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Paul B. Anderson, Seneca, SC US
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| 20090031600 | Bicycle mobile advertising system and method - A bicycle-mounted sign holder with interchangeable sign capability for the purpose of advertising goods and services as displayed on the sign. The sign holder includes a pole and a sign frame secured to an upper end of the pole. The lower end of the pole is mounted on the bicycle and has a length sufficient to elevate the sign frame to a height that is above the rider's head when the bicycle is being ridden. The frame is coupled to the pole with a pivoting device so that the frame can swivel around the pole as moved by the wind. A sign displaying advertising material is secured to the frame and is then broadcast over a given geographical area as the bicycle is ridden through the area. | 02-05-2009 |
Paul B. Aspengren, North Aurora, IL US
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| 20110011301 | Railcar constant contact side bearing assembly - A constant contact side bearing assembly for a railcar including a housing with wall structure defining a central axis for the side bearing assembly and a multipiece cap. The cap is arranged in operable combination with the housing and includes a movable first member and a movable second member carried by the first member. A portion of the second member extends beyond the nousing and defines a friction surface for the cap. A spring resiliently urges the friction surface of the cap into frictional contact with railcar body structure. The cap members define cooperating angled surfaces therebetween for urging wall structure on the first member and wall structure on the second member into frictional engagement with the wall structure on said housing in response to a vertical load acting on the friction contacting surface on the cap. | 01-20-2011 |
Paul B. Comita, Menlo Park, CA US
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| 20080206888 | Screening using polarization anisotropy in FRET emissions - Methods and apparatus are described for detecting specific binding between first and second chemical entities. The first chemical entity in association with a first fluorophore is immobilized. The second chemical entity is allowed to bind with the immobilized first chemical entity. The second chemical entity is or becomes coupled to a second fluorophore, which forms a FRET pair with the first fluorophore. The bound chemical entities are exposed to radiation at an excitation frequency for either the first or the second fluorophore, and polarization anisotropy of a FRET fluorescent signal from the bound chemical entities is measured to detect specific binding between the first and second chemical entities. Techniques are also disclosed for detecting whether a FRET interaction is occurring between a first chemical entity including a donor fluorophore and a second chemical entity including an acceptor fluorophore, using simultaneous anisotropy measurements at the wavelengths of the donor and acceptor fluorophores. | 08-28-2008 |
Paul B. Ducklin, North Sydney AU
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| 20100251000 | RUN-TIME ADDITIVE DISINFECTION - In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for runtime additive disinfection of malware. Runtime additive disinfection of malware may include performing the steps of identifying, based at least in part on its type, an executable software application that is suspected of being infected with malware, wherein the malware is adapted to perform a function during the execution of the executable software application, predicting the malware function based on known patterns of malware infection relating to the type executable software application, and in response to the prediction, adding a remediation software component to the executable software application that disables the executable software component from executing code that performs the predicted malware function. | 09-30-2010 |
Paul B. Englram, Oak Park, IL US
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| 20110290919 | HAZARDOUS WASTE SANITATION AND REMOVAL DEVICE, METHODS OF USE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - Hazardous waste sanitation and removal devices are described that include: a) a unitary shredder system, b) a transport system, a pre-treatment system or a combination thereof, comprising a reciprocating operation system, c) a treatment system, d) a dewatering system, a desolutionizing system or a combination thereof, and e) a collection system for disposal. Methods of sanitizing hazardous waste material are described and include: a) providing a unitary shredder system, b) providing a transport system, a pre-treatment system or a combination thereof, comprising a reciprocating operation system, c) providing a treatment system, d) providing a dewatering system, a desolutionizing system or a combination thereof, e) providing a collection system for disposal, f) providing a hazardous waste material, g) introducing the hazardous waste material into the shredder system to produce a shredded waste material, h) transporting the shredded waste material to the treatment system utilizing the transport system, the pre-treatment system or a combination thereof, wherein the treatment system, the pre-treatment system or the combination thereof comprises a reciprocating operation system, i) treating the shredded waste material to produce a shredded treated material, j) dewatering or desolutionizing the shredded treated material, and k) collecting the shredded treated material in the collection system. Dewatering processes are also disclosed that includes at least one collection of wastes, at least one screw press, at least one conveyor system that carries the at least one collection of wastes after interaction with the at least one screw press, and at least one filter system. | 12-01-2011 |
Paul B. Gladen, Golden Valley, MN US
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| 20090261671 | Electric actuator - An electrically powered linear actuator having a thrust assembly, a motor with a rotor surrounding at least a portion of the thrust assembly and a rotary encoder with a rotation sensing member rotatable with the rotor. | 10-22-2009 |
Paul B. Guieze, Fontennailles FR
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| 20110011157 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH COLUMN WITH CARBON NANOTUBE-BEARING CHANNEL - A carbon nanostructured micro-fabricated gas chromatography column which is particularly well-suited to the surface well-site and/or the downhole analysis of natural gas in oilfield or gasfield applications (but which may also be used in non-oilfield or non-gasfield situations) is described. This micro-fabricated column integrates a micro-structured substrate such as a silicon substrate with carbon nanotubes as an active nanostructured material in a micro-channel. Benefits of the present invention include enhanced separation of alkanes and isomers, particularly below hexane (i.e., below C | 01-20-2011 |
Paul B. Gunneson, Wallingford, CT US
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| 20100097380 | RESPIRATORY PROFILE PARAMETER DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of sampling one or more respiratory profile characteristics and monitoring a variety of respiratory profile parameters. The sampled respiratory characteristics include respiratory flow rate, respiratory pressure, and partial pressure of at least one constituent of a patient's respiration. The method detects patient breaths, determines whether each breath is a spontaneous breath or a ventilator-induced breath and calculates various respiratory profile parameters based on the sampled measurements. The method displays the respiratory profile parameters in graphic and numeric forms. Preferably, the method allows a user to select the displayed respiratory profile parameters. | 04-22-2010 |
Paul B. Himelfarb, Leuna DE
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| 20090183981 | INTEGRATED PYROLYSIS GASOLINE TREATMENT PROCESS - An integrated process for treating pyrolysis gasolines, including: feeding the pyrolysis gasoline to a first stage wherein the pyrolysis gasoline is substantially depentanized and acetylene and diolefins are reacted with hydrogen to produce an effluent having a reduced acetylene and diolefin content; and feeding the effluent to a second stage, wherein the second stage comprises a catalytic distillation hydrotreating process. The second stage may include a first catalytic distillation reactor system comprising a first distillation reaction zone containing a first hydrogenation catalyst, and the process may further include treating a C | 07-23-2009 |
Paul B. Hultz, Brookline, NH US
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| 20080273713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of seat positions includes, at each seat position, first and second directional loudspeaker arrays. Each array is driven by audio signals to radiate greater acoustic energy corresponding to the audio signals to the expected position of the head of a listener at a first seat position than to an expected position of the head of the listener at a second seat position. The first and second directional loudspeaker arrays comprise different numbers of acoustic drivers. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080273723 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - A method of operating an audio system that provides audio radiation to a plurality of listening positions includes providing at least one source of audio signals. At each listening position, at least one array of speaker elements is provided. A filter is provided between the at least one source and at least one of the speaker elements at a first listening position. The filter is optimized so that the filter reduces acoustic energy radiated from the first array to at least one other listening position of the plurality of listening positions, compared to acoustic energy radiated from the first array to the first listening position. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080273724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - An audio system for a vehicle having a plurality of seat positions includes a plurality of sources of audio signals. Respective directional loudspeaker arrays are mounted at the seat positions. Any of the sources are selectable to any of the seat positions through control circuitry in response to an input from an occupant of the vehicle. Processing circuitry is coupled to the control circuitry and is between the plurality of sources in each respective directional loudspeaker array. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080273725 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTIONALLY RADIATING SOUND - An audio system for a vehicle has at least one source of audio signals. At least one array of speaker elements is located at each seat position that radiates within a range of bass frequencies. For each at least one array, the speaker elements receive a common audio signal, and a respective filter is disposed between the common audio signal and each of the speaker elements. Each respective filter processes magnitude and phase of the common audio signal independently of each other respective filter to thereby define a directional audio radiation from the at least one array. | 11-06-2008 |
Paul B. Lorah, Redmond, WA US
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| 20110179040 | NAME HIERARCHIES FOR MAPPING PUBLIC NAMES TO RESOURCES - A resource set comprising a set of resources may be provided to the public. It may be desirable to associate with the resources a set of public names, such as friendly URLs that may be more memorable, may indicate to users the type of resource so named, and may promote indexing of the resources by search engines. A name hierarchy (such as a portion of a file system) may store at least one reference that associates a public name with a resource. A name hierarchy navigation logic may facilitate navigation through the name hierarchy, and may specify a particular location within the name hierarchy where a reference associated with the public name is to be stored. This manner of associating public names with resources may promote the scalability and efficiency in associating public names with resources and in retrieving a resource associated with a particular public name. | 07-21-2011 |
Paul B. Maccready, Pasadena, CA US
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| 20080203219 | Hydrogen powered aircraft - Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080237404 | Hydrogen powered aircraft - Disclosed is an aircraft, configured to have a wide range of flight speeds, consuming low levels of power for an extended period of time, while supporting a communications platform with an unobstructed downward-looking view. The aircraft includes an extendable slat at the leading edge of the wing, and a reflexed trailing edge. The aircraft comprises a flying wing extending laterally between two ends and a center point. The wing is swept and has a relatively constant chord. The aircraft also includes a power module configured to provide power via a fuel cell. The fuel cell stores liquid hydrogen as fuel, but uses gaseous hydrogen in the fuel cell. A fuel tank heater is used to control the boil-rate of the fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel cell compresses ambient air for an oxidizer, and operates with the fuel and oxidizer at pressures below one atmosphere. The aircraft of the invention includes a support structure including a plurality of supports, where the supports form a tetrahedron that affixes to the wing. | 10-02-2008 |
Paul B. Mccray, Jr., Iowa City, IA US
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| 20080260693 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING IN VIVO PSEUDOTYPED RETROVIRUSES USING ENVELOPE GLYCOPROTEINS FROM LYMPHOCYTIC CHORIOMENINGITIS VIRUS (LCMV) - The present invention provides novel pseudotyped retroviral vectors that can transduce human and other cells. Vectors are provided that are packaged efficiently in packaging cells and cell lines to generate high titer recombinant virus stocks expressing novel envelope glycoproteins. The present invention further relates to compositions for gene therapy. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090110756 | Methods and Compositions Related to PLUNC Surfactant Polypeptides - Embodiments include compositions and methods for lower the surface tension of a liquid-air interface by contacting such interface with all or part of a PLUNC polypeptide. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090118212 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING IN VIVO PSEUDOTYPED RETROVIRUSES - The present invention provides novel pseudotyped retroviral vectors that can transduce human and other cells. Vectors are provided that are packaged efficiently in packaging cells and cell lines to generate high titer recombinant virus stocks expressing novel envelope glycoproteins. The present invention further relates to compositions for gene therapy. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090246146 | HALIDES IN THE TREATMENT OF PATHOGENIC INFECTION - The present invention relates to the use of halides and halide salts for the treatment of microbial infections, including those caused by bacteria, fungi and viruses. The present invention takes advantage of endogenous immune function and augments this system using a non-toxic and inexpensive reagent that can be delivered to mucosal surfaces, for example, orally, topically, opthalmically and via inhalation. | 10-01-2009 |
Paul B. Racunas, Marlborough, MA US
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| 20100169693 | STATE HISTORY STORAGE FOR SYNCHRONIZING REDUNDANT PROCESSORS - Embodiments of an invention for synchronizing redundant processors using state history are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes two processors, state storage for each processor, and control logic. Each processor is to execute the same instructions. The state storage is to store compressed processor state information for each instruction executed by the processors. The control logic is to synchronize the two processors based on entries from the state storage. | 07-01-2010 |
Paul B. Rasband, Frederick, MD US
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| 20080266092 | Method of Assigning and Deducing the Location of Articles Detected by Multiple Rfid Antennae - In accordance with preferred embodiments or the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080283599 | Systems for and Methods of Assigning Priority to Reader Antennae - Methods, storage media, and systems for assigning priority to reader antennae are disclosed. In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, reader antennae identify the location of an object by detecting a tag or other identifier associated with each object. Sensors can be provided to provide additional information regarding the environment of the objects or their surroundings. A priority order is assigned to the reader antennae based on the location and other characteristics of the objects and/or their environment. A polling sequence for reading the reader antennae is determined according to the priority order. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20110199211 | METHOD OF ASSIGNING AND DEDUCING THE LOCATION OF ARTICLES DETECTED BY MULTIPLE RFID ANTENNAE - In accordance with preferred embodiments or the invention, a method (and corresponding apparatus) is provided for deducing the location of one or more items or objects to be monitored. In exemplary embodiments, the method (and corresponding apparatus) is implemented in RFID (radio frequency identification) applications (e.g., reading RFID tags at 13.56 MHz and approximately 900 MHz) by deducing the location of an item associated with a unique RFID tag in one or more areas of detection covered by multiple RFID reader antennae. | 08-18-2011 |
Paul B. Reese, Kingston JM
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| 20090246850 | METHOD FOR BIOCATALYSIS USING FILAMENTOUS FUNGI - A method is disclosed in which filamentous fungi are macerated and encapsulated in an inert matrix to form beads, which can be used to promote reactions carried out by the fungi. The beads are useful, e.g., for producing compounds and compound libraries. | 10-01-2009 |
Paul B. Tiege, Edmonton CA
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| 20110135736 | Compositions and Methods for Producing Vascular Occlusion using a Solid-phase Platelet Binding Agent - The present invention relates generally to methods and compositions for targeting and delivering solid-phase platelet-dependent vascular occlusion agents. In particular, particles or coils or stents coated with platelet binding agents are directed to target vasculature, such as the vasculature of solid tumor masses or AV-malformations or aneurysms or endoleaks; the solid-phase agent then binds and activates platelets, which in turn bind and activate other platelets. This process results in the rapid formation of a platelet-mediated thrombus about the solid-phase agent causing vessel occlusion. | 06-09-2011 |
Paul B. Young, New Richmond, WI US
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| 20100274307 | METHODS OF PREPARING AN ELECTRODE - Methods of preparing an electrode are provided. A metal lead wire is pre-treated to facilitate bonding of the lead wire to a metal powder during subsequent de-oxidation sintering. A connection region can be formed by directly contacting the metal lead wire with a liquid reactive metal. After removal of resultant oxides, an additional metal powder can be de-oxidation sintered onto the connection region to form the electrode. The oxides formed during the de-oxidation sintering are then removed from the electrode. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274337 | METHOD OF PREPARING AN ELECTRODE - Methods of preparing an electrode are provided. A metal powder can be sintered onto a portion of a lead wire to form a connection region. An additional metal powder can be de-oxidation sintered onto the connection region to form the electrode. The oxides formed during the de-oxidation sintering are then removed from the electrode. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100318140 | VOLUMETRIC ENERGY DENSITY ELECTRODES - The present teachings provide methods of preparing an anode for use in a high volumetric energy density electrolytic capacitor. A lead wire is de-oxidized and sintered in a valve metal powder compact to form the anode. The de-oxidizing and sintering are conducted in the presence of a reactive metal having a stronger affinity for oxygen than the valve metal powder. A residual reactive metal and at least one reactive metal reaction product are removed from the anode surface with a leaching process. Remaining residual reactive metal and reactive metal reaction products are redistributed by thermal processing. A capacitor containing the anode has an operating voltage greater than 90% of the forming voltage. | 12-16-2010 |