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Bryan Hitchcock, Vernon Hills, IL US
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| 20090081339 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING JUICE HAVING PRE-SELECTED PROPERTIES AND CHARACTERISTICS - A method for producing vegetable or fruit juice having pre-selected characteristics based on classification and separation by non-destructive testing of the vegetables or fruit from which the juice is made. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090214743 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND PACKAGING JUICE - Producing juice having increased nutritional and organoleptic value by extracting the juice under an atmosphere having an oxygen concentration of less than about 10 percent. | 08-27-2009 |
Bryan Hitchcock, Mundelein, IL US
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| 20110129591 | THICK JUICE BEVERAGES - A thickened juice beverage contains juice and homogenized pulp and/or homogenized finisher-derived solids. The beverage has a measured viscosity between about 50 and about 125 cps at the time of manufacture and the pulp or solids do not significantly change the smoothness or taste profile of the juice. The homogenized pulp and homogenized finisher-derived solids have an average particle size of less than 1000 microns and 1500 microns, respectively. Optionally, the juice beverage meets the standard of identity of a 100% juice, such as an orange juice. | 06-02-2011 |
Bryan W. Hitchcock, Vernon Hills, IL US
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| 20090162524 | FOOD PRODUCT INCLUDING ONE OR MORE OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND ONE OR MORE FRUIT FLAVORS - A food product is provided which includes at least one fruit juice, at least one omega-3 fatty acid and a supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor. The fruit juice includes a not-from-concentrate (NFC) fruit juice. The at least one omega-3 fatty acid may be encapsulated and may include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor includes an orange flavor. The one or more omega-3 fatty acids and/or one or more fruit flavors can be added to the food product in a desired amount and blended sufficiently by mixing. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090162525 | FOOD PRODUCT INCLUDING ONE OR MORE ENCAPSULATED OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS AND ONE OR MORE FRUIT FLAVORS - A food product is provided which includes at least one fruit juice, at least one omega-3 fatty acid and a supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor. The at least one omega-3 fatty acid may be encapsulated and may include docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). The supplemental amount of at least one fruit flavor includes an orange flavor. The one or more omega-3 fatty acids and/or one or more fruit flavors can be added to the food product in a desired amount and blended sufficiently by mixing. | 06-25-2009 |
David J. Hitchcock, Watertown, MA US
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| 20100290668 | LONG DISTANCE MULTIMODAL BIOMETRIC SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for multimodal biometric identification has a first imaging system that detects one or more subjects in a first field of view, including a targeted subject having a first biometric characteristic and a second biometric characteristic; a second imaging system that captures a first image of the first biometric characteristic according to first photons, where the first biometric characteristic is positioned in a second field of view smaller than the first field of view, and the first image includes first data for biometric identification; a third imaging system that captures a second image of the second biometric characteristic according to second photons, where the second biometric characteristic is positioned in a third field of view which is smaller than the first and second fields of view, and the second image includes second data for biometric identification. At least one active illumination source emits the second photons. | 11-18-2010 |
Jeremy Hitchcock, Manchester, NH US
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| 20100011079 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVER MANAGER, AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING OPERATION OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC MAIL SERVERS - Provided are an electronic mail server manager, and a system and method for coordinating operation of multiple electronic mail servers to efficiently store, process, and forward a high volume of electronic mail. The system for managing operation of multiple email servers in accordance with one embodiment may comprise an email message queue; a plurality of receiving email servers; a plurality of sending email servers; and an email server manager having a memory and a processor configured by the memory to perform the steps of storing received email messages in an email message queue; extracting destinations from the email messages; and delivering the email messages to the destinations by way of the sending email servers in correspondence to feedback received from the sending email servers and/or the destinations. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20110035497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING GLOBAL SERVER LOAD BALANCING - A server is provided containing a storage device, and memory, and a processor. The processor is configured by the memory to perform the steps of: receiving a request for data from a client device; selecting a customer content server that is geographically closest to the client device, wherein geographical closeness is measured by closeness within a network path; and providing the client device with information to access the customer content server that is geographically closest. | 02-10-2011 |
Jim Hitchcock, Forest Lake, MN US
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| 20110192293 | Trash Compactor - The Trash Compactor comprising: a frame, a cavity, a trash receptacle, a platen movable to compress trash collected in the trash receptacle, a set of linkages and a drive mechanism configured to drive said platen up and down, said drive mechanism further configured as one of said link elements, and a platen guide mechanism configured to restrict the motion of said platen in an up and down manner. | 08-11-2011 |
J. Roe Hitchcock, Carmel, IN US
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| 20090098957 | ATHLETIC ARTICLE FOR USE IN FLAG FOOTBALL - An athletic article to be worn while, and used in, playing flag football. The athletic article includes a garment having a waist band adapted to extend about a wearer's waist and a pair of leg members extending from the waist band and adapted to extend along at least a portion of the wearer's legs. A first fastener member is secured to the garment. The athletic article also includes a flag member having an elongate flag portion and a second fastener member secured to the elongate flag portion. The second fastener member releasably mates with the first fastener member to releasably couple the flag member to the garment. | 04-16-2009 |
Kathryn Elizabeth Hitchcock, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20120130288 | ULTRASOUND-MEDIATED INDUCEMENT, DETECTION, AND ENHANCEMENT OF STABLE CAVITATION - Methods and systems for passively detecting stable cavitation and enhancing stable cavitation during sonothrombolysis are provided. The method of passively detecting stable cavitation includes providing a determined level of ultrasonic energy and detecting a scattered level of ultrasonic energy. The system for inducing and passively detecting stable cavitation includes a dual-element annular transducer array configured to provide a fundamental ultrasonic frequency and to detect an ultrasonic frequency that is a derivative of the fundamental frequency. The method of enhancing stable cavitation includes administering a nucleating agent and a thrombolytic agent to a treatment zone, providing a determined level of ultrasonic energy, and detecting a scattered level of ultrasonic energy. | 05-24-2012 |
Lynn W. Hitchcock, Clearwater, FL US
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| 20100005179 | Multi-Level Secure Network - In certain embodiments, a method for establishing a communication session includes receiving, from a first endpoint, a request to establish a communication session with a second endpoint. The first endpoint has an associated first security level and is operable to communicate via an IP network, the second endpoint has an associated second security level, and the first security level and the second security level are different. The method further includes determining, based on the first security level associated with the first endpoint and the second security level associated with the second endpoint, a communication session security level. The method further includes determining a communication session path for the requested communication session, the communication session path comprising a media processing module corresponding to the determined communication session security level. The method further includes establishing the requested communication session with the second endpoint over the determined communication session path. | 01-07-2010 |
Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Harrisburg, PA US
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| 20090269963 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRAL TERMINAL RETENTION AND TERMINAL POSITION ASSURANCE - An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having at least one contact cavity extending along a longitudinal axis between a mating end and an opposite contact loading end. A primary terminal lock extends from an interior wall of the housing and is configured to engage a terminal contact to retain the terminal contact in the at least one contact cavity. A secondary locking member is integrally formed with the housing. The secondary locking member has a flexible hinge member proximate the contact loading end that pivotably connects the secondary locking member to the housing. The secondary locking member includes an engagement end that is received in the housing in a direction transverse to the axis of the at least one contact cavity to provide a visible indication of a seating condition of the terminal contact. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100151746 | STACKED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TERMINAL ASSURANCE MECHANISM - A stacked electrical connector formed by mating an upper and a lower housing having rows of cavities containing terminals is disclosed. The upper and lower housings have primary terminal assurance provided by lances integrally formed into the housings. A secondary terminal assurance system is provided to further secure the terminals within the housings. In one embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is to terminals in the upper housing by lower housing protrusions and to terminals in the lower housing by a hinge. In another embodiment, secondary terminal assurance is provided to terminals in the upper and lower housing by upper and lower protrusions of a lock plate. | 06-17-2010 |
Michael Bernard Hitchcock, Louisville, KY US
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| 20120074123 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SELF CLEANING OVEN APPLIANCE - A control system for an appliance having at least a first oven and a second oven includes an electronic range control device for regulating a temperature of the first oven, an electromechanical thermostat assembly for regulating a temperature of the second oven, and a relay circuit assembly under control of the electronic range control device, the relay circuit assembly being configured to selectively enable operation of the first oven and the electromechanical thermostat. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120100492 | LOCKOUT SYSTEM FOR SURFACE BURNERS OF A COOKING APPLIANCE - A lockout control system for a cooktop appliance having a surface heating unit includes a controller coupled to the cooktop, a lockout device coupled to the controller, a surface burner state switch coupled between the controller and the lockout device, the surface burner state switch configured to prevent operation of the lockout device when the surface heating unit is enabled. | 04-26-2012 |
Michael D. Hitchcock, Portland, OR US
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| 20090019351 | UNIVERSAL FORMS ENGINE - A forms engine allows data sharing between customizable on-line forms, such as college admissions applications. Before applying, an applicant opens an account with a third party application servicer. After the applicant completes an application for one institution, the data is saved in a data base and automatically populates fields in subsequent application forms. The form for each institution is created from a form description file. Each form is branded for its institution and forms for different institutions differ in appearance and content so that the presence of the third party servicer is transparent to the applicant. | 01-15-2009 |
Myron Hitchcock, Englewood, FL US
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| 20090190443 | Sunset Timer with Random Automatic Mode - The present invention generally relates to an electrical timer which automatically controls the activation and deactivation of electrical devices, such as light fixtures, appliances and the like based on the time of sunrise and/or sunset for a particular geographic location. In this regard, the sunrise and/or sunset times for a multitude of different geographic locations is collected and stored in the timer's memory in association with the relevant geographic location. Each geographic location is specified in memory by geographic indicia, such as postal zip code or telephone area code, of its location (e.g., latitude and longitude). The timer of the present invention is programmed to automatically activate and/or deactivate the device to which it is coupled (e.g., lights, appliances, etc.) at the sunset and/or sunrise times stored in memory for each date that is specified in memory. | 07-30-2009 |
Richard L. Hitchcock, Grove City, PA US
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| 20080208030 | EMG Electrode Apparatus And Positioning System - A system for detecting and analyzing electrical activity in the anatomy of an organism underlying an electrode array provides signals corresponding to electrical activity adjacent each electrode. Such signals are correlated to the underlying anatomy of the organism and representative outputs presented through various types of output devices. Such outputs may include variations in coloration or other qualities in correspondence with representations of underlying anatomical structures. The system includes electrode structures and methods for producing and attaching electrode arrays to the organism. The exemplary form of the invention is used in connection with the diagnosis of muscle activity in the lower lumbar regions of humans. Levels of muscle activity detected are analyzed by correlation with the muscular structures underlying the electrode array. Forms of the invention may be used in other applications. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100069736 | EMG Electrode Apparatus And Positioning System - A system for detecting and analyzing electrical activity in the anatomy of an organism underlying an electrode array provides signals corresponding to electrical activity adjacent each electrode. Such signals are correlated to the underlying anatomy of the organism and representative outputs presented through various types of output devices. Such outputs may include variations in coloration or other qualities in correspondence with representations of underlying anatomical structures. The system includes electrode structures and methods for producing and attaching electrode arrays to the organism. The exemplary form of the invention is used in connection with the diagnosis of muscle activity in the lower lumbar regions of humans. Levels of muscle activity detected are analyzed by correlation with the muscular structures underlying the electrode array. Forms of the invention may be used in other applications. | 03-18-2010 |
Richard R. Hitchcock, Letts, IA US
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| 20110271871 | Adhesive - Disclosed is an adhesive that may include two or more starches or starch derivatives with different molecular weights. In many embodiments, the adhesive includes (1) unmodified or slightly thinned starch, (2) maltodextrin or syrup solid, and (3) a hydroxypropyl starch. In most embodiments, the adhesive includes a plasticizer. The adhesive may be prepared by blending the starch and starch derivatives, and cooking the blended slurry, preferably under acidic conditions. The adhesive may be employed for various purposes including as an adhesive for a multi-wall bag. | 11-10-2011 |
Robert Hitchcock, Sandy, UT US
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| 20100047123 | STERILIZATION CAPS AND SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - One or more caps can be used to cover and sterilize one or more separated medical connectors. A pair of caps can be connected to each other and sealed when in a pre-use state. The paired caps can be unsealed so as to permit connection to the medical connectors. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100222708 | INTRA-VAGINAL SENSOR TO MEASURE PELVIC FLOOR LOADING - Devices and methods are provided for measuring pressure in a non-fluid-filled area of a patient's body. The device includes a capsule having an outer wall and a base surface that define an inner cavity, which retains fluid. The outer wall of the capsule can be made of a flexible material. The device also has a pressure sensor that measures external pressure placed on the outer wall of the capsule. Methods of use include providing the device, positioning the device in the non-fluid-filled area, and measuring pressure within the non-fluid-filled area. The pressure measurement is compared with a predetermined pressure threshold, and a treatment regimen is generated based on the differences between the measured pressure and the predetermined pressure threshold. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110044850 | DISINFECTING CAPS AND SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Caps can be used to cover and disinfect a male protrusion portion of a medical connector. Some caps can create a seal with the male protrusion to prevent antiseptic from entering a lumen the protrusion. A biasing element can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110213341 | DISINFECTING CAPS HAVING SEALING FEATURES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Caps can be used to cover and disinfect medical connectors. Some caps can create a seal with the medical connectors to prevent antiseptic from entering a fluid paths defined by a connector. Support members can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110217212 | DISINFECTING CAPS HAVING AN EXTENDABLE FEATURE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Some assemblies can include a male cap and a female cap, each of which can be used to cover separated medical connectors. In certain arrangements, a male cap can include a movable carriage that transitions from a retracted position when an assembly with which the male cap is associated is in a closed state to an extended position when the assembly is in an open state. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110301438 | DYE APPLICATION FOR CONFOCAL IMAGING OF CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURE - A system and method for confocal imaging of tissue in vivo and in situ, e.g., for minimally invasive diagnosis of patients. A catheter is provided that has a dye carrier coupled to the distal end of a fiber optics bundle, which allows for the introduction of at least one fluorescent dye therein the dye carrier into a portion of the tissue of interest of a subject or patient when the dye carrier is selectively brought into contact with the portion of the tissue of interest. The resulting confocal images permit the acquisition of diagnostic information on the progression of diseases at cellular/tissue level in patients. Furthermore, a system for ECG-triggered image acquisition is provided. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120039764 | DISINFECTING CAPS AND SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Caps can be used to cover and disinfect a male protrusion portion of a medical connector. Some caps can create a seal with the male protrusion to prevent antiseptic from entering a lumen the protrusion. A biasing element can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120039765 | DISINFECTING CAPS AND SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Caps can be used to cover and disinfect a male protrusion portion of a medical connector. Some caps can create a seal with the male protrusion to prevent antiseptic from entering a lumen the protrusion. A biasing element can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 02-16-2012 |
Robert F. Hitchcock, West Chicago, IL US
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| 20090281763 | METHOD TO ORIENT A SPHERE OR BALL - A method for aligning a sphere to a desired orientation includes imaging a non-surface alignment feature of the sphere and calculating a current orientation of the sphere based on an image of the non-surface alignment feature. Using these calculations, a relationship between the current orientation of the sphere and the desired orientation of the sphere is calculated and communicated to a motion control device, and aligning the sphere into the desired orientation using the motion control device. | 11-12-2009 |
Robert W. Hitchcock, Sandy, UT US
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| 20120010534 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN UNDER FOOT LOAD PROFILE OF A TIBIAL FRACTURE PATIENT DURING A PERIOD OF PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING - Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a tibial fracture patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's tibia. The upper surface is slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120010535 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AN UNDER FOOT LOAD PROFILE OF A PATIENT DURING A PERIOD OF PARTIAL WEIGHT BEARING - Systems, devices, and methods for measuring an under foot load profile of a patient during a period of partial weight bearing are described. The system may include a walking boot cast. A housing, including an inner surface and an upper surface that cooperate to define an inner cavity, may be oriented with respect to a patient's leg. The upper surface may be slidably received within the inner cavity in a piston and cylinder configuration or may be otherwise configured. The system may include a pressure sensor configured to monitor the load profile of a patient during the desired period of partial weight bearing. The pressure sensor may be located below the upper surface. The system may include a noncompressible force transmitter positioned within the inner cavity and at least partially encapsulating an upper portion of the pressure sensor to transmit pressure within the housing to the pressure sensor. | 01-12-2012 |
Stephen Hitchcock, Juniper, FL US
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| 20110251199 | NITROGEN-CONTAINING BICYCLIC HETEROARYL COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention comprises a new class of compounds capable of modulating Raf kinase and, accordingly, useful for treatment of Raf kinase mediated diseases, including melanomas, tumors and other cancer-related conditions. The compounds have a general Formula I | 10-13-2011 |
Stephen Hitchcock, Jupiter, FL US
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| 20110118250 | BETA-SECRETASE MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention comprises a new class of compounds useful for the modulation of Beta-secretase enzyme activity and for the treatment of Beta-secretase mediated diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD) and related conditions. In one embodiment, the compounds have a general Formula I | 05-19-2011 |
Stephen A. Hitchcock, Jupiter, FL US
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| 20100298341 | Glycine Transporter-1 Inhibitors - The present invention provides compounds that are glycine transporter 1 (hereinafter referred to as GlyT-1) inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by inhibition of GlyT1 such as cognitive disorders associated with Schizophrenia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), MCI (mild cognitive impairment), and the like. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110166132 | Gamma Secretase Modulators - The present invention provides compounds that are gamma secretase modulators and are therefore useful for the treatment of diseases treatable by modulation of gamma secretase such as Alzheimer's disease. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds and processes for preparing such compounds. | 07-07-2011 |
William Henry Hitchcock, Campbell, NY US
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| 20100123393 | HID LAMP WITH A CANTED ARC TUBE - An HID lamp with a canted arc tube including a high intensity discharge (HID) lamp with an outer envelope ( | 05-20-2010 |