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Alan Thomson Mcgowan, Manchester GB
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20130046098 | KINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein A=formula: (a) or formula: (b); X is oxygen or methylene; Y is C | 02-21-2013 |
Albert J. Mcgowan, Tempe, AZ US
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20140337127 | CLIENT BRIDGE - Advertisement assets may be selected based on the capabilities of the device used to display or execute the advertisements. The capabilities of a device may be determined by a client bridge of an advertisement delivery system. The client bridge may analyze the capabilities and determine a set of advertisements that are compatible with the capabilities. The advertisement delivery system may select advertisements to maximize the advertisement yield within the bounds of the device capabilities. | 11-13-2014 |
Albert J. Mcgowan, San Francisco, CA US
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20160092709 | REGISTER FOR COUNTING AND TRACKING ITEMS IN A BAG - A register for counting and tracking items in a bag comprises a manifest and an RFID reader. The RFID reader is used to query a plurality of RFID tags attached to items contained in the bag. The register creates reports counting and/or identifying changes to items contained in the bag while the bag is routed and/or items in the bag are processed for a customer. | 03-31-2016 |
20160092833 | REGISTER FOR COUNTING AND TRACKING ITEMS IN A BAG - A register for counting and tracking items in a bag comprises a manifest and an RFID reader. The RFID reader is used to query a plurality of RFID tags attached to items contained in the bag. The register creates reports counting and/or identifying changes to items contained in the bag while the bag is routed and/or items in the bag are processed for a customer. | 03-31-2016 |
Alexandria Louise Mcgowan, High Wycombe GB
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20100166803 | EIMERIA VACCINE FOR TURKEYS - The present invention discloses a vaccine that provides protection to turkeys from coccidiosis, and methods of making and using the vaccine alone, or in combinations with other protective agents. In addition, the present invention discloses PCR primer sets that are useful in identifying the species of | 07-01-2010 |
Andrew Mcgowan, Charlotte, NC US
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20150213390 | Competitive Pricing Framework - A framework for determining best in class pricing achievement for negotiated deals and underlying products and services is disclosed. An enterprise, such as a financial institution, may develop a list of industry standard pricing metrics for use when benchmarking or comparing similar products and services. The enterprise and competitive analysis firms may apply the scoring metrics to analyze negotiated deals and establish benchmarks of the deals to reach best in class. The deals may be reached using both internal and external analyses, and a deal score and executive summary template may be delivered to the enterprise at request. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213470 | Competitive Pricing Template - Systems and methods for competitive pricing analysis are provided. An interactive pricing analysis template may be presented to at a user at a display device, and information describing a negotiated deal involving the purchase of a set of components may be received at the template from the user. The template may be presented to another user at another display device, and a standard pricing metric and best-in-class offer may be received from that user for each component. A component score may be automatically calculated for each component based, at least in part, on the best-in-class offer and a pricing analysis framework. A composite score for the negotiated deal may also be automatically calculated based, at least in part, on the pricing analysis framework. The template may include, for each component, input elements that respectively receive the standard pricing metric, the best-in-class offer, a proposed offer, and a quantity. | 07-30-2015 |
Charles Mcgowan, Elberton, GA US
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20160096714 | Articulating Enclosed Lift Apparatus and a Method of Operating the Same - A multi-articulating enclosed lift assembly is described having an adjustable work platform, a guardrail system on the platform, and a flexible enclosure. The work platform generally includes a base, a lift, and an operator platform supporting the guardrail system. The flexible enclosure includes an extendible frame and a flexible containment material. The material may be disposed proximate to sides of the extendible frame and sealed to the base of the adjustable work platform and along a top of the extendible frame. The flexible enclosure and the base define a working space below a ceiling as the top of the extendible frame engages an opening in the ceiling. As such, the lift selectively moves the operator platform within the working space to place it in a desired vertical position within the flexible enclosure and allow a configuration of at least a portion of the guardrail system to extend through the opening. | 04-07-2016 |
Christopher Shane Mcgowan, Marietta, GA US
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20150052919 | CHILLED WATER SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT - Method for improving efficiency of a chilled water system having a chiller unit, circulation pumps, a heat absorption unit and a heat rejection unit, including adjusting a temperature of at least one of a chilled water supply to the heat absorption unit and a condenser water supply from the heat rejection unit; measuring efficiency of the chiller unit and at least one of the circulation pumps, the heat absorption unit and the heat rejection unit; further adjusting temperature of at least one of the chilled water supply to the heat absorption unit and the condenser water supply from the heat rejection unit if the measuring the efficiency indicates an improved efficiency; and further adjusting the temperature of the at least one of the chilled water supply to the heat absorption unit and the condenser water supply from the heat rejection unit if measuring the efficiency indicates worsened efficiency. | 02-26-2015 |
Daniel Mcgowan, Wauconda, IL US
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20140361191 | APPARATUS, METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTING DATA ACQUISITION PARAMETERS DURING A SCAN PERFORMED BY A POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER - An apparatus, method, computer-readable medium, and system for adjusting data acquisition parameters during a scan performed by a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scanner. The method includes obtaining, during the scan, a current temperature of a detector of the PET scanner, and adjusting, based on the current temperature, the data acquisition parameters used by the PET scanner during the scan. | 12-11-2014 |
20160077124 | DETECTION OF SHOCK IN DETECTOR ELECTRONICS - A shock detection device for a detector array includes an accelerometer mounted on the detector array to detect vibrations. The shock detection device also includes an electronic memory to store data from the accelerometer. The data corresponds to detected vibrations that exceed an active threshold of the accelerometer. The shock detection device also includes a power supply that is separate from the power supply of the detector array. | 03-17-2016 |
Daniel B. Mcgowan, Lisle, IL US
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20140168981 | Cover Assembly - A cover assembly includes a bottom surface that supports deflecting terminals and a connector and further includes a controller mounted on the bottom surface that receives power from the connector and directs the power to the deflecting terminals. Traces formed on the bottom surface can electrically couple the connector to the controller and the controller to the deflecting terminals. | 06-19-2014 |
David Mcgowan, Brussel BE
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20120172368 | Bis-Benzimidazole Derivatives - Inhibitors of HCV replication of formula I | 07-05-2012 |
20140045849 | PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS - This invention relates to pyrimidine derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in treating viral infections such as HCV or HBV. | 02-13-2014 |
20140073642 | QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS AND FURTHER DISEASES - This invention relates to quinazoline derivatives, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions, and their use in therapy of disorders in which the modulation of toll-like-receptors is involved. | 03-13-2014 |
David Mcgowan, Rostellan IE
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20140000924 | High-Speed Data Cable With Shield Connection | 01-02-2014 |
David Mcgowan, Lisburn GB
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20150236630 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR SYSTEM FOR A GENSET - A voltage regulator system for regulating an output voltage of a genset includes a voltage regulator for reducing terminal voltage in response to a reduction in terminal frequency. A plurality of under-frequency roll-off (UFRO) states is provided in the voltage regulator, with each UFRO state being configured to implement a UFRO characteristic. An operational signal indicative of an operating condition of the genset forms the basis for selection of the UFRO characteristic. | 08-20-2015 |
David C. Mcgowan, Brussels BE
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20090176774 | Compounds and methods of use - Selected compounds are effective for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases, such as HGF mediated diseases. The invention encompasses novel compounds, analogs, prodrugs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for prophylaxis and treatment of diseases and other maladies or conditions involving, cancer and the like. The subject invention also relates to processes for making such compounds as well as to intermediates useful in such processes. | 07-09-2009 |
20100160283 | HETEROARYL-SUBSTITUTED ALKYNE COMPOUNDS AND METHOD OF USE - The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including inflammation, cancer and related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I | 06-24-2010 |
20100234373 | BIS-ARYL AMIDE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the prophylaxis and treatment of protein kinase mediated diseases, including autoimmune disease and inflammation. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I | 09-16-2010 |
David Craig Mcgowan, Brussel BE
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20100240698 | MACROCYCLIC INHIBITORS OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS - Inhibitors of HCV of formula al | 09-23-2010 |
David John Mcgowan, County Antrim GB
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20100241283 | GEN-SET CONTROL SYSTEM HAVING PROACTIVE LOAD RELIEF - A Gen-Set ( | 09-23-2010 |
David William Mcgowan, Rostellan IE
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20130284492 | REDUCED WIRE COUNT HIGH SPEED CABLE - A high speed video cable carries signals according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) or DisplayPort standards, and includes a raw cable and a boost device. The raw cable is exclusively constructed with either Shielded Twisted Pairs (STP) or coaxial lines which carry all signals on either shielded wires or their shields. The high speed signals are carried on the shielded wires to the boost device where any common mode noise induced by the signals on the shields is removed. Some auxiliary signals including power are carried on ungrounded shields. | 10-31-2013 |
20130284493 | Low impedance boosted high speed data cable - A high speed video cable carries signals according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) or DisplayPort standards, and includes a raw cable and a boost device. The raw cable includes coaxial lines of a characteristic cable impedance lower than the impedance implied in the standards. The correct impedance is observed at the sending end by series resistors mounted in the first cable connector. The resultant loss of signal is made up with the boost device mounted in the connector at the other end of the cable. | 10-31-2013 |
20140241440 | HIGH SPEED DATA CABLE USING AN OUTER BRAID TO CARRY A SIGNAL - A high speed video cable carries signals according to the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), and includes a raw cable and may include a boost device. The raw cable includes coaxial lines which are covered by an outer metallic braid. Each of four high speed video signals is carried on the inner conductors of a pair of coaxial lines. Lower speed signals are carried on the galvanically or capacitively coupled shields of a pair of coaxial lines, as well as the braid of the cable, thus permitting fourteen HDMI signals to be carried in a cable comprising only eight coaxial lines, resulting in a simpler and lower cost production and assembly of the cable. | 08-28-2014 |
Derek Russell Mcgowan, San Jose, CA US
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20140358933 | Information Association And Suggestion - Methods and systems for processing, analyzing, and managing information are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving at least two data groups. Each of the at least two data groups can comprise one or more values. An example method can also comprise associating the at least two data groups based on a first value being in each of the at least two data groups. Associating the at least two data groups can comprise iteratively performing a union operation on the at least two data groups. An example method can further comprise providing a suggestion to add a second value from one data group of the at least two data groups to another data group of the at least two data groups. | 12-04-2014 |
Graham Mcgowan, Toronto CA
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20130023681 | STABILIZED DOXERCALCIFEROL AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - 1 a-hydroxy vitamin D | 01-24-2013 |
20130211145 | Protected Aldehydes For Use As Intermediates In Chemical Syntheses, And Processes For Their Preparation - A para-methoxy protected benzaldehyde useful in preparation of treprostinil, and of formula: (Formula (1)) is prepared by subjecting to Claisen re-arrangement a substituted benzaldehyde of formula (1a): (Formula (Ia)) to form the m-hydroxy-substituted benzaldehyde of formula (1b): (Formula (Ib)) and then reacting compound (1b) with a p-methoxybenzyl (PMB) compound to form a PMB-substituted benzaldehyde of formula (1). | 08-15-2013 |
20130331593 | Synthesis Of Treprostinil And Intermediates Useful Therein - Treprostinil is prepared by a process which involves Pauson-Khan cyclization of an an alkene-substituted, alkyne-substituted benzene corresponding to formula: (I) where PMB represents para-methoxy benzyl protecting group and R | 12-12-2013 |
Gregory Mcgowan, Huntersville, NC US
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20140341697 | PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CARGO LOADS DURING EXPOSED AERIAL TRANSPORT - A method for transporting a cargo load using a carrier aircraft includes: mounting a shield on the cargo load such that the shield is supported by the cargo load to form a protected load; and aerial transporting the protected load as a slung load from the carrier aircraft, wherein the shield serves to protect the cargo load from aerodynamic loads generated by flight of the carrier aircraft. | 11-20-2014 |
Harry W. Mcgowan, Chico, CA US
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20140124388 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE USER SUPPORT CASE - A body to support a handheld electronic device and at least one arm coupled to the body. The at least one arm include at least one radius value that is based on a thenar measurement. | 05-08-2014 |
Jacqueline Ellen Mcgowan, Hamilton NZ
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20100180824 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND/OR APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A SELECTION SYSTEM - Computer executable instructions adapted to control an animal's access to a channel leading to a remote resource, the instructions being adapted to execute steps of: retrieving a specific animal record based on the output of an identification component, and issuing a control signal to an animal selection system to allow an animal access to the remote resource if the retrieved animal selection record indicates priority animal status, and that an existing number of animals present in the channel is below a queue threshold value. | 07-22-2010 |
John Mcgowan, Tuscon, AZ US
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20150199222 | System and Method for Managing Remote Procedure Calls Relating to a Third Party Software Application - A remote procedure call handler generated by a third party is hosted by a server, wherein the remote procedure call handler is configured to receive, from an end user device, a remote procedure call relating to a document associated with by a third party application. A remote procedure call relating to the document is received from a first user device, via interframe communication. The document is updated by the remote procedure call handler, based on the remote procedure call. An event notification message informing a second end user device of the update to the document is transmitted to a second user device, via interframe communication. | 07-16-2015 |
20150199270 | System and Method for Performing Data Management in a Collaborative Development Environment - An object that is not linked to a root object of a data model is identified. A first instruction comprising a fingerprint and a request to delete the object from memory is transmitted to a plurality of user devices. A second instruction to undo the first instruction is received from one of the plurality of user devices, and, in response to the second instruction, a third instruction comprising the fingerprint and a request to execute and delete any instruction that includes the fingerprint is transmitted to the plurality of user devices. | 07-16-2015 |
John Mcgowan, Boulder, CO US
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20140266720 | PERMISSIONS-BASED ALARM SYSTEM AND METHOD - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a permissions-based alarm system for use in climbing environment. The permissions-based alarm system includes an identification device storing a permission setting relating to an aspect of the climbing environment and a detection module in communication with the identification device. The detection module detects the permission setting stored on the identification device and detects proximity of the identification device to an area restricted by the permission setting. When the identification device enters the restricted area of the climbing environment, an alert is provided. | 09-18-2014 |
20150266454 | CABLE-TRAVERSING TROLLEY ADAPTED FOR USE WITH IMPACT BRAKING - Described herein are various embodiments of trolleys usable for traversing cables such as zip lines. Various embodiments have been particularly adapted to perform better under different circumstances or in different applications using braking including impact braking. | 09-24-2015 |
John G. Mcgowan, Ottawa CA
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20130235569 | Uniform Lighting System - A light bar for illuminating a surface that is substantially perpendicular to the light bar includes an elongated housing extending along an edge of the surface to be illuminated. The housing has a wall adjacent the surface to be illuminated, and at least portions of that wall are transparent. A series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted within the housing and spaced along the length of the housing for illuminating the surface, and a connector couples the LEDs to an electrical power source for energizing the LEDs to produce light that illuminates the surface. | 09-12-2013 |
20130235576 | UNIFORM LIGHTING SYSTEM - A light bar for illuminating a surface that is substantially perpendicular to the light bar includes an elongated housing extending along an edge of the surface to be illuminated. The housing has a wall adjacent the surface to be illuminated, and at least portions of that wall are transparent. A series of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are mounted within the housing and spaced along the length of the housing for illuminating the surface, and a connector couples the LEDs to an electrical power source for energizing the LEDs to produce light that illuminates the surface. | 09-12-2013 |
John Lewis Mcgowan, Boulder, CO US
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20160052400 | EDDY CURRENT BRAKING DEVICE FOR LINEAR SYSTEMS - An apparatus has a first truck that includes a frame. A roller is rotatably attached to the frame and a lever arm is pivotably connected to the frame. The lever arm includes a load point, a magnet, and a non-ferrous conductive material. A biasing element biases the lever arm into a first angular position. A load applied to the load point drives the lever arm against a biasing force of the biasing element, and towards a second angular position. | 02-25-2016 |
20160052401 | EDDY CURRENT BRAKING DEVICE FOR ROTARY SYSTEMS - An apparatus has a first portion of a magnetic braking system with a first element disposed thereon. The first portion rotates about an axis. The position of the first element is a fixed distance from the axis. A second portion of the magnetic braking system has a second element disposed thereon. A spring biases the rotatable first portion a first distance from the second portion. Upon application of a force to one of the portions, the relative position of the rotatable first portion to the second portion is reduced to a second distance less than the first distance. | 02-25-2016 |
20160074731 | TREE CLIMBING DEVICE - An apparatus has a body with a contact surface configured to contact a structure. A support surface is disposed opposite the contact surface. The body defines a slot configured to receive a tension element. | 03-17-2016 |
Joseph Cole Mcgowan, San Francisco, CA US
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20140124388 | HANDHELD ELECTRONIC DEVICE USER SUPPORT CASE - A body to support a handheld electronic device and at least one arm coupled to the body. The at least one arm include at least one radius value that is based on a thenar measurement. | 05-08-2014 |
Joseph Cole Mcgowan, San Rafael, CA US
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20150175309 | ERGONOMIC CASE/ACCESSORY FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - An electronic device case including a case body to encase a handheld electronic device, the case body including at least one planar surface, and one or more wings to fold into the planar surface in a first position and to extend past an edge of the at least one planar surface in a second position. The one or more wings provide handles by which a user of the handheld electronic device can support a weight of the handheld electronic device | 06-25-2015 |
Joseph Peter Mcgowan, Glenview, IL US
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20140333063 | DATA ACQUISITION USING A PURGE PLUG - A welding system using a purge plug for data acquisition. In one example, a purge plug includes purge plug component having a sealing structure. The sealing structure is configured to abut a surface of a hollow device and to form a seal between the sealing structure and the hollow device. The purge plug also includes a sensor at least partly disposed in the purge plug component, the sealing structure, or some combination thereof. The purge plug component is configured to be disposed on a workpiece having the hollow device to purge an undesired gas from the workpiece | 11-13-2014 |
Kevin Patrick Mcgowan, Durham, NC US
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20140309389 | TRIDENTATE PINCER LIGAND SUPPORTED METAL-ALKYLIDYNE AND METALLACYCLOALKYLENE COMPLEXES FOR ALKYNE POLYMERIZATION - Tridentate pincer ligand supported metal complexes are formed where the complex is a trianionic pincer ligand supported metal-alkylidyne complex or a tetra-anionic pincer-ligand supported metallacycloalkylene complex formed by addition of an alkyne to the trianionic pincer ligand supported metal-alkylidyne complex. The tridentate pincer ligand supported metal complex that includes a group 5-7 transition metal and an OCO trianionic pincer ligand or an alkyne adduct thereof and methods of preparing the complexes are disclosed. The use of the tridentate pincer ligand supported metal complex for the polymerization of alkynes is disclosed, where high molecular weight poly(alkyne)s can be formed in high yield. The poly(alkyne) can be a macrocyclic polymer. | 10-16-2014 |
Michael Mcgowan, Montbonnot Saint Martin FR
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20140024990 | COMPRESSION ORTHOSIS - A compression orthosis for a lower limb includes a compression knit having at least one honeycomb area defined by a knit comprising a first type of mesh interconnecting elastic knitting yarns, non-elastic knitting yarns and elastic weft threads, and a second type of mesh. The structure is defined by elastic knitting yarns having meshes extending over at least two rows. The elastic weft yarns have floats of at least two needles, and the non-elastic knitting yarns have floats of at least one needle. | 01-23-2014 |
Neil Mcgowan, Stittsville CA
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20090041109 | Compact floating point delta encoding for complex data - A method and apparatus for compression of complex data signals within a telecommunications base station. The method includes representing a sample of a complex value discrete time signal using 2(L−N)−S mantissa bits and 2N+S exponent bits to realize peak output signal to noise ratios over a wider dynamic range compared to a conventional L-bit uniform quantization format. The increases in dynamic range and peak output SNR is achieved without increasing the average number of data bits per sample and with relatively simple computational effort. | 02-12-2009 |
20090092195 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO REDUCTION IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method and system adaptively reduce a peak-to-average power ratio in a communication system. Energy is clipped from at least one peak of a modulated signal. The modulated signal includes a plurality of sub-carriers. At least one data sub-carrier is adaptively selected for peak-to-average power ratio reduction use based on known scheduling information. The clipped energy is distributed among at least one data sub-carrier. | 04-09-2009 |
20100173639 | PROVIDING SPACE DIVISION MULTIPLE ACCESS IN A WIRELESS NETWORK - To provide space division multiple access in a wireless network, plural beams are transmitted within a cell segment. Different information sets are sent in the corresponding plural beams, where one or more of the information sets are detectable by a mobile station depending upon a location of the mobile station in the cell segment. An indication responsive to which of the different information sets is detected by the mobile station is received, and beam selection from among the plural beams is performed according to the received indication. | 07-08-2010 |
20100272089 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING MULTIPLE COMMON FREQUENCY SIGNALS THROUGH A SINGLE CABLE USING CIRCULATORS - A method and apparatus for processing multiple signals at a common frequency combined into a single radio frequency cable and subsequently recovering the signals without significant losses, distortion, or cross-talk. The method and apparatus includes processing multiple signals at a common frequency fed through a single radio frequency (RF) cable with or without one or more amplifiers and utilized for either forward or reverse link transmissions. The invention enables a single power amplifier to amplify multiple RF signals that occupy a common frequency channel and after amplification splitting these signals into amplified copies of the originals. The amplified signals may be sent to different antenna ports to illuminate different base station sectors if required. The signal splitting function is performed at the antenna masthead such that this method reduces the number of feeder cables running up the antenna tower by a factor of N, where N is the number of common frequency signals (e.g., the number of sectors) amplified by the single power amplifier. This invention enables a single power amplifier to simultaneously provide all the radio frequency signals necessary to feed a general N input phased array antenna system and form multiple antenna beams uniquely for several individual users simultaneously. | 10-28-2010 |
20100278288 | CHANNEL ESTIMATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTER-CARRIER INTERFERENCE-LIMITED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and system for wireless communication channel estimation. A frequency offset hypothesis is determined. An interchannel interference (“ICI”) matrix based on the frequency offset hypothesis is generated. Pilot channel estimates based on the ICI matrix are obtained. A correlation error of the pilot channel estimates to the frequency offset hypothesis is calculated. The correlation error is compared with a predetermined correlation error value. The frequency offset hypothesis is updated and the aforementioned steps are iteratively repeated if the correlation error is greater than the predetermined correlation error value. The pilot channel estimates are used to estimate the wireless communication channel. | 11-04-2010 |
20120064848 | Low Sample Rate Peak Power Reduction - Peak power reduction in transmit chains of radiocommunication devices is performed using a low sample rate. Filtering and, optionally, interpolation of a signal being processed for peak power reduction can be performed only in an error signal path or in both an error signal path and a primary signal path. | 03-15-2012 |
20120076019 | Methods, Testing Apparatuses and Devices for Removing Cross Coupling Effects in Antenna Arrays - Methods and devices for removing cross coupling effects between elements of an antenna array ( | 03-29-2012 |
20120290633 | SPECTRUM AGILE RADIO - A spectrum agile radio having one or more variable digital filters is described. To quickly, yet accurately, retune the digital filter(s) a windowing function is applied to an ideal filter characteristic for each of one or more desired frequency bands to generate filter coefficients. Transitioning between coefficients of a previous filter and a current filter is handled to avoid problems associated with discontinuities in the signal processing. | 11-15-2012 |
20120307743 | SYMBOL FFT RACH PROCESSING METHODS AND DEVICES - Methods and devices for extracting a RACH preamble using as input a number of Fast Fourier Transformed symbols, in order to extract a random access channel (RACH) preamble from a signal received in a base station from a user device, in a radio communication system, are provided. An initial cyclic prefix (symbol CP) is removed prior to performing FFT on symbols. After (1) selecting from the FFT of a symbol frequencies corresponding to the RACH band all other non-RACH frequency bins having been set to zero, (2) shifting the signal to baseband and (3) performing a FFT on the baseband signal, a phase adjustment is performed to compensate for group delays due to symbol CP gaps occurring when generating the baseband signal, the phase adjustment being determined individually for each symbol. | 12-06-2012 |
20120320948 | MULTI-CARRIER PEAK POWER REDUCTION IN FREQUENCY HOPPING SYSTEMS - Peak power reduction in transmit chains of frequency hopping, multi-band radiocommunication devices is performed. Filtering and, optionally, interpolation of a signal being processed for peak power reduction can be performed only in an error signal path or in both an error signal path and a primary signal path. Alternatively, a sufficiently high sample rate can be used in support of error signal generation. | 12-20-2012 |
20130022152 | ROBUST ANTENNA ARRAY - A wireless communication system that includes a robust transmitter array. The robust transmitter array includes an antenna array system with at least one column, at least one antenna element, and at least one polarization, a plurality of transmitter devices to transmit analog voice/data signals through the antenna array system, and a signal processor. The signal processor modifies two or more input signals in the event of a transmitter device failure such that substantially similar amounts of each of the two or more input signals are output from the transmitter system to the antenna array system, and wherein substantially less transmitted signal power is lost than in the case wherein the signal processor does not modify the two or more input signals in the event of a transmitter failure. | 01-24-2013 |
20130027090 | MULTI-BAND PEAK POWER REDUCTION - Peak power reduction in transmit chains of multi-band radiocommunication devices is performed. By using knowledge of the phase transformations which occur at the upconverter to determine how baseband signal samples will combine at the higher (upconverted) frequency, peak prediction and corresponding baseband signal modification can be performed in a way that reduces peak power of the combined signal. | 01-31-2013 |
20130207843 | DETERMINATION OF AN IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION MATRIX FOR AN ANTENNA ARRAY - Determination of an impairment compensation matrix for compensation of impairments in an antenna array is disclosed. A plurality of different combinations of multi-signal transmissions which form at least one null at a respective location of a plurality of locations is determined. Each combination includes a multi-signal transmission that comprises at least two concurrent signal transmissions from at least two antenna subarrays of N antenna subarrays and the respective location. Based on signal characteristics associated with the plurality of different combinations of multi-signal transmissions and an expected signal reception at the plurality of locations, an impairment matrix that identifies an effect of impairments among the N antenna subarrays is determined. The impairment compensation matrix is determined based on the impairment matrix. | 08-15-2013 |
20130315320 | Multi-Carrier/Technology Peak Power Reduction - Disclosed is a system and method for peak power reduction on a plurality of frequency domain orthogonal frequency divisional multiplexing (OFDM) signal carriers and a plurality of time domain signal carriers in a communications system. The system includes a plurality of frequency domain carrier processing blocks configured to iteratively perform frequency domain processing of at least one frequency domain OFDM signal carrier to reduce peak power transmission and a plurality of time domain carrier processing blocks configured to iteratively perform time domain processing of at least one time domain signal carrier to reduce peak power transmission, wherein the system is further configured to perform the frequency domain processing and time domain processing substantially simultaneously, thereby spreading excess peak power to one or more of the plurality of frequency domain OFDM signal carriers and to one or more of the plurality of time domain signal carriers. | 11-28-2013 |
20130329817 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE PEAK TO AVERAGE POWER RATIO REDUCTION IN ORTHOGONAL FREQUENCY DIVISION MULTIPLEXING COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method and system adaptively reduce a peak-to-average power ratio in a communication system. Energy is clipped from at least one peak of a modulated signal. The modulated signal includes a plurality of sub-carriers. At least one data sub-carrier is adaptively selected for peak-to-average power ratio reduction use based on known scheduling information. The clipped energy is distributed among at least one data sub-carrier. | 12-12-2013 |
20140133470 | ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION USING TRAFFIC SIGNALS - An antenna array of a base station is calibrated using outbound traffic signals. The antenna array includes a number of sub-arrays. A combiner in the antenna array combines the outbound traffic signals in the sub-arrays into a feedback signal. The outbound traffic signals are captured simultaneously for use as reference signals before the outbound traffic signals enter transmit paths in a radio unit of the base station. Each of the reference signals is one of the outbound traffic signals that is to be transmitted via one of the sub-arrays. An impairment estimator of the base station estimates the impairment for each of the outbound traffic signals based on the feedback signal and the reference signals. An approximate inverse of the impairment estimation is applied to the outbound traffic signals by a number of equalizers before the outbound traffic signals enter the transmit paths. | 05-15-2014 |
20140133543 | Method and Apparatus For Antenna Array Calibration Using Traffic Signals - An antenna array of a base station is calibrated using outbound traffic signals. The outbound traffic signals are captured for use as reference signals before the outbound traffic signals enter transmit paths in a radio unit of the base station. The outbound traffic signals are captured for use as a feedback after the outbound traffic signals exit the transmit paths. Each of the reference signals is one of the outbound traffic signals to be transmitted. An impairment estimator estimates the impairment for each of the outbound traffic signals based on the feedback signal and the reference signals. For each transmit path, a set of weights of an all-pass filter is determined, where the all-pass filter has a frequency response that approximates the impairment estimation in an occupied frequency region where reference signal power is above a threshold. The set of weights is inversed to obtain equalizer taps for each of the transmit paths. | 05-15-2014 |
20140153666 | DISTRIBUTED DIGITALLY CONVERTIBLE RADIO (DDCR) - Embodiments of a hybrid unit that supports a configurable number of radio units for a base station in a cellular communications network and embodiments of Distributed Digitally Convertible Radio Units (DDCRUs) for use with the hybrid unit are disclosed. In one embodiment, a hybrid unit for a base station in a cellular communications network is provided. The hybrid unit includes an analog hybrid matrix. The analog hybrid matrix includes a number of feeder ports operative to connect to at least one radio unit and up to a number of radio units that are external to and separate from the hybrid unit. In one preferred embodiment, the radio unit(s) is(are) DDCRU(s). The analog hybrid matrix also includes a number of antenna ports operative to connect to at least one and up to a corresponding number of antennas of the base station. | 06-05-2014 |
20140177563 | Symbol FFT RACH Processing Methods and Devices - Methods and devices for extracting a RACH preamble using as input a number of Fast Fourier Transformed symbols, in order to extract a random access channel (RACH) preamble from a signal received in a base station from a user device, in a radio communication system, are provided. An initial cyclic prefix (symbol CP) is removed prior to performing FFT on symbols. After (1) selecting from the FFT of a symbol frequencies corresponding to the RACH band all other non-RACH frequency bins having been set to zero, (2) shifting the signal to baseband and (3) performing a FFT on the baseband signal, a phase adjustment is performed to compensate for group delays due to symbol CP gaps occurring when generating the baseband signal, the phase adjustment being determined individually for each symbol. | 06-26-2014 |
20150139285 | COMPACT FLOATING POINT DELTA ENCODING FOR COMPLEX DATA - A method, apparatus, and system for compression of complex data signals within a telecommunications base station. The system may include a transmitter configured to determine a larger value of either real or imaginary components of a digital complex signal. The transmitter designates an exponent of an exponential representation of the larger value as a common exponent to be used for compressing the digital complex signal. The transmitter also compresses a digital complex signal into a series of bits by sharing the common exponent across the real and imaginary components of the digital complex signal, and transmits the series of bits onto a physical medium of the communication system. The system may also include a receiver configured to receive the series of bits from the physical medium, and to expand the series of bits to reconstitute the digital complex signal by again sharing the common exponent across the real and imaginary components of the digital complex signal. | 05-21-2015 |
20150215951 | ANTENNA ARRAY CALIBRATION USING TRAFFIC SIGNALS - A calibration method for a base station removes distortion in traffic signals incurred in transmit paths of the base station. The transmit paths are coupled to an antenna array for transmitting the traffic signals in a wireless network. The method includes conditioning a traffic signal to reduce a correlation with another traffic signal before the traffic signals enter the transmit paths. For each of the traffic signals, an impairment estimation is performed based on the traffic signals captured before entering the transmit paths and the traffic signals captured before entering the antenna array. An approximate inverse of the impairment estimation is applied to each of the traffic signals before the traffic signals enter the transmit paths. | 07-30-2015 |
20150244440 | SCALABLE ESTIMATION RING - Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating impulse responses of multiple channels, e.g., multiple antenna sub-array paths of a base station, in a distributed manner. In one embodiment, a method of operation of a Scalable Estimation Ring (SER) processing component in a SER that operates to estimate impulse responses of corresponding channels is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes, during a first iteration of the SER, receiving a feedback signal for the SER processing component and computing an initial estimate of an impulse response of a corresponding channel based on the feedback signal, removing a contribution of the corresponding channel from the feedback signal based on the initial estimate of the impulse response of the corresponding channel to thereby provide a feedback signal for a next SER processing component in the SER, and outputting the feedback signal for the next SER processing component in the SER. | 08-27-2015 |
Neil Mcgowan, Wakefield GB
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Neil M. Mcgowan, Stittsville CA
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20120269052 | SHARED CHANNEL STRUCTURE, ARQ SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A wireless terminal adapted to function in a code division multiple access (CDMA) communications system is provided. The terminal includes a receiver adapted to receive frames having a slot structure in which there is a user identification channel and a shared channel, the shared channel having been transmitted using a plurality of Walsh codes, and containing content for either a plurality of voice users, a plurality of voice users and one high-rate data user, or only one high-rate data user. A slot of the shared channel contains content for a plurality of users which was transmitted in parallel using different Walsh code spaces for different users. The wireless terminal is adapted to decode the user identification channel to determine when a slot of the shared channel contains voice and/or high-rate data content for the wireless terminal. | 10-25-2012 |
Nicholas Hansen Mcgowan, Toronto CA
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20100096157 | FLUSH ELECTRICAL POWERPOINT DEVICE BOX - Disclosed is a below grade electrical power delivery device for powering auxiliary electrical equipment. The device comprises a container, a lid attached to the container, an electrical box attached to the interior surface of the lid and a terminal box attached to the interior of the container. A power supply is connected to the terminal box which in turn is connected to the electric box. The lid can be opened to reveal the electric box and to attach a cable to a receptacle in the electric box. There is also a drainage passage in the container and protective plates so as to protect the electrical equipment from water damage. | 04-22-2010 |
Nigel Mcgowan, Douglas GB
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20130198945 | FLUID DISPLACEMENT DEVICE - A fluid displacement device ( | 08-08-2013 |
Patrick Columba Mcgowan, Yorkshire GB
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20120110751 | Catalysed Dye Systems - The present invention is concerned with a dye system for application to a substrate, the dye system comprising: (a) at least one dye precursor; (b) an oxidising agent; and (c) a catalyst, wherein the catalyst is a homogeneous catalyst or a heterogeneous catalyst. Preferably, the catalyst comprises at least one metal-containing compound. The invention also envisages a method for the coloration of a substrate, the method comprising treating the substrate with the dye system of the invention. In preferred embodiments of the invention, the substrate comprises human hair, natural or synthetic polymers, or textile fibres. In further preferred embodiments, the at least one dye precursor is an organic precursor, the at least one metal derivative for use as a catalyst comprises at least one inorganic metal compound or at least one metal complex comprising at least one organic ligand, and the oxidising agent is hydrogen peroxide. | 05-10-2012 |
Patrick Columba Mcgowan, West Yorkshire GB
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20140223392 | OPTIMIZED OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION HANDLING FOR LITHOGRAPHIC FILLS - An approach for providing a fragmentation scheme for lithographic fills is provided. In a typical embodiment, a plurality of shapes in a lithographic (e.g., dummy) fill will be grouped/classified into a first set of shapes (e.g., a representative set of shapes) and a second set of shapes (e.g., a similar set of shapes). A set of points will be identified along the edges of the first set of shapes (e.g., at corners of the edges and at positions along the edges that are in alignment with corners of adjacent shapes) to yield an initial mask output. This initial mask output will be copied to the second set of shapes to yield a final mask output which may then be outputted using such an optimized fragmentation scheme. | 08-07-2014 |
Sheena Mcgowan, Victoria AU
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20090092555 | Octameric Protein For Use In Bionanotechnology Applications - The present invention relates to purified multimeric proteins, comprising PlyCB monomers or functional fragments or variants thereof, which self-assemble into a ring like structure. The present invention also encompasses such multimeric proteins that comprise an integrin-binding sequence. The present invention further discloses contrast reagents, implant coatings, bone implants, and complexes for use in bionanotechnology applications, each of which comprise such multimeric proteins. | 04-09-2009 |
Sheena Mcgowan, Berwick AU
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20110311511 | CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF PfA-M1 AND THE PfA-M1 Co4 COMPLEX - The invention relates to the X-ray crystal structure of PfA-M1 aminopeptidase alone, and in complex with the phosphinate dipeptide analogue hPheP[CH | 12-22-2011 |
Stephen Mcgowan, Leeds GB
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20100049577 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A PROJECT TASK - The invention relates to a system and method for monitoring and controlling the performance of a task, such as for example, the construction of a building. The specific modules required to complete the task are identified and, in turn, the functions required to complete each module are identified. The performance of each function, the time taken to perform the function and other features are monitored. Typically the next function in each module cannot be performed until the previous function in that module has been accepted. An efficient and structured performance of the task is therefore achieved. | 02-25-2010 |