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| 20080262858 | Methods for Establishing Brand-Centric Websites From Bi-Directionally Linked Content - Computer implemented methods and systems for generating a brand site for an internet website is provided. The method includes defining the internet website to include a plurality of modules, and each of the plurality of modules for the internet website being directed toward a brand. Further included, is identifying one or more instance sites where content components related to the brand are presented and linking the content components, from the identified one or more instance sites, to selected ones of the plurality of modules. The method further includes presenting the plurality of modules on the internet website to promote the brand, and the presenting is configured to integrate the content components from the instance sites into the internet website, such that the presenting further enables user interactivity with the plurality of modules and the user interactivity feeds data regarding one or more of module popularity, usage or revenue generating potential. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080262908 | METHODS FOR PROMOTING BRAND-CENTRIC ADVERTISING AND MANAGING THE SAME - Dynamic internet user interfacing methods and computer programs for enabling advertising management of advertising content related to a brand on an internet site are provided. A method includes identifying a brand to be a focus of the internet site and identifying a plurality of websites having content parts that relate to the brand. The method defines links to the content parts and assembles the internet site using the content parts to define a brand site. The method includes monitoring user interactivity with the brand site to generate content metrics and displaying a website management interface for enabling posting of advertising and analyzing of the content metrics regarding postings of the advertising. The website management interface further displays advertising options for the posting of advertising, and the advertising options enable advertisers to target promote goods or services in selected ones or all of the plurality of websites and the brand site. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090089110 | METHODS OF RANKING CONTENT FOR BRAND CENTRIC WEBSITES - Computer-implemented methods for ranking modules within a module page of a website are provided. One method includes generating a website that relates to a brand, and the website is configured to contain one or more modules, and each module has media content related to the brand. The method includes monitoring each module for user interactivity and examining rules associated with monitored user interactivity of each module. Then, the method ranks each of the modules that are part of the website based on the user interactivity and the examined rules, and the ranking is capable of causing an automated repositioning of one or more modules within the webpage. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089141 | METHODS FOR CROSS-MARKET BRAND ADVERTISING, CONTENT METRIC ANALYSIS, AND PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS - In another embodiment, a computer-implemented method for processing and optimizing selection of placement, of advertising content related to a brand, in websites of a network is provided. The computer-implemented method is processed by a server in response to communication from a user that is connected to the server over the Internet. The method includes receiving from the user, attributes of an advertisement to be placed on a brand-centric website that relates to the brand, and also receiving selections for types of websites to place the advertisement. The types of websites do not have to be brand-centric websites, but should include content related to the brand. Then, the method includes obtaining metrics from selected websites and historical performance for similar advertisements when placed on the selected websites. The method includes processing the obtained metrics and historical performance to preliminarily define an advertising model. The advertising model defines a score correlated to effectiveness of the advertisement. Optimizing the advertising model is then performed to define a recommended advertising model, where the recommended advertising model defines optimal selections of websites for placement of the advertisement. The optimizing uses multivariable optimization to correlate the obtained metrics to a desired optimization criteria. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089310 | METHODS FOR MANAGING CONTENT FOR BRAND RELATED MEDIA - Computer-implemented methods for defining access to brand related assets are provided. One method includes generating a website that relates to a specific brand, where the specific brand is associated with a plurality of assets that are integrated with the website, and the plurality of assets are obtained from a number of disparate sources. The method also includes assigning each asset an identifier, where the identifier defines a relation of each asset to the specific brand and defining a dashboard access to the specific brand. The dashboard access is configured to identify a user privilege for accessing specific ones of the plurality of assets of the specific brand, the user privilege enabling one or more of viewing details of an existing asset, adding a new asset, and modifying an existing asset. The user privilege for accessing specific assets enables management of plurality of assets that are integrated with the website, and the management of the plurality of assets overriding control of the plurality of assets provided by the number of disparate sources. | 04-02-2009 |
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| 20090036308 | Soybean event 3560.4.3.5 and compositions and methods for the identification and/or detection thereof - Compositions and methods related to transgenic glyphosate/ALS inhibitor-tolerant soybean plants are provided. Specifically, soybean plants having a 3560.4.3.5 event which imparts tolerance to glyphosate and at least one ALS-inhibiting herbicide are provided. The soybean plant harboring the 3560.4.3.5 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises genomic/transgene junctions having at least the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:10 and/or 11. The characterization of the genomic insertion site of the 3560.4.3.5 event provides for an enhanced breeding efficiency and enables the use of molecular markers to track the transgene insert in the breeding populations and progeny thereof. Various methods and compositions for the identification, detection, and use of the soybean 3560.4.3.5 events are provided. Methods and compositions for increasing yield are also provided. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090217415 | Polynucleotide Encoding a Maize Herbicide Resistance Gene and Methods for Use - This invention relates to polynucleotide sequences encoding a gene that can confer resistance to at least one herbicide. It further relates to plants and seeds of plants carrying chimeric genes comprising said polynucleotide sequences, which enhance or confer resistance to at least one herbicide, and methods of making said plants and seeds. The invention further presents sequences that can be used as molecular markers that in turn can be used to identify the region of interest in corn lines resulting from new crosses and to quickly and efficiently select the best lines for breeding strategies by avoiding sensitive lines. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110224082 | Soybean Event 3560.4.3.5 And Compositions And Methods For The Identification And/Or Detection Thereof - Compositions and methods related to transgenic glyphosate/ALS inhibitor-tolerant soybean plants are provided. Specifically, soybean plants having a 3560.4.3.5 event which imparts tolerance to glyphosate and at least one ALS-inhibiting herbicide are provided. The soybean plant harboring the 3560.4.3.5 event at the recited chromosomal location comprises genomic/transgene junctions having at least the polynucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:10 and/or 11. The characterization of the genomic insertion site of the 3560.4.3.5 event provides for an enhanced breeding efficiency and enables the use of molecular markers to track the transgene insert in the breeding populations and progeny thereof. Various methods and compositions for the identification, detection, and use of the soybean 3560.4.3.5 events are provided. Methods and compositions for increasing yield are also provided. | 09-15-2011 |
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| 20090009087 | HIGH BRIGHTNESS PLASMA LAMP - A plasma lamp for an electrodeless plasma lamp having a waveguide body. The non-radiative thermal losses from the bulb are controlled to prevent the bulb from melting while providing a high level of radiation from the bulb. The thermal conductivity of the waveguide, configuration of the heat sink and size and placement of the bulb may be selected to provide a brightness of more than 80 lumens per watt and a total brightness of more than 12,000 lumens at a power level of 150 watts. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100123396 | REPLACEABLE LAMP BODIES FOR ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMPS - An electrodeless plasma lamp comprising a lamp housing and a lamp body releasably received with the lamp housing. The lamp housing includes a first electrical connector operatively coupled a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power. The lamp body includes a second electrical connector to releasably engage with the first electrical connector of the lamp housing. The lamp body includes a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2. RF power is coupled by the lamp body to a bulb containing a fill that forms a light emitting plasma. In an example embodiment, the plasma lamp includes a retaining arrangement releasably to retain the lamp body at least partially within the lamp housing. | 05-20-2010 |
| 20100156301 | ELECTRODELESS PLASMA LAMP AND DRIVE CIRCUIT - An electrodeless plasma lamp and a method of controlling operation of a plasma lamp are provided. The plasma lamp may a power source to provide radio frequency (RF) power and a lamp body to receive the RF power from a feed. The lamp body may comprise a dielectric material having a dielectric constant greater than 2 and bulb is provided that contains a fill that forms a plasma that emits light when at least a portion of the RF power is coupled to the fill. A light guide directs light from the bulb to a photosensor that is shielded from light output from a front side of the lamp body. The lamp includes a drive circuit to control operation of the lamp based on a level of light detected by the photosensor. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100165306 | BEAM PROJECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Throughput efficiency of an optical system is enhanced by using a directional light source coupled to a non-imaging optical element matched to a size and acceptance angle of an imaging lens. In various embodiments, a beam projection system and accompanying method are described that include a lamp body formed from a dielectric material. A bulb, placed adjacent to the lamp body, has a fill that forms a plasma when RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. An optical train is optically coupled to the bulb to transform light generated by the plasma. The optical train includes a non-imaging optical element, an aperture, and at least one imaging lens element. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20110037403 | MODULATED LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS. - An electrodeless plasma lamp and method of generating light is described. The lamp may comprise a lamp body comprising a dielectric material having a relative permittivity greater than 2. A lamp drive circuit is coupled to the lamp body and configured to provide radio frequency (RF) power to the lamp body. A bulb is positioned adjacent to the lamp body, the bulb containing a fill that forms a plasma when the RF power is coupled to the fill from the lamp body. The lamp drive circuit includes a control circuit to control the RF power to vary a temperature of the fill to emit light at adjustable output intensities. The control circuit may be configured to modulate a frequency of the RF power. In an example embodiment, the control circuit is configured to modulate the frequency in the range of 10 Hz to 10 KHz. | 02-17-2011 |
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| 20090137734 | Aqueous Dispersions Of Polyurethane/Acrylic Hybrid Compositions - An aqueous dispersion of polyurethane/acrylic polymer hybrid composites is made by forming a mixture of urethane prepolymer or polymer, acrylic monomer or polymer, ketone functional molecule/oligomers, and hydrazine functional molecule/oligomers; and dispersing the mixture so made in aqueous medium. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100330375 | Aqueous Polymer Compositions Obtained From Epoxidized Natural Oils - Aqueous polyurethane dispersions are made from urethane prepolymers comprising one or more polyhydroxy compounds from ketone functional molecules derived from an epoxidized natural oil. Addition of a hydrazine functional moiety to the prepolymer dispersion can further provide a crosslinking mechanism resulting in the formation of azomethine linkages in the resulting polyurethane during drying. When the ketone functional molecule is derived from levulinic acid and epoxidized vegetable oil, the resulting urethane dispersion can also be converted into a hybrid polyurethane-vinyl dispersion by adding and polymerizing one or more vinyl monomers in the polyurethane prepolymer or polyurethane dispersion. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110009561 | Aqueous Polyurethane Hybrid Compositions - Waterborne aromatic urethane-acrylic hybrid or composite compositions are disclosed that are low or free from N-methyl pyrrolidone and generally free of volatile organic solvents in their preparation are disclosed. The use of ethylene glycol monoalkyl ether or propylene glycol monoalkyl ethers in preparing the dispersion is taught. The use of ketone functional oligomers to improve the final dispersion quality is taught. The use of acrylate monomer(s) to reduce the viscosity of the prepolymer is taught. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110245399 | Dispersion Of Hybrid Polyurethane With Olefin-Acrylic Copolymerization - A product and processes comprising urethane polymer and at least one copolymer from a hydrophobic ethylenically unsaturated C | 10-06-2011 |
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| 20110039041 | Diorama and method of making the same - Diorama made from a two-dimensional image having a background panel in which a background section of the image appears and a plurality of additional panels on which additional sections of the image appear. The additional panels extend forwardly from the background panel, with edges of adjacent ones of the panels coming together and the image flowing continuously between the panels. The two-dimensional image is transformed into a diorama by constructing a three-dimensional model of the diorama in the form of a plurality of panels on which different sections of the image will appear, converting the three-dimensional model to a two-dimensional layout guide with guide lines outlining the panels, superimposing the layout guide on the two-dimensional image, adjusting the shape and size of selected areas of the two-dimensional image to match the guide lines and create the panels, adjusting the areas of the image within the panels so that portions of objects appearing in adjoining panels are aligned with each other, printing the adjusted image, trimming the printed image along facing edges of adjacent ones of the panels, and bringing the trimmed edges together to form a continuous three-dimensional image. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20120028233 | Continuous Diorama and Method of Making the Same - Diorama having a focal zone and a plurality of inclined panels on which different areas of the image are displayed disposed about the focal zone, with the image flowing continuously between the panels and no physical seams between areas of the image displayed on adjacent ones of the panels. The diorama is created from a two-dimensional image by constructing a layout guide in the form of a two-dimensional projection of the diorama with guide lines diverging outwardly from the focal zone and outlining the projected panels, superimposing the layout guide on the two-dimensional image with the focal zone in registration with a focal area of the image, selecting areas of the image for display on the panels of the diorama, creating an adjusted image having panels in which the selected areas are adjusted in size and/or shape to fit precisely within the guide lines for the panels of the diorama, selecting an anchor panel which remains fixed in place with the focal area of the adjusted image, rotating the other panels of the adjusted image about the focal area from a seam line toward the anchor panel to separate the image at the seam line and bring facing edges of adjacent ones of the image panels together to form an image that extends continuously across the panels from one side of the seam line to the other, printing the image with the rotated panels, trimming the printed image along facing edges of the image where it was separated at the seam line, and bringing the trimmed edges together along the seam line to form a three-dimensional image. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120094267 | Continuous Diorama and Method of Making the Same - Diorama having a focal zone and a plurality of inclined panels on which different areas of a two-dimensional image are displayed. The panels are disposed about the focal zone, which can be an area, a line, or a point, and the image flows continuously between the panels with no physical seams between areas of the image displayed on adjacent ones of the panels. The panels are rotated away from a seam line that extends between the focal zone and an outer edge of the image, and outwardly diverging edges of the panels along edges of the image created by the rotation are brought together along the seam line to tilt the panels to their inclined positions and create an enhanced perspective effect. | 04-19-2012 |
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| 20110029090 | PROSTHESIS WITH MODULAR EXTENSIONS - A joint prosthesis system has two implant components and a bearing. One of the implant components has an articulation surface for articulation with the bearing. The other implant component has a mounting surface for supporting the bearing. At least one of the first and second components includes a recess and a stud in the recess. The joint prosthesis also includes an extension mounted on the stud and extending out from the bone-engaging surface to an end. Part of the extension is received in the recess. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110029092 | PROSTHESIS WITH SURFACES HAVING DIFFERENT TEXTURES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE PROSTHESIS - A joint prosthesis system is suitable for cemented fixation. The system has two metal implant components and a bearing. One of the metal implant components has an articulation surface for articulation with the bearing. The other metal implant component has a mounting surface for supporting the bearing. One of the metal implant components includes a solid metal portion and a porous metal portion. The porous metal portion has surfaces with different characteristics, such as roughness, to improve bone fixation, ease removal of the implant component in a revision surgery, reduce soft tissue irritation, improve the strength of a sintered bond between the solid and porous metal portions, or reduce or eliminate the possibility of blood traveling through the porous metal portion into the joint space. A method of making the joint prosthesis is also disclosed. The invention may also be applied to discrete porous metal implant components, such as augment. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110035017 | PROSTHESIS WITH CUT-OFF PEGS AND SURGICAL METHOD - A joint prosthesis system has two metal implant components and a bearing. One of the metal implant components has an articulation surface for articulation with the bearing. The other metal implant component has a mounting surface for supporting the bearing. An extension extends out from a junction at the bone-engaging surface of one of the metal components to an exposed end. The extension has a thickness at the junction and comprises porous metal across the entire thickness of the extension at the junction. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110106268 | PROSTHESIS FOR CEMENTED FIXATION AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE PROSTHESIS - A joint prosthesis system is suitable for cemented fixation. The system has two metal implant components and a bearing. One of the metal implant components has an articulation surface for articulation with the bearing. The other metal implant component has a mounting surface for supporting the bearing. One of the metal implant components includes an extension, such as a stem or pegs, with an exposed outer surface. The metal implant component from which the extension extends comprises titanium and the exposed outer surface of the extension comprises a different form of titanium. A method of making the joint prosthesis is also disclosed. | 05-05-2011 |
