Anderson, NC
Alan D. Anderson, Willow Spring, NC US
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20140083259 | Reversible Ratcheting Tool With Dual Pawls - A ratcheting tool includes a head and a handle, and a gear ring disposed in the head defining a first plurality of teeth defining a first arc having a first radius. A first pawl is disposed in the head and defines a front face, a rearward face, and a second plurality of teeth which defines a second arc having a second radius. A second pawl is disposed in the head and defines a front face, a rearward face, and a third plurality of teeth which defines a third arc having a third radius. When the first pawl and the second pawl are disposed with their rearward faces in vertical alignment and their longitudinal center axes are disposed in a common plane, the second arc of the first pawl is offset from the third arc of the second pawl in a direction parallel to the longitudinal center axes. | 03-27-2014 |
20150101950 | RATCHET AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY - A ratcheting tool has a drive tang with a socket retaining detent and a linkage to engage the detent. A locking element is disposed movably between a first position wherein the locking element engages the linkage when a first actuator is in a first position so that the locking element blocks movement of the linkage so that the detent remains in a socket-retaining position and a second position in which the locking element disengages the linkage. A storage device for retaining sockets has a frame and one or more docks attached to the frame, each dock having a first retainer member, a second retainer member, and a third retainer member, at least one of which is selectively movable with respect to a socket receiving space so that a socket is removable from the socket receiving space. | 04-16-2015 |
Carl Michael Anderson, Wake Forest, NC US
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20150137482 | INTELLIGENT HITCH APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES - A hitch apparatus for a vehicle includes a microcontroller unit, a drawbar, and a coupling apparatus secured within the drawbar via a pin. The pin and/or the drawbar includes one or more force sensors, each configured to measure a force vector on the pin and/or drawbar during towing of a trailer or other vehicle attached to the coupling apparatus. Each force sensor is electrically connected to the microcontroller unit, and the microcontroller unit is configured to receive force measurement data from each force sensor and process the data for transfer to a vehicle control system via a controller area network bus associated with the vehicle. The microcontroller unit may determine if one or more threshold forces have been exceeded and trigger one or more corrective actions by the vehicle control system in response to determining that a threshold force has been exceeded. | 05-21-2015 |
Catherine Anderson, Durham, NC US
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20090126043 | GENERATION OF PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PATHOGEN RESISTANCE AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE - The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a PRDT1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype. | 05-14-2009 |
20100275321 | GENERATION OF PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PATHOGEN RESISTANCE AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE - The present invention is directed to plants that display a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype due to altered expression of a PRDT1 nucleic acid. The invention is further directed to methods of generating plants with a pathogen resistance and increased drought tolerance phenotype. | 10-28-2010 |
Christopher Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20120209784 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Practice Area Option - Included are systems and methods for providing a practice area option. Some embodiments include providing an administrator interface that includes a practice area option to create a custom practice area grouping and providing an intake form option that includes a plurality of information sets. Similarly, some embodiments include providing an option to include the intake form into the custom practice area grouping and in response to receiving an indication to include the intake form into the custom practice area grouping, including the intake form into the custom practice area grouping. At least one embodiment includes providing a user interface for assigning a new client account to the custom practice area grouping and, in response to receiving information for at least one of the plurality of data fields, saving, by a computing device, the new client account. | 08-16-2012 |
Darrell Anderson, Durham, NC US
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20120036367 | Systems and Methods for Transparent Configuration Authentication of Networked Devices - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing secure transmissions across a network comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device. At the transmitting device, a stream of watermark bits is generated. Next, a plurality of watermarks is generated, each of the plurality of watermarks comprising an index number and a portion of the stream of watermark bits. The watermarks are inserted into each header of a plurality of outgoing packets. At the receiving device, the plurality of outgoing packets are received and it is determined if a received packet is valid based on the watermark in the header of the received packet. The stream of watermark bits may be generated using a stream cipher such as RC4, a block cipher such as 3DES in CBC mode, or other equivalent pseudo-random stream generating techniques. | 02-09-2012 |
20130311782 | Packet Validation Using Watermarks - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing secure transmissions across a network comprising a transmitting device and a receiving device. At the transmitting device, a stream of watermark bits is generated. Next, a plurality of watermarks is generated, each of the plurality of watermarks comprising an index number and a portion of the stream of watermark hits. The watermarks are inserted, into each header of a plurality of outgoing packets. At the receiving device, the plurality of outgoing packets are received and it is determined if a received packet is valid based on the watermark in the header of the received packet. The stream of watermark bits may be generated using a stream cipher such as RC4, a block cipher such as 3DES in CBC mode, or other equivalent pseudo-random stream generating techniques. | 11-21-2013 |
Dave H. Anderson, Durham, NC US
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20140164256 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTION HISTORY VIA A CUSTOMER APPLICATION - A system and method for processing interaction requests includes a computer system that receives over a data channel from an end user device accessible to the customer, a request for an interaction. The request includes data from an application running on the end user device. The data is stored by the computer system upon receipt. When a voice call from a telephony device accessible to the customer is received, a voice media session is established with the telephony device over a voice channel. The data is identified based on information associated with the voice call. A contact center resource is further identified for routing the voice call. The data is attached to a request to route the call to the identified contact center resource. | 06-12-2014 |
20140244473 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MATCHING ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS TO ELECTRONIC REQUESTS - A system for receiving bid requests and bid proposals sent thereto over a data-packet-network (DPN) and for matching the bid proposals to the bid requests includes at least one input/output port for receiving the bid requests and the bid proposals, at least one memory utility for storing the bid requests and bid proposals, and a set of machine readable instructions for enabling matching of the stored bid proposals to the stored bid requests. | 08-28-2014 |
David H. Anderson, Durham, NC US
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20140161241 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL AND DATA MATCHING IN A CONTACT CENTER - A system and method for processing interaction requests includes a computer system that receives over a data channel from an end user device accessible to the customer, a request for an interaction. The request includes data from an application running on the end user device. The data is stored by the computer system upon receipt. When a voice call from a telephony device accessible to the customer is received, a voice media session is established with the telephony device over a voice channel. The data is identified based on information associated with the voice call. A contact center resource is further identified for routing the voice call. The data is attached to a request to route the call to the identified contact center resource. | 06-12-2014 |
20140162611 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS NUMBER DISTRIBUTION IN A CONTACT CENTER - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for processing interaction requests from a customer. A computer system receives over a data channel from an end user device accessible to the customer, a request for an interaction. The request includes data from an application running on the mobile device. An access number is identified from a pool of access numbers based on the data, and the identified access number is reserved. The identified access number is transmitted to the end user device over the data channel. In response to the transmitting of the identified access number, a call is received from a telephony device to the access number. A voice media session is established with the telephony device in response to the call. | 06-12-2014 |
20140270142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY SELECTING A DIAL PLAN - As system and method for dynamically selecting a dial plan includes a processor that detects a new telephony call placed by a contact center agent in a first operations environment. The processor automatically identifies a state of the contact center agent without the agent having to expressly enter digits into a telephony device. The state may identify whether the agent is logged in, a work state of the agent, and/or whether the agent is handling a call. The processor selects a dial plan based on the determined state, and transmits a message for routing the call based on the selected dial plan. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280720 | HYBRID CLOUD ARCHITECTURE WITH OPTIMIZED LOCAL DELIVERY - A system and method for optimized rendering of contact center services in a hybrid operations environment. A processor in a first operations environment receives a message transmitted by a first contact center resource relating to a contact center service. The message is forwarded to the processor by an edge device coupled to a second operations environment different from the first operations environment. The edge device is configured to hide from the message identification of a location of the contact center resource. Despite such hiding, the processor identifies the location of the first contact center resource based on identification information that the processor retrieves from the message. The processor selects a second contact center resource based on the identified location of the first contact center resource for providing the contact center service. | 09-18-2014 |
20140321634 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALL AND DATA MATCHING IN A CONTACT CENTER - A system and method for processing interaction requests includes a computer system that receives over a data channel from an end user device accessible to the customer, a request for an interaction. The request includes data from an application running on the end user device. The data is stored by the computer system upon receipt. When a voice call from a telephony device accessible to the customer is received, a voice media session is established with the telephony device over a voice channel. The data is identified based on information associated with the voice call. A contact center resource is further identified for routing the voice call. The data is attached to a request to route the call to the identified contact center resource. | 10-30-2014 |
David Kent Anderson, Cary, NC US
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20100294360 | PROCESS OF FORMING A GRID ELECTRODE ON THE FRONT-SIDE OF A SILICON WAFER - A process of forming a front-grid electrode on a silicon wafer having an ARC layer, comprising the steps: | 11-25-2010 |
20100294361 | PROCESS OF FORMING A GRID ELECTRODE ON THE FRONT-SIDE OF A SILICON WAFER - A process of forming a front-grid electrode on a silicon wafer having an ARC layer, comprising the steps: | 11-25-2010 |
Dawn Michelle Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20120101837 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CLINICAL TRIAL SITE VISIT REPORTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing site visit report creation. Data relationships and process flow rules can be utilized to output reminder messages regarding deadlines associated with a site visit report completion and determine and present proper questions to associates to elicit relevant information about a site visit. Site visit reports can be generated in an efficient and accurate manner and submitted quickly to a sponsor. | 04-26-2012 |
20120101838 | Systems and Processes for Managing and Supporting Regulatory Submissions in Clinical Trials - Systems and processes for managing and supporting clinical trials and clinical trial operations, more particularly for managing and supporting governmental authority, ethics committee, and/or other regulatory authority notifications and submissions in the context of clinical trials in various countries throughout the world. Such systems and processes leverage the insight that such regulatory authority requirements vary from one country to the next, but that all or essentially all such regulatory authority requirements can be categorized into a limited number of groups as to which a limited number of workflows can be created. Such workflows can be automated and supported with systems and processes according to embodiments of the invention, which can then control sequence of activities to comply with regulations and requirements in the various countries in which a clinical trial occurs. | 04-26-2012 |
20120232949 | Tracking and Using Clinical Trial Protocol Feasibility Information - Systems and methods are disclosed for managing information from a feasibility study of a clinical trial protocol. Data relationships in a database can be utilized to, for example, formulate bids for managing a clinical trial protocol, track information about a feasibility study, output reminder notifications regarding overdue documents in connection with the feasibility study, provide information for use in site start-up or other processes implemented in conducting the clinical trial protocol, and allow feasibility study information to be analyzed after a clinical trial protocol has been conducted. | 09-13-2012 |
Edward R. Anderson, Mcleansville, NC US
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20080224486 | DOOR JAMB REINFORCING SYSTEM - A door jamb reinforcing system comprising a first reinforcing member, wherein the first reinforcing member comprises a plurality of first screw receiving openings for receiving mounting screws, a latch bolt receiving aperture, and at least one deadbolt latch bolt receiving aperture; a strike plate; and a second reinforcing member, wherein the second reinforcing member has a substantially L-shaped cross section and comprises a plurality of corresponding second screw receiving openings for receiving mounting screws, a strike plate receiving aperture, and at least one deadbolt latch bolt receiving aperture, wherein the deadbolt latch bolt receiving aperture is formed to correspond to the deadbolt latch bolt receiving aperture; wherein when the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member are attachable to a door frame in overlying contacting abutting relation with each other and with the door jamb with mounting screws. | 09-18-2008 |
Erick E. Anderson, Walkertown, NC US
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20100219185 | Sealing System For Pressure Vessels - A pressure vessel that includes a housing having separable portions is provided. A seal is provided in a groove formed between the separable portions. A retaining mechanism is provided for retaining the seal in the groove, wherein the seal is prevented from obstructing a passageway formed between the separable portions when the separable portions have not been properly compressed against each other. | 09-02-2010 |
Ethan J. Anderson, Greenville, NC US
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20090253641 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INSULIN RESISTANCE - The invention provides methods of preventing or treating insulin resistance in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide having at least one net positive charge; a minimum of four amino acids; a maximum of about twenty amino acids; a relationship between the minimum number of net positive charges (p | 10-08-2009 |
20120149638 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INSULIN RESISTANCE - The invention provides methods of preventing or treating insulin resistance in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide having at least one net positive charge; a minimum of four amino acids; a maximum of about twenty amino acids; a relationship between the minimum number of net positive charges (p | 06-14-2012 |
20130303447 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING OR TREATING INSULIN RESISTANCE - The invention provides methods of preventing or treating insulin resistance in a mammalian subject. The methods comprise administering to the subject an effective amount of an aromatic-cationic peptide having at least one net positive charge; a minimum of four amino acids; a maximum of about twenty amino acids; a relationship between the minimum number of net positive charges (p | 11-14-2013 |
Janice Kimrey Anderson, Kure Beach, NC US
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20140276524 | REAR FASTENING ABSORBENT GARMENT - An absorbent garment including a shell having a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel both having an exterior-facing surface and an interior-facing surface; a fastening system coupled to the shell, the fastening system including a waist strap having a first end portion and a second end portion configured such that the first end portion and the second end portion can be overlapped over the rear panel; and a buckle strap coupled to the exterior surface of the rear panel and configured to extend over the waist strap and to be attached to the interior surface of the rear panel. | 09-18-2014 |
Jason S. Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20080265681 | Self-Testing Power Supply Apparatus, Methods and Computer Program Products - A power supply apparatus includes first and second parallel-connected uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), each including an AC/DC converter circuit and a DC/AC converter circuit having an input coupled to an output of the AC/DC converter circuit by a DC link, inputs of the AC/DC converter circuits of the first and second UPSs connected in common to an AC source and outputs of the DC/AC converter circuits of the first and second UPSs connected in common to a load. The first and second UPSs are configured to support a test mode wherein the first UPS is test loaded by transferring power from the output of the DC/AC converter circuit of the first UPS to the output of the DC/AC converter circuit of the second UPS. The first UPS may be configured to provide power to the load concurrent with test loading by the second UPS. | 10-30-2008 |
Jason Scott Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20090158056 | Battery Load Allocation in Parallel-Connected Uninterruptible Power Supply Systems - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) of a UPS system including a plurality of UPSs connected in parallel at a load bus and configured to provide power thereto from respective batteries of a plurality of batteries is operated such that a difference between a variable, for example, battery voltage, indicative of battery capacity for a battery associated with the subject UPS and an average value of the variable for the plurality of batteries is determined and a power flow between the subject UPS and the load bus is controlled responsive to the determined difference. Controlling a power flow between the subject UPS and the load bus responsive to the determined difference may include, for example, controlling a phase of an inverter of the subject I 0 UPS responsive to the determined difference. | 06-18-2009 |
20110278932 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ISOLATED INTERFACE FOR VARIABLY AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE - Uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems include an AC input configured to be coupled to an AC power source, an AC output configured to be coupled to a load and a UPS circuit including a first converter circuit coupled to the AC input, a second converter circuit coupled to the AC output and a DC bus coupling the first converter circuit to the second converter circuit. The system further includes a third converter circuit having an output coupled to the AC output and an input configured to receive power from a variably available power source and a control circuit operatively associated with the UPS circuit and the third converter circuit and configured to cooperatively control the UPS circuit and the third converter circuit to selectively transfer power to the load from the AC power source and the variably available power source. | 11-17-2011 |
20110278933 | UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS SUPPORTING HIGH-EFFICIENCY BYPASSED OPERATION WITH A VARIABLY AVAILABLE POWER SOURCE - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes an AC input configured to be coupled to an AC power source, an AC output configured to be coupled to a load, a power conversion circuit comprising a first converter circuit configured to receive power from a variably available power source, a second converter circuit coupled to the AC output, a DC link coupling the first and second converter circuits, and a switching circuit, e.g., a bypass circuit, configured to selectively couple and decouple the AC input and the AC output. The UPS system further includes a control circuit operatively associated with the power conversion circuit and the switching circuit and configured to cause concurrent transfer of power to a load at the AC output from the AC power source and the variably available power source via the switching circuit and the power conversion circuit, respectively. | 11-17-2011 |
20120068541 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A UPS INTERFACED GENERATOR - An uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes a power transfer circuit having a power output configured to be coupled to a load, a UPS circuit having first power input configured to be coupled to a generator, such as a diesel- or gas-powered engine-generator set. The UPS circuit also has a second power input configured to be coupled to a backup power source, such as a battery or other energy storage device. The UPS circuit further has a power output configured to be coupled in common to the load with the power output of the power transfer circuit. The UPS system further includes a control circuit operatively associated with the UPS circuit and configured to control provision of power to the load from the generator and the backup power source via the UPS circuit responsive to a status of the power transfer circuit. The power transfer circuit may include, for example, another UPS circuit or other power transfer device, such as a static switch. | 03-22-2012 |
20140146483 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS INCLUDING NON-FREESTANDING ACCESSORIES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - An electrical power supply system includes a freestanding primary electrical unit, a non-freestanding accessory unit, and an accessory unit support system. The primary electrical unit includes a freestanding cabinet containing a primary electrical component. The accessory unit includes a non-freestanding accessory cabinet containing an accessory electrical component. The accessory unit support system is configured to couple the accessory cabinet to the primary cabinet such that the accessory unit is thereby structurally supported by the primary electrical unit. The accessory cabinet can be selectively decoupled from the primary cabinet and alternatively structurally supported using the accessory support system. | 05-29-2014 |
Keith William Anderson, Hillsborough, NC US
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20140096782 | ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - Electronic smoking articles, and methods are provided. An exemplary article comprises a control body portion having a first control component therein. A cartridge body portion is removably engaged with the control body portion. The cartridge body portion includes a consumable arrangement having an aerosol precursor composition, a heating element, and a second control component. The consumable arrangement is configured to communicate with the first control component upon engagement between the cartridge body and control body portions. The first control component is configured to send a challenge to the second control component, and to receive a response to the challenge therefrom. The first control component is further configured to authorize the consumable arrangement for use with the control body portion, if the response corresponds to the challenge. | 04-10-2014 |
20140270727 | HEATING CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is provided for controlling heating of an aerosol precursor arrangement of an electronic smoking article. An average power is directed from a power source to a heating device arranged to heat the aerosol precursor arrangement and a heating time period commensurately initiated. The average power corresponds to a selected power set point associated with the power source. An actual power directed to the heating device is determined as a product of a voltage at, and a current through, the heating device. The actual power is compared to the average power, and the average power is adjusted to direct the actual power toward the selected power set point. The actual power is periodically determined and compared to the average power, and the average power adjusted toward the selected power set point, until expiration of the heating time period. An associated apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
Kent T. Anderson, Wilson, NC US
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20090311136 | Enzymatic antibacterial cleaner having high pH stability - The present invention is directed to an antibacterial cleaning composition comprising: (a) an enzyme in an amount effective to promote cleaning; (b) viable microorganisms in an amount effective to degrade and promote the degradation of organic materials; (c) a surfactant; and (d) an aqueous carrier; said cleaning composition maintaining at least 95% enzymatic activity at a pH range of from about 5.5 to about 13.5. | 12-17-2009 |
Kevin L. Anderson, Cary, NC US
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20090082997 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING CLUSTERS AND CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN CLUSTERS - The present invention relates to a method for predicting outcome and evaluation of clusters. Particularly the invention relates to a method of determining deviation and predict future out comes of clusters with certain attributes. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to epidemic outbreaks of disease and, more particularly, to a method for predicting the spread thereof. | 03-26-2009 |
Mark A. Anderson, Cary, NC US
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20090125846 | Facility to Show Secondary Relationships in a Topological Graph Using an Associated View - A method, system, and computer program product for identifying the relationships between managed resources and displaying these relationships and resources in an interactive computerized system. A Relationships Display and Highlight (RDH) utility provides both an interactive view of a primary relationship via a topological graph and an interactive associated view to highlight the secondary relationships between a set of managed resources. The RDH utility links the graphical view to the associated view by displaying and/or highlighting the resources in the graphical view when secondary relationships are interactively explored in the associated view. When a secondary relationship is selected via the associated view, each resource which participates directly in the selected secondary relationship is highlighted, within the topological graph. When a resource is selected via the primary view, the RDH utility identifies a set of relationships in the associated view in which the resource participates. | 05-14-2009 |
20090132936 | Message Flow Interactions for Display in a User Interface - Display of message flow interactions corresponding to service invocations in a computing environment based on a service-oriented distributed computing model. Aggregations are created, where multiple instances of a particular deployed service operation may be represented by a single node (even though those instances may be hosted on different application servers). Links are depicted between the nodes, where the links represent call paths or invocations among the service operations. A user obtains a high-level, in-context view of the as-observed interactions among service operation instances, and may drill down for further details. A presentation to the user can be automatically scoped to the set of services which are observed as interacting (i.e., via their call relationships), so that the user can be shown that part of the environment that is immediately relevant to a context in which the user launches the view. | 05-21-2009 |
Mark Burton Anderson, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20130031037 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY PROVIDING AUTOMATION SECURITY ANALYSIS AND NETWORK INTRUSION PROTECTION IN AN INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order. The security learning system monitors/learns network traffic patterns during a learning phase, fires alarms or events based upon detected deviations from the learned patterns, and/or causes other automated actions to occur. | 01-31-2013 |
20150067844 | SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY PROVIDING AUTOMATION SECURITY ANALYSIS, VALIDATION, AND LEARNING IN AN INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLER ENVIRONMENT - The present invention relates to a system and methodology facilitating automation security in a networked-based industrial controller environment. Various components, systems and methodologies are provided to facilitate varying levels of automation security in accordance with security analysis tools, security validation tools and/or security learning systems. The security analysis tool receives abstract factory models or descriptions for input and generates an output that can include security guidelines, components, topologies, procedures, rules, policies, and the like for deployment in an automation security network. The validation tools are operative in the automation security network, wherein the tools perform security checking and/or auditing functions, for example, to determine if security components are in place and/or in suitable working order. The security learning system monitors/learns network traffic patterns during a learning phase, fires alarms or events based upon detected deviations from the learned patterns, and/or causes other automated actions to occur. | 03-05-2015 |
Michael Gary Anderson, Charlotte, NC US
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20090307599 | VIRTUAL PRIVATE SUPPLY CHAIN - A generic Internet based system for viewing supply chain data is provided. The system includes an Internet based data viewing engine and a data store that holds both viewable data and metadata associated with the viewable data. The metadata can be employed by the Internet based data viewing engine to control the presentation of the viewable data. The generic Internet based supply chain data viewing engine may be employed in a virtual private supply chain (VPSC). A VPSC includes a data acceptor that can receive supply chain data items from supply chain members, a supply chain data store that can store transformed, validated supply chain data items received from the supply chain members and a data accessor operable to selectively present supply chain data items stored in the supply chain data store to viewing supply chain members. One example of the data accessor is the generic Internet based viewing engine. | 12-10-2009 |
20120017082 | Virtual Private Supply Chain - A generic Internet based system for viewing supply chain data is provided. The system includes an Internet based data viewing engine and a data store that holds both viewable data and metadata associated with the viewable data. The metadata can be employed by the Internet based data viewing engine to control the presentation of the viewable data. The generic Internet based supply chain data viewing engine may be employed in a virtual private supply chain (VPSC). A VPSC includes a data acceptor that can receive supply chain data items from supply chain members, a supply chain data store that can store transformed, validated supply chain data items received from the supply chain members and a data accessor operable to selectively present supply chain data items stored in the supply chain data store to viewing supply chain members. One example of the data accessor is the generic Internet based viewing engine. | 01-19-2012 |
Miles F. Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20080199529 | NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY VEHICLE - A nanoparticle delivery vehicle, comprising a nanoparticle, an active agent and a nuclear localization signal and methods of modulating gene expression and protein expression employing the nanoparticle delivery vehicle. A representative method includes providing a nanoparticle delivery vehicle comprising a nanoparticle having a diameter of about 30 nm or less, an active agent and a nuclear localization signal; and contacting a target cell with the nanoparticle delivery vehicle, whereby an active agent is delivered to the nucleus of a target cell. Another representative method includes providing a nanoparticle delivery vehicle comprising a nanoparticle having a diameter greater than or equal to about 30 nm, an active agent and a nuclear localization signal; and contacting a target cell with the nanoparticle delivery vehicle, whereby an active agent is delivered to the cytoplasm of a cell. | 08-21-2008 |
Owen Theodore Anderson, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20100205156 | Remote Access Agent for Caching in a SAN File System - A system and method is disclosed for maintaining, in a Storage Area Network (SAN), the consistency of a local copy of a remote file system sub-tree obtained from a remote source. Directory structure of the remote file system sub-tree is mapped to a remote container attached to the SAN and each remote object of the remote file system sub-tree is represented as a local object component of the remote container. Next, each of the local objects are labeled with attributes associated with the represented remote object, and metadata describing each of the local objects is stored in a metadata server. Also, a consistency policy is associated with each of the local objects in the remote container (wherein the policy defines conditions for checking freshness of said labeled attributes), and the local object components of remote container is updated in accordance with the consistency policy. | 08-12-2010 |
Paul L. Anderson, Wake Forest, NC US
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20120283971 | BUILT-IN AUTOMATED ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MONITOR FOR COMPUTING UNITS - A method, computer program product, and computer system for monitoring for electrostatic discharge (ESD) events. An ESD monitor for potential of electrostatic discharge events in a sensed area through a plurality of ESD sensors coupled to the ESD monitor. The monitor senses for a charge level which could cause ESD event and entry of an operator into a sensed area. If an ESD event is detected, issue an ESD event alert to the operator and recording data to a tangible storage device; determine environmental factors at time and date of the ESD event; compare the ESD event and associated environmental factors to other ESD events with associated environmental factors; and determine if a correlation exists between the ESD event and associated environmental factors and the other ESD events with associated environmental factors. | 11-08-2012 |
Paul L. Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20110126043 | Operating System-Firmware Interface Update Recovery - Operating system (‘OS’)-firmware interface update recovery including determining, for each of a plurality of available OS-firmware interface images for booting a computer, whether each available OS-firmware interface image is corrupted or uncorrupted; setting, for each corrupted OS-firmware interface image, a predictive failure analysis (‘PFA’) bit in nonvolatile memory available to the OS-firmware interface update recovery module; selecting an uncorrupted OS-firmware interface image; initiating a boot for the computer with the selected OS-firmware interface image; determining whether a previous update to one of the available OS-firmware interface images was interrupted; and notifying a user that the previous update was interrupted if the previous update to one of the available OS-firmware interface images interrupted. | 05-26-2011 |
Peyton Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20080306439 | Devices for mixing and applying a fluid composition - An applicator device of the invention and a mixer applicator unit of the invention are each configured to enable mixing of two or more constituents to form a fluid composition. The applicator device comprises a syringe, a mixing chamber, and an applicator tip. The mixing chamber and applicator tip may be two separate components, or may be assembled into one integrated unit such as a mixer applicator unit of the invention. Provided in the applicator device or the mixer applicator are one or more fluid modifying elements for promoting mixing between two or more constituents. A reservoir is provided in the mixing chamber for storing a dry constituent in an embodiment wherein a constituent to be mixed comprises a dry constituent. The applicator device and mixer applicator unit each may further comprise a fluid control element for controlling the dispensing of a fluid composition from the applicator device or mixer applicator unit. Also provided with the present invention are kits comprising, as kit components, an applicator device (assembled or as separate component parts), and one or more accessories for use with the applicator device or mixer applicator unit, or combinations thereof. | 12-11-2008 |
Rayne S. Anderson, Charlotte, NC US
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20080222651 | MULTIPLE MESSAGE SOURCE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) ENVELOPER WITH BATCHING SUPPORT - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to EDI enveloping and provide a method, system and computer program product for multiple message source EDI enveloping with batching support. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for multi-format EDI enveloping can include receiving messages from multiple concurrent message sources, transforming the received messages into an EDI format, inserting the transformed messages into a minimal number of envelopes, and forwarding the envelopes as an EDI interchange to designated trading partners. | 09-11-2008 |
Robert C. Anderson, Hickory, NC US
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20140322460 | RAISED PANELS OF POPLAR BARK - A panel for use in an architectural installation includes a poplar bark slab having a top face, bottom face and two opposed sides. The bottom face is laminated to a backing to make a composite, the top face has lands and crevasses. A filler on the top face fills the crevasses and a coating covers the filler and presenting a smooth, flat outer surface. The resulting composite panel with filler and coating is machined to obtain a shape selected from the group consisting of flooring, wall panel, ceiling panel, chair rail, door or window frame or crown molding. | 10-30-2014 |
Scott Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20110072643 | Transformer Core Assembly Apparatus - The system and method make transformer core assemblies from core segments output from a segment forming machine. The system includes a rack assembly and a transfer mechanism for moving the segments from the segment forming machine to the rack assembly. A work table is positioned adjacent to the rack assembly. The rack assembly is rotatable and holds a pair of racks, wherein one rack receives segments and the other may be lowered at the same time to perform finishing steps. The system further increases efficiency by including a second segment forming machine, transfer mechanism, and rack assembly. | 03-31-2011 |
Scott R. Anderson, Winston Salem, NC US
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20110145191 | Proxy-Based, Distributed Computer-Aided Dispatch System - In one embodiment, a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system includes a database for storing data originated at a plurality of CAD stations; a first manager that manages access to the data stored in the database; one or more second managers communicatively connected with the first manager; and the CAD stations. Each one of the second managers is communicatively connected with particular ones of the CAD stations. The particular ones of the CAD stations communicatively connected with the same second manager are communicatively connected with each other. For each one of the second managers communicatively connected with the particular ones of the CAD stations: while the second manager is available, the particular ones of the CAD stations exchange data via the second manager; and while the second manager is unavailable, the particular ones of the CAD stations exchange data directly with each other. | 06-16-2011 |
20110145344 | Fault Tolerant Distributed Messaging Architecture for Computer-Aided Dispatch System - In one embodiment, a computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system includes a database for storing data originated at a plurality of CAD stations; a manager that manages access to the data stored in the database; and the plurality of CAD stations communicatively connected to the manager and to each other. While the manager is available, each CAD station transmits the critical data and the non-critical data originated at the CAD station to the manager and receives the critical data and the non-critical data originated at one or more other CAD stations from the manager. While the manager is unavailable, each CAD station transmits the critical data originated at the CAD station directly to all other CAD stations and receives the critical data originated at the one or more other CAD stations directly from the one or more other CAD stations. | 06-16-2011 |
Sheehan Anderson, Morrisville, NC US
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20140007258 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GOVERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF RESTRICTED DATA | 01-02-2014 |
20140007259 | METHODS FOR GOVERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF RESTRICTED DATA | 01-02-2014 |
20140245067 | USING LINKED DATA TO DETERMINE PACKAGE QUALITY - Arrangements described herein relate to determining a quality of a software package. Via linked data, the software package can be linked to at least one test plan and a requirement collection. The software package can be executed in accordance with the test plan using at least one test case. At least one test result of the execution of the software package can be generated. A score can be assigned to the test result and a score can be assigned to the test based at least on the test result. Based at least the scores on assigned to the test result and the test case, a package quality score can be assigned to the software package. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245068 | USING LINKED DATA TO DETERMINE PACKAGE QUALITY - Arrangements described herein relate to determining a quality of a software package. Via linked data, the software package can be linked to at least one test plan and a requirement collection. The software package can be executed in accordance with the test plan using at least one test case. At least one test result of the execution of the software package can be generated. A score can be assigned to the test result and a score can be assigned to the test based at least on the test result. Based at least the scores on assigned to the test result and the test case, a package quality score can be assigned to the software package. | 08-28-2014 |
20140298413 | Mapping the Network File System (NFS) protocol to secure web-based applications - Users on a client system access files served by a web application through the Network File System (NFS) protocol using common web authentication mechanisms while still honoring constraints imposed by the application's authorization rules. To this end, the client system is modified to include an NFS server. Following authentication of the NFS server with the web application, NFS-based requests (from a local NFS client) directed to the application are received at the NFS server instead of being sent to the application directly. The NFS server, in turn, maps those requests to the web application preferably using standard HTTP. Because the web application's normal security model is enforced as intended at the web application, the approach enables individual users of the client system to operate under different visibility constraints dictated by the web application. Thus, fine-grained permissions may be enforced at the web application for different users. | 10-02-2014 |
Stephen Anderson, King, NC US
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20100314485 | Center-Pull Dispenser for Web Material - According to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a center-pull bottom feed dispenser includes a housing defining a compartment and including a center-pull bottom feed arrangement for dispensing a sheet material that is in the form of a roll of the sheet material. The sheet material can be a pre-moistened airlaid web. The dispenser also includes a tray that supports the airlaid web roll and includes an outlet opening through which the airlaid web is fed to be accessible to a user. The tray includes a moisture retaining feature that directs fluid from the pre-moistened air-laid web away from the outlet opening and toward an outer peripheral edge of the roll. | 12-16-2010 |
Stephen Anderson, Raleigh, NC US
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20130329557 | TUNNEL ACCELERATION FOR WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS - A method and system for network offloading includes receiving a packet at a communication interface of a wireless access point and processing the packet at a flow acceleration processor prior to processing the packet at a host processor. The flow acceleration processor may process the packet for header checking or security processing. The flow acceleration processor may provide the packet to a security coprocessor for security processing. The flow acceleration processor may generate a result code indicating whether the processing at the flow acceleration processor was successful. If the processing was unsuccessful, the packet is provided to the host processor for exception processing. | 12-12-2013 |
20150131447 | Tunnel Acceleration for Wireless Access Points - A method and system for network offloading includes receiving a packet at a communication interface of a wireless access point and processing the packet at a flow acceleration processor prior to processing the packet at a host processor. The flow acceleration processor may process the packet for header checking or security processing. The flow acceleration processor may provide the packet to a security coprocessor for security processing. The flow acceleration processor may generate a result code indicating whether the processing at the flow acceleration processor was successful. If the processing was unsuccessful, the packet is provided to the host processor for exception processing. | 05-14-2015 |
William David Anderson, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20110098011 | MULTIMODE POWER AMPLIFIER WITH PREDISTORTION - A device may include an envelope detector to generate an envelope signal from the input signal, a drain bias controller to adjust a drain bias of the amplifier based on the envelope signal, a gate bias controller to adjust a gate bias of the amplifier based on the envelope signal, a predistortion controller to predistort the input signal based on the envelope signal, based on the adjusted drain bias, and based on the adjusted gate bias, and to output the predistorted signal, and an amplifier to receive the predistorted signal and to generate an amplified output signal from the predistorted signal. The device may be selectable to operate in a linear mode or a nonlinear mode. The nonlinear mode may be selected by applying a large gate offset bias. | 04-28-2011 |
20130225088 | Simple Automatic Antenna Tuning System And Method - Embodiments of a method for tuning the resonant frequency of an antenna in a wireless communication device are disclosed, along with embodiments of a wireless communication device using such a method. Embodiments sense the out-of-band impedance of the antenna, which comprises an antenna element and selectively adjustable impedance disposed between the antenna element and a ground plane of the wireless device, and adjust the selectively adjustable impedance to achieve a desired resonant frequency of the antenna. Embodiments separate an antenna signal into an in-band signal and out-of-band impedance, generate an error signal related to the out-of-band impedance, apply the error signal to a controller circuit configurable to generate an impedance error signal representing the change in antenna impedance, and apply the impedance error signal to the selectively adjustable impedance. Embodiments of a method and electronic circuit for determining the change in impedance of an antenna are also disclosed. | 08-29-2013 |
20130342404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANTENNA IMPEDANCE - A method for measuring an impedance of an antenna includes generating, by a signal source coupled to the antenna, a radio frequency (RF) signal, applying the RF signal to a directional coupler, and mixing, by a first mixer, a first signal from the directional coupler with a signal, wherein the first signal corresponds to a reflected power from the antenna. The method further includes mixing, by a second mixer, a second signal with the signal, wherein the second signal is offset from the first signal by ninety degrees. The method further includes outputting, by a first lower pass filter (LPF) coupled to an output of the first mixer, a real part of a reflection coefficient of the antenna and outputting, by a second lower pass filter (LPF) coupled to an output of the second mixer, an imaginary part of the reflection coefficient. | 12-26-2013 |
William W. Anderson, Edenton, NC US
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20130294878 | TRUSS PLATE STACKING APPARATUS - An apparatus for stacking truss plates, each truss plate having a flat side and a pronged side, receives an odd number of plates. An even number of input channels underlie a stationary shelf and a movable shelf. The channels receive a first odd set of plates in a first cycle with the movable shelf in a first position, each of the first plates being received and falling input channels during the first cycle. The channels receive a second odd set of plates during a second cycle, the movable shelf in a second position during the second cycle. A roller and transport track assembly move each of the odd number of plates to an output so that an even number of plates is output during each cycle. | 11-07-2013 |