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20080246251 | WHEELCHAIR ATTACHMENTS - Attachments for a manual wheelchair are provided for navigating a wheelchair over obstacles and uneven terrain, such as a typical curb on a street. The attachments provide for regulating the movement of the wheelchair as the wheelchair descends the curb and to prevent the wheelchair from flipping over during such movement. The attachments include a front caster wheel slider assembly on each side of the wheelchair, a follower wheel assembly and a track belt damping bar. The front caster wheel slider assembly includes a piston that will quickly push the front caster wheels down after they roll over the top edge of the curb. The follower wheel assembly acts a sensor that will release the piston in the assembly after the front caster wheels roll over the top edge of the curb. As the back wheels of the wheelchair roll over and down the curb, the track belt damping bar slows the descent of the wheelchair. | 10-09-2008 |
20100259029 | Wheelchair attachments - Attachments for a manual wheelchair are provided for navigating a wheelchair over obstacles and uneven terrain, such as a typical curb on a street. The attachments provide for regulating the movement of the wheelchair as the wheelchair descends the curb and to prevent the wheelchair from flipping over during such movement. The attachments include a front caster wheel slider assembly on each side of the wheelchair, a follower wheel assembly and a track belt damping bar. The front caster wheel slider assembly includes a piston that will quickly push the front caster wheels down after they roll over the top edge of the curb. The follower wheel assembly acts as a sensor that will release the piston in the assembly after the front caster wheels roll over the top edge of the curb. As the back wheels of the wheelchair roll over and down the curb, the track belt damping bar slows the descent of the wheelchair | 10-14-2010 |
20120175850 | Wheelchair Attachments - Attachments for a manual wheelchair are provided for navigating a wheelchair over obstacles and uneven terrain, such as a typical curb on a street. The attachments provide for regulating the movement of the wheelchair as the wheelchair descends the curb and to prevent the wheelchair from flipping over during such movement. The attachments include a belt support frame, at least two rollers mounted on the belt support frame and a belt mounted around the at least two rollers. The belt support frame is adapted for mounting on the frame of the wheelchair such that as the wheelchair descends from the upper surface to the lower surface, the belt engages an edge of the upper surface and rolls around the at least two rollers slowing a descent of the wheelchair from the upper surface to the lower surface. | 07-12-2012 |
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20150051878 | Modeling Intersecting Flow Paths in a Well System Environment - In some aspects, techniques and systems for modeling fluid flow are described. A flow model represents intersecting flow paths for well system fluid. The flow paths intersect at a flow path intersection. A band matrix and an intersection table are generated based on the flow model. The band matrix represents fluid flow within the respective flow paths, and the intersection table represents fluid flow between the flow paths at the flow path intersection. The flow model can be operated using the band matrix and the intersection table, for example, to calculate fluid flow variables at various locations along the flow paths. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066445 | GENERATING A SMOOTH GRID FOR SIMULATING FLUID FLOW IN A WELL SYSTEM ENVIRONMENT - In some aspects, a grid-point-spacing ratio is computed for a one-dimensional fluid flow model. The one-dimensional fluid flow model represents a flow path for well system fluid in a subterranean region, and the grid-point-spacing ratio is computed based on a parameter of the flow path. Grid points for the one-dimensional flow model are generated based on the grid-point-spacing ratio. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066447 | GENERATING A FLOW MODEL GRID BASED ON TRUNCATION ERROR THRESHOLD VALUES - In some aspects, locations for nodes are computed for a one-dimensional flow model that models well system fluid flow in a subterranean region. Truncation error threshold data indicate a truncation threshold value for each of the nodes. Discretization data indicate a lowest-order term truncated from a discretized governing flow equation for each of the nodes. The locations for the nodes can be computed based on a scalar cost function, such that each of the lowest order terms is less than or equal to the truncation error threshold value for the respective node. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066454 | Multi-Thread Band Matrix Solver for Well System Fluid Flow Modeling - In some aspects, techniques and systems for operating a subterranean region model are described. A band matrix that represents well system fluid flow in a subterranean region is accessed. The band matrix includes flow variable coefficients based on governing flow equations for the well system fluid flow. A first elimination is performed on an upper part of the band matrix. The upper part of the band matrix includes a first subset of the flow variable coefficients corresponding to a first subset of flow variables. In parallel with the first elimination, a second elimination is performed on a lower part of the band matrix. The lower part of the band matrix includes a second subset of flow variable coefficients corresponding to a second subset of the flow variables. An intermediate part of the band matrix can be solved. The intermediate part of the band matrix includes other flow variable coefficients. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066456 | Multi-thread Block Matrix Solver for Well System Fluid Flow Modeling - In some aspects, techniques and systems for operating a subterranean region model are described. Sub-matrices and entries outside the sub-matrices in a first band matrix are identified. The first band matrix includes flow variable coefficients based on governing flow equations of a model representing well system fluid flow in a subterranean region. For each of the sub-matrices, a reduced-size matrix is generated based on the sub-matrix and a subset of the entries that are associated with the sub-matrix. A second band matrix is generated based on the reduced-size matrices. The model is operated based on the second band matrix. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066462 | Modeling Fluid Flow Interactions Among Regions of a Well System - In some aspects, techniques and systems for simulating well system fluid flow are described. Multiple subsystem models each include fluid flow variables and represent well system fluid dynamics associated with a sub-region in a subterranean region. The subsystem models are connected by one or more junction models. The junction models represent interactions among the subsystem models. For each of the subsystem models, an elimination of internal variables of the subsystem model is performed to express the internal variables in terms of junction variables of the junction models. The junction variables are solved based on the junction models. The internal variables of the subsystem model are solved based on the solved junction variables. | 03-05-2015 |
20150066463 | Block Matrix Solver for Well System Fluid Flow Modeling - In some aspects, techniques and systems for operating a subterranean region model are described. A block matrix is identified. The block matrix includes a banded portion and an augmented portion. The banded portion includes flow variable coefficients based on governing flow equations of a model representing well system fluid flow in a subterranean region. In a row of the block matrix, decomposition of a pivot element in the row is performed. Elements along the row are modified based on an inverse of the decomposition of the pivot element. A flow variable of the model is solved based on the block matrix that contains the modified elements. | 03-05-2015 |
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20150025454 | SYRINGES FOR PREFILLED AND FILL-AT-USE MIXING AND DRUG DELIVERY - Mixing syringes including a valve mechanism are configured and configurable to enable one or more substances to be prefilled into the syringe. The valve mechanism may be an aspect of a distal seal assembly. Actuation of the valve mechanism permits opening of a fluid passage for the mixing of one or more substances, and the resulting mixed substance can be delivered by the syringe, for example, for administration of a pharmaceutical to a subject. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025455 | SYRINGES FOR REPETITIVE MIXING AND DELIVERY OF INJECTABLES - Mixing syringes including a valve mechanism are configured and configurable to enable one or more substances to be prefilled into the syringe. The valve mechanism may be an aspect of a distal seal assembly. Actuation of the valve mechanism permits opening of a fluid passage for the mixing of one or more substances, and the resulting mixed substance can be delivered by the syringe, for example, for administration of a pharmaceutical to a subject. The repetitive mixing of substances contained in a distal and proximal chamber is also provided, where the plunger rod is configured to releasably engage a locking mechanism to actuate the valve, and can axially displace the distal seal assembly while the fluid passage is open. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025456 | SYRINGES FOR SEQUENTIAL DELIVERY OF INJECTABLES - Sequential delivery syringes including a valve mechanism are configured and configurable to enable one or more substances to be prefilled into the syringe. The valve mechanism may be an aspect of a distal seal assembly. Actuation of the valve mechanism permits opening of a fluid passage for the mixing of one or more substances, and the resulting mixed substance can be delivered by the syringe, for example, for administration of a pharmaceutical to a subject. The sequential delivery of substances contained in a distal and proximal chamber is also provided, where a second substance from the distal chamber is delivered followed by the delivery of a first substance from the distal chamber after the first substance from the proximal chamber is transferred into the distal chamber involving the actuation of the valve mechanism. | 01-22-2015 |
20150265500 | VIAL ADAPTERS - A vial adapter is provided for interconnecting a vial having a closure and a fluid delivery device such as a safety syringe. The vial adapter comprises an adapter housing having a base, a shroud extending or projecting from the base and a cannula extending or projecting from the base for penetrating a rubber seal on the vial closure to thereby establish fluid communication between the vial and the vial adapter. The shroud may comprise a plurality of latitudinal slits or windows within each of which resides a flexion arm connected to the shroud, each flexion arm capable of engaging and/or retaining vial closures of any of a variety of different sizes. The vial adapter may comprise a conduit tip in fluid communication with the cannula to allow transfer of fluid to or from the safety syringe while also preventing inadvertent activation of a safety syringe needle retraction mechanism. | 09-24-2015 |
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20130035662 | INJECTABLE DRUG DELIVERY ARRANGEMENT WITH CONTROLLED DELIVERY CANNULA POSITION RELATIVE TO POINT OF DELIVERY - A cannula for administration of a medicine to a target location includes a tube with at least one nodule disposed along the circumferential surface and spaced at a defined distance from the distal end of the tube. An arrangement for delivery of a medicine to a target location includes the cannula and a pump fluidly coupled to the cannula. The distal end of the cannula may be inserted into a target location until the nodule reaches a surface that limits a depth of penetration before delivery of the medication. | 02-07-2013 |
20130060233 | INSERTION MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY PUMP - An insertion mechanism for a drug pump includes an insertion mechanism housing; a manifold guide; an insertion biasing members initially held in an energized state; a retraction biasing member and a hub connected to a proximal end of a needle, wherein the retraction biasing member is held initially in an energized state between the hub and the manifold guide; and a manifold having a septum and a cannula, wherein the annular space between the septum and the cannula defines a manifold header. The needle and cannula are inserted into the body of a user by the insertion biasing member(s), after which only the needle is retracted. Retraction of the needle may open a fluid pathway from the manifold header to the body through the cannula. A drug delivery pump includes an activation mechanism, a drive mechanism, a fluid pathway connection, and the insertion mechanism. Assembly and operation methods are provided. | 03-07-2013 |
20130150803 | ACCURATE DOSE CONTROL MECHANISMS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYRINGES - A dose control mechanism for a syringe includes a plunger having a coarse pitch screw on its exterior surface, a housing having a corresponding coarse pitch guide along the interior surface of the housing, a screw having a fine pitch screw which interfaces with a fine pitch nut of an adapter, wherein the plunger has an internal annular space within which screw at least partially resides. An accurate dose drug delivery syringe includes such a dose control mechanism, a barrel, a plunger seal, and a barrel adapter assembly having a barrel tip and a needle. The syringe may be a fill-at-time-of-use syringe, a pre-filled syringe, or a safety syringe having integrated needle retraction or needle sheathing safety features, or a combination thereof. Methods of assembly, manufacturing, and operation are similarly disclosed. | 06-13-2013 |
20130237910 | DEVICES FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC IMPLANTS - An implant delivery syringe includes a barrel, a plunger assembly, and a barrel adapter. A barrel adapter mountable to a syringe barrel includes a barrel tip, needle retraction mechanism, needle assembly and stylet slidably disposed within the needle lumen. The needle retraction mechanism includes a biasing member, actuable locking arrangement and locking mechanism. When the actuable locking arrangement is actuated, the biasing member causes the needle to axially translate over the stylet during retraction to cause delivery of an implant to a target location. The stylet may be retracted following delivery. Methods of assembling, manufacturing, and using are also provided. | 09-12-2013 |
20150202419 | DEVICES FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC IMPLANTS - A barrel adapter for a syringe having a barrel and plunger. The adapter comprises a barrel tip and a needle retraction mechanism having a needle subassembly with a needle and a lumen, actuator subassembly, and biasing member. The needle subassembly moves from an injection to a retracted position within the barrel tip. The actuator subassembly includes a retainer connected to the barrel tip, a stylet held in a stylet disc, and a prong passing into the retainer. The stylet slides within the needle lumen and is spaced from the needle tip in the injection position. The biasing member biases the NOM from the retainer. A locking arrangement compresses the biasing member when locked and releases the biasing member when actuated by depression of the plunger, which moves the prong against the retainer. The biasing member moves the needle and stylet from the injection position to the retracted position when released. | 07-23-2015 |
20150238745 | DEVICES FOR TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC IMPLANTS - A barrel adapter mountable to a syringe barrel includes a barrel tip, a needle assembly, a stylet assembly slidably disposed within a needle lumen of the needle assembly, and a plug within the lumen of the needle. An implant delivery syringe includes a barrel, a plunger assembly, and the barrel adapter. The syringe may include a needle retraction mechanism having a biasing member and an actuable locking arrangement, the locking arrangement initially maintains the biasing member in an energized position. When the actuable locking arrangement is actuated, the biasing member causes the needle to axially translate over the stylet during retraction to dislodge the plug and cause delivery of an implant to a target location. The plug may be a biodegradable polymer plug such as a water-soluble polymer, PLGA, and/or CAHP. The stylet may be retracted following delivery. Methods of assembling implant delivery syringes with drug implants are also provided. | 08-27-2015 |
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20110132974 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING POROUS METAL LAYER TO A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly. | 06-09-2011 |
20120234461 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A POROUS METAL LAYER TO A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly. | 09-20-2012 |
20130219685 | METHOD FOR ATTACHING A POROUS METAL LAYER TO A METAL SUBSTRATE - A method for attaching a porous metal layer to a dense metal substrate, wherein the method is particularly useful in forming orthopedic implants such as femoral knee components, femoral hip components, and/or acetabular cups. The method, in one embodiment thereof, comprises providing a solid metal substrate; providing a porous metal structure; contouring a surface of the porous metal structure; placing the porous structure against the substrate such that the contoured surface of the porous metal structure is disposed against the substrate, thereby forming an assembly; applying heat and pressure to the assembly in conjunction with thermal expansion of the substrate in order to metallurgically bond the porous structure and the substrate; and removing mass from the substrate after the porous structure is bonded to the substrate, thereby finish processing the assembly. | 08-29-2013 |
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20140025721 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVISIONING RESOURCES FOR ON-DEMAND COURSES - A method for providing access to dynamically provisioned resources and on-demand courses includes receiving, by an instantiation engine executing on a first computing device, from a second computing device associated with a user, an indication that the user has purchased access to the course at a scheduled time. A type of computing resource is identified for use during the course at the scheduled time. A service provider computing device is selected from a plurality of service provider computing devices, based upon an ability to provide access to the identified type of computing resource at the scheduled time. Before the scheduled time, the instantiation engine instructs the selected service provider computing device to provision a computing resource of the identified type. The method includes transmitting, to the second computing device, an instruction to establish a connection to the provisioned computing resource at the scheduled time. | 01-23-2014 |
20140025827 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVISIONING RESOURCES FOR ON-DEMAND COURSES - A method for creating a course for dynamic provisioning includes receiving, by a creation engine, from a second computing device associated with a user, a request to create a course. The creation engine receives, from the second computing device, an identification of a type of computing resource for use during the course. A service provider computing device is selected from a plurality of service provider computing devices based upon an ability to provide access to the identified type of computing resource. The service provider computing device is instructed to provision a computing resource of the identified type. The second computing device is directed to connect to the provisioned computing resource. The method includes receiving, from the second computing device, an indication that the user configured the provisioned computing resource for use during the course. A state management engine is directed to save a state of the provisioned computing resource. | 01-23-2014 |
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20100178907 | DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING A POWER LEVEL UTILIZING REVERSE ACTIVITY BITS EFFICIENTLY - Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting a metric that influences power management of an access terminal are provided. Initially, an access node is configured to distribute reverse-activity bits (RAB's) to the access terminal, which conveys data, at a particular rate, to the access node. Adjusting the dynamic metric involves establishing a number of slots allocated for a filtered reverse-activity bit (FRAB) window and a hybrid reverse-activity bit (HRAB) window, wherein each of the slots are allocated to accept a RAB. The RAB's accepted to the slots of the FRAB window and the HRAB window are recursively averaged to derive a FRAB parameter and an HRAB parameter, respectively. The dynamic metric is adjusted by incorporating either the FRAB parameter or an HRAB parameter therein based on whether ramping conditions are satisfied. The rate of data conveyed from the access terminal is controlled based on the adjusted dynamic metric. | 07-15-2010 |
20100246534 | Method and System for Managing Handoff in a Radio Access Network - Disclosed is a method and device for managing handoff of an access terminal in a radio access network (RAN). An access terminal may detect a handoff trigger, determine whether there is an ongoing data transfer in progress, determine an amount remaining in the data transfer, compare the amount remaining to a threshold amount, and delay or cancel the handoff if the amount remaining is below the threshold amount. Additionally, the access terminal may consider signal strength of the current (source) coverage area in determining whether to delay or cancel the handoff. | 09-30-2010 |
20110065439 | Method for Use of Azimuth and Bearing Data to Select a Serving Sector for a Mobile Station - A method for selecting a wireless coverage sector to serve a mobile station, such as in response to a handoff request that designates a sector-identifier that represents two or more possible sectors. A serving radio access network (RAN) may identify potential sectors in the region and may then select the sector whose azimuth is closest to the geographic bearing of the mobile station from the sector's base station. Further, in the event of a tie between two or more sectors or in other circumstances, the RAN may also take into consideration how close the mobile station is to various base stations, such as selecting the sector to whose base station the mobile station is closest. In a system that uses neighbor lists to govern handoff, the invention can help to facilitate handoff in a scenario where a mobile station requests handoff to a sector not listed in the mobile station's neighbor list. | 03-17-2011 |
20110230191 | Methods and Systems for Causing a Mobile Station to Originate a Subsequent Call Via a Coverage Area Other than that Used for a First Call - Methods and systems are provided causing a mobile station to, after experiencing a dropped call, originate a subsequent call via a coverage area different than that used for the first call. In an embodiment, a mobile station detects that, when it was engaged in the first call at a first location via a first wireless coverage area, the mobile station experienced the first call being dropped. When the mobile station subsequently attempts to originate a second call, the mobile station determines that its current location is within a threshold distance of the first location, and responsively attempts to originate the second call via a second wireless coverage area different from the first. | 09-22-2011 |
20120165030 | ASSIGNING AN ACCESS CHANNEL BASED ON A TIMER IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - In a communication system, a wireless access node receives an access request from a wireless communication device. In response, the access node starts an access timer and transfers signaling to the communication system indicating the access request. If the access timer expires before a response to the signaling is received, then the access node provides the wireless communication device with wireless access to the communication system. The access node receives the response to the signaling. If the response is negative and is received before the access timer expires, then the access node denies the access request. If the response is negative and is received after the access timer expires, then the access node terminates the wireless access to the communication system for the wireless communication device. | 06-28-2012 |
20130034084 | Method and System for Sector Switching During Packet Transmission - A method and apparatus for handing off packet-transmission between sectors of a wireless communication system is disclosed herein. During transmission of a packet from an access network to an access terminal, the access terminal determines that the packet should theoretically be transmitted to the access terminal in fewer timeslots in another sector than the number of allowed timeslots remaining for the packet transmission in a current sector. In response, the access terminal abandons packet transmission in the current sector and hands off to the other sector, in an effort to increase throughput and save air interface resources. | 02-07-2013 |
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20110126309 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANT CUCUMBER PLANTS - The present invention relates to methods for identifying cucumber lines having increased resistance to Downy Mildew, and identification of genetic markers linked to gene(s) conditioning such increased disease resistance. The present invention also relates to methods of breeding cucumber plants from lines having increased Downy Mildew resistance by marker-assisted selection, compositions including nucleic acid probes or primers which are useful for such marker assisted selection, and plants and plant parts produced by such methods. | 05-26-2011 |
20120317667 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PS 14784719 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PS 14784719 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PS 14784719 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317668 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PS 14763462 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PS 14763462 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PS 14763462 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317669 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PS 14727140 AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PS 14727140 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PS 14727140 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317670 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PS 14763612 POLL AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PS 14763612 POLL and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PS 14763612 POLL and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317671 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PS 14764142 POLL AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PS 14764142 POLL and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PS 14764142 POLL and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 12-13-2012 |
20120317672 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PS 14764212 POLL AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PS 14764212 POLL and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PS 14764212 POLL and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 12-13-2012 |
20150026838 | DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANT CUCUMBER PLANTS - The present invention relates to cucumber lines having increased resistance to Downy Mildew. The present invention also relates to parts of cucumber plants from lines having increased Downy Mildew resistance, including seeds capable of growing cucumber plants with increased Downy Mildew resistance. Further provided are methods of producing such plants by genetic marker assisted selection. | 01-22-2015 |
20150059016 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IDENTIFYING DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANT CUCUMBER PLANTS - The present invention relates to methods for identifying cucumber lines having increased resistance to Downy Mildew, and identification of genetic markers linked to gene(s) conditioning such increased disease resistance. The present invention also relates to methods of breeding cucumber plants from lines having increased Downy Mildew resistance by marker-assisted selection, compositions including nucleic acid probes or primers which are useful for such marker assisted selection, and plants and plant parts produced by such methods. | 02-26-2015 |
20150135350 | CUCUMBER HYBRID SV5479CN AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid SV5479CN and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid SV5479CN and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 05-14-2015 |
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20090210964 | CUCUMBER LINE APD147-4004Mo - The invention provides seed and plants of the cucumber line designated APD147-4004Mo. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing a plant of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo with itself or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of cucumber line APD147-4004Mo, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 08-20-2009 |
20090265803 | DOWNY MILDEW RESISTANT CUCUMBER PLANTS - The present invention relates to cucumber lines having increased resistance to Downy Mildew. The present invention also relates to parts of cucumber plants from lines having increased Downy Mildew resistance, including seeds capable of growing cucumber plants with increased Downy Mildew resistance. Further provided are methods of producing such plants by genetic marker assisted selection. | 10-22-2009 |
20100251413 | CUCUMBER HYBRID PX04914104 - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid PX04914104 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid PX04914104 and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 09-30-2010 |
20110055944 | CUCUMBER HYBRID DARLINGTON AND PARENTS THEREOF - The invention provides seed and plants of cucumber hybrid Darlington and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of cucumber hybrid Darlington and the parent lines thereof, and to methods for producing a cucumber plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another cucumber plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. | 03-03-2011 |
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20120040870 | Method For Assembly Of Polynucleic Acid Sequences - The present invention provides a method for the assembly of a polynucleic acid sequence from a plurality of nucleic acid sequences in which the polynucleic acid sequence is of a formula N | 02-16-2012 |
20130029879 | Methods and Systems for Cell State Quantification - Systems, methods, libraries, kits, and computer software tools are provided for designing and producing engineered cells. Such engineered cells can be used for cell state quantification, such as genome, transcriptome and/or proteome quantification. In one aspect, an engineered cell having a plurality of artificially designed oligonucleotides introduced into the genome of the cell is provided. The oligonucleotides are each located in proximity of a gene of interest encoding a protein of interest, and are different from one another. The oligonucleotides can each encode a unique peptide tag for each protein of interest, wherein each peptide tag has a unique quantitatively measurable value such as mass-to-charge ratio which can be quantified by a mass spectrometer. The engineered cell is capable of expressing a plurality of proteins of interest each fused to its corresponding unique peptide tag, wherein each peptide tag is capable of being released therefrom. | 01-31-2013 |
20140030766 | Method And Device - The present invention provides a method for the assembly of a polynucleic acid sequence from a plurality of nucleic acid sequences in which the polynucleic acid sequence is of a formula N | 01-30-2014 |
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20120064622 | Methods and Systems for Chemoautotrophic Production of Organic Compounds - The present disclosure identifies pathways, mechanisms, systems and methods to confer chemoautotrophic production of carbon-based products of interest, such as sugars, alcohols, chemicals, amino acids, polymers, fatty acids and their derivatives, hydrocarbons, isoprenoids, and intermediates thereof, in organisms such that these organisms efficiently convert inorganic carbon to organic carbon-based products of interest using inorganic energy, such as formate, and in particular the use of organisms for the commercial production of various carbon-based products of interest. | 03-15-2012 |
20150037853 | Methods and Systems for Chemoautotrophic Production of Organic Compounds - The present disclosure identifies pathways, mechanisms, systems and methods to confer chemoautotrophic production of carbon-based products of interest, such as sugars, alcohols, chemicals, amino acids, polymers, fatty acids and their derivatives, hydrocarbons, isoprenoids, and intermediates thereof, in organisms such that these organisms efficiently convert inorganic carbon to organic carbon-based products of interest using inorganic energy, such as formate, and in particular the use of organisms for the commercial production of various carbon-based products of interest. | 02-05-2015 |
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20120249213 | ALTERNATE POWER GATING ENABLEMENT - Structures and methods for implementing alternating power gating in integrated circuits. A semiconductor structure includes a power gated circuit including a group of power gate switches and an alternating enable generator that generates enabling signals. Each respective one of the power gate switches is enabled by a respective one of the enabling signals. The alternating generator generates the enabling signals such that a first enabled power gate switch is alternated amongst the group of power gate switches. | 10-04-2012 |
20130074033 | DESIGNING A CONFIGURABLE PIPELINED PROCESSOR - System and computer-implemented methods herein design a configurable pipelined processor. Such systems and methods provide a configuration specification, by providing a base processor or digital design description, a base instruction set with a plurality of base instructions, and a plurality of configurable features. At least one of the configurable features is an additional instruction different from the base instructions. Further, such systems and methods generate a hardware implementation based on the configuration specification to produce a plurality of configured pipeline stages. The configured pipeline stages are different from base pipeline stages in a base processor or digital design hardware implementation (corresponding to the base processor or digital design description as a result of the additional instruction being included in the configuration specification). Such systems and methods also generate, based on the configuration specification, a plurality of software development tools including an application program compiler. | 03-21-2013 |
20130211749 | EMBEDDED PHOTON EMISSION CALIBRATION (EPEC) - A semiconductor device structure is embedded within a semiconductor chip that calibrates a photon-emission luminosity scale by running multiple known currents through the device. The method comprises embedding at least one photon emission device in an integrated circuit having at least one functional device. A control current is applied to the at least one photon emission device. The photon emission intensity produced by the at least one photon emission device is captured. The current density of the at least one photon emission device is calculated. A test current is applied to the at least one functional device. The photon emission intensity produced by the at least one functional device is captured. The current density of the at least one functional device is estimated based on a comparison with the calculated current density of the at least one photon emission device. | 08-15-2013 |
20130234756 | HYBRID IO CELL FOR WIREBOND AND C4 APPLICATIONS - A hybrid IO cell for use with controlled collapse chip connection, wirebond core limited, wirebond IO limited, and wirebond inline chip designs is provided. A method of designing the hybrid IO cell includes designating a technology, determining a minimum pad width of the technology, and determining a minimum pad spacing of the technology. The method also includes determining a width of the hybrid IO cell based on the minimum pad width and the minimum pad spacing, setting a length of the hybrid IO cell equal to the determined width, and storing a definition of the IO cell in a library stored on a computer useable storage medium. | 09-12-2013 |
20130275821 | READ ONLY MEMORY (ROM) WITH REDUNDANCY - A read only memory (ROM) with redundancy and methods of use are provided. The ROM with redundancy includes a programmable array coupled to a repair circuit having one or more redundant repairs. The one or more redundant repairs include a word address match logic block, a data I/O address, and a tri-state buffer. The word address match logic block is provided to the tri-state buffer as a control input and the data I/O address is provided to the tri-state buffer as an input. An output of the tri-state buffer of each redundant repair is provided as a first input to one or more logic devices. One or more data outputs of a ROM bit cell array is provided as a second input to a respective one of the one or more logic devices. | 10-17-2013 |
20130293991 | CURRENT LEAKAGE IN RC ESD CLAMPS - Aspects of the invention provide an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device for eliminating current leakage, and a related method. In one embodiment, an ESD protection device includes: a resistor-capacitor (RC) circuit for receiving a power supply voltage; an ESD clamp including a plurality of n-type field-effect transistors (nFETs) for protecting the IC during an ESD event; a trigger circuit for receiving an output of the RC circuit and generating a trigger pulse to turn on the ESD clamp during the ESD event; and an nFET bias selection circuit connected to the trigger circuit, the nFET bias selection circuit for selecting one of: a low voltage supply or a negative bias voltage supply for the trigger circuit, such that the trigger circuit generates a trigger pulse, in response to selecting the negative bias voltage supply, to turn off the ESD clamp during normal operation. | 11-07-2013 |
20140351662 | READ ONLY MEMORY (ROM) WITH REDUNDANCY - A read only memory (ROM) with redundancy and methods of use are provided. The ROM with redundancy includes a programmable array coupled to a repair circuit having one or more redundant repairs. The one or more redundant repairs include a word address match logic block, a data I/O address, and a tri-state buffer. The word address match logic block is provided to the tri-state buffer as a control input and the data I/O address is provided to the tri-state buffer as an input. An output of the tri-state buffer of each redundant repair is provided as a first input to one or more logic devices. One or more data outputs of a ROM bit cell array is provided as a second input to a respective one of the one or more logic devices. | 11-27-2014 |
20150113487 | AUTOMATED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN DOCUMENTATION - A method of creating a datasheet includes obtaining integrated circuit data from at least one data source, creating a data structure including the integrated circuit data obtained from the at least one data source, and creating a datasheet using data contained in the data structure. The datasheet is created in a human-readable format. | 04-23-2015 |
20150262653 | METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR GENERATING PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTION - Various embodiments include solutions for generating a physically unclonable function. In some cases, a method includes an electronic circuit including: a static random access memory (SRAM) device having at least one memory cell with at least one transistor device therein, SRAM bias temperature instability aging circuitry coupled with the SRAM device and configured to apply aging conditions to the at least one memory cell to degrade the at least one transistor device within the at least one memory cell, and at least one computing device coupled with the SRAM device and configured to: skew a storage cell value in the at least one transistor device, measure a skewed value of the storage cell after the skewing, and create a physically unclonable function from the skewed value of the storage cell. | 09-17-2015 |
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20100309906 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MULTISTAGE ROUTING OF PACKETS USING CALL TEMPLATES - A method for multistage routing of packets using call templates is disclosed. An ingress call is filtered based on a plurality of ingress-call parameter values. A parameter value for the ingress call is modified based on a plurality of ingress-call-peer parameter values. A filtered ingress-call parameter value and at least one filtered ingress-call-peer parameter value from a plurality of ingress-call-peer parameter values are converted to an egress-call parameter value and an egress-call-peer parameter value, respectively. An egress call is filtered based on a plurality of egress-call parameter values. A parameter value for the egress call is modified based on a plurality of egress-call-peer parameter values. | 12-09-2010 |
20120189001 | VOICE OVER IP (VOIP) NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE COMPONENTS AND METHOD - A voice over Internet protocol communication system and method provides infrastructure components as intermediaries between networks, the components include multi-protocol session controllers and a multi-protocol signaling switch as well as a management system. The session controllers process calls and participate in the calls that flow through it. The session controllers process calls that are either at the edge of the network or at the core of the voice over Internet protocol network. The session controllers associate calls with one another in call peers for incoming calls as ingress call peers and for outgoing calls as egress call peers. A centralized database of call routing policies is provided to the session controllers. The session controllers provide cost management, topology hiding, and inter-working, or conversion, of calls from SIP networks to H.323 networks for both voice and video. | 07-26-2012 |
20140269682 | Voice Over IP (VoIP) Network Infrastructure Components and Method - A voice over Internet protocol communication system and method provides infrastructure components as intermediaries between networks, the components include multi-protocol session controllers and a multi-protocol signaling switch as well as a management system. The session controllers process calls and participate in the calls that flow through it. The session controllers process calls that are either at the edge of the network or at the core of the voice over Internet protocol network. The session controllers associate calls with one another in call peers for incoming calls as ingress call peers and for outgoing calls as egress call peers. A centralized database of call routing policies is provided to the session controllers. The session controllers provide cost management, topology hiding, and inter-working, or conversion, of calls from SIP networks to H.323 networks for both voice and video. | 09-18-2014 |
20140321453 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING MEDIA CALLS OVER REAL TIME PACKET SWITCHED CONNECTION - A method for routing media calls over a real time packet switch connection includes providing a session controller for connecting to a network. The method further includes providing a signaling switch for connecting to the session controller. The method further includes controlling call routing in the network with the session controller where the call routing control includes identifiers for elements in at least two layers of a seven layer model. The call routing control includes a preference for a codec for the call. The call routing is carried out taking into consideration a mean opinion score qualifier from previous calls having a same source and destination. | 10-30-2014 |
20150264089 | Voice Over IP (VoIP) Network Infrastructure Components and Method - A voice over Internet protocol communication system and method provides infrastructure components as intermediaries between networks, the components include multi-protocol session controllers and a multi-protocol signaling switch as well as a management system. The session controllers process calls and participate in the calls that flow through it. The session controllers process calls that are either at the edge of the network or at the core of the voice over Internet protocol network. The session controllers associate calls with one another in call peers for incoming calls as ingress call peers and for outgoing calls as egress call peers. A centralized database of call routing policies is provided to the session controllers. The session controllers provide cost management, topology hiding, and inter-working, or conversion, of calls from SIP networks to H.323 networks for both voice and video. | 09-17-2015 |
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20110185356 | System and Method to Enable Power Related Decisions in a Virtualization Environment - A virtualization system includes an information handling system with a power detector that detects a power level of the information handling system and another power detector that detects another power level of the information handling system, a power status module, and a virtual machine manager that starts workloads on the information handling system. The power status module receives the power levels and sends the power levels to the virtual machine manager. The virtual machine manager apportions a first portion of the first power level to the first workload, apportions a second portion of the first power level to the second workload, apportions a first portion of the second power level to the first workload, and apportions a second portion of the second power level to the second workload. | 07-28-2011 |
20130125123 | System and Method to Enable Power Related Decisions in a Virtualization Environment - An information handling system includes a first power detector that detects a first power level of the information handling system, a second power detector that detects a second power level of the information handling system, and a virtual machine manager. The virtual machine manager is operable to receive the first power level and the second power level, apportion a first portion of the first power level to a first workload instantiated on the information handling system, apportion a second portion of the first power level to a second workload instantiated on the information handling system, apportion a first portion of the second power level to the first workload, and apportion a second portion of the second power level to the second workload. | 05-16-2013 |
20140298327 | System and Method for Automating Virtual Network Provisioning - A method includes receiving a deployment template at a host system, partitioning a networking device of the host system with a virtual network partition based upon the deployment template, receiving attribute data that includes a first attribute associated with the first virtual network partition, loading the networking device with the attribute data, launching a virtual machine manager on the host system, reading the attribute from the networking device, and assigning a virtual network interface of a virtual switch associated with the virtual machine manager to the virtual network partition in response to reading the attribute. | 10-02-2014 |
20150039871 | Systems And Methods For Infrastructure Template Provisioning In Modular Chassis Systems - Systems and methods for provisioning the infrastructure of modular information handling systems, such as modular blade server chassis systems, using one or more pre-defined templates. IT service templates may be initially loaded and present in local memory or storage of a modular information handling system to define the system infrastructure configuration that ship with the modular chassis platform, or may be later downloaded or otherwise received in local memory or storage later from an external source after system installation to specify the desired end-state of the system infrastructure configuration. | 02-05-2015 |
20150271010 | Systems And Methods For Automatic Access Layer Configuration - Systems and methods are provided that may be employed for automatic access layer configuration, for example, to achieve correct server profile provisioning so as to enable information handling system network connectivity from a server through one or more aggregator switches that is configured to fit a given workload and/or network connectivity architecture. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented using intelligent platform enablement and exchange of information between information handling system compute resource/s and adjacent access layer switch/es. | 09-24-2015 |
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20120158890 | NATIVE BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR HARDWARE MANAGEMENT - A communication system includes a storage operable to host an operating system and a management controller configured to directly communicate with the operating system. The management controller directly communicates with the operating system through a communication channel free of an intermediate agent. The management controller is operable to asynchronously send management information to the operating system over the communication channel. The management controller is also operable to asynchronously receive management information from the operating system over the communication channel. | 06-21-2012 |
20130179566 | NATIVE BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR HARDWARE MANAGEMENT - A communication system includes a storage operable to host an operating system and a management controller configured to directly communicate with the operating system. The management controller directly communicates with the operating system through a communication channel free of an intermediate agent. The management controller is operable to asynchronously send management information to the operating system over the communication channel. The management controller is also operable to asynchronously receive management information from the operating system over the communication channel. | 07-11-2013 |
20130315096 | NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISIONING WITH AUTOMATED CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT - A network infrastructure provisioning system includes a server including a plurality of server ports. At least one switch is coupled to the server and includes a plurality of switch ports. A controller is coupled to the server and the at least one switch. The controller is operable to assign channels to server traffic, enumerate at least some of the plurality of server ports, determine switch ports associated with the enumerated server ports, and assign channels to the switch ports that are associated with the enumerated server ports. The assigning of channels to the switch ports may include assigning a primary storage channel to a first enumerated server port, assigning a primary networking channel to a last enumerated server port, assigning a secondary storage channel to an intermediate enumerated server port, and assigning a secondary networking channel to an intermediate enumerated server port. | 11-28-2013 |
20150058659 | AUTOMATIC FAILOVER IN MODULAR CHASSIS SYSTEMS - Systems and methods for automatic failover in modular chassis systems. In some embodiments, a modular chassis includes a chassis management controller and a plurality of server blades. A first of the plurality of server blades may be configured to detect an internal fault to and to transmit a corresponding alert message to the chassis management controller via a midplane connection. Moreover, the chassis management controller may be configured to initiate a migration procedure to transfer one or more workloads from the first server blade to a second of the plurality of server blades. | 02-26-2015 |