Pfister, US
Andrew D. Pfister, Rolling Meadows, IL US
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20080309437 | Fault Interrupting and Reclosing Device - A fault interrupting and reclosing device includes a circuit interrupter coupled to an actuator. The actuator includes at least one force generating element for generating an opening force for opening the circuit interrupter and for generating a restoring force to close the circuit interrupter. The device further includes a latch to engage the actuator to hold the contacts open once opened. In a preferred arrangement, the device is provided with an automatic mode of operation including a reclose process and a non-reclosing mode of operation. The device also preferably includes a method of determining the end-of-life of a vacuum interrupter monitors characteristics and/or parameters of a fault current or vacuum interrupter operation to predict a percent of life consumed with each fault current interruption operation. A cumulative percent of life consumed may also be determined, and an end-of-life may be predicted based upon the cumulative percent of life consumed. | 12-18-2008 |
20120166103 | Fault Interrupting and Reclosing Device - A fault interrupting and reclosing device includes a circuit interrupter coupled to an actuator. The actuator includes at least one force generating element for generating an opening force for opening the circuit interrupter and for generating a restoring force to close the circuit interrupter. The device further includes a latch to engage the actuator to hold the contacts open once opened. In a preferred arrangement, the device is provided with an automatic mode of operation including a reclose process and a non-reclosing mode of operation. The device also preferably includes a method of determining the end-of-life of a vacuum interrupter monitors characteristics and/or parameters of a fault current or vacuum interrupter operation to predict a percent of life consumed with each fault current interruption operation. A cumulative percent of life consumed may also be determined, and an end-of-life may be predicted based upon the cumulative percent of life consumed. | 06-28-2012 |
Anthony R. Pfister, Castleton, NY US
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20140032374 | EBOOK MANAGEMENT AND FULFILLMENT SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for indexing and providing electronic publications in a networked computing environment. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide an ebook distribution engine that has a database for storing and managing data, including: ebook data from a plurality of ebook vendors; curriculum data for a plurality of schools; and fulfillment data including ebook purchase information for individual students at each of the plurality schools; a back office manager having an interface into the database for managing the curriculum data; a publication manager for importing ebook data from the plurality of ebook vendors into the database; and a fulfillment system that effectuates purchase and delivery of ebooks from the ebook vendors to the students. | 01-30-2014 |
20140033030 | INDEXING AND PROVIDING ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention provide an approach for indexing and providing electronic publications (e.g., books) in a networked computing environment. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide a publication application in which course instructors (e.g., in an educational embodiment) may designate books available for their students, and students may view and obtain such available publications. In a typical embodiment, a student/user will log into the application (e.g., from an electronic device such as a computer, a tablet, a smart phone, etc.) and view a list of courses in which the student is enrolled and/or publications available thereto. A student may select a publication from the list upon which the publication application may: obtain the selected publication, detect a format thereof, launch an appropriate electronic reading application (e.g., based on the detected format of the electronic publication), and display the publication using the electronic reading application. | 01-30-2014 |
Bryan Pfister, Havertown, PA US
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20080305087 | Device and Method Using Integrated Neuronal Cells and an Electronic Device - The present invention provides a device of integrated neuronal cells interfaced with an electronic device and a method of producing the same. | 12-11-2008 |
Bryan Pfister, Newtown, PA US
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20110300598 | Device and Method Using Integrated Neuronal Cells and an Electronic Device - The present invention provides a device of integrated neuronal cells interfaced with an electronic device and a method of producing the same. | 12-08-2011 |
20130238041 | Device and Method Using Integrated Neuronal Cells and an Electronic Device - The present invention provides a device of integrated neuronal cells interfaced with an electronic device and a method of producing the same. | 09-12-2013 |
20150283351 | TRACHEOSTOMY BREATHING MONITOR - The present invention provides a medical device for monitoring breathing of a patient comprising an adapter with at least one port; a monitor; and at least one tubing connecting the at least one port and the monitor wherein the adapter attached to a tracheostomy tube. | 10-08-2015 |
Edith Pfister, Boxborough, MA US
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20120136039 | SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM (SNP) TARGETING THERAPIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE - The present invention relates to the discovery of (SNPs) significantly associated with Huntington's disease (HD). The present invention utilizes RNA silencing technology (e.g. RNAi) against such SNPs optimally combined with select additional SNP targeting silencing agents, thereby resulting in an effective treatment of significantly-sized patient populations. Silencing agents having enhanced discriminatory properties are also featured. | 05-31-2012 |
Gregory Francis Pfister, Austin, TX US
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20090031017 | System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Centralized Management of an Infiniband Distributed System Area Network - A method, system, and product in a data processing system are disclosed for providing centralized management of an INFINIBAND distributed system-area network that includes multiple end nodes. A manager application is established in one of the end nodes. An agent application is established in one or more end nodes. Each agent application is independent from the manager application. The manager application maintains a current list of active agent applications and uses the list to manage the agent applications in the end nodes. | 01-29-2009 |
20090070422 | Multicast Group Management in Infiniband - A mechanism for managing multicast groups with send-without-receive (SWR) joiners without the use of traps on creation and deletion of groups is provided. Group information is maintained continuously while the SWR member exists. When an SWR join is attempted and the group does not already exist, the group information (MLID) is marked as used and the first switch to which the SWR packets are sent is routed to discard all packets sent to the group. When receiving members join the group, the routing is updated so that the SWR member begins sending to the receiving members. When the last receiving member leaves the group, the first switch is again routed to discard the packets. | 03-12-2009 |
20100031272 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOOSE ORDERING WRITE COMPLETION FOR PCI EXPRESS - A method for managing the protocol of read/write messages in a PCI Express communication link is disclosed. The method comprises maintaining queues of write requests and read requests associated with each of a plurality of request identifications that are contained in a message header, wherein the read requests associated with a request identification are held in abeyance until such time that write requests associated with the request identification are completed. | 02-04-2010 |
Hanspeter Pfister, Arlington, MA US
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20080218516 | System and Method for Factorizing Light in a Sequence of Images - A method factorizing a sequence of images acquired of a scene into lighting components. The scene is illuminated by a moving light source. An appearance profile is constructed for each pixel in the sequence of images. The appearance profile is a vector representing intensities of the pixel at instances in time. The appearance profiles are factorized into a shadow component, a skylight component, and a sunlight component. | 09-11-2008 |
20080260238 | Method and System for Determining Objects Poses from Range Images - A method and system determines a pose of an object by comparing an input range image acquired of a scene including the input object to each of a set of reference range image of a reference object, such that each reference range images has an associated different pose, and the reference object is similar to the input object. Then, the pose associated with the reference range image which best matches the input range image is selected as the pose of the input object. | 10-23-2008 |
20090074238 | Method and System for Determining Poses of Objects from Range Images Using Adaptive Sampling of Pose Spaces - A method for determining a pose of an object from a range image is presented. A distribution of poses for an object is determined from a model of the object. A set of reference poses is selected according to the distribution, such that more reference poses are selected for more probable poses than less probable poses. A reference image for each reference pose is generated, and the reference pose used to generate the reference image that best matches a range image including the object is assigned as the pose of the object. | 03-19-2009 |
20140046469 | DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF MATERIALS WITH DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS FROM BASE MATERIALS HAVING DETERMINED CHARACTERISTICS - In an object generation system, consumable base materials are characterized in a characterization process wherein an object generation system can use a plurality of so-characterized base materials. User input representing a desired object and set of characteristics for that desired object are processed, using a computer or computing device, to derive a mapping of locations for placement of portions of the plurality of base materials such that when the mapping is provided to an object generator, the generated object approximates the representing a desired object and set of characteristics. The characterization of a base material might include elasticity of the base material, the user input might be a desired shape and elasticity, the object generator might be a 3D multi-material printer and the generated object might at least approximate the desired shape and elasticity as a result of being constructed from the plurality of base materials used by the printer. | 02-13-2014 |
20150187134 | ARTICULATED CHARACTER FABRICATION - Fabrication of a posable physical embodiment from an articulated deformable model is made possible by first transforming a deformable surface volumetric model to a segmented, rigid volume model including identifying a plurality of rigid, linked segments. The rigid volume model approximates the deformable surface volumetric model. Linkage structures (i.e., hinges, ball joints) coupling pairs of the rigid, linked segments are then automatically determined. | 07-02-2015 |
James L. Pfister, Mechanicsburg, PA US
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20140020571 | Rotary Machine for Separation of a Hard Plant Component from a Connected Soft Matter Component - Aspects of the present invention relate to a system configured for separating a nut or other hard component from soft matter connected to the hard component. The system includes first and second rotary modules. The first rotary module includes a cylindrical first chamber defined by an inner surface and a first rotary assembly within the first chamber. The second rotary module is in communication with the first rotary module such that the first rotary module feeds the hard component and the pulp into the second rotary module. The second rotary module includes a cylindrical screen defining a cylindrical second chamber and a second rotary assembly disposed within the second chamber. The system may further include an infeed assembly for feeding the material into the first rotary module, and/or a discharge portion for discharging the hard component through an exit port after separation by the second rotary module. | 01-23-2014 |
Joel Pfister, Shorewood, MN US
Joel Pfister, Golden Valley, MN US
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20100309615 | DISPLAY WALL MOUNT WITH ELASTOMERIC SPRING LATCH AND POST-INSTALLATION HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT AND LEVELING FEATURE - A mounting system for an electronic display providing enhanced versatility of movement and ease of installation. The mounting system includes a latch and kickstand assembly for latching the display to a support structure mountable to a wall and propping the bottom edge of the display away from the wall to enable connection of wires to the back of the display while the display is mounted on the wall. The mount further includes a vertical position adjustment assembly to enable vertical positioning and leveling of the display after the display is mounted. | 12-09-2010 |
20110019344 | FLAT PANEL DISPLAY MOUNT - A mounting system for a flat panel display includes a back assembly, a pair of arm assemblies, and a mounting assembly. Back assembly can include a slide plate connected to arm assemblies allowing arm assemblies and mount assembly to be horizontally shifted without the need to remove the mount from the wall and reattach it. Arm assemblies can include substantially hollow arms having removable covers for storing wires connected to display therein. Mounting assembly can include a tilt head that provides a path of rotation about a substantially horizontal axis that extends proximate the center of gravity of the mount and a flat panel display mounted thereon, allowing for easy adjustment and rotation of display, Mounting assembly can also include a pair of brace arms each comprised of two members configured to allow mount assembly to be expanded to mount various sized displays without extending beyond the width of the display. | 01-27-2011 |
20140138500 | DISPLAY WALL MOUNT WITH ELASTOMERIC SPRING LATCH - A mounting system for an electronic display providing enhanced versatility of movement and ease of installation. The mounting system includes a latch and kickstand assembly for latching the display to a support structure mountable to a wall and propping the bottom edge of the display away from the wall to enable connection of wires to the back of the display while the display is mounted on the wall. The mount further includes a vertical position adjustment assembly to enable vertical positioning and leveling of the display after the display is mounted. | 05-22-2014 |
Joel W. Pfister, Shorewood, MN US
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20090084918 | ADJUSTABLE TILT MOUNT - A mounting system for an interface such as a flat panel display such as a computer monitor or television allows the display to be pivoted about a virtual pivot axis which passes through a center of gravity of the display. The system includes a support which is connected directly or indirectly to a support surface and a mount which is connected to a back side of the display. The support and the mount are slidable with respect to one another through an arc which has the virtual pivot axis as its center. | 04-02-2009 |
20110102984 | ADJUSTABLE TILT MOUNT - A mounting system for an interface such as a flat panel display such as a computer monitor or television allows the display to be pivoted about a virtual pivot axis which passes through a center of gravity of the display. The system includes a support which is connected directly or indirectly to a support surface and a mount which is connected to a back side of the display. The support and the mount are slidable with respect to one another through an arc which has the virtual pivot axis as its center. | 05-05-2011 |
Luke A. Pfister, Urbana, IL US
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20150287223 | HIGHLY ACCELERATED IMAGING AND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING ADAPTIVE SPARSIFYING TRANSFORMS - A system executes efficient computational methods for high quality image reconstructions from a relatively small number of noisy (or degraded) sensor imaging measurements or scans. The system includes a processing device and instructions. The processing device executes the instructions to employ transform learning as a regularizer for solving inverse problems when reconstructing an image from the imaging measurements, the instructions executable to: adapt a transform model to a first set of image patches of a first set of images containing at least a first image, to model the first set of image patches as sparse in a transform domain while allowing deviation from perfect sparsity; reconstruct a second image by minimizing an optimization objective comprising a transform-based regularizer that employs the transform model, and a data fidelity term formed using the imaging measurements; and store the second image in the computer-readable medium, the second image displayable on a display device. | 10-08-2015 |
Michael Pfister, Houston, TX US
Stefan Lawrence Pfister, St. Louis Park, MN US
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20090119174 | COUPON GENERATION AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM - A coupon generation and redemption system presenting a consumer with at least one product on which at least one promotion is available. The consumer selects at least one of the at least one product for which the consumer desires to receive at least one coupon. The at least one coupon is generated. The consumer purchases the at least one product referenced in the at least one coupon. The consumer redeems the at least one coupon. | 05-07-2009 |
Steve Pfister, Dunwoody, GA US
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20080241338 | METHODS FOR EXTENDING THE SHELF LIFE OF PARTIALLY SOLIDIFIED FLOWABLE COMPOSITIONS - The present disclosure relates a method for extending a shelf life of at least one packaged composition within a consumer accessible cooling device adapted to cool the at least one packaged composition to a composition temperature which is a first supercooled temperature. The method comprises storing the at least one packaged composition within the consumer accessible cooling device at a first supercooled temperature and increasing the composition temperature to a second temperature during a time period in which the at least one packaged composition will not be removed from the consumer accessible cooling device by a consumer. The at least one packaged composition comprises a pressurized composition in a liquid phase within a sealed container. The pressurized composition comprises a solvent and a solute substantially dissolved in the solvent and is at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure. The pressurized composition remains liquid while the at least one packaged composition is maintained at the first supercooled temperature in the consumer accessible cooling device and at least partially freezes in response to the sealed container being removed from the consumer accessible cooling device and opened or agitated by the consumer. | 10-02-2008 |
Steve Pfister, Atlanta, GA US
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20110186591 | ON DEMAND CONSUMABLE PRODUCT HEATING AND/OR COOLING DISPENSER - An on demand consumable product heating and/or cooling dispenser that relatively quickly adjusts the temperature of a consumable product to a desired temperature is provided. Fluid circulates around the consumable product in a heat transfer device. The heat transfer device controls the motion of the product to maximize heat transfer. The dispenser delivers the product to the heat transfer device, to a storage compartment, and/or to a consumer. The dispenser senses the product temperature and controls the circulation of a fluid until the desired temperature is reached. Also provided is an on demand consumable product heating and/or cooling dispenser that maintains a relatively small queue of consumable product at a desired temperature in an insulated storage device. Consumable product at an ambient temperature is transferred to the insulate storage device as conditioned consumable product is dispenser to the user. | 08-04-2011 |
20120316626 | THERAPEUTICE DEVICE - A therapeutic device for providing cold or heat therapy is provided. The device includes solid spherical materials and a medium that may include an alcohol mixture. An impermeable enclosure contains the spherical materials and the medium to form the therapeutic device. The therapeutic device applies cold or heat therapy and is pliable to conform to curved contours of the body. The therapeutic device also has a weight which provides pressure to, and desired contact with, the injured area. Certain embodiments further include an accessory for holding the device in contact or otherwise close proximity to a body region being treated. | 12-13-2012 |
Steven C. Pfister, Atlanta, GA US
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20120036978 | CAPO - The invention relates to a capo for use with a stringed instrument. In one aspect, the capo can comprise at least one string compressor, a frame having a longitudinal axis, and a means for individually moving the at least one string compressor that is configured to allow for the individual movement of contact portions of the at least one string compressor from a raised position to a depressed position, which is at a predetermined depth from a bottom surface of the frame. This movement of the string compressor allows for the selective application of pressure to at least one string on the instrument so that, in the depressed position, the contact portion of the selected string compressor presses a selected string among the at least one strings against the fretboard of the stringed instrument. | 02-16-2012 |
Steven C. Pfister, Dunwoody, GA US
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20080245820 | VENDING DISPENSER ASSEMBLIES FOR BEVERAGE DISPENSERS - Embodiments of the invention provide vending dispenser assemblies for beverage dispensers. In particular, embodiments of the invention can provide a beverage dispenser with a manually operated vending dispenser assembly that consumes little or no additional electrical power to dispense a beverage container using the assembly. Embodiments of a vending dispenser assembly can be used with a heated or chilled compartment associated with a beverage dispenser. Furthermore, embodiments of a vending dispenser assembly can operate in conjunction with a relatively small dispenser opening to limit heat transfer loss via the dispenser opening. One embodiment can provide a dispenser for dispensing a number of products. The dispenser can include at least one storage column adapted to dispense a number of products, and a product selection device operable to permit one of the number of products to advance from the storage column, wherein the advanced product can be dispensed from the dispenser. | 10-09-2008 |
20080250638 | METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING A STINGER INTO A NETWORK NODE - A spring-loaded device is installed into a node housing at a predetermined location. The predetermined location is selected to correspond to another predetermined location into which a stinger may be installed. These predetermined locations on the node housing are selected to further correspond to a predetermined internal location of an RF interface connector. A conducting pin of the RF interface extends through a dielectric between a nail head shaped end, which provides electrical connection with the stinger projection, and an end soldered to a PCB of the amplifier. The amplifier may be installed and the node housing closed before the stinger and spring-loaded device are installed into the housing. This facilitates installation of the stinger into the housing without having to open the housing and remove the amplifier. External threads on the spring-loaded device facilitate installation thereof, but a unique torque is not required therefor. | 10-16-2008 |
20090029016 | Method of Adjusting Temperatures of Products to Desired Product Temperatures - A method of adjusting temperatures of products to a desired product temperature. The method may include enabling the selection of a product, enabling the selection of the desired product temperature, enabling the placement of the product into a temperature adjust device, circulating a liquid or a gas through the temperature adjust device, the liquid or the gas having been cooled to a cool temperature less than the desired product temperature or heated to a warm temperature greater than the desired product temperature, determining when the desired product temperature has been obtained, and ceasing circulation of the liquid or a gas through the temperature adjust device. | 01-29-2009 |
20120012604 | Vending Dispenser Assemblies for Beverage Dispensers - Embodiments of the invention provide vending dispenser assemblies for beverage dispensers. In particular, embodiments of the invention can provide a beverage dispenser with a manually operated vending dispenser assembly that consumes little or no additional electrical power to dispense a beverage container using the assembly. Embodiments of a vending dispenser assembly can be used with a heated or chilled compartment associated with a beverage dispenser. Furthermore, embodiments of a vending dispenser assembly can operate in conjunction with a relatively small dispenser opening to limit heat transfer loss via the dispenser opening. One embodiment can provide a dispenser for dispensing a number of products. The dispenser can include at least one storage column adapted to dispense a number of products, and a product selection device operable to permit one of the number of products to advance from the storage column, wherein the advanced product can be dispensed from the dispenser. | 01-19-2012 |
Todd Philip Pfister, Earlysville, VA US
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20130179622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DATA USING AN INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION BUS - A system for transmitting and receiving data using an industrial expansion bus connected to a chassis is provided, the industrial expansion bus having a plurality of module slots, the system having a programmable logic controller (PLC) control rack and a PLC remote rack. The PLC control rack has a first embedded central processing unit (CPU), and a first peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) module adapted to send and receive PCIe compliant signals. The PLC remote rack has a second PCIe module adapted to send and receive PCIe compliant signals, and a second embedded CPU. The first PCIe module and the second PCIe module are communicatively coupled with cable to provide an interface between the first and second CPUs. A method for polling a local peripheral and a distant peripheral is also provided. | 07-11-2013 |
William R. Pfister, Robbinsville, NJ US
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20090099266 | Antifungal nail coat and method of use - Antifungal nail coat compositions containing an allylamine, an N,N-di(C | 04-16-2009 |
20120021111 | Natural Low Caloric Sweetener Compositions for Use in Beverages, Foods and Pharmaceuticals, and Their Methods of Manufacture - Natural sweetener compositions, comprising a highly purified steviol extract of rebaudioside A (Reb A) of about 80 to 99% purity, other steviol glycosides of about 3% or less, and sterebins of 1% or less, and one or more bulking agents, where the natural sweetener compositions are suitable for use as an ingredient in orally administered pharmaceuticals, foods, beverages, and other orally administered products, for humans and animals. A method of preparing naturally sweetened orally administered products, comprising the step of mixing natural sweetener compositions, having a highly purified steviol extract and one or more bulking agents, with other ingredients commonly used in manufacturing orally administered products. A process to prepare natural sweetener compositions, comprising the steps of combining a highly purified | 01-26-2012 |
20130323189 | ANTIFUNGAL NAIL COAT AND METHOD OF USE - Antifungal nail coat compositions containing an allylamine, an N,N-di(C | 12-05-2013 |