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Ariel Brown, St. Landge, GA US
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| 20080277196 | Engine and technique for generating an acoustic signal - A device for generating an acoustic signal in a fluid includes an engine operable to repeat a thermodynamic process to vibrate a membrane of the engine to generate an acoustic signal having more than one period. The thermodynamic process includes heating mass inside a chamber of an engine to generate pressure inside the chamber; in response to generating the pressure, moving in a first direction a portion of a membrane of the engine; removing mass from inside the chamber to decrease the pressure inside the chamber; and in response to decreasing the pressure inside the chamber, moving the membrane portion in a second direction. Because the engine repeats the thermodynamic process, the engine can generate and sustain an acoustic signal for a significant amount of time. In addition, because the heat in the engine's chamber is generated by a chemical reaction, the engine may quickly generate a significant amount of pressure inside the chamber to quickly accelerate the membrane, and thus generate a powerful acoustic signal. Furthermore, various properties of the membrane and/or the thermodynamic process may be modified to tune the acoustic signal to a desired frequency and/or amplitude. Thus, the engine may be effectively used to generate acoustic signals for a number of different purposes, such detecting and ranging objects in a region, and in a number of different marine environments, such as a littoral environment that contains a large amount of noise, or a deep sea environment at high water pressure. | 11-13-2008 |
Audrey Brown, Decatur, GA US
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| 20120137408 | Neck Protecting Scarf and Method of Use Thereof - A neck protecting scarf having a central elastic section that contracts to provide a secure grip around a person's neck. The upper and lower portions of the neck protecting scarf flare to accommodate the person's face and shoulders. The neck protecting scarf is secured via fasteners, such as buttons and loops, with the top button/loop being placed such that it provides for a closer fit to the person's face than the lower button/loop, which allows wider flaring at the bottom for the person's shoulders. The neck protecting scarf may include a fixed or removable shawl, or may include a fixed or removable hood, thereby protecting a person's neck and torso from cold conditions. | 06-07-2012 |
Barry Brown, Marietta, GA US
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| 20110316314 | INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE BACKREST AND STORAGE UNIT - An integral unit that may serve as a backrest and a storage unit is provided. The integrated backrest and storage unit is configured such that a front surface of the integrated backrest and storage unit serves as a backrest for a driver of the two-wheel vehicle when the integrated backrest and storage unit is in a first position and the front surface serves as a back rest for a passenger of the two-wheel vehicle when the integrated backrest and storage unit is in a second position | 12-29-2011 |
Bill Brown, Woodstock, GA US
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| 20090296686 | METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SELECTING AN ADVERTISEMENT TO INITIATE DEVICE-TO-DEVICE COMMUNICATIONS - Methods, communications devices, and computer program products for selecting an advertisement to initiate communications between communication devices using an Internet protocol enabled television infrastructure are provided. Input of a call back number is received. Advertisement data of an enterprise is accessed via an Internet protocol enabled device. A selection is received to initiate a communication to the enterprise. A selection of the call back number is received. The call back number is contacted, in response to an indication that the enterprise has been contacted for initiation of the communication. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090299859 | METHODS, COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ADDING DISPLAYED ADVERTISEMENT CONTACT DATA TO NETWORKED ADDRESS BOOKS - Method, communication device, and computer program products are provided for adding advertisement contact data to a networked address book. Advertisement data is accessed. The advertisement data is retrieved and parsed to determine if the advertisement data is in a proper format for a networked address book. The advertisement data is converted to the proper format, in response to determining that the advertisement data is not in the proper format. The advertisement data is transferred to the networked address book. | 12-03-2009 |
Cameron Brown, Ackworth, GA US
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| 20090160873 | Interactive virtual weather map - An interactive map may be provided. The map may include weather information such as temperature information, precipitation information, radar information, or the like, street information such as road information, traffic information, or the like, and/or advertising information for a particular area that may be chosen by the user. The map may also display information related to points of interest such as schools, golf courses, entertainment, or the like that may be chosen by the user. The map may be dynamic such that the weather information, street information, and/or advertising information may be dynamically updated on the map. | 06-25-2009 |
Charles B. Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20100290843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SHEET PILES - A system for installation of sheet pile including a sheet pile installation apparatus having a substantially rigid elongate beam with an upper end and a lower end, and at least one drive finger proximal the lower end of the substantially rigid elongate beam; and a sheet pile having an elongate member with an upper end and a lower end, and a first side and a second side, the first side having a male profile lock and the second side having a female profile lock, the sheet pile further including at least one receiver proximal the lower end for receiving the at least one drive finger of the sheet pile installation apparatus. | 11-18-2010 |
Derrick Brown, Conyers, GA US
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| 20120150919 | AGENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INTEGRATION - An agency management and content management integration system links agency management system domain entities (such as clients, policies, claims, vendors) to content management system content hierarchical structures (such as client files, policy folders, claims folders, vendor files). End users can quickly navigate to the appropriate content management system structure or structures when working with an entity in the agency management system via button integration. The agency management and content management integration system automatically creates and updates the content management system when changes are made to the agency management system. This may include providing multiple mappings between the entities of the insurance agency management system and content hierarchical structures, a preview of changes to the content hierarchical structures, a testing environment to test the content hierarchical structure changes, and troubleshooting logs resulting from testing of the content hierarchical structure. Also provided are systems to create appropriate initial content management system hierarchical structures when the agency management system already exists, and to update existing structures en masse if desired. | 06-14-2012 |
Donald Ray Brown, Roswell, GA US
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| 20120318635 | ICE VENDING MACHINE WITH WALL MOUNT WATER TELLER - The present disclosure describes an ice vending machine with a water vending teller that is mounted on an exterior side of the ice vending machine. | 12-20-2012 |
Edgar A. Brown, Decatur, GA US
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| 20100120626 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT NETWORK ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND CELLULAR ANALYSIS - Provided herein are apparatus and methods relating to the development of instrumentation for high throughput network electrophysiology and cellular analysis. More specifically, provided herein are multiwell microelectrode arrays (MEAs) and methods for the development of such an apparatus in an inexpensive fashion with a flexible, ANSI/SBS-compliant (American National Standards Institute/Society for Biomolecular Screening) format. Microelectrode arrays are a grid of tightly spaced microelectrodes useful for stimulating and sensing electrically active cells, networks and tissue. The techniques described herein relate to the use of microfabrication in combination with certain large-area processes that have been employed to achieve multiwell MEAs in ANSI/SBS-compliant culture well formats, which are also transparent for inverted/backside microscopy compatibility. These multiwell MEAs can be used to investigate two and three-dimensional networks of electrically active cells and tissue such as cardiac, neural, and muscular in a high throughput fashion. Also being ANSI/SBS-compliant, they are compatible with machinery and robotics developed for the pharmaceutical industry for drug screening applications. | 05-13-2010 |
Frederick Brown, Roswell, GA US
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| 20090201832 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTING THE MISCONFIGURATION OF OSRP AND OSI/ISIS NETWORKS USING A NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides methods and systems for preventing the misconfiguration of OSRP and OS/ISIS networks using a NMS, including: configuring a GNE with an address and NE ID for the NMS; forwarding topology information through a management interface to a NMS server; at the NMS server, copying a topology database of all NEs that are connected to the GNE; and, at the NMS server, launching NE mediators for all of the NEs in the topology database. Each NE mediator includes a listener that listens for updates and topology changes within the network. | 08-13-2009 |
Gregory T. Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20110022943 | DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL (DOM) APPLICATION FRAMEWORK - A document object model (DOM) representation of an element of web content received from a web content source is identified via a processor. The DOM representation of the element of web content is extracted from the web content source. The extracted DOM representation is stored as a first reusable DOM component within a memory associated with the processor. | 01-27-2011 |
Herman Brown, Roswell, GA US
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| 20120192468 | Road Sign Apparatus - A road sign mounting apparatus for displaying a road sign attached to a mounting bracket. The road sign mounting apparatus is adapted for being carried by a circular base having an open interior and a rim, and an upper profile and lower profile. The road sign mounting apparatus comprises a body and a plurality of legs carried by and extending outward from the body. Each of the plurality of legs is intended for being carried by the circular base. A road sign support is pivotally carried by the body and has a first position wherein the road sign support is carried beneath the upper profile of the circular base when carried by the circular base and a second position wherein the road sign support extends in a general vertical direction intersecting the plane defined by the upper profile of the circular base. The road sign support includes a locking mechanism for locking the road sign support in the second position. The road sign mounting apparatus may be carried by a tire having reflective surface. | 08-02-2012 |
Jeff D. Brown, Vienna, GA US
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| 20100268397 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-STAGE AIR CONDITIONERS - A method of controlling operation of a pair of two-stage air conditioners. The method monitors a temperature of an area served by the air conditioners; activates a first stage of a first or lead air conditioner when the temperature rises above a first set point temperature; activates a first stage of a second or lag air conditioner when the temperature rises above a second set point temperature; activates a second stage of the first air conditioner only if the temperature remains above the second set point temperature beyond a first selected time period; and activates a second stage of the second air conditioner only if the temperature remains above the second set point temperature beyond a second selected time period. Neither of the air conditioners is operated in their less efficient second stages if both air conditioners are not first operating in their high efficiency first stages so that the entire cooling requirements of the area served by the air conditioners is primarily served by the first high efficiency stage of one or both the air conditioners. | 10-21-2010 |
Jeff Dewitt Brown, Vienna, GA US
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| 20120065795 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ECONOMIZER CYCLE OF AN AIR CONDITIONER - An air conditioning system for cooling an enclosure includes an air conditioner and a control system for triggering an economizer cycle of the air conditioner. The control system determines an electrical load of equipment in the enclosure, calculates a maximum outdoor temperature at which the economizer cycle may be operated based at least partially on the electrical load, receives data representative of an actual outdoor temperature, and initiates the economizer cycle if the actual outside temperature is equal to or below the maximum outside temperature. | 03-15-2012 |
Jeffrey Alan Brown, Austell, GA US
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| 20090290343 | LIGHTING FIXTURE - Embodiments of the invention provide lighting assemblies for installation in lighting fixtures. Lighting assemblies include at least one light source, at least one heat sink, and at least one reflector. Other embodiments of the lighting assembly may also include an outer surface of the reflector comprising a heat sink. In some embodiments, it may be desirable to direct light toward a wall. In those situations, a wall wash trim may be included. The lighting assemblies disclosed herein may be modular and thus replaced without having to uninstall the entire fixture. In some embodiments, a circuit board containing at least one light emitting diode in an existing lighting assembly may be replaced with another circuit board containing light emitting diodes of a different color temperature or a different color. | 11-26-2009 |
Jeffrey Richard Brown, John'S Creek, GA US
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| 20110112672 | Systems and Methods of Constructing a Library of Audio Segments of a Song and an Interface for Generating a User-Defined Rendition of the Song - A library of audio segments of a song is generated by receiving recorded tracks that include a complete performance of or a composition of unique portions and repetitive portions of the song, segmenting a select track into intervals, analyzing each interval to characterize the interval, comparing each interval with subsequent intervals of the select track to identify repetitive content in the song, identifying a select interval from a set of repeated intervals from the select track and storing the encoded representation of each of the select intervals from a corresponding set of repeated intervals in the library. Intervals can be characterized by frequency analysis, cross-correlation of a waveform, by a trained ear or by analysis of a musical notation corresponding to the song. Intervals for compression can be based on beats, that is, the time for a designated note, notes, a measure, or multiple measures. One or more unique measures can be encoded for additional compression. An interface exposes information from the library that enables the user to control a rendition of the song. | 05-12-2011 |
Joe E. Brown, Liburn, GA US
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| 20120245462 | Multiple Sclerosis Therapeutic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120330143 | Deep Vein Thrombosis Therapeutic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Deep Vein Thrombosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal peripheral veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's peripheral veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20120330147 | Therapeutic Inflatable Devices, Systems, and Methods for Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Pulmonary Embolism - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and/or Pulmonary Embolism or symptoms associated with these maladies. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and/or Pulmonary Embolism or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's veins. In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's veins are provided. | 12-27-2012 |
Joseph E. Brown, Lilburn, GA US
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| 20120220861 | Multiple Sclerosis Diagnostic Methods and Associated Devices and Systems - Methods and devices are disclosed that, in various embodiments and permutations and combinations of inventions, diagnose and treat Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms. In one series of embodiments, the invention consists of methods and devices for identifying patients whose Multiple Sclerosis or associated symptoms are caused or exacerbated, at least in part, by blockages of one or more of the patient's internal jugular veins (IJV) or azygous veins (AZV). In some instances, stenoses or other flow limiting structures or lesions in the patient's affected veins are identified. Further, in some instances the nature of such lesions and whether there is a significant disruption of blood pressure, or both, is ascertained. In some embodiments, methods and devices for applying one or more therapies to the blockages in the patient's IJV or AZV veins are provided. | 08-30-2012 |
Justin Marc Brown, Fayetteville, GA US
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| 20110197603 | Gravity Flooded Evaporator and System for Use Therewith - Disclosed is a gravity flooded evaporator for use with commercial or industrial heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems, and which does not require integration or use of a conventional, separately field-piped, surge vessel and associated subsystem. | 08-18-2011 |
Kelsey Leacroft Brown, Union City, GA US
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| 20080285206 | Vaux box - This invention uses the new concept of converting RCA or YCbCr to your computer monitor (SCSI). Although all computers are different, the connection for the computer monitor may differ depending on the computer brand. | 11-20-2008 |
Lawrence M. Brown, Roswell, GA US
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| 20090123707 | Embossed Nonwoven Fabric - A three-dimensional hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite structure made of nonwoven fibrous web and a fibrous material integrated in the nonwoven fibrous web by hydraulic entanglement is disclosed. The nonwoven composite structure has a greater ability to maintain an embossed pattern when wet and has the ability for the structure to recover after it has been compressed, to a greater degree than previously found. Also disclosed is a method of making an embossed hydraulically entangled nonwoven composite fabric. | 05-14-2009 |
Lindsey Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20100087537 | REDUCED IRRITANT ENEMA FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) - The present invention comprises packaged enemas for the treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), having substantially pure 5-ASA as the active ingredient, with a liquid carrier medium having a material avoidance of bowel irritant substances, such as anti-oxidants for the 5-ASA active ingredient, including such sulfites as potassium metabisulfite, for example, and contained within a sealed and substantially oxygen-free barrier package, which may preferably be formed of a foil/polymer laminate, and which package contains or otherwise includes an oxygen scavenger, such as a an oxygen scavenging sachet. | 04-08-2010 |
Marshall Lee Brown, Berkeley Lake, GA US
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| 20100147195 | WATER RESISTANT CONCRETE ADMIXTURES, FORMULATIONS AND MASONRY UNITS - Embodiments of the invention provide cement and concrete admixtures and mixes, and CMUs made therewith that provide improved water resistance. Embodiments provide methods for making the admixtures, the mixes and the CMUs. | 06-17-2010 |
Michael D. Brown, Lilburn, GA US
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| 20130040316 | CELL LINES COMPRISING ENDOGENOUS TASTE RECEPTORS AND THEIR USES - Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130040317 | CELL LINES COMPRISING ENDOGENOUS TASTE RECEPTORS AND THEIR USES - Provided herein are cell lines and assays that can be utilized to identify taste receptor modulators. | 02-14-2013 |
Michael D. Brown, Buford, GA US
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| 20120161057 | GAS FLOW REGULATOR WITH MULTIPLE GAS FLOW PASSAGES - A flow control regulator assembly having a regulator body with an inflow channel that couples an inlet of the regulator body to a flow rate port and an exit flow channel which couples the flow rate port to an outlet port of the regulator body. The minimal cross-sectional area of the exit flow channel is larger than the maximum cross-sectional area of the inflow channel. | 06-28-2012 |
Nancy Brown, Marietta, GA US
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| 20100096527 | SLIDABLE ELEVATED DISPLAY AND STORAGE APPARATUS - An elevated display and storage apparatus, that allows a user to store and display items, and in a manner which allows the maximized utilization of space The elevated display and s storage apparatus also may permit lateral and vertical displacement of storage and/or display elements in an easy to operate and efficient manner. | 04-22-2010 |
Reay H. Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090177138 | Shunt Device for Glaucoma Treatment - An improved indwelling shunt device for use in treating glaucoma is provided, comprising a flexible plate for placement on the eye, a tube for draining aqueous fluid from the anterior chamber of the eye, said tube having a proximal end and a distal end; and an adjustment element in moveable communication with the proximal region of said tube, adapted to allow modification of the length of the tube extending therefrom. An improved device for engaging the superior and lateral rectus muscles is also provided, comprising a handle; a first hook sized and shaped to engage a rectus muscle; and a second hook sized and shaped to engage a rectus muscle, wherein said second hook is moveable with respect to said first hook. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100004580 | SHUNT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING OCULAR DISORDERS - Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100234791 | DUAL DRAINAGE PATHWAY SHUNT DEVICE - A shunt is provided for the flow of aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm's canal and to other anatomical spaces of the eye. The shunt comprises at least one lumen and optionally has at least one anchor extending from a proximal portion of the shunt to assist in placement and anchoring of the device in the correct anatomic position. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110196281 | SHUNT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING OCULAR DISORDERS - Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal. | 08-11-2011 |
Rebeccah Brown, Decatur, GA US
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| 20090062423 | ORTHOPAEDIC CEMENT MIXTURES WITH LOW WEIGHT PERCENT POLYVINYL ALCOHOL (PVA) SOLUTION - Orthopaedic bone cement mixtures include a primary material that has a flowable state and a solid mass state and a low weight percent amount of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) material. The PVA material is distributed in the primary material. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20130018415 | SYNTHETIC COLLAGEN THREADS FOR COSMETIC USES INCLUDING SKIN WRINKLE TREATMENTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Cosmetic threads for reducing wrinkle size include at least one synthetic collagen fiber that wells after placement under the skin. | 01-17-2013 |
Richard E. Brown, Dacula, GA US
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| 20120069378 | Automatic print failure detection and correction - Automatic print failure detection and correction are presented. An image is produced on media as it passes through a printer, the image produced by a first print head of the printer. The image is then inspected as it appears on the media for a predefined quality level. When the quality level is unacceptable, remote network notifications can be sent from the printer for proactive maintenance to be performed on the printer. In addition, when the quality level is unacceptable, a copy of the image can be automatically reproduced on an opposite side of the media using a different print head of the printer. | 03-22-2012 |
Scott K. Brown, Marietta, GA US
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| 20100091985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A STREAMING PROTOCOL - An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100180293 | NETWORK SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20120201237 | GENERATING MULTIPLE DATA STREAMS FROM A SINGLE DATA SOURCE - A switch having a first communications interface to receive a stream of data units, a buffer to store the payload portion of the data unit, a replicator to duplicate at least the payload portion of the data unit, and a second communications interface to enable access to the stream of data units by two or more terminals. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20130010794 | Generating Multiple Data Steams From a Single Data Source - A switch having a first communications interface to receive a stream of data units, a buffer to store the payload portion of the data unit, a replicator to duplicate at least the payload portion of the data unit, and a second communications interface to enable access to the stream of data units by two or more terminals. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130016721 | Generating Multiple Data Steams From a Single Data Source - A switch having a first communications interface to receive a stream of data units, a buffer to store the payload portion of the data unit, a replicator to duplicate at least the payload portion of the data unit, and a second communications interface to enable access to the stream of data units by two or more terminals. | 01-17-2013 |
Tameka Brown, Lilburn, GA US
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| 20090155770 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICES FOR FIBER OPTIC BASED DETECTION OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION - Disclosed are methods and devices for continuous in vivo monitoring of a potential infection site. Disclosed devices may be utilized to alert patients and/or health care providers to the presence of a pathogen at an early stage of a hospital acquired infection, thereby providing for earlier intervention and improved recovery rates from bacterial infection. Disclosed methods utilize implantable devices for location at an in vivo site. The implantable device is held in conjunction with an optical fiber that detects and transmits an optically detectable signal generated in the presence of a pathogen. Upon generation of the emission, the optically detectable emission signal may be transmitted to a portable detection/analysis device. Analysis of the characteristics of the emission signal produced may be used to determine the presence or concentration of pathogens at the site of inquiry, following which real time information may be transmitted to medical personnel, for instance via a wireless transmission system. | 06-18-2009 |
Teresa Brown, Lawrenceville, GA US
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| 20080248970 | Compositions and Methods for the Detection of Candida Species - Compositions and methods for detecting and/or differentiating among | 10-09-2008 |
Thomas Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20130101496 | GRAPHITE THERMAL DECONTAMINATION WITH REDUCING GASES - Providing a roaster that operates at temperatures in the range of 800° Celsius to 2000° Celsius with inert, optional oxidizing and reducing gases to treat graphite contaminated with radionuclides including tritium, carbon-14, and chlorine-36. The combination of temperatures and gases allow for the removal of most to substantially all the carbon-14 within the graphite while substantially limiting gasifying the bulk graphite. | 04-25-2013 |
Tiffany Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20120239445 | ANALYTICS VALUE ASSESSMENT TOOLKIT - A computerized system to determine estimations for analytics capabilities includes a value driver determination module to determine key value drivers associated with the entity. The system also includes an analytics matching module to identify analytics capabilities that align to the key value drivers. An analytics valuation module estimates values for the matching analytics capabilities based on benchmarks and financial and operational data for the entity. A cost and capital determination module estimates costs and capital for implementing the matching analytics capabilities, and an analytics selector module determines benefits for the matching analytics capabilities based on the estimated values and the costs and the capital. | 09-20-2012 |
Victoria Vogt Brown, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090268380 | TEMPORARY POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL - A temporary power distribution panel for use at a construction site comprises a box-like cabinet with an interior, an exterior, and a rear side having upper and lower hangers positioned on the rear side of the cabinet for securing the cabinet to a post, wall, or wall stud. The panel further comprises an electric power inlet for electrically coupling the cabinet to a source of electric power and a plurality of electric power outlets for providing electric power to the construction site and internally coupled to the electric power inlet. The temporary power distribution panel further includes an interior fire extinguisher closet and an emergency alarm bell. | 10-29-2009 |
William A. Brown, Woodstock, GA US
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| 20100071014 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box operating from an interactive television (iTV) communication system having a controller to receive from the iTV communication system media content with metadata, record the media content, detect in the metadata a description of the media content correlating with one or more preferences in a preference profile, present at a media presentation device a first prompt requesting an acceptance or rejection of the media content, present at the media presentation device a second prompt requesting a selection of one or more communication devices to direct in whole or in part the media content thereto, detect the selection of at least one of the one or more communication devices, and transmit in whole or in part the media content to the at least one communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100111504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a digital video recording (DVR) system having a controller to record video content supplied by an interactive television (iTV) communication system as directed by a plurality of users of the iTV communication system, receive from a communication device of one of the plurality of users a request for a portion of the recorded video content, identify a need to transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content according to one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content to conform with the one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, and transmit to the communication device the transcoded video content. The DVR system can be located outside of the premises of each of the plurality of users. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100115575 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING AND DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a digital video recording (DVR) system having a controller to record video content supplied by an interactive television (iTV) communication system, receive from a communication device of one of said users a request for a portion of the recorded video content, identify a need to transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content according to one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, transcode the requested portion of the recorded video content to conform with the one or more operating characteristics of the communication device, partition the transcoded video content into a plurality of transcoded portions, and transmit to the communication device the plurality of transcoded portions. The communication device can begin a presentation of the transcoded video content before all of the plurality of transcoded portions have been received. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100251298 | Navigation of Multimedia Content - Methods and systems for navigating multimedia content are disclosed. A first plurality of selectable icons is displayed. A selection of a particular selectable icon of the first plurality of selectable icons is received. The particular selectable icon represents multimedia content associated with a particular user. In response to receiving the selection of the particular selectable icon, a display of a second plurality of selectable icons is initiated. At least one of the second plurality of selectable icons represents a particular multimedia program that is associated with the particular user. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100306394 | Systems and Methods to Make a Resource Available Via A Local Network - Methods and systems for making a resource available are disclosed. In a particular method, identification information associated with a portable device within a particular coverage area is received. A resource associated with the portable device is determined based on the identification information. An authentication message identifying the resource to a device is sent. Access control information is received from the device. The access control information indicates that access to the resource should be enabled via a local network. The resource is made available via the local network. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110130155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FINDING PEOPLE VIA A MOBILE DEVICE - A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for finding at least one person are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request from a subscriber to find at least one person having at least one characteristic predefined by the subscriber, receives a location of the subscriber and finds, via a processor, the at least one person having the at least one characteristic predefined by the subscriber near the location of the subscriber. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20120023518 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, identifying a stereoscopic preference from a user profile associated with a user of a viewing apparatus, receiving a stereoscopic media program, generating an adapted media program by adapting one or more presentation aspects of the stereoscopic media program according to the stereoscopic preference, and presenting at a presentation device the adapted media program according to a time-division multiplexing or space-division multiplexing scheme for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023531 | APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT TO A REQUESTING DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a media processor having a controller to record stereoscopic media content supplied by a multimedia system, receive from a communication device a request for the recorded stereoscopic media content, determine rendering capabilities of the communication device, generate transcoded content by transcoding the recorded stereoscopic media content according to the rendering capabilities of the communication device, and transmit to the communication device the transcoded content. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120023540 | APPARATUS FOR ADAPTING A PRESENTATION OF MEDIA CONTENT ACCORDING TO A POSITION OF A VIEWING APPARATUS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions to detect a first position of a viewing apparatus, wherein the viewing apparatus enables viewing of media programs, obtain a media program in a first viewing perspective that conforms to the first position, present the media program with the first viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus, and transmit to the viewing apparatus a first audio signal corresponding to the first viewing perspective. The storage medium can also have computer instructions to detect that the viewing apparatus has moved to a second position, obtain the media program in a second viewing perspective according to the second position, and present the media program with the second viewing perspective for viewing by way of the viewing apparatus. Other embodiments are disclosed and contemplated. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120047549 | SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS WITH A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause a media processor to invoke a software application in the mobile device server. The mobile device server can support voice communications over a cellular communication system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120066392 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE TO A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to detect a resource control manager while roaming in a communication zone of the resource control manager, and to transmit a pairing key to the resource control manager. The web server application can also be operable to receive from the resource control manager authorization to pair with one or more resources selected by the resource control manager according to the pairing key, and to establish communications with the one or more resources selected by the resource control manager. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120081209 | SYSTEM FOR SELECTING RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE TO A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application at the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to cause the mobile device server to detect a media resource center, to transmit a pairing key to the media resource center, and to receive authorization from the media resource center to pair with one or more resources selected by the media resource center according to the pairing key. The web server application can be further operable to identify a location of the one or more resources, to select a software application according the location of at least one of the resources, and to execute the software application in the portable communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084186 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which operates in a mobile device server and which has computer instructions to obtain a software application, store a first pairing key in a memory of the mobile device server where the first pairing key is generated by a device of a service provider in response to a review of the software application for compliance with at least one policy of the service provider, and execute a web server application at the mobile device server that is operable to detect a media resource center operably coupled with at least one media device, establish communications with the media resource center and transmit the first pairing key to the media resource center to enable at least a portion of services that are associated with the software application and that utilize the at least one media device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084342 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MOBILE DEVICE SERVERS - A method that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, receiving at a media resource center a first pairing key from a first mobile device server and enabling the first mobile device to access at least one media device based on the first pairing key, where the at least one media device is operably coupled with the media resource center, where the first mobile devices provides media services by executing a web server application that utilizes the at least one media device, and where the first mobile device communicates with a second mobile device server to provide the media services. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084466 | SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING TO A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server having computer instructions to execute a web server application at the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to detect a media resource center while roaming in a communication zone of the media resource center, and to transmit a pairing key to the media resource center. The web server application can be further operable to receive authorization from the media resource center to synchronize differences between content stored in the media resource center and content stored in the mobile device server responsive to the media resource center validating the pairing key. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120084834 | SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATING WITH A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server that has computer instructions to execute a web server application at the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable to detect a media resource center while roaming in a communication zone of the media resource center and to transmit a pairing key to the media resource center responsive to acquiring communication access to the communication zone. The web server application can be further operable to receive from the media resource center an indication that a roaming charge will be applied to a subscriber account associated with the mobile device responsive to the media resource center identifying from the pairing key that the mobile device server is a guest device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120137315 | SYSTEM FOR MONETIZING RESOURCES ACCESSIBLE TO A MOBILE DEVICE SERVER - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium operating in a mobile device server. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium can include computer instructions to execute a web server application in the mobile device server. The web server application can be operable cause the mobile device server to detect a media resource center while roaming in a communication zone of the media resource center, transmit a pairing key to the media resource center, and receive from the media resource center authorization to pair with one or more resources selected by the media resource center according to the pairing key. In one embodiment a billing system can be operable to determine whether to apply a monetary charge to a subscriber account based on the pairing key. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120291092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING MEDIA CONTENT - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a set-top box operating from an interactive television (iTV) communication system having a controller to receive from the iTV communication system media content with metadata, record the media content, detect in the metadata a description of the media content correlating with one or more preferences in a preference profile, present at a media presentation device a first prompt requesting an acceptance or rejection of the media content, present at the media presentation device a second prompt requesting a selection of one or more communication devices to direct in whole or in part the media content thereto, detect the selection of at least one of the one or more communication devices, and transmit in whole or in part the media content to the at least one communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 11-15-2012 |
William Corey Brown, Cumming, GA US
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| 20100333132 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INDEXING ON-DEMAND VIDEO CONTENT IN A CABLE SYSTEM - In one embodiment, an index is created by a first user for a specified video program that is applied when a second user request viewing the specified video program. The index is typically embodied by a file, which identifies one or more content segments of the video program that are not presented to the viewing user. The viewing user selects the program for viewing, typically using a video on-demand service offered by a cable service provider, and potentially indicates the index file to be applied when viewing the program. The cable service provider streams the video program to the user, but excises the one or more content segments identified in the index file, thus providing a customized viewing experience to the viewing user. | 12-30-2010 |
Zane Brown, Sylvester, GA US
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| 20130033187 | Wireless monitoring and control device for indoor and outdoor lighting - The invention provides a wireless means of power monitoring and control of lighting fixtures. The device consists of five sections; line voltage AC to DC convertor and DC power circuit, voltage sensing circuit, current sensing circuit, relay circuit, and wireless microcontroller (“WUC”). Power input to the device is made via a multi-pronged connector (“MPC”). The AC to DC convertor reduces voltage to an acceptable level for the DC voltage circuit to power the circuitry on the printed circuit boards. A logic-controlled relay circuit provides on/off control of the light fixture outputting to the “Load” terminal of the MPC. Line voltage from the MPC enter current and voltage sensing circuits, continues through signal shaping circuits, and is provided to the WUC for processing. The two input signals are scaled and computed to provide power consumption values which are then transmitted wirelessly to a building automation control network. | 02-07-2013 |