Cosgrove, US
Andrew J. Cosgrove, Evansville, IN US
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20110197729 | PALLET DISMANTLER - A method for dismantling pallets includes hanging a pallet on the upstream end of a cantilevered support having a substantially horizontal top surface with the bottom surfaces of the upper deck boards of the pallet resting on the top surface of the cantilevered support and with the stringer boards and lower deck boards extending downwardly from the top surface, advancing the hanging pallet in a downstream direction along the cantilevered support toward a band saw blade which lies directly on the top surface of the cantilevered support and defines a cutting plane aligned with the top surface of the cantilevered support, thereby automatically aligning the band saw blade with the pallet joints between the upper deck boards and the stringer boards; and advancing the pallet past the band saw blade to separate the upper deck boards from the stringer boards at the pallet joints. | 08-18-2011 |
Benjamin D. Cosgrove, Stanford, CA US
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20120276064 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REJUVENATION AND EXPANSION OF STEM CELLS - The regenerative potential of stem cells is enhanced in vitro and in vivo by inhibition of the p38 MAPK signaling pathway. | 11-01-2012 |
Daniel J. Cosgrove, Port Matilda, PA US
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20080201123 | Increased activity and efficiency of expansin-like proteins - The invention relates to crystal structure and activities of Beta-expansins and grass pollen allergens and identification of key regions essential to maximize activity and to identify sequence motifs which correlate with activity. | 08-21-2008 |
20100184224 | PLANT CELL WALL LOOSENING ACTIVITY OF GROUP 2/3 ALLERGENS OF GRASS POLLEN - The present invention provides nucleic acids and polypeptide sequences for a novel class of expansin-related proteins, designated group 2/3 allergen, which comprise the group 2 and group 3 allergens from grass, a purified group 3 allergen Lol p 3, and method of using the nucleic acids sequences and proteins of the invention. Group 2/3 allergens of the invention are significant wall-loosening agents. They are capable of altering cell wall properties, which may effect growth, flexibility, and mechanical strength in tissues in which they are expressed. | 07-22-2010 |
Daniel J. Cosgrove, Johnston, IA US
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20080226753 | Method of Reducing Insect Resistant Pests in Transgenic Crops - The present invention discloses Resistance Management (RM) practices that are critical to safeguarding | 09-18-2008 |
20090041869 | METHOD OF REDUCING INSECT RESISTANT PESTS IN TRANSGENIC CROPS - The present invention discloses Resistance Management (RM) practices that are critical to safeguard | 02-12-2009 |
20100022390 | RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY - A method for managing resistance in a plot of pest resistant crop plants is provided herein. The method includes cultivating a first pest resistant crop plant in a plot in one planting cycle, and successively cultivating in a second planting cycle a second pest resistant crop plant in the same plot, wherein the first and the second pest resistant crop plants are pesticidal to corn rootworm but through a different mode of pesticidal action. | 01-28-2010 |
20100029725 | RESISTANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES - Insect refuge strategies are described for the management of insect resistance development. The present invention relates generally to the control of pests that cause damage to crop plants, and in particular to corn plants, by their feeding activities directed to root damage, and more particularly to the control of such plant pests by exposing target pests to seeds or mixtures of seeds having multiple different modes of action. The first one or more transgenes and the second one or more transgenes are each, respectively, insecticidal to the same target insect but have different modes of action, and bind either semi-competitively or non-competitively to different binding sites in the target pest. In addition, the treatment of such seed with a chemical or peptide-associated pesticide prior to planting the seed is also disclosed. | 02-04-2010 |
David Cosgrove, Portsmouth, NH US
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20140164364 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT-DRIVEN PRIORITIZATION - Methods include receiving at a receiving device a plurality of reports, each corresponding to at least one item and comprising data associated with one or more performance metrics. The methods further include identifying events for each report corresponding to at least one item using the data in the report. In addition, the methods include determining a report score for each report based on a number and type of the identified events. The methods also include outputting the report scores. | 06-12-2014 |
David S. Cosgrove, Jonesville, SC US
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20130210305 | UNBALANCED WOVEN ADHESIVE TAPE - A tape containing an unbalanced woven fabric and an adhesive. The woven fabric has a warp dominant face and a filling dominant face, a plurality of warp yarns in a warp direction, and a plurality of filling yarns in a filling direction perpendicular to the warp direction crossing with the warp yarns at a plurality of intersections. At least 55% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the warp yarn is on the warp dominant face of the fabric. At least 55% by number of the intersections have the warp yarn crossing with the filling yarn such that the filling yarn is on the filling dominant face of the fabric. The warp yarns have a linear mass density of between about 30 and 100 denier and the filling yarns have a linear mass density of between about 70 and 600 denier. | 08-15-2013 |
Delos M. Cosgrove, Hunting Valley, OH US
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20100082047 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A device for occluding a hollow anatomical structure includes a clamp having at least first and second clamping portions adapted to be placed on opposite sides of the anatomical structure. At least one of the first and second clamping portions is movable toward the other from an open position to a clamping or closed position to occlude the anatomical structure. The clamp has an annular shape configured to surround the hollow anatomical structure in the open position and a flattened shape in the clamping position configured to occlude the hollow interior of the anatomical structure. The clamp is preferably covered with fabric to promote tissue ingrowth. A clamp delivery and actuation device is provided for allowing the clamp to be applied in either an open surgical procedure or a minimally invasive procedure. | 04-01-2010 |
20120059400 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A clamp having at least first and second elongate clamping portions adapted to be placed on opposite sides of the hollow anatomical structure. The first and second elongate clamping portions respectively include ends coupled together with respective resilient urging members configured to urge at least one of the first and second elongate clamping portions toward the other of the first and second elongate clamping portions from an open position into a clamping position to occlude the hollow anatomical structure. The clamp includes tissue ingrowth structure on the clamping portions. | 03-08-2012 |
20130245652 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - A method of occluding an appendage of the heart with a clamp including at least first and second elongate clamping portions, the first and second elongate clamping portions including tissue engaging surfaces that promote tissue ingrowth. The method includes implanting the clamp by positioning the first and second elongate clamping portions on opposite sides of the appendage. At least one of the first or second elongate clamping portions is biased toward the other of the first and second elongate clamping portions to place the clamp into a clamping position on the appendage. Tissue ingrowth into the tissue engaging surfaces retains the clamp in place on the appendage. | 09-19-2013 |
Dennis W. Cosgrove, Bethel, CT US
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20150247497 | WATERPROOF PUMP ENCLOSURE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - The present invention is directed to a pump and motor assembly assembled in a waterproof enclosure with external threaded connections for pump suction and discharge. The motor can be directly connected to a flexible coupling to a bi-rotational internal gear pump, having self-adjusting mechanical seals and cast iron housing. The pump and motor assembly can be mounted on a sliding base for easy access. Flex hoses can be used to connect pump suction and discharge to couplings attached to the pump enclosure. A discriminating leak detector can be installed at the low point of the pump enclosure to detect and annunciate the presence of oil and/or water. | 09-03-2015 |
Dominic Cosgrove, Omaha, NE US
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20080227121 | Inducible ligand for alpha1beta1 integrin and uses - The present invention is directed to the identification and use of agents, particularly peptides and monoclonal antibodies that disrupt the interaction between Collagen XIII and α1β1 integrin. | 09-18-2008 |
20150175695 | RAC1 INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALPORT GLOMERULAR DISEASE - The present invention provides methods of treating Alport syndrome in a subject by the administration of an agent that can blocks the activation of RAC1/CDC42 members of the rho family of small GTPases. Such agents include, but are not limited to, the endothelin receptor antagonists such as bosentan and letairis and neutralizing antibodies to endothelin-1. Such administration prevents invasion of the glomerular capillary tufts by mesangial lamellipodial/filopodial processes, blocks mesangial process invasion abrogates the deposition of laminin 211 in the GBM, and prevents the activation of maladaptive expression of proteins known to contribute to glomerular disease progression. | 06-25-2015 |
Dylan T. Cosgrove, Oakdale, MN US
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20120160324 | CONCENTRATING SOLAR MIRROR PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH CORRUGATED STIFFENER - A concentrating solar mirror panel assembly having a reflective sheet with a reflective major surface and an opposing major surface and a corrugated stiffener having ridges and troughs each having an outer surface with land areas, wherein the land areas of at least a portion of the ridges are joined to at least a portion of the opposing major surface of the reflective sheet. The concentrating solar mirror panel assembly is non-planar and substantially rigid. The concentrating solar mirror panel assembly is assembled such that a desired non-planar shape is maintained: either using a locking sheet or having the corrugated stiffener attached so that its principal axes of corrugation are substantially perpendicular to the axis of curvature of the assembly. Methods of making the concentrating solar mirror panel assembly are also disclosed. Concentrated solar power systems and solar collection devices are also disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
20140251327 | RESPIRATOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE FIT CHECK DEVICES AND METHODS - A respiratory mask body defining a breathable air zone for a wearer and having a shut-off valve is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the mask body includes one or more inlet ports configured to receive one or more breathing air source components. The shut-off valve is operable between a closed position and an open position, and when in a closed position the shut-off valve prevents fluid communication between the one or more inlet ports and the breathable air zone and the shut-off valve returns to an open position in the absence of an applied force. | 09-11-2014 |
20150124343 | DURABLE SOLAR MIRROR FILMS - The present disclosure generally relates to durable solar mirror films, methods of making durable solar mirror films, and constructions including durable solar mirror films. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a solar mirror film comprising: a weatherable layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; regions of reflective material adjacent to the first major surface of the weatherable layer; and regions of the first major surface of the weatherable layer substantially lacking reflective material. In some embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a weatherable layer having a first major surface and a second major surface; wherein the first major surface includes a bulk region and an edge region; and a reflective material adjacent to the bulk region of the first major surface of the weatherable layer and substantially absent from the edge region. | 05-07-2015 |
Erin Cosgrove, Hampton Falls, NH US
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20100113887 | PATIENT-BASED PARAMETER GENERATION SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL INJECTION PROCEDURES - A system includes a parameter generation system to determine parameters of at least one phase of an injection procedure based at least in part upon a type of the injection procedure. The parameter generator system determines the amount of a pharmaceutical that is to be delivered to a patient at least in part on the basis of the concentration of an agent in the pharmaceutical and at least on part on the basis of a function that depends upon and varies with a patient parameter. The patient parameter can, for example, be weight, body mass index, body surface area or cardiac output. The pharmaceutical can, for example, include a contrast enhancing agent for use in an imaging procedure. | 05-06-2010 |
G. Rees Cosgrove, Providence, RI US
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20150119753 | BURR HOLE MOUNTED STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY DEVICE - A device for performing a biopsy on a brain is disclosed. The device includes a mount adapted for attachment to a burr hole on the skull of a patient. The mount has a body with a threaded surface and a cup-shaped surface forming a socket. The surface at the bottom of the socket defines a surgical aperture. A first arm extends away from the body, and has one fiducial marker. A second arm extends away from the body and has two spaced-apart fiducial markers. An instrument guide has a tubular body with a ball joint at one end with and an instrument insertion opening at an opposite end, configured to receive an instrument therethrough. The ball joint inserts into the socket, allowing the instrument guide to be positioned to a desired angle. A locking cup is attached to the body to secure the instrument in a fixed position. | 04-30-2015 |
James Michael Cosgrove, Hamilton, OH US
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20140150403 | THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM WITH TRANSLATING-ROTATING CASCADE AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A thrust reverser system and operation suitable for high-bypass turbofan engines. The thrust reverser system includes a cascade system adapted to be translated with a translating cowl in an aft direction of an engine to expose a circumferential opening. The cascade system is deployed from a stowed position as the translating cowl and the cascade system are translated in the aft direction. During deployment of the cascade system, a fore end thereof translates in the aft direction and an aft end thereof initially translates in the aft direction and then subsequently rotates about the fore end so that further translation of the cascade segment in the aft direction causes the cascade segment to move to a deployed position and divert bypass air within a bypass duct of the engine through the circumferential opening. | 06-05-2014 |
20140353399 | THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM WITH TRANSLATING-ROTATING BLOCKER DOORS AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A thrust reverser system and operation suitable for turbofan engines. Blocker doors of the thrust reverser system have stowed positions in which each door is disposed between a fixed structure and a translating cowl of the engine. The translating cowl is translated in an aft direction of the engine to define at least one opening with the fixed structure, after which the translating cowl is further translated aft to deploy linkage mechanisms that are received in slots recessed into the blocker doors and pivotably connect the doors to the fixed structure. Deployment of the linkage mechanisms from the slots causes the blocker doors to rotate to a deployed position in which each door extends across a bypass duct of the engine and diverts bypass air within the duct through the opening. | 12-04-2014 |
James R. Cosgrove, Woodhaven, MI US
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20100032107 | ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY - An environmentally controlled enclosure having a cable system that supports a curtain. The use of a cable system to support curtain reduces the cost to manufacture the environmentally controlled enclosure. In this regard, rather than producing an enclosure system substantially formed of steel beams, the cable system requires only a frame formed to support the cable system. The reduction in steel used to form enclosures reduces the overall cost to manufacture the enclosure. Moreover, the cable system is relatively simple in design, which reduces the time to manufacture and set up enclosure. | 02-11-2010 |
John Elliot Cosgrove, Clemmons, NC US
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20090312849 | AUTOMATED AUDIO VISUAL SYSTEM CONFIGURATION - Automated configuration of an audio-visual system is made by determining a configuration for the system based on positioning information corresponding to a location of a user. Determination may further account for ambient conditions, content presented via the system, performance characteristics of the system, physical attributes of the user, preferences of the user, or physical constraints of the system or surrounding environment. Configuration of the system is effectuated through automated bases configured to receive signals generated based on the determination, which can involve spatial configuration of one or more system components, e.g., translational displacement and rotational motion, and/or electronic reconfiguration of one or more system components, e.g., setting adjustments. Users can modify or override configuration at any time. | 12-17-2009 |
Joseph E. Cosgrove, Columbia, CT US
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20110167530 | High-strength porous carbon and its multifunctional applications - High-strength porous carbon and a method of its manufacture are described for multifunctional applications, such as ballistic protection, structural components, ultracapacitor electrodes, gas storage, and radiation shielding. The carbon is produced from a polymer precursor via carbonization, and optionally by surface activation and post-treatment. | 07-14-2011 |
20130015181 | Method and apparatus for pyrolysis of low loss material using microwave energy - A method and apparatus that enable high efficiency microwave heating, for pyrolysis of low loss materials (i.e. poor absorbers of microwave energy). A unique microwave susceptor geometry is employed to enhance the heating of the low loss material. The geometry is such that the microwave radiation is caused to impinge upon the susceptor body, with the low loss material being effectively interposed between the microwave source and the susceptor body. | 01-17-2013 |
20140013942 | Carbon sorbent for reversible ammonia sorption - A sorbent that is particularly effective for the efficient adsorption and subsequent desorption of ammonia is produced from a high-purity carbon material which is exposed to an oxidizing environment so as to produce an effective amount of at least one oxygen species on its exposed surfaces. The high purity carbon material may be produced by carbonizing a polymer material, and the sorbent may comprise a support having an open-cell, three dimensional, lattice-like structure. | 01-16-2014 |
Kevin E. Cosgrove, Portland, OR US
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20110148456 | Method and Device for Measuring Inter-chip Signals - A method and device for measuring a signal of a die to be placed within a package is disclosed. At least one die as a Device Under Test (DUT) is mounted on a substrate and a chip-type measurement instrument is mounted on the substrate, or embedded into the substrate, wherein the instrument analyzes and/or processes the signal of the DUT and may provide stimulus signal to the DUT. The substrate having the DUT and the measurement instrument is mounted on a circuit board that has plural electrodes to be connected to the signal paths of the DUT and the instrument. An electrode is coupled to a standard interface port to provide the signal of the chip-type instrument to an external instrument. | 06-23-2011 |
20140032149 | CROSS DOMAIN TRIGGERING IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT - An apparatus and method for triggering an oscilloscope is disclosed. The oscilloscope is configured to process a first signal in a first domain and a second signal in a second domain. The method includes choosing a different domain for processing each of the first and second signals, respectively. A desired trigger type is selected for one of the chosen domains. The first and second signals are acquired in response to an occurrence of a trigger of the selected trigger type. The first and second signals are processed according to the selected different chosen domains. The method may also include displaying a result of said processing on a display screen. | 01-30-2014 |
Lainie Cosgrove, San Francisco, CA US
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20120109751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING OFFERS TO A POPULATION OF USERS BASED ON RELEVANCY DETERMINATIONS - A system and method is provided to enable a merchant to specify an offer that is associated with at least one geographic location. A locality is determined for individual persons comprising a group of users. The locality of the individual persons used to make a determination as to whom the merchant's offer is relevant to. The offer is then electronically communicated to the one or more persons. | 05-03-2012 |
Mark T. Cosgrove, Edgewater, MD US
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20140316799 | CONTROLLED INVENTORY REFRIGERATED DISPENSING SYSTEM - A vending refrigerator for dispensing pharmaceutical products, such as vials, bottles, syringes, and the like, at a point of distribution, e.g., a doctor's office or pharmacy. The vending refrigerator comprises a first product dispenser for one type of packaging and a second product dispenser for a second type of packaging. The product can be removed from a dispenser drawer but cannot be placed back into the dispenser through the drawer. The product dispensers are filled through openings that are not accessible during normal operations, but that are accessible during refilling procedures. The refrigerator may include a shelf where products that are mistakenly pulled from the product dispenser or that contain multiple doses of their contents can be placed for temporary storage. In some embodiments, the refrigerator comprises a chilled compartment and a freezer compartment. | 10-23-2014 |
Mathew A. Cosgrove, Woodland Hills, CA US
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20130051285 | PACKET-BASED INPUT/OUTPUT INTERFACE FOR A CORRELATION ENGINE - A navigation system includes a correlation engine configured to despread a received signal. The correlation engine includes a correlator configured to evaluate the received signal against a replica signal to produce a correlation result, and a packet encoder configured to produce a packet comprising a destination address, a source address, and the correlation result. An input/output interface is configured to provide the packet to another component in the navigation system. | 02-28-2013 |
20130148763 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE SAMPLE QUANTIZATION - One embodiment includes an adaptive sample quantization system. The adaptive sample quantization system includes an antenna to receive a radio frequency (RF) signal having data encoded therein, and analog antenna electronics configured to convert the RF signal to an analog electrical signal. The system also includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) directly coupled to the antenna and configured to generate a plurality of consecutive digital samples of the RF signal. The system further includes a quantizer to determine a mode based on the plurality of consecutive digital samples and to select at least one threshold based on the determined mode. The quantizer can further compare each digital sample with the at least one threshold to generate a corresponding one of a plurality of output samples having a reduced number of bits relative to the respective digital sample to substantially mitigate potential interference and facilitate extraction of the data. | 06-13-2013 |
20130154880 | DIGITAL BEAMFORMING FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MITIGATING WEAK AND STRONG INTERFERENCE IN A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - An adaptive cascaded electronic protection processing system for global navigation satellite system (GNSS) threat mitigation is provided. The system includes a precorrelation characterization component configured to provide at least one parameter characterizing a plurality of received signals. A correlator is configured to provide a plurality of correlation results, each representing one of the plurality of received signals. A spatial weight contribution component is configured to determine an optimal set of digital beam-forming weights via an optimization process according to the at least one parameter. A postcorrelation characterization component is configured to determine at least one constraint on the optimization process according to the plurality of correlation results. | 06-20-2013 |
20130156073 | RECONFIGURABLE CORRELATOR FOR A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for a correlator system. The system includes a plurality of numerically controlled oscillators and a multiplier configured to receive an input stream representing a received signal. A carrier multiplexer is configured to select between respective outputs of at least two of the plurality of numerically controlled oscillators and provide the selected output to the multiplier. A code generator is configured to provide a replica code. A delay component is configured to provide a delayed code from the replica code. A code multiplexer is configured to selectively provide each of the delayed code and the replica code to the multiplier. | 06-20-2013 |
20130157605 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF RF SIGNAL SPOOFING - One embodiment of the invention includes a radio frequency (RF) receiver system. The system includes an antenna configured to receive an RF input signal and an RF signal front-end system configured to process the RF input signal to generate an equivalent digital signal. The system also includes a spoof detection system configured to analyze a power spectral density (PSD) of the equivalent digital signal and to compare the PSD of the equivalent digital signal with a predetermined baseline PSD to detect the presence of a spoofing signal component in the RF input signal. | 06-20-2013 |
Michael S. Cosgrove, Syracuse, NY US
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20100022002 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE FORMATION OF SET1 FAMILY CORE COMPLEXES - Disclosed in this specification is a method for inhibiting the formation of SET1 family core complexes. A guanidinium-containing molecule is used to competitively inhibit the binding of the N-SET region of a SET1 protein to WDR5, thus inhibiting the formation of the SET1 family core complex. The guanidinium-containing molecule may be, for example, an arginine-containing peptide. When bound to WDR5, the guanidinium moiety is bound between the F-133 and F-263 residues of the WDR5 when a crystal structure of the bound complex is obtained. | 01-28-2010 |
20130203167 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THE FORMATION OF SET1 FAMILY CORE COMPLEXES - Disclosed in this specification is a method for inhibiting the formation of vertebrate SET1 family core complexes. A guanidinium-containing molecule is used to competitively inhibit the binding of the N-SET region of a SET1 protein to WDR5, thus inhibiting the formation of the SET1 family core complex. The guanidinium-containing molecule may be, for example, an arginine-containing peptide. | 08-08-2013 |
Patrick Cosgrove, Honeoye Falls, NY US
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20100066816 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH FLEXIBLE RENDERING FOR MULTIPLE SIMULTANEOUS OBSERVERS - A method for display of stereoscopic images defines at least first and second unequal subsets of viewers and provides at least the first subset of viewers with a first decoding device for viewing displayed stereoscopic images. From a single display apparatus, separate images are displayed for each eye of at least the first and second subsets of viewers in a repeated sequence of displaying the image for the first eye of all viewers during a first time interval; displaying the image for the second eye of the first subset of viewers during a second time interval; and displaying the image for the second eye of the second subset of viewers during a third time interval. The first, second, and third time intervals are non-overlapping. | 03-18-2010 |
Patrick Cosgrove, San Diego, CA US
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20150019400 | FLEXIBLE PAYMENT LOAN METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Flexible payment loan methods and systems are provided. When approved for a flexible payment loan, a user may skip making loan payments in a set of loan skipping periods without penalty. The set of loan skipping payment periods may be predetermined and may comprise the summer months of July and August. Interest may continue to accrue in the loan skipping periods when the user skips payments. In each review period, the condition of a flexible payment loan is validated. A user may continuously skip payments only if the flexible payment loan is in good standing. | 01-15-2015 |
Patrick A. Cosgrove, Honeoye Falls, NY US
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20080239061 | FIRST PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In accordance with this invention, there is provided a first portable communication device for communicating with a second portable communication device, the first portable communication device including a communication module for transmitting and receiving video and audio information; an electronic display; a first image capture device for capturing an image of a first scene; a second image capture device for capturing an image of a second scene different from the first scene and way that is responsive to a user command for transmitting images of either the first or second scene or a combination thereof to the second portable communication device. | 10-02-2008 |
20100138749 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A WORK OF COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTEXT - A system for selecting, managing, sharing and displaying content data files in a manner that takes into the account the contextual significance of said content data files to a narrative, an author(s) and an audience. A system that is able to place an absolute and relative value upon the significance of a media object is able to assist in stimulating the recollection of the author and audience, thus making every aspect more memorable and enhancing by improving the ease of use and the quality of the final result of the use of the system of this invention. | 06-03-2010 |
20110246513 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A WORK OF COMMUNICATION WITH SUPPLEMENTAL CONTEXT - A system for selecting, managing, sharing and displaying content data files in a manner that takes into the account the contextual significance of said content data files to a narrative, an author(s) and an audience. A system that is able to place an absolute and relative value upon the significance of a media object is able to assist in stimulating the recollection of the author and audience, thus making every aspect more memorable and enhancing by improving the ease of use and the quality of the final result of the use of the system of this invention. | 10-06-2011 |
20150220537 | System & Method for Constructing, Augmenting & Rendering Multimedia Stories - Systems to manage the collection of multimedia and physical-sensor data automatically strike a balance between resources utilized to perform the collection, and the usefulness of the data recorded. The recorded data may be augmented with additional data or data streams, and the resulting dataset is automatically composited to produce an audience presentation focusing on selected aspects of the full dataset. The same source dataset may be composited differently to produce another presentation with a different purpose, theme or focus. | 08-06-2015 |
20150244878 | Distributed Printing Social Network - A system for distributing data that represents and can be converted into a physical object such as a printed photograph or three-dimensional “3D printed” object provides a variety of user controls to direct the flow of data and restrict the use of consumable supplies. | 08-27-2015 |
Patrick Keenan Cosgrove, Apple Valley, MN US
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20110109477 | MONITORING TRAFFIC SIGNAL PREEMPTION - Approaches for monitoring traffic signal preemption at one or more intersections. According to one embodiment, a road map that includes a plurality of roads and intersections is displayed with a computer system. Preemption data periodically received by the computer system from at least one preemption controller at a respective intersection is used to update the road map. In response to the preemption data, the road map is updated to include a traffic signal icon at the respective intersection and a vehicle icon at a location on the map corresponding to a location of a vehicle transmitting a preemption request as indicated by the preemption data. | 05-12-2011 |
Rodger Cosgrove, Riverside, CA US
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20110010370 | Method of Generating a Publication - The present invention relates to generating a plurality of publications for a plurality of recipients. | 01-13-2011 |
20110106596 | System and Method of Generating Postal Mailers for Free - The present specification discloses a method for generating a plurality of mailers, wherein the system includes a computer open to receive a plurality of mailer demands from a plurality of users via electronic communication. The system includes physically generating each mailer according to each mailer demand by each user, performing at least one work share process to qualify a plurality of mailers for a discount postage rate, and, delivering the plurality of mailers to a postal authority with sufficient postage for delivery to each mailer addressee. Each user may demand a minimum of one mailer and is charged no more than consumer postage rate for each mailer. The cost to generate the mailer and deliver the mailer to the postal authority is less than the charge to the user for the mailer. | 05-05-2011 |
20110257780 | Method of Generating a Greeting Card - A method of generating a greeting card where a user selects at a template for a greeting card from a plurality of templates, the user personalizes the greeting card with text or graphical information to create a graphic composition, the user optically scans hand-written information at a kiosk, and the user superimposes the optically scanned hand written information with the graphic composition. The greeting card is then manufactured. | 10-20-2011 |
Ron Cosgrove US
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20100071323 | AIR FILTER MOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - An air filter mounting system includes a filter mounting element extending from an air intake, wherein the filter mounting element includes a locking plate, a filter support bolt coupled to and extending outward from the locking plate, a plurality of support legs extending from the air intake, wherein the plurality of support legs coupled to the locking plate, and a retaining nut sized to threadably engage the filter support bolt. The retaining nut includes a handle portion comprising a cavity defined therein, wherein the cavity is sized to receive at least a portion of a fastener therein, and an attachment portion including a threaded bore defined therein, wherein the attachment portion is sized to threadably receive the fastener therein, and wherein the threaded bore is substantially axially aligned with the cavity. The retaining nut includes a sealing skirt extending outward from the attachment portion and includes a flexible sealing surface. | 03-25-2010 |
Sallie B. Cosgrove, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20150126535 | DOSING REGIMEN FOR JANUS KINASE (JAK) INHIBITORS - The present invention provides a method for treating allergic dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, or one or more symptoms thereof in a mammal in need, which method comprises administering to the mammal a first therapeutically effective dose of a Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor twice a day for a number of days sufficient to ease or eliminate one or more clinical signs in the mammal, followed by a second therapeutically effective dose of the JAK inhibitor at a reduced frequency. | 05-07-2015 |
Theodore Cosgrove, St. Louis, MO US
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20150175200 | LENGTH ADJUSTER AND CLAMPING MECHANISM FOR A STEERING MECHANISM - The steering mechanism includes a center link which extends between opposite longitudinal ends. Each end has a bore with threads which are spaced from the end by an unthreaded portion. A tie rod includes a bore with threads that are spaced form an end of the tie rod by an unthreaded portion. A length adjuster threadedly connects one of the longitudinal ends of the center link with the tie rod. The length adjuster includes threaded sections and an unthreaded middle section. The unthreaded middle section overlaps with the unthreaded portions of the center link and tie rod bores respectively. A first clamp is clamped around the overlapping unthreaded portion of the center link bore and the unthreaded middle section of the length adjuster, and a second clamp is clamped around the overlapping unthreaded portion of the tie rod bore and the unthreaded middle section of the length adjuster. | 06-25-2015 |