to a piping manifold that further includes a plurality of liquid distribution pipes each liquid distribution pipe including an inlet connected to the piping manifold and an outlet, and a liquid impact portion having a plurality of pans located in close proximity to the outlet of one or more of the liquid distribution pipes. | 05-27-2010 |
Brian H. Johnson, Chippewa Falls, WI US
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20150089468 | ASSISTING PARALLELIZATION OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM - A parallelization assistant tool system to assist in parallelization of a computer program is disclosed. The system directs the execution of instrumented code of the computer program to collect performance statistics information relating to execution of loops within the computer program. The system provides a user interface for presenting to a programmer the performance statistics information collected for a loop within the computer program so that the programmer can prioritize efforts to parallelize the computer program. The system generates inlined source code of a loop by aggressively inlining functions substantially without regard to compilation performance, execution performance, or both. The system analyzes the inlined source code to determine the data-sharing attributes of the variables of the loop. The system may generate compiler directives to specify the data-sharing attributes of the variables. | 03-26-2015 |
20160110174 | ASSISTING PARALLELIZATION OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM - A parallelization assistant tool system to assist in parallelization of a computer program is disclosed. The system directs the execution of instrumented code of the computer program to collect performance statistics information relating to execution of loops within the computer program. The system provides a user interface for presenting to a programmer the performance statistics information collected for a loop within the computer program so that the programmer can prioritize efforts to parallelize the computer program. The system generates inlined source code of a loop by aggressively inlining functions substantially without regard to compilation performance, execution performance, or both. The system analyzes the inlined source code to determine the data-sharing attributes of the variables of the loop. The system may generate compiler directives to specify the data-sharing attributes of the variables. | 04-21-2016 |
Brian H. Jones, Brea, CA US
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20100043764 | METHOD FOR QUASI-INSTANTANEOUS POLYMERIZATION OF FILAMENT WOUND COMPOSITE MATERIALS - A method of winding fibers on a mandrel, the wound fibers being in tension, includes providing a source of fibers, imposing a torque on the source that resists dispensing the fibers from the source to exert a tension on the fibers, adding ultra-violet sensitive material that is polymerized by exposure to ultra-violet light to a resin matrix, impregnating dispensed fibers with the additive containing resin matrix, rotating a mandrel to wind the impregnated fibers on the mandrel, the rotation of the mandrel acting to overcome the torque on the source and putting the fibers in tension, and in situ, quasi instantaneously polymerizing the additive containing resin matrix on the mandrel by means of exposing the additive containing resin matrix to ultra-violet light for a selected period of time, such polymerization acting to lock in the tension in the fibers at the time of polymerization. A rail gun fabricated by means of the above method is further included. | 02-25-2010 |
Brian H. Jones, San Gabriel, CA US
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20120175046 | Method of Producing Light Weight Protective Helmets for Military and Other Uses - Methods for manufacturing a protective helmet for the military and other uses are disclosed. Embodiments of the method include winding ballistic-tolerant tape or fibers to create a preform, placing the preform into a first mold member having an interior that defines a helmet-shaped cavity, and pressing together the first mold member against a second mold member that includes a pressurized bladder member. The method may further include pressurizing the bladder until the first and second mold members are heated and adhesives have melted or cured. The first and second mold members are cooled and the preform is removed from the first and second mold members. | 07-12-2012 |
Brian H. Kariya, Los Gatos, CA US
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20140083284 | ADAPTIVE GUNNER PROTECTION KIT - A gunner protection system for positioning armored panels around a hatch opening and a mounted weapon or equipment system. The armored panels are arranged to create an armored envelope surrounding the vehicle hatch and defining an opening through which the weapon or equipment system can be operated. The armored panels can be individually raised to define a portion of the armored envelope or lowered to change the geometry of the armored envelope or opening according to the particular weapon or equipment system. Similarly, all of the armored panels can be lowered to collapse the armorer envelope to allow for efficient transport of the vehicle with the gunner protection system attached to the vehicle. | 03-27-2014 |
20140230640 | ARMORED SPLIT HATCH - A split hatch with armored hatch leaves that are positioned to shield occupants standings in the hatch opening when the hatch is opened. The hatch leaves can be fixed at different angles to provide improve protection from different threats. The armored hatch leafs are oversized to engage the hatch opening in an overlapping configuration to prevent passage of nuclear, biological or chemical contaminants from entering the vehicle between the leaves and the edge of the hatch opening. A seal assembly overlaps the edges of the leaves to prevent contaminants from entering the vehicle between the leaves themselves. | 08-21-2014 |
Brian H. Kopell, Milwaukee, WI US
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20090054955 | Systems and Methods for Treating Neurological Disorders by Light Stimulation - Systems and methods for treating neurological disorders by light stimulation are disclosed herein. A brain neuroillumination system includes an implantable housing; a control unit carried by the implantable housing; a neuroillumination delivery device including at least one light emission site; at least one light source operatively coupled to the control unit and optically coupled to the at least one light emission site; and a near infrared spectroscopy unit coupled to the control unit, wherein the near infrared spectroscopy unit is configures to detect an optical signal corresponding to at least one from the group of a cytochrome oxidase state and a hemoglobin oxygenation state. | 02-26-2009 |
Brian H. La Fuente, Fullerton, CA US
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20100284630 | MULTIPLE POCKET RECLOSABLE DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THEM - Disposable plastic bags are provided that include multiple internal compartments and methods for making such bags. In one embodiment, a disposable plastic bag includes substantially transparent outer panels attached together to define a main compartment, an opening for accessing the main compartment, a main closure for selectively opening and closing the opening into the main compartment; and a plurality of internal panels attached to one of the outer panels to define a plurality of internal compartments separate from and accessible through the main compartment, the internal panels comprising closures for selectively opening and closing the respective internal compartments. | 11-11-2010 |
Brian H. Lee, Delta CA
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20140096543 | Fluidized Bed Conveyor Belt Freezer System - A fluidized bed conveyor belt freezer system that includes at least one wire mesh conveyor belt in a freezer with a plurality of coil arrays and fans that produce a high volume of cold air directed upward into a plurality of air deflection vanes mounted under the belt. The vanes are equally spaced apart and longitudinally aligned under the conveyor belt to evenly distribute the cold air in the fan chamber through the belt to efficiently fluidize and freeze product transported on the belt with minimal waste. The volume of cold air in the fan chamber is produced by a plurality of fan assemblies that draw cold air from coils. The cold air in the fan chamber is uniformly mixed to a constant low temperature and moves at the same velocity. The vanes efficiently divide and distribute the cold air in the fan chamber through the belt, quickly freezing the product. The freezer housing is configured so the fan motors are mounted externally and the cold area produced by the coil arrays may be shared by the fans to uniformly cold the product the entire length of the belt. | 04-10-2014 |
Brian H. Leonard, Austin, TX US
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20150222007 | CARBON FIBER-BASED CHASSIS COMPONENTS FOR PORTABLE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMS - A chassis component of an information handling system may include a chassis main lid component constructed of carbon fiber composite material that supports a lid chassis antenna housing that includes an internal antenna cavity defined therein to create an antenna window for the system. The carbon fiber composite material may be attached to the chassis antenna housing by an interlocking rib that provides sufficient joint strength to allow for a substantially larger and extended chassis antenna housing with larger antenna window that may be spaced further away from the carbon fiber composite material of the chassis main lid component than would otherwise be possible for the same form factor size so as to minimize or substantially eliminate shielding or blocking of wireless signals by the carbon fiber composite material lid component that would result in reduced system wireless performance. | 08-06-2015 |
20160048173 | Magnetic Simulated Hinge for Attaching a Tablet Computer to a Base - An information handling system includes a tablet computer and a base. The tablet computer includes a first plurality of closing magnets, first and second holding magnets, and a rounded edge. The base includes a hinge area, a second plurality of closing magnets, and third and fourth holding magnets located a bottom portion of the hinge area. The hinge area receives the tablet computer when the tablet computer is rotated from a closed position to an opened position, and holds the tablet computer in the opened position. The second closing magnets align with the first closing magnets, align the tablet computer on the base, and hold the tablet computer in the closed position. The third and fourth holding magnets attract the first and second holding magnets to ensure an alignment of the tablet computer within the base when the tablet computer is rotated from the closed position to the opened position. | 02-18-2016 |
Brian H. Nagamatsu, Glenville, NY US
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20080250674 | Fluid shovel apparatus and method - A fluid shovel apparatus that pushes and lifts loose material such as snow, leaves, sand, dirt, grass clippings, mulch, or the like. The present invention includes at least one fluid exhaust port located in a blade. Pressurized fluid flows through the blade and ejects out through the at least one fluid exhaust port towards loose material. The loose material floats on a cushion of pressurized fluid that forms between the blade and the loose material. The loose material is pushed away from the blade and is lifted in an upward direction. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may further include a brush assembly and an ice scraper blade to assist in removing material from a surface of a motor vehicle. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may be used to deliver a fire suppressant pressurized fluid upon a material that is burning. | 10-16-2008 |
20080253874 | Fluid shovel apparatus and method - A fluid shovel apparatus that pushes and lifts loose material such as snow, leaves, sand, dirt, grass clippings, mulch, or the like. The present invention includes at least one fluid exhaust port located in a blade. Pressurized fluid flows through the blade and ejects out through the at least one fluid exhaust port towards loose material. The loose material floats on a cushion of pressurized fluid that forms between the blade and the loose material. The loose material is pushed away from the blade and is lifted in an upward direction. | 10-16-2008 |
20080295364 | Fluid shovel apparatus and method - A fluid shovel apparatus that pushes and lifts loose material such as snow, leaves, sand, dirt, grass clippings, mulch, or the like. The present invention includes at least one fluid exhaust port extending through a blade. Pressurized fluid is ejected through the at least one fluid exhaust port extending through the blade and ejects towards loose material. The loose material floats on a cushion of pressurized fluid that forms between the blade and the loose material. The loose material is pushed away from the blade and is lifted in an upward direction. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may further include a soft pad and an ice scraper blade to assist in removing material from a surface of a motor vehicle. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may be used to deliver a fire suppressant pressurized fluid upon a material that is burning. Additionally, the fluid shovel apparatus may be used to clear snow from railroad train tracks ahead of a railroad train car. | 12-04-2008 |
Brian H. Rosenlof, Eagle Mountain, UT US
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20100008550 | Method and apparatus for facial identification - Aspects of the disclosure can provide a face recognition method of increased robustness. The face recognition method can include receiving a target face image, initializing a registration and a block analysis of the target face image identifying one or more portions of the target face image for face recognition, informing a user of the registration and the block analysis, receiving one or more instructions from the user for operating on the registration and the block analysis, and identifying the target face image from a plurality of face images based on the registration and the block analysis of the target face image when the registration and the block analysis are approved by the user. | 01-14-2010 |
20120078886 | BIOMETRIC INDEXING AND SEARCHING SYSTEM - A prototype biometric identification system is disclosed that indexes a biometric corpus into indexed-corpuses using a set of P prototypes before searching for a probe in a search corpus constructed based on the indexed-corpus. The system may index the biometric corpus based on the prototypes directly or based on prototype-typicality scores. | 03-29-2012 |
Brian H. Shirts, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20120190656 | METHODS FOR SELECTING THERAPIES TO IMPROVE HDL CHOLESTEROL AND TRIGLYCERIDE LEVELS - Disclosed herein are diagnostic methods for determining whether subjects will be responsive to vitamin D therapy. The methods involve the detection of one or more single nucleotide polymorphisms in a test sample, in combination with other clinical factors. The tests are suitable for diagnosing and determining a treatment regime for patients having or suspected of having a cardiovascular disease, including hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia. | 07-26-2012 |
Brian H. Sierer, Austin, TX US
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20090287914 | AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A CONFIGURATION DIAGRAM BASED ON TASK REQUIREMENTS - System and method for generating a configuration diagram based on user specification of a task. A server computer communicates with a client system, e.g., a measurement system, including a client computer system, over a network. The server receives requirements, e.g., a task specification, for a task, e.g., a measurement task, where the requirements are provided in response to user input. A plurality of products operable to perform the task are determined in response to the requirements, e.g., by programmatically analyzing the requirements. A diagram is displayed on the client computer system iconically representing the plurality of products, including icons representing at least a subset of the products to the user as proposed hardware and/or software products for the client system. Pricing information for the proposed products may be displayed. User input indicating purchase of at least one of the products is received and the purchased products provided to the user. | 11-19-2009 |
20100058188 | NETWORK BASED SYSTEM WHICH PROVIDES A DATABASE OF SIMULATION SOLUTIONS - System and method for configuring a client system, e.g., a measurement system. First input is received from a client system over a network requesting access to a plurality of configuration diagrams comprising respective solutions to respective tasks. At least a subset of the plurality of configuration diagrams is displayed on a display device of the client system for viewing by a user. Second input is received from the client system selecting one of the displayed configuration diagrams indicating a solution for a task to be performed by the client system. The solution is provided to the client system over the network, and may include the selected configuration diagram and/or pricing information for proposed products. The configuration diagrams are stored in a configuration diagram database. The stored configuration diagrams may be pre-defined solutions for pre-defined tasks, generated in response to received user requirements, and/or received from client systems and/or vendors. | 03-04-2010 |
Brian H. Smith, Woodinville, WA US
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20100007549 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BISTATIC CHANGE DETECTION FOR PERIMETER MONITORING - A method for monitoring an area that involves transmitting a first electromagnetic wave signal from a mobile platform moving over a ground surface, toward the ground surface. A receiver is used that is located remote from the mobile platform to receive the first electromagnetic wave signal after the signal is reflected from the ground surface. The first electromagnetic wave signal is processed to form a first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image. Subsequently the receiver is used to receive a second electromagnetic wave signal transmitted from the mobile platform at a time subsequent to transmission of the first electromagnetic wave signal. The second electromagnetic wave signal is then processed to obtain a second SAR image. The first and second SAR images are then coherently analyzed to determine areas of non-correlation between the images. | 01-14-2010 |
Brian H. Smith, Chico, CA US
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20100322784 | SOLAR WATER HEATING SYSTEM - A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a solar water heating system are described. Various implementations involve a relatively lightweight, affordable, low-pressure solar water heating system that is easier to ship and assemble and that is resistant to overheating and freezing damage. In one aspect of the invention, a solar water heating system includes a solar collector panel, a piping system and an improved, self-regulating expansion reservoir. Some designs involve automatic filtration, push fittings, a method for regulating power from a photovoltaic panel, UV resistant polymer components and/or other features. In a particular embodiment of the invention, multiple pumps, a heat exchanger and a controller for a solar water heating system are integrated into a single, compact module. | 12-23-2010 |
Brian H. Smith, Batavia, IL US
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20140331558 | Sliding Door - A sliding door with a sliding panel and a fixed panel allows for the sliding panel to pivot with respect to the fixed panel regardless of the position of the sliding panel and allows both the panel and fixed panel to pivot with respect to an outer frame in which the panels are mounted when the sliding panel is fully open or nearly fully open without requiring a floor track. The sliding panel may move linearly with respect to the fixed panel and outer frame along the length of a header, and a guide bracket cooperatively engaged with the sliding panel may be partially positioned in a guide track formed in the fixed panel bottom rail. A floor plate may be secured to the floor surface adjacent the bottom end of a first jamb to provide support/stability to the panels. | 11-13-2014 |
Brian H. Staser, Oxford, MI US
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20080222962 | CABLE REGULATOR RAIL AND CARRIER WITH SNAP-IN PULLEY - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed towards improved mounting structures and methods for formation of window regulator systems for vehicles. In one exemplary embodiment, a mounting structure for a window regulator system is provided. The mounting structure includes a main body defining cavity for rotatably receiving a portion of a pulley; and an engagement feature depending away from the main body, the engagement feature engaging the portion of the pulley and preventing movement of the pulley away from the main body, the engagement feature being substantially free of fasteners for preventing movement of the portion of the pulley away from the main body. | 09-18-2008 |
20100024306 | CROSS ARM MODULE FOR VEHICLE DOOR - A cross arm module for a vehicle door is provided, the cross arm module having a plastic carrier plate configured to have a periphery to completely cover a periphery of an opening in an inner panel of the vehicle door, the plastic carrier plate having an inner surface and an outer surface; a window lift system mounted to the outer surface, the window lift system having a pair of cross arms each being pivotally secured to each other and movably secured to the outer surface for movement between a first position, wherein the window lift system is capable of being positioned such that no components of the window lift system extend past the periphery of the carrier plate and a second position wherein the window lift system is capable of extending past the periphery of the carrier plate; and a sealing member disposed about the periphery of the carrier plate, the sealing member providing a moisture barrier between the carrier plate and the opening in the inner panel. | 02-04-2010 |
20100293857 | DUAL CHANNEL CABLE DRIVE WINDOW LIFT SYSTEM - A dual channel window lift assembly is provided, the assembly having: a door bracket; a pair of guide rails each being rotationally mounted to the door bracket for rotational movement in a predetermined range; and a cable assembly secured to the door bracket wherein at least one cable of the cable assembly is not received within a conduit and the at least one cable is secured to as least one pulley rotationally mounted to the one of the pair of guide rails and the at least one cable remains on the at least one pulley as the pair of guide rail each rotate within the predetermined range. | 11-25-2010 |
20100293858 | SINGLE CHANNEL CABLE DRIVE WINDOW LIFT SYSTEM - A single channel window lift assembly for a vehicle is provided, the window lift assembly having: a door bracket; a single guide rail rotationally mounted to the door bracket for rotational movement in a predetermined range; and a cable assembly secured to the single guide rail wherein at least one cable of the cable assembly is not received within a conduit and the at least one cable is secured to as least one pulley rotationally mounted to the single guide rail and the at least one cable remains on the at least one pulley as the single guide rail rotates within the predetermined range. | 11-25-2010 |
20100293864 | ATTACHMENT METHOD FOR WINDOW LIFT SYSTEM - A method for attaching a window lift system to a vehicle is provided, the method including the step of rotationally mounting at least one guide rail to a bracket, wherein the at least one guide rail is capable of rotating in at least one plane within a predetermined range wherein rotation of the at least one guide rail in the predetermined range maintains a cable of the window lift system under tension without a spring loaded conduit such that the cable does not become disengaged from at least one pulley rotatably mounted to the guide rail. | 11-25-2010 |
20110185639 | CABLE REGULATOR RAIL AND CARRIER WITH SNAP-IN PULLEY - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed towards improved mounting structures and methods for formation of window regulator systems for vehicles. In one exemplary embodiment, a method of securing a pulley to a panel of a window regulator system is provided. The method comprising the steps of: inserting a shaft portion of a first pulley into a first slotted portion and a first cavity of a first mounting structure in a first direction; and deflecting a resilient engagement feature integrally formed with the first mounting structure that is located above the first slotted portion in the first direction when the shaft portion of the first pulley is inserted into the first slotted portion and the first cavity in the first direction, the first cavity and the first slotted portion each being configured for rotatably receiving a portion of the shaft portion of first pulley therein, the resilient engagement feature extending from the first mounting structure into the first cavity and the resilient engagement feature being configured to be deflected from a first position in the first direction when the shaft portion of the first pulley is inserted into the first cavity and the first slotted portion in the first direction and wherein the resilient engagement feature returns to the first position when the shaft portion is fully inserted into the first cavity and wherein the resilient engagement feature is configured to prevent the shaft portion of the first pulley from being removed from the first cavity when the shaft portion is fully inserted into the first cavity, wherein the resilient engagement feature of the mounting structure is the only item that prevents the shaft portion of the first pulley from being removed from the first cavity once the shaft portion of the first pulley is fully inserted into the first cavity and wherein the mounting structure is integrally formed with the panel of the window regulator system. | 08-04-2011 |
Brian H. Terpos, Oviedo, FL US
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20100031671 | INNER RING WITH INDEPENDENT THERMAL EXPANSION FOR MOUNTING GAS TURBINE FLOW PATH COMPONENTS - An inner mounting ring ( | 02-11-2010 |
20120023968 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD FLANGE CONNECTION - A flange connection for an exhaust section of a gas turbine engine. The flange connection includes a stub flange attached to an exhaust manifold. The stub flange has a first axial face for engagement with the axial face of a cylinder flange extending radially from an exhaust cylinder. A plate structure attached to the cylinder flange is configured to provide axial retention of the stub flange to the axial face of the cylinder flange. The plate structure includes a resilient beam portion extending radially inwardly and engaging a second axial face of the stub flange. The stub flange is retained between the cylinder flange and the beam portion of the plate structure in an interference fit to provide three degrees of freedom of the stub flange relative to the exhaust cylinder. | 02-02-2012 |
20140123675 | AIR INJECTION SYSTEM IN A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An air injection system for use in a gas turbine engine includes at least one outlet port through which air is extracted from the engine only during less than full load operation, at least one rotor cooling pipe, which is used to inject the air extracted from the outlet port(s) into a rotor chamber, a piping system that provides fluid communication between the one outlet port(s) and the rotor cooling pipe(s), a blower system for extracting air from the engine through the outlet port(s) and for conveying the extracted air through the piping system and the rotor cooling pipe(s) into the rotor chamber, and a valve system. The valve system is closed during full load engine operation to prevent air from passing through the piping system, and open during less than full load engine operation to allow air to pass through the piping system. | 05-08-2014 |
20140271103 | VANE CARRIER THERMAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CLEARANCE CONTROL - A thermal management arrangement ( | 09-18-2014 |
Brian H. Xu, Plymouth, MN US
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20160086389 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING SPEECH TO ASSIST MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS - Methods and systems are provided for recording natural conversation of a user of a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: recognizing speech from the recording; processing the recognized speech to determine a meaning associated with the speech; identifying a category of the speech based on the meaning; and generating a maintenance report to be used by a maintainer of the vehicle based on the category and the speech. | 03-24-2016 |