Moyer, CA
Brad Moyer, San Diego, CA US
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20090000207 | High performance security inspection system with physically isolated detection sensors - A sealing mechanism for sealing an entrance aperture includes a flange with an interface defining an entrance aperture. A first drive shaft and a second drive shaft are coupled to a first drive element. A first linear rail is positioned on a first side of the entrance aperture. A first door linkage is pivotally coupled to a door, and coupled to the first linear rail and to the first drive element. A first pivoting cam is coupled to the first door linkage. A first cam latch is positioned on the first side of the entrance aperture and sized to receive the first pivoting cam. Contact between the first cam latch and the first cam urges the door inwardly at an angle relative to a direction of movement of the door to urge the door to contact an outer edge of the interface defining the entrance aperture. | 01-01-2009 |
Bryan Moyer, Moorpark, CA US
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20160061833 | RATIONALE, METHODS, AND ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFYING HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN PRIMATE TASTE SPECIFIC GENES AND USE THEREOF IN TASTE MODULATOR AND THERAPEUTIC SCREENING ASSAYS - This invention relates to novel rationale and methods for identifying human and primate taste-specific genes, including genes involved in salty taste perception, especially human salty taste perception, but also genes involved in sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste perception, and genes involved in other taste cell or taste receptor related activities such as digestive function and digestive related diseases, taste cell turnover, immunoregulation of the oral and digestive tract, and metabolic regulation such as in diabetes and obesity, the genes identified using these methods, and assays for identifying taste modulators (enhancers or blockers) and potential therapeutics using these genes. These compounds have potential application in modulating (enhancing or blocking) taste perception, especially salty taste perception and as potential therapeutics. In addition, this invention relates to novel methods for identifying taste-specific genes that can be used as markers for different taste cell types, including sweet, bitter, umami, sour, salty, and other taste cells in mammals as well as assays that measure the activity of the sweet, bitter, umami, or sour receptor in the presence of these genes to identify modulators of sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste and to identify therapeutics especially for treating digestive or metabolic disorders, taste loss, and oral infections. Particularly, the genes identified herein and antibodies or oligos thereto can be used as markers to identify and/or purify specific taste cells e.g., from taste cell suspensions by use of FACS or magnetic bead cell selection or other known cell purification and isolation procedures. | 03-03-2016 |
Bryan Moyer, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20120070857 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ASSAYS USING OOCYTES THAT EXPRESS HUMAN ENaC AND THE USE OF PHENAMIL TO IMPROVE THE EFFECT OF ENaC ENHANCERS IN ASSAYS USING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL REPORTING DYES - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a mammalian cell-based high-throughput assay for the profiling and screening of human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) cloned from a human kidney c-DNA library and is also expressed in other tissues including human taste tissue. The present invention further relates to amphibian oocyte-based medium-throughput electrophysiological assays for identifying human ENaC modulators, preferably ENaC enhancers. Compounds that modulate ENaC function in a cell-based ENaC assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. | 03-22-2012 |
Bryan Moyer, San Diego, CA US
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20080261824 | Rationale, methods, and assays for identifying novel taste cell genes and salty taste receptor targets and assays using these identified genes or gene products - This invention relates to novel rationale and methods for identifying taste-specific genes, including genes involved in salty taste perception, especially human salty taste perception, but also genes involved in sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste perception, and genes involved in other taste cell or taste receptor related activities such as digestive function and digestive related diseases, taste cell turnover, immunoregulation of the oral and digestive tract, and metabolic regulation such as in diabetes and obesity, the genes identified using these methods, and assays for identifying taste modulators (enhancers or blockers) and potential therapeutics using these genes. These compounds have potential application in modulating (enhancing or blocking) taste perception, especially salty taste perception and as potential therapeutics. In addition, this invention relates to novel methods for identifying taste-specific genes that can be used as markers for different taste cell types, including sweet, bitter, umami, sour, salt, and other taste cells in mammals as well as assays that measure the activity of the sweet, bitter, umami, or sour receptor in the presence of these genes to identify modulators of sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste and to identify therapeutics especially for treating digestive or metabolic disorders, taste loss, and oral infections. Further, the invention provides specific methods of purifying, enriching, isolating or marking desired taste cell subtypes or lineages such as sweet, umami, bitter, salty, sour, fat or stem cells et al. e.g., by use of FACS, magnetic beads or other selection methods that purify, enrich, mark, or eliminate such as by use of labeled cytotoxins, cells that express or do not express one or more taste specific genes. | 10-23-2008 |
20090117563 | Identification of TRPML3 (MCOLN3) as a Salty Taste Receptor and Use in Assays for Identifying Taste (Salty) Modulators and/or Therapeutics that Modulate Sodium Transport, Absorption or Excretion and/or Aldosterone and/or Vasopressin Production or Release - This invention relates to the elucidation that TRPML3 is involved in salty taste perception in primates including humans and likely other mammals (given the significance of sodium and other ions to physiological functions and conditions this phenotype is likely strongly conserved in different animals). The invention also relates to the discovery that the TRPML3 gene also modulates one or more of sodium metabolism, sodium excretion, blood pressure, fluid retention, cardiac function and urinary functions such as urine production and excretion. The invention also relates to transgenic animals that have been engineered to express or knock out TRPML3 expression and assays using TRPML3 expressing animals, cells and isolated ion channel polypeptides for identifying compounds that modulate TRPML3-associated functions including salty taste, sodium metabolism, sodium excretion, blood pressure, fluid retention, cardiac function and urinary functions such as urine production and excretion. | 05-07-2009 |
20090123942 | Electrophysiological assays using oocytes that express human enac and the use of phenamil to improve the effect of enac enhancers in assays using membrane potential reporting dyes - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a mammalian cell-based high-throughput assay for the profiling and screening of human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) cloned from a human kidney c-DNA library and is also expressed in other tissues including human taste tissue. The present invention further relates to amphibian oocyte-based medium-throughput electrophysiological assays for identifying human ENaC modulators, preferably ENaC enhancers. Compounds that modulate ENaC function in a cell-based ENaC assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. The assays described herein have advantages over existing cellular expression systems. In the case of mammalian cells, such assays can be run in standard 96 or 384 well culture plates in high-throughput mode with enhanced assay results being achieved by the use of a compound that inhibits ENaC function, preferably an amiloride derivative such as Phenamil. In the case of the inventive oocyte electrophysiological assays (two-electrode voltage-clamp technique), these assays facilitate the identification of compounds which specifically modulate human ENaC. The assays of the invention provide a robust screen useful to detect compounds that facilitate (enhance) or inhibit hENaC function. Compounds that enhance or block human ENaC channel activity should thereby modulate salty taste in humans. | 05-14-2009 |
20090208946 | Rationale, Methods, and Assays for Identifying Human and Non-Human Primate Taste Specific Genes and Use Thereof in Taste Modulator and Therapeutic Screening Assays - This invention relates to novel rationale and methods for identifying human and primate taste-specific genes, including genes involved in salty taste perception, especially human salty taste perception, but also genes involved in sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste perception, and genes involved in other taste cell or taste receptor related activities such as digestive function and digestive related diseases, taste cell turnover, immunoregulation of the oral and digestive tract, and metabolic regulation such as in diabetes and obesity, the genes identified using these methods, and assays for identifying taste modulators (enhancers or blockers) and potential therapeutics using these genes. These compounds have potential application in modulating (enhancing or blocking) taste perception, especially salty taste perception and as potential therapeutics. In addition, this invention relates to novel methods for identifying taste-specific genes that can be used as markers for different taste cell types, including sweet, bitter, umami, sour, salty, and other taste cells in mammals as well as assays that measure the activity of the sweet, bitter, umami, or sour receptor in the presence of these genes to identify modulators of sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste and to identify therapeutics especially for treating digestive or metabolic disorders, taste loss, and oral infections. Particularly, the genes identified herein and antibodies or oligos thereto can be used as markers to identify and/or purify specific taste cells e.g., from taste cell suspensions by use of FACS or magnetic bead cell selection or other known cell purification and isolation procedures. | 08-20-2009 |
20090210953 | Identification of TRPML3 (MCOLN3) as a salty taste receptor and use in assays for identifying taste (salty) modulators and/or therapeutics that modulate sodium transport, absorption or excretion and/or aldosterone, and/or vasopressin production or release - The present invention relates to the elucidation that TRPML3 is involved in salty taste perception in primates including humans and likely other mammals and based thereon high-throughput mammalian and medium-throughput oocyte-based electrophysiological assays for identifying human TRPML3 modulators, preferably TRPML3 enhancers. Compounds that modulate TRPML3 function in the assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. The inventive electrophysiological assays, such as the two-electrode voltage-clamp technique, facilitate the identification of compounds which specifically modulate human TRPML3. The assays of the invention provide a robust screen useful to detect compounds that facilitate (enhance) or inhibit TRPML3 function. Compounds that enhance or block TRPML3 channel activity should thereby modulate salty taste. In addition, these compounds may be used to regulate sodium excretion, urinary output and other biological functions relating to sodium levels and TRPML3 related functions. | 08-20-2009 |
20100009385 | ASSAYS AND ENHANCERS OF THE HUMAN DELTA ENAC SODIUM CHANNEL - This invention relates to electrophysiological assays that measure sodium conductance activity of a delta human epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) in the presence and absence of delta hENaC enhancers. Also, the invention generally relates to assays for identifying compounds that enhance the activity of delta hENaC, especially in an oocyte expression system. These compounds have potential application in modulating (enhancing) salty taste perception. | 01-14-2010 |
20110224095 | Expression of functional human olfactory cyclic nucleotide gated (CNG) channel in recombinant host cells and use thereof in cell based assays to identify smell modulators - The present invention relates to isolated nucleic acid sequences that encode human olfactory cyclic nucleotide gated (CNG) channel subunits, and the corresponding polypeptides. The invention further relates to the use of human CNG channels to profile, screen for, and identify compounds that modulate the human olfactory CNG channel. More specifically, the invention relates to the expression of the human olfactory CNG channel in cells, preferably mammalian cells, and the use of these cells in high throughput cell-based assays to identify compounds that enhance or block human olfactory CNG function. Compounds that activate the olfactory CNG channel will enhance smell and can be used to make foods more palatable for individuals with attenuated olfactory function. Conversely, compounds that inhibit the olfactory CNG channel will inhibit smell and can be use to block malodors. Additionally, the invention relates to the use of cell-based olfactory CNG channel assays to identify modulates of G-protein coupled receptor (GPCRs) and other proteins that regulate cyclic nucleotide levels. | 09-15-2011 |
20110281753 | RATIONALE, METHODS, AND ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFYING HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN PRIMATE TASTE SPECIFIC GENES AND USE THEREOF IN TASTE MODULATOR AND THERAPEUTIC SCREENING ASSAYS - This invention relates to novel rationale and methods for identifying human and primate taste-specific genes, including genes involved in salty taste perception, especially human salty taste perception, but also genes involved in sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste perception, and genes involved in other taste cell or taste receptor related activities such as digestive function and digestive related diseases, taste cell turnover, immunoregulation of the oral and digestive tract, and metabolic regulation such as in diabetes and obesity, the genes identified using these methods, and assays for identifying taste modulators (enhancers or blockers) and potential therapeutics using these genes. These compounds have potential application in modulating (enhancing or blocking) taste perception, especially salty taste perception and as potential therapeutics. In addition, this invention relates to novel methods for identifying taste-specific genes that can be used as markers for different taste cell types, including sweet, bitter, umami, sour, salty, and other taste cells in mammals as well as assays that measure the activity of the sweet, bitter, umami, or sour receptor in the presence of these genes to identify modulators of sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste and to identify therapeutics especially for treating digestive or metabolic disorders, taste loss, and oral infections. Particularly, the genes identified herein and antibodies or oligos thereto can be used as markers to identify and/or purify specific taste cells e.g., from taste cell suspensions by use of FACS or magnetic bead cell selection or other known cell purification and isolation procedures. | 11-17-2011 |
20140206004 | RATIONALE, METHODS, AND ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFYING HUMAN AND NON-HUMAN PRIMATE TASTE SPECIFIC GENES AND USE THEREOF IN TASTE MODULATOR AND THERAPEUTIC SCREENING ASSAYS - This invention relates to novel rationale and methods for identifying human and primate taste-specific genes, including genes involved in salty taste perception, especially human salty taste perception, but also genes involved in sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste perception, and genes involved in other taste cell or taste receptor related activities such as digestive function and digestive related diseases, taste cell turnover, immunoregulation of the oral and digestive tract, and metabolic regulation such as in diabetes and obesity, the genes identified using these methods, and assays for identifying taste modulators (enhancers or blockers) and potential therapeutics using these genes. These compounds have potential application in modulating (enhancing or blocking) taste perception, especially salty taste perception and as potential therapeutics. In addition, this invention relates to novel methods for identifying taste-specific genes that can be used as markers for different taste cell types, including sweet, bitter, umami, sour, salty, and other taste cells in mammals as well as assays that measure the activity of the sweet, bitter, umami, or sour receptor in the presence of these genes to identify modulators of sweet, bitter, umami, and sour taste and to identify therapeutics especially for treating digestive or metabolic disorders, taste loss, and oral infections. Particularly, the genes identified herein and antibodies or oligos thereto can be used as markers to identify and/or purify specific taste cells e.g., from taste cell suspensions by use of FACS or magnetic bead cell selection or other known cell purification and isolation procedures. | 07-24-2014 |
20160069899 | Electrophysiological assays using oocytes that express human enac and the use of phenamil to improve the effect of enac enhancers in assays using membrane potential reporting dyes - In one aspect, the present invention relates to a mammalian cell-based high-throughput assay for the profiling and screening of human epithelial sodium channel (hENaC) cloned from a human kidney c-DNA library and is also expressed in other tissues including human taste tissue. The present invention further relates to amphibian oocyte-based medium-throughput electrophysiological assays for identifying human ENaC modulators, preferably ENaC enhancers. Compounds that modulate ENaC function in a cell-based ENaC assay are expected to affect salty taste in humans. The assays described herein have advantages over existing cellular expression systems. In the case of mammalian cells, such assays can be run in standard 96 or 384 well culture plates in high-throughput mode with enhanced assay results being achieved by the use of a compound that inhibits ENaC function, preferably an amiloride derivative such as Phenamil. In the case of the inventive oocyte electrophysiological assays (two-electrode voltage-clamp technique), these assays facilitate the identification of compounds which specifically modulate human ENaC. The assays of the invention provide a robust screen useful to detect compounds that facilitate (enhance) or inhibit hENaC function. Compounds that enhance or block human ENaC channel activity should thereby modulate salty taste in humans. | 03-10-2016 |
Bryon Irwin Moyer, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20120124588 | Generating Hardware Accelerators and Processor Offloads - System and method for generating hardware accelerators and processor offloads. System for hardware acceleration. System and method for implementing an asynchronous offload. Method of automatically creating a hardware accelerator. Computerized method for automatically creating a test harness for a hardware accelerator from a software program. System and method for interconnecting hardware accelerators and processors. System and method for interconnecting a processor and a hardware accelerator. Computer implemented method of generating a hardware circuit logic block design for a hardware accelerator automatically from software. Computer program and computer program product stored on tangible media implementing the methods and procedures of the invention. | 05-17-2012 |
20140181343 | Structured Block Transfer Module, System Architecture, and Method for Transferring - Structured block transfer module, system architecture, and method for transferring content or data. Circuit allowing content in one memory to be shifted, moved, or copied to another memory with no direction from a host, the circuit comprising: a connection manager, at least one copy engine, and a connection between the connection manager and the copy engine. Method for transferring the contents of one of a number of blocks of source memory to one of a number of possible destination memories comprising: selecting source memory; selecting available destination memory; marking the selected destination as no longer available; copying contents of selected source memory into selected destination memory; and marking selected source as available. | 06-26-2014 |
20140181447 | Structured Block Transfer Module, System Architecture, and Method for Transferring - Structured block transfer module, system architecture, and method for transferring content or data. Circuit allowing content in one memory to be shifted, moved, or copied to another memory with no direction from a host, the circuit comprising: a connection manager, at least one copy engine, and a connection between the connection manager and the copy engine. Method for transferring the contents of one of a number of blocks of source memory to one of a number of possible destination memories comprising: selecting source memory; selecting available destination memory; marking the selected destination as no longer available; copying contents of selected source memory into selected destination memory; and marking selected source as available. | 06-26-2014 |
20150178136 | Generating Hardware Accelerators and Processor Offloads - System and method for generating hardware accelerators and processor offloads. System for hardware acceleration. System and method for implementing an asynchronous offload. Method of automatically creating a hardware accelerator. Computerized method for automatically creating a test harness for a hardware accelerator from a software program. System and method for interconnecting hardware accelerators and processors. System and method for interconnecting a processor and a hardware accelerator. Computer implemented method of generating a hardware circuit logic block design for a hardware accelerator automatically from software. Computer program and computer program product stored on tangible media implementing the methods and procedures of the invention. | 06-25-2015 |
Daniel Van Zandt Moyer, Menlo Park, CA US
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20140100432 | Wearable Cardiac Monitor - Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in cardiac monitoring including wearable monitoring devices having at least one electrode for cardiac monitoring; in some implementations, the wearable device using a composite adhesive having at least one conductive portion applied adjacent the electrode; and, in some implementations, including circuitry adaptations for the at least one electrode to act as a proxy driven right leg electrode. | 04-10-2014 |
20150094552 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring. | 04-02-2015 |
20150148622 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148637 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring. | 05-28-2015 |
20150148691 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode or sensor for health monitoring. | 05-28-2015 |
Donna Moyer, Davis, CA US
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20100055755 | Methods of Eliminating or Reducing Expression of Genes in Filamentous Fungal Strains by Transitive RNA Interference - The present invention relates to methods of reducing or eliminating expression of a target gene in a filamentous fungal strain by transitive RNA interference. | 03-04-2010 |
20140206086 | Methods for Obtaining Positive Transformants of a Filamentous Fungal Host Cell - The present invention relates to methods for obtaining positive transformants of a filamentous fungal host cell, comprising: transforming a tandem construct into a population of cells of the filamentous fungal host a tandem construct and isolating a transformant of the filamentous fungal host cell comprising the tandem construct. The present invention also relates to such tandem constructs, filamentous fungal host cells comprising such tandem constructs, and methods of producing multiple recombinant proteins. | 07-24-2014 |
Elizabeth Moyer, Mill Valley, CA US
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20120238504 | Stable Formulations of Botulinum Toxin in Hydrogels - The invention includes liquid formulations of botulinum toxin, including hydrogel formulations that are stable to storage in liquid form at standard refrigerator temperatures for at least 1-2 years and to storage at higher temperatures for at least 6 months. The invention also includes methods of treatment using such formulations for various therapeutic and cosmetic purposes. | 09-20-2012 |
20140302008 | STABLE FORMULATIONS OF BOTULINUM TOXIN IN HYDROGELS - The invention includes liquid formulations of | 10-09-2014 |
Eric D. Moyer, Belmont, CA US
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20090119268 | Method and system for crawling, mapping and extracting information associated with a business using heuristic and semantic analysis - A method and system for crawling multiple websites containing one or more web pages having information relevant to a particular domain of interest, such as details about local restaurants, extracting content from such websites, such as hours, location and phone number as well as reviews, review dates and other business specific information, and associating the extracted content with a specific business entity. | 05-07-2009 |
Eric P. Moyer, Huntington Beach, CA US
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20100100155 | CRANIAL ELECTROSTIMULATION DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF POLYSUBSTANCE ADDICTION AND METHOD OF USE - The cranial electrostimulation devices described herein are suitable for use in detoxification from and amelioration of the symptoms of acute and chronic withdrawal from simultaneous multiple addictive substances by transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation. A plurality of time-division multiplexed analog waveforms is applied to the mastoid process of a person in need thereof, thereby treating symptoms of withdrawal from addictive substances. The invention also provides a protocol for encoding a plurality of different waveforms combined sequentially or simultaneously, as well as an improved cranial electrostimulation apparatus having a stable output waveform signal over the useful service life of the power supply, e.g., the battery. | 04-22-2010 |
20100180299 | System and Method for Receiving Broadcast Content on a Mobile Platform During International Travel - A vehicle information system for passenger vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The vehicle information system includes a multi-regional antenna subsystem and a multi-regional receiver system for receiving viewing content provided by diverse content sources during travel, including international travel. The multi-regional antenna and receiver system provide selected viewing content for distribution throughout the vehicle information system and presentation via one or more passenger interfaces. As the vehicle approaches the coverage region of a selected content source, the vehicle information system automatically reconfigures the multi-regional antenna and receiver system to receive viewing content from the content source without requiring manual adjustment to, or replacement of, the multi-regional antenna subsystem and/or receiver system. Passengers traveling aboard the vehicle thereby can continuously enjoy the viewing content during travel with limited interruption in service and without unwanted travel delays. | 07-15-2010 |
20140114678 | SECURE DELIVERY OF PERSONALIZED NEUROMODULATION TREATMENT PROTOCOLS ACROSS THE INTERNET TO A STIMULATOR DEVICE - This invention manages the variation of neuromodulation sequences inherent in effective treatment for poly-substance abuse and dependence through downloadable neuromodulation protocols for common poly-substance combinations. The substance abuse profiles and the poly-substance neuromodulation protocols are placed on an Internet connected server, allowing effective management of complex treatments via network-attached client software to addiction clinics in most of the geographic areas in the world. Such downloadable protocols may be selected based on the addict's presenting drugs, drug history (from the addict and from appropriate medical personnel), health deficits (e.g. compromised liver) and other factors. Modifications to the downloaded protocol may become desirable as acute withdrawal symptoms emerge or other new information regarding the patient's condition becomes available. The treatment protocol may be changed during the patient's treatment through the download of different protocols dynamically adjustable treatment parameters under control of the treatment provider. | 04-24-2014 |
Fred Moyer, San Francisco, CA US
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20130073575 | CROWD-SOURCED EXCLUSION OF SMALL MATCHES IN DIGITAL SIMILARITY DETECTION - The present invention relates to systems that search documents and highlight occurrences of text found in previously published documents, publications, Internet websites and electronic documents. In particular, the present invention relates to originality assessment of a variety of documents (e.g., student papers, college admissions essays, PhD theses, magazines, newspapers, and book publications). | 03-21-2013 |
Geoffrey G. Moyer, Portola Valley, CA US
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20150030139 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMON MODE BASED DIAGNOSTICS - In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided apparatus, systems and methods for detecting a boundary condition via common mode diagnostics; and to apparatus, systems and methods for detecting a fault condition via common-mode rejection ratio diagnostics. For example, in one embodiment such means include, means for injecting a common mode signal probe onto a first end of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL line); means for measuring impedance of the common mode signal probe on the DSL line at the first end of the DSL line; means for detecting an impedance anomaly on the DSL line based on the measured impedance of the common mode signal probe; and means for correlating the impedance anomaly on the DSL line to a boundary condition on the DSL line. | 01-29-2015 |
20150043720 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF COMMON-MODE REJECTION RATIO BASED DIAGNOSTICS - In accordance with embodiments disclosed herein, there are provided apparatus, systems and methods for detecting a boundary condition via common mode diagnostics; and to apparatus, systems and methods for detecting a fault condition via common-mode rejection ratio diagnostics. For example, in one embodiment such means include, means for injecting differential mode signal probes onto two conductors of a Digital Subscriber Line (DSL line); means for measuring a common-mode rejection ratio (CMRR) of the differential mode signal probes; means for measuring impedance of the differential mode signal probes; and means for identifying which of an asymmetric fault condition or a symmetric fault condition is present on the line based on both: (a) the measured CMRR of the differential mode signal probes and (b) the measured impedance of the differential mode signal probes. | 02-12-2015 |
20150189075 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING LINE MICRO-FILTER STATES & POSITIONING LINE FAULTS RELATIVE TO A NETWORK INTERFACE DEVICE - Systems and methods for probing and/or monitoring DSL activity on a line from the CPE side. In embodiments, detected Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) line states are associated with line data collected to determine a state of a microfilter on the line. Locations of other line faults are positioned relative to a network interface device (NID) based on a comparison of dry and active CPE lines or based on an estimate of the NID location. | 07-02-2015 |
James Moyer, San Jose, CA US
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20120007567 | LOW LOSS DISCHARGE CIRCUITS FOR EMI FILTER CAPACITORS - A discharge circuit for an EMI filter capacitor includes normally-ON transistors. The normally-ON transistors may be controlled to limit current through them when an AC source is coupled across the discharge circuit. When the AC source is disconnected from the discharge circuit, the normally-ON transistors turn ON to allow current flow through them. The current flow allows the EMI filter capacitor to be discharged by a discharge resistor. | 01-12-2012 |
James C. Moyer, San Jose, CA US
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20100110732 | TAIL CURRENT CONTROL OF ISOLATED CONVERTER AND APPARATUS THEREOF - An inventive isolated converter which exempts the auxiliary isolation devices with accurate voltage regulation is disclosed. The converter includes the primary side circuit with a primary controller controlling the on and off of the primary switch and a secondary side circuit with a secondary controller controlling the on and off of the secondary synchronous rectifier. The isolated converter uses the secondary controller to turn on the secondary synchronous rectifier after the secondary current decreases to zero to generate a negative tail current and turns off the secondary synchronous rectifier at a reference tail current peak value to generate a reflected negative current at the primary side circuit for turning on the primary switch. | 05-06-2010 |
20100265742 | SWITCHING REGULATOR WITH FREQUENCY LIMITATION AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a switching regulator with frequency limitation and method thereof. The switching frequency of the switching regulator is limited through setting of a minimum off time, so as to improve the efficiency and EMI distribution of the switching regulator. | 10-21-2010 |
20110007441 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT AND OVER-CURRENT PROTECTION IN A DISCHARGE LAMP SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present technology provide short-circuit detection and protection suitable for a discharge lamp system. In several embodiments, the transformer's primary current is sensed and used to provide short-circuit protection of the secondary winding side or high voltage side. | 01-13-2011 |
20110062554 | HIGH VOLTAGE FLOATING WELL IN A SILICON DIE - In one embodiment, a graded n-doped region surrounding a well, and a spiral resistor connected to the well and to a p-doped region surrounding the graded n-doped region. | 03-17-2011 |
20110148323 | CONTROL OF MULTI-STRING LED ARRAY - Apparatus, systems, and methods related to controlling multiple strings of light emitting diodes (LEDs) are disclosed. An apparatus may include internal current limiter circuits that are each coupled in series with an associated string of LEDs and are configured to at least partially regulate the current through the associated string of LEDs. The apparatus may also be configured to control external current limiter circuits that are each coupled in series with a corresponding internal current limiter circuit and the string of LEDs associated with the corresponding internal current limiter circuit. | 06-23-2011 |
20120293141 | BRIDGELESS PFC CONVERTER AND THE METHOD THEREOF - A bridgeless PFC (power factor correction) converter with improved efficiency is disclosed. The bridgeless PFC converter comprises: input terminals configured to receive an input AC power supply; an output terminal configured to provide power supply; a high frequency bridge arm comprising a first switch and a third switch coupled between the output terminal and a ground node; a low frequency bridge arm comprising a second switch and a fourth switch coupled between the output terminal and the ground node; an inductor coupled between the input AC power supply and the high frequency bridge arm; and a control circuit configured to control the switching of switches in the high frequency bridge arm and the low frequency bridge arm. | 11-22-2012 |
James Copland Moyer, San Jose, CA US
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20080204111 | HIGH-IMPEDANCE LEVEL-SHIFTING AMPLIFIER CAPABLE OF HANDLING INPUT SIGNALS WITH A VOLTAGE MAGNITUDE THAT EXCEEDS A SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A level-shifting amplifier is provided for level-shifting an input signal with a voltage magnitude that exceeds a supply voltage of the amplifier. In operation, the amplifier has an input impedance of greater than 100 MOhms. | 08-28-2008 |
20090206763 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DISCHARGE LAMP IN A BACKLIGHTED DISPLAY - The described DC to AC inverter efficiently controls the amount of electrical power used to drive a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL). The output is a fairly pure sine wave which is proportional to an input control voltage. The output waveform purity is ensured by driving a symmetrical rectangular waveform into a second-order, low pass filter at the resonant frequency of the filter for all conditions of line voltage and delivered power. Operating stress on the step-up transformer is minimized by placing the load (lamp) directly across the secondary side of the transformer. When configured to regulate delivered power, the secondary side may be fully floated which practically eliminates a thermometer effect on the operation of the lamp. All of the active elements, including the power switches, may be integrated into a monolithic silicon circuit. | 08-20-2009 |
20090231031 | HIGH-IMPEDANCE LEVEL-SHIFTING AMPLIFIER CAPABLE OF HANDLING INPUT SIGNALS WITH A VOLTAGE MAGNITUDE THAT EXCEEDS A SUPPLY VOLTAGE - A level-shifting amplifier is provided for level-shifting an input signal with a voltage magnitude that exceeds a supply voltage of the amplifier. In operation, the amplifier has an input impedance of greater than 100 MOhms. | 09-17-2009 |
James W. Moyer, San Francisco, CA US
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20090137888 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING OF PATIENTS - A patient monitoring system implemented by a service provider for users via recording a patient's analytes measurements by non-invasively interrogating a skin patch placed upon the patient's skin surface. The system includes an input module to provide a device to measure analytes from a patient, such as a measurement of the blood glucose level. The measurement is shared among a plurality of output devices such as computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), cellular phones, and pagers that are stationed or held by various users, such as doctors, patients, researchers, pharmacies, labs, and health insurers. In addition, behavioral attributes are recorded and correlated with the analytes measurements to generate a profile. The profile is selectively sent to output devices based on the user profile corresponding to the output device. Also, access to the profile is monitored by a security module that encrypts the profile to prevent access by un-authorized users. | 05-28-2009 |
20090270704 | PATCHES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT - Described here are patches, systems, and methods for measuring glucose. In general, the patches comprise a microfluidic collection layer and a detector, and the systems comprise a patch and a measurement device. Some methods for measuring glucose comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting sweat from the skin surface using a microfluidic collection device, and measuring the collected glucose. Other methods comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting sweat in a patch comprising a microfludic collection layer, and measuring glucose collected in the patch. Still other methods comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting a first sweat sample from the skin surface in a patch comprising a microfludic collection layer and a detector layer, transferring the first sweat sample from the collection layer to the detector layer, measuring glucose in the first sweat sample, and repeating the collection, transferring, and measuring steps at least once. | 10-29-2009 |
20100063372 | SWEAT COLLECTION DEVICES FOR GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT - Devices, methods, and kits for collecting sweat that has come to the surface of the skin are provided. The sweat may be collected for measuring sweat glucose levels. Because sweat glucose levels correlate to blood glucose levels, the provided devices, methods, and kits may be used by diabetic patients to non-invasively monitor blood glucose levels. Sweat collection devices may be attachable to the surface of the skin and may collect about one microliter or less of sweat. Because only a small, fixed volume of sweat may be collected, the sweat glucose level may be measured in a matter of minutes. Further, as a fixed volume of sweat is tested, inaccuracies due to estimates of the sweat volume being tested are less likely to cause an inaccurate glucose measurement. | 03-11-2010 |
20120165626 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND KITS FOR DETERMINING ANALYTE CONCENTRATIONS - Devices, methods, and kits for measuring or otherwise evaluating the concentration of one or more analytes in a body fluid are described. The devices, methods, and/or kits may be non-invasive. In some variations, a method for measuring the concentration of an analyte in sweat of a subject may comprise contacting a colorimetric membrane with a skin surface of the subject so that the membrane collects a volume of sweat from the skin surface, and analyzing the colorimetric membrane to determine the concentration of the analyte in the collected volume of sweat. | 06-28-2012 |
John Joseph Moyer, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130167243 | Secure User Interface Content - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for handing secure user interface content. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, at a data processing apparatus, content over a communication network from a computing system separate from the data processing apparatus; determining that the received content is authentic secure content; retrieving information stored at the data processing apparatus and previously selected by a user for purposes of securing user interface content; rendering the received content, to a display of the data processing apparatus, as a user interface with a visual wrapper, where the visual wrapper includes the retrieved information, visually separates the user interface from other visual elements on the display, and includes an indication that the user interface is secure; and processing input received through the user interface. | 06-27-2013 |
Michael Moyer, Redondo Beach, CA US
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20110110768 | VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER WITH GUIDE PINS - A variable geometry turbocharger assembly comprises a unison ring which rotates about a longitudinal axis defined by a shaft on which a turbine wheel and compressor wheel are attached in order to pivot a plurality of vanes and thereby control a flow of exhaust gas to the turbine wheel. The unison ring rotates on at least one guide pin which is secured to the turbocharger. The guide pins may be press-fit into apertures in a center housing at an outer pilot surface. In other embodiments the guide pins may be press-fit into a different part of the turbocharger such as a nozzle ring. The guide pins may each have a wear surface which defines a circumferential radius of curvature which is substantially equal to a circumferential radius of curvature of a radially inner surface of the unison ring. | 05-12-2011 |
Norman E. Moyer, Balboa, CA US
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20110057777 | Method for efficiently querying an identifying multiple items on a communication channel - Systems and methods for efficiently querying and identifying multiple items on a communication channel are disclosed. The inventions preferably uses radio frequency identification with interrogation devices and systems that identify radio frequency identification transponders. A depth-first tree traversal protocol algorithm, including commands and symbols, is used to more efficiently interrogate a plurality of transponders in a short amount of time. | 03-10-2011 |
20120313763 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY QUERYING AND IDENTIFYING MULTIPLE ITEMS ON A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL - Systems and methods for efficiently querying and identifying multiple items on a communication channel are disclosed. The inventions preferably uses radio frequency identification with interrogation devices and systems that identify radio frequency identification transponders. A depth-first tree traversal protocol algorithm, including commands and symbols, is used to more efficiently interrogate a plurality of transponders in a short amount of time. | 12-13-2012 |
Robert Moyer, Alameda, CA US
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20160042553 | Generating a Volumetric Projection for an Object - Particular embodiments comprise providing a surface mesh for an object, generating a voxel grid comprising volumetric masks for the mesh, and generating a lit mesh, wherein the lit mesh comprises a shaded version of the mesh as positioned in a scene. The voxel grid may be positioned over the lit mesh in the scene, and a first ray may be traced to a position of the voxel grid. If the traced ray passed through the voxel grid and hit a location on the lit mesh, then one or more second rays may be traced to the hit location on the lit mesh. If the traced ray hit a location in the voxel grid but did not hit a location on the lit mesh, then one or more second rays may be traced from the hit location in the voxel grid to the closest locations on the lit mesh. Finally, color sampled at one or more locations proximate to the position of the voxel grid may be blurred outward through the voxel grid to create a volumetric projection. | 02-11-2016 |
Todd C. Moyer, Los Angeles, CA US
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20100205537 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO SHARE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES IN A TELECONFERENCE - A teleconference system providing high quality image sharing superior to conventional videoconferencing. Images can be inserted into communications content automatically from a connected imaging device. The resolution of the capture device may exceed the local display resolution, and the higher resolution images are transmitted to the communications destination. The system may automatically add the images to content upon capture, and infer the insertion point or destination based on context. | 08-12-2010 |
20120158497 | COMMERCIAL SHAPE SEARCH ENGINE - Embodiments including a system for searching through a database using two or three dimensional data or data derived from the two three dimensional data. The database may be populated by searching a network environment to compile two dimensional image or three dimensional model data. A search for two or three dimensional data may be utilized to determine related advertisements that may be shown on a results page in connection with the search results. A database being searched may contain pricing data related to products that are associated with two or three dimensional data. | 06-21-2012 |
20150229720 | SYSTEM TO PROVIDE INTEGRATED ON-LINE SUPPORT - An on-line support system providing a persistent chat system and a database of knowledge articles organized in a tree-based hierarchy. The on-line support system merges the utility of a communication system with a knowledge navigation system. Knowledge can be accumulated through text, voice and image communications by a user in a common environment, and these communications are preserved and organized for future reference. | 08-13-2015 |
Todd K. Moyer, Cupertino, CA US
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20150061588 | Power Management for Inductive Charging Systems - Power management and power transfer systems within the transmit and receive portions of an inductive charging system. An inductive charging system may include an inductive charging station to transmit power and a portable electronic device to receive power. Embodiments may take the form of power transfer systems within an inductive charging station including load-based transmit frequency adjustments. Embodiments may also take the form of power management systems within portable electronic devices which conserve power by disconnecting circuits from ground when those circuits are in an idle state. | 03-05-2015 |
20150097443 | Reducing Power Dissipation in Inductive Energy Transfer Systems - In an inductive energy transfer system, the phase of a signal that is applied to a transmitter coil to transfer energy is adjusted while energy is transferred from the transmitter device to a receiver device. The phase of the signal can be adjusted by changing a state of a DC-to-AC converter from a converting state to a non-converting state. The DC-to-AC converter outputs a signal that is applied to the transmitter coil when the DC-to-AC converter is in a converting state. A signal is not applied to the transmitter coil when the DC-to-AC converter is in a non-converting state. | 04-09-2015 |
20150244179 | ADJUSTING FILTER IN A COUPLED COIL SYSTEM - A receiver device in a coupled coil system for wireless energy transfer includes a receiver coil and a load device operatively connected to the receiver coil and configured to receive a signal from the receiver coil. As one example, the load device is a rechargeable battery. An adjusting filter is included in the receiver device and is operatively connected between the receiver coil and the load device. The adjusting filter can be used to transform the effective resistance or impedance of the load as presented to the transformer during energy transfer so that the effective resistant or impedance of the load is maintained at a substantially constant level, and the signal received by the load device is maintained at a substantially constant level. | 08-27-2015 |
20150244341 | Impedance Matching for Inductive Power Transfer Systems - Methods and apparatuses for improved efficiency of power transfer across an inductive charging interface by adaptively changing the impedance of the receive coil in response to changes in load conditions during inductive power transfer are disclosed. | 08-27-2015 |
20150280483 | TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT FOR INDUCTIVE CHARGING SYSTEMS - A thermal management system for an electromagnetic induction-power transfer system. The system may include a charging apparatus including a housing that defines an interface surface. An accessory or induction-power consuming apparatus may be positioned proximate to the interface surface. The housing of the charging apparatus may include a power source and a power-transferring coil coupled to the power source and positioned below the interface surface. A thermal mass may be positioned within the housing and spaced apart from the interface surface. The housing may include a thermal path that is configured to conduct heat from the interface surface to the thermal mass. | 10-01-2015 |
20150333530 | Operating a Wireless Power Transfer System at Multiple Frequencies - A transmitter device in an inductive energy transfer system includes a first transmitter coil operatively connected to a first resonant circuitry. A receiver device includes a first receiver coil operatively connected to a first resonant circuitry. The first transmitter coil and the first receiver coil form a first transformer. The transmitter device, the receiver device, or both the transmitter and receiver devices can also include an auxiliary coil or inductor, which may form an auxiliary transformer. Energy can be transferred from the transmitter device to the receiver device using the first transformer or the auxiliary transformer. The transfer of energy may be adaptively adjusted based on the efficiency of the energy transfer. For example, the transfer of energy can be adjusted based on the operating conditions of the load. | 11-19-2015 |
20150349539 | Reducing the Impact of an Inductive Energy Transfer System on a Touch Sensing Device - A transmitter device for an inductive energy transfer system can include a DC-to-AC converter operably connected to a transmitter coil, a first capacitor connected between the transmitter coil and one output terminal of the DC-to-AC converter, and a second capacitor connected between the transmitter coil and another output terminal of the DC-to-AC converter. One or more capacitive shields can be positioned between the transmitter coil and an interface surface of the transmitter device. A receiver device can include a touch sensing device, an AC-to-DC converter operably connected to a receiver coil, a first capacitor connected between the receiver coil and one output terminal of the AC-to-DC converter, and a second capacitor connected between the receiver coil and another output terminal of the AC-to-DC converter. One or more capacitive shields can be positioned between the receiver coil and an interface surface of the receiver device. | 12-03-2015 |
20160064948 | Temperature Management in a Wireless Energy Transfer System - Various techniques for temperature management during inductive energy transfer are disclosed. A transmitter device and/or a receiver device can be turned off during energy transfer based on the temperature of the transmitter device and/or of the receiver device. | 03-03-2016 |
20160094074 | Method and Apparatus for Inductive Power Transfer - Methods and apparatuses for communicating across an inductive charging interface. Methods and apparatuses for improved efficiency of power transfer across an inductive charging interface. | 03-31-2016 |
Todd K. Moyer, Saratoga, CA US
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20150091388 | INDUCTIVE CHARGING INTERFACE WITH MAGNETIC RETENTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ACCESSORIES - An inductive charging interface with magnetic retention can be used for charging electronic devices and accessories. For example, a magnetic core of an inductive charging configuration may be divided into two magnetic elements, one element can be housed within a receptacle or receiving connector of housing of an electric device and the other element can be housed within a plug or transmission connector. The poles of the two elements of the magnetic core may create a magnetic field to retain the plug connector in an aligned, mated position with the receptacle connector of the electronic device in addition to directing magnetic flux to flow in a circular path around and between the two elements of the magnetic core, thereby inducing a current for charging the internal battery of a device. | 04-02-2015 |
20150370410 | TIME MULTIPLEXED TOUCH DETECTION AND POWER CHARGING - A method of scanning a touch sensor panel while the touch sensor panel is coupled to a power adapter is disclosed. The power adapter can charge a battery of a device, but can also introduce or add noise during the process of charging the battery. To prevent adverse effects to the touch sensor panel, while the device is charging, the touch controller can time multiplex touch scan periods and inductive charging periods and can discard touch scans or touch images affected by the noise. Determining whether a touch scan is a bad touch scan can include performing a touch scan across the array of touch pixels and making a determination based on the scan profile. In some examples, the profile can be quantified using different metrics such as the shape, instantaneous slope of tail ends, a full-width half-maximum, and a monotonicity of the curve of the scan profile. | 12-24-2015 |
Vincent C. Moyer, Milpitas, CA US
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20080238876 | CONTAMINANT-RESISTANT OPTICAL MOUSE AND CRADLE - A contaminant-neutralizing cradle comprises a base and a support surface configured to removably receive a coherently-illuminated mouse. A neutralizing element is disposed on the support surface for alignment with at least one exposed surface of an optics module of the mouse and is configured to neutralize the optical effect of a contaminant on the at least one exposed surface. A method of neutralizing contaminants for an optical mouse comprises providing a mouse containing an optics module having at least one surface exposed to an opening of the mouse and interposing a barrier in the mouse between a contaminant and the at least one exposed surface. A method of detecting contaminants comprises aligning an optics module of a mouse with an imaging surface, obtaining a first image of the imaging surface, via application of coherent illumination from the optics module to the imaging surface, analyzing the first image to identify an interference pattern associated with a contaminant, alerting a user if a parameter of the interference pattern exceeds a threshold value. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246725 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF A SCREEN POINTER WITH LOW SENSITIVITY TO PARTICLE CONTAMINATION - An apparatus for controlling the position of a screen pointer includes an at least partially coherent light source for illuminating an imaging surface, thereby generating reflected images. The apparatus includes a navigation sensor for generating digital images based on the reflected images, performing a movement computation based on the digital images, generating movement data based on the movement computation that is indicative of relative motion between the imaging surface and the apparatus, wherein the movement computation has a low sensitivity to effects in the digital images caused by particle contamination. | 10-09-2008 |
20080283847 | Integrated circuit package provided with cooperatively arranged illumination and sensing capabilities - An integrated circuit package includes an angled one-piece substrate having a light source fixed to one area and a sensor die fixed to a second area, such that the light source is directed to illuminate the field of view of the sensor die when a surface of interest is imaged. The integrated circuit package is well suited for generating navigation information regarding movement relative to a surface. In one method of forming the integrated circuit package, the single-piece substrate is originally a generally flat lead frame to which the sensor die and light source are attached. After the components have been connected, the lead frame is bent to provide the desired light source-to-sensor angle. In an alternative method, the lead frame is pre-bent. For either method, optics may be connected to the integrated circuit package, thereby providing a module that includes the optics, the light source, the sensor and the packaging body. | 11-20-2008 |