Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130168635 | MATERIALS AND CONFIGURATIONS OF A FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine. Different embodiments of the heat engine may have different configurations that may include a cathode, gate, suppressor, and anode arranged in different ways according to a particular embodiment. Different embodiments of the heat engine may also incorporate different materials in and/or proximate to the cathode, gate, suppressor, and anode. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169108 | ANODE WITH SUPPRESSOR GRID - A suppressor grid is configured proximate to an anode to produce a suppressor electric field selected to provide a force on an electron in a direction pointing away from the anode, wherein the suppressor electric field is further selected to pass electrons from the suppressor grid to the anode. | 07-04-2013 |
20130221843 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE WITH AC OUTPUT - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine with an AC output. | 08-29-2013 |
20130228615 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229105 | VARIABLE FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine, wherein the configuration of the heat engine is variable. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229133 | ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF FIELD EMISSION DEVICES - Field emission devices are configured in addressable arrays. | 09-05-2013 |
20130229261 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130230178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCANNING A USER ENVIRONMENT AND EVALUATING DATA OF INTEREST - According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device. | 09-05-2013 |
20130268756 | COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANONYMIZED STORAGE OF DOUBLE-ENCRYPTED DATA - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out receiving level-two encrypted data and at least one associated hash; storing the level-two encrypted data and at least one associated hash; and transmitting the level-two encrypted data and at least one associated hash in response to a request for at least one of the level-two encrypted data or the at least one associated hash. | 10-10-2013 |
20130268773 | COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING DATA FOR DOUBLE-ENCRYPTION AND ANONYMOUS STORAGE - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting at least one identifier corresponding to a user having at least one instance of data for encryption; encrypting the at least one identifier corresponding to the user to produce at least one encrypted identifier, wherein the at least one encrypted identifier also corresponds to the at least one instance of data for encryption; and transmitting the encrypted identifier to an encryption entity. | 10-10-2013 |
20130287204 | COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOUBLE-ENCRYPTING DATA FOR SUBSEQUENT ANONYMOUS STORAGE - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out receiving level-one encrypted data including at least one associated encrypted identifier; encrypting with a level-two encryption key at least a part of the level-one encrypted data to produce level-two encrypted data; receiving a hash of the at least one associated encrypted identifier; associating the hash with the level-two encrypted data; and transmitting the level-two encrypted data and associated hash of the at least one associated encrypted identifier. | 10-31-2013 |
20130290700 | COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCRYPTING DATA FOR ANONYMOUS STORAGE - Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out accepting from a user identifier encryption entity at least one encrypted identifier corresponding to a user having at least one instance of data for encryption; encrypting the at least one instance of data to produce level-one-encrypted data; associating the at least one encrypted identifier with the level-one-encrypted data, wherein a level-one decryption key for the level-one-encrypted data is inaccessible to the user identifier encryption entity; and transmitting the level-one-encrypted data and associated encrypted identifier. | 10-31-2013 |
20130303195 | Computational Systems and Methods for Locating a Mobile Device - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period; determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device. | 11-14-2013 |
20130306656 | TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED STORAGE SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, a substantially thermally sealed storage container includes an outer assembly and an evaporative cooling assembly integral to the container. In some embodiments, the outer assembly includes one or more sections of ultra efficient insulation material substantially defining at least one thermally-controlled storage region, and a single access conduit to the at least one thermally-controlled storage region. In some embodiments, the evaporative cooling assembly integral to the container includes: an evaporative cooling unit affixed to a surface of the at least one thermally-controlled storage region; a desiccant unit affixed to an external surface of the container; a vapor conduit, the vapor conduit including a first end and a second end, the first end attached to the evaporative cooling unit, the second end attached to the desiccant unit; and a vapor control unit attached to the vapor conduit. | 11-21-2013 |
20130313980 | EMBODIMENTS OF A FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - In one embodiment, the trajectory of one or more electrons is controlled in a field emission device. In another embodiment, the field emission device is configured analogously to a klystron. In another embodiment, the field emission device is configured with electrical circuitry selected to control the input and output of the device. | 11-28-2013 |
20140059545 | Look Ahead of Links/Alter Links - A computationally-implemented method comprises retrieving at least a portion of data from a data source, determining an acceptability of an effect of the retrieved at least a portion of the data at least in part via a virtual machine representation of at least a part of an end user's real machine having one or more end-user specified preferences, and providing at least one data display option to the end user's real machine based on the determining acceptability of the effect of the retrieved at least a portion of the data. | 02-27-2014 |
20140070696 | TIME-VARYING FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine, wherein the configuration of the heat engine is variable as a function of time. | 03-13-2014 |
20140136140 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OVERHEAD LINE MOTION - A system for monitoring motion of an overhead line includes a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes an accelerometer and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to accept data from the accelerometer corresponding to line movement, analyze the data to determine displacement data corresponding to a displacement of the overhead line, accept data corresponding to a location of at least one external object proximate to the overhead line, and analyze the displacement data to determine a clearance from the at least one external object. | 05-15-2014 |
20140139652 | PULSED PROJECTION SYSTEM FOR 3D VIDEO - A 3D-display system alternates between directing light representing a left-eye view of a 3D image to a viewer's left eye and directing light representing a right-eye view of a 3D image to a viewer's right eye. To direct the light towards the viewer's eyes, the system receives eye-location data relative to a display device from an eye-tracking system and uses light deflectors, such as acousto-optic, electro-optic, and passive optical deflectors, to aim the light in a particular direction. | 05-22-2014 |
20140150464 | Temperature-Stabilized Storage Systems with Integral Regulated Cooling - In some embodiments, a regulated thermal transfer device for a storage container includes: a phase change material unit, the phase change material unit including one or more walls surrounding a phase-change material region, and an aperture in the one or more walls; a heat pipe with a first end positioned within the phase change material unit, and a second end; a thermoelectric unit thermally connected to the second end of the heat pipe; a heat sink connected to the thermoelectric unit, and positioned to radiate heat away from the thermoelectric unit; and an electronic controller operably connected to the thermoelectric unit; wherein the regulated thermal transfer device is of a size and shape to be positioned so that the phase change material unit is within a storage region of a temperature-stabilized storage container, and the thermoelectric unit is positioned adjacent to an external surface of the temperature-stabilized storage container. | 06-05-2014 |
20140159590 | MATERIALS AND CONFIGURATIONS OF A FIELD EMISSION DEVICE - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine. Different embodiments of the heat engine may have different configurations that may include a cathode, gate, suppressor, and anode arranged in different ways according to a particular embodiment. Different embodiments of the heat engine may also incorporate different materials in and/or proximate to the cathode, gate, suppressor, and anode. | 06-12-2014 |
20140182200 | ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING CO2 INTO PLANTS - Methods and articles are provided for reducing the amount of water consumed by a plant over a period of time, sequestering CO | 07-03-2014 |
20140186916 | ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING CO2 INTO PLANTS - Methods and articles are provided for reducing the amount of water consumed by a plant over a period of time, sequestering CO | 07-03-2014 |
20140187425 | ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTERING CO2 INTO PLANTS - Methods and articles are provided for reducing the amount of water consumed by a plant over a period of time, sequestering CO | 07-03-2014 |
20140198297 | USING A 3D DISPLAY TO TRAIN A WEAK EYE - A method for treating a weak viewer-eye includes the steps of receiving eye-strength data indicative of an eye-strength of the weak viewer-eye and causing a 3D display system to vary, in accordance with the eye-strength of the weak viewer-eye, display characteristics of a perspective that the 3D display system displays. | 07-17-2014 |
20140200079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN DOMINANT AND WEAK EYES IN 3D DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY - A method of displaying visual information to different viewer-eyes includes receiving eye strength data indicative of a deficiency of a weak viewer-eye with respect to a dominant viewer-eye. The method further includes causing a 3D-display system to display a first perspective of an image to the weak viewer-eye and causing the 3D-display system to display a second perspective of the image to the dominant viewer-eye. A difference between the first perspective and the second perspective is a variation of a display characteristic of one of the first and second perspectives where the variation is made in accordance with the indicated deficiency of the weak viewer-eye | 07-17-2014 |
20140333213 | FIELD EMISSION DEVICE WITH AC OUTPUT - A field emission device is configured as a heat engine with an AC output. | 11-13-2014 |
20140352329 | TEMPERATURE-STABILIZED STORAGE SYSTEMS WITH REGULATED COOLING - Regulated cooling devices are described herein that are sized, shaped and calibrated for use with a substantially thermally sealed storage container. In some embodiments, the regulated cooling devices include a cooling region, an adiabatic region, a lid region, and an electronics unit attached to the lid region. | 12-04-2014 |
20150026679 | Look Ahead of Links/Alter Links - A computationally-implemented method includes obtaining data from a data source, determining an acceptability of an effect of the data on at least a part of a real machine at least in part via one or more virtual machine representations of the at least a part of the a real machine, and controlling at least one operation of the at least one real machine based on the determining an acceptability of a content of the data. | 01-22-2015 |
20150075282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING OVERHEAD LINE MOTION - A system for monitoring motion of an overhead line includes a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes an accelerometer and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to accept data from the accelerometer corresponding to line movement, analyze the data to determine displacement data corresponding to a displacement of the overhead line, accept data corresponding to a location of at least one external object proximate to the overhead line, and analyze the displacement data to determine a clearance from the at least one external object. | 03-19-2015 |