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20120324621 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND APPAREL CONTAINING SAME - This invention relates to a clamp assembly useful for attaching together two items of clothing, a garment comprising the clamp assembly, and a process for attaching two items of clothing; the clamp assembly including a circular band and a tubular resilient cover having a hollow body, and wherein the clamp is positioned in the hollow and is encased on all sides by the resilient cover. | 12-27-2012 |
20150082517 | Self-Sealing Fastener and Garment - This invention relates to a fastener assembly and a garment comprising same, comprising a first fastener tape and a second fastener tapes having a row of cooperating fastener elements mounted thereon attached to first and second closing tapes, the first and second closing tapes folded parallel to the row of cooperating fastener elements such that when the fastener is closed, and a meshed area of fastener elements from the first and second fastener tapes is formed,
| 03-26-2015 |
20150082518 | Self-Sealing Fastener and Garment - This invention relates to a fastener assembly and garment comprising same having a first fastener tape and a second fastener tape, and a first edge and a second edge, the first edge having a row of cooperating fastener elements mounted thereon; wherein the second edge of each of the first and second fastener tapes is folded parallel to its row of cooperating fastener elements such that when the fastener is closed, and a meshed area of fastener elements from the first and second fastener tapes is formed, i) the second edges of each of the first and second fastener tapes overlap, ii) the second edge of the first fastener tape fully covers the meshed area of fastening elements, and iii) the overlap of the second edge of the first fastener tape by the second edge of the second fastener tape extends past the meshed area of fastening elements. | 03-26-2015 |
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20110186840 | DIAMOND SOI WITH THIN SILICON NITRIDE LAYER - A method and structure for a semiconductor device including a thin nitride layer formed between a diamond SOI layer and device silicon layer to block diffusion of ions and improve lifetime of the device silicon. | 08-04-2011 |
20110186959 | DIAMOND SOI WITH THIN SILICON NITRIDE LAYER - A method and structure for a semiconductor device, the device including a handle wafer, a diamond layer formed directly on a front side of the handle wafer, and a thick oxide layer formed directly on a back side of the handle wafer, the oxide of a thickness to counteract tensile stresses of the diamond layer. Nitride layers are formed on the outer surfaces of the diamond layer and thick oxide layer and a polysilicon is formed on outer surfaces of the nitride layers. A device wafer is bonded to the handle wafer to form the semiconductor device. | 08-04-2011 |
20130157416 | METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method and structure for a semiconductor device, the device including a handle wafer, a diamond layer formed directly on a front side of the handle wafer, and a thick oxide layer formed directly on a back side of the handle wafer, the oxide of a thickness to counteract tensile stresses of the diamond layer. Nitride layers are formed on the outer surfaces of the diamond layer and thick oxide layer and a polysilicon is formed on outer surfaces of the nitride layers. A device wafer is bonded to the handle wafer to form the semiconductor device. | 06-20-2013 |
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20080200420 | In vivo production of small interfering RNAs that mediate gene silencing - The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. | 08-21-2008 |
20100233810 | IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF SMALL INTERFERING RNAS THAT MEDIATE GENE SILENCING - The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. | 09-16-2010 |
20100234448 | IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF SMALL INTERFERING RNAS THAT MEDIATE GENE SILENCING - The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. | 09-16-2010 |
20110207224 | IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF SMALL INTERFERING RNAS THAT MEDIATE GENE SILENCING - The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vitro with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. | 08-25-2011 |
20140179760 | IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF SMALL INTERFERING RNAS THAT MEDIATE GENE SILENCING - The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. | 06-26-2014 |
20160102309 | IN VIVO PRODUCTION OF SMALL INTERFERING RNAS THAT MEDIATE GENE SILENCING - The invention provides engineered RNA precursors that when expressed in a cell are processed by the cell to produce targeted small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) that selectively silence targeted genes (by cleaving specific mRNAs) using the cell's own RNA interference (RNAi) pathway. By introducing nucleic acid molecules that encode these engineered RNA precursors into cells in vivo with appropriate regulatory sequences, expression of the engineered RNA precursors can be selectively controlled both temporally and spatially, i.e., at particular times and/or in particular tissues, organs, or cells. | 04-14-2016 |
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20120096615 | Shin Guard Strap - Aspects of the present invention relate to a shin guard construction having a shin guard and a strap. The strap may provide a number of adjustments, such as adjusting a vertical position of strap attachment to the shin guard, a length of the strap, and/or a position of a portion of the strap in both a horizontal and/or a vertical location on a wearer's leg. Further, the strap may have an upwardly inclined orientation relative to a horizontal plane extending through the shin guard. The orientation of the strap in an upward direction may be a result of a location and/or orientation of one or more fasteners. Additionally, the orientation of the strap may be a result of the size and/or shape of the strap. | 04-26-2012 |
20120096616 | Shin Guard Sleeve - Aspects of the present invention relate to a shin guard sleeve that extends higher in a calf portion than in a shin portion of the shin guard sleeve. Additional aspects may include a shin guard sleeve having an apex located in the calf region of a wearer to provide a volume able to be filled by the calf region of the wearer. Further, aspects may include one or more maintainers affixed to the shin guard sleeve to further resist slipping of the shin guard sleeve. | 04-26-2012 |
20130232674 | Protective Pad Using A Damping Component - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a protective pad that is comprised of an impact shell and a damping component. The damping component may be formed by a plurality of connecting members that are separated from the impact shell by a plurality of extension members that extend between the damping lattice and the impact shell. The damping component may also be formed by a sheet-like form that is separated from the impact shell by a plurality of extension members that extend between the damping sheet and the impact shell. The damping component is formed from an elastomer that aids in absorbing a portion of an impact force that is distributed across the damping component by the impact shell. The dampening component may be affixed to the impact shell by way of a coupling frame that is incorporated into the impact shell. | 09-12-2013 |
20140259260 | Protective Ankle And Calf Sleeve - Aspects hereof relate to protective gear that is comfortable and supportive. The protective gear is a knitted or woven sleeve with impact-dampening pads of different shapes and sizes placed in strategic areas of the sleeve to provide protection to a foot and ankle area of an athlete's foot. In particular, the impact-dampening pads are placed on areas of the sleeve corresponding to a lower shin portion, a medial and lateral malleolus, and the Achilles tendon of an athlete wearing the protective gear. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259324 | Articulated Protective Apparatus - Aspects of the present invention relate to a protective apparatus that is comprised of an impact shell and an impact attenuating structure. The impact shell includes two discrete portions that are moveably hinged to one another to conform to the underlying protected portion, such as an athlete's shin region. The protective apparatus also utilizes an impact attenuating structure that functions to attenuate an impact force as well as serve as a hinge between the two-part shell. Additional aspects include a puncture prevention element that is positioned between the two shell portions to resist impalement at the hinge junction formed between the two shell portions. Further, additional aspects utilize one or more channels on a posterior surface of the impact attenuating structure to aid in guiding the articulation of the impact attenuating structure in a location related to the shell articulation joint. | 09-18-2014 |
20140259325 | Protective Apparatus With A Varied Thickness Lattice Support Structure - Aspects of the present invention relate to a protective apparatus that is comprised of an impact shell and an impact attenuating component. In particular, the impact shell is comprised of a lattice structure on the posterior side of the shell that protrudes from the shell and allows the impact attenuating structure to be offset or spaced from the posterior surface of the shell in at least a middle portion of the shell. The amount of protrusion of the lattice from the posterior surface of the shell reduces as the lattice extends from a middle portion of the shell outwardly towards a medial and/or lateral portion. The lattice structure provides improved impact attenuation characteristics and increased structural strength while reducing materials. | 09-18-2014 |
20160088882 | ARTICULATED PROTECTIVE APPARATUS - Aspects of the present invention relate to a protective apparatus that is comprised of an impact shell and an impact attenuating structure. The impact shell includes two shell portions that are moveably hinged to one another to conform to the underlying protected portion, such as an athlete's shin region. The protective apparatus also utilizes an impact attenuating structure that functions to attenuate an impact force as well as serve as a hinge between the two-part shell. Additional aspects include a puncture prevention element that is positioned between the two shell portions to resist impalement at the hinge junction formed between the two shell portions. Further, additional aspects utilize one or more channels on a posterior surface of the impact attenuating structure to aid in guiding the articulation of the impact attenuating structure in a location related to the shell articulation joint. | 03-31-2016 |
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20100132618 | Liquid bird feeder - A liquid bird feed is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening. | 06-03-2010 |
20100229801 | Liquid bird feeder - A liquid bird feeder provides a liquid container having a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to attach to the liquid container and adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid. The liquid tray includes a bottom port passing through the liquid tray and vertically aligned with the bottom opening, and a valve mechanism adapted to selectively couple the bottom port of the liquid tray to the bottom opening for filling purposes, or to close the bottom port and couple the bottom opening to the liquid tray for supplying liquid from the liquid container to the liquid tray. | 09-16-2010 |
20110209666 | Liquid bird feeder - A liquid hummingbird feeder is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening. | 09-01-2011 |
20120152174 | LIQUID BIRD FEEDER - A liquid hummingbird feeder is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening. | 06-21-2012 |
20140326190 | LIQUID BIRD FEEDER - A liquid hummingbird feeder is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening, | 11-06-2014 |
20150272084 | LIQUID BIRD FEEDER - A liquid hummingbird feeder is provided with a liquid container having a sealable top opening and a bottom opening, a liquid tray adapted to immerse the bottom opening in liquid, and a valve mechanism adapted to close the bottom opening to enable the liquid container to be filled through the sealable top opening. | 10-01-2015 |
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20120232947 | AUTOMATION OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AND ASSETS - Various embodiments are directed towards automating business processes and assets. A generated application may have entity propagation rules that allocate costs among objects in a model. Entity propagation rules may define how resources may be allocated and distributed among objects in a model. In at least one of the various embodiments, entity propagation rules may be defined to allocate resources based on formulas. in at least one of the various embodiments, the formulas used to allocate resources may include filters and matching rules. Further, in at least one of the various embodiments, matching rules may be based database referential matches. Entity propagation rules may distribute resources using formulas that may have terms based on multiple properties from the participating objects. In at least one of the various embodiments, the filter and matching formulas may be used to select the source items and the destination items if allocating resources between objects. | 09-13-2012 |
20120233547 | PLATFORM FOR RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF APPLICATIONS - Various embodiments are directed towards a platform for rapid development of applications. A data processing application may be generated by applying templates, work streams, change entries, and user modifications to generate data processing applications. In at least one of the various embodiments, the applications may be generated based project initial instructions and by receiving and processing example data in combination with templates, change entries, and work streams. Further, in at least one of the various embodiments, modifications made to the generated applications may be preserved as change entries associated with a work stream. In at least one of the various embodiments, separate applications may be generated based on the work streams and/or change streams of other applications. In at least one of the various embodiments, if a generated application may be modified a new revision number may be associated with the modified version of the application. | 09-13-2012 |
20130103654 | GLOBAL DICTIONARIES USING UNIVERSAL PRIMITIVES - Embodiments are directed towards managing data storage and queries within a database system using global dictionaries with universal primitives (UNIPs) to represent non-numeric data within a mixed numeric/non-numeric environment. Common data types are managed within a same global dictionary through dictionaries that are globally used within the database system. At least non-numeric data within mixed data fields may be stored using a UNIP to identify the stored non-numeric data. The UNIP may take advantage of the IEEE-754 standard for floating point data representation by setting a first field within the UNIP to 0x7ff (HEX) to indicate that the data is non-numeric (NaN) and using remaining bits to store typed data, such as a date or unique indirect reference (e.g. a sequence number or file offset to larger piece of data). The UNIP may then replace the data within the database and be used during operations performed on the data. | 04-25-2013 |
20130201193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING TRACE OF COSTS ACROSS A GRAPH OF FINANCIAL ALLOCATION RULES - Embodiments are directed towards budgeting and forecasting of information technology and services. In at least one of the various embodiments, financial allocation models may include multiple cost objects and one or more allocation rules. In at least one of the various embodiments, allocation rules may determine how costs associated with cost objects may be allocated to other cost objects. In at least one of the various embodiments, costs corresponding to one or more selected cost objects may be traced within a financial allocation model. Also, costs associated with multiple cost line items from different cost objects may simultaneously traced for efficient cross-referencing of disparate cost line items. Further, in at least one of the various embodiments, a display of the cost traces may be rendered and displayed to provide a visualization of the traced costs. | 08-08-2013 |
20140006085 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING TRACE OF COSTS ACROSS A GRAPH OF FINANCIAL ALLOCATION RULES | 01-02-2014 |