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Alison Lawton, Lexington, MA US
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| 20120158604 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REGULATORY INFORMATION - Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are provided for managing regulatory data pertaining to a healthcare product. For example, the system may include a network interface for receiving, from a client terminal, a request for regulatory data related to regulatory activity about a product as it pertains to a regulatory authority. The system also includes interconnected information stores for storing regulatory data associated with the product, where the information stores may include: contact records associated with respective contacts with the regulatory authority; commitment records associated with respective commitments made to the regulatory authority; and product information records associated with respective documents associated with the product. The system also includes a processing module for identifying, in response to the received request, each contact record, commitment record, product information record, and central files record associated with the product related to the received request. | 06-21-2012 |
Andrew L. Lawton, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20120136565 | Filtering social networking information to provide customized mapping - User-specific information such as the social networking cloud of relevant metadata is used to find real-time information and provide visual feedback to users regarding the presence of other users at particular locations. In one example, the information is displayed on localized map images, with visual indicators such as dots indicating the presence of other users having desired characteristics. | 05-31-2012 |
Andrew Lee Lawton, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20120039513 | LEVERAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING FOR MEDIA SHARING - Social media account UIs are disclosed to allow users to easily manage all social media accounts. Photos are automatically shared based on image recognition with social networking contacts appearing in the photos. Movies are automatically created from related social media clips, and videos can be generated by a user and uploaded to the user's social media accounts with a single click. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120042035 | SIMPLIFIED ACTIVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF WIRELESS WIDE AREA NETWORK (WWAN) ACCOUNT - A computer establishes a wireless wide area network (WWAN) account simply by entering his telephone number in a user interface (UI) which is sent to an Internet server and correlated with the user's telephone account. A utility notes when a usage limitation for a period is approaching and in response disables wireless updates and automatically executes the updates when a landline connection is sensed. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120081286 | ALERTING USER TO SHORTCUTS ON COMPUTER - Keypad keys having functions when they are pressed simultaneously with a meta key are backlit or bear indicia indicating the functions. A user interface (UI) can be presented indicating the functions of the keys. A row of special purpose keys user-programmable can be provided with each key invoking a respective application of service. | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120117271 | Synchronization of Data in a Distributed Computing Environment - A method for data synchronization across multiple target destinations in a computer network includes acquiring information about the target destinations, wherein: the target destinations comprises at least one of a network account in the computer network, or a target device coupled to the computer network or associated with the network account; and the acquired information includes identification information associated with the target destinations. The method may also include receiving, at a user device, data from a data source; filtering the received data based on information included in the received data and in the identification information; identifying, based on the filtering, a selected target destination for receiving the filtered data; and transmitting the filtered data to the identified selected target destination. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120158935 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING SOCIAL NETWORKS - Systems and methods consistent with the disclosure relate to managing social networks. According to one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method for managing social networks of a user is disclosed. The method accesses an online social network site of the user, and receives, from the online social network site, networking content related to the user and a plurality of contacts of the user. The method identifies the plurality of contacts based on the networking content, and determines relationships between the user and the respective contacts based on the networking content. The method also creates a social networking map according to the relationships. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120326834 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ADJUSTMENT OF DEVICE SETTINGS - System and methods for automated adjustment of device settings are described. An electronic device comprises a receiver for receiving environmental information related to a surroundings of the device, a setting configurator for determining a desired setting for the device as a function of the environmental information, and a setting adjuster for adjusting a device setting in accordance with the desired setting. Moreover, the device further comprises a sensor for receiving the stimulus from the surroundings, for determining the value of the stimulus, and for sending the value of the stimulus to the receiver. Further, the device setting includes a volume of a speaker or a headphone, a theme or a color of a background displayed by the display, a brightness of the display, a sharpness of the display, a user interface displayed on the display, an intensity of a backlight of the display, or a contrast of the display. | 12-27-2012 |
Bruce Lawton, Rochester, NY US
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| 20090166507 | Casting Mold for Forming a Biomedical Device including an Ophthalmic Device - A casting mold is provided for forming a biomedical device including an ophthalmic device such as a contact lens. The casting mold includes an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090166904 | Method of Forming a Biomedical Device including an Ophthalmic Device - A method is provided of forming a biomedical device in a casting mold which has an anterior mold section and a posterior mold section, wherein one of the mold sections includes a plurality of radially extending ribs and the remaining mold section includes an annular shoulder for engaging an outer end of the ribs to define a mold cavity. The method includes engaging the mold sections along a peripheral seal of the mold cavity and a plurality of circumferentially spaced contact points on a shoulder of one of the mold sections. Cured excess material bonds to the ribs of the one mold section and provides repeatable retention and location of the excess material after formation of the biomedical device. | 07-02-2009 |
Bruce E. Lawton, Rochester, NY US
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| 20090108478 | Molds for production of ophthalmic devices - A mold assembly for the manufacture of at least one ophthalmic device used in or on the eye is disclosed. The mold assembly includes a mateable pair of mold parts wherein at least one of the mold parts comprises at least an oxygen-absorbing mold material and an oxygen scavenger composition containing (i) an oxygen scavenging polymer comprising a polymer backbone and one or more substituted or unsubstituted cyclic olefinic groups covalently linked to the polymer backbone; and (ii) an oxygen scavenging catalytic amount of a transition metal catalyst. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090289383 | Core Locking Assembly And Method For Orientation Of Asymmetric Tooling - An apparatus and method is provided for injection molding an ophthalmic lens mold section having an optical surface and a non-optical surface opposite the optical surface. The apparatus includes a non-optical tool assembly for forming the non-optical surface of the ophthalmic lens mold section. An optical tool assembly is in opposed relation to the non-optical tool assembly and together therewith forms a mold cavity for forming the ophthalmic lens mold section. In the preferred embodiment, the optical tool assembly includes a rotatably mounted core member and an optical insert removably secured the core member. The optical insert has an optical molding surface for forming an optical surface of the ophthalmic lens mold section opposite the non-optical surface thereof. A locking mechanism having, in a preferred embodiment, a locking pin selectively movable between a first position wherein the pin allows rotation of the core member and a second position wherein the pin prevents the core member from rotation. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100164129 | Heated Mold Tooling - A method for varying a radius of an optical quality surface of a casting mold formed in a tooling cavity, the tooling cavity at least partially defined by an optical tool having an optical quality surface of a given radius, includes imparting a compressive stress within the optical quality surface of the casting mold to predictably decrease the radius of the optical quality surface of the casting mold. | 07-01-2010 |
Carl W. Lawton, Chelmsford, MA US
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| 20110206739 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF NANOEMULSIONS - The disclosure relates to compositions and methods of forming nanoemulsions, e.g., containing an active component, in combination with lipophilic components such as oils, hydrophilic components such as water, and one or more surfactants capable of causing a temperature-dependent phase inversion, such as a nonionic polyethoxylated surfactant. Nanoemulsions containing the active component can be produced having average oil droplet sizes of less than 100 nm, 50 nm, or 25 nm without the need for high energy emulsion forming methods (such as microfluidization) by combining the surfactant and the oil in specified weight ratios (e.g., at least 3:1) prior to forming the nanoemulsion. | 08-25-2011 |
Chris Lawton, Costa Mesa, CA US
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| 20120234569 | TOOL APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A system, and a method of using a system, for controlled tool operation. The method includes providing a tool used in a force application such as a such torque application. The tool communicates with a controller which can communicate with the tool, and to a display in communication with the tool and the controller. The controller can be programmed with operational information about a tool operation. Information related to the operational information is displayed to a user during use. Service information including at least information about an amount of force applied during use is recorded and stored in the controller. Also disclosed is a computerized system for controlled tool operation which sends operational instructions to the tool before use and retrieves service information from the tool after use. | 09-20-2012 |
Christopher Lawton, Costa Mesa, CA US
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| 20130112049 | Torque Tool Cycle Counter - A tool for applying torque to workpieces, having a sensor adapted to detect a rotational parameter measured during application of torque to each of the workpieces, wherein the rotational parameter includes an amount of angular rotation applied to each of the workpieces an/or an amount of torque applied to each of the workpieces, a memory operably coupled to the sensor and including a stored number of cycles, wherein the sensor is adapted to add a cycle count to the stored number of cycles each time that the rotational parameter meets a parameter threshold to indicate a number of the workpieces in which the rotational parameter meets the parameter threshold, and an indicator adapted to indicate to a user when the parameter threshold has been met for one of the workpieces and to indicate the stored number of cycles. | 05-09-2013 |
Daniel G. Lawton, Bayside, WI US
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| 20120122792 | S-t-BUTYL PROTECTED CYSTEINE DI-PEPTIDE ANALOGS AND RELATED COMPOUNDS - S-t-butyl protected cysteine di-peptide analogs and related compounds and methods of using these compounds for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions, including but not limited to diseases and/or conditions of Central Nervous System (CNS). | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120122793 | S-Protected Cysteine Analogs and Related Compounds - S-protected cysteine analogs and related compounds and methods of using these compounds for the treatment of diseases and/or conditions, including but not limited to diseases and/or conditions of Central Nervous System (CNS). | 05-17-2012 |
David Lawton, Santa Ana, CA US
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| 20100214703 | POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM USING SOLID STATE POWER CONTROLLERS - Solid state power controllers are described that include a switch controlled by a microcontroller and communication contacts. In one aspect of the invention, the microcontroller is galvanically isolated from the communication contacts using magnetoresistive isolation. In another aspect of the invention a number of solid state power controllers are connected to an external microcontroller to form a power distribution array. In addition, messages exchanged between the external microcontroller and the solid state power controllers can be used to configure the solid state power controllers and provide a user interface. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120206844 | VOLTAGE SENSING CIRCUITRY FOR SOLID STATE POWER CONTROLLERS - Solid state power controllers are described that include a switch controlled by a microcontroller and communication contacts. In one aspect of the invention, the microcontroller is galvanically isolated from the communication contacts using magnetoresistive isolation. In another aspect of the invention a number of solid state power controllers are connected to an external microcontroller to form a power distribution array. In addition, messages exchanged between the external microcontroller and the solid state power controllers can be used to configure the solid state power controllers and provide a user interface. | 08-16-2012 |
Drew Lawton, San Marcos, CA US
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| 20120072752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POWER MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS - A method and apparatus for providing power management enhancements. In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving an indication that the computing device is in a non-user-interactable state and powering down non-essential device components such that the computing device is configured to enter a low power state. In another embodiment, the method comprises selecting a duration for a battery life of the computing device and selecting a power profile for the computing device to ensure that the computing device operates for at least as long as the selected duration. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises a computing device comprising means for providing battery power and means for altering a power profile of the computing device. | 03-22-2012 |
Graham Lawton, Holbrook, NY US
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| 20100240611 | METHODS FOR PREPARING DPP-IV INHIBITOR COMPOUNDS - Methods for preparing an inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase IV, as well as formulations of such inhibitors of dipeptidyl peptidase IV that have a high degree of stability including under warm, humid storage conditions. | 09-23-2010 |
Graham Richard Lawton, Smithtown, NY US
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| 20120323010 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS INCLUDING TRANS-7-OXO-6-(SULPHOOXY)-1,6-DIAZABICYCLO[3,2,1]OCTANE-2-CARBOXAMIDE AND SALTS THEREOF - The present invention relates to compounds and processes for preparing compounds of Formula (I), | 12-20-2012 |
Jeffrey Lawton, Collegeville, PA US
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| 20100069300 | C-Type Lectin Fold as a Scaffold for Massive Sequence Variation - This invention provides a class of binding proteins with a range of binding specificities and affinities based upon variation at select amino acid positions within a scaffold. The variable positions may be readily modified to produce a library of binding proteins with different binding specificities and affinities. The library may be screened to identify one or more as binding a ligand of interest. Compositions comprising the binding proteins, as well as methods of using the binding proteins are also provided. | 03-18-2010 |
John Lawton, Landenberg, PA US
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| 20080286450 | Method and composition for reducing waste in photo-imaging applications - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. The addition of fluorinated polymers including fluorinated surfactants provides improved diffusional resolution in cationic and/or radical based photoimaging formulations allowing for image accuracy improvements, and reduced product and process waste quantity and disposal cost. These fluorinated surfactants also allow for increased cure speed, and non-hazardous constituent formulations that result in less wasted material and time. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100001437 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING WASTE IN PHOTO-IMAGING APPLICATIONS - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. In preferred embodiments stereolithographic articles are formed with a reduced production of waste by forming an article from a cationic composition; removing excess composition from the formed article using an air knife or liquid C0 | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100201019 | Method and composition for reducing waste in photo-imaging applications - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. The addition of fluorinated polymers including fluorinated surfactants provides improved diffusional resolution in cationic and/or radical based photoimaging formulations allowing for image accuracy improvements, and reduced product and process waste quantity and disposal cost. These fluorinated surfactants also allow for increased cure speed, and non-hazardous constituent formulations that result in less wasted material and time. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20120178020 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING WASTE IN PHOTO-IMAGING APPLICATIONS - Waste reduction, including hazardous waste reduction in photoimaging processes can be accomplished by improving diffusional resolution of cationic curable compositions. The addition of fluorinated polymers including fluorinated surfactants provides improved diffusional resolution in cationic and/or radical based photoimaging formulations allowing for image accuracy improvements, and reduced product and process waste quantity and disposal cost. These fluorinated surfactants also allow for increased cure speed, and non-hazardous constituent formulations that result in less wasted material and time. | 07-12-2012 |
John A. Lawton, King George, VA US
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| 20120316819 | Process for estimation of ballistic missile boost state - A computer-implemented method is provided for generating the estimation of current position, velocity and acceleration state vectors and associated uncertainty estimation (covariance) of a boosting ballistic missile. The method includes constructing a state tensor of the projectile from a plurality of sensor measurements in Earth-Centered, Earth-Fixed (ECEF) coordinates; translating the state tensor to Cartesian coordinates as a transform state; determining a covariance matrix from the transform state; updating the transformed state as an updated transform state; and updating the covariance matrix as an updated covariance. The process can further include adjusting the covariance matrix by an approximate transition matrix and a process noise matrix. The noise matrix can be translated from a local noise matrix based on a propagation time-step, a scaling parameter, and a bias process noise level. A time-of-flight in the state tensor can be updated by smoothing from a launch event. | 12-13-2012 |
Kevin Lawton, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20100023942 | ACCELERATING VIRTUAL MACHINE RESUME TIME USING A PRE-CACHED WORKING SET - A client transitions between a suspended virtual machine (VM) state and an active VM state by employing a working set comprising a VM state file and a working set index file. The VM state file serializes each of the VM components that is saved to storage. The working set index file contains indirect information that records the offset, length, and region of various pieces of the VM state and contains a VM working set. The VM suspend state serialization is implemented as either a monolithic or an incremental process. | 01-28-2010 |
Kevin P. Lawton, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090204718 | USING MEMORY EQUIVALENCY ACROSS COMPUTE CLOUDS FOR ACCELERATED VIRTUAL MEMORY MIGRATION AND MEMORY DE-DUPLICATION - A memory state equivalency analysis fabric which notionally overlays a given compute cloud. Equivalent sections of memory state are identified, and that equivalency information is conveyed throughout the fabric. Such a compute cloud-wide memory equivalency fabric is utilized as a powerful foundation for numerous memory state management and optimization activities, such as workload live migration and memory de-duplication across the entire cloud. | 08-13-2009 |
Kyle Lawton, Manchester, NH US
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| 20090216557 | Software System for Providing Access Via Pop-Up Windows to Medical Test Results and Information Relating Thereto - A software system is disclosed having pop-up windows that efficiently deliver informational and/or actionable messages that provide access to medical test results and related information. The otherwise invisible software receives and displays the messages on a computer where a medical professional can immediately access test results and related information. A pop-up window can include controls that delete messages and/or close the window, and can also include codes used to access medical test results, and/or hyperlinks that automatically open separate windows to display medical test results, context information, and/or other related information. Message elements can be arranged in columns and can be sorted by selecting column headers. In preferred embodiments, the medical professional provides identifying information so that only messages directed to the medical professional are displayed, and in some embodiments displayed messages and responding actions are logged. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090288037 | Method for Facilitating Cooperative Interaction between Software Applications - A computer software system is disclosed for single step coordination between software applications. A monitoring application automatically identifies a target application and presents a prompting window, such that if possible (but not necessarily) it appears to be attached to a side of the target window. Clicking a control in the prompting window automatically activates a secondary application, and automatically transfers information from the target application to the secondary application. Target desktop windows can be identified by their window captions and target HTML windows by their URL addresses. Controls on prompting windows can activate multiple secondary applications and/or different secondary application modes. Information can be obtained from a target application by reading a file stored for that purpose by the target application, by interprocess communication, or by screen scraping. In one general aspect, a medical test result viewing application is coordinated with a medical test result processing application. | 11-19-2009 |
Michael Lawton, Highland Park, NJ US
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| 20100261694 | Chemical chaperones and methods of use thereof for inhibiting proliferation of the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium ssp. - Compositions and methods for preventing | 10-14-2010 |
Patricia Lawton, Rock Hill, NY US
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| 20120276352 | Tri-barrier ceramic coating - A tri-barrier ceramic coating system is provided having a base thermal barrier layer, an intermediate CMAS barrier layer, and a top erosion barrier layer, and the method of applying such a coating system to a substrate. The base layer has a typical columnar structure with inter-columnar gaps and intra-columnar micro-pores that provides the stress tolerance during thermal cycles. The intermediate CMAS barrier layer has the fiber-like columns with inter-columnar nano-pores and a grid structure on the bottom of the layer. The fine structured intermediate layer covers the gaps between the columns of the base layer and will block CMAS infiltration effectively. The top erosion resistant layer contains wider TBC columns with narrow inter-columnar gaps and a modified cauliflower-like TBC head that provides erosion resistance for the underlying layers. The tri-barrier coating microstructure will further reduce the thermal conductivity as comparing to the conventional single layer system. | 11-01-2012 |
Paul Lawton, Rock Hill, NY US
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| 20120276352 | Tri-barrier ceramic coating - A tri-barrier ceramic coating system is provided having a base thermal barrier layer, an intermediate CMAS barrier layer, and a top erosion barrier layer, and the method of applying such a coating system to a substrate. The base layer has a typical columnar structure with inter-columnar gaps and intra-columnar micro-pores that provides the stress tolerance during thermal cycles. The intermediate CMAS barrier layer has the fiber-like columns with inter-columnar nano-pores and a grid structure on the bottom of the layer. The fine structured intermediate layer covers the gaps between the columns of the base layer and will block CMAS infiltration effectively. The top erosion resistant layer contains wider TBC columns with narrow inter-columnar gaps and a modified cauliflower-like TBC head that provides erosion resistance for the underlying layers. The tri-barrier coating microstructure will further reduce the thermal conductivity as comparing to the conventional single layer system. | 11-01-2012 |
Robert Lawton, Gorham, ME US
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| 20100137219 | Methods and Compositions for Inhibiting Binding IgE to a High Affinity Receptor - The invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting binding of IgE to a high affinity receptor. The methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of allergic diseases and allergy symptoms in mammals. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110158981 | Methods and Compositions for Inhibiting Binding of IgE to a High Affinity Receptor - The invention provides methods and compositions for inhibiting binding of IgE to a high affinity receptor. The methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of allergic diseases and allergy symptoms in mammals. | 06-30-2011 |
Robert L. Lawton, Gorham, ME US
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| 20100184076 | SOLUBLE ANALYTE DETECTION AND AMPLIFICATION - The present invention relates to a method of detection of a compound of interest that is present at low levels in a sample. In particular, the present invention relates to a method of detection of a compound of interest in solution by a nucleic acid-labelled binding construct, separation of the unbound nucleic acid-labelled binding construct, and the detection of the bound nucleic acid-labelled binding construct in the solution phase. The present invention is particularly adaptable to be used in conjunction with a nucleic acid amplification reaction for detecting the presence or absence of the nucleic acid portion of binding construct in a sample indicating the presence or absence of the compound of interest. | 07-22-2010 |
Scott S. Lawton, Bedford, MA US
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| 20130059296 | Compositions and Methods For High Fidelity Assembly of Nucleic Acids - Aspects of the invention relate to methods, compositions and algorithms for designing and producing a target nucleic acid. The method can include: (1) providing a plurality of blunt-end double-stranded nucleic acid fragments having a restriction enzyme recognition sequence at both ends thereof; (2) producing via enzymatic digestion a plurality of cohesive-end double-stranded nucleic acid fragments each having two different and non-complementary overhangs; (3) ligating the plurality of cohesive-end double-stranded nucleic acid fragments with a ligase; and (4) forming a linear arrangement of the plurality of cohesive-end double-stranded nucleic acid fragments, wherein the unique arrangement comprises the target nucleic acid. In certain embodiments, the plurality of blunt-end double-stranded nucleic acid fragments can be provided by: releasing a plurality of oligonucleotides synthesized on a solid support; and synthesizing complementary strands of the plurality of oligonucleotides using a polymerase based reaction. | 03-07-2013 |
Teri A. Lawton, Del Mar, CA US
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| 20100253905 | DIAGNOSING AND REMEDIATING COGNITIVE DEFICITS INVOLVING ATTENTION, SEQUENTIAL PROCESSING, READING, SPEED OF PROCESSING, AND NAVIGATION - Cognitive deficits involving attention, sequential processing, reading, speed of processing, and navigation may be diagnosed and remediated in a subject by respectively measuring and improving contrast sensitivity for motion discrimination of the subject. A background may be displayed with a contrast and temporal frequency and either single, or multiple, higher spatial frequencies that may repeat over a wider area than the individual frequency components. A test window may be superimposed over the background, and includes a test pattern with a contrast and a spatial frequency and a temporal frequency The subject may provide a signal indicative of the direction the subject believes the test pattern moved. In response to this signal, the contrast of the test pattern, the spatial frequency of the background, the spatial frequency of the test pattern, or the temporal frequency may be modified, either by increasing or decreasing its respective value. | 10-07-2010 |
Thomas H. Lawton, Wethersfield, CT US
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| 20120308836 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE HAVING SILICATE BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method of processing a composite article includes controlling a preheat temperature of a workpiece to be less than 700° C./1292° F. The workpiece includes a substrate and a bond coat that is disposed on the substrate. With the workpiece at the preheat temperature, deposition of a barrier layer onto the bond coat is commenced. The barrier layer includes a rare earth silicate material having a rare earth element selected from lanthanide series elements, yttrium, scandium and combinations thereof. | 12-06-2012 |
William E. Lawton, Parker Ford, PA US
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| 20090185530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REFERENCE TRANSPORT CHANNEL SELECTION - A method and apparatus for reference transport channel (TrCH) selection includes tracking characteristics on each of a TrCH. Whether or not any TrCHs meet a predetermined criteria is determined. A reference TrCH is selected based upon the determination of TrCHs that meet the predetermined criteria. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090213748 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE RATIO - A method and apparatus for estimating a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) are disclosed. A received signal includes signal energy on multiple basis functions. Desired signal energy in the received signal is transformed onto a first basis function with constant polarity. The desired signal energy is estimated by coherently averaging signal energy on the first basis function. A noise power is estimated by averaging signal energy on each basis function other than the first basis function and accumulating the averaged signal energy from the basis function other than the first basis function and scaling the accumulated signal energy to account for a noise estimate from the first basis function. An SIR is estimated by dividing the desired signal energy by the noise power. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090312048 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING CLOSED-LOOP TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL FOR FRACTIONAL DEDICATED PHYSICAL CHANNEL - A method and apparatus for performing closed loop transmit power control of a fractional dedicated physical channel (F-DPCH) are disclosed. Transmit power control (TPC) symbols on an F-DPCH and common pilot channel (CPICH) symbols are received. A short term signal power estimate is calculated using the TPC symbols, and a short term noise power estimate is calculated using the CPICH symbols. A short term signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) on the F-DPCH is calculated. A long term signal power estimate and a long term noise power estimate are calculated using the TPC symbols. A long term SIR is calculated and compared to a TPC quality target. An SIR target is adjusted based on comparison of the long term SIR to the TPC quality target. The short term SIR is compared to the SIR target and a TPC command is generated based on comparison of the short term SIR to the SIR target. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20120127884 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A SIGNAL-TO-INTERFERENCE RATIO - A method and apparatus for estimating a signal-to-interference ratio (SIR) are disclosed. A received signal includes signal energy on multiple basis functions. Desired signal energy in the received signal is transformed onto a first basis function with constant polarity. The desired signal energy is estimated by coherently averaging signal energy on the first basis function. A noise power is estimated by averaging signal energy on each basis function other than the first basis function and accumulating the averaged signal energy from the basis function other than the first basis function and scaling the accumulated signal energy to account for a noise estimate from the first basis function. An SIR is estimated by dividing the desired signal energy by the noise power. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120275530 | OPEN LOOP SPATIAL PROCESSING - Methods and apparatus for multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) transmissions are disclosed. A base station may precode wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU)-specific reference signals and data that are transmitted to a WTRU using a randomly selected precoder. The precoder may be selected based on a predefined precoder selection sequence or by the base station. A different precoder may be applied to different resource blocks (RBs). In addition, a large delay cyclic delay diversity (CDD) or discrete Fourier transform (DFT) spreading may be applied on the WTRU-specific reference signals and the data. For heterogeneous deployed antennas, spatial diversity gain is achieved by dynamically scheduling resources between transmission points. A hopping scheme may be applied across the transmission points as the resources are dynamically partitioned between the transmission points. A different randomly selected precoder may be applied to each RB transmitted from a different transmission point. | 11-01-2012 |