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| 20100281162 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING SERVER INITIATED CONNECTIONS ON A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK - The present invention is related to a method for establishing via an appliance a transport layer protocol connection initiated by a server on a first network to a client connected from a second network to the first network via a secure socket layer virtual private network (SSL VPN) connection. The method includes the step of receiving, by an appliance, a transport layer connection request from a server on a first network to connect to a client connected to the first network via a SSL VPN connection from a second network. The transport layer connection request identifies a client destination internet protocol address and a client destination port on the first network. The method includes establishing, by the appliance, a first transport layer connection to the server on the first network, determining, by the appliance, the client on the second network associated with the client destination internet protocol address on the first network, and transmitting, by the appliance, connection information identifying the client destination port to an agent on the client. The agent establishes a second transport layer connection to the client destination port using a local internet protocol address of the client on the second network and establishes a third transport layer connection to the appliance, which it associates with the second transport layer connection. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20110222535 | Systems and Methods for Routing VPN Traffic Around Network Distribution - Methods for using a client agent to route client requests among a plurality of appliances using transport layer information include the steps of: establishing, by a client agent executing on a client, a first transport layer connection with a first appliance of a plurality of appliances, the first appliance providing access to one or more servers; establishing, by a client agent executing on the client, a second transport layer connection with a second appliance of a plurality of appliances, the second appliance providing access to one or more servers; intercepting, by the client agent, a packet transmitted by the client; selecting, by the client agent, one of the connections to transmit the intercepted packet based on a characteristic of at least one of: the transport layer connections, the plurality of appliances, or the servers; and transmitting the intercepted packet via the selected connection. | 09-15-2011 |
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| 20100063374 | Analyte meter including an RFID reader - A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. A RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100148972 | RF Tag on Test Strips, Test Strip Vials and Boxes - A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. A RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100152561 | RF Tag on Test Strips, Test Strip Vials and Boxes - A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. A RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100152562 | RF Tag on Test Strips, Test Strip Vials and Boxes - A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. A RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip. | 06-17-2010 |
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| 20110312529 | CONFORMATIONAL PROBES AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCING NUCLEIC ACIDS - This disclosure provides a method of determining a sequence of nucleotides for a nucleic acid template. The method can include the steps of contacting the nucleic acid template with a conformationally labeled polymerase and at least four different nucleotide species under conditions wherein the conformationally labeled polymerase catalyzes sequential addition of the nucleotide species to form a nucleic acid complement of the nucleic acid template, wherein the sequential addition of each different nucleotide species produces a conformational signal change from the conformationally labeled polymerase and wherein the rate or time duration for the conformational signal change is distinguishable for each different nucleotide species; detecting a series of changes in the signal from the conformationally labeled polymerase under the conditions; and determining the rates or time durations for the changes in the signal, thereby determining the sequence of nucleotides for the nucleic acid template. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120034602 | Recombinant Polymerases For Improved Single Molecule Sequencing - Provided are compositions comprising recombinant DNA polymerases that include amino acid substitutions, insertions, deletions, and/or exogenous features that confer modified properties upon the polymerase for enhanced single molecule sequencing. Such properties can include enhanced metal ion coordination, reduced exonuclease activity, reduced reaction rates at one or more steps of the polymerase kinetic cycle, decreased branching fraction, altered cofactor selectivity, increased yield, increased thermostability, increased accuracy, increased speed, increased readlength, and the like. Also provided are nucleic acids which encode the polymerases with the aforementioned phenotypes, as well as methods of using such polymerases to make a DNA or to sequence a DNA template. | 02-09-2012 |
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| 20110168968 | FLUIDIC NANOTUBES AND DEVICES - Fluidic nanotube devices are described in which a hydrophilic, non-carbon nanotube, has its ends fluidly coupled to reservoirs. Source and drain contacts are connected to opposing ends of the nanotube, or within each reservoir near the opening of the nanotube. The passage of molecular species can be sensed by measuring current flow (source-drain, ionic, or combination). The tube interior can be functionalized by joining binding molecules so that different molecular species can be sensed by detecting current changes. The nanotube may be a semiconductor, wherein a tubular transistor is formed. A gate electrode can be attached between source and drain to control current flow and ionic flow. By way of example an electrophoretic array embodiment is described, integrating MEMs switches. A variety of applications are described, such as: nanopores, nanocapillary devices, nanoelectrophoretic, DNA sequence detectors, immunosensors, thermoelectric devices, photonic devices, nanoscale fluidic bioseparators, imaging devices, and so forth. | 07-14-2011 |
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| 20090308390 | Dry Powder Inhaler and System for Drug Delivery - A breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, a cartridge, and a pulmonary drug delivery system are provided. The dry powder inhaler can be provided with or without a unit dose cartridge for using with the inhaler. The inhaler and/or cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, peptides and proteins such as insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 for the treatment of diabetes and/or obesity. The dry powder inhaler is compact; can be provided in various shapes and sizes, colors, and comprises a housing, a mouthpiece, a cartridge placement area, and a mechanism for opening and closing the medicament cartridge. The device is easy to manufacture, provides a pre-metered single unit dose, it is relatively easy to use, and can be reusable or disposable. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090308391 | Dry Powder Inhaler and System for Drug Delivery - A breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, a cartridge, and a pulmonary drug delivery system are provided. The dry powder inhaler can be provided with or without a unit dose cartridge for using with the inhaler. The inhaler and/or cartridge can be provided with a drug delivery formulation comprising, for example, a diketopiperazine and an active ingredient, including, peptides and proteins such as insulin and glucagon-like peptide 1 for the treatment of diabetes and/or obesity. The dry powder inhaler is compact; can be provided in various shapes and sizes, colors, and comprises a housing, a mouthpiece, a cartridge placement area, and a mechanism for opening and closing the medicament cartridge. The device is easy to manufacture, provides a pre-metered single unit dose, it is relatively easy to use, and can be reusable or disposable. | 12-17-2009 |
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| 20110213765 | Comprehensive, Relevant, and Dynamic Data Searching in a Virtualization Environment - A method includes indexing data and/or metadata in online virtual machines (VMs), offline VMs, virtual applications, and/or snapshots thereof on one or more host server(s) in a virtualization environment through a search architecture in the virtualization environment. The online VMs are VMs that are powered on, and the offline VMs are VMs that are powered off. The method also includes maintaining a database of the indexed data and/or metadata in the online VMs, the offline VMs, the virtual applications, and/or the snapshots thereof to enable a comprehensive search result to a search query through the search architecture. The database is associated with the search architecture. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120041844 | ELASTIC LICENSING OF SOFTWARE IN A CLOUD ENVIRONMENT - In one aspect, a method includes publishing an object of a user such that another user can search for the object by means of a user interface. The object may be an application, an application group, an application component, and/or a service. The object runs on a platform. The platform may be a hypervisor, an application container, a mobile platform, and/or a computer. The method includes permitting another user to access the object based on a transacting for the object between the users. The transaction may involve a clone transaction, a grant transaction, an application component transaction or a service transaction. A tax may be levied based on the transaction. A scope of the access of the object to another user is based on a transaction protocol, which is based on the transacting between the users. The transaction protocol may include a payment scheme, a term, or a set of object rights. | 02-16-2012 |
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| 20110302025 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110307322 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307324 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307325 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307326 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307509 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-15-2011 |
| 20110307515 | Conversion Path Performance Measures And Reports - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing conversion path performance measures and reports. In one aspect, user interaction data are obtained, were the user interaction data specify user interactions for a plurality of conversions. User interactions that are associated with each conversion are selected from the user interaction data, where the associated user interactions for each conversion are user interactions with a converting user during the conversion cycle for the conversion. Using the user interaction data for the selected user interactions, a quantity of user interactions that are associated with each conversion and occurred during the conversion cycle for the conversion are determined. In turn, conversion path performance measures are computed and reports specifying the conversion path performance measures are generated. | 12-15-2011 |
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| 20080284661 | Low cost antenna design for wireless communications - A low cost and multi-featured antenna is disclosed. The antenna employs a radiating element mounted to a ground plane and having first and second branches spaced above the ground plane forming a generally L shaped planar radiating structure. The antenna can be either linear or circular polarization, and can be either single band or dual band, and only one feeding port is needed to obtain circular polarization. The antenna can be easily applied to various frequency bands. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20110128199 | FIELD-CONFINED WIDEBAND ANTENNA FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A field-confined wideband antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a radiating element with a planar body that defines a first confining slot. The dimensions of the first confining slot correspond to a first set of resonance frequencies of the radiating element. A feeding line extends from the radiating element in an angularly offset relationship to the planar body. A first grounding line extends from the radiating element in an angularly offset relationship to the first body. A dielectric assembly supports the planar body of the radiating element. There is a first high frequency current loop that is formed from the feeding line to the radiating element about the first confining slot and to the first grounding line. With this, the first high frequency current loop confines current and electric fields on the radiating element. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110199272 | FIELD-CONFINED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD-PRINTED ANTENNA FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A printed circuit board (PCB)-printed antenna is disclosed. There is a printed circuit board substrate, and an electrically conductive radiating element fixed thereto. The radiating element is defined by a first main branch segment, a second main branch segment in a spaced parallel relation thereto, and a perpendicular bend segment connecting the first and second main branch segments. A feed line is electrically connected to the radiating element, and defines a feed port. Additionally, a ground line is electrically connected to the radiating element, and defines a ground port. A high frequency current loop is successively formed with an origin from the feed line, to the first main branch segment, to the bend segment, to the second main branch segment, and with a terminus of the ground line. The high frequency current loop confines the current and electromagnetic fields on the radiating element. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110279344 | RADIO FREQUENCY PATCH ANTENNAS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - An antenna assembly connectible to a radio frequency (RF) front end integrated circuit is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feed port connectible to a feeding line. There is a set of inner patch elements each having substantially identical first dimensions corresponding to a center resonant operating frequency, and also define perpendicular slots of predetermined lengths. The inner patch elements are in a spaced, parallel relationship. A set of outer patch elements each has substantially identical second dimensions. The inner patch elements are in a spaced, parallel and interposed relationship between the set of outer patch elements. A first electrically conductive element of the feed port is connected to a first one of the inner patch elements, and a second electrically conductive element of the feed is connected to a second one of the inner patch elements. | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110309985 | WIDEBAND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD-PRINTED ANTENNA FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END CIRCUIT - A printed circuit board (PCB)-printed antenna for a radio frequency (RF) front end with an antenna port for a predefined operating frequency band. A radiating element with a first branch defined by a first set of dimensions corresponding to a minimum frequency and a second branch defined by a second set of dimensions corresponding to a maximum frequency is fixed to a PCB substrate. A third branch is defined by a third set of dimensions corresponding to a middle frequency in various embodiments. A feed line is electrically connected to the radiating element and defines a feed port that is connectable to the antenna port. A ground line is electrically connected to the radiating element and defines a ground port. The first branch defines a first resonance, the second branch defines a second resonance, and the third branch defines a third resonance, all of which are superposed to define a bandwidth of the radiating element that is substantially equivalent to the predefined operating frequency band of the RF front end. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110309993 | SMALL-SIZE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD-PRINTED MEANDER LINE INVERTED-F ANTENNA FOR RADIO FREQUENCY INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - A printed circuit board-printed antenna for a radio frequency front end with an antenna port for a predefined operating frequency band is disclosed. A ground line and a feed line are connected to a radiating element fixed to a bare section of a printed circuit board substrate. The radiating element is in an inverted-F configuration with a primary segment extending in a perpendicular relationship to the connected ground line and the feed line. A plurality of successive meander segments is initially connected to the primary segment and ends at a radiating element tip. A high frequency current loop is formed with an origin from the feed line to a terminus via the ground line and the radiating element tip. The high frequency current loop confines current and electronic fields on the radiating element. | 12-22-2011 |
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| 20090166262 | SIMULTANEOUS METAL, SULFUR AND NITROGEN REMOVAL USING SUPERCRITICAL WATER - A process for removing metals, sulfur and nitrogen in the upgrading of hydrocarbons comprising: mixing hydrocarbons containing metals, sulfur and nitrogen with a fluid comprising water that has been heated to a temperature higher than its critical temperature in a mixing zone to form a mixture; passing the mixture to a reaction zone; reacting the mixture in the reaction zone under supercritical water conditions in the absence of externally added hydrogen for a residence time sufficient to allow upgrading reactions to occur while maintaining an effective amount of metals, derived from the hydrocarbon undergoing upgrading, in the reaction zone to catalyze the upgrading reactions; and recovering upgraded hydrocarbons having a lower concentration of metals, sulfur and nitrogen than the hydrocarbons before reaction is disclosed. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20100147748 | ADSORPTION OF DIBENZOTHIOPHENES FROM HYDROCARBON AND MODEL DIESEL FEEDS - A process for adsorbing aromatic sulfur compounds, where an adsorbent is contacted with a C | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100324318 | ENRICHMENT OF MONOUNSATURATED ACIDS/ESTERS IN VEGETABLE OIL- OR ANIMAL FAT-BASED FEEDSTOCK USING METAL SALTS DISSOLVED IN IONIC LIQUIDS - In some embodiments, the present invention relates to an enrichment process that involves a separation and/or fractionation and/or enrichment of monounsaturated fatty acid/ester molecules from polyunsaturated fatty acid/ester molecules or, correspondingly, monounsaturated molecules from saturated molecules. Such processes are at least partially based on π(pi)-complexation between metal ions and unsaturated bonds of the extractible molecules (fatty acids/esters), wherein a greater degree of unsaturation provides for greater coordinating (bond) strength and corresponding selectivity in the associated π-complexation with metal ions. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110203973 | PROCESS FOR UPGRADING HYDROCARBONS AND DEVICE FOR USE THEREIN - A process is disclosed using a dispersion of supercritical fluid and oil to upgrade a hydrocarbon feedstock such as a heavy oil into an upgraded hydrocarbon product or synthetic crude with highly desirable properties such as low sulfur content, low metals content, lower density (higher API), lower viscosity, lower residuum content, etc. The process utilizes a capillary mixer to form the dispersion. The process does not require external supply of hydrogen nor does it use externally supplied catalysts. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120024750 | HYDRODECHLORINATION OF IONIC LIQUID-DERIVED HYDROCARBON PRODUCTS - Processes for the hydrodechlorination of one or more hydrocarbon products derived from ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reactions provide a dechlorinated product and an HCl-containing off-gas. The dechlorinated product provides liquid fuel or lubricating base oil, and the HCl may be recovered from the off-gas for recycling to the ionic liquid catalyzed hydrocarbon conversion reaction as a catalyst promoter. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024751 | DENITRIFICATION OF A HYDROCARBON FEED - A denitrification method is disclosed for removing nitrogen compounds from a hydrocarbon feed in which the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including an organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a porous support. Additionally, a method for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed which includes a hydroprocessing step is disclosed, wherein prior to hydroprocessing, the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including an organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a support. Additionally, a method for producing a lube oil which includes isomerization dewaxing of a base oil fraction is disclosed, wherein prior to the isomerization dewaxing step, the base oil fraction is contacted with an adsorbent including an organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a support. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120024756 | TREATMENT OF A HYDROCARBON FEED - A method is disclosed for removing impurities such as nitrogen and/or sulfur compounds from a hydrocarbon feed, in which the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including a nitrogen-containing organic heterocyclic salt deposited on a porous support, e.g., a supported ionic liquid. Additionally, a method for hydrotreating a hydrocarbon feed which includes a hydroprocessing step is disclosed, wherein prior to hydroprocessing, the feed is contacted with an adsorbent including a supported ionic liquid. Additionally, a method for producing a lube oil which includes isomerization dewaxing of a base oil fraction is disclosed, wherein prior to the isomerization dewaxing step, the base oil fraction is contacted with an adsorbent including a supported ionic liquid. In one embodiment, the adsorbent is regenerated to restore its treatment capacity. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120074042 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING THE TOTAL ACID NUMBER OF A HYDROCARBON FEED - Disclosed are embodiments relating to a process for reducing the total acid number of a hydrocarbon feed by contacting the feed with a metal titanate catalyst having an MTiO | 03-29-2012 |
