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Andy Allen, La Jolla, CA US
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20110004963 | Plants Having Increased Yield-Related Traits And A Method For Making The Same - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding an | 01-06-2011 |
20110061126 | PLANTS HAVING INCREASED YIELD-RELATED TRAITS AND A METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - The present invention relates generally to the field of molecular biology and concerns a method for increasing various plant yield-related traits by increasing expression in a plant of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a diatom high affinity nitrate transporter 2 (NRT2) polypeptide. The present invention also concerns plants having increased expression of a nucleic acid sequence encoding a diatom NRT2 polypeptide, which plants have increased yield-related traits relative to control plants. The invention also provides constructs useful in the methods of the invention. | 03-10-2011 |
Andy Atuegbu, Dublin, CA US
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20080279867 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF THE JAK PATHWAY - The invention encompasses compounds having formula I and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, are therapeutically useful. | 11-13-2008 |
20090258864 | PYRIMIDINE-2-AMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS INHIBITORS OF JAK KINASES - This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): | 10-15-2009 |
20100179134 | PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention provides pyrimidinediamine compounds useful for inhibiting kinase activity, including the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating diseases associated with kinase activity, in particular enhanced PLK1 catalytic activity, such as diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation, including neoplastic disorders. | 07-15-2010 |
20110082146 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF THE JAK PATHWAY - The invention encompasses compounds having formula I and the compositions and methods using these compounds in the treatment of conditions in which modulation of the JAK pathway or inhibition of JAK kinases, particularly JAK3, are therapeutically useful. | 04-07-2011 |
20120157435 | Antiviral Compounds - Compounds and methods for preventing and treating viral infections are provided. In some embodiments, novel compounds broad-spectrum antiviral activity are provided. In more specific embodiments, the compounds and methods are effective against viruses such as Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, and respiratory viruses including the common cold. | 06-21-2012 |
20120238543 | Antiviral Compounds - Novel compounds, methods, and compositions for treating various viral infections are described. In some embodiments the novel compounds of the invention are 3-oxo-phenothiazine derivatives; more specific embodiments include 3-oxo-phenothiazine derivatives having substituents at the 1-, 7-, and 9-positions of the phenothiazine parent ring. In other embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods for treating viral infections, especially HIV. | 09-20-2012 |
20120270854 | Antiviral Compounds - Compounds and methods for preventing and treating viral infections are provided. In some embodiments, novel compounds broad-spectrum antiviral activity are provided. In more specific embodiments, the compounds and methods are effective against viruses such as Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, and Hepatitis C. | 10-25-2012 |
20120302556 | Antiviral Compounds - Compounds and methods for preventing and treating viral infections are provided. In some embodiments, novel compounds broad-spectrum antiviral activity are provided. In more specific embodiments, the compounds and methods are effective against viruses such as Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, West Nile Virus, and Hepatitis C. | 11-29-2012 |
20130012501 | PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE KINASE INHIBITORS - Disclosed embodiments provide pyrimidinediamine compounds useful for inhibiting kinase activity, including the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1). Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating diseases associated with kinase activity, in particular enhanced PLK1 catalytic activity, such as diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation, including neoplastic disorders. | 01-10-2013 |
20130018041 | PYRIMIDINE-2-AMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS INHIBITORS OF JAK KINASES - This invention is directed to compounds of formula (I): | 01-17-2013 |
20130309228 | PYRIMIDINEDIAMINE KINASE INHIBITORS - Disclosed embodiments provide pyrimidinediamine compounds useful for inhibiting kinase activity, including the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1). Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and methods of treating diseases associated with kinase activity, in particular enhanced PLK1 catalytic activity, such as diseases associated with abnormal cell proliferation, including neoplastic disorders. | 11-21-2013 |
20140213585 | PYRIMIDINE-2-AMINE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USE AS INHIBITORS OF JAK KINASES - This invention is directed to methods of treating diseases or conditions associated with JAK2 activity in a mammal comprising the administration of a compound of formula (I): | 07-31-2014 |
Andy Benowicz, Victoria CA
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20100325764 | Slash pine tree named CF PS1-3352 - A new and distinctive variety of a slash pine tree which has been denominated varietally as ‘CP PS1-3352’ which is distinguished by high growth rate, good resistance to fusiform rust and pitch canker, excellent stem straightness, medium crown width, long stem internodes, flat to medium branch angle and medium branch diameter | 12-23-2010 |
20100325765 | LOBLOLLY PINE TREE NAMED CF LP1-7696 - A new and distinctive variety of a loblolly pine tree which has been denominated varietally as ‘CF LP1-7696’ which is distinguished by high growth rate, good resistance to fusiform rust, excellent stem straightness, medium crown width, medium number of whorls, medium branch angle and medium branch diameter. | 12-23-2010 |
Andy Bialorucki, Lambertville, MI US
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20090236001 | DRAIN SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A drain system for transporting waste from a vehicle to a discharge location located spaced from the vehicle may include first, second and third modular components. The first modular component may be adapted to coupling to the vehicle and may define a first male connection. The second modular component may include a waste transfer portion extending between a first end and a second end. The first end may define a first female connection and the second end may define a second male connection. The third modular component may include an angled central portion, a first end and a second end. The first end may define a second female connection. The second end may define a waste discharge end. The drain system may further include a fourth modular component defining a first end having an opening for receiving the waste discharge end of the third modular component and a second end for interfacing with a tubular intake of the discharge location. | 09-24-2009 |
20100018590 | DRAIN SYSTEM - A drain system for transporting waste from a vehicle to a discharge location located spaced from the vehicle may include first, second and third modular components. The first modular component may be adapted to coupling to the vehicle and may define a first male connection. The second modular component may include a waste transfer portion extending between a first end and a second end. The first end may define a first female connection and the second end may define a second male connection. The third modular component may include an angled central portion, a first end and a second end. The first end may define a second female connection. The second end may define a waste discharge end. The drain system may further include a fourth modular component defining a first end having an opening for receiving the waste discharge end of the third modular component and a second end for interfacing with a tubular intake of the discharge location. | 01-28-2010 |
Andy Boiangiu, Holon IL
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20110151400 | DENTAL BONE IMPLANT, METHODS FOR IMPLANTING THE DENTAL BONE IMPLANT AND METHODS AND SYTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL BONE IMPLANTS - A dental bone implant that comprises a first fitted bone graft sized and shaped to fit tightly to a buccal surface of a periodontal alveolar bone around at least one tooth and to reconstruct at least a portion of one or more periodontal bone defect and a second fitted bone graft sized and shaped to fit tightly to a lingual/palatal surface of a periodontal alveolar bone around at least one tooth and to reconstruct at least an additional portion of at least one periodontal bone defect. The portion and the other portion complementary cover the one or more periodontal bone defects. | 06-23-2011 |
20130090742 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BONE AUGMENTATION - A scaffold for bone augmentation constituted of: a superstructure configured and dimensioned to substantially ameliorate a bone defect, the superstructure comprising: a biocompatible material having a strength and tensility sufficient to be permanently stationed between an upper jaw and a lower jaw; a first face arranged to face the bone defect; a second face, opposing the first face; a plurality of perforations extending from the first face to the second face; and bone augmentation material deposited within said plurality of perforations, wherein the perforations are of a size sufficient to secure bone augmentation material deposited within the plurality of perforations. | 04-11-2013 |
Andy Brown, Mt. View, CA US
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20100017865 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES - A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application. | 01-21-2010 |
20100269161 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING FRAUDULENT ACTIVITIES - A method and system to protect users against potentially fraudulent activities associated with spoof web sites are described. According to one aspect of the present invention, the URL of a document downloaded via a web browser client is compared to the URLs in a list of URLs for known spoof sites. If the URL for the downloaded document is found in the list of URLs for known spoof sites, a security indicator is displayed to the user to indicate to the user that the downloaded document is associated with a known spoof site. According to another aspect of the invention, a security server maintains a master black list and periodically communicates updates of the master black list to the local list of a client security application. | 10-21-2010 |
Andy Brown, Sheffield GB
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20110043529 | INTERACTIVE ANIMATION - An interactive animation environment. The interactive animation environment includes at least one user-controlled object, and the animation method for providing this environment includes determining a position of the user-controlled object, defining a plurality of regions about the position, detecting a user input to move the position of the user-controlled object, associating the detected user input to move the position of the user-controlled object with a region in the direction of movement, and providing an animation of the user-controlled object associated with the mapped region. A system and controller for implementing the method is also disclosed. A computer program and computer program product for implementing the invention is further disclosed. | 02-24-2011 |
Andy Bruntsch, Grossthiemig DE
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20100102935 | RFID-BASED DATA REDUCTION SYSTEM AND TECHNIQUES - A method for tracking events using a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag may include reserving a bit window in a memory on a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag, the bit window having multiple bits, randomly marking one of the bits in the bit window each time a RFID event occurs, counting a number of marked bits in the bit window, and determining a number of the RFID events using the counted number of the marked bits and a size of the bit window. | 04-29-2010 |
Andy Brutlag, Carlsbad, CA US
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20080216383 | HIGH PERFORMANCE NANO-METAL HYBRID FISHING TACKLE - Fishing tackle is coated with nanostructured material to modify and improve the performance. The fishing tackle includes a fishing rod which is coated adjacent a first end section, in a middle section, adjacent a second end section, or over an entire surface to improve the action, power or any performance characteristic and/or decrease weight. The fishing tackle includes a fishing reel which is coated in whole or part with a nanostructured material to improve strength, corrosion resistance or performance and/or decrease weight. The fishing tackle includes a fishing rod guide which is coated with a nanostructured material to improve performance and/or decrease weight. The area of coverage and thickness of the material coated on each component of the fishing tackle can be changed, as stipulated by design criterion. | 09-11-2008 |
20080234076 | BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL BATS WITH FUSED NANO-STRUCTURED METALS AND ALLOYS - A sports bat, such as a baseball or softball bat, is electro-deposited with a nanostructured metal. Bats made from aluminum alloys or other metals may be electro-deposited with varying thicknesses of nanostructured metals such as nickel, nickel iron, cobalt phosphorous, or similar materials. The bat substrate alloy can be any metal or alloy. The coating may be done using an electro-deposition process. | 09-25-2008 |
20090312118 | High performance nano-structured metalwood golf club heads and iron heads and components thereof - A metalwood coated at least partially with a nanostructure material offer improved performance over existing golf club heads made from a combination of steel and titanium alloys or composite club heads made in part or wholly from fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs) and metallic sub-components. The components of the metalwood may be coated with variable thicknesses of electro-deposited nanostructure metals and alloys. | 12-17-2009 |
20110036724 | BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL BATS WITH FUSED NANO-STRUCTURED METALS AND ALLOYS - A sports bat, such as a baseball or softball bat, is electro-deposited with a nanostructured metal. Bats made from aluminum alloys or other metals may be electro-deposited with varying thicknesses of nanostructured metals such as nickel, nickel iron, cobalt phosphorous, or similar materials. The bat substrate alloy can be any metal or alloy. The coating may be done using an electro-deposition process. | 02-17-2011 |
20120058263 | HIGH PERFORMANCE NANO-METAL HYBRID FISHING TACKLE - Fishing tackle is coated with nanostructured material to modify and improve the performance. The fishing tackle includes a fishing rod which is coated adjacent a first end section, in a middle section, adjacent a second end section, or over an entire surface to improve the action, power or any performance characteristic and/or decrease weight, The fishing tackle includes a fishing reel which is coated in whole or part with a nanostructured material to improve strength, corrosion resistance or performance and/or decrease weight. The fishing tackle includes a fishing rod guide which is coated with a nanostructured material to improve performance and/or decrease weight. The area of coverage and thickness of the material coated on each component of the fishing tackle can be changed, as stipulated by design criterion. | 03-08-2012 |
Andy Cantrelle, The Woodlands, TX US
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20090078413 | WIRELESS CASING COLLAR LOCATOR - A wireless casing collar locator includes a pipe coupling detector configured to be conveyed through a wellbore. A detection device is associated with the pipe coupling detector. The detection device generates an output indicative of detection of a pipe coupling in response to the output of the pipe coupling detector. The locator includes an acoustic transmitter functionally associated with the detection device. The transmitter is configured to apply an acoustic impulse to a conveyance device used to move the locator along the wellbore in response to communication to the transmitter of the output of the detection device. A surface receiver and processing unit used to convert acoustic energy into electrical energy for processing in real time to determine the location of the pipe detector in wellbores. | 03-26-2009 |
20090080291 | DOWNHOLE GAUGE TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTILATERAL WELL - A downhole gauge telemetry system for a multilateral well includes a first wireless transceiver located in a primary borehole of the multilateral well, a second wireless transceiver located in a lateral borehole of the multilateral well, a wireless connection between the first wireless transceiver and the second wireless transceiver through which the first and second wireless transceivers exchange data, and a surface transceiver communicatively coupled to the first wireless transceiver. | 03-26-2009 |
20090217960 | ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCE USING HEAT FROM FLUIDS PRODUCED FROM THE EARTH'S SUBSURFACE - A thermoelectric generator for producing electric power from heat in fluids produced from a subsurface wellbore includes a conduit for moving therethrough fluids produced from the Earth's subsurface and at least one thermoelectric module affixed to an exterior of the conduit. The at least one thermoelectric module includes a collimating heat transfer device in contact with the conduit on a first side and in contact with a first side of a thermoelectric generator thermocouple on a second side. A second side of the thermocouple is in contact with a contact surface of a heat sink. The heat sink is exposed to ambient atmosphere at the Earth's surface to conduct heat away from the thermocouple. | 09-03-2009 |
Andy Chou, San Francisco, CA US
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20090077542 | METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PRUNING FALSE PATHS IN GRAPHS THAT USE HIGH-PRECISION STATE INFORMATION - Methods are provided that allow a false path pruner to traverse a directed acyclic graph in conjunction with one or more checker programs that are analyzing a program for defects or other artifacts of interest. While the checkers may have ways of avoiding re-traversal of portions of the graph that have already been traversed, the false path pruner may override such decisions made by the checkers as a result of a false path in order to allow re-traversal during a future different traversal when that same defect or artifact may not lie along a false path, and therefore avoid missing a valid defect or artifact. Computer programs stored on tangible media are provided that implement the methods of the invention. | 03-19-2009 |
20130198725 | METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY PRUNING FALSE PATHS IN GRAPHS THAT USE HIGH-PRECISION STATE INFORMATION - Methods are provided that allow a false path pruner to traverse a directed acyclic graph in conjunction with one or more checker programs that are analyzing a program for defects or other artifacts of interest. While the checkers may have ways of avoiding re-traversal of portions of the graph that have already been traversed, the false path pruner may override such decisions made by the checkers as a result of a false path in order to allow re-traversal during a future different traversal when that same defect or artifact may not lie along a false path, and therefore avoid missing a valid defect or artifact. Computer programs stored on tangible media are provided that implement the methods of the invention. | 08-01-2013 |
Andy Cozine, Fairfield, CA US
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20090241041 | POSITION CODE BASED CONTENT DEVELOPMENT METHOD AND TOOL - Computerized content development methods and tools are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a title by assigning one or more functions to respective portions of one or more position-coded pages through a graphical user interface which does not require a code level programming, and automatically converting the title to a format operable by computing device which interacts with a printed medium of the position-coded pages to perform the functions. | 09-24-2009 |
Andy Cuconati, Oreland, PA US
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20100075993 | SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS AGAINST WEST NILE VIRUS REPLICATION - The invention provides flavivirus replication inhibitors of WNV and other flaviviruses, such as, for example, JEV, SLEV, AV, KV, JV, CV, YV, TBEV, DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, DENV-4, YFV and MVEV. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions including one or more such flavivirus replication inhibitors. The invention further provides methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with flavivirus replication including administering one or more such inhibitors or pharmaceutical compositions. | 03-25-2010 |
Andy Debaets, Cupertino, CA US
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20110276321 | DEVICE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION OF OPERATING VOLTAGE - A method and circuit for device specific configuration of an operating voltage is provided. A circuit design is analyzed to determine a maximum gate-level delay for the circuit design. A minimum voltage value corresponding to the maximum gate-level delay is determined along with a default voltage value corresponding to a default gate-level delay. A voltage scaling factor corresponding to the minimum voltage and default voltage values is determined. The circuit design is synthesized such that the synthesized design includes the voltage scaling value. The synthesized design specifies setting an operating voltage to a value of a startup voltage value scaled by the voltage scaling value. | 11-10-2011 |
Andy Doug-Lun Wong, Toronto CA
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20110008752 | METHOD OF INSTALLING A PROSTHESIS IN A JAWBONE OF A PATIENT - An abutment clip for use in a dental implant system for orienting an abutment relative to features on a patient's teeth and jawbone so that a prosthesis, which is attachable to the abutment, will be correctly oriented. The abutment clip comprises a housing that includes a chamber sized to receive the abutment therein. The housing has at least one position indicator provided at one end thereof. The dentist engages the abutment clip over the abutment when it is still attached to a manufacturer's plaster model. He notes the position of the indicator on the housing in reference to features on the model and then detaches the abutment clip, abutment and abutment screw as a unit from the model. The combined abutment clip, abutment and screw are then positioned on an implant post in the patient's jaw bone and the position indicator is used to verify the orientation of the abutment before it is secured to the implant post. | 01-13-2011 |
Andy Dubel, Rogers, MN US
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20110117266 | Medical Device Coating System - A system for coating a medical device comprises a transfer web, a metering web. The webs are each advanced in a downstream direction toward a gap defined by the advancing webs. A coating solution applicator is configured to apply a coating solution at a staging area at a position upstream of the gap. A medical device retaining mechanism is positioned at a coating application area of the transfer web, at a position downstream from the gap. | 05-19-2011 |
Andy Eow, Brooklyn, NY US
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20100319100 | Simple techniques for three-dimensional modeling - Techniques which employ structure-from-motion modeling techniques to produce 3-D models of any desired accuracy of any surface I the techniques, a pattern is applied to the surface to be modeled The pattern includes elements which are unique within the pattern as applied to the surface and which have a density in the pattern such that when two-dimensional images are made of the surface, correlatable features having the density required for the desired accuracy may be extracted from the two dimensional images In one example of the techniques, a consumer may make the images required to produce a model of his or her body by donning a garment with a pattern having the necessary uniqueness and density, and then using any digital camera to take pictures of their body wearing the garment The model may then be produced from the pictures. | 12-23-2010 |
Andy Flessas, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090237873 | Robotically controlled display - An electronic display configured to display visual information is mounted to a display mount. The display mount is movable in three-dimensions, whereby the associated display may be moved in three-dimensional space. In one embodiment, a unitary display comprises a plurality of closely spaced individual displays which are mounted to movable display mounts, whereby the configuration of the unitary display may be altered by changing the position of one or more of the displays relative to the others. | 09-24-2009 |
20100145512 | Method and system for transmitting robot control instructions - A robot is controlled by robot control instructions. The instructions may be generated remotely and then carried by or with another signal to the robot. In one embodiment, the robot control instructions are multiplexed with a media stream such as video and/or audio data. The multiplexed signal may be transmitted over an existing media distribution network such as a cable television network. The delivered instructions may be obtained from the feed and be used to control or re-program the robot and the media feed may be used in association with media devices operated synchronously with the robot. | 06-10-2010 |
Andy Futreal, Hinxton GB
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20110189688 | GENES - The invention relates to mutations in B-Raf gene products. The mutations described are identified in human tumours of natural origin. These mutations are associated with cancerous phenotypes and can be used as a basis for the diagnosis of cancer, cancerous cells or a predisposition to cancer in human subjects, and the development of anti-cancer therapeutics. | 08-04-2011 |
Andy Glow, Tampa, FL US
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20110246657 | REAL-TIME MEDIA DELIVERY WITH AUTOMATIC CATCH-UP - Live media content is delivered in substantially real-time to a player device from a streamer and through a content delivery network. The streamer receives live media content and encodes and streams the content over the content delivery network. The content delivery network is configured to provide minimal buffering. A player device accessing the streaming channel receives media frames and buffers the frames while rending the received frames in order of receipt. If the buffer is loaded to the point that the currently rendered data lags the actual live feed by more than a threshold amount of time, the player skips over one or more video frames to bring the rendered content more current. For instance, the buffer can be flushed and more recent content can be received from the content delivery network. | 10-06-2011 |
Andy Harjanto, Sammamish, WA US
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20090037987 | Application Programming Interface for Implementing Directory Service Access Using Directory Service Markup Language - A set of DSML application programming interface (DSML API) functions is provided to facilitate the implementation of DSML-based directory service access. The DSML API includes a DSML document API class for building or accessing a DSML payload, and a DSML connection API class that handles connection and transport to a DSML server. To access a directory service, the client calls functions of the DSML document API class to generate a DSML request payload, and calls functions of the DSML connection API to transport a packet with the DSML request payload according to a pre-selected connection protocol, such as SOAP, to the DSML server for forwarding to the directory service. | 02-05-2009 |
Andy Hawthorn, Missouri City, TX US
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20110132663 | WELLBORE STEERING BASED ON ROCK STRESS DIRECTION - A method of steering a drilling operation of a well using rock stress measurements. The method includes obtaining well data from at least one logging while drilling tool in the well, where the well data includes stress direction information, generating, using a central processing unit (CPU), a well trajectory using survey data from the well, where the well trajectory includes a borehole direction, determining, using the CPU, a direction of minimum horizontal stress using the well data, and comparing, using the CPU, the direction of minimum horizontal stress to the borehole direction to determine that a directional criteria is not satisfied. The method further includes in response to determining that the directional criteria is not satisfied, generating an updated well trajectory that satisfies the directional criteria and adjusting the drilling operation using the updated well trajectory. | 06-09-2011 |
20130301389 | System And Method For Communicating Data Between Wellbore Instruments And Surface Devices - A method for synchronizing an actuation of a seismic source with at least one of an acquisition and storage of an acoustic wave by a seismic tool having steps of determining at least one of a drilling pause and a seismic measurement, transmitting a trigger signal to a tool controller, actuating the seismic source; receiving the trigger signal and recording seismic waves in a data storage medium. | 11-14-2013 |
Andy Hennah, Middlesex GB
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20090075655 | MOBILE PHONE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - This invention relates to systems and methods for managing and optimizing mobile phone networks. A system for maintaining or optimizing a mobile phone network, the system includes a plurality of data feed inputs including at least one performance data feed input to receive performance data relating to performance of said mobile phone network over a first time period and at least one configuration data feed input to receive configuration data relating to configuration of said mobile phone network over a second time period; and a radio performance optimization system coupled to said plurality of data feed inputs, said radio performance optimization system including a rules engine to operate on said performance data and on said configuration data in accordance with a set of hierarchical rules and to output one or more tasks for network optimization, a said task including a definition of a potential fault, exception or optimization of said network to be investigated by a service engineer. | 03-19-2009 |
Andy Hong, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20100307959 | CYCLIC GASEOUS COMPRESSION/EXTRACTION FOR HEIGHTENED OIL SANDS EXTRACTION - A method for extracting hydrocarbons from sands can include: providing sands containing a hydrocarbon; mixing the hydrocarbon sands with water; heating the water before, during, or after being mixed with the hydrocarbon sands; increasing the pressure within a closed vessel containing the heated hydrocarbon and water mixture in the presence of gas or by injecting with gas; releasing the pressure of the heated hydrocarbon and water mixture in the vessel so as to create microbubbles from the dissolved gas in the water mixture; and collecting the hydrocarbon from the water. Optionally, the process is substantially devoid of adding caustic agents to the hydrocarbon and water mixture. | 12-09-2010 |
Andy Hsu, Luchu Shiang TW
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20110016340 | COMPUTER POWER BACKUP SYSTEM AND DEVICE - A computer power backup system and device are provided. When power to a computer system is lost, a battery backup unit provides power to the computer system for a while, allowing a power management control to send out an alert to an enterprise client so as to urge immediate action. If the power outage persists without being solved, and the power management control detects insufficient power in a battery of the battery backup unit, the power management control will store data in a storage device automatically and safely and then shut down the computer system. When power is restored, the power management control turns on the computer system automatically and begins charging the battery of the battery backup unit. Through the above operation, the integrity and safety of data in the computer system are secured. | 01-20-2011 |
Andy Kaemling, Birkenfelde DE
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20090009090 | Device for Plasma Treatment at Atmospheric Pressure | 01-08-2009 |
20110022043 | DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SURFACES WITH A PLASMA GENERATED BY AN ELECTRODE OVER A SOLID DIELECTRIC VIA A DIELECTRICALLY IMPEDED GAS DISCHARGE - The invention relates to a device for treatment of surfaces with a plasma ( | 01-27-2011 |
20120107896 | Method for Treating a Biological Material Comprising Living Cells - A plasma containing at least one reactive species are used to deliver agents into living cells or an extracellular matrix of the living cells. The method and system allows for treatment of the living cells without causing irreversible damage to the cell membranes of the living cells. The plasma is produced by dielectric barrier discharge. | 05-03-2012 |
Andy Kaoh, Taipei City TW
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20090172979 | DISPLAYING GAIN STRUCTURE FOR AN ELECTORNIC NAMEPLATE - A displaying gain structure for an electronic nameplate includes a circuit board, a magnet assembly and a cover plate. The circuit board includes an LED portion on its front side, and a control element, an information access port, a battery holder and a switch on its back side to control operation of the LED portion. The magnet assembly includes a magnet unit and a metal sheet disposed on the back side of the circuit board, and is attached to clothes of a user by attraction between the magnet unit and the metal sheet such that information displayed by the LED portion is observable. The cover plate is mounted to the LED portion by an intermediate member and spaced apart from the circuit board by a distance. The cover plate further includes an optical display interface to enhance its optical gain. | 07-09-2009 |
20090172987 | INDICATION BRAND HAVING RECESSES AT TWO OPPOSITE SIDES - An indication brand comprises a frame having at least one embedding grooves at a front side and at least one embedding groove at a backside thereof; the number of the embedding grooves at one side being an even number and the number of the embedding groove at another side being odd number; at least one display panel embedded into the embedding groove of the frame; the display panel being installed with at least one indication symbol; at least one retaining seat installed with a buckling groove; and the retaining seat being embedded into the embedding groove of the frame; and wherein the indication brand is suitable for the display panels with even number or odd number. | 07-09-2009 |
20090172988 | INDICATION BRAND ASSEMBLY - An indication brand assembly comprises a first frame and a second frame; an indication brand having a first retaining frame and a second retaining frame at a backside thereof; the second retaining frame being formed with an embedding groove; an adaptor; an elastic unit enclosing and retaining to the adaptor; a supporting frame connected to the first retaining frame by using an adaptor; the supporting frame having an embedding groove for receiving one end of a first frame; wherein by the extension or compression of the elastic unit, the indication brand can be engaged with the first frame and the second frame easily The elastic unit is a spring so that the supporting frame can move upwards and downwards. The adaptor is a screw or a rivet for engaging with the elastic unit. The supporting frame and second retaining frame have respective embedding grooves. | 07-09-2009 |
20090218956 | ILLUMINATION CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR IMPROVING DECAYING OF WHITE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - An illumination control assembly for decaying of a white light emitting diode comprising a light source controller for controlling the illumination of the white light emitting diode; a driving control circuit installed with an electromagnetic protection module, a pulse width modulation module, a current control unit which is connected to the light source controller for driving the white light emitting diode; and a white light emitting diode display including at least one white light emitting diode; the white light emitting diode being connected to a light source controller for controlling the illumination of the white light emitting diode and for transferring electronic signals so that the pulse width modulation module adjusts output from the current control unit to retain the illumination of the white light emitting diode with a constant value; | 09-03-2009 |
Andy Kapravy, Stoughton, MA US
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20090149777 | High performance coil wire - A high performance coil over-core guide wire. The guide wire incorporates a nickel-titanium core with a stainless steel coil to provide a wire with improved kink resistance and good pushability. | 06-11-2009 |
Andy Kassick, Scotch Plains, NJ US
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20100081643 | NOVEL CYCLIC BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS ANTI-DIABETIC AGENTS - Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, metabolic syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension. | 04-01-2010 |
20110263533 | NOVEL CYCLIC BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVES USEFUL AS ANTI-DIABETIC AGENTS - Novel compounds of the structural formula (I) are activators of AMP-protein kinase and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the AMPK-activated protein kinase. The compounds of the present invention are useful in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, Metabolic Syndrome, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, and hypertension. | 10-27-2011 |
Andy Kenowski, Waukesha, WI US
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20110197920 | Monitoring and Recording Device for Clean-In-Place System - A controller and recorder is disclosed for controlling, monitoring, and recording concentrations, temperature, air flow, fluid flow, and valve position a cleaning system. The invention allows a user to monitor multiple outputs at one time to quickly and efficiently diagnose malfunctions in the cleaning system. The invention records and archives the outputs during operation of the cleaning system. The data may then be downloaded by a user and analyzed for malfunctions in the system. For example, the data may indicate malfunctioning valves or fouled sensors in the cleaning system. | 08-18-2011 |
Andy Kim, Suwon-Si KR
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20110129728 | PROTECTION TAPE AND SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING THE SAME - A protection tape for sealing a sealing portion of a flexible outer casing of a secondary battery includes a base material having a predetermined width and a length larger than the width. An adhesive layer is formed on the base material. A bending portion is formed along a length direction of the base material on one surface of the base material. The bending portion is bent at the joint portion. Multiple knife marks or grooves are formed at the bending portion. | 06-02-2011 |
Andy Kinzelman, Racine, WI US
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20080309209 | COMBINATION MOBILE DISPLAY AND SHIPPING DEVICE - A combination mobile display and shipping device that allows product to be loaded onto the mobile display such that the display can be shipped in a loaded condition. The mobile display includes a product display and a support platform having a plurality of wheels mounted to the bottom surface of the support platform. When the mobile display is received at a retail location, the mobile display can be moved to a desired position through the rolling movement of the plurality of wheels. During shipment, the support platform is securely attached to a shipping pallet designed such that the plurality of wheels are suspended above the ground surface to prevent the rolling movement of the mobile display during shipment. After shipment, the support platform and shipping pallet are separated such that the mobile display can be rolled into a desired location with the product loaded on the display rack. | 12-18-2008 |
Andy Kispert, Kirkland, WA US
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20100191704 | System and Method for a Direct Social Network - A system for a direct social network comprises a first device and a second device. The first device of the social network includes a first contact list. The first contact list includes a first plurality of users. The second device of the social network includes a second contact list. The second list includes a second plurality of users. The first device directly requests data from the second device when a user of the second device is one of the first plurality of users. The second device transmits the requested data when the user of the first device is one of the second plurality of users. | 07-29-2010 |
Andy Knebel, Iii, Duvall, WA US
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20090212476 | COMPRESSION SPRINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Compression springs, such as helical compression springs, include end portions with selectively contoured inner contact surfaces. The selective contours of the inner contact surfaces may take the form of planar, grooved, concave, or other shaped, non-circular surfaces. In addition, enough of the inner contact surface is contoured to reduce the contact stress and/or stress concentration effects on the adjacent coils when the compression spring is placed under load and the adjacent coil engages or contacts the respective end portion. The selective contouring of the end portions may be accomplished by holding the spring in a holder and moving a cutter relative to the end portion of the spring to remove the desired amount of material from the end portion. | 08-27-2009 |
20120000073 | COMPRESSION SPRINGS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Compression springs, such as helical compression springs, include end portions with selectively contoured inner contact surfaces. The selective contours of the inner contact surfaces may take the form of planar, grooved, concave, or other shaped, non-circular surfaces. In addition, enough of the inner contact surface is contoured to reduce the contact stress and/or stress concentration effects on the adjacent coils when the compression spring is placed under load and the adjacent coil engages or contacts the respective end portion. The selective contouring of the end portions may be accomplished by holding the spring in a holder and moving a cutter relative to the end portion of the spring to remove the desired amount of material from the end portion. | 01-05-2012 |
Andy Lazur, Huntington Beach, CA US
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20100179045 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATING TO A COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A composite material having a fibrous structure and a coating is disclosed. More specifically, a composite material may be comprised of a fibrous structure having a surface and impregnated with a interface material, a first ceramic material, a ceramic mixture, and a third ceramic material or alloy material or combination thereof, a coating disposed on the surface of the fibrous structure, wherein the coating comprises a first ceramic coating material and a ceramic coating mixture. | 07-15-2010 |
Andy Lee, San Jose, CA US
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20080231316 | Distributed memory in field-programmable gate array integrated circuit devices - Circuitry for facilitating the use of the memory elements in the look-up tables (“LUTs”) of a field programmable gate array (“FPGA”) as user-accessible, distributed RAM. For example, a register associated with a LUT and that is not needed in the read data path in user RAM mode can be used to register data for writing in user RAM mode. As another example, an otherwise unneeded register associated with a LUT can be used to provide a synchronous read address signal for user RAM mode. Several other features are shown for similarly facilitating user RAM mode with minimal (if any) additional circuitry being required in the FPGA. | 09-25-2008 |
20080263490 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING THE PERFORMANCE OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICES - A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD. | 10-23-2008 |
20120032276 | N-WELL/P-WELL STRAP STRUCTURES - Embodiments of N-well or P-well strap structures are disclosed with lower space requirements achieved by forming the strap on both sides of one or more floating polysilicon gate fingers. | 02-09-2012 |
20120089958 | Apparatus and Methods for Optimizing the Performance of Programmable Logic Devices - A programmable logic device (PLD) includes first and second circuits. The first and second circuits are part of a user's design to be implemented using the PLD's resources. The first circuit is powered by a first supply voltage. The second circuit is powered by a second supply voltage. At least one of the first and second supply voltages is determined by a PLD computer-aided design (CAD) flow used to implement the user's design in the PLD. | 04-12-2012 |
Andy Lin, Taoyuan County TW
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20080196335 | Support device for dual-layer glass curtain wall - The present invention discloses a support device for a dual-layer glass curtain wall, which is used to support a dual-layer glass curtain wall and provides an airtight/waterproof function for the gap of the dual-layer glass curtain wall and comprises a column, a clamp member sleeving the column, and a top brace installed inside the column. The outer surface of the column has an external thread. The column has a block member horizontally extending from the bottom of one end, and a packing ring is arranged in the root of the block member. The other end of the column has an inward-concaved cavity, and a fixing element is accommodated in the upper part of the cavity. The cavity and the fixing element respectively have threads, which can screw along each other. The clamp member further comprises a first press element pressing against the block member of the column, a second press element having an inner thread corresponding to the external thread, and a press ring interposing between the first press element and the second press element. Further, two press plates are respectively installed between the first press element and the press ring and between the press ring and the second press element. A packing ring is installed on the second press element and near the inner thread and faced to the press ring. The support device for a dual-layer glass curtain wall not only can firmly fix a dual-layer glass curtain wall to a fixing element on a building but also can prevent humidity from entering the gap of the dual-layer glass curtain wall. | 08-21-2008 |
Andy Lin, Taipei TW
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20100310061 | Account number security system with communication system - An account number security system with communication system, which, prior to and after a user uses a specific account number, includes the following steps: (a) dialing up a host server using a communication equipment provided with a specific number; (b) receiving of the incoming call and retrieving the telephone number by the host server; (c) storing of the incoming telephone number in a data bank by the host server; (d) comparing of the incoming telephone number with contents of already registered account number data for matching data; (e) enabling or locking of the account number of the user when matching data is found; and (f) terminating comparing of data when no matching data is found. According to the above steps, the present invention improves upon prior art in which unrecoverable loss to users occurs due to account numbers and passwords being easily leaked or misappropriated. | 12-09-2010 |
20120280960 | CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH DISPLAY DEVICES AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD - An embodiment is a circuit for use with a display device, the circuit including: a first input node configured to be operatively coupled to a first port of a data source device that provides the display device with data, to receive a first direct voltage used for a real-time display of the data on the display device; and at least one output node, configured to operatively provide the display device with at least one output voltage generated based on the first direct voltage, wherein the first port is isolated from a data port used to transmit the data. | 11-08-2012 |
Andy Lo, Jhubei City TW
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20100296213 | ESD Protection for FinFETs - An embodiment is a semiconductor device comprising a receiver circuit comprising fin field effect transistors (FinFETs), a transceiver circuit comprising FinFETs, and a transmit bus electrically coupling the receiver circuit and the transceiver circuit, wherein the receiver circuit and the transceiver circuit each further comprises an electrostatic discharge protection circuit comprising planar transistors electrically coupled to the transmit bus. Other embodiments may further comprise a power clamp electrically coupling a first power bus and a first ground bus, a power clamp electrically coupling a second power bus and a second ground bus, or at least two diodes electrically cross-coupling the first ground bus and the second ground bus. Also, the planar transistors of the transceiver circuit and the receiver circuit may each comprise a planar PMOS transistor and a planar NMOS transistor. | 11-25-2010 |
Andy Loveless, Dorset GB
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20100289845 | PRINTER - There is disclosed a printer, comprising a print unit for printing on a print medium; a print media reversal unit for reversing the print medium to allow double-sided printing onto the print medium; a memory unit for storing printer configuration data, the printer configuration data including data specifying whether or not the printer is permitted to operate in a double-sided printing mode; an input device for receiving an instruction to permit the operation of the printer in a double-sided printing mode; and a print controller for controlling the print unit and the print media rotation unit, the controller being programmed to operate the printer in either a single-sided or double-sided mode in dependence on the printer configuration data, and to update the printer configuration data appropriately in response to receiving the instruction to permit the operation of the printer in a double-sided printing mode. | 11-18-2010 |
Andy Martwick, Portland, OR US
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20090058414 | MEASURING ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD - A field detection device such as a micro-strip portion of a transmission line may detect an electric field and a magnetic field induced by current steps injected into the chassis coupled to a ground plane. The shield portions of the transmission line may be coupled to a first and a second port of an I/O connector. A measurement system coupled to the connector may determine the electric field and the magnetic field detected by the micro-strip. The measurement system may determine the electric field and magnetic field based on computing the sum and difference of the signals provided by the first port and the second port. | 03-05-2009 |
20100002758 | ADJUSTABLE TRANSMITTER POWER FOR HIGH SPEED LINKS WITH CONSTANT BIT ERROR RATE - A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting power of a transmitter is herein described. A transmitter transmits a pattern to a receiver at a differential voltage. The length of the pattern, in one embodiment, is selected to be a reasonable length training pattern, as not to incur an extremely long training phase. If errors are detected at the receiver in the pattern, the transmitter steps the differential voltage until errors are not detected in the pattern at the receiver. The differential voltage, where no errors are detected, is scaled by a proportion of a target confidence level to a measured confidence level associated with the reasonable length training pattern. As a result, a training phase is potentially reduced and power is saved while not sacrificing confidence levels in error rates in the data exchange between the transmitter and receiver. | 01-07-2010 |
20120294379 | ADJUSTABLE TRANSMITTER POWER FOR HIGH SPEED LINKS WITH CONSTANT BIT ERROR RATE - A method and apparatus for dynamically adjusting power of a transmitter is herein described. A transmitter transmits a pattern to a receiver at a differential voltage. The length of the pattern, in one embodiment, is selected to be a reasonable length training pattern, as not to incur an extremely long training phase. If errors are detected at the receiver in the pattern, the transmitter steps the differential voltage until errors are not detected in the pattern at the receiver. The differential voltage, where no errors are detected, is scaled by a proportion of a target confidence level to a measured confidence level associated with the reasonable length training pattern. As a result, a training phase is potentially reduced and power is saved while not sacrificing confidence levels in error rates in the data exchange between the transmitter and receiver. | 11-22-2012 |
Andy Meyer, Berlin DE
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20080228433 | Method and Device for Determining the Relative Position of a First Object with Respect to a Second Object, Corresponding Computer Program and a Computer-Readable Storage Medium - The invention is directed to a method and a system for determining the relative position of a first object in relation to a second object, as well as a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium, which can be used, in particular, to determine a spatial position and orientation of measurement devices in environments of arbitrary complexity. | 09-18-2008 |
Andy Miller, Windsor, CA US
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20090154512 | Method And Device For Monitoring Light - A method for monitoring laser light launched into a core of a single mode fiber includes launching a portion of light directly into the cladding about the core. The cladding launched light is a known fraction of the core launched light and can be monitored by placing a detector about the cladding. Detected light including light that was launched into the cladding and has leaked through the cladding is used as a known fraction of light in the core and can be used to control the laser light source. This can be done with a straight section of single mode optical fiber and does not require bending the fiber. Advantageously, most of the core launched light remains in the core as guided light. | 06-18-2009 |
Andy Minaar, Johannesburg ZA
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20100034360 | COMMUNITY MESSAGING SERVICE - Community Messaging Service (CMS) is a system and method for operators in developing countries to provide a messaging service to subscribers who cannot yet afford a wireless telephone or personal landline service or for which such infrastructure is not readily available, but have the basic requirement to communicate with each other. CMS makes it possible for callers to leave messages for people who would otherwise be unreachable and allow subscribers to reply back to those callers. More specifically, CMS involves the use of a pre-paid account to allow callers without telephones to have a non-gsm telephone number that can be used for communication via voicemail over a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). | 02-11-2010 |
Andy Negoi, Crolles FR
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20090189649 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREFOR - The electronic circuit comprises a functional module ( | 07-30-2009 |
20090315532 | VERY LOW POWER ANALOG COMPENSATION CIRCUIT - The present invention relates to a compensation circuit for providing compensation over PVT variations within an integrated circuit. Using a low voltage reference current source, the compensation circuit generates directly, from an on-chip reference low voltage supply (V | 12-24-2009 |
Andy Nguyen, San Jose, CA US
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20090027098 | Phase shift circuit with lower intrinsic delay - A phase shift circuit that includes two, rather than four, delay chains and corresponding selectors is described. This provides a significant area savings and reduces the intrinsic delay of the phase shift circuit, which is particularly beneficial for embodiments in which there is no intrinsic delay matching. In one specific implementation, the phase shift circuit includes a first delay circuit and a matching delay circuit. The first delay circuit provides a first delay that includes a first intrinsic delay and a first intentional delay. The delay matching circuit provides a matching delay that matches the first intrinsic delay. In one specific implementation, the phase shift circuit also includes a second delay circuit to provide a second delay that includes a second intrinsic delay and second intentional delay, where the second intrinsic delay matches the first intrinsic delay and the second intentional delay is half as long as the first intentional delay. Matching the intrinsic delay of the first delay circuit allows for comparing its output against a delayed version of the input signal, rather than the input signal. As a result, Fmax, the maximum frequency of the input signal at which the phase shift circuit may operate, is not limited by the intrinsic delay or by Fmin, the minimum frequency of the input signal at which the phase shift circuit may operate. | 01-29-2009 |
20090261862 | Techniques For Measuring Voltages in a Circuit - A circuit can include a comparator, a resistor divider, a control circuit, and a multiplexer. The comparator compares an internal supply voltage of the circuit to a selected reference voltage. The resistor divider generates reference voltages. The control circuit receives an output signal of the comparator and generates a select signal. The multiplexer transmits one of the reference voltages from the resistor divider to the comparator as the selected reference voltage in response to the select signal. | 10-22-2009 |
20100073060 | PHASE SHIFT CIRCUIT WITH LOWER INTRINSIC DELAY - A phase shift circuit that includes two, rather than four, delay chains and corresponding selectors is described. This provides a significant area savings and reduces the intrinsic delay of the phase shift circuit, which is particularly beneficial for embodiments in which there is no intrinsic delay matching. In one implementation, the phase shift circuit includes a first delay circuit and a matching delay circuit. The first delay circuit provides a first delay that includes a first intrinsic delay and a first intentional delay. The delay matching circuit provides a matching delay that matches the first intrinsic delay. In one implementation, the phase shift circuit also includes a second delay circuit to provide a second delay that includes a second intrinsic delay and second intentional delay, where the second intrinsic delay matches the first intrinsic delay and the second intentional delay is half as long as the first intentional delay. | 03-25-2010 |
20110204924 | Techniques For Measuring Voltages in a Circuit - A circuit includes a comparator, a resistor divider, a control circuit, a multiplexer, and a programmable gain amplifier. The comparator is operable to measure an internal voltage of the circuit based on a selected reference voltage. The resistor divider is operable to generate reference voltages. The control circuit is operable to generate a select signal based on an output signal of the comparator. The multiplexer is operable to select one of the reference voltages from the resistor divider as the selected reference voltage based on the select signal. The programmable gain amplifier is configurable to generate a compensation voltage to compensate for an offset voltage of the comparator. The compensation voltage is provided to an input of the comparator. | 08-25-2011 |
20110292950 | Input/Output Interface For Periodic Signals - A first periodic signal generation circuit generates first periodic output signals. A second periodic signal generation circuit generates second periodic output signals. A first multiplexer circuit receives the first and the second periodic output signals. An interface circuit coupled to external pins generates a third periodic output signal based on a periodic signal selected by the first multiplexer circuit. A second multiplexer circuit receives the third periodic output signal at an input. A first periodic feedback signal provided to the first periodic signal generation circuit is based on a signal selected by the second multiplexer circuit. A third multiplexer circuit receives the third periodic output signal at an input. A second periodic feedback signal provided to the second periodic signal generation circuit is based on a signal selected by the third multiplexer circuit. | 12-01-2011 |
20120229169 | Techniques For Measuring Voltages in a Circuit - A circuit includes a comparator, a programmable current source, and a control circuit. The comparator is operable to compare an internal supply voltage of the circuit to a reference voltage. The programmable current source is operable to supply a first current for the reference voltage. The control circuit is operable to control the first current through the programmable current source based on an output signal of the comparator. | 09-13-2012 |
20130274715 | Method and System for Eustachian Tube Dilation - A device and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a guide catheter and a balloon dilation catheter. The balloon dilation catheter has an actuator that prevents injury to the middle ear. The balloon dilation catheter is slidably coupled with the guide catheter through the guide catheter lumen and is fully inserted into the guide catheter lumen when the distal side of the actuator is adjacent to the proximal end of the guide catheter. The method involves advancing the guide catheter and balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube. | 10-17-2013 |
20140277059 | APPARATUS FOR PUNCTURING BALLOON IN AIRWAY DILATION SHAFT - A dilation system includes a balloon catheter and a puncturing assembly. The balloon catheter includes a shaft, a dilator coupled to a distal end of the shaft, and a lumen extending through the shaft and the dilator. The dilator is expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The puncturing assembly includes at least one cutting member. The puncturing assembly is positionable within the lumen of the balloon catheter or along an exterior of the shaft when the puncturing assembly is in a first position. The puncturing assembly transitions to a second position to puncture the lumen of the balloon catheter and/or to puncture the dilator, to thereby drain fluid from the dilator. | 09-18-2014 |
Andy Niccol, London GB
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20100108725 | Garment Hanger - A garment hanger ( | 05-06-2010 |
Andy Ninh, Ontario, CA US
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20090092711 | Instant Beverage Product - An instant beverage product includes a disposable cup, a soluble ingredient disposed in a bottom portion of the disposable cup, and a sealing layer sealed at an inner surface of the disposable cup at the bottom portion thereof to seal and enclose the soluble ingredient in said disposable cup, wherein the sealing layer is removed from said disposable cup for a predetermined volume of water being added into the disposable cup to mix with the soluble ingredient to form an instant beverage. The instant beverage product is adapted to be stacked up with another instant beverage product when the bottom portion of said disposable cup is placed in the upper portion of another disposable cup through the top opening thereof to minimize a space for packing two or more the instant beverage products together. | 04-09-2009 |
Andy Onacko, St. Albans GB
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20080288634 | Real-time monitoring of operations support, business service management and network operations management systems - The invention relates to a system and method for monitoring the availability and performance of an organisation's Business/Operational Support System (B/OSS) and Business Service Management Systems (BSM) which are referred to as a target platform. The invention gathers data from that monitored OSS/BSS/BSM arising from a distinct knowledge of the OSS/BSS/BSM's anatomy including its behaviour, log messages, configuration and public APIs and analyses that data to determine the OSS/BSS/BSM's run and configuration state, and performance, so as to report on these and other system events detected. This will allow the operational impact of the monitored OSS/BSS/BSM to be ascertained. | 11-20-2008 |
Andy Oxfdord, Magnolia, TX US
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20090032572 | System, method, and apparatus for reactive foil brazing of rock bit components. Hardfacing and compacts - A reactive foil is used to join rock bit components such as leg sections, hardfacing, and cutter elements to the rolling cone earth-boring bit body. A small pulse of localized energy ignites the foil in a fraction of second to deliver the necessary amount of heat energy to reflow solder or braze and form a strong, true metallic joint. The reaction in the foil may be activated using optical, electrical, or thermal sources. | 02-05-2009 |
Andy Poetgens, Simpelveld NL
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20110189752 | COMPLEX - A complex comprising at least one target protein and at least one binding molecule having a binding affinity for said target protein, wherein said molecule having a binding affinity is covalently or non-covalently bound to at least one water-soluble polymer | 08-04-2011 |
Andy Popplestone, Aberdeen GB
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20090258799 | WELLBORE FLUIDS POSSESSING IMPROVED RHEOLOGICAL AND ANTI-SAG PROPERTIES - A wellbore fluid that includes a base fluid; a weighting agent having a d | 10-15-2009 |
20110024122 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF TREATING A WELLBORE - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods of treating a wellbore ( | 02-03-2011 |
Andy Precious, Duvall, WA US
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20090157203 | CLIENT-SIDE AUDIO SIGNAL MIXING ON LOW COMPUTATIONAL POWER PLAYER USING BEAT METADATA - A low computational power digital audio player achieves beat continuous transitioning between digital audio pieces based on beat metadata, which can be generated via offline processing on a higher computational power computer or via background or idle processing on the digital audio player. The digital audio player produces playlists of beat matching compatible songs based on the metadata, or pick lists of songs that are beat matching compatible with a currently playing song. By facilitating selection of songs with beat matching compatible tempos based on metadata, the beat continuous transitions can be achieved without altering the beat tempo of digital audio pieces, or with simple resampling. | 06-18-2009 |
Andy Sayle, Conwy GB
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20100263920 | Electrical device and method of manufacturing thereof - A three-dimensional circuit substrate comprises one or more electrically conductive tracks. The substrate is formed from a unitary moulding over the one or more electrically conductive tracks and thereby provides structural support therefor. | 10-21-2010 |
Andy Schembs, Des Moines, IA US
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20090177327 | INTERACTIVE ADJUSTABLE MEDIA BED PROVIDING SLEEP DIAGNOSTICS - An bedding apparatus is provided that allows a user the ability to control a bedroom environment using one selectable control. The apparatus includes an adjustable bedding unit and a computing unit coupled to the adjustable bedding unit. A number of controllable electronic appliances, having an effect on the bedroom environment, are electrically coupled to the computing unit. These electronic appliances are capable of being controlled by the computing unit. A user interface control unit is coupled to the computing unit. The user interface presents the user with a number of user-selectable settings that cause an adjustment in the position of the adjustable bed and at least one of the electronic appliances. | 07-09-2009 |
Andy Schirz, Leighton, IA US
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20110061319 | IG UNIT MEMBRANE VALVE AND PRESSURE MODIFICAITON - An IG unit includes a perimeter structure having a port, a first pane supported by the perimeter structure, a second pane supported by the perimeter structure opposite the first pane with an interior space defined between the first and second panes that is sealed and connected to the port, and a membrane valve assembly adapted to act as a self-sealing access to the port. The membrane valve assembly optionally includes a first sealant layer, a second membrane layer, and a third sealant layer, for example. | 03-17-2011 |
Andy Schwammberger, Holstein CH
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20100174284 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL - The present invention provides an intramedullary nail having a body with a transverse bore extending through the body and having an area of enhanced stress distribution on at least the lateral side of the transverse bore. In one exemplary embodiment, the intramedullary nail includes a cutout adjacent to the transverse bore, such as an oblique cutout, that enhances the stress distribution of the intramedullary nail in the region around the lateral opening of the transverse bore. In one exemplary embodiment, the cutout includes a ramp portion or area that defines the lateral opening of the transverse bore. In other exemplary embodiments, the cutout includes a runout or a substantially flat portion that defines the lateral opening of the transverse bore. | 07-08-2010 |
20140135767 | INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL - The present invention provides an intramedullary nail having a body with a transverse bore extending through the body and having an area of enhanced stress distribution on at least the lateral side of the transverse bore. In one exemplary embodiment, the intramedullary nail includes a cutout adjacent to the transverse bore, such as an oblique cutout, that enhances the stress distribution of the intramedullary nail in the region around the lateral opening of the transverse bore. In one exemplary embodiment, the cutout includes a ramp portion or area that defines the lateral opening of the transverse bore. In other exemplary embodiments, the cutout includes a runout or a substantially flat portion that defines the lateral opening of the transverse bore. | 05-15-2014 |
Andy Schweyen, Missoula, MT US
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20110203101 | CHUCK AND BRIDGE CONNECTION POINTS FOR TUBE FILAMENTS IN A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTOR - A chemical vapor deposition reactor system includes one or more tube filaments connected to a bridge, each tube filament being connected to a chuck. The chuck-to-filament connection can include a seed formed on an end of the tube filament, the seed being connected to a protrusion of the chuck, or the filament may be formed directly onto the chuck. For the bridge-to-filament connection, a flat cross bridge or a rectangular bridge is connected with corresponding openings in the filament. Use of these connections can maintain electrical connectivity and thus resistive heating of the tube filaments during operation of the reactor system. | 08-25-2011 |
Andy Sofronas, Kildeer, IL US
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20090168660 | ZERO RATING IN WIRELESS PREPAID COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - This disclosure relates to methods and systems for monitoring network usage according to predetermined rules and calculating user charges based on the network usage. The described technique includes receiving a data packet, extracting parameters from the data packet and determining whether the extracted parameters match at least one rule in a rules engine. Charges for the data packet are calculated based on the matched rules. The data packet is forwarded on to its destination. | 07-02-2009 |
Andy Stavros, San Jose, CA US
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20100013108 | STACKED PACKAGES AND MICROELECTRONIC ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A microelectronic assembly includes units superposed on one another to form at least one stack having a vertical direction. Each unit includes one or more microelectronic devices and has top and bottom surfaces. Top unit terminals are exposed at the top surfaces and bottom unit terminals are exposed at the bottom surfaces. The top and bottom unit terminals are provided at a set of ordered column positions. Each top unit terminal of the set, except the top unit terminals at the highest ordered column position, is connected to a respective bottom unit terminal of the same unit at a next higher ordered column position. Each bottom unit terminal of the set, except the bottom unit terminals of the lowest unit in the stack, is connected to a respective upper unit terminal of the next lower unit in the stack at the same column position. | 01-21-2010 |
20140332982 | Stacked Packages and Microelectronic Assemblies Incorporating the Same - A microelectronic assembly includes units superposed on one another to form at least one stack having a vertical direction. Each unit includes one or more microelectronic devices and has top and bottom surfaces. Top unit terminals are exposed at the top surfaces and bottom unit terminals are exposed at the bottom surfaces. The top and bottom unit terminals are provided at a set of ordered column positions. Each top unit terminal of the set, except the top unit terminals at the highest ordered column position, is connected to a respective bottom unit terminal of the same unit at a next higher ordered column position. Each bottom unit terminal of the set, except the bottom unit terminals of the lowest unit in the stack, is connected to a respective upper unit terminal of the next lower unit in the stack at the same column position. | 11-13-2014 |
Andy Stramiello, Mesa, AZ US
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20100161154 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH POWER MANAGEMENT - A power management system includes a data fusion unit configured to receive first health indicators from an engine diagnostics module and second health indicators from a power assurance module. The data fusion unit is configured to data fuse the first and second health indicators. A power assessment and decision support unit is coupled to the data fusion unit and configured to generate power available based on the fused first and second health indicators. A system diagnostic reasoner unit is coupled to the data fusion unit, and configured to provide a system level fault diagnosis based on the fused first and second health indicators. A graphical user interface is coupled to the power assessment and decision support unit and the system diagnostic reasoned unit. The graphical user interface is configured to display the system level fault diagnosis and the power available. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161196 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH ENGINE DIAGNOSTICS - An operations support system for an engine includes a diagnostics unit configured to receive engine data from the engine and to generate condition indicators based on the engine data using a thermodynamic model. The thermodynamic model is based on component maps associated with the engine. The system further includes a fault classification unit coupled to the diagnostic unit and configured to generate health indicators based on the condition indicators. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161197 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH POWER ASSURANCE - An operations support system for an engine includes an engine prediction unit configured to receive an engine rating condition and scalars associated with the engine, and to generate condition indicators based on the engine rating condition and the scalars; and a power assurance algorithm unit coupled to the engine prediction unit and configured to generate health indicators based on the condition indicators. The health indicators include a power assurance number. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161247 | OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH MODEL-BASED TORQUE ESTIMATES - An operations support system for an engine includes a model-based torque estimation unit configured to receive engine data associated with the engine and to generate torque estimation signals based on the engine data using a thermodynamic engine model. The thermodynamic model is based on component maps associated with the engine. | 06-24-2010 |
20100204931 | CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method of conducting a continuous performance analysis for a system includes collecting transient performance data for a first parameter of the system and a second parameter of the system. Transfer functions are applied to the transient performance data for at least one of the first and second parameters to thereby generate phase compensated performance data representative of a steady state relationship between the first and second parameter. For each phase compensated performance datum, an estimate of the first parameter is calculated at a predetermined value of the second parameter using the phase compensated performance datum and a previously stored performance characteristic curve representative of the steady state relationship between the first and second parameters in a deterioration model extrapolation method. A very efficient binning method is used for storing phase compensated performance data and converting them into steady state performance characteristic curves of any non-linear shape. | 08-12-2010 |
Andy Taylor, Huddersfield GB
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20090050101 | PISTON AND INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THEREWITH AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE PISTON - A piston and internal combustion engine therewith constructed in accordance with the present invention has a piston body with an upper crown having a substantially cylindrical outer surface depending from a top surface along a central axis. At least one annular ring groove extends radially into the outer surface to provide a top land extending from the ring groove to the top surface. A plurality of waves are formed circumferentially about the top land. Each of the waves has a valley extending radially into the outer surface of the top land and extending from the top surface to the ring groove. The waves traverse from the top surface to the ring groove and are configured in substantially non-overlapping relation with one another and in a predetermined orientation relative to at least one of a fuel spray stream, a pin bore axis or a thrust axis of the piston. | 02-26-2009 |
Andy Tenka, Ypsilanti, MI US
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20080288154 | System for discrimination of spurious crank encoder signals - A system for discrimination of spurious crankshaft encoder signals. A position encoder connected to an engine crankshaft sends a pulsed signal indicative of crankshaft rotational performance to an engine controller. The controller is programmed to trigger an interrupt service routine (ISR) on every falling or rising edge of each pulse. The ISR calculates and stores the period of each pulse and the period of the previous pulse and calculates the rotational speed and instantaneous acceleration or deceleration of the engine at all times. The controller is further programmed with realistic engine acceleration and deceleration limits and recognizes a next signal only within a time window corresponding to those limits and the engine speed. Signals arriving outside the calculated time window are considered spurious and are rejected. The system improves engine performance by preventing loss of synchronization between spark and fuel injection and piston and valve timing. | 11-20-2008 |
20130269415 | CRANK SIGNAL ERROR DETECTION USING A CAM SIGNAL INTERVAL - A method of detecting a crank signal error that includes incrementing a crank tooth counter in response to detecting a crank signal, comparing the crank tooth counter to an expected value when a cam signal is detected, and indicating a crank signal error if the crank tooth counter is not substantially equal to the expected value. This method is advantageous because a cam interval used to determine when to start and stop counting crank tooth pulses is automatically adjusted for variations in engine speed, while the prior art time based methods must adjust the time interval for variations in engine speed. | 10-17-2013 |
20130275022 | ENGINE CRANK SIGNAL CORRECTION METHOD AND CONTROLLER - An engine control module and method configured to correct an engine crank sensor signal for errors in an apparent location of a tooth edge on a crank wheel is provided. A correction factor is determined based on a first formula if a comparison of adjacent pulse intervals to predetermined thresholds indicates that a tooth edge appears to be abnormally late, and determined based on a second formula if a comparison of adjacent pulse intervals to other predetermined thresholds indicates that a tooth edge appears to be abnormally The correction factor is set to a null value if the correction factor is not determined based on the first formula or the second formula; and operating an engine based on the correction factor. | 10-17-2013 |
Andy Therber, Columbus, IN US
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20110047172 | MAP-REDUCE AND PARALLEL PROCESSING IN DATABASES - One embodiment is a method that uses MapReduce and Relation Valued Functions (RVFs) with parallel processing to search a database and obtain search results. | 02-24-2011 |
Andy Townend, Houston, TX US
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20100078262 | ENCLOSED TRACK SYSTEM FOR A FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention provide a fall protection system having first and second truss members, at a first distance from each other; first and second slotted housings at a second distance from each other, each housing defining a first track therein; a first plurality of connecting members connecting the first truss member to the first housing; a second plurality of connecting members connecting the second truss member to the second housing; and a first plurality of cross members connecting the first housing to the second housing. Some fall protection systems include at least two spaced apart support members and may have a length ranging from about 10 feet to about 2,000 feet in length. | 04-01-2010 |
Andy Turudic, Hillsboro, OR US
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20090161738 | Transceiver system with reduced latency uncertainty - A transceiver system with reduced latency uncertainty is described. In one implementation, the transceiver system has a word aligner latency uncertainty of zero. In another implementation, the transceiver system has a receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty of zero. In yet another implementation, the transceiver system has a word aligner latency uncertainty of zero and a receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty of zero. In one specific implementation, the receiver-to-transmitter transfer latency uncertainty is eliminated by using the transmitter parallel clock as a feedback signal in the transmitter phase locked loop (PLL). In one implementation, this is achieved by optionally making the transmitter divider, which generates the transmitter parallel clock, part of the feedback path of the transmitter PLL. In one implementation, the word aligner latency uncertainty is eliminated by using a bit slipper to slip bits in such a way so that the total delay due to the word alignment and bit slipping is constant for all phases of the recovered clock. This allows for having a fixed and known latency between the receipt and transmission of bits for all phases of parallelization by the deserializer. In one specific implementation, the total delay due to the bit shifting by the word aligner and the bit slipping by the bit slipper is zero since the bit slipper slips bits so as to compensate for the bit shifting that was performed by the word aligner. | 06-25-2009 |
20120119573 | Ultra High Efficiency Transmission, with Grid Tied Energy Storage Capability, for a Wind Turbine or a Fuel Cell or Battery Powered Electric Vehicle - A transmission for a motor vehicle is provided. The transmission is a plurality of switches that reeonfigurably interconnects constrained energy sources through switch settings. In one embodiment, the energy sources are batteries or fuel cells for an electric or hybrid motor vehicle. The transmission is in communication with a controller that receives energy from the plurality of energy sources and regulates output energy. In one embodiment the controller is a pulse width modulation controller and may also be an inverter and/or converter. A device for converting the output energy of the controller into one of a force or a rate is provided. In one embodiment the device is an electric motor. | 05-17-2012 |
Andy Vecsey, Tampa, FL US
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20110131058 | THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS - A method for organizing care for a patient undergoing a peritoneal dialysis therapy under a system including at least one display device, at least one memory device, at least one processor and at least one peritoneal dialysis instrument for performing the peritoneal dialysis therapy, the method comprising: organizing information for presentation in a plurality of screens using the at least one display device, the at least one memory device, and the at least one processor, wherein each screen presents information pertinent to a particular aspect of the peritoneal dialysis therapy; and displaying in the plurality of screens information about the patient's prescription for the peritoneal dialysis therapy, information about medication the patient is taking in connection with the peritoneal dialysis therapy, and information about the patient's compliance with the peritoneal dialysis therapy. | 06-02-2011 |
Andy Wike, Lakeland, FL US
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20090273485 | PROXIMITY SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A proximity system for a portable electronic device includes a base unit including a first proximity module, and a locator unit carried by the portable electronic device. The locator unit includes a controller, and a motion sensor coupled to the controller for determining if the portable electronic device is in motion. A second proximity module is coupled to the controller and is configured to cooperate with the first proximity module for determining if the portable electronic device is within a predetermined range of the base unit. The controller activates a return-to-base indicator if the portable electronic device is not in motion and is not positioned within the predetermined range of the base unit. | 11-05-2009 |
Andy Yednak, Phoenix, AZ US
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20100145547 | THERMOCOUPLE - A thermocouple for use in a semiconductor processing reaction is described. The thermocouple includes a sheath having a measuring tip and an opening at the opposing end. A support member that receives a portion of a first wire and a second wire is received within the sheath. The first and second wires form a junction that contacts the inner surface of the sheath at the measuring tip. A spacing member is secured at the opening of the sheath and receives the support member. The spacing member allows the support member, first wire, and second wire to freely thermally expand relative to each other without introducing compression or tension stresses therein. | 06-10-2010 |
20120310440 | THERMOCOUPLE - A thermocouple for use in a semiconductor processing reaction is described. The thermocouple includes a sheath having a measuring tip and an opening at the opposing end. A support member that receives a portion of a first wire and a second wire is received within the sheath. The first and second wires form a junction that contacts the inner surface of the sheath at the measuring tip. A spacing member is secured at the opening of the sheath and receives the support member. The spacing member allows the support member, first wire, and second wire to freely thermally expand relative to each other without introducing compression or tension stresses therein. | 12-06-2012 |
Andy Zeinfeld, Ashburn, VA US
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20100042510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A VIRTUAL INVENTORY PROGRAM FOR WIRELESS SALES AND SERVICES - An embodiment of a method, system, and apparatus for providing a virtual inventory program for wireless sales and services includes receiving an indication of a selected wireless device, and receiving an indication of a selected wireless rate plan associated with the selected wireless device. The method further includes storing a customer order including the selected wireless device and the selected wireless rate plan, and sending the customer order to a wireless service provider associated with at least one of the selected wireless devices and the selected wireless rate plan. The wireless service provider activates the selected wireless device for use with one or more wireless networks provided by the wireless service provider in response to receiving the customer order. The activated selected wireless device is then shipped to a shipping address. | 02-18-2010 |
20140279280 | REAL TIME ORDER AND ACTIVATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and systems are provided for utilizing interactive UI dialogs to resolve issues that may arise during the real-time ordering and activation of wireless products and services while a user is engaged during their session. The interactive UI dialogs may provide a customer with an opportunity to provide information, make decisions or trigger additional steps during the real time order. | 09-18-2014 |