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20120214219 | SEPARATION OF A TARGET SUBSTANCE FROM A FLUID OR MIXTURE USING ENCAPSULATED SORBENTS - Method and apparatus for separating a target substance from a fluid or mixture. Capsules having a coating and stripping solvents encapsulated in the capsules are provided. The coating is permeable to the target substance. The capsules having a coating and stripping solvents encapsulated in the capsules are exposed to the fluid or mixture. The target substance migrates through the coating and is taken up by the stripping solvents. The target substance is separated from the fluid or mixture by driving off the target substance from the capsules. | 08-23-2012 |
20130017610 | ENCAPSULATED TRACERS AND CHEMICALS FOR RESERVOIR INTERROGATION AND MANIPULATION - An apparatus, method, and system of reservoir interrogation. A tracer is encapsulating in a receptacle. The receptacle containing the tracer is injected into the reservoir. The tracer is analyzed for reservoir interrogation. | 01-17-2013 |
20130105399 | POLYMER-ENCAPSULATED LIQUID EXCHANGE MEDIA | 05-02-2013 |
20140253397 | CONFORMAL, WEARABLE, THIN MICROWAVE ANTENNA FOR SUB-SKIN AND SKIN SURFACE MONITORING - A wearable antenna is operably positioned on a wearer's skin and is operably connected the wearer's tissue. A first antenna matched to the wearer's tissue is operably positioned on the wearer's skin. A second antenna matched to the air is operably positioned on the wearer's skin. Transmission lines connect the first antenna and the second antenna. | 09-11-2014 |
20140262295 | ENCAPSULATED PROPPANTS - A capsule for carrying a proppant for emplaced in a formation containing formation fluid by a hydraulic fracture operation using a fracturing fluid. The capsule includes a capsule body. The capsule body includes a proppant. There is a surface layer on the capsule body that is permeable to the formation fluid or the fracturing fluid or is permeable to both the formation fluid and the fracturing fluid. The proppant material is dry cement that interacts with the formation fluid or the fracturing fluid or both the formation fluid and the fracturing fluid that migrate through the surface layer and is taken up by the dry cement causing the dry cement to harden. | 09-18-2014 |
20140335589 | SEPARATION OF A TARGET SUBSTANCE FROM A FLUID OR MIXTURE USING ENCAPSULATED SORBENTS - Method and apparatus for separating a target substance from a fluid or mixture. Capsules having a coating and stripping solvents encapsulated in the capsules are provided. The coating is permeable to the target substance. The capsules having a coating and stripping solvents encapsulated in the capsules are exposed to the fluid or mixture. The target substance migrates through the coating and is taken up by the stripping solvents. The target substance is separated from the fluid or mixture by driving off the target substance from the capsules. | 11-13-2014 |
20150021023 | ENCAPSULATED MICROENERGETIC MATERIAL - Providing high energy materials that can be placed in previously created fractures and activating them in place to extend or change an existing fracture system. Also detecting the location of fractures or permeable pathways and a means to assess the extent and efficiency of proppant emplacement. | 01-22-2015 |
20150101810 | CEMENTING A WELLBORE USING CEMENTING MATERIAL ENCAPLSULATEO IN A SHELL - A system for cementing a wellbore penetrating an earth formation into which a pipe extends. A cement material is positioned in the space between the wellbore and the pipe by circulated capsules containing the cement material through the pipe into the space between the wellbore and the pipe. The capsules contain the cementing material encapsulated in a shell. The capsules are added to a fluid and the fluid with capsules is circulated through the pipe into the space between the wellbore and the pipe. The shell is breached once the capsules contain the cementing material are in position in the space between the wellbore and the pipe. | 04-16-2015 |
20150110867 | TECHNIQUES FOR RELEASE OF MATERIAL INTO AN ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods for releasing a material into an environment. The material may be encapsulated in a receptacle or otherwise packaged for movement into the environment. The receptacle with the material inside is introduced into the environment. A triggering causes release of the material from the receptacle into the environment. | 04-23-2015 |
20150115487 | SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYMER ENCAPSUATED SOLIDS - Encapsulated solids are made by first encapsulating precursor materials in a polymer shell. The precursors are some combination of solids, liquids, gases, and/or gels. The precursors are then transformed into solids by emplacement of the capsule in an environment where gas or fluid transport into or out of the polymer shell causes transformation into solids. | 04-30-2015 |
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20110199385 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR RENDERING PIXELS WITH AT LEAST ONE SEMI-TRANSPARENT SURFACE - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for rendering pixels with multiple semi-transparent surfaces. In use, a pixel is identified. Additionally, an operation to generate a plurality of samples for the pixel is performed. Further, a subset of the samples for each of at least one semi-transparent surface associated with the pixel is selected at least in part in a random manner. Moreover, the pixel is rendered utilizing the selected subset of the samples for each of the at least one semi-transparent surface. | 08-18-2011 |
20120213450 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REDUCING NOISE IN AN IMAGE USING DEPTH-BASED SWEEPING OVER IMAGE SAMPLES - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for reducing noise in an image using depth-based on sweeping over image samples. In use, each noisy pixel of an image having noise is identified. Additionally, for each noisy pixel, at least one sample included in each of a plurality of neighboring pixels to the noisy pixel is identified. Furthermore, the samples are swept over at least partially in a depth-based order to identify a value for the noisy pixel that reduces the noise. | 08-23-2012 |
20160048999 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SHADING USING A DYNAMIC OBJECT-SPACE GRID - A system, method, and computer program product are provided fir shading using a dynamic object-space grid. An object defined by triangle primitives in a three-dimensional (3D) space that is specific to the object is received and an object-space shading grid is defined for a first triangle primitive of the triangle primitives based on coordinates of the first triangle primitive in the 3D space. A shader program is executed by a processing pipeline to compute a shaded value at a point on the object-space shading grid for the first triangle primitive. | 02-18-2016 |
20160049000 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PERFORMING OBJECT-SPACE SHADING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for performing object-space shading. A primitive defined by vertices in three-dimensional (3D) space that is specific to an object defined by at least the primitive is received and a shading sample rate is computed for the primitive based on a screen-space derivative of coordinates of a pixel fragment transformed into the 3D space. A shader program is executed by a processing pipeline to compute shaded attributes for the primitive according to the computed shading sample rate. | 02-18-2016 |
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20130225179 | FEMTOCELL BASE STATION, AND A METHOD OF SELECTING CARRIER FREQUENCY BAND OF A FEMTOCELL BASE STATION - A method is provided of selecting carrier frequency band of a femtocell base station that provides a femtocell and resides within a macrocell provided by a macrocell base station. The method comprises: the femtocell base station operating at the carrier frequency band of the macrocell, detecting that a user terminal connected to the macrocell base station at an carrier frequency band of the macrocell is in or close to the femtocell, and the femtocell base station switching its carrier frequency band to one not allocated to the macrocell. | 08-29-2013 |
20130294364 | NETWORK NODES AND METHODS - Methods and network nodes of a wireless telecommunications system are disclosed. One method of controlling transmissions with a base station of a wireless telecommunications system comprises the steps of: determining a set of neighbouring base stations, each base station in the set of neighbouring base stations utilising an identical carrier and scrambling code to support transmissions with that base station; and allocating base stations in the set of neighbouring base stations different spreading codes for transmissions with those base stations. By allocating each base station in the set of base stations sharing the same carrier and scrambling code different spreading codes, interference in transmissions between the base stations can be controlled. | 11-07-2013 |
20140082364 | Collaborative Uses of a Cloud Computing Confidential Domain of Execution - An exemplary confidential computing system includes a computing device. A cryptographic processing unit is associated with the computing device. The cryptographic processing unit is configured to use a first user key for encrypting a communication to the first user that includes information from the computing device. The cryptographic processing unit is also configured to use the first user key for decrypting any first user information received from the first user device before allowing the received first user information to be available to the computing device. The processing unit is also configured to use at least one other key received from the first user device for processing any other information received from at least one other source. | 03-20-2014 |
20140152540 | GESTURE-BASED COMPUTER CONTROL - Instead of controlling a computer by means of a hardware controller (e.g., keyboard, mouse, remote control, etc.), the present application provides systems and methods for a user to control a computer by performing certain body movements or postures (herein referred to as “gestures”) that are recognized by the computer and translated into computer commands. | 06-05-2014 |
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20130040610 | System and Method for Alerting a User on an External Device of Notifications or Alerts Originating from a Network-Connected Device - Users are experiencing an increasing number of alerts and notifications on their mobile devices. When it is inconvenient or not possible to view the network-connected device, an accessory can be used to save time and avoid missing notifications. A system comprising a network-connected device and an accessory are provided to address these problems. The accessory is capable of notifying the user of alerts from the network-connected device, allowing the user to quickly be advised of alerts without needing to first interact with the network-connected device. The system includes a method to selectively filter alerts so as to avoid unnecessarily interrupting the user in cases where the network device is inaccessible. The system is also capable of pushing new interface designs and themes from the network device to the accessory to alter the appearance and configuration of its display. | 02-14-2013 |
20150223033 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING A USER ON AN EXTERNAL DEVICE OF NOTIFICATIONS OR ALERTS ORIGINATING FROM A NETWORK-CONNECTED DEVICE - Users are experiencing an increasing number of alerts and notifications on their mobile devices. When it is inconvenient or not possible to view the network-connected device, an accessory can be used to save time and avoid missing notifications. A system comprising a network-connected device and an accessory are provided to address these problems. The accessory is capable of notifying the user of alerts from the network-connected device, allowing the user to quickly be advised of alerts without needing to first interact with the network-connected device. The system includes a method to selectively filter alerts so as to avoid unnecessarily interrupting the user in cases where the network device is inaccessible. The system is also capable of pushing new interface designs and themes from the network device to the accessory to alter the appearance and configuration of its display. | 08-06-2015 |
20150223034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING A USER ON AN EXTERNAL DEVICE OF NOTIFICATIONS OR ALERTS ORIGINATING FROM A NETWORK-CONNECTED DEVICE - Users are experiencing an increasing number of alerts and notifications on their mobile devices. When it is inconvenient or not possible to view the network-connected device, an accessory can be used to save time and avoid missing notifications. A system comprising a network-connected device and an accessory are provided to address these problems. The accessory is capable of notifying the user of alerts from the network-connected device, allowing the user to quickly be advised of alerts without needing to first interact with the network-connected device. The system includes a method to selectively filter alerts so as to avoid unnecessarily interrupting the user in cases where the network device is inaccessible. The system is also capable of pushing new interface designs and themes from the network device to the accessory to alter the appearance and configuration of its display. | 08-06-2015 |
20150382322 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALERTING A USER ON AN EXTERNAL DEVICE OF NOTIFICATIONS OR ALERTS ORIGINATING FROM A NETWORK-CONNECTED DEVICE - Users are experiencing an increasing number of alerts and notifications on their mobile devices. When it is inconvenient or not possible to view the network-connected device, an accessory can be used to save time and avoid missing notifications. A system comprising a network-connected device and an accessory are provided to address these problems. The accessory is capable of notifying the user of alerts from the network-connected device, allowing the user to quickly be advised of alerts without needing to first interact with the network-connected device. The system includes a method to selectively filter alerts so as to avoid unnecessarily interrupting the user in cases where the network device is inaccessible. The system is also capable of pushing new interface designs and themes from the network device to the accessory to alter the appearance and configuration of its display. | 12-31-2015 |
20160062392 | CONNECTION BY SECURING DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUITRY LAYER - A wearable device is disclosed that includes circuitry in both the display device and the securing device, for example a watch and watch band. The circuitry in the securing device is electrically connected to the display device electrical circuitry and may be used to extend the functionality of the display device or create additional display space for use by the display device. These are but two examples of possible uses. | 03-03-2016 |
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20080275380 | SONIC ENDOVENOUS CATHETER - A device and method to improve the ultrasound visibility of a catheter placed inside the body is described. The catheter is sonically vibrated by an external driver device that transmits the acoustic vibration down the catheter and inside the body. An ultrasound transducer is used to pick up the ultrasound vibrations directly or detects the sonic vibrations using a Doppler mode ultrasound machine. | 11-06-2008 |
20100042085 | Endovenous Closure of Varicose Veins with Mid Infrared Laser - This invention is an improved method and device for treating varicose veins | 02-18-2010 |
20110218525 | Preparation For Endovenous Laser Ablation - Improved systems and methods for removing blood from a blood vessel in preparation for endovenous laser ablation are described. The improved methods include one or more of: placing the patient in the Trendelenburg position, applying external compression around the vein, massaging the vein, cooling the vein externally, encouraging spasming of the vein, and removing blood with a suction device. | 09-08-2011 |
20130261436 | Sonic Endovenous Catheter - A device and method to improve the ultrasound visibility of a catheter placed inside the body is described. The catheter is sonically vibrated by an external driver device that transmits the acoustic vibration down the catheter and inside the body. An ultrasound transducer is used to pick up the ultrasound vibrations directly or detects the sonic vibrations using a Doppler mode ultrasound machine. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261437 | Sonic Endovenous Catheter - A device and method to improve the ultrasound visibility of a catheter placed inside the body is described. The catheter is sonically vibrated by an external driver device that transmits the acoustic vibration down the catheter and inside the body. An ultrasound transducer is used to pick up the ultrasound vibrations directly or detects the sonic vibrations using a Doppler mode ultrasound machine. | 10-03-2013 |
20130261454 | Sonic Endovenous Catheter - A device and method to improve the ultrasound visibility of a catheter placed inside the body is described. The catheter is sonically vibrated by an external driver device that transmits the acoustic vibration down the catheter and inside the body. An ultrasound transducer is used to pick up the ultrasound vibrations directly or detects the sonic vibrations using a Doppler mode ultrasound machine. | 10-03-2013 |
20160113714 | Preparation For Endovenous Laser Ablation - Improved systems and methods for removing blood from a blood vessel in preparation for endovenous laser ablation are described. The improved methods include one or more of: placing the patient in the Trendelenburg position, applying external compression around the vein, massaging the vein, cooling the vein externally, encouraging spasming of the vein, and removing blood with a suction device. | 04-28-2016 |
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20080302807 | Container with recessed removable venting tab - A container that includes a hollow body having at least a first exterior wall and a recess defined in the first exterior wall A tab is formed integrally with the exterior wall and located in the recess. The tab does not extend substantially beyond the recess. Removal of the tab forms an opening in the first exterior wall of the container. | 12-11-2008 |
20090095702 | HOT-FILLABLE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MAKING - A hot-fillable container that has an aesthetically pleasing shaped after the hot-fill process. The side walls of the container have structural aspects that permit the side walls to retain a substantially similar shape after the hot-fill process. This allows for an aesthetically pleasing design that compensates for the deformation that can occur during the hot-fill process. | 04-16-2009 |
20110011825 | Container Having Compound Flexible Panels - A plastic container that is adapted for adjustment to internal volumetric changes such as those that occur as a result of internal pressure and temperature changes during the hot-fill process includes a container body defining an internal space. The container body has at least one flexible panel defined therein, which includes an outer flexible panel portion and an inner flexible panel portion. The outer flexible panel portion has a shape when a pressure equilibrium exists between the internal space and ambient external pressure, and is further constructed and arranged to assume a shape of increased concavity when a sufficient underpressure exists in the internal space. The inner flexible panel portion is constructed and arranged to flex relative to the outer flexible panel portion in order to accommodate internal pressure changes within the container body. The inner and outer flexible panel portions accordingly work in tandem to permit efficient vacuum uptake in a hot-fill type container. In addition, a boundary between the outer and inner flexible panel portions is preferably entirely curved. | 01-20-2011 |
20120111824 | HOT FILL TYPE PLASTIC CONTAINER - A hot fill type plastic container includes a bottom portion and a main body having a vacuum uptake portion that is bounded by upper and lower horizontal grooves. The vacuum uptake portion has four side panel portions, and each of the side panel portions has at least one vertical groove defined therein. The vertical grooves are substantially centered with respect to the side panel portions. No surface features other than the vertical grooves are included on the side panel portions. The main body further includes upper and lower round portions that are respectively positioned above and below the vacuum uptake portion. | 05-10-2012 |
20130075354 | MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH REDUCED NECK OVALITY - A plastic container has a main body portion, a neck portion and a molded feature such as an anti-rotation lug adjacent to the neck portion. The molded feature has a volume that is less than a volume that would be defined by the maximum external dimensions of the feature. This reduces the shrinkage differential between the molded feature and the neck portion, which could otherwise cause sealing problems with a closure as a result of deformation of the neck portion. A method of correcting a sealing problem in a plastic container by reducing the volume of the molded feature is also disclosed. | 03-28-2013 |
20160059441 | MOLDED PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH REDUCED NECK OVALITY - A plastic container has a main body portion, a neck portion and a molded feature such as an anti-rotation lug adjacent to the neck portion. The molded feature has a volume that is less than a volume that would be defined by the maximum external dimensions of the feature. This reduces the shrinkage differential between the molded feature and the neck portion, which could otherwise cause sealing problems with a closure as a result of deformation of the neck portion. A method of correcting a sealing problem in a plastic container by reducing the volume of the molded feature is also disclosed. | 03-03-2016 |
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20100042913 | VARIABLE FORMATTING OF CELLS - Variable formatting for cells in computer spreadsheets, tables, and other documents is provided. For a selected range of cells, cell formats vary with the value in each cell (or an associated value). Formats can include color-scale backgrounds, in-cell elements (e.g., icons and data bars), and other cell formats that can be varied with a value. | 02-18-2010 |
20100122152 | MULTIPLE CONDITIONAL FORMATTING - Generally described, embodiments of the present invention relate to applying and evaluating conditional formatting rules to a given range of cells. Additionally, multiple conditional formatting rules may be evaluated to TRUE for the same cell contained in a user interface and multiple formats applied to that cell. | 05-13-2010 |
20100251090 | Dynamic Thresholds for Conditional Formats - Generally described, embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to utilize dynamic thresholds and dynamic threshold values when generating variable formatting rules to be applied to a range of cells. Dynamic thresholds include, but are not limited to, “Highest Value,” “Middle Value,” “Lowest Value,” “Number,” “Percent,” “Percentile,” and “Formula.” When using a dynamic threshold, dynamic threshold values are determined based on values contained in a selected range of cells. | 09-30-2010 |
20110035653 | ASSOCIATING CONDITIONS TO SUMMARY TABLE DATA - A method and system associate conditional formats with selected data points or groups of data points within a summary table. In one embodiment, related groups of data are determined based upon currently highlighted cells in a summary table. A user then selects from the groups and identifies conditional formats to be associated with the specified data points. The conditional formats are associated with currently displayed as well as non-displayed data within the summary table. The associated conditions are saved relative to the data points rather than the original cell positions so that the conditions remain associated with the data points following a reorganization of the summary table. | 02-10-2011 |
20120324328 | VARIABLE FORMATTING OF VALUES - Variable formatting for cells in computer spreadsheets, tables, and other documents is provided. For a selected range of cells, cell formats vary with the value in each cell (or an associated value). Formats can include color-scale backgrounds, in-cell elements (e.g., icons and data bars), and other cell formats that can be varied with a value. | 12-20-2012 |
20140237339 | FOR A GIVEN CELL IN A SPREADSHEET, EVALUATING AN UNLIMITED NUMBER OF CONDITIONAL FORMATTING RULES AND APPLYING MULTIPLE CORRESPONDING FORMATS TO THE CELL - Generally described, embodiments of the present invention relate to applying and evaluating conditional formatting rules to a given range of cells. Additionally, multiple conditional formatting rules may be evaluated to TRUE for the same cell contained in a user interface and multiple formats applied to that cell. | 08-21-2014 |
20150100871 | DYNAMIC THRESHOLDS FOR CONDITIONAL FORMATS - Generally described, embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to utilize dynamic thresholds and dynamic threshold values when generating variable formatting rules to be applied to a range of cells. Dynamic thresholds include, but are not limited to, “Highest Value,” “Middle Value,” “Lowest Value,” “Number,” “Percent,” “Percentile,” and “Formula.” When using a dynamic threshold, dynamic threshold values are determined based on values contained in a selected range of cells. | 04-09-2015 |
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20120185684 | BOOTING A MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A LOW BATTERY BASED ON A DYNAMIC BOOT THRESHOLD - A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for booting the apparatus with a low-energy battery are provided. In a first configuration, the apparatus monitors a level of the battery while the battery is charging. The apparatus attempts a boot of the apparatus when the level is greater than or equal to a dynamic boot threshold. The apparatus increases the dynamic boot threshold when the boot is unsuccessful and repeating the monitoring and the attempting based on the increased dynamic boot threshold. In a second configuration, the apparatus detects a connection to an external power source. The apparatus attempts a boot using an FLCB protocol that is based upon power drawn directly from the external power source upon detecting the connection to the external power source. The apparatus attempts the boot as part of an ATC protocol when the boot using the FLCB protocol is unsuccessful. | 07-19-2012 |
20140002174 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DRAIN SWITCHING WITH REPLICATION LOOP FOR FAST LED TURN ON TIME | 01-02-2014 |
20140055082 | CHARGING CURRENT CALIBRATION - Exemplary embodiments are directed to systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable media for calibrating a charging current. A device may include a charger for conveying an output voltage to a chargeable device. The device may also include a monitoring system including an analog-to-digital converter for measuring a current received by the chargeable device. Further, the device may include a control device configured to receive a charging current value from the monitoring system and convey a signal to the charger in response to a comparison of the charging current value to a target current value. | 02-27-2014 |
20140103862 | POWER PATH SWITCHING IN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF CHARGING PORTS - Exemplary embodiments are directed to power path switching between multiple charging ports of an electronic device. A device may include a charging port of a plurality of charging ports for coupling to a power supply via an over-voltage protection circuit. The device may further including a comparison unit configured to couple the charging port to the power supply based at least partially on a comparison between a voltage at an input of the over-voltage protection circuit coupled to the charging port with a voltage at the output of the over-voltage protection circuit coupled to the power supply. | 04-17-2014 |