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Andreas Barber, Buchholz DE
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20130001359 | TOILET ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - A toilet arrangement for a vehicle includes a first toilet compartment, an adjacent second toilet compartment and a partition wall situated between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment, wherein the partition wall is movably supported and designed for being transferred into an open position, in which the partition between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment is removed. This makes it possible to convert two relatively small toilet compartments into a larger toilet compartment that is suitable for use by persons with limited mobility. | 01-03-2013 |
20140138483 | TOILET ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - A toilet arrangement for a vehicle includes a first toilet compartment, an adjacent second toilet compartment and a partition wall situated between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment, wherein the partition wall is movably supported and designed for being transferred into an open position, in which the partition between the first toilet compartment and the second toilet compartment is removed. This makes it possible to convert two relatively small toilet compartments into a larger toilet compartment that is suitable for use by persons with limited mobility. | 05-22-2014 |
Anthony Joseph Barber, Plymouth, WI US
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20140215892 | Hook Setting Trigger - A hook setting trigger is a device that automatically sets a fishing hook. The hook setting trigger utilizes a fisherman's existing or preferred fishing rod set up. The hook setting trigger is additionally able to adjust the sensitivity of the trigger. The hook setting trigger accomplishes this through the use of an elongated body, a line catch, a tension adjuster, an eyelet mount. The device functions complimentarily with a stabilizing base to retain a fishing rod and an anchored tether. The fishing rod is flexed and the hook setting trigger is mounted to the eyelet of the fishing rod. The baited fishing line is operatively coupled to the trigger and then positioned in the water. Upon receiving a tug on the fishing line from a biting fish, the hook setting trigger is detached and the elasticity of the fishing rod tugs the fishing line and sets the hook. | 08-07-2014 |
Brandon Michael Barber, Herndon, VA US
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20130326616 | Internet Monitoring and Alerting System - A monitoring and alerting system for detecting a disruptive event on the Internet includes a data collection and wrapping module configured to process input data that includes messages produced by a network routing protocol, including a live stream of messages on the network, historical dumps of the message to a computer's file system, or both. An automated analysis engine includes analysis modules configured to analyze routing information and selected Internet behaviors from the input data. User output includes automated alerts to the user and an interactive analysis module. The analysis modules include a probabilistic origin hijack analysis module; a probabilistic route hijack analysis module; a Hidden Markov Model analysis module; a tensor decomposition and analysis module and a static topology analysis module; and a dynamic topology analysis module. | 12-05-2013 |
Brian Barber, Mississauga CA
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20100260807 | Methods of Inducing and/or Enhancing an Immune Response To Tumor Antigens - An improved method of inducing and/or enhancing an immune response to a tumor antigen is disclosed. The method involves administering the tumor antigen, nucleic acid coding therefor, vectors and/or cells comprising said nucleic acid, or vaccines comprising the aforementioned to a lymphatic site. | 10-14-2010 |
20110319480 | Method of Inducing and/or Enhancing an Immune Response to Tumor Antigens - An improved method of inducing and/or enhancing an immune response to a tumor antigen is disclosed. The method involves administering the tumor antigen. nucleic acid coding therefor, vectors and/or cells comprising said nucleic acid or vaccines comprising the aforementioned to a lymphatic site. | 12-29-2011 |
Carla Jann Siobhan Barber, Saskatoon CA
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20140363844 | Cyclic Peptide Production - An enzyme useful for producing cyclic peptides from linear peptide precursors and a gene encoding the enzyme are described. The enzyme is particularly useful for producing segetalins from linear presegetalin precursors. The linear presegetalin precursors may be derived from other linear presegetalin precursors farther upstream in the biosynthetic synthesis of the segetalin. | 12-11-2014 |
Chad Barber, Calgary CA
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20130032336 | ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN WELL PAIRS IN OIL SANDS BY DILATION WITH STEAM OR WATER CIRCULATION AT ELEVATED PRESSURES - A method of establishing fluid communication between a well pair in an oil-sand reservoir is provided, where dilatable oil sands in the reservoir form a barrier to fluid communication between the well pair. Steam or water is circulated within at least one well to apply a steam or water pressure to a region of the oil sands adjacent to the well. The steam or water pressure is increased to a dilation pressure sufficient to dilate the oil sands in the region. While circulating steam or water within the well at a substantially steady state, the steam or water pressure is maintained at a level sufficient to enlarge the dilated region, until detection of a signal indicative of fluid communication between the well pair. The rates of steam or water injection and production may be monitored and adjusted, and the steam or water pressure may be controlled by adjusting the rate of steam or water injection or production to vary a bottom-hole pressure in the well. | 02-07-2013 |
20140174749 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOWNHOLE INSTALLATION OF COILED TUBING STRINGS - A tool for releasably coupling a coiled tubing string to a primary tubing string includes: a tool body for coupling to a downstream end of the primary tubing string, the tool body comprising a locking mechanism for selectively coupling a coiled tubing end joint to the tool body, the locking mechanism being unlockable in response to fluid pressure inside the tool body exceeding a first threshold; a wellbore access mechanism openable in response to fluid pressure inside the tool exceeding a second threshold. | 06-26-2014 |
Christopher Gerald Barber, Chesterfield, MO US
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20140118698 | Macular Pigment Measurement Device With Data Quality Indexing Feature - A system measures macular pigment of a macula of a human eye of a subject. The system comprises a light source having a first light and a second light that modulate at variable frequencies, an input device for receiving an input indicating the frequency at which the user perceives the modulation of the first light and a second light, a display device, at least one processor, and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the system to (i) display, on the display device, test data corresponding to the user's inputs from the input device, (ii) determine whether the test data are valid or invalid through a curve-fitting algorithm, (iii) automatically indicate that the test data are valid or invalid. | 05-01-2014 |
20150055095 | Macular Pigment Measurement Device with Data Quality Indexing Feature - A system measures macular pigment of a macula of a human eye of a subject. The system comprises a light source having a first light and a second light that modulate at variable frequencies, an input device for receiving an input indicating the frequency at which the user perceives the modulation of the first light and a second light, a display device, at least one processor, and one or more memory devices. The one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the system to (i) display, on the display device, test data corresponding to the user's inputs from the input device, (ii) determine whether the test data are valid or invalid through a curve-fitting algorithm, (iii) automatically indicate that the test data are valid or invalid. | 02-26-2015 |
Christopher M. Barber, Hudson, IA US
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20130086887 | Method For Reducing The Rate Of Exhaust Heat Loss - Disclosed is a method for reducing the rate of exhaust heat loss. The method comprises the steps of determining whether an engine is motoring and determining whether a diesel particulate filter needs to be regenerated. Further, the method comprises the step of closing an air throttle to a substantially closed position for reducing the flow of intake gas into the engine if the diesel particulate filter needs to be regenerated and if the engine is motoring. Further yet, the method comprises the step of opening the EGR valve to an at least partially open position for allowing the exhaust gas to recirculate through the engine if the diesel particulate filter needs to be regenerated and if the engine is motoring. | 04-11-2013 |
Dan Barber, Boise, ID US
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20140215888 | SHOOTING REST INCLUDING AN INCLINED RAIL ASSEMBLY - A shooting rest includes a pod arrangement and a rail assembly. The pod arrangement can be a monopod, bipod or tripod. The rail assembly is connected to the pod arrangement. The rail assembly includes a rail, a shuttle and a rest. The rail has an end which is connected to the pod arrangement. The shuttle is slidably mounted to the rail and includes a latch for selectively securing the shuttle at a desired location along a length of the rail. The rest is connected to the shuttle. | 08-07-2014 |
Daniel Barber, Orlando, FL US
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20140012509 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MULTIPLE PHYSIOLOGICAL AND PERFORMANCE MEASURES - Methods and systems are disclosed including receiving, by circuitry of a computer, physiological data comprising physiological information gathered by a physiological sensor regarding a subject, the subject having physiological reactions to an event that is external to the subject, wherein at least one of the physiological data also comprises a first time at which the physiological data was recorded, wherein the first time is based on a global reference time frame; receiving non-physiological data comprising information regarding the external event, wherein at least one of the non-physiological data also comprises a second time at which the non-physiological data was recorded, wherein the second time is based on the global reference time frame; correlating the physiological data with the non-physiological data based on the first and second times; and generating physiological reaction data indicative of a physiological reaction of the subject to the external event. | 01-09-2014 |
20140205203 | System and Method for Visual Correlation of Digital Images - The present invention provides a quantitative, automated system and method for assessing the correlation level of two rendered images, thereby removing subjectivity from such evaluation. The objective metric of the present invention determines whether two static images are correlated enough to be undetectable by a human observer. The performance of this method is optimized based upon the capabilities and limitations of the human visual system. Therefore, the resulting assessments are not overly sensitive and reduce the resources required to assess rendered images within a networked simulation environment. Additionally, the simplicity of the method lends itself to implementation within existing and emerging simulation systems with relatively little effort compared to current assessment methods. The system and method of the present invention provide benefits to multiple organizations, such as those engaged in human-in-the-loop simulators, distributed learning, and training applications. | 07-24-2014 |
Daniel Barber, Rockville, MD US
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20140178370 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERSISTENT INFECTIONS AND CANCER BY INHIBITING THE PROGRAMMED CELL DEATH 1 (PD-1) PATHWAY - The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment, prevention, or reduction of persistent infections, such as chronic infections, latent infections, and slow infections and cancer. The methods and compositions of the invention are also useful for the alleviation of one or more symptoms associated with such infections and cancer. | 06-26-2014 |
Daniel Leo Barber, North Bethesda, MD US
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20140171445 | TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF DISEASES MEDIATED BY MICROORGANISMS VIA DRUG-MEDIATED MANIPULATION OF THE EICOSANOID BALANCE - The invention provides a method of enhancing the efficacy of antibiotic treatment of tuberculosis, trypanosomiasis, leprosy, and leishmaniasis involving co-administering to a mammal undergoing antibiotic treatment therapeutically effective amounts of a first compound that is an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase and optionally a second compound that is a product of the cyclooxygenase pathways. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising an antibiotic, an inhibitor of 5-lipoxygenase, and a product of the cyclooxygenase pathways. | 06-19-2014 |
Daniel R. Barber, Summit, NJ US
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20140073678 | ANTI-PAIN AND ANTI-NAUSEA AND/OR VOMITING COMBINATORIAL COMPOSITIONS - In one aspect, the present invention discloses combinational compositions for treating users experiencing symptoms associated with a migraine or other central nervous system related pain disorder that can cause or exacerbate nausea and/or vomiting or other central nervous system related pain disorder that can cause or exacerbate nausea and/or vomiting. The combinational composition includes a first pharmaceutical active component for treating pain, and a second pharmaceutical active component for treating nausea and/or vomiting and/or vomiting in a user. | 03-13-2014 |
20140261990 | MULTI-LAYER FILMS HAVING UNIFORM CONTENT - The present invention relates to a method of forming a multi-layered film product, including the steps of forming a single-layered film having a length and a width and folding said single-layered film over on itself along said length at least once to form a multi-layered film having at least 2 layers in a face-to-face engagement. The single-layered film includes at least 2 lanes in a side-by-side arrangement along the length of the single layered film, wherein: a) each of said lanes spans the length of said single-layered film; b) each of said lanes spans at least a portion of the width of said single-layered film; c) said lanes that are adjacent to one another meet at a fold line that runs parallel to the length of said single-layered film; and d) at least one of said at least 2 lanes comprises at least one active component. | 09-18-2014 |
20140275194 | FILMS AND DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR RIZATRIPTAN - The invention relates to film products including a polymer component and a therapeutically effective amount of rizatriptan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention further relates to film products including a polymer component and a therapeutically effective amount of rizatriptan benzoate. | 09-18-2014 |
Deborah D. Barber, Hoffman Estates, IL US
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20130236597 | Food And Beverage Products Containing 1,3-Propanediol And Methods Of Suppressing Bitterness And Enhancing Sweetness In Food And Beverage Products Using 1,3-Propanediol - Food or beverages prepared using 1,3-propanediol have shown to have modified flavor profiles, including bitterness suppression of high intensity sweeteners and potassium chloride, relative to comparable food or beverages that do not include 1,3-propanediol. Inclusion of 1,3-propanediol uniquely modifies the flavor profile of food products or food ingredients even when 1,3-propanediol is included in such low amounts that it does not itself contribute flavor to the product. 1,3-propanediol may be included in the food or beverage products in certain amounts to effect this bitterness suppression or in specific ratios relative to one or more high intensity sweeteners or potassium chloride. | 09-12-2013 |
20130236620 | Oxidized Flavor Note Suppression In Comestibles - Comestibles prepared using 1,3-propanediol may include modified flavor profiles relative to comparable comestibles that do not include 1,3-propanediol. Further 1,3-propanediol may be used in low concentrations, such as about 0.01 to about 5 wt. % in comestibles to effect modification of flavor profiles including perception of oxidized whole grain wheat flavors and the like. | 09-12-2013 |
20130295259 | Food And Beverage Products Containing 1,3-Propanediol And Methods Of Modifying Flavor Release Using 1,3-Propanediol - Food or beverages prepared using 1,3-propanediol have shown to have modified flavor profiles, including modified flavor release, relative to an otherwise identical food product or beverage that does not include 1,3-propanediol. Inclusion of 1,3-propanediol uniquely modifies the flavor profile of these products or food ingredients in these products even when 1,3-propanediol is included in such low amounts that it does not itself contribute flavor to the product. 1,3-propanediol may be included in the food or beverage products to effect this modified flavor release, such as about 0.1 to about 2 weight percent, or in specific ratios relative to one or more flavor compounds in the product. | 11-07-2013 |
Dennis R. Barber, Plainfield, IL US
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20150040548 | HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HAVING LOW SPEED OPERATION - A hydraulic fan circuit is provided. The hydraulic fan circuit includes a tank, a motor having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a pump to draw fluid at a low pressure from the tank and discharge the fluid at elevated pressures to the motor via the fluid inlet. The hydraulic fan circuit further includes a directional control valve disposed between the fluid outlet of the motor and the tank. The directional control valve is operable to move between a flow blocking position and a flow passing position. Further, the directional control valve is configured to reduce a positive speed of the motor below a lowest positive speed attainable through control of pump output. Furthermore, the hydraulic fan circuit includes a pressure control circuit configured to provide a pilot fluid flow at varying pressure to move the directional control valve. | 02-12-2015 |
Dennis Ray Barber, Plainfield, IL US
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20150198183 | Failsafe Pilot Supply Selector Valve - A failsafe pilot selector valve may include at least one inlet port, a first outlet port, a second outlet port, and a biasing element. The failsafe pilot selector valve may have a first end position with the at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the first outlet port, a second end position with the at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the first outlet port, and an intermediate position between the first end position and the second end position with the at least one inlet port in fluid communication with the second outlet port. The biasing element may provide a biasing force to move the failsafe pilot selector valve to the first end position. The pilot selector valve can alternately provide pilot fluid to primary and redundant control elements of a redundantly controlled system in fluid communication with the outlet ports. | 07-16-2015 |
Elizabeth K. Barber, Winfield, IL US
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20120263698 | Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease - A method for reducing alpha-synuclein amyloid protein in a patient suffering from Parkinson's Disease comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of trans-resveratrol, a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease associated with amyloid proteins comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of trans-resveratrol, and a method for treating Parkinson's Disease comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutically effective amount of carbidopa, levodopa, and trans-resveratrol are described. More particularly, the effect of trans-resveratrol on reducing the pharmaceutically effective dose of at least one of carbidopa and levodopa in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease is described. In addition, a method of improving cognition, speech and/or movement in a patient suffering from Parkinson's Disease comprising administering to the patient carbidopa, levodopa and trans-resveratrol is described. | 10-18-2012 |
20130280735 | Gene Expression Control DNA Element and Associated Protein - Through screening of an expression library, a cDNA sequence has been identified that encodes a protein that interacts with human CD33, the DNA being highly homologous to a portion of the human dystrophin gene. A region of that cDNA has been identified as an important regulatory element in controlling expression, both transcription and translation, of the DNA with which it is associated. This DNA sequence element may be used as a regulatory cassette in conjunction with any suitable gene, to modify gene expression. The putative controlling DNA sequence element contains a minimum of 137 base pairs (FIG. | 10-24-2013 |
Eric J. Barber, South Lyon, MI US
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20130327602 | MULTI-PLANE BRAKE ROTOR HAT HOLES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A rotor comprising: a two sided braking surface, a base portion; a hat portion connected to the two sided braking surface via the base portion, the hat portion including: a mounting face and a hat wall; and wherein the base portion includes holes and the hat wall includes holes. | 12-12-2013 |
Garry Anthony Barber, Richmond CA
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20120245767 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING OPERATION OF A VEHICLE WITH RESPECT TO A PLURALITY OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS - A system installed with a vehicle for evaluating operation of the vehicle with respect to environmental factors includes: (a) operational sensors for sensing data relating to operational factors of the environmental factors; (b) an operational information store coupled with selected sensors for storing operational data received from the selected sensors relating to the operational factors; (c) an operational standards store for storing operational standards associated with operating the vehicle; (d) an operational standard compliance evaluation unit coupled with the information store and coupled with the standards store for effecting comparison of the operational data with the operational standards to ascertain an operational comparison result, and determining whether the vehicle complies with the standards based upon the comparison result; and (e) an operational report and store unit coupled with the compliance evaluation unit for receiving the operational determination and generating at least one report relating to the operational determination. | 09-27-2012 |
Grant Barber, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20140364562 | High Strength Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Powder - A wholly aromatic thermotropic liquid crystalline polymer and compositions including the liquid crystalline polymer are described. The polymer composition can include the liquid crystalline polymer and a fibrous filler, e.g., a chopped glass or milled glass fibrous filler. The compositions are capable of exhibiting excellent mechanical properties. The liquid crystalline polymer provides desirable characteristics with the incorporation of little or no naphthenic acids in the polymer backbone. | 12-11-2014 |
Heath Barber, Fuquay Varina, NC US
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20140139538 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING IMAGE QUALITY BASED ON MEASUREMENT OF IMAGE PROCESSING ARTIFACTS - Adjusting a spatial and/or temporal attribute of an image display device includes measuring a visual change on a display of the image display device, wherein the visual change is caused by an image processing artifact that is introduced or removed, inferring a correlated effect of the attribute on the display, based on the measuring, and generating an adjustment that adjusts the attribute to a setting that is selected based on the effect. Another method for adjusting an attribute of an image display device includes measuring a light volume emitted by a display of the image display device at a plurality of settings of the attribute, identifying one of the plurality of settings at which a greatest change in the light volume is produced with a smallest change in the attribute, and outputting an instruction to set the attribute to the one of the plurality of settings. | 05-22-2014 |
Jason Barber, Ypsilanti, MI US
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20140220359 | HEAT TREATABLE COATED ARTICLE WITH TUNGSTEN-DOPED ZIRCONIUM BASED LAYER(S) IN COATING - In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a tungsten-doped zirconium based layer before heat treatment (HT). The coated article is heat treated sufficiently to cause the tungsten-doped zirconium oxide and/or nitride based layer to result in a tungsten-doped zirconium oxide based layer that is scratch resistant and/or chemically durable. The doping of the layer with tungsten has been found to improve scratch resistance. | 08-07-2014 |
20140220360 | HEAT TREATABLE COATED ARTICLE WITH COPPER-DOPED ZIRCONIUM BASED LAYER(S) IN COATING - In certain example embodiments, a coated article includes a copper-doped zirconium based layer before heat treatment (HT). The coated article is heat treated sufficiently to cause the copper-doped zirconium oxide and/or nitride based layer to result in a copper-doped zirconium oxide based layer that is scratch resistant and/or chemically durable. The doping of the layer with copper has been found to improve scratch resistance. | 08-07-2014 |
J. Edward Barber, Avon, OH US
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20140316524 | ARTIFICIAL DISC - An artificial disc to replace a damaged spinal disc in a spinal column includes a resilient core which is fixedly connected to first and second plates. The first and second plates engage upper and lower vertebra in the patient's spine. The inner side of at least one of the first and second plates has an array of recesses into which said resilient core extends. The array of recesses includes a plurality of recesses. Each of the recesses of the plurality of recesses has surfaces which are integrally formed as one piece with the plate. | 10-23-2014 |
Jeffrey B. Barber, Vineland, NJ US
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20140014829 | Development of a Contrast Phantom for Active Millimeter Wave Imaging Systems - A contrast phantom for an active millimeter wave imaging system is made from different materials or sections having different reflectivities. The reflectivities incrementally increase in discrete steps so that the phantom is useable to calibrate the active millimeter wave imaging system. The reflectivities preferably range from 0% to 100% and incrementally and linearly increase in equal steps. A method of producing the contrast phantom for the active millimeter wave imaging system is also described. | 01-16-2014 |
Jeffrey Brian Barber, Vineland, NJ US
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20120256777 | Method for Identifying Materials Using Dielectric Properties through Active Millimeter Wave Illumination - Described herein is a method by which active millimeter wave radiation may be used to detect and identify the composition of concealed metallic, concealed non-metallic, concealed opaque or concealed semi-transparent materials based on their optical properties. By actively radiating a semi-transparent target anomaly with multiple millimeter wave radiation frequencies, the dielectric properties of the target anomaly can be identified. The dielectric properties of the target anomaly may then be compared to a library of dielectric properties attributed to semi-transparent materials of interest. This method will allow active millimeter wave radiation technology to identify the likely composition of targeted semi-transparent materials through absorption and illumination measurements attributed to the dielectric properties of the targeted composition. | 10-11-2012 |
Jeffrey Glen Barber, Guyton, GA US
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20150059720 | Folding Take-Down Flat Archery Bow - An archery bow is comprised of at least a riser and two limbs that can be folded into a position forming its own case to protect the limbs, or taken down and reassembled with limbs of various draw weights. When taken down it may also be reconfigured to enable use by an archer with opposite handedness. In its folded state it is highly compact and transportable. | 03-05-2015 |
Jenny F. Barber, Franklin, TN US
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20140372138 | INTERMEDIATE CHECK POINTS IN MEDICAL CARE LINES FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING CARE DEFICIENCIES - A quality of medical care can be estimated based on factors such as a mortality rate or complications rate. However, by this point, poor care may have already reached its consequence. In some embodiments, characteristics pertaining to a care experience are analyzed to identify those predictive of a health result. The identified characteristics may include ones that depend on care factors, such that they are not, alone, easy to manipulate. Those characteristics can then be monitored, and unsatisfactory characteristics can be addressed. | 12-18-2014 |
Joel Barber, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20150052458 | CROSS PLATFORM SHARING OF USER-GENERATED CONTENT - Systems and methods for cross platform sharing of user-generated content. The system may comprise a first user device of a first platform type including one or more processors configured to execute computer program modules. A space module may be configured to effectuate display of a virtual space on the first user device and facilitate interaction of a user of the first user device with the virtual space. A content creation module may be configured to configure user-generated virtual space content in the virtual space to be experienced by the user in the virtual space on the first user device. A share module may be configured to convert the user-generated virtual space content to sharable virtual space content. A communications module may be configured to transmit the sharable virtual space content from the first user device to a remote server. | 02-19-2015 |
John Barber, Fergus CA
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20120165419 | ACID BLOCK ANION MEMBRANE - Acid block anionic selective polymeric membranes are provided of the type having a woven or non-woven cloth reinforcing structure. The polymer of the membrane is prepared by the process comprising copolymerizing components I, II, and III wherein I is an ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic or aromatic tertiary or quaternary amine monomer. II is a cross-linking monomer, and III is vinylbenzyl chloride. The reaction is conducted in the presence of a free radical polymerization initiator. Additionally, anionic exchange membranes of the type used in electrodialysis apparatus are disclosed and comprise a woven or nonwoven cloth that is impregnated with a copolymer comprising the reaction products of components I, II, and III. | 06-28-2012 |
20120168313 | ELECTRODEIONIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD WITH IMPROVED SCALING RESISTANCE - An electrodeionization apparatus includes an anode compartment provided with an anode and a cathode compartment spaced from the anode compartment and provided with a cathode, wherein the anode and cathode are configured for coupling to a DC power source to effect an electric potential difference between the anode and the cathode and thereby influence transport of ionic material in liquid media and ion exchange media by the influence of the electric potential difference. The electrodeionization apparatus also includes a feed inlet receiving a feed solution, a product water outlet and a plurality of anion exchange membranes and a plurality of cation exchange membranes alternately arranged between the anode compartment and the cathode compartment. The electrodeionization apparatus also includes a plurality of spacers, wherein the spacers and the anion and cation exchange membranes are arranged to form a first diluting compartment receiving feed solution from the feed inlet, a second diluting compartment in series with the first diluting compartment and delivering product water to the product water outlet, a first concentrating compartment and a second concentrating compartment. The first and second diluting compartments are bounded by an anion exchange membrane on the side closest to the anode and by a cation exchange membrane on the side closest to the cathode. The first and second concentrating compartments are bounded by a cation exchange membrane on the side closest to the anode and by an anion exchange membrane on the side closest to the cathode. | 07-05-2012 |
20120171361 | SIMULTANEOUS POLYMERIZATION OF TWO VINYL MONOMER MIXTURES TO OPPOSITE FACES OF A FLAT POROUS SUBSTRATE - A bi-polar electrode having ion exchange polymers on opposite faces of a porous substrate is formed using a method that includes providing an electrode substrate with activated carbon layers on opposite faces of the electrode substrate, wherein said faces have an outer perimeter band void of the activated carbon layers. The electrode substrate is placed in a thermoplastic envelope formed by a pair of polyethylene films. A Mylar sheet is placed in each side of the envelope against the electrode substrate, and the envelope is thermally sealed to the outer perimeter band of the electrode substrate void of activated carbon to form a first pocket on one side of the electrode substrate and a second pocket on the opposite side of the electrode substrate. The method also includes inserting a first polymerizable monomer mixture having an anion exchange group into the first pocket of the envelope and inserting a second polymerizable monomer mixture having a cation exchange group into the second pocket of the envelope. The first and second polymerizable monomers mixtures are then polymerized in an oven. | 07-05-2012 |
20130280415 | VACUUM CHAMBER METHOD TO FORM POLYMER COATINGS ON POROUS SUPPORT - A bi-polar electrode having ion exchange polymers on opposite faces of a porous substrate is formed using a method that includes providing an electrode substrate with activated carbon layers on opposite faces of the electrode substrate, wherein said faces have an outer perimeter band void of the activated carbon layers. Gaskets are placed against the outer perimeter band of the electrode substrate void of activated carbon and the electrode substrate is clamped between two rigid plates to form a first airtight chamber on one side of the electrode substrate and a second airtight chamber on the opposite side of the electrode substrate. A first polymerizable monomer mixture having an anion exchange group is added into the first chamber and a second polymerizable monomer mixture having a cation exchange group is added into the second chamber. The first and second polymerizable monomer mixtures are then polymerized in an oven. | 10-24-2013 |
John Barber, Guelph CA
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20130087501 | SEAWATER DESALINATION PROCESS - In a desalination system, water is treated, for example by reverse osmosis, to produce desalinated product water and a reject stream. Salt from the reject stream is transferred to a flow of low salinity wastewater, such as effluent from a municipal wastewater treatment plant. For example, the reject stream may be fed to the high salinity cell in an electrodialysis (ED) unit. The adjacent low salinity cell receives the low salinity wastewater. The high salinity and low salinity cells are separated by ion exchange membranes. The salty wastewater is discharged, for example to the ocean. The salt-reduced reject stream is treated to extract more product water from it, for example by recycling it to the feed water. Less feed water is needed to produce a given volume of product water. If a thermal desalination unit is combined with divalent ion selective ion exchange membranes, then scaling is reduced. | 04-11-2013 |
John H. Barber, Guelph CA
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20110073487 | ELECTROCHEMICAL DESALINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electrochemical desalination system includes a first and a second electrochemical device and a controller. The first and second electrochemical devices each comprises a electrochemical desalination module comprising at least one pair of electrodes and a compartment between each pair of electrodes for receiving an electrolyte solution. Each of the first and second electrochemical desalination devices comprises a plurality of successive operation cycles. Each cycle comprises a charging mode of operation for charging each pair of electrodes and for adsorbing ions in the electrolyte solution on the electrodes, and a discharging mode of operation for discharging the pair of electrodes and for desorbing ions from the pair of electrodes. The controller is configured to control the system that the first and second electrochemical desalination devices have interleaved charging and discharging modes of operation. One of the first and second electrochemical desalination devices is in a discharging mode and the at least one pair of electrodes release electrical current, while the other of the first and second electrochemical desalination devices is in a charging mode of operation and receives the electrical current released from said one of the first and second electrochemical desalination device. | 03-31-2011 |
20130092540 | ELECTRODEIONIZATION ELECTRODE CHAMBER CONFIGURATION FOR ENHANCING HARDNESS TOLERANCE - An electrodeionization stack for deionizing a feed solution. The electrodeionization stack includes a recirculating system adapted to flow an acidic anode effluent solution into a cathode compartment. The anode compartment, may have a three-layer ion exchange resin stack, the three-layer ion exchange resin stack being made up of a layer of cation exchange resin, a layer of anion exchange resin, and a mixed bed ion-exchange resin located between the cation and the anion exchange resins. The cathode compartment may have anion exchange resins adjacent the cathode and a mixed bed ion exchange resins. | 04-18-2013 |
John H. Barber, Fergus CA
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20110005934 | Arrangement of ion exchange material within an electrodeionization apparatus - an electrodeionization apparatus is provided comprising an ion-concentrating compartment partially bounded by an anion permeable membrane and also partially bounded by a cation permeable membrane, and a first ion exchange material domain disposed within the ion-concentrating compartment, wherein the first ion exchange material domain is contiguous with at least a portion of an ion-concentrating compartment side surface of one of the anion permeable membrane and the cation permeable membrane, and is spaced apart from the other one of the one of the anion permeable membrane and the cation permeable membrane. In the case where the one of the anion permeable membrane and the cation permeable membrane, having the at least a portion of an ion-concentrating compartment side surface with which the first ion exchange material domain is contiguous, is an anion permeable membrane, the first ion exchange material domain is an anion exchange material predominant domain. In the case where the one of the anion permeable membrane and the cation permeable membrane, having the at least a portion of an ion-concentrating compartment side surface with which the first ion exchange material domain is contiguous, is a cation permeable membrane, the first ion exchange material domain is a cation exchange material predominant domain. | 01-13-2011 |
20120145547 | ELECTRICAL DEIONIZATION APPARATUS - Electrodeionization methods and apparatus wherein ion exchange membranes are not utilized. Instead, ion exchange materials such as beads, fibers, etc., are disposed in alternating layers of anion exchange (AIX) materials and cation exchange (CIX) materials between opposite polarity electrodes. In a regeneration stage, a current is applied across the electrodes with water splitting occurring along at least one of the interfacial areas between neighboring AIX and CIX materials. The H | 06-14-2012 |
John Harold Barber, Ontario CA
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20130284672 | CROSS-LINKING METHOD AND ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREBY - A method for cross-linking a styrenic polymer, the method comprising providing a partly sulphonated styrenic polymer and cross-linking the partly sulphonated styrenic polymer in the presence of a polyphosphoric acid. | 10-31-2013 |
20130306482 | IONIC SPECIES REMOVAL SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an ionic species removal system comprising one or more electrode stack(s), each electrode stack including two electrodes and cation exchange membranes and anion exchange membranes alternately arranged between the two electrodes, wherein at least one electrode of at least one of the electrode stack(s) is an electrode coated with an ion exchange coating. The ionic species removal system mitigates the scaling risk by employing an electrode coated with an ion exchange coating. | 11-21-2013 |
John Harold Barber, Fergus CA
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20110266216 | METHOD FOR SANITIZING AN ELECTRODEIONIZATION DEVICE - The present invention has the technical effect of disinfecting an EDI device of a water purification system. The present invention may be applied to an EDI device having an internal chamber comprising ion exchange components. The internal chamber may also comprise a plurality of ion selective membranes positioned between the anode and the cathode compartments. As illustrated and described herein, embodiments of the present invention seek to sanitize the EDI device without sanitization chemicals or a water supply. | 11-03-2011 |
20140339087 | SUPERCAPACITOR DESALINATION CELLS, DEVICES AND METHODS - A supercapacitor desalination cell comprises a first electrode, a second electrode, a spacer disposed between the first and second electrodes, and a monovalent ion selective layer disposed on at least one of the first and second electrodes. A supercapacitor desalination device and a method for desalination of a liquid are further presented. | 11-20-2014 |
Joshua A. Barber, New Castle, IN US
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20150192214 | FAUCET INCLUDING A MOLDED WATERWAY ASSEMBLY - A faucet including a molded waterway assembly having a plurality of tubes overmolded within a valve interface member. | 07-09-2015 |
Kenneth Willis Barber, Victoria AU
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20110295504 | MOISTURE DETECTION WIRE, A MOISTURE DETECTION SYSTEM, AND A METHOD OF DETECTING MOISTURE - A water detector wire | 12-01-2011 |
Kenneth Willis Barber, South Yarra AU
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20150107866 | LIGHT WEIGHT CABLE - A cable adapted for suspension between poles in a single wire earth return application is composed of three elements; a core | 04-23-2015 |
Kristopher A. Barber, Las Vegas, NV US
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20140097656 | LINEARLY SLIDING SEAT AND APPARATUS - A slidable seating apparatus may be described. The slidable seating apparatus can include a mounting rail, a first support coupled to the mounting rail; a second support coupled to the mounting rail; and a seat mounted on a carrier, wherein the arm slidably couples to the mounting rail. | 04-10-2014 |
Megan Rani Winnifred Barber, Edmonton CA
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20110247091 | Transgenic Cells and Chickens Expressing RIG-I - The present disclosure provides a transgenic cell or chicken having increased resistance to RNA viral infection, wherein the chicken cell expresses a foreign RIG-I gene. Also provided are methods for reducing RNA virus replication in a chicken cell and methods for producing the transgenic cell or chicken with increased RNA viral resistance. | 10-06-2011 |
Michael Barber, Fort Collins, CO US
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20130084567 | Systems and Methods of Sample Processing and Temperature Control - Systems and methods of sample processing and temperature control are disclosed. The invention may especially relate to temperature control, and may in some embodiments be methods of temperature control of an automated sample processing system and methods of automated sample processing. Specifically, the present invention provides temperature control in relation to sample processing systems and methods of processing samples, and in some embodiments provides temperature control in relation to sample carriers and processing materials such as reagents. Corresponding systems and devices are disclosed, including sample processing systems ( | 04-04-2013 |
Michael D. Barber, Hilden DE
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20130144047 | FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION - The invention provides allelic ladder mixtures and individual alleles suitable for use in such mixtures. The allelic ladder mixtures give improved identification and distinguishing capabilities, particularly suitable in forensic investigations. | 06-06-2013 |
Nicholas Barber, Mukilteo, WA US
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20150253037 | MODULAR LINEAR FIREPLACE SYSTEM, ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS - A linear fireplace system, assemblies, modular units, and related methods that can be installed in a modular fashion at a selected installation location so as to avoid drawbacks experienced in the prior art. The system can include modular linear units, corner units, and/or end units interconnectable to form a modular linear fireplace assembly. The system can include an alignment track system with a track member that receives alignment rails on the bottom of the modular units to axially align the interconnected units. The system can include a combustion air flow passage within the fireplace that maintains a relatively low exterior temperature of the assembly and that allows combustible and non-combustible building materials to be installed against or immediately adjacent to the top and base portions of the modular units of the assembly. | 09-10-2015 |
Patrick S. Barber, Tuscaloosa, AL US
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20140027938 | PROCESS FOR ELECTROSPINNING CHITIN FIBERS FROM CHITINOUS BIOMASS SOLUTION AND FIBERS AND ARTICLES PRODUCED THEREBY - Disclosed are methods for electrospinning chitinous biomass solution to form chitin fibers, using ionic liquids or other ion-containing liquids as solvent. Chitin fibers produced thereby and articles containing such chitin fibers are also disclosed. The chitin fiber thus obtained has very high surface area and improved strength over currently commercially available chitin materials. | 01-30-2014 |
Paul Barber, Mississauga CA
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20130304531 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING DETAILED PLANNING FUNCTIONS - A system, method and computer program product for performing detailed planning functions for businesses, enterprises and other types of organizations. According to an embodiment, the system comprises a graphical user interface configured to allow a user to define calculations based on data associated with an entity that may have scalar attributes for each entity, and/or a time series, and execution of the defined calculation generates time series result. According to another aspect, a calculation definition may be configured to be adjustable allowing a user to adjust parameter value(s) for each entity associated with the calculation definition. According to another aspect, a calculation definition may be configured to be discretionary allowing a user to attach or assign a calculation to each entity individually. According to another aspect, multiple calculations may be created and have the same name. | 11-14-2013 |
Paul Grant Barber, Mississauga CA
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20090248726 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING DATA MANIPULATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH BUSINESS PROCESSES AND OPERATIONS - A method and apparatus for accessing, processing and manipulating data in an OLAP database. According to one aspect, the present invention comprises a user interface configured for accessing, processing and manipulating data in an OLAP cube. According to another aspect, the present invention comprises a calculation engine for manipulating and managing data in the OLAP cube. | 10-01-2009 |
20100082524 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR ANALYZING OLAP BASED DATA ACCORDING TO ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS - A system and method for processing a base vector derived from data stored in an OLAP cube. The system comprises a component configured for defining a base vector and a comparison vector, wherein the comparison vector comprises one or more dimensions corresponding to dimensions of the base vector. The system includes a component configured for defining a time scope associated with the base vector. The system further comprises a component configured for performing one or more analysis operations on the comparison vector to generate comparison values and a component configured for rendering the base and comparison vectors. According to another aspect, the system includes a component for altering or modifying individual data cells in the base vector and/or parameters associated with the base vector and/or analysis operation. | 04-01-2010 |
20110125706 | PROCESSOR AND METHOD CONFIGURED FOR EXECUTING DATA TRANSFER OR DATA ADJUSTMENT FUNCTIONS ON OLAP BASED DATA - A system and method for processing data between a source cell and a target cell in a OLAP database. The system comprises a component configured for selecting a source cell based on dimensions in the OLAP database and having a value derived from the OLAP database, and a component for selecting a target cell based on dimensions in the OLAP database. The system includes a component configured for receiving a modification amount and applying the modification amount to the source cell and a component configured for applying the modification amount to the target cell and generating a modified target cell value. The system further comprises a component configured for storing the modified source cell and/or the modified target cell in the OLAP database. According to an embodiment, the modification amount is applied to the target cell as a credit amount or as a debit amount. | 05-26-2011 |
20140201128 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND/OR ANALYZING OLAP BASED DATA ACCORDING TO ONE OR MORE PARAMETERS - A system and method for processing a base vector derived from data stored in an OLAP cube. The system comprises a component configured for defining a base vector and a comparison vector, wherein the comparison vector comprises one or more dimensions corresponding to dimensions of the base vector. The system includes a component configured for defining a time scope associated with the base vector. The system further comprises a component configured for performing one or more analysis operations on the comparison vector to generate comparison values and a component configured for rendering the base and comparison vectors. According to another aspect, the system includes a component for altering or modifying individual data cells in the base vector and/or parameters associated with the base vector and/or analysis operation. | 07-17-2014 |
Paul Malcolm Barber, Surfers Paradise AU
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20140251401 | PORTABLE SLEEPING ASSEMBLY - The present invention is directed to a portable sleeping assembly. The portable sleeping assembling includes a base for removably mounting to transport, one or more walls extending from the base, each wall including one or more rigid panels, and a roof from which the one or more walls extend such that movement of the one or more walls moves the roof relative to the base. | 09-11-2014 |
Philip Barber, Shenzhen CN
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20130272289 | Wireless Local Area Network, Station, and Access Point and Methods for Accessing Thereof - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for accessing a wireless local area network, a station, and an access point. The method includes: receiving, by a station, a beacon or a probe response from an access point, where the beacon or the probe response carries configuration version information; and executing, by the station, a GAS query according to the configuration version information carried in the beacon or the probe response. In the embodiments of the present invention, the access point sends the configuration version information to the station, so that the station executes the GAS query according to the configuration version information, thereby improving access efficiency. | 10-17-2013 |
Philip Barber, Louisville, KY US
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20130014741 | MULTIMOUNT OVEN RACKAANM Palla; SrinivasaAACI HyderabadAACO INAAGP Palla; Srinivasa Hyderabad INAANM Barber; PhilipAACI LouisvilleAAST KYAACO USAAGP Barber; Philip Louisville KY USAANM Gallant; MichaelAACI OoltewahAAST TNAACO USAAGP Gallant; Michael Ooltewah TN USAANM Sprigler; JonathanAACI LouisvilleAAST KYAACO USAAGP Sprigler; Jonathan Louisville KY US - An oven rack is received in an oven above a lower surface of the chamber and having a bake element mounted in the chamber either above or below the lower surface. The oven rack is configured to support cooking ware on one of the lower surface of the oven chamber or on rack shelf portions provided in sidewalls of the chamber. The rack includes a first portion having a substantially planar top surface, a second portion having a substantially planar lower surface spaced from the top surface and it is also configured to support the rack in one of the rack shelf portions or on the lower surface of the oven chamber. First and second walls extend between these first and second portions whereby the walls have a first dimension slightly greater than a height from the bottom surface of the oven chamber to a top of the bake element when the bake element is mounted above the lower surface. | 01-17-2013 |
Phillip R. Barber, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20130213382 | Gas Barbecue With Fuel Supply Valve Control - A gas barbecue grill with mechanism to control the fuel supply valve handle is herein provided having a fuel supply with an existing valve operated with a handle and, a hand operable rotary control handle located in or near the barbecue grill control panel and, a plurality of rotatably, pivotably, slidably operable drive shafts, geared drive shafts, grooved drive shafts, beveled gearwheels, gear wheels, retainer collars, bearings contiguously connected so as to contiguously transfer hand actuated rotating motion from the rotary control handle located near the barbecue control panel to the socket slidably engaged to the fuel supply valve handle, thereby operably rotating the fuel supply valve handle variably to the open on and closed off position. | 08-22-2013 |
Phillip Richard Barber, Kalamazoo, MI US
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20130256459 | Airship - An improved airship having a plurality of resilient gas bags & gas containers, a straight fuselage tubular hull, with an inner air passageway & propulsion means located therein, connecting air inlet, & outlet funnels fore, & aft, with air deflector cones axially positioned therein; further, propulsion, reverse, & directional rocket-thrusters, additionally to typical airship components; furthermore, said airship having improved speed, maneuverability, efficiency, & adverse weather capability, reduced forward air resistance, & rearward drag in the air; and propulsive, attitudinal, & directional control in space. | 10-03-2013 |
Ralph R. Barber, Charlotte, NC US
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20150023796 | EXPANDING LOCK PIN FOR TURBINE SIDE ENTRY BLADE - An expanding lock pin for side entry turbine blades for turbines, including steam turbines compensates for worn or oversize mating pin grooves formed in rotor steeples and blade roots. The expanding pin expands circumferentially to fill the oversize mating groove. In one embodiment of the expanding lock pin a tapered plug mates with a mating tapered aperture formed in the pin. As the plug is driven into the pin its circumference increases. The expanding lock pin eliminates the need to re-machine worn or oversize pin grooves or machine new grooves. | 01-22-2015 |
Rebecca A.l. Barber, Hilden DE
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20130144047 | FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION - The invention provides allelic ladder mixtures and individual alleles suitable for use in such mixtures. The allelic ladder mixtures give improved identification and distinguishing capabilities, particularly suitable in forensic investigations. | 06-06-2013 |
Renee Barber, Phoenix, AZ US
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20130157873 | METHODS OF ASSESSING A RISK OF DEVELOPING NECROTIZING MENINGOENCEPHALITIS - Methods of using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), SNP haplotype block, and haplotype to predict whether or not a subject will develop necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME) and probe sets that facilitate those methods are disclosed. In particular, the subject is a canine species. | 06-20-2013 |
20130323733 | METHODS OF ASSESSING A RISK OF DEVELOPING NECROTIZING MENINGOENCEPHALITIS - Methods of using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), SNP haplotype block, and haplotype to predict whether or not a subject will develop necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME) and probe sets that facilitate those methods are disclosed. In preferred forms, the subject is a canine species. | 12-05-2013 |
Richard Leigh Barber, Wantirna AU
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20110030528 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PERFORATING POLYMERIC FILM - A tool for perforating a polymeric film is disclosed. The tool comprises a support substrate and at least one projection ( | 02-10-2011 |
Robert James Barber, Bellevue, WA US
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20130019146 | VIDEO ON A SEARCH ENGINE HOMEPAGEAANM CHAND; RAJEEV KUMARAACI RedmondAAST WAAACO USAAGP CHAND; RAJEEV KUMAR Redmond WA USAANM HORSTMANSHOF; STEPHANIE S.AACI ShorelineAAST WAAACO USAAGP HORSTMANSHOF; STEPHANIE S. Shoreline WA USAANM PEREIRA; MARCELA SOBRINHOAACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP PEREIRA; MARCELA SOBRINHO Bellevue WA USAANM BARBER; ROBERT JAMESAACI BellevueAAST WAAACO USAAGP BARBER; ROBERT JAMES Bellevue WA USAANM BERRIER; SARAH K.AACI ShorelineAAST WAAACO USAAGP BERRIER; SARAH K. Shoreline WA USAANM MILLER; CRAIG J.AACI Mill CreekAAST WAAACO USAAGP MILLER; CRAIG J. Mill Creek WA USAANM REGIER; KEITH ALANAACI KirklandAAST WAAACO USAAGP REGIER; KEITH ALAN Kirkland WA USAANM FLYNN; JAVIER GARCIAAACI SeattleAAST WAAACO USAAGP FLYNN; JAVIER GARCIA Seattle WA US - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for presenting video as at least a portion of the background of search engine home pages are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a search engine home page, a static image is transmitted for presentation as at least a portion of the background for the search engine home page. Also transmitted is a video file. The static image may or may not be associated with the video file. After a predetermined amount of time, play of the video file is initiated without user action, the video file replacing the static image as at least a portion of the background of the search engine home page. In this way, the user receives a seamless transition from a static image to a video presentation and is provided a rich, immersive experience at the search engine home page. | 01-17-2013 |
Russell Barber, Bellevue, WA US
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20130297360 | FLIGHT-PRICE MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A flight-ticket price may be monitored by obtaining an itinerary record associated with a previously-booked flight itinerary, identifying a group of flight segments that corresponds to a ticket, “fingerprinting” the ticket, and determining a schedule to periodically monitor prices associated with the ticket. During at least one price-monitoring period, an up-to-date version of the itinerary record is obtained and “fingerprinted”. The “fingerprints” are used to verify that the flight ticket has not changed significantly, current pricing data is obtained, and a cost saving is determined to be currently obtainable, considering possible change penalties, by re-ticketing or re-booking the group of flight segments. | 11-07-2013 |
Sarah Barber, Cincinnati, OH US
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20130226661 | Methods and Electronic Commerce Systems for Updating and Displaying the Price of Goods - Methods and electronic commerce systems for updating and displaying the price of goods are disclosed. A method for displaying an updated price of a good includes determining, automatically by a computing device, a current sales velocity. The current sales velocity is a sold quantity of the good during a current period. The current period spans a previous time and a current time. The method further includes determining a previous sales velocity. The previous sales velocity is a sold quantity of the good during a previous period. The previous period spans a preceding previous time and the previous time. The method further includes updating the price of the good based on the current sales velocity and the previous sales velocity, and providing for display the updated price of the good on a display device. | 08-29-2013 |
Stacie Barber, Mount Holly, NC US
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20140258082 | CROSS BORDER COMPETENCIES TOOL - According to one embodiment, an apparatus may comprise a memory unit and a processing unit. The memory unit may store loan and tax regulations of a plurality of countries. The processing unit may receive a country designation and a currency designation. The processing unit may determine, based at least in part upon the loan regulations associated with the country designation, at least one service location that is allowed to service a loan according to the currency designation and the country designation. The processing unit may further determine, based at least in part upon the retrieved tax regulations associated with the country designation, a tax withholding on the loan. | 09-11-2014 |
Stephen Barber, Niagara-On-The-Lake CA
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20100144498 | ADJUSTABLE FLUID-FILLABLE EXERCISE WEIGHTS - A weight container, which includes an adjustable calibrating bellow including two outer ribs and at least one inner rib; wherein the outer ribs may collapse and fold around the inner rib; a locking apparatus located adjacent to one outer rib; and a cover receiving apparatus located adjacent to the other outer rib. Further, a pair of weight containers may be connected to a crossbar to define an exercise apparatus. The weight container may further be adapted to engage a base to define a drinking apparatus. | 06-10-2010 |
20110230317 | ADJUSTABLE FLUID-FILLABLE EXERCISE WEIGHTS - A weight container, which includes an adjustable calibrating bellow including two outer ribs and at least one inner rib; wherein the outer ribs may collapse and fold around the inner rib; a locking apparatus located adjacent to one outer rib; and a cover receiving apparatus located adjacent to the other outer rib. Further, a pair of weight containers may be connected to a crossbar to define an exercise apparatus. The weight container may further be adapted to engage a base to define a drinking apparatus. | 09-22-2011 |
Terran Ambrose Barber, Mount Hawthorn AU
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20140249694 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A method of controlling operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle having a flight control system ( | 09-04-2014 |
20150152757 | UAV Engine Lubrication System Incorporating an Electric Oil Pump and Lubrication Oil Heating Capability - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine ( | 06-04-2015 |
20150176515 | UAV Engine Exhaust Gas Temperature Control - For an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) engine, an exhaust gas temperature control method is provided during operation of the UAV engine to protect exhaust components, particularly lightweight aluminium components, from overheating or melting. The engine is operated with a leaner than stoichiometric air-fuel ratio during low or part engine load conditions. Transition to a richer than stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is made as engine load or engine speed, or both engine load and engine speed, increase(s). At sufficiently low engine loads, the air-fuel ratio can be maintained in a lean ratio region. As demand on the engine causes engine speed and load to increase, the amount of excess air available reduces. The ability to operate lean is reduced and the exhaust gas temperature increases as the mixture becomes richer. In order to obtain the demand power, and keep exhaust temperature below an exhaust gas temperature limit, the air-fuel ratio is transitioned to a richer than stoichiometric region. As engine load and speed demand decreases, the air-fuel ratio can be transitioned back to a leaner region. | 06-25-2015 |
Thomas Barber, Nobelsville, IN US
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20140377754 | Genomic Landscapes of Human Breast and Colorectal Cancers - Human cancer is caused by the accumulation of mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes. To catalogue the genetic changes that occur during tumorigenesis, we isolated DNA from 11 breast and 11 colorectal tumors and determined the sequences of the genes in the Reference Sequence database in these samples. Based on analysis of exons representing 20,857 transcripts from 18,191 genes, we conclude that the genomic landscapes of breast and colorectal cancers are composed of a handful of commonly mutated gene “mountains” and a much larger number of gene “hills” that are mutated at low frequency. We describe statistical and bioinformatic tools that may help identify mutations with a role in tumorigenesis. These results have implications for understanding the nature and heterogeneity of human cancers and for using personal genomics for tumor diagnosis and therapy. | 12-25-2014 |
Tim D. Barber, Litchfield Park, AZ US
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20130051982 | ANNULAR BEARING SUPPORT DAMPERS, GAS TURBINE ENGINES INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Embodiments of a gas turbine engine are provided, as are embodiments of an annular bearing support damper and embodiments of a method for manufacturing an annular bearing support damper. In one embodiment, the gas turbine engine includes engine housing and a rotor assembly disposed within the engine housing. A rotor bearing supports the rotor assembly within the engine housing, and an annular bearing support damper is positioned between the rotor bearing and the engine housing. The support damper includes an annular housing assembly having a damping fluid annulus. An array of circumferentially-spaced damper pistons is movably coupled to the annular housing assembly and fluidly communicates with the damping fluid annulus. The damper pistons are fixedly coupled to the rotor bearing and moves in conjunction therewith to force the flow of damping fluid around the annulus during engine operation to reduce the transmissions of vibrations to the engine housing. | 02-28-2013 |
Tim Daniel Barber, Litchfield Park, AZ US
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20130112843 | MOUNTING SYSTEMS FOR STRUCTURAL MEMBERS, FASTENING ASSEMBLIES THEREOF, AND VIBRATION ISOLATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Mounting systems for structural members, fastening assemblies thereof, and vibration isolation systems including the same are provided. Mounting systems comprise a pair of mounting brackets, each clamped against a fastening assembly forming a mounting assembly. Fastening assemblies comprise a spherical rod end comprising a spherical member having a through opening and an integrally threaded shaft, first and second seating members on opposite sides of the spherical member and each having a through opening that is substantially coaxial with the spherical member through opening, and a partially threaded fastener that threadably engages each mounting bracket forming the mounting assembly. Structural members have axial end portions, each releasably coupled to a mounting bracket by the integrally threaded shaft. Axial end portions are threaded in opposite directions for permitting structural member rotation to adjust a length thereof to a substantially zero strain position. Structural members may be vibration isolator struts in vibration isolation systems. | 05-09-2013 |
20130134257 | RESILIENT AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNTS AND AIRCRAFT ENGINE MOUNTING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Resilient aircraft engine mounts and mounting systems including the same are provided. A resilient aircraft engine mount comprises a base and a pair of opposed spiral springs in parallel forming a clevis with the base. A first spiral spring of the pair of opposed spiral springs has a first center opening extending therethrough. A second spiral spring of the pair of opposed spiral springs has a second center opening extending therethrough that is concentric with the first center opening for accepting a clevis pin. First and second spiral springs are each comprised of a rectangular cross section beam. The resilient aircraft engine mount is tunable in three translational axes to support three degrees of freedom vibration isolation. Two or more resilient aircraft engine mounts provide six degrees of freedom vibration isolation. Resilient aircraft engine mounts attach the aircraft engine to a pylon structure and help isolate vibratory forces. | 05-30-2013 |
20130221163 | LAUNCH LOCK ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING AXIAL GAP AMPLIFICATION DEVICES AND SPACECRAFT ISOLATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Embodiments of a launch lock assembly are provided, as are embodiments of a spacecraft isolation system including one or more launch lock assemblies. In one embodiment, the launch lock assembly includes first and second mount pieces, a releasable clamp device, and an axial gap amplification device. The releasable clamp device normally maintains the first and second mount pieces in clamped engagement; and, when actuated, releases the first and second mount pieces from clamped engagement to allow relative axial motion therebetween. The axial gap amplification device normally residing in a blocking position wherein the gap amplification device obstructs relative axial motion between the first and second mount pieces. The axial gap amplification device moves into a non-blocking position when the first and second mount pieces are released from clamped engagement to increase the range of axial motion between the first and second mount pieces. | 08-29-2013 |
20140084113 | LAUNCH LOCK ASSEMBLIES WITH REDUCED PRELOAD AND SPACECRAFT ISOLATION SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME - Launch lock assemblies with reduced preload are provided. The launch lock assembly comprises first and second mount pieces, a releasable clamp device, and a pair of retracting assemblies. Each retracting assembly comprises a pair of toothed members having interacting toothed surfaces. The releasable clamp device normally maintains the first and second mount pieces in clamped engagement. When the releasable clamp device is actuated, the first and second mount pieces are released from clamped engagement and one toothed member of each retracting assembly moves in an opposite direction relative to the other one toothed member of the other retracting assembly to define an axial gap on each side of the first mount piece. | 03-27-2014 |
20150083534 | FLUID DAMPERS HAVING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT VISCOSITY COMPENSATION AND AUXILIARY POWER UNIT INLET SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME - Embodiments of a fluid damper are provided, as are embodiments of an Auxiliary Power Unit inlet system including a fluid damper. In one embodiment, the fluid damper includes a housing assembly containing first and second hydraulic chambers, which are fluidly coupled by way of a flow passage. A plunger is slidably disposed within the housing assembly and is moves through a range of translational positions in response to variations in damping fluid pressure when the fluid damper is filled with damping fluid. An annulus or other restricted flow path is fluidly coupled between the first and second hydraulic chambers and is at least partially defined by the flow passage and the plunger. The restricted flow path has at least one dimension, such as a length, that varies in conjunction with the translational position of the plunger. | 03-26-2015 |
20150192188 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIBRATION ISOLATOR - An apparatus is provided for vibration damping and isolation. The apparatus includes an annular spring portion including a resilient member that is substantially equally resilient in two dimensions, an annular bellows portion including at least two pairs of diametrically opposed bellows providing damping in the two dimensions, and a rigid connection member coupling the annular spring portion and the annular bellow portion in parallel to one another. | 07-09-2015 |
20150226282 | ISOLATORS ENABLING LARGE ROTATION ANGLE CAPABILITIES WITH HIGHLY RESTRICTED DAMPER ORIFICES - Embodiments of an isolator are provided. In one embodiment, the isolator includes a damper housing having a radially-extending partition wall through which a central opening is formed. First and second hydraulic chambers are located on opposing sides of the radially-extending partition wall and may be filled with a damping fluid. At least one restricted orifice is formed through the damper housing and fluidly couples the first and second hydraulic chambers. The isolator further includes a damper piston, which extends through the central opening, which is exposed to the damping fluid when the first and second hydraulic chambers are filled therewith, and which is configured to translate along the working axis with respect to the damper housing during operation of the isolator. | 08-13-2015 |
William A. Barber, Atlanta, GA US
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20140100656 | RESTORATIVE POST-LUMPECTOMY IMPLANT DEVICE - Provided is a restorative breast implant device that can be used to replace lumpectomy tissue and prevent the late aesthetic deformities which may occur following lumpectomy or partial mastectomy. The disclosed implant is an inflatable device comprising an outer shell composed of a biological material and an inner chamber. The device may be inflated/filled with a biological filler material to conform the implant to a lumpectomy cavity's dimensions. In addition, the disclosed implant is able to attain a blood supply thereby insuring incorporation into the breast while resisting resorption. The restorative breast implant is also optionally radiolucent so as not to interfere with future surveillance imaging. Further, in contrast to synthetic radiopaque implants, the disclosed implant resists fibrosis and infection. | 04-10-2014 |
Yihua (eva) Barber, Novi, MI US
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20130179049 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A LUBRICATING SYSTEM OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE - The application relates to a method for operating a lubricating system of a combustion engine in a motor vehicle, the engine having a variably controllable oil pump and a plurality of piston cooling jets. The oil pressure may be adjusted based on operating conditions to activate and de-activate the piston cooling jets when needed. | 07-11-2013 |
20140100765 | APPROACH FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF OIL INJECTORS - Various embodiments of systems and methods related to controlling oil injection for piston cooling in an engine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes during an engine cold start event, enabling oil injection onto a piston of an engine, disabling oil injection after the engine cold start event, and re-enabling oil injection after the engine cold start event based on a first operating parameter. | 04-10-2014 |
20140251240 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING ENGINE PISTONS - An engine cooling system and method for operating the engine cooling system is disclosed. In one example, engine oil is sprayed on to a piston via piston cooling jets. The approach judges whether or not to operate the piston cooling jets based on a benefit assessment. | 09-11-2014 |
20150184561 | APPROACH FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF OIL INJECTORS - Various embodiments of systems and methods related to controlling oil injection for piston cooling in an engine are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes during an engine cold start event, enabling oil injection onto a piston of an engine, disabling oil injection after the engine cold start event, and re-enabling oil injection after the engine cold start event based on a first operating parameter. | 07-02-2015 |