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Ada Cowan, Delaware, OH US
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20130034594 | FIBERS CONTAINING FERRATES AND METHODS - A fiber containing ferrate, which comprises (1) one or more ferrate compounds, wherein the ferrate compound is selected from a group consisting of a metal ferrate(V) compound, metal ferrate(VI) compound, and a mixture thereof; and (2) one or more nonaqueous polymers. Also, methods are disclosed that make and/or use the fibers. | 02-07-2013 |
Alison Margaret Cowan, Bramhall GB
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20120263668 | GEL COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a stable, post-foaming gel composition for use in personal cleansing which is able to enhance the sensory experience for a consumer by remaining adhered to the consumer's skin for longer before being washed off, enabling greater levels of, for example, skin moisturisation and fragrance, to be delivered to the skin, and is also able to exhibit enhanced stability and clarity. | 10-18-2012 |
Amaia Cowan, Wigton, Cumbria GB
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20090001143 | Easy Open Ream Wrap - A ream wrap package formed by wrapping a sheet of polymeric film around a stack of paper, the sheet having at least one line of weakness formed therein, to form a rectangular tube with sides overlapping, sealing one side to the other to form a girth seal, closing the tube at each end to form an envelope seal with tucked in ends and overlapping flaps, at least one of which is trapezoidal, so that in the formed package there is at least one line of weakness extending along the whole length of a surface of the package outside the girth seal, positioned so that it terminates at each end of the package within a region of the transverse direction defined by that portion of the overlapping flaps where there are only two layers of overlapping film. | 01-01-2009 |
Amaia Cowan, Carlisle GB
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20120024939 | EASY OPEN REAM WRAP - A ream wrap package formed by wrapping a sheet of polymeric film ( | 02-02-2012 |
Anthony Cowan, Ocala, FL US
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20140211640 | IDLE MEASUREMENT PERIODS IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A transmission frame is communicated to cause a media idle measurement period on a contention based communication media. The media idle measurement period (i.e., “quiet period”) provides a period of inactivity on the communications medium that may be used to detect for the presence of foreign signals such as radio broadcast interference, noise, or other signals, or may be used for calibration of circuitry coupled to the communications medium. Idle measurement periods may be caused regularly (e.g., periodically). The transmission frame may include an explicit instruction for the media idle measurement period or may cause the media idle measurement period by simulating a collision on the communications media. | 07-31-2014 |
Anthony James Cowan, Ocala, FL US
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20130128738 | Hybrid Networking Path Selection and Load Balancing to Provide Robust High Bandwidth Availability in Home Networks - System and method for selecting a transmission medium on which to transmit a first stream. At least one of the plurality of transmission media may be substantially dynamic in nature. Path characteristics of each of a plurality of transmission media may be determined. A first transmission medium may be selected from the plurality of transmission media for the first stream based on the determined path characteristics. A first plurality of packets of the first stream may be transmitted on the first transmission medium. | 05-23-2013 |
20130259101 | ASYMMETRIC MIXED-MODE POWERLINE COMMUNICATION TRANSCEIVER - An asymmetric mixed-mode transceiver may determine to communicate with a destination powerline communication device. The asymmetric mixed-mode transceiver may determine whether an operational mode associated with the destination powerline communication device is a multiple-output multiple-input (MIMO) mode or a single-output single-input (SISO) mode. The asymmetric mixed-mode transceiver may dynamically change its operational mode to either the MIMO mode or the SISO mode to match the operational mode of the destination powerline communication device. The asymmetric mixed-mode transceiver may receive a communication from a source powerline communication device. The asymmetric mixed-mode transceiver may determine whether an operational mode associated with the source powerline communication device is the MIMO mode or the SISO mode. The asymmetric mixed-mode transceiver may dynamically change its operational mode to match the operational mode of the source powerline communication device. | 10-03-2013 |
20150049616 | AUTOMATIC CONFIGURATION OF A NETWORK DEVICE - A hybrid device can implement functionality to automatically configure itself to form a home network with other network devices. If it is determined that the hybrid device is the central access point of a hybrid network, operating parameters are determined for the central access point. The central access point can then operate in conjunction with other non-CAP hybrid devices of the hybrid device to determine how to configure the non-CAP hybrid device. The configuration of the non-CAP hybrid device can be determined based, at least in part, on a communication link performance measurement between the CAP and the non-CAP hybrid device. Furthermore, the hybrid network can also be monitored to ensure that the hybrid devices do not repeatedly or randomly switch between different configurations. | 02-19-2015 |
Brett Cowan, Auckland NZ
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20140348406 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING IMAGE DATA SETS - In a method and a magnetic resonance tomography system, at least two temporally separate original data sets are acquired with one phase measurement value being acquired for each pixel in each original image data set. An optimization technique for the shared calculation of corrected phase values for the pixels in the data sets is implemented in a computer, wherein the corrected phase values of the pixels in a first of the data sets is in each case dependent at least on the phase measured value of the pixel at the same location in a second of the data sets which is recorded beforehand or afterwards, and the corrected phase values of the pixels in the second data set are in each case dependent at least on the phase measured value of the pixel at the same place in the first data set. Corrected image data sets are generated from the corrected phase values. | 11-27-2014 |
20150276901 | METHOD FOR ASCERTAINING A GRADIENT CORRECTION VALUE, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE SYSTEM OPERABLE WITH THE CORRECTED GRADIENT VOLUME - In a method for ascertaining a gradient correction value for magnetic resonance (MR) examinations with an MR apparatus, a measurement slice is selected, with the center of the measurement slice being located outside of the isocenter of the MR scanner of the MR apparatus. A radio-frequency pulse is applied simultaneously with a slice gradient. The radio-frequency pulse is switched off and a reslice gradient is applied. A measurement signal is acquired. A phase shift is determined from the measurement signal, and a gradient correction time or a gradient correction amplitude is calculated using the phase shift. | 10-01-2015 |
Cameron R. Cowan, Provo, UT US
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20130325636 | Systems And Methods For Availability Based Computer Marketing Campaign Optimization - A method and system for availability based computer marketing optimization is presented. An advertiser maps product identifiers representing products and/or services for their respective business in a campaign management system. The product identifiers are mapped to keywords and/or advertisements in the campaign management system. Competitive bidding on the keywords determines placement of the advertisements in search engine results or websites accessed by an advertisement server, in some embodiments. Rules are implemented in a campaign management system to automatically determine modifications based on the availability of a particular product identifier representing a product or service. In some embodiments, the modifications are implemented at the search engine and/or advertisement server. | 12-05-2013 |
20140337774 | Proxy for Sorting and Navigating Cards - A user interface includes one display area in which a set of cards is displayed and another display area in which a set of proxies is displayed. Each card includes content that can be displayed, although not all of the cards can be displayed concurrently. Each proxy in the set of proxies corresponds to one of the cards in the set of cards, including the subset of cards that is displayed at any one time as well as the cards that are not displayed. The set of proxies can be used to sort and navigate the cards in the set of cards in various manners, including dragging and dropping a proxy to change the order of the proxies and the corresponding cards, selecting one of the proxies to display the corresponding card, and displaying a name or other information for a card when hovering over the corresponding proxy. | 11-13-2014 |
20150040047 | INTERACTIVE VISUALIZATION OF TRENDING DATA - In embodiments of interactive visualization of trending data, a data visualization interface includes a charting region to display data in one of multiple chart formats, and the data visualization interface further includes data cards, each selectable to initiate a display of the data in one of the multiple chart formats. A data charting application is implemented to receive a request to display the data visualization interface at a client device, receive a user input selecting a data card to chart the data in a chart format associated with the data card, obtain the data that correlates to the selected data card from a database, and initiate a display of the data in the charting region of the data visualization interface in the chart format based on the selected data card. | 02-05-2015 |
20150067566 | CONFIGURABLE ANIMATED SCATTER PLOTS - In embodiments of configurable animated scatter plots, a data visualization interface includes a charting region to display data points in a scatter plot format. A scatter plot application is implemented to receive a request to display the data visualization interface at a client device, and initiate a display of the data points in a scatter plot in the charting region of the data visualization interface at the client device. The scatter plot application is implemented to then recursively update the display of the data points based on sequential data for each of the data points effective to animate a progression of the data points in the scatter plot over a time duration. The next sequential data is obtained for each of the data points and the display of each of the data points in the scatter plot is updated at a respective position based on the next sequential data. | 03-05-2015 |
Cameron S. Cowan, Houston, TX US
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20130176534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OCULAR HEALTH - A method for adaptively determining a model of visual performance of a test subject comprising the step of exposing a test subject to a plurality of trials. Each trial comprises the steps of identifying the stimulus pattern to test, generating a stimulus pattern on a display, determining whether the stimulus pattern generated an OKR, updating the model to incorporate the OKR results, and determining whether the updated model is acceptable. The trials can be iteratively repeated until the model for visual performance is acceptable. | 07-11-2013 |
20150150443 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OCULAR HEALTH - A method for adaptively determining a model of visual performance of a test subject comprising the step of exposing a test subject to a plurality of trials. Each trial comprises the steps of identifying the stimulus pattern to test, generating a stimulus pattern on a display, determining whether the stimulus pattern generated an OKR, updating the model to incorporate the OKR results, and determining whether the updated model is acceptable. The trials can be iteratively repeated until the model for visual performance is acceptable. | 06-04-2015 |
Chad A. Cowan, Boston, MA US
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20150071889 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR/Cas SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for high efficiency, site-specific genomic editing of cells. | 03-12-2015 |
20150152436 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR/Cas SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for high efficiency, site-specific genomic editing of cells for treating or preventing genetic blood disorders. | 06-04-2015 |
20150176013 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF GENOME EDITING WITH CRISPR/Cas SYSTEMS - Disclosed herein are methods, compositions, and kits for high efficiency, site-specific genomic editing of cells. | 06-25-2015 |
Charles G. Cowan, Lake Placid, NY US
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20130218061 | APPARATUS FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS TREATMENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - A plantar fasciitis arch support (PFAS) device is presented. The PFAS device is an ergonomic compression device that administers a measured pressure along the tissue on the plantar surface of the foot for purpose of relieving the pain and inflammation of plantar fasciitis. The device works by directly compressing and stretching the plantar fascia in order to relieve pressure at the plantar fascia attachment points. This device differs from current conventional splints that use a dorsiflexion force of the foot and ankle complex to stretch the plantar fascia and Achilles tendon. The device is small, affordable, lightweight, and comfortable to wear. It targets the fascia directly, stretching the tendon gently through the night rather than indirectly stretching the calf or Achilles tendon. | 08-22-2013 |
Chris Cowan, Terrell, TX US
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20130021475 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR CONTROL - Systems and methods that may be employed to manage and control imaging sensors (e.g., such as gimbaled video image sensors), and/or manage and control the data produced by such imaging sensors. | 01-24-2013 |
David Cowan, Chesham Buckinghamshire GB
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20120276602 | Method For Treatment of Oil - The present invention relates to a method for treatment of oil with a lipolytic enzyme which comprises contacting of the oil with particles of base-containing porous amorphous silica. | 11-01-2012 |
David E. Cowan, Orange Village, OH US
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20140190395 | PORTABLE ROADWAY WARNING DEVICE - A portable roadway warning device comprising one or more rumble strips. Each rumble strip comprises a plurality of modular strip sections, each made of a polymeric material. Opposite end edges of each of the strip sections have alternating notches and tabs sized and spaced for engagement with respective tabs and notches on opposite end edges of other of the strip sections to provide a releasable connected joint therebetween. Pressure sensitive adhesive tape is applied to the top surface of the joint between the connected end edges of the strip sections to prevent the connected end edges from inadvertently separating from one another when the connected strip sections are dragged along the ground or lifted up to move the connected strip sections from one location to another. | 07-10-2014 |
David John Cowan, Research Triangle Park, NC US
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20130029938 | Chemical Compounds - Compounds of Formula I and methods for treating metabolic disorders are disclosed. | 01-31-2013 |
David William Cowan, Buckinghamshire GB
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20110027842 | Method for Producing Monosaturated Glycerides - A process for producing a glyceride product which is enriched in monounsaturated fatty acids relative to the starting glyceride comprising the steps: (a) alcoholysis of triglycerides employing lipolytic enzymes selective for saturated fatty acids and/or lipolytic enzymes selective for the 1-position, the 3-position or both positions in a glyceride; and (b) separation of fraction A which is enriched in saturated fatty acid esters from fraction B which is enriched in monounsaturated glycerides. | 02-03-2011 |
Dean Cowan, Lepton GB
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20130296875 | PIN IMPACTOR - A multi-pin pin impactor and method of use are described. The pin impactor includes a body which can be held by a user and manipulated to re-position the pin impactor during use. First and second pin holders are attached to the body and each include a pin release mechanism effective to releasably retain a pin within the pin holder. An impaction can have a force applied to apply a driving force to a one of the pins. In use, a first pin held by the pin impactor is introduced into an aperture in a surgical instrument mounted on a bone. A force is applied to the pin impactor to drive the first pin into the bone. The orientation or position of the pin impactor is changed to introduce a second pin held by the pin impactor into a second aperture in the surgical instrument without re-loading the pin impactor and a force is applied to the pin impactor to drive the second pin into the bone. | 11-07-2013 |
Dean Cowan, Leeds GB
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20100168865 | ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN IMPLANTATION OF A JOINT COMPONENT - An assembly for use in a procedure for implantation of an orthopaedic joint component, comprises a head part of the joint component which has a tapered bore within it, and a connector part which is tapered inwardly along its length so that it can be received snugly in the tapered bore in the head part, the connector part having a bore within it. A tool includes a spigot which fits snugly into the bore in the connector part. Each of the tool and the connector part has a face which contact one another when the spigot on the tool is fully received in the bore in the connector part, and in which each of the said faces extends generally transverse relative to the aligned axes of the spigot and the bore. | 07-01-2010 |
20110160735 | SURGICAL RESECTION GUIDE - A surgical resection guide comprising: a housing ( | 06-30-2011 |
20130131682 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT SYSTEM - A surgical instrument for attachment to a cutting block having a cutting slot defining a cutting plane is described. The surgical instrument comprises a dual purpose indicator ( | 05-23-2013 |
20140222005 | SURGICAL RESECTION GUIDE - A surgical resection guide comprising: a housing ( | 08-07-2014 |
Gary Duncan Cowan, Issaquah, WA US
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20140344035 | MANAGING CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CUSTOMERS - Embodiments are directed towards recommending coupon templates to a customer, from which the customer can select and have published to consumers. A ranked order may be determined for the coupon templates for each of a plurality of categories. A subset of the coupon templates may be recommended and provided to a customer. The subset of coupon templates may be determined based on a category of the customer, the ranked order of the plurality of coupon templates for the category, external variables, or the like, or any combination thereof. One or more of the subset of coupon templates may be selected by the customer and published to the consumers. The ranked order of the plurality of coupon templates may be determined and/or modified based on monitored actions associated with previously published coupons, such as by employing a success of similar attributes associated with previously published coupons. | 11-20-2014 |
20150128021 | HEADS-UP DISPLAY FOR IMPROVING ON-LINE EFFICIENCY WITH A BROWSER - Embodiments are directed to a heads-up display for improving efficiency for displaying information using a web browser. Content-of-interest may be determined in web documents based in part on content profiles corresponding to the web documents. The determined content-of-interest may be compared with other information stored separately from the web browser. Business Information associated with the determined content-of-interest may be determined based on the comparison of the other information and the content-of-interest. Plugin information for a plugin document may be generated based on the at least a portion of the business information and the at least a portion of content-of-interest. The generated plugin document may be displayed in the web browser. The web documents may be modified based on the business information that may correspond to the determined content-of-interest. And, the modified web documents may displayed in the web browser. | 05-07-2015 |
20150264144 | HYPER-LOCAL TARGETING BASED ON USER LOCATION - Embodiments are directed to managing content over a network. Managed content may be provided to a client application. A widget controller may be arranged to determine locations that may be associated with a consumer based on information included in a consumer profile. The widget controller may enable the consumer to identify a hyper local region corresponding to the determined location that may be associated with the consumer. The widget controller may generate a request for content to a content delivery server based on the consumer's profile. Content corresponding to the request may be provided to the client application from the content delivery server. The widget controller may then deploy to the content to at least one widget. The widget controller may monitor the widgets to detect and track consumer actions with the widgets. The consumer actions may be communicated a content management server for further analysis. | 09-17-2015 |
20150269606 | MULTI-SOURCE PERFORMANCE AND EXPOSURE FOR ANALYTICS - Embodiments are directed to managing content over a network. A plurality of events that may be associated with event sources may be determined. Action information may be generated based on classification of events to action events, such that the events may correspond to a campaign for a merchant. Classifying the events may also include, determining an action type that may correspond to each event based in part on an event source that corresponds to the events. | 09-24-2015 |
Gerrit Jan Henri Cowan, Eindhoven NL
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20080309259 | Lighting System and a Method For Controlling a Lighting System - This invention relates to method of controlling a lighting system including a plurality of polygonal lighting modules and a controlling device, which are able to communicate with each other. The lighting modules are arbitrarily arrange able, since each lighting module is able to communicate with neighboring lighting modules via communication units arranged at several sides of the lighting module. The method includes a learning procedure for defining a lighting module arrangement and a communication network for communication between the controlling device and the lighting modules. During the learning procedure a token is forwarded from lighting module to lighting module, while ensuring that all lighting modules are visited by the token; and geometric information about how the lighting modules are arranged in relation to each other is generated. | 12-18-2008 |
Graeme James Cowan, Glasgow GB
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20100166795 | Novel Adjuvant Compounds - The invention relates to the use of bacterial cytolysin proteins, such as pneumolysin, as adjuvants for stimulating or enhancing immune responses against co-administered target antigens. Desirably, the target antigen is provided as a fusion protein with the cytolysin. The inventors have found that cytolysins may be particularly effective for stimulation of mucosal immune responses against the target antigen. | 07-01-2010 |
John D. Cowan, Cayman Islands GB
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20110219118 | Method and System for Determining Computer Resource Usage in Utility Computing - A universal platform for utility computing that allows service providers to charge clients for the services rendered according to a dimensionless cross-platform universal metric. The platform measures or monitors six metrics commonly used in software computing (MHz for CPU usage, Mbytes for memory usage, Kbytes/sec for I/O, Kbytes/sec for LAN, Kbits/sec for WAN and Gbytes for storage) and applies appropriate weighting and conversion factors to each consumption value to a value in the universal metric that can be applied agnostically to any system or application. The metric can also take other controllable variables into account, such as real estate cost, tax jurisdiction and electrical power. The metric effectively a metric makes diverse computing resources comparable. The total value of the resources consumed by a user determines the cost charged for the use of the computing services. | 09-08-2011 |
John S. Cowan, Winston Salem, NC US
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20160143179 | ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY WITHIN A CONNECTOR HOUSING - An electrical assembly configured to be fixed in a housing of an electrical connector includes an electrical package disposed on a substrate and electrically connected to the substrate. The electrical assembly also includes a conductor terminated to the substrate at a spaced apart location from the electrical package to provide at least one of power or control signals to the substrate. A terminating segment of the conductor is thermally coupled to the electrical package to receive heat generated at the electrical package and dissipate the heat through the conductor away from the electrical package. | 05-19-2016 |
John T. Cowan, Fort Mitchell, AL US
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20130302496 | Kit of Parts, System And Method For Providing Survival Assistance In An Emergency - The present disclosure describes a kit of parts, system and method for providing survival assistance in an emergency, the kit of parts includes a sealable container for storing emergency tools and materials therein, a lid that removably attaches to the sealable container, a collapsible band that, when expanded, slidably engages the exterior circumference of the sealable container and that, when collapsed, is stored within the sealable container, a carabiner that attaches to the collapsible band, a first reshaped paper clip that attaches to the collapsible band and edible material, a second reshaped paper cip that attaches to the collapsible band and an edible material and a wire saw that attaches to the collapsible band. | 11-14-2013 |
Jonathan Cowan, Bushey GB
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20160089587 | Football Goal - A goal for use in a ball game, wherein the mouth of the goal is defined by two laterally spaced upright posts and a horizontal cross bar, wherein the posts and the cross bar are formed of flexible collapsible ropes tensioned by taut cables connected to the ends of the cross bar, the goal being suspended to a support cable | 03-31-2016 |
Jonathan Cowan, Hertfordshire GB
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20150024877 | FOOTBALL GOAL - A flexible collapsible curtain for hanging up as a football pitch backstop characterised by a flap protruding from the plane of the curtain to define a goal having a goal mouth in the plane of the curtain, wherein, in use, the edges of the goal mouth are defined by tension in the curtain. | 01-22-2015 |
Jonathan Daniel Cowan, Goshen, KY US
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20150079560 | Wearable Monitoring and Training System for Focus and/or Mood - A wearable signal acquisition and computerized display device including at least one first sensor configured to measure at least one of the following attributes from a subject wearing the device: attention, focus, concentration, alertness, and mood. The device has a heads-up display or goggles, glasses, or another head piece having lenses. The measurement is derived from the subject's brainwaves by use of one or more algorithms. The subject wearing the device receives neurofeedback data based on this measurement through the projected image to train them how to control attention, mood, etc. and improve understanding as to how various external stimuli in the real world or virtual world impact these attributes. In one variation the sensors measure brainwave signals at two positions of the subject and use the difference in these measurements to derive an attention indicator signal used to provide neurofeedback. | 03-19-2015 |
Joseph Cowan, Staffordshire GB
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20150148640 | TESTING MEMBER FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE - A testing member for eliciting blood samples is provided that can be rotatably mounted inside a cartridge and having a lancet for lancing a body part of a user. The lancet can protrude from an edge of the testing member. The testing member also can have a second blood collection part, and second contact pads, where the second contact pads being electrically connected to the second blood collection part, the second blood collection part and second contact pads together being configured to facilitate an analysis of the quantity of blood in a first blood sample in the second blood collection part. A blood analysis part and first contact pads can be included, where the first contact pads are electrically connected to the blood analysis part, the blood analysis part and first contact pads together being configured to facilitate an analysis of a second blood sample in the blood analysis part. | 05-28-2015 |
Joseph David Cowan, Staffordshire GB
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20140330166 | Apparatus for Eliciting a Blood Sample - The present application relates to an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample. The apparatus has a housing having an aperture. A shaft extends in the housing and is received through a hole in a test member. A lancet protrudes radially from the test member. The hole is configured to allow the test member to translate relative to the shaft, in the presence of a force exerted on the test member by an actuator, from a retracted position to a skin penetrating position in which the lancet is displaced towards the aperture. | 11-06-2014 |
20140336535 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR - Apparatus comprising a housing having an aperture configured to receive a body part of a user, a capacitive sensor supported on the housing and a controller configured to use the capacitive sensor to determine whether a body part of a user is present within the aperture and to permit lancing of the body part only when it is determined that the body part of the user is present in the aperture. | 11-13-2014 |
20140358034 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge comprises plural blood testing discs, each blood testing disc including a lancet and a blood collection and testing part. Each of the discs has a generally circular shape with a cutout at one side thereof. The lancet of each disc is supported at the periphery of the disc at a location that does not coincide with the cutout. The cartridge includes a side face having an aperture formed therein. The discs are supported in a rotatable manner on a common longitudinal axis. In a non-operational condition, the cutouts of the discs are located in a close proximity to and facing the side face of the cartridge and in an operational condition a disc that is coincident with the aperture is permitted to rotate on the longitudinal axis such that the part of the disc on which the lancet is supported passes through the aperture to allow lancing. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358035 | APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE - An apparatus for eliciting a blood sample comprises a housing, an aperture in a wall of the housing, an aperture cover moveable between a first position in which the aperture is covered and a second position in which the aperture is uncovered, the aperture cover comprising a sealing member configured to seal the aperture on a first side of the wall when the aperture cover is in the first position and a user-contactable part extending from the sealing member through the aperture to the second side of the wall and configured to allow a user to move the aperture cover between the first and second positions. | 12-04-2014 |
20140360872 | Testing Member Cartridge - A cartridge configured to be inserted into a meter, the cartridge comprising: a housing having at least two electrical contacts disposed on an inner surface of a wall of the housing and at least two electrical contacts disposed on an outer surface of the wall of the housing, wherein a conductive path is provided between corresponding ones of the at least two electrical contacts on the inner and outer surfaces; and at least one testing member supported within the housing, each testing member having at least two contact pads configured to engage with the at least two electrical contacts disposed on the inner surface of the housing wall when that testing member is moved into a measurement position, wherein the at least two electrical contacts disposed on the outer surface of the housing wall are configured to provide a conductive connection between the testing member and the meter. | 12-11-2014 |
20140360873 | BLOOD ANALYSIS METER - A meter configured to perform a blood analysis is presented where the meter has a housing, the housing having an aperture configured to receive a body part of a user. The meter also having a plurality of light sources supported by the housing and a controller configured to control the plurality of light sources to indicate an operational status of the apparatus. | 12-11-2014 |
20140371561 | CARTRIDGE AND METER FOR RECEIVING THE CARTRIDGE - The specification describes a cartridge for insertion into a meter, the interior of the meter comprising a boss having a main body and a protrusion extending from the main body. The cartridge comprises an orientation member provided at one end of the cartridge, the orientation member comprising a recess having a cross-sectional shape corresponding to that of the boss and configured to receive the boss therein, the orientation member further comprising a ramp surrounding at least part of the portion of the recess corresponding to the main body, the portion of the recess which corresponds to the protrusion adjoining the lower end of the ramp via a step. | 12-18-2014 |
20140371629 | APPARATUS FOR ELICITING A BLOOD SAMPLE - The present application relates to an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample. The apparatus has a housing having an aperture. A shaft extends in the housing. A first part of a testing member is mounted on the shaft and a second part of a testing member is configured to co-rotate with the first part. A lancet protrudes radially from the second part. The second part is configured, in the presence of a force exerted against the testing member by an actuator, to translate relative to the first part from a retracted position to a skin penetrating position in which the lancet is displaced towards the aperture. | 12-18-2014 |
20150031974 | Apparatus for Eliciting a Blood Sample - The present application relates to an apparatus for eliciting a blood sample. The apparatus has a housing having an aperture. A shaft extends in the housing and a testing member is mounted on the shaft which rotates with the shaft. A lancing member is pivotably mounted to the testing member and a lancet protrudes from the lancing member. The lancing member is arranged to pivot relative to the testing member from a retracted position to a skin penetrating position in which the lancet extends into or through the aperture when the testing member is rotated so that the lancing member is coincident with the aperture. | 01-29-2015 |
20150038817 | CARTRIDGE - A cartridge ( | 02-05-2015 |
20150238131 | APPARATUS HAVING A LIGHT EMITTING PART - An apparatus is presented having a housing, the housing has an aperture configured to receive a body part of a user. A light emitting part is supported by the housing and at least one proximity sensor is disposed within the housing. A controller is configured to receive signals from the at least one proximity sensor and to determine from the signals whether a body part protrudes by a required amount within the aperture. The control of the appearance of the light emitting part according to the determination. | 08-27-2015 |
20160120451 | Cartridge - A cartridge for insertion into a meter comprises: a plurality of cartridge brackets disposed on an inner wall of the cartridge; a spindle mounted so as to be rotatable within the cartridge and movable longitudinally in first and second directions within the cartridge; and a plurality of testing members each arranged to be supported temporarily by at least one of the plurality of cartridge brackets, each of the testing members including a hole through which the spindle is located, the spindle having a plurality of spindle brackets disposed on an outer surface thereof, each spindle bracket being movable between first and second positions wherein in the first position the spindle bracket's distal end is at a first distance radially from the longitudinal axis of the spindle and wherein in the second position the spindle bracket's distal end is at a greater distance radially from the longitudinal axis of the spindle, and wherein when a given one of the spindle brackets is in the second position its distal end is located against a surface of one of the testing members so as to prevent movement of the testing member in the second longitudinal direction relative to the spindle. When the spindle advances in the second longitudinal direction relative to the cartridge, the spindle brackets are configured to move from the second to the first position so as to allow the spindle brackets to move past the testing members in the second longitudinal direction relative to the testing members, the spindle brackets being configured to return to the second position after moving past the testing members such that each spindle bracket is located against a surface of a different one of the testing members to the testing member against which it was originally located and such that the spindle brackets communicate force from the spindle to the testing members in the first longitudinal direction to move the testing members in the first longitudinal direction as the spindle is moved in the first longitudinal direction. | 05-05-2016 |
Kenneth Frederick Cowan, Kirkland, WA US
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20140043149 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE & APP FOR WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM - A mobile communication device such as a smartphone or a tablet-type computer, can establish a local comlink with a wearable defibrillation system. At the same time, the mobile communication device can establish a remote comlink with other devices in a network such as the internet. Accordingly, communication tasks relating to the wearable defibrillation system can be performed via the local and the remote comlinks, with or without the participation of the patient, who is wearing the system. The patient can thus use the familiar interface of a mobile communication device for interacting with his defibrillator system. Moreover, he can do so while keeping on his regular clothes, which could conceal completely the wearable defibrillator system. The patient can thus preserve his dignity and privacy. | 02-13-2014 |
20140046391 | WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM COMMUNICATING VIA MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wearable defibrillation system can establish a local comlink with a mobile communication device, such as a smartphone, tablet-type computer and the like. The mobile communication device can in turn establish a remote comlink with other devices in a network such as the internet. Accordingly, communication tasks relating to the wearable defibrillation system can be performed via the local and the remote comlinks, with or without the participation of the patient, who is wearing the system. The wearer can thus use the familiar interface of a mobile communication device for interacting with his defibrillator system. Moreover, he can do so while keeping on his regular clothes, which could conceal completely the wearable defibrillator system. The patient can thus preserve his dignity and privacy. | 02-13-2014 |
20140049377 | RFID-BASED SENSING OF CHANGED CONDITION - RFID-based sensors, RFID readers and software sense a changed condition. In one embodiment, an RFID-based sensor includes a base that may be placed at a location where a condition may change. The sensor includes an RFID tag that is coupled to the base. The sensor also includes a detector that can be electrically coupled to the RFID tag. If the condition changes, an electrical property of the detector also changes, impacting an operation of the RFID tag. The impacted operation can be detected by an RFID reader/interrogator so as to provide a notification. An advantage over the prior art is that the condition change can be sensed wirelessly over a domain that can be laborious or hazardous to access otherwise. Moreover, RFID based sensors can be made by modifying common RFID tags. | 02-20-2014 |
20140051962 | DETECTING LOSS OF FULL SKIN CONTACT IN PATIENT ELECTRODES - Patient electrodes, patient monitors, defibrillators, wearable defibrillators, software and methods may warn when an electrode stops being fully attached to the patient's skin. A patient electrode includes a pad for attaching to the skin of a patient, a lead coupled to the pad, and a contact detector that can change state, when the pad does not contact fully the skin of the patient. When the detector changes state, an output device may emit an alert, for notifying a rescuer or even the patient. | 02-20-2014 |
20140207201 | WEARABLE CARDIAC DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM CONTROLLING CONDUCTIVE FLUID DEPLOYMENT - In embodiments, a wearable cardiac defibrillator system includes an energy storage module configured to store a charge. Two electrodes can be configured to be applied to respective locations of a patient. One or more reservoirs can store one or more conductive fluids. Respective fluid deploying mechanisms can be configured to cause the fluids to be released from one or more of the reservoirs, which decreases the impedance at the patient location, and decreases discomfort for the patient. In some embodiments an impedance is sensed between the two electrodes, and the stored charge is delivered when the sensed impedance meets a discharge condition. In some embodiments, different fluids are released for different patient treatments. In some embodiments, fluid release is controlled to be in at least two doses, with an intervening pause. | 07-24-2014 |
20150039040 | WEARABLE DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM COMMUNICATING VIA MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wearable defibrillation system can establish a local comlink with a mobile communication device, such as a smartphone, tablet-type computer and the like. The mobile communication device can in turn establish a remote comlink with other devices in a network such as the internet. Accordingly, communication tasks relating to the wearable defibrillation system can be performed via the local and the remote comlinks, with or without the participation of the patient, who is wearing the system. The wearer can thus use the familiar interface of a mobile communication device for interacting with his defibrillator system. Moreover, he can do so while keeping on his regular clothes, which could conceal completely the wearable defibrillator system. The patient can thus preserve his dignity and privacy. | 02-05-2015 |
20150321022 | RELIABLE READINESS INDICATION FOR A WEARABLE DEFIBRILATOR - A portable medical device having a reliable readiness indicator. Embodiments provide a reliable readiness indicator with an active clasp that holds the garment in place. The clasp is enabled by the defibrillator when it is ready for use. If the clasp is not enabled the garment cannot be worn comfortably, and it becomes apparent to the patient that steps need to be taken to make the device ready for use. | 11-12-2015 |
20160081574 | DETECTING LOSS OF FULL SKIN CONTACT IN PATIENT ELECTRODES - Patient electrodes, patient monitors, defibrillators, wearable defibrillators, software and methods may warn when an electrode stops being fully attached to the patient's skin. A patient electrode includes a pad for attaching to the skin of a patient, a lead coupled to the pad, and a contact detector that can change state, when the pad does not contact fully the skin of the patient. When the detector changes state, an output device may emit an alert, for notifying a rescuer or even the patient. | 03-24-2016 |
Mathew Cowan, New York, NY US
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20130198277 | EXPERIENCE SHARING SYSTEM AND METHOD - User commentary concerning a user experience is received and a user experience data card is generated for the user experience based, at least in part, upon the user commentary. The user experience data card is stored, wherein the stored user experience data card corresponds to a first view of the user experience data card and receiving a request for an experience data card from a second user. The user experience data card is provided to the second user at least in part based on the request received from the second user and receiving feedback from the second user concerning the user experience data card. A second view of the user experience data card is generated based, at least in part, upon the feedback from the second user, wherein the second view of the user experience data card is distinct form the first view of the experience data card. | 08-01-2013 |
20140280575 | DETERMINING ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO USERS - A system is configured to receive profile data for a user. The profile data may include user attributes. The profile data may include information regarding time intervals during which the user is available. The system is configured to receive a set of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the user can participate. Each of the activities may be associated with activity attributes. The activity attributes may identify one or more points in time at which the activity will occur. The system is configured to determine a correlation score for each activity of the activities. The correlation score for the activity may be determined from a correlation between the activity attributes associated with the activity and the profile data for the user. The system is configured to notify the user about one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores for the one or more activities. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280576 | DETERMINING ACTIVITIES RELEVANT TO GROUPS OF INDIVIDUALS - A system is configured to receive individual identifiers that identify a set of individuals; obtain respective profile data for each of the set of individuals; and determine a set of activity identifiers that identify activities in which the set of individuals can participate. Each of the activities may be associated with one or more activity attributes. The system is configured to determine a correlation score for each activity of the activities. The correlation score, for the activity, may be determined from a correlation between the one or more activity attributes associated with the activity and the respective profile data for the set of individuals. The system is configured to provide information identifying one or more of the activities based on the correlation scores determined for the one or more activities. | 09-18-2014 |
20160140561 | FRAUD PREVENTION BASED ON USER ACTIVITY DATA - A user conducts activities, such as researching a product online or visiting a store that sells the product. A user then utilizes a risk analysis system to receive and store user activity data for the user's activities. When a purchase attempt is made with the user's financial account, a merchant sends a transaction request to the risk analysis system. The risk analysis system locates a record for the user and determines whether the product is identified in the user activity data. If the product is identified, the risk analysis system provides a risk score to the merchant indicating that the transaction is unlikely fraudulent. Alternatively, identification of the product provides a positive factor among multiple factors considered in a transaction risk analysis. An absence of the product in the activity can be used as a neutral or negative factor among multiple factors considered in a risk analysis of the transaction. | 05-19-2016 |
Matthew Cowan, Boulder, CO US
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20150209776 | COMPOSITES COMPRISING NOVEL RTIL-BASED POLYMERS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - The invention includes compositions comprising curable imidazolium-functionalized poly(room-temperature ionic liquid) copolymers and homopolymers. The invention further includes methods of preparing and using the compositions of the invention. The invention further includes novel methods of preparing thin, supported, room-temperature ionic liquid-containing polymeric films on a porous support. In certain embodiments, the methods of the invention avoid the use of a gutter layer, which greatly reduces the overall gas permeance and selectivity of the composite membrane. In other embodiments, the films of the invention have increased gas selectivity and permeance over films prepared using methods described in the prior art. | 07-30-2015 |
Matthew Cowan, Hoboken, NJ US
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20130324372 | MULTI-FUNCTION STRIKING BAG - A multi-function striking bag includes a base and an adjustable length elongate member or post having lower and upper free ends. The lower free end is normally supported by the base in a substantial vertical orientation defining a vertical axis. A punching bag is supported on the upper free end. Two helical springs are spaced from each other along the post in-line with the post for providing flexing points where the springs are positioned. A flex-inhibitor is associated with each spring for selectively enabling an associated spring to flex and provide a flexing point or preventing flexing to prevent a flexing point. Each flex inhibitor includes a rod that is slidably mounted within the post and selectively movable between axial positions to engage or clear an associated helical spring. | 12-05-2013 |
Melissa A. Cowan, Hillsboro, OR US
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20140278190 | DYNAMICALLY CALIBRATING MAGNETIC SENSORS - A computing device, system, apparatus, and at least one machine readable medium for dynamically calibrating a magnetic sensor are described herein. The computing device includes a sensor hub and a magnetic sensor communicably coupled to the sensor hub. The magnetic sensor is configured to collect sensor data corresponding to the computing device. The computing device also includes a processor that is configured to execute stored instructions and a storage device that stores instructions. The storage device includes processor executable code that, when executed by the processor, is configured to determine a system state of the computing device and send the determined system state of the computing device to the sensor hub. The sensor hub is configured to dynamically calibrate the magnetic sensor based on the sensor data collected via the magnetic sensor and the determined system state of the computing device. | 09-18-2014 |
20150070134 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM USING WEARABLE DEVICE - A wearable device (“WD”) stores a token after its wearer completes a successful strong authentication on a primary protected device (“primary PD”). Other protected devices (“secondary PDs”) recognize the stored token as representing a strong authentication and grant the user access while the user continues to wear the WD within a “digital leash-length” proximity. The WD constantly monitors whether the user continues to wear the device. Upon sensing that the user has removed the WD, the WD deletes, disables, or invalidates the token, The user must then repeat the strong authentication to gain further access to the protected devices. | 03-12-2015 |
20160092665 | Liveness Detection for User Authentication - An initial authentication of a user, if successful, causes a token to be stored on, and presented from, a wearable device (WD). The WD continually monitors one or more of the wearer's vital signs to confirm that (1) the WD is being worn by a living person rather than an inanimate simulacrum, and (2) the WD is still worn by the same person who underwent the authentication. The token can be read by a token-reader on at least one protected device (PD). If the token is valid, its presentation serves as authentication and the token-reader grants the user access to the PD. If the WD vital-sign signal is interrupted when the user removes the WD, the WD stops presenting the token and can no longer be used to access a PD. | 03-31-2016 |
Michael Cowan, Sugar Land, TX US
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20150239784 | FAST-SETTING CEMENTS FOR WELL ABANDONMENT - A cement composition for sealing leaks in a wellbore includes at least one of an alkali and a transition metal oxide and an acid. A method for using the cement composition includes pumping the at least one of an alkali and a transition metal oxide and an acid as separate components into a wellbore so that a setting reaction begins after pumping is initiated. | 08-27-2015 |
Missy Cowan, Monument, CO US
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20130022395 | Coupling for Hair Mannequin Head - A coupling secures a mannequin head to a mannequin head holder. The mannequin head holder has a stem. The hair mannequin head has a neck with a base. An opening is formed in the base. The opening extends longitudinally into the neck for receiving the stem. The coupling has a neck engaging member, a retention mechanism, a stem engaging member, and a bridge. The neck engaging member has a pair of arms extends substantially parallel to one another. The retention mechanism is affixed to each arm and, together with the arms, grasps the neck of the hair mannequin head. A notch is formed in the stem engaging member. The notch defines a plane and has a longitudinal axis perpendicular to the plane. The longitudinal axis passes between the arms of the neck engaging member. The bridge fixes the relative positions of the neck engaging member and the stem engaging member. | 01-24-2013 |
Noah Cowan, Baltimore, MD US
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20140276190 | System and Method for Bioelectric Localization and Navigation of Interventional Medical Devices - A system and method for tracking a position of an interventional medical device configured to be deployed into a subject during a medical procedure. An anatomical dataset of the subject is acquired while at least one electrical sensor is disposed along the interventional medical device. A feedback signal is generated from the electrical sensor and is processed and analyzed to identify positional information of the interventional medical device. A position of the interventional medical device with respect to the anatomical dataset is identified and the position of the interventional medical device with respect to the anatomical dataset is shown on a display. | 09-18-2014 |
Philip B. Cowan, Camas, WA US
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20140168162 | TOUCH SENSITIVE DISPLAY SYSTEM - A display includes a display area that emits light and a border region surrounding at least a portion of the light emitting region. A light guide plate is overlaying the display area. A lighting module is operatively interconnected with the light guide plate to provide light to the light guide plate and positioned within the border region, and a one camera module is operatively interconnected with the light guide plate to sense light from the light guide plate and positioned within the border region. The display determines a position of a touch on the light guide plate by determining a location of frustrated total internal reflection within the light guide plate as a result of the touch on the light guide plate. | 06-19-2014 |
Richard Moffitt Cowan, Honolulu, HI US
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20140195538 | EFFICIENT ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION FROM MOTION INPUTS - A device worn by a human performing a method using accelerometer data to classify human activities is disclosed. The method uses memory and computation efficiently. A stream of samples is divided into a sequence of sampling periods; each sample has an acceleration value for each axis (e.g., a 3-D accelerometer). Standard deviation of the values for each axis during each sampling period are calculated. A running sum of each axis' values can be maintained sample-by-sample. Each value is sorted into a bin of a histogram, by quantifying a deviance from a respective mean in standard deviations. A standard deviation produced from samples of a previous period can be used. The histogram is compared with histograms associated with particular activities and a classification output can be produced. Classification outputs from multiple sampling periods can be used for voting. A threshold amount of activity can be required to begin activity classification. | 07-10-2014 |
Robert Cowan, East Kilbride GB
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20120305388 | Hydrogen Generator - A hydrogen generator ( | 12-06-2012 |
Robert Daniel Cowan, Harrison Township, MI US
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20150095245 | Method for Increasing Regulatory Compliance of a Company with Integrated Training and Hardware Service - An Information technology (IT) company supplies a hardware service, a software service, and a bandwidth service for a client company so that a compliance posture of the client company can be completed. The IT company maintains the supplied compliance posture for a duration of a designated time period and then conducts a period evaluation for the client company. Then the IT company is able to identify at least inefficiency about the client company from the period evaluation so that the IT company is able to address the at least one inefficiency with a solution plan as the solution plan is implemented through an execution procedure. As a result, the IT company is able to improve the compliance posture of the client company through the solution plan. | 04-02-2015 |
Sam Cowan, Stromsburg, NE US
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20150117570 | SIDEBAND SUPPRESSION IN ANGLE MODULATED SIGNALS - In an angle modulated radio transmitter, the total power is the same when modulated or unmodulated. Angle modulation produces multiple sideband pairs. The power in the sidebands is derived from the carrier. When a complex modulating waveform is used, the power (and therefore the amplitude) of the carrier varies. A system and method is provided for dramatically minimizing, to nearly zero, the bandwidth needed to transmit digital information using sideband suppression of angle modulated signals. The systems described use various techniques to suppress sideband pairs, leaving the carrier signal. The amplitude variations of the carrier are used to convey information. In some examples, techniques are used to filter and/or phase out one or more sideband pairs, leaving the carrier signal. | 04-30-2015 |
Suzanna Cowan, Cambridge GB
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Suzanna Ruth Cowan, Cambridge GB
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20090215777 | Pyrimidine Derivatives As HSP90 Inhibitors - The invention provides a compound for use as an inhibitor of Hsp90, the compound having the formula (I): or salts, tautomers, solvates or N-oxides thereof; wherein: A is N or a group CR | 08-27-2009 |
Thomas Cowan, Dresden GE
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20140030542 | TARGETS AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SAME - In particular embodiments, the present disclosure provides targets including a metal layer and defining a hollow inner surface. The hollow inner surface has an internal apex. The distance between at least two opposing points of the internal apex is less than about 15 μm. In particular examples, the distance is less than about 1 μm. Particular implementations of the targets are free standing. The targets have a number of disclosed shaped, including cones, pyramids, hemispheres, and capped structures. The present disclosure also provides arrays of such targets. Also provided are methods of forming targets, such as the disclosed targets, using lithographic techniques, such as photolithographic techniques. In particular examples, a target mold is formed from a silicon wafer and then one or more sides of the mold are coated with a target material, such as one or more metals. | 01-30-2014 |
Thomas Cowan, Dresden DE
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20120298624 | TARGETS AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SAME - In particular embodiments, the present disclosure provides targets including a metal layer and defining a hollow inner surface. The hollow inner surface has an internal apex. The distance between at least two opposing points of the internal apex is less than about 15 μm. In particular examples, the distance is less than about 1 μm. Particular implementations of the targets are free standing. The targets have a number of disclosed shaped, including cones, pyramids, hemispheres, and capped structures. The present disclosure also provides arrays of such targets. Also provided are methods of forming targets, such as the disclosed targets, using lithographic techniques, such as photolithographic techniques. In particular examples, a target mold is formed from a silicon wafer and then one or more sides of the mold are coated with a target material, such as one or more metals. | 11-29-2012 |
Thomas E. Cowan, Dresden DE
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20100028707 | TARGETS AND PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING SAME - In particular embodiments, the present disclosure provides targets including a metal layer and defining a hollow inner surface. The hollow inner surface has an internal apex. The distance between at least two opposing points of the internal apex is less than about 15 μm. In particular examples, the distance is less than about lam. Particular implementations of the targets are free standing. The targets have a number of disclosed shaped, including cones, pyramids, hemispheres, and capped structures. The present disclosure also provides arrays of such targets. Also provided are methods of forming targets, such as the disclosed targets, using lithographic techniques, such as photolithographic techniques. In particular examples, a target mold is formed from a silicon wafer and then one or more sides of the mold are coated with a target material, such as one or more metals. | 02-04-2010 |
Wayne Cowan, Shenzhen CN
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20140294656 | CONNECTORS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTORS - Frames for plug connectors capable of being a reduced size may include features to support contacts, house circuitry for coupling with the contacts, facilitate the flow of molten material during the molding of the frame, and allow for ease of insertion and removal of the plug connector to and from a corresponding receptacle connector. For example, a frame may include ledges, interlocks and rounded and tapered openings. Methods for manufacturing the frame are also provided. | 10-02-2014 |
20150152559 | RACK PLATING - A method of plating the connector frames includes, in part, placing the frames in a vibrating bowl to enable the bowl's vibrations load the frames in a predefined orientation onto the vibrating bowl's channel. The properly oriented frames are delivered from this channel to a track. Subsequently, a multitude of sub-racks securely engage and lift the frames from the track. The sub-racks are afterwards aggregated to form a larger rack which transports the frames to a plating tank in which the plating operation is performed. Optionally, the spacing between adjacent frames in the track is such that no contact between adjacent frames can occur. Each sub-rack has a multitude of hooks or springs adapted to engage the frames. The sub-racks may be aggregated in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction to form the larger rack. | 06-04-2015 |
20150236465 | AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - Systems and methods are provided for manufacturing a shell assembly. First and second shells of a shell assembly may be formed from metal sheets via a stamping process. The stamping process may produce a number of first shells attached to a section of metal sheet remaining after the stamping process—a guide rail—with the front end opening of the first shell being oriented at 90 degrees relative to the guide rail. A second shell may be formed and severed from a metal sheet as a result of the stamping process. One end of the first shells may be exposed after the stamping process such that the second shells may be assembled over the exposed end of the first shells to form a shell assembly. Additional operations can be performed on the shell assembly. | 08-20-2015 |