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Andrew Blumberg, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20110065494 | Sports wagering exchange and method therefor - A system and method for purchasing and trading wagering shares representing one of two possible outcomes of an event before and during the event. During each of one or more stoppages of the event, the price of the wagering shares representing a first outcome of the event and the price of the wagering shares representing a second outcome of the event are adjusted according to a progression of the event and to market supply and demand for the wagering shares. Purchasing, by bettors, of the wagering shares prior to the start of the event and trading, between the bettors, of the wagering shares prior to the start of the event and during each of the stoppages of the event is facilitated by an exchange. | 03-17-2011 |
Bruce M. Blumberg, Concord, MA US
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| 20110099130 | Integrated learning for interactive synthetic characters - A practical approach to real-time learning for synthetic characters grounded in the techniques of reinforcement learning and informed by insights from animal training. The approach simplifies the learning task for characters by (a) enabling them to take advantage of predictable regularities in their world, (b) allowing them to make maximal use of any supervisory signals, and (c) making them easy to train by humans. An autonomous animated dog is described that can be trained with a technique used to train real dogs called “clicker training.” | 04-28-2011 |
David Blumberg, Auburn, NH US
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| 20090069925 | RFID SYSTEM AND METHOD - An RFID system includes an RFID antenna assembly configured to be positioned on a product module assembly of a processing system. The product module assembly is configured to releasably engage at least one product container. A first RFID tag assembly configured to be positioned on the at least one product container. The at least one product container is configured to position the first RFID tag assembly within a detection zone of the RFID antenna assembly whenever the product module assembly releasably engages the at least one product container. | 03-12-2009 |
Hal Blumberg, Seattle, WA US
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| 20120089076 | METHOD FOR TREATING INFLAMMATION - A method for treating IL-20 induced inflammation. An antagonist to IL-20 is administered to treat inflammation and associated diseases. The antagonist can be an antibody that binds to IL-20 or its receptor or a soluble receptor that binds to IL-20. Examples of such diseases are adult respiratory disease, psoriasis, eczema, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, septic shock, multiple organ failure, inflammatory lung injury, bacterial pneumonia, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. | 04-12-2012 |
Jason R. Blumberg, Chicago, IL US
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| 20110016017 | Interactive Internet Platform for Assessing and Executing Residential Energy Solutions - A dynamic, fully-integrated computer-server-based platform (platform) provides users with tools for making informed decisions about available energy upgrades and for implementing desired home energy upgrades. In various embodiments, the platform provides various combinations of: (i) a variety of educational and assessment tools, including a Virtual Home Energy Audit (VHEA), which provides users with a customized home energy-savings plan detailing the financial and/or environmental impact of each upgrade alternative on a relative and absolute basis, (ii) product selection and purchase, (iii) access to arrangement and scheduling of in-home services through a network of professionals, (iv) financing solutions, and (v) a data registry that verifies completed upgrades and associated savings. The platform takes a holistic view of energy solutions, and provides tools across a broad spectrum of energy-related products and/or services. | 01-20-2011 |
Joel Blumberg, Redondo Beach, CA US
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| 20090053974 | System and Method for Building, Registering and Racing Remotely Controlled Miniature Vehicles - A retail store providing a customer with the opportunity to design, build and assemble your own customized vehicle and then race it on an in-store race track. | 02-26-2009 |
J. Seth Blumberg, Washington, DC US
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| 20110242325 | CORPORATE AND ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT INTERACTIVE SYSTEM USING A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system, method, and apparatus is provided for computerized management of a method of corporate, business or sports management by a remote party comprising relating a current database of an entity. For instance, in sports management substantially real time management is possible. Data of a player together with a historical database related to that player and decisions can be transmitted. This is communicated between a central database processing resource and at least one remote party. A remote party is permitted to access the database and access designated data from the database, and input and output data. Voting and other management of the player, team, or business is possible in substantially real time or near real time by the remote party. A remote user can vote on financial compensation for a player, a coach or a team and/or for a bonus for a player, team or game. Similarly hiring and firing decisions can be made. Shareholders, fans or customers of an entertainment business such as sports can be more interactively involved in all aspects of management and ownership duties and thus be more thoroughly entertained. | 10-06-2011 |
Laura C. Blumberg, Waterford, CT US
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| 20080275235 | NOVEL FUSED HETEROAROMATIC COMPOUNDS AS TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR (TGF) INHIBITORS - Novel fused heteroaromatic compounds, including derivatives thereof, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use are described. The compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of transforming growth factor (“TGF”)- | 11-06-2008 |
| 20100056571 | NOVEL PYRAZOLE COMPOUNDS AS TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR (TGF) INHIBITORS - Novel pyrazole compounds, including derivatives thereof, to intermediates for their preparation, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use are described. The compounds of the present invention are potent inhibitors of transforming growth factor (“TGF”)- | 03-04-2010 |
Laura Cook Blumberg, Lincoln, MA US
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| 20110003828 | PRODRUGS OF NH-ACIDIC COMPOUNDS - The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110015156 | HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS - Lactam compounds of Formula I and their use for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder and insomnia is disclosed. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110166128 | Diaryldiazepine Prodrugs for the Treatment of Neurological and Psychological Disorders - The present invention provides prodrug compounds of diaryldiazepine drug compounds. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166156 | Prodrugs for the Treatment of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disease - Compounds of Formula I and Formula II and their use for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder with or without psychotic features is disclosed. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110166194 | Asenapine Prodrugs - Compounds of Formula I and their use for the treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia and manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder with or without psychotic features is disclosed: | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110178068 | Quaternary Ammonium Salt Prodrugs - The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a tertiary amine-containing parent drug comprising administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile quaternary ammonium salts of tertiary amine-containing parent drugs (or tertiary imine-containing parent drugs) that are derivatized through aldehyde-linked prodrug moieties that reduce the solubility of the prodrug compound at a reference pH as compared to the parent drug. The physical, chemical and solubility properties of these derivatives can be further modulated by the choice of counterion X | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110275803 | PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIZING OXIDIZED LACTAM COMPOUNDS - The invention provides a method for the synthesis of dehydrogenated lactam drugs of Formula I: | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110319422 | PRODRUGS OF NH-ACIDIC COMPOUNDS: ESTER, CARBONATE, CARBAMATE AND PHOSPHONATE DERIVATIVES - The invention provides a method of sustained delivery of a lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug by administering to a patient an effective amount of a prodrug compound of the invention wherein upon administration to the patient, release of the parent drug from the prodrug is sustained release. Prodrug compounds suitable for use in the methods of the invention are labile conjugates of parent drugs that are derivatized through carbonyl linked prodrug moieties. The prodrug compounds of the invention can be used to treat any condition for which the lactam, imide, amide, sulfonamide, carbamate or urea containing parent drug is useful as a treatment. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120015866 | Prodrugs of Heteraromatic Compounds - The present invention relates to prodrugs of parent drug compounds containing heteroaromatic NH groups. | 01-19-2012 |
Mark Stuart Blumberg, Oakland, CA US
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| 20090048877 | INSURANCE CLAIM FORECASTING SYSTEM - A computer-implemented process of developing a person-level cost model for forecasting future costs attributable to claims from members of a book of business, where person-level data are available for a substantial portion of the members of the book of business for an actual underwriting period, and the forecast of interest is for a policy period is disclosed. The process uses development universe data comprising person-level enrollment data, historical base period health care claims data and historical next period claim amount data for a statistically meaningful number of individuals. The process also provides at least one claim-based risk factor for each historical base period claim based on the claim code associated with the health care claim and provides at least one enrollment-based risk factor based on the enrollment data. The process also develops a cost forecasting model by capturing the predictive ability of the main effects and interactions of claim based risk factors and enrollment-based risk factors, with the development universe data through the application of an interaction capturing technique to the development universe data. | 02-19-2009 |
Marvin R. Blumberg, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20090000243 | Data center - This application relates to improvements to data centers, including protection from: (1) vandalism, (2) high winds, (3) earthquake, (4) storms, (5) water used for cooling or fire suppression, and (6) explosions emanating from inside or outside of the building. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100154687 | Data center - This application relates to improvements to data centers, including protection from: (1) vandalism, (2) high winds, (3) earthquake, (4) storms, (5) water used for cooling or fire suppression, and (6) explosions emanating from inside or outside of the building. | 06-24-2010 |
Matt Blumberg, Scarsdale, NY US
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| 20090265440 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BILLING ONLY FOR E-MAILS ACTUALLY DELIVERED TO RECIPIENTS' INBOXES - A method for conducting an e-mail campaign is provided. The method includes the steps of: (a) sending e-mails to a plurality of intended recipients; (b) determining a number of the e-mails that have been indicated as nondeliverable; (c) determining a number of the e-mails that have been identified as bulk and not delivered to the intended recipients; (d) determining, from the determinations made in steps (b) and (c), a number of the e-mails that have reached the intended recipients; and (e) billing only for the number of e-mails determined in step (d). | 10-22-2009 |
Paul Blumberg, Southfield, MI US
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| 20090024306 | Fast Burn and High Compression Ratio Fuel Management System for Minimization of Ethanol Consumption in Ethanol Boosted Gasoline Engines - Fuel management system for a spark ignition gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine, a source of gasoline, a source of a second liquid fuel and a means for introducing gasoline into the cylinders of the engine. Injectors directly inject the second liquid fuel into the cylinders of the engine and a fuel management control system controls injection of the second fuel into the cylinder so that it is provided in an amount needed to prevent knock as torque increases or other conditions require. A means for providing fast burn is provided. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100147265 | SINGLE NOZZLE DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY VARIABLE GASOLINE/ANTI-KNOCK AGENT MIXTURES - Engine management system for operation of a direct injection spark ignition gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine, a source of gasoline and a source of an anti-knock agent. Gasoline and anti-knock agent are introduced into a proportioning valve that delivers a selected mixture of gasoline/anti-knock agent to a high pressure pump. At least one injector receives the selected mixture from the high pressure pump and delivers the mixture into a cylinder of the engine. The engine management system provides a rapidly variable mixture of directly injected anti-knock agent and gasoline which prevents knock as the engine torque increases. | 06-17-2010 |
Paul N. Blumberg, Southfield, MI US
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| 20100063712 | SINGLE NOZZLE DIRECT INJECTION SYSTEM FOR RAPIDLY VARIABLE GASOLINE/ANTI-KNOCK AGENT MIXTURES - Engine management system for operation of a direct injection spark ignition gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine, a source of gasoline and a source of an anti-knock agent. Gasoline and anti-knock agent are introduced into a proportioning valve that delivers a selected mixture of gasoline/anti-knock agent to a high pressure pump. At least one injector receives the selected mixture from the high pressure pump and delivers the mixture into a cylinder of the engine. The engine management system provides a rapidly variable mixture of directly injected anti-knock agent and gasoline which prevents knock as the engine torque increases. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100070154 | Single Nozzle Injection of Gasoline and Anti-Knock Fuel - Fuel management system of operation of a spark ignition engine. The system includes a source of gasoline and a source of anti-knock fuel. A proportioning valve receives the gasoline and the anti-knock fuel to discharge a mixture having a controlled gasoline/anti-knock fuel ratio. A single high pressure pump receives the mixture and delivers the mixture to an injector. A fuel management control system controls the proportioning valve and the injector for injection of the mixture into a cylinder of the engine to control knock. A preferred anti-knock fuel is ethanol. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100070155 | Gasoline Engine System Using Variable Direct Ethanol Injection and Engine Shutdown - Fuel management system for operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine powering the vehicle and a source of gasoline for introduction into the engine. A source of an anti-knock fuel such as ethanol is provided. An injector directly injects the anti-knock fuel into a cylinder of the engine and the control system shuts down the engine by stopping gasoline and anti-knock agent flow into the engine during vehicle deceleration and idling and restarts the engine upon driver demand. Direct ethanol injection and engine shutdown results in efficiencies similar to those of full hybrid vehicles. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100198481 | Fuel Tank System for Direct Ethanol Injection Octane Boosted Gasoline Engine - Fuel tank system for a direct ethanol injection octane boosted gasoline engine. The system includes a gasoline engine and a main fuel tank that contains a mix of gasoline and gasoline E85. A smaller secondary tank is provided to contain ethanol or E85. An injector directly injects in a separately controlled fashion ethanol or E85 into a cylinder of the engine to boost octane. A control module controls the relative amounts of gasoline and ethanol used and structure is provided for fueling the main and secondary fuel tanks. | 08-05-2010 |
Richard Blumberg, Fort Collins, CO US
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| 20090070607 | Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors - Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors are disclosed. Method embodiments comprise examining a number of instructions to be processed by a processor to determine the types of instructions that it has, calculating power consumption by in an execution period based on the types of instructions, and limiting the execution to a subset of instructions of the number to control the quantity of power for the execution period. Some embodiments may also create artificial activity to provide a minimum power floor for the processor. Apparatus embodiments comprise instruction type determination logic to determine types of instructions in an incoming instruction stream, a power calculator to calculate power consumption associated with processing a number of instructions in an execution period, and instruction throttling logic to control the power consumption by limiting the number of instructions to be processed in the execution period. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20110252255 | Methods And Apparatuses For Reducing Step Loads Of Processors - Methods and apparatuses for reducing step loads of processors are disclosed. Method embodiments comprise examining a number of instructions to be processed by a processor to determine the types of instructions that it has, calculating power consumption by in an execution period based on the types of instructions, and limiting the execution to a subset of instructions of the number to control the quantity of power for the execution period. Some embodiments may also create artificial activity to provide a minimum power floor for the processor. Apparatus embodiments comprise instruction type determination logic to determine types of instructions in an incoming instruction stream, a power calculator to calculate power consumption associated with processing a number of instructions in an execution period, and instruction throttling logic to control the power consumption by limiting the number of instructions to be processed in the execution period. | 10-13-2011 |
Richard S. Blumberg, Waltham, MA US
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| 20120107845 | Disrupting FCRN-Albumin Interactions - Provided herein are, inter alia, methods for identifying a candidate compound for treating the toxic effects of compounds or molecules that bind to albumin in a subject. The methods include identifying test compounds that inhibit the binding between FcRn and albumin. | 05-03-2012 |
Richard S. Blumberg, Chestnut Hill, MA US
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| 20100143339 | METHODS OF TREATING AND PREVENTING COLITIS INVOLVING IL-13 AND NK-T CELLS - Method of treating or preventing the inflammatory response of colitis in a subject comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a substance that modulates IL-13 activity (FIG. | 06-10-2010 |
Rishon Blumberg, New York, NY US
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| 20100105330 | External roadcast display for a digital media player - A digital media player is connected to an external broadcast display system. The external broadcast system broadcasts metadata associated with the song and performer in play upon detection of metadata signals from the media player. | 04-29-2010 |
Ryan Blumberg, Port Charlotte, FL US
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| 20090320738 | Marine folding tower - A system that will result in less physical effort in the lowering or raising of a marine folding tower, spotting station, driving station, fishing tower, or tuna tower. The system will be installed on a fishing boat, pleasure boat, or other marine vessel. The system comprises at least one gas spring, or hydraulic or electric ram or shock absorber of any size or style that attaches to both the upper frame assembly and lower frame assembly of the tower or other station. | 12-31-2009 |
Stephen L. Blumberg, Waterford, CT US
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| 20100138321 | METHOD OF POSTAL FRAUD DETECTION FOR STAMPS ACTIVATED AT POINT OF SALE - A method of paying for postage stamps, that involves offering a postage stamp for sale by a distributor to a consumer, wherein the stamp has a unique identification code and is initially inactive; distributing the postage stamp to the consumer; activating the stamp for use; and accounting with the distributor for postage associated with the stamp after the stamp has been distributed to the consumer. | 06-03-2010 |
Steven Richard Blumberg, Chestnut Hill, MA US
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| 20110189181 | Use of agents derived from CEACAM1 for the treatment of inflammatory diseases - The use of an agent that selectively modulates cross-linking of biliary glycoprotein polypeptides for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treatment of a mammal subject afflicted with an inflammatory disease is provided. In particular, a method for preventing or treatment of a mammal subject afflicted with rheumatoid arthritis or multiple sclerosis, comprising the step of administering to a mammal in need thereof a therapeutic effective amount of a fusion protein of a fragment of biliary glycoprotein and a fragment of an immunoglobulin is described. | 08-04-2011 |