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Bradley J. Howard, Pleasanton, CA US
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| 20090290145 | ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EROSION OF ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK EDGE BEAD MATERIALS - A disclosed device comprises an edge bonding seal configured to be mounted to an edge bead of the electrostatic chuck. The edge bonding seal includes a monitoring layer comprised of a first material configured to either emit a species capable of being optically monitored or having an electrical resistance value capable of being monitored, or both. The edge bonding seal further includes an edge bonding layer configured to be interspersed at least between the monitoring layer and the plasma environment. The edge bonding layer is comprised of a second material susceptible to erosion due to reaction with the plasma environment and configured to expose the monitoring layer to the plasma environment upon sufficient exposure to the plasma environment. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20110007303 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EROSION OF ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK EDGE BEAD MATERIALS - A disclosed device comprises an edge bonding seal configured to be mounted to an edge bead of the electrostatic chuck. The edge bonding seal includes a monitoring layer comprised of a first material configured to emit a species capable of being optically monitored. The edge bonding seal further includes an edge bonding layer configured to be interspersed at least between the monitoring layer and the plasma environment. The edge bonding layer is comprised of a second material susceptible to erosion due to reaction with the plasma environment and configured to expose the monitoring layer to the plasma environment upon sufficient exposure to the plasma environment. | 01-13-2011 |
Brian Howard, Portola Valley, CA US
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| 20100117579 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses to manage working states of a data processing system. At least one embodiment of the present invention includes a data processing system with one or more sensors (e.g., physical sensors such as tachometer and thermistors, and logical sensors such as CPU load) for fine grain control of one or more components (e.g., processor, fan, hard drive, optical drive) of the system for working conditions that balance various goals (e.g., user preferences, performance, power consumption, thermal constraints, acoustic noise). In one example, the clock frequency and core voltage for a processor are actively managed to balance performance and power consumption (heat generation) without a significant latency. In one example, the speed of a cooling fan is actively managed to balance cooling effort and noise (and/or power consumption). | 05-13-2010 |
Brian D. Howard, Portola Valley, CA US
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| 20090079746 | SWITCHING BETWEEN GRAPHICS SOURCES TO FACILITATE POWER MANAGEMENT AND/OR SECURITY - One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that switches between frame buffers which are used to refresh a display. During operation, the system refreshes the display from a first frame buffer which is located in a first memory. Upon receiving a request to switch frame buffers for the display, the system reconfigures data transfers to the display so that the display is refreshed from a second frame buffer which is located in a second memory. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20100045643 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING CIRCUIT OPERATIONS - A method and apparatus for viewing and/or analyzing the operations and logical states of an integrated circuit. The logical state of various flip-flops within the ASIC may be determined at a specified time. The embodiment may store these flip-flop states in a computer-readable data structure, such as a file or database. By repeating this process and incrementing or decrementing the time with each repetition, a more complete picture of the ASIC's operation may be captured. Additionally, the embodiment may graphically display the flip-flop states, for example as a graph or waveform. | 02-25-2010 |
Carissa Tener Howard, Rendondo Beach, CA US
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| 20100010874 | Systems and methods of evaluating and extending a loan secured by an invention idea of a borrower - Systems including computer readable programs and methods of evaluating loan applications and extending loans to borrowers secured by the borrower's undeveloped, but potentially patentable and/or marketable invention idea, includes evaluating an invention idea invented by a borrower, assigning a value to the invention idea and determining an amount of money to extended to the borrower, and obtaining one or more of an ownership interest in the invention idea or a security interest in the invention idea as collateral. Also disclosed are criteria for conducting an analysis of the invention idea to determine one or more terms of a loan to be extended to the borrower. | 01-14-2010 |
Dane Howard, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20100214302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPLEMENTING AN IMAGE GALLERY WITH STATUS INDICATORS - In various example embodiments, a system and method to provide status indictors on an image galley is disclosed. At least one item to be displayed in an image gallery on a client device is identified. Once identified, status information for the item is obtained. Subsequently, gallery rendering and display instructions are generated and transmitted to the client device. The rendering and display instructions include the status information and enables generation of status indicators from the status information for display over the image gallery at the client device. The rendering and display instructions may also include instructions for displaying the image gallery. The status information at the client device may be updated as status information changes. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217684 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CREATE LISTINGS USING IMAGE AND VOICE RECOGNITION - In various example embodiments, a system and method to provide services associated with an image is disclosed. The method includes receiving image data of an item of interest from a client device. The image data is used to identify a similar item from an image catalog based on the image data of the item. Attribute information associated with the similar item is retrieved and used to pre-populate a template. The pre-populated template is sent to the client device, and modified data from the client device is received in response, with the modified data resulting in a final template. A listing based on the final template is generated. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217685 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE GESTURE FUNCTIONS AT A DEVICE - Systems and methods for providing gesture functionality are provided. In example embodiments, a gesture input is received. The gesture input represents a commerce-related action, whereby the commerce-related action relates to an action to be performed within a networked environment. A determination is performed to determine that the commerce-related action is executable. The commerce-related action is then performed based on the determination that the commerce-related action is executable. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100217760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-DIRECTIONAL VISUAL BROWSING - Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result associated with a user of a client device are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then formatted into rendering and display instructions, which will cause a client device to render the display layout. The rendering and display instructions are transmitted to the client device. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100218116 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-DIRECTIONAL VISUAL BROWSING ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - Systems and methods for multi-directional visual browsing on an electronic device are described. In example embodiments, a primary result and a peripheral result associated with a user of a device are determined. A display layout based on attributes associated with the primary result and the peripheral result is generated. The display layout is then rendered and displayed on the device. | 08-26-2010 |
Dane Howard, San Jose, CA US
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| 20100250399 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ONLINE COLLECTIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and systems for creating and managing online collections. In one embodiment, a system comprises: a client device in communication with a business entity server through a network, wherein a user of the client device is able to create and manage collections based on items, products and/or services selected from the business entity server on a stage displayed on the client device, and wherein the collections are adapted to be saved such that arrangement and data associated with the items, products and/or services are persisted into the collection. | 09-30-2010 |
Dane M. Howard, Losa Gato, CA US
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| 20100005066 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE RETENTION OF A SEARCH QUERY - A computer implemented method for the retention of a search query, the method comprising selecting a media search source via a user interface; providing a form-based interface that allow the entry of inputs to form a first media search query; submitting the first media search query to the media search source; receiving a first media search result for viewing on the user interface based on the first media search query, the first media search result comprising first media; displaying the first media search result in a collection depository on the user interface; and saving the first media search query as a permalink for later use in submitting a second media search query; wherein the method is performed by one or more processors adapted to execute instructions stored on one or more memory components of the computer, is described herein. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100005068 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE SEGMENTATION OF MEDIA - A computer implemented method for the collection and segmentation of media, the method comprising selecting a media search source via a user interface; providing a form-based interface that allow the entry of inputs to form a media search query; submitting the media search query to the media search source; receiving a media search result for viewing on the user interface based on the media search query, the media search result comprising media items; and displaying the media search result in a collection depository on the user interface; and dividing at least one of the media items into a plurality of relatively smaller segments, wherein the method is performed by one or more processors adapted to execute instructions stored on one or more memory components of the computer, is described herein. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100005119 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE CLUSTER OF MEDIA - A computer implemented method for the cluster of media, the method comprises, selecting a media search source via a user interface; providing a form-based interface that allow the entry of inputs to form a media search query; submitting the media search query to the media search source; receiving a media search result for viewing on the user interface based on the media search query, the media search result comprising media items; displaying the media search result in a collection depository on the user interface; and clustering the media items into one or more stacks having a variable number of the media items, wherein the method is performed by one or more processors adapted to execute instructions stored on one or more memory components of the computer, is described herein. | 01-07-2010 |
David Howard, Irvine, CA US
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| 20110018109 | Deep silicon via for grounding of circuits and devices, emitter ballasting and isolation - According to an exemplary embodiment, a semiconductor die including at least one deep silicon via is provided. The deep silicon via comprises a deep silicon via opening that extends through at least one pre-metal dielectric layer of the semiconductor die, at least one epitaxial layer of the semiconductor die, and partially into a conductive substrate of the semiconductor die. The deep silicon via further comprises a conductive plug situated in the deep silicon via opening and forming an electrical contact with the conductive substrate. The deep silicon via may include a sidewall dielectric layer and a bottom conductive layer. A method for making a deep silicon via is also disclosed. The deep silicon via is used to, for example, provide a ground connection for power transistors in the semiconductor die. | 01-27-2011 |
David J. Howard, Irvine, CA US
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| 20090065895 | MIM capacitor high-k dielectric for increased capacitance density - According to one embodiment of the invention, a method for fabricating a MIM capacitor in a semiconductor die includes a step of depositing a first interconnect metal layer. The method further includes depositing a high-k dielectric layer comprising AlN | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090243114 | Densely packed metal segments patterned in a semiconductor die - A method of patterning a metal layer in a semiconductor die comprises forming a mask on the metal layer to define an open region and a dense region. The method further comprises etching the metal layer at a first etch rate to form a number of metal segments in the open region and etching the metal layer at a second etch rate to form a number of metal segments in the dense region, where the first etch rate is approximately equal to the second etch rate. The method further comprises performing a number of strip/passivate cycles to remove a polymer formed on sidewalls of the metal segments in the dense region. The sidewalls of the metal segments in the dense region undergo substantially no undercutting and residue is removed from the sidewalls of the metal segments in the dense region. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090298285 | Fabricating a Top Conductive Layer in a Semiconductor Die - According to an exemplary embodiment, a method for fabricating a top conductive layer in a semiconductor die includes forming a through-wafer via opening through at least one interlayer dielectric layer in a through-wafer via region of the semiconductor die. The method further includes extending the through-wafer via opening through a substrate of the semiconductor die to reach a target depth. The method further includes forming a through-wafer via conductive layer in the through-wafer via opening, and concurrently forming the top conductive layer over an exposed top metal segment. | 12-03-2009 |
Deniel W. Howard, Cupertino, CA US
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| 20100058321 | APPROACH FOR DEPLOYING SOFTWARE TO NETWORK DEVICES - Techniques are provided for deploying software applications and/or software platforms from a client device to one or more network devices. The client device comprises a client update application and an update library of routines. The update application invokes one of the routines of the update library. In response, the update library sends a plurality of instructions, or commands, and a software application and/or software platform to each of the network devices. The instructions, when processed by each of the network devices, cause the updated software to be installed and any reboot operations to be performed. | 03-04-2010 |
Derek Howard, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20090272289 | AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH VEHICLES PIVOTING ABOUT A COMMON CHASSIS TO PROVIDE RACING AND OTHER EFFECTS - A ride system is provided that allows selective relative positioning of vehicles in an amusement or theme park ride to simulate racing or other effects. The ride system includes a chassis that is adapted to be supported by and to travel on or along a length of track of a particular ride. A support is attached to the chassis and moves with the chassis during operation of the ride. The ride system includes first and second passenger vehicles that are spaced apart on and supported by the support. A drive assembly is linked to the support and configured to rotate the support about its central axis. During support rotation, the first and second vehicles are moved concurrently relative to the track to alter their relative positioning. The vehicles are each rotated about an axis that extends parallel to the rotation axis, and the rotation may be independent or concurrent. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100326313 | AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH VEHICLES PIVOTING ABOUT A COMMON CHASSIS TO PROVIDE RACING AND OTHER EFFECTS - A ride system is provided that allows selective relative positioning of vehicles in an amusement or theme park ride to simulate racing or other effects. The ride system includes a chassis that is adapted to be supported by and to travel on or along a length of track of a particular ride. A support is attached to the chassis and moves with the chassis during operation of the ride. The ride system includes first and second passenger vehicles that are spaced apart on and supported by the support. A drive assembly is linked to the support and configured to rotate the support about its central axis. During support rotation, the first and second vehicles are moved concurrently relative to the track to alter their relative positioning. The vehicles are each rotated about an axis that extends parallel to the rotation axis, and the rotation may be independent or concurrent. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110088584 | AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH VEHICLES PIVOTING ABOUT A COMMON CHASSIS TO PROVIDE RACING AND OTHER EFFECTS - A ride system is provided that allows selective relative positioning of vehicles in an amusement or theme park ride to simulate racing or other effects. The ride system includes a chassis that is adapted to be supported by and to travel on or along a length of track of a particular ride. A support is attached to the chassis and moves with the chassis during operation of the ride. The ride system includes first and second passenger vehicles that are spaced apart on and supported by the support. A drive assembly is linked to the support and configured to rotate the support about its central axis. During support rotation, the first and second vehicles are moved concurrently relative to the track to alter their relative positioning. The vehicles are each rotated about an axis that extends parallel to the rotation axis, and the rotation may be independent or concurrent. | 04-21-2011 |
Derek Lee Howard, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20110061558 | AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE WITH A VEHICLE DRIVE THAT DECOUPLES UPON LOSS OF POWER - An amusement park ride with one or more evacuation zones. The ride includes a track with a rail defining a ride path. The ride path includes at least one evacuation zone along a first length of the track at a first height and a non-evacuation zone along a second length of the track with one or more portions at a second height greater than the first height. The track is sloped in the non-evacuation zone toward the evacuation zone. The ride includes a vehicle supported on the rail via roller elements such as load bearing wheels. The ride includes a drive assembly that provides a driving force to selectively move the vehicle along the ride path. The drive assembly is adapted to automatically disengage from the vehicle upon loss of power. The vehicle is free rolling upon loss of power to travel to the evacuation zone based on gravity. | 03-17-2011 |
Douglas E. Howard, Livermore, CA US
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| 20110002822 | EXPLOSIVES TESTER - An explosives tester that can be used anywhere as a screening tool by non-technical personnel to determine whether a surface contains explosives. First and second explosives detecting reagent holders and dispensers are provided. A heater is provided for receiving the first and second explosives detecting reagent holders and dispensers. | 01-06-2011 |
James Howard, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20100325194 | PUSH-BASED LOCATION UPDATE - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a location information server to gather location updates by sending location-update-requests through a push notification service to a mobile device are disclosed. The mobile device provides location updates in response to the push-based location-update-requests received through the push notification service. The mobile device can switch from a self-initiated location update mode to a push-based location update mode depending on the current state of the mobile device. The mobile device can also choose an appropriate positioning system for self-locating based on the information embedded in the location-update-request received through the push notification service. The information embedded in the pushed location-update-request can be a precision requirement or context information that can be used to determine a precision requirement for the location update. | 12-23-2010 |
James Alexander Howard, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20110246290 | IN APPLICATION PURCHASING - The present technology provides a purchasing interface within an application that allows users to purchase a product from another source without leaving the application. The application offers a product for purchase, and a user, desiring to purchase the product can provide an input effective to cause a purchasing interface to be displayed. While the purchasing interface, or information presented therein, comes from the product source, which is different than the application source, it is presented in such a fashion that gives the impression to the user that they are purchasing the product directly from the application. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246296 | BACKGROUND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING TARGETED CONTENT WITHIN A THIRD-PARTY APPLICATION - The present technology presents targeted content, such as a targeted application, within a primary application, in such a fashion that the targeted application is a separate process from the primary application. The targeted application is targeted to a specific user by compiling targeting data, generally describing aspects related to the user and information about the primary application for use by an application server, which processes the targeting data to determine suitable content. The present technology further achieves a balance between the need to protect a user's information and sharing some of this information with trusted sources for selecting targeted content to be displayed within a primary application by providing an operating system process to accept requests and compile targeting data for determined targeted content from the primary application without sharing the targeting data with the primary application. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110246618 | CACHING MULTIPLE VIEWS CORRESPONDING TO MULTIPLE ASPECT RATIOS - The present technology presents targeted content, such as a targeted application, in multiple different configurations to correspond to multiple display orientations. In one example, a primary application having a view reserved to present the targeted application is configured to be presented in either a landscape or a portrait presentation format depending on the orientation of the display. The primary application is further configured to switch from either the landscape or portrait presentation format to the other presentation format when the orientation of the display is changed. Accordingly, the targeted application can be downloaded in multiple configurations so that the configuration that is appropriate for the displayed presentation format of the primary application can be presented with the reserved view. | 10-06-2011 |
Jamie T. Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090285092 | Video stream admission - A video stream admission method including receiving one or more parameters of a video stream, indicative of a required bandwidth for the video stream, in a plurality of different quality levels and determining based on the received one or more parameters, whether a channel can meet a predetermined condition for each of the plurality of quality levels, according to an available bandwidth of the channel. | 11-19-2009 |
Jeff Howard, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20100253826 | COMPONENTS OF A PORTABLE DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA - An integrated hands-free, point of view, action-sports, digital video camera (or camcorder) ( | 10-07-2010 |
John A. Howard, Caycos, CA US
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| 20090205086 | Commercial production of polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants and methods of using same - Expression of recombinant polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants is described. In one embodiment, expression of the enzyme is preferentially directed to the seed of the plant. Expression may also be preferentially targeted to specific locations within the plant cell. Expression of cellulases in corn is shown. The result is the capacity to produce polysaccharide degrading enzymes in plants at commercially acceptable levels in a reliable manner. Methods of using same in production of ethanol is also described, including use of the plant-produced enzymes in the ethanol production process. | 08-13-2009 |
John Jacob Howard, Joshua Tree, CA US
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| 20110182733 | Square Rigged Sail Wind Turbine - A square rigged sail wind turbine includes a vertical main shaft (with a vertical axis of rotation), with parallel horizontal yardarms, cross-connected and corner braced, to the vertical main shaft. A sail assembly is included that comprises rectangular sails in frames pivotally attached at the tip of parallel horizontal yardarms. The rectangular sails in frames are configured to move between a closed position and an open position relative to the parallel horizontal yardarms. An outer support structure made of vertical columns with lateral cross bracing, joins together at the vertical main shaft in the middle and top, and is coupled thereto with self-aligning split bearings. The support columns are anchored to the ground firmly with three-way guy-wire in two places on each column, thereby providing more support to the structure. Thus, the present invention is an improved technique for providing wind power to produce electrical energy at ground level. | 07-28-2011 |
Jon Jay Howard, Joshua Tree, CA US
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| 20110182733 | Square Rigged Sail Wind Turbine - A square rigged sail wind turbine includes a vertical main shaft (with a vertical axis of rotation), with parallel horizontal yardarms, cross-connected and corner braced, to the vertical main shaft. A sail assembly is included that comprises rectangular sails in frames pivotally attached at the tip of parallel horizontal yardarms. The rectangular sails in frames are configured to move between a closed position and an open position relative to the parallel horizontal yardarms. An outer support structure made of vertical columns with lateral cross bracing, joins together at the vertical main shaft in the middle and top, and is coupled thereto with self-aligning split bearings. The support columns are anchored to the ground firmly with three-way guy-wire in two places on each column, thereby providing more support to the structure. Thus, the present invention is an improved technique for providing wind power to produce electrical energy at ground level. | 07-28-2011 |
Joshua D. Howard, Granada Hills, CA US
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| 20090254151 | LEAD ANCHOR FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE - A lead anchor includes a body with opposing first and second major surfaces and at least one edge surface between the first and second major surfaces. The body defines a first channel, a second channel, and a notch. The first channel extends from the edge surface of the body and is open at the first major surface. The second channel extends from the edge surface of the body and is open at the second major surface. The notch extends from the edge surface of the body, defines an opening from the first major surface through the body to the second major surface, and intersects the first channel and the second channel. The first channel, the second channel, and a portion of the notch define a passage through the body so that a lead can be inserted into the notch and turned to dispose a portion of the lead within the passage. The lead anchor can be part of a kit or system that also includes a lead. | 10-08-2009 |
Joshua Dale Howard, Granada Hills, CA US
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| 20110009932 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUPPORT ELEMENTS FOR ELONGATED MEMBERS OF IMPLANTABLE ELECTRIC STIMULATION SYSTEMS - An implantable lead includes a lead body. A plurality of conductors are disposed within the lead body and electrically couple at least one electrode to at least one terminal. At least one of the conductors includes a plurality of units. Each of the units includes a first conductor segment extending along the lead body from a beginning point to a first position, a second conductor segment extending from the first position to a second position, and a third conductor segment extending along the elongated member from the second position to an endpoint. The conductor segments are arranged so as to form alternating single-coil regions and multi-coil regions. At least one support element is disposed along at least a portion of at least one of the single-coil regions and is configured and arranged to increase the stiffness of the at least one of the single-coil regions. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110029052 | LEAD SPLITTER FOR AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING - A splitter for an electrical stimulation system includes a junction having a proximal end and a distal end. An elongated proximal member extends from the proximal end of the junction. The proximal member includes a plurality of terminals disposed on a proximal end of the proximal member. A plurality of elongated distal members extend from the distal end of the junction. Each distal member includes a connector disposed on a distal end of the distal member. The connector is configured and arranged for receiving a lead or lead extension. One of the distal members is longitudinally aligned with the proximal member and at least another one of the distal members is longitudinally offset from the proximal member. A plurality of conductors couple the terminals of the proximal member to the connectors of the distal members. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110130816 | ELECTRODE ARRAY WITH ELECTRODES HAVING CUTOUT PORTIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A lead for brain stimulation includes a lead body having a distal end. At least one cable extends within the lead body, each cable comprising at least one conductor. The lead further includes a plurality of electrodes coupled to the at least one cable. Each of the plurality of electrodes defines a cutout portion that receives and attaches to a one of the at least one cable. | 06-02-2011 |
Keith Howard, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20090208829 | METHOD OF COOLING A BATTERY PACK USING FLAT HEAT PIPES - Methods of cooling a battery pack comprising a large number of cells are disclosed in various embodiments. In one embodiment, one or more low thermal resistance heat pipes are used to transfer heat away from the battery pack. In another embodiment, the heat pipes are coupled to a cold plate cooled by circulating liquid. | 08-20-2009 |
Kevin B. Howard, Laguna Niguel, CA US
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| 20090215436 | Integrated Wireless Mobile Media System - A fully integrated completely wireless mobile media system for digital signage applications receives content from a mobile telephone network. The received content is wirelessly distributed to point of sale locations and wireless local hotspots via IEEE 802.11(n) or later communications protocol. Audio and high definition video are streamed over MIMO RF technology incorporating JPEG2000 or later compression algorithms providing transmission quality up to or better than wired connectivity over a wireless link. The system requires no wired communications infrastructure such that the entire system may travel, or advertising displays are readily relocatable within the retail environment. Media content can be unicast for point to point (single endpoint) or multicast for multi-endpoint delivery. The system supports wireless local hotspot connectivity. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110047583 | INTEGRATED WIRELESS MOBILEMEDIA SYSTEM - An integrated wireless MobileMedia system is provided. One embodiment includes a wireless media system for distributing media content, the wireless media system including; a base unit that includes: (1) a WWAN modem for receiving the media content over a WWAN network; (2) a router in communication with the WWAN modem; and (3) a transmitter for wirelessly transmitting the media content to one or more wireless receivers, wherein a first wireless receiver is configured to wirelessly receive the media content from the transmitter and push the media content to a video device. In some embodiments, the wireless media system further includes a TV tuner device for receiving live video content. Another embodiment is a method for distributing media content using a base station with a WWAN modem, a router, a controller, and a transmitter, the method including: receiving, over a WWAN network, the media content at a WWAN modem; transmitting, by way of the router, the media content from the WWAN modem to the controller; coordinating, using the controller, the delivery of the media content to one or more wireless receivers; and transmitting the media content to a first wireless receiver. | 02-24-2011 |
Kevin Patrick Howard, Rendondo Beach, CA US
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| 20100010874 | Systems and methods of evaluating and extending a loan secured by an invention idea of a borrower - Systems including computer readable programs and methods of evaluating loan applications and extending loans to borrowers secured by the borrower's undeveloped, but potentially patentable and/or marketable invention idea, includes evaluating an invention idea invented by a borrower, assigning a value to the invention idea and determining an amount of money to extended to the borrower, and obtaining one or more of an ownership interest in the invention idea or a security interest in the invention idea as collateral. Also disclosed are criteria for conducting an analysis of the invention idea to determine one or more terms of a loan to be extended to the borrower. | 01-14-2010 |
Kipland Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110166006 | CORE STRENGTHENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STRENGTHENING USING THE SAME - The core strengthening device includes a base having a first base section and a second base section. Each of the first and second base sections includes a connection mechanism with which to connect together to form a unitary device. The connection mechanism is detachable to separate the first and second base sections to form a two-part device. The device further includes a handle connected to a top surface of each of the first and second base sections. The device further includes two or more load-bearing rolling devices such as ball transfers or casters connected to a bottom surface of each of the first and second base sections to enable smooth movement over a surface by a user via the handles of the first and second base sections, either as the unitary device or independently as the two-part device. | 07-07-2011 |
Layne E. Howard, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20100013482 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE PHANTOM SYSTEMS AND METHODS - According to one aspect, a magnetic resonance (NMR or MRI) phantom includes a spherical or quasi-spherical casing enclosing an internal chamber, and an internal phantom structure situated within the internal chamber. The casing includes alignment features allowing the sequential alignment/orientation of the phantom along three orthogonal axes. In some embodiments, the casing is shaped as a quasi-spherical intercyl having an outer surface defined by the intersection of three orthogonal cylinders. In some embodiments, the casing may be shaped as a sphere having orthogonal registration holes or channels sized to accommodate a corresponding protrusion or ridge in a phantom holder; the casing may also include protrusions or ridges sized to fit into a matching hole or channel defined in a holder. One or more internal phantom plates may include air bubble transfer apertures allowing air bubbles to flow between opposite sides of a plate as a liquid-filled phantom is rotated. | 01-21-2010 |
Layne Evan Howard, Los Gatos, CA US
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| 20090206249 | Shutter and gate valve assemblies for vacuum systems - A shutter and gate valve assembly includes a valve housing that defines a passage therethrough, a valve member having a valve aperture, the valve member movable between a non-operating position that seals the passage and an operating position that aligns the valve aperture with the passage, and a shutter movable between a closed position that blocks the valve aperture and an open position that unblocks the valve aperture. The shutter member may be affixed to and movable with the valve member between the non-operating position and the operating position. The shutter may be provided with a shutter aperture that is aligned with the valve aperture in the open position. | 08-20-2009 |
Leanne Howard, Monrovia, CA US
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| 20100048089 | Collectible marble set - Described is a collectible marble set where the marble enhancements are tied to a media. The collectible marble set includes a plurality of marbles, the plurality of marbles having at least a first set of marbles and a second set of marbles. Each of the marbles have an insert therein, wherein the first set of marbles has an insert with a first color and the second set of marbles has an insert with a second color. The plurality of marbles are formed to be tied to a media having a first character set and a second character set, such that the first color represents the first character set and the second color represents the second character set. | 02-25-2010 |
Mark E. Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080288033 | Heat transfer pad having occlusion-resistant ports - A heat transfer pad includes a bladder and a pad port. The bladder has an outside perimeter, an inner face and an outer face enclosing a bladder interior. The pad port has a tubing segment with a proximal end which extends through the outside perimeter of the bladder into the bladder interior. A port seal is formed by bonding the inner and outer faces of the bladder to the proximal end of the tubing segment at a port bond point distal to the outside perimeter of the bladder in the bladder interior. The proximal end of the tubing segment is maintained unbonded to the inner and outer faces of the bladder between the port seal and the outside perimeter of the bladder, thereby defining a strain relief section of the bladder which resists occlusion of the pad port. | 11-20-2008 |
Mathew Douglas Howard, Sunnyvale, CA US
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| 20090271864 | Containment of Rogue Systems in Wireless Network Environments - Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating containment of the effects of rogue or unauthorized access points on wireless computer network environments. Embodiments of the present invention support one to a plurality of rogue containment methodologies. A first rogue containment type involves identification of the physical connection of the rogue access point to the wired network infrastructure and, thus, allows for disabling of that physical connection to contain the rogue access point. Other rogue containment methods involve wireless techniques for containing the effect of rogue access points. As discussed below, the rogue containment functionality described herein can be applied to a wide variety of wireless network system architectures. | 10-29-2009 |
Matthew Howard, Saratoga, CA US
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| 20110219237 | DOCUMENT REGISTRATION - A document accessible over a network can be registered. A registered document, and the content contained therein, cannot be transmitted undetected over and off of the network. In one embodiment, the invention includes maintaining a plurality of stored signatures, each signature being associated with one of a plurality of registered documents, intercepting an object being transmitted over a network, calculating a set of signatures associated with the intercepted object, and comparing the set of signatures with the plurality of stored signatures. In one embodiment, the invention can further include detecting registered content from the registered document being contained in the intercepted object, if the comparison results in a match of at least one of the signatures in the set of signatures with one or more of the plurality of stored signatures. | 09-08-2011 |
Maureen Howard, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20100247540 | Methods and Compositions For Modulating Angiogenesis - The present invention provides method and compositions for modulating angiogenesis. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100278820 | REAGENTS THAT BIND CCX-CKR2 - Antibodies that bind to CCX-CKR2 and methods of their use are provided. | 11-04-2010 |
Maureen C. Howard, Los Altos, CA US
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| 20090054630 | Compositions and methods for detecting and treating diseases and conditions related to chemokine receptors - Antibodies that bind CCX-CKR2 are described. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20110052589 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING DISEASES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS - Ligands of CCX-CKR2 and the biological role of CCX-CKR2 in cancer is described. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110165164 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING DISEASES AND CONDITIONS RELATED TO CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS - Ligands of CCX-CKR2 and the biological role of CCX-CKR2 in cancer is described. | 07-07-2011 |
Michael A. Howard, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090037133 | DEVICE FOR THOROUGH TESTING OF SECURE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - An apparatus including a test circuit, an output circuit and a control circuit. The test circuit may be configured to generate test data in response to one or more test vectors. The output circuit may be configured to present data in a first mode and prevent presentation of data in a second mode. The output circuit may be configured to switch between the first mode and the second mode in response to a control signal. The control circuit may be configured to generate the control signal according to predetermined criteria for protecting secure data within the apparatus while allowing the test data to be presented. | 02-05-2009 |
Michael A. Howard, Cardiff, CA US
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| 20090274196 | COMMUNICATION RECEIVER WITH HYBRID EQUALIZER - Wireless communication receiver with hybrid equalizer and RAKE receiver. The receiver compares performance of the system for RAKE only and RAKE in combination with equalizer estimates. The receiver enables or disables the equalizer accordingly. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20110075615 | RECURSIVE REALIZATION OF POLYNOMIAL PERMUTATION INTERLEAVING - Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate automatically generating interleaved addresses during turbo decoding. An efficient recursive technique can be employed in which layers of nested loops enable the computation of a polynomial and a modular function given interleaved parameters “a” and “b” from a look up table. With the recursive technique, interleaved addresses can be generated, one interleaved address per clock cycle which can maintain turbo decoding performance. | 03-31-2011 |
Michael A. Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20110143672 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR PARALLEL CHANNEL ESTIMATION AND INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION - Certain aspects of the disclosure propose parallel channel estimation and interference cancellation in a wireless communications system. For each common reference signal tone offset, interference cancellation and channel estimation may be performed independently. The proposed channel estimation method may increase performance of a system. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110194430 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNIFIED CHANNEL ESTIMATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - Certain aspects of the disclosure propose a unified channel estimation algorithm that combines two or more channel estimation algorithms in a single piece of hardware or software. The proposed unified channel estimation may dynamically switch, based on one or more metrics, between different modes of operation that utilize different channel estimation algorithms. | 08-11-2011 |
Michael Alexander Howard, Cardiff, CA US
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| 20090080429 | PACKET-BASED PROCESSING SYSTEM - A packet-based processing system suitable for various applications, such as for a base station or a terminal in a wireless communication system, is described. The packet-based processing system may include multiple processing modules and at least one transport module. The processing modules may send packets to one another via a common packet interface and may operate asynchronously. The transport module(s) may forward the packets sent by the processing modules and may operate asynchronously with respect to the processing modules. Each processing module may include a network interface, at least one buffer, a packet parser, a packet builder, and at least one processing unit. Each processing module may support at least one service. Each packet may include a header and a payload. The header may include a source service address for a source service sending the packet and a destination service address for a recipient service receiving the packet. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090124204 | Minimum Finger Low-Power Demodulator For Wireless Communication - Techniques for assigning multipaths to finger processors to achieve the desired data performance and low power consumption are described. A search is initially performed to obtain a set of multipaths for a transmission from at least one base station. At least one multipath (e.g., the minimum number of multipaths) having a combined performance metric (e.g., a combined SNR) exceeding a threshold is identified. The at least one multipath is assigned to, and processed by, at least one finger processor to recover the transmission from the base station(s). | 05-14-2009 |
| 20100248642 | Gated RF Control Channel Demodulation Methods and Apparatuses - Methods and apparatuses are provided for use in devices that are enabled to receive control channel information over a link having a plurality of interlaced slots. The methods and apparatuses may be implemented to selectively disable/enable one or more circuits within a receiver path at selected times. | 09-30-2010 |
Michael D. Howard, Malibu, CA US
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| 20090063373 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADVERSARIAL REASONING - Method and apparatus for an adversarial planner to create a first plan for a first agent and a second plan for a second agent, wherein the first and second plans are independent, identify conflicts between the first and second plans, and address the identified conflicts by planning a contingency branch for one of the agents that resolves the conflict in the agent's favor, and splicing that new branch into the agent's plan. | 03-05-2009 |
Michael D. Howard, Westlake Village, CA US
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| 20090306894 | Track prediction and identification via particle motion with intent - Provided is a system and method for tracking and identifying a target in an area of interest based on a comparison of predicted target behavior or movement and sensed target behavior or movement. Incorporating aspects of both particle diffusion and mobility constraint models with target intent derivations, the system may continuously track a target while simultaneously refining target identification information. Alternatively, the system and method are applied to reacquire a target track based on prioritized intents and predicted target location. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20110173044 | Possible worlds risk assessment system and method - A possible worlds risk assessment system including a planning subsystem configured to create a plan for each risk source which threatens a defended area in one or more possible worlds. A clustering subsystem may be configured to cluster states of each plan for each risk source by spatial locality to generate a risk source slice for each plan. Each risk source slice may be partitioned into cells representing the risk to the defended area in the one or more possible worlds. A risk assessment subsystem may be configured to combine each corresponding cell of each risk source slice to generate a risk assessment slice which includes an assessment of the risk associated with each cell of each risk source slice to provide a unified total situational assessment of the risk to the defended area. A data grid may be configured to store each risk source slice and the risk assessment slice. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110184897 | Contingency planning system and method - A contingency planning system apparatus including a world description subsystem responsive to data representing a description of the world related to a planning problem and configured to instantiate a plurality of world codelets in a codelet workspace. A coderack subsystem is responsive to a slipnet network and is configured to instantiate a plurality of codelets in the codelet workspace each having one or more slots for binding with binding sites of lower level codelets and configured to monitor constraint changes thereto and propagate those changes to any related codelets. A temperature subsystem is configured to detect when temperature in the codelet workspace has reached a predetermined level indicating a satisfactory solution to the planning problem has been achieved. A plan extractor is responsive to the temperature subsystem and is configured to extract one or more contingency plans from the codelet workspace when the predetermined temperature is reached and configured to cause the temperature subsystem change the temperature in the codelet workspace such that the plurality of codelets will develop new bindings representing new solutions to the planning problem. | 07-28-2011 |
Raymond Howard, Santaluz, CA US
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| 20080209966 | Multi-key holder with individual docking ports - A key inventory chest including a case having a docking port formed therein and including first means for attaching the case to a carrying element, and a tag including second means for attaching the tag to keys, the tag further including a docking button, spaced apart from the second means, of a size and shape for lockable engagement in the docking port to temporarily fasten the keys in the case, wherein the docking button is arranged for snap-in fitting and locking into the docking port and releasable therefrom by digital pressure applied to the button. | 09-04-2008 |
Richard D. Howard, Windsor, CA US
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| 20090044369 | Cylindrical member maintenance device including cutting ring - The present invention provides a cylindrical member maintenance device that includes housing having a central opening for the passage of the cylindrical member and one or more cutting rings disposed within the housing for engaging the cylindrical member as the housing is moved along a length of the cylindrical member. The device may further include or more brush assemblies disposed within the housing for engaging and cleaning the cylindrical member. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090077765 | Cylndrical member conditioning device - A cylindrical member conditioning device. The device includes a housing having a longitudinal axis and a passageway extending along the longitudinal axis, the passageway being of sufficient size to receive the cylindrical member and to facilitate its movement through the housing. The housing includes at least one roller pair, each roller of the roller pair having an axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Each roller is rotatable about its axis, the rollers of the roller pair positioned on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis. The surface of each roller is sized to extend sufficiently into the passageway such that as the cylindrical member passes through the housing, the rollers change a surface condition thereof. | 03-26-2009 |
Richard D. Howard, Kentfield, CA US
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| 20080281673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC LAND PLANNING - One embodiment of the invention includes a land planning tool that maybe used to perform a variety of land planning tasks. The land planning tool may interpret global information systems (GIS) electronic data in conjunction with user-specified constraints to analyze and display a development site, visually indicating developable areas. The user may then use a pen-based device to sketch outlines of land planning objects. As the user sketches, the land planning tool may generate vector geometry stored in an electronic database for use by a variety of computer aided design tools. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080282203 | GENERATING VECTOR GEOMETRY FROM RASTER INPUT FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC LAND PLANNING - One embodiment of the invention includes a land planning tool that maybe used to perform a variety of land planning tasks. The land planning tool may interpret global information systems (GIS) electronic data in conjunction with user-specified constraints to analyze and display a development site, visually indicating developable areas. The user may then use a pen-based device to sketch outlines of land planning objects. As the user sketches, the land planning tool may generate vector geometry stored in an electronic database for use by a variety of computer aided design tools. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090094556 | USER DEFINED SCENARIOS IN A THREE DIMENSIONAL GEO-SPATIAL SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to store user defined scenarios in a three-dimensional system. A 3D view of a real world scene is displayed, using a three-dimensional (3D) graphics application. Plug-ins are installed into the 3D graphics application. A user selects a subset of the plug-ins, defines settings for the subset of plug-ins, and defines a visualization trait for each plug-in in the subset. The user associates an identification of the selected subset, the settings, and the visualization trait with a scenario bookmark that is saved. The bookmark can be selected by a user to display a visualization of a scenario based on the selected subset, settings, and visualization trait. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094557 | SUN-SHADOW SIMULATION IN A GEOSPATIAL SYSTEM - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to display a sun and shadow simulation in a 3D system. A 3D view of a real world scene is displayed, using a 3D graphics application, on a display device. A plug-in is installed into the application. A calendar period (e.g., a month, day, and year) is defined by the user. A timeline arc is displayed with the calendar period defining a radius of the arc, and starting stopping endpoints of the timeline arc defining an interval of time during the calendar period. A timeline slider is displayed on the arc that indicates a time of day within the calendar period. A visualization is displayed, in the 3D view, of shadows cast by a sun on objects in the 3D view. A position of the sun is based on the calendar period and the time of day. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090094558 | Viewport overlays to expose alternate data representations - A method, apparatus, and article of manufacture provide the ability to display (using a 3D graphics application) an overlayed window containing an alternate data representation in a three-dimensional system. A first 3D view of a real world scene (that includes a first set of data layers) is displayed on a display device. The user selects a set of entities that together define an alternate representation of the first 3D view. The alternate representation is a second set of data layers that is different than the first set of data layers. An overlayed window is displayed on top of the first 3D view and displays the alternate representation. | 04-09-2009 |
Ricky Howard, Adelanto, CA US
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| 20110018280 | Orbital Track Wind Turbine - An orbital track wind turbine for generation of electrical energy from wind power is provided. The wind turbine includes a plurality of spaced vertical supports to which at least two parallel spaced circular tracks are fixedly secured. These circular tracks are coaxial with one another and are positioned in parallel horizontal planes. A plurality of trucks extend between the circular tracks, the trucks having at least two grooved rollers which partially surround the circular tracks and operate in rolling engagement therewith. A circular power takeoff ring is coaxial with said circular tracks, and the power takeoff ring is attached to the truck which is rotatable in a horizontal plane about its central axis. A plurality of vertical airfoils extends around the circular power takeoff ring, with each of the airfoils being attached to a truck and the power takeoff ring. One or more generators are connected to the power takeoff ring, thereby converting wind generated rotation of the power takeoff ring to electrical energy. | 01-27-2011 |
Robert Howard, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090132763 | Memory Cards Having Two Standard Sets Of Contacts And A Hinged Contact Covering Mechanism - Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB). One memory card standard that can be followed is that of the Secure Digital (SD) card. The cards can thus be used with different hosts that are compatible with one set of contacts but not the other. A cover that is hinged to the card to normally cover one set of contacts can be manually rotated out of the way when that set of contacts is being used. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090134228 | MEMORY CARDS HAVING TWO STANDARD SETS OF CONTACTS AND A HINGED CONTACT COVERING MECHANISM - Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB). One memory card standard that can be followed is that of the Secure Digital (SD) card. The cards can thus be used with different hosts that are compatible with one set of contacts but not the other. A cover that is hinged to the card to normally cover one set of contacts can be manually rotated out of the way when that set of contacts is being used. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20100239112 | TOOL FOR INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF IN-CANAL HEARING DEVICES - Methods, tools, and methods of manufacturing said tools are provided for inserting a hearing device deeply into the ear canal of a user and adjusting its medial-lateral position therein. The provided tools comprise a shaft. A distal end of the shaft can be coupled to the hearing device. The shaft is flexible to facilitate its insertion into the tortuous ear canal and minimize injurious contact with the ear canal. The length of the shaft can be adjusted to adjust the depth of insertion of the shaft into the ear canal, customizing the tool for an individual user. Medial advancement of the shaft into the ear canal is limited by a base, side extension, or mold coupled to a proximal portion of the shaft or other proximal part of the tool. | 09-23-2010 |
Robert Andrew Howard, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110251457 | ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An endoscopic system may include a catheter or tubing and at least one optical sensor disposed along the catheter or tubing and configured to capture image information from a body lumen when disposed within the body lumen and activated. The system may further include an untethered module operatively arranged with the at least one optical sensor and configured to store or transmit image information captured by the at least one optical sensor. The catheter or tubing, at least one optical sensor and module may be portable during use. | 10-13-2011 |
Roger Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080216955 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A PEELABLE SEAL - A container or array of containers that is are sealed with a peelable seal is transported via a conveyor along a processing path toward a desealing station at which an adhesive surface having a width substantially the same as or greater than the width of the seal is pressed against the upper surface of the peelable seal. A collection rod applies a downward pressure on the adhesive surface, pressing it against the seal and keeping the container or container array in position on the conveyor as the plate moves with the conveyor. As the leading edge of the seal passes the collection rod, the adhesive surface is rolled upward, away from the plane of the seal, pulling up on the leading edge of the seal to separate it from the container or container array while the container or container array is held down by the roller. The removed seal is then discarded. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100089537 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REMOVING A PEELABLE SEAL - A container or array of containers that is are sealed with a peelable seal is transported via a conveyor along a processing path toward a desealing station at which an adhesive surface having a width substantially the same as or greater than the width of the seal is pressed against the upper surface of the peelable seal. A collection rod applies a downward pressure on the adhesive surface, pressing it against the seal and keeping the container or container array in position on the conveyor as the plate moves with the conveyor. As the leading edge of the seal passes the collection rod, the adhesive surface is rolled upward, away from the plane of the seal, pulling up on the leading edge of the seal to separate it from the container or container array while the container or container array is held down by the roller. The removed seal is then discarded. | 04-15-2010 |
Ryan Howard, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080270189 | HEALTH CARE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MESSAGING AND MINING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A health care practice management system is used to store, update and access data regarding patients of practitioners such as doctors and staff. The health care practice management system provides access to collections of data for research by data miners based on such aspects as type of patient condition, patient class, or type of patient treatment. The health care practice management system also provides a vehicle to message targeted groups of individuals, namely, practitioners, patients, and miners of the practice data. The health care practice management system can be distributed to users through a reduced cost arrangement that is support through contributions from third parties by sponsoring messages to be displayed through the system to users. | 10-30-2008 |
Samuel M. Howard, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20080242990 | Hair removal using focused high intensity acoustic energy - Hair is permanently removed from a patient's skin by transcutaneously focusing high intensity acoustic energy at a hair follicle and applying sufficient energy to destroy the follicle, whereby hair is removed and regrowth is prevented. Typically, a region of a patient's skin would be ultrasonically imaged to show the location of a plurality of individual hair follicles. The individual imaged hair follicles are then treated using a system which automatically directs the high intensity acoustic energy at each follicle. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20100228163 | Method of removing and preventing regrowth of hair - Hair is permanently removed from a patient's skin by transcutaneously focusing high intensity acoustic energy at hair follicles and at dermal papilla regions during a telogen phase of hair growth and applying sufficient energy to destroy said follicles and said dermal papilla regions, so that hair is removed and regrowth is prevented. Typically, a region of a patient's skin is first ultrasonically imaged to show the location of a plurality of individual hair follicles and dermal papilla regions. The imaged hair follicles and dermal papilla regions are then treated using a system which automatically directs high intensity acoustic energy at each follicle and dermal papilla region. | 09-09-2010 |
Stephen Jacob Howard, Chino, CA US
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| 20100304119 | PARTICLE-TOUGHENED FIBER-REINFORCED POLYMER COMPOSITES - Particle toughened, fiber-reinforced composites include a fiber region and an interlayer region between the fibers. The fiber region includes a plurality of fibers at least partially within a first polymer composition including a first base polymer formulation and a first plurality of toughening particles. The interlayer region includes a second polymer composition including a second base polymer formulation and at least one of the first plurality of toughening particles and a second plurality of toughening particles. Examples of first and second pluralities of toughening particles, respectively, may include core shell rubbers and polyimides. Increasing concentration of the first plurality of toughening particles may improve the composite toughness while preserving thermal properties of the composite, such as weight loss after extended duration exposure to elevated temperature. It is further discovered that the relative placement of the toughening particles influences composite mechanical properties, such as compression after impact (CAI) strength. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100305274 | PARTICLE-TOUGHENED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS - Particle-toughened polymer compositions include a base polymer formulation and a plurality of toughening particles. In certain embodiments, the base polymer formulation includes bismaleimides or other polymer resins capable of high temperature service. A first plurality of toughening particles may include core shell rubbers. A second plurality of toughening particles may be selected from a variety of polymer compositions, including polyimides, polyether ketone (PEK), polyether ether ketone (PEEK), polyether ketone ketone (PEKK), polyether imide, polyether sulfones, and polyphenylene oxide. It is found that increasing concentration of the core shell rubbers may improve the toughness of the composition while preserving thermal properties of the composition, such as glass transition temperature. | 12-02-2010 |
Steven Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100274286 | TRANSVERSE CONNECTORS - Devices and methods are disclosed for treating the vertebral column. One embodiment provides a transverse connector for vertebral fixation systems comprising a first connector body comprising a first engaging member for engaging a first elongate member and a first locking member, a second connector body comprising a second engaging member for engaging a second elongate member, and a transverse rod coupled to the first connector body and the second connector body, thereby forming an articulation between a first end of the transverse rod and the first connector body, wherein the first locking member is configured to secure both the articulation and the first elongate member to the first connector body. | 10-28-2010 |
Steven C. Howard, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100131048 | EXPANDABLE SLIDE AND LOCK STENT - An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100292773 | BALLOON EXPANDABLE CRUSH-RECOVERABLE STENT DEVICE - An intraluminal, balloon expandable stent for implantation in a body lumen is disclosed. The present invention provides a lumen support stent with an unobstructed through-lumen for use in a blood vessel. A constraining mechanism is provided for securely maintaining the stent in the collapsed condition during delivery. The stent is preferably formed with a series of interconnected slide and lock mechanisms for permitting movement from a collapsed condition to an expanded condition and inhibiting radial recoil from the expanded condition. The stent may be formed from a shape memory alloy for providing crush-recovery after deployment. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110245909 | EXPANDABLE SLIDE AND LOCK STENT - An expandable slide and lock stent is provided that comprises a plurality of radial elements interconnected to form a tubular member. Each radial element can comprise a helical backbone and at least one elongate member extending from the helical backbone in a circumferential direction. Each backbone can have at least one slot that can be configured to receive an elongate member of an adjacent radial element. | 10-06-2011 |
Steven J. Howard, San Diego, CA US
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|---|---|---|
| 20100169396 | EFFICIENT COMPUTATION FOR EIGENVALUE DECOMPOSITION AND SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION OF MATRICES - For eigenvalue decomposition, a first set of at least one variable is derived based on a first matrix being decomposed and using Coordinate Rotational Digital Computer (CORDIC) computation. A second set of at least one variable is derived based on the first matrix and using a look-up table. A second matrix of eigenvectors of the first matrix is then derived based on the first and second variable sets. To derive the first variable set, CORDIC computation is performed on an element of the first matrix to determine the magnitude and phase of this element, and CORDIC computation is performed on the phase to determine the sine and cosine of this element. To derive the second variable set, intermediate quantities are derived based on the first matrix and used to access the look-up table. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100215115 | RECEIVER SPATIAL PROCESSING FOR EIGENMODE TRANSMISSION IN A MIMO SYSTEM - For eigenmode transmission with minimum mean square error (MMSE) receiver spatial processing, a transmitter performs spatial processing on NS data symbol streams with steering vectors to transmit the streams on NS spatial channels of a MIMO channel. The steering vectors are estimates of transmitter steering vectors required to orthogonalize the spatial channels. A receiver derives a spatial filter based on an MMSE criterion and with an estimate of the MIMO channel response and the steering vectors. The receiver (1) obtains NR received symbol streams from NR receive antennas, (2) performs spatial processing on the received symbol streams with the spatial filter to obtain NS filtered symbol streams, (3) performs signal scaling on the filtered symbol streams with a scaling matrix to obtain NS recovered symbol streams, and (4) processes the NS recovered symbol streams to obtain NS decoded data streams for the NS data streams sent by the transmitter. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100246642 | MULTI-ACCESS HYBRID OFDM-CDMA SYSTEM - In one aspect of a multiple-access OFDM-CDMA system, the data spreading is performed in the frequency domain by spreading each data stream with a respective spreading code selected from a set of available spreading codes. To support multiple access, system resources may be allocated and de-allocated to users (e.g., spreading codes may be assigned to users as needed, and transmit power may be allocated to users). Variable rate data for each user may be supported via a combination of spreading adjustment and transmit power scaling. Interference control techniques are also provided to improve system performance via power control of the downlink and/or uplink transmissions to achieve the desired level of performance while minimizing interference. A pilot may be transmitted by each transmitter unit to assist the receiver units perform acquisition, timing synchronization, carrier recovery, handoff, channel estimation, coherent data demodulation, and so on. | 09-30-2010 |
Steven James Howard, Auburn, CA US
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| 20110111372 | Method for Creating a Temporary Tooth - A method of forming a temporary tooth by fusing a plurality of polymer pellets. The plurality of pellets are fused and molded into the shape of a tooth. Additionally, the formed tooth shape comprises of a adapter shape that allows the formed tooth to be secured to the adjacent teeth of the space of the missing tooth. | 05-12-2011 |
Suzanne G. Howard, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20110147499 | UNDER-SINK WASTE PROCESSING APPLIANCE - An under-sink waste processing appliance includes a waste separator which extracts liquid from organic waste and passes such extracted liquid to a residential drain line. The remaining solid, in the form of organic pulp, is dried in a dryer and deposited in a removable collection receptacle. | 06-23-2011 |
Suzanne Gibbs Howard, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20100183773 | PACKAGE ASSEMBLY - A package assembly includes a container that is configured for expansion in a generally vertical direction between a collapsed state and an extended state. The container includes a sidewall having a first axial end portion and an oppositely disposed second axial end portion. The sidewall is vertically compressed in the collapsed state and configured for expansion in a generally vertical direction to the extended state. A base portion is engaged with the first axial end portion of the sidewall. The base portion and the sidewall cooperatively define an interior region having an opening. A cover is engaged with the second axial end portion of the sidewall. The cover is configured for covering the opening to the interior region during cooking or heating. | 07-22-2010 |
Tommy Eugene Howard, Manhattan Beach, CA US
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| 20110177107 | PREDICTING AND REDUCING ALLOIMMUNOGENICITY OF PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS - Methods of predicting the immunogenicity of a therapeutic protein in a subject are provided and the use of this method in selecting a protein for replacement therapy having the fewest immunogenic epitopes. The method is demonstrated by reference to ADAMTS13. Isolated allelic variants of ADAMTS13 that contribute to the variability in risk for both arterial and venous thrombotic disease development are provided. The allelic variants are identified as single nucleotide polymorphisms (ns-SNPs) in the ADAMTS13 gene, which result in haplotypes identified as H1 to H14. A method for improving outcomes of transfusions/transplant products is also provided by selection of haplotype matched therapeutics. | 07-21-2011 |
Vincent Howard, Beverly Hills, CA US
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| 20110193359 | PORTABLE PET WASTE REMOVAL DEVICE - A waste removal device is described that comprises a handle having a movable actuation trigger, and two opposing jaws, wherein the jaws are adjacent each other in a closed condition when no external force is applied to the actuation trigger. The jaws are urged apart to an open condition when the trigger is actuated by a user. At least two clasps for clasping a portion of a plastic bag are provided, each clasp comprising a sheet of flexible material defining an elongate non-linear slot, the slot being sufficiently long to receive through the slot at least two fingertips of a user's hand. | 08-11-2011 |