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Aaron Braunstein, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110060741 | DISTRIBUTION AND USAGE OF MEDIA BUNDLES - Media bundles described herein can associate digital media assets so as to be able to provide media presentations involving the digital media assets at a client device. A media bundle can be used on a client device to support media presentation of digital media assets at the client device. The media presentation can provide a multimedia experience for the user of the client device. Conversion data can be provided to the client device to facilitate mapping from provider identifiers within the media bundle to identifiers used by a media distribution system. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110060742 | Digital Media Bundles for Media Presentation Playback - Media bundles that can be submitted, distributed and utilized to facilitate media presentations at client devices. Each media presentation is typically associated with a digital media asset. The media bundles can include or identify various digital media assets for use in the media presentations and can provide computer instructions for controlling the media presentations. The resulting media presentations can provide multimedia experiences for users of client devices. | 03-10-2011 |
Andrew Braunstein, Weston, MA US
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| 20120084098 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POPULATING ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE FORMS - A computer-implemented method, computer program product, and computing system for monitoring an answer being solicited from a user of a healthcare system concerning a question included within an electronic healthcare form. The user is provided with information that assists the user in answering the question on the electronic healthcare form. | 04-05-2012 |
Andrew Scott Braunstein, Weston, MA US
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| 20090002133 | RFID-BASED PERSONNEL TRACKING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for RFID-based personnel tracking. A method of tracking employees includes, in a first computer system, prompting a user for identification input, validating the identification input, receiving data from a first scan of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag upon initiation of a task, receiving data from a second scan of the RFID tag upon termination of the task, and uploading the identification input and the data of the first and second scans to a second computer system for storage and correlation. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110118970 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINING DIRECTIONS - A method and computer program product for defining a plurality of addresses. Driving directions between each of the plurality of addresses are defined, thus generating a plurality of driving directions. The plurality of driving directions are stored on a client electronic device. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110304438 | RFID-BASED PERSONNEL TRACKING - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for RFID-based personnel tracking. A method of tracking employees includes, in a first computer system, prompting a user for identification input, validating the identification input, receiving data from a first scan of a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag upon initiation of a task, receiving data from a second scan of the RFID tag upon termination of the task, and uploading the identification input and the data of the first and second scans to a second computer system for storage and correlation. | 12-15-2011 |
Daniel Braunstein, Arlington, MA US
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| 20120000486 | EMITTER WIRE CLEANING DEVICE WITH WEAR-TOLERANT PROFILE - An apparatus for cleaning an emitter electrode in electrohydrodynamic fluid accelerator and precipitator devices via movement of a cleaning device including complementary contoured cleaning surfaces positioned to frictionally engage and elastically deform the emitter electrode. The opposing cleaning surfaces laterally distort an otherwise linear longitudinal extent of the electrode under tension. The opposing cleaning surfaces are subject to wear, but maintain frictional engagement despite wear depths that exceed a radius of the electrode due at least in part to the at least partially complementary surface contours engaging the electrode under tension. The cleaning device causes respective cleaning surfaces to travel along a longitudinal extent of the emitter electrode to remove detrimental material and optionally to condition the electrode to at least partially mitigate ozone, erosion, corrosion, oxidation, or dendrite formation on the electrode. | 01-05-2012 |
Daniel J. Braunstein, Arlington, MA US
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| 20080302365 | Respiratory Mask - A respiratory mask having a shell and a cushion that is adhered to a user's face is sufficiently rigid to provide dimensional stability and a constant volume between the respiratory mask and the user's face, while also being comfortable and conformable to a user's individual facial features. The respiratory mask may cover the nose, the mouth, or both of the user and is useful for respiratory therapies including sleep apnea. The respiratory mask may have a quick release mechanism such as a pull tab that tears a portion of the mask when pulled to allow access to the user's breathing passage or a pull string embedded in the adhesive that breaks the seal between the adhesive and the user's face when pulled. | 12-11-2008 |
Edit L. Braunstein, Orlando, FL US
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| 20090020700 | Method and device for generating an electrical signal in response to light - A device and method are disclosed for detecting light. The device includes a photodetector having at least one superlattice layer operative to generate an electrical signal in response to light incident thereon and one or more lenslets for directing light onto the photodetector. | 01-22-2009 |
Edit L. Braunstein, Gainesville, VA US
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| 20100118377 | DYNAMIC REFLECTARRAY TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS - An array of two or more tunable electro-optical reflecting elements where the phase response of one or more elements may be adjusted by a variety of approaches including, but not limited to: a liquid crystal superstrate, schottky contact(s), ultra-violet radiation pulses, and illumination of photoconductive substrates. Methods and apparatus for direct and/or adaptive control of phase response via the above approaches are also discussed. | 05-13-2010 |
Emily Mara Braunstein, New York, NY US
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| 20090318358 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ORF 554 FROM BETA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL STRAINS - The present invention relates to compositions and methods of use comprising peptidyl-prolyl isomerase (PPI) polypeptides of group C and G streptococci and polynucleotides encoding same. The invention also relates to immunogenic compositions comprising the PPI polypeptides and polynucleotides, as well as antibodies and antibody fragments that bind the PPI polypeptides. In addition, the invention relates to methods of inducing an immune response in a subject against beta hemolytic streptococci using the immunogenic compositions, as well as conferring passive immunity by administering a therapeutic antibody or antibody fragment. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090318359 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ORF1358 FROM BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL STRAINS - The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding | 12-24-2009 |
| 20110171263 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF ORF-1358 FROM BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL STRAINS - The present invention relates to polynucleotides encoding | 07-14-2011 |
Marci Braunstein, Long Valley, NJ US
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| 20100264056 | Kit for producing jewelry with coded messages - A kit for making jewelry encoded with a secret message. The kit includes a plurality of beads, each bead having an indicator corresponding to an alpha-numeric symbol. The beads are grouped together and held in a container having separate compartments for each grouping. Threads for stringing together the beads are provided and may be elasticized. A first user chooses beads and assembles them in a predetermined order onto a thread to make an article of jewelry. The predetermined order is chosen to encode a secret message. A second user utilizes a decoder to decode the secret message. Two different decoders may be utilized to decode the message. The first is a card depicting each color bead with its corresponding symbol. The second is a device having an individual keyboard key for each alphanumeric symbol where a depiction of each of the beads is shown on the keyboard key. | 10-21-2010 |
Mark Braunstein, New York, NY US
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| 20090043645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION OF PRODUCT REDEMPTION COUPONS - Provided is a method and system for the electronic distribution of product redemption coupons to remote personal computers located at users' homes. A centrally located repository, such as an online service provider or web site on the Internet, stores packages of coupon data for downloading on demand to the user's computer. The user may view, select, sort and print desired coupons from the downloaded package. The user's demographic as well as coupon selection data is provided back to the online service and coupon distributor and issuers for subsequent marketing analysis. The online service can perform subsequent coupon processing on previously downloaded coupon packages such as variation of discount amounts. The online service provider can also determine how many times a particular coupon was viewed. When the printed coupons are presented at a retail store, the discount is provided to the user. Upon redemption by the store via a coupon redeeming center, transaction data is also supplied to the coupon issuers and distributor for integration into marketing analysis. The electronic coupon system is secure due to the inclusion of user-specific identification indicia printed thereon. | 02-12-2009 |
Mark David Braunstein, Centreville, VA US
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| 20080238811 | Method and Apparatus for Steering Radio Frequency Beams Utilizing Photonic Crystal Structures - An RF beam steering device according to present invention embodiments employs a prism assembly to steer an RF beam. The prism assembly includes a plurality of dielectric prisms each with an associated impedance matching layer. The dielectric prisms are rotated relative to each other to steer the RF beam. The prisms include a plurality of individual panels with drilled or slotted openings that are arranged to create a periodic photonic crystal structure within a defined region. This configuration effectively alters the dielectric constant over any one particular region of a panel, thereby altering the level of diffraction possible for a specified panel thickness. The openings within each stacked panel are overlapped to produce the required level of diffraction and refractive index gradient. Motors rotate the prisms relative to each other to the correct orientation for steering the RF beam in a desired manner. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080291101 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STEERING AND STABILIZING RADIO FREQUENCY BEAMS UTILIZING PHOTONIC CRYSTAL STRUCTURES - An RF beam steering device employs a prism assembly to steer an RF beam and a compensation device to address undesirable movement of the beam steering device. The prism assembly includes a plurality of dielectric prisms each with an associated impedance matching layer. The dielectric prisms are rotated relative to each other to steer the RF beam in a desired direction and further to compensate for movement of the beam steering device itself. The prisms include a plurality of individual panels with drilled or slotted openings that are arranged to create a periodic photonic crystal structure within a defined region. This configuration effectively alters the dielectric constant over any one particular region of a panel, thereby altering the level of diffraction possible for a specified panel thickness. The openings within each stacked panel are overlapped to produce the required level of diffraction and refractive index gradient. Motors rotate the prisms relative to each other to the correct orientation for steering the RF beam in a desired manner. | 11-27-2008 |
Michael D. Braunstein, Washington, IL US
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| 20110266360 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EXECUTING FLUID DELIVERY MISSION - Systems and methods for executing a fluid delivery mission are disclosed. In one embodiment a mobile fluid delivery machine for delivering fluid to a site has a tank storing fluid, and at least one spray head configured to spray the stored fluid onto the site. In addition, the mobile fluid delivery machine has a communication device configured to receive fluid delivery mission instructions from a site computing system, the mission instructions identifying a sequence of path segments on the site and corresponding fluid delivery amounts allocated to the path segments, and a location device configured to determine the location of the mobile fluid delivery machine on the site. The mobile fluid delivery machine may also have a fluid delivery system configured to determine whether the location of the fluid delivery machine corresponds to a path segment of the sequence, and when it is determined that the location of the fluid delivery machine corresponds to a path segment in the sequence, to identify the fluid delivery amount allocated to that path segment based on the mission instructions. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110288769 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING FLUID DELIVERY MISSIONS ON A SITE - Systems and methods for controlling fluid delivery on a site using at least one fluid delivery machine are disclosed. An exemplary such method includes identifying at least one path on the site based on map information associated with the site, calculating a fluid delivery requirement of the at least one path based on environmental information associated with the site, and dispatching a fluid delivery machine on a mission to treat the at least one path with fluid based on the fluid delivery requirement. | 11-24-2011 |
Miriam Braunstein, Chapel Hill, NC US
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| 20090110696 | Mycobacterial SecA2 Mutants - Provided are mycobacteria comprising (a) a mutation that is not in a SecA2 gene that attenuates the virulence of the mycobacteria in a mammalian host, and (b) a mutation in a SecA2 gene that eliminates SecA2 activity. Also provided are mycobacteria that comprise a mutation in a SecA2 gene that eliminates SecA2 activity, where the mycobacteria are not | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100297185 | MYCOBACTERIAL MUTANTS AFFECTING HOST APOPTOSIS - Provided are recombinant mycobacteria having a mutation in an nlaA gene or in a nuoG gene. Also provided are isolated and purified nlaA proteins and nuoG proteins from a | 11-25-2010 |
Richard Braunstein, Marietta, GA US
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| 20100065225 | SUNSHADES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING SUNSHADES - A sunshade for mounting to a building structure has first and second extruded outriggers spaced apart from each other and louvers extending from the first outrigger to the second outrigger. The first and second outriggers have an elongated body, an upper leg extending from an upper portion of the elongated body, and a lower leg extending from a lower portion of the elongated body. The outriggers of adjacent sunshades face each other such that the upper legs face each other and the lower legs face each other. A pocket is formed between the adjacent outriggers. The outriggers also have a mounting notch at an end which is mounted to the building structure. The outrigger notch engages a hook on a sunshade anchor mounted to the building structure. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100175339 | THERMALLY EFFICIENT WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A window assembly according to various embodiments includes a frame, a sash, an insulating unit (e.g., one or more glass panels), a glass stop, an elongated frame insulating element slidably disposed on an inner surface of the frame, an elongated sash insulating element slidably disposed on an outer surface of the sash, and an elongated inner sash insulating element slidably disposed on an inner surface of the sash. The elongated frame insulating element, the elongated sash insulating element, and the elongated inner sash insulating element each define a plurality of chambers that extend substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of each element. These chambers reduce the size of the space between the frame and sash and the size of the space between the sash, the insulating unit, and the glass stop, which results in smaller convection currents within these spaces and a more thermally efficient window assembly. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100205869 | Sill Flashing and End Dam Assembly - Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a sill flashing assembly configured to fit within a lower portion of an opening in a wall. The sill flashing assembly comprises: (1) a central sill flashing member having a substantially horizontal portion and a substantially vertical portion; and (2) at least one end dam member. The substantially vertical portion extends upwardly adjacent an interior edge of the substantially horizontal portion, and the substantially vertical portion defines at least one channel. The end dam member has a planar base and at least one tab extending at an angle greater than zero degrees from an interior edge of the planar base. The tab has a height that is shorter than a height of the interior edge of the planar base, and the tab engages the channel when the end dam member is installed adjacent an end of the central sill flashing member. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100208454 | LIGHT SHELF ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF INSTALLING THE SAME - Various embodiments provide a modular light shelf assembly in which individual light shelf units are substantially prefabricated. For example, in various embodiments, the assembly includes pre-fabricated support arms that are secured adjacent an interior wall of a building adjacent a window opening. Each of the support arms define at least one channel, and each light shelf includes at least one protrusion extending from each of a first side and a second side of the light shelf. The protrusion on the first side of the light shelf slidably engages the channel of the support arm adjacent the first side of the light shelf, and the protrusion on the second side of the light shelf slidably engages the channel on the support arm adjacent the second side of the light shelf to secure the light shelf between the adjacent support arms. | 08-19-2010 |
Sam Braunstein, New York, NY US
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| 20080217492 | WEARABLE CUSHIONED WRIST SUPPORT FOR COMPUTER USERS - A wrist support for supporting a wrist of a user is provided that comprises a plurality of cushioning elements, and a connector for connecting the cushioning elements together, wherein the wrist support is substantially an annulus, and wherein the cushioning elements: comprise a resilient material, are arranged adjacent to one another in the annulus, are arranged radially about the central axis of the annulus, and are capable of being disposed on the user's wrist in a position wherein the user experiences minimal or no wrist strain. The wrist support supports the wrist comfortably in a neutral position that minimizes or eliminates wrist strain when the user is engaged in an activity that involves repetitive wrist or hand movements such as computer mouse usage or typing. | 09-11-2008 |
Zachary L. Braunstein, San Marsos, CA US
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| 20080291607 | Modular power distribution and control system - The principals and methods described in our application—provide essential tools for designing a convenient, safe, cost efficient power distribution and control system, which could become industry-standard method, benefiting: providers, users and service personnel of the system. | 11-27-2008 |
Zachary L. Braunstein, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20090070076 | Low-cost solid-state identification device - Principals described in regard to Low-cost Solid-State Identification Devices—provide essential tools and illustrate their applicability in the design of modular, cost efficient, safe and reliable identification systems, which could be used for identification and/or status indication for variety of applications, including: point-of-service locations; buildings/apartment complexes, residential homes, etc.; street signs; etc. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20120080517 | Apparatus improving item transactions with real-time controls and navigation - Invention describes real-time control system increasing shopping efficiency, maintaining item quality, inventory, and directing customer transactions, requiring handling and processing of items only once. Invention controls access to items inside modules via card with unique embedded identification features. Invention stores customer transactions and entered shopping lists. Invention per customer selected shopping list and items availability, will in real-time navigate customer to complete required transactions within customer selected criteria. Invention controls card identification features and modules containing items. Invention based on card identification and item identification such as barcode information will store customer executed transactions, and will require customer to pay for completed transactions before leaving the store. Invention in real-time maintains inventory of items, controls environment surrounding items, and reports items exceeding shelf life limit preventing their transaction. Invention analyzes transactions executed by the card, correlates transactions to customer at payment module, stores behavior patterns for future optimizations of transactions. | 04-05-2012 |
Zachary Leonid Braunstein, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20080221828 | Intelligent modular transport system with object behavioral pattern recognition and traffic management - Comprehensive closed-loop intelligent Object Transport System with Object Behavioral Pattern analysis, recognition. System establishes Objects Behavioral Patterns, analyzes them with application-specific program, generating Expected Behavioral Pattern ranges for each Object or Group of Objects, used by System to recognize Object, to apply controls to ensure each Object is Processed according to established criteria. | 09-11-2008 |