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Hughes, Jr., US
A. John Hughes, Jr., Temecula, CA US
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| 20090029436 | SUBSTANTIALLY PURE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides substantially pure reverse transcriptases, which are preferably substantially free from contamination with nucleic acids. The invention also provides methods for the production of these enzymes, and kits comprising these enzymes which may be used in synthesizing, amplifying or sequencing nucleic acid molecules, including through the use of the polymerase chain reaction, particularly RT-PCR. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090215126 | NUCLEIC ACID-FREE THERMOSTABLE ENZYMES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides thermostable enzymes, such as DNA polymerases and restriction endonucleases, that are substantially free from contamination with nucleic acids. The invention also provides methods for the production of these enzymes, and kits comprising these enzymes which may be used in amplifying or sequencing nucleic acid molecules, including through use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). | 08-27-2009 |
| 20110281276 | NUCLEIC ACID-FREE THERMOSTABLE ENZYMES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides thermostable enzymes, such as DNA polymerases and restriction endonucleases, that are substantially free from contamination with nucleic acids. The invention also provides methods for the production of these enzymes, and kits comprising these enzymes which may be used in amplifying or sequencing nucleic acid molecules, including through use of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). | 11-17-2011 |
| 20110306112 | SUBSTANTIALLY PURE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION THEREOF - The present invention provides substantially pure reverse transcriptases, which are preferably substantially free from contamination with nucleic acids. The invention also provides methods for the production of these enzymes, and kits comprising these enzymes which may be used in synthesizing, amplifying or sequencing nucleic acid molecules, including through the use of the polymerase chain reaction, particularly RT-PCR. | 12-15-2011 |
A. John Hughes, Jr., Germantown, MD US
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| 20090155775 | CLONED DNA POLYMERASES FROM THERMOTOGA AND MUTANTS THEREOF - The invention relates to a substantially pure thermostable DNA polymerase from | 06-18-2009 |
Charles K. Hughes, Jr., Summerville, SC US
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| 20110236173 | System, apparatus, and method for supporting a vehicle for underbody servicing - A system for supporting vehicles above a ground surface to provide access to an underbody, includes four vertical supports each having a vertical support member. A first elongated beam member has a central portion configured for connecting to a vehicle frame front part, the first beam member having opposed ends. A second elongated beam member has a central portion configured for connecting to a vehicle frame rear part, the second beam member having opposed end portions. The first beam central portion includes means for releasably attaching the first beam member to the towing/tie-down structure on the vehicle frame front part, and the second beam member central portion includes means for releasably attaching the second beam member to the towing/tie down structure on the vehicle frame rear part. Each of the first beam member opposed ends and the second beam member opposed ends is configured with a recess to releasably receive a respective support member to restrain relative movement among all the support members in a horizontal plane. | 09-29-2011 |
George L. Hughes, Jr., Wesley Chapel, FL US
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| 20120329425 | MULTI-TIERED, USAGE-BASED PRICING SERVICE PLAN - A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions executable by at least one processor, the instructions to cause the at least one processor to bill a subscriber, enrolled in a multi-tiered pricing plan, a plan fee associated with the multi-tiered pricing plan, for each billing cycle of a plurality of billing cycles, for services associated with a subscriber device; track, for each billing cycle, an amount of usage of the services; determine, for each billing cycle, a pricing tier corresponding to the tracked usage; and bill the subscriber, for each billing cycle, a fee associated with the corresponding pricing tier, wherein at least two of the corresponding pricing tiers differ. | 12-27-2012 |
John P. Hughes, Jr., Farmington, MI US
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| 20130036952 | Ballistic construction panel - A ballistic resistant construction panel having a series of elongated channels formed by coupling a corrugated member to adjacent planar wall members. These channels are filled with sand to provide the ballistic resistance of the panel. These panels are constructed of a fiber-reinforced plastic material and may be assembled together to form a temporary shelter. | 02-14-2013 |
John P. Hughes, Jr., Farmington Hills, MI US
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| 20100186345 | BALLISTIC CONSTRUCTION PANEL - A ballistic resistant construction panel having a series of elongated channels formed by coupling a corrugated member to adjacent planar wall members. These channels are filled with sand to provide the ballistic resistance of the panel. These panels are constructed of a fiber-reinforced plastic material and may be assembled together to form a temporary shelter. | 07-29-2010 |
John T. Hughes, Jr., Stratford, CT US
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| 20110040676 | Order Chronicle Process and Method - A process for chronicling a portion of an electronic market includes a record process for recording an activity relating to a security interest in an order book in main memory of a computer system and another record process for recording the activity in a persistent store. | 02-17-2011 |
Larry Gene Hughes, Jr., Lewis Center, OH US
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| 20090256384 | Impact Absorbing Armrest for a Motor Vehicle - A collision absorption system including a collapsing armrest is disclosed. The armrest is configured to provide support for vertical loading during use. During a side impact collision, the armrest is configured to deform or collapse in a lateral direction. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20100276957 | Impact Absorbing Armrest For A Motor Vehicle - A collision absorption system including a collapsing armrest is disclosed. The armrest is configured to provide support for vertical loading during use. During a side impact collision, the armrest is configured to deform or collapse in a lateral direction. The collapsing armrest may include multiple layers with at least one layer having grooves and channels, or containing cross-ribs, to allow greater deflection in a lateral direction during a side impact collision. | 11-04-2010 |
Larry J. Hughes, Jr., Mercer Island, WA US
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| 20100211907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CERTIFYING WEBFORMS - The technology disclosed relates to certifying a webform. A Declarant desires to publish a plurality of facts it asserts about a webform's posting location. The Declarant constructs a formatted digital declaration of facts and presents it to a Certifier requesting a signed declaration of facts. The Certifier examines the declaration in accordance with its operating policy and assembles a signed declaration of facts indicating its confidence that the facts are true. A Client encounters a webform in a hypermedia document that is or might be certified and requests information from the Certifier about the facts and the Certifier's confidence that the facts are true. The Certifier presents its signed declaration of facts and confidence to the Client in a manner such that the Client can render the facts and confidence information prior to the user manipulating the webform. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100287231 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CERTIFYING HYPERLINKS - The technology disclosed relates to certifying a hyperlink. A declarant desires to publish a plurality of facts it asserts about a hyperlink's destination anchor. The declarant constructs a formatted digital declaration of facts and presents it to a certifier requesting a signed declaration of facts. The certifier examines the declaration in accordance with its operating policy and assembles a signed declaration of facts indicating its confidence that the facts are true. A client encounters a hyperlink of interest and requests information from the certifier about the facts and the certifier's confidence that the facts are true. The certifier presents its signed declaration of facts and confidence to the client in a manner such that the client can render the facts and confidence information prior to the user clicking or selecting the hyperlink. | 11-11-2010 |
Lawrence Charles Hughes, Jr., Corning, NY US
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| 20090190624 | Optical Packages and Methods for Aligning Optical Packages - An optical package includes a semiconductor laser, a wavelength conversion device and a MEMS-actuated mirror oriented on a base module to form a folded optical pathway between an output of the semiconductor laser and an input of the wavelength conversion device. An optical assembly is located in a mechanical positioning device and the mechanical positioning device is disposed on the base module along the optical pathway such that the beam of the semiconductor laser passes through the optical assembly, is reflected by the MEMS-actuated mirror back through the optical assembly and into the waveguide portion of the wavelength conversion device. The MEMS-actuated mirror is operable to scan the beam of the semiconductor laser over the input of the wavelength conversion device. The optical assembly may be adjusted along the optical pathway with the mechanical positioning device to focus the beam into the waveguide portion of the wavelength conversion device. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100265982 | Fracture Resistant Metallization Pattern For Semiconductor Lasers - Metallization patterns are provided to reduce the probability of chip fracture in semiconductor lasers. According to one embodiment disclosed herein, the pad edges of a metallization pattern extend across a plurality of crystallographic planes in the laser substrate. In this manner, cracks initiated at any given stress concentration would need to propagate across many crystallographic planes in the substrate to reach a significant size. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the respective geometries and orientations of adjacent pairs of contact pads. Still further embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100303109 | Proximity Coupled Athermal Optical Package Comprising Laser Source And Compound Facet Wavelength Conversion Device - Particular embodiments of the present disclosure bring an SHG crystal, or other type of wavelength conversion device, into close proximity with a laser source to eliminate the need for coupling optics, reduce the number of package components, and reduce package volume. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an optical package is provided comprising a laser source and a wavelength conversion device. The laser source is positioned such that the output face of the laser source is proximity-coupled to a waveguide portion of the input face of the wavelength conversion device. The input face of the wavelength conversion device comprises an α-cut facet and β-cut facet. The α-cut facet of the input face is oriented at a horizontal angle α, relative to the waveguide of the wavelength conversion device to permit proximity coupling of the output face of the laser source and the input face of the wavelength conversion device. The β-cut facet of the input face is oriented at a horizontal angle β, relative to the waveguide of the wavelength conversion device to cooperate with the horizontal tilt angle of the device to reduce back reflections from the input face of the wavelength conversion device into the laser source. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100303110 | Edge Bonded Optical Packages - Particular embodiments of the present disclosure bring an SHG crystal, or other type of wavelength conversion device, into close proximity with a laser source to eliminate the need for coupling optics, reduce the number of package components, and reduce package volume. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an optical package is provided comprising a laser source subassembly comprising a laser base and a wavelength conversion device subassembly comprising a converter base. The bonding interface of the laser base is bonded the complementary bonding interface of the converter base such that the laser output face can be proximity-coupled to the converter input face at an predetermined interfacial spacing x. Additional embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110129189 | CLAD METAL SUBSTRATES IN OPTICAL PACKAGES - Embodiments of the present disclosure bring a wavelength conversion device into close proximity with a laser source to eliminate the need for coupling optics, reduce the number of package components, and reduce package volume. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an optical package is provided comprising a laser diode chip and a clad metal substrate. The clad metal substrate comprises a clad metal region that is mechanically coupled to a base metal region. The laser diode chip is coupled to the clad metal region. The clad metal region comprises a clad metal material having a thermal conductivity that is greater than a thermal conductivity of the base metal material. The clad metal region further comprises a coefficient of thermal expansion that is approximately equal to a coefficient of thermal expansion of the base metal material and is greater than a coefficient of thermal expansion of the laser diode chip. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110267682 | PROXIMITY COUPLED ATHERMAL OPTICAL PACKAGE COMPRISING LASER SOURCE AND COMPOUND FACET WAVELENGTH CONVERSION DEVICE - Particular embodiments of the present disclosure bring an SHG crystal, or other type of wavelength conversion device, into close proximity with a laser source to eliminate the need for coupling optics, reduce the number of package components, and reduce package volume. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an optical package is provided comprising a laser source and a wavelength conversion device. The laser source is positioned such that the output face of the laser source is proximity-coupled to a waveguide portion of the input face of the wavelength conversion device. The input face of the wavelength conversion device comprises an α-cut facet and β-cut facet. The α-cut facet of the input face is oriented at a horizontal angle α, relative to the waveguide of the wavelength conversion device to permit proximity coupling of the output face of the laser source and the input face of the wavelength conversion device. The β-cut facet of the input face is oriented at a horizontal angle β, relative to the waveguide of the wavelength conversion device to cooperate with the horizontal tilt angle of the device to reduce back reflections from the input face of the wavelength conversion device into the laser source. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 11-03-2011 |
Patrick H. Hughes, Jr., Evanston, IL US
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| 20100013661 | Method and System for Providing Service to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing - A method and system for taking orders from a person are disclosed. The system and method may include a notification system and station that notifies a service associate of the need for assistance, and an ordering station wherein service is provided to the user in need. A button may be used as a trigger for a user to indicate he needs assistance. An internal notification system may be connected either wirelessly or via a wired connection, the internal notification system indicating when a user has depressed the button. A kit is also disclosed, the kit incorporating a selected group of the elements listed above. | 01-21-2010 |
Robert K. Hughes, Jr., Seattle, WA US
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| 20100094900 | CONTENT PACKAGE FOR ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION - Defining a content package having media files and table of contents (TOC) data. The content package includes physical representation data and logical representation data for the media files (e.g., stored in the TOC data). Computing devices store, download, and play back the media files based on the data in the content package. Presentations (e.g., collections of files) within the content package are available for extraction based on a configuration of a media player. The media files are provided for presentation to a user of the computing device, or for storage by the computing device. | 04-15-2010 |
Robert K. Hughes, Jr., Fort Myers, FL US
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| 20100135722 | TRAFFIC CONTROL MARKER WITH DELINEATOR AND GROUND STAKE - A traffic control assembly for marking roadways or other marking areas is shown generally having a base, a stake, a pin, a collar, and a flexible marker that extends substantially vertically from the base when in a non-impacted and non-deformed state. The pin passes through pin holes in the stake, collar, and marker when the traffic assembly is installed. The traffic control assembly has fewer parts and is thus easier to install and replace. The pin is in contact with the base to provide support to the stake and prevent it from listing when the assembly is struck by a vehicle. | 06-03-2010 |
Robert K. Hughes, Jr., Ocala, FL US
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| 20090022559 | Rotary tube notching apparatus - A rotary tube notching apparatus capable of operable attachment to a powered rotational drive device such as a drill, is comprised of a surface mountable tube support assembly capable a length of straight tubing to be notched; a height adjustable carriage assembly slidably mounted to the tube support assembly to enable offset notching, a turret assembly rotatably mounted to the carriage assembly to enable angled notching, and a shaft rotatably and slidably mounted within said turret assembly for receiving a cutting tool. | 01-22-2009 |
Robert Kilroy Hughes, Jr., Seattle, WA US
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| 20100185854 | MULTIPLE CONTENT PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN A FILE - Supporting a plurality of content protection systems in a single container file. The protection systems share an encryption method which is accessible from a sample encryption box in the file. Each of the protection systems stores, in a protection system header box, information for decrypting the content in accordance with the corresponding protection system. In some embodiments, separate protection system header boxes in the file correspond to each of the protection systems. By using the common encryption method and sharing encryption expressions across the protection systems, the multiple content protection systems are supported in the file without creating additional copies of the content. In some embodiments, aspects of the disclosure extend the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) base media file format to support multiple digital rights management (DRM) systems in the single container file. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100332240 | DECENTRALIZED ACCOUNT DIGEST USING SIGNED ELECTRONIC RECEIPTS - Decentralized storage of electronic receipts for sharing transaction histories. Merchants generate and digitally sign the electronic receipts for transactions involving electronic content products. The electronic receipts for a user are stored by the user. The user later presents other entities with the electronic receipt as proof of the transaction. The merchants also maintain “graveyard lists,” or lists of cancelled transactions that are used by other merchants to determine whether a particular transaction is still valid. For example, if the electronic content product associated with the particular transaction has been returned or exchanged, the particular transaction is added to the list of cancelled transactions. | 12-30-2010 |
Terrell D. Hughes, Jr., Franklin, TN US
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| 20120022983 | Web Based Tax Preparation - A web based tax preparation system may enable communication between an individual and a tax preparer by way of a kiosk or personal computer. The individual scans tax documents and checks the clarity of the scanned tax documents. Thereafter, the scanned and checked tax documents are transmitted to a tax preparer or made available to the tax preparer at which time the tax preparer and the individual are connected by way of a web conference. The tax preparer and the individual may simultaneously view the scanned tax documents as well as the tax return being prepared for the individual. This process streamlines the tax preparation process and also allows the individual to prepare his/her tax returns in the comfort of his/her own home as well as a kiosk which is less intimidating than making a personal appointment with a professional tax preparer. | 01-26-2012 |