Foster, TX
Aaron E. Foster, Houston, TX US
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20140086828 | MODIFIED GOLD NANOPARTICLES FOR THERAPY - The present invention concerns methods and compositions utilizing gold nanoparticles for therapy for a medical condition, such as cancer. In particular aspects, the nanoparticles are included with or in a T cell to facilitate targeting of the nanoparticles to a desired location in vivo and/or to facilitate therapeutic treatment for the condition. In specific cases, the nanoparticle/T cell compositions further comprise microRNAs and/or peptides, and so forth. | 03-27-2014 |
Aaron Edward Foster, Houston, TX US
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20140286987 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING T CELL PROLIFERATION - The technology relates generally to the field of immunology and relates in part to compositions and methods for controlling the proliferation of T cells, for example, therapeutic T cells. The methods further relate to compositions and methods for inducing an immune response in a subject. | 09-25-2014 |
Andrew Foster, Irving, TX US
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20130116046 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL IN-GAME ENVIRONMENTS - Disclosed in some examples is a method of providing a computer-implemented game, the method includes rendering a display of a virtual in-game environment comprising an unlocked area and a locked area, an in-game player character controlled by a player of the game having access to the unlocked areas but being restricted from accessing the locked area; and using one or more processors, applying a visual effect to the locked area to distinguish the locked area from the unlocked area, the visual effect revealing one or more aspects of the unlocked area. | 05-09-2013 |
20140221092 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING VIRTUAL IN-GAME ENVIRONMENTS - Disclosed in some examples is a method of providing a computer-implemented game, the method includes rendering a display of a virtual in-game environment comprising an unlocked area and a locked area, an in-game player character controlled by a player of the game having access to the unlocked areas but being restricted from accessing the locked area; and using one or more processors, applying a visual effect to the locked area to distinguish the locked area from the unlocked area, the visual effect revealing one or more aspects of the unlocked area. | 08-07-2014 |
Christopher M. Foster, Austin, TX US
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20150155162 | Reduction of Charging Induced Damage in Photolithography Wet Process - An approach is developed to use an acidic rinse to reduce charge during the lithographic process, and thereby eliminate the crystalline damage and associated yield loss associated with the accumulated charge. The crystalline damage has been found to occur for certain thicknesses of dielectric layers, and such damage is irreparable. A sparge can be used to dissolve carbon dioxide in water to provide a weak acidic rinse. | 06-04-2015 |
Christopher Michael Foster, Austin, TX US
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20130193537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PARTICLES WITH A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Systems and methods are described herein for detecting particles emitted by nuclear material. The systems comprise one or more semiconductor devices for detecting particles emitted from nuclear material. The semiconductor devices can comprise a charge storage element comprising several layers. A non-conductive charge storage layer enveloped on top and bottom by dielectric layers is mounted on a substrate. At least one top semiconductor layer can be placed on top of the top dielectric layer. A reactive material that reacts to particles, such as neutrons emitted from nuclear material, can be incorporated into the top semiconductor layer. When the reactive material reacts to a particle emitted from nuclear material, ions are generated that can alter the charge storage layer and enable detection of the particle. | 08-01-2013 |
C. Mackay Foster, Burleson, TX US
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20120095627 | METHOD OF ALERTING HORN RULE TIMING - The present method includes determining the locomotive's present location on the track; and determining the present speed of the locomotive. From the present location of the locomotive and the present speed of the locomotive, a horn rule locations on the track for a point of interest is determined; and the operator is alerted to the horn rule location on the track. The horn rule location may include horn start and stop locations and horn free zones. | 04-19-2012 |
Douglas J. Foster, Houston, TX US
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20120250459 | METHODS FOR SEISMIC FRACTURE PARAMETER ESTIMATION AND GAS FILLED FRACTURE IDENTIFICATION FROM VERTICAL WELL LOG DATA - Methods for fracture characterization of unconventional formations are provided. Synthetic seismic fracture responses can be generated based on the derived fracture parameters. The synthetic seismic fracture responses may then be used to derive optimum seismic data acquisition geometry for fracture characterization. These methods of determining the seismic data acquisition geometry are advantageous over conventional methods in that these methods are more reliable and cheaper than existing empirical methods, particularly as applied to fractured unconventional formations. Moreover, these methods allow fracture parameters to be derived from limited but common well log data. Certain embodiments additionally contemplate determining the presence of gas filled fractures. These characterizations and evaluations of unconventional formations are useful for, among other things, determining optimal producing intervals and optimal drilling locations. These methods can eliminate the use of costly image logs and core data. These methods ultimately translate to more efficient seismic imaging and more optimal hydrocarbon production. | 10-04-2012 |
Edward Lee Foster, Austin, TX US
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20150268370 | POLYMER COATED NANOPARTICLES - A magnetic nanoparticle suitable for imaging a geological structure having one or more magnetic metal or metal oxide nanoparticles with a polymer grafted to the surface to form a magnetic nanoparticle, wherein the magnetic nanoparticle displays a colloidal stability under harsh salinity conditions or in a standard API brine. | 09-24-2015 |
Heith A. Foster, Friendswood, TX US
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20120207996 | ELASTOMERIC FORMULATIONS USEFUL IN FILMS AND SHEETS - An elastomeric composition, and method of making the same, useful for forming thin films and sheets, comprising 55-60% hydrogenated SEEPS having a number average molecular weight of 90,000 to 100,000, 7-12% polystyrene, 15-30% oil, and 5 to 20% of an aliphatic hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin. | 08-16-2012 |
20150191591 | ELASTOMERIC FORMULATIONS USEFUL IN FILMS AND SHEETS - An elastomeric composition, and method of making the same, useful for forming thin films and sheets, comprising 55-60% hydrogenated SEEPS having a number average molecular weight of 90,000 to 100,000, 7-12% polystyrene, 15-30% oil, and 5 to 20% of an aliphatic hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin. | 07-09-2015 |
James A. Foster, League City, TX US
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20090214404 | Process and Apparatus for Improved Methods for Making Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) - The invention provides methods, apparatus and chemical systems for making vinyl acetate from ethylene, oxygen, and acetic acid. | 08-27-2009 |
Jerry C. Foster, Lewisville, TX US
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20130122296 | Downhole Cables for Well Operations - A slickline cable comprises an axially extending strength member having a first diameter proximate an upper end and at least one smaller second diameter distal from the upper end. A coating material is adhered to at least a portion of the length of the strength member to form a substantially uniform outer diameter along the slickline cable. A method for making a slickline comprises forming an axially extending strength member having a first diameter proximate an upper end and at least one smaller second diameter distal from the upper end. A coating material is adhered to at least a portion of the length of the strength member to form a substantially uniform outer diameter along the slickline cable. | 05-16-2013 |
Jerry Clinton Foster, Lewisville, TX US
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20090013774 | REAL-TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SLICKLINE/WIRELINE - A real-time line management system and associated methods. A line management system for use in conjunction with an operation in a subterranean well includes a line installed in the well during the operation, and a computing device which indicates a used life of the line during the operation. A method of managing a line used in an operation in a subterranean well includes the steps of: installing the line in the well during the operation; and determining a used life of the line while the line is installed in the well. A method of managing a line used in multiple operations in one or more subterranean wells includes the steps of: estimating conditions which will be experienced by the line during a future operation; and predicting before the future operation what a used life of the line will be after the line is used in the future operation. | 01-15-2009 |
20130025885 | Downhole Line Tool Assembly and Method for Use Thereof - A downhole line tool assembly ( | 01-31-2013 |
Joseph E. Foster, Houston, TX US
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20110029785 | DISK DRIVE DATA ENCRYPTION - Embodiments include methods, apparatus, and systems for storage device data encryption. One method includes encrypting data on a storage device with a key and then transmitting the key to a cryptographic module that encrypts the key to form a Binary Large Object (BLOB). The BLOB is transmitted to an array controller that is coupled to the storage device which stores the BLOB. | 02-03-2011 |
20110225353 | REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKS (RAID) WRITE CACHE SUB-ASSEMBLY - In at least some embodiments, a computing system includes a processor and a communication bus external to the processor. The computing system also includes a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) write cache sub-assembly coupled to the communication bus, the RAID write cache sub-assembly having non-volatile memory. | 09-15-2011 |
20110296100 | MIGRATING WRITE INFORMATION IN A WRITE CACHE OF A STORAGE SYSTEM - To migrate data from a first storage system to a second storage system, the second storage system detects a migration of a persistent storage media from the first storage system to the second storage system. In response to detecting the migration of the persistent storage media, write information from a write cache in the first storage system is copied to a write cache in the second storage system, where the write caches in the first and second storage systems were not maintained synchronously before the write information from the write cache in the first storage system is copied to the write cache in the second storage system. | 12-01-2011 |
Lynn Michelle Foster, Austin, TX US
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20150268370 | POLYMER COATED NANOPARTICLES - A magnetic nanoparticle suitable for imaging a geological structure having one or more magnetic metal or metal oxide nanoparticles with a polymer grafted to the surface to form a magnetic nanoparticle, wherein the magnetic nanoparticle displays a colloidal stability under harsh salinity conditions or in a standard API brine. | 09-24-2015 |
Michael Cade Foster, Sweetwater, TX US
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20150233341 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOVING AND/OR INSTALLING WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADES - In one aspect, a method for installing a blade sock onto a rotor blade of a wind turbine may generally include positioning the blade sock adjacent to a blade tip of the rotor blade, wherein the blade sock comprises a sock strap forming a closed-shape. In addition, the method may include moving the blade sock relative to the rotor blade such that the blade tip is received within the closed-shape formed by the sock strap and moving the blade sock spanwise along the rotor blade towards a blade root of the rotor blade until the blade sock is positioned at an intermediate location defined between the blade root and the blade tip, wherein the sock strap is configured to fit tightly around an outer perimeter of the rotor blade at the intermediate location. | 08-20-2015 |
Michael J. Foster, Katy, TX US
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20080236819 | POSITION SENSOR FOR DETERMINING OPERATIONAL CONDITION OF DOWNHOLE TOOL - Downhole tools, such as a sliding sleeve or an openhole type packer, include position indicators. The position indicators can include one or more magnets disposed in predetermined positions in the outer housing and the insert of the sliding sleeve. A casing collar locator (CCL) can be used to detect the magnets and determine the relative positions of the housing magnets and insert magnets. The relative positions of the magnets can be used to determine the operational condition of the downhole tool, i.e., whether a sliding sleeve is open or closed or how much a sealing element of an openhole type packer had to expand to seal an annulus. | 10-02-2008 |
Michael James Foster, Katy, TX US
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20090090518 | DEBRIS BARRIER FOR DOWNHOLE VALVE IN WELL - An apparatus has a housing with an internal passage. When deployed, a barrier positions in an upward direction in an annular space between a sleeve and the housing and folds towards one of its sides to conform to the annular space. When debris collection is desired, operators lift the sleeve with a tool, the barrier rotates down and positions across the internal passage, and the tool releases the sleeve. In this stage, the barrier can collect debris to protect a downhole valve. In further stages, operators open the downhole valve, and flow moves the barrier, cage body, and sleeve together in upward direction. Eventually, the sleeve is biased downward again, and the barrier positions within the annular space by reversibly folding towards its opposing side. In this position, barrier points in a downward direction and folds towards its opposing side to conform to the annular space. | 04-09-2009 |
Michael R. Foster, Round Rock, TX US
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20140325284 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF LIBRARY COMPONENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for monitoring components in a library by tracking the movement of library components. By tracking the movement of library components, the degradation of library components can be monitored and the reliability of library components determined, allowing unreliable components to be bypassed or replaced, enhancing the reliability of the library and preventing data loss. | 10-30-2014 |
20140359369 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARCHIVE VERIFICATION ACCORDING TO POLICIES - Embodiments of systems and methods for archive verification are disclosed. More specifically, embodiments of this archive verification can comprise loading media into a drive and reading data from the media to verify that the media and data on the media can be read. In one embodiment, media can be loaded into a drive and read according to a verification policy. As part of verifying that media and data on media can be read, read errors or other verification data associated with media can be obtained. Using this verification data a result for the media may be determined. | 12-04-2014 |
20150106654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-INTRUSIVE MONITORING OF LIBRARY COMPONENTS - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for monitoring components in a library by tracking the movement of library components. By tracking the movement of library components, the degradation of library components can be monitored and the reliability of library components determined, allowing unreliable components to be bypassed or replaced, enhancing the reliability of the library and preventing data loss. | 04-16-2015 |
Michael R. Foster, Pflugerville, TX US
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20080282265 | Method and system for non-intrusive monitoring of library components - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for monitoring components in a library by tracking the movement of library components. By tracking the movement of library components, the degradation of library components can be monitored and the reliability of library components determined, allowing unreliable components to be bypassed or replaced, enhancing the reliability of the library and preventing data loss. | 11-13-2008 |
Ottis Charles Foster, Mcgregor, TX US
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20090000799 | Automatic Drop Hammer - A drop-hammer apparatus that can repeatedly lift and release a weighted hammer over a specified vertical distance by using a gear with teeth along less than its entire perimeter. | 01-01-2009 |
Peter J. Foster, Dallas, TX US
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20090074157 | Speech Recognition System for Electronic Switches In A Non-Wireline Communications Network - Voice activated dialing is described for use in a mobile telecommunications system. A voice input is received from a wireless network user. A telephone number to be dialed is determined by using speaker independent speech recognition to interpret a string of spoken digits in the voice input to determine the telephone number, or using speaker dependent speech recognition to interpret a spoken word in the voice input to determine the telephone number. A telephone call is then initiated by dialing the telephone number. | 03-19-2009 |
Phil Foster, Murphy, TX US
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20110226052 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH HYDROPHOBIC FILTER - The present disclosure relates generally to sensors, and more particularly, to methods and devices for reducing moisture, dust, particulate matter, and/or other contaminates entering a sensor. In one illustrative embodiment, a sensor assembly includes a housing with an inlet flow port and an outlet flow port. The housing defines a fluid channel extending between the inlet flow port and the outlet flow port, with a sensor positioned in the housing and exposed to the fluid channel. The illustrative sensor is configured to sense a measure related to the flow rate of a fluid flowing through the fluid channel. A hydrophobic filter may be situated in the fluid channel, sometimes upstream of the sensor. When so configured, and during operation of the sensor assembly, a fluid may pass through the inlet flow port, through the hydrophobic filter, across the sensor, and through the outlet flow port. The hydrophobic filter may be configured to reduce the moisture entering the fluid channel of the sensor. | 09-22-2011 |
20120186336 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY WITH HYDROPHOBIC FILTER - The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for reducing moisture, dust, particulate matter, and/or other contaminates entering a sensor. A sensor assembly may include a housing with an inlet flow port and an outlet flow port. The housing may define a fluid channel extending between the inlet flow port and the outlet flow port, with a sensor positioned in the housing and exposed to the fluid channel. The sensor may be configured to sense a measure related to the flow rate of a fluid flowing through the fluid channel. A hydrophobic filter may be situated in the fluid channel, sometimes upstream of the sensor. When so configured, and during operation of the sensor assembly, a fluid may pass through the inlet flow port, through the hydrophobic filter, across the sensor, and through the outlet flow port. | 07-26-2012 |
Phillip R. Foster, Denton, TX US
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20110061378 | Liquid Cooled Stirling Engine with a Segmented Rotary Displacer - The present invention provides a Stirling engine employing a segmented, rotary displacer for producing mechanical energy from a heat source. The engine includes a rotor shaft rotatably positioned in the interior toroidal cavity with a segmented displacer mounted to the rotor shaft within the interior toroidal cavity. | 03-17-2011 |
Racquel Clough Foster, Dallas, TX US
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20130179215 | RISK ASSESSMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS - Assessing risks arising from relationships with third-parties that support the operations or strategic goals of an organization, such as a bank, are provided. A risk assessment system receives risk assessment values respectively corresponding to the likelihood, severity, and control for a risk item associated with a third-party relationship. The risk assessment system then determines a risk priority value for the risk item based on the risk assessment values. The risk assessment system may prioritize multiple risk items according to their respective risk priority values, risk categories, or both. In some arrangements, the risk assessment system may identify a risk item for additional risk mitigation and determine a risk mitigation action plan for the identified risk item. | 07-11-2013 |
Randy L. Foster, Crosby, TX US
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20130144024 | System and Method for Selective Trimerization - Disclosed herein is a method for separating from the reactor effluent of an olefin oligomerization procedure those catalyst materials and polymeric by-products which can cause difficulties in the downstream processing of such effluent. Polymer by-products and catalyst in the effluent are separated from reaction products by flash vaporization utilizing an in-situ hot solvent which is contacted with the effluent and serves as the heating medium to promote this flash vaporization step. Subsequent processing of a liquid portion of the effluent which is left after flash vaporization involves recovery of catalyst and polymeric by-products therefrom in a steam stripping vessel. Also disclosed is a multiple reactor system which can be used for continuous trimerization of ethylene to 1-hexene while at the same time washing polymeric by-products from one of the reactors in the series using a wash oil solvent. | 06-06-2013 |
Ricardo Foster, Fort Worth, TX US
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20120031669 | Memory Logging Drill Bit With Connectable Pulser - The present invention discloses a novel drill bit system | 02-09-2012 |
Robert K. Foster, Austin, TX US
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20100122124 | FINDING WORKABLE VIRTUAL I/O MAPPINGS FOR HMC MOBILE PARTITIONS - In one embodiment, a data structure stores information about the number of client virtual I/O adapters, the number of possible destination VIOS hosts and the number of available slots on those hosts. The information is used to iteratively assign adapters to available slots of the VIOS hosts of the destination server to which a client partition is to be migrated. A method comprises testing the data structure to determine whether conditions exist that make allocation of the adapter to a VIOS host unquestionable. | 05-13-2010 |
Sloan B. Foster, San Antonio, TX US
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20080288986 | WIRELESS INTEGRATED SECURITY CONTROLLER - A system and method are disclosed for improved video transmission, particularly in security settings. An improved security controller combines the interfaces and functionality for high quality video delivery over often less-than-perfect wireless networks, multi-camera analog/digital video controllers and encoders, multi-frequency wireless camera support, connectivity for serial controllers, network switching, and distributed digital video recording with optional object and motion detection. The video transmission is enhanced using wireless adaptive video encoding, mobile viewing optimization, and wireless bandwidth improvement. | 11-20-2008 |
Thomas E. Foster, Austin, TX US
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20150093976 | FLEXIBLE SANDER - A flexible sanding apparatus includes a thin, relatively flat spring member and one or more coil spring members coupled to a first side of the flat spring member along a length of the flat spring member. A sanding surface may be coupled to a second side of the flat spring member. The flat spring member and the coil spring members may be elongated members coupled together lengthwise. The coil spring member may be a closed coil spring member that allows concave flexing of the sanding surface and inhibits convex flexing of the sanding surface. | 04-02-2015 |
Todd Foster, Austin, TX US
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20080209176 | Time stamping transactions to validate atomic operations in multiprocessor systems - A multi-core microprocessor has a plurality of processor cores which are coupled to a bridge element. The bridge element sends transactions to and/or receives transactions from the processor cores, where each transaction has one or more packets. The transactions include atomic transactions. The bridge element comprises a buffer unit storing a time stamp for each packet sent or received. Furthermore, a multi-core multi-node processor system is provided that has debug hardware to capture and time stamp intra-node and/or inter-node transaction packets. Atomic operations are, for example, atomic read-modify-write instructions. | 08-28-2008 |
20090064149 | Latency coverage and adoption to multiprocessor test generator template creation - A multi-core multi-node processor system has a plurality of multiprocessor nodes, each including a plurality of microprocessor cores. The plurality of microprocessor nodes and cores are connected and form a transactional communication network. The multi-core multi-node processor system has further one or more buffer units collecting transaction data relating to transactions sent from one core to another core. An agent is included which calculates latency data from the collected transaction data, processes the calculated latency data to gather transaction latency coverage data, and creates random test generator templates from the gathered transaction latency coverage data. The transaction latency coverage data indicates at least the latencies of the transactions detected during collection of the transaction data having a pre-determined latency, and includes, for example, four components for transaction type latency, transaction sequence latency, transaction overlap latency, and packet distance latency. Thus, random test generator templates may be created using latency coverage. | 03-05-2009 |
20090177866 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUNCTIONALLY REDUNDANT COMPUTING SYSTEM HAVING A CONFIGURABLE DELAY BETWEEN LOGICALLY SYNCHRONIZED PROCESSORS - A method of operating a computer system. A first processor sends a first unit of binary information to an input/output (I/O) unit. The I/O unit then conveys the first unit of binary information to a functional unit in the computer system. A system response from the functional unit is then received by the I/O unit, which forwards the system response to the first processor. The system response is also stored in a first buffer. After a predetermined delay time has elapsed, the system response is then forwarded to the second processor. | 07-09-2009 |
W. Dale Foster, Dallas, TX US
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20090051484 | Interface System for Wirelessly Actuating a Relay Associated with a Moveable Structure and Method for Use of Same - An interface system for wirelessly actuating a relay associated with a moveable structure and method for use of same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a local access device having call box functionality and a server communicate over a wireless network such as cellular network. The interface provided by the local access device and supporting server may furnish one or more mutually exclusive unique access functionalities relating to a database for Wiegand-compatible access devices and routing of calls from the local access device with the call box functionality to an owner who may or may not be located on premises. | 02-26-2009 |
20120086547 | INTERFACE SYSTEM FOR WIRELESSLY ACTUATING A RELAY ASSOCIATED WITH A MOVEABLE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAME - An interface system for wirelessly actuating a relay associated with a moveable structures and method for use of same are disclosed. In one embodiment, a local access device having call box functionality and a server communicate over a wireless network such as cellular network. The interface provided by the local access device and supporting server may furnish one or more mutually exclusive unique access functionalities relating to a database for Wiegand-compatible access devices and routing of calls from the local access device with the call box functionality to an owner who may or may not be located on premises. | 04-12-2012 |
William J. Foster, Houston, TX US
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20120083773 | SMALL DIAMETER FRAGMATOME FOR MINIMALLY TRAUMATIC RETAINED LENS FRAGMENTS REMOVAL - A medical instrument is disclosed, comprising a tubular member with proximal and distal ends. The distal end of the tubular member provides an elongated section having a substantially constant outside diameter of no more than 23-gauge (about 0.57 mm). The tubular member is in energy communication with an emulsification energy source disposed to deliver emulsification energy at the distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member may also be in suction communication with a suction source disposed to deliver suction at the distal end of the tubular member. The medical instrument may be used in a method to remove lens fragments from the eye, through incisions in the eye that are small enough not to require suturing after the operation. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083793 | METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF RETAINED LENS FRAGMENTS USING SMALL DIAMETER FRAGMATOME - A medical instrument is disclosed, comprising a tubular member with proximal and distal ends. The distal end of the tubular member provides an elongated section having a substantially constant outside diameter of no more than 23-gauge (about 0.57 mm). The tubular member is in energy communication with an emulsification energy source disposed to deliver emulsification energy at the distal end of the tubular member. The tubular member may also be in suction communication with a suction source disposed to deliver suction at the distal end of the tubular member. The medical instrument may be used in a method to remove lens fragments from the eye, through incisions in the eye that are small enough not to require suturing after the operation. | 04-05-2012 |