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Oscar Af Strom, Atizapan MX

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090011156	MULTIUSE DECALS WITH RUBBER-BASED HOT MELT ADHESIVE - Composite sheets for image transfer, having layers of rubber-based hot melt adhesive are positioned with the adhesive in contact with images. The support sheets are removed and the image paper backing washed away. The resultant decals may be ironed-on, pasted-on, and have the ability to adhere removeably to walls and windows, and adhere permanently to painted surfaces.	01-08-2009
20090176039	Image Transfer Sheet and Method Utilizing a Rubber Based Hot Melt Adhesive - The present invention provides a transfer sheet on which the image to be transferred may be applied directly on one side of the sheet, by any known means, e.g. printing, copying, drawing, painting etc., and which may be applied on practically any surface by use of an adhesive located on the opposite side either as a sticker or an iron-on decal. The transfer sheet comprises an image absorbing layer in contact with a plastic film layer, then a rubber based hot melt adhesive layer and finally a protective liner. Another embodiment of the present invention comprises an image absorbing layer in contact with a plastic film layer, then a rubber based hot melt adhesive layer and finally a coating layer. Yet another embodiment of the present invention comprises an image absorbing layer in contact with a rubber based hot melt adhesive layer, then a plastic film layer with a liner.	07-09-2009

Oscar Alonso Sadaba, Navarra ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100298991	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A WIND FARM - System and method for controlling a wind farm, for wind farms comprising a plurality of wind turbines having a rotor, a generator, a control unit and means for connecting to the mains of the wind farm, said wind turbines having means for generating reactive power according to the instructions of the wind farm control system, said control system calculating a global reactive power demand to be produced by the whole wind farm on the basis of the voltage at the connection point or the power factor required, and said control system sending reactive power instructions to the wind turbines of the farm, the central control system for the wind turbines receiving information based on one or more parameters indicating the level of heating of the electrical components of the wind turbines, the generation of reactive power being distributed between the various wind turbines.	11-25-2010

Oscar Alonso Sádaba, Sarriguren ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100219634	WIND TURBINE CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL UNIT AND WIND TURBINE - A wind turbine control method for dampening vibrations of a transmission system, even in the presence of voltage dips and in any event that is susceptible to reducing active current generation capacity, is provided. First, for example, an initial torque or power instruction may be calculated based on a turbine operating state. Next, a torque or power adjustment term associated with dampening vibration modes of a turbine transmission system may be calculated. Then, a final torque or power instruction may be calculated by, for example, applying the adjustment term to the initial instruction. Finally, the final torque or power instruction may be transformed into a current instruction for controlling the wind turbine.	09-02-2010
20100237834	POWER GENERATION PLANT VOLTAGE CONTROL - A method for controlling a power generation plant may be provided. First, an equivalent grid voltage may be estimated based on electric magnitudes measured at a connection point of the power generation plant and an equivalent model of a power grid to which the power generation plant is connected. Then, on the basis of said estimated equivalent voltage, a command indicative of reactive power to be produced by the power generation plant may be generated.	09-23-2010
20100274399	WIND FARM - Wind farm, of the kind that comprises a series of wind turbine generators, which consist of a rotor, a generator, a control unit and means of connection to the computing network for the wind farm of which they form part, in such a way that at least two of the wind turbine generators in the farm can assume a leader hierarchy for the wind farm, accessing the operating data of the rest of the wind turbine generators, calculating and sending instructions to the rest of the wind turbine generators making up that wind farm, and a subject hierarchy, receiving and following the instructions coming from the leader wind turbine generator of the wind farm.	10-28-2010

Oscar Alvarez Alonso, Zamudio ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110001371	SYSTEM FOR THE CIRCULATION OF FILTERED AIR INSIDE THE WIND TURBINE - System for the circulation of filtered air inside the wind turbine (	01-06-2011

Oscar Alvizo, San Mateo, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100267088	INHA PROMOTERS - The present invention relates to an isolated DNA sequence having promoter activity and to vectors comprising the DNA sequence. The promoters of the invention are referred to inhA promoters. The invention also relates to a method of producing a protein in a recombinant host cell wherein the host cell comprises a vector comprising an inhA promoter and a coding sequence encoding a protein of interest.	10-21-2010

Oscar Alvizo, Redwood City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110111468	VARIANT LOVD POLYPEPTIDES AND THEIR USES - The present disclosure provides acyltransferases useful for synthesizing therapeutically important statin compound	05-12-2011

Oscar Azucena, Santa Cruz, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100105105	USE OF A REFERENCE SOURCE WITH ADAPTIVE OPTICS IN BIOLOGICAL MICROSCOPY - Methods of microscopic imaging of biological tissue using adaptive optics technology to improve the image focus and sharpness. Wavefront measurements are taken by using a novel method of seeding biological tissue by using a fluorescent microsphere as a “guide star” as a natural point-source reference. The current methods are capable of improving the Strehl ratio of modern biological microscopes as much as 15 times.	04-29-2010

Oscar Beijbom, Lund SE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100177187	METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN IN-FOCUS POSITION AND A VISION INSPECTION SYSTEM - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method is disclosed for determining a difference between a sample position and an in-focus position, as well as a vision inspection system. In a first step image data depicting a sample is captured. Next, a feature set is extracted from the image data. Thereafter, the feature set is classified into a position difference value, corresponding to the difference between the sample position and the in-focus position, by using a machine learning algorithm that is trained to associate image data features to a position difference value.	07-15-2010

Oscar Berenguer Monge, Madrid ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100061031	Protection Device against Electrical Discharges in Aircraft - This invention relates to a protection device against electrical discharges to an aircraft, especially against lightning, applicable to an external structural surface element (	03-11-2010

Oscar Bran De Leon, Belle Plaine, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090074371	Stackable splice chip device - A splice tray arrangement including a tray and a splice chip arrangement. The splice chip arrangement including stackable splice chips defining channels for holding splice elements. Each of the splice chips including a mounting arrangement for mounting the splice chip at a mounting location on the tray, and a stacking arrangement for mounting the splice chip upon another splice chip.	03-19-2009
20090136185	Splice chip device - A splice tray arrangement including a tray and a splice chip. The splice chip includes a plurality of arms that define channels for holding splice elements. The arms include retaining structure for retaining a splice element in both of either one of an upper region and a lower region of a channel. The splice tray arrangement also includes a mounting arrangement for securing the splice chip to the tray at a mounting location. The mounting arrangement includes sliding interlock guides disposed on each of the splice chip and the tray. The mounting arrangement further includes flexible tabs arranged to prevent lateral movement of the splice chip when positioned at the mounting location.	05-28-2009

Oscar Bruna-Romero, Belo Horizonte BR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110045016	UTILIZATION OF RECOMBINANT INFLUENZA VIRUSES AND MODIFIED VACCINIA ANKARA VIRUS (MVA) WITH GENES THAT ENCODE FOR THE TOXOPLASMA GONDII SAG1 AND SAG2 SURFACE PROTEINS, AS VACCINES AGAINST TOXOPLASMOSIS - The present invention concerns to recombinant influenza viruses and modified Vaccinia Ankara viruses (MVA), and to a process for construction of recombinant influenza viruses and modified vaccinia Ankara viruses (MVA) with genes that encode for the	02-24-2011

Oscar Bruna-Romero, Minas Gerais BR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090252760	Construction of Recombinant Adenovirus With Genes That Codify for SAG1, SAG2 and SAG3 - This invention refers to the construction of recombinant adenovirus with genes that codify for	10-08-2009

Oscar Caraan, Raymond, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080230948	HEAT STAKING PROCESS WITH INCREASED RETENTION FORCE - A heat staking method and apparatus is provided for use in deforming a heat-stake so that it becomes mechanically coupled to an encapsulate. The deformed portion of the heat-stake contacts a retention component that provides additional composition strength and fastening surface to the encapsulate.	09-25-2008

Oscar Castro Soto, Santiago CL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090032457	Hydrocyclones - An inlet head for a cyclone, the inlet head including a feed chamber therein having an inner side wall, a top or end wall at one end of the side wall, an open end at the other end of the side wall, the open end being of circular cross-section with a central axis, an inlet port adjacent the top or end wall for delivering an inlet stream of material to be separated to the feed chamber, an overflow outlet in the top or end wall which is coaxial with the central axis, a vortex finder extending into the feed chamber in the direction of the central axis through which an overflow stream of separated material passes to the overflow outlet. The vortex finder includes a generally tubular body having a side wall with an outer side wall surface and a passageway which includes an inlet end and an outlet end the passageway extending through the body, the passageway having an inner side wall surface and an end face at the inlet end wherein the end face is generally annular shaped and is curved from the inner wall surface outwardly towards the outer side wall surface and towards the other end.	02-05-2009
20090071880	Cyclone Separator Having An Inlet Head - A cyclone structured for separating feed material having mixtures of differently sized material, the cyclone having a separating section and an inlet head having a feed inlet zone, wherein the feed inlet zone has a volute axis and adjacent sectors in which the volute axis progressively decreases relative to and in the direction of the central axis through subsequent sectors extending downstream from the inlet port of the inlet head. The inlet head is also structured with a vortex finder extending into the feed chamber a distance L	03-19-2009

Oscar Centelles Vilalta, Almazora (castellon) ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090019794	DEVICE FOR COLLAPSING TOWERS IN MOVABLE STRUCTURES - The device is specially designed to facilitate the collapsing of towers (	01-22-2009

Oscar Ces, London GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090239250	METHOD FOR THE ANALYSIS OF CELLS - The present invention provides an improved method of analysing and obtaining reliable data about the plasma membrane of single cells, using a microfluidic cell analyser. The microfluidic cell analyser of the invention comprises a single cell trap, a manipulator arranged to manipulate the outer surface of a cell in the trap, a detection zone in communication with the single cell trap and a detector.	09-24-2009

Oscar Chen, Shanghai CN

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090124138	Apparatus For Plug-In And Plug-Out Protection - A telecommunications plug comprising: a plug body; plug latches mounted on the plug body, the plug latches being movable between a latched and unlatched state; a boot cap having arms extending therefrom, each arm including a camming surface engaging an outside surface of the plug latches, wherein moving the boot cap in a first direction drives the latches towards each other; a cap latch mounted to the boot cap, the cap latch having a distal end positioned between the latches preventing movement of the boot cap in the first direction; the boot cap including an opening for receiving a key to deflect the cap latch allowing movement of the boot cap in the first direction.	05-14-2009
20100022108	Apparatus For Plug-In and Plug-Out Protection - A telecommunications plug comprising: a plug body; plug latches mounted on the plug body, the plug latches being movable between a latched and unlatched state; a boot cap having arms extending therefrom, each arm including a camming surface engaging an outside surface of the plug latches, wherein moving the boot cap in a first direction drives the latches towards each other; a cap latch mounted to the boot cap, the cap latch having a distal end positioned between the latches preventing movement of the boot cap in the first direction; the boot cap including an opening for receiving a key to deflect the cap latch allowing movement of the boot cap in the first direction.	01-28-2010

Oscar Ciampaglia, Indianapolis, IN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025760	MEDICAL AND DENTAL TOOL CLEANING DEVICE - An apparatus for cleaning of dental instruments and medical instruments. The apparatus includes a body for holding such instruments that is biased apart from an immersion tank. The retained instruments can be lowered into the immersion tank by hand operation. After the hand pressure is removed, the instruments are biased to pull out of the immersion bath. The instruments are then blown dry by pressurized gas.	01-29-2009

Oscar Cwajbaum, Sunnyvale, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090254856	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROMPTING USERS TO SUBSCRIBE TO WEB FEEDS BASED ON WEB BROWSING ACTIVITY - A method (and corresponding system and computer program product) that prompts users for web feed subscription based on web browsing activities of the users is disclosed. The method monitors web browsing activities of a user related to a web page, and determines that the web page supports web feeds. Responsive to the user repeatedly visited the web page, the method determines whether the monitored web browsing activities related to the web page meets predetermined criteria. If so, the method prompts the user with options to subscribe to the web feed. If the user responds positively to the prompt, the method subscribes to the web feed.	10-08-2009

Oscar D'Almeida, Boulogne Billancourt FR

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100247858	Rotors of high power engines - The invention concerns a system, in particular suitable for high power engines, comprising at least a rotor and means comprising active sections fit for making the rotor(s) rotate by their synchronised deformation, characterised in that the rotor material comprises an Al, Fe alloy with at least one other element, the alloy comprising at least more or less 80% in weight of Al and at least between 0.1 and 15.0% in weight in Fe.	09-30-2010

Oscar De Frutos Garcia, Madrid ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100018920	REACTION AND SEPARATION METHODS - A method of separating compounds that includes the steps of: tagging at least a first organic compound with a first tagging moiety to result in a first tagged compound; tagging at least a second organic compound with a second tagging moiety different from the first tagging moiety to result in a second tagged compound; and separating the first tagged compound from a mixture including the second tagged compound using a separation technique based upon differences between the first tagging moiety and the second tagging moiety. Preferably, the separation technique is based upon difference in the fluorous nature of the first tagged compound and the second tagged compound, differences in total charge between the first tagged compound and the second tagged compound, differences in size between the first tagged compound and the second tagged compound, and/or differences in polarity between the first tagged compound and the second tagged compound. The present invention also provides a method for carrying out a chemical reaction including the steps of: tagging a plurality of compounds with different tagging moieties to create tagged compounds, conducting at least one chemical reaction on a mixture of the tagged compounds to produce a mixture of tagged products, and separating the mixture of tagged products by a separation technique based upon differences in the tagging moieties.	01-28-2010

Oscar Della Schiava, Rue Adolphe Diederich LU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090149563	CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITIONS FOR PAINT PRODUCTS - The present invention relates to a crosslinkable composition for paint products comprising: a) at least one acrylic oligomer that is crosslinkable through the combined action of heat and UV radiation; b) at least one acrylic oligomer that is crosslinkable through exposure to UV radiation alone; c) at least one acrylic monomer that is crosslinkable through exposure to UV radiation; d) at least one photoinitiator agent; e) at least one additive. The invention also relates to a thermo-crosslinkable paint product added with the aforementioned component, and a process for painting substrates of various natures, preferably car bodies and automotive parts thereof.	06-11-2009

Oscar Del Rio Herrero, Leiden NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100054131	METHODS, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEM FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SPREAD-SPECTRUM COMMUNICATION - A method of receiving data packets asynchronously transmitted by a plurality of user terminals using a spread-spectrum medium access protocol, comprises a step of cancelling interferences between colliding packets according to an innovative “sliding window” processing algorithm. A gateway receiver is adapted for carrying out interference cancellation using this algorithm. Asynchronous packet transmission from a user terminal is controlled by estimating a parameter indicative of the quality of information transmission through a communication channel; and inhibiting or allowing data transmission depending on a comparison between said estimated parameter and an adaptively varying threshold. A user terminal comprises transmission control means adapted for carrying out such a method. A communication system comprises a plurality of mobile user terminal communicating with a gateway through a satellite channel using an asynchronous spread-spectrum medium access protocol without closed-loop power control, wherein the user terminals and said gateway are of the kind described above.	03-04-2010

Oscar Divorra Escoda, Catalunya ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100124273	METHODS AND APPARATUS SUPPORTING MULTI-PASS VIDEO SYNTAX STRUCTURE FOR SLICE DATA - There are provided methods and apparatus supporting a multi-pass video structure for slice data. An apparatus includes an encoder for encoding at least one syntax data element related to at least two partitions of at least a portion of a picture. The at least one syntax element is encoded within a multi-pass syntax structure. The at least one syntax element belongs to a given class of data. The encoder encodes the at least one syntax data element with respect to all partitions of at least the portion of the picture prior to encoding a next class of data, wherein later coded data classes, including the next class, have at least one of an explicit coding and an implicit coding of at least one of a casual dependency and a non-casual dependency with respect to earlier coded data classes coded earlier than the next class.	05-20-2010

Oscar Dufau, San Clemente, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100095447	TOILET OVERFLOW PREVENTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for preventing overflow of a toilet includes a sensor, a processor and an actuator. The sensor senses a parameter caused by fluid dynamics within the toilet during a flush cycle. The parameter may involve vibration, sound, pressure, fluid flow rate or other detectible characteristics of the toilet. The processor uses information regarding the parameter that is gathered by the sensor to evaluate the condition of the flush cycle to determine if an impeded flush condition exists. In the event of an impeded flush condition, the processor directs the actuator to close a valve, which may be the toilet flapper valve in some embodiments. Also disclosed are methods for preventing toilet overflow, detecting an impeded flush condition and calibrating the system.	04-22-2010

Oscar Faneca Llesera, Barcelona ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090020627	Flat Atomizer Pump - A flat pump for producing liquid spray or for producing an atomized liquid stream may have a thickness of 6 millimeters or less. The flat pump may include an internal reservoir (	01-22-2009
20100018997	TAMPER EVIDENT NOZZLE SHIELD AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A tamper evident nozzle shield (	01-28-2010
20100243679	FLAT ATOMIZER PUMP - A flat pump for producing liquid spray or for producing an atomized liquid stream may have a thickness of 6 millimeters or less. The flat pump may include an internal reservoir, a valve, a valve conduit and a vortex chamber wherein fluid from the reservoir may be pumped through the valve, along the valve conduit, and into the vortex chamber. An atomized liquid stream, spray, or mist formed in the vortex chamber may be expelled from the flat pump.	09-30-2010

Oscar Gardcia, Aachen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100031318	DISTRIBUTED DEVICE REVOCATION - In a distributed revocation method, it is individually decided at each of a plurality of autonomous device nodes of a distributed network whether a suspect autonomous device node or suspect distributed key of the distributed network should be removed from the distributed network. A voting session is conducted at which the individual decisions of the plurality of autonomous device nodes are combined to decide whether the suspect autonomous device node or suspect distributed key should be removed from the distributed network. The suspect autonomous device node or suspect distributed key is removed from the distributed network responsive to the voting session deciding in favor of removal.	02-04-2010

Oscar Garza-Ondarza, San Pedro Garza Garcìa MX

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090314453	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED HEAT EXTRACTION FROM ALUMINUM CASTINGS FOR DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION - Method and apparatus for improving the quality and mechanical properties of an aluminum alloy engine cylinder block or other large or complex castings by providing sand molds bound with a soluble binder only at locations on said casting from which rapid cooling for directional solidification and/or improved localized mechanical properties are desired with said molds being otherwise bound at the remaining locations only with a more typical insoluble binder.	12-24-2009

Oscar Gervasoni, Bergamo IT

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080264220	Threading device on a numerically controlled lathe - A piece-threading device on a numerically controlled lathe comprises a supporting assembly having an inner rotatively driven body which, on a side thereof facing a workpiece to be threaded, comprises a plurality of threading tools, the rotatively driven body having a built-in electrical rotor (	10-30-2008

Oscar Heed, Malmo SE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080250066	APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADDING CONTACT INFORMATION INTO A CONTACT LIST - A portable electronic device includes call circuitry operative to establish a call with another contact over a communication network, a contact list stored in memory of the electronic device, said contact list including contact information; and logic circuitry operative to capture at least a portion of new contact information during a call with the contact, wherein the new contact information can be obtained via the communication network. The logic circuit automatically enters the new contact information into the contact list during or after the call.	10-09-2008

Oscar Hemberg, La Jolla, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100027007	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTIPLE ANGLE LIGHT SCATTERING (MALS) INSTRUMENT HAVING TWO-DIMENSIONAL DETECTOR ARRAY - A particle detection system uses a reflective optic comprising a curved surface to detect high angle scattered light generated by a particle in a liquid medium, when a laser beam is incident on the particle. When the particles transit the laser beam, light is scattered in all directions and is described by MIE scattering theory for particles about the size of the wavelength of light and larger or Rayleigh Scattering when the particles are smaller than the wavelength of light. By using the reflective optic, the scattered light can be detected over angles that are greater than normally obtainable.	02-04-2010

Oscar Hemberg, Stockholm SE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080283776	Method and apparatus for EUV plasma source target delivery - An EUV plasma formation target delivery system and method is disclosed which may comprise: a target droplet formation mechanism comprising a magneto-restrictive or electro-restrictive material, a liquid plasma source material passageway terminating in an output orifice; a charging mechanism applying charge to a droplet forming jet stream or to individual droplets exiting the passageway along a selected path; a droplet deflector intermediate the output orifice and a plasma initiation site periodically deflecting droplets from the selected path, a liquid target material delivery mechanism comprising a liquid target material delivery passage having an input opening and an output orifice; an electromotive disturbing force generating mechanism generating a disturbing force within the liquid target material, a liquid target delivery droplet formation mechanism having an output orifice; and/or a wetting barrier around the periphery of the output orifice.	11-20-2008
20110042353	NANOMETER-SCALE ABLATION USING FOCUSED, COHERENT EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET/SOFT X-RAY LIGHT - Ablation of holes having diameters as small as 82 nm and having clean walls was obtained in a poly(methyl methacrylate) on a silicon substrate by focusing pulses from a Ne-like Ar, 46.9 nm wavelength, capillary-discharge laser using a freestanding Fresnel zone plate diffracting into third order is described. Spectroscopic analysis of light from the ablation has also been performed. These results demonstrate the use of focused coherent EUV/SXR light for the direct nanoscale patterning of materials.	02-24-2011

Oscar Jimenez Alonso, Igualada ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100047185	ACTVIE SUBSTANCE COMBINATION - The present invention refers to a combination of at least 2 UV-absorbing active substances (A) and (B), wherein the UV-absorbing active substance (A) is at least one heptaazaphenalene compound of the general formula (I), which is defined in the description and the UV-ab-sorbing active substance (B) is at least one compound which has its ab-sorption maximum λ	02-25-2010

Oscar Kårekull, Jonkoping SE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100128903	A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR DAMPING A SONIC SIGNAL - A method for limiting the sound volume in an earphone, a headset (	05-27-2010

Oscar Khaselev, Monmouth Junction, NJ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080236874	DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS - A device including a heat sensitive substrate and an electrical conductor disposed thereon is provided. In certain examples, the heat sensitive substrate may be configured to degrade at or above a sintering temperature. In other examples, the electrical conductor may be processed, prior to disposal on the heat sensitive substrate, at the sintering temperature on a second substrate that can withstand the sintering temperature. Methods and kits are also disclosed.	10-02-2008
20080245765	ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - Certain embodiments are directed to methods, devices and systems designed to remove selected portions of a material to expose an underlying material or substrate. One or more electrical components may be coupled to the underlying substrate through an electrical contact. Kits and systems for producing electrical contacts are also provided.	10-09-2008
20080261071	Preserving Solderability and Inhibiting Whisker Growth in Tin Surfaces of Electronic Components - A method for reducing whisker formation and preserving solderability in tin coatings over metal features of electronic components. The tin coating has internal tensile stress and is between about 0.5 m and about 4.0 m in thickness. There is a nickel-based layer under the tin coating.	10-23-2008
20080296540	METALLIC PARTICLES FOR ELECTROKINETIC OR ELECTROSTATIC DEPOSITION - Metallic particles for electrokinetic or electrostatic deposition, and a method for making such particles, comprising metallic particle bodies, an organic acid film on the particle bodies, and a charge director adhered to the organic acid film.	12-04-2008
20090025967	METHODS FOR ATTACHMENT AND DEVICES PRODUCED USING THE METHODS - Methods for attachment and devices produced using such methods are disclosed. In certain examples, the method comprises disposing a capped nanomaterial on a substrate, disposing a die on the disposed capped nanomaterial, drying the disposed capped nanomaterial and the disposed die, and sintering the dried disposed die and the dried capped nanomaterial at a temperature of 300° C. or less to attach the die to the substrate. Devices produced using the methods are also described.	01-29-2009
20090061169	ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM - Certain examples disclosed herein are directed to devices that include a substrate and conductor disposed on the substrate. In some examples, each of the conductor and the substrate may include materials that are mutually insoluble in each other. In other examples, the conductor may further comprise a substantially pure metal. In certain examples, the disposed conductor may be configured to pass adhesion tape test ASTM D3359-02. Methods of forming the conductors are also provided.	03-05-2009

Oscar Khutoryansky, Liverpool, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219599	Universal Interface For Medical Imaging Receptors - The present invention provides interchangeable modules each of which is adapted to interface with at least one image receptor having predetermined physical interface parameters, including means for receiving image data from the at least one image receptor, processing means for converting the received image data into a converted, common format, and bus means for adapting to and communicating with a mother board. The interchangeable modules can be embodied in a plurality of daughter boards that are adapted for electrical connection to a mother board. Each daughter board can include the physical interface corresponding with the image receptor for which it has been programmed to receive data, with the physical interface being adapted for extending outwardly from a cabinet enclosing the daughter board and mother board.	09-11-2008

Oscar Khutoryansky, Baldwinsville, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080219541	Universal Interface For Medical Imaging Receptors - The present invention provides a plurality of interchangeable modules each of which is adapted to interface with at least one image receptor having predetermined physical interface parameters, including means for receiving image data from the at least one image receptor, processing means for converting the received image data into a converted, common format, and bus means for adapting to and communicating with a mother board. The interchangeable modules can be embodied in a plurality of daughter boards that are adapted for electrical connection to a mother board. Each daughter board can include the physical interface corresponding with the image receptor for which it has been programmed to receive data, with the physical interface being adapted for extending outwardly from a cabinet enclosing the daughter board and the mother board.	09-11-2008
20090257560	3D POLY-PHASE TRANSFORMER - A three dimensional (3D) poly-phase transformer includes a plurality of transformer ribs mechanically and magnetically coupled such that each transformer rib forms a leg of a polygon. A plurality of the polygons forms a 3D polyhedron structure. At least two base planes of the 3D poly-phase transformer including a polygon have a plurality of base ribs. At least four side ribs of the 3D poly-phase transformer are disposed between the base planes. The 3D poly-phase transformer includes a plurality of primary and secondary transformer windings. Another 3D poly-phase transformer includes at least two base planes having a closed curve. Each closed curve includes a plurality of curved base ribs, and at least four side ribs of the 3D poly-phase transformer disposed between the base planes. Methods of manufacturing three dimensional (3D) poly-phase transformers are also described.	10-15-2009

Oscar Kipersztok, Redmond, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090157611	METHODS AND APPARATUS USING SETS OF SEMANTICALLY SIMILAR WORDS FOR TEXT CLASSIFICATION - A computer-based searching method is described that includes receiving, at a computer, a search concept that includes a plurality of principal words, determining a set of semantically similar words for at least one of the principal words, calculating a degree of membership for each word in each set that reflects a semantic similarity in meaning to the principal word of the set, performing the search, computing a score based at least on the degrees of membership for the words in the word set, and sorting the results using the computed scores.	06-18-2009
20100145972	METHOD FOR VOCABULARY AMPLIFICATION - A method for finding similar search terms (word matching) is provided. The method receives a query of at least a first word and automatically applies the first word to a vocabulary amplifier. The vocabulary amplifier retrieves an associated word for the first word and accesses one or more database sources to retrieve an associated word. Each associated word is presented to an output interface. The amplifier then receives information from an input interface for the associated word and classifies the associated word based upon the received characterizing information.	06-10-2010

Oscar Lacarra Fernandez, Peralta ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100227539	COIN DISPENSER - Coin dispenser comprising a coin storage unit, a coin extractor (	09-09-2010

Oscar Lafuente Cerda, Mannheim DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090326092	LOW-VISCOSITY COATING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to radiation-curable coating compositions which are of low viscosity and comprise (meth)acrylates and divinyl adipate.	12-31-2009

Oscar Landeta Elorz, Zaragoza ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100025266	BLISTERED RAPID DIAGNOSTIC TEST WITH INCORPORATED MOISTURE ABSORBENT MATERIAL - A package which incorporates, integrated in the composition of one of the components of the test package, a plastic support (	02-04-2010

Oscar Larach, Sydney AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110044760	UNDERGROUND INFILTRATION TANK MODULE - An underground infiltration tank module comprising a four-sided periphery formed of a top periphery wall, a bottom periphery wall, and two side periphery walls, a plurality of channels running from the top periphery wall to the bottom periphery wall, holes formed in the channels, strut members running between the channels, and stud members located on the periphery walls. Any two of the plurality of channels are separate from each other such that any part of one channel is not in contact with any part of another channel. The channels alternately face in opposite directions.	02-24-2011

Oscar Llarena, Apopka, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090094546	ALTERNATE PROGRESS INDICATOR DISPLAYS - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to novel techniques for showing the progress of an automated computer process, particularly through a graphical user interface (GUI). Graphical status displays are employed which show graphical time-based information, such as rate and estimated time to completion, as well as a completion portion of an automated computer process. A remaining time indicator can be shown as a time scale for the graphical completion indicator. Instantaneous and historical rate information may be graphically displayed in various novel displays.	04-09-2009

Oscar Loera, Richardson, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080243370	NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH POINTS OF INTEREST SEARCH - A navigation system includes an improved interface for accessing points of interest. Popular chains and franchises are accessible via a separate search, which can be accessed more efficiently and quickly. The list of popular chains can then be used to access the main database of points of interest.	10-02-2008

Oscar Martinez-Alvaro, Madrid ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090266472	PROCESS FOR CLOSING ORIFICES AND/OR PROTECTING STRUCTURES BY REUSING END-OF-LIFE TYRES - Process for closing orifices and/or protecting structures by reusing end-of-life tyres, which reduces environmental impact by not recycling through crushing, but rather through direct reuse. The tyre treads (	10-29-2009

Oscar Merlin Madrigal, Chula Vista, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080196221	FASTENING DEVICE FOR SECURING FLEXIBLE SHEET MATERIAL - A fastening device, or clamp, for attaching margins of a pair of flexible sheets is provided. The clamp comprises a first strand and a second strand extending along the margins of the sheets. The first and second strands are periodically resiliently biased toward one another to clamp the overlapping margins of the sheets therebetween. The first strand can be straight, while the second strand can undulate. The first strand and the second strand can comprise metallic wires. In one embodiment, the clamp comprises a gripping member that is a resilient C-shaped clamp configured to snap flexible sheets about a substantially straight strand. The clamp preferably is used to attach adjacent flexible sheets to a structural element of a greenhouse.	08-21-2008

Oscar Moradei, Kirkland CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080227826	Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase - The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions. One aspect of the invention provides compounds of formula (1):	09-18-2008
20110021771	INHIBITORS OF HISTONE DEACETYLASE - This invention relates to compounds and methods for the inhibition of HDAC enzymatic activity. More particularly, the invention provides for compounds of formula (I), (I) and N-oxides, hydrates, solvates, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs and complexes thereof, and racemic and scalemic mixtures, diastereomers and enantiomers thereof, wherein L, M, n, R, W, X and Y are as defined in the specification.	01-27-2011

Oscar Nember, Rodengo Saiano (brescia) IT

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080257969	THERMOSTATIC VALVE - The invention concerns a thermostatic valve to control the delivery of hot, cold and mixed water, that comprises a thermostatic bulb (	10-23-2008

Oscar Nestares, San Jose, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090161991	AUTOMATIC DOMINANT ORIENTATION ESTIMATION IN TEXT IMAGES BASED ON STEERABLE FILTERS - Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, an image processing system is capable of receiving an image containing text, applying optical character recognition to the image, and then audibly reproducing the text via text-to-speech synthesis. Prior to optical character recognition, an orientation corrector is capable of detecting an amount of angular rotation of the text in the image with respect to horizontal, and then rotating the image by an appropriate amount to sufficiently align the text with respect to horizontal for optimal optical character recognition. The detection may be performed using steerable filters to provide an energy versus orientation curve of the image data. A maximum of the energy curve may indicate the amount of angular rotation that may be corrected by the orientation corrector.	06-25-2009
20090169131	OCR MULTI-RESOLUTION METHOD AND APPARATUS - In some embodiments, provided are procedures for processing images that may have different font sizes. In some embodiments, it involves OCR'ing with multiple passes at different resolutions.	07-02-2009
20100165206	Method and apparatus for noise reduction in video - In some embodiments, a method of processing a video sequence may include receiving an input video sequence having an input video sequence resolution, aligning images from the input video sequence, reducing noise in the aligned images, and producing an output video sequence from the reduced noise images, wherein the output video sequence has the same resolution as the input video sequence resolution. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.	07-01-2010
20100251101	Capture and Display of Digital Images Based on Related Metadata - Methods and apparatuses receive receiving a plurality of images and metadata associated with each respective image, determining a viewpoint of one of the images of the plurality, the viewpoint to represent the location and orientation of the image capture device when the image was captured and creating a view including the plurality of images, wherein placement of the images based on each images respective metadata and the determined viewpoint.	09-30-2010

Oscar Neundorfer, Senoia, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110093094	In-Wall Occupancy Sensor with RF Control - An electrical control system including a master device and a slave device wirelessly coupled to the master device. The master device includes an occupancy detection sensor that senses motion within a monitored area. The master device controls operation of the slave device when occupancy is detected within the area. The master device can be coupled to a first load while the slave device can be coupled to a second load. In one exemplary embodiment, the slave device can be controlled to activate the second load when occupancy is detected within the area. In one exemplary embodiment, the slave device can be controlled to deactivate the second load when occupancy is detected within the area. In one exemplary embodiment, the slave device can be controlled to activate the second load when the first load is activated by the master device based upon occupancy is detected within the area.	04-21-2011

Oscar Novo Diaz, Helsinki FI

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100115089	Identifying Participants in a Conference - A method of obtaining data about all the participants in a Binary Floor Control Protocol (BFCP) conference is provided. The method comprises sending a query message from a floor participant or floor chair to a floor control server, the query message requesting information about all of the participants in the conference, and sending at least one status message from the floor control server to the floor participant, the at least one status message including information about all of the participants in the conference. These operations are performed within BFCP.	05-06-2010
20110093615	PEER NODE SELECTION IN A PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method and apparatus for selecting a peer node in a P2P network. A requesting peer node in the P2P network requests geographical location information relating to a plurality of target peer nodes. In response to the request, the requesting node receives geographical location information for each target peer node. The requesting node uses the geographical location information and other information to select a target peer node. The request may either be sent to each target peer node, or to a central resource record peer node that maintains geographic location information for each target peer node. This allows target peer nodes to be selected on the basis of their location, and provides advantages in terms of trust depending on location, and allowed content depending on location.	04-21-2011

Oscar Papel, Redmond, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090119302	Asynchronous client to server updates - Methods and apparatus are provided which enable client-server communication during the execution of a web application to be batched, so as to manage the processing load on server-side components of the web application and the transmission load on the network(s) coupling the client and server. In some embodiments, client-side components of the web application are operable to capture processing events in a change log on the client, and transmit at least a subset of the entries in the change log to the server upon the occurrence of a predetermined event, such as a passage of time since a previous transmission.	05-07-2009

Oscar Pastor-Lopez, Valencia ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080275910	Method and apparatus for automatic generation of information system user interfaces - A method and apparatus for the specification and automatic generation of user interfaces of information system (computer programs) is provided. The method is based in pattern language to specify requirements in an un-ambiguous mode and with precise semantics. The pattern language allows a user interface model to be composed using elements of the pattern language (computer objects in the object oriented programming style) which fully specify the desired user interface. The semantics of the objects in the user interface model have one and only one definition such that user interface model can be validated in a validation process. The validation process eliminates bugs in the final computer program code which is automatically produced from the user interface model. A model (meta-model), an editor tool (computer program) implementing the model for creating specifications of the user interface model, DTD specification, code generators, and other artifacts are depicted and described here for obtaining such user interfaces for different platforms (computers and operating systems) and different programming languages without manual coding of the computer code to implement the user interface. The software obtained is ready to run and it is able to communicate with a business server component using a standardized Application Programmatic Interface (API).	11-06-2008

Oscar Pereles Ligero, Denver, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100116319	LIGHT COLLECTION AND CONCENTRATION SYSTEM - A light collection and concentration system includes a primary light concentrator, a light transport structure, and a light directing structure optically associated with the primary light concentrator. The system may include an optional secondary light concentrator. Each unit-system includes a plurality of the primary light concentrators and a respective plurality of the light directing structures, and only a single light transport structure. A photo-voltaic (PV) cell may advantageously be associated with each unit-system. Solar radiation is focused by the primary concentrators onto respective light directing structures incorporated in a low aspect ratio, sheet-type waveguide light transport structure. Each respective light directing structure intercepts the focused light and deflects it transversely to travel along the length of the light transport structure primarily via total internal reflection (TIR) towards an exit-end of the light transport structure, where it can be input to the PV cell. The optional secondary light concentrator may further concentrate the light out-coupled from the transport structure into the PV cell.	05-13-2010
20100116336	Light Collection and Concentration System - A light collection and concentration system includes a primary light concentrator, a light transport structure, and a light directing structure optically associated with the primary light concentrator. The system may include an optional secondary light concentrator. Each unit-system includes a plurality of the primary light concentrators and a respective plurality of the light directing structures, and only a single light transport structure. A photo-voltaic (PV) cell may advantageously be associated with each unit-system. Solar radiation is focused by the primary concentrators onto respective light directing structures incorporated in a low aspect ratio, sheet-type waveguide light transport structure. Each respective light directing structure intercepts the focused light and deflects it transversely to travel along the length of the light transport structure primarily via total internal reflection (TIR) towards an exit-end of the light transport structure, where it can be input to the PV cell. The optional secondary light concentrator may further concentrate the light out-coupled from the transport structure into the PV cell.	05-13-2010

Oscar Poncelas Lopez, Barcelona ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100277199	System For Diagnosing Defects in Electric Motors - The invention relates to a device for the diagnosis of flanges in tri-phase motors. More specifically, the invention relates to a device comprising means for the inductive acquisition of currents in a common mode for the simple and practical diagnosis of the defects in the flanges of a tri-phase motor. The invention also relates to a current-measuring device comprising means for capturing currents by inductive methods. The invention further relates to a device and a method for detecting defects in alternating-current electric motors, and more specifically, to a device and a method for obtaining parameters relating to the possible defects in an electric motor, in order to carry out a reliable diagnosis of the defects during the normal operation of the motor.	11-04-2010

Oscar Pulgarin, Jr., Tucson, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100039731	APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OVERCOMING STICTION IN A MAGNETIC TAPE DEVICE - Various embodiments of an apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for reducing stiction in a magnetic tape device. For example, according to one representative embodiment, a magnetic head assembly for reducing stiction includes a magnetic head that is communicable in data exchange communication with tape in contact with the magnetic head. The magnetic head assembly also includes a tape lifter that is movable relative to the magnetic head. More specifically, the tape lifter is movable between a first position away from the tape and a second position in contact with the tape. In the first position, tape is contactable with the magnetic head and in the second position, tape is not contactable with the magnetic head. The magnetic head assembly further includes an actuator made at least partially of a memory shape alloy. The actuator is coupled to the tape lifter and the memory shape alloy is resiliently deformable to move the tape lifter between the first and second positions.	02-18-2010

Oscar Purwin, Carlisle, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090276812	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL BROADCASTING - A video controller broadcasts input video through a premises media, such as a coaxial cable to one or more premises televisions or television channels. When a PC provides the input video, a mode change may occur to direct the video to the PC monitor or to the broadcast output. The video resolution of the PC is set to provide a desired digital television resolution with broadcast video. An audio driver may be used to provide USB audio output from the PC. When the PC monitor or broadcast output is selected for video output, the non-selected output is disabled or provided with a video indication that another video output is active. An EDID can be captured from the PC or PC monitor to assist with mode changes and setting PC video resolution. The input video may be provided directly from a digital video source and broadcast to selected televisions or channels.	11-05-2009
20090276813	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHANNEL SELECTION FOR LOCAL BROADCASTING - A video controller selects a channel for premises broadcasting to a premises television based on a fast scan of signal strength in channels available over a premises media. The signal strength of certain filtered channel frequencies can be evaluated to determine if a channel is occupied. Unoccupied channels can be ranked in relation to nearby occupied or unoccupied channels. The nearby channels may be ranked in terms of the signal strength content in relation to the channel being evaluated. The video controller can select an unoccupied channel with an optimal ranking to permit premises broadcasting with reduced interference or conflict with other channels.	11-05-2009

Oscar Renautt, Farmington Hills, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090058107	Lock out mechanism for vehicle door outside handles - A handle assembly selectively allows the door latch of a door of a motor vehicle to be released. The handle assembly includes a base fixedly secured to the door. The handle assembly also includes a handle portion and a lock trigger. The handle portion is operatively connected to a door latch mechanism effectuating the opening of the door. The lock trigger is movably engaged with the handle portion to allow or disallow the movement of the handle assembly and hence the opening of the door.	03-05-2009

Oscar Rey Puiggrós, Barcelona ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100075984	DICARBONYLIC COMPOUNDS WITH ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY - Compounds of formula (I), and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, wherein X represents —O—, —NH—, —S—, —NHC(═O)— or —NHC(═S)—; R1 represents —H or a hydrocarbon chain; R2 represents —H, alkoxy, amino, a hydrocarbon chain or a radical of a cycle; R3 represents —H, a hydrocarbon chain or a radical of a cycle; R4 represents —H or a hydrocarbon chain; alternatively R3 and R4 form together a cycle; R5 and R6 represent —H or halogen, and R7 represents —H, a hydrocarbon chain or heteroaryl, are useful against bacterial infections in animals, including humans.	03-25-2010

Oscar Salas Vaquero, Leioa ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100099899	METHOD FOR EXTRACTING INTERNAL LIPIDS FROM WOOL USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDS - A method for extracting internal lipids from wool that is substantially free of lanolin, comprising the use of a fluid under supercritical conditions and an agent that can change the polarity of said fluid, selected from methanol and/or ethanol, is disclosed. According to the operating conditions described, the temperature is between 40° C. and 120° C., and the pressure is between 120 bars and 330 bars. The polarity-changing agent represents between 3% and 15% expressed as volume/volume. The inventive method can be used to obtain internal lipids from wool, one of the most significant components of which are ceramides, which can be used in compositions intended to protect human skin against environmental damage.	04-22-2010

Oscar Salonaho, Helsinki FI

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090029712	Cell reselection signalling method - The invention relates to methods pertaining to cell reselection in a cellular telecommunication system. According to the invention, a connection setup rejection message is used to direct a mobile communication means to attempt a new connection with certain parameter values such as a certain carrier frequency. A plurality of parameter values may as well be indicated in the message, which allows the network to direct the mobile communication means to make a connection setup request to a specific cell, for example. The connection setup rejection message can be for example the CONNECTION SETUP REJECT message of the RRC protocol.	01-29-2009

Oscar Sans Bonillo, Reus (tarragona) ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183787	CONTINUOUS FOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING METHOD - Continuous food products manufacturing method, based on fruits (	07-22-2010

Oscar Soifer, Dayton, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110088169	Mattress with one or more hidden cavities for storing valuables - A mattress has at least one cavity that is covered by a flap formed by the top quilt or covering of the mattress. The cavity is formed by eliminating one or more foam layers corresponding to the size, shape and depth of the desired cavity. In a preferred embodiment, two or more cavities are provided, each at a corner of the mattress. The top quilt, forming the flap, is secured with the use of releasable fasteners, such as hook and loop fasteners, to completely conceal the pocket when closed. The releasable fasteners allow the flap to be conveniently opened and closed so that jewelry, currency or other valuables and items can be placed within or removed from the one or more hidden cavities. The manner of creating the hidden cavity allows for ease in manufacturing without additional cost, labor or materials other than the releasable fasteners.	04-21-2011

Oscar Stefanutti, Bloomfield, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080224023	Tiered Concrete Wall Pour - An example concrete wall form assembly includes a frame having a plurality of studs. A first panel and a second panel fasten to the plurality of studs. The first panel and the second panel span the studs to provide a wall form that has a concrete receiving cavity having a cavity height. The wall form includes an aperture for moving concrete through the wall form to the concrete receiving cavity. The aperture has a first aperture height less than the concrete receiving cavity height.	09-18-2008

Oscar Toetenel, Rotterdam NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090066199	Cassette for a towel dispenser and towel dispenser for use of such a cassette - The invention relates to a strip of towel material for use in a towel dispenser, which strip has a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction and has been wound onto a roller, or has been folded along folding lines extending in the transverse direction and spaced apart in the longitudinal direction, such that a stack has been obtained, wherein the strip is provided with at least one electronically readable marking.	03-12-2009
20090066200	TOWEL DISPENSER AND CASSETTE FOR A TOWEL DISPENSER - A towel dispenser for dispensing towel material in a loop from a stack or roll, which towel dispenser has a back part and a cover part movably connected with the back part, the cover part being provided with receiving means for receiving at least one roll or one stack of folded towel material, wherein the back part is provided with collecting means for taking up towel material dispensed from said at least one stack or one roll.	03-12-2009
20110079614	FLUID PRODUCT DISPENSER - A dispenser includes a housing holding an assembly, including a liquid reservoir, a pump for dispensing the fluid product, and an outlet nozzle. The pump includes a liquid chamber for containing a dose of the liquid product and a pressurizing device which allows liquid product to be drawn into or expelled from the liquid chamber. The dispenser further includes a shunting chamber including a first aperture allowing flow access to the reservoir, a second aperture allowing flow access to the outlet nozzle, and a third aperture allowing flow access to the liquid chamber. The third aperture is disposed off-axis with respect to the first and second apertures. The shunting chamber further includes a mechanically actuated governing device that has two states, one defining a flow path between the first and third apertures and one defining a flow path between the third and second apertures.	04-07-2011
20110084103	ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR A ROOF RACK - The present invention relates to an attachment device by means of which, in use, an object is attached to a roof rack which is or at least can be connected to roof rails of a car, comprising a housing, at least two movable jaws extending to outside the housing, which jaws engage round a roof rack in use, and actuating means provided with an operating element for moving said at least two jaws together, wherein the actuating means are designed to translate the jaws and comprise at least one rack, which rack is engaged when the operating element is operated. The invention further relates to a combination of a roof rack and such an attachment device and to a combination of an object to be attached to a roof rack and such an attachment device.	04-14-2011

Oscar Valstar, Maasland NL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110093994	CALATHEA PLANT NAMED 'HGV09' - A new and distinct	04-21-2011

Oscar Van Der Straten, Mohegan Lake, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090206485	NOVEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR METAL INTEGRATION - An interconnect structure including a gouging feature at the bottom of one of the via openings and a method of forming the same are provided. In accordance with the present invention, the method of forming the interconnect structure does not disrupt the coverage of the deposited diffusion barrier in the overlying line opening, nor does it introduce damages caused by Ar sputtering into the dielectric material including the via and line openings. In accordance with the present invention, such an interconnect structure contains a diffusion barrier layer only within the via opening, but not in the overlying line opening. This feature enhances both mechanical strength and diffusion property around the via opening areas without decreasing volume fraction of conductor inside the line openings. In accordance with the present invention, such an interconnect structure is achieved by providing the gouging feature in the bottom of the via opening prior to formation of the line opening and deposition of the diffusion barrier in said line opening.	08-20-2009
20090298280	STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CREATING RELIABLE VIA CONTACTS FOR INTERCONNECT APPLICATIONS - A reliable and mechanical strong interconnect structure is provided that does not include gouging features in the bottom of the an opening, particularly at a via bottom. Instead, the interconnect structures of the present invention utilize a Co-containing buffer layer that is selectively deposited on exposed surfaces of the conductive features that are located in a lower interconnect level. The selective deposition is performed through at least one opening that is present in a dielectric material of an upper interconnect level. The selective deposition is performed by electroplating or electroless plating. The Co-containing buffer layer comprises Co and at least one of P and B. W may optionally be also present in the Co-containing buffer layer.	12-03-2009
20100055442	METHOD OF PE-ALD OF SiNxCy AND INTEGRATION OF LINER MATERIALS ON POROUS LOW K SUBSTRATES - A method of depositing a SiN	03-04-2010

Oscar Vanegas, Osaka JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090123056	METHOD OF INSPECTING GRANULAR MATERIAL AND INSPECTION DEVICE FOR CONDUCTING THAT METHOD - A method of inspecting granular material and an inspection device for conducting that method, wherein agents (	05-14-2009

Oscar Vila Closas, Manresa ES

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100283825	METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ROTATIONAL MARKING - The invention provides a method and device for rotary marking or machining of cylindrical materials, preferably natural cork stoppers, agglomerated cork or synthetic materials used to close wine bottles and the like. The device includes at least one feeder system of cylindrical elements, preferably natural and synthetic cork stoppers; means of sensing the presence of such cylindrical elements, a laser system, means to produce the rotation of the cylindrical elements on its axis of revolution, at a variable speed, in a tangential movement compared to the focal plane of the laser system, means of measuring the instantaneous velocity tangential to its surface and direction of rotation, optical correction and focusing means, microprocessor control based means, and means for extracting the cylindrical elements. The laser system comprises means of generating at least one laser beam; means of temporal modulation and switching for the laser beam, and means of spatial modulation of each of the laser beams in a synchronized manner with the instant tangential speed on the surface of the cylindrical element.	11-11-2010

Oscar Volpatti, Rovellasca (como) IT

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080310554	Method and apparatus for multiple antenna communications, and related systems and computer program - An embodiment of an arrangement for detecting sequences of digitally modulated symbols from multiple sources. The arrangement identifies a suitable set of candidate values for at least one transmitted sequence of symbols and determines for each candidate value a set of sequences of transmitted symbols. The arrangement estimates at least one further set of sequence of transmitted symbols, calculates a metric for each sequence of transmitted symbols and selects the sequence that maximizes the metric. At the end, a-posteriori bit soft output information for the selected sequence is calculated from the metrics for said sequences. Generally, these calculations are base on the information coming from a channel state information matrix and a-priori information on said modulated symbols from a second module, such as a forward error correction code decoder.	12-18-2008

Oscar Volpatti, Rovellasca IT

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100183065	ITERATIVE DETECTION AND DECODING IN MULTIPLE ANTENNA COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS - One or more embodiments to iteratively detect and decode data transmitted in a wireless communication system, featuring a MIMO detector and a soft input soft-output error-correction-code decoder. More specifically, a method suitable for iterative detection and decoding schemes is proposed, which is able to output near optimal bit soft information processing efficiently given input bit soft information. First, a transmitting source is selected as a reference layer, wherein the associated symbol represents a reference transmit symbol. Subsequently, a set of candidate values are identified for the reference transmit symbol. For each candidate value a candidate transmit sequence is estimated through a novel spatial decision feedback equalization process based on both Euclidean distance metrics and the a-priori soft information provided by the SISO ECC decoder. The novel DFE technique uses a novel bit metric. Techniques are provided to identify a reduced size transmit symbol candidate set and generate from it near-optimal LLRs, also processing input a-priori LLRs in an iterative fashion.	07-22-2010