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Dino J. Farina, Holliston, MA US
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| 20090136086 | Spray data acquisition system - A spray data acquisition system includes a spray pump actuator that is capable of providing a pumping force to a pumping device to generate an aerosol spray plume along a spray axis. The system also includes an illumination device that illuminates the aerosol spray plume along at least one first geometric plane that intersects the aerosol spray plume. The system further includes an imaging device that acquires data representative of an interaction between the illumination and the aerosol spray plume along at least one geometric plane. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100116070 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Manual Device Actuation - An assembly that provides operational information about operation of a device, such as a nasal spray pump or metered dose inhaler. A linkage adapted to extend between a mounting assembly, connected to a stationary part of the device, and an adapter assembly, connected to a movable part of the device, is in operational relationship with a transducer to enable the transducer to indicate a mechanical relationship between the movable and stationary parts of the device corresponding to the operation of the device. A data collection and processing system may be connected to the transducer for determining information that may be used to program an automated actuation system. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100271477 | Spray Angle Measurement Apparatus and Method - Direction of material emitted from orifices is directly related to the effectiveness of spray devices to deliver the material to an intended location area. Improper emission direction results in material, such as medication, paint, or fuel, not reaching its intended target and causes cascading effects, such as improper patient dosing, compromised patient relief, waste, poor target coverage, missed target penetration, poor engine performance, and other safety/performance problems. An apparatus for inspecting operation of an orifice according to an example embodiment measures actual material emission direction relative to an expected material emission direction determined as a function of position and orientation of an orifice. The apparatus may confirm whether the emission direction is within an expected emission direction and accepted tolerance range. Through use of the apparatus, accurate screening of production products can be performed efficiently and manufacturing defects can be diagnosed and eliminated. | 10-28-2010 |
James Farina, Nazareth, PA US
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| 20100055180 | Directly Compressible Granular Microcrystalline Cellulose Based Excipient, Manufacturing Process and Use Thereof - An improved excipient comprising substantially homogeneous particles of a compressible, high functionality granular microcrystalline cellulose based excipient is provided. The improved excipient comprises microcrystalline cellulose and a binder, and optionally a disintegrant, and is formed by spraying a homogeneous slurry of the components. The excipient provides enhanced flowability/good flow properties, excellent/high compactibility, and increased API loading and blendability as compared to the individual components, and as compared to conventional excipients formed from the same materials. The improved excipient has strong intraparticle bonding bridges between the components, resulting in a unique structural morphology including significant open structures or hollow pores. The presence of these pores provides a surface roughness that is the ideal environment for improved blending with an API. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110092598 | Driectly Compressible High Functionality Granular Microcrystalline Cellulose Based Excipient, Manufacturing Process and Use Thereof - An improved excipient comprising substantially homogeneous particles of a compressible, high functionality granular microcrystalline cellulose based excipient is provided. The improved excipient comprises microcrystalline cellulose, a binder and a disintegrant, and is formed by spraying a homogeneous slurry of the components. The excipient provides enhanced flowability/good flow properties, excellent/high compactibility, and increased API loading and blendability as compared to the individual components, and as compared to conventional excipients formed from the same materials. The improved excipient has strong intraparticle bonding bridges between the components, resulting in a unique structural morphology including significant open structures or hollow pores. The presence of these pores provides a surface roughness that is the ideal environment for improved blending with an API. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110136921 | SUSTAINED RELEASE COMPOSITION - A sustained release composition comprising spray dried particles of at least one polysaccharide gum and at least one polyhydric sugar alcohol, as well as methods of making the sustained released composition are provided. A sustained release pharmaceutical solid dosage form, and a method of making the solid dosage form by compression are also provided. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110229527 | DIRECTLY COMPRESSIBLE HIGH FUNCTIONALITY GRANULAR DIBASIC CALCIUM PHOSPHATE BASED CO-PROCESSED EXCIPIENT - An improved excipient comprising substantially homogeneous particles of a compressible, high functionality granular dibasic calcium phosphate based excipient is provided. The improved excipient comprises dibasic calcium phosphate, a binder and a disintegrant, and is formed by spraying a homogeneous slurry of the components. The improved excipient provides enhanced flowability/good flow properties, an increased API loading and blendability and higher compactibility as compared to the individual components, and as compared to excipients formed from the same materials by conventional methods. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110288146 | DIRECTLY COMPRESSIBLE GRANULAR MICROCRYSTALLINE CELLULOSE BASED, EXCIPIENT, MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND USE THEREOF - An improved excipient comprising substantially homogeneous particles of a compressible, high functionality granular microcrystalline cellulose based excipient is provided. The improved excipient comprises microcrystalline cellulose and a binder, and optionally a disintegrant, and is formed by spraying a homogeneous slurry of the components. The excipient provides enhanced flowability/good flow properties, excellent/high compactibility, and increased API loading and blendability as compared to the individual components, and as compared to conventional excipients formed from the same materials. The improved excipient has strong intraparticle bonding bridges between the components, resulting in a unique structural morphology including significant open structures or hollow pores. The presence of these pores provides a surface roughness that is the ideal environment for improved blending with an API. | 11-24-2011 |
Jeffrey M. Farina, Zionsville, PA US
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| 20100178194 | Powder extrusion of shaped sections - The present invention provides a continuous powder extrusion method for making an article having a profile including an outer shape and optionally including one or more inner hollows. One or more bulk material powders and one or more binders are provided, and the bulk material powders and the binders are mixed to form a mixture. A die is provided, the die optionally including a mandrel having one or more shapes. The mixture is extruded through the die and the optional mandrel to produce a green form. The green form is debound to produce a brown form and the brown form is sintered to produce a densified form. The densified form is optionally processed using thermal, mechanical, and/or thermomechanical processing to produce a wrought form. The densified or wrought form is optionally cut to a length and/or finished using traditional metal finishing processes. | 07-15-2010 |
Joseph P. Farina, Southwick, MA US
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| 20090232517 | DITHERLESS OPTICAL MODULATOR CONTROL - A method of controlling the operating parameters of an optical modulator, without using a dither signal, is provided. Past operating parameters are compared to present operating parameters using a quality of modulation signal obtained by cross-correlating the data modulation signal used to drive the optical modulator with the modulated optical signal output from the optical modulator. The quality of modulation signal is used to optimize the operating parameters (e.g., bias point) of the optical modulator, or other operating parameters of the arrangement, such as the modulator drive level, timing alignment, etc. | 09-17-2009 |
Ralph R. Farina, Downington, PA US
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| 20100125730 | BLOCK-LEVEL DATA STORAGE SECURITY SYSTEM - A secure storage appliance is disclosed, along with methods of storing and reading data in a secure storage network. The secure storage appliance is configured to present to a client a virtual disk, the virtual disk mapped to the plurality of physical storage devices. The secure storage appliance is capable of executing program instructions configured to generate a plurality of secondary blocks of data by performing splitting and encrypting operations on a block of data received from the client for storage on the virtual disk and reconstitute the block of data from at least a portion of the plurality of secondary blocks of data stored in shares on corresponding physical storage devices in response to a request from the client. | 05-20-2010 |
Ralph Rabat Farina, Downingtown, PA US
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| 20120084545 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING A SECURE BOOT DEVICE USING CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS UNSECURED NETWORKS - A secure boot device, method, and system for securely connecting a client computer having a secure boot device to a remote server over a communications network are disclosed. The secure boot device includes a housing having an integrated communication interface, a controller located within the housing and operatively connected to the communication interface, and a memory communicatively connected to the programmable circuit and the communication interface. The memory securely stores program instructions including a boot module, a client terminal process module, an operating system module, and a secure communications interface module. The secure communications interface module includes program instructions for communicating split and encrypted data communicated between a computing system to which the communication interface is connected and a remote computing system. | 04-05-2012 |
Ralph Rabert Farina, Downingtown, PA US
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| 20120084562 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING A SECURE BOOT DEVICE USING CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURED COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS UNSECURED NETWORKS - Methods and systems for updating a virtual terminal associated with a secure network are disclosed. One method includes validating at a service enclave an identity of a user of a virtual terminal. The service enclave includes an authorization server, and the virtual terminal is generated from a trusted set of processing modules executing from a secure boot device at a client computing device. The method further includes authorizing the user of the virtual terminal to access a customer enclave and an update enclave based on security credentials received from the virtual terminal. The method also includes, while the user of the virtual terminal establishes a secure connection between the client computing device and the customer enclave, transmitting updates from the update enclave to the client computing device, thereby updating the trusted set of processing modules. | 04-05-2012 |
Ralph Robert Farina, Downingtown, PA US
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| 20120084544 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AND CONTROLLING CRYPTOGRAPHICALLY SECURE COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS UNSECURED NETWORKS BETWEEN A SECURE VIRTUAL TERMINAL AND A REMOTE SYSTEM - Methods and systems for securely connecting a client computer having a secure boot device to a remote server over a communications network are disclosed. One method includes booting a client computer from a trusted set of processing modules stored in the secure boot device, verifying the contents of the trusted set of processing modules prior to execution of these processing modules, and providing authentication information from data stored upon the secure boot device to an authentication server to establish a secure connection to the remote server. The method also includes establishing the secure connection with the remote server using encryption keys stored on the secure boot device, and transferring data between the client computer and the remote server over the secure connection to perform transactions initiated by a user of the client computer. In the disclosed method, the remote server utilizes encryption keys associated with a unique ID from the secure boot device. | 04-05-2012 |
Salvo Farina, Brooklyn, NY US
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| 20100186256 | SHOE HAVING AN AIR CUSHIONING SYSTEM - An air cushioning system for use in a shoe has a molded heel absorber member the includes a center member that forms a sealed center air chamber and a peripheral member that extends about at least a portion of the periphery of the center member and that forms a vented peripheral air chamber. A vented air conduit is in communication with the vented peripheral air chamber. | 07-29-2010 |
Salvo Farina, Flushing, NY US
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| 20110088281 | SHOE HAVING AN AIR CUSHIONING BED - An air cushioning system for use in a shoe is formed from a first layer of a plastic material and a second layer of plastic material both of which are sized to fit within an interior of the shoe. The periphery of the second layer is joined to the periphery of the first layer and one or more interior locations within the periphery of the second layer are also joined to correspondingly adjacent interior locations within the periphery of the first layer. The unjoined surfaces of the second layer are spaced from the first layer and thereby function to define a trapped air chamber within the joined peripheries of the second layer and the first layer. | 04-21-2011 |
Stacie N. Farina, Rochester, MI US
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| 20090066285 | FRONT/REAR WIPER ALGORITHM - A wiper system for a vehicle includes a first wiper assembly, a second wiper assembly spaced apart from the first wiper assembly, and a controller in communication with at least one of the first wiper assembly and the second wiper assembly. The controller controls at least one of the first wiper assembly and the second wiper assembly based on at least one of an aerodynamic characteristic of the vehicle and a soiling characteristic of the vehicle. | 03-12-2009 |