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20090114605 | PORTABLE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER - The present invention relates to a portable device for generating ozone in water, purifying the water and making it drinkable. The device comprises a housing; at least two electrodes, including an anode and a cathode extending from the housing into the water and each having semi-rough or rough surfaces in contact with the water. The device also comprises a power supply operatively connected to the electrodes for generating between them a difference of potential creating a current and the hydrolysis of the water creating ozone that purifies the water. The electrodes may have a plate or a rode and tube configuration with a plurality of holes with rough edges. The roughness of the surfaces and of the edges of the holes leads to a coalescence of tiny hydrogen bubbles into larger hydrogen bubbles. The hydrogen may be also removed by absorption in a conductive material and regenerated for reuse. | 05-07-2009 |
20090120863 | MINIATURE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER - The present invention concerns a miniature ozone generator device for purifying water. The device comprises a printed circuit board having an ozone producing circuit printed on it which comprises anodes and cathodes alternatively printed and connected in parallel relationship to each other and to a power supply device. The electrodes have rough surfaces, whereby, in use, when the ozone generator is plunged into a vessel containing the water to purify, the electrodes thanks to their rough surfaces, leads to a coalescence of hydrogen bubbles produced by the cathodes into larger hydrogen bubbles, and thus to a higher production of ozone by the anodes. Hydrogen can be additionally removed by absorption of it thanks to a conductive material used to make the cathodes, which can be regenerated for reuse. The invention also concerns the use this miniaturized ozone generator for purifying water or the like and methods for doing the same. | 05-14-2009 |
20110147318 | MINIATURE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER - The present invention is concerned with a miniature ozone generator device for purifying water. The device includes a printed circuit board having an ozone producing circuit printed on it which includes anodes and cathodes alternatively printed and connected in parallel relationship to each other and to a power supply device. The electrodes have rough (non-smooth) surfaces. In use, when the ozone generator is plunged into a vessel containing the water to purify, this leads to a coalescence of hydrogen bubbles produced by the cathodes into larger hydrogen bubbles, and thus to a higher production of ozone by the anodes. | 06-23-2011 |
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20150082127 | MANAGING QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of service for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining network condition associated with a communication session. The method may also include calculating one or more anticipated performance attributes for each of a plurality of error correction codes based on the network condition. The method may also include determining a quality of experience metric for each of the plurality of error correction codes based on the calculated one or more anticipate performance attributes for each of the plurality of error correction codes. The method may further include establishing one of the plurality of error correction codes for the communication session based on the quality of experience metric for each of the plurality of error correction codes. | 03-19-2015 |
20150142146 | DETERMINING QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for determining quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining a plurality of intrusive quality of experience scores associated with a plurality of intrusive audio transmission samples. The method may also include determining a plurality of non-intrusive quality of experience scores associated with a plurality of non-intrusive audio transmission samples. The method may further include deriving a quality of experience coefficient based upon a relationship between the plurality of intrusive quality of experience scores and the plurality of non-intrusive quality of experience scores. | 05-21-2015 |
20150263961 | QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include analyzing network conditions relative to a plurality of codecs and a plurality of network paths. The method may also include determining a quality of experience associated with each of the plurality of codecs across each of the plurality of network paths. The method may further include transacting communication traffic using a codec-network path combination having a quality of experience above a predetermined threshold. | 09-17-2015 |
20150264104 | QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include analyzing network conditions relative to a plurality of codecs and a plurality of network paths. The method may also include determining a quality of experience associated with each of the plurality of codecs across each of the plurality of network paths. The method may further include transacting communication traffic using a codec-network path combination having a quality of experience above a predetermined threshold. | 09-17-2015 |
20150350602 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for video conferences. In an implementation, a method may include determining a capacity of a participant associated with a video conference. The method may also include determining a number of remote participants of the video conference. The method may further include implementing a video distribution architecture for the participant based upon, at least in part, the capacity of the participant and the number of remote participants. Implementing the video distribution architecture for the participant may include implementing a distributed architecture session for the participant if the capacity of the participant is greater than or equal to the number of remote participants of the video conference. Implementing the video distribution architecture for the participant may also include implementing a centralized architecture session for the participant if the capacity of the participant is less than the number of remote participants of the video conference. | 12-03-2015 |
20150350603 | ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for video conferences. In an implementation, a method may include determining a capacity of a participant associated with a video conference. The method may also include determining a number of remote participants of the video conference. The method may further include implementing a video distribution architecture for the participant based upon, at least in part, the capacity of the participant and the number of remote participants. Implementing the video distribution architecture for the participant may include implementing a distributed architecture session for the participant if the capacity of the participant is greater than or equal to the number of remote participants of the video conference. Implementing the video distribution architecture for the participant may also include implementing a centralized architecture session for the participant if the capacity of the participant is less than the number of remote participants of the video conference. | 12-03-2015 |
20150365452 | QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining a change in an optimum video size for a streaming video. The method may also include determining one or more constraints of resizing associated with the change in the desired video size. The method may further include adaptively resizing the streaming video to a current desired video size when the one or more constraints of resizing exceed a threshold value. | 12-17-2015 |
20150365459 | QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE FOR COMMUNICATION SESSIONS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system is provided for managing quality of experience for communication sessions. In an implementation, a method may include determining a change in an optimum video size for a streaming video. The method may also include determining one or more constraints of resizing associated with the change in the desired video size. The method may further include adaptively resizing the streaming video to a current desired video size when the one or more constraints of resizing exceed a threshold value. | 12-17-2015 |
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20120023110 | Adaptive Processing for Sequence Alignment - Disclosed are various embodiments for adaptive processing for sequence alignment. In one embodiment, among others, a method includes obtaining a query sequence and a plurality of database sequences. A first portion of the plurality of database sequences is distributed to a central processing unit (CPU) and a second portion of the plurality of database sequences is distributed to a graphical processing unit (GPU) based upon a predetermined splitting ratio associated with the plurality of database sequences, where the database sequences of the first portion are shorter than the database sequences of the second portion. A first alignment score for the query sequence is determined with the CPU based upon the first portion of the plurality of database sequences and a second alignment score for the query sequence is determined with the GPU based upon the second portion of the plurality of database sequences. | 01-26-2012 |
20120123750 | Fractional Order Element Based Impedance Matching - Disclosed are various embodiments of methods and systems related to fractional order element based impedance matching. In one embodiment, a method includes aligning a traditional Smith chart (|α|=1) with a fractional order Smith chart (|α|≠1). A load impedance is located on the traditional Smith chart and projected onto the fractional order Smith chart. A fractional order matching element is determined by transitioning along a matching circle of the fractional order Smith chart based at least in part upon characteristic line impedance. In another embodiment, a system includes a fractional order impedance matching application executed in a computing device. The fractional order impedance matching application includes logic that obtains a first set of Smith chart coordinates at a first order, determines a second set of Smith chart coordinates at a second order, and determines a fractional order matching element from the second set of Smith chart coordinates. | 05-17-2012 |
20150020577 | GAS SENSOR - A gas sensor using a metal organic framework material can be fully integrated with related circuitry on a single substrate. In an on-chip application, the gas sensor can result in an area-efficient fully integrated gas sensor solution. In one aspect, a gas sensor can include a first gas sensing region including a first pair of electrodes, and a first gas sensitive material proximate to the first pair of electrodes, wherein the first gas sensitive material includes a first metal organic framework material. | 01-22-2015 |
20150377915 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING AND PREDICTING AIRFLOW AROUND AIR VEHICLES - A method, system, and sensor for air flow sensing. The system can include a cantilever, a transducer, and a processing module. The method can include measuring beam deflections of one or more cantilevers, extracting information about air flow, and determining one or more of an airspeed, an angle of attack, and a sideslip, based on extracted information. The system and method can exploit nonlinearities in the behavior of the cantilever in fluid flow. | 12-31-2015 |
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20120032836 | Gain Enhanced LTCC System-on-Package for UMRR Applications - An apparatus, system, and method for Gain Enhanced LTCC System-on-Package radar sensor. The sensor includes a substrate and an integrated circuit coupled to the substrate, where the integrated circuit is configured to transmit and receive radio frequency (RF) signals. An antenna may be coupled to the integrated circuit and a lens may be coupled to the antenna. The lens may be configured to enhance the gain of the sensor. | 02-09-2012 |
20120226724 | FULLY DIGITAL CHAOTIC DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various embodiments are provided for fully digital chaotic differential equation-based systems and methods. In one embodiment, among others, a digital circuit includes digital state registers and one or more digital logic modules configured to obtain a first value from two or more of the digital state registers; determine a second value based upon the obtained first values and a chaotic differential equation; and provide the second value to set a state of one of the plurality of digital state registers. In another embodiment, a digital circuit includes digital state registers, digital logic modules configured to obtain outputs from a subset of the digital shift registers and to provide the input based upon a chaotic differential equation for setting a state of at least one of the subset of digital shift registers, and a digital clock configured to provide a clock signal for operating the digital shift registers. | 09-06-2012 |
20140101217 | CHAOS-BASED PSEUDO-RANDOM NUMBER GENERATION - Various methods and systems related to chaos-based pseudo-random number generation are presented. In one example, among others, a system includes a pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) to generate a series of digital outputs and a nonlinear post processing circuit to perform an exclusive OR (XOR) operation on a first portion of a current digital output of the PRNG and a permutated version of a corresponding first portion of a previous post processed output to generate a corresponding first portion of a current post processed output. In another example, a method includes receiving at least a first portion of a current output from a PRNG and performing an XOR operation on the first portion of the current PRNG output with a permutated version of a corresponding first portion of a previous post processed output to generate a corresponding first portion of a current post processed output. | 04-10-2014 |
20140239446 | FRACTAL STRUCTURES FOR FIXED MEMS CAPACITORS - An embodiment of a fractal fixed capacitor comprises a capacitor body in a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) structure. The capacitor body has a first plate with a fractal shape separated by a horizontal distance from a second plate with a fractal shape. The first plate and the second plate are within the same plane. Such a fractal fixed capacitor further comprises a substrate above which the capacitor body is positioned. | 08-28-2014 |
20140240894 | FRACTAL STRUCTURES FOR MEMS VARIABLE CAPACITORS - In accordance with the present disclosure, one embodiment of a fractal variable capacitor comprises a capacitor body in a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) structure, wherein the capacitor body has an upper first metal plate with a fractal shape separated by a vertical distance from a lower first metal plate with a complementary fractal shape; and a substrate above which the capacitor body is suspended. | 08-28-2014 |
20140300409 | HIGH VOLTAGE CHARGE PUMP - Various embodiments of a high voltage charge pump are described. One embodiment is a charge pump circuit that comprises a plurality of switching stages each including a clock input, a clock input inverse, a clock output, and a clock output inverse. The circuit further comprises a plurality of pumping capacitors, wherein one or more pumping capacitors are coupled to a corresponding switching stage. The circuit also comprises a maximum selection circuit coupled to a last switching stage among the plurality of switching stages, the maximum selection circuit configured to filter noise on the output clock and the output clock inverse of the last switching stage, the maximum selection circuit further configured to generate a DC output voltage based on the output clock and the output clock inverse of the last switching stage. | 10-09-2014 |
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20090114605 | PORTABLE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER - The present invention relates to a portable device for generating ozone in water, purifying the water and making it drinkable. The device comprises a housing; at least two electrodes, including an anode and a cathode extending from the housing into the water and each having semi-rough or rough surfaces in contact with the water. The device also comprises a power supply operatively connected to the electrodes for generating between them a difference of potential creating a current and the hydrolysis of the water creating ozone that purifies the water. The electrodes may have a plate or a rode and tube configuration with a plurality of holes with rough edges. The roughness of the surfaces and of the edges of the holes leads to a coalescence of tiny hydrogen bubbles into larger hydrogen bubbles. The hydrogen may be also removed by absorption in a conductive material and regenerated for reuse. | 05-07-2009 |
20090120863 | MINIATURE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER - The present invention concerns a miniature ozone generator device for purifying water. The device comprises a printed circuit board having an ozone producing circuit printed on it which comprises anodes and cathodes alternatively printed and connected in parallel relationship to each other and to a power supply device. The electrodes have rough surfaces, whereby, in use, when the ozone generator is plunged into a vessel containing the water to purify, the electrodes thanks to their rough surfaces, leads to a coalescence of hydrogen bubbles produced by the cathodes into larger hydrogen bubbles, and thus to a higher production of ozone by the anodes. Hydrogen can be additionally removed by absorption of it thanks to a conductive material used to make the cathodes, which can be regenerated for reuse. The invention also concerns the use this miniaturized ozone generator for purifying water or the like and methods for doing the same. | 05-14-2009 |
20110147318 | MINIATURE OZONE GENERATOR AND USE THEREOF FOR PURIFYING WATER - The present invention is concerned with a miniature ozone generator device for purifying water. The device includes a printed circuit board having an ozone producing circuit printed on it which includes anodes and cathodes alternatively printed and connected in parallel relationship to each other and to a power supply device. The electrodes have rough (non-smooth) surfaces. In use, when the ozone generator is plunged into a vessel containing the water to purify, this leads to a coalescence of hydrogen bubbles produced by the cathodes into larger hydrogen bubbles, and thus to a higher production of ozone by the anodes. | 06-23-2011 |
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20100105627 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF DELIVERY - The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid and a hydrophobic medium, e.g. castor oil or glyceryl tricaprylate or a mixture thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions described herein contain medium chain fatty acid salts and are substantially free of alcohols. The pharmaceutical compositions may be encapsulated in a capsule. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. | 04-29-2010 |
20110257095 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF DELIVERY - The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid and a hydrophobic medium, e.g. castor oil or glyceryl tricaprylate or a mixture thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions described herein contain medium chain fatty acid salts and are substantially free of alcohols. The pharmaceutical compositions may be encapsulated in a capsule. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. | 10-20-2011 |
20110311621 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF DELVERY - The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent (such as CCK-8, octreotide), at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid, a matrix forming polymer and a hydrophobic(lipophilic) medium. A surfactant may be included in the suspension. The pharmaceutical compositions may be formulated in a capsule or tablet for oral delivery. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
20120009229 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF DELIVERY - The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid and a hydrophobic medium, e.g. castor oil or glyceryl tricaprylate or a mixture thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions described herein contain medium chain fatty acid salts and are substantially free of alcohols. The pharmaceutical compositions may be encapsulated in a capsule. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. | 01-12-2012 |
20120093886 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF DELIVERY - The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid and a hydrophobic medium, e.g. castor oil or glyceryl tricaprylate or a mixture thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions described herein contain medium chain fatty acid salts and are substantially free of alcohols. The pharmaceutical compositions may be encapsulated in a capsule. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. | 04-19-2012 |
20120288531 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF FERRIC IRON COMPOUNDS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The pharmaceutical compositions described comprise a therapeutically effective amount of a ferric compound and at least one bioavailability enhancer for oral delivery. Some pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a ferric compound and at least one bioavailability enhancer (e.g. a salt of a medium chain fatty acid) and a lipophilic medium. The pharmaceutical compositions may be enteric-coated. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. The methods of treatment described herein increase the level of iron in the bloodstream of a subject by administering to the subject an effective amount of an oral composition of a ferric iron compound. | 11-15-2012 |
20150031631 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS OF DELIVERY - The pharmaceutical compositions described herein include a suspension which comprises an admixture in solid form of a therapeutically effective amount of a therapeutic agent and at least one salt of a medium chain fatty acid and a hydrophobic medium, e.g. castor oil or glyceryl tricaprylate or a mixture thereof. The pharmaceutical compositions described herein contain medium chain fatty acid salts and are substantially free of alcohols. The pharmaceutical compositions may be encapsulated in a capsule. Methods of treating or preventing diseases by administering such compositions to affected subjects are also disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
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20100247578 | CARRIER SYSTEM FOR BIOLOGICAL AGENTS CONTAINING ORGANOSILICON COMPOUNDS AND USES THEREOF - The invention relates to a novel organosilicon carrier system for biological agents that is produced via a simple, stable and reproducible preparation process that is capable of maintaining tertiary protein structure and biological activity of the proteins and/or other biological agents in the mixture, whereby the carrier system is obtainable by mixing one or more organosilicon compounds, selected from the group comprising organosilicon, sugar organosilicon, amino sugar organosilicon compounds, their derivatives, salts and/or the vesicles formed from them, with one or more biological agents, selected from the group comprising antigens, preantigens, antigen conjugates, antibodies, pre-antibodies, antibody conjugates, allergens, allergen extracts, nucleic acids, plasmids, proteins, peptides, pharmaceutical agents, immunologically active substances and/or cosmetics, in solution at a pH value between 7 and 8, preferably 7.4, followed by homogenisation or sonication of the mixture, followed by sterile filtration of the mixture, followed by lyophilisation. | 09-30-2010 |
20140079740 | ORAL TRANSMUCOSAL ADMINSTRATION FORMS OF S-KETAMINE - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for the treatment of pain, in a preferred embodiment relating to the oral transmucosal administration of S-Ketamine, its salts or derivatives. | 03-20-2014 |