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Alan R. Ladd, The Colony, TX US
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| 20110004879 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELIMINATING WAIT FOR BOOT-UP - A method and apparatus for eliminating wait for boot-up of an apparatus while simultaneously preventing increased power usage. The method includes predicting a boot-up schedule according to a determined usage schedule, and scheduling boot-up time according to the predicted boot-up schedule, wherein said boot-up schedule eliminates wait for boot-up while simultaneously preventing increased power usage. | 01-06-2011 |
Barry Lewis Ladd, Zionsville, IN US
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| 20090281696 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION DURING ACCELERATION FROM IDLE - A method for controlling a transmission in a motor vehicle during acceleration from an idle condition begins when the vehicle is stationary, the engine is at idle, and the transmission is in the first gear range or ratio. When the vehicle begins to accelerate, the method includes the steps of monitoring the rate of vehicle acceleration and comparing the rate of vehicle acceleration to a rate of vehicle acceleration threshold. If the rate of vehicle acceleration is less than the acceleration threshold, then the transmission allows one of the currently engaged clutches to slip. This clutch slip reduces the torque load on the engine. The method then monitors the engine output speed. If the engine output speed exceeds an engine output speed threshold, then the clutch is fully applied. | 11-12-2009 |
Bryan E. Ladd, West Carrollton, OH US
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| 20100019611 | MOTOR/GENERATOR PHASE INSULATION ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING - Apparatus including a monolithic, motor/generator phase insulation article having a manufactured state and a ready-to-use state. The insulation article has longitudinally-spaced-apart first and second tabs and flexible, transversely-spaced-apart first and second legs each having a first end monolithically joined to the first tab and a second end monolithically joined to the second tab. The first and second tabs are disposed longitudinally closer together in the manufactured state than in the ready-to-use state. In the manufactured state the first and second legs each have a more serpentine shape, and in the ready-to-use state the first and second legs each have a less serpentine shape. A method for manufacturing the insulation article is also described which cuts a monolithic, substantially-rectangular sheet of motor/generator phase insulation to create the insulation article. | 01-28-2010 |
Bryan Matthew Ladd, Minneapolis, MN US
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| 20100070015 | STENTS AND CATHETERS HAVING IMPROVED STENT DEPLOYMENT - An implant delivery system and method comprises an implant, for example, a stent, and a delivery catheter. The stent has a scaffold with a coating or a shell that retains the scaffold in a collapsed configuration. The coating or shell is made of a material that dissolves or biodegrades upon exposure to a dissolution or biodegradation media. The stent is used with an implant delivery system which has a catheter with a catheter, wherein the stent is mounted on the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft is configured to be withdrawn through the patient's vessel when the scaffold is in its expanded configuration. Advantageously, the implant is thereby prevented from changing length during implant delivery and implant deployment. | 03-18-2010 |
Danielle Ladd, Westminster, CO US
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| 20110092363 | POROUS METAL OXIDE PARTICLES - Preparing porous particles includes forming a gel including a first liquid and an oxygen-containing compound of a metal, semi-metal, metalloid, or semi-conductor, including an oxide, hydroxide, alkoxide, oxohydroxide, oxoalkoxide, oxo salt, or oxo salt hydrate of the metal, semi-metal, metalloid, or semi-conductor; contacting the gel with a combustible liquid to form a combustible gel; and initiating combustion of the combustible gel to form a substance including porous metal, semi-metal, metalloid, or semi-conductor oxide particles. The combustible liquid can include a volatile solvent. The porous particles have open pores with a range of nanoscale pore sizes. The porous particles may be treated further to form, for example, a composite. | 04-21-2011 |
David Ladd, Rainbow City, AL US
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| 20110287910 | Upper Body Exercise Apparatus for Stationary Bike - An upper body exercise apparatus includes a spring positioned in a housing interior area. First and second cables have respective first ends operatively coupled to the spring and respective second ends extending away from the housing. Respective movements of the first and second cables away from the housing cause the spring to move toward a biased configuration. The exercise apparatus includes a transmission configured such that an outward movement of the first cable in the absence of an outward movement of the second cable causes all of the springs resistance to be transmitted to the first cable, an outward movement of the second cable in the absence of movement of the first cable causes all of the spring's resistance to be transmitted to the second cable, and an outward movement by both cables causes the spring's resistance to be distributed equally between the first and second cables. | 11-24-2011 |
David Ladd, Lisle, IL US
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| 20080281957 | DEFERRED INVOCATION OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES - In one embodiment, a network device determines one or more conditions for invoking one or more real applications to the network device for a session. This determination may be made at the initiation of the session, such as when a SIP INVITE message is received. The one or more conditions allow real applications to be invoked when a future event satisfies the condition. When it is determined that a condition is satisfied, a real application associated with the condition is then invoked. Accordingly, conditions may be set for real applications that may be tested against future events that have not yet occurred. This allows deferred invocation of real applications. Accordingly, if real applications are not needed for a session, then they are not invoked. But, when a real application is needed, it can be invoked. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20110270997 | Deferred Invocation of Communication Services - In one embodiment, a network device determines one or more conditions for invoking one or more real applications to the network device for a session. This determination may be made at the initiation of the session, such as when a SIP INVITE message is received. The one or more conditions allow real applications to be invoked when a future event satisfies the condition. When it is determined that a condition is satisfied, a real application associated with the condition is then invoked. Accordingly, conditions may be set for real applications that may be tested against future events that have not yet occurred. This allows deferred invocation of real applications. Accordingly, if real applications are not needed for a session, then they are not invoked. But, when a real application is needed, it can be invoked. | 11-03-2011 |
Douglas N. Ladd, Cincinnati, OH US
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| 20090088665 | MARKER DEVICE AND METHOD OF DEPLOYING A CAVITY MARKER USING A SURGICAL BIOPSY DEVICE - A biopsy marker introduction assembly is configured for introduction through a specimen retrieval recess into a probe cutter lumen of a handheld breast biopsy handle. Advancing the cutter causes an extending deployment rod to distally translate within an introducer tube of the introduction assembly, pushing a biopsy marker out of a distal end of the probe at a surgical biopsy site. Thereby, the surgeon is able to position the probe and effect deployment of the marker even if using the other hand to position an imaging device such as an ultrasonic transceiver. | 04-02-2009 |
Eric Ladd, West Jordan, UT US
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| 20100129266 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM A CHEMICAL HYDRIDE - A system is disclosed to generate hydrogen. The system includes a fuel cartridge, a cartridge interface, and a fuel cartridge receiver. The fuel cartridge includes a liquid permeable material with one or more cavities that encloses a solid anhydrous chemical hydride. The fuel cartridge also includes a housing that is heat and pressure resistant that houses the liquid permeable material, and a liquid. The fuel cartridge also includes one or more liquid sources that introduce the liquid into the housing such that the liquid contacts at least a portion of the liquid permeable material. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110027670 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING ELECTRICITY FROM A CHEMICAL HYDRIDE - An apparatus is disclosed to generate electric power from a chemical hydride. A fuel cartridge produces hydrogen by reacting a liquid with a chemical hydride. A fuel cell stack generates electric power using an oxygen source and the produced hydrogen. An electric power storage device is coupled with the fuel cell stack. The electric power storage device stores and supplies electric power. One or more liquid sources inject the liquid into the fuel cartridge at a variable rate. A controller calculates a liquid injection rate for the one or more liquid sources based on power demands of an electric load. | 02-03-2011 |
Eric J. Ladd, West Jordan, UT US
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| 20090053134 | PROCESS, COMPOSITION OF MATTER, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN FROM A CHEMICAL HYDRIDE - A process, composition of matter, and apparatus for generating hydrogen are disclosed. The process includes providing an anhydrous hydride, forming a mixture of the hydride with an activating agent, and introducing a liquid reactant to the mixture to produce hydrogen. The mixture includes activating agent in the range of between about 20 to about 80 percent by dry weight. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090304554 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROMOTING A SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETE REACTION OF AN ANHYDROUS HYDRIDE REACTANT - The apparatus includes a liquid permeable pouch that defines a cavity for maintaining an anhydrous hydride reactant, wherein the cavity comprises a cross-section such that a point within the cross-section is separated from a perimeter of the liquid permeable pouch by no more than double the permeation distance, and a cartridge configured to receive the liquid permeable pouch and a liquid reactant such that at least a portion of the liquid permeable pouch is submerged in the liquid reactant. The system includes a plurality of pouches formed from two rectangular sheets of liquid permeable material, and each pouch has a width selected such that each point within a cross-section is separated from the sheets by no more than double the permeation distance. The method includes joining the sheets, forming one or more seals to define a cavity, disposing anhydrous hydride within the cavity, and sealing the opening. | 12-10-2009 |
Gerald Richard Ladd, Omaha, NE US
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| 20110208572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A REFFERAL REWARD INCENTIVE FOR AN ITEM VIA A NETWORKING WEBSITE - A computer-implemented method for providing a referral reward incentive via a networking website is described. Registration information for an item that is associated with a reward may be received. Information relating to an item purchased by a first subscriber of the networking website may be displayed. A recommendation for the purchased item may be posted from the first subscriber to a second subscriber of the networking website. The reward may be distributed to the first subscriber if the second subscriber purchases the item based on the recommendation received from the first subscriber. | 08-25-2011 |
Gregory Richard Ladd, Elkhorn, NE US
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| 20110208572 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A REFFERAL REWARD INCENTIVE FOR AN ITEM VIA A NETWORKING WEBSITE - A computer-implemented method for providing a referral reward incentive via a networking website is described. Registration information for an item that is associated with a reward may be received. Information relating to an item purchased by a first subscriber of the networking website may be displayed. A recommendation for the purchased item may be posted from the first subscriber to a second subscriber of the networking website. The reward may be distributed to the first subscriber if the second subscriber purchases the item based on the recommendation received from the first subscriber. | 08-25-2011 |
Holly Ladd, Rainbow City, AL US
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| 20110287910 | Upper Body Exercise Apparatus for Stationary Bike - An upper body exercise apparatus includes a spring positioned in a housing interior area. First and second cables have respective first ends operatively coupled to the spring and respective second ends extending away from the housing. Respective movements of the first and second cables away from the housing cause the spring to move toward a biased configuration. The exercise apparatus includes a transmission configured such that an outward movement of the first cable in the absence of an outward movement of the second cable causes all of the springs resistance to be transmitted to the first cable, an outward movement of the second cable in the absence of movement of the first cable causes all of the spring's resistance to be transmitted to the second cable, and an outward movement by both cables causes the spring's resistance to be distributed equally between the first and second cables. | 11-24-2011 |
Jeffrey C. Ladd, Rochester, NY US
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| 20110192953 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR HOLDING A REMOVABLE COMPONENT IN A MOUNT - Disclosed are apparatus and methods for holding a removable component in a rack or similar mount, and more particularly a latching mechanism for holding a radio transceiver in a shock-absorbing mounting rack such as in a vehicle. | 08-11-2011 |
Jim L. Ladd, Erie, CO US
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| 20100049809 | System and method for determining source of an email - A system and method for determining if a received email is human or machine generated. Each received email is stored temporarily after the sender's address is extracted. A record from a database of challenges is randomly selected. Each record in the database is an image of a commonly known object. Associated with each object is an easily answered question about the object. The answer to the question about the object is also stored with the question. Next a set of image transformations is randomly selected and applied to the randomly retrieved image. The transformed image is sent to the email sender with the challenge (question about the object in the image.) The challenge question is constructed so that answering the challenge is beyond the capabilities of current computing technology. The email is queued until a response to the challenge is received from the sender. When received, the answer provided by the sender is extracted and compared to the answer stored with the randomly retrieved image. If the two answers are the same, the email is moved to the receiver's inbox. Otherwise the email is treated as spam. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100226742 | MANUAL FORKLIFT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A manual forklift for lifting, maneuvering, and arranging palleted freight, comprising an extensible wheeled base, a steering handle, a mast, and a boom with a descending standard secured to a support frame carriage and forward extending tines. Hydraulic jack cylinders joining the mast to the boom and the boom to the descending standard in concert with hinge joints connecting the mast to the boom and the boom to the descending standard allow the tines to be manipulated forwardly or backwardly, raised or lowered, and tilted upwardly or downwardly relative to the mast and base, enabling the user to transfer palleted freight engaged by the tines between surfaces with differing heights and angles and across longitudinal spaces. Castered wheels affixed to the base further enable freight to be moved multi-directionally, including laterally leftward or rightward. | 09-09-2010 |
John Ladd, Boise, ID US
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| 20080291310 | Imager and system utilizing pixel with internal reset control and method of operating same - A pixel having no dedicated reset control line. By using the voltage on the column line to control the gate of the reset transistor, there is no need to provide a dedicate reset control line. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090101796 | Methods, systems and apparatuses using barrier self-calibration for high dynamic range imagers - Methods, systems and apparatuses proving a high dynamic range imager. Multiple photosensor integration periods are used to capture pixel signal information. A transistor gate is used to remove electrons from the photosensor between the two successive integration periods providing a non-linear pixel response characteristic having a knee point. Each pixel is calibrated for the knee point which is used during adjustment of the pixel output signal. Each pixel may also be calibrated with an arbitrary signal response curve for multiple light intensities. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090103827 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES THAT COMPENSATE FOR NOISE GENERATED IN AN IMAGER DEVICE - Methods, systems and apparatuses for using regular and/or dark pixels of a pixel array in either a fixed or dynamic fashion to compensate for fixed pattern noise. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090237541 | Method and apparatus providing reduced metal routing in imagers - An imaging device and method for operating the device. The imaging device comprises a pixel array having a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns. At least one pixel of the array comprises a photosensor and a first reset circuit responsive to a first reset control signal for resetting the photosensor. A first terminal of the first reset circuit is coupled to the photosensor and a second terminal of the first reset circuit is configured to receive a first resetting voltage from a control line. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090322913 | SPLIT TRANSFER GATE FOR DARK CURRENT SUPPRESSION IN AN IMAGER PIXEL - A pixel with a photosensor and a transfer transistor having a split transfer gate. A first section of the transfer gate is connectable to a first voltage source while a second section of the transfer gate is connectable to a second voltage source. Thus, during a charge integration period of a photosensor, the two sections of the transfer gate may be oppositely biased to decrease dark current while controlling blooming of electrons within and out of the pixel cell. During charge transfer the two gate sections may be commonly connected to a positive voltage sufficient to transfer charge from the photosensor to a floating diffusion region. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20110114826 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DARK CURRENT AND BLOOMING SUPPRESSION IN 4T CMOS IMAGER PIXEL - A method and apparatus for operating an imager pixel that includes the act of applying a relatively small first polarity voltage and a plurality of pulses of a second polarity voltage on the gate of a transfer transistor during a charge integration period. | 05-19-2011 |
John W. Ladd, Boise, ID US
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| 20080258187 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR THE DESIGN AND USE OF IMAGER SENSORS - An imager sensor cell design having readout circuitry contained within the photodiode region. | 10-23-2008 |
Jonathan Ladd, Bridgewater, NH US
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| 20090117928 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING TIME AND FREQUENCY OVER A NETWORK - A system to distribute accurate time and/or frequency over a network utilizing signals of opportunity transmitted by one or more local transmitters with known locations, the system includes a base receiver with a clock synchronized to a reference time scale such as GNSS or UTC time that saves a series of samples of the signals of opportunity and time tags the series with a calculated time of broadcast. A remote receiver saves samples of the signals of opportunity and correlates the series with the saved samples. The remote receiver calculates a time of transmission of saved samples that correspond to the series, determines a time offset as a difference in the time of broadcast calculated at the remote receiver and the time of broadcast calculated at the base receiver, and determines the time offset with respect to the base receiver. The base receiver further or instead phase locks to the signal opportunity and at predetermined intervals determines phase measurements of the integrated carrier frequency of the signal of opportunity and provides the phase information to the remote receiver. The remote receiver, which is also phase locked to the same signal of opportunity, uses the phase measurement information to frequency lock its clock to the base receiver clock by determining a frequency error based on the rate of change of phase measurements made at the base receiver and the remote receiver. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090121940 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING POSITION OVER A NETWORK - A system to determine position, frequency and clock offsets over a network utilizing signals of opportunity transmitted by one or more transmitters with known locations, the system includes a base receiver with a clock and a known position that determines ranges to the transmitters, takes a series of samples of the signals of opportunity and time tags the series with times of receipt, calculated times of transmission based on the calculated ranges, or both. The base receiver transmits the time tagged series and, as appropriate, computed ranges to the remote receivers. A given remote receiver saves and time tags samples of the signals of opportunity, correlates the time-tagged series with the saved samples, and calculates a time offset as a time difference of the times of receipt at the remote receiver and either the time of receipt at the base receiver or the time of transmission calculated at the base receiver. The remote receiver calculates position based on the time offsets, and as appropriate, the ranges provided by the base receiver. The elevations of the remote receivers may be calculated as part of the position calculations, determined iteratively based on constraining the Z coordinate to an average elevation, or determined from differences in air pressure sensor readings at the base and remoter receivers. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20090322601 | GNSS RECEIVER USING SIGNALS OF OPPORTUNITY AND ASSISTANCE INFORMATION TO REDUCE THE TIME TO FIRST FIX - A GNSS receiver reduces the time to first fix by utilizing the properties of existing radiated signals of opportunity, such as AM or FM radio signals, television signals and so forth, to reduce the uncertainties associated with oscillator frequency and phase , and further utilizing an Almanac and battery backed-up date and time to determine the satellites in view and reduce the uncertainties associated with Doppler. The receiver may use multiple signals of opportunity to determine the city or local area in which the receiver is located based on the set of frequencies of the signals, and also to reduce search uncertainties for oscillator frequency by estimating an offset based on the differences between the frequencies of the respective signals of opportunity at the receiver and the nominal broadcast frequencies of the signals. | 12-31-2009 |
Josh Samuel Ladd, Knoxville, TN US
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| 20090292648 | DIVERSIFICATION MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM - This disclosure details methods for measuring and analyzing diversification of portfolio of assets. A dimension is a logical and quantitative means to measure diversification. As the number of dimensions increases so does diversification. Strong asset correlations among each other detract from the notion of independence. A positive correlation increases risks and is therefore undesirable. Assets are embedded into a high dimensional Euclidean vector space. The entire portfolio is interpreted as a set of points whose ambient dimension is the number of assets in the portfolio. The Karhunen-Loève expansion is used to quantify the KL dimension of the geometric object induced by a portfolio. The associated dimension is taken as the measure of diversification accounts for both the number of assets and the commonality within them. This ensures that measuring diversification as a dimension accounts for the complete diversification affect of the portfolio and is thus a valuable portfolio management tool. | 11-26-2009 |
Lori A. Ladd, Chesterfield, MO US
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| 20100010471 | MEDICATION APPLICATOR DEVICE - A device for inserting medication into a cavity of a body comprising a syringe having a barrel member and a plunger, the plunger having an end for movable interaction with the barrel member, the end comprising a seat configured to allow seating of the medication therein. | 01-14-2010 |
Michael M. Ladd, Renton, WA US
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| 20100304044 | Spectrally Selective Coatings And Associated Methods For Minimizing The Effects of Lightning Strikes - A method for reducing structural damage to a substrate resulting from interaction between the substrate and a plasma, the method including the steps of identifying a wavelength at which a spectral radiance of the plasma is at a peak, the wavelength being a function of a temperature of the plasma, preparing a coating capable of imparting to the substrate a threshold electromagnetic reflectivity over a spectral band about the wavelength, and applying the coating to the substrate. | 12-02-2010 |
Mitchell Ladd, Winston-Salem, NC US
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| 20110172683 | TISSUE EXPANDER - Provided herein is a tissue stretching device including a tissue clamping member defining an area in a Z plane, wherein the tissue clamping member is configured to hold tissue parallel to the Z plane. Methods of use of the tissue stretching device to stretch a tissue as well as for culturing organized tissues are also provided. Stretched and/or cultured tissues produced by these processes are also provided, as well as methods of treatment making use of the same. | 07-14-2011 |
Paula D. Ladd, Seattle, WA US
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| 20100279293 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING FRAGILE X-ASSOCIATED DISORDERS - The present invention provides compositions and methods of identifying a subject as having an increased risk of developing fragile X-associated tremor and ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) or identifying a subject having an increased risk of developing fragile X syndrome (FXS), comprising analyzing messenger RNA (mRNA) transcripts and/or translation products of the antisense gene ASFMR1. | 11-04-2010 |
Ryan Patrick Ladd, Indianapolis, IN US
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| 20090222368 | AUTHOR WEBSITE IN A COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT - A method, system and apparatus of an author website in a commerce environment are disclose. In one embodiment, a method of a merchant site includes creating, through an interaction module of the merchant site, an author website having at least some descriptive content of a literary work that is automatically applied from the merchant site to the author website based on a preference of an author of the literary work, automatically associating a user database of the merchant site to the author website, providing access to the author website from a location adjacent to where the literary work is marketed in the merchant site and providing an interface to enable a patron of the merchant site represented in the user database to communicate with the author of the literary work through at least one of the merchant site and the author website. | 09-03-2009 |
Scott A. Ladd, Coventry, CT US
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| 20110011095 | WASHER WITH COOLING PASSAGE FOR A TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR - A washer for a turbine engine combustor comprises a first surface, a second surface facing generally opposite from the first surface, a bore communicating through the first and second surfaces, and a cooling passage separate from the bore and communicating through the first and second surfaces. | 01-20-2011 |
Thomas B. Ladd, Jacksonville, FL US
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| 20110021471 | REDUCING Abeta42 LEVELS AND Abeta AGGREGATION - This document relates to methods and materials for reducing Aβ42 levels, reducing Aβ aggregation, or reducing both Aβ42 levels and Aβ aggregation. For example, this document provides methods and materials related to the use of agents (e.g., 5β-cholanic acid) to reduce Aβ42 levels and to reduce Aβ aggregation in mammals. | 01-27-2011 |