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Adam W. Downs, Greenwich, CT US
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20130332202 | Systems and Methods for Advancing Construction Project Performance and Completion - Exemplary methods and systems for advancing construction project performance and completion are provided, including creating a contract between a first party and a second party, determining a need for at least one performance guarantee, and determining an amount of at least one letter of credit. The exemplary methods further include incorporating the at least one letter of credit into the at least one performance guarantee and incorporating the at least one performance guarantee into at least one of the contract and a surety bond. Upon a default by at least one of the first party and the second party, the exemplary method includes implementing at least one of the at least one performance guarantee and the at least one letter of credit to cure the default. The exemplary system includes a computer storage device and a processing device. | 12-12-2013 |
Andrew Stuart Downs, Kingswood AU
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20110094396 | HANDLING COMPRESSIBLE MATERIALS - An apparatus for handling compressible materials is disclosed. The apparatus includes compressing means adapted to compress a first charge of compressible material into a first compressed charge in a compression area, a holding area which is substantially the same size as the first compressed charge, and push means adapted to push the first compressed charge from the compression area into the holding area. The compression means is also adapted to compress a second charge of compressible material in the compression area to form a second compressed charge. The push means is also adapted to push the second compressed charge from the compression area into the holding area, such that it will eject the first compressed charge from the holding area into a bag configured to receive the first compressed charge. A related method and attachment for handling compressible materials are also disclosed. | 04-28-2011 |
Boyd Downs, Storm Lake, IA US
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20150329188 | Boat Outdrive Trim Tab - A trim tab device that serves as a propeller guard for a boat's motor is provided. The trim tab device includes a trim plate having a bracket removably mounted to a boat motor. A hollow cylindrical shell is integrally attached to a base portion of the trim plate. The hollow cylindrical shell defines an inlet opening and an outlet opening. The hollow cylindrical shell is configured to encircle a propeller of the boat motor. The hollow cylindrical shell directs waterflow through the propeller from the inlet opening to the outlet opening. A fin extends outwardly from the hollow cylindrical shell and is configured to securably attach to the boat motor. | 11-19-2015 |
Bradlee Downs, Allentown, NJ US
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20140316832 | Recruiting Management System - The present disclosure relates to a recruiting management system that acts as a computer network portal for recruiters, or recruiting coordinators, such as college and professional scouts/recruiters/coaches to disseminate, analyze and critique information related to prospects (e.g., high school, collegiate and/or professional athletes). In some embodiments, the recruiting management system enables recruiters and prospects real-time, up-to-date and on-line access to information related to recruiting events and/or statistical data. The management system facilitates recruiters the ability to communicate, search, select and screen the entire pool of athletes in a particular sport, based on customized and flexible criteria. The management system further enables recruiters the ability to adjust, update and view information related to prospects tangible attributes, event participation and performances, among other analytics associated with prospects. | 10-23-2014 |
Charles Edward Downs, Wimborne GB
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20120025809 | Control Device - A control device is provided configured to provide user control signals. The control device comprises a magnetic flux sensing unit configured to provide two-dimensional angular orientation information with respect to a magnetic field acting on the magnetic flux sensing unit, and the user control signals are dependent on the two-dimensional angular orientation information. The control device further comprises a magnet arrangement comprising at least two permanent magnets configured to generate the magnetic field. The magnet arrangement and the magnetic flux sensing unit are arranged to be reoriented relative to one another within a predetermined range of movement, and the at least two permanent magnets are arranged relative to the magnetic flux sensing unit such that the magnetic field experienced by the magnetic flux sensing unit is substantially uniform throughout the predetermined range of movement. | 02-02-2012 |
20140083225 | CONTROL MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIR - A control module for an electrically powered wheelchair is configured to generate control signals for the electrically powered wheelchair in response to user input. The control module comprises: a base portion; a joystick configured to generate the control signals corresponding to user movement of the joystick relative to the base portion; and a pivotable screen mount configured to provide a mount on the base portion for a display screen on which information relating to operation of the electrically powered wheelchair can be displayed to a user. | 03-27-2014 |
Clare Downs, Cheshire GB
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20140004391 | REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL WITH CATHOLYTE COMPRISING A POLYOXOMETALATE AND A VANADIUM (IV) - COMPOUND | 01-02-2014 |
Curtis Downs, Claremore, OK US
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20140248083 | DRIVE-ON WATERCRAFT LIFT WITH ADJUSTABLE BUNKS - A drive-on watercraft ( | 09-04-2014 |
Darcy A. Downs, Calgary CA
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20150292274 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COAXIALLY JOINING COMPONENTS TO RESIST RELATIVE ROTATIONAL AND LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT - A method and apparatus for joining first and second bodies coaxially together to resist relative axial and rotational movement between the bodies. A male portion of the first body is received in a complementary female portion of the second body, and the male and female portions are aligned axially on a common axis such that respective cooperating grooves in opposing cylindrical or tapered complementary surfaces of the male and female portions are aligned to form a plurality of passageways or a passageway having a plurality of passageway portions, between the opposing cylindrical or tapered complementary surfaces. At least two of the passageways or at least two of the passageway portions are disposed at different angles to the common axis. Solid mechanical coupling elements are loaded into each passageway or into the passageway having the plurality of passageway portions, such that each passageway or the passageway having the plurality of passageway portions is substantially full of the solid mechanical coupling elements. | 10-15-2015 |
David Downs, Canterbury GB
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20100119606 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND ENRICHED EXTRACTS FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS - Processes for preparing extracts of natural products such as plant material, and for preparing purified extracts from crude extracts of natural products, by extraction with hot gas. Apparatus suitable for use in preparing extracts of natural products are also described. | 05-13-2010 |
David Victor Downs, Canterbury GB
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20160038437 | PROCESSES AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTION OF ACTIVE SUBSTANCES AND ENRICHED EXTRACTS FROM NATURAL PRODUCTS - Processes for preparing extracts of natural products such as plant material, and for preparing purified extracts from crude extracts of natural products, by extraction with hot gas. Apparatus suitable for use in preparing extracts of natural products are also described. | 02-11-2016 |
Edward Downs, River Vale, NJ US
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20140372261 | SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR DETERMINING NEEDS AND ABILITY ASSESSMENT - A system and a method are disclosed for accessing the need and ability of an organization such as a business to use a financial product. The need is related to the length of time it takes the organization to receive payment after making a sale, and whether the organization receives payment for the sale. The need is greatest for an organization with a high bad debt ratio or slow average time until payment is received. The ability of the organization to pay for the financial product is greater when gross profit margin is high. The total volume of sale can also be taken into account in determining whether the organization can use the financial product. | 12-18-2014 |
Gerard Michael Downs, Burlington CA
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20130257607 | WARNING DEVICE AND COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - A warning device includes a housing, a power source, a control unit, sensors and alarms. The control unit is in the housing. The sensors are operably connected to the control unit. The sensors detect the presence of an object in each of at least two designated detection zones. The alarms are operably connected to the control unit. The alarms are responsive to a signal from the control unit when objects have been detected in at least two designated detection zones. A method of warning of potential collisions including the steps of: defining at least two designated detection zones; detecting the presence of an object in the zones; determining when objects are present in more than one zone and determining if these are in defined potential collision combinations; and if the objects are present in the more than one zones and in the defined potential collision combinations then activating a warning. | 10-03-2013 |
Gregory Downs, Guelph CA
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20130312136 | Methods and Compositions for Modulating Gene Expression in Plants - The invention provides nucleotide sequences that can be used in operable association with a promoter to express a polynucleotide of interest in a plant, plant part or plant cell. Also provided are methods of increasing or decreasing the expression of a nucleotide sequence of interest in a plant, plant part or plant cell in response to nitrate, drought and/or rehydration. | 11-21-2013 |
20140173779 | Methods and Compositions for Effecting Developmental Gene Expression in Plants - The invention provides nucleotide sequences that can be used in operable association with a promoter to express a polynucleotide sequence of interest in a plant, plant part or plant cell at particular stages of development and/or in specific tissues. and methods for directing developmental stage specific and/or tissue specific expression of a polynucleotide of interest. | 06-19-2014 |
Hartley Downs, Houston, TX US
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20160024915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE INORGANIC SCALE MONITORING AND INTERVENTION IN A PRODUCTION WELL - An apparatus for estimating an ambient environment at which inorganic scale will form in a downhole fluid includes a stress chamber disposed in a borehole in a production zone at a location within a specified range of maximum pressure and configured to receive a sample of the fluid from the production zone and to apply an ambient condition to the sample that causes the formation of inorganic scale. An inorganic scale sensor is configured to sense formation of inorganic scale within the chamber and an ambient environment sensor is configured to sense an ambient environment within the chamber at which the formation of inorganic scale occurs. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to receive measurement data from the inorganic scale sensor and the ambient environment sensor and to identify the ambient environment at which the formation of inorganic scale occurs. | 01-28-2016 |
20160024916 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOWNHOLE ORGANIC SCALE MONITORING AND INTERVENTION IN A PRODUCTION WELL - An apparatus for estimating an ambient environment at which organic scale will form in a downhole fluid includes a stress chamber disposed in a borehole in a production zone at a location of maximum pressure and configured to receive a sample of the fluid from the production zone and to apply an ambient condition to the sample that causes the formation of organic scale. A sensor is configured to sense formation of organic scale within the chamber and an ambient environment sensor is configured to sense an ambient environment within the chamber at which the formation of organic scale occurs. The apparatus further includes a processor configured to receive measurement data from the organic scaling sensor and the ambient environment sensor and to identify the ambient environment at which the formation of organic scale occurs using the organic scaling sensor measurement data and ambient environment sensor measurement data. | 01-28-2016 |
Howard Downs, Northfield, IL US
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20140249864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT BUNDLES - A system and process for prospectively creating patient episodes of care and triggering associated payment bundles during the claim adjudication process facilitates real-time claim pricing in accordance with payment bundle rules to facilitate episodic payment in place of pay-for-service payment. Additionally, various processes are described for modeling patient episodes and payment bundles and unbundling episodic payments. | 09-04-2014 |
James J. Downs, Bloomingdale, IL US
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20160002064 | WATER TREATMENT VALVE CONTROL SYSTEM WITH ROTARY POSITION SENSOR - Water treatment and valve control systems and apparatuses, and methods of using the same, are disclosed. In some examples, the apparatuses, systems, and methods include use of a rotary position sensor and one or more rotatable elements configured to, when moving from an initial rotational position to subsequent rotational positions, move one or more element of a valve assembly. In various examples of the apparatuses, systems, and methods, the rotatable element rotates directly from one rotational position to another rotational position. In certain examples, the rotary position sensor measures an electrical resistance value to detect the rotational position of the rotatable element. | 01-07-2016 |
20160052798 | ENHANCED WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM - Liquid treatment systems (e.g., water treatment systems) with enhanced components and systems are disclosed. For example, the water treatment system may be enhanced by incorporating a location determination component and one or more measurement components (e.g., to measure temperature, flow, pH, composition, etc.). A data store of location information may be created comprising current and/or historical location of the water treatment system. Using transmission capabilities, the water treatment system may transmit collected data to a remote server for, inter alia, storage, aggregation, filtering, and/or analysis. Collectively, the aggregate data from a plurality of networked water treatment systems may form a repository of information that offers synergistic benefits that improve numerous aspects of water treatment systems and the related systems and users to which those water treatment systems provide service. | 02-25-2016 |
James Matthew Downs, Michigan City, IN US
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20150267857 | DUAL PURPOSE ATTACHMENT POINT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A support system for an appliance includes: a transporting support having a transporting attaching interface that aligns with an appliance attaching interface wherein the transporting attaching interface and the appliance attaching interface are configured to align with each other to allow the transporting support to securely attach to the appliance via the transporting attaching interface and the appliance attaching interface; a temporary support that connects to the appliance at a place different than the appliance attaching interface; and a permanent support having a permanent attaching interface having dimensions substantially the same as the transporting attaching interface such that the permanent support attaches to the appliance at the appliance attaching interface when the transporting support is not attached to the appliance. A method for both transporting and supporting the appliance may also be provided. | 09-24-2015 |
James P. Downs, Hobe Sound, FL US
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20160069264 | Gas turbine engine with turbine cooling and combustor air preheating - A gas turbine engine, especially an industrial gas turbine engine for electrical power production, where a second compressor is used to supply a second compressed air at a higher pressure to a stage of stator vanes in the turbine section of the engine for cooling of the stage of stator vanes, and where the heated compressed air used to cool the stator vanes is then discharged into the combustor to be burned with a fuel and produce a hot gas stream that is passed through the turbine. an intercooler can be used with the second compressor to lower the temperature of the second compressed air used for cooling the stator vanes. | 03-10-2016 |
Jeffrey Downs, Rochester, NY US
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20150235385 | Systems and Methods for Optimizing N Dimensional Volume Data for Transmission - A method and system for optimizing N dimensional volume data for transmission is disclosed. The device and method including organizing points based on XYZ location, into volumes, which are recursively divided by N into smaller volumes, where N is greater than 1, and decompressing each volume, by encoding a reference volume then encoding the remaining volumes as a distance from the reference cuboid or the most recently recorded cuboid. | 08-20-2015 |
Jeremiah Downs, Orlando, FL US
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20130269627 | DEVICE FOR DETERRING AND TRAINING PETS - A process for deterring behavior of pets by placing a device on an object to deter pets from getting on said object, without causing pain or risking harm to said pets, where the device is a laminate of a reflective plastic layer having a thickness of about 0.5 to 10.0 mils and capable of making a sound when the sheet is flexed, and a decorative fabric layer, where the layers are joined together to form the device. | 10-17-2013 |
J. Hunter Downs, Honolulu, HI US
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20140195538 | EFFICIENT ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION FROM MOTION INPUTS - A device worn by a human performing a method using accelerometer data to classify human activities is disclosed. The method uses memory and computation efficiently. A stream of samples is divided into a sequence of sampling periods; each sample has an acceleration value for each axis (e.g., a 3-D accelerometer). Standard deviation of the values for each axis during each sampling period are calculated. A running sum of each axis' values can be maintained sample-by-sample. Each value is sorted into a bin of a histogram, by quantifying a deviance from a respective mean in standard deviations. A standard deviation produced from samples of a previous period can be used. The histogram is compared with histograms associated with particular activities and a classification output can be produced. Classification outputs from multiple sampling periods can be used for voting. A threshold amount of activity can be required to begin activity classification. | 07-10-2014 |
John Downs, Simi Valley, CA US
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20160082867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEAT RETRACTION DURING AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODE - Example embodiments presented herein are directed toward a seat assembly, and corresponding method, for seat retraction in a vehicle during an autonomous driving mode. Seat refraction is provided by detecting a user initiated input for the retraction. Thereafter, a front seat is refracted such that an occupant of the front seat is out of reach of at least one driving control input device, for example, a steering wheel, pedals or a gear shift, during an autonomous driving mode. Such seat retraction prevents the occupant from providing inadvertent driving inputs to the driving control input devices during the autonomous driving mode. | 03-24-2016 |
John Downs, Lincolnshire GB
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20140138160 | Hydrocarbon-Based Drilling Fluids Containing Cesium Phosphate - A hydrocarbon-based or ester-based drilling fluid or mud is described wherein the drilling fluid contains cesium phosphate. The hydrocarbon-based or ester-based drilling fluid or mud can have, for example, an external phase that contains hydrocarbon fluid and an internal phase that contains cesium phosphate. The hydrocarbon-based drilling fluid or mud can further contain at least one emulsifier or surfactant, and optionally other ingredients. The present invention can permit hydrocarbon-based drilling fluids to be essentially solids-free and may be used without corrosion and/or formation damage problems, for example, due to the use of the cesium phosphate in an internal phase of the hydrocarbon-based or ester-based drilling fluid. The present invention also relates to hydrocarbon-based or ester-based fluids for completion, workover, suspension and packer operations which contain cesium phosphate. | 05-22-2014 |
Joshua Lee Downs, Auburn, WA US
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20130270394 | AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for assisting in management of unmanned aerial vehicles. Planned routes are identified for the unmanned aerial vehicles. The planned routes are displayed on a map. A set of planned routes is identified that is within a predefined distance of a selected planned route during substantially a same point in time within a viewing area on the map. | 10-17-2013 |
Ken Downs, Bakersfield, CA US
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20150158615 | Bag Binder - The bag binder system is adaptable to a variety of trash cans and securely fastens a trash bag to a trash can and allows a user to quickly and easily change the trash bag when needed. The bag binder system includes a high-friction strap with one end threaded through a two-hole retaining clip and attached to one end of an adjustable strap lock assembly whereas the opposite end of the high-friction strap is threaded through and attached to the alternative end of the adjustable strap lock assembly to create a closed loop. The two-hole retaining clip allows adjustability of the high-friction strap to accommodate a variety of trash can shapes and sizes. The adjustable strap lock assembly quickly locks or releases the tension created in the high-friction strap. The combination of tension and grip provided by the high-friction strap securely fastens the trash bag to the trash can. | 06-11-2015 |
Kevin Bidwell Downs, Coventry, CT US
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20140305858 | Filter Element - A filter element has a first end cap and a ring of filter media. The first end cap includes structures projecting from the periphery to form a keyed connection with a filter bowl and filter head. Some of the projections are fixed lugs, while other projections are latch fingers arranged to move in an axial direction during mounting and dismounting of the filter assembly components. The filter element first end cap is configured to mate with the upper end of a filter bowl to form an element/bowl assembly. The mated structures of the element and bowl form the male part of a bayonet connection. The filter head defines a corresponding female bayonet connector part. The latch fingers retain the element to the bowl and the assembled element and bowl to the filter head. | 10-16-2014 |
Louise Clare Downs, Cheshire GB
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20140205931 | CATHODE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - There is provided a fuel cell cathode electrode, comprising a porous skeletal medium, the surface of which medium is modified or otherwise arranged or constructed to induce enhanced activated behaviour, wherein the enhanced activated behaviour is induced by means of increasing the surface area for a given volume of the electrode and/or by increasing the number and/or availability of reactive sites on the electrode. A fuel cell having such a cathode electrode, a method of manufacturing such a cathode electrode, and use of such a cathode electrode in a fuel cell is also disclosed. | 07-24-2014 |
Louise Mary Downs, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk GB
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20150148406 | TTC8 AS PROGNOSTIC GENE FOR PROGRESSIVE RETINAL ATROPHY IN DOGS - The invention relates to the use of the TTC8 gene as a biomarker for the prognosis of a canine mammal developing progressive retinal atrophy. The invention also relates to in vitro methods of prognosing progressive retinal atrophy in a canine mammal by detecting a genetic variation within the TTC8 gene and to primers and prognostic kits for use in said method. | 05-28-2015 |
L. Vann Downs, Pembroke, GA US
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20130101393 | REACTION TURBINE AND HYBRID IMPULSE REACTION TURBINE - A reaction turbine has channels formed in the top surface of a disc to create nozzles. The channels can be covered by a membrane sealed to the disc or by the housing extended from a combustor. Each channel may have a first section extending radially outwardly from an inlet of the reaction turbine and a second curved section extending from the first section to a periphery of the disc. A reaction turbine may also receive input from an impulse turbine. Fluid flows through the impulse turbine and fluid from the impulse turbine enters an inlet of the reaction turbine. The reaction turbine may have cooling channels and cooling fins to lower the temperature of the disc during operation. In addition, magnets may provide bearing support and electricity generation. In addition, the reaction turbine may have a dual shaft construction, with each shaft connected to a reaction turbine. One reaction turbine powers a compressor, while the second reaction turbine powers a load through the second shaft. | 04-25-2013 |
Oliver Downs, Redmond, WA US
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20140074614 | TIME SERIES-BASED ENTITY BEHAVIOR CLASSIFICATION - Techniques are disclosed that leverage time series techniques to express entity-activity data in a longitudinal temporal form, which may then be employed to dynamically classify the entity's behavior. In some embodiments, groupings or segmentations of different entities that exhibit similar profiles of longitudinal temporal form are identified using various techniques, including frequency-domain analysis, and/or unsupervised model-based clustering. The clustering of entities enables directing of offerings to, for example, a telecommunication's customer based on characteristics of the cluster. | 03-13-2014 |
20140143249 | UNSUPERVISED PRIORITIZATION AND VISUALIZATION OF CLUSTERS - Techniques are disclosed that automatically identify and order the most differentiated clusters from a given collection of clusters within a dataset. A measure of dissimilarity is computed for each cluster from a defined reference cluster, and the clusters are ordered according to the chosen dissimilarity. At least N clusters are selected as the most differentiated clusters relative to the defined reference. Within each cluster, the top-M most distinguishing cluster attributes can be automatically identified by an analogous process that computes the dissimilarity of each cluster attribute to its corresponding attribute in the reference cluster, and orders the attributes by dissimilarity. This then allows for automatic surfacing of what it is about a cluster that differentiates its members relative to the population as a whole, and to provide insight on what action or treatment might be made to address that specific segment of the underlying population. | 05-22-2014 |
20150127454 | AUTOMATED ENTITY CLASSIFICATION USING USAGE HISTOGRAMS & ENSEMBLES - Techniques disclosed herein employ entity-activity data expressed in a discrete distribution (histogram) form having one or many dimensions to dynamically classify the entity's usage and/or behavior patterns, where groupings or segmentations of different entities that exhibit similar usage patterns are identified using various approaches, including dimensionality reduction, and/or clustering procedures. A consensus or ensemble clustering may be generated that represents a clustering of clusters, based on subclusterings themselves, and/or any combination of subclusters with entity-activity data to selectively execute a market offering campaign. In one embodiment, the resulting ensemble clusterings enable selective directing of targeted offerings to a telecommunication provider's customers. | 05-07-2015 |
20150127455 | AUTOMATED ENTITY CLASSIFICATION USING USAGE HISTOGRAMS & ENSEMBLES - Techniques disclosed herein employ entity-activity data expressed in a discrete distribution (histogram) form having one or many dimensions to dynamically classify the entity's usage and/or behavior patterns, where groupings or segmentations of different entities that exhibit similar usage patterns are identified using various approaches, including dimensionality reduction, and/or clustering procedures. A consensus or ensemble clustering may be generated that represents a clustering of clusters, based on subclusterings themselves, and/or any combination of subclusters with entity-activity data to selectively execute a market offering campaign. In one embodiment, the resulting ensemble clusterings enable selective directing of targeted offerings to a telecommunication provider's customers. | 05-07-2015 |
20150221218 | Predictive Incident Aggregation - In one embodiment, an incident report including a path segment identifier and an incident identifier is received at a computing device. The incident identifier is sent to a traffic prediction model. The traffic prediction model returns a traffic distribution value. The traffic distribution value identifies a portion of a traffic prediction distribution derived from historical data. The computing device accesses a lookup table according to traffic distribution value and the path segment identifier to receive a speed prediction. | 08-06-2015 |
Oliver B. Downs, Seattle, WA US
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20150310496 | AUTOMATED MARKETING OFFER DECISIONING - Techniques train a tree to identify offers to send to a particular customer. Messages that include offers and having attributes are sent to a target user group. Feature measure results from the messages on the target user group, is used with feature measure results for a control user group, to train the tree with branch splits being identified based on maximizing an information gain from the feature measure results for a message/user attribute, where each node within the tree includes target and control distributions for the feature measure. The tree is traversed for a given marketing message/user, drawing randomly from feature measure distributions in the tree to determine whether to send the given marketing message to the user. By drawing randomly from the feature measure distributions, exploration and exploitation of various messages may be performed to minimize ignoring of messages that may have an information gain for particular customers. | 10-29-2015 |
Oliver B. Downs, Chicago, IL US
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20150106206 | DETERMINING LOCATIONS OF INTEREST BASED ON USER VISITS - Techniques are described for determining locations of interest based on user visits. In some situations, the techniques include obtaining information about actual locations of users at various times, and automatically analyzing the information to determine particular locations in a geographic area that are of interest, such as for frequent destinations visited by users. After determining a particular location of interest, it may be represented by generating a corresponding location model to describe the geographic subarea or other location point(s) covered by the determined location of interest, and one or more points of interest (e.g., businesses, parks, schools, landmarks, etc.) may be identified that are located at or otherwise correspond to the determined location of interest. In addition, a determined location of interest may be further used in various ways, including to identify later user visits to that location (e.g., to a point of interest identified for the location). | 04-16-2015 |
Paul Downs, Gwent GB
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20080223563 | U Shaped Cooler - An exhaust gas re-circulation cooler device comprises at least one cooling plate, said cooling plate comprising an upper plate wall and a lower plate wall; said upper and lower plate walls defining a plurality of gas passages which have a gas inlet at a first end of cooling plate and a gas outlet at said first end of said cooling plate; each said passage directing a gas flow between said inlet and said outlet and along a length of said plate; and said plate being sealed so as to be gas tight along a length of said plate, and at a second end of said plate. | 09-18-2008 |
Peter Downs, San Francisco, CA US
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20140331124 | METHOD FOR MAINTAINING COMMON DATA ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS - Systems and methods are described for maintaining a user's common data across multiple platforms. The common data is information about the user and graphical and design elements of publications that should be consistently presented across online, other electronic, and non-electronic platforms, such as websites, social networking profiles, electronic and printed business listings, email and print newsletters, business cards, letterhead, and the like. The common data may be stored and updated by a centralized or distributed system including one or more servers communicating with the platforms and with a content database that retains the common data in a stored data structure. The system may provide an interface to the user, receive common data elements input by the user, add the common data elements to the stored data structure, and distribute the common data elements to the platforms. The system may identify which platforms require which elements of the common data. | 11-06-2014 |
Richard D. Downs, Dubuque, IA US
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20140242551 | Oral Care System and Method - An oral care system and method for the treatment of certain oral pathological conditions that require the cleaning and cleansing of the underlying scaffolding of the tooth. The oral care system and method generally includes applying chlorine dioxide liquid or gel to a diseased portion of the tooth and activating it so as to clean the aforementioned. A tool is utilized to activate the chlorine dioxide liquid thereby releasing its cleaning action. Another process utilizes repetitive steps of water and chlorine dioxide activated with a tool to cleanse the inner regions of an affected tooth. | 08-28-2014 |
Ronald K. Downs, Mishawaka, IN US
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20130274836 | LIGHT BASED INFLAMMATION AND PAIN MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A portable pain treatment device including a base portion having a first plurality of light emitting devices and a first heating unit on a bottom surface, an upper portion positioned on the end of the base portion opposite the bottom surface, the base portion including an opening, a second plurality of light emitting devices and a second heating unit positioned on an inner surface of the opening, and a control unit configured to control the light intensity of the first and second plurality of light emitting devices and the heat intensity of the first and second heating units. | 10-17-2013 |
Ryan Downs, Alexandria, VA US
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20140350968 | COLLOCATED SYSTEMS FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZING GENETIC INFORMATION - A system of collocated servers, databases, computers, software applications, or any other computing module for the processing and utilization of genetic information. The computing modules allow for the analysis of genetic information stored in a database and the reporting of genetic test results without the need for sending the genetic information across the internet. | 11-27-2014 |
20150127378 | SYSTEMS FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZING PROPRIETARY GENETIC INFORMATION - Disclosed are systems and methods for facilitating licensing of intellectual property rights and transfer of payments between intellectual property rights holders and users or licensees while shielding patient privacy. Information contained in a patient records database is restricted such that one or more fields of information are not available to one or more users of a privacy facilitating system. The patient records database containing patient records including patient identification information and diagnostic information is accessed along with a proprietary records database containing records of proprietary biomarkers and intellectual property rights holders of the proprietary biomarkers. The patient records database and the proprietary records database are queried to determine the presence of a proprietary biomarker in a patient record. A payment or escrow between a user and an intellectual property rights holder of the proprietary biomarker identified by the query is accounted for by the privacy facilitating system. | 05-07-2015 |
20150134262 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING, PROCESSING AND UTILIZING PROPRIETARY GENETIC INFORMATION - A method of genetic testing utilizing a system of servers, databases, computers, software applications, or any other computing module. The computing modules allow for creation of a genetic test script and the analysis of genetic information based on the genetic test script. The system can also account for the use of proprietary biomarkers. | 05-14-2015 |
Stephanie Downs, Washington, DC US
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20130204801 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES IN EXCHANGE FOR CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS - A computer-implemented system and method for facilitating agreements negotiated by users of the system to exchange professional services in return for charitable contributions. The system allows a first user to locate another user who can perform a service requested by the first user or who requires a service that the first user can provide, and facilitates the negotiation of a contract where the service is performed in exchange for a contribution being made to one or more charitable non-profit organizations, without the user performing the service being subjected to income tax liability for the contribution. | 08-08-2013 |
Steve W. Downs, Banning, CA US
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20140260365 | PORTABLE REFRIGERATION UNIT FOR PALLETIZED PRODUCT - A portable refrigeration unit for cooling palletized products disposed within a racking system. The portable refrigeration unit includes a case and a refrigeration system disposed in the case. The case includes a bottom wall, a top wall, and side walls. The case is configured to be supported by the racking system above a pallet of products positioned below the case. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, and an evaporator connected in series. The refrigeration system includes an evaporator fan configured to draw in air from below the case, move the air through the evaporator, and then discharge the air through the bottom wall such that the cooled air passes over the products below the case to cool the products below the case. | 09-18-2014 |
Thomas Russell Downs, Crestwood, KY US
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20130337252 | OIL IMPERVIOUS DEVICE WITH HIGH WATER FLOW RATE - A device or method to prevent penetration of oil and petroleum products while allowing high water flow rate is provided. Such device or method is beneficial in controlling the contamination of surrounding soil from accidental leak of hydrocarbons such as oil and other petroleum products from equipment or storage vessels containing such materials. The containment systems equipped with these devices will allow the rain water to flow through while providing barrier to oil and petroleum products. | 12-19-2013 |
William Downs, Pembroke, GA US
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20130101393 | REACTION TURBINE AND HYBRID IMPULSE REACTION TURBINE - A reaction turbine has channels formed in the top surface of a disc to create nozzles. The channels can be covered by a membrane sealed to the disc or by the housing extended from a combustor. Each channel may have a first section extending radially outwardly from an inlet of the reaction turbine and a second curved section extending from the first section to a periphery of the disc. A reaction turbine may also receive input from an impulse turbine. Fluid flows through the impulse turbine and fluid from the impulse turbine enters an inlet of the reaction turbine. The reaction turbine may have cooling channels and cooling fins to lower the temperature of the disc during operation. In addition, magnets may provide bearing support and electricity generation. In addition, the reaction turbine may have a dual shaft construction, with each shaft connected to a reaction turbine. One reaction turbine powers a compressor, while the second reaction turbine powers a load through the second shaft. | 04-25-2013 |