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Alec Cawley, Newbury GB
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| 20080212933 | Multi-Zonal Video Editing System - The invention provides a network-based video editing system, in which video clips are made available on demand to servers located in a plurality of spatially separated zones linked only via the network. In order to ensure that cautionary or advisory information contained in signs or signals (“tags”) associated with certain video material is retained during transfer between servers in different zones, the invention provides that new tags associated with video material in any zone are broadcast generally to all other zones. Only tags associated with video information currently stored in any zone are retained in that zone, but all tags associated with information copied from a first zone to a second zone are supplied to the second zone. In a preferred system, the video material is time-stamped to permit conflicts in the content of multiple tags relating to the same video material to be resolved by making the most recent prevail. The invention also provides a method for operating such a system. | 09-04-2008 |
Alec Ekmekji, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20090044399 | Methods for producing large flat panel and conformal active array antennas - Methods for assembling an active array system are described. In one exemplary embodiment, an active subarray panel assembly having a first surface with a first array of electrical contacts and a radiator aperture with an array of radiator structure and an aperture mounting surface with a second array of electrical contacts are assembled together. The first surface of the panel assembly and the aperture mounting surface of the radiator aperture are brought into contact with an adhesive layer including microwave interconnects in a pattern corresponding to the first array of electrical contacts and the second array of electrical contacts so that the adhesive layer is between the first surface of the panel assembly and the aperture mounting surface of the radiator aperture. Pressure, heat and vacuum are applied to cure the adhesive and complete engagement of the microwave interconnects. | 02-19-2009 |
Alec Ekrnekjl, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20100031495 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING LARGE FLAT PANEL AND CONFORMAL ACTIVE ARRAY ANTENNAS - Methods for assembling an active array system are described. In one exemplary embodiment, an active subarray panel assembly having a first surface with a first array of electrical contacts and a radiator aperture with an array of radiator structure and an aperture mounting surface with a second array of electrical contacts are assembled together. The first surface of the panel assembly and the aperture mounting surface of the radiator aperture are brought into contact with an adhesive layer including microwave interconnects in a pattern corresponding to the first array of electrical contacts and the second array of electrical contacts so that the adhesive layer is between the first surface of the panel assembly and the aperture mounting surface of the radiator aperture. Pressure, heat and vacuum are applied to cure the adhesive and complete engagement of the microwave interconnects. | 02-11-2010 |
Alec Epting, Waxhaw, NC US
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| 20120092531 | AUTOFOCUSING OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - An optical imager includes: an image sensor for capturing images of targets and outputting image signals; a lens for focusing the target on the image sensor as a function of lens position; a memory for storing predetermined lens positions determined from predetermined target sizes; and a controller for determining current target size based on captured images and positioning the lens at a predetermined lens position by correlating current target size with predetermined target sizes. | 04-19-2012 |
Alec Epting, Waxham, NC US
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| 20120076297 | TERMINAL FOR USE IN ASSOCIATING AN ANNOTATION WITH AN IMAGE - There is also provided a terminal for use in associating an annotation with an image. The terminal can comprise a processor, one or more computer readable storage mediums, an imaging assembly, first program instructions to obtain an annotation from a source in response to the terminal capturing an image, second program instructions to create an image header defined by a standard, and third program instructions to store the image header, the image, and the annotation in a data structure on the computer readable storage medium. The first, second, and third program instructions can be stored on the one or more computer readable storage mediums for execution by the processor. There is also provided a computer program product and a computer system for rendering a data structure comprising an annotation and an image on a display. | 03-29-2012 |
Alec Gorjestani, Rosemount, MN US
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| 20090115638 | Vehicle Positioning System Using Location Codes in Passive Tags - Vehicles driving on a roadway interrogate passive tags in or on lanes of the roadway. Codes in the tags represent locations along the highway and which lane the vehicle is traveling in. Units in the vehicles communicate longitudinal and lane positions derived from the codes among each other or with infrastructure units for purposes such as traffic management, alerts concerning other vehicles, alerts concerning external conditions, or traffic control. The units may also communicate vehicle lengths or other parameters or characteristics. Vehicle units may communicate with sensors and actuators in the vehicles for purposes such as updating the vehicles' positions between adjacent tags. Specific applications for intelligent transportation systems are described. | 05-07-2009 |
Alec Hothan, Sacramento, CA US
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| 20090013256 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ESTABLISHING BI-DIRECTIONAL LINE-SWITCHED RINGS IN TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS - A method of automatically provisioning a network-wide function using a plurality of network elements in a service provider network and using a sub-network level approach is provided. In one specific approach, a software wizard facilitates provisioning a bi-directional line switched ring (BLSR). First user input, specifying a plurality of ring attribute values that define attributes of a bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Second user input, specifying one or more working spans for the bi-directional line switched ring, is received. Each of the network elements is automatically configured to participate in the bi-directional line switched ring based on the parameter values. Embodiments may provide a software wizard for implementing the foregoing process. In certain features, spans for a BLSR are automatically selected based on a selection of a first candidate span; only selected nodes and spans that are capable of participating in a BLSR are displayed; and port orientation for all spans in a BLSR is automatically determined based on user input defining port orientation for a first port of a first span. | 01-08-2009 |
Alec Hudnut, Los Angeles, CA US
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| 20110268311 | Vision-enabled household appliances - The invention is generally related to the systems and methods through which household appliances can provide intuitive and enhanced interactivity through visual inputs. In particular, the disclosure presents methods relating to control of a household appliance, such as a microwave or a refrigerator, via recognition of visual indicia, such as graphics, text, and the like, using a visual sensor such as a camera. | 11-03-2011 |
Alec Miller, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20080279741 | Reactor system for reducing NOx emissions from boilers - A zeolite based SCR catalyst for NOx reduction using a reducing agent for treating exhaust streams from industrial and commercial boilers is provided. The reactor system has a zeolite based catalyst arranged in catalyst cassettes in a modular fashion where the reactor containing the zeolite based SCR catalyst cassettes is placed in a perpendicular direction to the exhaust exiting the industrial and/or commercial boiler. The catalyst selectively reduces nitrogen oxides to nitrogen with a reducing agent at low to medium temperatures. The reactor results in high NOx conversions and very low ammonia slip and is active for a wide range of boiler firing conditions. Boilers with low NOx and/or ultra low NOx burners can be replaced with a standard conventional burner for overall emissions reduction performance, efficiency improvements and energy savings. Boilers with low NOx and ultra low NOx burners can also be fitted with this zeolite based SCR catalyst reactor for additional NOx reductions and energy savings. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080317652 | Emission control system internal to a boiler - This invention is an emission control system wherein the boiler hosts a reactor which contains one or more catalysts for the purpose of reducing NO | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090274601 | Method of reducing nitrogen oxides in a gas stream with vaporized ammonia - The present invention is a method for selective reduction of nitrogen oxides in a gas stream with ammonia wherein the ammonia is vaporized prior to contacting it with the carrying fluid. The present invention also comprises a reducing agent dispersion system for use in substantially uniformly mixing a reducing agent with nitrogen oxides in a flue gas stream comprising a header and a plurality of lances. Further, the present invention comprises a novel reactor design for use in selective reduction of nitrogen oxides in a gas stream. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090282803 | Emission reduction system for use with a heat recovery steam generation system - A system and method of maintaining an optimal temperature range for a catalyst section in a HRSG comprising placing a portion of the exhaust stream in a heat exchanger and superheater, diverting a second portion around the heat exchanger and superheater, combining the two portions and contacting the two portions with a catalyst section. Alternatively, a system of heat exchangers are employed to address the fluctuating exhaust temperature caused by the intermittent use of the duct burners. | 11-19-2009 |
Alec Piplani, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080269774 | Intracorporeal Grasping Device - An intracorporeal grasping device includes a tubular member for entering a lumen of a human body and the tube member having a distal end portion. An elongated core member is disposed with the interior cavity of the tubular member for rotational or slidably movement within the tubular member and the elongated core member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongated core member comprises a uniform diameter tube having some flexibility at the proximal end portion and greater flexibility while along a longitudinal axis in a direction towards the distal end portion; and a grasping configuration is provided for capturing an object (e.g., clot or debris) therein and the assembly may have a proximal end secured to the distal end of the elongated core member. The configuration has an expanded and contracted configuration, and distal sections configured to grasp an object. The grasping configuration may be formed by at least one movable jaw attached to the distal end portion of the elongated core member and a length portion of the distal end portion of the tube member. The grasping configuration may include unitarily formed plurality of movable jaws attached to the distal end portion of the elongated core member. Further, the grasping configuration may be formed by a plurality of loop members attached to the distal end portion of the elongated core member. Further, the grasping configuration may be formed by at least one spiral member having a distal tip for penetrating an object to be removed from a human body lumen. The device has the spiral member provided at the distal end portion of the elongated core member. The grasping configuration can be formed by at least one web member for retaining an object to be removed from a human body lumen, the web member being provided at the distal end portion of the elongated core member. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100222864 | NEUROVASCULAR STENT AND METHOD - A stent designed for catheter delivery to a target neurovascular site via a tortuous path, in a contracted state, and deployment at the target site, in an expanded state, is disclosed. The stent includes a plurality of expandable tubular members, where member is composed of a continuous wire element forming a plurality of wave segments, and segment contains a pair of opposite looped peaks having a wave shape such that the distance between adjacent sides of a wave, on proceeding from a peak toward opposite peaks, increases monotonically with an inflection point therebetween. The expandable tubular members are joined through adjacent peaks by axial connectors. Radial expansion of the stent from a contracted to expanded state is accommodated by movement of adjacent wave-segment peaks away from one another, without significant change in the axial dimension of the stent. Also disclosed are a system incorporating the stent, and a method of treating a neurovascular abnormality. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100331853 | INTRACORPOREAL GRASPING DEVICE - An intracorporeal grasping device includes a tubular member for entering a lumen of a human body and the tubular member having a distal end portion. An elongated core member is disposed within the interior cavity of the tubular member for rotational or slidable movement within the tubular member and the elongated core member having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The elongated core member includes a grasping configuration for capturing an object (e.g., clot or debris) therein. | 12-30-2010 |
Alec Porzel, Collierville, TN US
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| 20120022543 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A FEMORAL NECK GUIDE WIRE - A pin alignment guide may be placed on an end of a bone for guiding a pin along a central axis of the bone. The bone has a length extending away from the end of the bone. A body may be configured to overlie the end of the bone. The body may have a contact surface configured to contact the bone and a guide surface configured to guide a pin into the bone. A rod portion may be configured to extend along the length of the bone away from the end of the bone. An extension may be configured to attach to the body and extend away from the body, the extension further configured to couple to the rod portion, such that the rod portion may be aligned along the length of the bone thereby positioning the guide surface of the body to guide the pin. | 01-26-2012 |
Alec Reitter, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110055195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES FOR KEYWORD EXTRACTION AND CONTEXTUAL ADVERTISEMENT GENERATION - A computer-implemented system and method for keyword extraction and contextual advertisement generation are disclosed. The system in an example embodiment includes a keyword extraction service to receive from a consumer application a request for activation of a keyword extraction service via an application programming interface, the request including an identity of a content source, the request further including an identification of a particular extraction process to be used by the keyword extraction service on the identified content source; determine if the keyword extraction service has already processed the identified content source and retained extracted keywords in a data store; extract keywords from the identified content source using the particular extraction process identified in the request; and make the extracted keywords accessible to the consumer application. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110145252 | SHOPPING CONTEXT ENGINE - A system receives context data associated with a context and a user. The system then associates the context data to a user identifier and retrieves data associated with the context. The system then filters the data according to the context data to create result data. In another embodiment, the system also receives context data from a plurality of users, where the context data pertains to one or more attributes of a context. The system then using the context data ranks the one or more attributes of the context to create ranked data and generates a user interface based on the ranked data. In yet another embodiment, the system communicates context data associated with a context and a user to a server, and receives result data created by the server filtering data retrieved based on the context data. The system then generates a user interface based on the result data. | 06-16-2011 |
Alec Velazco, Boulder, CO US
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| 20110281679 | HYBRID TRANSMISSION USING PLANETARY GEARSET FOR MULTIPLE SOURCES OF TORQUE FOR MARINE, OR TWO WHEELED LAND VEHICLES - Provided are alternative hybrid transmission systems for marine, or two wheeled land vehicles, as well as propulsion systems and vehicles comprising such transmission systems, to improve various propulsion systems using a combination of at least two power sources with the option for simultaneous or alternating power input from two or more power sources, while providing desired characteristics or components. Such characteristics or components can include, but are not limited to: power, torque, acceleration, cruising speed or power, fuel efficiency, battery charging, endurance, power sizing, weight, capacity, efficiency, speed, mechanically and/or electrically added system requirements, design, fuel selection, functional design, structural design, lift to drag ratio, weight, and/or other desired characteristic or component. | 11-17-2011 |