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Aaron A. Hofmann, Salt Lake City, UT US
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| 20100228354 | Hip prosthesis with monoblock ceramic acetabular cup - An improved hip prosthesis includes an acetabular cup bearing component constructed from a relatively hard and high strength ceramic material for articulation with a ball-shaped femoral head component which may be constructed from a compatible ceramic or metal material. In one form, the acetabular cup further includes a ceramic porous bone ingrowth surface adhered thereto for secure ingrowth attachment to natural patient bone. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110093083 | DISTAL FEMORAL KNEE PROSTHESES - A set of distal femoral knee prostheses which are designed to be more narrow in medial/lateral dimensions with increasing anterior/posterior size than existing prostheses to more closely correspond to the physical anatomy of female patients. The prostheses are designed to have a substantially trapezoidal shape or profile when viewed distally which features a more pronounced narrowing of the medial/lateral dimensions beginning at the posterior end of the prostheses and progressing anteriorly to the anterior end of the prostheses. Additionally, the prostheses each include a reduced profile patellar sulcus and reduced profile anterior condyles to more closely conform to the anatomy of a resected femur, and also include sulcus tracking optimized to conform to female anatomy. | 04-21-2011 |
Adam Hofmann, Louisville, KY US
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| 20110153106 | UPDATING DEMAND RESPONSE SETTINGS - An appliance controller is provided comprising an appliance including demand response settings. The settings include threshold variables for determining a reaction of the appliance in response to reaching one or more threshold variables. The controller further comprises a signal from an associated utility to the appliance, wherein the appliance includes a controller in signal communication with the associated utility. The controller receives and processes the signal from the associated utility. The signal is converted and compared to the demand response threshold variables and the appliance is operated in one or more power consuming functions based on the comparison of the signal to the demand response variables. | 06-23-2011 |
Allen Hofmann, Littleton, CO US
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| 20110066529 | NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ELECTRONIC CLEARANCE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods, devices, and systems for analyzing negotiated negotiable instruments are described. A computer system, including a computer readable storage device and a processor may be provided. A plurality of electronic files may be received. Each of these electronic files of the plurality of electronic files may include an electronic image of at least a portion of a negotiable instrument and include a plurality of data fields. The plurality of electronic files may be divided into subsets based on whether data is available in particular data fields of the electronic files. Based upon the subset an electronic file is made a member of, various selection criteria may be applied to determine if the electronic file is a candidate for suspicious and/or illegal activity. Statistics may be calculated about the analysis process to determine the quality and effectiveness of various analysis methods. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110066564 | NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ELECTRONIC CLEARANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods, devices, and systems for analyzing negotiated negotiable instruments for unlawful activity are described. A computer system, including a computer readable storage device and a processor may be provided. A plurality of electronic files may be received. Each of these electronic files of the plurality of electronic files may include an electronic image of at least a portion of a negotiable instrument and include a plurality of data fields. The plurality of electronic files may be divided into subsets based on whether data is available in particular data fields of the electronic files. Based upon the subset an electronic file is made a member of, various selection criteria may be applied to determine if the electronic file is a candidate for suspicious and/or illegal activity. Also, a listing of candidates for suspicious and/or illegal activity may be presented to a user. | 03-17-2011 |
Andreas Hofmann, North Bend, WA US
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| 20100286992 | Integration of Third-Party Business Applications with Hosted Multi-Tenant Business Software System - A computing device includes a processing unit and a memory with instructions that, when executed by the processing unit, cause the processing unit to create: a business software processing module that manages business application software for a plurality of businesses. The business processing software module comprises a customization module, a registration module and an activation module. The customization module stores and processes definitions for business solutions that permit a business application external to the computing device to be integrated with business application software included on the computing device. The registration module makes the business solutions available to users of the computing device. The activation module generates an activation token and a web page for each request to activate a business solution. For each activation request, the activation module redirects the web page to a URL specified in the business solution definition corresponding to the activation request. | 11-11-2010 |
Andreas G. Hofmann, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20100107137 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATION OF DECLARATIVE RULE-BASED PROCESSING WITH PROCEDURAL PROGRAMMING IN A DIGITAL DATA-PROCESSING EVIRONMENT - The present invention provides methods and systems for integrating a procedural computational model with a declarative computational model. For example, in one aspect, the present invention provides a method for integrating a plurality of procedural instructions in a procedural computational system with a plurality of declarative rules in a declarative computational system. In such a method, for each of the procedural instructions operating on one or more variables, a hash table indexed by variable names is utilized to determine whether any of these variables participate in at least one of the declarative rules. Upon execution of a procedural instruction that changes a variable participating in a declarative rule, other variables associated with the rule are updated so as to maintain a relationship imposed by the rule among the variables. The updating of the other variables is performed prior to execution of other procedural instructions. Further, for each of the updated values, changes associated with to updated variable are propagated to other rules, if any, in which the updated variable participates. The propagation of the change can be accomplished by modifying values of variables other than the updated variable so as to maintain relationships defined by these other rules. The integrated computational systems of the invention can find applications, for example, in workflow processing. | 04-29-2010 |
Craig T. Hofmann, Fairport, NY US
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| 20110083948 | SWITCH CONVERSION APPARATUS - A switch conversion apparatus including an interface device, a mounting plate configured to mount to a toggle switch and including at least one aperture for receiving a toggle arm of a toggle switch, and an actuator plate configured to slidably engage the mounting plate and including at least one aperture for receiving and engaging a toggle arm of a toggle switch when engaged by the interface device so as to transition the state of the switch. Other embodiments of a switch conversion apparatus include one or more mechanical, electrical, and/or pneumatic timers. | 04-14-2011 |
Don Hofmann, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20100180383 | LOW-PROFILE MATTRESS - A low-profile mattress comprises an inner spring core having a plurality of spring coils and having an upper and lower surface. The mattress further includes a padding layer disposed on the upper surface and a quilting layer disposed over the padding layer and having an exterior layer of a liquid resistant material, wherein the innerspring core padding layer and quilting layer are dimensionally adapted to be less than eight inches in height. | 07-22-2010 |
Douglas Hofmann, Hebron, OH US
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| 20100162772 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH STRENGTH GLASS FIBERS IN A DIRECT MELT OPERATION AND PRODUCTS FORMED THERE FROM - A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a glass melter substantially free of platinum or other noble metal materials, products made there from and batch compositions suited for use in the method are disclosed. One glass composition for use in the present invention includes 50-75 weight % SiO | 07-01-2010 |
Douglas A. Hofmann, Hebron, OH US
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| 20080227615 | Low viscosity E-glass composition enabling the use of platinum and rhodium free bushings - A low viscosity E-glass composition including SiO2 in an amount ranging from 52-54 weight percent, Al | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100069220 | Method Of Manufacturing S-Glass Fibers In A Direct Melt Operation And Products Formed There From - A method of forming high strength glass fibers in a refractory-lined glass meter, products made there from and batch compositions suited for use in the method are disclosed. The glass composition for use in the method of the present invention is up to about 64-75 weight percent SiO | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110003678 | Composition For High Performance Glass High Performance Glass Fibers And Articles Therefrom - Glass batch compositions for the formation of high-modulus, and high-strength glass fibers as well as fibers suitable for use as textile and reinforcements are disclosed. Fibers formed of the composition are especially suitable for use in high-strength, low-weight applications such as windmill blades and high strength and modulus applications where strength and stiffness are required in the composite. The glass composition is up to about 70.5 weight % SiO | 01-06-2011 |
George Henry Hofmann, Wilmington, DE US
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| 20080207829 | Process for conversion of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) scrap into processable pellets - The present invention relates to a polyvinylbutyral (PVB) composition that is useful for blending with other polymers. The PVB composition of the present invention can be stored and used at ambient temperature without the occurrence of blocking by the PVB. | 08-28-2008 |
Gerald R. Hofmann, Oakdale, MN US
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| 20090025727 | RESPIRATOR, WELDING HELMET, OR FACE SHIELD THAT HAS LOW SURFACE ENERGY HARD-COAT LENS - A personal safety protective device that includes a lens and a support structure onto which the lens is secured. The lens includes a substrate and a hard-coat layer located on the substrate of the lens. The hard-coat layer has a low surface energy outer surface that is derived from a) an additive that includes at least one of i) a perfluoropolyether urethane that includes hydrolysable silane groups, and ii) an acrylate polymer that includes at least one perfluoropolyether moiety and at least one hydrolysable silane group, and b) a silsesquioxane-based hard-coat composition. The provision of such a lens on a personal safety protective device enables the lens to be durable to abrasion and to be easily cleaned without use of solvents that could shorten the service life of the lens. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090145458 | SOLID CLEANERS FOR HEATED FOOD PREPARATION SURFACES - A solid cleaner for heated surfaces is disclosed. The solid cleaner includes a solidifying agent including wax, and a cleaning agent. The solid cleaner is solid at room temperature and liquid at an elevated temperature. Methods of cleaning a heated surface and cleaning articles are also disclosed. | 06-11-2009 |
Gerald R.a. Hofmann, Oakdale, MN US
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| 20090053448 | Protective Films and Related Methods - The invention features protective film constructions that may be used, for example, as a protective floor finish. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090130157 | Antimicrobial Adhesive Films - A multi-layer film for reducing microbial contamination on a surface. The multi-layer film can include a core layer having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, an adhesive layer disposed adjacent the first surface of the core layer, and an antimicrobial layer disposed adjacent the second surface. The antimicrobial layer can include a cross-linked matrix and an antimicrobial agent dispersed within the cross-linked matrix, where the cross-linked matrix is derived from a polymerizable precursor comprising a material selected from the group consisting of a polymerizable monomer, a polymerizable polymer having a molecular weight of about 1,000 or less, and combinations thereof. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090155451 | ANTIMICROBIAL COATING SYSTEM - An antimicrobial coating system, a film-forming composition, and an antimicrobial film. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial coating system can include a film-forming composition comprising a polymer having an effective molecular weight, and an effective amount of an antimicrobial agent dispersed within the polymer. The film-forming composition can form a water-insoluble, biocidal antimicrobial film when applied to a surface. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100240799 | ANTIMICROBIAL FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION, ANTIMICROBIAL FILM, AND METHOD OF VERIFYING THE PRESENCE OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL FILM - An antimicrobial film-forming composition, an antimicrobial film, and a method of verifying the presence of an antimicrobial film. The film-forming composition can include no greater than 10 weight percent of polyvinyl alcohol, from 0.05 to 15 weight percent of polyhexamethylene biguanide, from 0.001 to 10 weight percent of a quaternary ammonium compound, and water or a water-based solvent. The film-forming composition can form a water-soluble, biocidal antimicrobial film that includes no greater than 98 weight percent of polyvinyl alcohol, and from 1 to 15 weight percent of each of polyhexamethylene biguanide and the quaternary ammonium compound. The method can include applying a film-forming composition comprising an indicator dye to a surface, drying the film-forming composition to form an antimicrobial film, and triggering the antimicrobial film to trigger the indicator dye to verify the presence of the film. | 09-23-2010 |
Gregory J. Hofmann, Jacksonville Beach, FL US
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| 20090146331 | DEFORMABLE MOLDS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE IN THE MANUFACTURE OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES - The present provides deformable molds and methods for manufacturing ophthalmic lenses using deformable molds. The molds of the invention may be used in the custom manufacture of ophthalmic lenses. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100164128 | LITHOGRAPHIC METHOD FOR FORMING MOLD INSERTS AND MOLDS - This invention provides for an ophthalmic lens mold with at least one portion of the lens mold including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. In addition, the present invention provides for apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens mold including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. | 07-01-2010 |
Heath Hofmann, State College, PA US
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| 20090255740 | VOLTAGE ESTIMATION FEEDBACK OF OVERMODULATED SIGNAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL VEHICLE - A voltage estimation system for motor control feedback is described. The system may include one or more control modules which may generate voltage commands. An overmodulation or “clipping” module receiving a voltage command can generate a clipped voltage. Rather than measuring directly, a voltage estimator may estimate the clipped voltage based on the duty cycle command to the inverter. This estimated voltage may then be used by a flux estimator to estimate a flux value. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090256517 | WEIGHTED FIELD ORIENTED MOTOR CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE - A system for transitioned field oriented motor control is described. The system may include a module using a current-based algorithm to estimate flux and a module using a voltage-based algorithm to estimate flux. A weighting module operates over a transition range to transition between the flux estimate using the current-based algorithm to the flux estimate using the voltage-based algorithm based on a weighted combination of the flux estimates. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-15-2009 |
Heath F. Hofmann, State College, PA US
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| 20090152874 | THREE PLUS THREE PHASE FLYWHEEL POWER SUPPLY - A flywheel power supply includes a motor-generator having a polyphase stator. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20100207468 | THREE PLUS THREE PHASE FLYWHEEL ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY - A flywheel power supply includes a motor-generator having a polyphase stator. | 08-19-2010 |
Heath Fred Hofmann, State College, PA US
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| 20090015022 | BACKPACK BASED SYSTEM FOR HUMAN ELECTRICITY GENERATION AND USE WHEN OFF THE ELECTRIC GRID - An electricity-generating backpack that is substantially lighter in weight, has the multiple springs replaced with one large spring whose spring constant can be adjusted in the field in seconds, and replaces a DC generator with a brushless AC generator that permits approximately 70% generator efficiency and the generation of up to 20 W of electrical power by converting mechanical energy to electrical power. A device is provided that always removes some electricity, but not too much, as necessary to extract large levels of the electricity while controlling damping by providing electrical damping circuits including a DC-DC converter designed to emulate a desired load at its input terminals. Additional electricity generating E-MOD devices may be used for generating additional power by hooking an E-Mod device to a generator and to the backpack belt at the wearer's hip and includes a wand that fits against the wearer's femur so as to move through a range of motion as the patient walks. The system also provides multiple possibilities of electricity generation when not walking including a light-weight bicycle ergometer which can be mounted to the backpack frame and generate very high power levels (100 W). The electricity generated and stored by the backpack may be used to charge batteries and to power a number of devices that may be carried by the backpack, such as a Sterling Cooler System that is powered by the backpack's stored power to provide cooling power for cooling items carried by the backpack. | 01-15-2009 |
James J. Hofmann, Boise, ID US
Jeffrey Joseph Hofmann, Eagan, MN US
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| 20090039107 | IN-STORE TESTER DEVICE AND METHOD - A device and method is provided which allows a consumer prior to purchase to test a skin lotion or cream product in a retail establishment. The device includes a housing sealed against entry by the consumer and having external walls with at least three panel areas for communicating marketing information. A reservoir within the housing stores the product. A dispensing outlet allows exit from the reservoir of a unit sample of product. A motion sensor on the device detects the consumer's hand near an area of the outlet. A drip tray beneath the outlet collects any wastage of the sample not intercepted by the consumer's hand. | 02-12-2009 |
Jim Hofmann, Boise, ID US
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| 20100099232 | Methods Of Forming Capacitors, And Methods Of Utilizing Silicon Dioxide-Containing Masking Structures - Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. Storage nodes are formed within a material. The storage nodes have sidewalls along the material. Some of the material is removed to expose portions of the sidewalls. The exposed portions of the sidewalls are coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. Additional material is removed to expose uncoated regions of the sidewalls. The substance is removed, and then capacitor dielectric material is formed along the sidewalls of the storage nodes. Capacitor electrode material is then formed over the capacitor dielectric material. Some embodiments include methods of utilizing a silicon dioxide-containing masking structure in which the silicon dioxide of the masking structure is coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110111597 | Methods of Utilizing Silicon Dioxide-Containing Masking Structures - Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. Storage nodes are formed within a material. The storage nodes have sidewalls along the material. Some of the material is removed to expose portions of the sidewalls. The exposed portions of the sidewalls are coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. Additional material is removed to expose uncoated regions of the sidewalls. The substance is removed, and then capacitor dielectric material is formed along the sidewalls of the storage nodes. Capacitor electrode material is then formed over the capacitor dielectric material. Some embodiments include methods of utilizing a silicon dioxide-containing masking structure in which the silicon dioxide of the masking structure is coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110143543 | Method of Forming Capacitors, and Methods of Utilizing Silicon Dioxide-Containing Masking Structures - Some embodiments include methods of forming capacitors. Storage nodes are formed within a material. The storage nodes have sidewalls along the material. Some of the material is removed to expose portions of the sidewalls. The exposed portions of the sidewalls are coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. Additional material is removed to expose uncoated regions of the sidewalls. The substance is removed, and then capacitor dielectric material is formed along the sidewalls of the storage nodes. Capacitor electrode material is then formed over the capacitor dielectric material. Some embodiments include methods of utilizing a silicon dioxide-containing masking structure in which the silicon dioxide of the masking structure is coated with a substance that isn't wetted by water. | 06-16-2011 |
Joshua Michael Hofmann, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090204478 | Systems and Methods for Identifying and Measuring Trends in Consumer Content Demand Within Vertically Associated Websites and Related Content - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for identifying and measuring trends in consumer content demand within a vertical network of websites and related content. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving, from a crawler, content from a plurality of webpages in at least one vertical. The method can include receiving, from a processor, data associated with a plurality of selected keywords associated with the at least one vertical, wherein one or more associations between at least a portion of the plurality of selected keywords can be generated. In addition, the method can include receiving, from a processor, session data associated with a plurality of consumers accessing content in webpages in the at least one vertical. Furthermore, the method can include determining third party data associated with the plurality of consumers accessing at least a portion of webpages comprising at least one of the selected keywords. Moreover, the method can include aggregating, based at least in part on the third party data, session data associated with visits to the webpages comprising at least one of the selected keywords. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20110040604 | Systems and Methods for Providing Targeted Content - Systems and methods for providing targeted content to a network user. In one embodiment, a method for providing targeted content to a consumer via a network during the consumer's viewing of a webpage can be provided. The method can include aggregating data from one or more of the following: crawled webpage data, vertical clickstream data, and previously stored webpage visitation data. The method can further include determining one or more trends associated with an industry vertical based at least in part on some of the aggregated data. Further, the method can include determining at least one content recommendation for the consumer based at least in part on one or more trends associated with an industry vertical. Moreover, the method can include outputting the at least one content recommendation to the consumer via the webpage. | 02-17-2011 |
Mario Hofmann, Somerville, MA US
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| 20110135835 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING A CARBON NANOTUBE THIN FILM COATING ON AN ARBITRARY SUBSTRATE DIRECTLY FROM CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION SYNTHESIS - A method includes generating an aerosol comprising a plurality of catalyst particles from a precursor solution comprising a carbon source and a catalyst, transmitting the plurality of catalyst particles through a reaction zone extending along a temperature profile including at least one temperature sufficient to induce in each of the plurality of catalyst particles growth of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and positioning at least one substrate along the temperature profile and at least partially outside of the reaction zone at a position to collect a portion of the plurality of carbon nanotubes on a surface of the at least one substrate. | 06-09-2011 |
Matthias C. Hofmann, Blacksburg, VA US
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| 20090188396 | OVEN WITH WIRELESS TEMPERATURE SENSOR FOR USE IN MONITORING FOOD TEMPERATURE - An oven includes a housing including a heating chamber. A door has an open position for allowing operator access to the heating chamber and a closed position for preventing user access to the heating chamber. A heating system heats a food product located within the heating chamber. A wireless temperature sensor is configured to be inserted into the food product by an operator for measuring food product temperature and to provide a wireless signal indicative of food product temperature. An oven control system includes a sensor communicator for receiving the temperature indicative signal from the wireless temperature sensor. The oven control system operates in response to the wireless signal. | 07-30-2009 |
Michael Andrew Hofmann, Brookhaven, PA US
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| 20080305363 | REDUCED ABRASION OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE PIGMENTS PRODUCED FROM THE CHLORIDE PROCESS - Disclosed herein are pigments comprising mostly rutile TiO | 12-11-2008 |
Neal Hofmann, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20090309853 | ELECTRONIC WHITEBOARD SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY WITH OPTICAL DETECTION ELEMENTS - An electronic whiteboard system and assembly with optical detection elements is disclosed. The electronic whiteboard system includes a writing/display surface and a retroreflective perimeter surrounding the edge of the surface. A user can mark upon the surface or interact with an image displayed on the surface using an input device. The perimeter can reflect light beams emitted from optical detection elements located at the corners of the surface to identify the position of the input device relative to the writing surface and/or projected image. The electronic whiteboard assembly includes one or more electronic whiteboard systems coupled together with a connector element having two retroreflective surfaces. | 12-17-2009 |
Neal A. Hofmann, Atlanta, GA US
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| 20100275132 | INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The present invention includes interactive communication systems that incorporate several beneficial embodiments including an interactive tray system, an electronic presentation messaging system, an interactive podium, and a key drive system. The interactive tray system enables a single, transferable interactive unit to be fastened to a communication medium, turning into a fully interactive medium. The electronic presentation messaging system enables the e-mailing of presentations and notes to and from components of the interactive communication system. The interactive podium increases conventional podium mobility, enabling both the presenter, and podium, to move and be moved about the room without attention to wired connections. The key drive system replaces the conventional Y-connector of the key drive technology by effectively integrating the key drive in the device, thus only having one connector, and eliminating the need to change connectors from the key drive, to the USB connector, upon software driver loading. | 10-28-2010 |
Neal A. Hofmann, Portland, OR US
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| 20090146965 | INTERACTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM HAVING AN INTEGRATED KEY DRIVE SYSTEM - A device and method of connecting an interactive communication system to a processing device. The device is a cable system that includes first and second ends. The first end of the cable system has a leg connector, while the second end of the connector system has first and second arm connectors. The method implements the cable system to load or run software onto the processing device, and includes connecting the leg connector to an interactive communication system; connecting the first arm connector having a memory device to the processing device, wherein the memory device includes predetermined software; loading/running the software on the processing device; disconnecting the first arm connector having the memory device from the processing device; and connecting a second arm connector to the processing device. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20100030505 | Remote Diagnostics for Electronic Whiteboard - A method and apparatus for diagnosing causes of a malfunction of an electronic whiteboard that includes a white-board surface, a position sensor for sensing surface activity and generating at least one of X and Y coordinates associated with the surface activity and a local computer that runs board software to convert the at least one of X and Y coordinates into operational commands, the method comprising the steps of linking a remote computer that includes a remote display to the electronic whiteboard from a remote location, interacting with the whiteboard surface to generate X and Y coordinates associated with surface activity, transmitting at least one of the X and Y coordinates associated with the surface activity to the remote computer, displaying at least a subset of the at least one of X and Y coordinates via the remote display and examining the at least a subset of the at least one of X and Y coordinates via the remote display to ascertain the cause of a board malfunction. | 02-04-2010 |
Peter A. Hofmann, Elida, OH US
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| 20100089071 | Apparatus For Recovery Of Volatile Organic Compound Vapor - A self-contained unit which is automated for safety and efficiency recovers emissions present as a result of loading volatile organic compositions at marine or land based vessels or terminals. The unit is enclosed for protection of its components from wind, weather and the saltwater marine environment, while including venting for protection against possible vapor build-up. The unit also includes required support services and materials, and also includes structure for protection against transfer of explosion back into the cargo vessel or terminal. | 04-15-2010 |
Richard G. Hofmann, Apex, NC US
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| 20080270754 | USING FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY (FPGA) TECHNOLOGY WITH A MICROPROCESSOR FOR RECONFIGURABLE, INSTRUCTION LEVEL HARDWARE ACCELERATION - A method for dynamically programming Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in a coprocessor, the coprocessor coupled to a processor, includes: beginning an execution of an application by the processor; receiving an instruction from the processor to the coprocessor to perform a function for the application; determining that the FPGA in the coprocessor is not programmed with logic for the function; fetching a configuration bit stream for the function; and programming the FPGA with the configuration bit stream. In this manner, the FPGA are programmable “on the fly”, i.e., dynamically during the execution of an application. The hardware acceleration and resource sharing advantages provided by the FPGA can be utilized more often by the application. Logic flexibility and space savings on the chip comprising the coprocessor and processor are provided as well. | 10-30-2008 |
Richard Gerard Hofmann, Raleigh, NC US
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| 20110004774 | Temperature Compensating Adaptive Voltage Scalers (AVSs), Systems, and Methods - Adaptive voltage scalers (AVSs), systems, and related methods are disclosed. The AVSs are configured to adaptively adjust voltage levels powering a functional circuit(s) based on target operating frequencies and delay variation conditions to avoid or reduce voltage margin. In one embodiment, the AVS includes a database. The database can be configured to store voltage levels for various operating frequencies of a functional circuit(s) to avoid or reduce voltage margin. The database allows rapid voltage level decisions. In one embodiment, a voltage offset is added to a voltage level retrieved from the database corresponding to a target operating frequency of the functional circuit(s). In another embodiment, a voltage level is retrieved from the database corresponding to a target operating frequency for and a temperature level of the functional circuit(s). The AVS may partially or fully controllable by a software-based module that consults the database to make voltage level decisions. | 01-06-2011 |
R. Michael Hofmann, Waunakee, WI US
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| 20110106047 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR PARALLEL CONTROL OF INFUSION DEVICE - A tubing set is disclosed that includes a first line having first and second ends, a bag spike at the first end configured for connection to a source of infusate, and a connector at the second end configured for connection to a blood line. The first line can have a pumping portion for engagement with an infusate pump. The tubing set can also include a second line having first and second ends, the second line first end being attached to the first line between the first line pumping portion and the first line second end and the second line second end being configured for connection to the first line between the first line first end and the first line pumping portion. The tubing set can further include a check valve located in the second line, the check valve having a predetermined cracking pressure of at least 200 mm Hg. The second line second end can be configured for connection to the first line by a dual lumen spike such that when a container is connected to the dual lumen spike, a bypass loop is formed that permits a flow from a second end side of the pumping portion to the first end side of the pumping portion. The first line can include a spike septum at the first end thereof. | 05-05-2011 |
Ronald L. Hofmann, Brazil, IN US
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| 20100069787 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY - An adapter is provided for use with a biopsy device that includes a cutting element having an outer cannula hub removably mounted to a handpiece. The cutting element includes an outer cannula connected to the outer cannula hub and an inner cannula disposed within the outer cannula and attached to the handpiece. The outer cannula hub allows removal of the handpiece and inner cannula from the outer cannula. The adapter includes a base, a cradle moveably mounted to the base and configured to rotatably support the biopsy device therein, and an indexing guide moveable with the cradle having a receptacle within which the outer cannula hub is rotatably received. The cradle and indexing guide are configured to inhibit rotation and axial movement of the biopsy device relative to the cradle, and facilitates removal of the handpiece and inner cannula from the outer cannula, while maintaining registration with the biopsy site. | 03-18-2010 |
Scott E. Hofmann, Ballston Spa, NY US
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| 20100077543 | EXHAUSTIBLE TOILET AND ODOR REMOVAL SYSTEM - The present invention provides an exhaustible toilet and odor removal system with integrated components. | 04-01-2010 |
Tino Hofmann, Lincoln, NE US
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| 20100220313 | Terahertz-infrared ellipsometer system, and method of use - The present invention relates to ellipsometer and polarimeter systems, and more particularly is an ellipsometer or polarimeter or the like system which operates in a frequency range between 300 GHz or lower and extending to higher than at least 1 Tera-hertz (THz), and preferably through the Infra-red (IR) range up to, and higher than 100 THz, including: | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100245820 | Mass Sensor - A mass sensor is provided for determining the mass of small objects. The mass sensor has a plurality of nanostructures attached to a substrate. The nanostructures and the substrate are irradiated with an electromagnetic wave to determine a first mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequency of the mass sensor. After a particle is attached to the nanostructures, the substrate and the nanostructures to which the particle is attached are irradiated with an electromagnetic wave to determine a second mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequency of the mass sensor. A mass of the particle is determined based on a difference between the first and second mechanical-electromagnetic resonant frequencies. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100295635 | Terahertz Resonator - A tunable terahertz resonator includes a semiconductor substrate and a metal layer contacting a surface of the semiconductor substrate. A depletion layer is formed in the semiconductor substrate near an interface between the metal layer and the semiconductor substrate. A chiral nanostructure is coupled to the substrate or the metal layer, the chiral nanostructure including a conducting or semiconducting material and having an inductance. A bias circuit applies a bias voltage across the metal layer and the semiconductor substrate to control a capacitance of a tunable capacitor that includes the depletion layer. The chiral nanostructure and the tunable capacitor form a tunable resonant circuit. The tunable terahertz resonator can be used in a terahertz radiation emitter or receiver. | 11-25-2010 |