Blackman, US
Aaron Blackman, Plainview, NY US
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20150127389 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CALCULATING PREMIUMS FOR EMPLOYER-BASED SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE - A method for providing supplemental unemployment insurance includes receiving, by a computer system, applicant data associated with an applicant for a group unemployment insurance policy that provides supplemental unemployment insurance to one or more beneficiaries. The applicant data includes loss ratio data, application experience data, salary data and waiver selection data. The computer system calculates: state credibility weighted claim rate data and industry credibility claim rate data; expected claim rate data based on the calculated state credibility weighted claim rate data, the calculated industry credibility weighted claim rate data and applicant experience data; claim cost data based at least on the calculated expected claim rate data and the coverage level data; and premium payment data based at least on the calculated claim cost data, loss ratio data, annual salary data and waiver selection data. | 05-07-2015 |
Anthony Blackman, Pisgah Forest, NC US
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20150132471 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CURTAIN COATING - A curtain coating method including forming a curtain including a coating material. A coated web is formed by coating a moving primary web with the coating material. The curtain and the primary web meet at a contact line. A primary pattern is projected on a material layer. The material layer moves with respect to the contact line. The primary pattern includes a first pointer feature. A first image is captured. The first image includes a first sub-image of the first pointer feature. The position of the first sub-image is in the first image is detected. Distance information is provided by comparing the detected position of the first sub-image with a reference position. | 05-14-2015 |
Brett R. Blackman, Charlottesville, VA US
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20090053752 | Use of an in vitro hemodynamic endothelial/smooth muscle cell co-culture model to identify new therapeutic targets for vascular disease - An in vitro biomechanical model used to applied hemodynamic (i.e., blood flow) patterns modeled after the human circulation to human/animal cells in culture. This model replicates hemodynamic flow patterns that are measured directly from the human circulation using non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging and translated to the motor that controls the rotation of the cone. The cone is submerged in fluid (i.e., cell culture media) and brought into close proximity to the surface of the cells that are grown on the plate surface. The rotation of the cone transduces momentum on the fluid and creates time-varying shear stresses on the plate or cellular surface. This model most closely mimics the physiological hemodynamic forces imparted on endothelial cells (cell lining blood vessels) in vivo and overcomes previous flow devices limited in applying more simplified nonphysiological flow patterns. Another aspect of this invention is directed to incorporate a transwell co-cultured dish. This permits two to three or more different cell types to be physically separated within the culture dish environment, while the inner cellular surface is exposed to the simulated hemodynamic flow patterns. Other significant modifications include custom in-flow and out-flow tubing to supply media, drugs, etc. separately and independently to both the inner and outer chambers of the coculture model. External components are used to control for physiological temperature and gas concentration. The physical separation of adherent cells by the artificial transwell membrane and the bottom of the Petri dish permits each cell layer, or surface to be separately isolated for an array of biological analyses (i.e., protein, gene, etc.). | 02-26-2009 |
20110059480 | USE OF AN IN VITRO HEMODYNAMIC ENDOTHELIAL/SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL CO-CULTURE MODEL TO IDENTIFY NEW THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR VASCULAR DISEASE - Methods and devices for applying hemodynamic patterns to human/animal cells in culture are described. Hemodynamic flow patterns are measured directly from the human circulation and translated to a motor that controls the rotation of a cone. The cone is submerged in fluid (i.e., cell culture media) and brought into close proximity to the cells. Rotation of the cone creates time-varying shear stresses. This model closely mimics the physiological hemodynamic forces imparted on endothelial cells in vivo. A TRANSWELL coculture dish (i.e., a coculture dish comprising an artificial porous membrane) may be incorporated, permitting two, three, or more different cell types to be physically separated within the culture dish environment. In-flow and out-flow tubing may be used to supply media, drugs, etc. separately and independently to both the inner and outer chambers. The physical separation of the cell types permits each cell type to be separately isolated for analysis. | 03-10-2011 |
20130309677 | IN VITRO MODEL FOR PATHOLOGICAL OR PHYSIOLOGIC CONDITIONS - The present invention generally relates to in vitro methods for mimicking in vivo pathological or physiologic conditions. The methods comprise applying shear forces to a cell type or cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also described. | 11-21-2013 |
20150111240 | IN VITRO MODEL FOR A TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT - Methods for mimicking a tumor microenvironment in vitro are provided. The methods comprise indirectly applying a shear stress upon at least one tumor cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for mimicking tumor metastasis and methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also provided. | 04-23-2015 |
20150362483 | IN VITRO MODEL FOR PATHOLOGICAL OR PHYSIOLOGIC CONDITIONS - The present invention generally relates to in vitro methods for mimicking in vivo pathological or physiologic conditions. The methods comprise applying shear forces to a cell type or cell type plated on a surface within a cell culture container. Methods for testing drugs or compounds in such systems are also described. | 12-17-2015 |
Brian Blackman, Newberg, OR US
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20130171833 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WETTING PRETREATMENT FOR THROUGH RESIST METAL PLATING - Disclosed are pre-wetting apparatus designs and methods. In some embodiments, a pre-wetting apparatus includes a degasser, a process chamber, and a controller. The process chamber includes a wafer holder configured to hold a wafer substrate, a vacuum port configured to allow formation of a subatmospheric pressure in the process chamber, and a fluid inlet coupled to the degasser and configured to deliver a degassed pre-wetting fluid onto the wafer substrate at a velocity of at least about 7 meters per second whereby particles on the wafer substrate are dislodged and at a flow rate whereby dislodged particles are removed from the wafer substrate. The controller includes program instructions for forming a wetting layer on the wafer substrate in the process chamber by contacting the wafer substrate with the degassed pre-wetting fluid admitted through the fluid inlet at a flow rate of at least about 0.4 liters per minute. | 07-04-2013 |
20140230860 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WETTING PRETREATMENT FOR THROUGH RESIST METAL PLATING - Disclosed are pre-wetting apparatus designs and methods for cleaning solid contaminants from substrates prior to through resist deposition of metal. In some embodiments, a pre-wetting apparatus includes a process chamber having a substrate holder, and at least one nozzle located directly above the wafer substrate and configured to deliver pre-wetting liquid (e.g., degassed deionized water) onto the substrate at a grazing angle of between about 5 and 45 degrees. In some embodiments the nozzle is a fan nozzle configured to deliver the liquid to the center of the substrate, such that the liquid first impacts the substrate in the vicinity of the center and then flows over the center of the substrate. In some embodiments the substrate is rotated unidirectionally or bidirectionally during pre-wetting with multiple accelerations and decelerations, which facilitate removal of contaminants. | 08-21-2014 |
Charles Blackman, Leetonia, OH US
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20110220596 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SOLAR PANELS - A panel support and wiring system is used as part of a bi-directional solar panel support matrix having lower support joists and upper panel rails. Both the panel clip and wiring arrangements are configured to facilitate rapid deployment and installation of the entire solar panel system, including supports and interfaces with the underlying substrate. A standardized wiring system is one of the factors facilitating rapid installation. | 09-15-2011 |
20140151312 | SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR SOLAR PANELS - A panel support and wiring system is used as part of a bi-directional solar panel support matrix having lower support joists and upper panel rails. Both the panel clip and wiring arrangements are configured to facilitate rapid deployment and installation of the entire solar panel system, including supports and interfaces with the underlying substrate. A standardized wiring system is one of the factors facilitating rapid installation. | 06-05-2014 |
David Blackman, Rego Park, NY US
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20130268540 | BIASING GEOCODING OF QUERIES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for receiving a search query originating from a user device, the search query including a geographic feature name; receiving data identifying one or more candidate point-of-interests, each candidate point-of-interest comprising data that identifies a corresponding candidate geographic entity, each candidate point-of-interest having an initial relevance score; generating one or more biasing boxes, wherein each biasing box defines a geographic region, and each biasing box is defined based on location information associated with the user device or a user using the user device; using the biasing boxes to generate respective adjusted relevance scores for the candidate point-of-interests; selecting a point-of-interest from the one or more candidate point-of-interests according to the respective adjusted relevance scores of the candidate point-of-interests; and using the selected point-of-interest to identify a location relevant to the search query. | 10-10-2013 |
David Blackman, Elkins Park, PA US
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20140164207 | Electronic Trading Platform and Method Thereof - An electronic trading platform performs trading of one or more types of financial instruments and includes at least one cloud providing at least one independent trading environment executed by a server. The at least one cloud includes a plurality of instances of an express interface application executed by the server and configured to receive interests in the financial instruments. The plurality of instances of the express interface application are configured to write the interests to a shared memory on the server. A matching engine, executed by the server, is configured to continuously poll the shared memory, read the interests written by the plurality of instances of the express interface application, analyze the read interests to determine if there is a matching contraside interest and allocate matching interests based on at least one allocation rule. | 06-12-2014 |
20150039489 | Electronic Trading Platform and Method Thereof - A computerized trading system having a plurality of independent trading environments for trading quotes relating to financial instruments received from quoting firms. A multicast data bus provides communication between a matching engine, a plurality of edge applications operating in each independent trading environment, and an order gateway which is common to the plurality of independent trading environments. Quotes are received from the quoting firms at the respective quote interface applications. The quotes are placed in the respective assigned areas of the shared memory. The matching engine matches the received quotes by polling and processing each area of the shared memory. The matching engine, upon completion of polling all areas of the shared memory, checks a port of the multicast data bus to receive messages transmitted by the edge applications and to receive incoming orders for financial instruments from the order gateway. | 02-05-2015 |
David John Blackman, Cary, NC US
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20080220811 | System and method for obtaining location of wireless telephone from internet server - A user who loses or has stolen his wireless telephone can access an Internet server that prompts the phone to send to the server (and, hence, the user) the GPS location of the phone. Also, when a wireless telephone reaches a low voltage state, indicating the imminent loss of the ability to call the phone to cause it to ring as a location aid, the phone automatically sends its last GPS location to the server. | 09-11-2008 |
David L. Blackman, Rego Park, NY US
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20080256046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIORITIZING WEBSITES DURING A WEBCRAWLING PROCESS - A system and method for prioritizing a fetch order of web pages. The method comprises extracting by a web crawler a set of candidate web pages to be crawled. Each web page in the set of candidate web pages is associated with a website in a computer network. A determination is made to determine if a first website score for the website is in a website score database. The first website score is associated with web pages in the set of candidate web pages if the first website score exists in the website score database. The set of candidate web pages is prioritized with respect to an associated website score for each web page in the candidate set of web pages. Content is retrieved from the set of candidate web. Hyperlinks are extracted from the content. The hyperlinks are stored in a memory unit. | 10-16-2008 |
Don Blackman, Bradenton, FL US
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20110180165 | Non-Magnetic Latching Servo Actuated Valve - A non-magnetic latching servo actuated valve under the control of a controller comprising a motor in rotational communication with a lead screw. The lead screw advances or retracts a valve stem connected to a valve stem cap. The valve stem cap has a valve stem cap passage. A valve end cap having a valve seat is provided and receives the valve stem cap such that the valve stem cap can contact the valve seat. A pressure relief device or shuttle assembly is positioned internal to the valve stem cap. The shuttle assembly is used for venting build-up downstream pressure through the non-magnetic latching servo actuated valve outlet, through the valve stem cap passage, around the shuttle assembly, through passages, into a pressure chamber, and to the nonmagnetic latching servo actuated valve exit where the fluid vents until the system is in balance. | 07-28-2011 |
20120160948 | Apparatus for Adjusting the Payout of Tether From a Reel Assembly - Disclosed is an apparatus for selectively adjusting the maximum payout of a tether from a reel assembly. The maximum payout can be selected by the user via a dial indicator on the end of the apparatus. By rotating the dial, an internal pawl is positioned relative to an associated ring gear. The ring gear includes a cut-out about its peripheral edge. The shaft of the reel assembly is rotatably interconnected to the ring gear via a series of gear reductions. After a predetermined about of tether has been paid out, the pawl encounters the cut-out about the ring gear. This, in turn, causes the pawl to engage the reel shaft to prevent further rotation. The maximum payout is determined by the initial spacing between the pawl and the cut-out. | 06-28-2012 |
20120305694 | Restraint Pretensioner with Deacceleration Mechanism - Disclosed is a pretensioner for an occupant restraint. The pretensioner is designed to be used in conjunction with an inertial reel that locks the occupant restraint when detecting an adverse event. The pretensioner acts to remove slack in the webbing of the restraint and thereby safely secure the occupant once the reel is locked. The pretensioner described herein includes a rack that is initially held in place by a shear pin. Upon being activated, the rack is forced to a fully extended orientation, whereby the shear pin is severed. A deceleration ramp in included beneath the rack to slowly bring the rack to a stop at the end of the stroke. | 12-06-2012 |
20120325586 | Aircrew Restraint System with Integrated Communications and Controls - Disclosed is a restraint system for a vehicle, such as a wheeled vehicle, boat, or fixed or rotary winged aircraft. The system includes a control system integrated into the harness and strap of the restraint. This permits crewmembers to lock and unlock the restraint from a body worn control panel. Other auxiliary equipment also be operated from the control panel. In another embodiment, wiring for a communication system is integrated into the harness and strap. | 12-27-2012 |
Donald Blackman, Bradenton, FL US
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20120328481 | Gas Generating Device and Method of Manufacturing Gas Generating Device - Disclosed is a device for generating a volume of gas from solid and liquid generates. In one particular embodiment, a volume of nitrogen gas is generated by combining the output of Sodium Azide and liquid nitrogen. A vacuum is initially maintained about the liquid nitrogen container by way of a dewar jacket. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing the disclosed gas generating device. | 12-27-2012 |
20130247892 | Inflatable Life Preserver And Associated Delivery System - Disclosed is an inflatable article that is designed to be launched to an intended target. The article is launched by a gun in an un-inflated state and inflates upon contacting water. The target can be, for example, a person being rescued. The article is initially stored in an outer layer of material. The outer layer of material may be shrink-wrap or a foam layer. The outer layer permits the article to be retained in a compact configuration prior to being launched. This, in turn, allows the article to be launched over great distances. The outer layer is designed to rupture upon inflation of the article. | 09-26-2013 |
20140047682 | Water Activated Restraint Release System - Disclosed is a water activated restraint release that is designed to be retrofitted onto an existing restraint system. Upon detecting the presence of water, the restraint releases a buckle mechanism to thereby release a passenger. | 02-20-2014 |
20140220838 | Life Vest With Retrieval Device - Disclosed is a personal flotation and rescue device. The device includes a life vest with an interconnected backpack. The backpack includes an interior area that is enclosed by a peripheral zipper. A boom is initially stored within the backpack in an uninflated and accordion-like state. A water activated inflator is secured to the boom and is adapted to fully inflate the boom upon contact with water. Inflation of the boom causes the zipper to open and thereby permit the boom to be fully extended from the back of the wearer. Joints are included along the length of the boom such that it takes on a bounded configuration after inflation. The bounded area and then be used by rescue personnel in retrieving the wearer of the device. | 08-07-2014 |
Donald E. Blackman, Bradenton, FL US
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20100147387 | Central Tire Inflation Wheel Assembly and Valve - The present invention is a valve for use in a central tire inflation system including a casing securable to the rim of a vehicle in communication with the tire that houses a main body connectable to a pressurized fluid supply of the central tire inflation system, and a valve member moveable within the main body to control the flow of air through the valve. The valve can be mounted flush on the exterior surface of the rim or in a recessed position within the rim, and can be connected to a manifold that is able to control the flow of pressurized fluid from the central tire inflation system to each valve and tire connected to the valve. The operation of the manifold and pressurized fluid supply can be controlled utilizing a controller operably connected to the manifold and fluid supply. | 06-17-2010 |
20110175716 | Central Tire Inflation Wheel Assembly, Valve and Central Tire Inflation System - The present invention is a valve for use in a central tire inflation system including a casing securable to the rim of a vehicle in communication with the tire that houses a main body connectable to a pressurized fluid supply of the central tire inflation system, and a valve member moveable within the main body to control the flow of air through the valve. The valve can be mounted flush on the exterior surface of the rim or in a recessed position within the rim, and can be connected to a manifold that is able to control the flow of pressurized fluid from the central tire inflation system to each valve and tire connected to the valve. The operation of the manifold and pressurized fluid supply can be controlled utilizing a controller operably connected to the manifold and fluid supply, and to sensing devices that supply information regarding the operational conditions of the vehicle to the controller to assist in adjusting the inflation of the tires as necessary. | 07-21-2011 |
Donald E. Blackman, Tinley Park, IL US
Gregory Blackman, Jensen Beach, FL US
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20130017276 | Composition, and Method of Using the Composition, Effective for Minimizing the Harmful Effects Associated with Individuals Suffering from Alcohol Intoxication - The present invention relates to a composition, and methods of using the composition, for minimizing the harmful effects associated with alcohol consumption. The composition includes a plurality of ingredients, which when combined, have the unexpected effect of increasing one or more metabolic pathways in the individual. As the metabolic rate is increased, alcohol is burned off, or utilized as energy source, and occurs at a considerably much faster rate than under normal physiological means. It is believed that the composition may have an effect on the brain causing it to increase metabolic rates. By administering the composition to an inebriated individual, the rate at which a person sobers up, occurs at a faster rate than would occur under normal physiological time frames. | 01-17-2013 |
Gregory Scott Blackman, Media, PA US
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20120289442 | ARTICLES HAVING LOW COEFFICIENTS OF FRICTION, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF USE - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for articles, compositions, methods for making articles, methods of using articles, and the like. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to articles having superior tribological properties. In particular, embodiments of the present disclosure have a low coefficient of friction and a very low wear rate relative to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). | 11-15-2012 |
20140005313 | ACRYLIC ACID POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES FROM AMINOSILANE-MODIFIED COLLOIDAL SILICA | 01-02-2014 |
20140106162 | Low-Wear Fluoropolymer Composites - A low-wear fluoropolymer composite body comprises at least one fluoropolymer and additive particles dispersed therein. Also provided is a process for the fabrication of such a fluoropolymer composite body. The composite body exhibits a low wear rate for sliding motion against a hard counterface, and may be formulated with either melt-processible or non-melt-processible fluoropolymers. | 04-17-2014 |
20140170409 | LOW-WEAR FLUOROPOLYMER COMPOSITES - A low-wear fluoropolymer composite body comprises at least one fluoropolymer and additive particles dispersed therein. Also provided is a process for the fabrication of such a fluoropolymer composite body. The composite body exhibits a low wear rate for sliding motion against a hard counterface, and may be formulated with either melt-processible or non-melt-processible fluoropolymers. | 06-19-2014 |
20150050488 | Low-Wear Fluoropolymer Composites - A low-wear fluoropolymer composite body comprises at least one fluoropolymer and additive particles dispersed therein. Also provided is a process for the fabrication of such a fluoropolymer composite body. The composite body exhibits a low wear rate for sliding motion against a hard counterface, and may be formulated with either melt-processible or non-melt-processible fluoropolymers. | 02-19-2015 |
Jeffrey R. Blackman, Vancouver, WA US
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20100283816 | PRINTING SPITTOON - A print spittoon is removably mounted in a slot of a print support to periodically receive drops of liquid spit from a printhead. Among other features, the spittoon includes a portion of an absorbent sheet provided a location recessed from a surface of the print support. | 11-11-2010 |
20120103363 | PRINTERS AND APPARATUS TO CLEAN PRINTER SURFACES - Printers and apparatus to clean printer surfaces are disclosed. An example apparatus to clean a surface in a printer includes an endless cleaning material loop and an advancer to advance the cleaning material loop when the loop is not engaged with the surface and to not advance the loop when the loop is engaged with the surface. | 05-03-2012 |
Jessica E. Blackman, Omaha, NE US
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20110202392 | System and Method for Un-Issuing Voting Credits - The present invention is directed to a system and method for un-issuing a voting credit that has been erroneously issued to a voter in an election. The system includes an electronic poll book that is used to check-in a voter by locating the appropriate voter record and analyzing the voter record to determine whether a voting credit has been issued to the voter in the election. If a voting credit has been issued to the voter, the electronic poll book displays an indication that the voter has already voted in the election. If it is determined that the voting credit was erroneously issued to the voter, a poll worker enters an un-issue code into the poll book. The poll book verifies the validity of the un-issue code and updates the voter record so as to un-issue the voting credit. As such, the voter may vote a regular ballot in the election. | 08-18-2011 |
John Blackman, Fountain Hills, AZ US
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20120097585 | Water Purification System with Entrained Filtration Elements - A filter canister is described that includes at least one filter element and a casing formed about the filter element and having sufficient strength to be used in place of a pressure vessel. The filter canister can have first and second ends. A collector tube can be disposed within the filter element to collect permeate from the filtered fluid. Two or more of the filter canisters can be fluidly coupled in a filtration system. The filter canister can be produced by spool winding a material about the filter element and an end piece to form a casing that can harden in place. | 04-26-2012 |
John A. Blackman, Boca Raton, FL US
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20090188831 | Clamshell blister packaging - A packaging apparatus for packaging OTC drugs, prescription medications (e.g., “starter packs” given to patients by their physicians), or any other suitable object or substance (e.g., tablets, button cell batteries or other small parts or components) is provided. The packaging apparatus combines two thermoforming packaging techniques: clam shell packaging and blister packaging into a single package. | 07-30-2009 |
Justin T Blackman, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150046105 | VOLTAGE MODE FUEL GAUGE - In one embodiment, a circuit comprises a sensor providing a digital signal responsive to a battery voltage on a battery terminal of a battery. The sensor can be an analog-to-digital convertor. A processor is coupled to the sensor and is configured to calculate a state of charge of the battery based on the digital signal at a first time, the digital signal at a second time, and a stored battery profile of open circuit voltage as a function of state of charge at the second time. | 02-12-2015 |
Kenneth R. Blackman, San Jose, CA US
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20140245325 | LINK OPTIMIZATION FOR CALLOUT REQUEST MESSAGES - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for link optimization for callout request messages is disclosed. The method includes: monitoring a plurality of different time-based parameters for each of a plurality of links between a communication pipe of a host system and one or more service systems, the links used to send and receive callout request messages between one or more applications running on the host system and the services systems that process the callout request messages, the time-based parameters associated with different stages of callout request message processing by the communication pipe and the service systems; assessing a performance level of each of the plurality of links based on the time-based parameters; and dynamically distributing the callout request messages to select links of the plurality of links based on the performance assessment. | 08-28-2014 |
Lee Blackman, New York, NY US
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20110208840 | Cookie alert - A portable compatible browser with cookie alert and, allowing a user to take the browser display settings to another PC, or PC to PC without altering the browser settings setup from the first PC when moving to a second PC. And gives the user the capability to set the amount of cookies that can tag or logon to the user browser. Cookies that are logon or tag on to the user browser, automatically displaying on the user monitor or screen in or on a dropdown box, tag, cookie jar and or container giving the user the option to eat or burp the cookie that is display. | 08-25-2011 |
Lee Blackman, Brooklyn, NY US
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20100082416 | Subcred - A method and system for subscribing credit using subscribing credit plans wherein user choose a subscribing credit plan with a limited working life one to three years then apply for the service plan chosen. If approved subscriber is required to deposit up to ten percent of the service plan depending on the lender, pay an activation fee and or a monthly subscription fee in order to have access and use the credit amount applied for. There is no accruing interest on outstanding balance or deposit made to start an account. A lender may offer extra credit as a bonus in exchange to add interest on the outstanding bonus balance or it is subject to accrued interest, when part or whole bonus is used. Payment on outstanding balance over $50 is 2%-5% minimum, balance $50 and under is 25%-50% plus the subscribing fee. | 04-01-2010 |
Lloyd Blackman, Houston, TX US
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20150184427 | Free Wheel Lock For Bicycle - A method and apparatus for securing the free wheel of a bicycle to prevent rotation. Such rotation may be distracting and hazardous when a bicycle is transported on a vehicle rack. The apparatus comprises an elongated body with two curved ends, the body is separable to extend the distance between the curved ends such that they can be positioned between the wheel and/or the frame components of the bicycle to secure the wheel against rotation and turning. | 07-02-2015 |
Mansur A. Blackman, Dearborn, MI US
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20150130273 | DC LINK CAPACITANCE MEASUREMENT FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVETRAIN - In order to detect deterioration of a DC link capacitor between a DC source and an inverter load in an electric propulsion vehicle, capacitance of the link capacitor must be accurately measured during in-service use. A charge is established on the link capacitor. The capacitor is isolated from the source and the inverter load. A constant current circuit is activated to discharge the capacitor. A first voltage is measured across the capacitor at a first time during the discharging. A second voltage is measured across the capacitor at a second time during the discharging. A discharge current flowing from the capacitor is measured during the discharging. The capacitance is calculated in response to the discharge current multiplied by a ratio of a difference between the second and first times to a difference between the first and second voltages. The calculated capacitance is monitored for a decline indicative of a failure. | 05-14-2015 |
Mark P. Blackman, Spring, TX US
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20090126998 | HYBRID DRILL BIT AND DESIGN METHOD - A hybrid earth-boring bit comprising a bit body having a central axis, at least one, preferably three fixed blades, depending downwardly from the bit body, each fixed blade having a leading edge, and at least one rolling cutter, preferably three rolling cutters, mounted for rotation on the bit body. A rolling cutter is located between two fixed blades. | 05-21-2009 |
20140202771 | HYBRID DRILL BIT AND DESIGN METHOD - A hybrid earth-boring bit comprising a bit body having a central axis, at least one, preferably three fixed blades, depending downwardly from the bit body, each fixed blade having a leading edge, and at least one rolling cutter, preferably three rolling cutters, mounted for rotation on the bit body. A rolling cutter is located between two fixed blades. | 07-24-2014 |
20150152687 | HYBRID DRILL BIT HAVING INCREASED SERVICE LIFE - A method of improving the service life of a drill bit comprises creating a weldment between load bearing portions of the drill bit where the weldment has a preselected root gap greater than about 25 mils and a preselected root face greater than about 25 mils, and where the weldment has a material property greater than the materials being joined. | 06-04-2015 |
Mark P. Blackman, Conroe, TX US
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20100288561 | HYBRID DRILL BIT - A bit body is configured at its upper extent for connection into a drillstring. At least one fixed blade extends downwardly from the bit body, and has a radially outermost gage surface. A plurality of fixed cutting elements is secured to the fixed blade, preferably in a row at its rotationally leading edge. At least one bit leg is secured to the bit body and a rolling cutter is mounted for rotation on the bit leg. At least one stabilizer pad is disposed between the bit leg and the fixed blade, the stabilizer pad extending radially outward to substantially the gage surface. The radially outermost gage surface of each blade can extend axially downward parallel to the bit axis or angled (non-parallel), spirally or helically, relative to the bit axis. | 11-18-2010 |
20120111638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING ROLLER CONE PROFILE ON HYBRID BIT - An earth boring drill bit designed for a specific performance, within a finished product tolerance, using components built to a looser manufacturing tolerance. The bit may be assembled by selecting a leg from a plurality of pre-manufactured legs; selecting a bit body from a plurality of pre-manufactured bit bodies, the bit body having a slot for receiving the leg; placing the leg within the slot; and fixing the leg within the slot within the finished product tolerance by placing one or more shims between the leg and the slot. The shims may be used to adjust an axial position, a radial position, and/or a circumferential position of the leg with respect to the slot. The leg and the bit body may be selected, or produced, to ensure the bit will not meet the specification, given the manufacturing tolerance, without the shims. | 05-10-2012 |
20140151131 | Hybrid Drill Bit - A bit body is configured at its upper extent for connection into a drillstring. At least one fixed blade extends downwardly from the bit body, and has a radially outermost gage surface. A plurality of fixed cutting elements is secured to the fixed blade, preferably in a row at its rotationally leading edge. At least one bit leg is secured to the bit body and a rolling cutter is mounted for rotation on the bit leg. At least one stabilizer pad is disposed between the bit leg and the fixed blade, the stabilizer pad extending radially outward to substantially the gage surface. The radially outermost gage surface of each blade can extend axially downward parallel to the bit axis or angled (non-parallel), spirally or helically, relative to the bit axis. | 06-05-2014 |
Mark Philip Blackman, Conroe, TX US
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20110290560 | EARLY WEAR DETECTION - A drill bit with a bit body having a central bore in communication with a plurality of nozzles for directing drilling fluid; a plurality of cutters defining a cutting face of the bit; and a passageway extending from the central bore toward the cutting face, such that excessive wear of the cutting face opens the passageway to allow the drilling fluid to flow therethrough, thereby reducing a surface pressure of the drilling fluid and indicating excessive wear of the bit. The passageway may extend to adjacent, or within one half inch or three inches of, the cutting face, such that excessive wear opens the passageway to the cutting face. In some cases, the passageway may actually extend through the cutting face with a plug inserted into the passageway at the cutting face to prevent the drilling fluid from exiting the passageway absent wear of the bit. | 12-01-2011 |
Mark Phillip Blackman, Conroe, TX US
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20090159341 | Reamer with balanced cutting structures for use in a wellbore - An earth boring drill bit comprising cones, each cone having rows of inserts, where the inserts are in the form of a pyramid with four sides. The insert includes ridges at the juncture of each adjacent side. The ridges extend to the top of the insert and meet at a crest. Oppositely disposed ridges on the insert lie substantially in the same plane, thereby forming two planes intersecting on the crest. The two planes are substantially perpendicular. The inserts are arranged on the cone such that one plane is substantially parallel with the insert row, and the other is substantially parallel with the cone axis. | 06-25-2009 |
20090218140 | Reamer With Balanced Cutting Structure For Use In A Wellbore - A reamer bit for use in earth boring operations comprising a body, four cutter mounts, rolling cutters on each mount, and cutting elements disposed on each cutter arranged so adjacent cutting swaths formed by the bit are created by cutting elements on cones of oppositely disposed cutter mounts. The swaths are generally curvilinear, wherein the outermost swaths are formed by cutting element rows on the outer portion of the cutters. The reamer bit can further comprise a pilot bit. | 09-03-2009 |
Melissa Blackman, Waltman, MA US
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20130266512 | Tetrazine-trans-cyclooctene Ligation for the Rapid Construction of Radionuclide Labeled Probes - A Diels-Alder adduct of a trans-cyclooctene with a tetrazine is provided, wherein the adduct bears a substituent labeled with a radionuclide. A method of producing a PET or other image of an organ in an animal or human includes forming the Diels-Alder adduct in the animal or human. Trans-cyclooctenes and tetrazines suitable for preparing the adducts are provided. | 10-10-2013 |
Melissa Blackman, Elkton, MD US
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20090023916 | TETRAZINE-BASED BIO-ORTHOGONAL COUPLING REAGENTS AND METHODS - Coupling reactions, suitable for use in organic or aqueous media, are performed by contacting a 1,2,4,5-tetrazine with a dienophile. The dienophile may be covalently bonded to a protein, and the coupling reaction may be performed in biological media such as those containing cells or cell lysates. The reactions may be performed in the presence of primary amines, thiols, acetylenes, azides, phosphines, and products of Staudinger and/or Sharpless-Huisgen reactions Novel 3-substituted cyclopropene compounds and trans-cyclooctenes are exemplary dienophiles for these reactions. | 01-22-2009 |
Michael J. Blackman, Houston, TX US
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20100288492 | Intelligent Debris Removal Tool - A debris removal tool uses a screen to separate the debris coming into the tool from the moving fluid. The fluid that gets through the screen then operates a flow sensing device that is preferably a turbine whose speed of rotation or other characteristics of its movement generates a signal that is picked up by the measurement while drilling tool and conveyed to the surface. The surface personnel first respond by turning off surface pumps to allow debris to fall by gravity off the clogged screen. If that fails, the tool is pulled through the well fluid inducing a reverse flow through the screen to get the debris blocking it to go back into the well through the debris removal tool inlet. | 11-18-2010 |
20140131036 | Apparatus and Method for Milling/Drilling Windows and Lateral Wellbores Without Locking Using Unlocked Fluid-Motor - In one aspect, a method of performing a downhole operation is disclosed that in one embodiment may include running a downhole tool including an anchor, a whipstock, a cutting device, and an unlocked fluid-operated motor into a wellbore; wirelessly transmitting signals relating to orientation of the downhole tool from a sensor associated with the downhole tool; orienting the whipstock in response to the transmitted signals and without flowing a fluid through the cutting device; setting the anchor in the wellbore without flowing the fluid through the cutting device; and performing the downhole operation using the motor. | 05-15-2014 |
Nicholas C. Blackman, Houston, TX US
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20150366298 | STRAP-SECURING DEVICE WITH INTEGRAL FIRE STARTER - A strap-securing device is configured to be able to be used to ignite a fire. The strap-securing device may include at least one strap-retaining body configured to retain at least one strap, and at least one fire-starting component configured to be used to ignite a fire. For example, the at least one strap-retaining body may include a first buckle member, and a second buckle member configured to be removably connected to the first buckle member. Alternatively, the at least one strap-retaining body may include a slider, cord lock, shackle, and/or the like. | 12-24-2015 |
Rande A. Blackman, Seattle, WA US
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20120330954 | System And Method For Implementing A Scalable Data Storage Service - A system that implements a scalable data storage service may maintain tables in a non-relational data store on behalf of clients. The system may provide a Web services interface through which service requests are received, and an API usable to request that a table be created, deleted, or described; that an item be stored, retrieved, deleted, or its attributes modified; or that a table be queried (or scanned) with filtered items and/or their attributes returned. An asynchronous workflow may be invoked to create or delete a table. Items stored in tables may be partitioned and indexed using a simple or composite primary key. The system may not impose pre-defined limits on table size, and may employ a flexible schema. The service may provide a best-effort or committed throughput model. The system may automatically scale and/or re-partition tables in response to detecting workload changes, node failures, or other conditions or anomalies. | 12-27-2012 |
20140082028 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A SCALABLE DATA STORAGE SERVICE - A system that implements a scalable data storage service may maintain tables in a non-relational data store on behalf of clients. The system may provide a Web services interface through which service requests are received, and an API usable to request that a table be created, deleted, or described; that an item be stored, retrieved, deleted, or its attributes modified; or that a table be queried (or scanned) with filtered items and/or their attributes returned. An asynchronous workflow may be invoked to create or delete a table. Items stored in tables may be partitioned and indexed using a simple or composite primary key. The system may not impose pre-defined limits on table size, and may employ a flexible schema. The service may provide a best-effort or committed throughput model. The system may automatically scale and/or re-partition tables in response to detecting workload changes, node failures, or other conditions or anomalies. | 03-20-2014 |
20140379921 | RESOURCE SILOS AT NETWORK-ACCESSIBLE SERVICES - Methods and apparatus for resource silos at network-accessible services are disclosed. A subset of resources used for a database service, including at least one resource from each of a plurality of data centers, is selected for membership in a resource silo based on grouping criteria. A silo routing layer node identifies the resource silo as the target silo to which a client work request is to be directed. The client work request is sent to a front-end resource of the target silo either by the client, or by the silo routing layer node on behalf of the client. The front-end resource of the target silo transmits a representation of the work request to a back-end resource of the target silo, where a work operation corresponding to request is performed. | 12-25-2014 |
20150112999 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A SCALABLE DATA STORAGE SERVICE - A system that implements a scalable data storage service may maintain tables in a non-relational data store on behalf of clients. The system may provide a Web services interface through which service requests are received, and an API usable to request that a table be created, deleted, or described; that an item be stored, retrieved, deleted, or its attributes modified; or that a table be queried (or scanned) with filtered items and/or their attributes returned. An asynchronous workflow may be invoked to create or delete a table. Items stored in tables may be partitioned and indexed using a simple or composite primary key. The system may not impose pre-defined limits on table size, and may employ a flexible schema. The service may provide a best-effort or committed throughput model. The system may automatically scale and/or re-partition tables in response to detecting workload changes, node failures, or other conditions or anomalies. | 04-23-2015 |
Rolando Blackman, New York, NY US
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20100312770 | System and method for computer-assisted manual and automatic logging of time-based media - A customizable logging and content management system for indexing multimedia, including a synchronized timer object that provides a time reference upon request in connection with the media, and a logger object that logs predefined events that occur in the media by associating the events with respective time references from the timer object. A video server is provided that captures and digitally stores events logged by the logging application as media segments, and a search and retrieval engine is provided that enables the media segments to be located, retrieved and viewed based on the indexes. The system includes a graphical user interface generator that enables customized user interfaces and logging databases to be created from database tables for use in the logging application. | 12-09-2010 |
20120041956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTER-ASSISTED MANUAL AND AUTOMATIC LOGGING OF TIME-BASED MEDIA - A customizable logging and content management system for indexing multimedia, including a synchronized timer object that provides a time reference upon request in connection with the media, and a logger object that logs predefined events that occur in the media by associating the events with respective time references from the timer object. A video server is provided that captures and digitally stores events logged by the logging application as media segments, and a search and retrieval engine is provided that enables the media segments to be located, retrieved and viewed based on the indexes. The system includes a graphical user interface generator that enables customized user interfaces and logging databases to be created from database tables for use in the logging application. | 02-16-2012 |
Ronald K. Blackman, Brookline, MA US
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20120128580 | PRESELECTION OF SUBJECTS FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT WITH ELESCLOMOL BASED ON HYPOXIC STATUS - The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with elesclomol based on modulated levels of hypoxia in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with elesclomol based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of elesclomol to the subject, wherein the subject has a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention. | 05-24-2012 |
20120128665 | PRESELECTION OF SUBJECTS FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT BASED ON HYPOXIC STATUS - The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of hypoxia in cancerous cells in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in a cell, e.g., a cancerous cell. The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of an agent to the subject, wherein the subject has been selected based on a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention. | 05-24-2012 |
20120245186 | COMBINATION CANCER THERAPY WITH HSP90 INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a method for treating a subject with cancer, comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of paclitaxel or a paclitaxel analogue and an effective amount of a compound represented by the following structural formula: a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The variables depicted in the structural formula are defined herein. | 09-27-2012 |
20130150385 | CANCER THERAPY USING A COMBINATION OF A HSP90 INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS AND A EGFR INHIBITOR - A pharmaceutical combination comprising an EGFR inhibitor and an Hsp90 inhibitor according to the following formulae (I) or (Ia) a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables in the structural formulae are defined herein. Also provided are methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof using pharmaceutical combinations disclosed herein. | 06-13-2013 |
20130150440 | USE OF BIS [THIOHYDRAZIDE AMIDE] COMPOUNDS SUCH AS ELESCLOMOL FOR TREATING CANCERS - Improved cancer treatments with bis[thiohydrazide amide] compounds such as elesclomol, in particular for identifying patient populations that would benefit from such treatments. | 06-13-2013 |
20130156755 | CANCER THERAPY USING A COMBINATION OF A HSP90 INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS AND A VEGF INHIBITOR - A pharmaceutical combination comprising a VEGF inhibitor, and an Hsp90 inhibitor according to the following formulae (I) or (Ia) a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables in the structural formulae are defined herein. Also provided are methods for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof, using pharmaceutical combinations described herein. | 06-20-2013 |
20130171105 | CANCER THERAPY USING A COMBINATION OF A HSP90 INHIBITORY COMPOUND AND A TOPOISOMERASE II INHIBITOR - A pharmaceutical combination comprising a topoisomerase II inhibitor, and an Hsp90 inhibitor according to the following formulae a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables in the structural formulae are defined herein. Also provided is a method for treating a proliferative disorder in a subject in need thereof, using the pharmaceutical combination described herein. | 07-04-2013 |
20140024030 | PRESELECTION OF SUBJECTS FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT WITH OXYGEN SENSITIVE AGENTS BASED IN HYPOXIC STATUS - The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of hypoxia in cancerous cells in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in a cell, e.g., a cancerous cell. The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of an agent to the subject, wherein the subject has been selected based on a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention. | 01-23-2014 |
20140045908 | HSP90 INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS IN TREATING JAK/STAT SIGNALING-MEDIATED CANCERS - Methods for treating a subject with cancer mediated through dysregulated, aberrant, or defective JAK/STAT signaling, are provided, comprising determining the level of the JAK/STAT signaling in a sample derived from a subject in need of treatment, wherein the presence of dysregulated, aberrant, or defective JAK/STAT signaling is indicated, administering to the subject an effective amount of a triazolone compound as described herein. | 02-13-2014 |
20140113972 | PRESELECTION OF SUBJECTS FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT WITH ELESCLOMOL BASED ON HYPOXIC STATUS - The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with elesclomol based on modulated levels of hypoxia in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with elesclomol based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of elesclomol to the subject, wherein the subject has a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention. | 04-24-2014 |
20140178366 | PRESELECTION OF SUBJECTS FOR THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT BASED ON HYPOXIC STATUS - The present invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of hypoxia in cancerous cells in the subject. In one embodiment, the invention provides methods for the preselection of a subject for therapeutic treatment with an agent based on modulated levels of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in a cell, e.g., a cancerous cell. The invention also provides methods for treating cancer in a subject by administering an effective amount of an agent to the subject, wherein the subject has been selected based on a modulated level of hypoxia. The invention further provides kits to practice the methods of the invention. | 06-26-2014 |
Samuel Blackman, Portland, OR US
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20120219068 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY EXECUTING VIDEO ENCODING OPERATIONS ON STREAM PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURES - Techniques are disclosed for employing a set of stream processors to greatly accelerate common video encoding and transcoding tasks, with the goal of making these tasks run at a reasonable rate on off-the-shelf hardware. Stream processors are most commonly found in the graphics processing unit (GPU), a commodity piece of computer hardware used to generate images for display. Embodiments of the invention are particularly advantageous to accelerate video encoding and transcoding tasks in which the blocks being processed have dependencies on their neighboring blocks. | 08-30-2012 |
Samuel S. Blackman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20120010853 | SENSOR BIAS ESTIMATION FOR MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS TRACKER - A method for measuring sensor bias and a method for estimating sensor bias is provided. Road location data is obtained. Sensor observation data is obtained. A sensor observation is identified that corresponds to an on-road target moving on a known road. A measurement of one-dimensional sensor bias is formed. As one-dimensional sensor bias measurements accumulate, multi-dimensional sensor bias is estimated. Sensor bias estimates may then be incorporated into a multiple hypothesis tracker system. | 01-12-2012 |
20120233097 | Multiple Hypothesis Tracking - Embodiments described herein are directed to multiple hypothesis systems and methods for tracking observations that are domain agnostic and involves determining the probability that a given set of observations (i.e., a track) corresponds to a particular target, object or linked set of events. One embodiment described herein relates to cyber security tracking methods and systems. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233098 | Multiple Hypothesis Tracking - Embodiments described herein are directed to multiple hypothesis systems and methods for tracking observations that are domain agnostic and involves determining the probability that a given set of observations (i.e., a track) corresponds to a particular target, object or linked set of events. One embodiment described herein relates to cyber security tracking methods and systems. | 09-13-2012 |
20130093617 | METHODS FOR RESOLVING RADAR AMBIGUITIES USING MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS TRACKING - Methods for resolving radar ambiguities using multiple hypothesis tracking are described. One such method includes (a) choosing a single waveform for each of a plurality of dwells of a first scan, wherein the single waveforms of consecutive scans are different, (b) generating the first scan using the single waveform for each of the dwells of the first scan, (c) receiving observation data as a result of the first scan, the observation data comprising measured positions of true targets and false targets, (d) generating, using multiple hypothesis tracking, position predictions for true targets and false targets, (e) comparing the predicted positions and measured positions, repeating (a)-(e) until a preselected process condition is met, and determining the true targets based on the results of the comparisons. | 04-18-2013 |
20140191899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING TARGETS BY A THROUGH-THE-WALL RADAR USING MULTIPLE HYPOTHESIS TRACKING - Aspects of the present invention relate to a system ( | 07-10-2014 |
Steven T. Blackman, Boca Raton, FL US
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20080317889 | Liquid compositions containing solubilized benzoyl peroxide, devices for application of same and methods of treatment using same - Liquid medicaments incorporate about 1.0-3.0% active benzoyl peroxide (BP) by weight in substantially fully solubilized form, while being substantially free of acetone and other harsh, dermatologically undesirable solvents. The novel compositions are produced by (a) creating an emulsion or slurry of BP in an emollient, topically acceptable ester, and (b) dissolving the emulsion or slurry in absolute alcohol. The medicaments may be used in the treatment of BP-responsive skin conditions in mammals, e.g., acne vulgaris or rosacea. The novel medicaments may be dispensed directly to the affected skin area through the use of an applicator device comprising a fluid reservoir associated with a foam applicator tip, or via a spray dispenser, atomizer or pump spray. | 12-25-2008 |
20100216888 | LIQUID COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SOLUBILIZED BENZOYL PEROXIDE, MEANS FOR APPLYING SAME AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING SAME - Liquid medicaments incorporate about 1.0-3.0% active benzoyl peroxide (BP) by weight in substantially fully solubilized form, while being substantially free of acetone and other harsh, dermatologically undesirable solvents. The novel compositions are produced by (a) creating an emulsion or slurry of BP in an emollient, topically acceptable ester, and (b) dissolving the emulsion or slurry in absolute alcohol. The medicaments may be used in the treatment of BP-responsive skin conditions in mammals, e.g., acne vulgaris or rosacea. The novel medicaments may be dispensed directly to the affected skin area through the use of an applicator device comprising a fluid reservoir associated with a foam applicator tip, or via a spray dispenser, atomizer or pump spray. | 08-26-2010 |
Timothy J. Blackman, Arlington, MA US
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20100306256 | Distributed Database Write Caching With Limited Durability - A distributed database system includes a central data server, and a plurality of application nodes for receiving connections from clients. Each application node is in communication with the central data server, and has a data cache which maintains local copies of recently used data items. The central data server keeps track of which data items are stored in each data cache and makes callback requests to the data caches to request the return of data items that are needed elsewhere. Data items, including modified data items, are cached locally at a local application node so long as the locally cached data items are only being accessed by the local application node. The local application node handles transactions and stores changes to the data items. The local application node forwards changes, in order by transaction, to the central data server to insure consistency, thereby providing limited durability write caching. | 12-02-2010 |
Tracy D. Blackman, Havana, FL US
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20080211452 | Portable self regenerating power system - An energy storage system, more particularly to a power distribution system for providing power for an indeterminate period of time. The power distribution system comprises means for converting the energy from an alternator to AC/DC circuits. The alternator transmits electric current to a battery, where an inverter is electrically connected to the battery and transmits AC power to low-load circuits. A DC control panel is connected to the battery and transmits electric current from the battery to low-load DC circuits. The power system is part of a portable toolbox. The system is connected to a vehicle's charging system and would continually recharge it self. The battery for the system is connected to the vehicle's alternator through an isolator, or connected directly to the alternator or battery of the vehicle and would transmit a direct electric current to the battery for the system which stores the charge. The inverter is electrically connected to the battery for the system and transmits an electric current from the battery to one or more low-load circuits. | 09-04-2008 |
Uri A. Blackman, New York, NY US
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20090150190 | PRIVATE SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT/LAYOFF INSURANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system and method for computing unemployment insurance premiums that directly supplements government unemployment benefits. To facilitate risk calculations, the work force is classified by industry, occupation, income level, geographic location and many other factors. The insurance premiums are calculated as part of a larger model of private unemployment insurance for high-income workers. If the worker's income exceeds a certain threshold, the insurance would supplement the replacements the government already provides. Additionally this process includes the methods in which the claimant's eligibility is assessed, and how the program is administered (including the claims process). Claim verification relies on piggybacking on the state's determination of a claimant's eligibility for unemployment compensation payments, and the premium computation process takes into account a state's history with respect to granting and denying such claims. The process can also be extrapolated to a non pure supplemental policy. | 06-11-2009 |
Wendell Blackman, Denver, CO US
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20110319043 | Signal Degradation Detection - Implementations are directed to predicting signal degradation at receivers used to display a programming service. The receivers capture signal strength data that is then transmitted to a processing location, which may be associated with a provider of the programming service. A signal degradation detector at the provider operates to predict whether or not a future unacceptable signal quality will occur within a time interval. The prediction may be based on a test quantity calculated from signals captured at the receiver and based on a figure of merit for the geographic locale in which the receiver is located. A maintenance call may be initiated for those receivers that have such a poor signal quality. | 12-29-2011 |
20130109336 | SIGNAL DEGRADATION DETECTION | 05-02-2013 |
Wendell R. Blackman, Denver, CO US
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20090263101 | Apparatus for Resolving Recording Timer Conflicts - Described herein are techniques for displaying conflicts between two or more recording timers. Recording conflicts are displayed graphically for the user to resolve. | 10-22-2009 |