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Dimitrios Anagnostou, Albuquerque, NM US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090207091	RECONFIGURABLE MULTIFREQUENCY ANTENNA WITH RF-MEMS SWITCHES - A self-similar multiband reconfigurable antenna includes a planar antenna structure formed on a surface of a substrate, the antenna structure including symmetrically opposed self-similar geometry antenna arms defining a self-similar or Sierpinski gasket configuration for each arm of the antenna. MEMS type switches are provided for operatively connecting adjacent antenna patches on each arm of the antenna configuration, and a voltage source is provided for selectively actuating the switches. Selective actuation of the switches enables up to four different antenna configurations each having a different resonant frequency, and wherein each resonant frequency demonstrates a similar radiation pattern.	08-20-2009

Dimitrios Antsos, San Marino, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110058752	ADAPTIVE TRANSFORMS - In one embodiment, an image is broken up into multiple regions or segments, where each segment may be of arbitrary shape, and a transform (multi-scale or otherwise) is applied on the set of segments. In another embodiment, pattern adaptive prediction is used when predicting the next finer level of the transform pyramid. The pattern adaptive prediction uses the parent grid to determine what geometry of a filter is to be used when predicting the child grid. At the boundaries of the domain, the pattern adaptive prediction can coupled with the domain adaptive prediction technique.	03-10-2011

Dimitrios Apatsidis, Ilford GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100137990	Porous Substrates for Implantation - A porous substrate or implant for implantation into a human or animal body constructed from a structural material and having one or more regions which when implanted are subjected to a relatively lower mechanical loading. The region(s) are constructed with lesser mechanical strength by having a lesser amount of structural material in said region(s) relative to other regions. This is achieved by controlling pore volume fraction in the regions. A spacer is adapted to define an open-cell pore network by taking a model of the required porous structure, and creating the spacer to represent the required porous structure using three-dimensional modelling. Material to form the substrate about the spacer in infiltrated the scaffold structure formed.	06-03-2010

Dimitrios Barlos, Newark, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100137187	Glutamate-Enhanced Cell-Penetrating Peptides and Methods of Using Same - Disclosed herein are novel glutamate-enhanced cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) for use as delivery vehicles to mediate intracellular uptake of therapeutic payloads and methods of using the same.	06-03-2010

Dimitrios Bikiaris, Thessalonki GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110065751	Improved pharmaceutical composition containing a selective estrogen receptor modulator and method for the preparation thereof - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation of solid dosage forms comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a selective estrogen receptor modulator, and especially Raloxifene or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, in combination with a super disintegrant such as Primojel, and a process for the preparation thereof by wet granulation.	03-17-2011

Dimitrios Bikiaris, Thessaloniki GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213356	Pharmaceutical Composition Containing Hmg-Coa Reductase Inhibitor And Method For The Preparation Thereof - The present invention relates to the formulation of solid dosage forms comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and especially Fluvastatin or Atorvastatin or salts thereof, in combination with inorganic silica polymer such as Dimethicone, and a process for the preparation thereof by direct compression.	09-04-2008
20100137400	PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION CONTAINING AN HMG-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITOR AND METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to improved pharmaceutical formulation for oral administration comprising a therapeutically effective quantity of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and more particularly Fluvastatin, Atorvastatin or salts thereof in combination with a linear sulphated polysaccharide such as Carrageenan and a method for the preparation thereof.	06-03-2010
20100196469	Pharmaceutical Formulation containing an HMG-COA Reductase Inhibitor and method for the preparation thereof - The present invention relates to the formulation of solid dosage forms comprising a therapeutically effective amount of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor, and especially Atorvastatin or Fluvastatin or salts thereof, in combination with colloidal clay such as Attapulgite, and a process for the preparation thereof by direct compression.	08-05-2010
20100297225	SUSTAINED-RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION CONTAINING AN ANTIMUSCARINIC AGENT AND A WETTING AGENT AS WELL AS A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to improved sustained release dosage forms such as tablets and capsules, and in particular to a pharmaceutical formulation for oral administration comprising a therapeutically effective quantity of an antimuscarinic agent, such as Tolterodine or pharmaceutical acceptable salt, derivative, prodrug and metabolite thereof in combination with a wetting agent, such as Sodium Docusate to improve the release of the active ingredient and a method for the preparation thereof.	11-25-2010
20110033538	Pharmaceutical composition containing a pyrrolidone anticonvulsant agent and method for the preparation thereof - The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation of solid dosage forms comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a pyrrolidone anticonvulsant agent, and in particular Levetiracetam or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt or derivative thereof, in combination with an effective diluent, such as Dibasic Calcium Phosphate, and additional pharmaceutical excipients, and a process for the preparation thereof by wet granulation.	02-10-2011

Dimitrios Bountas, Athens GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20120016652	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FAST POWER GRID AND SUBSTRATE NOISE SIMULATION - Systems and methods related to fast simulation of power supply networks and identification of a set of extrema (e.g., maxima or minima) waveforms associated with the power supply networks. In accordance with an embodiment, a method is provided for simulating an electrical circuit, comprising preselecting an input vector file, initializing a supply voltage to a fixed value, performing event driven simulation using the input vector file, so as to extract time-varying power supply current waveforms at a plurality of power grid points. The method also comprises simulating a power grid using a linear network simulator or other SPICE type simulation tool, so as to derive time-varying voltage waveforms from the current waveforms for each point on the power grid. The method further comprises comparing current and/or voltage waveforms with a previous simulation; and repeating the above steps from event driven simulation onwards, using a function of voltage waveforms from previous simulations, until the values of current and/or voltage waveforms converge within a pre-specified tolerance, or an iteration limit has been reached.	01-19-2012

Dimitrios Bountas, Atheus GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110313738	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CIRCUIT ANALYSIS - Systems and methods related to fast simulation of power supply networks and identification of a set of extrema (e.g., maxima or minima) waveforms associated with the power supply networks. In accordance with an embodiment, a method is provided for estimating the worst case voltage drop on the power delivery network of a circuit, comprising selecting a model of a power delivery network of a circuit, simulating the circuit over a predefined number of vectors, collecting dynamic voltage waveforms at each of a plurality of points on the power delivery network, calculating a dynamic worst case voltage waveform at each of the plurality of points, and reporting the dynamic worst case voltage waveform along with an associated confidence interval.	12-22-2011

Dimitrios Dechouniotis, Patras GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090141637	VALLEY-FREE SHORTEST PATH METHOD - A method of calculating a valley-free shortest path between two autonomous systems having a first graph representing an autonomous system topology and comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of links interconnecting the nodes, each link linking a first and a second node of the plurality of nodes. The method comprises generating a second graph using the first graph by: Mapping the nodes of the first graph into the second graph, by representing each node of the first graph by a respective uphill node and a downhill node; mapping each link of the first, second and third relationship type with a plurality of directed links between the uphill and downhill nodes according to the type of relationship. The method further comprises calculating the shortest-path route between two autonomous systems on the second graph, using the shortest-path routing algorithm.	06-04-2009

Dimitrios Deschesnes, Outremont CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100285907	SWING EXERCISING APPARATUS - A swing exercising apparatus which can be used for improving a swing movement performed when practicing a sport or for other exercising purposes. The swing exercising apparatus comprises: a handle portion for grasping by the user; an elongated member having a distal end; a movable weight component for moving along the elongated member between a first position and a second position when the user swings the swing exercising apparatus, the movable weight component being closer to the distal end in the second position than in the first position; and a biasing mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a force biasing the movable weight component towards the first position when the movable weight component is located away from the first position along the elongated member. The biasing mechanism may comprise an attachment portion to attach the at least one elastic element, the attachment portion allowing the user to detach any of the at least one elastic element to adjust the force. The swing exercising apparatus may comprise a return mechanism comprising at least one elastic element for exerting a second force contributing to return the movable weight component towards the first position when the movable weight component compresses the at least one elastic element of the return mechanism.	11-11-2010

Dimitrios Dimaras, Espoo FI

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110242041	Method and Apparatus for Performing a Function - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprises an element having at least one elongated member, the at least one elongated member having at least one conductive end and being extendable from a retracted position to at least one extended position; a component coupled with said element, the component having at least one conductive surface at least partially opposing a side of said at least one conductive end when said at least one elongated member is in said at least one extended position; and a dielectric disposed on at least one of said at least one conductive end and said at least one conductive surface.	10-06-2011
20110285553	Apparatus and Method for an Actuator in an Electronic Device - In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus is provided, comprising: a base element; a key top configured to pivot in relation to the base element; a first electrode coupled with the key top; a second electrode coupled with the base element; an isolating layer; the key top having a first pivoted position in which the first electrode, the second electrode, and the isolating layer form a capacitor with a first capacitance, and a second pivoted position in which the first electrode, the second electrode, and the isolating layer form a capacitor with a second capacitance.	11-24-2011

Dimitrios Efthimiadis, Nea Kydseli-Athens GR

Dimitrios Georgakopoulos, Maple Grove, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100004714	DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS - Devices and methods of use identification, treatment, and/or management of heart failure and/or associated conditions. Methods may include providing a baroreflex therapy system, providing an implantable measurement device proximate a blood vessel of a patient, the implantable measurement device including a plurality of electrodes, determining an impedance of the blood vessel with the implantable measurement device over a time period of at least one cardiac cycle, generating at least one signal representative of a pressure waveform based on the impedance, activating, deactivating or otherwise modulating the baroreflex therapy system to deliver a therapy to treat heart failure based at least in part on the at least one signal representative of the pressure waveform.	01-07-2010

Dimitrios Giannakopoulos, Methuen, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090097506	Multiservice system and method for packet and time division multiplexed transport - A system and method are presented for providing packet and time division multiplex (TDM) services in a data communication interface. The method accepts packets at a first rate over a packet interface, and transfers time-sensitive data in the packets as packet data units (PDUs) having a smaller number of bits than a packet and a second rate, faster than the first rate. The method transforms the PDUs into frames in a first TDM protocol. Typically, the PDUs are transformed into units having a smaller number of bits than the PDU and a third rate, faster than the second rate. Then, the TDM frames are transmitted over a line interface.	04-16-2009
20090279570	Flexible Tributary Interface - A system and method are provided for transporting Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) tributaries. The method accepts a plurality of PDH tributaries; generates a serial data stream of interleaved PDH tributaries; generates a serial control stream of signals for recovering the PDH tributaries; and, generates a clock signal for timing the data and control streams. The serial data stream of interleaved PDH tributaries is loaded into the payload of a data frame structure. Likewise, the serial control stream is loaded into the payload of a control frame structure. The data bytes of the serial data stream and the control bytes of the serial control stream are both transmitted at the same data rate. That is, there is a control byte generated for each data byte. Thus, the control bytes in the control frame structure are aligned with corresponding data bytes in the data frame structure.	11-12-2009
20100092174	Differential Inverse Multiplexing Virtual Channels in 40G Ethernet Applications - A system and method are provided for deinterleaving differential inverse multiplexed (DIM) virtual channels in a 40G Ethernet receiver. The method accepts a 10.3125 gigabits per second (Gbps) (10G) Ethernet virtual channel with 64B/86B blocks, including periodic Lane Alignment Marker (LAM) blocks. The 10G virtual channel is deinterleaved into two 5.15625 Gbps (5G) virtual channels by: 1) deinterleaving consecutive blocks from the 10G virtual channel into the 5G virtual channels in an alternating order, and 2) reversing the order of deinterleaving in response to each detected LAM block. Then, the method supplies the 5G virtual channels (i.e. to a MAC module).	04-15-2010

Dimitrios Gramatikopoulos, Toronto CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110239360	ADJUSTABLE HOT TUB COVER LIFTER - A hot tub cover lifter comprises a lifter arm for supporting a folded hot tub cover. The lifter arm is pivotally connected to at least one bracket, and the bracket is anchored to the hot tub. The lifter arm comprises a plurality of telescoping segments, and at least two adjacent segments are adjustably connected by a compression fitting. The hot tub cover lifter can be manually assembled and adjusted to fit a hot tub of any size, and without the need for tools.	10-06-2011

Dimitrios Hapitas, Scottsdale, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100276484	STAGED TRANSACTION TOKEN FOR MERCHANT RATING - An e-wallet service allows a consumer to retrieve a list of merchants selling goods and services specified by the consumer, see reviews by other consumers who conducted transactions with the merchants on the retrieved list; select a merchant from the retrieved list and an account to pay for a staged transaction and a corresponding token for the staged transaction with the selected merchant, conduct the staged transaction with the merchant by the submission of the token to the merchant as form of payment; and use the token, after conducting the staged transaction with the selected merchant, to gain access to a social media portal and input the consumer's opinion about the selected merchant's performance of the staged transaction.	11-04-2010

Dimitrios Kalamatianos, Dublin IE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100251438	MICROSCOPY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method for controlling laser scanning microscopy of a probe comprising at least one cell is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of acquiring at least one initial image of the probe and identifying at least one cell within an initial probe image. Using a pre-defined grammar, a first set of scanning mode parameters for monitoring the cell(s); a first set of trigger parameters including at least one physiological parameter defining an event in the cell(s); and a second set of scanning mode parameters for monitoring at least one cell of the probe after an occurrence of the event is defined. A successive set of probe images acquired according to the first set of scanning mode parameters is provided and processed to determine if the event has occurred. Responsive to the event occurring, microscope modality is changed to the second set of scanning mode parameters.	09-30-2010

Dimitrios Karavidas, Athens GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100201555	METHOD OF CYCLICALLY CONVERTING AN ANALOG SIGNAL TO A MULLTI-BIT DIGITAL SIGNAL AND CONVERTER FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD - Method and arrangement for cyclically AD converting an analog signal with a sampler capacitance and an integrator capacitance, comprising the steps of generating a difference signal multiplied by the ratio of said capacitances from the analog signal and a reference signal, deriving a digital bit from said difference signal, doubling the difference signal multiplied by said ratio, shifting said doubled signal by the reference signal multiplied by said ratio and using the shifted signal as difference signal multiplied by said ratio for the next cycle.	08-12-2010

Dimitrios Katsis, Emeryville, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110006934	PROGRAMMABLE SEGMENTED DIGITAL-TO-ANALOG CONVERTER (DAC) - Provided herein are segmented digital to analog converters (DACs), methods for use therewith, and systems that include one or more such DACs. According to an embodiment, a DAC includes a plurality of sub-DACs, a DAC input adapted to receive a multi-bit digital input and a DAC output adapted to output an analog output current in response to and indicative of the digital input. Each sub-DAC is adapted to receive a separate reference current that specifies a transfer function of the sub-DAC. A magnitude of the reference current provided to each sub-DAC is separately programmable to thereby separately control a gain of each sub-DAC.	01-13-2011
20110025540	DATA LOOK AHEAD TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION - Portions of a digital signal are buffered prior to being provided to a sub-system (e.g., a segmented DAC of a LDD) that is responsive to the digital signal. While being buffered, there is a determination, based on the buffered portions of the digital signal, of when one or more portions of the sub-system and/or another sub-system can be switched from a first state to a second state, where the second state results in less power dissipation than the first state. Additionally, or alternatively, while the portions of the digital signal are being buffered, there can be a determination, based on the buffered portions of the digital signal, of when one or more system related parameters can be adjusted to temporarily reduce power dissipation. Based on results of the determination(s), the state of one or more portions of the sub-system and/or another sub-system is/are selectively switched from the first state to the second state, or vice versa. Eventually, the portions of the digital signal are provided to the sub-system so that the sub-system can respond to the portions of the digital signal.	02-03-2011
20110205095	DATA LOOK AHEAD TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION - Portions of a digital signal are buffered prior to being provided to a sub-system (e.g., a segmented DAC of a LDD) that is responsive to the digital signal. While being buffered, there is a determination, based on the buffered portions of the digital signal, of when one or more portions of the sub-system and/or another sub-system can be switched from a first state to a second state, where the second state results in less power dissipation than the first state. Additionally, or alternatively, while the portions of the digital signal are being buffered, there can be a determination, based on the buffered portions of the digital signal, of when one or more system related parameters can be adjusted to temporarily reduce power dissipation. Based on results of the determination(s), the state of one or more portions of the sub-system and/or another sub-system is/are selectively switched from the first state to the second state, or vice versa. Eventually, the portions of the digital signal are provided to the sub-system so that the sub-system can respond to the portions of the digital signal.	08-25-2011
20110205096	SYSTEMS INCLUDING A PROGRAMMABLE SEGMENTED DAC AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A segmented digital-to-analog converter (DAC) includes a plurality of sub-DACs, each of which is adapted to receive a separate reference current that specifies a transfer function of the sub-DAC. A magnitude of the reference current provided to each sub-DAC is separately programmable to thereby separately control a gain of each sub-DAC. The output of the DAC can be used to drive a load having a load transfer function that differs from a desired transfer function. In an embodiment, the separate reference currents provided the sub-DACs of the DAC are programmed to implement a DAC transfer function that causes the DAC and the load (driven by the output of the DAC) to collectively have an effective transfer function that is substantially similar to the desired transfer function.	08-25-2011

Dimitrios Kechagias, Brooklyn, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100134328	Keypads Row Similar to a Telephone Keypad - Keypads are described which are row similar to a standard telephone keypad though they have a different number of columns of base-letter-assigned keys than the standard to which they are related. Smooth sequences of such row-similar keypads are exhibited. Keypads which support both row-similar telephone keypad layouts and reduced layouts corresponding to typewriter standards are disclosed. It is shown how to combine various structural and statistical limitations with row similarity. It is also shown how to embed a row-similar digit layout in row-similar base letter layouts, and how to beneficially provide negative space between keys, construct pseudo standards, and extend or reduce desktop standards or pseudo standards while obeying structural or typability constraints.	06-03-2010

Dimitrios Kontarinis, Athens GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090089131	Mobile Device Marketing and Advertising Platforms, Methods, and Systems - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	04-02-2009
20090138337	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	05-28-2009
20090138338	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	05-28-2009
20090138339	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	05-28-2009
20090138361	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	05-28-2009
20090271267	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	10-29-2009
20110022473	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	01-27-2011
20110029380	MOBILE DEVICE MARKETING AND ADVERTISING PLATFORMS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.	02-03-2011

Dimitrios Kontogiannis, Peiraias GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080249047	Modulation of Inflammation Through Modulation of Elavl1/HuR Expression - In the present invention modulation of expression of a member of the Elavl1/Hu family is used to modulate at least translation of specific mRNA. Inducible increase of HuR in murine innate compartments suppresses inflammatory responses in vivo. HuR over-expression induced the translational silencing of specific cytokine mRNAs, despite positive or nominal effects on their corresponding turnover. The present invention uses the fact that HuR acts in a pleiotropic fashion in inflammation through its functional interactions with specific mRNA subsets and negative posttransciptional modules.	10-09-2008

Dimitrios Kontziampasis, Attiki GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110165382	Method for the fabrication of periodic structures on polymers using plasma processes - This invention presents a method for the fabrication of periodic nanostructures on polymeric surfaces by means of plasma processing, which method comprises the following steps:	07-07-2011

Dimitrios Kostas, Melbourne AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100243819	DEVICE FOR DELAYING BOUNDARY LAYER SEPARATION - Device for delaying the separation of a boundary layer in flow of air (	09-30-2010

Dimitrios Kostudis, Wedel DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110101603	SHEET FEEDER HAVING LIFTING UNIT - A lifting unit and a process for lifting a stack of sheets having at least a first support (	05-05-2011
20110233848	SHEET CONTAINING DEVICE - In a sheet conveying device comprising at least one conveying arrangement with a porous conveyor belt that can be moved in a circulating manner, at least one vacuum source and at least one air line whose one end is connected to the vacuum source and whose other end abuts against the porous conveyor belt, a simple and automatic control of the suction pressure for different sheets is achieved by at least one constant pressure controller in the air line in order to essentially maintain constant a pressure differential between the interior space of the air line and its environment.	09-29-2011

Dimitrios Koubaroulis, Balmain AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080304748	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINE EXTRACTION IN DIGITAL INK - A method and system of line extraction in a digital ink sequence of handwritten text data points is provided in which a stroke sequence comprised of a sequence of strokes is obtained, the strokes are segmented into a sequence of substrokes by applying a stroke segmentation algorithm, angular differences between neighbouring groups of substrokes, in the sequence of substrokes, are calculated, and the positions of the extrema of the angular differences are determined, thereby identifying the substrokes at line breaks and enabling line extraction.	12-11-2008
20090238461	System For Line Extraction In Digital Ink - A system is provided having a database storing annotation digital ink representing handwritten annotations on a printed document and a processor configured to segment the annotation digital ink into lines by obtaining a stroke sequence comprised of a sequence of strokes, removing small strokes less than a threshold length, segmenting the strokes into a sequence of substrokes by computing a relative angle for each line segment connecting successive stroke data points and segmenting the stroke into substrokes if the difference between successive relative angles is greater than a preset threshold, and identifying the substrokes at line breaks, thereby facilitating line extraction, by computing N-neighbourhood centroids, computing angular differences between N-neighbouring substrokes, or groups of substrokes and computing local maxima of the angular differences in the sequence of substrokes.	09-24-2009
20100232699	System For Line Extraction In Digital Ink - A system for line extraction in digital ink. The digital ink represents handwritten input and is comprised of a stroke sequence. The system comprises a processor configured for: receiving the digital ink from a pen device; segmenting the strokes into a sequence of substrokes; grouping substrokes about a selected substroke into a temporally preceding group of substrokes and a temporally subsequent group of substrokes; calculating a centroid for each substroke or group of substrokes; calculating angular differences between the selected substroke and its temporally neighbouring groups of substrokes; and determining positions of extrema of the angular differences. The extrema correspond to substrokes at line breaks, thereby enabling line extraction in the stroke sequence.	09-16-2010

Dimitrios Koutsonikolas, West Lafayette, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090323669	Method and device for time synchronization in a TDMA multi-hop wireless network - The invention concerns a method for synchronizing clocks of a set of nodes in a TDMA (“Time Division Multiple Access”) communication network comprising a plurality of nodes, among which some called time reference (TR) nodes are synchronized to a common time reference through a predetermined out-of-band synchronization mechanism, other nodes being called non-TR nodes, each node comprising an internal clock, characterized in that it comprises the steps of:	12-31-2009

Dimitrios Lalos, St. Charles, IL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100317316	System and Method for Providing Mobility and Multi-Purpose Assistance Within a Limited Coverage Area - A system and method for providing emergency response via a wireless link. In a limited and localized coverage area, a plurality of mobile pendant units is provided in communication with a local node and router. The mobile pendant units each include a wireless transceiver for communication with a wireless transceiver of the local node and router. The local node and router includes an interface to traditional networks, such as wired, wireless or satellite, which permits communication between an operations center and one or more of the mobile pendant units. Once one of the mobile pendant units is activated, its location is known and verbal communication is facilitated between the mobile pendant unit, the local node and router, and an operations center, as well as between the mobile pendant units.	12-16-2010
20110028119	Unique ID Based, Data File Exchange and Synchronization for Portable Communications - The system and method for providing a data update and synchronization via a wireless system disclosed herein. The system includes a mobile transceiver assembly having an LCD and a menu navigation device, and an operations center operatively coupled to the mobile transceiver assembly via the radio frequency link. The method includes receiving a database update from the mobile transceiver assembly, detecting actuation of “edit profile” request of the mobile transceiver assembly, causing a notification signal to be transmitted to the facility controller, causing an identity and the location of the mobile transceiver assembly to be transmitted to the facility controller; and enabling a synchronized response action to be initiated by an operations center database Server located at the operations facility, thus causing the update of both databases simultaneously.	02-03-2011

Dimitrios Lizos, Basel CH

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100204235	ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Compounds of formula I	08-12-2010
20100210641	Organic Compounds - Compounds of formula I: in free or salt or solvate form, where R	08-19-2010

Dimitrios Lymperopoulos, Belleuve, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110313954	COMMUNITY MODEL BASED POINT OF INTEREST LOCAL SEARCH - The present disclosure describes a community model based point of interest local search platform. Specifically, logs of users that store selections while accessing a point of interest application are loaded into a database. The logs are of users that have similar demographic or other community attributes. The logs are then mined for contextual parameters, including, but not limited to time of day, day of week, distance, activity, environment, popularity, and personal preferences. The point of interest selections are then mapped to a multi-dimensional map where each dimension corresponds to a contextual parameter. Clusters are evaluated by a classifier and classes of users of the community are identified. When a user then queries the community model based point of interest local search platform, contextual parameters are submitted with the query, relevant classes identified, and the corresponding point of interest information is displayed to the user.	12-22-2011

Dimitrios Mantas, Athens GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080196289	Recoil Mechanism for A Gun - A recoil mechanism for a gun with a frame, a barrel and a slide, has a cylinder with a rear with external flange and an internal diaphragm spaced forwardly of the flange and between a rear chamber and a front chamber in the cylinder. A nut is fixed to the frame and an axle has a rear end threaded to the nut and extends in the cylinder. The axle has a collar trapped in the front chamber by the diaphragm. A first spring around the cylinder, has a front end abutting the slide and a rear end abutting the flange. A second spring extending at least partly in the rear chamber has a rear end abutting the nut and a front end abutting the diaphragm. A third spring in the front chamber, is shorter in length than the front chamber. A recoil adjusting plug is used with or without the recoil mechanism.	08-21-2008
20090126559	Plug For Gun Recoil Mechanism - In a recoil mechanism for a gun having a frame with a barrel, a slide that is movable rearwardly of the frame and barrel when the gun is fired, and a main recoil spring, the improvement is a plug having an inner cylindrical surface with a helical groove for receiving and thereby deactivating the bias of a plurality of turns of the main recoil spring, the recoil spring having a plurality of turns threaded into the helical groove for deactivating the bias of the plurality of turns during a firing of the gun.	05-21-2009
20100043270	FLOORPLATE FOR HANDGUN MAGAZINES FOR THE BREAKAGE OF GLASS PANES - A floorplate for a handgun magazine is used for the breakage of glass panes and is manufactured so that it fits all types of handgun magazines without disrupting the overall function of either the magazine or the handgun. The floorplate has a hole in which a pin is incorporated. The floorplate, when placed on the magazine of the handgun, allows the magazine to be also used as a hand tool for the breakage of glass panes. Additionally, when the magazine with the floorplate and incorporated pin is placed inside the handgun, it allows the handgun to be also used as a hammer-like tool for the breakage of glass panes.	02-25-2010

Dimitrios Mantzilas, Oslo NO

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110070161	ACTIVE ENANTIOMER - The present invention provides a PET tracer that has improved properties for imaging the peripheral benzodiazepine receptor (PBR) as compared with known such PET tracers. The present invention also provides a precursor compound useful in the preparation of the PET tracer of the invention and methods for the preparation of said precursor compound and said PET tracer. Also provided by the present invention is a radiopharmaceutical composition comprising the PET tracer of the invention. Methods for using the PET tracer and the radiopharmaceutical composition are also provided.	03-24-2011

Dimitrios Marinakis, Montreal CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110030252	Illuminated Point of Sale Signage System - An illuminated point of sale sign is disclosed which includes a frame, a lighting system and a battery electrically connected to the lighting system, the lighting system and the battery being disposed within the frame, and a light sensor disposed outside the frame and electrically connected to the lighting system and the battery. The frame includes projections which define receptacle perimeters adapted to receive and accommodate existing real estate signs made of thin corrugated plastic or lexan.	02-10-2011

Dimitrios Markoulides, Benoni ZA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080299175	Preparation of Bone Material - The invention provides a bone material having a specific surface area of at least 80 m	12-04-2008

Dimitrios Mavrommatakis, Thessaloniki GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110061377	WAVE ENERGY COLLECTING DEVICE - Wave energy collecting device comprising an array of modules (	03-17-2011

Dimitrios Mitsouras, Brookline, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100305424	K-SPACE SAMPLE DENSITY COMPENSATION FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION - The present invention provides a method for producing density-compensated MR images having improved signal-to-noise ratio and with reduced computational burden. The method includes sampling MR data using a rotationally symmetric acquisition trajectory, generating a cross-correlation matrix, and applying a discreet Fourier transform (DFT) to the acquired MR data and the cross correlation matrix. The method further includes employing the transformed MR data and transformed cross-correlation matrix in a linear system to produce a set of density-compensated transformed MR data, which may transformed into density compensated MR data by application of an inverse DFT. The density compensated MR data may be reconstructed by a variety of techniques to produce density compensated images.	12-02-2010

Dimitrios Moskofidis, Martinez, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110047631	HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN DEFICIENCIES AS MODEL SYSTEMS FOR BRAIN PATHOLOGY AND CANCER - The invention provides non-human transgenic animals as models of neurodegenerative brain pathology, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and cancer. The non-human transgenic animals of the present invention include an exogenous DNA that reduces or eliminates the expression and/or function of a molecular chaperone, including, but not limited to heat shock protein 110 (Hsp1 10) or heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70). These non-human transgenic animals may be used in methods of screening and identifying compounds useful for the prevention and/or treatment of neurodegenerative brain pathology and/or cancer.	02-24-2011

Dimitrios Moussios, Dubai AE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110257303	Hydraulically Setting Sealing Composition - The invention provides hydraulically setting sealing composition based on a) a hydraulically setting compound out of the group comprising high-alumina cement, ordinary portland cement, blast furnace slag, b) protective-colloide stabilized polymer of one or more ethylenically unsaturated monomers in form of an aqueous polymer dispersion or a water-redispersible polymer powder, and c) one or more fillers.	10-20-2011

Dimitrios Panagopuolos, Giannitsa Pellas GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090204301	Amplifier of Acceleration Signal - Auto Pilot, for New Technology Cars - An aftermarket amplifier of acceleration signal (A), which is mounted between the potentiometer of the acceleration pedal (B) and the electronic control unit (C) and is programmed to control and to modify the signals from the accelerator pedal. The amplifier improves the acceleration of a car and overcomes to problems occurring during overreacting. The amplifier measures the signals from the acceleration pedal, calculates the change of the angle of the potentiometer of acceleration speed (angular speed) and multiplies the signals from the acceleration pedal by a value which is determined by the angular speed of the potentiometer of the accelerator pedal. Additionally, the amplifier includes a function of a cruise control, which can be controlled with a single control switch (F).	08-13-2009

Dimitrios Pananakis, Eindhoven NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090192383	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT A MAMMALIAN BODY - This invention relates to a device for retrieving information about one or more states of a mammalian body comprising: (a) a magnetic resonance imaging device comprising a first set of one or more radio-frequency coils for measuring the body temperature Ti at a selected location of a mammalian body, (b) a local heating means including a second set of one or more radio-frequency coils, said second set comprising at least two channels for delivering focused radio frequency energy to said selected location of said mammalian body and raising the temperature Ti thereof, and (c) means for modulating said radio-frequency energy delivered by said second set of coils as a function of said temperature Ti in order to reach and maintain a predefined temperature Tp above the normal mammalian body temperature Tb.	07-30-2009

Dimitrios Papanastasiou, Athens GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080315087	Method and apparatus for digital differential ion mobility separation - A method for differential mobility separation of ions using digital-drive based high voltage fast switching electronics. The digital waveform delivered to the spectrometer is characterized by at least two substantially rectangular pulses of different amplitude and polarity. The control circuitry allows for waveform frequency, duty cycle and pulse amplitudes to be varied independently. Balanced as well as unbalanced asymmetric waveforms can be designed for optimum differential mobility separation of ions. The digital drive is designed for differential mobility spectrometers including parallel plate and segmented plate multipoles of planar symmetry, as well as multipoles of cylindrical symmetry, which may optionally be arranged in series. The use of the digital drive establishes alternating electric fields during which the displacement as a result of ion oscillation is determined by mobility coefficients.	12-25-2008
20110057094	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL DIFFERENTIAL ION MOBILITY SEPARATION - A method for differential mobility separation of ions using digital-drive based high voltage fast switching electronics. The digital waveform delivered to the spectrometer is characterized by at least two substantially rectangular pulses of different amplitude and polarity. The control circuitry allows for waveform frequency, duty cycle and pulse amplitudes to be varied independently. Balanced as well as unbalanced asymmetric waveforms can be designed for optimum differential mobility separation of ions. The digital drive is designed for differential mobility spectrometers including parallel plate and segmented plate multipoles of planar symmetry, as well as multipoles of cylindrical symmetry, which may optionally be arranged in series. The use of the digital drive establishes alternating electric fields during which the displacement as a result of ion oscillation is determined by mobility coefficients.	03-10-2011

Dimitrios Patsouras, Heppenheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090166126	Sound-damping air-conducting duct and method for the production of a sound-damping air-conducting duct - A sound-damping air-conducting duct that has at least one exit opening for air, and is provided, in the region of the exit opening, with a lining made of a sound-absorbing material, which lining is surrounded, at least on its outside, by a wall made of plastic, provided with holes, and the lining is attached to this wall, whereby the lining is immediately, preferably directly, connected with the wall, with material fit and/or shape fit, and/or is connected with it in a single work step with the wall that is produced using a primary shaping method. A method for the production of a sound-absorbing air-conducting duct is also provided.	07-02-2009

Dimitrios Pendarakis US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110125921	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING QUALITY OF SERVICE IN WIDE AREA MESSAGING FABRIC - Techniques for transmitting data according to at least one quality of service requirement. A message path is calculated specifying a sequence of broker computers selected from a network of interconnected broker computers. The message path is statistically estimated to fulfill the at least one quality of service requirement. Quality of service metrics are received about the network of interconnected broker computers. If the message path is determined not to fulfill the quality of service requirement, a new message path is calculated specifying a new sequence of broker computers selected from the network of interconnected broker computers. The new message path is statistically estimated to fulfill the at least one quality of service requirement.	05-26-2011

Dimitrios Pentafragas, Pikermi Attika GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090250056	DRY POWDER INHALATION DEVICE FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS ADMINISTRATION OF MORE THAN ONE MEDICAMENT - The present invention relates to a dry powder inhalation device which is suitable for the simultaneous administration of a combination of pharmaceutical ingredients, wherein each pharmaceutical ingredient is packed in a separate blister of the same single dose blister strip. The medicaments that form the combination come into contact just before their exit from the mouthpiece of the device.	10-08-2009

Dimitrios Pentafragas, Pikermi GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100154795	DRY POWDER INHALER - The present invention relates to an improvement of the mouthpiece of a dry powder inhalation device wherein the medicament is packed in the blisters of single dose blister strips. According to the invention a portion of the air which enters the mouthpiece does not pass through the powder containing blister, but follows an alternative path through the mouthpiece, enabling therefore the modification of the resistance of the device in a simple and cost effective manner.	06-24-2010

Dimitrios Peros, Siegen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261011	METHOD FOR THE LASER WELDING OF A COMPOSITE MATERIAL TO A COMPONENT, AND LASER-WELDABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR SUCH A METHOD - The invention relates to a method for the laser welding of a composite material (V) to a component (	10-14-2010

Dimitrios Peroulis, West Lafayette, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100263999	LOW-COST PROCESS-INDEPENDENT RF MEMS SWITCH - A radio frequency (RF) micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) switch and high yield manufacturing method. The switch can be fabricated with very high yield despite the high variability of the manufacturing process parameters. The switch is fabricated with monocrystalline material, e.g., silicon, as the moving portion. The switch fabrication process is compatible with CMOS electronics fabricated on Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) substrates. The switch comprises a movable portion having conductive portion selectively positioned with a bias voltage to conductively bridge a gap in a signal line.	10-21-2010
20110241802	TUNABLE EVANESCENT-MODE CAVITY FILTER - A tunable filter having an electronically tunable center frequency and dynamic bandwidth control over a large tuning range. High-Q continuously tunable evanescent-mode cavity resonators and filters using reliable RF MEMS actuators. One embodiment is a 3.4-6.2 GHz (1.8:1 tuning ratio) continuously tunable electrostatic MEMS resonator with quality factor of 460-530, with a volume of 18×30×4 mm including the actuation scheme and biasing lines. A tunable resonators is also disclosed with a 2.8:1 (5.0-1.9 GHz) tuning ratio, and Q of 300-650.	10-06-2011

Dimitrios Prodanos, Ottawa CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110209055	Automatic Language Selection For Improving Text Accuracy - A method, and a handheld electronic device that implements the method, for selecting a number of languages used by a text disambiguation function executed by an electronic device during a text entry session. The method comprises determining a context for the text entry session, and responsive to the determining, selecting at least some of the number of languages used by the text disambiguation function during the text entry session.	08-25-2011
20110319072	Method And System for Radio Access Technology Selection - A method and a multi-mode mobile communication device operating said method are provided. The method comprises a multi-mode mobile communication device selecting a first data connection carried over a first radio access technology (RAT) based on a first requested QoS, and the multi-mode mobile communication device selecting a second data connection over a second RAT based on a second requested QoS. The multi-mode communication device comprises a first transceiver adapted to be connected to a server using the first RAT, a second transceiver adapted to be connected to the server using the second RAT, and a processor for carrying out the method.	12-29-2011
20110319073	Method And System for Radio Access Technology Selection - A method and a multi-mode mobile communication device operating said method are provided. The method comprises selecting a first data connection by a multi-mode mobile communication device while there is no data to be transmitted, said first data connection carried over a first network utilizing a first radio access technology (RAT) based on a first criteria, and selecting a second data connection by the multi-mode mobile communication device while data is being transmitted, said second data connection carried over a second network utilizing a second RAT based on a second criteria. The multi-mode communication device comprises a first transceiver adapted to be connected to a server using the first RAT, a second transceiver adapted to be connected to the server using the second RAT, and a processor for carrying out the method.	12-29-2011

Dimitrios Sakellariou, Boulogne FR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090261826	Low Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A method and system of magnetic resonance imaging does not need a large homogenous field to truncate a gradient field. Spatial information is encoded into the spin magnetization by allowing the magnetization to evolve in a non-truncated gradient field and inducing a set of 180 degree rotations prior to signal acquisition.	10-22-2009

Dimitrios Sakellariou, Boulogne-Billancourt FR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100156414	APPARATUS FOR HIGH-RESOLUTION NMR SPECTROSCOPY AND/OR IMAGING WITH AN IMPROVED FILLING FACTOR AND RF FIELD AMPLITUDE - The present invention concerns an apparatus (	06-24-2010
20110291781	ASSEMBLY OF MAGNETISED COAXIAL STRUCTURES INDUCING A LONGITUDINAL HOMOGENEOUS FIELD IN THE CENTRE THEREOF - The magnetized structure that induces in a central area of interest a homogeneous magnetic field oriented along a longitudinal axis (z) of the structure comprises first and second magnetized rings (	12-01-2011
20120013338	MAGNETISED STRUCTURE INDUCING A HOMOGENEOUS FIELD, IN THE CENTRE THEREOF, WITH A PRE-DETERMINED ORIENTATION - A magnetized structure that induces in a central area of interest a homogeneous magnetic field of predetermined orientation relative to a longitudinal axis (z) of the structure comprises at least two magnetized rings (	01-19-2012

Dimitrios Sapnaras, Baden Wuerttemberg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100007248	ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS, DEVICES, AND STRUCTURES - The present invention provides devices and structures and methods of use thereof in electrochemical actuation. This invention provides electrochemical actuators, which are based, inter-alia, on an electric field-driven intercalation or alloying of high-modulus inorganic compounds, which can produce large and reversible volume changes, providing high actuation energy density, high actuation authority and large free strain.	01-14-2010

Dimitrios Sapouridis, Henstedt-Ulzburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090317505	DEVICE FOR DRAWING FILAMENTS - A device for drawing melt-spun filaments for forming a spunbonded fabric includes at least one guide member. The filaments are guided through a slot-shaped nozzle, onto which compressed air is applied, and which conveys the filaments through the drawing nozzle. Guide members are provided on both sides of the slot on the base of the slot-shaped outlet, which cause a uniform structure of the fabric due to their shaping. This is achieved when a guide member has a plurality of notches parallel to the conveying direction, and the opposite guide member has a plurality of bores, which passively connect the space between the guide member with the environment.	12-24-2009

Dimitrios Sarantakis, Newtown, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100160341	HETEROARYL, HETEROCYCLIC AND ARYL COMPOUNDS WHICH INHIBIT LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MEDIATED BY VLA-4 - Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.	06-24-2010
20100160343	HETEROARYL, HETEROCYCLIC AND ARYL COMPOUNDS WHICH INHIBIT LEUKOCYTE ADHESION MEDIATED BY VLA-4 - Disclosed are compounds which bind VLA-4. Certain of these compounds also inhibit leukocyte adhesion and, in particular, leukocyte adhesion mediated by VLA-4. Such compounds are useful in the treatment of inflammatory diseases in a mammalian patient, e.g., human, such as asthma, Alzheimer's disease, atherosclerosis, AIDS dementia, diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, tissue transplantation, tumor metastasis and myocardial ischemia. The compounds can also be administered for the treatment of inflammatory brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis.	06-24-2010

Dimitrios Saraoudis, Kleinmachnow DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090212905	Wireless remote control system for vehicle functions - The invention relates to a wireless remote control system (	08-27-2009

Dimitrios Scoutas US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110118645	Wound Dressing Applicator - A wound dressing applicator (	05-19-2011

Dimitrios Stamatialis, Enschede NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090217819	GAS SEPARATION MEMBRANES COMPRISING PERMEABILITY ENHANCING ADDITIVES - The present invention relates to polymer compositions comprising a (co)polymer comprising (a) an arylene oxide moiety and (b) a dendritic (co)polymer, a hyperbranched (co)polymer or a mixture thereof, and the use of these polymer compositions as membrane materials for the separation of gases. The present invention further relates to the use of a dendritic (co)polymer, a hyperbranched (co)polymer or a mixture thereof as permeability and/or selectivity enhancing additives in gas separation membranes. The dendritic (co)polymer is preferably a Boltorn polymer.	09-03-2009
20100065490	ION-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE AND THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A method for producing an ion-permeable membrane which has at least one profiled surface includes contacting a shaping element with an uncured polymer film which contains at least one polymer, impressing the shaping element onto the polymer film and generating a regular pattern of identically or differently structured elevations and/or recesses on the polymer film.	03-18-2010
20110009282	HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SURFACES WITH DIFFERENT TOPOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT - The invention is directed to a high throughput screening method for analyzing and interaction between a surface of a material and an environment. The screening method of the invention comprises: providing a micro-array comprising said material and having a multitude of units at least part of which have different topography; contacting at least part of said multitude of units with said environment; and screening said micro-array for an interaction between one or more of said units and said environment.	01-13-2011

Dimitrios Stavrianos, Stuttgart DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090139305	PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING THE PROPORTIONS OF COMPONENTS OF A FUEL MIXTURE - A procedure for determining the proportion (z) of components of a fuel mixture (	06-04-2009
20110030664	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPOSITION OF A FUEL MIXTURE - The invention relates to a method and device for determining the composition of a fuel mixture made of one first fuel and at least one second fuel for operating an internal combustion engine, wherein said internal combustion engine has a fuel metering apparatus and at least one exhaust gas probe in an exhaust gas channel. According to the method of the invention, it is provided that the fuel mixture is at least temporarily supplied to the exhaust gas probe at least partially uncombusted, and the composition of the fuel mixture is determined from an output signal of the exhaust gas probe. According to the device of the invention, it is provided that the exhaust gas probe is situated proximal to the motor in the direction of the exhaust gas flow before a first catalytic converter, and the fuel mixture can be supplied at least partially uncombusted to the exhaust gas probe at least temporarily. The method allows the precise and reliable determination of the composition of a fuel mixture in internal combustion engines operated in flex fuel operation existing components.	02-10-2011
20110139524	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A DRIVE TRAIN OF A VEHICLE - A method and a device for controlling a drive train of a vehicle, in particular a hybrid vehicle, are described. The drive train includes at least two drive units. The one drive unit is an internal combustion engine, the other is an additional motor. A temperature value is recorded, which represents the exhaust-gas temperature of the internal combustion engine. The component for generating the drive torque with the aid of the additional motor is adjusted as a function of the exhaust-gas temperature, such that at higher exhaust-gas temperatures a greater component of the drive torque is generated with the aid of the additional motor than at lower exhaust-gas temperatures.	06-16-2011

Dimitrios Stefanidis, Mountian View, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090218708	Process for preparing concentrated aqueous micellar solutions - The present invention provides a method for preparing supersaturated aqueous solutions of micelles of compounds in which the solubility in water is less than the critical micelle concentration. The solutions can be process to prepare solid micelles which have advantageous properties for drug delivery.	09-03-2009

Dimitrios Stefanidis, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080260826	Pharmaceutical composition and process - The present invention relates to a method of forming granules of (2R,3S,4R,5R)-5-(4-amino-2-oxo-2H-pyrimidin-1-yl)-2-azido-3,4-bis-iso-butyryloxy-tetrahydro-furan-2-ylmethyl isobutyrate; hydrochloride salt (I), comprising mixing I, with a granulating amount of a granulating liquid, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG)/polypropylene glycol (PPG) block copolymer as a binder and solubility enhancer to form wet granules which are then dried to remove the granulating liquid.	10-23-2008
20110207688	HETEROCYCLIC ANTIVIRAL COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a method of treating an HIV-I infection with a compound according to formula I where R	08-25-2011

Dimitrios Stiliadis, Morganville, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110149990	ENERGY EFFICIENCY WITH RATE ADAPTATION - A system and method of rate adaptation is disclosed for energy efficiency. The system and method of rate adaptation for energy efficiency provides for parsing a heterogeneous network into rate-adaptation domains that are fully isolated with respect to the control of their operating states. The system and method is particularly useful for creating the conditions for the incremental introduction of rate-adaptive devices in existing networks; combining the best properties of sleep-state exploitation and rate scaling techniques by defining a class of state-setting policies for rate adaptation schemes that enforce tight deterministic bounds on the extra delay that the schemes may cause to network traffic at every node where they are deployed.	06-23-2011
20110149995	COORDINATION INDEPENDENT RATE ADAPTATION DEPLOYMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method and system of coordination independent rate adaptation is disclosed. The method and system of coordination independent rate adaptation provides for deploying a rate adaptation subdomain into a packet network having no rate adaptation coordination among the network nodes. The method and system is particularly useful for incremental introduction of rate-adaptive devices in existing networks; combining the best properties of sleep-state exploitation and rate scaling techniques by defining a class of state-setting policies for rate adaptation schemes that enforce tight deterministic bounds on the extra delay that the schemes may cause to network traffic at every node where they are deployed.	06-23-2011
20110314542	TREATMENT OF MALICIOUS DEVICES IN A MOBILE-COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method of remotely treating malicious mobile terminals connected to a mobile communications network. In one embodiment, when a malicious mobile terminal is detected by the intrusion-detection services of the network, the network changes the subscriber profile associated with the mobile terminal to operate the latter in a quarantine mode. The packet-switched subsystem of the network then links the quarantined mobile terminal to a remediation manager. The remediation manager remotely treats the mobile terminal, e.g., to repair or reinstall any corrupted software, terminate any active malicious processes, delete or quarantine any malware, and restore the operating system, configuration, and/or memory of the mobile terminal to a clean operational state. After the treatment, the network reverts the subscriber profile back to the initial state and removes the mobile terminal from the quarantine.	12-22-2011

Dimitrios Stoimenou, Newbury GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110275369	TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS - An arrangement for determining radio coverage provided by a telecommunications system to a user of a mobile device is disclosed. In the case of a GSM or UMTS mobile device, if the device is in the idle mode (step A) and if a paging operation is not scheduled (step B), the mobile device records and stores on the mobile device a characteristic of the radio coverage provided when the mobile device is at each of a plurality of locations visited by the user of the mobile device (step C). The arrangement also enables retrieval of the recorded and stored characteristic so that radio coverage provided to the device for the user at the locations can be evaluated. If the telecommunications system includes a plurality of networks, the mobile device will record and store the characteristic for each of the plurality of networks. The arrangement then enables the radio coverage provided by the respective networks to be evaluated, and an informed choice as to the best network for that particular user can be made.	11-10-2011

Dimitrios Stratakis, Thessaloniki GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110027421	GLUTEN-FREE FOOD COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CHEESE, STARCH, AND GLUTEN-FREE FLOUR AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a composition for making a gluten-free food product, wherein the composition can include, as its main ingredients, one or more types of cheese, one or more types of starch, and one or more types of gluten-free flour, wherein the one or more types of cheese includes 20% to 40% by weight of the composition, the one or more types of starch includes 20% to 40% by weight percent of the composition, and the one or more types of gluten-free flour includes 1% to 10% by weight of the composition. The composition can further include other ingredients for flavor, structure, texture, and the like. In some embodiments, the gluten-free food product can be, for example, a cracker, a cookie, a cake, a chip, a bread-stick, and the like. Some embodiments of the invention provide methods for making gluten-free food products.	02-03-2011

Dimitrios Stroumpoulis, Goleta, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090036403	Tunably Crosslinked Polysaccharide Compositions - The present invention generally relates to novel biocompatible crosslinked polysaccharide gel compositions, methods of their manufacture and use, and the novel crosslinkers used to make them. In one aspect of the invention, a novel polyethylene glycol crosslinking agent is described for crosslinking hyaluronic acid. In another aspect of the invention, novel crosslinking agents comprising more than two functional groups are described. These multifunctional crosslinking agents can be used on their own to crosslink hyaluronic acid, or they may be combined with bifunctional crosslinking agents in varying ratios to make hyaluronic acid of tunable mechanical strength and hardness. The present invention also discloses novel hyaluronic acid compositions that have been coated with polyethylene glycol and methods of their use.	02-05-2009
20090143331	POLYSACCHARIDE GEL FORMULATION HAVING INCREASED LONGEVITY - Described herein are polysaccharide gel formulations including at least one inhibitor of polysaccharide degradation and methods of making the same. The methods described herein involve the steps of providing at least one polysaccharide and incorporating at least one inhibitor of degradation into the polysaccharide. In some embodiments, the incorporating step comprises 1) mixing the at least one inhibitor with the at least one polysaccharide at a highly hydrated state thereby encapsulating the at least one inhibitor in a polysaccharide network, and 2) dehydrating the polysaccharide network thereby controlling release kinetics or final swell ratio. In another embodiment, the incorporating step comprises 1) encapsulating at least one inhibitor into a biocompatible or biodegradable vessel and 2) combining the polysaccharide and the vessel into a gel formulation. The polysaccharide gel formulations described herein can be used for a variety of cosmetic applications.	06-04-2009
20100004198	POLYSACCHARIDE GEL FORMULATION HAVING INCREASED LONGEVITY - Described herein are polysaccharide gel formulations including at least one inhibitor of polysaccharide degradation and methods of making the same. The methods described herein involve the steps of providing at least one polysaccharide and incorporating at least one inhibitor of degradation into the polysaccharide. In some embodiments, the incorporating step comprises 1) mixing the at least one inhibitor with the at least one polysaccharide at a highly hydrated state thereby encapsulating the at least one inhibitor in a polysaccharide network, and 2) dehydrating the polysaccharide network thereby controlling release kinetics or final swell ratio. In another embodiment, the incorporating step comprises 1) encapsulating at least one inhibitor into a biocompatible or biodegradable vessel and 2) combining the polysaccharide and the vessel into a gel formulation. The polysaccharide gel formulations described herein can be used for a variety of cosmetic applications.	01-07-2010
20100098764	POLYSACCHARIDE GEL FORMULATION HAVING MULTI-STAGE BIOACTIVE AGENT DELIVERY - Described herein are polysaccharide gel formulations including at least one inhibitor of polysaccharide degradation and methods of making the same. The methods described herein involve the steps of providing at least one polysaccharide and incorporating at least one inhibitor of degradation into the polysaccharide.	04-22-2010
20100255068	HAIR-LIKE SHAPED HYDROGELS FOR SOFT TISSUE AUGMENTATION - Hair-like shaped crosslinked hydrogels and methods for preparing such crosslinked hydrogels and are provided.	10-07-2010
20100292790	IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A implantable prosthesis having an external surface at least a portion of which is an open-cell structure is made by providing an implantable member having a surface applying a first layer of elastomer to the surface, applying a first layer of particles to the first layer of elastomer, applying a second layer of elastomer to the first layer of particles, applying a second layer of particles to the second layer of elastomer, curing the layers of elastomer, and removing the particles to form an external surface at least a portion of which is an open-cell structure.	11-18-2010
20110077737	Tunably Crosslinked Polysaccharide Compositions - The present specification generally relates to multifunctional polyethylene glycol-based crosslinking agents, hydrogel compositions comprising a matrix polymer crosslinked with such crosslinking agents, and methods of treating a soft tissue condition using such hydrogel compositions.	03-31-2011
20110166531	SYRINGE - A syringe is disclosed. The syringe may include a syringe body with a fluid chamber, the syringe body having a distal end and a proximal end, with an extrusion opening at the proximal end; a dividing wall disposed within the fluid chamber, defining a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber, the first fluid chamber and the second fluid chamber in communication with the extrusion opening; a first plunger disposed in a distal end of the first chamber, the first plunger including a first locking mechanism configured to prevent the first plunger from sliding away from the proximal end of the syringe body, when the first plunger is in a first initial position and the second plunger is being depressed; and a second plunger disposed in a distal end of the second chamber, the second plunger including a second locking mechanism configured to prevent the second plunger from sliding away from the proximal end of the syringe body when the second plunger is in a second initial position and the first plunger is being depressed.	07-07-2011
20110196394	IMPLANTABLE INJECTION PORT - An implantable injection port facilitates filling and/or draining an inflatable portion of a gastric band. In an embodiment, the port comprises a movable cap that causes anchor wires to extend from anchor devices in order to implant the injection port in the tissue of a patient. In another embodiment, the port comprises a handle that rotates to implant curved anchors into the tissue of a patient. In yet another embodiment, a cap is configured to move towards a base of the port in order to cause the curved anchors to rotate into the tissue of a patient. The cap may also rotate with respect to the base in order to lock the cap and the anchors in position. Further, surfaces of the injection port may be textured to increase adhesiveness to the patient's tissue during installation and to facilitate simpler installation.	08-11-2011
20110201875	REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BANDING SYSTEM - An implantable device comprises a reservoir that contains a fluid for filling an inflatable portion of a gastric band. A device is coupled to the reservoir and includes stored potential energy having a first state and a second state. The first state represents a higher level of potential energy and the second state represents a lower level of potential energy. The implantable device further comprises a filling valve coupled between the reservoir and the gastric band, and the filling valve is configured to be opened in response to a first telemetric signal. The stored potential energy decreases from the first state to the second state when the filling valve is open, and a filling amount of the fluid moves from the reservoir to the gastric band when the stored potential energy decreases from the first state to the second state.	08-18-2011
20110276133	POROUS MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES - The present specification discloses porous materials, methods of forming such porous materials, biocompatible implantable devices comprising such porous materials, and methods of making such biocompatible implantable devices.	11-10-2011
20110282444	POROUS MATERIALS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES - The present specification discloses porous materials, methods of forming such porous materials, biocompatible implantable devices comprising such porous materials, and methods of making such biocompatible implantable devices.	11-17-2011
20110288639	Inflatable prostheses and methods of making same - An inflatable tissue expander, suitable for implantation in a breast, is provided. The tissue expander includes a puncturable, self-sealing anterior portion forming a fillable cavity, and posterior portion that is puncture resistant. The anterior portion includes a silicone-based elastomer material having a mesh embedded therein. The posterior portion includes a first composite guard and a second composite guard, each composite guard including an arrangement of puncture resistant members and a flexible substrate having a first side on which the puncture resistant members are disposed in a spaced apart fashion.	11-24-2011

Dimitrios Takidis, Dubendorf CH

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080289516	Method and Device for Strapping Goods - In a method to seal/lock a strap (	11-27-2008

Dimitrios Thomaidis, Berlin DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110117278	Process for coating a component having partially closed holes and process for opening the holes - During the coating of a component including cooling-air holes, it is necessary, when remachining the coated cooling-air holes, to determine the correct alignment of the cooling-air row. A process is provided in that at least two cooling-air holes are kept clear by a masking material during the coating and the alignment of the cooling-air row is effected on the basis of these two unclosed cooling-air hole.	05-19-2011

Dimitrios Tsirangelos, Hamburg DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100155530	FLEXIBLE POWER RACEWAY - A connection system for cables comprises a raceway adapted to cover the cable and a raceway outlet element connectable to the raceway. The raceway outlet element includes a first connection element for connecting the cable to second connection element.	06-24-2010
20110163203	FLEXIBLE POWER RACEWAY - A connection system for cables comprises a raceway adapted to cover the cable and a raceway outlet element connectable to the raceway. The raceway outlet element includes a first connection element for connecting the cable to second connection element.	07-07-2011

Dimitrios Tsirogiannis, Toronto CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100306212	Fetching Optimization in Multi-way Pipelined Database Joins - A method of performing a multi-way join of a plurality of database relations includes executing a plurality of pipelined two-way joins with the database relations. Each two-way join has two sequential phases. In the first phase, missing attributes of the input relations that are required to evaluate a joining criterion specific to said two-way join are fetched from a non-volatile memory device, and the input relations are joined according to the criterion. In the second phase, any additional missing attributes of the input relations are fetched from the non-volatile memory device as assigned by an optimization process executed prior to commencing the multi-way join.	12-02-2010

Dimitrios Vlaxakos, Athens GR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100216854	1,3 AND 1,3,5 SUBSTITUTED IMIDAZOLES AS ANTIHYPERTENSIVES - The present invention provides novel 1,5 and 1,3,5-substituted imidazole compounds of formulas (I), (IIa), (IIIb) in hydrophilic or lipophilic form, which are useful as angiotensin II AT1 receptor antagonists with sympathetic suppressant properties. In particular, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions containing the pharmacophoric groups of Losartan and Clonidine as well compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing compounds and their use in methods of treating hypertension and cardiovascular diseases through Renin Angiotensin System (RAS) and Sympathetic System (SS). Alkylated histamine based double action Saltans are lipophilic and can act transdermally.	08-26-2010