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Brian Adair, Malden, MA US
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| 20110236397 | LIMITED PROTEOLYSIS OF CD2AP AND PROGRESSION OF RENAL DISEASE - Compositions which specifically block cathepsin L function in podocytes, compositions which protect cytoskeletal adaptor protein (CD2AP) for degradation, compositions which modulate expression or function of cytoskeletal adaptor protein (CD2AP), protect against renal diseases or disorders. Methods of treatment in vivo involve use of one or more compositions. | 09-29-2011 |
Cameron Adair, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20100162639 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARCHIVAL DISPLAY IN A CENOTAPH MEMORIAL FACILITY - A cenotaph memorial facility comprising a plurality of walls containing crypts is dedicated to an honoree who is not interred within the facility. The facility may comprise a large external memorial structure to protect the walls and individual crypts. The cenotaph memorial facility includes a plurality of video cameras to permit remote viewing of various portions of the facility. The video cameras are controlled by a computer system that allows remote access via a network, such as the internet. An individual enters authorization data and, upon authorization, can remotely view one or more portions of the facility. An on-line auction processor can automatically conduct auctions of selected articles using a timed auction over a prolonged bidding period or a real-time auction. In another aspect, a virtual reality (VR) image capture system captures images that may be remotely viewed using VR technology. This may include 3-D imaging, holographic imaging, or the like. Image viewing may be remotely controlled using conventional controls or VR controls. | 07-01-2010 |
Charles David Adair, Signal Mountain, TN US
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| 20100297129 | METHOD FOR EXTENDING PREGNANCY IN PATIENTS EXHIBITING AT LEAST ONE SYMPTOM OF PREECLAMPSIA AND ECLAMPSIA - A composition is provided to prevent, limit the effects of, delay the onset of, or treat one or more of the causes, symptoms or complications of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia and/or intrauterine growth restriction. The composition comprises a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that reacts immunologically with or binds digoxin and has a high dose of digoxin binding capacity as the active ingredient. There is also provided a method of preventing, limiting the effects of, delaying the onset of, or treating a cause, symptom or complication of gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia or intrauterine growth restriction, comprising the step of administering to a mammal a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an antibody that reacts immunologically with or binds digoxin and has a high dose of digoxin binding capacity. | 11-25-2010 |
Clifton E. Adair, Richmond, VA US
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| 20090279967 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF BEVELING BOWLING BALL HOLES - Disclosed are systems and methods of beveling gripping holes of bowling balls. A method includes creating a bevel at an edge of a hole of the bowling ball by removing material from the bowling ball using a rotary tool equipped with a shaping bit that extends into the hole. | 11-12-2009 |
Dan Adair, Andover, MN US
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| 20090179070 | Short Depth Cash Drawer With Downstream Checkout Placement - Embodiments described herein pertain to checkout stands and related components. Checkout stands illustratively include scanners and cash drawers. In some embodiments, cash drawers are located downstream from scanners. In some embodiments, checkout stands include item entering and exiting sides. Scanners are illustratively positioned between an entering side and a cash drawer, and cash drawers are illustratively positioned between a scanner and an exiting side. | 07-16-2009 |
Emerald J. Adair, Vail, AZ US
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| 20090053434 | Method and Apparatus for Preform Consistency - According to one embodiment of the present invention a method of creating a composite with an object having a central axis is provided which comprises wrapping a first fabric layer around the object in one of a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction around the central axis of the object. A second fabric layer is wrapped over the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer is wrapped around the object in the other of the clockwise or the counterclockwise direction around the central axis. The object is placed in a mold and resin is injected into the mold to form the composite. | 02-26-2009 |
Eric W. Adair, Hugo, MN US
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| 20080262138 | CURING COMPOSITIONS FOR FLUOROPOLYMERS - A curative composition comprising a cation and an anion of the formula A | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090088517 | CURING COMPOSITIONS FOR FLUOROPOLYMERS - A curative composition comprising a cation and an anion of the formula A | 04-02-2009 |
Gregery G. Adair, Henderson, NV US
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| 20090254514 | HANDLING REQUESTS FOR DATA STORED IN DATABASE TABLES - Method for handling requests for data stored in database tables is provided. The method includes receiving a request for data stored in a database table, the database table including non-hash and hash columns, a hash column including hash values computed based on non-hash values in at least one non-hash column, generating database queries that are executable to retrieve data stored in the database table satisfying the request, each database query using a different combination of columns in the database table, ranking the database queries based on desirability, determining whether any of the database queries only uses indexed columns, responsive to one or more of the database queries only using indexed columns, selecting a highest ranked of the one or more database queries that only uses indexed columns for execution. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20100161566 | USING RELATIONSHIPS IN CANDIDATE DISCOVERY - Techniques are disclosed for adding entities to a group of entity resolution candidates by selecting entities that have a minimum threshold of similarity to a candidate, allowing a greater number of resolutions in an entity resolution system. To resolve an incoming identity record, an initial group of candidates may be selected from known entities by identifying entities that match a candidate building attribute of the incoming identity record. Additional candidates may be selected by identifying entities with some information that is similar to one of the candidate entities. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110246494 | SPACE AND TIME FOR ENTITY RESOLUTION - Provided are techniques for receiving a record, wherein the received record has a space-time feature, selecting candidate entities using the space time feature, performing space time analysis to determine whether the received record should be conjoined with a candidate entity from the candidate entities, and, in response to determining that the received record should be conjoined with the candidate entity, making an entity resolution assertion by conjoining the received record and the candidate entity to form a newly conjoined entity. | 10-06-2011 |
Gregery Gene Adair, Henderson, NV US
Janet Adair, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090082722 | REMOTE NAVIGATION ADVANCER DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Various systems for advancing medical devices within a subject's body are provided that configured to engage the outer surface of the medical device at a number of points about the circumference of the medical device, to thereby grip the medical device for enabling advancement of the device. The advancing systems include engaging portions configured to engage the outer surface of a medical device at a number of points about the circumference of the medical device. The engaging portions preferably engage opposing sides of the medical device's outer surface over a predetermined longitudinal length, to clamp against a longitudinal portion of the medical device that provides improved surface contact with the medical device over conventional roller guides. Various methods for performing medical procedures utilizing various medical devices and advancer systems are also provided. | 03-26-2009 |
Jarod O. Adair, Grand Island, NE US
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| 20090009360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND RECORDING DISTANCE | 01-08-2009 |
Jeffrey Adair, Highlands Ranch, CO US
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| 20110257478 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING RETRO PERITONEAL DISSECTION - The foregoing application describes a system and method of performing a minimally invasive surgical operation. More specifically, the invention involves the use of disposable cannula and slender dilators of variable lengths, which incorporate a source of illumination to carry light to a surgical site and video capabilities for capturing and displaying images from a CMOS or CCD camera device. According to one embodiment, fiber optics run semi-circumferentially or along walls of the cannula/dilator and terminate at about a centimeter from the distal end of the cannula/dilator, thereby preventing illumination from “bottoming out” at the floor of the incision. According to one alternate embodiment, the light fibers may be fashioned in an annulus around one or more camera chips to provide illumination and video of the surgical site. In still another embodiment, the light fibers may be replaced by light emitting diodes in a more remote light source or alternatively at the distal-tip of the CMOS or CCD camera device. | 10-20-2011 |
Jeffrey L. Adair, Highlands Ranch, CO US
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| 20110034769 | REDUCED AREA IMAGING DEVICE INCORPORATED WITHIN WIRELESS ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES - A reduced area imaging device is provided for use in medical or dental instruments such as an endoscope. The imaging device is provided in various configurations, and connections between the imaging device elements and a video display may be achieved by wired or wireless connections. A connector assembly located near the imaging device interconnects the imaging device to an image/power cable extending through the endoscope. The connector provides strain relief and stabilization for electrically interconnecting the imager to the cable. The connector also serves as the structure for anchoring the distal ends of steering wires extending through the body of the endoscopic device. The connector includes a strain relief member mounted over a body of the connector. The connector allows a steering wire capability without enlarging the profile of the distal tip of the endoscopic device. | 02-10-2011 |
Joel E. Adair, Racine, WI US
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| 20080257075 | METHODS FOR TESTING INSECT CONTROL PRODUCTS - Disclosed are methods of determining how effective a product that dispenses an insect repellent or insecticide is in controlling flying insects such as mosquitoes, with no or reduced need for human test subjects. An insect trap or other automated monitoring device is positioned in a test environment and operated in a manner so as to mimic some human attribute (e.g. by dispensing carbon dioxide). Trap/monitoring results in the presence and absence of the operating product are obtained in order to judge relative effectiveness of the active. Further, the real time evaluation of insect populations permits evaluation of time needed to achieve base effectiveness and length of time that effectiveness can be sustained. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080314893 | HEATING DEVICE WITH ADJUSTING ELECTRICAL CONTACT - An electrical heating device is disclosed that is suitable to vaporize air treatment chemicals from an impregnated substrate. The device is provided with a PCT heater held between electrical contacts and a spring that is compressed between the housing of the heating device and one of the electrical contacts to maintain pressure thereon in spite of thermal expansion of the housing, ensuring good electrical contact between the PCT heater and the electrical contacts. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080318176 | Fuel element for melting plate candle assembly - A fuel charge for use with a melting plate candle assembly includes an outer shell of fuel material surrounding an inner core of fuel material having different properties than the fuel material of the outer shell. The outer shell is substantially solid and may contain fuel additive that slows capillary flow of liquid fuel to the flame through the wick. The inner core may include liquid fuel, discrete solid fuel particles, or a solid fuel mass. The fuel additive is disposed in the fuel charge so as to slow migration of liquefied fuel to a flame on a wick only after a substantial portion of the fuel charge has been liquefied by heat from the flame. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090196586 | Heater Contact Assembly for Volatile Liquid Dispenser - Disclosed herein are heaters for dispensing volatile air treatment chemicals. Semi-circular electrical contacts are provided in a ring-type heater, and alignment and anchoring features are provided to facilitate use of a spring to accommodate thermal expansion. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090249533 | Toilet Bowl Cleaning and/or Deodorizing Device - A device for spraying an inner surface of a toilet bowl with a cleaning and/or deodorizing chemical is disclosed. The device includes a container for the chemical, a spray nozzle through which the chemical can be sprayed laterally around a perimeter of the nozzle, a conduit in fluid communication with the container and the spray nozzle, fluid delivery means for delivering chemical from the container through the conduit and to the spray nozzle, and means for attaching the spray nozzle near a rim of the toilet bowl. The spray nozzle of the automatic or manual toilet bowl cleaning device can operate such that the chemical is applied to the entire circumference of the inner surface of the toilet bowl whereby the entire toilet bowl is cleaned around the inner circumference of the toilet bowl. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090311148 | Heated Volatile Dispensing Device With Use-Up Indicator - Heated volatile dispensers are disclosed that are provided with automated use-up indicators. The indicators are associated with a porous substrate. A migrateable dye is covered by meltable material adjacent the substrate. Heating of a substrate such as a slab impregnated with an insect repellent both causes the insect repellent to dispense and melts the covering. The dye then migrates to a visible surface of the substrate to indicate a degree of use. The extent of migration, and the patterns formed on the visible surface by the migrating dye, indicate the extent to which the volatile air treatment chemical has been dispensed. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100206960 | Volatile Liquids Having Predetermined Evaporation Profiles - Dispensers and refills for volatile liquids, such as fragrances, are disclosed. Dispensers and refills in combination with dispensers according to the present invention may comprise a volatile liquid and a housing. In certain embodiments, the volatile liquid of the present invention has a predetermined evaporation rate, measured and calculated by the method described herein. In other embodiments, the volatile liquid exhibits a predefined relative evaporation rate. In addition to the housing, the present invention includes optional components, such as a motorized fan and/or a wick, to facilitate release of the volatile liquid into the atmosphere. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110220731 | Air Treatment Device With Controlled Pore Size Substrate - Disclosed are substrates suited for dispensing air treatment chemicals upon being heated. Granular particles, preferably sand with a phenolic binder, are adhered together to form a substrate body having a network of pores. A volatile air treatment chemical is disposed in the pores. The particle size and pores are such that the smaller particles of the substrate are grouped at one end, preferably an end adjacent to a projecting nose. This structure tends to wick the volatile air treatment chemical towards the nose, and heating that area can lead to efficient, and rechargeable, dispensing. Methods for using such substrates, and methods for forming such substrates, are disclosed. | 09-15-2011 |
Kenneth Alan Adair, Burlington, KY US
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| 20110306320 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND SECURING MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods are provided for securing at least one mobile device. A server includes a controller and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by the controller. The executable instructions are configured to perform a method in which a secure communications session is established with a user and the user is allowed to input a list of a plurality of security actions to be performed at a mobile device associated with the user. A secure communications session is established with the mobile device, and the list of the plurality of security actions is provided to the mobile device simultaneously as a single instruction set. | 12-15-2011 |
Kurt Adair, Arlington Heights, IL US
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| 20110252930 | HARD TURNING MICRO-MACHINE TOOL - A micro-scale apparatus for supporting a tool for hard turning comprises a base, a pivot coupled to the base, an actuator coupled to the base, and at least one member coupled to the actuator at one end and rotatably coupled to the pivot at another end. A tool mount is disposed on the at least one member. The at least one member defines a first lever arm between the pivot and the tool mount, and a second lever arm between the pivot and the actuator. The first lever arm has a length that is less than a length of the second lever arm. The actuator moves the tool mount along an arc. | 10-20-2011 |
Larry Adair, Chesterfield Twp, MI US
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| 20120089475 | Method and Apparatus for Assessing Residential Customer Pre-Installation Criteria - A method and apparatus for assessing residential customer pre-installation criteria for installation of an electrical appliance. The method includes providing a user with a variable set of questions and options concerning the location and environment in which the electrical appliance is to be installed. The questions may vary depending on the responses provided by the user. The response provided by the user is interpreted to provide the user with an estimation of the cost, time, and/or feasibility of installing the electrical appliance in a location specified by the user through the responses given to the questions and options. | 04-12-2012 |
Neal Adair, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20110093864 | Integrated Workflow Builder - A method of communicating between hydrocarbon management-related computer programs having non-identical data formats. Tools associated with each of the computer programs are obtained. Each tool represents a functionality of its respective computer program. Representations of the tools are displayed in a toolbox. A plurality of the displayed representations are selected such that the displayed representations are placed in a displayed workspace to establish a graphical representation of a workflow. Displayed representations from more than one computer program are selected. The displayed representations are positioned in the graphical representation of the workflow in a sequence corresponding to a desired workflow sequence. The workflow is executed according to the desired workflow sequence. Inter-program communications is facilitated between the computer programs to enable the workflow to execute by transferring messages and data between the computer programs in a common data format. | 04-21-2011 |
Neal L. Adair, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20110218775 | System and Method For Providing Data Corresponding To Physical Objects - There is provided a system and method for providing a visualization of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure, the unstructured grid comprising data representative of a property of interest. The exemplary method also comprises defining a probe as an object that comprises a set of topological elements, at least one of which does not share a common plane. The exemplary method additionally comprises providing a visualization of the unstructured grid data on the geometry defined by the probe. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110259598 | System and Method For Obtaining Data On An Unstructured Grid - There is provided a system and method for obtaining data corresponding to a property of interest on an unstructured grid. An exemplary method comprises defining a path of interest at least a portion of which goes through the unstructured grid. The exemplary method also comprises extracting data corresponding to the property of interest on the unstructured grid where the path of interest and the unstructured grid overlap. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110259599 | System and Method For Providing Data Corresponding To Physical Objects - There is provided a system and method for providing data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure. The unstructured grid comprises data representative of a property of interest. At least one filter object and a selection criterion are defined. A portion of the unstructured grid data that meets the selection criterion relative to the filter object is selected. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120037379 | System and Method For Providing Data Corresponding To Physical Objects - There is provided a system and method for providing a visualization of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure, the unstructured grid comprising data representative of a property of interest. The exemplary method also comprises defining a probe as an object that comprises a set of topological elements, at least one of which does not share a common plane. The exemplary method additionally comprises providing a visualization of the unstructured grid data on the geometry defined by the probe. | 02-16-2012 |
Randy D. Adair, Wake Forest, NC US
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| 20100096514 | BAG HOLDER - A bagging station is provided and includes a bagging station structure including a base and a supportive portion vertically supported on the base, a bag holder, configured to hold bag handles of a bag, to occupy and selectively move between a stowed position, at which the bag holder is stowed, and a plurality of presented positions, at which the bag holder is available for bag holding, and a coupling device to couple the bag holder to the supportive portion such that the bag holder is biased to remain in a currently occupied one of the stowed position or at least one of the presented positions. | 04-22-2010 |
Richard E. Adair, Urbandale, IA US
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| 20080202554 | PROCESS FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALS - A process for treating metal to remove oxidation or contaminants or prepare the metal for processing without unduly damaging the metal. A formulation of sulfuric acid, water, and either ammonia or a sulfate salt of ammonia (or both) is used to treat the metal. The sulfuric acid is effective in removing impurities and contaminants, while the ammonia or ammonia salt reduces the otherwise damaging effect sulfuric acid has on metal. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090148335 | PROCESS FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALS - A process for treating metal to remove oxidation or contaminants or prepare the metal for processing without unduly damaging the metal. A formulation of sulfuric acid, water, and either ammonia or a sulfate salt of ammonia (or both) is used to treat the metal. The sulfuric acid is effective in removing impurities and contaminants, while the ammonia or ammonia salt reduces the otherwise damaging effect sulfuric acid has on metal. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20110056516 | PROCESS FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALS - An environmentally acceptable and comparatively safe acid cleaning solution containing sulfuric acid, water and amine containing inhibitors that adequately remove oxidation or contaminants from surfaces without excessively damaging equipment. The sulfuric acid is effective in removing impurities and contaminants, while the amine moieties or amine salts reduce the otherwise damaging effect of sulfuric acid on equipment and on human skin and tissue. | 03-10-2011 |
Robin Adair, Tampa, FL US
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| 20090261972 | Emergency information and transportation control system - A system for providing transportation information to passengers during an emergency, such as a terrorist attack. The system links emergency responders, public transportation operations (including subways, buses and other mass transit systems), and network operations in a coordinated evacuation of a crowded metropolitan area. Information is provided to the public via system of networked kiosks and displays provided strategically throughout a city. In another embodiment of the present invention, the system provides transportation and routing information to passengers during a non-emergency. | 10-22-2009 |
Tony Ray Adair, Daphne, AL US
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| 20080219941 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING HAIR STYLING AIDS - Disclosed are compositions for solubilizing and/or removing a hair styling aid composition from hair. The compositions comprise at least one active solvent, wherein the active solvent is a glycol or an ester; and a carrier composition comprising a liquid vehicle. Also disclosed are methods for solubilizing and/or removing hair styling aids from hair. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110253162 | METHODS OF NEUTRALIZING RELAXED HAIR AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SAME - The present invention relates to processes for neutralizing relaxed hair. Still further, the present invention relates to neutralizer compositions for use on relaxed hair. Still further, the present invention relates to a system for neutralizing relaxed hair. Yet further, the invention relates to relaxed hair neutralized by the compositions and methods disclosed herein. | 10-20-2011 |