Sherman, US
A. Haag Sherman, Houston, TX US
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20110004569 | AUTOMATED AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL PLANNING AND SERVICES - A machine-readable medium has computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to perform a process comprising accepting investor information, determining an investment plan tailored to the investor based on the investor information, implementing the investment plan, and providing regularly updated reports on the investment plan. | 01-06-2011 |
20110078066 | CONSOLIDATED SALES, MARKETING, AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR FINANCIAL PRODUCTS - A method includes accepting financial product information through a provider computer; accepting advisor information and client information; allowing access to a portion of the financial product information, based on the client information, through a client computer; allowing access to another portion of the financial product information not accessible through the client computer, based on the advisor information, through an advisor computer; and tracking and reporting the advisor information and the client information through metrics. | 03-31-2011 |
Alan Sherman, Clayton, MO US
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20090108039 | Wristband Mountable Flashlight Accessory - A wristband mountable accessory is provided which includes a body, a flashlight in said body, and an upper compartment sized and shaped to hold medications (such as tablets, pills, lozenges, etc.) and paper upon which medical and/or emergency information can be written. Mounting wings extend from opposite sides of the body to enable the accessory to be mounted to a wristband by threading the wristband through the mounting wings. The mounting wings are provided with sizing pegs so that the accessory can accommodate a variety of sizes (widths) of wristbands. | 04-30-2009 |
20100072314 | WALL-MOUNTED RETRACTABLE CLOTHESLINE ASSEMBLY - A clothesline assembly is disclosed comprising a housing containing a take-up reel about which a clothesline is wound. The clothesline can be extended from and retracted into the housing. The assembly further includes a clip storage compartment through which the clothesline extends. Clothing clips are stored in the compartment and the line extends through the clips, such that when the clothesline is extended, the clips are already suspended from the clothesline. | 03-25-2010 |
Aleksandr Sherman, Brooklyn, NY US
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20090243252 | Bicycle wheel mounting assembly - A rear frame support structure mounts a bicycle wheel for rotation about an axis during bicycle motion, and has a pair of arms spaced axially apart of each other and axially offset from a same axial side of the wheel to enable axial movement of the wheel relative to the arms when the bicycle is not in motion. A drive mechanism is supported by both arms, for enabling the wheel to be driven during bicycle motion. The drive mechanism remains supported by both arms during the axial movement of the wheel. | 10-01-2009 |
20100052410 | Stackable Bicycle Wheels - A wheel with a removable hub axle cartridge configured to be fitted into a shaped recess hollow or cavity of the wheel at the central hub position. The hub axle cartridge, adapted for use with a rear wheel includes a clutch mechanism and is configured for supporting drive gears, in addition to providing engagement with the body frame for a front wheel. The removable hub axle cartridge provides various advantages including a reduced wheel weight, the ability to stably stack, store and ship the wheels in smaller packages. The hub axle cartridge is reusable in case of wheel damage or with use of a different wheel type. | 03-04-2010 |
Alex Sherman, Westport, CT US
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20080205198 | Adjustable time relating device for non-readers - A viewable time piece has a face from which relative time is read. The time piece has a changeable time indicator. Symbol or image changes on the time indicator are effected by placement or replacement of at least some non-alphanumeric symbols for view that are indicative of various events over the course of a day. The time piece allows exchange and replacement of the non-alphanumeric symbols so that different events may be indicated for similar respective times over the course of a day. There may also be a system that provides time variant changes in the symbols that are displayed over the course of the day. | 08-28-2008 |
Alexander Sherman, New York, NY US
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20110131278 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEER-TO-PEER BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION - Apparatus, systems, and methods can operate to provide efficient data transfer in a peer-to-peer network. A list of peer computers can be accessed and sorted by a data exchange metric. A requester peer is selected by traversing the list from a peer computer with a smallest data exchange metric to a peer computer with a largest data exchange metric to identify a peer computer with a pending data block request, the peer computer with the pending data block request being the requester peer and having an associated data exchange metric. A data block is then transmitted to the requester peer and the data exchange metric associated with the requester peer is updated to provide an updated data exchange metric for the requester peer. The list of peer computers can then be resorted. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 06-02-2011 |
20140115098 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR STORED CONTENT DISTRIBUTION AND ACCESS - Methods for distributing and providing access to stored content from remote storage comprising; receiving a first request to access a first portion of stored content from a requestor, wherein the first request is in a file system request format; creating a placeholder for the stored content so that the placeholder has at least one parameter identical to the stored content and the placeholder can hold the first portion of the stored content and at least a second portion of the stored content; requesting the first portion of the stored content from remote storage; receiving the first portion of the stored content from the remote storage; storing the first portion of the stored content in the placeholder; and before the second portion of the stored content has been stored in the placeholder, providing the first portion of the stored content to the requestor using a file system response format. | 04-24-2014 |
Angela L. Sherman, Midland, MI US
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20120009366 | Chemically Curing All-In-One Warm Edge Spacer And Seal - An “all-in-one” spacer and seal useful in insulating glass units is based on silane-functional, organic polymer which preferably has a low permeability (e.g., curable polyisobutylene or curable butyl rubber) technology. This chemically crosslinking (curing) flexible thermoset spacer and seal offers a solution to overcome the current shortfalls of commercially available thermoplastic spacer materials. When used as an edge-seal in an Insulating Glass unit, the cured product of the composition performs the functions of sealing, bonding, spacing, and desiccating. | 01-12-2012 |
Audrey A. Sherman, Saint Paul, MN US
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20090110861 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ARTICLE - Disclosed herein is an article including a substrate, a first layer adjacent the substrate, the first layer having a silicone-containing pressure sensitive adhesive and a thickness of less than about 5 um, and a second layer adjacent the first layer and opposite the substrate, the second layer having a pressure sensitive adhesive. The silicone-containing pressure sensitive adhesive can include a copolymer of a vinyl polymeric backbone having polysiloxane moieties grafted thereto. | 04-30-2009 |
20100067257 | PATTERNED ADHESIVES FOR REFLECTORS - A reflector laminate, and backlights and displays incorporating such reflector laminates are disclosed. The reflector laminate includes a substrate and a reflector that are adhered together by a plurality of adhesive protrusions. The adhesive protrusions provide for a plurality of voids between the reflector and the substrate, so that a free reflector surface is adjacent to an air gap between the reflector and substrate. The reflector can include a multilayer interference reflector, and the presence of the air gap ensures high reflectivity for the laminate. The reflector can be adhered to a solid lightguide, a frame enclosing a portion of a backlight, a frame enclosing a hollow lightguide cavity, or an optical sheet positioned at the output surface of a backlight. | 03-18-2010 |
20110182076 | RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLES AND DEVICES HAVING VISCOELASTIC LIGHTGUIDE - Disclosed herein is an optical device having a light source, a viscoelastic lightguide and a retroreflective film suitable for retroreflecting light. Light from the light source enters the viscoelastic lightguide and is transported within the lightguide by total internal reflection. The transported light is extracted from the lightguide and retroreflected at a structured surface of the retroreflective film The optical device may have a “front lit” or a “back lit” configuration depending on the relative positioning of the lightguide and the retroreflective film The retroreflective film may include prismatic retroreflective sheeting, holographic film or film structured with diffraction gratings. The optical device may be used, for example, as a sign or marking, a license plate assembly, a tail light assembly for vehicles, a security laminate for protection of documents against tampering, or an illumination device. | 07-28-2011 |
20120087010 | PATTERNED ADHESIVES FOR REFLECTORS - A reflector laminate, and backlights and displays incorporating such reflector laminates are disclosed. The reflector laminate includes a substrate and a reflector that are adhered together by a plurality of adhesive protrusions. The adhesive protrusions provide for a plurality of voids between the reflector and the substrate, so that a free reflector surface is adjacent to an air gap between the reflector and substrate. The reflector can include a multilayer interference reflector, and the presence of the air gap ensures high reflectivity for the laminate. The reflector can be adhered to a solid lightguide, a frame enclosing a portion of a backlight, a frame enclosing a hollow lightguide cavity, or an optical sheet positioned at the output surface of a backlight. | 04-12-2012 |
20120282455 | NANO-POROUS ADHESIVE TIE LAYER - An adhesive tie layer includes a binder including a multifunctional acrylate and a polyurethane, surface treated nanoparticles dispersed in the binder, and a plurality of interconnected voids. A volume fraction of interconnected voids in the adhesive tie layer is not less than about 10%. | 11-08-2012 |
20130011608 | OPTICAL FILMS WITH MICROSTRUCTURED LOW REFRACTIVE INDEX NANOVOIDED LAYERS AND METHODS THEREFOR - A microstructured article includes a nanovoided layer having opposing first and second major surfaces, the first major surface being microstructured to form prisms, lenses, or other features. The nanovoided layer includes a polymeric binder and a plurality of interconnected voids, and optionally a plurality of nanoparticles. A second layer, which may include a viscoelastic layer or a polymeric resin layer, is disposed on the first or second major surface. A related method includes disposing a coating solution onto a substrate. The coating solution includes a polymerizable material, a solvent, and optional nanoparticles. The method includes polymerizing the polymerizable material while the coating solution is in contact with a microreplication tool to form a microstructured layer. The method also includes removing solvent from the microstructured layer to form a nanovoided microstructured article. | 01-10-2013 |
20130201720 | ILLUMINATION DEVICE HAVING VISCOELASTIC LIGHTGUIDE - Illumination device having a viscoelastic lightguide and a flexible light source is described. The flexible light source includes a plurality of electrically inter-connected light emitting diodes disposed on a flexible mat and optically coupled to the viscoelastic lightguide. | 08-08-2013 |
20140160764 | RETROREFLECTIVE ARTICLES AND DEVICES HAVING VISCOELASTIC LIGHTGUIDE - Disclosed herein is an optical device having a light source, a viscoelastic lightguide and a retroreflective film suitable for retroreflecting light. Light from the light source enters the viscoelastic lightguide and is transported within the lightguide by total internal reflection. The transported light is extracted from the lightguide and retroreflected at a structured surface of the retroreflective film. The optical device may have a “front lit” or a “back lit” configuration depending on the relative positioning of the lightguide and the retroreflective film. The retroreflective film may include prismatic retroreflective sheeting, holographic film or film structured with diffraction gratings. The optical device may be used, for example, as a sign or marking, a license plate assembly, a tail light assembly for vehicles, a security laminate for protection of documents against tampering, or an illumination device. | 06-12-2014 |
20140238731 | FILM CONSTRUCTIONS FOR INTERDIGITATED ELECTRODES WITH BUS BARS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - An interdigitated electrode film co-extruded with bus bars for thin film electronics or other devices. First electrode layers are located between first and second major surfaces of the film with a first bus bar electrically connecting and integrated with the first electrode layers. Second electrode layers are located between the first and second major surfaces with a second bus bar electrically connecting and integrated with the second electrode layers. The first electrode layers are interdigitated with the second electrode layers, and insulating layers electrically isolate the first bus bar and electrode layers from the second bus bar and electrode layers. The electrode films include multilayer films with vertical bus bars and multilane films with horizontal bus bars. | 08-28-2014 |
20140355298 | ADHESIVE LIGHTGUIDE WITH RESONANT CIRCUIT - Optical articles that include adhesive lightguides having resonant circuits and one or more light sources are described. More particularly, optical articles having resonant circuits that, upon a triggering event, cause the one or more light source to emit light into the adhesive lightguide such that light is transported within the lightguide by total internal reflection are described. Additionally, applications and embodiments that include such optical articles are described. | 12-04-2014 |
Audrey A. Sherman US
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20120027976 | POLYDIORGANOSILOXANE POLYAMIDE COPOLYMERS HAVING ORGANIC SOFT SEGMENTS - Polydiorganosiloxane polyamide, block copolymers having organic soft segments and methods of making the copolymers are provided. | 02-02-2012 |
Brett Sherman, Philadelphia, PA US
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20120106727 | Data and Call Routing and Forwarding - One or more aspects of the disclosure relate to various functions and processes related to routing of calls originating from other service providers. For example, a method includes receiving a request to route a call or a call session, such as a session initiation request, from a second service provider and proceeding to route the requested call or session through a call routing facility of the first service provider to a requested destination of the call. Routing the call through the call routing facility may include determining a service provider type and/or an origination number type for the call, determining routing information for the call using the type information, and causing routing of the call to a destination of the call based on the routing information. Further aspects of the disclosure relate to various functions and processes related to accessing routing data and/or information from a routing database. | 05-03-2012 |
20120201368 | Origination and Destination Based Routing - One or more aspects of the disclosure relate to various functions and processes related to routing of calls based on origination and/or destination information. In one aspect, a method may comprise receiving a request for a call session, and the request may include an indicator that may indicate whether to route a call based on origination and/or destination information of the call session. Based on the indicator, a routing element may determine whether the call session should be routed based on origination information and/or destination information. | 08-09-2012 |
20130287201 | Data and Call Routing and Forwarding - One or more aspects of the disclosure relate to various functions and processes related to routing of calls originating from other service providers. For example, a method includes receiving a request to route a call or a call session, such as a session initiation request, from a second service provider and proceeding to route the requested call or session through a call routing facility of the first service provider to a requested destination of the call. Routing the call through the call routing facility may include determining a service provider type and/or an origination number type for the call, determining routing information for the call using the type information, and causing routing of the call to a destination of the call based on the routing information. Further aspects of the disclosure relate to various functions and processes related to accessing routing data and/or information from a routing database. | 10-31-2013 |
20140140198 | Fault Routing Of An Emergency Communication - Aspects of the disclosure relate to routing of an emergency communication under fault conditions. Routing can be implemented in a packet-switching (PS) network that provides voice service. For a network node of the PS network, availability to route the emergency communication through a specific emergency service routing number (ESRN) can be determined and, in response to the network node being unavailable, administrative data associated with the ESRN can be accessed. In addition, an identifier associated with the administrative data can be updated (e.g., created or modified) with data indicative of the device that originated the emergency communication. The administrative data and the resulting identifier can be delivered to a second network node that can route the emergency communication to an emergency service network. | 05-22-2014 |
Courtney Lawrence Sherman, Lake Jackson, TX US
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20100144965 | EPOXY THERMOSET COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING EXCESS EPOXY RESIN AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF - In one aspect, embodiments disclosed herein relate to a process for curing a thermoset composition, including: reacting a curable composition comprising an epoxy resin, an epoxy-reactive compound, and a catalyst, wherein there is a stoichiometric excess of the epoxy resin; to form an intermediate product having unreacted epoxy groups and secondary hydroxyl groups; and etherifying at least a portion of the unreacted epoxy groups and the secondary hydroxyl groups, catalyzed by the catalyst, to form a thermoset composition. | 06-10-2010 |
Crystal Espinoza Sherman, Menasha, WI US
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20080196849 | Textured cellulosic wet wipes - Wet wipes are made from a highly-textured basesheet of cellulose papermaking fibers bonded together with a permanent wet strength agent. The resulting wet wipes can have high wet bulk, good wet strength and can be easily dispensed and fully-opened with one hand. | 08-21-2008 |
Dan Sherman, New York, NY US
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20110136764 | AMINO PYRIMIDINE ANTICANCER COMPOUNDS - Compounds of Formula 1, as shown below and defined herein: | 06-09-2011 |
20130231306 | AMINO PYRIMIDINE ANTICANCER COMPOUNDS - Compounds of Formula 1, as shown below and defined herein: | 09-05-2013 |
20130261086 | MACROCYCLIC KINASE INHIBITORS - Compounds of Formula (I): wherein variables are defined herein, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, synthesis, intermediates, formulations, and methods of disease treatment therewith, including cancers for which FAK inhibition is beneficial. | 10-03-2013 |
Daniel Sherman, Warrenville, IL US
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20100330025 | Surface Independent, Surface-Modifying, Multifunctional Coatings and Applications Thereof - The invention provides surface treatments that reduce or eliminate marine biofouling of various surfaces. A surface that is to be subjected to a marine environment can be treated with a mPEG-DOPA. The treated surface is thus rendered less susceptible to fouling of the surface. | 12-30-2010 |
Daniel M. Sherman, Knoxville, TN US
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20090263295 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OXIDATION AND STABILIZATION OF POLYMERIC MATERIALS - An apparatus for treating polymeric materials comprises a treatment chamber adapted to maintain a selected atmosphere; a means for supporting the polymeric material within the chamber; and, a source of plasma-derived gas containing at least one reactive oxidative species whereby the polymer is stabilized and cross linked through exposure to the oxidative species in the chamber at a selected temperature. The polymer may be directly exposed to the plasma, or alternatively, the plasma may be established in a separate volume from which the reactive species may be extracted and introduced into the vicinity of the polymer. The apparatus may be configured for either batch-type or continuous-type processing. The apparatus and method are especially useful for preparing polymer fibers, particularly PAN fibers, for later carbonization treatments. | 10-22-2009 |
Darren R. Sherman, New Hope, PA US
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20110166547 | Balloon Catheter Systems for Delivery of Dry Drug Delivery Vesicles to a Vessel in the Body - Devices and methods for balloon delivery of rapamycin and other hydrophobic compounds to the wall of blood vessels. Balloon catheters, such as those used for balloon angioplasty, are modified with the addition of a reservoir of dry micelles, disposed at a suitable location within the balloon or catheter. The reservoir may be installed within the angioplasty balloon, within a lumen in communication with the angioplasty balloon, either as a loose or packed powder or as a film coating. The micelle preparation is reconstituted and the micelles are mobilized when the aqueous solution used to inflate the balloons is injected into the catheter. The micelles are infused into tissue surrounding the balloon when pressurized fluid within the balloon leaks through the wall of the balloon. | 07-07-2011 |
20130060172 | Automated CPR Chest Compression Device with Feedback from a Chest Compression Monitor - A piston-based automated CPR chest compression device with accelerometer feedback. | 03-07-2013 |
20130060173 | Automated CPR Chest Compression Device with Feedback from a Chest Compression Monitor - A piston-based automated CPR chest compression device with accelerometer feedback. | 03-07-2013 |
20130123673 | CPR Assist Device Adapted for Anterior/Posterior Compressions - A resuscitation device for automatic compression of a victim's chest using a compression belt operably attached to a platform upon which a patient rests. In use, the compression belt is wrapped around the patient and at least one spindle operably attached to the platform. | 05-16-2013 |
20130226083 | Balloon Catheter Systems for Delivery of Dry Drug Delivery Vesicles to a Vessel in the Body - Devices and methods for balloon delivery of rapamycin and other hydrophobic compounds to the wall of blood vessels. Balloon catheters, such as those used for balloon angioplasty, are modified with the addition of a reservoir of dry micelles, disposed at a suitable location within the balloon or catheter. The reservoir may be installed within the angioplasty balloon, within a lumen in communication with the angioplasty balloon, either as a loose or packed powder or as a film coating. The micelle preparation is reconstituted and the micelles are mobilized when the aqueous solution used to inflate the balloons is injected into the catheter. The micelles are infused into tissue surrounding the balloon when pressurized fluid within the balloon leaks through the wall of the balloon. | 08-29-2013 |
20130317398 | Resuscitation Device with Expert System - A resuscitation device for automatic compression of victim's chest using a compression belt which exerts force evenly over the entire thoracic cavity. The belt is constricted and relaxed through a motorized spool assembly which repeatedly tightens the belt and relaxes the belt to provide repeated and rapid chest compression. An assembly includes various resuscitation devices including chest compression devices, defibrillation devices, and airway management devices, along with communications devices and senses with initiate communications with emergency medical personnel automatically upon use of the device. | 11-28-2013 |
20140039389 | Balloon Catheter Systems for Delivery of Dry Drug Delivery Vesicles to a Vessel in the Body - Devices and methods for balloon delivery of rapamycin and other hydrophobic compounds to the wall of blood vessels. Balloon catheters, such as those used for balloon angioplasty, are modified with the addition of a reservoir of dry micelles, disposed at a suitable location within the balloon or catheter. The reservoir may be installed within the angioplasty balloon, within a lumen in communication with the angioplasty balloon, either as a loose or packed powder or as a film coating. The micelle preparation is reconstituted and the micelles are mobilized when the aqueous solution used to inflate the balloons is injected into the catheter. The micelles are infused into tissue surrounding the balloon when pressurized fluid within the balloon leaks through the wall of the balloon. | 02-06-2014 |
20140221978 | Balloon Catheter Systems for Delivery of Dry Drug Delivery Vesicles to a Vessel in the Body - Devices and methods for balloon delivery of rapamycin and other hydrophobic compounds to the wall of blood vessels. Balloon catheters, such as those used for balloon angioplasty, are modified with the addition of a reservoir of dry micelles, disposed at a suitable location within the balloon or catheter. The reservoir may be installed within the angioplasty balloon, within a lumen in communication with the angioplasty balloon, either as a loose or packed powder or as a film coating. The micelle preparation is reconstituted and the micelles are mobilized when the aqueous solution used to inflate the balloons is injected into the catheter. The micelles are infused into tissue surrounding the balloon when pressurized fluid within the balloon leaks through the wall of the balloon. | 08-07-2014 |
20150051522 | Resuscitation Device with Expert System - A resuscitation device for automatic compression of victim's chest using a compression belt which exerts force evenly over the entire thoracic cavity. The belt is constricted and relaxed through a motorized spool assembly which repeatedly tightens the belt and relaxes the belt to provide repeated and rapid chest compression. An assembly includes various resuscitation devices including chest compression devices, defibrillation devices, and airway management devices, along with communications devices and senses with initiate communications with emergency medical personnel automatically upon use of the device. | 02-19-2015 |
Dave Sherman, Ashford, CT US
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20090162596 | SILICONE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - A mat comprises a backing layer having a top surface and a bottom surface; a silicone grip disposed on, conformable, and in contact with the top surface of the backing layer to form a topside of the mat, wherein the silicone grip comprises: a cured silicone layer with a Shore A Durometer of less than or equal to about 60 and having an exterior surface and an opposite, interior surface; and wherein the silicone layer is formed from a curable silicone composition comprising a catalyst that promotes cure of the silicone composition, a higher molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, a lower molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, and an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule. | 06-25-2009 |
20090162651 | SILICONE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - An article comprises a flexible support layer having an exterior surface and an interior surface; and a silicone grip disposed on, conformable, and in contact with the exterior surface of the flexible support layer, wherein the silicone grip comprises: a cured silicone layer with a Shore A Durometer of less than or equal to about 60 and having an exterior surface and an opposite, interior surface, wherein the silicone layer is formed from a curable silicone composition comprising a catalyst that promotes cure of the silicone composition, a higher molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, a lower molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, and an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule. | 06-25-2009 |
20100183814 | SILICONE COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROM - A method of manufacture of a silicone grip, comprising coating a solution of a silicone composition onto a substrate surface to form a silicone layer, wherein the solution comprises: a catalyst that promotes cure of the silicone composition, a higher molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, a lower molecular weight organopolysiloxane having at least two alkenyl groups per molecule, an organopolysiloxane having at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms per molecule, and a solvent; and curing the silicone layer to form the silicone grip conformable with the substrate surface, wherein the cured silicone layer has a Shore A Durometer of less than or equal to about 60. | 07-22-2010 |
David Sherman, Boise, ID US
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20130038612 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF TREND CHARTS - Automatic trend analysis is provided on a dataset. Upon selection of a data cell or chart point within a data representation, a trend chart is automatically generated in order to demonstrate how the data within the selection trends over time. The system may automatically configure the trend chart based on the metadata of a data source associated with a selected data such that no input or configuration is needed by a user. The system may identify the time hierarchies and other data attributes included in the metadata of the data source associated with a selected data cell and may automatically configure the axis settings and the trend lines according to metadata of the data source. The trend chart may also be configured to display multiple trend lines for comparing multiple data set trends over a specified time period. | 02-14-2013 |
David Eli Sherman, Fort Collins, CO US
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20120107792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF GASES TO ALGAL CULTURES - Photobioreactors according to embodiments of the present invention deliver nutrient gas intermittently to the photobioreactor media. In some embodiments, one or more gases are delivered according to a duty cycle or timing pattern. According to some embodiments, algae is grown in a photobioreactor using intermittent introduction of carbon dioxide. In other embodiments, carbon dioxide is supplied to algae grown in a photobioreactor in whole or in part from a head space above the media of the photobioreactor. | 05-03-2012 |
20120107921 | MODEL BASED CONTROLS FOR USE WITH BIOREACTORS - Embodiments of the present invention include model-based controls to control photobioreactor operation and the growth of algae for use as a biofuels feedstock. In some embodiments, the model-based control can accounts for future conditions such as weather, product pricing, customer demands and/or other variables to operate the reactors in a manner that optimizes product revenues, minimizes costs or energy, maximizes photosynthetic or energy balance efficiency, and/or any combination of the aforementioned factors. | 05-03-2012 |
David H. Sherman, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20090081758 | Chimeric Cytochrome P450 Proteins and Methods of Use - The present invention provides chimeric cytochrome P450 enzymes fused to heterologous reductase domains to generate single-component, self-sufficient, more cost-effective and catalytically more active biosynthetic P450 monooxygenases. | 03-26-2009 |
20090111152 | MACROCYCLIZATION OF COMPOUNDS FROM SOLID SUPPORT USING THIOESTERASES - A method of preparing macrocycles using solid support chemistry and thioesterases is disclosed. Also disclosed are novel macrocycles. | 04-30-2009 |
20110091952 | METHOD FOR ENZYMATIC PRODUCTION OF DECARBOXYLATED POLYKETIDES AND FATTY ACIDS - Disclosed herein are methods of preparing alkenes from beta-hydroxy or beta-sulfate carboxylic acid or carboxylic acid derivatives using thioesterase and optionally a sulfotransferase. | 04-21-2011 |
20120190635 | SELECTIVE OXIDATION OF C-H BONDS OF MODIFIED SUBSTRATES BY P450 MONOOXYGENASE - The present invention provides regio- and stereoselective oxidation of unactivated C—H bonds using an engineered mutant cytochrome P450 monooxygenase and an engineered substrate. | 07-26-2012 |
20120220008 | NUCLEIC ACIDS AND POLYPEPTIDES INVOLVED IN THE PRODUCTION OF CRYPTOPHYCIN - The present invention provides polypeptides involved in cryptophycin biosynthesis and the nucleic acid molecules that encode such polypeptides. The nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides of the invention or variants thereof can be used in the methods of the invention to produce cryptophycins. | 08-30-2012 |
20130095533 | Biosynthetic Pathway for Heterologous Expression of a Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase Drug and Analogs - The present invention is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention also discloses polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS derived drug. | 04-18-2013 |
20140371436 | NOVEL POLYENE COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND ANTIFUNGAL DRUG COMPRISING NOVEL POLYENE COMPOUND ASACTIVE INGREDIENT - The present invention relates to a novel polyene compound similar to nystatin, a method for preparing the same, and an antifungal drug comprising the novel polyene compound as an active ingredient. Compared to nystatin comprising one sugar, NNP, which is the polyene compound similar to nystatin, displays 300 times higher solubility and ten times lower cytotoxicity while maintaining antifungal activity, and thus can be useful in developing a novel polyene antifungal agent having improved solubility and less toxicity in terms of pharmacokinetics. | 12-18-2014 |
20150044735 | Biosynthetic Systems Producing Fungal Indole Alkaloids - The biosynthesis of fungal bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids with a wide spectrum of biological activities have attracted increasing interest. Their intriguing mode of assembly has long been proposed to feature a non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, a presumed intramolecular Diels-Alderase, a variant number of prenyltransferases, and a series of oxidases responsible for the diverse tailoring modifications of their cyclodipeptide-based structural core. Until recently, the details of these biosynthetic pathways have remained largely unknown due to lack of information on the fungal derived biosynthetic gene clusters. Herein, we report a comparative analysis of four natural product metabolic systems of a select group of bicyclo[2.2.2]diazaoctane indole alkaloids including (+)/(−)-notoamide, paraherquamide and malbrancheamide, in which we propose an enzyme for each step in the biosynthetic pathway based on deep annotation and on-going biochemical studies. | 02-12-2015 |
20150050704 | BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY FOR HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION OF A NONRIBOSOMAL PEPTIDE SYNTHETASE DRUG AND ANALOGS - The present invention is directed to the biosynthetic pathway for a nonribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS) derived drug and analogs thereof. The invention also discloses polynucleotide sequences useful for heterologous expression in a convenient microbial host for the synthesis of the NRPS derived drug. | 02-19-2015 |
Deborah M. Sherman, Plattsburgh, NY US
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20110136772 | SUGAR COATINGS AND METHODS THEREFOR - Compositions particularly useful as coatings for solid dosage forms of therapeutic agents are provided, as are solid dosage forms comprising such coatings, processes for preparing such solid dosage forms, and the products of those processes. The coating compositions generally provide excellent strength and resistance to cracking, even when applied to flexible/swellable tablet cores such as hydrogel-type cores. The compositions also exhibit excellent odor-blocking characteristics. | 06-09-2011 |
Derin A. Sherman, Cedar Rapids, IA US
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20110034813 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC OUTPUT - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for determining a dynamical property of the systemic or pulmonary arterial tree using long time scale information, i.e., information obtained from measurements over time scales greater than a single cardiac cycle. In one aspect, the invention provides a method and apparatus for monitoring cardiac output (CO) from a single blood pressure signal measurement obtained at any site in the systemic or pulmonary arterial tree or from any related measurement including, for example, fingertip photoplethysmography. | 02-10-2011 |
Frederick A. Sherman, Mesquite, TX US
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20080310402 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND QSIG COMMUNICATIONS METHODS - This invention relates to communication systems and QSIG communication methods. According to a first aspect, a communication system includes a control component; and a data network configured to communicate packets of information intermediate an originating location and a terminating location, the originating location being configured to receive a QSIG communication including a content portion and a signaling portion, wherein the data network is configured to communicate the signaling portion to the control component and the control component is configured to establish a connection within the data network intermediate the originating location and the terminating location responsive to the signaling portion, and wherein the data network is further configured to communicate the content portion of the communication within a plurality of packets intermediate the originating location and the terminating location using the connection. | 12-18-2008 |
Gary Sherman, Collegeville, PA US
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20120198717 | WORK PIECE CUTTING GUIDE - In one embodiment, a cutting guide has a base with a flat lower surface for resting the cutting guide on an upper surface of a work piece. Extending down from the front of the base is an abutment member that aligns the base with a front surface of the work piece. A fence is installed on the upper surface of one side of the base to guide a cutting instrument across the work piece. A kick-up preventer extends from the top of the fence away from the base to prevent the cutting instrument from kicking-up during operation. On the other side of the base, a tape measure is mounted on the upper surface such that the tape extends away from the fence, and a measurement-securing assembly is mounted in front of the tape measure to secure the tape measure at a desired measurement. | 08-09-2012 |
Georgia Sherman, West St. Paul, MN US
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20120066100 | Electronic device used to record expenditures - A non-internet accessible, lightweight, compact expenditure recording electronic device comprising a housing having a front face and an opposing rear face, a processor located within the housing for processing data associated with a single financial account, a memory for storing data associated with the single financial account with the memory in electronic communication with the processor, a screen attached to the housing at the front face with the screen coupled to be operable by the processor to display data of the single financial account to a user of the device, a plurality of input keys disposed on the front face of the housing for inputting data to the memory and track changes to the data for the single financial account, and a communication port disposed on the housing and configured to connect to the memory. | 03-15-2012 |
Gregory Sherman, New York, NY US
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20100126435 | INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH HIGH-EFFICIENCY GENERATION OF HYDROGEN - Apparatus for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen, comprising a tank and the quantity of water contained in said tank is dissolved. A quantity of a conductivity promoting material suspended or dissolved in said water to form an electrically conductive fluid and a plurality of plates suspended in said electrically conductive fluid and a reactive agent selected from the group consisting of derivatives of vegetable materials, derivatives of highly resinous vegetable materials, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from pinion pine, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from blood of dragon, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized highly resinous vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from pinion pine, and water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from blood of dragon. | 05-27-2010 |
20120064466 | Method and Apparatus for Efficient Generation of Hydrogen II - Apparatus for dissociating water into hydrogen and oxygen, comprising a tank and the quantity of water contained in said tank is dissolved. A quantity of a conductivity promoting material suspended or dissolved in said water to form an electrically conductive fluid and a plurality of plates suspended in said electrically conductive fluid and a reactive agent selected from the group consisting of derivatives of vegetable materials, derivatives of highly resinous vegetable materials, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from pinyon pine, derivatives of vegetable materials taken from dragon blood tree, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized highly resinous vegetable materials, water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from pinyon pine, and water soluble derivatives of partially oxidized vegetable materials taken from dragon blood tree. | 03-15-2012 |
James Sherman, Penn Laird, VA US
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20120302197 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMERGENCY TRACKING - An apparatus includes a set of network communication modules, a communication control module and an input actuator. Each network communication module from the set of network communication modules is configured to send signals to and receive signals from a remote device via a distinct communication mode from a set of communication modes. The communication control module is configured to periodically send a set of second status signals intended to be sent to the remote device via each communication mode from the set of communication modes when the communication control module is in an emergency operating mode and the communication mode is available. The communication control module is configured to switch from the default operating mode to the emergency operating mode in response to receiving an input signal indicating that the input actuator has been actuated. | 11-29-2012 |
James Sherman, York, PA US
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20090162811 | Dental prophylaxis angle and handpiece assembly - A dental prophylaxis angle and handpiece assembly for cleaning and polishing teeth is provided. The dental prophylaxis angle is removably attached to the dental handpiece by an interlocking mechanism that includes extension locking tabs, a locking annular member, and an interlocking drive member in the handpiece. The prophy angle is securely snap-fitted onto the handpiece and locked in place so that it has minimal lateral movement. After the prophy angle has been used to treat a patient, it can be removed easily from the handpiece and disposed thereof. | 06-25-2009 |
20120107769 | DENTAL PROPHYLAXIS ANGLE AND HANDPIECE ASSEMBLY - A dental prophylaxis angle and handpiece assembly for cleaning and polishing teeth is provided. The dental prophylaxis angle is removably attached to the dental handpiece by an interlocking mechanism that includes extension locking tabs, a locking annular member, and an interlocking drive member in the handpiece. The prophy angle is securely snap-fitted onto the handpiece and locked in place so that it has minimal lateral movement. After the prophy angle has been used to treat a patient, it can be removed easily from the handpiece and disposed thereof. | 05-03-2012 |
James Robert Sherman, Penn Laird, VA US
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20110257884 | MOBILE UNIT AND SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED MAPPING, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING - A handheld device and system, in which such device and system include at least one mapping module, at least one tracking module interoperative with said at least one mapping module, at least one communications module interoperative with each of said at least one tracking module and said at least one mapping module, at least two antennae communicatively connected via said at least one communications module to at least one central processing unit, wherein at least one of said at least two antenna is suitable for communications using at least two distinct communication modes. | 10-20-2011 |
20120209504 | MOBILE UNIT AND SYSTEM HAVING INTEGRATED MAPPING, COMMUNICATIONS AND TRACKING - A handheld device and system, in which such device and system include at least one mapping module, at least one tracking module interoperative with said at least one mapping module, at least one communications module interoperative with each of said at least one tracking module and said at least one mapping module, at least two antennae communicatively connected via said at least one communications module to at least one central processing unit, wherein at least one of said at least two antenna is suitable for communications using at least two distinct to communication modes. | 08-16-2012 |
Janice L. Sherman, Chesterfield, MO US
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20100331726 | Medical Device with Incorporated Disinfecting Wipe and Method of Using Same - A medical device including a barrel having an open first end and capable of supporting a needle at a second end of the barrel is provided and includes a lid releasably adhered to and overlying the open first end of the barrel in a fluid tight manner; and a pad secured to a surface of the lid such that the pad is disposed within a cavity of the barrel when the lid is adhered to the barrel, wherein the pad comprises a disinfecting solution. | 12-30-2010 |
Jason Sherman, Warsaw, IN US
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20080319512 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Transcutaneously Transferring Energy - An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable orthopaedic device. The primary coil may have an aperture configured to receive a portion of a patient's body or may include a substantially “C”-shaped core. A power circuit may be coupled with the primary coil to provide power to the coil. The apparatus may also include a wireless receiver, a measuring device, and/or a display. | 12-25-2008 |
20100234923 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSCUTANEOUSLY TRANSFERRING ENERGY - An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable orthopaedic device. The primary coil may have an aperture configured to receive a portion of a patient's body or may include a substantially “C”-shaped core. A power circuit may be coupled with the primary coil to provide power to the coil. The apparatus may also include a wireless receiver, a measuring device, and/or a display. | 09-16-2010 |
20100241040 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSCUTANEOUSLY TRANSFERRING ENERGY - An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable orthopaedic device. The primary coil may have an aperture configured to receive a portion of a patient's body or may include a substantially “C”-shaped core. A power circuit may be coupled with the primary coil to provide power to the coil. The apparatus may also include a wireless receiver, a measuring device, and/or a display. | 09-23-2010 |
20100262256 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PROPER SEATING OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS - An orthopaedic prosthesis includes a curved outer surface configured to abut a patient's bone when the orthopaedic prosthesis is implanted therein. The outer surface may or may not be electrically conductive. A channel is defined in the outer surface in which one or more electrical conductors are positioned. A switch is positioned at a first location on the outer surface and is configured to establish an electrical connection between the electrical conductor and the outer surface (e.g., an electrical trace) and/or another electrical conductor when the first location of the outer surface is pressed against the patient's bone. The switch may be embodied as an end of the electrical conductor or a more complex switch such as a push-button type switch. | 10-14-2010 |
20130110114 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PROPER SEATING OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS | 05-02-2013 |
Jeffrey S. Sherman, Creve Coeur, MO US
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20120104878 | PUMP MOTOR CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A pump motor assembly operable to provide driving power to a fluid pump includes a rotor, a stator, a case housing the rotor and the stator, and a control assembly mounted to the case and operable to control motor operation. The control assembly includes an information display and a cover overlying the display, with a window section in general alignment with the display. The control assembly also includes a filler plate underlying the window section to prevent any air gap along an underside thereof, allowing the display to be visible while reducing the risk of condensation buildup. The control assembly further includes a low voltage housing with the display disposed in a first compartment defined thereby, and a high voltage housing with a high voltage component disposed in a second compartment defined thereby. The low voltage housing includes a thermal and fluid barrier that substantially fluidly separates the first and second compartments to reduce the risk of liquid electrical conduction therebetween and to reduce heat transfer into the low voltage housing. | 05-03-2012 |
20130343905 | PUMP MOTOR CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A pump motor assembly operable to provide driving power to a fluid pump includes a rotor, a stator, a case housing the rotor and the stator, and a control assembly mounted to the case and operable to control motor operation. The control assembly includes an information display and a cover overlying the display, with a window section in general alignment with the display. The control assembly also includes a filler plate underlying the window section to prevent any air gap along an underside thereof, allowing the display to be visible while reducing the risk of condensation buildup. The control assembly further includes a low voltage housing with the display disposed in a first compartment defined thereby, and a high voltage housing with a high voltage component disposed in a second compartment defined thereby. The low voltage housing includes a thermal and fluid barrier that substantially fluidly separates the first and second compartments to reduce the risk of liquid electrical conduction therebetween and to reduce heat transfer into the low voltage housing. | 12-26-2013 |
Joann M. Sherman, New Boston, NH US
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20080201210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - The present invention relates to methods and systems for intellectual property management. In an embodiment, a system includes an intellectual property asset inventory system to manage an inventory of intellectual property assets. A product inventory system manages an inventory of products, where the inventory of products corresponds to a plurality of products and one or more of the products of the plurality of products are associated with one or more of the intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. A marketing management system manages a plurality of marketing projects, where one or more of the marketing projects of the plurality of marketing projects are associated with at least one of (i) one or more products of the plurality of products, and (ii) one or more intellectual property assets of the plurality of intellectual property assets. | 08-21-2008 |
John Sherman, Wayzata, MN US
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20090076518 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STABILIZING ADJACENT VERTEBRAE - A method of stabilizing adjacent vertebrae including the steps of forming at least one annulotomy in an annulus. At least a portion of the nucleus material is removed through the annulotomy to form a cavity in an intervertebral disc space between the adjacent vertebrae. A reservoir containing a flowable biomaterial is fluidly coupled to the intervertebral disc space. A flowable biomaterial is delivered to the cavity. The delivery of the flowable biomaterial into the intervertebral disc space is controlled in accordance with at least a first operating parameter. The biomaterial is at least partially cured to stabilize the adjacent vertebrae. | 03-19-2009 |
John E. Sherman, Minnetonka, MN US
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20110295276 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC BULGE REDUCTION - A system and method for treating a bulge in an intervertebral disc annulus fibrosus adjacent to a vertebral body of a patient's spine using a repair device including a suture element, a patch element and a bone anchor. A bore is formed through a portion of the vertebral body, including an endplate thereof adjacent to the intervertebral disc. A suture picker is deployed through the bore and the annulus fibrosus, and the suture element is coupled to the suture picker. The suture picker is withdrawn from the bore. The suture element is pulled so as to draw the patch element against the bulge, and continued tension on the suture element urges the patch and the bulged anteriorly so as to re-approximate the natural shape of the annulus fibrosus. The suture element is secured to the vertebral body using the bone anchor. | 12-01-2011 |
John E. Sherman, Wayzata, MN US
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20100057144 | RAIL-BASED MODULAR DISC NUCLEUS PROSTHESIS - A method and apparatus for repairing a damaged intervertebral disc nucleus in a minimally invasive manner utilizes a modular disc prosthesis preferably comprised of at least three modular segments and at least two rails that operably connect adjacent modular segments. In one embodiment, each modular segment includes a harder inner portion and a softer outer portion. Preferably, the rails operate to slidably connect and interlock adjacent modular segments. A stem portion of the rails that extends outside the periphery of the body of the prosthesis is removable after implantation such that the modular segments form an implanted unitary device that closely mimics the geometry of the disc nucleus cavity. | 03-04-2010 |
John Morgan Sherman, Bon Secour, AL US
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20120031848 | Adjustable Oil Skimmer For Use With Absorbent Pads - An adjustable and removable skimming assembly is provided for attaching to the bow of a watercraft. When mounted, the skimming assembly presents vertically orientated starboard, port and bow cages that house oil absorbent padding. The cages with the positioned pads are largely porous so that at slow watercraft velocities, the water flows through the pads but the oil is retained within the pads across a substantially horizontal plane. As the pads become oil saturated along this common plane, the vertical cages are adjusted to expose a section of the pad that is not saturated. This process is repeated until the entire pad surface is saturated. The resistance force created by the water against the starboard and port cages during movement is countered by a plurality of tethering cables extending from the structural members attached to the bow of the watercraft to the outer edges of the cages. The lengths of these cables are such that the port and starboard cages are swept forward from the bow cage to form an oblique u-shape. As the skimmer moves through the water, this cage positioning creates a capture zone for funneling floating debris and oil toward the center of the bow cage where it can be collected and removed by other means. | 02-09-2012 |
John W. Sherman, Houston, TX US
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20090302264 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - An improved refrigerant composition, or a kit for an improved refrigerant composition, for use in air conditioners comprising a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises a hydrofluorocarbon having a GWP of less than about 10 and an ODP of about zero, which is present at a concentration of at least about 50% by weight of the refrigerant composition; a lubricant wherein the lubricant is a polar, oxygenated lubricant; and an acid scavenger comprising a siloxane, an activated aromatic compound, or any mixtures thereof. | 12-10-2009 |
20100012882 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING SILYL TERMINATED POLYALKYLENE GLYCOLS AS LUBRICANTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Silyl terminated polyalkylene glycol lubricants for devices that provide cooling or refrigeration, refrigerant compositions including silyl terminated polyalkylene glycol lubricants, and methods for making the same. The lubricant is compatible with hydrofluorocarbon refrigerants such as hydrofluoroolefins (“HFO”), R-134(a), R-152(a), and carbon dioxide. | 01-21-2010 |
20110272624 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION - An improved refrigerant composition, or a kit for an improved refrigerant composition, for use in air conditioners comprising a refrigerant, wherein the refrigerant comprises a hydrofluorocarbon having a GWP of less than about 10 and an ODP of about zero, which is present at a concentration of at least about 50% by weight of the refrigerant composition; a lubricant wherein the lubricant is a polar, oxygenated lubricant; and an acid scavenger comprising a siloxane, an activated aromatic compound, or any mixtures thereof. | 11-10-2011 |
Kenneth N. Sherman, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090060218 | Mobile microphone - A method centrally controls communication at a single venue. A central communications point with a moderator is provided. User information, at least at the venue, is provided to users for transmitting electronic signals to the central communication point. The moderator enables at least one electronic communication transmission from a user who has access to the central communication point to have at least part of the transmission broadcast at the venue or allow open communication from the user to be broadcast at the venue. | 03-05-2009 |
Kenneth Nathaniel Sherman, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090106206 | Progressive reference system, method and apparatus - A written document (hereinafter referred to as a “work,” on electronic format which includes, stories, novels, education texts, biographies, compilations, collections, anthologies, tracts, and any other traditional format for relatively extensive texts) provides access to reference, bibliography and/or definition material through an electronic software capability associated with the work. Depending upon reader access information or characteristics (e.g., age, grade, proficiency, or position within the work or any other identifiable reader characteristic or access limitation), any request for reference material, definitions, explanations, translations, or other material provided in the associated software capability is automatically limited by system acknowledgement of the reader access information or characteristics. As the reader's access information or characteristics change, the quality and/or quantity and/or format of requested information with respect to a work changes. | 04-23-2009 |
Kim Sherman, Spencerport, NY US
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20120239343 | EVENT MONITORING DOSIMETRY APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREOF - A dosimetry apparatus includes at least one sensor in a housing, a cover configured to permit compression waves to pass through, the cover is seated over the at least one sensor, and a dosimetry processing device with a memory. The dosimetry processing device is coupled to the at least one sensor in the housing. The dosimetry processing device is configured to execute programmed instructions stored in the memory comprising: obtaining readings from the at least one sensor; storing the readings with a time and date stamp when obtained; conducting an analysis based on the obtained readings; and outputting at least one of the stored readings or the conducted analysis. | 09-20-2012 |
20150040665 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND EVALUATING IMPACT EVENTS - An impact detection device for detecting impacts to a body part of a user and various supporting systems are discussed. In an example, an impact detect device can include a circuit board, a component having a first section and a second section, a battery, and a molding for housing the circuit boat, the battery and the component. The circuit board can include impact detection circuitry including at least two sensors and a communication circuit. A zone of reduced rigidity can connect the first and second sections of the component, with the circuit board secured to the first section. The battery can be secured to the second section of the component allowing for flex relative to the circuit board. The molding can be shaped and dimensioned for mounting to a body part of the user. | 02-12-2015 |
20150040669 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND EVALUATING IMPACT EVENTS - An impact detection device for detecting impacts to a body part of a user and various supporting systems are discussed. In an example, an impact detect device can include a circuit board, a component having a first section and a second section, a battery, and a molding for housing the circuit boat, the battery and the component. The circuit board can include impact detection circuitry including at least two sensors and a communication circuit. A zone of reduced rigidity can connect the first and second sections of the component, with the circuit board secured to the first section. The battery can be secured to the second section of the component allowing for flex relative to the circuit board. The molding can be shaped and dimensioned for mounting to a body part of the user. | 02-12-2015 |
Laura M. Sherman, Naperville, IL US
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20090260767 | USE OF HYDROPHOBIC DYES TO MONITOR HYDROPHOBIC CONTAMINANTS IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method of monitoring and controlling one or more types of hydrophobic contaminants in a papermaking process is disclosed. The methodology utilizes the measurement of hydrophobic dyes, which are capable of fluorescing and interacting with the hydrophobic contaminants. In addition, a method of determining the relative size of the hydrophobic contaminants is disclosed as well. | 10-22-2009 |
20100236732 | USE OF FLUORESCENCE TO MONITOR HYDROPHOBIC CONTAMINANTS IN A PAPERMAKING PROCESS - A method of monitoring and controlling one or more types of hydrophobic contaminants in a papermaking process is disclosed. The methodology utilizes the measurement of dyes, which are capable of fluorescing and interacting with the hydrophobic contaminants. | 09-23-2010 |
Lawrence M. Sherman, Westport, CT US
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20080312970 | System and methods for providing additional insurance - The invention provides a system and method for providing additional insurance to a fully-qualified insured party to increase a total benefit amount of insurance. More particularly, the invention provides a computer system and method for providing additional life insurance to increase a total benefit of life insurance to a fully-qualified insured party based upon an underwriting and medical evaluation performed to assess the eligibility of the insured party for an existing or underlying primary life insurance plan. Additional life insurance according to the invention may be obtained through the internet by remote computers and internet access devices well known in the art. | 12-18-2008 |
20110015496 | PORTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A housing configured to at least partially encapsulate a mobile communication device, a sensor disposed on the housing, the sensor being configured to collect medical information relating to a patient, and an interface coupled to the sensor and configured to communicate the collected medical information to the mobile communication device. | 01-20-2011 |
Mark Sherman, Houston, TX US
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20100271233 | SURFACE COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE WITH DRILL STRING TELEMETRY - An operation of drilling an earth borehole uses a drilling rig, a drill string of drill pipes having its generally upper end mechanically coupleable with and suspendable from the drilling rig, a drive string portion of the drill string, mechanically coupleable with the topmost drill pipe of said drill string, and a drive mechanism mechanically coupleable with the drive string for rotating the drive string and the drill string. A system for generating electric power in the region of the drive string includes an electric generator, which includes a rotating generator component mounted on said drive string for rotation therewith and a stationary generator component mounted on a stationary portion of the drilling rig. The rotating generator component produces electric power in the region of the drive string. | 10-28-2010 |
Matthew P. Sherman, Philadelphia, PA US
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20100066155 | Tire protection device attachment systems - In this invention a tire protection attachment system utilizes adherent materials or mechanical attachments to the wheel rim to hold a covering of protective material adjacent the sidewall of a tubeless tire mounted on a circular wheel rim. The mechanical attachments are made to the outwardly flaring circumferential flange section adjacent the sidewall and/or to the transverse wall section of the wheel rim. Attachments to the flange section are characterized by the use of a clamping ring, a specially designed clip, and/or a circumferential retaining device with a variable circumference. The various embodiments described include embodiments where an intermediate body for use with a clamping ring is affixed to the flange, a clamping ring is bolted directly onto the flange section, a clamping ring is screwed onto the flange section (with the flange section and clamping ring being provided with interfacing circumferentially arranged screw threaded portions), and/or a clamping ring that is snapped onto the flange via interfacing circumferentially arranged interlocking portions on the ring and flange. Attachments to the transverse wall section are typically based on attachments to a stud fastening a two piece wheel together or a lug stud. A wheel cover can also be included and held in position via these same mechanical attachments. Finally, the embodiments are intended to avoid attachment via members inserted intermediate the flange and the bead. Thus, the preferred embodiments do not include such elements. | 03-18-2010 |
20120292979 | DUAL WHEELS WITH COMMON HUB ADAPTER - A dual wheel assembly for a vehicle having a common hub adapter. The assembly includes an inner wheel having an inner rim; an outer wheel having an outer rim; and a hub portion having a central cylindrical portion disposed between first and second end face portions, wherein the inner rim is mounted to the first end portion, and the outer rim is mounted to the second end face portion. The assembly may further include radially spaced apart holes disposed on the central cylindrical portion, wherein the spaced apart holes have end openings on opposite sides thereof and first and second fasteners extending in opposite directions in an alternating arrangement from the first and second end portions of the hub portion. Each of the first fasteners extends through an end opening of a spaced apart hole and the inner rim, and each of the second fasteners extends through an end opening of a spaced apart hole and the outer rim. | 11-22-2012 |
Matthew Paul Sherman, Columbia, MO US
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20100186646 | STITCH QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM - A stitcher is provided that includes a needle configured to place stitches in a fabric that is moved therethrough. The stitcher includes a sensor positioned below the fabric to monitor stitches placed in the fabric. A microcontroller is provided configured to receive data from the sensor and, based on such data, to compare one or more attributes of the monitored stitches with one or more predetermined parameters relating at least one attribute of the fabric. The predetermined parameter may be either hardcoded inn the microcontroller or input by a user of the stitcher prior to beginning operation of the machine. When the attributes of the monitored stitches fall outside of the predetermined parameters, the microcontroller initiates notification of the user. | 07-29-2010 |
20100294185 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INERTIAL STITCH REGULATION - A stitcher is provided that includes a needle to stitch a workpiece, a motor to operate the needle, and a stitch regulator in communication with and capable of controlling a speed of the motor. A controller is in communication with the stitch regulator. The stitcher also includes at least one accelerometer in communication with the controller to determine an acceleration of the stitcher with respect to the workpiece. A signal representing the acceleration of the stitcher with respect to the workpiece is utilized to adjust the operation of the needle as necessary. | 11-25-2010 |
Melanie Sherman, Stone Mountain, GA US
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20100048480 | PRODUCTION OF ANTI-MICROBIAL PEPTIDES - The present application provides methods of producing antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) in a cell, for example by expression a fusion protein that includes small ubiquitin related modifier (SUMO) and an AMP in the cell. Also provided are nucleic acid and protein sequences of SUMO-AMP fusion proteins, and kits that include such molecules. | 02-25-2010 |
Melissa Sherman, Kennet Square, PA US
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20090259246 | Intragastric Volume-Occupying Device - An intragastric device having a non-degradable porous membrane enclosing a material which expands upon contact with fluid, and causes the volume of the device to increase is described. The intragastric device is useful for managing satiety and weight loss. | 10-15-2009 |
Michael Sherman, Memphis, TN US
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20110028978 | Transpedicular Intervertebral Disk Access Methods and Devices - Methods and devices for treating diseases and conditions that change the spacial relationship between the vertebral bodies and the intervertebral disks, or that cause instability of the vertebral column, or both, and a method and devices that allow the surgeon to access the intervertebral space to restore a more normal three-dimensional configuration of the space, with or without additionally fusing two adjacent vertebrae. | 02-03-2011 |
20130072987 | INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR STABILIZATION OF BONY STRUCTURES - The present invention relates to a brace installation instrument placement that is mounted to anchors secured in an animal subject. The installation instrument includes anchor extensions coupled to the anchors. The instrument is movable with respect to the anchors to position a brace in a position more proximate the anchors. The brace can be indexed for insertion at a predetermined orientation with respect to the installation instrument. Methods and techniques for using the installation instrument are also provided. | 03-21-2013 |
Michael J. Sherman, Woodbury, MN US
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20120144854 | Push Filter with Floating Key Lock - A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations. | 06-14-2012 |
20130031926 | Push Filter with Floating Key Lock - A filter assembly for fluid filtration having a push-activated lock and release mechanism. A push filter design activates a floating key lock upon insertion and extraction, where the filter key may be used simultaneously as a lock and as an identifier for particular filter attributes. The filter base may be situated inline, and in fluid communication, with influent and effluent piping, such as within a refrigerator. The filter housing assembly may be attached to, and removed from, the filter base by a push-actuated release. Upon insertion, the filter key shifts the filter lock longitudinally to receive interlocking segments. Upon extraction, the same axial push shifts the filter lock further to align the interlocking fingers within gaps that allow for easy extraction. The specific key lock design allows a user to identify and match certain filter configurations received by the mechanical support, and reject other filter configurations. | 02-07-2013 |
20130240430 | REINFORCED RECEIVER FOR CASSETTE FILTER LOCKING CLIP - A receiver for a cassette filter housing having an upper housing surface. The receiver comprises an arrow shaped elongated member having ends. The elongated member may be parallel with an upper surface of the cassette and may include a base portion attached to the upper housing surface the cross-section of which is a substantially planer segment extending to the upper surface. The elongated member includes an upper receiver portion having at least one cavaliered retaining surface. The receiver includes a first reinforcement member extending outward from the base portion adjacent one of the ends of the elongated member and perpendicular to the elongated member, and a second reinforcement member extending outward from the base portion adjacent the opposite end of the elongated member and perpendicular to the elongated member the reinforcement members affixed to the base portion and the upper housing surface. | 09-19-2013 |
20140217003 | "Dual Cartridge Filter Stabilizer" - A stabilizer for suppressing vibration, shock, translational, and rotational forces, on a dual cartridge filter system. The stabilizer uses opposing curved surfaces which correspond with, and follow the curvature of, the diameter of each cartridge cylindrical housing. The stabilizer is formed having a stabilizer base with locking members or leg portions radially extending along a bottom portion of each opposing curved surface. The stabilizer is secured to each filter housing by having the locking members inserted within indents on a rim of the filter housing bottom end cap. In alternative embodiments, the locking member is a resilient tab that forms a friction fit with a complementary structure on the filter housing bottom end cap, or an interlocking snap-fit male/female clip complementary to a female/male clip or snap on the filter housing lower cap. | 08-07-2014 |
20140353235 | FILTER CARTRIDGE - The present invention presents a removably secured seal for forming a second stage water-tight seal within a two stage cavity filter head assembly for mating with a complementary manifold having cylindrical (male) bayonet ports. The seal includes a base circumferential seal having a center aperture and sidewall members extending axially upwards from the base seal; the sidewall members being insertable within cavities or slots formed in the second stage recess cylindrical cavity sidewall. | 12-04-2014 |
20140374336 | FILTRATION SYSTEM - The present invention presents a filtration system with an integrated manifold valve. The filtration system employs only one pivotal component—the pivoting of the manifold. The manifold valve includes a dual aperture design for a two-fold alignment scheme with the ingress and egress lines of the fluid source. The invention is free of multi-component rotary valve with internal, rotatable parts, or an activation component, such as a handle, for initiating the rotary valve, allowing the user to rotate the rotational components thereof. The reduction in moveable components in this design reduces the likelihood of failure and increases the reliability of the filtration system. | 12-25-2014 |
Michael Jay Sherman, Herndon, VA US
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20120100825 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRIORITIZING AND ROUTING EMERGENT ACTIVITY REPORTING - A method and system for prioritizing and reporting an observation is disclosed. The observation is preferably received from a mobile device that determines a location of the observation and provides a user of the mobile device with a preselected list of classifications for the observation. The observation is prioritized based at least in part on the location and the classification associated with the observation. The priority may depend on a distance between the location in the observation and a catalog of objects of interest. The priority may also depend on the existence of other observations having the same classification within a threshold distance of the observation. The prioritized observation is routed to appropriate personnel based on the determined priority. The prioritized observation may also be included in an ordered list based on priority and/or rendered in a geospatial view with at least one display attribute being based on the priority. | 04-26-2012 |
Micheal C. Sherman, Memphis, TN US
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20110190828 | ORTHOPEDIC REVISION CONNECTOR - A connector apparatus for use in orthopedic procedures includes a base portion and an extending leg portion that forms a channel. Part of the base portion can be placed atop or adjacent implanted fixation members (e.g. bone screws), and a locking member can be inserted through the base and into the fixation member to anchor the connector to the fixation member. A rod can be inserted into the channel and fixed to the connector by a set screw. The apparatus is useful in connecting a rod to a fixation member, particularly in situations in which a rod is already connected to the fixation member, as by a previous implantation procedure, for example. | 08-04-2011 |
Neil Z. Sherman, Fairfax Station, VA US
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20090283598 | Image Detection System and Methods - An image detections system comprising an image detection system configured to detect images. The system also comprises a controller that synchronizes the image detection system to capture a reflected laser beam over a first integration time and to capture an environment image detected by the image detection system over a second integration time that is greater than the first integration time. | 11-19-2009 |
Randal Sherman, Sycamore, IL US
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20090261812 | Current Sensing Assembly - An electrical current sensing assembly comprises: a conductive input substrate with a generally planar contact surface; a conductive output substrate with a generally planar contact surface proximate and substantially parallel to the input substrate contact surface; a conductive current sense path extending from the input substrate contact surface to the output substrate contact surface with a sense path cross sectional area generally normal to electrical current flow; a conductive current bypass path extending from the input substrate contact surface to the output substrate contact surface with a bypass path cross sectional area generally normal to electrical current flow; and an electrical current sensing device proximate the current sense path for sensing electrical current passing through the current sense path; wherein the ratio of the current passing through the bypass path to the current passing through the sense path is proportional to the ratio of the bypass path cross sectional area to the sensing path cross sectional area to limit current in the sensing path to the measurement range of the current sensing device. | 10-22-2009 |
Russell Sherman, Westport, CT US
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20080205198 | Adjustable time relating device for non-readers - A viewable time piece has a face from which relative time is read. The time piece has a changeable time indicator. Symbol or image changes on the time indicator are effected by placement or replacement of at least some non-alphanumeric symbols for view that are indicative of various events over the course of a day. The time piece allows exchange and replacement of the non-alphanumeric symbols so that different events may be indicated for similar respective times over the course of a day. There may also be a system that provides time variant changes in the symbols that are displayed over the course of the day. | 08-28-2008 |
Scott B. Sherman, Northfield, IL US
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20110030114 | ARC FLASH PROTECTION SYSTEM - The invention provides up to Category 4 protection against arc radiation, the invented system comprising a protective hood defining a view-panel which confers Category 2 arc flash protection and a region of the hood adapted to encapsulate a Category 2 arc flash protection hard hat or helmet such that the act of encapsulation confers the Category 4 level of protection. | 02-10-2011 |
Stephen G. Sherman, Fairport, NY US
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20080198865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING OVER MESH NETWORKS USING WAVEFORM-ENHANCED, LINK-STATE ROUTING - A communication system includes a plurality of mobile nodes forming a mesh network. A plurality of wireless communication links connect the mobile nodes together. Each mobile node is formed as a communications device and operative for transmitting data packets wirelessly to other mobile nodes via the wireless communications link from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and multiple waveforms | 08-21-2008 |
20120236724 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING OVER MESH NETWORKS USING WAVEFORM-ENHANCED, LINK-STATE ROUTING - A communication system includes a plurality of mobile nodes forming a mesh network. A plurality of wireless communication links connect the mobile nodes together. Each mobile node is formed as a communications device and operative for transmitting data packets wirelessly to other mobile nodes via the wireless communications link from a source mobile node through intermediate neighboring mobile nodes to a destination mobile node using a link state routing protocol and multiple waveforms. | 09-20-2012 |
Stephen Guy Sherman, Fairport, NY US
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20130034031 | AD HOC WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WITH NODE ROLE INFORMATION ROUTING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An ad hoc wireless communications network includes wireless nodes arranged in a backbone net and stub nets coupled to the backbone net via respective wireless nodes defining gateway nodes. A method for the network includes transmitting node role information from each gateway node to respective wireless nodes within each stub net. The node role information includes node reactive routing directions for establishing a route outside of a given stub net. A route request is unicast transmitted from a first wireless node in a respective first stub net to a respective first gateway node based upon the node role information. The route request is a request to communicate to a second wireless node in a respective second stub net. The route request is transmitted from the first gateway node across the backbone net to the second gateway node of the second stub net. | 02-07-2013 |
Stephen K. Sherman, Alpharetta, GA US
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20100093319 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR WIRELESS CUSTOMER SERVICES - A method, apparatus, and computer program product for wireless customer service are provided. A request for assistance for a mobile device is received. Information regarding a type of the mobile device is received. A script that corresponds to the requested assistance for the mobile device is determined. The script that corresponds to the requested assistance is transmitted to the mobile device. In response to the mobile device receiving the script, the script is initiated on the mobile device. The script causes the mobile device to assist a user with a feature of the mobile device corresponding to the request for assistance. | 04-15-2010 |
Stephen Kenneth Sherman, Alpharetta, GA US
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20120066103 | RATING COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECIAL COMMUNITIES - A number of communication entities can be associated to provide one or more special communities. A special rating can be applied to certain communication events of users associated with a special community. Users associated with a special community can be offered various services if they have subscribed to one or more plans. A user who has subscribed to a special community can communicate with other users of the same network or a different network who are also part of the special community for a special charge, such as without charge for example. | 03-15-2012 |
Stephen L. Sherman, Haleiwa, HI US
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20120121459 | POLYMER COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR REMOVING CONTAMINATES FROM A SUBSTRATE - This invention relates to an aqueous polymer composition and to films formed from this aqueous composition. The aqueous composition may be used in a method for removing contaminate material from a substrate. The aqueous polymer composition may comprise: water; and at least one water-soluble film forming polymer. In one embodiment, the aqueous composition may further comprise at least one chelating agent and/or at least one surfactant. The aqueous polymer composition may be applied to a contaminated substrate or to a clean substrate which is subjected to subsequent contamination. The aqueous composition may be dehydrated and/or the polymer may be crosslinked to form a film. When applied to a contaminated substrate, the film may combine with the contaminates. When applied to a clean substrate, the contaminate material may subsequently contact and adhere to the film. The film combined with the contaminate material may be separated from the substrate, with the result being removal of the contaminate material from the substrate. | 05-17-2012 |
Steven R. Sherman, Augusta, GA US
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20110131991 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN - Methods and systems are disclosed for the production of hydrogen and the use of high-temperature heat sources in energy conversion. In one embodiment, a primary loop may include a nuclear reactor utilizing a molten salt or helium as a coolant. The nuclear reactor may provide heat energy to a power generation loop for production of electrical energy. For example, a supercritical carbon dioxide fluid may be heated by the nuclear reactor via the molten salt and then expanded in a turbine to drive a generator. An intermediate heat exchange loop may also be thermally coupled with the primary loop and provide heat energy to one or more hydrogen production facilities. A portion of the hydrogen produced by the hydrogen production facility may be diverted to a combustor to elevate the temperature of water being split into hydrogen and oxygen by the hydrogen production facility. | 06-09-2011 |
Steven Randall Sherman, N. Augusta, SC US
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20110253326 | Separation of Lignin From Lignocellulosic Materials - A method is described for separating lignin from liquid solutions resulting from the pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials such as switchgrass with ammonium hydroxide. The method involves a sequence of steps including acidification, evaporation, and precipitation or centrifugation that are performed under defined conditions, and results in a relatively pure, solid lignin product. The method is tested on ammonium hydroxide solutions containing lignin extracted from switchgrass. Experimental results show that the method is capable of recovering between 66-95% of dissolved lignin as a precipitated solid. | 10-20-2011 |
Tim W. Sherman, Northeast, MD US
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20100095843 | Air Pollution Control Filter Elements for Filtration Systems - An improved filtration apparatus, filtering method and filtering material for capturing mercury and other pollutants in pollutant-laden fluid streams such as flue gases generated by process gas streams are disclosed. The improved filtration system may include two pollutant remediation layers, an upstream layer capable of filtering particulates and a downstream layer capable of adsorbing and/or catalyzing pollutants such as mercury, dioxin, furans, and NO | 04-22-2010 |
20140246055 | Textile Filter System, Method For Regenerating A Textile Filter and Regeneration Apparatus - A textile filter system of a pulse jet filtration device that includes a particulate textile filter bag to restrain particles in a gas stream and a textile, chemically active filter sleeve to remove substances from the gas stream. For regenerating a chemically active textile filter, the filter is removed from the filtration device and washed in water along with mechanically treating the textile filter. | 09-04-2014 |
Tom B. Sherman, Ada, MI US
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20100195901 | Digital image processing and systems incorporating the same - Algorithms for improving the quality of images tone mapped using the bilateral filter are presented. The algorithms involve a localized operator applied to the tone mapping compression factor which enhances apparent image contrast in the low dynamic range output of the tone mapping. At least one embodiment of the present invention is related to circuitry configured to perform at least a portion of related calculations. | 08-05-2010 |
20100195908 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - In at least one embodiment, a spectrally mozaiced digital image is provided with missing color data imputed for each pixel. At least one embodiment of the present invention is related to circuitry configured to perform at least a portion of the calculations related to demosaicing a high dynamic range image. | 08-05-2010 |
20100303349 | DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAME - In at least one embodiment, a spectrally mozaiced digital image is provided with missing color data imputed for each pixel. At least one embodiment of the present invention is related to circuitry configured to perform at least a portion of the calculations related to demosaicing a high dynamic range image. | 12-02-2010 |
20130250113 | AUTOMATIC VEHICLE EQUIPMENT MONITORING, WARNING, AND CONTROL SYSTEM - An automatic vehicle equipment control system and methods thereof are provided, the system includes at least one imager configured to acquire a continuous sequence of high dynamic range single frame images, a processor, a color spectral filter array including a plurality of color filters, at least a portion of which are different colors, and pixels of an imager pixel array being in optical communication with substantially one spectral color filter, and a lens, wherein the imager is configured to capture a non-saturated image of nearby oncoming headlamps and at least one of a diffuse lane marking and a distant tail lamp in one image frame of the continuous sequence of high dynamic range single frame images, and the system configured to detect at least one of said highway markings and said tail lamps, and quantify light from the oncoming headlamp from data in the one image frame. | 09-26-2013 |
Wayne Sherman, Bergen, NY US
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20120181222 | AQUARIUM BOTTOM CLEANER SYSTEM - An aquarium cleaner system for cleaning the bottom surface of an aquarium. The system has a suction means with a naturally buoyant suction body. The suction body has an open enlarged lower end, an open upper end and a propeller system. The lower end is adapted to be seated on the bottom surface of the aquarium and the open enlarged lower end is fluidly connected to the open upper end. The suction means creates an untreated water flow from the open enlarged lower end to the open upper end. There is also a filter with an opening fluidly connected to the open upper end of the suction body, an impurities entrapment surface and a fluid return surface. The untreated water flow is received at the opening and forced through the impurities entrapment surface, leaving behind impurities on the impurities entrapment surface and creating a return flow in a cavity defined by the fluid return surface and the interior surface of a filter housing. There is further provided a controller for turning on or off the suction means according to a preprogrammed schedule and a random position effecter, such that when a new cleaning position is desired, the suction means is terminated for a first predetermined duration so that the naturally buoyant suction body causes the aquarium bottom cleaner to rise from the current cleaning position before turning on the suction means for a second predetermined duration so that the random position effecter causes the cleaner system to move laterally in combination with lowering the same onto a new cleaning position on the bottom surface of the aquarium. | 07-19-2012 |
William B. Sherman, Sound Beach, NY US
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20120141797 | Zwitterion-Linker Coatings for Nano-objects in Solutions of Multivalent Counterions - The disclosure is directed to nanoparticles used in creating nanostructure complexes in the presence of divalent cations. In particular, the disclosure is directed to nanoparticles that are coated with zwitterions and linker portions in a manner that facilitates nanostructure complex assembly while reducing or preventing non-specific spontaneous aggregation of nanoparticle in the presence of divalent cations. The disclosure also provides a method for preparing a nanoparticle coating of the present invention. Furthermore, the disclosure provides a method for assembling nanostructure complexes using coated nanoparticles with a scaffold. | 06-07-2012 |