| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080213367 | WATER SOLUBLE CONCENTRIC MULTI-WALL CARBON NANO TUBES - The present invention relates to water soluble carbon nano tubes (WSNT) which have been made function by functionalizing with carboxylic acid groups. The carbon nano tubes are isolated from hydrocarbon wax soot and then functionalized by oxidation treatment with an oxidizing agent. The WSNT can contain a pharmaceutical composition for release by a biological degradation agent of the WSNT for example | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100250294 | TECHNICAL FEASIBILITY EXPLORATION FOR SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE ENVIRONMENTS - Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for performing a technical feasibility exploration for a service-oriented architecture. A challenge associated with enabling a service-oriented architecture service is identified, and an impact of the challenge identified and analyzed. A potential solution of the identified challenge is identified as a function of analyzing the impact and analyzed to determine if a new challenge associated with enabling a service-oriented architecture service arises as a function of the potential solution. If determined that a new challenge arises, challenge identifying, challenge impact identifying and analyzing, potential solution identifying and the analyzing is repeated. If analyzing determines that a new challenge does not arise, a potential solution is used as an input during an implementation phase. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100251207 | FRAMEWORK FOR VARIATION ORIENTED ANALYSIS FOR SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE - Methods, including service methods, articles of manufacture, systems, articles and programmable devices are provided for performing variation oriented analysis across aspects of service oriented architecture modeling. A commonality or variance of a first process to a second process of an initial model plurality of processes is captured, each having an initial model process format, and also of a third process relative to a fourth process of another model plurality of processes having a different format, wherein the commonalities and variances are stored in a common repository memory device in a repository format different from the model process formats. Processes of a model plurality are then refined as a function of the stored commonalities and variances, wherein refining comprises considering any of the stored commonalities and variances. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110131588 | SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURE THAT CAN SENSE AND RESPOND TO CONTEXTUAL AND STATE INFORMATION - A software architecture that can sense and respond to context and state information is disclosed. The software architecture includes a semantic filter to correlate individual events in an event stream to make the event stream consistent with an ontology. Events in the event stream are substituted with higher order events, resulting in an actionable event stream containing recognizable patterns. Patterns in the actionable event stream are detected and matched with event processing policies to generate an action stream indicating actions to be taken in the real world. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110191745 | RE-FACTORING, RATIONALIZING AND PRIORITIZING A SERVICE MODEL AND ASSESSING SERVICE EXPOSURE IN THE SERVICE MODEL - The method of the present invention to re-factor, rationalize, and prioritize a service model and to assess service exposure in the service model is illustrated. To be dedicated to every client's success means, in this context, to be sure we are building the right service portfolio for the client that has the highest relevance to what they do, what their objectives are, and what they aspire to achieve. Therefore, we need to periodically pause and review the service model as it stands, infant or mature, and validate its relevance from a client's perspective. This process is called rationalizing the service model (or portfolio). This review can lead to changes (called re-factoring) in the service model due to a re-prioritization. Some services will become more important, others will sink in priority. Thus, the method of the present invention is called service re-factoring and rationalization (SRR). The service model is reviewed and re-factored and the service portfolio and service hierarchy are refined, exposure decisions are made, and finally the service model and its constituent parts are rationalized based on the re-factoring and exposure decisions. Another technique called Service Litmus Tests (SLTs) is leveraged during service re-factoring and rationalization. SLTs are set of gating criteria to select and filter a set of (candidate) services from the service portfolio for exposure. A Service Exposure Assessment Toolkit (SEAT) is also presented in the present invention. SEAT is a mathematical model to facilitate making exposure decisions for services and prioritizing the services in the service model. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120012522 | MAKING AND USING COMPOSITE MATERIAL CONTAINING NANOSPHERES AND DEVICES FOR WATER FILTRATION AND DEVICES CONTAING SUCH COMPOSITES - The present invention relates to the method of producing concentric carbon nanospheres from the pyrolytic combustion of a carbonaceous material such as plant material. The material can be carboxylated and then optionally metallated to produce nanospheres capable of filtering a liquid such as water. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120046980 | CONSOLIDATING PROCESSES FOR MULTIPLE VARIATIONS - Harmonizing business process tasks comprehends comparing descriptors associated with each of a plurality of business process tasks in response to a process variation input and identifying tasks as a candidate task pair for consolidation. Input and output attributes of the candidate pair tasks are compared and consolidation confirmed if the compared input and output attributes are similar. Consolidating the confirmed candidate pair tasks includes merging the confirmed candidate pair into a new merged task or replacing one with the other, and an output from the consolidated candidate pair is generated as a common harmonized output for the first and second tasks. Identifying the candidate task pairs for consolidation may be a function of similarity of task descriptors, of input/output business process relationships to other candidate task pairs, and also of both. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120066145 | Automating A Governance Process Of Reviewing Service Artifacts In A Governed SOA - Modeling the governance process of reviewing service artifacts associated with a service in the SOA and generating, in dependence upon the modeled governance process, one or more automation modules, each automation module including a module of computer program instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, supports performance of one or more steps of the modeled governance process, where the modeled governance process includes preparing one or more service artifacts associated with the service for review, submitting the service artifacts for review, and reviewing the service artifacts. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066146 | Automating A Governance Process Of Investigating Service Reuse In A Governed SOA - Modeling a governance process of investigating service reuse in a governed SOA and generating, in dependence upon the modeled governance process, one or more automation modules, each automation module including a module of computer program instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, supports performance of one or more steps of the modeled governance process, where the modeled governance process includes receiving a specification of service requirements, interpreting the service requirements against a registry of deployed services including determining whether a deployed service meets the service requirements, and if a deployed service meets the requirements, initiating a subscription to the deployed service. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066147 | Automating A Governance Process Of Optimizing A Portfolio Of Services In A Governed SOA - Modeling a governance process of optimizing a portfolio of services in a governed SOA and generating, in dependence upon the modeled governance process, one or more automation modules, each automation module including a module of computer program instructions that supports performance of one or more steps of the modeled governance process, where the modeled governance process includes determining whether a collection of service artifacts matches one or more service artifacts stored in a service registry; if no service artifacts stored in the service registry match the collection of service artifacts, initiating creation of a service in accordance with the collection of service artifacts; if one or more service artifacts stored in the service registry match the collection of service artifacts: selecting, in dependence upon predefined action selection criteria, a service administration action to perform; obtaining approval of the selected service administration action; and initiating the selected service administration action. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066663 | Modeling A Governance Process Of Establishing A Subscription To A Deployed Service In A Governed SOA - Modeling a governance process of establishing a subscription to a deployed service in a governed Service Oriented Architecture (‘SOA’) and generating, in dependence upon the modeled governance process, one or more automation modules, each automation module comprising a module of computer program instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, supports performance of one or more steps of the modeled governance process, where the modeled governance process includes collecting available service artifacts associated with a deployed service; determining whether the deployed service meets predefined functional requirements; if the deployed service meets the predefined functional requirements, determining whether the deployed service meets predefined non-functional requirements if the deployed service meets the predefined non-functional requirements, creating a subscription request; requesting approval of the subscription request; and if approval is received, creating a subscription to the deployed service. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120066671 | Automating A Governance Process Of Creating A New Version Of A Service In A Governed SOA - Modeling a governance process of creating a new version of a service in a governed SOA and generating, in dependence upon the modeled governance process, automation modules that include modules of computer program instructions that, when executed by a computer processor, support performance of one or more steps of the modeled governance process and where the modeled governance process includes reviewing requested updates to a deployed service; determining, in dependence upon the requested updates and a specification of a present version of the deployed service, whether a new version of the deployed service is required; if a new version of the deployed service is required, determining whether the present version of the deployed service will be subsumed by the new version; and if the present version of the deployed service will be subsumed by the new version, retiring the present version of the deployed service. | 03-15-2012 |
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| 20080199607 | System for bonding glass into a structure - The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure; b) one or more mercaptosilanes; c) one or more polyaminosilanes; d) one or more secondary aminosilanes; and e) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. In another embodiment the invention is a system for bonding glass to a substrate which comprises a clear primer according to the invention; and an adhesive comprising an isocyanate functional prepolymer and a catalyst for the cure of the isocyanate functional prepolymer. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080213545 | ENCAPSULATED PANEL ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - A panel assembly, and method of making it, that includes a substrate and a coating proximate at least one edge of the substrate for defining a coated edge portion, the coating including one or more film forming resins having at least one functional group capable of polymerization; an initiator for causing the formation of free radicals or cations; and one or more compounds, which are reactive with the film forming resin and which also contain at least one acidic moiety. A plastic is bonded onto the coated edge portion of the substrate. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090017312 | COLORED PRIMER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - A method for bonding a substantially transparent substrate within an opening of a structure, including steps of applying to a substantially transparent substrate a primer composition that includes a colorant; applying an adhesive to the structure defining the opening; and installing the substantially transparent substrate within the opening, wherein the resulting installed substrate is substantially free of any ceramic enamel. Also disclosed are assemblies that include a primer composition that includes a colorant and is substantially free of any ceramic enamel. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090205769 | SYSTEM FOR BONDING GLASS INTO A STRUCTURE - The invention is a composition comprising a) one or more organotitanates or zirconates having four ligands wherein the ligands are hydrocarbyl, optionally containing one or more functional groups having one or more heteroatoms selected from the group comprising oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur wherein two or more of the ligands may form a cyclic structure with the proviso that one of the ligands has an acidic moiety; one or more strong organic acids or a mixture thereof; b) one or more alkoxysilanes; c) optionally one or more high molecular weight resins; and d) a solvent which dissolves the components of the composition. This composition is referred to as a clear primer hereinafter. Preferably, the composition comprises both an organotitanate or zirconate and a strong acid. | 08-20-2009 |