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Benjamin Briggs, Austin, TX US
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| 20110307486 | Managing Sensitive Data in Cloud Computing Environments - The illustrative embodiments provide a method, computer program product, and apparatus for managing collectively sensitive data. Collectively sensitive data is divided into a first partition for reassembly data, a second partition of the collectively sensitive data, and a third partition of the collectively sensitive data. Each of the second partition and the third partition are collectively nonsensitive in isolation. The first partition is stored in a translation table in a secure database. The translation table is configured for use in assembling collectively sensitive data from the second partition and the third partition. The second partition of the collectively sensitive data is stored in a first database associated with a first cloud computing environment. The third partition of collectively sensitive data is stored in a second database associated with a second cloud computing environment. | 12-15-2011 |
Benjamin H. Briggs, Austin, TX US
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| 20080248454 | REMOTE LABS FOR INTERNET-DELIVERED, PERFORMANCE-BASED CERTIFICATION EXAMS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for presenting an internet-delivered, performance-based certification exam to a user. The process requests connection details for a remote computing server in response to receiving a login from the user. The process transmits a web form to the user, wherein the web form presents an objective portion of the certification exam to the user. The process initiates a remote computing client to present a practical portion of the certification exam to the user, and responsive to receiving the completed certification exam from the user, the process calculates a score for the certification exam according to a verification script. | 10-09-2008 |
Benjamin Hicks Briggs, Austin, TX US
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| 20100114673 | MEASURING THE RESPONSIVENESS OF INDIVIDUALS IN A SPECIFIED COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT - In a collaborative environment wherein persons use a specified system to communicate with one another, and a first person receives a request for information from one or more other persons, embodiments of the invention are used to provide a comprehensive measurement of collaboration that indicates the effectiveness of the first person in collaborating with one or more other persons in the environment. In an embodiment directed to a method, the embodiment includes, for each response made by the first person to one of the received requests, determining the value of at least one metric that represents the value of the response. The method further includes deriving one or more additional measurement values, wherein each additional measurement value represents the value of the participation of the first person in each of one or more additional measurable collaborative activities. The method further comprises selectively combining each of the metric values with each of the additional measurement values, and also with a prespecified policy, in order to produce the comprehensive measurement of collaboration. | 05-06-2010 |
Christian Briggs, Austin, TX US
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| 20110191809 | Viral Syndicated Interactive Product System and Method Therefor - A method for facilitating the order of commercial products in connection with the display of media content, whereby a player comprises a media production component and an interactive e-commerce component embedded therein. The player with the e-commerce component can be virally copied and propagated from one web page to any number of other web pages. | 08-04-2011 |
Gary Marshall Briggs, Houston, TX US
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| 20110180273 | Tapered Spline Connection for Drill Pipe, Casing, and Tubing - An apparatus comprises a first number of splines located near a first end of a first joint section and a second number of splines located near a second end of a second joint section. The first number of splines extends in an axial direction of the first joint section and spans a circumferential surface of the first joint section. Each of the first number of splines has a base, a tip, and a pair of flanks that extends from the base to the tip and forms an acute angle. Each of the first number of splines are configured to be received between adjacent pairs of splines in the second number of splines as the first end of the first joint section and the second end of the second joint section are joined. | 07-28-2011 |
James M. Briggs, Katy, TX US
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| 20080249181 | Compositions Having Antimycrobial Activity Including a Hydroxamate or a Hydroxamate and a Hydroxlyamine - Antimycorbacterial compositions are disclosed comprising at least one hydroxamate or at least one hydroxamate and at least one hydroxylamine. The preferred ratio of hydroxamate to hydroxylamines is about 100:1 to about 1:1. A method for inhibiting mycobacterial growth is also disclosed comprising the step of administering the compositions of this invention to an animal including a human. | 10-09-2008 |
Richard Briggs, Dallas, TX US
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| 20090039235 | Method for determining location and movement of a moving object - The present invention discloses a method for determining location and movement of a moving object. One embodiment of the method tracks the movement of a target during medical imaging scanning and transmits the position shift to the medical imaging scanning device in real time. The method includes the steps of projecting structured light on the target, receiving the reflection of structured light, converting the received structured light into spatial positions, and transmitting the positional shift to the medical imaging scanning device. The method further includes the step of adjusting the medical imaging scanning device in response to the positional change to increase accuracy. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20110181893 | Apparatus and method for tracking movement of a target - The present invention discloses an apparatus and method to track the movement of a target. One embodiment tracks the movement of the patient during medical imaging scanning using optical technology. Optical systems record the position and movement of the target and provide inputs to a processor. The processor is capable of performing mathematical analysis of the movement of the target to determine the positional shift of the patient. Weighted averages, phase correlation, Fourier-Mellin algorithms, and cross-correlation of data related to X-Y translation are used to calculate movement of the target subject. Feedback related to the movement is provided to the medical imaging scanning machine which allows for adjustments in focusing coils for real time tracking of the patient's movements during the procedure. As a result, the medical image scanning procedure becomes more accurate as it is adjusted for the patient's movements. | 07-28-2011 |
Richard W. Briggs, Dallas, TX US
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| 20100113915 | ORTHOGONALLY POSITIONED TAGGING IMAGING METHOD FOR ARTERIAL LABELING WITH FAIR - Methods, devices, and systems for creating an MRI image using an orthogonally positioned tagging imaging method for arterial labeling with FAIR. Embodiments of the present methods for creating an MRI image may include positioning a perfusion imaging plane that corresponds to an image target area of an imaging object, and causing an MRI image to be generated that corresponds to a representation of the image target area at the perfusion imaging plane. The perfusion imaging plane may be orthogonal to a direction of inflow from immediately proximal arteries of the image target area. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100164496 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE SUPPRESSION OF SUPERIOR TAGGING IN FLOW-SENSITIVE ALTERNATING INVERSION RECOVERY - Apparatuses, systems, and methods for suppression of venous artifacts from superior tagging in flow-sensitive alternating inversion recovery. The systems may include an image capture device and a controller. The controller may be configured to cause the image capture device to perform a labeling experiment, capture a first image of a slice of body tissue, perform a control experiment, and capture a second image of the slice of body tissue. The systems may be configured to perform a ninety (90) degree RF saturation pulse directed to a portion of body tissue that is superior to the first slice of body tissue imaged during at least one of the labeling experiment and/or the control experiment, and to apply a spoiler gradient subsequent to the saturation pulse during at least one of the labeling experiment and/or the control experiment. | 07-01-2010 |
Thad E. Briggs, Dallas, TX US
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| 20080283975 | FORMATION OF A SILICON OXIDE INTERFACE LAYER DURING SILICON CARBIDE ETCH STOP DEPOSITION TO PROMOTE BETTER DIELECTRIC STACK ADHESION - In accordance with the present teachings, semiconductor devices and methods of making semiconductor devices and dielectric stack in an integrated circuit are provided. The method of forming a dielectric stack in an integrated circuit can include providing a semiconductor structure including one or more copper interconnects and forming an etch stop layer over the semiconductor structure in a first processing chamber. The method can also include forming a thin silicon oxide layer over the etch stop layer in the first processing chamber and forming an ultra low-k dielectric layer over the thin silicon oxide layer in a second processing chamber, wherein forming the thin silicon oxide layer improves adhesion between the etch stop layer and the ultra low-k dielectric as compared to a dielectric stack that is devoid of the thin silicon oxide layer between the etch stop layer and the ultra low-k dielectric. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090160029 | Scribe Seal Structure for Improved Noise Isolation - Disclosed is a semiconductor wafer with an array of integrated circuit chips with scribe lane structures forming edge and intra-chip seals for use in protecting the IC circuitry. Substantially parallel scribe seal structures extend around the periphery of each chip; the two scribe seal structures have a separation gap. Preferred embodiments of the invention also include wafers of ICs each having two or more distinctive circuitry blocks such as analog and digital circuitry, separated by an intra-chip seal. Preferred embodiments of also include ICs having two or more distinctive circuit blocks separated by a scribe seal structure with a separation gap and a routing channel for use in passing signals among the circuit blocks. | 06-25-2009 |