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Aubrey Flanagan, Franklin Park, NJ US
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| 20110274413 | Multimedia control center - A video library is formed within a personal video depot (PVD). The PVD has capability to accept purchased video's and DVD's as well as personal video's captured on camcorders. The purchased video's and DVD's are rights verified and assigned to a user having an authenticated ID. The PVD has capability to play a selected video on a TV as well as acquire additional video titles from the server connected to the depot through a network. A menu is displayed on a TV from which a remote control is used to make selections that affect the purchase of video titles and operation of the PVD. | 11-10-2011 |
Craig T. Flanagan, New York City, NY US
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| 20100212668 | INHALED ANESTHETIC AGENT THERAPY AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - A therapy utilizing inhaled anesthetic agents (such as desflurane, sevoflurane, isoflurane, or xenon) for the sedation of patients outside of the immediate perioperative space such as in the medical intensive care unit (MICU) and the surgical intensive care unit (SICU). The therapy includes controlled delivery of volatile anesthetic agents to patients undergoing ventilatory support on an ICU ventilator over extended periods of time. A system which provides for the delivery of anesthetic agents includes an anesthetic agent vaporizer element, an anesthetic agent reflector, and a plug-in cassette which contains both a cartridge housing liquid phase volatile anesthetic agent and an anesthetic vapor scrubbing medium. | 08-26-2010 |
David Flanagan, Framingham, MA US
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| 20090310480 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SESSION ENCAPSULATION INFORMATION WITHIN AN INTERNET PROTOCOL CONTENT BYPASS ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus, method and system for delivering Internet Protocol (IP) content within a system that includes a bypass architecture, using a Session Encapsulation Information Database (SEIDB). Within an existing PacketCable Multimedia (PCMM) framework used as a control plane for IP content bypass flow setup, the SEIDB system stores session bypass encapsulation information for IP content bypass flows within the system. Within the SEIDB, each entry of bypass encapsulation information has a flow classifier component that uniquely identifies a bypass flow in a manner that allows both a cable modem termination system (CMTS) and the IP content source to uniquely identify the bypass flow at the SEIDB. Initially, the CMTS gathers bypass encapsulation information and uploads it to the SEIDB. Before the bypass flow begins, the IP content source obtains the necessary bypass encapsulation information from the SEIDB, e.g., using a flow classifier as a search filter item. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090310596 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING BYPASS ENCAPSULATION OF INTERNET CONTENT WITHIN A BYPASS ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus, method and system for delivering Internet content within a system that includes a bypass architecture, such as a bypass architecture that transmits content from the Internet or an Internet content source to a downstream modulator, such as an Edge Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (EQAM) modulator, in a manner that bypasses the system's Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS). Content from the Internet or an Internet source is transmitted to a last-hop router, which is configured to identify content for bypass encapsulation. The last-hop router also can be configured to perform at least a portion of the necessary bypass encapsulation for proper bypass flows of the identified content. Alternatively, the EQAM is configured to perform the bypass encapsulation, and the last-hop router transmits the identified content to the EQAM, which performs at least a portion of the necessary bypass encapsulation on the identified content. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100083329 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING AND CONFIGURING INTERNET CONTENT FOR BYPASS ENCAPSULATION WITHIN A BYPASS ARCHITECTURE - An apparatus, method and system for delivering Internet content within a system that includes an encapsulation database and a last-hop router as part of a bypass architecture, such as a bypass architecture that transmits IP content from a source to a downstream modulator, such as an EQAM modulator, in a manner that bypasses the system's Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS). The encapsulation database, which typically is controlled by the MSO, but also is in operable communication with the last-hop router and CMTS, is configured to store encapsulation identification information, which is used to identify which portions of the IP content receive bypass encapsulation. The encapsulation database also can include the QoS settings for such identified portions of IP content. The encapsulation database allows the MSO to provide QoS settings for select portions of IP content, such as videos from internet video providers with whom the MSO has made special arrangements. | 04-01-2010 |
David Flanagan, Somersworth, NH US
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| 20100217255 | Fluid-Assisted Electrosurgical Device and Methods of Use Thereof - The invention provides an electrosurgical device and methods of use thereof. The device comprises a first electrode, a second electrode and at least one fluid outlet. In one embodiment, the first electrode has a distal portion with an electrically conductive spherical surface, the second electrode has a distal portion with an electrically conductive spherical surface, and at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode have a blade portion. | 08-26-2010 |
David J. Flanagan, Somersworth, NH US
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| 20110125146 | Cartridge Assembly For Electrosurgical Devices, Electrosurgical Unit And Methods Of Use Thereof - The invention provides a cartridge assembly to couple a tissue treatment device with an electrosurgical unit, with the cartridge assembly operable with a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus of the electrosurgical unit. The invention also provides an electrosurgical unit comprising a power delivery apparatus and a fluid delivery apparatus operable with the cartridge assembly and a system thereof. | 05-26-2011 |
Dennis Edward Flanagan, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20090300658 | DEFINING, DISTRIBUTING AND PRESENTING DEVICE EXPERIENCES - Platforms and techniques for defining, authorizing/authenticating, distributing, and presenting dynamic device experiences using a number of hierarchically-related, declarative language data structures, such as extensible markup language (“XML”) elements or attributes. A dynamic device experience is presented when two electronic devices are in communication via a communication medium. The data structures are processed to present a graphical user interface to a user—the graphical user interface implements a dynamic device experience associated with the other electronic device. In one exemplary scenario, independent hardware vendors (“IHVs”) author XML documents that include device experience information (such as branding or advertising information, access to Web services or applications, and access to device functionality), in the form of items of data stored in the data structures. The XML documents are verified against a predetermined schema, secured using a cryptographic technique such as a digital signature, and discovered/distributed in flexible, tamper-resistant manners. | 12-03-2009 |
Douglas R. Flanagan, Iowa City, IA US
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| 20080227805 | SUSTAINED RELEASE PARENTERAL FORMULATIONS OF BUPRENORPHINE - An oil-in-water buprenorphine formulation including buprenorphine and a surfactant that emulsifies the buprenorphine in oil, wherein the drug release is controlled by varying the oil concentration and/or pH. A buprenorphine aqueous suspension formulation including a free base buprenorphine and a suspension stabilizer. A buprenorphine oil formulation including a buprenorphine salt suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable oil. Methods of providing sustained release of buprenorphine over a period of time. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100093778 | SUSTAINED RELEASE PARENTERAL FORMULATIONS OF BUPRENORPHINE - An oil-in-water buprenorphine formulation including buprenorphine and a surfactant that emulsifies the buprenorphine in oil, wherein the drug release is controlled by varying the oil concentration and/or pH. A buprenorphine aqueous suspension formulation including a free base buprenorphine and a suspension stabilizer. A buprenorphine oil formulation including a buprenorphine salt suspended in a pharmaceutically acceptable oil. Methods of providing sustained release of buprenorphine over a period of time. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110086069 | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS OF NITRITE AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions of nitrites such as inorganic nitrites, or any pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, or prodrugs thereof, and the medical use of these compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions, which can be formulated for oral administration, can provide immediate release or extended release of the nitrite ion (NO | 04-14-2011 |
Edward Flanagan, Oakley, MI US
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| 20100004078 | ARROWHEAD HAVING COLLAPSIBLE AND OUTWARDLY BIASED BLADES - A broadhead for an arrow has a ferrule and a pair of blade members. Each blade member has a first end that is pivotally interconnected with the ferrule body and an opposite second end. The blade members each have a retracted position and an extended position. A biasing member biases the blade members toward the extended positions and is the only element operable to hold the blade members in the extended position. | 01-07-2010 |
Edward Flanagan, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20100089364 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PRESSURE BALANCING OF INDUSTRIAL LARGE-BORE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES - A method and apparatus for providing automatic pressure balancing of an internal combustion engine. The engine includes cylinders, fuel injector valves provided to selectively deliver fuel directly into the cylinders, fuel-balancing valves each fluidly connected to the fuel injector valves for controlling the fuel delivered to the fuel injector valves and cylinder pressure sensors each mounted to one of the cylinders. The method comprises an automatic pressure balancing procedure including the steps of monitoring a cylinder pressure in each of the cylinders, determining a peak combustion pressure produced in each of the cylinders, calculating a mean peak pressure produced in all of the cylinders, calculating a pressure difference between the mean and the peak pressure and incrementally adjusting the fuel delivered by one of the fuel-balancing valves to the corresponding fuel injector valve mounted to the cylinder having the pressure difference larger than a predetermined pressure value. | 04-15-2010 |
Elizabeth M. Flanagan, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20090047303 | Method for improving the immunogenicity of plasmodium antigens - The present invention provides a Malaria antigen-carrier conjugate, which comprises a carrier protein and a plurality of | 02-19-2009 |
Eugene L. Flanagan, Wilton, CT US
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| 20090193052 | GATHERING RESEARCH DATA - Systems and methods for gathering research data using multiple monitoring devices are provided. At least a pair of the monitoring devices each read ancillary codes contained within media data and which represents research data. The decoded data read by at least one of the pair is associated with a further set of data offering a correspondence between each of the sets of decoded data. Such correspondence allows a determination that the data decoded by each of the pair of monitoring devices is the same. | 07-30-2009 |
Frank M. Flanagan, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110233274 | ELECTRONIC PARKING VALIDATION - A method and system are disclosed for providing electronic parking validations. The method and system involve providing a parking ticket with a unique identifier to a patron upon arrival to a parking facility, where the unique identifier is associated with parking information. The method and system further involve using a web-based electronic parking validation system to confirm the parking ticket parking information with electronically stored parking information and to provide an electronic parking validation for the parking ticket. In order to confirm the parking ticket information with the electronically stored parking information and to provide an electronic parking validation for the parking ticket, a validator inputs into the web-based electronic parking validation system the unique identifier that is associated with the parking ticket. In some embodiments, the validator uses an electronic bar code scanner to scan electronically the unique identifier into the system. | 09-29-2011 |
James Michael Flanagan, Rochester, MN US
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| 20080301196 | AUTONOMIC INDEX CREATION, MODIFICATION AND DELETION - An index advice record engine generates and stores index advice records. An index advice policy mechanism allows a user to define an index advice policy that specifies criteria for autonomic index creation, modification and deletion. An autonomic index mechanism reads the index advice records, compares this information with the criteria in the user-defined index advice policies, and determines whether an index should be created, modified or deleted based on the information in the index advice records and the index advice policies. By automating the process of creating, modifying and deleting indexes according to user-defined policies, the preferred embodiments alleviate human users from most of the work of manually creating, modifying and deleting indexes. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080307009 | AUTONOMIC INDEX CREATION, MODIFICATION AND DELETION - An index advice record engine generates and stores index advice records. An index advice policy mechanism allows a user to define an index advice policy that specifies criteria for autonomic index creation, modification and deletion. An autonomic index mechanism reads the index advice records, compares this information with the criteria in the user-defined index advice policies, and determines whether an index should be created, modified or deleted based on the information in the index advice records and the index advice policies. By automating the process of creating, modifying and deleting indexes according to user-defined policies, the preferred embodiments alleviate human users from most of the work of manually creating, modifying and deleting indexes. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090157742 | On Demand Capture of Database Application Environmental Resources - A method and apparatus for tracking a plurality of database resource consumers is provided. A request is received from a job for a database resource of a plurality of resources. Based on the request, a database resource allocation amount for the job is updated. The database resource allocation amount specifies an amount of the database resource allocated to the job. It is determined whether the job is a primary consumer for the resource. A primary consumer is defined according to a consumption of the database resource relative to other database resource consumers. The determining is based on the database resource amount allocated to the job; and a respective database resource amount allocated to each of the plurality of database resource consumers. Upon determining that the job is one of the plurality of primary consumers, the job is added to a stored list identifying the primary consumers for the database resource. | 06-18-2009 |
James P. Flanagan, Clinton, OH US
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| 20110127826 | HUB AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY - A wheel hub assembly configured to receive and support a brake rotor component in either a fixed or floating arrangement, such that a wheel assembly mounted to the wheel hub abuts directly against the outboard flange of the hub, and not against an entrapped brake rotor surface. | 06-02-2011 |
John Flanagan, East Windsor, NJ US
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| 20110152319 | METHOD TO PREDICT RESPONSE TO PHARMACOLOGICAL CHAPERONE TREATMENT OF DISEASES - The present invention provides methods to determine whether a patient with a lysosomal storage disorder will benefit from treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. The present invention exemplifies an in vitro method for determining α-galactosidase A responsiveness to a pharmacological chaperone such as 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin in a cell line expressing a mutant from of α-galactosidase A. The invention also provides a method for diagnosing Fabry disease in patients suspected of having Fabry disease. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110212996 | METHOD TO PREDICT RESPONSE TO PHARMACOLOGICAL CHAPERONE TREATMENT OF DISEASES - The present invention provides methods to determine whether a patient with a lysosomal storage disorder will benefit from treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone. The present invention exemplifies an in vitro method for determining α-galactosidase A responsiveness to a pharmacological chaperone such as 1-deoxygalactonojirimycin in a cell line expressing a mutant from of α-galactosidase A. The invention also provides a method for diagnosing Fabry disease in patients suspected of having Fabry disease. | 09-01-2011 |
John D. Flanagan, Rhinebeck, NY US
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| 20080313514 | ON-CHIP AC SELF-TEST CONTROLLER - A system for performing AC self-test on an integrated circuit that includes a system clock for normal operation is provided. The system includes the system clock, self-test circuitry, a first and second test register to capture and launch test data in response to a sequence of data pulses, and a logic circuit to be tested. The self-test circuitry includes an AC self-test controller and a clock splitter. The clock splitter generates the sequence of data pulses including a long data capture pulse followed by an at speed data launch pulse and an at speed data capture pulse followed by a long data launch pulse. The at speed data launch pulse and the at speed data capture pulse are generated for a common cycle of the system clock. | 12-18-2008 |
John James Flanagan, Walnut Creek, CA US
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| 20090081688 | Methods of detecting nucleic acids in individual cells and of identifying rare cells from large heterogeneous cell populations - Methods of detecting multiple nucleic acid targets in single cells through indirect capture of labels to the nucleic acids are provided. Methods of assaying the relative levels of nucleic acid targets through normalization to levels of reference nucleic acids are also provided. Methods of detecting individual cells, particularly rare cells from large heterogeneous cell populations, through detection of nucleic acids are described. Related compositions, systems, and kits are also provided. | 03-26-2009 |
John Scott Flanagan, Chamblee, GA US
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| 20100273066 | Rechargeable Lithium Air Battery Cell Having Electrolyte with Alkylene Additive - A rechargeable lithium-air battery ( | 10-28-2010 |
Joseph Flanagan, Aurora, IN US
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| 20110066287 | Article with Force Sensitive Motion Control Capability - An article | 03-17-2011 |
Katie A. Flanagan, Lindenhurst, NY US
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| 20090035335 | Cosmetic Composition Containing a Polymer Blend - The present invention relates to a cosmetic composition containing a unique polymer blend, which includes: (a) a first polymeric film-former having a first glass transition temperature ranging from about −20° C. to about 0° C.; (b) a second polymeric film-former having a second glass transition temperature that is at least 50° C. higher than the first glass transition temperature; and (c) a third cross-linked polymeric film-former. The cosmetic composition of the present invention can be applied to human skin or keratinous fibers for forming a film thereon with exceptionally long wearability, reduced flaking and smudge properties, and good removability by warm water. | 02-05-2009 |
Kenneth Flanagan, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090111102 | METHODS FOR DETECTING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present invention provides for a method of detecting the presence of inflammatory bowel disease in gastrointestinal tissues or cells of a mammal by detecting increased expression of LY6 genes in the tissues or cells of the mammal relative to a control. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20110177504 | METHODS FOR DETECTING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE - The present invention provides for a method of detecting the presence of inflammatory bowel disease in gastrointestinal tissues or cells of a mammal by detecting increased expression of LY6 genes in the tissues or cells of the mammal relative to a control. | 07-21-2011 |
Kevin P. Flanagan, Rancho Cordova, CA US
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| 20090080248 | DATA STORAGE AND PROCESSING ALGORITHM FOR PLACEMENT OF MULTI - LEVEL FLASH CELL (MLC) VT - A wireless device that includes a memory device having an engine to execute a voting algorithm to average a memory cell data sensing result over time to provide a charge placement in the memory cell. | 03-26-2009 |
Kevin T. Flanagan, Culver City, CA US
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| 20090132377 | Internet protocol-based interstitial advertising - The present invention delivers interstitial media content, such as advertisements during a user's navigation of an Internet protocol-based product, for example, a graphical user interface. The present invention may display advertisement content positioned within a web page or may display a full screen advertisement before a new web page is presented. As an interstitial advertisement, the advertisement appears between web page requests such that when a user action requests a new page, the present invention can launch an ad before displaying the requested content. The ads are preferably non-interruptible, such that the user cannot fast-forward or skip the advertisement. A preferred method detects a web page address request and delivers advertising content in an Internet protocol format to the user independently of any code associated with the requested web address. The invention may also deliver ads only after a specified time delay has elapsed, thus regulating the frequency of advertisements independent of the user's movement through the Internet protocol-based product. In another preferred embodiment, the invention may also deliver ads only after a specified number of address changes have been detected. An additional preferred embodiment may also deliver an advertisement unrelated to whether a user makes a web page request. | 05-21-2009 |
Kevin Warner Flanagan, Troy, NY US
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| 20090110845 | METHODS FOR BONDING HIGH TEMPERATURE SENSORS - The invention provides a method of bonding a sensor to a surface comprising the steps of applying a thermoplastic film to a first surface of the sensor. The first surface of the sensor is contacted with a surface of an object to be monitored, wherein the composition effectively bonds the sensor to the object surface at a temperature up to approximately 250° C. The invention also provides a method of bonding a sensor to a surface comprising the steps of applying a thermoplastic film to a surface area of an object to be monitored. The first surface of a sensor is contacted with the object surface area, wherein the film effectively bonds the sensor to the object surface at a temperature up to approximately 250° C. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090289032 | METHOD AND KIT FOR SURFACE PREPARATION - A method includes contacting a treatment composition including a permanganic acid to a surface of a first substrate to form a treated substrate surface, wherein the first substrate comprises a polyarylenesulfide. The method further includes adhesively bonding the treated substrate surface to a second substrate surface. An associated kit is also provided | 11-26-2009 |
Kevin Warner Flanagan, Albany, NY US
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| 20090128019 | DIFFUSION BARRIER COATINGS HAVING GRADED COMPOSITIONS AND DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME - A composite article comprises a substrate having at least a substrate surface and a graded-composition coating disposed on a substrate surface. The composition of the coating material varies substantially continuously across its thickness. The coating reduces the transmission rates of oxygen, water vapor, and other chemical species through the substrate such that the composite article can be used effectively as a diffusion barrier to protect chemically sensitive devices or materials. An organic light-emitting device incorporates such a composite article to provide an extended life thereto. | 05-21-2009 |
Laura Flanagan, Fort Atkinson, WI US
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| 20090061438 | DETECTION OF MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY AND ITS USE IN DIAGNOSIS OF TUMORS - Methods and kits are disclosed for use in the analysis of microsatellite instability in genomic DNA. Methods and kits are also disclosed which can be used to detect microsatellite instability DNA present in biological materials, such as tumors. The methods and kits of the present invention can be used to detect or diagnose diseases associated with microsatellite instability, such as certain types of cancer. | 03-05-2009 |
Mark E. Flanagan, Gales Ferry, CT US
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| 20080293646 | MACROLIDES - The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100035903 | PYRROLO[2,3-D]PYRIMIDINE COMPOUNDS - A compound of the formula | 02-11-2010 |
Mark Edward Flanagan, Gales Ferry, CT US
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| 20100160281 | MONOCARBAMS - The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): | 06-24-2010 |
Mark W. Flanagan, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20100068035 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COOLING A TURBINE - A cooling system for a turbine includes a blower configured to generate a cooling gas flow to be passed through a rotor cavity of the turbine; piping configured to deliver the cooling gas flow to the turbine; and at least one valve configured to control the cooling gas flow. The piping is operatively connected to the rotor of the turbine. A method of cooling a turbine includes generating a cooling gas flow with a blower to be passed through a rotor cavity of the turbine; and delivering the cooling gas flow to the turbine. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100178152 | Compressor Clearance Control System Using Turbine Exhaust - The present application provides a compressor clearance control system for a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine includes a turbine producing exhaust gases and a compressor with a casing and a number of rotor blades. The compressor clearance control system may include a casing heat exchanger positioned about the casing of the compressor and an extraction port for exhaust gases from the turbine. The extraction port is in communication with the casing heat exchanger so as to heat the casing of the compressor with the exhaust gases from the turbine. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100178161 | Compressor Clearance Control System Using Bearing Oil Waste Heat - The present application provides a compressor clearance control system for a gas turbine engine having an oil recirculation system with a flow of oil therein and a compressor with a casing and a number of rotor blades. The compressor clearance control system may include a casing heat exchanger positioned about the casing of the compressor and a conduit in communication with the casing heat exchanger and the oil recirculation system so as to heat the casing of the compressor with the flow of oil from the oil recirculation system. | 07-15-2010 |
Mark W. Flanagan, Greenville, SC US
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| 20100080698 | Method and apparatus for matching the thermal mass and stiffness of bolted split rings - A method and apparatus for controlling distortion in the casing of a gas turbine are disclosed. The method uses a split in the flange ID underneath “false” flanges to tune the hoop stiffness of the casing to match the stiffness and behavior of the bolted joint. By matching the hoop carrying capability and load path of the split-line flange, as well as the thermal mass effect, the distortion can be channeled to a higher order distortion mode that can evenly distribute the deflection and approach a pure circular form. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100172738 | Method of Matching Thermal Response Rates Between A Stator and a Rotor and Fluidic Thermal Switch for Use Therewith - A turbine power generation system with thermal response rate matching provided by one or more fluidic thermal switches and a method for mitigating restart pinch during a hot restart. The turbine power generating system includes a stator and a rotor situated within the casing of the stator. Auxiliary heat is provided to the stator casing during shutdown operations from a heat source via one or more fluidic thermal switch which are configured to provide localized heating to portions of the stator casing subject to restart pinch. The fluidic thermal switch includes two solid, thermal conductors having fluid contacting elements spatially separated within an insulated vessel. A highly conductive and capacitive fluid is provided to the insulated vessel when localized heating is needed. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100172754 | Stator Casing Having Improved Running Clearances Under Thermal Load - A turbine power generation system, comprising a stator including a shroud and a rotor rotatably situated within the shroud, wherein the shroud is structured such that the inner diameter of the inner surface of the shroud reduces when the inner surface is exposed to a thermal load. The reduction of the inner diameter allows a minimum blade-casing clearance to be achieved during steady-state operation instead of during transient operations. Blade-casing clearance is configured to be greatest at when the engine is in a cold, stationary position. The clearance is further configured to decrease as thermal load increases until a steady-state, thermal equilibrium is achieved. The clearance grows during shutdown as the stator and rotor begin to cool. | 07-08-2010 |
Mary Flanagan, Framingham, MA US
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| 20100121638 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH TO TEXT CONVERSION - Speech recognition is performed in near-real-time and improved by exploiting events and event sequences, employing machine learning techniques including boosted classifiers, ensembles, detectors and cascades and using perceptual clusters. Speech recognition is also improved using tandem processing. An automatic punctuator injects punctuation into recognized text streams. | 05-13-2010 |
Michael Flanagan, Kalamazoo, MI US
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| 20090214597 | NON-INJECTION IMMUNOTHERAPY - Methods and compositions are disclosed for the reduction of immune responses to an exogenous allergen. The reduction is obtained by pre-treatment or pre-conditioning, without injection, of a subject with the allergen so as to reduce immune responses in the subject upon additional exposure to the allergen. The invention is advantageously used in a variety of contexts, including seasonal allergies wherein pre-treatment or pre-conditioning is performed before the onset of the seasonal allergy. | 08-27-2009 |
Michael C. Flanagan, Wareham, MA US
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| 20090308946 | Aerosol Can Adaptor for Spraying Equipment - A system is provided for spraying a material, the system comprising: a canister having a first threaded fitting in fluid communication with a valve seal; a dip tube extending from the valve seal into the canister; an adaptor having a second threaded fitting that mates with the threads of the first threaded fitting and an adaptor tube; and, a nozzle in fluid communication with the adaptor; wherein the adaptor tube interacts with the valve seal to move the valve into an open position, thereby establishing a continuous flow path from the canister to the nozzle through the dip tube, valve seal and adaptor tube. | 12-17-2009 |
Michael J. Flanagan, Chester, NJ US
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| 20090003332 | GEOLOCATION TECHNIQUE ASSOCIATED WITH WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A geolocation technique for determining a location of a mobile station includes using network information regarding a wireless communication event between the mobile station and a wireless communication network. A plurality of other wireless communication events are instigated to generate additional call records including the network information that is useful for a location determination. At least some of the plurality of call records are used with a geolocation algorithm for making a determination regarding a location of the mobile station. One example includes using a voice call, data call or short-message-service (SMS) call for at least one or all of the other wireless communication events. | 01-01-2009 |
Michael John Flanagan, St. Petersburg, FL US
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| 20100145659 | SPECTRA SIGNAL DETECTION SYSTEM - A detection system which provides for continuous background estimation removal from a sequence of spectra. A panoramic field of regard may be partitioned into a large number of fields of view (FOVs). An FOV may have a chemical vapor cloud. The small FOV may maximize detection of the cloud. Such detection may require removing the spectral characteristics other than that of the target cloud. This may amount to removal of background spectra with an estimated background developed from one or more FOVs which may or may not be similar to the background of the FOV with the target cloud. A number of estimated background spectra of the other FOVs may be used individually to greatly increase the detection probability of the target chemical. | 06-10-2010 |
Michael Joseph Flanagan, Chester, NJ US
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| 20110319093 | GEO-LOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for geo-location of a wireless communication unit ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20110319100 | ASYNCHRONOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention relates to an asynchronous wireless communication system, such as a UMTS system. The various base stations of an asynchronous wireless communication system do not typically have known timing offsets Tb(i), and these timing offsets vary with time. The invention allows the calculation of the difference dTb(i,j) between timing offsets Tb(i), Tb(j) for pairs of base stations B(i), B(j), using the timing of signals received by one or more wireless communication units. Having eliminated the timing offsets between the base stations as a variable, geo-location techniques from synchronous networks may then be used to locate wireless communication units in the asynchronous wireless communication system. | 12-29-2011 |
Patrick Flanagan, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100249644 | System and Methods for Performing Dynamic Pedicle Integrity Assessements - The present invention involves systems and related methods for performing dynamic pedicle integrity assessments involving the use of neurophysiology. | 09-30-2010 |
Peter J. Flanagan, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090288790 | Process and apparatus for treating green liquor - A method of and apparatus for treating a green liquor stream produced in a kraft pulp process to separate green liquor from dregs present in the stream by utilizing a filtration vessel that has a pressure differential between the green liquor inlet and outlet to drive the dregs from the green liquor. In addition, negative pressure is utilized in the filtration vessel to thereby drive water vapor from and consequently cool the filtered green liquor. | 11-26-2009 |
Richard A. Flanagan, Reno, NV US
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| 20090249769 | THERMAL CONVERTER DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND CONTROL METHODS - A system is provided for reducing exhaust emissions. The system can comprise a series of chambers, an injector head, and a controller. The controller can maintain desired temperature zones and chemical environments inside the series of chambers, and the chambers and structures inside the system | 10-08-2009 |
Scott Flanagan, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20100246009 | Optical coating - Optical coating materials comprise a transparent matrix material having dispersed nanoparticles comprising between 1 and 20 volume percent of the optical coating material. The coating materials are used to form optical coatings on substrates, such as glass/ceramic, polymer or metal, to alter the color or other optical properties. The nanoparticles are semiconductive material or elemental metals or elemental metal alloys that exhibit surface plasmon resonance. | 09-30-2010 |
Stephen Gerard Flanagan, Quincy, MA US
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| 20110111223 | GLAND PACKING YARN - The present invention provides a packing yarn that utilizes a non-metal woven reinforcement that provides lateral as well as longitudinal strength while improving the wear characteristics of the yarn material. To increase the support provided by the woven reinforcement, the yarn material and woven reinforcement are folded together such that the woven reinforcement is substantially coextensive with the yarn material in the resulting packing yarn. | 05-12-2011 |
Thomas Flanagan, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110314103 | SYNCHRONIZED PROCESSES COMMUNICATING OVER A WIDE AREA NETWORK AND METHOD - Communicating peer processes on a wide area network may be synchronized in real time using a client-side library in conjunction with a centralized communication service. Such an approach provides a considerably easier way to develop applications as diverse as multiplayer games, synchronized video watching, document collaboration systems, and a range of web applications that require communication between multiple web clients. | 12-22-2011 |
William D. Flanagan, Houston, TX US
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| 20090021392 | Apparatus and method for providing communication between a probe and a sensor - A wireless data communication system for a down hole environment. The system includes a housing containing a sensor, positioned within a tubular, for collecting information and processing the information, a modulator for modulating the information from the sensor into an analog signal, and a sensor antenna electrically connected to the first modulator for generating a modulated electromagnetic wave. The system further includes a probe housing, concentrically disposed within the tubular, comprising a probe antenna for receiving the modulated electromagnetic wave and generating an output, and a demodulator for demodulating the electromagnetic wave received from the sensor to a digital record. A method of wirelessly communicating between a probe and a remote sensor is also disclosed. | 01-22-2009 |
William H. Flanagan, Stamford, CT US
William J. Flanagan, Eastville, VA US
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| 20090083676 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROPAGATING ALERTS VIA A HIERARCHY OF GRIDS - The present solution addresses the displaying of multiple levels of information in a constrained display footprint in a manner that allows a user to be vigilant over the information. Systems and methods are described herein for organizing data and information queries against data sources in a relational display with hierarchical grids, linked to query results, score displays, and alert monitoring. In an embodiment of the present solution, a system allows an analyst to view results and status from monitoring numerous and persistent queries against real-time data streams. Many of these queries may be inter-related and composed in a way to comprehensively analyze a problem. To display, monitor, and interact with a collection of queries, the present solution provides a relational display that makes use of a set of grids via a feature referred to as “grid of grids”. The grids may be arranged in a hierarchy of any number of levels. For example, the grids may be arranged as a directed acyclic graph to facilitate nesting of grids, in which the grids are expanded according to the complexity and levels of granularity in the decomposition of queries for a problem or domain of interest. | 03-26-2009 |
William T. Flanagan, Novi, MI US
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| 20090248260 | SHIFTING SYSTEM WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - Methods and apparatus are provided for a tactile feedback system. The system comprises a transmission indicator having a position, the position adapted to be adjusted by a user, a feedback device coupled to the transmission indicator, the feedback device adapted to produce a vibration in response to a feedback signal, and a control system adapted to detect the position of the transmission indicator and to transmit a feedback signal to the feedback device. | 10-01-2009 |