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John V. Biernacki, Columbia Station, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120109642COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PATENT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS - A computer-implemented apparatus and method for performing patent portfolio analysis. The patent portfolio analysis apparatus and method clusters a group of patents based upon one or more techniques. The clustering techniques include linguistic clustering techniques (e.g., eigenvector analysis), claim meaning, and patent classification techniques. Different aspects of the clusters are analyzed, including financial, claim breadth, and assignee patent comparisons. Moreover, patents and/or their clusters are linked to the Internet in order to determine what products might be covered by the claims of the patents or whether materials on the Internet might render patent claims invalid.05-03-2012

John V. Bond, Iii, Inkster, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110247194VEHICLE MOUNTING AND ALIGNMENT BRACKET - A bracket for attaching and aligning a forward-looking radar (FLR) having a front face is disclosed according to one embodiment. The bracket includes a bracket frame having an attachment feature for attaching the FLR to the bracket frame. The bracket also includes a first mounting feature extending from the bracket frame for coupling the bracket face and the first mounting surface of the conveyance to define a first mounting surface angle. The bracket also includes a bracket member extending from the bracket frame. The bracket member includes an end portion disposed proximate to the bracket face and a distal end portion, which includes a second mounting feature for coupling the bracket member and the second mounting surface thereby defining a second mounting surface angle and aligning the FLR front face to an alignment angle.10-13-2011

John V. Dovey, Seattle, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090146016Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods - Trailing edge device catchers and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment includes a wing having a wing support, a trailing edge device carried by and movable relative to the wing and having a device support, and a coupling connected between the wing and the trailing edge device. The coupling can include a pivot joint that includes a pivot element aligned along a pivot axis and connected between the wing support and the device support. The coupling can further include an actuator coupled between the wing and the trailing edge device, with the actuator having a first position in which the trailing edge device is stowed, and a second position in which the trailing edge device is deployed, with an air flow gap located between the wing and the trailing edge device when the trailing edge device is in the second position. A cam track is carried by one of the wing and the trailing edge device and has opposing cam track surfaces fixed relative to each other. A cam is carried by the other of the wing and trailing edge device and is positioned within the cam track between the opposing cam track surfaces. The cam is offset from the pivot axis and during normal operation the cam can carry no load or a first load along a load path that includes the cam track, and when a decrease in support provided by at least one of the pivot element, the wing support and the device support occurs, the cam can carry a second non-zero load greater than the first load along the load path.06-11-2009
20100170998AIRCRAFT TRAILING EDGE DEVICES, INCLUDING DEVICES HAVING FORWARDLY POSITIONED HINGE LINES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a wing and a trailing edge device coupled to the wing. The trailing edge device can be movable relative to the wing between a stowed position and a deployed position, with the trailing edge device having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The upper surface can have an intersection point with the wing when the trailing edge device is in the stowed position. The motion of the trailing edge device relative to the wing can include rotational motion about a hinge line positioned forward of the intersection point, and a gap can be positioned between the trailing edge of the wing and the leading edge of the trailing edge device when the trailing edge device is in the deployed position.07-08-2010
20120018588Aircraft Trailing Edge Devices, Including Devices Having Forwardly Positioned Hinge Lines, and Associated Methods - Aircraft trailing edge devices, including devices having forwardly positioned hinge lines, and associated methods are disclosed. An aircraft system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a wing and a trailing edge device coupled to the wing. The trailing edge device can be movable relative to the wing between a stowed position and a deployed position, with the trailing edge device having a leading edge, a trailing edge, an upper surface, and a lower surface. The upper surface can have an intersection point with the wing when the trailing edge device is in the stowed position. The motion of the trailing edge device relative to the wing can include rotational motion about a hinge line positioned forward of the intersection point, and a gap can be positioned between the trailing edge of the wing and the leading edge of the trailing edge device when the trailing edge device is in the deployed position.01-26-2012

Patent applications by John V. Dovey, Seattle, WA US

John V. Duncia, Newtown, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090124668CYCLIC DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY - The present application describes modulators of MCP-1 of formula (I):05-14-2009
20090298833PIPERIDINYL DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY - The present application describes substituted piperidinyl modulators of MIP-1α or CCR-1 or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using said modulators are disclosed.12-03-2009
20100113489MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY, CRYSTALLINE FORMS AND PROCESS - The present invention provides a novel antagonist or partial agonists/antagonist of MCP-1 receptor activity: N-((1R,2S,5R)-5-(tert-butylamino)-2-((S)-2-oxo-3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)quinazolin- 4-ylamino)pyrrolidin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)acetamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug, thereof, having an unexpected combination of desirable pharmacological characteristics. Crystalline forms of the present invention are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the same and methods of using the same as agents for the treatment of inflammatory diseases, allergic, autoimmune, metabolic, cancer and/or cardiovascular diseases is also an objective of this invention. The present disclosure also provides a process for preparing compounds of Formula (I), including N-((1R,2S,5R)-5-(tert-butylamino)-2-((S)-2-oxo-3-(6-(trifluoromethyl)quinazolin-4-ylamino)pyrrolidin-1-yl)cyclohexyl)acetamide:05-06-2010
20100204274PIPERIDINYL DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY - The present application describes modulators of MIP-1α of formula (I) or stereoisomers or prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, Q, T, W, Z, R08-12-2010
20110082113PRODRUGS OF A PIPERIDINYL DERIVATIVE AS MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY - The present application describes prodrugs of the compound of formula (I):04-07-2011
20110245226PIPERIDINYL DERIVATIVES AS MODULATORS OF CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR ACTIVITY - The present application describes substituted piperidinyl modulators of MIP-1α or CCR-1 or stereoisomers or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In addition, methods of treating and preventing inflammatory diseases such as asthma and allergic diseases, as well as autoimmune pathologies such as rheumatoid arthritis and transplant rejection using said modulators are disclosed.10-06-2011

Patent applications by John V. Duncia, Newtown, PA US

John V. Facinelli, Morristown, NJ US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100227973LOW VISCOSITY POLYAMIDES - A polyamide having a viscosity of between about 20 and about 40 FAV and a number average molecular weight of between about 9,000 and about 16,000 grams per mole is provided. The polyamide also includes un-terminated endgroups, where a difference between a concentration of carboxylic acid endgroups and a concentration of amine endgroups is about 5 meq/kg or less.09-09-2010

John V. Fullerton, Iii, Green Lane, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090255880SINGLE USE SANITARY FILTER ASSEMBLY - A single use, disposable filtration assembly that eliminates the need for disassembly and replacement of fouled filtration modules in a pharmaceutical setting. The single use, disposable filtration assembly is a unitary assembly that is simply positioned and connected within the fluid processing system whereupon the disposable filtration assembly, upon reaching the end of its useable life, is removed from the process as a single, integral unit ready for disposal through appropriate methods.10-15-2009

John V. Guttag, Lexington, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090082689METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF CHANNELS IN AN EEG-BASED EPILEPTIC SEIZURE DETECTOR - An ambulatory patient-specific epileptic seizure detector based on scalp EEG signals is presented. A method for selecting a patient-specific subset of electrodes from a plurality of m EEG channels needed to detect an epileptic seizure in the patient is also presented. Seizure EEG data is collected from the plurality of m EEG channels. An effective subset n of the channels of the plurality of m EEG channels is selected using recursive feature processing and a detector is constructed in response to the subset n of channels. The performance of the detector in detecting seizures is then estimated.03-26-2009
20090192394Method and apparatus for predicting patient outcomes from a physiological segmentable patient signal - A method and apparatus for predicting patient outcome from a physiological segmentable signal of a patient. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of obtaining the physiological segmentable signal of the patient; segmenting the physiological segmentable signal into a plurality of separate segmentable components; calculating a time series of the morphological distance between adjacent separate segmentable components of the plurality of separate segmentable components; and predicting patient outcome in response to the time series of the morphological distance. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for extracting information from physiological signals for one or more subjects including the steps of partitioning the physiological signal into a plurality of components, grouping the components into a plurality of information classes, assigning a unique symbol to each information class, mapping each component to the assigned symbol, and examining one or more such sequences for clinical significance.07-30-2009
20100016743Identifying Groups of Patients with Similar Physiological Characteristics and Risk Profiles - The invention relates in part to methods for partitioning a plurality of patients into risk profile groups comprising the steps of: recording a physiological signal from each patient of a plurality of patients; segmenting the physiological signal into a plurality of components for each patient of a plurality of patients; grouping the components into a plurality of information classes for each patient of a plurality of patients; assigning a representation to each information class for each patient of a plurality of patients; and grouping the patients in response to the representations of their respective information classes.01-21-2010
20100016748Motif Discovery in Physiological Datasets: A Methodology for Inferring Predictive Elements - The application relates a methodology and apparatus for identifying predictive patterns for acute clinical events in the absence of prior knowledge. Principles of conservation are used to identify activity that consistently precedes an outcome in patients, and describe a two-stage process that allows us to more efficiently search for such patterns in large datasets. This is achieved by first transforming continuous physiological signals from multiple patients into symbolic sequences, and by then searching for patterns in these reduced representations that are strongly associated with an outcome.01-21-2010
20110257517Patient-Specific Seizure Onset Detection System - The present invention provides methods and systems for patient-specific seizure onset detection. In one embodiment, at least one EEG waveform of the patient is recorded, and at least one epoch (sample) of the waveform is extracted. The waveform sample is decomposed into one or more subband signals via a wavelet decomposition of the waveform sample, and one or more feature vectors are computed based on the subband signals. A seizure onset can then be identified based on classification of the feature vectors to a seizure or a non-seizure class by comparing the feature vectors with a decision measure previously computed for that patient. The decision measure can be derived based on reference seizure and non-seizure EEG waveforms of the patient. In another aspect, similar methodology is employed for automatic detection of alpha waves. In other aspects, the invention provides diagnostic and imaging systems that incorporate the above seizure-onset and alpha-wave detection methodology.10-20-2011

Patent applications by John V. Guttag, Lexington, MA US

John V. Hryniewicz, Columbia, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090245796OPTICAL RECEIVER INCLUDING A FILTER ON A PLANAR LIGHTWAVE CIRCUIT - A planar lightwave circuit (PLC) includes a substrate, a tunable filter, a demultiplexer (DEMUX), and an optical processor each disposed on the substrate. The tunable filter is configured to filter at least one of a bandwidth or a wavelength of a Wavelength Division Multiplexed (WDM) optical input signal. The DEMUX is connected to the tunable filter and configured to receive a filtered WDM optical input signal at an input and to supply one of a plurality of channels of the filtered WDM input signal at a respective one of a plurality of outputs. Each of the plurality of channels corresponds to one of a plurality of wavelengths of the filtered WDM input signal. The optical processor includes a bit-delay interferometer communicating with a respective one of the plurality of outputs of the DEMUX. The optical processor is configured to receive one of the plurality of channels from the DEMUX and output a plurality of demodulated optical signal components.10-01-2009
20090245801RECEIVER ON A PHOTONIC IC - An optical receiver includes a first substrate including a demultiplexer and a first optical waveguide array. An input of the demultiplexer is configured to receive a wavelength division multiplexed optical input signal having a plurality of channels. Each of the plurality of channels corresponds to one of a plurality of wavelengths. Each of the plurality of outputs is configured to supply a corresponding one of the plurality of channels. The first optical waveguide array has a plurality of inputs. Each of the inputs of the first optical waveguide array is configured to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of channels. A second substrate is in signal communication with the first substrate and includes an optical detector array. The optical detector array has a plurality of inputs, each of which is configured to receive a corresponding one of the plurality of channels and generate an electrical signal in response thereto.10-01-2009

Patent applications by John V. Hryniewicz, Columbia, MD US

John V. Kostigian, Cambridge CA

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090065457Gymnasium floor covering storage and cleaning rack - The present invention relates to a floor covering storage and dispensing rack including a frame equipped with extendable members having castors. Floor lock anchors are also provided on the frame. Upper frame members of the rack support rollers in spaced relation and a crank or motor is provided to rotate the rollers to wind floor covering onto the rollers for storage. Perforated end caps are provided on the rollers to limit access to moving parts. An elongated cleaning head consisting of a pair of brushes is provided on a frame member. Floor covering passes over at least one brush when the floor covering is retrieved or dispensed to remove dirt prior to storage or reuse.03-12-2009

Patent applications by John V. Kostigian, Cambridge CA

John V. Kowalewicz, Ortonville, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110080323LOW PROFILE ANTENNA ASSEMBLIES - An antenna assembly including a ground plane and a radiator supported above the ground plane is disclosed. The radiator may include a slot to configure the radiator to be resonant in at least two frequency ranges and a grounding point coupled to the ground plane. The radiator may be a dual-band planar inverted F antenna (PIFA) having an upper surface opposite the ground plane. First and second antenna modules may be coupled to the upper surface of the PIFA. The first and second antenna modules may be patch antennas, such as stacked patch antennas.04-07-2011

John V. Leba, Cypress, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110008099DOG-TYPE LOCKOUT AND POSITION INDICATOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly for connecting two members that allows manual lockdown to prevent accidental disengagement. The connector assembly can be used to connect a tension ring to a housing on a riser by using a lower set of hydraulically actuated dogs. A set of upper hydraulically actuated dogs on the connector assembly can be used to connect the tension ring to a diverter housing mounted on a rig. The connector assembly also has position indicators that ride along with the dogs to indicate whether the dogs are in the engaged or disengaged position.01-13-2011

John V. Linberg, Morgantown, WV US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090147217Apparatus, Methods and Systems for Non-Invasive Ocular Assessment of Neurological Function - A portable, non-invasive binocular scanning apparatus for rapid assessment of neurological function in cases of potential trauma, disease, and/or exposure to chemical treat agents. The scanning apparatus may utilize a combination of light sources for the measurement and assessment of pupillary response, retinal imagery, and/or other ophthalmologic biomarkers. The scanning apparatus can detect and assess a wide range of neurological and physiological conditions by obtaining pertinent measurements from the retina and pupil in real time.06-11-2009
20110058144APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-INVASIVE OCULAR ASSESSMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL FUNCTION - A portable, non-invasive binocular scanning apparatus for rapid assessment of neurological function in cases of potential trauma, disease, and/or exposure to chemical treat agents. The scanning apparatus may utilize a combination of light sources for the measurement and assessment of pupillary response, retinal imagery, and/or other ophthalmologic biomarkers. The scanning apparatus can detect and assess a wide range of neurological and physiological conditions by obtaining pertinent measurements from the retina and pupil in real time.03-10-2011

John V. Mantione, Indian Trail, NC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110302979LUBRICATION PROCESSES FOR ENHANCED FORGEABILITY - Forge lubrication processes are disclosed. A solid lubricant sheet is placed between a workpiece and a die in a forging apparatus. Force is applied to the workpiece with the die to plastically deform the workpiece. The solid lubricant sheet decreases the shear friction factor for the forging system and reduces the incidence of die-locking.12-15-2011
20120060981Processing Routes for Titanium and Titanium Alloys - Methods of refining the grain size of titanium and titanium alloys include thermally managed high strain rate multi-axis forging. A high strain rate adiabatically heats an internal region of the workpiece during forging, and a thermal management system is used to heat an external surface region to the workpiece forging temperature, while the internal region is allowed to cool to the workpiece forging temperature. A further method includes multiple upset and draw forging titanium or a titanium alloy using a strain rate less than is used in conventional open die forging of titanium and titanium alloys. Incremental workpiece rotation and draw forging causes severe plastic deformation and grain refinement in the titanium or titanium alloy forging.03-15-2012
20120076686HIGH STRENGTH ALPHA/BETA TITANIUM ALLOY - An alpha/beta titanium alloy comprising, in percent by weight based on total alloy weight: 3.9 to 4.5 aluminum; 2.2 to 3.0 vanadium; 1.2 to 1.8 iron; 0.24 to 0.30 oxygen; up to 0.08 carbon; up to 0.05 nitrogen; up to 0.015 hydrogen ; titanium; and up to a total of 0.30 of other elements. A non-limiting embodiment of the alpha/beta titanium alloy comprises an aluminum equivalent value in the range of 6.4 to 7.2, exhibits a yield strength in the range of 120 ksi (827.4 MPa) to 155 ksi (1,069 MPa), exhibits an ultimate tensile strength in the range of 130 ksi (896.3 MPa) to 165 ksi (1,138 MPa), and exhibits a ductility in the range of 12 to 30 percent elongation.03-29-2012

John V. Mizzi, Poughkeepsie, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100232988TETHERED AIRFOIL METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to methods and compositions for power generation using a tethered airfoil. In particular, the present invention provides a cost effective, environmentally friendly alternative to generate power for the oil, water, and electric industries or any other application where power is desired.09-16-2010
20100313612Low-cost switch sensor remote dead bolt status indicator - A low-cost switch sensor remote dead bolt status indicator includes a switch sensor which starts a transmitter at a door lock location upon sensing of a dead bolt entering into a locked position. The transmitter is provided with a self shut-off feature operating after a fixed duration of minutes length has elapsed. The indicator also includes a receiver in a hand held unit, such as a key fob capable of receiving signals from the transmitter after the user presses an inquiry key on its surface. The hand held receiver having two indicators for alternately displaying the lock's dead bolt status as being locked or unlocked. In an alternate embodiment, the switch sensor is provided as an integral part bonded to the conventional manufactured metal strike plate dead bolt frame that is typically attached to the door jamb.12-16-2010
20100315233Dead bolt lock reminder triggered by proximity detector - A deadbolt lock reminder system includes a normally closed deadbolt detector switch which supplies power to a proximity detector to detect a presence of a person in a vicinity of a door whenever the dead bolt is detected not to be in a locked position. When the person leaves the vicinity of the door, the proximity detector switches into a “person no longer detected” mode thereby triggering an alarm. The sounding of the alarm will remind the person to return to lock the dead bolt. The alarm sounds for a fixed duration while the person is still within earshot of the alarm.12-16-2010
20100328089Dead bolt lock reminder using passive receiver - A dead bolt lock reminder system includes a dead bolt lock mechanism including a dead bolt for mounting in a door to be secured in a closed door state and a transmitter subsystem constructed for positioning proximate the deadbolt lock mechanism and which further includes a transmitter and a detector. The detector is configured for detecting when the dead bolt is moved from a locked state position to an unlocked state position and from an unlocked state position to a locked state position and where the transmitter is configured for transmitting a dead lock reminder signal identifying that a state of the dead bolt has changed to one of locked and unlocked upon detection of same by the detector. A hand held receiver subsystem is configured to receive the dead lock reminder signal at a time of transmission, and maintain a status of a last change to a locked or an unlocked state for displaying to a user of the hand held receiver subsystem.12-30-2010
20110077113Pass-through PTO mechanism for renewable engergy systems - A pass-through power take-off (PTO) mechanism for use with renewable energy systems is described to extract power from a linearly moving tether under high tension and to convert it to rotary power such as for driving an electric generator. Three such embodiments are described. The first uses two adjacent timing belts and transfers power from tether to PTO via friction. The second embodiment uses two adjacent roller chain loops and a mechanical engagement method to transfer power from tether to PTO. The third embodiment uses two adjacent double-sided timing belts and either a synchronous or an asynchronous method to transfer power from the tether to the PTO.03-31-2011
20120017365SAFETY SWIMMING POOL APPARATUS - Apparatus usable with a safety swimming pool incorporating a buoyant submersed rescue floor is described. In one instance, a winch coupling a gear motor to a cable drum via an electrically disengageable clutch is used as a device to re-deploy the buoyant floor to the bottom after a rescue. In another instance a solar powered dedicated power supply is used to power the trigger/sensor subsystem. In yet another instance an electro-mechanical circuit for sensing and triggering a rescue episode is described.01-26-2012

Patent applications by John V. Mizzi, Poughkeepsie, NY US

John V. Offidani, Havre De Grace, MD US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100047742TUBULE-BLOCKING SILICA MATERIALS FOR DENTIFRICES - Precipitated silica materials are provided for utilization as abrasives or thickeners within dentifrice formulations that simultaneously effectuate tubule blocking within tooth dentin to reduce dentin sensitivity. Such precipitated silica materials have sufficiently small particle sizes and exhibit certain ionic charge levels by, for example, adjusting the zeta potential properties of the precipitated silica materials through treatment with certain metals to permit effective static attraction and eventual accumulation within dentin tubules when applied to teeth from a dentifrice formulation.02-25-2010

John V. Scimeca, Kentwood, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100285080COSMETIC TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - A cosmetic treatment system is provided having ingredients that may prevent signs of aging, improve the aesthetic appearance of skin, and promote recovery from environmental stresses. The composition includes natural ingredients, including at least one ingredient or extract from rosemary; at least one ingredient or extract from 11-11-2010

Patent applications by John V. Scimeca, Kentwood, MI US

John V. Sichi, Half Moon Bay, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090083306Autopropagation of business intelligence metadata - A method of processing data is disclosed. A data field change is detected in a received data entry received by a business intelligence application. A shared metadata entry shared by two or more business intelligence application stack elements is processed to derive for each of at least a subset of said two or more business intelligence application stack elements a corresponding set of element specific metadata needed by that element to use a data value associated with the data field change.03-26-2009

John V. Siglock, Kansas City, MO US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090059480POWER METER SOCKET TO CIRCUIT BREAKER CONNECTION - A one-piece power meter socket to circuit breaker connection structure includes an elongated trunk section connecting a lower spade section with a forwardly offset connection plate at an upper end. The connection plate is joined to the trunk section by an angled extension section. The connection plate has an aperture to receive a fastener to connect it and a meter jaw to a meter jaw base. The spade section includes a pair of laterally spaced, forwardly projection breaker receiving spades for reception in a receptacle of a circuit beaker. The connection structures are used in pairs with an insulating circuit breaker base to connect load-side meter jaws of a power meter socket to spade receptacles of a plug-in type of circuit breaker. The one-piece connection structure is formed of a sheet of metal having a thickness equal to the thickness specified for the spades engaged by the circuit breaker.03-05-2009

John V. Viega, Ellington, CT US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110056298FLOW AND PIPE MANAGEMENT USING VELOCITY PROFILE MEASUREMENT AND/OR PIPE WALL THICKNESS AND WEAR MONITORING - The present invention provides new techniques for non-invasive and real-time measurement of the velocity profile of slurry flow in horizontal pipes, as well as the measurement and trending of pipe wear on slurry lines. In the first case, this information can be used to determine the approach and onset of solid deposition on the bottom of the pipe. Having this information in real time can enable operation at lower velocities or higher solids concentration or both while avoiding solids deposition or plugging and their associated operational costs. In the second case, the present invention uses a permanently or semi-permanently installed ring of conformable ultrasonic transducers clamped onto the outside of the pipe. These transducers are used to measure the thickness of the pipe under their respective locations.03-10-2011

John V. Walker, Royal, AR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110013023Network video server architecture and computer program for high quality, high camera density, and high reliability in a digital video surveillance system - An information system architecture and a computer program for achieving full video quality, high camera density, and high-reliability in a digital video surveillance system. The architecture couples encoders/decoders for H.264 hardware-based video compression and video encoding/decoding directly to Blade Servers to achieve high camera density and high quality. The computer program manages system failover to redundant components for high reliability.01-20-2011

John V. Zambrzycki, Redwood City, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100307847Compressed Air Powered Electric Drive Vehicle - This disclosure describes an electric drive ground transportation vehicle, comprising a first energy storage subsystem and at least one other energy storage subsystem, at least one energy regeneration subsystem, at least one energy management controller, wherein said controller controls the routing of energy between the vehicle's subsystems based on the status, capabilities, and demands of the various subsystems, and the requirements imposed on the vehicle, and said at least one energy regeneration subsystem can regenerate energy in said first energy storage subsystem and/or said at least one other energy storage subsystem while the vehicle is in operation.12-09-2010