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Aleksandra Dumicic, Zagreb HR

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100272794PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF MEMANTINE - Present invention provides pharmaceutical composition comprising memantine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as well as a method for its production. Also provided are different formulations of the composition their structure and preferred shape.10-28-2010

Aleksandra Glavaski, Chicago, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100266554METHODS AND COMPOSITION FOR TREATING NEURAL DEGENERATION - Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for the use of marrow adherent stem cells and their descendents; e.g., bone marrow-derived neural regenerating cells; in the treatment of various neurodegenerative disorders. In certain embodiments, bone marrow-derived neural regenerating cells transplanted to sites of neural degeneration stimulate growth and/or survival of host neurons.10-21-2010

Aleksandra Korolova, Palo Alto, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100318546SYNOPSIS OF A SEARCH LOG THAT RESPECTS USER PRIVACY - Described is releasing output data representing a search log, in which the data is suitable for most data mining/analysis applications, but is safe to publish by preserving user privacy. The search log is processed such that a query is only included if a sufficient count of that query is present; noise may be added. User contributions that are considered may be limited to a maximum number of queries. The output may indicate how often (possibly plus noise) that each query appeared. Other output may comprise a query-action graph, a query-inaction graph and/or a query-reformulation graph, with nodes representing queries and nodes representing actions, inactions or reformulations (e.g., clicked URLs, skipped URLs, or selected related queries), and edges between nodes representing action, skip or selection counts (possibly plus noise). The output may correspond to the top results/related queries returned from a search.12-16-2010

Aleksandra Kuc-Dzierzawska, Krakow PL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090070051INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURATION VERIFICATION - A Substation Automation testing tool for IEC 61850 compliant substations is disclosed. It is concerned with the verification of the configuration of a first Intelligent Electronic Device (IED) that is part of a Substation Automation (SA) system and that has initially been configured to perform measurement, protection and/or control functions in accordance with a substation configuration specification. Configuration information is first read from an internal server of the first IED and transformed according to a dedicated data model. Related information is then read from e.g. a second IED that has initially been configured to perform the same functions as the first IED, or from a Substation Configuration Description (SCD) file, and likewise transformed. The transformed data is then compared in order to identify discrepancies or inconsistencies and to resolve errors introduced by the IED configuration process.03-12-2009

Aleksandra Levshina, Leominster, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090076328ENDOSCOPE WITH INTERNAL LIGHT SOURCE AND POWER SUPPLY - The present invention provides an endoscope with a watertight and air-tight endoscope handle that in preferred embodiments contains in its interior a solid-state light source and a gas permeable and liquid impermeable sealed compartment holding a battery and an electronic circuit, where the sealed compartment is preferably transverse to the long axis of the endoscope handle, and, in certain embodiments, at least partially surrounded by a movable structure.03-19-2009

Aleksandra Misicka-Kesik, Piastow PL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090298755Novel Chimeric Analgesic Peptides - The present invention provides a novel chimeric peptide containing an opioid peptide moiety and a nociceptive peptide moiety for producing analgesia.12-03-2009
20100273715USE OF A PEPTIDE AND AN ANALGESIC PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT - Inflammation caused by disease states such as rheumatism, gout, neurodegeneration and tumours result in the increased effectiveness of the opioid peptide biphalin or its analogues, due likely to the increased permeability of the “blood-brain barrier”, due to which it becomes possible to use the opioid peptide to produce a new analgesic for use during inflammation caused by rheumatism, gout, neurodegeneration, post-surgical or post-accidental trauma or tumours.10-28-2010

Patent applications by Aleksandra Misicka-Kesik, Piastow PL

Aleksandra Mojsilovic, Yorktown Heights, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110119264RANKING EXPERT RESPONSES AND FINDING EXPERTS BASED ON RANK - In a computerized social network, expert and user chat sessions are stored and rated probabilistically. Later user requests for information are met with an expert ranking, based on a balance of similarities between expert profile and questions; similarity between expert profile and prior chat sessions, and dynamically updated chat session ratings. New sessions can be rated automatically with reference to keywords distilled from past sessions responsive to user ratings—and based on session length.05-19-2011
20110231336FORECASTING PRODUCT/SERVICE REALIZATION PROFILES - Past realization profiles can be used to predict future realization profiles using a similarity rubric that emphasizes relationships between the past realization profiles. That similarity rubric might involve techniques including manifold characterization of past realization profiles; predictive modeling; and/or matrix factorization. Realization profiles might be related to business projects and track features such as ongoing resource expenditure, revenues realized, or percentage project completion. Realization profiles might relate to other applications such as effectiveness of medical treatment.09-22-2011

Aleksandra Mojsilovic, New York, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080235222SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SIMILARITY OF SEQUENCES WITH MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTES - A method (and structure) for quantifying an ordered sequence of data, includes receiving data of the ordered sequence and determining a skeleton of the ordered sequence. The skeleton includes a plurality of perceptually important points (PIPs) of the ordered sequence, as derived by determining one or more points of local maxima of the data over the ordered sequence.09-25-2008
20080317336Color naming, color categorization and describing color composition of images - The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for assigning color names to individual image pixels, and generating verbal description of color composition in images, suitable for a wide variety of information processing applications. For an isolated image pixel (individual color sample or color value) an illustrative embodiment of this invention uses a predetermined vocabulary of color names, and then generates a distance measure describing the best color match and corresponding color name for the given pixel. For the input image, an illustrative embodiment of this invention computes the simplified representation of the scene, consistent with human perception, and uses the predetermined vocabulary, syntax rules and metric to assign color names to all perceptually significant objects and regions and obtain the verbal description of the overall color composition. The invention is also applicable to other types of information signals, such as sequences of video frames, web pages, etc.12-25-2008
20090006173METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND USING HISTORICAL WORK PATTERNS TO BUILD/USE HIGH-PERFORMANCE PROJECT TEAMS SUBJECT TO CONSTRAINTS - A method for identifying and using historical work patterns to build high-performance project teams, in one aspect, may comprise identifying historical data associated with one or more past projects, determining from said historical data, one or more patterns in team member attributes that are correlated with at least one of an individual determined to be successful and a project determined to be successful, and generating one or more staffing plans based on said determined patterns. A system and program storage device for performing finctionalities of the method are also provided.01-01-2009
20090182771METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION BOOSTING IN RELATED BUT DISCONNECTED DATABASES - Method and apparatus for information boosting in related but disconnected databases, in one aspect, may comprise identifying disconnected data sources comprising data that are related or dependent on one another, determining one or more relationships and dependencies among the disconnected data, and refining the data sources based on one or more relationships and dependencies.07-16-2009
20090299806METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEMAND AND/OR SKILL HEDGING - A risk management method and system determine distribution of skills, composition of skills and resources to achieve said distribution, a set of actions to achieve said composition, a portfolio of service and/or product offerings, a composition of staffing plans to achieve said portfolio, and a set of demand conditioning actions to achieve said composition, in order to hedge against uncertainty based on demand information, risk information, product and/or service revenue and information, and skill cost and information, while meeting business objectives.12-03-2009
20100145961System and method for adaptive categorization for use with dynamic taxonomies - A system, method and computer program product provides a solution to a class of categorization problems using a semi-supervised clustering approach, the method employing performing a Soft Seeded k-means algorithm, which makes effective use of the side information provided by seeds with a wide range of confidence levels, even when they do not provide complete coverage of the pre-defined categories. The semi-supervised clustering is achieved through the introductions of a seed re-assignment penalty measure and model selection measure.06-10-2010
20110216973COLOR NAMING, COLOR CATEGORIZATION AND DESCRIBING COLOR COMPOSITION OF IMAGES - The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for assigning color names to individual image pixels, and generating verbal description of color composition in images, suitable for a wide variety of information processing applications. For an isolated image pixel (individual color sample or color value) an illustrative embodiment of this invention uses a predetermined vocabulary of color names, and then generates a distance measure describing the best color match and corresponding color name for the given pixel. For the input image, an illustrative embodiment of this invention computes the simplified representation of the scene, consistent with human perception, and uses the predetermined vocabulary, syntax rules and metric to assign color names to all perceptually significant objects and regions and obtain the verbal description of the overall color composition. The invention is also applicable to other types of information signals, such as sequences of video frames, web pages, etc.09-08-2011
20110235904COLOR NAMING, COLOR CATEGORIZATION AND DESCRIBING COLOR COMPOSITION OF IMAGES - The invention provides methods, systems and apparatus for assigning color names to individual image pixels, and generating verbal description of color composition in images, suitable for a wide variety of information processing applications. For an isolated image pixel (individual color sample or color value) an illustrative embodiment of this invention uses a predetermined vocabulary of color names, and then generates a distance measure describing the best color match and corresponding color name for the given pixel. For the input image, an illustrative embodiment of this invention computes the simplified representation of the scene, consistent with human perception, and uses the predetermined vocabulary, syntax rules and metric to assign color names to all perceptually significant objects and regions and obtain the verbal description of the overall color composition. The invention is also applicable to other types of information signals, such as sequences of video frames, web pages, etc.09-29-2011

Patent applications by Aleksandra Mojsilovic, New York, NY US

Aleksandra Mosjilovic, New York, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120030020COLLABORATIVE FILTERING ON SPARE DATASETS WITH MATRIX FACTORIZATIONS - A system, method and computer program product automatically present at least one product to at least one client for at least one possible purchase. The system applies a matrix factorization on a binary matrix X representing which clients purchased which products. The system optimizes zero-valued elements in the matrix X that correspond to unknown client-product affinities. The system constructs based on the optimization, a prediction matrix {circumflex over (X)} whose each element value represents a likelihood that a corresponding client purchases a corresponding product. The system identifies at least one client-product pair with the highest value in the matrix {circumflex over (X)}. The system recommends at least one product to at least one client according to the client-product pair with the highest value.02-02-2012

Aleksandra Pastrak, Toronto CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090036381TREATMENT OF DIABETES - Compositions and methods are provided for islet neogenesis therapy comprising a member of a group of factors that complement a gastrin/CCK receptor ligand, with formulations, devices and methods for sustained release delivery and for local delivery to target organs.02-05-2009
20090202494Combined use of glp-1 agonists and gastrin for regulating blood glucose levels - The invention relates generally to novel compositions and methods comprising a gastrin compound. The compositions and methods provide beneficial effects, in particular sustained beneficial effects, in particular sustained beneficial effects, in particular sustained beneficial effects, in the treatment of diabetes.08-13-2009

Patent applications by Aleksandra Pastrak, Toronto CA

Aleksandra Rankov, Cambridgeshire GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110181630Active Matrix Displays - This invention relates to active matrix OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) displays, in particular to display panels with integrated negative capacitance circuits and to active capacitance compensation. We describe an active matrix OLED display comprising a glass panel bearing a plurality of lines of OLED pixels, each with an associated active matrix driver circuit having a programming connection for programming a brightness of the associated OLED, programming connections of a line of pixels being connected to a programming line of said display, and wherein said active matrix OLED display further comprises a plurality of capacitors on said glass panel, each having a first plate connected to an end of a respective said programming line and having a second plate for connecting to a negative capacitor circuit to compensate for a capacitance of said programming line.07-28-2011

Aleksandra Rankov, Huntingdon GB

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100253710Pixel Driver Circuits - This invention relates to pixel driver circuits for active matrix optoelectronic devices, in particular OLED (organic light emitting diodes) displays. We describe an active matrix optoelectronic device having a plurality of active matrix pixels each said pixel including a pixel circuit comprising a thin film transistor (TFT) for driving the pixel and a pixel capacitor for storing a pixel value, wherein said TFT comprises a TFT with a floating gate.10-07-2010

Aleksandra Shimyryeva, Kiev UA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100021720Transparent coductive oxide and method of production thereof - Novel effective method of vacuum evaporation and followed deposition of transparent conductive oxides on the polymer basis allows achieve the high technical and operational parameters of ITO film: transparency, conductivity, a high adhesion to a polymer substrate (especially in limiting the temperature of deposition no more than 60° C.), resistance to thermal shock, thermal cycles, humidity, etc. and providing relatively low cost without the use of precious metals. The transparent conductive oxides which are obtained according presented invention is generally characterized by nano structures with the size of nano crystals from 6 nm up to 25 nm. wherein a nano structure is distributed evenly across the surface. The value of transparency of the transparent conductive oxides ITO that were received according presented invention was 92% when the value of surface resistance was 12 ohms/□.01-28-2010

Aleksandra Shmyryeva, Kiev UA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080308144Integrated thin-layer photovoltaic module - The present invention is an integral thin-layer photovoltaic device, comprising a substrate with a coated layer of semiconductor materials, for example amorphous silicon of i-type conductivity, and made up of alternating areas, having different type of conductivity, different amounts of doping and/or band gap width, transparent and clear coatings on the front side, and electrical contacts. The alternating areas are formed in the initial film of semiconductor material as counter-comb, interleaved structures in the horizontal plane, and heterostructural areas are manufactured with variable ratios of crystal, micro-crystal, nano-crystalline and amorphous phases. The present invention is distinguished over prior art by several characteristics and advantages including a decreased number of process operations in its fabrication or manufacture, reduced consumption of semi-conductor material, simplified fabrication process, increased efficiency of solar energy conversion into electrical energy, and increased reliability.12-18-2008
20090000656Photovoltaic Module - The present invention involves the use of specially formulated polymers into which anti-static and conducting metal additives have been incorporated to create a flexible, optically transparent cover for mechanical protection of the incident light-facing surface of the photovoltaic cells. The polymer coating imparts higher conversion efficiencies to photovoltaic cells and modules and is resistant to the destructive effects of UV. In the preferred embodiment, the surface comprising a flexible optically transparent polymer cover has a relief or “crinkle coat” structure morphology comprising a random set of rounded ridge and valley features that impart higher conversion efficiencies to photovoltaic cells and modules due to a concentration affect.01-01-2009
20110017268Transparent polymer materials for encapsulation of optical devices and photovoltaic module that uses this polymer - Flexible optically transparent nano structured polymer material is based on the composition that includes the derivatives of polyurethanes, hardening agent, antistatic additive and modifiers. The structure of polymer includes nano and micro-domains and clusters of various sizes and configurations that are located in a certain order in the volume of the polymer and play the role of micro lenses that provide the concentration of the light and to concentration of light on the optical device and strengthen wave of optical radiation. The transparent polymer laminated, encapsulated or coated of incident light-facing surface of optical devices including the photovoltaic modules and imparts higher conversion efficiencies to photovoltaic modules, a high optical transparency, is resistant to the humidity and destructive effects of UV, has a good adhesion to the surface of the optical devices, and a good stability to deformation. The transparent polymer materials can be used to increase conversion efficiency of mono-crystalline, multi-crystalline and nana-crystalline, as well as amorphous silicon and based on non-silicon systems such as CIGS solar cells, DSSC and organic.01-27-2011

Patent applications by Aleksandra Shmyryeva, Kiev UA

Aleksandra Siwicka, Warsaw PL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100261683Selective Inhibitors for Cyclin-Dependent Kinases - This invention provides a class of compounds which are useful for specifically inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinases. This class of compounds finds use in treating diseases resulting from inappropriate activity of cyclin-dependent kinases, including cancer, viral infections (e.g., HIV) neurodegenerative disorders (e.g. Alzheimer's disease), and cardiovascular disorders (e.g. atherosclerosis). Moreover, certain members of this class are particularly useful for inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinase 7 and are especially useful for the treatment of breast cancer.10-14-2010

Aleksandra Szczucinska, Warszawa PL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100047196NOVEL MICROSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN PREPARATIONS CONTAINING ADSORBED BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND THEIR APPLICATION IN MEDICINE AND COSMETICS - Protein preparations containing biologically active compounds and the application of the protein preparations obtained, particularly as a component of medicinal and cosmetic preparations as protective substances or in the regeneration of cells and tissues of the human organism, and which can comprise a component of culture media for dermal or hepatic tissues, or for stem cells destined for use in the regeneration of cells and tissues in the human organism.02-25-2010

Aleksandra Szopa, Rzeczyca PL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110207197METHOD TO INHIBIT RIBONUCLEASE DICER, RIBONUCLEASE DICER INHIBITOR, AND USE OF RNA APTAMERS AS RIBONUCLEASE DICER INHIBITORS - The subject of the present invention is a method to inhibit ribonuclease Dicer, ribonuclease Dicer inhibitor, and use of RNA aptamers to inhibit ribonuclease Dicer. More specifically, this solution relates to using RNA aptamers as ribonuclease Dicer inhibitors that acts upon the competition basis (aptamers as competence inhibitors), use of RNA aptamers as allosteric ribonuclease Dicer inhibitors, and use of RNA aptamers as selective inhibitors of emergence of the selected miRNAs.08-25-2011

Aleksandra Tesanovic, Eindhoven NL

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110153350 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR A REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method of manufacturing a computer-readable storage medium for a remote patient management system with instructions for causing the execution of a care plan comprising a coaching plan. The method comprises: displaying a list of psychological determinants, receiving a selection of a group of psychological determinants chosen from the list of psychological determinants, generating a list of behavioral models using the group of psychological determinants, receiving a selection of at least one selected behavioral model from the list of behavioral models, determining a time line for the global structure of the coaching plan using the at least one selected behavioral model, compiling a coaching object file using the time line, linking the coaching object file to a library of multi-media content to resolve unresolved symbolic links of the time line, integrating the coaching plan into the care plan, and writing the care plan to the computer-readable storage medium.06-23-2011
20110218410REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The remote patient management system comprises: a computing device with a processor, a home infrastructure device comprising a patient display, a healthcare professional display, and a computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium contains instructions that cause the processor to perform a method of displaying images on the patient display during a teleconsultation. The method comprises the steps of: accessing a patient record from a patient record database, creating a patient profile using the patient record, identifying a consultation aim using the patient profile, determining a list of topics using the consultation aim, creating a teleconsultation outline using the list of topics, selecting a set of images using the list of topics, displaying the teleconsultation outline on the healthcare professional display during the teleconsultation, and displaying the images on the patient display during the teleconsultation.09-08-2011
20110218822REMOTE PATIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADAPTED FOR GENERATING A TELECONSULTATION REPORT - The invention provides for a remote patient management system comprising a computing device. The computing device comprises a processor and a computer readable storage medium. The computer readable storage medium contains instructions that when executed cause the processor to perform a method of generating a teleconsultation report. The method comprises the step of recording a teleconsultation between a health professional and a patient using a microphone. The method further comprises the step of converting the recording of the teleconsultation into a text file. The method further comprises the step of parsing the text file into tokens. The method further comprises the step of filling a teleconsultation parse tree using the tokens. The teleconsultation parse tree has nodes arranged in a tree like structure. The method further comprises the step of generate the teleconsultation report using the teleconsultation parse tree.09-08-2011
20120030156COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD, CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CREATING A CARE PLAN - A computer-implemented method for creating a care plan for a patient, the method comprising the steps of (a) receiving an intervention goal, (b) creating a behavioral determinants list using the intervention goal, (c) assigning a ranking to each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates using patient data descriptive of the patient, (d) receiving a subset of the behavioral determinant list, wherein the subset is determined by using the ranking of each behavioral determinant in the list of behavioral determinates; and (f) creating the care plan using the subset.02-02-2012

Aleksandra Walewska, Salt Lake City, UT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110304329LABELED PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR IMPROVED OXIDATION AND MAPPING OF DISULFIDE BRIDGES - Described herein are labeled proteins and methods of use thereof for identifying the position of multiple disulfide bridges present in the peptide. The methods combine the use of diselenide bridges and NMR-based mapping of the disulfide bridges. Also described herein are labeled proteins described above that contain fluorous bridges and spacers that facilitate oxidative folding of the protein. The resulting biorthogonal oxidation strategy for studying disulfide-rich peptides both improves oxidative folding and provides simultaneous determination of the disulfide crosslink connectivity in the peptide. The methods permit routine and facile production of disulfide-rich peptides.12-15-2011

Aleksandra Zaytseva, Moscow RU

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110120592Fluid inlet apparatus - An apparatus for the introduction and for the distribution of a fluid into an inner space of a container includes an inlet passage and a distribution passage, wherein the inlet passage opens into the distribution passage so that the fluid can be guided from the inlet passage into the distribution passage. The distribution passage has a jacket which has at least one outlet opening. The inlet passage is connected to the distribution passage via at least one opening which is arranged in the jacket of the distribution passage.05-26-2011