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Howard J. Dananberg, Bedford, NH US
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20090255148 | DEVICE FOR HIGH-HEELED SHOES AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A HIGH-HEELED SHOE - A device for insertion in a high-heeled shoe has a first crescent shaped raised area in a region underlying the forward edge of a wearer's heel bone and a second raised area underlying the metatarsals of the wearer is described. Also described is a method for constructing a shoe using the device and the resulting shoe. | 10-15-2009 |
20100263238 | DEVICE FOR HIGH-HEELED SHOES AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A HIGH-HEELED SHOE - A device for insertion in a high-heeled shoe has a first crescent shaped raised area in a region underlying the forward edge of a wearer's heel bone and a second raised area underlying the metatarsals of the wearer is described. Also described is a method for constructing a shoe using the device and the resulting shoe. | 10-21-2010 |
Howard J. Dickerman, Bellevue, WA US
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20100312748 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL CUBE FUNCTIONS - Cube functions may be used to obtain data from a multidimensional database. The cube functions may be contained within one or more cells of a spreadsheet. These cube functions behave similarly to the standard functions that may be included within a spreadsheet. Exemplary cube functions include obtaining: a cube member, a cube value, a cube set, a ranked member, a KPI, a member property and a count relating to a set. The cube functions within the spreadsheet may access the cube data from one or more multidimensional databases. Using the cube formulas in individual cells allows the user to add/delete rows and/or columns from within the spreadsheet. | 12-09-2010 |
20110087954 | DATA ANALYSIS EXPRESSIONS - Methods and systems are disclosed for receiving and processing data analysis expressions. A particular method includes receiving a data analysis expression at a pivot table of a spreadsheet. The data analysis expression is executed for a particular cell of the pivot table by determining a context associated with the particular cell, calculating a value of the data analysis expression based on the context, and outputting the calculated value at the particular cell. | 04-14-2011 |
Howard J. Federoff, Bethesda, MD US
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20080226601 | Herpes Virus-Based Compositions and Methods of Use in the Prenatal and Perinatal Periods - Disclosed are compositions and methods for reducing the severity of a birth defect in a mammal by exposing the mammal (e.g., in utero) to a herpes virus amplicon particle comprising a cis element-flanked transgene and a sequence encoding a transposase. Upon expression, the transposase inserts the transgene into the genome of a cell (e.g., a neuron) within the mammal and the transgene expresses a polypeptide or RNA that compensates for a protein or gene defect that is causally associated with the birth defect. | 09-18-2008 |
20080300204 | Alpha-Synuclein Antibodies and Methods Related Thereto - Disclosed are antibodies specific for alpha-synuclein conformers and methods related thereto. For example, disclosed are methods of diagnosing a neurodegenerative monitoring a neurodegenerative disease treatment using the disclosed antibodies. Assays, kits, and solid supports related to alpha-synuclein and antibodies specific for alpha-synuclein are also disclosed. | 12-04-2008 |
20110039916 | Helper Virus-Free Herpesvirus Amplicon Particles and Uses Thereof - The invention features new helper virus-free methods for making herpesvirus amplicon particles that can be used in immunotherapies, including those for treating any number of infectious diseases and cancers (including chronic lymphocytic leukemia, other cancers in which blood cells become malignant, lymphomas (e.g. Hodgkin's lymphoma or non-Hodgkin's type lymphomas). Described herein are methods of making helper virus-free HSV amplicon particles; cells that contain those particles (e.g., packaging cell lines or patients' cells, infected in vivo or ex vivo); particles produced according to those methods; and methods of treating a patient with an hf-HSV particle made according to those methods. | 02-17-2011 |
20110171257 | HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS AMPLICON VECTORS DERIVED FROM PRIMARY ISOLATES - Provided herein are HSV amplicon particles and methods of making and using HSV amplicon particles. The particles are generated using primary HSV isolates or packaging vectors derived from primary HSV isolates. | 07-14-2011 |
20110268748 | NURR-1 Interacting Protein (NuIP) - Provided herein are methods of promoting the activity of Nurr1 in a cell comprising contacting the cell with NuIP or an analog or fragment thereof. Also provided are methods of treating or preventing a condition associated with reduced dopaminergic function in a subject, comprising administering to the subject NuIP or an analog or fragment thereof. Methods of inhibiting the activity of Nurr1 in a cell comprising contacting the cell with a NuIP inhibitor are provided. Methods of screening for agents that modulate the interaction of Nurr1 and NuIP are also provided. | 11-03-2011 |
Howard J. Freund, Jr., Neshanic Station, NJ US
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20100155078 | Method For Predicting Composition of Petroleum - A method for predicting petroleum expulsion is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises defining a chemical structure of a kerogen and identifying a plurality of reaction products of the kerogen under geologic heating rates. The exemplary method also comprises grouping the plurality of reaction products into a plurality of product lumps based on their chemical composition and predicting petroleum expulsion for each of the plurality of product lumps based on secondary cracking reactions. | 06-24-2010 |
Howard J. Hellyer, Winchester GB
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20140344628 | CERTIFICATION OF NON-NATIVE DATA LAYOUT IN A MANAGED RUNTIME SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention discloses a method, computer program product, and system for conditioning a memory region. An exemplary embodiment determines an anticipated form of an object. An exemplary embodiment determines a memory region for the object. An exemplary embodiment encodes the anticipated form of the object. An exemplary embodiment inserts the encoding of the anticipated form of the object into the memory region for the object. An exemplary embodiment acquires the object. An exemplary embodiment determines a form of the object. An exemplary embodiment compares the form of the object with the anticipated form of the object. An exemplary embodiment indicates an error if the form of the object differs from the anticipated form of the object. | 11-20-2014 |
20140372712 | CONCURRENT DUMPING OF LARGE ADDRESS SPACE - A method for managing concurrent system dumps of address spaces of memory of a computing system. The method comprises analyzing address space of memory to determine high priority areas and low priority areas of the address space. The method further comprises stopping all application threads of memory. In addition, the method further comprises performing a system dump of all the high priority areas of the address space. Moreover, the method further comprises initiating a background thread that performs a system dump of the low priority areas in background of the address space, and allowing, by the one or more computer processors, all of the application threads of memory to restart. | 12-18-2014 |
Howard J. Hellyer, Hursley GB
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20140047280 | Second Failure Data Capture in Co-Operating Multi-Image Systems - A method, computer system, and computer program captures diagnostic trace information in a computer system having a plurality of software images. Information is received that is associated with a first failure in a first one of the plurality of software images. The received information is distributed to others of the plurality of software images. Further information is captured that is associated with a second failure in another one of the plurality of software images. The information associated with a first failure in a first one of said plurality of software images is combined with the information associated with a second failure in another of said plurality of software images, and the combined information is analyzed in order to determine a cause of the first failure. | 02-13-2014 |
20140372808 | Second Failure Data Capture in Co-Operating Multi-Image Systems - A method captures diagnostic trace information in a computer system having a plurality of software images. Information is received that is associated with a first failure in a first one of the plurality of software images. The received information is distributed to others of the plurality of software images. Further information is captured that is associated with a second failure in another one of the plurality of software images. The information associated with a first failure in a first one of said plurality of software images is combined with the information associated with a second failure in another of said plurality of software images, and the combined information is analyzed in order to determine a cause of the first failure. | 12-18-2014 |
Howard J. Kennedy, Burbank, CA US
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20140033250 | Preprocessing Video to Insert Visual Elements and Applications Thereof - Embodiments of this invention relate to preprocessing video such that visual elements, such as advertisements, can be inserted at a later point in time when the video is requested by a user. In an embodiment, a video and target data is received. The video is analyzed to determine how a target moves and changes over time. Metadata describing how the target moves and changes over time is stored. When a user requests an on-demand video such as from a video sharing site, a visual element is inserted into the video. The visual elements move and change as defined in the stored metadata. In this way, advertisements can be inserted into on-demand video such as video from a video sharing website. | 01-30-2014 |
Howard J. Swidler, Bethlehem, PA US
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20100090023 | Method and Apparatus for Optimizing Aerosol Generation with Ultrasonic Transducers - The invention is an apparatus and methods for optimizing the performance and protecting one or more aerosol generating transducers from deterioration while operating in a chemically reactive aqueous solution by utilizing one or more protective barrier techniques to eliminate chemical interaction between the aqueous solution and the transducers. The method of the present invention produces an aerosol producing transducer with the transducer housing and assembly to be constructed in such a way as to assure its efficient and effective long-term and problem free operation in an aqueous solution that is chemically reactive. | 04-15-2010 |
20100226821 | Methods and Apparatuses for the Disinfection of Objects, Devices and Areas - A method and apparatus for the sanitization, detoxification, disinfection, high level disinfection, or sterilization of both the interior and exterior surfaces of an object or plurality of objects, including those with lumens and/or channels of various sizes, within a closed space, or closed system of space, in addition to their surrounding atmosphere, and relates particularly, though not exclusively, to the generation of an aerosol including an anti-pathogen/toxin/fungal/sporicidal agent(s) or substance(s)(applied agent), or chemical neutralizing agent(s) or substance(s), by way of one or more ultrasonic nebulizer(s). However the applied agent used in the present invention may also be in the form of any gas, vapor, plasma, aerosol, or other form. The said apparatus and method also includes an option to incorporate and utilize a means to wash the object(s) or endoscope(s). More importantly, the present invention addresses an improvement to the current art, by a new method and apparatus for the application of a positive or negative air/gas pressure to the internal space, lumens, ducts, or channels, of an object or endoscope, in order to apply or administer applied agent, in the form of a gas, plasma, vapor, or aerosol to the surfaces within these locations as well as to the surfaces and areas that interface with the means to apply the positive or negative air/gas pressure to the object or endoscope. The present invention addresses the current problem of obtaining full sanitization, disinfection, high level disinfection, or sterilization, of both the interior and exterior surfaces and areas of an object or endoscope as well as the interfacing surfaces and areas between the applicator for the applied agent and the object or endoscope. The present invention will allow for the complete sanitization, disinfection, high level disinfection, or sterilization of objects in a simple chamber, or in more complex configurations that include, but are not limited to, glove box units, processors with built in interfaces for specialty applications such as endoscope reprocessing, and other application specific designs. | 09-09-2010 |
Howard J. Thomas, Gloucestershire GB
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20090117906 | HANDOVER BETWEEN RADIO NETWORKS - A communication system comprises a first radio network supporting a first air interface standard and a second radio network supporting a second air interface standard. The second radio network comprises a network interface | 05-07-2009 |
Howard J. Thomas, Glos GB
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20090069013 | HANDOVER BETWEEN RADIO NETWORKS - A communication system ( | 03-12-2009 |
Howard J. Thomas, Cirencester GB
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20090215418 | COMMUNICATION UNIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A communication unit for a radio communication system comprises a receiver for receiving data over an air interface. The receiver can operate in a first diversity mode and a second diversity mode. The first diversity mode may specifically correspond to no receive diversity being employed and the second diversity mode may correspond to signals from two or more fully or partially de-correlated antennas being combined. The communication unit comprises a data unit which determines a first data characteristic for a section of data to be received over the air interface. A switching unit is arranged to switch between the first diversity mode and the second diversity mode in response to the first data characteristic. The invention may allow improved performance and e.g. reduced power consumption by allowing an improved adaptation of diversity operation. In particular, an improved trade-off between power consumption and performance may be achieved in many embodiments. | 08-27-2009 |
20090268706 | OPTIMISED PACKET DATA TRANSMISSION PROTOCOL IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM EMPLOYING A TRANSMISSION WINDOW - A packet data transmission protocol that uses transmission windows includes a packet control unit (PCU) ( | 10-29-2009 |
20090318144 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A cellular communication system comprises a first base station ( | 12-24-2009 |
20100120437 | CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREFOR - A cellular communication system comprises an access point ( | 05-13-2010 |
20110128940 | TIMESLOT CONVERSION IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A cellular communication system employs an air interface time frame structure comprising time frames divided into a plurality of timeslots. In the system, a timeslot configuration processor ( | 06-02-2011 |
20120088532 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FINGERPRINT DISTRIBUTION - A method and apparatus for radio frequency (RF) fingerprint distribution is provided herein. In particular, when a mobile node wishes to access a restricted-access base station, the mobile node will access a database containing RF fingerprint identification information for the RF environment surrounding the restricted-access base station. When the RF environment matches the RF fingerprint, the mobile node will know that it can access the restricted-access base station. | 04-12-2012 |
Howard J. Worman, New York, NY US
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20110110916 | METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING CARDIOMYOPATHIES BY ERK OR JNK INHIBITION - Provided is a method of treating or preventing a cardiomyopathy associated with activation of at least one kinase in the MAP kinase signaling pathway in heart tissue by providing to a subject an inhibitor of at least one kinase in the ERK signaling pathway or in the JNK signaling pathway, or both. In some embodiments, the cardiomyopathy is associated with one or more mutations in the LMNA gene, which encodes A-type nuclear lamins, or in the EMD gene, which encodes an inner nuclear membrane protein. | 05-12-2011 |