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Andrew C. Fox, Kansas City, KS US
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20090256041 | HANGING FIXTURE FOR WALL BOARD AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - An apparatus for insertion into a board having a slot to enable items to be hung thereon and its method of use is disclosed. The apparatus has a body; an arm that extends for a desired length from the body; and an upper and a lower leg each having an arcuate distal edge. The upper leg and lower leg extending generally longitudinally outwardly from the body in an opposite direction from the arm and are in spaced relation. The upper leg comprises an upwardly extended finger located at the distal end of the upper leg having a shoulder spaced from the longitudinal length of the upper leg. | 10-15-2009 |
Ann Fox, Broomfield, CO US
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20090203547 | Gene and Cognate Protein Profiles and Methods to Determine Connective Tissue Markers in Normal and Pathologic Conditions - Differences in gene expression between connective tissue cells (e.g., tendon cells) and other closely related cell types are disclosed. Also disclosed are expression profiles between tendon cells under different genetic and environmental influences. The presently disclosed expression profiles are useful as diagnostic markers as well as markers that can be used to monitor disease states, disease progression, injury repair, drug toxicity, drug efficacy, and drug metabolism. | 08-13-2009 |
Barabara A. Fox, Grantham, NH US
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20100260804 | Attenuated Uracil Auxotroph of an Apicomplexan and Use Thereof - Uracil auxotroph mutants of apicomplexans are provided which lack a functional carbamoyl phosphate synthase II (CPSII) enzyme. Also provided are | 10-14-2010 |
Barbara A. Fox, Grantham, NH US
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20100203085 | Toxoplasma Gondii Vaccines and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides attenuated | 08-12-2010 |
20120045477 | Method for Treating Cancer with Toxoplasma Gondii Vaccine - The present invention provides attenuated | 02-23-2012 |
Bernard A. Fox, Portland, OR US
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20090317407 | AUGMENTATION OF IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CANCER VACCINE - Methods are disclosed for stimulating an immune response against a target antigen, such as one or more tumor associated antigens. In particular examples the method includes reducing the number of CD4+ T cells in a subject after the subject receives a first dose of an immunogenic composition that includes the target antigen (such as a cancer vaccine), wherein the subject has a tumor that expresses the target antigen. The subject is administered a second dose of the immunogenic composition, thereby stimulating an immune response against the target antigen. In some examples the method also includes administering to the subject peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) (for example a population of PBMCs depleted of CD25 cells, CD81 cells, CD134 | 12-24-2009 |
20140112977 | ALLOGENEIC AUTOPHAGOSOME-ENRICHED COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASE - A composition, comprising: an enriched population of autophagosomes derived from a non-small cell lung carcinoma cell line, and wherein the enriched population of autophagosomes includes: one or more toll-like receptor agonists; one or more tumor antigens; and one or more damage-associated molecular pattern molecules. In this way, an off-the-shelf vaccine may be available to be administered in order to stimulate a targeted immune response in patients bearing different tumor types. | 04-24-2014 |
Brian E. Fox, Monroe, CT US
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20110209390 | Antioxidant Additive for Biodiesel Fuels - A synergistic combination antioxidant mixture that provides excellent characteristics for biodiesel fuel compositions, when incorporated therein. | 09-01-2011 |
Charles W. Fox, Washington, DC US
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20080263465 | Systems and methods for field data collection - Systems and methods are provided for automated field data collection. A client system may download graphical representations and space hierarchy information associated with the project from a server. A user may open, on the client system, an area where the field data collection is to occur (e.g., a room in a building), whereby the client system automatically navigates to a pre-defined region of the graphical representation (e.g., an architectural floor plan). For each discrepancy identified, the user may touch a corresponding location on the graphical representation and select a discrepancy type from a list. The user may then associate additional data files, such as image files, audio files, video files, and GPS coordinates with the discrepancy. An organization responsible for correcting the discrepancy may be automatically assigned and/or notified based on an association made on the server. | 10-23-2008 |
20140280163 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIELD DATA COLLECTION - Systems and methods are provided for automated field data collection. A client system may download graphical representations and space hierarchy information associated with the project from a server. A user may open, on the client system, an area where the field data collection is to occur (e.g., a room in a building), whereby the client system automatically navigates to a pre-defined region of the graphical representation (e.g., an architectural floor plan). For each discrepancy identified, the user may touch a corresponding location on the graphical representation and select a discrepancy type from a list. The user may then associate additional data files, such as image files, audio files, video files, and GPS coordinates with the discrepancy. An organization responsible for correcting the discrepancy may be automatically assigned and/or notified based on an association made on the server. | 09-18-2014 |
Christi Alessi Fox, Rochester, NY US
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20080319322 | Non-invasive in-vivo imaging of mechanoreceptors in skin using confocal microscopy - Meissner's Corpuscles (MCs) are touch-pressure sensation receptors in glabrous skin. They are imaged by reflectance confocal microscopy to provide a non-invasive, in vivo quantification of their density or size to allow screening for, diagnosis or monitoring of sensory neuropathy and other peripheral nervous system disorders related to diabetes, HIV, or other conditions. | 12-25-2008 |
Christina Mary Josephine Fox, Corvallis, OR US
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20090131632 | METHOD OF SYNTHESIS OF MORPHOLINO OLIGOMERS - Improved methods are described for solid-phase synthesis of morpholino oligomers, in which a protected morpholino ring nitrogen is deprotected between coupling steps using a heterocyclic amine salt in a trifluoroethanol-containing solvent, where the salt is a salt of a heterocyclic amine, having a pKa in the range of 1-4 in its protonated form, with an acid selected from a sulfonic acid, trifluoroacetic acid, and hydrochloric acid. Examples are 3-chloropyridinium methanesulfonate (CPM) and 4-cyanopyridinium trifluoroacetate (CYTFA). | 05-21-2009 |
Daniel J. Fox, Elma, IA US
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20080257078 | Two-Speed PTO Stub Shaft Exchange Improvements - A power take-off assembly for a work vehicle including an improved power take-off shaft for installation and removal. The power take off shaft is extended and a cut out section on the first end of the shaft is provided to engage an extended portion of a spring loaded mechanism. Once the cut out section securely fits over the extended portion, the spring loaded mechanism is prevented from axially moving in a rightward direction, thus enabling the spring to hold the gear collar in place to engage the high speed gear. The PTO stub shaft has an extended end with protruding shoulders which serve to capture the snap ring between the stub shaft and the output shaft so that when the stub is moved axially the shoulders will pull the snap ring into the groove on the output shaft which securely fastens the stub shaft. A cut-out section on the front end surface of the output shaft is also provided to allow clearance for the tool to squeeze the snap ring tabs during installation and removal. | 10-23-2008 |
Daniel N. Fox, Fort Collins, CO US
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20080319680 | MULTI-GAIN ADAPTIVE LINEAR PROCESSING AND GATED DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN FLOW CYTOMETRY - Disclosed is an electronic processing system for a flow cytometer that uses a processing chip that processes data in a parallel architecture on a sample by sample basis and provides for high throughput of data. In addition, multi-gain linear amplifiers are used which are matched using feedback circuits to provide accurate data and high resolution data having high dynamic range. | 12-25-2008 |
20110010144 | SELF-TUNING, BIOLOGICALLY MODELED SORTER - Disclosed is a self-tuning flow cytometer that uses a mathematical model to perform sort decisions that is based upon the biological response of the particular types of cells that are being sorted. In one embodiment, statistical calculations of the likelihood of an event belonging to a certain population are used to make the sort decisions. Automated self-tuning processes are used to optimize the operating parameters of the flow cytometer to achieve a selected purity with higher yield at optimal sorting speeds. The fully automated processes minimize user input and allows the user to select a desired purity while maximizing yield. | 01-13-2011 |
20110213591 | MULTI-GAIN ADAPTIVE LINEAR PROCESSING AND GATED DIGITAL SYSTEM FOR USE IN FLOW CYTOMETRY - Disclosed is an electronic processing system for a flow cytometer that uses a processing chip that processes data in a parallel architecture on a sample by sample basis and provides for high throughput of data. In addition, multi-gain linear amplifiers are used which are matched using feedback circuits to provide accurate data and high resolution data having high dynamic range. | 09-01-2011 |
20110303859 | Generating Pulse Parameters in a Particle Analyzer - A method is provided for generating measurement parameters for a particle sample in a particle analyzer. The method includes, interrogating the particle sample with a triggering interrogator and one or more secondary interrogators respectively positioned along a length of an interrogation area, generating respective pulses based upon the interrogation of a first particle from the particle sample, determining a primary pulse detection window based upon a triggering pulse, determining a search interval to find a secondary pulse based upon factors including the primary pulse detection window and a laser delay, adjusting the search interval for laser delay variation dynamically based on the interrogation of the first particle, identifying the secondary pulse in the adjusted search interval, and processing the secondary pulse to determine a peak value of the secondary pulse. Corresponding apparatus are also provided. | 12-15-2011 |
20120105967 | OPTICAL COMBINER FOR COMBINING MULTIPLE LASER BEAMS IN A FLOW CYTOMETER - Disclosed is an optical combiner for combining multiple laser beams in a flow cytometer. A dichroic beam combiner is used to combine a second laser beam with a first laser beam so that the two beams are collinear. A beam size adjuster is utilized to adjust the size and convergence/divergence of the second laser beam so that both laser beams focus in a vertical direction at the same location on a stream in the flow cytometer. A cylindrical lens with a vertically oriented axis in the focusable beam shaping optics can also be adjusted to adjust the location of the focus point of the two beams in the horizontal direction. Alignment is maintained with the opto-mechanical adjustments made on one laser beam relative to the other laser beam path. Additional beams can also be added to the optical path. | 05-03-2012 |
20130013226 | Multi-gain Adaptive Linear Processing and Gated Digital System for Use in Flow Cytometry - Disclosed is an electronic processing system for a flow cytometer that uses a processing chip that processes data in a parallel architecture on a sample by sample basis and provides for high throughput of data. In addition, multi-gain linear amplifiers are used which are matched using feedback circuits to provide accurate data and high resolution data having high dynamic range. | 01-10-2013 |
David Fox, Longmont, CO US
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20090061977 | ADVISORY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR USE IN GAMING - Generally, the systems and methods presented herein provide for enhanced gaming during a game of chance. For example, the utility may provide the player with the opportunity to make a more educated decision when wagering sums of money in the game of chance. In this regard, the utility may observe a player's game elements (e.g., playing cards) and determine a “best strategy” for the player to employ on subsequent cards. In other words, the utility may show the player the best achievable hand that could be attained based on the player's present hand and any other visible cards that have been dealt. Accordingly, the utility may enable the player to play perfectly (e.g., to obtain the highest expected value payout). | 03-05-2009 |
20140132413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PATIENT MONITORING - A method of receiving data indicative of at least one physiological parameter of a patient, receiving image data of the patient, determining that a value of the at least one physiological parameters signifies an alarm condition in the patient, generating an alarm data set including image or audio data of the patient and the value of at least one physiological parameter, and transmitting a notification of the alarm condition including the alarm data set to a clinician. | 05-15-2014 |
20140233788 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND SOFTWARE FOR OPTICAL DEVICE RECOGNITION ASSOCIATION - A system including an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of at least one medical device monitoring a patient, a database including images of a plurality of medical devices, where each image corresponds to a particular medical device, and a data collection server configured to receive the at least one image, receive patient identification data corresponding to the patient, and identify the medical device in the image by comparing the received image with the images stored in the database and matching the received image with the images stored in the database. | 08-21-2014 |
20150019236 | DATA AGE DISPLAY AND MANAGEMENT - A system and method for displaying patient data, the system includes a computing device having a processor and a data input for receiving measured values and measurement times of a plurality of factors related to the screening of a particular disease, and a display configured to display a user interface. The user interface includes the plurality of factors, the measured values for each of the plurality of factors, data ages of the measured values, and a score, calculated by the processor, of the measured value as a function of the particular disease based on the measured values and a data age for each of the plurality of factors. The user interface also displays a screening result of whether the patient has passed the screening of the disease. | 01-15-2015 |
David James Fox, Grand Junction, CO US
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20080217365 | Dressing aid device - A dressing device to aid individuals with the removal and installation of clothing tops, such as sport bras, comprising an elongate shaft including an upper end integral hook, and the shaft including a lower end including an integral hook. | 09-11-2008 |
David N. Fox, Firestone, CO US
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20090049167 | PORT MONITORING - The invention is directed to the transparent allocation of a unique per user /tmp file system. A method for monitoring a port in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: obtaining a current uptime of a network switch; obtaining a status of a port of the network switch; in the case that the port of the network switch is idle: comparing the uptime of the network switch to a last used time of the port; and determining that the network switch has been rebooted since the port was last used, in the case that the uptime of the network switch is less than the last used time of the port. | 02-19-2009 |
Donald A. Fox, Arma, KS US
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20110116926 | Self-Directing Vertical Axis Turbine For Harnessing Power - A self-directing vertical axis turbine includes a base, a primary hub rotatably coupled to the base for rotation about a first axis, primary support arms extending from the primary hub, a positioning arm rotatably coupled to the base for free rotation about the first axis, a secondary hub rotatably coupled to the positioning arm for rotation about a second axis that is spaced apart from and generally parallel to the first axis, secondary arms extending outwardly from the second hub, and capturing elements. Each capturing element is rotatably coupled to respective primary and secondary arms. The positioning arm and the primary hub are independently attached to the base to allow rotation about the base at different times and speeds. The positioning arm rotates based upon forces imparted by a fluid upon the capturing elements and transferred to the positioning arm by the secondary arms and the secondary hub. | 05-19-2011 |
Donna K. Fox, Sykesville, MD US
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20090186385 | RECOMBINATIONAL CLONING USING NUCLEIC ACIDS HAVING RECOMBINATION SITES - Recombinational cloning is provided by the use of nucleic acids, vectors and methods, in vitro and in vivo, for moving or exchanging segments of DNA molecules using engineered recombination sites and recombination proteins to provide chimeric DNA molecules that have the desired characteristic(s) and/or DNA segment(s). | 07-23-2009 |
20090186386 | RECOMBINATIONAL CLONING USING NUCLEIC ACIDS HAVING RECOMBINATION SITES - Recombinational cloning is provided by the use of nucleic acids, vectors and methods, in vitro and in vivo, for moving or exchanging segments of DNA molecules using engineered recombination sites and recombination proteins to provide chimeric DNA molecules that have the desired characteristic(s) and/or DNA segment(s). | 07-23-2009 |
20100267118 | RECOMBINATIONAL CLONING USING NUCLEIC ACIDS HAVING RECOMBINATION SITES - Recombinational cloning is provided by the use of nucleic acids, vectors and methods, in vitro and in vivo, for moving or exchanging segments of DNA molecules using engineered recombination sites and recombination proteins to provide chimeric DNA molecules that have the desired characteristic(s) and/or DNA segment(s). | 10-21-2010 |
20100267119 | RECOMBINATIONAL CLONING USING NUCLEIC ACIDS HAVING RECOMBINATION SITES - Recombinational cloning is provided by the use of nucleic acids, vectors and methods, in vitro and in vivo, for moving or exchanging segments of DNA molecules using engineered recombination sites and recombination proteins to provide chimeric DNA molecules that have the desired characteristic(s) and/or DNA segment(s). | 10-21-2010 |
20100267120 | RECOMBINATIONAL CLONING USING NUCLEIC ACIDS HAVING RECOMBINATION SITES - Recombinational cloning is provided by the use of nucleic acids, vectors and methods, in vitro and in vivo, for moving or exchanging segments of DNA molecules using engineered recombination sites and recombination proteins to provide chimeric DNA molecules that have the desired characteristic(s) and/or DNA segment(s). | 10-21-2010 |
20110111464 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CLONING NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES - The present invention is directed generally to methods facilitating the cloning of nucleic acid molecules. In particular, the invention relates to the use of polymerase inhibitors, including but not limited to anti-polymerase antibodies (such as anti-Taq antibodies) and fragments thereof, to inactivate residual polymerase activity remaining after the amplification (particularly via PCR) of a target nucleic acid molecule. The invention further provides compositions, particularly storage-stable compositions, comprising one or more components, such as one or more restriction endonucleases and one or more polymerase inhibitors, that are useful in cloning amplified or synthesized nucleic acid molecules by the above-described methods. The invention also relates to nucleic acid molecules produced by these methods, and to genetic constructs (such as vectors) and host cells comprising these nucleic acid molecules. | 05-12-2011 |
Dustin T. Fox, Zephyr Cove, NV US
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20100001467 | Methods and Devices for Playing a Card Game - The present application is directed to methods and devices for playing poker card games. One embodiment discloses a method to play Texas Hold 'Em poker with two dealers dealing simultaneous and separate games at a single table. A player may play two hands simultaneously, one dealt by a first dealer and one dealt by a second dealer, each hand having a separate pot. One embodiment discloses a playing surface to facilitate playing Texas Hold 'Em poker with two dealers dealing simultaneous and separate games at a single table. One embodiment discloses an electronic version of playing Texas Hold 'Em poker wherein the player plays two separate hands simultaneously. | 01-07-2010 |
E. Brian Fox, Monroe, CT US
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20090198089 | CONTROLLING BRANCH LEVEL AND VISCOSITY OF POLYALPHAOLEFINS WITH PROPENE ADDITION - The invention relates to a polyalphaolefin formed from a decene and propene and having a branch level greater than 19% and to a process for forming such polyalphaolefins. The invention also relates to a process for forming a polyalphaolefin from at least two monomers, the two monomers comprising a decene and propene, the process comprising the steps of, inter alia, providing a correlation between the total amount of propene used to form the polyalphaolefin and at least one of branch level or viscosity of the polyalphaolefin to make polyalphaolefins comprising decene and propene with predictable branch levels and viscosities. | 08-06-2009 |
20090281360 | POLYALPHAOLEFINS AND PROCESSES FOR FORMING POLYALPHAOLEFINS - The invention is directed to polyalphaolefins (PAOs) and processes for forming PAOs. In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for forming a PAO comprising polymerizing C | 11-12-2009 |
20110040052 | Processes for Controlling the Viscosity of Polyalphaolefins - The invention relates to a process for forming a polyalphaolefin, the process comprising the step of polymerizing at least one C | 02-17-2011 |
20110092752 | Polyalphaolefins and processes for forming polyalphaolefins - The invention is directed to polyalphaolefins (PAOs) and processes for forming PAOs. In one embodiment, the invention is to a process for forming a PAO comprising polymerizing C | 04-21-2011 |
Elise B. Fox, Aiken, SC US
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20100123084 | Betavoltaic radiation detector - A detector for beta particles emitted from a radioisotope is provided by applying a reverse bias to a betavoltaic cell having a 4H silicon carbide semiconductor and using an outer exposure surface of the p-type layer of the semiconductor as the surface for receiving radiation. | 05-20-2010 |
20110297894 | Proton conducting ceramics in membrane separations - Perovskite materials of the general formula SrCeO | 12-08-2011 |
20130068994 | NANOPARTICLE ENHANCED IONIC LIQUID HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS - A heat transfer fluid created from nanoparticles that are dispersed into an ionic liquid is provided. Small volumes of nanoparticles are created from e.g., metals or metal oxides and/or alloys of such materials are dispersed into ionic liquids to create a heat transfer fluid. The nanoparticles can be dispersed directly into the ionic liquid during nanoparticle formation or the nanoparticles can be formed and then, in a subsequent step, dispersed into the ionic liquid using e.g., agitation. | 03-21-2013 |
Ethan Fox, Bethesda, MD US
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20100032482 | PROVIDING DIRECTED CONTENT TO ANONYMOUS CUSTOMERS - A method includes electronically identifying a first item that a customer intends to purchase while the customer is shopping and electronically providing content to the customer in response to the identifying to entice the customer to purchase a second, different item. | 02-11-2010 |
Gregory J. Fox, Fargo, ND US
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20090064357 | Barley Cultivar Pronghorn - A barley cultivar, designated Pronghorn, is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of barley cultivar Pronghorn, to the plants of barley Pronghorn, and to methods for producing a barley plant produced by crossing barley cultivar Pronghorn with itself or another barley variety. The invention also relates to methods for producing a barley plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic barley plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to barley varieties or breeding varieties and plant parts derived from barley cultivar Pronghorn, to methods for producing other barley varieties, lines or plant parts derived from barley cultivar Pronghorn, and to the barley plants, varieties, and their parts derived from the use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid barley seeds and plants produced by crossing barley cultivar Pronghorn with another barley cultivar. This invention further relates to methods for developing other barley varieties or breeding lines derived from variety Pronghorn including cell and tissue culture, haploid systems, mutagenesis, and transgenic derived lines. Pronghorn demonstrates a unique combination of traits for the human food market including waxy starch, hulless seed and increased levels of Beta-glucan fiber and Beta-glucan fiber viscosity. | 03-05-2009 |
James Paul Fox, Homewood, AL US
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20110119381 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ALLOCATE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH A DISTRIBUTIVE COMPUTING NETWORK - Methods and apparatus to allocate resources associated with a distributive computing network are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving resource allocation information associated with a service that is to be hosted by a distributive computing network, determining a first configuration type and a second configuration type specified within the received resource allocation information, determining at least one configuration group associated with the first configuration type and at least one configuration group associated with the second configuration type, determining physical resources included within the distributive computing network to host the service, electronically allocating the physical resources for the at least one configuration group associated with the first configuration type, electronically allocating the physical resources for the at least one configuration group associated with the second configuration type, and hosting the service within the physical resources in accordance with the allocations. | 05-19-2011 |
20120297073 | Methods And Apparatus To Allocate Resources Associated With A Distributive Computing Network - Methods and apparatus to allocate resources associated with a distributive computing network are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving resource allocation information associated with a service that is to be hosted by a distributive computing network, determining a first configuration type and a second configuration type specified within the received resource allocation information, determining at least one configuration group associated with the first configuration type and at least one configuration group associated with the second configuration type, determining physical resources included within the distributive computing network to host the service, electronically allocating the physical resources for the at least one configuration group associated with the first configuration type, electronically allocating the physical resources for the at least one configuration group associated with the second configuration type, and hosting the service within the physical resources in accordance with the allocations. | 11-22-2012 |
20130246626 | Methods and Apparatus to Allocate Resources Associated with a Distributive Computing Network - Methods and apparatus to allocate resources associated with a distributive computing network are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes receiving resource allocation information associated with a service that is to be hosted by a distributive computing network, determining a first configuration type and a second configuration type specified within the received resource allocation information, determining at least one configuration group associated with the first configuration type and at least one configuration group associated with the second configuration type, determining physical resources included within the distributive computing network to host the service, electronically allocating the physical resources for the at least one configuration group associated with the first configuration type, electronically allocating the physical resources for the at least one configuration group associated with the second configuration type, and hosting the service within the physical resources in accordance with the allocations. | 09-19-2013 |
20140122723 | DYNAMIC REGISTRATION OF LISTENER RESOURCES FOR CLOUD SERVICES - Dynamic registration of listener resources for cloud services is disclosed. Example methods disclosed herein for cloud service listener registration include registering, at a registry server, information identifying listener resources for processing client requests associated with respective cloud services, the cloud services including a first cloud service. Some example methods also include providing first information to a client in response to a request to provide listener information for a first cloud service. In some such examples, the first information identifies a first listener resource registered for processing client requests associated with the first cloud service. | 05-01-2014 |
Jason L. Fox, Appling, GA US
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20090159303 | ROCKSHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH DETACHABLE HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER - A rockshaft assembly includes a support casting having a pair of journeyed bearings supporting a rockshaft for a three point hitch. A piston is connected to a crank on the rockshaft, and a detachable hydraulic lift cylinder is inserted through an opening in the support casting. The detachable hydraulic lift cylinder has a bore partially inside the support casting and partially outside the casting in which the piston moves. | 06-25-2009 |
Jeffrey J. Fox, Ithaca, NY US
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20100233088 | METHOD OF IDENTIFYING STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF VENTRICULAR FIBRILATION AND VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA - The present invention relates to evaluating the effect of physiological conditions on the occurrence of ventricular fibrillation, identifying strategies for treatment or prevention of ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia, and evaluating a subject for induction of ventricular fibrillation from a condition of ventricular tachycardia. | 09-16-2010 |
Jeffrey Robert Fox, Minburn, IA US
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20090000261 | HIGH SPEED COTTON PICKER DRUM - To reduce destructive effects of cotton picker high speed drum rotation, rearward spindle tip motion is adjusted in part by angularly positioning the spindles in the picking zone with an improved cam track arrangement. The cam rotates the picker bar about the upright axis of the bar to vary the speed of the spindle tip in the picking zone and allow a higher drum speed. In a first portion of the picking zone the spindle tips are closer together than the spindle bases at the picker bar. The spindle tip spacing in a second portion of the picking zone is approximately equal to spindle base spacing in the extremities. The resulting spindle tip movement facilitates higher cotton picker vehicle ground speed without picking efficiency loss or additional damage to the cotton plants. | 01-01-2009 |
20090313963 | HIGH DENSITY COTTON PICKER BAR AND SPINDLE ASSEMBLY THEREFOR - A picker bar includes spindles which are nonaligned in the vertical direction to define two or more offset sets of spindles on the bar and increase the number of spindles per unit length of the spindle bar. A spindle assembly includes support carrying two spindles driven from a picker bar drive shaft by single drive gear. Driven spindle gears are spaced on opposite sides of the shaft axis to facilitate close spacing of the spindles. | 12-24-2009 |
John A. Fox, Eudora, KS US
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20090174362 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL POWER TO AN ENGINE - A method and apparatus provides supplemental power to an engine. The method and apparatus includes a pair of conductive leads for connecting the supplemental power to an engine electrical system, a batter, a relay connected to the conductive leads, a shunt cable connecting the batter to the relay and a processor for controlling the relay to selectively apply electrical power to the engine electrical system. The method and apparatus includes safety features to reduce the risk of injury to the operator and damage to the apparatus and/or engine electrical system. | 07-09-2009 |
20090218988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL POWER TO AN ENGINE - A method and apparatus provides supplemental power to an engine. The method and apparatus includes a pair of conductive leads for connecting the supplemental power to an engine electrical system, a battery, a relay connected to the conductive leads, a shunt cable connecting the battery to the relay and a processor for controlling the relay to selectively apply electrical power to the engine electrical system. The method and apparatus includes safety features to reduce the risk of injury to the operator and damage to the apparatus and/or engine electrical system. | 09-03-2009 |
20130154543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL POWER TO AN ENGINE - A method and apparatus provides supplemental power to an engine. The method and apparatus includes a pair of conductive leads for connecting the supplemental power to an engine electrical system, one or more batteries connected in parallel with one or more capacitors, a relay connected to the conductive leads, a shunt cable connecting the batteries and capacitors to the relay and a processor for controlling the relay to selectively apply electrical power to the engine electrical system. The method and apparatus includes safety features to reduce the risk of injury to the operator and damage to the apparatus and/or engine electrical system. | 06-20-2013 |
John Vaillant Fox, Loganville, GA US
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20100250413 | Method and system for processing and collecting real estate loan payoffs from physically remote locations using ACH and RDC - A system that utilizes computer hardware, computer software, apparatus, and methodology that provides electronic interaction and process automation that enables businesses, individuals and all types of organizations to payoff a real estate loan from a remote location by securely entering and transmitting financial payment information either using ACH or RDC (check images), and other information that may be required. Credit for payment is passed to the mortgagee account on the lien holders system, check images (and or physical checks “IRD”) and ACH payments are entered into the bank check clearing channels for ultimate delivery to the maker bank for payment collection. | 09-30-2010 |
Joseph C. Fox, Houma, LA US
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20100212765 | End protector system for tubular goods - An end protector system for tubular goods including, but not necessarily limited to, drilling riser pipe. The end protector system utilizes lightweight substantially rigid, UV-stabilized molded plastic members that can quickly and easily cover box and pin end connections of drilling riser pipe, as well as ancillary conduit holes, bolt holes and/or other openings. The end protector system of the present invention can be used on tubular goods having an end connection flange, as well as those without an end connection flange, to block access to internal surfaces of the drilling riser components. The end protector system of the present invention further includes a retention system to ensure that individual end protectors remain in place during transportation and/or prolonged storage of such tubular goods. | 08-26-2010 |
20120160359 | End protector system for tubular goods - An end protector system for tubular goods including, but not necessarily limited to, drilling riser pipe. The end protector system utilizes lightweight substantially rigid, UV-stabilized molded plastic members that can quickly and easily cover box and pin end connections of drilling riser pipe, as well as ancillary conduit holes, bolt holes and/or other openings. The end protector system of the present invention can be used on tubular goods having an end connection flange, as well as those without an end connection flange, to block access to internal surfaces of the drilling riser components. The end protector system of the present invention further includes a retention system to ensure that individual end protectors remain in place during transportation and/or prolonged storage of such tubular goods. | 06-28-2012 |
Keith Fox, Tigard, OR US
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20110236594 | In-Situ Deposition of Film Stacks - Methods and hardware for depositing film stacks in a process tool in-situ (i.e., without a vacuum break or air exposure) are described. In one example, a method for depositing, on a substrate, a film stack including films of different compositions in-situ in a process station using a plasma is described, the method including, in a first plasma-activated film deposition phase, depositing a first layer of film having a first film composition on the substrate; in a second plasma-activated deposition phase, depositing a second layer of film having a second film composition on the first layer of film; and sustaining the plasma while transitioning a composition of the plasma from the first plasma-activated film deposition phase to the second plasma-activated film deposition phase. | 09-29-2011 |
20110236600 | Smooth Silicon-Containing Films - Methods and hardware for depositing ultra-smooth silicon-containing films and film stacks are described. In one example, an embodiment of a method for forming a silicon-containing film on a substrate in a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus is disclosed, the method including supplying a silicon-containing reactant to the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus; supplying a co-reactant to the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus; supplying a capacitively-coupled plasma to a process station of the plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus, the plasma including silicon radicals generated from the silicon-containing reactant and co-reactant radicals generated from the co-reactant; and depositing the silicon-containing film on the substrate, the silicon-containing film having a refractive index of between 1.4 and 2.1, the silicon-containing film further having an absolute roughness of less than or equal to 4.5 Å as measured on a silicon substrate. | 09-29-2011 |
20120142172 | PECVD DEPOSITION OF SMOOTH POLYSILICON FILMS - Smooth silicon and silicon germanium films are deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD). The films are characterized by roughness (Ra) of less than about 4 Å. In some embodiments, smooth silicon films are undoped and doped polycrystalline silicon films. The dopants can include boron, phosphorus, and arsenic. In some embodiments the smooth polycrystalline silicon films are also highly conductive. For example, boron-doped polycrystalline silicon films having resistivity of less than about 0.015 Ohm cm and Ra of less than about 4 Å can be deposited by PECVD. In some embodiments smooth silicon films are incorporated into stacks of alternating layers of doped and undoped polysilicon, or into stacks of alternating layers of silicon oxide and doped polysilicon employed in memory devices. Smooth films can be deposited using a process gas having a low concentration of silicon-containing precursor and/or a process gas comprising a silicon-containing precursor and H | 06-07-2012 |
20130157466 | SILICON NITRIDE FILMS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE APPLICATIONS - The embodiments herein relate to plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition methods and apparatus for depositing silicon nitride on a substrate. The disclosed methods provide silicon nitride films having wet etch rates (e.g., in dilute hydrofluoric acid or hot phosphoric acid) suitable for certain applications such as vertical memory devices. Further, the methods provide silicon nitride films having defined levels of internal stress suitable for the applications in question. These silicon nitride film characteristics can be set or tuned by controlling, for example, the composition and flow rates of the precursors, as well as the RF power supplied to the plasma and the pressure in the reactor. In certain embodiments, a boron-containing precursor is added. | 06-20-2013 |
20130171834 | IN-SITU DEPOSITION OF FILM STACKS - Disclosed herein are methods of forming a film stack which may include the plasma accelerated deposition of a silicon nitride film formed from the reaction of nitrogen containing precursor with silicon containing precursor, the plasma accelerated substantial elimination of silicon containing precursor from the processing chamber, the plasma accelerated deposition of a silicon oxide film atop the silicon nitride film formed from the reaction of silicon containing precursor with oxidant, and the plasma accelerated substantial elimination of oxidant from the processing chamber. Also disclosed herein are process station apparatuses for forming a film stack of silicon nitride and silicon oxide films which may include a processing chamber, one or more gas delivery lines, one or more RF generators, and a system controller having machine-readable media with instructions for operating the one or more gas delivery lines, and the one or more RF generators. | 07-04-2013 |
20130267081 | POST-DEPOSITION SOFT ANNEALING - The methods and apparatus disclosed herein concern a process that may be referred to as a “soft anneal.” A soft anneal provides various benefits. Fundamentally, it reduces the internal stress in one or more silicon layers of a work piece. Typically, though not necessarily, the internal stress is a compressive stress. A particularly beneficial application of a soft anneal is in reduction of internal stress in a stack containing two or more layers of silicon. Often, the internal stress of a layer or group of layers in a stack is manifest as wafer bow. The soft anneal process can be used to reduce compressive bow in stacks containing silicon. The soft anneal process may be performed without causing the silicon in the stack to become activated. | 10-10-2013 |
20130316518 | PECVD DEPOSITION OF SMOOTH SILICON FILMS - Smooth silicon films having low compressive stress and smooth tensile silicon films are deposited by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) using a process gas comprising a silicon-containing precursor (e.g., silane), argon, and a second gas, such as helium, hydrogen, or a combination of helium and hydrogen. Doped smooth silicon films and smooth silicon germanium films can be obtained by adding a source of dopant or a germanium-containing precursor to the process gas. In some embodiments dual frequency plasma comprising high frequency (HF) and low frequency (LF) components is used during deposition, resulting in improved film roughness. The films are characterized by roughness (Ra) of less than about 7 Å, such as less than about 5 Å as measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM), and a compressive stress of less than about 500 MPa in absolute value. In some embodiments smooth tensile silicon films are obtained. | 11-28-2013 |
20140023784 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITION OF CONFORMAL FILMS WITH CATALYSIS ASSISTED LOW TEMPERATURE CVD - A method for depositing a film in a substrate processing system includes arranging a substrate on a pedestal in a processing chamber, heating the substrate to a temperature within a predetermined temperature range, and supplying a gas mixture to the processing chamber for a predetermined period to deposit the film on the substrate, wherein the gas mixture includes a first precursor gas, ammonia gas and diborane gas. | 01-23-2014 |
20140053867 | PLASMA CLEAN METHOD FOR DEPOSITION CHAMBER - Improved methods and apparatuses for removing residue from the interior surfaces of the deposition reactor are provided. The methods involve increasing availability of cleaning reagent radicals inside the deposition chamber by generating cleaning reagent radicals in a remote plasma generator and then further delivering in-situ plasma energy while the cleaning reagent mixture is introduced into the deposition chamber. Certain embodiments involve a multi-stage process including a stage in which the cleaning reagent mixture is introduced at a high pressure (e.g., about 0.6 Torr or more) and a stage the cleaning reagent mixture is introduced at a low pressure (e.g., about 0.6 Torr or less). | 02-27-2014 |
20140357064 | TENSILE STRESSED DOPED AMORPHOUS SILICON - The method and apparatus disclosed herein relate to preparing a stack structure for an electronic device on a semiconductor substrate. A particularly beneficial application of the method is in reduction of internal stress in a stack containing multiple layers of silicon. Typically, though not necessarily, the internal stress is a compressive stress, which often manifests as wafer bow. In some embodiments, the method reduces the internal stress of a work piece by depositing phosphorus doped silicon layers having low internal compressive stress or even tensile stress. The method and apparatus disclosed herein can be used to reduce compressive bow in stacks containing silicon. | 12-04-2014 |
20150013607 | IN-SITU DEPOSITION OF FILM STACKS - An apparatus for depositing film stacks in-situ (i.e., without a vacuum break or air exposure) are described. In one example, a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition apparatus configured to deposit a plurality of film layers on a substrate without exposing the substrate to a vacuum break between film deposition phases, is provided. The apparatus includes a process chamber, a plasma source and a controller configured to control the plasma source to generate reactant radicals using a particular reactant gas mixture during the particular deposition phase, and sustain the plasma during a transition from the particular reactant gas mixture supplied during the particular deposition phase to a different reactant gas mixture supplied during a different deposition phase. | 01-15-2015 |
Keith C. Fox, Columbia, SC US
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20090014952 | Interactive Role Playing Game - The present invention is an adult role playing game that involves relationships and interaction. The game relies on communication, negotiation, and agreement between individuals with varied and similar interests. Once the decision to play is established the game pieces and apparatus and choices determine the game(s) played by the participants. Communication by the numbers is part of the game and apparatus. Communication by the numbers allows information to both be actively and passively transmitted and received among participants visually and verbally. | 01-15-2009 |
20110272883 | Interactive Role Playing Game - The present invention is an adult role playing game that involves relationships and interaction. The game uses fashion jewelry with figures to communicate visually and indicate which role(s) are available for play as the roles vary by figure as to levels of play and to be a player and initiate play one must consent. The game relies on communication, negotiation and agreement along with Choice, Chance and Opportunity to determine potential role(s) that are multiple and diverse and are assigned to the game apparatus by the players. The apparatus consists of communication by the numbers, spinning wheel, coins and others that will determine the specific role by chance. | 11-10-2011 |
20140167358 | Method for Providing Play Therapy Utilizing An Interactive Role Playing Game - A method for providing play therapy utilizing an interactive role playing game that involves relationships and interaction. The method utilizes a game requiring fashion jewelry with figures to communicate visually and indicate which role(s) are available for play as the roles vary by figure as to levels of play and to be a participant and initiate play one must consent. The game relies on communication, negotiation and agreement along with Choice, Chance and Opportunity to determine potential role(s) that are multiple and diverse and are assigned to the game apparatus by the participants. The apparatus consists of communication by the numbers, spinning wheel, coins and others that will determine the specific role by chance. Transformation occurs both physically and mentally among participants. | 06-19-2014 |
Kelly B. Fox, Bartlesville, OK US
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20100210482 | Wellbore servicing fluids comprising cationic polymers and methods of using same - A method comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising a cationic polymer into wellbore wherein the cationic polymer has a molecular weight of from about 300,000 Daltons to about 10,000,000 Daltons. A composition comprising a wellbore servicing fluid, a cationic polymer, and a brine. | 08-19-2010 |
Kevin M. Fox, Aiken, SC US
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20100123084 | Betavoltaic radiation detector - A detector for beta particles emitted from a radioisotope is provided by applying a reverse bias to a betavoltaic cell having a 4H silicon carbide semiconductor and using an outer exposure surface of the p-type layer of the semiconductor as the surface for receiving radiation. | 05-20-2010 |
Larry Fox, Nanuet, NY US
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20110180314 | Filler Panel with Cable Management Feature - A filler panel for an electronics shelf is provided. The electronics shelf includes a number of slots each configured to receive an electronic device. The filler panel includes a non-conductive main body that includes a front wall, a side wall, and a back wall. The front wall and back wall are configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf and the side wall is configured to extend into a depth of the slot. The filler panel also includes an electromagnetic shielding portion made of a conductive material and coupled to the main body. Furthermore, the main body includes one or more cable clips each configured to retain one or more cables within the main body. | 07-28-2011 |
20110180315 | Filler Panel for Air Flow Management - A filler panel for an electronics shelf is provided. The electronics shelf includes a plurality of slots each configured to receive an electronic device. The filler panel includes a non-conductive main body that includes a front wall, a back wall, a top wall, a bottom wall and a single side wall. The front wall, back wall, top wall and bottom wall are configured to fill a width of a slot of the electronics shelf. The side wall is configured to extend into a depth of the slot, The filler panel also includes an electromagnetic shielding portion comprising a conductive material that is coupled to the main body. The main body further includes one or more vents positioned in each of the top wall and the bottom wall, the vents configured to allow air flow though the main body. | 07-28-2011 |
20110286187 | Unibody Latch for Plug-In Units - A latch for use with a plug-in unit may comprise a head, a rigid body, a pin, and a lever. The head may be configured to retain the plug-in unit within a chassis associated with a rack system. The rigid body may extend from the head and be configured to interface with a user's fingers. The pin may extend transversely from both sides of the head into a case associated with the plug-in unit and be configured so that the head and the rigid body rotate around the pin as a single body when the rigid body is pulled by the user's fingers. The lever may extend from the rigid body and include a detent configured to engage the chassis. The detent may be configured to restrict the head and the rigid body from rotating around the pin when the detent is engaged with the chassis. The lever may be operable to release the detent from the chassis. The head, the rigid body, the lever, and the detent are manufactured as a single unitary body. | 11-24-2011 |
20120008285 | Rear Cover and Input/Output Panels - An input/output panel for use with a server chassis may comprise a cover, an input/output interface circuit board, a plurality of interfaces, and a ground clip. The cover of non-conductive plastic may be configured to mount to a rear cover of the server chassis. The input/output interface circuit board may be disposed on a first side of the cover. The plurality of interfaces may be disposed on the input/output interface circuit board and extend at least partially through the cover to the second side of the cover. The ground clip may include a conductive component partially disposed within the plastic cover. A first end of the ground clip may extend from the first side of the cover and be configured to mate with the input/output interface circuit board. A second end of the ground clip may extend from the first side of cover and be configured to mate with a ground circuit associated with the rear cover of the server chassis. | 01-12-2012 |
Martin Fox, Storrs, CT US
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20090157567 | LED LIGHTING SYSTEM - A method for optimizing an LED lighting system cost includes steps of determining LED costs, power source costs, and total costs associated with a plurality of LED quantities, and identifying a lowest total cost as an optimal cost. A LED lighting system includes an LED operated by a constant-current driver at less than its maximum current capacity. A programmable controller including a feedback routine is used to compensate for intensity drift as an LED ages. Other embodiments of LED lighting systems include multiple LEDs producing light having various spectrums to optimize the lighting system efficiency and the effectiveness. A charge controller including an MPPT routine is advantageously employed with a LED lighting system powered by a limited-capacity power source. | 06-18-2009 |
Michael Fox, Glencoe, OK US
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20080221815 | Method and System for Concrete Quality Control Based on the Concrete's Maturity - A method and system for controlling and monitoring the quality of concrete based on the concrete's maturity (which is a function of its time-temperature profile, or temperature history). Five different applications or embodiments of the present invention are discussed, namely, Enhanced Maturity, Moisture-Loss Maturity, Improved Maturity, SPC Maturity, Loggers, Readers, and Software. Enhanced Maturity involves a maturity calibration method to account for the water-to-cementitious-materials ratio, air content, and gross unit weight of the concrete. Moisture-Loss Maturity is a method for determining the appropriate time to terminate moisture-loss protection of concrete and concrete structures. Improved Maturity is a method and system for determining the strength of curing concrete using improved maturity calculations. SPC Maturity is a method that beneficially couples maturity measurements and calculations with Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods to enable rapid recognition of changes to the concrete mix and/or incompatibilities between the various components of the concrete mix. Loggers, Readers, and Software represent the preferred embodiment for automating and simplifying the implementations of Enhanced Maturity, Moisture-Loss Maturity, Improved Maturity, and SPC Maturity. | 09-11-2008 |
Michael James Fox, Stafford, NY US
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20100031906 | CAMSHAFT PHASER INTERMEDIATE LOCKING PIN AND SEAT - A vane-type camshaft phaser for an internal combustion engine, in which an intermediate locking pin and seat are provided for locking the camshaft phaser at a position intermediate of its full advanced and retard positions, one of the locking pin and seat having a non-circular cross section, and the cross-sectional shapes of the locking pin and seat being substantially dissimilar to each other. | 02-11-2010 |
20110315102 | HARMONIC DRIVE CAMSHAFT PHASER AND METHOD FOR USING - A camshaft phaser includes a housing with a harmonic gear drive unit disposed therein. The harmonic gear drive unit includes a circular spline and a dynamic spline, a flexspline disposed radially within the circular spline and the dynamic spline, a wave generator disposed radially within the flexspline, and a rotational actuator connectable to the wave generator. One of the circular spline and the dynamic spline is fixed to the housing. A hub is rotatably disposed radially within the housing and attachable to the camshaft and fixed to the other of the circular spline and the dynamic spline. An anti-rotation means is provided for temporarily fixing the circular spline to the dynamic spline in order to prevent relative rotation therebetween when the hub is being attached to the camshaft. The anti-rotation means prevents damage to the harmonic gear drive unit while the camshaft phaser is being installed onto the camshaft. | 12-29-2011 |
Michael O'Neal Fox, Bixby, OK US
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20100158407 | SYSTEM FOR NON-UNIFORMITY CORRECTION FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A system for correcting image characteristic data from a plurality of pixels comprises at least one field programmable gate array (FPGA), a lookup table, and a correction module. The FPGA may include a plurality of configurable logic elements and a plurality of configurable storage elements. The lookup table may be accessible by the FPGA and may store a plurality of correction components associated with each pixel, including a gain value, an offset value, and a bad pixel value. The correction module may be formed from the configurable logic elements and configurable storage elements and may receive the characteristic data and the correction components. The correction module may generate corrected data for each characteristic data by utilizing the gain value, the offset value, and the bad pixel value. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161695 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING MEDIAN VALUES OF VIDEO DATA - A system for determining the median of a plurality of data values comprises a plurality of field programmable gate arrays (FPGA), a plurality of inter FPGA links, an input router, a plurality of median modules, and a plurality of output transfer modules. Each FPGA includes a plurality of configurable logic elements and configurable storage elements from which the other components are formed. The inter FPGA link allows communication from one FPGA to another. The input router receives the plurality of data values and creates a plurality of data streams. The median module receives at least one data stream, increments a plurality of counters corresponding to a single data value within the range of data values, and determines the median by accumulating the contents of each counter. The output transfer module transfers the median to an external destination along with performance statistics of the determination of the median. | 06-24-2010 |
20110010509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SORTING AND CALCULATING STATISTICS ON LARGE DATA SETS WITH A KNOWN VALUE RANGE - A system for sorting data and calculating statistics on large data sets with a known value range includes a memory element and a processing element configured to execute steps of the methods. Methods for sorting data include establishing an array of counters such that each counter corresponds to a value in the data set, reading the numbers and incrementing the counter corresponding to the value of each number, and listing the values in sequential order wherein each value occurs in the list according to the count of the corresponding counter. Methods for calculating statistics utilize the count stored in each counter from the sorted data and the value that corresponds thereto. | 01-13-2011 |
Nathaniel S. Fox, Las Vegas, NV US
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20110243666 | Method and Apparatus for Building Support Piers from One or More Successive Lifts Formed in a Soil Matrix - A method and apparatus for forming a support aggregate pier having compacted aggregate lifts in a soil matrix, includes an elongate, hollow tube with a bulbous leading end bottom head element that is forced or lowered into the soil matrix. The hollow tube includes a mechanism for releasing aggregate from the lower head element of the tube as the tube is lifted in predetermined increments. The same hollow tube is then lowered or pushed in predetermined increments to vertically compact the released aggregate in thin aggregate lifts, while forcing a portion of the compacted aggregate transaxially into the soil matrix at the sidewalls of the cavity. The process may be repeated to form a series of compacted aggregate lifts comprising an aggregate pier or the process may include forming only a single lift for the aggregate pier while densifying adjacent matrix soils and imparting lateral stress in these soils. | 10-06-2011 |
20110305525 | Method of Providing a Support Column - A primary earth penetrating mandrel formed of a hollow shell steel plate octagonal in cross-section has an upper end and a blunt lower end joined by an upwardly and outwardly tapered wall. The mandrel is driven downwardly in the earth to simultaneously form a vertical tapered cavity while compacting the sidewall of the cavity to provide structural integrity. The mandrel is then moved upwardly from the bottom of the cavity and aggregate is deposited in the bottom of the cavity following which the mandrel is lowered so that its blunt lower end engages the deposited aggregate and densifies the aggregate by vertical vibratory action and static force with these steps being repeated until the pier top is near the surface of the earth at which time the upper aggregate portions are densified by either the primary mandrel or a secondary mandrel having a substantially larger lower end surface than the lower end surface of the primary mandrel. A second embodiment includes a conduit in the primary mandrel for injecting concrete or grout into aggregate previously deposited in the cavity. | 12-15-2011 |
20120093590 | Methods of Providing a Support Column - A primary earth penetrating mandrel formed of a hollow shell steel plate octagonal in cross-section has an upper end and a blunt lower end joined by an upwardly and outwardly tapered wall. The mandrel is driven down in the earth to simultaneously form a vertical tapered cavity while compacting the sidewall of the cavity to provide structural integrity. The mandrel is then moved upwardly from the bottom of the cavity and aggregate is deposited in the bottom of the cavity then the mandrel is lowered so that its blunt lower end densifies the aggregate by vertical vibratory action and static force and repeating these until the pier top is near the surface of the earth at which time the upper aggregate portions are densified by the primary mandrel or a secondary mandrel having a substantially larger lower end surface than the lower end surface of the primary mandrel. | 04-19-2012 |
20140056651 | METHOD OF PROVIDING A SUPPORT COLUMN - A primary earth penetrating mandrel formed of a hollow shell steel plate has an upper end and an open lower end joined by an upwardly and outwardly tapered wall. The mandrel is driven downwardly in the earth to simultaneously form a vertical cavity while compacting the sidewall of the cavity to provide structural integrity. The mandrel is then moved upwardly from the bottom of the cavity and aggregate is deposited in the bottom of the cavity following which the mandrel is lowered so that its lower end engages the deposited aggregate and densifies the aggregate by vertical vibratory action and static force with these steps being repeated until the pier top is near the surface of the earth. A second embodiment includes a conduit in the primary mandrel for injecting concrete or grout into aggregate previously deposited in the cavity. | 02-27-2014 |
Otis Dale Fox, Oxford, MS US
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20110204595 | TRAILER HITCH BALL COVER - Certain embodiments of the present invention include a trailer hitch ball cover comprising an outer shell, an inner socket positioned within the outer shell, and a channel positioned adjacent a lower end of the inner socket, which substantially conforms to a trailer hitch ball and a trailer hitch ball neck. The outer shell may also comprise a first and second component that, when adjacent, form the inner socket and channel. The second component may be pivotally and/or releasably coupled to the first component. The outer shell may also be shaped to resemble human headgear, including a football helmet with facemask, chin strap, and face. Light sources may be positioned on an upper surface and a lower surface of the football helmet and a lower surface of the facemask for illumination. | 08-25-2011 |
Peter Fox, Boulder, CO US
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20110246189 | DICTATION CLIENT FEEDBACK TO FACILITATE AUDIO QUALITY - An audio quality feedback system and method is provided. The system receives audio from a client via a communication device such as a microphone, The audio quality feedback system compares the received audio to one or more parameters regarding the quality of the feedback. The parameters include, for example, clipping, periods of silence, signal to noise ratios. Based on the comparison, feedback is generated to allow adjustment of the communication device or use of the communication device to improve the quality of the audio. | 10-06-2011 |
Philip Edmund Fox, Covington, LA US
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20100116494 | Formation Testing and Sampling Apparatus and Methods - Systems and methods for downhole formation testing based on the use of one or more elongated sealing pads capable of sealing off and collecting or injecting fluids from elongated portions along the surface of a borehole. The modified sealing pads increase the flow area by collecting fluids from an extended portion along the surface of a borehole, which is likely to straddle one or more layers in laminated or fractured formations. A tester device using the elongated sealing pads can be deployed and withdrawn using an extendible element pressing the pads to the borehole. Various designs and arrangements for use with a fluid tester, which may be part of a modular fluid tool, are disclosed in accordance with different embodiments. | 05-13-2010 |
20120292024 | FORMATION TESTING AND SAMPLING APPARATUS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for downhole formation testing based on the use of one or more elongated sealing pads capable of sealing off and collecting or injecting fluids from elongated portions along the surface of a borehole. The modified sealing pads increase the flow area by collecting fluids from an extended portion along the surface of a borehole, which is likely to straddle one or more layers in laminated or fractured formations. A tester device using the elongated sealing pads can be deployed and withdrawn using an extendible element pressing the pads to the borehole. Various designs and arrangements for use with a fluid tester, which may be part of a modular fluid tool, are disclosed in accordance with different embodiments. | 11-22-2012 |
20130124166 | MODELING OPERATION OF A TOOL IN A WELLBORE - In modeling operation of a well tool in applying a force to a device in a well, a computing system receives inputs representing a plurality of geometric characteristics of the well tool. The computing system also receives inputs representing a plurality of geometric characteristics of the well. The computing system determines based on the geometric characteristics of the well tool and the well, a predicted reaction force on a portion of the well tool that affects operation of the well tool in applying force to the device. The predicted reaction force is due to contact between a surface associated with the well tool and a surface of the well. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124176 | Modeling Passage of a Tool Through a Well - In modeling passage of an elongate well tool through an interval of a well an adaptive machine learning model executed on a computing system receives a first set of inputs representing a plurality of characteristics of the well tool and a second set of inputs representing a plurality of characteristics of the well. The adaptive machine learning model also receives historical data representing a plurality of other well tools passed through a plurality of other wells and a plurality of characteristics of the other well tools and the other wells. The adaptive machine learning model matches the historical data with at least a portion of the first and second sets of inputs, and determines, based on the matching whether the well tool can pass through the interval of the well. | 05-16-2013 |
20140114892 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ANALYSIS OF PIPE AND ANNULUS IN A WELLBORE - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to provide pipe analysis, annulus analysis, or one or more combinations of pipe analysis and annulus analysis with respect to one or more pipes in a wellbore. The analysis can include application of clustering and classification methods with respect to the status and the environment of the one or more pipes in the wellbore. In various embodiments, the clustering and classification can be used in characterizing borehole annular material including cement bond quality evaluation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
Rem L. Fox, Caldwell, ID US
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20110119307 | Client management system - This invention relates to permission based collaborative health record system. Specifically, it relates to systems of and methods for creating authorized health records that care givers and patients can use to document their diagnoses, symptoms, outcomes, instructions and participation in the effort toward wellness. | 05-19-2011 |
Richard B. Fox, Smithfield, RI US
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20090035524 | IMPACT AND VIBRATION ABSORBING BODY-CONTACTING MEDALLIONS, METHODS OF USING AND METHODS OF MAKING - The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use in gloves or on the body. | 02-05-2009 |
20090039688 | CUSHIONING MEDALLIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING - The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use on a bicycle seat. | 02-12-2009 |
20090142551 | Composite Material, Method of Making and Articles Formed Thereby - A composite material, method of making and articles formed thereby. The composite material can comprise a gel-infused foam material. | 06-04-2009 |
20090255625 | DEEP DRAW METHOD OF MAKING IMPACT AND VIBRATION ABSORBING ARTICLES AND THE ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - The present disclosure relates to cushioning members, methods of making and methods of using, particularly to cushioning members comprising a plurality of spaced apart pillars comprising a polymeric material. | 10-15-2009 |
20100275416 | HANDLE WITH SOFT GEL CUSHIONING MEMBER - The handle construction of the present invention includes a low durometer grip portion that provides comfort and an ergonomic benefit to the user. The handle includes a rigid core with a gel member received in a recessed seat. The gel member preferably has a durometer of 65 Shore 00 or less. A thin top finish layer, of elastomeric or polymer film, is optionally provided on the top of the gel member, such as in a thickness of less than 4 thousandths of an inch in thickness (<4 mil) to provide a durable and aesthetic surface. The combination of the molded low durometer gel member, with an otherwise rigid handle, allows for the creation of an overall handle that has areas that are more rigid along with areas that exhibit a very soft feel. | 11-04-2010 |
20110030242 | Methods of Making Polymeric Articles and Polymeric Articles Formed Thereby - Methods of making molded articles and the articles formed by the method, particularly viscoelastic gel articles. | 02-10-2011 |
20110041358 | METHODS OF MAKING POLYMERIC ARTICLES AND POLYMERIC ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - Methods of making molded articles and the articles formed by the method, particularly viscoelastic gel articles. | 02-24-2011 |
20110233973 | CUSHIONING MEDALLIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING - The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use on a bicycle seat. | 09-29-2011 |
20110256353 | METHODS OF MAKING POLYMERIC ARTICLES AND POLYMERIC ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - Low durometer polymeric gel articles and methods of making are provided. herein. | 10-20-2011 |
20110277348 | RESPONSIVE INSOLES - Disclosed here are insoles with one or more regions responsive to maintain a user's foot in a corrected position in the insole. | 11-17-2011 |
20110277923 | MOLDING SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - Disclosed herein is a molding system that facilitates the molding of very thick products from materials such as gel and/or mechanically frothed foam, substantially free of visual defects, such as air bubbles, by controlling the rate of mold closure and/or interrupting the mold closure. | 11-17-2011 |
20120084896 | FLEXIBLE CUSHIONING PADS, ITEMS INCORPORATING SUCH PADS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - Disclosed herein are conformable protection pads, which can be integrated into articles such as clothing and protective cases. | 04-12-2012 |
20120090197 | VIBRATION DAMPENING AND PRESSURE RELIEVING INNERSOLE FOR CYCLING SHOE - Disclosed herein are innersoles for cycling shoes and to cycling shoes including such innersoles. | 04-19-2012 |
20120090201 | VIBRATION DAMPENING AND PRESSURE RELIEVING INNERSOLE FOR CYCLING SHOE - Disclosed herein are innersoles for cycling shoes and to cycling shoes including such innersoles. | 04-19-2012 |
20120091025 | FLEXIBLE IMPACT PROTECTIVE CASES AND METHODS OF MAKING - Disclosed herein are protective cases for sensitive devices, including devices with screen interfaces, which cases provide protection from front, back and edge impacts. | 04-19-2012 |
20120098303 | CUSHIONING MEDALLIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING - The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use on a bicycle seat. | 04-26-2012 |
20120261289 | PROTECTIVE CASE AND METHODS OF MAKING - Disclosed is a protective case for an electronic device. The protective case has two layers, an inner cushion insert that surrounds a portion of the electronic device and an outer elastomeric shell. The cushion insert includes raised impact portions that extend through the cover, and that are capable of absorbing shocks from impacts. | 10-18-2012 |
20120299341 | CUSHIONING MEDALLIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING - The present disclosure relates to cushioning medallions, methods of making and methods of using, particularly cushioning medallions comprising a relatively low durometer viscoelastic polymer gel, for use on a bicycle seat. | 11-29-2012 |
20130092562 | FLEXIBLE IMPACT PROTECTIVE CASES, METHODS OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING - Disclosed herein are protective cases for sensitive devices, including devices with screen interfaces, which cases provide protection from front, back and edge impacts, including torsional impacts. | 04-18-2013 |
20130244526 | PROTECTIVE IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURES WITH INTERNAL REINFORCEMENT AND MATERIALS THEREFOR - Disclosed herein are conformable protection pads with a reinforcing layer. | 09-19-2013 |
20140096324 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MAKING AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - A composite material, method of making and articles formed thereby. The composite material can comprise a gel-infused foam material. | 04-10-2014 |
20140123396 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MAKING AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREBY - A composite material, method of making and articles formed thereby. The composite material can comprise a gel-infused foam material. | 05-08-2014 |
20140158579 | IMPACT AND VIBRATION RESISTANT ARTICLE CARRIER - A collapsible, aesthetically pleasing, impact-protective sleeve for fragile articles having as a primary structural component molded foam panels having integrally molded pillars on an exterior surface of the sleeve, on an interior surface of the sleeve, or on both the exterior and interior surfaces of the sleeve. The sleeve may comprise one or more molded foam body panels, arranged in the shape of a cylinder, or other shape. Molded foam top and bottom panels may include features that are configured to interact with top and bottom portions of a fragile article for additional protection. | 06-12-2014 |
20140196309 | VIBRATION DAMPENING AND PRESSURE RELIEVING INNERSOLE FOR CYCLING SHOE - Disclosed herein are innersoles for cycling shoes and to cycling shoes including such innersoles. | 07-17-2014 |
20140339266 | METERED FLUID DISPENSING SYSTEM - A fluid dispensing device having a flexible fluid pouch and a dispensing assembly, the dispensing assembly having a top piece and a bottom piece, the top piece having a flexible actuator including a flexible dome and a flexible flange extension, the bottom piece having a bottom portion of a pump chamber, a pump chamber inlet, a chamber inlet valve, and a bottom portion of an outlet valve, the top piece and the bottom piece mated together to form a pump chamber and an outlet valve, said device configured to allow bidirectional fluid flow through either or both inlet and outlet valves, and to dispense a volume of fluid that is less than the volume of said pump chamber. The flexible pouch may have a single opening or two openings. In the case of a single opening, the entire dispensing assembly is in the interior of the pouch. In the case of two openings, only the flexible dome extends to the exterior of the pouch. The outlet valve is configured so that the more pressure that is applied to the flexible fluid pouch, the more tightly the outlet valve seals. | 11-20-2014 |
Richard Warren Fox, Portland, OR US
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20080295216 | Articles of Apparel Providing Enhanced Body Position Feedback - Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.” | 12-04-2008 |
20110203030 | Articles of Apparel Providing Enhanced Body Position Feedback - Articles of apparel include: (a) a garment structure having one or more fabric elements structured and arranged to provide a close fit to at least one predetermined portion of a body (e.g., area(s) of the body for which enhanced position sensing and/or feedback are desired, such as the lower back, the arch of the foot, etc.); and (b) a body position feedback system engaged with or integrally formed as part of the garment structure. The body position feedback system may apply higher tensile or constricting (compressive) forces to selected portions of the wearer's body, which can help stimulate or interact with nerves and deep tissue receptors located in various portions of the body. The increased forces at selected locations of the body give the wearer sensory feedback regarding the position or orientation of these parts of the body and can improve or accelerate development of “muscle memory.” | 08-25-2011 |
Robert Fox, Greenville, SC US
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20110024705 | Service jack with locking mechanism - A service jack is provided that includes a base and a pump handle configured to pivot therewith. A lifting arm is in communication with the pump handle and can move with respect to the base. A locking mechanism is configured for limiting movement of the lifting arm with respect to the base when in a locked configuration. The locking mechanism has a locking handle that may be carried by the pump handle that is capable of being actuated between the locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. | 02-03-2011 |
Robert Fox US
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20100187055 | SUSPENSION DAMPER HAVING INERTIA VALVE AND USER ADJUSTABLE PRESSURE-RELIEF - A modern suspension damper, for example, a shock absorber or a suspension fork, including an inertia valve and a pressure-relief feature is disclosed. The pressure-relief feature includes a rotatable adjustment knob that allows the pressure-relief threshold to be externally adjusted by the rider “on-the-fly” and without the use of tools. | 07-29-2010 |
Robert Neil Fox, Appling, GA US
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20090077939 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR MID-MOUNTED IMPLEMENT - An automatic connection mechanism for a mid-mounted implement to a tractor is disclosed. The automatic connection mechanism includes a rear lift linkage pivotably attached to the tractor, that automatically and releasably engage the rear of the implement. The forward lift linkage is pivotably attached to the front of the implement, and automatically and releasably engages the forward end of the tractor. A PTO coupling member also is attached to the rear lift linkage to engage an opposing PTO coupling member on the implement. | 03-26-2009 |
20090078437 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTION FOR MID-MOUNTED IMPLEMENT - An automatic connection mechanism for a mid-mounted implement to a tractor is disclosed. The automatic connection mechanism includes a rear lift linkage pivotably attached to the tractor, that automatically and releasably engage the rear of the implement. The forward lift linkage is pivotably attached to the front of the implement, and automatically and releasably engages the forward end of the tractor. A PTO coupling member also is attached to the rear lift linkage to engage an opposing PTO coupling member on the implement. | 03-26-2009 |
20110099963 | AUTOMATIC CONNECTION MECHANISM FOR MID-MOUNTED IMPLEMENT - An automatic connection mechanism for a mid-mounted implement to a tractor is disclosed. The automatic connection mechanism includes a rear lift linkage pivotably attached to the tractor, that automatically and releasably engage the rear of the implement. The forward lift linkage is pivotably attached to the front of the implement, and automatically and releasably engages the forward end of the tractor. A PTO coupling member also is attached to the rear lift linkage to engage an opposing PTO coupling member on the implement. | 05-05-2011 |
Robert V. Fox, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20090233398 | METHODS FOR FORMING PARTICLES FROM SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS, METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, AND DEVICES FORMED USING SUCH METHODS - Single source precursors are subjected to carbon dioxide to form particles of material. The carbon dioxide may be in a supercritical state. Single source precursors also may be subjected to supercritical fluids other than supercritical carbon dioxide to form particles of material. The methods may be used to form nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the methods are used to form chalcopyrite materials. Devices such as, for example, semiconductor devices may be fabricated that include such particles. Methods of forming semiconductor devices include subjecting single source precursors to carbon dioxide to form particles of semiconductor material, and establishing electrical contact between the particles and an electrode. | 09-17-2009 |
20100206326 | METHODS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANT MATTER FROM A POROUS MATERIAL - Methods of removing contaminant matter from porous materials include applying a polymer material to a contaminated surface, irradiating the contaminated surface to cause redistribution of contaminant matter, and removing at least a portion of the polymer material from the surface. Systems for decontaminating a contaminated structure comprising porous material include a radiation device configured to emit electromagnetic radiation toward a surface of a structure, and at least one spray device configured to apply a capture material onto the surface of the structure. Polymer materials that can be used in such methods and systems include polyphosphazine-based polymer materials having polyphosphazine backbone segments and side chain groups that include selected functional groups. The selected functional groups may include iminos, oximes, carboxylates, sulfonates, β-diketones, phosphine sulfides, phosphates, phosphites, phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphine oxides, monothio phosphinic acids, and dithio phosphinic acids. | 08-19-2010 |
20100206345 | SYSTEMS AND STRIPPABLE COATINGS FOR DECONTAMINATING STRUCTURES THAT INCLUDE POROUS MATERIAL - Methods of removing contaminant matter from porous materials include applying a polymer material to a contaminated surface, irradiating the contaminated surface to cause redistribution of contaminant matter, and removing at least a portion of the polymer material from the surface. Systems for decontaminating a contaminated structure comprising porous material include a radiation device configured to emit electromagnetic radiation toward a surface of a structure, and at least one spray device configured to apply a capture material onto the surface of the structure. Polymer materials that can be used in such methods and systems include polyphosphazine-based polymer materials having polyphosphazine backbone segments and side chain groups that include selected functional groups. The selected functional groups may include iminos, oximes, carboxylates, sulfonates, β-diketones, phosphine sulfides, phosphates, phosphites, phosphonates, phosphinates, phosphine oxides, monothio phosphinic acids, and dithio phosphinic acids. | 08-19-2010 |
20110152554 | METHODS OF FORMING SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS, METHODS OF FORMING POLYMERIC SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS, AND SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS FORMED BY SUCH METHODS - Methods of forming single source precursors (SSPs) include forming intermediate products having the empirical formula ½{L | 06-23-2011 |
20110204320 | METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND DEVICES FORMED USING SUCH METHODS - Single source precursors are subjected to carbon dioxide to form particles of material. The carbon dioxide may be in a supercritical state. Single source precursors also may be subjected to supercritical fluids other than supercritical carbon dioxide to form particles of material. The methods may be used to form nanoparticles. In some embodiments, the methods are used to form chalcopyrite materials. Devices such as, for example, semiconductor devices may be fabricated that include such particles. Methods of forming semiconductor devices include subjecting single source precursors to carbon dioxide to form particles of semiconductor material, and establishing electrical contact between the particles and an electrode. | 08-25-2011 |
20120192930 | METHODS FOR FORMING PARTICLES, METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS, METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, AND DEVICES FORMED USING SUCH METHODS - Single source precursors or pre-copolymers of single source precursors are subjected to microwave radiation to form particles of a I-III-VI | 08-02-2012 |
20130026535 | FORMATION OF INTEGRAL COMPOSITE PHOTON ABSORBER LAYER USEFUL FOR PHOTOACTIVE DEVICES AND SENSORS - Methods of forming photoactive devices include infiltrating pores of a solid porous ceramic material with a fluid, which may be a supercritical fluid, carrying at least one single source precursor therein. The single source precursor may be decomposed to form a plurality of particles within the pores of the solid porous ceramic material. Photoactive devices include a solid porous ceramic material exhibiting electrical conductivity, and a plurality of photoactive semiconductor particles within pores of the solid porous ceramic material. | 01-31-2013 |
20130060054 | METHODS OF FORMING SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS, METHODS OF FORMING POLYMERIC SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS, AND SINGLE SOURCE PRECURSORS FORMED BY SUCH METHODS - Methods of forming single source precursors (SSPs) include forming intermediate products having the empirical formula ½{L | 03-07-2013 |
20130200313 | HYBRID PARTICLES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Hybrid particles that comprise a coating surrounding a chalcopyrite material, the coating comprising a metal, a semiconductive material, or a polymer; a core comprising a chalcopyrite material and a shell comprising a functionalized chalcopyrite material, the shell enveloping the core; or a reaction product of a chalcopyrite material and at least one of a reagent, heat, and radiation. Methods of forming the hybrid particles are also disclosed. | 08-08-2013 |
Robert Vincent Fox, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20090038953 | METHODS FOR PERFORMING ELECTROCHEMICAL NITRATION REACTIONS - A method for the electrochemical synthesis of dinitro compounds is disclosed. The method comprises using an anode to oxidize an inactive chemical mediator, such as a ferrocyanide (Fe(CN) | 02-12-2009 |
Rodney W. Fox, Couer D'Alene, ID US
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20110032109 | Premises Monitoring System - This invention relates generally to computer systems, and more specifically, to a premise monitoring system. In one embodiment, the invention includes operations of receiving one or more signals containing a device identifier and a device condition from one or more remote alarm monitoring systems; retrieving enhanced information based on the device identifier and/or the device condition; determining one or more communication methods and/or communication destinations based on the device identifier and/or the device condition; and dispatching the enhanced information to the one or more communication destinations using the one or more communication methods. | 02-10-2011 |
20130154805 | PREMISES MONITORING SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to computer systems, and more specifically, to a premise monitoring system. In one embodiment, the invention includes operations of receiving one or more signals containing a device identifier and a device condition from one or more remote alarm monitoring systems; retrieving enhanced information based on the device identifier and/or the device condition; determining one or more communication methods and/or communication destinations based on the device identifier and/or the device condition; and dispatching the enhanced information to the one or more communication destinations using the one or more communication methods. | 06-20-2013 |
Roy L. Fox, Belleville, WV US
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20080258012 | Reefing apparatus for controlling the inflation of a gliding wing parachute - A reefing apparatus for controlling inflation of a gliding wing parachute which has a generally rectangular or trapezoidal canopy with four outer corners. The reefing mechanism includes a primary reefing loop with four supplemental reefing loops movably secured thereto by loops and connected through mounting rings to the four corners of the canopy to retain it in a general cloverleaf shape during initial stages of deployment and responsive to cutting of the primary reefing loop for release thereof for allowing full deployment or deployment into another reefed stage of the gliding wing canopy. The suspension lines are divided into four groups primarily defined by the corner closest to the point of attachment between the suspension line and the canopy. | 10-23-2008 |
Stephen P. Fox, Henderson, NV US
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20090123326 | Titanium Alloy Having Improved Corrosion Resistance and Strength - A titanium alloy containing carbon with and without addition of silicon exhibiting improved corrosion resistance and mechanical strength as compared to commercially pure ASTM grade 2 titanium or PGM-alloyed ASTM grade 7 titanium. | 05-14-2009 |
20090129968 | Titanium alloy and automotive exhaust systems thereof - An oxidation resistant, high strength titanium alloy, particularly adapted for use in the manufacture of automotive exhaust system components and other applications requiring oxidation resistance and strength at elevated temperatures. The alloy comprises, in weight percent, iron less than 0.5, or 0.2 to less than 0.5%, oxygen 0.02 to less than 0.15%, silicon 0.15 to 0.6%, and balance titanium. Optional alloying elements are Al, Nb, V, Mo, Sn, Zr, Ni, Cr and Ta, with a total content of less than 1.5. | 05-21-2009 |
20100108208 | Methods for the Manufacture of a Titanium Alloy for Use in Combustion Engine Exhaust Systems - Methods for the manufacture of the above-mentioned titanium alloy for use in combustion engine exhaust systems are disclosed herein. An exemplary method of the disclosed subject matter for the manufacture of titanium alloy for use in a high temperature and high stress environment includes performing a first heat treatment of the titanium alloy at a first temperature, rolling the titanium alloy to a desired thickness, performing a second heat treatment of the titanium alloy at a second temperature, and performing a third heat treatment of the titanium alloy at a third temperature. In some embodiments, the first temperature is selected such that recrystallization and softening of the titanium alloy is optimized without substantial coarsening of second phase particles and can be approximately 1500-1600° F. In some embodiments, the rolling of the titanium alloy reduces the thickness of the titanium alloy by at least than 65%. | 05-06-2010 |
20100304128 | TITANIUM ALLOY HAVING IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE AND STRENGTH - A titanium alloy containing carbon with and without addition of silicon exhibiting improved corrosion resistance and mechanical strength as compared to commercially pure ASTM grade | 12-02-2010 |
20110027121 | TITANIUM ALLOY AND AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST SYSTEMS THEREOF - An oxidation resistant, high strength titanium alloy, particularly adapted for use in the manufacture of automotive exhaust system components and other applications requiring oxidation resistance and strength at elevated temperatures. The alloy comprises, in weight percent, iron less than 0.5, or 0.2 to less than 0.5%, oxygen 0.02 to less than 0.15%, silicon 0.15 to 0.6%, and balance titanium. Optional alloying elements are Al, Nb, V, Mo, Sn, Zr, Ni, Cr and Ta, with a total content of less than 1.5. | 02-03-2011 |
Steve A. Fox, South Pomfret, VT US
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20080224345 | Methods of manufacturing hot mix on site utilizing a composition of pellets of tacky, deformable material dispersed within a flowable fine material - Methods of manufacturing hot mix on site utilizing a composition of discrete substances that are capable of being mixed together to form a composite material are disclosed. The composition includes a plurality of pellets of a tacky, deformable material at an ambient temperature dispersed within a flowable fine material. Stone aggregate is placed in a mixing chamber that has been moved within proximity of the location where the hot mix is to be used. At least a portion of the stone aggregate is heated in the mixing chamber to a temperature sufficient to soften the pellets of the tacky, deformable material. The composition of discrete substances is added into the mixing chamber. The mixture of the composition of discrete substances and the stone aggregate is agitated until the pellets of a tacky, deformable material soften and uniformly coat the stone aggregate. | 09-18-2008 |
Thomas W. Fox, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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20110167296 | REGISTER FILE SOFT ERROR RECOVERY - Register file soft error recovery including a system that includes a first register file and a second register file that mirrors the first register file. The system also includes an arithmetic pipeline for receiving data read from the first register file, and error detection circuitry to detect whether the data read from the first register file includes corrupted data. The system further includes error recovery circuitry to insert an error recovery instruction into the arithmetic pipeline in response to detecting the corrupted data. The inserted error recovery instruction replaces the corrupted data in the first register file with a copy of the data from the second register file. | 07-07-2011 |
20110219208 | MULTI-PETASCALE HIGHLY EFFICIENT PARALLEL SUPERCOMPUTER - A Multi-Petascale Highly Efficient Parallel Supercomputer of 100 petaOPS-scale computing, at decreased cost, power and footprint, and that allows for a maximum packaging density of processing nodes from an interconnect point of view. The Supercomputer exploits technological advances in VLSI that enables a computing model where many processors can be integrated into a single Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Each ASIC computing node comprises a system-on-chip ASIC utilizing four or more processors integrated into one die, with each having full access to all system resources and enabling adaptive partitioning of the processors to functions such as compute or messaging I/O on an application by application basis, and preferably, enable adaptive partitioning of functions in accordance with various algorithmic phases within an application, or if I/O or other processors are underutilized, then can participate in computation or communication nodes are interconnected by a five dimensional torus network with DMA that optimally maximize the throughput of packet communications between nodes and minimize latency. | 09-08-2011 |
Tim Fox, Atlanta, GA US
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20090296998 | Assessing Tumor Response to Therapy - Systems, methods and computer program products identify first biologic data in a region of interest in a first image and calculate a first biologic volume histogram from the first biologic data. Second biologic data in the same region of interest is identified in a second image and a second biologic volume histogram is calculated from the second biologic data. A difference in intensity for the region of interest is determined using the first biologic volume histogram and the second biologic volume histogram. | 12-03-2009 |
20110235884 | Atlas-Assisted Synthetic Computed Tomography Using Deformable Image Registration - Disclosed are systems for and methods of creating a synthetic image by registering a reference or atlas image to a clinical image using both rigid and deformable image registration algorithms. In some embodiments, a synthetic computed tomography (CT) image may be created by registering an atlas CT image to a clinical image such as an MR scan. Rigid registration in some embodiments may be followed by a smoothing B-spline transform algorithm with a mutual information similarity metric and an optimizer; followed then by an image signal intensity algorithm with displacement vectors at each voxel and diffeomorphic transformations. | 09-29-2011 |
Timothy W. Fox, Des Moines, IA US
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20100122367 | Dominant Gene Suppression Transgenes and Methods of Using Same - Pairs of plants are provided in which complementing constructs result in suppression of a parental phenotype in the progeny. Methods to generate and maintain such plants and methods of use of said plants, are provided, including use of parental plants to produce sterile plants for hybrid seed production. Also provided are methods for maintaining a homozygous recessive condition and for repressing transmission of transgenes. | 05-13-2010 |
20100333231 | Maize Promoter P95 and Methods of Use - A promoter isolated from | 12-30-2010 |
20110030084 | Dominant Gene Suppression Transgenes and Methods of Using Same - Pairs of plants are provided in which complementing constructs result in suppression of a parental phenotype in the progeny. Methods to generate and maintain such plants, and methods of use of said plants, are provided, including use of parental plants to produce sterile plants for hybrid seed production. Also provided are regulatory elements for pollen-preferred expression of linked polynucleotides. Also provided are methods for identifying gene function, methods for testing allelic variants, and methods for repressing transmission of transgenes. | 02-03-2011 |
20110166337 | Maize Promoter P67 and Methods of Use - A promoter isolated from | 07-07-2011 |
20120011614 | Dominant Gene Suppression Transgenes and Methods of Using Same - Pairs of plants are provided in which complementing constructs result in suppression of a parental phenotype in the progeny. Methods to generate and maintain such plants and methods of use of said plants, are provided, including use of parental plants to produce sterile plants for hybrid seed production. Also provided are methods for maintaining a homozygous recessive condition and for repressing transmission of transgenes. | 01-12-2012 |
20130180009 | Compositions and Methods for Expression of a Sequence in a Reproductive Tissue of a Plant - Compositions and methods for regulating expression of heterologous nucleotide sequences in a plant are provided. Compositions include promoter sequences with direct expression in an egg cell or embryonic cell-preferred manner. Such compositions find use in, for example, a method for expressing a heterologous nucleotide sequence in a plant; detection of specific cell types in the ovule and targeted ablation of specific cell types. | 07-11-2013 |
William G. Fox, White Plains, KY US
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20090067932 | Re-tensionable cable bolt apparatus and related method - A re-tensionable cable bolt and related methods are provided. In one aspect of the invention, the bolt includes a sleeve for connecting or securing to a cable. The sleeve includes a lower end having a bore adapted for receiving a threaded shank for associating with a tension nut. A plurality of facets along a peripheral portion of the sleeve create corners that prevent the cable from rotating within the borehole during installation. The sleeve may be secured to the cable using resin, which forms another aspect of the invention. | 03-12-2009 |
20090136302 | Tensionable spiral bolt with resin nut and related method - In one aspect of the invention, an apparatus and related methods for installation in a borehole formed in a face of a mine passage comprises an elongated bolt including a spiral shaft portion for positioning in the borehole. A hardened, stationary resin nut formed in only part of the borehole, preferably spaced from the distal end thereof, receives the spiral shaft portion of the bolt. Consequently, rotation of the spiral shaft portion within the hardened resin nut serves to move the bolt within the borehole, such as for purposes of tensioning. | 05-28-2009 |
20110027019 | NON-TENSIONABLE CABLE BOLT APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD - A cable bolt and related methods are provided. In one aspect of the invention, the bolt includes a sleeve for connecting or securing to a cable. A plurality of facets along a peripheral portion of the sleeve create corners that prevent the cable from rotating within the borehole during installation. The sleeve may he secured to the cable using resin. | 02-03-2011 |
20110142549 | Re-tensionable Cable Bolt Apparatus and Related Method - A re-tensionable cable bolt and related methods are provided. In one aspect of the invention, the bolt includes a sleeve for connecting or securing to a cable. The sleeve includes a lower end having a bore adapted for receiving a threaded shank for associating with a tension nut. A plurality of facets along a peripheral portion of the sleeve create corners that prevent the cable from rotating within the borehole during installation. The sleeve may be secured to the cable using resin, which forms another aspect of the invention. | 06-16-2011 |
William J. Fox, Rochester, NY US
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20080239474 | Confocal microscope for imaging of selected locations of the body of a patient - A confocal imaging microscope, especially for the cellular imaging of the skin at selected locations, is ergonomic in use, compact, and positionable at the locations thereby providing for patient comfort during imaging. An imaging head ( | 10-02-2008 |
20090097108 | Confocal scanning microscope having optical and scanning systems which provide a handheld imaging head - A confocal microscope having a scanning head in the form of a hand piece ( | 04-16-2009 |
20130182318 | Cassette for facilitating optical sectioning of a retained tissue specimen - A cassette for retaining a specimen of surgically exposed tissue from a patient in an orientation that facilitates optical sectioning of the tissue by a confocal microscopic or other optical imaging microscope. The cassette includes a base member having a rigid optically transparent window upon which a tissue specimen is situated, a pliable membrane locatable over a substantial portion of the base member including the window, and an upper member, having an aperture therethrough, which can cover the base member to provide an enclosed cavity between the membrane and the window sealing the tissue specimen therein. The edges of the tissue specimen may be positioned planar against the window and retained in that position by bonds formed between the membrane and window at multiple points or locations around the tissue specimen. The specimen retained in the cavity is imagible a microscope through the window of the base member. | 07-18-2013 |
20130222899 | TISSUE SPECIMEN STAGE FOR AN OPTICAL SECTIONING MICROSCOPE - A tissue specimen stage is provided having a window with surface curvature upon which an excised tissue specimen is locatable, a carriage having a tissue specimen receptacle to which the window is mounted, and a platform supporting the carriage and presenting the window to the objective lens of an optical sectioning microscope. The carriage is mounted to the platform for movement along two rotational axes so that the carriage's movement follows the curvature of all or part of the window while maintaining the same optical geometry of the window with respect to the objective lens. The window has surface curvature adapted to at least approximate the shape or curvature of the non-histologically prepared tissue specimen to be placed thereupon. | 08-29-2013 |
Yancy Edward Fox, Louisville, CO US
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20080223834 | Method and apparatus for laser marking objects - Embodiments of the present invention comprise an apparatus for laser marking individual objects with indicia at a marking station wherein a predetermined window exists during which each object can be marked as the objects are conveyed along at least one path at a predetermined speed, the apparatus comprising, at least first and second lasers positioned adjacent one or more paths configured to direct a laser beam onto the objects to mark the same with indicia as the objects pass through the marking station, with each of the first and second lasers marking alternate following objects as they pass through the marking station. | 09-18-2008 |
20120114820 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LASER MARKING OBJECTS - Embodiments of the present invention comprise an apparatus for laser marking individual objects with indicia at a marking station wherein a predetermined window exists during which each object can be marked as the objects are conveyed along at least one path at a predetermined speed, the apparatus comprising, at least first and second lasers positioned adjacent one or more paths configured to direct a laser beam onto the objects to mark the same with indicia as the objects pass through the marking station, with each of the first and second lasers marking alternate following objects as they pass through the marking station. | 05-10-2012 |