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Amy B. Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20150213394 | CLIENT REQUEST FULFILLMENT USING A CASE MANAGEMENT TOOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide clients with single contact points for communication channels in order to submit client requests for accounts in various regions. Depending on the type of client and the type of client request, the client requests are routed to the appropriate representatives for resolving the client requests without passing off the clients to multiple representatives that handle different types of client requests. The representatives may include dedicated service representatives, a group of dedicated service representatives, general service representatives, a general international team of representatives working the business hours of the client, and individual regional teams of representatives. The representatives may utilize a case management tool to open cases for client requests and track the cases throughout the resolution process. Additionally, representatives may utilize an assignment tool as a source of information to determine how to route the client requests within the institution for resolution. | 07-30-2015 |
20150213455 | CLIENT REQUEST WORKFLOW ASSIGNMENT USING AN ASSIGMENT TOOL - Embodiments of the present invention provide clients with single contact points for communication channels in order to submit client requests for accounts in various regions. Depending on the type of client and the type of client request, the client requests are routed to the appropriate representatives for resolving the client requests without passing off the clients to multiple representatives that handle different types of client requests. The representatives may include dedicated service representatives, a group of dedicated service representatives, general service representatives, a general international team of representatives working the business hours of the client, and individual regional teams of representatives. The representatives may utilize a case management tool to open cases for client requests and track the cases throughout the resolution process. Additionally, representatives may utilize an assignment tool as a source of information to determine how to route the client requests within the institution for resolution. | 07-30-2015 |
Cody Jon Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20080203720 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material, which completely extends over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, and reinforcing elements, which are disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 08-28-2008 |
20100013208 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material configured to completely extend over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book and a plurality of reinforcing elements disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. Each reinforcing element includes a segment, spaced from the other reinforcing elements of the plurality of reinforcing elements, that is adapted to be disposed adjacent a corner of a cover of a book when the stretchable material is extended over the outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, thereby protecting a corner of the book cover. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 01-21-2010 |
Ellen J. Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20150186810 | RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTROLS - The present invention includes a system for recommending controls. The system comprises: a memory; a processor; and a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to: receive at least one control objective; process the at least one control objective via an electronic workbook; identify at least one gap in controls associated with the at least one control objective based on processing the at least one control objective; and recommend at least one service catalog item to fill the at least one gap in controls associated with the at least one control objective in response to identifying at least one gap in controls associated with the at least one control objective. | 07-02-2015 |
20150186898 | GENERATING AN OVERALL CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS - The present invention includes a system for generating an overall control effectiveness. The system comprises: a memory; a processor; and a module stored in memory, executable by a processor, and configured to: receive a service catalog item; process the service catalog item via an electronic workbook; determine an overall control effectiveness based on processing the service catalog item; and assign the determined overall control effectiveness to the service catalog item. | 07-02-2015 |
James Christopher Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20160113197 | Cutting Disk and System For Vertically Mowing Turf - A disk for vertically cutting grass surfaces is provided. The disk includes a center plate mountable to a shaft and a plurality of teeth extending from a circumferential edge of the center plate. Each tooth comprises a base extending from the circumferential edge of the center plate and at least one blade extending from the base at an offset angle. Each blade includes a neck extending from the base at the offset angle, and a tip extending radially outward from the neck relative to a center plane of the center plate such that the tip is offset from the center plane. The tip also extends from the neck at a yaw angle relative to the center plane such that when the disk is rotated about a rotational axis of the shaft a leading edge of the tip rotates in a different rotational plane than a trailing edge of the tip. | 04-28-2016 |
James Edward Fox, Apex, NC US
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20150193637 | Provisioning transient-controlled secure environments for viewing sensitive data - A new approach to customer support that protects working artifacts through their entire lifecycle by provisioning, on-demand, a transient-controlled debugging environment that preferably is associated with a particular support issue (or subset of issues) when particular artifacts (e.g., files) are securely received at the service or software provider. This approach allows for complete (or substantially complete) isolation and control of the artifacts in a contained environment for so long as necessary by the provider. Preferably, the provider owns or otherwise manages the provisioned environment, which can be augmented as needed to meet the debugging requirements of the particular issue. Preferably, the provisioned environment is restricted in access to only those engineers or others with a verifiable need to know, or that have the necessary training and skill sets for the support operation required. | 07-09-2015 |
J. Wesley Fox, Cary, NC US
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20130295074 | Pyridoxamine for the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising dosage units of pyridoxamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and methods for their use in limiting the progression of renal disease and/or diabetic complications in human diabetic patient. | 11-07-2013 |
20140171472 | Pyridoxamine for the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising dosage units of pyridoxamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and methods for their use in limiting the progression of renal disease and/or diabetic complications in human diabetic patient. | 06-19-2014 |
20160045481 | Pyridoxamine for the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising dosage units of pyridoxamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and methods for their use in limiting the progression of renal disease and/or diabetic complications in human diabetic patient. | 02-18-2016 |
Mark Tylor Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20080203720 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material, which completely extends over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, and reinforcing elements, which are disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 08-28-2008 |
20100013208 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material configured to completely extend over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book and a plurality of reinforcing elements disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. Each reinforcing element includes a segment, spaced from the other reinforcing elements of the plurality of reinforcing elements, that is adapted to be disposed adjacent a corner of a cover of a book when the stretchable material is extended over the outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, thereby protecting a corner of the book cover. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 01-21-2010 |
Matthew Joseph Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20080203720 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material, which completely extends over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, and reinforcing elements, which are disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 08-28-2008 |
20100013208 | STRETCHABLE BOOK COVERING WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS - A book covering includes a stretchable material configured to completely extend over an outer face and side edges of each cover of a book and a plurality of reinforcing elements disposed at localized areas of the stretchable material. Each reinforcing element includes a segment, spaced from the other reinforcing elements of the plurality of reinforcing elements, that is adapted to be disposed adjacent a corner of a cover of a book when the stretchable material is extended over the outer face and side edges of each cover of a book, thereby protecting a corner of the book cover. The reinforcing elements include a resilient, pliable material. | 01-21-2010 |
Michael Jon Fox, New Hill, NC US
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20130332557 | REDUNDANCY AND LOAD BALANCING IN REMOTE DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS COMMUNICATIONS - A method for managing communications to add a first Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) link between a TCP server and a TCP client, where the first RDMA link references first remote memory buffer (RMB) and a second RMB, and further based on a first remote direct memory access network interface card (RNIC) associated with the TCP server and a second RNIC associated with the TCP client. The system determines whether a third RNIC is enabled. The system adds a second RDMA link, responsive to a determination that the third RNIC is enabled. The system detects a failure in the second RDMA link. The system reconfigures the first RDMA link to carry at least one TCP packet of a session formerly assigned to the second RDMA link, responsive to detecting the failure. The system communicates at least one packet of the at least one session on the first RDMA link. | 12-12-2013 |
20140344329 | Communication System Employing Subnet Or Prefix To Determine Connection To Same Network Segment - The disclosed communication system may employ a first protocol for communication over a network connection. The communication system may use subnet information or prefix information to determine if the network connection qualifies for using a second protocol. If the communication system determines that the network connection qualifies, the communication system employs the second protocol for communication over the network connection. | 11-20-2014 |
Phillip A. Fox, Hertford, NC US
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20140062757 | SENSOR SUITE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR BORDER SURVEILLANCE - A land-based Smart-Sensor System and several system architectures for detection, tracking, and classification of people and vehicles automatically and in real time for border, property, and facility security surveillance is described. The preferred embodiment of the proposed Smart-Sensor System is comprised of (1) a low-cost, non-coherent radar, whose function is to detect and track people, singly or in groups, and various means of transportation, which may include vehicles, animals, or aircraft, singly or in groups, and cue (2) an optical sensor such as a long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor, whose function is to classify the identified targets and produce movie clips for operator validation and use, and (3) an IBM CELL supercomputer to process the collected data in real-time. The Smart Sensor System can be implemented in a tower-based or a mobile-based, or combination system architecture. The radar can also be operated as a stand-alone system. | 03-06-2014 |
20140191893 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIDE-AREA STRATOSPHERIC SURVEILLANCE - Methods and apparatuses for providing wide-area surveillance with a radar and/or other sensors from a stratospheric balloon launched from a land or ship platform for detection, tracking, and classification of maritime, land, and air objects such as ships, people/vehicles, or aircraft are described generally herein. In one or more embodiments, an apparatus is battery operated and includes a stratospheric balloon filled that is filled with helium when it is launched and a gondola with a radar system and communication equipment suspended therefrom. When launched, the apparatus can travel with the wind until it reaches an altitude of approximately 68,500 ft., then it can move substantially horizontally with the stratospheric winds until it returns to earth via a parachute. Multiple apparatus launches at periodic intervals can help provide continuous coverage of the surveillance area. The apparatus can be recovered and re-used or can be considered expendable. | 07-10-2014 |
20150268337 | DETECTION AND TRACKING OF LAND, MARITIME, AND AIRBORNE OBJECTS USING A RADAR ON A PARASAIL - A method and apparatuses may be provided for detection, tracking, and classification of one or more land, maritime, or airborne objects using a real-aperture radar mounted on a parasail airborne platform. Both wide-area and localized radar surveillance can be provided, and the radar can be either a non-coherent radar or coherent radar. A method and apparatus may use a low-cost, rotating, single-beam, non-coherent, X-band radar that is mounted on an unmanned powered parasail and operated remotely like an Unattended Airborne System (UAS). The parasail, which may be expendable or recoverable, manned or unmanned, powered or unpowered, may have a low operational cost, can carry a heavy payload, stay on station for a long time, circle or move to a specified location for surveillance, operate at an optimal altitude and look-angle, and automatically cue or manually steer an EO/IR camera to a target of interest for classification and identification. | 09-24-2015 |
20160097839 | SENSOR SUITE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR BORDER SURVEILLANCE - A land-based Smart-Sensor System and several system architectures for detection, tracking, and classification of people and vehicles automatically and in real time for border, property, and facility security surveillance is described. The preferred embodiment of the proposed Smart-Sensor System is comprised of (1) a low-cost, non-coherent radar, whose function is to detect and track people, singly or in groups, and various means of transportation, which may include vehicles, animals, or aircraft, singly or in groups, and cue (2) an optical sensor such as a long-wave infrared (LWIR) sensor, whose function is to classify the identified targets and produce movie clips for operator validation and use, and (3) an IBM CELL supercomputer to process the collected data in real-time. The Smart Sensor System can be implemented in a tower-based or a mobile-based or combination system architecture. The radar can also be operated as a stand-alone system. | 04-07-2016 |
Ron Fox, Hillsborough, NC US
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20090142970 | Modular connectors with easy-connect capability - Modular connectors are provided that have a modular receptacle connector assembly matable with a modular plug connector assembly for connecting AC or DC power connectors and electrical signals including board-to-board and wire-to-board connection. Provided is a “pass through” modular component to facilitate connection and disconnection of only the power supply for service without disconnecting the entire system. The wire connector also may load to the main housing thus obviating the need for a panel mount. Also provided is a one-unit modular connector system with either a coplanar or a right-angle design. Furthermore, multiple AC and/or DC power supplies can be provided that utilize minimum board space. | 06-04-2009 |
20130224971 | MODULAR CONNECTORS WITH EASY-CONNECT CAPABILITY - Modular connectors are provided that have a modular receptacle connector assembly matable with a modular plug connector assembly for connecting AC or DC power connectors and electrical signals including board-to-board and wire-to-board connection. Provided is a “pass through” modular component to facilitate connection and disconnection of only the power supply for service without disconnecting the entire system. The wire connector also may load to the main housing thus obviating the need for a panel mount. Also provided is a one-unit modular connector system with either a coplanar or a right-angle design. Furthermore, multiple AC and/or DC power supplies can be provided that utilize minimum board space. | 08-29-2013 |
Stephen Fox, Charlotte, NC US
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20090203276 | POLYMER ADDITIVE FOR PROVIDING AN ALCOHOL REPELLENCY FOR POLYPROPYLENE NONWOVEN MEDICAL BARRIER FABRICS - The present invention relates to a method for providing nonwoven polypropylene barrier composite fibrous structures with a surface that is both hydrophobic/alcohol repellent and durable to water/alcohol exposure. The method is based on the incorporation, into the nonwoven polypropylene barrier composite fibrous structure, of synergistic combinations of a new generation of non-telomer based fluorinated polymers with non-ionic hydrophobic waxes. When extruded with the polypropylene, these products result in a durable hydrophobic and alcohol repellent surface that is highly desirable to enhancing the utility of the nonwoven polypropylene barrier composite fibrous structures in a wide range of applications and products, ranging from medical to various construction applications. | 08-13-2009 |
Wesley J. Fox, Cary, NC US
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20090082407 | Pyridoxamine for the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising dosage units of pyridoxamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and methods for their use in limiting the progression of renal disease and/or diabetic complications in human diabetic patient. | 03-26-2009 |
20110178139 | Pyridoxamine for the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising dosage units of pyridoxamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and methods for their use in limiting the progression of renal disease and/or diabetic complications in human diabetic patient. | 07-21-2011 |
20130011379 | Pyridoxamine for the Treatment of Diabetic Kidney Disease - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising dosage units of pyridoxamine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and methods for their use in limiting the progression of renal disease and/or diabetic complications in human diabetic patient. | 01-10-2013 |
William A. Fox, Burlington, NC US
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20140093909 | POLYCATIONIC QUATERNARY AMMONIUM POLYMER COATINGS FOR IMMOBILIZING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES - The present invention is directed to a pre-coated substrate, such as a slide, that is useful for immobilizing a sample. The invention is further provides methods of preparing such pre-coated substrates and methods of analyzing biological samples immobilized on such pre-coated substrate. The substrate is coated with a polycationic polymeric coating material specifically selected such that that coated substrate exhibits increased stability and prolonged shelf-life. Preferred polymeric coating materials include allylic or vinylic polymers having cationic groups thereon and having no more than a small percentage of peptidic monomeric linkages, particularly polydiallyldimethylammonium (PDDA). | 04-03-2014 |
William Alan Fox, Burlington, NC US
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20110003674 | SEQUENTIAL CENTRIFUGE - The invention provides a sequential centrifuge for centrifuging discrete samples. Methods of more efficiently centrifuging discrete samples sequentially are also provided. The apparatus and methods for sequentially centrifuging discrete samples provide improved operating efficiencies over conventional batch centrifuges. Such advantages include reducing dwell time, increasing system throughput, reducing sample processing system footprint, and improving precision of the analytical process. The sequential centrifuge further provides the capability of handling critical samples without compromising the operating efficiencies achieved in centrifuging discrete samples in a sequential manner. | 01-06-2011 |
20110104742 | INTEGRATED SEQUENTIAL SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM - The invention provides an integrated sequential sample preparation system using a sequential centrifuge for preparing samples for analysis. Methods of more efficiently preparing discrete samples sequentially for subsequent analysis are also provided. The apparatus and methods for sequentially preparing discrete samples provide improved operating efficiencies over conventional preparation processes that use batch centrifugation systems. Such advantages include reducing dwell time, increasing system throughput, reducing sample preparation system footprint, and improving precision of the analytical process. The integrated sequential preparation system with the integrated sequential centrifuge further provides the capability of handling critical or STAT samples without compromising the operating efficiencies achieved by preparing discrete samples in a sequential manner. | 05-05-2011 |
20120100557 | SAMPLE PREPARATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A sample preparation device and associated method is provided for preparing samples according to an assay protocol. A cell deposition module deposits a sample on each a plurality of assay devices supported by a support device. An epitope retrieval module deposits a reagent on each of the samples. Each of the samples is brought to a selected temperature. A heating device, corresponding to each of the assay devices, directly interacts with the corresponding assay device may be used to heat each assay device to the selected temperature, in conjunction with the epitope retrieval module depositing the reagent on each of the samples. A staining module deposits a staining reagent on each of the samples, and removes excess staining reagent. The staining, epitope retrieval, and cell deposition modules cooperate with the support device and heating devices to form a unitary sample preparation device. | 04-26-2012 |
20150132798 | INTEGRATED SEQUENTIAL SAMPLE PREPARATION SYSTEM - The invention provides an integrated sequential sample preparation system using a sequential centrifuge for preparing samples for analysis. Methods of more efficiently preparing discrete samples sequentially for subsequent analysis are also provided. The apparatus and methods for sequentially preparing discrete samples provide improved operating efficiencies over conventional preparation processes that use batch centrifugation systems. Such advantages include reducing dwell time, increasing system throughput, reducing sample preparation system footprint, and improving precision of the analytical process. The integrated sequential preparation system with the integrated sequential centrifuge further provides the capability of handling critical or STAT samples without compromising the operating efficiencies achieved by preparing discrete samples in a sequential manner. | 05-14-2015 |
William J. Fox, Raleigh, NC US
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20090015434 | ENHANCED AC IMMUNITY IN GROUND FAULT DETECTION - A method for reducing the occurrence of false ground fault detections in a central office terminal is provided. The method includes generating a no-fault signal when no ground current is detected, delaying generation of a fault signal when ground current is detected at least for the duration of an expected pulse in AC induced signal, and when the ground current persists for a sufficient period, generating a signal indicating a fault condition. | 01-15-2009 |