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Adriane Chapman, Arlington, VA US
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| 20110271146 | Anomaly Detecting for Database Systems - Methods, systems and computer program products for detecting anomalies for a database system are provided. A method may include extracting workload features from a query optimizer based on a query workload and generating feature models for the extracted workload features. The method may also include extracting instance features from the query optimizer based on a query instance. Instance feature values may be obtained. The method may further include applying a query instance to the workload feature models to produce a prediction value for each workload feature. Anomalies may be reported based on a comparison of each instance feature value with a corresponding prediction value. A system for detecting anomalies for a database system may include a query optimizer, a feature modeler and an anomaly detector. | 11-03-2011 |
Andrew Michael Chapman, Auckland NZ
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| 20100282257 | Fluid Mixing Apparatus With an Improved Mixer - A fluid mixing apparatus is provided. The apparatus has a mixing volume, a primary inlet, secondary inlet, and an outlet are provided for the volume. The secondary inlet includes a valve which is adapted to be operated by a driver to pulse width modulate the valve between two flow states to achieve a given flow state through the secondary inlet. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100297593 | Gas Supply Apparatus With Improved Control - A gas supply apparatus with improved control is provided. The gas supply apparatus provides gas at an outlet junction. The apparatus includes a gas mixer for gasses from primary and secondary supplies to a given ratio. The apparatus also includes a gas reservoir supplied by the gas mixer. A tertiary supply valve is also included and connected in parallel with the reservoir. The tertiary supply valve is adapted to connect the outlet junction to a tertiary gas supply when gas is not being supplied to a mixer by the primary and/or secondary supply. | 11-25-2010 |
Brian Chapman, Memphis, TN US
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| 20120006629 | ELEVATOR CAR DOOR INTERLOCK - An apparatus for use with an elevator car is operable to selectively lock an elevator car door. The apparatus verifies that the elevator car door is closed, locks the elevator car door, and verifies that a lock is engaged. Once conditions are met, the apparatus signals an elevator controller that the elevator car can move through a hoistway. The apparatus further ensures that passengers can safely disembark from the elevator car by detecting the position of the elevator car relative to a designated landing zone within the hoistway, and confirming the elevator car is stopped at a landing zone prior to disengaging the lock. The apparatus thus ensures that the elevator car door remains closed while the elevator car is in motion or between landing zones. | 01-12-2012 |
Bryan P. Chapman US
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| 20120013435 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING IDENTIFICATION - A method of providing identification of an entity includes maintaining a database of identification data specific to the appearance and condition of entities, providing a unique description for each entity enabling access to the entity's identification data in the database, providing identification means adapted for portage with the entity and containing the unique description and maintaining secondary databases containing the entity's identification data as acquired from prior encounters so that multiple comparisons can be made to assure that the entity bearing the identification means is the same entity to whom the identification means were issued. | 01-19-2012 |
David Chapman, Lund SE
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| 20080221139 | Novel Compounds - The invention provides compounds of formula (I): | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100280048 | Some 2-pyrazinone derivatives and their use as inhibitors of neutrophile elastase - The invention provides certain novel 6-heteroaryl-5-methyl-3-oxo-4-[3(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-3,4-dihydropyrazine-2-carboxamide derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and particular Forms thereof; together with processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase. | 11-04-2010 |
David C. Chapman, Stow, MA US
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| 20110215275 | METHODS USING SURFACTANTS TO CONTROL UNINTENTIONAL DOPANT IN SEMICONDUCTORS - The use of surfactants that do not themselves act as dopants and are isoelectronic with either the group III or group V host atoms during OMVPE growth significantly reduces the incorporation of background impurities such as carbon, oxygen, sulfur and/or silicon. For example, the use of the surfactants Sb or Bi significantly reduces the incorporation of background impurities such as carbon, oxygen, sulfur and/or silicon during the OMVPE growth of III/V semiconductor materials, for example GaAs, GaInP, and GaP layers. As a result, an effective method for controlling the incorporation of impurity atoms is adding a minute amount of surfactant during OMVPE growth. | 09-08-2011 |
David C. Chapman, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20110169117 | Cross-Talk Suppression in Geiger-Mode Avalanche Photodiodes - An avalanche photodiode detector is provided with a substrate including an array of avalanche photodiodes. An optical interface surface of the substrate is arranged for accepting external input radiation. There is provided at least one cross-talk blocking layer of material including apertures positioned to allow external input radiation to reach photodiodes and including material regions positioned for attenuating radiation in the substrate that is produced by photodiodes in the array. Alternatively at least one cross-talk blocking layer of material is disposed on the optical interface surface of the substrate to allow external input radiation to reach photodiodes and attenuate radiation in the substrate that is produced by photodiodes in the array. At least one cross-talk filter layer of material can be disposed in the substrate adjacent to the photodiode structures, including a material that absorbs radiation in the substrate that is produced by photodiodes in the array. | 07-14-2011 |
Dean B. Chapman, Montclair, NJ US
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| 20110225751 | TOILET BRUSH - A toilet brush includes a handle and head, which has both bristles and wiping members. The bristles provide a scrubbing surface and define under-rim extensions, the wiping members provide a wiping or scraping surfaces in addition to the scrubbing surface for removal of more stubborn debris. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110225756 | CLEANING TOOL WITH MULTIPLE CLEANING SURFACES - A cleaning tool including a removable and reversible cleaning member and separate angled scrubbing bristles. The cleaning member can have different cleaning surfaces for both heavy and light scrubbing, or the same cleaning material on both surfaces for longer use of the cleaning member. The cleaning tool may also include connectors for coupling a cleaning cloth or sheet to the cleaning tool. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110277257 | SCRUB BRUSH - A scrub brush for cleaning a variety of surfaces. The scrub brush includes an arcuate main body, a handle connected to the top surface of the main body, and a plurality of bristles extending from a bottom surface of the main body. The body is curved such that it forms a recess below the handle to protect a user's fingers and/or knuckles during use. The bristles extend from the main body such that they define a curved cleaning surface that has the same general shape and contour as the bottom surface of the main body. Two types of bristles, each having a different stiffness, may be included to provide two different types of cleaning. | 11-17-2011 |
Edward J. Chapman, Sparta, NJ US
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| 20110166876 | METHODS FOR DELIVERING A DRUG TO A PATIENT WHILE RESTRICTING ACCESS TO THE DRUG BY PATIENTS FOR WHOM THE DRUG MAY BE CONTRAINDICATED - Methods for delivering a drug to a patient in need of the drug, while restricting access to the drug by patients for whom the drug may be contraindicated are disclosed. The methods are of the type in which prescriptions for the drug are filled by a pharmacy only after a computer readable storage medium has been consulted to retrieve a prescription approval code. Embodiments are provided wherein the patients are assigned to risk groups based upon the risk that taking the drug will lead to an adverse side effect, and certain additional information, such as periodic surveys and diagnostic tests probative of the ongoing risk of the side effect developing are obtained before prescriptions for the drug are approved. | 07-07-2011 |
Edwin Raymond Chapman, Madison, WI US
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| 20120082672 | Botulinum Neurotoxin B Receptors and Use Thereof - It is disclosed here that synaptotagmin I (syt I) and synaptotagmin II (syt II) are the cellular receptors for botulinum neurotoxin B (BoNT/B) that mediate the cellular entry and toxicity of BoNT/B. The BoNT/B binding domains of syt I and II are also disclosed. While syt I needs gangliosides for BoNT/B binding, syt II can bind to BoNT/B in the absence of gangliosides. Various nucleic acids and polypeptides that relate to the BoNT/B binding domain of syt I or II are disclosed. Further disclosed are methods of reducing BoNT/B toxicity, methods of identifying agents that can block the binding between BoNT/B and syt I or II, methods of identifying agents that can bind to the BoNT/B binding domain of syt I or II, methods of detecting BoNT/B or | 04-05-2012 |
Francis Richard Chapman, Mount Prospect, IL US
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| 20110281110 | HIGH TEMPERATURE STABLE AMORPHOUS SILICA-RICH ALUMINOSILICATES - A solid amorphous silica-rich aluminosilicate composition is stable at temperatures up to 1500° C. or above and is capable of sustained use as a coating under high to extreme temperature conditions. | 11-17-2011 |
Frank M. Chapman, Elkton, MD US
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| 20120037060 | Covered marine deck structure for rope contact - A marine deck structure for rope contact having an impermeable cover for the purpose of preventing chaffing and wear of ropes is disclosed. Provided is a marine deck structure, such as a bullnose, or H-Bit covered with a durable impermeable cover that protects the structure from the harsh elements and provides a smooth low abrading surface. In another embodiment, rope chaffing surfaces on a marine vessel or dock are covered with an impermeable cover to reduce rope wear. The impermeable cover in one embodiment comprises ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). A number of ways of covering the marine deck structures are provided, such as positioning cover sheets around or on the support member and attaching the cover by, for example, welding, adhering, or thermally shrinking. | 02-16-2012 |
Hillel Chapman, Ein Ha-Emek IL
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| 20090201926 | FIBRE CHANNEL PROCESSING BY A HOST CHANNEL ADAPTER - A method for data storage includes mapping a queue pair (QP) of a channel adapter to a specified Fibre Channel (FC) exchange for communication with a storage device. Upon receiving at the channel adapter from a host computer a storage command directed to the storage device, the storage command is executed by transmitting data packets over a switched network from the channel adapter to the storage device using the specified exchange and performing a remote direct memory access (RDMA) operation on the channel adapter using the mapped QP. | 08-13-2009 |
Hillel Chapman, Ein Haemek IL
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| 20080219150 | AUTO-NEGOTIATION BY NODES ON AN INFINIBAND FABRIC - A method and system for digital communication wherein nodes exchange messages at a first data rate in order to coordinate testing at a second, higher data rate. After testing is completed, the nodes exchange test results at the first data rate, and if conditions are satisfactory for operation at the second data rate user data are transmitted at the second data rate. Otherwise, user data are transmitted at the first data rate. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110029847 | PROCESSING OF DATA INTEGRITY FIELD - A network communication device includes a host interface, which is coupled to communicate with a host processor, having a memory, so as to receive a work request to convey one or more data blocks over a network. The work request specifies a memory region of a given data size, and at least one data integrity field (DIF), having a given field size, is associated with the data blocks. Network interface circuitry is configured to execute an input/output (I/O) data transfer operation responsively to the work request so as to transfer to or from the memory a quantity of data that differs from the data size of the memory region by a multiple of the field size, while adding the at least one DIF to the transferred data or removing the at least one DIF from the transferred data. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110116512 | Dynamically-Connected Transport Service - A method of communication includes receiving, in a network interface device, first and second requests from an initiator process running on an initiator host to transmit, respectively, first and second data to first and second target processes running on one or more target nodes, via a packet network. A single dynamically-connected initiator context is allocated for serving both the first and second requests. A first connect packet referencing the dynamically-connected (DC) initiator context is directed to the first target process so as to open a first dynamic connection with the first target process, followed by transmission of the first data over the first dynamic connection. The first dynamic connection is closed after the transmission of the first data, and a second connect packet is transmitted so as to open a second dynamic connection with the second target process, followed by transmission of the second data. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110119673 | CROSS-CHANNEL NETWORK OPERATION OFFLOADING FOR COLLECTIVE OPERATIONS - A Network Interface (NI) includes a host interface, which is configured to receive from a host processor of a node one or more cross-channel work requests that are derived from an operation to be executed by the node. The NI includes a plurality of work queues for carrying out transport channels to one or more peer nodes over a network. The NI further includes control circuitry, which is configured to accept the cross-channel work requests via the host interface, and to execute the cross-channel work requests using the work queues by controlling an advance of at least a given work queue according to an advancing condition, which depends on a completion status of one or more other work queues, so as to carry out the operation. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110173352 | Power Reduction on Idle Communication Lanes - A method for communication includes establishing a full-duplex communication link between first and second nodes. The link includes multiple first lanes for conveying first communication traffic in a first link direction and multiple second lanes for conveying second communication traffic in a second link direction. Signals are exchanged between the first and second nodes to indicate a requested change in lane activity in the first link direction. Responsively to the signals, a number of the first lanes that are active is changed so that the first node conveys the first communication traffic to the second node over a first number of the first lanes, while the second node conveys the second communication traffic to the first node over a second number of the second lanes, which is different from the first number. | 07-14-2011 |
Jeffrey Chapman US
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| 20120084227 | System and Method for Mapping and Compliance Monitoring of Banks - A system and method for creating and maintaining a correspondent banking relationship mapping including current illicit designations. The system enables identification of a bank's correspondent relationships and the relationships of their correspondents. Through the system and method users can identify which banks have illicit relationships prior to engaging with banks or can be notified if the status of any banks which they have an existing relationships changes because a correspondent bank has entered into a correspondent relationship with an illicit banking entity. | 04-05-2012 |
Jeffrey Allen Chapman, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20120114102 | X-RAY BACKSCATTER IMAGING OF NUCLEAR MATERIALS - The energy of an X-ray beam and critical depth are selected to detect structural discontinuities in a material having an atomic number Z of 57 or greater. The critical depth is selected by adjusting the geometry of a collimator that blocks backscattered radiation so that backscattered X-ray originating from a depth less than the critical depth is not detected. Structures of Lanthanides and Actinides, including nuclear fuel rod materials, can be inspected for structural discontinuities such as gaps, cracks, and chipping employing the backscattered X-ray. | 05-10-2012 |
Jeffrey Michael Chapman, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20110282678 | System and method for providing limited access to data - A system and computer-implemented method for providing access to data of a first party including receiving information for identifying the first party, authenticating the first party using the received information for identifying the first party and generating a first read-only personal identification number (PIN). The first read-only PIN is associated with a first set of access rights for the data of the first party and provided to a second party. The first read-only PIN is stored with the first set of access rights in a computer database. A third party receives the first read-only PIN from the second party, authenticates the received first read-only PIN using the stored first read-only PIN and provides the second party with access to at least a portion of the data of the first party using the first set of access rights associated with the first read-only PIN if the received first read-only PIN is authenticated. | 11-17-2011 |
John Chapman, New Plymouth NZ
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| 20090183686 | ROTARY PARLOUR FOR MILKING OF ANIMALS - The invention relates to a rotary parlour for milking of animals. The rotary parlour includes an annular platform ( | 07-23-2009 |
John Alex Chapman, Stamford, CT US
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| 20110307710 | Tokenized Payment Processing Schemes - A payment processing system for accepting manually-entered payment-card numbers. Rather than entering a payment-card account number into an application module, the card number is instead captured and stored within a tokenizer prior to being sent to the application module. The tokenizer then returns a random token to the calling application as a pointer to the original payment-card number. The token has no algorithmic relationship with the original payment-card number, so that the payment-card number cannot be derived based on the token itself. Since the token is not considered cardholder data, the token may be used in an application module without the module or its connected hardware from being subject to regulatory standards compliance. Some embodiments involve browser-based schemes, and some embodiments involve PIN-entry device-based schemes. | 12-15-2011 |
John Martin Chapman, Saint Maur FR
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| 20080269188 | Oatp-C Gene C463a Polymorphism Underlies Variable Response to Statin Therapy - The present invention relates to a method for determining variable response to statin therapy in patients afflicted with or susceptible to develop cardiovascular diseases, hypercholesterolemia, Diabetes and metabolic disorders involving high baseline plasma lipid level such as high LDL-C level, comprising detecting the presence or absence of the Pro 155T hr (C463A) variant in the Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide-C(OATP-C) gene, wherein the presence of said variant is indicative of superior response to statin therapy. It also concerns tailored treatment of different populations of patients according to the Pro155Thr (C463A) variant genotype. | 10-30-2008 |
Kathleen Chapman US
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| 20110282928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEGOTIATING A NETWORK CONNECTION - A system and method for automatically negotiating Internet access between a user and one of a plurality of Internet connection providers. | 11-17-2011 |
Kathy L. Chapman, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20110319730 | BIO-PHOTONIC FEEDBACK CONTROL SOFTWARE AND DATABASE - A process, apparatus, and method for online control and database collection and management of a computerized detection, tracking, and feedback control system. The system tests for nutrients by Raman scattering effects on skin or other tissues to determine the content of carotenoids or other nutrients as evidenced in that skin. Serum levels of nutrients may vary dramatically with time, but skin tissues may average such nutrition over time. Skin and other tissues may be scanned with light to produce accurate measurements of carotenoids or other nutrients accumulated in the skin based on the Raman scattering affect of those nutrients in the skin. A score can be derived from a properly calibrated bio-photonic scanner to reflect an averaged effective uptake of the detected nutrient (e.g. such as the carotenoid example). | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110320324 | BIO-PHOTONIC FEEDBACK CONTROL SOFTWARE AND DATABASE - A process, apparatus, and method for computerized detection, tracking, and feedback control of nutritional supplements in an animal, including humans relies on Raman scattering effects on skin or other tissues to determine the content of carotenoids or other nutrients as evidenced in that skin. Serum levels of nutrients may vary dramatically with time, but skin tissues may average such nutrition over time. Skin and other tissues may be scanned with light to produce accurate measurements of carotenoids or other nutrients accumulated in the skin based on the Raman scattering affect of those nutrients in the skin. A score can be derived from a properly calibrated bio-photonic scanner to reflect an averaged effective uptake of the detected nutrient (e.g. such as the carotenoid example). This feedback control is thus much more immediate than any anecdotal, long-term, report of general well being, which would vary so much between individuals as to be nearly impossible to ascertain on an individual level, and difficult, invasive, and expensive to determine individually in a conventional clinical procedure. | 12-29-2011 |
Kirk Chapman, Odense So DK
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| 20110183368 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING LIGHT EMITTING DIODES IN A GREENHOUSE SETTING - There is provided a modular LED system comprising a frame ( | 07-28-2011 |
Lauren Chapman, Waltham, MA US
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| 20110166138 | Inhibitors of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase and Monoacylglycerol Lipase for Modulation of Cannabinoid Receptors - Disclosed are compounds and compositions that inhibit the action of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) and monoacylglycerol lipase (MGL), methods of inhibiting FAAH and MGL, methods of modulating cannabinoid receptors, and methods of treating various disorders related to modulation of cannabinoid receptors. | 07-07-2011 |
Marilee G. Chapman, Spartanburg, SC US
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| 20110253020 | Marking tool, kit and method of use - A reusable marking system for use in visualizing, designating and synchronizing the rows, columns or blocks of fabric used in quilt designs is disclosed. The marking system utilizes a plurality of pre-sequenced, pin-type, marking tools to designate the specific order of quilt designs for final assembly. The present invention also includes a kit for receiving, organizing and storing the marking tools. | 10-20-2011 |
Martin John Chapman, Saint Maur FR
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| 20100179066 | Method for Assessing the Risk of a Cardiovascular Disease and for Diagnosing Dyslipidemia - The invention relates to a method for assessing the risk of a cardiovascular disease and/or for diagnosing dyslipidemia in a patient, said method comprising: a) isolating in a blood sample obtained from said patient the high density lipoprotein (HDL) fraction or a subfraction thereof; and b) measuring in said HDL fraction or subfraction thereof the concentration of one or more biomarkers selected from the group consisting of Sphingosine-1-Phosphate (S1P), sphingomyelin (SM) and Apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-1). | 07-15-2010 |
Mary Elise Buhl Chapman, New Vernon, NJ US
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| 20110236841 | Candle holder insert - A candle insert stabilizes a candle within a candle holder. The candle insert comprises a sleeve having a top opening and side walls. The side walls of the sleeve have an external surface appointed to engage with a socket of a candle holder. An internal cavity of the sleeve is appointed to receive and engage with a candle base. The top opening of the sleeve has a substantially annular shape and is appointed to receive the base of the candle. A plurality of grooves and ridges are integrated within the external surface and the internal cavity of the side walls. The grooves and ridges cooperate in concert to reduce sliding friction during mounting and removal of the candle insert within the candle holder, and stabilize the candle during residence therein. | 09-29-2011 |
Peter Chapman, Lemvig DK
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| 20100104114 | TIMBRAL CORRECTION OF AUDIO REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS BASED ON MEASURED DECAY TIME OR REVERBERATION TIME - The invention relates to a method and system for use in directly adjusting the timbre of a reproduced audio signal in any closed or partially enclosed space according to the measured reverberation time or other function describing the decay of sound within the space. The measurement of the reverberation time and the correction of the timbre are performed by a system that can be incorporated within the installed audio reproduction system, although a separate measuring system could alternatively be used. The measurement of decay time or reverberation time for the space is by known methods. The invention centres around the calculation and application of a correction filter determined directly from the measured decay time or reverberation time for the space. | 04-29-2010 |
Randall F. Chapman, Elkton, MD US
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| 20120037060 | Covered marine deck structure for rope contact - A marine deck structure for rope contact having an impermeable cover for the purpose of preventing chaffing and wear of ropes is disclosed. Provided is a marine deck structure, such as a bullnose, or H-Bit covered with a durable impermeable cover that protects the structure from the harsh elements and provides a smooth low abrading surface. In another embodiment, rope chaffing surfaces on a marine vessel or dock are covered with an impermeable cover to reduce rope wear. The impermeable cover in one embodiment comprises ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE). A number of ways of covering the marine deck structures are provided, such as positioning cover sheets around or on the support member and attaching the cover by, for example, welding, adhering, or thermally shrinking. | 02-16-2012 |
Ray Chapman, Boulder, CO US
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| 20110167670 | Integrated Water Damage Restoration System, Sensors Therefor, and Method of Using Same - An overall restoration system useful in removing moisture from structures is provided. The contemplated system includes a power and control device, a series of sensors, and a number of various different drying equipment, all capable of communication with a remote server. The system is highly portable, flexible and cost-efficient to manufacture and operate. | 07-14-2011 |
Raymond Albert Chapman, Mondeor ZA
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| 20090127136 | ELECTRODE - A diamond electrode comprises a polycrystalline mass of diamond particles bonded together and has a porous surface, or an at least partly porous surface. The porous surface of the electrode is typically created by leaching non-diamond material, such as a second phase of a metallic material, at least in part, from the bonded polycrystalline mass of diamond particles, either before or after shaping it into an electrode. Alternatively, or additionally, the porous surface of the electrode may be created by subjecting a mass of diamond particles to conditions of elevated temperature and pressure to self-bond the particles together in the absence of a second phase. | 05-21-2009 |
Raymond Albert Chapman, Johannesburg ZA
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| 20090000208 | Composite Material - A composite material comprises a plurality of cores of material selected from the group comprising carbides, nitrides, carbonitrides, cemented carbides, cemented nitrides, cemented carbonitrides and mixtures thereof, dispersed in a matrix. The matrix comprises the components for making an ultra-hard material, such as diamond or cBN abrasive particles, and a suitable binder. The ultra-hard material is polycrystalline in nature and is typically PCD or PcBN. The cores are typically provided as individual particles or in the form of granules. The granules may be further coated with a second coating, which may be a similar material to that of the cores or of an ultra-hard material of a different grade to that of the first coating. The composite material typically takes on a honeycomb structure of a hard material and cores within the pores of the honeycomb structure bonded to the honeycomb structure. The pores of the honeycomb structure may be ordered or random. A method of producing the composite material and a method of producing a tool component incorporating such a material are also provided. | 01-01-2009 |
Sandra Chapman, Washington, DC US
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| 20110243903 | USE OF A ROCK INHIBITOR TO SUSTAIN PRIMARY HUMAN KERATINOCYTES IN A PROLIFERATIVE STATE - Disclosed herein is the finding that treatment with a ROCK inhibitor increases proliferation and induces immortalization of primary keratinocytes. Accordingly, provided is a method of immortalizing primary keratinocytes by exposure to a ROCK inhibitor. Also provided are immortalized primary keratinocytes produced by the described method, as well as organotypic tissue equivalents and cell cultures comprising the immortalized primary keratinocytes. Furthermore, ROCK inhibitor-treated cells show a greatly increased ability to support viral DNA replication of both “low risk” and “high risk” HPV genomes, indicating that ROCK inhibitors will be useful for studying the life cycles of a wide range of HPVs. | 10-06-2011 |
Steven Chapman, Glenview, IL US
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| 20120056807 | POSITION SENSING SYSTEMS FOR USE IN TOUCH SCREENS AND PRISMATIC FILM USED THEREIN - A dual light-source position detecting system for use in touch screens is provided that utilizes parallax to determine the position of an interposing object, and a prismatic film that is brightly retroreflective over a broad entrance angle to enhance to accuracy of the parallax determination of position. The position detecting system includes at least one camera positioned to receive light radiation traversing a detection area and that generates a signal representative of an image; two spaced-apart sources of light radiation, which may be LEDs, or IR emitters positioned adjacent to the camera for outputting light radiation that overlaps over at least a portion of a detection area, and a prismatic film positioned along a periphery of at least a portion of the detection area that retroreflects the light radiation from the two sources to the camera. The prismatic film includes a plurality of triangular cube corner retroreflective elements having dihedral angle errors e | 03-08-2012 |
Steven D. Chapman, O'Fallon, MO US
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| 20110320168 | FLEET PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION TOOL ENHANCEMENT - Methods and systems are provided for enhancing performance of a system that includes a plurality of components. A server is coupled to a scanning device that is configured to scan a first component of the plurality of components for an identifier that uniquely identifies the first component. The server receives, from the scanning device, an identification of the first component of the plurality of components. The server also determines an operating parameter that is uniquely related to the first component, compares the operating parameter to a predefined baseline for the first component, and determines whether the first component is a rogue component. | 12-29-2011 |
Timothy James Chapman, Christchurch NZ
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| 20100119801 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING BIODEGRADABLE FOAM - Methods, associated products and apparatus are described for the production of biodegradable foam products using a controlled pressure increase due to compressed air and a controlled pressure decrease in pressure as key variables during a microwave heating cycle to produce a foamed product. The biodegradable product formed has improved characteristics including a density from 10 to 100 kg/m | 05-13-2010 |