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Amy L. Farrar, Houston, TX US
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| 20100307770 | CONTAMINANT EXCLUDING JUNCTION AND METHOD - A junction selective contaminant exclusion tool includes a tubular positionable within the junction and having an opening through a wall thereof, a material disposed on an outside surface of the tubular, the material being capable of increasing a radial dimension between a surface of the material in contact with the tubular and an opposite surface of the material upon exposure to a selected species. A method for excluding selected contaminants from a wellbore junction is also disclosed. The method includes: disposing a junction at a wellbore casing window; disposing a tubular member having at least one opening through a wall thereof at the junction, the tubular member including an exclusion material thereon capable of existing in a first configuration and a second configuration, the second configuration obtainable upon exposure to a selected species; and exposing the material to the selected species. | 12-09-2010 |
Christian T. Farrar, Arlington, MA US
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| 20100273205 | Magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents - This invention relates to novel magnetic resonance imaging contrast agents, and methods of making and use thereof. | 10-28-2010 |
Christine E. Farrar, Newbury Park, CA US
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| 20100310510 | N-TERMINALLY CHEMICALLY MODIFIED PROTEIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - Provided herein are methods and compositions relating to the attachment of water soluble polymers to proteins. Provided are novel methods for N-terminally modifying proteins or analogs thereof, and resultant compositions, including novel N-terminally chemically modified G-CSF compositions and related methods of preparation. Also provided is chemically modified consensus interferon. | 12-09-2010 |
Christopher M. Farrar, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20080270368 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY SUPPORTING GENERIC SQL DATA MANIPULATION STATEMENTS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for efficiently supporting generic SQL data manipulation statements. The method includes determining whether an SQL statement includes extended indicator parameters such as DEFAULT and UNASSIGNED indicators. The method further includes delaying an authorization check for an operation for an SQL statement using extended indicators, and bypassing an SQL exception where an otherwise unauthorized operation involves an UNASSIGNED variable. The method further includes bypassing a database operation such as a referential integrity check where a data change would induce the database operation, but the data change involves an UNASSIGNED variable. The method further includes modifying the SQL statement when the SQL statement involves an UNASSIGNED variable in a predicate clause, allowing the SQL statement to properly execute. | 10-30-2008 |
David Scott Farrar, Marietta, OH US
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| 20110067852 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED CARGO CONTAINERS - Temperature controlled cargo containers may include thermal masses conditioned to temperatures above and/or below a target temperature. Example thermal masses may include plates including phase change materials, such as eutectic materials. One or more fans may be selectively operated to circulate air in the cargo container across one or more of the thermal masses to maintain the temperature within the cargo container within a prescribed temperature band. Some example temperature controlled cargo containers may include refrigeration units and/or heaters for regenerating the thermal masses when receiving power from an external power source and/or may include one or more rechargeable batteries for providing power during transport or storage independent of external power sources. | 03-24-2011 |
Dawnielle Farrar, Randallstown, MD US
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| 20110260584 | PIEZOELECTRIC POLYMER FIBERS - Piezoelectric fibers include a polypeptide wherein molecules of the polypeptide have electric dipole moments that are aligned such that the piezoelectric fiber provides a piezoelectric effect at an operating temperature. A piezoelectric component provides a plurality of piezoelectric fibers, each comprising an organic polymer. A method of producing piezoelectric fibers includes electrospinning a polymer solution to form a fiber and winding the fiber onto a rotating target in which the rotating target is electrically grounded. An acoustic sensor includes a plurality acoustic transducers, wherein the plurality of acoustic transducers are structured and arranged to detect a corresponding plurality of vector components of an acoustic signal, and at least one of the plurality of acoustic transducers comprises a piezoelectric fiber. | 10-27-2011 |
Dawnielle Farrar, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20100230629 | PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITIONS - Piezoelectric compositions are provided wherein mechanical and piezoelectric properties can be separately modulated. Preferred compositions include resin blends that comprise: (a) a piezoelectrically active polymer and (b) a matrix polymer, methods of making, and use of such resin blends. Advantages of preferred resin blends of the invention can include high piezoelectricity, mechanical strength and flexibility, convenient fabrication process, and high sensitivity at high temperatures. | 09-16-2010 |
Doug Farrar, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20080309313 | Systems and methods for providing device-to-device handshaking through a power supply signal - Handshaking circuits are provided in a communications cable and in a device operable to be mated with the communications cable. Before a device can utilize the power supply signal of such a communications channel, the two handshaking circuits must sufficiently identify one another over a power supply signal with a decreased voltage. The decreased voltage allows for a cable plug to be provided with a safe, protected power that cannot cause harm to a human. The decreased voltage also reduces the chance that a device can receive a primary power supply signal from the cable before the device sufficiently identifies itself. Accordingly, a laptop may be connected to a portable music player, but the voltage of the power supply signal provided by the laptop to the cable may be decreased on-cable until the handshaking circuit of the portable music player sufficiently performs a handshaking operation with a on-cable handshaking circuit. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100225176 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PROTECTION CIRCUITRY TO SELECTIVELY HANDLE MULTIPLE CABLE-TYPES THROUGH THE SAME PORT - This is generally directed to providing protection circuitry to selectively handle power-providing cables and headset cables that can couple to the same port of an electronic device. In some embodiments, the device can include a Headset Rx chip to communicate with the headset cable and a Power Rx chip to communicate with the power-providing cable. As the Headset Rx chip and the Power Rx chip can be coupled to the same contact of the device's port, these chips may prevent one another from operating correctly or may damage one another. Accordingly, in some embodiments, it can be determined whether a headset cable or a power-providing cable is coupled to the device. When a headset cable is coupled to the device, the protection circuitry can disconnect the Power Rx chip. Similarly, when a power-providing cable is coupled to the device, the protection circuitry can disconnect the Headset Rx chip. | 09-09-2010 |
Doug M. Farrar, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20090189460 | PORTABLE POWER SOURCE TO PROVIDE POWER TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIA AN INTERFACE - A portable power source is configured for use with an electronic device. The portable power source cooperates and communicates with the electronic device via a peripheral bus to which the electronic device is attachable. The portable power source includes circuitry to process a power request signal from the electronic device to determine whether a device connected to a bus interface of the portable power source is requesting power from the portable power source. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100327664 | PORTABLE POWER SOURCE TO PROVIDE POWER TO AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE VIA AN INTERFACE - A portable power source is configured for use with an electronic device. The portable power source cooperates and communicates with the electronic device via a peripheral bus to which the electronic device is attachable. The portable power source includes circuitry to process a power request signal from the electronic device to determine whether a device connected to a bus interface of the portable power source is requesting power from the portable power source. | 12-30-2010 |
John C. Farrar, Indialantic, FL US
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| 20090201215 | QUADRIFILAR HELICAL ANTENNA - A quadrifilar helical antenna comprising two pairs of filars having unequal lengths and phase quadrature signals propagating thereon. A conductive H-shaped impedance matching element matches a source impedance to an antenna impedance. The impedance matching element having a feed terminal at the center thereof from which current is supplied to the two filars of each filar pair disposed about an edge of the impedance matching element and symmetric with respect to a center of the impedance matching element. The impedance matching element further comprises a reactive element for matching the antenna and source impedances. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090266903 | DAMPER TO CONTROL FLUID FLOW AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A damper for controlling fluid flow includes a main body, a stator and a rotor. The stator may be carried by the main body and include at least one blade having a predetermined shape. The rotor may be moveably connected to the stator and carried by the main body. The rotor may include at least one blade having a predetermined shape and may be moveable between an opened position and a closed position. The predetermined shape of the at least one stator blade and the at least one rotor blade may form a converging-diverging nozzle, and the stator and the rotor may be carried by the main body so that fluid flows through the main body substantially perpendicular thereto. The opened position may be defined as the at least one stator blade being aligned with the at least one rotor blade, and the closed position may be defined as the at least one stator blade being offset from the at least one rotor blade. | 10-29-2009 |
Lawrence C. Farrar, Butte, MT US
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| 20100009093 | THERMAL SPRAY FORMATION OF POLYMER COATINGS | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100254212 | Method for resonant-vibratory mixing - A method for mixing fluids and/or solids in a manner that can be varied from maintaining the integrity of fragile molecular and biological materials in the mixing vessel to homogenizing heavy aggregate material by supplying large amounts of energy. Variation in the manner of mixing is accomplished using an electronic controller to generate signals to control the frequency and amplitude of the motor(s), which drive an unbalanced shaft assembly to produce a linear vibratory motion. The motor may be a stepper motor, a linear motor or a DC continuous motor. By placing a sensor on the mixing vessel platform to provide feedback control of the mixing motor, the characteristics of agitation in the fluid or solid can be adjusted to optimize the degree of mixing and produce a high quality mixant. | 10-07-2010 |
Michael A. Farrar, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20100138204 | CELL-BASED MODELS AND METHODS FOR SIMULATING LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION AND OTHER BIOLOGICAL EVENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed herein that enable computer-implemented modeling of lymphocyte differentiation and developmental processes. Cell-based models and methods for simulating natural and transgenic lymphocyte differentiation are also disclosed. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for cell-centric simulation of lymphocyte differentiation with accommodating virtual thymic and/or bone marrow environment feedback. In one embodiment, a computer-implemented method of modeling lymphocyte differentiation can include receiving configurable simulation information and initializing an ontogeny engine to an initial step boundary in accordance with the configurable simulation information. The method can also include advancing the ontogeny engine, until a halting condition is encountered, from a current step boundary to a next step boundary in accordance with the configurable simulation information and the current step boundary. The initial step boundary can define at least one virtual early lymphoid progenitor cell. The advancing can include performing a stepCells function. | 06-03-2010 |
Michael Steven Farrar, Amherst, NH US
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| 20080250016 | OPTIMIZED SMITH-WATERMAN SEARCH - An optimized database searching for a query sequence having a plurality of vectors arranged in a linear fashion, wherein the vectors are parallel to a query sequence, and a plurality of elements of the query sequence are reordered in a striped pattern, and wherein a set of dynamic programming scoring results are reported for further processing. | 10-09-2008 |
Nigel R. Farrar, Poway, CA US
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| 20110205512 | Active Spectral Control of Optical Source - A method of controlling a spectral property of a light beam includes directing a light beam to a lithography exposure apparatus configured to create a pattern on a wafer; receiving information representative of a spectral property of the light beam; receiving information representative of an optical imaging condition of the lithography exposure apparatus; estimating a characteristic value of the light beam based on the received spectral property information and the received optical imaging condition information; determining whether the estimated light beam characteristic value matches a target light beam characteristic value; and if it is determined that the estimated light beam characteristic value does not match the target light beam characteristic value, adjusting the spectral property of the light beam. | 08-25-2011 |
Paul Farrar, Okatie, SC US
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| 20090073782 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD TO INCREASE READ AND WRITE STABILITY OF SCALED SRAM MEMORY CELLS - Circuits, systems, and methods are disclosed for SRAM memories. An SRAM includes memory cells wherein read stability and write stability can be modified by adjusting a well bias signal operably coupled to an N-well of the memory cell. The well bias signal is generated at VDD or at a bias offset from VDD for both the read and the write operations. The memory cells may be adjusted for operation by designing the memory device to be stable relative to local parameter variations with a well bias substantially equal to VDD. The memory cells are then tested for stable read operations and stable write operations. If the write operations are unstable or the read operations are unstable, the well bias is modified and the memory cells are tested again. | 03-19-2009 |
Peter K. Farrar, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20090320644 | Torque Limiter for Engine Starter - An engine starter comprises a housing with a planetary gear arrangement provided within the housing. The planetary gear arrangement includes a ring gear configured to pivot about an axis. The ring gear includes a face oriented substantially perpendicular to the axis, the face including a plurality of detents provided as a plurality of ribs and a plurality of depressions on the face. A torque limiter is positioned adjacent to the face of the ring gear within the housing of the engine starter. The torque limiter includes a plurality of projecting members engaging the plurality of detents on the ring gear when the ring gear pivots about the axis. The torque limiter is provided as a plate including a central hole, a body portion, and a perimeter portion. The plurality of projecting members comprise a plurality of spring fingers extending from the body portion at an angle. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090322456 | Starter Solenoid with Vibration Resistant Features - A starter solenoid comprises a solenoid cap defining a contact channel. A first terminal and a second terminal are provided on the solenoid cap. A contact is moveable within the channel between a first position where the contact touches the first and second terminals and a second position where the contact is removed from the first and second terminals. A shield is positioned in the channel to space the contact apart from the channel walls. The contact comprises a first terminal face connected to a second terminal face. The first and second terminal faces are configured to respectively contact the first and second terminals when the contact is in the first position. Opposing lips extend from opposite sides of the first terminal face with a curved shoulder provided between the first terminal face and each of the opposing lips. | 12-31-2009 |
Quinton Farrar, Keene, NH US
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| 20090199388 | Needle protection device with gauge specific color coding and method for manufacturing thereof - To enable a user to readily determine the gauge of the needle of a needle assembly that has a base and a needle protective housing pivotably attached thereto, the needle assembly is injection molded from a color coded molding material which color was preassigned to correspond to the gauge of the needle. As a result, both the base and the protective housing of the needle assembly have the same specific color, and reflect or provide an indication of the given gauge of the needle. The needle sheath that covers the needle prior to use may be made of a plastics material that may be clear, or have the same or a different color than that of the needle assembly. The gauge of the needle of a fixed needle syringe could also be ascertained by its color coded needle protective housing. Color coded markings that correspond to the gauge of the needle may also be printed onto the syringe barrel of the fixed needle syringe. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090206514 | Needle protection device with gauge specific color coding and method for manufacturing thereof - To enable a user to readily determine the gauge of the needle of a needle assembly that has a base and a needle protective housing pivotably attached thereto, the needle assembly is injection molded from a color coded molding material which color was preassigned to correspond to the gauge of the needle. As a result, both the base and the protective housing of the needle assembly are the same specific color, and reflect or provide an indication of the given gauge of the needle. The needle sheath that covers the needle prior to use may be made of a plastics material that may be clear, or have the same or a different color than that of the needle assembly. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100012537 | Tray assembly - An allergy testing tray assembly has an outer tray and an inner tray fitted in the outer tray. Each one piece tray is molded to have three longitudinal areas separated by two rows of spaced posts. A plurality of allergy testing needles are removably held between the adjacent posts. These syringes each have needle protective housing and a sheath that covers the needle prior to use color coded to reflect the gauge of the needle of the syringe. The plunger end of each of the syringes is capped so that each syringe is isolated from the environment. The trays are sealed by a cover sheet that may also have markings in the same color as the color of the housing and the sheath, so that a clinician can readily tell the gauge of the needle of the syringes stored in the trays, without having to remove the cover sheet. Once the tray assembly is sterilized, the sterility of the syringe are doubly protected by the sealing of the needle end and the plunger end of the syringe as well as the sealing of the trays from the environment by the cover sheet. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20110225790 | Needle protection device with gauge specific color coding and method for menufactring thereof - To enable a user to readily determine the gauge of the needle of a needle assembly that has a base and a needle protective housing pivotably attached thereto, the needle assembly is injection molded from a color coded molding material which color was preassigned to correspond to the gauge of the needle. As a result, both the base and the protective housing of the needle assembly have—the same specific color, and reflect or provide an indication of the given gauge of the needle. The needle sheath that covers the needle prior to use may be made of a plastics material that may be clear, or have the same or a different color than that of the needle assembly. The gauge of the needle of a fixed needle syringe could also be ascertained by its color coded needle protective housing. Color coded markings that correspond to the gauge of the needle may also be printed onto the syringe barrel of the fixed needle syringe. | 09-22-2011 |
Stephen W. Farrar, Linden, MI US
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| 20110120397 | CRANKCASE VENT NOZZLE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A crankcase ventilation system is provided. The crankcase ventilation system is fluidly coupled between an engine block assembly and an axially extending air inlet adapter. A crankcase vent nozzle is provided as one aspect of the system and extends into the air inlet adapter. The crankcase vent nozzle has a leading edge portion and a trailing edge portion extending radially into an axially extending flow path in the air inlet adapter. The trailing edge portion extending further into the flow path than the leading edge portion. | 05-26-2011 |
Timothy Paul Lottes Farrar, San Jose, CA US
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| 20110247018 | API For Launching Work On a Processor - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for launching work on a processor. The method includes the steps of initializing a first state object within a memory region accessible to a program executing on the processor, populating the first state object with data associated with a first workload that is generated by the program, and triggering the processing of the first workload on the processor according to the data within the first state object. | 10-06-2011 |