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John Clark

John Clark, Rio Rancho, NM US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110062115COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR POLISHING BULK SILICON - The invention provides a polishing composition comprising (a) silica, (b) one or more compounds that increase the removal rate of silicon, (c) one or more tetraalkylammonium salts, and (d) water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 7 to about 11. The invention further provides a method of polishing a substrate with the polishing composition.03-17-2011

John Clark, Montgomery, IL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080200098POLISHING SLURRY FOR ALUMINUM AND ALUMINUM ALLOYS - The invention is directed to a method of polishing a surface of an object that includes aluminum. The method includes the step of contacting the surface of the object with a soft polishing pad and a polishing composition. The polishing composition includes abrasive particles, an agent that oxidizes aluminum, and a liquid carrier to polish the surface of the object. The polishing composition includes the abrasive particles suspended in the liquid carrier, and is applied at a pH above about 7.08-21-2008
20110062376Composition and method for polishing bulk silicon - The invention provides a polishing composition comprising (a) silica, (b) one or more compounds that increases the removal rate of silicon, (c) one or more tetraalkylammonium salts, and (d) water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 7 to about 11. The invention further provides a method of polishing a substrate with the polishing composition.03-17-2011

John Clark, Summerville, SC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100273264APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF PREPARING PLANT TISSUE FOR PLANT PRODUCTION - An apparatus for preparing plant tissue (e.g., somatic embryos, embryogenic tissue, organogenic tissue, vegetative tissue, seeds, etc.) for plant production includes a first station having a first rack system configured to support at least one culture vessel, a second station having an automated member configured to manipulate the at least one culture vessel and a third station having a second rack system configured to support the at least one culture vessel after being manipulated by the automated member. The second station can be selectively adjusted to perform more than one operation required in the plant development. According to exemplary embodiments, the apparatus may include more than one second station (e.g., operational stations, etc.).10-28-2010
20100297770LIQUID-BASED METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLANT EMBRYOS - The present invention relates to methods for developing embryos and producing germination-competent embryos using a liquid embryo development media.11-25-2010

John Clark, Leesburg, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100013926Video Surveillance System Employing Video Primitives - A video surveillance system is set up, calibrated, tasked, and operated. The system extracts video primitives and extracts event occurrences from the video primitives using event discriminators. The system can undertake a response, such as an alarm, based on extracted event occurrences.01-21-2010

John Clark, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090077188Event notification system and method - A notification system comprises a plurality of claim checks and a plurality of communication device identifiers. The notification system further comprises a messaging module that is configured to receive an electronic notification of an event. The messaging module is further configured to associate at least one of the claim checks and one of the communication device identifiers with the event. The messaging module is also configured to generate a message that contains the associated claim check and transmit the message to a communications device identified by the communication device identifier. In one embodiment, the notification system further comprises a retrieval module that is responsive to a request to access the event. In another embodiment, the messaging module is configured to receive an electronic notification of a second event and associate the claim check and another communication device identifier with the message.03-19-2009

John Clark, Boynton Beach, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080308632Known Loss Data Logging - System and method for collecting information pertaining to a defeated electronic article surveillance (EAS) tag are disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing a recording unit for collecting data pertaining to missing merchandise having at least one user interface, recording the data into the recording unit in response to a series of user interface prompts displayed on the recording unit, the interface prompts being programmed according to a predetermined user input sequence, the recording unit being adapted to transmit the data through a communications network, and transmitting the data through the communications network to a data processing unit, the data processing unit being configured to analyze the data and to generate a report based on the data.12-18-2008

John Clark, Pflugerville, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110136344COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR POLISHING POLYSILICON - The invention provides a polishing composition comprising silica, an aminophosphonic acid, a polysaccharide, a tetraalkylammonium salt, a bicarbonate salt, an azole ring, and water, wherein the polishing composition has a pH of about 7 to about 11. The invention further provides a method of polishing a substrate with the polishing composition.06-09-2011

John Clark, Dale City, VA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110252021METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVELY HARVESTING PERTINENT DATA - Methods and apparatus are provided for developing user profiles via search query analysis and linking the user profiles and data sources, to adaptively facilitate the discovery, transfer, and distribution of pertinent knowledge. A user profile builder, linker, and manager analyze users' search queries to learn their interests and habits, build user profiles to reflect the users' interests and habits, and link together profiles of the users with common interests. A data harvester utilizes the user profiles to provide pertinent data to the users based on their interests and habits or those of other users with common interests.10-13-2011