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Carter Kirkwood, Pacific Palisades, CA US
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| 20090150169 | Document acquisition and authentication system - A document acquisition and authentication system comprising a web-based application that on behalf of its users can automatically: a) collect Digital Documents, b) create standardized descriptive metadata related to each Digital Document, c) use that descriptive metadata to organize, sort, and filter the collected Digital Documents, d) collect and create evidence that third party users can use to judge the authenticity of particular Digital Documents, e) protect the users privacy during the collection, storage, and sharing of the Digital Documents. The web-based application provides users with functionalities including user management, Source management, automatic and manual document acquisition, and document management and sharing. The System can receive Digital Documents that users manually upload into it and it enables users to manually enter standardized descriptive metadata. The System can then automatically handle the other functions for the Digital Documents. | 06-11-2009 |
Jason Kirkwood, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20090284733 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, CARRIER MEDIA, AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING POLARIZATION SETTINGS FOR AN INSPECTION SYSTEM - Computer-implemented methods, carrier media, and systems for selecting polarization settings for an inspection system for inspection of a layer of a wafer are provided. One method includes detecting a population of defects on the layer of the wafer using results of each of two or more scans of the wafer performed with different combinations of polarization settings of the inspection system for illumination and collection of light scattered from the wafer. The method also includes identifying a subpopulation of the defects for each of the different combinations, each of which includes the defects that are common to at least two of the different combinations, and determining a characteristic of a measure of signal-to-noise for each of the subpopulations. The method further includes selecting the polarization settings for the illumination and the collection to be used for the inspection corresponding to the subpopulation having the best value for the characteristic. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100188657 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING DEFECTS ON A WAFER - Systems and methods for detecting defects on a wafer are provided. One method includes generating output for a wafer by scanning the wafer with an inspection system using first and second optical states of the inspection system. The first and second optical states are defined by different values for at least one optical parameter of the inspection system. The method also includes generating first image data for the wafer using the output generated using the first optical state and second image data for the wafer using the output generated using the second optical state. In addition, the method includes combining the first image data and the second image data corresponding to substantially the same locations on the wafer thereby creating additional image data for the wafer. The method further includes detecting defects on the wafer using the additional image data. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20120116733 | Data Perturbation for Wafer Inspection or Metrology Setup - Various embodiments for determining parameters for wafer inspection and/or metrology are provided. | 05-10-2012 |
John E. Kirkwood, Stanford, CA US
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| 20100221521 | Shear thickening fluid containment in polymer composites - Shear thickening fluid suspoemulsions are shown to exhibit unique material properties that have potential application in a broad range of fields of use. Suspoemulsions containing shear thickening fluids as immiscible blends exhibit a nontrivial shear thickening response for volume fractions as low as 10% of STF in the silicone emulsion. Measurements indicate that the system shows phase inversion and it is even possible to form materials with a cocontinuous microstructure with interesting, hysteretic, shear sensitive behavior. Novel STF containing composites with rubbers are formed by blending the shear thickening fluid within the rubber precursors and then adding the catalyzing agent. It was possible to contain STF in each of the silicones tested and the rubbers exhibited different behavior with incased STF. Shear thickening fluid was added to open cell polyurethane to create a Foam-STF composite which was found to exhibit an significant shear thickening response. Finally, STF composites were also formed by polymer blending, leading to materials with unique and superior performance as a consequence of the STF content and multiphase microstructure. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20110151563 | Collagen Materials, Films and Methods of Making Same - In general, the present invention is related to collagen compositions and thin films, and to methods of making and using the same. In some embodiments, the present invention is directed to “woven pattern” or “basket pattern” collagen compositions and thin films, and methods of making. | 06-23-2011 |
John E. Kirkwood, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20100227043 | Oriented collagen gel - Techniques for the production of flow-oriented collagen gels using hydrodynamics to influence the assembly of collagen fibers. Highly concentrated monomeric solutions of collagen are subjected to shear and extensional flow as they are drawn onto a substrate to induce fibrillogenesis under a high Ph buffer. The produced gel captures the flow induced ordering of molecular collagen upon fibril formation. The depositing or the induction of fibrillogenosis occurs without the application of a magnetic field to the concentration of collagen. These highly oriented 3D scaffolds are capable inducing contact guidance and guiding mammalian cell growth. The collagen fibers mimic the construction of in vivo fibers with the characteristic D-periodicity and the integrin receptors on the fibroblasts respond to this organization. The industrial applications of three-dimensional collagen gels as a biomaterial are widespread from drug delivery to burn repair or tissue engineering system. | 09-09-2010 |
Michael Kirkwood, Berkeley, CA US
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| 20080312962 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SERVICES VIA A NETWORK IN AN EMERGENCY CONTEXT - A computer-implemented method of providing services using a digital network in an emergency context is provided. In some embodiments, information about a person may be delivered across a network to assist in an emergency medical situation related to that person. The information may be obtained by receiving into the network data indicative of an emergency contact for a person, medical information related to the person, and an emergency personal page pass phrase. Based on the data, an emergency medical card is generated and delivered to the user. The user carries the card on their possession and it may be used in case of an emergency. | 12-18-2008 |
Michael Kirkwood, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080281702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE COUPON INFORMATION IN A NETWORK - A computer-implemented method of providing a coupon in a digital network is provided. The method includes receiving a message indicative of the location of a purchaser; selecting a context for the purchaser based on the indicated location; identifying manufacturers of products that are sold in the location; and sending a coupon to the purchaser for products that are sold in the location. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080281918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARING INFORMATION IN NETWORKS - System and method for sharing information in a network is provided. The system creates and maintains relationships between data elements in a network using a first server configured to store a unique identity object for a first data element. The server distributes the unique identity object to other servers. A plurality of contexts are associated with the first data element and applied to the element. Utilizing the applied context, relationships are created with other data elements in the network. | 11-13-2008 |
William J. Kirkwood, Carmel, CA US
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| 20120175969 | Wireless Power and Data Transfer Device for Harsh and Extreme Environments - A wireless power and data connector includes a socket and a plug. The socket has a power port for connecting to a wired power transmission line, a data port for connecting to a wired data communication line, a wireless power transmitter, and a wireless data transceiver. The plug includes a power port for connecting to a wired instrument power transmission line, a data port for connecting to a wired instrument data communication line, a wireless power receiver, and a wireless data transceiver. The socket has a concave portion and the plug has a convex region shaped such that the convex region of the plug removably fits within the concave region of the socket. The wireless power transmitter and wireless power receiver transmit power from the socket to the plug using magnetically coupled resonant tank circuits. | 07-12-2012 |