Fithian
Harry Fithian, Langhorne, PA US
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20100282831 | RETAIL READY DISPLAY TRAY - A container for packaging and displaying retail goods is disclosed. The container comprises a top cover portion, a bottom container portion rotatably attached to the top cover portion, and one or more tear tapes disposed between the top cover portion and the bottom container portion where the bottom container portion is attached to the top cover portion, wherein the top cover portion is configured to be held closed to the bottom container portion at one or more removable pull tabs and the top section is configured to be detachably removed from the bottom section by removing the one or more tear tapes and the one or more removable pull tabs. A method for making the container is also disclosed. | 11-11-2010 |
Margaret Fithian, Philadelphia, PA US
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20090145372 | Adjustable pet leash - A walking pet leash has an elongated leash cord secured at one end by a connecting device to the collar of the pet. A loop is provided at the other end of the leash cord. A handle to be held by a user is secured to the leash cord, nearer to the loop end. The size of the loop is adjustable to an infinite number of sized openings to accommodate the hand and wrist of the user. A slideable locking ring permits size adjustment of the loop and, significantly, secures the loop, and hence the leash, around the wrist of the user, preventing the user from losing control of the leash due to overactive and potentially runaway pets. | 06-11-2009 |
Rachel H. Fithian, Raleigh, NC US
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20090192961 | ADAPTING MEDIA STORAGE BASED ON USER INTEREST AS DETERMINED BY BIOMETRIC FEEDBACK - The present invention discloses a system, method, apparatus, and computer usable product code adapting a media stream based upon biometric feedback. The system can include one or more biometric sensor, a media handling component, an importance inference engine, and a media processing component. The biometric sensor can be able to receive biometric feedback from at least one user. The media handling component can be a media creation component (e.g., video recorder, camera, etc.) and/or a media playback component (e.g., video player, music player, etc.). The importance inference engine can be configured to analyze biometric feedback received from the biometric sensor to determine an emotional interest level that a provider of the biometric feedback has in the media of the media handling component. The media processing component can modify the media of the media handling component based upon the emotion interest level determined by the importance inference engine. | 07-30-2009 |
20110169603 | DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN USER PHYSICAL EXERTION BIOMETRIC FEEDBACK AND USER EMOTIONAL INTEREST IN A MEDIA STREAM - The present invention discloses a method, system, and computer program product for determining user interest in media. The invention can select one of a set of different activity profiles specified within a data store. Each activity profile can include biometric attributes and associated baseline attribute values specific to an activity state. A media stream can be manipulated (e.g., created from environmental inputs and/or played upon a presentation device). Biometric data can be received from a user in proximity to the media stream. The received biometric data can be compared values in the selected activity profile. An interest level in the media stream can be determined based on comparison differences. A programmatic action can be performed relating to the media stream based upon the determined interest level. For example, a bitrate of the media and/or a marker in the media can be modified based on interest level. | 07-14-2011 |
Wayne Alan Fithian, Elkhorn, NE US
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20100218278 | METHOD FOR IMPROVED STRESS TOLERANCE - A method of improving the vigor or yield of a crop plant is disclosed herein. The method involves introgressing a transgenic event comprising transgenes that encode an insecticidal protein and selectable marker protein into a crop plant, wherein the transgenic event and/or a protein thereof modulates in a transgenic crop plant tolerance to at least one abiotic stress condition when grown in a location essentially free of an insect pest population that is susceptible to the insecticidal protein. | 08-26-2010 |
20110035246 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AIDING IN PEST MANAGEMENT DECISIONS - A computer device is provided for implementing a system configured to provide pest management information used in pest management decision-making related to a site-specific crop of interest. The computer device receives a pest input value for each of a plurality of pest populations. The pest input values correspond to pest sampling data associated with the pest populations for the site-specific crop. The computer device further determines a multiple-pest economic threshold value associated with the site-specific crop from the pest input values. The computer device further determines a predicted investment cost value from the multiple-pest economic threshold value, wherein the predicted investment cost is indicative of the return on investment associated with use of a pest control strategy for the site-specific crop. The computer device further provides an indicia of the predicted investment cost value according to the pest input values. Associated systems and methods are also provided. | 02-10-2011 |