Forster, US
Catherine Forster, Wayne, PA US
Charles Forster, Arlington, WA US
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20130019866 | LAVATORY CHEMICAL OXYGEN WITH REMOTELY LOCATED OXYGEN GENERATION - A lavatory chemical oxygen system for providing breathing gas to an aircraft lavatory includes a remotely located oxygen generation system for supplying oxygen to the aircraft lavatory. The lavatory chemical oxygen system includes an aircraft passenger main cabin, an aircraft lavatory, and a lavatory oxygen drop box housing with a lavatory oxygen mask in the aircraft lavatory. A chemical oxygen generator located remotely from the aircraft lavatory is connected to the lavatory oxygen mask to provide supplemental oxygen to an occupant of the lavatory. The chemical oxygen generator can be activated electronically or manually. | 01-24-2013 |
Charles F. Forster, Arlington, WA US
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20130068752 | DRAIN/FILL FITTING - An aircraft drain/fill fitting includes a housing adapted for being fitted into an opening between an aircraft interior and an aircraft exterior. The housing has an interior housing segment fluidly coaxially communicating with an exterior housing segment to define a liquid flow path therethrough, and a heater for applying heat to the interior housing segment. A hollow insert element is positioned in the interior housing segment in heat transfer contact with an inner wall of the interior housing segment. An elongate heat transfer probe is positioned in heat transfer contact with the hollow insert element and extends into the exterior housing segment to reduce the incidence of freezing of liquid in the exterior housing segment. | 03-21-2013 |
Cheryl Forster, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20090235605 | Method of Making A Modular Synthetic Floor Tile Configured For Enhanced Performance - A method for enhancing the performance characteristics of a modular synthetic floor tile, which includes configuring a plurality of structural members to define an upper contact surface with a plurality of openings in the upper contact surface of the floor tile, configuring each of the structural members to comprise a thickness sufficient to support a load about the upper contact surface and with a contact flat having a smooth surface and a width between 0.03 and 0.08 inches, and configuring the upper contact surface with a dry static coefficient of friction of at least 0.6 and an abrasion index no greater than 20. | 09-24-2009 |
20100236176 | Modular Tile With Controlled Deflection - A modular tile configured to interlock with multiple tiles to form a modular floor covering over a floor. The tile includes a top surface having a periphery defining side walls extending downward from the top surface, the side walls having a coupling portion configured to couple with other tiles adjacent thereto to form the modular floor covering. The tile also includes a bottom side, opposite the top surface, having a support grid including an array of downward extending polymeric post structures, at least some of the post structures including at least one resilient end portion with a radial end surface configured to be positioned against the floor to facilitate controlled deflection of the post structures. The post structures may comprise primary and secondary post structures, with the secondary post structures limiting the deflection of the primary post structures. | 09-23-2010 |
20120085043 | MODULAR TILE WITH CONTROLLED DEFLECTION - A modular tile configured to interlock with multiple tiles to form a modular floor covering over a floor. The tile includes a top surface having a periphery defining side walls extending downward from the top surface, the side walls having a coupling portion configured to couple with other tiles adjacent thereto to form the modular floor covering. The tile also includes a bottom side, opposite the top surface, having a support grid including an array of downward extending polymeric post structures, at least some of the post structures including at least one resilient end portion with a radial end surface configured to be positioned against the floor to facilitate controlled deflection of the post structures. The post structures may comprise primary and secondary post structures, with the secondary post structures limiting the deflection of the primary post structures. | 04-12-2012 |
20140215950 | Modular Tile with Controlled Deflection - A modular tile configured to interlock with multiple tiles to form a modular floor covering over a floor. The tile includes a top surface having a periphery defining side walls extending downward from the top surface, the side walls having a coupling portion configured to couple with other tiles adjacent thereto to form the modular floor covering. The tile also includes a bottom side, opposite the top surface, having a support grid including an array of downward extending polymeric post structures, at least some of the post structures including at least one resilient end portion configured to be positioned against the floor to facilitate controlled deflection of the post structures. The post structures may comprise primary and secondary post structures, with the secondary post structures limiting the deflection of the primary post structures. | 08-07-2014 |
Cornelia Forster, Pelham, NH US
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20090088445 | Deazapurines useful as inhibitors of Janus kinases - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly of JAK family kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. | 04-02-2009 |
20120316186 | DEAZAPURINES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF JANUS KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly of JAK family kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. | 12-13-2012 |
Cornelia Forster, Pellham, NH US
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20140315931 | DEAZAPURINES USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF JANUS KINASES - The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinases, particularly of JAK family kinases. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders. | 10-23-2014 |
Cornelia J. Forster, Pelham, NH US
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20090048226 | Inhibitors of caspases - The present invention relates to novel classes of compounds which are caspase inhibitors, in particular interleukin-1β converting enzyme (“ICE”) inhibitors. This invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of this invention are particularly well suited for inhibiting caspase activity and consequently, may be advantageously used as agents against interleukin-1-(“IL-1”), apoptosis-, interferon-γ inducing factor-(IGIF), or interferon-γ-(“IFN-γ”) mediated diseases, including inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, destructive bone disorders, proliferative disorders, infectious diseases, and degenerative diseases. This invention also relates to methods for inhibiting caspase activity and decreasing IGIF production and IFN-γ production and methods for treating interleukin-1, apoptosis-, and interferon-γ-mediated diseases using the compounds and compositions of this invention. This invention also relates to methods of preparing the compounds of this invention. | 02-19-2009 |
20090118278 | COMPOSITIONS USEFUL AS INHIBITORS OF GSK-3 - The present invention provides a compound of formula I: | 05-07-2009 |
Cornelia Jutta Forster, Cambridge, MA US
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20100022513 | ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): | 01-28-2010 |
Craig Robert William Forster, Austin, TX US
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20140282831 | Dynamic policy-based entitlements from external data repositories - A machine-implemented method for evaluating a context-based (e.g., XACML) policy having a set of attributes formulates a search against one or more existing external repositories using a query that is dynamically-generated based on the security policy being evaluated. The approach shifts the building of a candidate set of potentially-allowable resources to the authorization engine (e.g., a Policy Decision Point (PDP)). In operation, an application calls the PDP using an entitlement request and, in response, the PDP builds the candidate set of values based on the defined security policy by generating a query to an external data repository and receiving the results of that query. This approach enables a policy-driven entitlement query at runtime. | 09-18-2014 |
Craig R.w. Forster, Austin, TX US
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20110276629 | Formation of Special Interest Groups - Special interest subgroups are formed by a group of participants by establishing a profile for each participant. The profile defines contribution attributes dealing with contributions the profiled participant might make to a subgroup and attribution attributes dealing with benefits the profile participant might receive from participating in the subgroup. For each possible pairing of participants in the group, an overall contribution score and an overall benefit score is calculated for each participant. A mutual benefit score is calculated by combining the benefit scores for both participants in the pair. Participants are assigned to subgroups as a function of participant contribution and mutual benefit scores. | 11-10-2011 |
Craig R. W. Forster, Austin, TX US
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20130091068 | Formation of Special Interest Groups - Special interest subgroups are formed by a group of participants by establishing a profile for each participant. The profile defines contribution attributes dealing with contributions the profiled participant might make to a subgroup and attribution attributes dealing with benefits the profile participant might receive from participating in the subgroup. For each possible pairing of participants in the group, an overall contribution score and an overall benefit score is calculated for each participant. A mutual benefit score is calculated by combining the benefit scores for both participants in the pair. Participants are assigned to subgroups as a function of participant contribution and mutual benefit scores. | 04-11-2013 |
Daniel Forster, Sanatoga, PA US
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20130319963 | Display and Packaging Systems and Methods - The invention provides a packaging and display box that can be bundled and transported in an unassembled, compact blank. The packaging and display box can be quickly, easily, and conveniently assembled into a structurally and functionally stable display and deployed for commercial use. The packaging and display box can contain and display a variety of merchandise, including, but not limited to, packaged food products, consumer products, and the like. The packaging and display box provides modularity so that several assembled boxes can be stacked into a multi-box display that is also structurally and functionally stable. The invention also provides methods and systems for using the packaging and display box. | 12-05-2013 |
Danny Thomas Forster, Syracuse, NY US
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20110261558 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN ILLUMINATION OF RAILWAY FEATURE - There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel. | 10-27-2011 |
20140133136 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN ILLUMINATION OF RAILWAY FEATURE - There is provided a system for use in illuminating a feature of a railway. In one embodiment, a system can include an illumination unit disposed for illumination of a railway feature. The illumination unit can include a light source bank, a solar panel, and a rechargeable battery for energizing the light source bank that is rechargeable utilizing energy collected by the solar energy panel. | 05-15-2014 |
David Forster, Burlington, WI US
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20100180982 | Silo safety system - The silo safety system implements safety logic for silo opening gates by utilizing light sensors connected to a programmable logic controller or equivalent configuration of relay contact switches. Photodetection sensors and their associated light transmitters are placed on opposing lateral sides along a truck passageway under the silos where the tail, middle, and front of a truck are presupposed to be. When a truck pulls under the silos, system logic uses the resultant pattern of beam breaks to prevent the silo gates from opening unless the truck cab is clear from the silo that the truck is supposed to be under. For two or more silos, the system enables only the correct silo, while the other silos are disabled. The silo that the truck is under can then only be energized by the silo control operator. The control logic can have a default configuration for a predetermined truck size. | 07-22-2010 |
Hamish Forster, Memphis, TN US
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20100262144 | PROSTHETIC IMPLANTS - The present disclosure relates to prosthetic implants, components of prosthetic implants, and methods of fixating the components to one another and, especially fixation of the implants to bone. | 10-14-2010 |
Ian J. Forster US
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20130043860 | RFID Sensor Devices Having Drive Elements - An RFID-based sensor is provided with an RFID chip and an antenna electrically connected to the RFID chip. The sensor further includes a sensing material electrically connected to the antenna and a drive element. At least a portion of the sensor is movable between a closed condition in which the sensing material is isolated from the outside environment and an open condition in which the sensing material is exposed to the outside environment. The drive element moves the sensor between the open and closed configurations depending on whether or not it is receiving a signal. | 02-21-2013 |
James Forster, Haydenville, MA US
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20130323488 | Packaging Film and Method of Manufacture - A packaging film having enhanced barrier, sealability, and flex-crack resistance characteristics and is ideal for use in packaging of food products, such as cheese and meat, to increase shelf life thereof. | 12-05-2013 |
James W. Forster, Haydenville, MA US
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20150360828 | REINFORCED FOIL MEMBRANE - A lidding material and a container using such material, where the lidding material includes a sealant layer, a biaxially-oriented film, and a thin metallic foil layer having a thickness not greater than about 0.0005-0.0007 inches, where the thin metallic foil layer is adhered to one side of the biaxially-oriented film, and the sealant layer is applied to an opposite side of the biaxially-oriented film. | 12-17-2015 |
Karl Forster, Powell, OH US
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20090024374 | EFFICIENT PROCESS FOR EVALUATING ENGINE COOLING AIRFLOW PERFORMANCE - The present invention generally relates to processes for predicting airflow rates. According to some embodiments, some process steps can include developing a three-dimensional computer-aided design model of a test body topology; discretizing the test body topology; discretizing a volume surrounding the test body topology, the volume being bounded by a test chamber; identifying test body components upon which to collect empirical data; obtaining empirical data for identified components; establishing an airflow model; validating the airflow model in comparison to experimental data; obtaining a flow rate from the validated airflow model; and determining whether the mass flow rate is acceptable. | 01-22-2009 |
20120199316 | VEHICLE COMPONENT AIR FLOW DUCTING SYSTEM - A vehicle transmission fluid cooler system includes a transmission fluid cooler and an airflow ducting assembly engaged therewith. The airflow ducting assembly is provided to increase the amount of airflow directed toward the transmission fluid cooler so as to improve the cooling performance thereof, and includes a dam member, a duct member, and air guides. The duct member forms a passage communicating an airflow inlet opening with an airflow outlet opening. The dam member operates to scoop and direct airflow into the airflow inlet opening, and the air guides cooperate with the dam member to increase the amount of airflow scooped by the dam member which is directed into the airflow inlet opening. The airflow outlet opening is positioned to direct the airflow which has passed through the duct member to the transmission fluid cooler. | 08-09-2012 |
20130180789 | FRONT END STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - A front end structure for a vehicle includes a facia member defining a forward end of an engine compartment of the vehicle and a radiator disposed in the engine compartment rearwardly spaced from the facia member. A duct member is interposed between the facia member and the radiator. The duct member at least partially blocks the radiator and defines a duct passage extending from an underside opening of the vehicle to the radiator. At least one duct opening is defined in the duct member for supplementing air flow to the radiator from the underside opening. | 07-18-2013 |
20130244562 | AIRFLOW DIRECTING MEMBER FOR A VEHICLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - A vehicle engine compartment airflow directing member for use with an airflow introducing and directing system includes a base portion and a bottom breather airflow directing portion. The base portion is configured to be secured to support rods provided in the vehicle engine compartment and to enclose a space disposed immediately rearward of the vehicle bumper beam. The bottom breather airflow directing portion extends from the base portion and narrows a bottom breather airflow path within the vehicle engine compartment while also preventing bottom breather airflow from recirculating to a position underneath the vehicle bumper beam. | 09-19-2013 |
20130248141 | DUCTING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR DIRECTING AIRFLOW TOWARD A RADIATOR - A front end structure for a vehicle includes a fascia member defining a forward end of a engine compartment and a radiator disposed in the engine compartment rearwardly spaced from the fascia member. The front end structure further includes a duct member receiving airflow from an opening in the fascia member and directing the airflow to a location adjacent the radiator for restricting airflow around the radiator. | 09-26-2013 |
Karl D. Forster, Paradise Valley, AZ US
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20100174685 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING AN ARCHIVE OF A COMPUTER FILE - A method and system for updating an archive of a computer file to reflect changes made to the file includes selecting one of a plurality of comparison methods as a preferred comparison method. The comparison methods include a first comparison method wherein the file is compared to an archive of the file and a second comparison method wherein a first set of tokens statistically representative of the file is computed and compared to a second set of tokens statistically representative of the archive of the file. The method further includes carrying out the preferred comparison method to generate indicia of differences between the file and the archive of the file for updating the archive of the file. | 07-08-2010 |
20110010345 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UPDATING AN ARCHIVE OF A COMPUTER FILE - A method and system for updating an archive of a computer file to reflect changes made to the file includes selecting one of a plurality of comparison methods as a preferred comparison method. The comparison methods include a first comparison method wherein the file is compared to an archive of the file and a second comparison method wherein a first set of tokens statistically representative of the file is computed and compared to a second set of tokens statistically representative of the archive of the file. The method further includes carrying out the preferred comparison method to generate indicia of differences between the file and the archive of the file for updating the archive of the file. | 01-13-2011 |
Kenneth M. Forster, Dallas, TX US
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20110058721 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULMONARY VENTILATION IMAGING USING LOCAL VOLUME CHANGES - The invention provides a novel method of high-resolution quantifiable pulmonary regional ventilation imaging using a package of computer programs, including deformable image registration and local volume change calculation on 4-D or breath-hold CT images. High resolution 3D ventilation images have been generated using this technique with superior quality. The deformation matrices between different respiration phases are calculated using deformable image registration and applied to calculate local volume change ΔV between respiration phases. The invention provides less image-noise and mismatch sensitivity than other techniques based on CT images, and is less expensive than nuclear medicine imaging. Implemented clinically, the method can derive a patient's pulmonary ventilation information from the same set of 4-D CT images, providing a cheaper but more accurate method to generate clinical lung ventilation image. Such information can be utilized in treatment planning sparing functional lung volumes without additional procedure and cost for lung functional imaging. | 03-10-2011 |
20130194266 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE OF FUNCTION-FUNCTION SURFACES AND HIGHER-ORDER STRUCTURES AS A TOOL - Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for displaying information. In a specific embodiment, at least two pluralities of voxel values for a corresponding at least two functions with respect to at least a portion of a subject can be obtained. The at least a portion of the subject can have a plurality of local volume elements, where the at least two pluralities of voxel values for the corresponding at least two functions each correspond to the plurality of local volume elements. In this way, there is a voxel value for each function for each local volume element of the portion of the subject. Each of the at least two pluralities of voxel values represents the value of the corresponding function of the at least two functions for the corresponding plurality of local volume elements. A representation is created where the value of one of the at least two functions is on a first axis and a count of voxels is on a second axis. The count of voxels on the second axis is at least a portion of the count of voxels having the value of the one of the at least two functions on the first axis. In another embodiment, the value of the other one of the at least two functional mechanisms can be on a third axis. The count of voxels on the second axis can then be the count of voxels having the value of the one of the at least two functional mechanisms on the first axis and having the value of the other one of the at least two functional mechanisms on the third axis. | 08-01-2013 |
20130299709 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES - A method and apparatus for detecting an isotope. embodiments can detect radioactive isotopes. Embodiments can utilize a detector that incorporates at least two sub-detectors. Each sub-detector can receive energy from an isotope and create a signal corresponding to the received energy. Each sub-detector can incorporate a detector element, such as a detector element incorporating one or more diodes, a detector element incorporating a crystal, a detector element incorporating a solid-state device, or a detector element incorporating a scintillator. The sub-detectors can be configured such that for each isotope to be detected at least two of the sub-detectors produce different output signals, or readings. In an embodiment, each sub-detector is configured such that when there are at least two sub-detectors exposed to the isotope each of the corresponding readings from the sub-detectors are different from each of the other readings. | 11-14-2013 |
20140005539 | MULTI-SEGMENTED INFLATABLE BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140018692 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PULMONARY VENTILATION IMAGING USING LOCAL VOLUME CHANGES - The invention provides a novel method of high-resolution quantifiable pulmonary regional ventilation imaging using a package of computer programs, including deformable image registration and local volume change calculation on 4-D or breath-hold CT images. High resolution 3D ventilation images have been generated using this technique with superior quality. The deformation matrices between different respiration phases are calculated using deformable image registration and applied to calculate local volume change ΔV between respiration phases. The invention provides less image-noise and mismatch sensitivity than other techniques based on CT images, and is less expensive than nuclear medicine imaging. Implemented clinically, the method can derive a patient's pulmonary ventilation information from the same set of 4-D CT images, providing a cheaper but more accurate method to generate clinical lung ventilation image. Such information can be utilized in treatment planning sparing functional lung volumes without additional procedure and cost for lung functional imaging. | 01-16-2014 |
20140326891 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF RADIOACTIVE ISOTOPES - A method and apparatus for detecting an isotope. Embodiments can detect radioactive isotopes. Embodiments can utilize a detector that incorporates at least two sub-detectors. Each sub-detector can receive energy from an isotope and create a signal corresponding to the received energy. Each sub-detector can incorporate a detector element, such as a detector element incorporating one or more diodes, a detector element incorporating a crystal, a detector element incorporating a solid-state device, or a detector element incorporating a scintillator. The sub-detectors can be configured such that for each isotope to be detected at least two of the sub-detectors produce different output signals, or readings. In an embodiment, each sub-detector is configured such that when there are at least two sub-detectors exposed to the isotope each of the corresponding readings from the sub-detectors is different from each of the other readings. | 11-06-2014 |
Kenneth Scott Forster, Prescott, AZ US
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20150014461 | HOLDER TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUOUS ELONGATED FLEXIBLE MATERIALS IN A COILED ORIENTATION - A holder to maintain elongated flexible materials in a coiled orientation, has at least one coil support assembly. Each coil support assembly has a first support and a second support. At least one roller is supported by the first support. The second support is positioned in spaced linear relation to the first support. The first support and the second support are capable of relative linear movement toward each other and away from each other. At least one roller is supported by the second support. A linear stop limits movement of the first support and the second support away from each other. A retraction mechanism biases the first support and the second support away from each other. | 01-15-2015 |
20150134740 | DREAM ORIENTED SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - A method and system for sharing dream narratives. The system comprises a computer network comprising a plurality of user interfaces, and each user interface has a display and an input module for inputting dream narratives from a plurality of users. A computer processor connected to the computer network, and the computer processor comprises instructions to create user profiles for each of the plurality of users; receive dream narratives over the computer network and record the dream narratives in association with a respective user profile; analyze the dream narratives to develop dream profiles by identifying keywords and phrases; compare the dream profiles to identify commonalities between the dream profiles; and connect user profiles having at least one commonality in their respective dream narratives. | 05-14-2015 |
Larry Dale Forster, Metairie, LA US
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20100200743 | WELL COLLISION AVOIDANCE USING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING - A method for obtaining location information about a well as it is being drilled through a subsurface, comprises: providing at least one fiber optic cable deployed in a borehole within acoustic range of the well, the proximal end of the cable being coupled to a light source and a photodetector, the fiber optic cable being acoustically coupled to the subsurface formation so as to allow acoustic signals in the subsurface to affect the physical status of the cable, providing an acoustic source in the well, transmitting at least one light pulse into the cable, receiving at the photodetector a first light signal indicative of the physical status of at least one first section of the cable. The first section is selected so that the first light signal provides information about the position of the acoustic source, and outputting at least the information to a display. | 08-12-2010 |
Mary Forster, Seattle, WA US
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20080301128 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING FOR DIGITAL ASSETS - A method of presenting digital assets in response to a search query by a user to locate at least one digital asset from a database of digital assets is described. Each digital asset has at least one keyword associated with it, and each associated keyword is part of a hierarchical organization of keywords. A first set of digital assets that have associated keywords equivalent to the search query is identified as well as suggested keywords that have e.g., an ancestor, descendant or sibling relation to the search query. The digital assets and the suggested keywords are presented to the user. The user selects a suggested keyword, and a second set of digital assets that have associated keywords equivalent to the suggested keyword is identified. The second set of digital assets is presented to the user. | 12-04-2008 |
Matthew William Forster, Farmington Hills, MI US
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20150363730 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - An illustrative method for managing a supply chain is performed by a supply chain management server. The method comprises receiving information related to operations of a first supplier. The first supplier is responsible for providing a first product that satisfies criteria of a buyer. The method further includes determining a risk value that indicates a risk level of disruption of the operations of the first supplier and flagging the first supplier within a database of potential suppliers in response to determining that the determined risk value is greater than a risk tolerance threshold. The method also comprises notifying the buyer that the first supplier has been flagged and providing a list of recommended suppliers to the buyer. The recommended suppliers are each capable of providing a respective second product to the buyer. Each of the respective second products satisfies the criteria of the buyer. | 12-17-2015 |
Michael Forster, Fort Worth, TX US
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20080242733 | (-)-Pseudoephedrine as a sympathomimetic drug - The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions which include (−)-pseudoephedrine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the (−)-pseudoephedrine is substantially-free of (+)-pseudoephedrine. In another embodiment, the present invention provides methods of relieving nasal and bronchial congestion and of inducing pupil dilation which include administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of (−)-pseudoephedrine to a mammal. The (−)-pseudoephedrine used in the present methods is substantially free of (+)-pseudoephedrine and also substantially free of side effects caused by administration of (+)-pseudoephedrine. | 10-02-2008 |
Paul Forster, Lutz, FL US
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20150265451 | Limb Immobilization Wrap - A wrap for applying compression and for immobilizing a user's limb. The wrap comprises an elongated band of elastic material that is flexible so as to contour to the shape of a user's limb. The elongated band includes a plurality of semi-rigid strips arranged transversely thereon. The strips are preferably spaced from one another at a fixed interval and are parallel to one another. The elongated band includes an adhesive thereon for securing the wrap to a user's limb and for securing successive layers of the elongated band to one another when wrapped around a user's limb. In operation, the wrap can be wrapped in a spiral along the length of a user's limb in multiple layers in order to immobilize the limb, wherein the strips on successive layers are preferably oriented orthogonally to one another in order to provide rigidity to the wrap. | 09-24-2015 |
Robert Forster, Palm City, FL US
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20160081725 | Intramedullary Nail - A versatile intramedullary nail is constructed in two cooperating and optionally interlocking pieces, with a further optional annular restoration hub. The two cooperating pieces, when interlocked, approximate a long shaft, generally tubular in cross-section, with a recessed area on the male piece adapted to receive the annular restoration hub. The female piece is adapted to receive the flange of the male piece coaxially, and—unless a locking screw or bolt is inserted through the flange—the two pieces can rotate axially. Alternatively, the nail can be constructed of a single solid piece. | 03-24-2016 |
Ronald P. Forster, Berlin, NH US
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20130042850 | BB PEASHOOTER - A kit for shooting a BB through a peashooter, comprising a tubular peashooter with an opening in the tube that has an opening diameter, inner and outer walls, a tube thickness, and a tube length, and a BB with a BB diameter. | 02-21-2013 |
Rowan Forster, Seattle, WA US
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20160050165 | QUICK NAVIGATION OF MESSAGE CONVERSATION HISTORY - A messaging application running on a computing device utilizes a navigation model that exposes user interfaces (UIs) which implement a messaging conversation history in a minimized form so that a user can quickly jump to a desired conversation displayed on a chat card without having to toggle back and forth between a conventional messaging list view and chat card views. The minimized conversation history can be implemented using a scrollable carousel of images that is persistently displayed on the UI. The images represent messaging participants (i.e., contacts) that are arranged in an ordered display according to conversation history. The particular contact that is associated with the currently displayed chat card is highlighted in the carousel using color and/or other graphic treatments. As messaging activities occur and new messages come in and are sent out, the carousel is dynamically updated to show the contacts in the appropriate sorted historical order. | 02-18-2016 |
20160072737 | APP POWERED EXTENSIBILITY OF MESSAGES ON AN EXISTING MESSAGING SERVICE - An instant messaging (IM) service interacts with IM clients operating on computing devices to implement an extensible platform with which individual composer applications (“apps”) may interact to support a variety of different messaging user experiences for users of respective local and remote devices. Each IM client exposes an application programming interface for utilization by a local composer app to package content that the IM service then transparently transports to a remote device. An IM client on the remote device provides the package to an identified associated remote composer app that can unpack the content and use it to support the app's customized messaging experience for the remote user. The composer app also provides a preview of the experience supported by the packaged content that the clients on the respective local and remote devices may utilize in a messaging history and/or as a launching point to the composer app's user experience. | 03-10-2016 |
20160077674 | TASK COMPLETION ACROSS DEVICES USING A SHARED WORK SPACE - A shared work space application provides a work space that is commonly accessible across devices and applications so that a user can select and drop items into the shared work space and then pick them up again later using the same or different devices and applications. The shared work space application can use available inputs and data to surface contextually-relevant reminders to the user that there are items in the shared work space that he or she has not finished using. A task or project can be completed from within a variety of different applications and devices using the shared work space and items can be combined into a single object for sharing with one or more of the user's contacts. The shared work space application can also provide a convenient launch point into other communication applications and sharing experiences. | 03-17-2016 |
Seth L. Forster, Vernal, UT US
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20150216923 | Biochemical Scaffolds for Modulating Cell Function - A biochemical scaffold for regulating mammalian cell function, including a bioenergetic platform and a vibrational platform, the bioenergetic platform comprising a Krebs cycle modulator, glutathione modulator, neurotransmitter modulator and a DNA modulator, the vibrational platform comprising a plurality of herbs that are subjected to harmonic oscillation in the range of approximately 102 GHz-250 GHz for a period of time in the range of approximately 3-5 hrs. | 08-06-2015 |
Steven M. Forster, Aurora, IL US
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Thomas Gordon Forster, Topeka, KS US
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Timothy H. Forster, Fairport, NY US
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20150308182 | FOLDING WINDOW - A double hung window has upper and lower window sashes in a window frame including a header, sill, and a vertical jamb on each side. The upper sash is pivotally connected to the frame header for inward pivotal movement on a horizontal axis. The lower sash is pivotally connected to the upper sash for reverse pivotal movement on a parallel horizontal axis, whereby to fold the lower sash up and under the upper sash. A tape balance atop the frame applies a lifting force to the lower sash. Grasp and inward pull of a handle pulls lower and upper sashes inward from a dead center condition, thereby enabling the tape balance to effectively assist in pulling the sashes upward. A screen, separate from the window sashes, is removably mounted on the outer face of the window frame. | 10-29-2015 |
William V. Forster, Oxford, CT US
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