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Alistair Adams, San Carlos, CA US
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20160138935 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COLLECTING ACTIVITY DATA VIA A REMOVABLE APPARATUS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for collecting activity data with a removably attached mobile device. The mobile device may be moved to various holders configured to be used in different activities. The data is collected according to a determined activity. The start and end of a session is automatically detected based on connectivity to the holder. Metrics may be tracked for specific gear, as well as various spans of time such as sessions, seasons, and/or lifetimes. Milestones and highlights may be determined for various combinations of the various activities, gear and/or terms. | 05-19-2016 |
Alistair Black, Los Gatos, CA US
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20150120508 | Purchasing Systems and Methods - Example purchasing systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method identifies a purchase request that includes a first item to purchase from a first merchant and a second item to purchase from a second merchant. A first virtual machine is invoked and executes an instance of a browser application to purchase the first item from the first merchant. A second virtual machine is invoked and executes another instance of the browser application to purchase the second item from the second merchant. The method receives a first purchase confirmation from the first merchant and receives a second purchase confirmation from the second merchant. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121367 | Processing Systems And Methods - Example processing systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request to perform a processing operation. The method identifies a first task associated with the processing operation and identifies a second task associated with the processing operation. A first virtual machine is invoked to perform the first task and a second virtual machine is invoked to perform the second task. The first and second virtual machines each execute an instance of a browser application to perform the first and second tasks, respectively. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121373 | User Privacy Systems And Methods - Example processing systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request from a user to access a website and perform an action related to the website. The method identifies multiple alias definitions associated with the user, where each alias definition describes at least one action related to at least one website. A particular alias definition is selected based on the action and the website. A virtual machine is invoked to perform the action on behalf of the user based on alias information contained in the selected alias definition. | 04-30-2015 |
20150121374 | Application Processing Systems and Methods - Example application processing systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a request to execute an application program and identifies multiple tasks associated with the application program. The method invokes multiple virtual machines to perform the multiple tasks associated with the application program. Each of the multiple tasks is assigned to a virtual machine. Task results are received from the multiple virtual machines and compiled into a single application program result. | 04-30-2015 |
Alistair Cockburn, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20090199353 | Apparatus and Method for Providing Open-Heeled Foot Apparel with Improved Heel Support - A method of manufacturing an article of foot apparel that includes a platform curved to anticipate the natural movement of a foot. The method includes forming the platform with a heel pad having a geometric center point. The method also includes connecting a retaining covering to the platform that is configured to retain a foot at the front of the platform and to allow the heel of the foot to move freely relative to the heel pad. The article of foot apparel conforms more closely to the actual physiology of the foot and allows the heel of the foot to remain centered in the heel pad when worn. | 08-13-2009 |
Alistair Conkie, Morristown, NJ US
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20080226256 | Systems and methods of providing modified media content - A method of providing modified media content is disclosed that includes providing media content to a destination device via a network, where the media content comprises video data and audio data have a first viewing rate. The method further includes receiving data indicating a selection of a second viewing rate via the network and modifying the media content to produce modified media content having approximately the second viewing rate. The modified media content includes modified video data and modified audio data synchronized at approximately the second viewing rate. | 09-18-2008 |
20080235741 | Systems and Methods of providing modified media content - A method and system of providing media content is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, the method includes receiving media content from a content source at a set-top box device. The media content includes video data having a first playback rate and audio data having the first playback rate. The method further includes transforming the audio data via a non-linear transformation to produce modified audio data having a second playback rate, modifying the video data to produce modified video data having the second playback rate, and synchronizing the modified audio data and the modified video data to produce modified media content having the second playback rate. A network-based media content storage device and associated logic to provide adjusted rate audio content are also disclosed. | 09-25-2008 |
20090112591 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WORD LATTICE AUGMENTATION USING A PRE/POST VOCALIC CONSONANT DISTINCTION - Disclosed are systems and methods for recognizing speech in a spoken dialogue system. The method includes (1) receiving an input speech having at least one pre-vocalic consonant or at least one post-vocalic consonant, (2) generating at least one output lattice that calculates a first score by comparing the input speech to a training model to provide a result; (3) distinguishing between the at least one pre-vocalic consonant and the at least one post-vocalic consonant in the input speech, (4) calculating a second score by measuring a similarity between the at least one pre-vocalic consonant or the at least one post vocalic consonant in the input speech and the first score, (5) determining at least one category for at least one pre-vocalic match or mismatch or at least one post-vocalic match or mismatch by using the second score, and (6) refining the results of the an automated speech recognition (ASR) system by using the at least one category for at least one pre-vocalic match or mismatch or at least one post-vocalic match or mismatch. | 04-30-2009 |
20090112594 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING ACOUSTIC MODELS FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION WHICH DISTINGUISH PRE- AND POST-VOCALIC CONSONANTS - Disclosed are systems, methods and computer readable media for training acoustic models for an automatic speech recognition systems (ASR) system. The method includes receiving a speech signal, defining at least one syllable boundary position in the received speech signal, based on the at least one syllable boundary position, generating for each consonant in a consonant phoneme inventory a pre-vocalic position label and a post-vocalic position label to expand the consonant phoneme inventory, reformulating a lexicon to reflect an expanded consonant phoneme inventory, and training a language model for an automated speech recognition (ASR) system based on the reformulated lexicon. | 04-30-2009 |
20130051753 | Systems and Methods of Providing Modified Media Content - A method includes processing media content. The media content includes audio data corresponding to a first audio playback rate and video data corresponding to a first video playback rate. Processing the media content includes identifying a speech portion of the audio data. The speech portion includes a consonant portion. The method further includes producing modified media content. The modified media content is produced based on modifying the video data and modifying the audio data. Modifying the audio data includes applying a non-linear transformation to the speech portion identified in the audio data. The method further includes storing the modified media content. | 02-28-2013 |
20130216210 | Systems and Methods of Providing Modified Media Content - In a particular embodiment, a method includes displaying a playback rate slide bar having a plurality of increments. The plurality of increments is equally spaced along the playback rate slide bar and each increment of the plurality of increments corresponds to a different playback rate of media content. | 08-22-2013 |
20130332169 | Method and System for Enhancing a Speech Database - A system, method and computer readable medium that enhances a speech database for speech synthesis is disclosed. The method may include labeling audio files in a primary speech database, identifying segments in the labeled audio files that have varying pronunciations based on language differences, identifying replacement segments in a secondary speech database, enhancing the primary speech database by substituting the identified secondary speech database segments for the corresponding identified segments in the primary speech database, and storing the enhanced primary speech database for use in speech synthesis. | 12-12-2013 |
Alistair Fronhoffs, Berchem Sainte Agathe BE
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20150128450 | OPEN SHOE COMPRISING A TEXTILE LAYER AND MEANS OF FIXATION - An open shoe including a textile layer shaped to fit on the sole of the open shoe, the textile layer and the open shoe comprising means able to cooperate together in such a manner that the textile layer is attachable and removable relatively to the sole of the open shoe. When the textile layer is attached to the sole, at least a portion of the textile layer is disposed between the open shoe and the skin of the foot. | 05-14-2015 |
Alistair Geach, Burlington CA
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20140083175 | LIQUID SAMPLE TESTING APPARATUS - The apparatus includes a levelling mechanism having an upwardly directed reference surface adjustably mounted on a frame for supporting the base of liquid sample containers in substantially level orientation. The apparatus further includes a container positioning member having a horizontally extending main body formed with a plurality of substantially vertical container-receiving sockets. These sockets are each open at their bottom ends, so as to allow the bases of liquid sample containers to project therethrough while held within the sockets adjacent their top rims. In this manner, when the container positioning member is placed down upon the levelling mechanism, the bases of the sample containers come to rest in contact with the reference surface. Such action levels the containers to facilitate accurate automated volume measurements of liquid samples within the containers to be taken, which accuracy, in turn, increases the accuracy of automated particle counts subsequently made with the liquid samples. | 03-27-2014 |
20140094969 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DILUTION AND DELIVERY OF LIQUID SAMPLES TO AN OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTER - A system for the automated dilution and delivery of mixtures of diluent and liquid samples to a particle counter comprises a container positioning member for receiving and retaining congruent sample containers with a volume of liquid sample therein. An automated diluent pumping mechanism draws a respective volume of a diluent from a diluent source and introduces the diluent into the each sample container for mixing with the unknown volume of liquid sample within each sample container to together form a mixture that is substantially equal to a pre-determined threshold volume. A mixer agitates the mixture in the sample containers. An automated mixture pumping mechanism sequentially draws a respective volume of mixture from the sample containers and delivers the drawn volume of the mixture to the optical particle counter for testing. | 04-03-2014 |
Alistair Grearson, West Midlands GB
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20080314200 | FINE GRAINED CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH REFINED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a fine grained WC-Co cemented carbide. By adding an extremely small amount of Ti, V, Zr, Ta or Nb alone or in combinations, a grain refined cemented carbide structure with less abnormal WC-grains has been obtained. | 12-25-2008 |
20110183832 | FINE GRAINED CEMENTED CARBIDE WITH REFINED STRUCTURE - The present invention relates to a fine grained WC-Co cemented carbide. By adding an extremely small amount of Ti, V, Zr, Ta or Nb alone or in combinations, a grain refined cemented carbide structure with less abnormal WC-grains has been obtained. | 07-28-2011 |
Alistair Hardaway, Surrey GB
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20140128174 | GOLF TRAINING AID - A golf training aid ( | 05-08-2014 |
Alistair Longmuir, Forres GB
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20090237262 | ANALYTE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM - Various systems and methods of operating an analyte measurement device is provided. The device has a display, user interface, processor, memory and user interface buttons. In one example, one of the methods can be achieved by measuring an analyte with the analyte measurement device; displaying a value representative of the analyte; prompting a user to activate a test reminder; and activating the test reminder to remind a user to conduct a test measurement at a different time. Other methods and systems are also described and illustrated. | 09-24-2009 |
20100331654 | SYSTEMS FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT AND METHODS - Described herein are systems and methods to utilize factual information based on stored blood glucose data to allow greater insight into the management of diabetes of a user. | 12-30-2010 |
20110077493 | ANALYTE TESTING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIABETES MANGEMENT - Various embodiments are described and illustrated to calculate an insulin bolus, recommend such bolus, and provide reminder messages for performing an additional glucose test. | 03-31-2011 |
Alistair Lowe-Norris, Issaquah, WA US
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20120107787 | ADVISORY SERVICES NETWORK AND ARCHITECTURE - Systems and methods are provided to implement an advisory services network that enables organizations to identify complex business problems from apparent business problems, immerse a diverse group of people in the businesses of the organizations, and promote collaboration to develop viable solutions to the complex business problems. An enterprise organization can supply case studies of real-life scenarios, data, ethnographic interviews to convey multiple views of problematic areas, etc., to enable members of the diverse group of people to immerse themselves into the problem space, participate in creative communications, such as discussions, and brainstorm potential solutions. Further, the advisory services network can include a gaming platform on which instances of serious games can be developed and deployed. The serious games enables sharing of ideas among players, discussions among players, and other player interactions to facilitate compounding of perspectives and solutions among a diverse group while providing an entertaining and through-provoking environment. | 05-03-2012 |
Alistair Macalister, Northboro, MA US
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20100276567 | Two-Sided Ice Sculpture Mold with Flip-Lock Fasteners - A reusable, two-sided ice sculpture mold is disclosed that includes two halves made of a semi-rigid material such as plastic that resists deformation during freezing but provides sufficient flexibility to allow the mold to be separated from a finished ice sculpture by a slight flexing of the mold halves. A leak resistant seal is formed between the rims of the two halves by including a sealing gasket between the rims and by holding the rims firmly together using flip-lock fasteners that are located around the rims and are able to apply a substantially uniform sealing force. Preferred embodiments include an open base for filling and/or a gasket groove in the rim of one of the halves. The claimed mold is inexpensive to manufacture and includes only three parts that are easily separated and cleaned between uses. | 11-04-2010 |
20100277893 | Ice Sculpture Display Platform with Integrated Water Collection and Self-Powered Illumination - An ice sculpture display platform is disclosed that includes integrated water collection and self-powered illumination, thereby enabling display of arbitrarily shaped ice sculptures without requiring a water collection tray or connection to a power outlet. A display surface with drainage holes is supported on or above a water collection bowl, preferably forming a water-tight seal therewith. Battery-powered lights, such as incandescent or LED lights, are attached to the display surface and/or the water collection bowl, and illuminate the ice sculpture from the rim of the bowl, the rim of the platform, and/or from beneath the platform. Lights that illuminate from beneath can be impervious to water and/or sealed within a water-tight enclosure. A portion of the display platform can be transparent, allowing penetration of light originating from below. Batteries can be in water-tight enclosures, and can be in the bowl, under the rim, or under the platform. | 11-04-2010 |
Alistair Macrow, Essex GB
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20130179496 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVISIONING AUDIOVISUAL WORKS - A method for provisioning audiovisual works to a client includes maintaining categorization information specifying, for each of multiple audiovisual works, one or more of multiple categories. One or more of the categories are associated with each of multiple delivery slots in response to input from a client. For each of the delivery slots, a first audiovisual work from one of the categories associated with the respective delivery slot is provisioned for delivery to a location associated with the client. | 07-11-2013 |
Alistair Massarella, Cambridge GB
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20140342675 | RF SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE - Apparatus for generating an RF signal for use in RF signal detection is described. The apparatus comprises at least one processor configured to generate a set of IQ data based on at least one set of weighted IQ data, each set of weighted IQ data having a respective weight and a circuit configured to generate an RF signal using the set of IQ data. | 11-20-2014 |
20150072633 | Frequency Discriminator - A frequency discriminator comprising a power splitter for splitting a signal into first and second paths, wherein the first path is configured to provide a first, straight-through signal and the second path includes a frequency-dependent element, such as low-pass filter, so as to provide a second signal. The frequency discriminator further comprises a circuit configured to compare the first and second signals and generate an instantaneous frequency signal in dependence thereon. | 03-12-2015 |
20160140153 | PROCESSING SPATIOTEMPORAL DATA RECORDS - A method for processing a primary data record, a spatial tree index and a plurality of time tree indexes is described. The method includes writing the primary data record to a primary data table, determining whether a spatial tree leaf node including location data exists and, if not, generating a spatial tree leaf node including the location data, and creating or updating spatial tree nodes connecting the spatial tree leaf node to a spatial tree root node. For spatial tree nodes including the location data, updating a respective time tree index by determining whether a time tree leaf node including time data exists and, if not, generating a time tree leaf node including the time data, and creating or updating time tree nodes connecting the time tree leaf node to a time tree root node. The time tree leaf node updated to include a pointer to the primary data record. | 05-19-2016 |
20160142159 | RF SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE - Apparatus for generating an RF signal for use in RF signal detection is described. The apparatus comprises at least one processor configured to generate a set of IQ data based on at least one set of weighted IQ data, each set of weighted IQ data having a respective weight and a circuit configured to generate an RF signal using the set of IQ data. The at least one processor is configured to calculate each respective weight in dependence upon location of a signal detector or an antenna associated with the RF signal detector. | 05-19-2016 |
Alistair Mcinroy, Glasgow GB
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20150077745 | TRACER AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TRACER IN PRODUCT - A method of detecting a tracer compound dissolved in a liquid composition via surface-enhanced spectroscopy includes the steps of: | 03-19-2015 |
Alistair Pilditch, Rolleston NZ
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20120025018 | Class Divider - A class divider in an aircraft between a first seating arrangement that comprises of seats of a first kind and a second seating arrangement that comprises of seats of a second kind. The divider comprises a primary partition wall member that extends upwardly from cabin floor level and that is positioned facing said first seating arrangement and a secondary partition wall member that extends from divider contiguous portions of a seat of said second kind positioned in said second class. The seat of said second kind bridges space between the secondary partition wall member and the cabin floor. | 02-02-2012 |
Alistair Roberston, Glasgow GB
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20160070666 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS OF A PERIPHERAL MEMORY OF A PERIPHERAL BY A MASTER, AN ASSOCIATED CIRCUITRY, AN ASSOCIATED DEVICE AND AN ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of controlling direct memory access of a peripheral memory of a peripheral by a master is described. The method includes checking whether there is a pending request from the peripheral for a direct memory access service, establishing whether an access condition is satisfied in dependence on at least whether there is a pending request, and, if the access condition is satisfied, granting access to the master. Also, an associated device and an associated computer program product are described. | 03-10-2016 |
Alistair Roberston, Glasgow Scotland GB
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20150370568 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROCESSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING A INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PROCESSOR - A processor includes an instruction pipeline. The pipeline can be operated alternatively in a multi-thread mode and in a single-thread mode. In the multi-thread mode, the instruction pipeline processes multiple threads in an interleaved or simultaneous manner. In the single-thread mode, the pipeline processes a single thread. The instruction pipeline comprises multiple functional units, each of which is reserved for one thread among the multiple threads when the pipeline is in the multi-thread mode and reserved for one context layer among multiple context layers when the instruction pipeline is in the single-thread mode. A method of operating a processor is also disclosed. | 12-24-2015 |
Alistair Robertson US
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20160004535 | METHOD OF OPERATING A MULTI-THREAD CAPABLE PROCESSOR SYSTEM, AN AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH MULTI-THREAD CAPABLE PROCESSOR SYSTEM, AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of operating a multi-thread capable processor system comprising a plurality of processor pipelines is described. The method comprises fetching an instruction comprising an address and selecting an operation mode based on the address of the fetched instruction, the operation mode being selected from at least a lock-step mode and a multi-thread mode. If the operation mode is selected to be the lock-step mode, the method comprises letting at least two processor pipelines of the multi-thread capable processor system execute the instruction in lock-step mode to obtain respective lock-step results, comparing the respective lock-step results against a comparison criterion for determining whether the respective lock-step results match, and, if the respective lock-step results match, determine a matching result from the respective lock-step results, and writing back the matching results. | 01-07-2016 |
Alistair Ross, Clarkson, East Renfrewshire GB
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20160128947 | BIOADHESIVE FILMS FOR LOCAL AND/OR SYSTEMIC DELIVERY - Bioadhesive films suitable for topical, local, and systemic drug delivery and methods for making the same. The films may incorporate one or more polymeric layers that enable delivery of a specific, desired dosage, to a specific, desired location over a specific, desired time period. | 05-12-2016 |
Alistair Ross, Scotland GB
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20160128947 | BIOADHESIVE FILMS FOR LOCAL AND/OR SYSTEMIC DELIVERY - Bioadhesive films suitable for topical, local, and systemic drug delivery and methods for making the same. The films may incorporate one or more polymeric layers that enable delivery of a specific, desired dosage, to a specific, desired location over a specific, desired time period. | 05-12-2016 |
Alistair Ross-Mowat, Newton Abbot GB
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20150070168 | Guitar Alarm - The Guitar alarm comprises of a fob and a receiver. The fob is a portable wireless device while the receiver is fixed to the Guitar. Both the fob and the receiver are made up of rigid plastic with the electrical components enclosed. At present the system provides three function options: | 03-12-2015 |
20150070169 | Personal Possession Alarm - The Personal possession alarm comprises of a fob and a receiver. The fob is a portable wireless device while the receiver is fixed to the personal possession. Both the fob and the receiver are made up of rigid plastic with the electrical components enclosed. At present the system provides three function options: | 03-12-2015 |
Alistair Taverner, Essex GB
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20090218203 | Keypad Shield - The present invention provides a shield for overlying a keypad and restricting the view of third parties. The shield comprises a main body connectable to the keypad and a screen defined in the main body and overlying the keypad. The keypad may only be viewed through the screen by the user of the keypad. The screen may be slidable and may be provided with a film that restricts the viewing angle such that the keypad may only be viewed through the screen from within a range of angles, which range is approximately 20° centered normal to the surface of the screen. The main body further provides an opening through which manual access to the keypad is permitted. The present invention finds particular use on the keypad of ATMs and point of sale PIN units. | 09-03-2009 |
20120328350 | Keypad Shield - A shield for overlying a keypad such as a PIN pad. The shield | 12-27-2012 |
Alistair Taylor, Newton Stewart GB
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20130140423 | LADDER ATTACHMENT APPARATUS - An attachment apparatus is disclosed suitable for use with ladders comprising a wedging section enabling it to be wedged into a central bore of a rung of a ladder for attachment thereto. The attachment apparatus may have a wedging section formed from a resilient material. It may further include elongate engaging section whose cross-sectional dimension is less than that of a largest dimension of a central bore of a rung of a ladder for attachment thereto. It allows a user of the such apparatus to safely suspend items such as paint pots or tools from a ladder for easy reach. | 06-06-2013 |
Alistair Taylor, Bury St Edmunds GB
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20150028196 | FIELD ASYMMETRIC ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY FILTER - Ion filter for FAIMS fabricated using the LIGA technique. The ion filter is manufactured using a metal layer to form the ion channels and an insulating support layer to hold the structure rigidly together after separation of the metal layer into two electrodes. | 01-29-2015 |
Alistair Ward, Cambridge GB
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20160101887 | Syringe Labeling Device - A labeling device for a syringe that includes a first labeling subsystem adapted to print a first label having machine readable information and a second labeling subsystem adapted to print a second label having human readable information is disclosed. The first labeling subsystem includes a label applicator adapted to automatically apply the first label to a portion of the syringe. The first labeling subsystem includes a syringe clamp assembly that securely holds the syringe while the label applicator automatically applies a first label to the syringe. The second labeling subsystem includes a removal device adapted to automatically remove a backing material from the second label. | 04-14-2016 |