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Adam M. Gunther, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20090112891 | System and Method for Implementing a Stackable Tabbed Interface in a Data Processing System - A system and method for implementing a stackable tabbed interface in a data processing system. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a file system receives a collection of organizational schemes for arranging a collection of graphical indicia associated with a collection of files in a file system. In response to receiving a collection of organizational schemes, the file system displays the collection of graphical indicia on a collection of axes, wherein each axis among the collection of axes corresponds to each organizational scheme among the collection of organizational schemes. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090144278 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING SOFTWARE QUALITY, USABILITY AND SUPPORT THROUGH AUTOMATED USAGE PATTERN DETECTION - A method, system and computer-readable medium for automatically determining common usage patterns of a data processing system and dynamically displaying the information back to a user are disclosed. The method includes automatically recording one or more usage patterns of a data processing system; storing the usage patterns in a repository; identifying one or more common usage patterns among the stored usage patterns; detecting a current usage pattern of a user; comparing the current usage pattern to the common usage patterns; selecting one or more of the common usage patterns that are similar to the current usage pattern; and displaying to the user an indication of one or more common usage patterns similar to the current usage pattern. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090153481 | DATA OUTPUT DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF KEY STICK DEVICES CONFIGURED FOR READING OUT DATA TO A USER AND METHOD THEREOF - A data output device and associated method for reading out data to a computer user. The data output device includes a keyboard having a plurality of key stick devices configured for reading out data. Each key stick device is coupled to a key stick positioning actuator that is responsive to electronic signals corresponding to a unique conventional key. Moreover, the key stick device is actively positioned in one of a plurality of output modes by the key stick positioning actuator. Each one of the plurality of output modes indicates the unique conventional key. The unique conventional key corresponds to a change in a height, or an azimuth, or a tilt angle of the key stick device. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090153487 | DATA INPUT DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF KEY STICK DEVICES FOR FAST TYPING AND METHOD THEREOF - A data input device and associated method for fast typing. The data input device includes a keyboard having a plurality of key stick devices for entering data. A sensor element is coupled to each key stick device in a first position. The sensor element is responsive to a change in at least one azimuth and tilt angle of one of the plurality of key stick devices. The at least one azimuth and tilt angle, which defines the resulting position of the key stick device, represents an input mode for one of the plurality of key stick devices. The input mode is formed by tilting one of the plurality of key stick devices relative to the keyboard. The (i) change in the azimuth and/or tilt angle, and (ii) a return to the first position, when combined, correspond to a selection of a conventional key. | 06-18-2009 |
Alfred A. Gunther, Macomb, MI US
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| 20080222853 | Shape memory alloy reinforced hoses and clamps - Reinforced hoses and clamps generally include a shape memory alloy material configured to provide tangential forces to the generally circular hoses and clamps. The shape memory alloy can be in the form of a ring embedded within the hose or may be in operative communication with the clamp such that a phase change in the shape memory alloy upon thermal activation provides the tangential forces. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100109322 | Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Hoses and Clamps - Reinforced hoses and clamps generally include a shape memory alloy material configured to provide tangential forces to the generally circular hoses and clamps. The shape memory alloy can be in the form of a ring embedded within the hose or may be in operative communication with the clamp such that a phase change in the shape memory alloy upon thermal activation provides the tangential forces. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110095524 | Fluid Line Having Crimp Joint - A fluid line having a crimp joint comprises a flexible hose, a tube and a ferrule. The tube has a tube stem portion located in the flexible hose, with the tube stem portion including a first flat portion adjacent to the free end, second flat portion, a third flat portion, a first tube stem bead located between the first and second flat portions and extending radially outward, and a tube stem groove located between the second and third flat portions and extending radially inward. A ferrule is located radially outward from the flexible hose, with the ferrule including a first crimp tooth located radially outward from the first flat portion, a second crimp tooth located radially outward from the second flat portion, and a third crimp tooth located radially outward from the third flat portion, wherein the crimp teeth are out of phase with the bead and the groove. | 04-28-2011 |
Christopher A. Gunther, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20090030981 | System and method for custom chat invitations - A method is presented for providing a Customer hosted chat invitation to a browsing user. A service provider provides a Customer with a set of interactive invitation input objects, and the Customer creates and stores a set of customized invitation setup data from interacting with the input objects. The service provider runs custom code to generate, from the set of customized invitation setup data, an invitation program code module characterized by a set of programmatic invitation criteria. The invitation program code module is connected to a web page creating program code that resides on a web server operatively associated with the Customer site so that the browsing user's choices can be monitored and stored and, when selected invitation criteria are met by these choices, an invitation event is triggered. System claims to related subject matter are also presented. | 01-29-2009 |
Detlef Gunther, St. Clair Shores, MI US
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| 20080283000 | MOTOR VEHICLE WITH LINEARLY REGULATED ENGINE FAN - The invention relates to a motor vehicle comprising a water circuit for cooling its internal combustion engine, wherein the water circuit comprises an electrically operated engine fan and the engine fan is assigned a linear regulator which is thermally coupled to the water circuit. | 11-20-2008 |
Erik Gunther, Branford, CT US
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| 20080287349 | Fibroblast growth factor 20 and methods of use thereof - The present invention relates to compositions and methods for preventing and treating a disease (e.g., a joint disease, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, trauma, spinal cord damage, heavy metal or toxin poisoning, or neurodegenerative diseases). More particularly, the present invention provides methods for preventing and/or treating a disease (e.g., a joint disease, ischemic stroke, hemorrhagic stroke, trauma, spinal cord damage, heavy metal or toxin poisoning, or neurodegenerative diseases) by using compositions comprising FGF-20, a fragment, a derivative, a variant, a homolog, or an analog thereof. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20110065715 | Nogo Receptor Binding Small Molecules to Promote Axonal Growth - The present invention provides a method for identifying compounds which modulate the interaction of Nogo and Nogo receptor (NgR). The present invention also provides compounds that modulate the interaction of Nogo and Nogo receptor (NgR), the use of such compounds and compositions in the treatment or amelioration of conditions diseases or disorders, such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Huntington's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorders. | 03-17-2011 |
Jacob Gunther, North Logan, UT US
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| 20110135099 | ADAPTIVE PREFILTER-PREMIXER FOR SOUND REPRODUCTION - Adaptive learning of a multichannel prefilter response processes multiple audio signals prior to emitting them from a set of loudspeakers. The signals are filtered and mixed in such a way that the emitted signals will be reconstructed at pre-specified points in a room. This is done in a user selective way so that, at each location, only one of the source signals is reconstructed and the other signals vanish. A gradient descent adaptive filtering method is applied. | 06-09-2011 |
Jacob H. Gunther, North Logan, UT US
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| 20080285565 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT INSERTION WITHIN A ROUTER - Systems and methods are provided for inserting content into messages being sent between systems or networks. A router according to one embodiment automatically inserts new content within a received data packet. Before insertion, the router may determine that the received data packet corresponds to a certain type of message such as a web page, an e-mail, or a text message. The router may also determine whether the packet includes a predetermined insertion point in the corresponding message. The predetermined insertion point may be, for example, an end of the web page, e-mail, or text message. The type of message and/or the subject matter of the inserted content may be based on user selectable preferences. In one embodiment, a plurality of packets are received before the new content is inserted into the message to improve reliability and/or allow message decoding. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100008358 | System and Methods for Content Insertion within a Router - Systems and methods are provided for inserting content into messages being sent between systems or networks. A router according to one embodiment automatically inserts new content within a received data packet. Before insertion, the router may determine that the received data packet corresponds to a certain type of message such as a web page, an e-mail, or a text message. The router may also determine whether the packet includes a predetermined insertion point in the corresponding message. The predetermined insertion point may be, for example, an end of the web page, e-mail, or text message. The type of message and/or the subject matter of the inserted content may be based on user selectable preferences. In one embodiment, a plurality of packets are received before the new content is inserted into the message to improve reliability and/or allow message decoding. | 01-14-2010 |
Nicholas Langdon Gunther, Stamford, CT US
Peter A. Gunther, Cullom, IL US
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| 20100300036 | RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR RETAINING A PANEL IN A WINDOW OR A DOOR - A retention assembly is for retaining a panel in a window or a door. The assembly includes a surround, a frame, and a locking latch. The surround includes a first and a second pair of spaced segments which extend to define an opening. The frame includes a pair of first spaced sides and the panel is supported between the sides. The pair of first spaced sides are disposed between the first and second pair of segments. One of the first sides includes a floor and a catch which extends from the floor. The locking latch is movably supported by the surround and defines a retention recess for permitting locking engagement between the locking latch and the catch as the locking latch is moved relative to one of the first segments. | 12-02-2010 |
Robert A. Gunther, Auburn, MI US
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| 20110042448 | WINDOW ENVELOPES WITH SCRATCH RESISTANT WINDOW FILM PATCHES - The invention includes a composition comprising from at least 40 to 98 weight percent of at least one GPPS, from 0 to 98 weight percent of at least one HIPS, from at least 0.5 to 10 weight percent at least one styrene block copolymer, from at least 0.5 to 10 weight percent of at least one polypropylene wherein the combination of GPPS, HIPS, polypropylene and styrene block copolymer make up at least about 90 percent of the composition as well as a film made of the composition, an envelope window patch comprising the film, an envelope comprising the window patch, and a process for making the film. | 02-24-2011 |
Robert A. Gunther, Webster, NY US
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| 20100149571 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED CALL ASSISTANCE FOR MALFUNCTIONS IN AN IMAGE PRODUCTION DEVICE - A method for automated call assistance for malfunctions in an image production device may include receiving a signal from a user interface requesting call assistance, transmitting the call assistance request to an automated call assistance processing unit along with customer and image production device identification information, receiving a signal from the automated call assistance processing unit to identify one or more malfunctions, identifying one or more malfunctions, transmitting the one of more identified malfunctions to the automated call assistance processing unit, receiving a signal from the automated call assistance processing unit to perform one or more diagnostic tests on the image production device, performing the one or more diagnostic tests, transmitting the results of the one or more diagnostic tests to at least one of the user interface and the automated call assistance processing unit, receiving instructions from the automated call assistance processing unit concerning one or more remedies for the one or more malfunctions, and implementing the received instructions concerning one or more remedies. | 06-17-2010 |
Robert Allen Gunther, Webster, NY US
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| 20090094091 | SERVICE CALL DATA SELECTION AND DELIVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of dispatching a service call for an electromechanical device, such as a document production device, is disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a dispatching server, a communication requesting service on a first document production device. The communication includes a unique identifier corresponding to the first device. A data server stores operational history data for a multiple document production devices, and the dispatching server accesses the operational history data in the data server to retrieve service data for the first device. The dispatching service sends a service order message to a customer service representative mobile communication device. The service order message includes a location identifier for the first device, operator contact information for the first device, and the service data. | 04-09-2009 |
Stephen B. Gunther US
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| 20100274360 | HUMERAL HEAD RESURFACING IMPLANT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention features a monoblock (non-modular) humeral head (shoulder) resurfacing implant designed to replace a portion of the patient's humeral head. The humeral head may need replacing due to trauma, osteonecrosis, infection, arthritis, or other causes. The implant of the invention is designed to be performed either as a hemiarthroplasty or as a component of a total shoulder replacement along with a standard glenoid or inset glenoid implant. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110087227 | BONE FIXATION DEVICE, TOOLS AND METHODS - A bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid, an actuateable gripper disposed at one or more locations on the elongated body, a hub located on a proximal end of the elongated body, and an actuator operably connected to the gripper(s) to deploy the gripper(s) from a retracted configuration to an expanded configuration. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a bone fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of an elongate body of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture and at least a portion of a hub on another side of the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper of the fixation device to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone. Various hub designs are disclosed that may be used in combination with other fixation device components. | 04-14-2011 |
Stephen H. Gunther, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20080215875 | Method and apparatus for establishing safe processor operating points - A system and method is provided for establishing safe processor operating points. Some embodiments may include a tamper resistant storage element that stores information regarding one or more operating points of an adjustable processor operating parameter. Some embodiments may further include an element to determine what the current processor operating point is of the operating parameter, and an element to compare the current operating point of the operating parameter with the stored information. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090015233 | DYNAMIC VOLTAGE TRANSITIONS - The operating voltage of an integrated circuit (e.g., a processor) is changed in response to one or more conditions (e.g., a laptop computer is connected to an AC power source). Both the operating frequency and the operating voltage of the integrated circuit are changed. The voltage regulator providing the operating voltage to the integrated circuit is caused to transition between voltage levels using one or more intermediate steps. The integrated circuit continues to operate in the normal manner both at the new voltage and throughout the voltage transition. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090089543 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACROSS A RANGE OF OPERATING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL CONSTRAINTS - Methods and apparatus to improve integrated circuit (IC) performance across a range of operating conditions and/or physical constraints are described. In one embodiment, an operating parameter of one or more of processor cores may be adjusted in response to a change in the activity level of processor cores (e.g., the number of active processor cores) and/or a comparison of one or more operating conditions and one or more corresponding threshold values. Other embodiments are also described. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090313489 | INDEPENDENT POWER CONTROL OF PROCESSING CORES - Independent power control of two or more processing cores. More particularly, at least one embodiment of the invention pertains to a technique to place at least one processing core in a power state without coordinating with the power state of one or more other processing cores. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20110022865 | INDEPENDENT POWER CONTROL OF PROCESSING CORES - Independent power control of two or more processing cores. More particularly, at least one embodiment of the invention pertains to a technique to place at least one processing core in a power state without coordinating with the power state of one or more other processing cores. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110133720 | DYNAMIC VOLTAGE TRANSITIONS - The operating voltage of an integrated circuit (e.g., a processor) is changed in response to one or more conditions (e.g., a laptop computer is connected to an AC power source). Both the operating frequency and the operating voltage of the integrated circuit are changed. The voltage regulator providing the operating voltage to the integrated circuit is caused to transition between voltage levels using one or more intermediate steps. The integrated circuit continues to operate in the normal manner both at the new voltage and throughout the voltage transition. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110154079 | Instruction For Enabling A Procesor Wait State - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a processor having a core with decode logic to decode an instruction prescribing an identification of a location to be monitored and a timer value, and a timer coupled to the decode logic to perform a count with respect to the timer value. The processor may further include a power management unit coupled to the core to determine a type of a low power state based at least in part on the timer value and cause the processor to enter the low power state responsive to the determination. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-23-2011 |