Robert Thompson
Robert Thompson, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20080199866 | SNP DETECTION AND OTHER METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER AND OTHER AILMENTS - The present application relates to the use of SNPs and differential exon expression to characterize, diagnose or treat bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, such as major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. | 08-21-2008 |
20110104674 | SNP DETECTION AND OTHER METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING AND TREATING BIPOLAR DISORDER AND OTHER AILMENTS - The present application relates to the use of SNPs and differential exon expression to characterize, diagnose or treat bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses, such as major depressive disorder and schizophrenia. | 05-05-2011 |
Robert Thompson, Charlottesville, VA US
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20100004445 | METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF UNSYMMETRICAL CYCLOALKYL SUBSTITUTED XANTHINES - The present invention provides compounds and pharmaceutical compositions that are selective antagonists of A | 01-07-2010 |
20110003765 | SUBSTITUTED 4--PIPERIDINE-1-CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS AS A2AR AGONISTS - The present invention provides substituted 4-{3-[6-amino-9-(3,4-dihydroxy-tetrahydro-furan-2-yl)-9H-purin-2-yl]-prop-2-ynyl}-piperidine-1-carboxylic acid esters and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same that are selective agonists of A | 01-06-2011 |
20110003766 | ALKOXY-CARBONYL-AMINO-ALKYNYL-ADENOSINE COMPOUNDS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF AS A2AR AGONISTS - Provided herein are alkoxy-carbonyl-amino-alkynyl-adenosine compounds and derivatives thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the same that are selective agonists of A | 01-06-2011 |
Robert Thompson, Prior Lake, MN US
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20100000142 | Submersible buoyant bait dispenser - A buoyant live bait container constructed to contain a quantity of live bait beneath the surface of a body of water via a tether line coupled to ballast anchor and/or nesting flotation collar. A twist-lock cover having a buoyant liner, flow ports and/or carry handle interlocks with a porous storage housing. A positive buoyancy collar can be fitted to the housing. Holes, ported appendages or a cross piece displaced from a concave housing bottom wall can support a tether line coupled to a ballasted anchor. The housing can also provide a longitudinal sidewall flotation member. | 01-07-2010 |
Robert Thompson, Harrison, NY US
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20090112633 | Systems and methods for securitizing longevity risk - A system for structuring credit support in connection with life insurance premium finance loans and securitizing longevity risk includes a trust having a life insurance policy and a premium finance loan from a lender that finances the cost of the premiums of the life insurance policy. The life insurance policy is used as collateral for the premium finance loan. The trust provides to the lender additional collateral in the form of a letter of credit or other forms of collateral to cover any shortfall between the balance and the policy cash surrender value. A longevity risk fund provides the credit support by entering into a collateral support agreement with the trust through a credit source. The longevity risk fund receives compensation in the form of risk adjusted return on exposure, in exchange for providing the additional collateral. The cash flows received from the credit support obligations are then securitized through the transfer of the related collateral support agreements (either by legal transfer or economic participation) to a special purpose vehicle that issues securities (either equity or debt) to the capital markets. | 04-30-2009 |
20090216566 | Systems and Methods for Management of Compensation and Benefit Plans - The present inventions provide systems and methods that allow employees to electively participate in an alternate compensation and benefits arrangement, such as a specialized statutory trust structure, which provides the same or substantially similar benefits as their employer's deferred compensation plan without the employer being exposed to the additional cost and reporting burdens imposed by the new or existing reporting and administrative rules. | 08-27-2009 |
20090248455 | Systems and Methods for Providing Enhanced Employee Benefits - The present inventions provide improved funding and administrative arrangements that allow an employer to provide enhanced benefits to certain employees. In general, the arrangement includes means by which the cost of certain insurance, such as life insurance, is reduced through the use of a trust and financing contract. Proceeds from the financing contract are used to pay premiums on the insurance to reduce the cost of that insurance to the employee. The insurance policy may be used to collateralize the financing contract. When a qualifying event occurs, the employee (or designated beneficiaries) is paid a predefined benefit amount and the financing contract is paid off. One benefit of such an arrangement is that it is portable with the employee, who may continue to retain the benefit of the insurance even though he or she may change jobs, or may be unemployed or retired. | 10-01-2009 |
Robert Thompson, Redford, MI US
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20090038813 | AUTOMOTIVE ONBOARD FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM RESERVOIR HAVING MULTIFUNCTION CONTROL VALVE - An automotive vehicle includes a vehicle body and at least one reservoir containing a fire suppressant agent. A distribution system receives the fire suppression agent from the reservoir and conducts the agent to at least one location about the vehicle's body in response to the determination by a sensor system and controller that the vehicle has been subjected to a significant impact. The reservoir includes a multifunction valve element which controls pressure and vacuum within the reservoir during standby operation, while causing the fire suppressant agent to be directed through the distribution system if the propellant activates. | 02-12-2009 |
Robert Thompson, Parsippany, NY US
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20110211507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA TO ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS POSITIONED IN A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT - A system and method for communicating data in a retail establishment may include receiving data by a wireless transceiver configured to service multiple electronic display devices positioned on a gondola and in electrical communication with the wireless transceiver. The received data may be communicated to the electronic display devices via a wireline by the wireless transceiver. A power converter may be electrically connected to the wireline and be configured to convert power from a high level to a low level for powering the electronic display devices, and the wireless transceiver may be electrically connected between the power converter and the electronic display devices. | 09-01-2011 |
20110279902 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT ON VERIFYING CONTENT DISPLAYED ON AN ELECTRONIC VISUAL DISPLAY - An electronic display may include a screen including an outer perimeter and front surface. A housing may include a trim ring that surrounds the outer perimeter and extends in front of the front surface of the screen. An optical sensor shield may be is positioned at least in part in front of the front surface of the screen. An optical sensor may be disposed between the optical sensor shield and the screen to reduce the ability for ambient light to illuminate the optical sensor. | 11-17-2011 |
20120019393 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING CARTS IN A RETAIL ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for tracking a shopping cart in a retail store may include communicating signals into the pathways from multiple locations, where the signals may include identifiers indicative of location of respective signals. The communicated signals with the identifiers may be received, and the identifiers may be recorded. The recorded data may be processed to determine a path taken by the shopping cart through the retail store. The path of the shopping cart taken through the retail store may be presented to a user. | 01-26-2012 |
Robert Thompson, Lockport, NY US
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20120107713 | REINFORCED FUEL CELL METAL PLATE PERIMETER - A bipolar plate for a fuel cell includes a pair of plates. Each plate has an active area, a header area, and a perimeter area. The perimeter area is disposed adjacent an edge of the plate. The perimeter area is also disposed adjacent to each of the active area and the header area. At least one of the plates includes a raised support feature having an inboard side and an outboard side. The plates are joined in the perimeter area between the outboard side of the raised support feature and the edges of the plates. | 05-03-2012 |
20140272661 | SEALING DESIGN FOR STAMPED PLATE FUEL CELLS - A fuel cell stack of at least two fuel cells, each fuel cell having a unitized electrode assembly (UEA) including a membrane electrode assembly (MEA), a sub-gasket and gas diffusion media (DM), and positioned between modified stamped field-flow plates. The sub-gasket frames the MEA resulting in an overlap area between the MEA and the inner perimeter of the sub-gasket. The UEA is disposed between a pair of stamped flow-field plates which align in adjacent fuel cells to form a bipolar plate. The bipolar plate has an active region, an overlap region and a seal region. The active region is configured with channel and land features which provide reactant flow channels and coolant passages for the fuel cell. The configuration of features in the overlap region, however, is modified from the configuration in the active region so that the overlap region may sustain sufficient mechanical sealing pressure, and to prevent coolant and reactant bypass without impeding coolant and reactant flow in the active area. Modified channel and land feature configurations for the overlap region are exemplified. | 09-18-2014 |
Robert Thompson, Brooklyn, NY US
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20120191968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AND DIGITALLY CORRECTING ERRORS ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method for optimizing a computer system, the method comprising the steps of receiving at least one key corresponding to at least one attribute of at least one configurable computer system; accessing an electronic key database stored in a memory that includes computer configuration information; comparing the received keys with entries in the key database; generating recommendations where the recommendations include commands selected from the group consisting of deleting, Disabling, suspending, changing process priority, and delaying the execution of the attribute corresponding to the key received from the configurable computer system; and transmitting the recommendations to the configurable computer system based upon the comparison of the received keys with entries in the key database. | 07-26-2012 |
20140330949 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AND DIGITALLY CORRECTING ERRORS ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A method for optimizing a computer system, the method comprising the steps of receiving at least one key corresponding to at least one attribute of at least one configurable computer system; accessing an electronic key database stored in a memory that includes computer configuration information; comparing the received keys with entries in the key database; generating recommendations where the recommendations include commands selected from the group consisting of deleting, Disabling, suspending, changing process priority, and delaying the execution of the attribute corresponding to the key received from the configurable computer system; and transmitting the recommendations to the configurable computer system based upon the comparison of the received keys with entries in the key database. | 11-06-2014 |
Robert Thompson, Seattle, WA US
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20130132318 | Methods and Systems for Collaborative Formulation and Solution of Problems - Methods and systems for computationally solving problems are disclosed. A problem can be specified using a computing device. The problem can include at least an initial state and a plurality of operators. Each operator of the plurality of operators can be configured to transform an input state to an output state. The computing device can set a current state of the problem to the initial state. The computing device can generate a display of at least the current state and at least one operator of the plurality of operators. The computing device can receive an input specifying a first operator of the plurality of operators. After receiving the input, the computing device can use the first operator to transform the current state to a transformed state. The computing device can store the transformed state. | 05-23-2013 |
Robert Thompson, Broomall, PA US
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20130173796 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A MEDIA CONTENT QUEUE - Systems and methods for managing media content in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention are provided. A future time is identified during which a mobile device access to a network will be limited. Media content is automatically selected for transmission to the mobile device based on an environment of the mobile device at the future time. The selected content is transmitted to the mobile device for storage in a memory of the mobile device. In some embodiments, media content may be automatically selected from a media content queue for transmission to the mobile device. The selected content may be transmitted without receiving a request from the mobile device. | 07-04-2013 |
20140006150 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETING ADVERTISEMENTS BASED ON PRODUCT LIFETIMES | 01-02-2014 |
Robert Thompson, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20130310569 | TRIAZOLIDE BASED IONIC LIQUIDS - A method of synthesizing an ionic liquid, includes reacting a 1,2,3-triazole including at least one of a 4-substituent or a 5-substituent with a hydroxide compound having the formula R | 11-21-2013 |
Robert Thompson, New York City, NY US
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20140154636 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING GRAPHIC IMAGES WITH FIRE - A device for generating fire flame in the form of a pre-determined, two-dimensional graphic image is disclosed. The device has the general shape of a container and lid. A volume of combustible fuel is disposed within the container, and covered by a panel of flame-resistant material. The cover panel is perforated with holes arranged as a set of vector paths, which together for a graphic image. Wicking material is stitched along the perforated vector paths, and contacted with the fuel below, to created a candle-like apparatus for displaying images made up of curvilinear flame segments. | 06-05-2014 |
Robert Thompson, Homestead, FL US
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20140243173 | Abdominal Exercise Apparatus - An abdominal workout assist device is disclosed. An elongated member and an attachment means are provided, and a support member is attached therebetween. The attachment means connects to the base of a door with the elongated member connected in parallel to the support member. In operation, the user inserts the device under a door and can perform standard abdominal exercises with the elongated member holding the user's feet on the ground. Additional exercises such as legs lifts can be done with the user holding the handles of the device while laying on their back and their arms extended back. | 08-28-2014 |
Robert Thompson, New South Wales AU
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20150175282 | SOLID DOSE FEEDER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A solid dose feeder comprising: a plate member surface having a solid dose retaining portion capable of retaining a plurality of solid doses in an array of rows; a solid dose portion and configured, in use, to dispense a row of solid doses into a plurality of receptacles; and a gate disposed between the solid dose retaining portion and the solid dose discharging portion, the gate being provided with a plurality of gate channels therein and being moveable between a loading position wherein the gate is positioned to receive a row of solid doses from the solid dose retaining portion into the gate channels and a discharging position wherein the gate is positioned to discharge the received row of solid doses into the solid dose discharging portion. | 06-25-2015 |