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Anja Mueller, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20090175877 | METHODS OF INHIBITING METASTASIS - Methods of inhibiting metastasis or maintenance of various cancers are provided. In particular, the method makes use of fact that certain trafficking of cancers depend upon identified proteins, which serve as markers. Additional methods of screening are also provided. | 07-09-2009 |
Arndt J. Mueller, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100183027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOCK ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method includes receiving a request for bandwidth from a first network node of a coordinated network and broadcasting a first transmission schedule to a plurality of network nodes including the first network node. The first transmission schedule allocates bandwidth for the first network node to transmit data to a second network node. An acknowledgement (ACK) message is received from the second network node identifying that the second network node successfully received the data from the first network node. | 07-22-2010 |
Arndt Joseph Mueller, San Diego, CA US
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| 20080298531 | Methods and Systems for Communicating Using Transmitted Symbols Associated with Multiple Time Durations - In at least some embodiments, a system may comprise one or more devices configurable to communicate according to a first protocol that permits interpretation of transmitted symbols associated with a first time duration. The system may further comprise one or more devices configurable to communicate according to a second protocol that permits interpretation of transmitted symbols associated with multiple time durations. The one or more devices configurable to communicate according to the second protocol are operable to communicate using transmitted symbols associated with the first time duration and to communicate using transmitted symbols associated with a time duration that is not supported by the one or more devices configured to communicate according to the first protocol. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090245287 | METHOD OF GENERATION AND SET OF IMPLEMENTATION EFFICIENT PREAMBLES FOR OFDM SYSTEMS - In one embodiment, a network node includes a lookup table configured to store one or more of the following frequency domain bit sequences: i) x010101000110xxxxxxx011000000000; ii) x1011000111000000011011110xxxxxxxxxxxxx0110111001101001010111010; iii) x0011011011111010011101111xxxxxxxxxxxxx0111010010111110000000101; iv) x000000011000100110100100xxxxxxxxxxxxx1011011110000110101011100; and v) x1000010000110111100000110xxxxxxxxxxxxx1100110011101101111110110. The node includes a processing channel configured to generate a preamble including at least one of the frequency domain bit sequences, and a transmitter configured to transmit the preamble and a data packet over a communication channel. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20110035647 | Broadband satellite system for the simultaneous reception of multiple channels using shared iterative decoder - Multiple channels of received data are processed by a multiple channel demodulation and error correction decoding engine. The statistical uncertainty of processing channels with an iterative decoder are averaged across all the channels to reduce the total processing power required of the decoding engine compared to processing each channel with a separate engine. A set of input buffers holds blocks of data for each channel needing decoding. A quality measure is computed on each input block to set the priority and iteration allocation of decoding in the common decoder. The input RF signal is digitized by a broadband tuner that processes some or all of the channels to feed the multiple channel demodulator and decoder. Multiple decoded video data streams are output. | 02-10-2011 |
Barbara M. Mueller, San Diego, CA US
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| 20100028358 | Compositions and Methods for Controlling Tissue Factor Signaling Specificity - Compositions and methods for treating a disease dependent upon tissue factor/factor VIIa signaling in a mammalian subject is provided. The methods comprise administering an inhibitor of tissue factor signaling to the mammalian subject. The inhibitor is effective in reducing the incidence of disease in the mammalian subject. Also provided are methods of screening for modulators of tissue factor/factor VIIa signaling. | 02-04-2010 |
Brett Mueller, Corona, CA US
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| 20080250557 | Plumbing System for a Shower - A prefabricated plumbing system or wall system for a shower includes a support frame, a plumbing system carried by the support frame and an enclosure member for enclosing the plumbing system within the support frame. The plumbing system includes a piping configuration for carrying a plurality of body spray mountings and includes a hot water inlet, a cold water inlet, water mixing valve arrangement and a control valve arrangement. Each body spray mounting supports a body spray unit and forms a jet array consisting of spray units. Control valves control the volume of water supplied to the body spray units and the water volume supplied to the water delivering devices. The prefabricated system is adapted to be manufactured as a unit and then shipped for installation in a shower as a unit. A steam seat arrangement for converting a shower into a steam bath is also provided. | 10-16-2008 |
Claudius Mueller, Loma Linda, CA US
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| 20100159486 | BIOMARKERS FOR NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS - Low molecular weight (LMW) peptides have been discovered that are indicative of neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD), cognitive impairment and brain microhemmorhages. Evaluating patient samples for the presence of such LMW peptides is an effective means of detecting neurological conditions and monitoring the progression of the disease. The LMW peptides are particularly useful in detecting neurological conditions during the early stages without invasive procedures. | 06-24-2010 |
Daniel Mueller, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090183623 | BAND MANAGER - Providing time and event information of a musical score, including: visually providing time information of a plurality of parts of a musical score, wherein each part of the musical score includes at least one bar; and animating beats within each bar of the at least one bar to show a path between the beats and to trace the path of a time signature at a current tempo. | 07-23-2009 |
Dieter Mueller, Cupertino, CA US
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| 20080278732 | Reduced coherence symmetric grazing incidence differential interferometer - A system for inspecting specimens such as semiconductor wafers is provided. The system provides scanning of dual-sided specimens using a diffraction grating that widens and passes nth order (n>0) wave fronts to the specimen surface and a reflective surface for each channel of the light beam. Two channels and two reflective surfaces are preferably employed, and the wavefronts are combined using a second diffraction grating and passed to a camera system having a desired aspect ratio. The system preferably comprises a damping arrangement which filters unwanted acoustic and seismic vibration, including an optics arrangement which scans a first portion of the specimen and a translation or rotation arrangement for translating or rotating the specimen to a position where the optics arrangement can scan the remaining portion(s) of the specimen. The system further includes-means for stitching scans together, providing for smaller and less expensive optical elements. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20100208272 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SHAPE OR THICKNESS INFORMATION OF A SUBSTRATE - An interferometer system and method may be used to measure substrate thickness or shape. The system may include two spaced apart reference flats having that form an optical cavity between two parallel reference surfaces. A substrate holder may be configured to place the substrate in the cavity with first and second substrate surfaces substantially parallel with corresponding first and second reference surfaces such that a space between the first or second substrate surface is three millimeters or less from a corresponding one of the reference surfaces or a damping surface. Interferometer devices may be located on diametrically opposite sides of the cavity and optically coupled thereto. The interferometers can map variations in spacing between the substrate surfaces and the reference surfaces, respectively, through interference of light optically coupled to and from to the cavity via the interferometer devices. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100235114 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE CHARACTERISTICS OF A SPECIMEN USING RADIATION IN THE TERAHERTZ RANGE - Systems and methods for determining one or more characteristics of a specimen using radiation in the terahertz range are provided. One system includes an illumination subsystem configured to illuminate the specimen with radiation. The system also includes a detection subsystem configured to detect radiation propagating from the specimen in response to illumination of the specimen and to generate output responsive to the detected radiation. The detected radiation includes radiation in the terahertz range. In addition, the system includes a processor configured to determine the one or more characteristics of the specimen using the output. | 09-16-2010 |
Doug Mueller, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20100179945 | Normalization Engine to Manage Configuration Management Database Integrity - Data is often populated into Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) from different sources. Because the data can come from a variety of sources, it may have inconsistencies—and may even be incomplete. A Normalization Engine (NE) may be able to automatically clean up the incoming data based on certain rules and knowledge. In one embodiment, the NE takes each Configuration Item (CI) or group of CIs that are to be normalized and applies a rule or a set of rules to see if the data may be cleaned up, and, if so, updates the CI or group of CIs accordingly. In particular, one embodiment may allow for the CI's data to be normalized by doing a look up against a Product Catalog and/or an Alias Catalog. In another embodiment, the NE architecture could be fully extensible, allowing for the creation of custom, rules-based plug-ins by users and/or third parties. | 07-15-2010 |
Douglas Mueller, Palo Alto, CA US
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| 20110239190 | Method for Customizing Software Applications - Techniques for overlaying objects of a software application with other objects allow modification and customization of the application by one or more users in different ways, without storing multiple modified copies of the application. The technique allows configuring the software application to execute using overlaid objects instead of the base objects contained in the software application. In some embodiments, the base objects for the software application and the overlaid objects are stored in a datastore, and a runtime embodiment causes execution of the overlaid objects instead of the base objects. | 09-29-2011 |
Erich Christoph Mueller, Huntington Beach, CA US
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| 20110308545 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SOLAR SUBSTRATES - A method of removing at least a portion of an interaction layer on an electrode region of a solar substrate is provided. The method includes a step of providing a solar substrate including an absorbing region and an electrode region. The absorbing region including an absorbing layer configured to convert light energy into electrical energy. The electrode region is substantially free of the absorbing layer, and the electrode region includes an interaction layer. The method also includes a step of brushing the electrode region to remove at least a portion of the interaction layer. | 12-22-2011 |
Gerd Mueller, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080315228 | LOW PROFILE SIDE EMITTING LED WITH WINDOW LAYER AND PHOSPHOR LAYER - Low profile, side-emitting LEDs are described that generate white light, where all light is emitted within a relatively narrow angle generally parallel to the surface of the light-generating active layer. The LEDs enable the creation of very thin backlights for backlighting an LCD. In one embodiment, the LED emits blue light and is a flip chip with the n and p electrodes on the same side of the LED. Separately from the LED, a transparent wafer has deposited on it a red and green phosphor layer. The phosphor color temperature emission is tested, and the color temperatures vs. positions along the wafer are mapped. A reflector is formed over the transparent wafer. The transparent wafer is singulated, and the phosphor/window dice are matched with the blue LEDs to achieve a target white light color temperature. The phosphor/window is then affixed to the LED. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20100065864 | WHITE POINT COMPENSATED LEDS FOR LCD DISPLAYS - A backlight for a color LCD includes white light LEDs formed using a blue LED die with a layer of red and green phosphors over it. The attenuation by the LCD layers of the blue light component of the white light is typically greater as the blue wavelength becomes shorter. In order to achieve a uniform blue color component across the surface of an LCD screen and achieve uniform light output from one LCD to another, the blue light leakage of the phosphor layer is tailored to the dominant or peak wavelength of the blue LED die. Therefore, the white points of the various white light LEDs in a backlight should not match when blue LED dies having different dominant or peak wavelengths are used in the backlight. The different leakage amounts through the tailored phosphor layers offset the attenuation vs. wavelength of the LCD layers. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110057205 | LED WITH PHOSPHOR TILE AND OVERMOLDED PHOSPHOR IN LENS - Overmolded lenses and certain fabrication techniques are described for LED structures. In one embodiment, thin YAG phosphor plates are formed and affixed over blue LEDs mounted on a submount wafer. A clear lens is then molded over each LED structure during a single molding process. The LEDs are then separated from the wafer. The molded lens may include red phosphor to generate a warmer white light. In another embodiment, the phosphor plates are first temporarily mounted on a backplate, and a lens containing a red phosphor is molded over the phosphor plates. The plates with overmolded lenses are removed from the backplate and affixed to the top of an energizing LED. A clear lens is then molded over each LED structure. The shape of the molded phosphor-loaded lenses may be designed to improve the color vs. angle uniformity. Multiple dies may be encapsulated by a single lens. In another embodiment, a prefabricated collimating lens is glued to the flat top of an overmolded lens. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110084232 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM COMPRISING A RADIATION SOURCE AND A FLUORESCENT MATERIAL - The invention concerns an illumination system for generation of colored, especially amber or red light, comprising a radiation source and a fluorescent material comprising at least one phosphor capable of absorbing a part of light emitted by the radiation source and emitting light of wavelength different from that of the absorbed light; wherein said at least one phosphor is a amber to red emitting a rare earth metal-activated oxonitridoalumosilicate of general formula (Ca | 04-14-2011 |
Gerd O. Mueller, San Jose, CA US
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| 20080265263 | Polarized Semiconductor Light Emitting Device - A light emitting device includes a light emitting diode (LED), a concentrator element, such as a compound parabolic concentrator, and a wavelength converting material, such as a phosphor. The concentrator element receives light from the LED and emits the light from an exit surface, which is smaller than the entrance surface. The wavelength converting material is, e.g., disposed over the exit surface. The radiance of the light emitting diode is preserved or increased despite the isotropic re-emitted light by the wavelength converting material. In one embodiment, the polarized light from a polarized LED is provided to a polarized optical system, such as a microdisplay. In another embodiment, the orthogonally polarized light from two polarized LEDs is combined, e.g., via a polarizing beamsplitter, and is provided to non-polarized optical system, such as a microdisplay. If desired, a concentrator element may be disposed between the beamsplitter and the microdisplay. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20090173960 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH PRE-FABRICATED WAVELENGTH CONVERTING ELEMENT - A semiconductor light emitting device is provided with a separately fabricated wavelength converting element. The wavelength converting element, of e.g., phosphor and glass, is produced in a sheet that is separated into individual wavelength converting elements, which are bonded to light emitting devices. The wavelength converting elements may be grouped and stored according to their wavelength converting properties. The wavelength converting elements may be selectively matched with a semiconductor light emitting device, to produce a desired mixture of primary and secondary light. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090261361 | III-NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH DOUBLE HETEROSTRUCTURE LIGHT EMMITTING REGION - A III-nitride light emitting layer is disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region in a double heterostructure. At least a portion of the III-nitride light emitting layer has a graded composition. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100148151 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY - A device includes a light emitting structure and a wavelength conversion member comprising a semiconductor. The light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member. In some embodiments, the light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member with an inorganic bonding material. In some embodiments, the light emitting structure is bonded to the wavelength conversion member with a bonding material having an index of refraction greater than 1.5. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100200886 | WAVELENGTH-CONVERTED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - Embodiments of the invention include a light emitting structure comprising a light emitting layer. A first luminescent material comprising a phosphor is disposed in a path of light emitted by the light emitting layer. A second luminescent material comprising a semiconductor is also disposed in a path of light emitted by the light emitting layer. The second luminescent material is configured to absorb light emitted by the light emitting layer and emit light of a different wavelength. In some embodiments, one of the first and second luminescent materials may be bonded to the semiconductor structure. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100289044 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION FOR PRODUCING WHITE LIGHT FROM HIGH POWER BLUE LED - A white light LED is described that uses an LED die that emits visible blue light in a wavelength range of about 450-470 nm. A red phosphor or quantum dot material converts some of the blue light to a visible red light having a peak wavelength between about 605-625 nm with a full-width-half-maximum (FWHM) less than 80 nm. A green phosphor or quantum dot material converts some of the blue light to a green light having a FWHM greater than 40 nm, wherein the combination of the blue light, red light, and green light produces a white light providing a color rendering of R | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110084293 | MULTI-GRAIN LUMINESCENT CERAMICS FOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - A ceramic body is disposed in a path of light emitted by a light source. The light source may include a semiconductor structure comprising a light emitting region disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region. The ceramic body includes a plurality of first grains configured to absorb light emitted by the light source and emit light of a different wavelength, and a plurality of second grains. For example, the first grains may be grains of luminescent material and the second grains may be grains of a luminescent material host matrix without activating dopant. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20110156056 | WAVELENGTH-CONVERTED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE - A material such as a phosphor is optically coupled to a semiconductor structure including a light emitting region disposed between an n-type region and a p-type region, in order to efficiently extract light from the light emitting region into the phosphor. The phosphor may be phosphor grains in direct contact with a surface of the semiconductor structure, or a ceramic phosphor bonded to the semiconductor structure, or to a thin nucleation structure on which the semiconductor structure may be grown. The phosphor is preferably highly absorbent and highly efficient. When the semiconductor structure emits light into such a highly efficient, highly absorbent phosphor, the phosphor may efficiently extract light from the structure, reducing the optical losses present in prior art devices. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20120021543 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EXTRACTION EFFICIENCY - Light emitting devices with improved light extraction efficiency are provided. The light emitting devices have a stack of layers including semiconductor layers comprising an active region. The stack is bonded to a transparent lens having a refractive index for light emitted by the active region preferably greater than about 1.5, more preferably greater than about 1.8. A method of bonding a transparent lens to a light emitting device having a stack of layers including semiconductor layers comprising an active region includes elevating a temperature of the lens and the stack and applying a pressure to press the lens and the stack together. Bonding a high refractive index lens to a light emitting device improves the light extraction efficiency of the light emitting device by reducing loss due to total internal reflection. Advantageously, this improvement can be achieved without the use of an encapsulant. | 01-26-2012 |
Gregory Mueller, Beverly Hills, CA US
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| 20090054911 | SURGICAL THREADING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - Described herein is a threading device that includes an elongated rod having first and second opposite ends, and a suture having first and second opposite ends. The first end of the suture is associated with the rod. The rod is at least partially covered with a coating that secures the first end of the suture to the rod. The second end of the suture extends outside the coating. This provides a threading rod having a suture permanently attached thereto. | 02-26-2009 |
Gregory Paul Mueller, Beverly Hills, CA US
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| 20090248072 | SURGICAL THREADING DEVICE - A threading device that includes an elongated tube having first and second opposite ends and a fiberoptic core. The elongated tube includes an interior and a suture securing location defined therein. At least one of the ends of the elongated tube includes a blunt tip that is translucent. The fiberoptic core includes at least one fiberoptic strand extending through the interior of the elongated tube that illuminates the translucent tip when the at least one fiberoptic strand is energized. | 10-01-2009 |
Gregory Paul Mueller, West Hollywood, CA US
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| 20120016387 | SURGICAL THREADING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME - A threading device assembly for use in plastic surgery that includes a first elongated rod having first and second opposite ends, a second elongated rod having first and second opposite ends, and a suture having first and second opposite ends. The first end of the suture is secured to the first elongated rod at a location that is approximately halfway between the first and second ends, and the second end of the suture is secured to the second elongated rod at a location that is approximately halfway between the first and second ends. | 01-19-2012 |
John C. Mueller, Simi Valley, CA US
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| 20080255438 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS - Apparatuses and methods for medical monitoring physiological characteristic values such as blood glucose levels for the treatment of diabetes, are presented. The apparatuses and methods provide for preventing any negative consequence in the operation of a monitor and/or infusion device as a result of disorientation that may occur from waking from slumber with a low blood glucose level. In addition, a graphical display is disclosed incorporating a variety of enhancements which readily conveys to the user historical as well as real time information regarding the measured characteristic value. | 10-16-2008 |
Ken Mueller, San Deigo, CA US
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| 20110014634 | NUCLEIC ACIDS ENCODING T2R, A NOVEL FAMILY OF TASTE RECEPTORS - The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of taste cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. | 01-20-2011 |
Ken Mueller, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090068733 | T2R, a novel family of taste receptors - The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of taste cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090280506 | SF, A NOVEL FAMILY OF TASTE RECEPTORS - The invention provides isolated nucleic acid and amino acid sequences of taste cell specific G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste cell specific G-protein coupled receptors. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100062456 | T2R, A NOVEL FAMILY OF TASTE RECEPTORS - The invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a novel family of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20120009598 | T2R, A NOVEL FAMILY OF TASTE RECEPTORS - The invention provides nucleic acid and amino acid sequences for a novel family of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors, antibodies to such receptors, methods of detecting such nucleic acids and receptors, and methods of screening for modulators of taste transduction G-protein coupled receptors. | 01-12-2012 |
Mark A. Mueller, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20100132697 | SYSTEM FOR SOLAR HEATING WATER USING A GLASS ABSORBER - A system of passively heating water using solar energy and an absorber formed from two identical halves of molded darkened glass that are fused together. The absorber is essentially a plurality of black glass struts that are sandwiched between two black glass surfaces. The struts act as baffle plates and define cells. Water is carried through the system via the thermosiphoning effect. | 06-03-2010 |
Michael M. Mueller, San Diego, CA US
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| 20120006056 | Gemstone Arrangement - A gemstone arrangement that allows ambient light entering a primary gemstone through a pavilion to be directed out a crown at a desired location and angle is described. Ambient light is directed by at least one complementary gemstone comprising a crown and a pavilion. The complementary gemstone is orientated is a position near the primary gems such that light enters and exits the complementary gemstone through the crown or pavilion and is directed into the pavilion of the primary gemstone. Because of the selection and orientation of the complementary gemstone, ambient light directed by the complementary gemstone intersects the crown of the primary gemstone at an angle of incidence equal to or less than the critical angle for internal reflection and exits the primary gemstone. This gemstone arrangement can amplify the amount of light observed by a viewer from specified locations and angles of the crown of the primary gemstone. | 01-12-2012 |
Nathan Mueller, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20120044355 | Calibration of Wi-Fi Localization from Video Localization - In some implementations, video camera networks can be used to track people or objects and determine their locations. In some implementations, location accuracy better than one meter can be achieved using video cameras. According to some implementations, Wi-Fi localization and video localization systems can be fused together to perform calibration. In some implementations, by using the video network to continuously update the Wi-Fi localization calibration database, Wi-Fi location accuracy can be improved. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046044 | Target Localization Utilizing Wireless and Camera Sensor Fusion - According to some implementations, an estimate of a target's location can be calculated by correlating Wi-Fi and video location measurements. This spatio-temporal correlation combines the Wi-Fi and video measurements to determine an identity and location of an object. The accuracy of the video localization and the identity from the Wi-Fi network provide an accurate location of the Wi-Fi identified object. | 02-23-2012 |
Odilo Mueller, Santa Clara, CA US
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| 20090132443 | Methods and Devices for Analyzing Lipoproteins - The disclosure describes methods, systems, and devices for analysis of lipoproteins and for diagnosing and/or determining risk of cardiovascular disease. In some embodiments, lipoproteins are separated by electrophoretically using a micro-channel device, and the data are analyzed using an adaptive method such as a neural network. | 05-21-2009 |
Peter D. Mueller, Fair Oaks, CA US
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| 20080227487 | Multiple radios communication device and a method thereof - A wireless communication device to transmit and receive signals of two or more wireless networks is disclosed. The wireless communication device includes a first radio to transmit a first type of modulated signals in at least first and second frequency bands and a second radio to transmit a second type of modulated signals in at least third and forth frequency bands. The wireless communication device further includes a first front end module to transmit simultaneously the first and the third frequency bands of the first and second radio through two or more antennas utilizing multiple input multiple (MIMO) output transmission scheme and a second front end module to transmit simultaneously the second and the fourth frequency bands of the first and second radio through two or more antennas utilizing multiple input multiple (MIMO) output transmission scheme. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100250821 | INTER-PROCESSOR COMMUNICATION LINK WITH MANAGEABILITY PORT - Manageability ports for inter-processor communication links, along with associated systems and methods, are generally provided. | 09-30-2010 |
Raymond J. Mueller, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20080306790 | Method and apparatus for generating and transmitting an order initiation offer to a wireless communications device - A system for generating and transmitting an order initiation offer to a wireless communications device (WCD), including: an identification element, in a processor of at least one specially programmed general-purpose computer, arranged to identify, using an interface element in the computer, a WCD; an eligibility element, in the processor, arranged to determine if the WCD is eligible to receive an order initiation offer; an executable element, in the processor, arrange to generate, using a set of rules or an artificial intelligence program, at least one executable, the rules and program stored in a memory for the computer; an offer element, in the processor, arranged to generate, for an eligible WCD and using the executable, an appropriate order initiation offer; and a transmission element, in the processor, arranged to transmit, using the interface element, the appropriate order initiation offer to a wireless communications network for transmission to the WCD. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080306886 | Graphical user interface adaptation system for a point of sale device - A system for controlling a graphical user interface (GUI) for a point of sale device (POSD), including: a tracking element, in a processor for at least one specially-programmed computer, to track, using an interface element in the computer, respective responses, by end users, to a plurality of implementations of at least one input/output (I/O) function by respective GUIs for at least one first POSD; a comparison element, in the processor, to compare the respective responses with a performance parameter stored in a memory unit for the computer; and a configuration element, in the processor, to configure at least one second I/O function in accordance with the comparison of the respective responses with the performance parameter and arranged to transmit, using the interface element, the at least one second I/O function configuration to at least one second POSD for implementation by respective GUIs for the at least one second POSD. | 12-11-2008 |
Rich Mueller, Carlsbad, CA US
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| 20100228292 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SPINAL STABILIZATION - A dynamic stabilization system including a dynamic rod with a first and second coupler assemblies, a pre-tensioned central cord and a flexible bumper, which are coupled to the bony structures of the spine by way of pedicle screws for use in spinal fixation surgery. | 09-09-2010 |
Richard Mueller, Burbank, CA US
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| 20100213945 | System and Method of Monitoring an Electronic Discharge Device in an Air Purification System - A method and system of remotely monitoring an operational status of electronic discharge devices in an air purification system senses emitted radiation at a location proximate the air purification system, alone or in combination with a determination of an amount of time remaining in an operational lifetime of the electronic discharge device, or an amount of power delivered to at least one of the electronic discharge devices. A determination of the operational status of at least one of the electronic discharge devices is made based on at least emitted radiation, and the status information is transmitted to a remote monitoring unit that receives the status information and displays an indicator of operational status. In one embodiment, the operational status of a UV-C germicidal lamp may be monitored using optically sensitive devices located within a purification system. | 08-26-2010 |
Richard Mueller, Carlsbad, CA US
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| 20090118765 | Expandable Corpectomy Device - An adjustable length corpectomy device is provided with a means for providing bidirectional length adjustment and a means for selectively fixing the length of the implant. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110087288 | Surgical Fixation System and Related Methods - A surgical fixation system including a pair of spinal rods, an occipital fixation element (comprising either an occipital plate or a plurality of occipital anchors), a crosslink connector, and a plurality of anchor elements, including but not limited to friction-fit pedicle screws, favored-angle pedicle screws, and laminar hooks. Any or all of these elements may be made of a biologically inert material, preferably any metal customarily used for surgical devices, such as for example titanium or stainless steel. The surgical fixation system of the present invention is described herein for application to the posterior region of the human spine, for attachment to cervical and/or thoracic vertebrae, as well as the occiput portion of the skull. | 04-14-2011 |
Rob Mueller, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090109499 | Scanner Having Driven Member Tension - An apparatus in an example comprises a guide, a driven member, and a carriage. Tension in the driven member generates a moment that biases the carriage against the guide. | 04-30-2009 |
Rudolf Mueller, Foothhill Ranch, CA US
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| 20120122861 | BICYCLIC AMIDE DERIVATIVES FOR ENHANCING GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPTIC RESPONSES - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as conditions such as stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, among others. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 05-17-2012 |
Rudolf Mueller, Foothill Ranch, CA US
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| 20100041647 | 3-Substituted-[1,2,3]-Benzotriazinone compounds for enhancing glutamatergic synaptic responses - This invention relates to the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for higher order behaviors. These brain networks are involved in cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias and in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and affective disorders. In a particular aspect, the present invention relates to compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100120764 | DI-SUBSTITUTED AMIDES FOR ENHANCING GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPTIC RESPONSES - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as in disorders of respiration such as overdose of an alcohol, an opiate, an opioid, a barbiturate, an anesthetic, or a nerve toxin, or where the respiratory depression results form a medical condition such as central sleep apnea, stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100173902 | Bicyclic amide derivatives for enhancing glutamatergic synaptic responses - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as conditions such as stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100173903 | Bicyclic amide derivatives for the treatmet of respiratory disorders - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of disorders of respiration such as overdose of an alcohol, an opiate, an opioid, a barbiturate, an anesthetic, or a nerve toxin. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100267728 | 3-SUBSTITUTED-1,2,3-TRIAZIN-4-ONE'S AND 3 SUBSTITUTED 1,3-PYRIMIDINONE'S FOR ENHANCING GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPTIC RESPONSES - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as in disorders of respiration such as overdose of an alcohol, an opiate, an opioid, a barbiturate, an anesthetic, or a nerve toxin, or where the respiratory depression results form a medical condition such as central sleep apnea, stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100286177 | BICYCLIC AMIDES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as in disorders of respiration such as overdose of an alcohol, an opiate, an opioid, a barbiturate, an anesthetic, or a nerve toxin, or where the respiratory depression results form a medical condition such as central sleep apnea, stroke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning, hi a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20110003835 | Methods for the treatment of respiratory depression - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, and in disorders wherein a deficiency in neurotrophic factors is implicated, as well as in disorders of respiration such as overdose of an alcohol, an opiate, an opioid, a barbiturate, an anesthetic, or a nerve toxin, or where the respiratory depression results form a medical condition such as central sleep apnea, stoke-induced central sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea, congenital hypoventilation syndrome, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, sudden infant death syndrome, Rett syndrome, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, Cheney-Stokes respiration, Ondines curse, Prader-Willi's syndrome and drowning, hi a particular aspect, the invention relates to bicyclic amide compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120035173 | DI-SUBSTITUTED AMIDES FOR ENHANCING GLUTAMATERGIC SYNAPTIC RESPONSES - This invention relates to compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use in the prevention and treatment of cerebral insufficiency, including enhancement of receptor functioning in synapses in brain networks responsible for basic and higher order behaviors. These brain networks, which are involved in regulation of breathing, and cognitive abilities related to memory impairment, such as is observed in a variety of dementias, in imbalances in neuronal activity between different brain regions, as is suggested in disorders such as Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, respiratory depression, sleep apneas, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and affective or mood disorders, among numerous others. In a particular aspect, the invention relates to compounds useful for treatment of such conditions, and methods of using these compounds for such treatment. | 02-09-2012 |
Scott H. Mueller, Escondido, CA US
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| 20120042501 | Reducing Crimping Damage to Polymer Scaffold - A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold is crimped to the catheter by a multi-step process for increasing scaffold-catheter yield following a crimping sequence. Damage reduction during a crimping sequence includes modifying blades of a crimper, adopting a multi-step crimping sequence, and inflating a supporting balloon to support the scaffold during crimping. | 02-23-2012 |
Stephen Mueller, Foothill Ranch, CA US
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| 20080315436 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER THAT SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PACKAGING TECHNIQUES - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for semiconductor wafers and integrated circuit chip packaging techniques are provided. A wafer is fabricated that supports multiple different packaging techniques. The wafer is formed to have a plurality of integrated circuit regions. A first plurality of terminals is formed on a surface of the wafer in a central region of each integrated circuit region. A second plurality of terminals is formed on the surface of the wafer in a peripheral region of each integrated circuit region. For each integrated circuit region, each terminal of the second plurality of terminals is electrically coupled through the wafer to at least one terminal of the first plurality of terminals. The integrated circuit regions can be separated into chips that can be packaged in multiple ways. In an aspect, a wafer may be fabricated that supports wire-bond packaging or wafer level ball grid array (WLBGA) packaging for a common chip/die configuration of the wafer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090003120 | POWER-SAVING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A semiconductor memory, such as an SRAM, is described that accommodates smaller read/write accesses in one mode of operation and larger read/write accesses in a second mode of operation, wherein power is conserved during the smaller accesses. Methods of using such a semiconductor memory are also described. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090007207 | HARDWARE-IMPLEMENTED HANDLING OF BACK-TO-BACK AND PARALLEL TIME SLICES IN A VIDEO BROADCASTING RECEIVER - A hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver is described that is capable handling back-to-back and parallel time slices in an efficient manner, thereby providing improved receiver performance. In one implementation, the hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver is capable of handling back-to-back time slices of up to 2 Megabits (Mbits) each and, depending upon the MPE-FEC frame size associated with each time slice, up to 8 parallel time slices or up to 4 parallel time slices transmitted back-to-back with 4 other parallel time slices. The hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver advantageously permits more efficient and flexible use of the available spectrum and increases interoperability with other DVB-H compliant equipment. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20110026310 | POWER-SAVING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY - A semiconductor memory, such as an SRAM, is described that accommodates smaller read/write accesses in one mode of operation and larger read/write accesses in a second mode of operation, wherein power is conserved during the smaller accesses. Methods of using such a semiconductor memory are also described. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110170544 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GIGABIT ETHERNET IP TELEPHONE CHIP WITH INTEGRATED SECURITY MODULE - A method for processing Ethernet data and may include receiving Ethernet data via at least one Ethernet physical interface transceiver (PHY) integrated within a single Ethernet IP telephone chip. At least one secure application key may be received from a secure server by an on-chip security module (OSM) integrated within the Ethernet IP telephone chip for processing the received Ethernet data. The Ethernet IP telephone chip may be authenticated prior to the processing of the received Ethernet data using a security processor integrated within the OSM. The received Ethernet data may be processed by the Ethernet IP telephone chip based on the received at least one secure application key. The at least one secure application key may be communicated only from the secure server to the Ethernet IP telephone chip. The received Ethernet data may include one or both of video data and/or voice data. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120014376 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A GIGABIT ETHERNET IP TELEPHONE CHIP WITH 802.1P AND 802.1Q QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) FUNCTIONALITIES - A method for processing data may include receiving packetized data via at least one of a plurality of input ports in an Ethernet switch. Each of the plurality of input ports may be partitioned into a plurality of virtual local area network (VLAN) port domains with an assigned port domain identification (ID) for processing 802.1 Class of Service (CoS) priority and Quality of Service (QoS) packetized data. The Ethernet switch may be integrated within a single gigabit Ethernet IP telephone chip, the received packetized data having assigned at least one priority class. One or more bits in at least one of a plurality of registers in the Ethernet switch may be used to filter at least one ingress frame in the packetized data, based on at least one packet header attribute of the at least one ingress frame. | 01-19-2012 |
Stephen A. Mueller, Foothill Ranch, CA US
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| 20080317185 | DUAL PHASE LOCKED LOOP (PLL) ARCHITECTURE FOR MULTI-MODE OPERATION IN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - The clock generating portion of a communication system includes a low-power, high-jitter phase locked loop (PLL) and a high-power, low-jitter PLL. Control logic within the chip allows for selective switching between the low-power and high-power PLL for receiving the broadcast signals, such as mobile TV signals. The switching may occur in a manner that is dependent on the conditions of the wireless channel and/or the complexity of the modulation scheme being used. The switching may be used to provide an oscillating signal from one or both of the PLLs to a receiver to be used to receive communication signals. The control logic may power off one of the PLLs to save power when not in use. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20080320544 | HARDWARE-IMPLEMENTED VIDEO BROADCASTING RECEIVER - A hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver is described. The hardware-implemented video broadcasting receiver includes a radio frequency (RF) tuner, a demodulator connected to the RF tuner, link layer logic connected to the demodulator, and a power manager connected to the RF tuner, the demodulator and the link layer logic. The power manager is configured to receive delta-T values extracted from a transport stream by the link layer logic, to determine whether each of the RF tuner, the demodulator and the link layer logic can be powered down based on the delta-T values, and to power down the RF tuner, the demodulator and the link layer logic based on the determination, thereby reducing the average power consumed by the video broadcasting receiver. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090003370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE BY A DVB-H RECEIVER - A system and method for improved performance by a DVB-H receiver is described that allows good Internet Protocol (IP) packets in a Multiprotocol Encapsulation-Forward Error Correction (MPE-FEC) frame to be salvaged even when there are other IP packets in the frame that may have bytes in error after the performance of MPE-FEC operations. To achieve this, the system and method provides a means for ascertaining where IP packets loaded into a memory begin and end in a manner that can be relied upon even when individual bytes of the IP packets, such as certain bytes of the IP packet header used to determine total packet length, may be in error. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090027561 | MOBILE TV SYSTEM WITH USB INTERFACE - Methods, systems, and apparatuses for enabling mobile TV functionality and universal serial bus (USB) functionality are provided. In an example aspect, a mobile television (TV) system includes a mobile TV receiver module and a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The mobile TV receiver module receives a radio frequency (RF) mobile TV signal that includes TV data, and generates a mobile TV data signal that includes the TV data. The USB interface receives the mobile TV data signal, and generates a USB output data signal that includes the TV data. In an aspect, the mobile TV functionality and USB functionality are provided in an integrated circuit chip. In one example, the mobile TV functionality and USB functionality share at least one power supply. In another example, the mobile TV functionality and USB functionality are powered by respective power supplies that are electrically isolated from each other. In such a chip configuration, the chip may be incorporated in a first device that utilizes the USB functionality of the chip, or in a second device that withholds power from the USB functionality. | 01-29-2009 |
Thomas J. Mueller, Long Beach, CA US
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| 20090007543 | Pintle injector tip with active cooling - A bi-propellant rocket engine may include a primary propellant flowing in a central passageway, a secondary propellant flowing in a secondary passageway generally coaxial with central passageway and a pintle tip having a central chamber sidewall coaxial with the primary passageway and surrounding a central chamber, the central chamber sidewall having a first plurality of apertures there through so that some of the primary propellant exits the central chamber transverse to the flow of the secondary propellant in the secondary passageway. The pintle tip may have a secondary chamber sidewall, substantially thicker than the primary chamber sidewall, surrounding a secondary chamber downstream of and in fluid communication with the primary chamber, the secondary chamber sidewall having a second plurality of apertures there through so that some of the primary propellant exits the secondary chamber transverse to the flow of the secondary propellant in the secondary passageway. The pintle tip may have an end wall generally traverse to the flow of the primary propellant in the central passageway and adjacent the secondary chamber sidewall so that the flow of primary propellant through the secondary chamber sidewall cools a downstream face of the end wall during combustion of the mixed propellants adjacent the downstream face of the end wall. The pintle tip may be used for mixing a first liquid with a second liquid. | 01-08-2009 |
William Carrol Mueller, Mountain View, CA US
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| 20110156812 | MULTI-BAND, MULTI-MODE RF TRANSMIT AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH SEPARATE SIGNAL PATHS FOR LINEAR AND SATURATED OPERATION - A device includes: an input for receiving an RF input signal having a signal format selected among a plurality of signal formats, including at least one signal format to be linearly amplified, and at least another signal format be amplified in saturation; at least a first and a second output; a first amplification path from the input to the first output that includes a first amplifier that operates in a linear amplification mode with respect to the RF input signal; a second amplification path from the input port to the second output that includes the first amplifier, and a second amplifier that operates in saturated amplification with respect to the RF input signal; and a path selection device that selectively passes the RF input signal through the first amplification path or the second amplification path in response to the selected signal format of the RF input signal. | 06-30-2011 |