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John Paul Agombar, Hampshire GB
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| 20090037766 | Storage System With Cascaded Copy targeting and Enhanced Integrity - A storage controller includes an interface to host computer apparatus and an interface to a plurality of controlled storage apparatus. The storage controller comprises a host write component operable to send a request to write a data object to a source data image at one of said plurality of controlled storage apparatus; a copy component operable in response to a metadata state to control copying of said data object to a target data image in a delimited sequence of data images in a cascade at said plurality of controlled storage apparatus and a fill-in component operable in response to detection of an offline condition of a disk containing said target data image to control substitution of a fill-in disk in place of said disk containing said target data image. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090319735 | Space Efficient De-Allocation for Cascade/Multiple Target Flash Copy Cleaning - Illustrative embodiments provide a computer implemented method for incremental storage de-allocation during a clean process within a point-in-time copy storage management system. The computer implemented method determines whether to perform the clean process and responsive to a determination to perform the clean process, determines whether a set of discrepant bits is present. Responsive to the determination that the set of discrepant bits is present, the computer implemented method copies each dirty grain for each discrepant bit in the set of discrepant bits to a downstream target to form a set of copied dirty grains and determines whether a particular dirty grain in the set of copied dirty grains has been allocated to a space efficient storage unit. Responsive to a determination that the particular dirty grain was allocated to a space efficient storage unit, the computer implemented method de-allocates the particular grain from an upstream source. | 12-24-2009 |
John Paul Boulden, Beaufort, SC US
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| 20090008888 | Garbage transport device - The embodiment of the garbage transport device encompasses a motor ( | 01-08-2009 |
John Paul Calcagnini, Redondo Beach, CA US
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| 20100005949 | Tuner with clothes-pin design - A stringed instrument tuner that detects vibrations of the string being played via an integrated circuit and displays the nearest musical note value and the deviation of that strings pitch relative to an in-tune reference pitch This tuner has a clothes pin like design that allows it to be easily mounted on a stringed instrument, such as a guitar, by squeezing the top legs of the device and applying pressure to the coil mechanism to exert force on the lower jaws so that that they open up to allow clamping and securement onto the instrument. The electronics housing is built into one of the legs of the clothes pin tuner adjacent to where the user squeezes the clothes pin with their thumb. The electronics housing contains an integrated circuit, battery, and LED display | 01-14-2010 |
John Paul Cancienne, Baton Rouge, LA US
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| 20100269581 | Torso Simulator for Ballistics Testing - A device for simulating the torso of an animal or human to determine projectile performance is provided, comprising a support frame; and a plurality of selectively removable simulant inserts, including a hide simulant insert, a muscle simulant insert, a bone simulant insert, and one or more internal organ simulant insert, and wherein the simulant inserts are placed within the support frame in a predetermined order specific to the type of animal or human being simulated. The support frame includes a mounting device to secure the support frame to a ground surface, and a base adapted to orient the support frame at a selectable angle relative to a projectile path. The support frame further includes a locking device adapted to secure the simulant inserts to the support frame. In a preferred embodiment, the locking device includes a fastener slidably disposed within a slot formed in the support frame, and an extended member adapted to contact one of the simulant inserts. | 10-28-2010 |
John Paul Carrico, Jr., Hanover, MD US
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| 20110196550 | Method and apparatus for initial orbit determination using high-precision orbit propagation and maneuver modeling - A method of determining an orbit of an orbital object includes computing predicted tracking measurement values based on the orbit computed from the initial conditions factoring in any modeled environmental forces and realistic maneuvers; computing the differences between the actual and predicted tracking measurements; determining an improved estimate of the initial conditions that reduces the measurement errors using a minimization or root finding algorithm; after the algorithm has converged, reviewing the hypothetical maneuvers in the force model, taking each value and determining which values came up as near-zero in the minimized solutions and which values came up as those of measurable thrust; determining overall burn duration using the first and last burn times; determining the thrust profile of the orbital object over the observation period using the integrated thrust values; and determining the actual maneuver based on the observation data. | 08-11-2011 |
John Paul D'Brot, Santa Clarita, CA US
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| 20090221957 | Ambulatory Infusion Devices And Methods With Blockage Detection - Infusion devices with blockage detection capability and methods of monitoring infusion devices. | 09-03-2009 |
John Paul Ducsay, Swartz Creek, MI US
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| 20090032137 | Apparatus And Method - Apparatus ( | 02-05-2009 |
John Paul Eldreth, Chantilly, VA US
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| 20110119136 | Advertising Forecast and Revenue Systems and Methods - A computer-implemented method is provided for forecasting a value of an available targeted inventory associated with an advertising space. The method includes obtaining historical data associated with the advertising space, and determining, for the advertising space, a total forecast value corresponding to a predetermined interval of future time. The method also includes determining a total booked value and a total availability value based on the total booked value and the total forecast value, corresponding to the predetermined interval of future time. The method also includes determining, for the advertising space, a population composition percentage value based on one or more population composition rules, and a population composition availability value based on the population composition percentage value. The method further includes determining the value of the available targeted inventory associated with the advertising space for the predetermined interval of future time based on the population composition availability. | 05-19-2011 |
John Paul Ishioye, Perrysburg, OH US
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| 20120000504 | DOUBLE SIDED TAPE - A double sided tape without pin holes has a plurality of flexible support and pressure sensitive adhesive layers. | 01-05-2012 |
John Paul Koke, Duncan, SC US
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| 20080229717 | Bag opening apparatus and method - An apparatus for packing products includes a product information acquisition stage arranged to acquire information relating to one or more characteristics of products on a product packing line; a bag supply system arranged to supply bags sequentially as individual products on a conveyor approach a packing apparatus; and a bag opener arranged to automatedly take up a bag from the bag supply system as each individual product approaches the bag opener, and to subsequently machine open a mouth of each bag to a controlled extent based on information relating to products being packed acquired at the upstream product information acquisition stage. An apparatus for packing products includes a product information acquisition stage arranged to acquire information relating to one or more characteristics of products on a product packing line; a product packing stage; and two or more generally parallel conveyors arranged to deliver products of different sizes to the packing stage. | 09-25-2008 |
John Paul Leimone, Oakland, CA US
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| 20100285893 | WATER SLIDE AND BUMPER - A toy for sliding on water is described. The water slide includes a sprinkler tube along the length of the slide and a bumper at one end that is connected to the sprinkler hose. Water flows through both the sprinkler tube and bumper and through holes in both to lubricate a sheet for sliding on. | 11-11-2010 |
John Paul Loeser, Toronto CA
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| 20090193059 | Data consistency control method and software for a distributed replicated database system - A distributed replicated database system having a plurality of federated database systems and methods of updating and reading database records from the distributed replicated database system are disclosed. Each federated database system contains a complete copy of a database. Moreover, each federated database system comprises at least one server divided into at least one logical partition. A logical partition contains records of the database and all logical partitions in a federated database system cumulatively stores all records in the database. A data structure is maintained which indicates whether the records in a given logical partition are up-to-date. When an update or insert request is received, the data structure is modified to indicate that all logical partitions storing a copy of the record to be updated, or partitions into which the new record is to be inserted, are not up-to-date. When the record has been updated or inserted, the data structure is modified to indicate that the logical partition storing the record is up-to-date. When a read request is received, the record is read from an up-to-date logical partition storing the record. | 07-30-2009 |
John Paul Martin, Sr., Hillsboro, OR US
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| 20090290940 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING MULTIPLE TOOLS ON A SINGLE PLATFORM - A soil structure tool for building structures in soil, placing structures in soil, or both, may improve the load bearing capability for soil by using multiple devices as part of a single tool. The soil structure tool may be operated to place a first device in a working position while placing the remaining device or devices in a non-working position so the first device in the working position may be used without interference from the remaining tools. Moving devices attached to the soil structure tool between the working and non-working positions permits building structures in soil or placing structures in soil without requiring multiple vehicles or other platforms to hold various devices and without requiring multiple devices to be attached to or detached from a vehicle or other platform. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090311050 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOIL COLUMNS - A method and apparatus for constructing soil columns in-situ in the ground are disclosed for the purpose of improving the structure supporting capability of surface soils to support loads from buildings and other structures. Some embodiments use a surcharge ring or load to apply a stress to soil surrounding a construction site for a soil column. Methods according to the present disclosure may reduce impact on the environment because they may be performed with only one piece of normal construction equipment. In addition, gravel, crushed stone, cement or chemicals may not be required. | 12-17-2009 |
John Paul Necamp, Georgetown, KY US
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| 20100166484 | Edge Guide Adjustment System - The invention describes a method and system for correct positioning of a plurality of edge guides of a media source assembly. The system senses the proximity of documents with the plurality of edge guides by employing one or more sensors. Based on the sensed proximity, the one or more sensors provide notifications to the user through one or more indicators. | 07-01-2010 |
John Paul Ownby, Burbank, CA US
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| 20100315421 | Generating fog effects in a simulated environment - A system and method for generating fog effects in a simulated environment. A fog color is selected using a the orientation of a virtual camera with respect to a three dimensional fog color map. Fog effects are generated based in part on the selected fog color. | 12-16-2010 |
John Paul Ronaldson, Cumbria GB
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| 20090114836 | INSTRUMENTS - Monitoring radioactive emissions includes providing a processor having a plurality of potential data input channels, providing data input to the processor the potential data input channels, that data input being generated by an instrument, and combining all the data inputs in the processor. The processor is configured to handle data input from at least two of each of the following groups: (i) a gamma detector, a low resolution gamma detector, a high resolution gamma detector, a beta detector, an alpha detector, an ion detector, an X-ray detector, a neutron detector, a detectors responding to passive emissions, a detector responsive to active emissions, a detector responsive to a transmission source; and (ii) a distance measurer, such as a range finder, a visual radiation detector, such as a still camera and/or digital camera and/or video camera, a measurer of weight, a measurer of mass, a measurer of size. | 05-07-2009 |
John Paul Ruterbusch, Auburn Hills, MI US
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| 20110079988 | PASSIVE AIRBAG VENTING - An occupant protection apparatus comprises an inflatable airbag with a panel, the panel including a first vent opening that permits inflation fluid to escape out of the airbag; and a valve sheet including a second vent opening movable relative to the first vent opening, the valve sheet having opposite ends that are each fixed to a surface of the airbag. One end of the valve sheet moves with the panel during inflation of the airbag to move the second vent opening relative to the first vent opening. The apparatus also includes a valve guide or envelope to guide movement of the valve sheet relative to the panel, the valve sheet is capable of sliding between the valve guide and the panel. Both ends of the valve sheet remain fixed to the panel during and after inflation of the airbag. The valve sheet includes a tear tab to temporarily retain the valve sheet to the panel. | 04-07-2011 |
John Paul Sharrit, Fountain Hills, AZ US
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| 20100061485 | Systems and Methods for DC Offset Correction in a Direct Conversion RF Receiver - Systems and methods for DC offset correction in analog and digital direct conversion RF receivers. A time derivate and subsequent integration of in-phase and quadrature phase signal path components is performed to effectively remove DC offset from the resultant down converted baseband signal. | 03-11-2010 |
John Paul Shingledecker, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20100272595 | HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYS - High strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one composition of a metal alloy includes chromium, nickel, copper, manganese, silicon, niobium, tungsten and iron. System, methods, and heaters that include the high strength metal alloys are described herein. At least one heater system may include a canister at least partially made from material containing at least one of the metal alloys. At least one system for heating a subterranean formation may include a tublar that is at least partially made from a material containing at least one of the metal alloys. | 10-28-2010 |
John Paul Simmons, Ii, Farmington Hills, MI US
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| 20090088487 | FILLER COMPOSITION - A filler composition comprising one or more ester-containing compounds and one or more ether-containing compounds. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090099292 | FILLER SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING CAST POLYMER PARTS - A polymerizable composition comprising a monoethylenically unsaturated resin polymerizable by a free radical initiator, and a particulate formulation comprising one or more gemstones present in the particulate formulation at a level between about 0.5 weight percent to about 30 weight percent. | 04-16-2009 |
John Paul Skliutas, Clifton Park, NY US
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| 20090212643 | Systems and Methods of Dynamic Reactive Support for a Power Transmission System - Systems and methods of dynamic reactive power support for a power transmission system are provided. In one embodiment, a method of dynamic reactive power support for a power transmission system includes at least one circuit breaker connecting a shunt capacitor bank containing at least one shunt capacitor with a metal oxide varistor (MOV) connected in parallel. A controller is used to detect a voltage drop at the power transmission system (e.g., substation bus). In response to detecting the voltage drop, the controller closes the circuit breaker(s) connecting the shunt capacitors to the power transmission system. The controller then monitors at least one MOV to detect a current flow. Upon detection of a current flow in the MOV, the controller disconnects one or more shunt capacitors from the power transmission system by opening one or more circuit breakers. The shunt capacitors may be disconnected simultaneously, sequentially, in groups, or otherwise. | 08-27-2009 |
John Paul Strachen, Stanford, CA US
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| 20110182107 | MEMRISTIVE DEVICE - A memristive routing device ( | 07-28-2011 |
John Paul Stralka, Ellicott City, MD US
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| 20110148411 | SAR DOSIMETER FOR RF POWER DEPOSITION IN MRI AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATED THERETO - Featured is a dosimeter device that measures SAR deposited by RF power deposition during MRI of a specimen. Such a dosimeter device includes a transducer that is configured to present a load to the MRI scanner in which the transducer is located and to provide an output representative of signals induced in the transducer. The transducer also is configured so that the presented load is substantially equivalent to another load which would be presented by the specimen during MRI of the specimen. Such a transducer also is configured so as to generate an MRI signal that is sufficient to allow the MRI scanner to adjust the RF power to a value substantially equal to that of the specimen. Also featured are methods for measuring SAR deposited by RF power deposition and apparatuses or system embodying such a dosimeter device. | 06-23-2011 |
John Paul Studdiford, Far Hills, NJ US
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| 20110069002 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING PRESENTATION PROGRAMS - An input device for controlling a presentation program that is being run on a remote computing device is provided. The input device includes a first optical sensor configured to be activated by exposure to a focused beam of light and a second optical sensor configured to be activated by exposure to a focused beam of light. An RF communication device wirelessly delivers the instructional signals to the remote computing device to advance or reverse the presentation program. | 03-24-2011 |
John Paul Thambusami Joy Sachidanadam, Stoughton, MA US
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| 20090282876 | PORTABLE LOCK WITH ELECTRONIC LOCK ACTUATOR - A lock assembly including a body and at least one locking member. An actuator mechanism within the body is moveable between locked and unlocked positions. The actuator mechanism may be actuated by either a key lock cylinder or an electronic actuator. The lock assembly may also include a memory configured to store user identification information. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110016931 | DIGITAL OUTPUT LOCK - A lock assembly comprising a lock body, a shackle, and a locking member configured to selectively lock the shackle relative to the lock body. At least one combination dial is rotatable between various combination positions. The at least one combination dial is associated with the locking member and is configured such that entry of a given series of combination positions causes the locking member to unlock the shackle relative to the lock body. A sensor is configured to sense the rotational position of the al least one combination dial. A display screen is associated with the sensor and is configured to display a position indicia which corresponds to the rotational position of the at least one combination dial. | 01-27-2011 |
John-Paul Mua, Advance, NC US
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| 20090025738 | Smokeless Tobacco Composition - The invention provides a process for preparing a tobacco composition suitable for use as a smokeless tobacco composition, the process including: providing a slurry comprising water and a tobacco material, the slurry comprising at least about 75% by weight water, based on the total weight of the slurry; heating the slurry to a temperature of at least about 60° C. for a time sufficient to pasteurize the tobacco material; adding an amount of a base to the slurry sufficient to raise the pH of the slurry to at least about 8.5, thereby forming a pH-adjusted slurry; and continuing to heat the pH-adjusted slurry to a temperature of at least about 60° C. for a time sufficient for the pH of the slurry to drop at least about 0.5 pH unit following the adding step. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100294291 | Smokeless Tobacco - A smokeless tobacco formulation includes particles or pieces of tobacco, and may include other ingredients, such as salts, sweeteners, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, fillers, flavoring agents, disintegration aids, antioxidants, humectants, and preservatives. The moisture content of the particles of the tobacco may vary. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from casting or otherwise forming a slurry incorporating tobacco material and other components as a film or sheet. Certain smokeless tobacco products have the form of tobacco compositions or formulations that result from pressing, extruding or otherwise forming a mixture incorporating tobacco material and other components into a desired shape. The foregoing tobacco products, as well as snus-type products, can be packaged under conditions of controlled atmosphere. Smokeless tobacco products can be sealed in outer packaging materials that are virtually impervious to oxygen and/or moisture, and those packaging materials can be vacuum sealed or sealed such that the atmosphere therewithin is essentially inert. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100300463 | THERMAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR TOBACCO MATERIALS - A method of thermally processing a tobacco material is provided, the method including the steps of (i) mixing a tobacco material, water, and an additive selected from the group consisting of lysine, glycine, histidine, alanine, methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, phenylalanine, valine, arginine, di- and trivalent cations, asparaginase, saccharides, phenolic compounds, reducing agents, compounds having a free thiol group, oxidizing agents, oxidation catalysts, plant extracts, and combinations thereof, to form a moist tobacco mixture; (ii) heating the moist tobacco mixture at a temperature of at least about 60° C. to form a heat-treated tobacco mixture; and (iii) incorporating the heat-treated tobacco mixture into a tobacco product. Heat-treated tobacco composition prepared according to the method are also provided, such as heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition comprising a tobacco material, water, flavorant, binder, and filler, the heat-treated smokeless tobacco composition having an acrylamide content of less than about 2000 ppb. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110048434 | THERMAL TREATMENT PROCESS FOR TOBACCO MATERIALS - A method of preparing a tobacco material for use in a smoking article is provided, including (i) mixing a tobacco material, water, and an additive selected from the group consisting of lysine, glycine, histidine, alanine, methionine, glutamic acid, aspartic acid, proline, phenylalanine, valine, arginine, di- and trivalent cations, asparaginase, saccharides, phenolic compounds, reducing agents, compounds having a free thiol group, oxidizing agents, oxidation catalysts, plant extracts, and combinations thereof; (ii) heating the mixture; and (iii) incorporating the heat-treated mixture into a smoking article as a smokable material. A smoking article in the form of a cigarette is also provided that includes a tobacco material pre-treated to inhibit reaction of asparagine to form acrylamide in mainstream smoke. Upon smoking, the smoking article is characterized by an acrylamide content of mainstream smoke that is reduced relative to an untreated control smoking article. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110061666 | Smokeless Tobacco Composition - A smokeless tobacco product configured for insertion into the mouth of a user of the product is provided, the tobacco product including a water-permeable pouch containing a tobacco formulation, the tobacco formulation including a tobacco material and a plurality of microcapsules dispersed within the tobacco material, the plurality of microcapsules including an outer shell encapsulating an internal payload. The internal payload may include an additive such as water, flavorants, binders, colorants, pH adjusters, buffering agents, fillers, disintegration aids, humectants, antioxidants, oral care ingredients, preservatives, additives derived from herbal or botanical sources, and mixtures thereof. Microencapsulated flavorants include tobacco-containing flavorants, such as tobacco extracts or a particulate tobacco material, sweeteners (e.g., sweeteners containing neotame), and vanillin (optionally in a complexed form). | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110139164 | Tobacco Product And Method For Manufacture - The tobacco products incorporate binder systems. The binder systems possess or exhibit thermoplastic properties, characteristics or behaviors. The binder system can incorporate at least one type of binding agent that exhibits thermoplastic properties (e.g., the binding agent can be composed of at least one thermoplastic polymeric material). Additionally, the binder system can incorporate ingredients or materials so as to provide a binding agent that exhibits thermoplastic characteristics (e.g., the binding agent can be composed of at least one thermoplastic binding material in combination with a plasticizer). Tobacco products are produced by contacting tobacco, together with other desired ingredients, in the presence of a binder system, and forming (e.g., by extrusion) the resulting mixture into a shape. Of particular interest are processing conditions that most preferably involve exposing a tobacco formulation to a temperature of less than about 100° C. during processing conditions (such as those experienced during extrusion), that involve use of a binding agent that can be employed in relatively low amounts, that involve use of a binding agent that exhibits desirable thermoplastic behavior (and hence can act to provide good physical integrity to the formed tobacco product) at processing conditions of less than about 100° C., and that involve the use of relatively low to moderate amounts of liquid processing aids (e.g., water or other liquid carriers). | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110220130 | Tobacco Product And Method For Manufacture - The tobacco products incorporate binder systems. The binder systems exhibit thermoplastic properties, characteristics, or behaviors. The binder system can incorporate at least one type of binding agent that exhibits thermoplastic properties. Additionally, the binder system can incorporate materials to provide a binding agent that exhibits thermoplastic characteristics, for example at least one thermoplastic binding material in combination with a plasticizer. Also, tobacco products can incorporate a plasticizer blend. Tobacco products are produced by contacting tobacco, with other desired ingredients, in the presence of a binder system, and forming the resulting mixture into a shape. Of particular interest are processing conditions that involve exposing a tobacco formulation to less than about 100° C. during processing, using relatively low amounts of a binding agent that exhibits desirable thermoplastic behavior at such processing temperatures, and using relatively low to moderate amounts of liquid processing aids. Other processing conditions include adding a plasticizer blend to the tobacco formulation. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110315154 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO COMPOSITION - The invention provides a process for preparing a tobacco composition suitable for use as a smokeless tobacco composition, the process including: providing a slurry comprising water and a tobacco material, the slurry comprising at least about 75% by weight water, based on the total weight of the slurry; heating the slurry to a temperature of at least about 60° C. for a time sufficient to pasteurize the tobacco material; adding an amount of a base to the slurry sufficient to raise the pH of the slurry to at least about 8.5, thereby forming a pH-adjusted slurry; and continuing to heat the pH-adjusted slurry to a temperature of at least about 60° C. for a time sufficient for the pH of the slurry to drop at least about 0.5 pH unit following the adding step. | 12-29-2011 |
John-Paul Ownby, South Jordan, UT US
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| 20100134492 | TERTIARY LIGHTING SYSTEM - One particular implementation of the present invention may take the form of a method and system for adding an intermediate color to a computer-rendered object or scene to provide a more dynamic quality to the graphic. The method may add an additional, or tertiary, color to a computer graphic object or scene such that the tertiary color may be blended with a light source color based on calculated surface normals of the pixels of the object in relation to the location of the light source. The blending of the intermediary color with the color of the inserted light source may provide the graphic with a more painterly look giving the graphic or scene a more dynamic feel to a viewer. Another implementation may allow the amount of intermediate color blended into each pixel to be adjusted manually by a graphic designer to achieve a desired look to the object or scene. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110018890 | COMPUTER GRAPHICS METHOD FOR CREATING DIFFERING FOG EFFECTS IN LIGHTED AND SHADOWED AREAS - A method for providing fog or fading due to atmospheric effects during computer animation of an image. The method includes determining a lighting value for a scene's or an image's pixels based on the positions of the pixels relative to a light source. The method includes, for each of the pixels, setting a fade in start distance for each pixel measured from a camera location so as to define when fog is added, e.g., when to fade a pixel's color by blending this color with a fog color. The fade in start distances are set based on each pixel's lighting value, whereby pixels with smaller lighting values or shadowed pixels begin to fade first while highlighted pixels fade with greater distances. The method includes adding fog to the image starting at the fade in start distances for each of the pixels and then rendering the image. | 01-27-2011 |
John-Paul Pochin, Kingsman NZ
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| 20090069079 | ENTERTAINMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An entertainment monitoring system for the gaming industry is disclosed to provide real-time multi-site, slot accounting, player tracking, cage credit and vault, sports book data collection, and table game accounting. The system is operable on a computer network and is capable of displaying data in a plurality of different display languages selectable by a user of the system. | 03-12-2009 |
John-Paul Roadman, Carrollton, TX US
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| 20080298374 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY - An apparatus for monitoring network connectivity is disclosed. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a network device having a controller element to route packets to one or more locations of a virtual private network utilizing Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) functionality, and route a connectivity message to a connectivity server in response to receiving a query for connectivity information. The query can be grouped with at least one other query for at least one among a border network device of a service provider and a customer network device of the virtual private network. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 12-04-2008 |
John-Paul Vermitsky, Philadelphia, PA US
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| 20090305274 | Method for determining azole resistance in candida glabrata - There is disclosed a method for determining azole resistance in | 12-10-2009 |