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Bradley G. Bone, Apex, NC US
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| 20110142820 | Novel Targets for Regulation of Angiogenesis - The present invention relates to the identification of polynucleotides and polypeptides having increased expression in tumor blood vessels. The invention further relates to the use of the identified polynucleotides and polypeptides, and inhibitors of the polynucleotides and polypeptides, in the regulation of angiogenesis and the diagnosis and treatment of angiogenesis-related diseases such as cancer. | 06-16-2011 |
Cathrine Lee Bone, St.louis, MO US
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| 20090254462 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING CO-BRAND PROPRIETARY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION PROCESSING - A method and system for processing a financial transaction using a co-brand proprietary payment card through a multi-party payment card interchange network is provided. The method includes storing within a database a list of merchants participating in a co-brand program with the interchange network, receiving an authorization request for the transaction involving the co-brand payment card wherein the authorization request includes a merchant identifier, determining whether the transaction originated at one of the participating merchants by comparing the received merchant identifier to the list of participating merchants stored within the database, manipulating the authorization request to include a private label identifier when the transaction is determined to have originated at one of the participating merchants, and transmitting an authorization response from the interchange network to the acquirer. The authorization response includes the private label identifier and designates the transaction for processing as a private label transaction. | 10-08-2009 |
Cathrine Lee Bone, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20090254463 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING MERCHANT SCREENING - A method and system for processing a financial transaction using a payment card through a third-party interchange network is provided. The financial transaction is initiated by a cardholder at a merchant location. The method includes storing a list of private label participating merchants, receiving an authorization request for the transaction involving the payment card wherein the authorization request includes a merchant location identifier for the merchant location where the transaction occurred, performing a merchant screening process on the transaction including validating the transaction as originating at a private label participating merchant location, manipulating at the interchange network the authorization request to include a private label identifier when the transaction is determined to have originated at one of the participating merchants, and transmitting the manipulated authorization request with the private label identifier to an issuer of the payment card for processing as a private label transaction. | 10-08-2009 |
Donald S. Bone, Carlsbad, CA US
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| 20100041492 | GOLF CLUB SHAFT WITH HIGH BALANCE POINT AND GOLF CLUB INCLUDING SAME - A golf club shaft having a weight distribution such that the balance point percentage is less than or equal to 44.50%. The weight distribution of the shaft allows for an increase in length and/or club head weight of a golf club while having a reduced impact on the swing weight. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100160065 | Swingweight Adjusted Golf Club Shaft - An improved golf club shaft and corresponding golf club is disclosed. More specifically, a golf club shaft that is capable of minimizing or eliminating swingweight variations within a golf club despite being cut down to various different lengths to accommodate the length and heads of a set of irons is disclosed. The shaft may have an internal wall profile of variable thickness to adjust for various weight and center of gravity variations of a golf club shaft as it is being cut down in length. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110151988 | PERFORMANCE ENHANCED GOLF CLUB SHAFTS - A plurality of two or more golf club shafts designed to optimize the performance of a specific shaft with respect to a specific golf swing is disclosed herein. More specifically, the present invention discloses a plurality of two or more golf club shafts wherein a dramatic difference in torque can be achieved by two golf club shafts within the same weight classification regardless of the flex of the shaft. A plurality of golf club shafts in accordance with the present invention may generally a difference in weight-to-torque ratio of greater than about 1.5 and a difference in butt-frequency-to-torque ratio of greater than about 8.0 between any two golf club shafts within the plurality of golf club shafts. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110237346 | SWINGWEIGHT ADJUSTED GOLF CLUB SHAFT - An improved golf club shaft and corresponding golf club is disclosed. More specifically, a golf club shaft that is capable of minimizing or eliminating swingweight variations within a golf club despite being cut down to various different lengths to accommodate the length and heads of a set of irons is disclosed. The shaft may have an internal wall profile of variable thickness to adjust for various weight and center of gravity variations of a golf club shaft as it is being cut down in length. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20120071266 | GOLF CLUB SHAFT WITH HIGH BALANCE POINT AND GOLF CLUB INCLUDING SAME - A golf club shaft having a weight distribution such that the balance point percentage is less than or equal to 44.50%. The weight distribution of the shaft allows for an increase in length and/or club head weight of a golf club while having a reduced impact on the swing weight. | 03-22-2012 |
George Bone US
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| 20080255881 | Intelligent parallel processing system and method - In at least one exemplary embodiment, a method and system for an automated intelligent parallel processing enabled architectural framework for supporting electronic human services (EHS) are disclosed. EHS include healthcare services. The system and method may include, for example, a methodology and process environment component having an intelligent parallel business process, a collaborative environment component, and a knowledge enablement and augmentation environment component that are operatively interconnected via an intelligent broker component/module. The architectural framework can be applied to one or more domains on a network. The intelligent parallel business process can include an initiation sub-process, an evaluation sub-process, a formulation sub-process and a communication sub-process. | 10-16-2008 |
Gordon D. Bone, Ivins, UT US
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| 20090065543 | RACK WITH SHELF - A rack for a truck or trailer bed includes a shelf configured to be attached to and span between walls of the bed. The shelf is sized to accommodate a set of tires from a recreational vehicle and arranged to position the recreational vehicle on an incline relative to the bed. At least one ramp is attached to the shelf. The ramp is configured to slope downward from the shelf to the bed. | 03-12-2009 |
Gregg Bone, Santa Monica, CA US
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| 20090183762 | LOW-VOLTAGE TRACKING SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - A solar concentrator can include at least one optical element for concentrating incident light, a receiver assembly comprising a base plate comprising a first conductive layer and second conductive layer, wherein the first conductive layer and second conductive layer are characterized by a voltage differential when exposed to light, and a plurality of photovoltaic cells mounted to the base plate, each cell comprising a first terminal connected to the first conductive layer and a second terminal connected to the second conductive layer, a frame; step-up voltage means, electrically connected to the receiver assembly, for increasing said voltage differential, an electrical circuit for conducting current generated by the receiver assembly, the circuit comprising a first conductive member configured to conduct electricity between the first conductive layer and step-up voltage means and a second conductive member configured to conduct electricity between the second conductive layer and step-up voltage means. | 07-23-2009 |
Gregory A. Bone, Santa Monica, CA US
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| 20090114211 | Automated Solar Tracking System - An automated tracking solar power collector is disclosed herein, the tracking solar powered collector includes at least one solar collector such as a solar concentrator and an actuator coupled to the at least one solar collector. The tracking solar power collector further includes a tracking controller configured to aim the at least one solar collector toward the sun with the actuator; and, a power controller configured to supply power to the actuator based on an energy collected by the at least one solar collector. | 05-07-2009 |
Gregory Alan Bone, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20090035894 | Apparatus and method for bonding silicon wafer to conductive substrate - A system and method is disclosed for bonding a substrate to a semiconductor die that is prone to curling when subjected to an elevated temperature in a solder reflow oven, for example, thereby improving the electrical and mechanical bonding for large dies, wafers, chips, and photovoltaic cells. In one embodiment, the substrate is adapted to curl to the same degree as the die to form a uniform gap between the substrate and die across the boundary there between. In another embodiment, solder used to bond the die and substrate is applied such that the volume deposited varies based on the expected gap between the die and substrate when heated to the melting temperature of the solder. | 02-05-2009 |
James R. Bone, Valdosta, GA US
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| 20090247404 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING HARVESTABILITY OF CROPS - Disclosed is a method for inhibiting regrowth of foliage of a crop plant being conditioned for harvest or after harvest comprising applying to the plant foliage a regrowth-inhibiting effective amount of a compound of Formula 1, an N-oxide or a salt thereof, | 10-01-2009 |
Jeff G. Bone, Austin, TX US
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| 20100088317 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING FILE SYSTEM METADATA - A harvester is disclosed for harvesting metadata of managed objects (files and directories) across file systems which are generally not interoperable in an enterprise environment. Harvested metadata may include 1) file system attributes such as size, owner, recency; 2) content-specific attributes such as the presence or absence of various keywords (or combinations of keywords) within documents as well as concepts comprised of natural language entities; 3) synthetic attributes such as mathematical checksums or hashes of file contents; and 4) high-level semantic attributes that serve to classify and categorize files and documents. The classification itself can trigger an action in compliance with a policy rule. Harvested metadata are stored in a metadata repository to facilitate the automated or semi-automated application of policies. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100145917 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTERPRISE POLICY MANAGEMENT - Disclosed are systems, methods and apparatuses for managing objects (files and directories) in network file systems according to policies. Each policy may have one or more rules, each of which ties a condition to an action. Each condition can be expressed in terms of metadata harvested across file systems and stored in a metadata repository. The actions are user-programmable. Users can apply and/or enforce a policy by manipulating the metadata stored in the metadata repository. For example, suppose a policy prohibits storing MP3 files in corporate storage, a user can specify a rule that ties the condition “no MP3 files in volumes A-Z” to an action “delete MP3 files from volumes A-Z.” A file management application may apply a filter to the metadata repository to produce metadata records having values that meet the specified condition and take the corresponding action on managed objects associated with those metadata records. | 06-10-2010 |
Lawrence A. Bone, Dingmans Ferry, PA US
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| 20090145951 | Carton having appendages for shelf stability - The present invention relates to an upright, free-standing carton having appendages for stability. The carton comprises a body portion that extends upwardly from a base portion and bulges out beyond the base portion. In order to stabilize the bulging carton, provided are appendages extending from the body portion and contacting the surface on which the base portion of the carton rests. | 06-11-2009 |
Matthew Bone, Chicago, IL US
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| 20120116859 | Method and System for Point of Sale Online Coupon Management - An online coupon system may provide retailers with the ability to process and track online coupons displayed on personal computing devices at the point of sale without using sophisticated electronic input, image recognition devices, or other input devices. A customer may present a coupon displayed on a computing device with an active network connection. Using the computing device, the retailer may validate or activate the coupon. Activating the coupon may then send a message to a back end server that processes and tracks the discount for the retailer. | 05-10-2012 |
Matthew F. Bone, Fremont, CA US
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| 20080252795 | System and method for improving image quality by synchronizing display modulation with light source pulses - A method for synchronizing a light source control signal with modulation of a display includes the steps of receiving a video signal including a synchronization signal (e.g., a Vsync signal) and using the synchronization signal to generate a light source control signals at high and low values. The light source control signal is pulsed between its high and low values between subsequent synchronization signals to cause a light source to produce light pulses at the same time over each frame of the display. Optionally, the low and/or high time periods are adjustable. A novel display driver is also disclosed and includes an input terminal for receiving the synchronization signal, a light source driver for generating the light source control signal in response to the synchronization signal, and an output terminal for providing the light source control signal to a light source control unit. | 10-16-2008 |
Richard Andrew Bone, Miami, FL US
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| 20090002629 | RETINAL CAMERA FILTER FOR MACULAR PIGMENT MEASUREMENTS - Apparatus for use in measuring the density and spatial distribution of macular pigment in an eye comprises a camera ( | 01-01-2009 |
Robert Bone, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20110223993 | CREATING CASINO EXPERIENCES - Techniques for controlling wagering game environments are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method for controlling a casino wagering game environment includes determining a plurality of zones in the casino wagering game environment, wherein the zones include one or more wagering game machines. The can also include presenting wagering games on the wagering game machines in the wagering game environment, and detecting an event in the wagering game environment, the event triggering a bonus game for which a plurality of players have a possibility of winning an award. The method can also include determining one or more of the zones in which to present media associated with the bonus game, and presenting, in the one or more zones, the media associated with the bonus game. The method can also include determining a winner of the bonus game, and providing the award to the winner. | 09-15-2011 |
Robert Bone, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090170597 | AUDIO MANAGEMENT IN A WIRELESS WAGERING GAME - A wireless networked computerized wagering game system comprises a gaming module operable to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, a wireless network module operable to connect the wagering game system to at least one other networked device via a wireless network connection, and an audio module operable to manage an audio function of the wagering game system. In another embodiment the audio module is operable to present environmental sounds to a wagering game player. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090197673 | WAGERING GAME MACHINE WITH WIRELESS PERIPHERALS - A wireless computerized wagering game system comprises a gaming module operable to present a wagering game on which monetary value can be wagered, and a wireless communications module operable to connect the wireless wagering game system to at least one wireless peripheral device. The wireless computerized wagering game is portable, is operable to couple to fixed and portable peripheral devices, and is operable to couple to user-provided and gaming establishment-provided peripherals in various embodiments. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20110118009 | WAGERING GAME TRAINING TOOL FOR WAGERING SYSTEMS - A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include initiating, at a gaming machine, an analysis mode of a wagering game training tool associated with a wagering game, and determining when a player has played a predefined number of rounds of the wagering game. The operations can also include determining a skill level associated with the player for one or more areas of skill associated with the wagering game based, at least in part, on the predefined number of rounds played by the player. The operations can further include identifying an area of skill associated with the wagering game where the skill level associated with the player is less than a predefined skill level, and initiating a training mode of the wagering game training tool to improve the skill level associated with the player in the identified area of skill. | 05-19-2011 |