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Birgit Hixon, Columbus, OH US
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20120216426 | Open Toe Athletic Shoe - An athletic shoe comprising: an upper portion; a sole, where the sole is attached to the upper portion; and an opening in a toe area of the upper portion. The sole may include a heel portion and an arch support. In one particular embodiment, the sole further includes an inner sole that extends beyond the toes of user. The athletic shoe may further include shoestrings, where the shoestrings secure the shoe on the users foot. | 08-30-2012 |
Bret Hixon, Easley, SC US
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20110195804 | L-SCREEN FOR PROTECTING A PITCHER - An L-screen for protecting a pitcher during batting practice is disclosed. The L-screen may include a plurality of panel frames configured to be interrelated with one another so as to form an L-shape. A solid protection panel may be mounted within each of the panel frames. The protection panel may be transparent so as to provide an unobstructed view through the protection panel and may have adequate strength to withstand the impact of a baseball hit by a batter. Additionally, the L-screen may include support structure mounted to and configured to support the L-screen. | 08-11-2011 |
David Lawrence Hixon, Frisco, TX US
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20140129241 | Systems and Methods for Generating Healthcare Intelligence - A method includes a first healthcare provider purchasing a first offering for a first offering first price and a second offering for a second offering first price, a second healthcare provider purchasing the first offering for a first offering second price and the second offering for a second offering second price, and presenting at least one of (1) an indication configured to allow a comparison of a first sum of the first offering first price and the second offering first price versus a second sum of the first offering second price and the second offering second price and (2) an indication presented as a result of a comparison of the first sum versus the second sum. | 05-08-2014 |
David W. Hixon, Tampa, FL US
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20080222651 | MULTIPLE MESSAGE SOURCE ELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE (EDI) ENVELOPER WITH BATCHING SUPPORT - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to EDI enveloping and provide a method, system and computer program product for multiple message source EDI enveloping with batching support. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for multi-format EDI enveloping can include receiving messages from multiple concurrent message sources, transforming the received messages into an EDI format, inserting the transformed messages into a minimal number of envelopes, and forwarding the envelopes as an EDI interchange to designated trading partners. | 09-11-2008 |
Duane R. Hixon, Fairview Park, OH US
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20080300835 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE EFFICIENT CALCULATION OF UNSTEADY PROCESSES ON ARBITRARY SPACE-TIME DOMAINS - The Space-Time Mapping Analysis (STMA) method and system provides an engineering method and/or system for modeling and/or analyzing and/or designing and/or building and/or operating complex physical processes, components, devices, and phenomena. STMA can be used in a way for modifying and/or improving the design of many different products, components, processes, and devices, for example. Any physical system, whether existing or proposed, which exhibits, for example, unsteady flow phenomena, might be modeled by the STMA. Thus, STMA can be implemented as a part of an engineering system for design improvements and/or modifications and/or evaluations. The STMA system and/or method uses a space-time mapping technique wherein the space and time directions are treated in an equivalent way, such that, rather than solving a three-dimensional unsteady problem by sweeping in the time direction from an initial point in time to a final point in time, the problem is solved as a four-dimensional problem in space-time. | 12-04-2008 |
Gail Rooks Hixon, Woodinville, WA US
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20080293030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OFFERING EDUCATIONAL COURSES OVER A NETWORK - A software and/or hardware facility for enabling an institution to construct educational courses that may be delivered over a network is disclosed herein. The facility simplifies the construction of courses by allowing course materials to be reused and tailored on an institution-by-institution basis. Institutions may select an existing course and modify the existing course by adding, deleting, or modifying course content, sequencing, assignments, test materials, gating events, and/or course parameters. Once constructed by an institution, the course may be added to the institution's course catalog for delivery over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. In some embodiments a student is allowed to enroll in and complete a course at their own pace. | 11-27-2008 |
James Ronald Hixon, Waxhaw, NC US
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20150304382 | PROVIDING TRANSACTION IDENTIFIERS FOR APPLICATION PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT IN DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for providing transaction identifiers for application performance management in distributed computer systems. An example method may comprise: receiving, by a first computer system, a first message; identifying, based on a pre-defined byte pattern, an incoming transaction identifier within the first message; responsive to failing to identify the incoming transaction identifier, generating a new transaction identifier; transmitting, to a second computer system, a second message associated with the first message, the second message comprising a transaction identifier provided by one of: the incoming transaction identifier or the new transaction identifier; and transmitting, to a third computer system, a third message representing a log record, the third message comprising the transaction identifier. | 10-22-2015 |
Jeffrey Hixon, Salisbury, MA US
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20090306168 | SirT Inhibitors That Bind to NAD - Compound of formula (I) | 12-10-2009 |
20140163029 | SirT INHIBITORS THAT BIND TO NAD - Compound of formula (I) | 06-12-2014 |
Jessica Hixon, Worcester, MA US
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20120027351 | Laser Assembly With Shock Absorber - Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including an optical fiber having a distal end configured to emit a beam of energy. The apparatus also includes a tube including a tube channel. The distal end of the optical fiber is disposed in the tube channel. The apparatus further includes a shock absorber disposed on the tube and a cap disposed on the shock absorber. | 02-02-2012 |
20130231648 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING CAPILLARY OF LASER FIBER DURING INSERTION AND REDUCING METAL CAP DEGRADATION - A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes disposing a cover about a capillary used in a side-firing optical fiber. The cover can be used to protect the capillary when being inserted through an endoscope for medical treatment. In some embodiments, the cover can be a low-profile cover such as a coating made of a light-sensitive polymer or like material. At least a portion of the coating can be removed after insertion by exposing the light-sensitive material to laser energy transmitted from an optical-fiber-core end housed within the capillary. In other embodiments, the cover can be a slideable or moveable low-profile sleeve or metal cover. During insertion, the sleeve or metal cover is positioned over the capillary. After insertion, the sleeve or metal cover is retracted to expose the area to be treated to side-fired laser energy transmitted from the capillary. | 09-05-2013 |
20130324799 | METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO AN OPTICAL FIBER MEMBER HAVING A REMOVABLE COVER - An apparatus may include a waveguide. The waveguide may include a distal end surface which may be substantially normal to a centerline of a distal end portion of the waveguide. The apparatus may further include a cover which may be coupled to a portion of the waveguide. The cover may include a portion distal to the distal end surface of the waveguide, and the portion of the cover may be made of a material which may be configured to be removed when exposed to electromagnetic radiation emitted from a portion of the distal end surface of the waveguide. | 12-05-2013 |
Jessica Hixon, Brighton, MA US
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20140309627 | SIDE-FIRING LASER FIBER WITH GLASS FUSED REFLECTOR AND CAPILLARY AND RELATED METHODS - A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a reflector and an optical fiber end portion disposed within a capillary for use in side-firing optical fibers. The reflector surface can be coated with a multilayer dielectric coating to increase the amount of side-fired laser energy. An outer member or cap can be used to protect the capillary when being inserted through a catheter or endoscope. The endoscope is then at least partially inserted into a patient's body to provide laser-based medical treatment. Multiple grooves can be defined on an outer surface of the optical fiber buffer layer to increase the surface area and improve the mechanical strength of the coupling between the optical fiber and the capillary. In some embodiments, the outer member or cap can also be coupled to the grooved surface portion of the optical fiber buffer layer. | 10-16-2014 |
Jessica Hixon, Miami, FL US
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20140286617 | LASER ASSEMBLY WITH SHOCK ABSORBER - Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including an optical fiber having a distal end configured to emit a beam of energy. The apparatus also includes a tube including a tube channel. The distal end of the optical fiber is disposed in the tube channel. The apparatus further includes a shock absorber disposed on the tube and a cap disposed on the shock absorber. | 09-25-2014 |
Larry Hixon, Pittstown, NJ US
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20080223247 | TROLLEY HANGER SYSTEM - A trolley hanger for supporting brake hose connections between rail cars which hangs securely on a trolley rod, and preferably is directly connected to an intermediate hose flange, a train line support casting flange, or trolley pipe flange, prevents lateral and rotational movement of a brake hose connection, thereby reducing unwanted brake hose uncoupling. | 09-18-2008 |
20140060380 | WHEELSET TO SIDE FRAME INTERCONNECTION FOR A RAILWAY CAR TRUCK - The invention relates to a railway car truck incorporating a novel interconnection between the side frame and bearing adapter characterized by a low lateral spring constant relative to the longitudinal spring constant. The interconnection provides a proportional restoring force with minimal internal friction and hysteresis. In embodiments, the interconnection comprises compressed elastomeric members positioned between the thrust lug of the side frame and the bearing adapter in the longitudinal direction and a low friction interface between the roof of the pedestal jaw and the top of the bearing adapter. | 03-06-2014 |
Leonard Lee Hixon, Lookout Mountain, GA US
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20150102138 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECLAIMING WASTE CARPET MATERIALS - The present invention relates generally to the reclaiming of carpet waste material. More particularly, the invention relates to a method and system for reclaiming carpet components such as yarn, tufting primary, binder, and secondary backing from post industrial and post consumer carpet waste in a substantially continuous flow process. | 04-16-2015 |
Mitch Hixon, Brentwood, TN US
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20130339267 | System for the Electronic Exchange of Freight Documentation and Proof of Delivery Data - An information exchange system for handling shipment documentation and information, comprising an exchange server configured to process and exchange the shipment documentation and information for a plurality of parties comprising a carrier, a customer, and a third party and to communicate with an interface, a first terminal for the carrier, and a second terminal for the third party, wherein the interface is configured to electronically capture shipment documentation upon delivering shipment to the customer and forward the captured shipment documentation to the exchange server, wherein the first terminal is configured to receive the captured shipment documentation from the exchange server and forward shipment information of the carrier to the exchange server, and wherein the second terminal is configured to receive the shipment information of the carrier from the exchange server and forward additional shipment information of the third party to the exchange server. | 12-19-2013 |
Randy Hixon, Dalton, GA US
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20080295258 | Carpet Dyeing Systems and Methods - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for “dye-to-order” carpet manufacturing that address deficiencies in the carpet manufacturing industry, some of which are discussed above. In one embodiment, an improved manufacturing system is provided that allows manufacturers to change colors “on the fly” (e.g., within a single roll) with minimal waste. In another embodiment, a dye-to-order processing system is provided that maps multiple orders to undyed carpet rolls such that usage of the undyed carpet rolls is optimized. | 12-04-2008 |
20120055298 | CARPET DYEING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for “dye-to-order” carpet manufacturing that address deficiencies in the carpet manufacturing industry, some of which are discussed above. In one embodiment, an improved manufacturing system is provided that allows manufacturers to change colors “on the fly” (e.g., within a single roll) with minimal waste. In another embodiment, a dye-to-order processing system is provided that maps multiple orders to undyed carpet rolls such that usage of the undyed carpet rolls is optimized. | 03-08-2012 |
William K. Hixon, Boise, ID US
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20080196205 | ADJUSTABLE HANDLE CLAMP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An auxiliary handle clamp system includes an upper base, a lower base coupleable with the upper base, a handle attachment coupled with the upper base, and a plurality of adjustable collets coupled with the upper and lower bases. | 08-21-2008 |