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Aaron H. Bridges, Portland, OR US
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| 20110306027 | OPEN AND INTERACTIVE E-LEARNING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method are described that provide nearly universal and simple access by learners everywhere to content developed by authors everywhere to produce an e-learning marketplace. Content is stored and updated centrally and current content is distributed to local content servers via a content delivery network (CDN). A proprietary server enables interfaces and a loadable seed to a user server connected with one or more learning management systems (LMSs). Training managers subscribe to content, the author obtains payment, and the learners ‘attend’ one or more courses, the completion status and grade of which are reportable to the one or more LMSs. Security is provided as is interaction among various users of the invented e-learning system and method. | 12-15-2011 |
Alexander Bridges, Saline, MI US
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| 20080312239 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION USING FISPEMIFENE - A method of treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) comprises the step of administering fispemifene to a subject in need thereof in an amount effective to raise the subject's testosterone level. Fispemifene may be used in combination with a PDE-5 inhibitor in individuals who have failed to respond sufficiently to conventional ED treatment. Methods are also disclosed of treating ED by administering clomifene, enclomifene, ospemifene, toremifene and mixtures thereof in combination with a PDE-5 inhibitor. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100261729 | METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION USING FISPEMIFENE - A method of treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) comprises the step of administering fispemifene to a subject in need thereof in an amount effective to raise the subject's testosterone level. Fispemifene may be used in combination with a PDE-5 inhibitor in individuals who have failed to respond sufficiently to conventional ED treatment. Methods are also disclosed of treating ED by administering clomifene, enclomifene, ospemifene, toremifene and mixtures thereof in combination with a PDE-5 inhibitor. | 10-14-2010 |
Bruce D. Bridges, Louisville, KY US
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| 20090037958 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PROVIDE A PERSONALIZED CHANNEL - A method and apparatus for automatically delivering data files (e.g. television and movies) via a personalized channel to a user, that are based on a user's profile and viewing habits, are provided. A client receives meta-data broadcasts from a server system that includes descriptions of a plurality of data files currently being broadcasted or to be broadcast by the server system. In response to a content rating table that is based on a user's profile and viewing habits, a data file is automatically selected. The selected data file is displayed on a personalized channel on a display device to the user. The selected data file can be, for example, a currently broadcasting data file or a data file stored in a cache memory of the client. Thus, the user only needs to tune to his or her personalized channel to view personalized content. | 02-05-2009 |
Bruce K. Bridges, Cardiff By The Sea, CA US
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| 20080202992 | PURIFIER INSERT WITH A TABLET DISPENSER AND INDICATOR - A water purifier that can be placed between an upper canister and a lower canister. The upper canister may include filters. Unfiltered water placed in the upper canister drains by gravity through the filters and water purifier into the lower canister. The water purifier includes a dispenser, a purifying media, and an indicator. Filtered, but unpurified, water passes from the upper canister into the water purifier, which houses the dispenser in which a material containing a chlorine and/or bromine compound is located. As water contacts the material, halogen is eluted to the filtered water. The purifying media contacts the unpurified water with halogen. The purifying media binds with the halogen, thereby maintaining the activity of the purifying media to purify the unpurified water. The water purifier may include an indicator to indicate when the material needs replacing. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090301495 | NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An nCPAP device including a generator body defining first and second fluid flow circuits each including a tube and first and second nozzles. The tube defines a passageway forming an axial centerline. The first and second nozzles are associated with the tube and each defines an inlet and an outlet. The inlets are open to a fluid supply, whereas the outlets are open to the passageway. Each nozzle is adapted to emit a fluid jetstream from the outlet along a flow direction axis. The nozzles are arranged such that the flow direction axes are non-parallel relative to each other and relative to the axial centerline. This configuration readily induces vortex shedding during an expiratory phase, thus facilitating jet fluid flow disruption and reducing a patient's work of breathing. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100307011 | COMBINATION BLOWER, TRIMMER AND EDGER FOR TENDING VEGETATION - An engine is connected to the upper end of a drive shaft housing and a work head with a string trimmer or blower or both is operatively connected to the lower end of the drive shaft housing and is rotatably driven by an engine rotating a drive shaft inside the drive shaft housing and connected to the working head. The drive shaft housing is rigidly connected to the working head and may be rotated about its longitudinal axis relative to the engine in any desired amount of rotation, but the preferred degree of rotation is 135° to move the working head from a trimming position with the rotating trimmer string in a horizontal position to an edging position with the rotating trimmer string in a vertical position and with the working head being displaced to the operator's right side for better viewing and control and operator comfort. In one embodiment, a gear driven crank handle is rigidly connected to the drive shaft housing and is itself rotated 135° as the drive shaft housing is rotated 135° to place the handle in a position that is comfortable to use. Further, the amount of air flowing through the blower is regulated by an air outlet regulating valve and a separate air intake regulating valve. | 12-09-2010 |
Bruce K. Bridges, Cardiff, CA US
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| 20080304980 | Compressor Vibration Isolation Mount and Method of Use - A compressor vibration isolation mount for isolating the vibrations of a compressor from the rest of a structure includes at least one frame; and at least one gimbal coupling the compressor to the at least one frame for partial rotation about at least one primary axis of rotation. | 12-11-2008 |
Charles R. Bridges, Villanova, PA US
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| 20090054823 | Perfusion circuit and use therein in targeted delivery of macromolecules - A perfusion circuit and a use thereof for delivering a substance to a subject's heart in situ during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery are provided. The perfusion circuit defines a path for re-circulating a solution containing a macromolecular complex through a coronary circulation circuit ( | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090287185 | Cardiac Targeted Delivery of Cells - A method of delivering cardiac stem cell and treating damaged cardiac tissue is provided. The method involves isolation of subject's cardiac circulation from the subject's systemic circulation and perfusing a solution comprising stem cells into the cardiac circuit. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110112510 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING HETEROLOGOUS MOLECULES TO CELLS - A method for transferring a macromolecular complex to muscle cells by exsanguinating a region of the subject's microvasculature and delivering the complex to this region under high hydrostatic pressure. A balloon catheter having a balloon that extends substantially the full length of the cannula that is inserted into the subject is provided for use in the systemic delivery of macromolecular complex. | 05-12-2011 |
Clifford M. Bridges, Pittsburgh, PA US
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| 20080242757 | UV CURABLE COATING COMPOSITION - The present invention is directed to a composition curable by radiation having a wavelength of 300 nm or more, a method of producing a coated substrate using such composition and the coated product so-produced. More particularly, the composition of the present invention comprises A) from about 1 to about 99% by weight of a specific aqueous polyurethane dispersion having a solids content of from about 20 to about 50% by weight, B) from about 1 to about 99% by weight of an aqueous polyester acrylate/urethane dispersion having a solids content of from about 20 to about 60% by weight, C) one or more photoinitiators, and D) water or a mixture of water and solvent | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110059262 | AQUEOUS FLOOR COATINGS BASED ON UV-CURABLE POLYURETHANE DISPERSONS - The present invention is directed to a process for coating a wood substrate, the coating composition curable by radiation having a wavelength of 320 nm to 450 nm and the coated product so-produced. | 03-10-2011 |
Darwin E. Bridges, Oak Creek, WI US
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| 20100192743 | COOKED BACON SLICER - A system and method for slicing a food product in accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure may include two or more sets of conveyor belts for receiving a product to be cut or separated in half, a motor for driving the conveyor belts and moving the product through a pneumatically adjustable cutting mechanism thereby separating the product into two pieces. The product may rest on a product carrier, which may be placed across both conveyor belts. The pneumatically controlled cutting mechanism may be aligned with a space between the belts and above a cutting roller or other cutting surface having a top height approximately equal to the belts. The cutting roller or other cutting surface may provide an opposing surface enabling the cutting mechanism to use pressure to separate the product. The pneumatically controlled cutting mechanism may apply sufficient pressure to separate the product without separating the product carrier. One or more markings may be used to indicate where the product should be placed on the conveyor belts to assist in ensuring that the product is cut into two horizontally even pieces. One or more air jets may facilitate the cleaning and performance of a cutting mechanism. A control panel may be used to start and stop the conveyor belts as well as adjusting the speed of the motor for driving the conveyor belts. | 08-05-2010 |
Dennis Bridges, Denver, CO US
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| 20110169384 | FOOD SHIELD - A food shield includes a panel mounting mechanism that enables extensive adjustability of the food shield. When the mounting mechanism is clamped to a post, a panel coupled to the mounting mechanism can be adjusted angularly about an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the post, and the panel can also be translated in a direction transverse to the axis of rotation. The mounting mechanism may include a clamp that includes a main portion and a swing portion that can swing away from the main portion to enable the clamp to be coupled to a post from a side of the post. Detent mechanisms may be provided for the angular adjustment and the translational adjustment. The mounting mechanism may also include a locking mechanism that when engaged fixes the panel in a certain angular position. | 07-14-2011 |
Edward Bridges, Lewisburg, WV US
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| 20080213217 | Enantiomerically pure phosphoindoles as HIV inhibitors - 3-phosphoindole compounds substantially in the form of a single enantiomer useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, and particularly for HIV infections are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 3-phosphoindole compounds alone or in combination with one or more other anti-viral agents, processes for their preparation, and methods of manufacturing a medicament incorporating these compounds. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20110257129 | ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE PHOSPHOINDOLES AS HIV INHIBITORS - 3-phosphoindole compounds substantially in the form of a single enantiomer useful for the treatment of Flaviviridae virus infections, and particularly for HIV infections are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the 3-phosphoindole compounds alone or in combination with one or more other anti-viral agents, processes for their preparation, and methods of manufacturing a medicament incorporating these compounds. | 10-20-2011 |
Eric B. Bridges, Tempe, AZ US
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| 20090003749 | ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED RIVETED SEPARATOR - The present invention provides a separator for use in a roller element bearing assembly including two identical separator rings, each having a plurality of cooperating cut-out portions formed at predetermined intervals and circumferentially about an outer planar surface. A decrease in the thickness of the two separator rings is realized at the cut-out portions. A plurality of rivets are positioned within the plurality of cooperating cut-out portions to clamp the two separator rings together. The decrease in the thickness of the separator rings where the rivets are positioned enables shorter rivets to be used, thus minimizing buckling of the rivets and fracture of the rings, as well as a continuous un-interrupted piloting surface. | 01-01-2009 |
Frank Lynn Bridges, Lake Charles, LA US
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| 20090057221 | Pleated Woven Wire Filter - A pleated woven wire filter for use in a process vessel of a given process includes: a) a perforated core; b) a pleated woven wire filter media wrapped around the perforated core, the filter media having spaced apart pleats and an external filter media surface comprising the external peaks of the pleats; c) horizontal bands adjacent to and encircling the external peaks, the horizontal bands spaced apart and welded to vertical supports; and d) top and bottom end caps connected to the vertical supports, and sealed against top and bottom ends of the filter media with Vermiculite-coated fiberglass felt gaskets. | 03-05-2009 |
Jason D. Bridges, Lenexa, KS US
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| 20090085488 | BACKLIGHT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Techniques are described to enhance a backlight design for electronic devices. A circuit is described to provide backlight for a display of an electronic device. In an implementation, the circuit includes a collection of light elements arranged electrically in a series and includes one said light element of the series which is operable both with the collection and independently of the collection. In another implementation, the one said light element is arranged to be in a last position of the series electrically and physically is arranged to correspond to a center portion of the display of the electronic device. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090101766 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING A BATTERY COVER - A battery cover for an electronic device including a battery receptacle. The battery cover generally comprises a base and a cover mating element. The base is operable to couple with a portion of the electronic device and at least partially cover the battery receptacle. The cover mating element is operable to couple with the base and interchangeably mate with a reciprocal mating element associated with a mount to couple the electronic device to the mount. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090101767 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery cover for an electronic device including a battery receptacle. The battery cover generally comprises a base and a cover mating element. The base is operable to couple with a portion of the electronic device and at least partially cover the battery receptacle. The cover mating element is operable to couple with the base and interchangeably mate with a reciprocal mating element associated with a mount to couple the electronic device to the mount. | 04-23-2009 |
Jeffrey T. Bridges, San Diego, CA US
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| 20120005491 | CIRCUITS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING A POWER SUPPLY CONFIGURATION IN RESPONSE TO LOAD REQUIREMENTS FROM A DIGITAL CIRCUIT - Circuits, systems, and methods for dynamically controlling a power supply configuration in response to load requirements from a digital circuit are disclosed. To increase efficiency, the power supply is configurable to be switched into a lower capacity mode. To prevent the digital circuit from demanding capacity beyond the lower capacity mode of the power supply before the power supply can be switched into a higher capacity mode, at least one hardware interlock is employed. The hardware interlock(s) governs the power demand of the digital circuit from extending beyond the lower capacity mode of the power supply. If it is detected that the hardware interlock(s) limits power demand in the digital circuit beyond a power demand threshold, the power supply can be switched to the higher capacity mode. The hardware interlock(s) can then be disabled. In this manner, the power supply can dynamically provide increased capacity as demanded by the dynamic performance of the digital circuit. | 01-05-2012 |
Jennifer Bridges, Midland, MI US
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| 20100055650 | Teaching model, method of use, and a kit therefor - Teaching models that use luminescent paint to paint inscriptions on the surface of the model which can be read by using black light. By use of the model so modified, the model can be used as a teaching tool in an educational instruction method in which the kinesthetic multiple intelligence of the student is enhanced since the student is in control of the timing of the feedback from the model. | 03-04-2010 |
Joseph W. Bridges, Durham, CT US
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| 20110229305 | COVER PLATE FOR TURBINE VANE ASSEMBLY - Embodiments of a cover plate and material blank for forming the cover plate may include features and characteristics to accommodate tolerance issues in a turbine vane assembly. In one embodiment, the cover plate is formed from a material blank configured to provide the cover plate with a flexible flange area that can be secured to the turbine vane assembly. The flange area may have a range of motion that may be responsive to an installation force, which effectively modifies the configuration of the cover plate to such degree as to seal the cover plate to the turbine vane assembly. | 09-22-2011 |
Lori Ann Bridges, Eugene, OR US
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| 20090152860 | Protective label - A protective label including: a printable base panel; a transparent securing flap; a protective flap; wherein the base panel is affixed to and substantially sealed with the transparent securing flap; and wherein the protective flap maintains the legibility of the printed material on the base panel. | 06-18-2009 |
Mark E. Bridges, Spenceport, NY US
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| 20100022866 | TORSIONAL SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CRANIOCAUDAL ROTATION OF ANIMALS - A torsional support apparatus is disclosed for craniocaudal rotation of test animals to enable multiple-view imaging. The animal is supported in a U-shaped loop of optically transparent material and the loop is moved to apply torsion to the animal to rotate it about its craniocaudal axis. Methods of imaging also are disclosed that use the torsional support technique. | 01-28-2010 |
Mark E. Bridges, Spencerport, NY US
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| 20090086908 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODAL IMAGING USING NANOPARTICLE MULTI-MODAL IMAGING PROBES - An apparatus for multimodal imaging of an object includes a support stage for receiving an object to be imaged; an object supported on the stage, the object having been treated with a biocompatible imaging probe comprising nanoparticles carrying one or more targeting moieties and one or more diagnostic components for enabling capture of images of the object; a light source for producing a beam to illuminate the object; a filter positioned to receive and pass the beam toward the object; and a lens and camera system for capturing an image of the object. The apparatus may include a tiltable filter for filtering light from the source. The apparatus may include a mechanism for selectively directing light from the light source through a first filter assembly to produce a first beam of light of a first frequency range for illuminating an object on the stage in a first imaging mode or through a second filter assembly to produce a second beam of light of a second frequency range for illuminating an object on the stage in a second imaging mode, so that the lens and camera system captures light from the object illuminated by either the first or second beam of light to produce a first image in response to the first beam and a second image, different from the first image, in response to the second image. An x-ray source and phosphor plate may be included to provide an additional imaging mode. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100165089 | APPARATUS FOR CARIES DETECTION - An apparatus for imaging a tooth having a light source with a first spectral range and a second spectral range. A polarizing beamsplitter ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100296188 | KINEMATIC MIRROR MOUNT ADJUSTABLE FROM TWO DIRECTIONS - A kinematic optical mount comprising a frame supporting an optical element; a base member having first and second surfaces and providing magnetic attraction to seat the frame against first, second, and third point contacts. The kinematic optical mount further includes threaded yaw and pitch adjustment cavities extending through the base member from the first surface to the second surface, together with threaded yaw and pitch adjustment inserts that can be inserted into the yaw and pitch adjustment cavities from either the first or second surfaces of the base member enabling adjustment of two of the point contacts from the direction of the either the first or second surfaces. | 11-25-2010 |
Mark Edward Bridges, Spencerport, NY US
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| 20090093700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODAL IMAGING USING NANOPARTICLE MULTI-MODAL IMAGING PROBES - An apparatus for multimodal imaging of an object includes a support stage for receiving an object to be imaged; an object supported on the stage, a light source for producing a beam to illuminate the object; a filter positioned to receive and pass the beam toward the object; and a lens and camera system for capturing an image of the object. The apparatus may include a tiltable filter for filtering light from the source. The apparatus may include a mechanism for selectively directing light from the light source through a first filter assembly to produce a first beam of light of a first frequency range for illuminating an object on the stage in a first imaging mode or through a second filter assembly to produce a second beam of light of a second frequency range for illuminating an object on the stage in a second imaging mode, so that the lens and camera system captures light from the object illuminated by either the first or second beam of light to produce a first image in response to the first beam and a second image, different from the first image, in response to the second image. An x-ray source and phosphor plate may be included to provide an additional imaging mode. | 04-09-2009 |
Michael Bridges, Iuka, MS US
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| 20120017861 | CYLINDER HEAD ROCKER ARM STAND REPAIR AND PROCESS - A process for remanufacturing a cylinder head that includes a worn or damaged rocker arm stand adapted to receive a rocker shaft to which at least one rocker arm is mounted, the steps including machining a channel in a surface of the worn or damaged rocker arm stand, securing an insert into the channel, and machining the insert to form a remanufactured inner facing surface. The remanufactured cylinder head includes at least one rocker arm stand that has a machined channel with a remanufactured insert secured therein, the rocker shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface, not the rocker arm stand. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120017862 | CYLINDER HEAD ROCKER ARM STAND REPAIR INSERT - An insert for use in a remanufactured cylinder head rocker arm stand, the insert comprising an inner facing surface having a radius within a range of 35 to 45 mm and a length within a range of 70 to 103 mm, and an outer facing surface adapted for disposal against a channel in the rocker arm stand, the rocker arm shaft being disposed adjacent the inner facing surface in use, but not adjacent the rocker arm stand. | 01-26-2012 |
Michael A. Bridges, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080202992 | PURIFIER INSERT WITH A TABLET DISPENSER AND INDICATOR - A water purifier that can be placed between an upper canister and a lower canister. The upper canister may include filters. Unfiltered water placed in the upper canister drains by gravity through the filters and water purifier into the lower canister. The water purifier includes a dispenser, a purifying media, and an indicator. Filtered, but unpurified, water passes from the upper canister into the water purifier, which houses the dispenser in which a material containing a chlorine and/or bromine compound is located. As water contacts the material, halogen is eluted to the filtered water. The purifying media contacts the unpurified water with halogen. The purifying media binds with the halogen, thereby maintaining the activity of the purifying media to purify the unpurified water. The water purifier may include an indicator to indicate when the material needs replacing. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090214610 | BENZOIC ACID CONTAINING COMPOSITION FOR MAINTAINING HYDANTOINYLATED POLYMERS IN A BIOCIDALLY ACTIVE STATE - A tablet includes benzoic acid and trichloroisocyanuric acid. The tablet provides free available chlorine in water to maintain an N-halamine-containing polymer biocidal, without rendering the water undrinkable from high chlorine content. The tablet may be used in a water purification device having a cartridge containing an N-halamine polymer to provide safe drinking water. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090239907 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING FISH DISEASES - Therapeutic and prophylactic treatments of aquatic species and aquatic diseases through the controlled introduction of a heterocyclic N-halamine into an aquatic habitat. | 09-24-2009 |
Michael Don Bridges, Iuka, MS US
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| 20080237304 | Engine component having friction welded inserts - A method of repairing an integral engine component is disclosed. The method of repairing the integral engine component may include removing a damaged portion of a first member to create a void. The method of repairing the integral engine component may also include friction welding in place a second member to at least partially fill the void. | 10-02-2008 |
Mike Bridges, Luka, MS US
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| 20120073923 | COATED POWER RAIL - A power rail includes an aluminum body and a wear coating including stainless steel. The power rail may also include a break-in coating having a lower hardness than the wear coating. | 03-29-2012 |
Mike D. Bridges, Iuka, MS US
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| 20100000090 | Method of manufacturing an engine block - A method for manufacturing an engine block, such as for an internal combustion engine, includes a step of removing material from a top deck of the engine block surrounding a cylinder bore to create a first removal area. Material is also removed from the top deck of the engine block surrounding at least one fluid passage to create a second removal area. An insert is positioned within a recessed area defined by the first removal area and the second removal area. | 01-07-2010 |
M. Kent Bridges, New Madison, OH US
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| 20090238669 | VEHICLE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING CARGO CONTAINERS - A system for handling cargo containers includes at least one intermodal railroad car having a pair of longitudinal ramps and a pair of tapered ends, at least one vehicle connectable to a cargo container and having ground engaging wheels mounted in a spaced apart relationship for travel on the pair of longitudinal ramps and further having linear actuators for moving the cargo container in a vertical direction, and at least one cargo handling terminal enabling movement of the at least one vehicle onto and from each of the pair of longitudinal ramps and the pair of ends for loading the cargo container onto and unloading the cargo container from the at least one intermodal railroad car. A vehicle adapted for travel on both ground surface and rail track and a method for transporting cargo using such vehicle are also provided. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090293756 | SYSTEM, NETWORK AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO - A system for transporting cargo includes a cargo terminal having a pair of longitudinal sides, at least one of the pair of longitudinal sides disposed adjacent to and spaced a predetermined distance from a railway track and at least one railcar positioned at a predetermined acute angle relative to the at least one of the pair of longitudinal sides of the cargo terminal and having one end thereof disposed in close proximity thereto so as to enable loading or unloading such cargo through such one end of such at least one railcar. A network of at least two cargo terminals and a method of intermodal cargo transporting are also provided. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20110299970 | ENCLOSED RAILWAY FREIGHT CAR OR OVER-THE-ROAD TRAILER VAN HAVING WALLS AND ROOF MOVABLE IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION - A vehicle includes a base, a pair of wheel sets mounted underneath the base in a spaced apart relationship to each other, at least one coupling members mounted on at least one end of the base along longitudinal axis of the vehicle, an enclosure upstanding on the base and having a pair of side wall structures, a pair of end wall members and a roof member joining upper edges of each of the pair of side wall members and the pair of end wall structures, the enclosure defining an interior compartment of the railway freight car and an apparatus configured to move the enclosure in a vertical direction relative to the base. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120067884 | UNIT LOAD DEVICE AND CONTAINER FOR TRANSPORTING CARGO - A unit load device includes a base having a top surface and a bottom surface spaced apart from the top surface to define a thickness of the base, a plurality of openings disposed within the thickness of the base in a plane generally parallel to the each of the top and bottom surfaces, plurality of corner posts and plurality of cross braces, and arrangement on the top surface of the base for positioning the at least one of plurality of corner posts and plurality of cross braces on the top surface in a plane being generally parallel to a plane of the top surface. | 03-22-2012 |
Patricia L. Bridges, Hiram, GA US
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| 20090300909 | LOW TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS OF FLAME RETARDANT POWER CABLE - Jacketed power cables may have a core conductor and an outermost layer of cable jacketing material that may be PVC-based or polyolefin-based, and that may contain a flame retardant additive. These jacketed power cables may have sufficient flame retardancy and cold impact strength to be installed and/or used at temperatures below 0° C. | 12-10-2009 |
Paul Stuart Bridges, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20100274183 | DEVICE FOR READYING A NEEDLE FREE INJECTOR FOR DELIVERY - A needle-free injector device comprising a latch having a safe position which disables the triggering of the device, and a ready position which restrains movement of a dispensing member but enables triggering and a triggered position which permits movement of the dispensing member is disclosed. An additional safety mechanism blocks the triggering of the device until removed. A cap is provided to maintain the sterility and stability of the drug formulation and is configured such that the cap removal is required prior to placing the device in a ready to trigger state. | 10-28-2010 |
Scott Michael Bridges, Bozeman, MT US
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| 20090076884 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-SELLING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES ACROSS AN ENTERPRISE - A system for cross-selling products and/or services across an enterprise comprising an enterprise-level decision engine and a plurality of line-of-business decision engines; wherein characteristics derived by the enterprise-level decision engine are used by the line-of business-level decision engines to generate cross-sell offer decisions; enterprise-level business rules and line-of-business-level business rules are managed independently of one another; a publish-subscribe message framework allows data to be published at an enterprise level and subscribed to by the line-of-business decision engines according to business rules established at the line-of-business level; the line-of-business decision engines generate cross-sell offer decisions; and the enterprise-level decision engine stores data to and retrieves data from an operational and an analytics data repository. A method of using the system described above to generate cross-sell offer decisions. | 03-19-2009 |
Shawnfatee Bridges, Graterford, PA US
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| 20090109016 | WIRELESS SMOKE AND FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A smoke detector system employs smoke detectors that enter a “lockout period” following receipt of an alarm signal, during which time a detector will not receive a RF alarm signal and will not transmit a RF alarm signal after a certain period of time if that detector does not detect, or no longer detects, a dangerous condition. The lockout period is of sufficient duration to prevent re-transmission of a RF alarm signal by a detector even though it may have received a RF alarm signal from another detector(s). Hence, after a short period of time, no RF alarm signals will be received or transmitted and each detector resets, unless a dangerous condition is detected. | 04-30-2009 |
Steven Bridges, Roswell, GA US
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| 20110195685 | Detecting and Responding to Incidents - Disclosed are various embodiments for detecting and responding to incidents. In at least one computing device, it is determined that an incident associated with a personal communication device has occurred. A conference including a plurality of conference participants is initiated. An escalation decision is obtained from at least one of the conference participants. | 08-11-2011 |
Steven D. Bridges, Bartlesville, OK US
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| 20100286340 | MONOVINYLARENE CONJUGATED DIENE COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS FOR ACRYLATE BLENDS - The present invention relates to monovinylarene-conjugated diene copolymer compositions adapted for blendability with acrylate polymers. In some embodiments, such compositions are provided that are particularly resistant to blocking when stored in pellet form. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110021343 | Methods of Preparation of an Olefin Oligomerization Catalyst - A method of making a catalyst for use in oligomerizing an olefin comprising a chromium-containing compound, a pyrrole-containing compound, a metal alkyl, a halide-containing compound, and optionally a solvent, the method comprising contacting a composition comprising the chromium-containing compound and a composition comprising the metal alkyl, wherein the composition comprising the chromium-containing compound is added to the composition comprising the metal alkyl. | 01-27-2011 |
Thomas L. Bridges, Melbourne Beach, FL US
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| 20080281711 | System and method for displaying advertisements according to business and consumer relevance - A system and method for the selection and delivery of at least one targeted advertisement over a network, wherein the targeted advertisement conforms to the preferences and criteria specified by each respective user and each respective advertiser. The targeted advertisement selections may be prioritized via correlation of a wide variety of user information and advertiser information. Such a system and method provide for delivery of highly targeted advertisements that ensures a retailer that advertisement marketing is reaching their desired demographic audience and, likewise, exposes each respective end user to highly relevant product and service advertisements. The present invention further increases network efficiency by performing advertisement selection and formatting only once at user login to eliminate continual fetching and formatting of new advertisements during the session. The system or method may employ a map of advertisements that is generated for the user a single time at login. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090030777 | System and Method for Message-Based Bookmarking - A method and system for collecting information on advertisers, products, and/or services of interest to a consumer. The present invention provides a bridge between the physical world and the virtual world that is beneficial to both consumers and advertisers. When a consumer participating in a consumer loyalty system is exposed to an advertisement of interest containing an alphanumeric identifier of the present invention, the consumer may send an initiation message to the alphanumeric identifier and thereafter the consumer's profile within the consumer loyalty system is mapped or linked to the profile of the participating advertiser. Such alphanumeric identifiers may be incorporated into all forms of known advertising media. The present invention provides a method and system for a consumer to easily bookmark a specific advertiser, product, and/or service for later review without having to write down or memorize a URL address or any other contact information. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100063388 | Fiducial Marker Devices, Tools, and Methods - This document discusses, among other things, fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods. One example illustrates a combined computed tomography (CT) imageable fiducial locator head, an integral bone screw, and an integral divot for receiving a positioning wand of an image-guided surgical (IGS) workstation. A further example includes a fluid/gel-absorbing coating or cover into which a magnetic resonance (MR) imageable fluid is introduced, thereby permitting both CT and MR imaging. Protective caps and collars may be used to protect the fiducial marker from mechanical impact and/or to guide the fiducial marker during affixation. A bull's-eye or other template is used to select a center of a substantially spherical fiducial marker head on an image, such as for use during patient registration. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100217120 | Fiducial Marker Devices, Tools, and Methods - This document discusses, among other things, fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods. One example illustrates a combined imagable fiducial locator and divot for receiving a positioning wand of an image-guided surgical (IGS) workstation. A further example is reflective such that it is locatable by a remote detector of an optical positioning system. A generally cylindrical (e.g., faceted cylindrical) columnar locator permits easy application of reflective tape. Other examples discusses a unitary fiducial marker with multiple divots and a swiveling and/or tilted fiducial marker divot, each of which allows manipulation of a positioning wand into a remote camera's field of view. Another example includes at least one reflector that can be aimed. A further example discusses an imagable fiducial marker carrier that is attachable to a single location on a patient's skull to reduce trauma. A keying arrangement fixedly defines the orientation of the carrier, allowing detachment and reattachment in the same orientation. | 08-26-2010 |
Thomas M. Bridges, Nashville, TN US
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| 20120088791 | AMIDOBIPIPERIDINECARBOXYLATE M1 ALLOSTERIC AGONISTS, ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - In one aspect, the invention relates to compounds having a general structure: Formula (I) which are useful as allosteric agonists of the M | 04-12-2012 |
Thomas Phillip Bridges, Morgan Hill, CA US
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| 20080228872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS IN A MULTISYSTEM DATABASE ENVIRONMENT - A system for satisfying a request from a client for a send-then-commit transaction includes a front-end information management system (IMS) server. Shared message queues (SMQ) communicate with the front-end IMS server and plural back-end IMS. The front-end IMS server receives the request from the client and transmits the request to the SMQ. A back-end IMS server accesses the SMQ and generates a transaction output in response to the request. The back-end IMS server transmits the result to the front-end IMS server and the front-end IMS server interfaces with the client to communicate the response thereto. The back-end IMS server and front-end IMS server operate in separate system images, but work together in a resource recovery services (RRS) environment to commit or backout the transaction output. | 09-18-2008 |
Tim Bridges, Summit, NJ US
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| 20090043712 | DYNAMIC REALLOCATION HEDGE ACCOUNTING - A hedged exposure and an associated hedging instrument can be accounted for to reduce periodic earnings volatility associated with the hedged exposure. The accounting to reduce the earnings volatility includes designating a portion of the value of the financial exposure as being hedged by the hedging instrument. The designated portion is determined based on a price sensitivity of the hedging instrument with respect to changes in market value of an underlying instrument. In each of a number of sequential periods, the portion of the financial exposure is redesignated based on changed price sensitivity of the hedging instrument. Periodic earnings volatility associated with a hedged exposure also can be reduced by dividing (for accounting purposes) the hedging instrument into a first part (also referred to as a designated part) and a second part (also referred to as a residue part). This division is made in a way that ensures that changes in the value of the first part substantially offset changes in value of the financial exposure. The method also includes designating a portion of the first part as a hedge of the financial exposure such that the remainder of the first part offsets the delta of the second part. In each of a plurality of sequential periods, the portion of the first part is redesignated to maintain the relationship between the first part and the second part whereby the remainder of the first part offsets the delta of the second part. | 02-12-2009 |
Tobias Bridges, Jonesboro, AR US
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| 20090090718 | CONTAINER WITH LOCKING SYSTEM - A container includes a receptacle having walls, a floor, and an open side. The container includes first and second doors. Each of the first and second doors are pivotally attached to a respective the wall of the receptacle, and are being movable between an open position, in which a portion of the open side of the receptacle can be accessed, and a closed position, in which the first and second doors overlie the open side of the receptacle. At least one first latch unit is operatively associated with the first door and is movable between a latched position in which the first door is maintained in the closed position and an unlatched position in which the first door is movable between the open and the closed positions. At least one second latch unit is operatively associated with the second door and is movable between a latched position in which the second door is maintained in the closed position and an unlatched position in which the second door is movable between the open and the closed positions. A locking system for moving the first and second latch units between the latched and the unlatched positions includes a locking member movable between a first position in which the locking member moves the first latch unit of the first door from the latched to the unlatched position and a second position in which the locking member moves the second latch unit of the second door from the latched to the unlatched position. | 04-09-2009 |
Tobias Mckay Bridges, Shrewsbury, PA US
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| 20120104012 | Container with Locking Mechanism - A locking mechanism for a container is disclosed. In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a latch rod comprising a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, a recessed rod segment disposed between the proximal and distal ends, and a first intermediate rod segment disposed between the recessed rod segment and the distal end. The first intermediate rod segment comprises adjacent horizontal and vertical planar sections. At least one strike plate is provided comprising a slot comprising an open end and a closed end opposite the open end. The slot of the strike plate is configured to slidably engage the first intermediate rod segment, and the open end of the slot is configured to receive the vertical planar section of the first intermediate rod segment. | 05-03-2012 |
Zoe Bridges, Bala Cynwyd, PA US
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| 20100294590 | Method, Apparatus, and Arrangement for a Lifeline System - A shuttle member for a horizontal lifeline system having at least one elongate line attached between at least two anchorage points. The shuttle member includes: a body having: (i) an upper portion configured for attachment to the line by at least partially surrounding the line; (i) an intermediate portion that, together with the upper portion, defines at least one passage slit that is sized such that the elongate line cannot pass therethrough; and (iii) an attachment portion configured for attachment of at least a portion of a lanyard. A shuttle member arrangement and a passing method are also disclosed. | 11-25-2010 |