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| 20080312312 | SUBSTITUTED BENZOPYRANS AS SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-BETA AGONISTS - The present invention relates to substituted benzopyran derivatives, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof useful as Estrogen Receptor beta agonists for treating Estrogen Receptor beta mediated diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090298925 | SUBSTITUTED BENZOPYRANS AS SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-BETA AGONISTS - The present invention relates to substituted benzopyran derivatives, stereoisomers, and pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof useful as Estrogen Receptor beta agonists for treating Estrogen Receptor beta mediated diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100249075 | SUBSTITUTED TETRALINS AS SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR-BETA AGONISTS - The present invention relates to novel tetralin ER-β agonist compounds, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and use of these compounds to treat a ER-β mediated disease such as nocturia, obstructive uropathy, benign prostatic hypertrophy, obesity, dementia, hypertension, incontinence, colon cancer, prostate cancer, infertility, depression, leukemia, inflammatory bowel disease, and arthritis. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20120302608 | Novel Imidazole Derivatives Useful for the Treatment of Arthritis - The present invention provides compounds of the formula below: | 11-29-2012 |
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| 20110114316 | Methods and Devices for One Trip Plugging and Perforating of Oil and Gas Wells - A tubing conveyed tool for use in perforating a well bore utilizing abrasive perforating techniques. The perforating tool is particularly useful in non-vertical wells. The perforating tool is designed to permit running and setting a bridge plug, and then perforating the well bore without requiring the removal of the tool string. An eccentric weight bar can also be used to allow for directional perforating in non-vertical wells. The eccentric weight bar uses gravity to cause the bar to rotate to a predetermined position. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120006555 | SUBSEA LOCKING CONNECTOR - A connector is lowered onto and secured to a subsea member, effecting a seal between subsea member and the connector. The connector includes an outer body defining a cavity, and an inner body defining a bore, wherein the lower end of the inner body resides within the cavity. The connector also includes an engaging member coupled to the outer body and adapted to engage the subsea device, the engaging member radially movable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. The connector includes a seal carried by the inner body and adapted to form a seal between the bore and the subsea device. Finally, the connector includes a pre-loading member coupled to the outer body, operable to urge the inner body and seal against the subsea device to exert a pre-loading force on the seal. A differential pressure between the bore and a subsea environment energizes the seal. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120006557 | MADE-UP FLANGE LOCKING CAP - A cap is lowered onto and secured to a subsea member with an external flange, effecting a seal between the external flange and cap. The cap includes a tubular outer body defining a cavity, and a tubular inner body defining a bore, wherein the lower end of the inner body resides within the cavity. The cap also includes a lower engaging member coupled to the outer body that is radially movable between an inward state and an outward state and configured to alternately engage and disengage at least one of a backside of the external flange. Finally, the cap includes an upper engaging member coupled to the outer body and being radially movable independently of the lower engaging member between an inward state and an outward state and configured to engage and disengage the inner body. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120024519 | Methods and Devices for One Trip Plugging and Perforating of Oil and Gas Wells - A tubing conveyed tool for use in perforating a well bore utilizing abrasive perforating techniques. The perforating tool is particularly useful in non-vertical wells. The perforating tool is designed to permit running and setting a bridge plug, and then perforating the well bore without requiring the removal of the tool string. An eccentric weight bar can also be used to allow for directional perforating in non-vertical wells. The eccentric weight bar uses gravity to cause the bar to rotate to a predetermined position. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120118557 | Methods and Devices for One Trip Plugging and Perforating of Oil and Gas Wells - A tubing conveyed tool for use in perforating a well bore utilizing abrasive perforating techniques. The perforating tool is particularly useful in non-vertical wells. The perforating tool is designed to permit running and setting a bridge plug, and then perforating the well bore without requiring the removal of the tool string. An eccentric weight bar can also be used to allow for directional perforating in non-vertical wells. The eccentric weight bar uses gravity to cause the bar to rotate to a predetermined position. | 05-17-2012 |
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| 20090321077 | Pigging Of Flowlines By In-Situ Generated Foam Pigs - Methods and apparatus utilized to form foam pigs in-situ are provided. The in-situ generated foam pigs may be used for a number of purposes, including, but not limited to, commissioning or operational pigging. Further, the in-situ generated foam pigs may be used in a variety of type flowlines, including, but not limited to production or transportation pipelines used to carry hydrocarbons from subsea wells over long distances. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100147056 | Top of the Line Corrosion Apparatus - The described invention relates to a method for determining corrosion in wet gas pipelines comprising: a) using a portion of the liquid phase from a wet gas pipeline; b) placing said portion in a high pressure, high temperature autoclave to prepare a saturated vapor phase; c) transferring the saturated vapor to a corrosion test unit, said unit having a specimen holder section having external, temperature adjustable means, and specimens being arranged in one or more positions within the specimen holder; d) chilling said specimen holder section so as to cause condensation onto said corrosion testing specimens; and, e) calculating a value selected from the group consisting of corrosions rate, pitting of the specimen, weight loss of the specimen, and any combination thereof. The invention process can be practiced in a separate laboratory apparatus designed to accomplish the above method, or in a similar online apparatus set up in a semi-batch mode or continuous mode. | 06-17-2010 |
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| 20080220689 | Construction set for constructing a user-definable apparatus - A construction set for constructing a user-definable apparatus. for example a robot, is provided with one or more construction set components. The components may include components that are reconfigurable into other construction set components, and that have at least one demarcation defining adjacent segments thereof. The demarcations facilitate reconfiguration of the construction set components to produce other construction set components. The construction set may include an electromechanical drive assembly having an integrated speed control and operable to receive interchangeable. non-circular drive shafts. The electromechanical drive assembly may be configured to attach to and self-align relative to other construction set components. One or more of the components may be provided with openings through which the non-circular drive shafts may rotate. The drive shaft may be locked in relation to openings of components that allow the drive shaft to rotate via a lock plate. A bearing plate may also be included. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20110151742 | Components for Rapidly Constructing a User-Definable Apparatus - Mechanical and electromechanical components for rapidly constructing a user-definable apparatus may include components that are reconfigurable into other construction set components, and that have at least one demarcation defining adjacent segments thereof. The demarcations facilitate reconfiguration of the components to produce other construction set components. Openings to substantially prevent sharp edges from being formed during reconfiguration may be included in the components. An electromechanical drive assembly having an integrated speed control and operable to receive interchangeable, non-circular drive shafts may be provided. The electromechanical drive assembly may be configured to attach to and self-align relative to other construction set components. One or more of the components may be provided with openings through which the non-circular drive shafts may rotate. The drive shaft may be locked in relation to openings of components that allow the drive shaft to rotate via a lock plate. A bearing plate may also be included. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120029695 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING AND CONTROLLING ROBOT COMPETITION - A system and method for operating robots in a robot competition. One embodiment of the system may include operator interfaces, where each operator interface is operable to control movement of a respective robot. A respective operator interface may be in communication with an associated operator radio, where each radio may have a low power RF output signal. A robot controller may be coupled to each robot in the robot competition. A robot radio may be coupled to a respective robot and in communication with a respective robot controller and operator radio. The robot radios may have a low power RF output signal while communicating with the respective operator radios. Alternatively, the radios may be short range radios, where a distance of communication may be a maximum of approximately 500 feet. | 02-02-2012 |
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| 20090118842 | Manufacturing prediction server - In one embodiment, a method for providing predictions pertaining to a future state of a manufacturing facility includes collecting data from various source systems in a manufacturing facility, and generating predictions pertaining to a future state of the manufacturing facility based on the collected data. The method further includes providing the predictions to recipient systems in the manufacturing facility. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119077 | Use of simulation to generate predictions pertaining to a manufacturing facility - In one embodiment, a method for using simulation to predict the future of a manufacturing facility includes obtaining data pertaining to the current state of the manufacturing facility, and building a simulation model based on the obtained data. The method may further include identifying a time horizon defining a point of time in the future, performing a simulation run for the time horizon using the simulation model to predict the state of the manufacturing facility at the future point of time, and storing the resulting predictions in a database. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119618 | User-specified configuration of prediction services - Methods and systems for facilitating user-specified configuration of prediction services in a manufacturing facility. In one embodiment, a workflow user interface is presented to allow a user to specify a workflow for providing predictions pertaining to a future of a manufacturing facility. The workflow identifies a sequence of operations to be performed for providing the predictions. In addition, the user can specify properties for each operation in the workflow user interface. The workflow with the properties are then stored in a repository for subsequent execution in response to a workflow trigger. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090119669 | User-specified configuration of scheduling services - Methods and systems for facilitating user-specified configuration of scheduling services in a manufacturing facility. In one embodiment, a workflow user interface is presented to allow a user to specify a workflow for providing a scheduling for a manufacturing facility. The workflow identifies a sequence of operations to be performed for providing the schedule. In addition, the user can specify properties for each operation in the workflow user interface. The workflow with the properties are then stored in a repository for subsequent execution in response to a workflow trigger. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100228372 | PER-STATION START TIME CONSTRAINT - A per-station start time scheduler identifies a station that is unavailable to perform a task over a time interval. The scheduler identifies a plurality of stations and a start time of a task. The scheduler monitors each of the plurality of stations using a station time constraint corresponding to the task. Upon detecting that a station is unavailable to perform a task over a time interval, the scheduler sends a notification specifying the station that is unavailable to perform the task. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110029984 | COUNTER AND TIMER CONSTRAINTS - A method and system for scheduling tasks using a counter constraint. A method may include identifying multiple tasks to be performed, receiving dependency data indicating that scheduling of at least one task is dependent on whether a counter satisfies a threshold in relation to an additional condition, and upon determining, during scheduling, that the counter satisfies the threshold in relation to the additional condition, triggering a scheduling action with respect to at least one task. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110208337 | PREDICTION AND SCHEDULING SERVER - A server creates a plurality of projects pertaining to providing manufacturing service results. Each of the plurality of projects specifies operations to be performed relating to providing the manufacturing service results and at least one of the plurality of projects generates a requested manufacturing service result. The server initiates the at least one project that generates the requested manufacturing service result, wherein the at least one project is associated with an execution engine. The initiation of the at least one project may include sending input data to the execution engine based on configuration data that is associated with the execution engine, and obtaining the requested manufacturing service result from the execution engine. The server provides the requested manufacturing server result to at least one recipient. | 08-25-2011 |
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| 20090320371 | Push-Position Indicator for Appliance Door - A push-push appliance door, e.g., for a front-load automatic laundry washer, includes a peripheral frame having a first cut-out configured to receive a push-position indicator member that designates a push-position for opening the door. The frame may include a second cut-out located on an opposite side of the frame from the first cut-out. The door may further include a cut-out filler piece. The first and second cut-outs may be configured to interchangeably and interlockingly receive the indicator member and the cut-out filler piece, to thereby allow the indicator member to be properly positioned in relation to a selection of a hinge/latch location. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100026015 | Appliance Access Door Strike Assemblies For Addressing Latch Operation Issues Arising From Dimensional Variances - A technique and various door/latch structures are provided to deal efficiently and effectively with excessive appliance door closure/opening forces that can arise in the case that the door strike extension depth is not ideally matched to the relative location of the mating latch mechanism. This is particularly useful in connection with the use of a push-push style access door that must be compressed against a compressible seal gasket in order to effect both opening and closing of the door. A strike member is mounted to one of an appliance cabinet and door so as to be engagable with a latch mechanism when the door is in the closed position. The installing involves initially tentatively mounting the strike in a first of at least two provisioned ways, to thereby provide a first of at least two different strike extension depths. The door operation is then tested to determine whether an excessive operation force is required in order to open or close the door. Upon determining that an excessive operation force is required to open or close the door, the strike member is removed from its initial mount and remounted in a second of the at least two provisioned ways, to thereby provide a second of the at least two different strike extension depths. In another aspect, a limited amount of z-axis play of the strike is permitted to avoid inadvertent unlatching, e.g., of a push-push latch, upon a slam of the door shut. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20120032569 | Appliance Door Prop Mechanism - A latch plate and striker assembly serve also to prop open the door of a front load laundry washer or other washing or laundry appliance, so as to releasably maintain the door in an open, chamber venting position (regardless of whether the appliance installation is perfectly level). The latch plate also includes a ramped receptacle, and the strike structure includes a prong designed to be guided into the receptacle by the ramp, to align (as necessary) the door strike with the door latch/lock as the door is closed. | 02-09-2012 |
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| 20090137773 | Production Processes and Systems, Compositions, Surfactants, Monomer Units, Metal Complexes, Phosphate Esters, Glycols, Aqueous Film Forming Foams, and Foam Stabilizers - Compositions and methods for making compositions such as RF(Rτ)nQ are provided. The RF group can include at least two —CF3 groups, the Rτ group can be a group having at least two carbons, n can be at least 1, and the Q group can include one or more atoms of the periodic table of elements. RF-intermediates (RF(RT)nQg); Surfactants (RF(RT)nQs); Foam stabilizers (RF(RT)IIQFS); Metal complexes (RF(RT)IIQMC); Phosphate ester (RF(RT)HQPE); Polymers (RF(RT)IIQMU); Monomers (RF(RT)IIQM); Urethanes (RF(Rτ)nQu); and/or Glycols (RF(RT)IIQH) and methods for making the same are provided. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110213113 | PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, SURFACTANTS, MONOMER UNITS, METAL COMPLEXES, PHOSPHATE ESTERS, GLYCOLS, AQUEOUS FILM | 09-01-2011 |
| 20120071689 | PRODUCTION PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, SURFACTANTS, MONOMER UNITS, METAL COMPLEXES, PHOSPHATE ESTERS, GLYCOLS, AQUEOUS FILM FORMING FOAMS, AND FOAM STABILIZERS - Production processes and systems are provided that include reacting halogenated compounds, dehalogenating compounds, reacting alcohol's, reacting olefins and a saturated compounds, reacting reactants having at least two —CF | 03-22-2012 |
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| 20080214891 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOFILM REMOVAL, INCLUDING A BIOFILM REMOVAL ENDOSCOPE FOR USE THEREWITH - Systems and methods of removing bacterial biofilm from a target site using a biofilm removal endoscope. The endoscope has an insertion portion including an imaging channel terminating at a viewing window and an irrigation channel terminating at a nozzle. The imaging and irrigation channels are permanently affixed relative to one another. The insertion portion is inserted into the patient, with a working end thereof being disposed proximate the target site. The target site is imaged and a flow of fluid is dispensed via the nozzle to mechanically remove bacterial biofilm from the target site. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080249483 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR BIOFILM REMOVAL - Systems and methods for removal of bacterial biofilm from a target site of a human patient includes a surgical instrument having an introducer for bodily insertion and maintaining an irrigation duct and a nozzle. A distal portion of the introducer is transitionable between a plurality of bend angles relative to a proximal portion thereof. In particular, the instrument is adapted to independently maintain the distal portion at each of the plurality of bend angles relative to the proximal portion. The nozzle is maintained relative to the distal portion of the introducer and is adapted to dispense pressurized irrigant from the irrigation duct toward a layer of bacterial biofilm. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090214365 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOADING OF TUBING INTO A PUMPING DEVICE - A tube-positioning system for loading tubing into a peristaltic pump includes a holder and a first tube segment. The holder includes a shell configured to slidably fit onto an exterior of a pump and a pair of guides extending upward from opposite side walls of the shell. The first tube segment has a fixed length and extends between the pair of guides with each end of the first tube segment secured within one of the respective guides. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100049119 | SURGICAL FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A surgical fluid manager includes a pump releasably engageable to tubing and a user interface. The user interface is configured to enable finger-touch selection of a fluid flow rate through the tubing and configured to operate in at least one of a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, the flow rate is controlled via direct selection of one of a plurality of selectable digital numeric values, while in the second mode the flow rate is controlled via user selection of one alphanumeric identifier within a scale of alphanumeric identifiers. Each respective alphanumeric identifier directly corresponds to just one instrument size within a scale of instrument sizes. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20110009699 | METHODS FOR BIOFILM REMOVAL - A method of removing bacterial biofilm from a target site of a human patient. A bacterial biofilm removal system is provided that includes an endoscope, an irrigation duct and an aspiration duct. The endoscope includes a working end. The irrigation duct includes an outlet. The aspiration duct includes an inlet. The endoscope working end, the irrigation duct outlet and the aspiration duct inlet are disposed proximate a target site that includes a layer of bacterial biofilm. The target site is imaged with the endoscope working end. The fluid is dispensed through the irrigation duct outlet toward the target site to mechanically remove at least a portion of the layer of bacterial biofilm. The removed bacterial biofilm and the dispensed fluid are collected with the aspiration duct inlet. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20120253125 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOFILM REMOVAL, INCLUDING A BIOFILM REMOVAL ENDOSCOPE FOR USE THEREWITH - Systems and methods of removing bacterial biofilm from a target site using a biofilm removal endoscope. The endoscope has an insertion portion including an imaging channel terminating at a viewing window and an irrigation channel terminating at a nozzle. The imaging and irrigation channels are permanently affixed relative to one another. The insertion portion is inserted into the patient, with a working end thereof being disposed proximate the target site. The target site is imaged and a flow of fluid is dispensed via the nozzle to mechanically remove bacterial biofilm from the target site. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20130012972 | METHOD OF ENDOSCOPICALLY REMOVING TISSUE - A method of endoscopically removing tissue including providing a surgical cutting instrument including a first elongated member having a cutting tip, a second tubular member forming a cutting window, and a handpiece. The first elongated member is co-axially disposed within the second tubular member such that the cutting tip is exposed at the cutting window and combines to define a cutting implement. The first and second members are coupled to the handpiece. The method includes grasping the handpiece, deploying the instrument such that the cutting implement is adjacent a target site with the cutting window positioned at a first spatial orientation relative to the handpiece, rotating the cutting window relative to the handpiece such that the cutting window is positioned at a second spatial orientation, and moving the first elongated member relative to the second tubular member such that the cutting tip removes tissue from the target site. | 01-10-2013 |
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| 20100181223 | Array Of Multi-Staged Cleaning Wipes - An array of multi-stage configured cleansing wipe products may include first stage cleansing wipes and second stage cleansing wipes. The first stage cleansing wipes may have a first structure and a first composition selected in view of a first child developmental stage. The second stage cleansing wipes may have a second structure and a second composition selected in view of a second child developmental stage. The first structure and the first composition are different and potentially progressive from first stage to second stage. First stage product packaging may include at least one first stage-specific indicia and second stage product packaging may include at least one second stage-specific indicia. Stages of the array may be communicated and tailored based upon the foods eaten and the manner of eating (such as being fed or self-feeding) of the babies or children in each stage. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110288515 | Insert With Advantageous Fastener Configurations and End Stiffness Characteristics for Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A two-piece wearable absorbent article (such as a diaper) including an outer cover, and particularly, an absorbent insert for use therewith, are disclosed. The insert has a fastener component disposed at either or both a forward region and a rearward region thereof, for fastening the insert within the outer cover. The end of the insert associated with the region bearing the fastener component may have a specified stiffness, to help the insert to retain structural integrity while fastened within an outer cover and while being worn. The insert may include an end support stiffener that helps impart stiffness. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288516 | Insert With Advantageous Fastener Configurations And End Stiffness Characteristics For Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A two-piece wearable absorbent article (such as a diaper) including an outer cover, and particularly, an absorbent insert for use therewith, are disclosed. The insert has a fastener component disposed at either or both a forward region and a rearward region thereof, for fastening the insert within the outer cover. The end of the insert associated with the region bearing the fastener component may have a specified stiffness, to help the insert to retain structural integrity while fastened within an outer cover and while being worn. The insert may include an end support stiffener that helps impart stiffness. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110288518 | Insert With Advantageous Fastener Configurations And End Stiffness Characteristics For Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article - A two-piece wearable absorbent article (such as a diaper) including an outer cover, and particularly, an absorbent insert for use therewith, are disclosed. The insert has a fastener component disposed at either or both a forward region and a rearward region thereof, for fastening the insert within the outer cover. The end of the insert associated with the region bearing the fastener component may have a specified stiffness, to help the insert to retain structural integrity while fastened within an outer cover and while being worn. The insert may include an end support stiffener that helps impart stiffness. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120022485 | Two-Piece Wearable Absorbent Article With Advantageous Fastener Performance Configurations - A two-piece wearable absorbent article (such as a diaper) including an outer cover and an absorbent insert for use therewith, are disclosed. The outer cover may have a first hook-and-loop fastening system that provides for removable and refastenable and adjustable fastening of the outer cover about a wearer's lower torso. The absorbent insert and outer cover may have a second hook-and-loop fastening system that provides for removable and refastenable fastening of the insert within the outer cover. The first and second hook-and-loop fastening systems may have respective holding force and acoustic characteristics within advantageous performance ranges, individually and with respect to each other. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120024914 | Packaging for an article to be worn - A hanger for storing and/or displaying an article to be worn, such as an article of clothing. The hanger may be adapted to be joined to a fastener on the article of clothing. A method for displaying an article to be worn may include providing an article having a fastener, providing a hanger having a complementary fastener, and joining the article to the hanger by the fastener. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029458 | Bag - A bag has a first, water resistant configuration and a second, water permeable configuration. The bag may contain liquid and/or solid soils in the first configuration, and be permeable to wash liquor in the second configuration. The bag may be adapted to hold a clean article against the exterior of the bag. The bag may be rolled for storage. A method for using the bag to store and launder one or more articles and a kit comprising the bag and one or more reusable absorbent article components are described. | 02-02-2012 |
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| 20080263271 | System for Selectively Performing a Secure Data Erase to Ensure Timely Erasure - A system is provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining an erasure deadline for each physical volume of a plurality of physical volumes and calculating a remaining time for each physical volume. The remaining time is calculated for each physical volume by comparing a current date to the erasure deadline of each physical volume respectively. The physical volumes may then be sorted based on the remaining time and the physical volume with a shortest calculated remaining time will be selectively secure data erased. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080263274 | System for Determining Allocation of Tape Drive Resources for a Secure Data Erase Process - A system is provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining whether allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance by evaluating a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased, a maximum queued threshold, an average time to an erasure deadline and a minimum expiration threshold. An additional tape drive is allocated for the secure data erase process when it is determined that allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080263293 | Method for Selectively Performing a Secure Data Erase to Ensure Timely Erasure - A method and computer program product are provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining an erasure deadline for each physical volume of a plurality of physical volumes and calculating a remaining time for each physical volume. The remaining time is calculated for each physical volume by comparing a current date to the erasure deadline of each physical volume respectively. The physical volumes may then be sorted based on the remaining time and the physical volume with a shortest calculated remaining time will be selectively secure data erased. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080263294 | Method for Determining Allocation of Tape Drive Resources for a Secure Data Erase Process - A method and computer program product are provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining whether allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance by evaluating a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased, a maximum queued threshold, an average time to an erasure deadline and a minimum expiration threshold. An additional tape drive is allocated for the secure data erase process when it is determined that allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090083510 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR RETURNING PHYSICAL VOLUMES - Provided are a method, system and article of manufacture for return processing in storage pools. A plurality of physical volumes are allocated to a first storage pool. A determination is made whether the first storage pool has more than a threshold number of empty physical volumes. If the first storage pool has more than the threshold number of empty physical volumes, then at least one empty physical volume is returned to a second storage pool. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20110225356 | Method for Determining Allocation of Tape Drive Resources for a Secure Data Erase Process - A method and computer program product are provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining whether allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance by evaluating a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased, a maximum queued threshold, an average time to an erasure deadline and a minimum expiration threshold. An additional tape drive is allocated for the secure data erase process when it is determined that allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110225357 | System for Determining Allocation of Tape Drive Resources for a Secure Data Erase Process - A system is provided to ensure a timely secure data erase by determining whether allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance by evaluating a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased, a maximum queued threshold, an average time to an erasure deadline and a minimum expiration threshold. An additional tape drive is allocated for the secure data erase process when it is determined that allocating an additional tape drive would improve secure data erase performance. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20120311253 | Reallocation of Tape Drive Resources Associated With a Secure Data Erase Process - A method according to one embodiment includes determining whether to reallocate one or more of a plurality of tape drives that are presently allocated for a secure data erase process in response to an evaluation of a quantity of physical volumes to be secure data erased and a minimum queued threshold; and in response to said determination that one or more of said plurality of tape drives is to be reallocated, reallocating the one or more of said plurality of tape drives from the secure data erase process to another function. | 12-06-2012 |
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| 20090048819 | Multiple-type memory - A multiple-type memory is disclosed. The multiple-type memory includes memory blocks in communication with control logic blocks. The memory blocks and the control logic blocks are configured to emulate a plurality of memory types. The memory blocks can be configured into a plurality of memory planes that are vertically stacked upon one another. The vertically stacked memory planes may be used to increase data storage density and/or the number of memory types that can be emulated by the multiple-type memory. Each memory plane can emulate one or more memory types. The control logic blocks can be formed in a substrate (e.g., a silicon substrate including CMOS circuitry) and the memory blocks or the plurality of memory planes can be positioned over the substrate and in communication with the control logic blocks. The multiple-type memory may be non-volatile so that stored data is retained in the absence of power. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090049274 | Circuitry and method for indicating a memory - Circuitry and a method for indicating a multiple-type memory is disclosed. The multiple-type memory includes memory blocks in communication with control logic blocks. The memory blocks and the control logic blocks are configured to emulate a plurality of memory types. The memory blocks can be configured into a plurality of vertically stacked memory planes. The vertically stacked memory planes may be used to increase data storage density and/or the number of memory types that can be emulated by the multiple-type memory. Each memory plane can emulate one or more memory types. The control logic blocks can be formed in a substrate (e.g., a silicon substrate including CMOS circuitry) and the memory blocks or the plurality of memory planes can be positioned over the substrate and in communication with the control logic blocks. The multiple-type memory may be non-volatile so that stored data is retained in the absence of power. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090059036 | Memory Emulation in an image capture device - An image capture device using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, a non-volatile memory card, and FLASH memory, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the image capture device. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090063757 | Memory emulation in an electronic organizer - An electronic organizer using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, FLASH memory, and a non-volatile memory card, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the electronic organizer. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card. | 03-05-2009 |
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| 20100113321 | ACTIVE CONTAINING DELIVERY PARTICLE - The present invention relates to non-surfactant active containing delivery particles, cleaning compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and cleaning compositions. When employed in cleaning compositions, such particles provide more uniform active delivery. Thus, resulting in improved cleaning performance without the increased cleaning negatives that may be associated with higher levels of certain active levels. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100267604 | ACTIVE CONTAINING DELIVERY PARTICLE - The present invention relates to non-surfactant active containing delivery particles, cleaning compositions comprising said particles, and processes for making and using the aforementioned particles and cleaning compositions. When employed in cleaning compositions, such particles provide more uniform active delivery. Thus, resulting in improved cleaning performance without the increased cleaning negatives that may be associated with higher levels of certain active levels. | 10-21-2010 |
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