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Andrew C. Blaich, Notre Dame, IN US
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| 20110143772 | PATTERN FILTERING FOR MOBILE STATION POSITION ESTIMATION - Examples disclosed herein may relate to filtering one or more signal attribute patterns from use in position estimation for a mobile station based at least in part on an error value associated with an initial estimated position of the mobile station. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110201350 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE POSITIONING BASED ON IDENTIFIABLE ZONES PRESENTING REDUCED WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CONDITIONS - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods and/or apparatuses to allow a portable electronic device to at least estimate its current position while within or otherwise operatively associated with an operating environment that may have one or more identifiable zones that present a reduced wireless communication condition. | 08-18-2011 |
Andrew C. Blose, Rochester, NY US
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| 20110228045 | REMOTE DETERMINATION OF IMAGE-ACQUISITION SETTINGS AND OPPORTUNITIES - Pre-image-acquisition information is obtained by a digital camera and transmitted to a system external to the digital camera. The system is configured to provide image-acquisition settings to the digital camera. In this regard, the digital camera receives the image-acquisition settings from the external system and performs an image-acquisition sequence based at least upon the received image-acquisition settings. Accordingly, the determination of image-acquisition settings can be performed remotely from the digital camera, where data-processing resources can greatly exceed those within the digital camera. | 09-22-2011 |
Andrew C. Braisted, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080261831 | Ligands and libraries of ligands - The invention relates to variants of Target Biological Molecules (TBMs), such as proteins, peptides and other amino acid sequences that are modified to include cysteine residues at predetermined positions within the TBM. The position of amino acid residues within the TBM that are modified to be cysteine residues is selected for its proximity to ligand binding sites within the TBM. Once an amino acid residue, or the DNA encoding the residue, is modified to cysteine, the TBM linked to potential binding ligands by forming a covalent bond through the cysteine thiol (—SH) reactive group of the variant. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100022399 | METHODS FOR RAPIDLY IDENTIFYING SMALL ORGANIC MOLECULE LIGANDS FOR BINDING TO BIOLOGICAL TARGET MOLECULES - The present invention is directed to novel methods for rapidly and unambiguously identifying small organic molecule ligands for binding to biological target molecules. Small organic molecule ligands identified according to the methods of the present invention may find use, for example, as novel therapeutic drug lead compounds, enzyme inhibitors, labeling compounds, diagnostic reagents, affinity reagents for protein purification, and the like. Also presented are novel methods for identifying high affinity binding ligands for a biological target molecule of interest, wherein those methods comprise linking two or more small organic molecule ligands previously identified as being capable of binding to the biological target molecule of interest. Biological target molecules include, for example, polypeptides, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, nucleoproteins, glycoproteins, glycolipids and lipoproteins. | 01-28-2010 |
Andrew C. Caldarone, Mentor, OH US
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| 20110272873 | END CLAMP AND METHOD OF USE THERE FOR - A clamping mechanism is described which includes an end clamp which may include a face plate, a pair of opposing first jaws operably attached to the face plate selectively positionable toward and away from one another, each of the pair of first jaws having a first jaw inner clamp member and a first jaw outer clamp member forming a nest there between, and a pair of opposing second jaws operably attached to the face plate selectively positionable toward and away from one another, each of the pair of second jaws having a second jaw inner clamp member and a second jaw outer clamp member forming a nest there between. | 11-10-2011 |
Andrew C. Cartes, Houston, TX US
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| 20110197055 | FIRMWARE STORAGE MEDIUM WITH CUSTOMIZED IMAGE - In at least some embodiments, a computer system includes a processor and a firmware storage medium in communication with the processor. The firmware storage medium stores a default image invoked during a boot process and selectively stores a customized image. If the customized image is stored by the firmware storage medium, the boot process selectively substitutes at least part of the default image with at least part of the customized image. | 08-11-2011 |
Andrew C. Cartes, Cypress, TX US
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| 20090259739 | System and method for remote management of a computer - There is provided a system and method for remote management of a computer. The method includes establishing a connection between a remote console and a managed server. Additionally, the method includes detecting a change in the status of the connection and issuing commands to lock the managed server if a change in status of the connection is detected. | 10-15-2009 |
Andrew C. Chan, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20080299117 | Treatment Method - The invention provides methods of treating autoimmune diseases using lower doses of anti-CD20 antibodies of 100 mg to 200 mg effective to deplete B cells in the patient. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090087428 | ANTI-FC-GAMMA RIIB RECEPTOR ANTIBODY AND USES THEREFOR - The present application describes antibodies that selectively bind human FcγRIIB, with little or no binding to other human FcγRs, e.g., human FcγRIIA. The invention also provides isolated bispecific antibodies comprising an antibody that selectively binds FcγRIIB, and a second antibody that specifically binds an activating receptor. Various uses, including therapeutic uses, for those antibodies are also described, including administration with anti-tumor antibodies and methods of inhibiting immune responses and suppressing histamine release. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090155257 | IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides humanized and chimeric anti-CD20 antibodies for treatment of CD20 positive malignancies and autoimmune diseases. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090181024 | NOVEL COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF IMMUNE RELATED DISEASES - The present invention relates to compositions containing a novel protein and methods of using those compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of immune related diseases. | 07-16-2009 |
Andrew C. Chang, Hsinchu City TW
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| 20090245520 | DIGITAL CONTENT PROTECTION METHODS - An digital content protection method and device are disclosed. In the method, digital content to be delivered from a content provider to a consumer terminal is retrieved. The digital content is encoded to prevent unauthorized playback. The encoded digital content and a key for decoding the content are separately transmitted from the content provider to the consumer terminal, playback of the encoded digital content requires decoding with the key. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090254717 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A storage system and a method thereof. The storage system comprises first and second storage devices, first and second analog front ends, and a controller. The first and second analog front ends, coupled to the first and second storage devices, receive first and second analog data from the first and second drive devices for conversion to first and second digital data. The controller, coupled to the first and second analog front ends, comprises a signal processor and a common memory. The signal processor receives the first and second digital data to perform first and second digital signal processing and access the common memory. The common memory is coupled to the signal processor to be accessed thereby. | 10-08-2009 |
Andrew C. Cheng, Diamond Bar, CA US
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| 20110097039 | Optoelectronic interconnection system - Disclosed herewith a interconnection system includes an optoelectronic receptacle connector including insulative housing defines a cylindrical receiving chamber having a front and a rear end. An aligning pin extends from the rear end into the chamber and with an optical receiver disposed in the chamber. An optoelectronic plug connector includes a jack member defining a passage to receive the aligning pin when the plug connector is inserted into the receptacle connector. An organizer is enveloped on the jack member and defines at least a pair of orifices aligned with the optical receiver. And an optoelectronic cable includes at least a pair of fiber optics disposed within the orifices of the organizer and at least a conductive wires terminated to the jack member. | 04-28-2011 |
Andrew C. Chung, Fremont, CA US
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| 20090170518 | System and Method for Providing a Handoff Leg Associated With a Preexisting Leg in a Network Environment - A method for facilitating communications between wireless networks is provided that includes communicating with a mobile station and transferring a communication session from a first wireless link to a second wireless link. The mobile station is operable to negotiate a first wireless link with a first wireless network, to establish a communication session with a device using the first wireless link, and to facilitate a session handoff with a second wireless link with the second wireless network using the second wireless interface. The handoff is enabled by associating the first wireless link to the second wireless link. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090325582 | Processing Location Information Among Multiple Networks - Gathering location information from a first wireless network to determine whether to anchor a communication session in a second wireless network, a mobile node capable of communicating with both the first wireless network and the second wireless network, includes receiving location information from the first wireless network as the mobile node moves through one or more service areas of the first wireless network. It is determined whether a triggering event occurs. If the triggering event occurs, the location information is stored to determine whether to anchor a session in the second wireless network. | 12-31-2009 |
Andrew C. Felch, Hanover, NH US
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| 20090083263 | PARALLEL PROCESSING COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH REDUCED POWER CONSUMPTION AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - This invention provides a computer system architecture and method for providing the same which can include a web page search node including a web page collection. The system and method can also include a web server configured to receive, from a given user via a web browser, a search query including keywords. The node is caused to search pages in its own collection that best match the search query. A search page returner may be provided which is configured to return, to the user, high ranked pages. The node may include a power-efficiency-enhanced processing subsystem, which includes M processors. The M processors are configured to emulate N virtual processors, and they are configured to limit a virtual processor memory access rate at which each of the N virtual processors accesses memory. The memory accessed by each of the N virtual processors may be RAM. In select embodiments, the memory accessed by each of the N virtual processors includes DRAM having a high capacity yet lower power consumption then SRAM. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100241938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING IMPROVED ACCURACY FROM EFFICIENT COMPUTER ARCHITECTURES - This invention provides a system and method that can employ a low-instruction-per-second (lower-power), highly parallel processor architecture to perform the low-precision computations. These are aggregated at high-precision by an aggregator. Either a high-precision processor arrangement, or a low-precision processor arrangement, employing soft-ware-based high-precision program instructions performs the less-frequent, generally slower high-precision computations of the aggregated, more-frequent low-precision computations. One final aggregator totals all low-precision computations and another high-precision aggregator totals all high-precision computations. An equal number of low precision computations are used to generate the error value that is subtracted from the low-precision average. A plurality of lower-power processors can be arrayed to provide the low-precision computation function. Alternatively a plurality of SIMD can be used to alternately conduct low-precision computations for a predetermined number of operations and high-precision operations on a fewer number of operations. In an embodiment, aggregation can include summing values within predetermined ranges of orders of magnitude, via an adding tree arrangement, so that significant digits therebetween are preserved. | 09-23-2010 |
Andrew C. Florance, Chevy Chase, MD US
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| 20090132316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING AERIAL IMAGES, MAP FEATURES, AND INFORMATION - Systems and methods for creating a unified commercial real estate data model through collection, distribution and use of information in connection with commercial real estate and for creating a web-based marketplace that facilitates the efficient and secure buying, selling, and leasing of commercial properties. The invention facilitates a digital marketplace in which the members of the commercial real estate and related business community can continuously interact and facilitate transactions by efficiently exchanging accurate and standardized information. An embodiment provides systems and methods for researching and developing information on commercial real estate properties, including systems and methods for associating an aerial image with map features and information concerning objects appearing in the image. | 05-21-2009 |
Andrew C. Hsu, Belmont, CA US
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| 20100214250 | TOUCH SCREEN WITH USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENT - The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100275033 | TOUCH SCREEN WITH USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENT - The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100275163 | TOUCH SCREEN WITH USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENT - The present invention is a graphical user interface in a computing device having a processor running an operating system and a display. The graphical user interface comprises a touch screen and a driver coupling the touch screen to the operating system. The driver can display a plurality of icons on the touch screen, or a plurality of screen images having at least one icon, with each of the icons associated with operations on the display and/or the touch screen. Other embodiments include the touch screen having unactivated and activated states, as well as the presence of an application programming interface that enables an application to display at least one image on the touch screen. | 10-28-2010 |
Andrew C. Kemshall, Basingstoke GB
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| 20110159846 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - Multi-factor authentication apparatus pre-loads a first factor, for example a passcode, to user equipment such as a mobile telephone. The user subsequently initiates access to a protected product or service, triggering the apparatus to run a multi-factor authentication process, via an access device such as a computer connected to the Internet. The user enters the pre-loaded first factor, together with another factor such as a UserID and PIN. The pre-loading avoids vulnerability to communications problems at the time the user initiates access. Pre-loading is done every time an access session terminates for the user, either successful or failed and a user profile data store is used to manage passcodes in a manner that allows incorrectly entered first factors to be retried when delivery to user equipment is not possible. | 06-30-2011 |
Andrew C. Kesling, Lakeside, MI US
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| 20100279247 | Self-ligating orthodontic bracket - A self-ligating orthodontic bracket including a base mountable on a tooth and having upstanding hinge members with aligned slots defining an archwire slot and for pivotally and slidably receiving a pair of openable and closable jaws and a spring member engaging said jaws and actuable upon opening and closing said jaws to selectively lock the jaws into open position for insertion or removal of an archwire and closed position for locking the archwire to the bracket. | 11-04-2010 |
Andrew C. Kim, Temecula, CA US
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| 20100016868 | Hydrodynamic Suture Passer - A hydrodynamic suturing instrument, comprising an elongated cannulated suturing needle having a distal end configured to carry a suture through tissue and a proximal end adapted to connect to a syringe barrel and a lumen extending form said proximal end to an opening at the distal end for having a size for the passage of a suture, the opening at the distal end configured to receive a suture extending from the lumen along an outer surface of the needle wherein a sharp point extends forward of the suture. A companion instrument includes forceps having a distal end with jaws and a proximal end with a cannula extending from the proximal end to the distal end for passage of the needle, and the jaws having an opening enabling passage of the needle through tissue grasped in the jaws. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100042117 | SUTURE PASSER - Disclosed are devices and methods relating to a suture passer that passes suture efficiently via motion of fluid in and out of the suture passer. In certain embodiments, the suture passer includes a syringe-like barrel and a plunger for drawing and expelling fluid from the barrel. A suture can be disposed within the barrel, and one end of the suture can be releasably secured to a portion of the plunger. In certain embodiments, the suture end can be releasably secured to a tip portion of the plunger. Various examples of suture releasing mechanisms and actuations of such mechanisms are disclosed. Also disclosed are examples of how such releasably secured sutures can be assembled and packaged into pre-loaded suture passer devices. Also disclosed are examples of suturing operations that can be achieved easier and quicker by use of such suture passer devices. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100305610 | SUTURE ANCHOR - Devices and methods for locking a suture to an anchor are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a suture anchor includes a first body configured to be driven into a bone, and a second body also configured to engage the bone and coupled to the first body. At a selected embedded depth of the anchor, the second body moves towards the trailing end of the first body to facilitate a suture-lock configuration as the anchor is driven in deeper. A suture retainer such as a ring, and a flared portion at or near the trailing end of the first body, facilitate locking of a suture between the ring and either or both of the second body and the flared portion as the second body pushes on the ring that in turn pushes against the flared end. In certain embodiments, such suture-lock can be achieved substantially simultaneously as the suture anchor is driven into its final embedded depth. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110238112 | SUTURE ANCHOR - Devices and methods for locking a suture to an anchor are disclosed. In certain embodiments, a suture anchor includes a first body configured to be driven into a bone, and a second body also configured to engage the bone and coupled to the first body. At a selected embedded depth of the anchor, the second body moves towards the trailing end of the first body to facilitate a suture-lock configuration as the anchor is driven in deeper. A suture retainer such as a ring, and a flared portion at or near the trailing end of the first body, facilitate locking of a suture between the ring and either or both of the second body and the flared portion as the second body pushes on the ring that in turn pushes against the flared end. In certain embodiments, such suture-lock can be achieved substantially simultaneously as the suture anchor is driven into its final embedded depth. In certain embodiments, the second body can be dimensioned to engage substantially the entire thickness of a cortical layer of the bone to allow the first body to be driven in deeper into a cancellous region to facilitate an easier separation between the first and second bodies. | 09-29-2011 |
Andrew C. Kular, Ottawa CA
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| 20080224652 | Photovoltaic Power Output-Utilizing Device - Briefly described, the invention provides a photovoltaic assembly power output utilizing device which partially charges a capacitor assembly. This capacitor assembly is then partially discharged by a DC/DC power converter in different ranges of voltages in which the power output from the photovoltaic assembly peaks for different light intensities. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100320971 | Portable charging power system for battery-powered devices - A portable power system which contains a battery, which is intended for use as a power source for charging the batteries of portable electronics devices or for powering other electrical systems. It contains a USB connection for power input and a myriad of adapters for connecting the power system with the proprietary connectors of portable devices, as well as a screen to output system information to the user. The power system also contains a microcontroller which controls internal systems, input and output current and voltage, such that the power system may operate with any portable device as well as any type of USB port. | 12-23-2010 |
Andrew C. Kummel, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100176837 | ULTRA-THIN ORGANIC TFT CHEMICAL SENSOR, MAKING THEREOF, AND SENSING METHOD - An embodiment of the invention is an organic thin film transistor chemical sensor. The sensor includes a substrate. A gate electrode is isolated from drain and source electrodes by gate dielectric. An organic ultra-thin semiconductor thin film is arranged with respect to the gate, source and drain electrodes to act as a conduction channel in response to appropriate gate, source and drain potentials. The organic ultra-thin film is permeable to a chemical analyte of interest and consists of one or a few atomic or molecular monolayers of material. An example sensor array system includes a plurality of sensors of the invention. In a preferred embodiment, a sensor chip having a plurality of sensors is mounted in a socket, for example by wire bonding. The socket provides thermal and electrical interference isolation for the sensor chip from associated sensing circuitry that is mounted on a common substrate, such as a PCB (printed circuit board). A method of operating an organic thin film transistor chemical sensor exposes the sensor to a suspected analyte. A low duty cycle voltage pulse train is applied to the gate electrode to reduce baseline drift while sensing for a conduction channel change. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100297776 | PEROXIDE CHEMICAL SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD - Sensors, sensing systems and sensing methods of the invention provide for detection of peroxides, including for example, vapor-phase H | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110124020 | Methods for Detecting Antibodies - Methods for detection of any antibody utilizing a standardized approach applicable to any antibody which provides highly specific assays specific for individual or multiple antibodies. The methods enable improved pharmacokinetic analysis during development and clinical use of antibody-based therapies as well as determination of diagnostic and/or prognostic factors. | 05-26-2011 |
Andrew C. Kummell, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110108815 | MULTI-RATE RESIST METHOD TO FORM ORGANIC TFT CONTACT AND CONTACTS FORMED BY SAME - A method for forming a thin film electrode for an organic thin film transistor of the invention provides a multi-layer mask on a substrate with an electrode area opening in a top layer of the mask that is undercut by openings in other layers of the mask. A thin film of metal is deposited in the electrode area on the substrate. Removing the multi-layer mask leaves a well-formed thin film electrode with naturally tapered edges. A preferred embodiment of the invention is a method for forming a thin film electrode for an organic thin film transistor. The method includes depositing a first layer of photoresist on a substrate. The photoresist of the first layer has a first etching rate. A second layer of photoresist is deposited on the first layer of photoresist. The photoresist of the second layer has a second etching rate that is lower than the first etching rate. The first and second layer of photoresist are patterned by exposure. Developing the first and second layers of photoresist provides an electrode area on the substrate. An electrode is deposited in the electrode area. Lift-off of the first and second layers is performed. The electrode that is deposited has a tailored, tapered edge. A preferred embodiment thin film electrode in an organic thin film transistor has a tapered edge with a contact angle of approximately +40±4.4°. | 05-12-2011 |
Andrew C. Lambridis, Dix Hills, NY US
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| 20090008039 | Fire and/or smoke blocking device - A fire door assembly is provided for covering a structure opening in a sidewall of a structure. The fire door assembly has a roller assembly to be mounted to a portion of the structure defining a portion of the structure opening and a curtain panel disposed on the roller assembly. The curtain panel is operable between a retracted position where the curtain panel is wound onto the roller assembly and an extended position where the curtain panel is unwound from the roller assembly to cover the structure opening. The curtain panel includes first and second panel portions with mutually opposing edge portions in a closed position. A fastener is provided to releasably attach the first and second panel portions to each other. The first and second panel portions are separable from each other in response to an egress force exerted thereon to form an egress through the curtain panel. Upon relaxation or removal of the egress force, the panel portions return to the closed position to close the egress. | 01-08-2009 |
Andrew C. Lambridis, Brooklyn, NY US
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| 20090020237 | Two-motor drive arrangement for a roller curtain - A drive arrangement for a roller curtain covering an opening defined by a frame includes a drum mounted horizontally across one side of the opening, a pair of hollow drive shafts fixed against rotation in opposite ends of the drum, and a pair of coaxial tension shaft portions fixed to the frame and received through respective hollow drive shafts. At least one coil spring is associated with each tension shaft portion, each spring having a first end fixed to a tension shaft portion and a second end fixed to the drum. A pair of drive motors are operatively connected to respective hollow drive shafts for synchronously rotating the drive shafts in order to coil a roller curtain on the drum. | 01-22-2009 |
Andrew C. Lee, Sanford, CA US
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| 20090004529 | Integrated dry gasification fuel cell system for conversion of soild carbonaceous fuels - An integrated dry gas fuel cell (IDG-FC) is provided. The IDG-FC includes at least one solid oxide fuel cell having an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode. The IDG-FC further includes a conversion bed, where carbon dioxide gas is provided to the conversion bed to convert carbon monoxide gas from the carbon dioxide gas. Solid carbonaceous fuel is provided to the conversion bed to promote the gas conversion. The carbon monoxide is provided as fuel to the anode, and air is supplied to the cathode to provide oxygen for oxidation of the carbon monoxide at the anode to generate electric power. This new process does not require water, and supplies the oxygen required for the oxidation reaction through an ionically selective solid oxide electrolyte membrane. | 01-01-2009 |
Andrew C. Lottes, Austin, TX US
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| 20110140052 | DIELECTRIC MATERIAL WITH NON-LINEAR DIELECTRIC CONSTANT - Provided is a composition comprising a polymeric material, a filler material dispersed in the polymeric material, the filler material comprising inorganic particles and a discontinuous arrangement of conductive material wherein at least a portion of the conductive material is in durable electrical contact with the inorganic particles, and conductive material dispersed in the polymeric material. | 06-16-2011 |
Andrew C. Pat, Hertfordshire GB
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| 20110228302 | SELF-POWERED USER INTERFACE PROVIDING ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS - An apparatus comprises a housing and at least one functional component operating on power from an external power source. The functional component is connectable to the housing. In addition, a graphic user interface assembly is connectable to the housing. The graphic user interface assembly comprises a dedicated power supply used exclusively by the graphic user interface assembly. The graphic user interface assembly displays instructions explaining how to connect the functional component and the graphic user interface assembly to the housing prior to when the functional component is connected to the external power source. | 09-22-2011 |
Andrew C. Rudebusch, Olathe, KS US
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| 20110115720 | OPTICAL OVERLAY FOR AN ELECTRONIC DISPLAY - An optical overlay comprises an inner wall, an outer wall, an upper wall, and a lower wall. The inner wall may be formed to include a planar surface. The outer wall may be spaced apart from the inner wall and may be formed to include a convex surface. The combination of the planar surface of the inner wall and the convex surface of the outer wall may form a plano-convex lens. The upper wall may include a first plurality of ridges that are generally parallel to the inner wall. The lower wall may include a second plurality of ridges that are generally parallel to the inner wall. The combination of the first plurality of ridges and the second plurality of ridges may form an optical filter. | 05-19-2011 |
Andrew C. Stansel, Saint Joseph, MI US
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| 20120005841 | METHOD OF DETECTING AN OFF-BALANCE CONDITION OF A CLOTHES LOAD IN A WASHING MACHINE - An off-balance detection method comprises a plurality of off-balance detection schemes that utilize wash basket speed to detect an off-balance load condition at speed ranges that span the entire spin cycle and include speeds corresponding to natural frequencies of a mass comprising a wash tub and a wash basket. The schemes can be used alone or in combination with one or more of the other schemes. The off-balance detection method can further comprise a power limiting method to prevent motor overload when an off-balance condition is present. | 01-12-2012 |
Andrew C. Tarling, Vancouver CA
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| 20110189107 | ALPHA-AMYLASE INHIBITORS: THE MONTBRETINS AND USES THEREOF - Particular naturally occurring glycosylated acyl-flavonols, e.g. montbretin A (of the formula below wherein R | 08-04-2011 |
Andrew C. Tarnow, Cambridge Springs, PA US
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| 20080290825 | POWER ARCHITECTURE AND BRAKING CIRCUITS FOR DC MOTOR-PROPELLED VEHICLE - A dynamic braking circuit that can be operated with stability over both high and low speed regimes. This circuit has the advantage of using fewer components than previous circuits. In addition, when in braking mode, the armature and field currents tend to oppose each other across the main braking switch hence reducing electromechanical stresses when in high current regime. According to a second embodiment, a dynamic braking circuit implements a “soft” extended braking function with the capability of providing a smoother braking action at high braking effort at little extra cost resulting from the replacement of a contactor by a reverser. The main advantages of this preferred embodiment are that the current generated by the armatures during braking can be controlled independently from the excitation of the field windings at low speeds and that it enables simultaneous self supply, regeneration and dynamic braking. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090295315 | DYNAMIC BRAKING CIRCUIT FOR A HYBRID LOCOMOTIVE - Methods of dynamic braking include two embodiments with braking circuits for vehicles such as, for example, locomotives which are operable down to very low speeds. These circuits can provide a braking force even at zero locomotive speed. | 12-03-2009 |
Andrew C. Walker, Carmel, CA US
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| 20090171638 | Advanced-process-control system utilizing a lambda tuner - An advanced process control (APC) system. The APC system comprises a database for receiving process data from a measurement tool for a plurality of process runs and for storing the process data. A lambda tuner determines a tuned-lambda value corresponding to a process-capability-index value based on upper and lower process control limits and statistics derived from the process data. A process-run controller updates a recipe value based on the received process data and the tuned-lambda value. | 07-02-2009 |
Andrew C. Wassyng, Seattle, WA US
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| 20090113292 | FLEXIBLY EDITING HETEROGENEOUS DOCUMENTS - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for flexibly editing heterogeneous documents. Different types of documents can be organized on a universal and dynamically adjustable workspace canvas in a manner that indicates relationships between the documents. The workspace canvas is configured to host various different editors simultaneously for editing the different types of documents. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention facilitate editing different typed documents within the same context and in a manner that maintains relationships between documents. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090204912 | GENEERAL PURPOSE INFINITE DISPLAY CANVAS - Expanding and contracting a display screen container. Data is stored in a computer readable medium. The data represents a screen container such as a graphical desktop user interface displayable to a user on a computer display of a computing device. Data is stored representing artifacts, including one or more application graphical user interface artifacts for applications that are instantiated on the computing device. Information is stored specifying locations where each of the artifacts should be graphically located in the screen container. The graphical size of screen container is determined by the locations of the artifacts. Based on user input, a portion of the screen container is displayed to the user on the computer display of the computing device. The screen container may be expanded or contracted based on opening or closing graphical user interface artifacts, adding or removing artifacts, or repositioning artifacts. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100054584 | IMAGE-BASED BACKGROUNDS FOR IMAGES - In accordance with one or more aspects of the image-based backgrounds for images, an image is analyzed in order to identify a color that represents the image. An enhanced background is generated based at least in part on the identified color, and both the image and the enhanced background are output on a screen. In addition, or alternatively, the identified color can be saved as being associated with the image in order to be used to generate an enhanced background for the image when the image is displayed. | 03-04-2010 |
Andrew C. Zeik, Hudson, OH US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090268356 | INPUT PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A voltage clamp protection circuit to protect against overvoltage conditions where there is insufficient current to blow a fuse. The voltage clamp protection circuit includes a voltage clamp and a thermal cutoff. The voltage clamp clamps any overvoltage to a clamping voltage. If an overvoltage condition persists for too long the voltage clamp dissipates a sufficient amount of heat to activate the thermal cutoff creating an open circuit that protects the rest of the circuit. The voltage clamp protection circuit may be used in combination with a variety of other protection circuits to provide increased protection. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20110196544 | INPUT PARASITIC METAL DETECTION - A system and method of controlling inductive power transfer in an inductive power transfer system and a method for designing an inductive power transfer system with power accounting. The method of controlling inductive power transfer including measuring a characteristic of input power, a characteristic of power in the tank circuit, and receiving information from a secondary device. Estimating power consumption based on the measured characteristic of tank circuit power and received information and comparing the measured characteristic of input power, the information from the secondary device, and the estimated power consumption to determine there is an unacceptable power loss. The method for designing an inductive power transfer system with power accounting including changing the distance between a primary side and a secondary side and changing a load of the secondary side. For each distance between the primary side and the secondary side and for each load, measuring a circuit parameter on the primary side in the tank circuit and a circuit parameter on the secondary side during the transfer of contactless energy. The method further including selecting a formula to describe power consumption in the system during the transfer of contactless energy based on coefficients and the circuit parameters, and determining the coefficients using the measured circuit parameters. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110204711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DATA COMMUNICATION OVER A WIRELESS POWER LINK - A wireless power supply system that detects communications in the input power to the switching circuit. In this aspect of the invention, the wireless power supply includes a detector for generating a signal indicative of the current in the input to the switching circuitry, a band-pass filter for filtering the detected signal, an amplifier for amplifying the filtered signal, a filter for filtering the amplified signal and a comparator for converting the final signal into a stream of high and low signals that can be passed to a controller for processing as binary data stream. In a second aspect, the wireless power supply system includes a detector for generating a signal that varies in dependence on changes in the phase relationship between the current and the voltage in the primary-side tank circuit, a band-pass filter for filtering the signal, an amplifier for amplifying the filtered signal, a filter for filtering the amplified signal and a comparator for converting the final signal into a stream of high and low signals that can be passed to a controller for processing as binary data stream. | 08-25-2011 |