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20140354650 | ATTRIBUTE-BASED STACKING FOR DIAGRAMS - A system and method for facilitating adjusting a displayed representation of a visualization. An example method includes displaying a first visualization that includes plural nodes; providing a first user option to specify a first node attribute; and stacking nodes of the first visualization based on the first node attribute, resulting in display of one or more stacks of nodes. In a more specific embodiment, one or more links connect one or more of the plural nodes to one or more other nodes of the plural nodes. The method further includes adjusting the first visualization to illustrate the one or more stacks of nodes, while preserving any links, resulting in display of a second visualization in response thereto. The step of adjusting further includes animating a transition between display of the first visualization and display of the second visualization. | 12-04-2014 |
20150029215 | INTERACTIVE INTERSECTION AREAS - A system that generates interactive intersection areas receives a graphic diagram that includes a plurality of intersecting shapes and intersection areas. The system then creates or receives a definition for each of the shapes and determines a number of possible intersection areas for the diagram. The system defines a clipping path for each possible intersection area and defines a mask for each possible intersection area. The system then draws each intersection area using the defined clipping paths and masks | 01-29-2015 |
20150077433 | ALGORITHM FOR IMPROVED ZOOMING IN DATA VISUALIZATION COMPONENTS - Example embodiments reduce the processing required to zoom on graphical data visualizations by transforming only graphic elements visible in the zooming viewport. In one example embodiment, a grid overlays the component image. Prior to zooming, grid elements covered by the zooming viewport are determined and only graphic objects bounded by those grid elements are transformed during zooming. | 03-19-2015 |
20150084961 | MAP PERFORMANCE BY DYNAMICALLY REDUCING MAP DETAIL - Example embodiments dynamically generate lower resolution maps from high precision vector for use on desktops. Lower resolution maps are dynamically generated on the client side by decreasing coordinate and path precision. | 03-26-2015 |
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20090087697 | MICRO-SCALE ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES AND METHODS - In various aspects, provided are solid oxide fuel cells with an operational temperature of less than about 500° C. that can provide, in various embodiments, a power density of greater than about 0. 1 W/cm | 04-02-2009 |
20100227083 | Nanoscale Oxide Coatings - In various aspects, the present inventions provide methods for forming corrosion resistant oxide coatings on metals and/or improving the corrosion resistance of existing native oxide coatings. In various aspects, provided are methods for forming corrosion resistant oxide coatings on metals surfaces that are immersed in an aqueous solution. Various embodiments of various aspects of the present inventions can provide a scalable process for the formation of corrosion resistant coatings on metals in a manner that does not require high-vacuum technology, can be adapted to large structures, such as ships or aircraft, and in various aspects and embodiments can improve quality of existing oxide films on a metal or alloy surface. | 09-09-2010 |
20100255387 | PHOTO-ACTIVATION OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS AND GAS SEPARATION DEVICES - In various aspects, provided are methods for: (a) improving oxygen incorporation in a solid oxide layer less than about 1000 nm thick; (b) extending the on-set of mixed conduction in a solid oxide layer less than about 1000 nm thick; (c) modulating the electrical conductivity of oxide ion conducting layer less than about 1000 nm thick; (d) decreasing the conductivity of an oxide ion conducting layer less than about 1000 nm thick; (e) improving the performance of a solid oxide fuel cell; and (f) improving the performance of a gas separation device. In various embodiments, the methods comprise exposing oxygen to light having one or more wavelengths in the range between about 100 nm to about 365 nm and contacting the layer with the oxygen so exposed. In various embodiments, the methods provide the potential for tailoring the surface catalytic activity of oxygen-ion and mixed conductors used in various solid-state devices. | 10-07-2010 |
20100316918 | NANO-SCALE GAS SEPARATION DEVICE UTILIZING THIN FILM STRUCTURES FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION - In various aspects, provided are substantially single phase ceramic membranes, gas separation devices based thereon, and methods of making the membranes. In various embodiments, the membranes and devices can be used for hydrogen production, such as in a fuel-cell. | 12-16-2010 |
20110120855 | VANADIUM OXIDE THIN FILMS - Thin films of vanadium oxide having exceptionally high metal-insulator transition properties are synthesized by RF sputtering. An Al2O3 substrate is placed in a sputtering chamber and heated to a temperature up to about 550 degrees Celsius. Ar and O | 05-26-2011 |
20110175047 | ELECTRIC FIELD INDUCED PHASE TRANSITIONS AND DYNAMIC TUNING OF THE PROPERTIES OF OXIDE STRUCTURES - Phase transitions (such as metal-insulator transitions) are induced in oxide structures (such as vanadium oxide thin films) by applying an electric field. The electric field-induced phase transitions are achieved in VO | 07-21-2011 |
20110181345 | PHASE TRANSITION DEVICES AND SMART CAPACITIVE DEVICES - Phase transition devices may include a functional layer made of functional material that can undergo a change in conductance in response to an external stimulus such as an electric or magnetic or optical field, or heat. The functional material transitions between a conducting state and a non-conducting state, upon application of the external stimulus. A capacitive device may include a functional layer between a top electrode and a bottom electrode, and a dielectric layer between the functional layer and the top electrode. A three terminal phase transition switch may include a functional layer, for example a conductive oxide channel, deposited between a source and a drain, and a gate dielectric layer and a gate electrode deposited on the functional layer. An array of phase transition switches and/or capacitive devices may be formed on a substrate, which may be made of inexpensive flexible material. | 07-28-2011 |
20120009504 | ELECTRODES FOR FUEL CELLS - A method comprises creating an electrode by depositing alternating first and second layers on a substrate, and using the electrode to make a solid oxide fuel cell. The first layer comprises a metal, and the second layer comprises a non-metal, for example a ceramic material. The substrate may be moved between a first region containing the metal and substantially free of the non-metal, and a second region containing the non-metal and substantially free of the metal. The composition of the metal and/or the non-metal may be varied along the thickness of the layers. The deposited layers may be heated. A fuel cell may have a fuel cell electrode that comprises a substrate, and alternating first and second layers deposited on the substrate, where the first layer includes a metal and the second layer includes a non-metal. The fuel cell may be a solid oxide fuel cell. | 01-12-2012 |
20130256122 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY FUNCTIONAL MEMBRANES - A system includes an electrochemically functional membrane, and a support structure constructed and arranged so as to support the membrane while leaving within the membrane a chemically active area having an area utilization of at least about 50%. In some embodiments, the support structure may include a plurality of grids that are sized and shaped so that the contact area between the grids and the membrane is reduced to less than about 40%. In some embodiments, the support structure may include aerogels, for example PVA-reinforced CNT aerogels having a conductivity that is increased by pyrolysis. The system may be a gas separation system; a gas production system; a gas purification system; or an energy generation system such as an SOFC. | 10-03-2013 |
20140375417 | ELECTRICALLY-DRIVEN PHASE TRANSITIONS IN FUNCTIONAL OXIDE HETEROSTRUCTURES - A tunable resistance system includes a layer of a first functional material deposited on a component of the system. The first functional material undergoes a phase transition at a first critical voltage. An insulating layer is deposited upon the layer of first functional material. A layer of a second functional material deposited on the insulating layer. The second functional material undergoes a phase transition at a second critical voltage. The insulating layer is configured to induce a stress on the layer so as to change the first critical voltage. In this way, the resistance of the system is tunable, allowing the system to undergo multi-stage electrical switching of resistive states. | 12-25-2014 |
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20090129316 | Systems and methods for adaptive routing in mobile ad-hoc networks and disruption tolerant networks - The systems and methods described herein include adaptive routing processes for packet-based wireless communication networks. This routing approach works both in MANETs (when a contemporaneous end-to-end path is available) and in DTNs (when a contemporaneous end to end path is not available, but one of formed over space and time). In particular, the methods include adaptively selecting a routing process for transmitting a packet through a node in the network based on available information on the network topology and/or the contents of the packet. | 05-21-2009 |
20100232372 | DISTRIBUTED ASSIGNMENT OF FREQUENCY CHANNELS TO TRANSCEIVERS OVER DYNAMIC SPECTRUM - The invention relates to systems and methods of operating a wireless network including allocating and assigning frequency channels using a dynamic and distributed process. For example, a network node in an ad hoc wireless network will assign frequency channels to one or more of its transceivers based on at least one of a list of allowed frequency channels and a neighbor-frequency channel list. | 09-16-2010 |
20100322240 | NO-SIGHT ROUTING FOR AD-HOC NETWORKS - A system comprising a plurality of nodes forming a network, the plurality of nodes comprising source nodes and destination nodes; wherein a propagation limit restricts the travel of link-state information transmitted by the sources nodes to a subset of destination nodes within the network. A network-layer protocol provided at a layer above that of the network facilitates communication between nodes within and outside of this subset of nodes. | 12-23-2010 |
20120163230 | VARIABLE TRANSLUCENCY NO-SIGHT ROUTING FOR AD-HOC NETWORKS - A system comprising a plurality of nodes forming a network and a link-state packet capable of being transmitted by a source node in the network to a destination node in the network over a communication link; wherein the source node subtracts a transmission cost associated with the communication link from a time-to-live value associated with the link-state packet prior to transmitting the link-state packet to the destination node. Each node in the network may be configured to use a routing protocol, such as a no-sight routing protocol, to assign the transmission cost to the communication link. | 06-28-2012 |
20130148658 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCALABLE MULTICAST COMMUNICATION USING SELF-ROOTED FORWARDING TREES - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for multicasting a data packet through a wireless network. The method includes a packet metadata which maintains a set of next-hop nodes on the routing path as well as the assigned destination nodes of the packet. In addition, each node maintains only a single self-rooted forwarding tree for determining the routing path. By using the metadata in conjunction with a single forwarding tree at each node, the method introduces a highly scalable alternative to multicast protocols based on link state routing source-based trees while substantially reducing the processor load. Furthermore, the method does not require a consistent view of the network topology, making it useful in mobile scenarios. Also included is a mechanism to minimize the packet metadata size for minimal impact to performance while supporting arbitrarily large multicast group sizes. | 06-13-2013 |
20140307583 | CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT PROCESSES FOR HIGH DENSITY MULTI-CHANNEL MULTI-RADIO (MC-MR) WIRELESS NETWORKS - Embodiments for providing channel assignments for high density multi-channel multi-radio (MC-MR) wireless networks are generally described herein. In some embodiments, N nodes are provided in the network. T transceiver node groups are provided that include a first number of groups of nodes, wherein the first number of groups of nodes for a first of the T transceiver node groups have the N nodes assigned consecutively with a second number of nodes per each of the groups of nodes being a function of N. The first number of group of nodes for a remaining number of the transceiver node groups comprises N nodes with transceivers arranged to provide access to any node within a predetermined number of hops. The arrangement of the second number of nodes per each of the groups of nodes in the T transceiver node groups provides an optimized throughput per node. | 10-16-2014 |
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20100280810 | System and Method of Modeling Mono-Glycerides, Diglycerides and Triglycerides in Biodiesel Feedstock - A computer-implemented method and system of modeling physical properties of biodiesel feedstock are presented. The invention method and system include (i) estimating values of a physical property of constituent fatty acid fragments of a mono-, di-, or triglyceride, and (ii) computing a value of the physical property of the mono-, di-, or triglyceride by expressing the value of the physical property of the mono-, di-, or triglyceride as a sum of the estimated values of the physical property of constituent fatty acid fragments thereof. The method and system further include repeating steps (i) and (ii) for different mono-, di-, and/or triglycerides, resulting in a plurality of computed values of the physical property of different mono-, di-, and triglycerides. Using the resulting plurality, the method and system determine a value of a subject physical property of a biodiesel feedstock by expressing the value of the subject physical property of the biodiesel feedstock as a sum of values from the resulting plurality of the computed mono-, di-, and triglyceride physical property values corresponding to constituent mono-, di-, and triglycerides of the biodiesel feedstock. The determined value of the subject physical property enables blending of the biodiesel feedstock in production of biodiesel. | 11-04-2010 |