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David B. Harris, Wheaton, IL US
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| 20090112924 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USING INFORMATION REGARDING ACTIONS PERFORMED USING TRACEABLE OBJECTS - An embodiment of a communication system includes a client device adapted to receive a traceable object that includes tracer information, and to perform one or more object-related actions using the traceable object. The client device stores the tracer information and object usage information, which describes the one or more object-related actions that have been performed using the traceable object. The client device also sends the stored information to a server. The system also includes the server, which is adapted to receive the object usage information and the tracer information reported by the client device. In an embodiment, the system also includes a service provider adapted to initiate a billing event, which may include generation and transmission of a bill to a sponsor entity based on an evaluation of the object usage information and the tracer information reported by the client device. | 04-30-2009 |
David P. Harris, Wilmette, IL US
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| 20090015680 | Device, System and Method for Aligning Images - An imaging alignment device, system and method. A sensor unit is provided that mounts to an imaging device and transmits orientation and perspective data to a base unit. The base unit provides information to facilitate placement of the imaging devices. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090102933 | Target Acquisition System - A targeting system and method for remotely controlling the zoom and pan features of a device for display in an operating room is provided. | 04-23-2009 |
David Peter Harris, Wilmette, IL US
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| 20120131130 | Network Control Architecture and Protocol for a Distributed Control, Data Acquisition and Data Distribution System and Process - A system and process for distributed control, data acquisition and data distribution. The system and process comprise a one or more chain of nodes configured to remove and add packets to a synchronous data stream without management or control of a master node. Additionally, the nodes are provided with offset parameters to affect synchronous activity. | 05-24-2012 |
Dion Harris, Homewood, IL US
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| 20120043363 | PIVOTING HOOK RETENTION SYSTEM - A retaining system for an articulating support hook held in snap-in relation to a support surface underlying a vehicle headliner. The support hook assembly includes a hook member which is adapted to pivot between open and closed positions as desired. The hook assembly is stable in both the open and the closed positions and is not reliant upon internal springs for operation. The retaining system for the support hook assembly is not dependent upon screws or other attachment elements. | 02-23-2012 |
Donald Harris, Springfield, IL US
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| 20110318467 | Hydroxypropyl Substituted Starches As Source of Soluble Fiber - The present invention relates to a food product with high levels of ethanol soluble fiber and total dietary fiber and methods of making the same. In particular, the food product contains at least one food ingredient and a modified high hydroxypropyl substituted starch. The modified starch is suitable as a non-animal derived gelatin replacement in foods traditionally prepared with gelatin and may also be used in extruded food products. | 12-29-2011 |
Donald C. Harris, Crete, IL US
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| 20090032112 | Methods of Packaging Valve Chips and Related Valve Assemblies - A valve chip may include a substrate having first and second faces and openings between the first and second faces, and a plurality of flexible valve flaps on one of the faces of the substrate with each flexible valve flap being associated with at least one of the openings. The valve chip may be packaged by forming a frame having an opening therein, and securing the valve chip in the opening of the frame. More particularly, the valve chip may be secured in the opening so that central portions of the first and second faces of the substrate are exposed through the opening in the frame and so that a fluid seal is provided between the frame and edges of the substrate. Related valves, valve assemblies, and methods are also discussed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20100236644 | Methods of Operating Microvalve Assemblies and Related Structures and Related Devices - A valve assembly may include a main housing and first and second electro-statically actuated valves. The main housing may define at least three chambers, with a first chamber configured to be coupled to a high pressure supply port, a second chamber configured to be coupled to an output port, and a third chamber configured to be coupled to a low pressure exhaust port. The first electro-statically actuated valve may be provided between the first and second chambers, and the first electro-statically actuated valve may allow or substantially block fluid communication between the first chamber and the second chamber responsive to a first electrical signal. The second electro-statically actuated valve may be provided between the second and third chambers, and the second electro-statically actuated valve may allow or substantially block fluid communication between the second chamber and the third chamber responsive to a second electrical signal. Related methods are also discussed. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20110132484 | Valve Assemblies Including Electrically Actuated Valves - A valve chip may include a substrate having first and second faces and openings between the first and second faces, and a plurality of flexible valve flaps on one of the faces of the substrate with each flexible valve flap being associated with at least one of the openings. The valve chip may be packaged by forming a frame having an opening therein, and securing the valve chip in the opening of the frame. More particularly, the valve chip may be secured in the opening so that central portions of the first and second faces of the substrate are exposed through the opening in the frame and so that a fluid seal is provided between the frame and edges of the substrate. Related valves, valve assemblies, and methods are also discussed. | 06-09-2011 |
Donald W. Harris, Springfield, IL US
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| 20080280332 | Production of Resistant Starch Product Having Tailored Degree of Polymerization - A process for producing a starch comprises treating a feed starch that comprises amylopectin with glucanotransferase to produce a chain-extended starch, treating the chain-extended starch with a debranching enzyme to produce a starch product that comprises amylose fragments, crystallizing at least part of the starch product, heating the starch product in the presence of moisture, treating the starch product with alpha-amylase, and washing the starch product to remove at least some non-crystallized starch, wherein the degree of polymerization of the starch product is increased by increasing the amylose content of the feed starch or is decreased by decreasing the amylose content of the feed starch. The product of this process can have a relatively high total dietary fiber content, a relatively high heat resistance, or both. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080286410 | Production of Resistant Starch Product - A process for producing a starch comprises treating a feed starch that comprises amylopectin with glucanotransferase to produce a chain-extended starch, treating the chain-extended starch with a debranching enzyme to produce a starch product that comprises amylose fragments, crystallizing at least part of the starch product, heating the starch product in the presence of moisture, treating the starch product with alpha-amylase, and washing the starch product to remove at least some non-crystallized starch. The product of this process has a relatively high total dietary fiber content. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090011082 | Production of Resistant Starch Product Having Tailored Degree of Polymerization - A process for producing a starch comprises treating a feed starch that comprises amylopectin with glucanotransferase to produce a chain-extended starch, and treating the chain-extended starch with a debranching enzyme to produce a starch product that comprises amylose fragments. In certain embodiments, the process further comprises, crystallizing at least part of the starch product, heating the starch product in the presence of moisture, treating the starch product with alpha-amylase, and washing the starch product to remove at least some non-crystallized starch, wherein the degree of polymerization of the starch product is increased by increasing the amylose content of the feed starch or is decreased by decreasing the amylose content of the feed starch. The product of this process can have a relatively high total dietary fiber content, a relatively high heat resistance, or both. | 01-08-2009 |
Donald Wayne Harris, Springfield, IL US
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| 20100189843 | Hydroxypropylated Starch as a Processing Aid to Improve Resistant Starch Total Dietary Fiber (TDF) Retention in Direct Expansion Extrusion Applications - A composition comprising from about 3% d.s.b. to about 35% d.s.b. of a first starch, wherein the degree of substitution (DS) of the first starch with a hydroxypropyl group is from about 0.1 to about 0.6; from about 10% d.s.b. to about 50% d.s.b. of a second starch; and from about 15% d.s.b. to about 87% d.s.b. of a flour or a meal. A method, comprising extruding a composition as described above and from about 15% total weight to about 25% total weight water at a temperature from room temperature to about 200° C., to yield an extruded composition comprising less than about 5% total weight water. | 07-29-2010 |
Edwin J. Harris, Oak Park, IL US
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| 20080268671 | FUSE CARD SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOTIVE CIRCUIT PROTECTION - A fuse assembly includes: (i) a junction box including a battery B+ board having a plurality of metallized slots and a distribution board having a plurality of metallized slots; and (ii) a plurality of fuses releasably secured within the metallized slots, the fuses each including a substrate, first and second contacts positioned on the substrate, each contact in electrical communication with one of the metallized slots, and a fuse element in electrical communication with the first and second contacts. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090269951 | FLEXIBLE POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE - A power distribution module for a vehicle includes an insulating housing including a component grid, the component grid defining a plurality of circuit protection footprints, the housing further including at least one connector mount or terminal mating location; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) located within the housing and beneath the component grid, the PCB holding a plurality of fuse mounting terminals and at least one connector mounting terminal, the PCB including a plurality of conducting traces connecting the fuse mounting terminals to the at least one connector mounting terminal; and a cover that threadingly engages the housing, the threading engagement leading to a locking of the cover to the housing that tends to prevent the cover from loosening from the housing when the vehicle is being driven, the locking of the cover able to be overcome by a person so that the cover can be unthreaded readily from the housing. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100194519 | HIGH VOLTAGE/HIGH CURRENT FUSE - A fuse for a high voltage/high current application, such as a hydro-electric vehicle (“HEV”) application is provided. The fuse employs a variety of arc quenching features to handle a large amount of arcing energy that is generated When such fuse is opened due to a fuse opening event. In one embodiment, an insulative substrate, such as a melamine substrate, is metalized with a fuse element. The fuse element extends to multiple surfaces of the substrate. A fuse opening portion of the element is located so that the arcing energy is forced to travel along multiple insulative planes, increasing an impedance across the opening of the element and decreasing the likelihood of a sustained arc. Also, the substrate and element are disposed in a sealed housing, which is packed in one embodiment with an arc quenching material, such as sand. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20110084549 | FLEXIBLE POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULE - A power distribution module for a vehicle includes an insulating housing including a component grid, the component grid defining a plurality of circuit protection footprints, the housing further including at least one connector mount or terminal mating location; a printed circuit board (“PCB”) located within the housing and beneath the component grid, the PCB holding a plurality of fuse mounting terminals and at least one connector mounting terminal, the PCB including a plurality of conducting traces connecting the fuse mounting terminals to the at least one connector mounting terminal; and a cover that threadingly engages the housing, the threading engagement leading to a locking of the cover to the housing that tends to prevent the cover from loosening from the housing when the vehicle is being driven, the locking of the cover able to be overcome by a person so that the cover can be unthreaded readily from the housing. | 04-14-2011 |
E. Mark Harris, Mchenry, IL US
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| 20110239874 | DRIVE SYSTEM - A drive unit that is movable between an unfired and a fired position. The drive unit comprises a handle member, a first drive gear having a first axis of rotation, and a second drive gear, engaged to the first drive gear at a mesh point, and having a second axis of rotation. The mesh point moves with respect to the axes of rotation as the handle member moves from the unfired position to the fired position. The drive unit drives an implement only when it is moved from the unfired position to the fired position. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110259897 | Food Server Assembly - A device for storing food and displaying food for service includes a base with a side wall extending upwardly from the base and a puck assembly removably disposed therein. The puck assembly has a generally flat plate surface on one side and a functional surface with a plurality of food receptacles formed thereon on the opposite side, a sealed cavity disposed between the plate surface and the functional surface, and a cooling substance disposed in the sealed cavity. A food tray is disposed proximate the puck assembly, and a lid shaped to alternatively fit on the top surface of the wall of the base and to fit on the external surface of the bottom of the base such that the base can nest in the lid. The device provides a multitude of optional arrangements of these elements to provide maximum flexibility to the user. | 10-27-2011 |
Gary G. Harris, Matteson, IL US
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| 20100180487 | Ice fishing device for protecting a fishing line - An ice fishing line protection device, for protecting micro fishing line as light as one or two pound test, comprising an elongated tube with an internal passageway through which a fishing line may pass. The protection device floats in an ice fishing hole protecting the line from abrasions. The protection device opens to release the line or it can be extracted from the ice hole entirely when a fish is caught. | 07-22-2010 |
Ian Harris, Chicago, IL US
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| 20120078675 | Traffic Based Labor Allocation Method And System - A method and system for distributing labor based upon determinations of traffic in a facility, such as a store. Daily traffic forecast information is obtained for each day within a given time period from a source of such information. Calendar and event information for the facility for each day within the given time period is determined. Baseline days are selected from historical traffic data, and baseline averages and percentages for a predetermined time interval are also selected. The distribution of traffic for each day within the given time period at each time interval is determined using the baseline percentages for each time interval. Labor data is distributed. Labor recommendations are provided at each time interval for the given time period based on the distribution of traffic for each day, and at least one of other user-defined workforce requirements. The results of any or all of these steps are displayed to a user. | 03-29-2012 |
James W. Harris, Palatine, IL US
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| 20120073951 | METHODS AND EXTRACTION UNITS EMPLOYING VAPOR DRAW COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS - Embodiments of extraction unit and an analysis method are provided. In one embodiment, the analysis method includes the steps of providing a feed stream and a species-selective solvent to the distillation column, drawing a vapor sample from the distillation column, condensing the vapor sample, and analyzing at least a portion of the condensed vapor sample. | 03-29-2012 |
Jerry Dale Harris, Machesney Park, IL US
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| 20110068074 | Dual layered display building block - A modular display system comprises a plurality of block members connected together along edges to form an enclosed display area. Each block member is formed of a pair of planar members removably connected together by magnets secured to each planar member to form a dual-layer arrangement in which the planar members abut each other at mating planar faces. The magnets associated with each planar member align with the magnets of the other planar member in order to secure the planar members together. The aligned magnets, in turn, align with magnets on a neighbouring bock member in order to secure said block members together. In this way, the block members may be assembled into a display enclosure. | 03-24-2011 |
Joel R. Harris, Chicago, IL US
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| 20120136825 | METHOD OF PROVIDING AN INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM - This invention relates generally to an interactive entertainment system that provides at least two discrete, independent stories that are interactively intertwined through a variety of online or other interactive media whereby the user of the interactive entertainment system can participate by commenting, by contributing materials (in visual, photographic, video, audio, tactile or other sensory and cognitive formats), by responding to quizzes and polls, and by otherwise interacting with other users of the interactive entertainment system, or with characters in any story, as if the latter were real persons. | 05-31-2012 |
John Harris, Glenview, IL US
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| 20090165062 | System and Method for Reducing Latency Using a Sample Channel - A system and method reduce latency involved in delivery of content to a handheld device. A sample channel comprises a plurality of content segments. Each content segment comprises recent content from one channel of a plurality of channels available for request by a subscriber. The sample channel is received by a handheld device and is not requested by the subscriber. The plurality of content segments are stored in a memory associated with the device. Upon detecting a request from the subscriber to view a specified channel, the content segment corresponding to the specified channel is located in memory and displayed on the device. A request is made for subsequent content from the specified channel, the subsequent content starting at or before the end of the content segment. Playback of the subsequent content is then initiated such that the subsequent content starts at a time when the content segment ends. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100062747 | INFORMING MOBILE STATIONS OF AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE - A method for informing mobile stations in a geographic area of an important message is provided. The method includes identifying a geographic area, or zone, comprising at least one base station associated with a cell. A standard registration message associated with each cell in the zone is modified, which modifying results in a modified registration message with a command that is directed towards instructing mobile stations (MSs) that are already registered in the zone to re-register with the zone. The modified registration message then is broadcast from the base station. In response to the transmitting of the modified registration message, the method performs a processing of registration request messages sent from each of the MSs to the base station. In response to the processing, an acknowledge registration message is transmitted to each of the MSs, which acknowledge registration message includes data informing each of the MSs of the important message. | 03-11-2010 |
John Harris, Chicago, IL US
John M. Harris, Chicago, IL US
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| 20080200158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING SEQUENTIAL GROUP CALL INITIATIONS TO AVOID WASTING RESOURCES AND BATTERY LIFE WITHIN A GROUP CALL | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080293429 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DEFERABLE DATA SERVICES IN A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system, upon receiving an instruction to transfer deferrable data, determines whether an air interface is congested and, when the air interface is congested, defers a transfer of the deferrable data or transfers the deferrable, lower priority data as higher priority data. When, during a transfer of deferrable data, the system determines that the air interface is congested, the system may terminate the call and save a state of a partially completed deferred data transfer. Subsequent to the termination of the call, the system establishes another data connection over the air interface and transfers any remaining, not yet transferred deferrable data. In order to discourage subscribers from transferring higher priority data as lower priority data, the system may further restrict a transfer of lower priority data to designated time periods while allowing a transfer of higher priority data during the designated time periods and other time periods. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100332647 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF UPDATING PRESENCE INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In implementing a method of updating presence information for a plurality of presentities in a communication system, a presence server: defines a group of presentities that share the same value for a first presence attribute; receives an update of the value of the first presence attribute for one of the presentities in the group; and applies the update of the value to all of the presentities in the group. | 12-30-2010 |
Juel Keith Harris, Chicago, IL US
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| 20100287802 | Informational message and scent signs - An informational car freshener sign includes a cardboard sign having a front side and a back side, a written message setting forth rules and instructions in catchy and colorful wording to inform passengers in the rear seats of the driver's wishes with the written message accompanied by a pictorial representation such as a cartoon to enhance the impact and effectiveness of the sign, and the cardboard sign capable of giving off a particular scent to maintain the freshness of the interior environment. The sign is hung from the rear of the driver's seat or the front passenger seat, and the sign can be mounted in residential, commercial, and business establishments of all kinds. The sign can also be in the form of an air freshener calendar with the sheets for each month having different wording, cartoons, and scents. | 11-18-2010 |
Mark Harris, Mchenry, IL US
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| 20090120993 | STAPLER - A stapler movable between a rest position and a stapling position and having a front end and a rear end. The stapler includes a base, a staple magazine coupled to the base and configured to hold staples, and a driver blade operable to drive staples out of the staple magazine during stapling operations. The stapler further includes an elastic member coupled to the driver blade and operable to move the driver blade during stapling operations. The elastic member utilizes potential energy to move the driver blade during stapling operations. The driver blade is positioned above the staple magazine when the stapler is in the rest position and the magazine is extendable from the front end of the stapler to allow a user to load staples in the magazine. The stapler is configured such that only the potential energy of the elastic member can operate the driver blade during stapling operations. | 05-14-2009 |
Marvin Harris, Chicago, IL US
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| 20080289082 | Clothing Garments with Removable Pockets or Pocket Panels - Clothing garments having detachable, interchangeable pocket panels or pockets are disclosed. The pocket panels or pockets can have a variety of different designs and/or color schemes. The pocket panels or pockets may be removably attached to one or more pocket regions of garments such as shirts or pants. Thus, a variety of different clothing designs and color schemes can be obtained from a single garment. | 11-27-2008 |
Patrick Harris, Downers Grove, IL US
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| 20100005592 | Bed with modified foot deck - A bed is provided having a non-pivotal actuation mechanism for a foot deck to assist the bed in being converted to a chair bed and lowered close to the floor even when the foot deck is in a generally vertical position. In one embodiment, the bed has a longitudinal gap between the intermediate deck section and the foot deck section. As the foot deck transitions to the generally vertical position from the generally horizontal position the gap between the intermediate frame section and the foot deck section is decreased. In an alternate embodiment a foot deck side rail is operably connected to the foot deck section and driven by the non-pivotal actuation mechanism. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100107335 | Siderail for hospital bed - A siderail assembly for a hospital bed is provided. In one embodiment the bed is a chair bed having a first deck section, a second deck section and a third deck section. The siderails are provided adjacent the third deck section. The siderails remains stationary relative to the third deck section during movement of the third deck section from a generally horizontal to a substantially vertical position. The siderails are configured to be gripped by a patient while the patient is entering and exiting the chair bed. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100257672 | EXPANDABLE WIDTH BED - A variable width bed is provided. In one embodiment the bed has a frame, a deck supported on the frame, and a mattress on the deck. A portion of the mattress on one of head and seat deck sections expands to have an increased width. In an alternate embodiment, deck extender assemblies are provided at the sides of the bed. Each of the deck extender assemblies have supplemental mattresses connected thereto. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110232001 | BED GAP FILLER - A gap filler assembly for filling a gap between adjacent sections of a bed. The gap filler assembly has a mattress portion that has an extension at one end thereof that extends between a gap between a first section of the bed and an adjacent second section of the bed. The mattress portion may be a supplemental mattress that is adjacent a side of a main mattress. The mattress portion may also have a hinged slider component on a bottom surface thereof. | 09-29-2011 |
| 20110247141 | BED GAP SHIELD - A gap shield assembly for shielding an open area between a first section of a bed and an adjacent second section of the bed. The gap shield has a first shield member and a second shield member. The second shield member is rotatably connected to the second section of the bed. The first shield member is rotatably and translationally connected to the second shield member. The gap shield assembly also has a width extender assembly connecting the first shield member to the first section of the bed to allow the first shield member to move inwardly and outwardly with respect to a centerline of the bed while still shielding the open area between the first and second sections of the bed. | 10-13-2011 |
Richard R. Harris, Evanston, IL US
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| 20100113380 | P2X7 ANTAGONISTS TO TREAT AFFECTIVE DISORDERS - The present invention provides methods to treat mood disorders and anxiety disorders using antagonists of the P2X | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110269708 | P2X7 ANTAGONISTS TO TREAT AFFECTIVE DISORDERS - The present invention provides methods to treat mood disorders and anxiety disorders using antagonists of the P2X | 11-03-2011 |
Robert S. Harris, Northbrook, IL US
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| 20110155619 | Method and Apparatus for Facilitating the Simultaneous Firing of Multi-Piece Stoneware Object Having Both Glazed and Unglazed Surfaces - The present disclosure provides a method of manufacturing ceramic objects having glazed and unglazed surfaces and a multi-piece, selectively assembled ceramic object. The present disclosure overcomes the necessity of separately firing multi-piece ceramic objects, such as stoneware products, having both glazed and unglazed surfaces. In accordance with the present disclosure, a bowl having a fully glazed rim and a lid having at least a partially glazed rim can be fired with the lid in place covering the bowl. In this manner, more complete pieces can be fired over time resulting in greater throughput and energy savings. In addition, by firing the two pieces together, it is expected that there will be greater dimensional stability or less distortion than by firing the two pieces separately. | 06-30-2011 |
Stacy Harris, Chicago, IL US
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| 20090325134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING WRITTEN TEXT - A learning methodology that uses a consistent, constructive, integrative, content-within-context structural approach that involves visual, auditory, tactile, experiential, associative and/or spatial modalities. A contextual structure is used to help analyze text where topic, topic information, theme, and main idea are components of content statements of the contextual structure, and supporting details are content details of the contextual structure. Text portions and their relationships may be shown graphically with a structural framework based on the contextual structure. Active, consistent highlighting or other techniques are used to uniquely identify text portions as related to one or more components of the contextual structure. | 12-31-2009 |
Thomas C. Harris, Gurnee, IL US
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| 20100003243 | Uses and Compositions for treatment of Psoriasis and Crohn's Disease - The invention provides methods, uses and compositions for the treatment of psoriasis or Crohn's disease. The invention describes methods and uses for treating psoriasis or Crohn's disease, wherein a TNFα inhibitor, such as a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, is used to treat psoriasis in a subject. The invention includes methods of improving patient reported outcomes using a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, for the treatment of Crohn's or psoriasis. The invention also provides methods of improving fatigue or depression in patients having Crohns'. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20110300151 | USES AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF HIDRADENITIS SUPPURATIVA (HS) - The invention provides methods, uses and compositions for the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa. The invention describes methods and uses for treating hidradenitis suppurativa, wherein a TNFα inhibitor, such as a human TNFα antibody, or antigen-binding portion thereof, is used to treat hidradenitis suppurativa in a subject. Also described are methods for determining the efficacy of a TNFα inhibitor for treating hidradenitis suppurativa in a subject. | 12-08-2011 |
Tom C. Harris, Gurnee, IL US
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| 20110206680 | METHODS FOR TREATING PSORIASIS - The invention provides methods of treating psoriasis in a subject by administering to a subject an antibody capable of binding to the p40 subunit of IL-12 and/or IL-23. | 08-25-2011 |
William A. Harris, Naperville, IL US
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| 20080230692 | HIGH RESOLUTION MASS SPECTROMETERY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF WHOLE PROTEINS AND OTHER LARGE MOLECULES - A matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) method and related system for analyzing high molecular weight analytes includes the steps of providing at least one matrix-containing particle inside an ion trap, wherein at least one high molecular weight analyte molecule is provided within the matrix-containing particle, and MALDI on the high molecular weight particle while within the ion trap. A laser power used for ionization is sufficient to completely vaporize the particle and form at least one high molecular weight analyte ion, but is low enough to avoid fragmenting the high molecular weight analyte ion. The high molecular weight analyte ion is extracted out from the ion trap, and is then analyzed using a detector. The detector is preferably a pyrolyzing and ionizing detector. | 09-25-2008 |