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20090238923 | VARIANTS OF BACILLUS LICHENIFORMIS ALPHA-AMYLASE WITH INCREASED THERMOSTABILITY AND/OR DECREASED CALCIUM DEPENDENCE - Variants of | 09-24-2009 |
20090305360 | SACCHARIFICATION ENZYME COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF SACCHARIFICATION THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to a | 12-10-2009 |
20110020880 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GRAIN PROCESSING WITHOUT PH ADJUSTMENT - Described are compositions and methods relating to starch processing without a phytase pretreatment step and without adjustment of the slurry pH adjustment. | 01-27-2011 |
20110244526 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLENDS AND METHODS FOR USING SAID BLENDS - The present invention relates to an alpha-amylase blend, including a | 10-06-2011 |
20120034659 | NEUTRAL pH SACCHARIFICATION AND FERMENTATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing downstream products, such as fermentable sugars and end products, from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 02-09-2012 |
20120045812 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprene from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 02-23-2012 |
20120171731 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLEND FOR STARCH PROCESSING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an enzyme blend comprising a low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and a | 07-05-2012 |
20120202265 | METHODS FOR REDUCING BLUE SACCHARIDE - The present disclosure relates to a | 08-09-2012 |
20130011882 | ALPHA-AMYLASE VARIANTS WITH ALTERED PROPERTIES - Disclosed are compositions comprising variants of alpha-amylase that have alpha-amylase activity and which exhibit altered properties relative to a parent AmyS-like alpha-amylase from which they are derived. The compositions comprise an additional enzyme such as a phytase. Also disclosed are methods of using the compositions, and kits related thereto. | 01-10-2013 |
20130115659 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GRAIN PROCESSING WITHOUT PH ADJUSTMENT - Described are compositions and methods relating to starch processing without a phytase pretreatment step and without adjustment of the slurry pH adjustment. | 05-09-2013 |
20130203140 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENOIDS UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprenoid precursor molecules and/or isoprenoids from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 08-08-2013 |
20130280774 | DIRECT STARCH TO FERMENTABLE SUGAR AS FEEDSTOCK FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE, ISOPRENOID PRECURSOR MOLECULES, AND/OR ISOPRENOIDS - Provided herein are compositions and methods related to the direct conversion of the starch in a ground or fractionated grain into a fermentable sugar feedstock capable of serving as a carbon source for the industrial production of one or more products by a fermenting organism, such as isoprene, isoprenoid precursor molecules, and/or isoprenoids. Such conversions may be performed at temperatures at or below the initial gelatinization temperature of the starch present in the grain and may utilize one or more isolatable endogenous enzymes present in certain unrefined grains. | 10-24-2013 |
20140087429 | ALPHA-AMYLASE BLEND FOR STARCH PROCESSING AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to an enzyme blend comprising a low pH, thermostable alpha-amylase and a | 03-27-2014 |
20140273145 | PRODUCTION OF ISOPRENE UNDER NEUTRAL pH CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a process for producing isoprene from a starch substrate by saccharification and/or fermentation. The saccharification is effectively catalyzed by a glucoamylase at a pH in the range of 5.0 to 8.0. At a pH of 6.0 or above, the glucoamylase possesses at least 50% activity relative to its maximum activity. The saccharification and fermentation may be performed as a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) process. | 09-18-2014 |
20150079660 | METHODS FOR REDUCING BLUE SACCHARIDE - The present disclosure relates to a | 03-19-2015 |
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20080235238 | E-Mail Tool Management Shell Command Set - A method to execute verb-noun cmdlets to retrieve mailbox information or receive connector information from an e-mail server includes opening an e-mail management tool and receiving and parsing at least one cmdlet having a verb-noun syntax. A get-mailbox cmdlet retrieves mailbox information from an e-mail server and a get-receiveconnector cmdlet retrieves receive connector information from the e-mail server. Both cmdlets may have parameters that allow the retrieval of all, one or many mailboxes or receive connectors associated with the e-mail server. One implementation of the e-mail management tool is in a WINDOWS™ computing environment where the management host executes in a POWERSHELL™ scripting environment. | 09-25-2008 |
20110022608 | E-Mail Tool Management Shell Command Set - A method to execute verb-noun cmdlets to retrieve mailbox information or receive connector information from an e-mail server includes opening an e-mail management tool and receiving and parsing at least one cmdlet having a verb-noun syntax. A get-mailbox cmdlet may retrieve mailbox information from an e-mail server and a get-receiveconnector cmdlet may retrieve receive connector information from the e-mail server. Both cmdlets may have parameters that allow the retrieval of all, one or many mailboxes or receive connectors associated with the e-mail server. One implementation of the e-mail management tool is in a WINDOWS™ computing environment where the management host executes in a POWERSHELL™ scripting environment. | 01-27-2011 |
20130239166 | Operating Large Scale Systems and Cloud Services With Zero-Standing Elevated Permissions - Large scale system operation may be provided. Upon receiving an action request from a user, a determination may be made as to whether the user requires elevated permissions to perform the action request. In response to determining that the user requires elevated permissions to perform the action request, the action request may be forwarded to a lockbox for evaluation and a permission response may be received from the lockbox. | 09-12-2013 |
20150379875 | AUTOMATIC AIRCRAFT MONITORING AND OPERATOR PREFERRED REROUTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An automatic aircraft monitoring and proposed rerouting system includes at least one processor and at least one memory. The at least one memory is in electronic communication with the at least one processor. The at least one memory includes programming code configured to be executed by the at least one processor. The programming code is configured to automatically monitor at least one aircraft and to automatically provide a proposed flight reroute for the at least one aircraft. | 12-31-2015 |
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20100284535 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A mobile communications system is proposed in which a two stage procedure is used for setting up Radio Bearers within a mobile communications device and UTRAN. In the first stage, both the mobile device and UTRAN perform ciphering based on an old Start value. In the second stage, the mobile device and UTRAN perform ciphering based on a new Start value. In this way, data communication using the Radio Bearers can start without waiting for the mobile device to confirm completion of the setup procedure. | 11-11-2010 |
20140044264 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method performed by a mobile communications node at a setup or a reconfiguration of a radio link control unacknowledged mode (RLC-UM) radio bearer includes receiving a radio bearer setup message from a network communications node, the radio bearer setup message being applied in configuring an RLC-UM radio bearer within the mobile communications node to be able to communicate data with the network communications node, in response to receiving the radio bearer setup message, calculating new cipher data for determining values of a cipher input parameter used for ciphering and deciphering data communicated with the network communications node, and transmitting to the network communications node a radio bearer setup complete message confirming that the RLC-UM radio bearer has been setup and sending the new cipher data to the network communications node. | 02-13-2014 |
20140140293 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is presented in which a base station operates a first cell using a first component carrier and a second cell using a second component carrier. A control channel and reference signals of a first type are provided using the first component carrier. The control channel and the reference signals of the first type are not provided, and reference signals of a second type are provided, using the second component carrier. The base station determines from results of measurements performed on reference signals of the second type whether or not the mobile communication device is within an area covered by said second cell and, if it is, transmits cell configuration information to the mobile communication device. | 05-22-2014 |
20150195032 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - The invention provides a relay node that can relay received data to one or more communications devices served by the relay node. The relay node has transceiver circuitry that transmits signals to and that receives signals from one or more remote transmission points and the one or more communications devices served by the relay node; and a communications control module for controlling the operation of the relay node such that in a first operating state the relay node is configured to receive data to be relayed, from a remote transmission point and such that in a second operating state the relay station is configured to receive data to be relayed, from a plurality of remote and separate transmission points. | 07-09-2015 |
20150195757 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system is disclosed in which a base station initiates a handover of a mobile relay node associated with the base station. The base station obtains information that identifies at least one further base station, and that indicates that the at least one further base station is capable of providing donor services to the mobile relay node. When the base station determines that the mobile relay node requires handover, it selects, from at least one cell of the at least one further base station identified by the obtained information, a target cell for handover of the mobile relay node, and performs handover of the mobile relay node to the selected target cell. | 07-09-2015 |
20150245394 | COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A system is disclosed in which a mobile communication device establishes device-to-device (D2D) communication with another mobile communication device, and searches for a communication network whilst engaged in the D2D communication. When it finds a communication network, the mobile communication device indicates that it is engaged in the D2D communication. The mobile communication device continues, or does not continue, the D2D communication based on an authorisation by the communication network. | 08-27-2015 |
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20090167430 | Switched-Capacitor Amplifier Arrangement and Method - A switched-capacitor amplifier arrangement and a method to amplify a signal are presented. A forward path has at least one switched capacitor ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090219129 | Arrangement and method for temperature compensation for resistance - An arrangement and a method for temperature compensation for a resistance ( | 09-03-2009 |
20090256636 | Amplifier Arrangement and Method for Signal Amplification - An amplifier arrangement comprises a signal input (Iin+, Iin−) to receive a signal to be amplified, a signal output (Out) to provide an amplified signal, an amplifier stage (AS) coupled between the signal input (Iin+, Iin−) and the signal output (Out), a switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) with an input coupled to the signal input (Iin+, Iin−), a switchable gain boosting stage (GB) with an input coupled to the signal input (Iin+, Iin−), and a switching device (SD) coupled to the amplifier stage (AS) such that either an output of the switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) or an output of the switchable gain boosting stage (GB) are coupled to the amplifier stage (AS). In one embodiment, by enabling the switchable dynamic biasing stage (DB) in an initial large-signal phase of amplification and the switchable gain boosting stage (GB) in a latter small-signal phase of amplification by means of the switching device (SD), high gain and low current consumption are simultaneously realised. Furthermore, a method for signal amplification is disclosed. | 10-15-2009 |
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20090089681 | Method and system for controlling access to database information - A method and system for controlling access to database information. One embodiment of the method includes a controlled interface through which database queries can be issued by an authorized user. Additionally, each authorized user may be granted access to specific scripts or tools that operate in conjunction with information stored by a database. Upon logging into the system, a user can be provided via the controlled interface a selection of scripts that he or she is authorized to use in conjunction with the database information. To enable operation of these scripts, specific information within the database is linked to particular scripts. Therefore, a user's access to database information is restricted by the scripts he or she can use with the database. When new information is added to the database and linked to specific scripts, it is automatically available to users granted access to one or more of those scripts. | 04-02-2009 |
20150147786 | HIGH FORCE AND HIGH STRESS DESTRUCTURING FOR STARCH BIOMASS PROCESSING - A process for mechanical destructuring of starch-based biomass was developed that makes use of a short application of high compression, impact, and shearing forces. The biomass may be destructured using a specific energy input that is less than 40% of the total combustible energy of the biomass. The destructured starch-based biomass, with or without saccharification and/or in-feed glycosyl hydrolase enzymes, may be used in feed applications. The destructured starch-based may saccharified to produce syrups and fermentable sugars, and for production of products including ethanol using a biocatalyst. | 05-28-2015 |
20150152457 | DIRECT STARCH TO FERMENTABLE SUGAR - Provided herein are compositions and methods related to the direct conversion of the starch in a ground or fractionated grain into a fermentable sugar feedstock capable of serving as a carbon source for the industrial production of one or more products by a fermenting organism. Such conversions may be performed at temperatures at or below the initial gelatinization temperature of the starch present in the grain and may utilize one or more isolatable endogenous enzymes present in certain unrefined grains. | 06-04-2015 |
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20120021743 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is described in which a home base station operating in a hybrid access mode is able to provide preferential connectivity to mobile communication devices that are members of a closed subscriber group associated with the home base station compared to mobile communication devices that are not members of the closed subscriber group. | 01-26-2012 |
20130130682 | CELL SELECTION - A first base station for use in a communications network, the first base station having a first cell operating range, comprising: means for obtaining data relating to at least one characteristic of a signal transmitted by a second base station having a second cell operating range which is different from and overlaps with the first cell operating range of the first base station; means for determining a cell selection bias value for the first or second base station using the obtained data; and means for transmitting the determined cell selection bias value to a user device within the first cell operating range of the first base station. | 05-23-2013 |
20130176890 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A relay communication system is described in which a relay node communicates with a base station using a sequence of frames, each frame comprising a plurality of sub-frames. The relay node has an energy saving mode in which it monitors for communications from said base station in at least one pre-determined sub-frame of each frame and does not monitor for communication from said base station in at least one other sub-frame of that frame. | 07-11-2013 |
20140016498 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A mobile communications device having an LTE radio technology and at least one other technology (for example, Bluetooth or Wi-Fi) determines whether transmissions using the other radio technology causes, or is likely to cause interference in reception of LTE signals. If such interference exists or is likely, then a signal indicating interference is sent to the LTE base station, which can take action to try to mitigate or prevent such interference. The mobile communications device can have a timer so that the interference indicating signal is only sent periodically, either at regular intervals, or whenever the interference is determined to exist after the timer period has expired. In some cases, a signal indicating that the interference level has reduced can be sent, again either at regular intervals, to whenever the interference level changes. | 01-16-2014 |
20140187246 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is presented in which a base station operates a each of a plurality of cells using a respective component carrier. When the base station decides to configure a mobile telephone to use additional cells of the plurality of cells, a access control procedure is initiated to determine for each cell whether the configuration should be allowed. | 07-03-2014 |
20150043343 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A home base station via which a plurality of mobile communication devices are connectable in a communication network, the home base station having an associated closed subscriber group (CSG) and including a unit for receiving a connection request from a mobile communication device wherein the connection request includes an indication of whether the mobile communication device is a member of the CSG associated with the home base station, a unit for monitoring congestion levels for the home base station and for indicating when the home base station is in a congested situation, a unit for determining if the mobile communication device requesting connection is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station from the indication of whether the mobile communication device is the member of the CSG associated with the home base station, and a unit for controlling access to the home base station. | 02-12-2015 |
20150063296 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is described in which an LTE base station and network are shared by two or more CDMA operators. Mobility parameters for the different CDMA operators are available and selection between the parameters is performed by the LTE base station, a mobile telephone connected to the LTE base station or a network node, such as an O&M node. The selection is performed based on information relating to subscription information for the mobile telephone. | 03-05-2015 |
20150365822 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system is described in which user plane communication and control plane communication for a particular mobile communication device can be split between a base station that operates a small cell and a macro base station. Appropriate security for the user plane and control plane communications is safeguarded by ensuring that each base station is able to obtain or derive the correct security parameters for protecting the user plane or control plane communication for which it is responsible. | 12-17-2015 |
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20130066331 | TAPERED, CURVED STYLETS FOR INSERTING SPINAL CORD MODULATION LEADS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology is directed generally to tapered, curved stylets for inserting spinal cord modulation leads, and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, the stylet includes a handle and a shaft the shaft having a proximal portion adjacent to the handle, a distal portion adjacent to the proximal portion, and a rounded tip. The proximal portion can be elongated along a longitudinal axis and can have a generally constant diameter. The distal portion can have a tapered section with a diameter that decreases in a distal direction, and a pre-set curve with respect to the longitudinal axis. The rounded tip can have a diameter greater than or equal to the smallest diameter of the distal portion. | 03-14-2013 |
20130116754 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONTACT ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE LEADS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Medical devices and contact assemblies for electrical connections between medical device components are disclosed herein. A medical device in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a patient implantable element having a receiving cavity and at least one contact assembly positioned in the receiving cavity. The contact assembly can include a housing having an annular shape with an inner surface defining at least in part an opening. The contact assembly can further include a contact disposed at least partially within the opening and having a plurality of leaf spring portions. | 05-09-2013 |
20130204336 | LEAD ANCHORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology is directed generally to a lead anchor for positioning and securing spinal cord modulation leads and associated systems and methods. In at least some contexts, the lead anchor includes a central lumen surrounded by a restriction feature. The restriction feature can interface with a tightening screw or other actuator and can be configured to provide a radial compressive fit around the lead body. In some embodiments, the clamp can be disengaged upon twisting or other unlocking motion to release the lead. | 08-08-2013 |
20140163655 | LEAD INSERTION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Insertion devices and associated systems and methods for the percutaneous placement of patient leads are disclosed herein. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a cannula having a lumen and a first dilator. The first dilator can be positioned within the lumen and the first dilator and the cannula can be used to create a percutaneous entry point. An additional dilator can be positioned over the first dilator and advanced into the percutaneous entry point to expand the percutaneous entry point. A final dilator can be inserted into the patient and two leads can be advanced into the patient through the final dilator. | 06-12-2014 |
20140330346 | MOLDED HEADERS FOR IMPLANTABLE SIGNAL GENERATORS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Molded headers, implantable signal generators having molded headers, and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. An implantable signal generator in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a can having a shell and a battery positioned at least partially within the shell. An output terminal can be operably coupled to the battery and positioned to provide electrical power to a signal delivery device. A pre-molded header having a plurality of openings can be coupled to the can, and the output terminal can be positioned at least partially within an individual opening. | 11-06-2014 |
20150314123 | MRI COMPATIBLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A medical device for conducting electrical signal comprises an elongate member and a plurality of cables. Each cable may have three concentric layers: a first layer with an inner conductor, a second layer with an inner insulator, and a third layer with an outer conductor. The inner insulator electrically isolates the outer conductor from the inner conductor. | 11-05-2015 |
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20150193091 | EVALUATING ACCESSIBILITY COMPLIANCE OF A USER INTERFACE DESIGN - A method, system, and computer program product for evaluating compliance of a user interface design are provided in the illustrative embodiments. a hierarchy of elements of a user interface is received from a first application executing in a client data processing system. A second application presents the user interface including a set of user interface elements at the client data processing system. A compliance rule is selected from a set of compliance rules. An evaluation is made whether an attribute associated with a user interface element meets a condition specified in the compliance rule. Responsive to the evaluating being negative, the user interface element is reported as being non-compliant with the compliance rule. | 07-09-2015 |
20150279070 | Automatically Fixing Inaccessible Widgets During Mobile Application Execution - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture for automatically fixing inaccessible widgets during mobile application execution are provided herein. A method includes identifying an image element from a set of one or more user interface elements of an application that are inaccessible to a given set of users; generating a text description associated with the image element; extracting a portion of the text description related to an accessibility property of the image element; and adjusting the accessibility property of the image element to render the image element accessible to the given set of users. | 10-01-2015 |
20150331789 | CORRELATING OUT-OF-BAND PROCESS DATA DURING MOBILE TEST AUTOMATION - Methods and arrangements for testing mobile applications. A mobile application for testing is input at a mobile device. The mobile application is automatically tested using a test script, wherein the testing requires data from an out-of-band channel. The testing includes: invoking a listener module based on the mobile application; using the listener module to automatically obtain data from an out-of-band channel; and communicating the automatically obtained data to the mobile application. Other variants and embodiments are broadly contemplated herein. | 11-19-2015 |
20150339218 | MERGING AUTOMATED TESTING REPORTS - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for analyzing test results is provided. The method for analyzing test results may include a computer, determining a first snapshot from a first set of snapshots, wherein the first snapshot is associated with a first set of data. The method may further include the computer determining a second snapshot from a second set of snapshots, wherein the second snapshot is substantially similar to the first snapshot, and wherein the second snapshot is associated with a second set of data. The method may further include the computer associating the first set of data and the second set of data with a third snapshot, responsive to determining that the second snapshot is substantially similar to the first snapshot, wherein the third snapshot is substantially similar to the first snapshot. | 11-26-2015 |