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Andrew Clayton, Carlsbad, CA US
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| 20090312872 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING MODIFIED ASPHALTS - Methods and systems for efficiently manufacturing modified asphalt materials include agitating a base asphalt at a high shear rate using an in-line mixer equipped with a rotor-stator mixing tool while simultaneously exposing the asphalt to oxygen by blowing an oxygen-containing gas at a high gas flow rate through openings in the rotor-stator mixing tool and heating the asphalt at an elevated temperature. | 12-17-2009 |
Gary Clayton, Daly City, CA US
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| 20090070409 | System and Method of Inter-Widget Communication - A method and apparatus enabling inter-widget communication and control uses a central server to receive selected widgets and settings associated with at least one widget, wherein the received settings are used to at least partly determine the settings of the other selected widgets according to a pre-defined relationship between or among the widgets. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090112782 | FACILITATING A DECISION-MAKING PROCESS - Systems and methods for facilitating a decision-making process are disclosed. In one aspect of the present disclosure, in response to receiving a request to facilitate a decision making process, the decision-making agent participates in a communications thread where users are attempting to reach a decision regarding a business to frequent and/or an activity to partake. Since group activities are oftentimes scheduled via common communication threads, the decision-making agent can intervene in such communication threads, when requested, and assist the participating users in making a decision or making informed suggestions toward reaching an agreement. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20100027776 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RINGBACK TONES - A method of providing a ringback tone to a calling party. The method includes receiving a call directed to a subscriber from the calling party. At least one of an adaptive ringback tone and an actionable ringback tone is provided to the calling party. The adaptive ringback tone is based on state data. | 02-04-2010 |
Gary B. Clayton, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20120059658 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN INTERNET SEARCH - Embodiments of the present invention relate to searching for content on the Internet. A user may supply a search query to a device, and the device may issue the search query to a plurality of search engines, including at least one general purpose search engine and at least one site-specific search engine. In this way, the user need not separately issue search queries to each of the plurality of search engines. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120060113 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING CONTENT - Some embodiments relate to using a carousel to display content. In some embodiments, a carousel having a plurality of slots may be displayed in a first portion of a display of a display device, and in response to user selection of one of the plurality of slots, content that is dynamically generated based on user input may be displayed in a second portion of the display, separate from the first portion. | 03-08-2012 |
Gary Bruce Clayton, Daly City, CA US
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| 20090061406 | CONSTRUCTING A PROFILE USING SELF-DESCRIPTIVE IMAGES FOR USE IN A SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT - Methods and apparatus are described in which a plurality of sensory stimuli are presented to a user. A response from the user to each of selected ones of the sensory stimuli is recorded where the response is given within a period of time from the presentation of the corresponding sensory stimulus. The period of time is selected to increase the likelihood that the recorded responses are spontaneous. | 03-05-2009 |
James Clayton, Saratoga, CA US
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| 20090296885 | TREATMENT OF PATIENT TUMORS BY CHARGED PARTICLE THERAPY - A method of irradiating a target in a subject using charged particle therapy includes the steps of positioning a subject on a supporting device, positioning a delivery device adapted to deliver charged particles, and delivering charged particles to a target in the subject wherein the delivery device rotates around the target during delivery of at least a portion of the charged particles. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100016649 | External Beam Radiotherapy And Imaging With Radioactive Isotope - A method of delivering external radiation beams to a target volume in a body portion includes positioning a radioactive isotope source at a plurality of locations spaced apart around the body portion, and collimating radiation beams of the radioactive isotope source from the plurality of locations, whereby the target volume in the body portion is deposited with a predetermined dose distribution. A radiation device employs a member having a configuration adapted to surround a body portion to be irradiated. The member has a channel and a plurality of collimators spaced apart along and coupled to the channel. The plurality of collimators define a plurality of dwelling locations for a radioactive isotope source in the channel and are configured to collimate radiation beams of the radioactive isotope source. | 01-21-2010 |
James Clayton, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090140177 | Charged particle accelerators, radiation sources, system, and methods - Man-portable radiation generation sources and systems that may be carried by hand to a site of interest by one or two people, are disclosed. Methods of use of such sources and systems are also disclosed. Battery operated radiation generation sources, air cooled radiation generation sources, and charged particle accelerators, are also disclosed. A radiation generation source with a target less than 0.20 mm is also disclosed. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100039051 | Power Variator - An apparatus for use in a process to regulate power for a particle accelerator includes a first circulator, a second circulator, a tee coupled between the first and the second circulator, and a tuner coupled to the tee. An apparatus for use in a process to regulate power for a particle accelerator includes a first circulator, a second circulator, a 3-dB coupler coupled between the first and the second circulator, and a tuner coupled to the 3-dB coupler. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100098214 | Methods and Systems for Treating Breast Cancer Using External Beam Radiation - A radiation apparatus includes a radiation source movable in translational and/or rotational degrees of freedom, and a structure adapted to support a body. The structure is provided with an opening to allow a portion of the body passing through to be exposed to at least a portion of the therapeutic radiation while in use. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100102244 | Methods and Systems for Treating Cancer Using External Beam Radiation - A radiation system employs magnetic field to move particle beams and radiation sources. The radiation system includes a source operable to produce a particle beam, a scanning magnet operable to scan the particle beam, and a target configured to be impinged by at least a portion of the scanned particle beam to produce radiation. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20120025084 | RADIATION DETECTOR WITH MULTIPLE OPERATING SCHEMES - A radiation detector includes a conversion element that converts an incoming radiation beam into electrical signals, which in turn can be used to generate data about the radiation beam. The conversion element may include, for example, a scintillator that converts the radiation beam into light, and a sensor that generates the signals in response to the light. The conversion element can be used in different schemes or data collection modes. For instance, the conversion element can be oriented normal to the radiation beam or transverse to the radiation beam. In either of these orientations, for example, the detector can be used in an integrating mode or in a counting mode. | 02-02-2012 |
James D. Clayton, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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| 20080275758 | PRICE PLANNING PLATFORM - In embodiments, the present invention provides methods and systems, including, without limitation, a platform, for producing a pricing plan of record for an entity by determining a pricing plan, the pricing plan specifying price guidelines for a plurality of items on an individual basis while simultaneously being directed at substantially achieving an objective of at least one entity plan on an aggregated basis, and making the pricing plan available in a planning tool used to set prices for the items. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080301227 | HIERARCHICAL DOCUMENT PUBLISHING - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a hierarchical publication of at least one object. Embodiments of the present invention relate to hierarchy publication for creating an object, wherein the object contains a plurality of object parts. Embodiments of the present invention relate to hierarchy publication by creating an object with a plurality of components and associating each of the plurality of components with information relating to a plurality of intended recipients within a hierarchy. Embodiments of the present invention relate to model linking by providing more than one model, each model containing information related to an object to be published, querying a first model for the object information with a first query requesting a complete solution from the first model, and resolving the first query by the first model creating a second query to the at least one other model, the at least one other model returning an information result of the second query to the first model. Embodiments of the present invention relate to virtual data management by providing more than one model, each model containing information, requesting information from the more than one model, and combining a returned result from each of the more than one models into a virtual data source. Embodiments of the present invention relate to dashboard publishing by creating a dashboard, wherein the dashboard contains at least one object part, associating information pertaining to a plurality of potential recipients within a hierarchy with the plurality of object parts within the dashboard, wherein the hierarchy is associated with publishing guidelines, and publishing the dashboard to the at least one recipient in accordance with the hierarchy publishing guidelines. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080312994 | GUIDELINE MANAGER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system of a guideline manager is provided for receiving a pricing plan of record, identifying at least one product within the pricing plan of record, determining at least one guideline for carrying out the pricing plan with respect to the at least one product, making available the at least one guideline, receiving data related to carrying out the pricing plan with respect to the at least one product, and altering the at least one guideline in response to the data. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080313015 | PRICING PLAN OF RECORD - In embodiments of the present invention, a method and system is provided for producing a pricing plan of record. The present invention may provide for determining a pricing plan, the pricing plan specifying unit price guidelines for a plurality of items based on anticipated demand, the pricing plan being directed at substantially achieving at least one aspect of an entity plan on an aggregated basis and making available the pricing plan of record. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20080319819 | ADJUSTING A PRICING PLAN OF RECORD - The present invention provides a method and system for adjusting a pricing plan. The method may include receiving a baseline and performing a feedback loop method. The feedback loop method may comprise analyzing the pricing plan to see if the pricing plan may include pricing figures that, when applied to units for sale, are projected to yield results conforming to at least one objective of the entity plan, setting the pricing figures so that the pricing figures, when applied to units for sale, are projected to yield the results. The method may further comprise receiving the entity plan, an adjustable parameter, an adjustable attribute, an adjustable rule, and data considered in analysis. The method may comprise repeating the feedback loop method. Further, a second logical flow may branch out of the feedback loop method and may operate substantially in parallel to the flow of the feedback loop. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080319830 | CREATING A PRICING PLAN OF RECORD - In embodiments, the present invention provides a method and system for creating a pricing plan. The method may include receiving a baseline including at least one entity plan, creating a pricing plan, validating an assumption used in creating the pricing plan, and making the pricing plan available to a price planner for implementing the pricing guidelines. The pricing plan may include pricing guidelines that, when applied to units for sale, are projected to yield results conforming to at least one objective of the at least one entity plan. The method may further include receiving approval to transmit the pricing plan. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting an alert when validating the assumption fails. | 12-25-2008 |
Jessica Clayton, Campbell, CA US
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| 20100088876 | Medical Tube Including an Inflatable Cuff Having a Notched Collar - A medical device may include a tubular body configured to communicate gas and an inflatable cuff coupled to the tubular body at least by a collar. The tubular body may include an opening. The collar may include a notch positioned relative to the opening in the tubular body such that a passageway extends through at least a portion of the notch and at least a portion of the opening. | 04-15-2010 |
Jessica Clayton, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080210243 | Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same - An inflatable balloon cuff associated with a tracheal tube may be adapted to reduce the passage of mucosal secretions into the lungs. A cuff as provided may include a sealing composition that plugs or seals any folds in the inflated cuff that may act as leak paths for mucosal secretions. Further, tracheal tube kits are provided for application and/or removal of the sealing composition. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080215034 | Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same - An inflatable balloon cuff with a water-swellable coating may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. The water-swellable coating may enhance a cuff's mechanical pressure seal. The water-swellable coating may be loosely adhered or not adhered to the cuff in order to allow the coating to flow into and seal any leak paths that may form when the cuff is inflated in a patient's trachea. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080236593 | ENDOTRACHEAL CUFF AND TECHNIQUE FOR USING THE SAME - An inflatable balloon cuff may be adapted to seal a patient's trachea when associated with an endotracheal tube. Configurations of these cuffs that include tapered regions with certain characteristics, such as angle of taper, cuff diameter, and cuff wall thickness, may provide improved sealing of the trachea. | 10-02-2008 |
Jessica Megan Clayton, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110264133 | INTRODUCER SHEATHS, THROMBUS COLLECTION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A sheath comprises an elastomeric tube having a self-expanding scaffold coupled to a wall. The scaffold can expand to a diameter larger than the tube diameter to provide an enlarged distal opening. An aspiration catheter has a balloon and an aspiration port so that occlusive material can be removed from a blood vessel by drawing the balloon through the vessel while simultaneously aspirating through the port. | 10-27-2011 |
Joseph Edward Clayton, San Mateo, CA US
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| 20090090694 | SHAPING A COVER GLASS - The fabrication of a touch sensor panel having co-planar single-layer touch sensors fabricated on the back side of a cover glass is disclosed. It can be desirable from a manufacturing perspective to perform all thin-film processing steps on a motherglass before separating it into separate parts. To perform thin-film processing on a motherglass before separation, a removable sacrificial layer such as a photoresist can be applied over the thin-film layers. Next, the motherglass can be scribed and separated, and grinding and polishing steps can be performed prior to removing the sacrificial layer. In alternative embodiments, after the protective sacrificial layer is applied, the bulk of the coverglass can be dry-etched using a very aggressive anisotropic etching that etches primarily in the z-direction. In this embodiment, the etching can be patterned using photolithography to create rounded corners or any other shape. The photoresist can then be removed. | 04-09-2009 |
Joseph Edward Clayton, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110100727 | Touch Sensitive Device with Dielectric Layer - A touch sensitive device having a dielectric layer between a cover layer and a touch sensor layer is disclosed. The dielectric layer can reduce a negative pixel effect associated with poor grounding of an object touching the device. The dielectric layer can reduce a capacitance per unit area of the device to less than about 0.0305 picofarads per square millimeter, thereby reducing the negative pixel effect. The dielectric layer can have a thickness of about 0.50 millimeters or more and/or a dielectric constant of about 2.3 or less to reduce the negative pixel effect. | 05-05-2011 |
Joshua Jeffrey Clayton, Hughson, CA US
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| 20120006453 | Ballistic Shield Lens Protector - A removable protective cover for the viewing lens of portable ballistic shields for use during storage and transportation of the shields. The cover will consist of fabric and can be affixed to the shield using either Velcro, magnets, or buttons providing for easy removal and attachment of the cover. | 01-12-2012 |
Shawn Adam Clayton, Costa Mesa, CA US
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| 20110258352 | Inline PCI-IOV Adapter - A system for enabling input/out virtualization for a device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of host CPUs; a multi-root switch connected to each of the plurality of host CPUs via respective buses; and an inline PCI virtualizing device connected to the multi-root switch via a front-side bus and the device via a back-side bus, the inline PCI virtualizing device including a plurality sets of registers, each of the plurality sets of registers accessible by a corresponding host CPU of the plurality of host CPUs and implementing functionalities of the device. | 10-20-2011 |
Sherrie Clayton, Bakersfield, CA US
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| 20110179571 | Therapeutic medical toilet bed - The therapeutic medical toilet bed includes an integrally formed center base mattress with hydraulic retraction system fully supported on a mattress frame unit capable of adapting to any standard medical bed frame. The therapeutic mattress can adapt to multiple positions to secure a position as required for patient care and comfort. The fully functional toilet system can be utilized by retracting the center base mattress by a remote controlled hydraulic system as needed by patient. Also included with toilet system is a pressurized water system with sanitizing unit for cleansing, sanitizing and flushing of waste products downwardly into a high capacity storage container with sanitizing unit. | 07-28-2011 |