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Aaron L. Hodges, Hillsboro, OR US
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| 20080291955 | Modular diode laser assembly - An extremely versatile diode laser assembly is provided, the assembly comprised of a plurality of diode laser subassemblies mounted to a stepped cooling block. The stepped cooling block allows the fabrication of a close packed and compact assembly in which individual diode laser subassembly output beams do not interfere with one another. | 11-27-2008 |
Aubrey Lamond Hodges, Creedmoor, NC US
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| 20090261214 | Securing And Managing Electronic Cables In A Modular, Rack-Mounted Computer System - A cable clamp has a first clamp member secured to the chassis or to the rack adjacent to one of the module bays and a second clamp member movably secured to the first clamp member. The first clamp member defines a first clamp surface and the second clamp member defines a second clamp surface facing the first clamp surface. An elastic material is secured to a surface of one or both of the first and second clamp surfaces. The second clamp member is movable away from the first clamp member for receiving the one or more electronic cables between the first and second clamp surfaces. A biasing member biases the second clamp member toward the first clamp member sufficient to compress and frictionally engage the elastic material with the one or more electronic cables. | 10-22-2009 |
Brent Hodges, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20090319984 | EARLY DEFECT REMOVAL MODEL - A method and a computer program product for modeling early defect removal are provided. The method includes selecting a first set of software development practices to model as a baseline plan, where each of the software development practices has an associated defect removal efficiency (DRE) and is associated with a development phase of a software development cycle. The method also includes selecting a second set of the software development practices to model as a to be plan, where each of the software development practices has a configurable DRE for the to be plan. The method further includes calculating defect removal in each of the development phases as a function of the DRE values, adjusting configuration settings for the to be plan to shift an amount of the defect removal earlier in the development phases of the to be plan as compared to the baseline plan, and outputting a graphical representation. | 12-24-2009 |
Brian Hodges, Fall City, WA US
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| 20110137702 | WORKFLOW APPLICATIONS - A facility is described for enabling workflow applications. The facility receives a request to identify an optimized resource list that identifies resources capable of performing a workflow process task. The workflow process task can be associated with a document type relating to a document associated with a workflow envelope. The workflow envelope can store multiple documents of at different document types. The facility includes a workflow engine and a simulation engine. The workflow engine performs workflow process tasks based on the tasks identified in the workflow envelope. The simulation engine can employ modeling and historical data from a workflow metrics data source to generate the optimized resource list and identify identifying resources matching the workflow process tasks identified in the workflow envelope. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120078679 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING WORKFLOW - A facility is described for enabling workflow applications. The facility receives a request to identify an optimized resource list that identifies resources capable of performing a workflow process task. The workflow process task can be associated with a document type relating to a document associated with a workflow envelope. The workflow envelope can store multiple documents of at different document types. The facility includes a workflow engine and a simulation engine. The workflow engine performs workflow process tasks based on the tasks identified in the workflow envelope. The simulation engine can employ modeling and historical data from a workflow metrics data source to generate the optimized resource list and identify identifying resources matching the workflow process tasks identified in the workflow envelope. The simulation engine can be used to model the workflow process to adapt, modify or otherwise control the workflow. | 03-29-2012 |
C. Douglas Hodges, Sammamish, WA US
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| 20100077324 | PLUGGABLE PRESENTATION AND DOMAIN COUPLING - User interface functionality in a presentation layer is coupled with data and data processing functionality of an application in a domain-specific layer. A UI-element-factory-registrar supports registration of a UI-element-factory with the domain-specific layer for invoking a UI-element to create a UI-element object. The UI-element object is bound to a domain-specific data-source object. The presentation layer may be asynchronously notified of changes in the data-source object. Data-converter objects may be provided to convert between data formats, e.g., from a native code domain-specific layer format to a managed code presentation layer format. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100192121 | DEBUGGING REMOTE FILES USING A VIRTUAL PROJECT - A virtual project system is described herein that creates a virtual project to provide information during remote debugging similar to the project information available for local debugging. The virtual project contains each of a document's local and original Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) for documents that are downloaded and compiled locally. At debug-time, the virtual project system injects the virtual project with information resolved by the debugger, including the original URI and the locally compiled version of the document. This allows the virtual project to associate the local to original URI mappings so that when the IDE receives symbol information at debug-time and attempts to open the document that has the current debug context, the IDE opens the correct remote document rather than a local copy. This ensures that any changes made by the user during debugging affect the remote document, rather than the temporary local copy. | 07-29-2010 |
Charles R. Hodges, Hot Springs, AR US
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| 20080248076 | ANTIMICROBIAL RUBBER BANDS - An antimicrobial vulcanized rubber article that includes at least one rubber component; and an antimicrobial agent selected from the group consisting of zinc pyrithione, zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate, and chlorhexidine base. | 10-09-2008 |
Daniel L. Hodges, Youngsville, LA US
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| 20120066071 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC INFORMATION DEPLOYMENT - An intelligent content deployment system (ICDS) is described that enables content filtering and delivery based on a variety of factors, known or assumed, about one or more targeted subscribers (“Members”) of a content delivery network (“Network”) and delivers targeted information and content to distribution points in the vicinity of the members. The ICDS comprises an infrastructure for the collection and communication of member information or data, the processing of the information, and the intelligent delivery of content targeted to particular members and/or groups of members based on the collected member information. The ICDS infrastructure of an embodiment includes one or more of satellite-based, web-based, cellular-based electric/satellite linked and driven communication or network infrastructure for the collection of member information and the distribution of the targeted information to the members. The members receive the targeted information in their current setting, regardless of whether they are mobile or stationary. | 03-15-2012 |
Daniel Lloyd Hodges, Tucson, AZ US
Daniel Y. Hodges, Verona, WI US
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| 20100024366 | Gas-Liquid Separator with Dual Flow Impaction and Coalescence - A gas-liquid separator assembly has dual flow first and second split partial paths. The first path is an impaction separation path effecting liquid particle separation from a gas-liquid stream by inertial impaction. The second path is a coalescence-separation path effecting liquid particle separation from the gas-liquid stream by coalescence. | 02-04-2010 |
Daniel Y. Hodges, Madison, WI US
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| 20090193770 | Gas-Liquid Separator with Expansion Transition Flow - A gas-liquid separator assembly has a flow passage providing expansion of and reduced flow velocity of the post-separation gas stream, and in some embodiments provides pre-escape regions facilitating partial pre-transition of some of the flow. | 08-06-2009 |
Douglas S. Hodges, Boynton Beach, FL US
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| 20090092292 | Eye Scanner with Integrated Focus Distance Determination Mechanism - A hand-held iris scanner, used for identifying individuals, has a visor mechanism connected to the main body of the scanner via a hinged attachment. The visor mechanism can be folded and locked into an extended position, wherein the free-floating end of the visor (that is, the non-hinged end) provides a contoured surface against which a user may place his or her forehead. By placing the forehead against the visor, the user automatically positions their eyes within a field of view of the scanner optics, and at a substantially optimum distance for correctly focused imaging by the scanner optical system. The visor mechanism may also be folded and locked into a second position wherein the bulk of the visor is substantially flush with the main body of the scanner, allowing for compact storage. An optional cap attachment on the visor provides a cover mechanism to protect the scanner optics when the scanner is not in use. | 04-09-2009 |
Emory Hodges, Simpsonville, SC US
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| 20120077394 | ELECTRONIC SKI CONTROL - The present subject matter is directed to electronic circuitry and associated hardware configured to electronically control directional signals, i.e., neutral, forward and reverse signals, to the transmission of a watercraft. The circuitry provides for electronic control of the throttle position of the watercraft engine and electronic override of the transmission shifting circuitry to allow throttling up (i.e., revving) of the engine without placing the transmission into gear. In an alternative embodiment, directional control is effected by operation of a lever mechanism and override functionality is effected by manual disengagement of a drive mechanism for the directional control while maintaining operation of the electronic throttle control. | 03-29-2012 |
Geoffrey Hodges, Raymore, MO US
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| 20080267076 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MAINTAINING A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and apparatus for maintaining a communication system is disclosed. An apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computer-readable storage medium in a maintenance server of a communication system, comprising computer instructions for monitoring for installed components in interconnected Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) networks of the communication system based at least in part on provisioning records for each of the interconnected DSL networks, filtering telemetry and maintenance data associated with the installed components in the interconnected DSL networks according to criteria comprising actual criteria and predictive criteria, monitoring for a fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the actual criteria, and predicting a potential fault in the installed components based at least in part on the telemetry and maintenance data associated with the predictive criteria. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-30-2008 |
Jamison H. Hodges, Baltimore, MD US
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| 20110198868 | Self Releasing Holddown For Mechanical Dock Levelers - An improved holddown mechanism includes: (a) an elongated member having a pivoting end, a distal end and a nominal diameter and length, (b) an attachment arm having a pivoting end and a distal end, and (c) a tubular, adjustable diameter, wire mesh or Kellems grip having an attachment arm end and a release end wherein its adjustable diameter expands when this grip is put into compression and contracts when it is put into tension, and wherein the elongated member and the grip are configured such that the elongated member's diameter is such that it can fit within the tubular grip when its adjustable diameter is in an expanded state, and wherein the grip is further configured to engage the elongated member when a prescribed tensile force is applied to the tubular grip. | 08-18-2011 |
Jan N. Hodges, Fernley, NV US
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| 20080252483 | Radio frequency transponders embedded in surfaces - Objects containing radio frequency transponders, such as RFID tags, can be encoded with information and mixed with a substance. The mixed objects and substance can be applied to a surface such as a road, such that a vehicle traveling over the surface may later read encoded information stored in the transponders. In one variation, the objects may include spherical marbles that are mixed with asphalt and embedded in a road surface. An apparatus includes components arranged to receive multiple objects, encode transponders contained in the objects, and mix them with a substance such as asphalt or concrete. Objects may include spheres having helical antenna elements or antenna elements formed on an outer surface thereof. A vehicle may be configured with a reader and antennas arranged to read transponders embedded in a roadway surface. | 10-16-2008 |
Jeffrey Stephan Hodges, Provo, UT US
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| 20080201709 | System and method for automated provisioning of FMware image instances - A system and method for provisioning virtual machines for a demonstration are described. In one embodiment, the system comprises a scheduling server for enabling a user to schedule a demonstration by selecting a demonstration set and related details using a scheduling web page and a plurality of provisioning servers each connected to the scheduling server via an Internet connection, each of the provisioning servers having stored thereon a plurality of demonstration sets each comprising at least one VM. Responsive to selection of a demonstration set by the user, the scheduling server selects one of the provisioning servers to host the scheduled demonstration and notifies the selected provisioning server of details regarding the scheduled demonstration. The selected provisioning server executes a provisioning process for modifying a configuration file of each at least one VM such that a network number therein is set to a unique number associated with the user and the scheduled demonstration, and modifying a VM snapshot file associated with each at least one VM such that a network number therein is set to the unique number associated with the user and the scheduled demonstration. | 08-21-2008 |
John K. Hodges, Powell, TN US
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| 20090094908 | Flexible Fire-Resistant Thermally Insulated Composite Structures - The instant invention includes a flexible fire-resistant thermally insulated composite structure designed in some embodiments to pass through an opening. The structure may be self-supporting due to the stiffness of various layers, and battens may contribute to the self-supporting capacity of the structure. | 04-16-2009 |
John Kevin Hodges, Powell, TN US
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| 20110303623 | WATER FILTER SYSTEM - A slow/intermittent sand filter that purifies polluted water by flowing through sand in a manner that achieves greater purity and permits simpler and more effective maintenance than existing filters. | 12-15-2011 |
John W. Hodges, Ocoee, FL US
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| 20110107179 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ERROR CORRECTION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for distributing dynamically reconfigurable content to a mobile device is provided. One embodiment of a method for encoding a data stream to enable error correction by a receiver of the data stream includes storing a block of the data stream in a first memory array, processing the first memory array to produce a second memory array, inverting the second memory array, and storing the second memory array, as inverted, as a third memory array. | 05-05-2011 |
Jonathan Hodges, New York, NY US
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| 20080219158 | Media content distribution system and method - A system and method for media content distribution, including establishing a relation between a content source and a content destination, at least one of the content source and the content destination being external to an entity that establishes the relation. Transmission of the content is permitted from the source to the destination only if the relation exists between the source and the destination. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080222684 | Media content distribution system and method - A system and method for transfer of digital content, including providing a listing of sources and content destinations, receiving a user selection of a content source and a destination from the source and destination listing, providing a listing of available paths for the exchange of digital content, receiving a user selection of a routing path from the routing path listing, and permitting transmission of the content from the selected source to the destination via the selected routing path. | 09-11-2008 |
Jonathan Allen Hodges, Durham, NC US
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| 20110117165 | IMPLANTABLE BONE GRAFT MATERIALS - Compositions and methods are provided for promoting bone growth. An implantable bone graft material is provided comprising a resorbable ceramic and a resorbable polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a covalently attached BMP binding peptide. In addition, an implantable bone graft material is provided consisting essentially of a resorbable β-TCP and a resorbable polymer, wherein the β-TCP has a total porosity of about 50% or greater and wherein the β-TCP has a particle size ranging from about 100 micron to about 300 micron. The implantable bone graft materials are useful for promoting bone growth in a subject. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117167 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and growth factor binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. The growth factor binding peptides include platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) binding peptides and growth differentiation factor (GDF) binding peptides. The tissue for repair includes tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and growth factor binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117168 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and growth factor binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. The growth factor binding peptides include platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) binding peptides and growth differentiation factor (GDF) binding peptides. The tissue for repair includes tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and growth factor binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117169 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CAPTURE OF CELLS - Compositions and methods are provided for capturing cells. Cell binding peptides are provided that bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. In the methods, a sample containing cells is contacted with a cell binding peptide attached to a substrate, and the cells present in the sample are captured onto the substrate through binding to the cell binding peptide. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117171 | IMPLANTABLE BONE GRAFT MATERIALS - Compositions and methods are provided for promoting bone growth. An implantable bone graft material is provided comprising a resorbable ceramic and a resorbable polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a covalently attached stem cell binding peptide. The implantable bone graft materials are useful for promoting bone growth in a subject. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110223142 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and growth factor binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. The growth factor binding peptides include platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) binding peptides and growth differentiation factor (GDF) binding peptides. The tissue for repair includes tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and growth factor binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide. | 09-15-2011 |
Joseph C. Hodges, Palm, PA US
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| 20100288670 | CONTAINER HAVING SLIDING CORNER SUPPORT - A container having multiple wall panels forming container sides, the container having at least first and second wall panels that meet at a first corner. The container is assembleable from a flat or knockdown state to an opened or assembled state. A first inner panel is attached to a first wall panel, the first inner panel having an end spaced from the first corner. A slidable corner support is attached to the end of the first inner panel and extends towards the second wall panel. When the container is assembled from the knockdown state, the slidable corner support moves away from the first corner to form a support member that can help support a container stacked on top and prevent nesting. | 11-18-2010 |
Joseph David Hodges, Orlando, FL US
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| 20110079063 | NUTRIENT ENHANCED BIOSOLIDS PELLETS - A dry, flowable fertilizer is provided that includes multiple dry, flowable biosolids pellets. Each of the pellets has a pellet surface. Potassium salt grains are adhered to the pellet surfaces and a dust control agent coating is applied to retain the grains on the pellet surfaces. The resultant dry, flowable fertilizer has higher potassium loadings to the potassium salt grains than previous biosolids based fertilizers. A process of forming a fertilizer is also provided that includes tumbling dry, flowable biosolids pellets with powdered potassium salt grains to form a mixture. An aqueous spray is added to adhere the salt grains to the pellet surfaces. With the application of a dust control agent, the salt grains are retained. Potassium levels in NPK units of from 1 to 15 are routinely achieved with greater than 90 elemental % of the potassium is from the surface decorating potassium salt grains. | 04-07-2011 |
Joseph T. Hodges, Washington Grove, MD US
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| 20120118042 | Photoacoustic Spectrometer with Calculable Cell Constant for Quantitative Absorption Measurements of Pure Gases, Gaseous Mixtures, and Aerosols - A photoacoustic spectrometer that is intensity-modulated, laser-driven and with a calculable cell constant. The axially symmetrical photoacoustic spectrometer combines first-principles models of acoustic wave propagation with high-resolution spectroscopic measurements, and takes into account molecular relaxation. The spectrometer includes a duct and two chambers disposed at the end of the duct. Inlet and exit tubes, which are disposed in substantially the location of acoustic pressure nodes, permit the gas, gaseous mixture or aerosol to enter and exit the spectrometer. The absolute response of the spectrometer may be modeled and measured. A detailed theoretical analysis of the system and its predicted response may be predicted as a function of gas properties, resonance frequency and sample energy transfer relaxation rates. | 05-17-2012 |
Kenneth A. Hodges, Russellville, AR US
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| 20100000553 | Cigar drill - A cigar drill disguised to appear like a typical writing instrument is provided. The cigar drill is designed to create the proper sized smoke passageway in cigars of arbitrary size, rather than limiting the user to one or two sizes of smoke passageways. | 01-07-2010 |
Kenneth Andrew Hodges, Roanoke, VA US
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| 20120090689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DRAIN VALVE - A drain valve includes a valve body that defines an inlet seat and a first outlet seat downstream of the inlet seat. A first member has a first position in sealing engagement with the first outlet seat and a second position separated from the first outlet seat. A second member has a first location in sealing engagement with the inlet seat. A sensor downstream of the inlet seat generates a signal reflective of a pressure downstream of the inlet seat. A method for operating a drain valve includes moving a first element in a valve body to allow fluid flow through the valve body, moving a second element in the valve body to allow fluid flow through the valve body, and sensing a pressure in the valve body. | 04-19-2012 |
Luke Hodges, Wichita, KS US
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| 20090248926 | System for automating storage device swaps and/or replacements - A storage device manipulation system for implementing communications between a set of storage devices and a midplane is described. The storage device manipulation system may comprise a receiver and a communication system. The receiver may be configured to receive a command and generate a stimulus corresponding to the command. The communication system may be communicatively connected to the receiver and may be communicatively connectable to the set of storage devices and the midplane. The communication system may be configured to implement communication between the set of storage devices and the midplane based upon the stimulus by selectively providing power to the storage devices in the set of storage devices, selectively providing power to the ports on the midplane, and selectively establishing communication between the storage devices and the ports. | 10-01-2009 |
Marcus G. Hodges, Bethesda, MD US
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| 20110008381 | SUPPRESSION OF ALLERGIC INFLAMMATION BY ASCARIS HEME-BINDING PROTEIN (HBP) - This invention relates, e.g., to a method for suppressing inflammation (e.g. allergic inflammation, for example asthma caused by ragweed), a Th1-mediated condition and/or a Th2-mediated condition and/or a condition in which administration of an antioxidant would be beneficial, in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject an anitinflammatory-effective amount of | 01-13-2011 |
Matthew R. Hodges, Boca Raton, FL US
Michael D. Hodges, Omaha, NE US
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| 20090177568 | System And Method For Conducting Account Requests Over A Network Using Natural Language - The invention is directed to a system and method for conducting account requests with a financial institution accessible with a client device over a network. An account is established with the financial institution and a user can access the account via the client device. The client device has a user interface that includes a natural language input. A request is input via the natural language input. The inputting step causes network components (e.g., server | 07-09-2009 |
Owen Hodges, Houston, TX US
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| 20080221284 | Metallocene Random Copolymers With Cool Temperature Impact Properties - A metallocene random copolymer of propylene and ethylene in which the ductile/brittle transition temperature of a molded article made from the copolymer may be in the range of from about 20° F. (−7° C.) to about 40° F. (4° C.). The haze level of the molded article may be less than about 10 percent for an 80-mil (0.2 cm) thick plaque. The metallocene random copolymer may further include a clarifier. | 09-11-2008 |
Peter Hall Hodges, Peoria, IL US
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| 20110124462 | Multi-Speed Transmission - A multi-speed transmission may include an input member and an output member disposed in a housing. A first planetary gear set, a second planetary gear set, a third planetary gear set, and a fourth planetary gear set may also be disposed in the housing, each planetary gear set including a sun gear, a planet carrier, and a ring gear. Six control elements may be operably coupled to the planetary gear sets and selectively engageable to create a set of different gear ratios between the input member and the output member, the set of different gear ratios including at least nine forward gear ratios and at least two reverse gear ratios. | 05-26-2011 |
Richard E. Hodges, Magnolia, TX US
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| 20080279454 | SLOT IN HOUSING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE AT LEAST A PORTION OF A PRINTED PAPER ITEM FOR OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION - A system, comprising a camera and a housing comprising a slot. The slot is adapted to receive at least a portion of a printed paper item, an image of which is acquired by the camera. The system also comprises logic that performs optical character recognition on the image. | 11-13-2008 |
Richard Lance Hodges, Tampa, FL US
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| 20120095905 | PAYMENT GATEWAY FOR PROCESSING PAYMENT REQUESTS ASSOCIATED WITH A WIRELESS USERS ACCOUNT - A Payment Gateway interfaces, in one embodiment, with a merchant's website or a payment aggregator used by the merchant's website, for facilitating purchases made at the website by a wireless user. In one embodiment, purchases at the website are paid for by charging the wireless user's prepaid account maintained in the mobile operator. The Payment Gateway accepts messages in an HTTP based message from the website or payment aggregator and provides a gateway function to the wireless user's service provider, which is accessible only using SS7 based MAP protocols. The mobile gateway ascertains the proper message syntax to use in a MAP based USSD message based on the wireless carrier. The mobile gateway also receives messages from the mobile operator, typically using a GSM MAP based protocol and initiates HTTP based messages back to the merchant's website. | 04-19-2012 |
Robert P. Hodges, Scappoose, OR US
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| 20110175273 | GAUGE SYSTEM - Gauge system, including methods and apparatus, for positioning workpieces to be processed. In some embodiments, the gauge system may have a plurality of stops for positioning the end of a workpiece at distinct distances from a processing station. In some embodiments, the plurality of stops may be arrayed along a rail assembly having an adjustable length. | 07-21-2011 |
Robert P. Hodges, Portland, OR US
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| 20090299519 | GAUGE SYSTEM - Gauge system, including methods and apparatus, for positioning workpieces to be processed. In some embodiments, the gauge system may have a plurality of stops for positioning the end of a workpiece at distinct distances from a processing station. In some embodiments, the plurality of stops may be arrayed along a rail assembly having an adjustable length. | 12-03-2009 |
Robert S. Hodges, Denver, CO US
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| 20080287367 | Non-Toxic Biofilm Inhibitor - The present invention relates to a composition and method for preventing or inhibiting biofilm formation on biotic or abiotic surfaces. The composition comprises a peptide based on the C-terminal receptor binding domain of | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090005300 | Antimicrobial Peptides and Methods of Use - Disclosed herein are novel antimicrobial peptides with useful, improved, or superior properties such as antimicrobial activity, desirable levels of hemolytic activity, and therapeutic index against a broad range of microorganisms including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and other organisms having a cellular or structural component of a lipid bilayer membrane. Also provided are methods of making and using such peptides to control microbial growth and in pharmaceutical compositions for treatment or prevention of infections caused by such microorganisms. Certain peptides are disclosed utilizing a structure-based rational design relating to an antimicrobial peptide, V | 01-01-2009 |
| 20100099614 | Antimicrobial Peptides and Methods of Use - Disclosed herein are antimicrobial peptides with useful and/or superior properties such as specificity, resistance to degradation, antimicrobial activity, desirably low levels of hemolytic activity, and a therapeutic index against a broad range of microorganisms including gram-negative, gram-positive and acid-fast bacteria, fungi and other organisms. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these peptides and methods of using such peptides to control microbial growth or to treat or reduce incidence of infections caused by such microorganisms. Also disclosed are peptides at least one or all amino acids in the D configuration. Compositions disclosed herein are useful in the treatment of bacterial, mycobacterial and/or fungal infections or for reducing microbial cell numbers or growth on surfaces or in materials. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110028386 | Antimicrobial Peptides - Disclosed are antimicrobial peptides with useful or superior properties such as antimicrobial activity, desirable levels of hemolysis, and advantageous therapeutic index against various microorganisms, especially | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110130344 | TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN MODULATORS AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides tight junction protein modulators, compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof. In particular, the invention provides tight junction protein modulators that modulate the second extracellular loop of tight junction proteins, such as occludin or claudin. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110263511 | TIGHT JUNCTION PROTEIN MODULATORS AND USES THEREOF - The invention provides tight junction protein modulators, compositions comprising the same, and uses thereof. In particular, the invention provides tight junction protein modulators that modulate the second extracellular loop of tight junction proteins, such as occludin or claudin. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110275648 | FLURBIPROFEN ANALOGS AND METHODS OF USE IN TREATING CANCER - Flurbiprofen analog compounds having an amino acid derivatized at the flurbiprofen alkanoic acid carboxyl group and terminating at an ester or amide group are effective in inhibiting cancer cells in vitro and inhibiting the growth of cancers in viva. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are particularly useful for the treatment of lung, pancreatic and head and neck cancers. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120009212 | CONJUGATES UTILIZING PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY FOR STIMULATING IMMUNE RESPONSE - Templated conjugates created from naturally-occurring protein sequences found in pathogens, such as viruses, are disclosed. The sequences are “templated” into a consensus coiled-coil sequence in order to form a two-stranded antigen suitable for immunization of a subject. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120014972 | INFLUENZA VIRUS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR UNIVERSAL VACCINES - The disclosure relates at least in part to embodiments of compositions and methods including vaccines for protection against multiple serologically distinct strains of influenza virus. This disclosure provides significant advances and addresses important needs in the influenza vaccine field. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120016102 | NON-TOXIC BIOFILM INHIBITOR - The present invention relates to a composition, device and method for preventing or inhibiting biofilm formation on biotic or abiotic surfaces. The composition comprises a peptide based on the C-terminal receptor binding domain of | 01-19-2012 |
Roy Hodges, Washington, DC US
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| 20100094674 | Supply Chain Management Systems and Methods - Supply chain management (SCM) systems and methods are presented. In SCM ecosystems having multiple independent trading partners that can functions as peers, the trading partners likely lack a “single version of truth” with respect to retail data formats or transactions. The partners can utilize database connectors to interact with other peer partners by converting the partner's retail data from proprietary formats to a common transaction format understood by all connectors or by an SCM application stack constructed from SCM modules. The connectors can use a registry server to discover other connectors capable participating in a requested transaction relationship. SCM modules can be configured to support a transaction relationship according to the transaction relationships available to the peers' connectors. | 04-15-2010 |
Scott D. Hodges, Ooltewah, TN US
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| 20080300685 | Posterior Total Joint Replacement - A prosthetic system for implantation between upper and lower vertebrae comprises an upper joint component. The upper joint component comprises an upper contact surface and an upper articulation surface. The system further includes a lower joint component. The lower joint component comprises a lower contact surface and a lower articulation surface configured to movably engage the upper articulation surface to form an articulating joint. The articulating joint is adapted for implantation within a disc space between the upper and lower vertebrae, allowing the upper and lower vertebrae to move relative to one another. The system further includes a bridge component extending posteriorly from one of either the upper or lower joint components and from the disc space. The bridge component has a distal end opposite the one of the either upper or lower joint components. The distal end of the bridge component comprises a connection component adapted to receive a fastener. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090182429 | Total joint Replacement - An artificial vertebral joint for interposition between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra comprises a pair of bilateral joint subcomponents. Each joint subcomponent includes a superior component including a superior vertebra engaging surface and an inferior component including an inferior vertebra engaging surface. Each joint subcomponent further includes a spacer extending between the superior component and the inferior component. The spacer includes a first modulus of elasticity and a second modulus of elasticity. The first modulus transitions to the second modulus with a gradient change. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20090254183 | Spinal Arthroplasty Device and Method - An artificial spinal joint and methods for replacing at least a portion of a natural intervertebral disc are provided. In some embodiments, at least portions of facet joints are replaced along with the intervertebral disc. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090254184 | Spinal Arthroplasty Device and Method - An artificial spinal joint and methods for replacing at least a portion of a natural intervertebral disc are provided. In some embodiments, at least portions of facet joints are replaced along with the intervertebral disc. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090259255 | Spinal Arthroplasty Device and Method - An artificial spinal joint and methods for replacing at least a portion of a natural intervertebral disc are provided. In some embodiments, at least portions of facet joints are replaced along with the intervertebral disc. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100298938 | Spinal Device and Method - An artificial spinal joint, for creating at least a portion of a coupling between a superior vertebra and an inferior vertebra, comprises an anterior joint replacement component sized to extend into an intervertebral disc space between the superior and inferior vertebrae. The anterior joint replacement component includes a left anterior member separated and spaced apart from a right anterior member. The artificial spinal joint further comprises a bridge component coupled at a first end to the anterior joint replacement and sized to extend posteriorly outside the intervertebral disc space. The bridge component includes a left bridge member separated and spaced apart from a right bridge member. The artificial spinal joint further comprises a posterior joint replacement component coupled to a second end of the bridge component. The posterior joint replacement component includes a left posterior member separated and spaced apart from a right posterior member. | 11-25-2010 |
Scott D. Hodges, Oultewah, TN US
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| 20110247634 | Unitary Structured Multi-Tier Drape - A drape having a pair of elongated sheets connected at distal ends to define a skirt, with opposing side walls in a first portion of the elongated sheets having a first width and in a second portion having a different width so the drape has a stair-step structure, with a paper and plastic laminated first and second tier panels attached to the elongated sheets in spaced-relation and a central panel attached therebetween, for covering a tiered surgical operating table. | 10-13-2011 |
Stanley M. Hodges, Lexington, SC US
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| 20080249347 | Waste Stabilization and Packaging System for Fissile Isotope-Laden Wastes - A method for shredding, blending, and packaging wastes so that the shipment of waste is acceptable for transportation and disposal. Containerized wastes, laden with fissile isotopes, such as that from sodium fluoride traps and granulated carbon collection assemblies, if not already conditioned, are conditioned for blending by shredding them to particle size and then blending the particles with a grout mix either in a reusable mixing vessel or in a disposable mixing vessel. The blend of waste and grout is selected to meet governmental and disposal site requirements for an acceptable waste shipment. If blended in a reusable vessel, the blended waste is transferred to shipping containers. The shipping containers are placed in shielded shipping casks for transportation to a disposal facility. The grout mix is a combination of grout and neutron poisons such as borated sand to prevent criticality. | 10-09-2008 |
Steve J. Hodges, Winston-Salem, NC US
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| 20090028914 | MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING COLLAGEN INHIBITORS - Provided herein are implantable or insertable biomedical devices comprising a substrate and a collagen inhibitor on or in said substrate, and methods of treatment using the same. In some embodiments, the device is an absorbable esophageal or tracheal stent. In some embodiments, the device is a vascular stent. Wound closure devices are also provided herein, including a substrate and a collagen inhibitor on or in the substrate. Also provided are surgical packings, including a substrate and a collagen inhibitor on or in the substrate. A barrier material for preventing adhesions in a subject is further provided, including a preformed or in situ formable barrier substrate and a collagen inhibitor on or in the substrate. An ointment comprising a collagen inhibitor is further provided. Kits comprising the coated substrates are also provided. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090028920 | UROLOGICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING COLLAGEN INHIBITORS - Provided herein are implantable or insertable biomedical devices comprising a substrate and a collagen inhibitor on or in said substrate, and methods of treatment using the same. In some embodiments, the device is a urethral, ureteral, or nephroureteral catheter or stent. Kits comprising the same are also provided. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20110293691 | MULTIMODAL ADHESION BARRIER - Provided herein are multimodal barrier materials useful for preventing adhesions in a subject, which may include a collagen, a collagen deposition inhibitor and/or a chitosan. | 12-01-2011 |
Terry E. Hodges, Logan, UT US
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| 20080236500 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL MONITOR - An apparatus, system, and method enable monitoring of one or more physiological conditions in an animal including pH. A monitor may take the form of a bolus that may be installed in a stomach of an animal such as in a reticulorumen of a ruminant animal. The monitor may include sensors for detecting one or more of the pH, temperature, pressure, and position. The monitor includes a power source and electronics for processing, storing, and transmitting signals representing the physiological conditions detected by the sensor(s). The monitor may include first and second portions that are releasably joined, and that may support respective components for ease of assembly during manufacture and servicing. The monitor may form part of a system having a receiver for receiving and interpreting the signals from the monitor. The method includes installing the monitor in an animal and monitoring the animal by detecting physiological characteristics. | 10-02-2008 |
Thomas M. Hodges, Norwalk, CT US
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| 20110079940 | METHOD OF BLOW MOLDING A BULK METALLIC GLASS - A very low pressure gas or blow forming process for shaping a bulk metallic glass (BMG) in its supercooled liquid state that avoids the fractional stick forces experienced by conventional shaping techniques by engineering the expansion of a pre-shape or parison of BMG material such that substantially all of the lateral strain required to form the final article is accomplished prior to the outer surface of the parison contacting the surface of the shaping apparatus is provided. The capability offered by the inventive shaping process to avoid the frictional forces exerted by the shaping apparatus surface allows for the formation of precision net-shape complex multi-scale parts and components using processing conditions inaccessible by conventional processes. | 04-07-2011 |
Timothy M. Hodges, Moselle, MS US
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| 20090000139 | Clothes dryer air intake system - A clothes dryer air intake system including a conduit having an outlet opening for connection to a clothes dryer and being positioned remote from the attic of a building. The conduit also has an inlet opening positioned within the attic of a building. A heater is connected to the conduit between the outlet opening and the inlet opening for warming air passing through the conduit. A thermostat detects the temperature of the air flowing through the conduit and energizes the heater in the event that the detected temperature is lower than a preset minimum. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090191808 | Clothes driver air intake system - A clothes dryer air intake system including a conduit having an outlet opening for connection to a clothes dryer and being positioned remote from the attic of a building. The conduit also has an inlet opening positioned within the attic of a building. A heater is connected to the conduit between the outlet opening and the inlet opening for warming air passing through the conduit. A thermostat detects the temperature of the air flowing through the conduit and energizes the heater in the event that the detected temperature is lower than a preset minimum. | 07-30-2009 |
Todd L. Hodges, North Bridge, MA US
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| 20080236500 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ANIMAL MONITOR - An apparatus, system, and method enable monitoring of one or more physiological conditions in an animal including pH. A monitor may take the form of a bolus that may be installed in a stomach of an animal such as in a reticulorumen of a ruminant animal. The monitor may include sensors for detecting one or more of the pH, temperature, pressure, and position. The monitor includes a power source and electronics for processing, storing, and transmitting signals representing the physiological conditions detected by the sensor(s). The monitor may include first and second portions that are releasably joined, and that may support respective components for ease of assembly during manufacture and servicing. The monitor may form part of a system having a receiver for receiving and interpreting the signals from the monitor. The method includes installing the monitor in an animal and monitoring the animal by detecting physiological characteristics. | 10-02-2008 |
Tyler W. Hodges, Hattiesburg, MS US
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| 20090137664 | SAURURUS CERNUUS COMPOUNDS THAT INHIBIT CELLULAR RESPONSES TO HYPOXIA - Compounds and compositions that effectively block hypoxia-inducible factor-1 function, and methods of use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the present invention are useful in the prevention and treatment of cancer, stroke, heart disease, ocular neovascular diseases, and arthritis. | 05-28-2009 |
Tyler Weis Hodges, Hattiesburg, MS US
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| 20120130045 | BIOMOLECULE-POLYMER CONJUGATES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Disclosed herein are biomolecule-polymer conjugates of Formula 1, as well as methods of preparing same and kits for preparing same. | 05-24-2012 |
Vallie Hodges, Houston, TX US
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| 20110308815 | MULTI-PRESSURE FLANGE CONNECTION - A multi-pressure flange is disclosed that includes a first set of fasteners comprising four fasteners in a first rectangular pattern for attachment in a first pressure rating and a second set of fasteners comprising four fasteners in a second rectangular pattern in which the first rectangular pattern is perpendicular to the second rectangular pattern. The second set of fasteners is selectively combinable with the first set of fasteners for attachment in a higher second pressure rating. The flange may include a recess to receive sealing component and a receptacle configured to receive a pipe fitting. Systems and methods including the multi-pressure flange are also disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
William Hodges, Austin, TX US
William David Hodges, Wildwood, MO US
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| 20100215358 | POWER LINE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - An apparatus comprising a monitoring unit, a number of sensor units, a number of cables, and a number of thermoelectric generators. The number of sensor units is capable of making measurements at a number of locations on a number of power lines for a number of loads. The number of cables connects the monitoring unit to the number of sensor units. The number of thermoelectric generators is capable of generating power for at least one of the monitoring unit and the number of sensor units. The monitoring unit is capable of receiving measurements from the number of sensor units through the number of cables. The monitoring unit is capable of determining whether an arc fault has occurred from the measurements received through the number of cables. | 08-26-2010 |