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Derek T. Anderson, Columbia, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100328436ANONYMIZED VIDEO ANALYSIS METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for anonymized video analysis are described. In one embodiment, a first silhouette image of a person in a living unit may be accessed. The first silhouette image may be based on a first video signal recorded by a first video camera. A second silhouette image of the person in the living unit may be accessed. The second silhouette image may be of a different view of the person than the first silhouette image. The second silhouette image may be based on a second video signal recorded by a second video camera. A three-dimensional model of the person in voxel space may be generated based on the first silhouette image, the second silhouette image, and viewing conditions of the first video camera and the second video camera. In some embodiments, information on falls, gait parameters, and other movements of the person living unit are determined. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.12-30-2010

Donna Elizabeth Anderson, Weatherby Lake, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100136162DENTAL DIET FOR REDUCING TARTAR - A dried pet food which is able to mechanically clean the teeth of pets when chewed. The pet food is based on a matrix of a protein source and a carbohydrate source. The density of the product is less than 20.5 lbs/ft06-03-2010

Ed Anderson, Salem, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120090261BOOM ASSEMBLY - A telescopic boom broadly comprises an elongated hollow outer boom, an elongated inner boom telescopically received within the outer boom, and a guidance structure for guiding the inner boom for telescopic movement is provided. The guidance structure includes a plurality of guide rails attached to the interior corners of the outer boom, a first roller assembly attached to one end of the inner boom, a second roller assembly attached to one end of the outer boom, and a mid roller assembly positioned proximal to the second roller assembly. The first roller assembly includes a plurality of wheels mounted on axles for engaging the guide rails. The second roller assembly includes a pair of roller bars positioned on opposed sides of one end of the outer boom for guiding the inner boom during telescopic movement. The mid roller assembly includes a third roller bar that engages guide rails positioned on the inner boom.04-19-2012

Heather Anderson, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090068159Insecticidal Compositions and Methods for Making Insect-Resistant Transgenic Plants - The present invention provides isolated polynucleotide sequences encoding ET37, TIC810 and TIC812 proteins from 03-12-2009

Heather M. Anderson, Wildwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080260932Corn Plant and Seed Corresponding to Transgenic Event MON89034 and Methods For Detection and Use Thereof - The present invention provides a transgenic corn event MON89034, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for said corn event in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of said corn event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said corn event in a sample, growing the seeds of such corn event into corn plants, and breeding to produce corn plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event.10-23-2008
20100138963DNA Molecules from Maize and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention relates to DNA polynucleotides for regulating gene expression in plants. In particular, the invention relates to 5′ regulatory sequences isolated from 06-03-2010
20110321185CORN PLANT AND SEED CORRESPONDING TO TRANSGENIC EVENT MON89034 AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND USE THEREOF - The present invention provides a transgenic corn event MON89034, and cells, seeds, and plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event. The invention also provides compositions comprising nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for said corn event in a sample, methods for detecting the presence of said corn event nucleotide sequences in a sample, probes and primers for use in detecting nucleotide sequences that are diagnostic for the presence of said corn event in a sample, growing the seeds of such corn event into corn plants, and breeding to produce corn plants comprising DNA diagnostic for the corn event.12-29-2011

Patent applications by Heather M. Anderson, Wildwood, MO US

Jack Edward Anderson, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100084421VENDING MACHINE USER INTERFACE GUIDE; ELECTRONIC COIN RETURN; AND HINGED DELIVERY BIN - A system and method for directing a consumer through a vending machine transaction. The system and method include a UI guide comprising visual cues to direct a consumer to insert a minimum amount of money, make a production selection and confirm the product selection. The system and method provide for the consumer to cancel the transaction and request that return of inserted coins.04-08-2010

Joseph W. Anderson, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120037581JERSEY HANGER ASSEMBLY AND JERSEY DISPLAY - A jersey hanger assembly is described. The jersey hanger assembly allows homes, businesses, schools, or other buildings to display an athletic jersey as a symbol of team pride or of support for an athletic team or an individual player on the team. The jersey hanger assembly includes a bracket member. The bracket member includes a receiving member. The jersey hanger assembly includes a pole with first and second opposing ends. The second pole end is insertable into the receiving member. The pole has a curved shape between the first and second opposing ends. A jersey flag for hanging on the jersey hanger is described. The jersey flag is material of a fabric cut or shaped to resemble an athletic jersey. The material includes a team logo or insignia. A sleeve or an open seam in positioned in the upper portion of the jersey flag to receive the pole.02-16-2012

Kelly M. Anderson, Kirkwood, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100189578MOUNT FOR A COMPRESSION CONTROL UNIT - A compression control unit for a compression device includes a mount on the back of a housing for mounting the compression control unit on a bed unit. The mount includes a securing portion spaced from a back of the housing and lying in a plane generally opposing the back of the housing. The securing portion partially defines a channel for receiving a part of the bed unit to secure the compression control unit to the bed unit. Spaced apart wing portions extend generally upward and laterally outward relative to the securing portion. The wing portions are configured so that fluid tubing secured to an outlet of the compression control unit can be wrapped around the wing portions when the compression control unit is mounted on the bed unit.07-29-2010

Kelly M. Anderson, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110313369ENTERAL FEEDING CONNECTOR - A female enteral feeding connector includes a body having a hollow interior and an opening extending into the hollow interior for receiving a tip of a preselected male enteral feeding connector. A deformable retainer is mounted in the hollow interior adjacent the opening. A guard is mounted in the hollow interior and spaced from the retainer. A stop is positioned in the hollow interior for obstructing the opening in the body. The stop is moveable through the deformable retainer by application of a manual force on the preselected male enteral feeding connector from an obstructing position in which the stop obstructs the opening in the body from receiving the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector, to a non-obstructing position in which the stop permits the opening in the body to receive the tip of the preselected male enteral feeding connector.12-22-2011

Kyle R. Anderson, California, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110223672INTEGRATED METHODS FOR CORROSIVITY, AGEING AND FINGERPRINTING DETERMINATION, AS WELL AS DIAGNOSIS, DECONTAMINATION, DEPOLARISATION AND DETOXIFICATION OF OILS - The methods of the invention are aimed toward the determination of corrosivity, ageing, fingerprinting and contaminants, as well as the functional diagnosis, decontamination, depolarisation and detoxification of oils and technical fluids, such as mineral insulating, natural and/or synthetic esters, lubricants, hydraulic fluids, diathermic fluids and technical fluids in general, used in apparatuses and equipment, such as electric transformers, reactors, bushings, switches and turbines, for the generation, transmission, distribution and use of power.09-15-2011

Larry J. Anderson, Blue Springs, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110309205FOREIGN TRACK CURRENT SUPPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a track current suppression device. An exemplary device includes an input coupled between rails of a railway track and configured to receive an input voltage corresponding to a track current. The exemplary device also includes an amplifier configured to receive the input voltage and generate a cancellation current. The exemplary device also includes an output coupled between the rails of the railway track and configured to deliver the cancellation current to the rails with reversed polarity compared to the track current.12-22-2011

Leo Anderson, Raymore, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080225793METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING HANDOFF IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Method and system for performing handoff in wireless networks. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method for wireless communication. The method includes providing an access terminal that is configured to perform wireless IP communication. The method also includes providing a first wireless connection for the access terminal by a first access node. The method further includes providing a first network access for the access terminal by a first connectivity node. Additionally, the method includes obtaining a plurality of addresses for the access terminal. The plurality of address includes a first address and a second address. The first address is associated with a first priority level. The second address is associated with a second priority level. The method additionally includes storing the plurality address by a home agent. The method also includes initiating a handoff process for switching from the first connectivity node to a second connectivity node.09-18-2008

Michael J. Anderson, O Fallon, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080267076SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and apparatus for maintaining a communication system is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a maintenance server of a communication system, comprising computer instructions for monitoring for installed components in interconnected Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks of the communication system based at least in part on provisioning records for each of the interconnected DSL networks, filtering telemetry and maintenance data associated with the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks according to criteria comprising actual criteria and predictive criteria, monitoring for a fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the actual criteria, and predicting a potential fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the predictive criteria. Additional embodiments are disclosed.10-30-2008

Steven A. Anderson, Saint Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090076744FIBER OPTIC FUEL DETECTION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for an optical fuel detection system. The optical fuel detection system comprises an outer tube, and inner tube, and a set of optical fibers. The outer tube has a reflective inner surface capable of reflecting light and is configured to allow a liquid fuel to enter an interior of the outer tube on which the reflective inner surface is located. The inner tube is located within the outer tube in which an area is present between the reflective inner surface. The set of optical fibers are mounted to an outer surface of the inner tube. Each optical fiber has a core that is exposed on each part of an optical fiber opposite to the reflective inner surface and the optical fiber has a refractive index that is lower that the liquid fuel but higher than a gaseous form of any gas that may enter the area.03-19-2009

Thomas Anderson, Imperial, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090219823METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATING HUB AND SPOKE INTERNET PROTOCOL VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK TROUBLE DIAGNOSTICS - A method and apparatus for automating hub and spoke network trouble diagnostics in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method retrieves provisioning and configuration data, access interface alarm information, and network facility status data related to the communication network by a diagnostic system, and identifies at least one of: a network configuration error, an access interface error, or a configuration error associated with at least one hub router or at least one spoke router, as the root cause of the problem of the communication network.09-03-2009

Timothy D. Anderson, St. Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110259030REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER WITH SHELF AIR DISCHARGE - A refrigerated merchandiser including a case that defines a product display area with an opening. The case includes a base that has an air inlet located adjacent the product display area. The refrigerated merchandiser also includes a canopy that is disposed substantially above the product display area, and that has an air outlet located adjacent the product display area. A primary passageway fluidly connects the air inlet with the air outlet to direct a first refrigerated airflow from the air outlet across the opening. The refrigerated merchandiser further includes a shelf coupled to the case within the product display area, and a duct apparatus removably coupled to the shelf and in direct fluid communication with the primary passageway. The duct apparatus defines a secondary air passageway between the primary passageway and the product display area to direct a second refrigerated airflow from the duct apparatus across the opening below the canopy.10-27-2011
20110259031REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER WITH SHELF AIR DISCHARGE - A merchandiser including a case that has an air inlet and defines a product display area with a customer access opening. The merchandiser also includes a canopy that has a first air outlet and a second air outlet, a first passageway connecting the air inlet with the first air outlet to direct a first airflow through the first air outlet at least partially across the opening to define a primary air curtain, and a second passageway in fluid communication with a HVAC system by ducting coupled between the merchandiser and the HVAC system to direct a second airflow defining a secondary air curtain from the HVAC system through the second air outlet at least partially across the opening. The primary and secondary air curtains cooperate with each other to minimize infiltration of ambient air into the product display area.10-27-2011

Timothy D. Anderson, Saint Louis, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110100044DOOR FOR A REFRIGERATED MERCHANDISER - A door for a refrigerated merchandiser defining a product display area. The door includes a first glass panel, a second glass panel, and a third glass panel. The first glass panel is in communication with an environment surrounding the merchandiser, and has a first surface facing the environment and a second surface opposite the first surface. The second glass panel has a third surface facing the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The third glass panel is in communication with the product display area, and has a fifth surface that faces the fourth surface and a sixth surface that is opposite the fifth surface. The door also includes a film that has a split silver low-emissivity coating covering at least a portion of one or more of the first glass panel, the second glass panel, and the third glass panel.05-05-2011

Timothy D. Anderson, Creve Coeur, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110058357LED LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH LEDS HAVING DIFFERENT VIEWING ANGLES - A merchandiser that includes a case that defines a product display area and that includes a frame having mullions. The mullions define at least one opening such that the food product within the product display area is accessible from the front of the case. The merchandiser also includes at least one shelf for supporting and displaying food product within the product display area, and a light assembly that is coupled to at least one of the mullions and that is positioned to illuminate the food product. The light assembly includes a first LED that has a first viewing angle and a second LED that has a second viewing angle that is smaller than the first viewing angle.03-10-2011