Houston, US
Ben Franklin Houston, Denver, CO US
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20110015873 | DETECTING ENVIRONMENTAL INTERFERENT IN A TRANSDERMAL ALCOHOL MONITOR - An improvement in monitoring alcohol levels through transdermal testing is provided by detecting if environmental gasses, referred to as interferents, have been introduced into a transdermal vapor sample. An insensible skin perspiration sample may not be completely controlled and can contain interferents from an environmental source rather than the subject. Before testing a skin perspiration sample, the alcohol sensor is sampled and averaged to establish a baseline value. A sample is drawn and presented to the alcohol sensor. The output of the alcohol sensor is monitored to determine the amount of alcohol in the sample. A maximum alcohol sensor value for the transdermal alcohol monitor is set by determining the baseline value when no alcohol is present in the sample. Subsequent baseline values during a reading above the maximum alcohol sensor value indicate that an environmental interferent is present in the alcohol sensor. | 01-20-2011 |
Benjamin E. Houston, Panacea, FL US
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20090047411 | Method and system for producing peanut hull flour - In accordance with at least one exemplary embodiment, a method and system of producing peanut hull flour is disclosed. The peanut hull flour can be fit for human consumption as, for example, a food-grade fiber additive. In an exemplary embodiment, a peanut hull mass (or supply) can be treated with an oxidizing solution such as a 3-70% hydrogen peroxide solution for one or more minutes to twelve hours. The peanut hull mass (or supply) can also be washed with an alkaline solution. Moreover, the peanut hull mass (or supply) can be dried to a resulting moisture content of 1-10%. Further, the peanut hull mass (or supply) can then be reduced to peanut hull flour, for example, by using a flour grinder system. | 02-19-2009 |
Brian Houston, Fairfax, VA US
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20110098934 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Data for Injury Analysis - An apparatus as provided for measuring acceleration of a person's head or other object. The apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing acceleration and a controller for controlling recording of data resulting from the sensed acceleration due to an explosive force. The controller is adapted to determine whether or not to enable recording of the data based on the sensed acceleration. A data receiver is provided to receive the sensed acceleration data from the sensing means, and requires electrical power to enable data to be received thereby. The controller controls electrical power to the receiver so that if the sensed acceleration reaches or exceeds a predetermined value, electrical power to the data receiver is enabled. The recorded acceleration data may be used for injury analysis. | 04-28-2011 |
20130007936 | Apparatus for Measuring Data for Injury Analysis with Power Management - An apparatus for recording data indicative of acceleration of a part of a person's body or other object, including first memory means for receiving acceleration data from an acceleration sensor, second memory means operatively coupled to the first memory means for receiving data from the first memory means, and a data transfer controller for controlling the transfer of data from the first memory means to the second memory means based on the acceleration data. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013243 | Method of Calibrating a Data Recording Unit - A method of calibrating a data recording unit for measuring head acceleration, including the steps of providing a data recording unit mounted to a head protector, mounting the head protector on a support, subjecting the head protector and support to a force or pressure, measuring acceleration of the head protector resulting from the force or pressure, measuring acceleration of the support resulting from the force or pressure, and determining a relationship between the measured acceleration of the head protector and of the support. | 01-10-2013 |
Brian H. Houston, Fairfax, VA US
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20090206987 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OBJECT IDENTIFICATION AND FOR AUTHENTICATION - Methods and systems for object identification and/or authentication. | 08-20-2009 |
20100085188 | Intruder Detector and Classifier - A method and system for detecting and classifying intruders is provided. A noise threshold can be determined and set based on background noise. A seismic sensor can be configured to receive a plurality of seismic data signals. A microcontroller can be configured to count the number of times the noise threshold is exceeded over a defined time interval by the plurality of seismic data signals, and then detect and classify the presence of an intruder based on the count. Additionally, an amplitude evaluation module can be configured to determine a signal amplitude for the seismic data signals associated with the detected intruder and compare the detected intruder signal amplitude to known signal amplitudes in order to determine a sub-type of the intruder. Finally, a transmission source can be configured to transmit intruder detection and classification information to a remote location. | 04-08-2010 |
20100086735 | Patterned Functionalization of Nanomechanical Resonators for Chemical Sensing - A method of functionalizing a nanomechanical resonator involving providing a wafer with a thin film layer on a sacrificial layer, suspending freely a resonator on the wafer, coating the resonator with a liquid containing a terminal allyl group, placing a quartz-mask on the wafer, trapping the liquid between the mask and the wafer, initiating a reaction of the terminal allyl with photo-induced electrons, rinsing the wafer, and drying the wafer. The liquid can be 2-allyl hexafluoroisopropanol or another liquid that has an effective sorbent group for DMMP or DNT. The initiating can be performed via a deep UV source selected from a Hg arc, Xe arc, or DUV laser. The method can further include incorporating narrow gaps of from about 50 to about 300 nm in the resonator. | 04-08-2010 |
20110101475 | CMOS INTEGRATED MICROMECHANICAL RESONATORS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - The present invention is directed to a CMOS integrated micromechanical device fabricated in accordance with a standard CMOS foundry fabrication process. The standard CMOS foundry fabrication process is characterized by a predetermined layer map and a predetermined set of fabrication rules. The device includes a semiconductor substrate formed or provided in accordance with the predetermined layer map and the predetermined set of fabrication rules. A MEMS resonator device is fabricated in accordance with the predetermined layer map and the predetermined set of fabrication rules. The MEMS resonator device includes a micromechanical resonator structure having a surface area greater than or equal to approximately 20 square microns. At least one CMOS circuit is coupled to the MEMS resonator member. The at least one CMOS circuit is also fabricated in accordance with the predetermined layer map and the predetermined set of fabrication rules. | 05-05-2011 |
20110121937 | METHOD FOR MAKING A TRANSDUCER, TRANSDUCER MADE THEREFROM, AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A method for manufacturing or preparing thin-film stacks that exhibit moderate, finite, stress-dependent resistance and which can be incorporated into a transduction mechanism that enables simple, effective signal to be read out from a micro- or nano-mechanical structure. As the structure is driven, the resistance of the intermediate layers is modulated in tandem with the motion, and with suitable dc-bias, the motion is directly converted into detectable voltage. In general, detecting signal from MEMS or NEMS devices is difficult, especially using a method that is able to be integrated with standard electronics. The thin-film manufacturing or preparation technique described herein is therefore a technical advance in the field of MEMS/NEMS that could enable new applications as well as the ability to easily develop CMOS-MEMS integrated fabrication techniques. Also disclosed are: (i) transducers where current flows across a piezo layer from one major surface to the opposite major surface; and (ii) methods of making a transducer the resistivity of a piezoresistive layer is decreased and/or the gauge factor of a piezoresistive layer is increased. | 05-26-2011 |
20120058741 | THERMAL-MECHANICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING - A source signal is converted into a time-variant temperature field with transduction into mechanical motion. In one embodiment, the conversion of a source signal into the time-variant temperature field is provided by utilizing a micro-fabricated fast response, bolometer-type radio frequency power meter. A resonant-type micromechanical thermal actuator may be utilized for temperature read-out and demodulation. | 03-08-2012 |
20140080295 | Surface Doping and Bandgap Tunability in Hydrogenated Graphene - A method of introducing a bandgap in single layer graphite on a SiO | 03-20-2014 |
20140290372 | FIBER OPTIC DIRECTIONAL ACOUSTIC SENSOR - A fiber optic acoustic sensor and a method of using same. The sensor includes a light emitting diode and a fiber optic probe having a transmitting multimode optical fiber and at least one receiving multimode optical fiber. The transmitting multimode optical fiber and the receiving multimode optical fiber are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the probe. The fiber optic probe communicates with the light emitting diode. The sensor further includes a cantilever, which includes a cantilever rod. The cantilever rod includes a proximal end with an edge reflector located thereon. The edge reflector is spaced apart from the fiber probe and oriented to face said fiber probe. The edge reflector is able to move in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the fiber optic probe. The sensor further includes a light intensity detector communicating with the fiber optic probe. | 10-02-2014 |
Bruce Houston, Erie, CO US
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20090243242 | Wheelbarrow Propulsion Device and Methods of Use - A wheelbarrow propulsion device and methods of its use are described. Embodiments of the wheelbarrow propulsion device enable a user to push against the device with the user's abdomen, in order to help propel a wheelbarrow. Some embodiments are adapted to fold out of the way when not needed, and some are adapted to yield if a user falls onto the device, thereby reducing likelihood or severity of injury to the user. | 10-01-2009 |
Daniel Q. Houston, Dearborn, MI US
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20130230691 | BONDED SHEET MOLDING COMPOSITE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS WITHOUT SURFACE PRE-TREATMENT - An automotive assembly comprises a sheet molding composite (SMC) element comprising an SMC sheet body shaped into a generally smooth functional section and at least one generally planar bonding section. The bonding section comprises a textured surface impressed as a result of molding the SMC sheet body in a compression molding tool having a corresponding textured pattern. The textured surface has a predetermined surface roughness for increasing the effective surface area of the bonding section relative to a non-textured surface. The predetermined surface roughness is in a range from 0.25 R | 09-05-2013 |
20150191001 | BONDED SHEET MOLDING COMPOSITE AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS WITHOUT SURFACE PRE-TREATMENT - An automotive assembly comprises a sheet molding composite (SMC) element comprising an SMC sheet body shaped into a generally smooth functional section and at least one generally planar bonding section. The bonding section comprises a textured surface impressed as a result of molding the SMC sheet body in a compression molding tool having a corresponding textured pattern. The textured surface has a predetermined surface roughness for increasing the effective surface area of the bonding section relative to a non-textured surface. The predetermined surface roughness is in a range from 0.25 R | 07-09-2015 |
Daniel Quinn Houston, Dearborn, MI US
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20130273312 | Method of Fastening Parts to a Composite Part - A method of joining parts together with a flow drill screw or with a clinch joint. A first part formed of metal or a composite material is joined to a second part that includes a fiber-filled layer and a resin matrix layer. The flow drill screw extends through the first part and the second part into the second part. The resin matrix layer prevents fibers from the fiber filled layer from being forced through the back of the second panel. A clinch joint may be formed into the first part and the second part but does not penetrate completely through the resin matrix layer. When the clinch joint is formed, the resin matrix layer inhibits the fiber filled layer from pushing through the second layer of the second panel. | 10-17-2013 |
20130273314 | METHOD OF FASTENING PARTS TO A COMPOSITE PART - A method of joining parts together with a self-piercing rivet that is inserted through a part and partially through a second part. The second part includes a fiber-filled layer and a resin matrix layer that together form a composite part. A self-piercing rivet extends into the second part, but does not penetrate completely through the matrix layer. An assembly, including a first part and a second part that includes a reinforced layer and a resin layer in which a fastener is inserted, but does not extend through the second layer. A composite part including a first layer of resin matrix reinforces the filler and a second layer of resin matrix that does not include a filler and is more than 3 microns thick. | 10-17-2013 |
20140127424 | Method and Apparatus for Bonding Functional Groups to the Surface of a Substrate - A surface treatment method, machine, and system are disclosed for treating the surface of a substrate by providing a plasma jet generator that directs plasma through a gaseous composition to decompose the gaseous composition into functional groups. A carbon fiber substrate is disclosed that is treated by a plasma jet generator that is directed toward the surface through steam. The plasma jet generator bombards a carbon fiber surface with high energy ions. Carbon-to-carbon chains in the carbon fiber partially break and hydroxide ions are bonded to fractures in the carbon-to-carbon chains. The treatment bonds new hydroxide functional groups to the carbon fiber surface. | 05-08-2014 |
20140242373 | Composite Part Assembly - A method of joining parts together with a self-piercing rivet that is inserted through a part and partially through a second part. The second part includes a fiber-filled layer and a resin matrix layer that together form a composite part. A self-piercing rivet extends into the second part, but does not penetrate completely through the matrix layer. An assembly, including a first part and a second part that includes a reinforced layer and a resin layer in which a fastener is inserted, but does not extend through the second layer. A composite part including a first layer of resin matrix reinforces the filler and a second layer of resin matrix that does not include a filler and is more than 3 microns thick. | 08-28-2014 |
20150197070 | Composite Panel for Joining with a Clinch Joint and Method of Forming a Clinch Joint - An assembly comprising a first composite fiber reinforced part that is joined to a second part by a clinch joint. The first part includes a first layer of resin that is reinforced with fibers and a second layer of resin that is devoid of fibers and applied to one side of the first layer of fiber reinforced resin. The second part contacts the first layer of the first part. The first part and second part are joined by a clinch joint including a pressed out portion that is pressed into a clinching portion. The second layer of resin contains the fibers in the first part. An alternative assembly has fiber-free intended clinch joint forming areas that extend through the first part. A method is provided in which a first part including a first layer of resin reinforced with fibers is molded with a second layer of resin on one side of the first layer is joined by a clinch joint to a second part. | 07-16-2015 |
20150197877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCUTCHING MATERIAL FIBERS - In at least one or more embodiments, a system for scutching material fibers includes first and second plates defining a first cavity to receive and discharge material fibers, the first plate including a first number teeth extending into the first cavity and movable in a first direction, the second plate including a second number of teeth extending into the first cavity and movable in a second direction different from the first direction. Teeth as present in the first number and/or the second number of teeth may be spaced apart from each. In certain instances, the material fibers may be carbon fibers. | 07-16-2015 |
David J. Houston, West Linn, OR US
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20130186329 | Method To Reduce Surface Resistivity of a Release Agent Applicator in a Printing Apparatus - A release agent applicator displaying decreased and consistent surface resistivity, and a method of making same. The release agent applicator includes an foam delivery surface having an ionic layer such that the surface resistivity of the delivery surface is reduced, thereby decreasing the chances of static charge accumulation on the roller that may interfere with high quality printing. | 07-25-2013 |
20140184711 | Method To Reduce Surface Resistivity Of A Release Agent Applicator In A Printing Apparatus - A release agent applicator displaying decreased and consistent surface resistivity, and a method of making same. The release agent applicator includes an foam delivery surface having an ionic layer such that the surface resistivity of the delivery surface is reduced, thereby decreasing the chances of static charge accumulation on the roller that may interfere with high quality printing. | 07-03-2014 |
David P. Houston, Glastonbury, CT US
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20130045089 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE SEAL ASSEMBLY HAVING FLOW-THROUGH TUBE - A seal assembly for a gas turbine engine includes an annular body and a flow-through tube that extends through the annular body. The flow-through tube includes an upstream orifice, a downstream orifice and a tube body that extends between the upstream orifice and the downstream orifice. The tube body establishes a gradually increasing cross-sectional area between the downstream orifice and the upstream orifice. | 02-21-2013 |
20130052021 | ROTOR ASYMMETRY - A gas turbine engine has a section, such as a compressor section, with at least two spaced apart stator assemblies and an asymmetrical rotor assembly positioned between the spaced apart stator assemblies. The asymmetrical rotor assembly has a rotor array which is asymmetric about at least one diameter of the rotor assembly. | 02-28-2013 |
20130081406 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE ROTOR STACK ASSEMBLY - A rotor stack assembly for a gas turbine engine includes a first rotor assembly and a second rotor assembly axially downstream from the first rotor assembly. The first rotor assembly and the second rotor assembly include a rim, a bore and a web that extends between the rim and the bore. A tie shaft is positioned radially inward of the bores. The tie shaft maintains a compressive load on the first rotor assembly and the second rotor assembly. The compressive load is communicated through a first load path of the first rotor assembly and a second load path of the second rotor assembly. At least one of the first load path and the second load path is radially inboard of the rims. | 04-04-2013 |
20130142640 | ALTERNATE SHROUD WIDTH TO PROVIDE MISTUNING ON COMPRESSOR STATOR CLUSTERS - A stator for a turbo-machine having a plurality of airfoils extending radially therefrom has a base from which the airfoils depend, and slits disposed in the base, each slit disposed adjacent a pair of airfoils, wherein a first set of adjacent slits and a distance between a second set of adjacent slits varies | 06-06-2013 |
20130192266 | GEARED TURBOFAN GAS TURBINE ENGINE ARCHITECTURE - A gas turbine engine includes a fan rotatable about an axis, a compressor section, a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section, and a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor. The turbine section includes a fan drive turbine and a second turbine. The second turbine is disposed forward of the fan drive turbine. The fan drive turbine includes at least three rotors and at least one rotor having a bore radius (R) and a live rim radius (r), and a ratio of r/R is between about 2.00 and about 2.30. A speed change system is driven by the fan drive turbine for rotating the fan about the axis. | 08-01-2013 |
20130224028 | COMPONENT BLENDING TOOL ASSEMBLY - A component blending tool assembly, includes a material removing surface that is moved to provide a blended area in a component, the material removing surface having a spherical contour mimicking a predetermined depth ratio of the blended area. | 08-29-2013 |
20130276455 | AIRFOIL WITH BREAK-WAY, FREE-FLOATING DAMPER MEMBER - An airfoil includes an airfoil body that has a leading edge and a trailing edge and a first sidewall and a second sidewall that is spaced apart from the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall join the leading edge and the trailing edge and at least partially define a cavity in the airfoil body. A damper member is enclosed in the cavity and is free-floating within the cavity. | 10-24-2013 |
20130276457 | AIRFOIL INCLUDING LOOSE DAMPER - An airfoil includes an airfoil body that has a leading edge and a trailing edge and a first sidewall and a second sidewall that is spaced apart from the first sidewall. The first sidewall and the second sidewall join the leading edge and the trailing edge and at least partially define a cavity in the airfoil body. A damper member is enclosed in the cavity and is loose within the cavity. | 10-24-2013 |
20130280074 | AIRFOIL SUPPORT METHOD AND APPARATUS - A support for an airfoil includes a trunk and a limb extending from the trunk for distribution within the airfoil. | 10-24-2013 |
20140119927 | REDUNDANT AIRFOIL ATTACHMENT - An airfoil attachment according to one example of this disclosure includes an airfoil and a disk supporting the airfoil. Further, there are primary contact surfaces and secondary contact surfaces between the airfoil and the disk. The secondary contact surfaces are not engaged during a normal operating condition. | 05-01-2014 |
Dennis Houston, Bronx, NY US
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20110126429 | Ornamental device for footwear - An ornamental device for footwear of the type having a plurality of eyelets for a shoelace. The ornamental device comprises a mini bungee cord to engage with two opposite eyelets of the footwear. A decorative component is provided. A mechanism is for removably retaining the decorative component to center of the mini bungee cord. | 06-02-2011 |
Drew Houston, San Francisco, CA US
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20120331108 | FILE SHARING VIA LINK GENERATION - Users specify that a file set comprising their files, folders, or other content owned by the users should be made accessible via a link, such as a uniform resource locator (URL). The system which stores and provides access to the files accordingly creates a link that specifies the file set to be made accessible. The users may distribute the link to recipients with whom the file set is to be shared, and the distribution may be performed in any manner that the users choose. | 12-27-2012 |
20140122471 | ORGANIZING NETWORK-STORED CONTENT ITEMS INTO SHARED GROUPS - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for adding users to groups of content items organized into events based on a common attribute. An example system configured to practice the method can receive, from a client device, content items uploaded to a synced online content management system, wherein the content items are associated with an account of a first user. The system can cluster at least some of the content items as an event, wherein the event is associated with a common attribute, and identify a second user satisfying a minimum similarity threshold for the event based on the common attribute. The system can provide a suggestion to share the event with the second user. Upon receiving a confirmation of the suggestion, the system can make content items clustered in the event available to the second user. | 05-01-2014 |
20140122592 | IDENTIFYING CONTENT ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN A SHARED COLLECTION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for managing pooled collections of content items, such as photos, in a content management system. An example system can first receive, from a first user device, images uploaded to a first account at a synchronized online content management system, and cluster at least some of the images as a collection. The system can receive, from the first user, a request to share the collection with a second user having a second account at the content management system, and generate, in response to the request, a pooled collection at the content management system from the collection. The system can transmit an invitation to the second user to join the pooled collection, and, upon acceptance, link the pooled collection to the second user account so that the first user and the second user have access to images in the persistent pooled collection and have permission to contribute content to the pooled collection. | 05-01-2014 |
20140181157 | INTELLIGENT CONTENT ITEM IMPORTING - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for importing a new content item, such as a photo, document, video, email, or application, into a content item repository. A content item repository can contain a set of existing content item groups, and each content item group can include at least one content item. The system can calculate a profile for a new content item to be imported. Upon determining, based on the calculated profile, that the new content item exceeds a similarity threshold for an existing content item group, the system can insert the new content item into the content item group. Upon determining, based on the calculated profile, that the new content item does not exceed the similarity threshold for any existing content item group, the system can create a new content item group and insert the new content item therein. | 06-26-2014 |
20140195638 | SYNCHRONIZED CONTENT LIBRARY - The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for synchronizing a content library between a content management system and client devices. Each content item in a user's content library is stored on the content management system and a record of each change to the content library is recorded in a content journal. A client device transmits a synchronization request that a portion of the content journal representing unsynchronized changes be processed to update the content library on the client device. The synchronization request includes a content library identifier and a content journal number identifying the content entry in the content journal last processed by the client device. Synchronization commands are sent based on the content entries not processed by the client device. Updated synchronization data representing the processed content entries is sent to the client device after synchronization is completed. | 07-10-2014 |
20140337482 | Network Folder Synchronization - Synchronization of folders shared among multiple clients over a network is provided. A first user of a first client instantiates a folder to be shared, and the folder and its contents are synchronized with a host system. As the user makes changes to the folder and its contents on the first client, those changes are propagated to the synchronized version on the host server. Other clients who will be sharing the synchronized folder register with the host system and obtain a current version of the synchronized folder and contents. As the contents of the synchronized folder are changed by any of the clients, the changes are propagated to the host system, which in turn delivers the changes to each of the clients registered as sharing that folder. In this way, each client participating in the share has a current version of the folder and its contents. | 11-13-2014 |
20140351340 | IDENTIFYING CONTENT ITEMS FOR INCLUSION IN A SHARED COLLECTION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for managing pooled collections of content items, such as photos, in a content management system. An example system can first receive, from a first user device, images uploaded to a first account at a synchronized online content management system, and cluster at least some of the images as a collection. The system can receive, from the first user, a request to share the collection with a second user having a second account at the content management system, and generate, in response to the request, a pooled collection at the content management system from the collection. The system can transmit an invitation to the second user to join the pooled collection, and, upon acceptance, link the pooled collection to the second user account so that the first user and the second user have access to images in the persistent pooled collection and have permission to contribute content to the pooled collection. | 11-27-2014 |
20150237109 | FILE SHARING VIA LINK GENERATION - Users specify that a file set comprising their files, folders, or other content owned by the users should be made accessible via a link, such as a uniform resource locator (URL). The system which stores and provides access to the files accordingly creates a link that specifies the file set to be made accessible. The users may distribute the link to recipients with whom the file set is to be shared, and the distribution may be performed in any manner that the users choose. | 08-20-2015 |
Edward F. Houston, Bristow, VA US
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20140271090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTICLE FEEDER OPERATION - Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows. | 09-18-2014 |
20150251862 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A device for reducing rotation of an article during singulation of a stack of articles is disclosed. The device may include a torsion element, a rotatable member configured to rotate about an elongated axis of the torsion element between a first position and a second position, and a revolving member coupled to the rotatable member. An outer surface of the revolving member contacts a drive belt in the first position and an article in the second position. The torsion element exerts torque on the rotatable member when it moves from the first position towards the second position. The torque causes the outer surface of the revolving member to apply a frictional force to the article, thereby minimizing rotation of the article. Systems and methods of singulating articles are also disclosed. | 09-10-2015 |
Edward F. Houston, Baristow, VA US
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20140271087 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC FEEDER STACK MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of a system and method for singulating articles in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a pressure sensor on a perforated drive belt assembly configured to sense the pressure exerted by a stack of articles. The sensed pressure may be used to control various portions of the automatic stack feeder, such as a belt or a paddle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271088 | ARTICLE FEEDER WITH A RETRACTABLE PRODUCT GUIDE - An automatic stack feeder having a moveable stack or product guide is disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may be configured to receive a stack of articles and a container enclosing a stack of articles. To ensure the stack of articles is properly supported following unloading from the container, the stack guide is moveable between a first and a second position, wherein the stack guide is in contact with the stack of articles while in the first position, and not in contact with the stack when in the second position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNLOADING A CONTAINER OF ITEMS - Embodiments of a system and method for unloading articles from a container of items for use in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a belt, a moveable lower paddle, and a moveable upper paddle, wherein the lower paddle is configured to partially extend through a belt of the automatic stack feeder. The movement of the belt, the lower paddle, and the upper paddle are coordinated such that there is no need to interrupt the operation of the automatic stack feeder to unload the container. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271091 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A device for reducing rotation of an article during singulation of a stack of articles is disclosed. The device may include a torsion element, a rotatable member configured to rotate about an elongated axis of the torsion element between a first position and a second position, and a revolving member coupled to the rotatable member. An outer surface of the revolving member contacts a drive belt in the first position and an article in the second position. The torsion element exerts torque on the rotatable member when it moves from the first position towards the second position. The torque causes the outer surface of the revolving member to apply a frictional force to the article, thereby minimizing rotation of the article. Systems and methods of singulating articles are also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20150251221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNLOADING A CONTAINER OF ITEMS - Embodiments of a system and method for unloading articles from a container of items for use in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a belt, a moveable lower paddle, and a moveable upper paddle, wherein the lower paddle is configured to partially extend through a belt of the automatic stack feeder. The movement of the belt, the lower paddle, and the upper paddle are coordinated such that there is no need to interrupt the operation of the automatic stack feeder to unload the container. | 09-10-2015 |
Emanuel Levi Houston, Arvada, CO US
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20130213844 | REUSABLE APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING A CORNER OF A PICTURE FRAME DURING TRANSPORT AND/OR STORAGE - A reusable corner protect for a large picture frame made of expanded polystyrene foam (EPF) having a flat surface on a first side with an opening defined through the flat surface. The opening is configured to receive a joint of the picture frame. The opening receives a first end of the frame along a longitudinal axis of the flat surface and a second end of the frame along the longitudinal axis of the flat surface distal from the first end. A first sidewall of the opening slopes into the housing from the first end of the opening at a substantially acute angle with the flat surface. A second sidewall of the opening slopes into the housing from the second end of the opening towards the first sidewall at a substantially acute angle with the flat surface. | 08-22-2013 |
Georges Houston, West Haven, CT US
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20140333058 | SECURE MULTILAYER LABEL AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD - The invention relates to a prefabricated secure foldable multilayer label intended to be adhered onto a substrate, including built-in security means ( | 11-13-2014 |
James Houston, Radford, VA US
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20110012310 | Mixed martial arts game, ring, and construction process - A process for conducting a mixed martial arts event includes providing three or more fighters in a multi-sided, raised edge ring. The three or more fighters participate according to a first set of rules. Fighting continues until only two fighters remain. These two remaining fighters participate under an expanded set of rules that allow floor fighting. Each side of the ring includes a sloped transition region that terminates with a flat raised edge to create a raised region about the exterior of the ring which is elevated above the remaining portion of the fighting surface. Various microphones may be placed about the ring for recording sounds of the fight. | 01-20-2011 |
James M. Houston, Evergreen, CO US
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20090075791 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing variable resistance in connection with exercise equipment uses multiple weight plates that are selected by selector assemblies. A series of actuators that are not directly connected to the selector assemblies actuate the selector assemblies to engage and disengage the weight plates. The actuators are in communication with a controller, which is connected to a user interface console. The user interface console accepts input from a user and instructs the controller to adjust the amount of weight engaged by the selector assemblies based on input from the user and various sensors. | 03-19-2009 |
20120004075 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for providing variable resistance in connection with exercise equipment uses vertically oriented weight plates that rare in a side-by-side arrangement and are selected by selectors in a selector assembly. A set of actuators are controlled by a computer processor and force the selectors into positions that engage and disengage with a corresponding set of weights. The computer is connected to a user interface that accepts input from a user and instructs the computer to adjust the amount of weight using the actuators and the corresponding selectors. The computer is also in communication with sensors that indicate whether the weights have been lifted successfully and automatically select a lower weight when the weights are not lifted successfully. | 01-05-2012 |
Jason S. Houston, Hopewell Junction, NY US
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20090125604 | THIRD PARTY, BROADCAST, MULTICAST AND CONDITIONAL RDMA OPERATIONS - In a multinode data processing system in which nodes exchange information over a network or through a switch, the mechanism which enables out-of-order data transfer via Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) also provides a corresponding ability to carry out broadcast operations, multicast operations, third party operations and conditional RDMA operations. In a broadcast operation a source node transfers data packets in RDMA fashion to a plurality of destination nodes. Multicast operation works similarly except that distribution is selective. In third party operations a single central node in a cluster or network manages the transfer of data in RDMA fashion between other nodes or creates a mechanism for allowing a directed distribution of data between nodes. In conditional operation mode the transfer of data is conditioned upon one or more events occurring in either the source node or in the destination node. | 05-14-2009 |
Jeffrey W. Houston, Lake Forest, CA US
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20080256080 | Sharing Media Content Among Families of Broadcast Stations - Sharing media content among families of broadcast stations includes receiving information relating to media content from families of broadcast stations, storing the information such that the information is accessible to at least two of the families of broadcast stations via a computer network, receiving a query for specific media content from a broadcast station, searching the stored information in accordance with the query to identify the specific media content; and enabling the broadcast station to access to the specific media content if the specific media content is identified among the stored information. | 10-16-2008 |
John Houston, New York, NY US
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20090287433 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR METERING AND ANALYZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF EVENTS WITHIN A PORTABLE DEVICE - System and methods to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices are described. A disclosed example method includes receiving data associated with events on a portable device, analyzing the received data to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the portable device, and reporting the energy consumption per the event type for the portable device. | 11-19-2009 |
20100228677 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - Digital rights management systems and methods for audience measurement are disclosed. An example method to monitor a media content presentation disclosed herein comprises configuring a media handler to present the media content presentation, automatically processing a measurement rights agreement with a digital rights manager to determine whether the measurement rights agreement authorizes monitoring of the media content presentation, when the digital rights manager determines that monitoring of the media content presentation is authorized, configuring the media handler to obtain measurement information corresponding to the media content presentation, and when the digital rights manager determines that monitoring of the media content presentation is not authorized, configuring the media handler to prevent measurement information corresponding to the media content presentation from being obtained, but not preventing the media handler from being configured to present the media content presentation. | 09-09-2010 |
20110190058 | SYNCHRONIZED VIBRATION DEVICE FOR HAPTIC FEEDBACK - The present invention relates to synchronized vibration devices that can provide haptic feedback to a user. A wide variety of actuator types may be employed to provide synchronized vibration, including linear actuators, rotary actuators, rotating eccentric mass actuators, and rocking mass actuators. A controller may send signals to one or more driver circuits for directing operation of the actuators. The controller may provide direction and amplitude control, vibration control, and frequency control to direct the haptic experience. Parameters such as frequency, phase, amplitude, duration, and direction can be programmed or input as different patterns suitable for use in gaming, virtual reality and real-world situations. | 08-04-2011 |
20110248817 | Synchronized vibration device for haptic feedback - The present invention relates to synchronized vibration devices that can provide haptic feedback to a user. A wide variety of actuator types may be employed to provide synchronized vibration, including linear actuators, rotary actuators, rotating eccentric mass actuators, and rocking mass actuators. A controller may send signals to one or more driver circuits for directing operation of the actuators. The controller may provide direction and amplitude control, vibration control, and frequency control to direct the haptic experience. Parameters such as frequency, phase, amplitude, duration, and direction can be programmed or input as different patterns suitable for use in gaming, virtual reality and real-world situations. | 10-13-2011 |
20110295694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INDIVIDUAL DATA MARKETPLACE AND MONETIZATION - A platform or marketplace for individual users to store, control, maintain ownership over, and monetize data related to themselves and their activities. The platform or marketplace facilitates company offers, such as product offers from producers, to members on mutually agreeable contract terms, facilitating mass connection of individual users. The platform or marketplace facilitates protected communication, third part advertising, member payment, and various other functions related to user data ownership and individual monetization. | 12-01-2011 |
20110313695 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR METERING AND ANALYZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF EVENTS WITHIN A PORTABLE DEVICE - System and methods to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices are described. An example method to determine the energy consumption of events on a portable device includes receiving data associated with events occurring using at least a portion of the portable device during a time period, the data including a time at which each event type occurred and a total power consumed by the at least the portion of the portable device during the time period, analyzing, via a processor, the received data to determine an energy consumption per an event type of the at least a portion of the portable device based on the times at which each of the event types occurred and the total power consumed, and reporting the energy consumption per the event type for the at least the portion of portable device. | 12-22-2011 |
20120232780 | ASYMMETRIC AND GENERAL VIBRATION WAVEFORMS FROM MULTIPLE SYNCHRONIZED VIBRATION ACTUATORS - The disclosure relates to General Synchronized Vibration devices that provide haptic feedback to a user and improve the performance of existing vibratory devices. Different actuator types may be employed to provide synchronized vibration, including linear rotary actuators, rotating eccentric mass actuators including interleaved rotating mass actuators, and rocking mass actuators. A controller sends signals to one or more driver circuits to provide adjustment of vibration magnitude, frequency, and direction of the actuators. The system may apply forces onto an object, and a sensor measures a feature(s) of the object. This information is provided to a vibration device controller, which can then modify the vibration waveform to improve overall system performance. Fourier synthesis can be used to approximate arbitrarily shaped waveforms by controlling the phase and frequency of vibration actuators. These waveforms can include asymmetry where the peak force in one direction is higher than the peak force in another direction. | 09-13-2012 |
20130018608 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METERING AND ANALYZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF EVENTS WITHIN A PORTABLE DEVICE - System and methods to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices are described. An example method includes determining a first plurality of linear equations representative of energy expended in a portable device for a second plurality of functions, the second plurality of functions including at least one software function of the portable device, the first plurality being more than the second plurality, and determining, using a processor, energy values corresponding to the second plurality of functions by applying a statistical method to the first plurality of linear equations. | 01-17-2013 |
20140088895 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR METERING AND ANALYZING ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF EVENTS WITHIN A PORTABLE DEVICE - System and methods to determine the energy consumption per event type from usage data of portable devices are described. An example method includes accessing battery usage data for a first portable device, the battery usage data comprising a plurality of measurements, the measurements including an energy usage by the first portable device during a first time period and an identification of software functions executed by the first portable device during the first time period, and determining at portion of the energy usage attributable to a first one of the software functions based on the measurements. | 03-27-2014 |
20140344949 | DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT - Digital rights management systems and methods for audience measurement are disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein include enabling a media handler implemented by a media device to begin presenting first media based on a first digital license associated with the first media. Such example methods also include retrieving a second digital license different from the first digital license from a license server separate from the media device. Such example methods further include causing the media handler to perform a first media monitoring operation based on the second digital license, the first media monitoring operation being deactivated by default. | 11-20-2014 |
20150081110 | SYNCHRONIZED ARRAY OF VIBRATION ACTUATORS IN A NETWORK TOPOLOGY - The disclosure relates to a Synchronized Array of Vibration Actuators in a Network Topology providing synchronized arrays of low-cost, readily available vibration actuators to emulate superlative single actuators and bring together sets of these emulated high-performance actuators to create a broad range of desired control effects. Such actuator arrays may operate in both spatial and temporal modes, creating haptic effects that relate to the user via their position and orientation in space. The spatial mode may create h-pulses or the amplitude of a vibrational effect may change based on position of the device. The temporal mode may create vibrational effects that interact with the user to create an awareness of time. Additionally modes include performance, bandwidth, magnitude and reliability modes. The different control modalities may be combined together into a single vector control space, which spans the haptic capabilities of sets and/or subsets of actuators. | 03-19-2015 |
John Houston, Price, UT US
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20140370732 | PLUG AND RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY - According to some embodiments, an assembly includes at least one of a plug or a receptacle. The plug includes a first electrical insulator that isolates a plurality of first electrical contacts. The first electrical insulator includes two separable halves. The receptacle includes a second electrical insulator that isolates a plurality of second electrical contacts. The second electrical insulator may also include two separable halves. The plurality of first electrical contacts are engageable with the plurality of second electrical contacts to electrically couple the plug and receptacle. | 12-18-2014 |
John Christopher Houston, Superior, CO US
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20150026165 | FACILITATING MANAGEMENT OF USER QUERIES AND DYNAMIC FILTRATION OF RESPONSES BASED ON GROUP FILTERS IN AN ON-DEMAND SERVICES ENVIRONMENT - In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for facilitating management of user queries and dynamic filtration of responses based on group filters in an on-demand services environment in a multi-tenant environment according to one embodiment. In one embodiment and by way of example, a method includes receiving, at a first computing device, a query via an application programming interface (“API”) of a software application at a second computing device, where the query includes one or more filter parameters including a size filter parameter. The method may further include evaluating the query based on the one or more filter parameters including the size filter parameter, selecting a first response based on the size filter parameter, and communicating the first response to be viewed via the API at the second computing device. | 01-22-2015 |
John Joseph Houston, San Jose, CA US
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20140118472 | Active Speaker Indicator for Conference Participants - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving requests to join a conference from a plurality of user devices proximate a first endpoint. The requests include a username. The method also includes receiving an audio signal for the conference from the first endpoint. The first endpoint is operable to capture audio proximate the first endpoint. The method also includes transmitting the audio signal to a second endpoint, remote from the first endpoint. The method also includes identifying, by a processor, an active speaker proximate the first endpoint based on information received from the plurality of user devices. | 05-01-2014 |
John S. Houston, New York, NY US
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20120331498 | COOPERATIVE SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ELECTRONIC MEDIA - A cooperative electronic media measurement system is disclosed that measures the electronic media usage of one or more individuals by a media research entity. The media research entity defines at least one specialized task useful to the media research entity. The at least one specialized task is performed by a media handler provided by another entity and concerns a handling of electronic media by the media handler. The individual is tracked with at least one software agent of the media research entity. At least one software agent obtains a product of the specialized task performed by the media handler via at least one defined interface that provides interoperability between the media handler and the at least one software agent. Cooperative media handlers automatically obtain information from, or otherwise obtain information about, presented media objects including identification tags, if present, and other information, for collection by the research data collection agents. | 12-27-2012 |
Jonah L. Houston, San Francisco, CA US
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20110031137 | CONTACT LENS PACKAGE AND STORAGE CASE, HOLDER, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING - A contact lens package that is reusable as a case to store a contact lens between uses includes a bottom member having a well with an inside generally concave shape, and a wall rising above the well and ending in a top rim defining an opening; a temporary seal comprising a moisture-proof film sealed across the top rim to seal the opening, thus defining a volume within the package, the volume containing a contact lens and contact lens fluid; and a cap secured to the bottom member covering the temporary seal, the cap being removable to give access to the temporary seal and replaceable on the bottom member thereafter to provide storage of the contact lens between uses thereof. | 02-10-2011 |
20120055817 | CONTACT LENS PACKAGE AND STORAGE CASE, HOLDER, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING - A contact lens package that is reusable as a case to store a contact lens between uses includes a lid, a base, one or more receptacles for a contact lens case, and a time keeping device. The time keeping device comprises an indicator for each one or more receptacles that indicates a period of time that has elapsed since the contact lens case currently in the receptacle was placed therein. When the period of time has expired, the indicator denotes a need to discard both the contact lens case and a contact lens associated with the contact lens case. | 03-08-2012 |
Jonah Lawrence Houston, San Jose, CA US
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20120165599 | Vaginal Insert Device Having a Support Portion with Plurality of Foldable Areas - Generally, a vaginal insert device used to treat urinary incontinence is disclosed. The vaginal insert device includes a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end and a proximal end. In addition, the support portion has a plurality of foldable areas extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of foldable areas helically curve as the plurality of foldable areas extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest outer circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of foldable areas are compressed and foldable inward and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of foldable areas are extended outward into a maximum in-use diameter position. Desirably, the in-use diameter is larger than the insertion diameter. | 06-28-2012 |
20120165601 | Vaginal Insert Device Having a Support Portion with Plurality of Struts - A vaginal insert device including a support portion, a stabilizing portion, a removal device, and at least one fluid passageway extending though the support portion is disclosed. The vaginal insert relaxes in the vagina to deliver outward compression force against the bladder neck via the anterior vaginal wall to assist prevention of urinary stress incontinence. The substantially cylindrical support portion has a distal end, a proximal end, and a hollow interior section with a plurality of struts extending from the distal end to the proximal end. Desirably, the plurality of struts helically curve as the plurality of struts extend from the distal end to the proximal end. The largest circumference of the support portion has an insertion diameter when the plurality of struts are twisted together and an in-use diameter wherein the plurality of struts are extended outward into a convex position larger than the insertion diameter. | 06-28-2012 |
Kelli A. Houston, Orlando, FL US
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20090210440 | METHOD AUTHORING METHOD - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to method authoring and provide a method and computer program product for method authoring according to an inception phase, an elaboration phase, a construction phase and a transition phase. In an embodiment of the invention, a method authoring method can be provided to include generating a method sketch for a method from a vision and project plan for the method. The method sketch can include a walkthrough of a lifecycle for the method. Thereafter, a method definition can be defined from the method sketch and the method definition can be transformed into a Web site for the method. Finally, the Web site can be published for review by reviewers of the method, and the method definition can be iteratively refined based upon the review of the Web site. | 08-20-2009 |
Kent Maxwell Houston, Loveland, CO US
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20120167780 | INSERTABLE COOKING ENCLOSURE - Embodiments of an insertable cooking enclosure disclosed herein include a top portion, one or more side portions, and one or more flame-retarding baffle structures integrated into the cooking enclosure. Embodiments herein may be inserted into or placed onto a heat source such as a barbecue grill, an oven, and/or a stove top to convect heated air and accumulate the heated air in a baking chamber bounded by the insertable cooking enclosure. The baffle structures retard flames and hotspots to avoid excessive temperatures within the baking chamber and to promote even cooking. | 07-05-2012 |
Keshawn Houston, Longmont, CO US
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20090096260 | Kozy baby - An efficient way to cool or warm the body of children while using a car seat, stroller, or baby swing when the surrounding temperature is not comfortable. It is body pillow that is shaped to fit into the car seat, stroller, or baby swing that has three rectangular pockets located on the back of it. These pockets are where cooling/warming material, also known as the non-toxic gel pack, is inserted. The body of the child will lye against this pillow with the cooling/warming material, also known as the non-toxic gel pack, inserted into the pockets, while properly seated in the car seat, stroller or baby swing. With the use of this invention, the child's body will be quickly cooled or warmed. Neck support is also provided with the use of an additional pillow if needed for smaller children. | 04-16-2009 |
Kevin D. Houston, Las Cruces, NM US
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20100255467 | ASSAYS FOR DETERMINING EXPOSURE TO MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES - Assays useful in determining exposure to multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are provided. In one aspect, the MWCNT exposure assays operate by detecting a significant increase in the expression levels and/or status of certain cytokines shown to be responsive to MWCNT exposure. | 10-07-2010 |
Leonard Houston, Glendale, AZ US
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20130084551 | Child Learning And Safety Device And Method Of Use - A child learning and safety device comprising: a housing, where the housing contains a plurality of internal components; an attachment means attached to the housing, wherein the attachment means enables the housing to wrap around a body part of a child user; an audio device as one of the internal components, where the audio device plays audio files; a location processor as one of the internal components, where the location processor monitors a location of the child user; one or more location sensors attached to a fixture within a building, where the location sensor activate an alarm within the location processor when the location processor comes within a predetermined distance of the location sensor; and a set of speakers positioned on the housing, where the set of speakers play the audio files and where the set of speaker sound the alarm when the location processor is activated. | 04-04-2013 |
Mark Houston, Franklin,, TN US
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20150273007 | BLOOD PRESSURE REDUCTION WITH DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS - A daily dose of 6,000 mg of taurine, 1,000 mg of vitamin C, 150 mg of grape seed extract, 100 mg of vitamin B6, 2 mg of biotin, 2,000 IU of vitamin D3, and 87 mg of magnesium is shown to reduce blood pressure in hypertensive individuals by more than 10 mm Hg. | 10-01-2015 |
Michael Houston, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150081866 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING SPECIAL-PURPOSE PROCESSING RESOURCES - A special-purpose processing system, a method of carrying out sharing special-purpose processing resources and a graphics processing system. In one embodiment, the special-purpose processing system includes: (1) a special-purpose processing resource and (2) a Representational State Transfer (ReST) application programming interface operable to process data using the special-purpose processing resource in response to stateless commands based on a standard protocol selected from the group consisting of: (2a) a standard network protocol and (2b) a standard database query protocol. | 03-19-2015 |
Michael Houston, Cupertino, CA US
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20110173629 | Thread Synchronization - A method of processing threads is provided. The method includes receiving a first thread that accesses a memory resource in a current state, holding the first thread, and releasing the first thread based responsive to a final thread that accesses the memory resource in the current state has been received. | 07-14-2011 |
20120179851 | Computer System Interrupt Handling - A system, method and article of manufacture for an accelerated processing device (APD) to request a central processing unit (CPU) to process a task, comprising enqueuing a plurality of tasks on a queue using the APD, generating a user-level interrupt and transmitting to the CPU the plurality of tasks in the queue using an interrupt handler associated with a CPU thread. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180056 | Heterogeneous Enqueuinig and Dequeuing Mechanism for Task Scheduling - Methods, systems and computer-readable mediums for task scheduling on an accelerated processing device (APD) are provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises: enqueuing one or more tasks in a memory storage module based on the APD; using a software-based enqueuing module; and dequeuing the one or more tasks from the memory storage module using a hardware-based command processor, wherein the command processor forwards the one or more tasks to the shader cote. | 07-12-2012 |
20120180072 | Optimizing Communication of System Call Requests - Provided herein is a method for optimizing communication for system calls. The method includes storing a system call for each work item in a wavefront and transmitting said stored system calls to a processor for execution. The method also includes receiving a result to each work item in the wavefront responsive to said transmitting. | 07-12-2012 |
20120188258 | GRAPHICS PROCESSING DISPATCH FROM USER MODE - A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for providing improved access to accelerated processing device compute resources to user mode applications. The functionality disclosed allows user mode applications to provide commands to an accelerated processing device without the need for kernel mode transitions in order to access a unified ring buffer. Instead, applications are each provided with their own buffers, which the accelerated processing device hardware can access to process commands. With full operating system support, user mode applications are able to utilize the accelerated processing device in much the same way as a CPU. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192201 | Dynamic Work Partitioning on Heterogeneous Processing Devices - A method, system and article of manufacture for balancing a workload on heterogeneous processing devices. The method comprising accessing a memory storage of a processor of one type by a dequeuing entity associated with a processor of a different type, identifying a task from a plurality of tasks within the memory that can be processed by the processor of the different type, synchronizing a plurality of dequeuing entities capable of accessing the memory storage, and dequeuing the task form the memory storage | 07-26-2012 |
20120194526 | Task Scheduling - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for optimizing task scheduling on an accelerated processing device (APD) device are provided. In an embodiment, a method comprises: enqueuing, using the APD, one or more tasks in a memory storage; and dequeuing, using the APD, the one or more tasks from the memory storage using a hardware-based command processor, wherein the command processor forwards the one or more tasks to a shader core. | 08-02-2012 |
Michael A. Houston, Parkland, FL US
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20150244687 | PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS TO AUTHORIZED USERS - A method and system for initiating message listening and routing message content to authorized user devices is disclosed. For a second user device to receive notifications regarding records of a first user, the second user device provides information identifying the first user to a notification service. The notification service verifies the identifying information. The notification service initiates one or more listeners to listen for messages flowing over a messaging bus that are relating to the first user. Once a message is identified, at least a portion of the message is used to generate a notification that may be sent to the second user device. | 08-27-2015 |
Michael C. Houston, Cupertino, CA US
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20130117750 | Method and System for Workitem Synchronization - Method, system, and computer program product embodiments for synchronizing workitems on one or more processors are disclosed. The embodiments include executing a barrier skip instruction by a first workitem from the group, and responsive to the executed barrier skip instruction, reconfiguring a barrier to synchronize other workitems from the group in a plurality of points in a sequence without requiring the first workitem to reach the barrier in any of the plurality of points. | 05-09-2013 |
20130326524 | Method and System for Synchronization of Workitems with Divergent Control Flow - Disclosed methods, systems, and computer program products embodiments include synchronizing a group of workitems on a processor by storing a respective program counter associated with each of the workitems, selecting at least one first workitem from the group for execution, and executing the selected at least one first workitem on the processor. The selecting is based upon the respective stored program counter associated with the at least one first workitem. | 12-05-2013 |
20140365752 | Method and System for Yield Operation Supporting Thread-Like Behavior - A method, system, and computer program product synchronize a group of workitems executing an instruction stream on a processor. The processor is yielded by a first workitem responsive to a synchronization instruction in the instruction stream. A first one of a plurality of program counters is updated to point to a next instruction following the synchronization instruction in the instruction stream to be executed by the first workitem. A second workitem is run on the processor after the yielding. | 12-11-2014 |
Michael Clair Houston, Cupertino, CA US
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20120229481 | ACCESSIBILITY OF GRAPHICS PROCESSING COMPUTE RESOURCES - A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for providing improved access to accelerated processing device compute resources to user mode applications. The functionality disclosed allows user mode applications to provide commands to an accelerated processing device without the need for kernel mode transitions in order to access a unified ring buffer. Instead, applications are each provided with their own buffers, which the accelerated processing device hardware can access to process commands. With full operating system support, user mode applications are able to utilize the accelerated processing device in much the same way as a CPU. | 09-13-2012 |
20130191852 | Multithreaded Computing - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for improving resource utilization of multithreaded applications. Rather than requiring threads to block while waiting for data from a channel or requiring context switching to minimize blocking, the techniques disclosed herein provide an event-driven approach to launch kernels only when needed to perform operations on channel data, and then terminate in order to free resources. These operations are handled efficiently in hardware, but are flexible enough to be implemented in all manner of programming models. | 07-25-2013 |
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20130327734 | Storage Systems for Milk Bags - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to storage systems for milk bags. A storage system for milk bags receives milk bags and management of the stored milk bags. The milk bags are stored in compartments for easy storage and retrieval. | 12-12-2013 |
20150176889 | Storage Systems for Milk Bags - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to storage systems for milk bags. A storage system for milk bags receives milk bags and management of the stored milk bags. The milk bags are stored in compartments for easy storage and retrieval. | 06-25-2015 |
Michael E. Houston, Sammamish, WA US
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20080261304 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING DELIVERY OF DOUBLE-STRANDED RNA OR A DOUBLE-STRANDED HYBRID NUCLEIC ACID TO REGULATE GENE EXPRESSION IN MAMMALIAN CELLS - A double-stranded RNA, preferably a small, interfering (si)RNA or a siHybrid, to which cholesterol moieties are linked. | 10-23-2008 |
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20100240731 | LIPOPEPTIDES FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS - Lipopeptide compounds comprising a peptide having 2 to 100 amino acid residues, and having a lipophilic group attached to at least one terminus of the peptide or to at least one amino acid residue of the peptide, and salts and uses thereof. The lipophilic group may be attached to the N-terminus, C-terminus or both termini of the peptide. The lipophilic group may be attached to at least one interal amino acid residue (i.e., an amino acid residue that is not the N-terminus or the C-terminus amino acid residue of the peptide). The lipophilic group may be attached to either termini or both and at least one internal amino acid residue. | 09-23-2010 |
Michelle Marie Houston, West Chester, OH US
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20100303978 | Vitamin retention of pet food - A pet food in the form of a coated kibble that improves vitamin retention. A process of improving vitamin retention of a pet food in the form of a coated kibble. The process can include extruding a mixture to form a core pellet, providing a coating, wherein the coating comprises a vitamin; and applying the coating to the core pellet to form a coated kibble. The vitamin retention can be improved by applying the coating comprising the vitamin when compared to extruding a core with a vitamin. | 12-02-2010 |
20110027343 | Animal Food Having Low Water Activity - A method of providing an animal food having an active. A Probiotic animal food having a low water activity that can be contained within a package having a low vapor transmission rate. The animal food can have a shelf life sufficient to deliver a target dose of Probiotic to an animal. The water activity of the animal food can be controlled. The activity level of the Probiotic can be controlled. | 02-03-2011 |
20110027416 | Dusted Animal Food - A dusted pet food kibble and a process for dusting a pet food kibble comprising providing a pet food kibble in the form of a core matrix, providing a powder comprising a first component that can comprise an active ingredient, such as Probiotic microorganism particles, and dusting the powder onto the pet food kibble to form a dusted kibble. The dusting can occur substantially free of a binder. An animal feed comprising a kibble in the form of a core dusted with active ingredients. | 02-03-2011 |
20110027417 | Process for Dusting Animal Food - A dusted pet food kibble and a process for dusting a pet food kibble comprising providing a pet food kibble in the form of a core matrix, providing a powder comprising a first component that can comprise an active ingredient, such as Probiotic microorganism particles, and dusting the powder onto the pet food kibble to form a dusted kibble. The dusting can occur substantially free of a binder. An animal feed comprising a kibble in the form of a core dusted with active ingredients. | 02-03-2011 |
20110027418 | Animal Food Having Low Water Activity - An active or Probiotic animal food having a low water activity that can be contained within a package having a low vapor transmission rate. The animal food can have a shelf life sufficient to deliver a target dose of Probiotic to an animal. The water activity of the animal food can be controlled. The activity level of the Probiotic can be controlled. | 02-03-2011 |
20110027419 | Animal Food and Its Appearance - Animal feeds comprising at least one kibble comprising a colored appearance. The colored appearance can communicate to a purchaser of the animal feed that the kibble provides a health benefit. The kibble can further comprise an active, such as a Probiotic, that provides a health benefit. The active kibbles can be mixed with non-active kibbles. | 02-03-2011 |
20150313258 | PROCESS FOR DUSTING ANIMAL FOOD - A dusted pet food kibble and a process for dusting a pet food kibble comprising providing a pet food kibble in the form of a core matrix, providing a powder comprising a first component that can comprise an active ingredient, such as Probiotic microorganism particles, and dusting the powder onto the pet food kibble to form a dusted kibble. The dusting can occur substantially free of a binder. An animal feed comprising a kibble in the form of a core dusted with active ingredients. | 11-05-2015 |
Mike Houston, Roswell, GA US
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20120069100 | Ink-jet Print Head with Fast-acting Valve - Disclosed herein, a print head includes a reservoir, wherein the reservoir maintains fluid at a high hydrostatic pressure; a passage to receive the fluid from the reservoir, the passage including a fluid droplet ejection orifice; and a piezoelectric member positioned adjacent said passage, wherein the piezoelectric member may be activated to prevent flow of fluid through the passage. The piezoelectric member may be activated at a frequency greater than about 40 kilohertz, desirably greater than about 50 kilohertz, and even more desirably greater than about 100 kilohertz. | 03-22-2012 |
Norman Deverne Houston, Neosho, MO US
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20100006340 | Downhole reservoir effluent column pressure restraining apparatus and methods - Apparatus and methods disclosed herein utilize a seal within a well borehole annulus to re-direct forces generated by a column of effluents from a well-drilling bit assembly to a point above the bit assembly during drilling operations. | 01-14-2010 |
20140312288 | Fence Post Insulator Apparatus and Methods - An electric fence insulator is formed as a flexible band of material with an opening along a lateral periphery. The band is flexed to position around the perimeter of a fence post along a length of the fence post as determined by the length of the insulator. The insulator provides electrical insulation between an electrically energized fence wire and a point of contact of the wire with a grounded fence post. The insulator includes a fastener at the opening to close to a secure position using a simple clipping motion after the insulating band is positioned on the fence post at a selected height. The insulator forms a minimal lever arm between the fence post and the energized wire. The insulator may be retrofitted to existing installations with fence wire already installed without a need to access the fence post from the top to the section requiring electrical insulation. | 10-23-2014 |
Paul Houston, Hayward, CA US
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20140113864 | Injectable Depot Composition - Gel compositions are provided that can be utilized as carriers for beneficial agents when injected into a subject and which can provide sustained release of the beneficial agent over time. In particular, gel compositions containing an agent that renders the composition thixotropic to facilitate injection of the gel into a subject with minimal discomfort to the subject are described. | 04-24-2014 |
Paul R. Houston, Hayward, CA US
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20090022727 | INJECTABLE, NONAQUEOUS SUSPENSION WITH HIGH CONCENTRATION OF THERAPEUTIC AGENT - An injectable, nonaqueous suspension including at least one therapeutic agent suspended in a single component vehicle. The single component vehicle is a single amphiphilic material, such as a polyethoxylated castor oil or derivative thereof, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene stearate, a block copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide, a block copolymer of polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide, a tetra-functional block copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide, or a tetra-functional block copolymer of polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide. A dosage kit that includes the injectable, nonaqueous suspension and a method of administering the injectable, nonaqueous suspension are also disclosed. | 01-22-2009 |
20100297209 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 11-25-2010 |
20110046606 | Catheter injectable depot compositions and uses thereof - Catheter injectable depot compositions are provided that include a bioerodible, biocompatible polymer, a solvent having miscibility in water of less than or equal to 7 wt. % at 25° C., in an amount effective to plasticize the polymer and form a gel therewith, a thixotropic agent, and a beneficial agent. The solvent comprises an aromatic alcohol, an ester of an aromatic acid, an aromatic ketone, or mixtures thereof. The compositions are have substantially improved the shear thinning behavior and reduced injection force, rendering the compositions readily implanted beneath a patient's body surface by injection. | 02-24-2011 |
20110104111 | Osmotic drug delivery devices containing suspension formulations comprising particles having active agents and nonaqueous single-phase vehicles - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
20110264077 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 10-27-2011 |
20120100149 | Injectable, Non-Aqueous Suspension with High Concentration of Therapeutic Agent - An injectable, nonaqueous suspension including at least one therapeutic agent suspended in a single component vehicle. The single component vehicle is a single amphiphilic material, such as a polyethoxylated castor oil or derivative thereof, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene stearate, a block copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide, a block copolymer of polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide, a tetra-functional block copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide, or a tetra-functional block copolymer of polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide. A dosage kit that includes the injectable, nonaqueous suspension and a method of administering the injectable, nonaqueous suspension are also disclosed. | 04-26-2012 |
20120259318 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 10-11-2012 |
20130034210 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130035670 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 02-07-2013 |
20130108681 | Injectable Depot Compositions and Uses Thereof | 05-02-2013 |
20130280331 | Depot Compositions with multiple drug release rate controls and uses thereof - Injectable depot compositions with dual mechanisms of release rate control are provided for sustained beneficial agent delivery in a patient. The composition includes bioerodible particles and an injectable depot vehicle containing a bioerodible polymer in an organic solvent, for forming a bioerodible depot implant after administration to the patient. The bioerodible particles are dispersed in the depot vehicle and contain a beneficial agent and a release rate controlling agent retarding the release of the beneficial agent from the bioerodible particles and from the depot implant. | 10-24-2013 |
20140051770 | INJECTABLE MULTIMODAL POLYMER DEPOT COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - Injectable depot compositions are provided that include a polymer matrix having a plurality of bioerodible, biocompatible polymers wherein each polymer of the plurality of polymers has a specified weight average molecular weight; and the polymer matrix has a broad molecular weight distribution of the plurality of polymers; a solvent having a miscibility in water of less than or equal to 7 wt. % at 25° C., in an amount effective to plasticize the polymer and form a gel therewith; and a beneficial agent. The compositions are have substantially improved the shear thinning behavior and reduced injection force, rendering the compositions readily implanted beneath a patient's body surface by injection. | 02-20-2014 |
20140141086 | Injectable Depot Compositions and Uses Thereof - Injectable depot compositions are provided that include a bioerodible, biocompatible polymer, a solvent having a miscibility in water of less than or equal to 7 wt. % at 25° C., in an amount effective to plasticize the polymer and form a gel therewith, a thixotropic agent, and a beneficial agent. The solvent comprises an aromatic alcohol, an ester of an aromatic acid, an aromatic ketone, or mixtures thereof. The compositions have substantially improved the shear thinning behavior and reduced injection force, rendering the compositions readily implanted beneath a patients body surface by injection. | 05-22-2014 |
20140161797 | Injectable Non-Aqueous Suspension - The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for administering a biologically active agent, and more specifically to injectable non-aqueous suspensions. | 06-12-2014 |
20150017177 | Injectable, Non-Aqueous Suspension with High Concentration of Therapeutic Agent - An injectable, nonaqueous suspension including at least one therapeutic agent suspended in a single component vehicle. The single component vehicle is a single amphiphilic material, such as a polyethoxylated castor oil or derivative thereof, a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether, a polyoxyethylene sorbitan fatty acid ester, a polyoxyethylene stearate, a block copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide, a block copolymer of polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide, a tetra-functional block copolymer of polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide, or a tetra-functional block copolymer of polypropylene oxide-polyethylene oxide. A dosage kit that includes the injectable, nonaqueous suspension and a method of administering the injectable, nonaqueous suspension are also disclosed. | 01-15-2015 |
20150290291 | SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES - A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, other of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed. | 10-15-2015 |
Peter Houston, Lexington, MA US
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20150322412 | ACETYL TRANSFERASES AND THEIR USE FOR PRODUCING CAROTENOIDS - The present invention relates to novel acetyl transferases, nucleic acid sequences coding therefore, expression constructs and vectors comprising these sequences, microorganisms transformed therewith and use thereof. | 11-12-2015 |
P. James Houston, Richfield, OH US
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20100112227 | NON-FLAMMABLE WATERPROOFING COMPOSITION - A method of coating an exterior surface of a structure comprising a composition of matter and a solvent system is disclosed. The solvent system includes a chlorinated solvent and a vegetable oil. The solvent system and coating composition are non-flammable, environmentally friendly and provide an improved, elastomeric coating when applied to the exterior surface of the structure. | 05-06-2010 |
20120190776 | COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING BIOBASED MATERIALS - An elastomeric, non-aqueous coating composition that includes biobased materials in a solvent system for application to the exterior surface of a structure. The coating composition includes at least one tackifier, a block copolymer, at least one biobased material, and an organic solvent system. The coating composition has a VOC content of less than 250 g/L. | 07-26-2012 |
20120190777 | COATING COMPOSITION CONTAINING BIOBASED MATERIALS - An elastomeric coating composition that includes biobased materials in a solvent system for application to the exterior surface of a structure. The coating composition includes at least one tackifier, a block copolymer, an acrylic resin, at least two biobased materials, and an organic solvent system. | 07-26-2012 |
Randall J. Houston, Royal Oak, MI US
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20150152776 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR MULTIPLE SPEED RELAY-CONTROLLED ELECTRIC FAN - Methods and systems are described for diagnosing a multiple speed, relay controlled engine cooling fan system. One method includes measuring the change in current drawn from a battery-alternator system when fan speed is modified. A degradation in cooling fan operation is flagged when measured current change differs from an expected change. | 06-04-2015 |
Rob Houston, Appleton, WI US
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20150040773 | Popcorn dispenser - A popcorn dispenser for use with a popcorn maker. The dispenser includes a hopper having two openings, the first opening larger than the second opening and sides tapering from the first opening to the second opening. A kernel catcher is located in the bottom of the dispenser adjacent to the second opening. There is a paddle wheel including a shaft and paddle blades below the kernel catcher. A turn dial is operationally coupled to the shaft so that when rotated, the shaft and paddle wheels rotate caused kernels in the hopper to be moved from the hopper to a bowl below the hopper. | 02-12-2015 |
Robert Houston, Homestead, FL US
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20100194565 | SOLAR POWERED SECURITY SYSTEM - A solar powered perimeter beam security system comprising a plurality of spaced towers. The towers have detection beams extending between them for detecting an intruder when at least one of the detection beams is interrupted. Each of the towers communicates with a remote unit. | 08-05-2010 |
Robert Houston, Oak Park, IL US
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20130283527 | Baby Swaddle - The present disclosure provides a baby swaddle that includes an inner strap adapted to releasably connect around a baby's chest, an outer strap adapted to releasably connect around the inner strap and secure a baby's arms between the inner strap and outer strap, wherein the inner strap is configured to prevent the baby swaddle from moving toward a baby's head. | 10-31-2013 |
Robert Houston, Placitas, NM US
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20150083764 | Convertible Diaper Changing Bag - The present disclosure provides a convertible bag that may transform from a closed form as a diaper bag into an open form as a baby changing surface. The baby changing surface includes an elongated tray with elevated side walls. Attached to the side walls is at least one compartment that may flip from being stored inside the bag in the closed form to hanging along the outer surface of the side walls when the bag is in the open form. The interior of the bag includes a padded surface that not only provides structural integrity, but also a comfortable surface for a baby to lie on during a diaper change. | 03-26-2015 |
Robert Kevin Houston, Orlando, FL US
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20130332812 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO GENERATE A PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM - A method to generate a process flow diagram is disclosed. The method includes receiving a textual description of a process at a remote terminal from an originating user, where the textual description includes one or more activities. The method also includes transmitting the textual description of the process to network servers using a network and analyzing the textual description at the network servers using an analysis module to detect whether there is an error in the textual description of the process. In addition, the method includes generating an annotated textual description according to a set of predefined rules that corrects any known errors that were detected in the textual description and generating a process flow diagram from the annotated textual description using a graph generation module. Further, the method includes transmitting the process flow diagram to the originating user using the network. | 12-12-2013 |
20150176754 | Parallel Robot Bracketing System - A bracketing system provides a structural support for a parallel robot and the moving components thereof. The bracketing system also serves to increase the functionality of the parallel robot. The bracketing system includes a plurality of aluminum brackets fabricated through extrusion, and serving as heat sinks The brackets comprise a substantially triangular shaped bracket disposed to integrally join with the vertices of a plurality of horizontal members and a plurality of vertical members on the parallel robot. The horizontal members and the vertical members form a triangle shape with three vertices and three sides. This allows for six brackets to position between an inner surface of each vertex. Mounting holes on the brackets enable a fastener to pass through for attaching the brackets to the vertical members and the horizontal members. The brackets slide along the vertical member to enable tightening of a tension belt and adding accessories. | 06-25-2015 |
Samuel A. Houston, Memphis, TN US
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20110060373 | BONE SCREWS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention features bone screws having a threaded screw body and a screw head attached to one end of the screw body, the bone screw further including: a) an interior channel extending longitudinally through the screw head and through at least a portion of the screw body, wherein the interior channel has a width of less than 5.0 millimeters; and b) a plurality of radially-disposed delivery channels connecting the interior channel to the exterior of the screw body, each delivery channel having exterior openings. The invention further features devices that include a bone screw and a delivery manifold detachably attached to the screw head of the bone screw. In addition, the invention features methods of treating a patient having a bone defect by using a bone screw described herein. | 03-10-2011 |
20140031791 | BONE SCREWS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention features bone screws having a threaded screw body and a screw head attached to one end of the screw body, the bone screw further including: a) an interior channel extending longitudinally through the screw head and through at least a portion of the screw body, wherein the interior channel has a width of less than 5.0 millimeters; and b) a plurality of radially-disposed delivery channels connecting the interior channel to the exterior of the screw body, each delivery channel having exterior openings. The invention further features devices that include a bone screw and a delivery manifold detachably attached to the screw head of the bone screw. In addition, the invention features methods of treating a patient having a bone defect by using a bone screw described herein. | 01-30-2014 |
Scott David Houston, Naperville, IL US
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20130085889 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING RETURNS OR EXCHANGES MADE VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - A method for allowing a user to manage at least one of a return or exchange of an ordered item. The method includes hosting an electronic database of information regarding item purchases, providing a user interface to allow a user to specify at least one return/exchange item, performing an authorization verification against the return/exchange of the item, providing to the user an identifier reflective of the authorization, and receiving and accepting the item(s) at the physical location within a predefined time limit. | 04-04-2013 |
Steven W. Houston, Evans, GA US
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20080265604 | CONVERTIBLE CARGO BED - A convertible cargo bed assembly for a utility vehicle is provided. The assembly includes a single piece molded main body having a pair of integrally formed hip restraints that each include a passenger hand hold integrally formed within the respective hip restraint. The assembly additionally includes a molded pivoting panel that has a cargo deck side and a seat side. The cargo deck side functions as a portion of a cargo deck when the pivoting panel is in a deployed position. The seat side has at least one full-sized seat cushion coupled thereto. That is the full-sized seat cushion is approximately the same size as the forward facing driver's and passenger's seats. Therefore, when the pivoting panel is transitioned from the deployed position to a stowed position, wherein the convertible cargo bed provides a full-sized rear facing seat. | 10-30-2008 |
Terry Houston, Grand Rapids, MI US
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20080197551 | Hydraulic Antivibration Support, and Method of Manufacturing Same - A hydraulic antivibration support comprising a first rigid member; a second rigid member; a substantially frusto-conical elastomer body, extending vertically along a central axis between the first and second rigid members, wherein the working chamber and the compensation chamber are partially superposed along said central axis. The elastomer body is adapted to support static loads and defines inwardly a working chamber and partially defines outwardly an annular compensation chamber. The support further includes a flexible annular skirt defining the compensation chamber together with the elastomer body, the flexible skirt being molded as a single piece with the elastomer body, and a rigid covet, sealingly closing at least the working chamber A passage communicates between the working chamber and the compensation chamber, the working chamber, the compensation chamber and the passage being filled with liquid | 08-21-2008 |
Thomas K. Houston, Harvard, MA US
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20140142965 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING CLINICAL SYSTEMS WITH BEHAVIOR SUPPORT AND TRACKING - A web-based system and method for implementing a smoking cessation support therapy promotes individual, proactive participation by obtaining an initial consent, indicating motivation, from a patient, and linking the patient with a clinician for monitoring, feedback, and direction of subsequent support media based on clinician oversight and the reported motivation of the patient. The disclosed system encompassing self-motivation assessment, reinforcement feedback, and communication linkages to both clinicians and peers provides for a proactive response by a patient to a clinician invitation, thus establishing a minimal motivational level, and gathers statistical and motivational information from the patient for subsequent monitoring by the clinician | 05-22-2014 |
Travis Houston, West Lafayette, IN US
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20140187582 | SOLID DISPERSIONS OF AMORPHOUS PAROXETINE MESYLATE - The invention relates to solid dispersions containing paroxetine mesylate. One solid dispersion contains amorphous paroxetine mesylate and a methacrylic acid-methyl methacrylate copolymer, where the weight ratio of paroxetine mesylate to polymer ranges from about 30:70 to about 90:10. Another solid dispersion contains amorphous paroxetine mesylate and a -vinylpyrrolidone/vinylacetate copolymer (PVP-VA), where the weight ratio of paroxetine mesylate to copolymer ranges from about 30:70 to about 50:50. An amorphous solid dispersion of the invention may have a single glass transition temperature. An amorphous solid dispersion is stable for at least 48 hours at 60° C. and 75% relative humidity. A further embodiment of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of paroxetine mesylate comprising a solid dispersion of the invention and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Methods for the treatment using paroxetine mesylate in the form of a solid dispersion according to the invention are also disclosed. | 07-03-2014 |
Travis L. Houston, Lafaayette, IN US
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20100062046 | POLYMORPHS OF NICOTINIC INTERMEDIATES - Crystalline forms of compounds (II), (III) and (IV) and processes to produce them are provided. | 03-11-2010 |
Travis L. Houston, Lafayette, IN US
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20100239664 | FORMS OF RIFAXIMIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to Rifaximin polymorphic, salt, hydrate, and amorphous forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them. | 09-23-2010 |
20110275681 | NOVEL SOLID FORMS OF EPALRESTAT - The invention relates to novel crystalline salts of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid and a novel betaine cocrystal of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid. The preparation and characterization of the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal and the therapeutic use of the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal to treat and/or prevent various conditions, including treating and/or preventing diabetic complications, inhibiting aldose reductase, and affording cardioprotection in patients who may be non-diabetic. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275682 | NOVEL CHOLINE COCRYSTAL OF EPALRESTAT - The invention relates to a novel choline cocrystal of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid. The preparation and characterization of the novel choline cocrystal according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel choline cocrystal and the therapeutic use of the novel choline cocrystal to treat and/or prevent various conditions, including treating and/or preventing diabetic complications, treating and/or preventing homocystinuria reducing levels of homocysteine in blood serum, inhibiting aldose reductase, and affording cardioprotection in non-diabetic patients. | 11-10-2011 |
20120076857 | FORMS OF RIFAXIMIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to Rifaximin polymorphic, salt, hydrate, and amorphous forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them. | 03-29-2012 |
20120108620 | FORMS OF RIFAXIMIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to new rifaximin forms kappa, theta, rifaximin:piperazine cocrystal 1 and rifaximin:piperazine cocrystal 2, methods of making same and to their use in medicinal preparations and therapeutic methods. | 05-03-2012 |
20130066079 | FORMS OF RIFAXIMIN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to Rifaximin polymorphic, salt, hydrate, and amorphous forms, to their use in medicinal preparations and to therapeutic methods using them. | 03-14-2013 |
20130317225 | NEW FORMS OF RIFAXIMIN AND USES THEROF - The present invention relates to new rifaximin forms kappa, theta, rifaximin:piperazine cocrystal 1 and rifaximin:piperazine cocrystal 2, methods of making same and to their use in medicinal preparations and therapeutic methods. | 11-28-2013 |
20140221438 | NOVEL SOLID FORMS OF EPALRESTAT - The invention relates to novel crystalline salts of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid and a novel betaine cocrystal of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid. The preparation and characterization of the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal and the therapeutic use of the novel crystalline salts and cocrystal to treat and/or prevent various conditions, including treating and/or preventing diabetic complications, inhibiting aldose reductase, and affording cardioprotection in patients who may be non-diabetic. | 08-07-2014 |
20150057319 | NOVEL CHOLINE COCRYSTAL OF EPALRESTAT - The invention relates to a novel choline cocrystal of 5-[(1Z,2E)-2-methyl-3-phenylpropenylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxo-3-thiazolidineacetic acid. The preparation and characterization of the novel choline cocrystal according to various embodiments of the invention is described. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the novel choline cocrystal and the therapeutic use of the novel choline cocrystal to treat and/or prevent various conditions, including treating and/or preventing diabetic complications, treating and/or preventing homocystinuria reducing levels of homocysteine in blood serum, inhibiting aldose reductase, and affording cardioprotection in non-diabetic patients. | 02-26-2015 |
William M. Houston, Colchester, VT US
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20080222175 | USE OF AGENTS AND CONTROL DOCUMENTS TO UPDATE A DATABASE STRUCTURE - A method and system for updating a database structure. The database structure includes a dynamically changing list of control documents. A control document specifies tasks to be performed on the database structure. An agent finds an approved control document on the list such as by looking into a view of control documents. Processing the approved control document includes causing an execution of at least one task on the approved control document. Execution of a such task includes updating of the database structure, and may be implemented by the agent that found the control document or by another agent called by the agent. | 09-11-2008 |
William M. Houston, Newburgh, NY US
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20140337187 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENTERPRISE-WIDE MIGRATION - Disclosed are a method, system and computer program for collecting inventory data about a group of machines at an office. This method comprises the steps of running an inventory tool on each of the machines, and the tool presenting dialogue displays on each of the machines, filling in or changing data in the dialogues presented by the tool, and submitting the collected information to a server. Also disclosed are a method, system and computer program for customizing an inventory data collection tool for a plurality of logical groups of users. Each of the logical groups of users is provided with a copy of the inventory data collection tool and with a first copy of a common control file. Each of the groups of users uses the first copy of the common control file to customize the tool for the group of users. | 11-13-2014 |