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Gilbertson, US
Al Gilbertson, Murrieta, CA US
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| 20100010751 | System and method for gemstone cut grading - A system for grading the cut of a diamond utilizes a number of appearance metrics to generate scores for a number of cut components that affect cut quality. These cut components include brightness, fire, scintillation, overweight, durability, polish, and symmetry. The cut grading system employs a cut grading algorithm that processes the individual scores obtained for the cut components to generate an overall cut grade for the diamond. The scoring methodology and the cut grading algorithm are designed to emulate actual observation grading such that the overall cut grade represents a fair indication of the cut quality of the diamond. In one practical embodiment, the cut grading system is fully automated and computer-implemented. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100010752 | System and method for gemstone cut grading - A system for grading the cut of a diamond utilizes a number of appearance metrics to generate scores for a number of cut components that affect cut quality. These cut components include brightness, fire, scintillation, overweight, durability, polish, and symmetry. The cut grading system employs a cut grading algorithm that processes the individual scores obtained for the cut components to generate an overall cut grade for the diamond. The scoring methodology and the cut grading algorithm are designed to emulate actual observation grading such that the overall cut grade represents a fair indication of the cut quality of the diamond. In one practical embodiment, the cut grading system is fully automated and computer-implemented. | 01-14-2010 |
Brock Gilbertson, Saco, ME US
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| 20100105268 | Pi-Preform with Variable Width Clevis - A woven preform for a reinforced composite material, which may be woven flat and folded into shape. The preform has a three-dimensional weave architecture with fill fibers woven to provide layer-to-layer interlocking of layers of warp fiber as well as interlocking of fibers within each layer. At least two legs extend from a base, the base and legs each having at least two layers of warp fibers. The legs may be parallel or angled to each other, or may have a variable width clevis in between. The outer ends of the base and/or the legs preferably have tapers formed from terminating layers of warp fibers in a stepped pattern. | 04-29-2010 |
Daniel Gilbertson, Grafton, MA US
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| 20110220701 | Plastic Fastener Dispensing Hand Tool Having a Novel Anvil Design to Reduce Needle Sticks - An improved hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners having a novel anvil design that reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during operation of the hand tool and a needle having a novel casing that further reduces inadvertent user needle sticks during the replacement of the hand tool needle. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing with a barrel portion and a handle portion. The casing has a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot at the front of the handle portion. The hand tool further has a hollow needle disposed on one end of a needle assembly. The needle assembly is slidably movable back and forth between a retracted position disposed substantially within casing and an extend position disposed substantially out of the casing through the needle assembly opening. The hand tool further has a trigger that is pivotally mounted within the casing that extends out from the trigger slot. The trigger is capable of moving the needle assembly between the retracted and extended positions. The hand tool further has an anvil. The anvil has a finger guide portion, a main portion, and a tag slot. The tag slot separates the finger guide portion from the main portion. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110226833 | Dual Operating Mode Plastic Fastener Dispensing Handtool - A dual operating mode hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners and a method for transitioning the hand tool from a first operating mode to a second operating mode is provided. The hand tool tagging gun can be used both to dispense a plastic fastener to attach labels, price tags or other items to articles, and also to dispense a plastic fastener to maintain certain articles of clothing in a folded condition. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing, a hollow needle, a needle assembly, a trigger, a locking switch, a safety button, and a hinged anvil. In the first operating mode the hand tool is best adapted to dispense plastic fasteners to maintain an article of clothing in a folded condition. In the second operating mode the hand tool is best adapted to dispense plastic fasteners to attach labels, price tags, or other items to an article of clothing. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110226835 | Plastic Fastener Dispensing Hand Tool Having a Novel Anvil Design - An improved hand tool for dispensing plastic fasteners having a novel anvil design that prevents inadvertent user needle sticks during operation of the hand tool and a needle having a novel casing that further prevents inadvertent user needle sticks during the replacement of the hand tool needle. The hand tool has a gun shaped casing with a barrel portion and a handle portion. The casing has a needle assembly opening at the front of the barrel portion and a trigger slot at the front of the handle portion. The hand tool further has a hollow needle disposed on one end of a needle assembly. The needle assembly is slidably movable back and forth between a retracted position disposed substantially within the casing and an extend position disposed substantially out of the casing through the needle assembly opening. The hand tool further has a trigger that is pivotally mounted within the casing that extends out from the trigger slot. The trigger is capable of moving the needle assembly between the retracted and extended positions. The hand tool further has an anvil. The anvil has a needle guard, a main portion, and a fabric slot. The fabric slot separates the needle guard from the main portion. | 09-22-2011 |
David J. Gilbertson, Hastings, MN US
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| 20110127317 | File Folder And Repositionable Tab - The folder is formed from a single sheet, folded along a fold line to form opposing walls. Each wall, at its top, includes a retaining portion that folds over a metal or plastic channel rod and includes a series of horizontally-spaced holes. The holes extend vertically over the lower edge or a rib of the channel rod. Each channel rod extends laterally past the edge of the folder and includes notches or hook ends that engage a pair of rails. Each tab includes a clip portion that opens downward. The clip portion includes two vertically-oriented inner faces, one or both of which includes inward-facing dimples or protrusions that fit at least partially into the holes in the retaining portion. At least one optional protrusion may be locating, meaning that the top of the protrusion does not engage the channel rod when the tab is fully attached. | 06-02-2011 |
Debra G. Gilbertson, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100167391 | GROWTH FACTOR HOMOLOG ZVEGF3 - Polypeptide growth factors, methods of making them, polynucleotides encoding them, antibodies to them, and methods of using them are disclosed. The polypeptides comprise an amino acid segment that is at least 90% identical to residues 46-163 of SEQ ID NO:2 or residues 235-345 of SEQ ID NO:2. Multimers of the polypeptides are also disclosed. The polypeptides, multimeric proteins, and polynucleotides can be used in the study and regulation of cell and tissue development, as components of cell culture media, and as diagnostic agents. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100291087 | METHOD OF TREATING FIBRPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - Materials and Methods for reducing cell proliferation or extracellular matrix production in a mammal are disclosed. The methods comprise administering to a mammal a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a zvegf4 antagonist in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable delivery vehicle. Exemplary zvegf4 antagonists include anti-zvegf4 antibodies, inhibitory polynucleotides, inhibitors of zvegf4 activation, and mitogenically inactive, receptor-binding variants of zvegf4. The materials and methods are useful in the treatment of, inter alia, fibroproliferative disorders of the kidney, liver, and bone. | 11-18-2010 |
Debra G. Gilbertson, Lake Forest Park, WA US
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| 20110177074 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING PDGFRBETA AND VEGF-A - Disclosed are antagonists of PDGF receptor β (PDGFRβ) and VEGF-A, including neutralizing anti-PDGFRβ and anti-VEGF-A antibodies, as well as related compositions and methods. Anti-PDGFRβ and anti-VEGF-A antibodies disclosed herein include bispecific antibodies capable of binding and neutralizing both PDGFRβ and VEGF-A. Also disclosed are methods of treating an neovascular disorder, such as cancer or an neovascular ocular disorder, using a PDGFRβ and/or VEGF-A antagonist. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120021518 | GROWTH FACTOR HOMOLOG ZVEGF4 - Polypeptide growth factors, methods of making them, polynucleotides encoding them, antibodies to them, and methods of using them are disclosed. The polypeptides comprise an amino acid segment that is at least 70% identical to residues 52-179 of SEQ ID NO:2 or residues 258-370 of SEQ ID NO:2. Multimers of the polypeptides are also disclosed. The polypeptides, multimeric proteins, and polynucleotides can be used in the study and regulation of cell and tissue development, as components of cell culture media, and as diagnostic agents. | 01-26-2012 |
Eric Gilbertson, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20090100268 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS CONTROL TO SECURED DATA - In a system for providing access control management to electronic data, techniques to secure the electronic data and keep the electronic data secured at all times are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a secured file or secured document includes two parts: an attachment, referred to as a header, and an encrypted document or data portion. The header includes security information that points to or includes the access rules and a file key. The access rules facilitate restrictive access to the secured document and essentially determine who/when/how/where the secured document can be accessed. The file key is used to encrypt/decrypt the encrypted data portion. Only those who have the proper access privileges are permitted to retrieve the file key to encrypt/decrypt the encrypted data portion. | 04-16-2009 |
Gary Wayne Gilbertson, Liberty Township, OH US
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| 20080217809 | Absorbent core for disposable absorbent article - A method of making an absorbent core for use in an absorbent article. The method comprising the steps of: | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221538 | Disposable absorbent article - An absorbent article that can be a sanitary napkin. The absorbent article comprises a topsheet joined to a backsheet and has an absorbent core material disposed therebetween, the absorbent core material being a fibrous absorbent material exhibiting on one side thereof discrete raised portions. The raised portions define a continuous network of channels, the channels defining a void region adjacent the topsheet of the sanitary napkin. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080221539 | Absorbent core for disposable absorbent article - An absorbent core material for a disposable absorbent article and an article with at least one absorbent core material. The absorbent core material can be a fibrous airlaid nonwoven web comprising cellulosic fibers and having a first density, and having a plurality of discrete out-of-plane deformations, the out-of-plane deformations having a second density, wherein the second density is less than the first density. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110174430 | ABSORBENT CORE FOR DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A method of making an absorbent core for use in an absorbent article. The method comprising the steps of: | 07-21-2011 |
Gary Wayne Gilbertson, Fairfield, OH US
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| 20110221094 | PROCESS FOR MAKING AN EMBOSSED WEB - A process for making an embossed web includes providing a precursor web a first forming structure having a plurality of discrete first forming elements and a first pressure source and applying pressure between the first pressure source and the first forming structure to force the precursor web to conform to the first forming elements of to form a first embossed web having a plurality of first discrete extended elements. The first embossed web is then provided between a second forming structure having a plurality of discrete second forming elements and a second pressure source and pressure is applied between the second pressure source and the second forming structure to force the first embossed web to conform to the second forming elements to form a second embossed web having a plurality of second discrete extended elements. The resulting embossed web has a plurality of first and second discrete extended elements. | 09-15-2011 |
John Gilbertson, Bellingham, WA US
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| 20110253198 | LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR - Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) devices are provided herein. The provided LSCs include devices having an oriented luminophore in at least one layer of the LSC device. Other LSC devices include LSCs having both a collector wave guide, incorporating a luminophore, and a transport wave guide, having no luminophore, into which luminesced light from the collector wave guide travels. Additionally, wave guides for use in LSCs are provided that include guided-wave plasmon-polariton modes for improved optical transmission within LSC devices. The devices provided herein, either alone, or in combination, provide improved LSC device performance, particularly with regard to overall device efficiency. | 10-20-2011 |
Keith Gilbertson, Grain Valley, MO US
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| 20110051663 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A RAIL VEHICLE - A rail vehicle includes of one or more locomotives and may further include one or more rail cars, and the rail vehicle further includes a locator element, a communications device and a control module located on the rail vehicle. The locator elements provide a location information of the rail vehicle to a control module. The control module is coupled to the communications device and the locator element. The control module determines control settings for controlling the operations of the communications device based on the location of the rail vehicle. The communications device sends and/or receives data, including communications data, off-board the rail vehicle. | 03-03-2011 |
Kurt Eric Gilbertson, Peru, IN US
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| 20100182765 | RF/EMI SHIELD - An RF/EMI shield has a planar conductive element and a plurality of solder spheres extending around the edges making electrical and mechanical contact with the conductive element to form a shield which can be soldered in a surface mount process directly over components needing shielding. The solder spheres have a diameter sufficient to provide the desired clearance between the shielding element and the component being shielded and a melting temperature equivalent to existing solder contacts to which the shield is bonded. | 07-22-2010 |
Larry Gilbertson, Chesterfield, MO US
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| 20090117539 | DNA sequences for gene suppression - The present invention provides methods of improving DNA sequences for gene suppression mediated by double-stranded RNA, and constructs and transgenic organisms containing such improved DNA sequences. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090156793 | Circular Chromosomes - Circular chromosomes with centromere DNA comprise recombination sites flanking a region with bacterial replication DNA and a recombinase transcription unit. Circular chromosomes without bacterial replication DNA are formed by removing bacterial replication DNA from a circular chromosome by action of a recombinase that excises DNA between said recombination sites. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100035264 | METHODS AND VECTORS FOR PRODUCING TRANSGENIC PLANTS - Methods of, and compositions for, assembling one or more transcription units in a genome without a linked selectable marker or other unwanted transcription unit are provided. Also provided methods of, and compositions for, assembling one or more transcription units in a genome with a reduced frequency of vector backbone. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110099672 | Methods and Compositions for Expression of Transgenes in Plants - Transgenic plants are provided comprising a plurality of transgenes comprised in a single locus. In certain aspects, 7 or more transgenes may be expressed from a first locus. Methods are provided for transformation of plant cells with a plurality of transgenes. Also provided are methods for expressing and enhancing the expression of one or more transgenes in a plant. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110197311 | USE OF MULTIPLE TRANSFORMATION ENHANCER SEQUENCES TO IMPROVE PLANT TRANSFORMATION EFFICIENCY - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for improving the efficiency of | 08-11-2011 |
Leslie N. Gilbertson, Warsaw, IN US
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| 20110132974 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING POROUS METAL LAYER TO A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly. | 06-09-2011 |
Mark A. Gilbertson, Prairie Du Sac, WI US
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| 20110240654 | RECEPTACLE FOR SPENT SMOKING MATERIAL - A receptacle for spent smoking material has a modular construction and can include a base, a lid, a neck, and a head. The base and the lid define a chamber for containing the spent smoking material. The lid can be removably connected to the base through the rotative engagement of corresponding lugs on the base and the lid. The neck can be assembled to the lid using a one-way connector mechanism. The head can be assembled to the neck using a one-way connector mechanism. The head portion has an orifice therein for receiving spent smoking materials, which can be directed through the neck to the chamber. A bucket can be provided in the chamber to receive the spent smoking materials. | 10-06-2011 |
Matt Gilbertson, Downingtown, PA US
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| 20120092281 | Currency Keeper - An electronic safe which incorporates consumer programmable buttons, along with an on-board central processing unit. | 04-19-2012 |
Matthew W. Gilbertson, Berea, KY US
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| 20110152690 | HANDHELD FORCE-CONTROLLED ULTRASOUND PROBE - A handheld ultrasound probe includes force detection and feedback to permit control and/or characterization of applied forces. The probe may, for example, be operated to maintain a substantially constant applied force over a period of use independent of a user's hand position, or to measure applied forces that might contribute to deformation of an imaging subject. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110166453 | HANDHELD FORCE-CONTROLLED ULTRASOUND PROBE - A handheld ultrasound probe includes force detection and feedback to permit control and/or characterization of applied forces. The probe may, for example, be operated to maintain a substantially constant applied force over a period of use independent of a user's hand position, or to measure applied forces that might contribute to deformation of an imaging subject. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110172541 | HANDHELD FORCE-CONTROLLED ULTRASOUND PROBE - A handheld ultrasound probe includes force detection and feedback to permit control and/or characterization of applied forces. The probe may, for example, be operated to maintain a substantially constant applied force over a period of use independent of a user's hand position, or to measure applied forces that might contribute to deformation of an imaging subject. | 07-14-2011 |
Michael L. Gilbertson, Arlington, WA US
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| 20090140106 | Clamp for Securing an Object to a Structure - Apparatus and methods provide an electrically isolating clamp that is suitable for use, among other locations, within a composite wing structure and other fuel environments. According to embodiments described herein, the clamp includes a clamp body and cushion. The clamp body is manufactured from a non-conductive material and includes a strap and a base. The cushion may be manufactured from a different non-conductive material to provide at least two layers of electrical isolation between the tube or other object being secured and a structure. The cushion material allows for axial movement of the tube through the cushion. The cushion is disposed between the strap and the base. Shoulder flanges prevent axial movement of the cushion with respect to the clamp body. The clamp may have a cushion retention mechanism to secure the cushion within the strap prior to installation around the tube. | 06-04-2009 |
Robert Gilbertson, Charlotte, NC US
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| 20090283668 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PET SCANNERS - A method, system and kit for calibrating a PET scanner is disclosed. A first aliquot ( | 11-19-2009 |
Robert David Gilbertson, Los Alamos, NM US
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| 20090302195 | NANOPHOSPHOR COMPOSITE SCINTILLATORS COMPRISING A POLYMER MATRIX - An improved nanophosphor composite comprises surface modified nanophosphor particles in a solid matrix. The nanophosphor particle surface is modified with an organic ligand, or by covalently bonding a polymeric or polymeric precursor material. The surface modified nanophosphor particle is essentially charge neutral, thereby preventing agglomeration of the nanophosphor particles during formation of the composite material. The improved nanophosphor composite may be used in any conventional scintillator application, including in a radiation detector. | 12-10-2009 |
Roger Gilbertson, San Leandro, CA US
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| 20100025050 | Frangible Shape Memory Alloy Fire Sprinkler Valve Actuator - A temperature-activated valve for a conventional fire sprinkler utilizing a hyperelastic single-crystal shape memory alloy is described. The shape-memory element expands as it is heated, forcing a bolt to break, thereby opening the sprinkler valve. The devices described are less susceptible to accidental breakage than conventional actuators, and have fewer moving parts. Transition temperature of the shape memory alloy can be tuned to a narrow range. | 02-04-2010 |
Roger Graham Gilbertson, Novato, CA US
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| 20090095493 | FRANGIBLE SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY FIRE SPRINKLER VALVE ACTUATOR - A temperature-activated valve for a conventional fire sprinkler utilizing a hyperelastic single-crystal shape memory alloy is described. The shape-memory element expands as it is heated, forcing a bolt to break, thereby opening the sprinkler valve. The devices described are less susceptible to accidental breakage than conventional actuators, and have fewer moving parts. Transition temperature of the shape memory alloy can be tuned to a narrow range. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100006304 | SPRINKLER VALVE WITH ACTIVE ACTUATION - A temperature-activated valve for a conventional fire sprinkler utilizing a hyperelastic single-crystal shape memory alloy is described. The shape-memory element expands as it is heated, forcing a bolt to break, thereby opening the sprinkler valve. The shape memory element typically communicates with the valve so as to force it open. The devices described are less susceptible to accidental breakage than conventional actuators, and have fewer moving parts. Transition temperature of the shape memory alloy can be tuned to a narrow range. | 01-14-2010 |
Scott R. Gilbertson, Galveston, TX US
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| 20090069248 | Substrate peptide sequences for plague plasminogen activator and uses thereof - The present invention is directed to peptide sequences that were identified from combinatorial libraries and could serve as substrates of plague plasminogen activator (Pla). Another aspect of the present invention is drawn to peptides derived from the substrates for Pla as a result of chemical modifications leading to specific inactivation of the proteolytic activity of Pla. Additionally, the present invention is directed to the use of the substrates identified herein in the detection of bacteria expressing omptin family of proteases which includes | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090093519 | Methods and Compositions to Inhibit Edema Factor and Adenylyl Cyclase - Small molecules and their derivatives are described for the treatment and/or prevention of intestinal fluid loss. Also disclosed are methods of using said molecules and their derivatives to treat and/or prevent conditions associated with increased levels of 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate. Specific compositions of the invention are also novel. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20120010233 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO INHIBIT EDEMA FACTOR AND ADENYLYL CYCLASE - Small molecules and their derivatives are described for the treatment and/or prevention of intestinal fluid loss. Also disclosed are methods of using said molecules and their derivatives to treat and/or prevent conditions associated with increased levels of 3′,5′-adenosine monophosphate. Specific compositions of the invention are also novel. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120045474 | Substrate peptide sequences for plague plasminogen activator and uses thereof - The present invention is directed to peptide sequences that were identified from combinatorial libraries and could serve as substrates of plague plasminogen activator (Pla). Another aspect of the present invention is drawn to peptides derived from the substrates for Pla as a result of chemical modifications leading to specific inactivation of the proteolytic activity of Pla. Additionally, the present invention is directed to the use of the substrates identified herein in the detection of bacteria expressing omptin family of proteases which includes | 02-23-2012 |
Seth Gilbertson, Paso Robles, CA US
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| 20110071718 | Systems and Methods for Switching Between Autonomous and Manual Operation of a Vehicle - Systems and methods for switching between autonomous and manual operation of a vehicle are described. A mechanical control system can receive manual inputs from a mechanical operation member to operate the vehicle in manual mode. An actuator can receive autonomous control signals generated by a controller. When the actuator is engaged, it operates the vehicle in an autonomous mode, and when disengaged, the vehicle is operated in manual mode. Operating the vehicle in an autonomous mode can include automatically controlling steering, braking, throttle, and transmission. A system may also allow the vehicle to be operated via remote command. | 03-24-2011 |