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Alexander H. Hills, Palmer, AK US
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| 20090296647 | Method and System for Dynamically Assigning Channels Across Multiple Radios in a Wireless LAN - In a fixed channel wireless network system with a limited number of channels, assignment of the fixed channels between remote client elements and access elements is made systematically according to a set of criteria accounting for network loading and interference, then channel assignments are dynamically updated according to a priority to maintain optimal network performance with changing conditions of load and interference. The channel utilization problem is address at a system level rather than at a local level by treating the system as a three dimensional color mapping problem. All noise is treated as having a source in virtual access elements with an appropriate performance metric. The performance metric is used to select a channel set that minimize chances of interference and maximize user performance. Specifically, there are several parameter matrices which are managed and updated by a central resource management element, namely signal strength between elements, interference, and load. These matrices are used to find the optimal channel assignments for a predetermined limited set of assignable channels. In one implementation, the channel assignment methodology takes into account the interference associated with access elements operating on a selected channel, as well as the interference or energy that spills over (or is otherwise observable) on physical channels adjacent to the selected channel. | 12-03-2009 |
Charles W. Hills, Brownsburg, IN US
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| 20110290527 | HALOGEN-FREE FLAME RETARDANT POLYOLEFIN - The present invention relates to halogen-free compositions containing an additive of bohmite, nanoclay, microcrystalline talc, zinc hydroxystannate, and a polyolefin oil. The composition is useful as a covering material (e.g. insulation or jacket) for electrical cables with excellent flame resistance and mechanical properties, such as cold bend and thermomechanical properties. | 12-01-2011 |
Chris Hills, Layton, UT US
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| 20090049919 | ULTRASONIC AIR AND FLUID DETECTOR - An ultrasonic sensor for detecting the presence of air or liquid uses flex circuits for connecting the ceramic element to the driver circuitry. The sensor provides improved transmission of ultrasonic signals between the ceramic element and the adjacent material, providing greater flexibility in using the sensor. | 02-26-2009 |
Craig A. Hills, Tempe, AZ US
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| 20110156449 | Folding swivel chair - A swiveling folding chair is provided. The chair swivels independently of the legs of the chair. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110254325 | Folding swivel chair - A swiveling folding chair is provided. The chair swivels independently of the legs of the chair. The chair includes audio speakers exterior of the back support of the chair. | 10-20-2011 |
David B. Hills, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110270678 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING REAL-TIME KEYWORDS FOR TARGETING ADVERTISING IN WEB SEARCH AND SOCIAL MEDIA - As the result of a keyword search, real time and social news stream Web search results are retrieved and analyzed to build a topic model of n-grams. The n-grams of the topic model are treated as ad-based keywords to determine advertisements to be displayed in conjunction with the real time Web search results. The real time Web search results and the advertisements are then be presented or displayed for user consumption or review. | 11-03-2011 |
Dean Hills, Las Vegas, NV US
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| 20110231200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEAD MANAGEMENT AND LITERATURE DELIVERY - A lead management and literature delivery system includes: a controller configured to: receive information identifying a user, the information received including electronic contact information; receive a selection of one or more electronic items to be provided to the identified user; electronically deliver the one or more selected electronic items to the user using the electronic contact information; assign a relationship between the identified user and a sales representative; and automatically notify the sales representative of the assigned relationship, information relating to the user identification and the electronic items delivered to the user. | 09-22-2011 |
Douglas P. Hills, Cedar Park, TX US
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| 20080212929 | SPLICE HOLDER DEVICE - A splice holder device includes a tray mountable in a telecommunications closure, the tray including a splice mounting mechanism configured to receive a splice device. The splice holder device also includes first and second fiber clamps disposed on the tray, wherein the first and second fiber clamps are each configured to releasably secure a buffered portion of an optical fiber. The tray can include a single splice device, such as a mechanical splice, mounted therein or can include a plurality of splice devices mounted therein. The splice holder device can be configured to be securedly mounted in a telecommunications enclosure. | 09-04-2008 |
Gage Hills, Mill Valley, CA US
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| 20110292370 | Method and system to maximize space-time resolution in a Time-of-Flight (TOF) system - Phase-based TOF systems operate with reduced depth error due to motion blur, and/or spatial blur, and/or pixel offset by intelligently determining how best to combine pixel values, and how best to compensate for individual pixel offsets. Such determination(s) may be carried out on a per pixel basis, dynamically, in real-time during TOF operation, or on archived TOF data. Offsets for individual pixels may be dynamically calculated and subtracted from the values acquired by those pixels Individual pixel offsets may be calculated for example by combining data acquired by the same pixel at two acquisitions, 180° out of phase with respect to each other. Calculated offsets may be averaged, or on a per pixel basis, and if target object motion is detected, one or more offset calculations can be discarded rather than averaged to reduce motion blur. Offsets acquired a priori during a TOF system calibration procedure may be used. | 12-01-2011 |
Ivory Hills, Harleysville, PA US
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| 20090087376 | Heterocyclic Dye Compounds For In Vivo Imaging And Diagnosis Of Alzheimer's Disease - The present invention relates to the identification of compounds that are suitable for imaging amyloid deposits in living patients. The invention relates, in part, to a method of imaging amyloid deposits in brain in vivo to allow antemortem diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. The present invention also relates to therapeutic uses for such compounds, as exemplified by compounds of the formula (1) in which Y is independently S, O, or N and m is 1, 2, or 3. | 04-02-2009 |
Ivory D. Hills, Harleysville, PA US
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| 20100069419 | SPIROPIPERIDINE BETA-SECRETASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - The present invention is directed to spiropiperidine compounds of formula (I) | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110034483 | 2-AMINOIMIDAZOLE BETA-SECRETASE INHIBITORS FOR THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - The present invention is directed to 2-aminoimidazole compounds of formula (I) | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110306626 | IMIDAZOLINONE DERIVATIVES AS CGRP RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS - The present invention is directed to imidazolinone derivatives which are antagonists of CGRP receptors and useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which CGRP is involved, such as migraine. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which CGRP is involved. | 12-15-2011 |
Jeff Charles Hills, Grand Rapids, MI US
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| 20110127803 | AIR DUCT SYSTEM MATING ROOF AIR DUCTS WITH HEADLINER AIR DUCTS - An air duct system which mates an air duct attached to the roof of an automotive vehicle and an air duct attached to a nonexposed surface of a headliner is provided. The air duct system is attached to an air supply which delivers directed air and is disposed between an inner surface of the roof and the nonexposed surface of the headliner. The headliner includes an opening into the passenger compartment of the automotive vehicle. The air duct system includes a first air duct and a second air duct. The first air duct is attached to the inner surface of the roof, and the second air duct is attached to the nonexposed surface of the headliner. Upon installation of the headliner to the roof a portal on the first air duct registers with a portal on the second air duct so as to provide an air flow passage between said first air duct and said second air duct. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110127805 | HEADLINER ASSEMBLY HAVING A REINFORCEMENT MEMBER AND SUBCOMPONENT ROUTING AID - A headliner assembly for covering an inner surface of an automotive vehicle roof having an opening is provided. The headliner assembly includes a dimensionally stable substrate having an upper surface facing the inner surface of the roof, and an opposite lower surface. The substrate is secured to the opening of the roof at an attachment point. A reinforcement member having a top surface and an opposite bottom surface fixedly secured to the top surface of the substrate. The reinforcement member is disposed adjacent the attachment point to provide additional rigidity to a region of the substrate surrounding the attachment point. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128749 | LAMP RETAINER FOR CURTAIN SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT - The present invention provides an automotive interior lamp assembly mounted to an automotive headliner further including a curtain side airbag mounted about the headliner. As the curtain side airbag quickly deploys and forces through the vehicle headliner, the lamp assembly can be forcibly detached from the headliner at a high rate of speed. The present invention provides an improved retainer to better attach the light assembly to the headliner thereby preventing detachment of the lamp assembly from the headliner. The lamp assembly includes a lamp housing having a lamp receiving configured to accept a lamp. The housing further includes a retainer receiving side configured to accept a retainer. The retainer attached to the housing by means of a plurality of attachment members provided on the retainer, and at least one snap member also provided on the retainer. The housing has a plurality of attachment member receiving cavities and at least one snap member receiving cavity. The retainer configured to slidably connect to the lamp housing. The retainer comprised of a generally U-shaped mid-section and at least one extended member sufficiently extending over the headliner as to prevent accidental dislodgment of the lamp assembly. As the curtain side airbag deploys, the extended side members of the retainer prevent dislodgment of the lamp assembly from the headliner. | 06-02-2011 |
Karen L. Hills, Everett, WA US
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| 20080258007 | ATTACHING PANELS TO SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN AN AIRCRAFT - Apparatus and methods for attaching wall panels to support structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, an aircraft includes a support structure and a wall assembly coupled to the support structure. The wall assembly includes a first member and a second member. The first member is coupled to the support structure and has a first elongated coupling member. The second member has a head portion and a base portion. The head portion has at least one slot disposed therein that is adapted to receive an edge portion of the panel. The base portion includes a second elongated coupling member that is adapted to be coupled to the first elongated coupling member. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110277489 | REFRIGERATED CONTAINER - A cold tray for a container may have an interior. The cold tray may include a cold tray housing mountable within the container interior. A refrigerant may be mounted to the cold tray housing. An air flow source may be fluidly connectable to the cold tray housing and may draw air from the container interior into the cold tray housing such that the air passes over the refrigerant and is discharged back into the container interior. | 11-17-2011 |
L. Scott Hills, Stow, MA US
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| 20100046812 | FINGERPRINT PREVIEW QUALITY AND SEGMENTATION - A ridge flow based fingerprint image quality determination can be achieved independent of image resolution, can be processed in real-time and includes segmentation, such as fingertip segmentation, therefore providing image quality assessment for individual fingertips within a four finger flat, dual thumb, or whole hand image. A fingerprint quality module receives from one or more scan devices ridge-flow—containing imagery which can then be assessed for one or more of quality, handedness, historical information analysis and the assignment of bounding boxes. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100054553 | FINGERPRINT PREVIEW QUALITY AND SEGMENTATION - A ridge flow based fingerprint image quality determination can be achieved independent of image resolution, can be processed in real-time and includes segmentation, such as fingertip segmentation, therefore providing image quality assessment for individual fingertips within a four finger flat, dual thumb, or whole hand image. A fingerprint quality module receives from one or more scan devices ridge-flow-containing imagery which can then be assessed for one or more of quality, handedness, historical information analysis and the assignment of bounding boxes. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110164793 | FINGERPRINT PREVIEW QUALITY AND SEGMENTATION - A ridge flow based fingerprint image quality determination can be achieved independent of image resolution, can be processed in real-time and includes segmentation, such as fingertip segmentation, therefore providing image quality assessment for individual fingertips within a four finger flat, dual thumb, or whole hand image. A fingerprint quality module receives from one or more scan devices ridge-flow—containing imagery which can then be assessed for one or more of quality, handedness, historical information analysis and the assignment of bounding boxes. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110211740 | FINGERPRINT PREVIEW QUALITY AND SEGMENTATION - A ridge flow based fingerprint image quality determination can be achieved independent of image resolution, can be processed in real-time and includes segmentation, such as fingertip segmentation, therefore providing image quality assessment for individual fingertips within a four finger flat, dual thumb, or whole hand image. A fingerprint quality module receives from one or more scan devices ridge-flow—containing imagery which can then be assessed for one or more of quality, handedness, historical information analysis and the assignment of bounding boxes. | 09-01-2011 |
Matthew Hills, Arlington, VA US
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| 20110307806 | MULTIPLE PARTY DECISION PROCESS - The present invention is directed to a multiple party decision process. The parties include an inquirer and an audience. The inquirer posts a question along with a series of weighted factors statements that are analyzed according to a function. The output of the function is represented in a visual indicator proximate to the weighted factors. The audience may modify factor statements, both existing and potential. Modifications to the quantity or weights of the factor statements may compel a recalculation of the weighted factor statements according to the function with a changed representation of the visual indicator. | 12-15-2011 |
Matthew Hills, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20100160745 | Detection of Food or Drink Consumption In Order to Control Therapy or Provide Diagnostics - Methods and systems discriminate between food and drink intake, optionally with a single temperature sensor positioned in a patient's stomach. Ingestion events may be detected and the substance ingested is classified as either food or drink based on several characteristics of the intra-gastric temperature signal from before, during, and after ingestion. Multiple ingestion events making up a meal may be detected and classified such that the entire meal can be classified as food only, drink only, or mixed food and drink. Treatments to a patient may be at least partially based upon the detection and classification of ingestion events. A method of preparing an intake classification algorithm using a training set of temperature data is also provided. | 06-24-2010 |
Richard A. Hills, Jackson, MI US
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| 20090068424 | POLYMER-FIBER COMPOSITE BUILDING MATERIAL WITH BULK AND AESTHETICALLY FUNCTIONAL FILLERS - Polymer composite roofing materials are provided which contain resin, and about 20-75 wt. % fillers and additives, in which the fillers contain at least one bulk filler for reducing the amount of resin needed to make the roofing material, and at least one aesthetically functional filler for providing the roofing material with an aesthetic appearance. The bulk filler and the aesthetically functional filler of this embodiment are non-toxic, resistant to microbial attack, and have a Mohs hardness of less than about 5. | 03-12-2009 |
Robyn Gray Hills US
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| 20100175179 | Infant training item - Disposable receptacles having an interior surface and an outer surface, said receptacle consisting of with an outer layer of water-impermeable material and having an inner lay primarily composed of absorbent material, said receptacle having a opening on one side, said opening having a sealable closure have use for toilet training toddlers and infants. | 07-15-2010 |
Scott H. Hills, Austin, TX US
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| 20100017698 | Flexible Multiple Spreadsheet Data Consolidation System - Methods and systems are disclosed that include consolidating data from multiple spreadsheets. Consolidating data from multiple spreadsheets includes receiving a selection of a plurality of spreadsheets via a graphical control panel that includes a spreadsheet selection area. The spreadsheet selection area includes a workbook selection area to select workbooks that are not open for inclusion in the selection of the plurality of spreadsheets. Consolidating data from multiple spreadsheets further includes receiving a selection of portions of data from the plurality of spreadsheets and executing automated consolidation of the portions of data by retrieving the portions of data and generating a final report spreadsheet. Consolidating data from multiple spreadsheets further includes appending the portions of data to the final report spreadsheet. | 01-21-2010 |
Steven C. Hills, Dansville, MI US
Steven L. Hills, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090171501 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A GAP BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE OBJECTS - Systems and method are provided for controlling a gap between objects to be scanned by security scanning systems. In one aspect, a method is provided for maintaining a predetermined gap between successive objects to be scanned by a security scanning machine. The method includes measuring an initial gap defined between a trailing edge of a first object and a leading edge of a second object and, based on a comparison between the initial gap and the predetermined gap, controlling a speed of a first conveyor relative to a speed of a second conveyor operatively coupled to the first conveyor such that the predetermined gap between the first object and the second object is maintained. | 07-02-2009 |
Steven Leslie Hills, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080257949 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A RECORDING DEVICE IN AN INSPECTION SYSTEM - In one aspect, a method of using a recording device in a luggage inspection system is provided. The method includes establishing an inspection workstation including an inspection area and a scanner, and providing a user interface. The method also includes positioning the recording device to record at least one luggage inspection, scanning an identification number, and storing the identification number by date and time. Moreover, the method includes inspecting contents of at least one item of luggage, recording the luggage inspection and associating the identification number with a corresponding luggage inspection. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100215144 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A SCAN OF AN OBJECT - A method for generating an image of an object using a scanning system includes performing a first portion of a scan in a first scanning mode to acquire a first dataset, receiving a halt command for a conveyor within the scanning system, decelerating the conveyor to a halt based on the halt command using a conveyor controller, and, when the object is present within an examination region after the conveyor has halted, performing a second portion of the scan in a second scanning mode to acquire a second dataset. The second scanning mode is different than the first scanning mode. The method also includes reconstructing the first dataset using a first reconstruction algorithm and reconstructing the second dataset using a second reconstruction algorithm. The second reconstruction algorithm is different than the first reconstruction algorithm. The image is generated using the first reconstructed dataset and the second reconstructed dataset. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20110142195 | Curtain Assembly, Scanning System, and Method for Assembling Scanning System - A curtain assembly includes at least one curtain including at least one slat. The at least one curtain is configured to be rotatably coupled to a housing of a scanning system having a radiation source and a detector. The at least one curtain is further configured to facilitate drawing an object into the scanning system housing while substantially preventing radiation emitted from the radiation source from exiting the housing through the at least one curtain. | 06-16-2011 |