Burkhardt, US
Alex Burkhardt, Mount Joy, PA US
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20160095718 | ARTICULATING EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT - A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a frame having a longitudinal axis, and ramped surfaces. An endplate configured to engage a bone of the joint has ramped surfaces mateable with the ramped surfaces of the frame. When the endplate is moved relative to the frame in a direction along the longitudinal axis of the frame, the endplate is moved in a direction away from the frame to increase the height at least one end of the spacer. A second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint can be similarly configured. | 04-07-2016 |
Alex Burkhardt, Mt. Joy, PA US
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20150223946 | VARIABLE LORDOSIS SPACER AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - An expandable fusion device may include a first endplate and a second endplate. The expandable fusion device may also include first and second ramps configured to mate with both the first and second endplates. The first ramp may include a mating feature having a first angle relative to a vertical axis, and the second ramp may include a mating feature having a second angle relative to the vertical axis such that the first angle is different from the second angle. In particular, the first and second ramps may be configured to provide for symmetrical expansion of the first and second endplates. | 08-13-2015 |
20160038305 | VARIABLE LORDOSIS SPACER AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - An expandable fusion device may include a first endplate and a second endplate. The expandable fusion device may also include first and second ramps configured to mate with both the first and second endplates. An inserter instrument includes an outer shaft having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough and an inner shaft extending through the bore in the outer shaft. The outer shaft is configured to engage the first or second opening in the second ramp, and the inner shaft is configured to engage the corresponding first or second opening in the first ramp to control implant height and/or lordotic angle. | 02-11-2016 |
Amanda M. Burkhardt, Long Beach, CA US
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20150140008 | USES OF CXCL17, A NOVEL CHEMOKINE MARKER OF HUMAN LUNG AND GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE - A method of treating a disease associated with increased levels of chemokine CXCL17. The method includes administering to a subject in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that lowers the level of CXCL17 activity. The substance can be a CXCL17 antibody, or an antisense compound targeting CXCL17 such as an antisense oligonucleotide or an siRNA. Also provided are methods of treating tumors with CXCL17 and methods of diagnosing a disease associated with increased levels of CXCL17. | 05-21-2015 |
Brant Roger Burkhardt, Tampa, FL US
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20150301063 | SALIVARY INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH GLYCEMIC CONTROL AND ORAL HEALTH - The present invention provides non-invasive diagnostic methods and kits for determining and/or monitoring oral health and glycemic control in subjects with Type 1 diabetes. | 10-22-2015 |
Casey Burkhardt, Mountain View, CA US
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20150179087 | MOBILE-DEVICE INSTIGATED FACILITATION OF USER-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION - Embodiments of the invention are generally drawn towards facilitating interaction between a user and the environment in which the user is located. Embodiments of the invention contemplate the collection of information pertaining to an environment in which a user affiliated with a client device is located and the analysis of such information in the service of facilitating user-environment interaction. Embodiments of the present invention may trigger a particular output comprehensible to a user wherein the particular output is determined by the information collected from the environment. Embodiments of the invention may also trigger a modification to the environment through communication with elements within the environment wherein the particular modification is determined by information corresponding to a user and the user's environment. | 06-25-2015 |
Elizabeth Burkhardt, Bridgeville, PA US
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20080200728 | Process for Synthesis of Dialkoxyorganoboranes - The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of dialkoxyorganoboranes, in particular to a process for the synthesis of dialkoxyorganoboranes by an ester exchange reaction. Moreover, the invention relates to a process for the synthesis of organo-oxazaborolidine catalysts (organo-CBS) and of trialkylboroxins. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of using dialkoxyorganoboranes for the preparation of organo-CBS catalysts and in Suzuki-type coupling reactions. | 08-21-2008 |
20090082568 | ACCELERATED REDUCTION OF ORGANIC SUBSTANCES WITH BORANES - In a process for the accelerated reduction of organic substrates, selected from the group consisting of ester, amides, nitriles, acids, ketones, imines or mixtures thereof, the substrates are reacted with an amine borane, sulfide borane or ether borane complex as a borane source in the presence of organic accelerator compounds containing both Lewis acidic and Lewis basic sites in their structure, of which the Lewis acidic site can coordinate with the carbonyl or nitrile or imine group of the substrate and the Lewis basic site can coordinate with the borane. | 03-26-2009 |
20090082599 | ACCELERATED AMIDE AND ESTER REDUCTIONS WITH AMINE BORANES AND ADDITIVES - In a process for the accelerated reduction of organic substrates, selected from the group consisting of esters, amides, nitriles, acids, ketones, imines or mixtures thereof, they are reacted with an amine borane, sulfide borane or ether borane complex as a borane source in the presence of organic accelerator compounds containing either Lewis acidic or Lewis basic sites in their structure, of which the Lewis acidic site can coordinate with the carbonyl or nitrile or imine group of the substrate or the Lewis basic site can coordinate with the borane. | 03-26-2009 |
20090256111 | DIALKYLBORANE AMINE COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to new dialkylborane amine complexes, a process for the synthesis of new dialkylborane amine complexes, solutions comprising new dialkylborane amine complexes and a method of using new dialkylborane amine complexes for organic reactions. | 10-15-2009 |
20110060163 | Process for Synthesis of Dialkoxyorganoboranes - The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of dialkoxyorganoboranes, in particular to a process for the synthesis of dialkoxyorganoboranes by an ester exchange reaction. Moreover, the invention relates to a process for the synthesis of organo-oxazaborolidine catalysts (organo-CBS) and of trialkylboroxins. Furthermore, the invention relates to methods of using dialkoxyorganoboranes for the preparation of organo-CBS catalysts and in Suzuki-type coupling reactions. | 03-10-2011 |
20110124920 | PROCESS TO PURIFY DIALKYL SULFIDES - The invention relates to new processes to prepare low odor dialkyl sulfides, the low odor dialkyl sulfides obtainable by these processes and to methods of using these low odor dialkyl sulfides. Moreover, the invention relates to a process to prepare dialkyl sulfide borane complexes of high purity, the dialkyl sulfide borane complexes obtainable by this process and to a process for enantioselective reductions employing these dialkyl sulfide borane complexes of high purity as reducing agent. | 05-26-2011 |
20110207934 | PYRIDINE BORANE COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to new borane complexes with substituted pyridines, a process for the synthesis of new borane complexes with substituted pyridines, solutions comprising new borane complexes with substituted pyridines and a method of using new borane complexes with substituted pyridines for organic reactions. | 08-25-2011 |
20140051891 | PROCESS TO PURIFY DIALKYL SULFIDES - The invention relates to new processes to prepare low odor dialkyl sulfides, the low odor dialkyl sulfides obtainable by these processes and to methods of using these low odor dialkyl sulfides. Moreover, the invention relates to a process to prepare dialkyl sulfide borane complexes of high purity, the dialkyl sulfide borane complexes obtainable by this process and to a process for enantioselective reductions employing these dialkyl sulfide borane complexes of high purity as reducing agent. | 02-20-2014 |
Elizabeth R. Burkhardt, Bridgeville, PA US
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20090278085 | BORANE ETHER COMPLEXES - The present invention relates to a borane ether complex of the formula 1, | 11-12-2009 |
Gary Lane Burkhardt, Adkins, TX US
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20090128801 | MEASUREMENT OF CONSTITUTIVE PROPERTIES OF A POWDER SUBJECT TO COMPRESSIVE AXIAL AND RADIAL LOADING, USING OPTICAL SENSING - A method and system for measuring radial strain on powder or other granular material while the powder is subject to compressive axial and radial loading. The powder is contained within a pliable sleeve. As pressure is applied to the powder, the sleeve changes diameter. An optical emitter emits a beam of light, which is intersected by the entire diameter of the sleeve. An optical sensor receives the intersected beam, and generates a response signal that indicates the diameter of the sleeve. This change in diameter can be related to a constitutive property such as strain. | 05-21-2009 |
20160025682 | FLEXIBLE EDDY CURRENT PROBE - A flexible eddy current probe and a method of use are provided. A flexible eddy current probe ( | 01-28-2016 |
Gerl Burkhardt, Pasadena, CA US
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20110220497 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR - An electrochemical sensor is provided that includes a housing having an outer wall, a plurality of longitudinal chambers disposed within the outer wall, and a reference chamber housing a reference electrode. Ionic communication between the target fluid and the reference electrode must pass sequentially through each of longitudinal chambers from a first longitudinal chamber to the reference chamber. In this manner, the sensor provides generally a long, tortuous flow path, or salt bridge, between the target fluid and the reference electrode, resulting in a high resistance factor for the sensor. | 09-15-2011 |
Gert Burkhardt, Pasadena, CA US
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20080217175 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - An electrochemical sensor is provided that includes a housing having an outer wall, a plurality of longitudinal walls disposed within the outer wall, and a reference chamber housing a reference electrode. The longitudinal walls define a plurality of longitudinal chambers. Ionic communication between the target fluid and the reference electrode passes sequentially through each of longitudinal chambers from a first longitudinal chamber to the reference chamber. In this manner, the sensor provides generally a long, tortuous flow path, or salt bridge, between the target fluid and the reference electrode, resulting in a high resistance factor for the sensor. | 09-11-2008 |
20080297173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CONDUCTIVITY OF FLUID - A system and related method are provided to calibrate for wire capacitance during use to minimize error in conductivity measurement of the target fluid. The system includes a signal generator configured to drive the conductivity cell and the temperature element, with an alternative current (AC) drive signal having variable parameter. The system further includes a processor assembly electrically coupled to the conductivity cell and the temperature element to calculate a conductivity value of the fluid. The conductivity value is a function of the values of the temperature measurement, the compensation measurement, and the raw conductivity measurement, thereby compensating the conductivity value for capacitance effects. In this manner, the system effectively compensates for capacitance attributable to wiring extending between the electrode and other electronics of the sensor, usable with wiring of varied and unknown lengths. | 12-04-2008 |
20110114484 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR - An electrochemical sensor is provided that includes a housing having an outer wall, an axial bore circumscribed by the outer wall, and a barrier wall that aids in defining a reference cavity. The housing further including a plurality of cross members in spaced relation to one another disposed between the axial bore and the outer wall, each cross member defining an aperture. A junction plug is disposed at the distal end of the housing. The junction plug comprises a porous material that enables ionic flow through the junction plug. The sensor enables ionic communication between the target fluid and the reference electrode within the reference cavity through the apertures of the plurality of cross members. In this manner, the sensor provides generally a long, tortuous flow path, or salt bridge, between the target fluid and the reference electrode, resulting in a high resistance factor for the sensor. | 05-19-2011 |
20110240470 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR - An electrochemical sensor is provided that includes a housing defining a cavity for a reference electrolyte and defining an opening to the cavity configured to be proximate to a target fluid. The sensor further includes a junction plug comprising a porous material and a cross member impermeable to a target fluid positioned between the junction plug and the cavity. The cross member is disposed proximate to the junction plug, defining an aperture to enable electrochemical communication between the target fluid and the reference electrolyte. | 10-06-2011 |
20110308645 | FLOW CELL ASSEMBLY FOR FLUID SENSORS - A flow cell assembly for fluid sensors is provided. The assembly includes a housing configured to couple to an external source of fluid for measurement. The assembly further includes a flow regulator and a flow meter disposed within the housing to facilitate controlled fluid. The housing defines one or more measuring chambers each configured to receive a fluid sensor. Each measuring chamber includes an inlet aperture and a gravity overflow spaced apart from the inlet aperture. Each measuring chamber is configured to receive a fluid sensor such that a sensing end of the fluid sensor is disposed proximate to an inlet aperture of the measuring chamber, thereby ensuring controlled fluid pressure proximate to the sensing end. | 12-22-2011 |
Gregory B. Burkhardt, Lusby, MD US
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20100189503 | Coffer dam for servicing marine structures - A coffer dam for use in maintenance and repair of support pylons for marine structures such as piers, wharfs, and drilling platforms. Insulated bottom, side walls and roof members form an enclosure that can be heated, or cooled, to provide a good work environment and can protect against undesirable condensation that could adversely effect chemicals and coating materials. A grated floor member allows for debris to be collected and a vacuum system is used for proper disposal, and an improved seal protects against water leaking into the enclosure. | 07-29-2010 |
20120213591 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING SUPPORT PILINGS, IN SITU - A method for repairing a support piling, in situ, while immersed in water, comprising the steps of encircling a portion of said piling in need of repair above and below the water line in a coffer dam; and evacuating water from said coffer dam for exposing the portion of the piling in need of repair. Repair steps include blasting damaged portions with high pressure water and/or abrasive particles, adding metal support rods where needed, applying zinc or similar metal for protection against electrolysis, and treating the repaired area with a protective coating such as concrete or grout. | 08-23-2012 |
20150197911 | ADJUSTABLE MOUNT FOR POSITIONING A COFFER DAM - Apparatus including fluid motors and a pair of collars for adjustably mounting a coffer dam upon a piling by assembling equipment while operating above the water line thereby avoiding the need for underwater divers to perform dangerous underwater operations. Also included are a plurality of scrapers that are biased against the piling for removing accumulated detritus during upward and downward movement of the scrapers upon the piling. | 07-16-2015 |
Hans Burkhardt, Grafton, OH US
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20150219083 | Vehicle Air Compressor Apparatus for a Heavy Vehicle Air Braking System - A vehicle air compressor apparatus is provided for a heavy vehicle air braking system. The apparatus comprises a crankcase, and a cylinder head disposed on the crankcase. The cylinder head includes (i) an air inlet port through which air can be received for compression within the crankcase and the cylinder head, (ii) a discharge port through which compressed air can be delivered from the cylinder head, (iii) a first port through which compressed air can pass, and (iv) a second port through which cooled compressed air can pass. The apparatus further comprises a discharge air cooling jumper connected externally of the cylinder head between the first and second ports. The jumper is arranged to cool compressed air passing from the first port through a discharge air path of the jumper to the second port to provide cooler compressed air to be delivered from the cylinder head through the discharge port. | 08-06-2015 |
Jeffrey S. Burkhardt, Brookline, NH US
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20110189877 | WATER-TIGHT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH LATERALLY COMPRESSED O-RING - An electrical connector housing system provides a water-tight o-ring seal between a receptacle housing and a plug housing without compressing the o-ring in the mating direction. The housing system includes at least two latch sliders that can be engaged to trap latch tabs within latch slots. The latch sliders are substantially unaffected by the o-ring compression, and are compatible with housing systems of almost any size and/or shape. Embodiments include a connector region surrounded by a curved wall having an o-ring groove in its outer surface, and the plug housing includes a shell which overlaps the curved wall and compresses the o-ring perpendicular to the mating direction. The housings can include integral electrical contacts and/or can accept one or more insertable contacts. The latch sliders. The latch mechanism can include a detent mechanism, and can require a tool for disengagement. | 08-04-2011 |
20110244710 | TOOL-RELEASABLE SOLAR POWER CONNECTOR - An electrical connector housing system includes a plug housing, a receptacle housing, and a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism pivots on pivot posts on one housing and hooks to latching posts on the other housing, thereby securing the mated housings together. Catches on the latch mechanism engage with tabs near the latching posts when the latching mechanism is latched. The catches must be released using a screwdriver or similar tool before opening the latching mechanism and separating the mated housings. A protective barrier can be included to block direct access to the engaged catches and tabs. The housings include overlapping shells which exclude water and dirt, and the latching mechanism at least partially covers and further protects the shells when closed. In embodiments, a retaining mechanism automatically holds the latch open against gravity, facilitating connection and release of the housings with one hand and/or while wearing gloves. | 10-06-2011 |
Jeremy Burkhardt, Henderson, NV US
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20160102803 | FIXTURE HOUSING USING DOG EARS - Improvements in a fixture housing with dog ears is disclosed that can be installed from one side of a wall or ceiling. This increases the ability of the installer to place the fixture in a desired location as opposed to using a location that provides the best access on stud or joists. Once the ideal location is identified the installer uses a saw to cut an opening in the desired location. The housing is pushed into the opening for installation without requiring access to the back of the wall, ceiling or floor. The fixture housing uses a plurality of spring loaded dogs that are operated from the visible wall or ceiling surface. It is also possible for the fixture to be removed by lifting the locking tabs and sliding securing ears where the entire fixture can then be pulled back through the open hole. | 04-14-2016 |
20160105738 | FIXTURE HOUSING FOR RECESSED SPEAKER - Improvements in a fixture housing for recessed speaker or lighting that can be installed from one side of a wall or ceiling is disclosed. Once the ideal location is identified an installer uses a hole saw to cut an opening in the desired location. The fixture housing can then be pushed into the opening. The fixture housing for recessed speaker includes a plurality of engaging tabs that allows an installer to simply lift the speaker into the fixture housing for recessed speaker, and then turn the speaker within the fixture to lock the speaker within the fixture housing for recessed speaker. The securing tabs fold inward to clear the hole opening and then fold back out where the securing ears are brought down onto the back side of the opening to clamp the fixture to the wall or ceiling and secure the fixture. | 04-14-2016 |
John Burkhardt, Arlington, MA US
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20110289514 | SHARING AND SYNCHRONIZATION OF OBJECTS - Sharing of objects may be implemented in a way that allows programs to use shared objects in much the same way that they would use local objects. In one example, a program creates an object and sets properties through normal instructions that would be used to create a local object. The program then registers the object with a shared object model, which may be maintained by a shared object server. For each machine on which the object may be used, a shared object runtime monitors for changes to the objects, and notifies the server of these changes. The server updates the object, and notifies other machines of changes to the state of the object. The shared object runtimes on those machines receive notification of the changes, and update the local copies. | 11-24-2011 |
20110320407 | SHARED DATA COLLECTIONS - A data sharing mechanism may allow programs to share access to data collections. The mechanisms that implement the sharing may allow programs written in any language to read and write a shared collection. The mechanisms may make the shared nature of the collection relatively transparent to the program and to the programmer, by allowing a program to operate on the data more or less as if it were purely local data. The sharing of collections may be managed by a shared object runtime on each machine on which a collection is used, and by a shared object server. The shared object server maintains the true state of the collection, and deterministically resolves collections when programs operate on the same collection without knowledge of each other's operations. The mechanisms by which collections are shared may be implemented so as to be agnostic as to the kind of data in the collection. | 12-29-2011 |
John R. Burkhardt, Arlington, MA US
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20100235447 | EMAIL CHARACTERIZATION - Email users may feel overwhelmed with the abundance of emails they receive. Many current email management techniques require at least some manual intervention that may be time consuming and/or otherwise frustrating to a user. As provided herein, emails may be characterized based upon content of the email and domain classification data (e.g., a company name, business category, or a website name associated with the domain name of the sender). One or more viewing panels may be populated with the characterized emails. A viewing panel may present emails corresponding to a particular characterization (e.g., a shopping viewing panel may display emails characterized as shopping). To enhance characterization, rules used to characterize emails may learn from a user's actions. For example, a user may move an email from a shopping viewing panel to a travel viewing panel, thus altering the characterization of the email from shopping to travel. | 09-16-2010 |
20120303704 | CROSS LANGUAGE OBJECT SHARING - Methods, system, and computer storage media are provided for enabling cross-language object sharing by providing shareable typename information agreed upon by clients that wish to share object with each other. A first client creates an object by communicating a create request, which includes typename information associated with the object. The object is created and the typename information, along with data and properties associated with the object, is stored. A second client requests to open that object. The data, properties, and typename information stored in associated with the object is communicated to the second client so that the second client is able to create a correct instance of the object. | 11-29-2012 |
20120311725 | MODERATION OF SHARED DATA OBJECTS - Methods, system, and computer storage media are provided for moderating actions performed on shared data objects. Rule enforcement logic is received for an application that is associated with one or more data objects shared between various clients. The rule enforcement logic is stored at a data server that also stores data associated with data objects. A moderator, also stored on the data server, is used to enforce the rule enforcement logic corresponding to the application when a client attempts to perform an action to a data object associated with the application. | 12-06-2012 |
20120317166 | SELECTION OF PROXY DEVICE FOR CONNECTION POOLING - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for communicating with client devices by way of a proxy device. An indication is received that multiple client devices are attempting to communicate with a shared service over a wide area network, such as the Internet. A server provides a first client device with a list of other client devices that are currently in communications with the shared service. Once a proxy device has been selected, the server receives an identification of that proxy device from the first client device so that the server knows that future communications from the first client device will be received through the proxy device. Data is then communicated to and from the shared service by way of the proxy device. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317170 | SUBSCRIBING TO MULTIPLE RESOURCES THROUGH A COMMON CONNECTION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided to allow multiple server resources to share a single connection to a client device. The single connection may be maintained between a notification queue on the server side and the client device. Multiple server resources share the notification queue. When a resource changes or a service wants to communicate information to a client, corresponding messages are sent to the notification queue over a connection within the data center. Once in the notification queue, the updates are communicated to the client device. | 12-13-2012 |
20120324034 | PROVIDING ACCESS TO SHARED STATE DATA - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for manipulating in-memory data entities are provided. Embodiments of the present invention use a Representational State Transfer (“REST”) web service to manipulate the in-memory data entities. In one embodiment, a “snap shot” is taken of the in-memory data entities at a point in time to create representations of the entities. A hierarchy of the representations is built. The hierarchy is used to make the entities addressable via a URI. Embodiments of the invention may then map the entity representations in the hierarchy to the entities. An embodiment of the invention uses handlers to process a REST style request addressed to an entity representation. The handler reads the command and determines whether the command is authorized for performance on the entity and performs that command, if appropriate. | 12-20-2012 |
20150341470 | SUBSCRIBING TO MULTIPLE RESOURCES THROUGH A COMMON CONNECTION - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are provided to allow multiple server resources to share a single connection to a client device. The single connection may be maintained between a notification queue on the server side and the client device. Multiple server resources share the notification queue. When a resource changes or a service wants to communicate information to a client, corresponding messages are sent to the notification queue over a connection within the data center. Once in the notification queue, the updates are communicated to the client device. | 11-26-2015 |
20160006827 | SELECTION OF PROXY DEVICE FOR CONNECTION POOLING - Methods, systems, and computer storage media are provided for communicating with client devices by way of a proxy device. An indication is received that multiple client devices are attempting to communicate with a shared service over a wide area network, such as the Internet. A server provides a first client device with a list of other client devices that are currently in communications with the shared service. Once a proxy device has been selected, the server receives an identification of that proxy device from the first client device so that the server knows that future communications from the first client device will be received through the proxy device. Data is then communicated to and from the shared service by way of the proxy device. | 01-07-2016 |
John Reynolds Burkhardt, Arlington, MA US
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20100287023 | COLLABORATIVE VIEW FOR A GROUP PARTICIPATION PLAN - When a group of users engage in activities comprising multiple tasks shared amongst the group, difficulties may arise from tracking progress, facilitating communication, reconciling tasks, etc. Accordingly, as provided herein, a collaborative view for a group participation plan may be created. A group participation plan comprising one or more tasks and one or more participant identities may be received. A commitment plan may be created by allocating the one or more tasks to respective participant identities. The commitment plan may be presented within a collaborative view. The collaborative view may show overall group progress, individual progress, and/or other information relating to the completion of allocated tasks. The collaborative view may be updated based upon task progress. Participants may view and interact with the collaborative view (e.g., a web-based user interface). For example, a participant may track individual progress, group progress, and/or other participant's progress. | 11-11-2010 |
Jon Burkhardt, Ashland, MA US
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20080228209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM A BLOOD VESSEL USING A SMALL DIAMETER CATHETER - This invention provides a small diameter snare device and device for thrombus removal consisting of a hollow, elongate, thin-walled outer sheath. A single central core wire extends through the entire length of the sheath. The outer diameter of the core wire is sized close to the inner diameter of the sheath while allowing for axial sliding, in order to maximize the support to the body portion of the snare device. A tool tip or “capture segment” at the distal end of the sheath and core wire can be controllably expanded to engage a thrombus and remove the thrombus from the blood vessel. | 09-18-2008 |
Joseph Burkhardt, Minneapolis, MN US
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20150091559 | ANISOTROPIC MAGNETORESISTIVE (AMR) SENSORS AND TECHNIQUES FOR FABRICATING SAME - Novel anisotropic magneto-resistive (AMR) sensor architectures and techniques for fabricating same are described. In at least one embodiment, an AMR sensor is provided that includes barber pole structures having upper and low metal layers that are formed of different materials. The metal material closer to the AMR element is formed of a material that can be etched using an etching process that does not attack the AMR material. In some other embodiments, AMR sensors having segmented AMR sensing elements are described. | 04-02-2015 |
Mark Louis Burkhardt, Navarre, FL US
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20130093203 | LADDER RACK FOR PICKUP TRUCKS THAT SWINGS DOWN FOR LOADING - A ladder rack for a pickup truck can swing from a raised position to a lowered position for loading and retrieving a ladder. The ladder rack includes an upper support section attached with a hinge to a lower support so that the assembly that the ladder attaches to can swing to a horizontal, lowered position. This allows the person installing the ladder, or whatever is being transported such as pipes, canoes, kayaks, and the like, to remain outside the truck box to install and attach the ladder. The ladder can then be rotated upwards with the assistance of a hydraulic cylinder to the travel position and locked in to place with a wire lock pin. | 04-18-2013 |
Martin Burkhardt, White Plains, NY US
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20080320435 | OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION IMPROVEMENT BY FRACTURING AFTER PRE-OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION - A method for fabricating a mask used to make integrated circuits is provided using an improved OPC process whereby a pre-fracturing OPC process is performed on the target design of the integrated circuit. The pre-fractured OPC design is then fractured and a post-fracturing OPC process performed to make the final mask. Either rule-based OPC or model-based OPC processes can be used for both of the OPC steps or each step can be either side-based or model-based OPC. | 12-25-2008 |
20090104566 | Process of multiple exposures with spin castable film - Methods of multiple exposure in the fields of deep ultraviolet photolithography, next generation lithography, and semiconductor fabrication comprise a spin-castable methodology for enabling multiple patterning by completing a standard lithography process for the first exposure, followed by spin casting an etch selective overcoat layer, applying a second photoresist, and subsequent lithography. Utilizing the etch selectivity of each layer, provides a cost-effective, high resolution patterning technique. The invention comprises a number of double or multiple patterning techniques, some aimed at achieving resolution benefits, as well as others that achieve cost savings, or both resolution and cost savings. These techniques include, but are not limited to, pitch splitting techniques, pattern decomposition techniques, and dual damascene structures. | 04-23-2009 |
20120126294 | WAFER FILL PATTERNS AND USES - A method of forming a semiconductor device having a substrate, an active region and an inactive region includes: forming a hardmask layer over the substrate; transferring a first pattern into the hardmask layer in the active region of the semiconductor device; forming one or more fills in the inactive region; forming a cut-away hole within, covering, or partially covering, the one or more fills to expose a portion of the hardmask layer, the exposed portion being within the one or more fills; and exposing the hardmask layer to an etchant to divide the first pattern into a second pattern including at least two separate elements. | 05-24-2012 |
20130181267 | WAFER FILL PATTERNS AND USES - A semiconductor device includes an active region including an element formed in a double etch, double exposure method and an inactive region including one or more fills, at least one of the one or more fills including a cut-away hole formed therein, where the cut-away holes expose a layer in the inactive region used for an endpoint detection. | 07-18-2013 |
20140078479 | IMAGE OPTIMIZATION USING PUPIL FILTERS IN PROJECTING PRINTING SYSTEMS WITH FIXED OR RESTRICTED ILLUMINATION ANGULAR DISTRIBUTION - A pupil filter can be designed for any combination of an illumination lens and for various types of lithographic features. The pupil filter can be placed at the pupil plane of a projection optics system. For any given illumination lens providing a pupil fill within a pupil lens, a lithographic mask can be designed for the purpose of printing a one-dimensional array of line and space features or for the purpose of printing a two-dimensional array of contact holes by blocking areas, for each pixel in the pupil fill, the corresponding pixel and diffraction order pixels in the pupil lens unless +1 or −1 diffraction order pixels fall within the area of the numerical aperture. For the purpose of frequency doubling, the pupil fill area is blocked. | 03-20-2014 |
20140199615 | METHOD TO PRINT CONTACT HOLES AT HIGH RESOLUTION - A two-dimensional dense array of contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a combination of a quadrupole illumination lens and a lithographic mask including a criss-cross pattern of opaque lines. The openings in the quadrupole illumination lens are aligned along the perpendicular directions of the opaque lines. Discrete contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a combination of a quadrupole illumination lens and a lithographic mask including a criss-cross pattern of opaque subresolution assist features and discrete opaque cross patterns. Alternately, a two-dimensional array of contact holes can be printed on a negative photoresist employing a quadrupole illumination lens and a checkerboard pattern of openings. The openings in the quadrupole illumination lens are in diagonal directions. | 07-17-2014 |
Martin Burkhardt, Armonk, NY US
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20120214311 | Process of Multiple Exposures With Spin Castable Films - Methods of multiple exposure in the fields of deep ultraviolet photolithography, next generation lithography, and semiconductor fabrication comprise a spin-castable methodology for enabling multiple patterning by completing a standard lithography process for the first exposure, followed by spin casting an etch selective overcoat layer, applying a second photoresist, and subsequent lithography. Utilizing the etch selectivity of each layer, provides a cost-effective, high resolution patterning technique. The invention comprises a number of double or multiple patterning techniques, some aimed at achieving resolution benefits, as well as others that achieve cost savings, or both resolution and cost savings. These techniques include, but are not limited to, pitch splitting techniques, pattern decomposition techniques, and dual damascene structures. | 08-23-2012 |
Matthew Boyd Burkhardt, East Norwich, NY US
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20140206512 | ADDUCTOR AND ABDUCTOR EXERCISE DEVICE - An exercise device that enables a user to exercise the adductor and abductor muscles. The exercise device may include a base with at least one base channel and a slant board with at least one slant board channel. The exercise device may further include at least one rolling cylinder configured to fit within the at least one base channel and the at least one slant board channel. | 07-24-2014 |
Matthew R. Burkhardt, Pasadena, CA US
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20150208904 | IMAGE-BASED FEEDBACK ENDOSCOPY SYSTEM - The image-based feedback endoscopy system includes a steering apparatus having a base platform, a pair of servomotors, a rigid tube, and a biasing member. A flexion member has a tether member and a ball screw, the tether member being in communication with the biasing member. The image-based feedback endoscopy system further includes an endoscope having a tip. The endoscope is positioned through the concentric spring such that the tip extends from the biasing member. The endoscope is in communication with the flexion member such that the endoscope is selectively movable by the pair of servomotors selectively controlling the flexion member. The endoscope includes a piezo actuator, a scanning fiber, a lens assembly, and collection fibers. The image-based feedback endoscopy system also includes an image based feedback algorithm, which selectively controls the operation of the pair of servo motors. | 07-30-2015 |
N. Scott Burkhardt, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20140039914 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING WELLNESS - A system can administer a new medical therapy combining whole body vibration and targeted laser treatment. The system can include one or more modules to analyze a client and, based on the analysis of the client, generate a care program. The analysis can determine the client's suitability for the combined laser treatment and vibration therapy. If the client is suitable, the system provides vibration therapy with the laser treatment. Then, the system can generate a follow-up program, including reassessing the client's suitability for combined laser treatment and vibration therapy. The follow-up program can adjust the care program based on the reassessment of the client to maximize the effectiveness of the care program. | 02-06-2014 |
Philip Burkhardt, Magnolia, DE US
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20090234268 | TAMPON PLEDGETS WITH IMPROVED LEAKAGE PROTECTION - An increased absorbency tampon pledget with an absorbent capacity of 15-18 grams and an increased dry bulk density has a density of at least 0.20 g/cc and can be housed in a smaller applicator than typically provided with commercially available increased absorbency applicator tampons. The increased dry bulk density provides better leakage protection, placement control, and user comfort. | 09-17-2009 |
20100036309 | LOW ABSORBENCY TAMPON PLEDGET AND METHOD OF TESTING - An improved light duty tampon is defined by a quantity of an absorbent material arranged in substantially cylindrical form and having a lower dry bulk density, lower expansion values, and lower fluid absorption rates, as compared to similar absorbent capacity tampon pledgets. A method of testing a light duty tampon includes determining absorbent capacity, density, radial expansion width, and expansion rate of the tampon. | 02-11-2010 |
20140155810 | PACKAGE ASSEMBLY FOR OR WITH A TAMPON APPLICATOR - Disclosed is a tampon applicator package assembly having a tampon applicator and a cap having a closed end and an open end. The tampon applicator has a barrel for housing a pledget and a plunger. The plunger has an end portion that is a cap cover that connects to a remainder of the plunger and mates with the cap at the open end to provide a seal with the cap that completely encloses the tampon applicator in the cap. Also disclosed is an assembly having a tampon applicator, a cap having both a closed end and open end, and a cap cover for covering the open end of the cap. When the cap cover is placed on the open end, the open end is sealed and the tampon applicator is completely enclosed in the cap. | 06-05-2014 |
Robert W. Burkhardt, Dacula, GA US
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20140252057 | MODULAR SHELVING ASSEMBLY - A modular shelving assembly for use in a vehicle, including a cargo space at least partially defined by a floor and a side wall of the vehicle, includes at least two interconnected upright assemblies. Each of the upright assemblies includes a first panel, a second panel, and a coupler member unitizing the first and second panels. The modular shelving assembly further includes a rail secured to one of the floor and the side wall to which at least one of the interconnected upright assemblies is anchored. | 09-11-2014 |
Roger Burkhardt, Irvington, NY US
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20100023444 | System and method for managing and trading auction limit orders in a hybrid auction market - A buy order is received with a limit price that is above a published best offer, and represented in the auction market. If the buy order is not immediately executed, it is quoted at a minimum variation better than a published best bid, and the price of the quoted buy order becomes the published best bid. Alternatively, a sell order is received with a limit price that is below a published best bid, and represented in the auction market. If the sell order is not immediately executed, it is quoted at a minimum variation better than a published best offer, and the price of the quoted sell order becomes the published best offer. | 01-28-2010 |
Ryan Burkhardt, Mountain View, CA US
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20140020108 | SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR MESSAGING SERVICE-ENABLED CLOUD SERVICES - In one embodiment, a cloud service interface | 01-16-2014 |
Ryan Burkhardt, Redmond, WA US
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20090106818 | SELECTIVELY AUTHORIZING SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE - Controlling access to functionality within an installed software product. The invention includes an authorization module that dynamically references authorization information when specific functionality is requested by a requesting entity such as a user or an application program to determine if the requested functionality is authorized to be executed. Further, the invention dynamically provides an opportunity to the requesting entity to purchase unauthorized functionality. In this manner, functionality within the software product may be enabled or disabled at any time (e.g., during installation, post-installation, and re-installation). | 04-23-2009 |
20100017798 | Automatic Computer Program Customization Based On A User Information Store - Software programs, such as an operating system or other application programs, are automatically customized to a specific user(s) based on data corresponding to the specific user(s) that is maintained in a user information store. In one embodiment, the information store is a unified store that is accessible by multiple programs including the operating system. Thus, new information or information changes can be made available to multiple programs by the user adding (or changing) the information only once. In another embodiment, the operating system image to be installed on a computer is pre-populated with user-specific information at the factory. The user-specific information can be integrated into the operating system at the factory or alternatively upon an initial boot of the computer by the user. | 01-21-2010 |
Ryan M. Burkhardt, Redmond, WA US
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20100228825 | SMART MEETING ROOM - The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates enhancing the employment of a telepresence session. An automatic telepresence engine that can evaluate data associated with at least one of an attendee, a schedule for an attendee, or a portion of an electronic communication for an attendee. The automatic telepresence engine can identify at least one the following for a telepresence session based upon the evaluated data: a participant to include for the telepresence session, a portion of data related to a presentation within the telepresence session, a portion of data related to a meeting topic within the telepresence session, a device utilized by an attendee to communicate within the telepresence session. The automatic telepresence engine can initiate the telepresence session within a communication framework that includes two or more virtually represented users that communicate therein. | 09-09-2010 |
Stephen E. Burkhardt, Wilmington, DE US
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20140302401 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS - Electrolyte compositions comprising fluorinated acyclic carboxylic acid esters, fluorinated acyclic carbonates, and/or fluorinated acyclic ethers; co-solvents; and certain film-forming chemical compounds are described. The electrolyte compositions are useful in electrochemical cells, such as lithium ion batteries where they provide the improved performance of a combination of high capacity and high cycle life. | 10-09-2014 |
20160087307 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure is related to an electrolyte composition comprising a fluorinated ester solvent, a non-fluorinated carbonate, a lithium/boron compound and a lithium salt. Electrochemical cells comprising the electrolyte solvent have increased cycle life. | 03-24-2016 |
Thomas Burkhardt, Cary, NC US
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20100082521 | Attribute-Based Hierarchy Management For Estimation And Forecasting - Computer-implemented systems and methods generate forecasts or estimates with respect to one or more attributes contained in an attribute-based hierarchy. Physical hierarchical data and attribute input data are received so that an attribute-based hierarchy can be created. A mapping table is created that indicates relationships between the attribute-based hierarchy and the physical hierarchy, wherein the attribute-based hierarchy is accessed during model forecasting analysis or model estimation analysis. | 04-01-2010 |
20120179505 | Systems And Methods For Determining Pack Allocations - Systems and methods are provided for determining a plurality of pack configurations to make available for distribution to a plurality of stores, wherein a pack configuration contains a particular number of units of each of a plurality of variations of a product. An allowable pack size constraint, a maximum pack configuration constraint, mismatch cost data, and product demand data for the plurality of stores are received. A first pack and a second pack for the store are determined, wherein the first pack contains a particular number of each of the variations of the product, wherein the first pack meets the allowable pack size constraint and minimizes mismatch costs for the store. Stores are clustered based on similarity of their demand data until the total pack configuration amount across all clusters meets the maximum pack configuration constraint. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179506 | Systems And Methods For Determining Pack Allocations - Systems and methods are provided for determining a quantity of each of a plurality of inner pack configurations to purchase for a plurality of stores. Available inner pack configurations are received along with a particular number of each inner pack configuration contained in an outer pack and mismatch cost data. A first inner pack configuration is identified from the available inner pack configurations for a store, where the first inner pack configuration best matches the demand profile for the store. Quantities of the first inner pack configuration across purchase orders of the stores are summed to generate a first total to be included in the purchase order. Inner pack configurations are added or subtracted to the purchase order so that an adjusted first total is a multiple of the particular number of inner packs that the outer pack contains. | 07-12-2012 |
20120179507 | Systems And Methods For Determining Pack Allocations - Systems and methods are provided for determining a distribution of each of a plurality of inner packs to a plurality of stores. Mismatch cost data and product demand data are received for the plurality of stores. A first inner pack quantity for distribution is determined based on the product demand data. A supply difference amount is determined, where the supply difference amount is a difference between the first inner pack quantity and the number of first inner packs available for distribution. A determination is made that adjusting the first inner pack quantity for the particular store based on the supply difference amount would have less effect on mismatch costs than other stores, and the first inner pack quantity is adjusted for the particular store based on the supply difference. | 07-12-2012 |
20140222491 | Systems and Methods for Determining Pack Allocations - Systems and methods are provided for determining a distribution of each of a plurality of inner packs to a plurality of stores. Mismatch cost data and product demand data are received for the plurality of stores. A first inner pack quantity for distribution is determined based on the product demand data. A supply difference amount is determined, where the supply difference amount is a difference between the first inner pack quantity and the number of first inner packs available for distribution. A determination is made that adjusting the first inner pack quantity for the particular store based on the supply difference amount would have less effect on mismatch costs than other stores, and the first inner pack quantity is adjusted for the particular store based on the supply difference. | 08-07-2014 |
Thomas Burkhardt, Dallas, TX US
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20080294381 | Pull Planning for Unserviceable Parts in Connection With On-Demand Repair Planning - In one embodiment, planning repairs in response to demand in a multi-level repair network includes accessing a forecasted demand for serviceable parts at a repair location and, for each inspected unserviceable part at the location that is not repairable at the location: (1) planning a move of the part to an upstream repair location such that the part can be available for repair at the upstream location at an estimated earliest time; (2) estimating a latest time at which a repair of the part can begin at the upstream location to help satisfy the forecasted demand, according to the forecasted demand and the estimated earliest time, and planning a repair at the upstream location at the estimated latest time; and (3) re-planning the move, according to the start time of the repair, by modifying a move delivery time according to a repair start time and modifying a move start time according to the modified delivery time. The re-planned move start time is an estimated latest time at which the part can be moved to the upstream location for repair to help satisfy the forecasted demand. | 11-27-2008 |
Thorsten Burkhardt US
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20090098035 | CO2 CAPTURE METHOD WITH THERMAL INTERGRATION OF REGENERATOR | 04-16-2009 |
Vincent E. Burkhardt, San Jose, CA US
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20090182454 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELF-CALIBRATION OF A SUBSTRATE HANDLING ROBOT - A substrate-handling robot which serves a processing tool such as a plating tool may be automatically controlled by a controller to perform a self-calibration procedure. As part of the procedure, an end effector of the robot is moved to interact with sensors provided on a calibration fixture that is positioned in a substrate placement location for which the calibration procedure is performed. The calibration fixture may have an opening formed therein to allow movement of the robot end effector within the calibration fixture. Sensor light beams generated by the sensors may interact with the end effector during the automatic calibration process so as to determine calibration data for the substrate placement location. | 07-16-2009 |
Whitney Kay Burkhardt, Allen, TX US
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20120026844 | Stop light go light timer - A timer device to induce and encourage a young child to manage time when engaged in daily activities, the timer device comprising visually comprehensible changes in time through the use of red and green lights for the start and end of activity period, respectively. The timer device can further include an audible alarm to signal the end of the activity. Further operational switches and buttons include a power button or switch, start/pause button to start time or pause time, engage buttons, hours buttons (+, −) and minutes buttons (+, −) to adjust time on a liquid crystal display (LCD). The timer device can be powered by AC power or battery power. | 02-02-2012 |