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Adam James Betz, Kirkland, WA US
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20130326605 | LOGIN INTERFACE SELECTION FOR COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT USER LOGIN - A device may provide a login process to authenticate users prior to admittance to a computing environment. The device may also enable users to adjust various the computing environment, e.g., the language selected for communicating with the user and the user interfaces to be presented to the user, and may store such adjustments in a secured user account. However, if the user account is inaccessible to the device during the login process, the device is unable to adapt the login process to apply the user's adjustments. Instead, the device may be configured to store users' adjustments (including language selection) outside of the user accounts, and to, upon identifying the user during the login process, present login interfaces specified in the user account. Additionally, users may select different login interfaces during login, and the device may retrieve these login interfaces for selection during future login processes for the same user. | 12-05-2013 |
Amy Rachel Betz, Manhattan, KS US
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20130025831 | INTEGRATED BUBBLE GENERATION, TRANSPORT AND EXTRACTION FOR ENHANCED LIQUID COOLING IN A MICROCHANNEL HEAT EXCHANGER - One embodiment can include a heat exchange system for heat exchange with a heat source and a cold source. The system can include a circulation loop. The circulation loop can include a heat emission portion configured to exchange heat with the cold source and a heat absorption portion configured to exchange heat with the heat source, the heat absorption portion comprising a channel. The embodiment can include a liquid pump configured to circulate a liquid through the circulation loop, from an inlet of the channel to an outlet of the channel and a bubble injector coupled to the circulation loop proximal to the inlet of the channel and configured to flow a gas to form a plurality of gas bubbles in the channel, with each of the plurality of gas bubbles monodispersed across the channel, with segments of liquid separating successive gas bubbles of the plurality of gas bubbles. | 01-31-2013 |
Andrew A. Betz, Pasadena, CA US
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20120296815 | PROCESS FOR LINKED HEALTHCARE AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTION INITIATION - Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider. | 11-22-2012 |
20140074500 | PROCESS FOR LINKED HEALTHCARE AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTION INITIATION - Methods and systems for acquiring a pre-approval from a responsible party and receiving funds from a financial account related to the pre-approval in the healthcare field are described herein. A method for collecting payment from an individual for services rendered by a provider is disclosed. The method includes verifying an individual's eligibility for benefits, estimating an individual responsibility amount, acquiring authority from the individual for up to the individual responsibility amount on at least one financial account held by the individual, submitting one or more claims to one or more payer entities requesting compensation for the services rendered by the provider, deducting an amount from the at least one financial account held by the individual, and transferring the deducted amount to the provider. | 03-13-2014 |
Ben Betz, Redmond, WA US
Benjamin Betz, Redmond, WA US
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20090199122 | DESTINATION LIST ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPLICATION LAUNCHER - A computer application launcher can be displayed. In response to receiving a first user input associated with the launcher while a computer application indicated by the launcher is not running, a destination list can be displayed. The destination list can include one or more destinations indicating one or more items that can be performed by a computer application. In response to a second user input associated with the destination list and indicating selection of a destination on the destination list, the application can be launched and instructed to perform an item indicated by the selected destination. | 08-06-2009 |
20090199133 | GENERATING A DESTINATION LIST UTILIZING USAGE DATA - Computer-readable media, computerized methods, and computer systems for generating a destination list from usage data captured at a data store and for rending destinations within a submenu area upon detecting a request from a user. Generating the destination list may involve selecting items from a listing of frequently used items, a listing of recently used items, or any other listing of items compiled internal to an operating system or provided by a target application. Typically, the items are selected according to configuration settings of the destination list. Rendering destinations within the submenu area may involve accessing the destination list by selecting a split button proximate to a presentation of an application launcher. Typically, the destination list references items managed by an application invoked by the application launcher. Destinations retrieved from the destination list are populated into the submenu area based on size characteristics thereof. | 08-06-2009 |
Benjamin A. Betz, Redmond, WA US
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20100122219 | COMPUTER INPUT CONTROL FOR SPECIFYING SCOPE WITH EXPLICIT EXCLUSIONS - Methods and systems providing a user interface control allowing a user to specify a scope of items on a computer system or network is disclosed. Certain aspects provide an input control through which a user can specify an explicit scope, or range, of items, while also identifying explicit exclusions from the specified scope, thereby reducing ambiguity regarding identification of items included and items excluded from the scope. When a user explicitly selects an item for inclusion in the scope, the explicitly selected item is added to the scope definition, and all descendants of the explicitly selected item are implicitly selected for inclusion. When a user explicitly selects an item for exclusion from the scope, the explicitly selected item is added to the scope definition as an exclusion from an explicitly included item, and all descendants of the explicitly selected item are implicitly selected for exclusion. | 05-13-2010 |
20120124502 | FILE MANAGEMENT USER INTERFACE - File management user interface techniques are described. In one or more implementations, properties of a file are displayed in a user interface by a computing device. In response to selection of a particular one of the properties in the user interface, one or more representations of one or more other files that include a corresponding value of the particular property are displayed, respectively, of the file. | 05-17-2012 |
20120159395 | APPLICATION-LAUNCHING INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE MODES - This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling an application-launching interface for multiple modes. This interface enables a user to quickly and easily select to launch applications associated with different modes. A user may avoid wading through multiple interfaces, making multiple selections, and/or a cognitive load associated with deciding on a mode with which to interact. | 06-21-2012 |
20120304200 | Application Activation Framework - Techniques for application activation are described herein. An operating system (OS) can be configured to incorporate various extension points that are serviceable through contracts defining individual invocations of extensible functionality. The extensible functionality is integrated as part of the OS and controlled by the OS in a centralized manner. However, the specific implementations of the extensible functionally are offloaded to applications using the contracts. For example, the OS can include or otherwise make use of a centralized application activation component that employs an object-oriented approach to invoke applications to perform particular contracts. The application activation component can pass information describing a particular contract to activate a designated application and enable the application to service the contract in the manner specified by the OS. In this way, the manner in which contracts are handled by application code can be managed and coordinated through a centralized application activation component. | 11-29-2012 |
20130047117 | APPLICATION-LAUNCHING INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE MODES - This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling an application-launching interface for multiple modes. This interface enables a user to quickly and easily select to launch applications associated with different modes. A user may avoid wading through multiple interfaces, making multiple selections, and/or a cognitive load associated with deciding on a mode with which to interact. | 02-21-2013 |
20130067473 | Modes for Applications - Techniques for modes for applications are described. In one or more implementations, multiple operational modes are provided for an application. The operational modes can be associated with different resource access permissions, trust statuses, graphical user interfaces, and so on. An application can be launched in a particular one of the operational modes based on a context in which a request to launch the application is received. In one or more implementations, correlations between launch request contexts for an application and operational modes can be configured to enable different launch requests to cause an application to launch into different operational modes. | 03-14-2013 |
20150113476 | APPLICATION-LAUNCHING INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE MODES - This document describes techniques and apparatuses enabling an application-launching interface for multiple modes. This interface enables a user to quickly and easily select to launch applications associated with different modes. A user may avoid wading through multiple interfaces, making multiple selections, and/or a cognitive load associated with deciding on a mode with which to interact. | 04-23-2015 |
20150286499 | Application Activation Framework - Techniques for application activation are described herein. An operating system (OS) can be configured to incorporate various extension points that are serviceable through contracts defining individual invocations of extensible functionality. The extensible functionality is integrated as part of the OS and controlled by the OS in a centralized manner. However, the specific implementations of the extensible functionally are offloaded to applications using the contracts. For example, the OS can include or otherwise make use of a centralized application activation component that employs an object-oriented approach to invoke applications to perform particular contracts. The application activation component can pass information describing a particular contract to activate a designated application and enable the application to service the contract in the manner specified by the OS. In this way, the manner in which contracts are handled by application code can be managed and coordinated through a centralized application activation component. | 10-08-2015 |
Brian E. Betz, Casco, MI US
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20140053809 | VALVETRAIN FAULT INDICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ENGINE MISFIRE - A system for a vehicle includes a misfire indication module, a valve control module, and a fault indication module. The misfire indication module selectively indicates that misfire occurred within a cylinder of an engine. The valve control module controls lifting of a valve of a cylinder of the engine and, in response to the misfire indication module indicating that misfire occurred within the cylinder, transitions lifting of the valve from one of a low lift state and a high lift state to the other one of the low lift state and the high lift state. The fault indication module selectively indicates that a fault is present in a variable valve lift (VVL) mechanism of the cylinder based on whether the misfire indication module indicates that misfire occurred within the cylinder after the transition to the other one of the low lift state and the high lift state. | 02-27-2014 |
20140058650 | VALVETRAIN FAULT INDICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING KNOCK SENSING - A system for a vehicle includes a knock indication module, a valve control module, and a fault indication module. The knock indication module selectively indicates that knock occurred within a cylinder of an engine. The valve control module controls lifting of a valve of a cylinder of the engine and, in response to the knock indication module indicating that knock occurred within the cylinder, transitions lifting of the valve from one of a low lift state and a high lift state to the other one of the low lift state and the high lift state. The fault indication module selectively indicates that a fault is present in a variable valve lift (VVL) mechanism of the cylinder based on whether the knock indication module indicates that knock occurred within the cylinder after the transition to the other one of the low lift state and the high lift state. | 02-27-2014 |
Charles Michael Betz, Eau Claire, WI US
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20090015435 | Marking device - A marking device is disclosed. The marking device includes a marker housing. The marker housing includes an attachment portion configured to pivotally attach the marker housing to a pole. The marker housing also includes a translucent portion formed around at least a portion of the housing. The marker housing also includes an environmental seal. The marking device includes an electrical light positioned within the marker housing and oriented toward the translucent portion, and a programmable circuit configured to activate the electrical light in one or more marking flashing patterns. The environmental seal protects the electrical light and programmable circuit from external environmental conditions. Optionally, the device can clip to a marker such as a flag to indicate the existence of a hazardous condition. | 01-15-2009 |
Donald Lee Betz, Avon Lake, OH US
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20080210582 | INHIBITION OF PAINT-PRODUCT SKIN FORMATION - Paint in a container is inhibited against skinning by providing a layer of a barrier material comprising an inhibiting composition having a boiling point of at least 250° C. and optionally water on the upper surface the bulk paint in the container. | 09-04-2008 |
Franz David Betz, Renton, WA US
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20160104329 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FAULTS WITHIN OPERATIVE SUB-SYSTEMS OF A VEHICLE - A vehicle may include at least one operative sub-system that includes at least one sensor configured to output one or more sensor signals related to the at least one operative sub-system. A fault detection system may be in communication with the operative sub-system(s). The fault detection system is configured to generate at least one early warning signal based on the one more sensor signals, and determine at least one derivative of the early warning signal(s). | 04-14-2016 |
20160104330 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING OPERATIVE SUB-SYSTEMS OF A VEHICLE - A vehicle may include at least one operative sub-system that includes at least one sensor configured to output one or more sensor signals related to the at least one operative sub-system. A monitoring system is in communication with the operative sub-system(s). The monitoring system is configured to correlate the one or more sensor signals with respect to time, compile initial statistics of the one or more sensor signals with respect to a plurality of variables; and correlate the plurality of variables. | 04-14-2016 |
James R. Betz, Tucson, AZ US
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20110187385 | CABLE TEST METHOD - A cable testing method includes a tester that includes at least one connector electrically coupled, such as by conductive traces, to a computer. Both ends of the cable are connected to the at least one connector. The computer then sends a signal to one of the conductive traces of the conductor, at one of the ends of the cable, while at the same time monitoring for a signal at the other contacts of the conductor that are in contact with conductive traces of the cable. The process of sending power while monitoring may then be repeated for other of the conductive traces of the cable, for example until substantially all of the conductive traces of the cable are tested. The process of testing multiple of the conductive traces sequentially may be performed automatically by the computer, allowing performance of the cable to be tested quickly, completely, and accurately. | 08-04-2011 |
James R. Betz, Hudson, WI US
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20090272378 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTION DEVICE - A respiratory device includes a face seal and a unitary body that forms an interface with the face seal and includes a lens and a chassis. The chassis includes at least one port for fluidic connection. | 11-05-2009 |
20110100372 | RESPIRATOR ATTACHMENT COMPONENT WITH MOLDED THERMOSET ELASTOMERIC SEAL - Respirator attachment components are described and include a polymeric rigid respirator attachment body portion having a first surface and a second surface and a silicone sealing element chemically bonded to the first or second surface. | 05-05-2011 |
20140034049 | RESPIRATORY ASSEMBLY INCLUDING LATCHING MECHANISM - Respiratory assemblies are disclosed that include first and second respiratory components and a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism is capable of engaging at least one retaining feature of a respiratory component, thereby impeding disengagement of the first respiratory component from the second respiratory component. Upon application of force to the actuator, the at least one latch is capable of disengaging from the retaining feature, thereby allowing disengagement of the first respiratory component from the second respiratory component. Respiratory components including or adapted to work with such latching mechanisms are also disclosed. | 02-06-2014 |
Jason F. Betz, Maryville, IL US
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20090090549 | Under-Floor Cable Support System - An under-floor cable support system comprising a first plurality of free-standing cable stands positioned on a sub-floor and movable independent of the floor-supporting pedestals. Each cable stand comprises a cross bar on a pair of spaced apart legs for supporting a cable tray at an elevation above the sub-floor and below the floor. Holding mechanisms are provided on the cable stands for holding a second plurality of cable stands stacked on top of the first plurality of cable stands. The second plurality of cable stands may be stands with two legs or cantilever cable stands with one leg. In other aspects, the legs of the cable stands are movable to adjust the spacing between the legs and to collapse the legs for compactness. | 04-09-2009 |
Jay Betz, Tulsa, OK US
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20130158513 | NOZZLE APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - In accordance with some embodiments, a nozzle apparatus includes a body having a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a gripping portion for attaching and removing the nozzle apparatus from a container. In one embodiment, the second portion is sized and configured to be positioned in at least one nostril of an individual. A portion of the second portion being asymmetrical to the first portion of the body. The first and second portions of the body define a fluid passageway between an inlet and an outlet of the body. A portion of the fluid passageway is centrally disposed from the inlet of the body along an axis of the body. A portion of the fluid passageway angles obliquely substantially near the outlet of the body. The outlet of the fluid passageway has a diameter greater than the diameter of the passageway. | 06-20-2013 |
Jeffrey R. Betz, Cohoes, NY US
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20100015867 | PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - A personal flotation device may include a chest portion, an abdominal portion, and a connecting portion positioned between the chest portion and the abdominal portion. The width of the connecting portion may be smaller than the width of both the chest portion and the abdominal portion. The connecting portion may extend only from a center region of the chest portion. The chest portion, abdominal portion and connecting portion may be arranged to together form an approximately I-shaped portion. The personal flotation device may be secured to a garment. | 01-21-2010 |
John F. Betz, Red Hook, NY US
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20090193292 | Methods And Computer Program Products For Defing Synchronous Replication Devices In A Subchannel Set Other Than Subchannel Set Zero - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention define PPRC devices within subchannel sets other than subchannel set zero. Further, for all PPRC paired n devices an additional N/2 PPRC primary device numbers and subchannels are provided within subchannel set zero by moving PPRC secondary devices to any subchannel set other than subchannel set zero. | 07-30-2009 |
20100023647 | SWAPPING PPRC SECONDARIES FROM A SUBCHANNEL SET OTHER THAN ZERO TO SUBCHANNEL SET ZERO USING CONTROL BLOCK FIELD MANIPULATION - A method for swapping peer-to-peer remote copy (PPRC) secondary device definitions from a subchannel set other than zero to subchannel set zero by the utilization of control block-field manipulation includes identifying a PPRC primary and secondary device pair, wherein a PPRC primary device definition resides at subchannel set zero and the PPRC secondary device definition resides at a subchannel set other than subchannel set zero; within operating system definitions of the PPRC pair, exchanging physical information associated with the PPRC primary and secondary devices, including pathing, node descriptor, device number, and a field cross referencing device numbers of the PPRC pair; and within channel subsystem definitions of the PPRC primary and secondary devices, via a SwapSubchannel instruction, exchanging physical information, including path and control unit information while retaining a subchannel identifier, a subchannel set identifier, and a subchannel interruption parameter pointing to the operating system definition of the device. | 01-28-2010 |
John G. Betz, Berwyn, PA US
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20090050132 | Fireplace Arrangement - A fireplace arrangement is provided with a grate and simulated logs that are arranged on the grate to provide the look and feel of a fireplace with natural wood logs. The simulated logs each have a securing element that is attached to a surface of the simulated log. The securing element is secured to at least one of the rail members of the grate. The securing element maintains the simulated logs in a set position on the grate. | 02-26-2009 |
John W. Betz, Bedford, MA US
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20080260001 | Time-multiplexed binary offset carrier signaling and processing - Methods and systems for direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) signals are described herein. In an embodiment, a DSSS signal includes a time multiplexed spreading time series. The time multiplexed spreading time series includes a data spreading time series includes at least a first spreading symbol, and a pilot spreading time series includes at least a second spreading symbol and a third spreading symbol. The second spreading symbol and the third spreading symbol are different. | 10-23-2008 |
20100284440 | Time-Multiplexed Binary Offset Carrier Signaling and Processing - Methods and systems for direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) signals are described herein. In an embodiment, a DSSS signal includes a time multiplexed spreading time series. The time multiplexed spreading time series includes a data spreading time series includes at least a first spreading symbol, and a pilot spreading time series includes at least a second spreading symbol and a third spreading symbol. The second spreading symbol and the third spreading symbol are different. | 11-11-2010 |
Jonathan Betz, Summit, NJ US
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20120117077 | Annotation Framework - A fact repository contains facts having attributes and values and further having associated annotations, which are used, among other things, to vet facts in the repository and which can be returned in response to a query. | 05-10-2012 |
20120124053 | Annotation Framework - A fact repository contains facts having attributes and values and further having associated annotations, which are used, among other things, to vet facts in the repository and which can be returned in response to a query. | 05-17-2012 |
20140359409 | Learning Synonymous Object Names from Anchor Texts - A repository contains objects representing entities. The objects also include facts about the represented entities. The facts are derived from source documents. A synonymous name of an object is determined by identifying a source document from which one or more facts of the entity represented by the object were derived, identifying a plurality of linking documents that link to the source document through hyperlinks, each hyperlink having an anchor text, processing the anchor texts in the plurality of linking documents to generate a collection of synonym candidates for the entity represented by the object, and selecting a synonymous name for the entity represented by the object from the collection of synonym candidates. | 12-04-2014 |
Jonathan T. Betz, Summit, NJ US
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20110047153 | Identifying the Unifying Subject of a Set of Facts - A method and system for identifying a subject of a document and facts included within are described. A source document that includes facts and linking documents that include hyperlinks to the source document are identified. The anchor texts of the hyperlinks are identified and candidate labels are generated based on the anchor texts. One of the candidate labels is selected based on first predefined criteria and associated with the source document and/or the facts included within the source document. | 02-24-2011 |
20120072433 | Identifying the Unifying Subject of a Set of Facts - A method and system for identifying a subject of a document and facts included within are described. A source document that includes facts and linking documents that include hyperlinks to the source document are identified. The anchor texts of the hyperlinks are identified and candidate labels are generated based on the anchor texts. One of the candidate labels is selected as the unifying subject of the facts. An information set, distinct from the source document, is stored in a facts database, wherein the stored information set includes the unifying subject, and source document information associating the source document with the information set. | 03-22-2012 |
20130041910 | Attribute Entropy as a Signal in Object Normalization - A system and method determines whether two objects are duplicate objects. The system and method matches common facts of the two objects based on a match measure, combines the entropies of the matching common facts, and determines whether the two objects are duplicate objects based on the sum of entropies. | 02-14-2013 |
20130060746 | Automatic Object Reference Identification and Linking in a Browseable Fact Respository - Links between facts associated with objects are automatically created and maintained in a fact repository. Names of objects are automatically identified in the facts, and collected into a list of names. The facts are then processed to identifying such names in the facts. Identified names are used as anchor text for search links. A search link includes a search query for a service engine which search the fact repository for facts associated with objects having the same name. | 03-07-2013 |
20140195520 | AUTOMATIC OBJECT REFERENCE IDENTIFICATION AND LINKING IN A BROWSEABLE FACT REPOSITORY - Systems and methods for automatic object reference identification and linking in a browseable fact repository database are provided. In some implementations, a method includes, identifying a set of values from a plurality of facts associated with an entity. The plurality of facts are stored in a fact repository, and a respective fact includes: an attribute and a corresponding value. The method further includes, responsive to a search for a first value included in a first fact in the plurality of facts: identifying a second fact associated with the entity; and causing to be displayed to a user: a link associated with the second fact, and information representing a confidence value associated with the second fact. The link, when selected, invokes a search of the fact repository in accordance with one or more search parameters, which include a value corresponding to an attribute included in the second fact. | 07-10-2014 |
20140214778 | Entity Normalization Via Name Normalization - Systems and methods for normalizing entities via name normalization are disclosed. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method of identifying duplicate objects in a plurality of objects is provided. Each object in the plurality of objects is associated with one or more facts, and each of the one or more facts having a value. The method includes: using a computer processor to perform: associating facts extracted from web documents with a plurality of objects; and for each of the plurality of objects, normalizing the value of a name fact, the name fact being among one or more facts associated with the object; processing the plurality of objects in accordance with the normalized value of the name facts of the plurality of objects. In some implementations, normalizing the value of the name fact is optionally carried out by applying a group of normalization rules to the value of the name fact. | 07-31-2014 |
20140372473 | UNSUPERVISED EXTRACTION OF FACTS - A system and method for extracting facts from documents. A fact is extracted from a first document. The attribute and value of the fact extracted from the first document are used as a seed attribute-value pair. A second document containing the seed attribute-value pair is analyzed to determine a contextual pattern used in the second document. The contextual pattern is used to extract other attribute-value pairs from the second document. The extracted attributes and values are stored as facts. | 12-18-2014 |
Jordan Betz, Columbia, MD US
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20110081677 | Active Microfluidic Membranes - The present invention relates to a biofabricated Active Microfluidic Membrane (AMM) in a microfluidic network of a microfluidic device and a method for the in situ biofabrication of such a microfluidic network. More specifically, the invention relates to devices exhibiting (and methods of) positioning (i.e., erecting, modifying or removing a membrane matrix in situ in a microchannel of a microfluidic network of a microfluidic device. In one embodiment, the membrane comprises a single type of matrix constituent, such as chitosan, alginate, etc. Alternatively, the membrane may be composed of two or more matrix constituents, which may be integrated into one another or layered adjacent to one another. | 04-07-2011 |
Joseph Paul Betz, Mountain View, CA US
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20120191715 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING ACTIVITY DATA WITH CLUSTERED EVENTS - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for clustering individual items of web content, and then utilizing activity and profile data to both select clusters of content items for presentation to a user, and determining how the selected clusters of content items are presented to the user of an online social network service. With some embodiments, the activity data are derived by monitoring and detection interactions with the individual items of web content by an individual user, or other users with whom the individual user is related, as established via, and defined by, the social network service. | 07-26-2012 |
20120197881 | SEGMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORK UPDATE DATA - Users belonging to a particular category at a networking site are monitored by a system and according to a method for their selection of articles from a networking update stream. The characteristics of the users, including the categories they belong to, are received as metadata corresponding to the each respective article. Periodically an article database is queried according to the category and a selected time period to determine the number of users that have chosen to follow the industry and that have initiated selection actions towards articles in the database. Articles from the query are ranked according to their popularity among users having interest in the same industry category and are presented to a viewing user at the networking site. | 08-02-2012 |
20140149206 | COMBINED SPONSORED AND UNSPONSORED CONTENT GROUP - A system may include a unified content platform configured to obtain an unsponsored content group from unsponsored content group sources, each unsponsored content group having at least one unsponsored content element, wherein the unsponsored content groups are obtained based on a relevance of at least some unsponsored content elements to a characteristic of a user. The system may further include a sponsored content platform configured to generate a master content group based on the unsponsored content groups and a sponsored content group, the sponsored content group having at least one sponsored content element and an associated bid, wherein the master content group is obtained based on the relevance of the at least some unsponsored content elements and a relevance of the sponsored content element to the characteristic of the user and the associated bid. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149448 | UNIFIED SOCIAL CONTENT PLATFORM - A system can optionally include a social network database configured to store social network information records related to a user of the social network, wherein the social network database is configured to classify an individual information record according to the user of the social network and at least one of an application that generated the individual information record and an object of the individual information record. The system can further include a processor configured to identify ones of the information records as classified in the social network database based on at least one of the user and the at least one of the application and the object and transmit data indicative of a common characteristic of the ones of the information records to the social network. | 05-29-2014 |
20140149856 | UNIFIED SOCIAL CONTENT PLATFORM - A system can optionally include a social network database configured to store social network information records, each information record including at least two of: an actor, a verb, an object, and an attributed entity. The system can further include a processor configured to generate a summary of one of the information records based the on at least two of the actor, the verb, the object, and the attributed entity of the information record, display on a developer user interface a rendering screen configured to format a display model based on a developer input, the display model including a summary field configured to display the summary, and transmit to a user device an interface screen based on the summary and the model. | 05-29-2014 |
20150088877 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING ACTIVITY DATA WITH CLUSTERED EVENTS - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for clustering individual items of web content, and then utilizing activity and profile data to both select clusters of content items for presentation to a user, and determining how the selected clusters of content items are presented to the user of an online social network service. With some embodiments, the activity data are derived by monitoring and detection interactions with the individual items of web content by an individual user, or other users with whom the individual user is related, as established via, and defined by, the social network service. | 03-26-2015 |
20150149453 | SEGMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL NETWORK UPDATE DATA - Users belonging to a particular category at a networking site are monitored by a system and according to a method for their selection of articles from a networking update stream. The characteristics of the users, including the categories they belong to, are received as metadata corresponding to the each respective article. Periodically an article database is queried according to the category and a selected time period to determine the number of users that have chosen to follow the industry and that have initiated selection actions towards articles in the database. Articles from the query are ranked according to their popularity among users having interest in the same industry category and are presented to a viewing user at the networking site. | 05-28-2015 |
Kerry Betz, Boulder, CO US
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20140094607 | TRANSITION-METAL-FREE SILYLATION OF AROMATIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating aromatic organic substrates, said system comprising a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, said system being substantially free of a transition-metal compound, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, under conditions sufficient to silylate the aromatic substrate; wherein said system is substantially free of a transition-metal compound. | 04-03-2014 |
20160046653 | SILYLATION OF AROMATIC HETEROCYCLES BY EARTH ABUNDANT TRANSITION-METAL-FREE CATALYSTS - The present invention describes chemical systems and methods for silylating aromatic organic substrates, said system or method comprising or consisting essentially of a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, the definition of strong base now also including hydroxide, especially KOH, said system being preferably, but not necessarily substantially free of a transition-metal compound, and said methods comprising contacting a quantity of the organic substrate with a mixture of (a) at least one organosilane and (b) at least one strong base, under conditions sufficient to silylate the aromatic substrate; wherein said system is substantially free of a transition-metal compound. | 02-18-2016 |
20160060278 | BASE-CATALYZED SILYLATION OF TERMINAL ALKYNE C-H BONDS - The present invention is directed to a mild, efficient, and general direct C(sp)-H bond silylation. Various embodiments includes methods, each method comprising or consisting essentially of contacting at least one organic substrate comprising a terminal alkynyl C—H bond, with a mixture of at least one organosilane and an alkali metal hydroxide, under conditions sufficient to form a silylated terminal alkynyl moiety. The methods are operable in the substantially absence of transition-metal compounds. The systems associated with these methods are also disclosed. | 03-03-2016 |
Linda N. Betz, Windsor, CT US
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20140317398 | SECURING INFORMATION WITHIN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the invention provide a solution for securing information within a Cloud computing environment. Specifically, an encryption service/gateway is provided to handle encryption/decryption of information for all users in the Cloud computing environment. Typically, the encryption service is implemented between Cloud portals and a storage Cloud. Through the use of a browser/portal plug-in (or the like), the configuration and processing of the security process is managed for the Cloud computing environment user by pointing all traffic for which security is desired to this encryption service so that it can perform encryption (or decryption in the case of document retrieval) as needed (e.g., on the fly) between the user and the Cloud. | 10-23-2014 |
20150334127 | PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES WITHIN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention allow for the provisioning of security services within a Cloud computing environment by third parties. Specifically, under the present invention, a Cloud provider will publish a set of potential security attributes (e.g., a list), which can be monitored, to the Cloud customer. The Cloud customer will designate/select one or more of those attributes that the Cloud customer wishes to have monitored for one or more Cloud resources that it is using. The Cloud provider will then provide to the Cloud customer a set of third party security service providers capable of monitoring the attributes the Cloud customer designated. The Cloud customer will then select one or more third party providers from the provided set, and the Cloud provider will associate the given Cloud resources with the respective third party providers. Once third party providers have been associated with Cloud resources, a secure relationship between the third party provider(s) and the Cloud providers will be established. | 11-19-2015 |
Linda N. Betz, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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20110219434 | PROVIDING SECURITY SERVICES WITHIN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the present invention allow for the provisioning of security services within a Cloud computing environment by third parties. Specifically, under the present invention, a Cloud provider will publish a set of potential security attributes (e.g., a list), which can be monitored, to the Cloud customer. The Cloud customer will designate/select one or more of those attributes that the Cloud customer wishes to have monitored for one or more Cloud resources that it is using. The Cloud provider will then provide to the Cloud customer a set of third party security service providers capable of monitoring the attributes the Cloud customer designated. The Cloud customer will then select one or more third party providers from the provided set, and the Cloud provider will associate the given Cloud resources with the respective third party providers. Once third party providers have been associated with Cloud resources, a secure relationship between the third party provider(s) and the Cloud providers will be established. | 09-08-2011 |
20110264907 | SECURING INFORMATION WITHIN A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - Embodiments of the invention provide a solution for securing information within a Cloud computing environment. Specifically, an encryption service/gateway is provided to handle encryption/decryption of information for all users in the Cloud computing environment. Typically, the encryption service is implemented between Cloud portals and a storage Cloud. Through the use of a browser/portal plug-in (or the like), the configuration and processing of the security process is managed for the Cloud computing environment user by pointing all traffic for which security is desired to this encryption service so that it can perform encryption (or decryption in the case of document retrieval) as needed (e.g., on the fly) between the user and the Cloud. | 10-27-2011 |
Linda Nancy Betz, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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20090327700 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUALIZATION OF TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULES - A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product is presented for virtualizing trusted platform modules within a data processing system. A virtual trusted platform module along with a virtual endorsement key is created within a physical trusted platform module within the data processing system using a platform signing key of the physical trusted platform module, thereby providing a transitive trust relationship between the virtual trusted platform module and the core root of trust for the trusted platform. The virtual trusted platform module can be uniquely associated with a partition in a partitionable runtime environment within the data processing system. | 12-31-2009 |
20100070781 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BOOTSTRAPPING A TRUSTED SERVER HAVING REDUNDANT TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULES - Multiple trusted platform modules within a data processing system are used in a redundant manner that provides a reliable mechanism for securely storing secret data at rest that is used to bootstrap a system trusted platform module. A hypervisor requests each trusted platform module to encrypt a copy of the secret data, thereby generating multiple versions of encrypted secret data values, which are then stored within a non-volatile memory within the trusted platform. At some later point in time, the encrypted secret data values are retrieved, decrypted by the trusted platform module that performed the previous encryption, and then compared to each other. If any of the decrypted values do not match a quorum of values from the comparison operation, then a corresponding trusted platform module for a non-matching decrypted value is designated as defective because it has not been able to correctly decrypt a value that it previously encrypted. | 03-18-2010 |
Martin Betz, San Francisco, CA US
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20110295864 | Iterative fact-extraction - Some embodiments provide a method for identifying a first pattern formed by a first set of document elements. The method associates a tag that identifies the first pattern with the document. The method then identifies a second pattern formed by a second set of document elements and the tag. The method associates a second tag with the document. The second tag identifies the second pattern and is associated with a fact. Some embodiments provide a graphical user interface (GUI) for manually processing tags associated with a document. Further, different embodiments provide a system for performing iterative fact-extraction on a set of documents. | 12-01-2011 |
Martin Betz, Palo Alto, CA US
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20080270456 | Method and Apparatus for Access, Integration, and Analysis of Heterogeneous Data Sources Via the Manipulation of Metadata Objects - A computer-based method represents a subset of a dataset table of rows and columns. The method includes selecting a set of blocking variables corresponding to blocking columns of the dataset table. For each row in the dataset table, a tuple of values for the blocking columns uniquely identifies the row within the dataset table. The method also includes selecting a set of non-blocking variables that correspond to columns of the subset. The set of non-blocking variables does not intersect the set of blocking variables. The method also includes creating a block information structure that includes both the set of non-blocking variables and, for each blocking variable in the set of blocking variables, a set of values. | 10-30-2008 |
Michael Betz, Knoxville, IL US
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20100155036 | Cooling system - In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a method for controlling operation of an electric water pump configured to circulate a cooling fluid. The method may include detecting a startup of an electric power source associated with the electric water pump. In addition, the method may include monitoring a voltage available to the electric water pump in response to the detected startup of the power source. The method may also include providing an activation signal to the electric water pump if the monitored voltage is equal to or greater than a first threshold voltage. | 06-24-2010 |
Michael A. Betz, Huxley, IA US
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20090126512 | METHOD FOR SENSING APPLIED FORCE FOR CONTROLLING THE MATERIAL REMOVAL RATE FOR A FLAT FINE MACHINED SURFACE - A method of adjusting the applied force for controlling the material removal rate on a work piece. A machining device having a load providing device, a force transducer and a force applying device wherein the force-applying device provides a load to the work piece to remove material. The force applied to the work piece by the load providing device and the position of the load providing device are sensed and transmitted to a master controller that adjusts the force applied to the work piece based upon these readings. | 05-21-2009 |
Michael D. Betz, Knoxville, IL US
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20100163215 | DUAL VOLUTE ELECTRIC PUMP, COOLING SYSTEM AND PUMP ASSEMBLY METHOD - An electrically powered pump for a cooling system in a machine such as an electric drive track-type tractor includes a pump housing having a first volute and a second volute, each including a different cooling circuit segment. A drive assembly including an electric motor and a pump shaft is positioned within the pump housing, and a first impeller and a second impeller are mounted on the pump shaft at first and second axial locations on opposite sides of a rotor of the electric motor. The first impeller has a first impeller configuration, and defines a first tolerance sensitivity with the first volute, and a second impeller has a second, different impeller configuration and defines a second, lesser tolerance sensitivity with the second volute. The first impeller may include au open impeller positioned at a first clearance with the first volute, and the second impeller may include a closed impeller positioned at a second, greater clearance with the second volute. | 07-01-2010 |
20110295453 | ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN FOR WORK MACHINE - An electric powertrain includes an engine configured to provide mechanical energy and a generator operably coupled to the engine and configured to convert at least a portion of the mechanical energy into electric energy. The electric powertrain further includes at least one electric motor operably coupled to the generator, a plurality of driving members, and at least one power electronics unit configured to control at least one of the engine and the generator. The at least one electric motor is configured to provide torque for the plurality of driving members. | 12-01-2011 |
Paul M. Betz, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20140190950 | WELD COMPENSATION DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to devices and methods for automating weld termination. In one embodiment, a compensation device is provided to grip a weld dam comprised of silicon dioxide. The compensation device is used to impart linear motion along an x-axis, y-axis, and z-axis, and rotational motion about the z-axis, to the weld dam. Via the imparted linear and rotational motion, the weld dam is then abutted against a surface of a workpiece, the workpiece comprising a first and a second section. In some embodiments, the workpiece surface includes uneven terminal ends of the first and second sections. In other embodiments, the workpiece surface is a bottom surface. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190951 | WELD DAMMING AND BACKING - The present disclosure is directed to methods for damming and backing welds. In one embodiment, a method of welding a workpiece is provided in which the workpiece includes a first section, a second section, and a weld groove disposed therebetween. Opposing edges of the first and second sections are positioned adjacent to each other and at least partially form a bottom of the weld groove. A silicon dioxide weld dam is abutted against a terminal end of the workpiece relative to a weld direction. The weld dam is positioned at a weld joint termination point to prevent molten metal from flowing through a terminal end opening of the groove at the weld joint termination point. The first and second sections are welded together along opposing edges in the weld direction up to the weld joint termination point. Finally, the dam is removed, exposing the terminal end of the workpiece. | 07-10-2014 |
Peter G. Betz, Naples, FL US
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20090124188 | Personal distribution terminal - A personal distribution terminal is designed to provide a self-contained free standing or stand-alone enclosure for an easy placement wherever office personnel require a convenient access to building services. The placement of this enclosure may be in the vicinity of a standard desk or other workstations or where people congregate. The occupant of the nearby workstation has control over the personal air comfort. The enclosure is so constructed to provide displacement ventilation for the surrounding area to provide greater indoor air quality and reduce energy consumption. Incorporated into the enclosure are other services in the modern office such as electric, both constant or interruptible, communication terminals and internet connections. The use of this terminal eliminates floor and wall grilles for better esthetics and easier housekeeping. The result of this inventive concept is substantial energy savings based on individual control of personal air supply and displacement ventilation permitting overall higher operating temperatures. The overall result is a simple installation of the terminal for easy and less expensive construction and ease of relocation. | 05-14-2009 |
Randal Betz, Ocean City, NJ US
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20100042149 | PELVIC OBLIQUITY CORRECTION INSTRUMENT - A pelvic obliquity correction instrument and methods of use are provided. The pelvic obliquity correction instrument includes a first engagement arm for engaging a portion of a spinal fixation system where the first engagement arm is adjustably coupled to a handle assembly. The pelvic obliquity correction instrument also includes a second engagement arm for engaging a second portion of the spinal fixation system. A surgeon exerts force on a first grip at a first end of the handle assembly and a second grip at a second end of the handle assembly to reposition a patient's pelvic bone. The pelvic obliquity correction instrument may provide a surgeon with greater precision, control and torque when rotating a patient's pelvic bone with respect to a superior portion of the patient's spine. | 02-18-2010 |
20110196431 | CONSTRAINED MOTION BONE SCREW ASSEMBLY - A bone screw assembly includes an anchor portion and a head portion, such as a rod-receiving portion, movably mounted to the anchor portion to allow for controlled angulation between the anchor portion and the head portion. The anchor portion is pivotable in one or more selected directions about an axis relative to the head portion. A restriction member, which may be a rod seat, prevents the anchor portion from pivoting in one or more different directions about another axis relative to the head portion and/or a spinal fixation element received in the head portion. The restriction member may be inserted in the head portion to control direction that the anchor portion pivots relative to the head portion. The restriction member may also serve as a compression member and/or rod seat for seating a spinal rod coupled to the bone screw assembly. | 08-11-2011 |
20110282402 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING VERTEBRA - A method for manipulating a vertebra includes connecting a first bone anchor to a first vertebra, connecting a second bone anchor to a second bone anchor, positioning a spinal rod in a receiving member of the first bone anchor and in a receiving member of the second bone anchor, connecting a first instrument to the receiving member of the first bone anchor, and manipulating the first instrument to rotate first bone anchor and the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra. | 11-17-2011 |
20150297268 | Constrained Motion Bone Screw Assembly - A bone screw assembly includes an anchor portion and a head portion, such as a rod-receiving portion, movably mounted to the anchor portion to allow for controlled angulation between the anchor portion and the head portion. The anchor portion is pivotable in one or more selected directions about an axis relative to the head portion. A restriction member, which may be a rod seat, prevents the anchor portion from pivoting in one or more different directions about another axis relative to the head portion and/or a spinal fixation element received in the head portion. The restriction member may be inserted in the head portion to control direction that the anchor portion pivots relative to the head portion. The restriction member may also serve as a compression member and/or rod seat for seating a spinal rod coupled to the bone screw assembly. | 10-22-2015 |
Randall D. Betz, Caledonia, MI US
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20140326348 | FLUID FLOW DIRECTOR - A fluid flow director for use in a water treatment system is provided. The fluid flow director is defined by a plastic sheet made up of a plastic substrate with a protective coating. The plastic substrate has fasteners disposed along two parallel edges thereof and the protective coating is substantially opaque to UV light. The plastic sheet is configured to be helically rolled such that the fasteners align and sealingly mate to form a tube. The fasteners are sized, constructed, and arranged to sealingly mate to form a substantially water-tight seam therebetween. In one embodiment, the plastic substrate is polyethylene and the UV opaque coating is polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”). | 11-06-2014 |
Randal R. Betz, Ocean City, NJ US
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20090062423 | ORTHOPAEDIC CEMENT MIXTURES WITH LOW WEIGHT PERCENT POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA) SOLUTION - Orthopaedic bone cement mixtures include a primary material that has a flowable state and a solid mass state and a low weight percent amount of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) material. The PVA material is distributed in the primary material. | 03-05-2009 |
20090234277 | DELIVERY SYSTEM - A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust, the release of the substance. | 09-17-2009 |
20100082072 | BONE ANCHORS FOR ORTHOPEDIC APPLICATIONS - Bone anchors and related methods for their use are described. The inventive anchor is suitable for placement in bone and for use in orthopedic surgery and dentistry. The bone anchor can be made from a bone/polymer or bone substitute/polymer composite, and can provide a firm and secure base for attaching a fastening device. The bone anchor can be used in various orthopedic and dental procedures including spinal surgery, where normal, cancellous, cortical, diseased or osteoporotic bone is present. The bone anchor can be resorbed and/or replaced with native bone tissue over a period of time. In certain embodiments, the bone anchor is made malleable or flowable and formed in situ or in vivo. | 04-01-2010 |
20100268232 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS, TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USE - A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust the release of the substance. In various embodiments, the covering is suitable for a variety of procedure specific uses. Implantation tools may be provided for placing the covering at a surgical site. Kits may be provided including variously sized or shaped coverings and one or more tools for use in placing the covering. | 10-21-2010 |
20110054408 | DELIVERY SYSTEMS, DEVICES, TOOLS, AND METHODS OF USE - A covering for delivering a substance or material to a surgical site is provided. The covering, with substance provided therein, may be referred to as a delivery system. Generally, the covering may be a single or multi-compartment structure capable of at least partially retaining a substance provided therein until the covering is placed at a surgical site. Upon placement, the covering may facilitate transfer of the substance or surrounding materials. For example, the substance may be released (actively or passively) to the surgical site. The covering may participate in, control, or otherwise adjust the release of the substance. In various embodiments, the covering is suitable for a variety of procedure specific uses. Implantation tools may be provided for placing the covering at a surgical site. Kits may be provided including variously sized or shaped coverings and one or more tools for use in placing the covering. | 03-03-2011 |
20130013071 | Osteoimplants and Methods for their Manufacture - An osteoimplant is made up of a coherent aggregate of elongate bone particles. | 01-10-2013 |
20140188182 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING VERTEBRA - A method for manipulating a vertebra includes connecting a first bone anchor to a first vertebra, connecting a second bone anchor to a second bone anchor, positioning a spinal rod in a receiving member of the first bone anchor and in a receiving member of the second bone anchor, connecting a first instrument to the receiving member of the first bone anchor, and manipulating the first instrument to rotate first bone anchor and the first vertebra relative to the second vertebra. | 07-03-2014 |
20160000468 | METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SPINAL SURGERY - Method for performing spinal correction surgery. The method includes creating at least one access opening in a patient, and implanting a plurality of anchor devices through the at least one access opening onto a plurality of corresponding vertebral bodies. Each anchor device has a channel defined therein. The method further includes disposing a tether into the channel of each of the plurality of anchor devices. A first end portion of the tether is secured to a first of the plurality of anchor devices. Additionally, the method includes translating the vertebral body corresponding to the selected anchor device using a pusher tool. Furthermore, the method includes applying a tension to the tether using a tensioner. | 01-07-2016 |
Stephan G. Betz, Soquel, CA US
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20130054736 | INTERNATIONALIZATION WITH VIRTUAL STAGING AND VERSIONING - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing a variation of digital content that is based on a client-specified context token. Localized digital assets, e.g., graphics resources, video resource, audio resources, and text string resources, are stored as a collection of records and are dynamically linked to a assemble a software system based on the client-specified context token to generate the variation of digital content. The client receives the assembled variation of the digital content including the localized digital assets specified by the client-provided context. | 02-28-2013 |
20150149526 | INTERNATIONALIZATION WITH VIRTUAL STAGING AND VERSIONING - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for providing a variation of digital content that is based on a client-specified context token. Localized digital assets, e.g., graphics resources, video resource, audio resources, and text string resources, are stored as a collection of records and are dynamically linked to a assemble a software system based on the client-specified context token to generate the variation of digital content. The client receives the assembled variation of the digital content including the localized digital assets specified by the client-provided context. | 05-28-2015 |
Stephan G. Betz, Seattle, WA US
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20100070501 | ENHANCING AND STORING DATA FOR RECALL AND USE USING USER FEEDBACK - A user of a computing device may see an item of interest she would like to remember for future reference. The user captures data of the item of interest and submits it to a memory enhancement service for enhancement and storage. The service submits the captured data to a human interaction task system which distributes the captured data to one or more human workers which to identify the item of interest, determine the user's interest in the item, and provide information regarding the item based on this determined interest. To facilitate the enhancement process, the user may add indications to the captured data prior to submission. Alternatively or additionally, the service may electronically submit queries to the user. The enhanced data returned from the human interaction task system is then stored by the memory enhancement service for subsequent recall by the user and possible use by the user. | 03-18-2010 |
20140258274 | DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MANAGING REDIRECTION OF REQUESTS FOR CONTENT - Requests for content are received, for example, an HTTP request for a web page is received. Each request has a landing context, which may include information about the user sending the request, the request itself, the referrer, or another subject. This information can be found in the requests or external to the requests. The information of the landing context is compared to appropriate triggering criteria. For requests that satisfy the appropriate triggering criteria, a destination is provided based on one or more weighted treatments. The request is directed to the provided destination. The results of the requests are subsequently analyzed and used to adjust the treatments in an automated fashion. | 09-11-2014 |
Trevor Scott Betz, Belleville, MI US
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20140203166 | Automatically Adjusting Light Shelf - One embodiment of a microcontroller ( | 07-24-2014 |
William R. Betz, State College, PA US
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20090023000 | Polysilazane Thermosetting Polymers for Use in Chromatographic Systems and Applications - This invention relates to an amorphous non-glassy ceramic composition that may be prepared by curing, calcining and/or pyrolyzing a precursor material comprising silicon, a Group III metal, a Group IVA metal, and/or a Group IVB metal. | 01-22-2009 |
20090092776 | Polysilazane Thermosetting Polymers for Use in Chromatographic Systems and Applications - This invention relates to an amorphous non-glassy ceramic composition that may be prepared by curing, calcining and/or pyrolyzing a precursor material comprising silicon, a Group III metal, a Group IVA metal, and/or a Group IVB metal. | 04-09-2009 |