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Aidan R. Downes, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100185956 | SIGNALING SUPPORT FOR SHARER SWITCHING IN APPLICATION SHARING - Architecture for seamless role switching in application sharing. A multipoint control unit (MCU) can be used for connecting multiple clients over a network. An application sharing component establishes an application sharing session over the MCU, and application content is exchanged from a sharer client to one or more viewer clients. Each client can communicate a media connection preference to the session. Client sharer and viewer roles are defined during creation of the application sharing session. A client can seamlessly switch roles during the session from a viewer to a sharer, and vice-versa, so that different application content can be shared to the session viewers. The session can be restricted to only one sharer so that the viewing clients view one sharer client at a time. | 07-22-2010 |
George Richard Downes, Oviedo, FL US
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| 20080219317 | GAS-PURGED LASER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A gas-purged laser system and method of gas-purging a laser system are disclosed. One embodiment of the laser system comprises an excimer refractive surgical laser system having a laser beam optical path configured to allow purging of a portion of a volume enclosing the laser beam optical path with a gas, and a gas generator, operable to generate the purging gas and provide the gas to the volume portion. The portion of the volume can be the entire volume enclosing the laser beam optical path or a selected portion thereof. The gas can be nitrogen gas and the gas generator can be a self-contained nitrogen generator as will be known to those having skill in the art. Embodiments can further comprise a controller for controlling the flow of purging gas in response to received signals representative of various parameters, such as temperature, oxygen level, pressure, humidity and flow rate. | 09-11-2008 |
Ian George Downes, Stanford, CA US
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| 20090297018 | Image reconstruction with incomplete fourier-space magnitude data combined with real-space information - Image reconstruction is based on phase retrieval by combining incomplete Fourier-space magnitude data with real-space information. Phase retrieval is performed based on the Fourier-space magnitude data, where the real-space information is expressed in a form suitable to use as a phase retrieval constraint, preferably using a wavelet-space representation. The use of incomplete Fourier-space magnitude data advantageously reduces the amount of data required compared to approaches that need comprehensive Fourier-space magnitude data. The real space information can be regarded as partial information of the image being reconstructed. Depending on the application, more or less real space information may be available. | 12-03-2009 |
James Downes, Rochester Hills, MI US
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| 20080222417 | Method, System, And Apparatus For Nested Security Access/Authentication With Media Initiation - The disclosure details a nested security access system that manages access points/verification requests to create a series of layered security applications for securing access/user identification data. The NSA system works in coordination with an access point/verification module to generate a series of instructions as a login/verification module that may be executed locally. The login/verification module is executed by the access point/verification module to create a system user access/verification data entry form. Depending on the implementation, the access point/verification module may be configured to accept typed text or clicked image access/verification data, token access/verification data or selected image sequence access/verification data. The process of selected image sequence access involves the system user selecting a series of images that represent individual elements of a password without having to type the information into a data entry form. | 09-11-2008 |
Josh Downes, Henderson, NV US
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| 20100000885 | KEY ORGANIZING DEVICE - Key organizing device including housing, cover, and slider. Housing includes cavity, two housing ends, end opening, back wall, and slider opening. Housing ends are spaced apart in longitudinal direction. End opening is located at one housing end. Back wall is located at other housing end. Slider opening extends in longitudinal direction. Cover is removeably attached over end opening. Slider includes finger pad and key mount. Key mount is positioned inside cavity and connected to finger pad through slider opening. Slider is configured for attachment and detachment of key through end opening upon removal of cover. Key including key head connected to key blade, key head having edge, key including head aperture spaced apart from the edge, key head including ramp between two guide ridges. Key including key head connected to key blade, key head having edge and head aperture, head aperture including notch in edge. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110016937 | KEY ORGANIZING DEVICE - An organizing device including housing, cover, and sliding mechanism. The housing includes a cavity, at least one open end and at least one sliding mechanism opening extending in the longitudinal direction along the housing for receiving and retaining at least part of the sliding mechanism within the housing. The cover is removeably attached over the open end of the housing. Sliding mechanism includes an actuation portion or thumb actuator and mounting portion for mounting a key or other user device. The mounting portion of the sliding mechanism is positioned inside cavity of the housing and the actuation portion of the sliding mechanism extends though the sliding mechanism opening in the housing. In one implementation, the mounting mechanism may be permanently or removeably fixed to the user device. In the case of a key, the mounting mechanism may be mounted to the key blade to form the modified key. The sliding mechanism is movable longitudinally along the housing to retract and extend the user device in and out of one end of the housing. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110072870 | STANDARDIZED TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR UNIVERSAL ORGANIZER - A key conversion workstation converts conventional keys, in their many shapes and sizes, into a key assembly having a standardized head that can be used, among other uses, within a key organizing device. | 03-31-2011 |
Keith E. Downes, Stowe, VT US
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| 20100009509 | DUAL-DAMASCENE PROCESS TO FABRICATE THICK WIRE STRUCTURE - A method and semiconductor device. In the method, at least one partial via is etched in a stacked structure and a border is formed about the at least one partial via. The method further includes performing thick wiring using selective etching while continuing via etching to at least one etch stop layer. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100149723 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR CREATION OF A METAL INSULATOR METAL CAPACITOR - The invention is directed to an improved capacitor that reduces edge defects and prevents yield failures. A first embodiment of the invention comprises a protective layer adjacent an interface of a conductive layer with the insulator, while the second embodiment of the invention comprises a protective layer on an insulator which is on a conductive layer. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20110108919 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A PRECISION BURIED RESISTOR - The present invention provides a semiconductor structure including a buried resistor with improved control, in which the resistor is fabricated in a region of a semiconductor substrate beneath a well region that is also present in the substrate. In accordance with the present invention, the inventive structure includes a semiconductor substrate containing at least a well region; and a buried resistor located in a region of the semiconductor substrate that is beneath said well region. The present invention also provides a method of fabricating such a structure in which a deep ion implantation process is used to form the buried resistor and a shallower ion implantation process is used in forming the well region. | 05-12-2011 |
Keith Edward Downes, Stowe, VT US
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| 20090004809 | Method of Integration of a MIM Capacitor with a Lower Plate of Metal Gate Material Formed on an STI Region or a Silicide Region Formed in or on the Surface of a Doped Well with a High K Dielectric Material - A MIM capacitor is formed on a semiconductor substrate having a top surface and including regions formed in the surface selected from a Shallow Trench Isolation (STI) region and a doped well having exterior surfaces coplanar with the semiconductor substrate. A capacitor lower plate is either a lower electrode formed on the STI region in the semiconductor substrate or a lower electrode formed by a doped well formed in the top surface of the semiconductor substrate that may have a silicide surface. A capacitor HiK dielectric layer is formed on or above the lower plate. A capacitor second plate is formed on the HiK dielectric layer above the capacitor lower plate. A dual capacitor structure with a top plate may be formed above the second plate with vias connected to the lower plate protected from the second plate by side wall spacers. | 01-01-2009 |
Michael Downes, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090209500 | USE OF VITAMIN D RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND PRECURSORS TO TREAT FIBROSIS - This application relates to methods of treating, preventing, and ameliorating fibrosis, such as fibrosis of the liver, kidney, or pancreas. In particular, the application relates to methods of using a vitamin D receptor agonist (such as vitamin D, vitamin D analogs, vitamin D precursors, and vitamin D receptor agonists precursors) for the treatment of fibrosis. Also disclosed are methods for screening for agents that treat, prevent, and ameliorate fibrosis. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110014126 | USE OF VITAMIN D RECEPTOR AGONISTS AND PRECURSORS TO TREAT FIBROSIS - This application relates to methods of treating, preventing, and ameliorating fibrosis, such as fibrosis of the liver. In particular, the application relates to methods of using a vitamin D receptor agonist (such as vitamin D, vitamin D analogs, vitamin D precursors, and vitamin D receptor agonists precursors) for the treatment of liver fibrosis. Also disclosed are methods for screening for agents that treat, prevent, and ameliorate fibrosis. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110112047 | METHODS FOR ENHANCING MUSCLE PERFORMANCE AND TONE - This disclosure concerns the use of agonists of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) for improving exercise and modifying energy metabolism in a subject. The disclosure also relates to a combination of AMPK and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) δ agonists for improving exercise performance in a subject, methods for identifying substance-enhanced exercise performance in a subject, and methods for identifying compounds that affect the interaction of PPARδ with exercise-induced kinases. | 05-12-2011 |
Michael D. Downes, Woodinville, WA US
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| 20090108538 | Two-Component Seal With Integral Locking Feature To Prevent Relative Rotation - A rotary seal is provided. The rotary seal includes an annular seal element having a sealing surface. The seal element further includes a surface opposite of the sealing surface including a first coupling portion. The rotary seal also includes an annular energizer including a second coupling portion complementary to the first coupling portion. The first and second coupling portions engage so as to inhibit relative rotation between the seal element and the energizer. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110163507 | Shaft Seal with Lubrication Device - A shaft seal assembly for use with a reciprocating or rotating shaft includes a shaft seal, a lubricant-storing ring, and a retainer. The retainer and ring can be formed as a subassembly and then combined with a shaft seal. The seal includes an annular body portion, a first sealing lip portion, and a first pocket portion. The first sealing lip portion has a substantially uniform axial dimension and is adapted to sealingly engage a shaft. The first pocket portion includes a plurality of pockets, each having an opening toward the first sealing lip portion. The plurality of pockets are each adapted to collect a working fluid when the shaft axially displaces in a first direction and to dispense the working fluid when the shaft axially displaces in a second direction. The assembly provides a lubricated shaft and seal that improves the effective life of the shaft seal. | 07-07-2011 |
Michael R. Downes, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110018866 | STRUCTURE OF THE FARNESOID X RECEPTOR LIGAND BINDING DOMAIN AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR - The present invention provides compositions comprising the ligand binding domain (LBD) of a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) in crystalline form. In alternative embodiments, the LBD of FXR is complexed with a ligand therefor. There are provided high resolution structures of FXR complexed with a novel high affinity agonist fexaramine. The discovered structure of a FXR LBD provides the first three-dimensional view of the structural basis for FXR ligand binding. The present invention further provides a computer for producing a time-dimensional representation of FXR or a complex thereof, and a computer for determining at least a portion of the structure coordinates of FXR or a complex thereof. The present invention further provides methods of using this structural information to predict molecules capable of binding to FXR; to identify compounds with agonist, antagonist or partial agonist activity for FXR; and to determine whether a test compound is capable of binding to the LBD of FXR. The present invention further provides compositions comprising compounds identified by such invention methods. | 01-27-2011 |
Richard Downes, Bucksport, ME US
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| 20100285911 | AUTOMATIC BELT TENSIONING DEVICE - An automatic belt tensioning device for use with a belt-driven transmission system, the belt-driven transmission system being designed to transmit power from a power generating device to work performing machinery by use of one or more flexible, continuous loop belts, with the one or more belts mechanically linking two or more rotatable shafts, each shaft having one or more sheaves capable of engaging with the belts, whereby at least one shaft is integrated with the power generating device and at least one shaft is integrated with the work performing machinery, said automatic belt tensioning device having an air spring interposed between the power generating device and the work performing machinery capable of moving the power generating device away from the work performing machinery during operation, such movement dynamically increasing the distance between the power generating device and the work performing motor such that appropriate tension is maintained in the one or more belts notwithstanding any slackening of the one or more belts during operation. | 11-11-2010 |
Scott Downes, Tucker, GA US
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| 20090150066 | System and Method for Finding Persons in a Corporate Entity - A graphical user interface-based contact information system allows users to see obtain not only contact information in a quick, efficient manner, but also allows users to see organizational charts and update communication devices. The contact information system comprises a server executing the graphical user interface that a users uses to access contact information. The contact information is stored in an information database. The graphical user interface can be a web browser. By navigating through web pages displayed to the user by the web browser, the user is able to extract contact information from the information database for a particular person, display organizational charts and provide updates to communication devices. In addition, the contact information system can access Internet sites to obtain services such as providing maps and driving directions to users based on the contact information for the particular person. | 06-11-2009 |