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Anna Hickerson, Altadena, CA US
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| 20080229849 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR ISOTHERMAL BIOCHEMICAL REACTIONS AND/OR ANALYSIS - An isothermal reaction and analysis system may include a receiver to receive sample holders, a thermal control subsystem to control a temperature of the receiver, an excitation subsystem, a detection subsystem and an analysis subsystem. Excitation sources and/or detectors are positioned to enhance data collection. Sample holders may include filters, selectively blocking and passing wavelengths or bands of electromagnetic radiation. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090087903 | Temperature control device with a flexible temperature control surface - A device for controlling temperature in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The device comprises: a bladder assembly comprising a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior volume of the housing; and a first temperature-control bladder disposed within the housing, the first temperature-control bladder is configured to receive a temperature-control fluid and comprises a flexible, heat conductive surface that comes in contact with at least a portion of an exterior surface of the reaction chamber after receiving the temperature-control fluid. Also disclosed are a bladder thermal cycler, a temperature-control bladder assembly and methods for producing a thermal cycle in a reaction chamber. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100178697 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MATERIAL PREPARATION AND/OR HANDLING - Oscillating angularly rotating a container containing a material may cause the material to be separate. Denser or heavier material may unexpectedly tend to collected relatively close to the axis of rotation, while less dense or light material may tend to collect relatively away from the axis of rotation. Oscillation along an arcuate path provides high lysing efficiency. Alternatively, a micromotor may drive an impeller removably received in a container. Lysing may be implemented in batch mode, flow-through stop or semi-batch mode, or flow-through continuous mode. Lysing particulate material may exceed material to be lysed or lysed material and/or air may be essentially eliminated from a chamber to increase lysing efficiency. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20110165001 | HELICALLY ACTUATED POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT PUMP AND METHOD - First and second structures are connected by helical fibers. The orientation between the first and second structures are changed, and by doing so, the positions of the helical fibers are correspondingly changed. The position of change of the helical fibers can be used for a pumping effect, or to change some other fluidic characteristics. One other fluidic characteristics, for example, may use the movement of the helical fibers as a valve. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110207180 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE WITH A FLEXIBLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SURFACE - A device for controlling temperature in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The device comprises: a bladder assembly comprising a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior volume of the housing; and a first temperature-control bladder disposed within the housing, the first temperature-control bladder is configured to receive a temperature-control fluid and comprises a flexible, heat conductive surface that comes in contact with at least a portion of an exterior surface of the reaction chamber after receiving the temperature-control fluid. Also disclosed are a bladder thermal cycler, a temperature-control bladder assembly and methods for producing a thermal cycle in a reaction chamber. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110207632 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE WITH A FLEXIBLE TEMPERATURE CONTROL SURFACE - A device for controlling temperature in a reaction chamber is disclosed. The device comprises: a bladder assembly comprising a housing dimensioned to hold a reaction chamber disposed within an interior volume of the housing; and a first temperature-control bladder disposed within the housing, the first temperature-control bladder is configured to receive a temperature-control fluid and comprises a flexible, heat conductive surface that comes in contact with at least a portion of an exterior surface of the reaction chamber after receiving the temperature-control fluid. Also disclosed are a bladder thermal cycler, a temperature-control bladder assembly and methods for producing a thermal cycle in a reaction chamber. | 08-25-2011 |
Bryan G. Hickerson, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20100011345 | Efficient and Self-Balancing Verification of Multi-Threaded Microprocessors - Creating one or more irritator threads on one or more processor cores in a multi-threaded multiprocessor data processing system is provided. A test generator generates non-irritator thread code for execution by a non-irritator thread and irritator thread code for execution by one or more irritator threads of the multi-threaded multiprocessor data processing system. A simulation controller instantiates the non-irritator thread to execute the non-irritator thread code and the one or more irritator threads to execute the irritator thread code. The simulation controller determines if the non-irritator thread has finished execution of the entire instruction stream of the non-irritator thread code. Responsive to the non-irritator thread finishing execution of the entire instruction stream of the non-irritator thread code, the non-irritator thread performs an operation to terminate the execution of the irritator thread code by the one or more irritator threads. | 01-14-2010 |
Bryan Glen Hickerson, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20120023315 | Generating Hardware Events Via the Instruction Stream for Microprocessor Verification - A processor receives an instruction operation (OP) code from a verification system. The instruction OP code includes instruction bits and forced event bits. The processor identifies a forced event based upon the forced event bits, which is unrelated to an instruction that corresponds to the instruction bits. In turn, the processor executes the forced event. | 01-26-2012 |
Bryan J. Hickerson, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20110191114 | PERSONALIZED ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT - A personalized electronic healthcare management system and computer-implemented method thereof. The system includes a user interface configured to receive user profile information associated with a user as input by the user, and a server interfacing with the user interface. The server retrieves healthcare information from at least one external source, and provides the retrieved healthcare information to the user at the user interface. The healthcare information may be personalized to the user's needs. The server further retrieves social service program information from at least one host site, provides the retrieved social service program information to the user, and applies to at least one social service program of the at least one host site using the user profile information, when desired by the user, and retrieves interactive information to be presented to the user at the user interface. | 08-04-2011 |
Dallas D. Hickerson, Sharpsburg, GA US
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| 20090195908 | Method and apparatus for vibration damping of a suspended media read/write head - A method of controlling a head for a recording medium includes determining that the head is in an inoperative state, and activating a damping arrangement in response to the determination that the head is inoperative. A movement of the head while the head is inoperative is sensed. The damping arrangement is used in response to the sensing step to exert a force upon the head to thereby damp the movement, a magnitude of the force being dependent upon a parameter of the movement. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20100079241 | Integrated vehicle entry/data transfer device and method - An integrated vehicle entry/data transfer device ( | 04-01-2010 |
Dallas Dwight Hickerson, Sharpsburg, GA US
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| 20090262239 | System and method for formatting and displaying video data - There is provided a system ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100073306 | Dual-view touchscreen display system and method of operation - A dual-view display system ( | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100194850 | Method and apparatus for correction of an image from a fisheye lens in a camera - A method of operating a video system includes receiving an image captured by use of a fisheye lens. The image is divided into a plurality of horizontal image lines. A respective fraction of each of the horizontal image lines is sampled with a different respective sampling frequency. Each sampling frequency is inversely related to a size of the sampled fraction. The size of the sampled fraction increases with each horizontal image line in a progression from a top of the image to a bottom of the image. | 08-05-2010 |
Gary J. Hickerson, Columbus, OH US
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| 20080263172 | DISTRIBUTED SERVICES FOR MULTI-ENTITY COLLABORATION - Method for communication of service requests and service results between remotely located users and service providers. Connectivity is established between service providers and a request handler, and also between users and the request handler. Service requests are received at the request handler, a service provider ID is identified from each service request, and each service request is transmitted to a unique service provider associated with the service provider ID. The service requests received by the unique service provider are entered in a queue located central to the unique service provider, the queue existing in a spreadsheet computer program being executed by the unique service provider. An individual entry in the queue is removed for performing the requested service via the spreadsheet computer program, thereby generating a result. Result packages comprising the service results are then generated and transmitted to the corresponding, requesting users. | 10-23-2008 |
Kevin Hickerson, Altadena, CA US
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| 20080236568 | HELIOSTAT WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE-BASED TRACKING CONTROLLER | 10-02-2008 |
| 20110122381 | Imaging Assembly - A imaging assembly for generating a light beam suitable for sintering comprises a lamp housing and a lamp mounted in the lamp housing comprising a filament and a lamp base, wherein the lamp is oriented with the lamp base to the side of the filament. The imaging assembly further comprises a reflector, an aperture, and at least one condenser lens configured to focus light emitted by the filament through the aperture. The imaging assembly further comprises a set of achromatic doublet lenses, each achromatic doublet lens comprising three surfaces optimized to focus light at three wavelengths, wherein the set of achromatic doublet lenses focuses light over a range including the three wavelengths. The imaging assembly further comprises an outer lens, wherein the focused light beam exits the imaging assembly through the outer lens. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110155119 | HELIOSTAT WITH INTEGRATED IMAGE-BASED TRACKING CONTROLLER | 06-30-2011 |
Robert E. Hickerson, Vero Beach, FL US
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| 20120085330 | Underwater Spear Gun & Method of Specimen Collection - The present invention includes a projectile assembly for underwater hunting and specimen collection comprising at least a cylindrical launcher, a projectile spear initially kept within the cylindrical launcher, and an elastic tension band attached to the cylindrical launcher. The invention also includes a method of capturing underwater prey or specimens using the projectile assembly. The cylindrical launcher can include a launch cap with a hole, through which the launch end of the spear is slotted prior to launching the spear. The projectile spear is launched by pulling the launch end of the spear through the cylindrical barrel and through the hole of the launch cap, placing against the middle section of the elastic tension band and pulling the tension band tight and away from cylindrical barrel along its longitudinal axis, then releasing the elastic tension band. | 04-12-2012 |
Robyn Patricia Hickerson, Santa Cruz, CA US
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| 20080207672 | Methods of treating keratin hyperproliferation disorders using mTOR inhibitors - A method of treating or preventing keratin hyperproliferation skin disorders is set forth. The method includes the administration of an mTOR inhibitor to a subject afflicted with the hyperproliferation disorder. The mTOR inhibitor can be administered to the subject via any means known in the art including oral, topical, and transdermal administration. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090181908 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING KERATIN HYPERPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - A method for keratin hyperproliferation disorders such as corns, calluses, or keratosis pilaris (KP) by administering to a subject experiencing the disorder a therapeutically effective amount of an RNA sequence which inhibits expression of a gene encoding for a keratin selected from the group consisting of K6a, K6b, K16, K17, and combinations thereof. | 07-16-2009 |
Roger Hickerson, Wichita, KS US
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| 20100070662 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI (SAS) ZONING MANAGEMENT OF A DOMAIN USING INITIATOR ISOLATION - Embodiments of the invention include a method and apparatus for managing SAS zoning using initiator isolation. The method includes assigning initiator devices in the SAS domain to a first initiator zone group, assigning target devices in the SAS domain to a second target zone group, and establishing an access control policy in which each of the initiator devices assigned to the first initiator zone group can communicate with each of the target devices assigned to the second target zone group but no initiator devices assigned to the first initiator zone group can communicate with any other initiator devices assigned to the first initiator zone group. Assignment of devices can be based on attachment information associated with each device, such as the ZPSDS entry point of the device, the SAS address of the device, and the phy of the zoning expander device in the SAS domain that is closest to the device. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100115073 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI (SAS) ZONING MANAGEMENT OF A DOMAIN USING END DEVICE GROUPING - Embodiments of the invention include a method, apparatus and system for managing SAS zoning, using end device grouping. A SAS end device grouping management application is configured to group SAS end devices, such as SAS initiator devices and SAS target devices, into any number of zones or zone configurations. The end device grouping application uses these defined zones to create a minimal number of zone groups, e.g., by creating one zone group per defined zone and populating the zone group with the ZPSDS entry point phys of the end devices in the zone from which the zone group is based, and to configure the respective permissions of the created zone groups. The end device grouping application then compares all existing zone groups for common phys and removes them to a new zone group. The zone groups are compared and processed in this manner until no zone groups have common phys. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100115163 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR SERIAL ATTACHED SCSI (SAS) ZONING MANAGEMENT OF A DOMAIN USING CONNECTOR GROUPING - Embodiments of the invention include a method, apparatus and system for managing SAS zoning, using connector grouping. A connector grouping management application is configured to allow connectors on the edge of the ZPSDS to be grouped into defined zones. The defined zones are used to create a minimal number of zone groups and to configure the respective permissions of the zone groups. The connector grouping application then compares all existing zone groups for phys common to more than one zone group. The connector grouping application removes all phys common to more than one zone group from the respective zone groups and moves the common phys to a new zone group. The zone groups are processed in this manner until no zone groups have common phys. Once all zone groups have been processed accordingly, information associated with the resulting zone groups and their respective permissions are transferred to the zone manager. | 05-06-2010 |
Stephen Hickerson, Hollister, CA US
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| 20080216077 | SOFTWARE SEQUENCER FOR INTEGRATED SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention generally provide apparatus and method for scheduling a process sequence to achieve maximum throughput and process consistency in a cluster tool having a set of constraints. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for scheduling a process sequence comprising determining an initial individual schedule by assigning resources to perform the process sequence, calculating a fundamental period, detecting resource conflicts in a schedule generated from the individual schedule and the fundamental period, and adjusting the individual schedule to remove the resource conflicts. | 09-04-2008 |
Stephen C. Hickerson, Hollister, CA US
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| 20110061812 | Apparatus and Methods for Cyclical Oxidation and Etching - Apparatus and methods for the manufacture of semiconductor devices suitable for narrow pitch applications and methods of fabrication thereof are described herein. Disclosed are various single chambers configured to form and/or shape a material layer by oxidizing a surface of a material layer to form an oxide layer; removing at least some of the oxide layer by an etching process; and cyclically repeating the oxidizing and removing processes until the material layer is formed to a desired shape. In some embodiments, the material layer may be a floating gate of a semiconductor device. | 03-17-2011 |