Crager
David L. Crager, Auburn, IN US
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20110240806 | MODULAR TANK STAND - A modular tank stand is lightweight and easily transportable, but also capable of supporting the weight of a large bulk storage container filled with flowable material. The modular tank stand includes a plurality of individual tank stand sections which are interconnectable with one another to form a larger support surface sized to receive the bulk storage container. The individual sections include integral, vertically disposed support walls that provide both vertical support for the weight of the bulk storage container and resistance to collapse under shear forces arising from movement of the container. The interconnecting individual sections may be disconnected from one another and reconfigured to fit in a smaller space, such as onto a pallet or within a shipping container, thereby facilitating storage of the disassembled modular tank stand. | 10-06-2011 |
20110247956 | METAL INSERT FITTING FOR MATERIAL STORAGE TANKS - A bulk storage container includes a tank with a “full drain” outlet, and a coupler attached to the outlet, in which the full drain outlet and coupler utilize a metal-on-metal threaded connection to create a fluid-tight seal therebetween. The polymer coupler includes a metal insert with internal threads, and the tank includes a metal insert with external threads corresponding to the internal threads of the coupler insert. The metal inserts are integrally molded within the walls of the tank and coupler, respectively. Advantageously, the threaded metal inserts provide a rigid structural connection between the tank and coupler that is highly durable and leak resistant. In addition to the threaded fluid-tight seal, a shoulder of the coupler abuts a corresponding face formed on the tank, with a gasket between the shoulder and face to provide a secondary seal. | 10-13-2011 |
John Crager, Dallas, TX US
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20140305524 | Thermal Insulation Having An RFID Device - An insulation device for maintaining temperature of a process fluid equipment includes insulation material positioned on the process equipment and at least one RFID device located on or in the insulation material. Each RFID device can provide one or more functions such as identification of a blanket and monitoring of one or more parameters, such as environmental, mechanical, electrical, and operational parameters and conditions on piping, tanks, vessels and related process equipment. Information transmitted by the RFID device can be processed to provide temperature sensing, leak detection, a data logging/export function, and other functions. Operators of the process fluid equipment can use the RFID device information to monitor the system status and take corrective action if needed. | 10-16-2014 |
Joseph Casey Crager, Newton, MA US
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20080317333 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTION OF FLUOROSCOPE IMAGE DISTORTION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for modeling S-distortion in an image intensifier. In an embodiment, the method may include identifying a reference coordinate on an input screen of the image intensifier. The method also includes computing a set of charged particle velocity vectors. The method also includes computing a set of magnetic field vectors. The method also includes computing the force exerted on the charged particle in an image intensifier. Certain embodiments of the present invention include an iterative method for calibrating an image acquisition system with an analytic S-distortion model. In an embodiment, the method may include comparing the difference between the measured fiducial shadow positions and the model fiducial positions with a threshold value. If the difference is less than the threshold value, the optical distortion parameters are used for linearizing the set of acquired images. | 12-25-2008 |
20110116693 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CORRECTION OF FLUOROSCOPE IMAGE DISTORTION - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide for a system and method for modeling S-distortion in an image intensifier. In an embodiment, the method may include identifying a reference coordinate on an input screen of the image intensifier. The method also includes computing a set of charged particle velocity vectors. The method also includes computing a set of magnetic field vectors. The method also includes computing the force exerted on the charged particle in an image intensifier. Certain embodiments of the present invention include an iterative method for calibrating an image acquisition system with an analytic S-distortion model. In an embodiment, the method may include comparing the difference between the measured fiducial shadow positions and the model fiducial positions with a threshold value. If the difference is less than the threshold value, the optical distortion parameters are used for linearizing the set of acquired images. | 05-19-2011 |
Michael Crager, Redwood City, CA US
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20100291573 | Methods of Predicting Cancer Risk Using Gene Expression in Premalignant Tissue - The present disclosure provides methods for assessing a patient's cancer risk and/or recurrence risk, which methods comprise assaying, in a biological sample obtained from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the patient, an expression level of a risk gene. The present disclosure also provides methods involving a cancer risk/recurrence risk sequence, i.e. the V600E mutation of the BRAF gene, which is useful for assessing cancer risk and/or recurrence risk in a patient. | 11-18-2010 |
Michael Crager, Menlo Park, CA US
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20120028264 | METHOD FOR USING GENE EXPRESSION TO DETERMINE PROGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER - Molecular assays that involve measurement of expression levels of prognostic biomarkers, or co-expressed biomarkers, from a biological sample obtained from a prostate cancer patient, and analysis of the measured expression levels to provide information concerning the likely prognosis for said patient, and likelihood that said patient will have a recurrence of prostate cancer, or to classify the tumor by likelihood of clinical outcome or TMPRSS2 fusion status, are provided herein. | 02-02-2012 |
20130196321 | Gene Expression Profile Algorithm and Test for Determining Prognosis of Prostate Cancer - The present invention provides algorithm-based molecular assays that involve measurement of expression levels of genes, or their co-expressed genes, from a biological sample obtained from a prostate cancer patient. The genes may be grouped into functional gene subsets for calculating a quantitative score useful to predict a likelihood of a clinical outcome for a prostate cancer patient. | 08-01-2013 |
Michael R. Crager, Menlo Park, CA US
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20140296085 | METHOD OF PREDICTING BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS - The present invention relates to biomarkers associated with breast cancer prognosis. These biomarkers include coding transcripts and their expression products, as well as non-coding transcripts, and are useful for predicting the likelihood of breast cancer recurrence in a breast cancer patient, The present invention also relates to a novel method of identifying intergenic sequences that correlate with a clinical outcome. | 10-02-2014 |
20140303002 | Gene Expression Profile Algorithm and Test for Determining Prognosis of Prostate Cancer - The present invention provides algorithm-based molecular assays that involve measurement of expression levels of genes, or their co-expressed genes, from a biological sample obtained from a prostate cancer patient. The genes may be grouped into functional gene subsets for calculating a quantitative score useful to predict a likelihood of a clinical outcome for a prostate cancer patient. | 10-09-2014 |