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Kenny Chang, Union, KY US
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20090053413 | Method of Densifying Porous Articles - The present invention describes a method of CVI densification in which particular arrangements and mixtures of undensified porous substrates and partially densified porous substrates are arranged in particular ways in order to use the thermal characteristics of the partially densified porous substrates to better distribute heat throughout a CVI furnace and thereby improve densification. | 02-26-2009 |
20100156005 | POWER CONTROL FOR DENSIFICATION OF ONE OR MORE POROUS ARTICLES - A method of controlling power applied to an induction coil assembly used for densifying porous articles with a liquid matrix precursor. The control of applied power addresses dynamic changes in the electrical characteristics of the porous article being densified as it becomes denser. In particular, the power applied is controlled in accordance with changes in resonant frequency of the coupled system of the induction heating system and the porous article. | 06-24-2010 |
20100230402 | APPARATUS FOR POROUS MATERIAL DENSIFICATION - The present invention relates to an inductive heating apparatus, particularly using a liquid deposition precursor, for densifying porous articles. The inductive heating apparatus using induction coils that are made from machined or milled flat metal plates, such as copper plate, instead of bending a member (especially a hollow member) into a coil shape. The induction coils according to the present invention can be more precisely and more consistently fabricated than conventional bending techniques. | 09-16-2010 |
20100297360 | METHOD FOR DENSIFICATION OF POROUS ARTICLES - A method of densifying porous substrates, such as brake performs, using a liquid precursor, in which the rate at which “fresh” or “new” liquid precursor is consumed is reduced by maintaining the liquid precursor being used for the densification at a purity level that is less that pure but still chemically suitable for obtaining the desired densification product. | 11-25-2010 |
20120131775 | METHOD OF MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL FIBER PREFORM FOR FABRICATING AN ANNULAR PART OUT OF CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL - A method of making a three-dimensional fiber preform for fabricating an annular part out of carbon-carbon composite material, the method including stacking layers of a fiber sheet made up of carbon yarns or tows, needling the layers one by one as they are superposed so as to bond them together, and locally modifying the electromagnetic properties of the fiber preform by increasing the fiber density of the layers of the fiber sheet that are situated at half-thickness of the fiber preform. | 05-31-2012 |
Kenny Chen, Torrance, CA US
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20090018766 | Navigation method and system for selecting and visiting scenic places on selected scenic byway - A navigation method and apparatus is designed to efficiently retrieve the information on the scenic byways and to visit such scenic byways through calculated routes. The navigation method and system performs a scenic byway mode in which operations and screen displays are specially designed for efficiently retrieving and selecting a desired scenic byway and scenic places to visit. The navigation method and system allows the user to efficiently search the information and select the scenic byway and scenic places to visit. The navigation method and system stores the information on the scenic byways in the map database and facilitates retrieval thereof in response to the request by the user. Alternatively, the information on the scenic byways and scenic places can be retrieved from the remote data server through wireless communication. | 01-15-2009 |
20120232794 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR KEYBOARD ARRANGEMENT FOR EFFICIENT DATA ENTRY FOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for entering an address for a navigation system allows a user to easily and quickly select a key indicating the next character of the address. At the start of operation, the navigation system shows a full alpha-numeric keyboard. Once the next candidate characters are narrowed down to a certain degree, the navigation system shows a simplified keyboard with a limited number of keys on the monitor screen and highlights the next candidate characters on the simplified keyboard. The navigation system displays both the simplified keyboard and a street name list on the same screen. Since the keys of the limited number are arranged within a small space such as in the three-by-three manner, the user can easily point a cursor or other pointing device to the desired key. | 09-13-2012 |
Kenny Cheng, Taipei TW
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20090025148 | Playard with bassinet - The playard includes a frame body and a bassinet detachably mounted on the frame body. An opening and a cover that covers onto the opening are configured at the bottom panel of the bassinet. When the cover opens relative to the opening, a folding device at the bottom of the frame body can be operated by a user's hand sticking into the opening for folding the playard to a smaller size without the need of removing the bassinet. A height adjustment device is further configured on the side panels of the bassinet for adjusting the height of the bassinet by selectively setting the bassinet in a first using state that has a shallow depth or in a second using state that has a deep depth. | 01-29-2009 |
20100117416 | Child seat - The present invention relates to a child seat, in particular a child seat having a flexible integrally formed thereon, and does not need any additional clothing or pad to be attached to the body thereof. The flexible member | 05-13-2010 |
20110031708 | Stroller - A stroller includes a frame, a seat, two retaining mechanisms, and two retaining seats. The frame has a pair of first side portions. The seat has a bottom plate portion, a pair of second side portions, and a backrest portion. The retaining mechanisms are disposed respectively on one pair of the pair of the first side portions and the pair of the second side portions. Each of the retaining mechanisms includes a resilient pressing portion and a retaining hook. The retaining seats are disposed respectively on the other pair of the pair of the first side portions and the pair of the second side portions. Each of the retaining seats has a retaining groove engaging the corresponding retaining hook. The resilient pressing portions can be pressed to remove the retaining hooks from the retaining grooves. | 02-10-2011 |
20110140061 | Playpen including a frame member and a fabric enclosure member - A playpen includes a frame member and a fabric enclosure member. The frame member includes a top frame unit and a plurality of leg units that are connected to the top frame unit. Each of the leg units includes a plurality of first fasteners that are spacedly arranged along a longitudinal direction thereof. The fabric enclosure member includes a plurality of second fasteners for engaging respectively the first fasteners for securing the fabric enclosure member to the frame member. The fabric enclosure member cooperates with the leg units and the top frame unit of the frame member to define an inner play space. | 06-16-2011 |
20110308011 | Baby Crib - A baby crib comprises a support frame, and a bassinet connected with the support frame. The bassinet includes a bottom board, an enclosure and a cover element. The enclosure has a lower end connected with a peripheral edge portion of the bottom board to define an inner space. A front of the enclosure has a side opening, and the cover element is movable relative to the enclosure to cover and uncover the side opening. | 12-22-2011 |
20120181828 | Child Safety Seat and Tether Thereof - A child safety seat comprises a backrest, a seat portion connected with a lower end portion of the backrest, and a tether including a strap held with the child safety seat, and a resilient member assembled with the strap. The resilient member and the strap have different elasticity, and a tensioning of the strap causes deformation of the resilient member. When the vehicle is subject to a frontal collision or suddenly brakes, the resilient member can deform to cushion the retaining force applied by the tether, which can reduce the risk of injuries. | 07-19-2012 |
20130145546 | Baby Crib - A baby crib includes an upright segment having a lower end portion and an upper end portion, a base connected with the lower end portion of the upright segment, an elongated support structure extending along a horizontal plane above the base and connected with the upper end portion, and a bassinet assembled with the support structure and having an inner space adapted to receive the placement of a baby therein. The bassinet has a sidewall provided with a side opening communicating with the inner space. The support structure is operable to displace the bassinet horizontally to modify a distance between the bassinet and the upright segment. | 06-13-2013 |
Kenny Chun Hui Su, Taiwan CN
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20130248783 | Intumescent, Halogen-Free, Silicon-Phosphorus-Nitrogen Based Polymeric Flame Retardant - This invention provides intumescent, halogen-free, polymeric, silicon-phosphorus-nitrogen (SPN) flame retardant, a process for their preparation, and systems, compositions and articles into which they are incorporated. The inventive intumescent, halogen-free, SPN polymer compositions afford good flame retardant performance at a lower loading compared to conventional phosphorus and nitrogen based intumescent flame retardant compositions. | 09-26-2013 |
Kenny D'Arigo, San Diego, CA US
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20100310576 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS COMPRISING ASPARTYL-tRNA SYNTHETASES HAVING NON-CANONICAL BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES - Isolated aspartyl-tRNA synthetase polypeptides and polynucleotides having non-canonical biological activities are provided, as well as compositions and methods related thereto. | 12-09-2010 |
Kenny Darmadji, Delft NL
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20090126243 | Display Over the Sleeve - A rollable display ( | 05-21-2009 |
20090267870 | CIRCULAR DISPLAYS - A rollable circular display device ( | 10-29-2009 |
20100177020 | Rollable Display Device - A rollable display device including a first housing | 07-15-2010 |
Kenny De Meirleir, Mechelen BE
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20120015390 | Methods for the Detection and Treatment of Aberrant Prion Disease - The invention relates to methods and tools for detecting and treating patients suffering from aberrant prion functioning or Aberrant Prion Disease (APD), methods for determining the presence of aberrant prion functioning-inducing agents in a sample and to methods for determining the appropriate therapy for a patient having symptoms of aberrant prion functioning based on detecting aberrant NADH oxidase activity. | 01-19-2012 |
20120077278 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING, DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING DISEASES - The invention provides methods and kits for detecting metabolites in a body fluid by contacting a sample of the body fluid with at least one reducible dye at a pH-value which is higher than the pKa-value of the reducible dye, whereby a color change resulting from reduction of the reducible dye is indicative of the presence of metabolites in the body fluid. The methods and kits are of use in the detection and monitoring of disease conditions. | 03-29-2012 |
20130129670 | MACROPHAGE ACTIVATING FACTOR FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME (CFS) AND CFS-RELATED DISEASES AND DISORDERS - The present invention relates to Macrophage Activating Factors such as GcMAF and compositions thereof, for use in the treatment of a patient suffering from CFS/ME and/or XMRV infection. | 05-23-2013 |
20130237492 | USE OF 2',5'-OLIGOADENYLATE DERIVATIVE COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to the therapeutic uses of 2′,5′-oligoadenylate derivative compounds, more particularly for the treatment of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and in the treatment of infection by a gamma-retrovirus. | 09-12-2013 |
Kenny Dermot, Dublin IE
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20110263452 | PLATELET ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to a method, including a diagnostic method, for characterising platelets. More particularly, the invention relates to methods for characterising platelets by immobilising platelets on a substrate for detection and subsequent characterisation, and to devices on which such a method may be practiced. The method comprises the steps of:—a.contacting a substrate that includes a plurality of discrete platelet- binding zones having a surface area of 7850 μm | 10-27-2011 |
Kenny Desormeaux, Abbeville, LA US
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20110315164 | Method and apparatus for cleaning vessels - The present invention includes apparatuses, systems, and methods for the safe and efficient removal of materials from tanks. An apparatus is provided that includes a chassis and a remotely controllable articulating vacuum assembly attached to the chassis. The vacuum assembly has at least two joints and is configured to remove material from an interior portion of the vessel. | 12-29-2011 |
20150122293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING VESSELS - A remotely-operable cleaning device having a claw assembly that can manipulate tools and instruments within a vessel. The cleaning device has collapsible tracks allowing it to be placed into small openings and to be expanded once it is passed through the small openings. The claw assembly may include opposing fingerlike projections. The cleaning device may be configured to handle forces from high pressure water lines. The cleaning device may be configured to assembly and disassembly via locking pins. The cleaning device may be transported and/or lowered into a vessel via a lift box or crane of the present invention. The crane may be configured for assembly at a location of interest. | 05-07-2015 |
20150375278 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CLEANING - Embodiments of the present invention include systems, apparatuses, and methods for cleaning interiors of containers. Cleaning systems are provided having a frame, a table attached to the frame, a gantry system secured above the table and attached to the frame; and a cleaning attachment secured to the gantry system and including a cleaning tool. The cleaning attachment may be positionable using the gantry system to fit in an opening of a container placed on the table. The cleaning tool may be remotely operable. The table may be adjustable. The cleaning tool may include a high pressure water line with a gamma jet disposed at one end. | 12-31-2015 |
20160107207 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CLEANING - Embodiments of the present invention include systems, apparatuses, and methods for cleaning areas. A cleaning apparatus is provided having a programmable, portable, multi axis articulating arm (MAAA). The apparatus may include a base having at least one magnet configured to magnetically mount the apparatus within the areas to be cleaned. The MAAA may have a first end attached to the base and extending away from the base, and a second end attached to a nozzle. The MAAA may have a plurality of connected arm segments. The MAAA may include at least two rotatable joints allowing for manipulation of the nozzle and movement of the apparatus along multiple axes. | 04-21-2016 |
Kenny Dolenak, Simi Valley, CA US
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20110068028 | INDUSTRIAL AND UTILITY GLOVE - A glove system is described herein that includes: a hand covering segment, and a receptacle segment, wherein the receptacle segment is coupled to the hand covering segment. A storage system for a glove system is also disclosed that includes: a hand covering segment, a receptacle segment, wherein the receptacle segment is coupled to the hand covering segment and wherein the receptacle segment comprises the bottom portion of the storage system; and a lid, wherein the lid is removably coupled to the receptacle segment. | 03-24-2011 |
Kenny Durandis, Brockton, MA US
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20150064650 | ADJUSTABLE DENTAL SPACER - A dental spacer that is adjustable and attaches to a tooth. The dental spacer may include a ring with an inner surface and an outer surface. A screw may be secured to the ring to compress and expand the ring size. A spacer may be attached to the outer surface of the ring and may abut against an adjacent tooth. Therefore, the space between two teeth adjacent to a removed tooth may be preserved. | 03-05-2015 |
Kenny Fisher, Villemoiron-En-Othe FR
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20090007759 | TWIRLING PROP AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME - A twirling prop devoid of a gun barrel and for use by a marching band or the like is provided. The twirling prop includes a body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a base, a distal end, and a midline. The top surface, bottom surface, and base are non-colinear and are constructed such that at least a portion of each can be gripped. Openings extending laterally through the body of the twirling prop can be present and can, in certain instances, provide a means for gripping the twirling prop. Such openings can be positioned anywhere along the length of the body between the top surface and the bottom surface and can be of any size and shape desired. | 01-08-2009 |
Kenny Helsens, Gent BE
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20150242405 | METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTEXT-SENSITIVE ORGANIZATION OF MEDIA FILES - It is described a method determining context information of at least one media file stored in a media storage, and matching reference context information with the context information to determine at least one context-matching media file. | 08-27-2015 |
Kenny Jensen, Berkeley, CA US
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20160005159 | Enhanced Accuracy for Tracking Tethered Airborne Vehicles - Wind energy systems, such as an Airborne Wind Turbine (“AWT”), may be used to facilitate conversion of kinetic energy to electrical energy. An AWT may include an aerial vehicle that flies in a path to convert kinetic wind energy to electrical energy. The aerial vehicle may be tethered to a ground station with a tether that terminates at a tether termination mount system. In one aspect, the tether termination mount system may include a tether termination unit configured in one or more gimbals that allow for the tether termination unit to rotate about one or more axes while tracking the aerial vehicle in flight. In a further aspect, the tether termination mount system may include an imaging device configured for imaging the aerial vehicle during flight in order to enhance tracking accuracy over that which is performed by angular motion of the tether termination unit. | 01-07-2016 |
Kenny Johansson, Bredaryd SE
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20080246290 | Method for Manufacturing a Gripping Means Having Integrated Vacuum Channels - The present invention refers to a method for manufacturing a gripping means for fixing of a detail intended to be handled by aid of a robot arm on a robot and said gripping means comprises an optional number of suction cup provided arms ( | 10-09-2008 |
Kenny Justine, Basse-Terre FR
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20140278292 | Method for coupling non-destructive inspection data for a material or structure to an analysis tool - A computer aided method is provided for coupling non-destructive inspection data for a material or structure to an analysis tool. The method includes receiving a voxel data representation of a damaged area of the material or structure, and generating a finite element mesh based on the voxel data representation. The finite element mesh includes a plurality of nodes, each node corresponding to one or more voxels of the voxel data representation. The method further includes integrating damage information from the voxel data representation into the finite element mesh by applying at least one integration rule, the damage information indicating whether or not a given voxel has sustained damage. Damage information for areas of the finite element mesh that do not include damage information is interpolated by applying at least one interpolation rule. A finite element model including a finite element mesh having damage information associated therewith is output. | 09-18-2014 |
Kenny Kendrena, Chino Hills, CA US
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20140129562 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATEGORIZING AND PRESENTING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DATA - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for data mining and processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for automating content from performance assessment data. In one embodiment, an automated notes and categorization system may include a primary database comprising performance assessment data. The primary database is operatively coupled to a computer program product having a computer-usable medium having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that analyzes and converts raw performance data into automated content that presents data in readable user friendly form to facilitate human understanding. | 05-08-2014 |
20150142793 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CATEGORIZING AND PRESENTING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT DATA - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for data mining and processing, and more particularly to systems and methods for automating content from performance assessment data. In one embodiment, an automated notes and categorization system may include a primary database comprising performance assessment data. The primary database is operatively coupled to a computer program product having a computer-usable medium having a sequence of instructions which, when executed by a processor, causes said processor to execute a process that analyzes and converts raw performance data into automated content that presents data in readable user friendly form to facilitate human understanding. | 05-21-2015 |
Kenny Kerstiens, Denver, CO US
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20140102886 | COMBINATION AIR PRESSURE SYSTEM AND PLASMA ION GAS GENERATOR SYSTEM FOR TURBOCHARGED DIESEL ENGINE - A combination air pressure system and a plasma ion gas generator system adapted for mounting next to an intake manifold of a turbocharged diesel engine. The system includes a water holding tank for supplying water to a plasma ion gas generator. The gas generator includes a housing with a plurality anode and cathode electrode plates. The system also includes an on/off switch and amp meter. The on/off switch is connected to the vehicle's battery. When the system is turned “on”, power is supplied to the gas generator for generating combustible gases. The air pressure system includes an air line connected to a vehicle's high pressure air line. The system's air line is connected to the water holding tank for pressurizing the gas mixture before it's introduced in the intake manifold. | 04-17-2014 |
20140261252 | PRESSURE INDUCED CYLINDRICAL GAS GENERATOR SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTROLYSIS OF AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE - A combination air pressure system and a gas generator system adapted for mounting next to an intake manifold of a turbocharged diesel engine. The system includes a solution reservoir tank for supplying a fluid mixture to a gas generator. The gas generator includes a housing with a plurality concentric tubular electrodes consisting of both anode and cathode tubular electrodes with a series of interposed bipolar electrodes. | 09-18-2014 |
20160032465 | PRESSURE INDUCED CYLINDRICAL GAS GENERATOR SYSTEM FOR THE ELECTROLYSIS OF AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE - A combination air pressure system and a gas generator system adapted for mounting next to an intake manifold of a tubocharged diesel engine. The system includes a solution reservoir tank for supplying a fluid mixture to a gas generator. The gas generator includes a housing with a plurality concentric tubular electrodes consisting of both anode and cathode tubular electrodes with a series of interposed bipolar electrodes. | 02-04-2016 |
Kenny Lee, Seoul KR
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20100301469 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH INTERPOSER INTERCONNECTIONS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing an integrated circuit; mounting a routing structure having a functional side above the integrated circuit; mounting a vertical interconnect to the functional side of the routing structure and the vertical interconnect extending vertically away from the routing structure; and forming an encapsulation that encapsulates the integrated circuit, the routing structure, and sides of the vertical interconnect above the routing structure, and leaves a surface of the routing structure exposed from the encapsulation, and a portion of the vertical interconnect exposed from the encapsulation above the surface of the routing structure. | 12-02-2010 |
20120086115 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGING SYSTEM WITH INTERPOSER INTERCONNECTIONS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - A method of manufacture of an integrated circuit packaging system includes: providing an integrated circuit; mounting a routing structure having a functional side above the integrated circuit; mounting a vertical interconnect to the functional side of the routing structure and the vertical interconnect extending vertically away from the routing structure; forming an encapsulation covering the integrated circuit, the routing structure, and sides of the vertical interconnect above the routing structure, and leaves a surface of the routing structure exposed from the encapsulation, and a portion of the vertical interconnect exposed from the encapsulation above the surface of the routing structure; mounting a first-external-package-component to the routing structure; and forming a first-external-package-encapsulation covering the first-external-package-component. | 04-12-2012 |
20140269810 | Semiconductor Device and Method of Calibrating Warpage Testing System to Accurately Measure Semiconductor Package Warpage - A warpage test system uses a calibration block to calibrate the warpage test system over a temperature profile. The calibration block includes a first metal block bonded to a second metal block. The first metal block includes a first metal and a second different metal. The first metal block includes a CTE different than a CTE of the second metal block. The calibration block is disposed in the warpage test system. A warpage of the calibration block is measured over a temperature profile ranging from 28° C. to 260° C. A deviation between the measured warpage of the calibration block and a known thermal expansion of the calibration block over the temperature profile is recorded. The warpage measurement in a semiconductor package is compensated by the deviation between the measured warpage of the calibration block and the known thermal expansion or warpage of the calibration block over the temperature profile. | 09-18-2014 |
Kenny Li, Fremont, CA US
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20130083068 | Synchronized Image Browsing - Image viewing systems, such as clinical medical image viewing systems, can be equipped for image browsing. Such systems may benefit from synchronized image browsing. A method can include displaying a plurality of related images at a same time. The method can also include synchronizing the related images with respect to an operation performed on one of the images. Likewise, an apparatus can include a user interface configured to display a plurality of related images at a same time. The apparatus also includes a synchronizer configured to synchronize the related images with respect to an operation performed on one of the images. | 04-04-2013 |
Kenny Lin, Taichung TW
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20080302197 | Ball screw device having bearing spacer - A ball screw device includes a ball nut having an inner thread formed by a number of helical groove portions for forming an endless ball rolling passage in the ball nut and for receiving a number of bearing members, and an endless spacer moving passage formed in the ball nut and communicating with the endless ball rolling passage of the ball nut for receiving a number of bearing spacers which are engaged between the bearing members for spacing the bearing members away from each other and for preventing the bearing members from striking onto each other. The bearing spacers may be spherical bearing spacers, and made of synthetic materials. | 12-11-2008 |
Kenny Lovrin, Malmoe SE
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20160006850 | GESTURE DETECTION TO PAIR TWO WEARABLE DEVICES AND PERFORM AN ACTION BETWEEN THEM AND A WEARABLE DEVICE, A METHOD AND A SYSTEM USING HEAT AS A MEANS FOR COMMUNICATION - The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for initiating execution of actions and for communicating information to a user, and more particularly, to initiating execution of predefined actions in wearable devices and communication devices based on gestures made with the wearable devices and/or heat applied to a surface of the wearable devices. According to an aspect, the method relates to, in the wearable device, detecting a first, in the first wearable device predefined, gesture of the first wearable device, broadcasting a first signal comprising information associated with the first gesture, receiving, from a second wearable device, a second signal comprising information associated with a second gesture and initiating execution of a, in the first wearable device predefined, first action based on the first signal and the second signal. | 01-07-2016 |
Kenny Mitchell, Addlestone CH
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20150254903 | Augmented Reality Image Transformation - There is provided a system and method for augmented reality image transformation. In one implementation, such a system includes a system processor, a system memory, and an image transformation engine stored in the system memory. The system processor is configured to execute the image transformation engine to receive image data corresponding to an image, to detect a feature on a surface of the image, and to synthesize a texture corresponding to the feature. The system processor is further configured to execute the image transformation engine to produce an augmented reality representation of the image having the texture for display to a user, the texture covering a surface of the augmented reality representation of the image corresponding to a portion of the feature that is not visible on the surface of the image. | 09-10-2015 |
Kenny Mitchell, Edinburgh GB
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20130236040 | AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) AUDIO WITH POSITION AND ACTION TRIGGERED VIRTUAL SOUND EFFECTS - An augmented reality (AR) audio system for augmenting environment or ambient sound with sounds from a virtual speaker or sound source positioned at a location in the space surrounding an AR participant. The sound from the virtual speaker may be triggered by an action of the listener and/or by the location or relative orientation of the listener. The AR audio system includes stereo earphones receiving an augmented audio track from a control unit, and binaural microphones are provided to capture ambient sounds. The control unit operates to process trigger signals and retrieve one or more augmentation sounds. The control unit uses an AR audio mixer to combine the ambient sound from the microphones with the augmentation sounds to generate left and right ear augmented audio or binaural audio, which may be modified for acoustic effects of the environment including virtual objects in the environment or virtual characteristics of real objects. | 09-12-2013 |
Kenny Mitchell, Earlston GB
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20140152662 | VISIBILITY SILHOUETTES FOR MASKED SPHERICAL INTEGRATION - The disclosure provides an approach for determining, in 3D rendering, the integrals of visibility-masked spherical functions using visibility silhouettes. For a given shade point, the visibility silhouette for that shade point includes a set of edges from the scene geometry which form the boundaries between visible and invisible regions of a hemisphere having the shade point as its center. For each shade point, a rendering application determines a set of contour edges of scene geometry, the contour edges being a superset of the set of visibility silhouette edges, by querying a 4D dual mesh. The rendering application then evaluates the integral of the visibility-masked spherical function for a given shade point by integrating over segments of discrete u-isolines for which an overlap function indicates that a ray from the shade point would not intersect scene geometry. | 06-05-2014 |
Kenny Nona, Kessel-Lo BE
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20160109309 | A Method and System for Determining the Plunger Load of a Baler - A method and adapted electronic systems for determining a value representative for or an estimate of the load on a plunger of a baler for harvested agricultural material includes obtaining the speed of movement of a drive element for the plunger, followed by determining the estimate of or value representative for the load on the plunger based upon the obtained speed of movement of the drive element. | 04-21-2016 |
Kenny Oisin, Dresden DE
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20080285344 | Integrated Circuits; Methods for Manufacturing an Integrated Circuit; Memory Modules; Computing Systems - Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to integrated circuits, methods for manufacturing an integrated circuit, memory modules, and computing systems. | 11-20-2008 |
Kenny Opachko, Shantilly, VA US
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20110098934 | Method and Apparatus for Measuring Data for Injury Analysis - An apparatus as provided for measuring acceleration of a person's head or other object. The apparatus comprises a sensor for sensing acceleration and a controller for controlling recording of data resulting from the sensed acceleration due to an explosive force. The controller is adapted to determine whether or not to enable recording of the data based on the sensed acceleration. A data receiver is provided to receive the sensed acceleration data from the sensing means, and requires electrical power to enable data to be received thereby. The controller controls electrical power to the receiver so that if the sensed acceleration reaches or exceeds a predetermined value, electrical power to the data receiver is enabled. The recorded acceleration data may be used for injury analysis. | 04-28-2011 |
20130007936 | Apparatus for Measuring Data for Injury Analysis with Power Management - An apparatus for recording data indicative of acceleration of a part of a person's body or other object, including first memory means for receiving acceleration data from an acceleration sensor, second memory means operatively coupled to the first memory means for receiving data from the first memory means, and a data transfer controller for controlling the transfer of data from the first memory means to the second memory means based on the acceleration data. | 01-10-2013 |
20130013243 | Method of Calibrating a Data Recording Unit - A method of calibrating a data recording unit for measuring head acceleration, including the steps of providing a data recording unit mounted to a head protector, mounting the head protector on a support, subjecting the head protector and support to a force or pressure, measuring acceleration of the head protector resulting from the force or pressure, measuring acceleration of the support resulting from the force or pressure, and determining a relationship between the measured acceleration of the head protector and of the support. | 01-10-2013 |
Kenny Padro, Hamden, CT US
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20120186956 | Rocker Contact Switch For Electrical Device - A rocker contact switch for a GFCI device includes a base and first and second legs extending from the base. When the base is moved, the second leg rotates to contact a conductive member to put the GFCI device in an end of life condition. The first leg is substantially prevented from moving in response to movement of the base. A test button of the GFCI device is pushed a first distance to complete a first circuit that trips the GFCI device. The test button is pushed a second distance, which moves the base of the rocker contact switch, to complete a second circuit that puts the GFCI device in an end of life condition by moving the rocker switch base. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188667 | Low Profile Electrical Device Assembly - An electrical device assembly includes an electrical device and a plug connector adapted to be received thereby. The electrical device includes a housing having a rear surface and an aperture in the rear surface. A ground strap is connected to the housing and is adapted to secure the electrical device to an electrical box. A plurality of contact blades are disposed in the electrical device and are accessible through the aperture. One of the contact blades is a ground contact blade. A conductive member extends between the ground contact blade and the ground strap. The plug connector includes a plurality of contact members adapted to engage the plurality of contact blades in the electrical device. A plurality of wires extend outwardly from the plurality of contact members such that the plurality of wires are substantially parallel to the rear surface of the electrical device when the plug connector is connected to the electrical device, thereby providing an electrical device assembly having a low profile. | 07-26-2012 |
20130241677 | Compact Latching Mechanism for Switched Electrical Device - A resettable switching apparatus, useful in a GFCI receptacle, has a space-efficient coaxial configuration in which a mechanical latching arrangement for resetting (i.e., closing) main switch contacts is disposed inside the trip solenoid. A movable carriage for the main contacts spans one end of the solenoid and has a latching portion in the solenoid that engages the inner end of a reset plunger in two sequential states (i.e., unlatched and latched). An electrical miswire feature is included to prevent the device from being reset until the AC power is properly connected to the device and inadvertent failure of the miswire feature due, for example, to dropping the device prior to installation is avoided. Also, an enhanced self-test, or auto-monitoring, feature is provided that is more robust than that which has been previously disclosed. | 09-19-2013 |
20130241678 | Reinstallable Circuit Interrupting Device with Vibration Resistant Miswire Protection - A GFCI device includes a latch assembly provided with a rigid electrically conducting bar connected thereto such that when a user presses a reset button the latch assembly is moved toward a pair of contacts provided as part of a reset circuit to initiate a reset operation. When the electrically conducting bar on the latch assembly connects the pair of contacts, the reset circuit is closed and an actuator is activated to place the GFCI device in the latched, reset, condition. If the GFCI device is correctly wired, the latch assembly enters the latched state. If the device is not properly wired no power is provided to the actuator and the device remains in the tripped, or open, state. | 09-19-2013 |
20140085922 | LIGHTED ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND RECEPTACLE - An electrical wiring device, such as a GFCI duplex receptacle, includes a light source for lighting a selected area and a photo sensor to detect ambient light conditions and to actuate a light source when the ambient light conditions are below a predetermined level. The light source is preferably at least two LEDs having an associated light conducting member functioning as a light pipe that extends between the respective LED and the front face of the electrical wiring device. Each light conducting member has an inclined face extending through an opening in the cover of the wiring device to project a light beam at an inclined angle with respect to the front face of the wiring device. The light conducting members are independently rotatably mounted in the wiring device so that the user can manually rotated the light conducting member to direct the light beam to a selected area. | 03-27-2014 |
Kenny Padro, Mountain Road, CT US
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20130242440 | Enhanced Auto-Monitoring Circuit and Method for an Electrical Device - A resettable switching apparatus, useful in a GFCI receptacle, has an auto-monitoring circuit for automatically testing various functions and structures of the device. The auto-monitoring circuit initiates an auto-monitoring routine which, among other things, establishes a test fault situation on either the positive or negative half-wave of the power cycle and determines whether the detection mechanisms within the device appropriately detect the test fault and whether the device would trip in the event of an actual fault. Additional functionality of the auto-monitoring circuit permits automatic verification that the device is properly wired, that is, not miswired, and determines whether the device has reached the end of its useful life. | 09-19-2013 |
Kenny Parker, Afton, TN US
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20140378716 | PROCESS FOR ISOLATING CRYSTALLIZED 2,2,4,4 TETRAMETHYL-1,3-CYCLOBUTANEDIOL (TMCD) PARTICLES UTILIZING PRESSURE FILTRATION - A method for isolating 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol (TMCD) solids from an isolated feed slurry formed in a TMCD process comprising TMCD, a liquid phase, and impurities by (a) treating the isolated feed slurry in a product isolation zone to produce an isolated TMCD product wet cake, a mother liquor, and impurities; wherein the product isolation zone can comprise at least one rotary pressure drum filter. | 12-25-2014 |
20150321119 | FURAN-2,5-DICARBOXYLIC ACID PURGE PROCESS - Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid. | 11-12-2015 |
20150321180 | FURAN-2,5-DICARBOXYLIC ACID PURGE PROCESS - Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid. | 11-12-2015 |
20150322028 | FURAN-2,5-DICARBOXYLIC ACID PURGE PROCESS - Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid. | 11-12-2015 |
20150322029 | FURAN-2,5-DICARBOXYLIC ACID PURGE PROCESS - Disclosed is an oxidation process to produce a crude carboxylic acid product carboxylic acid product. The process comprises oxidizing a feed stream comprising at least one oxidizable compound to generate a crude carboxylic acid slurry comprising furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and compositions thereof. Also disclosed is a process to produce a dry purified carboxylic acid product by utilizing various purification methods on the crude carboxylic acid. | 11-12-2015 |
Kenny Phan, Irvine, CA US
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20160042602 | FACILITATING ACCESS TO A TARGET DEVICE - The disclosed embodiments disclose techniques for facilitating access to a target device. During operation, a target device presents a unique code to a user device that is located in proximity to the target device. The user device presents this unique code to a management server that is associated with the target device to gain access to the target device, with the management server linking the two devices. The target device receives notification that the user device has been linked and displays a set of received user account information on a display. Subsequently, the target device receives notification from the management server that the linked user device has applied a credit to the target device, and initiates an operation that is associated with consuming the credit. | 02-11-2016 |
Kenny Ranerup, Lund SE
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20140317220 | DEVICE FOR EFFICIENT USE OF PACKET BUFFERING AND BANDWIDTH RESOURCES AT THE NETWORK EDGE - The invention relates to a hybrid network device comprising a server interface enabling access to a server system memory, a network switch comprising a packet processing engine configured to process packets routed through the switch and a switch packet buffer configured to queue packets before transmission, at least one network interface; and at least one a bus mastering DMA controller configured to access the data of said server system memory via said at least one server interface and transfer said data to and from said hybrid network device. According to one aspect of the invention, a bus transfer arbiter configured to control the data transfer from the server memory to the packet processing engine of said hybrid network device. | 10-23-2014 |
Kenny Scott, Edinburgh GB
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20150204039 | GABION - The present invention relates to a gabion comprising opposed first and second side walls connected together at spaced intervals along the length of the gabion by a plurality of partition walls, the first and second side walls comprising open framework panels, and wherein the first side wall is lined with a first lining material comprising a layer of a sheet material, the sheet material having a relatively low water permeability compared with an unlined open framework panel, and further wherein the second side wall is lined with a second lining material having a higher water permeability than the first lining material. The present invention also relates to a multi-compartmental gabion having similar features. The present invention also relates to a water containment system comprising a gabion or multi-compartmental gabion according to the invention. The present invention also relates to a method of deploying a water containment system. | 07-23-2015 |
Kenny Scott, Kelty Fife GB
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20150016896 | GABION DEPLOYMENT PLATFORM - The present invention relates to a gabion deployment platform for storing a folded multi-compartment gabion and from which the gabion can be deployed, the deployment platform comprising: a base element for supporting the folded multi-compartmental gabion, the base element comprising a first member configured to extend along at least a part of a first side of said folded multi-compartment gabion, and a second member, extending transversely from said first member, said second member configured to extend along at least a part of a second side of said folded multi-compartmental gabion; and at least one retaining element, coupled at a first end thereof to said base element, said at least one retaining element being releasably attached, connected or retentively engaged, at least at one point of said at least one retaining element, by way of at least one releasable attaching, connecting or retentive engaging means, to a portion of a compartment of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element configured to extend from said base element, over at least a portion of said folded multi-compartment gabion, said at least one retaining element serving to attach, connect or retentively engage a part of the gabion to the base element when the gabion is folded but to release the gabion from the base element when the gabion is deployed. | 01-15-2015 |
Kenny Smith, Batesville, AR US
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20090038503 | Asphalt Release Agent and Method of Use - An asphalt release agent based on glycerin, and which may also contain water, a surfactant, and a biocide. The asphalt release agent inhibits asphalt concrete from adhering to containers, tools, and machinery while also being biodegradable, formed from a renewable resource, and generally nontoxic. | 02-12-2009 |
Kenny Smith, Olive Branch, MS US
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20090094874 | Frame System - Disclosed is a frame system for displaying an item. The frame system includes a panel, a panel cover, a central viewing portion and a back sheet. The panel includes an inner periphery and an outer periphery. The inner periphery defines the central viewing portion. The panel cover may be disposed on a rear face of the panel and removably secured thereon by a first adhesive. A portion of a rear face of the central viewing portion in proximity to the inner periphery may be coated with a second adhesive. The back sheet may be disposed on a rear face of the central viewing portion and removably secured thereon by the second adhesive. Removal of the back sheet enables the item to secure to a rear face of the central viewing potion and removal of the panel cover enables in detachably mounting the frame system with the item on a surface. | 04-16-2009 |
Kenny Stridh, Karlskrona SE
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20150120531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED TRANSACTIONS IN A DATA COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and transaction orchestrator node for executing a global transaction in a transaction execution system. The transaction execution system is involving at least one reliable transaction executing instance supporting a reserve/commit protocol and one unreliable transaction executing instance that does not support a reserve/commit protocol. The transaction orchestrator node is receiving a global transaction initiation message involving plural sub transactions for execution by the involved corresponding transaction executing instances and sending a prepare transaction message to involved reliable transaction executing instances for corresponding sub transactions. Upon receiving confirmation of all prepare transaction messages the transaction orchestrator node is sending an execution message to the involved unreliable transaction executing instance for a corresponding sub transaction. If the execution message is successful the transaction orchestrator node is sending a commit prepared transaction to the involved reliable transaction executing instances for the corresponding sub transactions. | 04-30-2015 |
Kenny Tai, Taiwan CN
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20090137151 | Receptacle connector assembly for ic card and ic card connector - Disclosed is a receptacle connector assembly for an IC card, comprising: a connector housing ( | 05-28-2009 |
Kenny Tai, Taiwan TW
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20100068931 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR HAVING GROUND CONTACTS FORMED FROM A GROUNDING SHIELD - An electric connector has a housing, signal and ground contacts disposed in the housing and a metal shell surrounding the housing. The metal shell has a support segment covering a top surface of the housing and with a first edge positioned adjacent to a back surface of the housing, and a second edge positioned adjacent to a front surface of the housing. The ground contacts are formed integral with and extend laterally from the second edge of the support segment by a one-step stamping process. | 03-18-2010 |
Kenny Tenza, Vaalpark ZA
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20150126790 | PROCESS FOR OLIGOMERISING A HYDROCARBON TO FORM AT LEAST ONE CO-MONOMER PRODUCT - A process ( | 05-07-2015 |
Kenny Thorbjornsen, Venice, CA US
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20150359341 | TRAVEL PILLOW AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention includes a travel pillow comprising a Central Support Triangle (CST) configured to rest on the shoulders of two people sitting next to one another or on the shoulder of one person who is positioned adjacent to another secure object, two Comfort Pillows (CP) that provide a soft surface for a user's head, and two Comfort Pillow Slips (CPS) that serve as a cover for the CP, wherein the CPSs are attached on two opposite sides of the CST. | 12-17-2015 |
Kenny Unser, Fairfield, CT US
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20130173320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM UTILIZING MERCHANT SALES ACTIVITY TO PROVIDE INDICATIVE MEASUREMENTS OF MERCHANT AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE - A system for measurements of merchant performance using a payment card processing system, the system includes a managing computer system of a payment card service provider, the managing computer system having a memory device capable of storing data for generating measurements of merchant performance based on payment card transactions, and a computer processor. The computer processor is configured to: receive payment card transactions from at least one merchant; store the payment card transactions for the at least one merchant; generate at least one business performance indicator for the payment card transactions of the at least one merchant; compare the at least one business performance indicator for the at least one merchant to a comparable business performance indicator; and generate a measurement of merchant performance for the at least one merchant based on the comparison of the at least one business performance indicator to the comparable business performance indicator. | 07-04-2013 |
20150073863 | Method and System for Linking Browsing History to Proprietary Transaction Data - A method for linking browsing data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer demographic characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries across a plurality of merchants, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, browsing data, wherein the browsing data includes webpage browsing history and a plurality of browser-associated demographic characteristics; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer demographic characteristics correspond to the plurality of browser-associated demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the webpage browsing history included in the received browsing data. | 03-12-2015 |
20150081387 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING INFLUENCERS FROM PAYMENT DATA - A method for identifying a trendsetting consumer includes: storing transaction entries, each entry including a consumer identifier, transaction date, and transaction characteristics each having a characteristic value; receiving two trend identifiers, each trend identifier including a trend date and transaction characteristic value and is associated with a specific trend; identifying a trending consumer where a first transaction entry includes a transaction date corresponding to the trend date and a transaction characteristics having a characteristic value corresponding to the transaction characteristic value of one of the two identified trends, a second transaction entry includes a transaction date corresponding to the trend date and a transaction characteristics having a characteristic value corresponding to the transaction characteristic value of another one of the two identified trends, and the first and second transaction entries include a common consumer identifier associated with the trending consumer; and associating the trending consumer with the specific trends. | 03-19-2015 |
20150134420 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING MERCHANT RECOMMENDATION DATA USING TRANSACTION DATA - A computer-implemented method for providing merchant recommendation data based on candidate merchant input data is provided. The method is implemented using a computing device in communication with a memory. The method includes storing transaction data for a plurality of model merchants within the memory, storing model merchant data for each of the plurality of model merchants within the memory, wherein the model merchant data includes geographic attributes associated with each of the model merchants, generating a location model by comparing the transaction data for each model merchant and the model merchant data for each model merchant, receiving candidate merchant input data for a candidate merchant, and providing, based on the location model and the candidate merchant input data, merchant recommendation data for the candidate merchant, wherein the merchant recommendation data includes at least one of a recommended merchant location and a recommended merchant type. | 05-14-2015 |
20150149204 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING MEDICAL DATA WITH TRANSACTION DATA WHILE MAINTAINING CONSUMER PRIVACY - A method for linking medical data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, a medical profile, wherein the medical profile includes medical data associated with a specific consumer and a plurality of demographic characteristics associated with the specific consumer; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer characteristics correspond to the plurality of demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the medical data included in the received medical profile. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149243 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING CONSUMER ANALYTICS TO A POINT OF SALE DEVICE - A method for distributing consumer analytics to a point-of-sale device includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including a consumer identifier associated with the related consumer, a plurality of consumer characteristics, and a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer and including transaction data; receiving a consumer profile request, the request including a specific consumer identifier and one or more requested consumer metrics; identifying a specific consumer profile where the included consumer identifier corresponds to the specific consumer identifier; calculating the requested consumer metrics for the consumer related to the specific consumer profile based on the transaction data included in the plurality of transaction data entries included in the specific consumer profile; and transmitting the consumer characteristics included in the specific consumer profile and the calculated consumer metrics in response to the request. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149244 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING BIOMETRIC DATA WITH TRANSACTION DATA - A method for linking biometric data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, a biometric profile, wherein the biometric profile includes biometric data associated with a specific consumer and a plurality of demographic characteristics associated with the specific consumer; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer characteristics correspond to the plurality of demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the biometric data included in the received biometric profile. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149251 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING PHONE NUMBERS WITH TRANSACTION DATA - A method for linking phone data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer characteristics and plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, a phone profile, wherein the phone profile includes at least a phone number associated with a specific consumer and a plurality of demographic characteristics associated with the specific consumer; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer characteristics correspond to the plurality of demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the phone number included in the received phone profile. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149253 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING DEVICE DATA WITH TRANSACTION DATA - A method for linking device data to transaction history includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, a device profile, wherein the device profile includes device data corresponding to a consumer device and a plurality of demographic characteristics associated with a consumer associated with the corresponding consumer device; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer characteristics correspond to the plurality of demographic characteristics; and associating each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the device data included in the received device profile. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149264 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PARKING METER ALERT NOTIFICATIONS - A method for providing parking meter alert notifications includes: storing a plurality of parking rate data entries, each entry including data related to a parking meter including at least a point of sale identifier associated with the related parking meter and a timing rate; receiving transaction data for a payment transaction associated with a specific parking meter, wherein the transaction data includes at least a specific consumer identifier, a transaction amount, a specific point of sale identifier associated with the specific parking meter, and a transaction time; identifying a specific parking rate data entry where the included point of sale identifier corresponds to the specific point of sale identifier; identifying an expiration time based on the transaction time, the transaction amount, and the timing rate included in the identified specific parking rate data entry; and transmitting an alert notification to a consumer based on the specific consumer identifier. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149465 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATING VEHICLE DATA WITH TRANSACTION DATA - A method for linking vehicle data to transaction history includes: storing, in a database, a plurality of consumer profiles, wherein each consumer profile includes data related to a consumer including at least a plurality of consumer characteristics and a plurality of transaction data entries, each transaction data entry corresponding to a payment transaction involving the related consumer; receiving, by a receiving device, a vehicle profile, wherein the vehicle profile includes vehicle data associated with a specific consumer and a plurality of demographic characteristics associated with the specific consumer; identifying, by a processing device, at least one consumer profile of the plurality of consumer profiles where at least a predefined number of the included plurality of consumer characteristics correspond to the plurality of demographic characteristics; and associating, in the database, each of the identified at least one consumer profile with the vehicle data included in the received vehicle profile. | 05-28-2015 |
20150154695 | FORECASTING LAGGED CURRENT TRANSACTIONS BASED ON PRIOR TRANSACTIONS - An economic performance forecasting system includes computer storage configured to store payment card transaction records. A computer processor is configured to access the computer storage and determine from the stored payment card transaction records a total (T | 06-04-2015 |
20150161645 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL REWARDS PROGRAMS - A method and a system are provided for identifying optimal rewards programs. The method involves retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information comprising payment card holder transaction information including at least purchasing activities and optionally payment activities attributable to the payment card holder, and retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information comprising a plurality of rewards programs. One or more predictive behavioral spend profiles are generated based on the first set of information. The one or more predictive behavioral spend profiles and the second set of information are then analyzed to identify one or more correlations between the one or more predictive behavioral spend profiles and the plurality of rewards programs. Targeted information, based on the one or more correlations, is provided to one or more entities (e.g., payment card holder or merchant). | 06-11-2015 |
20150161741 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF PERIODIC PAYMENTS BASED ON TRANSACTION INFORMATION - According to some embodiments, transaction information associated with payments made via a payment account may be retrieved from a transaction database. The retrieved transaction information may then be analyzed to automatically determine periodic payment information (e.g., associated with a subscription or membership) associated with the payment account. The automatically determined periodic payment information may then be output. For example, a predicted next periodic payment due date might be calculated and output. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161742 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF VEHICLE INFORMATION BASED ON TRANSACTION INFORMATION - According to some embodiments, transaction information associated with payments made via a payment account (e.g., a credit card account) associated with an account owner may be retrieved from a transaction database. The retrieved transaction information may then be analyzed to automatically determine vehicle information associated with the account owner. For example, estimated driving information or predicted vehicle ownership information might be automatically determined. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161743 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY CLASSIFYING TRANSACTION INFORMATION - According to some embodiments, transaction information associated with payments made via a payment account may be retrieved from a transaction database. A code book may be accessed containing a plurality of payment codes and, for each payment code, logic defining when that payment code is applicable to a payment. The retrieved transaction information may then be analyzed to automatically determine which payment codes are associated with each payment. The automatically determined coded transaction information may then be output. | 06-11-2015 |
20150186909 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONSUMER TRACKING USING GEOLOCATION - A method for calculating consumer metrics includes: storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including a transaction time and transaction geographic location associated with a transaction involving a consumer; receiving a plurality of location data entries, each entry including a consumer geographic location and a location time at which the consumer was at the location; identifying a first subset of location data entries, each entry in the first subset corresponding to a transaction data entry where the times and geographic locations correspond; identifying a second subset of location data entries, wherein the second subset includes each location data entry not in the first subset; calculating a consumer metric based on the location data entries and transaction data entries in the first subset and the location data entries in the second subset; and associating the calculated consumer metric with a consumer profile associated with the consumer. | 07-02-2015 |
20150235222 | Investment Risk Modeling Method and Apparatus - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to enable investment-related risk behavior modeling of individuals based on their payment card purchases. | 08-20-2015 |
20150235321 | INSURANCE RISK MODELING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to enable insurance-related risk behavior modeling of individuals based on their payment card purchases. | 08-20-2015 |
20150242869 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING TRANSACTION DATA WITH EVENTS - A method for performing analytics processing in order to determine economic impact of an event on a particular market includes: receiving event information from an event storage unit, the event information including event data associated with an event and a venue in which the associated event occurred; receiving payment transaction information from a transaction storage unit, the payment transaction information including transaction data associated with each of a plurality of payment transactions; identifying a particular event and a particular venue associated with event data included in the received event information; identifying transaction data for payment transactions that occurred within a particular time frame of the particular event and within a specified area of a location of the selected event from the received payment transaction information; and determining an economic impact of the particular event on a particular market based on the identified transaction data. | 08-27-2015 |
20150287020 | INFERRING CARDHOLDER FROM KNOWN LOCATIONS - A method includes receiving a first data set and accessing a second data set. The first data set includes location and time profiles. The second data set includes transaction profiles. The first and second data sets are analyzed to propose matches of location and time profiles with transaction profiles. A respective score is assigned to each proposed match. In the analysis and assignment of scores, a first percentage is assigned to each location and time profile relative to each transaction profile. The first percentage equals a percentage of data elements in the location and time profile that is represented in the respective transaction profile. For some of the transaction profiles, a second percentage is assigned. The second percentage equals the percentage of transactions in the transaction profile that is represented in a proposed matching location and time profile. | 10-08-2015 |
20150317654 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING TRAFFIC DATA TO PURCHASE BEHAVIOR - A method for linking traffic data to transaction data includes: storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including data related to a payment transaction including at least a geographic location associated with the related payment transaction, a transaction time and/or date, and transaction data; receiving traffic data, the traffic data being related to vehicle traffic and including at least a geographic traffic area, a period of time, and one or more traffic characteristics associated with the vehicle traffic; identifying a subset of transaction data entries where each entry in the subset includes a geographic location included in a geographic transaction area corresponding to the geographic traffic area and a transaction time and/or date included in the period of time; and identifying an economic impact of the vehicle traffic based on at least the transaction data included in each of the transaction data entries included in the identified subset. | 11-05-2015 |
20150324809 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS AND ATTITUDES - A method and a system are provided for determining political affiliations and/or attitudes of payment card holders. The method involves retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information including payment card transaction information, and retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information comprising external information. The external information includes merchant political affiliation and/or attitude information and payment card holder political affiliation and/or attitude information. The method further includes analyzing the first set of information and the second set of information to identify one or more associations between the payment card transaction information and the external information, and determining political affiliation and/or attitude of one or more payment card holders based on the one or more associations. The method and system can be used by merchants or businesses to better target customers or enhance existing customer relationships. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324816 | PREDICTING LOCATION BASED ON PAYMENT CARD USAGE - A system and a method for predicting the location of a person using prior point of sale transaction data are disclosed. Historical purchase data is used to develop logic for predicting a present or future location at any given time of the cardholder. The logic can be tested against transaction data to qualify its accuracy. Statistical techniques are used to develop the logic with a sample of payment cardholders during an analytical phase. The logic can be applied to a broader universe of cardholders to ascertain a higher level of confidence that can be assigned to the prediction. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324822 | PREDICTING TRANSIENT POPULATION BASED ON PAYMENT CARD USAGE - A system and a method for predicting the transient population of a geographic location or region using point of sale transaction data are disclosed. Historical purchase data is used to develop logic for predicting a transient population at any given time, or predicting or determining the present transient population. The logic can be tested against transaction data to qualify its accuracy. Statistical techniques are used to develop the logic with a sample of payment cardholders during an analytical phase. The logic can be applied to a broader universe of cardholders to ascertain a higher level of confidence that can be assigned to the prediction. | 11-12-2015 |
20150324823 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ASSOCIATED GEOLOCATIONS - A method and a system are provided for identifying associated geolocations. The method involves retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information including payment card transaction information, and retrieving from one or more databases a second set of information including external information. The method further includes analyzing the first set of information and the second set of information to construct (i) one or more definitions of geography, (ii) one or more definitions of time, and (iii) one or more payment card holder lists by geography and by time period to identify payment card holder overlap, and creating one or more groupings of geographies and time periods based on the payment card holder overlap. The method and system provide advantages in fraud prevention, and can also be used by merchants or businesses to better target customers or enhance existing customer relationships. | 11-12-2015 |
20150332284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SERVICE INTERVALS BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - A system for determining service intervals of a serviceable property based on payment card transaction data. A data storage device contains payment card transaction data of a plurality customers and merchants. A processor is configured to identify purchasers of a serviceable property based on processing payment card transaction data including statistical analysis of the payment card transaction data to identify relationships between different payment card transactions representing a correlation of a given property of a purchaser with a particular service linked to the property. Characteristic traits and service frequencies are determined for purchasers of the serviceable property. A particular serviceable property is selected from the payment card transaction data, and the determined profile data is applied, along with selected data characteristics of a given service, to obtain data representative of an updated service interval for a given service associated with the serviceable property. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332285 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING WEATHER BASED ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATIONS - A system for correlating customer payment card purchases and contemporaneous weather conditions. The system comprises a first data storage device containing payment card transaction data and a second data storage device comprising historic weather data. A processor is provided and configured to identify correlations between payment card transactions and weather conditions contemporaneous to the transactions or otherwise associated therewith. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332286 | SYSTEM AND METHOD IDENTIFYING HOLDERS OR RE-SELLABLE COMMODITIES - A system for identifying a holder of re-sellable commodities is provided. The system includes one or more data storage devices containing payment card transaction data of a plurality of customers and a filter configured to identify payment card transactions associated with a predetermined re-sellable commodity from the payment card transaction data. The system further comprises one or more additional data storage devices containing at least one of market or industry data related to the predetermined re-sellable commodity. A processor is provided and configured to analyze the card payment transaction data and the market or industry data related to the predetermined re-sellable commodity for identifying a customer likely to be in possession of the predetermined re-sellable commodity. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332292 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MARKET INFORMATION FOR DEREGULATED UTILITIES BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - A system for determining market information of unregulated utility services comprises: a data storage device containing payment card transaction data of customers including customer information and information identifying a category of unregulated utility services; a filter configured to identify those transactions associated with the category of unregulated utility services from the payment card transaction data within a predetermined geographic region; a data storage device containing market or industry data related to the category of unregulated utility services; a processor; a memory storing program instructions, the processor being operative with the program instructions to: analyze the identified payment card transactions and the market or industry data related to the category of unregulated utility services; determine a score indicator representative of a given customer's probability of switching utility providers; compare the score indicator with a threshold value; and identifying those customers whose score indicator exceeds the threshold value. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332295 | Method of Forecasting Resource Demand - A system, method, and computer-readable storage medium configured to enable forecast resource demand based on accountholder or merchant-level behavior. | 11-19-2015 |
20150332414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING ITEMS PURCHASED BASED ON TRANSACTION DATA - A system for analyzing data comprising: an input module for receiving a transaction record corresponding to a product purchase; a database for storing the transaction received by the input module; a computerized predictive model for determining an indicator for the transaction record based on at least one of a customer identifier, a class of merchant, an amount of the transaction, and a terminal identifier, wherein the indicator is indicative of a likelihood of a correct product determination; and one or more processors for: executing the predictive models; and processing the transaction record based upon the indicator determined by the computerized predictive model. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339708 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING THIRD PARTY TRANSACTIONS - Methods and systems of performing multi-party transactions through a single authorization and multiple settlements is disclosed. The transaction involves a consumer entering into primary and secondary transactions as a single transaction for a merchant's and third party's products, wherein the third party products are not located at the merchant's establishment. Additionally, third party merchant offers may be filtered depending on information pertaining to the consumer. | 11-26-2015 |
20150347991 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS OF CARD-ISSUED AGENCY ENTITLEMENT BENEFITS - A method for identifying agency entitlements includes: storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including data related to a payment transaction including a specific account identifier associated with a payment account involved in the transaction and transaction data; storing a plurality of account profiles, each profile including data related to a payment account including an account identifier associated with the account and account data; identifying entitlement rules, wherein each o entitlement rule is associated with an agency entitlement and is configured to identify recipients of the entitlement; applying, to account profiles, the entitlement rules to (i) the account identifier and/or account data included in the respective profile, and/or (ii) the transaction data included in transaction data entries associated with the respective account profile, to identify an agency entitlement associated with the account; and updating account profiles to include the identified entitlement associated with the account. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348028 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANDATED SERVICES VERIFICATION - A method and system for verifying cardholder compliance or non-compliance with a mandated services requirement by a third party using a payment card payment card network coupled to a database are provided. The method includes receiving sets of predetermined parameters that each define a transaction for one or more mandated services, receiving, by the computer device, transaction data for a plurality of transactions, determining, by the computer device, transactions for one or more mandated services from the plurality of received transactions using the received sets of parameters, summarizing the transaction data from the determined transactions, and transmitting the summarized transaction data to the third party, the summarized transaction data demonstrating cardholder compliance or noncompliance with the mandated services requirement. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348209 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING FORENSIC DATA WITH PURCHASE BEHAVIOR - A method for linking forensic data to transaction history includes: storing a plurality of consumer profiles, each profile including data related to a consumer including a consumer identifier associated with the related consumer and a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including data related to a payment transaction involving the consumer including transaction data; receiving a forensic profile, the profile including forensic data obtained from a computing device; identifying a correspondence between the received forensic data and transaction data included in the stored transaction data entries to obtain a specific consumer identifier; identifying a specific consumer profile where the included consumer identifier corresponds to the specific consumer identifier; and transmitting at least the transaction data included in one or more transaction data entries included in the identified specific consumer profile. | 12-03-2015 |
20150348219 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LINKING LAW ENFORCEMENT DATA TO PURCHASE BEHAVIOR - A method for linking law enforcement data to transaction data includes: storing a plurality of transaction data entries, each entry including data related to a payment transaction including a geographic location associated with the related transaction, a transaction time and/or date, and transaction data; receiving law enforcement data, the data being related to criminal and law enforcement activity and including a geographic enforcement area, a period of time, and one or more law enforcement characteristics associated with the activity; identifying a subset of transaction data entries where each entry in the subset includes a geographic location included in a geographic transaction area corresponding to the geographic enforcement area and a transaction time and/or date included in the period of time; and identifying an economic impact of the criminal and law enforcement activity based on the transaction data included in the transaction data entries included in the identified subset. | 12-03-2015 |
20160034916 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PAYMENT CARD HOLDER INTERESTS AND HOBBIES - A method and a system are provided for identifying payment card holder hobbies or interests. The method includes retrieving from one or more databases a first set of information comprising payment card transaction information, payment card holder information and merchant information. The method further includes analyzing the first set of information to construct one or more groupings of merchants based on merchant line of business or merchant association with a hobby or interest; analyzing the first set of information to identify one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors; and associating the one or more payment card holder purchase behaviors with the one or more groupings of merchants to identify one or more payment card holder hobbies or interests. The method and system provide advantages in fraud prevention, and can also be used by merchants or businesses to better target customers or enhance existing customer relationships. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034917 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ENHANCED MERCHANT IDENTIFICATION - A computer implemented method for creating merchant profiles based on check transactions is provided. The method uses a computing device having a processor communicatively coupled to a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of payment transactions including payment by a check where each payment transaction includes plurality of fields from the associated check that include at least a payee field, an address field, and a memo field, generating a list of unique merchants based in part on the payee fields of the plurality of payment transactions, generating two or more merchant profiles, and determining one or more connections between two or more merchant profiles in the plurality of merchant profiles. Each connection represents a relationship or association between two or more merchant profiles. The method also includes storing the one or more connections and the two or more merchant profiles. | 02-04-2016 |
20160034925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING CARDHOLDER STOCK-PILING BEHAVIOR - A computer-implemented method for identifying cardholder stock-piling behavior is implemented by a purchase analysis computer system in communication with a memory. The method includes retrieving at least one stock-piling profile used to identify transaction characteristics consistent with a stock-piling event wherein the stock-piling profile includes a plurality of ranges of expected cardholder transaction volumes associated with a plurality of categories of transactions, receiving a plurality of transaction data associated with the plurality of categories of transactions, determining an actual cardholder transaction volume for each of the plurality of categories of transactions, and identifying cardholder stock-piling behavior by comparing the actual cardholder transaction volume to the range of expected cardholder transaction volume for each of a plurality of categories of transactions. | 02-04-2016 |
Kenny Wyns, Geel BE
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20120012528 | SURFACE MODIFIED INORGANIC MATRIX AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF - The present invention relates to a method for the modification of metal hydroxide and/or metal oxide surfaces of an inorganic matrix with an organometallic reagent for obtaining an organic functionalized matrix suitable for filtration processes. The method involves the direct covalent binding of organic functional groups by allowing a pre-treated matrix to react with organometallic reagents in the present of a suitable solvent. The present invention further relates to an organic functionalized matrix obtainable or obtained by carrying out a method according to the invention. The invention also provides various uses of a surface-modified matrices as described herein in various industrial applications, including for instance in filtration and/or adsorption and/or separation processes, or as support, e.g. for catalyst systems or for enzyme systems. | 01-19-2012 |
Kenny Zhang, Shanghai CN
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20140279836 | Configurable Rule for Monitoring Data of In Memory Database - Embodiments relate to the implementation of configurable rules that automatically monitor large volumes of data stored in a database. Certain embodiments may leverage the high processing power available to the database engine of an in memory database, in order to perform analysis of large data volumes for compliance and other purposes. Particular embodiments may utilize ABAP Database Connectivity (ADBC) to a HANA in memory database available from SAP AG, in order to implement and execute configurable rules in connection with governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) of large volumes of data stored therein. In various embodiments, an analysis engine in the application layer may rely upon the in memory database engine to execute at least some logic of the configurable rules. | 09-18-2014 |