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Benjamin Chu, Stony Brook, NE US
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| 20110098406 | Method for Producing High Strength Polyethylene Fiber and High Strength Polyethylene Fiber - The present invention provides a method for producing a high strength polyethylene fiber superior in stretchability and having a higher strength, a higher elastic modulus and high productivity, and a high strength polyethylene fiber produced by the method. The method includes (1) dispersing a chemically surface modified carbon nanofiber in a solvent for an ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene, (2) preparing a mixed dope comprising the polyethylene, the modified carbon nanofiber and the solvent by mixing the polyethylene with the suspension obtained in (1), wherein the concentration of the polyethylene is not less than 0.5 wt % and less than 50 wt %, and (3) extruding the dope obtained in step (2) through a spinneret, cooling the dope, and then stretching the dope into a filament yarn at a deformation rate of not less than 0.005 s | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110198282 | HIGH FLUX HIGH EFFICIENCY NANOFIBER MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - A membrane is provided including a coating layer having cellulose nanofibers produced from oxidized cellulose microfibers and an electrospun substrate upon which the coating layer is applied. The nanofibers of the electrospun substrate have a diameter greater than that of the cellulose nanofibers. The membrane also has non-woven support upon which the electrospun substrate is disposed. Microfibers of the non-woven support have a diameter greater than that of the nanofibers of the electrospun substrate. Application of electrospun membrane is in microfiltration area, while the cellulose nanofiber membrane serves in ultra-filtration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis after chemical modification. | 08-18-2011 |
Chan-Mei Chu US
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| 20100106956 | BIOS SWITCHING SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF - A BIOS switching system applicable to a computer system is provided. The BIOS switching system includes an input module and a memory module, and the memory module further includes a plurality of BIOS's, an option recording block, and a boot-up management block. The input module produces a switching signal according to a user input. The boot-up management block determines whether replacing an execution option block's data in the option recording block is necessary or not based on the switching signal. The data of the execution option block is identification data of one of the BIOS's. The boot-up management block executes the BIOS indicated by the data of the execution option block while the computer system boots up. | 04-29-2010 |
Chee-Hung Henry Chu, Lafayette, LA US
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| 20110029933 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION VISUALIZED EXPRESSION, AND VISUALIZED HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTIVE EXPRESSION INTERFACE THEREOF - A method, interface, and apparatus for expressing data objects is described. A method for expressing information can comprise the steps of: extracting attributes of a plurality of data objects, wherein the attributes reflect information associated with the data objects; hierarchically grouping the data objects based on the attributes of the data objects to form a hierarchical data object structure; establishing basic representation units, wherein each basic representation unit is described using multimedia attributes and each unit corresponds to at least one data object; establishing a multi-dimensional mapping relationship between distinct attributes of a subset of the data objects that correspond to each basic representation unit and the multimedia attributes used to describe that unit and displaying the basic representation units to reflect the hierarchical grouping of the data objects on a multimedia display device, wherein the mapping relationship is used to determine the multimedia attributes of the basic representation units. | 02-03-2011 |
Chen-Fu Chu US
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| 20110108851 | VERTICAL LIGHT EMITTING DIODE HAVING AN OUTWARDLY DISPOSED ELECTRODE - The invention relates to a vertical light emitting diode (VLED) having an outwardly disposed electrode, the vertical light emitting diode comprises a conductive base, a semiconductor epitaxial structure formed on the conductive base, a passivation layer formed at the periphery of the semiconductor epitaxial structure, and a conductive frame formed on the passivation layer and contacting with the edge of the upper surface of the semiconductor epitaxial structure such that the conductive frame is electrically connected to the semiconductor epitaxial structure. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120025167 | Vertical Light Emitting Diode (VLED) Die Having Electrode Frame And Method Of Fabrication - A vertical light emitting diode (VLED) die includes a metal base; a mirror on the metal base; a p-type semiconductor layer on the reflector layer; a multiple quantum well (MQW) layer on the p-type semiconductor layer configured to emit light; and an n-type semiconductor layer on the multiple quantum well (MQW) layer. The vertical light emitting diode (VLED) die also includes an electrode and an electrode frame on the n-type semiconductor layer, and an organic or inorganic material contained within the electrode frame. The electrode and the electrode frame are configured to provide a high current capacity and to spread current from the outer periphery to the center of the n-type semiconductor layer. The vertical light emitting diode (VLED) die can also include a passivation layer formed on the metal base surrounding and electrically insulating the electrode frame, the edges of the mirror, the edges of the p-type semiconductor layer, the edges of the multiple quantum well (MQW) layer and the edges of the n-type semiconductor layer. | 02-02-2012 |
Chung K. Chu, Athens, GA US
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| 20080300398 | 2'-FLUORONUCLEOSIDES - A class of 2′-fluoro-nucleoside compounds are disclosed which are useful in the treatment of hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV and abnormal cellular proliferation, including tumors and cancer. The compounds have the general formulae: | 12-04-2008 |
| 20100173863 | 2-Fluoronucleosides - 2′-Fluoro-nucleoside compounds are disclosed which are useful in the treatment of hepatitis B infection, hepatitis C infection, HIV and abnormal cellular proliferation, including tumors and cancer. The compounds have the general formulae: | 07-08-2010 |
Chung K. Chu, Stratham, GA US
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| 20110244027 | 2'-Fluoro-6'-Methylene Carbocyclic Nucleosides and Methods of Treating Viral Infections - The present invention relates to 2′-Fluoro-6′-methylene carbocyclic nucleosides, pharmaceutical compositions containing these nucleosides and their use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a number of viral infections and secondary disease states and conditions thereof, especially including Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and secondary disease states and conditions thereof (cirrhosis and liver cancer), Heptatitis C virus (HCV), Herpes Simplex virus I and II (HSV-1 and HSV-2), cytomegalovirus (CMV), Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) and Epstein Barr virus (EBV) and secondary cancers which occur thereof (lymphoma, nasopharyngeal cancer, including drug resistant (especially including lamivudine and/or adefovir resistant) and other mutant forms of these viruses. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120014962 | METHOD OF INHIBITING FIBROGENESIS AND TREATING FIBROTIC DISEASE - The present invention relates to the discovery of an epigenetic relay pathway that controls hepatic stellate cell activation and the wound-healing response in fibrogenesis, including fibrogenesis of the injured liver. Methods of inhibiting fibrogenesis, including liver fibrogenesis and secondary disease states and conditions thereof, and in treating liver damage, including cirrhosis of the liver (which may be caused by viruses or chemicals, including alcohol), are aspects of the present invention. The methods utilize certain nucleoside compounds and/or antibodies which are optionally conjugated. Pharmaceutical compositions represent additional aspects of the invention. | 01-19-2012 |
Dahsen Chu, Hartland, WI US
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| 20090067697 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) SIGNALS FROM AN IMAGING SUBJECT - An apparatus for receiving magnetic resonance (MR) signals emitted by an imaging subject includes a receiver coil configured to detect the MR signals and a frequency translating preamplifier coupled to the receiver coil. The frequency translating preamplifier is configured to amplify the MR signals and to convert a frequency of the MR signals to an intermediate frequency. The frequency translating preamplifier may include an amplifier having a predefined gain, a frequency filter configured to filter at least one predetermined frequency and a mixer configured to convert the frequency of the MR signals to the intermediate frequency. | 03-12-2009 |
Dashen Chu, Hartland, WI US
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| 20100079139 | CIRCUIT AND APPARATUS FOR DECOUPLING RF SURFACE COILS - A decoupling circuit for a radio frequency (RF) surface coil having a plurality of tuning capacitors includes at least two decoupling points and a DC source coupled to the at least two decoupling points. Each decoupling point is associated with one of the plurality of tuning capacitors. Each decoupling point includes a decoupling inductor connected in parallel with a tuning capacitor, a diode connected in series with the decoupling inductor and in parallel with the tuning capacitor, a resistor connected in parallel with the diode and at least one isolating inductor connected between the resistor and the diode to RF isolate the resistor. The value of the resistor in each decoupling point is selected to maintain a high quality factor (Q) of the RF surface coil and to reduce the switching speed of the decoupling circuit. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20110074415 | APPARATUS FOR TUNING MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method, system, and apparatus including a radio-frequency (RF) phased coil array for a magnetic resonance (MR) imaging apparatus that includes a first RF coil element tuned to a first frequency and configured to receive MR signals and a second RF coil element tuned to a second frequency different than the first frequency and configured to receive MR signals. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110074425 | APPARATUS FOR FEEDING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method, system, and apparatus including a magnetic resonance (MR) coil system that includes an MR coil element, a high input Pre-amplifier having a high input impedance field-effect-transistor (FET) with an impedance of one of substantially equal to 500 ohms and greater than 500 ohms, and a conductive path. The conductive path has a first end coupled to the MR coil element and a second end coupled to the high input Pre-amplifier such that the MR coil element is coupled in series with the high input Pre-amplifier. Further, the conductive path is free of a matching network intervening between the MR coil element and the high input Pre-amplifier. | 03-31-2011 |
David Chu, Statham, GA US
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| 20100144664 | CARBOCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR TREATING EMERGING DISEASE, INCLUDING INFLUENZA AND VENEZUELA EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS - The present invention relates to the use of carbodine and 5-F carbodine and analogs thereof for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of influenza, in particular the H5N1 strain of Avian Influenza A virus or “bird flu” strain of influenza as well as the treatment or prophylaxis of Venezuela equine encephalitis virus or VEE. | 06-10-2010 |
David C.k. Chu, Statham, GA US
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| 20090270431 | Cyclopentenol Nucleoside Compounds Intermediates for their Synthesis and Methods of Treating Viral Infections - The present invention relates to compounds according to the structure (I), Where B is formula (Ia), formula (Ib) or formula (Ic); A is H, OR | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100266674 | L-ODDC PRODRUGS FOR CANCER - The main drawback in the use of most nucleoside anticancer agents originates from their hydrophilic nature, of which property requires a high and frequent dosage for an intravenous administration. Unlike other nucleoside anti-tumor agents, troxacitabine appears to predominantly enter tumor cells by passive diffusion rather then by using nucleoside transporters, although this may be model dependent. Accordingly, in the present work, a small library of twenty troxacitabine prodrugs has been synthesized using a parallel approach in order to evaluate the relationship between the lipophilicity of the prodrugs and their antitumor activity. Biological evaluation of the prodrugs on two non-small cell lung cancer cell lines (A549 and SW1573) and in pancreatic cell lines clearly showed better antitumor activity than that of troxacitabine, with IC | 10-21-2010 |
Enlai Chu US
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| 20110106902 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF USERS IN A CONVERSATION OVER A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods and devices are disclosed for including a plurality of users in a conversation over a communication network. A conversation is initiated when a text message is received requesting the conversation. A conversation is established using conversation gateways currently unused by users to be included in the conversation. Communication may occur across gateways in order to conserve conversation gateway resources. | 05-05-2011 |
Fred Chu, Madison, AL US
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| 20090067353 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES ALONG TELECOMMUNICATION LINES - An anomaly detection system comprises an echo canceler and anomaly detection logic. The echo canceler has a plurality of taps respectively associated with a plurality of tap coefficients. The anomaly detection logic is configured to determine a difference between a new tap coefficient associated with one of the taps and a previous tap coefficient associated with the one tap. The anomaly detection logic is configured to perform a comparison between the difference and a threshold and to detect an anomaly along a telecommunication line based on the comparison. | 03-12-2009 |
Gerald Chu, Salem, OR US
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| 20100088582 | TALKING PAPER AUTHORING TOOLS - A range of unified software authoring tools for creating a talking paper application for integration in an end user platform are described herein. The authoring tools are easy to use and are interoperable to provide an easy and cost-effective method of creating a talking paper application. The authoring tools provide a framework for creating audio content and image content and interactively linking the audio content and the image content. The authoring tools also provide for verifying the interactively linked audio and image content, reviewing the audio content, the image content and the interactive linking on a display device. Finally, the authoring tools provide for saving the audio content, the video content and the interactive linking for publication to a manufacturer for integration in an end user platform or talking paper platform. | 04-08-2010 |
Heston Hsin Sheng Chu, Portland, OR US
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| 20110023014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MODIFYING AN EXECUTABLE APPLICATION USING IN-MEMORY OBJECT REPRESENTATION - A computer system is used to create an application. An executable application is converted into an in-memory object representation. The in-memory object representation may be annotated with human-readable labels. The in-memory object representation and human readable labels may be stored in a storage device. At least one attribute of the in-memory object representation is selected for modification. At least one modification is performed on the in-memory object representation of the application. The modified representation is used to create an executable application. | 01-27-2011 |
Hsiao Yun Chu, Athens, GA US
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| 20090303472 | METHODS OF USE FOR SURFACE ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY (SERS) SYSTEMS FOR THE DETECTION OF BACTERIA - Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopic (SERS) systems and methods for detecting biomolecules of interest, such as a bacterium are provided. | 12-10-2009 |
Hsie-Kun Chu, Wethersfield, CT US
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| 20110133366 | INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS, APPARATUS AND MATERIAL FOR FORMING CURED-IN-PLACE GASKETS - The present disclosure relates to liquid injection molding of gaskets. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a low pressure and room temperature process for forming a cured-in-place gasket by liquid injection molding and to equipment useful with this process. | 06-09-2011 |
Hsien-Jue Chu, Bonner Springs, KS US
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| 20080299141 | Raccoon Poxvirus Expressing Genes of Porcine Virus - The present invention relates to a new recombinant raccoon poxvirus vector vaccine in which the vector expresses one or more antigenic proteins encoded by multiple open reading frames, preferably the ORF5, ORF6 and/or ORF3/ORF4/ORF7, of one or more porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus strains alone or in combination with an open reading frame of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV-2), preferably ORF2, at the hemagglutinin (ha) and/or thymidine kinase (tk) loci. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080299149 | Raccoon Poxvirus Expressing Genes of Feline Antigens - The present invention relates to new recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors comprising two or more exogenous nucleic acid molecules, each encoding at least one feline protein, wherein at least two of the nucleic acid molecules are inserted into the hemagglutinin (ha) locus or the thymidine kinase (tk) locus, or at least one of the nucleic acid molecules is inserted into each of the hemagglutinin and thymidine kinase loci. Described herein are monovalent and polyvalent recombinant feline vaccines that encompass an immunologically effective amount of the recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors and, optionally, a suitable carrier or diluent. The vaccine of this invention optionally includes additional feline antigens to provide broad spectrum protection to cats against a variety of feline pathogens. The invention further concerns the method for inducing a protective immune response to the feline pathogens in a cat by administering the recombinant vaccines. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090010963 | Raccoon Poxvirus Expressing Rabies Glycoproteins - The present invention relates to recombinant raccoon poxvirus vectors that express the rabies virus glycoprotein gene at the hemagglutinin (ha) locus of the poxvirus genome or express the glycoprotein gene of the same or different rabies strains at the thymidine kinase (tk) and the hemagglutinin (ha) loci of the poxvirus genome, and their use as adjuvant-free vaccines. The raccoon poxvirus vector comprises the nucleic acid molecules encoding the glycoprotein of a Challenge Virus Standard rabies strain inserted and expressed at the tk locus of the poxvirus genome and of a Pasteur-Paris rabies strain inserted and expressed at the ha locus of the poxvirus genome. The vaccine may optionally contain a mixture of additional feline and canine antigens for immunization of animals. Also disclosed are methods for inducing an immune response to rabies in a mammal by administering to the mammal an effective immunizing amount of the vaccine of the invention. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090017064 | Methods and Compositions for Immunizing Pigs Against Porcine Circovirus - The present invention relates to compositions and methods of eliciting a cross-protective immune response against a pathogenic porcine circovirus by administering to a pig an immunogenically effective amount of a type 1-type 2 chimeric porcine circovirus vaccine. The chimeric vaccine utilized for cross-protection may be administered as a single dose or as multiple doses. The invention further relates to protection of the pig from any one or more of the symptoms or sequelae associated with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). Moreover, the administering of the chimeric vaccine also results in reduction in the higher than average mortality associated with the high mortality type 2B strains of porcine circovirus. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090117152 | Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Avirulent Adjuvanted Live Vaccine - Provided are immunogenic and vaccine compositions and methods for their preparation and use, which compositions are effective in protecting against, minimizing the severity of, preventing, and/or ameliorating | 05-07-2009 |
Hsien-Jue Chu, Fort Dodge, IA US
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| 20100062018 | MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE BACTERIN VACCINE - The invention provides an improved | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100119471 | MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE BACTERIN VACCINE - The invention provides an improved | 05-13-2010 |
Hsien-Kun Chu, Wethersfield, CT US
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| 20080241407 | Silicone-Containing Hot-Melt Compositions - Moisture curable compositions having hard and soft segments are disclosed. Also disclosed are dual cure compositions capable of both moisture and radiation cure. The present invention provides compositions which have increased tolerances for high temperatures, and compositions which have increased rheological control. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080268161 | Radiation Cure Silicone Compositions - The present invention relates to compositions which include compounds that are end-capped with silanes containing radiation cure groups. In addition, the invention relates to a method for preparing such compounds. In particular, the radiation cure groups are attached to the silane via a methylene linkage. Illustrative of the inventive compositions are those which include a compound of Formula (I): | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080306208 | Rapid Surface Curing Silicone Compositions - The present invention relates to a method of preparing fast curing silicone RTV compositions by reacting an amino endcapped silicone with an isocyanato functionalized silane, and to compositions formed thereby. In particular, the present invention provides compositions which include silicones endcapped with silanes which contain α-ureas. Illustrative of the inventive compositions are those which include a polymer of Formula (I): | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090143554 | POLYSILOXANES GRAFTED WITH RADICALLY CURABLE AND/OR MOISTURE CURABLE GROUPS - This application relates to polysiloxane compositions grafted with improved heat curable, moisture curable, or heat/moisture curable groups. In particular, the polysiloxane compositions have reactive groups on the terminal or pendent areas of the siloxane backbone, which once reacted provide improved heat and/or moisture curable polysiloxanes. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090166559 | Curable Silicone Compositions Incorporating A Fluorescent Detection System - The present invention relates to curable silicone compositions which include a fluorescent agent for detection purposes and which have a cure system which enables the silicone compositions to possess improved depth of cure. The silicone compositions are photocurable, and may also be moisture or heat curable. | 07-02-2009 |
Jeff Chu, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20090125555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLEXIBLE ARCHIVING - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for selectively archiving medical imaging data. The method comprises receiving criteria to selectively archive medical imaging data. The criteria may include but is not limited to, for example, one of the following: modality, procedure code, institution, department, physician, data type, patient demographics. The method may also include acquiring medical imaging data. The medical imaging data may have associated information, for example header information or image data. The method may also include comparing the associated information with the criteria. The medical images having associated information that satisfies the criteria is archived and the medical images having associated information that does not satisfy the criteria is discarded. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110125528 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING PATIENT MEDICAL HISTORY USING HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIPS - An example apparatus provides access to electronic health information for a first patient and one or more patients connected by relationship to the first patient. A first patient indicator represents a first patient and provides a link to electronic health information for the first patient. A second patient indicator represents a second patient and provides a link to electronic health information for the second patient. A connection provides a graphical indication of a relationship between the first patient and the second patient and connects electronic health information for the second patient for access in connection with electronic health information for the first patient. The connection is to provide a graphical indication of a priority of the relationship between the first patient and the second patient based on a defined relationship hierarchy. A graphical indication of a type of relationship between the first patient and the second patient is provided. | 05-26-2011 |
Jeff I. Chu, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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| 20080253693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRE-FETCHING RELEVANT IMAGING INFORMATION FROM MULTIPLE HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS - Certain aspects of a method and system for pre-fetching relevant imaging information from multiple healthcare organizations is disclosed. Aspects of one method may include querying data associated with one or more patients from a shared document registry. The method includes receiving manifests of imaging data associated with one or more patients from a shared document repository based on the queried data. The method also includes pre-fetching imaging data associated with one or more patients from a shared imaging data repository based on the received manifests of the imaging data. The method further includes storing the pre-fetched imaging data in an image storage repository within a picture archiving and communication system (PACS). The stored imaging data may be accessed by a user via one or more PACS work stations. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090248437 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING NFC TECHNOLOGY TO IMPLEMENT AN ON-DEMAND PORTABLE MEDICAL RECORD - In certain embodiments, an on-demand portable medical record system using near field communication includes a near field communication (NFC) storage device adapted to retrieve patient medical data for storage on the NFC storage device and a NFC retrieval device adapted to engage in near field communication with the NFC storage device to retrieve the patient medical data from the NFC storage device. An emergency on-demand portable medical record system using near field communication includes a NFC-enabled medical alert device storing a patient identifier, and a NFC retrieval device adapted to engage in near field communication with the NFC-enabled medical alert device to retrieve the patient identifier from the NFC storage device. The NFC-enabled medical alert device transfers the patient identifier to the NFC retrieval device via near field communication, and patient medical data is transferred to a medical facility upon verification of the patient identifier. | 10-01-2009 |
Jeffrey J. Chu, Norwich, VT US
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| 20110312473 | TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING A DYNAMIC PERTURBATION PLATFORM - A new apparatus, system and method for fall prevention training is provided that delivers, studies and analyzes the biomechanics of a disturbance event, such as a slip or trip incident, so that an appropriate response can be executed by the person to reduce or eliminate the number of falls experienced. The apparatus includes a platform that delivers a disturbance event in less than about 500 ms and preferably in the range of about 100 ms to about 200 ms. The method includes a unique protocol for fall prevention training using the apparatus. The disturbance event can create instability in the joint of the individual. An individual's walking gait can be monitored with the portions thereof detected. A disturbance event can be triggered when a given portion of the walking gait is detected. Also, the disturbance even can be triggered manually, at preset intervals or according to preset script. | 12-22-2011 |
Kanin Chu, Nashua, NH US
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| 20080265259 | GaN-BASED PERMEABLE BASE TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - An etched grooved GaN-based permeable-base transistor structure is disclosed, along with a method for fabrication of same. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100163936 | Structure and Method for Fabrication of Field Effect Transistor Gates With or Without Field Plates - A method for fabrication of a field effect transistor gate, with or without field plates, includes the steps of defining a relatively thin Schottky metal layer by a lithography/metal liftoff or metal deposition/etch process on a semiconductor surface. This is followed by depositing a dielectric passivation layer over the entire wafer and defining a second lithographic pattern coincident with or slightly inset from the boundaries of the previously defined metal gate layer. This is followed by etching the dielectric using dry or wet etching techniques and stripping the resist, followed by exposing and developing a third resist pattern to define the thicker gate metal layers required for electrical conductivity and also for the field plate if one is utilized. The final step is depositing gate and/or field plate metal, resulting in a gate electrode and an integral field plate. | 07-01-2010 |
Lih-Long Chu, Midland, MI US
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| 20100108128 | Co-Extruded, Multilayered Polyolefin-Based Backsheet for Electronic Device Modules - Multilayer structures useful as a backsheet for an electronic device, e.g., a photovoltaic cell, comprise (A) a top layer comprising a polyolefin resin, e.g., ethylene vinyl acetate, and having a top facial surface and a bottom facial surface, (B) a tie layer comprising an adhesive, e.g., an ethylene glycidyl methacrylate, having a top facial surface and a bottom facial surface, the top facial surface in adhering contact with the bottom facial surface of the top layer, and (C) a bottom layer comprising a polyolefin having at least one melting peak greater than 125° C., e.g., a polypropylene, and having a top facial layer and a bottom facial surface, the top facial surface in adhering contact with the bottom facial surface of the tie layer. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100297438 | POLYMER FILM COMPRISING ROUGHENING MATERIAL - The present invention is directed to a polymer film comprising a roughening material. The polymer film comprises a base polyolefin, and a roughening material present in an amount of equal to or greater than about 3 weight percent, based on total weight of the polymer film, wherein the roughening material has an average particle size ranging from about 20 to about 60 microns. A multilayer film including an adhesive layer and the polymer film is also disclosed. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100316843 | POLYMER FILM COMPRISING ROUGHENING MATERIAL - The present invention is directed to a multilayer polymer film for application to and removal from a substrate, having controlled surface adhesion and peelably removable from a surface, the film having a layer comprising components (A) at least one polyolefin, (B) an adhesive composition in an amount equal to or greater than 3 weight percent, (C) a tackifier composition in an amount of from 1 to 12 weight percent, (D) at least one colorant in an amount from 0 to 15 weight percent, (E) anti-block additive in an amount of less than 1 weight percent, and (F) roughening material in an amount of less than or equal to 20 weight percent, each based on total weight of the adhesive layer; the components (A) through (F) with optional incidental carriers and additives being 100 percent by weight of the adhesive layer; wherein the adhesive composition consists essentially of ethylene/methyl acrylate and ethylene/acrylic acid in a weight ratio of from 60:40 to 50:15, that is, 77:23, ethylene/methyl acrylate to ethylene/acrylic acid; the tackifier is selected from a terpene phenolic resin or an acrylic hot melt resin; and the roughening material has an average particle size ranging from 20 to 60 microns. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110048512 | BACKSHEET FOR RIGID PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES - The backsheet comprises a coextruded multilayer sheet that comprises: | 03-03-2011 |
Mien-Sen Chu, Gurnee, IL US
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| 20090252832 | Method and Apparatus for Producing Cooked Bacon Using Starter Cultures - A method for preparing cooked particulate meat products using a starter culture, such as bacon bits or other bacon seasonings and toppings. The raw meat is ground to a first size in a first grinder, mixed with dry cure which includes a starter culture to form a raw meat mixture, cooled, and stored long enough to allow for partial fermentation. The raw meat mixture is then ground and diced to a second size in a first dicer, evenly spread onto a cooking belt, cooked in one or more continuous cooking ovens to form a cooked meat mixture and diced again to a third size in a second dicer. | 10-08-2009 |
Minghao M. Chu, Tucson, AZ US
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| 20090199187 | CONCURRENT EXECUTION OF MULTIPLE PRIMITIVE COMMANDS IN COMMAND LINE INTERFACE - A method to concurrently execute multiple primitive commands in a command line interface (CLI) is provided. Each of a plurality of signal parameters is designated for each of a plurality of primitive commands. The plurality of primitive commands is encapsulated into a header CLI command. The CLI command is executed. | 08-06-2009 |
Qinghui Chu, Cleveland Heights, OH US
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| 20120070378 | LANTHANIDE ION COMPLEXES AND IMAGING METHOD - A Ianthanide complex, method of forming and method of using the lanthanide complex as a near-infrared luminescent material are described. The complex includes at least one lanthanide ion and at least one polydentate ligand derived from a molecule having the general formula of Structure: Structure 2, where: E represents a heteroatom or heteroatom-containing group and R | 03-22-2012 |
Rey-Chin Chu US
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| 20110079148 | METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR IMPROVING GLOBAL WARMING AND AIR POLLUTION - A method and an equipment for improving global warming and air pollution are proposed, wherein hot exhaust gas generated by a thermal machine is injected into an exhaust boosting unit to be compressed and mixed with a liquid medium for atomization. Pollutants in the hot exhaust gas and heat generated due to combustion are adsorbed by the liquid medium. After the liquid medium passes a dust collecting unit, the pollutants adsorbed by the liquid medium will adhere to the dust collecting unit. Humid and hot clean air is extracted to the atmosphere, and rises to high altitudes and is cooled there. Water will drop to the ground in the form or rain or snow to cool the ground temperature and remove other pollutants in the air. Heat circulation and water circulation can be sped up to improve the situation of global warming and render more water resource to the Earth. | 04-07-2011 |
Sang-Hyon Chu, Newport News, VA US
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| 20090072078 | High Altitude Airship Configuration And Power Technology And Method For Operation Of Same - A new High Altitude Airship (HAA) capable of various extended applications and mission scenarios utilizing inventive onboard energy harvesting and power distribution systems. The power technology comprises an advanced thermoelectric (ATE) thermal energy conversion system. The high efficiency of multiple stages of ATE materials in a tandem mode, each suited for best performance within a particular temperature range, permits the ATE system to generate a high quantity of harvested energy for the extended mission scenarios. When the figure of merit 5 is considered, the cascaded efficiency of the three-stage ATE system approaches an efficiency greater than 60 percent. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090185942 | Fabrication of advanced thermoelectric materials by hierarchical nanovoid generation - A novel method to prepare an advanced thermoelectric material has hierarchical structures embedded with nanometer-sized voids which are key to enhancement of the thermoelectric performance. Solution-based thin film deposition technique enables preparation of stable film of thermoelectric material and void generator (voigen). A subsequent thermal process creates hierarchical nanovoid structure inside the thermoelectric material. Potential application areas of this advanced thermoelectric material with nanovoid structure are commercial applications (electronics cooling), medical and scientific applications (biological analysis device, medical imaging systems), telecommunications, and defense and military applications (night vision equipments). | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090203196 | Fabrication of metallic hollow nanoparticles - Metal and semiconductor nanoshells, particularly transition metal nanoshells, are fabricated using dendrimer molecules. Metallic colloids, metallic ions or semiconductors are attached to amine groups on the dendrimer surface in stabilized solution for the surface seeding method and the surface seedless method, respectively. Subsequently, the process is repeated with additional metallic ions or semiconductor, a stabilizer, and NaBH | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090303598 | Dynamic Optical Grating Device and Associated Method for Modulating Light - A dynamic optical grating device and associated method for modulating light is provided that is capable of controlling the spectral properties and propagation of light without moving mechanical components by the use of a dynamic electric and/or magnetic field. By changing the electric field and/or magnetic field, the index of refraction, the extinction coefficient, the transmittivity, and the reflectivity of the optical grating device may be controlled in order to control the spectral properties of the light reflected or transmitted by the device. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20110117690 | Fabrication of Nanovoid-Imbedded Bismuth Telluride with low dimensional system - A new fabrication method for nanovoids-imbedded bismuth telluride (Bi—Te) material with low dimensional (quantum-dots, quantum-wires, or quantum-wells) structure was conceived during the development of advanced thermoelectric (TE) materials. Bismuth telluride is currently the best-known candidate material for solid-state TE cooling devices because it possesses the highest TE figure of merit at room temperature. The innovative process described here allows nanometer-scale voids to be incorporated in Bi—Te material. The final nanovoid structure such as void size, size distribution, void location, etc. can be also controlled under various process conditions. | 05-19-2011 |
Shih-Lien Leon Chu, Enfield, CT US
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| 20100023366 | Process and apparatus for comprehensive configuration valid bill of material planning and auditing - A computer-implemented process for planning a configuration valid bill of materials for a product includes the steps of inputting at least one MOD from a MOD list into a planning module to generate a part genealogy of a product; identifying a senior MOD of the MOD list based upon a progression level value and a ranking value for at least one location identifier; determining a shortest path in the part genealogy from at least one base part of the product to the senior MOD for the at least one location identifier; identifying a complete progression from each of the at least one base parts to each corresponding at least one senior MODs for each of the at least one location identifiers; generating a configuration valid bill of materials for the product; and conveying the configuration valid bill of materials. | 01-28-2010 |
Shixian Chu, Lafayette, LA US
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| 20110029933 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION VISUALIZED EXPRESSION, AND VISUALIZED HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTIVE EXPRESSION INTERFACE THEREOF - A method, interface, and apparatus for expressing data objects is described. A method for expressing information can comprise the steps of: extracting attributes of a plurality of data objects, wherein the attributes reflect information associated with the data objects; hierarchically grouping the data objects based on the attributes of the data objects to form a hierarchical data object structure; establishing basic representation units, wherein each basic representation unit is described using multimedia attributes and each unit corresponds to at least one data object; establishing a multi-dimensional mapping relationship between distinct attributes of a subset of the data objects that correspond to each basic representation unit and the multimedia attributes used to describe that unit and displaying the basic representation units to reflect the hierarchical grouping of the data objects on a multimedia display device, wherein the mapping relationship is used to determine the multimedia attributes of the basic representation units. | 02-03-2011 |
Stephen Mingyu Chu, Beavercreek, OH US
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| 20080235015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIKELIHOOD COMPUTATION IN MULTI-STREAM HMM BASED SPEECH RECOGNITION - A system and method for speech recognition includes determining active Gaussians related to a first feature stream and a second feature stream by labeling at least one of the first and second streams, and determining active Gaussians co-occurring in the first stream and the second stream based upon joint probability. A number of Gaussians computed is reduced based upon Gaussians already computed for the first stream and a number of Gaussians co-occurring in the second stream. Speech is decoded based on the Gaussians computed for the first and second streams. | 09-25-2008 |
Sung G. Chu, Hockessin, DE US
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| 20100130711 | NON-HYDROCARBYL HYDROPHOBICALLY MODIFIED POLYCARBOXYLIC POLYMERS - The present invention involves a cross-linked carboxylic acid hydrophobically modified copolymer product in which cross-linked carboxylic acid is modified with a non-hydrocarbyl hydrophobe, namely, poly(dimethyl siloxane) or fluoronated alkyl methacrylates. | 05-27-2010 |
Tien-Min Gabriel Chu, Carmel, IN US
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| 20110288652 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CRITICALLY SIZED DEFECTS IN MOUSE BONE - Scaffolds equipped to include biologically active reagents such as proteins sized and engineered specifically for use in a mouse were made and implanted into mice. The scaffold was specifically designed for use in a mouse femoral critical sized defect Scaffolds. Special care was taken when casting these scaffolds to ensure that the material used to form the body of the scaffold did not include defects such as a large number of macroscopic holes that could compromise the structural integrity of these very small devices. Some of these scaffolds include a hollow center that accommodate a rod that ran the longitudinal length of the scaffold extending into the adjacent bone to anchor the scaffold to the bone. Scaffold also include at least one channel that extended from the outside of the structure towards its center and could be hold a liquid or paste comprising for example exogenous BMP-2. | 11-24-2011 |
Tim Chu, Greenville, SC US
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| 20090173546 | EARTH BIT WITH HUB AND THRUST UNITS - An earth bit includes a cone rotatably mounted to a shaft with a hub unit and thrust roller bearings. The hub unit is moveable between mounted and unmounted positions on the shaft, as a single unit, in a repeatable manner. The hub unit includes a pair of roller bearings positioned between inner and outer races. The outer race includes a recess extending around its outer periphery. A sealing structure is slidingly engaged with the recess to provide a seal between the cone and shaft. | 07-09-2009 |
Tom Chu, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20120094284 | Prediction of Early Virological Response in HCV Treatment - The present invention is based on the discovery of associations that exist between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 19 and virological outcomes in a diverse population of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who received interferon-based treatment. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120094389 | Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms That Predict HCV Treatment Outcomes - The present invention is based on the discovery of associations that exist between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) on chromosome 4 and virological outcomes in a diverse population of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who received interferon-based treatment. | 04-19-2012 |
Tunjen Chu, Plainfield, IL US
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| 20110083396 | STUCCO FASTENER - A fastener is configured for securing a lath to a surface for, for example, the application of stucco to the surface. The fastener includes a fastener having a head, a shank and a penetrating tip. The head has a diameter and the shank has a diameter less than the head diameter. The stucco fastener has a sealing/spacer assembly having spacer element and a sealing element. The spacer element is formed from a relatively incompressible material and has a diameter greater than the shank diameter. The spacer element has a bore therein having a diameter about equal to the shank diameter. The sealing element is formed from a resilient, water-resistant material and is positioned adjacent to and in contact with the spacer element. When the fastener is driven into the surface, the fastener penetrates the surface to secure the fastener to the surface and a portion of the lath is captured between the head of the fastener and the spacer element to space the lath from the surface. The sealing element contacts the surface to form a seal at the fastener penetration to prevent the incursion of liquid into the surface around the fastener penetration, and the sealing element, as least in part, conforms to the surface between the surface and the spacer element. | 04-14-2011 |
Tun-Jen Chu, Plainfield, IL US
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| 20110304520 | Method of Manufacturing and Operating an Antenna Arrangement for a Communication Device - Thin, flexible antenna arrangements for use in communication devices, such as mobile communications devices, and methods of making and using the antenna arrangements are provided. The methods used to make the antenna arrangements are print-based and provide a simplified procedure, with a reduced number of process steps, the use of fewer materials and the production of less material waste than conventional methods based on etching and die cutting. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20120067767 | CONDENSATION CONTROL FILM - A film that can be used in packaging applications includes one or more layers, wherein the layers include an anti-fog additive and/or an IR additive and the resulting film has greater than about a 50% prestretch capability. | 03-22-2012 |
Uyen B. Chu, Madison, WI US
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| 20100179111 | SIGMA-1 RECEPTOR LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE - The invention provides compounds of formula I and compositions thereof. The invention further provides methods of using the compounds and compositions. The compounds of the invention can provide high affinity binding to sigma-1 receptors in a mammal. The compounds can exhibit selectivity for the sigma-1 receptor over the sigma-2 receptor. The compounds and compositions of the invention can also be used to treat conditions that involve the sigma-1 receptor, such as addiction, cardiovascular conditions, and cancer, for example, cancer of the breast, lung, prostate, ovarian, colorectal, or the CNS. | 07-15-2010 |
Wenhau Chu, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20120035359 | PHENOXAZINE DERIVATIVES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention encompasses phenoxazine derivatives and methods of use thereof. | 02-09-2012 |
Yanhong Chu, Barrington, IL US
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| 20090087062 | Reconstruction Support Regions For Improving The Performance of Iterative SPECT Reconstruction Techniques - A method for iterative reconstruction of tomographic images of an object of interest includes obtaining data corresponding to a field of view of a detector, processing the data to prepare a reconstruction support region corresponding to a region within the field of view encompassing the object, and reconstructing a tomographic image using the reconstruction support region. Preferably, the data corresponding to the field of view includes at least one of a projection image of the object, an orbit location of a detector relative to a center of rotation of the detector, or an attenuation coefficient map of the object, which data can be used to describe a reconstruction support region corresponding to the object. | 04-02-2009 |
Yifei Philip Chu, Slidell, LA US
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| 20120089381 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING HIGH RESOLUTION TIDAL HEIGHTS AND CURRENTS IN COASTAL ZONES - System and method for automatically and regularly predicting water level and currents in coastal areas, without operator intervention. The system and method can enable, automated operational forecasts at regular time intervals without operator intervention by using a grid and a computer forecast model that allows accurate prediction of tidal heights and currents in complex shoreline and bathymetry regions, single or parallel processing capability, optimal available processor assignment based on the size of computing domain, standard and other tidal database forcing in the open boundary, missing data gap-filling, and wind, bathymetry, and model-derived boundary condition model integration. | 04-12-2012 |
Yi-Shin Chu US
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| 20100171167 | Gated Semiconductor Device and Method of Fabricating Same - A method for fabricating a gated semiconductor device, and the device resulting from performing the method. In a preferred embodiment, the method includes forming a hard mask for use in gate formation on one or more layers of alternately insulating and conducting material that have been formed on a substrate. The hard mask preferably includes three layers; a lower nitride layer, a middle oxide, and an upper nitride layer. In this embodiment, the middle oxide layer is formed with the rest of the hard mask, and then reduced in a lateral dimension, preferably using a DHF dip. A dielectric layer formed over the gate structure, including the hard mask, then etched back, self-aligns to be reduced-dimension oxide layer. In addition, where two conducting, that is gate layers are present, the lower layer is laterally reduced in dimension on at least one side to create an undercut. | 07-08-2010 |
Youe-Tsyr Chu, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20100328650 | Fiber Property Measurement - A fiber instrument for measuring properties of a fiber sample, the fiber instrument having a surface for receiving the fiber sample, a hand for pressing the fiber sample against the surface, an illumination source for selectively illuminating the fiber sample with more than one peak wavelength, where each of the peak wavelengths is independently controllable as to an applied intensity of the peak wavelength, a sensor for capturing images of the fiber sample while it is illuminated, and a controller for controlling at least the sensor and the illumination source. By providing multiple peak wavelengths of illumination that are each independently controllable as to illumination intensity, the fiber instrument as described herein is better able to detect both foreign material within the fiber sample, and color gradations of the fiber sample. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110276298 | Visual Weight Compensation - A method for determining a corrected weight of a mixed volume, by gravimetrically measuring a total weight of the mixed volume, creating an image of the mixed volume, detecting at least one selected component within the image of the mixed volume, estimating a component weight of the at least one selected component from the image of the mixed volume, and subtracting the component weight from the total weight to yield the corrected weight. | 11-10-2011 |
Yuechun Chu, Winter Springs, FL US
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| 20100027478 | METHOD FOR CHANNEL SELECTION IN A MULTI-HOP WIRELESS MESH NETWORK - Disclosed are methods including a new optimization criterion, Maximum Mesh Coverage (MMC) for a channel selection process during the formation of ad hoc networks. By using MMC, the intelligent access point (IAP) will select a channel to connect as many mesh nodes as possible in addition to meeting the interference minimization requirement. During mesh formation, the channel interference information for a node is first scanned by the node and then broadcast in its available channels. An iteration procedure for meshing network formation allows the IAP to gradually obtain the global channel interference information and broadcast the same so that a maximum number of n-hop nodes communicate on the same frequency channel. If a channel change is required to accommodate the channel interference status of candidate nodes, a channel change message will be broadcast to better achieve the large coverage advantage of a multi-hop configuration. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100197243 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FREQUENCY SCANNING USING TWO RADIOS | 08-05-2010 |
| 20120076010 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DATA RATE AND PACKET LENGTH IN MOBILE WIRELESS NETWORKS - A method is provided to determine optimal data rate and packet length in mobile networks. The method directly determines the optimal packet length (L) and data rate (D), which allows fast convergence in the mobile channel. The method automatically identifies and quantifies channel conditions, as well as adjusts parameters according to changes of channel conditions. A variable (Channel condition Index (CCI)) is abstracted from simulations and then used to describe and quantify the impact of three components of channel conditions: signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), multipath environment and velocity. Based on packet completion rate (PCR) status, the channel condition is identified in terms of CCI value. Once CCI is identified, the model of effective throughput G is directly optimized to locate the best packet length (L) and data rate (D). | 03-29-2012 |
Zooey C. Chu, Grand Rapids, MI US
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| 20090236887 | BACK SUPPORT FOR A SEAT - An self adjusting back support assembly for a seat is provided comprising a plurality of pivotally adjustable back support members juxtaposed one another such that each of said back support members is able to pivot about an axis contained wholly within an adjacent back support member allowing the back support assembly to adopt a serpentine contour substantially following a contour of an occupant's back. | 09-24-2009 |