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20080235180 | EXTENSIBILITY MECHANISM FOR ANALYSIS SERVICES UNIFIED DIMENSIONAL MODEL - Systems and methods that supply extensibility mechanisms for analysis services, via a plug-in component that enables additional functionalities. The plug-in component provide additional custom logic for the analysis services unified dimensional model (UDM). Accordingly, server functionalities can be extended in an agile manner, and without a requirement for a new release, for example. | 09-25-2008 |
20090300043 | TEXT BASED SCHEMA DISCOVERY AND INFORMATION EXTRACTION - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for text based schema discovery and information extraction. Documents are analyzed to identify sections of the documents and a relationship between the sections. Statistics are stored regarding occurrences of items in the documents. A probabilistic model is generated based on the stored statistics. A database schema is generated with a plurality of tables based upon the probabilistic model. The documents are analyzed against the probabilistic model to determine how the documents map to the tables generated from the database schema. The tables are populated from the documents based on a result of the analysis against the probabilistic model. | 12-03-2009 |
20090319330 | TECHNIQUES FOR EVALUATING RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS - Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for calculating and evaluating the behavior of recommendation systems. Accuracy measures are computed for a plurality of items in a real recommendation system, an ideal recommendation system, and a popularity-based baseline recommendation system. The accuracy measures for the plurality of items are presented to a user so the user can evaluate a performance of the real recommendation system in comparison to the ideal recommendation system and the popularity-based baseline recommendation system. The accuracy measures can be presented in an interactive graph. | 12-24-2009 |
20090327206 | FORECASTING BY BLENDING ALGORITHMS TO OPTIMIZE NEAR TERM AND LONG TERM PREDICTIONS - Described is time-weighted blending of the results of time series algorithms in a manner that changes their relative weights based on the prediction time. The prediction values from each algorithm are mathematically blended into a forecast result corresponding to the desired time of prediction. In this manner, an ARTXP algorithm that provides accurate near term predictions is given more weight than an ARIMA for near term predictions, and less relative weight for long term predictions. An example exponential function to compute the relative weights is described; the function corresponds to a curve having a control variable for the slope and the start of the curve, and constant coefficients, with the weights based (in part) on the prediction time. A user-provided parameter may also affect the relative weights used in the blending result. | 12-31-2009 |
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20140046879 | MACHINE LEARNING SEMANTIC MODEL - The subject technology discloses configurations for creating reusable predictive models for applying to one or more data sources. The subject technology specifies a business problem to determine a probability of an event occurring. The business problem may include a constraint. A data source is selected for a predictive model associated with a predictive algorithm in which the predictive model includes one or more queries and parameters. A set of transformations are then determined based on the queries and parameters for at least a subset of data from the data source to be processed by the predictive algorithm. The subject technology identifies a set of patterns based on the set of transformations for at least the subset of data from the data source. A trained predictive model is then provided including the determined set of patterns, the set of transformations, and the associated predictive algorithm for solving the specified business problem. | 02-13-2014 |
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20090045898 | INDUCTOR MOUNTING, TEMPERATURE CONTROL, AND FILTERING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus according to various aspects of the present invention may be implemented in conjunction with a inductor mount mounting to a mounting surface. The inductor mount may comprise an inductor having a center opening, and a surface area encompassing all of a front face, a back face, an inner surface about the center opening, and an outer edge concentric about the center opening. The inductor mount may further include mounting hardware holding the outer edge of then inductor to the mounting surface. A cooling element moves air into contact with the front face, through the center opening, and around the outer edge of the inductor. In various embodiments, the mounting hardware contacts less that ten percent of the surface area of the inductor. | 02-19-2009 |
20090051473 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS - Methods and apparatus for electromagnetic components comprise a core and a winding. The core and winding are configured to provide smaller and more effective electromagnetic components. | 02-26-2009 |
20090267720 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT - The invention comprises a power filtering method and apparatus. | 10-29-2009 |
20110080242 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENTS - Methods and apparatus for electromagnetic components comprise a core and a winding. The core and winding are configured to provide smaller and more effective electromagnetic components. | 04-07-2011 |
20110227680 | INDUCTOR MOUNT METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention comprises an inductor mounting method and apparatus. An about annular inductor is mounted using a non-conducting clamp element passing at least into a center opening of the inductor. Mounting hardware forces the clamp element toward a mounting surface to edge mount the inductor, where the mounting hardware, non-conducting clamp element, and mounting surface minimally contact the inductor. The minimal contact allows greater surface area for liquid, convective, and/or radiative cooling of the inductor. The inductor is optionally composed of particles of magnetic material coated with carbon and embedded into an epoxy to yield a distributed gap material. | 09-22-2011 |
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20110227670 | MEDIUM / HIGH VOLTAGE INDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises an inductor configured for filtering medium and/or high voltage power. The inductor includes an inductor core formed of a plurality of coated magnetic particles, each of a majority of the coated magnetic particles including: a magnetic particle core and a non-magnetic coating about a corresponding magnetic particle core. The inductor optionally includes: (1) a main inductor spacer separating a first turn of a winding from a terminal turn of the winding and (2) a segmenting spacer separating two consecutive turns of the winding about said core. The inductor is configured to convert power into an output current, such as power of at least one thousand five hundred volts with an input current of at least fifty amperes. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227681 | LIQUID COOLED INDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a liquid cooled inductor system including at least an inductor and an immersion fluid directly contacting at least a portion of the inductor, such as an inductor core and/or an inductor winding. The immersion fluid is a substantially non-electrically conducting fluid. Preferably, the inductor comprises an inductor core, such as an annularly shaped core, having a plurality of sub-millimeter sized coated particles having alternating magnetic and non-magnetic layers. Optionally, a cooling coil passes through the immersion fluid, the cooling coil carrying a liquid coolant used to remove heat from the inductor. | 09-22-2011 |
20110227682 | POTTED INDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a potted inductor, where a solid potting material substantially contacting the inductor enhances cooling of the inductor. The inductor comprises an annular core composed of a distributed gap material, where the distributed gap material includes sub-millimeter particles of alternating magnetic and non-magnetic layers separated by gaps. The potting material includes a urethane, resin, epoxy, or the like combined with a lower thermal impedance additive, such as a silica sand or an aluminum oxide. Optionally, one or more cooling lines direct a circulating coolant flow through the potting material, around the inductor, and/or through the inductor. | 09-22-2011 |
20110267161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING AN ANNULAR INDUCTOR - An inductor cooling method and apparatus is provided, where the inductor comprises both a substantially annular core and an aperture therethrough. The aperture is circumferentially surrounded by the substantially annular core. A container holds a substantially non-conductive coolant and the inductor is immersed in the coolant. Optional spacers hold the inductor away from the container to allow room for coolant circulation. | 11-03-2011 |
20120075048 | INDUCTOR MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises an inductor mounting method and apparatus. An about annular inductor is mounted using a non-conducting mount element passing at least into a center opening of the inductor. Mounting hardware forces an edge surface of the mount into proximate contact with an edge of the inductor, where the mount and mounting hardware minimally contact the inductor. The mount optionally includes holes and/or grooves to further reduce mount/inductor contact, which aids liquid, convective, and/or radiative cooling of the inductor. The inductor is optionally composed of particles of magnetic material coated with carbon and embedded into an epoxy to yield a distributed gap material. | 03-29-2012 |
20120139680 | MEDIUM / HIGH VOLTAGE INDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises an inductor configured for filtering medium and/or high voltage power. The inductor includes an inductor core formed of a plurality of coated magnetic particles, each of a majority of the coated magnetic particles including: a magnetic particle core and a non-magnetic coating about a corresponding magnetic particle core. The inductor optionally includes: (1) a main inductor spacer separating a first turn of a winding from a terminal turn of the winding and (2) a segmenting spacer separating two consecutive turns of the winding about said core. The inductor is configured to convert power into an output current, such as power of at least one thousand five hundred volts with an input current of at least fifty amperes. | 06-07-2012 |
20120223792 | PHASE CHANGE INDUCTOR COOLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a phase change inductor cooling system. The cooling system uses a non-conductive refrigerant in proximate and/or in direct contact with an inductor. Heat from the inductor changes the refrigerant from a liquid to a gas phase, which removes heat from the inductor. The gas phase refrigerant is subsequently removed from the inductor to remove heat from the environment about the inductor. The refrigerant is optionally recirculated using the steps of condensing and/or compressing the refrigerant prior to reintroduction into the environment proximate and/or in direct contact with the inductor. | 09-06-2012 |
20120286914 | POWER CONVERTER METHOD AND APPARATUS - The invention comprises a power converter method and apparatus, which is optionally part of a filtering method and apparatus. A corona potential is the potential for long term breakdown of winding wire insulation due to the high electric potentials between winding turns winding a mid-level power inductor in a converter system. The high electric potential creates ozone, which breaks down insulation coating the winding wire and results in degraded performance or failure of the inductor. In one embodiment, the inductor is configured with inductor winding spacers, such as a main inductor spacer and/or inductor segmenting winding spacers. The spacers are used to space winding turns of a winding coil about an inductor. The insulation of the inductor spacer minimizes energy transfer between windings and thus minimizes corona potential, formation of corrosive ozone through ionization of oxygen, correlated breakdown of insulation on the winding wire, and electrical shorts in the inductor. | 11-15-2012 |
20130308351 | HIGH VOLTAGE INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus coupled with an inverter yielding high frequency harmonics and/or non-sixty Hertz output. For example, an inductor/converter apparatus is provided that uses a silicon carbide transistor to output power having a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies. A filter, comprising an inductor having a distributed gap core material and optional magnet wires, receives power output from the inverter/converter and processes the power by passing the fundamental frequency while reducing amplitude of the harmonic frequencies. | 11-21-2013 |
20140191834 | INDUCTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF - The invention comprises an electrical apparatus and method of manufacture. The apparatus includes a substantially annular inductor comprising an inductor core composed of at least a distributed gap material. The distributed gap material includes particles of alternating layers of magnetic and non-magnetic materials separated by a gap material. The particles comprise an average layer thickness of less than about one hundred micrometers, where a majority of said layered particles comprise an average cross sectional size of less than about one millimeter. The inductor is cooled using at least one of: a thermally conductive potting material, a liquid coolant in direct contact with the inductor, a cooling line through the potting material or liquid coolant, and a chill coil in a container about the potting material and/or the liquid coolant. | 07-10-2014 |
20150029765 | HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus coupled with an inverter yielding high frequency harmonics and/or non-sixty Hertz output. For example, an inductor/converter apparatus is provided using a silicon carbide transistor that outputs power having a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies. A filter, comprising an inductor having a distributed gap core material and optional magnet wires, receives power output from the inverter/converter and processes the power by passing the fundamental frequency while reducing amplitude of the harmonic frequencies. | 01-29-2015 |
20150035466 | DISTRIBUTED GAP INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus coupled with an inverter yielding high frequency harmonics and/or non-sixty Hertz output. For example, an inductor/converter apparatus is provided that uses a silicon carbide transistor to output power having a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies. A filter, comprising an inductor having a distributed gap core material and optional magnet wires, receives power output from the inverter/converter and processes the power by passing the fundamental frequency while reducing amplitude of the harmonic frequencies. | 02-05-2015 |
20150035467 | PERMANENT MAGNET INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus coupled with an inverter yielding high frequency harmonics and/or non-sixty Hertz output. For example, an inductor/converter apparatus is provided that uses a silicon carbide transistor to output power having a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies. A filter, comprising an inductor having a distributed gap core material and optional magnet wires, receives power output from the inverter/converter and processes the power by passing the fundamental frequency while reducing amplitude of the harmonic frequencies. | 02-05-2015 |
20150310977 | DISTRIBUTED GAP INDUCTOR FILTER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a high frequency inductor filter apparatus and method of use thereof. In one embodiment, an inductor is used to filter/convert power, where the inductor comprises a distributed gap core and/or a powdered core material. The inductor core is wound with one or more turns, where multiple turns are optionally electrically wired in parallel. In one example, the minimum carrier frequency is above that usable by an iron-steel inductor, such as greater than ten kiloHertz at fifty or more amperes. The core is optionally an annular core, solid rod core, or a core used for multiple phases, such as a āCā or āEā core. Optionally, the inductor is used in an inductor/converter apparatus, where output power has a carrier frequency, modulated by a fundamental frequency, and a set of harmonic frequencies, in conjunction with one or more of a silicon carbide, gallium arsenide, and/or gallium nitride based transistor. | 10-29-2015 |
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20110004846 | Graphical display of actions for handling medical items - An information processing system can be provided in accordance with an aspect of the invention which includes a processor and instructions executable by the processor to perform a method. Such method can be performed, for example, by receiving user input in response to prompts on a display, wherein the user input identifies a processable medical item (e.g., a medical sample or medical product). The user input can select each of a plurality of discrete actions for handling the medical item. The actions can have an at least implied order to be performed. Based on the received user input, identification information can be stored which identifies the medical item. Action information can also be stored which represents the selected actions. Then, a flow diagram can be displayed with at least some of the action information and at least some of the identification information. The flow diagram can depict at least some of the selected actions, the actions being automatically arranged on the displayed screen in the at least implied order. | 01-06-2011 |
20110145010 | DYNAMIC USER-DEFINABLE TEMPLATE FOR GROUP TEST - An information processing system, a method and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The information processing system can include instructions which are executable by the processor to perform a method which includes defining a template containing information usable to generate a computer-displayable table. The table can have collection prompts for collecting data which results from or is associated with medical testing. For example, the method can include defining each of a plurality of result elements for which data is to be collected based on input received from a user in response to a plurality of first prompts, and can include defining the names of result elements and types of input required in response to the collection prompts. Defining the template can further include defining at least one parameter for displaying the table in response to the collection prompts. In such way, the template can be used, for example, to restrict the collection of input according to the types of input required by the template. | 06-16-2011 |
20110161113 | INTERPRETIVE REPORT GENERATION - An information processing system, a computer-readable storage medium, and a method are provided in which computer-readable instructions can be executed by processor. The method can include gathering data conditionally from a plurality of structured data sources in accordance with rules of a template. The gathered data may relate to a plurality of medical tests of a patient performed in accordance with one or more orders of tests. One or more of the rules of the template can conditionally select first data relating to a result of at least one of the medical tests based on one or more criteria. For example, a rule can conditionally select data based on at least one of: the existence of a given medical condition of the patient expressed by a clinical indication, an out-of-range result obtained on at least one of the plurality of medical tests, an out-of-range result obtained on another medical test of the patient being a medical test other than the plurality of medical tests, an out-of-range result obtained on a medical test of a probant being a person other than the patient, the existence of a given medical condition in a pedigree of the patient, or the existence of a given medical condition in the pedigree of the patient and an out-of-range result obtained in at least one medical test. A report can be generated in accordance with the gathered data and at least one rule of the template, the report summarizing a disease state of the patient. | 06-30-2011 |
20140157176 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF ACTIONS FOR HANDLING MEDICAL ITEMS - In a system, a computer readable recording medium and a method, user input can be received in response to prompts on a display, wherein the user input may identify a processable medical item (e.g., a medical sample or medical product) and can select each of a plurality of discrete actions for handling the medical item. The actions can have an at least implied order to be performed. Based on the received user input, identification information can be stored which identifies the medical item. Action information can also be stored which represents the selected actions. Then, a flow diagram can be displayed with at least some of the action information and at least some of the identification information. The flow diagram can depict at least some of the selected actions, the actions being automatically arranged on the displayed screen in the at least implied order. | 06-05-2014 |