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Fernando A. Brucher, Irvine, CA US
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20090279794 | Automatic Discovery of Popular Landmarks - In one embodiment the present invention is a method for populating and updating a database of images of landmarks including geo-clustering geo-tagged images according to geographic proximity to generate one or more geo-clusters, and visual-clustering the one or more geo-clusters according to image similarity to generate one or more visual clusters. In another embodiment, the present invention is a system for identifying landmarks from digital images, including the following components: a database of geo-tagged images; a landmark database; a geo-clustering module; and a visual clustering module. In other embodiments the present invention may be a method of enhancing user queries to retrieve images of landmarks, or a method of automatically tagging a new digital image with text labels. | 11-12-2009 |
20130138685 | Automatic Discovery of Popular Landmarks - In one embodiment the present invention is a method for populating and updating a database of images of landmarks including geo-clustering geo-tagged images according to geographic proximity to generate one or more geo-clusters, and visual-clustering the one or more geo-clusters according to image similarity to generate one or more visual clusters. In another embodiment, the present invention is a system for identifying landmarks from digital images, including the following components: a database of geo-tagged images; a landmark database; a geo-clustering module; and a visual clustering module. In other embodiments the present invention may be a method of enhancing user queries to retrieve images of landmarks, or a method of automatically tagging a new digital image with text labels. | 05-30-2013 |
Fernando A. Ribas Junior, Joinville BR
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20140189959 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING OPERATION OF WASHING MACHINE BASED ON SYSTEM MODELING - Devices and methods to adjust the operation of a washing machine based on system modeling include a motor, a control board, a heater, a number of sensors, and an electronic controller. The controller receives a selected wash cycle program and determines an operating condition of the selected wash cycle program, using data from the sensors. The motor may be used as a sensor. Based on the operating condition, the controller predicts an operational parameter of the washing machine using a system model. The controller may adjust the wash cycle program to keep the operational parameter in bounds or increase efficiency. The operational parameter may be temperature, electrical current consumption, wash efficiency, or energy consumption. The wash cycle program may be adjusted by modifying the duty cycle of the motor or the heater. The system model may be recalibrated upon use to adapt to the particular characteristics of the washing machine. | 07-10-2014 |
Fernando A. Riveron, Wausau, WI US
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20110066232 | BIOPROSTHETIC VALVE HOLDER AND HANDLE WITH CUTTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A surgical apparatus for use with a prosthetic holder to which a prosthesis is secured by sutures. The apparatus includes an elongated handle having a grip end and a coupler end and defining a first aperture extending along a length from the grip end to the coupler end. The apparatus can also include a first shaft at least partially disposed within the first aperture with a first actuator at the grip end and a holder coupling mechanism at the coupler end. The apparatus can have one of a second shaft and a sheath disposed along the handle with a second actuator at the grip end and a cutting element at the coupler end. A force applied to the first actuator enables one of engagement and disengagement with the prosthesis holder, and a force applied to the second actuator enables deployment of a cutting element to cut the sutures securing the prosthesis to the prosthetic holder. | 03-17-2011 |
Fernando A. Roiter, North Miami, FL US
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20150012375 | Bidding System for Last Minute Availability - The present invention is a method of buying and selling a service between a customer and a service provider, a system for buying and selling services that may go unused, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium device carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more persons, cause an apparatus to perform said method and system. The method generally comprises submitting a bid for buying a service by the customer in a database; setting an expiration date for acceptance of the bid by the service provider into the database; and accepting the bid in the database by the service provider for selling the service. | 01-08-2015 |
Fernando A. Sanchez-Reira, Eden Prairie, MN US
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20130260424 | Compositions and Methods of Producing Methionine - Described herein are microorganisms that produce methionine and related products from endogenous genes in a transsulfuration pathway, as well as from exogenous genes providing a direct sulfhydrylation pathway. Novel genes that are useful for methionine and SAMe production are disclosed. | 10-03-2013 |
Fernando A. Ubidia, Ludlow, MA US
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20090145160 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING UNIT AND ICE BIN COMBINATION - A drop-in beverage dispensing unit and ice bin combination having a beverage dispenser and an ice bin assembly. The beverage dispenser can have a tower assembly onto which dispensing valves are mounted. An ice bin lid provides access to the ice stored within the ice bin assembly and aids in protecting the ice from contamination while it is stored within the ice bin assembly. A drain pan is located below the dispensing valves to catch any spillage and direct it to the drain piping. The drain pan can have a primary drain pipe and a secondary drain pipe. The ice bin assembly can have an outer wall structure and an inner wall structure. The outer wall structure can be seamless. | 06-11-2009 |
20100200110 | Beverage Dispense Valve Controlled by Wireless Technology - Methods and systems directed to dispensing fluids, such as beverages, using wireless technology are provided. Aspects relate to a container, such as a beverage cup, having a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals to a second wireless transceiver associated with a dispenser. The wireless transceiver may be configured to transmit electronic signals indicative that the container is validated to receive a beverage and whether it is properly located to receive the beverage from a valve of the dispenser. Further aspects of the invention relate to a beverage dispensing system having a wireless transceiver. In one embodiment, the dispenser is configured to receive a return signal from a container indicative that the container is validated to receive a beverage and whether the container is properly located to receive a beverage from a valve of the dispenser. | 08-12-2010 |
20100273602 | TRACTION DRIVE SYSTEM - A traction drive system for an articulated robotic arm. The traction drive system can include an input drive disk, a spider, an array of traction balls, a traction plate, an output drive shaft, a clamping device to load the traction balls, and an absolute rotation position sensor system. The rotation of the output drive shaft can be coupled to the rotation of the input drive disk while the traction balls are frictionally engaged to the drive disk surface and traction plate surface. The rotational connection can be decoupled when the traction balls are not frictionally engaged to the drive disk surface and traction plate surface. A rotational position sensor located in proximity to the traction drive can provide absolute rotational position feedback of the output drive shaft. | 10-28-2010 |
20110264259 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRODUCT DELIVERY SYSTEMS - A control system for and methods of controlling a product delivery system are provided. | 10-27-2011 |
20120061418 | DELIVERY SYSTEM - A product delivery system for delivering a product from a storage area to a dispensing area, such as for use in a vending machine. The product delivery system may include a vacuum holding device, a robotic positioning system, a reel and cable system, and a controller. A feature is the provision of a picker head with a built-in vacuum generating source that may be carried by a robotically movable arm system. | 03-15-2012 |
20120138632 | HOT AND COLD BEVERAGE DISPENSER - An apparatus and method may be configured for detecting selection between a hot version and a cold version of a beverage, causing opening of a first of a plurality of valves and closing of a second of the plurality of valves for providing water to a first of a plurality of mixing chambers based on the selection, causing delivery of beverage concentrate to the first mixing chamber, controlling a flow rate of the water and a flow rate of the beverage concentrate into the mixing chamber for mixing of the water with the beverage concentrate in a controlled ratio to create the beverage, and dispensing the beverage from the mixing chamber. | 06-07-2012 |
20140312747 | PRODUCT VENDING ENCLOSURE AND DOOR RETROFIT - The present invention generally pertains to an enclosure constructed from homopolymer and/or copolymer thermal plastic, preferably polypropylene members and a method of construction therefore. Particularly, such enclosures are utilized in the construction of vending machines, product dispensing machines and the like. The polymer members used for the enclosure material are at least partially formed from homopolymer material, or copolymer material, or a combination of homopolymer and copolymer materials. | 10-23-2014 |
20150053715 | Beverage Dispense Valve Controlled by Wireless Technology - Methods and systems directed to dispensing fluids, such as beverages, using wireless technology are provided. Aspects relate to a container, such as a beverage cup, having a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and/or receive wireless signals to a second wireless transceiver associated with a dispenser. The wireless transceiver may be configured to transmit electronic signals indicative that the container is validated to receive a beverage and whether it is properly located to receive the beverage from a valve of the dispenser. Further aspects of the invention relate to a beverage dispensing system having a wireless transceiver. In one embodiment, the dispenser is configured to receive a return signal from a container indicative that the container is validated to receive a beverage and whether the container is properly located to receive a beverage from a valve of the dispenser. | 02-26-2015 |
20150061474 | Product Vending Enclosure - The present invention generally pertains to an enclosure constructed from homopolymer and/or copolymer thermal plastic, preferably polypropylene members and a method of construction therefore. Particularly, such enclosures are utilized in the construction of vending machines, product dispensing machines and the like. The polypropylene members used for the enclosure material are at least partially formed from homopolymer polypropylene, or copolymer polypropylene, or a combination of homopolymer and copolymer polypropylene. | 03-05-2015 |
Fernando A. Velado, Westerville, OH US
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20110095914 | NAUTIC ALERT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD - In at least one exemplary embodiment, an autonomous onboard monitoring and communications system for watercraft is disclosed. The autonomous onboard monitoring and communications system may include a processor, at least one system console, a plurality of sensors configured to monitor operating and environmental conditions aboard the watercraft, a system application including a plurality of software logic service modules configured to facilitate communication between the plurality of sensors and the system console, an analytic engine configured to analyze data so as to determine the existence of an event, and a plurality of communications interfaces for directly communicating with remote targeted recipients. | 04-28-2011 |
20140266793 | NAUTIC ALERT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A sensing unit for an autonomous onboard monitoring and communications system for watercraft. The sensing unit can include at least one sensor for sensing a condition, and a control unit configured to receive input from the at least one sensor, determine a condition value based on the input, compare the condition value to at least one condition value range, and execute an action if the condition value is outside the at least one condition value range. | 09-18-2014 |
Fernando A. Zamith, St. Louis City, MO US
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20100274898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFECTING COMMUNICATIONS AMONG DEVICES IN DIFFERENT DOMAINS EMPLOYING DIFFERENT OPERATING PROTOCOLS - A system for effecting communications among a plurality of devices situated in a plurality of domains employing differing operating protocols; the system including: (a) at least one topology agent situated in a source domain of the domains and configured for effecting operation of the system among the domains; (b) at least one negotiator agent situated between the source domain and a respective other domain and configured for selective coupling with a respective topology agent; the at least one negotiator agent implementing quality of service parameters provided by the respective topology agent to convey communications from the source domain to the other domain; and (c) a plurality of proxy agents; at least one proxy agent being situated in each respective other domain and configured for implementing quality of service policies received from the respective negotiator agent to effect the communications within the respective other domain. | 10-28-2010 |
Fernando A. Zayas, Ragiora NZ
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20140164675 | LOW-OVERHEAD STORAGE OF A HIBERNATION FILE IN A HYBRID DISK DRIVE - A hybrid drive and associated methods provide low-overhead storage of a hibernation file in the hybrid hard disk drive. During operation, the hybrid drive allocates a portion of solid-state memory in the drive that is large enough to accommodate a hibernation file associated with a host device of the hybrid drive. In addition to the erased memory blocks that are normally present during operation of the hybrid drive, the portion of solid-state memory allocated for accommodating the hibernation file may include over-provisioned memory blocks, blocks used to store a previous hibernation file that has been trimmed, and/or non-dirty blocks. | 06-12-2014 |
Fernando A. Zayas, Fernside NZ
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20130242425 | WRITE REORDERING IN A HYBRID DISK DRIVE - A hybrid drive and associated methods increase the rate at which data are transferred to a nonvolatile storage medium in the hybrid drive. By using a large nonvolatile solid state memory device as cache memory for a magnetic disk drive, a very large number of write commands can be cached and subsequently reordered and executed in an efficient manner. In addition, strategic selection and reordering of only a portion of the write commands stored in the nonvolatile solid state memory device increases efficiency of the reordering process. | 09-19-2013 |