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Eric R. Bechhoefer, New Haven, VT US
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| 20110125419 | DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE - Generally, a system and method consistent with the present disclosure may provide a relatively low cost, relatively robust data acquisition and analysis system useful for condition-based maintenance. The system may be useful for condition-based maintenance in industrial applications, e.g., of equipment and/or machinery. The industrial monitoring system may be used, for example, to monitor a condition of rotating machinery, e.g., a wind turbine. The system and method may include data analysis that may be useful for anticipating a need for maintenance, repair and/or replacement of one or more components. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20120065901 | DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM FOR CONDITION-BASED MAINTENANCE - Generally, a system and method consistent with the present disclosure may provide a relatively low cost, relatively robust data acquisition and analysis system useful for condition-based maintenance. The system may be useful for condition-based maintenance in industrial applications, e.g., of equipment and/or machinery. The industrial monitoring system may be used, for example, to monitor a condition of rotating machinery, e.g., a wind turbine. The system and method may include data analysis that may be useful for anticipating a need for maintenance, repair and/or replacement of one or more components. | 03-15-2012 |
Eric R. Blomiley, Boise, ID US
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| 20080233700 | Methods of forming integrated circuitry - The invention includes semiconductor processing methods in which openings are formed to extend into a semiconductor substrate, and the substrate is then annealed around the openings to form cavities. The substrate is etched to expose the cavities, and the cavities are substantially filled with insulative material. The semiconductor substrate having the filled cavities therein can be utilized as a semiconductor-on-insulator-type structure, and transistor devices can be formed to be supported by the semiconductor material and to be over the cavities. In some aspects, the transistor devices have channel regions over the filled cavities, and in other aspects the transistor devices have source/drain regions over the filled cavities. The transistor devices can be incorporated into dynamic random access memory, and can be utilized in electronic systems. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090236666 | Integrated Circuitry - Some embodiments include formation of at least one cavity in a first semiconductor material, followed by epitaxially growing a second semiconductor material over the first semiconductor material and bridging across the at least one cavity. The cavity may be left open, or material may be provided within the cavity. The material provided within the cavity may be suitable for forming, for example, one or more of electromagnetic radiation interaction components, transistor gates, insulative structures, and coolant structures. Some embodiments include one or more of transistor devices, electromagnetic radiation interaction components, transistor devices, coolant structures, insulative structures and gas reservoirs. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100258857 | Method of Forming a Layer Comprising Epitaxial Silicon, and a Field Effect Transistor - This invention includes methods of forming layers comprising epitaxial silicon, and field effect transistors. In one implementation, a method of forming a layer comprising epitaxial silicon comprises epitaxially growing a silicon-comprising layer from an exposed monocrystalline material. The epitaxially grown silicon comprises at least one of carbon, germanium, and oxygen present at a total concentration of no greater than 1 atomic percent. In one implementation, the layer comprises a silicon germanium alloy comprising at least 1 atomic percent germanium, and further comprises at least one of carbon and oxygen at a total concentration of no greater than 1 atomic percent. Other aspects and implementations are contemplated. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110210400 | Integrated Circuitry - Some embodiments include formation of at least one cavity in a first semiconductor material, followed by epitaxially growing a second semiconductor material over the first semiconductor material and bridging across the at least one cavity. The cavity may be left open, or material may be provided within the cavity. The material provided within the cavity may be suitable for forming, for example, one or more of electromagnetic radiation interaction components, transistor gates, insulative structures, and coolant structures. Some embodiments include one or more of transistor devices, electromagnetic radiation interaction components, transistor devices, coolant structures, insulative structures and gas reservoirs. | 09-01-2011 |
Eric R. Breihan, Carlsbad, CA US
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| 20090198801 | SELF SERVICE DISTRIBUTION CONFIGURATION FRAMEWORK - A self-service distribution configuration framework integrates with a directory services and Systems Management Server (SMS) of an enterprise computing system for web based self service configuration changes on a server owner defined schedule. The framework will cross reference the SMS database with the configuration framework database and dynamically update or create SMS server collections and advertisements for each unique time and day selected. For example, all systems that have had “Monday at 8 PM” selected as their scheduled date and time would become a member of the same collection. Upon opening the web site, the system owner is presented a data grid populated with a list of servers for which the individual is responsible, enabling selection of specific days and times for each server at which configuration changes sent by the SMS will occur. | 08-06-2009 |
Eric R. Brown, Benton, ME US
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| 20100019413 | MOLDED FIBER LID FOR A CONTAINER - A container lid formed of cellulose material is provided for mating with a base container to securely hold various items, such as food items. The container lid includes a body having a main portion and a perimeter, and a skirt extending substantially around the perimeter of the body. The skirt includes a shoulder and an intermediate member connected with the shoulder. The intermediate member extends inwardly towards the base container when mating therewith. The intermediate member and skirt cooperatively form a channel or undercut for receiving the base container so that the base container and lid may be interlocked together. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110227244 | MOLDED FIBER LID FOR A CONTAINER - A container lid formed of cellulose material is provided for mating with a base container to securely hold various items, such as food items. The container lid includes a body having a main portion and a perimeter, and a skirt extending substantially around the perimeter of the body. The skirt includes a shoulder and an intermediate member connected with the shoulder. The intermediate member extends inwardly towards the base container when mating therewith. The intermediate member and skirt cooperatively form a channel or undercut for receiving the base container so that the base container and lid may be interlocked together. | 09-22-2011 |
Eric R. Burgan, Baxter, TN US
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| 20100213115 | NO FILTER NO RUN FLUID FILTRATION SYSTEMS - Improvements to “no filter, no run” fluid filtration systems are described. In one example, a filter includes a movable pin cage that has a first pre-installation position adjacent the bottom end plate and is temporarily connected thereto by a snap connection system, and a second position adjacent the upper end plate where it performs a valve interaction function. In another example, a filter includes non-centered valve pins that are rotatable relative to an upper end plate of the filter. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100294707 | MULTI-STAGE FILTER CARTRIDGE WITH SNAP FIT FILTERS - A filter cartridge is described that is designed to accommodate multi-stage filtration, for example dual stage filtration. A filter cartridge includes an outer filter with an endplate and an inner filter arranged within the central axis of the outer filter and that includes an endplate. The endplate of the outer filter includes an outer portion and an inner portion substantially surrounded by the outer portion. The inner portion is axially positioned relative to the outer portion and distal to the inner and outer filters relative to the outer portion. The inner portion includes an upwardly extending flange. The endplate of the inner filter includes a downwardly extending flange. The endplates of the outer and inner filters are arranged in a snap fit connection through engagement of the upwardly extending and the downwardly extending flanges. The endplate structure can provide a filter cartridge with filters of generally equal lengths. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100294712 | MULTI-STAGE FILTER CARTRIDGE WITH POLYURETHANE ENDCAPS - A filter cartridge is described that is designed to accommodate for example dual stage filtration. The filter cartridge has an endplate structure formed of a heat cured material, such as polyurethane, where at least one of the top end and the bottom end of the outer filter and the inner filter are embedded within the heat cured material. The heat cured material can provide an endplate structure that is convenient for manufacture and that has one or more sealing surfaces to seal with a housing that the filter cartridge is assembled with. For example, the heat cured material of the endplate can seal non-filtered fluid from filtered fluid that has passed through each of the filtration stages available in the cartridge. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20120024771 | NO FILTER NO RUN FILTER ASSEMBLY WITH AIR VENT - A filter cartridge includes a filter media defining an interior space, and having a first end and a second end, a first end plate connected to the first end, and a second end plate connected to the second end. A pin is connected to the second end plate and extends downwardly into the interior space. The pin defines a flow passage threrethrough that communicates the interior space with an outside of the filter cartridge. | 02-02-2012 |
Eric R. Caspole, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20110219204 | GPU SUPPORT FOR GARBAGE COLLECTION - A system and method for efficient garbage collection. A general-purpose central processing unit (CPU) partitions an allocated heap according to a generational garbage collection technique. The generations are partitioned into fixed size cards. The CPU marks indications of qualified dirty cards during application execution since the last garbage collection. When the CPU detects a next garbage collection start condition is satisfied, the CPU sends a notification to a special processing unit (SPU) corresponding to a determination of one or more card root addresses, each card root address corresponding to one of said marked indications. The SPU has a single instruction multiple data (SIMD) parallel architecture and may be a graphics processing unit (GPU). The SPU may utilize the parallel architecture of its SIMD core to simultaneously compute multiple card root addresses. Following, the SPU sends these addresses to the CPU to be used in a garbage collection algorithm. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120036301 | PROCESSOR SUPPORT FOR FILLING MEMORY REGIONS - Techniques are disclosed relating to distributing workloads between processors and/or processing elements. A computer system having at least first and second processing elements may cause a request to initialize one or more memory regions to be handled by the second processing element. Initialization may be accomplished by the second processing element directly accessing a memory that includes the specified memory region to be initialized. Thus, while the second processing element is causing the memory region to be initialized, the first processing element is free to perform other computational tasks. A cache associated with the first processing element may be undisturbed as a result of the second processing element performing the initialization, which may avoid displacement of data from the cache. | 02-09-2012 |
Eric R. Colubrn, Wexford, PA US
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| 20080292294 | Gravity driven fluid supply vessel for dispensing an aromatic odor neutralizer - An aromatic odor neutralizer includes a vaporization chamber containing a wick with an end part immersed in fluid in a storage cup that is gravity fed from an airtight vessel by the use of air pathways exposed when the liquid level in the cup is reduced. The vaporization chamber is located in a dispenser housing with an internal passage between end walls and communicating with vents in the sides for aerodynamic airflow to efficiently absorb vapors from a vaporizer chamber. | 11-27-2008 |
Eric R. Empey, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090040505 | In-Stream Spectroscopic Elemental Analysis of Particles Being Conducted Within a Gaseous Stream - A particle presentation apparatus for presenting particles being conducted within a gaseous stream for in-stream spectroscopic elemental analysis includes a particle blending section for homogenizing the distribution particles of significantly different sizes received within a gaseous stream of randomly distributed particles; and a particle sampling section including a window that is adapted for passing a particle excitation beam, such as a laser beam, and photon emissions, and a conduit for conducting the homogenized stream of particles past the window so that a particle excitation beam passing through the window can pass into the stream of homogenized particles. The apparatus may be used in combination with a drilling machine, wherein the particle blending section is coupled to an outlet pipe of the drilling machine for receiving a said gaseous stream of randomly distributed particles that are expelled from a drill hole. | 02-12-2009 |
Eric R. Fedyk, Acton, MA US
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| 20110111417 | METHODS AND KITS FOR MONITORING THE EFFECTS OF IMMUNOMODULATORS ON ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY - The invention provides for noninvasive assessment of immunocompetence in various situations, for example, when modified by disease or by immunomodulators. The assessment determines the functional activity of germinal centers via measuring levels of immunogolublin isotype class switching. The invention provides for assessment of therapeutic efficacy of immunomodulators and for selection of treatment regimens. The invention also provides for determining the risk or susceptibility to adverse events upon receipt of therapy. Compositions, kits and methods are described herein. | 05-12-2011 |
Eric R. Giannella, Saratoga, CA US
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| 20090043797 | System And Methods For Clustering Large Database of Documents - In a computerized system, a method of organizing a plurality of documents within a dataset of documents, wherein a plurality of documents within a class of the dataset each includes one or more citations to one or more other documents, comprising creating a set of fingerprints for each respective document in the class, wherein each fingerprint comprises one or more citations contained in the respective document, creating a plurality of clusters for the dataset based on the sets of fingerprints for the documents in the class, assigning each respective document in the dataset to one or more of the clusters, creating a descriptive label for each respective cluster, and presenting one or more of the labeled clusters to a user of the computerized system or providing the user with access to documents in at least one cluster. | 02-12-2009 |
Eric R. Giler, Boston, MA US
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| 20120086284 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF SOLAR GENERATED POWER - A wireless power source station includes a solar panel generating an output DC voltage, power and control circuitry that receives the output DC voltage and generates an electronic drive signal at a frequency, f, and a source magnetic resonator that generates an oscillating magnetic near field in response to the electronic drive signal for providing power to electronic devices in a region around the solar panel. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120086867 | MODULAR UPGRADES FOR WIRELESSLY POWERED TELEVISIONS - A wireless power television system includes a television electrically connected to a device magnetic resonator, wherein the device magnetic resonator is configured to wirelessly receive power when separated from a source magnetic resonator by more than 10 cm, and wherein the television is powered directly by power received wirelessly by the device magnetic resonator. | 04-12-2012 |
Eric R. Giler, Wellesley, MA US
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| 20100141042 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER SYSTEMS - Described herein are improved capabilities for a source resonator having a Q-factor Q | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100171368 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER WITH FREQUENCY HOPPING - Described herein are improved capabilities for a source resonator having a Q-factor Q | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100181843 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER FOR REFRIGERATOR APPLICATION - Described herein are improved configurations for a refrigerator with wireless power transfer that includes an enclosure member comprising a non-metallic material, a source comprising at least one high-Q source magnetic resonator coupled to a power source and generating an oscillating magnetic field, wherein the source is integrated into the enclosure member of the refrigerator. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100201203 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER WITH FEEDBACK CONTROL FOR LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - Described herein are improved configurations for a wireless lighting power transfer method including providing a source having a source resonator that includes a high-Q source magnetic resonator coupled to a power source, providing a device having a device resonator that includes a high-Q device magnetic resonator, distal from the source resonator, the device including a light emitting part electrically coupled to the device resonator, providing a signaling capability between the source and the device, signaling a state of the device to the source using the signaling capability, and energizing the source to generate an oscillating magnetic field according to the state of the device. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100219694 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER IN LOSSY ENVIRONMENTS - Described herein are improved configurations for a wireless power transfer for electronic devices that include at least one source magnetic resonator including a capacitively-loaded conducting loop coupled to a power source and configured to generate an oscillating magnetic field and at least one device magnetic resonator, distal from said source resonators, comprising a capacitively-loaded conducting loop configured to convert said oscillating magnetic fields into electrical energy, wherein at least one said resonator has a keep-out zone around the resonator that surrounds the resonator with a layer of non-lossy material. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100259108 | WIRELESS ENERGY TRANSFER USING REPEATER RESONATORS - Described herein are improved configurations for a lighting system with wireless power transfer that includes a source high-Q magnetic resonator coupled to a power source and generating an oscillating magnetic field, at least one device high-Q magnetic resonator configured to convert said oscillating magnetic field to electrical energy used to power a light coupled to the at least one device resonator, and at least one repeater resonator, larger than the device resonator, wherein the repeater resonator is positioned further from the source resonator than the device resonator and improves the power transfer efficiency between the source resonator and the device resonator. | 10-14-2010 |
Eric R. Goedken, Worcester, MA US
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| 20090312338 | Novel Tricyclic Compounds - The invention provides a compound of Formula (I) | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110190489 | Novel Tricyclic Compounds - The invention provides a compound of Formula (Ia), (Ib), (Ic), (Id), (Ie), (If), (Ig), (Ih), (Ii), (Ij), (Ik), or (Il) as defined herein, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pro-drugs, biologically active metabolites, stereoisomers and isomers thereof wherein the variable are defined herein. The compounds of the invention are useful for treating immunological and oncological conditions. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110311474 | Novel Tricyclic Compounds - The invention provides compounds of Formula (I) and Formula (II) | 12-22-2011 |
Eric R. Grueschow, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20110024125 | Space-Time Surrogate Models of Subterranean Regions - Methods for creating and using space-time surrogate models of subsurface regions, such as subsurface regions containing at least one hydrocarbon formation. The created surrogate models are explicit models that may be created from implicit models, such as computationally intensive full-physics models. The space-time surrogate models are parametric with respect to preselected variables, such as space, state, and/or design variables, while also indicating responsiveness of the preselected variables with respect to time. In some embodiments, the space-time surrogate model may be parametric with respect to preselected variables as well as to time. Methods for updating and evolving models of subsurface regions are also disclosed. | 02-03-2011 |
Eric R. Grueschow, Houston, TX US
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| 20110166843 | Method For Modeling Deformation In Subsurface Strata - A method for modeling deformation in subsurface strata, including defining physical boundaries for a geomechanical system. The method also includes acquiring one or more mechanical properties of the subsurface strata within the physical boundaries, and acquiring one or more thermal properties of the subsurface strata within the physical boundaries. The method also includes creating a computer-implemented finite element analysis program representing the geomechanical system and defining a plurality of nodes representing points in space, with each node being populated with at least one of each of the mechanical properties and the thermal properties. The program solves for in situ stress at selected nodes within the mesh. | 07-07-2011 |
Eric R. Jensen, Cape Elizabeth, ME US
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| 20100269789 | METERING FUEL PUMP - A device and method for controlling the flow of a gaseous fuel from a fuel supply to a pressurized combustion chamber. A fuel pump is included in the gas train from supply to chamber. The fuel pump increases the pressure of the gas to allow efficient injection into the chamber. The pump is modulated to control the fuel flow. Both alternating current and pulse-width-modulated direct current signals may be used to control the flow. The pump may be a piston pump or a diaphragm pump. Feedback may be provided from sensors that determine operating parameters of the engine and such sensor signals may be used by the controller to maintain a parameter, such as temperature, at a specified value. An acoustic filter can be included in the gas train to significantly reduce gas flow pulsations generated by the pump. This filter improves the uniformity of the combustion process. | 10-28-2010 |
Eric R. Kraar, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20110166992 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AND MANAGING A STORED VALUE ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH A CLIENT UNIQUE IDENTIFIER - A method for creating and managing a stored value account associated with a client device is disclosed and may include receiving one of a merchant identifier and an unbranded place holder to associate with the stored value account, receiving an amount of value to assign to the stored value account, and creating a virtual token for the stored value account that is associated with the client device. The method may further include creating a unique identifier associated with a client device, if a stored value account is associated with a merchant identifier, then creating an account number, and if a stored value account is associated with a merchant identifier, then creating an association between the account number and the unique identifier and between the account identifier and the merchant identifier in a database. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110218868 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING APPROPRIATE REDEMPTION PRESENTATIONS FOR A VIRTUAL TOKEN ASSOCIATED WITH A STORED VALUE ACCOUNT - A method for determining an appropriate redemption presentation for a virtual token associated with a stored value account is disclosed. The method may include receiving a request for presenting a redemption presentation of a virtual token and obtaining a merchant identifier associated with the request. The method may further include determining if the request is for one of an on-line transaction and a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, and if the request is for a transaction with a point-of-sale terminal, then searching a database using the merchant identifier to find one or more redemption presentations of virtual token preferred by a merchant. Subsequently, the one or more redemption presentations of the virtual token may be transmitted over a computer network to a client device. | 09-08-2011 |
Eric R. Lane, Sr., Romulus, MI US
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| 20100073297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCORPORATING A PERSONALIZED WRITING STYLE INTO A WORD PROGRAM - A system, method and computer writeable medium for creating a personalized font and which includes an electronic pad exhibiting a display. A stylus pen is manipulated to mark upon at least one field exhibited by the pad on its display. A separate processor operable device incorporates a keyboard, and to which the electronic pad is communicated. In this fashion, the pad is utilized in combination with the keyboard in order to create a personalized font associated with a software writing program of the processor operable device. | 03-25-2010 |
Eric R. Larese, Rochester, MN US
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| 20090328034 | ESTABLISHING A BI-DIRECTIONAL GRID COMPUTING NETWORK - A method of establishing a bi-directional grid computing network includes submitting a processing job from a job requester to a central repository, querying nodes associated with the job requester to process the processing job, identifying suitable nodes associated with the job requester to process the processing job, transmitting the processing job from the job requester to at least one of the suitable nodes associated with the job requester, processing the processing job on the at least one suitable node associated with the job requester, and returning results from processing the processing job to the job requester. | 12-31-2009 |
Eric R. Lovegren, Big Lake, MN US
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| 20080291009 | Industrial field device with reduced power consumption - A field device for use in monitoring or controlling an industrial process includes two wire process control loop electrical connections. Digital communications monitoring circuitry coupled to the electrical connections and is configured to control power to the field device electrical circuitry in response to a digital signal on the two wire process control loop. | 11-27-2008 |
Eric R. Medaris, Berkley, MI US
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| 20090258217 | METHOD FOR INCORPORATING LONG GLASS FIBERS INTO EPOXY-BASED REINFORCING RESINS - A structural reinforcing material and method of making the same is disclosed and described. The material is prepared by coating glass reinforcing fibers with a molten epoxy-based composition. The glass fiber reinforced material can then be formed into a preform suitable for injection molding into an expandable sealing baffle. | 10-15-2009 |
Eric R. Meshot, Ann Arbor, MI US
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| 20110038784 | ALKYNE-ASSISTED NANOSTRUCTURE GROWTH - The present invention relates to the formation and processing of nanostructures including nanotubes. Some embodiments provide processes for nanostructure growth using relatively mild conditions (e.g., low temperatures). In some cases, methods of the invention may improve the efficiency (e.g., catalyst efficiency) of nanostructure formation and may reduce the production of undesired byproducts during nanostructure formation, including volatile organic compounds and/or polycylic aromatic hydrocarbons. Such methods can both reduce the costs associated with nanostructure formation, as well as reduce the harmful effects of nanostructure fabrication on environmental and public health and safety. | 02-17-2011 |
Eric R. Podtburg, Natick, MA US
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| 20090298696 | Low resistance splice for high temperature superconductor wires - Under one aspect, a laminated, spliced superconductor wire includes a superconductor joint, which includes (i) first and second superconductor wires, each wire including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer; and (ii) a conductive bridge, the conductive bridge including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer, wherein the cap layer of the conductive bridge is in electrically conductive contact with a portion of the cap layer of each of the first and second superconductor wires through an electrically conductive bonding material. The spliced wire also includes (b) a stabilizer structure surrounding at least a portion of the superconductor joint, wherein the superconductor joint is in electrical contact with the stabilizer structure; and (c) a substantially nonporous electrically conductive filler, wherein the filler substantially surrounds the superconductor joint. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100019776 | METHOD FOR ANALYZING SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for analyzing a superconducting wire. A method in accordance with at least one embodiment described herein may include performing a voltage/current (VI) test for each of a plurality of portions of superconducting wire. The VI test may include determining a plurality of VI data points for each of the plurality of portions of superconducting wire at a first VI datapoint of about (Ic (critical current), Ec (critical electric field)) and at a second VI datapoint of about (Ix, Ex). Ex may be at least 10 times Ec and Ix may be approximately equal to the current resulting at that voltage drop. The method may further include analyzing the plurality of VI data points for each portion of superconducting wire to determine if one or more of the portions of superconducting wire are defective. Of course, numerous other embodiments are also within the scope of the present disclosure. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20120010084 | LOW RESISTANCE SPLICE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR WIRES - Under one aspect, a laminated, spliced superconductor wire includes a superconductor joint, which includes (i) first and second superconductor wires, each wire including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer; and (ii) a conductive bridge, the conductive bridge including a substrate, a superconductor layer overlying the substrate, and a cap layer overlying the superconductor layer, wherein the cap layer of the conductive bridge is in electrically conductive contact with a portion of the cap layer of each of the first and second superconductor wires through an electrically conductive bonding material. The spliced wire also includes (b) a stabilizer structure surrounding at least a portion of the superconductor joint, wherein the superconductor joint is in electrical contact with the stabilizer structure; and (c) a substantially nonporous electrically conductive filler, wherein the filler substantially surrounds the superconductor joint. | 01-12-2012 |
Eric R. Prossnitz, Albuquerque, NM US
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| 20110092533 | COMPOUNDS FOR BINDING TO ER ALPHA/BETA AND GPR30, METHODS OF TREATING DISEASE STATES AND CONDITIONS MEDIATED THROUGH THESE RECEPTORS AND IDENTIFICATION THEREOF - The current invention is in the field of molecular biology/pharmacology and provides compounds which modulate the effects of GPR30 as well as the classical estrogen receptors alpha and beta (ERα and ERβ). These compounds may function as agonists and/or antagonists of one or more of the disclosed estrogen receptors. Diseases which are mediated through one or more of these receptors include cancer (particularly breast, reproductive and other hormone-dependent cancers, leukemia, colon cancer, prostate cancer), reproductive (genito-urological) including endometreitis, prostatitis, polycystic ovarian syndrome, bladder control, hormone-related disorders, hearing disorders, cardiovascular conditions including hot flashes and profuse sweating, hypertension, stroke, obesity, osteoporosis, hematologic diseases, vascular diseases or conditions such as venous thrombosis, atherosclerosis, among numerous others and disorders of the central and peripheral nervous system, including depression, insomnia, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, neurodegenerative disoders such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, as well as inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn's disease, coeliac (celiac) disease and related disorders of the intestine. A contraceptive indication to prevent or reduce the likelihood of pregnancy after intercourse is a further aspect of the present invention. | 04-21-2011 |
Eric R. Rousculp, Worthington, OH US
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| 20080250754 | Ice cream sandwich-making machine - An improved wrapping apparatus for an ice-cream sandwich-making machine comprises an oscillating arm and cam which drives a horizontal slider plate connected to a frame, and a pusher unit connected to an air cylinder; an improved paper feeder system, including separate paper and knife drives, air compression springs, and a paper low sensor; and a hinged exit tray. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20110083400 | Ice Cream Sandwich-Making Machine - An improved wrapping apparatus for an ice-cream sandwich-making machine comprises an oscillating arm and cam which drives a horizontal slider plate connected to a frame, and a pusher unit connected to an air cylinder; an improved paper feeder system, including separate paper and knife drives, air compression springs, and a paper low sensor; and a hinged exit tray. | 04-14-2011 |
Eric R. Schmunk, Rainier, OR US
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| 20080245458 | TIRE TRACTION DEVICE SECURING APPARATUS - A tire traction device securing apparatus having a plurality of elastic tensioning arms extending radially from a central hub, each of the plurality of elastic tensioning arms removably attachable to a tire traction device to provide a tension force directed toward the central hub to secure the tire traction device to the tire. In an embodiment, the plurality of arms and central hub are of an elastomeric material to form a monolithic body; coupled to each tensioning arm of the monolithic body is a hook to removably attach the tire traction device securing apparatus to the tire traction device and thereby secure the tire traction device to the tire. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100186862 | TIRE TRACTION DEVICE SECURING APPARATUS - A tire traction device securing apparatus having a plurality of elastic tensioning arms extending radially from a central hub, each of the plurality of elastic tensioning arms removably attachable to a tire traction device to provide a tension force directed toward the central hub to secure the tire traction device to the tire. In an embodiment, the plurality of arms and central hub are of an elastomeric material to form a monolithic body; coupled to each tensioning arm of the monolithic body is a hook to removably attach the tire traction device securing apparatus to the tire traction device and thereby secure the tire traction device to the tire. | 07-29-2010 |
Eric R. Sirkin, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20080232560 | Method and system to control IVR-IVR dialogue sessions - The present invention relates to controlling progress of a dialogue session. The dialogue session is initiated by a calling Interactive Voice Response (IVR) either with a called IVR or with a called Voice Mail System (VMS). Various progress detectors are provided at the calling IVR to detect the progress at one or more steps of the dialogue session. Further, appropriate actions are executed based on the detected progress, for controlling the progress of the dialogue session. The detected progress is reported to a master application connected to the calling IVR. The master application controls the dialogue session based on the reported progress. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090242019 | METHOD TO CREATE HIGH EFFICIENCY, LOW COST POLYSILICON OR MICROCRYSTALLINE SOLAR CELL ON FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES USING MULTILAYER HIGH SPEED INKJET PRINTING AND, RAPID ANNEALING AND LIGHT TRAPPING - Embodiments of the present invention relate to fabricating low cost polysilicon solar cell on flexible substrates using inkjet printing. Particular embodiments form polycrystalline or microcrystalline silicon solar cells on substrates utilizing liquid silane, by employing inkjet printing or other low cost commercial printing techniques including but not limited to screen printing, roller coating, gravure coating, curtain coating, spray coating and others. Specific embodiments employ silanes such as cyclopentasilane (C | 10-01-2009 |
Eric R. Sjoberg, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080206810 | Truncated St6galnaci Polypeptides and Nucleic Acids - The present invention features compositions and methods related to truncated mutants of ST6GalNAcI. In particular, the invention features truncated human, mouse, and chicken ST6GalNAcI polypeptides. The invention also features nucleic acids encoding such truncated polypeptides, as well as vectors, host cells, expression systems, and methods of expressing and using such polypeptides. | 08-28-2008 |
Eric R. Slegelis, Port Washington, WI US
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| 20110118961 | PUSH BUTTON STARTING SYSTEM FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT - A starting system for outdoor power equipment that has a controller and a start button to control the activation of an internal combustion engine. The starting system includes a controller that receives a start signal from a start button. The controller monitors for the presence of an enable device in an enable device receptacle and, upon activation of the start button and the presence of the enable device in the enable device receptacle, the controller provides electric power to the electric load of the power equipment. When the start button is depressed for longer than a minimum engagement period, the controller initiates operation of the engine. If the start button is pressed for less than the minimum engagement period, the controller activates the electric load for an auxiliary period without starting the engine. During engine operation, if the start button is depressed, the controller terminates operation of the engine. | 05-19-2011 |
Eric R. Sporel, Westford, MA US
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| 20090163171 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING EMERGENCY SERVICE VALIDATION - An apparatus for providing emergency service validation may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receiving a message associated with a registration event of a device to a communication session. The message may include a parameter having information indicative of a location of the device at a time of the registration. The processor may also be configured to determine whether the location of the device at the time of the registration corresponds to a location where an emergency service dispatch is supportable. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090310602 | MAPPING OF IP PHONES FOR E911 - A system including a first network configured to receive IP device data from an IP device and to provide one or more IP addresses of the IP device based on the IP device data; a second network comprising: a second network location database configured to store physical location information, and a second network location server configured to receive the one or more IP addresses of the IP device from the first network, and query the second network location database to determine physical location information of the IP device based on the one or more IP addresses. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100020942 | E911 LOCATION SERVER - A system including a location server configured to receive registration data from an IP device and a location database configured to store location information of the IP device, wherein the location server queries the location database to determine whether the registration data matches the location information stored at the location database. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100157983 | System and Method for Providing Alternate Routing in a Network - Methods and systems are described for performing alternate routing of communications in a network. The system initiates a communication from an origination endpoint in a packet-switched network, such as a VOIP network, to a destination endpoint, and determining, according to selection criteria, whether to route the communication to the destination endpoint using at least a second circuit-switched network, such as the PSTN. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110164744 | PBX CALL MANAGEMENT - Enhanced call management services to users receiving incoming calls on extensions on a private branch exchange (PBX) is provided by an application server configured to provide call management services to at least one of the users and a protocol proxy configured to receive call information from the PBX according to a protocol for establishing call sessions. The application server is further configured to receive the call information from the protocol proxy. | 07-07-2011 |
Eric R. Steinmetzer, Sammamish, WA US
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| 20120033867 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND MONITORING CHANGES OF A SUSPECT AREA OF A PATIENT - A device for acquiring first and subsequent images of a suspect area on a patient and methods for monitoring or detecting changes of the suspect area over time and providing notification when the changes exceed a threshold. The device may be an imaging device, such as a digital camera, possibly augmented with physical or optical devices for arranging the orientation and/or distance of the imaging device with respect to the suspect area. In addition, methods for identifying, relocating, acquiring a first and/or subsequent image of the suspect area, and performing a comparative analysis of respective images are also described. Results of the comparative analysis can be used to notify and/or assist a medical professional in treating or counseling the patient. | 02-09-2012 |
Eric R. Vadon, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110184928 | DETECTION OF BEHAVIOR-BASED ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SEARCH STRINGS AND ITEMS - A system and method are disclosed for automatically detecting associations between particular sets of search criteria, such as particular search strings, and particular items. Actions of users of an interactive system, such as a web site, are monitored over time to generate event histories reflective of searches, item selection actions, and possibly other types of user actions. An analysis component collectively analyzes the event histories to automatically identify and quantify associations between specific search strings (or other types of search criteria) and specific items. As part of this process, a decay function reduces the weight given to a post-search item selection event based on intervening events that occur between the search event and the item selection event. | 07-28-2011 |
Eric R. Wehage, Tenino, WA US
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| 20120023364 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PROTECT SEGMENTS OF MEMORY - Methods and apparatus to protect segments of memory are disclosed herein. An example method includes intercepting an interrupt request indicating an error; determining whether a first segment of memory is corrupt, the first segment of memory being designated as a protected region of memory; when the protected region of memory is corrupt, repairing the corrupted region of memory using a parity block of code; and in response to validating the protected region of memory, generating an interrupt enabling a utilization of code stored in the protected region of memory to handle the error associated with the interrupt request. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120036308 | SUPPORTING A SECURE READABLE MEMORY REGION FOR PRE-BOOT AND SECURE MODE OPERATIONS - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method for determining whether an address map of a system includes support for a read only region of system memory, and if so configuring the region and storing protected data in the region. This data, at least some of which can be readable in both trusted and untrusted modes, can be accessed from the read only region during execution of untrusted code. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120079312 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF LIVE ERROR RECOVERY - A method and system of error recovery of a device attached to a platform without requiring a system reset. In one embodiment of the invention, a platform detects an error(s) of an attached device and shuts down the communication link with the attached device. The platform corrects the error(s) and automatically re-trains the communication link with the attached device. In this way, no reset of the platform is required to correct the detected error(s) in one embodiment of the invention. | 03-29-2012 |
Eric R. Ziegel, Houston, TX US
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| 20090326865 | Rapid Data-Based Data Adequacy Procedure for Pipeline Integrity Assessment - A method and system for evaluating the sample coverage of ultrasonic or radiography (UT/RT) measurements of pipeline wall thickness for statistical validity. A data library contains distributions of in-line inspection (ILI) measurements for other pipelines, calibrated to correspond to UT/RT measurements as needed. The data library for these ILI-measured pipelines also includes statistics generated from Monte Carlo simulation, by way of which various sample coverage levels sample the ILI measurements, for determining whether a measurement exceeds a given threshold or meets another premise related to determining the extreme wall loss measurement for the pipeline. A pipeline with sampled UT/RT measurements is used to identify one or more ILI-measured pipeline datasets that are most similar, and the statistics from those most similar pipeline datasets determine whether the sample coverage of the UT/RT measurements is sufficient to draw conclusions about the extreme value of wall loss in the sampled pipeline. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100030491 | Estimating Worst Case Corrosion in a Pipeline - A method and system for estimating the worst case corrosion in a pipeline for which pipeline wall thickness measurements are limited to sampled ultrasonic or radiography (UT/RT) measurements. A data library contains distributions of in-line inspection (IL) measurements for other pipelines, calibrated to correspond to UT/RT measurements as needed. These ILI datasets are randomly sampled multiple times, to obtain multiple sample sets from each ILI dataset. Candidate statistical distributions are evaluated for each sample set to determine which of the candidate statistical distributions most accurately estimates the worst case corrosion measured by ILI. A discriminant function is then derived from sample statistics and pipeline descriptors associated with the sample sets, along with the best candidate statistical distribution for that sample set. Sample statistics and pipeline descriptors for the pipeline with sampled UT/RT measurements are then applied to the discriminant function to determine the best one of the candidate statistical distributions for extreme value estimation, and the worst case corrosion is then determined using that best statistical distribution. | 02-04-2010 |