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Benjamin I. Dempster, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110066504 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROMOTION INFORMATION - A system for providing promotion information includes a mobile electronic device configured to scan a printed tag on a first commercial offering being offered for sale, and wirelessly transmit corresponding tag information. A promotion system is configured to receive the transmitted tag information, identify promotion information associated with the first commercial offering based on the tag information, and wirelessly transmit the identified promotion information to the mobile electronic device. | 03-17-2011 |
Benjamin I. Dempster, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110202841 | COMPUTER-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT - Computer-based methods for managing a project are disclosed. The computer-based method may include displaying a plurality of images in a first portion of a computer screen, each image of the plurality of images being representative of at least one of a service and a good; detecting movement of at least one image of the plurality of images from the first portion to a second portion of the computer screen spaced from the first portion; soliciting one or more vendors for proposals to provide at least one of a service and a good represented by the at least one image moved to the second portion; displaying the proposals received from the solicited vendors on the computer screen; and detecting approval of one or more of the displayed proposals. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110295763 | MULTI-ATTRIBUTE SYSTEM FOR PROJECT PLANNING - A method of planning a project includes receiving project requirements for a project to be planned and assigning scores to the project requirements based on user preferences associated with the attributes of the requirements. The method further includes generating a numerical model of the project based on the scored requirements and optimizing the score of the numerical model to generate a matching solution that matches the project requirements to vendor offerings. | 12-01-2011 |
Craig E. Dempster, Ridgefield, CT US
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| 20100228595 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING TARGET LISTS FOR ADVERTISING - Various implementations of the invention relate to systems and methods for scoring a plurality of prospective target lists to facilitate an analytic approach, rather than conventional subjective approaches, to selecting one or more of the prospective target lists for purposes of advertising. A plurality of representations representative of one or more desired targeted advertising groups may be created. The prospective target lists may be evaluated against the created representations to develop one or more scores for each prospective target list. Based on the developed scores, one or more target lists from among the plurality of prospective target lists may be recommended and/or selected for advertising purposes. | 09-09-2010 |
Cynthia K. Dempster, Decatur, AL US
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| 20100263589 | DEVICE FOR SURFACE MASKING - A masking panel to cover a protected first surface, such as a wall surface, floor surface, ceiling surface, door surface, door frame, fire place surface, window, window frame, window pane, decorative molding, chair rail or baseboard, while paint, stain, sealant or other chemicals is applied to an adjacent second surface. The masking panel includes a reusable protective material to be placed over at least a portion of the protected first surface. The reusable protective material includes at least one masking edge to create a masking boundary between the protected first surface and the adjacent second surface where the at least one masking edge has a masking edge shape that is pre-fabricated to substantially match the masking boundary. The masking panel additionally includes an adhesive fixed on the reusable protective material in the direction of the protected first surface along the at least one masking edge and at least one of the one or more holding edges to secure the reusable protective material to the protected first surface. | 10-21-2010 |
Harry Edward Dempster, Newbury Park, CA US
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| 20100237625 | Water-Current Paddlewheel-Based Energy-Generating Unit Having a Tapered Partial Covering Structure - Provided are, among other things, systems, methods, apparatuses and techniques for generating energy from water current. According to one representative embodiment, an apparatus includes: a paddlewheel having multiple individual paddles, an axis of rotation, a front side that is forward of the axis of rotation, and a rear side that is behind the axis of rotation; and a covering structure having a front portion that (a) covers a first part of the front side of the paddlewheel, leaving a second part of the front side of the paddlewheel uncovered by said front portion and (b) extends a distance forward of the front side of the paddlewheel, with the front portion of the covering structure being tapered, becoming thinner as it extends further forward of the paddlewheel. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110067618 | Water-Based Material Transportation System - Provided are, among other things, systems, methods and techniques for water-based material transportation, such as a system that includes: (a) a robotic submersible propulsion unit having: a thruster, a computer controller that is coupled to and configured to control the thruster and that causes the robotic submersible propulsion unit to follow a predetermined course, and an attachment fitting; and (b) a submersible transport barge having: a storage tank, a locking port at a first end of the submersible transport barge that detachably connects to the attachment fitting of the robotic submersible propulsion unit, and a loading/downloading connection at a second end of the submersible transport barge that detachably connects to a transfer connection dock for transferring material between the storage tank and the transfer connection dock. | 03-24-2011 |
Ian Dempster, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100114385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL ENERGY CONSUMPTION EFFICIENCY - A controller is configured to exchange information with a building automation system and includes various executable programs for determining a real time operating efficiency, simulating a predicted or theoretical operating efficiency, comparing the same, and then adjusting one or more operating parameters on equipment utilized by a building's HVAC system. The controller operates to adjust an operating efficiency of the HVAC system. An adjustment module utilized by the controller may modify the HVAC equipment parameters based on the likelihood that various HVAC equipment operates in parallel and on-line near its natural operating curve. In addition, the adjustment module may include a self-learning aspect that permits the controller to more efficiently make similar, future adjustments as needed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110054698 | ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL FOR HVAC SYSTEM - A system for controlling energy consumption in a building having a heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) which includes using an external application to perform HVAC energy consumption optimization algorithms and other external energy control functions and transmit application control data to a building automation system (BAS), which in turn provides hardware level equipment control for the HVAC system. The external application evaluates equipment data received from the HVAC system by way of the BAS and processes these equipment data to provide application control data back to the BAS. The application control data are calculated to achieve a desired operating efficiency for the HVAC system. | 03-03-2011 |
James Dempster, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20090087615 | Corrosion-resistant gas distribution plate for plasma processing chamber - Disclosed herein is a gas distribution plate for use in a gas distribution assembly for a processing chamber, where the gas distribution plate is fabricated from a solid yttrium oxide-comprising substrate, which may also include aluminum oxide. The gas distribution plate includes a plurality of through-holes, which are typically crescent-shaped. Through-holes which have been formed in the solid yttrium oxide-comprising substrate by ultrasonic drilling perform particularly well. The solid yttrium oxide-comprising substrate typically comprises at least 99.9% yttrium oxide, and has a density of at least 4.92 g/cm | 04-02-2009 |
James R. Dempster, Mequon, WI US
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| 20100280928 | Multiple Balance State Account Processing - A computer based system and method for processing financial accounts. Each account is defined by multiple daily account balance records. Each daily account balance record is defined by a daily account balance record posting state that defines the types of transactions that may be posted to the daily account record balance at any one time. The various daily account balance records defining a single account may have different daily account balance record posting states, thereby allowing different types of transactions for different account days to be posted to the same account simultaneously. The resulting account processing system and method provides customers greater flexibility in transferring money between accounts and provides banking entities greater flexibility in account processing timing and reducing operational costs. | 11-04-2010 |
Jim Dempster, Reno, CA US
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| 20080213496 | Method of coating semiconductor processing apparatus with protective yttrium-containing coatings - Methods of applying specialty ceramic materials to semiconductor processing apparatus, where the specialty ceramic materials are resistant to halogen-comprising plasmas. The specialty ceramic materials contain at least one yttrium oxide-comprising solid solution. Some embodiments of the specialty ceramic materials have been modified to provide a resistivity which reduces the possibility of arcing within a semiconductor processing chamber. | 09-04-2008 |
John Brian Dempster, Floyds Knobs, IN US
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| 20120104158 | COMPACT ELECTRIC TAXI ASSEMBLY FOR INSTALLATION ON AN AIRCRAFT - A electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft may comprise drive units mounted coaxially with wheels of the aircraft and dedicated motor control units for the drive units. The motor control units may be operable independently of one another so that a first one of the drive units can be operated at a speed different from an operating speed of a second one of the drive units. Independent operability of the drive units may provide enhanced maneuverability of the aircraft during taxiing. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120104159 | COMPACT ELECTRIC TAXI ASSEMBLY FOR INSTALLATION ON AN AIRCRAFT - A electric taxi system (ETS) for an aircraft may comprise drive units mounted coaxially with wheels of the aircraft and dedicated motor control units for the drive units. The motor control units may be operable independently of one another so that a first one of the drive units can be operated at a speed different from an operating speed of a second one of the drive units. Independent operability of the drive units may provide enhanced maneuverability of the aircraft during taxiing. | 05-03-2012 |
Philip Tinsley Dempster, Concord, CA US
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| 20090102456 | Electrical Power Metering Device and Method of Operation Thereof - A metering device for metering energy delivered to customers over electrical wires from a power distribution cabinet. The metering device has a plurality of current transformers, each capable of receiving one of the electrical wires and connections for the line voltages which drive the wires. The current transformers are arranged for physical correspondence to the power outputs of the power distribution cabinet. Circuitry connected to the current transformers and line voltage connections meter the energy over the electrical wires. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100049456 | Electrical Power Metering Device and Method of Operation Thereof - A metering device for metering energy delivered to customers over electrical wires from a power distribution cabinet. The metering device has a plurality of current transformers, each capable of receiving one of the electrical wires and connections for the line voltages which drive the wires. The current transformers are arranged for physical correspondence to the power outputs of the power distribution cabinet. Circuitry connected to the current transformers and line voltage connections meter the energy over the electrical wires. | 02-25-2010 |