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Adam Little, San Francisco, CA US
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20130179783 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GESTURE BASED NAVIGATION THROUGH RELATED CONTENT ON A MOBILE USER DEVICE - Systems and methods for efficiently navigating through related content based on a profile associated with a user are provided. A media asset being displayed on a second user equipment device is identified, with the first user equipment device. A visual indication of the media asset is generated for display on the first user equipment device. A search for a plurality of content that is related to the displayed media asset is performed. A first gesture is received with the first user equipment device while the media asset is being displayed. Navigation is performed between the plurality of content based on the received gesture. | 07-11-2013 |
20130179925 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING THROUGH RELATED CONTENT BASED ON A PROFILE ASSOCIATED WITH A USER - Systems and methods for efficiently navigating through related content based on a profile associated with a user are provided. Content being displayed on the user equipment device from a first media asset received from a first content source of the plurality of content sources to a second media asset received from a second content source of the plurality of content sources is changed based on a first user selection of a first set of navigation keys. A second user selection of the second set of navigation keys is received. The second user selection is received while the second media asset is being displayed. A search for a plurality of content related to the second media asset is performed. A set of the plurality of content corresponding to a profile associated with the user is identified. The identified set is navigated based on the second user selection. | 07-11-2013 |
Alec H. Little, Woodside, CA US
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20140083279 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL MOMENTUM BASED ON USER INPUT - A computer-implemented method including generating a user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display configured to generate a virtual dual flywheel system for modulating a lifecycle of a musical note or chord. The dual flywheel system (DFS) includes a first VFS and a second VFS, where the first virtual flywheel system series connected to the second virtual flywheel system such that an output of the first virtual flywheel system is coupled to an input of the second virtual flywheel system. Upon receiving a user input on the user interface, the dual flywheel system determines a virtual momentum for the first virtual flywheel based on the user input and a predetermined mass coefficient of the first virtual flywheel system, and determines a virtual momentum for the second virtual flywheel based on the virtual momentum of the first virtual flywheel system and a predetermined mass coefficient of the second virtual flywheel. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083280 | DETERMINING THE CHARACTERISTIC OF A PLAYED NOTE ON A VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display for a virtual musical instrument comprising a plurality of chord touch regions configured in a predetermined sequence, each chord touch region corresponding to a chord in a musical key and being divided into a plurality of separate touch zones, the plurality of chord touch regions defining a predetermined set of chords, where each of the plurality of separate touch zones in each region is associated with one or more preselected MIDI files stored in a computer-readable medium. Each of the plurality of touch zones is configured to detect one or more of a plurality of touch gesture articulations including at least one of a legato articulation, a pizzicato articulation, or a staccato articulation. The one or more of the plurality of touch gesture articulations determines the preselected MIDI file associated with each of the plurality of separate touch zones. | 03-27-2014 |
20140137721 | METHOD OF PLAYING CHORD INVERSIONS ON A VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display for a virtual musical instrument comprising a plurality of chord touch regions configured in a predetermined sequence, each chord touch region corresponding to a chord in a musical key and being divided into a plurality of separate touch zones, the plurality of chord touch regions defining a predetermined set of chords, where each of the plurality of separate touch zones in each region is associated with one or more preselected MIDI files stored in a computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, the touch zones are configured to provide different harmonic configurations of a base chord associated with the chord touch region. Some harmonic configurations provide progressively wider harmonic ranges across each adjacent touch zone. Other harmonic configurations can provide chords with a progressively higher relative pitch across each adjacent touch zone. | 05-22-2014 |
20150154949 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF FOR DETERMINING A VIRTUAL MOMENTUM BASED ON USER INPUT - A computer-implemented method including generating a user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display configured to generate a virtual dual flywheel system for modulating a lifecycle of a musical note or chord. The dual flywheel system (DFS) includes a first VFS and a second VFS, where the first virtual flywheel system series connected to the second virtual flywheel system such that an output of the first virtual flywheel system is coupled to an input of the second virtual flywheel system. Upon receiving a user input on the user interface, the dual flywheel system determines a virtual momentum for the first virtual flywheel based on the user input and a predetermined mass coefficient of the first virtual flywheel system, and determines a virtual momentum for the second virtual flywheel based on the virtual momentum of the first virtual flywheel system and a predetermined mass coefficient of the second virtual flywheel. | 06-04-2015 |
20150348526 | METHOD OF PLAYING CHORD INVERSIONS ON A VIRTUAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display for a virtual musical instrument comprising a plurality of chord touch regions configured in a predetermined sequence, each chord touch region corresponding to a chord in a musical key and being divided into a plurality of separate touch zones, the plurality of chord touch regions defining a predetermined set of chords, where each of the plurality of separate touch zones in each region is associated with one or more preselected MIDI files stored in a computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, the touch zones are configured to provide different harmonic configurations of a base chord associated with the chord touch region. Some harmonic configurations provide progressively wider harmonic ranges across each adjacent touch zone. Other harmonic configurations can provide chords with a progressively higher relative pitch across each adjacent touch zone. | 12-03-2015 |
Alexander H. Little, Woodside, CA US
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20100162878 | MUSIC INSTRUCTION SYSTEM - A song audio is played and a graphical representation of a musical instrument contributing to the audio is displayed. A fingering display is overlayed on the graphical representation of the instrument during the playing of song. The fingering display is synchronized to the song audio. During the playing of the song audio, the tempo of the song is adjusted. The pitch of the song is substantially preserved in real-time despite the tempo adjustment. In addition, the synchronization between the fingering display and the audio are maintained in real-time in view of the adjusted tempo. | 07-01-2010 |
20130233154 | ASSOCIATION OF A NOTE EVENT CHARACTERISTIC - Some embodiments provide a music editing application that enables a user to compose and edit note characteristics, e.g., via a touch-sensitive display. The GUI can display a portion of a music track including note events. In response to receiving a user selection of a note event and a user indication for editing a note event, the GUI can display a menu providing a list of characteristics. The characteristics can include an option for associating at least one of several virtual instruments or one of several articulations with the note event. Upon receiving a user input indicating a characteristic, the matrix editor can associate the note event with the characteristic based on the user input. The music editing application can allow the user to edit additional note characteristics (e.g., an instrument, an articulation) because of the extended capacity for data associated with each note event. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NOTE EVENT ADJUSTMENT - A graphical user interface (GUI) for an audio editing application enables a user to easily and conveniently shift a temporal and/or pitch of a sequence of note events within a musical piece, e.g., via a touch-sensitive display. The GUI displays a set of note events on a matrix grid and a subset of the note events (e.g., selected by the user) on a note events grid that overlaps the matrix grid. The note events grid is moveable with respect to the matrix grid such that the subset of note events is shifted against the remaining note events while the note events within the subset maintain a spatial relationship with respect to each other. Further, the user can shift the note events grid (and the note events therein) to any location within the matrix grid, without unintentionally snapping the note events to a nearest grid location on the matrix grid. | 09-12-2013 |
20150013527 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RHYTHMIC ACCOMPANIMENT FOR A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE - Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance. | 01-15-2015 |
20150013528 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING MUSICAL DATA - A computer-implemented method comprises receiving musical data including reference timing data, and a succession of musical notes arranged with respect to the reference timing data, receiving input corresponding to a selection of a groove template, and altering the arrangement of the notes (shifting in a positive or negative direction) with respect to the reference timing data based on the selected groove template. Altering the arrangement of notes can further include adding additional musical notes to the succession of musical notes to add stylistic embellishments particular to the selected groove template, where one of the selectable groove templates includes adding a shuffle dynamic to the succession of musical notes by determining a positive offset associated with each of the musical notes along the musical bar, and applying the positive offset to each of the musical notes, wherein the positive offset corresponds to the position of the musical note. | 01-15-2015 |
20150013533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ACCENT PATTERN FOR A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE - Embodiments of the invention are related to a computer-implemented method that includes receiving musical data, identifying a succession of accentuated events in the musical data, determining a pattern in the succession of accentuated events, comparing the pattern to a plurality of reference patterns, and determining a match for the pattern using the plurality of reference patterns. The method further includes selecting one of the matching reference patterns, and generating a rhythmic musical accompaniment for the musical data based on the selected matching reference pattern. In some cases, the musical data is MIDI data or analog audio data. Analog audio data analysis includes detecting transients in the analog audio data by identifying the succession of accentuated event in the musical data. This may include identifying a plurality of events in the musical data, and determining whether each of the plurality of events is an accent. | 01-15-2015 |
20150221297 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RHYTHMIC ACCOMPANIMENT FOR A MUSICAL PERFORMANCE - Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance. | 08-06-2015 |
Alexander Harry Little, Woodside, CA US
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20110259176 | MUSICAL INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS - The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors. | 10-27-2011 |
20120160079 | MUSICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Musical performance/input systems, methods, and products can accept user inputs via a user interface, generate, sound, store, and/or modify one or more musical tones. The user interface can present one or more regions corresponding to related chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns are generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. The related chords can be modified via one or more effects units. | 06-28-2012 |
20120174735 | INTELLIGENT KEYBOARD INTERFACE FOR VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. | 07-12-2012 |
20130104725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED CHORDS | 05-02-2013 |
20130111346 | DUAL FUNCTION SCROLL WHEEL INPUT | 05-02-2013 |
20130233152 | Musical Instruction and Assessment Systems - The invention relates to systems, methods, and apparatus for assessing a musical performance. The musical performance can include a user's performance of a musical instrument. MIDI or audio notes are input and compared to the notes of a music track. An indication is provided to assess the musical performance. The assessment can be on the basis of timing and/or pitch errors. | 09-12-2013 |
20130233158 | INTELLIGENT KEYBOARD INTERFACE FOR VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. | 09-12-2013 |
20150114209 | MUSICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Musical performance/input systems, methods, and products can accept user inputs via a user interface, generate, sound, store, and/or modify one or more musical tones. The user interface can present one or more regions corresponding to related chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns are generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. The related chords can be modified via one or more effects units. | 04-30-2015 |
20150310844 | INTELLIGENT KEYBOARD INTERFACE FOR VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. | 10-29-2015 |
20150332661 | MUSICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Musical performance/input systems, methods, and products can accept user inputs via a user interface, generate, sound, store, and/or modify one or more musical tones. The user interface can present one or more regions corresponding to related chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns are generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music. The related chords can be modified via one or more effects units. | 11-19-2015 |
Alfred Little, Canoga Park, CA US
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20110195368 | COMPRESSED GASEOUS OXIDIZER ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A compressed gaseous oxidizer energy storage (COES) system includes a catalyst system in communication with a compressed gaseous oxidizer storage system and a compressed gas fuel storage system. | 08-11-2011 |
Alfred Little, Simi Valley, CA US
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20100175687 | Catalyzed hot gas heating system for concentrated solar power generation systems - A solar power generation system includes a fluid housing, a solar collector, and a heating system. The fluid housing contains a heat transfer medium. The solar collector concentrates solar energy onto the heat transfer medium. The heating system includes at least one gas tank containing a gas and fluidically connected to a first catalyst. The first catalyst is configured to catalyze gas from the gas tank to create hot gas. The heating system also includes a first hot gas pipe fluidically connected to the first catalyst and positioned with respect to the fluid housing such that hot gas flowing through the first hot gas pipe comes into thermal contact with the heat transfer medium within the fluid housing. | 07-15-2010 |
20100175689 | Catalyzed hot gas heating system for pipes - A heating system for heating a fluid pipe in an industrial process system includes at least one gas tank fluidically connected to a first catalyst via a gas supply pipe. A first pipe heating zone is fluidically connected to the first catalyst via a first hot gas pipe. The first pipe heating zone has at least one passage extending along a first portion of the fluid pipe, in thermal contact with the fluid pipe. | 07-15-2010 |
20100269782 | Augmenter For Compound Compression Engine - A rotary engine has a first rotary unit and a second rotary unit. The first rotary unit has a chamber containing a remaining compressed air charge. After combustion in the second rotary unit, the resulting second unit exhaust is in fluid communication with said remaining compressed air charge via a second passageway. An injector is in fluid communication with said remaining compressed air charge in the first rotary unit. The injector injects fuel into the mixture containing the remaining compressed air charge in the first rotary engine and the second unit exhaust from the second rotary engine. This mixture is combusted either with a spark or via auto (diesel) ignition. In this way, the engine produces additional useful work by combusting the remaining compressed air charge and additional fuel. Alternatively, the injector described in the first rotary unit may be located in the second passageway. The injector in the first rotary unit or in the second passageway may be selectively activated throughout the engine's mission. | 10-28-2010 |
20120312927 | LAUNCH ABORT AND ORBITAL MANEUVER SYSTEM - A spacecraft includes a first engine configured to provide primary launch abort thrust and a second engine disposed radially from a center of gravity, the second engine configured to provide a secondary launch abort thrust, a primary orbital maneuvering thrust, and a primary control thrust. | 12-13-2012 |
20150267689 | CATALYZED HOT GAS HEATING SYSTEM FOR PIPES - A heating system for heating a fluid pipe in an industrial process system includes at least one gas tank fluidically connected to a first catalyst via a gas supply pipe. A first pipe heating zone is fluidically connected to the first catalyst via a first hot gas pipe. The first pipe heating zone has at least one passage extending along a first portion of the fluid pipe, in thermal contact with the fluid pipe. | 09-24-2015 |
Andrew Little, Camarillo, CA US
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20120176906 | TESTING SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS ACCESS DEVICE AND METHOD - A system for testing a wireless access device having a plurality of radio modules is provided. The system includes a housing having an interior chamber. The interior chamber is adapted to receive a wireless access device. A plurality of probes are positioned for respective alignment with an antenna of a corresponding radio module of the wireless access device. The plurality of probes are adapted to receive radio signals from the wireless access device. | 07-12-2012 |
Chad Little, Santa Clara, CA US
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20090198487 | Community Translation On A Social Network - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation. | 08-06-2009 |
20120310624 | Community Translation On A Social Network - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation. | 12-06-2012 |
20130289972 | Community Translation on a Social Network - Embodiments of the invention provide techniques for translating text in a social network. In one embodiment translations of text phrases are received from members of the social network. These text phrases include content displayed in a social networking system, such as content from social networking objects. A particular member is provided with content including a text phrase in a first language, and the member requests translation into another language. Responsive to this request, a translation of the text phrase is selected from a set of available translations. The selection is based on actions by friends of the member in the social network, the actions being associated with the set of available translations. These actions can the viewing of or approval of translations by the friends, for example. The selected translation is then presented to the member requesting the translation. | 10-31-2013 |
Chad Little, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150207901 | METADATA PREDICTION OF OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM USING CROWD SOURCING - A social networking system leverages user's social information to evaluate content submitted for inclusion in objects. If the evaluated submission is accepted, the submission is added to the content of an object. Accepted submissions are also used to predict associations between metadata and objects. Metadata is used to predict which objects will match user searches for information. The social networking system also provides a user interface configured to prompt users to submit information to objects. When a user completes a submission to an object, the user is provided with other options for groups of objects to contribute to. The objects offered are chosen to increase the likelihood that the user will choose to provide submissions to one of the provided objects. | 07-23-2015 |
Chad Little, San Carlos, CA US
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20130151612 | Metadata Prediction of Objects in a Social Networking System Using Crowd Sourcing - A social networking system leverages user's social information to evaluate content submitted for inclusion in objects. If the evaluated submission is accepted, the submission is added to the content of an object. Accepted submissions are also used to predict associations between metadata and objects. Metadata is used to predict which objects will match user searches for information. The social networking system also provides a user interface configured to prompt users to submit information to objects. When a user completes a submission to an object, the user is provided with other options for groups of objects to contribute to. The objects offered are chosen to increase the likelihood that the user will choose to provide submissions to one of the provided objects. | 06-13-2013 |
20140067546 | Determining User Preference Of An Object From A Group Of Objects Maintained By A Social Networking System - A social networking system identifies a user's relative preference for objects maintained by the social networking system, such as pages associated with movies, restaurants, businesses, or other content. To obtain the user's preferences, the system provides pairs, or groups, of objects to a user and prompts the user to indicate a preference between the objects in each pair. This obtained information about the user's relative preferences is stored in conjunction with the user's profile, which can then be used to select content subsequently presented to the user. | 03-06-2014 |
Charles Reeves Little, San Jose, CA US
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20110138062 | RECIPROCAL PUBLIC TRUST RELATIONSHIP - Publicly accessible linking information is to establish a trusted relationship between reciprocally linked entities controlling web resources, such as websites or web logs. A method of establishing a trust relationship between two entities identifying a user-installed link to a second web resource in a first web resource. Next, the method determines when a reciprocal link is made in the second web resource directed to the first web resource and creates a trust relationship between the entities based on the reciprocal link. | 06-09-2011 |
Christopher Jon Little, Beverly Hills, CA US
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20120244930 | GAME PLAY SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED TERMINALS - Disclosed embodiments relate to various aspects of providing game play. Exemplary embodiments of systems and methods allow for game play on a variety of unmanned terminals including, but not limited to, automated teller machines, taxi cab payment systems, fuel pump payment interfaces, a variety of other kiosks, and handheld devices. In an embodiment, a disclosed device allows for exchanging communications between a gaming facilitator and a gaming partner. | 09-27-2012 |
Danny Greg Little, Redwood City, CA US
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20130151625 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOURNAMENT SELECTION-BASED QUALITY CONTROL - Embodiments relate generally to systems and methods for improving crowdsourcing results via a selection technique. In particular, a processing module or other component can distribute or provide a computation task to a set of people. Each person of the set of people can complete the computation task, and provide the respective results to the processing module or other component. Two of the results can be selected, and an additional set of people can be polled to select one of the two results. The selecting and polling can be repeated until a set of selections is compiled. In embodiments, the processing module can perform a merging algorithm to merge or consolidate the set of selections. | 06-13-2013 |
Deane C. Little, Los Altos, CA US
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20150133305 | METHODS FOR ISOLATING A PEPTIDE METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A PEPTIDE - The present invention is directed to methods, for example phage display assays, for bioengineering peptides that bind to individual distinct nucleotides. Also provided are peptides engineered by such methods. Specifically, cyclic peptides that bind individual distinct nucleotides are provided herein. | 05-14-2015 |
Elizabeth Little, San Jose, CA US
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Graeme M. Little, Nevada City, CA US
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20140140345 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR CENTRALIZED CONTROL OF IP ROUTING - Devices, methods, and systems are described for the execution of centralized control of IP routing. The described methods may be used for video production systems. The methods may also be configured for other applications or in any IP routing environment to provide centralized routing control of any IP traffic. | 05-22-2014 |
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Gregory R. Little, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080314310 | Device for holding water bottle or other object in watercraft or other mobile conveyance - A stowage device for a mobile conveyance such as a watercraft. In the case of a watercraft, the stowage device replaces an inspection port cover. The stowage device is adapted to screw into the existing inspection port with no modification. The stowage device incorporates a stowage cavity to securely hold a drink bottle or other liquid refreshment container or object easily accessible within an arm's length of an operator. | 12-25-2008 |
James Little, Saugus, CA US
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20110130806 | Retinal Prosthesis - The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an improved configuration mounting necessary components within and surrounding the eye. The present invention better allows for the implantation of electronics within the delicate eye structure. The invention further limits the necessary width of a thin film conductor passing through the sclera by use of a multiplexer external to the sclera and a demultiplexer internal to the sclera. | 06-02-2011 |
20110319964 | Retinal Prosthesis with Side Mounted Inductive Coil - The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an inductive coil mounted to the side of the eye by means of a strap around the eye. This allows for close coupling to an external coil and movement of the entire implanted portion with movement of the eye ball. | 12-29-2011 |
James M. Little, Sacramento, CA US
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20080247497 | Clock distribution for 10GBase-T analog front end - A 10GBASE-T clocking method that limits EMI and increases SNR, while reducing power and conserving chip space is provided. The method includes simultaneous clocking of transmitters in an analog front end of a 10 gigabit Ethernet. The method includes providing at least two channels to a 10GBase-T analog front end, where the channel has at least a transmitter port and a receiver port, and providing at least two phase interpreters to the analog front end, where each phase interpreter is dedicated to one receiver port. A central clock generator is disposed to distribute a transmit clock to the phase interpreters and to the transmitter ports, where the transmit clock is further provided to the receiver ports from the phase interpreters. Any clock delay between the clock generator and each channel is balanced and clock phases between the channels are matched. | 10-09-2008 |
20090003504 | Method for frequency compensation in timing recovery - A method of digitally controlling a timing recovery loop to control jitter and reduce word-length in a recovered clock is provided. A timing error detector provides an output identifying the error sign. First and second randomizing digital attenuators provide first and second estimates of the phase error in a timing signal. A controller receives the first estimate and provides a signal to an NCO. An output from the NCO provides feedback to the error detector to complete a first order feedback loop, providing a first estimate phase error compensation. An integrator receives the second estimate and provides an output estimate for frequency offset of the timing signal that is received by the controller and the sign and magnitude of the integrated phase error are calibrated to provide a frequency offset. The controller determines a number of additional updates to the NCO required to minimize jitter and reduce word-length. | 01-01-2009 |
20090196161 | Combined echo and crosstalk cancellation - Combined echo and crosstalk cancellation is provided. Frequency domain adaptive filters are used to remove or reduce the effects of echo and crosstalk for a multi-channel and full-duplex communications system. Data from each transmit channel is buffered and converted to the frequency domain. The frequency domain data is multiplied by crosstalk coefficients to obtain a frequency domain correction signal for each channel. Adaptation of the crosstalk coefficients is based on correlations between the error signals and the data from each of the transmit channels. A single frequency domain transform engine, such as a Fast Fourier Transform engine, is employed for all calculations to save power and area. | 08-06-2009 |
20090231046 | Low spur phase-locked loop architecture - A low spur phase-locked loop (PLL) architecture is provided. A frequency-synthesizing PLL that includes a differential Kvco gain linearization circuit with adjustable DC offset is used to reduce clock jitter. The free-running oscillation frequency of the VCO of the PLL is centered near the desired frequency using programmable loads to minimize the required control voltage range. The PLL uses a differential architecture that includes a charge pump that compensates for variations in Kvco and a LC tank oscillator with differential controlled varactor. The differential PLL architecture demonstrates that the reference spur can be well controlled to below −80 dBc. | 09-17-2009 |
20110141875 | COMBINED ECHO AND CROSSTALK CANCELLATION - Combined echo and crosstalk cancellation is provided. Frequency domain adaptive filters are used to remove or reduce the effects of echo and crosstalk for a multi-channel and full-duplex communications system. Data from each transmit channel is buffered and converted to the frequency domain. The frequency domain data is multiplied by crosstalk coefficients to obtain a frequency domain correction signal for each channel. Adaptation of the crosstalk coefficients is based on correlations between the error signals and the data from each of the transmit channels. A single frequency domain transform engine, such as a Fast Fourier Transform engine, is employed for all calculations to save power and area. | 06-16-2011 |
James S. Little, Newhall, CA US
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20130289688 | Flexible Circuit Electrode Array Embedded in a Cured Body - Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, and cortical stimulation, and many related purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow. Common flexible circuit fabrication techniques generally require that a flexible circuit electrode array be made flat. Since neural tissue is almost never flat, a flat array will necessarily apply uneven pressure. Further, the edges of a flexible circuit polymer array may be sharp and cut the delicate neural tissue. It is advantageous that the array edges not contact tissue. | 10-31-2013 |
20130331908 | Video Device to be Worn on the Head - The present disclosure describes a video device suitable to be word on the head of a user in the form of glasses. The glasses frame supports a camera, active electronics and a battery. | 12-12-2013 |
20140039588 | Package for an Implantable Neural Stimulation Device - An implantable device, including a first electrically non-conductive substrate; a plurality of electrically conductive vias through the first electrically non-conductive substrate; a flip-chip multiplexer circuit attached to the electrically non-conductive substrate using conductive bumps and electrically connected to at least a subset of the plurality of electrically conductive vias; a flip-chip driver circuit attached to the flip-chip multiplexer circuit using conductive bumps; a second electrically non-conductive substrate attached to the flip-chip driver circuit using conductive bumps; discrete passives attached to the second electrically non-conductive substrate; and a cover bonded to the first electrically non-conductive substrate, the cover, the first electrically non-conductive substrate and the electrically conductive vias forming a hermetic package. | 02-06-2014 |
20140115885 | Flexible Circuit Electrode Array - Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, or cortical stimulation many purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow. Common flexible circuit fabrication techniques generally require that a flexible circuit electrode array be made flat. Since neural tissue is almost never flat, a flat array will necessarily apply uneven pressure. Further, the edges of a flexible circuit polymer array may be sharp and cut the delicate neural tissue. By applying the right amount of heat to a completed array, a curve can be induced. With a thermoplastic polymer it may be further advantageous to repeatedly heat the flexible circuit in multiple molds, each with a decreasing radius. Further, it is advantageous to add material along the edges. It is further advantageous to provide a fold or twist in the flexible circuit array. Additional material may be added inside and outside the fold to promote a good seal with tissue. | 05-01-2014 |
20140234779 | Flexible Circuit Electrode Array and a Method for Backside Processing of a Flexible Circuit Electrode Device - The invention involves a flexible circuit electrode array device comprising: a polymer layer; wherein the polymer layer includes one or more metal traces, an electrode array; one or more bond pads; and the electrode array is located on the opposite side of the polymer layer. | 08-21-2014 |
20140327460 | Test Apparatus and Method for Determining Long Term Reliability of an Implantable Device - The present invention is a system and method for testing the long term reliability of an implantable device. The system provides a vessel containing temperature controlled buffered saline. A support structure suspends a test device in the vessel so it is submerged in the buffered saline and provides mechanical stress on the implantable devices. The test device is eclectically connected to a programmable signal generator and sensors to actively determine the integrity of the device during active testing. | 11-06-2014 |
20150051684 | Cochlear Stimulation Device - A cochlear stimulation device comprising an electrode array designed to provide enhanced charge injection capacity necessary for neural stimulation. The electrode array comprises electrodes with high surface area or a fractal geometry and correspondingly high electrode capacitance and low electrical impedance. The resultant electrodes have a robust surface and sufficient mechanical strength to withstand physical stress vital for long term stability. The device further comprises wire traces having a multilayer structure which provides a reduced width for the conducting part of the electrode array. The cochlear prosthesis is attached by a grommet to the cochleostomy that is made from a single piece of biocompatible polymer. The device, designed to achieve optimum neural stimulation by appropriate electrode design, is a significant improvement over commercially available hand-built devices. | 02-19-2015 |
James S. Little, Saugus, CA US
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20110166623 | Implantable Retinal Electrode Array Configuration for Minimal Retinal Damage and Method of Reducing Retinal Stress - This invention is a retinal electrode array assembly and methods of using the same that facilitate surgical implant procedures by providing the operating surgeon with visual references and grasping means and with innovations that reduce actual and potential damage to the retina and the surrounding tissue. | 07-07-2011 |
20110270067 | Biocompatible Bonding Method - The invention is a device and method for connecting a hermetic package to a flexible circuit such as for an electrode array in an implantable device. Attaching metal pads on a flexible circuit to metal pads on a hermetic device by conductive adhesive is known. A smooth metal, such as platinum, does not bond well to conductive epoxy. The invention provides a roughened surface, such as etching or applying high surface area platinum gray, to improve adhesion to platinum or other metal pads. | 11-03-2011 |
James Singleton Little, Newhall, CA US
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20130144360 | Retinal Prosthesis - The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an improved configuration mounting necessary components within and surrounding the eye. The present invention better allows for the implantation of electronics within the delicate eye structure. The invention provides for less height of the part external to the eye by mounting a receiver coil around an electronics package. | 06-06-2013 |
20130144368 | Method for Inspection of Materials for Defects - The present invention is a non-destructive method of inspecting a bond, particularly a braze bond, in a hermetic package. The invention involves a unique hermetic package design adapted for ultrasonic inspection and a method of inspecting the package. This package and non-destructive inspection process are particularly useful in implantable neural stimulators such as visual prostheses. | 06-06-2013 |
20140012356 | Implantable Package to Facilitate Inspection - The present invention is a non-destructive method of inspecting a bond, particularly a braze bond, in a hermetic package. The invention involves a unique hermetic package design adapted for ultrasonic inspection and a method of inspecting the package. This package and non-destructive inspection process are particularly useful in implantable neural stimulators such as visual prostheses. | 01-09-2014 |
20140163658 | Implantable Package to Facilitate Inspection - The present invention is a non-destructive method of inspecting a bond, particularly a braze bond, in a hermetic package. The invention involves a unique hermetic package design adapted for ultrasonic inspection and a method of inspecting the package. This package and non-destructive inspection process are particularly useful in implantable neural stimulators such as visual prostheses. | 06-12-2014 |
Jeffrey D. Little, Bakersfield, CA US
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20160003725 | Estimating Porosity or Permeability in a Region Of Interest - Disclosed herein are implementations of various technologies for a method for estimating porosity or permeability in a region of interest. The method may receive chemical measurements for the region of interest. The chemical measurements may include an amount of silicon, aluminum, potassium and iron in the region of interest. The method may determine an amount of biogenic silica in the region of interest using the chemical measurements. The method may determine grain density of the region of interest based on the amount of biogenic silica. The method may determine the porosity or permeability in the region of interest based on the grain density. | 01-07-2016 |
Kristina Little, San Diego, CA US
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20090093005 | PROTEIN-BASED BIOMARKERS FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM - The present invention encompasses compositions and methods useful for diagnosing subjects with abdominal aortic aneurysms. The invention relates to the use of protein biomarkers whose levels are different in subjects with abdominal aortic aneurysms relative to normal subjects. | 04-09-2009 |
Lauren Little, Oakland, CA US
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20100189760 | Synthetic Cell Platforms and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides synthetic cell platforms. The synthetic cell platforms can be used for culturing cells in vitro. The synthetic cell platforms can also be implanted together with bound cells into an individual. The present invention provides methods of using the platforms to provide cells or progeny of such cells for use in various applications, including clinical applications; and methods of use of the platforms to introduce cells into an individual. | 07-29-2010 |
20140037696 | Synthetic Cell Platforms and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides synthetic cell platforms. The synthetic cell platforms can be used for culturing cells in vitro. The synthetic cell platforms can also be implanted together with bound cells into an individual. The present invention provides methods of using the platforms to provide cells or progeny of such cells for use in various applications, including clinical applications; and methods of use of the platforms to introduce cells into an individual. | 02-06-2014 |
Megan E. Little, Claremont, CA US
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20110082356 | ANALYTE SENSOR APPARATUSES HAVING INTERFERENCE REJECTION MEMBRANES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - Embodiments of the invention provide amperometric analyte sensors having optimized elements such as interference rejection membranes as well as methods for making and using such sensors. While embodiments of the innovation can be used in a variety of contexts, typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes. | 04-07-2011 |
20130313130 | FOLDOVER SENSORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - The invention disclosed herein includes sensors having three dimensional configurations that allow expansive “360°” sensing (i.e. sensing analyte from multiple directions) in the environments in which such sensors are disposed. Embodiments of the invention provide analyte sensors having foldable substrates adapted to produce optimized configurations of electrode elements as well as methods for making and using such sensors. Typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes. | 11-28-2013 |
20150316499 | PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC SENSORS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SUCH SENSORS - A physiological characteristic sensor, a method for forming a physiological characteristic sensor, and a method for forming a platinum deposit having a rough surface are presented here. The method for forming a physiological characteristic sensor includes immersing a sensor electrode in a platinum electrolytic bath. Further, the method includes performing an electrodeposition process by sequentially applying a pulsed signal to the sensor electrode and applying a non-pulsed continuous signal to the sensor electrode to form a platinum deposit on the sensor electrode. | 11-05-2015 |
Michael J. Little, Garden Valley, CA US
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20090195729 | DISPLAY HAVING INTEGRATED FUNCTIONS IN ONE OR MORE LAYERS - An optical display having integrated functions in one or more layer is disclosed. Specifically, the optical display having two or more of the optical components integrated into a single layer without laminating two different layers of material together. A method of making a wire grids polarizer is also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
20100134719 | NanoEmbossed shapes and fabrication methods of wire grid polarizers - A wire grid polarizer may be formed by embossing a substrate surface with a mold having a plurality of grooves to form raised ridges; and depositing a metal line profile onto the ridges through one or more baffles oriented at an oblique angle to the normal of the substrate. The metal line profile is characterized by a cross-sectional width that tapers such that the metal line profile is wider proximate a vertex of the ridges than proximate a base of the ridges. A wire grid polarizer may comprise a substrate with a plurality of raised ridges and a plurality of metal lines on the raised ridges. The metal lines are characterized by cross-sectional metal line profiles having triangular shapes with a tip down configuration. Such a wire grid polarizer may be used in a liquid crystal display. | 06-03-2010 |
20100136233 | OBLIQUE VACUUM DEPOSITION FOR ROLL-ROLL COATING OF WIRE GRID POLARIZER LINES ORIENTED IN A DOWN-WEB DIRECTION - Material may be obliquely deposited on a plurality of down-web oriented features on a substrate oriented in a down-web (z) direction or other than a cross-web (y) direction. A linear source generates a vapor flux of a material oriented parallel to the substrate and either parallel to the y direction or at an angle intermediate the y and z directions. The vapor flux impinges on the substrate at an oblique angle relative to the y direction. The substrate moves in the z direction relative to the linear source as the material impinges on the substrate. The vapor flux has a sufficiently narrow angular distribution in a plane perpendicular the substrate and parallel to the y direction that material deposits on predetermined portions of the down-web oriented features but not other portions, forming parallel down-web oriented lines of the material on the substrate. | 06-03-2010 |
20100277660 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER WITH COMBINED FUNCTIONALITY FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAYS - A combined functionality film may include a wire gird polarizer formed onto a surface of the retarder or compensation film. The wire grid polarizer is configured to transmit light of a desired polarization and reflect light of an undesired polarization. The retarder film or compensation film is configured to increase an angular viewing angle for a liquid crystal display. Such a combined functionality film may be incorporated into a liquid crystal display (LCD) or LCD panel assembly. | 11-04-2010 |
20110037928 | WIRE GRID POLARIZER FOR USE ON THE FRONT SIDE OFLCDS - A liquid crystal display may include a rear polarizer comprising a front and rear wire grid polarizer respectively having first and second pluralities of closely spaced parallel metallic lines. An optically absorptive material is disposed proximate a viewing side of the second plurality of closely spaced parallel metallic lines. A liquid crystal array may be disposed between the front polarizer and the rear polarizers. The front wire grid polarizer may include a plurality of closely spaced parallel metallic lines and an optically absorptive material disposed proximate one side of the metallic lines. The optically absorptive material may be configured such that said wire grid polarizer is characterized by reflectivity of less than 4%. Alternatively, the front polarizer may include a substrate having a plurality of ribs and an optically absorptive material disposed on said ribs proximate one side of said ribs. | 02-17-2011 |
Patrick Little, Brentwood, CA US
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20110226320 | SOLAR CELL HAVING A TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE OXIDE CONTACT LAYER WITH AN OXYGEN GRADIENT - A solar cell includes a first electrode located over a substrate, at least one first conductivity type semiconductor layer located over the first electrode, at least one second conductivity type semiconductor layer located over the first conductivity semiconductor layer, and a transparent conductive oxide contact layer located over the second conductivity semiconductor layer. The first surface of the transparent conductive oxide contact layer may be located closer to the second conductivity type semiconductor layer than the second surface of the transparent conductive oxide contact layer, and the transparent conductive oxide contact layer may have an oxygen concentration that decreases continuously or in at least two discrete steps as a function of thickness for at least a first portion of the contact layer thickness in a direction from the first surface to the second surface. | 09-22-2011 |
20150354064 | ELECTROLESS PLATING WITH AT LEAST TWO BORANE REDUCING AGENTS - A solution for providing electroless deposition of a metal layer on a substrate is provided. A solvent is provided. A metal precursor is provided to the solvent. A first borane containing reducing agent is provided to the solvent. A second borane containing reducing agent is provided to the solvent, wherein the first borane containing reducing agent has a deposition rate of at least five times a deposition rate of the second borane containing reducing agent, and wherein the solution is free of nonborane reducing agents. | 12-10-2015 |
Richard Little, Mountain View, CA US
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20150161658 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CREATING A DATA-DRIVEN ATTRIBUTION MODEL FOR ASSIGNING ATTRIBUTION CREDIT TO A PLURALITY OF EVENTS - Systems and methods for creating a data-driven attribution model are described. A processor identifies visits to a website. The processor identifies a path for each visitor identifier associated with the visits. The processor determines, for each path type associated with the identified paths, a path-type conversion probability based on a number of visits corresponding to the path type that resulted in a conversion. The processor calculates, for each of a plurality of the path types, a counterfactual gain for each event based on a conversion probability of the given path type and a conversion probability of a path type that does not include the event for which the counterfactual gain is calculated. The processor determines, for each event, an attribution credit based on the calculated counterfactual gain of the event. The processor then stores the attribution credits of each of the events. | 06-11-2015 |
Richard Little, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20150071481 | Loudspeaker Configuration - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a frame, a magnetic structure having a magnetic gap, a voice coil suspended within the magnetic gap, a first suspension element, a diaphragm, and a second suspension element. The first suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The diaphragm may have an outer portion and a continuous central portion attached to the voice coil via a first coupler. The outer portion of the diaphragm may be attached to the inner rim of the first suspension element. The second suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The inner rime of the second suspension element may be attached to the diaphragm via a second coupler along a circumferential middle section of the diaphragm between the continuous central portion and outer portion of the diaphragm. | 03-12-2015 |
20150264457 | Loudspeaker Assembly Configuration - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker and assembly of the loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a frame; a voice coil; a magnetic structure having a magnetic gap; a surround; a spider; and a staggered circumferential spacer element. The staggered circumferential spacer element may include an upper tier attached to an outer rim of the surround; and a lower tier attached to an outer rim of the spider. The staggered circumferential spacer may be coupled to the frame such that the voice coil is suspended at least partially within the magnetic gap. | 09-17-2015 |
Richard Edward Little, Irvine, CA US
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20150161652 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING ATTRIBUTION CREDIT DATA BASED ON PARAMETERS - Methods and systems for providing for display attribution data associated with one or more events are disclosed. Processor identifies channels from paths including events corresponding to position data identifying a position along the path at which the event was performed. Processor determines attribution credits assigned to each event included in the paths corresponding to the channel. Processor determines a number of attribution credits assigned to the channel. Processor identifies, from the paths, a plurality of event-position pairs. Each event-position pair corresponds to events that correspond to a respective channel and are performed at a respective position of the plurality of paths corresponding to the event-position pair. Processor determines, for each identified event-position pair, a weighting based on an aggregate of the attribution credits assigned to the events to which the event-position pair corresponds. Processor provides, for display, a visual object including an indicator to display the determined weightings. | 06-11-2015 |
Richard Edward Little, Mountain View, CA US
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20150161654 | Methods and Systems for Creating a Data-Driven Attribution Model for Assigning Attribution Credit to a Plurality of Events - Systems and methods for creating rules for assigning attribution credit across events, includes, identifying, by a processor, conversions at a website. The processor identifies path types associated with the conversions. Each path type identifies events and a index position indicating an event's relative position. The processor identifies a subset of the identified path types to be rewritten according to a path rewriting policy. The processor then rewrites the identified subset of the identified path types as rewritten path types. The processor determines, for each of the rewritten path types and remaining identified path types associated with the identified conversions, attribution credits for each event included in the path type. The processor creates, for each of the rewritten path types and remaining identified path types associated with the identified conversions, a rule for assigning the determined attribution credit to each event of the path type for which the rule is created. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161655 | Methods and Systems for Selecting Content for Display Based on Conversion Probabilities of Paths - Systems and methods for selecting content for display at a device includes, identifying by a processor, a visitor identifier associated with a device on which to display content. The processor can identify a path associated with the visitor identifier. The path corresponding to a sequence of one or more events through which the visitor identifier has visited the website. The processor can identify a conversion probability of the identified path. The conversion probability of the identified path indicates a likelihood that the visitor identifier will convert at the website. The conversion probability of the identified path is a ratio of a number of conversions at the website to a number of visits to the website over a given time period. The processor can select content for display. The content selected based on the identified conversion probability of the identified path. | 06-11-2015 |
20150161657 | Methods and Systems for Measuring Conversion Probabilities of Paths for an Attribution Model - Systems and methods for measuring conversion probabilities of a path types for an attribution model includes, identifying by a processor, paths taken by visitors to visit a website. The paths correspond to a sequence of events that cause a visitor to visit the website. The processor can identify as paths, for each path, subpaths corresponding to each visit to the website. The processor computes a total path count for each path type. The processor identifies, for each path type, a conversion path count indicating a number of paths taken by visitors that resulted in a conversion at the website. The processor calculates, for each path type, a probability of conversion and then provides the calculated probability of conversion for a given path type for an attribution model used in assigning attribution credit to events of a path. | 06-11-2015 |
Richard Warren Little, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20150071482 | Loudspeaker Assembly Configuration - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker and assembly of the loudspeaker. The loudspeaker configuration may include a circumferential spacer element having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface may be attached to an outer rim of a first suspension element. An inner rim of the first suspension element may be attached to an outer rim of a diaphragm. A central portion of the diaphragm may be coupled to a voice coil. The second surface may be attached to an outer rim of a second suspension element. An inner rim of the second suspension element may be coupled to a lower surface of the diaphragm. The circumferential spacer element has a structural shape configured to be coupled to a loudspeaker frame such that the voice coil may be suspended at least partially within a magnetic gap of a magnetic structure of the loudspeaker. | 03-12-2015 |
20160044418 | Loudspeaker Diaphragm - Embodiments are provided for configurations of a loudspeaker. The loudspeaker may include a frame, a magnetic structure having a magnetic gap, a voice coil suspended within the magnetic gap, a first suspension element, a diaphragm, and a second suspension element. The first suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The diaphragm may have an outer portion and a continuous central portion attached to the voice coil via a first coupler. The outer portion of the diaphragm may be attached to the inner rim of the first suspension element. The second suspension element may have an inner rim and an outer rim attached to the frame. The inner rime of the second suspension element may be attached to the diaphragm via a second coupler along a circumferential middle section of the diaphragm between the continuous central portion and outer portion of the diaphragm. | 02-11-2016 |
20160088395 | Speaker Terminals - Embodiments for speaker terminals of a speaker assembly are provided. The speaker terminals may include a first rigid conductive structure having (i) a first input terminal configured to couple to a first output of an audio source and (ii) a first output terminal configured to couple to a first input of a voice coil, and a second rigid conductive structure having (i) a second input terminal configured to couple to a second output of the audio source and (ii) a second output terminal configured to couple to a second input of the voice coil. A speaker basket is molded about at least a portion the first rigid conductive structure and at least a portion of the second rigid conductive structure. Such a speaker basket having molded within the speaker terminals may be a component in a speaker assembly. | 03-24-2016 |
Robert F. Little, San Diego, CA US
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20130079442 | BLUE INK FOR POSTAGE PRINTING - A blue ink for postage printing, which contains a blue pigment, a black dye, and an aqueous carrier, wherein the weight ratio of blue pigment to black dye is in the range of 50:1 to 2:1. The blue pigment is a copper phthalocyanine pigment or an anthraquinone pigment, and the black dye is an azo dye. | 03-28-2013 |
Susan Little, San Diego, CA US
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20110033836 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESENCE OF ANTIBODIES BLOCKING VIRAL INFECTION - The present invention provides a method for identifying whether a compound inhibits entry of a virus into a cell which comprises: (a) obtaining nucleic acid encoding a viral envelope protein from a patient infected by the virus; (b) co-transfecting into a first cell (i) the nucleic acid of step (a), and (ii) a viral expression vector which lacks a nucleic acid encoding an envelope protein, and which comprises an indicator nucleic acid which produces a detectable signal, such that the first cell produces viral particles comprising the envelope protein encoded by the nucleic acid obtained from the patient; (c) contacting the viral particles produced in step (b) with a second cell in the presence of the compound, wherein the second cell expresses a cell surface receptor to which the virus binds; (d) measuring the amount of signal produced by the second cell in order to determine the infectivity of the viral particles; and (e) comparing the amount of signal measured in step (d) with the amount of signal produced in the absence of the compound, wherein a reduced amount of signal measured in the presence of the compound indicates that the compound inhibits entry of the virus into the second cell. | 02-10-2011 |
Terrance F. Little, Fullerton, CA US
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20130196544 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE DETECT MECHANISM THEREOF - An electrical connector, adapted for mounting to a mother board and mating with a plug, includes an insulative housing with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed on the mating tongue and a metallic shell covering the housing. The metallic shell defines a mating cavity surrounding the mating tongue and has a plurality of spring tangs extending into the mating cavity. A detect member is assembled to a bottom of the electrical connector, and includes a printed circuit board with some dome switches under corresponding spring tang and some additional detection pins electrically connecting the dome switches. When the plug is inserted, the spring tangs will deflect downwardly and activate the dome switch. | 08-01-2013 |
20130210251 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE DETECT MECHANISM THEREOF - A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing defining a base with a mating tongue. A plurality of contacts are disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed on the mating tongue. A metallic shell is assembled to the housing and defines a mating cavity into which the mating tongue extends. A plurality of spring tangs are formed on the shell and extend into the mating cavity for retainable abutment against the inserted plug. A dome switch is located outside of the shell and intimately confronts the corresponding spring tang so as to be activated when the corresponding spring tang is outwardly deflected by the inserted plug. An addition detect pin is electrically connected to the dome switch when the dome switch is activated to verify whether the plug is inserted in the mating cavity or to identify whether a high power is required. | 08-15-2013 |
20130266274 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An object of the present invention is to provide a new modular SLC (Surface Laminar Circuit) interconnect system for replacing the traditional ceramic substrate implanted with 56 Duece modules, the interconnect system includes an organizer for accurately positioning the connector assemblies, and a plurality of fully populated connector housings defining a pitch same as that defined by the Duece modules. Each connector housing defines two receiving slots to receive two SLC modules which are further commonly held by a heat sink above. Each SLC module is equipped with a plurality of micro-controllers, a plurality of OE glass lenses, a plurality of IC chips, and a molded lens and fiber able assembly. | 10-10-2013 |
20130273767 | PLUG CONNECTOR WITH MIS-INSERT FEATURES AND CORRESPONDING RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR THEREWITH - A plug connector ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130273784 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130288524 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND INTERFACE THEREOF - An assembly includes a receptacle and a plug. The plug comprises a plug insulative housing with a front mating region, a plurality of plug contacts disposed in the housing with plug contacting sections exposed upon the mating region and a plug metallic shell enclosing the front mating region to commonly define a plug mating port. The plug metallic shell defines essentially a rectangular cross-section including two opposite long sides and two opposite short sides perpendicular to each other. A pair of chamfered structures is formed on two opposite corners along one of the two long sides, and a centered recessed area is formed on the other of said two long sides. The front mating region intimately abuts against the other of the two long sides. The receptacle has a receptacle metallic shell with a similar contour of the plug metallic shell. | 10-31-2013 |
20130303027 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED METAL SHELL - An electrical connector includes a metal shell defining several walls and a mating cavity formed by the walls commonly, an insulative housing shielded by the metal shell, and a plurality of contacts set in the housing. The housing has a base portion and mating tongue disposed in the mating cavity, the plurality of contacts provide contacting portions exposed upon a mating face of the mating tongue. A first wall of the metal shell parallel to the mating face defines a latching arm extending into the mating cavity, and the latching arm defines a latching portion and a rigid grounding section for improving EMI shielding. | 11-14-2013 |
20130316566 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED BLIND MATING FEATURES - An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector unit and a second connector. The first connector unit comprises a first connector having an insulative housing with a plurality of contacts mounted thereon. A printed circuit board, on which the first connector is seated, defines a pair of mounting sections at opposite ends thereof and locate adjacent to the first connector. An insulative cover is attached to a first surface of the printed circuit board which is opposite to the first connector. The insulative cover forms a pair of guiding posts retained in said mounting sections and a pair of stand-off sections located at opposite ends thereof for supporting the first connector during the mating process. A metallic cover is attached to the insulative cover. The second connector defines a pair of guiding apertures at opposite ends thereof for receiving said guiding posts. | 11-28-2013 |
20130316581 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING TERMINAL PORTIONS IN SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT AND A GROUNDING PLATE FOR EXCELLENT HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS - A first connector includes a first insulative housing defining opposite first and second mating faces, a set of first upper contacts arranged upon the first mating face, a set of first lower contacts including a first lower differential pairs, a second lower differential pairs and a lower grounding contact, and a first grounding plate. The contacting sections and the first grounding arm are arranged upon the second mating face, and the first terminal portions of the first lower differential pairs are arranged in a first row, and the second terminal portions of the second lower differential pairs and the tail section of the lower grounding contact are arranged in a second row for excellent high-frequency characteristics. | 11-28-2013 |
20130337681 | BOARD TO BOARD CONNECTOR WITH ENHANCED METAL LOCKING FEATURES - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating slot, a number of contacts and a pair of metal hold downs fastened in the insulative housing. Each contact includes a contacting portion extending into the mating slot. Each metal hold down includes a first portion, a second portion perpendicular to the first portion and a connecting portion connecting the first portion and the second portion. The first portion defines a first hole, the second portion defines a second hole for maintaining solders, and the connecting portion defines a third hole connecting the first hole and the second hole. The first portion and the connecting portion are insert molded in the insulative housing with material of the insulative housing filling in the first and the third holes. | 12-19-2013 |
20130337695 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED HOUSING - An electrical connector ( | 12-19-2013 |
20130337698 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR BLIND MATING - An electrical connector assembly includes a female connector ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140024236 | CARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FACILITATING HEAT DISSIPATION OF INSERTED CARD - A card connector assembly includes a card connector ( | 01-23-2014 |
20140113481 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED MATING MEMBER HAVING ANTI-MISMATING PORTION FOR PREVENTING INCORRECT INSERTION - An electrical connector includes a first insulative housing defining a base member and a mating member extending forwardly from the base member in a mating direction, and a plurality of first contacts retained in the first housing. The mating member defines opposite first and second mating faces in a vertical direction perpendicular to said mating direction, and a receiving portion recessed towards the first mating face from the second mating face thereof. The receiving portion cooperates with a corresponding portion of a mating connector for preventing incorrect insertion of the electrical connector. | 04-24-2014 |
20140120778 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DETECT PINS - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a metallic shell surround the insulative housing, a plurality of contacts and two detect pin retained to the insulative housing. The insulative housing is formed with a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The shell and the insulative housing define a receiving cavity therebetween. The two detect pins are fastened to two opposite ends of the insulative housing, respectively, each has a detecting portion located in the receiving cavity, and the detecting portions of the two detect pins are disposed offset along a front-to-back direction for being selectively pushed by the mating plug. One of the contacts is formed with a wing contacting with the first detecting portion. The electrical connector can detect insertions of different mating plugs via the detect pins. | 05-01-2014 |
20140187086 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING PLATE THEREOF - An electrical connector includes a metallic shell defining a mating cavity opening forwards, a terminal module assembly received in the metallic shell, and a shielding plate being located between an upper surface and a lower surface of the terminal module assembly. The terminal module assembly defines a front region exposed in the mating cavity to function as a mating tongue. The terminal module assembly defines an insulator associated with a plurality of contacts with corresponding contacting sections exposed upon opposite upper and lower faces of the mating tongue, the contacts are categorized with differential pairs and grounding contacts. The shielding plate defines a main plate and grounding fingers split from the main plate to directly touch with corresponding grounding contacts. The shielding plate is embedded with the terminal module assembly and the grounding fingers of the shielding plate are fixed with the insulator of the terminal assembly. | 07-03-2014 |
20140194005 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDINGTHEREOF - An electrical connector for mating with a plug and mounting to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing with a forwardly extending mating tongue thereof. A terminal module includes an insulator associated with a plurality of contacts commonly assembled into the housing. Those contacts are categorized with the differential pairs, the grounding contacts and the power contacts while each of the contacts includes a front contacting section exposed upon the mating tongue, a middle retention section retained to the insulator, and a rear tail section extending out of the housing. A metallic shielding/reinforcement plate associated with the terminal module is assembled into the housing, and includes a front region inserted into the mating tongue, a middle region with a spring tang to mechanically and electrically connected to the selected grounding contact, and a rear tail section extending out of the housing. | 07-10-2014 |
20140206233 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING TERMINAL PORTIONS IN SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT AND A GROUNDING PLATE FOR EXCELLENT HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS - A receptacle electrical connector includes a metallic shell, an insulating bracket defining a receiving cavity, an upper member including a base portion and a mating portion and a lower insulating member distinct from and assembled with the base portion. The upper member is loaded with upper contacts with contacting portions arranged on an upper surface of the mating portion and a shielding plate is located between the upper and lower surface of the upper member. The lower member is loaded with lower contacts with contacting portions extending beyond a front edge of the lower insulating member and arranged on the lower surface of the mating tongue. The assembled base portion and the lower member is received in the receiving cavity of the insulating bracket and the mating portion extends beyond a front face of the insulating bracket and surrounding by the metallic shell to define a mating cavity thereamong. | 07-24-2014 |
20140220827 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING AND GROUNDING FEATURES THEREOF - An electrical connector for mating with a plug and mounting to a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing defining a rear base and a front mating tongue, two rows of terminals received in the insulating housing and a shielding plate interposed between said two rows of the terminals. The terminals include contacting portions exposed upon opposite surfaces of the front mating tongue and board-connecting legs extending out of the rear base for mounting to the printed circuit board. The terminals are categorized with differential pairs of signal and grounding terminals mixed up with one another for coupling to the plug. The shielding plate includes at least one grounding finger split therefrom and a grounding leg for mounting to the printed circuit board. Each grounding finger is disposed between two adjacent differential pairs and parallel to the contacting portions of said terminals. | 08-07-2014 |
20140248785 | CABLE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING PLATE - A cable connector includes an insulative housing including two sidewalls and a mating slot defined between the two sidewalls, and a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing. The terminals include contacting portions exposed to the mating slot and connecting portions behind a rear end of the insulating housing. The two sidewalls are loaded with a firs row and a second row of the plurality of terminals respectively. The first row includes signal terminals and grounding terminals. A grounding plate is inserted in the insulating housing and between two rows of terminals. The grounding plate defines resilient arms and connecting legs, the resilient arms slant to the first row and touch with the grounding terminals. | 09-04-2014 |
20140273653 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH BI-DETECTING PINS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing formed with a rear base and a front mating tongue, a metallic shell covering the insulative housing thereby defining a mating cavity, contacts, and a first and a second detecting pin. The mating tongue defines a first and a second face and two lateral sides between the first and second faces. The contacts include contacting portions located on the first face. Each of the first and the second detecting pins forwardly protrude and has a contacting portion located in the mating cavity. The contacting portion of the first detecting pin is located behind that of the second detecting pin in the insertion direction. The contacting portion of the first detecting pin is located along and space from one of the lateral sides, the contacting portion of the second detecting pin is located in the second face of the mating tongue. | 09-18-2014 |
20140315405 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DTECT PINS - An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a metallic shell surround the insulative housing, a plurality of contacts and two detect modules retained to the metallic shell. The insulative housing is formed with a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The shell and the insulative housing define a receiving cavity therebetween. The detect module have a detect pin, respectively, the detect pins extend into the receiving cavity through the shell and electrically connecting with each other via a shell of a mating plug. | 10-23-2014 |
20140335729 | DUAL ORIENTATION CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY OF THE SAME - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly in a front-to-rear direction from the base, the mating tongue defining a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. A plurality of contact strips are disposed around the outer surface of the mating tongue of the insulative housing, each contact strip is stamped a metal sheet and defines a first contacting section exposed upon the first surface and arranged along a transverse direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction, and a second contacting section exposed upon the second surface and arranged along the transverse direction. The first and second contacting sections of each contact strip extend along the front-to-rear direction and rearwardly extending into the base of the insulative housing. | 11-13-2014 |
20140341513 | OPTO-ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY - An AOC assembly comprising two printed circuit boards (PCB) ( | 11-20-2014 |
20140349514 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HEAT-DISSIPATION FEAUTER THEREOF - An electrical connector includes an insulator base having a rear retaining portion and a front tongue portion, a first terminal module with a plurality of first terminals thereof, a second terminal module with a plurality of second terminals thereof and interlocked with the first terminal module, and a shielding shell retained to the insulator base. A heat dissipation metal plate is embedded in the insulator base, and the heat dissipation metal plate provides a contact ear extending out of the insulator base and contacting with the shielding shell for heat dissipating. | 11-27-2014 |
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20150044886 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector includes a mating tongue defining top and bottom surfaces thereon. Each surface is provided with a plurality of conductors in one row wherein the characters/categories of the conductors on the top surface are sequentially arranged to be same with those on the bottom surface with a pair of power conductors in two notches at two lateral side edges. The corresponding receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board, defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue therein. Opposite top and bottom rows of contacts are respectively located by upper and bottom sides of the receiving cavity and categorized essentially in a same sequence with the conductors of the plug connector for respectively connecting to the corresponding conductive pads, respectively. A pair of power contacts are located by two lateral sides of the receiving cavity to couple to the corresponding power conductor portions in the notches. | 02-12-2015 |
20150072562 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector includes a mating tongue defining top and bottom surfaces thereon. Each surface is provided with a plurality of conductors in one row wherein the characters/categories of the conductors on the top surface are sequentially arranged to be same with those on the bottom surface with a pair of power conductors in two notches at two lateral side edges. The corresponding receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board, defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue therein. Opposite top and bottom rows of contacts are respectively located by upper and bottom sides of the receiving cavity and categorized essentially in a same sequence with the conductors of the plug connector for respectively connecting to the corresponding conductive pads, respectively. A pair of power contacts are located by two lateral sides of the receiving cavity to couple to the corresponding power conductor portions in the notches. | 03-12-2015 |
20150093936 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle connector mounted to the printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing defining a mating tongue and a metallic shell enclosing the housing to form a mating cavity in which said mating tongue forwardly extends. A complementary plug connector includes a shell with a bull-nose tip. A metallic piece is mounted around a root of the mating tongue and equipped with a plurality of spring tangs to contact the relatively rigid bull-nose tip of the shell of the complementary connector for EMI/RFI protection. | 04-02-2015 |
20150126065 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A ROTATABLE BUCKLE - An electrical connector assembly ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150126069 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A flappable plug connector and a complementary receptacle connector are provided wherein the plug connector defining a mating tongue, is made with a pair of insert molding housings which are associated with the contacts thereof, commonly sandwiching a paddle card therebetween with a pair of power contacts exposed on two opposite lateral sides to form a sub-assembly. The corresponding receptacle connector defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue of the plug connector. The plug connector defines a V-Bus clip surrounding the mating tongue for power transfer and the receptacle connector includes a pair of deflectable power contacts by two sides of the receiving cavity. | 05-07-2015 |
20150194768 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board, includes an insulating housing including a rear base and a front mating tongue, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing and including contacting sections arranged on the mating tongue and mounting tails out of the insulating housing a shielding retained on the insulating housing and including a front mating port section thereby defining a mating cavity between the mating port section and the mating tongue and a metallic bracket attached on the shielding. The bracket defines a pair first supporting legs adjacent to the mating port sections which has no supporting leg split therefrom. | 07-09-2015 |
20150194770 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a forwardly extending mating tongue, a plurality of contacts with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue and a metallic shield enclosing the insulative housing to define a mating cavity. A metallic shielding plate is embedded within the mating tongue and forms a pair of locking notches in two opposite lateral sides. The mating tongue further includes in two opposite lateral sides a pair of recesses aligned with and intimately located inside of the pair of locking notches, respectively, in the transverse direction. The housing and the corresponding contacts commonly form the terminal module which is composed of an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module commonly sandwiching a shielding plate module therebetween in the vertical direction. The metallic shield optionally defines a clip structure by folding an extension on a rear lower edge thereof. | 07-09-2015 |
20150194772 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector for use with a complementary receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity therein and a plurality of passageways on opposite of the mating cavity, a pair of terminal modules stacked on each other and a metallic shell. Each terminal module includes an insulator and a plurality of contacts loaded on insulator, the contacts includes contacting sections extending out of the insulator and tail extending out of the insulator. The insulators of the stacked terminal modules are located behind the insulative housing and the contacting sections of the contacts are disposed in the corresponding passageways. The terminal modules and the insulative housing are commonly enclosed in the metallic shell. | 07-09-2015 |
20150200504 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle connector includes a housing defining a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom, a first row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections and surface mount type tail sections for mounting on a PCB, a second row of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections and through hole type tail sections for mounting in the PCB; a metallic shield including a capsular segment surrounding the mating tongue to define a mating cavity and a rear wall covering a rear face of the base to surrounding the surface mount type tail sections and a lower bracket attached to the metallic shielding. The lower bracket is located upon a bottom side of the shield and includes a bottom wall, two sidewalls and a rear wall commonly surrounding the through hole type tail sections | 07-16-2015 |
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20150207280 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating. | 07-23-2015 |
20150222059 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating. | 08-06-2015 |
20150229077 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle connector includes an insulative housing with a mating tongue, a plurality of contacts having front contacting sections exposed upon two opposite surfaces of the mating tongue and rear tail sections extending downwardly outside of the housing for mounting to a printed circuit board. A metallic shield encloses said housing and forms a capsular mating cavity with said mating tongue extending forwardly therein. A metallic shielding plate includes a front horizontal section embedded with the mating tongue to isolate the contacting sections of the contacts which are located on two different opposite surfaces, and a rear vertical section extending downwardly from a rear edge of the front horizontal section to isolate the tail sections of the contacts which are arranged in two rows with said rear vertical section therebewteen. | 08-13-2015 |
20150255905 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle connection assembly includes a printed circuit board defining two spaced slots in a front edge portion with a mating tongue formed therebetween, a plurality of pads formed on two opposite surfaces of the mating tongue in a diagonally symmetrical manner for a flippable usage and a metallic shield including a tubular capsular portion assembled to the PCB to enclose the mating tongue. | 09-10-2015 |
20150311610 | BOARD TO BOARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED TERMINAL ARRANGEMENT - A primary connector ( | 10-29-2015 |
20150318646 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug for provision of power includes a housing forming a receiving cavity with two opposite sites in a vertical direction which is compatible with a standard plug connector with twelve contacts on each site and a first and second rows of contacts on the sides while in diagonally symmetrical manner. Each contact includes a contacting section, and a connecting section for directly connecting to a corresponding wire. Each row of contacts is categorized with a pair of power contacts, a pair of grounding contacts and a specific contact without any high speed differential pair. Two pair of power contacts of both two rows are electrically connected together either via direct mechanical connection via vertical extensions or via indirect electrical connection via the latch which has a pair of side arms extending into the receiving cavity at two opposite transverse ends. | 11-05-2015 |
20150372424 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A receptacle connector assembly includes an insulative housing defining base with a mating tongue forwardly extending therefrom in a front-to-back direction, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing with contacting sections exposed upon the mating tongue, a metallic shield enclosing the housing to define a capsular mating cavity in which the mating tongue is disposed and a metallic shielding plate embedded within the mating tongue and defining a pair of lateral edge sections. The metallic shield defines an identification protrusion extending into the mating cavity so as to preclude from mating with a standard plug connector, which has a contour compliant with said capsular mating cavity, but with a customized plug connector which also has a contour compliant with said capsular mating cavity and further with a corresponding slot to receive said identification protrusion. | 12-24-2015 |
20160064868 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating. The plug connector is equipped with a pair of locking screws symmetrically located by two sides of the metallic shell and aligned with the pair of locking heads in the transverse direction, and the receptacle connector is equipped with a pair of screw holes to receive the pair of locking screws in a locked manner. | 03-03-2016 |
20160141771 | MACHINE CASE WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL MODULE - A machine case includes a sink-like main portion and opposite deck stations by two ends of said main portion, and a terminal module. Said terminal module includes an insulator defining opposite top and bottom surfaces and a set of contacts retained to the insulator via a first insert molding process and arranged along a transverse direction. Each of said contacts is stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section and a lower contacting section. One of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section defines an exposed end for originally linking to a contact carrier. The insulator forms a set of recesses originally formed between the contacting sections of neighboring contacts during the first insert molding while successively filled with material by the corresponding deck station in which said terminal module is embedded. | 05-19-2016 |
20160141814 | MACHINE CASE WITH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for use within a machine case includes an insulator and a plurality of contacts. The insulator defines opposite top and bottom surfaces thereon in a vertical direction. The contacts are retained to the insulator via an insert molding process. Each of said contacts is stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section exposed upon the top surface, and a lower contacting sections exposed upon the bottom surface. Each of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section extends along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to both said vertical direction and said transverse direction. Each of the upper contacting section and the lower contacting section is planar and stationary. One of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section has an outer end exposed to an exterior for originally linking to a contact carrier. | 05-19-2016 |
20160141819 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH CRADLE - An electrical connector includes an insulator adapted to be downwardly assembled into the housing of the cradle, and a set of contacts upwardly assembled into the insulator. Each contact includes a vertical retention section received in the corresponding retention slot in the insulator via an upward insertion process, and an upper spring arm extending from an upper edge of the retention section for mechanically and electrically connecting to the machine case, and a lower spring arm extending from a lower edge of the retention section for mechanically and electrically connecting to the cable. The free end of the upper spring arm is downwardly abutted against by the insulator while that of the lower spring arm is not. | 05-19-2016 |
Thomas Carter Little, Encinitas, CA US
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20100004694 | Screw assembly - Apparatus and method of using a screw assembly. The screw assembly includes a pedicle screw having a head portion and a shaft portion adapted to be secured to a vertebrae, and a body having pivotally coupled side portions configured to pivot from a first configuration for receiving the head portion of the screw into the body to a second configuration for engaging the head portion of the screw in a locking arrangement with the body. | 01-07-2010 |
Thomas E. Little, Santa Clara, CA US
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20110219277 | System and Method of Test Mode Gate Operation - A system and method to select a gate to be modified as a test isolation gate is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes, after a layout phase of generating a design of a circuit, receiving timing information related to the design of the circuit. The method also includes selectively identifying at least one gate of a combinational logic portion of the design of the circuit to be modified to respond to a test enable signal, the at least one gate identified at least partially based on the timing information. The method also includes modifying the at least one gate. The at least one modified gate is fixed at a constant level during a test mode and is dynamically changeable during a functional mode of operation of the circuit. | 09-08-2011 |
20130080848 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TEST MODE GATE OPERATION - A system and method to select a gate to be modified as a test isolation gate is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a circuit includes a combinational logic portion including a logic path including a test isolation gate between a starting element and an ending element. The logic path includes at least a first gate element between the starting element and the test isolation gate. The logic path also includes at least a second gate element between the test isolation gate and the ending element. The starting element and the ending element are coupled to be tested via a scan chain test process during a test mode. In the test mode, an output of the second gate element is fixed at a constant logic level. | 03-28-2013 |
Walter P. Little, Tujunga, CA US
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20140088665 | Signal Strength Indicator for Adjusting Communication in a Medical Implant - It is critical in an inductively link medical implant, such as a visual prosthesis or other neural stimulator, to adjust the external coil to a location to maximize communication between the external coil and internal coil. Converting the signal strength between the coils to a signal easily discernible by a clinician, preferably an audible tone, facilitates the adjustment of the external coil to a preferred location. | 03-27-2014 |
20150273222 | Signal Strength Indicator for Adjusting Communication in a Medical Implant - It is critical in an inductively link medical implant, such as a visual prosthesis or other neural stimulator, to adjust the external coil to a location to maximize communication between the external coil and internal coil. Converting the signal strength between the coils to a signal easily discernible by a clinician, preferably an audible tone, facilitates the adjustment of the external coil to a preferred location. | 10-01-2015 |
Washica Little, Pasadena, CA US
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20150099038 | Enriched Coffee Creamer - An enriched whipped coffee creamer provides nutritional supplements and energy enhancing compounds. The enriched whipped coffee creamer includes a creamer base, a nutritional supplement, an energy enhancing source, an anti-oxidant source, and an emulsifying agent. The nutritional supplements, the energy enhancing sources, and anti-oxidant source are mixed into the creamer base. Due to the mixture naturally separating into layers, the present invention includes the emulsifying agent to lengthen the time which the mixture is homogenous. The enriched whipped coffee creamer is designed to be stored and dispensed from a canister, and barometrically pasteurized to retain the potency of the nutritional supplements at high temperatures. A propellant is used to expel the enriched whipped coffee creamer from the canister by increasing the pressure within the storage vessel. The enriched whipped coffee creamer is aerated as it exits the canister to provide a light consistency that can decorate the surface of a beverage. | 04-09-2015 |
Zachary W. Little, Cupertino, CA US
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