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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140352631 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISRUPTING AUDITORY COMMUNICATIONS AMONG ANIMALS IN A DEFINED LOCALE - One or more sound producers disrupt auditory communications among animals in a defined locale. The sound is defined by (i) a frequency range commensurate with a communication frequency range used by at least one species to carry out auditory communications, (ii) colored noise in the frequency range, and (iii) a sound level of the colored noise in the frequency range at a perimeter region of the defined locale not to exceed approximately a peak sound level associated with auditory communications of one or more species. | 12-04-2014 |
20140245655 | FISHING GEAR WITH DEGRADABLE COMPONENT - Herein we describe fishing gear having a degradable component comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such gear has reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict fishing gear has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use gear that will lose theability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating a degradable apparatus into such gear provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable components are described herein. | 09-04-2014 |
20140157649 | Degradable Identification Component - Herein we describe fishing gear having a degradable identification component comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such identification component degrades quickly after detachment. Aquatic debris has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use implements that will degrade into environmentally benign compounds. Incorporating a degradable identification component into fishing gear provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable identification components are described herein. | 06-12-2014 |
20140095907 | Method of Conserving Power Based on Electronic Device's I/O Pattern - A method of affecting power used by an electronic device is provided for an electronic device having storage media and running at least one application. Each application interfaces with the storage media through an input/output (I/O) path executing I/O activities that access the storage media in accordance with configurable parameters of the I/O path. A run-time I/O pattern defined by the I/O activities is determined during a run-time period of the electronic device. At least one of the I/O path's configurable parameters is then modified based on the run-time I/O pattern. The method is readily adapted for power conservation by providing selections for the configurable parameters with each of the selections optimizing power usage for a hypothetical I/O pattern. Then, one or more configurable parameters are modified in accordance with one of the selections for which the hypothetical I/O pattern associated therewith is closest to the run-time I/O pattern. | 04-03-2014 |
20140064171 | METHOD FOR CONSERVING POWER ON BATTERY-POWERED COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A method limits power usage by a battery-powered communication device having high and low power states of operation. The device's WiFi driver running on a kernel level of the operating system includes a counter-based routine for placing the device in one of its low power state and high power state. A high or low priority level is established for applications maintained on the device. An identifier for each application and its priority level is stored within a module maintained at the operating system's kernel level. Network traffic passing through the kernel level is monitored to determine whether the network traffic is associated with one of the identified applications and whether the priority level associated therewith is high priority. The counter-based routine of the WiFi driver is accessed when the network traffic is associated with one of the applications and its priority level is high priority. | 03-06-2014 |
20140026916 | Method for Reducing Marine Pollution Using Polyhydroxyalkanoate Microbeads - Herein we describe a method for the reduction of pollution in aquatic systems by incorporating polyhydroxyalkanoate microbeads into personal care formulations such as exfoliants, cosmetics, and toothpaste. Suitable polyhydroxyalkanoate microbeads are biodegradable, have an average size of less than 400 microns, and sink rapidly in aquatic environments. | 01-30-2014 |
20130296564 | SYNTHESIS OF [2.2.2]-DIAZABICYCLIC RING SYSTEMS - Herein we describe compositions and methods for the synthesis of [2.2.2]-diazabicyclic structures comprising a domino reaction sequence involving aldol condensation, alkene isomerization, and intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder cycloaddition. Excellent diastereofacial control during the cycloaddition is enforced with a removable chiral phenyl aminal diketopiperazine substituent. The reaction sequence rapidly generates molecular complexity and is competent with both enolizable and non-enolizable aldehyde substrates. This method provides an efficient route to [2.2.2]-diazabicyclic structures, common to bioactive prenylated indole alkaloids such as the brevianamides and stephacidins. | 11-07-2013 |
20130160351 | FISHING GEAR WITH DEGRADABLE COMPONENT - Herein we describe fishing gear having a degradable component comprising a polyhydroxyalkanoate polymer, as well as methods for ensuring that such gear has reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict fishing gear has a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use gear that will lose the ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating a degradable apparatus into such gear provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable components are described herein. | 06-27-2013 |
20130157810 | NASAL INSPIRATORY RESISTANCE TRAINER - Herein we describe a nasal inspiratory resistance trainer (“NIRT”) that increases the difficulty of nasal breathing. The device is specially designed to limit the cross-sectional area of the nostril, which decreases the volume of air a person can easily intake per unit time, typically achieved by reducing tidal volume per breath, reducing respiratory rate, or a combination thereof. Specific implementations are described. | 06-20-2013 |
20130045489 | NEURAL NANOPROBES - Neural nanoprobes are described, as well as methods for their use, including for use as a tagging system for neuronal pathway identification. The neural nanoprobes comprise metallic nanoparticles that are conjugated to both (i) a cationic polymer such as polyethylenimine and (ii) an antibody to a vesicular transporter protein. These methods allow retrograde characterization of glutamatergic neurons in a tissue slice preparation. Since the nanoparticles used are non-lipid-soluble and are specifically conjugated to enter and escape the synaptic vesicular machinery, these nanoparticles allow probing of a neuron's somatic origin, via the synapse, by diffusional means. | 02-21-2013 |
20130017554 | SUMO-SPECIFIC AFFINITY TAG - A new SUMO-specific affinity tag is described herein, based on the amino acid sequence from 403-621 of the SUMO protease Ulp1, and containing a crucial substitution of serine for cysteine. This affinity tag is particularly useful for a range of applications, including detection and affinity purification of sumoylated proteins from cell extracts. | 01-17-2013 |
20120267552 | OPTICAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING MATERIAL CHARACTERISTICS USING SURFACE PLASMON POLARITON PROPAGATION - A method and system modify a material's characteristics. A first material has at least one characteristic that changes in the presence of electromagnetic energy, and a second material is positioned such that it is in contact with the first material. The second material is electrically conductive and sustains Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) excitation and propagation when electromagnetic radiation is coupled thereto. A diffraction grating is disposed at a planar region defined by one of the second material and a composite of the first material and second material. A beam of electromagnetic radiation is directed towards the diffraction grating at an acute angle with respect to the planar region. The electromagnetic radiation incident on the diffraction grating is coupled to the second material whereby SPP propagation generates an electromagnetic wave incident on at least a portion of the first material to thereby change its characteristics. | 10-25-2012 |
20120198761 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AND HARVESTING ALGAE - An apparatus and method are described for producing and harvesting algae. The orientation of the production substrates is critical for maximizing production as a function of water area utilized. By employing an array of algae production substrates in a vertical configuration relative to the water surface, the yield of algae production per area of open water is increased substantially relative to prior art algae production systems. | 08-09-2012 |
20120195242 | METHOD/SYSTEM FOR CONSERVING RESOURCES DURING CONVERSATION OVER WIRELESS NETWORK TRANSPORT MEDIA - A method and system are provided for conserving network resources such as battery power of a battery-powered communication device used to support a conversation over a wireless network transport media. Periods of silence are detected during conversation taking place on a network having controllable resources such as battery power. Using the periods of silence so-detected, future silence periods occurring on the network are then predicted. Allocation of at least a portion of the controllable resources is controlled based on the future silence periods so-predicted. | 08-02-2012 |
20120172730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING APNEA - Existing monitors for apnea miss many serious events because they do not adequately distinguish the heart signal in chest impedance from the respiratory signal. Described herein is a respiratory monitoring system and method for improved detection and response to apnea, particularly in a NICU setting but also useful in a home setting. This method filters from the chest impedance the part of the impedance that is caused by the beating of the heart in a human subject, and then identifies in real time significant silence in the filtered chest impedance signal, including determining the probability of apnea. If the probability of apnea exceeds a threshold value, the apneic subject can be stimulated using automated interactions such as a vibrating mattress or air blower. | 07-05-2012 |
20120144722 | CRUSTACEAN TRAP WITH DEGRADABLE CULL RING PANEL - Herein we describe crustacean fishing traps having degradable cull panels, as well as methods for ensuring that such traps have reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict crab and lobster traps have a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use crustacean fishing traps that will lose their ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating degradable cull panels into such traps provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable cull panels are described herein. | 06-14-2012 |
20120079575 | System Architecture and Method for Secure Web Browsing Using Public Computers - A secure web browsing method and web browsing security system architecture for a mobile device that has initiated an internet communication session via a local area network (LAN) are provided. The architecture establishes a communication link between the mobile device and a computer having an internet browser capable of internet communication via the LAN. A routine is transmitted from the mobile device to the computer via the communication link. The routine synchronizes page content of the mobile device to the computer's internet browser. The architecture (i) detects user-supplied inputs to the page content on the computer's internet browser, (ii) generates a verification request at the mobile device when at least a portion of the user-supplied inputs are so-detected, and (iii) transmits the user-supplied inputs from the mobile device as an internet communication via the LAN only when the verification request is confirmed by the user at the mobile device. The architecture also processes each new page loaded at the mobile device to perform at least one of removal and obfuscation of selected information associated with the new page in order to generate a modified page that is transmitted to the computer using the communication link. The page content of the computer's internet browser is updated to the modified page using the routine previously transmitted to the computer via the communication link. | 03-29-2012 |
20120040312 | Dental Ultrasonography - Methods and devices are described that enable real-time, hand-held diagnostic ultrasonography for use in dental practice. The methods and devices utilize circumferential surface wave modes that are highly sensitive to small surface and near surface flaws. In addition, these surface waves can propagate between the teeth, following the curvature of the tooth. | 02-16-2012 |
20110126289 | CLIENT SIDE USERNAME/PASSWORD CREDENTIAL PROTECTION - A method of protecting username/password (U/P) credentials operates on a client computer that cooperates with an anti-phishing scheme that generates a client warning at the client computer when a suspected phishing website issues a U/P request. At the client computer, a set of S fake U/P credentials is generated when the client warning is heeded, or a set of (S−1) fake U/P credentials are derived from a client-supplied U/P credential provided after the client warning is ignored. The client computer then transmits to the suspected phishing website one of (i) the set of S fake U/P credentials, and (ii) the client-supplied U/P credential along with the set of (S−1) fake U/P credentials. | 05-26-2011 |
20100230488 | Dual Tendering for Chair Massages on Academic Campuses - The accessibility of chair massages on an academic campus is improved by modifying an electronic currency acceptor to interface with a multi-drop bus (MDB) card reader. The electronic currency acceptor so-modified with the MDB card reader is then installed on a vending massage chair to thereby form an updated vending massage chair. The updated vending massage chair is placed at a location in a building on an academic campus. | 09-16-2010 |
20100186283 | Fishing Trap with Degradable Cull Ring Panel - Herein we describe crustacean fishing traps having degradable cull ring panels, as well as methods for ensuring that such traps have reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict crab and lobster traps have a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use degradable traps that will lose their ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating degradable cull ring panels into such traps provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable cull ring panels are described herein. | 07-29-2010 |
20100119889 | SOLID OXIDE PROTON CONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME FOR ENHANCED PROTON TRANSPORT - A proton conductor system includes a solid oxide having at least one hydrogen vibrational mode defined by a bandwidth and resonance frequency. A light source irradiates the solid oxide with infrared light in a wavelength band having a center frequency matching the resonance frequency. | 05-13-2010 |
20090277782 | Silicon Oxynitride Coating Compositions - Silicon oxynitride compositions are described herein. These compositions are typically deposited onto substrates using a nitrogen plasma-based, reactive sputtering method. Depending on their composition, these coatings can be used for field emission suppression, dielectric applications, reflection control, and surface passivation. | 11-12-2009 |
20090249681 | Crab Trap with Degradable Cull Ring Panel - Herein we describe crab traps having degradable cull ring panels, as well as methods for ensuring that crab traps have reduced functionality after becoming derelict. Derelict crab traps have a negative economic and ecological impact, and thus it is advantageous to use degradable crab traps that will lose their ability to catch and retain fish over time. Incorporating degradable cull ring panels into crab traps provides an effective, economical solution. Suitable degradable cull ring panels are described herein. | 10-08-2009 |
20090205642 | Nasal Inspiratory Resistance Trainer - Devices and methods useful for enhancing respiration quality in humans are described herein. In particular, the present invention relates to devices and methods useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of respiratory disorders and associated complications. Herein, a training device is described that increases the difficulty of nasal breathing. | 08-20-2009 |
20090149589 | METHOD FOR GENERATING SURFACE-SILVERED POLYMER STRUCTURES - A process is described for forming a conductive silver surface on a solid polymer article. An acid-containing polymer and silver ions are dissolved in an appropriate solvent, and a solid polymer article is formed by known methods. The solid polymer is treated with a chemical reducing agent to yield a conductive silver surface, useful in a wide range of applications. Patterned silver conductive surfaces can also be produced. | 06-11-2009 |
20090071371 | Silicon Oxynitride Coating Compositions - Silicon oxynitride compositions are described herein. These compositions are typically deposited onto substrates using a nitrogen plasma-based, reactive sputtering method. Depending on their composition, these coatings can be used for field emission suppression, dielectric applications, reflection control, and surface passivation. | 03-19-2009 |
20090011241 | Carbon Nanoflake Compositions and Methods of Production - Novel compositions and morphologies of carbon nanoflakes are described, as well as methods for making carbon nanoflakes using a radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (RF-PECVD) process. Acetylene is used as a CVD source gas. By utilizing high concentrations of acetylene in the CVD source gas at relatively low temperatures, carbon nanoflake growth rate and robustness are improved, and the resulting carbon nanoflakes have enhanced height uniformity. | 01-08-2009 |