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| 20080251539 | Wristband-Mounted Dispenser for Liquids or Powders - A bracelet to be worn on the wrist which includes a dispenser for dispensing liquid or powdered materials such as sunblocks or germicides. The dispenser on the palm side of the wrist and when the user presses an activator, the dispenser emits a portion of the material onto the user's palm. The dispenser is approximately the size of a wrist watch. A preferred embodiment of the dispenser employs a pump which will work at any orientation. The pump uses air pressure differences produced by the movement of a piston to pull the material into a chamber and expel it from the chamber through a one-way valve. The one-way valve in a preferred embodiment of the pump is made from a silicon diaphragm which opens when it flexes in response to pressure differences and a support for the diaphragm which permits it to flex in only one direction. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090014475 | WRISTBAND-MOUNTED DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS AND POWDERS WITH AN IMPROVED DISPENSING MECHANISM - An apparatus for dispensing material includes: a chamber for the material, the chamber sealed by a flexible seal; a nozzle coupled to the chamber and residing at a front end; and a pump, the pump comprising: a piston that moves in a tube, and an activator. When a user presses the activator, the piston moves toward or away from the front end, and a portion of the material is emitted onto the user's palm or fingers. The pump emits the portion of the material regardless of a direction of gravitational pull. In one embodiment, the piston emits the material by directly contacting the material in the chamber. In another embodiment, air is allowed into the chamber through a weep hole, which resides between the piston and the material. The air is used to expel the material through the one-way valve. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20100025432 | WRISTBAND-MOUNTED DISPENSER FOR LIQUIDS AND POWDERS WITH AN IMPROVED DISPENSING MECHANISM - An apparatus for dispensing material includes: a chamber for the material, the chamber sealed by a flexible seal; a nozzle coupled to the chamber and residing at a front end; and a pump, the pump comprising: a piston that moves in a tube, and an activator. When a user presses the activator, the piston moves toward or away from the front end, and a portion of the material is emitted onto the user's palm or fingers. The pump emits the portion of the material regardless of a direction of gravitational pull. In one embodiment, the piston emits the material by directly contacting the material in the chamber. In another embodiment, air is allowed into the chamber through a weep hole, which resides between the piston and the material. The air is used to expel the material through the one-way valve. | 02-04-2010 |
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| 20090047512 | Dispersed metal nanoparticles in polymer films - A method of forming a thin film of metal nanoparticles useful in optics and electronics includes producing a mono-layer of dispersed metal nanoparticles substantially free of stabilizing ligands. Mixing a polymer solution with a metal salt to create a metal precursor solution. Forming the metal precursor solution into a film by removal of solvent, and heating the film to reduce the metal salt and form metal nanoparticles. Further heating the film to remove the polymer solution and form a monolayer of dispersed metal nanoparticles. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20110069307 | Dipyrromethenes and Azadipyrromethenes as Markers for Petroleum Products - Marking a petroleum product includes adding a covert dye selected from the group consisting of azadipyrromethene dyes, dipyrromethene dyes, and any combination thereof to the petroleum product and distributing the dye in the petroleum product. A petroleum product selected for analysis may be spectroscopically analyzed for the presence of an azadipyrromethene dye, a dipyrromethene dye, or a combination thereof. A concentration of at least one azadipyrromethene or dipyrromethene dye present in the portion of the petroleum product may be determined to identify the petroleum product as counterfeit, adulterated, or authentic based on the determined concentration of the azadipyrromethene or dipyrromethene dye. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110305919 | METALLIC MATERIALS WITH EMBEDDED LUMINESCENT PARTICLES - Formation of an authentication element by deposition of a metal layer with embedded particles on a metal substrate, wherein the embedded particles are configured to convert energy from one wavelength to another. The embedded particles may be upconverters, downconverters, or phosphorescent phosphors, which can be detected and measured with analytical equipment when deposited in the metal layer. A metal substrate may include coinage. | 12-15-2011 |
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| 20080281030 | Polymer nanocomposites and methods of preparation - High-use temperature, lightweight polymer/inorganic nanocomposite materials are described having enhanced thermal stability and performance characteristics. These materials are made possible by new methods for synthesizing composite materials that enhance the thermal stability of the nanocomposite systems from 100-150° C. to over 450° C. These materials and techniques for their formation are enabled at least in part by the use of polar organic phthalonitrile monomers and oligomers that can exfoliate layered phyllosilicates, such as smectite clays, in percentages greater than 10% inorganic by weight. This approach offers a solvent-free direct melt intercalation technique that greatly reduces the cost of processing nanocomposites. Additionally, the use of unmodified phyllosilicates overcomes temperature limitations of prior art, which uses organically-modified layered silicates. The new technology provides hitherto unobtainable thermal stability and performance characteristics, and has numerous applications in the automotive, aerospace, electronic and marine industries. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090131554 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING COMPOSITE COMPRISING NANOTUBES - There is provided an electromagnetic (EM) shielding composite and its method of manufacture having low observability and a low loading level, e.g., 1.5 weight percent, of nanotubes mixed in a base host polymer, wherein the EM shielding composite is an effective shield and absorber for broadband plane wave EM radiation. The loading levels of nanotubes are sufficiently low to leave the mechanical properties of the base polymers essentially unchanged, making this approach widely applicable to a broad range of applications. | 05-21-2009 |
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| 20080209348 | Composing integrated systems using GUI-based applications and web services - A composer of integrated systems solves the technical problem of enabling graphical user interface applications (GAPs) to interoperate (e.g., exchange information) with each other and web services over the Internet, effectively and non-invasively. The system provides a user friendly visualization mechanism that interacts with an accessibility layer to enable organizations to economically and easily define web service driven information exchange between GAPs, by performing point-and-click, drag-and-drop operations on GAPs. The system allows users to rapidly create integrated systems composing GAPs enabled to interoperate with other GAPs and web services, so that organizations extend the life-cycle use of their legacy GAPs in business operations. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209356 | GUI-based application to web services conversion system - A web service creation system converts legacy application functionality to web services. The system captures the operation of the legacy application through an accessibility layer that monitors operator interaction with the application. The system then defines, creates, and deploys a web service that provides control over the application operation. As a result, the legacy application may be made accessible through web services and an organization may continue to realize a return on their significant investment in the creation of the legacy application. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209446 | Design tool for converting legacy applications to web services - A design tool assists with the conversion of legacy applications to web services. The design tool provides a flexible and visual design environment through which web services are defined, created, and deployed for controlling a legacy application. As a result, the legacy applications may be made accessible through web services to remote callers consonant with the wide spread adoption of web services. An organization may thereby extend the life-cycle of their legacy applications and continue to realize the benefit of substantial investment in the applications. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080250051 | Automatic test generation for reference testing - A system for application reference testing (SMART) solves the technical problem of generating test data and test cases from graphical user interface applications (GAPs) to test web services, effectively and non-invasively. SMART allows organizations to easily and promptly identify and resolve software bugs, ensure higher quality software and development productivity, complete software projects faster, deliver software products to market quicker, and improve the return on investment for software development projects. SMART provides a user friendly visualization mechanism that interacts with an accessibility layer to enable organizations to economically and easily define user interactions with GAPs, by performing point-and-click, drag-and-drop operations on the GAPs, and generate reusable test data and test cases for web services. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20110231825 | AUTOMATIC TEST GENERATION FOR REFERENCE TESTING - A system for application reference testing (SMART) solves the technical problem of generating test data and test cases from graphical user interface applications (GAPs) to test web services, effectively and non-invasively. SMART allows organizations to easily and promptly identify and resolve software bugs, ensure higher quality software and development productivity, complete software projects faster, deliver software products to market quicker, and improve the return on investment for software development projects. SMART provides a user friendly visualization mechanism that interacts with an accessibility layer to enable organizations to economically and easily define user interactions with GAPs, by performing point-and-click, drag-and-drop operations on the GAPs, and generate reusable test data and test cases for web services. | 09-22-2011 |
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| 20090011116 | REDUCING TEMPLATE WITH COATING RECEPTACLE CONTAINING A MEDICAL DEVICE TO BE COATED - An apparatus and a method for applying a coating to a medical device such as a stent, balloon, or catheter, shortly before insertion or implantation are described. The apparatus and method produce uniform consistent coverage of the medical device in a predictable, repeatable and controllable manner and reduce the need for preservative components in the coating or for excessive curing or hardening of the coating. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090047414 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLICATION OF A FRESH COATING ON A MEDICAL DEVICE - A method, a kit, and an apparatus provide a coating on an implantable medical device. The apparatus includes housing, a sealed reservoir chamber disposed in the housing, a reducing template, and a reservoir access port. The sealed reservoir contains the coating material. The reducing template is sized to receive a medical device therethrough for application of the coating material. A seal breaching mechanism can be provided and adapted to breach the sealed reservoir upon activation of the apparatus. The reservoir access port, which is disposed in the housing, is adapted to fluidly couple the reducing template with the reservoir chamber upon activation of the apparatus for coating the medical device. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100233231 | USE OF CRYOGENIC PROCESSING TO OBTAIN A SUBSTANTIALLY-THICKENED FORMULATION - The present invention related to substantially-thickened therapeutic formulation comprising an oil-based composition and a therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is of a reduced particle size. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110274823 | APPLICATION OF A COATING ON A MEDICAL DEVICE - Methods and devices for the provision of a coating on an implantable medical device. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The methods and devices provide a coating having improved uniformity and coverage which in turn allow for greater control of the amount and dosage of the coating. | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20080288295 | Computer System Managing an Insurance Reserve Requirement by Segmenting a Reinsurance Transaction - Apparatus (method implemented with a machine, the machine, and the method for making the machine, and products produced thereby). The computer system can, for example, be structured (e.g., including programmed) to carry out the steps of: calculating an insurance reserve requirement from data; segmenting, for the reserve requirement, an economic reserve requirement from a corresponding excess regulatory reserve requirement to produce components; and carrying out the reinsurance transaction by steps including: allocating the components to different parties, one of the parties from a group including an insurance risk carrier and a source of an asset for said reserve requirement; and assigning assets for the reserve requirement to a reinsurance asset trust to receive reinsurance credit for said reserve requirement. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20110004495 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A SYSTEM OF MANAGING FLUCTUATING CASH FLOWS - Apparatus (method implemented with a machine, the machine, and the method for making the machine, and products produced thereby) for controlling a system of managing cash flows for a transaction, the apparatus including: data processing means arranged for receiving information into memory, said information including respective descriptions of risks, statistical assumptions for said risks, and financial assumptions for said risks, the data processing means further including: calculating means, responsive to said descriptions and said assumptions, for calculating expected cash flows corresponding to said risks for time periods; accounting means for determining, responsive to actual cash flow information from occurrence of events corresponding to said risks, for a first party to the transaction owing the expected cash flows to a second party to the transaction, and for determining, for the second party owing the actual cash flows to the first party, a net settlement, for each of said time periods, between the parties in the transaction, to manage the actual cash flows and the expected cash flows. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110060610 | COMPUTER SUPPORT FOR MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL INVESTMENT - Machine and related manufacturer controlling multi-jurisdictional investment; a computer system arranged to receive information and locate said information into a memory, the information including investment specifications and pricing data for the financial product, the computer system further including: an input device for receiving the information and converting the information into signals; a program control to compute, from said signals, for calculating respective valuations of parts of investment in respective jurisdictions and a program control to trigger printing documentation, including said valuations, to carry out the implementation of the parts in the respective jurisdictions. In variations thereof, such as optimizing, separating, valuation, and execution are supported. | 03-10-2011 |
