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Alvin G. Becker, Austin, TX US
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| 20110268152 | TEMPERATURE SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided in some embodiment is a thermocouple system that includes a printed circuit board having a terminal component connection to couple to a connector of a terminal component, a temperature sensing component connection to couple to a connector of a temperature sensing component, a signal plane thermally coupled to the terminal component connection, and a thermal plane thermally coupled to the temperature sensing component connection and electrically isolated from the terminal component connection and the signal plane. The surface area of the thermal plane overlaps a substantial portion of a surface area of the signal plane. | 11-03-2011 |
Charles D. Becker, Helotes, TX US
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| 20090325628 | WAVEGUIDE-BASED WIRELESS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION - The design and use of a simplified, highly efficient, waveguide-based wireless distribution system are provided. A low-loss waveguide is used to transport wireless signals from a signal source or sources to one or more receiver locations. One or more adjustable signal coupling devices partially insert into the waveguide at predetermined locations along the length of the system to provide variable, controlled extraction of one or more wireless signals. Low-loss impedance matching circuitry is provided between the waveguide coupling devices and output connectors to maintain high system efficiency. The system offers the capability of supplying signals of high strength and high quality to a large number of receivers in a wide wireless coverage area via a plurality of signal radiators. Some embodiments of the system are readily adaptable for wireless distribution service in HVAC plenum spaces. A system that combines the functions of fire extinguishing and waveguide wireless distribution is also disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
Cher Becker, Bridge City, TX US
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| 20100195860 | SOFT SHELL IN-EAR EARPHONES WITH MINIATURE SPEAKER INSERTS - A set of in-ear earphones has two outer shaped soft foam shell ear plugs each having a bulbous insert head with a sound hole and flared outer rim separated by a narrow waist. Each has an inserted miniature sound emitter supported by a firm foam insert engaging with the narrow waist. The foam insert and sound emitter are used to push the earphone into the ear canal. The outer rim is used to withdraw the earphone. The miniature sound emitter is connected to a wire that connects to a sound jack plug or a wireless sound receiver. | 08-05-2010 |
Craig H. Becker, Austin, TX US
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| 20090094220 | ASSOCIATIVE TEMPORAL SEARCH OF ELECTRONIC FILES - A method, system, and computer program product are provided for identifying data objects related to temporal characteristics. A first data object that has been previously stored is identified. The first data object has one or more associated temporal characteristics. At least one associated temporal characteristic is extracted from the first data object, thus, forming at least one extracted temporal characteristic. The at least one associated temporal characteristic is extracted in order to perform a search for at least one second data object. A search is performed for at least one second data object based on the at least one extracted temporal characteristic. The results of the search are presented in a graphical user interface. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090150158 | Portable Networked Picting Device - A portable picting device automatically converts an audio signal from a microphone into a digital data stream, parses a series of words from the digital data stream, and detects any words that match tags in a tag/image database. An image corresponding to the matching tag(s) is then retrieved and transmitted to a display. The images may be stored on a remote network, such as the Internet. In the illustrative embodiment the display is integrated into an article of clothing such as a shirt. | 06-11-2009 |
Craig Henry Becker, Austin, TX US
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| 20090016510 | Method and System for Automatically Setting Chat Status Based on User Activity in Local Environment - A method is presented for managing user chat status in a chat application. The chat application automatically detects user activity and/or user inactivity external to the chat application and then automatically sets a user chat status value within the chat application based on the detected user activity and/or the detected user inactivity. The chat application may automatically set the user's current chat status at a given time, for example: based on retrieved schedule information that reflects the user's activity at that given time; based on application usage information that reflects the user's activity at that given time with other applications; based on telephone usage information that reflects the user's telephone activity at that given time; based on information about the ambient environment that reflects the user's activity or inactivity in the ambient environment at that given time; or some other automatically gathered information. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090083420 | Method and Apparatus for Automatically Conducting Hardware Inventories of Computers in a Network - A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for conducting an inventory of a data processing system. When a basic input output system (BIOS) is launched during a boot process for the data processing system, the basic input output system creates a hardware report of the data processing system. This report is sent to a remote data processing system on the network. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090164563 | Systems and Methods for Transparently Accessing Web Applications Remotely and Locally - A method, computer program product and system for accessing a Web application. The Web application may be accessed by receiving a request for the Web application where the request includes an identifier of the Web application. In response to the identifier of the Web application, one of a local and a remote target of the Web application may be determined. The request may be dispatched to a target in response to input data identifying the Web application and, alternatively, form selection input. | 06-25-2009 |
David Becker, Lubbock, TX US
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| 20110289617 | Cotton Variety FM 9103GT - The cotton variety FM 9103GT is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 9103GT with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 9103GT and to plants of FM 9103GT reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 9103GT. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110289618 | Cotton Variety FM 9101GT - The cotton variety FM 9101GT is disclosed. The invention relates to seeds, plants, plant cells, plant tissue, harvested products and cotton lint as well as to hybrid cotton plants and seeds obtained by repeatedly crossing plants of variety FM 9101GT with other plants. The invention also relates to plants and varieties produced by the method of essential derivation from plants of FM 9101GT and to plants of FM 9101GT reproduced by vegetative methods, including but not limited to tissue culture of regenerable cells or tissue from FM 9101GT. | 11-24-2011 |
Frederick F. Becker, Houston, TX US
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| 20100084273 | Method and Apparatus for Programmable Fluidic Processing - A method and apparatus for microfluidic processing by programmably manipulating a packet. A material is introduced onto a reaction surface and compartmentalized to form a packet. A position of the packet is sensed with a position sensor. A programmable manipulation force is applied to the packet at the position. The programmable manipulation force is adjustable according to packet position by a controller. The packet is programmably moved according to the programmable manipulation force along arbitrarily chosen paths. | 04-08-2010 |
Gregory A. Becker, Austin, TX US
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| 20110004585 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BACKING UP A COMPUTER SYSTEM - A backup computer storage system that protects and/or recovers data on a primary computer storage system is disclosed. The backup computer system may be used to backup databases, files, and/or applications. The backup system may be used to backup an image of the primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to backup one or more databases. The backup system may replicate an image of data that is on a primary computer system. The backup system may also be used to restore data from the backup system to the primary computer system. The backup system may restore data to a database while non-affected portions of the database are available and can be used. The backup system may record all transactions in real time without overwriting any previously stored backup data. The backup system may maintain historical and/or chronological information related to the backed up data. | 01-06-2011 |
Gregory Towle Becker, Katy, TX US
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| 20110122240 | Hurricane Damage Recording Camera System - A storm damage video monitoring system including: means for capturing images in near zero lux light conditions; means for remotely powering the imaging system components; means for digitally recording the captured images, means for storing the recorded images onto portable digital storage media, a means for monitoring the captured images, the means for monitoring being capable of aiming and adjustment; water proof and surge proof secure mounting means, means for adjusting the mounting of the system, water proof and wind proof means for encasing the imaging system components; and means for tracking for remote location of the system. | 05-26-2011 |
Harold L. Becker, Tomball, TX US
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| 20090283257 | RADIO AND MICROWAVE TREATMENT OF OIL WELLS - A method including exposing a substance to a first type of electromagnetic waves generated by a first device. The frequency of the first type of electromagnetic waves is in the radio frequency range and the device consumes no more than about 1,000 Watts of power. The exposure takes place for a period of time and at a frequency sufficient to detectably alter at least one physical property of the substance as it existed prior to the exposure. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090298722 | Emulsion Breaker - This invention provides acrylate polymers having at least two different ester groups. The ester groups are selected from the following: | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100029514 | NAPHTHENIC ACID SOLIDS DISSOLVER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Methods and compositions are provided for dissolving naphthenic acid solids from oilfield systems. The composition includes glacial acetic acid and a solvent that is soluble in the glacial acetic acid or a solvent in which the glacial acetic acid is soluble. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100105580 | Polymers For Oilfield Applications - This invention provides polymers having side chain groups selected from at least one of the following: | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100175875 | Squeeze Process For Reactivation Of Well Treatment Fluids Containing A Water-Insoluble Adsorbent - A process for fracturing a subterraneous formation in the production of an oil well is described. The process steps include injecting an initial charge of a mixture, the mixture being formed from at least a water-insoluble adsorbent and at least one well treatment agent, into a well bore formed in the subterraneous formation so as to form a downhole matrix within the formation; injecting a solution comprised of an additional amount of the well treatment agent into the formation after the initial charge of the at least one well treatment agent has been substantially depleted; and then pressurizing the well bore for a time and under conditions sufficient to reactivate the downhole matrix in the formation, so that the treatment agent activity of the matrix is increased relative to the treatment agent activity of the matrix just prior to injecting the solution. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110079402 | Apparatus And Method For Directionally Disposing A Flexible Member In A Pressurized Conduit - An apparatus and method for directionally disposing an elongated flexible member in a pressurized conduit. The method includes inserting a bent end portion of an elongated hollow body through an opening in fluid communication with a well valve and defined by a pressurized conduit, the bent end portion being disposed in a pre-determined direction and location within the pressurized conduit; inserting a lead portion of an elongated flexible member into a fluid passageway defined by a primary valve, the fluid passageway of the primary valve being in sealed fluid relationship with the elongated hollow body which, in turn, is in sealed fluid relationship with the pressurized conduit, so that the lead portion of the elongated flexible member is inserted through the bend end portion and into the pressurized conduit by a pre-determined distance; and thereafter retaining in place the inserted elongated flexible member, whereby the elongated flexible member is directionally disposed in the pressurized conduit. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110284231 | Electromagnetic Wave Treatment Of Oil Wells - A method including exposing a substance to a first type of electromagnetic waves generated by a first device. The frequency of the first type of electromagnetic waves is in the radio frequency range and the device preferably consumes no more than about 1,000 Watts of power. The exposure takes place for a period of time and at a frequency sufficient to detectably alter at least one physical property of the substance as it existed prior to the exposure. The substance is selected from the group consisting of a hydrate, a water and oil emulsion, clay, scale, cement, a completion fluid, tank sediment and iron sulfide. | 11-24-2011 |
Jeanne L. Becker, Houston, TX US
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| 20090137018 | MAGNETIC THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL CULTURE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A culture apparatus and method for growing cells and tissue in a three-dimensional configuration harnesses magnetic, paramagnetic, ferromagnetic and diamagnetic forces. The cells or tissue are grown with magnetized core particles and are suspended via magnetic forces in a native, non-restricted, three-dimensional configuration while being maintained in a normal gravity (1 g) growth environment in the absence of rotational alteration of the gravity vector. | 05-28-2009 |
Joseph Becker, Garland, TX US
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| 20090138794 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING WEB APPLICATIONS - A method includes receiving a request to render a web page, where the web page is provided by a web application. The method also includes determining how to modify one or more controls associated with the web page based on a user requesting the web page. The method further includes receiving the web page from the web application and rendering the web page with the one or more modified controls. The receiving, determining, receiving, and rendering steps could be performed by a second application in a manner that is transparent to the web application. Also, determining how to modify the one or more controls could include determining how to modify a visibility of a control, a text of a control, a style of a control, and/or a source property of a control. | 05-28-2009 |
Matthew Becker, Houston, TX US
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| 20110166938 | Methods For Advertising - A web conversion method based on phone calls is disclosed. Some embodiments comprise distributing a multiplicity of ads across a multiplicity of online media channels, displaying a unique advertiser phone number on each ad for a limited time every time a prospect visits a webpage hosting the ad, determining that the prospect called the advertiser phone number within the limited time, determining that the geographical zone of the prospect at the time of the call encompasses the geographical location of the IP address at where the unique phone number is displayed, and charging an advertiser for the ad that displayed the advertiser phone number. | 07-07-2011 |
Michael F. Becker, Austin, TX US
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| 20090258244 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES AND NANOSTRUCTURED FILMS - A method for producing composite, shelled, alloy and compound nanoparticles as well as nanostructured films of composite, shelled, alloy and compound nanoparticles by using laser ablation of microparticles is disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100073460 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL STARING LENS SYSTEM - Infrared stationary lens systems for performing multi-dimensional scans of scenes are provided. Systems illustratively include a stationary lens, a first scan mirror, a second scan minor, and at least one actuator. The stationary lens transmits infrared light and has an optical axis. The first scan minor has a first axis and pivots about the first axis to direct images of a scene to the stationary lens along a first dimension. The second scan mirror has a second axis and is located in an optical path between the first scan mirror and the stationary lens. The second scan mirror pivots about the second axis to direct images of the scene to the stationary lens along a second dimension. At least one actuator controls the first and the second scan minors such that the first and the second scan minors step and stare across the multi-dimensional scan of the scene. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100073475 | MOVING OBJECT DETECTION - Systems and methods for detecting moving objects are provided. Systems illustratively include an image acquisition component, an image processing component, and a display component. Image acquisition components capture image data over a wide spatial area. Image processing components have dedicated algorithms for change detection and receive captured image data from image acquisition components. Image processing components utilize the captured data and the dedicated algorithms to perform image change detection. Display components receive processed image data from image processing components and provide visual indications that items of interest have been detected. Methods illustratively include obtaining first and second images covering a wide field-of-view. The second image is registered to and compared to the first image. Based at least in part on the comparison, a moving object within the wide field-of-view is detected. An indication of the moving object is provided. | 03-25-2010 |
William E. Becker, Dallas, TX US
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| 20080235911 | Door handle with interchangeable graphic display - Apparatus and method for providing a door handle adapted to receive interchangeable display inserts. The door handle includes a handle body adapted to be coupled to a door of an enclosure. A receiving space is provided within the handle body for exchangeably receiving a display insert. A protective front facing planar member is located at a front face of the door handle and a graphic display is positioned behind the protective front facing planar member. The graphic display is visible through the protective front facing planar member by a person upon approach to the door handle. | 10-02-2008 |