Zimmerman, CA
Alvin D. Zimmerman, Pleasanton, CA US
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20150228051 | Computer Hardware Architecture and Data Structures for Packet Binning to Support Incoherent Ray Traversal - A new hardware architecture defines an indexing and encoding method for accelerating incoherent ray traversal. Accelerating multiple ray traversal may be accomplished by organizing the rays for minimal movement of data, hiding latency due to external memory access, and performing adaptive binning. Rays may be binned into coarse grain and fine grain spatial bins, independent of direction. | 08-13-2015 |
20150228107 | Computer Hardware Architecture And Data Structures For Encoders To Support Incoherent Ray Traversal - A new hardware architecture defines an indexing and encoding method for accelerating incoherent ray traversal. Accelerating multiple ray traversal may be accomplished by organizing the rays for minimal movement of data, hiding latency due to external memory access, and performing adaptive binning. Rays may be binned into coarse grain and fine grain spatial bins, independent of direction. | 08-13-2015 |
20150228108 | Computer Hardware Architecture and Data Structures for Ray Binning to Support Incoherent Ray Traversal - A new hardware architecture defines an indexing and encoding method for accelerating incoherent ray traversal. Accelerating multiple ray traversal may be accomplished by organizing the rays for minimal movement of data, hiding latency due to external memory access, and performing adaptive binning. Rays may be binned into coarse grain and fine grain spatial bins, independent of direction. | 08-13-2015 |
20150228109 | Computer Hardware Architecture and Data Structures for a Ray Traversal Unit to Support Incoherent Ray Traversal - A new hardware architecture defines an indexing and encoding method for accelerating incoherent ray traversal. Accelerating multiple ray traversal may be accomplished by organizing the rays for minimal movement of data, hiding latency due to external memory access, and performing adaptive binning. Rays may be binned into coarse grain and fine grain spatial bins, independent of direction. | 08-13-2015 |
Arnaldo Zimmerman, Dublin, CA US
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20130198744 | System and Method for Providing Migrateable Virtual Serial Port Services - A virtualization environment provides a virtual console server that communicates with other virtual servers/machines utilizing virtual hardware connections such that the virtual remote console server can monitor and/or control the virtual servers/machines in the environment as if the virtual remote console server and the other virtual servers/machines were connected, even if the virtual console server and/or the other virtual servers are moved between processors in the virtualization environment. | 08-01-2013 |
Ben Zimmerman, San Francisco, CA US
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20130031144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING SUPPORT CASES IN A MULTI-TENANT DATABASE SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - A system and method are provided for creating a support case object in a multi-tenant database environment. The method, for example, may include receiving, by a support case manager on a multi-tenant database server, information related to an infrastructure event in the multi-tenant database environment, creating, by the support case manager, the support case based upon the received information, and associating, by the support case manager, the support case with the infrastructure event. | 01-31-2013 |
Bernhard Zimmerman, San Mateo, CA US
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20140162269 | METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE PRENATAL PLOIDY CALLING - The present disclosure provides methods for determining the ploidy status of a chromosome in a gestating fetus from genotypic data measured from a sample of DNA from the mother of the fetus and from the fetus, and from genotypic data from the mother and optionally also from the father. The ploidy state is determined by using a joint distribution model to create a set of expected allele distributions for different possible fetal ploidy states given the parental genotypic data, and comparing the expected allelic distributions to the pattern of measured allelic distributions measured in the mixed sample, and choosing the ploidy state whose expected allelic distribution pattern most closely matches the observed allelic distribution pattern. In an embodiment, the mixed sample of DNA may be preferentially enriched at a plurality of polymorphic loci in a way that minimizes the allelic bias. | 06-12-2014 |
20140206552 | METHODS FOR PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS BY SEQUENCING - The present disclosure provides methods for determining the ploidy status of an embryo at a chromosome from a sample of DNA from an embryo. The ploidy state is determined by sequencing the DNA from one or more cells biopsied from the embryo, and analyzing the relative amounts of each allele at a plurality of polymorphic loci on the chromosome. In an embodiment, the ploidy state is determined by comparing the observed allele ratios to the expected allele ratios for different ploidy states. In an embodiment, the DNA is selectively amplified at a plurality of polymorphic loci by targeted sequencing. In an embodiment, the mixed sample of DNA may be preferentially enriched at a plurality of polymorphic loci in a way that minimizes the allelic bias. | 07-24-2014 |
Bernhard G. Zimmerman, San Mateo, CA US
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20130115594 | HIGH SPECIFICITY AND HIGH SENSITIVITY DETECTION BASED ON STERIC HINDRANCE & ENZYME-RELATED SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION - The present invention relates to a molecular probe capable of high sensitivity and high specificity detection of a target nucleic acid in a sample. Also disclosed is a detection method using this probe. | 05-09-2013 |
Brian Zimmerman, Yucaipa, CA US
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20100230460 | Method for separating label assembly - A label assembly including a face sheet, a back sheet, and a layer of an adhesive positioned between the face sheet and the back sheet. A separation line divides the label assembly into at least two portions. The separation line is formed by a first tearable line of separation extending across the back sheet and a second tearable line of separation extending across the face sheet. The first tearable line of separation is offset with respect to the second tearable line of separation, and at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation includes a non-linear portion directed toward and/or an angled portion extending at an angle to an other of the at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation. | 09-16-2010 |
20100233411 | Apparatus for separating label assembly - A label assembly including a face sheet, a back sheet, and a layer of an adhesive positioned between the face sheet and the back sheet. A separation line divides the label assembly into at least two portions. The separation line is formed by a first tearable line of separation extending across the back sheet and a second tearable line of separation extending across the face sheet. The first tearable line of separation is offset with respect to the second tearable line of separation, and at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation includes a non-linear portion directed toward and/or an angled portion extending at an angle to an other of the at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation. | 09-16-2010 |
20130075439 | SEPARATABLE LABEL ASSEMBLY - A label assembly including a face sheet, a back sheet, and a layer of an adhesive positioned between the face sheet and the back sheet. A separation line divides the label assembly into at least two portions. The separation line is formed by a first tearable line of separation extending across the back sheet and a second tearable line of separation extending across the face sheet. The first tearable line of separation is offset with respect to the second tearable line of separation, and at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation includes a non-linear portion directed toward and/or an angled portion extending at an angle to an other of the at least one of the first and second tearable lines of separation. | 03-28-2013 |
Charles Wayne Zimmerman, Redondo Beach, CA US
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20140212264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID LEVEL SENSING AND CONTROL - A system and method for sensing level of a fluid associated with a submersible pump having an impeller driven by an associated motor include a fluid level sensor having a probe with a plurality of discrete resistive elements each having an associated contact pair substantially evenly spaced along a length of the probe and an associated switch powered by an induced voltage or current generated by power provided to the submersible pump motor and activated by the fluid conducting across the contact pair to shunt the associated discrete resistive element. | 07-31-2014 |
20150139828 | TWO PIECE IMPELLER CENTRIFUGAL PUMP - A two piece impeller centrifugal pump comprising two halves of an impeller facing each other within a volute, a housing having two sides, one side adjacent each impeller half and having an inlet and an outlet, a motor mounted on the housing, the motor driving both impeller halves, for pumping fluid or material from the inlet to the outlet, the housing and the impeller halves having a sealing surface where they contact each other, the centrifugal force of the impeller forcing the fluid or material outward, pushing the two impeller halves outward against the housing. | 05-21-2015 |
Charlie Zimmerman, San Carlos, CA US
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20090327414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BINDING A CLIENT TO A SERVER - Systems and methods to bind a client with a server are provided. A particular method includes establishing a connection between a server and a client. A list of best-fit server IP addresses is received at the client via the connection. A determination is made whether the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses. When the server is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses, the connection to the server is terminated. | 12-31-2009 |
20140181184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BINDING A CLIENT TO A SERVER - Systems and methods to bind a client with a server are provided. A particular method includes establishing a connection between a server and a client. A list of best-fit server IP addresses is received at the client via the connection. A determination is made whether the server is identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses. When the server is not identified in the list of best-fit server IP addresses, the connection to the server is terminated. | 06-26-2014 |
Christina Zimmerman, Oakland, CA US
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20120113141 | TECHNIQUES TO VISUALIZE PRODUCTS USING AUGMENTED REALITY - Techniques to visual products using augmented reality are described. An apparatus may comprise an augmentation system having a pattern detector component operative to receive an image with a first virtual object representing a first real object, and determine a location parameter and a scale parameter for a second virtual object based on the first virtual object, an augmentation component operative to retrieve the second virtual object representing a second real object from a data store, and augment the first virtual object with the second virtual object based on the location parameter and the scale parameter to form an augmented object, and a rendering component operative to render the augmented object in the image with a scaled version of the second virtual object as indicated by the scale parameter at a location on the first virtual object as indicated by the location parameter. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 05-10-2012 |
Daniel Zimmerman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20090030620 | System and method for electronic publication of scientific data and analysis - Electronic publication systems are disclosed that enable the analysis and publication of layout files, which contain an analysis strategy and embedded raw data. The published layout files can be accessed by reader applications that are able to read the layout files and modify the analysis strategy within the layout file using the embedded raw data. In many embodiments, the reader applications are unable to access the embedded raw data. In several embodiments, the reader applications prevent the saving or printing of layout files. One embodiment of the invention includes a publication computer connected to a network, a user computer connected to the network and the publication computer is configured to generate a file including an analysis strategy based on the raw data and in which the raw data is embedded. In addition, the publication computer is configured to transfer the file to the user computer, the user computer is configured to receive the file, the user computer is configured to perform modifications of the analysis strategy using the embedded raw data and the user computer is configured to prevent access to the embedded raw data within the file. | 01-29-2009 |
Danielle Zimmerman, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150229987 | DIGITAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A method of controlling a digital television, the method includes displaying content or application being executed on a display screen of the digital television, receiving a first signal requesting a menu to be displayed, and displaying the requested menu, overlaid on the display screen, wherein the menu includes a first part and a second part, wherein the first part displays at least one menu item corresponding to previously displayed content or previously executed application, and wherein the second part displays at least one menu item corresponding to content or an application executable in the digital television. | 08-13-2015 |
David Zimmerman, El Dorado Hills, CA US
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20120079232 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MICRO PAGE TABLES - An apparatus, method, machine-readable medium, and system are disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus is a micro-page table engine that includes logic that is capable of receiving a memory page request for a page in global memory address space. The apparatus also includes a translation lookaside buffer (TLB) that is capable of storing one or more memory page address translations. Additionally, the apparatus also has a page miss handler capable of performing a micro physical address lookup in a page miss handler tag table in response to the TLB not storing the memory page address translation for the page of memory referenced by the memory page request. The apparatus also includes memory management logic that is capable of managing the page miss handler tag table entries. The micro-page table engine allows the TLB to be an agent that determines whether data in a two-level memory hierarchy is in a hot region of memory or in a cold region of memory. When data is in the cold region of memory, the micro-page table engine fetches the data to the hot memory and a hot memory block is then pushed out to the cold memory area. | 03-29-2012 |
20130294184 | SELF-REPAIR LOGIC FOR STACKED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE - Self-repair logic for stacked memory architecture. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory stack having one or more memory die elements, including a first memory die element, and a system element coupled with the memory stack. The first memory die element includes multiple through silicon vias (TSVs), the TSVs including data TSVs and one or more spare TSVs, and self-repair logic to repair operation of a defective TSV of the plurality of data TSVs, the repair of operation of the defective TSV including utilization of the one or more spare TSVs. | 11-07-2013 |
20140013169 | GENERIC ADDRESS SCRAMBLER FOR MEMORY CIRCUIT TEST ENGINE - A generic data scrambler for a memory circuit test engine. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory; a memory controller for the memory; a built-in self-test (BIST) circuit for the testing of the memory; and a generic data scrambler for scrambling of data according to a scrambling algorithm for the memory, where each algorithm is based on values of an address for data. The generic data scrambler includes a programmable lookup table to hold values for each possible outcome of the algorithm, the lookup table to generate a set of data factors, and a logic for combining the data with the data factors to generate scrambled data. | 01-09-2014 |
20140164833 | BUILT-IN SELF-TEST FOR STACKED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE - A built-in self-test for stacked memory architecture. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory stack including one or more DRAM (dynamic random access memory) elements; and a system element for control of the memory stack. The system element includes a built-in self-test (BIST) engine to generate a write test event or a read test event for the memory stack, a test interface to receive test data for write test event or the read test events from the BIST engine, and a memory controller, the memory control to receive at least a portion of the test data from the test interface and to implement the write test event or read test event at the DRAM elements of the memory stack. | 06-12-2014 |
20140237307 | GENERIC ADDRESS SCRAMBLER FOR MEMORY CIRCUIT TEST ENGINE - A generic address scrambler for a memory circuit test engine. An embodiment of a memory device includes a memory stack having one or more of coupled memory elements, a built-in self-test circuit including a generic programmable address scrambler for the mapping of logical addresses to physical addresses for the memory elements, and one or more registers to hold pro-gramming values for the generic programmable address scrambler. | 08-21-2014 |
David J. Zimmerman, El Dorado Hills, CA US
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20090316800 | Low speed access to dram - Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver. | 12-24-2009 |
20110138261 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ERROR MANAGEMENT IN A MEMORY DEVICE - A method and system for error management in a memory device. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory device can handle commands and address parity errors and cyclic redundancy check errors. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory can detect whether a received command has any parity errors by determining whether the command bits or the address bits of the received command has any parity errors. If a parity error or cyclic redundancy check error in the received command is detected, an error handling mechanism is triggered to recover from the errant command. | 06-09-2011 |
20120120722 | PIPELINE ARCHITECTURE FOR SCALABLE PERFORMANCE ON MEMORY - An apparatus for data storage is presented. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a phase change memory device comprising phase change memory storage elements. The apparatus further includes control logic to control two or more set pipelines to serve memory requests in a staggered manner, such that set operations of the memory requests begin at different times. | 05-17-2012 |
20120297231 | Interface for Storage Device Access Over Memory Bus - A nonvolatile storage or memory device is accessed over a memory bus. The memory bus has an electrical interface typically used for volatile memory devices. A controller coupled to the bus sends synchronous data access commands to the nonvolatile memory device, and reads the response from the device bus based on an expected timing of a reply from the nonvolatile memory device. The controller determines the expected timing based on when the command was sent, and characteristics of the nonvolatile memory device. The controller may not need all the electrical signal lines available on the memory bus, and could issue data access commands to different groups of nonvolatile memory devices over different groups of electrical signal lines. The memory bus may be available and configured for either use with a memory controller and volatile memory devices, or a storage controller and nonvolatile memory devices. | 11-22-2012 |
20130117641 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ERROR MANAGEMENT IN A MEMORY DEVICE - A method and system for error management in a memory device. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory device can handle commands and address parity errors and cyclic redundancy check errors. In one embodiment of the invention, the memory can detect whether a received command has any parity errors by determining whether the command bits or the address bits of the received command has any parity errors. If a parity error or cyclic redundancy check error in the received command is detected, an error handling mechanism is triggered to recover from the errant command. | 05-09-2013 |
20130275682 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-LEVEL MEMORY HIERARCHY OVER COMMON MEMORY CHANNELS - A system and method are described for integrating a memory and storage hierarchy including a non-volatile memory tier within a computer system. In one embodiment, PCMS memory devices are used as one tier in the hierarchy, sometimes referred to as “far memory.” Higher performance memory devices such as DRAM placed in front of the far memory and are used to mask some of the performance limitations of the far memory. These higher performance memory devices are referred to as “near memory.” | 10-17-2013 |
20130339589 | ADAPTIVE CONFIGURATION OF NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - Examples are disclosed for adaptive configuration of non-volatile memory. The examples include a mode register configured to include default and updated values to indicate one or more configurations of the non-volatile memory. The examples may also include discoverable capabilities maintained in a configuration table that may indicate memory address lengths and/or operating power states. | 12-19-2013 |
20140006848 | BAD BLOCK MANAGEMENT MECHANISM | 01-02-2014 |
20140013185 | ON CHIP REDUNDANCY REPAIR FOR MEMORY DEVICES - On chip redundancy repair for memory devices. An embodiment of a memory device includes a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM); and a system element coupled with the DRAM. The system element includes a memory controller for control of the DRAM, and repair logic coupled with the memory controller, the repair logic to hold addresses identified as failing addresses for defective areas of the DRAM. The repair logic is configured to receive a memory operation request and to implement redundancy repair for an operation address for the request. | 01-09-2014 |
20140075107 | INTERFACE FOR STORAGE DEVICE ACCESS OVER MEMORY BUS - A nonvolatile storage or memory device is accessed over a memory bus. The memory bus has an electrical interface typically used for volatile memory devices. A controller coupled to the bus sends synchronous data access commands to the nonvolatile memory device, and reads the response from the device bus based on an expected timing of a reply from the nonvolatile memory device. The controller determines the expected timing based on when the command was sent, and characteristics of the nonvolatile memory device. The controller may not need all the electrical signal lines available on the memory bus, and could issue data access commands to different groups of nonvolatile memory devices over different groups of electrical signal lines. The memory bus may be available and configured for either use with a memory controller and volatile memory devices, or a storage controller and nonvolatile memory devices. | 03-13-2014 |
20140089752 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATION OF INPUT/OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUITRY - Techniques and mechanisms for evaluating I/O buffer circuits. In an embodiment, test rounds are performed for a device including the I/O buffer circuits, each of the test rounds comprising a respective loop-back test for each of the I/O buffer circuits. Each of the test rounds corresponds to a different respective delay between a transmit clock signal and a receive clock signal. In another embodiment, a first test round indicates a failure condition for at least one I/O buffer circuit and a second test round indicates the failure condition for each of the I/O buffer circuits. Evaluation of the I/O buffer circuits determines whether the device satisfies a test condition, where the determining is based on a difference between the delay corresponding to the first test round and the delay corresponding to the second test round. | 03-27-2014 |
20140108696 | LOW SPEED ACCESS TO DRAM - Embodiments provide access to a memory over a high speed serial link at slower speeds than the high speed serial links regular operation. An embodiment may comprise a memory apparatus with a differential receiver coupled to a protocol recognition circuit, a low speed receiving circuit that has a first receiver coupled with a first input of the differential receiver and a second receiver coupled with a second input of the differential receiver, wherein the low speed receiving circuit is coupled with the protocol recognition circuit, allowing the first and second receivers to access the protocol recognition block at a different frequency than the differential receiver. | 04-17-2014 |
20140122952 | BOUNDARY SCAN CHAIN FOR STACKED MEMORY - A boundary scan chain for stacked memory. An embodiment of a memory device includes a system element and a memory stack including one or more memory die layers, each memory die layer including input-output (I/O) cells and a boundary scan chain for the I/O cells. A boundary scan chain of a memory die layer includes a scan chain portion for each of the I/O cells, the scan chain portion for an I/O cell including a first scan logic multiplexer a scan logic latch, an input of the scan logic latch being coupled with an output of the first scan logic multiplexer, and a decoder to provide command signals to the boundary scan chain. | 05-01-2014 |
20140129767 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A MULTI-LEVEL MEMORY HIERARCHY - A system and method are described for integrating a memory and storage hierarchy including a non-volatile memory tier within a computer system. In one embodiment, PCMS memory devices are used as one tier in the hierarchy, sometimes referred to as “far memory.” Higher performance memory devices such as DRAM placed in front of the far memory and are used to mask some of the performance limitations of the far memory. These higher performance memory devices are referred to as “near memory.” | 05-08-2014 |
20140189457 | INPUT/OUTPUT DELAY TESTING FOR DEVICES UTILIZING ON-CHIP DELAY GENERATION - I/O delay testing for devices utilizing on-chip delay generation. An embodiment of an apparatus includes I/O buffer circuits, at least one of the buffer circuits including a transmitter and a receiver that are coupled for loop-back testing of the buffer circuit; and testing circuitry for the loop-back testing for the at least one buffer circuit, the loop-back testing including determining whether test data transmitted by the transmitter of the buffer circuit matches test data received by the respective coupled receiver. The testing circuitry includes a delay line to provide delay values from a transmit clock signal for the testing of the at least one buffer circuit, a counter to provide a count to choose one of the plurality of delay values, and test logic for the loop-back testing. | 07-03-2014 |
20140304475 | DYNAMIC PARTIAL POWER DOWN OF MEMORY-SIDE CACHE IN A 2-LEVEL MEMORY HIERARCHY - A system and method are described for flushing a specified region of a memory side cache (MSC) within a multi-level memory hierarchy. For example, a computer system according to one embodiment comprises: a memory subsystem comprised of a non-volatile system memory and a volatile memory side cache (MSC) for caching portions of the non-volatile system memory; and a flush engine for flushing a specified region of the MSC to the non-volatile system memory in response to a deactivation condition associated with the specified region of the MSC. | 10-09-2014 |
20150187410 | TESTING A WIDE FUNCTIONAL INTERFACE OF A DEVICE INTEGRATED ON AN SIP WITHOUT DEDICATED TEST PINS - A test interface mode over general purpose input/output peripheral connectors of a multichip package (MCP) or system in package (SIP) for an integrated device chip having a wide functional interface. The wide functional interface has more signals than there are available external connectors on the SIP package. Logic in the SIP package includes selection logic to select one or more portions of the wide functional interface to test in a given cycle. Logic in the SIP package multiplexes peripheral connectors as a test interface for the device chip, instead of dedicating connectors on the SIP package for a direct access test interface. | 07-02-2015 |
20150187436 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEFECT DETECTION AND REPAIR - In accordance with the present description, a device includes an internal defect detection and repair circuit which includes a self-test logic circuit built in within the device and a self-repair logic circuit also built in within the device. In one embodiment, the built in self-test logic circuit may be configured to automatically identify defective memory cells in a memory. Upon identifying one or more defective memory cells, the built in self-repair logic circuit may be configured to automatically repair the defective memory cells by replacing defective cells with spare cells within the memory. In one embodiment, data patterns are generated as a function of memory addresses and periodic address offsets. Other aspects are described herein. | 07-02-2015 |
20150187439 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEFECT DETECTION AND REPAIR - In accordance with the present description, a device includes an internal defect detection and repair circuit which includes a self-test logic circuit built in within the device and a self-repair logic circuit also built in within the device. In one embodiment, the built in self-test logic circuit may be configured to automatically identify defective memory cells in a memory. Upon identifying one or more defective memory cells, the built in self-repair logic circuit may be configured to automatically repair the defective memory cells by replacing defective cells with spare cells within the memory. Other aspects are described herein. | 07-02-2015 |
20150269100 | INTERFACE FOR STORAGE DEVICE ACCESS OVER MEMORY BUS - A nonvolatile storage or memory device is accessed over a memory bus. The memory bus has an electrical interface typically used for volatile memory devices. A controller coupled to the bus sends synchronous data access commands to the nonvolatile memory device, and reads the response from the device bus based on an expected timing of a reply from the nonvolatile memory device. The controller determines the expected timing based on when the command was sent, and characteristics of the nonvolatile memory device. The controller may not need all the electrical signal lines available on the memory bus, and could issue data access commands to different groups of nonvolatile memory devices over different groups of electrical signal lines. The memory bus may be available and configured for either use with a memory controller and volatile memory devices, or a storage controller and nonvolatile memory devices. | 09-24-2015 |
Deborah Zimmerman, Oakland, CA US
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20100154071 | FXDY5 MODULATORS FOR TREATING, DIAGNOSING, AND DETECTING CANCER - The invention provides, inter alia, methods for treating cancer, compositions for treating cancer, and methods and compositions for diagnosing and/or detecting cancer. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, diagnosing and detecting cancers associated with FXYD5 overexpression. | 06-17-2010 |
20100196377 | METHODS OF TREATING, DIAGNOSING OR DETECTING CANCER - The invention provides, inter alia, methods for treating cancer, compositions for treating cancer, and methods and compositions for diagnosing and/or detecting cancer. In particular, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, diagnosing and detecting cancers associated with LIV-1 overexpression. | 08-05-2010 |
20110182904 | ANTIBODIES TO BONE MORPHOGENIC PROTEINS AND RECEPTORS THEREFOR AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE - The present invention provides isolated monoclonal antibodies, particularly human monoclonal antibodies, which specifically bind to BMP2, BMP4, BMPR1A, BMPR1B, ACTR1, and/or BMPR2 with high affinity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the antibodies of the invention, expression vectors, host cells and methods for expressing the antibodies of the invention are also provided. Also provided are immunoconjugates, bispecific molecules and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies of the invention and, optionally, one or more additional therapeutic. The invention also provides methods for treating diseases associated with abnormal bone formation and ossification mediated by BMP2, BMP4, BMPR1A, BMPR1B, ACTR15 and/or BMPR2. | 07-28-2011 |
Deborah L. Zimmerman, Oakland, CA US
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20110091451 | Methods for preventing and treating cancer metastasis and bone loss associated with cancer metastasis - M-CSF antagonists are used to prepare compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, for preventing or treating cancer metastasis and/or bone loss associated with cancer metastasis in a mammal. | 04-21-2011 |
20120045450 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING CANCER METASTASIS AND BONE LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER METASTASIS - M-CSF antagonists are used to prepare compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, for preventing or treating cancer metastasis and/or bone loss associated with cancer metastasis in a mammal. | 02-23-2012 |
Deborah Lee Zimmerman, Emeryville, CA US
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20090324604 | M-csf specific monoclonal antibody and uses thereof - M-CSF-specific antibody RX1 is provided, along with pharmaceutical compositions containing antibody RX1, kits containing a pharmaceutical composition, and methods of preventing and treating bone loss in a subject afflicted with an osteolytic disease. | 12-31-2009 |
20140093492 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING CANCER METASTASIS AND BONE LOSS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER METASTASIS - M-CSF antagonists are used to prepare compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, for preventing or treating cancer metastasis and/or bone loss associated with cancer metastasis in a mammal. | 04-03-2014 |
Deborah Lee Zimmerman, Oakland, CA US
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20080241067 | Methods of Modulating Metastasis and Skeletal Related Events Resulting From Metastases - The invention provides, inter alia, models of bone metastasis, methods for identifying agents that modulate skeletal related events and metastasis, methods for modulating skeletal related events and metastases, and methods for detecting skeletal related events and metastases. The methods and models generally comprise co-culturing cancer cells and host cells and comparing biological markers from such co-cultured cells to control cells. | 10-02-2008 |
20140242071 | M-CSF SPECIFIC MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY AND USES THEREOF - M-CSF-specific RX1-based or RX-1 derived antibodies are provided, along with pharmaceutical compositions containing such antibody, kits containing a pharmaceutical composition, and methods of preventing and treating bone loss in a subject afflicted with an osteolytic disease. | 08-28-2014 |
Derrik Zimmerman, Dublin, CA US
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20090306518 | TRANSDUCERS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE TRANSDUCERS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes a catheter and an imaging core. The catheter includes a lumen extending along the longitudinal length of the catheter from the proximal end to the distal end and the imaging core is configured and arranged for inserting into the lumen. The imaging core includes a rotatable driveshaft, at least one transducer mounted to the distal end of the rotatable driveshaft, and a twisted wire cable coupled to the at least one transducer. In addition, a number of different transducer arrangements and methods of making transducers are presented | 12-10-2009 |
Donnie Zimmerman, San Diego, CA US
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20140207035 | MYOFASCIAL RELEASE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A myofascial release apparatus which is adapted for use by a user in a vertical position is disclosed. The myofascial release apparatus comprises a post member, a post affixing element and at least one release member. The post affixing element is operatively coupled to the post member at a first end and affixed to the at least one release member at a second end. | 07-24-2014 |
Edward M. Zimmerman, Roseville, CA US
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20080306476 | THERMALLY MEDIATED TISSUE MOLDING - A method and device to modify tissue in a manner such that it will take on a permanent new shape. Subdermal tissue is heated to approx 60° C. at which point it becomes pliable and moldable and will take on a permanent new shape if allowed to cool and heal in a new position. | 12-11-2008 |
20130023855 | THERMALLY MEDIATED TISSUE MOLDING - A method and device to modify tissue in a manner such that it will take on a permanent new shape. Subdermal tissue is heated to approx 60° C. at which point it becomes pliable and moldable and will take on a permanent new shape if allowed to cool and heal in a new position. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023856 | THERMALLY MEDIATED TISSUE MOLDING - A method and device to modify tissue in a manner such that it will take on a permanent new shape. Subdermal tissue is heated to approx 60° C. at which point it becomes pliable and moldable and will take on a permanent new shape if allowed to cool and heal in a new position. | 01-24-2013 |
Eric Zimmerman, San Anselmo, CA US
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20130124218 | SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT ENGINE FOR HEALTH WELLNESS PROGRAM - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods to encourage health care consumers to engage in healthy lifestyle choices, thereby improving their overall health condition. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to using social media, via a social engagement engine, to encourage health care consumers to participate in health-improving activities and to engage in health-conscious behaviors. Specifically, disclosed is a computer-implemented system for operating a health program, which includes: a team formation module configured to receive data representing the formation of a plurality of teams; a challenge module configured to receive data representing the formation of one or more challenges; a data tracking module configured to receive, over an electronic network, data representing a tracked health condition of a user; and a scoring module configured to apply an algorithm to the health condition data to convert it into a numerical score. | 05-16-2013 |
20130311917 | ADAPTIVE INTERACTIVE MEDIA SERVER AND BEHAVIOR CHANGE ENGINE - Presenting content to users in an interactive content presentation system. The content presented is dynamically selected at the time of presentation, in response to information available about those users at the time of presentation. Dynamic selection is in response to substantially all information available about those users at the time. Dynamic selection can include choices of particular content, the method or modality of presentation, the information included, as determined by rules for dynamic selection provided by an author. A method in which content is presented to users to encourage those users to modify their health-related behavior, such as related to improvement of dietary considerations, activity and exercise considerations, sleep considerations, and stress management considerations. In another example, the method includes a method in which content is presented to users to encourage those users to make other and further improvements, such as teaching users to manage their retirement accounts. | 11-21-2013 |
Eric Zimmerman, Huntington Park, CA US
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20120293059 | Electrode Cover Assembly - A cold cathode lighting system comprising a cold cathode lamp with electrodes on either end of the lamp, oriented such that it includes an electrode extension in order to return the electrode to the same parallel position as the main body of the lamp. The lamp's electrodes are inserted into a casing that is comprised of a casing covers on either ends of the casing which may slid be opened. The casing covers interact with a electrode cover assembly underneath the casing covers, that allows the lamp to be inserted when the casing covers are opened. The closing of the casing covers will safely engage an interconnection with the lamp's electrodes through the electrode cover assembly. | 11-22-2012 |
Eric K. Zimmerman, Sebastopol, CA US
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20130083444 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELAY CONTROL - A method and apparatus for controlling an electromechanical relay. In one embodiment, the method comprises reducing a relay current of a relay that is activated, determining a first value of the relay current, wherein the first value is either a minimum default current value or a value of the relay current at which the activated relay deactivates, and determining a holding current value for maintaining the relay in an activated state, wherein the holding current value is at least the first value and less than a second value of the relay current at which the relays activates. | 04-04-2013 |
Erik Zimmerman, Pacifica, CA US
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20150017187 | ANTIBODIES COMPRISING MULTIPLE SITE-SPECIFIC NON-NATURAL AMINO ACID RESIDUES, METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - Provided herein are antibodies comprising multiple non-natural amino acid residues at site-specific positions, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of their production and methods of their use. The antibodies are useful for methods of treatment and prevention, methods of detection and methods of diagnosis. | 01-15-2015 |
George A. Zimmerman, Rolling Hills Estates, CA US
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20080239939 | Frequency domain echo and next cancellation - A cancellation system is disclosed for processing incoming and outgoing signals in a transform domain to create a cancellation signal for reducing or removing unwanted interference. Data is ordered based on Good-Thomas indexing into a two dimensional array in a buffer. The two dimensional array may have l | 10-02-2008 |
20090021406 | Sub-channel distortion mitigation in parallel digital systems - A method and apparatus for compensating for gain offset, bias offset, and skew in a parallel processing environment is disclosed. The method and apparatus may be configured to compensate for mismatches between the sub-channel signals in a parallel ADC. This allows for accurate combination of the signals on the sub-channels. The method and apparatus may be utilized in a high speed data communication system having two or more channels, each of which are interleaved into two or more sub-channels. In one embodiment a DC loop processes signals on two or more sub-channels to account for and remove unwanted bias offset. In one embodiment a sub-channel gain mismatch compensation system (SCGMC) processes signals on two or more sub-channels to account for and remove unwanted gain offset. In one embodiment a skew compensation system, such as a parallel interpolator, processes signals on two or more sub-channels to remove unwanted skew across sub-channels. | 01-22-2009 |
20090116639 | Method and apparatus for crosstalk mitigation - A method and apparatus for noise cancellation in a multi-channel communication system is disclosed. In one embodiment this system is configured to cancel FEXT on a victim channel utilizing the signals received on the other channels. The processing benefits gained by a receiver's other filters, such as for example, the FFE and DFE filters, is utilized when generating a FEXT cancellation signal. As a result, the complexity of the apparatus that generates the FEXT cancellation signal may be made less complex since part of the processing burden is performed by other filter apparatus. In one configuration pre-code FEXT cancellation occurs in that a pre-code FEXT filter generates one or more pre-code FEXT cancellation signals corresponding to each of the other channels. The pre-code FEXT cancellation signals are combined, prior to transmission, with the signals associated with each of the other channels, to thereby pre-cancel FEXT prior to transmission. | 05-07-2009 |
20090125735 | Active idle communication system - To reduce power consumption and heat generation, an active idle system is proposed that monitors for an idle period and then, after a predetermined time, initiates a silent period. During the silent period data and idle frames are not transmitted. During the silent period, one or more transceiver components may be turned off or forced into some other power saving mode. The predetermined time may be any amount of time and is selected to balance network usage and power savings. Periodically during the silent period, such as at predetermined times, one or more sync or idle frames are transmitted. Received sync or idle frames are processed to maintain receiver settings, synchronization or equalizer adaptation. Restoring active data communication may occur by monitoring the channel during silent periods for a request or only during the predetermined times when sync or idle frames are sent. | 05-14-2009 |
20110074611 | Sub-channel distortion mitigation in parallel digital systems - A method and apparatus for compensating for gain offset, bias offset, and skew in a parallel processing environment is disclosed. The method and apparatus may be configured to compensate for mismatches between the sub-channel signals in a parallel ADC. This allows for accurate combination of the signals on the sub-channels. The method and apparatus may be utilized in a high speed data communication system having two or more channels, each of which are interleaved into two or more sub-channels. In one embodiment a DC loop processes signals on two or more sub-channels to account for and remove unwanted bias offset. In one embodiment a sub-channel gain mismatch compensation system (SCGMC) processes signals on two or more sub-channels to account for and remove unwanted gain offset. In one embodiment a skew compensation system, such as a parallel interpolator, processes signals on two or more sub-channels to remove unwanted skew across sub-channels. | 03-31-2011 |
20130044019 | SYSTEMS WITH BIAS OFFSET AND GAIN MISMATCH REMOVAL FROM PARALLEL TRANSMITTED SIGNALS - A system includes converters, first modules, second modules, and a multiplexer. The converters receive an analog signal and a respective one of multiple clock signals. Each of the converters samples the analog signal based on a respective clock signal to generate a respective digital signal. Each of the clock signals is out-of-phase with other ones of the clock signals. The first modules receive the digital signals generated by the converters, remove bias offsets from the digital signals to generate first output signals, and output each of the first output signals on a multiple channels. The second modules receive the first output signals, and based on the first output signals, remove or equalize gain mismatch between the channels to generate second output signals. The multiplexer receives the second output signals, and generates an output based on the second output signals. The output is a digital representation of the analog signal. | 02-21-2013 |
20130142030 | FREQUENCY DOMAIN ECHO AND NEXT CANCELLATION - A cancellation system is disclosed for processing incoming and outgoing signals in a transform domain to create a cancellation signal for reducing or removing unwanted interference. Data is ordered based on Good-Thomas indexing into a two dimensional array in a buffer. The two dimensional array may have l | 06-06-2013 |
20150195784 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF A COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE DURING PERIODS IN WHICH THE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE RECEIVES IDLE FRAMES FROM ANOTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A first transceiver operable to establish a connection with a second transceiver over a channel. A receiver of the first transceiver maintains communication parameters for the connection with the second transceiver, and processes signals received over the channel according to the communication parameters. The receiver monitors for idle frames from the second transceiver, and begins running of a first idle period in response to detecting a predetermined number of consecutive idle frames. The receiver, during the first idle period, suspends adaptation of the communication parameters. At an end of the first idle period, the receiver receives a first frame from the second transceiver, selectively adapts the communication parameters based on the first frame, and selectively begins running of a second idle period. A transmitter of the first transceiver suspends transmitting frames to the second transceiver during the first idle period and the second idle period. | 07-09-2015 |
George Beedon Zimmerman, Lafayette, CA US
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20140348283 | APPLICATION OF COMPRESSED MAGNETIC FIELDS TO THE IGNITION AND THERMONUCLEAR BURN OF INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION TARGETS - Application of axial seed magnetic fields in the range 20-100 T that compress to greater than 10,000 T (100 MG) under typical NIF implosion conditions may significantly relax the conditions required for ignition and propagating burn in NIF ignition targets that are degraded by hydrodynamic instabilities. Such magnetic fields can: (a) permit the recovery of ignition, or at least significant alpha particle heating, in submarginal NIF targets that would otherwise fail because of adverse hydrodynamic instability growth, (b) permit the attainment of ignition in conventional cryogenic layered solid-DT targets redesigned to operate under reduced drive conditions, (c) permit the attainment of volumetric ignition in simpler, room-temperature single-shell DT gas capsules, and (d) ameliorate adverse hohlraum plasma conditions during laser drive and capsule compression. In general, an applied magnetic field should always improve the ignition condition for any NIF ignition target design. | 11-27-2014 |
Gery Zimmerman, Carlsbad, CA US
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20100190567 | SET OF CONSTANT FACE CENTER METAL WOODS - Golf equipment including a set of golf clubs having a substantially constant distance from the shaft axis to the central point of the club face for each club in the set. The central point may be the geometric center of the face or the impact point, which may be the same or different. | 07-29-2010 |
Gery Zimmerman, Fallbrook, CA US
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20140080627 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE - A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. | 03-20-2014 |
20150190688 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE - A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. | 07-09-2015 |
Gery M. Zimmerman, Carlsbad, CA US
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20140080623 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE - A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. | 03-20-2014 |
Gery M. Zimmerman, Fallbrook, CA US
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20090286611 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286618 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 11-19-2009 |
20090286619 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 11-19-2009 |
20090298611 | Golf Club Head and Removable Weight - A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that slidably receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle. | 12-03-2009 |
20100323815 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a lead-in portion. | 12-23-2010 |
20110105242 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 05-05-2011 |
20110190072 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 08-04-2011 |
20110319185 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 12-29-2011 |
20120034994 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head. | 02-09-2012 |
20120258818 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 10-11-2012 |
20120302367 | METAL WOOD CLUB - A wood-type golf club including a head comprising a body having a face, a sole, a crown, a toe and a heel and a coordinate system with an x-axis extending horizontally tangent to a center of the club face, a y-axis extending vertically from the center of the club face, and a z-axis extending horizontally through the center of the club face. A system is disposed within the body for adjusting club face angle at address comprising an element that is rotatable about a system axis that is substantially parallel to the y-axis to provide at least first and second club face angle positions at address. The element may be any shape which changes club face angle at address. The system axis may alternatively be substantially parallel to the z-axis. Or, the element may even comprise a plurality of interchangeable adjustment portions interchangeably mated with a body portion. | 11-29-2012 |
20130005497 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 01-03-2013 |
20130116062 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head. | 05-09-2013 |
20130165255 | GOLF CLUB HAVING REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile. | 06-27-2013 |
20130203519 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 08-08-2013 |
20130244808 | METAL WOOD CLUB - A golf club head is provided with a body that has an address position with a zero degree bounce portion on the sole and a center sole position with a multi-relief surface of the sole having a negative bounce portion. The negative bounce portion may comprise a negative 0.5 to a negative 4.0 degree surface. In one embodiment, the multi-relief surface may comprise the negative bounce portion and a cutaway portion extending to the back of the sole, which may have a depth of about 0.05 to 0.5 inch from a regular sole surface. In another embodiment, the golf club head includes a weight system to adjust the center of gravity. In one embodiment, the weight system is a tube having a weight at one end that may be inserted into the golf club head to move the center of gravity at least forward and backward within 6 mm and up and down within 6 mm. Preferably, the tube is angled downward toward the face by at least 3 degrees. | 09-19-2013 |
20130344981 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head. | 12-26-2013 |
20140018184 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a lead-in portion. | 01-16-2014 |
20140106900 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 04-17-2014 |
20140113742 | Golf Club Having Removable Weight - A golf club head, comprising a weight mount comprising a first portion and a second portion, a first weight member and a second weight member, each configured to be coupled to said weight mount, a single fastener configured to force said first weight member to translate in a first direction towards said first portion of said weight mount and said second weight member to translate in a second direction towards said second portion of said weight mount, wherein said first direction is different than said second direction, and wherein said fastener, said first portion of said weight mount, and said second portion of said weight mount are configured to limit said first weight member and said second weight member from moving relative to said weight mount. | 04-24-2014 |
20140187345 | GOLF CLUB - A golf club comprises a shaft, a club head, and a connection assembly that allows the shaft to be easily disconnected from the club head. In particular embodiments, the connection assembly includes a removable hosel sleeve that allows a shaft to be supported a desired predetermined orientation relative to the club head. In this manner, the shaft loft and/or lie angle of the club can be adjusted without resorting to traditional bending of the shaft. In another embodiment, the club head has an adjustable sole that can be adjusted upwardly and downwardly relative to the strike face of the club head, which is effective to adjust the face angle of the club head. | 07-03-2014 |
20140206474 | GOLF CLUB HAVING REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The weight member is preferably constructed so that it has a low profile and so that it interacts with an angled abutment portion of the weight mount to locate the weight member in the golf club head. | 07-24-2014 |
20140349778 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve assembly, and a club head. The shaft sleeve assembly is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve assembly is removably coupled to the club head includes portions coupled by a flexible coupling. | 11-27-2014 |
20140378244 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH FLEXURE - A golf club head including a crown, a sole, a hosel, a face and a flexure. The flexure provides compliance during an impact between the golf club head and a golf ball, and is tuned to vibrate, immediately after impact, at a predetermined frequency. | 12-25-2014 |
20150018116 | INTERCHANGEABLE SHAFT SYSTEM - A golf club incorporating an interchangeable shaft system includes a shaft, a shaft sleeve, a club head. The shaft sleeve is coupled to an end of the shaft and is received in a hosel included in the club head. The shaft sleeve is removably coupled to the club head. Hosel and shaft sleeve alignment features provide discrete orientations between the shaft and club head. | 01-15-2015 |
20150111661 | GOLF CLUB HAVING REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head is presented comprising a sole including a weight member secured to a weight mount. The golf club includes a sole plate portion that includes a weight member attached thereto. | 04-23-2015 |
20150151172 | GOLF CLUB HEAD AND REMOVABLE WEIGHT - A golf club head and a removable weight that is received in a receptacle of the golf club head. The weight includes a cap and a slug. The cap is removably coupled to the receptacle and includes a recess that receives a portion of the slug so that the cap and slug are able to rotate relative to each other. The slug includes an anti-rotation feature that prevents relative rotation between the slug and the receptacle and a lead-in portion. | 06-04-2015 |
20150217364 | METHOD OF FORMING AN IRON SET - The present invention is directed to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The irons have a progressive horizontal CG location. Preferably, the long and MID irons have a CG located between about 1 mm and 3 mm towards the hosel and the short iron CG is located between about 3 mm and 4 mm toward the hosel. Further the irons can have a substantially constant blade width with progressively increasing toe height and progressively decreasing scoreline width. | 08-06-2015 |
Gery Mel Zimmerman, Fallbrook, CA US
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20090264218 | Golf clubs and club-heads comprising a face plate having a central recess and flanking recesses - Golf club-heads are disclosed that have a body and a face plate. Exemplary club-heads are hollow metal-wood club-heads. The face plate is attached to the front of the body and has obverse and reverse surfaces, and a peripheral zone, toe zone, heel zone, upper zone, lower zone, and central zone. The reverse surface defines in the central zone a recess surrounded by a substantially annular ridge. The reverse surface also defines in the toe zone and heel zone respective horizontal flanking recesses. The reverse surface also defines in the upper zone and lower zone respective vertical flanking recesses. The maximal thickness of the annular ridge is greater than the respective thicknesses of the central recess and flanking recesses, and the respective thicknesses of the flanking recesses are no greater than the thickness of the central recess. | 10-22-2009 |
20100048321 | MOVABLE WEIGHTS FOR A GOLF CLUB HEAD - Embodiments of movable weights, such as weight assemblies and weight screws, for a golf club head are disclosed herein. One embodiment for a weight assembly, for example, comprises a mass element having a first end, a second end and a sidewall extending between the first end and the send end. The sidewall of the mass element defines a first bore extending through the mass element and at least a portion of the sidewall of mass element tapers in a direction from the first end to the second end. This embodiment further includes a retaining element configured to engage the first bore adjacent the first end of the mass element and defining a second bore. The weight assembly further includes an elongate fastener having a first end configured to be received within the second bore of the retaining element and a second end extending through the first bore and beyond the second end of the mass element when the mass element, retaining element and fastener are assembled together. | 02-25-2010 |
20110287857 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MOVABLE WEIGHTS - A golf club head comprises a body and at least one self-extracting pressed weight assembly. The body comprises a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The body defines an interior cavity. The weight assembly comprises at least three components and is configured for a press fit engagement with the golf club head. The assembly has a drive portion and a threaded portion. | 11-24-2011 |
20130324300 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MOVABLE WEIGHTS - A golf club head comprises a body and at least one self-extracting pressed weight assembly. The body comprises a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The body defines an interior cavity. The weight assembly comprises at least three components and is configured for a press fit engagement with the golf club head. The assembly has a drive portion and a threaded portion. | 12-05-2013 |
20140235369 | GOLF CLUB HEAD WITH VERTICAL CENTER OF GRAVITY ADJUSTMENT - Golf club heads include at least one weight port situated to retain weights and positioned above an approximate club face geometric center with the club in a standard address position. One, two, or more weight ports can be located above the club face center in a club crown or other portion of a club body. Club head vertical center of gravity can be selected to compensate dynamic loft associated with locating the club head center of gravity well behind the club face. Three-dimensional adjustment of club head center of gravity is possible. | 08-21-2014 |
20150024870 | GOLF CLUB HEAD HAVING MOVABLE WEIGHTS - A golf club head comprises a body and at least one self-extracting pressed weight assembly. The body comprises a face plate positioned at a forward portion of the golf club head, a sole positioned at a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown positioned at a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt positioned around a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The body defines an interior cavity. The weight assembly comprises at least three components and is configured for a press fit engagement with the golf club head. The assembly has a drive portion and a threaded portion. | 01-22-2015 |
Israel H. Zimmerman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150269465 | Financial Transaction Card With Cutout Pattern Representing Symbolic Information - A financial transaction card includes a card substrate formed as a material sheet having first and second substantially planar card faces bounded by a peripheral edge. A machine-readable financial information storage device is on or within the material sheet. The storage device stores card specific data in digital machine readable form. Human readable symbolic information is viewable on the first and second card faces. At least one item of the symbolic information is formed as a cutout pattern of one or more light-transmitting apertures extending completely through the material sheet. | 09-24-2015 |
Israel Harry Zimmerman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20090078712 | SELF-ANCHORING BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH DIRECTIONAL RELEASE AND ATTACHMENT CAPABILITY - A self-anchoring beverage container with directional release and attachment capability has a flexible nonporous base member adapted to seal to a reference surface and create a controlled pressure zone. A receptacle assembly is mounted to the base member and includes a beverage holding chamber. A communication channel in the receptacle assembly extends from the controlled pressure zone to an area of ambient pressure. A pressure control device on the receptacle assembly is adapted to alternately close the communication channel to seal the controlled pressure zone and open the communication channel to vent the controlled pressure zone to ambient pressure. The receptacle assembly further includes a grasping portion arranged to be grasped by a user. The pressure control device is operatively connected to the grasping portion for actuation to the open position when a user grasps the grasping portion during normal lifting of the beverage container from the reference surface. | 03-26-2009 |
20090165811 | HAIR CURLING SYSTEM - A hair curling system includes a base heating unit, a hair roller, and a hair cover. The base heating unit generates and transports steam (or another medium) to the hair roller for heating and moisturizing the roller. The steam medium carries a separate hair treatment composition for treating the hair. The steam medium and the hair treatment composition are transferred to hair wound on the hair roller and covered by the hair cover. The transfer takes place within a thermally quarantined zone between the hair roller and the hair cover. An optional temperature control system may be provided for independently heating or cooling the hair cover to a temperature that provides a desired temperature gradient between the hair roller and the hair cover. One or more of an optional ionizer, crystal or mineral unit or material may also be provided to further influence the hair treatment. | 07-02-2009 |
20100105307 | HAND-OPERABLE MEAT TENDERIZER AND MARINATOR - A hand-operable meat preparation device includes a handle, a meat tenderizer controllable through the handle to tenderize a cut of meat while introducing vibrational or other work forces therein, and a marinator controllable through the handle to internally marinate the meat with assistance from the vibrational or other work forces introduced by the tenderizer. During use, a person grasps the handle and tenderizes the meat with the meat tenderizer while marinating the meat with the marinator as the tenderizer sets up the vibrational or other work forces in the meat to assist the marination. | 04-29-2010 |
20100187240 | SELF-ANCHORING BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH DIRECTIONAL RELEASE AND ATTACHMENT CAPABILITY - A self-anchoring beverage container with directional release and attachment capability has a flexible nonporous base member adapted to seal to a reference surface and create a controlled pressure zone. A receptacle assembly is mounted to the base member and includes a beverage holding chamber. A communication channel in the receptacle assembly extends from the controlled pressure zone to an area of ambient pressure. A pressure control device on the receptacle assembly is adapted to alternately close the communication channel to seal the controlled pressure zone and open the communication channel to vent the controlled pressure zone to ambient pressure. The receptacle assembly further includes a grasping portion arranged to be grasped by a user. The pressure control device is operatively connected to the grasping portion for actuation to the open position when a user grasps the grasping portion during normal lifting of the beverage container from the reference surface. | 07-29-2010 |
20120037179 | Reusable Self-Heating Hair Roller - A reusable self-heating hair roller includes a fluid holding body containing a supercoolable fluid. The fluid holding body may be implemented in many ways, including as non-permeable, incorruptible, air-tight film, bladder or casing. The supercoolable fluid, such as sodium acetate or equivalent, uses thermochemistry to produce on command an exothermic crystallization process that generates the heat needed to style and or curl the hair. A nucleation initiator initiates a nucleation event that propagates the crystallization to harnesses the latent heat of fusion and create the heat. The nucleation initiator may be situated so that it is generally sequestered or otherwise held in a way where it is prevented from free floating within the supercoolable fluid, yet at the same time remains in full communication with the fluid. | 02-16-2012 |
20120045561 | Energy-Saving Static Stirring Apparatus For Automatically Stirring A Fluid - An energy-saving static stirring apparatus for automatically stirring a fluid includes a deflector adapted for stationary placement in a container that holds a fluid for boiling. The deflector may include at least one friction contact point for frictionally engaging the container to prevent movement of the deflector. An inner portion of the deflector may be configured for placement proximate to a center of the container. An outer portion of the deflector may be configured for placement proximate to a side of the container. One or more deflector ramps define one or more vent openings to impart lateral movement to heated fluid currents and/or vapor bubbles moving upwardly away from a heat source below the container and to redirect the fluid currents and/or vapor bubbles into a swirling motion that stirs the fluid without movement of the deflector. | 02-23-2012 |
20130201786 | Energy-Saving Static Stirring Apparatus For Automatically Stirring A Fluid - An energy-saving static stirring apparatus for automatically stirring a fluid includes a deflector adapted for stationary placement in a container that holds a fluid for boiling. The deflector may include at least one friction contact point for frictionally engaging the container to prevent movement of the deflector. An inner portion of the deflector may be configured for placement proximate to a center of the container. An outer portion of the deflector may be configured for placement proximate to a side of the container. One or more deflector ramps define one or more vent openings to impart lateral movement to heated fluid currents and/or vapor bubbles moving upwardly away from a heat source below the container and to redirect the fluid currents and/or vapor bubbles into a swirling motion that stirs the fluid without movement of the deflector. | 08-08-2013 |
20140117031 | Self-Anchoring Low-Profile Container Anchor With Directional Release And Attachment Capability - A self-anchoring, low profile container anchor with directional release and attachment capability comprises a lower base member, an upper movable member adapted for attachment to a container, and a seal member on the base member. The seal member is configured to engage an external reference surface and form a substantially airtight seal therewith that defines a periphery of a controlled pressure zone. A sealing valve disposed on a valve seat is operably connected to the movable member for lifting off the valve seat and vent the controlled pressure zone when the movable member is raised a first predetermined distance. However, the movable member can tilt a second predetermined tilting distance without the sealing valve lifting off the valve seat, thus providing tilt resistance. | 05-01-2014 |
James William Zimmerman, Diamond Bar, CA US
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20110019413 | LED retrofit for fluorescent backlit signs - The present invention relates to an LED assembly designed to supplant fluorescent tubes, comprising: an array of standardized LED modules affixed to a lightweight frame resulting in a uniform two dimensional array of LEDs casting their light directly onto a translucent sign panel or, alternatively, a light defusing panel for area lighting. When the application is to retrofit a fixture with fluorescent tubes, the assembly is provided with adapters that attach to the fluorescent tube receptacles. | 01-27-2011 |
John Zimmerman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20120239488 | TAXONOMY BASED TARGETED SEARCH ADVERTISING - Campaign creation systems and methods for building taxonomy based targeted search advertising campaigns in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes obtaining source data describing a plurality of landing pages, obtaining a list of keywords using the campaign creation server system, where the list of keywords comprises keyword component, building a taxonomy using the source data and the initial list of keywords, where the taxonomy uniquely maps the plurality of landing pages to categories and attributes and maps the keyword components to the categories and attributes, mapping keywords to relevant offers based on the taxonomy, automatically generating adgroups based on the offers and relevant keywords, where each adgroup includes a landing page, at least one creative and at least one keyword, and deploying the adgroups to a search engine provider. | 09-20-2012 |
20140257967 | Systems and Methods for the Semantic Modeling of Advertising Creatives in Targeted Search Advertising Campaigns - Systems and methods for the semantic modeling of advertising creatives included in targeted search advertising campaigns in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, an advertising creative generation device includes a processor, an advertising creative generation application, at least one semantic model and performance data, wherein the an advertising creative generation application configures the processor to obtain a set of existing advertising creatives, where at least one of the existing advertising creatives comprises an existing concept, identify at least one existing advertising strategy pattern, determine performance data for the at least one existing advertising strategy pattern based on the performance data, identify at least one performance pattern based on the performance data for the at least one existing advertising strategy pattern, and generate at least one recommended advertising strategy. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258001 | Systems and Methods for Determining Net-New Keywords in Expanding Live Advertising Campaigns in Targeted Advertising Systems - Systems and methods for creating expanded targeted search advertising campaigns in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a campaign expansion device includes a processor and a campaign expansion application, wherein the campaign expansion application configures the processor to obtain a live advertising campaign, where the live advertising campaign includes a plurality of keywords and match types associated with the keywords, determine at least one centroid cluster including a portion of the plurality of keywords, identify at least one target centroid cluster in the at least one centroid cluster, modify at least one match type associated with at least keyword, and generate an expanded advertising campaign, where the extended advertising campaign includes the unmodified portion of the plurality of keywords and match types associated with the keywords from the live advertising campaign and the modified keywords and associated match types. | 09-11-2014 |
20140258002 | SEMANTIC MODEL BASED TARGETED SEARCH ADVERTISING - Campaign creation systems and methods for building semantic model based targeted search advertising campaigns in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a method of automatically generating adgroups includes obtaining source data describing a plurality of landing pages, obtaining a list of initial keywords, building a semantic model based on the source data and the initial list of keywords, mapping keywords to relevant offers based on the semantic model, automatically generating one or more anticipated creatives, automatically generating at least one anticipated creative based upon the attributes of at least one relevant offer, automatically generating adgroups using at least one of the one or more anticipated creatives, including at least one anticipated creative based upon the attributes of at least one relevant offer in the adgroup associated with the relevant offer, and deploying the adgroups to a search engine provider. | 09-11-2014 |
20140279037 | Systems and Methods for Creating Product Advertising Campaigns - Systems and methods for creating product advertising campaigns in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a product target generation server system includes a processor, product data including a plurality of attribute-value pairs describing a set of products, semantic models including data describing relationships between product targets, concepts described using categories and attribute-value pairs, and target grouping data constituting a set of groupings of product targets, global performance data including performance data, wherein the processor is configured to identify at least one category in a portion of the product data, determine a product advertising structure based on the product data and the identified at least one category, match a portion of the groupings of product data with the product targets within the global performance data, identify performance data, and generate at least one product target using the identified performance data and the product data. | 09-18-2014 |
John C. Zimmerman, La Mesa, CA US
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20110132160 | HAND TOOLS AND RELATED METHODS - Hand-operated tools; such as hand saws, knives, and files, having improved features for enhancing use thereof are disclosed. The hand tools include one or more recoil members and are adapted to absorb motion of the hand tool in a first direction, and to supplement motion of the hand tool in a second direction. A method for use of an improved hand tool is disclosed, the method includes hand tools adapted with recoil members. | 06-09-2011 |
Jonathan Zimmerman, San Diego, CA US
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20080306796 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CLOSED-LOOP OPERATIONS CONSULTING AND OPTIMIZATION - A closed-loop system and method for optimizing one or more aspects of the operation of a facility or business is presented. The system includes a platform at a remote provider for accepting and storing data from the facility for analysis. The system facilitates a live consultation such that information is exchanged between the parties, including facility data in analyzed or unanalyzed form for reference during the consultation, recommendations are made in relation to the facility data relative to one or more aspects of the operation of the facility, video and audio of the representative conducting the live consultation, and a whiteboard configured to display input by one or more parties. The method allows skilled experts to provide recommendations of actions for optimizing one or more aspects of operations at a facility, without the requirement that the facility maintain an infrastructure of trained personnel and equipment. | 12-11-2008 |
20100235179 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STORING MEDICAL SUPPLIES - Storing of medical supplies is performed according to rules promoting safety and ergonomics. The physical arrangement of medical supplies within a storage unit is analyzed. An inventory of medical supplies to be stored in the storage unit is established. A new physical arrangement of medical supplies within the storage unit is determined based on the rules for storing medical supplies and the inventory. The storage unit is configured according to the new physical arrangement. The physical locations within the storage unit where each of the medical supplies is to be stored are indicated. The medical supplies are stored in the indicated locations. | 09-16-2010 |
Joseph Zimmerman, Sherman Oaks, CA US
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20110256990 | Training dummy assembly for doing stand-up drills and ground drills - A training dummy assembly includes a base, a column, a tensioning mechanism, a dummy. The base rests on the ground. The column is pivotally coupled to the base. The tensioning mechanism resiliently couples the base to the column. The dummy has a shape of a torso with head and is formed out of foam with an outer latex skin. The torso of the dummy is mechanically coupled to the column. | 10-20-2011 |
20110281695 | Training dummy assembly for doing stand-up drills and ground drills - A training dummy assembly includes a base, a column, a tensioning mechanism, a dummy. The base rests on the ground. The column is pivotally coupled to the base. The tensioning mechanism resiliently couples the base to the column. The dummy has a shape of a torso with head and is formed out of foam with an outer latex skin. The torso of the dummy is mechanically coupled to the column. | 11-17-2011 |
Kurt Zimmerman, San Jose, CA US
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20090059215 | Systems and Method for Simultaneously Inspecting a Specimen with Two Distinct Channels - A system is provided herein for inspecting a specimen. In one embodiment, the system may include a dual-channel microscope, two illuminators, each coupled for illuminating a different channel of the dual-channel microscope and two detectors, each coupled to a different channel of the dual-channel microscope for acquiring images of the specimen. Means are provided for separating the channels of the dual-channel microscope, so that the two detectors can acquire the images of the specimen at substantially the same time. In one embodiment, the channels of the dual-channel microscope may be spectrally separated by configuring the two illuminators, so that they produce light in two substantially non-overlapping spectral ranges. In another embodiment, the channels of the dual-channel microscope may be spatially separated by positioning the two detectors, so that the illumination light do not overlap and the fields of view of the two detectors do not overlap within a field of view of an objective lens included within the system. | 03-05-2009 |
Kurt R. Zimmerman, Mountain View, CA US
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20090115658 | DISTRIBUTED RADIO FREQUENCY RANGING SIGNAL RECEIVER FOR NAVIGATION OR POSITION DETERMINATION - In a local positioning system, a receiver is adapted for receiving signals from a land-based transmitter. The receiver includes an analog decorrelator for decorrelating the transmitted spread spectrum signals. A down converter connected with an antenna may be spaced away from other portions of the receiver. The down converter down converts received ranging signals and provides them to the remotely spaced receiver portions. A signal line connecting the down converter to the receiver may be operable to transmit any two or more of a reference signal provided to the down converter, the down converted intermediate frequency signals provided to the receiver, and power provided to the down converter. The receiver may be positioned adjacent to or as part of a land-based transmitter. By determining positions of two or more antennas, the location of the associated transmitter is determined. | 05-07-2009 |
20100201829 | CAMERA AIMING USING AN ELECTRONIC POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR THE TARGET - Vehicles, such as vehicles in an open-pit mine, are visually tracked. The location of a vehicle is determined using radio frequency signals, such as pseudolite transmissions of ranging signals. The camera is steered based on the location. For example, multiple cameras are directed automatically on a vehicle based on the vehicle position. Images from a plurality of perspectives are provided to resolve or prevent a problem. The directing may include zooming for better viewing of vehicles at different distances from the camera. The directing may be incorporated into a vehicle management system, such as a dispatch system. For example, a user selects a vehicle from a list of managed vehicles or a displayed map, and the cameras are steered to view the selected vehicle based on the position of the vehicle. | 08-12-2010 |
Kyle Zimmerman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20100160737 | BRAIN RETRACTOR APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND PREDICTING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - Described is a surgical system for monitoring a patient's condition during surgery. One aspect is a non-contact EEG sensor. The non-contact EEG sensor can be used to predict the onset of physiological disorders. Another aspect includes the use of a plurality of pressure sensors to determine the pressure applied by retractors on the patient, including the brain and other organs. | 06-24-2010 |
20100260679 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AND REGULATING VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR (VEGF) BY FORMING A HOMEOSTATIC LOOP EMPLOYING A HALF-ANTIBODY BIOSENSOR - A biosensor for detection of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) hybridization uses an array of parallel capacitors to detect electrochemical binding of circulating VEGF to immobilized anti-VEGF monoclonal half-antibodies (a-VEGF mhAb). Binding of a-VEGF mhAb modulates the threshold voltage of a circuit, changing the impedance of the circuit. An electrode coated with a p-Si substrate enhances the affinity between the VEGF molecules. A fluid cell delivers VEGF samples onto the active surface of the chip. An array of parallel capacitors arranged in an interdigitated pattern detects the VEGF in the fluid. The detector provides an accurately measured and quantifiable rate of change of the VEGF molecules in vivo, providing real time feedback which is used to measure response of the tumor to delivered chemotherapeutic agents and biological response modifiers (BRMs) for the purpose of determining tumor burden and efficacy of the chemotherapy as part of a homeostatic loop for chemotherapy. | 10-14-2010 |
20110092948 | Remotely Activated Piezoelectric Pump for Delivery of Biological Agents to the Intervertebral Disc and Spine - The present disclosure describes a remotely activated piezoelectric pump for delivery of biological agents to the intervertebral disc and spine in order to achieve spinal fusion. A spinal pump is implanted on the vertebrae of a patient and a spinal cage is inserted in between two adjacent vertebrae after removal of the vertebrae disc. A piezoelectric motor drives the pump and pushes osteogenetic agent through the spinal cage and into a sponge disposed within the cage. The pump is charged by an external removable induction belt worn by the patient. Delivery duration and delivery frequency may be changed before implantation of the spine pump according to the specific needs of the patient. The current device employs a mathematical model that enables the regulation as well as attenuation of the bone fusion process by extending and generalizing the model to enhance and optimize the delivery of osteogenetic agent in a regulated manner. | 04-21-2011 |
20110166033 | Method and Apparatus for Forming of an Automated Sampling Device for the Detection of Salmonella Enterica Utilizing an Electrochemical Aptamer Biosensor - An aptamer-based solid-state electrochemical biosensor for label-free detection of | 07-07-2011 |
20110295159 | Method and Apparatus for an Implantable Inertial-Based Sensing System for Real-Time, In Vivo Detection of Spinal Pseudarthrosis and Adjacent Segment Motion - A vertebral processor designed to collect and interpret data from multiple surgically implanted accelerometers. Each accelerometer is surgically implanted into a vertebra of a patient utilizing a bone screw. Additional accelerometers are implanted in adjacent vertebrae. The data from the accelerometers is compared by an algorithm to determine the relative movement of the accelerometers implanted in adjacent vertebrae. Data is generated via the algorithm and compared against the expected behavior of the surgically implanted accelerometers as if they were connected to a rigid body, thus determining the level of success of a spinal fusion procedure for those adjacent segments. The apparatus may be utilized with or without spinal stabilization hardware, and with or without fusion cages or artificial discs. The vertebral processor is supplemented by an external system worn by the patient, which provides for an inductive charging power source and for data transfer. | 12-01-2011 |
20120041562 | Remotely Activated Piezoelectric Pump for Delivery of Biological Agents to the Intervertebral Disc and Spine - A remotely activated piezoelectric pump for delivery of biological agents to the intervertebral disc and spine in order to achieve spinal fusion. A spinal pump is implanted on the vertebrae of a patient and a spinal cage is inserted in between two adjacent vertebrae after removal of the vertebrae disc. A piezoelectric motor drives the pump and pushes osteogenetic agent through the spinal cage and into a sponge disposed within the cage. The pump is charged by an external removable induction belt worn by the patient. Delivery duration and delivery frequency may be changed before implantation of the spine pump according to the specific needs of the patient. The current device employs a mathematical model that enables the regulation as well as attenuation of the bone fusion process by extending and generalizing the model to enhance and optimize the delivery of osteogenetic agent in a regulated manner. | 02-16-2012 |
20120245565 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING GENE AND CELL THERAPY TO A TUMOR OR TARGETED SITE USING AN IMPLANTED METRONOMIC BIOFEEDBACK PUMP - A method for utilizing a controlled pump implanted into a patient connected to a multilumen catheter allowing delivery to and sampling from the brain or other organ for treatment of a cancer. The pump delivers a plurality of medicating agents, including viral and non-viral vectors for gene therapy and cell therapy at a controlled rate, corresponding to the specific needs of the patient. A catheter is implanted in or adjacent to the tumoral region. Fluid drawn from the tumor region to the pump via the multilumen catheter is analyzed within the pump by various biofeedback sensors. The operation of the apparatus and hence the treatment is remotely controlled based on these measurements and displayed through an external controller. The method allows localized delivery of gene and cell therapy to a solid tumor or tumoral region, or to any other treatment area of interest within the patient. | 09-27-2012 |
Kyle Nichdas Zimmerman, Los Angeles, CA US
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20110162979 | Method and Apparatus for Forming of an Automated Sampling Device for the Detection of Salmonella Enterica Utilizing an Electrochemical Aptamer Biosensor - An aptamer-based solid-state electrochemical biosensor for label-free detection of | 07-07-2011 |
Marc Howard Zimmerman, Encinitas, CA US
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20150140526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAREER PREFERENCES ASSESSMENT - The subject matter describes systems, software, networks, platforms and methods to create one or more applications to assess an aptitude or a preference of a user, to interact dynamically with the user in a setting of a virtual task, to record and evaluate the interactions, to provide a learning platform to let the user acquire skills, and to allow teachers, parents, counselors and guardians to review the status and progress of the user. | 05-21-2015 |
Mark D. Zimmerman, Milipitas, CA US
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20130041607 | BATTERY MONITORING CIRCUIT - A battery monitoring circuit is described. The battery monitoring circuit includes a high counter that increments when a sense voltage measurement is above a threshold. The battery monitoring circuit also includes a low counter that increments when the sense voltage measurement is below the threshold. The battery monitoring circuit further includes state machine circuitry coupled to the high counter and to the low counter. The battery monitoring circuit additionally includes open circuit voltage monitoring circuitry coupled to the state machine circuitry. The battery monitoring circuit also includes resistance monitoring circuitry coupled to the state machine circuitry. | 02-14-2013 |
Neil Zimmerman, Newport Beach, CA US
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20130325110 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLACING A COAPTING MEMBER BETWEEN VALVULAR LEAFLETS - The present invention relates to devices and methods for improving the function of a defective heart valve, and particularly for reducing regurgitation through an atrioventricular heart valve—i.e., the mitral valve and the tricuspid valve. For a tricuspid repair, the device includes an anchor deployed in the tissue of the right ventricle, in an orifice opening to the right atrium, or anchored to the tricuspid valve. A flexible anchor rail connects to the anchor and a coaptation element on a catheter rides over the anchor rail. The catheter attaches to the proximal end of the coaptation element, and a locking mechanism fixes the position of the coaptation element relative to the anchor rail. Finally, there is a proximal anchoring feature to fix the proximal end of the coaptation catheter subcutaneously adjacent the subclavian vein. The coaptation element includes an inert covering and helps reduce regurgitation through contact with the valve leaflets. | 12-05-2013 |
20130338763 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CARDIAC VALVE REGURGITATION - The present invention relates to devices and methods for improving the function of a defective heart valve, and particularly for reducing regurgitation through an atrioventricular heart valve—i.e., the mitral valve and the tricuspid valve. For a tricuspid repair, the device includes an anchor deployed in the tissue of the right ventricle, in an orifice opening to the right atrium, or anchored to the tricuspid valve. A flexible anchor rail connects to the anchor and a coaptation element on a catheter rides over the anchor rail. The catheter attaches to the proximal end of the coaptation element, and a locking mechanism fixes the position of the coaptation element relative to the anchor rail. Finally, there is a proximal anchoring feature to fix the proximal end of the coaptation catheter subcutaneously adjacent the subclavian vein. The coaptation element includes an inert covering and helps reduce regurgitation through contact with the valve leaflets. | 12-19-2013 |
Neil S. Zimmerman, Newport Beach, CA US
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20140288480 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INCREASING FLOW THROUGH THE LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE - Methods and devices for increasing flow in the left atrial appendage (LAA) include a conduit directing blood flow from a pulmonary artery into the LAA and/or a conduit drawing blood from the LAA by a Bernoulli effect. In one embodiment, a method comprises implanting a conduit in a pulmonary vein, expanding an inlet portion such that the conduit becomes anchored within the vein and directs blood through an outlet portion of the conduit into or toward the left atrial appendage. | 09-25-2014 |
Nicole Zimmerman, San Diego, CA US
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20080293737 | ION CHANNEL MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USE - In general, the invention relates to compounds useful as ion channel modulators. It has now been found that compounds of this invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. | 11-27-2008 |
20090253682 | HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES FOR MODULATION OF CALCIUM CHANNELS - Heterocyclic derivatives act as Ca channel antagonists. The compositions are useful for treating or relieving Ca channel mediated conditions. | 10-08-2009 |
20100087479 | Compositions Useful as Inhibitors of Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. | 04-08-2010 |
20100160316 | QUINAZOLINES USEFUL AS MODULATORS OF ION CHANNELS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels and calcium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. | 06-24-2010 |
20110003814 | PYRIMIDINES USEFUL AS MODULATORS OF VOLTAGE-GATED ION CHANNELS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated ion channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. | 01-06-2011 |
20120040935 | COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF VOLTAGE-GATED ION CHANNELS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. | 02-16-2012 |
20120238578 | COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising the compounds of the invention and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disorders. | 09-20-2012 |
20130345208 | ION CHANNEL MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USE - In general, the invention relates to novel 4-phenylpyrimidine compounds useful as ion channel modulators. It has now been found that compounds of this invention, and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, are useful as inhibitors of voltage-gated sodium channels and/or calcium channels for the treatment of pain. | 12-26-2013 |
Noah Zimmerman, Menlo Park, CA US
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20120173199 | Quantitative Comparison of Sample Populations Using Earth Mover's Distance - A method and apparatus for quantitatively measuring differences between portions of a multivariate, multi-dimensional sample distribution, may comprise summarizing the data by dividing the data into clusters each having a signature representative of a position of the cluster and a fraction of the entire distribution within the cluster; matching a plurality of first supplier signatures to a respective one of a plurality of second receiver signatures using a cost factor indicative of the separation between first signature elements and second signature elements; and determining a measurement of the work required to transform the first signature to the second signature. The step of determining a measurement of the work may comprise applying the earth mover distance (“EMD”) algorithm between the first signature or elements of the first signature and the respective second signatures or elements of the respective second signature. | 07-05-2012 |
Paul James Zimmerman, San Jose, CA US
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20090194142 | Two-Wheeled In-Line Walker - A supportive medical walking aid for indoor use consisting of two small caster wheels located in-line with adjustable, collapsible seat and handle bars. The invention is viewed as a long term lifestyle enhancing tool rather than a temporary rehabilitative or therapeutic device. Locomotion is provided only by a walking action of the infirmed person. The device is collapsible and light weight for easy transport and storage. Seat and handle bar placement geometry to facilitate comfortable walking, standing and forward leaning as in easy resting. Frame consisting of a front near vertical steering member with caster wheel rotatably attached; a rear member with caster wheel rotatably attached and a horizontal member vertically pivotally attached to the rear member and rotatably and releasably attached to the lower end of the front member. The adjustable, collapsible seat is attached to the rear member and the handlebar assembly is attached to the front member. A hinge connects the top of the rear member to the front member in a manner allowing rotation of the front steering member. Safety brakes are provided on both front and rear casters. | 08-06-2009 |
Remy Zimmerman, Belmont, CA US
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20100220721 | Method and Apparatus for Packet traversal of A Network Address Translation Device - A characterization method for a network address translation (NAT) device by an internal computer behind the NAT device includes creating a plurality of sockets; binding the plurality of sockets, respectively, to a plurality of ports; transmitting a plurality of STUN requests in user datagram protocol (UDP) packets to a plurality of STUN servers, wherein each STUN request is associated with one of the sockets; determining that the NAT device does support UDP packets if responses are not received from the STUN servers; and determining a set of NAT characteristics of the NAT device if a response is received from each of the STUN servers. | 09-02-2010 |
Richard Zimmerman, San Diego, CA US
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20100153050 | Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Borne Gravity Meter - Techniques and systems are disclosed for performing a gravity survey near the seafloor. In one aspect, a system includes an autonomous underwater vehicle that includes a sensor system holding area. The system includes a gravity sensor system to fit inside the sensor system holding area of the autonomous underwater vehicle. The gravity sensor system includes a motorized gimbal to provide a leveled sensor platform. Also, the gravity sensor system includes a gravimeter sensor mounted onto the motorized gimbal to measure gravity data. Further, the payload includes a motion sensor mounted onto the motorized gimbal to measure motion data associated with movements of the autonomous underwater vehicle. | 06-17-2010 |
Robert Mitchell Zimmerman, Pasadena, CA US
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20110065449 | ADAPTIVE USE OF POLARIZATION AS A MEANS OF INCREASED WIRELESS CHANNEL CAPACITY - A mobile transceiver uses position and/or orientation knowledge to increase the capacity of a wireless link by transmitting over multiple electromagnetic polarizations. Sensors may include accelerometers, compasses, position sensors such as GPS receivers, and other means of determining the relative orientation of a mobile tranceiver to its base station. This information is used to properly shape transmitted signals and correlate received signals to increase the link capacity of the wireless link, either through channel multiplexing or increased link quality. This is particularly useful for mobile phones used on cellular networks utilizing high data volume on the allocated spectrum. | 03-17-2011 |
Sabrina Zimmerman, Woodside, CA US
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20100209997 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to recombinant carbonic anhydrase enzymes having improved properties as compared to a naturally-occurring wild type carbonic anhydrase and uses thereof for the sequestration of carbon dioxide as well as for the release of carbon dioxide from a composition comprising bicarbonate. Also provided are polynucleotides encoding the recombinant carbonic anhydrase enzymes and host cells capable of expressing the recombinant carbonic anhydrase enzymes. | 08-19-2010 |
Scott Zimmerman, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090204721 | System and method for copying data onto an expandable memory in a wireless device using a desktop interface - A method for synchronizing files on an expandable memory card inserted in a wireless device with an application running on a computer desktop where downloading of files is performed wirelessly without user involvement. | 08-13-2009 |
20130151644 | COPYING DATA ONTO AN EXPANDABLE MEMORY - This document describes a method for synchronizing files on an expandable memory card coupled to a first computing device with an application running on a second computing device, where downloading of files is performed wirelessly without user involvement. | 06-13-2013 |
Stephen Zimmerman, Healdsburg, CA US
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20110251668 | Stent With Therapeutic Substance - A stent includes a wave form that includes a cable including a plurality of strands. The wave form has a plurality of struts and a plurality of crowns, with each crown connecting two adjacent struts. The wave form is wrapped around a longitudinal axis at a pitch to define a plurality of helical turns. The stent includes a filler located within the cable. The filler includes a therapeutic substance. | 10-13-2011 |
Thomas G. Zimmerman, San Jose, CA US
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20130207786 | Secure Data Card with Passive RFID Chip and Biometric Sensor - Biometric authorization is provided for a passive secure data card. An additional layer of security may be provided in the form of a biometric password. Session timing may be enforced to limit opportunities of third parties to snoop transmitted information while providing ample time to complete the card transaction. Biometric retries may be enforced to limit opportunities of third parties to hack the biometric security. | 08-15-2013 |
Thomas G. Zimmerman, Cupertino, CA US
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20080259443 | CONTACT MICROSCOPE USING POINT SOURCE ILLUMINATION - The embodiments of the invention include a microscope having a transparent specimen holder and a digital imaging device positioned within the transparent specimen holder. The digital imaging device can include a wireless transmitter. The transparent specimen holder can have a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent between the top surface and the bottom surface. Thus, the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent above and below the digital imaging device. Furthermore, a processor is operatively connected to the digital imaging device, wherein the processor produces an image of a specimen positioned on the specimen holder. A display is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the display displays the image. | 10-23-2008 |
20080259444 | CONTACT MICROSCOPE USING POINT SOURCE ILLUMINATION - The embodiments of the invention include a microscope having a transparent specimen holder and a digital imaging device positioned within the transparent specimen holder. The digital imaging device can include a wireless transmitter. The transparent specimen holder can have a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent between the top surface and the bottom surface. Thus, the transparent specimen holder is completely transparent above and below the digital imaging device. Furthermore, a processor is operatively connected to the digital imaging device, wherein the processor produces an image of a specimen positioned on the specimen holder. A display is operatively connected to the processor, wherein the display displays the image. | 10-23-2008 |
20110211059 | CONTACT MICROSCOPE USING POINT SOURCE ILLUMINATION - An apparatus and a method of locating a specimen with a microscope, the microscope including two point light sources, a transparent specimen holder, a digital imaging device, a processor and a display. The method includes sequentially illuminating the two point light sources through the transparent specimen holder and across the specimen and onto the digital imaging device to create shadows associated with each of the two point light sources. Optical images of the specimen are received on the digital imaging device associated with each shadow from the two point light sources, and a disparity signal is output containing a horizontal position, a vertical position and a depth position of the specimen in the transparent specimen holder relative to the digital imaging device. A location of the specimen is determined relative to the microscope based on the disparity signal, where the transparent specimen holder intersects a unidirectional path of light from each point light source of the two point light sources to the digital imaging device and allows the specimen to move freely throughout the transparent specimen holder. | 09-01-2011 |
20120197612 | PORTABLE WIRELESS DEVICE FOR MONITORING NOISE - Embodiments of the invention relate to generating a noise model for a given environment. According to one embodiment of the invention, sounds occurring within the given environment over a given period are monitored, and signals that each represent an amplitude of the sounds occurring within the given environment during a portion of the given period are generated. Average noise levels associated with the given environment over the given period are determined, and peak noise events occurring within the given environment over the given period are identified. The average noise levels and information indicating the peak noise events are stored or transmitted. | 08-02-2012 |
Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman, Cupertino, CA US
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20090121017 | Using Cameras to Monitor Actual Inventory - System and method for monitoring inventory. Inventory items are positioned between a camera and a surface having an optically identifiable and distinct characteristic. The camera obtains an image of the inventory items present, any exposed portion of the surface, or both. The amount of the exposed surface is used to determine an amount of the inventory items that are present or missing. Furthermore, the optically identifiable characteristic may be a uniform characteristic, such as color or texture, or a set of discrete elements, such as stickers, barcodes, structural features of the shelf, a pattern of lines or shapes, or combinations thereof. Optionally, the optically identifiable characteristic is unique to the location of the shelf associated with the inventory items. Inventory or non-inventory items incorrectly positioned over the exposed surface may be excluded from the amount of the expected inventory item being determined if the item does not match the visual attributes of the expected inventory item. The camera may be fixed or movable and preferably provides digital images to a computer system having a computer readable medium with program products for analyzing the image and providing inventory reports. | 05-14-2009 |
20090284347 | IDENTITY VERIFICATION BADGE AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING SAME IN A SECURITY SYSTEM - An identification and verification security badge is disclosed. The badge includes a keypad that allows the entry of user information that is monitored and verified by a processor within the badge. The processor compares an inputted personal identification number with one that is stored within a memory within the badge. When a match is found, an access code is transmitted that includes at least a badge identification code that uniquely identifies the badge. The badge also includes an on-body sensor that determines the status of the badge with respect to a user. When the sensor determines that the badge is not in close proximately to the user, then transmission from the badge is inhibited. In another aspect, when a transition from one state of the badge sensor to another state is determined, the personal identification number is required to be entered. | 11-19-2009 |