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Andrew W. Bergstrom, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20100063923 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANNUITY PROCESSING - The present invention provides a system, apparatus, and method for annuity processing. In some embodiments, an annuity processing module is used in conjunction with an internet-based patent- and trademark-application management system. This annuity-processing module reflects a software implementation of various business rules or methods associated with paying the annuity due on a patent. These rules are, in some embodiments, derived from various laws relating to the payment of annuities. In some embodiments, these rules are provided to a workflow engine via a DTD or XML schema. The workflow engine manages the execution of the various business rules and states associated with this execution. These rules, including the decision to make a payment, can be manually executed or automatically executed by a member of an organization implementing the annuity payment module as a part of a larger system. This larger application could, in some embodiments, be an internet-based patent- and trademark-application management system. | 03-11-2010 |
Andrew William Bergstrom, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20090177638 | REPORT GENERATION IN AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DATABASE - A method, system, and article are provided for extending the functionality of a report generated in response to submission of a query to a database supporting management of patent related documents. Due dates for documents submission are tracked by the management tool. A graphical user interface is provided as an overlay to the query submission to facilitate entry of the filters for fields to be joined in the query, and to support placement of a further constraint on the joined fields. In response to the query, a report is generated. Organization of the report limits association of one constraint data item per filtered data item per row in the report. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100153264 | ANNUITY INTERFACE AND SYSTEM IN AN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DATABASE - A method and system for integrating management of intellectual property assets with management of annuity instructions for patent grants and pending patent applications. An intellectual property asset management application is integrated with an asset management application through a third application. Communication conduits are configured in communication with the applications in the form of queues and schedulers to facilitate communicating instructions among the applications. Web services are employed as a communication medium to send instructions among the applications. | 06-17-2010 |
Carl P. Bergstrom, Madison, CT US
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| 20090042860 | Compounds for the Treatment of Hepatitis C - The invention encompasses compounds of formula I as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are useful in treating those infected with HCV. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090074715 | Compounds for the Treatment of Hepatitis C - The invention encompasses compounds of formula I as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are useful in treating those infected with HCV. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090275561 | Compounds for the Treatment of Hepatitis C - The invention encompasses compounds of formula I as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are useful in treating those infected with HCV. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090280083 | Compounds for the Treatment of Hepatitis C - The invention encompasses compounds of formula I as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and are useful in treating those infected with HCV. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20110105485 | Alpha-(N-Sulfonamido)Acetamide Derivatives as Beta-Amyloid Inhibitors - There is provided a series of novel α-(N-sulfonamido)acetamide compounds of the Formula (I) | 05-05-2011 |
Chris Bergstrom, Ramsey, NJ US
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| 20100069730 | System and Methods for Improved Diabetes Data Management and Use Employing Wireless Connectivity Between Patients and Healthcare Providers and Repository of Diabetes Management Information - Methods, devices and a system for disease management are provided that employ diagnostic testing devices (e.g., blood glucose meters) and medication delivery devices (e.g., insulin delivery devices) for providing data to a repository in real-time and automatically. Repository data can be analyzed to determine such information as actual test strip use, patient health parameters to outside prescribed ranges, testing and medication delivery compliance, patient profiles or stakeholders to receive promotional items or incentives, and so on. Connected meters and medication delivery devices and repository data analysis are also employed to associate a diagnostic test to a mealtime based on timing of a therapeutic intervention performed by an individual. | 03-18-2010 |
David Bergstrom, Flemington, NJ US
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| 20080280947 | ANTI-INSOMNIA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Compositions of zolpidem, and methods for their manufacture and use for treating insomnia. The compositions are formulated as oral sprays for transmucosal absorption of zolpidem. The methods of treatment in some cases involve night-time dosing administration to achieve therapeutic zolpidem blood levels within 20 minutes or less, tapering off to less than 20 ng/ml within less than five hours, in some cases less than four hours, post dosing. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20110040266 | ANTI-INSOMNIA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Compositions of zolpidem, and methods for their manufacture and use for treating insomnia. The compositions are formulated as oral sprays for transmucosal absorption of zolpidem. The methods of treatment in some cases involve night-time dosing administration to achieve therapeutic zolpidem blood levels within 20 minutes or less, tapering off to less than 20 ng/ml within less than five hours, in some cases less than four hours, post dosing. | 02-17-2011 |
Dean W. Bergstrom, West Linn, OR US
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| 20090161609 | Automatic busy status notifications in wireless packet services sessions - A method and system provide automatic busy status notifications to parties to wireless packet services sessions in the event of temporary suspension of the sessions. In one aspect, a first wireless communication device comprises a wireless interface and a processor communicatively coupled with the wireless interface, wherein in response to a voice call received on the wireless interface the processor temporarily suspends a wireless packet services session between at least a first user on the first wireless communication device and a second user on a second wireless communication device and without user intervention transmits via the wireless interface a first message adapted to notify the second user of a temporarily busy status of the first user. | 06-25-2009 |
Donald Bergstrom, West Lafayette, IN US
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| 20080280776 | Method and apparatus for detection of molecules using a sensor array - Apparatus and methods for detecting molecules in a fluidic environment are provided, including nanodevices and methods for fabricating, functionalizing, and operating such nanodevices. At least one of the methods includes selective heating of nanodevices in an array. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20110136116 | DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES USING FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER - A method for identifying a plurality of target nucleic acid molecules in a sample. The method provides a plurality of oligonucleotide probe sets. Each set comprises a first and a second probe, each having a target-specific portion and a tunable portion with an acceptor or a donor group. The first probe further comprises an endcapped hairpin. A reaction comprises a denaturation and hybridization cycle. Under the hybridization, the set of probes hybridize in a base-specific manner to their respective target nucleotide sequences, and ligate to one another to form a ligation product. Under conditions that permit hybridization of the tunable portions of the ligation product to one another, an internally hybridized ligation product formed, which allows the detection of the fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET). A method comprising PCR amplification is also disclosed. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110263688 | COFERONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM - A monomer useful in prepaπng therapeutic compounds includes a diversity element which potentially binds to a target molecule with a dissociation constant of less than 300 11 M and a linker element connected to the diversity element The linker element has a molecular weight less than 500 daltons, is connected, directly or indirectly through a connector, to said diversity element, and is capable of forming a reversible covalent bond or noncovalent interaction with a binding partner of the linker element The monomers can be covalently or non-covalently linked together to form a therapeutic multimer or a precursor thereof | 10-27-2011 |
Gary Bergstrom, Chagrin Falls, OH US
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| 20110314805 | HEAT ENGINE WITH REGENERATOR AND TIMED GAS EXCHANGE - A Stirling-like system incorporating a heater, a displacer and a regenerator is intermittently coupled to an external system via valves, providing pneumatic power while ridding waste heat. The external system is commonly a Rankine cycle, sharing the working fluid of the Stirling-like system, and can be used for heat pumping, distillation and drying. The Stirling working fluid and the Rankine working fluid are the same material and are exchanged between the two systems. A dual Stirling-like system mates a heat engine with a heat pump, sharing the same pressure-containment, with the dual system intermittently coupled to external environments for convective exchange of heat and cold. | 12-29-2011 |
Gary Bergstrom, Moreland Hills, OH US
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| 20110199077 | FERROUS OBJECT DETECTOR - A three-dimensional magnetic field sensor is used as part of a vehicle detector to monitor plural parking spaces. The detector includes a controller which periodically samples the magnetic field and compares the present field to a prior field. When the difference exceeds a threshold, the change in the field is compared to previously recorded calibration changes to determine which calibration change the present change most closely resembles. The results are displayed to direct customers to vacant parking spaces or to identify spaces which are occupied but whose meters have expired. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110218940 | Parking Meter System - A parking system uses a three-dimensional magnetic field sensor as part of a vehicle detector to monitor plural parking spaces. The detector is calibrated to detect the presence or absence of a vehicle in each of the monitored spaces. The status of each space is communicated to a central controller. A pay station communicates with a central controller when a parking interval has been purchased. The controller may warn customers when the interval is about to expire and law enforcement when it has expired. | 09-08-2011 |
Joan Bergstrom, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20100212181 | METHODS FOR TREATING FABRIC IN A DRYER - Methods of treating fabric in a dryer and the fabric treatment devices used to provide the fabric treatment composition to the fabric are disclosed. More particularly, methods of treating fabric in a dryer that provides treatment of fabric, including fragrance delivery onto the fabrics, during a multiple of treatment device uses, which may be useful in laundry drying applications and may also provide effective fragrance delivery to the laundered and dried fabrics are provided herein. | 08-26-2010 |
Joan M. Bergstrom, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20110030233 | DRYER DEVICE WITH END OF USE INDICATOR - The invention discloses an end of use indicator (EUI) with a visual cue and a dryer device thereof. The EUI prompts the consumer to refill a cartridge within a device, replace a cartridge within a device, or replace the device itself. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention teaches a repetitive use, dryer device with an EUI for the treatment of fabrics in a laundry dryer. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110118169 | REUSABLE ANTISTATIC DRYER PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Dryer products that impart antistatic properties to textiles and methods for fabricating such dryer products are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a dryer product comprises a water-insoluble, moisture-permeable, enclosed container and a desiccant within the water-insoluble, moisture-permeable, enclosed container. The desiccant is adapted to impart antistatic properties to the textiles during a drying cycle. In another exemplary embodiment, a method for fabricating a reusable antistatic dryer product comprises the steps of providing a desiccant adapted to absorb moisture and be solubilized in the moisture, depositing the desiccant in a water-insoluble, moisture-permeable container, and enclosing the desiccant within the water-insoluble, moisture-permeable container. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110136715 | COLOR-CHANGING PRE-TREATMENT STAIN REMOVERS AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - Color-changing pre-treatment stain removers and methods for fabricating them are provided. In one embodiment, a color-changing pre-treatment stain remover comprises a stain remover composition and a colorant that changes color upon contact with a stain on a textile within a time period that the stain is pre-treated by the stain remover composition. A method for fabricating a color-changing pre-treatment stain remover comprises forming a stain remover composition and adding a colorant to the stain remover composition. The colorant is adapted to change color upon contact with a stain on a textile within a time period that the stain is treated by the stain remover composition. The stain remover composition and the colorant are mixed until a homogeneous mixture is achieved. | 06-09-2011 |
John Bergstrom, Palatine, IL US
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| 20110276364 | Method and System for Optimizing Store Space and Item Layout - A method in a computer system for generating an efficient item assortment associated with a plurality of items includes obtaining choice set data specifying a multiplicity of choice sets associated with the plurality of items, where each of the multiplicity of choice sets includes several of the plurality of items, at least some of which are mutually substitutable, obtaining item interaction data descriptive of substitutions between pairs of items in each of the multiplicity of choice sets, obtaining a set of benefit metrics associated with the plurality of items, obtaining a constraint parameter associated with the item assortment, and generating an item selection based at least on the item interaction data, the set of benefit metrics, and the constraint parameter, where the item selection identifies at least one of the plurality of items selected for inclusion in the item assortment. | 11-10-2011 |
Jonathan Bergstrom, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100026816 | WIRELESS DATA CAPTURE AND SHARING SYSTEM, SUCH AS IMAGE CAPTURE AND SHARING OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGES VIA A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK - Described in detail herein are systems and methods for allowing a wireless telecommunications device, such as a cell phone, to wirelessly receive and transmit digital content, such as digital images from a camcorder. Further, the wireless telecommunications device can wirelessly command a digital content capture device. Further, a card may be inserted into a digital content capture device to permit the device to wirelessly send digital content. Further details and features are described herein. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100029326 | WIRELESS DATA CAPTURE AND SHARING SYSTEM, SUCH AS IMAGE CAPTURE AND SHARING OF DIGITAL CAMERA IMAGES VIA A WIRELESS CELLULAR NETWORK AND RELATED TAGGING OF IMAGES - Described in detail herein are systems and methods for allowing a wireless telecommunications device, such as a cell phone, to wirelessly receive and transmit digital content, such as digital images from a digital camera or camcorder. Further, the wireless telecommunications device or user computer can automatically receive metadata or tags to be associated with the digital content. Further details and features are described herein. | 02-04-2010 |
Jonathan Richard Bergstrom, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110175748 | Element Mapping to Control Illumination of a Device Shell - An interactive electronic device shell and light source may enable personalization and increased functionality of an electronic device. The shell may at least partially cover a light source and attach to an electronic device. The shell includes at least some transparent or translucent portions (e.g., light stencils) that enable light from a matrix of the light source to emit through the shell, thus causing a display of light from the shell. In some aspects, the electronic device may be linked with the shell and/or the light source to control light emission through the shell. In various aspects, an illumined portion of the shell may have significance, such as revealing an artistic design or indicating a message based on activity of the electronic device. | 07-21-2011 |
Neil W. Smith Bergstrom, Englewood, CO US
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| 20100300756 | Downhole Magnetic Measurement While Rotating and Methods of Use - Downhole magnetic measurement devices and methods are provided for estimation of magnetic fields during drilling. In certain embodiments, a triaxial vector magnetometer is provided and affixed to a drill string subassembly. While the drill string subassembly is rotating, as during drilling operations, an average total magnetic field value (B | 12-02-2010 |
Pamela V. Bergstrom, Lakewood, CO US
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| 20090234850 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF METADATA - A system to synchronize metadata for a plurality of applications. The system includes content administration rules programmed to define policies for updating metadata in the master database and policies for propagating updates in the metadata to the plurality of applications. The metadata describes at least one asset represented as data residing in at least one of the plurality of applications. A rules engine is programmed to apply at least a first set of the content administration rules to a metadata record received from a first application of the plurality of applications to control updating corresponding metadata stored in a master database. Changes in the corresponding metadata made to the master database can be propagated to at least one second application of the plurality of applications according to a second set of the content administration rules predefined for each of the at least one second application. | 09-17-2009 |
Peter A. Bergstrom, St. Paul, MN US
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| 20090102925 | ERGONOMIC CONFIGURATIONS FOR THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS - A housing of a thermal imaging camera includes a camera portion, in which an thermal imaging assembly is mounted, and to which a focusing assembly is mounted, on a first side thereof, and to which a display is mounted, on a second side thereof; a handle portion of the housing extends from a bottom side of the camera portion of the housing at an angle, away from the first side of the camera portion. The housing is configured for ergonomic handling wherein an index finger of a hand may readily activate the focusing assembly, when the hand is wrapped about the handle portion of the housing. The hand may be a right hand or a left hand, and the camera may further include additional features to provide support for single-handed operation. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100058222 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES AND METHODS FOR THERMOGRAPHY - A graphical user interface facilitates methods for analyzing a temperature distribution across a scene that is captured by a thermal imaging device. Preferably, the interface includes a both a two-dimensional image of the captured scene and a three-dimensional representation of the captured scene. The three-dimensional representation is formed by a plurality of pixels, each of which are coded by a qualitative value from within a range of qualitative values, and each value, within the range, corresponds to a temperature. Each of the plurality of pixels is arranged, in a first and a second dimension of the three dimensions, according to a position of a corresponding pixel of the two-dimensional image, and, in a third dimension, according to a magnitude of the temperature associated therewith. | 03-04-2010 |
Richard Bergstrom, Glen Carbon, IL US
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| 20090275417 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRACTICING A BILLIARD SHOT - Devices, systems and methods for practicing a billiard shot includes a body having an upper surface and a lower surface that is substantially parallel to the upper surface, an outer edge is defined by an outer diameter and a cavity is defined by an inner edge having an inner diameter, an inner diameter is slightly greater than an outer diameter of a billiard ball, wherein the lower and upper surfaces are defined between the inner and outer diameters. | 11-05-2009 |
Todd B. Bergstrom, Lakeville, MN US
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| 20100016468 | TREATED EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE FOAM - This invention relates generally to a expanded polystyrene foam having at least one organic compound operably bound to the expanded polystyrene and substantially coating the outer surface of the individual expanded polystyrene beads. Organic compounds hereof may be operably bound to the expanded polystyrene through an electrostatic interaction and may be selected from pesticides, insecticides, termiticides, fungicides, moldicides, bactericides, mildewicides, and combinations thereof. | 01-21-2010 |
Torbjorn Stansen Bergstrom, Worcester, MA US
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| 20090107210 | Portable Friction Testing Device - A portable device for measuring friction, especially friction between tire treads and road surfaces is disclosed. The portable friction tester is shaped as an equilateral triangle providing three points of contact for samples in the road surface. | 04-30-2009 |