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20120209660 | FUEL PRICE DATA GENERATION - A computer-implemented method of generating fuel price data for each of a plurality of associated retail fuel sites, the method being implemented in a computer comprising a memory in communication with a processor. The method comprises receiving, as input to the processor, a total volume fuel sales target for the plurality of associated retail fuel sites and processing, by the processor, the total volume fuel sales target for the plurality of associated retail fuel sites to generate volume fuel sales targets for each of the plurality of associated retail fuel sites. The volume fuel sales targets for each of the plurality of associated retail fuel sites is processed, by the processor, to generate the fuel price data. | 08-16-2012 |
20120284086 | FUEL STORE PROFIT OPTIMIZATION - A computer-implemented method of generating fuel price data for a retail fuel site, the method being implemented in a computer comprising a memory in communication with a processor. The method comprises receiving, as input to the processor, data indicating a relationship between fuel sales and store sales at said retail fuel site and receiving, as input to the processor, data indicating a relationship between fuel price and fuel sales at said retail fuel site. The data indicating a relationship between fuel sales and store sales at said retail fuel site and said data indicating a relationship between fuel price and fuel sales at said retail fuel site are processed by the processor to generate said fuel price data. | 11-08-2012 |
20120330724 | FUEL PRICING - A computer-implemented method of selecting a fuel type for a retail fuel site, the method being implemented in a computer comprising a memory in communication with a processor. The method comprises receiving, as input to the processor, data indicating a relationship between fuel price and fuel sales for a plurality of fuel types and receiving, as input to the processor, data indicating a property of the retail fuel site. The data indicating a relationship between fuel price and fuel sales for each of the plurality of fuel types is processed by the processor and the data indicating a property of the retail fuel site to select the fuel type for the retail fuel site. | 12-27-2012 |
20130066813 | SYSTEM FOR PRICING INDIVIDUALLY QUOTED WHOLESALE FUEL PURCHASES - A computer-implemented method of generating fuel price data for at least one fuel type of a plurality of fuel types, the method being implemented in a computer comprising a memory in communication with a processor. The method comprises receiving, as input to the processor, unassigned delivery capacity data, the unassigned delivery capacity data indicating delivery capacity available for any one of the plurality of fuel types, receiving, as input to the processor, assigned delivery capacity data, the assigned delivery capacity data indicating, for each fuel type of the plurality of fuel types, delivery capacity only available for the fuel type of the plurality of fuel types and processing, by the processor, the assigned delivery capacity data and the unassigned delivery capacity data to generate the fuel price data for the at least one fuel type. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120158129 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITIONING A HEART VALVE USING VISUAL MARKERS - A valve retainer is connected to an elongate delivery member. The valve retainer is configured to releasably secure a prosthesis (e.g., a heart valve prosthesis) to the delivery member during delivery to a target site in a body (e.g., a native valve annulus). The valve retainer includes a rotational identifier that identifies the rotational orientation of the valve retainer when the valve retainer is positioned proximate to the target site. A heart valve prosthesis can include a commissural post that has a predetermined rotational position relative to the rotational identifier, such that the heart valve prosthesis can be rotationally aligned with the native commissures of the native valve by rotating the delivery member and the valve retainer until the commissural post is aligned with a native valve commissure and the rotational identifier is visible. | 06-21-2012 |
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20140142688 | Medical Device Delivery System and Methods of Delivering a Medical Device - A medical device delivery system can include a dilator including a tip having a taper in a distal direction, a coupler, and a flap that radially protrudes from the tip. The flap can be configured to bend against a body lumen to cover at least a portion of the delivery system when the dilator is tracked through the body lumen. A medical device delivery system can include a dilator including a tip having a lumen and a coupler having a lumen. The coupler can be configured to securely connect to the tip such that the lumen of the tip is aligned with the lumen of the coupler to allow a guide wire to pass therethrough. Methods for loading a medical device into a delivery catheter are also disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20150133800 | DUAL LUMEN CATHETER FOR PROVIDING A VASCULAR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT - A catheter is disclosed for providing a pressure measurement at a vascular lesion. The catheter includes a tubular component having dual lumens along at least a segment thereof in which a first lumen acts as a pressure inlet and a second lumen allows the catheter to be tracked over a guidewire. A plurality of openings are located along a distal segment of the tubular component that permit blood flow into the first lumen when disposed in vivo. A pressure sensor is located within a handle component of the catheter or within the tubular component to be in fluid communication with a proximal end of the first lumen. When the catheter is positioned at the vascular lesion, the first lumen fills with blood via the plurality of openings such that the pressure sensor is able to sense a pressure of the blood at a distal end of the catheter. | 05-14-2015 |
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20140114346 | Transapical Entry Point Closure Device - The medical devices and methods disclosed herein can be used to close a transapical entry point after a medical procedure, or various other anatomical apertures. The medical devices can include a first disc and a second disc, which can be compressed within a catheter, having a distal surface and a proximal surface. A shaft can be attached to, and extend from, the first disc. The second disc can have a hole sized such that the shaft can fit through the hole. In certain embodiments, the proximal surface of the first disc and the distal surface of the second disc can include a plurality of tissue engagement elements, such as teeth. In certain embodiments, the shaft can include a plurality of locking notches such that the second disc can be advanced only in the distal direction over the locking notches. | 04-24-2014 |
20150112234 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE SELECTIVE POSITIONING OF AN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND NEUROMODULATION DEVICE - Devices, systems, and methods for the selective positioning of an intravascular ultrasound neuromodulation device are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology is directed to positioning systems for focused ultrasound devices. Some embodiments, for example, are directed to dual-balloon positioning systems. Such systems can include, for example, an elongated shaft and a therapeutic assembly and a balloon assembly carried by a distal portion of the elongated shaft. The therapeutic assembly is configured for delivery within a blood vessel. The balloon assembly can include a first balloon and a second balloon circumferentially offset from the first balloon about the elongated shaft. The first and second balloons can be selectively inflated to position an ultrasound transducer of the therapeutic assembly at a precise location within the blood vessel. | 04-23-2015 |
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20130224246 | MODIFIED HEPATITIS C VIRUS PROTEINS - A composition comprising a hepatitis C virus (HCV) Envelope 2 (E2) polypeptide including a receptor binding variant, wherein the polypeptide is modified to comprise: (i) a cysteine mutated or disrupted at 2, 3, or 4 cysteines selected from C452, C486, C569, and C597; and wherein the polypeptide forms substantially fewer multimers by intermolecular disulfide bonding relative to the HCV E2 polypeptide without cysteine modification, and substantially retains CD81 binding; and various uses thereof. A method of producing a composition comprising at least 40%, or at least 45%, or at least 50%, or at least 55%, or at least 60%, or at least 65%, or at least 70% monomelic HCV E2 polypeptide, the method comprising expressing a polypeptide in a host cell and isolating the expressed product, wherein the polypeptide is an HCV E2 polypeptide including a receptor binding variant, and wherein the polypeptide is modified to comprise: (i) a cysteine mutated or disrupted at 2, 3, or 4 cysteines selected from C452, C486, C569, and C597. | 08-29-2013 |
20130323282 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention provides a composition comprising hepatitis C virus (HCV) Envelope 2 (E2) glycoprotein, wherein the HCV E2 is substantially monomer depleted HCV E2. Also provide are methods of inducing an HCV immune response. | 12-05-2013 |
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20090312462 | POLYMERIC FILMS - A polymer composition and its use for thin film packaging applications including on a dry basis: a) from 45 to 90% by weight of starch; b) from 0.1 to 15% by weight of a water soluble polymer selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinylacetate, and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol which have a melting point compatible with the molten state of the starch component; and c) from 5 to 45% by weight of one or more plasticizers having a molecular weight in the range of 50-6000, more preferably 50-2500 and more preferably still 100-400 and desirably selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, glycerol, maltitol, xylitol, mannitol, erythritol, glycerol trioleate, tributyl citrate, acetyl tri-ethyl citrate, glyceryl triacetate, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate, polyethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol. | 12-17-2009 |
20100297458 | Mouldable Biodegradable Polymer - A biodegradable injection mouldable polymer composition including on a dry weight basis from 45-85% w/w by weight of a starch and/or a modified high amylose starch, from 2-15% w/w by weight of a water soluble polymer preferably selected from polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl acetate and copolymers of ethylene and vinyl alcohol which have a melting point compatible with the molten state of the starch components, and from 5-45% w/w by weight of one or more polyol plasticizers having a molecular weight in the range of 50-6000, more preferably 50-2500, and still more preferably 100-400 and preferably selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, glycerol, maltitol, xylitol, mannitol, erythritol, polyglycerol, glycerol trioleate, tributyl citrate, acetyl tri-ethyl citrate, glyceryl triacetate, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate, polyethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol; more preferably glycerol, maltitol, sorbitol, erythritol and xylitol. The composition is preferably substantially soluble in water. | 11-25-2010 |
20140349047 | Multilayer Films - There is provided a multilayer film comprising a starch layer and at least one other layer. The multilayer film has excellent barrier properties. The starch layer comprises a modified starch having a degree of substitution less than 1.5. Suitable other layers include polyolefins. The multilayer film finds use in packaging, particularly in packaging foodstuffs. | 11-27-2014 |