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Roy Arntsen, Oslo NO

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090079467	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPGRADING FPGA/CPLD FLASH DEVICES - A method for programming a non-volatile memory associated with a programmable logic device (PLD). The method for programming a non-volatile memory includes a reading a data file, wherein the data file includes information to be programmed into the non-volatile memory. The data file is then translated into a plurality of commands based on the information contained therein. The plurality of command is forwarded to a microcontroller. The microcontroller then executes the plurality of commands, wherein said executing causes the non-volatile memory to be programmed.	03-26-2009

Roy Attride, Raleigh, NC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090015044	RETRACTABLE CUP HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR CHILD SEAT - A cup holder assembly for a child seat movable between a retracted position and an extracted position includes an inner cup holder bracket, a medial cup holder slide movably attached to the cup holder bracket, and an outer cup holder floor pivotally attached to the cup holder slide. The cup holder slide and the cup holder floor move along an arc relative to the cup holder bracket, and the cup holder floor rotates relative to the cup holder slide and the cup holder bracket. The cup holder bracket has a rail guide and the cup holder slide includes a corresponding rail operable for slidingly engaging the rail guide. The cup holder slide further includes a lip that engages a corresponding ledge on the cup holder floor to rotate the cup holder floor as the cup holder slide is moved from the retracted position to the extracted position.	01-15-2009
20110108051	Ultrasonic Hairstyling Device - A device for styling hair includes a handle and a barrel extending from the handle. The barrel has a styling surface spaced from the handle, and the styling surface is configured for winding the hair around the barrel. The device further includes a heating element in thermal communication with the barrel to transfer heat to the hair via the styling surface of the barrel, and an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations. The ultrasonic transducer is disposed within the barrel to transmit the ultrasonic vibrations to the hair via the styling surface of the barrel.	05-12-2011
20110108053	Ultrasonic Hairstyling Device - A device for styling hair includes a wand defining a handle grip surface and a first styling surface spaced from the handle grip surface and a plate defining a second styling surface, the plate being pivotally coupled to the wand to clamp the hair between the first styling surface and the second styling surface. The device further includes a heating element in thermal communication with the first styling surface or the second styling surface to transfer heat to the hair via the first styling surface or the second styling surface, respectively, and an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations. The ultrasonic transducer includes a horn in contact with the wand or the plate to transmit the ultrasonic vibrations to the hair via the first styling surface or the second styling surface, respectively.	05-12-2011

Roy Bearth, Embrach CH

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100253270	METHOD AND DEVICES FOR DRIVING A DAMPER - An actuator (	10-07-2010

Roy Bickerstaffe, Canterbury NZ

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021434	Macrocyclic Cysteine Protease Inhibitors and Compositions Thereof - The present invention provides a novel class of macrocyclic compounds, which are useful as cysteine protease inhibitors. Also provided are novel intermediates and methods of preparing the compounds. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compounds and compositions are useful in methods of treating or preventing one or more diseases associated with cysteine protease activity, particularly those associated with calpain activity.	01-27-2011

Roy Biran, Flagstaff, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110065085	NOVEL HEPARIN ENTITIES AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention relates to immobilized biologically active entities that retain a significant biological activity following manipulation. The invention also comprises a medical substrate comprising a heparin entity bound onto a substrate via at least one heparin molecule, wherein said bound heparin entity is heparinase-1 sensitive.	03-17-2011

Roy Bohenzky, Mountain View, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100093041	Method for the Prevention of Carryover Contamination in Nucleic Acid Amplification Technologies - An improved method of preventing carryover contamination of an amplification reaction involves treating uracil-containing DNA with uracil-N-DNA glycosylase and heating the DNA in the presence of polyamines, such as spermidine, spermine and the like. Alternatively, after treatment with uracil-N-DNA glycosylase, the reaction is further incubated with an enzyme having AP lyase activity.	04-15-2010

Roy Caisley, Isselburg-Vehlingen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090278693	Ear Tag Element and Methods for Producing an Ear Tag Element - The invention relates to an ear tag element for tagging animals and to methods for producing it. The ear tag element according to the invention comprises a body (	11-12-2009
20090326548	SYSTEM FOR MARKING A NON-HUMAN BIOLOGICAL OBJECT AND FOR TAKING A SAMPLE OF THE BIOLOGICAL OBJECT - A system for marking a non-human biological object and removing a sample of the biological object, which object is in particular an animal, comprising: a first tag part (	12-31-2009

Roy Campe, Hoogstraten BE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080252099	Boundary Layer Suction System For A Vehicle - The present invention provides an apparatus to increase stability of sports cars equipped with an underbody plate by means of active boundary layer suction applied to the car's underbody panelling (	10-16-2008
20100161012	Device for conveying air to a person - The invention relates to a device for conveying heated air to a person and comprises an air-permeable inner sheet and an air-impermeable outer sheet which are connected to one another by welds in order to form a panel-like shape in the inflated state. The welds produce a main duct having, viewed at the inlet end and in the non-inflated state, a main duct width. The main duct is delimited by at least one first series of elongate first welded strips, the first intermediate spaces which are in line with one another. The length of each of these first intermediate spaces, viewed in the non-inflated state, is in each case smaller than the main duct width. The length of each first welded strip is at least 15% of the main duct width and at most 80% of the main duct width.	06-24-2010
20100266382	WIND TURBINE WITH BOUNDARY LAYER CONTROL - The invention relates to a wind turbine comprising a rotor with a hub and turbine blades, and further comprising a boundary layer control system for the turbine blades. A plurality of pressure chambers is located in the blade distributed over the length of the blade. Each pressure chamber is in communication with the outside of the blade through one or more corresponding openings in the outer surface of the turbine blade. Furthermore a suction channel and a blow channel extend inside the blade for supplying an underpressure and an overpressure respectively to the pressure chamber, each pressure chamber being connected to at least one of said channels through an air passage in which an actively operable valve is located. The valve is connected to a control unit for selectively bringing the pressure chamber into communication with or close it off from said channel(s) so as to blow air out of the pressure chamber or suck air into the pressure chamber through the corresponding opening(s) in the blade surface.	10-21-2010

Roy Cheaks, Harper'Ferry, WV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110152849	Cryogenic System and Method of Use - A cryogenic medical device for delivery of subcooled liquid cryogen to various configurations of cryoprobes is designed for the treatment of damaged, diseased, cancerous or other unwanted tissues. The device is a closed or semi-closed system in which the liquid cryogen is contained in both the supply and return stages. The device is capable of generating cryogen to a supercritical state and may be utilized in any rapid cooling systems. As designed, the device comprises a number of parts including a vacuum insulated outer dewar, submersible cryogen pump, baffled linear heat exchanger, multiple pressurization cartridges, a return chamber, and a series of valves to control the flow of the liquid cryogen interconnected with cryotreatment devices including cryoprobes and catheters. The cryogenic medical device promotes subcooling to the tips of various external cryogenic instrument configurations.	06-23-2011

Roy Cheeks, Harper'S Ferry, WV US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090043297	CRYOGENIC SYSTEM - A cryosurgical system and method for supplying cryogen to a probe. The system including a container filled with cryogen and having bellows of a pump submerged within said cryogen. Conduits fluidly interconnect the bellows and a probe that is outside the container to permit the cryogen to be forced from the bellows to the probe upon activation of pump. A pressure relief valve is fluidly coupled to the conduits and positioned between the bellows and the probe. After initially forcing cryogen to the probe at a pressure that establishes a colligative-based sub-cooling of the liquid cryogen, the pressure relief valve is activated to lower the pressure of the cryogen to a running pressure.	02-12-2009
20100057064	Medical Device for the Transport of Subcooled Cryogenic Fluid through a Linear Heat Exchanger - A cryogenic medical device for delivery of subcooled liquid cryogen to various configurations of cryoprobes is designed for the treatment of damaged, diseased, cancerous or other unwanted tissues. The device is a closed or semi-closed system in which the liquid cryogen is contained in both the supply and return stages. The device comprises a number of parts including a vacuum insulated outer dewar, submersible cryogen pump, baffled linear heat exchanger, return chamber, and a series of valves to control the flow of the liquid cryogen. The cryogenic medical device promotes the subcooling to any external cryogenic probe.	03-04-2010
20100057067	MODULAR PULSED PRESSURE DEVICE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF LIQUID CRYOGEN TO A CRYOPROBE - A cryogenic medical device for delivery of subcooled liquid cryogen to various configurations of cryoprobes is designed for the treatment of damaged, diseased, cancerous or other unwanted tissues. The device is a closed or semi-closed system in which the liquid cryogen is contained in both the supply and return stages. The device is capable of generating cryogen to a supercritical state and may be utilized in any rapid cooling systems. As designed, the device comprises a number of parts including a vacuum insulated outer dewar, submersible cryogen pump, baffled linear heat exchanger, multiple pressurization cartridges, a return chamber, and a series of valves to control the flow of the liquid cryogen. The cryogenic medical device promotes the subcooling to any external cryogenic instrument.	03-04-2010
20100076421	Nucleation Enhanced Surface Modification to Support Physical Vapor Deposition to Create a Vacuum - The device of the invention takes the form of a catheter/probe and is a closed loop system in which cryogen is delivered along the length of the catheter/probe to the tip where freezing occurs, and then is recirculated. The device is a tube within a tube and comprises a number of parts including supply and return tubes (internal tubes), outer sheath (external tube) sealed to the inner tubes at one or both ends with a gas filled lumen between the internal and external tubes. The lumen of the external tube is filled with a saturated gas which solidifies upon cooling, thereby creating a vacuum along the length of the catheter and providing for insulation between the inner and outer tubes, and preventing freezing along the length of the probe shaft. Further, the outside surface of the internal tubes is modified to potentiate gas nucleation on the outer surfaces of the internal tubes when cooled. At the tip of the probe shaft, the internal tubes come into contact with the outer tube to create a defined region of ultra cold temperatures to cool and freeze the target tissue region. The catheter is designed to carry liquid cryogen under various pressures as well as liquid cryogens of varying temperatures. As such, a temperature initiated transient vacuum insulation along the length of a catheter has been described for the delivery of cryogen for targeted thermal therapy. Furthermore, the device has been developed to couple the temperature initiated vacuum with that of a surface modification along the inner tubes to enable enhanced nucleation and deposition of the saturated gas on the surface of the inner tubes and create an additional layer of insulation.	03-25-2010

Roy Colclaser, Albuquerque, NM US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080213987	Method of Fabricating a Sige Semiconductor Structure - A method of fabricating an integrated circuit includes providing a substrate and creating base-windows in a layer. The method also includes forming a monocrystalline SiGe base layer in each of the base layers, and polycrystalline SiGe elsewhere. Additionally, the method also includes forming a monocrystalline silicon layer over selectively exposed portions of the surface of the substrate. The integrated circuit beneficially includes silicon-based elements such as a lateral pnp transistor, a varactor, and a polysilicon transistor, which are formed on a common substrate with an npn SiGe bipolar transistor.	09-04-2008

Roy Coringrato, Broomfield, CO US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100004948	APPARATUS, METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CREATING, INDIVIDUALIZING AND INTEGRATING CARE PLANS - An advanced care planning system, apparatus, method and program product are provided that enable a user to create and individualize an overall care plan for a patient, and then incorporate the tasks or actions associated with that care plan into a work list for the caregivers responsible for treatment of the patient. As caregivers perform and document tasks or actions associated with the care plan as part of their normal workflow, the patient's care plan may be automatically updated, eliminating the need for duplicate documentation.	01-07-2010

Roy Curtiss Iii, Paradise Valley, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100124558	REGULATED EXPRESSION OF ANTIGEN AND/OR REGULATED ATTENTUATION TO ENHANCE VACCINE IMMUNOGENICITY AND/OR SAFETY - The invention relates to compositions and methods for making and using recombinant bacteria that are capable of regulated attenuation and/or regulated expression of one or more antigens of interest.	05-20-2010
20100303863	RECOMBINANT EDWARDSIELLA BACTERIUM - The present invention encompasses a recombinant	12-02-2010
20100317084	RECOMBINANT BACTERIA COMPRISING VECTORS FOR EXPRESSION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES ENCODING ANTIGENS - The invention encompasses a recombinant bacterium that comprises at least one vector capable of expressing a nucleic acid sequence encoding an antigen. In particular, the bacterium comprises at least one chromosomally encoded essential nucleic acid that is altered so that it is not expressed, and at least one extrachromosomal vector.	12-16-2010
20110033501	RECOMBINANT BACTERIUM CAPABLE OF ELICITING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE AGAINST ENTERIC PATHOGENS - The present invention relates to a recombinant bacterium that is capable of eliciting an immune response against at least two enteric pathogens, without substantially inducing an immune response specific to the serotype of the bacterium. The invention also relates to methods of making such a bacterium and vaccines and methods of using such a bacterium.	02-10-2011
20110159594	NUCLEIC ACIDS, BACTERIA, AND METHODS FOR DEGRADING THE PEPTIDOGLYCAN LAYER OF A CELL WALL - The invention encompasses compositions and methods for degrading the peptidoglycan layer of a cell wall. In particular, the invention encompasses compositions and methods for degrading the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall of a gram-negative bacterium.	06-30-2011

Roy Curtiss, Iii, Tempe, AZ US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100285592	SINGLE EXPRESSION VECTOR FOR GENERATION OF A VIRUS WITH A SEGMENTED GENOME - The present invention encompasses an expression vector that is capable of generating a virus from a segmented genome. In particular, a single expression vector may be utilized to produce influenza virus in cultured cells. The expression vector can be delivered in a purified DNA form or by a suitably designed bacterial carrier to cells in culture or to animals. This invention increases the virus generation efficiency, which benefits vaccine development. The bacterial carrier harboring such a plasmid encoding an attenuated virus may be used as a vaccine against corresponding viral disease.	11-11-2010

Roy Dipankar, Bangalore IN

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080306753	System and method for providing quick links - A method and system are provided for providing a user-interface. The method may include receiving a request to render a business portal at a browser. The method may further include responsive to the request, determining a set of work lists to be rendered on the business portal. The method may further include retrieving a set of quick links corresponding to the set of work lists, wherein each quick link is associated with a work list; transmitting the set of quick links to the browser. The method may further include rendering the set of quick links at the browser to the user on a first screen.	12-11-2008

Roy Erdwins, Washougal, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080236339	Hand-operated swage device - A hand-operated swage device includes a first hand-operated actuator and a second hand operated actuator that, when actuated together, control the sequential operation of a clamping mechanism and a swaging mechanism of the hand-operated swage device. For example, the first actuator of the swage device is disposed on a first handle while the second actuator is disposed on a second handle of the swage device. To operate the hand-operated swage device, an operator grasps the first handle with one hand and grasps the second handle with his other hand to actuate both of the actuators in a substantially simultaneous manner. Actuation of both actuators controls sequential delivery of pressurized air to a first pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the clamping mechanism and to a second pneumatic device mechanically coupled to the swaging mechanism.	10-02-2008
20080236340	Swage anvil for a sawblade swage assembly - A swage anvil includes a coupling portion that, when mated with a corresponding die of a swaging device, allows lateral positioning of the swage anvil (i.e., substantially parallel to a long axis of the saw blade) relative to the long axis of the saw blade. The swage anvil also includes a tooth contact face that substantially mirrors an angle of the back portion of each tooth of the saw blade. As such, after a manufacturer inserts the swage anvil into the swage device and laterally translates the swage anvil, the tooth contact face abuts the back portion of the saw blade tooth to support the tooth during a swaging procedure. With the aforementioned configuration of the swage anvil, translation of the swage anvil along a single axis provides support to the back portion of the saw blade tooth along two axes. As such, use of the swage anvil decreases the set-up time required in conventional swaging devices.	10-02-2008

Roy Frisque, Milwaukee, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090252300	Medical Imaging System and Method with Integrated Weight Sensing - An integrated weight sensing system and method is disclosed for a medical imaging system. In one embodiment, the integrated weight sensing system may include a table assembly, a load cell, and a processor that are implemented in a medical imaging system. The table assembly includes a lifting mechanism used to position a patient within the medical imaging system. The load cell is mechanically coupled to the table assembly and in communication with the processor. The load cell is configured to measure and indicate the weight of the patient and the processor may be configured to adjust imaging parameters based on the weight of the patient. The table assembly may include a device in communication with the load cell and/or processor to display the weight of the patient. Additionally, the table assembly and/or the processor may include an interface for zeroing or recalibrating the load cell.	10-08-2009

Roy Goudy, Toyota City JP

Roy Hauner, Franklin Square, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100055974	VOICE AND DATA PATCH PANEL HAVING A BRACKET FOR STRUCTURED WIRE ENCLOSURES - The present disclosure is directed to a patch panel. The patch panel has a bracket having a panel interface having a front surface and a back surface substantially parallel to each other, at least one opening in the panel interface extends from the front surface to the back surface, at least one mounting member on the front surface of the bracket, at least one mounting member on the back surface of the bracket, a first pair of opposing edges and a second pair of opposing edges, the first pair and second pair of opposing edges are formed perpendicular to the panel interface. The patch panel also has a patching module having a number of connection elements, such as jacks, on a front side of the patching module and a number of connectors, such as insulation displacement connectors, on a back side of the patching module, wherein each connector is associated with one of the connection elements on the front side of the patching module.	03-04-2010

Roy Hernandez-Mena, The Woodlands, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090194480	METHODS FOR ANALYZING AND REMOVING CONTAMINANTS IN LIQUID HYDROCARBON MEDIA - A method for identifying contaminants within a liquid hydrocarbon media containing contaminants includes adding an optical tag to a water wash, adding the tagged water wash to the liquid hydrocarbon media, emulsifying the liquid hydrocarbon media and analyzing the contaminants in the hydrocarbon media with a microscope. Methods for removing contaminants and evaluating treatment are also provided.	08-06-2009

Roy Huchzermeier, Fayetteville, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080268427	DETECTION OF BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS IN HAIR SAMPLES - The present invention relates to a method of detecting whether a target animal is Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) positive or negative by determining whether a gp48 protein-specific reagent binds to a gp48 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus protein or protein fragment, which retains antigenic specificity, from a target animal's hair sample.	10-30-2008
20090042182	DETECTION OF BOVINE VIRAL DIARRHEA VIRUS IN TISSUE SAMPLES - The present invention relates to a method of detecting whether a target animal is Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) positive or negative by determining whether a gp48 protein-specific reagent binds to a gp48 Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus protein or protein fragment, which retains antigenic specificity, from a target animal's tissue sample.	02-12-2009

Roy Humpage, West Midlands GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090162614	SHEET MATERIAL - A sheet of cold rolled material having on both of its surfaces rows of projections and rows of depressions, the projections on one surface corresponding with the depressions on the other surface, the relative positions of the projections and depressions being such that lines drawn on a surface of the sheet between adjacent rows of projections are non-rectilinear, the sheet having a base gauge G, wherein each projection has a substantially continuous region of peak plastic strain at, toward or about its apex and/or is thinned by no more than 25% of its base gauge G. Methods of forming the sheet material and tools for forming the sheet material are disclosed.	06-25-2009

Roy Jazowski, Ormond Beach, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110021049	WET MATE CONNECTOR - A submersible connector has releasably mateable plug and receptacle units. The plug unit has at least one electrical pin while the receptacle unit has at least one electrical socket module which receives a forward portion of the electrical pin when the units are mated. The pin is surrounded by semi-conductive seals and a conductive housing, while the socket module has a semi-conductive outer layer, and front seals of semi-conductive material on the pin and socket modules are in sealing engagement in the mated condition, isolating the pins from sea water exposure and forming a ground plane continuation at least from receptacle to plug in the mated condition and providing shielding from phase to phase interaction in a multiple pin and socket connector.	01-27-2011
20110034041	ELECTRICAL PENETRATOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical penetrator assembly has a ceramic housing with a through bore, a first electrical conductor extending through a first end of the bore and terminating short of a second end of the bore and having an outer end engageable with a first cable, and a second electrical conductor extending through a second end of the bore and terminating short of the first end of the bore, the second conductor having an outer end engageable with a second cable. The conductors are in electrical communication at their inner ends and at least one of the conductors is movable relative to the other conductor to accommodate expansion and contraction as a result of temperature variations, and first and second seals extend between respective ends of the ceramic housing and the first and second conductor, respectively.	02-10-2011
20110034066	MULTIPLE LAYER CONDUCTOR PIN FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A multiple layer conductor pin for a harsh environment connector or penetrator has a conductive shaft, an outer layer of non-conductive, insulating material extending along at least part of the length of the shaft, and an intermediate layer of conductive or semi-conductive material sandwiched between the outer layer and conductive shaft and bonded substantially void-free to the outer insulating layer.	02-10-2011

Roy Kehat, Hod Hasharon IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090022415	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING IMAGE DATA - A device that includes at least one memory unit adapted to store image data; the device is characterized by including a configurable filter adapted to apply de-ringing filtering and de-blocking filtering such as to filter image data retrieved from the at least one memory unit, whereas the device is adapted to repetitively determine a configuration of the configurable filter in response to received image data and to at least one mode selection rule and to configure the configurable filter in response to the determination. A method for filtering image data, the method includes receiving or defining filtering mode selection rules; and receiving image data; whereas the method is characterized by including repeating the stages of: determining a configuration of a configurable filter that is adapted to perform de-ringing and de-blocking filtering, in response to the received image data and to at least one mode selection rule; configuring the configurable filter in response to the determination; and filtering, by the configurable filter, image data.	01-22-2009
20100021081	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BLENDED PICTURE - A method, a system and a computer program product for generating a blended picture, the system includes: a storage unit, adapted to store pixels of a first picture, pixels of a second picture and alpha data; and a device, coupled to the storage unit via at least one data channel; wherein the device includes: a relevancy determination module, that is adapted to determine a relevancy of pixels of at least one of the first picture and the second picture based upon values of alpha data associated with the pixels of the first picture; wherein the alpha data represents a degree of transparency of the pixels of the first picture to be overlaid over the second picture; an access controller, coupled to the relevancy determination module, adapted to prevent a transfer of irrelevant pixels from the storage unit; and a blending unit that is coupled to the access controller, adapted to provide a blended picture in response to values of the alpha data, by blending relevant pixels of the first and second picture.	01-28-2010

Roy Kimble, Queensland AU

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090130070	METHOD OF TREATMENT - The present invention discloses the use of fetuin and fetuin producing agents in methods and compositions for treating burn injuries in animals.	05-21-2009

Roy Kinamon, Tel Aviv IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100067426	METHODS CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CELLULAR BASE STATION FUNCTIONALITY AT ONE OR MORE NODES OF A DATA NETWORK - Disclosed are methods, circuits and systems for providing cellular base station functionality at one or more nodes of a data network. Baseband traffic and at least a portion of radio unit signaling may be transmitted over a data network from a base station (controller) to a radio equipped network appliance. The network appliance may emulate a native radio unit of the base station controller and may provide cellular base station services to one or more cellular devices. Baseband traffic and at least a portion of the radio unit signaling received from the one or more cellular device may be transmitted from the network appliance to the base station controller over the data network.	03-18-2010

Roy Klabin, New York, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100063886	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING AN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT - Methods and systems for producing one or more entertainment products. A project investment vehicle (PIV) for the entertainment product is created, where the PIV includes a prospectus. After identification of a producer and/or a distributor of the entertainment product, production of the entertainment product is started only when sufficient capital is raised from selling shares in the PIV to investors. Collaboration, among at least three of a production entity, prospective talent, prospective investors, and prospective consumers of the entertainment product is enabled via a web-based platform hosted by at least one server.	03-11-2010

Roy Kosub, Seguin, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090025191	Reclosable package or bag with double zipper or similar configuratiion - The zipper profiles have a complex shape, such as a double zipper configuration. The apparatus for the manufacture thereof includes an extrusion die and further includes a main or primary extruder for the supply of material, such as low density polyethylene, to form the tubing for the manufacture of reclosable packages, bags or pouches. The apparatus further includes at least one secondary extruder, or co-extruder, for the extruding of each reclosable profile onto the tubing. The speed of the co-extruders is controlled so as to control the extrusion of the reclosable profiles.	01-29-2009
20090028469	Method to accurately control size, velocity, and relative position sets of reclosable mechanism - The apparatus includes an extrusion die and further includes a main or primary extruder for the supply of material, such as low density polyethylene, to form the tubing for the manufacture of reclosable packages, bags or pouches. The apparatus further includes at least one secondary extruder, or co-extruder, for the extruding of each reclosable profile onto the tubing. The speed of the co-extruders is controlled so as to control the extrusion of the reclosable profiles.	01-29-2009
20110165280	METHOD TO ACCURATELY CONTROL SIZE, VELOCITY, AND RELATIVE POSITION SETS OF RECLOSABLE MECHANISM - The apparatus includes an extrusion die and further includes a main or primary extruder for the supply of material, such as low density polyethylene, to form the tubing for the manufacture of reclosable packages, bags or pouches. The apparatus further includes at least one secondary extruder, or co-extruder, for the extruding of each reclosable profile onto the tubing. The speed of the co-extruders is controlled so as to control the extrusion of the reclosable profiles.	07-07-2011

Roy Krotman, Lezion IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090110188	CONFIGURABLE RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR - A method for random number generation includes generating random number sequences using a Random Number Generator (RNG) circuit having an externally-modifiable configuration. The RNG circuit generates a first random number sequence having a first measure of randomness, and modifies the configuration of the RNG circuit, causing the RNG circuit to generate a second random number sequence having a second measure of the randomness, indicating a degree of the randomness that is no less than the first measure.	04-30-2009

Roy Krotman, Rishon Lezion IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090113146	SECURE PIPELINE MANAGER - A method for data storage includes supplying data to and from a host to a storage memory via a secure data path. A first CPU is employed to control operation of the storage memory, and a second CPU is employed to control operation of the secure data path.	04-30-2009
20090113218	SECURE DATA PROCESSING FOR UNALIGNED DATA - A method for data cryptography includes accepting input data, which contains a section that is to undergo a cryptographic operation and starts at an offset with respect to a beginning of the input data, by a Direct Memory Access (DMA) module. The input data is aligned by the DMA module to cancel out the offset. The aligned input data is read out of the DMA module, and the cryptographic operation is performed on the section.	04-30-2009

Roy Lamberston, Los Altos, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110149636	Ion barrier cap - An ion barrier layer made from a dielectric material in contact with an electronically insulating layer is operative to prevent mobile ions transported into the electronically insulating layer from passing through the ion barrier layer and into adjacent layers during data operations on a non-volatile memory cell. A conductive oxide layer in contact with the electronically insulating layer is the source of the mobile ions. A programming data operation is operative to transport a portion of the mobile ions into the electronically insulating layer and an erase data operation is operative to transport the mobile ions back into the conductive oxide layer. When the portion is positioned in the electronically insulating layer the memory cell stores data as a programmed conductivity profile and when a substantial majority of the mobile ions are positioned in the conductive oxide layer the memory cell stores data as an erased conductivity profile.	06-23-2011

Roy Leban, Redmond, WA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090081628	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A LESSON - Embodiments of the present invention make it significantly easier for a teacher or other author to create a lesson by allowing them to define a lesson as a state machine. This method is significantly easier for teachers to learn and use and it allows for easy adaptation of classroom lesson plans to lessons in the system. Advantageously, someone with specialized programming knowledge is not required in the lesson creation process.	03-26-2009
20090325140	METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ADAPT COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTION BASED ON HEURISTICS - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method for adapting a lesson. The method comprises for a given learner, forming an expectation of the learner's performance in answering questions of a lesson; adapting the lesson a first time based on the expectation; evaluating the learner's actual performance in answering questions of the adapted lesson; and selectively adapting the lesson a second time if a difference between the expectation and the actual performance is greater than a threshold.	12-31-2009
20100082634	System, Method, and User Interface for Organizing and Searching Information - A computer-implemented system, method, and user interface for searching and organizing information, particularly large information sets such as those found on the Internet and World Wide Web. Information is organized and searched according to content, and this organization is reflected directly in the user interface provided to users for searching as well as the search results they are shown.	04-01-2010
20100209896	VIRTUAL MANIPULATIVES TO FACILITATE LEARNING - Embodiments of the invention disclose a virtual manipulative to facilitate math learning. The virtual manipulative comprises a user interface to progressively form one on more columns to hold partial sums or number decompositions to assist a learner in computing a sum.	08-19-2010

Roy Leguidleguild, Union City, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100331883	ACCESS AND TISSUE MODIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Described herein are methods and systems for precisely placing and/or manipulating devices within the body by first positioning a guidewire or pullwire through the body from a first location, around a curved pathway, and out of the body through a second location, so that the distal and proximal ends of the guidewire extend from the body, then pulling a device into position using the guidewire. The device to be positioned within the body is coupled to the proximal end of the guidewire, and the device is pulled into the body by pulling on the distal end of the guidewire that extends from the body. The device may be bimanually manipulated by pulling the guidewire distally, and an attachment to the device that extends proximally, allowing control of both the proximal and the distal ends. In this manner devices (and particularly implants such as innerspinous distracters, stimulating leads, and disc slings) may be positioned and/or manipulated within the body. Devices to modify tissue may also be positioned or manipulated so that a target tissue within the body is modified.	12-30-2010
20110112539	TISSUE MODIFICATION DEVICES - Described herein are elongate devices for modifying tissue having a plurality of flexibly connected and rungs or links, and methods of using them, including methods of using them to decompress stenotic spinal tissue. These devices may be included as part of a system for modifying tissue. In general, these devices include a plurality of blades positioned on for formed from) rungs that are flexibly connected and may be separated by one or more spacers. The rungs are typically wider than they are long (e.g., rectangular). The rungs may be arranged, ladder like, and may be connected by a flexible connector substrate or between two or more cables. Different sized rungs may be used, or rungs with different cutting properties. In some variations the tissue modification devices may have a non-linear axial shape, or may be converted from a first axial shape to a second axial shape.	05-12-2011

Roy Lidtke, Elberon, IA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090036811	Orthosis casting form and method of making the same - A logic circuit that can reconfigure its functions in a nonvolatile manner and a single-electron transistor to be used in the logic circuits are provided. The logic circuit has a single-electron spin transistor that includes: a source; a drain; an island that is provided between the source and the drain, and has tunnel junctions between the island and the source and drain; and a gate that is capacitively coupled to the island. In this logic circuit, at least one of the source, the drain, and the island includes a ferromagnetic material having a variable magnetization direction.	02-05-2009

Roy Llewellyn, Cheshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090167031	Electrical Energy Generator Based On Buoyancy - This invention relates to an apparatus and method for generating electrical energy in a body of water. The apparatus and method relates to the effective conversion and storage of electrical energy which is analogous to a pumped storage system for generating electricity with hydroelectric power. The present invention includes an elongate stator assembly which, in use, is immersed in a body of water and having a plurality of electrical induction coils located thereon. The elongate stator assembly being secured in a substantially vertical position in the body of water using a base unit which is fixed to a seabed or the bottom of the body of water; the upper part of the elongate stator assembly being secured to a floatation buoy. The present invention also comprises a movable shuttle means which is coaxially coupled to the elongate stator assembly. The movable shuttle means having a plurality of permanent magnets disposed therein such that a magnetic flux is generated by the plurality of permanent magnets which intersects with the plurality of electrical induction coils located on the elongate stator assembly. The moveable shuttle means also includes buoyancy control means for cyclically controlling the depth of the movable shuttle means in the body of water such that the movement of the movable shuttle means relative to the elongate stator assembly induces a voltage in the plurality of electrical induction coils. The present invention also describes a method of operating an electrical energy generator in which, during the hours of low power consumption, electrical energy is taken from the power supply to charge the buoyancy control means and, during the hours of peak power consumption, the depth of the movable shuttle means is cyclically controlled and the voltage induced in the plurality of induction coils is extracted and converted and supplied to the power grid. In use, a plurality of electrical energy generators can be linked together to provide a significant energy-dense source.	07-02-2009

Roy Marschall, Shakopee, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100193617	CHOPPER UNIT FOR BALED VEGETABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS STRAW - A chopper unit for chopping bales of vegetation is particularly well suited for chopping large square bales. The chopper unit mounts on the arms of a transporter unit such as a skid loader. The unit includes a housing having a deck with a window therein. During normal operation, the deck faces upwardly. The housing includes a chopping chamber having the window in the deck at one end thereof, and extending to an opening or window in a side wall of the housing. A bale hopper mounted on the deck can translate along a predetermined path. The bale hopper extends generally upwardly when the unit is in an operating position, and surrounds the window in the deck. A vegetation cutter mounted within the chopping chamber partially projects through the deck's window and into the hopper. Rotating the cutter chops the vegetation into small pieces. The hopper translation allows the cutter to access the entire bottom surface of the bale. A fan preferably forces air into the chopping chamber adjacent to the cutter to sweep chopped bale particles to an opening in a wall of the housing.	08-05-2010

Roy Mleziva, Canton, OH US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100102118	Banking transaction machine that operates responsive to data bearing records - A cash dispensing banking transaction machine that operates responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader that reads identifying data from a user card. The machine dispenses cash from a cash dispenser for a financial account without causing the card reader device to read data from a card corresponding to the financial account, when a determination indicates that a voice of the user included in an audio input signal to audio input device corresponds to a particular recognized user stored in a data store in correlated relation with the financial account.	04-29-2010

Roy Mongiovi, Tucker, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090327485	METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COLLECTING SNMP BANDWIDTH DATA - A method, system, and storage medium for collecting bandwidth data is provided. The method includes producing master and slave text files in response to simultaneous collection of data samples from a network device by servers. The method also includes generating a clean data file by sorting data in the master and slave text files by the network device port, sorting data samples for the port by collection time, and for each of the samples: adding a designated interval of time to a time on the network device resulting in a target network device time whereby the time on the network device corresponds to a time the data sample was collected, examining data samples in the master and slave text files corresponding to the time the respective data samples were collected, selecting from one of the master and slave text files the sample with a collection time most closely matching the target network device time, and storing the selected sample in the clean data file.	12-31-2009

Roy Morita, Toyokawa-Shi JP

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110006476	Sheet post-processing apparatus and image formation system provided with the apparatus - To provide a sheet post-processing apparatus enabling a sheet to be aligned in a predetermined collection position irrespective of the weighing capacity of the sheet and image formation surface in dropping and collecting the sheet onto a tray from a sheet discharge outlet, the apparatus has a tray means for collecting a sheet from the sheet discharge outlet, and a sheet discharge rotating body for transferring the sheet that is carried out to the tray means toward a sheet end regulation means, and is configured to be able to adjust the timing of shifting the sheet discharge rotating body to an operation position engaging in the sheet from a withdrawal position above the tray corresponding to image formation conditions of the sheet.	01-13-2011

Roy Moussaeiff, Jamaica, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090119001	Method and system for finding multimodal transit route directions based on user preferred transport modes - A method and system for finding multimodal transit route solutions with a computer software program is described that finds the most efficient transit routes based on user preferred modes of transport. The route finding system has four layers that include a presentation layer, an application layer, a component layer and a database layer. The system input includes a start address, a destination address and preferred mode of transport to find the most efficient transit routes. The transport mode includes public transport, private transport and combination of public and private transports. The system displays the detailed mapped route directions for the user input. The system also includes tools for location based address finder and local guidance.	05-07-2009

Roy Nangoy, Santa Clara, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100041316	METHOD FOR AN IMPROVED CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING SYSTEM - A method for polishing a substrate on a pad large enough to accommodate polishing at least two substrates simultaneously The method includes simultaneously pressing a first substrate and a second substrate against a single polishing surface of a polishing module, providing polishing fluid from a first fluid delivery arm in front of the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, providing polishing fluid from a second fluid delivery arm at a location in front of the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, conditioning the polishing surface with a first conditioner at a location behind the first substrate while the first substrate is pressed against the polishing surface, and conditioning the polishing surface with a second conditioner at a location behind the second substrate while the second substrate is pressed against the polishing surface.	02-18-2010

Roy Ornath, Tel Aviv IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080236245	Contaminant scanning system - A method of inspecting a cargo container for chemical or biological materials, comprising: providing a vapor collection unit in the container, allowing vapors to be collected from the container into the collection unit, removing vapors collected in the vapor collection unit from the container through a port of the container, not primarily used for loading or removing cargo from the container, and analyzing the vapors collected by the vapor collection unit for traces of one or more particulates.	10-02-2008
20090084410	DETACHING TRACES OF PARTICLES ADHERING TO AN OBJECT SURFACE AND COLLECTING THEM ONTO A PARTICLE COLLECTION AREA - A system for inspecting wearable people footwear, comprising:	04-02-2009

Roy Ozeri, Tel Aviv IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100114967	Method for Managing Simultaneous Modification of Database Objects During Development - The present invention relates to a method for preventing the simultaneous modification of the same database object in a shared database by more than one user during the database development stage comprising the steps of: (a) creating security roles for said users, wherein each of the security roles has a modification permission set for denying or granting at least one modification permission to at least one said database object; (b) assigning each of said security roles to each of said users; (c) providing means for said users to request said modification permission to said database object; (d) receiving said request from a first user for said modification permission to said at least one database object; (e) determining that said security roles of said users, excluding the security role of first user, are set to deny said modification permissions to said object; (f) updating said security role of said first user to grant said modification permission to said object; (g) allowing said first user to modify said object; (h) receiving a termination notification from said first user for concluding said modification permission to said object; and (i) updating said security role of said first user to cease said modification permission to said object.	05-06-2010

Roy Palvlinka, Ludwigshafen DE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100292120	Detergent Composition - A detergent composition comprising an enzyme and a bleaching compound and comprising two or more distinct regions, wherein the enzyme is located in a first distinct region and the bleaching compound is located in a second distinct region and further wherein a builder comprising an amino acid based compound and/or succinate based compound is located in the first distinct region. The compositions exhibit improved stability of the enzyme.	11-18-2010

Roy Peers-Smith, Ross-On-Wye GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100282050	Protection Device - A protection device comprises a covering including at least a layer of ballistics material, and a layer of an electromagnetic screening material.	11-11-2010

Roy Ramirez, Jr., Oklahoma City, OK US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080297329	PROTECTIVE COVER ASSEMBLY - A protective cover assembly is provided. The protective cover assembly includes a flexible cover and an alarm assembly. The flexible cover includes an outer layer of flexible material, an inner layer of flexible material, and at least one layer of tear resistant material positioned between the outer and inner layers. The alarm assembly includes a pair of conductor plates positioned between the outer layer of flexible material and the inner layer of flexible material, a power source, and an alarm system electrically connected to the power source and at least one of the first and second conductor plates such that upon an electrical conducting implement piercing the first conductor plate and contacting the second conductor plate an electrical connection is established between the first conductor plate and the second conductor plate thereby causing the alarm system to emit an alerting signal.	12-04-2008

Roy Rindom, Hollywood, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110053104	Assembly for Hanging a Candle Inside a Bottle - An assembly is provided whereby a candle holder is supported within a bottle and the bottle has no bottom and a single assembly supports both the candle holder and bottle.	03-03-2011

Roy Rodetsky, Brampton CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080223975	REVERSIBLE SURFACE WINDER - Disclosed is a winder having: a drum about which a web passes in use; a cutter which severs the web as it passes around the drum into segments; a suction facility which draws air through a suction portion of the drum such that, when severed, the trailing web segment is carried by the suction portion to a release position; a loader which, for each segment, receives a core at a starting position whereat the core is rotated by contact with said drum and whereat the core receives the leading edge of said trailing segment, without fold-over, from said drum when the trailing segment reaches the take-up position; a guide which receives the core after the segment has started to wind thereupon; and a transfer mechanism which receives the core from the guide and supports same in driven contact with the drum as the segment is wound the Disclosed is a winder having: a drum about which a web passes in use; a cutter which severs the web as it passes around the drum into segments; a suction facility which draws air through a suction portion of the drum such that, when severed, the trailing web segment is carried by the suction portion to a release position; a loader which, for each segment, receives a core at a starting position whereat the core is rotated by contact with said drum and whereat the core receives the leading edge of said trailing segment, without fold-over, from said drum when the trailing segment reaches the take-up position; a guide which receives the core after the segment has started to wind thereupon; and a transfer mechanism which receives the core from the guide and supports same in driven contact with the drum as the segment is wound thereon.	09-18-2008
20090298653	POWERED MOBILE LIFTING, GAIT TRAINING AND OMNIDIRECTIONAL ROLLING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A powered mobile lifting, gait training and omnidirectional rolling apparatus is for personal use by persons with lower body disabilities for assisted walking in upright position in desired direction indoor or outdoor. All operations including bringing the apparatus to a user, ingress, walking around and egress are performed by users without assistance of other persons. The apparatus lifts a user from a floor, wheelchair or elevated surface, its overall size enables motion through narrow doorways or other passageways, and omnidirectional wheels provide top maneuverability. Rotation of powered omnidirectional wheels is coordinated with motion of gait simulation devices which drive user's feet, resulting in simulated natural walking pattern. The apparatus comprises a rigid ‘U’-shaped base integrating a powered lifting and supporting device, powered gait simulation devices, step length setup devices, powered omnidirectional wheels with brakes, retractable support mechanisms, control, monitoring, communication and recording means, a power supply block, and a harness.	12-03-2009

Roy Sambuchino, Erie, PA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100101519	Method of Friction Control - This invention relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one of a crankcase, a gear and a wet-clutch, said method comprising supplying to said crankcase, gear, and wet-clutch a lubricating composition containing: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; (b) a boron containing compound; and (c) a friction modifier.	04-29-2010
20100212624	Method of Viscosity Control - This invention relates to a method of lubricating an internal combustion engine comprising at least one of a crankcase, a gear and a wet-clutch, said method comprising supplying to said crankcase, gear and wet-clutch a lubricating composition comprising: (a) an oil of lubricating viscosity; and (b) a viscosity modifier with a number average molecular weight from 1000 to 75,000, wherein the lubricating composition has a SAE viscosity grade from XW-Y, wherein X is from 0 to 20 and Y is from 20 to 50; and wherein the lubricating composition has a phosphorus content from a metal hydrocarbyl dithiophosphate of 0.12 wt % or less.	08-26-2010

Roy Schering, Melbourne, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080259317	Angle Calibration of Long Baseline Antennas - A method for calibrating a sensor mounted on an aircraft includes the steps of: using an optical device to create reference points which define a reference line that is parallel to both horizontal and vertical planes of the sensor, and using the reference line to calibrate the sensor with respect to a reference coordinate system.	10-23-2008

Roy Shilkrot, Negba IL

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100104081	SUBSCRIBER RATING SYSTEM - A method includes obtaining first information based on communication engaged in by a first subscriber via a communication service, calculating a first popularity rating of the first subscriber based on the first information, obtaining second information based on communication engaged in by a second subscriber via the communication service, calculating a second popularity rating of the second subscriber based on the second information, determining a ranking of the first subscriber based on comparing the first popularity rating and the second popularity rating, and providing a component service based on the ranking.	04-29-2010
20100104083	PROVIDING TELEPHONE DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE - There is provided a method for providing telephone directory assistance. The method includes (a) receiving, via a communication network, first information concerning a telephone call being proposed for a telephone having a first telephone number, (b) obtaining second information relating to a prior call involving the first telephone number, (c) obtaining a resultant telephone number, based on the first information and the second information, and (d) outputting the resultant telephone number, via the communication network.	04-29-2010

Roy Shirah, Dallas, GA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090140039	RF communication of data between currency canister and automated banking machine - An automated canister reloading machine is able to reload a currency canister removed from an ATM. The reloading machine includes a supply of currency notes. The reloading machine can transfer currency notes from the supply into a storage area of the canister. The canister includes a memory that can store data representative of information concerning the canister, such as data representative of the type and number of currency notes held in the canister. The reloading machine is able to update the canister memory.	06-04-2009

Roy Splieth, Central Valley, NY US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110152954	BROACH HANDLE WITH FLEXURE SPRING - An instrument for holding a surgical tool or bone implant includes a handle with a bearing surface formed in one end for engaging the surgical tool. An elastically deformable plate is mounted on the handle body the plate having a catch element formed on a leading end thereof adapted to engage a coupling element formed on the surgical tool. The elastically deformable plate includes a cam follower formed in a recess thereon and includes a deformable spring section intermediate the can elements and the plate end with the catch element. An elongated pivotable loading member is rotatably mounted on the handle body. The loading member includes a cam surface for engaging the cam follower surface on the deformable plate. The cam surface on the loading member is shaped to elastically deform the elastically deformable plate section in a direction away from the plate catch element to thereby load and maintain a connecting force between the plate and the surgical tool or bone implant.	06-23-2011

Roy Sterritt, Newtownabbey IE

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100106348	SWARM Autonomic Agents With Self-Destruct Capability - Systems, methods and apparatus are provided through which in some embodiments an autonomic entity manages a system by generating one or more stay alive signals based on the functioning status and operating state of the system. In some embodiments, an evolvable synthetic neural system is operably coupled to one or more evolvable synthetic neural systems in a hierarchy. The evolvable neural interface receives and generates heartbeat monitor signals and pulse monitor signals that are used to generate a stay alive signal that is used to manage the operations of the synthetic neural system. In another embodiment an asynchronous Alice signal (Autonomic license) requiring valid credentials of an anonymous autonomous agent is initiated. An unsatisfactory Alice exchange may lead to self-destruction of the anonymous autonomous agent for self-protection.	04-29-2010

Roy Styan, Bragg Creek CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090271504	Techniques for agent configuration - Described are techniques for monitoring the performance, security and health of a system used in an industrial application. Agents on components included in the industrial network report data to an appliance or server. The agents on a component may include a configuration agent and one or more other agents. The configuration agent receives agent configuration data that may be communicated at a network application level. The agent configuration data may include information used to configure the configuration agent and other agents on the component. The configuration agent may be disabled. Once disabled, the configuration agent cannot be used to further modify agent configuration data as applied to the configuration agent and the one or more other agents until re-enabled.	10-29-2009

Roy Sundick, Farmington Hills, MI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090214590	Virus Vaccines Comprising Envelope-Bound Immunomodulatory Proteins and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention provides novel virus vaccines with augmented, e.g., enhanced and/or extended immunogenicity. The virus vaccines of the invention comprise an envelope-bound immunomodulatory protein, e.g., a cytokine, chemokine or costimulatory molecule. The immunomodulatory protein serves as an adjuvant to augment, e.g., enhance or extend the immunogenicity of the virus vaccine, thereby augmenting, e.g., enhancing or extending immune response to the virus when administered to a subject.	08-27-2009

Roy Sunstrum, Richmond CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090216213	CONTAINER SYSTEM FOR RELEASABLY STORING A SUBSTANCE - The present invention provides a container system for releasably storing a substance. The container system includes a vial having a sample storage chamber and a piercing member for piercing a membrane in the lid, which membrane seals a substance within a reservoir in the lid until the membrane is pierced by the piercing member. The container system optionally includes a funnel. There is also provided a method and kit for use of such a container system.	08-27-2009

Roy Trayhearn, York GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100297208	SCAFFOLD - The present invention relates to scaffolds which can be used as medical devices for guided tissue regeneration and repair, in particular the invention is directed to a scaffold comprising fibres having a mean fibre diameter of between from about 1.2 to 4.0 microns, wherein the fibres comprise a glycolide. The invention further relates to the use of the scaffolds for the selective capture of cell populations for a cell source material.	11-25-2010

Roy Twersky, San Francisco, CA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100122178	AUTOMATIC, PERSONALIZED ONLINE INFORMATION AND PRODUCT SERVICES - A method for providing automatic, personalized information services to a computer user includes the following steps: transparently monitoring user interactions with data during normal use of the computer; updating user-specific data files including a set of user-related documents; estimating parameters of a learning machine that define a User Model specific to the user, using the user-specific data files; analyzing a document to identify its properties; estimating the probability that the user is interested in the document by applying the document properties to the parameters of the User Model; and providing personalized services based on the estimated probability. Personalized services include personalized searches that return only documents of interest to the user, personalized crawling for maintaining an index of documents of interest to the user; personalized navigation that recommends interesting documents that are hyperlinked to documents currently being viewed; and personalized news, in which a third party server customized its interaction with the user. The User Model includes continually-updated measures of user interest in words or phrases, web sites, topics, products, and product features. The measures are updated based on both positive examples, such as documents the user bookmarks, and negative examples, such as search results that the user does not follow. Users are clustered into groups of similar users by calculating the distance between User Models.	05-13-2010

Roy Venton-Walters, Neshkoro, WI US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080284118	Modular Metamorphic Vehicle - A vehicle comprising a vehicle body, a suspension system coupled to the vehicle body, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the suspension system comprising at least one pair of wheels, each wheel of the at least one pair of wheels being located on opposite sides of the vehicle. The suspension system comprises a changeable wheel track width for the at least one pair of wheels and the wheel track width is changeable between a narrow wheel track width setting and a wide wheel track width setting by pivoting a suspension link about a vertical axis.	11-20-2008
20110114409	MODULAR METAMORPHIC VEHICLE - A vehicle (	05-19-2011
20110120293	STRESSED SKIN TILED VEHICLE ARMOR - Vehicle armor includes a body panel of the vehicle having a stressed skin construction with an inside surface and an outside surface. A liner overlies the inside surface of the body panel and a particle-filled elastomer overlies the outside surface of the body panel. Thin, single-layer steel tiles overlie the elastomer layer, with the tiles each having a hardened outer side and a non-hardened inner side.	05-26-2011

Roy Wang, Taipei TW

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110091124	System for multi-byte reading - A control device, system and method for multi-pixel reading provides a processor receiving multi-pixel, uses memory units wherein each memory unit sequentially receiving a writing enable signal, and then receiving and storing multi-pixel. Simultaneously, the processor having multi-data bus receives multi-pixel of the each memory unit output. The clock of the enabling all the memory units is less than the delay of the processor reading, so that reducing the spare time of the image decoding system and reducing the reading time of the reading image.	04-21-2011

Roy Willerton, Winnipeg CA

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090056101	METHOD FOR SECURING A THREADED INSERT IN A THREADED OPENING - A method for securing, in an opening, an insert or a helical coil, comprising means for fusing the coil, wherein fine laser welds are provided, in an individual or overlapping pattern added, on one or more than one turns of the coil.	03-05-2009

Roy Wong, White Bear Lake, MN US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090053448	Protective Films and Related Methods - The invention features protective film constructions that may be used, for example, as a protective floor finish.	02-26-2009
20100307411	MASKING ARTICLE FOR PRODUCING PRECISE PAINT LINES AND METHOD OF IMPROVING PAINT LINE PERFORMANCE OF MASKING ARTICLES - An adhesive masking article for shielding a protected work surface from a coating applied to a surface adjacent the protected work surface includes a backing layer having first and second opposed major surfaces, and at least one edge, an adhesive on at least a portion of at least one of the first and second backing layer opposed major surfaces, and a barrier inducing treatment on at least an edge surface of the masking article to contact the coating when the coating contacts the edge of the backing layer, thereby causing a barrier to form along the edge of the masking article that impedes the migration of the coating past the edge of the masking article beneath the masking article.	12-09-2010

Roy Woolcock, Wiltshire GB

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110108648	Feeder For Material Shredder - A feeder device for reducing the size of unshredded scrap material prior to entering a shredder to permit a reduction in size of the shredder and reduction in required power needed for shredding. The feeder device includes a vertically-declining feed chute having a receiving end for receiving scrap material and a depositing end for depositing scrap material, the receiving end having a greater width. The feed chute has a compactor plate and may have multiple compactor plates each movable by a controlled actuator and located between the receiving end and the depositing end. The compactor plate lateral moves in an arcuate manner traverse to a longitudinal axis of the feed chute for compacting scrap material. Subsequent the feed chute, at least one powered rotating drum vertically compacts the material, the material then entering a shredding chamber where a shredding rotor shreds the material, the material generally being comprised of metal.	05-12-2011

Roy Wubker, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080227446	Portable handheld satellite phone conversion module - A mobile communication device for communication and data transfer utilizing a satellite phone system including a module which replaces or supplements the battery of a satellite phone handset and includes an embedded micro-processor, a camera, a GPS unit, a compass, a mass storage device, a display screen and communication ports. The module is designed to transmit data and images without the need for additional software or other peripheral devices. The module is designed to completely enclose a satellite phone therein thereby providing environmental protection for the satellite phone.	09-18-2008

Roy Wuthier, Columbia, SC US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20080273206	Biomimetic Mineralization Method and System - Disclosed are methods and systems that can be quickly and efficiently utilized to examine the kinetics of a growth and development protocol in a controlled environment, for instance in vivo. Disclosed systems can include a synthetic mineralization complex that can nucleate calcium phosphate mineral deposition in a controlled environment, for instance a controlled environment that can mimic a natural environment in which biomineralization takes place. Also disclosed are non-contact optical methods as may be utilized to examine the kinetics of a developing solid phase. Disclosed systems and methods can be beneficially utilized in high throughput screening in the development of drugs for the treatment and prevention of pathological calcifications such as osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis.	11-06-2008
20090124579	Systems and Methods For Determination of Compounds for Stimulation or Inhibition of Neocalcification - Disclosed are systems and methods as may be used for development of compounds that can be utilized for prevention of pathological calcification. Disclosed are functional models can represent in great detail the first steps in protein-membrane interaction leading to calcification. Disclosed compounds include those that interfere with pathologic calcification processes and thus may be used as part of a formulation or composition for preventing pathological calcifications. Modeling methods and systems can include in vitro and/or in silico dynamic molecular modeling of biological materials including representative mineralization models in conjunction with substances that can affect normal or pathogenic calcification processes. Disclosed models can examine interactions of biological components involved in calcification including calcium, inorganic phosphate, phosphatidylserine, and annexin-5 protein.	05-14-2009
20090247647	Method of Stimulating Proteoglycan Synthesis in Cells - A method of stimulating the production of proteoglycans in a living animal cell comprising administering one or more Vitamin D	10-01-2009
20110100821	MINERAL OIL FREE ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING APPARATUS FOR IMMOBILIZED PH GRADIENT STRIPS - A protective sheath for use with an immobilized pH gradient (IPG) strip in an isoelectric focusing (IEF) process is generally disclosed. The protective sheath can inhibit dehydration of the IPG strip during use through loss of water to the atmosphere and/or migration of water due to electroosmotic flow without the use of mineral oil or another water-immiscible liquid. The protective sheath can generally be configured in a tube-like shape having an inner cavity. The protective sheath can define a top surface, a bottom surface, two side surfaces, a sealed end, and an open end. The top surface can have at least 2 openings, which can be covered by pull-tabs.	05-05-2011

Roy Zeighami, Mckinney, TX US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110085296	Cooling System For A Computer Blade - A cooling system for a computer blade is disclosed. The cooling system comprises a main printed circuit (PC) board with at least one component mounted on a top side of the main PC board. A heat transfer plate is located at the first end of the main PC board. An airflow divider is mounted on, and is perpendicular with, the top side of the main PC board. The airflow divider runs in an axis generally parallel with the first side of the main PC board. A lid is coupled to the main PC board thereby enclosing the main PC board, the heat transfer plate and the airflow divider. The lid encloses a first airflow channel running along the first side of the main PC board and a second airflow channel running along the second side of the main PC board. A fan is located on top side of the main PC board in the first airflow channel. The fan is configured to re-circulate air from the second airflow channel through the first airflow channel, past the heat transfer plate, and then back into the second airflow channel.	04-14-2011