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Andrew James Ford, Stoneham, MA US
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20100032438 | Pressure Compensation Member - A pressure compensation member suitable to be placed in a fluid dispensing channel, a valve unit comprising this pressure drop compensation member and a container comprising this pressure compensation member or this valve unit are disclosed. The pressure compensation member is adapted to maintain a substantially constant flow of fluid through the fluid dispensing channel. | 02-11-2010 |
Bryan Ford, Cambridge, MA US
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20100299743 | SESSION INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE WHILE ROAMING - The technology disclosed addresses initiation of peer-to-peer media exchange sessions, with traversal of NAT and firewall devices, in a manner adapted to roaming. In particular, involves preliminary determination of NAT/firewall topology, which reduces latency at initiation, and hole punching technologies to select a routing and traversal strategy that reduce reliance on external media relay devices. | 11-25-2010 |
20130067101 | SESSION INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE WHILE ROAMING - The technology disclosed addresses initiation of peer-to-peer media exchange sessions, with traversal of NAT and firewall devices, in a manner adapted to roaming. In particular, involves preliminary determination of NAT/firewall topology, which reduces latency at initiation, and hole punching technologies to select a routing and traversal strategy that reduce reliance on external media relay devices. | 03-14-2013 |
Carter B. Ford, Boston, MA US
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20120150713 | TRADE IMPLEMENTATION AND ANALYTICS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for normalizing the control parameters associated with trading algorithms, providing analytic data to traders in discrete time intervals to assist in the analysis of trading performance, and providing crossing opportunities to orders that have been committed to a trading algorithm but have not yet been executed, are provided. A dashboard to allow a trading professional more effective use of multiple algorithms can be created. Parameters associated with multiple algorithms can be normalized and tuned rapidly from a single user interface. Trading performance can be reviewed in discrete time intervals and execution venues. Traders can review a performance score for a trading algorithm and select an algorithm based in part on their commission budget. Block trading opportunities can be available with a crossing engine or external ATS. | 06-14-2012 |
Christopher Ford, Winchester, MA US
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20130318589 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SECURE CONTENT SHARING IN A NETWORKED SECURE COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENT - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for securely sharing computer data content that allows for the secure un-sharing of the content. The facility to un-share content may be implemented through a secure exchange server, where the content is being shared along with a secure protection feature that when altered results in the un-sharing of the content. This secure un-sharing facility may be used to securely share content beyond the secure protective facilities of an enterprise, out to users in other companies, into the public space, to users not intended to get the content, and the like, where the sender maintains control to access of the content no matter where or to who the content has been distributed. In this way, the secure sharing of content is made to be easy across corporate boundaries at the user level and at the individual document level. | 11-28-2013 |
Christopher Todd Ford, Boston, MA US
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20150135300 | LITIGATION SUPPORT IN CLOUD-HOSTED FILE SHARING AND COLLABORATION - In embodiments, the disclosure provides a method for managing content, including providing an electronic discovery facility of a secure data exchange environment, wherein at least one of a plurality of users of a first entity utilizes a network-based content storage service of a second entity to store content, and wherein the storage and access of the content with the network-based content storage service is tracked by the electronic discovery facility. The method includes receiving, at the electronic discovery facility, a discovery request, the discovery request comprising a request for a legal counsel of a third entity to access content stored on the network-based content storage service, the discovery request being, for example, in association with a litigation discovery action in relation to the first entity. Further, the method includes identifying and securing, by the electronic discovery facility and as a result of the discovery request, at least one item of content on the network-based content storage service; and providing, by the electronic discovery facility of the secure data exchange environment, access to the identified and secured item of content stored on network-based content storage service to the legal counsel of the third entity. | 05-14-2015 |
20150163206 | CUSTOMIZABLE SECURE DATA EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENT - In embodiments, the disclosure provides a secure data exchange system that includes a data management facility; and a plurality of data storage nodes. The data management facility manages content sharing between entities of data stored in the data storage nodes, wherein the data is stored by a user of a first entity and comprises content and metadata. The data management facility only has access to the metadata of the user data for managing of the data in the plurality of data storage nodes and not the content. The data management facility may be geographically distributed at a plurality of data management sites and the data storage nodes may exist inside and outside of a firewall of the first entity. | 06-11-2015 |
20150222625 | COMPUTERIZED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING SECURE CONTENT SHARING IN A NETWORKED SECURE COLLABORATIVE EXCHANGE ENVIRONMENT WITH CUSTOMER MANAGED KEYS - In embodiments of the present invention, improved capabilities are described for securely sharing computer data content between business entities as managed through an intermediate business entity, where the secure sharing process utilizes encryption provided by the intermediate business entity but where the encryption keys used in the encryption are at least in part managed through one of the business entities as customer managed keys. | 08-06-2015 |
20150310188 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SECURE DATA EXCHANGE - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for managing digital rights management (DRM) protected content sharing in a networked secure collaborative computer data exchange environment through a secure exchange facility managed by an intermediate organizational entity amongst users of a plurality of other organizational entities, wherein computer data content and access rights for the computer data content is shared between a first and second user, the computer data content and access rights for the computer data content are transformed into a DRM protected computer data content through communications with a DRM engine, wherein the DRM engine is selected based on a content type of the computer data content, and the DRM engine is provided by an entity other than the intermediate organizational entity and other than any of the plurality of other organizational entities. | 10-29-2015 |
Donna Ford, Plainville, MA US
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20100075325 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND THERAPY OF BREAST CANCER - The invention relates to nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with breast cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human breast cancers are provided. | 03-25-2010 |
20100291068 | NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES AND PROTEINS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION, ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION, AND THERAPY OF OVARIAN CANCER - The invention relates to newly discovered nucleic acid molecules and proteins associated with ovarian cancer. Compositions, kits, and methods for detecting, characterizing, preventing, and treating human ovarian cancers are provided. | 11-18-2010 |
Gary S. Ford, Plymouth, MA US
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20140048668 | UNIVERSAL QUICK-CHANGE HOOK FOR PNEUMATIC TOOLS - Pneumatic tools are staple elements of constructions sites. Pneumatic tools are often hand-carried to specific locations and balanced on an available surface or between the knees of a worker while the worker uses two hands for related activities. A universal quick-change hook according to an embodiment of the invention can be coupled between fittings of a pneumatic tool and pneumatic hose without obstructing airflow though the fittings and provides a hook stop to protect fittings attached to the universal quick-change hook, preventing accidental activation of a connection release. The universal quick-change hook is configured to support the weight of an attached tool from a wide variety of different support means, such as a ladder, lumber stock, nail, or utility belt. The universal quick-change hook provides a worker with a convenient way to secure a hook to pneumatic tools in rapid fashion to be more efficient and competitive on a jobsite. | 02-20-2014 |
James Caldwell Ford, Orleans, MA US
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20160026981 | On-Demand Payroll System and Interface - A method for managing scheduled payroll payments to employees. A computer system identifies a schedule of payments to an employee. The computer system displays schedule in a graphical user interface on a display system in the computer system. The computer system receives user input through the graphical user interface specifying a request to change the schedule for a portion of the payments. The computer system changes the schedule based on the request. | 01-28-2016 |
Jane Ann Ford, Boston, MA US
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20150154716 | SPONSORED WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION FOR CUSTOMERS - Processes are engineered to electronically identify different types of mobile data so as to facilitate an insurer to pay wireless data transmission costs for customers who transmit specific types of information to the insurer. | 06-04-2015 |
20150156333 | BYOD-SPONSORED DATA INTEGRATION - A Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) process allows isolation of data usage between corporate and personal endpoints. This process promotes BYOD usage in a corporate environment because of the ability to segregate data (i.e., corporate or personal). This enables BYOD users to bear the financial responsibility of data transmitted as part of such users' personal data plan and not data transmitted for corporate use. The process enhances productivity of corporate employees by removing cost barriers created by accessing corporate data on personal data plans. | 06-04-2015 |
John Chetley Ford, Lexington, MA US
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20090187096 | Sensor Array for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Systems and Method - The present invention generally provides improved devices, systems, and methods for measuring materials with NMR and/or MRI. Exemplary embodiments provide a sensor array for NMR mapping of the material. For example tissue can be measured with the sensor array mounted on a probe body having a distal portion which can be inserted through a minimally invasive aperture. While many tissues can be measured and/or diagnosed, one exemplary embodiment includes a probe adapted for insertion into a lumen of a blood vessel. The sensor array can provide improved spatial resolution of tissue and/or tissue structures positioned near the sensor array to diagnose potentially life threatening diseases, for example a fibrous cap covering a vulnerable plaque. In specific embodiments, the sensors are attached to an expandable member, for example a balloon, which can be inflated to urge the probe sensors radially outward to position the sensors near the tissue structures. | 07-23-2009 |
Joseph Ford, Woburn, MA US
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20090114712 | Method of processing a ticket order - A method of processing a ticket order requesting the production of an identification tag for an article of commerce can be accomplished in the following manner. In the first step, a ticketing services provider receives the ticket order placed by the client, the ticket order including, inter alia, order information (e.g., purchase order information) with respect to the article to which the tag is to be affixed. Having received the order, the ticketing services provider associates a unique identification code, such as an automatically-retrievable electronic product code (EPC), with the identification tag (e.g., by programming the IC chip of an RFID tag with the unique identification code). In turn, a file is stored in an electronically-accessible database which links the unique identification code for the ID tag with the order information for the article to which the tag is to be affixed. In this manner, the client can retrieve the order information relating to each individual article of commerce that it produces. The ability to track order information for individual articles of commerce is useful in, among other things, anti-counterfeit, anti-diversion, inventory management and article return applications. | 05-07-2009 |
Joseph E. Ford, Woburn, MA US
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20090021788 | Printer Systems and Methods for Global Tracking of Products in Supply Chains, Authentication of Products, and Connecting with Customers Both Before, During, and After a Product Sale - Printer systems and methods provide a plurality of unique identification codes to assignment devices in various geographical locations in order to assign a unique code to a single item of commerce through affixing tags or the like thereon or by direct printing. Information regarding which code is associated with which item of commerce may be captured and stored in database(s) along with other advertising, authenticity, distribution, manufacturing, note, quality control, and retail information. Inquires may be made regarding the codes by users with handheld devices including cellular phones, PDAs, notebook computers, barcode scanners, RFID readers, etc. through carrier networks, LANs, and WANs in order to obtain information about the item of commerce or related products. Stored information from the database may be provided to the users in response to their inquiries. Information may also be uploaded by the handheld devices for counterfeiting, diversion, and other tracking purposes. | 01-22-2009 |
Michael K. Ford, Waltham, MA US
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20160051252 | ANCHORS AND CINCHING FOR TISSUE OPPOSITION - A system for treating tissue includes a first anchoring device including a first anchoring element at a distal end thereof for anchoring the first anchoring device in a first target portion of tissue extending about a periphery of a tissue defect to be treated and a first suture receiving feature at a proximal end thereof. The system also includes a second anchoring device including a second anchoring element at a distal end thereof for anchoring the second anchoring device in a second target portion of tissue about the periphery of the tissue defect and a second suture receiving feature at a proximal end thereof. Furthermore, the system includes a suture configured to be passed through the first and second suture receiving features such that a tension applied to the suture draws the first and second anchoring devices toward one another to close the tissue defect. | 02-25-2016 |
Michael Killion Ford, Waltham, MA US
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20140357946 | TISSUE SPREADER FOR ACCESSING PAPILLA, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - The medical device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of legs coupled to the distal end of the elongate member. The medical device may also include a moveable element distal to the distal end of the elongate member, disposed around the plurality of legs. The moveable element may be reciprocally moveable relative to the elongate member and plurality of legs between a first and second position. The plurality of legs may be in a collapsed configuration when the moveable element is in the first position, and may be in an expanded configuration when the moveable element is in the second position. | 12-04-2014 |
Norman C. Ford, Amherst, MA US
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20110080559 | Ocular Imaging - A system for performing quasi-elastic light scattering and fluorescent ligand scanning on a subject's eye includes a light source configured to transmit light toward the subject's eye, a lens configured to focus light sent from the source and scattered by the subject's eye, a measurement reflector disposed to receive at least a portion of the focused light and configured to reflect a first portion of the received light, a camera configured and disposed to receive the first portion of the received light and configured to provide indicia of an image corresponding to the first portion of the received light, and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to analyze intensities of light in the image to determine a location of a reference point corresponding to an interface of a portion of the eye. | 04-07-2011 |
20130114042 | Ocular Imaging - A system for performing quasi-elastic light scattering and fluorescent ligand scanning on a subject's eye includes a light source configured to transmit light toward the subject's eye, a lens configured to focus light sent from the source and scattered by the subject's eye, a measurement reflector disposed to receive at least a portion of the focused light and configured to reflect a first portion of the received light, a camera configured and disposed to receive the first portion of the received light and configured to provide indicia of an image corresponding to the first portion of the received light, and a processor coupled to the camera and configured to analyze intensities of light in the image to determine a location of a reference point corresponding to an interface of a portion of the eye. | 05-09-2013 |
Preston Ford, Marblehead, MA US
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20120150713 | TRADE IMPLEMENTATION AND ANALYTICS SYSTEM - Systems and methods for normalizing the control parameters associated with trading algorithms, providing analytic data to traders in discrete time intervals to assist in the analysis of trading performance, and providing crossing opportunities to orders that have been committed to a trading algorithm but have not yet been executed, are provided. A dashboard to allow a trading professional more effective use of multiple algorithms can be created. Parameters associated with multiple algorithms can be normalized and tuned rapidly from a single user interface. Trading performance can be reviewed in discrete time intervals and execution venues. Traders can review a performance score for a trading algorithm and select an algorithm based in part on their commission budget. Block trading opportunities can be available with a crossing engine or external ATS. | 06-14-2012 |
Preston R. Ford, Marblehead, MA US
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20080262957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - A method for facilitating securities transactions is shown. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying, by a computer system from an OMS comprising a plurality of stored security orders, a subset of orders specifying at least a minimum available quantity; transmitting, by the computer system to an ETM, a non-binding indication corresponding to one order of the subset of orders, the non-binding indication comprising a security identifier and the order type; receiving, by the computer system, an indication that a match exists to the non-binding indication; determining, by the computer system, a total available quantity for the order corresponding to the non-binding indication; and transmitting, by the OMS, a binding order corresponding to the non-binding indication, the binding order comprising the determined total available quantity. Corresponding systems are also described. | 10-23-2008 |
20090018945 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - A method for facilitating securities transactions is shown. In one embodiment, the method includes identifying, by a computer system from an OMS comprising a plurality of stored security orders, a subset of orders specifying at least a minimum available quantity; transmitting, by the computer system to an ETM, a non-binding indication corresponding to one order of the subset of orders, the non-binding indication comprising a security identifier and the order type; receiving, by the computer system, an indication that a match exists to the non-binding indication; determining, by the computer system, a total available quantity for the order corresponding to the non-binding indication; and transmitting, by the OMS, a binding order corresponding to the non-binding indication, the binding order comprising the determined total available quantity. Corresponding systems are also described. | 01-15-2009 |
20120158568 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - A method for facilitating securities transactions is shown. In one embodiment, the method provides for pricing shares of stock traded between anonymous parties without requiring pricing negotiations between parties. The method can include matching, via an electronic trading system, a first party and a second party in response to receiving contra binding orders for a security from the parties, transmitting, to each of the parties, an indication of the matching, receiving, via an electronic trading system, a first trade confirmation from the first party, determining, for the security, a midpoint of a price spread at the time the first trade confirmation was entered, receiving, via the electronic trading system, a second trade confirmation for the security from the second party, and executing, via the electronic trading system, a transaction for the security between the first and second parties, wherein the security price is determined in response to the determined midpoint. | 06-21-2012 |
20130166434 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods for facilitating securities transactions are shown. In one embodiment, the method provides for receiving order information from an order management system, sending a subset of the order information to an electronic trading marketplace, receiving a quantity value from the electronic trading marketplace corresponding to a quantity of shares in a matched contra-interest, determining whether an available quantity of shares in the order information is at least the received quantity value, sending a commitment message to the electronic trading marketplace if the received quantity value is less than or equal to the available quantity of shares in the order information, and sending a deny trade message to the electronic trading marketplace if the received quantity value is greater than the available quantity of shares in the order information. | 06-27-2013 |
20140046825 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING ELECTRONIC SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS - Systems and methods for facilitating securities transactions are shown. In one embodiment, the method provides receiving a collection of order information from one or more order management systems, such that the order information for each order includes a security name and a side, searching for matching contra order information within the collection of order information, such that each matching contra information includes a buy side order information and a sell side order information, sending at least one side of the matching contra order information to at least one user workstation, and displaying the at least one side of the matching contra order information to a user. | 02-13-2014 |
Robert L. Ford, Wayland, MA US
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20150095089 | WORKLOAD MANAGEMENT FOR LICENSE COST OPTIMIZATION - A workload change evaluator may receive workload metrics characterizing a plurality of workloads executed within a license environment during a license period, and cost metrics characterizing license costs incurred by license environment during the license period. A baseline model generator may generate a baseline model providing a time-based contribution of each of the plurality of workloads to the license cost during the license period. A cost estimator may receive a potential workload change, and may estimate a license cost change caused by the potential workload change, based on the baseline model. | 04-02-2015 |
Thomas David Reid Ford, Wellesley, MA US
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20140331445 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH A SIDEWAYS PIVOTING HANDLE - An upright surface cleaning apparatus, such as an upright vacuum cleaner, is provided wherein the upright section is moveable sideways about a pivot axis wherein the pivot axis is angled forwardly and downwardly. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is provided which is moveable sideways and is biased to the centered position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is moveable sideways and is provided with a detent mechanism to inhibit sideways movement when in the storage position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning apparatus is also provided which alternately uses a cleaning head adapted to receive a cloth or a traditional surface cleaning head. | 11-13-2014 |
Thomas D. R. Ford, Wellesley, MA US
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20160121091 | MICRONEEDLE INJECTION APPARATUS COMPRISING A DUAL COVER - A microneedle injection apparatus comprising a dual cover. The apparatus can include a housing having a base and a cavity; a microneedle array comprising a first side comprising a plurality of microneedles; and a microneedle array holder configured to hold a microneedle array and located in the housing. The microneedle array holder can be movable between a retracted position, and an extended position. The apparatus can further include a cover ( | 05-05-2016 |
Timothy Ford, Methuen, MA US
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20140109243 | SECURE ACCESS SUPERSESSION ON SHARED WORKSTATIONS - Transitions between users at shared workstations that permit access to private health information or other secure data may be handled, without incurring unnecessary delays due to shut-down of all applications used by the departing user, by selectively hiding applications with sensitive information on a shared desktop while allowing temporary system access for the interrupting user. | 04-17-2014 |
Timothy Nehiley Ford, Allston, MA US
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20150087902 | Phase Contrast Microscopy With Oblique Back-Illumination - A method of creating a phase contrast image is provided. In some embodiments the method comprises illuminating the target region of a sample with a first light source to provide a first oblique back illumination of the target region of the sample, and detecting a first phase contrast image from light originating from the first light source and back illuminating the target region of the sample. In some embodiments the method further comprises illuminating the sample with a second light source to provide a second oblique back illumination of the target region of the sample, and detecting a second phase contrast image from light originating from the second light source and back illuminating the target region of the sample. In some embodiments a difference image of the target region of the sample is created by subtracting the second phase contrast image of the target region of the sample from the first phase contrast image of the target region of the sample. Apparatus for carrying out the methods are also provided. The methods and apparatus find use, for example, in endoscopy. | 03-26-2015 |