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Alan Dowd, White Bear Lake, MN US
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| 20080222731 | Network security modeling system and method - A network security modeling system which simulates a network and analyzes security vulnerabilities of the network. The system includes a simulator which includes a network vulnerabilities database and a network configuration module having network configuration data. The simulator determines vulnerabilities of the simulated network based on the network configuration data and the vulnerabilities database. | 09-11-2008 |
Christopher Dowd, Belmont, CA US
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| 20120122759 | METHODS FOR REMOVING A CONTAMINANT USING INDIGENOUS PROTEIN DISPLACEMENT ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE CHROMATOGRAPHY - Methods for purifying a polypeptide from a composition comprising the polypeptide and at least one contaminant are described, which methods comprise the sequential steps of: (a) passing the composition through an ion exchange membrane, where the polypeptide and the membrane have opposite charge, at operating conditions comprised of a buffer having a pH sufficiently distinct from the pI of the polypeptide to enhance the charge of the polypeptide and a low ionic strength effective to prevent the shielding of charges by buffer ions, which cause the membrane to bind the polypeptide and the at least one contaminant, and (b) recovering the purified polypeptide from the effluent. | 05-17-2012 |
Clinton Dowd, Goffstwon, NH US
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| 20090064469 | Forming Touch Fasteners on Substrates - A touch fastener strip includes a sheet-form material substrate having a front face, an array of fastener elements integrally molded with a resin base layer on the front face of the substrate and an array of discrete regions of resin (e.g., gripping elements) integrally molded with a resin base layer through apertures in the sheet-form material on the back face of the substrate. The array of fastener elements forms a discrete band of fastener elements extending longitudinally along the front face of the fastener strip, and the array of gripping elements forms a discrete band of gripping elements extending longitudinally along the back face of the fastener strip. | 03-12-2009 |
Clinton Dowd, Goffstown, NH US
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| 20090010735 | ARRAYS OF FASTENER ELEMENTS - A molded area fastener product, such as a self-engaging fastener, has a strip-form base of resin with a broad surface from which an array of discrete fastener elements extends. The fastener elements each include a molded stem extending from the broad surface of the base to a curved head that extends toward a front side of the fastener element, forms a crook and ends in a distal tip. In some examples the curved head protrudes beyond the stem on the back side of the fastener element to form an overhang defined by an overhang surface of the head directed toward the base, and the crook is defined in part by an underside head surface that overhangs a lower portion of the stem. In some examples the fastener elements are arranged to provide a high distension overlap when mated with an identical fastener product. | 01-08-2009 |
Cynthia S. Dowd, Washington, DC US
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| 20080275035 | Nitroimidazole Compounds - The present invention relates to certain nitroimidazole compounds, which have interesting pharmaceutical properties. In particular, the compounds are useful in the treatment and/or prevention of infections such as those caused by | 11-06-2008 |
Douglas Dowd, Hernando, MS US
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| 20090127311 | Single tool nailing bridge system - A new and improved nailing bridge system which comprises a single nailing gun which is mounted for movement along a stud frame locus or a seam locus, defined by means of abutting sheets of wall sheathing, covering, paneling, or the like, wherein the single nailing gun can be moved to any one of effectively an infinite number of positions so as to permit nails to be driven into the covering, sheathing, paneling, or the like, in order to fixedly secure the sheathing, covering, paneling, or the like, to underlying stud frame members of a wall structure or wall panel member. Stitcher guns are also mounted upon a separate support beam so as to fixedly secure the sheathing, covering, paneling, or the like, to the upper and lower plate, header, or footer members of the wall structure or wall panel member. | 05-21-2009 |
James D. Dowd, Farmington Hills, MI US
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| 20080224342 | Method For Forming Two-Tone Parts For Automotive Interior Applications - The present invention is directed at an improved method for forming two-tone trim panels for automobiles and the like, wherein the color demarcation line between color regions of the panel skin may be hidden in a narrow groove or joint. The groove in the formed skin may be formed by the expansion pressure of foam conforming the skin to a narrow projection in a foam mold. Alternatively, a narrow groove may be formed by skiving or embossing along the color demarcation line. | 09-18-2008 |
John Dowd, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080270909 | Methods and Apparatuses to Provide Premium Contents over Internet - Systems and methods to provide premium content over Internet with in place preview. In one embodiment, a method includes: providing a representation of content to a first user, the representation of the content embeddable by the first user into a web page; receiving a request from a browser after the web page having the representation of the content is rendered in the browser; responsive to the request, presenting a user interface to process a payment to access the content without the browser leaving the web page; and upon completion of the payment, presenting the content in the browser. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080275782 | Centralized Affiliated Marketplace Individuals and Associated Methods - A centralized marketplace for efficient and streamlined third party listings, including advertisements, to be placed with individuals. Individuals may set terms and fee schedules for accepting listings from advertisers. An automated backend coordinates the listing transactions, including the collection of fees, timings of display of listings, targeting of individuals with desired demographic data, etc., as well as providing a platform to organize networks of individuals. Each individual may facilitate and receive listings from affiliates for a fee or free on devices capable of receiving listings, such as cell phones, personal computers and digital assistants, etc. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080294552 | Centralized Affiliated Marketplace Networks and Associated Methods - A centralized marketplace for efficient and streamlined third party listings, including advertisements, to be placed within networks of marketplaces. An automated backend coordinates the submission of listing transactions, including the collection of fees, timings of display of listings, etc., as well as providing a platform to organize networks. Network organization may occur with user intervention or automatically by the automated backend by specifying a predetermined set of criteria. Each marketplace or marketplace network may facilitate the placement of listings in affiliated marketplaces and similarly receive listings from affiliates for a fee or free. | 11-27-2008 |
John J. Dowd, Virginia Beach, VA US
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| 20100036738 | System and Method for Advertising Goods and Services in Print Media - This disclosure describes a hyper-targeted print media advertising system and method that utilizes a relatively new printing technology known as variable data presses. The systems and methods described herein utilize an on-line self-service platform that allows advertisers to design, target, schedule and pay for advertisements in print media (e.g., newspapers) allowing the print media to service handle a far larger number of advertisements than normal since different readers can receive a different set of advertisements. Further, advertisers using the system and methods described herein will be able to target their ads much more precisely geographically, demographically and/or psycho-graphically that has been possible heretofore. | 02-11-2010 |
Martin John Dowd, Costa Mesa, CA US
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| 20090193227 | Multi-stream on-chip memory - An interface to on-chip memory is described, which provides for using on-chip memory by a RISC superscalar processor, enhanced with methods which execute vector operations by treating the vectors as “streams”, which are fed through one or two function units in a pipelined manner. The interface provides concurrent multiple streams, while at the same time serving “conventional” requests from the host RISC superscalar processor. | 07-30-2009 |
Michael Dowd, Eastampton, NJ US
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| 20110108644 | Method of Making Demineralized Bone Particles - Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles. | 05-12-2011 |
Patrick Dowd, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110274690 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF TUMOR - The present invention is directed to compositions of matter useful for the diagnosis and treatment of tumor in mammals and to methods of using those compositions of matter for the same. | 11-10-2011 |
Paul Dowd, Bronxville, NY US
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| 20080247807 | Liquid dispensing instrument - A liquid dispensing instrument, such as a marker assembly, the instrument having a barrel, a release mechanism, and a cap. The release mechanism can comprise a deformable arm affixed to the barrel or the cap, for pushing the cap and barrel apart. In one embodiment, a liquid dispensing instrument comprises a barrel having a first end and a second end, and a cap disposed over the first end of the barrel. The barrel has a deformable arm having a fixed end affixed to the barrel and a free end, the deformable arm protruding radially away from the barrel. The free end of the deformable arm pushes the cap away from the first end of the barrel when the deformable arm is pushed radially toward the barrel. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090301283 | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT USING SPRING TENSION - A stringed musical instrument employs springs to apply tension to corresponding musical strings. Each spring is chosen and configured for its ability to impart a string tension generally matched to the appropriate tension of the string at perfect tune. Preferably, the spring is selected and arranged so that the tension in the string maintains at or near perfect tune even as the string elongates or contracts over time. In one embodiment, once a string is placed in appropriate tune, a mechanical visual indicator is set. As such, if tune of the string changes due to string elongation or contraction, the change is reflected by misalignment of the mechanical visual indicator even if the change cannot be aurally detected. Perfect tune can be reestablished by realigning the indicator. In another embodiment, a force modulating member is interposed between a spring and its corresponding musical string. The force modulating member is adapted so that the tension actually applied to the string by the spring is not linearly related to the force exerted by the spring as the spring changes in length. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20110126689 | STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT USING SPRING TENSION - A stringed musical instrument employs springs to apply tension to corresponding musical strings. Each spring is chosen and configured for its ability to impart a string tension generally matched to the appropriate tension of the string at perfect tune. Preferably, the spring is selected and arranged so that the tension in the string maintains at or near perfect tune even as the string elongates or contracts over time. In one embodiment, once a string is placed in appropriate tune, a mechanical visual indicator is set. As such, if tune of the string changes due to string elongation or contraction, the change is reflected by misalignment of the mechanical visual indicator even if the change cannot be aurally detected. Perfect tune can be reestablished by realigning the indicator. In another embodiment, a force modulating member is interposed between a spring and its corresponding musical string. The force modulating member is adapted so that the tension actually applied to the string by the spring is not linearly related to the force exerted by the spring as the spring changes in length. | 06-02-2011 |
Paul Dowd, Scarsdaie, NY US
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| 20100044984 | MULTI-SEAT STROLLER - Convertible strollers having connecting mechanisms for joining single strollers to each other. | 02-25-2010 |
Paul Dowd, Scarsdale, NY US
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| 20090183619 | MODULAR BRIDGE FOR STRINGED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A stringed musical instrument employs string tensioners to support and apply tension to corresponding musical strings. Each musical string is supported by one string tensioner, and each of the string tensioners is linearly movable independent of others of the string tensioners. Further, an adjustment mechanism is provided for selectively linearly moving each string tensioner. In a preferred embodiment, an effective playing length of each string is defined between the associated string tensioner and the nut of the instrument. As such, individual linear adjustment of the string tensioners enables the user to vary the playing length of the associated musical string. In other embodiments, a string tensioner is provided that supports a musical string from a position on a side of the string opposite the associated musical instrument surface. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090184130 | SECURE MERCHANDISING SYSTEM - Systems for deterring theft of retail products. Systems of this invention provide theft deterrent dispensing modules for dispensing products and may incorporate theft deterrent measures including mechanical deterrents, time delays and sound. The dispensing modules may include one or more pusher assemblies for dispensing product. Certain systems of this invention may also include a lockout feature, so that one only pusher assembly may be activated to dispense a product at one time. In some embodiments, a door assembly may be provided as an additional theft deterrent mechanism so that access to additional product not yet dispensed by the pusher assembly is restricted. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100099520 | Ball toss toy - A portable lightweight ball toss toy comprises a tube, a wind sock and an air supply adapted to direct air through the tube and support a ball in a hover mode at an open end of the wind sock. The toy can include a ball supply adapted to hold at least one ball, a controller adapted to control the air supply to propel the ball from the open end of the tube in various modes including (a) a hover mode in which the ball hovers at the open end of the wind sock, (b) a toss mode in which the ball is propelled vertically out of the tube by one or more distances and/or (c) a pitch mode in which a ball is lobbed in a horizontal direction. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110119843 | SURFACE TREATING DEVICE - A surface treating device includes a member adapted for engaging a surface to be treated and a driver operatively associated with the member. The driver is adapted for imparting a linear reciprocating motion to the member, wherein the member engages the surface in a manner substantially perpendicular to the surface to be treated. The surface treating device further includes a dispenser for delivering a fluid drawn from a discrete fluid source to the surface being treated by the member. | 05-26-2011 |
Robert Peter Dowd, Lebanon, PA US
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| 20110110831 | MULTI-STAGE CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A crystallizer system for forming solid crystals includes a vessel defining a cylindrical sidewall, a sparge device located at a bottom of the vessel, a plurality of impellers attached to a shaft, and a plurality of redistribution funnel assemblies vertically spaced apart. Each funnel assembly may be positioned underneath a respective impeller of the plurality of impellers. Each funnel assembly may include a funnel, a disc attached to the shaft such that the disc rotates with the impellers, and a channel extending radially inward from a location near the sidewall. The channel may be adapted to direct gas bubbles from the sidewall to a location near blade outer edges of the respective impeller A lower edge of the funnel and the disc may define a lower gap therebetween, such that solid particles falling from within the funnel are directed out of the lower gap when the disc is rotated. | 05-12-2011 |
Ryan Dowd, Portland, OR US
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| 20100242304 | FOOTWEAR WITH A SHANK SYSTEM - An aspect of the present invention includes a footwear assembly comprising: an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly has a footwear assembly comprising a sole assembly connected to an upper. The sole assembly has a midsole made of a first material and having a forefoot portion, an arch portion, a heel portion, and a sidewall extending around a lateral side, a medial side, and a heel side of the midsole. A stiffener is connected to the midsole. The stiffener is made of a second material stiffer than the first material. The stiffener has a base portion adjacent to the arch portion and at least one of the forefoot portion and the heel portion of the midsole. The stiffener has a side stabilizer and a heel wrap coupled to the base portion. The side stabilizer is adjacent to the sidewall in at least one of the arch portion and forefoot portion. The heel wrap is adjacent to the heel side and at least one of the lateral side and medial side of the midsole's sidewall. | 09-30-2010 |
Ryan Dowd, Fishers, IN US
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| 20120023775 | FOOTWEAR WITH A SHANK SYSTEM - An aspect of the present invention includes a footwear assembly comprising: an upper and a sole assembly connected to the upper. The sole assembly has a footwear assembly comprising a sole assembly connected to an upper. The sole assembly has a midsole made of a first material and having a forefoot portion, an arch portion, a heel portion, and a sidewall extending around a lateral side, a medial side, and a heel side of the midsole. A stiffener is connected to the midsole. The stiffener is made of a second material stiffer than the first material. The stiffener has a base portion adjacent to the arch portion and at least one of the forefoot portion and the heel portion of the midsole. The stiffener has a side stabilizer and a heel wrap coupled to the base portion. The side stabilizer is adjacent to the sidewall in at least one of the arch portion and forefoot portion. The heel wrap is adjacent to the heel side and at least one of the lateral side and medial side of the midsole's sidewall. | 02-02-2012 |
Scot E. Dowd, Shallowater, TX US
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| 20120129794 | APPARATI, METHODS, AND COMPOSITIONS FOR UNIVERSAL MICROBIAL DIAGNOSIS, DETECTION, QUANTIFICATION, AND SPECIMEN-TARGETED THERAPY - Microbial ecology of a specimen is evaluated using an approach (Level I) that utilizes nucleic acid amplification with specific gene primers that will identify panels of microorganisms and antibiotic-resistance factors generating a diagnostic report (optionally with quantification of each microorganism or antibiotic-resistance factor) and an approach (Level II) that utilizes universal or semi-universal primers to amplify conserved genes at a general or specific taxonomic level that are tagged specimen specifically using a genetic or chemical marker that is specific to the specimen from which it was derived, then sequencing the amplified products with highly-parallel, high-throughput technology to provide comprehensive sequences of the microbial population in the specimen followed by analysis of this sequence information and specific targeted information from Level I and/or Level II to generate a comprehensive analysis, interpretation, and/or diagnostic report. | 05-24-2012 |
Steven Dowd, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20080310597 | Radiation attenuation for a scanning device - A scanning device for providing a radiation scan to an article is disclosed. The scanning device includes a housing, a transport system and a radiation attenuation system. The housing has a entrance port and an exit port and encloses a radiation analysis unit. The transport system is configured to move the article from the entrance port, through the housing and to the exit port. The radiation attenuation system is supported at one of the entrance port and the exit port. The radiation attenuation system includes at least one substantially rigid panel rotatable relative to the housing and a counter balance coupled to the panel to at least partially offset the weight of the panel. | 12-18-2008 |