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Kenneth G. Brownlow, Iii, Morgantown, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090288721VACUUM UNIT FOR STEAM STERILIZER - In a vacuum unit for use in drawing a vacuum on a steam sterilizer, a pump circulates water through an ejector and a reservoir. Fresh water is injected at the pump inlet to maintain a low temperature in the ejector so that it can operate efficiently. Excess water is taken from a location adjacent the bottom of the reservoir through an internal dip tube, and passed through a U-shaped conduit that serves as a condensate trap. To maintain the water discharge temperature below a predetermined level, fresh water is injected into the U-shaped conduit through a valve controlled by a temperature sensor downstream from the water injection point.11-26-2009

Kenneth G. Caillouet, Houma, LA US

Kenneth G. Caillouet, Thibodaux, LA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080271884DROPPING SUB METHOD AND APPARATUS - In one embodiment a method and apparatus for an improved loading sub method and apparatus is disclosed. In one embodiment the method and apparatus can be used to pump various pump down means into the well bore from the rig.11-06-2008
20100218936SEAL CONFIGURATION FOR TOP DRIVE SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external supply source to the interior of the well string in the well bore without first discharging it through the top drive power unit including a mandrel extending through a sleeve which is sealably and rotatably supported thereon for relative rotation between the sleeve and mandrel. The mandrel and sleeve have flow passages for communicating the pumpable substance from an external source to discharge through the sleeve and mandrel and into the interior of the well string below the top drive power unit. The unit can include a packing injection system and novel seal configuration.09-02-2010
20100288484SEAL CONFIGURATION FOR TOP DRIVE SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external supply source to the interior of the well string in the well bore without first discharging it through the top drive power unit including a mandrel extending through a sleeve which is sealably and rotatably supported thereon for relative rotation between the sleeve and mandrel. The mandrel and sleeve have flow passages for communicating the pumpable substance from an external source to discharge through the sleeve and mandrel and into the interior of the well string below the top drive power unit. The unit can include a packing injection system and novel seal configuration.11-18-2010
20110005769ROTATING AND RECIPROCATING SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - What is provided is a method and apparatus wherein a swivel can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the drill string is being rotated and/or reciprocated. In one embodiment the sleeve or housing can be rotatably and sealably connected to a mandrel. The swivel can be incorporated into a drill or well string and enabling string sections both above and below the sleeve to be rotated in relation to the sleeve. In one embodiment the drill or well string does not move in a longitudinal direction relative to the swivel. In one embodiment, the drill or well string does move longitudinally relative to the sleeve or housing of the swivel.01-13-2011
20110114328DOWNHOLE SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - What is provided is a method and apparatus wherein a swivel can be detachably connected to an annular blowout preventer thereby separating the drilling fluid or mud into upper and lower sections and allowing the fluid to be displaced in two stages, such as while the drill string is being rotated and/or reciprocated. In one embodiment the sleeve or housing can be rotatably and sealably connected to a mandrel. The swivel can be incorporated into a drill or well string and enabling string sections both above and below the sleeve to be rotated in relation to the sleeve. In one embodiment the drill or well string does not move in a longitudinal direction relative to the swivel. In one embodiment, the drill or well string does move longitudinally relative to the sleeve or housing of the swivel.05-19-2011
20110226465SEAL CONFIGURATION FOR TOP DRIVE SWIVEL APPARATUS AND METHOD - For use with a top drive power unit supported for connection with a well string in a well bore to selectively impart longitudinal and/or rotational movement to the well string, a feeder for supplying a pumpable substance such as cement and the like from an external supply source to the interior of the well string in the well bore without first discharging it through the top drive power unit including a mandrel extending through a sleeve which is sealably and rotatably supported thereon for relative rotation between the sleeve and mandrel. The mandrel and sleeve have flow passages for communicating the pumpable substance from an external source to discharge through the sleeve and mandrel and into the interior of the well string below the top drive power unit. The unit can include a packing injection system and novel seal configuration.09-22-2011

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Caillouet, Thibodaux, LA US

Kenneth G. Campellone, Worcester, MA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080241104ESPFU NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed are EspF10-02-2008
20110059086ESPFU NUCLEIC ACIDS AND PROTEINS AND USES THEREOF - Disclosed are EspF03-10-2011

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Campellone, Worcester, MA US

Kenneth G. Danaj, Sterling Heights, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100242284MIXED METAL MAGNETIC PULSE IMPACT BEAM - An impact beam assembly includes a beam of high-strength steel, and a pair of end brackets constructed of a dissimilar material than the high-strength steel. The brackets are locally deformed onto the beam to thereby surround a portion of the beam. Once deformed, the brackets define a flat section suitable for welding to a vehicle door panel, as well as a section for retaining the beam. The beam can include a surface feature suitable for retaining the beam to the end brackets. A method of reinforcing a vehicle door assembly includes positioning the beam with respect to the end brackets such that the brackets surround a portion of the beam, and then activating a magnetic pulse coil (MPC) to deform an overlapping portion of the brackets onto the beam. The brackets are then attached to a surface of the door assembly to reinforce the door assembly.09-30-2010
20110285172Body Structure and Beam Assembly - A body structure and beam assembly for use in a vehicle, and a method of making the assembly. The body structure and beam assembly including a body panel; a beam including an attachment portion, with the attachment portion including a non-engagement portion that is adjacent to but spaced from the body panel and multiple spaced apart local weld depressions extending out of plane from the non-engagement portion, with each of the local weld depressions in contact with the body panel; and multiple separate welds securing the body panel to the beam, each of the welds located at a respective one of the local weld depressions.11-24-2011

Kenneth G. Earlywine, Vancouver, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090187355Force beam elevator and method of use - A system for ascertaining absolute fluid flow in a passage way comprises: a force beam that is inserted into a fluid; a carriage to support the beam, the carriage enabling the beam to move vertically in a fixed plane; one or more load cells incorporated with the beam to measure force applied to the beam by the fluid flow; a data recorder and processor for integrating the measurements and for running algorithms that convert the integrated measurements into a value of absolute flow and a controller to operate the system. In some embodiments the force beam may be light and neutrally buoyant in the fluid. Measurements are taken at pre-specified intervals while moving the beam in a vertical plane perpendicular to the direction of fluid flow. One application is the calibration of Winter-Kennedy piezometers in the barrels of large water turbines. A method of use is also provided.07-23-2009

Kenneth G. Furton, Miami, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080295783Controlled Odor Mimic Permeation System - The primary aspect of the Controlled Odor Mimic Permeation System (COMPS) is that it provides a field deployable instant and reproducible source of known amounts of target odors. This technology consists of a permeable polymer container (chosen to suit target odor and release rate required), stored inside a non-permeable package. The design allows for the pre-equilibration of the target odors such that the outer surface of the inner package can saturate with odor during storage. Removal of the inner item then provides an instant and reproducible source of known target vapor flux. We have successfully demonstrated this technology by placing the target odor chemicals within permeable membranes such as low density polyethylene which are then sealed within a non-permeable membranes such as metallized polyester. This design has multiple advantages including preventing cross contamination when storing multiple odor targets (5-10 targets are commonly employed) as well as being light-weight disposable, low unit cost potential, no external power/operating unit/machinery/hardware, simple to use and providing a known reproducible concentration of the target odors to the detector in the field. The applications of these COMPS include the whole range of biological (e.g. detector dog) and electronic (e.g. field sensors) detectors with examples such as explosives (e.g. 2-ethyl-1-hexanol simulating plasticized explosives), drugs (e.g. 3,4-methylenedioxybenzaldehyde simulating ecstasy), human remains (including dimethyl disulfide and pentanoic acid) and live human scent (including 5-heptene-2-one and nonanol).12-04-2008
20090081795Identification of Humans Through Characteristic Compounds Detected in Human Scent - The present invention is directed to methods of identifying and/or comparing humans. More particularly, the present invention is directed to methods of collecting human scent compounds from a subject, extracting the compounds, analyzing the compounds, and correlating the compounds to a unique compound profile for the subject. These unique compound profiles can be used to distinguish one subject from another, or to identify a specific subject based upon a sample.03-26-2009

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Furton, Miami, FL US

Kenneth G. Gardeski, Plymouth, MN US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090125078SELECTING CARDIAC PACING SITES - A method for selecting a cardiac pacing site includes steps of: securing first and second electromagnetic receiver coils at first and second positions, respectively, along a heart wall; collecting a set of non-paced heart wall motion data from each of the coils secured at the corresponding positions; applying cardiac pacing stimulation at at least one first pacing site; collecting a first set of paced heart wall motion data from each of the secured coils; comparing the non-paced heart wall motion data to the first set of paced heart wall motion data; and determining, based on the comparing, whether to maintain pacing at the at least one first cardiac pacing site or to apply pacing stimulation at a second pacing site for collection of a second set of paced heart wall motion data. The at least one first pacing site may include a right ventricular site and a left ventricular site.05-14-2009

Kenneth G. Hadlock, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080262092REGULATION OF OSTEOPONTIN - The present invention provides methods for the regulation of osteopontin activity in a subject as well as for treating or preventing conditions associated with an increased activity of osteopontin activity in a subject.10-23-2008
20090202482Prevention and Treatment of HCV Infection Employing Antibodies Directed Against Conformational and Linear Epitopes - Conformational epitopes of the envelope proteins E1 and E2 of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been identified and characterized using a panel of monoclonal antibodies derived from patients infected with HCV. These conserved conformational and linear epitopes of the HCV protein E1 or E2 have been determined to be important in the immune response of humans to HCV and may be particularly important in neutralizing the virus. Based on the identification of these conformational epitopes, vaccines containing peptides and mimotopes with these conformational epitopes intact may be prepared and administered to patients to prevent and/or treat HCV infection. The identification of four distinct groups of monoclonal antibodies with each directed to a particular epitope of E1 or E2 may be used to stratify patients based on their response to HCV and may be used to determine a proper treatment regimen. Pharmaceutical compositions for prevention and treatment of HCV, comprising one or more the monoclonal antibodies, are provided.08-13-2009
20110091418METHODS FOR TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONS USING POLYAMINE ANALOGS - Methods for treating viral infections using polyamine analogs, including mitoguazone (MGBG), are provided. In these methods, polyamine analogs destroy macrophages that act as viral reservoirs, facilitating the destruction of the viruses that dwell within the macrophages. Examples of viral infections that may be treated with the present methods include, but are not limited to, infections from human immunodeficiency viruses. These methods differ from previous methods of treatment using polyamine analogs, wherein the polyamine analogs were administered only as anti-tumor agents.04-21-2011

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Hadlock, San Francisco, CA US

Kenneth G. Keels, Georgetown, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100332694METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A SINGLE MULTI-FUNCTION ADAPTER WITH DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS - A flexible arrangement allows a single arrangement of Ethernet channel adapter (ECA) hardware functions to appear as needed to conform to various operating system deployment models. A PCI interface presents a logical model of virtual devices appropriate to the relevant operating system. Mapping parameters and values are associated with the packet streams to allow the packet streams to be properly processed according to the presented logical model and needed operations. Mapping occurs at both the host side and at the network side to allow the multiple operations of the ECA to be performed while still allowing proper delivery at each interface.12-30-2010
20110099243APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IN-LINE INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF MARKERS - An apparatus is provided, for performing a direct memory access (DMA) operation between a host memory in a first server and a network adapter. The apparatus includes a host frame parser and a protocol engine. The host frame parser is configured to receive data corresponding to the DMA operation from a host interface, and is configured to insert markers on-the-fly into the data at a prescribed interval and to provide marked data for transmission to a second server over a network fabric. The protocol engine is coupled to the host frame parser. The protocol engine is configured to direct the host frame parser to insert the markers, and is configured to specify a first marker value and an offset value, whereby the host frame parser is enabled to locate and insert a first marker into the data.04-28-2011
20110314194METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING A SINGLE MULTI-FUNCTION ADAPTER WITH DIFFERENT OPERATING SYSTEMS - A flexible arrangement allows a single arrangement of Ethernet channel adapter (ECA) hardware functions to appear as needed to conform to various operating system deployment models. A PCI interface presents a logical model of virtual devices appropriate to the relevant operating system. Mapping parameters and values are associated with the packet streams to allow the packet streams to be properly processed according to the presented logical model and needed operations. Mapping occurs at both the host side and at the network side to allow the multiple operations of the ECA to be performed while still allowing proper delivery at each interface.12-22-2011

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Keels, Georgetown, TX US

Kenneth G. Lau, Los Angeles, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090150219Systems and methods for delivering media content - The present invention is directed to a system and method for offering media content to consumers for a selected interval of time. In one or more embodiments, the present invention uses a content management system for preparing the media content for distribution, a subscriber management system for managing consumer accounts, a content distribution system for distributing the media content to the consumers, and a licensing server for issuing licenses restricting the use of media content.06-11-2009

Kenneth G. Miller, Washington, DC US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20080201185METHOD FOR COMBINING MAIL PIECES THAT WERE GOING TO BE MAILED ON DIFFERENT DATES TO INCREASE POSTAL DISCOUNTS - A method for obtaining mail discounts by determining a date a mail piece should be mailed and adjusting the date the mail piece is mailed to fill one or more mailing trays with mail pieces that were originally planned to be mailed on different dates to obtain postal discounts08-21-2008
20110137701METHOD FOR VARYING RESOURCES AT A CALL CENTER BASED UPON PREDICTED CALL CENTER VOLUME - A computer method that is used to control call center volumes for a range of dates. The method involves utilizing previous mailing campaign and call center response data to determine when the mail arrives in the home and when a call center is contacted in response to information in the mail; predicting the call center volumes based initially on the previous campaign and call center response data and as the mailing campaign and call center responses progresses updating call center predictions based on current mailing campaign data; and determining in home mail volumes needed to control call center volumes.06-09-2011

Kenneth G. Minnerly, Lititz, PA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100243210CAPILLARY ASSISTED LOOP THERMOSIPHON APPARATUS - A capillary assisted loop thermosiphon apparatus (09-30-2010
20110042045CAPILLARY ASSISTED LOOP THERMOSIPHON APPARATUS - A capillary assisted loop thermosiphon apparatus (02-24-2011

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Minnerly, Lititz, PA US

Kenneth G. Noggle, West Bloomfield, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090290943Side locking insert and material removal tool with same - An indexable insert has one or more recesses formed in a frontside or backside surface which receives a surface of the head of a locking screw. When mounted, the insert is forced against respective support surfaces of an insert pocket. The locking screw is threaded into a counterbored tap hole to engage the insert and provide side locating forces and clamping forces to secure the indexable insert in the insert pocket. More particularly, the indexable insert has a shaped surface recess that mates to a complimentarily-shaped surface on the head of a locking screw and secures the indexable insert in multiple dimensions to a seating surface. A material removal tool and a method of mounting the indexable insert are also disclosed.11-26-2009

Kenneth G. Oetzel, San Rafael, CA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090265617METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE IN MAINTAINING MEDIA DATA QUALITY UPON CONVERSION TO A DIFFERENT DATA FORMAT - The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, identify parameters dictating the conversion to the second converted format, record the parameters, and distribute the recorded parameters to remote systems such that the parameters at least in part control the remote systems during a conversion of the media data to the second converted format.10-22-2009

Kenneth G. Pumford, Northville, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110023818COMMON RAIL FUEL SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DIVERTER - An internal combustion engine includes a fuel system having a first fuel rail with an integrated diverter portion coupled to a high-pressure pump and separated from a common rail portion by a flow restriction device. The first fuel rail includes a pressure sensor coupled to the diverter portion at one end and a control valve coupled to the common rail portion at the other end of the same fuel rail. In V-engine embodiments, a second fuel rail communicates with the integrated diverter portion of the first fuel rail. In one embodiment, components including the first and second fuel rails, a pressure sensor, and a pressure or volume control valve are externally mounted outside the engine valve cover.02-03-2011

Kenneth G. Rhineberger, Perry, OH US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090248198RETAIL SHELF SUPPLY MONITORING SYSTEM - An inventory shelf monitoring system includes a plurality of track systems located on at least one shelf of a retail or warehouse establishment. Each track system includes a sensor and actuator that determines the position of a product pusher. The identity and location of the product pusher, for each track system on the at least one shelf, is sent to a data acquisition and transmitter circuit that assembles, formats, and transmits pusher position data to a central receiver, which receives corresponding data from all shelves employing the system in the retail or warehouse establishment. The data is then transmitted to a central processing unit in a user device that maintains data corresponding to product count, availability, and activity associated with each track unit of each shelf employing the system in the retail or warehouse establishment. Inventory control, the prevention of out-of-stock situations, and the assessment of activity indicative of theft or accident is thus monitored in real time for prompt remedial action.10-01-2009

Kenneth G. Stafford, Iii, Buffalo, NY US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120023991ONBOARD VEHICLE COMPRESSION STORAGE SYSTEM - A system, including a motion-driven air compressor, configured to compress air in response to motion of a vehicle, and an air storage enclosure configured to store a compressed air from the motion-driven air compressor, wherein the system is configured to deliver the compressed air to a vehicle subsystem to decrease a cost of operating the vehicle.02-02-2012

Kenneth G. Tomazin, Boca Raton, FL US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100124196SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC AUTOMATIC COMMUNICATION PATH SELECTION, DISTRIBUTED DEVICE SYNCHRONIZATION AND TASK DELEGATION - Systems, software, and apparatuses that provide wired and wireless telecommunications under conditions where signal strength is poor or intermittent, the coordination and synchronization of data and workflows across various communication links under such conditions, especially intermittent or unreliable communications links, and the management of wireless mobile applications in such environments. The present invention technology herein relates to the fields of computer science, telecommunications, and data management.05-20-2010

Kenneth G. Voyce, Bellevue, WA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090284415DUAL BEAM DUAL SELECTABLE POLARIZATION ANTENNA - A dual beam dual-selectable-polarization phased array antenna comprises an aperture unit, a printed wiring board, radiating elements, chip units, a pressure plate, and a rear housing unit. The printed wiring board has sub assemblies bonded to each other with a bonding material providing both mechanical and electrical connection. The printed wiring board is connected to the aperture unit. The radiating elements are formed on the printed wiring board. The chip units are mounted on the printed wiring board. The chip units include circuits capable of controlling radio frequency signals radiated by the radiating elements to form dual beams with independently selectable polarization. The pressure plate is connected to the aperture unit. The aperture unit is connected to the rear housing unit such that the aperture unit covers the rear housing unit.11-19-2009
20110068993DUAL BEAM DUAL SELECTABLE POLARIZATION ANTENNA - A dual beam dual-selectable-polarization phased array antenna comprises an aperture unit, a printed wiring board, radiating elements, chip units, a pressure plate, and a rear housing unit. The printed wiring board has sub assemblies bonded to each other with a bonding material providing both mechanical and electrical connection. The printed wiring board is connected to the aperture unit. The radiating elements are formed on the printed wiring board. The chip units are mounted on the printed wiring board. The chip units include circuits capable of controlling radio frequency signals radiated by the radiating elements to form dual beams with independently selectable polarization. The pressure plate is connected to the aperture unit. The aperture unit is connected to the rear housing unit such that the aperture unit covers the rear housing unit.03-24-2011
20110169613PORTABLE RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) READER - A particular portable radio frequency identification (RFID) reader includes an active antenna array including a plurality of antenna elements to receive RFID signals from RFID devices. The antenna elements include control circuitry to control a beam pattern generated by the active antenna array. The portable RFID reader further includes sum circuitry and difference circuitry. The sum circuitry is operable to determine a sum signal by summing the RFID signals received by at least two of the plurality of antenna elements. The difference circuitry is operable to determine a difference signal between the RFID signals received by at least two of the plurality of antenna elements. The portable RFID reader also includes a controller to electronically steer the beam pattern and to determine a direction from the RFID reader to a particular RFID device.07-14-2011

Patent applications by Kenneth G. Voyce, Bellevue, WA US

Kenneth G. Walega, Canton, MI US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110082634Control of an Electronic Locking Differential - A method for controlling a locking differential of a motor vehicle includes locking the differential, if vehicle speed is less than a reference speed, and a wheel speed differential due to wheel slip is greater than a reference speed; and unlocking the differential and preventing its engagement, if vehicle speed is greater than the reference speed, and said wheel speed differential is less than a reference speed.04-07-2011

Kenneth G. West, Aloha, OR US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100005448COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF NETWORK ELEMENTS - A communications protocol interface is configured as being divisible into a core portion and an extensible portion. The extensible portion of the communications protocol interface is further configured to be customized in scope so that each network element can communicate a unique and optionally small, subset of actual interoperable data that corresponds to at least a portion of a larger defined data set. A software generator program is configured to generate a set of extensible source code that operates upon the subset of actual data and that directs the execution of the extensible portion of the communications protocol interface for a particular network element.01-07-2010

Patent applications by Kenneth G. West, Aloha, OR US

Kenneth G. Wunch, The Woodlands, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100323910DNA Microarray for Quantitative Detection of Microbial Processes in the Oilfield - A DNA microarray having correctly designed target nucleotide sequences bound thereto generates a quantifiable signal when the microarray hybridizes a field sample nucleotide sequence that indicates a microbial process in a field sample from an oilfield, for instance from downhole. Such DNA microarrays may be designed and manufactured to detect microbial production of hydrogen sulfide, organic acids, surfactants, and gases as well as thermophilic bacterial activity. The field sample nucleotide sequences may be tagged with a fluorescent molecular label, so that the DNA microarrays may generate signals, such as fluorescent signals that may be measured and quantified to provide a more accurate way to correlate bacterial processes in the oilfield than presently available methods.12-23-2010
20110195938PROCESS FOR PREVENTING OR MITIGATING BIOFOULING - Biofouling may be prevented or at least mitigated by employing a cinnamaldehyde additive to augment the affect of the conventional biocide. Exemplary cinnamaldehyde additives include, but are not limited to, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid and cinnamyl alcohol. A cinnamaldehyde additive by itself, in some applications, may also inhibit biofouling.08-11-2011

Kenneth G. Zaleski, Ii, Dacula, GA US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110286330Hardware Filtering of Unsolicited Grant Service Extended Headers - A system and method is presented that uses hardware at a central node to determine if bandwidth being provided to a remote node in accordance with an unsolicited grant service (UGS) flow requires adjustment. In one embodiment, the hardware performs this function by comparing information in two consecutively-received UGS extended headers from the same remote device. If the information in the current and previous UGS extended headers differ, then an indication is provided to software of the central node that the bandwidth being provided to the remote node requires adjustment.11-24-2011