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| 20100056717 | One Component Thermoset Latex Composition - A shelf-stable, one-component, water-dispersed, film-forming, thermoset resin composition, which composition is also solvent free, formaldehyde-free, and latex compatible, is disclosed. The resin is a latex dispersion formed by emulsion polymerization of monomer mixtures including one or more carboxylic acid-containing monomers and hydroxyl-containing monomers, and ideally including monomers such as styrene, butadiene, and/or acetonitrile. Monomers such as (meth)acrylates or (meth)acrylamides may be substantially absent, to avoid off-gassing volatile organic compounds when the composition is cured. The compositions can be used, for example, to prepare reinforced glass mats, insulation, and roofing shingles, used in thermosetting paper applications, or can be dried, melted and shaped at a temperature below the cure temperature, and then cured at the cure temperature. The glass transition temperatures of the polymers in the compositions can be varied over a wide range by varying the monomer composition. | 03-04-2010 |
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| 20090089029 | ENHANCED EXECUTION SPEED TO IMPROVE SIMULATION PERFORMANCE - Systems and methods are provided to facilitate simulation(s) of components of an industrial control system. Simulation(s) execution time can be decreased by conducting the simulation in a parallel computing platform, and coupling the simulation with an optimization component that restructures the simulation code. Such automated reconfiguration removes inhibitors for parallelism, resulting in optimized code to execute the simulation, with the ensuing reduction in execution time. Execution time can also be reduced by applying an adaptive time step during state propagations that are part of the simulation. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089030 | DISTRIBUTED SIMULATION AND SYNCHRONIZATION - System(s) and method(s) facilitate a distributed simulation of an industrial control system. A model of the industrial control system is generated and computing resources are scheduled for simulating portions of a simulation according to the model. Computing resources are scheduled to mitigate computational bottlenecks in the simulation and synchronize portions of the simulation deployed in disparate computing resources. Sub-processes of a control process can be simulated in dedicated computing resources as a part of a distributed simulation of the control process. Execution time of one or more portions of a distributed simulation can be increased or slowed down to synchronize said portions. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089031 | INTEGRATED SIMULATION OF CONTROLLERS AND DEVICES - A tool for simulating an industrial control system is provided. The tool includes a simulation component to emulate a controller according to a simulated execution environment and one or more simulation models for simulating devices associated with the controller, where the controller and the devices are integrated in a common simulation platform. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089032 | ENHANCED SIMULATION MODELS FOR AUTOMATION - A simulation tool for an industrial automation system is provided. The tool includes a simulation component that simulates one or more components of an industrial control system. At least one directed model provides one or more suggested parameters or profiles to the simulation component, where the suggested parameters or profiles are derived from data relating to an industry or controls application. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089227 | AUTOMATED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM SIMULATION - An industrial controller simulation system is provided. The system includes a simulation component that enables modeling of an industrial controller system. A suggestion component offers automated recommendations in accordance with the modeling of the industrial controller system. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090089234 | AUTOMATED CODE GENERATION FOR SIMULATORS - A system that generates deployable runtime code modules is provided. The system includes an input component that accepts specifications in accordance with design preferences, a simulation component that creates and executes a simulation of the control program to be implemented, and a code generation component that creates the deployable runtime code. | 04-02-2009 |
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| 20100186757 | Smoking Article - A smoking article, such as a cigarette, comprises a lighting end and a mouth end. The smoking article possesses an aerosol-generation system that includes (i) a heat generation segment, and (ii) an aerosol-generating region or segment. A mouth end piece segment can be located at the mouth end of the smoking article. A segment of tobacco cut filler, gathered tobacco paper, or other type of flavor source material, can be positioned between the mouth end piece segment and the aerosol-generation segment. Optionally, segment composed of tobacco cut filler can be positioned so as to provide a lighting end segment. The smoking article possesses an overwrap (e.g., a single paper overwrap) that extends over the longitudinally extending surface of the mouth end piece segment, the aerosol generation segment, at least a portion of the length of the heat generation segment, any segment located between the mouth end piece and aerosol generation segments, and at least a portion of the length of the optional lighting end segment. Alternatively, the smoking article possesses an overwrap (e.g., a single paper overwrap) that extends over the longitudinally extending surface of the aerosol-generating segment, at least a portion of the length of the heat generation segment, at least a portion of any segment located downstream from the aerosol-generating segment, and at least a portion of the length of the optional lighting end segment, thereby forming a cigarette rod; and the cigarette rod is connected or attached to a filter element using a tipping type of material and arrangement. | 07-29-2010 |
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| 20100200006 | Tobacco-Containing Smoking Article - A smoking article may include a cigarette incorporated within an electrically powered aerosol generating device that acts as a holder for that cigarette. The smoking article possesses at least one form of tobacco. The smoking article also possesses a mouth-end piece that is used by the smoker to inhale components of tobacco that are generated by the action of heat upon components of the cigarette. A representative smoking article possesses an outer housing incorporating a source of electrical power (e.g., a battery), a sensing mechanism for powering the device at least during periods of draw, and a heating device (e.g., at least one electrical resistance heating element) for forming a thermally generated aerosol that incorporates components of tobacco. During use, the cigarette is positioned within the device, and after use, the used cigarette is removed from the device and replaced with another cigarette. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110041861 | SEGMENTED SMOKING ARTICLE WITH INSULATION MAT - A cigarette includes lighting and mouth ends. It may include a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end. It also includes a mouth-end segment; an aerosol-generation system disposed between the lighting and mouth ends, which includes (i) a heat-generation segment adjacent the smokable segment, including a heat source configured to be activated by combustion of a smokable material and an insulation layer of a non-glass material that is woven, knit, or both, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment with aerosol-forming material disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; a piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating segment, the heat-generation segment, and at least a portion of the smokable segment; those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; that is connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110271972 | SEGMENTED SMOKING ARTICLE WITH SHAPED INSULATOR - A cigarette includes lighting and mouth ends. It may include a smokable segment disposed at the lighting end. It also includes a mouth-end segment; an aerosol-generation system disposed between the lighting and mouth ends, which includes (i) a heat-generation segment adjacent the smokable segment, including a heat source configured to be activated by combustion of a smokable material and an insulation layer of a non-glass material that is woven, knit, or both, and (ii) an aerosol-generating segment with aerosol-forming material disposed between, but physically separate from, each of the heat generation segment and the mouth end; a piece of outer wrapping material that provides an overwrap around at least a portion of the aerosol-generating segment, the heat-generation segment, and at least a portion of the smokable segment; those segments being connected together by the overwrap to provide a cigarette rod; that is connected to the cigarette rod using tipping material. | 11-10-2011 |
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| 20080255874 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING CLINICAL NOTIFICATIONS - A system and associated methods are disclosed for managing clinical notification delivery and related compliance monitoring. In certain embodiments, the clinical notifications are automatically driven by healthcare information associated with a specific patient, and are delivered to an electronic device of the patient at a remote location. Thereafter, compliance monitoring may be initiated to log the patient's intent to act in accordance with the notification. For instance, in certain embodiments, the notification relates to a reminder regarding scheduled medication administration for the particular patient, where a reply to the notification indicates whether the patient is following the scheduled medication administration. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090265185 | CARE COORDINATION INFORMATION SYSTEM - Systems and associated methods are disclosed for coordinating health services delivery within a patient population. In certain embodiments, a system and associated methods facilitate the presentation of patient-specific information on a shared site accessible by a group of users. Edits may also be made to the patient-specific information by specific users, so that the group of users can observe the changes and provide additional input. In other embodiments, a system and associated methods are utilized to determine a priority scheme with regard to delivering care to a plurality of patients. The priority scheme is represented by a graphical ranking where patients having a similar ranking are presented proximal to one another and patients having a dissimilar ranking are presented distal to one another. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20110099029 | AUTOMATED ORDER ENTRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method for facilitating placement of health care order entry is provided. The method includes receiving input indicative of a desired healthcare order. The order has certain terms therein that are normalized. The method also finds possible order matches for the normalized terms, and calculates a rough score for the possible order matches. The method refines the rough score with a rough score adjustment, and then ranks the found possible order matches from the most-likely to match the desired order to the least-likely based upon the refined rough score. These possible order matches can then be displayed to the user for selection. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110225003 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORCHESTRATING CLINICAL COLLABORATION SESSIONS - A system and associated methods for orchestrating a collaboration session are disclosed. One method involves orchestrating a collaboration session between a requesting clinician and another clinician where information is exchanged electronically. According to the method, requests for collaboration sessions are received by a computer system from the requesting clinician, with a given request related to a piece of patient-focused clinical data. Each request is analyzed to build a roster of potentially available clinicians for collaboration. A collaboration session is then facilitated between the requesting clinician and one or more of the potentially available clinicians on the roster. | 09-15-2011 |
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| 20110137840 | COMPREHENSIVE IDENTITY PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system and method for protecting identity fraud are disclosed. A system includes a detection subsystem to identify applications and/or accounts at risk of identity fraud, and a disposition subsystem to process data provided by the detection system and to determine whether identity fraud exists in the applications and/or accounts. According to an implementation, one or more neural network models are defined, each neural network model being configured to handle a class of cases related to the subject and a specific data configuration describing a case of the class. The one or more neural network models are run to generate data requests about the subject's identity, and the data requests are passed to a detection system that monitor transactions associated with the subject. Additional data associated with the transactions is requested until a threshold certainty is achieved or until available data or models are exhausted. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110289032 | Comprehensive Identity Protection System - A system and method for protecting identity fraud are disclosed. A system includes a detection subsystem to identify applications and/or accounts at risk of identity fraud, and a disposition subsystem to process data provided by the detection system and to determine whether identity fraud exists in the applications and/or accounts. According to an implementation, one or more neural network models are defined, each neural network model being configured to handle a class of cases related to the subject and a specific data configuration describing a case of the class. The one or more neural network models are run to generate data requests about the subject's identity, and the data requests are passed to a detection system that monitor transactions associated with the subject. Additional data associated with the transactions is requested until a threshold certainty is achieved or until available data or models are exhausted. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110302087 | COMPREHENSIVE ONLINE FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A fraud detection and protection method and system are disclosed. The method and system utilize a fraud detection and protection server to monitor online commercial transactions between a webserver and a client computer, and generate a risk assessment of a user associated with the client computer. The system and method further utilize a number of beacon servers geographically dispersed in an area. Each beacon server is configured to receive packet header information associated with the online commercial transactions, analyze the packet header information for authenticating information, and send the authenticating information to the fraud detection and protection server for the risk assessment. | 12-08-2011 |
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| 20080212910 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR DRYER CONVEYOR - A bearing mounting system for a roller conveyor used in a hot air dryer, comprising an elongated bearing support cartridge having an elongated base with individual bearing carriers distributed between the ends of the base and each being arranged to carry a bearing sleeve segment of the type that has a bearing surface that lies in an imaginary cylinder such that an axis of the bearing surface lies in a horizontal plane perpendicular to the length of the cartridge and corresponds to the axis of rotation of a roll of the conveyor, the cartridge having mounting elements distributed at least on its ends for mounting to a frame of the dryer, the individual bearing carriers being installable and removable on and off the dryer frame only as a unit with other portions of the cartridge. The bearing sleeve segments and bearing carriers can be provided with interlocking grooves and tabs to stabilize the positioning of the bearing sleeve segments while allowing a relatively loose fit between the bearing sleeve segments and the bearing carriers. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080289934 | SPROCKET CONSTRUCTION FOR CONVEYOR ROLLERS - A sprocket assembly for a roller conveyor comprising a hub and a sprocket plate, the hub having a central cylindrical bore for fitting onto a round shaft of a roller, the hub having provisions for rotationally and axially locking it on a shaft in a manner adequate to transmit torque to the shaft and rotationally drive the roller, the sprocket plate having peripheral teeth adapted to be interengaged with a drive chain and a central bore capable of receiving the shaft, the sprocket plate and hub being constructed and arranged to be removably joined together with the centers of their respective bores coincident, said hub and sprocket plate having complementarily shaped radially extending abutting surfaces enabling the sprocket plate to develop torque on the hub by compressive forces developed by the radially extending sprocket plate surfaces against the radially extending hub surfaces. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090158875 | STARGEAR ASSEMBLY - A multi-piece stargear assembly comprising a hub, a pair of arcuate toothed segments, and a lock ring, the hub having an internal bore, a keyway in the bore, and an external radially extending flange adjacent one end, the ring being configured to fit on an end of the hub opposite said one end, said segments being arranged around said hub, said flange and segments having mutually interlocking surfaces that enable the flange to resist axial and radial movement on said hub of said segments adjacent said flange, said ring and segments having mutually interlocking surfaces that enable the ring to resist axial and radial movement on said hub of said segments adjacent said ring. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090159406 | WEAR BAR ARRANGEMENT FOR CHAIN DRIVE IN DRYER - A hold down device for positioning the drive chain of a roller conveyor in a dryer comprising a mounting bracket, and a wear bar, the mounting bracket being arranged to be mounted on a horizontally extending rigid frame member and having a configuration enabling it to support the wear bar over the path of the reach of a roller chain that is meshed with drive sprockets that are each associated with a respective roller of the conveyor, the mounting bracket being arranged to locate the wear bar in an operative position immediately overlying the chain while the chain is meshed with the roller sprockets, the wear bar being removably mounted on the mounting bracket. In one embodiment the wear bar is an elongated element having a width adapted to be received in the space between a pair of links separated by a roller of the drive chain. The elongated wear bar is carried on a guide which in turn is supported directly on the mounting bracket. The elongated wear bar and guide have complementary slots which, with aligned grooves on the wear bar, permit a simple slip-in self-aligning assembly of the wear bar on the guide. In another embodiment, the wear bar integrates the structure and function of the guide. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090161999 | BEARING ARRANGEMENT FOR VENEER DRYER - A bearing mount assembly for a powered roller conveyor of the type used in veneer dryers comprising a bearing mount base and a bearing holder, the base having a lower part with a vertical surface adapted to abut a cage angle and apertures for fastening it to a vertical face of the cage angle, an upper end of the base being in the shape of a yoke open at the top for locating the shaft of an upper roller, the bearing holder having a pocket for holding an arcuate section of a sleeve bearing, the base and holder having mating surfaces capable of locating the holder in a position where it supports the bearing in registry with the desired axis of rotation of the shaft of a lower roller. | 06-25-2009 |
