Carr, NC
Casey Carr, New Bern, NC US
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20130071684 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING A FASCIA PANEL HAVING A METALLIC FILM - A household appliance including at least one fascia panel, wherein the at least one fascia panel includes a film having a metallic material that provides a metallic appearance to the at least one fascia panel. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the metallic material may include one of a stainless steel material and a brushed nickel material. Further, the fascia panel may be formed from at least one of plastic, wood, and metal. | 03-21-2013 |
20130093303 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING A POSITIVE RACK STOP FOR A LOWER RACK SYSTEM - A household appliance including a lower rack system, the lower rack system including a lower rack movable into and out of the household appliance along first and second tracks extending from a tub of the household appliance to an interior portion of a door of the household appliance. In an exemplary embodiment, the lower rack includes a rack stop structured to limit ingress and egress of the lower rack from the tub along the first and second tracks. | 04-18-2013 |
20130113353 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE INCLUDING SNAP-ON TOE KICK PANEL - A household appliance including a frame defining a cavity at a bottom of the household appliance and a toe-kick panel structured to cover electrical components of the household appliance housed in the cavity. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, the toe-kick panel includes at least one snap-on connector to secure the toe-kick panel to the frame. The invention also includes a method for attaching the toe-kick panel to the household appliance. | 05-09-2013 |
20130273303 | CORNER INSERT FOR SHEET PANEL ASSEMBLY - A folded sheet panel assembly includes a gap formed in a corner region which is filled with a corner insert member. A retention clip is attached to the corner insert to retain the corner insert once installed in the gap. The retention clip includes outwardly flaring wing portions which press upon inner surfaces of the sheet panel to fix the installed position of the corner insert. The corner insert includes a locking device which engages a surface of the retention clip to limit or prevent movement of the corner insert relative to the retention clip. | 10-17-2013 |
20140304944 | HOME APPLIANCE WITH HANDLE, END CAP, AND CRUSH RIB - A home appliance includes a handle; an end cap attaching the handle to the home appliance; and a crush rib disposed between the handle and the end cap. The home appliance may include a locating feature, wherein the crush rib is disposed on the locating feature. The locating feature may be a pin. | 10-16-2014 |
20140375190 | DISHWASHER WITH SLIDING DISH RACK - A domestic dishwasher includes a wire rack that does not include any rolling elements that would otherwise allow the rack to roll between an extended position and a retracted position. Instead of rolling elements, the rack includes sliding surfaces that slide along corresponding surfaces inside the dishwasher and/or on a dishwasher door. The rack may be a lowermost rack. | 12-25-2014 |
David A. Carr, Charlotte, NC US
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20130315797 | LIGHT BEAM GUIDED LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A light beam guided liquid delivery device, including: a liquid delivery device; a light beam generator; and a bracket coupling the light beam generator to the liquid delivery device such that a beam of light is selectively delivered approximate to a tip of the liquid delivery device. The bracket couples the light beam generator to the liquid delivery device at a first attachment point. The bracket includes one or more hinges at the first attachment point for varying the orientation of the light beam generator. Optionally, the bracket also couples the light beam generator to the liquid delivery device at a second contact point. The bracket includes a support member at the second contact point for varying the orientation of the light beam generator. Optionally, the support member is translatable with respect to the one or more hinges along a length of the bracket. | 11-28-2013 |
David Andrew Carr, Charlotte, NC US
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20120033232 | LIGHT BEAM GUIDED LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A light beam guided liquid delivery device for tracking the placement of a sample by a liquid delivery device into a receptacle like a milliliter or microliter scale tube, or a microtiter plate, includes a liquid delivery device and a light beam generator. The light beam generator may be positioned on the outside or inside of the liquid delivery device. The light beam generator may be adapted to shoot a light beam below the tip of the liquid delivery device, whereby, a user may track the placement of the tip of the liquid delivery device via the light beam. | 02-09-2012 |
20130250548 | LIGHT BEAM GUIDED LIQUID DELIVERY DEVICE - A light beam guided liquid delivery device for tracking the placement of a sample by a liquid delivery device into a receptacle like a milliliter or microliter scale tube, or a microtiter plate, includes a liquid delivery device and a light beam generator. The light beam generator may be positioned on the outside or inside of the liquid delivery device. The light beam generator may be adapted to shoot a light beam below the tip of the liquid delivery device, whereby, a user may track the placement of the tip of the liquid delivery device via the light beam. | 09-26-2013 |
Derek W. Carr, Apex, NC US
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20090132944 | ADDING ACCESSIBILITY TO DRAG-AND-DROP WEB CONTENT - Techniques for enhancing accessibility to web content are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes presenting an activation element in association with a web page and detecting activation of the activation element, wherein the detection occurs following an activation event. The method can also include identifying draggable elements and drop zones in the web page and associating identifiers with the draggable elements and the drop zones, wherein the identifiers indicate one or more input events that will move a certain one of the draggable elements to a certain one of the drop zones. The method can also include modifying the web page to display the identifiers in association with the draggable elements and the drop zones, detecting the input events, and moving the certain one of the draggable elements to the certain one of the drop zones. | 05-21-2009 |
20110072128 | AUTOMATED PRESENCE RANKING FOR COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - Messaging interactions among a set of network user access accounts is monitored at a presence server. The messaging interactions between the set of network user access accounts are ranked based upon a characteristic of the messaging interactions. A presence filtering profile is automatically configured that defines distribution controls for presence information for the set of network user access accounts based upon the determined ranking. Distribution of the presence information for the set of network user access accounts is controlled based upon the configured presence filtering profile. | 03-24-2011 |
20110082915 | MEDIA SYSTEM WITH SOCIAL AWARENESS - The insertion of content into media streams is provided. A media stream is monitored by a media server computer, the monitored media stream having at least one marker designating an associated insertion position within the media stream. A marker is selected to insert personalized social-awareness based content into the media stream. Social awareness information associated with a target of the monitored media stream is identified. The social awareness information is utilized to select personalized social-awareness based content. The personalized social-awareness based content is inserted into the monitored media stream at the corresponding insertion position associated with the selected marker to transform the media stream. | 04-07-2011 |
20120271856 | SHARING REFERENCED CONTENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS - Referenced content is shared through collaborative business applications by detecting referenced content in an electronic communication. The referenced content references content stored in an external repository. The referenced content identifies a registered external repository connector. A determination is made whether an Access Control List (“ACL”) for the referenced content lacks an entry for a recipient of the electronic communication. Also an ACL entry is generated for the recipient in response to the recipient lacking an entry in the ACL for the referenced content. The ACL entry controls access to the referenced content for the recipient. | 10-25-2012 |
20140344214 | DYNAMIC BINDING OF PRINCIPAL SERVICES IN A CROSS-ENTERPRISE BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention is a method, system and apparatus for dynamically binding principal services to activities in a business process in a cross-enterprise business process management system. In a preferred aspect of the invention, the system can include a business process specification document processing engine configured to process business process specification documents in which each of the documents defines a business process. A deployment service can be coupled to the engine and programmed to generate and deploy partner link instances for corresponding partner links specified in the documents. Finally, a link base authority can be configured to notify each partner link instance when an endpoint reference to a principal service has changed. Notably, the business process specification documents can include BPEL documents. As such, the business process specification document processing engine can include a BPEL4WS run-time engine. | 11-20-2014 |
Derek W. Carr, Research Triangle Park, NC US
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20110047590 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SHARING REFERENCED CONTENT THROUGH COLLABORATIVE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for sharing referenced content through collaborative business applications. The method includes detecting referenced content in an electronic communication. The referenced content references content stored in an external repository. The referenced content identifies a registered external repository connector. The method also includes determining that an Access Control List (“ACL”) for the referenced content lacks an entry for a recipient of the electronic communication. The method includes generating an ACL entry for the recipient in response to the recipient lacking an entry in the ACL for the referenced content. The ACL entry controls access to the referenced content for the recipient. The ACL entry is defined based on a security policy associated with the recipient. | 02-24-2011 |
Derek W. Carr, Cary, NC US
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20160140100 | INTERLEAVING THE XFORMS PROCESSING MODEL WITH JAVA SERVER FACES REQUEST PROCESSING - A method, system and apparatus for interleaving XForms with JSF request processing can be provided. The system can include an XForms definition generated for a form configured for rendering in a Web application. Specifically, the XForms definition can specify a data model for data to be processed within the form. The system further can include a JSF code generation module programmed to process the forms model to produce a form bean, a faces configuration, and a JSF page for each navigable view defined in the XForms definition. | 05-19-2016 |
Derek Wayne Carr, Apex, NC US
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20120324121 | Inter-Service Sharing of Content Between Users from different Social Networks - Sharing content between users of different social networks includes: in a source social network implemented by at least one processor, receiving shared content uploaded by a source user with an indication of a number of recipients of the shared content; establishing a trusted communication link between the source social network and at least one external social network; and allowing the number of recipients to retrieve the shared content from the source social network via the trusted communication link. | 12-20-2012 |
Emery Carr, Carrboro, NC US
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20130340512 | Methods and Apparatus for Engine Analysis Using Internal Electrical Signals - A method of analyzing an engine for misfire activity includes receiving an electrical signal associated with a plurality of cycles of the engine, identifying energy spikes in the electrical signal associated with cylinder firings in the engine, generating engine speed estimates based on spacing between the energy spikes, and analyzing anomalies in the engine speed estimates to identify misfire activity in the engine. Also described is a method of analyzing an engine for misfire activity including receiving an electrical signal associated with the engine, detecting AC ripple in the electrical signal, generating engine speed estimates in response to the detected AC ripple, and analyzing anomalies in the engine speed estimates to identify misfire activity in the engine. | 12-26-2013 |
20140297157 | Method and Apparatus for Engine Analysis and Remote Engine Analysis - Methods of analyzing a cyclo-mechanical engine include detecting an engine signal associated with a plurality of cycles of the cyclo-mechanical engine, comparing a first sample of the engine signal with a second sample of the engine signal to determine a cycle length of the cyclo-mechanical engine, and analyzing the engine signal to detect a variation in the cycle length of the cyclo-mechanical engine over time based on the determined cycle length. Related systems and computer program products are also disclosed. | 10-02-2014 |
Fred Carr, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20100187825 | Microprocessor system for controlling rotor pitch - A rotor blade is used in combination with a submersible electrical generator for generating electricity to be put into the grid, where the pitch of the rotor blade is controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor controls a radio frequency transmitter which emits signals to a receiver which controls a hydraulic value. The hydraulic valve controls a push-pull arrangement which through a right angle gear and pitch adjustment axial adjust the rotor pitch according to pre-programmed conditions stored in the microprocessor. | 07-29-2010 |
20120114483 | Microprocessor system for controlling rotor pitch - A rotor blade is used in combination with a submersible electrical generator for generating electricity to be put into the grid, where the pitch of the rotor blade is controlled by a microprocessor. The microprocessor controls a radio frequency transmitter which emits signals to a receiver which controls a hydraulic value. The hydraulic valve controls a push-pull arrangement which through a right angle gear and pitch adjustment axial adjust the rotor pitch according to pre-programmed conditions stored in the microprocessor. | 05-10-2012 |
Fred K. Carr, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20100187826 | Submersible rotor design - An improved rotor blade used in combination with a submersible electrical generator comprises a rotor base with width BW, a leading edge, a tip, and a trailing edge. The leading edge and the trailing edge are defined as elliptical curves having a radius of 8.0 BW. The rotor has a surface area profile substantially in accordance with the Cartesian coordinate values X and Y set forth in Table I. The rotor blade can be functionally connected to a rotor shaft through a pivotal support axial which allows the pitch of the blade to be set and maintained. The pitch is set to harness the kinetic energy of flowing water for generating electricity. | 07-29-2010 |
20140062088 | Hydraulic tidal and wind turbines with hydraulic accumulator - Tidal and wind turbines utilize a hydraulic drive-train to transfer the kinetic energy in moving currents to a generator located ground level for producing electricity for the grid. A rotor shaft transfers the mechanical energy from the rotors to a hydraulic pump which converts the mechanical energy into fluid energy which is transferred to a high pressure manifold and then to hydraulic motor for converting the fluid energy into rotational mechanical energy which spins a generator coupled to the motor. A high pressure manifold is coupled to a hydraulic accumulator for storing the fluid energy for later use. | 03-06-2014 |
Joe Carr, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20100236603 | Concentrator-Type Photovoltaic (CPV) Modules, Receiver and Sub-Receivers and Methods of Forming Same - CPV modules include a back plate having an array of 1 mm | 09-23-2010 |
John Jeffrey Carr, Winston-Salem, NC US
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20110022414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERSONALLY CONTROLLED SHARING OF MEDICAL IMAGE AND OTHER HEALTH DATA - A method and apparatus for personally controlled sharing of medical image and other health data are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for patient mediated access to patient health information maintained by different healthcare facilities and other health record repositories. The methods includes, using a central key server and a plurality of data servers local to healthcare facilities and other health record repositories. At the central key server, a patient controlled registry of access keys that control access to patient health information maintained by different healthcare facilities is provided. The central key server receives, from a data server of a first healthcare facility, a request for an access key that controls access to health information for a patient maintained by a second healthcare facility. In response to the request, the central key server authenticates credentials of the patient and the first healthcare facility, verifies permission from the patient to release the access key to the first healthcare facility, locates the access key for the health information for the patient at the second healthcare facility, and provides the access key to the first healthcare facility. The access key is used by the data server of the first healthcare facility to obtain health information for the patient directly from the data server of the second healthcare facility after successful authentication and verification by the second healthcare facility. | 01-27-2011 |
Joseph Carr, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20090283778 | Electroluminescent display useful for displaying a predetermined pattern - An electroluminescent display comprising semiconductor nanocrystals, wherein the semiconductor nanocrystals are selected to emit light at a predetermined wavelength and are disposed in a predetermined pattern. In certain embodiments, semiconductor nanocrystals that emit light at different predetermined wavelengths are disposed in the display to create a predetermined multi-color pattern. | 11-19-2009 |
20120314388 | SUBSTRATES WITH TRANSFERABLE CHIPLETS - A method for fabricating a substrate having transferable chiplets includes forming a photo-sensitive adhesive layer on a process side of a source substrate including active components or on a patterned side of a transparent intermediate substrate. The intermediate substrate is brought into contact with the source substrate to adhere the active components on the process side to the patterned side of the intermediate substrate via the photo-sensitive adhesive layer therebetween. Portions of the source substrate opposite the process side thereof are removed to singulate the active components. Portions of the photo-sensitive adhesive layer are selectively exposed to electromagnetic radiation through the intermediate substrate to alter an adhesive strength thereof. Portions of the photo-sensitive adhesive layer having a weaker adhesive strength are selectively removed to define breakable tethers comprising portions of the adhesive layer having a stronger adhesive strength. The breakable tethers physically secure the active components to the intermediate substrate. | 12-13-2012 |
20130153934 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH OFF-AXIS IMAGE DISPLAY - A concentrated photovoltaic and display apparatus includes a backplane substrate, a plurality of photovoltaic elements distributed over the backplane substrate, a plurality of display elements distributed over the backplane substrate between the photovoltaic elements, and an optical element positioned over the backplane substrate, the photovoltaic elements, and the display elements. The optical element is configured to concentrate incident light propagating in a direction substantially parallel to an optical axis thereof onto the photovoltaic elements. The optical element is further configured to direct light reflected or emitted from the display elements in a direction that is not substantially parallel to the optical axis of the optical element. Related fabrication methods and arrays including the apparatus are also discussed. | 06-20-2013 |
20130273695 | SELECTIVE TRANSFER OF ACTIVE COMPONENTS - A method for selectively transferring active components ( | 10-17-2013 |
20140261627 | POWER AUGMENTATION IN CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES BY COLLECTION OF DIFFUSE LIGHT - A concentrator-type photovoltaic module includes a backplane substrate, a plurality of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) receivers on a surface of the backplane substrate, and concentrating optics positioned over the surface of the backplane substrate and configured to focus on-axis incident light onto the CPV receivers. A plurality of non-concentrator photovoltaic (PV) cells are provided on the surface of the backplane substrate. The PV cells are positioned to receive light that passes off-axis through the concentrating optics. Related devices and methods are also discussed. | 09-18-2014 |
20150079783 | Methods of Forming Printable Integrated Circuit Devices and Devices Formed Thereby - Methods of forming integrated circuit devices include forming a sacrificial layer on a handling substrate and forming a semiconductor active layer on the sacrificial layer. A step is performed to selectively etch through the semiconductor active layer and the sacrificial layer in sequence to define an semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, which includes a first portion of the semiconductor active layer. A multi-layer electrical interconnect network may be formed on the SOI substrate. This multi-layer electrical interconnect network may be encapsulated by an inorganic capping layer that contacts an upper surface of the first portion of the semiconductor active layer. A step can be performed to selectively etch through the capping layer and the first portion of the semiconductor active layer to thereby expose the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer may be selectively removed from between the first portion of the semiconductor active layer and the handling substrate to thereby define a suspended integrated circuit chip encapsulated by the capping layer. | 03-19-2015 |
20150163906 | Substrates with Transferable Chiplets - A method for fabricating a substrate having transferable chiplets includes forming a photo-sensitive adhesive layer on a process side of a source substrate including active components or on a patterned side of a transparent intermediate substrate. The transparent intermediate substrate is brought into contact with the source substrate to adhere the active components on the process side to the patterned side of the transparent intermediate substrate via the photo-sensitive adhesive layer therebetween. Portions of the source substrate opposite the process side thereof are removed to singulate the active components. Portions of the photo-sensitive adhesive layer are selectively exposed to electromagnetic radiation through the transparent intermediate substrate to alter an adhesive strength thereof. Portions of the photo-sensitive adhesive layer having a weaker adhesive strength are selectively removed to define breakable tethers comprising portions of the adhesive layer having a stronger adhesive strength. The breakable tethers physically secure the active components to the transparent intermediate substrate. Related devices are also discussed. | 06-11-2015 |
20150380436 | METHODS OF FORMING PRINTABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES AND DEVICES FORMED THEREBY - Methods of forming integrated circuit devices include forming a sacrificial layer on a handling substrate and forming a semiconductor active layer on the sacrificial layer. The semiconductor active layer and the sacrificial layer may be selectively etched in sequence to define an semiconductor-on-insulator (SOI) substrate, which includes a first portion of the semiconductor active layer. A multi-layer electrical interconnect network may be formed on the SOI substrate. This multi-layer electrical interconnect network may be encapsulated by an inorganic capping layer that contacts an upper surface of the first portion of the semiconductor active layer. The capping layer and the first portion of the semiconductor active layer may be selectively etched to thereby expose the sacrificial layer. The sacrificial layer may be selectively removed from between the first portion of the semiconductor active layer and the handling substrate to thereby define a suspended integrated circuit chip encapsulated by the capping layer. | 12-31-2015 |
Joseph A. Carr, Cary, NC US
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20140091630 | MEDIUM VOLTAGE DC COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH POWER ELECTRONICS - A power generation system includes at least one generator that generates a medium voltage direct current that has a positive DC voltage output and a negative DC voltage output. The system also provides a medium voltage DC (MVDC) cable system with a positive pole cable and a negative pole cable, wherein the positive pole cable is connected to the positive DC voltage output and the negative pole cable is connected to the negative DC voltage output. A substation is connected to the MVDC cable system and includes at least one DC/DC step-up converter to step-up the medium voltage direct current to a high voltage direct current. | 04-03-2014 |
20140197639 | Turbine-Based Energy Generation System With DC Output - An energy generation system includes a turbine, an electric generator, a step-up transformer, and a converter. The turbine is operable to extract energy from a fluid flow and convert the extracted energy into mechanical energy. The electric generator is operable to convert the mechanical energy from the turbine into AC electrical energy. The step-up transformer is operable to transfer the AC electrical energy at a lower voltage from the electric generator to a higher voltage. The converter is operable to convert the AC electrical energy at the higher voltage to DC electrical energy. The converter includes a converter leg for a phase of the AC electrical energy. The converter leg has an upper arm with a first plurality of sub-modules and a lower arm with a second plurality of sub-modules. Each sub-module is operable to function as a controlled voltage source. | 07-17-2014 |
20140198533 | Bidirectional Power Conversion with Fault-Handling Capability - A power conversion system includes a unipolar bidirectional power converter with DC terminals and a first controller, and a bipolar bidirectional power converter with DC terminals connected in series with the DC terminals of the unipolar bidirectional power converter and a second controller. The first controller is operable to cause only a positive-valued DC voltage across the DC terminals. The second controller is operable to cause a positive-valued or negative-valued DC voltage across the DC terminals of the bipolar bidirectional power converter so that a total voltage of the power conversion system is the sum of the positive-valued or negative-valued DC voltage across the DC terminals of the bipolar bidirectional power converter and the positive-valued DC voltage across the DC terminals of the unipolar bidirectional power converter. | 07-17-2014 |
Peter Carr, Cary, NC US
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20140363333 | CLOSE PROXIMITY AIRBORNE INFLUENZA/PATHOGEN MITIGATOR - Close proximity, including conversations at closer than three (3) feet apart, facilitates disease transfer via airborne pathogens. This transfer can be mitigated by the present invention, which is directed towards methods, systems and apparatuses to produce a predictably shaped and minimally intrusive air barrier that may comprise an airborne disinfectant, to divert and or render harmless and to divert and negate close proximity airborne pathogens, such as influenza and severe acute respiratory syndrome, etc., and other airborne particulates transferred from an infected person towards the face of an unfortunate recipient at normal conversational distances apart from each other, and/or to divert and render harmless such airborne particulates. | 12-11-2014 |
Robert Carr, Effingham, NC US
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20130324709 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 2-DEOXY-2-FLUORO-2-METHYL-D-RIBOFURANOSYL NUCLEOSIDE COMPOUNDS - An improved process for the preparation of ( | 12-05-2013 |
Thomas E. Carr, Charlotte, NC US
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20100223091 | METHOD FOR MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES - Disclosed herein is an integrated method and system for managing human resources. Specifically, the method and system integrates several processes (e.g., a process for developing a strategy and particularly for developing a set of rules on how human resources will be managed and sourced, a process for developing a long-term strategic plan for sourcing human resources to satisfy demands, a process for developing a near-term operational plan recommending individual human resources be used to satisfy selected demands, a process for selecting and assigning individual resources to specific engagements, etc.). Thus, the method operates through a spectrum of time horizons from the strategic to real time, providing a coherent and cohesive system for matching supply to demand based on the priorities of the business as represented through the set of rules. | 09-02-2010 |
William Bryan Carr, Apex, NC US
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20150148771 | VACCINATION SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING VACCINE TO AVIAN PULLETS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS, DEVICES, AND ASSEMBLIES - A vaccination system for delivering a vaccine substance to avian pullets is provided. Such a system includes a vaccine delivery assembly configured to perform a vaccine delivery procedure for delivering a vaccine substance to the avian pullets. A plurality of positioning devices is provided, with each positioning device receiving an avian pullet for presentation to the vaccine delivery assembly. Each positioning device is transported to individually mate with the vaccine delivery assembly to deliver the vaccine substance during the vaccine delivery procedure. Associated methods, devices, and assemblies are also provided. | 05-28-2015 |
William N. Carr, Raleigh, NC US
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20150372385 | Compact Multi-band Antenna - A multi-band antenna is disclosed that can operate in two different frequency bands through two different modes of operation. It can operate as a radio antenna for coupling energy into or out of a radio signal in a radio frequency band; or it can operate as a magnetic antenna for coupling energy into or out of a magnetic signal in a lower frequency band. A radio signal is a signal consisting of an electromagnetic wave; a magnetic signal is a signal consisting of a magnetic field. The multi-band antenna achieves the two modes of operation in a compact volume of space comparable to the volume of space occupied by an equivalent single-band antenna. | 12-24-2015 |
20160061751 | Wireless Impedance Spectrometer - A system and method for measuring the permittivity and/or the impedance of a material are based on transmitting a first RF signal to a transponder coupled to the material. The transponder is equipped with a resonant antenna coupled to the material such that the response of the antenna is affected by the material. The signal strength of a second RF signal transmitted by the transponder in response to the first RF signal, and received by an interrogator, is measured. The interrogator can calculate both the real part and the imaginary part of the complex impedance of the material from multiple measurements of the signal strength of the second RF signal taken at a plurality of frequencies of the first RF signal. | 03-03-2016 |