Finlayson, US
Charles Finlayson, Key West, FL US
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20100000615 | LEAK DETECTION AND SHUTOFF SYSTEM - An automatic leak detection and shutoff system for plumbing systems that detects a flow of water that endures longer than a user sets as normal, and shuts off the flow of water when it detects that water has flowed too long. Water flow can be restored by pressing a reset button. | 01-07-2010 |
Dana Charles Finlayson, Reading, MA US
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20130313917 | ELECTRICAL MEANS TO LIMIT CURRENT IN BATTERY OPERATED PATIENT-CONNECTED MEDICAL DEVICES | 11-28-2013 |
Graham Finlayson US
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20130322753 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCAL TONE MAPPING - Systems and methods for local tone mapping are provided. In one example, an electronic device includes an electronic display, an imaging device, and an image signal processor. The electronic display may display images of a first bit depth, and the imaging device may include an image sensor that obtains image data of a higher bit depth than the first bit depth. The image signal processor may process the image data, and may include local tone mapping logic that may apply a spatially varying local tone curve to a pixel of the image data to preserve local contrast when displayed on the display. The local tone mapping logic may smooth the local tone curve applied to the intensity difference between the pixel and another nearby pixel exceeds a threshold. | 12-05-2013 |
Graham Finlayson, Cupertino, CA US
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20150348246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCAL TONE MAPPING - Systems and methods for local tone mapping are provided. In one example, an electronic device includes an electronic display, an imaging device, and an image signal processor. The electronic display may display images of a first bit depth, and the imaging device may include an image sensor that obtains image data of a higher bit depth than the first bit depth. The image signal processor may process the image data, and may include local tone mapping logic that may apply a spatially varying local tone curve to a pixel of the image data to preserve local contrast when displayed on the display. The local tone mapping logic may smooth the local tone curve applied to the intensity difference between the pixel and another nearby pixel exceeds a threshold. | 12-03-2015 |
Graham Campbell Finlayson, Los Gatos, CA US
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20150195264 | Secure Challenge System for Verifying Access Rights to Media Content - Described is a technique for securely verifying access rights to a media file stored on a user device. By verifying the access rights to the media file, a server may provide access to a licensed version of the media from a media library in a remote location such as server for a cloud-based service. When a media file is confirmed to be available in a media library, a cryptographic a hash function that incorporates a random value or “salt” is used to verify that a user is in possession of an entire media file. Accordingly, the techniques described herein improve the security for verifying that a user is in possession of a media file by preventing the use of pre-calculated hashes. | 07-09-2015 |
20160044015 | Secure Challenge System for Verifying Access Rights to Media Content - Described is a technique for securely verifying access rights to a media file stored on a user device. By verifying the access rights to the media file, a server may provide access to a licensed version of the media from a media library in a remote location such as server for a cloud-based service. When a media file is confirmed to be available in a media library, a cryptographic a hash function that incorporates a random value or “salt” is used to verify that a user is in possession of an entire media file. Accordingly, the techniques described herein improve the security for verifying that a user is in possession of a media file by preventing the use of pre-calculated hashes. | 02-11-2016 |
Ian Thomas Finlayson US
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20120296842 | Documenting Processes of an Organization - A method and system for documenting processes and controls of an organization involve storing information describing the processes of the organization in a database and then accessing the database with a suitable user interface application. Preferably the user interface application is a web browser and the data in the database is provided to users as a series of web pages. Using the user interface application, users can review the documented processes, report errors, request changes, generate reports, and so forth. Users with suitable access privileges can modify the data in the database using the user interface application. An external auditor can audit the processes and controls of the organization from his own office by accessing the database over a network such as the Internet. | 11-22-2012 |
James Finlayson, Eugene, OR US
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20090327743 | SECURE PORTABLE DATA TRANSPORT & STORAGE SYSTEM - A portable data transport device that provides security to data stored therein, and is configured to communicate data with a host computer for securing and transporting data. The portable data transport device includes a first processor and a biometric identification system. Upon successful biometric identification of an enrolled user, the first processor permits mounting of the data transport device to a host computer. However, prior to the commencement of read/write operations, cross-checking of stored identification codes of components of the portable data transport device occurs, including the use of a hash function. If any identifier does not match, no read/write data operations are permitted. The portable data transport device includes a file security program that includes a DLL encryption/decryption program having a self-check feature. Upon self check, if any changes were made to the encryption/decryption program, no read/write operations are permitted. The portable data transport device permits the selection of multiple files for encryption together into a single data container pack file and to store that data container pack file. The file security program permits an enrolled user at a host computer to assign only a password to a data container pack file. If a user at a host computer enters an incorrect password a predetermined number of times, portable data transport device processor will erase all data in any volatile memory it is using and will lock itself in a non-operational configuration. | 12-31-2009 |
James B. Finlayson, Temecula, CA US
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20120183928 | USE OF ZIGBEE PERSONAL AREA NETWORK IN MILES MANWORN - A wireless laser detection system for use in a military training environment and method of implementing the same are described. The wireless laser detection system includes at least one laser detector module characterized by a sensor, a decoder, and a network adapter. The laser detection system also includes a control module and a status indicator. The sensor detects an information bearing laser signal and communicates it to the decoder. The decoder extracts event data from the laser signal and sends it to the network adapter. The network adapter wirelessly transmits the event data over a personal area network to the control module. The control module processes the event data and stores it in a memory. The control module also optionally downloads the stored event data to an external device. | 07-19-2012 |
John W. Finlayson, Renton, WA US
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20080310754 | System and method for assembling substantially distortion-free images - Exemplary systems and methods are provided for imaging a unit under test. Orientation of an imaging system is determined with a machine vision system, a unit under test is scanned with the imaging system, and the scanned image is processed into a substantially distortion-free image. The scanned image may be processed into a substantially distortion-free image by mapping a scanned image to coordinates determined by the machine vision system. By combining the position and orientation information collected at the time each image pixel is collected, the image can be assembled without distortion by mapping a detector signal to the appropriate image coordinate. Alternately, the scanned image may be processed into a substantially distortion-free image by mapping a scanned image to a predetermined matrix grid of coordinates, identifying distortion in the scanned image, and correcting identified distortion in the scanned image. | 12-18-2008 |
John William Finlayson, Renton, WA US
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20090128557 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DATA FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELS FROM X-RAYS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for generating a three-dimensional model of an object of interest in an aircraft. In response to transmitting a plurality of x-rays from a set of transmission points into the aircraft, backscatter x-ray data is received. The object identified from a two-dimensional diagram of the backscatter data. Points for the object are created from the identification of the object in the received data. The points are placed at a first distance from the transmission points to form a first curve. The points are placed at a second distance from the transmission points to form a second curve. A first surface is formed from the first and second curves. A second surface is formed that intersects the first surface to form an intersection. Three-dimensional data is generated for the three-dimensional model of the object from the intersection. | 05-21-2009 |
Keith W. Finlayson, Gypsum, KS US
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20150342114 | SEEDER WITH LOCKOUT CLUTCH - A seed planting machine for dispensing seed. The seed planting machine includes a transmission with a lockout clutch having an actuator for shifting the lockout clutch between a first configuration and a second configuration. As such, the lockout clutch, in the first configuration, is operable to cause the seed planting machine to dispense seed in response to a roller mechanism of the seed planting machine rotating in a first direction and to not dispense seed in response to the roller mechanism rotating in a second direction. Furthermore, the lockout clutch, in the second configuration, is not operable to cause the seed planting machine to dispense seed in response to the roller mechanism rotating in either the first or second directions. | 12-03-2015 |
Malcolm Finlayson, Solana Beach, CA US
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20110053864 | Compositions and methods for modulation of cell migration - A peptide includes SEQ ID NO:3, substitution and addition variants thereof which maintain the ability to activate CD44. A complex includes this peptide or an Å6 polypeptide with a CD44 polypeptide. An isolated polypeptide includes the Link region sequence of human CD44, functionally active fragments thereof, substitution variants, and addition variants. A method of treating a disease characterized by aberrant cell migration and/or invasion includes administering to a subject an effective amount of the peptide of SEQ ID NO:3 or an Å6 polypeptide to bind to a CD44 polypeptide and modulate signal transduction activity for a sufficient period of time to treat the disease. Other methods include using the peptide of SEQ ID NO:3 or an Å6 polypeptide for diagnosing, identifying a subpopulation of subjects responsive to treatment, and screening for compounds that bind a CD44 polypeptide. | 03-03-2011 |
20110217233 | MODULATION OF INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING - A method of treating a disease characterized by aberrant cell migration and/or invasion includes administering to a subject an effective amount of the peptide of SEQ ID NO:3, an Å6 polypeptide, or an isolated polypeptide consisting essentially of the Link region of human CD44 as indicated in FIG. | 09-08-2011 |
Malcolm F. Finlayson, Houston, TX US
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20090176898 | ORIENTED POLYMER COMPOSITION WITH INORGANIC FILLER AND LOW XYLENE SOLUBLES - Tensile draw an orientable polymer composition wherein at least 50 weight-percent of the polymers in the orientable polymer composition are polypropylene-based polymers and wherein the orientable polymer composition contains four weight-percent or less of a combination of polypropylene xylene solubles and ethylene/propylene copolymer xylene solubles and ten volume percent or more of inorganic filler to prepare a cellular oriented polymer composition having a density of 0.85 grams per cubic centimeter or less and a flexural modulus of 4137 megaPascals (600,000 pounds per square inch) or more. | 07-09-2009 |
20100048792 | A POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM - The instant invention is a polypropylene composition, a method of producing the same, and articles made therefrom. The polypropylene composition according to instant invention includes the reactive melt blending product of a high crystalline polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 64 percent, an elastomer, a coupling agent, and optionally a filler. The polypropylene composition according to instant invention has a melt flow rate in the range of less than 1 g/10 minutes measured at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with ASTM-D 1238. The method of producing a polypropylene composition according to instant invention includes the following steps: (1) reactive melt blending a high crystalline polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 64 percent, an elastomer, and optionally a filler in the presence of a coupling agent; and (2) thereby producing the polypropylene composition having a melt flow rate in the range of less than 1 g/10 minutes measured at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg in accordance with ASTM-D 1238. The articles according to instant invention include the inventive polypropylene composition including the reactive melt blending product of a high crystalline polypropylene having a crystallinity of at least 64 percent, an elastomer, a coupling agent, and optionally a filler. | 02-25-2010 |
20100086798 | Gloss Resins and Method for Making Same - The present disclosure is directed to polymeric compositions which form gloss resins suitable for thermoforming applications. The polymeric compositions include a reaction product composed of a clarified random propylene/α-olefin copolymer, a coupling agent, and optionally an elastomer. Methods for adjusting the melt flow rate of the gloss resin are also disclosed. Adjustment of the gloss resin melt flow rate advantageously enables scrap thermoplastic material containing the gloss resin to be recycled in a thermoforming operation. | 04-08-2010 |
20110009514 | Silane-Coupled Propylene-Based Polymer and Method - The present disclosure provides propylene-based polymers which exhibit a strain hardening distribution factor that is less than zero and/or a strain hardening factor greater than 1.5. The propylene-based polymers are rheology-modified by way of silane coupling to improve melt strength. | 01-13-2011 |
20110052930 | High Gloss Thermoformed Article and Process for Producing Same - The present disclosure is directed to a thermoforming process and thermoformed articles produced therefrom. The thermoforming process includes heating a structure with a gloss layer composed of a propylene-based polymer having a melt flow rate from about 0.1 g/10 min to about 1.5 g/10 min, and producing a thermoformed article wherein the gloss layer has a post-thermoformed Gardner gloss value within 25% of the pre-thermoformed Gardner gloss value for the gloss layer. The thermoformed article may have a gloss layer with a post-thermoformed Gardner gloss value greater than or equal to about 60. | 03-03-2011 |
Maureen Finlayson, Stow, MA US
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20160051799 | STABILIZING AND SEALING CATHETER FOR USE WITH A GUIDING CATHETER - A coaxial stabilizing and sealing catheter provides increased support to a guide catheter that is seated in an ostium of a branch artery by extending through and out of a distal end of the guide catheter and anchoring in position within the vessel that is being treated. The stabilizing and sealing catheter includes, as part of a relatively flexible distal section, a balloon that locks the distal end of the stabilizing and sealing catheter in place to provide support to the therapeutic devices that are introduced and further seals the artery to prevent blood from entering the artery. A sealing cuff at a proximal end of the stabilizing and sealing catheter provides a seal between the exterior of the stabilizing and sealing catheter and the interior of the guide catheter. In addition, a fixing mechanism it utilized to lock the guide catheter in place to exchange therapeutic devices. | 02-25-2016 |
Maureen A. Finlayson, Stow, MA US
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20080228209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM A BLOOD VESSEL USING A SMALL DIAMETER CATHETER - This invention provides a small diameter snare device and device for thrombus removal consisting of a hollow, elongate, thin-walled outer sheath. A single central core wire extends through the entire length of the sheath. The outer diameter of the core wire is sized close to the inner diameter of the sheath while allowing for axial sliding, in order to maximize the support to the body portion of the snare device. A tool tip or “capture segment” at the distal end of the sheath and core wire can be controllably expanded to engage a thrombus and remove the thrombus from the blood vessel. | 09-18-2008 |
20100131000 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL FROM A BLOOD VESSEL - This invention provides a device and controllably expansive tool tip for thrombus removal. According to one embodiment, the controllably expansive thrombus removal tool tip (e.g., a screen and/or mesh) may be collapsed by pushing on an actuating handle, and then advanced into a balloon or guiding catheter until a distal end of device has reached the thrombus. The tool tip is then expanded by pulling the actuating handle backward; and the radially extended (expanded) tool tip is moved to receive and substantially surround (e.g., encompass) the thrombus. The tool tip may then be collapsed again by pushing on the actuating handle to engage (tighten around) the thrombus, and the device may be withdrawn from a patient's body through the vascular system with the thrombus engaged by the tool tip. | 05-27-2010 |
Ronald Finlayson, Armonk, NY US
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20130254738 | Life Cycle of a Work Packet in a Software Factory - A method, system, and computer-readable medium for managing a work packet's life cycle, wherein the work packet is assembled in a software factory that creates custom software in a standardized manner, are presented. In one embodiment, the computer-implemented method comprises: defining a work packet to perform a sub-function of a custom software, wherein the work packet is a pre-stored, reusable, self-contained, discrete unit of software code; assembling the work packet; archiving the work packet in an asset repository; retrieving the work packet from the asset repository; and sending the work packet to an assembly line for consolidation with other work packets to create a custom software. | 09-26-2013 |