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20080209916 | Apparatus and method for flowing compressed fluids into and out of containment - Methods for loading a compressed fluid, such as natural gas, into and discharging the compressed fluid out of containment are provided. The compressed fluid is injected into a bottom portion of a container system for storage and/or transport until a target pressure is reached after which gas is withdrawn from an upper portion of the container system at a rate to maintain the target pressure while the compressed fluid is injected in the bottom portion. The compressed fluid is cooled through an expansion valve and by refrigerated chillers or by injecting a cold liquid of the same chemical composition as the compressed fluid, such as liquid natural gas, into the compressed fluid prior to injection into the container system. Withdrawal or discharge from the container system to a receiving facility begins with blow down from the bottom portion of the container system without a displacement fluid and continues until pressure falls below an acceptable differential pressure. The discharge stream is passed through a separator and a light gas from the separator is pressurized and injected into an upper portion of the container system to drive the compressed fluid out the bottom. The light gas is pressurized using either a compressor or a heated tank system, where two vessels operate in parallel, trapping and heating the light gas and then discharging to the container system from one while filling the other and alternating the operation between the two. | 09-04-2008 |
20080209918 | Storing, transporting and handling compressed fluids - A container and a method for storage and/or transport of a compressed fluid such as compressed natural gas are provided. The container has a pair of opposing heads and a wall section between the heads, the wall section defining a square cross-section comprising substantially planar sides joined together by rounded corners. The container is designed for the side walls to deflect outwardly while under pressure, but to be supported externally by a support system that restricts outward expansion of the side walls. The support system can be provided as the walls of a cargo hold in a marine or land transport vessel, an ISO shipping container or an underground shaft. Multiple containers can be located side by side in the external support system so that the sides of adjacent containers rest against each other for support while under pressure. In one embodiment, a container comprises an outside tank and a flexible membrane tank inside the outside tank, an annular space being defined in between, where a first fluid is charged into the membrane tank and a second fluid is charged into the annular space in order to discharge the first fluid. In another embodiment, a long tube having a square cross-section is coiled in a support structure and made gas-tight for holding a compressed fluid. The walls of the tube would tend to expand while under pressure, but adjacent coils and the support structure limit the expansion. | 09-04-2008 |
20130056111 | Apparatus and Method for Flowing Compressed Fluids Into and Out of Containment - Methods for loading a compressed fluid into and discharging the compressed fluid out of containment are provided. Compressed fluid is injected into a bottom portion of a container system for storage and/or transport until a target pressure is reached after which gas is withdrawn from an upper portion of the container system at a rate to maintain the target pressure while the compressed fluid is injected in the bottom portion. The compressed fluid is cooled through an expansion valve and by refrigerated chillers or by injecting a cold liquid of the same chemical composition as the compressed fluid into the compressed fluid prior to injection into the container system. Discharge from the container system to a receiving facility begins with blow down from the bottom portion of the container system without a displacement fluid and continues until pressure falls below an acceptable differential pressure. | 03-07-2013 |
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20090006112 | DASHBOARD MAP FILTERING AND CLUTTER/DECLUTTER ALGORITHM - A device displays multiple products associated with a customer of a network and provided by the network, receives a customer selection of a filtering mechanism, and one of increases or reduces a display of the multiple products based on the customer selection of the filtering mechanism and based on device types associated with the multiple products. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006591 | DASHBOARD INTERFACE GROUP IDENTIFIER - A device receives multiple identifiers associated with a customer of a network, receives multiple products associated with the customer and provided by the network, groups the multiple identifiers into a single customer identifier, and associates the single customer identifier with the multiple products. | 01-01-2009 |
20090007145 | DASHBOARD MAINTENANCE/OUTAGE CORRELATION - A device receives multiple products associated with a customer of a network and provided by the network, matches the multiple products with multiple maintenance events, and displays multiple visual indicators indicating status of the multiple maintenance events. | 01-01-2009 |
20110047477 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TROUBLE TICKET CREATION USING TEMPLATES - An approach for generating and modifying templates for trouble tickets on demand and assigning the templates to one or more workgroups is provided. Portions of the templates may be associated with a predetermined number of fields. | 02-24-2011 |
20130073470 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONLINE TROUBLE TICKET SERVICING - An approach is provided for online trouble ticket servicing. Communication is initiated with a user for creation of a trouble ticket by an online trouble ticket service. A determination is made whether the user is associated with an online account of the trouble ticket service. Based on the determination, a graphical user interface is presented and includes a feedback area to specify information indicating a reason for non-usage of the online account for the trouble ticket service. | 03-21-2013 |
20130090976 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED TROUBLE TICKET STATUS CONTENT - An approach is provided for online trouble ticket servicing. As part of a workflow, one or more activities, which are associated with a trouble ticket corresponding to a service, are monitored, wherein the one or more activities are tracked by a workflow engine. Status information is repeatedly acquired for the one or more activities until a predetermined milestone is reached according to the workflow. The status information is stored for presentation to a subscriber of the service. | 04-11-2013 |
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20090289599 | SYSTEM FOR BALANCING BATTERY PACK SYSTEM MODULES - A system for balancing a plurality of battery pack system modules connected in series comprising: a plurality of battery pack system modules, wherein a high charge module of the plurality of battery pack system modules has a charge greater than a that of other modules. At least one zener diode connected in series with a current limiting resistor is connected in parallel to the plurality of battery pack system modules. A power source is in communication with a disconnect circuit of at least one of the battery pack system modules. The disconnect circuit is actuated when the battery pack system module reaches a predetermined state of charge. The zener diode enables current from the power source to bypass charged battery pack system modules to charge other battery pack system modules. | 11-26-2009 |
20110089901 | BALANCING OF BATTERY PACK SYSTEM MODULES - A system for balancing a plurality of battery pack system modules connected in series comprising: a plurality of battery pack system modules, wherein a high charge module of the plurality of battery pack system modules has a charge greater than a that of other modules. At least one zener diode connected in series with a current limiting resistor is connected in parallel to the plurality of battery pack system modules. A power source is in communication with a disconnect circuit of at least one of the battery pack system modules. The disconnect circuit is actuated when the battery pack system module reaches a predetermined state of charge. The zener diode enables current from the power source to bypass charged battery pack system modules to charge other battery pack system modules. | 04-21-2011 |
20140028259 | BALANCING OF BATTERY PACK SYSTEM MODULES - A system for balancing a plurality of battery pack system modules connected in series may include in each battery pack system module a controller configured to detect that the first system module has reached a first state of charge; activate the first charge switch to physically disconnect and to prevent further charging of the first system module after detecting the first state of charge; discharge the plurality of cells after activating the first charge switch to balance the first system module with a second system module coupled to the first system module; de-activate the first charge switch after discharging the plurality of battery cells; and charge the plurality of cells after de-activating the first charge switch. | 01-30-2014 |
20140167780 | HISTORICAL ANALYSIS OF BATTERY CELLS FOR DETERMINING STATE OF HEALTH - Battery cells may be monitored and a historical profile of the battery generated. The historical profile may be used to analyze a state-of-health of the battery cell. For example, the historical profile may be used to determine when a battery cell has developed an internal short that creates a safety hazard. The historical profile may include a count of the number of times the battery cell was out of balance and a count of the number of Coulombs the battery cell was out of balance. The number of Coulombs may be counted for a window of time. When the number of Coulombs exceeds a Coulomb threshold, a state-of-health flag may be set for the battery cell. The Coulomb threshold may be adjusted based, in part, on the counted number of times the battery cell is out of balance. | 06-19-2014 |
20140266049 | DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF SHORT FORMATION IN BATTERY CELLS - Failure mechanisms of a battery cell may be detected and prevented by monitoring a voltage of the battery cell, and detecting when the cell voltage falls below a voltage threshold. The length of time that the voltage remains below the voltage threshold may be monitored to detect when the length of time exceeds a time threshold. When the length of time has exceeded the time threshold, the battery pack may be disabled from further charging. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100185660 | DETERMINING SUITABILITY OF ENTITY TO PROVIDE PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BASED ON FACTORS OF ACQUISITION CONTEXT - A method, system and computer program product for determining the suitability of an entity to provide products or services. Category and measurement data is received concerning the entity where each category is assigned a value based on the acquisition context. If the value assigned to a category exceeds a threshold, then the measurement data for that category is used in evaluating the entity. This measurement data is weighted according to the acquisition context. A binary value is generated for each weighted measurement value that exceeds a threshold. These binary values are summed and weighted according to the confidence that the source of the data is correct. Further, the past performance and reputation of the entity is used in applying a weight to the summed binary values to generate a suitability value. If the suitability value exceeds a threshold, then it is deemed suitable to conduct business with the entity. | 07-22-2010 |
20100306314 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING A MANAGEABLE FILE DIRECTORY STRUCTURE - A file-mapping method and system can better manage the number of items (i.e., files, subdirectories, or a combination of them) within any single directory within a storage medium. The method and system can be used to limit the number of items within the directory, direct content and content components to different directories, and provide an internally recognizable name for the filename. When searching the storage medium, time is not wasted searching what appears to be a seemingly endless list of filenames or subdirectory names within any single directory. A client computer can have requests for content fulfilled quicker, and the network site can reduce the load on hardware or software components. While the method and system can be used for nearly any storage media, the method and system are well suited for cache memories used with web servers. | 12-02-2010 |
20140379844 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MANAGING ITEMS WITHIN FILE DIRECTORY STRUCTURE - A file-mapping method and system can better manage the number of items (i.e., files, subdirectories, or a combination of them) within any single directory within a storage medium. The method and system can be used to limit the number of items within the directory, direct content and content components to different directories, and provide an internally recognizable name for the filename. When searching the storage medium, time is not wasted searching what appears to be a seemingly endless list of filenames or subdirectory names within any single directory. A client computer can have requests for content fulfilled quicker, and the network site can reduce the load on hardware or software components. While the method and system can be used for nearly any storage media, the method and system are well suited for cache memories used with web servers. | 12-25-2014 |
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20110061857 | Packer with Non-Extrusion Ring - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a packer for use within a conduit, such as casing, having a non-extrusion ring. The non-extrusion ring is comprised of hard segments and an elastic matrix. | 03-17-2011 |
20120187632 | PACKER WITH NON-EXTRUSION RING - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a packer for use within a conduit, such as casing, having a non-extrusion ring. The non-extrusion ring is comprised of hard segments and an elastic matrix. | 07-26-2012 |
20130112398 | MODIFIED PACKER WITH NON-EXTRUSION RING - Embodiments of the present disclosure generally provide a packer for use within a conduit, such as casing, having non-extrusion rings. The non-extrusion ring is comprised of rigid segments, a support ring and an elastic matrix. | 05-09-2013 |
20140182185 | GUN REST SYSTEMS - A gun rest system comprises a gun support member comprising a gun support coupling apparatus having a first arm and a second arm, a first leg frame coupled to the first arm, and a second leg frame coupled to the second arm. The gun rest system may be moveable between a disengaged position with the first leg frame and the second leg frame disposed in a substantially parallel orientation and an engaged position with the first leg frame and the second leg frame disposed in a generally angled orientation. The gun rest system may further comprise a base and an adjustable limb coupled between the base and the gun support member. | 07-03-2014 |
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20110259717 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HIGH-CAPACITANCE RF MEMS SWITCHES - Systems and methods for providing high-capacitive RF MEMS switches are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a micro-electro-mechanical switch assembly including a substrate, an electrode disposed on a portion of the substrate, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a portion of the electrode, a metal layer disposed on at least a portion of the dielectric layer, and a flexible membrane having first and second ends supported at spaced locations on the substrate base, where the flexible membrane is configured to move from a default position to an actuated position in response to a preselected switching voltage applied between the flexible membrane and the electrode, and where, in the actuated position, the flexible membrane is in electrical contact with the metal layer. | 10-27-2011 |
20120019333 | BROADBAND BALUN - In some embodiments, the technology includes a balun. The balun includes an un-balanced line, a balanced line, a double-y transition section, a first connection section, and a second connection section. The un-balanced line includes a ground trace and a signal trace. The balanced line includes a first and second signal trace. The double-y transition section includes a first slot trace and a second slot trace. The first slot trace couples the ground trace of the un-balanced line to the first signal trace of the balanced line. The second slot trace couples the signal trace of the un-balanced line to the second signal trace of the balanced line. The first connection section couples the first slot trace to the first signal trace of the balanced line. The second connection section couples the second slot trace to the second signal trace of the balanced line. | 01-26-2012 |
20130111738 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HIGH-CAPACITANCE RF MEMS SWITCHES - Systems and methods for providing high-capacitive RF MEMS switches are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a micro-electro-mechanical switch assembly including a substrate, an electrode disposed on a portion of the substrate, a dielectric layer disposed on at least a portion of the electrode, a metal layer disposed on at least a portion of the dielectric layer, and a flexible membrane having first and second ends supported at spaced locations on the substrate base, where the flexible membrane is configured to move from a default position to an actuated position in response to a preselected switching voltage applied between the flexible membrane and the electrode, and where, in the actuated position, the flexible membrane is in electrical contact with the metal layer. | 05-09-2013 |
20130135042 | BROADBAND LINEARIZATION BY ELIMINATION OF HARMONICS AND INTERMODULATION IN AMPLIFIERS - An amplifier device includes an initial amplifier stage configured to receive a differential input signal at a first leg and a second leg; a final amplifier stage coupled to outputs of the initial amplifier stage, the final amplifier stage including a primary signal amplifier and an error amplifier in each of the first and second legs; and wherein an output of the error amplifier of the first leg is combined with an output of the primary signal amplifier in the second leg, and an output of the error amplifier of the second leg is combined with an output of the primary signal amplifier in the first leg. | 05-30-2013 |
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20090271401 | System for software source code comparison - A system for analyzing similarities between a first and second corpus or between a set of concepts and a corpus uses natural language processing and machine intelligence methods to replace terms or phrases in the corpus with concepts, determine the frequency of each concept in the corpus, and convert the corpus into a concept frequency file to enable easy comparison of the two corpuses or easy retrieval of items from the corpus that contain concept. Difference analysis and a combination of content and spectral analysis may be employed. | 10-29-2009 |
20120123973 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING A RELATIVE SEMINALITY SCORE TO INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for assigning a relative score to patents within a patent landscape is described, with the objective of being able to compare any two or more patents. A patent is considered seminal if the novelty of the invention is not a product of variations of prior art and spawns a new direction in intellectual property as described by new patents that come later. The method described in this document is one that combines a number of direct and indirect network factors and tempers the method by considering proximity to other patents within the landscape, incestuous citations, and other metric quantities inherent in the patent documents and from publicly available information. The method described is a relativistic model that is generic in that it does not depend on specific success of any individual patent to produce revenue or to fend off exposure to other specified intellectual property. | 05-17-2012 |
20120123974 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING A RELATIVE SEMINALITY SCORE TO INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for assigning a relative score to patents within a patent landscape is described, with the objective of being able to compare any two or more patents. A patent is considered seminal if the novelty of the invention is not a product of variations of prior art and spawns a new direction in intellectual property as described by new patents that come later. The method described in this document is one that combines a number of direct and indirect network factors and tempers the method by considering proximity to other patents within the landscape, incestuous citations, and other metric quantities inherent in the patent documents and from publicly available information. The method described is a relativistic model that is generic in that it does not depend on specific success of any individual patent to produce revenue or to fend off exposure to other specified intellectual property. | 05-17-2012 |
20120239591 | METHOD OF CALCULATING THE MARKET VALUE OF INDIVIDUAL PATENTS WITHIN A PATENT LANDSCAPE - A method for deriving patent market value estimates within a patent landscape utilizing a relative metric score for all patents in the landscape, calibrating said market values by using a percentage of the known market values of patent portfolio owners, for example publicly traded companies with known patent portfolios. This method is based on the premise that the patents owned by said entities contribute to the market values of these entities, and describes a complete end-to-end process for estimating the market values for all patents within a patent landscape. This method also includes a set of steps useful for estimating the amount of revenue some patents may generate. | 09-20-2012 |
20120254185 | METHOD OF CATEGORIZING AN INVENTION WITHIN AN INVENTION LANDSCAPE - A computer-based method is described for categorizing inventions within the context of an invention landscape. A set of key phases is employed based upon the likelihood that the description of the invention to be categorized will share these key phrases with the descriptions of similar inventions from within the invention landscape. The results are ranked in such a way as to enable a tentative assignment of the target invention to one or more categories, and to optionally estimate the value of the invention. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254187 | METHOD OF CATEGORIZING AN INVENTION WITHIN AN INVENTION LANDSCAPE - A computer-based method is described for categorizing inventions within the context of an invention landscape. A set of key phases and/or semantic properties is employed based upon the likelihood that the description of the invention to be categorized will share these key phrases and/or semantic properties with the descriptions of similar inventions from within the invention landscape. The results are ranked in such a way as to enable a tentative assignment of the target invention to one or more categories, and to optionally estimate the value of the invention. | 10-04-2012 |
20130212030 | METHOD OF VALUING A PATENT USING METRIC CHARACTERISTICS OF SIMILAR PATENTS GRANTED EARLIER - A method of valuing a patent using metric characteristics of similar patents granted earlier, whereas said metrics comprise a variety of estimated future characteristics, normalized using estimated future market size. Similar patents are identified using a combination of one or more metric characteristics, for example, patent value estimate, semantic similarity, dependent claim counts, cited patent counts, word counts, patent counts within assigned classes/subclasses, and distinct assignee counts. | 08-15-2013 |
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20100238265 | Telepresence Systems and Methods Therefore - A telepresence system enhances the perception of presence of a remote person involved in a video conference. The system preferably has a two-way mirror, which is between the observer and the display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface. The backdrop surface may or may not appear superimposed in a position behind the image of a person from the remote location. The system preferably minimizes image distortion via an optical path for the camera line of sight that is substantially longer than the physical distance between the user and the camera. The system may be asymmetrical, in that one camera is on axis with the user's line of sight while the other camera is off axis with the user's line of sight. | 09-23-2010 |
20100253761 | Reflected Backdrop for Communications Systems - A video conferencing system has a two-way mirror, which is between the observer and the display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface. The backdrop surface, which is further away from the two-way mirror than the image plane of the image display device, appears superimposed in a position behind the image of a person from the remote location. A camera is located in the backdrop at a position along the line of sight of the transmitted image so that a perceived eye contact is achieved. A system is disclosed wherein telepresence systems that are compatible with a pre-defined standard are connected via a network connecting, either directly or via a telepresence operations center, to provide interaction with substantially life-sized images of the remote participant displayed with three-dimensional depth cues in the room setting. | 10-07-2010 |
20110018981 | Visual Displays and TelePresence Embodiments with Perception of Depth - System and method for a visual display system with a two-way mirror, which is between the observation zone and the image display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface that may be wider than the image display device or a backdrop with mirrored sides to extend the visual perception of the backdrop surface. A camera may be included with the visual display system for telepresence applications. The two-way mirror may extend into wall panels on the sides to form a room that appears to extend in depth by the reflection of the wall panels and a backdrop panel. | 01-27-2011 |
20130314513 | Visual Displays and TelePresence Embodiments with Perception of Depth - System and method for a visual display system with a two-way mirror, which is between the observation zone and the image display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface that may be wider than the image display device or a backdrop with mirrored sides to extend the visual perception of the backdrop surface. A camera may be included with the visual display system for telepresence applications. The two-way mirror may extend into wall panels on the sides to form a room that appears to extend in depth by the reflection of the wall panels and a backdrop panel. | 11-28-2013 |
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20140055556 | Telepresence Systems and Methods Therefore - A telepresence system enhances the perception of presence of a remote person involved in a video conference. The system preferably has a two-way mirror, which is between the observer and the display device, positioned at an angle to reflect a backdrop surface. The backdrop surface may or may not appear superimposed in a position behind the image of a person from the remote location. The system preferably minimizes image distortion via an optical path for the camera line of sight that is substantially longer than the physical distance between the user and the camera. The system may be asymmetrical, in that one camera is on axis with the user's line of sight while the other camera is off axis with the user's line of sight. | 02-27-2014 |
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20090017866 | Method for Managing Media - A media managing method is disclosed. The method links a graphical interface soft button with a media file saved in a memory system of a portable electronic device, maintains a collection of information that represents the graphical interface soft button in the memory system, and communicates at least some of the collection to a different electronic device in order to allow a user to view a representation of the graphical interface soft button on an associated display of the different electronic device. The method further receives a signal to begin playing the media file in response to a selection of the representation. | 01-15-2009 |
20090174558 | Athletic Monitoring System And Method - A system and method are disclosed for monitoring the athletic performance of a user while also providing the user with entertainment such as an outputting of music. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a housing component at least partially defining an enclosure. A performance engine may be located within the enclosure and may utilize a signal from a motion sensor to generate a performance metric like current speed, distance traveled, or cadence. The system may also include an audio and/or a visual output mechanism such as a speaker assembly or a display device. The output mechanism may be capable of presenting the performance metric to a user. | 07-09-2009 |
20090264110 | Method For Content Delivery - A method for content delivery is disclosed. The method provides a digital engine accessible by a wireless communication device via an information network, maintains selectable content digitally formatted, receives a user selection of a content file, initiates transmission of the content file to the wireless communication device for storage and processing, and initiates transmission of additional information associated with the content file to the wireless communication device. | 10-22-2009 |
20090318122 | Providing Broadcast Content - A method for providing broadcast content is disclosed. The method maintains a system to deliver regionally broadcasted content to an electronic device located outside a region of the regionally broadcasted content, provides an application for the electronic device that allows the electronic device to request a streaming media signal representing the regionally broadcasted content even if the electronic device is located outside of the region, and communicates the streaming media signal to the electronic device responsive to a user request. | 12-24-2009 |
20100232927 | Loading And Carting System - In one aspect, the present invention includes loading and carting system having support mechanisms each including pairs of telescoping members extending away from each other and an object sling extending between the pairs. The system further includes a reversible platform to which the support mechanisms are mounted, where the platform includes on a first side thereof a set of base portions in which the support members are mounted and on a second side thereof wheel mounts to which wheels can be mounted. The first side may be configured to support a bulky object during a carting process and the second side configured to support the object during a loading or unloading process. | 09-16-2010 |
20110258048 | System And Method for Communicating Media Content - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 10-20-2011 |
20110312386 | System And Method For Communicating Media Center - A method for communicating media content is disclosed. The method includes receiving in a server a request for a listing of network addresses associated with a playlist for available content, and sending a message having network addresses for different portions of the content. The network addresses allow a requesting device to use one transmission rate for a first part of the content and a different transmission rate for a second part of the content. | 12-22-2011 |
20120280490 | Tube Interconnection System - A tube interconnection system is disclosed that includes multiple interconnection components having base portions and one or more band connection systems. The interconnection components can be configured to interact to be in a coupled state. To this end, a ratcheting mechanism can be configured to releasably hold the first interconnection component and the second interconnection component in various rotated positions relative to one another in the coupled state. | 11-08-2012 |
20130045731 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 02-21-2013 |
20130065531 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 03-14-2013 |
20130070909 | System and Method for Electronic Message Notification - A system includes an interface to receive a signal associated with a call from a first communication device to a second communication device. The system also includes a call suspension mechanism to suspend the call. The system further includes a call disposition engine to send an electronic mail message associated with the suspended call to a device identified by a subscriber address. | 03-21-2013 |
20130177003 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 07-11-2013 |
20130325628 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 12-05-2013 |
20140101547 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 04-10-2014 |
20140196705 | ARCHERY GRIP SYSTEM - A system for bow gripping is disclosed. A system incorporating teachings of the present disclosure may include a grip component configured to couple to a bow. In some embodiments, the grip component may interact and/or attached to an archer's lead hand. Some components may have a third metacarpal offset that encourages a grip angle of over twenty degrees. Depending on design goals, the encouraged grip angle may also be larger or smaller than twenty degrees. The grip component may also include a mechanism for attaching the component to an archer's bow or hand. | 07-17-2014 |
20140207581 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 07-24-2014 |
20140236730 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237362 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 08-21-2014 |
20140237364 | System And Method To Communicate Targeted Information - A method for targeted advertising is disclosed. The method includes accessing at least one piece of demographic information associated with a user of a portable device, selecting an advertisement to be delivered to the user based at least in part on the demographic information, and initiating communication of a version of the advertisement configured for presentation at the portable device. | 08-21-2014 |
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20080275897 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING AN IN-MEMORY PHYSICAL DICTIONARY FOR DATA COMPRESSION - Some aspects of the invention provide methods, systems, and computer program products for creating an in-memory physical dictionary for data compression. To that end, in accordance with aspects of the present invention, a new heuristic is defined for converting each of the plurality of logical nodes into a corresponding physical node forming a plurality of physical nodes; then place each of the physical nodes into the physical dictionary while traversing the dictionary tree in descending visit count order. Each physical node is placed in its nearest ascendant's cache-line with sufficient space. If there is no space in any of the ascendant's cache-line, then the physical node is placed into a new cache-line, unless a pre-defined packing threshold has been reached, in which case the physical node is placed in the first available cache-line. | 11-06-2008 |
20110153949 | DELAYED REPLACEMENT OF CACHE ENTRIES - A cache entry replacement unit can delay replacement of more valuable entries by replacing less valuable entries. When a miss occurs, the cache entry replacement unit can determine a cache entry for replacement (“a replacement entry”) based on a generic replacement technique. If the replacement entry is an entry that should be protected from replacement (e.g., a large page entry), the cache entry replacement unit can determine a second replacement entry. The cache entry replacement unit can “skip” the first replacement entry by replacing the second replacement entry with a new entry, if the second replacement entry is an entry that should not be protected (e.g., a small page entry). The first replacement entry can be skipped a predefined number of times before the first replacement entry is replaced with a new entry. | 06-23-2011 |
20130125104 | REDUCING BRANCH MISPREDICTION IMPACT IN NESTED LOOP CODE - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for reducing branch misprediction impact for nested loop code is disclosed. The method includes: responsive to identifying code having an outer loop and an inner loop, determining a quantity of iterations of the inner loop for an initial number of iterations of the outer loop; determining a number of processor cycles for executing the quantity of iterations of the inner loop for the initial number of iterations of the outer loop; determining whether the number of processor cycles is less than a threshold; and responsive to determining that the number of processor cycles is less than the threshold, fully unrolling the inner loop for the initial number of iterations of the outer loop. | 05-16-2013 |
20130254490 | DELAYED REPLACEMENT OF TLB ENTRIES - A cache entry replacement unit can delay replacement of more valuable entries by replacing less valuable entries. When a miss occurs, the cache entry replacement unit can determine a cache entry for replacement (“a replacement entry”) based on a generic replacement technique. If the replacement entry is an entry that should be protected from replacement (e.g., a large page entry), the cache entry replacement unit can determine a second replacement entry. The cache entry replacement unit can “skip” the first replacement entry by replacing the second replacement entry with a new entry, if the second replacement entry is an entry that should not be protected (e.g., a small page entry). The first replacement entry can be skipped a predefined number of times before the first replacement entry is replaced with a new entry. | 09-26-2013 |
20150067260 | OPTIMIZING MEMORY BANDWIDTH CONSUMPTION USING DATA SPLITTING WITH SOFTWARE CACHING - A computer processor collects information for a dominant data access loop and reference code patterns based on data reference pattern analysis, and for pointer aliasing and data shape based on pointer escape analysis. The computer processor selects a candidate array for data splitting wherein the candidate array is referenced by a dominant data access loop. The computer processor determines a data splitting mode by which to split the data of the candidate array, based on the reference code patterns, the pointer aliasing, and the data shape information, and splits the data into two or more split arrays. The computer processor creates a software cache that includes a portion of the data of the two or more split arrays in a transposed format, and maintains the portion of the transposed data within the software cache and consults the software cache during an access of the split arrays. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067268 | OPTIMIZING MEMORY BANDWIDTH CONSUMPTION USING DATA SPLITTING WITH SOFTWARE CACHING - A computer processor collects information for a dominant data access loop and reference code patterns based on data reference pattern analysis, and for pointer aliasing and data shape based on pointer escape analysis. The computer processor selects a candidate array for data splitting wherein the candidate array is referenced by a dominant data access loop. The computer processor determines a data splitting mode by which to split the data of the candidate array, based on the reference code patterns, the pointer aliasing, and the data shape information, and splits the data into two or more split arrays. The computer processor creates a software cache that includes a portion of the data of the two or more split arrays in a transposed format, and maintains the portion of the transposed data within the software cache and consults the software cache during an access of the split arrays. | 03-05-2015 |
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20080274594 | Step height reduction between SOI and EPI for DSO and BOS integration - A semiconductor process and apparatus provides a planarized hybrid substrate ( | 11-06-2008 |
20090218625 | Modified Hybrid Orientation Technology - A semiconductor process and apparatus includes forming first and second metal gate electrodes ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090256191 | SPLIT GATE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL WITH IMPROVED ENDURANCE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A non-volatile memory cell including a substrate in which is formed a source region and a drain region defining a channel region between the source region and the drain region is provided. The non-volatile memory cell further includes a select gate structure overlying a first portion of the channel region. The non-volatile memory cell further includes a control gate structure formed overlying a second portion of the channel region, wherein the control gate structure includes a nanocrystal stack having a height, wherein the control gate structure has a convex shape in a corner region formed at an intersection of a first plane substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate and a second plane substantially parallel to a side surface of the control gate structure, wherein a ratio of radius of the control gate structure in the corner region to the height of the nanocrystal stack is at least 0.5. | 10-15-2009 |
20110031548 | SPLIT GATE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELL WITH IMPROVED ENDURANCE AND METHOD THEREFOR - A non-volatile memory cell including a substrate in which is formed a source region and a drain region defining a channel region between the source region and the drain region is provided. The non-volatile memory cell further includes a select gate structure overlying a first portion of the channel region. The non-volatile memory cell further includes a control gate structure formed overlying a second portion of the channel region, wherein the control gate structure includes a nanocrystal stack having a height, wherein the control gate structure has a convex shape in a corner region formed at an intersection of a first plane substantially parallel to a top surface of the substrate and a second plane substantially parallel to a side surface of the control gate structure, wherein a ratio of radius of the control gate structure in the corner region to the height of the nanocrystal stack is at least 0.5. | 02-10-2011 |
20110294292 | METHOD OF FORMING A SHARED CONTACT IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for forming a shared contact in a semiconductor device having a gate electrode corresponding to a first transistor and a source/drain region corresponding to a second transistor is provided. The method includes forming a first opening in a dielectric layer overlying the gate electrode and the source/drain region, wherein the first opening extends substantially to the gate electrode corresponding to the first transistor. The method further includes after forming the first opening, forming a second opening, contiguous with the first opening, in the overlying dielectric layer, wherein the second opening extends substantially to the source/drain region corresponding to the second transistor. The method further includes forming the shared contact between the gate electrode corresponding to the first transistor and the source/drain region corresponding to the second transistor by filling the first opening and the second opening with a conductive material. | 12-01-2011 |
20120241839 | SPLIT-GATE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY CELLS HAVING IMPROVED OVERLAP TOLERANCE - Embodiments include a split-gate non-volatile memory cell that is formed having a control gate and a select gate, where at least a portion of the control gate is formed over the select gate. A charge storage layer is formed between the select gate and the control gate. The select gate is formed using a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer. The second conductive layer is formed over the first conductive layer and has a lower resistivity than the first conductive layer. In one embodiment, the first conductive layer is polysilicon and the second conductive layer is titanium nitride (TiN). In another embodiment, the second conductive layer may be a silicide or other conductive material, or combination of conductive materials having a lower resistivity than the first conductive layer. | 09-27-2012 |
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20090173494 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO INTERPRET DISTRIBUTED TEMPERATURE SENSOR DATA AND TO DETERMINE A FLOW RATE IN A WELL - A technique is provided to determine a flow rate of a production fluid. The technique is utilized in a well having a gas lift system. Temperatures are measured along the well to create a temperature profile. The temperature profile is used to determine the flow rate of a produced fluid. | 07-09-2009 |
20100108326 | GAS LIFT VALVE ASSEMBLY - An apparatus that is usable with a well includes a gas lift valve and an isolation member. The gas lift valve includes a valve element that is located between an annulus and a passageway of a tubing. The valve element is adapted to selectively open and close to control fluid communication through the valve element. The isolation member is adapted to in a first state, isolate the valve element from at least one of the annulus and the passageway and in a second state, permit fluid communication between the valve element and the annulus or passageway. | 05-06-2010 |
20110155391 | GAS LIFT BARRIER VALVE - A gas lift valve that has a longitudinally extending tubular body having an inlet and an outlet, a flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet, and a flow tube located inside the body. The flow tube is translatable in the axial direction between at least a first and a second position. A venturi orifice located inside the body along the flow path. A seal part is located proximate to the outlet of the body. A flapper is connected with the body by way of a hinge part and the flapper has at least a first open position and a second closed position. The closed position is where the flapper contacts the seal thereby closing the flowpath and the second closed position is where the flapper does not contact the seal and does not close the flowpath. | 06-30-2011 |
20110315401 | SIDE POCKET BARRIER VALVE GAS LIFT AND MANDREL - A gas lift barrier valve mandrel assembly includes a longitudinally extending tubular member that defines a production conduit and has a central longitudinal axis. A side pocket mandrel has a first pocket for accepting a gas lift barrier valve and has a first central axis. The side pocket mandrel has a second pocket for accepting a gas lift barrier valve and has a second central axis. The central axis of the production conduit, first axis and second axis are non-coaxial and are parallel to one another. A first passage fluidly connects an outside of the mandrel to an inside of the first pocket. A second passage fluidly connects the inside of the first pocket to an inside of the second pocket. A third passage fluidly connects the inside of the second pocket to the production conduit. A fourth passage connects the first pocket to the production conduit and allows insertion of a gas lift barrier into the first pocket. A fifth passage connects the second pocket to the production conduit and allows insertion of a gas lift barrier into the second pocket. | 12-29-2011 |
20140138099 | GAS LIFT BARRIER VALVE - A gas lift valve can include a degradable component; a valve; and a longitudinally extending tubular body that defines a flow path therein that includes the valve disposed between the degradable component and an opening of the tubular body. | 05-22-2014 |
20140352982 | Side Pocket Barrier Valve Gas Lift and Mandrel - A gas lift barrier valve mandrel assembly includes a longitudinally extending tubular member that defines a production conduit and has a central longitudinal axis. A side pocket mandrel has a first pocket for accepting a gas lift barrier valve and has a first central axis. The side pocket mandrel has a second pocket for accepting a gas lift barrier valve and has a second central axis. The central axis of the production conduit, first axis and second axis are non-coaxial and are parallel to one another. A passage fluidly connects an outside of the mandrel to an inside of the production conduit and is intersected by the first and second pockets. | 12-04-2014 |