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20100156091 | EASY-FORMING METALLIC INSULATION ELBOW JACKETS - An improved protective jacket for insulated, angled pipe includes a metal jacket having a first portion and a second portion, each portion having a generally semi-circular cross-section, and including two or more fingers. Each of the fingers defines a fillet at a junction of the fingers and a baseline of the jacket. The fingers include a flat face at an inner angle and curve from the flat face to a superior surface of the jacket. A first finger is formed a minimum distance of about 0.5 inches from a second finger, and a width of the fingers is created by an isosceles triangle with a radius of curvature between about 0.3 inches and 0.5 inches. | 06-24-2010 |
20110006490 | CHUCK WITH JAW FOR WORKPIECE HAVING CONSTANT HOLDING FORCE - A rotatable chuck for securing a workpiece in a machine includes a base element having a center and a plurality of jaw elements movable relative to the center. The jaw elements are movable to clamp the workpiece. The jaw elements exert a measurable clamping force on the workpiece. The clamping force exerted on the workpiece is measured and the jaw elements are moved relative to the center to vary the clamping force exerted on the workpiece. A comparator compares the measured clamping force to a predetermined clamping force and the jaw elements are moved, as the chuck is rotating, to adjust the clamping force on the workpiece relative to the predetermined clamping force. | 01-13-2011 |
20120057950 | FASTENER COATING FORMULATION - A coated fastener has a tip and a coating on the fastener, at least at the tip. The coating is formulated from a solvent-borne resin. The fastener includes one or both of a solids based additive in the solvent-borne acrylic resin and an overcoat on the solvent-borne acrylic resin. A strip of collated fasteners with the coating is also disclosed. | 03-08-2012 |
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20140334516 | ROTATABLE TEMPERATURE SENSING DEVICE - A rotatable temperature sensing device. In one example, a temperature sensing device includes a first end. The temperature sensing device also includes a second end. The temperature sensing device includes a shaft coupling the first end and the second end. The shaft is configured to rotate the first and second ends together during operation. The temperature sensing device also includes a temperature sensor disposed in the first end and configured to communicatively connect to an external device, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to provide an indication of a temperature of the workpiece. | 11-13-2014 |
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20120117868 | Sugarcane Centromere Sequences And Minichromosomes - The invention is generally related to Sugarcane mini-chromosomes and recombinant chromosomes containing Sugarcane centromere sequences. In addition, the invention provides for methods of generating Sugarcane plants transformed with these Sugarcane mini-chromosomes. Sugarcane mini-chromosomes with novel compositions and structures are used to transform Sugarcane cells which are in turn used to generate Sugarcane plants. Methods for generating Sugarcane plants include methods for delivering the Sugarcane mini-chromosomes into Sugarcane cell to transform the cell, methods for selecting the transformed cell, and methods for isolating Sugarcane plants transformed with the Sugarcane mini-chromosome or recombinant chromosome. | 05-17-2012 |
20120255072 | SORGHUM CENTROMERE SEQUENCES AND MINICHROMOSOMES - The invention is generally related to MCs containing sorghum centromere sequences. In addition, the invention provides for methods of generating plants transformed with these MCs. MCs with novel compositions and structures are used to transform plants cells which are in turn used to generate the plant. Methods for generating the plant include methods for delivering the MC into plant cell to transform the cell, methods for selecting the transformed cell, and methods for isolating plants transformed with the MC. | 10-04-2012 |
20130007927 | NOVEL CENTROMERES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - The invention is generally related to compositions and methods related to novel centromere sequences identified in cotton, and resulting recombinant DNA constructs, such as minichromosomes, made using such sequences. Minichromosomes with novel compositions and structures can be used, for example, to transform plant cells that are in turn used to generate minichromosome-harboring plants. The invention is directed to products of such plants, including oil and textiles. The invention is also directed to novel methods for identifying centromere sequences. | 01-03-2013 |
20140047583 | CENTROMERE SEQUENCES DERIVED FROM SUGAR CANE AND MINICHROMOSOMES COMPRISING THE SAME - The invention is generally related to sugar cane mini-chromosomes containing sugar cane centromere sequences. In addition, the invention provides for methods of generating sugar cane plants transformed with these sugar cane mini-chromosomes. Sugar cane mini-chromosomes with novel compositions and structures are used to transform sugar cane cells which are in turn used to generate sugar cane plants. Methods for generating sugar cane plants include methods for delivering the sugar cane mini-chromosomes into sugar cane cell to transform the cell, methods for selecting the transformed cell, and methods for isolating sugar cane plants transformed with the sugarcane mini-chromosome. | 02-13-2014 |
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20080266093 | MONITORING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ENABLED ITEMS BASED ON SHARED GROUP ACTIVITY PROFILES - A method, radio frequency ID reader, and wireless communication device monitor radio-frequency identification enabled items associated with a group activity. The method includes receiving a set of radio frequency IDs representing a set of radio frequency ID enabled items ( | 10-30-2008 |
20090023474 | TOKEN-BASED DYNAMIC AUTHORIZATION MANAGEMENT OF RFID SYSTEMS - A method of enabling a second RFID reader mobile phone to act as an agent for a first RFID reader mobile phone sends a token to the second RFID reader mobile phone. The token includes information associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone. The token may also include a token expiration time, which causes the token to be disabled at the end of the token expiration time. The information associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone may include an RFID tag identifier associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone. In other embodiments, the information associated with the first RFID reader mobile phone may include authenticating information. | 01-22-2009 |
20090054752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SENSING - A photoplethysmographic sensing system for determining a user's pulse rate includes a light emitting device ( | 02-26-2009 |
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20090111582 | Method and Apparatus for Tracking Sports Play - A method and apparatus for automated play tracking sports play. A coordinating device receives first messages from player wireless sensors node carried by the players and a second message from a ball wireless sensor node carried by the ball. From these messages, the locations of the players and the ball are determined. From the relative locations of the players and the ball it is determined, which, if any, of the plurality of players possess the ball and a description of play is generated automatically. This description may be broadcast to subscribers via a network. | 04-30-2009 |
20090160731 | METHOD FOR CLUSTERING DISPLAYS OF DISPLAY DEVICES - A method and system for clustering displays is disclosed. The method includes collecting clustering information of display devices. A profile is generated from the collected clustering information. A list of display configurations for the display devices is created based on the generated profile. A particular display configuration is selected from the created list of display configurations for clustering the displays. A display cluster is formed by clustering the displays of display devices in accordance with the selected display configuration and content is displayed on the display cluster. | 06-25-2009 |
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20110164437 | LLC Soft Start By Operation Mode Switching - An embodiment of the invention provides a method of reducing surge current in an LLC converter. The LLC converter comprises a switching circuit having a first switch and a second switch, a resonant circuit, and a rectification circuit. During start up of the LLC converter, first and second signals having a fixed period and a variable duty cycle are applied to the first and second switches respectively. When a predetermined voltage on a load configured to be coupled to the rectification circuit is reached, the first and second signals are changed to signals having a variable period and a fixed duty cycle. | 07-07-2011 |
20110193581 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TEST INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Open and short systems and methods for testing integrated circuits are disclosed. An example implementation includes engaging an integrated circuit testing module with an integrated circuit testing apparatus, the integrated circuit testing module for receiving an integrated circuit, a first set of contact points, and a second set of contact points; engaging a first probe onto at least one of the contact points of the first set of contact points, controllably engaging at least one of a second probe onto at least one contact pair of the integrated circuit testing module, and providing an electrical stimulus to the integrated circuit testing module. | 08-11-2011 |
20110211370 | Systems and Methods of Resonant DC/DC Conversion - Systems and methods of resonant DC/DC conversion disclosed herein improve the basic resonant converter designs by proactively setting and coordinating the gate drive timings between the primary side and secondary side. By proactively setting and coordinating gate drives timings between the primary side and secondary side, both efficiency and transient performance optimizations may be achieved with or without diode emulation mode, depending on whether the switching frequency is below resonance or above resonance, and the nature of the load characteristics. If the switching frequency of the converter is determined to be at or below the resonance frequency, the output transistors may be configured to be fully active at or above a predetermined output load current. The turn-on timing of the output transistors is dependant on the load for a given output voltage, and is almost independent of input voltage. Turn-on timing may be significantly different at light load to no load. | 09-01-2011 |
20120287680 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTANT CURRENT CONTROL IN AN LLC RESONANT POWER REGULATOR - One embodiment relates to an LLC resonant power converter system. The system includes a transformer comprising a primary inductor and a secondary inductor and a switch control stage configured to generate a plurality of switching signals having a duty-cycle. The system also includes an input stage comprising the primary inductor and a plurality of switches that are controlled in response to the respective plurality of switching signals to generate a primary resonant current and an output stage comprising the secondary inductor and being configured to conduct an output current through a load based on a secondary resonant current to generate an output voltage. The system further includes a controller configured to limit a magnitude of the output current to a predetermined magnitude in response to variations of the load. | 11-15-2012 |
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20150019264 | Bundling Insurance Policies and Investment Accounts - Methods and systems for bundling an insurance policy and an account of an investment vehicle include determining if the policy and/or the account is eligible for inclusion in a bundled product, generating an indication of the bundled product, and causing the indication to be transmitted to a user interface and/or computing device. The eligibility determination is based on a state or status of the policy and/or a state or status of the account, and optionally is based on characteristics and/or conditions associated with the policy and/or the account. A bundling benefit may be enacted. The bundling benefit may include, for example, a discount or waiver on a fee, charge or load of the investment account, and/or a discount or waiver of a premium of the insurance policy. The insurance policy may correspond to any type of insurance, and the investment account may correspond to any type of investment vehicle. | 01-15-2015 |
20150019265 | BUNDLING INSURANCE POLICIES AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS - Methods and systems for bundling an insurance policy and an account of an investment vehicle include determining if the policy and/or the account is eligible for inclusion in a bundled product, generating an indication of the bundled product, and causing the indication to be transmitted to a user interface and/or computing device. The eligibility determination is based on a state or status of the policy and/or a state or status of the account, and optionally is based on characteristics and/or conditions associated with the policy and/or the account. A bundling benefit may be enacted. The bundling benefit may include, for example, a discount or waiver on a fee, charge or load of the investment account, and/or a discount or waiver of a premium of the insurance policy. The insurance policy may correspond to any type of insurance, and the investment account may correspond to any type of investment vehicle. | 01-15-2015 |