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Alisha M. Hammond, West Jordan, UT US
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| 20100069743 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AN ACCESS PORT - An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is engraved or otherwise defined by the access port, so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology. | 03-18-2010 |
Barrington M. Hammond, Houston, TX US
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| 20090238735 | System and Method for Extending the Range of Hydrocarbon Feeds in Gas Crackers - In a system for thermal cracking gaseous feedstocks, the system including a gas cracker for producing an effluent comprising olefins, at least one transfer line exchanger for the recovery of process energy from the effluent and a water quench tower system, a process for extending the range of system feedstocks to include liquid feedstocks that yield tar is provided. The process includes the steps of injecting a first quench fluid downstream of the at least one transfer line exchanger to quench the process effluent comprising olefins, separating in a separation vessel a cracked product and a first byproduct stream comprising tar from the quenched effluent, directing the separated cracked product to the water quench tower system and quenching the separated cracked product with a second quench fluid to produce a cracked gas effluent for recovery and a second byproduct stream comprising tar. An apparatus for cracking a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock that yield tar is also provided. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090280042 | Controlling Tar By Quenching Cracked Effluent From A Liquid Fed Gas Cracker - In a system for thermal cracking gaseous feedstocks, the system including a gas cracker for producing an effluent comprising olefins, at least one transfer line exchanger for the recovery of process energy from the effluent and a water quench tower system, a process for extending the range of system feedstocks to include liquid feedstocks that yield tar is provided. The process includes the steps of injecting a first quench fluid downstream of a primary transfer line exchanger to quench the process effluent comprising olefins, separating in a first separation vessel a cracked product and a first byproduct stream comprising tar from the quenched effluent, directing the separated cracked product to a water quench tower system and quenching the separated cracked product with a second quench fluid to produce a cracked gas effluent for recovery and a second byproduct stream comprising tar. An apparatus for carrying out such process is also provided. | 11-12-2009 |
Benjamin A. Hammond, St. Louis, MO US
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| 20100124288 | DETECTION OF OUTBOUND MESSAGE SIGNALS IN A POWER LINE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - Improvements in the detection of TWACS outbound message signals. A first improvement involves matching some (or all) of the intermediate points in an outbound preamble occurring between bits of the preamble currently being detected. This reduces the possibility of a false synchronization and therefore decreases the probability of missing outbound message signals. A second improvement is to require some or all of the known preamble bits to exceed a predetermined threshold where both the thresh-old and which bits are adjustable. An additional approach is using 4-8 additional buffers in a transponder to detect preamble patterns in the outbound message. Each half cycle of the outbound message waveform requires entering a bit only into the buffers active for the particular frame of reference in which the message is being transmitted, since only buffers for that frame of reference are employed. The process continues until all bits specified to be sent, based on the length of the outbound message, are extracted. A CRC is then performed for the message. Using this method eliminates the problem of inbound messages being detected as outbound messages, and the resulting “blindness” of the transponder. It further makes the transponders less sensitive to noise which currently causes the transponder to detect a preamble when there is none, resulting in a valid outbound message being missed. | 05-20-2010 |
Bernard Hammond, Centennial, CO US
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| 20080227340 | Methods and systems for positioning connectors to minimize alien crosstalk - The present invention relates to methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors. Specifically, the methods and systems relate to isolation and compensation techniques for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors for use with high-speed data cabling. A frame can be configured to receive a number of connectors. Shield structures may be positioned to isolate at least a subset of the connectors from one another. The connectors can be positioned to move at least a subset of the connectors away from alignment with a common plane. A signal compensator may be configured to adjust a data signal to compensate for alien crosstalk. The connectors are configured to efficiently and accurately propagate high-speed data signals by, among other functions, minimizing alien crosstalk | 09-18-2008 |
Bernard Harold Hammond, Aurora, CO US
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| 20080261532 | Telecommunications Jack with crosstalk multi-zone crosstalk compensation and method for designing - The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing, and a plurality of wire termination contacts for terminating wires to the jack. The jack further includes a circuit board that electrically connects the contact springs to the wire termination contacts. The circuit board includes a multi-zone crosstalk compensation arrangement for reducing crosstalk at the jack. | 10-23-2008 |
Bradley M. Hammond, Bellevue, WA US
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| 20100306240 | INSTANCE SPACE BASED MANAGEMENT PACK INFRASTRUCTURE - Techniques are described herein for using a management pack to define a structure of management packs. A management pack is business logic expressed in terms of an extensible language, such as extensible markup language (XML). Instances of entities that are described by a management pack are stored in an instance space that is defined by the management pack. An entity can be a computer, software program, employee, customer, management pack, management pack element, or anything else in the system that an administrator may wish to describe. A management pack that defines the structure of management packs is referred to as a “management pack management pack” (MPMP). Accordingly, management packs (including MPMPs) having a structure that is defined by a MPMP are stored in an instance space that is defined by the MPMP. The instance space that is defined by the MPMP is materialized in a database. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100306638 | OBJECT TEMPLATES FOR DATA-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS - An object template system is described herein that allows an administrator of an IT management application to define templates that provide a streamlined mechanism for pre-populating IT objects with common values based on business logic and processes. The object template system addresses manipulation of objects both as part of a user interactive session as well as in programmatic workflows, while also allowing for referencing of existing objects to assume integrity of data. A metadata-driven schema allows for portable definitions of simple and complex extensible objects. The system validates these definitions against the extensible types that define the objects to ensure structural integrity. Users can then apply these definitions at runtime to both create and/or update simple and complex management objects. Thus, the object template system allows an administrator to define controlled processes for creating and modifying management objects within a flexible IT management application. | 12-02-2010 |
Brian Hammond, New York, NY US
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| 20100332321 | Method and System for Providing Advertising Through Content Specific Nodes Over the Internet - Methods and systems for providing advertising content over the Internet through a hierarchical content-specific node structure and pricing advertising delivery over each node independently. Independent delivery and pricing allows an advertiser to pay more for advertisements delivered to a narrowly targeted audience likely to be interested in the goods or services offered by the advertising entity and to pay less for advertisements directed at a more general audience who may or may not have an interest in the goods or services offered. The less content specific the node is, the less targeted the advertisement will be, and therefore, the less valuable the advertisement will be to the advertising entity. Targeted advertising to multiple levels of content specific nodes is enabled. | 12-30-2010 |
Bruce Hammond, Charles, MO US
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| 20090100544 | Drought Tolerant Corn with Reduced Mycotoxin - Transgenic corn plants having recombinant DNA for expressing a protein or proteins that provides water-deficit tolerance have improved yield under water deficit conditions and improved fungal resistance, and exhibit lower levels of colonization by mycotoxins in grain that is harvested from plants that experience water deficit tolerance. | 04-16-2009 |
Bruce Quincy Hammond, Beaverton, OR US
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| 20110090230 | Reduced Glyph Font Files - Documents that are created using a particular font often do not include all glyphs defined for the font. Accordingly, to reduce the amount of bandwidth needed to obtain the font used to create the document over a network, a font file may be created that includes a reduced set of glyphs. In one or more examples, the font file might only include the glyphs used in the document being viewed. Reduced glyph font files may be generated on-the-fly and/or cached for quick retrieval at a later time. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110093565 | Serving Font Files in Varying Formats Based on User Agent Type - To resolve compatibility issues between font file formats and user agents such as web browsers, a font repository may determine a compatible font file format upon receiving a request from the user agent for a font. The determination may be made based on the type of user agent making the request. In one or more arrangements, if a font file in the compatible font file format is not available at the repository, a request may be transmitted to another repository. A font reference in a style sheet or code defining the network document may be unique to the font, but common to all font files corresponding to the font. An application for facilitating the generation of a network document may thus automatically generate such a code in response to a user selecting a desired font. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110191671 | Website Font Previewing - Aspects of this disclosure relate to a system and method for loading and viewing a web page in a browser to preview fonts without altering the constituent elements of the web page. According to one or more aspects of this disclosure, the system may include a browser for viewing a web page and previewing fonts on the web page. According to one or more aspects of this disclosure, the method may include receiving a web page at a browser, storing a representation of the web page into a memory, rendering the representation of the web page, receiving a selection of one or more elements of the web page, receiving a font property that specifies a change to a font type and/or a font size, and applying the specified font property to the selected elements. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110203000 | PREVENTING UNAUTHORIZED FONT LINKING - Methods, computer readable media, and apparatuses for preventing unauthorized font linking are presented. A request for a font file may be received. It may be determined whether the request is valid, and this determination may be based on a security token and/or a referrer string. If the request is determined to be valid, a first watermark may be embedded in the font file, and the first watermark may be based on the security token. The first watermark may include at least one point in at least one glyph contained in the font file. A second watermark may be embedded in the font file, and the second watermark may include at least one table that identifies a customer. The font file then may be served to the requestor. | 08-18-2011 |
Charles Reif Hammond, Durham, NH US
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| 20090173246 | Web Printing Press and Method for Controlling Print-to-Cut and Circumferential Register - A method for controlling the print-to-cut register in a web printing press having at least one print unit printing a web, each print unit having at least one drive driving the print unit independently of the other print units. The method includes presetting a web compensator position so as to set a print-to-cut registration between a print unit and a cross-cutter and controlling the print-to-cut register during printing by controlling the drives of the print units and/or a drive of the cross-cutter. A method for controlling circumferential register, as well as a printing press are also disclosed. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20100019434 | Multiplex Gathering Device and Method - A multiplex gathering device is provided. The multiplex gathering device includes a first gatherer forming first gathered printed products on a first finishing line, the first finishing line having a trimmer and a second gatherer forming a second gathered printed products on a second finishing line, the second finishing line having a second trimmer. The multiplex gathering device also includes a collecting device which combines the first and second gathered printed products together, a first transporter transporting the first gathered products from the first line to the collecting device and a second transporter transporting the second gathered products from the second line to the collecting device. At least one controller is provided for the multiplex gathering device for controlling the first gatherer and second gatherer and for collecting the first and second printing products in a controlled manner on the collecting device. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20110170987 | Cover Applier and Method of Aligning a Book Image to a Cover Image - A cover applier is provided. The cover applier includes a transport system transporting a book, a cover delivery delivering a cover to a book, the cover delivery driven by a servomotor, a book sensor detecting an image printed on the book prior to the cover being delivered to the book and a cover sensor detecting an image printed on the cover prior to the cover being delivered to the book. The servomotor adjusting the position of the cover with respect to the book as a function of the book sensor and cover sensor. A method is also provided. | 07-14-2011 |
Christopher Reynolds Hammond, Schenectady, NY US
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| 20080243542 | Method and system for supporting clinical decision-making - A method and system are provided for facilitating decision making, such as in a clinical setting. In accordance with this technique, a set of encoded guidelines are executed to identify information that may be used to generate patient management options. The information is acquired, if available. Based on the encoded guidelines and the acquired information, a set of patient management options are generated and provided to one or more reviewers for review and selection of a patient management option. | 10-02-2008 |
Clifford A. Hammond, East Hampton, CT US
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| 20100104773 | METHOD FOR USE IN A COATING PROCESS - A method for use in a coating process includes depositing a ceramic coating on a bond coat that is disposed on a substrate. Prior to depositing the ceramic coating, a desired surface roughness R | 04-29-2010 |
Daniel D. Hammond, Dallas, TX US
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| 20090021366 | Method and System for Enabling a Communication Device to Remotely Execute an Application - A communication system capable of enabling one or more communication devices to remotely execute one or more applications includes one or more communication devices that are coupled to a data connection. At least one of the one or more communication devices is operable to communicate a request to establish a communication session over the data connection. The system also includes one or more application servers that are coupled to the data connection. At least one of the one or more application servers is adapted to execute an application to establish the requested communication session with the at least one communication device. The at least one application server resides at a location remote from the at least one communication device. The at least one application server communicates a request for processing service to the at least one communication device. The request for processing service is communicated to the at least one communication device over the data connection. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20100217603 | Method, System, and Apparatus for Enabling Adaptive Natural Language Processing - An adaptive processing system includes one or more adaptive processing engines that are adapted to receive the one or more requests. The one or more adaptive processing engines adapted to parse the one or more requests and to communicate one or more queries to the one or more communication devices based at least in part on the information of the request. In one embodiment, the parsing of the one or more queries includes analyzing the information from the user, determining one or more next steps to perform based at least in part on the information from the user, and generating one or more queries for additional information. The system also includes an application server adapted to communicate with the one or more adaptive processing engines in response to the one or more requests based at least in part on the information of the one or more requests. | 08-26-2010 |
David Hammond, Laytonsville, MD US
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| 20100255521 | Fluorescent substrates for Detecting organophosphatase enzyme activity - Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I): wherein R | 10-07-2010 |
David G. Hammond, Fairfax, VA US
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| 20100144906 | Method and system for handling slurries of varying liquid rates and solids content - A method and system for collecting a plurality of slurries containing solid particles of varying particle size distribution and amount and performing a classification and separation on the slurries is provided whereby a fines-rich stream and a stream containing substantially coarse particles is obtained. The method and system includes separating the fines from the slurry liquid and thickening the separated coarse particles in a settling zone for subsequent use. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100160459 | Product filtration system for slurry reactors - A filter system for use in a three-phase slurry reactor is provided. The filter system comprises one or more bundles of a plurality of filter elements for separating liquid from a mixture of liquid and solids contained in the reactor. Each filter bundle is connected to a product transfer conduit transporting separated liquid to a location outside of and downstream from the reactor. The transfer conduit is provided with means for backflushing the filter bundle and guard filter means. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100210739 | Slurry reactor fines segregation and removal - The embodiments of the present invention are characterized by degasifying a portion of a gas and slurry mixture in a three-phase slurry process and lowering the solids content of the degassed slurry portion to below about 20 wt %. The degassed and lowered solids content slurry portion is then introduced into a fines separation device for separation and removal of fines. The foregoing procedure has been found to increase the effectiveness of the fines separation device. | 08-19-2010 |
David J. Hammond, Laytonsville, MD US
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| 20080268474 | PRION PROTEIN LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE - Ligands that bind to prion proteins and methods for using the ligands for detecting or removing a prion protein from a sample, such as a biological fluid or an environmental sample. The ligands are capable of binding to one or more forms of prion protein including cellular prion protein (PrPc), infectious prion protein (PrPsc), and recombinant prion protein (PrPr). Prions from various species, including humans and hamsters, are bound by the ligands. Also provided is a method of treating or retarding the development of a prion-associated pathology in a subject | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090258834 | Plasma protein-binding ligands - The invention provides an isolated or purified peptide that binds at least one plasma protein. In one embodiment, the isolated or purified peptide binds to fibrinogen, comprises no more than 10 amino acids, and comprises an amino acid sequence Xaa | 10-15-2009 |
David John Hammond, Laytonsville, MD US
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| 20090093038 | Method for the production of pure virally inactivated butyrylcholinesterase - The present invention provides a method for purifying butyrylcholinesterase from various biological fluids. Biological fluids include, e.g., blood, blood fractions, plasma, and bioreactor broths, and other such mixtures containing butyrylcholinesterase. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for the production of purified, virally inactivated butyrylcholinesterase by contacting a biological fluid containing butyrylcholinesterase with a cationic exchange chromatography material, with an affinity chromatography material, and treating the fluid with solvent detergent. The resulting purified butyrylcholinesterase can also be subjected to a pasteurization step, and formulated in a sodium chloride/sodium phosphate solution for storage or lyophilization. | 04-09-2009 |
Dennis L. Hammond, Richfield, OH US
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| 20090028742 | DRY POWDER METAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - The present invention provides powder metal compositions and methods of making and using the same. Powder metal compositions according to the invention are substantially dry and include a blend of base metal particles and a pressing aid. The pressing aid includes a micronized deformable solid material and a high melt point lubricating material, which have been pre-mixed or co-ground with each other. Powder metal compositions according to the present invention are particularly useful in applications where the pre-sintered density of the pressed metal part is less than or equal to about 6.9 g/cm | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090162236 | Powder Metallurgy Methods And Compositions - The present invention provides metal powder compositions for pressed powder metallurgy and methods of forming metal parts using the metal powder compositions. In each embodiment of the invention, the outer surface of primary metal particles in the metal powder composition is chemically cleaned to remove oxides in situ, which provides ideal conditions for achieving near full density metal parts when the metal powder compositions are sintered. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100028194 | Method For Protecting Powder Metallurgy Alloy Elements From Oxidation And/Or Hydrolization During Sintering - A method for protecting powder metallurgy alloy elements from oxidation and/or hydrolyzation during sintering. The method includes (1) coating the admixed alloy elements in an inert (e.g., nitrogen) atmosphere with a hydrophobic lubricant that is capable of becoming mobile during pressing, the amount of lubricant being at least 45% of the total volume of all components to be added to the base metal powder; (2) mixing the lubricant-coated admixed alloy elements with the base metal powder to form a mixture; (3) pressing the mixture to form a pre-sintered part having a green density that is from about 95% to about 98% of a calculated pore-free density; and (4) sintering the part. | 02-04-2010 |
Douglas M. Hammond, Davison, MI US
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| 20080208431 | DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT OPERATOR INTERFACE ALGORITHM - A motor vehicle operator interface and control algorithm convey diesel particulate filter regeneration status to the operator. The algorithm also allows new control over heretofore automatic regeneration, through limiting the inhibit function. The DPF after-treatment operator interface provides multiple status indications to the operator. In a preferred embodiment this is effected using a switched indicator lamp. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100275580 | DIESEL ENGINE EXHAUST AFTER-TREATMENT OPERATOR INTERFACE ALGORITHM - A motor vehicle operator interface and control algorithm convey diesel particulate filter regeneration status to the operator. The algorithm also allows new control over heretofore automatic regeneration, through limiting the inhibit function. The DPF after-treatment operator interface provides multiple status indications to the operator. In a preferred embodiment this is effected using a switched indicator lamp. | 11-04-2010 |
Elizabeth Hammond, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20090248314 | Network-based system and method for diagnostic pathology - An optimized network-based system and method for providing reagents or reagent-like matter for the differential diagnosis of medical conditions using a hosted software program coupled with a comprehensive medical reference database. Suspected diagnoses of medical conditions are entered into the system by a user. Using meta-analysis, the system generates a list of potential reagents and numerical measures of each reagent's behavior for each differential for use in further testing. The results of the testing are compared by the user against numerical measures of each reagent's behavior and corresponding stored digital images in the network-based system. The user then selects among those diagnoses in the system whose images and corresponding numerical measures of each reagent's behavior are most comparable with the results of the testing. The system then generates a diagnosis, diagnoses, or inconclusive results in order to reach an ultimate diagnosis. | 10-01-2009 |
Gerald B. Hammond, Louisville, KY US
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| 20110077393 | METHODS OF SYNTHESIS AND PURIFICATION BY USE OF A SOLID SUPPORT - Disclosed herein are novel methods of using polymeric adsorbent resin for chemical synthesis and the purification of product therefrom. Also disclosed herein is a novel method of using silica gel for the combination of chemical reaction and chromatography into a single step. The methods disclosed herein increase the efficiency of chemical synthesis processes. Accordingly, the utility of the methods disclosed herein includes the ability to automate chemical synthesis and purification of the resulting products. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110190325 | COMPOUNDS, THEIR SYNTHESES, AND THIER USES - Embodiments of the present invention provide compounds (such as Formula (I) compounds, Formula (II) compounds, and various embodiments thereof). Compositions comprising those compounds are also provided. Methods for their preparation are included. Also, uses of the compounds are included, such as administering and treating diseases (e.g., cancer and infections). | 08-04-2011 |
Harvey D. Hammond, Grand Haven, MI US
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| 20110101766 | VEHICLE WHEEL TRIM INSERT ASSEMBLY - A vehicle wheel assembly includes a vehicle wheel having an outer surface, and a wheel cladding having an outer surface, an inner surface facing the outer surface of the wheel, and at least one aperture extending between the outer surface and the inner surface. The vehicle wheel assembly further includes a trim insert assembly that includes a first member that abuts the outer surface of the wheel cladding substantially proximate the at least one aperture of the wheel cladding, and at least one first portion of a coupler, and a second member including an outer surface having an aesthetic outer appearance, and at least one second portion of a coupler, wherein the first portion of the coupler and the second portion of the coupler are coupled with one another, thereby securing the trim insert within the aperture of the wheel cladding. | 05-05-2011 |
Jackie Hammond, Mcdonough, GA US
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| 20090172993 | CHAIN SKIRT FISHING LURES & ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODS - Chain skirt fishing lures and associated manufacturing methods are provided. According to some embodiments, a skirt body for a fishing lure comprises a plurality of flexible elements. The plurality of flexible elements of a skirt body can extend from a body portion of a head of a lure body to one or more points distal from the head of the lure body. At least one of the plurality of flexible elements of the skirt body can comprise multiple elements connected together to form an elongated skirt element. The elongated skirt element can extend from a point proximate the head of the lure body to a point distal the head of the lure body. The flexible elements can facilitate fish attraction, thereby leading to increased fish striking compared to conventional lures. Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 07-09-2009 |
James A. Hammond, O'Fallon, MO US
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| 20080245197 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DAMPENING VIBRATION OF A TOOL - Apparatus and methods for dampening vibration of a tool are provided. In one embodiment, a handle portion of a vibrating tool is inserted into a cavity of left and right side parts of a grip which is at least one of made of and lined with a vibration dampening material. The handle portion may be wrapped with a second vibration dampening material prior to being inserted within the grip. The casting of the handle portion of the vibrating tool may be reduced in order to avoid a size increase of the tool when the handle is enclosed within the cavity of the grip. In such manner, the tool may be more ergonomically feasible. | 10-09-2008 |
Jason Hammond, Austin, TX US
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| 20080315737 | In-Wall Mounted Toolbox - An in-wall mounted tool box has a rectangular base having two opposing side panels, opposing top and bottom panels, and a back panel that form a storage cavity. Flanges are coupled to edges on the side panels of the rectangular base for mounting the rectangular base to vertical members forming a wall thickness. The back panel of the tool box has a number of tool hangers attached wherein tools may be stored. The in-wall tool box is configured to mount between two studs of an interior wall. A portion of the wall covering is removed exposing the stud surface over a length corresponding to the height of the in-wall tool box. The flanges are coupled to the stud walls with fasteners and tool box extends into the volume between two studs. The flanges may have pre-drilled clearance holes to facilitate mounting of the tool box to the wall studs. | 12-25-2008 |
Jay Allen Hammond, Fort Wayne, IN US
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| 20090321041 | MULTIPLE AIRFLOW PATTERN WATER SOURCE GEOTHERMAL HEAT PUMP UNIT - A modular water source geothermal heat pump unit is provided. The water source geothermal heat pump unit comprises separate fan, compressor and coil modules. In one embodiment, the compressor module may be located between the fan and coil modules. In another embodiment the water source geothermal heat pump unit may be a monolithic unit that includes a fan that directs air through a chute located adjacent a compressor. The chute may also be located between the fan and a coil. | 12-31-2009 |
Jeffrey A. Hammond, Longmont, CO US
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| 20090061681 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY - A receptacle assembly for use in connecting an energy source to an energy delivering device is described herein. The receptacle assembly includes a face plate defining an aperture. The receptacle also includes an adapter assembly including an adapter plate, supporting a terminal that is operatively connected to the energy source. Additionally, the receptacle includes a spacer member interposed between an inner surface of the aperture of the face plate and an outer surface of the adapter plate, wherein the spacer member permits omni-directional movement of the adapter plate and terminal relative to the face plate. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090130897 | Electrical Receptacle Assembly - A receptacle assembly for use in connecting an energy source to an energy delivering device is described herein. The receptacle assembly includes a face plate defining an aperture. The receptacle also includes an adapter assembly including an adapter plate, supporting a terminal that is operatively connected to the energy source. Additionally, the receptacle includes a spacer member interposed between an inner surface of the aperture of the face plate and an outer surface of the adapter plate, wherein the spacer member permits omni-directional movement of the adapter plate and terminal relative to the face plate. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100092939 | System and Method for Perfusing Biological Organs - A system for perfusing a biological organ for use as an experimental model includes a housing having sides that define a cavity for containing a biological organ model within a solution. The housing includes a plurality of apertures defined therethrough configured to mechanically interface with a filter, one or more heating elements and one or more sensors. A peristaltic pump is configured to withdraw and pressurize the solution from the housing and reintroduce the solution under pressure into the biological organ. A heat control module operatively connects to the heating elements and is configured to regulate the temperature of the solution within the housing. A data acquisition system operatively connects to the heat control module, the peristaltic pump and the sensor(s) and regulates and monitors the pressure, flow rate and temperature of the solution during electrical treatment of the biological organ. | 04-15-2010 |
Jeffrey T. Hammond, Anthem, AZ US
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| 20090281890 | ONLINE ORDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for facilitating an on-line purchase of at least one item on behalf of a consumer are disclosed. A consumer may shop and purchase at least one item on a consolidated shopping (CS) website displaying one or more items available for purchase on one or more different merchant websites. The CS website provides consumers with advanced searching that takes into consideration a personal profile of the consumer, the consumer's previous shopping history, transactional data relating to a group of similar consumers, and the like. A host computer providing the CS website may access a merchant website selling the requested item, and order the requested item on behalf of the consumer, and charging a transaction fee, listing fee, receiving a rebate and/or offering a rebate for performing such. One embodiment allows a consumer to purchase/order multiple items from multiple websites in a single purchase request to the CS website. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090281927 | ONLINE ORDERING FOR A CONSUMER - Systems and methods for facilitating an on-line purchase of at least one item on behalf of a consumer are disclosed. A consumer may shop and purchase at least one item on a consolidated shopping (CS) website displaying one or more items available for purchase on one or more different merchant websites. The CS website provides consumers with advanced searching that takes into consideration a personal profile of the consumer, the consumer's previous shopping history, transactional data relating to a group of similar consumers, and the like. A host computer providing the CS website may access a merchant website selling the requested item, and order the requested item on behalf of the consumer, and charging a transaction fee, listing fee, receiving a rebate and/or offering a rebate for performing such. One embodiment allows a consumer to purchase/order multiple items from multiple websites in a single purchase request to the CS website. | 11-12-2009 |
John Hammond, Laurel, MD US
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| 20110154538 | Infectious Plant Viral Vector and An Artificial Bipartite Plant Viral Vector An Infectious Plant Viral Vector and An Artificial Bipartite Plant Viral Vector - We have developed a versatile plant viral vector system based on Alternanthera mosaic virus (AltMV), suitable for infection by agroinfiltration or in vivo T7 transcripts from the same clone; agroinfection is enhanced by coinfiltration of a T7 RNA polymerase construct. Variants adapted for efficient protein expression, or for virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS), are based on a specific amino acid substitution (L88P) in the triple gene block 1 (TGB1) protein affecting RNA silencing suppression. A bipartite delivery system developed for AltMV delivers replicase (RdRp) functions separately from movement and encapsidation (TGB and coat protein, CP) functions by agroinfiltration, resulting in precise recombination of RdRp and TGB-CP constructs in planta. The bipartite delivery system has potential for high throughput protein expression or VIGS with the appropriate TGB1 variant, for hosts including | 06-23-2011 |
John M. Hammond, Livonia, NY US
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| 20080296237 | FLUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODS - A fluid processing apparatus and method are provided for filtering a fluid from a source and delivering a filtrate derived therefrom to a first destination, and delivering a decantate derived therefrom to a second destination. The fluid separation and delivery apparatus for the method comprises a filter device having an inlet port for connecting to a fluid source, a first outlet port for directing filtrate to a first destination, and a second outlet port for directing decantate to a second destination. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20080316677 | ULTRACAPACITORS COMPRISED OF MINERAL MICROTUBULES - Disclosed is an ultracapacitor having electrodes containing mineral microtubules, an electrolyte between the electrodes, and a separator in the electrolyte to provide electrical insulation between the electrodes, while allowing ion flow within the electrolyte. The electrodes may be formed from a paste containing microtubules, a conductive polymer containing mineral microtubules, or an aerogel containing the mineral microtubules. The mineral microtubules may be filled with carbon, a pseudocapacitance material, or a magnetoresistive material. The mineral microtubules may also be coated with a photoconductive material. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100171081 | ULTRACAPACITORS COMPRISED OF MINERAL MICROTUBULES - Disclosed is an energy storage device having electrodes containing mineral microtubules. The electrodes may be formed, for example, from a paste containing microtubules, a conductive polymer containing mineral microtubules, or an aerogel containing the mineral microtubules. The mineral microtubules may be filled with carbon, a pseudocapacitance material, or a magnetoresistive material. The mineral microtubules may also be coated with a photoconductive material. | 07-08-2010 |
Julie Lynn Hammond, Peoria, IL US
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| 20090063223 | Systems and methods for assessing the level of conformance of a business process - A system for assessing a level of conformance of a business process with one more activities is disclosed. The disclosed system includes a memory to store program code and a process to assess the level of conformance. The assessment process includes storing a process standard, a business process classification, and a conformance scoring criterion, and determining a first conformance score for a first activity in the business process based on the conformance scoring criterion and the process standard. The assessment process further includes the steps of determining a second conformance score for a group of activities including the first activity based on one or more conformance scores including the first conformance score, determining a third conformance score based on the second conformance score, and assessing the level of conformance of the business process based on the third conformance score. | 03-05-2009 |
Kevin Lee Hammond, Alpharetta, GA US
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| 20090066846 | EVENT PRODUCTION KIT - According to various embodiments, an event production kit is provided that includes storage cases for storing production equipment, such as cameras, monitors, and microphones, and an electronic production equipment case for storing an audio mixer, a video switcher, and computers for encoding and distributing the production. In addition, in one embodiment, the electronic production equipment case includes a vertical panel that includes a plurality of ports that are pre-wired to the audio mixer, video switcher, and the computers for coupling the production equipment together. The storage cases and the pre-wired panel facilitate transporting the kit to the event location and reduce the amount of time and resources required for setting up the equipment prior to the event, according to various embodiments. In addition, the selection of the type of equipment included in the kit, according to one embodiment, provides for a high quality, lower cost production than is currently available. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090070407 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING, PRODUCING, AND DISTRIBUTING A PRODUCTION OF AN EVENT - According to various embodiments, an event management system is provided that provides a single interface through which a production team can schedule a production of an event, produce the production of the event, and direct distribution of the production. For example, in one embodiment, the event management system provides a web interface through which a member of the production team can create, or build an event, by specifying the name of the event, type of event, specific details about the event, whether the event will be broadcast live, and the date and time of the broadcast for the event. The event management system stores this information and provides at least a portion of it to a distributor that will be distributing (or broadcasting) the event to viewers. In addition, the event management system displays a pre-production checklist to guide the production team through the testing and production set-up process. | 03-12-2009 |
Kristian Hammond, Chicago, IL US
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| 20110209150 | AUTOMATIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMULATING AND TRANSFORMING REPRESENTATIONS OF CONTEXT USED BY INFORMATION SERVICES - An information retrieval system for automatically retrieving information related to the context of an active task being manipulated by a user. The system observes the operation of the active task and user interactions, and utilizes predetermined criteria to generate a context representation of the active task that are relevant to the context of the active task. The information retrieval system then processes the context representation to generate queries or search terms for conducting an information search. The information retrieval system reorders the terms in a query so that they occur in a meaningful order as they naturally occur in a document or active task being manipulated by the user. Furthermore, the information retrieval system may access a user profile to retrieve information related to the user, and the select information sources or transform search terms based on attributes related to the user, such as the user's occupation, position in a company, major in school, etc. | 08-25-2011 |
Kristian J. Hammond, Chicago, IL US
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| 20080313130 | Method and System for Retrieving, Selecting, and Presenting Compelling Stories form Online Sources - The invention provides a method and system for automatically retrieving, selecting, and presenting compelling stories from online sources. The system mines the online sources and collects texts that are likely to contain compelling stories. The system then extracts candidate stories from them and transforms these candidate stories to make them appropriate for presentation. The candidate stories are then passed through a set of filters to focus the system on stories with a heightened emotional state. Techniques are used to ensure retrieval of appropriate and meaningful content for the performance of the stories. The modified and filtered stories are then prepared for presentation, including marked up with speech and animation cues, gender classification, and dramatic Adaptive Retrieval Charts (or ARCs). These ARCs allow for various performance types from an ongoing performance of multiple actors in a physical installation to single actor performance of a single story for an online system. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090019013 | Processing a content item with regard to an event - Aggregating a content item with an event is disclosed. An event is created based on a user-provided or a feed sourced content item. The user-provided or feed sourced content item is aggregated with the event. The user-provided or feed sourced content item is identified using a query to one or more repositories. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090030899 | Processing a content item with regard to an event and a location - Associating a content item with an event is disclosed. A location associated with a received content item is determined. The received content item is associated with an event, at least in part based on an indicia of relatedness, other than the determined location, between the received content item and the event. A criterion that the indicia of relatedness is required to satisfy for the content item to be determined to be associated with the event has a lower value if the determined location associated with the received content item has a first degree of correspondence to a location associated with the event than if the determined location associated with the received content item has a second, lower degree of correspondence to the location associated with the event. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090049041 | Ranking content items related to an event - Ranking content items is disclosed. A user input is received from each of one or more users indicating an opinion of the user with respect to a content item included in a plurality of content items. Based at least in part on a number of users from whom user input has been received, a degree is determined to which a ranking of the content item relative to one or more other content items in the plurality of content items is determined by user input. | 02-19-2009 |
Matthew D. Hammond, Dearborn, MI US
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| 20090143182 | Transfer Case for a Motor Vehicle Powertrain - A motor vehicle powertrain includes a multiple speed transmission including a first lube circuit that supplies hydraulic lubricant to components of the transmission, a first oil sump, and a first pump driveably connected to an engine for supplying oil at a first pressure to the lube circuit, a transfer case including a first output, a second oil sump located in the transfer case, a second pump located in the transfer case and driveably connected to the first output, and a check valve for alternately opening and closing a connection between the first pump and the lube circuit and for opening and closing a connection between the second pump and the lube circuit in response to differential pressure between an outlet of the first pump and an outlet of the second pump. | 06-04-2009 |
Michael P. Hammond, Ivoryton, CT US
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| 20090173535 | Cable conduit system - A cable conduit system for a building frame structure having a bottom plate associated with each floor and a top plate associated with each ceiling. The system comprises a conduit stud and first and second header plates. The conduit stud has at least one cavity extending longitudinally from a first end to a second end. The first header plate is adapted to be fixedly mounted to an upper surface of the frame structure bottom plate and the second plate is adapted to be fixedly mounted to a lower surface of the frame structure top plate, respectively. The first end portion of the conduit stud is locked to the first header plate and the second end portion of the conduit stud is locked to the second header plate. | 07-09-2009 |
Michael S. Hammond, Moorhead, MN US
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| 20100131942 | SUITE-BASED INTEGRATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF BUSINESS PRODUCTS - Architecture having a single (or workbench) application via which a user can select and integrate products for deployment to machines. The user can interact with the workbench application to define an ERP (enterprise resource planning) system, for example. Products are added to the workbench where the user has the option to configure product settings. Product dependencies are automatically resolved such that settings previously input and that apply as passed to subsequent products. The user then maps these product settings into roles which are assigned to individual machines. The workbench then determines and ultimately queues up the actual deployment tasks which need to occur on individual machines to configure each machine to match its associated role(s). The user can then select which tasks (or all) to execute at which point the workbench invokes remote configuration of said machines. Live progress and logging information is returned through the workbench. | 05-27-2010 |
Milton L. Hammond, Somerville, NJ US
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| 20090137529 | SUBSTITUTED ESTERS AS CANNABINOID-1 RECEPTOR MODULATORS - The compounds of the present invention are prodrugs of modulators of the Cannabinoid-1 (CB 1) receptor and are useful in the treatment, prevention and suppression of diseases mediated by the Cannabinoid-1 (CB 1) receptor. In particular, compounds of the present invention are 5 prodrugs of antagonists or inverse agonists of the CB 1 receptor. The invention is concerned with the use of these compounds to be converted to compounds that modulate the Cannabinoid-1 (CB 1) receptor. As such, the compounds of the present invention are useful as centrally acting drugs in the treatment of psychosis, memory deficits, cognitive disorders, Alzheimer's disease, migraine, neuropathy, neuro-inflammatory disorders including multiple sclerosis and Guillain-10 Barre syndrome and the inflammatory sequelae of viral encephalitis, cerebral vascular accidents, and head trauma, anxiety disorders, stress, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, and schizophrenia. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090149398 | 6,11-3c-bicyclic 8a-azalide derivatives - Compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, and prodrugs thereof: (I) are disclosed, wherein A, B, D, L, X, Y, Z and R | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100279983 | NOVEL INHIBITORS OF BETA-LACTAMASE - This invention provides novel β-lactamase inhibitors of the aryl- and heteroarylsulfonamidomethylphosphonate monoester class having nitrogen-based cations or quarternary ammonium groups. The compounds inhibit three classes of β-lactamases and synergize the antibacterial effects of β-lactam antibiotics (e.g., imipenem and ceftazidime) against those micro-organisms normally resistant to the β-lactam antibiotics as a result of the presence of the β-lactamases. Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100317625 | NOVEL SULFONAMIDOMETHYLPHOSPHONATE INHIBITORS OF BETA-LACTAMASE - This invention provides novel β-lactamase inhibitors of the aryl- and heteroaryl-sulfonamidomethylphosphonate monoester class. The compounds inhibit three classes of β-lactamases and synergize the antibacterial effects of β-lactam antibiotics (e.g., imipenem and ceftazimdime) against those micro-organisms normally resistant to the β-lactam antibiotics as a result of the presence of the β-lactamases. | 12-16-2010 |
Nathan A. Hammond, Logan, UT US
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| 20110066249 | MODULAR BONE IMPLANT, TOOL, AND METHOD - Modular bone implants, means of assembly, and their method of use are presented. | 03-17-2011 |
Nathanial Hammond, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20080214281 | WAGERING GAME HAVING MULTIPLE AWARD COMPONENTS - A multiple bonus modifier game | 09-04-2008 |
Nicholas Lee Hammond, Hattiesburg, MS US
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| 20090208553 | Monomers and Polymers with Covalently - Attached Active Ingredients - Methods to form an active agent modified monomer comprising a ring opening cyclic monomer linked to an active agent via a degradable covalent linkage. Methods to form a polymer or copolymer comprising an active agent modified monomer. Methods to form an active agent modified monomer comprising combining a ring opening cyclic monomer with a first functional group (X) and an active agent with a second functional group (Y) to form an active agent modified monomer, wherein the first (X) and second (Y) functional groups are complementary functional groups that form a degradable linkage. The active agent modified monomer can also comprise a non-degradable linkage. The method can form a ring opening cyclic monomer that includes a cyclic carbonate, cyclic epoxide, lactam, lactone, lactide anhydride, cyclic carbamate, cyclic phosphoester, or siloxane. Apparatus that includes a medical device that comprises a polymer or copolymer that comprises an active agent modified monomer. | 08-20-2009 |
Nicolas J. Hammond, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20080216173 | Method and Apparatus for Auditing Network Security - In an apparatus for auditing security of a computer systems at least one secure application server is in communication with a global computer network. The secure application server is programmed to receive selectively security audit instruction data from a remote computer system via the global computer network. A plurality of scanning machines each are in communication with the global computer network and are programmed to execute selectively a security audit scan of the remote computer system via the global computer network. A central computer, having a memory, is configured as a database server and as a scheduler. The central computer is in communication with the secure application server and the scanning machine. The central computer is programmed to perform the following operations: evaluate a database to determine if a security audit scan is currently scheduled to be run for a user; determine which of the plurality of scanning machines is available to perform a security audit scan; copy scan-related information into a scanning machine determined to be available and instruct the scanning machine to begin scan; and record the results of the scan in the memory. | 09-04-2008 |
Paul L. Hammond, Huntsville, AL US
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| 20090109049 | Interactive magnetic marker field for safety systems and complex proximity warning system - The invention relates to a complex proximity safety and warning system. The invention provides a safety system comprising a generator that generates a magnetic field that establishes a boundary, where the generator is capable of receiving radio frequency signals. Also provided is a radio frequency device that sends radio frequency signals, the radio frequency device being capable of sensing the magnetic field and generating a radio frequency response. In the safety system, the generator generates the magnetic field for a first predefined time period, and thereafter senses for a radio frequency response signal from the radio frequency device within a second predefined time period. The invention also provides for shaping safety zones by overlaying magnetic field boundaries to produce a different boundary. The invention also provides for varying the strength of magnetic fields by adjusting a width of a timed pulse. | 04-30-2009 |
Peter M. Hammond, Rochester, NY US
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| 20090052663 | METHODS FOR CREATING SECRET KEYS BASED UPON ONE OR MORE SHARED CHARACTERISTICS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A method and system for generating one or more keys includes obtaining at two or more devices data based on movement of at least one of the devices with the respect to the other device. At least one key is generated based on the obtained data at each of the devices for use in securing communications between the devices. The key at each of the devices is substantially the same. | 02-26-2009 |
Phil Hammond, Seattle, WA US
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| 20110033476 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFLUENZA - The present invention provides novel human anti-influenza antibodies and related compositions and methods. These antibodies are used in the diagnosis and treatment of influenza infection. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110070235 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE THERAPY AND DIAGNOSIS OF INFLUENZA - The present invention provides compositions, vaccines, and methods for diagnosing, treating, and preventing influenza infection using a combination of antibodies raised against the influenza hemagglutinin and the matrix 2 ectodomain polypeptides. | 03-24-2011 |
Philip W. Hammond, Seattle, WA US
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| 20080267976 | Optimized Anti-Cd30 Antibodies - An antibody that targets CD30, wherein the antibody comprises at least one modification relative to a parent antibody and the antibody binds with altered affinity to an FcgR or alters effector function as compared to the parent antibody. Also disclosed are methods of using the anti-CD30 antibody. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20110064743 | HUMAN ANTI-CANCER ANTIBODIES - The present invention provides novel human anti-cancer antibodies and related compositions and methods. These antibodies are used in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. | 03-17-2011 |
Philip W. Hammond, Boulder, CO US
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| 20080311560 | Oligonucleotides For Detecting Human Papilloma Virus In A Test Sample - Oligonucleotides targeted to HPV Type 16 and/or Type 18 nucleic acid sequences which are particularly useful to aid in detecting HPV type 16 and or 18 are described. The oligonucleotides can aid in detecting HPV Type 16 and/or Type 18 in different ways such as by acting as hybridization assay probes, helper probes, and/or amplification primers. | 12-18-2008 |
Priscilla G. Hammond, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20080213432 | Nutritious fabricated snack products - A snack chip comprising from about 15% to about 60% of vegetable material; from about 40% to about 65% of starch material made from materials selected from the group consisting of tapioca, rice and mixtures thereof; from about 0.1% to about 3.0% water; and from about 1% to about 20% of optional ingredients. At least about 40% of the starch material is pre-gelatinized. The snack chip can be made by combining the vegetable material and dry ingredients with water to form a dough which is then sheeted, dried without the use of a heated extruder to form a half product, which is cooked to form the snack chip. | 09-04-2008 |
Richard Hammond, Northford, CT US
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| 20090275963 | High-Strength Suture With Absorbable Components - First and second yarns are interconnected to form surgical devices. The first yarns include a plurality of filaments including one or more filaments made from a high strength material and the second yarns include a plurality of filaments including one or more filaments made from an absorbable material. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100241081 | ACCEESS PORT INCLUDING ROTATABLE SEALS - A surgical access device includes a housing; an access member extending distally from the housing and being dimensioned for positioning within tissue, and defining a longitudinal axis; and a seal assembly disposed within the housing. The seal assembly includes first and second seal components respectively having first and second seal members. Each of the first and second seal members defines a passage for passage of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith. The first and second seal components are capable of relative rotation about the longitudinal axis between a first position, in which passages of the first and second seal members are in substantial alignment, and a second position where the passages of the first and second seal members are offset to inhibit the communication of fluid through the seal assembly. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110077584 | ACCESS PORT INCLUDING ROTATABLE SEALS - A surgical access device includes a housing; an access member extending distally from the housing and being dimensioned for positioning within tissue, and defining a longitudinal axis; and a seal assembly disposed within the housing. The seal assembly includes first and second seal components respectively having first and second seal members. Each of the first and second seal members defines a passage for passage of a surgical object in substantial sealed relation therewith. The first and second seal components are capable of relative rotation about the longitudinal axis between a first position, in which passages of the first and second seal members are in substantial alignment, and a second position where the passages of the first and second seal members are offset to inhibit the communication of fluid through the seal assembly. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110196206 | PORT FIXATION WITH VARYING THREAD DIAMETER - A surgical portal device for use in an endoscopic procedure includes an elongated body portion dimensioned for insertion through tissue. The body portion includes an outer wall defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal lumen configured to allow a surgical instrument to pass therethrough. A plurality of threaded fixation segments is disposed on an exterior surface of the outer wall of the body portion. The threaded fixation segments are dimensioned and configured to engage tissue surrounding an opening to secure the elongated body at a predefined location within the tissue. The threaded fixation segments include a proximal threaded fixation segment having an average first thread diameter and a distal threaded fixation segment having an average second thread diameter less than the average first thread diameter. In one embodiment, each of the threaded fixation segments have different average thread diameters. The average thread diameters of the threaded fixation segments may gradually increase from a distal-most threaded fixation segment to a proximal-most threaded fixation segment. | 08-11-2011 |
Robert Hammond, Exeter, NH US
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| 20080307454 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTING ADS DURING PLAYBACK OF VIDEO MEDIA - The solution of the ad delivery platform described herein provides for the marketing and monetizing of media assets via the delivery of advertisement with on-demand video. The ad platform optimizes the delivery of ads by controlling the insertion frequency and format of the ad delivered with video streams. The ad platform provides flexible and configurable ad insertion rules to specify the insertion frequency and format for the composition of ads during playback of on-demand video media. The ad insertion rules may be based on a user profile, user behavior history, topic of the stream to be delivered, duration of the video or ad, and/or the popularity rating of the video or ad. The ad platform includes a reporting tool and usage reports to measure the effectiveness of the ad insertion rules in delivering ads to market and monetize the video media. The ad platform also includes an ad inventory management and forecasting tool for determining the available inventory of ad placement based on data collected over a period of time regarding the delivery of ads and the ad insertion rules to be used for the delivery of a desired ad. With these tools, a more effective ad campaign can be created based on the target information and optimization via the ad insertion rules. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090007172 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORECASTING AD INVENTORY - The solution of the ad delivery platform described herein provides for the marketing and monetizing of media assets via the delivery of advertisement with on-demand video. The ad platform optimizes the delivery of ads by controlling the insertion frequency and format of the ad delivered with video streams. The ad platform provides flexible and configurable ad insertion rules to specify the insertion frequency and format for the composition of ads during playback of on-demand video media. The ad insertion rules may be based on a user profile, user behavior history, topic of the stream to be delivered, duration of the video or ad, and/or the popularity rating of the video or ad. The ad platform includes a reporting tool and usage reports to measure the effectiveness of the ad insertion rules in delivering ads to market and monetize the video media. The ad platform also includes an ad inventory management and forecasting tool for determining the available inventory of ad placement based on data collected over a period of time regarding the delivery of ads and the ad insertion rules to be used for the delivery of a desired ad. With these tools, a more effective ad campaign can be created based on the target information and optimization via the ad insertion rules. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090013347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING USAGE OF DYNAMICALLY INSERTED AND DELIVERED ADS - The solution of the ad delivery platform described herein provides for the marketing and monetizing of media assets via the delivery of advertisement with on-demand video. The ad platform optimizes the delivery of ads by controlling the insertion frequency and format of the ad delivered with video streams. The ad platform provides flexible and configurable ad insertion rules to specify the insertion frequency and format for the composition of ads during playback of on-demand video media. The ad insertion rules may be based on a user profile, user behavior history, topic of the stream to be delivered, duration of the video or ad, and/or the popularity rating of the video or ad. The ad platform includes a reporting tool and usage reports to measure the effectiveness of the ad insertion rules in delivering ads to market and monetize the video media. The ad platform also includes an ad inventory management and forecasting tool for determining the available inventory of ad placement based on data collected over a period of time regarding the delivery of ads and the ad insertion rules to be used for the delivery of a desired ad. With these tools, a more effective ad campaign can be created based on the target information and optimization via the ad insertion rules. | 01-08-2009 |
Scott Hammond, Cold Spring Harbor, NY US
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| 20090193531 | Methods and compositions for RNA Interference - The present invention provides methods for attenuating gene expression in a cell using gene-targeted double stranded RNA (dsRNA). The dsRNA contains a nucleotide sequence that hybridizes under physiologic conditions of the cell to the nucleotide sequence of at least a portion of the gene to be inhibited (the “target” gene). | 07-30-2009 |
Scott Hammond, Olney, MD US
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| 20100303827 | Protein Formulation - The present invention provides stable lyophilized formulations of bispecific antibodies or fragments thereof. | 12-02-2010 |
Scott A. Hammond, Olney, MD US
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| 20090136480 | Transcutaneous immunostimulation - Transcutaneous immunostimulation administers at least one adjuvant by transcutaneous immunization to a subject who has undergone, is undergoing, or will undergo conventional vaccination or another immune response. A subject is selected for treatment to stimulate the immune response to a conventional vaccine or other immuno-therapy. A suspicion, medical history, or determination by a physician or veterinarian that the subject may fail to respond or only poorly respond to conventional vaccination or other immunotherapy because of age, acquired or congenital immunodeficiency, immunosuppression caused by disease or ablative therapy, or the use of reduced amounts of antigen in the conventional vaccine can be used to select subjects in need of treatment. | 05-28-2009 |
Stephen N. Hammond, Brownsburg, IN US
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| 20100098546 | Gas turbine engine centrifugal impeller - In one embodiment a centrifugal impeller has an axis of rotation, a plurality of blades, and a plurality of pitches defined between the blades. A cavity may be formed in a back side of the impeller, opposite with at least one of the plurality of pitches. In one form the cavity may not extend below a radius determined according to a stress criteria or stress limitation. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110017350 | METHOD FOR CARBURIZING STEEL COMPONENTS - A carburizing process for increasing the hardness of a case region of a steel component. In one form the application includes plating the outer surface of a stainless steel component with nickel prior to carburizing. One component includes a stainless steel object having a hardened case substantially free of continuous phase grain boundary carbides. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110108164 | THERMAL MECHANICAL PROCESSING OF STAINLESS STEEL - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique method for thermal mechanical processing of a martensitic stainless steel. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for thermal mechanical processing of a martensitic stainless steel and forged objects resulting therefrom. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 05-12-2011 |
Terry E. Hammond, Columbus, OH US
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| 20100255239 | ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION CURABLE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ACRYLIC ADHESIVE - A process for making UV curable pressure sensitive adhesive compositions by derivatizing an acrylic polymer with a derivatizing agent prepared from a hydroxy-functional acrylate monomer and a diisocyanate. The derivatizing agent typically has a ratio of hydroxy-functional acrylate monomer to diisocyanate greater than about 1:1. Also disclosed are UV curable pressure sensitive adhesives made with the derivatizing agent and methods for adhering substrates with pressure sensitive adhesive compositions. | 10-07-2010 |
Thomas Hammond, Tinley Park, IL US
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| 20090276366 | ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AND ALERTS FOR MANAGING POSITION CONCENTRATION RISK - Management of a position concentration risk of an account includes the establishment of a threshold level for an aggregate trader position. The aggregate trader position may be associated with one or more customer accounts that are managed by one or more clearing firms. An actual parameter value associated with each of the customer accounts is aggregated to determine an aggregate parameter value, which is compared against the established threshold value. If, based on the comparison between the aggregate parameter value and the established threshold value, it is determined that the aggregate parameter value meets or exceeds the established threshold value, an advisory alert is generated, which may be automatic. The advisory alert is then communicated or otherwise provided to one or more authorized entities. | 11-05-2009 |
Timothy G. Hammond, New Orleans, LA US
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| 20090258037 | VACCINE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY USING MICROGRAVITY CONDITIONS - Methods are provided herein for producing a vaccine, comprising culturing bacteria in microgravity. In some examples, the method includes culturing bacteria in microgravity, evaluating RNA expression, detecting an RNA that is over- or underexpressed during culture in microgravity, deleting the over- or underexpressed RNA in bacteria, and killing or attenuating the bacteria to produce a vaccine. In other examples, the method comprises culturing bacteria in microgravity, evaluating RNA expression, detecting a RNA that is over- or underexpressed during culture in microgravity, selecting bacteria that over- or underexpress the RNA, culturing the selected bacteria, and killing the bacteria to produce a vaccine. Vaccine compositions produced by the disclosed methods are also contemplated. | 10-15-2009 |
Timothy Grant Hammond, New Orleans, LA US
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| 20100028854 | METHODS FOR MODELING INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND CHEMOSENSITIVITY IN CULTURED CELLS AND TISSUES - The present invention provides methods for utilizing a form of optimized suspension culture to examine the infectivity of pathogenic organisms and agents in human cells and tissues. Also provided are methods using a rotating wall vessel to predict Chemosensitivity of cells and tissues to toxins and chemotherapeutic agents. These culture conditions potentiate spatial colocalization and three-dimensional assembly of individual cells into large aggregates which more closely resemble the in vivo tissue equivalent. In this environment, dissociated cells can assemble and differentiate into macroscopic tissue aggregates several millimeters in size. These culture conditions allow for better cellular differentiation and formation of three-dimensional cellular aggregates, more efficient cell-to-cell interactions, the in in vivo-like exchange of growth factors and greater molecular scaffolding facilitating mechanical stability for cells. The suspension culture system offers a new approach for studying microbial infectivity from the perspective of the host-pathogen interaction and also for analyzing chemosensitivity to toxins and chemotherapeutic agents. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100035310 | Production of Functional Proteins: Balance of Shear Stress and Gravity - A method for the production of functional proteins including hormones by renal cells in a three dimensional culturing process responsive to shear stress uses a rotating wall vessel. Natural mixture of renal cells expresses the enzyme 1-α-hydroxylase which can be used to generate the active form of vitamin D: 1,25-diOH vitamin D | 02-11-2010 |
Tom R. Hammond, Highland, UT US
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| 20090119171 | NETWORKS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENCOURAGING TIMELY FULFILLMENT OF PERIODIC OBLIGATIONS - The present invention includes networks, methods, and systems for encouraging the timely payment of bills and, more specifically, to networks, methods and systems by which rewards are granted to promote the timely payment of bills. | 05-07-2009 |
William L. Hammond, Colchester, VT US
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| 20080202421 | MASK AND SUBSTRATE ALIGNMENT FOR SOLDER BUMP PROCESS - A system for of aligning a mask to a substrate comprising: a fixture for holding the mask and the substrate in fixed positions relative to each other; means for holding the substrate, the means for holding the substrate protruding through openings in a table and the fixture, the means for holding fixedly mounted on a stage, the stage moveable in first and second directions and rotatable about an axis relative to the table; means for affixing the fixture containing the mask and the substrate to the table; means for controlling the means for temporarily affixing so as to generate a uniform force around a perimeter of the fixture to effectuate the temporarily affixing; means for aligning the mask to the substrate, the means for aligning controlling movement of the stage in the first and second directions and rotation about the axis; and means for fastening the fixture together. | 08-28-2008 |
Willis B. Hammond, Chatham, NJ US
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| 20100298520 | POLYOXAZOLIDONES DERIVED FROM BISANHYDROHEXITOLS - Disclosed is a method for preparing polyoxazolidones wherein an ether of a bisanhydrohexitol is reacted with a diisocyanate under conditions which form polyoxazolidones. Preferred bisanhydrohexitols include isoidide, isomannide and isosorbide. The polyoxazolidones are highly crosslinked, rigid, and have high solvent resistance. | 11-25-2010 |