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Fereydoon Safai, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100274642 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A PARAMETER THAT REPRESENTS DATA DESCRIBING A PHYSICAL SYSTEM - There is provided a system and method for estimating a parameter that represents data describing a physical system. An exemplary method comprises randomizing data representative of a population of items for which the parameter is known. The method may additionally comprise generating data representative of a pseudo population of items using a known perturbation, the data representative of the pseudo population of items being included with the data representative of the population of items for which the parameter is known to form a revised population and selecting a bootstrap sample of a minimum sample size of the revised population. A sensitivity study is performed on the parameters of the items comprising the bootstrap sample to determine a level of change of a predicted parameter value relative to a parameter value of the sample. At least one of a range, a probability distribution or the minimum sample size is revised based on the parameter for items comprising the bootstrap sample to produce at least one of a revised range, a revised probability distribution or a revised minimum sample size, taking into account an effect of the known perturbation applied to the pseudo population. The steps of selecting, performing and revising are repeated until the sensitivity study indicates that the level of change of the parameter is acceptably small. A value of the parameter is estimated for the population based on a parameter corresponding to the acceptably small level of change. | 10-28-2010 |
Fereydoon Safai, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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20140068071 | SERVER CONSOLIDATION - A method for server consolidation is provided. The method includes collecting performance data of a plurality of source servers in a desired environment, selecting a group of one or more source servers from the plurality of source servers for consolidation, marking each source server in the with one of multiple usability statuses with one of such statuses indicates the marked source server is to be replaced or reused as necessary in the server consolidation, selecting a target platform for a new server, and performing a first server consolidation analysis of the first group based at least on the collected performance data, the initial usability status of each source server in the first group, and the first selected target platform. | 03-06-2014 |
Ferydoon Safai, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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20120158462 | TARGET LEVEL SETTING - Systems, methods, and machine readable and executable instructions are provided for target level setting. Target level setting may include receiving a plurality of objectives for an organization that includes a central unit and a plurality of regional units, transmitting a respective regional target level for each of the plurality of objectives assigned to each of the plurality of regional units, prompting the central unit for an approval of an increase to a first regional target level for a first of the plurality of regional units and a decrease to a second regional target level for a second of the plurality of regional units, increasing the first regional target level for the first of the plurality of regional units, and decreasing the second regional target level for the second of the plurality of regional units. | 06-21-2012 |
Medora Safai, Louisville, KY US
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20100116144 | Foldable Brew Basket - A foldable brew basket has a rectangular bottom panel with an aperture through it, four side panels, and at least two rim panels. Two of the side panels are made of sub-panels with hingeable interconnections, while two of the side panels are flat. Like side panels are hingeably attached to opposite edges of the rectangular bottom panel and hingeably connected at their ends to unlike side panels. The rim panels are hingeably attached to the top edge of like side panels. In a usable configuration, the foldable brew basket has its sides approximately vertical with the rim panels approximately horizontal. In a folded configuration, the flat sides are folded toward the center of the bottom panel, while the side panels having sub-panels fold either inwardly or outwardly, flexing between the sub-panels. Some embodiments will also have a water permeable filter pouch containing brewing material. | 05-13-2010 |
20130045307 | Brew Cartridge - A brew cartridge has a bowl with a flange extending laterally from its exterior and apertures in its bottom. A pod containing brewing material is located within the bowl and covered by a panel having apertures. Panel retention features in the interior of bowl keep the panel and pod in place. The brew cartridge fits in a brewing machine with a multiple piece chamber which matches the cartridge and clamps on the flange. The brew machine passes pressurized hot water through the cartridge to brew a beverage. The water enters through the panel and exerts at the bottom. Some embodiments of the cartridge have a drain bowl formed in the bottom of the bowl. The drain bowl has the apertures of the bottom of the bowl through and may have drain panel covering it. | 02-21-2013 |
Michael Safai, Louisville, KY US
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20100116144 | Foldable Brew Basket - A foldable brew basket has a rectangular bottom panel with an aperture through it, four side panels, and at least two rim panels. Two of the side panels are made of sub-panels with hingeable interconnections, while two of the side panels are flat. Like side panels are hingeably attached to opposite edges of the rectangular bottom panel and hingeably connected at their ends to unlike side panels. The rim panels are hingeably attached to the top edge of like side panels. In a usable configuration, the foldable brew basket has its sides approximately vertical with the rim panels approximately horizontal. In a folded configuration, the flat sides are folded toward the center of the bottom panel, while the side panels having sub-panels fold either inwardly or outwardly, flexing between the sub-panels. Some embodiments will also have a water permeable filter pouch containing brewing material. | 05-13-2010 |
20130045307 | Brew Cartridge - A brew cartridge has a bowl with a flange extending laterally from its exterior and apertures in its bottom. A pod containing brewing material is located within the bowl and covered by a panel having apertures. Panel retention features in the interior of bowl keep the panel and pod in place. The brew cartridge fits in a brewing machine with a multiple piece chamber which matches the cartridge and clamps on the flange. The brew machine passes pressurized hot water through the cartridge to brew a beverage. The water enters through the panel and exerts at the bottom. Some embodiments of the cartridge have a drain bowl formed in the bottom of the bowl. The drain bowl has the apertures of the bottom of the bowl through and may have drain panel covering it. | 02-21-2013 |
Mohammad A. Safai, Los Altos, CA US
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20080252739 | Digital camera - The invention relates to a digital camera and the methods for using a digital camera. The digital camera includes a programmable processor that provides for flexible operation of the digital camera. The programmable processor also provides the digital camera manufacturer the capability of economically configuring the digital camera as desired. The programmable processor also provides the digital camera user with on demand specialized imaging modes such as the capture mode and the cineview mode. | 10-16-2008 |
20100295964 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - There is provided a digital image processor. An exemplary digital image processor comprises a pre-processor arranged to pre-process received digital images having a first resolution into a lower resolution to form pre-processed digital images. The pre-processor may be arranged to output the pre-processed digital images to a display independently from the received digital images being stored for subsequent post-processing. The exemplary digital image processor may also comprise a post-processor arranged to post-process received digital images that have been stored for post-processing. | 11-25-2010 |
20130250138 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera and methods of operating a digital camera are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a digital camera includes an imaging unit including an image sensor and imaging optics and a digital image processor connected to receive raw digital images from the imaging unit and to process the raw digital images. The digital camera also includes a memory configured to store digital image data that has been pre-processed by the digital image processor and a processor configured to direct retrieval of the digital image data that is stored in the memory and the digital image processor comprises a pre-processing portion and a post-processing portion, the pre-processing portion including a uniformity corrector configured to correct non-uniformities using Photo Response Non-Uniformity (PRNU) correction and/or white balancing. | 09-26-2013 |
20130250143 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR A DIGITAL CAMERA - A digital camera is disclosed. In an embodiment, the digital camera has an imaging unit including an image sensor and imaging optics and a digital image processor connected to receive raw digital images from the imaging unit and to process the raw digital images. The digital camera also includes a memory configured to store digital image data that has been processed by the digital image processor and a processor configured to direct retrieval of the digital image data that is stored in the memory and the digital image processor is further configured to generate control signals for use in operation of the imaging unit. | 09-26-2013 |
Morteza Safai, Newcastle, WA US
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20130315376 | Reconfigurable Detector System - A method and apparatus for inspecting an object using a backscatter inspection system. In one illustrative embodiment, an apparatus comprises a radiation source, a collimator, and a detector system. The radiation source is configured to emit radiation. The collimator is configured to form a beam using a portion of the radiation emitted by the radiation source. The beam is directed towards a surface of an object. The detector system is configured to detect backscatter formed in response to the beam encountering the object. A shape of the detector system is configured to be changed into a selected shape. | 11-28-2013 |
20140047924 | Flexible Ultrasound Inspection System - A method and apparatus comprising an array of piezoelectric elements, a flexible substrate connected to the array of piezoelectric elements, and an organic circuit system formed on the flexible substrate and connected to the array of piezoelectric elements. The flexible substrate is configured to substantially conform to a surface of a test object. The organic circuit system is configured to cause the array of piezoelectric elements to send sound signals into the test object. | 02-20-2014 |
20140273240 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING EXPOSURE OF COMPOSITES TO HIGH-TEMPERATURE - A method of detecting high-temperature exposure of a composite may include applying a composition comprising an adduct suitable for detecting heat and/or mechanical stress in a composite, wherein the adduct reverts to first and second adduct components after exposure of the composition to a temperature of from about 190° C. to about 260° C. to a surface of the composite; exposing the surface to which the composition has been applied to ultraviolet light; and measuring fluorescence of the composition. | 09-18-2014 |
20150059988 | RETRACTABLE SHADE AND METHOD SEALING AN OVER-WING EXIT IN AN AIRCRAFT - A heated roller shade system is provided. The heated roller shade system includes a roller located in a cavity defined between an inner wall of a vehicle and an outer wall of the vehicle. The roller shade system also includes a shade coupled to the roller. The roller is configured to selectively move the shade between a deployed position and an open position. The roller shade system also includes a heating mechanism coupled to at least one of the roller and the shade. The heating mechanism facilitates increasing a temperature of at least one of the roller and the shade. | 03-05-2015 |
20150240793 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY - Described herein is an apparatus for controlling an actuator made from a shape-memory alloy includes a first layer made from a thermally conductive material and a second layer. The second layer is made from a thermally conductive material. The apparatus also includes at least one thermoelectric heater positioned between the first and second layers. Additionally, the apparatus includes at least one thermoelectric cooler positioned between the first and second layers. | 08-27-2015 |
20150296565 | Aircraft Window Heating System - A method and apparatus for managing heating of a window system. The apparatus comprises a dimmable window panel and a heating system. The dimmable window panel has an inner portion and an outer portion around the inner portion. The heating system is thermally connected to the outer portion of the dimmable window panel. | 10-15-2015 |
20150302572 | Method For Improving Linear Feature Detectability In Digital Images - The present disclosure is generally directed to of method linear feature detection in a structure by providing a first digital image of the structure, creating a second corresponding digital image of the structure from the first digital image and determining a direction to shift pixels of the second corresponding digital image. A pixel shift value may be input to shift pixels of the second corresponding digital image, and pixels of the second corresponding digital image are shifted by the input pixel shift value in the determined direction. A third corresponding digital image of the structure may be calculated by subtracting the second corresponding digital image of the structure from the first digital image of the structure. | 10-22-2015 |
Morteza Safai, New Castle, WA US
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20150308907 | Witness Material and Method for Monitoring the Environmental History of an Object - A witness material for monitoring an environmental history of an object may include a material containing a dye of a type that fluoresces in response to actinic radiation in one or both of a shift in color and a change in intensity when subjected to a predetermined stress above a predetermined level; and the material forming a coating on one or more of an outer container for the object, an inner container for the object, a tape that is applied to an outer container for the object, a tape that is applied to an inner container for the object, a shrink wrap enclosing the object, an outer surface of the object, and an inner surface of the object. | 10-29-2015 |
Sairos Safai, Manno CH
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20100213390 | INORGANIC SCINTILLATING MIXTURE AND A SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR CHARGED PARTICLE DOSIMETRY - An inorganic scintillating mixture includes at least a first and a second component, each having a characteristic behavior in response to the irradiation with charged particles, such as protons and heavy ions, showing a typical Bragg peak with respect to a relative depth dose. The first component has a quenching characteristic in the Bragg peak region and the second component shows an increased efficiency in the Bragg peak region both related to a reference curve for the relative dose. | 08-26-2010 |
Sohrab Safai, Austin, TX US
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20150194395 | BOND PAD HAVING A TRENCH AND METHOD FOR FORMING - A method includes forming a conductive bond pad over a conductive structure in a last metal layer of an integrated circuit. A trench is etched around at least a portion of a perimeter of a wire bond region of the conductive bond pad. A portion of the conductive bond pad remains at the bottom of the trench to retain a conductive path between the wire bond pad region and the integrated circuit. The trench is positioned and sized to contain at least a portion of a splash of the conductive bond pad when a wire bond is subsequently formed in the wire bond region. | 07-09-2015 |
20150194396 | BOND PAD HAVING A TRENCH AND METHOD FOR FORMING - A conductive structure is formed in a last metal layer of an integrated circuit. Passivation material is patterned over a portion of the conductive structure. A first trench is patterned around a selected portion of the passivation material. The selected portion represents a bond region of a wire bond to be formed above the passivation material. A portion of the passivation material completely covers a bottom of the trench. A layer of conductive material is conformally deposited over the passivation material. The conformal depositing resulting in a second trench forming in the conductive material over the first trench in the passivation material. The second trench is positioned to contain at least a portion of a splash of the conductive material when the wire bond is subsequently formed. | 07-09-2015 |