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20080256438 | APPLICATION ISOLATION SYSTEM - A facility for managing a document conversion environment is described. In various embodiments, the facility includes a native application associated with a native document type and an isolation service. The isolation service determines whether a native application associated with the native document type has started and when it has not started, starts the native application and causes the started native application to load and convert a native document to a common document format, wherein the isolation service starts a single instance of the native application and monitors the single instance of the native application so that it complies with specified a parameter, condition, or setting of operation. | 10-16-2008 |
20100007917 | CONFIGURABLE DOCUMENT SERVER - A configurable document server is described. In some embodiments, the configurable document server can enable administrators to set an option that prevents documents from being routed to users when the configurable document server experiences some types of errors. When the configurable document server determines that such an error condition exists, it may prevent the routing of the corresponding document. By preventing documents causing errors from being routed, the configurable document server enables administrators to improve the accuracy of document workflow and thereby improve productivity of users. | 01-14-2010 |
20130293933 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING, DELIVERY AND RECEIVING OF FAXES - Embodiments of systems and methods for the sending, delivery and receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at a user's site, and a faxing system that may be deployed remotely from the user's site. The fax connector can be accessed at the user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at the user's site communicates with the remotely deployed faxing system to send, receive, obtain status on, or perform other functions associated with, faxing. | 11-07-2013 |
20130311878 | Application Isolation System - A facility for managing a document conversion environment is described. In various embodiments, the facility includes a native application associated with a native document type and an isolation service. The isolation service determines whether a native application associated with the native document type has started and when it has not started, starts the native application and causes the started native application to load and convert a native document to a common document format, wherein the isolation service starts a single instance of the native application and monitors the single instance of the native application so that it complies with specified a parameter, condition, or setting of operation. | 11-21-2013 |
20140204411 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MULTI-TENANT FACSIMILE SERVER - In embodiments disclosed herein disclose methods and systems for providing a multitenant facsimile server. The computer instructions may be executable to maintain a set of entity information, wherein the entity information defines a plurality of tenants, and maintain a database configured to store transmitted and received fax documents corresponding to a plurality of tenants. The computer instructions may be further executable to receive a facsimile document at the fax server, wherein the facsimile document comprises one of a document to be transmitted or a received fax. The computer instructions may be further executable to identify a tenant associated with the document based on an identifier. Further, the computer instructions may be executable to store the document in the database, wherein the document is associated with the tenant in the database. | 07-24-2014 |
20150085324 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING, DELIVERY AND RECEIVING OF FAXES - Embodiments of systems and methods for the sending, delivery and receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at a user's site, and a faxing system that may be deployed remotely from the user's site. The fax connector can be accessed at the user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at the user's site communicates with the remotely deployed faxing system to send, receive, obtain status on, or perform other functions associated with, faxing. | 03-26-2015 |
20150138601 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MULTI-TENANT FACSIMILE SERVER - In embodiments disclosed herein disclose methods and systems for providing a multitenant facsimile server. The computer instructions may be executable to maintain a set of entity information, wherein the entity information defines a plurality of tenants, and maintain a database configured to store transmitted and received fax documents corresponding to a plurality of tenants. The computer instructions may be further executable to receive a facsimile document at the fax server, wherein the facsimile document comprises one of a document to be transmitted or a received fax. The computer instructions may be further executable to identify a tenant associated with the document based on an identifier. Further, the computer instructions may be executable to store the document in the database, wherein the document is associated with the tenant in the database. | 05-21-2015 |
20150319338 | System and Method for Sending, Delivery and Receiving of Faxes - Embodiments of systems and methods for the sending, delivery and receiving of faxes are disclosed herein. In particular, certain embodiments include a fax connector that may be deployed at a user's site, and a faxing system that may be deployed remotely from the user's site. The fax connector can be accessed at the user's site over a computer based network in order to perform functions associated with faxing, including sending, receiving and obtaining status on faxes. The fax connector deployed at the user's site communicates with the remotely deployed faxing system to send, receive, obtain status on, or perform other functions associated with, faxing. | 11-05-2015 |
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20100031915 | Engine Oil Level Management System and Method of Assembling Engines in Vehicles - An oil level management system for a vehicle has an oil pan configured to contain oil and to be mountable to an engine block with a baffle extending transverse to the axis of rotation of the engine crankshaft when the oil pan is so mounted. The baffle is configured to partially define a first oil reservoir and a second oil reservoir, as well as an oil flow opening such that the oil reservoirs are in fluid communication with one another and are characterized by respective first and second oil levels within the pan. The second reservoir drains to the first reservoir when the engine is running and when the engine block and crankshaft are positioned on the vehicle with the axis of rotation tilted from horizontal. The first oil level is lower than the second oil level to avoid oil contact with the crankshaft. | 02-11-2010 |
20100126437 | HEAT RECOVERY SYSTEM - The present invention is directed towards methods and systems for heating an engine, particularly during initial start-up of the engine. In one exemplary embodiment, a heat storage and release system for an engine is provided. The system may include a material capable of super cooling within an operating temperature range of the engine. The material is in thermal communication with the engine and may include an energy input device associated with the material. The energy input device may be configured to input energy to the material causing the material to undergo an exothermic phase change. During the phase change the material releases heat to the engine. | 05-27-2010 |
20100224263 | VARIABLE CAPACITY FUEL TANK - A fuel tank assembly is fillable by a fuel pump. The fuel pump is configured such that the existence of a predetermined condition causes the pump to stop delivering fuel. The fuel tank assembly includes a tank defining a chamber, a fill tube, and a fuel pump shut-off system. The fill tube defines an opening configured to receive a nozzle of the pump, and a passageway that provides fluid communication between the opening and the chamber to transfer liquid fuel from the nozzle to the chamber. The fuel pump shut-off system is configured to selectively generate the predetermined condition, and is configured such that whether the predetermined condition exists depends on the total volume of liquid fuel in the chamber and the chemical composition of the liquid fuel in the chamber. | 09-09-2010 |
20100275886 | Engine Fuel Boil Off Management System - An engine assembly may include a crankcase ventilation assembly having a fuel separator assembly. The fuel separator assembly may include a condensing unit and a vaporizing unit. The condensing unit may include a gas region and a liquid retaining region. A gas inlet may be in fluid communication with the gas region and a gas flow from the engine block including fuel vapor. The condensing unit may convert the fuel vapor to liquid fuel. The first gas outlet may be in fluid communication with an engine air inlet and provide a remainder of the gas flow thereto. The fluid region may store and provide the liquid fuel to the vaporizing unit through a liquid inlet. The vaporizing unit may convert the liquid fuel to fuel vapor and a second gas outlet may provide the fuel vapor to the air inlet. | 11-04-2010 |
20100300393 | Spring Start for a Vehicle Engine - A spring assembly is mounted on a crankshaft for a vehicle. A selector mechanism for the spring assembly selectively connects the spring assembly to the crankshaft. The selector mechanism is engaged in a first position to connect the spring to the crankshaft when the engine is shut-off such that the crankshaft winds the spring as it rotates. The selector mechanism is then engaged in a second position such that the spring applies a rotational force to re-start the engine. A method for braking the engine includes engaging the crankshaft with the torsion spring and winding the torsion spring with rotation of the crankshaft until the tension within the torsion spring is greater than the force applied to the crankshaft. | 12-02-2010 |
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20130007526 | DEFECT CLOSURE - A method, computer program product, and system for defect closure is described. A method may allowing, via one or more computing devices, a user to define one or more parameters associated with a defect. The method may further comprise modifying, via the one or more computing devices, a care-value associated with the defect, as a function of time, based upon, at least in part, the one or more parameters defined by the user. The method may additionally comprise, in response to determining that the defect is unresolved after a configurable time period, closing, via the one or more computing devices, the defect. | 01-03-2013 |
20130290237 | DISCOVERY AND GROUPING OF RELATED COMPUTING RESOURCES USING MACHINE LEARNING - According to one aspect of the present disclosure a system and technique discovering and grouping related computing resources using machine learning is disclosed. The system includes a processor unit and logic executable by the processor unit to: receive a grouped unit of at least two configuration items of a computing environment; analyze the grouped unit to determine a correlation between the configuration items of the grouped unit; create a rule based on the determined correlation; apply the rule to the computing environment to identify another configuration item of the computing environment related to the configuration items of the grouped unit; and responsive to identifying another configuration item of the computing environment based on application of the rule, include the identified configuration item in the grouped unit. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290238 | DISCOVERY AND GROUPING OF RELATED COMPUTING RESOURCES USING MACHINE LEARNING - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for discovering a grouping related computing resources using machine learning is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a discovery engine executing on a processor unit, a grouped unit of at least two configuration items of a computing environment; analyzing, by the discovery engine, the grouped unit to determine a correlation between the configuration items of the grouped unit; automatically creating a rule, by the discovery engine, based on the determined correlation; applying the rule, by the discovery engine, to automatically identify another configuration item of the computing environment related to the configuration items of the grouped unit; and responsive to identifying another configuration item of the computing environment based on application of the rule, including the identified configuration item in the grouped unit. | 10-31-2013 |
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20110001055 | RADIATION DETECTION SYSTEM - A preamplifier circuit for processing a signal provided by a radiation detector includes a transimpedance amplifier coupled to receive a current signal from a detector and generate a voltage signal at its output. A second amplification stage has an input coupled to an output of the transimpedance amplifier for providing an amplified voltage signal. Detector electronics include a preamplifier circuit having a first and second transimpedance amplifier coupled to receive a current signal from a first and second location on a detector, respectively, and generate a first and second voltage signal at respective outputs. A second amplification stage has an input coupled to an output of the transimpedance amplifiers for amplifying the first and said second voltage signals to provide first and second amplified voltage signals. A differential output stage is coupled to the second amplification stage for receiving the first and second amplified voltage signals and providing a pair of outputs from each of the first and second amplified voltage signals. Read out circuitry has an input coupled to receive both of the pair of outputs, the read out circuitry having structure for processing each of the pair of outputs, and providing a single digital output having a time-stamp therefrom. | 01-06-2011 |
20120228510 | SHIFTING SCINTILLATOR NEUTRON DETECTOR - Provided are sensors and methods for detecting thermal neutrons. Provided is an apparatus having a scintillator for absorbing a neutron, the scintillator having a back side for discharging a scintillation light of a first wavelength in response to the absorbed neutron, an array of wavelength-shifting fibers proximate to the back side of the scintillator for shifting the scintillation light of the first wavelength to light of a second wavelength, the wavelength-shifting fibers being disposed in a two-dimensional pattern and defining a plurality of scattering plane pixels where the wavelength-shifting fibers overlap, a plurality of photomultiplier tubes, in coded optical communication with the wavelength-shifting fibers, for converting the light of the second wavelength to an electronic signal, and a processor for processing the electronic signal to identify one of the plurality of scattering plane pixels as indicative of a position within the scintillator where the neutron was absorbed. | 09-13-2012 |
20140353511 | NEUTRON CAMERA EMPLOYING ROW AND COLUMN SUMMATIONS - For each photomultiplier tube in an Anger camera, an R×S array of preamplifiers is provided to detect electrons generated within the photomultiplier tube. The outputs of the preamplifiers are digitized to measure the magnitude of the signals from each preamplifier. For each photomultiplier tube, a corresponding summation circuitry including R row summation circuits and S column summation circuits numerically add the magnitudes of the signals from preamplifiers for each row and for each column to generate histograms. For a P×Q array of photomultiplier tubes, P×Q summation circuitries generate P×Q row histograms including R entries and P×Q column histograms including S entries. The total set of histograms include P×Q×(R+S) entries, which can be analyzed by a position calculation circuit to determine the locations of events (detection of a neutron). | 12-04-2014 |
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20090090661 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FAUCET-MOUNTED WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS - A faucet-mounted filter system that includes a body forming a fluid chamber having a water inlet, a quick connect device positioned adjacent the water inlet for mounting the filter system to a water faucet such that the water inlet is placed in fluid communication with the water faucet, a filtered water flow path disposed within the body and in fluid communication with the water inlet, an unfiltered water flow path disposed within the body and in fluid communication with the water inlet, a diverter valve disposed within the fluid chamber and operable to open and close the filtered and unfiltered water flow paths, a seal for sealing the fluid chamber, an actuator engaging the diverter valve to open and close the filtered and unfiltered water flow paths without having to interrupt the seal, a flow meter connected to the body and in fluid communication with the filter flow path, a filter housing connected to the body and having a reservoir, and a filter cartridge disposed within the reservoir. The filter cartridge is in fluid communication with the flow meter. | 04-09-2009 |
20090257845 | NUT FOR ATTACHING TWO DEVICES AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - A nut that includes a body having an aperture disposed within the body, threads located within the aperture of the body, and a plurality of protrusions disposed along a circumference of the body. The plurality of protrusions provides visual and tactile directional signals as to the rotational direction required to attach or detach the nut to or from a threaded member. The nut may be used for attaching a water filter system to a water faucet. | 10-15-2009 |
20100006507 | WATER TREATING METHODS - A method of treating low-pressure untreated drinking water includes providing a low-pressure water filter device, running low-pressure untreated drinking water from a source of low-pressure untreated drinking water through a low-pressure water filter of the low-pressure water filter device, removing bacteria and viruses from the low pressure untreated drinking water at a level of Filter Bacteria Log Removal of greater than about 2 logs and a Filter Viruses Log Removal of greater than about 1 log, and filling a storage housing with treated drinking water at greater than about 5 mL/min. The low-pressure water filter device may include a connector for connecting to an untreated drinking water source, a low-pressure water filter comprising mesoporous activated carbon particles and a storage housing. The average fluid contact time with the low-pressure water filter may be greater than about 2 seconds. | 01-14-2010 |
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20090263184 | Adapter For Connecting A Faucet Mounted Water Faucet Filter To A Water Faucet - An adaptor includes a body, a threaded end connected to the body for threadingly engaging an end of a water faucet, a flanged end connected to the body, opposite the threaded end for receiving a quick connect device on a faucet-mounted water filter system, a water inlet disposed within the body at the threaded end, the water inlet comprising a first inlet chamber and an second inlet chamber in fluid communication with the first inlet chamber, a water outlet disposed within the body at the flanged end, a plurality of outer flow channels coaxially-aligned with a longitudinal axis of body | 10-22-2009 |
20100243582 | Droplet Forming Fluid Treatment Devices and Methods of Forming Filtered Droplets in a Fluid Treatment Device - A fluid treatment device includes a housing having an upper portion including an upper reservoir for receiving unfiltered fluid, a lower portion including a lower reservoir for receiving filtered fluid and an intermediate portion including a droplet forming fluid filtering system. The droplet forming filtering system comprises a rain-effect delivery system that receives fluid from the upper reservoir, the rain-effect delivery system having a fluid delivery surface configured for forming individual fluid droplets over an area of the fluid delivery surface. | 09-30-2010 |
20100243583 | Droplet Forming Fluid Treatment Devices and Methods of Forming Droplets in a Fluid Treatment Device - A fluid treatment device includes a housing having an upper portion including an upper reservoir for receiving unfiltered fluid, a lower portion including a lower reservoir for receiving filtered fluid and an intermediate portion including a rain-effect delivery system that receives fluid from the upper reservoir. The rain-effect delivery system including a plurality of droplet forming features arranged and configured for providing a plurality of discrete drop points for formation of individual droplets on a fluid delivery surface of the rain-effect delivery system. | 09-30-2010 |
20150175441 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FAUCET-MOUNTED WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS - A faucet-mounted filter system includes a body forming a fluid chamber having a water inlet, a quick connect device positioned adjacent the water inlet for mounting the filter system to a water faucet, a filtered water flow path disposed within the body and in fluid communication with the water inlet, an unfiltered water flow path disposed within the body and in fluid communication with the water inlet, a diverter valve disposed within the fluid chamber and operable to open and close the filtered and unfiltered water flow paths, a seal, an actuator engaging the diverter valve to open and close the filtered and unfiltered water flow paths, a flow meter connected to the body and in fluid communication with the filter flow path, a filter housing connected to the body and having a reservoir, and a filter cartridge disposed within the reservoir. | 06-25-2015 |
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20110246571 | Integrated System and Method to Create a Video Application for Distribution in the Internet - A system and method for individuals to create and manage an online video presentation for promoting skills, products, or ideas using a computer and a web cam, or any other video recording equipment. The video can be integrated into a portfolio of related documents, files, and folders, such as an online job application consisting of resume, cover letter, transcripts, and certificates. The software allows for the user to create a video script consisting of different video parts or topics that are being recorded, replayed, edited, deleted, and previewed later. The user may also select between different styles of layouts or masters including design, font, size, or color etc. Sample texts, sample videos, and portfolios as well as tips and recommendations for creating an ideal presentation are being provided in the menu. The portfolio will be uploaded to the server and provided to the viewer through and Internet link. | 10-06-2011 |
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