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Chris Fortier, Kirkland, WA US
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| 20100138773 | MANIPULATING THUMBNAILS OF WINDOWS - A dynamic thumbnail corresponding to an application window is displayed that is capable of being modified based on modifications in the application window. The modifications of the dynamic thumbnail may be accomplished in real-time. In some embodiments, a dynamic thumbnail is displayed in response to a user hovering a cursor over a taskbar button for a corresponding application window. In some embodiments, modifications to the dynamic thumbnail are reflected in the corresponding application window. | 06-03-2010 |
Craig R. Fortier, Cocoa, FL US
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| 20120111599 | Inkjet Printing of Conductive Carbon Nanotubes, Inherently Conductive Polymers, and Metal Particle Inks - Systems and methods for forming conductive materials. The conductive materials can be applied using a printer in single or multiple passes onto a substrate. The conductive materials are composed of electrical conductors such as carbon nanotubes (including functionalized carbon nanotubes and metal-coated carbon nanotubes), grapheme, a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (e.g. pentacene and bisperipentacene), metal nanoparticles, an inherently conductive polymer (ICP), and combinations thereof. Once the conductive materials are applied, the materials are dried and sintered to form adherent conductive materials on the substrate. The adherent conductive materials can be used in applications such as damage detection, particle removal, and smart coating systems. | 05-10-2012 |
Dennis Earle Fortier, Laguna Niguel, CA US
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| 20090155754 | COGNITIVE FUNCTION INDEX - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including medium-encoded computer program products, for creating a cognitive function index. In one aspect, a method includes receiving first information concerning a person, the first information specifying the person's responses, and lack thereof, for components of a cognitive test administered to the person; generating a cognitive function score for the person by comparing the first information with second information concerning a group of people to whom the cognitive test has been administered; converting the cognitive function score to a value in an index comprising a range of values, wherein a first portion of the range corresponds to a cognitively impaired zone, a second portion of the range corresponds to a cognitively normal zone, and a third portion of the range corresponds to a zone of uncertainty defined by a confidence interval centered on a mid-point of the index; and providing the indexed value for the person. | 06-18-2009 |
Paul Fortier, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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| 20110044367 | 3D OPTOELECTRONIC PACKAGING - An optoelectronic (OE) package or system and method for fabrication is disclosed which includes a silicon layer with a wiring layer. The silicon layer has an optical via for allowing light to pass therethrough. An optical coupling layer is bonded to the silicon layer, and the optical coupling layer includes a plurality of microlenses for focusing and or collimating the light through the optical via. One or more first OE elements are coupled to the silicon layer and electrically communicating with the wiring. At least one of the first OE elements positioned in optical alignment with the optical via for receiving the light. A second OE element embedded within the wiring layer. A carrier may be interposed between electrical interconnect elements and positioned between the wiring layer and a circuit board. | 02-24-2011 |
Paul J. Fortier, Portsmouth, RI US
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| 20100088320 | ADAPTIVE HYBRID REASONING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A method for indexing a plurality of nodes using a computer system is provided. The computer system includes data storage and a processor coupled to the data storage. The method includes acts of storing the plurality of nodes in the data storage, each of the plurality of nodes having a hit count, a link count and an outcome, creating a qualitative index ordering a plurality of nodes according to the hit count, the link count and the outcome of each node and storing the qualitative index in the data storage. The hit count of each node indicates a number of times a case attribute associated with the node is presented to a user. The link count of each node indicates a number of times the case attribute associated with the node is affirmed as useful. The outcome of each node indicates a desirability of the outcome. | 04-08-2010 |
Philip P. Fortier, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080222547 | Save Preview Representation of Files Being Created - In a graphical user interface environment, a request to save a file may result in a display of a location or view in which the file is to be saved, and may include a preview indicia representing the to-be-saved file. The user may interact with the preview indicia to edit the new file's metadata by repositioning the indicia in a different view, and/or the system may automatically update the preview indicia's location in response to the user editing displayed metadata properties for the new file. The preview indicia may have a distinct appearance, and may persist to show the user how the new file can be located after the save process is performed. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100110099 | DYNAMIC SEARCH RESULT HIGHLIGHTING - A dynamic highlighting system initially applies a high-level highlight to occurrences of one or more keywords in a search result that fades to a low-level highlight effect. The system receives search results from a search engine and identifies occurrences of keywords in the search results. The system applies a first highlight effect to identified occurrences of the keywords and displays the search results incorporating the highlighted keywords. Upon detecting the occurrence of a highlighting change event, such as the expiration of a timer, the system applies a second highlight effect to the displayed search results. The second highlight effect may include removing the highlight or displaying a muted highlight effect. Thus, the dynamic highlighting system provides an initial noticeable highlight that fades to a level that is still noticeable but is less likely to distract the user from other elements of the user interface. | 05-06-2010 |
Richard Jacques Fortier, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090291649 | In-phase and quadrature-phase signal amplitude and phase calibration - In-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) signals are corrected for both amplitude and phase imbalances by passing the I and Q signals successively through a first amplitude correction stage, a sum-difference stage, and a second amplitude correction stage. The first amplitude correction stage balances the signal levels of the I and Q signals. The sum-difference stage produce a sum of the input I and Q signals, and a difference of the input I and Q signals, resulting in ideal quadrature in the outputs produced. The second amplitude correction stage corrects the amplitude differences from the sum-difference stage. Circuit configurations are used that minimize errors produced by the signal processing stages. | 11-26-2009 |
Thomas Fortier, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080313380 | RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEM - Resource management techniques in multi-processor systems are described. Embodiments include a multi-processor system having a primary processor for communication with pipelined secondary processors. The secondary processors include registers containing status information for tasks executed by the respective secondary processors. The primary processor is provided with direct access to contents of the registers and manages computational and memory resources of the multi-processor system based on the acquired status information. | 12-18-2008 |