Verrall
Andrew P. Verrall, Crown Point, IN US
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20080255290 | Method of Dust Abatement - A method of dust abatement, including applying and reapplying to a surface having particulate material a single-phase solution including a water-soluble polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol, derivatives thereof, and combinations thereof, at a rate of 0.1 g/m to 6 g/m | 10-16-2008 |
20090004373 | Methods and Compositions for Temporary Barrier Coatings - Methods of temporarily protecting an exterior surface of a structure, an interior hard surface, and an automobile part, including the step of applying to the surface a solution including a water-soluble polymer, and allowing the solution to dry, thereby forming a water-soluble polymer coating on the surface, is disclosed. The protective coating can thereafter be removed by washing the surface with water, such as with a power sprayer, taking with it any secondary substance which has coated it or otherwise has been bound to it. | 01-01-2009 |
20090035426 | CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE-BASED FILMS AND EDIBLE FOOD CASINGS MADE THEREFROM - An edible film useful for applying a flavoring additive to a food item is disclosed. The edible film generally includes an edible carboxymethyl cellulose film-forming resin and an edible plasticizer. The carboxymethyl cellulose film-forming resin is preferably a blend of two different carboxymethyl celluloses having different molecular weights. The edible film preferably includes additional additives, for example an edible surfactant and an edible tackifier. The edible film can suitably accept a food flavoring ingredient to form a flavored film that can be used to apply a flavor to a food item. | 02-05-2009 |
20100105821 | Water-Soluble Film - A film-forming composition made from a mixture of PVOH, chitosan, an alkali metal or ammonium bisulfite or metabi sulfite, and optional ingredients such as plasticizers, antioxidants, UV stabilizers, surfactants, crosslinking agents, lubricants, and extenders, is disclosed. Also disclosed are a method of making a film from the composition, a resulting film, and a packet made from the film and containing a cleaning composition such as a rinse additive. The composition can be formulated to yield an article such as a film which is soluble only below a predetermined pH threshold. | 04-29-2010 |
20110186467 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING IMPROVED DISSOLUTION AND STRESS PROPERTIES, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed is a pouch having at least one sealed compartment containing a first composition. At least one wall of the at least one sealed compartment is made from a water-soluble film having any suitable thickness. The water-soluble film comprises PVOH polymer such that when the film has a thickness of about 76 microns the film is characterized by a Dissolution Index of about 620 to about 920, or of about 665 to about 920, or about 710 to about 920; and a Stress Index of about 145 to about 626, or about 155 to about 480, or about 165 to about 325. | 08-04-2011 |
20110186468 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING IMPROVED DISSOLUTION AND STRESS PROPERTIES, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed is a pouch having at least one sealed compartment containing a first composition. At least one wall of the at least one sealed compartment is made from a water-soluble film having any suitable thickness. The water-soluble film comprises PVOH polymer such that when the film has a thickness of about 76 microns the film is characterized by a Dissolution Index of about 620 to about 920, or of about 665 to about 920, or about 710 to about 920; and a Stress Index of about 145 to about 626, or about 155 to about 480, or about 165 to about 325. | 08-04-2011 |
20110188784 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING BLEND OF PVOH POLYMERS, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed are plasticized, water-soluble films having favorable cold-water solubility, wet handling, and thermoforming characteristics, and which can include a PVOH resin made up of blend of two or more PVOH polymers each having a monomodal molecular weight distribution, and the PVOH resin characterized by a viscosity in a range of about 13.5 cP to about 20 cP (or a corresponding weight average molecular weight), a degree of hydrolysis of about 84% to about 92%, a polydispersity index value in a range of about 1 to about 5, a residual water content of about 4 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, and a Resin Selection Index value in a range of 0.255 to 0.315; methods of making the films; compositions including PVOH resins for making the films; and pouch and packet articles made from the films. | 08-04-2011 |
20110189413 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING BLEND OF PVOH POLYMERS, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed are plasticized, water-soluble films having favorable cold-water solubility, wet handling, and thermoforming characteristics, and which can include a PVOH resin made up of blend of two or more PVOH polymers each having a monomodal molecular weight distribution, and the PVOH resin characterized by a viscosity in a range of about 13.5 cP to about 20 cP (or a corresponding weight average molecular weight), a degree of hydrolysis of about 84% to about 92%, a polydispersity index value in a range of about 1 to about 5, a residual water content of about 4 wt. % to about 10 wt. %, and a Resin Selection Index value in a range of 0.255 to 0.315; methods of making the films; compositions including PVOH resins for making the films; and pouch and packet articles made from the films. | 08-04-2011 |
20150093526 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILM HAVING IMPROVED DISSOLUTION AND STRESS PROPERTIES, AND PACKETS MADE THEREFROM - Disclosed is a pouch having at least one sealed compartment containing a first composition. At least one wall of the at least one sealed compartment is made from a water-soluble film having any suitable thickness. The water-soluble film comprises PVOH polymer such that when the film has a thickness of about 76 microns the film is characterized by a Dissolution Index of about 620 to about 920, or of about 665 to about 920, or about 710 to about 920; and a Stress Index of about 145 to about 626, or about 155 to about 480, or about 165 to about 325. | 04-02-2015 |
Andrew Philip Verrall, Crown Point, IN US
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20150056268 | UNIFORM FILMS FOR RAPID-DISSOLVE DOSAGE FORM INCORPORATING ANTI-TACKING COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to water-soluble films incorporating anti-tacking agents and methods of their preparation. Anti-tacking agents may improve the flow characteristics of the compositions and thereby reduce the problem of film adhering to a user's mouth or to other units of film. In particular, the present invention relates to edible water-soluble delivery systems in the form of a film composition including a water-soluble polymer, an active component selected from cosmetic agents, pharmaceutical agents, vitamins, bioactive agents and combinations thereof and at least one anti-tacking agent. | 02-26-2015 |
Andrew Thomas Charles Verrall, Melbourne AU
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20150189088 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT - A system and method for managing a customer's experience with a contact center that takes available data about the customer, the agents of the contact center, and the organization represented by the contact center, for identifying opportunities for additional conversations/interactions with the customer and engaging in those additional conversations/interactions at a time and with a resource predicted to maximize outcomes for the organization. A processor is configured to identify express and/or implied intents for an interaction between the customer and the contact center. A business goal related to the express and/or implied intents is also identified for determining a current performance of the contact center and for identifying any performance gaps. Contact center targets are identified based on their performance in handling the express and/or implied intents, and the identified performance gaps. An available one of the identified targets is then selected for routing the interaction to the target. | 07-02-2015 |
Mark Verrall, Taipei TW
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20110019119 | LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - The instant invention relates to dielectrically positive nematic media comprising one, two or more compounds of formula I | 01-27-2011 |
20110140039 | Liquid-crystalline medium - The invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium containing one or more compounds of the formula I | 06-16-2011 |
Mark Verrall, Shilin TW
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20090066890 | TRANSFLECTIVE LCD COMPRISING A PATTERNED RETARDATION FILM - The invention relates to a transflective liquid crystal display (LCD) with a polymerised LC film comprising at least one photoisomerisable compound and having a pattern of regions with different retardation and/or different orientation of the LC material. | 03-12-2009 |
Rodney Verrall, Sydney AU
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20090184473 | Card game with auxiliary game - The present invention provides a method of playing a card game which includes a main sub-game and an auxiliary sub-game, the method comprising the steps of: providing to the player an option of playing the auxiliary sub-game according to pre-determined auxiliary sub-game rules, said playing including placing a bet on the auxiliary sub-game; dealing cards to the player; allowing the dealer to deal cards to itself; if the total of the point value of the cards dealt to the player equals the total of the point value of the cards dealt to the dealer, determining that a winning outcome has been achieved by the player in the main sub-game; if such a winning outcome has been achieved, awarding the player a prize in accordance with said main sub-game rules based on the cards dealt to the player; if the player's and dealer's cards have the same point value, allowing the player to enter the auxiliary sub-game; and determining if the player has achieved a winning outcome in the auxiliary sub-game based on the player's cards in the main sub-game. | 07-23-2009 |
20090186675 | High / low card game with a feature - The present invention provides a method of playing a card game including categorising cards into different types; providing a game table with a number of regions for players to place bets on; allowing players to place bets in relation to the type of cards to be dealt; dealing cards, one for each of the regions on the gaming table; determining if the player's bet has achieved a winning outcome in relation to those cards; and awarding a prize to the player who has a winning outcome according to predetermined rules of the game. The game may further include an auxiliary including: determining, based on the cards dealt, whether a winning outcome for the auxiliary game has been achieved by a player; and awarding a prize to that player in accordance with predetermined rules of the game. | 07-23-2009 |
Ronald Verrall, Saskatoon CA
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20140113977 | DRUG DELIVERY AGENTS COMPRISING CYCLODEXTRIN COVALENTLY LINKED TO A GEMINI SURFACTANT, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING THE SAME - This disclosure relates to cyclodextrin-based drug delivery agents that comprise a cyclodextrin moiety covalently linked to a moiety of a gemini surfactant. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the drug delivery agent and a therapeutic agent are also disclosed. | 04-24-2014 |
20140314850 | FUNCTIONALIZED NANODIAMONDS AS DELIVERY PLATFORMS FOR NUCLEIC ACIDS - The present application relates to functionalized nanodiamonds, to complexes comprising a functionalized nanodiamond reversibly bound to a nucleic acid and to compositions comprising such functionalized nanodiamonds and complexes. In particular, the functionalized nanodiamonds comprise at least one naturally occurring basic amino acid, or analogs or derivatives thereof, covalently linked to a nanodiamond. The present application also includes methods and uses of the complexes and compositions, for example for delivering a nucleic acid to a cell. | 10-23-2014 |
Ronald Ernest Verrall, Saskatoon CA
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20090054368 | Substituted gemini surfactant compounds - The compositions, systems, and methods relate to substituted and asymmetric gemini surfactants for use in delivering biologically active agents, such as nucleic acids, to a subject. The described compositions, systems, and methods are useful for gene therapy. | 02-26-2009 |
Stephen Verrall, San Diego, CA US
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20100218226 | VIDEO CONTENT PRESENTATION - Systems and methods to present video content are disclosed. According to an embodiment, a method of processing video data is disclosed. The method includes receiving timing information associated with the video data. The received timing information is indicative of a start time to start presentation of video content corresponding to the video data. The method includes starting presentation of the video content at a time prior to the start time. The method also includes increasing a presentation rate of the video content. | 08-26-2010 |
Stephen M. Verrall, Carlsbad, CA US
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20110149753 | SWITCHING BETWEEN MEDIA BROADCAST STREAMS HAVING VARYING LEVELS OF QUALITY - In general, this disclosure relates to techniques for switching between media broadcast streams having varying levels of quality. In one example method, a processing pipeline of a communication device processes a first broadcast stream representing a first version of media content. The processing pipeline includes quality checkpoints at which broadcast stream quality may be determined, and receives a second, different broadcast stream that is broadcasted at another data rate. The second broadcast stream represents a second version of the media content of different media quality. The processing pipeline measures a quality of the first broadcast stream and a quality of the second broadcast stream at one or more of the quality checkpoints, and switches the processing from the first broadcast stream to the second broadcast stream if the quality of the second broadcast stream exceeds a defined threshold at one or more of the quality checkpoints. | 06-23-2011 |
Stephen Michael Verrall, Carlsbad, CA US
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20140079334 | SYSTEM FOR PHOTOGRAPH ENHANCEMENT BY USER CONTROLLED LOCAL IMAGE ENHANCEMENT - In photography, High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology typically consists of (1) acquiring a wide dynamic range image and (2) adapting the wide dynamic range image to fit to the display range of the device. The first part can be achieved by using a special sensor or by combining two or more images with same or different exposures, and is optional. The second part, contrast adaptation, locally adapts the tone mapping function thus effectively re-using the available range. Described is a system and method that enables a user to create a new image by selectively combining contrast adapted and non-contrast adapted versions of the same image. The new image can retain the natural quality of the well illuminated areas and enhance salient features as selected by the user. | 03-20-2014 |
Steve M. Verrall, San Diego, CA US
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20130097287 | CONTROLLING STREAMING DELAY IN NETWORKS - Techniques are provided for reducing delay during streaming transmissions. For example, a method may include receiving a stream of data segments. The method may include establishing a first group of segments based on the data segments, and generating a first table of information. The method may include transmitting the first table and the first group of segments, and establishing a second group of segments based on the data segments, the second group of segments including a partial overlap of data segments included in the first group of segments. The method may include generating a second table of information, and transmitting the second table and a collection of segments that includes data segments from the second group that were not part of the first group. | 04-18-2013 |
Timothy Verrall, Pleasant Hill, CA US
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20140006589 | NETWORK CAPABILITY NOTIFICATION | 01-02-2014 |
20140007086 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE INTEROPERABILITY | 01-02-2014 |
20140089481 | DEVICE BROKER WITH DYNAMIC CONNECTIVITY DETERMINATION - Generally, this disclosure provides methods, systems and devices for dynamic determination of connectivity to a device, for example device brokering, based on a context state of the device. The method may include maintaining a user policy database configured to store connectivity rules, the connectivity rules associated with the user and one or more of the user devices; logging registration data received from the user device, the registration data indicating a context state associated with the user device; receiving a request from a remote party to connect to the user; and selecting one or more of the user devices for the connection to the remote party, the selection based on the context state and the user policy connectivity rules. | 03-27-2014 |
20140096178 | ALLOWING VARIED DEVICE ACCESS BASED ON DIFFERENT LEVELS OF UNLOCKING MECHANISMS - Systems and methods may provide for receiving runtime input from one or more unlock interfaces of a device and selecting a level of access with regard to the device from a plurality of levels of access based on the runtime input. The selected level of access may have an associated security policy, wherein an authentication of the runtime input may be conducted based on the associated security policy. In one example, one or more cryptographic keys are used to place the device in an unlocked state with regard to the selected level of access if the authentication is successful. If the authentication is unsuccessful, on the other hand, the device may be maintained in a locked state with regard to the selected level of access. | 04-03-2014 |
20140198908 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PHONE EXTENSION SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN CALL CONTROL DEVICES - Systems and methods described herein may allow for the sharing of routing information among call control devices. The routing information may be stored in an information repository, where call control devices may access the routing information as needed. The information repository may be centrally located for centralized access by call control devices, or may be distributed to individual call control devices for localized access. | 07-17-2014 |