Donovan, US
Andrew Donovan, Seattle, WA US
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20130191219 | System and Method for User Generated Content in Media Advertisements - Allowing an app having access to hidden resources on a device to present third party media to the device user via that app such that requests included in the third party media which require access to hidden resources can be fulfilled without requiring further permission by the user. In one embodiment, a third party advertisement is presented to a user via an app that has been enabled by the user. The enabled app is pre-approved by the user, and by any authorizing organization, to access hidden resources, such as camera, recorder, and personal data. In this manner, third party requests that require access to such hidden data can control such access without requiring further action by the user. | 07-25-2013 |
Andrew Charles Donovan, Lexington, KY US
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20090091778 | System and Method for Printing Forms - A method, computer program product, and printing system for selecting an identifier chosen from a plurality of identifiers defined within a storage device of a printing system. A form is selected that is chosen from a plurality of forms defined within the storage device of the printing system. The selected form is modified to associate the selected form with the selected identifier, thus defining a modified selected form. | 04-09-2009 |
Barbara Donovan, Wayne, NJ US
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20090068130 | SUNLESS TANNING COMPOSITION WITH PHOTOSTABLIZED SUNSCREEN - In one aspect, a cosmetic composition includes a sunless tanning agent and a sunscreen agent. A photostabilizer is added to stabilize the sunscreen agent from the destabilizing effect of the sunless tanning agent. In this manner, UV protection is provided to the user when the cosmetic composition is applied to skin. In another aspect, a water-based sunless tanning/sunscreen composition includes a sunless tanning agent, a sunscreen agent, and a photostabilizer. The sunless tanning agent is DHA, and the sunscreen is avobenzone. Because the avobenzone degrades when exposed to UV radiation when used with DHA, the photostabilizer is added to enable the avobenzone to retain most of its original ability to absorb the UV radiation. The photostabilizer is a low molecular weight copolymer of adipic acid and neopentyl glycol. | 03-12-2009 |
Bradford A. Donovan, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20120071925 | INTEGRATED IPD DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - The present invention relates generally to various integrated Inter-Spinous Process Decompression, IPD, devices and methods for implantation thereof for treating spinal stenosis. Generally, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the disclosed IPD system comprises an IPD tusk-shaped needle, an IPD tusk-shaped sizer, an IPD tusk-shaped implant tool, and an IPD implant. | 03-22-2012 |
Brent Ashley Donovan, Westfield, NJ US
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20080253970 | Stable Pharmaceutical Drug Products - Various aspects of the present invention provide for methods of manufacturing a pharmaceutical drug product, which include storing a container at a temperature greater than ambient conditions for at least about seven days and conducting release testing on the container after storing. Products manufactured by this method have a more consistent fine particle size distribution (FSD) and fine particle fraction (FPF) at ambient conditions and at accelerated stability conditions over the life of the drug product. Advantageously, such products may more reliably and regularly pass testing requirements as required for an approved drug product by regulatory authorities such as the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). | 10-16-2008 |
Brent Ashley Donovan, Berkeley Heights, NJ US
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20120055469 | STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL DRUG PRODUCTS - Various aspects of the present invention provide for methods of manufacturing a pharmaceutical drug product, which include storing a container at a temperature greater than ambient conditions for at least about seven days and conducting release testing on the container after storing. Products manufactured by this method have a more consistent fine particle size distribution (FSD) and fine particle fraction (FPF) at ambient conditions and at accelerated stability conditions over the life of the drug product. Advantageously, such products may more reliably and regularly pass testing requirements as required for an approved drug product by regulatory authorities such as the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). | 03-08-2012 |
20120101077 | AGGLOMERATE FORMULATIONS USEFUL IN DRY POWDER INHALERS - Several embodiments of the present invention provide for an agglomerate useful for an agglomerate based dry powder inhaler comprising at least one active pharmaceutical agent, at least one additional functional excipient and at least one excipient, such as a binder. Useful at least one additional functional excipients include but are not limited to magnesium stearate, colloidal silica, silicon dioxide, sucrose stearate, L-leucine and combinations thereof. | 04-26-2012 |
Brian T. Donovan, Vancouver, WA US
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20090041459 | Optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect methodology - Methods are described for an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect. A method includes operating an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect including: fanning-out an optical signal from an optical signal emitter, of one of a plurality of nodes, with a diverging element of one of a plurality of optics; and broadcasting the optical signal to one of a plurality of receivers of all of the plurality of nodes with a light collecting and focusing element of all of the plurality of optics, wherein the plurality of optics are positioned to define an optics array, the plurality of receivers are positioned to define a receiver array that corresponds to the optics array and the plurality of nodes are positioned to define a node array that substantially corresponds to the receiver array and the optics array. | 02-12-2009 |
20100003029 | Optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect methodology - Methods are described for an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect. A method includes operating an optical fan-out and broadcast interconnect including: fanning-out an optical signal from an optical signal emitter, of one of a plurality of nodes, with a diverging element of one of a plurality of optics; and broadcasting the optical signal to one of a plurality of receivers of all of the plurality of nodes with a light collecting and focusing element of all of the plurality of optics, wherein the plurality of optics are positioned to define an optics array, the plurality of receivers are positioned to define a receiver array that corresponds to the optics array and the plurality of nodes are positioned to define a node array that substantially corresponds to the receiver array and the optics array. | 01-07-2010 |
Bridget Donovan, Chicago, IL US
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20120271267 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An absorbent article includes a chassis having a substantially rectangular shape a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids. The absorbent article includes a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis. The absorbent article includes a second securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis and configured to releasably attach to the first securement portion. The chassis is configured to include one of a first chassis length or a second chassis length. When the chassis includes the first length, the chassis includes a first width and the first securement portion includes a second width, and when the chassis includes the second length, the chassis includes the first width and the first securement portion includes a third width, greater than the second width. | 10-25-2012 |
20140358108 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An absorbent article includes a chassis having a substantially rectangular shape a first portion, a second portion and a crotch portion extending between the first and second portion, a portion of the chassis being configured to absorb fluids. The absorbent article includes a first securement portion operatively coupled to the first portion of the chassis. The absorbent article includes a second securement portion operatively coupled to the second portion of the chassis and configured to releasably attach to the first securement portion. The chassis is configured to include one of a first chassis length or a second chassis length. When the chassis includes the first length, the chassis includes a first width and the first securement portion includes a second width, and when the chassis includes the second length, the chassis includes the first width and the first securement portion includes a third width, greater than the second width. | 12-04-2014 |
Charles F. Donovan, Colchester, CT US
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20110178042 | Hydroxamic Acid Derivatives Useful as Antibacterial Agents - The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, thereof, wherein: G is a group of formula (II); and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, hydrates, or solvates, thereof, wherein A, B. L | 07-21-2011 |
Charles Francis Donovan, Colchester, CT US
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20090137553 | Thiazepine Oxazolidinones as Antibacterial Agents - The present invention relates to a new class of oxazolidinone derivatives, to their use as antibacterial agents, to pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds and to methods for their preparation. | 05-28-2009 |
20140206651 | Hydroxamic Acid Derivatives Useful As Antibacterial Agents - The invention relates to a compound of formula (I): | 07-24-2014 |
David Donovan, Baltimore, MD US
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20110027249 | Fusion of Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Enzymes to a Protein Transduction Domain Allows Eradication of both Extracellular and Intracellular Gram Positive Pathogens - Lysostaphin is a bacteriocin secreted by | 02-03-2011 |
David M. Donovan, Baltimore, MD US
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20100021450 | Lys K Endolysin Is Synergistic with Lysostaphin Against MRSA - Multi-drug resistant superbugs are a persistent problem in modern health care. LysK is a staphylococcal bacteriophage endolysin from the phage K. It is a peptidoglycan hydrolase enzyme that can lyse many staphylococcal strains and thus is a potent antimicrobial against | 01-28-2010 |
20100028324 | Creating Designer Antimicrobials; Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Module Shuffling - The invention concerns a nucleic acid encoding a recombinant bifunctional fusion peptidoglycan hydrolase protein formed from a nucleic acid encoding a peptidoglycan hydrolase module and a nucleic acid encoding a second peptidoglycan hydrolase module. The fusion, dual (or multiples thereof) peptidoglycan hydrolase modules can be used to treat disease caused by the bacteria for which the individual modules of the fusion protein are specific. | 02-04-2010 |
20100158886 | Triple acting antimicrobials that are refractory to resistance development - Multi-drug resistant superbugs are a persistent problem in modern health care. This invention provides an antimicrobial endolysin-Lysostaphin triple fusion protein, comprising (1) an endolysin CHAP endopeptidase domain, (2) an endolysin amidase domain, and (3) a Lysostaphin glycyl-glycine endopeptidase domain. The domains are derived from two proteins that show antimicrobial synergy when used in combination. The protein has specificity and exolytic activity for the peptidoglycan cell wall of untreated, live | 06-24-2010 |
20110318328 | Specific Lysis of Staphylococcal Pathogens by Bacteriophage phi11 Endolysin | 12-29-2011 |
20130129697 | Enhanced Staphylolytic Activity of the Staphylococcus aureus Bacteriophage vB_SauS-philPLA88 Virion-Associated Peptidoglycan Hydrolase HydH5: Fusions, Deletions and Synergy with LysH5 - Virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolases have a potential as antimicrobial agents due to their ability to lyse Gram positive bacteria on contact. Full-length HydH5, a virion-associated peptidoglycan hydrolase from the | 05-23-2013 |
20130259849 | Enhanced Antimicrobial Lytic Activity of a Chimeric Ply187 Endolysin - Peptidoglycan hydrolases are an effective new source of antimicrobials. A chimeric fusion protein of the Ply187 endopeptidase domain and LysK SH3b cell wall binding domain is a potent agent against | 10-03-2013 |
20130336954 | Staphylococcal Phage2638A Endolysin Amidase Domain Is Lytic for Staphylococcus aureus - is notorious for developing resistance to virtually all antibiotics to which it is exposed. Staphylococcal phage 2638A endolysin is a peptidoglycan hydrolase that is lytic for | 12-19-2013 |
20140065127 | Staphylococcus haemolyticus Prophage PhiSH2 Endolysin is Lytic for Staphylococcus aureus - Methicillin-resistant (MRSA) and multi-drug resistant strains of | 03-06-2014 |
20140273137 | Peptidoglycan Hydrolase Antimicrobials for Eradicating Lactobacilli that Contaminate and Reduce Ethanol Yields in Biofuel Fermentation - Ethanol losses due to bacterial contamination in fermentation cultures weakens the economics of biofuel production. | 09-18-2014 |
20140302004 | Triple Acting Antimicrobials That Are Refractory To Resistance Development - Multi-drug resistant superbugs are a persistent problem in modern health care. This invention provides an antimicrobial endolysin-Lysostaphin triple fusion protein, comprising (1) an endolysin CHAP endopeptidase domain, (2) an endolysin amidase domain, and (3) a Lysostaphin glycyl-glycine endopeptidase domain. The domains are derived from two proteins that show antimicrobial synergy when used in combination. The protein has specificity and exolytic activity for the peptidoglycan cell wall of untreated, live | 10-09-2014 |
Eric Sean Donovan, Fishers, IN US
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20120144843 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND COOLING SYSTEM - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique cooling system for a gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for cooling one or more objects of cooling. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application shall become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 06-14-2012 |
20140338334 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH HEAT EXCHANGE - One embodiment of the present invention is a unique aircraft propulsion gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine. Another embodiment is a unique gas turbine engine. Other embodiments include apparatuses, systems, devices, hardware, methods, and combinations for gas turbine engines with heat exchange systems. Further embodiments, forms, features, aspects, benefits, and advantages of the present application will become apparent from the description and figures provided herewith. | 11-20-2014 |
Gerald P. Donovan, Kittery, ME US
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20130202618 | ANTIBODIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION AND DISEASE - Provided herein are reagents, compositions, and therapies with which to treat | 08-08-2013 |
20140286859 | PSMA ANTIBODIES AND USES THEREOF - The invention includes stable multimeric, particularly dimeric, forms of PSMA protein, compositions and kits containing dimeric PSMA protein as well as methods of producing, purifying and using these compositions. Such methods include methods for eliciting or enhancing an immune response to cells expressing PSMA, including methods of producing antibodies to dimeric PSMA, as well as methods of treating cancer, such as prostate cancer. | 09-25-2014 |
Gregory T. Donovan, Britton, MI US
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20130257079 | VEHICLE SEPARATING PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH ACCESS TO TRUNK RELEASE - Disclosed is a separating panel assembly for a vehicle with a rear trunk. An opening is defined in a portion of a separating panel and an access chute is located adjacent to the opening and leads into the trunk. A trunk release handle is located relative to the access chute such that the access chute guides a hand inserted from the passenger compartment through the opening to the trunk release handle. The opening is further located behind a foldable armrest when the armrest is folded up. A movable cover may be provided to cover the opening and reduce air flow between the trunk and the passenger compartment. | 10-03-2013 |
Gregory Todd Donovan, Britton, MI US
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20100156133 | INTEGRATED CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR A SEAT BACK OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A carrier assembly of a seat assembly for use in a motor vehicle allows for the efficient installation of the carrier assembly and several seat assembly accessories. The seat assembly has a seat back, a locking frame and a seat cushion. The carrier assembly includes an elongated base member extending along a longitudinal axis. A pair of outer hinge brackets are attached to the ends of the elongated base member. The seat back is pivotally mounted to the outer hinge brackets about a pivot axis that is spaced apart and parallel to said longitudinal axis of the elongated base member. A pair of floor brackets attached to the ends of the elongated base member secures the elongated base member to the floor of the motor vehicle. The carrier assembly is independent of the locking frame and the seat cushion. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156162 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - A seat back assembly including a frame formed of a low density material such as expanded polypropylene (EPP) and a reinforcement structure encapsulated within the frame is provided. The reinforcement structure includes a load transferring surface extending between opposite ends of the seat back. Each end of the reinforcement structure is secured to a vehicle body structure. The reinforcement structure transfers a load placed upon the seat back assembly throughout the frame so as to maintain the structural integrity of the frame under a predetermined load. Specifically, the load transferring surface of the reinforcement structure is in contact with the frame and transfers the load across a predetermined area of the frame and to the vehicle body. | 06-24-2010 |
20100156164 | MULTIPLE PART RESIN SEAT BACK WITH INTEGRATED ADJUSTABLE HEADREST SUPPORT - A seat back support for seat cushioning to be attached thereto and provide a seat component is disclosed. In addition, a process for making the seat back support is also disclosed. The seat back support can have first panel and a second panel. The first panel can have a base portion and a raised portion extending outwardly from the base portion, and the second panel can have a corrugated structure with a channel portion extending from a joining surface. The second panel is fixedly attached to the first panel by having at least part of the raised portion melt and re-solidified while in contact with the joining surface of the second panel. | 06-24-2010 |
20110285161 | SEAT BACK ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRAL REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - A seat back assembly including a frame formed of a low density material such as expanded polypropylene (EPP) and a reinforcement structure encapsulated within the frame is provided. The reinforcement structure includes a load transferring surface extending between opposite ends of the seat back. Each end of the reinforcement structure is secured to a vehicle body structure. The reinforcement structure transfers a load placed upon the seat back assembly throughout the frame so as to maintain the structural integrity of the frame under a predetermined load. Specifically, the load transferring surface of the reinforcement structure is in contact with the frame and transfers the load across a predetermined area of the frame and to the vehicle body. | 11-24-2011 |
James A. Donovan, Tarpon Springs, FL US
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20090090349 | Pan in pan heater - A device for heating the contents of a container when in contact with a container, comprising a sealed outer package, an actuatable heat source in the outer package and an inner package inside the outer package and having an actuation agent therein with a seal keeping the actuation agent in the inner package until the seal is broken. The preferred actuable heat source is a mixture of calcium oxide and a zeolite and the preferred actuation agent is water. Most preferred is the presence of an exotherm delaying material coating on said calcium oxide such as polyethylene glycol. | 04-09-2009 |
Jeremey D. Donovan, Glen Rock, NJ US
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20110099206 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL DATABASE DATA UPDATING SYSTEM - An information processing apparatus hosting a multidimensional database software application receives a batch of data values to be updated from an external client computing apparatus running a data entry application. The multidimensional database software application identifies a second batch of data values previously stored that have been flagged during prior updates to remain unchanged. The multidimensional database software application then combines these two batches of data values and calculates final data updates. The calculation method ensures that the final data changes committed to the database represent a best, if not exact, match to both the first batch of data values to be updated as well as the second batch of existing data values flagged to remain unchanged. | 04-28-2011 |
Jerry J. Donovan, Shawnee, KS US
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20100131167 | Air Brake Monitoring System - An air brake monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of the system and providing various alarms and/or warnings to a user. The air brake monitoring system configurable to function with the existing wiring of the vehicle and including an air brake monitoring device to be positioned in the vicinity of a brake valve. The air brake monitoring system is further provided to monitor the electrical stoplight power transmitted to the ABS brakes as well as the vehicle static/dynamic condition. | 05-27-2010 |
20100215429 | Trailer/Dolly ABS System Module - An apparatus and method for mounting a trailer/dolly air brake system module onto a mounting surface of a trailer/dolly using a mounting element. More particularly, a trailer/dolly air brake system module is mounted to an I-beam or C-channel of the trailer/dolly via welding methods, fasteners, or clamps. This allows the trailer/dolly air brake system module to be easily removable and replaceable, minimizing trailer/dolly down time as well as diagnostic troubleshooting/repair time. More particularly, the system module is for a trailer/dolly air brake system module. The method allows for continued use of a trailer/dolly vehicle. | 08-26-2010 |
20110236128 | Manifold System - A manifold system and method for installing and/or attaching a manifold system to a trailer/dolly system module. The manifold system includes groove and at least one fastener for securing the manifold system to the system module, allowing for the manifold system to be easily installed and quickly replaceable, which allows for continued use of a trailer/dolly vehicle, while minimizing trailer/dolly down time as well as diagnostic troubleshooting/repair time. | 09-29-2011 |
20110278428 | TRAILER/DOLLY ABS SYSTEM MODULE - An apparatus and method for mounting a trailer/dolly air brake system module onto a mounting surface of a trailer/dolly using a mounting element. More particularly, a trailer/dolly air brake system module is mounted to an I-beam or C-channel of the trailer/dolly via welding methods, fasteners, or clamps. This allows the trailer/dolly air brake system module to be easily removable and replaceable, minimizing trailer/dolly down time as well as diagnostic troubleshooting/repair time. More particularly, the system module is for a trailer/dolly air brake system module. The method allows for continued use of a trailer/dolly vehicle. | 11-17-2011 |
20120092150 | BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEM - An air brake monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of the system and providing various alarms and/or warnings to a user. The air brake monitoring system configurable to function with the existing wiring of the vehicle and including an air brake monitoring device to be positioned in the vicinity of a brake valve. The air brake monitoring system is further provided to monitor the electrical stoplight power transmitted to the ABS brakes as well as the vehicle static/dynamic condition. | 04-19-2012 |
20120330502 | Brake Monitoring System With Multiple Inputs - An air brake monitoring system for monitoring a pressure of the system and providing various alarms and/or warnings to a user including tire and brake status/alarms and providing for a backup alarm. The air brake monitoring system configurable to function with the existing wiring of the vehicle and including an air brake monitoring device to be positioned in the vicinity of a brake valve. The air brake monitoring system is further provided to monitor the electrical stoplight power transmitted to the ABS brakes as well as the vehicle static/dynamic condition. | 12-27-2012 |
20140286696 | Method and Apparatus For Mounting A System Module To A Vehicle - An apparatus and method for mounting a trailer/dolly air brake system module onto a mounting surface of a trailer/dolly using a mounting element. More particularly, a trailer/dolly air brake system module is mounted to an I-beam or C-channel of the trailer/dolly via welding methods, fasteners, or clamps. This allows the trailer/dolly air brake system module to be easily removable and replaceable, minimizing trailer/dolly down time as well as diagnostic troubleshooting/repair time. More particularly, the system module is for a trailer/dolly air brake system module. The method allows for continued use of a trailer/dolly vehicle. | 09-25-2014 |
John Donovan, Logan Township, NJ US
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20100172797 | EXTRACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-SENSITIVITY BODY FLUID TESTING DEVICE - An extraction method and apparatus is provided for obtaining quick, safe and highly sensitive testing of a variety of body fluids including saliva, blood, urine or other fluids for drugs of abuse or other analytes. The apparatus includes a latchable extraction wand for obtaining body fluid samples from a subject which is adapted to maximize the portion of the body fluid sample that will go into a graduated bottle containing a buffer solution, and a testing device wherein the sample will be received and into which test strips can be inserted to determine levels of drugs of abuse or other analyte in the sample. In one of the methods of the invention, energy is imparted to the sample and buffer solution, such as by shaking, and this facilitates reduction of sample viscosity, such as by promoting the breakdown of mucins when the sample is saliva. | 07-08-2010 |
John Donovan, San Antonio, TX US
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20100145890 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL AND AN ENTITY - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100235175 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING METAPHORS - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a metaphor engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, cause the controller to receive a measure of a mood of an individual, create a metaphor according to the measure of the mood of the individual, and present the metaphor to an entity requesting to interact with the individual. The measure of the mood can be synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, and can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-16-2010 |
20100251147 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRESENTING INTERMEDIARIES - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an intermediary engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to receive a measure of a mood of an individual, invoke an intermediary according to the measure of the mood of the individual, and present the intermediary to an entity requesting to interact with the individual. The measure of the mood can be synthesized from collected information associated with a behavior of the individual, and can have a plurality of dimensions. The mood can also indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 09-30-2010 |
20120197824 | Systems and Methods for Managing Interactions Between an Individual and an Entity - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a synthesis engine having a controller, and a storage medium for storing instructions to be executed by the controller. The instructions, when executed by the controller, can cause the controller to retrieve collected information associated with a behavior of an individual, synthesize from the information a measure of a mood of the individual to interact with others, and transmit the measure to a system associated with the individual to manage requests between the individual and the entity. The measure of the mood of the individual can indicate an availability of the individual and a receptiveness of the individual to accept a request to interact with an entity. The measure can be described by a plurality of dimensions. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 08-02-2012 |
John K. Donovan, Alexandria, VA US
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20090084622 | Method of Mass Transit - Disclosed is a method for converting the area of federally protected wetlands, like those located between the Anacostia River's edge and the boundary of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Anacostia Metrorail Station's property line, into a right-of-way or a specific travel route for the safe passage of hovercraft passenger ferry that is non-destructive of the environmentally sensitive nature of the land used as a right-of-way. | 04-02-2009 |
John L. Donovan, Danvers, IL US
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20120198987 | PURGING AN AIRLOCK OF AN EXPLOSION CONTAINMENT CHAMBER - Apparatus and methods are provided for purging an airlock cavity created between the airlock access door and the primary explosion chamber opening sealing mechanism. According to one embodiment of the present invention, an airlock device is used to ensure that, in the event toxins are released from the primary explosion chamber opening sealing means, the toxins are properly handled and are not inadvertently released into the atmosphere. In one embodiment, negative pressure is used to vacuum the entrained air within the airlock cavity subsequent to an explosion. To facilitate the sweeping and exhausting of the cavity, an orifice in the access door may be operable to allow the flow of ambient air through the airlock access door. | 08-09-2012 |
20120312147 | Portable explosion containment chamber - A portable containment chamber for safely disposing of suspected explosive threat devices comprises a cylindrical chamber body and hinged outward-opening access door. The door seals against a tapered seat and extends convexly into the interior of the chamber, whereby blast pressure tends to expand the door into enhanced gas-tight sealing engagement. The mouth of the chamber has an annular locking channel with which the door is locked in closed position by an expandable interconnected locking shoes driven by a crank-and-piston linkage such that all shoes are simultaneously locked and unlocked by movement of a common crank. A two-stage door operating mechanism first moves the unlocked door axially out of sealed position, and then rotates it to one side to provide access to the interior of the chamber. For closing, the sequence of movements is reversed. Pneumatic power means are provided to move the locking shoes simultaneously in and out of locking engagement with the annular locking channel, to move the door axially in and out sealing engagement with the chamber body, and to move the disengaged door rotationally away from the chamber door opening for providing access thereto. A first interlock means prevents axial opening and closing movement of the chamber door when the door rotated away from the chamber mouth in standby position. A second interlock means inhibits detonation of a donor explosive charge within the chamber if the door locking shoes are not in fully locked position. The chamber and door are preferably made of explosion-resistant impact-hardening manganese steel alloy. | 12-13-2012 |
John Michael Donovan, San Antonio, TX US
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20110252338 | INNOVATION PIPELINE - Unique content generated by a group of individual users is evaluated. First unique content provided by a first user via a social networking website interface is collected at a tangible host server. Second unique content provided by a second user via the social networking website interface is collected at the tangible host server. User input ratings from individual users of the social networking website interface are collected so as to rate the first unique content and second unique content. In a first evaluation stage, the first unique content and second unique content are evaluated based on user input from individual users of the social networking website interface so as to comparatively rank the first unique content and second unique content. | 10-13-2011 |
20120151527 | Rule-Based Selection of Content - A method includes, at a customer premise equipment (CPE) device, accessing data descriptive of content available via a network coupled to a network interface of the CPE device. A plurality of rules are analyzed using a forward-inferencing rules engine to determine whether one or more of the rules are satisfied based on the data. The rules include at least one user defined rule and at least one automatically generated rule, where the at least one automatically generated rule is automatically generated based on user history information. The method includes selecting particular content of the content available via the network for presentation via a display device. | 06-14-2012 |
20120151549 | User Assistance Via Customer Premises Equipment Media Files - A particular customer premises equipment (CPE) device includes a display interface, a processor, and a memory accessible to the processor. The memory includes a plurality of media files that include user assistance information. The memory also includes instructions executable by the processor to access a media file of the plurality of media files and, in response to a user request for assistance, send content of the media file to a display device via a display interface. | 06-14-2012 |
Judith Donovan, Manchester, MO US
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20110283417 | Secreted Insecticidal Protein and Gene Compositions from Bacillus Thuringiensis and Uses Therefor - The present invention relates to the isolation and characterization of nucleotide sequences encoding novel insecticidal proteins secreted into the extracellular space from | 11-17-2011 |
Mark J. Donovan, Derry, NH US
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20120158335 | Systems and Methods for Synchronizing Sensor Data - A magnetic field sensor including a bidirectional node is configured to perform at least one of generating sensor data, storing sensor data, or communicating sensor data in a serial data signal in response to a trigger signal received at the bidirectional node. An alternative sensor having a node that may or may not be a bidirectional node is configured to reset at least one of a sensor data signal, a clock, a register, or a counter in response to a trigger signal received at the node and is further configured to communicate the sensor data signal in response to the trigger signal. | 06-21-2012 |
20120262155 | Magnetic Field Sensor That Provides an Output Signal Representative of an Angle of Rotation and a Speed of Rotation of a Target Object - A magnetic field sensor and a method used therein provide an output signal in angle units representative of an angle of rotation of a target of and also an output signal in speed units representative of a speed of rotation of the target object. A power control circuit can cycle a magnetic field sensor on and off in accordance with a sensed rotation speed of the object. | 10-18-2012 |
20130046488 | Circuits and Methods for Automatically Adjusting a Magnetic Field Sensor in Accordance with a Speed of Rotation Sensed by the Magnetic Field Sensor - A magnetic field sensor and a method used therein provide a measured signal representative of an angular speed of rotation of a target object. The magnetic field sensor, in accordance with the measured speed of rotation, can automatically change various characteristics of the magnetic field sensor. | 02-21-2013 |
20130080087 | Circuits and Methods for Processing Signals Generated by a Plurality of Magnetic Field Sensing Elements - Circuits and methods provide an ability to track a direction of a magnetic field, and, more particular, to track a direction of a rapidly rotating magnetic field. The circuits and methods use a plurality of magnetic field sensing elements, for example, as may be embodied in a circular vertical Hall (CVH) sensing element. However, the circuits and methods can track the direction of the sensed magnetic field by processing at any time fewer than all of the plurality of magnetic field sensing elements, for example, one or two of the plurality of magnetic field sensing elements. | 03-28-2013 |
20130335067 | Magnetic Field Sensors And Related Techniques That Can Provide An Output Signal Capable Of Being Diagnosed - Magnetic field sensor and related techniques can identify passing conditions, failing conditions, and marginal conditions of a sensed object. The magnetic field sensor and techniques can use one or more peak values of a proximity signal representative of proximity of the object, DC offset values of the proximity signal, or threshold values related to an amplitude of a signal representative of the proximity signal to identify the conditions. | 12-19-2013 |
Martin Donovan, Austin, TX US
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20110253140 | FORMULATIONS CONTAINING LARGE-SIZE CARRIER PARTICLES FOR DRY POWDER INHALATION AEROSOLS - A dry powder inhaler may include a drug chamber configured to contain a formulation including carrier particles and working agent particles, a mouthpiece configured to direct flow of working agent particles to a user, and a retaining member proximal the mouthpiece. The retaining member be sized and arranged to prevent flow of substantially all carrier particles to the user while permitting flow of working agent particles to a user. The inhaler may include a formulation including carrier particles for delivering working agent to the pulmonary system of a patient. The carrier particles may have an average sieve diameter greater than about 500 μm. The carrier particles may be one of polystyrene, PTFE, silicone glass, and silica gel or glass. | 10-20-2011 |
Martin Donovan, Albuquerque, NM US
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20120328768 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MICROPARTICLE DRY COATING OF SURFACES - A device for coating dry powder microparticles onto a surface may include a jet mill configured to mill dry powder particles into microparticles having a desired aerodynamic diameter and to deaggregate the microparticles, a feed hopper structured and arranged to feed dry powder particles to the jet mill, a surface configured to receive dry powder microparticles and an exit nozzle associated with the jet mill The exit nozzle may be arranged to direct deaggregated micronized dry powder particles from the jet mill to the surface to be coated. The device may further include a holder structured and arranged to hold an item, wherein the item includes the surface. In some aspects of the device, the item may be a film. | 12-27-2012 |
Martin J. Donovan, Austin, TX US
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20120207913 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DOSING AND COATING INHALATION POWDERS ONTO CARRIER PARTICLES - A method of method of coating powdered medical agent onto a carrier particle for use in a dry powder inhaler may include applying ultrasonic energy to agglomerated powdered medical agent to deaggregate and aerosolize particles of the medical agent into particles having a desired average particle size, and coating at least one carrier particle with a desired amount of the deaggregated and aerosolized particles of the medical agent. | 08-16-2012 |
20130323310 | SWELLABLE PARTICLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Swellable particles for delivering a working agent to the pulmonary system comprise a plurality of biodegradable particles each formed from a polymer network, each of the plurality of biodegradable particles having a mass mean aerodynamic diameter not exceeding 5 μm, the particles being swellable by hydration to a size that is greater than 6 μm volume mean diameter, and a working agent entrapped in the polymer network of each of the plurality of biodegradable particles. | 12-05-2013 |
Martin J. Donovan, Albuquerque, NM US
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20120328703 | SWELLABLE PARTICLES FOR DRUG DELIVERY - Swellable particles for delivery of a drug or other working agent to the pulmonary system are provided. The swellable particles include a dehydrated (dry) aerodynamic particle diameter of 5 μm or less to enable delivery to the respiratory tract, such as for example to the tracheo-bronchial airways of the upper respiratory tract and/or to the alveolic regions of the deep lung, and a hydrated particle diameter that is greater than 6 μm volume mean diameter to retard or prevent their phagocytosis by the macrophages present in airways of the respiratory tract. | 12-27-2012 |
Mary B. Donovan, St. Paul, MN US
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20080229672 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An abrasive article comprises a porous abrasive member, a nonwoven filter medium, and a porous attachment fabric. A plurality of openings in the porous abrasive member cooperates with the nonwoven filter medium to allow the flow of particles from an outer abrasive surface of the porous abrasive member to the porous attachment fabric. Methods of making and using the abrasive articles are included. | 09-25-2008 |
20080233850 | ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An abrasive article comprises a porous abrasive member, a nonwoven filter medium, a second nonwoven filter medium, and optionally a porous attachment layer. A plurality of openings in the porous abrasive member cooperates with the first nonwoven filter medium to allow the flow of particles from an outer abrasive surface of the porous abrasive member to the second nonwoven filter medium. Methods of making and using the abrasive articles are included. | 09-25-2008 |
Matthew R. Donovan, Ankeny, IA US
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20120160360 | Flexible fluid conduit - A process for producing a fluid conduit by forming a fluid delivery channel along the outer surface of a first elongate tubular body member. A second elongate tubular body having an inner circumference is fitted about the outer circumference of the first tubular body so as to seal the at least one fluid delivery channel on the outer surface of the first tubular body. A section of the fitted first and second tubular assembly is removed therefrom so as to define a fluid delivery channel in the form of a sealed fluid conduit. | 06-28-2012 |
20130298403 | METHODS OF FABRICATING FUEL INJECTORS USING LASER ADDITIVE DEPOSITION - A method of fabricating a fuel injector is disclosed which includes the steps of forming a structural portion of a fuel injector from an alloy having a first mechanical property, and then adding an alloy having a second mechanical property on a surface area of the structural portion to enhance the mechanical properties of the fuel injector. | 11-14-2013 |
20150069148 | INTEGRATED HEAT SHIELD - A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes a nozzle tip assembly having a substantially monolithically formed nozzle body. The nozzle body has an annular outlet chamber for issuing a spray from the nozzle tip. A feed channel is in fluid communication with the outlet chamber through a feed passage. A heat shield void substantially surrounds the feed channel(s). | 03-12-2015 |
Matthew Raymond Donovan, Ankeny, IA US
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20110247590 | INJECTORS UTILIZING LATTICE SUPPORT STRUCTURE - A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine includes an inlet having a fuel inlet fitting for receiving fuel. A feed arm is mounted to the inlet and has an internal conduit in fluid communication with the inlet for conveying fuel from the inlet fitting through the feed arm. A nozzle body is operatively connected to the feed arm for injecting fuel from the internal conduit into a combustor of a gas turbine engine. At least one of the inlet, feed arm, and nozzle body includes a lattice support structure. | 10-13-2011 |
20140367494 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED NOZZLE TIP FOR FUEL INJECTOR - A fuel injector for a gas turbine engine is disclosed that includes a nozzle tip assembly having a nozzle body substantially monolithically formed by additive manufacturing and having at least one fuel circuit defined therein and at least one air circuit defined therein. | 12-18-2014 |
Maura Donovan, St. Paul, MN US
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20090061515 | Methods of inhibiting or suppressing cellular proliferation - Methods of inhibiting or suppressing cellular proliferation are disclosed that include delivering at least one antiproliferative agent into or proximate a cell. In certain embodiments, the antiproliferative agent(s) are hydrolysis products of a biodegradable polymer (e.g., a polyketal polymer). | 03-05-2009 |
20150080844 | THERAPY FOR KIDNEY DISEASE AND/OR HEART FAILURE BY INTRADERMAL INFUSION - Intradermal delivery devices, systems and methods thereof for the administration of a natriuretic or chimeric peptide are described. The described delivery devices, systems and methods provide for the treatment of pathological conditions such as kidney disease alone, heart failure alone, concomitant kidney disease and heart failure, or cardiorenal syndrome by delivery of a natriuretic or chimeric peptide through a microneedle array using a delivery pump. The described delivery devices, systems and methods can provide for greater availability of a natriuretic or chimeric peptide and improved pharmacokinetics. | 03-19-2015 |
Maura G. Donovan, St. Paul, MN US
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20080227083 | OPTICAL DETECTOR FOR ENZYME ACTIVATION - Activation of an enzyme in a bodily fluid is detected based on the amount of cleavage of a substrate for the enzyme. The substrate is tagged with two fluorescent dyes—a donor and an acceptor. The tagged substrate is presented to the bodily fluid. A device emits energy at a first wavelength into the bodily fluid, and detects energy at second and third wavelengths emitted by the dyes in response to the energy at the first wavelength. Prior to enzymatic cleavage of the substrate, the acceptor emits energy at the third wavelength in response to energy at the second wavelength received through fluorescent resonant energy transfer (FRET) from the donor. After enzymatic cleavage of the substrate, the donor emits energy at the second wavelength. The device can determine the concentration of activated enzyme within the bodily fluid based on the relative intensities of energy, at the second and third wavelengths. | 09-18-2008 |
20120046642 | OPTICAL DETECTOR FOR USE IN THERAPY - Activation of an enzyme in a bodily fluid is detected based on the amount of cleavage of a substrate for the enzyme. The substrate is tagged with two fluorescent dyes—a donor and an acceptor. The tagged substrate is presented to the bodily fluid. A device emits energy at a first wavelength into the bodily fluid, and detects energy at second and third wavelengths emitted by the dyes in response to the energy at the first wavelength. Prior to enzymatic cleavage of the substrate, the acceptor emits energy at the third wavelength in response to energy at the second wavelength received through fluorescent resonant energy transfer (FRET) from the donor. After enzymatic cleavage of the substrate, the donor emits energy at the second wavelength. The device can determine the concentration of activated enzyme within the bodily fluid based on the relative intensities of energy at the second and third wavelengths. | 02-23-2012 |
Maureen D. Donovan, Swisher, IA US
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20090029934 | RNA interference in respiratory epithelial cells - The present invention is directed to small interfering RNA molecules targeted against a gene of interest in respiratory epithelial cells, and methods of using these RNA molecules. | 01-29-2009 |
Michael D. Donovan, Phoenix, AZ US
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20110139869 | WIRELESS TRANSACTION MEDIUM HAVING COMBINED MAGNETIC STRIPE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information. | 06-16-2011 |
20120024950 | WIRELESS TRANSACTION MEDIUM HAVING COMBINED MAGNETIC STRIPE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information. | 02-02-2012 |
20120217298 | WIRELESS TRANSACTION MEDIUM HAVING COMBINED MAGNETIC STRIPE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information. | 08-30-2012 |
20130126608 | WIRELESS TRANSACTION MEDIUM HAVING COMBINED MAGNETIC STRIPE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information. | 05-23-2013 |
20140048597 | WIRELESS TRANSACTION MEDIUM HAVING COMBINED MAGNETIC STRIPE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS - A wireless financial transaction instrument, such as a card, has a magnetic stripe, a display, and an on-board power supply, such as a battery, and is usable with a dual capture point of sale terminal. Information is received by such a terminal from the card wirelessly, and also from the magnetic stripe, and the data received contactlessly is preferably used to verify that read from the stripe. The display can display the account number on command, or to display a current balance, or amount of credit remaining, or any combination of these items of information. | 02-20-2014 |
Michael Duane Donovan, Lexington, KY US
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20090324274 | Method And System For Selecting Total Job Time Print - A system and a method in which the engine dynamically decides which process speed to warm up to based on the number & size of pages currently submitted to the engine, and thus deliver the best job time dynamically. | 12-31-2009 |
20130259507 | Narrow Media Throughput Control Using Temperature Feedback - A printer is provided having a fuser assembly having a belt, a heater to heat the belt, a backup roll positioned to engage the belt thereby defining a fusing nip with the belt, a main temperature sensor associated with the heat transfer member, the first temperature sensor associated with the backup roll for sensing a temperature of a portion of the backup roll, the second temperature sensor associated with a distal end region of the heat transfer member for sensing the temperature of the distal end region. A controller is coupled to the fuser assembly for controlling a throughput of the printer based on at least one of the backup roll temperature and the temperature at the distal end region of the heater. | 10-03-2013 |
Michael Stephen Donovan, Huntley, IL US
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20100159224 | MOISTURE RESISTANT POLYIMIDE COMPOSITIONS - The invention relates to a moisture resistant composition comprising: a) from 20 to 80 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a polyetherimide copolymer made from a monomer mixture comprising 3,3′ bisphenol-A dianhydride (BPADA), and 4,4′-diaminodiphenyl sulfone (DDS); b) from 5 to 75 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of polyetheretherketone (PEEK); and c) from 0 to 30 weight percent based on the total weight of the composition of a filler. The invention relates to a reflector substrate comprising a moisture resistant layer metalized with a reflective layer, wherein the moisture resistant layer comprising the moisture resistant composition. The invention relates to a method for producing a metalized coating without a primer comprising applying a reflective layer directly to a moisture resistant layer in the absence of a primer, wherein the moisture resistant layer comprises the moisture resistant composition. | 06-24-2010 |
20140357796 | POLYIMIDE RESIN COMPOSITIONS - A thermoplastic composition comprises a polymer blend. The polymer blend comprises a first polyimide and a second polyimide. The first polyimide has repeating units derived from a first dianhydride and a first diamine. The second polyimide has repeating units derived from a second dianhydride and a second diamine. Either the first dianhydride and the second dianhydride are the same or the first diamine and the second diamine are the same. | 12-04-2014 |
Nathan Donovan, Columbia, IL US
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20130277148 | LUBRICATION SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER - A lubrication system for lubricating bearings that includes at least one lubrication pump for pumping lubricant to the bearings and at least one metering valve for distributing the pumped lubricant throughout the lubrication system to the bearings. The system further includes a lubrication controller in communication with the at least one lubrication pump and at least one metering valve for controlling the lubrication system. The controller has firmware configured to provide a sequence of instructions to perform specified tasks and hardware that carries out the sequence of instructions to perform the specified tasks. In an unconfigured and unconnected state, the lubrication controller can be configured by reprogramming the firmware, to selectively control at least one of a series progressive lubrication system, a dual line lubrication system and a single line parallel lubrication system. | 10-24-2013 |
Nathan D. Donovan, Columbia, IL US
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20120132483 | PUMP HAVING STEPPER MOTOR AND OVERDRIVE CONTROL - Apparatus and method for supplying lubricant to a plurality of lubrication sites. Embodiments include a pump with venting and non-venting piston return, a pump with stirrer and direct feed mechanism, a pump with CAN system and self-diagnostics, a pump with heated housing and reservoir and a pump with stepper motor and overdrive control. | 05-31-2012 |
Patrick Aaron Donovan, East Greenwich, RI US
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20100277892 | POWER DEVICE WITH LIGHTED OUTLETS - A power device having illuminated power outlets is disclosed. The power device includes a housing, a power input interface to the housing, and a plurality of power outlets on the housing for distributing power from the input. Within the housing of the power device, a printed circuit board has at least one LED positioned adjacent to at least one of the plurality of outlets to illuminate the openings of the outlets from within the interior housing. | 11-04-2010 |
Richard Paul Donovan, Windham, NH US
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20090135043 | Vehicle Radar Sensor Assembly - A radar electronics module includes a support structure having a first surface having a plurality of recesses with a transmitter circuit board and a receiver circuit board disposed thereon. The transmitter and receiver circuit boards are disposed over the first surface of the supports structure such that transmitter and receive circuits are disposed in cavities on the support structure. The radar electronics module further includes a digital/power supply circuit printed wiring board (PWB) disposed on a second surface of the support structure and a connector disposed on the support structure. The connector is disposed in such a way that it provides electrical connections for at least one of power signals, analog signals or digital signals between at least two of the digital/power supply PWB, the transmitter circuit board and the receiver circuit board. | 05-28-2009 |
Robert Dean Donovan, Mooreville, MS US
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20090166484 | ROCKER-RECLINER BASE ASSEMBLY HAVING UNITARY CAM MEMBERS - A rocker chair base assembly employs a set of unitary composite cam members to enable a user to engage in a rocking motion with a chair mounted over the assembly. Each cam member presents a rigid body with a set of laterally projecting sleeves. A first set of angle cross members serve to interconnect longitudinal rails on which the cam members reside, and a second set of angle cross members serve to interconnect adjacent cam members. Specifically, the laterally projecting sleeves of each cam member present a mating angle profile for slidably receiving therein and securely attaching with longitudinal end regions of the second set of angle cross members. | 07-02-2009 |
20090174251 | ZERO-WALL CLEARANCE LINKAGE MECHANISM FOR A HIGH-LEG SEATING UNIT - A seating unit that includes a linkage mechanism adapted to move the seating unit between extended and reclined positions, and a chassis is provided. The linkage mechanism includes a seat-mounting link, a base plate fixedly mounted to the chassis, a back-mounting bracket rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting link, a back drive link in generally laterally-spaced relation to the seat-mounting link, and a front-lift assembly that is rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting link. In operation, a rearward occupant force on the back-mounting bracket generates a rearward bias that is converted to a laterally-directed force through the back drive link to the front-lift assembly. Upon receiving this force, the front-lift assembly translates the seat-mounting link forward and upward in relation to the base plate, such that, the seat-mounting link is consistently biased in a particular inclination angle with respect to the base plate throughout adjustment. | 07-09-2009 |
20110181094 | Zero-Wall Clearance Linkage Mechanism for a High-Leg Seating Unit - Provided is a linkage mechanism for a recliner that includes a seat-mounting plate, a base plate that is vertically supported by one or more legs, a footrest assembly adapted to extend ottoman(s) when the recliner is adjusted from a closed to an extended position, and a front lift assembly. The front lift assembly includes a front bellcrank that is rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting plate, a front pivot link that is rotatably coupled to the base plate, a carrier link that is pivotably coupled to the front pivot link and to the front bellcrank, and a front lift link that is rotatably coupled to the seat-mounting plate and is pivotably coupled to the front lift link. Additionally, the linkage mechanism includes a seat-adjustment assembly that cooperates with the front lift assembly to translate the seat-mounting plate over the base plate during adjustment between extended and reclined positions. | 07-28-2011 |
Robert S. Donovan, Auburn, AL US
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20110179662 | TAPE MEASURE ANCHORING ACCESSORY - The present invention relates to a measuring tool having a substantially puck-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. The tool also includes an elongated slot formed in the top surface and a fastener adjacent the bottom surface. The elongated slot is adapted to receive a portion of a tape measure. The fastener is operable to secure the measuring tool to the underlying work piece. Optionally, the fastener is a magnet. | 07-28-2011 |
Robert St. Clair Donovan, Auburn, AL US
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20090186581 | WIRELESS ACCESSORY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An improved accessory for an electronic device that allows the device to interface with a standard radio receiver or another electronic device using an incompatible digital transmission format. The accessory includes a digital transceiver for establishing digital communications with a first remote device having a digital transceiver. The accessory receives audio data from the device over the digital wireless channel and produces an FM broadcast output signal based upon the received digital audio data. Thus, music from a personal computer or digital music player can be listened to over a standard radio receiver. The accessory can also be configured to produce a Wi-Fi or Bluetooth formatted output such that the audio data can be transmitted to a previously incompatible radio or headphone receiver. The user inputs of the portable electronic device can preferably be used to control functions of the accessory and the device's display to display the selected transmission frequency or channel of the accessory. | 07-23-2009 |
Ryan R. Donovan, Bellevue, WA US
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20090006114 | Multi-channel commerce-related data management - An approach to commerce-related data management is described that allows multiple heterogeneous enterprise application systems to utilize a centralized data store for managing and storing data generated and/or used by the enterprise application systems. One implementation of the commerce-related data management system includes a data store, business logic and Web services logic. The data store stores commerce-related data. The business logic is configured to access the commerce-related data stored in the data store. The Web services logic is configured to receive service requests transmitted by multiple heterogeneous enterprise application systems over a network. The business logic is further configured to perform one or more operations upon the commerce-related data stored in the data store responsive to receipt of the service requests by the Web services logic. | 01-01-2009 |
Sean Donovan, Howell, MI US
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20110204579 | Seal with Spiral Grooves and Mid-Lip Band - A dynamic seal advantageously utilizes a plurality of grooves on the active side or surface of the seal to capture a leaked lubricant and hydrodynamically pump the lubricant back into the lubricated side of the seal. The grooves are interrupted at an intermediate location by a continuous circumferential band that aids in preventing leakage past the band when the shaft is not rotating and the grooves on both sides of the band pump contaminants away from the sealing lip. | 08-25-2011 |
20130175763 | Lubricated Shaft Seal - A seal for sealingly engaging a shaft or other rotatable element includes a sealing portion having a lubricant side and a non-lubricant side and extending generally inwardly toward the shaft when the seal is installed thereon. The sealing portion has an active lip portion including a shaft engagement surface engageable with the shaft and a lubricant vent extending through at least a portion of the active lip portion. The lubricant vent provides fluid communication between opposite sides of the active lip portion, thus maintaining adequate lubrication between the shaft engagement surface and the shaft, avoiding lubricant coking, or other degradation, and extending seal life. | 07-11-2013 |
Shane Donovan, Lake Geneva, WI US
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20090069543 | Factor IXa for the treatment of bleeding disorders - The invention provides a method of treating bleeding disorders in a subject by administration of a preparation enriched for Factor IXa. The Factor IXa can be produced by proteolytically activating recombinantly-produced Factor IX. The invention also provides an improved method for producing Factor IXa from a plasma fraction, which method results in a Factor IXa product containing little or no prekallikrein activity, thus reducing the incidence of undesired side effects in a subject. | 03-12-2009 |
20090075881 | FIBRIN GEL FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF PDGF AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates, in general, to fibrin sealants, which contain platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) for controlled release in situ for therapeutic applications, including musculoskeletal disorders, soft tissue disorders and vascular diseases. | 03-19-2009 |
20110200577 | BIOMATRICES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN REGENERATIVE AND REPARATIVE CELLS - The invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a fibrin clot and a cytokine and methods of delivering the composition to a site of disease or injury in vivo to attract and retain regenerative or reparative stem or myeloid cells and their differentiated progeny. | 08-18-2011 |
20130143808 | Fibrin Gel for Controlled Release of PDGF and Uses Thereof - The present invention relates, in general, to fibrin sealants, which contain platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) for controlled release in situ for therapeutic applications, including musculoskeletal disorders, soft tissue disorders and vascular diseases. | 06-06-2013 |
Sharna M. Donovan, Hillsboro, OR US
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20110308113 | Article of Footwear With Color Change Portion And Method Of Changing Color - An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color is disclosed. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. | 12-22-2011 |
20130033378 | Article of Footwear with Color Change Portion and Method of Changing Color - An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color is disclosed. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion comprised electrochromic fiber or fabric. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. | 02-07-2013 |
20130318830 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR WITH COLOR CHANGE PORTION AND METHOD OF CHANGING COLOR - An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color is disclosed. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. | 12-05-2013 |
20150059214 | Article of Footwear With Color Change Portion and Method of Changing Color - An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion includes composite material including a photonic lattice. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. | 03-05-2015 |
Steven Donovan, Dallas, TX US
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20110047212 | ADJUSTMENT OF A CONTACT LIST - A method for adjusting a contact list is provided. The method includes obtaining a contact list having a list of one or more media types for a contact. Contact data is obtained. The contact data defines an accessibility of the contact to the one or more media types. The method may include determining an accessibility level for reaching the contact using the one or more media types based on the contact data. The accessibility level may be a probability of reaching the contact using the one or more media types. The contact list may be adjusted based on the determined accessibility level. | 02-24-2011 |
Steven P. Donovan, Roscoe, IL US
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20100202856 | ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - An isolator assembly which may be used, for example, to secure a fuel rail to a cylinder head. The isolator assembly includes a bolt, washer and compressive elements. When using the isolator assembly to mount a fuel rail, preferably initially the washer and a first compressive element are retained on the bolt. A shaft end of the bolt is then inserted into a mounting boss of the fuel rail, and a second compressive element is engaged with both the fuel rail and a threaded portion of the bolt. The bolt is then threaded into the cylinder head, causing the second compressive element to come into contact with the cylinder head and compress, along with the first compressive element. When fully installed, the first compressive element isolates the fuel rail from the bolt itself (and the washer), and the second compressive element isolates the cylinder head from the fuel rail. | 08-12-2010 |
Steven R. Donovan, Dallas, TX US
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20100088388 | TOP OF HOUR PRESENCE AND CALENDAR STATE INTERACTION - In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a critical time when a current presence state associated with a first client is scheduled to change to a timed presence state. The method also includes generating a first presence document before the critical time, and providing the first presence document to at least a second client. The first presence document has an indication of the current presence state and the timed presence state, and is provided to the second client before the critical time. | 04-08-2010 |
Tom Donovan, Forth Worth, TX US
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20110274548 | Stiff-in-Plane Rotor Configuration - A rotor assembly for a rotary-wing aircraft, the rotor having a central hub assembly with a flexure-type, twist-shank yoke with multiple arms, each arm being adapted for a rotor blade to be mounted thereto. The arms provide for pitch changes of blades attached to the yoke through twisting of portions of the arms about a corresponding pitch axis. An inboard pitch bearing associated with each arm is attached to the hub assembly and allows for rotation of the attached blade about the pitch axis, the inboard pitch bearing also allowing for out-of-plane motion of the arm relative to the hub assembly about a flapping axis. An outboard pitch bearing associated with each arm is attached to the associated arm a selected distance from the inboard pitch bearing and allows for rotation of the attached blade about the pitch axis. | 11-10-2011 |
Tom Donovan, Fort Worth, TX US
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20130287576 | Aircraft Rotor with Discrete Flap Hinge - An aircraft rotor assembly has upper and lower hub plates adapted to be mounted to a central rotor mast for rotation therewith. A plurality of radial arms is connected to at least two flap bearings mounted between the hub plates and forming a discrete flap hinge, each flap hinge defining a flap axis and allowing rotation of the associated arm relative to the hub plates and about the corresponding flap axis. Each of a plurality of blade grips is rotatably connected to one of the arms for rotation about a pitch axis and adapted for mounting of a blade to each blade grip, such that each blade is capable of rotation with the grip about the pitch axis and capable of rotation together with the corresponding arm relative to the hub plates and about the corresponding flap axis. | 10-31-2013 |
William Donovan, Manchester, MO US
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20110283417 | Secreted Insecticidal Protein and Gene Compositions from Bacillus Thuringiensis and Uses Therefor - The present invention relates to the isolation and characterization of nucleotide sequences encoding novel insecticidal proteins secreted into the extracellular space from | 11-17-2011 |
William E. Donovan, Newton, NC US
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20090218081 | Composite Heat Exchanger End Structure - A heat exchanger having a tube bundle disposed within a housing with a resilient end structure disposed in compressed, plug-forming relation at least partially across the heat exchanging cavity. The resilient end structure includes one or more boundary segments extending between an internal wall of the housing and the perimeter of the tube bundle. The boundary segment includes a combination of materials having differing compression characteristics providing enhanced support to the boundary segments. | 09-03-2009 |
William P. Donovan, Manchester, MO US
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20080201801 | Invertebrate MicroRNAs - This invention provides plants having resistance to invertebrate pests. More specifically, this invention discloses a non-natural transgenic plant cell expressing at least one invertebrate miRNA in planta for suppression of a target gene of an invertebrate pest or of a symbiont associated with the invertebrate pest. Also provided are recombinant DNA constructs for expression of at least one invertebrate miRNA in planta, a non-natural transgenic plant containing the non-natural transgenic plant cell of this invention, a non-natural transgenic plant grown from the non-natural transgenic plant cell of this invention, and non-natural transgenic seed produced by the non-natural transgenic plants, as well as commodity products produced from a non-natural transgenic plant cell, plant, or seed of this invention. This invention further provides a method of suppressing at least one target gene of an invertebrate pest of a plant or of a symbiont associated with the invertebrate, including providing a plant including the non-natural transgenic plant cell of this invention, wherein the invertebrate is the invertebrate pest, the recombinant DNA is transcribed in the non-natural transgenic plant cell to the recombinant miRNA precursor, and when the invertebrate pest ingests the recombinant miRNA precursor, the at least one target gene is suppressed. | 08-21-2008 |
20130165498 | INVERTEBRATE MICRORNAS - This invention provides plants having resistance to invertebrate pests. More specifically, this invention discloses a non-natural transgenic plant cell expressing at least one invertebrate miRNA in planta for suppression of a target gene of an invertebrate pest or of a symbiont associated with the invertebrate pest. Also provided are recombinant DNA constructs for expression of at least one invertebrate miRNA in planta, a non-natural transgenic plant containing the non-natural transgenic plant cell of this invention, a non-natural transgenic plant grown from the non-natural transgenic plant cell of this invention, and non-natural transgenic seed produced by the non-natural transgenic plants, as well as commodity products produced from a non-natural transgenic plant cell, plant, or seed of this invention. This invention further provides a method of suppressing at least one target gene of an invertebrate pest of a plant or of a symbiont associated with the invertebrate, including providing a plant including the non-natural transgenic plant cell of this invention, wherein the invertebrate is the invertebrate pest, the recombinant DNA is transcribed in the non-natural transgenic plant cell to the recombinant miRNA precursor, and when the invertebrate pest ingests the recombinant miRNA precursor, the at least one target gene is suppressed. | 06-27-2013 |
20130212748 | Secreted Insecticidal Protein and Gene Compositions From Bacillus Thuringiensis and Uses Therefor - The present invention relates to the isolation and characterization of nucleotide sequences encoding novel insecticidal proteins secreted into the extracellular space from | 08-15-2013 |