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Andrew Lines, Malibu, CA US
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20090217232 | LOGIC SYNTHESIS OF MULTI-LEVEL DOMINO ASYNCHRONOUS PIPELINES - Methods and apparatus are described for optimizing a circuit design. A gate level circuit description corresponding to the circuit design is generated. The gate level circuit description includes a plurality of pipelines across a plurality of levels. Using a linear programming technique, a minimal number of buffers is added to selected ones of the pipelines such that a performance constraint is satisfied. | 08-27-2009 |
20090288058 | POWER AWARE ASYNCHRONOUS CIRCUITS - Techniques are described for converting netlists for synchronous circuits such as combinational modules, flip flops (or latches), and clock gating modules, to netlist of asynchronous modules. Processes including algorithms are described that bundle multiple modules in an enable domain, so that they are activated only if the incoming enable token to the enable domain has the UPDATE value. The modules can be clustered inside an enable domain, so that each cluster has a separate controller. The objective function of bundling and clustering can minimize power consumption with respect to a given cycle time. Exemplary embodiments can include a gated multilevel domino template. | 11-19-2009 |
20090288059 | CLUSTERING AND FANOUT OPTIMIZATIONS OF ASYNCHRONOUS CIRCUITS - Techniques are described for generating asynchronous circuits from any arbitrary HDL representation of a synchronous circuit by automatically clustering the synthesized gates into pipeline stages that are then slack-matched to meet performance goals while minimizing area. Automatic pipelining can be provided in which the throughput of the overall design is not limited to the clock frequency or the level of pipelining in the original RTL specification. The techniques are applicable to many asynchronous design styles. A model and infrastructure can be designed that guides clustering to avoid the introduction of deadlocks and achieve a target circuit performance. Slack matching models can be used to take advantage of fanout optimizations of buffer trees that improve the quality of the results. | 11-19-2009 |
20100161892 | PSEUDO DUAL-PORTED SRAM - A memory is described which includes a main memory array made up of multiple single-ported memory banks connected by parallel read and write buses, and a sideband memory equivalent to a single dual-ported memory bank. Control logic and tags state facilitates a pattern of access to the main memory and the sideband memory such that the memory performs like a fully provisioned dual-ported memory capable of reading and writing any two arbitrary addresses on the same cycle. | 06-24-2010 |
20100325370 | SHARED-MEMORY SWITCH FABRIC ARCHITECTURE - A shared memory is described having a plurality of receive ports and a plurality of transmit ports characterized by a first data rate. A memory includes a plurality of memory banks organized in rows and columns. Operation of the memory array is characterized by a second data rate. Non-blocking receive crossbar circuitry is operable to connect any of the receive ports with any of the memory banks. Non-blocking transmit crossbar circuitry is operable to connect any of the memory banks with any of the transmit ports. Buffering is operable to decouple operation of the receive and transmit ports at the first data rate from operation of the memory array at the second data rate. Scheduling circuitry is configured to control interaction of the ports, crossbar circuitry, and memory array to effect storage and retrieval of frames of data in the shared memory by sequentially querying the plurality of ports for the frames of data, and arbitrating among a subset of the ports having the frames of data to assign starting locations in the memory banks such that the shared memory is fully provisioned for all of the ports simultaneously operating at the maximum port data rate. | 12-23-2010 |
20110029941 | MULTI-LEVEL DOMINO, BUNDLED DATA, AND MIXED TEMPLATES - Techniques are described for generating asynchronous circuits (e.g., in the form of one or more netlists) for implementation, e.g., in integrated circuitry/chips. Embodiments are directed to asynchronous multi-level domino design template and several variants including a mixture of domino and single-rail data logic. The templates can provide high throughput, low latency, and area efficiency. A multi-level domino template is partitioned into pipeline stages in which each stage consists of potentially multiple-levels of domino logic controlled by a single controller that communicates with other controllers via handshaking. Each stage is composed of two parts: a data path and a control path. The data path implements the computational logic, both combinational and sequential using efficient dual-rail domino logic. The control path implements a unique four-phase handshake to ensure correctness and the preservation of logical dependencies between pipeline stages. The data path and controller interact through a small number of key control signals. | 02-03-2011 |
20120110049 | BINARY SEARCH PIPELINE - Efficient hardware implementations of a binary search algorithm are provided. | 05-03-2012 |
Brian Lines, Houston, TX US
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20100057222 | COMPUTER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRAINING A NON-LINEAR APPROXIMATOR OF AN EMPIRICAL PROCESS - A constrained non-linear approximator for empirical process control is disclosed. The approximator constrains the behavior of the derivative of a subject empirical model without adversely affecting the ability of the model to represent generic non-linear relationships. There are three stages to developing the constrained non-linear approximator. The first stage is the specification of the general shape of the gain trajectory or base non-linear function which is specified graphically, algebraically or generically and is used as the basis for transfer functions used in the second stage. The second stage of the invention is the interconnection of the transfer functions to allow non-linear approximation. The final stage of the invention is the constrained optimization of the model coefficients such that the general shape of the input/output mappings (and their corresponding derivatives) are conserved. | 03-04-2010 |
Jeffery D. Lines, Plymouth, MI US
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20100033372 | IN-VEHICLE ALERT OF CLOUD POINT IN ENGINE DIESEL FUEL - The disclosure relates to a method for receiving in-vehicle information regarding diesel fuel cloud point condition. The method includes establishing communication between a telematics unit in a vehicle and i) a global positioning system device, ii) a call center including a database, and iii) a cloud point monitoring device in the vehicle. The telematics unit receives from at least one of i, ii, or iii, information pertaining to vehicle location, cloud point, and ambient temperature. The telematics unit determines from the information whether fuel in a fuel system of the vehicle is reaching cloud point or can reach cloud point within a given time period. The telematics unit then transmits an in-vehicle alert when the fuel in the vehicle fuel system is reaching cloud point or can reach cloud point within a given time period. The disclosure also relates to a system for performing the method. | 02-11-2010 |
John P. Lines, Houston, TX US
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20130093904 | Remote Shutter for a Camera or Other Imaging Device - Described is a system, computer readable medium, and multifunctional device for remotely triggering a visual recording device. The system can include a computer, a mobile device including a camera, and a multifunctional device that can remotely trigger the camera through a first wireless connection. The system's mobile device can further include a computer readable medium for storing an application configured to operate the camera through an Application Programming Interface. The application can further execute instructions for receiving an input from a multifunctional device and remotely triggering a camera coupled to the mobile device based on the input received from the multifunctional device through the first connection. The multifunctional device and the computer can further be adapted to transmit and receive images and videos automatically based on users' preferences. Furthermore, the multifunctional device can include a data interface and a rechargeable power source that can be recharged through the data interface. | 04-18-2013 |
Kenneth Lines, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20150051979 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERSONALIZING ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGNS - Personalized electronic content is generated for display on a user computer. The content is generated by first matching a targeted user online identifier to one of a plurality of user online identifiers associated with a master ID in a database. Using online user behavior associated with the user online identifiers of the master ID, a preliminary set of personalized electronic content is generated. A set of content usage parameters is applied to the preliminary set of personalized electronic content to define the personalized electronic content, which is then transmitted and displayed on a user computer. The personalized electronic content may comprise targeted advertisement utilized to populate a webpage or an email template defined by an online marketing campaign. | 02-19-2015 |
Liam Lines, Houston, TX US
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20150090497 | Directional Drilling Using Variable Bit Speed, Thrust, and Active Deflection - A downhole assembly for directionally drilling a borehole has a motor, a transmission, and a steering mechanism. The motor has a rotor driven in a stator by flow of drilling fluid therebetween. The transmission operatively couples the rotor to a drill bit for drilling the borehole. A flow control controls the flow of drilling fluid through an internal passage of the rotor. The flow control can thereby vary the drive of the rotor in a bit speed effect that preferentially cuts the wall of the borehole to achieve directional drilling. The flow control can also thereby create a differential pressure displacing the rotor along a longitudinal axis of the motor in a thrust effect. The steering mechanism responds to the displacement of the rotor and deviates a direction of the drill bit from the longitudinal axis of the motor to further achieve directional drilling. The bit speed effect, the rotor displacement, and the deviation are preferentially coordinated to coincide or at least operate together. | 04-02-2015 |
L. Kent Lines, Carnation, WA US
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20090036277 | Functional Training Exercise Apparatus and Methods - Exercise apparatus and methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an exercise assembly includes a load, a support assembly, a force-transferring assembly operatively coupled to the load and to the support assembly, and an exercise station operatively coupled to the force-transferring assembly. The exercise station includes a user interface, at least one adjustment assembly configured to adjust a position of the user interface, and an actuator assembly selectively engageable with the at least one adjustment assembly. The actuator assembly is configured to approximately simultaneously enable vertical and horizontal adjustment of the user interface when the actuator assembly is actuated to release the at least one adjustment assembly, and to approximately simultaneously disable adjustment of the user interface when the actuator assembly is actuated to lock the at least one adjustment assembly. Thus, movements of the user interface may be easily and efficiently performed using a single-touch actuation assembly. | 02-05-2009 |
20110028281 | Resistance Training Apparatus and Methods - Resistance training apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, an exercise assembly includes an exercise station having a support portion and at least one user interface operatively coupled to the support portion by an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes a housing attached to the support portion, and a coupling device pivotably attached to the housing and moveable throughout an angular range, the coupling device being coupled to the at least one user interface and configured to move through at least a portion of the angular range during use of the at least one user interface. | 02-03-2011 |
Lynnette Lines, Seattle, WA US
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20090079743 | DISPLAYING ANIMATION OF GRAPHIC OBJECT IN ENVIRONMENTS LACKING 3D REDNDERING CAPABILITY - Three dimensional (3D) animations of an avatar graphic object are displayed in an environment that lacks high quality real-time 3D animation rendering capability. Before the animation is displayed in the environment at runtime, corresponding 3D and 2D reference models are created for the avatar. The 2D reference model is provided in a plurality of different views or reference angles. A 3D animation rendering program is used to produce 3D motion data for each animation. The 3D motion data define a position and rotation of parts of the 3D reference model. Image files are prepared for art assets drawn on associated parts of the 2D reference model in all views. At runtime in the environment, the position, rotation, and layer of each avatar part in 3D space is mapped to 2D space for each successive frame of an animation, with selected art assets applied to the associated parts of the avatar. | 03-26-2009 |
Michael Lines, Cedar Hills, UT US
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20100328768 | NANO FRACTAL DIFFUSER - A diffusive device has an array of discrete facets which may be of a size and pattern similar to a fractal. The facet dimensions can be greater than half the wavelength of incident light such that the facets substantially diffract light. A polarizing wire-grid layer comprised of an array of elongated parallel conductive wires with a period less than half the wavelength of incident light may be disposed between, beneath, or above the facets. The wire-grid polarizes the light by substantially reflecting light having an s-polarization orientation and substantially transmitting a portion of light having a p-polarization orientation. | 12-30-2010 |
20130155516 | NANO FRACTAL DIFFUSER - A diffusive device has an array of discrete facets which may be of a size and pattern similar to a fractal. The facet dimensions can be greater than half the wavelength of incident light such that the facets substantially diffract light. A polarizing wire-grid layer comprised of an array of elongated parallel conductive wires with a period less than half the wavelength of incident light may be disposed between, beneath, or above the facets. The wire-grid polarizes the light by substantially reflecting light having an s-polarization orientation and substantially transmitting a portion of light having a p-polarization orientation. | 06-20-2013 |
20150016593 | RADIATION WINDOW WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURE - An improved radiation window comprises a film permeable to radiation disposed on a support structure. The support structure comprises a primary transmissive area comprising a plurality of support members defining a plurality of apertures for radiation to pass through; a flange disposed around the periphery of the primary transmissive area having generally greater mechanical rigidity than the primary transmissive area; and a transition region disposed between, and contiguous with, the primary transmissive area and the flange; the transition region having generally greater mechanical rigidity than the primary transmissive area and generally lesser mechanical rigidity than the flange, thereby providing an intermediate rigidity transition between the dissimilar rigidities of the primary transmissive area and the flange. A radiation detection system comprises a sensor configured to detect radiation, disposed behind such an improved radiation window. | 01-15-2015 |
Michael T. Lines, South Windsor, CT US
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20100304231 | INTEGRATED CONTAMINANT6 SEPARATOR AND WATER-CONTROL LOOP FOR A FUEL REACTANT STREAM - An integrated contaminant separator and water-control loop ( | 12-02-2010 |
20130118077 | STEAM/CARBON RATIO DETECTION AND CONTROL - Steam is provided to the primary inlet ( | 05-16-2013 |
Michael T. Lines, South Windscor, CT US
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20110269036 | ACID DILUTION DEVICE IN CONDENSER OF PHOSPHORIC ACID FUEL CELL - The condenser heat exchanger includes a housing that provides a gaseous stream flowpath and a bottom wall. A gaseous stream contains acid. The housing has a fluid inlet configured to introduce a liquid, such as water. A coolant tube is disposed within the housing in the gaseous stream flowpath and provides a coolant path. Acid condenses on and falls from the coolant tube into a collection area that is provided at the bottom wall near the coolant tube. The collection area is configured to maintain storage of a predetermined amount of fluid that includes the liquid, which dilutes the condensed acid. | 11-03-2011 |
Mike Lines, Cedar Hills, UT US
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20090173897 | Radiation Window With Coated Silicon Support Structure - A window for a radiation detection system includes a frame with an aperture therein configured to receive radiation therethrough. A plurality of silicon ribs span the aperture and are carried by the frame. A coating substantially envelopes each of the plurality of silicon ribs. A thin film covers the aperture and is carried by the plurality of silicon ribs and is configured to pass radiation therethrough. | 07-09-2009 |
Terry Lee Lines, Mansfield, TX US
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20110065256 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE OF LOCOS ISOLATED DEVICES - An efficient method is disclosed for increasing the breakdown voltage of an integrated circuit device that is isolated by a local oxidation of silicon (LOCOS) process. The method comprises forming a portion of a field oxide in an integrated circuit so that the field oxide has a gradual profile. The gradual profile of the field oxide reduces impact ionization in the field oxide by creating a reduced value of electric field for a given value of applied voltage. The reduction in impact ionization increases the breakdown voltage of the integrated circuit. The gradual profile is formed by using an increased thickness of pad oxide and a reduced thickness of silicon nitride during a field oxide oxidation process. | 03-17-2011 |
Thomas Christian Lines, Wayland, MA US
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20100160245 | Quercetin-Containing Compositions - This invention relates to a composition containing quercetin, vitamin B3, and vitamin C. Also disclosed is a method of using the composition for enhancing physical or mental performance or treating various diseases or disorders. | 06-24-2010 |
20100331337 | Quercetin-Containing Compositions - This invention relates to a composition containing quercetin, vitamin B3, vitamin C, and folic acid. Also disclosed is a method of using the composition for enhancing physical or mental performance or treating various diseases or disorders. | 12-30-2010 |
20120225833 | COMPOSITION FOR TREATING MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS - A composition of three compounds each selected from a selective re-uptake inhibitor of serotonin, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor, and a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, such that all three compounds are different and are naturally occurring. | 09-06-2012 |
20130095095 | METHOD FOR TREATING THROMBOTIC DISORDERS USING QUERCETIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS - A method for treating thrombotic disorders using a composition containing quercetin, together with one or more of vitamin B | 04-18-2013 |
20130129680 | METHOD FOR TREATING HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION USING QUERCETIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS - A method for treating hepatitis C virus infection with a composition containing quercetin, together with one or more of vitamin B | 05-23-2013 |
20140186321 | Method for Treating Metabolic Syndrome and Diabetes Using Quercetin and Bauhinia fortificata Extract - This invention relates to a method of treating metabolic syndrome and diabetes using a composition containing quercetin, vitamin B | 07-03-2014 |
20140206695 | RENAL FUNCTION WITH QUERCETIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to a method of improving renal function by administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a composition containing quercetin, vitamin C, vitamin B3, and folic acid. | 07-24-2014 |