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Alan David Brooks, Frederick, MD US
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20130039883 | METHOD OF SENSITIZING CANCER CELLS TO THE CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF DEATH RECEPTOR LIGANDS IN CANCER TREATMENT - Disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with a death receptor ligand, which method comprises contacting the cancer cells with a death receptor ligand in conjunction with an effective amount of a compound described herein, for example, a cucurbitacin (I) or a withanolide (II). Also disclosed is a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, comprising contacting the cancer cells with a compound described herein, for example, a cucurbitacin (I) or a withanolide (II) and also contacting the cancer cells with a death receptor ligand, whereby apoptosis is induced in the cancer cells. | 02-14-2013 |
Alec Brooks, Pasadena CA
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20130014508 | Optimized Heliostat AimingAANM Brooks; AlecAACI PasadenaAACO CAAAGP Brooks; Alec Pasadena CA - Methods and systems for aiming heliostats toward a receiver. One of the methods includes directing a first subset of a set of heliostats to reflect solar rays toward a first location within an aperture of a receiver and directing a second subset of the set of heliostats to reflect solar rays toward one or more second locations within the aperture of the receiver. The solar rays reflected toward the first location provide solar heat to at least a first flow path of a working fluid in an engine assembly coupled to the receiver. The solar rays reflected toward the one or more second locations provide solar heat to a second flow path of the working fluid. The first and second flow paths correspond to heating at first and second stages respectively within the engine assembly, which is configured to generate power from the solar rays reflected to the receiver. | 01-17-2013 |
Amanda Elaine Brooks, South Jordan, UT US
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20130209522 | Drug Release from a Polymer-Controlled Local Antibiotic Delivery System Using a Degradable Bone Graft - In some embodiments, the invention provides an implant comprising a uniform mixture of degradable polymer, bone, and a drug. In some embodiments, the drug comprises an antibiotic. In some embodiments, diffusion of the drug from the implant at a therapeutic level is maintained for an amount of time longer than an amount of time that a pathogen is senescent. In some embodiments, diffusion of the drug from the implant at a therapeutic level is maintained for at least eight weeks, or at least ten weeks, or at least twelve weeks post-implantation. In some embodiments, the therapeutic level is maintained at an implantation site of the implant. | 08-15-2013 |
20130273135 | Controlled Release Combination Biomaterials - In one aspect, the invention relates to tissue graft combination biomaterials capable of controlled release of bioactive agents or pharmaceutically active agents through a rate-controlling polymer coating encapsulating the graft material, methods for preparing same, methods of controlled release using same, and methods for treating tissue defects. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention. | 10-17-2013 |
Benjamin Delbert Brooks, South Jordan, UT US
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20130209522 | Drug Release from a Polymer-Controlled Local Antibiotic Delivery System Using a Degradable Bone Graft - In some embodiments, the invention provides an implant comprising a uniform mixture of degradable polymer, bone, and a drug. In some embodiments, the drug comprises an antibiotic. In some embodiments, diffusion of the drug from the implant at a therapeutic level is maintained for an amount of time longer than an amount of time that a pathogen is senescent. In some embodiments, diffusion of the drug from the implant at a therapeutic level is maintained for at least eight weeks, or at least ten weeks, or at least twelve weeks post-implantation. In some embodiments, the therapeutic level is maintained at an implantation site of the implant. | 08-15-2013 |
Bradley Wilson Brooks, Atlanta, GA US
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20130219812 | SOLAR PANEL ROOF-RIDGE MOUNTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a solar panel roof-ridge mounting system for use in mounting one or more solar panels to a roof of a building. The system can comprise a base plate and a plurality of attachment members coupled to the base plate. The base plate can be configured to interface with a deck of the roof at a roof-ridge. The base plate can comprise a first side and an opposing second side. The first side can be configured for placement adjacent a first side of the roof-ridge, and the second side can be configured for placement adjacent an opposing second side of the roof-ridge. The attachment members can be configured to couple the roof-ridge mounting system to a support system of the one or more solar panels. | 08-29-2013 |
Brian P. Brooks, Kensington, MD US
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20120322887 | NITISINONE FOR TREATMENT OF OCULOCUTANEOUS/OCULAR ALBINISM AND FOR INCREASING PIGMENTATION - A method is provided for the treatment of vision problems in a subject suffering from one of various forms of albinism, including, for example, oculocutaneous albinism types OCA1a and OCA1b, as well as ocular albinism type 1, resulting from mutations in the GPR143 gene, as well as the OCA2, OCA3 or OCA4 genes, by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the compound (242-nitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione), also known as NTBC for a sufficient period of time. The administration of NTBC is believed to increase the amount of pigmentation in the subject and alleviate certain symptoms caused by lack of pigmentation in the eye tissues. Also described are methods of use of NTBC for increasing the pigmentation of a subject for cosmetic purposes, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of NTBC. | 12-20-2012 |
20140371325 | NITISINONE FOR TREATMENT OF OCULOCUTANEOUS/OCULAR ALBINISM AND FOR INCREASING PIGMENTATION - A method is provided for the treatment of vision problems in a subject suffering from one of various forms of albinism, including, for example, oculocutaneous albinism types OCA1a and OCA1b, as well as ocular albinism type 1, resulting from mutations in the GPR143 gene, as well as the OCA2, OCA3 or OCA4 genes, by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of the compound (2-[2-nitro-4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoyl]cyclohexane-1,3-dione), also known as NTBC for a sufficient period of time. The administration of NTBC is believed to increase the amount of pigmentation in the subject and alleviate certain symptoms caused by lack of pigmentation in the eye tissues. Also described are methods of use of NTBC for increasing the pigmentation of a subject for cosmetic purposes, by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of NTBC. | 12-18-2014 |
Carl Brooks, King Of Prussia, PA US
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20140113916 | TRPV4 ANTAGONISTS - The present invention relates to spirocarbamate analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as TRPV4 antagonists. | 04-24-2014 |
20140121206 | TRPV4 ANTAGONISTS - The present invention relates to spirocarbamate compounds of Formula (I) in which R1, (R2)Y, R3, R4, X and A have the meanings given in the specification. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and relates to their use of these compounds as TRPV4 antagonists in treating or preventing conditions associated with TRPV4 imbalance. | 05-01-2014 |
20140135369 | TRPV4 ANTAGONISTS - The present invention relates to spirocarbamate analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as TRPV4 antagonists. | 05-15-2014 |
Carl A. Brooks, King Of Prussia, PA US
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20130012499 | TRPV4 ANTAGONISTS - The present invention relates to quinoline analogs, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use as TRPV4 antagonists. | 01-10-2013 |
Christopher Brooks, Saskatoon CA
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20110267419 | ACCELERATED INSTANT REPLAY FOR CO-PRESENT AND DISTRIBUTED MEETINGS - Techniques for recording and replay of a live conference while still attending the live conference are described. A conferencing system includes a user interface generator, a live conference processing module, and a replay processing module. The user interface generator is configured to generate a user interface that includes a replay control panel and one or more output panels. The live conference processing module is configured to extract information included in received conferencing data that is associated with one or more conferencing modalities, and to display the information in the one or more output panels in a live manner (e.g., as a live conference). The replay processing module is configured to enable information associated with the one or more conferencing modalities corresponding to a time of the conference session prior to live to be presented at a desired rate, possibly different from the real-time rate, if a replay mode is selected in the replay control panel. | 11-03-2011 |
20140325393 | ACCELERATED INSTANT REPLAY FOR CO-PRESENT AND DISTRIBUTED MEETINGS - Techniques for recording and replay of a live conference while still attending the live conference are described. A conferencing system includes a user interface generator, a live conference processing module, and a replay processing module. The user interface generator is configured to generate a user interface that includes a replay control panel and one or more output panels. The live conference processing module is configured to extract information included in received conferencing data that is associated with one or more conferencing modalities, and to display the information in the one or more output panels in a live manner (e.g., as a live conference). The replay processing module is configured to enable information associated with the one or more conferencing modalities corresponding to a time of the conference session prior to live to be presented at a desired rate, possibly different from the real-time rate. | 10-30-2014 |
Christopher Bancroft Brooks, Boulder, CO US
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20120185079 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A DATA STORAGE LIBRARY ROBOT AND METHODS OF DETERMINING THE SAME - Systems and methods for determining the location of a mobile robot within a data storage library and to a library including such systems and utilizing such methods. | 07-19-2012 |
20150055444 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A DATA STORAGE LIBRARY ROBOT AND METHODS OF DETERMINING THE SAME - Systems and methods for determining the location of a mobile robot within a data storage library and to a library including such systems and utilizing such methods. | 02-26-2015 |
Clinton Alan Brooks, Beaufort, NC US
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20130231373 | HYDROXAMATE-BASED INHIBITORS OF DEACETYLASES - The present teachings relate to compounds of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, esters, and prodrugs thereof, wherein R | 09-05-2013 |
Clive Brooks, Kurrajong Hills AU
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20130193763 | INTRINSICALLY SAFE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY FOR COMBUSTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS - An intrinsically safe supply for supplying back-up power during a power-out event incorporates one or more rechargeable fuel cells. The power supply is provided with switching circuitry operable to provide an output back-up current from the fuel cells upon a power-out event. The fuel cells are housed within a sealed metal housing immersed within an electricity insulating potting material chosen to arrest spark formation and/or electrically insulate any created sparks. The fuel cells comprise sealed lithium iron based fuel cells for supplying back-up electrical current. A charging circuit electrically connects the fuel cells with an external power source for providing a charging current during normal power-on conditions. | 08-01-2013 |
Corey Dewayne Brooks, Bryant, AL US
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20130206129 | Low Emission Woodstove - The present disclosure provides woodstoves that, optionally, produce low emissions. In certain embodiments, the woodstove includes a housing, a firebox disposed in the housing, an air regulator and a secondary air pipe. The air regulator includes a primary air aperture configured to supply primary air to a fire located in the firebox, a plurality of secondary air apertures configured to supply secondary air to a combustible gas emitted by the fire, and a secondary air damper. The present disclosure also provides methods of operating such a woodstove. As measured according to Method 28 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the weighted average emission rate of the woodstove of certain embodiments of the invention is no greater than about 4.5 grams of particulate emissions per hour. | 08-15-2013 |
Daniel Robert Brooks, Ottawa CA
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20120075139 | Method and Apparatus For Tracking or Tracing The Movement of Shipping Containers - A covert device for tracing or tracking the movement of a shipping container has a primary satellite receiver responsive to external satellite signals to obtain positional information, a secondary receiver for obtaining coarse positional information from terrestrial radio signals, and a memory. A processor processes the available positional information to obtain a fix in response to an event and stores the fix in association with the event in memory. The receivers preferably use the shipping container at least in part as an antenna. When the secondary receiver is an FM broadcast antenna, the gap between the doors of the shipping container can serve as a slotted antenna. | 03-29-2012 |
David Brooks, Seattle, WA US
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20120174674 | GEOMETRY COMPENSATING TRANSDUCER ATTACHMENTS FOR ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF CHAMFERS OR COUNTERSUNK SURFACES - A geometry compensating transducer attachment for ultrasonic inspection of a structure includes a geometry-compensating structure having at least one angled surface configured to engage the structure to be inspected, and the geometry-compensating structure having an acoustic velocity generally matching an acoustic velocity of the structure to be inspected. | 07-12-2012 |
David Brooks, Warren, NJ US
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20130084243 | IGF-1R SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES USEFUL IN THE DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF CELLULAR PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - The present invention relates to mammalian antibodies, designated 12B1 and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), preferably human IGF-IR. Also included are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies derived from the antibodies disclosed herein. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the mammalian antibodies as well as methods of use thereof are also disclosed. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions thereof for treatment and diagnosis of pathological hyperproliferative oncogenic disorders associated with expression of IGf-1R. | 04-04-2013 |
20150078996 | IGF-1R SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES USEFUL IN THE DETECTION AND DIAGNOSIS OF CELLULAR PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - The present invention relates to mammalian antibodies, designated 12B1 and antigen-binding portions thereof that specifically bind to insulin-like growth factor I receptor (IGF-IR), preferably human IGF-IR. Also included are chimeric, bispecific, derivatized, single chain antibodies derived from the antibodies disclosed herein. Nucleic acid molecules encoding the mammalian antibodies as well as methods of use thereof are also disclosed. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies and methods of using the antibodies and compositions thereof for treatment and diagnosis of pathological hyperproliferative oncogenic disorders associated with expression of IGf-1R. | 03-19-2015 |
David Brooks, Hod Hasharon IL
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20130039662 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC TRANSCEIVER HAVING HOUSING WITH SMALL FORM FACTOR - An optical transceiver comprising: an optical transmitter having plurality of light sources controllable to generate optical signals in different optical channels, an output aperture, an optical multiplexer that multiplexes optical signals generated by the light sources and transmits them to exit the transceiver from the output aperture; an optical receiver having a plurality of optical sensors, an input aperture for receiving optical signals in a plurality of optical channels, a demultiplexer that demultiplexes signals received at the input aperture, and directs signals received in different channels to different optical sensors of the plurality of optical sensors; and a QSFP compliant housing that houses the transmitter and receiver. | 02-14-2013 |
David Brooks, Lawrenceville, GA US
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20120112396 | SPRING COILS FOR INNERSPRING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A progressive spring coil comprises a first spring portion comprising a top end and a bottom end and having a first spring rate, wherein the first spring rate is substantially linear or substantially nonlinear; a second spring portion comprising a top end and a bottom end and having a second spring rate, wherein the second spring rate is substantially linear or substantially nonlinear; and a third spring portion disposed between the first spring portion and the second spring portion, wherein the third spring portion has a third spring rate, wherein the third spring rate is substantially linear or substantially nonlinear. | 05-10-2012 |
David John Brooks, Gladesville AU
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20110075671 | Providing Dynamic Quality of Service for Applications Accessed Over a Network - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing dynamic Quality of Service (QoS) for connections to applications over a network are provided. The method receives a message associated with the application, wherein the message includes information identifying the connection to the application and information about the application. The method then determines, based on a set of rules defined for the application, a QoS level to apply to the connection, and applies the determined QoS level to the connection. The QoS applied to the connection corresponds to the application and not the QoS associated with a personal or home account QoS that would otherwise be applied to the connection. | 03-31-2011 |
Dennis Brooks, Weston, NJ US
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20130078358 | STIGMASTEROL-RICH PHYTOSTEROL COMPOSITION AND USE - A stigmasterol-rich phytosterol composition is prepared wherein the composition comprises at least 50% stigmasterol, based on the total weight of phytosterols, no more than 1000 ppm water, no more than 50 ppm ethanol, and wherein stigmasterol is at least 98% in the anhydrous form. A ready-to-freeze beverage is provided comprising the stigmasterol-rich composition and water, with optional additives. A frozen beverage is prepared from the ready-to-freeze beverage as a pourable slush. There are further provided processes to prepare the ready-to-freeze beverage and the frozen slush beverage. | 03-28-2013 |
Dennis Brooks, Westport, CT US
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20130196044 | SLUSH - A slush beverage formulation and method for preparing same that, once reaching a steady-state temperature in a freezer, results in a pourable slush. The pourable slush is obtained by formulating to a specific range of ingredient content, dependent on the alcohol content of the end product. In a preferred form, an ice-nucleating agent and/or an ice-particle-shape-controlling ingredient are added. | 08-01-2013 |
Diane Elizabeth Brooks, Sandy, OR US
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20150079195 | Diane's Manna - This medicine is used treat Cancer, Pain and Bipolar. It can be taken as food or as a potent medicine in therapeutic effective amounts and potencies. It treats Cancer, depression, psychosis, manic symptoms, fear, Attention deficit symptoms, illness symptoms, pain, right lip retardation and removes bumps on the necks within a week or two. It is interchangeable in the ingredients. It can be combined with Pharmaceutical drugs and ingredients. It decreases the need for narcotics, cancer drugs or mental health drugs. It is extremely strong or potent and can be made weak or make your little ADD or Bipolar kid normal. It just has a continual ability. It is very potent. | 03-19-2015 |
Donald Brooks, Winnipeg CA
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20110213450 | MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM - A medical device delivery system for remotely deploying a stent or similar medical device is disclosed. The medical device delivery system includes a delivery device having a handle engaged to an elongated barrel with a puller arrangement attached to an elongated outer catheter defining a distal end engaged to a catheter tip that collectively encapsulates the medical device. The handle includes a trigger actuator operatively engaged to a drive mechanism with a lead screw that drives the puller arrangement along the barrel. During deployment, the trigger actuator is actuated by the user, which activates the drive mechanism and rotates the lead screw for moving the puller arrangement to automatically deploy the medical device. In manual operation, the user disengages the lead screw from the puller arrangement and manually moves the puller arrangement toward the handle to manually deploy the medical device rather than actuate the trigger actuator. | 09-01-2011 |
Donald Brooks, Vancouver CA
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20130122112 | Derivatized Hyperbranched Polyglycerols - Herein are provided derivatized hyperbranched polyglycerols (“dHPGs”). The dHPG comprises a core comprising a hyperbranched polyglycerol derivatized with C | 05-16-2013 |
Donald E. Brooks, Vancouver CA
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20080292579 | Polymer-Based Serum Albumin Substitute - This invention provides the use of a polymer comprising a hyperbranched polyether polyol such as hyperbranched polyglycerol as a serum albumin substitute. Also provided are high molecular weight hyperbranched polyglycerol polymers suitable for a variety of medical and non-medical uses including methods for making such high molecular weight polymers. | 11-27-2008 |
20100324150 | HYPERBRANCHED POLYGLYCEROL FOR IMPROVING HEART FUNCTION - A method of improving heart function in a subject, the method comprising administering an effective amount of a hyperbranched polyglycerol to a subject. The improvement in heart function may include one or more of an increase in myocardial contractile function, reduced or absent fibrosis, an increase in mechanical efficiency of the heart, an increase in ejection fraction, an increase in glucose oxidation or a decrease in fatty acid oxidation, as determined by conventional methods known in the art. | 12-23-2010 |
20120308546 | POLYMERS FOR REVERSING HEPARIN-BASED ANTICOAGULATION - Embodiments presented herein relate to various polymers. Some of the polymer embodiments are heparin binding polymers. Some embodiments of the heparin binding polymers can be employed to bind to heparin for methods such as separating, purifying, removing, and/or isolating heparin and heparin like molecules. | 12-06-2012 |
20130022647 | POLYMERS FOR REVERSING HEPARIN-BASED ANTICOAGULATION - Embodiments presented herein relate to various polymers. Some of the polymer embodiments are heparin binding polymers. Some embodiments of the heparin binding polymers can be employed to bind to heparin for methods such as separating, purifying, removing, and/or isolating heparin and heparin like molecules. | 01-24-2013 |
20130303981 | SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS BY SURFACE MODIFICATION - Devices including a flexible substrate and a grafted polymer brush coating on at least one surface of the flexible substrate and methods for making and using such devices are provided herein. The grafted polymer brush included on the devices allow for controlled bending of the device during use. | 11-14-2013 |
20140127312 | POLYMERS FOR REVERSING HEPARIN-BASED ANTICOAGULATION - Embodiments presented herein relate to various polymers. Some of the polymer embodiments are heparin binding polymers. Some embodiments of the heparin binding polymers can be employed to bind to heparin for methods such as separating, purifying, removing, and/or isolating heparin and heparin like molecules. | 05-08-2014 |
Douglas Alexander Brooks, North Cheltenham AU
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20120184050 | MULTIPLEX SCREENING FOR LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISORDERS (LSDS) - A novel protein profiling method of testing for Lysosomal Storage Diseases (“LSD”) using discovered normalized lysosomal fingerprint patterns. The fingerprint patterns reveal the health of lysosomal organelles, specific LSD, and clinical severity. Multiplexing bead technology for simultaneous screening of multiple LSD and normalizing measured enzyme activity or protein levels against other lysosomal proteins, enzymes, or enzyme activities. Compounds, reagents, and methods for identifying and quantifying multiple target enzymes and proteins. | 07-19-2012 |
Edward L. Brooks, Hurricane, WV US
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20140030968 | GRINDER SAFETY REST WITH SPECIAL SHAPE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS - An adjustable safety rest for grinding wheel includes a notch in one of a base edge defining side walls and an inner wall conformable in a spaced relationship around outer side edges and the outer edge of a grinding wheel. A wheel edge gap conformable member or special shape member is mounted in a base fixed to the grinder and is axially adjustable in position to maintain a first end of member in a fixed spaced dimensional relationship relative to one portion of the outer surface of the grinding wheel as the grinding wheel undergoes wear. The member may be disposed in a recess in the base at a 45° degree angle intersecting at least one inner corner of the notch in the base. The member may also be centrally mounted on the base to intersect only the inner wall of the base. | 01-30-2014 |
Eric J. Brooks, Cedar Valley CA
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20110200570 | Composition and Method for Treating Infections and Promoting Intestinal Health - Compositions and methods for the treatment of intestinal infections. Compositions that include a liquid crystal mixture of an antimicrobial glycerol fatty acid ester and a polyhydric alcohol inhibit the growth of numerous deleterious intestinal pathogenic bacteria, including | 08-18-2011 |
Evan D. Brooks, Boulder, CO US
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20120297653 | IMAGE DISPLAY, METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SAME, AND PRINTING SUBSTRATE FOR USE THEREWITH - An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided. | 11-29-2012 |
20130055609 | IMAGE DISPLAY - An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided. | 03-07-2013 |
20130059126 | IMAGE DISPLAY AND IMAGE SUBSTRATE FOR USE THEREWITH - An image display including an image substrate and a support structure. The image substrate has an image printed on a first surface. The support structure can include a front sheet, a back sheet and a plurality of side strips secured between the front sheet and the back sheet for forming a closed support structure. An internal support can be provided in an internal cavity of the support structure for enhancing the rigidity of the support structure. The image substrate can be adhered to an external surface of the front sheet so that the front sheet forms a rigid backing for the image substrate. A variety of image substrates are provided. | 03-07-2013 |
Ezekial Brooks, Raleigh, NC US
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20120223920 | System, computer program product, and method for capturing and processing form data - A system for communicating packaged data includes a pen-enabled computing device and a second computing device. The pen-enabled computing device includes a handwriting capture interface, a user interface and a processing element. The handwriting capture interface is capable of receiving and capturing an electronic handwriting input within at least one input field of an electronic form based upon a position of a writing stylus. To facilitate proper operation of the pen-enabled computing device, the user interface is adapted to provide feedback, such as aural, visual and/or vibration feedback, based upon the electronic handwriting input. The pen-enabled computing device is capable of transmitting packaged data including at least one form identifier and processed electronic handwriting input. Thereafter, the second computing device is capable of receiving the packaged data and then verifying the processed electronic handwriting input. | 09-06-2012 |
Garrett Neville Brooks, Baltimore, MD US
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20120097831 | DISPLAY DEVICE CASE, STAND AND ACCESSORY SYSTEM - A sleeve system for a rectangular electronic device enables adjustment of the electronic device from landscape orientation, wherein the longer side of the electronic device is horizontal, to portrait orientation, wherein the longer side of the electronic device is vertical, while the electronic device is engaged with the sleeve system. The sleeve system may be used on a user's hand, or with an accessory such as a tabletop stand, wall hook, garment or headrest cover for a seat. A rail may be provided to support multiple instances of the wall hook. | 04-26-2012 |
Gary Brooks, Dekalb, IL US
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20120128122 | X-RAY TUBE WITH INDEPENDENT X- AND Z- DYNAMIC FOCAL SPOT DEFLECTION - An X-ray tube ( | 05-24-2012 |
20120275562 | X-RAY TUBE WITH A COMBINED X- AND Y- FOCAL SPOT DEFLECTION METHOD - An X-ray tube is provided adapted to generate X-ray beams, comprising a first and a second deflection device mounted external or internal to the X-ray tube between a cathode and an anode in a diagonal manner for focal spot deflection in a combined x- and y-direction. The first and second deflection devices are triggered alternately such that only one deflection device is activated at a time. The first and second deflection devices may be triggered according to a predetermined switching sequence, e.g. producing a predetermined deflection pattern of the focal spot. Thereby, an improved x- and z-flying focal spot methodology is provided. | 11-01-2012 |
Glenn G. Brooks, Atlanta, GA US
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20120318705 | Compartmented Tray for Condiment Containers - A compartmented tray has an array of receptacle interconnected by a common top wall. The top wall has a peripheral flange which reinforces the tray, and the receptacles are all interconnected by troughs which further increase the tray's flexural stiffness. | 12-20-2012 |
Jasmina B. Brooks, Milwaukee, WI US
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20130054265 | AUTOMATED EMERGENCY ADMISSION WORKFLOW METHOD FOR CARDIAC AND OTHER TIME OR CRITICAL CARE PATIENTS - A system, computer program product and method for automated admission of a patient to a specialized care unit of a health care facility from a pre-hospital setting includes a controller with a memory in communication with a processor, the memory including program instructions for execution by the processor to detect an initiation of a specialized patient care protocol, link an identifier of a patient locator device associated with the patient to an electronic medical record of the patient in an electronic admission system of the health care facility, poll one or more specialized care units to identify an available specialized care unit, automatically schedule a procedure in the available specialized care unit, and electronically route the patient from the pre-hospital setting directly to the available specialized care unit. | 02-28-2013 |
Jeffrey S. Brooks, Ra'Anana IL
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20090287231 | FLOATING GASTROINTESTINAL ANCHOR - Apparatus ( | 11-19-2009 |
20100016871 | FLOATING GASTROINTESTINAL ANCHOR - Apparatus for use in a gastrointestinal tract of a subject, the apparatus including a straightening rod ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100121371 | NON-ENDOSCOPIC INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF A DEVICE - Apparatus is provided for use in a stomach of a subject, including a gastric balloon and a hollow, flexible tube coupled at a distal end thereof to the gastric balloon. A proximal portion of the tube, when in a relaxed position, is shaped so as to prevent the balloon from passing into a duodenum of the subject. The apparatus also includes an inflation conduit disposed in part within the distal end of the tube, the inflation conduit exiting the tube at a site proximal to the gastric balloon. Other embodiments are also provided. | 05-13-2010 |
20110092998 | BALLOON HYDRAULIC AND GASEOUS EXPANSION SYSTEM - Apparatus is provided, including an intrabody balloon configured to be in a folded state during insertion into a subject's body, and to become inflated inside the subject's body. The apparatus also includes one or more bands disposed annularly around the balloon at respective longitudinal positions along the balloon. The bands are configured, while the balloon is in the folded state thereof, to secure the balloon in the folded state, and due to the balloon becoming inflated, to slide and become coupled to a portion of the apparatus. Other applications are also described. | 04-21-2011 |
20110218563 | FLOATING GASTROINTESTINAL ANCHOR - Apparatus is provided for use in a stomach of a subject. The apparatus includes a gastric balloon and an anchor coupled to the gastric balloon. The anchor includes a flexible tube, which, when in a relaxed position, is shaped so as to define a portion that prevents the anchor from passing into a duodenum of the subject. The anchor also includes one or more shape-controlling elements coupled to the portion and configured to control a shape of the portion. Other embodiments are also described. | 09-08-2011 |
20130274789 | FLOATING GASTROINTESTINAL ANCHOR - Apparatus ( | 10-17-2013 |
John Brooks, Hackney AU
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20100012615 | Bottle Closure with Two Interlocking Parts One Fitting Over the Other - The present invention describes a bottle closure for bottles containing liquids at high pressure, such as bottles of sparkling wine, the closure having a first part and a second part, the first part having a portion adapted to receive a portion of an upper section of a neck of the bottle, and a second part that fits substantially over the first part, which is relatively movable with respect to the first part and has at least two positions, a first of which is in a free position and a second of which is in an interlocking position whereby a portion of the second part urges against a portion of the first part receiving the upper section of the neck of the bottle so as to be engaging against an outer side of the said first part to hold it thereby to resist release from its interlocking position with respect to the said neck of an industry standard bottle. | 01-21-2010 |
John Brooks, Leabrook AU
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20110024383 | SYNTHETIC BOTTLE CLOSURE - There is a closure | 02-03-2011 |
20110303632 | Closure for a Bottle - A closure ( | 12-15-2011 |
20120298613 | Closure with Obliquely Angled Cam Surfaces On Inner and Outer Parts - A closure ( | 11-29-2012 |
20140076927 | Bag In Box Packaging - An outer box for a bag in box packaging includes a plurality of walls and an articulatable portion. The articulatable portion is hingedly coupled to each of the dispensing wall, the first sidewall and the second sidewall. The articulatable portion also includes a front portion, a first side webbing and a second side webbing. Inward rotation of the front portion causes the first and second panels of each of the first and second side webbing to rotate about a respective one of the central folds thereof. An outer surface of each of the first and second panels face each other, with the articulated portion overlying a portion of the first panel of each of the first side webbing and second side webbing. | 03-20-2014 |
20140121089 | Bag-In-Box Assembly Apparatus And Method Of Coupling A Bag And A Box To Form A Bag-In-Box Assembly - A bag-in-box assembly apparatus comprising a frame, an insertion assembly and assembly urging arms. The bag-in-box assembly apparatus is configured for use in association with a bag-in-box package having a box with an opening and a bag having a spout. A collar is coupled to the spout of the bag and the also interfaces with the opening of the box. The assembly apparatus is utilized to couple the collar to the bag, inserting the bag into the box and coupling the collar to the box. | 05-01-2014 |
20140263592 | Bag In Box Carton - A bag in box carton configured for receipt of a flexible package. Advantageously, the front wall assembly comprises a plurality of chamfered surfaces so that the panel through which the spout extends is captured and contained substantially or entirely within the footprint of the carton. | 09-18-2014 |
20150041494 | Bag In Box Packaging Having An Inserted Panel For Receiving A Spout Of The Bag - A bag in box packaging including a flexible bag and an outer carton. The flexible bag defines a cavity, with a spout coupled thereto providing access to the cavity. The outer carton has a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite the first side wall. A front wall extends therebetween. The inner spout retaining member further includes an inner spout retaining member. The inner spout retaining member includes a first panel that extends between the first sidewall and the second sidewall and is spaced apart from the front wall. The first panel includes a spout receiving slot extending thereinto. The spout of the bag is positionable within the spout receiving slot of the first panel, so as to position the spout between the first panel and the front wall. A spout locking member is structurally configured to maintain the spout within the spout receiving slot of the first panel. | 02-12-2015 |
20150041495 | Bag In Box Packaging Having An Inserted Panel For Receiving A Spout Of The Bag For Corner Dispensing - The bag in box packaging comprising an inner bag, an outer carton and an inner spout retaining member. The inner bag defines a cavity with a spout coupled thereto. The outer carton includes a front wall and a first sidewall positioned adjacent the front wall, both extending from a bottom wall to a top wall. The inner spout retaining member including a first panel spanning diagonally from the first sidewall to the front wall obliquely relative to each wall and spaced apart from a side edge joining the front wall to the first sidewall, to define a triangular cross-sectional configuration. The first panel includes a spout retaining slot extending thereinto. The spout extends into the spout receiving slot so as to capture the spout within the cross-sectional configuration and directed toward the side edge. The inner bag is positioned on the opposite side of the first panel. | 02-12-2015 |
John Rogers Brooks, Portland, OR US
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20130160292 | MACHINE TOOLS AND METHODS FOR MACHINING TURBINE ROTOR ASSEMBLIES - Machine tools and methods for machining turbine rotor assemblies are disclosed. Some machine tools include a drill arm that pushes off of a turbine stage that is adjacent to a turbine stage to be machined. Some machine tools include a clamping arm that secures the machine tool to a turbine stage to be machined and an adjacent turbine stage. Some methods include pushing-off of a turbine stage that is adjacent to a turbine stage to be machined. Some methods include securing a machine tool to a turbine stage that is adjacent to a turbine stage to be machined. Some methods include monitoring at least one of a current delivered to a first motor and a voltage applied to the first motor and controlling a second motor in response to the monitoring. Some methods include sequentially machining a turbine stage with cutting tools having increasing lengths and/or diameters. | 06-27-2013 |
John W. Brooks, Huntsville, AL US
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20120313813 | Direct-to-Digital Software-Defined Radar - A direct-to-digital software defined radar system includes a high-speed digitizer coupled directly to a receive antenna and outputs a digital signal to a processor which receives the digitized signal, along with an arbitrarily-defined reference signal provided by signal generator, and indexes the signal data according to time and geo-location, arranges the data according to a three-dimensional data structure, declutters and filters and refines the data for storage or display. | 12-13-2012 |
Julie Brooks, Washington, DC US
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20130246966 | Multiple Display Modes for a Pane in a Graphical User Interface - Systems and methods for providing multiple display modes for a pane in a graphical user interface are provided. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method for displaying a pane in a user interface, includes: in a first display mode: displaying the pane in the user interface, wherein display of the pane persists regardless of a position of a pointer icon in the user interface; and ceasing to display the pane in response to detecting selection of an indicator; and in a second display mode: displaying the pane in the user interface, wherein display of the pane persists while the pointer icon is positioned over the indicator or within the perimeter of the pane; and ceasing to display the pane in response to detecting that the pointer icon is no longer positioned over the indicator or within the perimeter of the pane. | 09-19-2013 |
20140115557 | Transitioning Between Iterations in Agile Software Development - A computer-implemented method of managing work items associated with agile software development includes displaying a first group of incomplete work items associated with a current iteration of an agile software development project. In response to a first user input, a first incomplete work item of the first group is transferred from the current iteration to a subsequent iteration of the agile software development project. A determination is made that no incomplete work items remain associated with the current iteration. The current iteration is closed and the subsequent iteration is activated. | 04-24-2014 |
Kallem Brooks, Tugun AU
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20140038741 | SPORT TRAINING DEVICE - A sports ball for stroke training is provided which comprises one or more designated energy-absorbing zones and one or more energy-responsive zones adjacent the one or more designated energy-absorbing zones wherein the one or more energy-responsive zones are positioned at one or more sweet spots of the sports ball, such that a stroke that strikes an energy-responsive zone results in the sports ball travelling further than the sports ball will travel from a similar stroke that strikes an energy-absorbing zone. | 02-06-2014 |
Kriston P. Brooks, Kennewick, WA US
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20120174984 | COMBINED ON-BOARD HYDRIDE SLURRY STORAGE AND REACTOR SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR HYDROGEN-POWERED VEHICLES AND DEVICES - An on-board hydride storage system and process are described. The system includes a slurry storage system that includes a slurry reactor and a variable concentration slurry. In one preferred configuration, the storage system stores a slurry containing a hydride storage material in a carrier fluid at a first concentration of hydride solids. The slurry reactor receives the slurry containing a second concentration of the hydride storage material and releases hydrogen as a fuel to hydrogen-power devices and vehicles. | 07-12-2012 |
Lardus Brooks, Pretoria ZA
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20080312995 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SYSTEM EVENTS - The present disclosure provides methods and apparatuses for managing system events. Using the methods and apparatus herein, users can create events that are based on changes in a business process or a business system due to a business process activity. Users can create and manage events that evaluate and execute policies outside of the context of the business process workflow and policy management systems. | 12-18-2008 |
Lawrence R. Brooks, Phoenix, MD US
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20140066189 | Web Based Methods and Apparatus For Parimutual Historical Gaming - A system for parimutuel wagering on actual past events includes, in one embodiment, a video server including a database having video images of gaming events stored therein, a game server including a computer system configured to facilitate pari-mutuel wagering on actual past events and to permit a player to select a percentage weight for each of a plurality of handicapping factors, and a plurality of terminals. The video server and plurality of terminals are communicatably coupled to the game server. | 03-06-2014 |
Lawrence Robert Brooks, Phoenix, MD US
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20140066188 | Methods and Apparatus For Parimutual Historical Gaming - A system for parimutuel wagering on actual past events includes, in one embodiment, a video server including a database having video images of gaming events stored therein, a game server including a computer system configured to facilitate pari-mutuel wagering on actual past events and to permit a player to select a percentage weight for each of a plurality of handicapping factors, and a plurality of terminals. The video server and plurality of terminals are communicatably coupled to the game server. | 03-06-2014 |
Mark A. Brooks, Gaylordsville, CT US
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20130283027 | Automatic Update of Persistent Boot Parameter Storage - A method for automatically updating persistent boot parameter storage in a computer system includes storing updated boot parameters for an operating system in the computer system in a hardware boot parameter storage area in a memory of the computer system; performing a reboot of the operating system with the updated boot parameters; determining whether the reboot of the operating system is successful; and, in the event the reboot of the operating system is successful, automatically propagating the updated boot parameters from the hardware boot parameter storage area to a persistent boot parameter storage area. | 10-24-2013 |
20140101427 | AUTOMATIC UPDATE OF PERSISTENT BOOT PARAMETER STORAGE - A computer system includes a memory, the memory comprising a hardware boot parameter storage area; an operating system running on the computer system; and reboot logic configured to: store updated boot parameters for the operating system in the hardware boot parameter storage area in the memory; perform a reboot of the operating system with the updated boot parameters; determine whether the reboot of the operating system is successful, and, in the event the reboot of the operating system is successful, automatically propagate the updated boot parameters to a persistent boot parameter storage area. | 04-10-2014 |
Mark Duncan Brooks, Northcote Victoria AU
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20100030082 | Ultrasound Apparatus - There is disclosed an ultrasound apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer that operates in a target plane, and a light source that emits a broad, planar light beam that is co-planar with said target plane and directed relative to said ultrasound transducer to illuminate at least a region where an instrument is to be aligned with said target plane. | 02-04-2010 |
Marty Charles Brooks, Kelowna CA
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20090102661 | WIRELESS ASSET IDENTIFICATION AND LOCATION - Asset identification and locating systems comprising a plurality of reference location tags and a plurality of asset identification tags, each reference location and asset identification tag having: a transceiver which can control the range of the tag; a unique tag identification number; a plurality of asset identification and locating retrieval units connected to a network, wherein each asset identification and locating retrieval unit will send and/or receive signals from the asset identification and reference location tags. | 04-23-2009 |
Mary E. Brooks, Morgan City, LA US
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20130260658 | Shell cracking device - A shell cracking device that includes a top scissor portion having a first eye ring, a first aperture, a first semi-circular cracking indenture and a first blade portion and a bottom scissor portion coupled to the top scissor portion, the bottom scissor portion having a second eye ring, a second aperture, a second semi-circular cracking indenture and a second blade portion. The device also includes a rivet inserted into the first aperture and the second aperture, the rivet allows the top scissor portion and the bottom scissor portion to open and to receive a piece of shelled food and to close down on the piece of shelled food and an eye ring covering placed on the first eye ring and the second eye ring to provide an ergonomic grip on the shell cracking device. | 10-03-2013 |
Michael Brooks, Spring City, PA US
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20120096149 | CLOUD FEDERATION IN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Various methods, devices, and systems are described for cloud federation in a cloud computing network including bridging computing resources between an enterprise and a cloud or among multiple clouds. These techniques involve generating an image of the host system and decoupling it from its underlying computing resources so that it can be migrated across disparate computing resources in a seamless manner. In one embodiment, an enterprise workload can be bridged with cloud resources to receive software as a service. In other embodiments, bridging is performed across multiple public or private clouds, each potentially having disparate computing resources. In addition, users can access and use these cloud services through a web browser or other network interface anywhere in the cloud computing network as if the services were installed locally on their own computer. | 04-19-2012 |
Michael B. Brooks, Vancouver, WA US
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20120305492 | RUNOFF COLLECTION SYSTEM WITH FIRST FLUSH CONTROL AND PRETREATMENT - A rainwater collection system is described which includes generally a rainwater routing system and a collection unit. The rainwater routing system may comprise a first flush diversion unit designed to discharge to a run-off path, an initial amount of rainwater such that initial particulate matter from rooftops, etc., are not collected. The rainwater routing system may comprise a pre-treatment unit, the pre-treatment unit designed to remove particulate matter from the rainwater. The collection unit of the rainwater collection system comprises a storage tank having an internal day tank compartment. The described rainwater collection system allows for the collection of rainwater with a substantially reduced amount of particulate matter. | 12-06-2012 |
Michael John Brooks, Adelaide AU
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20100067801 | Network Surveillance System - A method for estimating the activity topology of a set of sensed data windows is described. Each of the sensed data windows related to a corresponding sensed region. The method includes the steps of determining a subset of sensed data windows that are not connected; and excluding the subset of sensed data windows from the set of sensed data windows. In one embodiment, the sensed data windows corresponding to image windows such as would be provided by a visual surveillance system. | 03-18-2010 |
20130242109 | Network Surveillance System - A method for estimating the activity topology of a set of sensed data windows is described. Each of the sensed data windows related to a corresponding sensed region. The method includes the steps of determining a subset of sensed data windows that are not connected; and excluding the subset of sensed data windows from the set of sensed data windows. In one embodiment, the sensed data windows corresponding to image windows such as would be provided by a visual surveillance system. | 09-19-2013 |
Michael T. Brooks, Raleigh, NC US
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20130325437 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Mood State Determination - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for determining an overall mood score of a document. For example, the document is received from a computer-readable medium. A text segment in a document is identified to be indicative of a mood of the document. The text segment is mapped to a mood scale among a predetermined set of mood scales. A mood weight associated with the mood scale for the text segment is generated. An overall mood score of the document is determined based at least in part on the mood weight. | 12-05-2013 |
Norman W. Brooks, London CA
Patrick Brooks, Berlin DE
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20120037312 | MULTILAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURE - The present invention relates to a process for manufacture of multilayer printed circuit boards and articles formed thereby, especially IC substrates. The inventive process utilizes in individual process steps inorganic silicates and organosilane bonding mixtures to provide adhesion between layers of copper and dielectric materials. Said process leads to an enhanced adhesive strength, improved mechanical and thermal stress resistance as well as humidity resistance of multilayer printed circuit boards and IC substrates. | 02-16-2012 |
20140076461 | SOLUTION AND PROCESS FOR THE PRE-TREATMENT OF COPPER SURFACES USING AN N-ALKOXYLATED ADHESION-PROMOTING COMPOUND - The invention concerns a solution for pretreating copper surfaces, and a method for pre-treating copper surfaces allowing the formation of a tight bond to plastic substrates. The solution comprises: a) hydrogen peroxide, b) at least one acid, and c) at least one nitrogen-containing, five-membered, heterocyclic compound, and d) additionally at least one nitrogen containing, adhesion-promoting compound, said compound comprising, or consisting of, lactams, non-quaternary fatty amines, amides and polyamides, connected at one or more of its nitrogen atoms with at least one residue of formula (I). | 03-20-2014 |
Paul Brooks, Fitchburg, WI US
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20120319410 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE AND POWER GENERATION - A thermal energy storage system is proposed in which the latent heat of fusion of common salts is used to store energy within a selectable temperature range, extending both above and below the melting/freezing temperature zone of the salt mixture. The salt mixture occupies interstitial void spaces in a solid endostructure. The solid material remains in the solid state throughout the thermal cycling of the energy storage system, and preferably has properties of thermal conduction and specific heat that enhance the behavior of the salt mixture alone, while being chemically compatible with all materials in the storage system. The storage system is capable of accepting and delivering heat at high rates, thereby allowing power generation using a suitable energy transfer media to power a turbine of an electric generator or a process heat need to provide a relatively local, dispatchable, rechargeable thermal storage system, combined with a suitably sized generator. | 12-20-2012 |
Paul Brooks, Ofterdingen DE
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20110255865 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASCERTAINING THE MAPPING BETWEEN VIRTUAL LANES AND PHYSICAL LANES IN A MULTI-LANE TRANSCEIVER - For an apparatus which communicates data of a number of virtual lanes over a number of physical lanes, where the number of virtual lanes is different than the number of physical lanes and where a mapping between the virtual lanes and the physical lanes is not fixed, a method is provided for ascertaining the mapping between the virtual lanes and the physical lanes. The method includes: applying an impairment to a communication capability of one of the physical lanes so as to increase bit errors for data communicated via said one physical lane; determining a test bit error rate for each of the plurality of virtual lanes while the impairment is applied to the communication capability of the one physical lane; and ascertaining from the test bit error rates which of the virtual lanes is/are mapped to the one physical lane whose communication capability was impaired. | 10-20-2011 |
20140250328 | TEST DEVICE AND METHOD - A test device is provided for testing a device under test (DUT) having a control interface compliant with a standard selected from a plurality of standards each supporting a common set of management data input/output (MDIO) and non-MDIO control signals. The test device includes a test interface and an integrated control interface. The integrated control interface adapts to the standard with which the control interface of the DUT complies, so that the integrated control interface directly and fully controls the DUT via at least the common set of MDIO and non-MDIO control signals. The integrated control interface exchanges control signals selected from the common set of MDIO and non-MDIO control signals with the control interface of the DUT to monitor the DUT and thereby obtain status information about the DUT. | 09-04-2014 |
20140258795 | BIT ERROR PATTERN ANALYZER AND METHOD - The invention relates to a method and device for testing a data link. A single-lane or multi-lane bit error tester that transmits one or more PRBS signals through the data link is augmented with a raw bit error buffer for storing bit error information for each detected error event and an error pattern analyzer. Most frequently occurring intra-lane bit error patterns, inter-lane word error patterns, and bit slip patterns are identified and their characteristics are analyzed so as to provide information indicative of root causes of the detected bit errors and bit slips. | 09-11-2014 |
Paul Brooks, Weddington, NC US
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20120180101 | QUALITY FEEDBACK MECHANISM FOR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM - A method is provided which is suitable for implementation in a switched digital video content-based network, wherein a head end obtains a first group of program streams and sends to a client only a subset of the program streams selected by subscribers in a neighborhood of the client. At least one of imminence and presence of a condition of inadequate bandwidth is determined. Responsive to the determining of the at least one of imminence and presence of the condition of inadequate bandwidth, a bit rate of at least one of the subset of the program streams selected by the subscribers in the neighborhood of the client is dynamically decreased by adjusting encoding thereof, while maintaining adequate quality for the at least one of the subset of the program streams selected by the subscribers in the neighborhood of the client, based on an objective quality measure, in order to address the at least one of imminence and presence of the condition of inadequate bandwidth. | 07-12-2012 |
20150046959 | QUALITY FEEDBACK MECHANISM FOR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A SWITCHED DIGITAL VIDEO SYSTEM - In a switched digital video content-based network, wherein a head end obtains a first group of program streams and sends to a client only a subset of the program streams selected by subscribers in a neighborhood of the client, imminence and/or presence of a condition of inadequate bandwidth is determined. Responsive to the determining, a bit rate of at least one of the subset of the program streams selected by the subscribers in the neighborhood of the client is dynamically decreased by adjusting encoding thereof, while maintaining adequate quality for the at least one of the subset of the program streams selected by the subscribers in the neighborhood of the client, based on an objective quality measure, in order to address the imminence and/or presence of the condition of inadequate bandwidth. | 02-12-2015 |
Peter Brooks, Singapore SG
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20110251978 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING FINANCIAL PERSONALITY - One or more aspects comprise a computer system comprising one or more servers that: (a) provide a financial personality assessment questionnaire to a user; and (b) receive data describing said user's responses to one or more questions in said questionnaire; and one or more processors in communication with said one or more servers that: (a) based on said data describing said user's responses, assess said user's investment-related attitudes across a plurality of scales and produce a multi-dimensional financial personality identifier for said user; and (b) construct a user risk profile for said user derived from said multi-dimensional financial personality identifier. | 10-13-2011 |
20110270780 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING FINANCIAL PERSONALITY - One or more aspects comprise a computer system comprising one or more servers that: (a) provide a financial personality assessment questionnaire to a user; and (b) receive data describing said user's responses to one or more questions in said questionnaire; and one or more processors in communication with said one or more servers that: (a) based on said data describing said user's responses, assess said user's investment-related attitudes across a plurality of scales and produce a multi-dimensional financial personality identifier for said user; and (b) construct a user risk profile for said user derived from said multi-dimensional financial personality identifier. | 11-03-2011 |
Peter Brooks, Paris FR
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20100240539 | Human Autism Susceptibility Gene Encoding PRKCB1 and Uses Thereof - The present invention discloses the identification of a human autism susceptibility gene, which can be used for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of autism and related disorders, as well as for the screening of therapeutically active drugs. The invention more specifically discloses that the PRKCB 1 gene on chromosome 16 and certain alleles thereof are related to susceptibility to autism and represent novel targets for therapeutic intervention. The present invention relates to particular mutations in the PRKCBI gene and expression products, as well as to diagnostic tools and kits based on these mutations. The invention can be used in the diagnosis of predisposition to, detection, prevention and/or treatment of Asperger syndrome, pervasive developmental disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, mental retardation, anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, speech delay or language impairment, epilepsy, metabolic disorder, immune disorder, bipolar disease and other psychiatric and neurological diseases. | 09-23-2010 |
Peter C. Brooks, Harpswell, ME US
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20120203051 | TREATMENT OF CANCER USING THE SODIUM SALT OF A BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE - The present invention provides a method of treating cancer using the sodium salt of a benzoic acid derivative, alone or in combination with standard treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. | 08-09-2012 |
20120329861 | TREATMENT OF CANCER USING BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVES - The present invention provides a method of treating cancer using benzoic acid derivatives, alone or in combination with standard treatments such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Also provided are methods of screening for benzoic derivatives based on their ability to inhibit the enzyme tyrosinase or to bind to and activate PXR/SXR xenobiotic receptors. | 12-27-2012 |
Randy L. Brooks, Tilbury CA
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20080197245 | Apparatus for Holding Packaging Bags - An apparatus for holding stacks of plastic packaging bags, including a wicket and a securing device for securing the packaging bags to the wicket. The wicket includes a pair of elongated leg members, and a cross-member connecting together the leg members. Each of the leg members has a series of locking portions for selectively locking the securing device to the leg members at pre-determined distances from the cross-member. The securing device includes a pair of securing buttons having a bore sized and shaped to be slidable onto the leg members over the locking portions. The locking portions are pairs of aligned locking tabs shaped to prevent the securing buttons from sliding back off the leg members. A cartridge comprising a plurality of wickets coupled together by break away tabs can be used to automate a bag-stacking operation. The wicket and securing buttons are made to be recycled along with the bags lips left after bags are torn off, reducing waste. The wicket and buttons also provide improved locking of bags, and one wicket is capable of holding varying quantities of bags. A cross-member and securing device having a plurality of apertures allows a pair of elongated leg members to be formed into wickets of various sizes to accommodate different packaging bags. | 08-21-2008 |
Robert J. Brooks, Fort Collins, CO US
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20130176767 | STORAGE ELEMENT READING USING RING OSCILLATOR - Methods and apparatus are provided for use with data storage elements. A ring oscillator is coupled to a selected element within an array such that a feedback loop is defined. A period at oscillation for the ring oscillator is compared to a reference value. A data value stored within the selected element is determined accordingly. Stored data values remain essentially unaltered when accessed and read by way of the ring oscillator. Memory arrays having memristor or other storage elements can be used according to the present teachings. | 07-11-2013 |
20140293531 | SERVER NODE - According to an example, a server node may include a base module and a plurality of face modules rotatably coupled to the base module to form an enclosure. The base module and a face module of the plurality of face modules may each include an inner surface that includes an electrical component. A flexible printed circuit interconnect may communicatively interconnect the electrical component on the inner surface of the base module to the electrical component on the inner surface of the face module. | 10-02-2014 |
20150074316 | REFLECTIVE MEMORY BRIDGE FOR EXTERNAL COMPUTING NODES - In at least some examples, a computing node includes a processor and a local memory coupled to the processor. The computing node also includes a reflective memory bridge coupled to the processor. The reflective memory bridge maps to an incoming region of the local memory assigned to at least one external computing node and maps to an outgoing region of the local memory assigned to at least one external computing node. | 03-12-2015 |
Rupert Brooks, Montreal CA
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20120038639 | PRESENTATION-ENHANCED SOLID MECHANICAL SIMULATION - In a solid mechanics simulation of a deformable object having: a model representing a condition of the deformable object; a rendering module for presenting an image of the object in response to states of the elements of the object according to an oriented view; and a user interface for a user to mechanically interact with the model to deform the modeled object; an enhancement is provided that effectively supplies a refined rendering of the set of elements of the object in view, without adding elements to the model, so that the image is of an object defined locally to a higher degree than that of the model. | 02-16-2012 |
Stanley Brooks, Mifflinberg, ME US
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20130037407 | In-Line Metallizer Assemblies and Part-Coating Conveyor Systems Incorporating The Same - In-line metalizer assemblies can include an external rotating actuator exchange that can be operable to exchange one or more parts between a conveyor system and a vacuum chamber, and an internal rotating actuator exchange within the vacuum chamber that can be operable to receive the one or more parts from the external rotating actuator exchange, transition the one or more parts to a sputter coater integrated with the vacuum chamber for metallizing, and return metalized one or more parts to the external rotating actuator exchange such that the external rotating actuator exchange can return the metalized one or more parts to the conveyor system. | 02-14-2013 |
Stephen Blair Brooks, Clemmons, NC US
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20130047331 | QUICK LOCK TENSION ROD AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Methods and apparatuses are described for providing a telescoping, load-supporting rod assembly. In one embodiment, the rod assembly may include a first portion, a second portion, a locking assembly, and a tension adjustment assembly. The locking assembly may include a threaded bolt, a cylindrical sleeve, a cylindrical locking portion, and at least two securing pins. The locking assembly may allow a user to adjust an overall length of the rod assembly by allowing the first and second portions to move with respect to each other. The rod assembly may also include a tension adjustment assembly which may include a tension adjusting spring, a tension adjusting cylindrical tube, a spring clip, at least two rivets, and at least two spacers. The tension adjustment assembly may allow a user to make small changes to the length of the rod assembly at one of the ends without moving the first or second portions with respect to each other. Corresponding and additional embodiments of rod assemblies and related methods of the present invention are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130048236 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SHOWER CURTAIN - Methods and apparatuses are provided for manufacturing a shower curtain. A method may include providing a digital image file representative of an image, printing the image represented by the digital image file onto a film with an ink, illuminating the film with ultraviolet light, and forming one or more openings along a top portion of the film. The method allows for the custom image represented by the digital image file to be printed onto the film without additional downtime for the cleaning or changing of screens that is typically required with traditional roller screen printing processes. Accordingly, a first shower curtain may be printed with a first image, and subsequently a second shower curtain may be printed with a second different image with minimal wait or prep time. Printer systems and devices and related methods of the present invention are also provided. | 02-28-2013 |
20130117926 | ROD WITH TWIST-END TENSION ASSEMBLY - We provide a tension assembly for a curtain rod, preferably a shower curtain rod. The assembly includes a tube and a plunger slidably disposed within the tube. Between the tube and the plunger is a biasing means such as a spring. The plunger includes opposite L-shaped grooves having a common axial section and opposite tangential section. The groove allows inclusion of a locking pin that is retained in the tube. The combination of the locking pin and the L-shaped grooves allows the plunger to be moved until the plunger compresses the spring, then the plunger is locked. When additional the curtain rod is put into place the plunger or rod may be rotated, releasing the plunger and allowing the spring to provide additional tension. | 05-16-2013 |
20130212799 | SLIDING SHOWER PANEL ASSEMBLY - We provide a shower enclosure, typically a temporary shower enclosure. Embodiments may include a rod that includes an insert. The insert has at least two tracks. Each track includes a panel that has a top portion that may be placed within the track and the rod. The panel then slides within the track. The rod may be held in a shower enclosure by friction. This allows the creation of an inexpensive and easily-cleaned and replaced shower enclosure. | 08-22-2013 |
Stephen Wade Brooks, Johnston, IA US
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20130252720 | GAMING SYSTEMS WITH CONFIGURABLE JACKPOT AWARD STRATEGIES - A gaming machine includes an input device and a processor coupled to the input device. The input device is configured to receive a game play event from a player. The processor is programmed to determine whether a jackpot trigger condition is satisfied based at least in part on the game play event. The jackpot trigger condition includes a target quantity of games played, a target set of game tokens, a target pattern of game symbols, and/or a target pattern of game play outcomes. The processor is further programmed to award a jackpot credit to one or more players when the jackpot trigger condition is satisfied. | 09-26-2013 |
Tim Brooks, Kirkland, WA US
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20130069391 | ACCESS TO TRUCK SLEEPER FOR TRIM OPERATIONS - Assemblies for selectively providing access to an interior portion of a vehicle having a sidewall are provided. Methods of manufacturing a vehicle that incorporates the assemblies are also provided. The assemblies utilize an access opening formed in a portion of a sidewall of the vehicle to facilitate trimming the interior of the vehicle. Upon completion of trimming the interior of the vehicle, the access opening is closed out (i.e., covered) with an assembly that may be a door, a fixed panel, or combinations thereof. | 03-21-2013 |
Timothy I. Brooks, Laurel, MD US
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20120144455 | AUDIO BASED HUMAN-INTERACTION PROOF - A method and system for allowing access to computer functions such as websites that utilizes a user's ability to recognize sounds is described. The method presents a user a series of sounds. Some of the sounds presented in the series are labeled as validation sounds. The user is asked to provide an input every time he or she hears the validation sound. The user must identify the sound within a specified length of time. The system disclosed comprises a user interface, a sound database module, a generation module, and a sound database module. The generation module creates the validation test file and expected answer. The answer confirmation module checks the input from the requesting computer and provides access to the computer function if the computer input from the requesting computer meets the required parameters. | 06-07-2012 |
20140181921 | AUDIO BASED HUMAN-INTERACTION PROOF - A method and system for allowing access to computer functions such as websites that utilizes a user's ability to recognize sounds is described. The method presents a user a series of sounds. Some of the sounds presented in the series are labeled as validation sounds. The user is asked to provide an input every time he or she hears the validation sound. The user must identify the sound within a specified length of time. The system disclosed comprises a user interface, a sound database module, a generation module, and a sound database module. The generation module creates the validation test file and expected answer. The answer confirmation module checks the input from the requesting computer and provides access to the computer function if the computer input from the requesting computer meets the required parameters. | 06-26-2014 |
Troy Brooks, Torquay AU
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Zoe C. Brooks, Worthington CA
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20080236111 | Bitless Bridle with Crossover Reinstrap Stabilizer - A bitless bridle with crossover reinstrap stabilizer in English and Western style for riding, driving and training horses and like animals that achieves improved turning and slowing/stopping by threading reinstraps through a crossover reinstrap stabilizer under the horse's jaw, lining the inside of the noseband with rubber gripping or similar textured material, and improved arrangement of component straps. In both styles, a single crownpiece strap over the poll attaches on each side of the face to reinstraps that pass across the animal's cheek, through a crossover rein strap stabilizer under its jaw, then through rings attached to a noseband, and finally to reins. Pulling on a single rein places pressure on the reinstrap on the cheek of the opposite side of the animal's head, causing it to turn in the direction pulled. Pulling on a both reins places pressure on the noseband and the poll, causing the animal to slow or stop. | 10-02-2008 |