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20090182018 | Pre-Mixed, Ready-To-Use Pharmaceutical Compositions - Provided herein are ready-to-use premixed pharmaceutical compositions of nicardipine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and methods for use in treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions. | 07-16-2009 |
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20100208326 | Laminated Electrically Tintable Windows - A method of manufacturing electrically tintable window glass with a variety of sizes and functionalities is described. The method comprises: (a) providing a large format glass substrate; (b) fabricating a plurality of electrically tintable thin film devices on the large format glass substrate; (c) cutting the large format glass substrate into a plurality of electrically tintable pieces, each electrically tintable piece including one of the plurality of electrically tintable thin film devices; (d) providing a plurality of window glass pieces; (e) matching each one of the plurality of electrically tintable pieces with a corresponding one of the plurality of window glass pieces; and (f) laminating each of the matched electrically tintable pieces and window glass pieces. The lamination may result in the electrically tintable device either being sandwiched between the glass substrate and the window glass piece or on the surface of the laminated pieces. The electrically tintable device is an electrochromic device. | 08-19-2010 |
20110100955 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FORMING ENERGY STORAGE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES IN A LINEAR SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for formation of a composite material on a substrate. The composite material includes carbon nanotubes and/or nanofibers, and composite intrinsic and doped silicon structures. In one embodiment, the substrates are in the form of an elongated sheet or web of material, and the apparatus includes supply and take-up rolls to support the web prior to and after formation of the composite materials. The web is guided through various processing chambers to form the composite materials. In another embodiment, the large scale substrates comprise discrete substrates. The discrete substrates are supported on a conveyor system or, alternatively, are handled by robots that route the substrates through the processing chambers to form the composite materials on the substrates. The composite materials are useful in the formation of energy storage devices and/or photovoltaic devices. | 05-05-2011 |
20110104848 | HOT WIRE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (CVD) INLINE COATING TOOL - Methods and apparatus for hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) are provided herein. In some embodiments, an inline HWCVD tool may include a linear conveyor for moving a substrate through the linear process tool; and a multiplicity of HWCVD sources, the multiplicity of HWCVD sources being positioned parallel to and spaced apart from the linear conveyor and configured to deposit material on the surface of the substrate as the substrate moves along the linear conveyor; wherein the substrate is coated by the multiplicity of HWCVD sources without breaking vacuum. In some embodiments, methods of coating substrates may include depositing a first material from an HWCVD source on a substrate moving through a first deposition chamber; moving the substrate from the first deposition chamber to a second deposition chamber; and depositing a second material from a second HWCVD source on the substrate moving through the second deposition chamber. | 05-05-2011 |
20110126402 | METHODS OF AND FACTORIES FOR THIN-FILM BATTERY MANUFACTURING - Methods of and factories for thin-film battery manufacturing are described. A method includes operations for fabricating a thin-film battery. A factory includes one or more tool sets for fabricating a thin-film battery. | 06-02-2011 |
20110304899 | LAMINATED ELECTRICALLY TINTABLE WINDOWS - A method of manufacturing electrically tintable window glass with a variety of sizes and functionalities is described. The method comprises: (a) providing a large format glass substrate; (b) fabricating a plurality of electrically tintable thin film devices on the large format glass substrate; (c) cutting the large format glass substrate into a plurality of electrically tintable pieces, each electrically tintable piece including one of the plurality of electrically tintable thin film devices; (d) providing a plurality of window glass pieces; (e) matching each one of the plurality of electrically tintable pieces with a corresponding one of the plurality of window glass pieces; and (f) laminating each of the matched electrically tintable pieces and window glass pieces. The lamination may result in the electrically tintable device either being sandwiched between the glass substrate and the window glass piece or on the surface of the laminated pieces. The electrically tintable device is an electrochromic device. | 12-15-2011 |
20120208306 | METHOD FOR ENCAPSULATING AN ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE - Methods for encapsulating OLED structures disposed on a substrate using a soft/polymer mask technique are provided. The soft/polymer mask technique can efficiently provide a simple and low cost OLED encapsulation method, as compared to convention hard mask patterning techniques. The soft/polymer mask technique can utilize a single polymer mask to complete the entire encapsulation process with low cost and without alignment issues present when using conventional metal masks. Rather than utilizing a soft/polymer mask, the encapsulation layers may be blanked deposited and then laser ablated such that no masks are utilized during the encapsulation process. | 08-16-2012 |
20120269967 | Hot Wire Atomic Layer Deposition Apparatus And Methods Of Use - Provided are gas distribution plates for atomic layer deposition apparatus including a hot wire or hot wire unit which can be heated to excite gaseous species while processing a substrate. Methods of processing substrates using a hot wire to excite gaseous precursor species are also described. | 10-25-2012 |
20120289078 | WIRE HOLDER AND TERMINAL CONNECTOR FOR HOT WIRE CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER - Apparatus for supporting the wires in a hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) system are provided herein. In some embodiments, a terminal connector for a hot wire chemical vapor deposition (HWCVD) system may include a base; a wire clamp moveably disposed with relation to the base along an axis; a reflector shield extending from the wire clamp in a first direction along the axis; and a tensioner coupled to the base and wire clamp to bias the wire clamp in a second direction opposite the first direction. | 11-15-2012 |
20120312474 | METHODS OF AND HYBRID FACTORIES FOR THIN-FILM BATTERY MANUFACTURING - Methods of and hybrid factories for thin-film battery manufacturing are described. A method includes operations for fabricating a thin-film battery. A hybrid factory includes one or more tool sets for fabricating a thin-film battery. | 12-13-2012 |
20120325149 | GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - In some embodiments, a gas distribution system may include a body disposed within a through hole formed in a process chamber body, the body comprising an opening, wherein an outer surface of the body is disposed a first distance from an inner surface of the through hole to form a first gap; a flange disposed proximate a first end of the body, the flange having an outer dimension greater than an inner dimension of the through hole; a showerhead disposed proximate a second end of the body opposite the first end and extending outwardly from the body to overlap a portion of the process chamber body, the showerhead configured to allow a flow of gas to an inner volume of the process chamber, wherein an outer surface of the showerhead is disposed a second distance from an inner surface of the process chamber body to form a second gap. | 12-27-2012 |
20130074771 | APPARATUS FOR FORMING ENERGY STORAGE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES IN A LINEAR SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are provided for formation of a composite material on a substrate. The composite material includes carbon nanotubes and/or nanofibers, and composite intrinsic and doped silicon structures. In one embodiment, the substrates are in the form of an elongated sheet or web of material, and the apparatus includes supply and take-up rolls to support the web prior to and after formation of the composite materials. The web is guided through various processing chambers to form the composite materials. In another embodiment, the large scale substrates comprise discrete substrates. The discrete substrates are supported on a conveyor system or, alternatively, are handled by robots that route the substrates through the processing chambers to form the composite materials on the substrates. The composite materials are useful in the formation of energy storage devices and/or photovoltaic devices. | 03-28-2013 |
20130255076 | METHODS OF AND FACTORIES FOR THIN-FILM BATTERY MANUFACTURING - Methods of and factories for thin-film battery manufacturing are described. A method includes operations for fabricating a thin-film battery. A factory includes one or more tool sets for fabricating a thin-film battery. | 10-03-2013 |
20140071581 | PORTABLE ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK CARRIER FOR THIN SUBSTRATES - Embodiments of a portable electrostatic chuck for use in a substrate process chamber to support an ultra-thin substrate when disposed thereon are provided herein. In some embodiments, a portable electrostatic chuck may include a carrier comprising a dielectric material; an electrically conductive layer disposed on a top surface of the carrier; a dielectric layer disposed over the electrically conductive layer, such that the electrically conductive layer is disposed between the carrier and the dielectric layer; and at least one conductor coupled to the electrically conductive layer, wherein the portable electrostatic chuck is configured to electrostatically retain the ultra-thin substrate to the portable electrostatic chuck, wherein the portable electrostatic chuck is further configured to be handled and moved by substrate processing equipment outside of the substrate process chamber, and wherein the portable electrostatic chuck is sized to support large ultra-thin substrates. | 03-13-2014 |
20140264297 | THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION-THIN ULTRA HIGH BARRIER LAYER FOR OLED APPLICATION - A method and apparatus for depositing a multilayer barrier structure is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a thin barrier layer formed over an organic semiconductor includes a non-conformal organic layer, an inorganic layer formed over the non-conformal organic layer, a metallic layer formed over the inorganic layer and a second organic layer formed over the metallic layer. In another embodiment, a method of depositing a barrier layer includes forming an organic semiconductor device over the exposed surface of a substrate, depositing an inorganic layer using CVD, depositing a metallic layer comprising one or more metal oxide or metal nitride layers over the inorganic layer by ALD, each of the metal oxide or metal nitride layers comprising a metal, wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of aluminum, hafnium, titanium, zirconium, silicon or combinations thereof and depositing an organic layer over the metallic layer. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100184229 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A portable chemical analytical apparatus to analyze a test swipe includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for automated analysis. | 07-22-2010 |
20110102564 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically detect the presence of a substance on a test swipe by capturing a background image of the test swipe; applying one or more test chemicals to a test swipe; adjusting the temperature of the test swipe to a predetermined temperature range; capturing an in-situ image of the test swipe after the application of chemical at the predetermined temperature range; subtracting the background image from the in-situ image; generating a difference value from the two images; and searching a known database to identify the substance. | 05-05-2011 |
20120094387 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A portable chemical analytical apparatus to analyze a test swipe includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for automated analysis. | 04-19-2012 |
20120176498 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION REPORTING SYSTEM - A police tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing adapted to be mounted in a police cruiser; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a test swipe in a disc or an automated cartridge, the test swipe adapted to receive a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer at a police headquarter. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178176 | COLOR CODED SWIPE FOR PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A test swipe for testing drugs, explosives or a chemical compound includes a base; and one or more swipe pads positioned on the base to receive one or more chemicals thereon, the one or more swipe pads displaying an array of colors after receiving the chemicals to uniquely identify a chemical compound. | 07-12-2012 |
20130286171 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION REPORTING SYSTEM - A police tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing adapted to be mounted in a police cruiser; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a test swipe in a disc or an automated cartridge, the test swipe adapted to receive a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer at a police headquarter. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288381 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically detect the presence of a substance on a test swipe by capturing a background image of the test swipe; adjusting the temperature of the test swipe to a predetermined temperature range; capturing an in-situ image of the test swipe after the application of chemical at the predetermined temperature range; subtracting the background image from the in-situ image; generating a difference value from the two images; and searching a known database to identify the substance. | 10-31-2013 |
20140322816 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A portable chemical analytical apparatus to analyze a test swipe includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for automated analysis. | 10-30-2014 |
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20080234855 | ENHANCED REMOTE JOG HANDLE - A system for controlling a machine tool is provided. The system includes a user input device deflectable from a neutral position and a controller configured to receive information corresponding to an amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position and to output a control signal to control a movement of the machine tool in an axis of movement at a rate corresponding to the amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position. A machine is provided, including a work tool movable along an axis of movement and a control system including a user input device deflectable from a neutral position and a controller configured to receive information corresponding to an amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position and to output a control signal to control a movement of the work tool in an axis of movement at a rate corresponding to the amount of deflection of the user input device from the neutral position. | 09-25-2008 |
20090248188 | SMART MACHINE TOOL LUBRICATION SYSTEM - A smart machine tool lubrication system monitors the distance traveled by a motion component in a machine tool. A predetermined amount of lubricant is dispensed at a lubrication point of the motion component when the monitored distance exceeds a first threshold value. The smart machine tool lubrication system may further monitor the duration of time the motion component is in motion and dispense the predetermined amount of lubricant with the monitored duration of time exceeds a second threshold value. | 10-01-2009 |
20110057594 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A TIME TO OVERLOAD OF MACHINE TOOLS - Systems and methods for determining and displaying a time to overload of a motor in a computer numerical controlled (CNC) machine tool are provided. A method includes monitoring a fuse level of a motor in a CNC machine tool and calculating a time to overload of the motor based on the fuse level. The method further includes displaying the time to overload on a user interface based on the fuse level of the motor and a load acting on the motor. | 03-10-2011 |
20110070043 | DAMPENED SPINDLE CARTRIDGE AND SPINDLE ADAPTOR - A dampened spindle cartridge and a dampened spindle adaptor are provided for damping tool vibrations during operation of a machine tool. Damping media is arranged inside a cavity formed within the spindle adaptor or the spindle cartridge. The damping media may be a solid aggregate, such as steel shot or sand, or a viscous fluid, such as oil. The damping media attenuates and/or converts tool vibrations into friction and heat, thereby dissipating vibration energy generated during cutting operations performed by the machine tool and prevents reinforcement of the forced vibration. | 03-24-2011 |
20130014827 | ROTARY UNION UTILIZING VACUUM EXTRACTION - A rotary union including a housing, a piston, and a shaft is provided. The piston has a first fluid passage therethrough and is configured to slide axially between a first position and a second position. The shaft has a second fluid passage therethrough and is configured to rotate. A first port is arranged in the housing and is in fluid communication with a cavity formed between the housing and the piston. The first port is configured to deliver a pressurized fluid into the cavity to actuate the piston from the first position to the second position. A chamber is formed in the housing and surrounds an interface between the first and second fluid passages. A second port arranged in the housing is in fluid communication with the chamber. The second port is configured to apply a vacuum to the chamber to evacuate fluid leaked into the chamber from the interface. | 01-17-2013 |
20140263912 | COLD FLOW MACHINE ANCHORING - A leveling pad for stabilizing a device is provided. The leveling pad comprises a metal base having a socket configured to receive a portion of the device and a liner coupled to the metal base and being configured to cold flow into a profile of a floor surface when a weight of the device is applied to the leveling pad. The liner may be of a polymer, such as vinyl. The liner is further configured to plastically deform into the profile of the floor surface. The plastic deformation is designed to increase a magnitude of a shear force or a tensile force required to separate the liner from a portion of the floor surface into which it is configured to plastically deform. | 09-18-2014 |
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20100018382 | System for Musically Interacting Avatars - Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for avatars to musically interact with each other. In one representative embodiment, a server is configured to host a virtual environment and various client devices communicate with the server over an electronic network, with each such client device configured to interact within the virtual environment through a corresponding avatar. A first client device accepts commands from a first user and, in response, communicates corresponding information to the server causing a modification of any of a first set of user-customizable visual characteristics of a first avatar that represents the first user. Similarly, a second client device accepts commands from a second user and, in response, communicates corresponding information to the server causing a modification of any of a second set of user-customizable visual characteristics of a second avatar that represents the second user. The first avatar performs a musical sequence that is based on current settings for: the first set of user-customizable visual characteristics and the second set of user-customizable visual characteristics. | 01-28-2010 |
20100099471 | Network-Based Contests Having Multiple Participating Sponsors - Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for conducting a contest. One embodiment provides a contest that is played by multiple players across a communications network, in which the players compete to earn points awarded by a central contest administrator and the individual players are ranked based on their total number of points. In addition, individual ones of the players are allowed to select a sponsor from a set of previously identified sponsors, and the players also can earn points, which contribute to their totals for ranking purposes, from the sponsors they have selected. For this purpose, individual ones of the sponsors in the set are allocated points and have flexibility regarding how to award their allocated points to the players that have selected them. | 04-22-2010 |
20110223981 | User-Device-Implemented Contest with Alert Feature - Provided, inter alia, is a type of contest in which, at various intervals, geographically dispersed players attempt to answer the identical problem at substantially the same time. In representative embodiments, problems (typically, questions) are made available at seemingly random times throughout the day (or throughout some specified time interval), and players have the opportunity either to respond to the problem or (e.g., in the event that a given player is occupied when a particular problem arises) to pass on the current problem and wait for another one. In such embodiments, more questions are made available than the players are permitted to answer in accordance with the rules of the game, so that players have flexibility as to when they participate. | 09-15-2011 |
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20100184229 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A portable chemical analytical apparatus to analyze a test swipe includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for automated analysis. | 07-22-2010 |
20100272609 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM FOR SHIPPING CONTAINERS - A tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing that can be mounted on a shipping container; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a disc or an automated cartridge containing test filter swipes adapted to receive particles or vapor, and a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer. | 10-28-2010 |
20100273272 | PIEZOELECTRIC SYSTEM FOR PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION - A portable chemical analytical apparatus includes a piezoelectric dispenser that deposits chemical(s) on a test swipe having a base; a chemically treated pad containing the swiped sample positioned in a white zone above the base; and a tab attached to one side of the base. The apparatus includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for un-biased automated analysis, and displayed on an LCD screen. | 10-28-2010 |
20110102564 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically detect the presence of a substance on a test swipe by capturing a background image of the test swipe; applying one or more test chemicals to a test swipe; adjusting the temperature of the test swipe to a predetermined temperature range; capturing an in-situ image of the test swipe after the application of chemical at the predetermined temperature range; subtracting the background image from the in-situ image; generating a difference value from the two images; and searching a known database to identify the substance. | 05-05-2011 |
20110188702 | VARIABLE FAN FOR PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically detect the presence of a substance on a test swipe by capturing a background image of the test swipe; applying one or more test chemicals to a test swipe; adjusting the temperature of the test swipe to a predetermined temperature range; controlling a variable speed fan to avoid fogging the camera's lens; capturing an in-situ image of the test swipe after the application of chemical at the predetermined temperature range; subtracting the background image from the in-situ image; generating a difference value from the two images; and searching a known database to identify the substance. | 08-04-2011 |
20120094387 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A portable chemical analytical apparatus to analyze a test swipe includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for automated analysis. | 04-19-2012 |
20120176498 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION REPORTING SYSTEM - A police tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing adapted to be mounted in a police cruiser; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a test swipe in a disc or an automated cartridge, the test swipe adapted to receive a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer at a police headquarter. | 07-12-2012 |
20120178176 | COLOR CODED SWIPE FOR PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A test swipe for testing drugs, explosives or a chemical compound includes a base; and one or more swipe pads positioned on the base to receive one or more chemicals thereon, the one or more swipe pads displaying an array of colors after receiving the chemicals to uniquely identify a chemical compound. | 07-12-2012 |
20130286171 | EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION REPORTING SYSTEM - A police tester to detect the presence of a target substance includes a housing adapted to be mounted in a police cruiser; a chemical reservoir insertable into the housing; a test swipe in a disc or an automated cartridge, the test swipe adapted to receive a chemical from the chemical reservoir, the test swipe including one or more chemically treated pads; a camera to capture an image from the test swipe; a processor coupled to the camera to process the image to detect the target substance; and a transmitter coupled to the processor to transmit a test result to a remote computer at a police headquarter. | 10-31-2013 |
20130288381 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are disclosed to automatically detect the presence of a substance on a test swipe by capturing a background image of the test swipe; adjusting the temperature of the test swipe to a predetermined temperature range; capturing an in-situ image of the test swipe after the application of chemical at the predetermined temperature range; subtracting the background image from the in-situ image; generating a difference value from the two images; and searching a known database to identify the substance. | 10-31-2013 |
20140322816 | PORTABLE EXPLOSIVE OR DRUG DETECTION SYSTEM - A portable chemical analytical apparatus to analyze a test swipe includes a heater to warm the test swipe to a predetermined temperature; a clamp to secure the test swipe to the heater; one or more pumps to dispense one or more chemicals onto the test swipe from a disposable cartridge; a fan to remove chemical vapors rising a predetermined distance from the test swipe; and a camera to capture an image of the test swipe for automated analysis. | 10-30-2014 |
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20120284251 | PRIORITIZING CRAWL LISTS USING SOCIAL NETWORKING RANKINGS - Methods, systems, and computer-storage media having computer-usable instructions embodied thereon, for prioritizing crawl lists based on social networking rankings are provided. Various scores are associated with users based on a variety of factors including activity levels with respect to social networking services, activity levels with respect to search engines, and interactions with other users in a social networking environment. The scores are used to compute a ranking for the users and, based on the rankings, a crawl list is prioritized such that content associated with the social networking environment is crawled at an appropriate time. | 11-08-2012 |
20130036114 | PROVIDING OBJECTIVE AND PEOPLE RESULTS FOR SEARCH - Search results may include both objective results and person results. In one example, a search query is evaluated to determine whether it is the type of query that a user might want to ask to a friend. If the query is of such a type, then the search engine may examine a social graph to determine which friends of the user who entered the query may have information that is relevant to answering the query. If such friends exist, then the friends may be displayed along with objective search results, along with an explanation of each friend's relevance to the query. Clicking on a person in the results may cause a conversation to be initiated with that person, thereby allowing the user who entered the query to ask his or her friend about the subject of the query. | 02-07-2013 |
20140181101 | PROVIDING OBJECTIVE AND PEOPLE RESULTS FOR SEARCH - Search results may include both objective results and person results. In one example, a search query is evaluated to determine whether it is the type of query that a user might want to ask to a friend. If the query is of such a type, then the search engine may examine a social graph to determine which friends of the user who entered the query may have information that is relevant to answering the query. If such friends exist, then the friends may be displayed along with objective search results, along with an explanation of each friend's relevance to the query. Clicking on a person in the results may cause a conversation to be initiated with that person, thereby allowing the user who entered the query to ask his or her friend about the subject of the query. | 06-26-2014 |
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20080208893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE CONTENT PROCESSING AND CLASSIFICATION IN A HIGH-AVAILABILITY ENVIRONMENT - The embodiments of the invention provide a systems, methods, etc. for adaptive content processing and classification in a high-availability environment. More specifically, a system is provided having a plurality of processing engines and at least one server that classifies data objects on the computer system. The classification includes analyzing the data objects for the presence of a type of content. This can include assigning a score corresponding to the amount of the type of content in each of the data objects. Moreover, the server can remove a data object from the computer system based on the results of the analyzing. The results of the analyzing are stored and the computer system is updated with feedback information. This can include allowing a user to review the results of the analyzing and aggregating reviews of the user into the feedback information. | 08-28-2008 |
20100205199 | INTENT DRIVEN SEARCH RESULT RICH ABSTRACTS - Techniques for providing useful information to a user in response to a search query are provided. Based on the search query, one or more potential intents of the user are identified and a plurality of matching resources are identified. For at least one matching resource, a particular abstract template is selected based on the one or more potential intents. Each abstract (a) corresponds to a different intent than any other intent to which any other abstract template of the plurality of abstract templates corresponds, and (b) dictates a different manner of displaying information about a matching resource than any other manner of displaying dictated by any other abstract template of the plurality of abstract templates. A search results page is generated and sent to the user. The search results page includes an abstract for the at least one matching resource. The abstract is displayed based on the particular abstract template. | 08-12-2010 |
20110072000 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED SEARCH RESULT PAGE CONTENT - The present invention provides a method and system for generating search results including receiving a search request and accessing a corpus of data relating to web content to determine relevant content. The method and system includes determining at least one semantic object in the search results set and generating an object filter on the basis of the at least one semantic object. The method and system further includes generating a search result output display for the presentation of at least a portion of the search result set and active data links for one or more of the semantic objects and toggling the search result output display to present at least a portion of a subset of the search results set in response to selection of a given active data link, the subset including content having semantic object associated therewith. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072001 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ADVANCED SEARCH RESULT PAGE CONTENT - The present invention provides a method and system for generating search results including receiving a search request including at least one search term and accessing a corpus of data to determine relevant content for inclusion in a search result set on the basis of the search request. The method and system includes determining a plurality of applications associated with the search request and generating a search result output display for the presentation of at least a portion of the search result set and at least a portion of the applications. | 03-24-2011 |
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20090132568 | DATA CLASSIFICATION BY KERNEL DENSITY SHAPE INTERPOLATION OF CLUSTERS - A method for representing a dataset comprises clustering the dataset using an unsupervised, non-parametric clustering method to generate a set of clusters each comprising a set of data points in an image; clustering the data points of each cluster using a supervised, partitional clustering method to partition each cluster into a specified number of sub-clusters; generating a density estimate value of each grid point of a set of grid points sampled from the image at a specified resolution for each sub-cluster using a kernel density function; identifying a maximum density estimate value and a sub-cluster associated with the maximum density estimate value for the grid point; adding each grid point for which the maximum density estimate value exceeds a specified threshold to the sub-cluster associated with the maximum density estimate value; and, for each cluster, merging the sub-clusters of the cluster into a corresponding cluster region in the image. | 05-21-2009 |
20090132594 | DATA CLASSIFICATION BY KERNEL DENSITY SHAPE INTERPOLATION OF CLUSTERS - A data processing system is provided that comprises a processor, a random access memory for storing data and programs for execution by the processor, and computer readable instructions stored in the random access memory for execution by the processor to perform a method for obtaining a shape interpolated representation of shapes of clusters in an image of a clustered dataset. The method comprises generating a density estimate value of each grid point of a set of grid points sampled from the image at a specified resolution for each cluster using a kernel density function; evaluating the density estimate value of each grid point for each cluster to identify a maximum density estimate value of each grid point and a cluster associated with the maximum density estimate value; and adding each grid point for which the maximum density estimate value exceeds a specified threshold to the associated cluster to form a shape interpolated representation. | 05-21-2009 |
20090175544 | FINDING STRUCTURES IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SPACES USING IMAGE-GUIDED CLUSTERING - A data processing system is provided that comprises a processor, a random access memory for storing data and programs for execution by the processor, and computer readable instructions stored in the random access memory for execution by the processor to perform a method for clustering data points in a multidimensional dataset in a multidimensional image space. The method comprises generating a multidimensional image from the multidimensional dataset; generating a pyramid of multidimensional images having varying resolution levels by successively performing a pyramidal sub-sampling of the multidimensional image; identifying data clusters at each resolution level of the pyramid by applying a set of perceptual grouping constraints; and determining levels of a clustering hierarchy by identifying each salient bend in a variation curve of a magnitude of identified data clusters as a function of pyramid resolution level. | 07-09-2009 |
20090271443 | METHOD FOR DETECTING DATA ATTRIBUTE DEPENDENCIES - A method for detecting data attribute dependencies including obtaining at least one data attribute pair of a dataset to analyze for dependency, obtaining at least one query feedback record related to the data attribute pair, obtaining at least one observation of the data attribute pair from the query feedback record that includes a selectivity and at least one of a first marginal selectivity or a second marginal selectivity, completing the observation, if it does not include the first marginal selectivity and the second marginal selectivity, by estimating the missing marginal selectivity, adjusting the observation if needed to make it logically consistent among a plurality of observations of the data attribute pair, computing a statistic H | 10-29-2009 |
20090271664 | METHOD FOR MONITORING DEPENDENT METRIC STREAMS FOR ANOMALIES - A method for monitoring dependent metric streams for anomalies including identifying a plurality of sets of dependent metric streams from a plurality of metric streams of a computer system by measuring an association of the plurality of metric streams using a statistical dependency measure analysis, wherein each set includes a plurality of the dependent metric streams and each metric stream includes a plurality of data, determining a subset of the plurality of sets of dependent metric streams to monitor by selecting a quantity of the sets of dependent metric streams that have a highest statistical dependency, cleaning the data of each set of dependent metric streams of the subset by identifying and removing outlier data, fitting a probability density function to the cleaned data of each set of dependent metric streams of the subset, wherein the probability density function is a likelihood function that provides a likelihood of an occurrence of the cleaned data, determining a detection threshold that is a lower threshold on the likelihood of the occurrence of the cleaned data of each set of dependent metric streams of the subset based on the likelihood function, detecting an anomaly if a likelihood of an occurrence of a new data of one of the sets of dependent metric streams of the subset is less than the detection threshold, and transmitting an alert signal in response to detecting the anomaly. | 10-29-2009 |
20110040744 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SCAN-SHARING FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE QUERIES IN AN IN-MEMORY DATABASE - A computer-implemented method for scan sharing across multiple cores in a business intelligence (BI) query. The method includes receiving a plurality of BI queries, storing a block of data in a first cache, scanning the block of data in the first cache against a first batch of queries on a first processor core, and scanning the block of data against a second batch of queries on a second processor core. The first cache is associated with a first processor core. The block of data includes a subset of data stored in an in-memory database (IMDB). The first batch of queries includes two or more of the BI queries. The second batch of queries includes one or more of the BI queries that are not included in the first batch of queries. | 02-17-2011 |
20140214372 | INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES USED FOR TIME ALIGNMENT OF MULTIPLE SIMULATION MODELS - Embodiments include a method, system, and computer program product for performing time alignments. The method includes receiving a specification request for generating a set of target time-series data from a set of source time-series data and obtaining specification information relating to the set of target time-series data and relating to the set of source time-series data. The specification also includes time intervals between data values. The method also includes converting the set of source time-series data to the set of target time-series data, wherein said converting includes calculating a set of cubic-spline interpolation constants. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214374 | INTERPOLATION TECHNIQUES USED FOR TIME ALIGNMENT OF MULTIPLE SIMULATION MODELS - A system for performing time conversions that includes a processor configured to generate a set of target time-series data from a set of source time-series data and a memory containing specification information relating to the set of target time-series data and also containing information relating to the set of source time-series data. The source time-series specification and the target time-series specification include time intervals between data values. The system also includes a time alignment algorithm used by the processor for converting the set of source time-series data to the set of target time-series data. The converting includes calculation of a set of cubic-spline interpolation constants and the cubic-spline constants. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214382 | COMPOSITE SIMULATION MODELING AND ANALYSIS - An aspect of handling a plurality of simulated models includes receiving from a first simulation model a stream of source data and determining data processing compatibility between the the simulation model and a second-simulation model by i) obtaining metadata relating to the first-simulation models from a memory and ii) obtaining metadata relating to the second simulation model from the memory. An aspect also includes generating a transformation component using a schema mapping tool for providing compatibility between the first and second simulation models upon a determination that the compatibility does not exist between the two models. The—transformation component is generated—using the metadata relating to the first and second simulation models. The method also includes generating a—stream of target data by the second simulation model via the transformation component. The second simulation model uses the stream of source data as input. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214383 | COMPOSITE SIMULATION MODELING AND ANALYSIS - An aspect of combining simulation models includes a processor configured to process information relating to a plurality of simulated models. The processor collects the information to be processed related to the simulated models in at least one memory having metadata relating to the simulated models. The processor has a transformation component generated using a schema mapping tool. The transformation component detects and corrects any incompatibility between a first and a second simulation model by obtaining metadata relating to the first simulation model and the second simulation model from the memory. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214762 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF TIME BETWEEN DIFFERENT SIMULATION MODELS - Embodiments relate to a method and computer program product for generating a composite simulated model. A method includes receiving a specification request for generating a set of target time-series data from a set of source time-series data and obtaining specification information relating to the set of source time-series data, obtaining specification information relating to the set of target time-series data, and obtaining the source time-series data. The method also includes comparing the source and target specification information to determine if the set of source time-series data are time-aligned with the set of target time-series data and converting the set of source time-series data to the set of target time-series data upon determination that time alignment is needed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214763 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF TIME BETWEEN DIFFERENT SIMULATION MODELS - An aspect of synchronization of time between simulation models includes receiving a specification request for generating a set of target time-series data using a set of source time-series data, obtaining specification information relating to the set of source time-series data, obtaining specification information relating to the set of target time-series data and obtaining the source time-series data; comparing the source specification information and the target specification information to determine if the set of source time-series data are time-aligned with the set of target time-series data, and converting the set of source time-series data to the set of target time-series data upon determination that time alignment is needed. | 07-31-2014 |
20150094996 | System for Design and Execution of Numerical Experiments on a Composite Simulation Model - An experiment manager is discussed for the design and execution of numerical experiments in composite simulation models, such as those created using the Smarter Planet Platform for Analysis Simulation of Health (Splash). The experiment manager independently elicits experiment-related information from each contributor of a component model, and uses this information to subsequently assist the creator of a composite model in selecting experimental factors, creating experimental designs based on these factors, and executing the experiments. This functionality permits cross-disciplinary modeling, simulation, sensitivity analysis and optimization in the setting of complex systems. | 04-02-2015 |
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20080228831 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR PRIORITIZING MAINTENANCE OF DATABASE TABLES - There is disclosed a data processing system implemented method, a data processing system, and an article of manufacture for directing a data processing system to maintain a database table associated with an initial maintenance scheduling interval. The data processing system implemented method includes selecting a randomizing factor, and selecting a new maintenance scheduling interval for the database table based on the initial maintenance scheduling interval and the selected randomizing factor. | 09-18-2008 |
20090006331 | ENTITY-BASED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - A method is disclosed for conducting a query to transform data in a pre-existing database, the method comprising: collecting database information from the pre-existing database, the database information including inconsistent dimensional tables and fact tables; running an entity discovery process on the inconsistent dimensional tables and the fact tables to produce entity mapping tables; using the entity mapping tables to resolve the inconsistent dimensional tables into resolved dimensional tables; and running the query on a resolved database to obtain a query result, the resolved database including the resolved dimensional table. | 01-01-2009 |
20090006349 | ENTITY-BASED BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE - A method is disclosed for conducting a query to transform data in a pre-existing database, the method comprising: collecting database information from the pre-existing database, the database information including inconsistent dimensional tables and fact tables; running an entity discovery process on the inconsistent dimensional tables and the fact tables to produce entity mapping tables; using the entity mapping tables to resolve the inconsistent dimensional tables into resolved dimensional tables; and running the query on a resolved database to obtain a query result, the resolved database including the resolved dimensional table. | 01-01-2009 |
20090150421 | INCREMENTAL CARDINALITY ESTIMATION FOR A SET OF DATA VALUES - A system, an article, and a computer program product for estimating a cardinality value for a set of data values. In one embodiment, the system includes means for initializing a data structure for representing an array of counts; means for obtaining a data value from said set of data values; means for transforming said data value into a transformed string; means for modifying said data structure with said transformed string; means for obtaining a summary statistic value from said modified data structure, wherein the summary statistic value is based on the array of counts; and means for generating said estimated cardinality value using said summary statistic value. | 06-11-2009 |
20090192980 | Method for Estimating the Number of Distinct Values in a Partitioned Dataset - The task of estimating the number of distinct values (DVs) in a large dataset arises in a wide variety of settings in computer science and elsewhere. The present invention provides synopses for DV estimation in the setting of a partitioned dataset, as well as corresponding DV estimators that exploit these synopses. Whenever an output compound data partition is created via a multiset operation on a pair of (possibly compound) input partitions, the synopsis for the output partition can be obtained by combining the synopses of the input partitions. If the input partitions are compound partitions, it is not necessary to access the synopses for all the base partitions that were used to construct the input partitions. Superior (in certain cases near-optimal) accuracy in DV estimates is maintained, especially when the synopsis size is small. The synopses can be created in parallel, and can also handle deletions of individual partition elements. | 07-30-2009 |
20090271421 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING BERNOULLI SAMPLES OVER EVOLVING MULTISETS - One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for incrementally maintaining a Bernoulli sample S with sampling rate q over a multiset R in the presence of update, delete, and insert transactions. The method includes processing items inserted into R using Bernoulli sampling and augmenting S with tracking counters during this processing. Items deleted from R are processed by using the tracking counters and by removing newly deleted items from S using a calculated probability while maintaining a degree of uniformity in S. | 10-29-2009 |
20120254238 | MANAGING UNCERTAIN DATA USING MONTE CARLO TECHNIQUES - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for managing uncertain data is provided. The method includes specifying data uncertainty using at least one variable generation (VG) function. The VG function generates pseudorandom samples of uncertain data values. A random database based on the VG function is specified and multiple Monte Carlo instantiations of the random database are generated. Using a Monte Carlo method, a query is repeatedly executed over the multiple Monte Carlo instantiations to output a Monte Carlo method result and associated query-results. The Monte Carlo method result may then be used to estimate statistical properties of a probability distribution of the query-result. | 10-04-2012 |
20120330867 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE RANDOMIZED OPTIMIZATION FOR PROBLEMS WITH DECOMPOSABLE LOSS FUNCTIONS - Systems and methods directed toward processing optimization problems using loss functions, wherein a loss function is decomposed into at least one stratum loss function, a loss is decreased for each stratum loss function to a predefined stratum loss threshold individually using gradient descent, and the overall loss is decreased to a predefined threshold for the loss function by appropriately ordering the processing of the strata and spending appropriate processing time in each stratum. Other embodiments and aspects are also described herein. | 12-27-2012 |
20120331025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LARGE-SCALE RANDOMIZED OPTIMIZATION FOR PROBLEMS WITH DECOMPOSABLE LOSS FUNCTIONS - Systems and methods directed toward processing optimization problems using loss functions, wherein a loss function is decomposed into at least one stratum loss function, a loss is decreased for each stratum loss function to a predefined stratum loss threshold individually using gradient descent, and the overall loss is decreased to a predefined threshold for the loss function by appropriately ordering the processing of the strata and spending appropriate processing time in each stratum. Other embodiments and aspects are also described herein. | 12-27-2012 |