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Concetta Freund, Staten Island, NY US
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| 20120009142 | METHODS FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C - In accordance with the present invention, compounds that inhibit viral replication, preferably Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) replication, have been identified, and methods for their use provided. In one aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of a viral infection are provided. In another aspect of the invention, compounds useful in the treatment or prevention of HCV infection are provided. | 01-12-2012 |
David Eric Freund, Columbia, MD US
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| 20110242306 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DETECTION OF AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND OTHER RETINAL ABNORMALITIES - A system and method for automated detection of age related macular degeneration and other retinal abnormalities which may have a retinal scanner capable of obtaining retinal data from a subject. The retinal scanner may be coupled to a central processing unit (CPU) which may have memory storing CPU-executable instructions which may detect retinal abnormalities. When the CPU receives retinal data from the retinal scanner, the system may perform CPU-executable instructions for detecting retinal abnormalities. The system may analyze the retinal data to determine one or more healthy areas and, based on the analyzed healthy area, the system may detect abnormalities in the retinal data. | 10-06-2011 |
Howard Freund, Neshanic Station, NJ US
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| 20090159500 | Electrodesulfurization of heavy oils - The electrodesulfurization of heavy oils wherein a feedstream comprised of bitumen or heavy oil is conducted, along with an effective amount of hydrogen, to an electrochemical cell. A current is applied to the cell wherein sulfur from the feedstream combines with hydrogen to form hydrogen sulfide which is removed. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100161302 | Method For Predicting Petroleum Expulsion - A method for predicting petroleum production is provided. An exemplary embodiment of the method comprises computing a first approximation of an amount of generated petroleum that is retained with a complex organic product using a Threshold and a Maximum Retention value. The exemplary method also comprises revising the first approximation by approximating a process of chemical fractionation using at least one partition factor to create a revised approximation and predicting petroleum production based on the revised approximation. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110147271 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A HIGH STABILITY DESULFURIZED HEAVY OILS STREAM - Self-compatible heavy oil streams are produced from converted and/or desulfurized fractions. In a preferred embodiment, an incompatibility stream is added to the converted and/or desulfurized stream to reduce the solubility number of the stream. After using a water wash to remove incompatible material, a lighter fraction is removed from the stream to increase the solubility number. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120006722 | Integrated Vacuum Resid To Chemicals Conversion Process - A process and apparatus for cracking a hydrocarbon feed containing resid, comprising: heating a hydrocarbon feedstock containing resid; passing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock to a vapor/liquid separator; flashing said heated hydrocarbon feedstock in said vapor/liquid separator to form a vapor phase and a liquid phase containing said resid; passing at least a portion of said resid-containing liquid phase from said vapor/liquid separator to a thermal conversion reactor operating at 649° C. or more, wherein the thermal conversion reactor contains coke particles; and converting at least a portion of said resid into olefins. | 01-12-2012 |
John G. Freund, Redwood City, CA US
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| 20100198215 | IN VIVO ACCESSORIES FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ROBOTIC SURGERY - Surgical accessories are presented in vivo and used by surgical tools in the surgical site to perform additional tasks without the need to remove the tools from the surgical site for tool change or instrument loading. Examples of in vivo accessories include fastening accessories such as surgical clips for use with a clip applier, single working member accessories such as a blade which can be grasped and manipulated by a grasping tool for cutting, sheath accessories that fit over working members of a tool, flow tubes for providing suction or introducing a fluid into the surgical site, and a retraction member resiliently biased to retract a tissue to expose an area in the surgical site for treatment. The accessories can be introduced into the surgical site by a dedicated accessory introducer, or can be supported on the body of a surgical tool inserted into the surgical site and be manipulated using another surgical tool in the surgical site. The accessory introducer can be resiliently biased to bias the accessories toward a predetermined position in the surgical site. | 08-05-2010 |
Joseph Michael Freund, Fogelsville, PA US
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| 20080283578 | Methods and Apparatus for Wire Bonding with Wire Length Adjustment in an Integrated Circuit - An integrated circuit is wire bonded in a manner such that there is consistent RF performance from integrated circuit package to integrated circuit package. Bond distances within the integrated circuit are measured, each corresponding to a wire bond to be formed. An area under a hypothetical wire bond profile is calculated as a function of the bond distances, a baseline wire length, and a baseline loop height. A wire is bonded across a given one of the bond distances to form a given one of the wire bonds. A wire bond profile for the given wire bond is provided having an area thereunder that is substantially equal to the calculated area. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100290497 | WAVEGUIDE DEVICE HAVING DELTA DOPED ACTIVE REGION - Embodiments of the invention include a laser structure having a delta doped active region for improved carrier confinement. The laser structure includes an n-type cladding layer, an n-type waveguide layer formed adjacent the n-type cladding layer, an active region formed adjacent the n-type waveguide layer, a p-type waveguide layer formed adjacent the active region, and a p-type cladding layer formed adjacent the p-type waveguide layer. The laser structure is configured so that a p-type dopant concentration increases across the active region from the n-type side of the active region to the p-type side of the active region and/or an n-type dopant concentration decreases across the active region from the n-type side of the active region to the p-type side of the active region. The delta doped active region provides improved carrier confinement, while eliminating the need for blocking layers, thereby reducing stress on the active region caused thereby. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100309761 | PRE-HEATING OF RECORDING MEDIA IN AN OPTICAL WRITING DEVICE - An optical writing device and methods and computer programs for writing data on an optically recordable medium are provided. One embodiment is a method for writing data on an optically recordable medium. One such method comprises: pre-heating a writing location on a recordable medium using a heat source to a temperature below a writing threshold temperature of the recordable medium; and writing on the writing location using a laser source by raising the temperature of the recording location above the writing threshold temperature. | 12-09-2010 |
Joseph Michael Freund, Lehigh County, PA US
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| 20100060587 | Handheld Device with Multiple Displays - A handheld device includes a plurality of display units and at least one processor coupled to the plurality of display units. The processor is configured to generate output at least a portion of which is displayed on at least one of the display units. At least two of the display units are configured to present data associated with different applications running on the processor, the applications operating simultaneously and independently of one another. | 03-11-2010 |
Marc Jonathan Freund, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20120116826 | EVALUATING CAPITAL FOR REPLACEMENT - A method for evaluating an asset for replacement includes retrieving one or more pieces of information corresponding to the asset, each piece of information corresponding to one or more factors, wherein each factor has an associated factor weight, determining, by a processing device, an associated factor score for each factor based at least in part on the pieces of information corresponding to the factor, the factor score for each factor also based at least in part on the associated factor weight, and determining a replacement eligibility score based upon the factor scores associated with two or more of the factors. In some embodiments, the method includes comparing a plurality of replacement eligibility scores corresponding to a plurality of assets and initiating creation of a schedule for the plurality of assets based on the comparison. | 05-10-2012 |
Michael S. Freund, Altadena, CA US
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| 20090214762 | SPATIOTEMPORAL AND GEOMETRIC OPTIMIZATION OF SENSOR ARRAYS FOR DETECTING ANALYTES IN FLUIDS - Sensor arrays and sensor array systems for detecting analytes in fluids. Sensors configured to generate a response upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more analytes can be located on one or more surfaces relative to one or more fluid channels in an array. Fluid channels can take the form of pores or holes in a substrate material. Fluid channels can be formed between one or more substrate plates. Sensor can be fabricated with substantially optimized sensor volumes to generate a response having a substantially maximized signal to noise ratio upon introduction of a fluid containing one or more target analytes. Methods of fabricating and using such sensor arrays and systems are also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
Nathaniel W. Freund, Camarillo, CA US
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| 20110104734 | NOVEL STRATEGY TO REDUCE LACTIC ACID PRODUCTION AND CONTROL PH IN ANIMAL CELL CULTURE - The present disclosure provides a method for culturing cells in exogenous lactic acid. Certain aspects of the present disclosure include the production of recombinant proteins, such as antibodies and fragments thereof. Certain aspects of the present disclosure also relate to methods of controlling lactic acid production, pH stability and osmolality in cell culture. | 05-05-2011 |
Peter C. Freund, New York, NY US
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| 20090217034 | Multi-step digital signature method and system - A multi-step signing system and method uses multiple signing devices to affix a single signature which can be verified using a single public verification key. Each signing device possesses a share of the signature key and affixes a partial signature in response to authorization from a plurality of authorizing agents. In a serial embodiment, after a first partial signature has been affixed, a second signing device exponentiates the first partial signature. In a parallel embodiment, each signing device affixes a partial signature, and the plurality of partial signatures are multiplied together to form the final signature. Security of the system is enhanced by distributing capability to affix signatures among a plurality of signing devices and by distributing authority us affix a partial signature among a plurality of authorizing agents. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090327158 | Synthetic Funds Having Structured Notes - The present invention relates to synthetic funds for purchase by investors. A structured note is structured to provide customized equity returns/exposure. Terms of each structured note may be specified by the purchaser and the structured notes may be unsecured liabilities of the obligor, e.g., there are no underlying assets upon which the structure note is based. Thus, there will be no limits on the use of structured note proceeds and management of assets and liabilities will be left entirely to the obligor's discretion. Structured note payment obligations may be related to the performance of an objective valuation, but structured note holders will depend on the good credit of the obligor for payment. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120005065 | Synthetic Funds Having Structured Notes - The present invention relates to synthetic funds for purchase by investors. A structured note is structured to provide customized equity returns/exposure. Terms of each structured note may be specified by the purchaser and the structured notes may be unsecured liabilities of the obligor, e.g., there are no underlying assets upon which the structure note is based. Thus, there will be no limits on the use of structured note proceeds and management of assets and liabilities will be left entirely to the obligor's discretion. Structured note payment obligations may be related to the performance of an objective valuation, but structured note holders will depend on the good credit of the obligor for payment. | 01-05-2012 |
Peter W. Freund, Bloomington, MN US
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| 20110132006 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING INLET PRESSURE OF A REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR - A refrigeration unit includes an engine, a motor capable of producing a similar power output as the engine, and a compressor driven by one of the engine and the motor. The compressor includes a suction inlet and a discharge outlet. The refrigeration unit also includes a condenser in fluid communication with the discharge outlet through which pressurized, gaseous refrigerant is condensed, an evaporator in fluid communication with the condenser to receive liquid refrigerant and return gaseous refrigerant to the suction inlet, a passageway having a first end in fluid communication with an outlet of the condenser, and a second end in fluid communication with the suction inlet, and a purge valve defining at least a portion of the passageway between the first and second ends. The purge valve is operable to selectively divert liquid refrigerant from the condenser to the suction inlet to increase the pressure in the suction inlet. | 06-09-2011 |
Richard Freund, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20090293589 | Chemical Impairment Detection System and Method of Use to Reduce Circumvention - A chemical impairment detection system and method of use comprising a video surveillance system adapted to record a facial image of a tester, the video surveillance system having a camera with a lens having a field of view from which the camera views images and distinguishes whether those images have appropriate construction or contrast of light intensity. The invention further comprises a control and relay module having a proper view and position determiner adapted to determine whether the facial image of the tester is properly positioned within the field of view during a chemical impairment detection test, and a test prompter to alert the tester when to begin the chemical impairment detection test. The present invention further comprises a chemical impairment detection sampling device in operable communication with and responsive to the video surveillance system, the sampling device adapted to receive a chemical impairment detection test sample from the tester. | 12-03-2009 |
Robert Freund, Dayton, OH US
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| 20080265461 | Method and Apparatus for Blow-Molding Containers with In-Mold Film Having RFID Tag Fused Thereto - An apparatus and method for manufacturing plastic containers having RFID tags embedded therein is disclosed. The bottles are manufactured using a blow-molding technique wherein an in-mold film having an RFID tag embedded therein is positioned or placed against the parison immediately prior to the blow mold being closed and the pressurized air being used to inflate the parison. The resulting container thus has an RFID tag fused thereto to allow for tracking and tracing of the container after manufacture, as well as providing a mechanism by which the authenticity of the bottle can be verified. | 10-30-2008 |
Robert F. Freund, Centerville, OH US
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| 20120119482 | IN-MOLD LABELED ARTICLE AND METHOD - A labeled article, a method of making the labeled article, and a label for use in such method, contemplate the manufacture of an article having an article body made of a moldable material, and a label, integral with the article body and having an outer label surface coplanar with the outer article body surface. The label is inserted into the mold and molded into place as the article body is molded. The label has an outer film ply defining the outer label surface, a printable sheet ply inward from said outer film ply, and an adhesive layer between the outer film ply and the printable sheet ply. The outer film ply has a length and a width greater than the length and width of the printable sheet ply. The outer film ply extends beyond the printable sheet ply adjacent all edges of the printable sheet ply and shields the printable sheet ply from exposure to the environment surrounding the labeled article. | 05-17-2012 |
Robert Frank Freund, Waynesville, OH US
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| 20090320343 | Security information and graphic image fusion - A security information and graphic image fusion system to be used with verification equipment to provide a tamper proof labeled article having security information thereon. The label comprises a printable sheet having at least one invisible IR or UV image, or both, printed thereon, at least one visible image printed thereon, and an over-coating layer thereon. The invisible IR or UV image, or both, provide security information. The visible image provides the graphic image. The label is permanently fused by an in-mold molding process to an article made of plastic, rubber or the combination thereof to render it tamper proof. | 12-31-2009 |
Robert M. Freund, Old Westbury, NY US
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| 20100198122 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECUBITUS ULCER PREVENTION AND TREATMENT - An apparatus for treating or preventing decubitus ulcers includes: a garment sized and shaped to be worn by a patient; a first plurality of fluid channels and a second plurality of fluid channels coupled to the garment and disposed adjacent to one another, at least some of the first plurality of fluid channels being independently inflatable and deflatable as compared with at least some of the second plurality of fluid channels; and a fluid control mechanism coupled to the first and second plurality of fluid channels and operating to repeatably and sequentially inflate and deflate the independently inflatable and deflatable fluid channels from among the first and second plurality of fluid channels such that there is less than a predetermined level of pressure exerted on the patient's tissue under one or more of the deflated channels. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110082545 | DRUG ELUTING BREAST IMPLANT COVER OR COATING - A biodegradable cover or coating for a breast implant includes a biodegradable cover or coating over the breast implant and contains one or more drugs for delivery at the surgical site, particularly for treating or preventing infection, pain, inflammation, capsular contracture, scarring or other indication or complication associated with breast augmentation or breast reconstruction. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110082546 | BREAST IMPLANT IMPLANTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method for implanting a breast implant into a subject, the method includes: providing a sterile, flexible, elastic biodegradable bag sized to contain the breast implant; providing a sterile breast implant; inserting, using sterile handling, the sterile breast implant into the sterile bag to form a sterile breast implant assembly; closing the bag to fully enclose the implant within the bag; and implanting in a sterile manner the sterile breast implant assembly into the subject. A sterile bag, which may be provided in a kit, preferably for use with the method includes first and second chambers connected by a channel for moving a breast implant from the first chamber through the channel to the second chamber without directly touching the implant. An incision dilator may also be included with the kit or separately provided for use in a preferred embodiment of the method. | 04-07-2011 |
Robert Michael Freund, Old Westbury, NY US
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| 20080287218 | TRAINING BALLS FOR VARYING BALL SPEED, METHODS OF USE, AND SYSTEMS - Methods and apparatus provide for at least one ball, comprising: a hard shell of a predetermined size defining an internal volume and including a plurality of apertures therethrough; and a foam core disposed within the internal volume. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20110086426 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING AND SEPARATING REGENERATIVE CELLS FROM ADIPOSE TISSUE - Methods and apparatus for: collecting adipose tissue in a syringe; subjecting the collected adipose tissue to heat, vibration, and or centrifugation whilst remaining within the syringe; and filtering the adipose tissue during centrifugation such that the regenerative cells are permitted to pass into a reservoir of a collection sleeve. | 04-14-2011 |
Stephen William Freund, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20120073303 | METAL INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS AND COMPONENTS FORMED THEREWITH - A process of producing a metallic component having a desired shape that includes at least one nonuniform section, as well as metallic components produced by such a process. The process uses a composition containing a mixture of a polymeric binder and a metal powder that includes particles of an alloy having a reactive element that renders the alloy uncastable. The composition is metal injection molded to yield a green compact having a shape corresponding to the shape of the metallic component, including its at least one nonuniform section. A majority of the binder is then removed from the green compact, and then the green compact is sintered to remove a remainder of the binder and fuse particles of the metal powder together to form the metallic component and the nonuniform section thereof. | 03-29-2012 |
Thomas J. Freund, Austin, TX US
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| 20090289114 | PRICE GUARANTEE TRACKING SERVICE - Price guarantee tracking services are an automated method for acquiring price guarantee terms and conditions from retailers and subsequently viewing them. A system for tracking a price guarantee includes a processor; memory operably connected to the processor; a find price guarantee program loaded into the memory and operable by the processor; a parse price guarantee program loaded into the memory and operable by the processor; and a list of price guarantee terms loaded into the memory and operable by the processor. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100023615 | REDIRECTING WEB DOWNLOADS - One or more downloads of web content from one or more web content servers are monitored. A swarm is defined including one or more previous downloaders of the web content from the one or more web content servers. The one or more previous downloaders of the web content include one or more web content caches including at least a portion of the web content. Stored web content within the one or more web content caches of the swarm is tracked. A new downloader of the one or more web content servers is redirected to the one or more web content caches of the swarm. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100095165 | Method of Handling a Message - A method of handling a message in a messaging system is provided. The messaging system comprises a message source, a message receiver and a message service. The message service is intermediate of the message source and message receiver, wherein a compensation component is established at the message source, The method comprises the steps of, transmitting a one way message, as part of a business transaction, from the message source, the transaction comprising a plurality of one way messages, receiving the message at the message service, transmitting the message from the messaging service, receiving the message at the message receiver, processing the message at the message receiver, transmitting a communication from the message receiver, the communication indicating success or failure of the processing of the message, receiving the communication at the messaging service, and responsive to receiving an indication of a failure of part of the transaction when the communication indicated that processing of the one way message succeeded, causing compensation logic defined by the compensation component to execute. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110023110 | Interactive Video Captcha - Provided is a Captcha Access Control System (CACS) for generating an improved captcha that are based, in one described embodiment, upon a command in one format and a response in a different format, one or both of which are rendered in a format that is difficult for an automated system to interpret. A computer system or program to which a user is requesting access generates a textual or audible command. A video device captures the user's response and transmits the response to a response evaluation device. Based upon an analysis of the transmitted video and a comparison between the analyzed video and the command, the computer or program either enables access or denies access. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110099436 | EXPEDITED TRANSACTION FAILURE HANDLING BY LEVERAGING A RELIABLE MESSAGE TRANSPORT PROTOCOL TO ASSIST DETECTION OF DISCARDED PROCESSING - A method and system for immediate failure checking for lost message processing comprises receiving a first message of a web-service transaction comprising first message sequence information at a computing device in a transaction environment of a target web service, storing a first record of the first message within the computing device, receiving a subsequent message comprising corresponding message sequence information at the computing device, storing a second record of the subsequent message within the computing device, comparing the first message sequence information with the subsequent message sequence information using the computing device, identifying a transaction error using the computing device, if the subsequent message is not an initial message in a sequence of messages based on the comparing, reporting the transaction error from the computing device, and aborting processing of the web-service transaction if the transaction error has occurred, using the computing device. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110238828 | REDIRECTING WEB CONTENT - A peer group can be established for sharing Web cache data among a set of computing devices through a peer-to-peer network. The Web cache data can be used by each of the computing devices to respond to requests issued over a client-server network from a Web browser running on that computing device. Web cache data can be exchanged among the peers of the peer group via the peer-to-peer network. A client request issued from a Web browser of one of the computing devices can be satisfied using Web cache data obtained from a different one of the computing devices in the peer group. The client request can be a request to one of the Web servers for Web content. The server associated with the request may never provide the Web content responsive to the client request, which is obtained instead from the different one of the computing devices. | 09-29-2011 |
William Freund, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20120073056 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE PILLOW - An adjustable pillow, comprising of a stretchable pillow cover having a plurality of removable inserts. The inserts may be in various thicknesses, shapes, compositions and firmness to permit adjustment for overall pillow height, overall firmness, and surface firmness when inserted into the cover. The total height of the pillow depends on the total height of the various inserts being used, the overall firmness depends on whether the inserts are soft, medium or firm, and the surface firmness depends on the firmness of the topmost inside layer. | 03-29-2012 |
William J. Freund, Silverthorne, CO US
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| 20080206127 | Iron Oxide Precipitaion from Acidic Iron Salt Solutions - Improved methods for treating metallurgical compositions involve reacting a metallurgical composition with an aqueous nitric acid solution. The reaction is performed at a pressure or at least about 220 psig and at a temperature of at least 100° C. The metallurgical composition comprises iron and one or more non-ferrous metals. The reaction dissolves at least a portion of the non-ferrous metal compositions into the solution which is in contact with solid ferric oxide. The reaction can be repeated on the isolated solids to increase the purity of ferric oxide in the solids. Zinc can be removed from mixed metal solutions obtained from furnace dust by adding base to precipitate zinc hydroxide. | 08-28-2008 |
Yun Freund, Cupertino, CA US
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| 20100180016 | AUTOMATED NETWORK DEVICE CONFIGURATION AND NETWORK DEPLOYMENT - Automatically configuring network device, network system architecture, and method for configuring one or a plurality of devices on a network. Device and network system architectures and methods for automatically self-initiating and configuring one, a plurality, or hundreds of wired or wireless network devices. Autoconfiguring wireless Local Area Network switch and access point devices connected to the switch. Method for accessing remote server by a device to acquire device configuration information. Method for deploying a network including at least one network device at a facility without the participation of a person having knowledge of networks or network devices at the facility. Computer program and computer program product. | 07-15-2010 |
Yvonne Freund, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20090291917 | Boron-Containing Small Molecules as Anti-Inflammatory Agents - Compounds and methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions are disclosed. | 11-26-2009 |