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| 20080247158 | Tubular barrel-shaped flashlight having rotatable switching assembly and focusing and defocusing capability - A flashlight in accordance with the present invention includes a chamber, end cap, head assembly, and lamp holder assembly. The head assembly includes a reflector and a lens. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight includes electrode connections that prevent the conduction of electrical energy from one or more batteries which are improperly aligned within the chamber. In another embodiment, the lamp holder assembly includes a lamp socket having a lamp guide and/or a fluorescent coating. In another embodiment, the flashlight comprises a head assembly attached to the chamber which is rotatable relative to the chamber to cause electrical coupling of the lamp and one or more batteries retained by the chamber. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090021928 | Flashlight - A flashlight in accordance with the present invention includes a chamber, end cap, head assembly and lamp holder assembly. The end cap includes a bowed tripod portion to facilitate standing the flashlight on a flat surface. The head assembly includes a reflector and a lens. In one embodiment of the invention, the head assembly includes an elliptical reflector. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight having a elliptical reflector is matched with a negative or planar lens. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the head assembly includes an hyperbolic reflector. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight having a hyperbolic reflector is matched with a positive or planar lens. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the flashlight includes electrode connections which prevent the conduction of electrical energy from batteries which are improperly aligned within the flashlight. In another embodiment, the lamp holder assembly includes a lamp socket having a lamp guide which provides a guide for installing lamp bulbs into the lamp socket and also provides a secure position for the lamp bulb. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight includes a lamp holder assembly which includes a notch capable of receiving and holding a spare lamp. In another embodiment, the lamp holder assembly further includes a fluorescent coating or additive which illuminates light in otherwise dark conditions, thereby facilitating lamp replacement in the less than desirable light conditions. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090109664 | Lighting device - A portable, battery-operated flashlight having improved pivoting, switching and focusing features is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of an attachment to a head gear for hands free use. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a head lamp held in place on an user's head by an elastic band. The pivot connection between the body and the base, as well as the serrations on an exterior surface of the body, allows a user to adjust any angular direction of the light as desired. In another aspect of the invention, the flashlight takes the form of a long-handled flashlight having improved switching and focusing capabilities, such that axial movement of the switching assembly turns the flashlight “on” or “off,” as well as causing a position of the lamp to vary in order to focus or defocus the light. | 04-30-2009 |
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| 20080247158 | Tubular barrel-shaped flashlight having rotatable switching assembly and focusing and defocusing capability - A flashlight in accordance with the present invention includes a chamber, end cap, head assembly, and lamp holder assembly. The head assembly includes a reflector and a lens. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight includes electrode connections that prevent the conduction of electrical energy from one or more batteries which are improperly aligned within the chamber. In another embodiment, the lamp holder assembly includes a lamp socket having a lamp guide and/or a fluorescent coating. In another embodiment, the flashlight comprises a head assembly attached to the chamber which is rotatable relative to the chamber to cause electrical coupling of the lamp and one or more batteries retained by the chamber. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090021928 | Flashlight - A flashlight in accordance with the present invention includes a chamber, end cap, head assembly and lamp holder assembly. The end cap includes a bowed tripod portion to facilitate standing the flashlight on a flat surface. The head assembly includes a reflector and a lens. In one embodiment of the invention, the head assembly includes an elliptical reflector. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight having a elliptical reflector is matched with a negative or planar lens. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the head assembly includes an hyperbolic reflector. In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight having a hyperbolic reflector is matched with a positive or planar lens. In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, the flashlight includes electrode connections which prevent the conduction of electrical energy from batteries which are improperly aligned within the flashlight. In another embodiment, the lamp holder assembly includes a lamp socket having a lamp guide which provides a guide for installing lamp bulbs into the lamp socket and also provides a secure position for the lamp bulb. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the flashlight includes a lamp holder assembly which includes a notch capable of receiving and holding a spare lamp. In another embodiment, the lamp holder assembly further includes a fluorescent coating or additive which illuminates light in otherwise dark conditions, thereby facilitating lamp replacement in the less than desirable light conditions. | 01-22-2009 |
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| 20080256214 | Subscription-based priority interactive help services on the internet - The present invention includes a method and apparatus for providing an e-help service over a network. The e-help service provides one or more action sequences, i.e., recommended courses of action, for specialized circumstances over a network, such as an Internet Protocol network. Subscribers subscribe to specific application areas, such as one or more application areas related to a subscriber's industry. The e-help service provider maintains information pertaining to application areas in one or more databases. When a user activates the e-help service, information corresponding to the present conditions of the user's circumstance is transmitted to the e-help service provider. The e-help service provider identifies one or more action sequences based upon a statistical analysis of the information received from the user and information stored in a database corresponding to the application area of the user. The action sequences having a high probability of success are transmitted to the user and provide one or more recommended courses of action. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090158290 | System and Method for Load-Balancing in Server Farms - A system and method for receiving a server request, determining whether one of a plurality of servers scheduled to receive the server request is available, wherein the availability of the one of the servers scheduled to receive the request is based on a first stored value and a second stored value, incrementing the second stored value by a predetermined amount when the one of the servers is unavailable and directing the server request to another one of the plurality of servers based on the first and second stored values. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100094591 | Forecasting Outcomes Based on Analysis of Text Strings - A method and a processing device are provided for forecasting whether a record of data for an individual is associated with an outcome. Whether an n-gram associated with one of a group of predictors matches an n-gram included in the record of data is determined. When the n-gram included with the one of the group of predictors matches the n-gram in the record of data, a prediction is made as to whether the record of data is associated with the outcome based on a value assigned to the one of the group of predictors. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100174736 | Systems and Methods to Evaluate Search Qualities - Systems and methods are provided to evaluate a search engine using search results retrieved from a plurality of different search engines. For example, a controller can randomly distribute a set of pre-formulated queries to a plurality of computers to query the search engines at random times to obtain search results and combine the search results to evaluate the completeness of a query result provided by a particular search engine. The controller may simulate the random queries from users using a set of computers and may reduce the burden on the search engines by spreading out the query activities over a period of time, such as a month. | 07-08-2010 |
