Mariani, US
Andrea Mariani, Rochester, MN US
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20150223795 | LAPAROSCOPIC RETRACTOR DEVICES - Devices for performing medical procedures such as laparoscopic surgery are provided herein. For example, this document provides laparoscopic retractor devices. In some embodiments, the laparoscopic retractor devices provided herein include two retractor blades that can be expanded or contracted. Further, in some embodiments an elastic covering is included, and the retractor blades are disposed within the elastic covering. | 08-13-2015 |
David P. Mariani, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150278334 | INTERPRETING RELATIONAL DATABASE STATEMENTS USING A VIRTUAL MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATA MODEL - The present disclosure provides improved systems, methods, and computer program products suited to address the issues with legacy approaches. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a detailed description of techniques used in systems, methods, and in computer program products for interpreting relational database statements using a virtual multidimensional data model. Certain embodiments are directed to technological solutions for receiving a relational database statement comprising relational metadata mapped to a virtual multidimensional representation of a subject database, and generating a subject database statement based at least in part on the relational database statement and the virtual multidimensional representation, and configurable to operate on the subject database to produce a visualization result set, which embodiments advance the technical fields for addressing the problem of projecting a multidimensional data view of a subject database on to a relational data analysis environment to enable real time data analyses, as well as advancing peripheral technical fields. | 10-01-2015 |
Elio Mariani, Chesterfield, MO US
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20130102548 | PHARMACEUTICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A pharmaceutical formulation to treat vaginal conditions in a human patient comprises: | 04-25-2013 |
Frederick Mariani, Newport, KY US
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20120204328 | Protective Headpiece - The present disclosure relates to a protective headpiece for an athlete of a game using a projectile to protect at least a portion of the brow, temple and jaw of the athlete's head against impacts by the projectile. The protective head piece is releasably securable to the athlete's head and includes a mask portion comprising an impact resistant material. The mask portion includes a brow portion adapted to substantially shield the athlete's brow area and having opposed sides. A temple portion is positioned at each side of the brow portion and adapted to substantially shield the athlete's temple areas. The mask portion also includes a jaw portion extending from each of the temple portions and adapted to substantially shield at least the athlete's lower jaw. The jaw portion includes a front portion which defines an opening sized to permit frontal viewing of the athlete's mouth. | 08-16-2012 |
Giacomo Mariani, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140252313 | NANOLENS ARRAYS IN NANOPILLAR OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES - An optoelectronic device includes: (1) a top transparent electrode; (2) a bottom electrode spaced apart from the top transparent electrode; and (3) nanopillars arranged between the top transparent electrode and the bottom electrode such that each of the nanopillars includes a top end electrically connected to the top transparent electrode and a bottom end electrically connected to the bottom electrode. The top transparent electrode is shaped to provide optical elements each arranged to couple light into or out of a respective one of the nanopillars. | 09-11-2014 |
Janet Lynn Mariani, Dallas, TX US
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20120165910 | COLD COMPRESS FOR THERAPEUTIC COOLING - A novel cold compress designed for use as a cooling medium. The cold compress comprises a flexible bag having a plurality of spheres. Each sphere contains a heat transfer fluid. As the bag is cooled or frozen, each sphere and the fluid they contain become cool or frozen. The bag is then placed on a body part of the patient who is recovering from surgery or injury. The small spheres allow maximum surface contact with the body part. This allows maximum and efficient heat transfer. | 06-28-2012 |
Marcello Mariani US
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20120080738 | SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION FOR A MEMORY - In some embodiments, a gate structure with a spacer on its side may be used as a mask to form self-aligned trenches in a microelectronic memory, such as a flash memory. A first portion of the gate structure may be used to form the mask, together with sidewall spacers, in some embodiments. Then, after forming the shallow trench isolations, a second portion of the gate structure may be added to form a mushroom shaped gate structure. | 04-05-2012 |
Matthew E. Mariani, York Haven, PA US
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20090070719 | Logic Block Timing Estimation Using Conesize - A system for logic block timing analysis may include a controller, and storage in communication with the controller. The storage may provide delay-versus-conesize values of a logic block. The system may further include a fitting module to provide a delay-cone based upon the delay-versus-conesize values of the logic block. The system may also include a conesize parser that uses the delay-cone to provide delay values through the logic block. The conesize parser may be used to validate the design of the logic block by comparing the delay-cone with a desired cycle time. | 03-12-2009 |
20090070720 | System to Identify Timing Differences from Logic Block Changes and Associated Methods - A system to identify timing differences due to logic block changes, the system may include a controller, and storage in communication with the controller. The controller may provide delay values of a previous logic block and a current logic block. The system may also include a timing-modeler to compare the delay values of the previous logic block with the current logic block for timing analysis. The system may further include an interface that provides a report based upon the previous logic block and the current logic block comparison. | 03-12-2009 |
Michael John Mariani, Greer, SC US
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20090193788 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine system are provided. The system includes a fuel control system. The fuel control system includes a plurality of sensors positioned about the gas turbine engine system and configured to measure at least one parameter associated with the sensor, and a processor programmed to receive a signal from at least one of the plurality of sensors indicative of a composition of the fuel. The processor is further programmed to determine the physical properties of a fuel at an inlet to the flow control devices using a flow model and the at least one signal, determine a corresponding correction to a gas fuel flow gain using the determined physical properties, and automatically control fuel delivery as well as fuel split between the fuel injection points on the combustor using the adjusted flow gain to facilitate permitting a relatively large variation in the fuel composition for use in the gas turbine engine. | 08-06-2009 |
20090271085 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING GAS TURBINE ENGINE SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for operating a gas turbine engine system are provided. The system includes a gas turbine engine that includes at least one combustor configured to receive a flow of fuel from a flow control device and a fuel control system. The fuel control system includes a piping system configured to channel the flow of fuel from a fuel source to the flow control device, a sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a property of the flow of fuel wherein the property of the flow of fuel is variable over time, and a controller including a processor. The processor is programmed to receive the generated signal, using a flow model of the piping system and the received signal, iteratively track the progress of a plurality of discrete volumes flowing through the piping system, and control the flow of fuel using the flow control devices. | 10-29-2009 |
20100304316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE CALORIE CONTENT OF A FUEL - The present invention pertains generally to a system and method for providing fuel having a desired calorie content to a combustion engine over a range of operating levels. The system mixes a first fuel from a first fuel supply pipe with a second fuel from a second fuel supply pipe at a mixing point to create a mixed fuel having a first calorie content. A control valve is located in the second fuel supply pipe upstream of the mixing point. A process system downstream of the mixing point processes the mixed fuel to create a processed mixed fuel having a second calorie content. A first control signal is reflective of the first calorie content of the mixed fuel. A second control signal is reflective of the second calorie content of the processed mixed fuel. A third control signal is reflective of the operating level of the combustion engine. A controller connected to the control valve operates the control valve based on the first, second, and third control signals. | 12-02-2010 |
20110130941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNCHOKED CONTROL OF GAS TURBINE FUEL GAS CONTROL VALVES - Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems and methods for providing unchoked control of gas turbine fuel control valves. According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for active control of a gas flow control valve. The method may include receiving a desired fuel command and an inlet pressure parameter, and determining a gas flow gain based at least in part on the inlet pressure parameter. The method may also include determining a valve flow coefficient based at least in part on the desired fuel command and the gas flow gain, and controlling the gas flow control valve based at least in part on the valve flow coefficient. | 06-02-2011 |
20120234413 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FUEL SUPPLY ASSOCIATED WITH A TURBOMACHINE - Embodiments of the present invention incorporate a relatively slow acting valve to throttle the fuel flow through the compressor. Embodiments of the present invention seek to reduce the need for recirculating compressed fuel that is not needed by the turbomachine. This may increase the net power output and efficiency of a turbomachine-fuel gas compressor system. | 09-20-2012 |
20140150438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A GAS TURBINE IN A TURNDOWN MODE - A system for operating a thermal power plant during off-peak demand intervals includes a gas turbine having a compressor, a combustor connected to a fuel control system, a turbine and a sensor configured to sense ambient conditions around the gas turbine. The fuel control system and the sensor are in communication with a controller. The controller is configured to receive a user input that corresponds to a value for an operational boundary condition of the thermal power plant and to monitor ambient conditions through the sensor. The controller is further configured to generate a predicted emissions level value for the gas turbine based on the monitored ambient conditions and to generate a command signal to adjust at least one operational parameter of the gas turbine based at least in part on the predicted emissions level value and the value of the operational boundary condition of the thermal power plant. | 06-05-2014 |
20140208766 | Waste Heat Recovery Fuel Gas Heater Control Method and Algorithm - A method of operating a fuel heating system is provided. The method includes performing pre-ignition diagnostic checks on a plurality of components of the fuel heating system, wherein at least one inlet damper and at least one outlet damper of an exhaust flow circuit are each in a closed position. The method also includes purging the fuel heating system of unburned hydrocarbons. The method further includes operating the fuel heating system in a normal operating condition. The method yet further includes operating the fuel heating system in a cool down condition, wherein the at least one inlet damper is in the closed position. | 07-31-2014 |
Rico Mariani, Redmond, WA US
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20110113405 | AUTOMATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND REPORTING API PERFORMANCE PROFILES - A method to measure the performance of an Application Programming Interface (API) includes selecting a target API and tracking memory allocation for the functional calls of the selected API to generate a list of functions called by the API. The individual functions are then called within the API in isolation and timing and memory allocation data for each are collected and recorded. The recorded results are then bucketized according to a log base 2 method and made accessible by API users to indicate the performance of specific APIs. | 05-12-2011 |
20140368515 | Coalescing Graphics Operations - Techniques for coalescing graphics operations are described. In at least some embodiments, multiple graphics operations can be generated to be applied to a graphical element, such as a graphical user interface (GUI). The graphics operations can be coalesced into a single renderable graphics operation that can be processed and rendered. | 12-18-2014 |
20140375657 | Synchronization Points for State Information - Techniques for synchronization points for state information are described. In at least some embodiments, synchronization points are employed to propagate state information among different processing threads. A synchronization point, for example, can be employed to propagate state information among different independently-executing threads. Accordingly, in at least some embodiments, synchronization points serve as inter-thread communications among different independently-executing threads. | 12-25-2014 |
Rico Mariani, King County, WA US
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20110113407 | Software routine fingerprints in performance data - Program profile data is used to prepare temporal cost-incurrence fingerprints, which show when a given method or method frame incurred specified cost(s) during a period of interest while a program was/is executing. Relationships between methods can be elicited by studying their temporal cost-incurrence fingerprints. Methods which are often good candidates for optimization can be automatically selected by identifying a small set of methods whose amount of cost lies within specified bounds relative to the most costly method, or in absolute terms, and whose respective fingerprints differ from one another. | 05-12-2011 |
Rico Mariani, Kirkland, WA US
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20100070957 | System and Method for Sharing Objects Between Applications in a Virtual Runtime Environment - The techniques and mechanisms described herein are directed at sharing objects between applications executing in a virtual runtime environment. The techniques include compiling a cpu-independent file to create executable instructions that are associated with an application that is executable in a virtual runtime environment. A constructor associated with a shareable class defined within the cpu-independent file is executed to create an instance of a shareable object. The shareable object is then persisted in a manner such that other applications executing in the virtual runtime environment may access the shareable object. The technique may be performed during pre-JIT compilation or just-in-time compilation of the cpu-independent file. The execution of the constructor is performed at a restricted security level that prevents access to changeable information when generating static data for the static members of the shareable object. | 03-18-2010 |
Robert D Mariani, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20150275337 | COMPOSITIONS OF PARTICLES COMPRISING RARE-EARTH OXIDES IN A METAL ALLOY MATRIX AND RELATED METHODS - A composition includes a metal alloy matrix comprising iron and a plurality of nanoparticles dispersed within the metal alloy matrix. Each nanoparticle of the plurality comprises an oxide of a rare-earth metal and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of tantalum, niobium, vanadium, and titanium. Some compositions include a metal alloy matrix comprising iron and a plurality of nanoparticles comprising at least two different oxides of rare-earth metals dispersed within the metal alloy matrix. Some methods include mixing an oxide of a rare-earth metal with a first metal and a second metal. Other methods include mixing a plurality of particles comprising at least one oxide of a rare-earth metal with a molten metal comprising iron. Each particle of the plurality may exhibit a density between about 6.9 g/cm | 10-01-2015 |
Robert Dominick Mariani, Idaho Falls, ID US
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20110194667 | DOPANTS FOR HIGH BURNUP IN METALLIC NUCLEAR FUELS - A binary or ternary metallic fuel composition having a metal dopant content of about 1 at. % to 25 at. %. A metal dopant is added to the binary or ternary metallic fuel composition to extend metal fuel burnup. The metal dopant will pin the lanthanides in the fuel phases. For binary U—Zr fuels, the metal dopant is generally palladium or titanium. For ternary U—Pu—Zr fuels, the metal dopant is generally palladium or a mixture of silver and titanium. | 08-11-2011 |
20120201341 | ZIRCONIUM-BASED ALLOYS, NUCLEAR FUEL RODS AND NUCLEAR REACTORS INCLUDING SUCH ALLOYS, AND RELATED METHODS - Zirconium-based metal alloy compositions comprise zirconium, a first additive in which the permeability of hydrogen decreases with increasing temperatures at least over a temperature range extending from 350° C. to 750° C., and a second additive having a solubility in zirconium over the temperature range extending from 350° C. to 750° C. At least one of a solubility of the first additive in the second additive over the temperature range extending from 350° C. to 750° C. and a solubility of the second additive in the first additive over the temperature range extending from 350° C. to 750° C. is higher than the solubility of the second additive in zirconium over the temperature range extending from 350° C. to 750° C. Nuclear fuel rods include a cladding material comprising such metal alloy compositions, and nuclear reactors include such fuel rods. Methods are used to fabricate such zirconium-based metal alloy compositions. | 08-09-2012 |
Roberto Mariani, San Diego, CA US
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20080255045 | Modified FGF-21 Polypeptides and Their Uses - Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. | 10-16-2008 |
20090088365 | Biosynthetic Polypeptide Fusion Inhibitors - Modified biosynthetic polypeptide fusion inhibitors, methods for manufacturing, and uses thereof are provided. | 04-02-2009 |
20100048871 | Biosynthetic Polypeptides Utilizing Non-Naturally Encoded Amino Acids - Modified biosynthetic polypeptide molecules, methods for manufacturing, and uses thereof are provided. | 02-25-2010 |
20100135959 | Human Interferon Molecules and Their Uses - Modified human interferon polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. | 06-03-2010 |
20110172401 | Modified FGF-21 Polypeptides and Their Uses - Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. | 07-14-2011 |
20120142890 | Biosynthetic Polypeptide Fusion Inhibitors - Modified biosynthetic polypeptide fusion inhibitors, methods for manufacturing, and uses thereof are provided. | 06-07-2012 |
20130150564 | Modified FGF-21 Polypeptides and Their Uses - Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. | 06-13-2013 |
20130237474 | Biosynthetic Polypeptide Fusion Inhibitors - Modified biosynthetic polypeptide fusion inhibitors, methods for manufacturing, and uses thereof are provided. | 09-12-2013 |
20150030622 | CONFORMATIONALLY STABILIZED RSV PRE-FUSION F PROTEINS - In some embodiments, the present invention provides respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F proteins, polypeptides and protein complexes that comprise one or more cross-links to stabilize the protein, polypeptide or protein complex in its pre-fusion conformation. In some embodiments the present invention provides RSV F proteins, polypeptides and protein complexes comprising one or more mutations to facilitate such cross-linking. In some embodiments the present invention provides compositions comprising such proteins, polypeptides or protein complexes, including vaccine compositions, and methods of making and using the same. | 01-29-2015 |
20150273075 | THERAPEUTIC USES OF MODIFIED FGF-21 POLYPEPTIDES COMPRISING NON-NATURALLY OCCURRING AMINO ACIDS - Modified FGF-21 polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. | 10-01-2015 |
Stephen Mariani, Randolph, MA US
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20130058050 | SLOT AND MEMORY MODULE FOR A SLOT STANDING INTERCONNECT - According to exemplary embodiments, a controlled-depth slot extending into a circuit board is provided. The controlled depth slot may be milled, and may comprise ½ radial plated through-holes to generate a solderable “D” interconnect feature. The slot may include interconnect features on one to five sides. According to another exemplary embodiment, a circuit board having a depth-controlled interconnect slot is provided in conjunction with one or more solderable technology modules. The one or more solderable technology modules may include memory devices, power devices such as Point of Load Supplies (POLS), security devices and anti-tamper devices, capacitance devices, and other types of chips such as Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). The solderable technology modules may be soldered into the slot to secure the modules in the slot and connect the modules to interconnects on the circuit board. | 03-07-2013 |
Thomas J. Mariani, Pittsford, NY US
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20140127232 | DETECTING, PREVENTING, AND TREATING BRONCHOPULMONARY DYSPLASIA - Provided herein are methods for preventing or treating bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in a subject. The methods comprise identifying connective tissue mast cells (CTMCs) in a subject and administering an agent that blocks an activity of blocks an increase in a level of or reduces a level of the CTMCs in the subject. Also provided are methods of identifying a subject with or at risk for developing BPD. Also provided are methods for determining the effectiveness of a treatment regime for BPD in a subject. | 05-08-2014 |
Timothy K. Mariani US
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20120317980 | Universal heat engine - A universal heat engine is disclosed for converting energy from an input heat source to an output. The universal heat engine comprises a heat engine section and an output section. The heat engine section includes a heat engine bore receiving a heat engine piston. A heat engine valve assembly communicates with the heat engine bore for effecting reciprocal motion of the heat engine piston. The output section includes an output bore receiving an output piston. A piston rod interconnects the heat engine piston to the output piston. A control controls the heat engine valve assemblies to operate the heat engine section in accordance with a desired output from the output section. The heat source may comprise the burning of a petroleum product, a solar heat source, geothermal heat source or a byproduct heat source. The output may comprise a static or mobile air conditioning system or an electrical generator. | 12-20-2012 |