Pritchard, US
Adam Roger Pritchard, New York, NY US
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20090012852 | DATA MARKETPLACE AND BROKER FEES - In an advertising serving exchange or network, in one aspect, the invention features a computer-implemented method that includes enabling a data provider to provide a content-request tracking token that associates cookie information with a user when the user visits a website. The method also includes allowing, by the data provider, at least one business entity transacting in a common domain to perform an action based on the cookie information when the user subsequently accesses the webpage. The method can also include selecting an advertisement from one of a plurality of advertisers to be placed on a webpage based on the action. In some arrangements, the data provider passes a share of the proceeds back to the website that supplied the information (e.g., the website on which the pixel was placed). | 01-08-2009 |
Andrew Pritchard, Norwalk, CT US
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20100049667 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING SECURITIES AND CARBON CREDITS - Systems and methods are provided for reducing or neutralizing a carbon footprint of a security using carbon credit. At least one security that is excluded from an investment fund may be determined. A carbon footprint of the at least one security may be calculated. A first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint of the at least one security may be determined. A second amount of carbon credit may be purchased based on the act of calculating the first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint. A financial instrument determined to have an at least partially neutralized carbon footprint may be generated by causing the at least one security and the second amount of carbon credit to be stored in a trust. | 02-25-2010 |
20130132300 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING SECURITIES AND CARBON CREDITS - Systems and methods are provided for reducing or neutralizing a carbon footprint of a security using carbon credit. At least one security that is excluded from an investment fund may be determined. A carbon footprint of the at least one security may be calculated. A first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint of the at least one security may be determined. A second amount of carbon credit may be purchased based on the act of calculating the first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint. A financial instrument determined to have an at least partially neutralized carbon footprint may be generated by causing the at least one security and the second amount of carbon credit to be stored in a trust. | 05-23-2013 |
20150235315 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMBINING SECURITIES AND CARBON CREDITS - Systems and methods are provided for reducing or neutralizing a carbon footprint of a security using carbon credit. A carbon footprint of at least one security may be calculated. A first amount of carbon credit necessary to neutralize the carbon footprint of the at least one security may be determined. A second amount of carbon credit may be acquired. A financial instrument having an at least partially neutralized carbon footprint may be generated by causing the at least one security and the second amount of carbon credit to be combined, e.g., in a trust. | 08-20-2015 |
Andrew Stephen Pritchard, Cincinnati, OH US
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20150345397 | ANGLED IMPINGEMENT INSERT - An engine component with particulate mitigation features is provided. The engine component comprises an internal engine component surface having a cooling flow path on one side thereof and a second component adjacent to the first component. The second component, for example an insert, may have a plurality of openings forming an array wherein the openings extend through the second component at a non-orthogonal angle to the surface of the second component. | 12-03-2015 |
Andy Pritchard, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20150150607 | Cortical Bone Pin - A pin made of cortical bone may be inserted into adjoining bones of a toe to align and secure the bones. The pin may have barbs to prevent migration of the pin. The pin may include a shoulder to further prevent migration of the pin from the bones, to increase the strength of the pin, and to increase the surface area between the bone pin and the host bone. The pin may further include flattened portions on its circumference to aide in rotating the pin during insertion. The pin may be treated to reduce brittleness. | 06-04-2015 |
20160024690 | Electrospinning Apparatus and Methods of Use Thereof - The invention relates to an electrospinning apparatus and method of use thereof. | 01-28-2016 |
Barry Pritchard, Nazareth, PA US
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20100038386 | FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH EXTENDABLE DISPENSING SPOUT - Flexible packages for holding and selectively dispensing flowable materials therefrom. Each package is formed of a flexible material and includes an extendable fitment mounted in a wall portion of the package. The extendable fitment includes a movable mounting member, e.g., an evertable member or a slidable member, and a spout or tap mounted thereon. The spout/tap is arranged to be moved from a retracted position wherein at least a portion of it is located within the package to an extended position wherein at least a portion of it is located outside of the package. The spout/tap is arranged to selectively dispense the flowable material from the package it is in its extended position. | 02-18-2010 |
20100187230 | ONE-WAY VALVE FOR FLEXIBLE PACKAGE, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME AND PACKAGE INCLUDING A ONE-WAY VALVE - A one-way valve and a flexible package including the valve are disclosed. The valve basically comprises a base member, a flexible septum and a stake. The base member is mounted on a wall of the package and includes a valve seat and at least one inlet port. The septum is formed of a resilient material and is connected to the base member by the stake, with a first portion of the septum contiguous with the stake fixed in position with respect to the base member and a second portion of the septum engaging the valve seat and covering and sealing the at least one inlet port. The septum is arranged to flex off of the valve seat to unseal the at least one inlet port when the pressure of gas at the at least one inlet port reaches a threshold. | 07-29-2010 |
20100200611 | VOLUMETRIC DISPENSING FITMENT WITH BARRIERS AND PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A fitment for package holding a liquid and a package including such a fitment. The fitment is a metering dispensing valve arranged to be secured to a flexible bag for selectively dispensing a metered quantity of the liquid therefrom. It includes a compressible bulb and a piercing member which when actuated pierces through the bag to enable a metered amount of the liquid to be drawn into a reservoir in the bulb. The bulb can then be compressed to dispense the metered amount of liquid from the reservoir. The dispensing valve also includes a inlet valve to the reservoir and an outlet valve from the reservoir. The fitment may include a pair of barriers to enable it to be sterilized before being secured to the bag form an aseptic package. | 08-12-2010 |
20100243671 | STERILE DISPENSING PACKAGE WITH COUPLING INSERT FOR RECEIPT OF PIERCING MEMBER AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - A package for dispensing a flowable material is disclosed. The package includes an interior chamber for holding the flowable material, a coupling insert located within the chamber and a piercing member. The piercing member includes a dispensing tube and is arranged to pierce through the package to communicate with the chamber and thereafter to snap-connect to the coupling insert. The contents of the package can then be dispensed from the package via the dispensing tube. The coupling insert is arranged to be moved to any desired position within the chamber. The package's wall may be constructed, e.g., be transparent and/or include target indicia thereon, to facilitate the positioning of the coupling insert at the desired position. | 09-30-2010 |
20110017774 | VOLUMETRIC METERING FITMENT AND PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME - A package including a fitment for holding a liquid therein to dispense the liquid and the fitment itself. The fitment is a metering dispensing valve arranged to be secured to a flexible bag for selectively dispensing a metered quantity of the liquid therefrom. It includes a piercing member for piercing through the bag to provide access to the interior of the bag and a compressible bulb having a reservoir in it. The dispensing valve also includes an inlet valve to the reservoir and an outlet valve from the reservoir. The bulb is arranged to be compressed and then released to enable a metered amount of the liquid to be drawn into a reservoir. The bulb can then be compressed again to dispense the metered amount of liquid from the reservoir through the outlet valve to the outlet. | 01-27-2011 |
20120061394 | EXTERNAL FITMENT WITH ANTI-FLOW BLOCKING FEATURE FOR ASEPTIC PACKAGE AND METHOD OF USE - A package, a fitment and method for dispensing a flowable material is disclosed. The package includes a hollow body formed of a flexible material and a fitment secured thereto. The fitment includes an outer gland and a plunger and overlies a frangible penetration zone in the hollow body of the package. The outer gland includes a passageway extending through it. The plunger has a cylindrical wall defining a hollow interior and a free end disposed within the passageway of the gland. The plunger is arranged to be moved along the passageway, so that its free end penetrates through the penetration zone into the interior of the package to provide an exit port for the material. The free end of the plunger also serves to hold portions of the walls of the package away from the exit port to prevent blockage thereof. | 03-15-2012 |
20120067458 | PACKAGE SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR USE WITH DISPENSING DEVICES - A package system for dispensing a flowable material into a conduit of a dispensing apparatus. The package system includes a package and a connector. The package, e.g., a bag-in-box, comprises a hollow bag and a tap fitment for enabling the contents of the bag to flow out when the fitment is open. The connector includes an automatic shut off valve and is arranged to be fixedly secured to the conduit of the dispensing apparatus and releasably secured to the fitment. The valve is arranged to enable the flow of flowable material from the package into the conduit when the fitment is open, while preventing any of that material from flowing out of the conduit when the connector is disconnected from the fitment. | 03-22-2012 |
20120085789 | PACKAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING A FITMENT WITH ANTI-FLOW BLOCKING AND SHUT-OFF VALVE FOR USE WITH DISPENSING DEVICES - A package for enabling the dispensing a flowable material therefrom by use of dispensing apparatus, e.g., a soft drink making machine. The package is in the form of a flexible bag having wall portions defining an internal cavity and a fitment secured to at least one wall portion. The fitment is arranged to receive a probe of the dispensing apparatus to pump the contents of the package through the fitment. The fitment includes an anti-blocking member which prevents the walls of the package from collapsing to block the fitment when the contents of the package are pumped out. The fitment also includes a valve which is normally closed and which opens upon the creation of negative pressure within the fitment as occasioned by the operation of the pumping mechanism. | 04-12-2012 |
20120187158 | DISPENSING CLOSURE SYSTEM, FLEXIBLE PACKAGE WITH A DISPENSING CLOSURE SYSTEM, METHOD OF FILLING THE SAME BY A FORM-FILL-SEAL MACHINE AND METHOD OF DISPENSING A FLOWABLE PRODUCT FROM SAID PACKAGE - A dispensing closure system, a package including the same, a method of making the package on a form-fill-seal machine and a method of dispensing flowable products from the package are disclosed. The package includes an openable port in a wall in communication with the package's interior. The closure system comprises a fitment having a hollow body member, a resilient valve, and retainer assembly. The body member is secured to the package's wall and encircles the openable port. The valve is held in the body member by the retainer assembly, which comprises a retaining ring and a cap integrally connected to each other by a frangible connection. The cap includes a handle which may be pulled to break the frangible connection to remove the cap and thereby expose the valve for a dispensing probe to be extended therethrough to dispense the product. | 07-26-2012 |
20120267393 | FITMENT AND POUCH FOR CONNECTION TO A PROBE AND PUMP-OUT METERING SYSTEM - A package for enabling the dispensing (metering of) a flowable material by use of dispensing apparatus is disclosed. The package is a flexible bag or pouch having an internal cavity in which the flowable material is disposed and a fitment through which the flowable material is metered. The fitment is arranged to receive a probe of the dispensing apparatus and includes a first valve to prevent the flowable material from exiting through the fitment until the fitment is connected to the probe. The probe includes a second valve which opens when the probe is connected to the fitment and which closes when the probe is disconnected from the fitment. The disconnection of the probe from the fitment causes the first valve to close. The fitment also includes an anti-blocking member which prevents the walls of the package from collapsing to block the fitment when the flowable material is metered out. | 10-25-2012 |
Barry Lee Pritchard, Nazareth, PA US
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20130269827 | TWO COMPARTMENT SYRINGE ACCESSIBLE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF USING AND MAKING THE SAME - The system of a dispensing package and a piercing assembly is disclosed. The package has at least one compartment in which a flowable material is located and a fitment secured to the outside of the package at the fitment. The fitment includes a passageway extending therethrough, which is temporarily sealed by a cover. When the cover is removed a piercing assembly can be extended through the fitment and the underlying portion of the package for communication with the flowable material within the compartment. The piercing assembly includes a septum arranged to be pierced by a needle of a syringe to enable the flowable material to be drawn into the syringe. The package is arranged to be formed, filled with the flowable material and sealed on a form, fill and seal machine. | 10-17-2013 |
20150114987 | PRECISION HAND-HELD SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING VISCOUS MATERIALS FROM A FLEXIBLE POUCH AND METHOD OF DISPENSING VISCOUS MATERIALS - A precision dispensing system and method of use is disclosed. The system includes a hand-holdable dispensing gun and a flexible pouch for dispensing metered amounts of a flowable material. The pouch is formed of a pair of panels of a flexible sheet material that are sealed together to form a pair of nozzles in communication with the flowable material in the pouch. The panels are cut along lines to form finger grip portions enabling one to tear open the nozzles, while leaving the portion of the pouch that is torn still attached to the pouch. The dispensing gun includes a pair of hinged sections defining an interior chamber. A piston is located at one end of the chamber and an end wall is located at the other end thereof. The end wall has passageway in it and is formed by the hinged sections when they are closed. The pouch is arranged to be disposed within the chamber with its nozzles extending out of the passageway. | 04-30-2015 |
20150284171 | HAND-HELD SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING VISCOUS MATERIALS FROM A FLEXIBLE POUCH AND METHODS OF ACCOMPLISHING THE SAME - A dispensing system and method dispensing flowable materials is disclosed. The system includes a hand-holdable dispensing gun, a holder assembly and a flexible pouch holding a flowable material for dispensing metered amounts of that material. The pouch includes an end portion, which is configured to be torn open to create a mouth for the pouch. The holder assembly includes a tubular member having an outlet including a valve. The tubular member has an open end through which the pouch can be introduced and then a piston cover can then be located in the tubular member to hold the pouch in place. The dispensing gun includes a piston to engage the piston cover and force it into engagement with the pouch to eject a metered amount of the flowable material out of the valve upon each actuation of a trigger of the dispensing gun. | 10-08-2015 |
Byron Andrew Pritchard, Cincinnati, OH US
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20150345397 | ANGLED IMPINGEMENT INSERT - An engine component with particulate mitigation features is provided. The engine component comprises an internal engine component surface having a cooling flow path on one side thereof and a second component adjacent to the first component. The second component, for example an insert, may have a plurality of openings forming an array wherein the openings extend through the second component at a non-orthogonal angle to the surface of the second component. | 12-03-2015 |
Byron Andrew Pritchard, Loveland, OH US
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20150114006 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE STRUT ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME - An engine strut for providing fan hub frame structural support and monitoring an air flow within an aircraft engine includes an airfoil coupled to the aircraft engine and has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positioned upstream of the second portion with respect to the air flow. A shield is coupled to the engine and positioned between the first portion and the second portion. The shield includes a first side spaced from the first portion and defining a first flow path with the first portion. The shield further includes a second side spaced from the second portion and defining a second flow path with the second portion. At least one sensor is coupled to the aircraft engine and positioned in flow communication with the second flow path. | 04-30-2015 |
20150139775 | SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING MATTER THROUGH VARIABLE BLEED VALVES IN TURBINES - A system for extracting foreign matter in a gas turbine includes multiple variable bleed valve (VBV) doors disposed on the outer engine casing between a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor for bleeding a portion of flow from a core engine flow path into a bypass flow path. The system includes an outlet guide vane (OGV) assembly having multiple guide vanes disposed within the core flow path and multiple support struts positioned downstream from the multiple guide vanes. Each pairs of adjacent support struts comprises at least one VBV door therebetween and a section of the OGV assembly located at an upstream side of the fan hub frame before the each pairs of adjacent support struts. Each section of the OGV assembly includes a first side with one or more guide vanes with trimmed trailing edges configured for directing flow into the at least one VBV door. | 05-21-2015 |
20150345331 | SHROUD ASSEMBLY FOR TURBINE ENGINE - A shroud assembly for a turbine engine includes a shroud having a front side confronting the blades of a turbine and a back side opposite the front side, a hanger configured to couple the shroud to with casing of the turbine, a cooling conduit extending through the hanger to supply a cooling fluid stream to the back side of the shroud, and a particle separator having a through passage forming part of the cooling conduit and a scavenge conduit branching from the through passage. | 12-03-2015 |
Christopher D. Pritchard, Cambridge, MA US
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20100196481 | SPINAL CORD INJURY, INFLAMMATION, AND IMMUNE-DISEASE: LOCAL CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A drug delivery system is provided for treatment of oxidative stress. The drug delivery system can include a therapeutic agent and a matrix. The therapeutic agent can include an antioxidant or steroid. The matrix can include a hydrogel, particle, microparticle, or nanoparticle. A method of treating injury, including peripheral nerve injury or spinal cord injury, is also provided. The method includes injecting the drug delivery system at the site of injury. | 08-05-2010 |
20130324500 | SPINAL CORD INJURY, INFLAMMATION AND IMMUNE-DISEASE: LOCAL CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A drug delivery system is provided for treatment of oxidative stress. The drug delivery system can include a therapeutic agent and a matrix. The therapeutic agent can include an antioxidant or steroid. The matrix can include a hydrogel, particle, microparticle, or nanoparticle. A method of treating injury, including peripheral nerve injury or spinal cord injury, is also provided. The method includes injecting the drug delivery system at the site of injury. | 12-05-2013 |
20130324509 | SPINAL CORD INJURY, INFLAMMATION, AND IMMUNE-DISEASE: LOCAL CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A drug delivery system is provided for treatment of oxidative stress. The drug delivery system can include a therapeutic agent and a matrix. The therapeutic agent can include an antioxidant or steroid. The matrix can include a hydrogel, particle, microparticle, or nanoparticle. A method of treating injury, including peripheral nerve injury or spinal cord injury, is also provided. The method includes injecting the drug delivery system at the site of injury. | 12-05-2013 |
Christopher D. Pritchard, New York, NY US
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20150148317 | SPINAL CORD INJURY, INFLAMMATION, AND IMMUNE-DISEASE: LOCAL CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A drug delivery system is provided for treatment of oxidative stress. The drug delivery system can include a therapeutic agent and a matrix. The therapeutic agent can include an antioxidant or steroid. The matrix can include a hydrogel, particle, microparticle, or nanoparticle. A method of treating injury, including peripheral nerve injury or spinal cord injury, is also provided. The method includes injecting the drug delivery system at the site of injury. | 05-28-2015 |
David Pritchard, Glenville, NY US
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20150214064 | FORMING CROSS-COUPLED LINE SEGMENTS - A method is provided for fabricating cross-coupled line segments for use, for instance, as a hard mask in fabricating cross-coupled gates of two or more transistors. Fabricating the structure includes: providing a sacrificial mandrel on the substrate, the sacrificial mandrel including a transverse gap through the mandrel separating the sacrificial mandrel into a first mandrel portion and a second mandrel portion; providing a sidewall spacer along sidewalls of the sacrificial mandrel, where sidewall spacers along sidewalls of the first mandrel portion and the second mandrel portion merge within the transverse gap and form a crossbar; and removing the sacrificial mandrel and selectively cutting the sidewall spacers to define the cross-coupled line segments from the sidewall spacers and crossbar. The transverse gap may be provided by directly printing the first and second mandrel portions spaced apart, or by cutting the sacrificial mandrel to provide the gap. | 07-30-2015 |
20150261084 | METHODS OF MODIFYING MASKING RETICLES TO REMOVE FORBIDDEN PITCH REGIONS THEREOF - A method is provided, in which a masking reticle including a plurality of pattern blocks is modified, the modifying including: identifying a first pattern block and a second pattern block of the plurality of pattern blocks where at least a first portion of the first pattern block and a second portion of the second pattern block are in parallel relation; and reducing a length of the first portion of the first pattern block when a transverse separation S between corresponding length edges of the first portion of the first pattern block the second portion of the second pattern block falls within a pre-defined forbidden pitch range for the masking reticle. The method may include repeating the identifying and reducing of pairs of pattern blocks on the mask reticle to remove portions of pattern block pairs spaced apart by a transverse separation falling within a forbidden-pitch range. | 09-17-2015 |
20150287604 | METHODS OF CROSS-COUPLING LINE SEGMENTS ON A WAFER - A method is provided for fabricating cross-coupled line segments on a wafer for use, for instance, in fabricating cross-coupled gates of two or more transistors. The fabricating includes: patterning a first line segment with a first side projection using a first mask; and patterning a second line segment with a second side projection using a second mask. The second line segment is offset from the first line segment, and the patterned second side projection overlies the patterned first side projection, and facilitates defining a cross-stitch segment connecting the first and second line segments. The method further includes selectively cutting the first and second line segments in defining the cross-coupled line segments from the first and second line segments and the cross-stitch segment. | 10-08-2015 |
20160026748 | MULTI-POLYGON CONSTRAINT DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUES FOR USE IN DOUBLE PATTERNING APPLICATIONS - One illustrative method disclosed herein involves, among other things, decomposing an initial circuit layout into first and second mask patterns, for the first mask pattern, identifying a first four-polygon pattern in the first mask pattern that violates a multi-polygon constraint rule, wherein the first four-polygon pattern comprises four polygons positioned side-by-side in the first mask pattern, and recoloring one or two of the polygons in the first four-polygon pattern in the first mask pattern to the second mask pattern to eliminate the first four-polygon pattern from the first mask pattern without introducing any design rule violations in the initial circuit layout. | 01-28-2016 |
David Pritchard, Morris, IL US
David M. Pritchard, Suwanee, GA US
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20140023819 | Foam with Oriented Laminated Mesh Backing - A reinforced material includes a foam layer that has a first side. A pre-stretched laminated oriented mesh fabric is fused to at least a portion of the first side. In a method of making a reinforced material, a pre-stretched laminated oriented mesh fabric is applied to a first side of a foam layer. The pre-stretched laminated oriented mesh fabric is fused to the first side of the foam layer until the pre-stretched laminated oriented mesh fabric becomes bonded to the first side. | 01-23-2014 |
Donna Pritchard, Medford, MA US
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20150307234 | Extra Pocket aka The X-Pocket - The Extra Pocket is a hanging, stand-alone holding vehicle which allows a person to store items from their worn apparel pockets/pocketbooks until a later time. This makes for a tidier, neater way of living. The Extra Pocket will also allow one to remember where their items are at all times. | 10-29-2015 |
Eleanor M. Pritchard, Cambridge, MA US
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20110056882 | MICROMACHINED BILAYER UNIT OF ENGINEERED TISSUES - Methods and materials for making an apparatus which duplicates the functionality of a physiological system is provided. | 03-10-2011 |
Eleanor M. Pritchard, Somerville, MA US
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20140105995 | SILK FIBROIN SYSTEMS FOR ANTIBIOTIC DELIVERY - The present invention provides for silk fibroin-based compositions comprising one or more antibiotic agents for prevention or treatment of microbial contamination, methods of making antibiotic-containing silk scaffold, methods of stabilizing antibiotics in silk scaffolds, and methods for preventing or treating microbial contamination using the antibiotic-containing compositions. Various methods may be used to embed the antibiotic(s) into the silk fibroin-based compositions. The antibiotic-containing compositions of the invention are particular useful for stabilizing antibiotics, preventing bacterial infections, and for medical implants, tissue engineering, drug delivery systems, or other pharmaceutical or medical applications. | 04-17-2014 |
Eleanor M. Pritchard, New Orleans, LA US
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20130338632 | SILK FIBROIN-BASED MICRONEEDLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A microneedle or microneedle device includes a microneedle body extending from a base to a penetrating tip formed from a silk fibroin based material, which is easy to fabricate and highly biocompatible. The microneedle device can include one or more microneedles mounted to a substrate. The silk fibroin can include active agents to be transported into or across biological barriers such as skin, tissue and cell membranes. The silk fibroin microneedles can be fully or partially biodegradable and/or bioerodible. The silk fibroin is highly stable, affords room temperature storage and is implantable. The silk fibroin structure can be modulated to control the rate of active agent delivery. | 12-19-2013 |
20140023688 | ENCAPSULATED OILS - Provided herein is a silk material compositions and methods for encapsulating and/or stabilizing oil, lipid, hydrophobic or lipophilic compounds including active agents in a silk matrix. | 01-23-2014 |
20150202304 | ENCAPSULATION OF IMMISCIBLE PHASES IN SILK FIBROIN BIOMATERIALS - Embodiments of various aspects described herein relates to compositions and methods for encapsulation and/or stabilization of oil, lipid, hydrophobic and/or lipophilic compounds in a silk-based material. The compositions described herein can be used in various applications, e.g., pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food, diagnostic, and tissue engineering applications. | 07-23-2015 |
Eugene Pritchard, Brookfield, CT US
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20130222845 | Mail Production Job Tracking System and Method - A computer method and system to allow reconciliation of documents that were originally part of a first mail production job, but that may have been produced as part of a different second mail production job. A database stores a first record that identifies documents in the first mail production job. The record includes one or more fields indicating a production status of the documents in the first mail production job. At some point in the production process, a document is separated from what was originally defined as the first mail production job, to be instead produced as part of a second mail production job. The database further stores a second record identifying documents in the second mail production job. These records are updated to include a pointer indicating the relationship between the document and the first mail production job and the second mail production job. During mail production the production status of a document is determined. The database records are updated to record the current status of the documents. Responsive to a query regarding the status of documents originally in the first job, the pointer is used to identify the status of the document in the second job. | 08-29-2013 |
Gary Pritchard, Macungie, PA US
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20110218450 | Respiration Measurements and Dosimetry Control in Inhalation Testing Systems - Inhalation measurement systems and methods enable, during inhalant exposure, substantially real-time respiratory measurements of a test subject using techniques that obtain measurements of respiration directly from that test subject, instead of from inhalation chamber parameter measurements. Direct test subject respiratory measurements may be, by way of example only, impedance measurements. These respiratory measurements taken directly from the test subject may be transmitted, wirelessly for example, for processing during the course of the test to a processing system to determine a cumulative volume of inhalant inspired by the test subject. From that, a cumulative amount of inhalant (or dose) inspired by the test subject may be determined during the course of the inhalation compound test. In addition, a calibration procedure may be performed before the inhalant exposure to provide correlation needed to translate chest and/or abdominal wall expansion measurements, made during the test, into lung volume measurements. | 09-08-2011 |
20130303931 | RESPIRATION MEASUREMENTS AND DOSIMETRY CONTROL IN INHALATION TESTING SYSTEMS - Inhalation measurement systems and methods enable, during inhalant exposure, substantially real-time respiratory measurements of a test subject using techniques that obtain measurements of respiration directly from that test subject, instead of from inhalation chamber parameter measurements. Direct test subject respiratory measurements may be, by way of example only, impedance measurements. These respiratory measurements taken directly from the test subject may be transmitted, wirelessly for example, for processing during the course of the test to a processing system to determine a cumulative volume of inhalant inspired by the test subject. From that, a cumulative amount of inhalant (or dose) inspired by the test subject may be determined during the course of the inhalation compound test. In addition, a calibration procedure may be performed before the inhalant exposure to provide correlation needed to translate chest and/or abdominal wall expansion measurements, made during the test, into lung volume measurements. | 11-14-2013 |
Grant Pritchard, West Des Moines, IA US
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20120277904 | VENDING MACHINE WITH ELEVATOR DELIVERY OF VENDED PRODUCT TO CUSTOMER ACCESS - An automated vending or merchandizing machine includes an elevator sub-assembly which moves a dispensing bin or elevator tray vertically along the fronts of plural vertical levels of product dispensers in the vending machine. A controller tracks the vertical position of the elevator tray. This allows the controller to send the elevator tray to the vertical level of the dispenser of the product selected by a customer, at that level receive and confirm dispensing of the selected product into the elevator tray, and return the elevator tray holding the dispensed product down to a customer delivery or access door or opening in the vending machine that can below the vertical levels of dispensers. Features can include coordination of locking and unlocking of a customer access door and actuating an anti-cheat security baffle with the position of the elevator tray. | 11-01-2012 |
Heather L. Pritchard, Wake Forest, NC US
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20130013083 | Tissue-Engineered Constructs - Constructs including a tubular biodegradable polyglycolic acid scaffold may be coated with extracellular matrix proteins and are substantially acellular. The constructs can be utilized as an arteriovenous graft, a coronary graft, an arterial graft, a venous graft, a duct graft, a skin graft, or a urinary graft or conduit. | 01-10-2013 |
Howard Pritchard, Santa Fe, NM US
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20160077997 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DEADLOCK AVOIDANCE - An improved method for the prevention of deadlock in a massively parallel processor (MPP) system wherein, prior to a process sending messages to another process running on a remote processor, the process allocates space in a deadlock-avoidance FIFO. The allocated space provides a “landing zone” for requests that the software process (the application software) will subsequently issue using a remote-memory-access function. In some embodiments, the deadlock-avoidance (DLA) function provides two different deadlock-avoidance schemes: controlled discard and persistent reservation. In some embodiments, the software process determines which scheme will be used at the time the space is allocated. | 03-17-2016 |
Howard Pritchard, Chippewa Falls, WI US
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20100318626 | EXTENDED FAST MEMORY ACCESS IN A MULTIPROCESSOR COMPUTER SYSTEM - A multiprocessor computer system comprises a first node operable to access memory local to a remote node by receiving a virtual memory address from a requesting entity in node logic in the first node. The first node creates a network address from the virtual address received in the node logic, where the network address is in a larger address space than the virtual memory address, and sends a fast memory access request from the first node to a network node identified in the network address. | 12-16-2010 |
20150378961 | Extended Fast Memory Access in a Multiprocessor Computer System - A multiprocessor computer system comprises a first node operable to access memory local to a remote node by receiving a virtual memory address from a requesting entity in node logic in the first node. The first node creates a network address from the virtual address received in the node logic, where the network address is in a larger address space than the virtual memory address, and sends a fast memory access request from the first node to a network node identified in the network address. | 12-31-2015 |
Jeffrey Pritchard, San Diego, CA US
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20080290159 | System and Method for Recording Attendance in Restricted Areas, Recording Personnel Involved in an Emergency Medical Situation, and Displaying Victim's Critical Medical Information - A system and method for recording personnel involved in an emergency medical situation and displaying a victim's critical medical information. There is a portable data storage device such as an RFID chip that is adapted to be worn on the person and containing personal identification and medical information of authorized personnel. There is also a portable data storage device reader such as an RFID reader that reads at least medical information from a portable data storage device. A portable display device such as a PDA displays at least the medical information read from a portable data storage device. | 11-27-2008 |
Jeffrey Orion Pritchard, Oakland, CA US
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20130239845 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - An auxiliary power unit and a method of providing auxiliary power to a locomotive are disclosed. The auxiliary power unit assembly for a locomotive includes an auxiliary power unit removably coupleable to a rail car chassis. The auxiliary power unit includes a housing, and an auxiliary engine-generator set positioned within the housing. The auxiliary engine-generator set is configured to provide an auxiliary power to the locomotive. The auxiliary power unit also includes an auxiliary controller electrically coupled to the auxiliary engine-generator set. The auxiliary controller is programmed to receive a command and control at least one aspect of the auxiliary power unit in response to the command. | 09-19-2013 |
20130240678 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST HAVING A LOCOMOTIVE AND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT - An apparatus and method for controlling a locomotive assembly having a locomotive and an auxiliary power unit is disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes at least one locomotive having a power bus, a primary engine-generator set electrically coupled to the power bus, and a locomotive controller programmed to control the primary engine-generator set. The locomotive assembly also includes an auxiliary power unit having an auxiliary engine-generator set electrically coupled to a locomotive power bus, and a first auxiliary controller. The auxiliary controller is programmed to receive a command signal from the locomotive controller indicating a desired amount of power, and control the auxiliary engine-generator set of the auxiliary power unit to produce the desired amount of power. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245863 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A locomotive assembly including an auxiliary power unit and a method of providing auxiliary power to a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a locomotive having a power bus, a primary power source electrically coupled to the power bus, and a locomotive controller programmed to control the primary power source and transmit a first command signal to a power unit that is electrically coupled to the power bus. The power unit includes an auxiliary engine-generator set, a power interface electrically coupling the auxiliary engine-generate set to the power bus, and an auxiliary controller electrically coupled to the locomotive controller. The auxiliary controller is programmed to receive the command signal from the locomotive controller indicating a desired amount of power, control the auxiliary engine-generator set to produce at least the desired amount of power, and control the power interface to deliver the desired amount of power to the power bus. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245864 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A fuel assembly and a method of providing fuel is disclosed. The fuel assembly includes a frame, a first fuel storage tank sized to fit within the frame and configured to store one of a liquid and a gaseous fuel, and a fuel control assembly configured to regulate delivery of the gaseous fuel to an external power unit. The fuel control assembly includes a first fuel assembly memory module having stored thereon identifying information of the interchangeable fuel assembly. | 09-19-2013 |
20140052316 | AUXILIARY POWER UNIT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A locomotive assembly including an auxiliary power unit and a method of providing auxiliary power to a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a locomotive having a power bus, a primary power source electrically coupled to the power bus, and a locomotive controller programmed to control the primary power source and transmit a first command signal to a power unit that is electrically coupled to the power bus. The power unit includes an auxiliary engine-generator set, a power interface electrically coupling the auxiliary engine-generate set to the power bus, and an auxiliary controller electrically coupled to the locomotive controller. The auxiliary controller is programmed to receive the command signal from the locomotive controller indicating a desired amount of power, control the auxiliary engine-generator set to produce at least the desired amount of power, and control the power interface to deliver the desired amount of power to the power bus. | 02-20-2014 |
20140263861 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST - A locomotive assembly including a legacy locomotive controller and an intercept locomotive controller and a method of controlling a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a power bus, a locomotive, and an intercept locomotive controller. The locomotive includes a primary power unit coupled to the power bus and a legacy locomotive controller programmed to transmit a control command to the primary power unit. The intercept locomotive controller is electrically coupled between the locomotive controller and the primary power unit and is programmed to intercept an initial locomotive control signal transmitted from the legacy locomotive controller to the primary power unit indicating an amount of locomotive power, modify the initial locomotive control signal, and transmit the modified control signal to the primary power unit. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277862 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST - A locomotive assembly including a legacy locomotive controller and an intercept locomotive controller and a method of controlling a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a locomotive having a power bus, a primary power unit coupled to the power bus, and a legacy locomotive controller programmed to transmit control signals to the primary power unit. The locomotive assembly further includes an intercept locomotive controller programmed to receive a control signal indicating an requested amount of locomotive power from the legacy locomotive controller, allocate a portion of the requested amount of locomotive power to an auxiliary power unit, and control the auxiliary power unit to deliver the portion of the amount of locomotive power to the power bus. | 09-18-2014 |
20140379182 | FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - A fuel assembly and a method of providing fuel is disclosed. The fuel assembly includes a frame, a first fuel storage tank sized to fit within the frame and configured to store one of a liquid and a gaseous fuel, and a fuel control assembly configured to regulate delivery of the gaseous fuel to an external power unit. The fuel control assembly includes a first fuel assembly memory module having stored thereon identifying information of the interchangeable fuel assembly. | 12-25-2014 |
20150210168 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LOCOMOTIVE CONSIST - A locomotive assembly including a legacy locomotive controller and an intercept locomotive controller and a method of controlling a locomotive are disclosed. The locomotive assembly includes a power bus, a locomotive, and an intercept locomotive controller. The locomotive includes a primary power unit coupled to the power bus and a legacy locomotive controller programmed to transmit a control command to the primary power unit. The intercept locomotive controller is electrically coupled between the locomotive controller and the primary power unit and is programmed to intercept an initial locomotive control signal transmitted from the legacy locomotive controller to the primary power unit indicating an amount of locomotive power, modify the initial locomotive control signal, and transmit the modified control signal to the primary power unit. | 07-30-2015 |
John Pritchard, Cedarburg, WI US
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20100082310 | LOAD CHARACTERIZATION IN SERVO DRIVE SYSTEMS - Systems and methods that characterizes a load as a function of position/movement of mechanical components—as induced by such load in the servo-drive system. By running a plurality of motion profiles, corresponding torque/forces that generate such motions can be calculated and readily represented (e.g., as a table) in form of a position dependent load. In addition, a parsing component can decompose or break up a load (which generates a desired motion) to its subparts or constituent values for further simulation analysis. | 04-01-2010 |
20100082314 | Simulation of tuning effects for a servo driven mechatronic system - A servo driven mechatronic system simulator and analyzer utilizing preconfigured motion equipment profile databases to predict the behavior of a motion system based on a user selected configuration. The user can adjust the parameters and rerun the simulation and analysis many times in an efficient manner until the optimum operating conditions of the desired system are reached. The user can then archive the system design and implement the system with a greater level of confidence in the ability of the design to meet the requirements of the application. | 04-01-2010 |
20110022362 | ENERGY USAGE ANALYSIS IN SERVO DRIVE SYSTEMS - Systems and methods analyze energy consumption of a servo motor driven system during a conceptual design phase thereof. By breaking up loss of the servo motor driven system to its loss constituents, a designer tool is provided, which readily informs a user regarding losses that are created from a particular design. | 01-27-2011 |
John Edward Pritchard, Simpsonville, SC US
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20130104516 | METHOD OF MONITORING AN OPERATION OF A COMPRESSOR BLEED VALVE | 05-02-2013 |
20130104561 | ACTIVE FUEL CONTROL ON GAS TURBINE SHUTDOWN SEQUENCE | 05-02-2013 |
20140196466 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINES - Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine including a fuel delivery system and a plurality of combustor assemblies are provided. The fuel delivery system comprises a primary fuel circuit configured to continuously supply fuel to each of the plurality of combustor assemblies during a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation. At least one secondary fuel circuit of the fuel delivery system is configured to supply fuel to each of the plurality of combustor assemblies during the second mode of operation. The secondary fuel circuit includes at least one isolation valve coupled in flow communication with each of the plurality of combustor assemblies. The at least one isolation valve facilitates preventing fluid flow upstream into the secondary fuel circuit during the first mode of operation. The fuel delivery system, using the isolation valve, replaces a purging system in the gas turbine engine. | 07-17-2014 |
20160053999 | COMBUSTOR FOR A GAS TURBOMACHINE - A combustor for a gas turbomachine includes a combustor body, and a combustor liner arranged in the combustor body and defining a combustion chamber extending from a head end to a combustor discharge. The combustor liner is spaced from the combustor body forming a compressor discharge casing (CDC) airflow passage. At least one nozzle is arranged at the head end of the combustor liner. The at least one nozzle includes an outlet configured and disposed to establish a flame zone. At least one recirculation member is arranged at the head end of the combustor liner. The at least one recirculation member is configured and disposed to guide oxygen-depleted combustion products from the flame zone back to the outlet of the at least one nozzle. | 02-25-2016 |
Joshua Pritchard, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090048922 | Systems and methods for classified advertising in an authenticated web-based social network - Exemplary systems and methods are provided for advertising on an authenticated web-based social network. Such methods include providing a screen for creation of a classified advertisement, receiving the classified advertisement from an advertising member, and displaying the classified advertisement on a user network in the authenticated web-based social network with information about a relationship between the advertising member and a member of the authenticated web-based social network viewing the classified advertisement. Exemplary systems include an advertising engine configured to generate a screen for creation of a classified advertisement, a communications module configured to receive the classified advertisement from an advertising member, a distributed database configured with a user network and relationship information, and a display module configured to display the classified advertisement on the user network with the relationship information. | 02-19-2009 |
Joshua R. Pritchard, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130211907 | CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - Exemplary systems and methods are provided for advertising on an authenticated web-based social network. Such methods include providing a screen for creation of a classified advertisement, receiving the classified advertisement from an advertising member, and displaying the classified advertisement on a user network in the authenticated web-based social network with information about a relationship between the advertising member and a member of the authenticated web-based social network viewing the classified advertisement. Exemplary systems include an advertising engine configured to generate a screen for creation of a classified advertisement, a communications module configured to receive the classified advertisement from, an advertising member, a distributed database configured with a user network and relationship information, and a display module configured to display the classified advertisement on the user network with the relationship information. | 08-15-2013 |
Joyce Pritchard, Gainesville, GA US
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20110081374 | RECOMBINANT AVIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS VACCINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING THEREOF - The present invention encompasses engineered APMV compositions or vaccines. The vaccine or composition may be a recombinant APMV composition or vaccine. The present invention encompasses methods for modifying the genome of APMV to produce recombinant APMV; modified APMV prepared by such methods; DNA and protein sequences; and methods for infecting cells and host animals with such recombinant APMV. | 04-07-2011 |
20130251737 | Modified Mareks Disease Virus, and Vaccines Made Therefrom - The present invention provides an effective vaccine for Marek's disease, which may be prepared using a recombinant Marek's Disease Virus (MDV), strain CVI988, having been transformed with a foreign DNA construct that includes a long terminal repeat sequence of a reticuloendotheliosis virus. This safe viral agent elicits a highly protective immune response in a chicken against virulent MDV challenge without causing a significant degree of pathogenicity. Suitable formulations of the vaccine for use in chickens include an effective immunization dosage of this novel viral agent, along with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. | 09-26-2013 |
20140147457 | RECOMBINANT HVT VECTORS EXPRESSING ANTIGENS OF AVIAN PATHOGENS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides recombinant herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) vectors that contain and express antigens of avian pathogens, compositions comprising the recombinant HVT vectors, polyvalent vaccines comprising the recombinant HVT vectors and one or more wild type viruses or recombinant vectors. The present invention further provides methods of vaccination against a variety of avian pathogens and method of producing the recombinant HVT vectors. | 05-29-2014 |
20140147465 | RECOMBINANT GALLID HERPESVIRUS 3 (MDV SEROTYPE 2) VECTORS EXPRESSING ANTIGENS OF AVIAN PATHOGENS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors that contain and express antigens of avian pathogens, recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors that contain a mutated gC gene, compositions comprising the recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors, polyvalent vaccines comprising the recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors and one or more wild type viruses or recombinant vectors. The present invention further provides methods of vaccination against a variety of avian pathogens and method of producing the recombinant Gallid herpesvirus 3 (MDV-2) vectors. | 05-29-2014 |
20140341950 | RECOMBINANT AVIAN PARAMYXOVIRUS VACCINE AND METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING THEREOF - The present invention encompasses engineered APMV compositions or vaccines. The vaccine or composition may be a recombinant APMV composition or vaccine. The present invention encompasses methods for modifying the genome of APMV to produce recombinant APMV; modified APMV prepared by such methods; DNA and protein sequences; and methods for infecting cells and host animals with such recombinant APMV. | 11-20-2014 |
20150283225 | RECOMBINANT HVT VECTORS EXPRESSING ANTIGENS OF AVIAN PATHOGENS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides recombinant herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) vectors that contain and express antigens of avian pathogens, compositions comprising the recombinant HVT vectors, polyvalent vaccines comprising the recombinant HVT vectors and one or more wild type viruses or recombinant vectors. The present invention further provides methods of vaccination against a variety of avian pathogens and method of producing the recombinant HVT vectors. | 10-08-2015 |
Joyce A. Pritchard, Gainesville, GA US
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20100189731 | RECOMBINANT AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention encompasses influenza vaccines, in particular avian influenza vaccines. The vaccine may be a subunit vaccine based on the hemagglutinin of influenza. The hemagglutinin may be expressed in plants including duckweed. The invention also encompasses recombinant vectors encoding and expressing influenza antigens, epitopes or immunogens which can be used to protect animals against influenza. It encompasses also a vaccination regimen compatible with the DIVA strategy, including a prime-boost scheme using vector and subunit vaccines. | 07-29-2010 |
20110195480 | PRODUCTION OF HEMAGGLUTININ-NEURAMINIDASE PROTEIN IN MICROALGAE - The present invention is directed to recombinant microalgal cells and their use in production of heterologous hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN) polypeptides, as well as compositions and uses thereof. | 08-11-2011 |
Joyce Anita Pritchard, Gainesville, GA US
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20140205619 | RECOMBINANT AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention encompasses influenza vaccines, in particular avian influenza vaccines. The vaccine may be a subunit vaccine based on the hemagglutinin of influenza. The hemagglutinin may be expressed in plants including duckweed. The invention also encompasses recombinant vectors encoding and expressing influenza antigens, epitopes or immunogens which can be used to protect animals against influenza. It encompasses also a vaccination regimen compatible with the DIVA strategy, including a prime-boost scheme using vector and subunit vaccines. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205993 | RECOMBINANT AVIAN INFLUENZA VACCINE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention encompasses influenza vaccines, in particular avian influenza vaccines. The vaccine may be a subunit vaccine based on the hemagglutinin of influenza. The hemagglutinin may be expressed in plants including duckweed. The invention also encompasses recombinant vectors encoding and expressing influenza antigens, epitopes or immunogens which can be used to protect animals against influenza. It encompasses also a vaccination regimen compatible with the DIVA strategy, including a prime-boost scheme using vector and subunit vaccines. | 07-24-2014 |
Joyee A. Pritchard, Gainesville, GA US
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20110162115 | RECOMBINANT NDV ANTIGEN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention encompasses NDV vaccines. The vaccine may be a subunit vaccine based on HN of NDV. The NDV HN may be expressed in plants or algae including microalgae. The invention also encompasses recombinant vectors encoding and expressing NDV antigens, epitopes or immunogens which can be used to protect animals against NDV. It encompasses also a vaccination regime compatible with the DIVA strategy, including a prime-boost scheme using viral vector or inactivated vaccines and subunit vaccines. | 06-30-2011 |
Justin Pritchard, Boston, MA US
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20140134635 | RNAi-Based Method of Drug Screening and Characterization - The invention is directed to a method of characterizing a mechanism of action of an agent (e.g., a chemotherapeutic agent, a genotoxic agent). The method comprises contacting a plurality of populations of cells with an agent to be assessed, wherein each population of cells have one gene of interest targeted by a small hairpin RNA (shRNA) and wherein said gene of interest regulates cell death and a plurality of genes that regulate cell death are targeted in the plurality of populations of cells. A responsiveness of each population of cells to the agent is determined, thereby obtaining an shRNA signature of the agent, so as to identify one or more genes that mediate a response to the agent, thereby characterizing the mechanism of action of the agent. The invention is also directed an article of manufacture for characterizing a mechanism of action of a chemotherapeutic or genotoxic agent. | 05-15-2014 |
20140206544 | RNAi-Based Method of Screening and Characterizing Drug Combinations - In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method of characterizing a mechanism of action of a combination of agents. The method comprises contacting a plurality of populations of cells with a combination of agents to be assessed, wherein each population of cells have one gene of interest targeted by a small hairpin RNA (shRNA) and wherein the gene of interest regulates cell death and a plurality of genes that regulate cell death are targeted in the plurality of populations of cells. A responsiveness of each population of cells to the combination of agents is determined, thereby obtaining an shRNA signature of the combination of agents so as to identify one or more genes that mediate a response to the combination of agents, thereby characterizing the mechanism of action of the combination of agents. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a method of determining whether a patient population treated with a first agent would benefit from a treatment using the first agent in combination with one or more additional agents. In yet another aspect, the invention is directed to method of determining whether a formulation of one or more agents maintains a mechanism of action of the one or more agents when unformulated. | 07-24-2014 |
Laura Pritchard, Rochester, NY US
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20080268733 | COATED MULTI-THREAT MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - According to some aspects, a method of manufacturing a coated multi-threat fabric, including providing a first fabric layer having a first surface, the first fabric layer having a plurality of high performance fibers, applying a first polymeric material onto the first surface of the first fabric layer, the polymeric material having a melt flow index of between about 0.7 to 1400 g/10 min, a Shore D hardness of between about 36 and 75, and ultimate tensile strength of between about 5 and 75 MPa, spreading the first polymeric material onto the first surface of the first fabric layer so as to form a raw coated fabric having a first coating layer, and heating the raw coated fabric to bond the first coating layer to the first fabric layer, wherein the first polymeric material is selected such that the coated multi-threat fabric is flexible enough to be stored on a roll of a predetermined size. In some aspects, a coated multi-threat fabric includes at least one layer of fabric, each layer having a plurality of high performance fibers, and at least one coating of polymeric material bonded to the at least one layer of fabric, the polymeric material comprising an ethylene acrylic acid copolymer selected to allow the coated multi-threat fabric to be stored on a roll of a predetermined size. | 10-30-2008 |
Lester F. Pritchard, Ulen, MN US
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20150208569 | Rock Picking System - A rock picking system for efficiently picking rocks from a field. The rock picking system generally includes a frame, a reel unit rotatably connected to a front portion of the frame, a motor mechanically connected to the reel unit to cause rotation of the reel unit, and a plurality of front teeth extending forwardly and downwardly from a lower front end of the frame. The reel unit includes a plurality of teeth that assist in pushing rocks in a field over the front teeth by providing a rearward and upward force to the rocks as they engage the front teeth. | 07-30-2015 |
Micah Pritchard, Denver, CO US
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20100299277 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND ENHANCING MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS - The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for enhancing the dissemination of information throughout an organization, and more particularly to developing meaningful mentoring relationships within such an organization. Tools are provided that allow mentors and learners to define their current traits as well as relationship goals and, based on those defined traits and goals, locate valuable learners/mentors. | 11-25-2010 |
Michael James Pritchard, Reston, VA US
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20140270167 | VIDEO DATA DELIVERY PROTECTION - An aspect of the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in one or more computer-implemented methods that include obtaining a master playlist document including references to sub-playlist documents that reference video documents of different video quality for use in a video streaming on demand system, parsing the master playlist document to extract the references, digitally signing the references, generating a protected master playlist document from the digitally signed references, and providing the protected master playlist document for use in the video streaming on demand system. | 09-18-2014 |
Peter Pritchard, Harvard, MA US
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20160099970 | Contract Broker for Secure Ad-Hoc Personal Data Sharing - The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for sharing sensitive personal data such as personally identifying data and financial data of a user. In an aspect the exchange of data is facilitated by a trusted contract broker, which is in communication with a client device and an external application. The contract broker having access to needs and rules for each of the client device and the external application, and the contract broker brokering the secure exchange of data between the client device and the contract broker according to said needs and rules. In an aspect, an electronic representation of a subset of personal data needed to satisfy an ad-hoc rule of said external application is generated in a client device and delivered to the external application. | 04-07-2016 |
Rance Kyndall Pritchard, Fort Collins, CO US
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20140158697 | DRAIN PAN FOR A WATER HEATER - A drain pan for a water heater is provided. The drain pan includes a plurality of leveling legs mounted to a pan body. The plurality of leveling legs is selectively adjustable in order to arrange the drain pan in a level configuration. By arranging the drain pan in the level configuration, a water heater supported on the drain pan can be leveled. | 06-12-2014 |
Scott J. Pritchard, Chaska, MN US
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20090255880 | SINGLE USE SANITARY FILTER ASSEMBLY - A single use, disposable filtration assembly that eliminates the need for disassembly and replacement of fouled filtration modules in a pharmaceutical setting. The single use, disposable filtration assembly is a unitary assembly that is simply positioned and connected within the fluid processing system whereupon the disposable filtration assembly, upon reaching the end of its useable life, is removed from the process as a single, integral unit ready for disposal through appropriate methods. | 10-15-2009 |
Stephen G. Pritchard, Bennett, NC US
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20160052072 | ASYMMETRIC END MILLS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - In one aspect, rotationally balanced asymmetric end mills are described herein. An end mill described herein comprises a shank portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the end mill, and a cutting portion extending from the shank portion. The cutting portion comprises a plurality of unequally indexed blades separated by flutes along an axial length of cut, the blades extending onto a cutting end surface of the end mill, wherein at least one of the flutes is of unequal length and the asymmetric end mill has an imbalance of 2.0 gmm or less. | 02-25-2016 |
Thomas Clayton Pritchard, Bakersfield, CA US
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20090250316 | Versatile Enhanced Production Line For Preparing And Packaging Food Products - A method and device for manufacturing a viscous or semisolid product. The device includes a versatile product holding tray for manufacturing or forming the product. This tray is a polygonal member that includes a top surface for receiving the liquid or semisolid product, and a plurality of sides wherein at least one side includes a registration recess that is configured and dimensioned to receive at least a portion of a retaining bar of an endless conveyor to facilitate positioning of the tray upon the conveyor so that the retaining bar advances the tray during manufacture of the product. The device also includes an endless conveyor that includes a plurality of spaced tray retainer bars thereon for holding and advancing the tray to one or more product forming stations for forming the product on the trays. | 10-08-2009 |
William R. Pritchard, Arlington, WA US
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20090313347 | System and Method to Integrate Measurement Information within an Electronic Laboratory Notebook Environment - Capability to record relevant aggregated data via a test and measurement instrument interface through a software agent. The agent resides within the test and measurement instrument and gathers the information when activated. The information can be measurement data; measurement setup parameters; test system topology; user notes, brief descriptions, audio recordings or pen input; pictures; or attached documents. The agent can communicate directly to an electronic laboratory notebook server or can store the information on a portable computer readable media (CRM). A user can upload the information from the portable CRM to the server. The user can access the information via a PC workstation. | 12-17-2009 |