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Cindy Donaldson, San Diego, CA US
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| 20120238509 | UROCORTIN 2 ANALOGS AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed are polypeptides that are analogs of urocortin 2 that have pharmacological activity similar to urocortin 2 but have improved water solubility compared to urocortin 2, and pharmaceutical compositions of the polypeptides of the present invention. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the polypeptides, and methods of treating pathophysiological states employing pharmaceutical compositions of the polypeptides and polynucleotides of the present invention. In addition, disclosed are vectors and host cells that include a nucleic acid encoding a polypeptide of the present invention, and kits that include pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention. | 09-20-2012 |
Debra D. Donaldson, Burlingame, CA US
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| 20100130729 | MU-1, MEMBER OF THE CYTOKINE RECEPTOR FAMILY - Polynucleotides encoding the MU-1 hematopoietin receptor superfamily chain and fragments thereof are disclosed. MU-1 proteins, antibodies (and fragments thereof) that specifically bind to MU-1 proteins (and fragments thereof), and methods for their production are also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
Jerald L. Donaldson, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100029353 | Electronic teaching game - A procedure and device for electronically teaching the components of a structure and their assembly within a given framework. The procedure is exemplified by an electronic game in which fractions of a crossword puzzle array are filled by selecting words from a displayed list. Mouse-clicking on a letter of a word already entered in a fractional array causes the display of a clue pertaining to the corresponding crossword. Once properly filled, the fractions of the array can be arranged together into a complete array. When all the words have been entered, the operator is asked to match a set of clues with the entered words. The game may be played by several persons. The system keeps individual competitive performance scores. | 02-04-2010 |
Jesse Donaldson, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090327365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COPYING A FILE USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method, system and computer-usable medium for copying a file are disclosed. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100011034 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COPYING A FILE - A method, system and computer-usable medium for copying a file are disclosed. | 01-14-2010 |
Jesse Donaldson, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20100162126 | PREDICTIVE CACHE TECHNIQUES - Predictive caching techniques are described. An apparatus may include a document manager component having a document rendering module and a list manager module. The document rendering module may present a document for the active web application within a display area of an electronic display, the document having a set of list items stored by a list data object. The list manager module may select a set of presentable list items from the list data object for current presentation within the display area for the electronic display, select a set of predictive list items from the list data object for future presentation within the display area for the electronic display, and send a control directive to load the set of predicted list items from the list data object to a predictive cache. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100162229 | FRAMEWORK VERSIONING - Various embodiments are directed to framework versioning for a mobile computing device. The described embodiments may include a web browser, a plurality of application frameworks, one or more applications compatible with one or more of the plurality of application frameworks, and a loader module operative to select and load one of the plurality of application frameworks into the web browser for each of the one or more applications based on an identifier in each of the one or more applications. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-24-2010 |
Jesse Donaldson, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20110265039 | CATEGORY-BASED LIST NAVIGATION ON TOUCH SENSITIVE SCREEN - A mechanism for a user to navigate a list on a touch sensitive screen by making on-screen gestures is described. Items in the list are sorted based on a common attribute, and grouped into different categories associated with the attribute. A portion of the items are displayed in the sorted sequence in a graphical user interface (UI) on a touch sensitive screen. When the user makes an on-screen gesture, one or more corresponding categories are identified and their indicators are dynamically and prominently displayed as feedback. Once the gesture is completed, the graphical UI scrolls to the portion of the list including items in the desired category. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120204113 | Automatic Display of Synergized Status Information - A system and a method are disclosed for presenting static and dynamic data on a mobile device for a contact responsive to a communication with the contact. When a communication is initiated, a contact is identified based on static information such as an email address or a phone number. Additionally, dynamic data, such as a status message posted on a social networking service associated with contact, or a location of the contact is retrieved from appropriate services or databases in real time. The retrieved dynamic data is displayed on a user interface on the mobile device in substantially real-time, allowing the user to view static and dynamic information about a contact. | 08-09-2012 |
Jesse E. Donaldson, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20090098903 | USING WIRELESS CHARACTERISTIC TO TRIGGER GENERATION OF POSITION FIX - A wireless characteristic of a wireless signal may be used to trigger generation of a position fix. A mobile computing device may include a wireless transceiver, a location determination circuit and a processing circuit. The wireless transceiver may be configured to receive a wireless signal over a short range wireless network from a wireless system. The processing circuit may be configured to detect a change in the wireless signal and, in response to the detected change, to generate a position fix using the location determination circuit. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090158212 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING RECENTLY-USED AND IN-USE APPLICATIONS FOR EASE OF NAVIGATION ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A system and method of providing a user interface jump list application is disclosed, which reduces multiple functions into a single user interface function for electronic devices such as portable or mobile devices having computing and communication capabilities. First, the user interface jump list application provides a list of applications executing in the background on the electronic device. Second, the user interface application provides for the ability for the user to close, kill or quit (by giving an instruction) the application running in the background without having to activate or launch that application. The user interface application indicates applications that are active in a different font so the user can easily differentiate an application that is active from one that is not. The user interface application additionally provides a list of important or favorite applications for quick access and a list of recently used applications for quick access. A user can easily launch an application from this list. | 06-18-2009 |
Jesse Earl Donaldson, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20110119511 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING POWER OF PERIPHERAL COMMUNICATIONS BY AUTOMATICALLY CLOSING COMMUNICATIONS CHANNEL IMMEDIATELY AFTER FINISHING A COMMUNICATION WITH A PERIPHERAL DEVICE - An improved method and apparatus manages communications port contention and power consumption for a handheld computer, particularly handheld computers with a communications protocol that boosts power consumption when active, such as an RS-232 protocol. The improved method provides communications channel management that automatically opens the communications channel in response to a wake-up signal sent to a handheld computer from a peripheral device. The computer peripheral device is explicitly and/or implicitly identified. The opened communications channel is closed in response to receiving some data from the peripheral device, and/or after a device timeout expires without the handheld computer receiving data from the computer peripheral device. | 05-19-2011 |
Krista Donaldson, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20100017616 | WEB BASED SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS USERS TO LOG INTO WEBSITES WITHOUT ENTERING USERNAME AND PASSWORD INFORMATION - Systems and methods for securely managing Internet user passwords are presented herein. A formation component can enable a user to create a master account on a web server, the master account comprising a master username and password. An access component can enable the user to access a plurality of password protected websites from a web browser or non-browser software application resident on the user's computing device when the user logs into the master account by entering the valid master username and password. A selection component can log the user into a website of the plurality of password protected websites when the user selects a hyperlink associated with the website, selects a linked image associated with the website, or selects the website from a pulldown list contained in a toolbar of a web browser. A display component can open a web browser or tab associated with the website. | 01-21-2010 |
Michael Tavis Donaldson, Santa Rosa, CA US
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| 20120000123 | Pivoting plant support system - An apparatus for supporting foliage or fruit on plants and bushes includes a base ring assembly. The base ring assembly includes a plurality of base ring sections that are placed around a base of a plant and which snap together around the base, or stem, of the plant. A pivot assembly supports a lower rod that is able to pivot inward toward a line extending vertically upward from a center of the plant support system or to pivot outward away from the line. The lower rod is able to be secured in the desired position. At least one leg is attached to the base ring assembly for insertion into a soil or growing medium. A preferred oval or elliptical hollow center version of the lower rod is described along with an upper rod that are used to provide an extensible variable overall length structure. | 01-05-2012 |
Michael Tavis Donaldson, Gualala, CA US
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| 20090133326 | Hydroponics plant support system - An apparatus for supporting plant foliage includes a base assembly that is placed in a growing medium. A plurality of support members are attached to the base assembly and extend radially away from a plant center and vertically. Additional linear extension segments are detachably-attached, as desired, to an upper end of any support member to provide increased vertical height. Additional radius extension segments are similarly detachably-attached to the upper end of any support member to provide increased radial displacement. The linear extension segments can be attached to the upper portion of other extension segments or the upper portion of other radius extension segments. The radius extension segments can be similarly attached. Plant ties that do not over tighten the plants and which permit easy attachment and removal are disclosed. A telescopically extensible top segment that prevents injury to a user is disclosed. | 05-28-2009 |
Nick Donaldson, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090306822 | MULTI-FUNCTION ROBOTIC DEVICE - A multi-function robotic device may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect, a multi-function robotic device may be selectively configurable to perform a desired function in accordance with the capabilities of a selectively removable functional cartridge operably coupled with a robot body. Localization and mapping techniques may employ partial maps associated with portions of an operating environment, data compression, or both. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100030380 | DISTANCE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A distance measuring system and method employing a laser distance sensor may have utility in various applications. In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a laser distance sensor may acquire accurate distance measurements with a short baseline. | 02-04-2010 |
Thomas Donaldson, Redlands, CA US
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| 20080312659 | PATIENT SPECIFIC ALIGNMENT GUIDE AND INTER-OPERATIVE ADJUSTMENT - A method of preparing a joint for a prosthesis in a patient. The method includes obtaining scan data associated with the joint of the patient, preparing a three-dimensional image of the joint based on the scan data, preparing a pre-operative surgical plan based on the scan data, and preparing an image of a patient-specific alignment guide, and intra-operatively modifying the surgical plan. | 12-18-2008 |
Thomas A. Donaldson, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110222701 | Multi-Modal Audio System With Automatic Usage Mode Detection and Configuration Capability - An audio system that may be used in multiple modes or use scenarios, while still providing a user with a desirable level of audio quality and comfort. The inventive system may include multiple components or elements, with the components or elements capable of being used in different configurations depending upon the mode of use. The different configurations provide an optimized user audio experience for multiple modes of use without requiring a user to carry multiple devices or sacrifice the audio quality or features desired for a particular situation. The inventive audio system includes a use mode detection element that enables the system to detect the mode of use, and in response, to be automatically configured for optimal performance for a specific use scenario. This may include, for example, the use of one or more audio processing elements that perform signal processing on the audio signals to implement a variety of desired functions (e.g., noise reduction, echo cancellation, etc.). | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110320535 | EFFICIENT PAIRING OF NETWORKED DEVICES - A system, apparatus, and method for enabling a communication device to be paired with multiple other communication devices that are connected to a network without the need to conduct a separate pairing operation between the first communication device and each of the other network-connected devices. The data exchanged between a user's communication device and a peer communication device (e.g., one of a group of network-connected communication devices) that is used to authenticate communications between the user device and the peer device (i.e., link key) is stored in a network-accessible data storage and retrieval system. The link key is used by the user device when attempting to establish communications with a different peer device (e.g., another one of the network-connected devices) and is retrieved by the other network-connected peer device and used to enable authenticated communications between the other peer device and the user device. | 12-29-2011 |
William S. Donaldson, Laverne, CA US
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| 20110061447 | BIOLOGICAL AGENT DETECTOR - A biological agent detector detects the presence of any biological agents, such as anthrax or other biological warfare agents, in a sample of air. The biological agent detector includes a bio-concentrator that concentrates an aerosol and a pyrolyzer portion including two detecting devices. One detecting device operates in a sample collection mode and collects a sample of air when the other detecting device operates in a sample analysis mode and analyzes a sample of air. After a predetermined amount of time, the detecting devices switch functions, providing continuous sampling of air. | 03-17-2011 |