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David Crosbie, Somerville, MA US
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| 20080235361 | MANAGEMENT LAYER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF USERS TO COMPUTER RESOURCES - A management layer method and apparatus for dynamically assigning computer users to remote computer resources according to predetermined rules and irrespective of remote viewer protocol utilized by the user. The method and apparatus is capable of managing hundreds of thousands of users across multiple physical sites and is operable with a wide variety of network, Internet, and application solutions. The method and apparatus is useful for an increasing mobile contemporary workforce in a world where the need for around the clock coverage coexists with the ever present possibility of catastrophic network failure. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100011104 | MANAGEMENT LAYER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC ASSIGNMENT OF USERS TO COMPUTER RESOURCES - A method and apparatus for management and control of remote computer resources. The method and apparatus creates and maintains a hierarchical data model for determining the characteristics and state of a particular remote computer resource to ensure the most appropriate control system is used to manage that particular remote computer resource. The data model used sorts and categorizes remote computing resources into groups and assigns resources from within these groups to users according to the user's needs and rights and the characteristics of the computing resources within each group. The state of the remote computing resource is tracked and automatically changes the state in accordance with changes in external variables or internal logic rules. | 01-14-2010 |
Gary M. Crosbie, Dearborn, MI US
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| 20090282811 | DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER OVERSTRESS MITIGATION - Methods and systems for reducing overstress of a DPF are provided herein. One example of such a method includes measuring a radial temperature gradient near the exit face of the diesel particulate filter, and adjusting at least one engine operating parameter to control the radial temperature gradient based on the measured radial temperature gradient near the exit face of the diesel particulate filter. One example of such a system includes two exit-face temperature sensors configured to measure a radial temperature gradient near the exit face of the diesel particulate filter and a controller configured to adjust at least one engine operating parameter based on the measured temperature gradient to control the radial temperature gradient. | 11-19-2009 |
John Crosbie, Fremont, CA US
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| 20100008648 | AUDIO ONLY PLAYBACK OF A DISK HAVING BOTH AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGS - A system and method for playing audio only in a disk player. The disc player is configured to read data from disks formatted according to a selected audio and video standard. The system includes a file reader to read files of audio and video files based on the audio and video standard. A stream parser identifies audio data, video data and sub-picture data. An audio decoder decodes the audio data according to the audio standard. A video stub receives the video data and leaves the video data unprocessed. A sub-picture menu processor extracts menu information. A user interface system to use the menu information to configure at least one user input to play audio-only from the disk according to the menu information. | 01-14-2010 |
John E. Crosbie, Fremont, CA US
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| 20090060026 | ENHANCED PRESENTATION OF SUB-PICTURE INFORMATION - A system is provided for processing video images for display. In one example, the system comprises a stream parser for retrieving a compressed main video data and a sub-picture identifier. A video decoder generates a main video image having a main video intensity value for each pixel in the main video. A sub-picture decoder determines a sub-picture image based on the sub-picture identifier. The sub-picture image includes a pixel data for each pixel in the sub-picture image indicative of a sub-picture pixel type including a background pixel type and a pattern pixel type. Each pixel includes a command code indicative of a background contrast level, a pattern contrast level, a background color level and a pattern color level. An intensity formatter generates a sub-picture pixel intensity for each pixel in the sub-picture image. A preprocessing function calculates, for each sub-picture pixel, a sub-picture pixel intensity by alpha-blending the sub-picture pixel with no main video pixel when the background color intensity is greater than the pattern color intensity. A filtering function performs anti-aliasing filtering on the sub-picture image. A sub-picture alpha-blending function combines the sub-picture image with the main video image using alpha-blending. | 03-05-2009 |
Patrick J. Crosbie, Oradell, NJ US
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| 20080295424 | Tower module, system and method - A tower module, tower module structures and related methods are provided for use in construction support structures. The tower module includes vertical support members, and horizontal members rigidly attached between the vertical members to provide a box-like structure. The box-like structure has a top end portion and a bottom end portion. The top end portion includes a first portion of a connection interface, and the bottom end portion includes a second portion of a connecting interface. The top portion of a first tower module is adapted to receive and connect to the bottom portion of a second tower module for forming a column. | 12-04-2008 |
Rachelle H. Crosbie, Hollywood, CA US
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| 20080221027 | Composition and Methods for the Treatment of Duchene Muscular Dystrophy - Patients are treated for muscular dystrophy by artificially increasing effective sarcospan activity in the patient's muscle tissue. Sarcospan (or fragments thereof) can be administered directly to the tissue, or their production can be induced by gene therapy. Modifications are also contemplated to be effective, including for example, a lipid, TAT or other tag. Also contemplated are compositions that include a protein, mRNA or gene stabilizer, degradation inhibitor, and/or oligomerization inhibitor. Increased presence of sarcospan can also be accomplished indirectly, using a vector having an entire sarcospan gene sequence, fragment or related construct, modulating a transcription factor, and so forth. | 09-11-2008 |
Stephen H. Crosbie, Minnetonka, MN US
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| 20090276047 | RAIL-BASED MODULAR DISC PROSTHESIS - A method and apparatus for repairing a damaged intervertebral disc nucleus in a minimally invasive manner utilizes a modular disc prosthesis preferably comprised of at least three modular segments and at least two rails that operably connect adjacent modular segments. In one embodiment, each modular segment includes a harder inner portion and a softer outer portion. Preferably, the rails operate to slidably connect and interlock adjacent modular segments. A stem portion of the rails that extends outside the periphery of the body of the prosthesis is removable after implantation such that the modular segments form an implanted unitary device that closely mimics the geometry of the disc nucleus cavity. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100057144 | RAIL-BASED MODULAR DISC NUCLEUS PROSTHESIS - A method and apparatus for repairing a damaged intervertebral disc nucleus in a minimally invasive manner utilizes a modular disc prosthesis preferably comprised of at least three modular segments and at least two rails that operably connect adjacent modular segments. In one embodiment, each modular segment includes a harder inner portion and a softer outer portion. Preferably, the rails operate to slidably connect and interlock adjacent modular segments. A stem portion of the rails that extends outside the periphery of the body of the prosthesis is removable after implantation such that the modular segments form an implanted unitary device that closely mimics the geometry of the disc nucleus cavity. | 03-04-2010 |