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Alexander L. Burd, Suffield, CT US
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| 20110234124 | Optimized power demand control system for electrical motors - An energy conservation system that realizes optimized power demand control for alternating current electrical motors equipped with variable frequency drives is implemented by switching an electrical motor via bypass systems from a variable frequency and speed drive mode of operation to a constant frequency and speed drive mode of operation and from a constant frequency and speed drive mode of operation to a variable frequency and speed drive mode of operation. The switching from one mode of operation to another is automatically executed based on the comparative analysis of historical and current trends of the electrical motor actual power demand at variable and constant speed drive modes of operation at various loads. The system optimizes the electrical motor operation by selecting the mode with the lower magnitude of cumulative power demand for the motor and motor drive at a given motor load. | 09-29-2011 |
Brian Burd, Memphis, TN US
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| 20100324610 | Spinal Derotation Instruments and Methods - Derotation instrument assemblies and systems are provided to facilitate positioning one or more vertebrae of a spinal column into a desired alignment. The instrument assemblies and systems include implant holders engageable to respective implants engaged to vertebrae of the spinal column, transverse bridges to connect implant holders associated with a particular vertebra, and inter-level linking assemblies to connect instrument assemblies associated with different vertebrae. Derotation handles can be provided to facilitate application of the alignment forces, while the assemblies distribute the corrective forces to the connected implants and vertebrae. | 12-23-2010 |
Brian A. Burd, Cordova, TN US
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| 20090326590 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING A PLATE TO THE SPINAL COLUMN - The present invention is directed to a drill guide and methods of using a drill guide with a plate having at least one slotted hole extending therethrough. The drill guide positions a bone engaging fastener away from the ends of the slot, allowing compression or distraction of the bony segment to which the plate is attached. | 12-31-2009 |
Dana Burd, Charlestown, MA US
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| 20120087637 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING AND REPLAYING VIDEO BROADCASTS - A system is presented for replaying a broadcast sports event using a video on demand or personal video recording system. Metadata is created that subdivides the original broadcast into segments, and associates descriptive information with each segment. Playlists that specify an ordered subsequence of the sequence may be selected and used to present a variety of expanded or condensed versions of the sporting event to a viewer. Navigation controls including segment lists, specially formatted screen displays, and special functions under the control of a user-operated remote control, facilitate the interactive selection and control of the presentation. | 04-12-2012 |
Galina S. Burd, Suffield, CT US
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| 20110234124 | Optimized power demand control system for electrical motors - An energy conservation system that realizes optimized power demand control for alternating current electrical motors equipped with variable frequency drives is implemented by switching an electrical motor via bypass systems from a variable frequency and speed drive mode of operation to a constant frequency and speed drive mode of operation and from a constant frequency and speed drive mode of operation to a variable frequency and speed drive mode of operation. The switching from one mode of operation to another is automatically executed based on the comparative analysis of historical and current trends of the electrical motor actual power demand at variable and constant speed drive modes of operation at various loads. The system optimizes the electrical motor operation by selecting the mode with the lower magnitude of cumulative power demand for the motor and motor drive at a given motor load. | 09-29-2011 |
Genrich Burd, Oak Park, IL US
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| 20090176285 | Compositions and Methods for Enhancing Glycerol Utilization - A glycerol utilizing cell and a method for the production of glycerol-derived target compounds are provided. The glycerol utilizing cell may comprise a glycerol metabolizing system or a glycerol uptake protein and be used to produce a glycerol-derivable target compound. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090176288 | Methods and Compositions for Butanol Production - A butanol producing cell and a method for the production of butanol are provided. Butanol producing cells comprising a butanol synthesis system or butanol export proteins may be used to enhance the production of butanol from a carbon substrate composition. | 07-09-2009 |
James E. Burd, Saxonburg, PA US
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| 20100290147 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MAGNETIC TAPE MEDIA - An apparatus including a read head and at least two tape guides. The read head detects a magnetic field representative of information recorded on magnetic tape media, and the at least two tape guides guide the magnetic tape media on a path adjacent a read surface of the read head. The at least two tape guides are positioned to contact a substrate of the magnetic tape media and to maintain a non-zero distance between the path and the read surface. | 11-18-2010 |
John Burd, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090076356 | DUAL ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure analyte or non-analyte related signal, both of which electrode include an interference domain. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20100185071 | DUAL ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure analyte or non-analyte related signal, both of which electrode include an interference domain. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100286496 | DUAL ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure analyte or non-analyte related signal, both of which electrode include an interference domain. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110046467 | DUAL ELECTRODE SYSTEM FOR A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure analyte or non-analyte related signal, both of which electrode include an interference domain. | 02-24-2011 |
John F. Burd, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090303477 | Reagent-Less Test Strip System for Analyte Measurement and Method of Use - A reagent-less test strip system including a spectrometer; a test strip with a membrane for receiving a test sample, the membrane configured to separate the test sample into at least the following: one or more components that would interfere with measurement by the spectrometer and one or more components including one or more analytes that are to be measured by the spectrometer. The spectrometer measures from the test strip the separated one or more components including one or more analytes that are to be measured by the spectrometer without measuring the separated one or more components that would interfere with measurement by the spectrometer. | 12-10-2009 |
Judy Burd, Phillipsburg, NJ US
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| 20100049154 | Elastically deformable sanitary napkin - A dynamically deformable sanitary napkin for insertion within a person's intergluteal cleft has a plurality of functional layers serving absorbent, protective, and mechanical purposes and is held in position by the restorative force of a spring means. | 02-25-2010 |
Rebecca S. Burd, Groveland, MA US
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| 20100110927 | MONITORING PORTAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one of many possible embodiments, a system includes a monitoring portal configured to receive state information descriptive of usage of a plurality of communication services provided on a plurality of communication networks of different types and to make the state information available to a subscriber of the plurality of communication services, in substantially real time. | 05-06-2010 |
Samuel Burd, Oakland, CA US
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| 20100173394 | Droplet-based assay system - Systems, including apparatus and methods, for performing assays. These systems may involve separating sample components by partitioning them into droplets or other partitions, amplifying or otherwise reacting the components within the droplets, detecting the amplified components, or characteristics thereof, and/or analyzing the resulting data, among others. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20120025954 | System and method for data management in automated biological instruments - To simplify the process of preparing tissue specimens on slides, an advanced automated slide processing device is disclosed. The automated slide processing device comprises a robotic arm that both senses input and delivers output. The input sensing includes sensing radio frequency identifier tags (RFIDs) and the output includes writing to RFID tags. This allows the automated slide processing device to read RFID tags on chemical reagent containers, specimen slides, and slide processing modules. The information on the RFID tags can be used to program the automated slide processing device for a slide processing run, add new slide processing protocols, and determine what chemical reagents are available and where each chemical reagent containers is located. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028298 | System and method for automated tissue slide processing and data management - To simplify the process of preparing tissue specimens on slides, an advanced automated slide processing device is disclosed. The automated slide processing device comprises a robotic arm that both senses input and delivers output. The input sensing may include sensing radio frequency identifiers (RFIDs). The output includes arm movements, the acquisition and delivery of reagents. A control program runs on a computer system for controlling the robotic arm. The robotic arm delivers reagents to individual slide modules that each feature a controllable heating element and a controllable chamber unit that can form a small chamber on the top of a slide for retaining chemical reagents. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120028311 | CARTRIDGE WITH LYSIS CHAMBER AND DROPLET GENERATOR - Systems, including apparatus, methods, compositions, kits, and software, for preparing, reacting, detecting, and/or analyzing samples in droplet-based assay systems, among others. The disclosure emphasizes, but is not limited to, a disposable cartridge with lysis chamber and droplet chamber, particularly for use in droplet-based assays. | 02-02-2012 |
Steven Burd, Cheshire, CT US
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| 20090010754 | Bearing-Like Structure to Control Deflections of a Rotating Component - A bearing like surface on a stationary component reduces deflection of an adjacent rotating component. The stationary component is generally parallel to and offset from a rotational component. The rotational component rotates about a central axis. Protrusions located on the stationary component are in contact with the rotational component to prevent deflection of the rotational component while reducing the friction between the rotational and stationary component. The protrusions have a generally flat surface that may be used to affix the protrusions to the stationary component. An arced surface of the protrusions is in contact with the rotating component. The number, size and the shape of the protrusions are determined by the requirements of the application. | 01-08-2009 |
Steven W. Burd, Cheshire, CT US
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| 20090308077 | HOLE PATTERN FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A combustor for a turbine engine includes an outer liner having a row of circumferentially distributed outer combustion air holes and an inner liner circumscribed by the outer liner and having a row of circumferentially distributed inner combustion air holes. The inner and outer liners each include at least a major air hole having a first hole size, an intermediate air hole having a second hole size, and a minor air hole having a third hole size. The first, second, and third hole sizes are all different from each other. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100050643 | Gas Turbine Engine Systems and Methods Involving Enhanced Fuel Dispersion - Gas turbine engine systems and methods involving enhanced fuel dispersion are provided. In this regard, a representative method for operating a gas turbine engine includes: providing a gas path through the engine; introducing a spray of fuel along the gas path downstream of a turbine of the engine; and impinging the spray of fuel with a relatively higher velocity flow of air such that atomization of the fuel is increased. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100223849 | METHOD OF CATALYTIC REACTION - A method of combusting a catalyzed hydrocarbon fuel comprising providing a first fluid and a second fluid, at least one of said fluids comprising a mixture of a hydrocarbon fuel with an air stream, passing the first fluid into one or more catalytic tubes of a catalytic reactor, and passing the second fluid adjacent the catalytic tubes in a chamber of a catalytic reactor. A varying tube cross section to modify the flow of one of the fluids is provided for at least a portion of the tube. The flow of the first fluid leaving the catalytic tubes is mixed with the second fluid and combusted. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120017599 | ANNULAR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTOR - A combustor assembly includes a convergent segment followed by a divergent segment to advantageously improve combustion. The combustor assembly includes a first segment beginning at a forward end that transitions to a second segment past a transition segment in a direction along a combustor axis toward an aft end. The reduction in cross-sectional area within the first segment provides desirable fuel and air mixing properties. The convergent first segment in combination with the divergent second segment decreases residence time of fuel-air mixture within the combustor chamber that decreases production of undesirable emissions from the combustor assembly. | 01-26-2012 |
Tammy Burd, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090088336 | MODULAR POINT-OF-CARE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides devices and systems for use at the point of care. The methods devices of the invention are directed toward automatic detection of analytes in a bodily fluid. The components of the device are modular to allow for flexibility and robustness of use with the disclosed methods for a variety of medical applications. | 04-02-2009 |
Thomas D. Burd, Fremont, CA US
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| 20100153893 | CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT AND VALIDATION FOR TEMPLATE-BASED CIRCUIT DESIGN - A technique for constraint management and validation for template-based device designs is disclosed. The technique includes generating a template-level representation of an electronic device design based on a transistor-level representation of the electronic device design. The template-level representation includes one or more hierarchies of templates. Each template represents a corresponding portion of the electronic device design. The technique further includes determining constraint declarations associated with the electronic device design and verifying whether there is a functional equivalence between the template-level representation to a register-transfer-level (RTL) representation of the electronic device design. The technique additionally includes verifying whether the constraint declarations are valid and verifying the electronic device design responsive to verifying the functional equivalence and verifying the constraint declarations. | 06-17-2010 |
Timothy A. Burd, Omaha, NE US
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| 20090143860 | MODULAR LATERAL EXPANSION DEVICE - A modular lateral expansion device to be inserted into an intervertebral space. The modular lateral expansion device includes a first member and a second member. The first end and the second end comprise a first extension and a second extension respectively. The first extension and second extension outwardly protrude from the first member in a same direction and are positioned at an axis transverse to a longitudinal axis of the first member. The second member comprises a first end and a second end. The first end comprises a plurality of outwardly extended arms and a first passage positioned between the plurality of outwardly extended arms. The first end of the second member is dimensioned and configured to couple to the first end of the first member. The second end comprises a second passage dimensioned and configured to accommodate the second extension of the first member. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090149957 | MODULAR LATERAL EXPANSION DEVICE - A modular lateral expansion device to be inserted into a vertebral body. The modular lateral expansion device comprises a pair of complementary lateral members. Each of the lateral members includes a first end, a second end, a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a cavity configured through the top wall and the bottom wall. The top wall includes a top ridge and a top contour surface and the bottom wall includes a bottom ridge and a bottom contour surface. The top ridge and the bottom ridge are inwardly angled into the second lateral portion. The first lateral portion includes a plurality of cuts. The second lateral portion includes a first slot positioned at an edge of the second lateral portion and a second slot positioned in a substantially central area of the second lateral portion. | 06-11-2009 |
Tom Burd, Fremont, CA US
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| 20120096424 | Interconnect and Transistor Reliability Analysis for Deep Sub-Micron Designs - A system and method for providing a statistical budgeting approach to modeling reliability effects such as interconnect electromigration (EM), transistor time-dependant dielectric breakdown (TDDB), hot-carrier injection effects (HCI) and bias temperature instability (BTI) is disclosed. A static analysis flow captures the effects of design topology, switching constraints, interactions between signal nets and supply rails as well as thermal gradients due to interconnect and transistor self as well as mutual heating, and was used to verify successive iterations of deep sub-micron integrated circuit designs. | 04-19-2012 |
Yaron Burd, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20120096001 | AFFINITIZING DATASETS BASED ON EFFICIENT QUERY PROCESSING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and computer-storage media for affinitizing datasets based on efficient query processing. In one embodiment, a plurality of datasets within a data stream is received. The data stream is partitioned based on efficient query processing. Once the data stream is partitioned, an affinity identifier is assigned to datasets based on the partitioning of the dataset. Further, when datasets are broken into extents, the affinity identifier of the parent dataset is retained in the resulting extent. The affinity identifier of each extent is then referenced to preferentially store extents having common affinity identifiers within close proximity of one other across a data center. | 04-19-2012 |