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Bolette Nordby, Hoersholm DK
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20100286640 | Layered Adhesive Construction With Adhesive Layers Having Different Hydrocolloid Composition - A layered adhesive construction comprising a backing layer and a first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive, where the first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive have different composition, and the second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive is at least partly interposed between the first layer of hydrocolloid adhesive and the backing layer, the first and second adhesive layers consisting of a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase where the discontinuous phase of the first adhesive layer comprises a hydrocolloids providing a higher moisture absorption capacity and higher initial rate of absorption to the adhesive layer than the hydrocolloids in the discontinuous phase of the second adhesive layer, and the discontinuous phase of second layer of adhesive comprises hydrocolloids providing a higher cohesion following moisture absorption to the adhesive compared to the hydrocolloid in the discontinuous phase of the first adhesive layer. | 11-11-2010 |
20120209229 | Layered adhesive construction with adhesive layers having different hydrocolloid composition - A layered adhesive construction comprising a backing layer and a first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive, where the first and second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive have different composition, and the second layer of hydrocolloid adhesive is at least partly interposed between the first layer of hydrocolloid adhesive and the backing layer, the first and second adhesive layers consisting of a continuous phase and a discontinuous phase where the discontinuous phase of the first adhesive layer comprises a hydrocolloids providing a higher moisture absorption capacity and higher initial rate of absorption to the adhesive layer than the hydrocolloids in the discontinuous phase of the second adhesive layer, and the discontinuous phase of second layer of adhesive comprises hydrocolloids providing a higher cohesion following moisture absorption to the adhesive compared to the hydrocolloid in the discontinuous phase of the first adhesive layer. | 08-16-2012 |
David C. Nordby, Madison, WI US
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20090013880 | FOOD PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A food processing system includes a food processing chamber for processing a food product, such as meat products such as hot dogs, sausages, poultry, fish, and other food items. A high speed serial to parallel loading station delivery system is provided. The food product is loaded onto a conveyor in the processing chamber having a plurality of two-piece food product cradles having openings receiving the food product at the loading station and discharging the food product at the unloading station and having gaps between food product carriers distally oppositely spaced from the openings and defining food product cavities therebetween, the width of the openings varying during traversal of the conveyor through the chamber from the loading to the unloading stations. | 01-15-2009 |
Fritz Nordby, Fenton, CA US
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20110278078 | INPUT DEVICE WITH FORCE SENSING - Devices and methods are provided that utilize a first electrode disposed on a first substrate and a second electrode disposed on a second substrate, where the first electrode and the second electrode define at least part of a variable capacitance. A third substrate is arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the third substrate having an opening arranged such that at least a portion of the first electrode and the second electrode overlap the opening. A transmission element is provided that partially overlaps the opening. The transmission element is physically coupled to the second electrode such that a force biasing the transmission element causes the second electrode to deflect relative to the first electrode, thus changing the variable capacitance. A measurement of the variable capacitance may then be used to determine force information. | 11-17-2011 |
Howard Nordby, Pittsboro, NC US
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20120193648 | CONFORMALLY COATED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME - Methods are disclosed including applying a conformal coating to multiple light emitters. The conformal coating forms in gap areas between adjacent ones of the light emitters. The plurality of light emitters are separated into individual light emitters. The individual light emitters include the conformal coating that extends to a space corresponding to respective gap areas. Light emitting structures are disclosed including a semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) having an active region and a conformal coating including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion corresponding to at least one surface of the LED and the second portion extending from the first portion. | 08-02-2012 |
Jacob Nordby, Boise, ID US
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20080255923 | Virtual Marketing Assistant - An embodiment is directed to a marketing method that includes analyzing a customer contact database to identify action contacts. A marketing plan is generated for the action contacts. The marketing plan including a proposed action for each action contact. User interface content having controls for implementing the marketing plan is communicated. Selections entered using the user interface content are received and analyzed to identify marketing actions selected to be implemented. Marketing jobs are assembled for the selected marketing actions. Each marketing job is communicated to a fulfillment vendor. | 10-16-2008 |
Jonathan D. Nordby, Monument, CO US
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20100241741 | DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING SYSTEM HAVING HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION - A distributed computing system conforms to a multi-level, hierarchical organizational model. One or more control nodes provide for the efficient and automated allocation and management of computing functions and resources within the distributed computing system in accordance with the organization model. The model includes four distinct levels: fabric, domains, tiers and nodes that provide for the logical abstraction and containment of the physical components as well as system and service application software of the enterprise. A user, such as a system administrator, interacts with the control nodes to logically define the hierarchical organization of distributed computing system. The control nodes are responsible for all levels of management in accordance with the model, including fabric management, domain creation, tier creation and node allocation and deployment. | 09-23-2010 |
Nathan Nordby, Boise, ID US
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20080255923 | Virtual Marketing Assistant - An embodiment is directed to a marketing method that includes analyzing a customer contact database to identify action contacts. A marketing plan is generated for the action contacts. The marketing plan including a proposed action for each action contact. User interface content having controls for implementing the marketing plan is communicated. Selections entered using the user interface content are received and analyzed to identify marketing actions selected to be implemented. Marketing jobs are assembled for the selected marketing actions. Each marketing job is communicated to a fulfillment vendor. | 10-16-2008 |
Reidar Magnus Nordby, Oslo NO
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20130012288 | LOTTERY TICKETS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Unique lottery tickets and/or systems for providing and/or participating in a lottery. In other embodiments, methods of administering and/or participating in a lottery. In at least one embodiment, a lottery integrated with a television or web broadcast, website, or other broadcast or publication. | 01-10-2013 |
20130260857 | GAMES, LOTTERIES, AND SWEEPSTAKES AND TICKETS, SYSTEMS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Games, lotteries, and/or sweepstakes as well as tickets, systems, technologies, and/or methods related thereto. In some embodiments, unique games and/or unique administrations of games and/or unique tickets useful for participating in games. In certain preferred embodiments, games which can be administrated or participated in contemporaneously with an event, such as a sporting event, music performance, or trade show (e.g., at the same time or during a live event). In certain of such preferred embodiments, participants in games make no payment to participate in the games. | 10-03-2013 |
Tera M. Nordby, Woodbury, MN US
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20090030341 | SAMPLE RELEASE SYSTEM - Devices to process a sample are configured to releasably attach a sample acquisition device to a drive mechanism that provides rotational and/or vibrational motion to the sample acquisition device. The devices can be used in sample processing methods to dislodge sample materials from the sample acquisition device. Sample processing methods using rotational or vibrational motion may further include the use of a liquid medium into which the sample is released. Sample processing methods may further include the detection of an analyte in the sample. | 01-29-2009 |
20090030342 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A SAMPLE OF MATERIAL - A first aspect of the present invention provides for devices to facilitate the release of sample materials from sample acquisition devices. The device comprises an abrasion element comprising at least one constriction or projection. A second aspect of the present invention provides for methods in which to use the devices to facilitate the release of sample materials from a sample acquisition device. Optionally, the device may contain at least one reagent to facilitate the release and/or detection of a microorganism, or component thereof, in a sample. Preferably, the devices and methods may be used in conjunction with a liquid medium in which the sample may be further processed. | 01-29-2009 |
20100062418 | INACTIVATED AND DRIED BIOLOGICAL PREPARATIONS - In one aspect, the present invention provides biological sample that includes a dry preparation comprising a stabilizer and stabilized, inactivated biological material. In certain embodiments, the biological material may be heat inactivated and/or heat dried. In another aspect, the present invention provides a method of making a dried biological preparation. Generally, the method includes collecting a sample of biological material, inactivating the biological material, suspending the sample in a volume of a stabilizer and allowing the stabilizer to dry. In certain embodiments, the biological material may be heat inactivated and/or heat dried. | 03-11-2010 |
20110146419 | SAMPLE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A sample acquisition device includes a capillary array configured to draw in a sample and retain the sample by capillary action. The capillary array may be coupled to an elongated member, such as a stem or a hollow tube, which defines a longitudinal axis extending in a first direction. In some embodiments, the capillary array defines a major sample acquisition surface that extends in a second direction different than the first direction. A ratio of the major sample acquisition surface area to maximum volume retained by the capillary array may be selected to minimize physical binding between the capillary array and sample. In some embodiments, the device may include a feedback mechanism to indicate the relative pressure applied to a sample source with the sample acquisition device. In addition, in some embodiments, the sample acquisition device may include a suction source to help draw the sample into the capillary array. | 06-23-2011 |
20110179887 | SAMPLE ACQUISITION DEVICE - A sample acquisition device includes a body comprising a plurality of sample acquisition regions defined by at least a first wall and a second wall oriented nonparallel to the first wall. In some embodiments, the body defines a plurality of apertures that define a plurality of sample acquisition regions. In other embodiments, the walls extend from the body, and the sample acquisition regions are defined between the walls. The sample acquisition regions may be configured in some embodiments such that a user may acquire a sample by rotating the body in a first direction relative to a sample source and may release the sample by rotating the body in a second direction that is substantially opposite to the first direction. When rotated in the first direction, at least one of the first or second walls defines a surface that is inclined into a sample acquisition region. | 07-28-2011 |
20140220610 | METHOD AND CULTURE DEVICE FOR DETECTING YEASTS AND MOLDS - A thin film culture device for detecting yeast and mold microorganisms in a sample is provided. The culture device comprises a body comprising a self-supporting substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface; a first adhesive composition disposed on a portion of the first major surface of the substrate; a substantially dry, cold-water-soluble first hydrogel-forming composition adhered to the first adhesive composition; and a plurality of indicator agents. The plurality of indicator agents comprises three indicator agents for detecting distinct glycosidase enzyme activities, an indicator agent for detecting an alkyl esterase enzyme activity, and an indicator agent for detecting a phosphatase enzyme activity, wherein each of the plurality of indicator agents comprises a detectable reporter group. A method of using the culture device is also provided. | 08-07-2014 |