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20120297406 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DELIVERING PERSONALIZED/ TARGETED SERVICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS TO END USERS - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for delivering personalized targeted services and personalized targeted advertisements. The system includes central server providing a one or more services to a customer premises over a communication network. Further, the system includes a home gateway receiving the one or more services from a central server and accessing one or more targeted advertisements thereby delivering the one or more services with the one or more targeted advertisements to a customer premises appliance. Additionally, the system includes one or more set-top boxes receiving the one or more services with the one or more targeted advertisements and delivered to a customer premises appliance and having one or more set-top box software applications supplied by the primary service provider that execute on each set-top box interacting with the central server and home gateway. | 11-22-2012 |
20140137188 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DELIVERING PERSONALIZED/ TARGETED SERVICES AND ADVERTISEMENTS TO END USERS - Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed for enabling the reconfiguration of services supported by a network of devices. Such reconfiguration can be realized dynamically and in real time without compromising the security of the overall system from external threats or internal malfunctions. These systems, devices and methods may provide a first functional stack supporting a previous version of a specific service and the provisioning of a second functional stack dynamically and in real-time that supports an updated version of the specific service. In addition, an administration function may be included in the embodiment such that the administration function manages and controls the functional stacks and network operations. Using these mechanisms, an existing service can be changed dynamically or a new service can be added dynamically in a secure manner without interruption of other existing services. | 05-15-2014 |
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20090005478 | LIQUID STYRENATED PHENOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND PROCESSES FOR FORMING SAME - Disclosed herein are highly stable styrenated phenolic compositions that are liquids at room temperature, and polymer articles and lubricant compositions containing such styrenated phenolic compositions. Also disclosed are processes for forming such styrenated phenolic compositions, which processes afford distyrenated phenolics assaying at 70% minimum by total GC area, comprising reacting styrene with one or more phenolics, e.g., at least one of phenol, p-cresol and/or o-cresol, in the presence of an acid catalyst, preferably a sulfonic acid catalyst, at elevated temperature, wherein the resulting product mixture comprises one or more monostyrenated phenolics, one or more distyrenated phenolics, and one or more tristyrenated phenolics. | 01-01-2009 |
20100009875 | Liquid Additives for the Stabilization of Lubricant Compositions - A lubricating oil composition comprising: (A) a base stock; and (B) a liquid additive package. The liquid additive package comprises: (i) an alkylated diphenylamine; (ii) at least 5 weight % of a phenyl naphthylamine, based on the weight of the additive package; and (iii) a sulfur-containing phenol. | 01-14-2010 |
20100016196 | PHOSPHITE STABILIZER FOR LUBRICATING BASE STOCKS AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS - A substituted phosphite suitable for lubricating base stocks and thermoplastic polymers represented by the structure: | 01-21-2010 |
20100130396 | ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to antioxidant compositions for lubricants and organic polymers comprising a first antioxidant comprising a reaction product of p-cresol, dicyclopentadiene and isobutylene; and a second antioxidant comprising a diarylamine. The first antioxidant preferably has the structure: | 05-27-2010 |
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20120220490 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETECTING BOTULINUM NEUROTOXIN - The present invention provides a molecular construct capable of fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising a linker peptide, and donor and acceptor fluorophore moieties, where the linker peptide is a substrate of a botulinum neurotoxin selected from the group consisting of synaptobrevin, syntaxin and SNAP-25, or a fragment thereof capable being cleaved by the botulinum neurotoxin, and separates the donor and acceptor fluorophores by a distance of not more than 10 nm, and where emission spectrum of the donor fluorophore moiety overlaps with the excitation spectrum of the acceptor fluorophore moiety; or where the emission spectra of the fluorophores are detectably different. Also provided are isolated nucleic acid expressing the construct, kits comprising said construct and cell lines comprising said nucleic acid. Further provided are methods of detecting a BoNT using the above described construct via FRET, and methods for detecting a BoNT using surface plasmon resonance imaging. | 08-30-2012 |
20150253326 | Methods and Compositions for Detecting Botulinum Neurotoxin - The present invention provides a molecular construct capable of fluorescent resonance energy transfer (FRET), comprising a linker peptide, and donor and acceptor fluorophore moieties, where the linker peptide is a substrate of a botulinum neurotoxin selected from the group consisting of synaptobrevin, syntaxin and SNAP-25, or a fragment thereof capable being cleaved by the botulinum neurotoxin, and separates the donor and acceptor fluorophores by a distance of not more than 10 nm, and where emission spectrum of the donor fluorophore moiety overlaps with the excitation spectrum of the acceptor fluorophore moiety; or where the emission spectra of the fluorophores are detectably different. Also provided are isolated nucleic acid expressing the construct, kits comprising said construct and cell lines comprising said nucleic acid. Further provided are methods of detecting a BoNT using the above described construct via FRET, and methods for detecting a BoNT using surface plasmon resonance imaging. | 09-10-2015 |
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20080240935 | Balanced variable displacement vane pump with floating face seals and biased vane seals - A vane pump assembly including a cam ring having an elliptical inner bore defining a hydraulic pumping chamber, the pumping chamber having an interior camming surface. The cam ring defines ports for admitting fluid into the pumping chamber. A rotor, within the cam ring, defines a plurality of radial vane slots. A vane assembly is supported in each vane slot to define vane buckets. Each vane assembly has an end dynamic vane seal for reducing leakage between the buckets. Front and rear side plates, separated by an annular spacer, enclose the pumping chamber. The pump assembly may also include floating front and rear rotor seals for reducing radially inward leakage. Each rotor seal is disposed within a groove formed in the rotor, wherein discharge pressure urges the rotor seals axially outward from the pumping chamber to create an effective seal against the respective side plate. | 10-02-2008 |
20080307782 | DRIVE WHEEL WITH AN INTEGRAL FAN FOR A HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT - A drive wheel with an integral fan mountable as a unit to a shaft of a hydraulic power unit for rotation therewith. Fan blades extending from the drive wheel circulate air when the drive wheel is rotated. One or more passageways extending through the drive wheel can be provided to allow air to flow axially therethrough to be circulated around the hydraulic unit. A fan assembly for a hydraulic power unit is also provided including a fan element and a rotatable shroud attached thereto. | 12-18-2008 |
20080310972 | INTEGRATED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY - A hydrostatic transmission mountable to a vehicle frame as a unit. The hydrostatic transmission has a nose cup to which a motor module is mounted. Passageways in an end block connect the pump element and motor module in a closed loop. The end block also has passageways for connecting a charge pump to the closed loop for supplying make-up flow thereto. An isolation plug is provided for separating flow between two intersecting passageways in the end block. | 12-18-2008 |
20100316507 | Split discharge vane pump and fluid metering system therefor - A split discharge vane pump is disclosed having a pump body that includes an interior pumping chamber having a central axis and defining a continuous peripheral cam surface, the cam surface including four quadrantal cam segments, wherein diametrically opposed cam segments have identical cam profiles, and each cam segment defines an inlet arc, a discharge arc and two seal arcs. A rotor is mounted for axial rotation within the pumping chamber and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart radially extending vanes are mounted for radial movement within the rotor, wherein the plurality of vanes define an equal number of circumferentially spaced apart buckets which extend between the rotor and the cam surface of the pumping chamber for carrying pressurized fluid. | 12-16-2010 |
20110024220 | MOUNTING OF HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION FOR RIDING LAWN MOWER - A hydrostatic transmission including a pump and motor connected by supply and return lines. The hydrostatic transmission can be an integrated unit mountable to a vehicle frame as a unit. The motor portion of the transmission is configured to be at least partially received within a wheel to which an output shaft of the motor can be directed connected. Accordingly, the output shaft of the motor can be configured to function as a wheel axle. | 02-03-2011 |
20110067934 | INTEGRATED HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSION FOR LEFT AND RIGHT WHEEL DRIVE - A hydrostatic transmission mountable to a frame of a vehicle for driving a left side or right side drive wheel. A motor portion of the transmission can extend outwardly from the frame and a pump portion can extend upwardly from the frame. The motor portion can be configured to be at least partially received within a wheel for direct mounting of the wheel to an output shaft of the motor. The pump portion can include an input shaft extending from a lower side thereof for connection to a prime mover, such as an internal combustion engine. | 03-24-2011 |
20120328463 | SPLIT DISCHARGE VANE PUMP AND FLUID METERING SYSTEM THEREFOR - A split discharge vane pump is disclosed having a pump body that includes an interior pumping chamber having a central axis and defining a continuous peripheral cam surface, the cam surface including four quadrantal cam segments, wherein diametrically opposed cam segments have identical cam profiles, and each cam segment defines an inlet arc, a discharge arc and two seal arcs. A rotor is mounted for axial rotation within the pumping chamber and a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart radially extending vanes are mounted for radial movement within the rotor, wherein the plurality of vanes define an equal number of circumferentially spaced apart buckets which extend between the rotor and the cam surface of the pumping chamber for carrying pressurized fluid. | 12-27-2012 |
20130156564 | MULTI-DISCHARGE HYDRAULIC VANE PUMP - A hydraulic vane pump includes a pump body defining an interior pumping chamber, an inlet port, and at least one discharge port. A cam ring is disposed within the interior pumping chamber and defines a continuous peripheral cam surface. A rotor is mounted for axial rotation within the interior pumping chamber. A plurality of vanes are mounted for radial movement within slots formed in the rotor. The pump includes axially opposed first and second wear disks disposed within the interior pumping chamber. The first wear disk is a floating wear disk and has an outer periphery which is positioned radially inward of the cam surface and is adapted and configured to slide axially with respect to the cam surface. The second wear disk is positioned adjacent to a second end surface of the rotor. | 06-20-2013 |
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20120192421 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL - A method of designing an airfoil for a gas turbine engine according to one embodiment of this disclosure can include localizing a sweep angle at a leading edge of a tip region of the airfoil, and localizing a dihedral angle at the tip region of the airfoil. The dihedral angle can be applied by translating the airfoil in direction normal to a chord of the airfoil. | 08-02-2012 |
20130192198 | COMPRESSOR FLOWPATH - A core flowpath through a low pressure compressor section of a gas turbine engine includes an outer diameter, which has a slope angle relative to an axis defined by the core flowpath. The slope angle is a slope angle that is operable to prevent flow separation of a fluid passing through the core flowpath. | 08-01-2013 |
20130323012 | COMPRESSOR TIP CLEARANCE MANAGEMENT FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A compressor tip clearance management system includes a compressor section having a low pressure compressor and a high pressure compressor arranged downstream from the low pressure compressor. A variable stator vane is arranged upstream from the high pressure compressor. The variable stator vane is connected to an actuator, and a controller is in communication with the actuator. The controller is configured to provide a command to the actuator to move the variable stator vane in response to a high pressure compressor clearance condition. A high pressure compressor rotor speed is altered, and the high pressure compressor clearance condition is changed to a desired clearance. | 12-05-2013 |
20140154087 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRFOIL - A blade for a gas turbine engine, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a platform and an airfoil that extends from the platform. The airfoil extends in span between a root and a tip region and in chord between a leading edge and a trailing edge. A sweep angle is defined at the leading edge and a dihedral angle is defined relative to the chord of the airfoil. The sweep angle and the dihedral angle are localized at the tip region and extend over a distance of the airfoil equivalent to about 10% to about 40% of the span. | 06-05-2014 |
20140248129 | LPC FLOWPATH SHAPE WITH GAS TURBINE ENGINE SHAFT BEARING CONFIGURATION - A gas turbine engine includes a core housing that includes an inlet case and an intermediate case that respectively provide an inlet case flow path and an intermediate case flowpath. A shaft provides a rotational axis. A hub is operatively supported by the shaft. A rotor is connected to the hub and supports a compressor section. The compressor section is arranged in a core flow path axially between the inlet case flow path and the intermediate case flow path. The core flowpath has an inner diameter and an outer diameter. At least a portion of inner diameter has an increasing slope angle relative to the rotational axis. A bearing is mounted to the hub and supports the shaft relative to one of the intermediate case and the inlet case. | 09-04-2014 |
20140311149 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE FAN BLADE AIRFOIL PROFILE - A fan blade for a gas turbine engine includes an airfoil that includes leading and trailing edges joined by pressure and suction sides to provide an exterior airfoil surface that extends in a radial direction to a tip. The external airfoil surface is formed in substantial conformance with multiple cross-sectional profiles of the airfoil described by a set of Cartesian coordinates set forth in Table 1. The Cartesian coordinates are provided by an axial coordinate scaled by a local axial chord. A circumferential coordinate is scaled by the local axial chord, and a span location. The local axial chord corresponds to a width of the airfoil between the leading and trailing edges at the span location. | 10-23-2014 |