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Amy C. Williams, Glen Allen, VA US
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20140030321 | SOLID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION - The invention described herein pertains to a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising EC145 for reconstitution to provide a solution for intravenous injection, particularly to a lyophilized solid pharmaceutical composition comprising EC145 which has adequate stability for storage at ambient temperature and which is capable of redissolving in an aqueous diluent prior to administration, as well as a process for its manufacture, drug products comprising the composition and methods for using the composition for treating cancer. | 01-30-2014 |
Brian P. Williams, Midlothian, VA US
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20120087203 | Automated Mix In-Cup Apparatus and the Method of Operating the Same - The present disclosure describes an automated blend in-cup apparatus and the related method of operation. The disclosure relates generally to the field of mixing consumable material. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a mixer that is automatically operable to lower a mixing blade into a cup or vessel that contains material to be blended/mixed. A shield is automatically lowered to at least partially isolate the cup. After mixing, the shield and blade are automatically retracted, and the cup is removed from the apparatus. The shield and blade may be automatically lowered again for a cleaning operation. Use of the apparatus can be accomplished with one hand. Overall, the apparatus contains various structural and safety elements that provide a unique construction and method of operating the apparatus. The apparatus is effective, fast, easy to operate, safe, and clean. | 04-12-2012 |
20140313851 | Automated Mix In-Cup Apparatus and the Method of Operating the Same - The present disclosure describes an automated blend in-cup apparatus and the related method of operation. The disclosure relates generally to the field of mixing consumable material. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a mixer that is automatically operable to lower a mixing blade into a cup or vessel that contains material to be blended/mixed. A shield is automatically lowered to at least partially isolate the cup. After mixing, the shield and blade are automatically retracted, and the cup is removed from the apparatus. The shield and blade may be automatically lowered again for a cleaning operation. Overall, the apparatus contains various structural and safety elements that provide a unique construction and method of operating the apparatus. | 10-23-2014 |
20150124556 | Automated Mix In-Cup Apparatus and the Method of Operating the Same - The present disclosure describes an automated blend in-cup apparatus and the related method of operation. The disclosure relates generally to the field of mixing consumable material. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a mixer that is automatically operable to lower a mixing blade into a cup or vessel that contains material to be blended/mixed. A shield is automatically lowered to at least partially isolate the cup. The apparatus further comprises a well with an inlet manifold and a drain and a fixed but removable cup-receiving holder. The shield can include a magnetic portion that is detected by a first sensor on the apparatus. A safety interlock prevents the actuation of the mixing blade in the event that the magnetic portion is not proximate to the first sensor. Overall, the apparatus is effective, fast, easy to operate, safe, and clean. | 05-07-2015 |
Brian Paul Williams, Midlothian, VA US
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20090095459 | Blender Air Intake Snorkel for Countertop or In-Counter Installations - A blender with an air intake snorkel where the snorkel extends away from a motor housing provided by the blender is provided. The snorkel includes an air intake opening, an outlet opening, and a conduit fluidly connecting the intake and outlet openings. In one preferred embodiment, the snorkel includes a cap connected to the snorkel wherein the cap partially obstructs access to the intake opening in order to prevent contamination of the conduit. The outlet opening fluidly communicates with an inlet aperture provided by the motor housing. In use, an electric motor contained by the housing actuates a fan. The fan pulls air through the intake opening, conduit, and outlet opening. The air enters the housing via the inlet aperture where it acts to cool the electric motor. In one preferred embodiment, the appliance is a blender and the motor housing comprises a blender base that is installed on a countertop or in-counter (i.e., a portion of the blender extends into or through the plane defined by a countertop). The air intake snorkel reduces contamination of the interior of the appliance, provides efficient airflow for motor cooling, and reduces the re-circulation of warm appliance exhaust air into the motor housing. | 04-16-2009 |
20110235462 | Shaft-actuated Spindle Mixer - The disclosed apparatus, system and method relate to a shaft-actuated spindle mixer where the spindle mixer includes a motor and at least one motor switch enclosed in a mixer housing. A spindle shaft extends from the housing and is mechanically connected to the motor. The motor is mounted to a moveable mixer component such that the spindle shaft can be displaced to thereby causing the associated movement of the enclosed motor and moveable mixer component to which the motor is mounted. Movement of the movable mixer component actuates a switch. Actuating the switch causes the selective activation of the mixer motor. Activating the mixer motor rotates the spindle shaft. The disclosed apparatus and method provide for the optional one-handed operation of a spindle mixer, eliminate the need for a user or a cup to directly contact a switch to engage the spindle mixer, and further provides for the sanitary operation of a spindle mixer. | 09-29-2011 |
20130168475 | Blender Control Apparatus and Method - A blender control apparatus and method includes monitoring the operation of a blender motor as a measure of monitoring the quality and results of blending. By connecting a feedback sensor to the motor, it is possible to determine whether a blend process is complete. It is also possible to identify when cavitation is occurring or about to occur. In another aspect, the blender controls are directed to an improved method for portion blending. The method includes a two-step query to the user to determine both a predetermined blender cycle and the number of portions to be blended. | 07-04-2013 |
20130256436 | Blender Control Apparatus and Method - A blender control apparatus and method includes monitoring the operation of a blender motor as a measure of monitoring the quality and results of blending. The method includes a two-step query to the user to determine both a predetermined blender cycle and the number of portions to be blended. | 10-03-2013 |
Charles K. Williams, Oak Hill, VA US
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20130185326 | NAME SEARCH USING MULTIPLE BITMAP DISTRIBUTIONS - Provided are a computer implemented method, computer program product, and system for matching names. For a first bitmap distribution, it is determined whether a first bitmap signature of a query name and a second bitmap signature of a target name have a number of character n-grams overlapping that meet or exceed a threshold to generate a first preliminary value. For a second bitmap distribution that is different from the first bitmap distribution, it is determined whether a third bitmap signature of the query name and a fourth bitmap signature of the target name have a number of character n-grams overlapping that meet or exceed a threshold to generate a second preliminary value. The first preliminary value and the second preliminary value are combined, and, if the combination results in a value of true, it is determined that the query name and the target name are to be further processed. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185327 | NAME SEARCH USING MULTIPLE BITMAP DISTRIBUTIONS - Provided are techniques for matching names. For a first bitmap distribution, it is determined whether a first bitmap signature of a query name and a second bitmap signature of a target name have a number of character n-grams overlapping that meet or exceed a threshold to generate a first preliminary value. For a second bitmap distribution that is different from the first bitmap distribution, it is determined whether a third bitmap signature of the query name and a fourth bitmap signature of the target name have a number of character n-grams overlapping that meet or exceed a threshold to generate a second preliminary value. The first preliminary value and the second preliminary value are combined, and, if the combination results in a value of true, it is determined that the query name and the target name are to be further processed. | 07-18-2013 |
20160055141 | STRING COMPARISON RESULTS FOR CHARACTER STRINGS USING FREQUENCY DATA - A similarity between character strings is assessed by identifying first and second character strings as candidate similar character strings, determining a frequency of occurrence for at least one of the first and second character strings from a collection of character strings, and designating the first and second character strings as similar based on the determined frequency of occurrence. | 02-25-2016 |
20160055144 | STRING COMPARISON RESULTS FOR CHARACTER STRINGS USING FREQUENCY DATA - A similarity between character strings is assessed by identifying first and second character strings as candidate similar character strings, determining a frequency of occurrence for at least one of the first and second character strings from a collection of character strings, and designating the first and second character strings as similar based on the determined frequency of occurrence. | 02-25-2016 |
Charles K. Williams, Fairfax, VA US
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20100114812 | NAME CLASSIFIER TECHNIQUE - A particular technique for classifying a name includes accessing a name; dividing the name into a series of first n-grams; forming multiple concatenated second n-grams by concatenating pairs of the first n-grams; for each of multiple groups, for each of the second n-grams, determining the term frequency-group frequency score; for each of the multiple groups, summing up the term frequency-group frequency scores for each second n-gram for that group; and determining a likelihood that the name belongs to one group of the multiple groups based on the summed scores, wherein a largest summed score indicates a greater likelihood that the name belongs to the one group. | 05-06-2010 |
Charles Kinston Williams, Fairfax, VA US
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20080215562 | System and Method for Improved Name Matching Using Regularized Name Forms - A system and method for improved name matching using regularized name forms is presented. A regularization rule engine uses culture-specific regularization rules to iteratively convert candidate names and query names to a canonical form, which are regularized candidate names and regularized query names, respectively. The regularization rules are context-sensitive or context-free rules that pertain to a name's originating culture. Subsequently, a name search engine compares the regularized query name with the regularized candidate names and identifies the regularized candidate names that meet a particular regularization matching threshold. In turn, name search engine selects the candidate names that correspond to the identified regularized candidate names and provides the selected candidate names to a user. | 09-04-2008 |
20090089283 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSIGNING A CULTURAL CLASSIFICATION TO A NAME USING COUNTRY-OF-ASSOCIATION INFORMATION - A method and system for performing a search request for a name among a database including a plurality of names. In one implementation, the method includes receiving the search request on the name, determining a geographic location associated with the name, assigning a cultural classification to the name based on the geographic location associated with the name, and completing the search request by searching for the name among the plurality of names within the database based on the cultural classification assigned to the name. | 04-02-2009 |
20100057713 | ENTITY-DRIVEN LOGIC FOR IMPROVED NAME-SEARCHING IN MIXED-ENTITY LISTS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for name searching in mixed-entity lists is provided which comprises dividing a mixed list of entities into a plurality of entity-specific lists. A name to be searched is then categorized into a category and a specialized search logic is applied to the name to be searched. The specialized search logic is selected to be adapted to the category and uses a one of the entity-specific lists that corresponds to the category of the name to be searched. A shared search logic may also be employed, which is used for all names to be searched. | 03-04-2010 |
Christopher B. Williams, Blacksburg, VA US
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20140288699 | 3D Printing Vending Machine - A vending machine for creating a three-dimensional object having an enclosure having an exterior and interior. The interior receives and houses at least one three-dimensional printer. An interface for accepting an instruction associated with an object to be printed and transmitting the instruction to the printer. A storage section for storing a printed object that provides access to the printed part but limits or prohibits access to the interior. | 09-25-2014 |
Christopher K. Williams, Arlington, VA US
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20100076880 | Third-Party Billing System and Method - A third-party billing system and method permits consumers to conduct e-commerce transactions (including microtransactions) securely and anonymously by providing billing and personal information to the third party billing system rather than to merchants. A consumer initiates a transaction by placing an order for a product. The consumer then authorizes the transaction by transmitting an authorization code to a billing computer. The authorization code identifies the consumer billing account to which the transaction is to be charged. The authorization code can also authenticate the consumer through use of a PIN. Multiple consumers can charge transactions to one billing account, in which case each consumer can be assigned a different PIN with restrictions that limit that consumer's use of the account. The billing computer then verifies the authorization code and transmits an approval code to the merchant computer. To fulfill the transaction, the consumer sends a fulfillment request and a consumer identifier to the merchant computer. The consumer identifier can be anonymous, meaning that it identifies only the destination to which the product is to be delivered. If that consumer identifier matches a second consumer identifier that the consumer sends to the billing computer, the merchant computer then delivers the product to the consumer. The billing computer can charge the transaction to the consumer billing account directly, or it can aggregate the transaction for later charging of an aggregated total. The billing computer can also obtain a charge pre-authorization to ensure that the billing account can accommodate the charging of aggregated transactions. | 03-25-2010 |
Christopher P. Williams, Oak Hill, VA US
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20090060152 | System and Method for Controlling a Digital Video Recorder on a Cable Network - A system and method for controlling a digital video recorder on a cable network. Signaling associated with the answering or initiation of a digital telephone call by a digital telephone subscriber is used to issue commands to a digital video recorder (DVR). A signal is generated by an MTA when the telephone is enters an “off-hook” state and sent to the DVR to initiate recording of a program being viewed by the called party. When the phone goes “on-hook”, the called party resumes watching the program from exactly where it was interrupted. The MTA may be connected directly to the VTD/DVR and the telephone state is determined by the DVR from information provided by the MTA. Alternatively, a soft switch monitors signaling from the MTA indicative of the state of the called telephone. A telephone state message comprising the telephone state information is then sent over an out-of-band channel/path to a DVR client within the VTD. The DVR client uses the telephone state information to control a DVR. | 03-05-2009 |
Christopher Pierce Williams, Potomac Falls, VA US
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20090047015 | Addressable Fiber Node - A system and method for providing a hybrid fiber network (HFN) means to identify a fiber node by a unique address. An addressing module is installed in proximity to, or collocated with, a fiber node. The addressing module comprises an addressing module identifier that associates the addressing module with a particular fiber node. Network parameter values are received from the fiber node by the addressing module and reported to a reporting station. | 02-19-2009 |
20090059809 | System and Method for Detecting and Reporting Cable Network Devices with Duplicate Media Access Control Addresses - The detection of devices with duplicate media access controller (MAC) addresses in a cable network. A cable network device (CND) having a MAC address is connected by the cable network to a cable modem termination system (CMTS) having a gateway interface address. A centralized storage of historical cable modem MAC address/giaddr tuple data is used to identify CNDs that report duplicate MAC addresses. The cable network tracks the CND MAC address/giaddr tuple data of all CND requests that it receives and stores the MAC address/giaddr tuple data into a datastore (such as a database). When a CND seeks to access the network, the cable network looks into the datastore to determine whether the CND MAC address of the CND has previously been stored with a different associated giaddr, which would imply that there are multiple CNDs attached to different CMTSs where the CNDs share the same MAC address. If such duplication is detected, an appropriate remedial response is taken. | 03-05-2009 |
20090070800 | System and Method for Detecting and Reporting Cable Network Devices with Duplicate Media Access Control Addresses - The detection of devices with duplicate media access controller (MAC) addresses in a cable network. A cable network device (CND) having a MAC address is connected by the cable network to a cable modem termination system (CMTS) having a gateway interface address. A centralized storage of historical cable modem MAC address/giaddr tuple data is used to identify CNDs that report duplicate MAC addresses. The cable network tracks the CND MAC address/giaddr tuple data of all CND requests that it receives and stores the MAC address/giaddr tuple data into a datastore (such as a database). When a CND seeks to access the network, the cable network looks into the datastore to determine whether the CND MAC address of the CND has previously been stored with a different associated giaddr, which would imply that there are multiple CNDs attached to different CMTSs where the CNDs share the same MAC address. If such duplication is detected, an appropriate remedial response is taken. | 03-12-2009 |
Cornelious Williams, Chester, VA US
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20140048565 | REFILLABLE CONTAINER AND DISPENSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF - Systems and apparatus of refillable containers with dispensing apparatuses are provided. A system can include a housing adapted to receive material and having first and second ends; a platform located within the housing; a lead screw coupled to the platform; and a thumb screw coupled to the lead screw and adapted to be rotated. The thumb screw is adapted to cause rotation of the lead screw resulting in first movement of the platform towards the second end of the housing or second movement of the platform towards the first end of the housing, wherein a direction of the first movement or the second movement is based, at least, on a direction of a rotation of the thumb screw. The system can be prepared for filling/refilling with material or can dispense material based on the operation of the direction of the rotation of the thumb screw. | 02-20-2014 |
Cynthia J. Williams, Reston, VA US
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20140059035 | PROCESS FOR GENERATING A COMPOSITE SEARCH DOCUMENT USED IN COMPUTER-BASED INFORMATION SEARCHING - A computer-based process for generating a composite search document for use in the electronic search and retrieval of corresponding and relevant documents and/or information from an existing database or collection of electronic documents. A composite search document is created by aggregating blocks of text in an interface into a single document, which is submitted to the mathematical space of a conceptual search index or similar search engine for the purpose of performing a query and returning results. | 02-27-2014 |
Darryl Stephen Williams, Richmond, VA US
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20150274539 | Hollow Silica Particles, Compositions Comprising Them and Methods for Making Same - Methods for making comprising hollow silica particles from a composition comprising a silicon-containing compound selected from the group consisting of tetraalkoxysilanes, trialkyloxysilanes and derivatives thereof, dialkoxysilanes and derivatives thereof, alkoxysilanes and derivatives thereof, silicone oligomers, oligomeric silsesquioxanes and silicone polymers distributed over a polymer template core that is eliminated from the particle in a two-stage heating process. The particles of the present invention have a substantially uniform particle size and exhibit low permeability to liquids. | 10-01-2015 |
David E. Williams, Stafford, VA US
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20110191135 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING ON-DEMAND ROUTES FOR POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES - Systems and methods for creating in a facility on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles to transport cargo efficiently. In one embodiment, an on-demand route generation module receives receiving a request to move cargo. The module analyzes data about the current location, the current tasking, and the driver availability of PIVs in operation. Based on the information, the module creates an on-demand route through the facility and sends a notification to an assigned PIV to pick up the cargo and carry it on the defined on-demand route. | 08-04-2011 |
20130006442 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING ON-DEMAND ROUTES FOR POWERED INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES - Systems and methods for creating in a facility on-demand routes for powered industrial vehicles to transport cargo efficiently. In one embodiment, an on-demand route generation module receives receiving a request to move cargo. The module analyzes data about the current location, the current tasking, and the driver availability of PIVs in operation. Based on the information, the module creates an on-demand route through the facility and sends a notification to an assigned PIV to pick up the cargo and carry it on the defined on-demand route. | 01-03-2013 |
Dwight Williams, Powatan, VA US
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20080216848 | Smoking article filter with annular restrictor and downstream ventilation - A smoking article includes a tobacco rod adapted to produce mainstream smoke, and a filter having an upstream end portion and a downstream end portion. The filter includes a ventilated cavity and a flow restrictor segment having an impermeable insert at least partially surrounded by a tubular segment of an air transmissive material upstream of the cavity. In an embodiment, the tubular segment at least partially defines the cavity. | 09-11-2008 |
20110100388 | SMOKING ARTICLE WITH A RESTRICTOR - A smoking article filter includes a flow restrictor and a cavity downstream of the flow restrictor. The flow restrictor includes an orifice or flow channel for directing smoke into the cavity. The filter is attached to the tobacco rod with tipping paper and includes an air-admissible ventilating zone at a location downstream of the restrictor. | 05-05-2011 |
Dwight D. Williams, Powatan, VA US
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20090166376 | BEAD FEEDER - A bead feeder serially delivering beads to a downstream location comprises a bead supply wheel connected to rotate about a vertical axis. The bead supply wheel includes a bead supply bowl and a plurality of radially and outwardly extending bead passageway connected to rotate with the bowl and dimensioned to receive a single line of beads. A plurality of openings in the bead supply bowl is spaced around a lower portion thereof with the openings in alignment with the radially and outwardly extending passageways each of which has an outer exit end. A metering plate is connected to rotate about the same vertical axis as the bead supply wheel, and metering plate has a plurality of equally spaced apart openings directly below the outer ends of the passageways for receiving the lowermost beads in the passageways. The metering plate rotates at a slightly slower or slightly faster speed than the bead supply wheel so that vertical alignment of an outer exit end of a particular passageway and an opening in the metering plate only occurs once for each revolution of the bead supply wheel. A drop off is provided for the removal of beads away from the metering plate. | 07-02-2009 |
20120023874 | HIGH SPEED POUCHER - An apparatus and methods for producing at extremely high production speeds small pouches filled with tobacco or other granular, powdered or solid content. An endless web substrate, with or without flavor film thereon, is formed into a tubular shape with a longitudinal seam. The tube is cut to individual lengths, and a procession of tubes is crimp-closed at one end, filled and crimp-closed at the other end to complete pouch production. During production, the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch are parallel to one another and the longitudinal seam of the pouch is midway between the sides of the pouch and orthogonal to the seams formed at the crimped ends of the pouch. | 02-02-2012 |
20140048083 | ROD FORMING APPARTUS - An apparatus for the formation of machine-made tobacco rods for use in the production of smoking articles, such as cigars, from tobacco comprising a tacky material. The apparatus includes a pair of transfer and compression belts for receiving and compressing the stream of tobacco, the transfer and compression; a pair of squeeze bars for compressing the tobacco in a direction perpendicular to the pair of transfer and compression belts, the pair of squeeze bars produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone); a tongue for receiving the compressed tobacco, the tongue produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone); and a folder for folding a wrapper material around the compressed tobacco so as to form a continuous rod of tobacco, the wrapper material provided from a source of wrapper material, the folder produced from a material comprising a poly(aryl ether ketone). | 02-20-2014 |
20140239006 | BEAD FEEDER - A bead feeder serially delivering beads to a downstream location comprises a bead supply wheel connected to rotate about a vertical axis. The bead supply wheel includes a bead supply bowl and a plurality of radially and outwardly extending bead passageway connected to rotate with the bowl and dimensioned to receive a single line of beads. A plurality of openings in the bead supply bowl is spaced around a lower portion thereof with the openings in alignment with the radially and outwardly extending passageways each of which has an outer exit end. A metering plate is connected to rotate about the same vertical axis as the bead supply wheel, and metering plate has a plurality of equally spaced apart openings directly below the outer ends of the passageways for receiving the lowermost beads in the passageways. The metering plate rotates at a slightly slower or slightly faster speed than the bead supply wheel so that vertical alignment of an outer exit end of a particular passageway and an opening in the metering plate only occurs once for each revolution of the bead supply wheel. A drop off is provided for the removal of beads away from the metering plate. | 08-28-2014 |
Dwight D. Williams, Powhatan, VA US
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20110232232 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE FORMATION OF A TOBACCO POUCH PRODUCT - An apparatus for use in the formation and filling of a pouched product. The apparatus includes an elongated outer tubular member, the elongated outer tubular member having a first end, a second end and an outer surface; an elongated inner tubular member, the elongated inner tubular member coaxially aligned within the elongated outer tubular member so as to form an annular delivery chamber and having a first end and a second end, the first end for receiving the product to be pouched, the second end having a plurality of circumferentially spaced exit orifices in fluid communication with the annular delivery chamber and directed radially inwardly, the second end for placing the product within the pouch being formed; and an inlet hub adjacent the first end of the elongated outer tubular member and the first end of the elongated inner tubular member, the inlet hub having a first inlet in communication with the first end of the elongated inner tubular member and a second inlet in fluid communication with the annular delivery chamber; wherein the outer surface of the elongated outer tubular member provides a surface for forming the pouched product thereabout. | 09-29-2011 |
20110232659 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES AND FILTER SUBASSEMBLIES WITH SQUEEZABLE FLAVOR CAPSULE - A cigarette filter subassembly is manufactured from a filter member having absorbent material encased within an outer cover. A plunger is passed axially through the absorbent material such that a pointed leading end of the plunger displaces the absorbent material radially outwardly against the cover to form a liner of compressed absorbent material along the cover's inside surface. An inner surface of the liner surrounds a hollow axial opening which is to receive absorbent members and capsules inserted axially therein. The capsules are adapted to be broken by a smoker to release an additive material which modifies characteristics of tobacco smoke. An outer cylindrical surface of the plunger optionally carries a transferable binder material that becomes smeared onto the inner surface of the liner to form thereon a coating which is impermeable to the additive material released from the capsule. | 09-29-2011 |
20110277878 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POUCHING TOBACCO HAVING A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT - An apparatus for dispensing charges of high OV moist smokeless tobacco (MST) includes a rotary metering device. The rotary metering device includes a lower disk, a metering disk, a plurality of cavities in the metering disk; and at least one vacuum housing located around the periphery of the lower disk and in communication with the plurality of cavities. A vacuum is applied to the cavities to aid in the filling of the cavities and an air discharge mechanism ejects a charge of the MST from each cavity at a discharge station. | 11-17-2011 |
20110303232 | POUCH PRODUCT WITH IMPROVED SEAL AND METHOD - A pouch product includes a pouch wrapper formed of a web having a longitudinal integrated fin and lap seal. The pouch wrapper contains a filling material including tobacco or non-tobacco material and optional additives. The longitudinal integrated fin and lap seal is formed on a forming collar incorporated in a pouching apparatus. | 12-15-2011 |
20120000165 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING MOIST SMOKELESS TOBACCO - An apparatus for accurately dosing moist smokeless tobacco includes a dosing assembly and a dosing air source. The dosing assembly defines a loading chamber and a dosing chamber for containing a quantity of moist smokeless tobacco material. The dosing assembly also includes a discharge opening communicating with the dosing chamber. The dosing air source communicates with the dosing chamber and is operable to deliver compressed air to the dosing assembly so as to move moist smokeless tobacco material from the dosing chamber to the discharge opening. A method of pouching moist smokeless tobacco includes placing a predetermined quantity of moist smokeless tobacco in a dosing chamber having a predetermined volume, and ejecting the predetermined quantity of moist smokeless tobacco to pouching apparatus using compressed air. | 01-05-2012 |
20120017542 | LIQUID DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE FORMATION OF A TOBACCO POUCH PRODUCT - A liquid dispenser system for use with an apparatus for forming and filling pouched products, the system comprising a first fluid dispenser shoe, the first fluid dispenser shoe comprising an inlet bore for placing in fluid communication with a source of liquid to be dispensed; at least one liquid dispensing manifold in fluid communication with the inlet bore; and a plurality of exit orifices positioned along the at least one liquid dispensing manifold for dispensing the liquid on an outer surface of the pouched product, wherein the first fluid dispenser shoe is positioned downstream of the apparatus for forming and filling pouched products and adjacent a stream of pouched products as they exit the apparatus.. | 01-26-2012 |
20120037172 | PLUG SPACE PLUG FILTER WITH FLAVOR BEAD - A filter component for a smoking article includes an upstream segment of filter material, a downstream segment of filter material in a spaced apart relation to the upstream segment of filter material so as to define a cavity therebetween, and a flavor bead disposed in the cavity. The flavor bead has an outer diameter, which is at least 75% of the spaced apart relation of the upstream segment of filter material and the downstream segment of filter material. The outer diameter of the flavor bead does not exceed an outer diameter of either the upstream or downstream segments of filter material. | 02-16-2012 |
20130091806 | AIR ACCELERATOR DOSING TUBE - An air accelerator dosing tube for a form/fill/seal machine used to package fine cut tobacco material includes an axially-adjustable annular venturi communicating with the particulate material passage. A lining of polyether ether ketone optionally covers surfaces exposed to the particulate material. A metering assembly for delivering predetermined quanitites of particulate material at predetermined time intervals may also be fabricated from polyether ether ketone. Each dosing tube is adapted for calibration by adjustment of the annular venturi to produce a predetermined force at a predetermined stand-off distance. In operation, consistent simultaneous operation of multiple dosing tubes, each of which has been calibrated, gives substantially uniform deposit of particulate material in pouch-type packages. The particulate material may include finely cut tobacco in addition to humectants, flavorants, and other tacky substances. | 04-18-2013 |
20140157728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POUCHING TOBACCO HAVING A HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT - An apparatus for dispensing charges of high OV moist smokeless tobacco (MST) includes a rotary metering device. The rotary metering device includes a lower disk, a metering disk, a plurality of cavities in the metering disk; and at least one vacuum housing located around the periphery of the lower disk and in communication with the plurality of cavities. A vacuum is applied to the cavities to aid in the filling of the cavities and an air discharge mechanism ejects a charge of the MST from each cavity at a discharge station. | 06-12-2014 |
20140196729 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING CIGARETTES AND FILTER SUBASSEMBLIES WITH SQUEEZABLE FLAVOR CAPSULE - A cigarette filter subassembly is manufactured from a filter member having absorbent material encased within an outer cover. A plunger is passed axially through the absorbent material such that a pointed leading end of the plunger displaces the absorbent material radially outwardly against the cover to form a liner of compressed absorbent material along the cover's inside surface. An inner surface of the liner surrounds a hollow axial opening which is to receive absorbent members and capsules inserted axially therein. The capsules are adapted to be broken by a smoker to release an additive material which modifies characteristics of tobacco smoke. An outer cylindrical surface of the plunger optionally carries a transferable binder material that becomes smeared onto the inner surface of the liner to form thereon a coating which is impermeable to the additive material released from the capsule. | 07-17-2014 |
20150342253 | METHOD OF MAKING ORAL POUCH PRODUCT - An oral tobacco pouch product includes a pouch wrapper formed of a web having a longitudinal integrated fin and lap seal. The pouch wrapper contains a filling material including tobacco material and optional additives. The longitudinal integrated fin and lap seal is formed on a forming collar. | 12-03-2015 |
Earl G. Williams, Fairfax, VA US
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20080232192 | Method and apparatus for Determining Vector Acoustic Intensity - A system and method for determining vector acoustic intensity fields using a spherical array of acoustic sensors, and a regularization technique. A mobile spherical array of a number of microphones that image the acoustic intensity vector throughout a large volume internal and external to the spherical array. | 09-25-2008 |
20100316231 | System and Method for Determining Vector Acoustic Intensity External to a Spherical Array of Transducers and an Acoustically Reflective Spherical Surface - A system and computer implemented method for determining and displaying vector acoustic intensity fields based on signals from a rigid spherical array of acoustic sensors within a volume external to the array. The method includes a propagator with a ratio of Green's functions for the location within the volume and for the spherical array radius, and a Tikhonov regularization filter that uses the Morozov discrepancy principle on the measured noise variance and Fourier coefficients of the measured partial pressures with respect to reference accelerometer or microphone measurements. | 12-16-2010 |
Elissa R. Williams, Charlottesville, VA US
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20150024361 | Tracheostomy Trainer Device and Related Method Thereof - A training device and related method designed to provide a user or trainee with a realistic tactile sensation or feel for inserting a penetrating device, such as a tracheotomy tube, into the stoma of a subject. The device and method provides a means for providing the user with a high level of initial resistance followed by a relatively quick transition to a lower level of resistance. The resistance will change after the user has pushed the penetrating device past a certain threshold of force or displacement. The resulting transition to a lower level of force, or “pop”, provides the user with a realistic feel to prepare them for procedures on the stoma of an actual subject. A user may then become acclimated to the feel of proper insertion technique. The training device may also be used to train care, cleaning, maintenance, suction, and ventilation of a subject as necessary. | 01-22-2015 |
Elton Ray Williams, Round Hill, VA US
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20160092643 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION OF AN INDIVIDUAL'S IDENTITY - A system and process for providing the recording of provided health care transactions to an individual and the verification and validation of both the recipient and provider's identities. More particularly, to a system and process for providing verification and validation of an individual's identity for use in the prevention of identity theft and fraud in the medical industry and the recording of all medical related treatments and record requests by authorized providers, among other features. The verification and validation, referred to as “Positive Identification (PI)” for an individual who is seeking or in need of medical diagnosis and/or treatment may include a collection of novel processes by which a person's PI may be obtained and captured in an electronic database each time a person's medical information is accessed or treatment is provided, and in full compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. This may substantially prevent fraud of medical services. | 03-31-2016 |
Forrest D. Williams, Fairfax, VA US
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20080209802 | Gardening Stake Kit for Plant Support, Nourishment and Training - A gardening stake kit for plant training includes a plurality of shaft segments that are connectable end to end to form a shaft of variable lengths. A plurality of grooves or protrusions are formed in or on an outer periphery of each shaft segment. A pointed base is connectable to one end of a shaft segment, and a plurality of arms that are connectable to the grooves or protrusions formed in each shaft segment. Preferably, the grooves or protrusions are formed at more than one angle relative to the top and bottom of each shaft segment and, preferably, include horizontal grooves or protrusions as well as angular grooves. | 09-04-2008 |
Gary A. Williams, Purcellville, VA US
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20080300960 | COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE RATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - This invention relates to a rating method and apparatus that quantifies competitive advantage based on measurements of how well companies are delivering on consumer desires when benchmarked against their industry peers. More specifically, the method measures the existence of one or more barriers to entry, referred to herein as barriers, which companies build in order to protect their superior financial performance from competitors. The ratings further quantify the company's strength of their performance on the individual attributes that define each barrier. To begin analyzing competitive advantage in an industry, the Competitive Advantage rating method and apparatus starts by examining a company's past financial records. Using standard factor analysis, three sources of competitive advantage exist: Supply Chain, Products and Delivery Chain. Each source has three barriers for a total of 9 barriers common to every industry. While the sources of advantage have been around for centuries, since the dawn of business, this method identifies the drivers behind consumer desires and company delivery for each barrier. | 12-04-2008 |
George H. Williams, Midlothian, VA US
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20140164082 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA REFERRALS BASED REWARDS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing social media referrals based rewards to a customer. The systems and methods may provide incentives to customers of financial-service providers (“FSP”) based on their referrals to the FSP. Customer referrals may be determined for the customer by gathering data regarding referrals received from messages distributed by the customer via social media. Based on the referrals, an amount of rewards may be provided for business transactions initiated by the customer. | 06-12-2014 |
20140164087 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCE BASED REWARDS - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing social-media influence based rewards to a customer. The systems and methods may provide incentives to customers of financial-service providers based on their influence in social media. A level of social-media influence may be determined for the customer by gathering data regarding the customer's social network profiles. Based on the level of social-media influence, an amount of rewards may be provided for business transactions initiated by the customer. | 06-12-2014 |
Gwyn P. Williams, Yorktown, VA US
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20150280386 | ABSORBER FOR TERAHERTZ RADIATION MANAGEMENT - A method and apparatus for minimizing the degradation of power in a free electron laser (FEL) generating terahertz (THz) radiation. The method includes inserting an absorber ring in the FEL beam path for absorbing any irregular THz radiation and thus minimizes the degradation of downstream optics and the resulting degradation of the FEL output power. The absorber ring includes an upstream side, a downstream side, and a plurality of wedges spaced radially around the absorber ring. The wedges form a scallop-like feature on the innermost edges of the absorber ring that acts as an apodizer, stopping diffractive focusing of the THz radiation that is not intercepted by the absorber. Spacing between the scallop-like features and the shape of the features approximates the Bartlett apodization function. The absorber ring provides a smooth intensity distribution, rather than one that is peaked on-center, thereby eliminating minor distortion downstream of the absorber. | 10-01-2015 |
I. Michelle Williams, Roanoke, VA US
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20120207699 | MITIGATION OF ODOR IN CLEANING MACHINES AND CLEANING PROCESSES - The invention relates to malodor controlling bacteria and related methods and compositions for the control and prevention of malodor. | 08-16-2012 |
20150125417 | MITIGATION OF ODOR IN CLEANING MACHINES AND CLEANING PROCESSES - The invention relates to malodor controlling bacteria and related methods and compositions for the control and prevention of malodor. | 05-07-2015 |
Irene Michelle Williams, Roanoke, VA US
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20080233093 | Preventing and Reducing Biofilm Formation and Planktonic Proliferation - The present invention relates to methods for preventing and/or reducing biofilm formation and/or planktonic proliferation with one or more selected bacteria strains or bacterial blends. | 09-25-2008 |
20150225272 | Preventing and Reducing Biofilm Formation and Planktonic Proliferation - The present invention relates to methods for preventing and/or reducing biofilm formation and/or planktonic proliferation with one or more selected bacteria strains or bacterial blends. | 08-13-2015 |
James M. Williams, Oak Hill, VA US
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20140104108 | CORRECTING FREQUENCY ERRORS IN FREQUENCY DIFFERENCE OF ARRIVAL GEOLOCATION SYSTEMS - A frequency correction for frequency difference of arrival geolocation of transmitted target signals may be provided. A frequency of a target signal may be determined at a first collector based upon a first reference timebase source. A frequency of the target signal may be determined at a second collector based upon a second reference timebase source. An observed frequency of a reference carrier signal based upon the first reference timebase source may be determined at the second collector based upon the second reference timebase source. A relative timebase error between the first collector and the second collector may be calculated based upon a difference between the intended frequency of the reference carrier signal and the observed frequency of the reference carrier signal. A corrected frequency difference for the target signal may be calculated based upon the relative timebase error and a proportional scaling factor. | 04-17-2014 |
J. B. Williams, Arlington, VA US
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20160119341 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EXCHANGING IDENTITY INFORMATION AMONG INDEPENDENT ENTERPRISES - A system and method for exchanging identity information and for correlating protected data across independent data systems connected through a network is disclosed. The system contains connectors in communication with protected data systems which house the protected data. Edge servers in communication with the connectors store correlation data sets that correlate protected data records using permanent tokens generated by the connectors. Root servers in communication with the edge servers store identity correlations generated by the root servers and propagated to the edge servers. Data identifiers used in the protected data system are correlated with distinct data identifiers used in the edge and root servers. The correlations are propagated throughout the edge servers so that each data system can transfer data to another data system without using the protected data identifiers. | 04-28-2016 |
J. Brent Williams, Arlington, VA US
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20150200927 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR EXCHANGING IDENTITY INFORMATION AMONG INDEPENDENT ENTERPRISES WHICH MAY INCLUDE PERSON ENABLED CORRELATION - A system and method for exchanging identity information and for correlating protected data across independent data systems connected through a network is disclosed. The system contains connectors in communication with protected data systems which house the protected data. Data is correlated between the protected data systems through coincident authentication of both systems by a user. Messages are exchanged which allow the identity exchange system to correlate data based on a session identifier from an authenticated session on one of the protected data systems. | 07-16-2015 |
20160112208 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONSENT MANAGEMENT - A system and method for managing consent for an enterprise to, for example, provide access to controlled data to another enterprise wherein the controlled data can be in the form of subject data records. The system includes a consent management module operative to associate a plurality of control levels with a subject data record and process a consent request requesting access to the controlled data. Access is determined based on the control levels associated with a subject of the controlled data, a requesting operator, and/or the controlled data itself, A control level data set comprising the control levels for use in controlling access to the controlled data and/or subject data records is stored in a database. | 04-21-2016 |
John Garfield Williams, Roanoke, VA US
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20090315565 | ADAPTIVE PULSE WIDTH TIME DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER - An adaptive pulse width (APW) Time Domain Reflectometer (TDR) comprises an enhancement to the standard Pulse TDR by adjusting the effective pulse width as a function of time. Improved resolution for a large range of cable lengths is obtained, as well as allowing an all-in-one view of the processed return signal trace. | 12-24-2009 |
20120206611 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING ERRORS IN VIDEO SIGNALS - Systems and methods for analyzing the performance of a digital network include capturing a stream of digital data, e.g., interne protocol (IP) packets, that represent streaming video, identifying which of the IP packets include bit errors, determining to which of a plurality of pixels the IP packets including bit errors belong and identifying such pixels as corrupted pixels, and illuminating only the corrupted pixels on a display of a tool. Corrupted pixels in different time blocks can be displayed with different colors to gain a better appreciation of the bit error rate over time. | 08-16-2012 |
John Houston Williams, Christiansburg, VA US
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20110191662 | TRAVEL GUIDES FORMED BY AGGREGATION OF LOCATION-AWARE CONTENT FROM MULTIPLE PUBLISHERS THROUGH A UNIFIED INTERFACE - The present invention relates to the field of publishing and distributing information on a network. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems, methods, and devices for identifying multiple published entities each having electronic-based content of interest for a user, selecting portions of the e-content based on user preferences, aggregating the portions of e-content into a virtual compilation of e-content (e.g., virtual book) in a manner such that the portions of e-content appear to originate from the compilation and not the original source. The present invention is particularly advantageous in the travel guide industry where now portions of several larger travel guides can be aggregated together to provide mobile device users information tailored to a mobile device user's actual, exact, approximate, or anticipated location and optionally further refined in combination with the user's personal preferences. Even further, one of the key business implications of the aggregation scheme is that a publisher can take an existing work and divide it down into a set of smaller guides, even with some overlaps in content. Then the publisher can market those smaller guides at a lower price than the single complete guide to generate higher revenues than with publishing the indivisible discrete content alone (original complete travel guide). | 08-04-2011 |
John J. Williams, Dulles, VA US
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20150205760 | PROCESS OF PROBABILISTIC MULTI-SOURCE MULTI-INT FUSION BENEFIT ANALYSIS - A method of fusing sensor detection probabilities. The fusing of detection probabilities may allow a first force to detect an imminent threat from a second force, with enough time to counter the threat. The detection probabilities may include accuracy probability of one or more sensors and an available time probability of the one or more sensors. The detection probabilities allow a determination of accuracy of intelligence gathered by each of the sensors. Also, the detection probabilities allow a determination of a probable benefit of an additional platform, sensor, or processing method. The detection probabilities allow a system or mission analyst to quickly decompose a problem space and build a detailed analysis of a scenario under different conditions including technology and environmental factors. | 07-23-2015 |
John Robert Williams, Bristol, VA US
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20080216499 | PRESSURE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM - A system to equalize pressure connected to a compressor for use in HVAC&R system is provided. The system includes a component in fluid communication between a high pressure side and an intermediate pressure side of the compressor. The component is configured to permit flow of refrigerant between the high pressure side and the intermediate pressure side at least when the compressor is not in operation. | 09-11-2008 |
Jonnie R. Williams, Manakin-Sabot, VA US
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20100154810 | Tobacco Curing Method - A method of curing tobacco comprises drying a harvested tobacco plant in a controlled environment for a time sufficient to substantially prevent the formation of at least one nitrosamine. The tobacco is first subjected to the controlled environment while at least a majority of the tobacco is in a green state. The resulting cured tobacco usually has tobacco-specific nitrosamine (TSNA) levels which are undetectable and are similar to levels found in freshly harvested, green tobacco. | 06-24-2010 |
20120003341 | Nutraceutical Product Containing Anatabine And Yerba Mate - Nutraceutical compositions containing anatabine and Yerba maté extract are efficacious for temporarily reducing the desire to smoke, reducing nicotine cravings, the treatment of smoking cessation, tobacco withdrawal symptoms, tobacco dependence, weight loss, and/or related disorders. | 01-05-2012 |
Karl E. Williams, Arlington, VA US
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20110246287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A MARKETING CAMPAIGN - A method for implementing a campaign can include registering in a database each of a plurality of registered users to receive notifications sent on behalf of a business customer. A given campaign can be created for the business customer by storing campaign data that parameterizes at least timing and content for the given campaign. In response to determining to begin distribution of the campaign based on the campaign data, a unique campaign code associated with the given campaign can be sent to a point-of-sale (POS) system to enable tracking of transactional activity motivated by the campaign. At least one notification can also be sent to each of the plurality registered users about the campaign. The notification further can include an offer code that is based on at least a portion of the unique code associated with the given campaign. | 10-06-2011 |
Kevin Williams, Alexandria, VA US
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20120248835 | SOFA LOVERS' SOFA - Disclosed is a sofa or the like that has an end cushion having a lower stationary member approximating the height of an armrest of the sofa and a rotatable upper member that may be rotated to overlie an armrest of the sofa. A back support may be provided for sitting crosswise on the sofa. A lower front panel that is rotatable to a position overlying a seat cushion so as to act as an armrest for a person sitting crosswise on the sofa is also possible. | 10-04-2012 |
Kevin David Williams, Arlington, VA US
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20130275578 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION FOR OPTIMIZING NETWORK UTILIZATION - An apparatus is configured to receive at a time a datum associated with use of a network by a set of compute devices using the network. The apparatus is also configured to calculate at least one threshold value based, at least in part, on the datum and a bandwidth capacity of the network at the time. The apparatus is also configured to receive a usage value associated with bandwidth use of a compute device from the set of compute devices and associated with a time period immediately preceding the time. The apparatus is further configured to compare the usage value with the at least one threshold value to determine a usage category associated with the compute device. The apparatus is configured to limit bandwidth use of the network for the compute device based on the usage category. | 10-17-2013 |
Krista A. Williams, Blacksburg, VA US
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20130302813 | CELL WALL PROTEIN CwpV (CD0514) AS A DIAGNOSTIC MARKER FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE RIBOTYPE 027 - Accurate and rapid differentiation of the outbreak strain ribotype 027 from other possible | 11-14-2013 |
Mark B. Williams, Earlysville, VA US
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20150282770 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BREAST IMMOBILIZATION - This application discusses, among other things, curved plates for immobilizing a breast of a subject for medical imaging. In an example, an immobilization assembly Can include a curved compression plate assembly, a curved support plate assembly, an assembly coupling configured to position a first concave major surface of the curved compression plate assembly opposite a second concave major surface of the curved support plate assembly, wherein a cross section view through the curved compression assembly and the curved support plate assembly includes two portions of a single ellipse separated by a distance, and wherein the curved compression plate assembly and the curved support plate assembly are configured to immobilize the biological specimen between the first concave major surface and the second concave major surface. | 10-08-2015 |
Mark E. Williams, Charlottesville, VA US
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20100152623 | Systems, Devices and Methods for Interpreting Movement - According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained from a comparison of a biokinetographic value to a standard for a corresponding biokinetographic variable. | 06-17-2010 |
20110112443 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Interpreting Movement - According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained from a comparison of a biokinetographic value to a standard for a corresponding biokinetographic variable. | 05-12-2011 |
20110264010 | Systems, Devices, and Methods for Interpreting Movement - According to some exemplary embodiments, a method or system can involve associating a plurality of biokinetographic comparison results with a first specific dysfunction from a group of specific dysfunctions, each of the biokinetographic comparison results obtained from a comparison of a biokinetographic value to a standard for a corresponding biokinetographic variable. | 10-27-2011 |
Michael G. Williams, Midlothian, VA US
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20110223250 | MULTI-VITAMIN AND MINERAL NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS - The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homocystein and/or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans. | 09-15-2011 |
20140017312 | Multi-vitamin and Mineral Nutritional Supplements - The invention provides a nutritional supplement which includes micronutrients to facilitate reduction of cholesterol, and/or reduction of homocystein and/or reduction of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) oxidation in humans. In one embodiment the supplement is a multi-vitamin, a mineral supplement which includes at least one component known to reduce cholesterol. The invention further provides a method for tableting one fourth to one half of the daily effective dosage of a phytosterol containing nutritional supplement in a practical sized tablet and a method for reducing blood cholesterol in humans. | 01-16-2014 |
Phillip A. Williams, Chesapeake, VA US
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20160103071 | Magnetic and Raman Based Method for Process Control During Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Based Structures - A method of fabricating composite structures comprising carbon nanotubes. The method including providing a nanotube starting material, forming the composite structure with the nanotube starting material and monitoring at least a magnetic or Raman property of the composite structure while forming the composite structure. | 04-14-2016 |
P. Mickey Williams, Great Falls, VA US
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20120009177 | GENE EXPRESSION MARKERS FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE TO INTERLEUKIN-6 RECEPTOR-INHIBITING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY DRUG TREATMENT - This invention provides methods, compositions, and kits relating to gene product biomarkers where gene expression levels are correlated with therapeutic response of rheumatoid arthritis patients to treatment with an IL-6 receptor antagonist, such as an IL6-R antibody. The methods, compositions, and kits of the invention can be used to identify rheumatoid arthritis patients who are likely, or not likely, to respond to IL-6 receptor antagonist treatments. | 01-12-2012 |
Rebecca Wright Williams, Chesapeake, VA US
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20150028073 | Device for Carrying Articles on a Personal Mobility Vehicle - This invention relates to a multi-purpose article carrier for a personal mobility vehicle, such as a motorized mobility scooter or other powered mobility vehicle, of the type used to transport a disabled person. The present invention provides a light weight, easily installed and removable means whereby the user can easily and temporarily expand the carrying capacity of the personal mobility vehicle. The present invention does not appreciably add to the wind resistance, does not damage the vehicle, and is easy to drive and maneuver, since no portion of the device touches the ground while the vehicle is moving, and is easy to store when not in use. | 01-29-2015 |
Shannon P. Williams, Charlottesville, VA US
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20100003193 | UNIT DOSAGE OF APADENOSON - The present invention provides a unit dosage of Apadenoson, a pharmacological stress agent, and use of the same as a pharmacologic agent for myocardial perfusion imaging. | 01-07-2010 |
20130017153 | UNIT DOSAGE OF APADENOSON - The present invention provides a unit dosage of Apadenoson, a pharmacological stress agent, and use of the same as a pharmacologic agent for myocardial perfusion imaging. | 01-17-2013 |
20140100185 | UNIT DOSAGE OF APADENOSON - The present invention provides a unit dosage of Apadenoson, a pharmacological stress agent, and use of the same as a pharmacologic agent for myocardial perfusion imaging. | 04-10-2014 |
Stanley F. Williams, Frederickburg, VA US
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20090040127 | Passive anti-jamming antenna system and method - A tunable passive anti-jamming antenna array system and method for minimizing the effects of electromagnetic interference in radio frequency antenna systems. The system and method utilize an external array of passive open circuited antennas strategically arranged between an intended receiving antenna unit and interfering signals to disrupt the interference signals and reduce the electromagnetic energy, interference, and noise reaching the intended receiving antenna unit. | 02-12-2009 |
Timothy C. Williams, Sterling, VA US
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20090328170 | Method and Systems for Dynamically Providing Communities of Interest on an End User Workstation - A method and system provide dynamic communities of interest on an end user workstation utilizing commercial off the shelf products, with central management and the ability for a users to log on only once (also known as “single sign on” or “SSO”). The software images that make up the virtual machine can be patched and updated with other required changes from a central storage area where the image can be administratively updated just once. A digital signature can be applied to the software images to ensure authenticity and integrity, along with determining whether a software image is up to date. | 12-31-2009 |
20100074260 | System and method for traversing metadata across multiple network domains at various layers of the protocol stack - An inter-networking system and method that provides for access control identifier (ACI) metadata utilization for the life of a session even on unknown networks being traversed, allowing for ACI metadata utilization, reutilization, and modification in both the send and receive paths (bi-directional), and allowing for metadata transport over network segments requiring that ACIs be embedded at different layers of the communications stack. | 03-25-2010 |
Todd Owen Williams, Mechanicsville, VA US
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20080290024 | METHODS FOR REDUCING BIOSOLIDS ODORS - A method for reducing the odors of an anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids or other biosolids or sludge may include separating first anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids into first and second portions, storing second anaerobically digested dewatered biosolids, removing a portion of the second biosolids, and mixing the removed second biosolids portion with the first portion of the first biosolids. The method may be implemented in a system including a separation device, first, second and third transporters, a storage area, and a mixer. The separation device may separate the first biosolids into first and second portions. The first transporter may transport the first portion to the mixer. The second transporter may transport the second portion to the storage area. The storage area may store the second portion for a select time period. The third transporter may transport a portion of the stored first biosolids to the mixer for blending. | 11-27-2008 |
Valerie Sibirsky Williams, Lovettsville, VA US
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20150324012 | SOFTWARE CURSOR POSITIONING SYSTEM - A method of positioning a cursor has the steps of registering the session on database tables, the user making a choice with an input device regarding cursor positioning, registering the choice within the tables, and repositioning the cursor to the most frequent cursor position in the tables. The choice of cursor position may be determined by a GetCursorPos function in a Windows-based computer, and the cursor may be repositioned by a SetCursorPos function. | 11-12-2015 |