Foster, US
Alyssa Cash Foster, Tucker, GA US
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20110235792 | PREPAID AUTOMATIC DIALER - A user device is configured to download an autodialer application that permits a user, of the user device, to purchase a prepaid calling plan and make calls using the prepaid calling plan; receive an instruction to purchase the prepaid calling plan; receive payment to establish a prepaid balance associated with the prepaid calling plan; present confirmation information when the payment is received, the confirmation information including the prepaid balance and access information; receive a request to make a call using the prepaid calling plan, the request including a number corresponding to a destination user device; call the destination user device using the number corresponding to the destination user device and the access information; determine a duration of the call to the destination user device; compute a cost of the call based on the duration of the call; and update the prepaid balance based on the cost of the call. | 09-29-2011 |
Andrew Foster US
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20100302045 | Interface for a fire alarm system - An interface for a fire alarm system having a number of alarm condition detectors ( | 12-02-2010 |
Barbara Foster, Cumberland, VA US
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20100019640 | PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND CARRYING ARTICLES - Disclosed is a portable apparatus for cooling and carrying articles. The portable apparatus comprises a first enclosure, a second enclosure, a refrigeration system and a power source. The first enclosure includes a first inner space and the second enclosure includes a second inner space. The second enclosure is detachably attached to the first enclosure to configure a closed inner space by joining the first inner space and the second inner space. The closed inner space is capable of accommodating the articles therein. Further, the refrigeration system is disposed within at least one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure for cooling the closed inner space. Furthermore, the power source is detachably attached to at least one of the first enclosure and the second enclosure. The power source is capable of supplying power to the refrigeration system for cooling the closed inner space, thereby cooling the articles accommodated therein. | 01-28-2010 |
Barry Van Foster, Jefferson, GA US
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20080258003 | Fence Installation and Stretch Apparatus - A device for transporting, paying out, and stretching fence wire material is designed to be attached to a vehicle such as a tractor. The device has a spindle for supporting at least one roll of fence wire. The roll can be mounted on the spindle and driven to the fence site. The fence roll can be allowed to turn freely on the spindle, as fencing is being payed out along the fence line. It can also be braked so that the wire can be tensioned by moving the vehicle. Multiple rolls (e.g., hog wire and barbed wire) may be handled at the same time. | 10-23-2008 |
Bart Foster, Suwanee, GA US
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20090310084 | AUTOMATED VISION SCREENING APPARATUS AND METHOD - This invention is related to a self-service vision screening kiosk that allows individuals to screen their eyesight without assistance. The device includes subjective and/or objective tests via an interactive video and software program that measures visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. The invention is designed to provide a report with test results. The device and method may also provide a means for making referrals, scheduling appointments, ordering lenses, dispensing lenses and/or forwarding prescriptions to eye care professionals or lens manufacturers. | 12-17-2009 |
20100033678 | AUTOMATED VISION SCREENING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An automatic self-service vision screening kiosk and method that allows individuals to screen their eyesight without assistance. The device carries out subjective and/or objective testing via an interactive video and software program that measures visual acuity and contrast sensitivity. The invention is designed to provide a report with test results. The device and method may also provide a means for making referrals, scheduling appointments, ordering lenses, dispensing lenses and/or forwarding prescriptions to eye care professionals or lens manufacturers. | 02-11-2010 |
Benjamin David Foster, Arlington, VA US
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20120059708 | Mapping Advertiser Intents to Keywords - In one embodiment, a method includes constructing an intent map for a plurality of products, the intent map comprising intent topics and each intent topic comprising intents, and then deriving a plurality of keywords from the intent map based on keyword templates. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059713 | Matching Advertisers and Users Based on Their Respective Intents - In one embodiment, a method includes deriving a user intent from user information associated with a user, selecting an advertiser intent that aligns with the user intent, and then advertising to the user based on the advertiser intent that aligns with the user intent. | 03-08-2012 |
20120150832 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENABLE NAVIGATION OF DATA ITEMS - There is provided methods and systems to enable navigation of data items based on aspect-value pairs extracted from the data items. First, the system receives the query. Second, the system identifies the plurality of data items found by the query. Third, the system identifies an aspect of at least one of the plurality of data items. Fourth, the system identifies a value of a plurality of values corresponding to the aspect. Fifth, the system a request to navigate to a set of data items within the plurality of data items, the request comprising the aspect and a requested value of the plurality of values. Each one of the set of data items has the aspect and the value. Sixth, the system presents, in a user interface, information about each one of the set of data items. | 06-14-2012 |
20120290550 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY A PREFERRED DOMAIN OF A PLURALITY OF DOMAINS - There is provided methods and systems to identify a preferred domain of a plurality of domains corresponding to a query. First, the system receives the query. Second, the system accesses demand information corresponding to the query, the demand information including navigation information associated with the query. Third, the system accesses supply information corresponding to the query, the supply information including a count of data items in each of the plurality of domains that match the query. Fourth, the system identifies the preferred domain based on the demand information and the supply information. | 11-15-2012 |
20140081773 | SELLER CONFIGURABLE MERCHANDISING IN AN ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACE - A method and a system for merchandising in a network-based marketplace. Sellers enter item information that identities items to be transacted in a network-based marketplace. Sellers also identify referring items and promoted items and generate associations between them. In response to a buyer's request for the item information on a referring item, the network-based marketplace presents the item information for promoted items in addition to the item information for the referring item. | 03-20-2014 |
20140337107 | Method of Tracking and Reporting Energy Performance for Businesses - Methods and computer systems report and track resource performance for business customers. The computer system receives usage data about a resource associated with a customer of a utility, including hourly usage information about the resource metered at a business premises of the customer. The computer system receives operational data associated with the business premises, including hours of operations information describing when the business premises is open to patrons. The computer system determines resource performance data for the business premises using the received usage data and the received operational data, including information about: (i) resource usage at the business premises during the hours when open to patrons, and (ii) resource usage at the business premises during the hours when closed to patrons. The computer system causes a reporting of this information to the customer of the resource. | 11-13-2014 |
Bruce S. Foster, Scotch Plains, NJ US
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20090123538 | Angiotensin II Receptor Antagonists - The compounds of the present invention are polymorphic crystalline forms of the compound 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[(2′-(1-H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-imidazole-5-carboxylic acid, which has the structure (I). Specifically, the compounds of the invention are selected from the group consisting of 2-butyl-4-chloro-1-[(2′-(1-H-tetrazol-5-yl)biphenyl-4-yl)methyl]-imidazole-5-carboxylic acid of Claim | 05-14-2009 |
Carol E. Foster, Williamsburg, VA US
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20110165552 | Reading menu folder (RMF) system - aka the reading menu folder - Exemplary embodiments of a reading menu folder system is provided. The reading menu folder system comprises a front cover, a back cover having a reading assignment log, and a plurality of folders. Each folder is associated with a literary genre or literary genre sub-category and configured to hold a book associated with the literary genre or literary genre sub-category. The reading menu folder system is arranged to be customized for a reader based on age, curriculum, interests. | 07-07-2011 |
Carolyn D. Foster, Gilbert, AZ US
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20110087913 | TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING LOWER POWER STATES FOR DATA LINKS - Techniques for managing lower power states for data links are described. An apparatus may comprise a memory unit to store a device connection manager for a controller of a bi-directional serial link connected to a device. The apparatus may comprise a processor operative to execute the device connection manager, the device connection manager operative to read a register of the controller storing information indicating an interface of the controller for the bi-directional serial link is operating in a lower power management state, send a control directive on a periodic basis for the interface to transition to a temporary active state, and receive an interrupt from the interface indicating the device is disconnected from the bi-directional serial link during a temporary active state. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-14-2011 |
Catherine Foster, Dumont, NJ US
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20110064725 | HIGH AFFINITY, ANTI-HUMAN IGE ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to high affinity human monoclonal antibodies, particularly those directed against isotypic determinants of immunoglobulin E (IgE), as well as direct equivalents and derivatives of these antibodies. These antibodies bind to their respective target with an affinity at least 100 fold greater than the original parent antibody. These antibodies are useful for diagnostics, prophylaxis and treatment of disease. | 03-17-2011 |
20140295494 | HIGH AFFINITY, ANTI-HUMAN IgE ANTIBODIES - The invention relates to high affinity human monoclonal antibodies, particularly those directed against isotypic determinants of immunoglobulin E (IgE), as well as direct equivalents and derivatives of these antibodies. These antibodies bind to their respective target with an affinity at least 100 fold greater than the original parent antibody. These antibodies are useful for diagnostics, prophylaxis and treatment of disease. | 10-02-2014 |
Christopher Foster, Reno, NV US
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20080213812 | Methods and compositions for modulating telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression - Methods and compositions are provided for modulating, e.g., increasing or decreasing, the expression of telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT). In the subject methods, the binding interaction of the TERT Site C repressor site with a Site C repressor protein complex made up of one or more proteins is modulated to achieve the desired change in TERT expression. A feature of the subject invention is that the target Site C repressor protein complex includes an LSF protein. The subject methods and compositions find use in a variety of different applications, including the immortalization of cells, the production of reagents for use in life science research, therapeutic applications; therapeutic agent screening applications; and the like. | 09-04-2008 |
Chris Warren Foster, Bettendorf, IA US
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20080282951 | SEED HOPPER AND ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR VARYING MATERIAL DELIVERY TO ROW UNITS - Left and right main hoppers offset laterally from each other on opposite sides of the centerline of a seeding machine provide an operator access area between the hoppers. A third hopper located forwardly of and between the two main hoppers has a capacity less than that of each of the main hoppers for refuge or male seed. The hoppers are sized to maximize productivity. In one embodiment, first and second hoppers communicate with downstream conduit structure, and valve structure selects one or the other of the first and second hoppers for delivery of the material. The valve structure can be operated remotely and can be map based. Alternatively, selectively blockable nozzle structure is located in the first and second hoppers. Easily changeable connector structure facilitates row pattern selection and hose routing. | 11-20-2008 |
20100101469 | SEED HOPPER AND ROUTING STRUCTURE FOR VARYING MATERIAL DELIVERY TO ROW UNITS - Left and right main hoppers offset laterally from each other on opposite sides of the centerline of a seeding machine provide an operator access area between the hoppers. A third hopper located forwardly of and between the two main hoppers has a capacity less than that of each of the main hoppers for refuge or male seed. The hoppers are sized to maximize productivity. In one embodiment, first and second hoppers communicate with downstream conduit structure, and valve structure selects one or the other of the first and second hoppers for delivery of the material. The valve structure can be operated remotely and can be map based. Alternatviely, selectively blockable nozzle structure is located in the first and second hoppers. Easily changeable connector structure facilitates row pattern selection and hose routing. | 04-29-2010 |
Darol Blake Foster, Moore, SC US
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20080255700 | Pharmaceutical singulation counting and dispensing system - An apparatus for counting pharmaceutical units is provided having a supporting deck assembly, a hopper, a cylindrical chamber and a transport ring positioned between the hopper and the cylindrical chamber, wherein the hopper has a tilted floor, which can be shaken or vibrated to discharge the units on to a transport ring, and the transport ring is sloped downward from its inner to outer perimeter, which brings the units into contact with the undulating surface of the walls of the cylindrical chamber to promote singulation prior to counting. | 10-16-2008 |
David Foster, Phoenix, AZ US
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20110223576 | System for the Administration of a Secure, Online, Proctored Examination - A system for secure, web-based, proctored examinations is provided. A web-based platform allows for test delivery beyond a local testing center with the test delivered directly to the test-taker. Computing devices that have been secured for the taking of an examination allow a student or prospective professional to access an examination wherever there is an Internet connection. As a result, students and professionals can take examinations where they live, learn, and work thereby reducing the costs associated with travelling to testing centers and minimizing time away from work. Test-takers, proctors, instructors, administrators, authors, and test developers can all access data and test information anytime and anywhere. Secure examinations can be taken under the purview of a proctor either in person or via the Internet and utilizing any number of testing environment capture devices in conjunction with data forensic technologies. | 09-15-2011 |
David Foster, Ankeny, IA US
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20110191892 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided. | 08-04-2011 |
20140317774 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided. | 10-23-2014 |
20150020240 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided. | 01-15-2015 |
20150033406 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH DROUGHT TOLERANCE IN MAIZE - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods and compositions for identifying, selecting, and/or producing drought tolerant maize plants or germplasm. Maize plants or germplasm that have been identified, selected, and/or produced by any of the methods of the presently disclosed subject matter are also provided. | 01-29-2015 |
David Foster, Plantation, FL US
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20120023972 | Refrigerant Charging Tool And Method - Gas vaporizer for flashing liquid to vapor received from a source prior to introduction into a compressor or the like, such as in air conditioning or refrigeration systems. In certain embodiments the vaporize includes an adapter member for connection to a liquid source, a connector member having a plurality of flow passages for facilitating the transfer of heat to fluid present therein to vaporize the same, a body portion providing visual access such as via one or more sight glasses to an internal chamber therein for visual confirmation that liquid has been vaporized, and a hose connecting member for connection to a point of destination such as a compressor. In certain embodiments, the connector has an axial bore containing a high thermal conductive material. | 02-02-2012 |
David A. Foster, Orange City, FL US
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20090021214 | Portable electronic device carrier with charging system - A portable electronic device carrier includes a charging system. The carrier is configured to at least partially house a portable electronic device such as a cell phone, PDA or the like. The carrier may comprise a pouch or have other configurations. The charging system comprises at least one photovoltaic cell configured to convert light into electricity, and at least one charging port configured to be engaged by a portable electronic device, the charging port configured to provide power to the portable electronic device when the portable electronic device is engaged therewith. The charging system may include at least one battery configured to be charged by the electricity generated by the at least one photovoltaic cell. The charging port may comprise contacts which are engaged by an interface of the portable electronic device. In accordance with the invention, a portable electronic device is charged using a portable charging system associated with a carrier for the device. | 01-22-2009 |
20090023481 | Portable electronic device carrier with charging system - A portable electronic device carrier includes a charging system. The carrier is configured to at least partially house a portable electronic device such as a cell phone, PDA or the like. The carrier may comprise a pouch or have other configurations. The charging system comprises at least one battery. The battery may be configured to be charged by an external source via at least one external port or connector, or a source associated with the carrier, such as at least one photovoltaic cell. The charging port may comprise contacts which are engaged by an interface of the portable electronic device. In accordance with the invention, a portable electronic device is charged using a portable charging system associated with a carrier for the device. | 01-22-2009 |
20110204843 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CARRIER WITH CHARGING SYSTEM - A portable electronic device carrier supports and protects a portable electronic device while providing power to the device. The carrier is configured to house various portable electronic devices such as smart phones, cell phones, PDAs, tablets or the like. The carrier may comprise a foldable structure comprising two flaps or panels. One or more solar panels, batteries or both may provide power to a portable electronic device via a charging port that engages an interface of the portable electronic device. The carrier may include one or more retractable legs which support its panels relative to one another such that the portable electronic device may be held at various positions or angles which are well suited for different tasks. The carrier may include memory devices and various other ports to enhance the capabilities of the portable electronic device. | 08-25-2011 |
20130106353 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE HOUSING | 05-02-2013 |
David B. Foster, Pinson, AL US
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20100106856 | System and Method for Providing a Routing Service in Distributed Computing Environment - A system for providing a routing service that enables a client to locate a target service in distributed computing environment that supports multiple communications protocols. The system includes a main database and a routing mechanism. The main database has routing information. The routing mechanism can be distributed in multiple instances. The routing mechanism includes a local database. The local database stores an extract of the main database. The routing mechanism uses the local database to make routing decisions. To locate the target service, the client first obtains a reference to the routing mechanism. The client then sends a request with input parameters to the routing mechanism. The routing mechanism then returns output parameters to the client. The output parameters contains a reference and/or associated properties of the target service depending on the type of the target service. The client analyzes the returned output parameters and locates the target service. | 04-29-2010 |
20100107178 | System and Method for Providing a Communications Service in Distributed Computing Environment - A broker of the present invention enables distributed applications to communicate with a server in distributed computing environment. The broker receives from a client a request to execute a transaction. The broker receives input parameters including input data. The broker uses a routing service to locate the server. The broker then establishes a communications connection to the server and forwards the input data. The transaction is executed and the broker receives a response from the server. The broker forwards the response to the client. The broker can segment the input data before forwarding the input data to the server. If the response is in multiple segments, the broker can combine the multiple segments into one string before forwarding the response to the client. Further, the broker may receive requests from multiple clients via multiple communications connections. The broker then consolidates the multiple communications connections and establishes one communications connection to the server. | 04-29-2010 |
20120331001 | System and Method for Providing a Routing Service in Distributed Computing Environment - A system for providing a routing service that enables a client to locate a target service in distributed computing environment that supports multiple communications protocols. The system includes a main database and a routing mechanism. The main database has routing information. The routing mechanism can be distributed in multiple instances. The routing mechanism includes a local database. The local database stores an extract of the main database. The routing mechanism uses the local database to make routing decisions. To locate the target service, the client first obtains a reference to the routing mechanism. The client then sends a request with input parameters to the routing mechanism. The routing mechanism then returns output parameters to the client. The output parameters contains a reference and/or associated properties of the target service depending on the type of the target service. The client analyzes the returned output parameters and locates the target service. | 12-27-2012 |
David E. Foster, Middleton, WI US
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20100005782 | Internal Combustion Engine Exhaust Filtration Analysis System - A system for analyzing a substrate material for a diesel or other internal combustion engine exhaust filtration performance includes a valve that actuates within an exhaust system to modulate engine exhaust back pressure and correspondingly maintain a desired filtration velocity to influence a variable parameter within the system, based at least in part on an exhaust characteristic such as a sensed exhaust pressure differential defined across a substrate material. | 01-14-2010 |
David S. Foster, Adams, WI US
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20110290335 | System and method of winterizing a plumbing system - A method and apparatus for winterizing a plumbing system, the apparatus including a fluid reservoir, an air manifold, and a house inlet line. The house inlet line is coupled to the fluid outlet of the reservoir and the outlet of the air supply. The apparatus includes an air flow valve, a fluid valve and a reservoir air inlet valve. The house inlet line is adapted to provide antifreeze, air, or both to the plumbing system depending on the arrangement of the valves. The method includes blowing the fluid from the hot water lines, introducing antifreeze to the hot water lines, pushing antifreeze through the hot water lines, blowing the fluid from the cold water lines, introducing antifreeze to the cold water lines, and pushing antifreeze through the cold water lines. | 12-01-2011 |
Derrick Foster, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20100117203 | OXIDE-CONTAINING FILM FORMED FROM SILICON - A process for forming an oxide-containing film from silicon is provided that includes heating the silicon substrates to a process temperature of between 250° C. and 1100° C. with admission into the process chamber of diatomic reductant source gas Z-Z′ where Z and Z′ are each H, D and T and a stable source of oxide ion. Multiple exhaust ports exist along the vertical extent of the process chamber to create reactant across flow. A batch of silicon substrates is provided having multiple silicon base layers, each of the silicon base layers having exposed <110> and <100> planes and a film residual stress associated with the film being formed at a temperature of less than 600° C. and having a <110> film thickness that exceeds a <100> film thickness on the <100> crystallographic plane by less than 20%, or a film characterized by thickness anisotropy less than 18% and an electrical breakdown field of greater than 10.5 MV/cm. | 05-13-2010 |
Ed Foster, Orlando, FL US
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20110112001 | SOAP RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In one embodiment, a method for recycling soap includes scraping the surface of a soap bar using a bladed implement; soaking the soap bar in a cleansing solution including dimethyl benzylammonium chlorides monohydrate; placing the soap bar on a rack in a Rational Clima Plus Combi unit; placing a pan under the rack; steaming the soap bar using the Rational Clima Plus Combi unit for five minutes at 212° F.; cooling the soap bar in a refrigerator unit at 38° F. for at least seven minutes; and packaging the soap for reuse. | 05-12-2011 |
Ernest D. Foster, Lanoka Harbor, NJ US
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20090139182 | Flexible material flooring miter device and system for flexible material flooring installation - A device and method for the proper installation of flexible flooring such as sheet flooring and more particularly the formation of flash coving and proper installation thereof comprising two complementary portions of a guide tool of proper angles and straightedges required to form mitered corner formation and installation. | 06-04-2009 |
20120000160 | FLEXIBLE MATERIAL FLOORING MITER DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLE MATERIAL FLOORING INSTALLATION - A device and method for the proper installation of flexible flooring such as sheet flooring and more particularly the formation of flash coving and proper installation thereof comprising two complementary portions of a guide tool of proper angles and straightedges required to form mitered corner formation and installation. | 01-05-2012 |
George G. Foster, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20100254870 | AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION PROCESS - An improved oxidization process may be used to oxidize a wide variety of feedstocks. Oxidation takes place in a reactor where the feedstock is mixed with an oxidizing acid, such as nitric acid. The reaction mixture may also include a secondary oxidizing acid such as sulfuric acid as well as water and/or dissolved and mechanically mixed oxygen gas. The reactor may be maintained at an elevated pressure such as at least approximately 2070 kPa or desirably at least approximately 2800 kPa. The temperature of the reaction mixture may be maintained at no more than 210° C. In the various embodiments described herein, the process may include: combining recycled effluent from the reactor with the feedstock, combining one or more oxidizing acids with the feedstock, comminuting the feedstock to reduce the size of the particles, feeding the feedstock into the high pressure reactor at an approximately constant feed rate, dispersing oxygen gas from the headspace of the reactor into the reaction mixture, and/or removing all or almost all of the gas from the reactor through the liquid effluent. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254871 | AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION PROCESS - An improved oxidization process may be used to oxidize a wide variety of feedstocks. Oxidation takes place in a reactor where the feedstock is mixed with an oxidizing acid, such as nitric acid. The reaction mixture may also include a secondary oxidizing acid such as sulfuric acid as well as water and/or dissolved and mechanically mixed oxygen gas. The reactor may be maintained at an elevated pressure such as at least approximately 2070 kPa or desirably at least approximately 2800 kPa. The temperature of the reaction mixture may be maintained at no more than 210° C. In the various embodiments described herein, the process may include: combining recycled effluent from the reactor with the feedstock, combining one or more oxidizing acids with the feedstock, comminuting the feedstock to reduce the size of the particles, feeding the feedstock into the high pressure reactor at an approximately constant feed rate, dispersing oxygen gas from the headspace of the reactor into the reaction mixture, and/or removing all or almost all of the gas from the reactor through the liquid effluent. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254872 | AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION PROCESS - An improved oxidization process may be used to oxidize a wide variety of feedstocks. Oxidation takes place in a reactor where the feedstock is mixed with an oxidizing acid, such as nitric acid. The reaction mixture may also include a secondary oxidizing acid such as sulfuric acid as well as water and/or dissolved and mechanically mixed oxygen gas. The reactor may be maintained at an elevated pressure such as at least approximately 2070 kPa or desirably at least approximately 2800 kPa. The temperature of the reaction mixture may be maintained at no more than 210° C. In the various embodiments described herein, the process may include: combining recycled effluent from the reactor with the feedstock, combining one or more oxidizing acids with the feedstock, comminuting the feedstock to reduce the size of the particles, feeding the feedstock into the high pressure reactor at an approximately constant feed rate, dispersing oxygen gas from the headspace of the reactor into the reaction mixture, and/or removing all or almost all of the gas from the reactor through the liquid effluent. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254881 | AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION PROCESS - An improved oxidization process may be used to oxidize a wide variety of feedstocks. Oxidation takes place in a reactor where the feedstock is mixed with an oxidizing acid, such as nitric acid. The reaction mixture may also include a secondary oxidizing acid such as sulfuric acid as well as water and/or dissolved and mechanically mixed oxygen gas. The reactor may be maintained at an elevated pressure such as at least approximately 2070 kPa or desirably at least approximately 2800 kPa. The temperature of the reaction mixture may be maintained at no more than 210° C. In the various embodiments described herein, the process may include: combining recycled effluent from the reactor with the feedstock, combining one or more oxidizing acids with the feedstock, comminuting the feedstock to reduce the size of the particles, feeding the feedstock into the high pressure reactor at an approximately constant feed rate, dispersing oxygen gas from the headspace of the reactor into the reaction mixture, and/or removing all or almost all of the gas from the reactor through the liquid effluent. | 10-07-2010 |
20100254882 | AQUEOUS PHASE OXIDATION PROCESS - An improved oxidization process may be used to oxidize a wide variety of feedstocks. Oxidation takes place in a reactor where the feedstock is mixed with an oxidizing acid, such as nitric acid. The reaction mixture may also include a secondary oxidizing acid such as sulfuric acid as well as water and/or dissolved and mechanically mixed oxygen gas. The reactor may be maintained at an elevated pressure such as at least approximately 2070 kPa or desirably at least approximately 2800 kPa. The temperature of the reaction mixture may be maintained at no more than 210° C. In the various embodiments described herein, the process may include: combining recycled effluent from the reactor with the feedstock, combining one or more oxidizing acids with the feedstock, comminuting the feedstock to reduce the size of the particles, feeding the feedstock into the high pressure reactor at an approximately constant feed rate, dispersing oxygen gas from the headspace of the reactor into the reaction mixture, and/or removing all or almost all of the gas from the reactor through the liquid effluent. | 10-07-2010 |
20120080383 | WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS - A process for treating waste includes reacting a feedstock in a reactor to form an effluent. The feedstock is part of a reaction mixture that includes sulfuric and nitric acid. The effluent is separated into a liquid fraction and a solid fraction. Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, mercury, molybdenum, and/or selenium are removed from the liquid fraction to form a cleaned liquid fraction. The reaction mixture, excluding solids, includes no more than 7.5 wt % of the total of the first oxidizing acid and the nitric acid. | 04-05-2012 |
20130306575 | WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS - A process for treating waste includes reacting an organic feedstock in a reactor. The organic feedstock is part of a reaction mixture that includes a first oxidizing acid (e.g., sulfuric acid) and nitric acid. The weight ratio of solids in the organic feedstock to the total of the first oxidizing acid and the nitric acid is at least 0.2. The weight ratio of solids in the organic feedstock to the first oxidizing acid is at least 0.3. The weight ratio of solids in the organic feedstock to the nitric acid is at least 0.5. | 11-21-2013 |
Grant Foster, Portland, ME US
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20110313962 | METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING EMERGING ISSUES FROM TEXTUAL CUSTOMER FEEDBACK - Systems, methods and software products identify emerging issues from textual customer feedback. A message stream of customer feedback is received. The message stream includes a plurality of unstructured text messages from at least one homogeneous source. A time interval is established. The volume of text messages for the time interval is determined to establish a reference volume. The volume of text messages in subsequent time intervals is measured to establish a trend volume. The trend volume is compared to the reference volume to determine a volumetric change. At least one action is initiated in response to a volumetric change above a pre-determined threshold. At least one action is initiated in response to a volumetric change below a pre-determined threshold. | 12-22-2011 |
Gregory Sean Foster, West Palm Beach, FL US
Gregory Thomas Foster, Greenville, SC US
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20110085899 | SHROUD ASSEMBLY WITH DISCOURAGER - A turbine shroud assembly is disclosed, the shroud assembly including an outer shroud, at least one inner shroud attached to the outer shroud, and at least one discourager enclosed within the inner shroud. The discourager prevents the hot gas or steam in the turbine from having a direct line of access to the outer shroud. In one embodiment, one inner shroud is provided for the shroud assembly, with one discourager enclosed within the inner shroud, the discourager positioned offset from the inner shroud so as to extend past the inner shroud and into an inner shroud of a neighboring shroud assembly. In another embodiment, a plurality of inner shrouds are provided, each inner shroud enclosing a discourager, the discouragers being adjacent to each other within the inner shrouds and positioned offset from the inner shrouds so as to cover a gap between the inner shrouds. | 04-14-2011 |
James Foster, Potlatch, ID US
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20100226899 | Categorization of Microbial Communities - The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method for characterizing microbial populations. Exemplified by methods for characterizing microbiota in vaginal samples, the methods provided herein are widely applicable to the characterization of microbial communities. Also provided are probiotic regimens and methods for selecting appropriate probiotic regimens based on the normal vaginal microbiota of a subject. Reagents and kits for detecting normal vaginal microbiota and diagnosing pathogenic microorganisms in the vagina are also provided. | 09-09-2010 |
20110053802 | CATEGORIZATION OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES - The present disclosure provides embodiments of a method for characterizing microbial populations. Exemplified by methods for characterizing microbiota in vaginal samples, the methods provided herein are widely applicable to the characterization of microbial communities. Also provided are probiotic regimens and methods for selecting appropriate probiotic regimens based on the normal vaginal microbiota of a subject. Reagents and kits for detecting normal vaginal microbiota and diagnosing pathogenic microorganisms in the vagina are also provided. | 03-03-2011 |
James A. Foster, Richmond, VA US
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20110009667 | Use of Chemical Reaction to Separate Ethylene FromEthane in Ethane-Base Processes to Produce Acetic Acid - Described herein is a process in which acetic acid is produced by ethane oxidation. One byproduct of the ethane oxidation is ethylene. High ethylene content in the recycle gas stream will lead to poor efficiencies and higher losses to the COx byproduct in the acetic acid reactor. In fact, ethylene in the recycle feed competes with the ethane for the limited amount of oxygen feed, resulting in higher inefficiencies to carbon oxides than straight ethane oxidation. Ethylene is removed in this process by a further oxidation reaction at a temperature low enough such that ethane is not reactive, but the ethylene is converted to acetic acid. Either the ethane oxidation reactor effluent or a portion or all of the recycle stream to the ethane oxidation reactor, or any combination of the same, can be processed in this manner to reduce the ethylene content of those streams. | 01-13-2011 |
James C. Foster, Linthicum, MD US
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20100095348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGEMENT AND TRANSLATION OF TECHNICAL SECURITY POLICIES AND CONFIGURATIONS - A system and method translating information of a source policy configuration into a universal data type useable with a target policy configuration. The disclosed system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated translation of security policies and configurations into a normalized format, thereby enabling management and transformation of information across various types of technologies. Normalized data format is utilized to output data into different formats or data types. | 04-15-2010 |
James J. Foster, Wells, ME US
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20090286003 | METHOD OF COATING A TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENT USING A LIGHT CURABLE MASK - A method of coating a turbine engine component involves providing the turbine engine component with a first area and a second area. The first area neighbors the second area. A cover is disposed over the first area of the turbine engine component. The second area of the turbine engine component is coated with a first coating curable from exposure to a light. The second area of the turbine engine component is exposed to light resulting in the curing of the first coating. The cover is removed from the first area. The first area of the turbine engine component is then sprayed with a second coating different from the first coating. | 11-19-2009 |
20120082790 | ULTRAVIOLET ANGLED SPRAY NOZZLE - An apparatus for masking an article with masking material is disclosed. The apparatus generally includes a spray head connected to a primary channel which forms a passage for the masking material. This channel has two sections, the first of which terminates in a junction with the spray head and is angled from the second section. In addition, the apparatus has at least one secondary channel which forms an air passage and is attached to the primary angled channel | 04-05-2012 |
James S. Foster, Knoxville, TN US
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20090239255 | Odontogenic ameloblast-associated protein as a tumor biomarker - Odontogenic ameloblast-associated (ODAM) protein may be used as an effective biomarker in humans for various cancers, especially those of epithelial origin, such as breast, lung, and stomach. The ODAM protein may be detected in cancerous cells. Additionally, the blood of patients with such cancers contains high titers of anti-ODAM antibodies. | 09-24-2009 |
Jerry Foster, Winder, GA US
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20100059421 | FLOATING DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING A SOLID DISSOLVABLE CHEMICAL INTO AMBIENT WATER - A floating dispenser is provided for dispensing a solid, dissolvable water treatment chemical into ambient water. The dispenser includes a bucket having top and bottom ends, a top wall covering the top end, an opening for admitting ambient water into the bucket interior, and a floatation ring that keeps only the top end above water such that the interior is water filled when the dispenser floats. A basket is disposed in the interior of the bucket for carrying a solid, dissolvable water treatment chemical, such as calcium hypochlorite. The basket is buoyant and movable vertically toward the top wall of the bucket. The dispenser includes a refill indicator that indicates when most of a full load of said chemical has dissolved. The refill indicator includes a pair of tabs that are connected to the basket and slidably mounted in slots in the top wall. The tabs extend above the top wall when the buoyant basket floats upwardly, providing a visual indication of the need for a refill that can easily be seen from a side angle. | 03-11-2010 |
Jim Foster, Rogersville, TN US
Jimmy G. Foster, Morrisville, NC US
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20080215900 | Power-Managed Server and Method for Managing Power Consumption - A power-managed server and method for managing power consumption is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a power-managed server data processing system is provided among a plurality of server data processing systems which comprises a power management communication port to communicatively couple the power-managed server data processing system to a power management server data processing system of the plurality of server data processing systems. The power-managed server data processing system of the described embodiment further comprises a system management processor coupled to the power management communication port which comprises power-managed logic configured to transmit power management data to the power management server data processing system and to receive a power management command utilizing the power management communication port. Moreover, the power management command is generated utilizing the power management data, and the power management data comprises power management capability data. | 09-04-2008 |
John Foster, Morgan, UT US
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20120001033 | EQUIPMENT MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for mounting electronic equipment onto a pole are disclosed. | 01-05-2012 |
John K. Foster, Port Orange, FL US
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20120041384 | SINGLE USE DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF CARTRIDGE DRUGS - A syringe for administering medicament from a cartridge. The syringe includes a sleeve having an interior for receiving the cartridge extending between a distal hub and a proximal opening. The syringe has a cap selectively covering the proximal opening for retaining the cartridge in the interior of the sleeve. The cap includes a finger grip extending outward from the sleeve for engaging fingers of a user. The syringe also has a plunger rod movably connected to the cap. The plunger rod has a distal connector for selectively connecting the rod to the cartridge plunger when the cartridge is received in the interior of the sleeve to push medicament from the cartridge reservoir as the plunger rod moves with respect to the cap. | 02-16-2012 |
20120078214 | VIAL TRANSFER NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a vial transfer needle assembly that includes a housing and a vial access member. The housing includes a proximal skirt and a distal skirt that is connected by a central hub portion. The central hub portion defines a central bore that extends between the proximal skirt and the distal skirt. The central bore of the housing includes an annular bead, a side wall, and a shoulder. The vial access member is disposed within the central bore of the housing such that the top surface of the flange is positioned underneath the annular bead of the central bore to thereby secure the vial access member within the housing. | 03-29-2012 |
20120078215 | TWO-PIECE VIAL TRANSFER NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a vial transfer needle assembly including a first molding member and a second molding member. The first molding member includes a hub portion that has a proximal piercing tip and a distal portion. The hub portion defines a lumen that passes therethrough. The second molding member includes a central housing, a proximal skirt, and a distal skirt. The second molding portion is molded at least partially about the first molding portion to form a monolithic structure. The piercing tip is positioned to extend into a first cavity that is defined by the proximal skirt. The distal portion of the first molding member is positioned to extend through a second cavity that is defined by the skirt. The distal skirt is dimensioned to receive a medical device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080341 | Syringe Assembly and Package for Distribution of Same - A package assembly includes a panel, an array of openings defined in the panel, and a plurality of syringe wells. The panel includes an upper surface. Each of the syringe wells is individually associated with a different one of the openings. The panel and the plurality of syringe wells are integrally formed as a unitary structure. Each of the syringe wells is configured to removeably receive a syringe assembly. | 04-05-2012 |
20120083744 | Packaging of Delivery Device for Aseptic Filling and Distribution - A syringe assembly includes a syringe body including a distal end. The syringe body defines a fluid chamber therein. The fluid chamber includes a lower end. A septum is disposed at the distal end of the syringe body and is configured to sealingly close the lower end of the fluid chamber. The syringe body and the septum are formed as a single, molded piece. | 04-05-2012 |
20120234710 | Syringe Assembly and Package for Distribution of Same - A package assembly includes a panel, an array of openings defined in the panel, and a plurality of syringe wells. The panel includes an upper surface. Each of the syringe wells is individually associated with a different one of the openings. The panel and the plurality of syringe wells are integrally formed as a unitary structure. Each of the syringe wells is configured to removeably receive a syringe assembly. | 09-20-2012 |
20130313143 | Syringe Assembly and Package for Distribution of Same - A package assembly includes a panel, an array of openings defined in the panel, and a plurality of syringe wells. The panel includes an upper surface, Each of the syringe wells is individually associated with a different one of the openings. The panel and the plurality of syringe wells are integrally formed as a unitary structure. Each of the syringe wells is configured to removeably receive a syringe assembly. | 11-28-2013 |
20140091494 | TWO-PIECE VIAL TRANSFER NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a vial transfer needle assembly including a first molding member and a second molding member. The first molding member includes a hub portion that has a proximal piercing tip and a distal portion. The hub portion defines a lumen that passes therethrough. The second molding member includes a central housing, a proximal skirt, and a distal skirt. The second molding portion is molded at least partially about the first molding portion to form a monolithic structure. The piercing tip is positioned to extend into a first cavity that is defined by the proximal skirt. The distal portion of the first molding member is positioned to extend through a second cavity that is defined by the skirt. The distal skirt is dimensioned to receive a medical device. | 04-03-2014 |
John P. Foster, Bluffton, SC US
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20100128834 | ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE - Articles, such as tubing or strips, which have excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam at elevated temperatures, are produced from alloys having 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, 0.01 to 0.45 weight percent iron, at least one additional alloy element selected from 0.02 to 0.8 weight percent tin, 0.05 to 0.5 weight percent chromium, 0.02 to 0.3 weight percent copper, 0.1 to 0.3 weight percent vanadium, 0.01 to 0.1 weight percent nickel, the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities, wherein the alloy may be fabricated from a process of forging the zirconium alloy into a material, beta quenching the material, forming the material by extruding or hot rolling the material, cold working the material with one or a multiplicity of cold working steps, wherein the cold working step includes cold reducing the material and annealing the material at an intermediate anneal temperature of 960°-1105° F., and final working and annealing of the material. The articles formed also show improved weld corrosion resistance with the addition of chromium. | 05-27-2010 |
20110293466 | ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED CORROSION/CREEP RESISTANCE DUE TO FINAL HEAT TREATMENTS - Articles, such as tubing or strips, which have excellent corrosion resistance to water or steam at elevated temperatures, are produced from alloys having 0.2 to 1.5 weight percent niobium, 0.01 to 0.6 weight percent iron, and optionally additional alloy elements selected from the group consisting of tin, chromium, copper, vanadium, and nickel with the balance at least 97 weight percent zirconium, including impurities, where a necessary final heat treatment includes one of i) a SRA or PRXA (15-20% RXA) final heat treatment, or ii) a PRXA (80-95% RXA) or RXA final heat treatment. | 12-01-2011 |
John V. Foster, Williamsburg, VA US
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20110238373 | In-Flight Pitot-Static Calibration - A GPS-based pitol-static calibration system uses global output-error optimization. High data rate measurements of static and total pressure, ambient air conditions, and GPS-based ground speed measurements are used to compute pitot-static pressure errors over a range of airspeed. System identification methods rapidly compute optimal pressure error models with defined confidence intervals. | 09-29-2011 |
Kitridge Foster US
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20090020491 | BBQ Grill - A grill rack adapted to provide substantially vertical suspension and elevated suspension of food over existing barbeque grill cooking rack in accordance with additional aspects of the present invention. The grill rack includes a base, and angled support section and an elevated substantially horizontal grill section. The base is configured to support the grill above a heat source of a barbeque, the base defining a base plane, the base plane being substantially horizontal when positioned on the barbeque. The angled support section is attached to the base and provides a surface extending at an angle from the base plane, whereon food to be cooked on the barbeque may be placed against the surface and supported at an angle to the heat source. The substantially horizontal grill section is supported by the angled support sections above the cooking surfaces associated with a barbeque grill. The angled support section also connects the base to the substantially horizontal grill section. | 01-22-2009 |
Lance Foster, Collinsville, AL US
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20100188650 | PORTABLE EGG CANDLING AND CONTAINMENT TRANSFER APPRATUS AND METHOD - A portable egg candling and containment transfer apparatus including a movable base, a frame extending up from the base, a movable elevator deck movable between an elevated position and a lowered position, and a mechanism for raising and lowering the elevator deck. The apparatus further includes an inverting candling table pivotally mounted to the frame and having a pan with sidewalls and a floor. The pan is adapted for receiving and supporting incubator trays thereon. The pan houses at least one electric light fixture with at least one lamp for producing light for candling eggs positioned over the inverting candling table. The apparatus further includes at least one clamp for securing a hatchery basket over the pan and at least one latch for securing the inverting candling table in faceup/facedown positions. | 07-29-2010 |
Mark Duane Foster, Lexington, KY US
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20090169273 | Doctor Blade Surface Energy Modification - The present disclosure relates to a surface energy reduction material in the form of a topcoat or additive to a coating that may be applied to a toner regulating member such as a doctor blade which may reduce toner build-up about a nip region, pre-nip region, and/or post-nip region. The surface energy reduction material may be include any material having a surface energy of less than or equal to 35 dynes/cm, for example, between 15-30 dynes/cm, including all values and ranges therein. The surface energy reducing materials may include any material that provides a 25% or more reduction of the surface energy of the doctor blade compared to an untreated doctor blade, for example, greater than or equal to 50% reduction or greater than or equal to 75% reduction, including all values and ranges therein. | 07-02-2009 |
20100003610 | Electrophotographic Roller With Resistance to Nip Banding - An endless electrophotographic member, such as a developer roller, which indicates an improved resistance to nip banding. The improvement to nip banding may be provided by the use of an organic salt within a roller surface region. The roller may provide, at a nip location, a resistive surface layer having an electrical resistance that avoids the development of nip banding and relatively dark regions on printed media. | 01-07-2010 |
20130170869 | Movable Toner Port Cover Member for a Replaceable Unit of an Imaging Device - A rotating cover on the developer unit of an imaging apparatus to prevent toner leaks from the toner entry port of the developer unit. When installing a toner cartridge, the cartridge contacts a surface to cause the cover to rotate to an open position, thereby exposing the toner port for receiving toner. Conversely, when the toner cartridge is removed the cover is rotated into a closed position with the aid of a torsion spring so as to seal the toner entry port of the developer unit. | 07-04-2013 |
20130170872 | Toner Cartridge having a Pivoting Exit Port Cover - A toner cartridge for use in an image forming device according to one example embodiment includes a housing having a reservoir for containing toner therein. The housing has an exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir. A cover is mounted on an exterior portion of the housing that is pivotable between a closed position blocking the exit port and an open position unblocking the exit port. The cover is biased toward the closed position. The cover has a projection extending therefrom such that a force on the projection causes the cover to move toward the open position. | 07-04-2013 |
20130243500 | Electrophotographic Roller with Resistance to Nip Banding - An endless electrophotographic member, such as a developer roller, which indicates an improved resistance to nip banding. The improvement to nip banding may be provided by the use of an organic salt within a roller surface region. The roller may provide, at a nip location, a resistive surface layer having an electrical resistance that avoids the development of nip banding and relatively dark regions on printed media. | 09-19-2013 |
20140241758 | Toner Cartridge Having a Shutter Lock Mechanism - An example toner cartridge includes a reservoir for containing toner and an exit port in fluid communication with the reservoir. A shutter is positioned at the exit port and movable between an open position and a closed position. A first linkage member is operatively connected to the shutter to open the shutter upon being actuated by a first engagement feature. A second linkage member is pivotally attached to a side wall of the housing and biased toward a home position. A third linkage member is movable with the second linkage member. When the second linkage member is in the home position, the third linkage member is in a blocking position preventing the first linkage member from opening the shutter. When the second linkage member pivots away from the home position, the third linkage member moves to a non-blocking position permitting the first linkage member to open the shutter. | 08-28-2014 |
Matthew Foster, Durham, NC US
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20110008811 | Resin Assisted Capture of Cysteine-Modified Proteins/Peptides and Determination of Presence and Location of Modification - A resin connected by amide bond to pyridyl sulfide or methylthiosulfonate can be conjugated to a post traditionally modified protein/peptide to allow determination of presence and kind and optionally location of cysteine modification(s). | 01-13-2011 |
Michael B. Foster, Oskaloosa, IA US
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20100277109 | MEANS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL OF REMOTE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - An apparatus to control remote devices or equipment via existing cellular telephone networks. The apparatus receives information from a customer concerning a specific function, which the customer wants to perform at the remote equipment. A Central Control receives this information from the customer and correlates the function to a specific cellular telephone MIN number, which has been pre-programmed in a computer at the Central Control. The MIN number is then sent to a cellular provider. The cellular provider then transmits the MIN number to an antenna, which transmits the MIN number to a remote equipment controller at the remotely located equipment. The remote equipment controller then takes the a part of the MIN and gives these numbers to a PLC at the remote equipment controller. The PLC then memory maps the part of the MIN to a specific function to be carried out by the remote equipment controller. Then the remote equipment controller carriers out specified functions at the remote equipment. | 11-04-2010 |
Michael D. Foster, Jamestown, NC US
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20100178494 | SINGLE PACK LOW TEMPERATURE BAKE COATING COMPOSITION - Substrates prone to heat distortion may be coated with a coating composition containing chlorinated polyolefin-modified acrylic latex emulsion, polyurethane dispersion, non-gelling self-crosslinking acrylic emulsion, and glycol-based solvent. The coating composition contains sufficient non-gelling self-crosslinking acrylic emulsion and glycol-based solvent so that a 0.1 mm wet thickness layer of the coating composition will form a tack-free film when heated at 65° C. for fifteen minutes, and the glycol-based solvent is selected so that the coating composition is shelf stable. | 07-15-2010 |
20150064433 | MEMBRANE-READY FIBROUS FACED GYPSUM PANELS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS - Membrane-ready fibrous faced gypsum panels, methods, and apparatus are provided. The panels include a first fibrous mat having a first surface and a second surface, a second fibrous mat having a first surface and a second surface, a gypsum core in contact with the second surfaces of the first and second fibrous mats, and a material coating that covers the first surface of the first fibrous mat and forms a substantially smooth outer surface. | 03-05-2015 |
20150064488 | COATING AND BINDER COMPOSITIONS FOR GYPSUM BOARDS - An adhesive binder composition for adhering a paper sheet to a gypsum article with a gypsum layer having at least one paper sheet on a major surface thereof. The adhesive binder composition includes a polymeric adhesive and at least one surfactant. The adhesive binder composition resides at a boundary between the gypsum layer and the paper sheet. | 03-05-2015 |
Michael Lee Foster, Sunrise, FL US
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20110265028 | MANAGEMENT OF DEVICE SETTINGS VIA A PLURALITY OF INTERFACES - The present specification relates to a portable electronic device comprising at least one processor; a display connected to the processor and controllable by the processor; and non-volatile storage configured to maintain a plurality of applications and an application programming interface for enabling generation and control of a title bar, wherein the application programming interface includes a private part for managing the state of the title bar and a public part that provides an interface to the applications. | 10-27-2011 |
Neil Russell Foster US
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20110104291 | Formulation of Fine Particles Using Liquefied or Dense Gases - The invention provides a method for manipulating or formulating a solid substance which melts under pressure of a gas without degrading at a temperature lower than the melting point of the substance at atmospheric pressure including: applying to the substance a liquefied gas or dense gas to melt the substance without degrading the substance; then contacting the molten substance with a carrier fluid, which is at substantially the same pressure as the liquefied gas or dense gas, to form a solution or mixture of at least a part of the molten substance and the carrier fluid; and passing the solution or mixture into a vessel of lower pressure than the pressure of the liquefied gas or dense gas and carrier fluid to form particles of the substance; and particles formed by the method. | 05-05-2011 |
Parran Foster, Waldorf, MD US
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20100036701 | Physician And Medical Vender Appointment Coordination Method - A system and method of organizing appointments between physicians and venders of medical products and services, involving the steps of hosting an Internet based protocol that allows physicians to create an ID and input available appointment information from their office calendars, allowing venders to create an ID, input payment information, and select individual available appointments with physicians; wherein the system manages appointments and payments through a series of protocols governing the conditions under which payments for appointments are collected or forfeited. | 02-11-2010 |
20110225005 | PHYSICIAN AND MEDICAL VENDER APPOINTMENT AND DONATION METHOD - A system and method of providing access to physicians by medical venders and making donations is disclosed. At least one vender and at least one physician registers with a database for scheduling appointments between them. The physician enters a calendar of available time segments into the database and the vender purchases at least one time segment by paying a fee, said time segment corresponding to an appointment of a specified time with the physician. If the appointment is kept by both the physician and the vender, at least some portion of the fee becomes proceeds that are donated to an educational or charitable organization of the physician's choosing. If the appointment is not kept, the fee may either be returned to the vendor or at least some portion of the fee become proceeds that are donated to an educational or charitable organization of the physician's choosing, depending on pre-established protocol. | 09-15-2011 |
Patricia Lynne Foster US
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20100264191 | Nail pin anchor setting tool - A one piece nail-pin anchor driver tool is provided for a power rotary hammer or percussion drill apparatus and is employed for setting nail-pin type anchors in a material such as concrete. The driver tool includes an end with a bore that fits over the concrete drill used to make the hole in the material such as concrete and a contoured end used to set the nail-pin into the anchor connected longitudinally along a common axis formed as a unified structure. | 10-21-2010 |
Paul Lincoln Foster, Lincoln, RI US
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20080237104 | FRYER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a food fryer. The food fryer comprises a frying section where the food is fried in oil and an oil removal section where the oil content of the food is reduced. A basket located within the apparatus contains the food and is movable between the two sections. At least one motor is operable to remove oil content from the food and to move the basket between the two sections, and a controller communicates with the motor and other elements of the apparatus to facilitate the frying of the food. Exemplary embodiments of the invention provide methods for minimizing a cooling rate of the cooked food to prevent oil from gathering in the center of the cooked food and to increase the desirability of the cooked food. A cover that is sealably connected to the food frying apparatus aids in maintaining a temperature in the frying and oil removal environments that is higher than room temperature. A heating element in the oil removal section may also aid in maintaining a desirable temperature in the oil removal section. Systems for frying food according to embodiments of the invention comprise filtering systems, fire suppression systems, and/or ventilation systems. These systems may also comprise multiple food frying apparatuses. | 10-02-2008 |
20090044706 | FRYER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a food fryer. The food frying apparatus generally comprises two sections: a frying section and an oil removal section. The frying section houses and/or heats oil for frying the food, and the oil removal section is operable to reduce the oil content of the food. Exemplary embodiments of the invention comprise a basket well that is configured to be movable between a cooking section and a spinning section. The basket well may be configured to comprise a bearing surface and a basket well gear. The fryer device may further comprise a frame that comprise a bearing configured to interface with the bearing surface. Further, the fryer device may comprise a rotational motor that comprises a spinning gear configured to interface with the basket well gear. The fryer device may also comprise a drawer configured to be slidably removable from the fryer device. The fryer device may also comprise a retrofit fryer device configured to be adaptable to pre-existing fryer devices. In other embodiments, the fryer device may be configured to be operated at least in part by a processor, and the processor may receive instructions from a storage medium. Various aspects of the fryer device are configured to be automatically controlled. | 02-19-2009 |
20100037782 | FRYER DEVICE WITH OIL REMOVAL AND CONVEYOR SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a food fryer for frying a food in oil, comprising a heating element, a housing, an oil section, a conveyor section, a food basket, a spinning section with a spinner for spinning said food basket, and wherein the oil section, the conveyor system, and the spinning section are disposed within the housing, and wherein the heating element, the housing, the oil section, the conveyor system, and the spinning section are interoperable to maintain a C of less than 50° C. per minute. | 02-18-2010 |
20100206179 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VIBRATION DAMPING IN A COOKING DEVICE - A cooking device comprises a rotatable food basket disposed within the cooking device and a damping mechanism configured to reduce a vibration generated by the rotatable food basket rotating within the cooking device. An aspect of the cooking device includes a basket partition in the rotatable food basket, and the basket partition is configured to maintain a substantially equal distribution of a food within the rotatable food basket. The cooking device includes a motor in a hood for rotating the rotatable food basket, and it further includes a lifting plate and a lifting mechanism operable to move the rotatable food basket between a cooking section and a spinning section. The cooking device may also comprises a first basket portion and a second basket portion configured to be disposed within a first section and a second section of the rotatable food basket. The hood of the cooking device may also comprise a motor gear that includes a plurality of teeth configured to receive a motor key on a central shaft of the rotatable food basket. The motor key may be configured to automatically seat with the plurality of teeth in the motor gear via an electromagnetic coupling in response to an instruction from a microprocessor controller. | 08-19-2010 |
20100258109 | RETROFIT APPARATUS FOR A COOKING DEVICE - A retrofit apparatus for a preexisting cooking device comprises a hood that defines a liquid removal section, a motor disposed within the hood, and a motor gear rotatable by the motor to facilitate rotating a centrifugal liquid removal device. The motor gear may comprise a plurality of teeth configured to engage a motor gear coupling on a shaft of the centrifugal liquid removal device, and the motor gear may be configured to automatically engage the motor gear coupling to facilitate rotating the centrifugal liquid removal device. In other embodiments, a lifting mechanism in the preexisting cooking device is configured to move the centrifugal liquid removal device from a cooking section to the liquid removal section. | 10-14-2010 |
20110061545 | COOKING DEVICE WITH SLIDABLE DRAWER - A food cooking device generally comprises two sections: a cooking section and a liquid removal section. The cooking section houses and/or heats liquid for cooking the food, and the liquid removal section is operable to reduce the liquid content of the food. The cooking device may further comprise a centrifugal liquid removal device locatable within the liquid removal section. The cooking device comprises a slidable drawer for moving the centrifugal liquid removal device into and out of a housing. A frame is disposed within the slidable drawer, and the frame houses the centrifugal liquid removal device. A translational motor moves the food from the cooking section to the liquid removal section when the slidable drawer positions the centrifugal liquid device in the housing. The cooking device further comprises a hinged door that is in a closed position when the centrifugal liquid removal device is in the housing. | 03-17-2011 |
20120055345 | FRYER DEVICE - The present invention relates to a food fryer. The food frying apparatus generally comprises two sections: a frying section and an oil removal section. The frying section houses and/or heats oil for frying the food, and the oil removal section is operable to reduce the oil content of the food. The fryer device may also comprise a drawer configured to be slidably removable from the fryer device. Various aspects of the fryer device are configured to be automatically controlled. | 03-08-2012 |
Philip S. Foster, Orlando, FL US
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20090132202 | Method for turbine maintenance - A turbine and method for determining turbine maintenance. The method for determining hot gas path turbine maintenance comprises recording a number of part load starts ( | 05-21-2009 |
Richard Foster, Union City, IN US
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20100270449 | MODULAR CASKET HARDWARE - Modular casket hardware which includes a bracket configured to attach to a casket corner wall surface. The bracket is also configured to be oriented with respect to the casket in a first orientation to attach to the casket wall and a second orientation to attach to the casket corner. A bore in the bracket is configured to receive a casket bar when in the first orientation. Tabs on the bracket are configured to at least partially fit within a portion of the casket bar when the bracket is oriented in the second orientation. A bracket cover could also use other bracket type mechanisms to attach and hold the casket bars to the casket which will support the required weight of a casket at the grave site. Once a bracket and bars are attached, the casket will be able to be shipped without the decorative bracket cover installed. The decorative modular casket bracket cover will be able to be added to the casket at any time. | 10-28-2010 |
Richard Scott Foster, Greenville, SC US
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20110078518 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING A FLOW OF DEFECT RESOLUTION - A user interface embodied on one or more computer storage media having computer executable instructions for instructing a processor to display a history of a plurality of defects in a defect resolution process that includes a plurality of phases is provided. The user interface includes a display portion for illustrating a current phase of a defect from the plurality of phases, and a display portion for illustrating an amount of elapsed time that the defect has been in the current phase. | 03-31-2011 |
R. James Foster, Rogersville, TN US
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20100326417 | COLLAPSIBLE GAS GRILL - A collapsible gas grill having a control panel, a bowl and a hood. The collapsible gas grill comprises a cooking grid that supports a cooking item, a burner attached to the bowl, a valve attached to the control panel, a rotating latch that locks the hood to the bowl, a base that supports the grill, and a catch that engages the base when the collapsible gas grill is in one of a collapsed configuration or an open configuration. | 12-30-2010 |
Robert Foster, Batesville, AR US
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20090033054 | Independent four wheel vibration damping system for riding mowers - In a riding mower having a frame, a mower deck supported beneath the frame, a chair on said frame and a source of motive power also supported on said frame. The frame is supported on forward and rear wheel assemblies, and the wheel assemblies each have a supporting wheel, each wheel assembly having a vibration damping system interposed between the frame and each wheel assembly. The vibration damping system comprising at least one pillow interposed between the frame and each wheel assembly and each pillow being of a resilient material for absorbing shock and vibration resulting from a wheel contacting irregularities in the terrain traversed thereby. | 02-05-2009 |
Robert A Foster US
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20110191216 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING TAXES AND MULTI-CURRENCY PRICING - A method and a system for determining taxes attributable to a financial transaction create a tax rate table, link an entity of the financial transaction to the tax rate table through a product rule, and calculate taxes based on the tax rate table according to one component of the financial transaction. The tax rate tables can be linked by a default product rule, which is a defined by a global variable. Alternatively, specific product rules can be used to link specific entities, such as tax jurisdiction records, or legal entity records. In one application, the method and the system calculate revenue tax, cost tax, input tax, and profits for each transaction. The method and the system may further include multi-currency support analysis for a financial transaction so that a financial transaction can be analyzed under a common currency, even though the financial transaction is conducted using one or more currencies in one or more jurisdictions. | 08-04-2011 |
Robert James Foster, Rogersville, TN US
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20100275906 | FOLDING SIDE TABLE - A folding table for a grill includes a table portion configured to extend into an operative position and configured to be placed in a protective stowed position to protect the grill. The folding table further includes an upper cross support pivotally connected to the table portion and an attachment portion configured to be connected to the grill. The attachment portion is pivotally connected to the support. | 11-04-2010 |
Robin H. Foster, Little Silver, NJ US
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20100322406 | Servicing Calls in Call Centers Based On Estimated Call Value - Methods for enabling call center agents to adapt their servicing of incoming calls based on the estimated value of the calls are disclosed. In accordance with the first illustrative embodiment, when there is a “high-value” call waiting in the queue while one or more agents are currently servicing lower-value calls, an agent who is servicing a lower-value call is informed that there is a higher-value call waiting in the queue, and is prompted to provide an estimate of how much longer he or she will be servicing his or her current call. The call center system selects which agent the high-value call will be routed to based on: (i) the agents' responses to the prompts, and (ii) for each of the responding agents, a measure of how closely prior responses from the agent compared to the actual amount of time taken by the agent to complete servicing the call. | 12-23-2010 |
20100322408 | Data Store for Assessing Accuracy of Call Center Agent Service Time Estimates - A data store (e.g., a relational database, an object-oriented database, an unstructured file system, an in-memory data structure, etc.) and associated methods are disclosed for predicting the accuracy of agent responses in a call center. In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, agents in a call center are prompted at different times during their workday for estimates of how much longer they will be servicing their current call, and the estimates are stored in the data store along with the actual times required for completion of the call. Statistics for each agent's prediction accuracy are computed and stored in the data store along with the raw data, and can then be used to assess the accuracy of subsequent agent responses to queries. | 12-23-2010 |
20130230163 | SERVICING CALLS IN CALL CENTERS BASED ON ESTIMATED CALL VALU - Methods for enabling call center agents to adapt their servicing of incoming calls based on the estimated value of the calls are disclosed. In accordance with the first illustrative embodiment, when there is a “high-value” call waiting in the queue while one or more agents are currently servicing lower-value calls, an agent who is servicing a lower-value call is informed that there is a higher-value call waiting in the queue, and is prompted to provide an estimate of how much longer he or she will be servicing his or her current call. The call center system selects which agent the high-value call will be routed to based on: (i) the agents' responses to the prompts, and (ii) for each of the responding agents, a measure of how closely prior responses from the agent compared to the actual amount of time taken by the agent to complete servicing the call. | 09-05-2013 |
Ronald Gary Foster, Louisville, KY US
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20100070434 | APPLIANCE WITH REAL TIME ENERGY COST DISPLAYED BASED ON USAGE - An appliance includes a display unit for an appliance and a control unit coupled to the display unit. The control unit is configured to detect at least one operating parameter associated with use of the appliance, calculate energy usage and energy costs associated with the at least one operating parameter, and present current energy usage and cost information on the display unit. | 03-18-2010 |
20100101254 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES - A refrigerator comprises a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment and one or more power consuming features/functions including a refrigeration system for cooling the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment. A controller is operatively connected to the one or more power consuming features/functions. The controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the refrigerator in one of plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least one of selectively schedule, delay, adjust and deactivate at least one of the one or more power consuming features/functions to reduce power consumption of the refrigerator in the energy savings mode. | 04-29-2010 |
20110314842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING ICE IN AN ICE MAKER SYSTEM - Method and apparatus for ice maker systems are disclosed. One exemplary method comprises the steps of: heating an ice mold body to separate ice formed in the ice mold body from the ice mold body; releasing the separated ice from the ice mold body; and contacting at least a portion of the ice mold body with a heat transfer fluid to cool the ice mold body. | 12-29-2011 |
20120204592 | ICE DISPENSER FOR DISPENSING CUBED AND CRUSHED ICE AND RELATED REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE - An ice dispensing assembly includes an ice bucket for containing ice cubes, with at least a first exit in the ice bucket for the ice cubes. An optional second exit may be provided in the ice bucket for crushed ice made from the ice cubes. One motor moves a rotatable member to move ice from the ice bucket through at least one of the exits. A second motor moves either a crush plate or counter rotating members to create crushed ice. The crushed ice may be dispensed though the first exit or the second exit. Related refrigeration appliances are disclosed. | 08-16-2012 |
Ron B. Foster, Fayetteville, AR US
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20090212407 | Infinitely Stackable Interconnect Device and Method - An infinitely stackable interconnect device and method having the capability for electrical, thermal, optical, and fluidic interconnections to various layers. Through-substrate vias in the interconnect device are filled to enable electrical and thermal connection or optionally hermetically sealed relative to other surfaces to enable fluidic or optical connection. Optionally, optical components may be placed within the via region in order to manipulate optical signals. Redistribution of electrical interconnection is accomplished on both top and bottom surfaces of the substrate of the interconnect chip. The method for fabricating the interconnect device includes the steps of: forming, insulating, and at least partially filling vias with conductive material; connecting vias to conductive traces on a top surface of the interconnect chip; connecting vias to conductive traces on a bottom surface of the interconnect chip; providing bump regions for electrical and mechanical interconnection to a subsequent interconnect device; and forming recessed regions to accommodate a subsequent die in a stack. The method simultaneously accomplishes interconnection and packaging of multiple semiconductor die to form a stack. | 08-27-2009 |
R. Scott Foster, Kannapolis, NC US
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20100047762 | METHOD TO MONITOR DRUG EFFICACY IN DIABETIC PATIENTS USING AN ASSAY FOR 1,5-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL - HbA1c measurement is a critical component of diabetes management; however, a key limitation of HbA1c as a measure of glycemia is the lack of timeliness—it does not detect underlying blood glucose excursion levels in moderately controlled diabetic patients (HbA1c<8) as it is a measurement of mean glucose levels over the longer-term. HbA1c also averages both hypo- and hyperglycemia over two to three months; therefore, it does not adequately reflect improvements in post-prandial hyperglycemia. 1,5-AG is also a marker of glycemic control over a shorter one to two week timeframe, but with a different mechanism than HbA1c. Given the unique biological and physiological characteristics of 1,5-AG, it is sensitive to acute and transient episodes of hyper-glycemia and is, therefore, a better indicator of glucose excursions. Peptidyl diabetic drugs such as pramlintide and exenatide have unique mechanisms of action and the glycemic effects of these drugs are not adequately shown by HbA1c. 1,5-AG, an effective measure of glucose excursions, reveals underlying treatment effects of these drugs and can help regulate their dosage. | 02-25-2010 |
Sandra J. Foster, Morrisville, NC US
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20080241171 | Stem Cell Populations and Methods of Use - Populations of stem cells and methods for their isolation and use are provided. These stem cell populations comprise aldehyde dehydrogenase positive (ALDH | 10-02-2008 |
20110189211 | STEM CELL POPULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention relates to populations of stem cells, methods for isolating these stem cell populations, and methods repairing, regenerating, and reconstituting tissues using the these stem cell populations. The invention additionally relates to methods of screening agents that promote growth, engraftment, or differentiation of stem cells. | 08-04-2011 |
Scott C. Foster, Wilmington, DE US
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20100161503 | System and Method for Online Employment Recruiting and Evaluation - A system and method for online employment recruiting and evaluation is provided. An online, web-based environment allows employers to create job descriptions for posting on an Internet-based job search service in communication with the web-based environment, and allows for online recruitment and review of hiring candidates using a multi-phase approach. An employer can create an initial questionnaire associated with the job descriptions, which must be answered by potential employees as part of the recruitment and hiring process. A virtual dossier is created for each potential employee, is stored in a database, and can be reviewed by the employer. An employer can select desired candidates based upon information provided in response to the initial questionnaire, and selected candidates can be provided with a second questionnaire which asks the selected candidates to provide information about previous employers/supervisors. A subset of candidates can then be selected for a telephone interview, which is recorded and stored as part of the virtual dossier. Each employer/supervisor specified by the candidate is also interviewed, and the interview is recorded and is stored as part of the candidate's virtual dossier. A final group of candidates is then selected for an in-person interview, which is recorded and made part of the candidate's virtual dossier. A final review of the updated virtual dossiers is conducted by the employer so that the employer can select a final candidate for hiring. The virtual dossier can be made part of the hired candidate's personnel file, and provides a digital, comprehensive, and easy-to-access record of the recruitment and evaluation process of the candidate. | 06-24-2010 |
Scott R. Foster, Jacksonville, FL US
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20090189036 | Acoustic treatment nesting corner mount - An acoustic treatment nesting corner mount for mounting acoustic panels in a corner of a room. The nesting corner mount allows for the installation of two or more acoustic treatments, nested one behind the other, in a corner of a room to enhance the acoustics of the room. | 07-30-2009 |
Stephen Foster, Hattiesburg, MS US
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20110165107 | Volume up shampoos - The invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising an anionic surfactant and a hyperbranched polyesteramide having at least one quarternized amine end-group. The compositions, in particular in the form of shampoo preparations are suited for increasing the volume of hair treated therewith. Furthermore, such compositions provide styling attributes and increase the wet-combability of hair. | 07-07-2011 |
20110182843 | Volume Up Shampoos II - The invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising an anionic surfactant and a hyperbranched polyesteramide comprising at least one secondary amide bond and having at least one quarternized amine end-group. The compositions, in particular in the form of shampoo preparations are suited for increasing the volume of hair treated therewith. Furthermore, such compositions provide styling attributes and increase the wet-combability of hair. | 07-28-2011 |
20130251659 | SHAMPOO PREPARATIONS - The invention relates to aqueous compositions comprising an anionic surfactant and a hyperbranched polyesteramide having at least one quarternized amine end-group. The compositions, in particular in the form of shampoo preparations are suited for increasing the volume of hair treated therewith. Furthermore, such compositions provide styling attributes and increase the wet-combability of hair. | 09-26-2013 |
Susan J. Foster, Odessa, FL US
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20090171702 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTENANCE OF RESIDENCES - An application for a computer-based method for managing a property includes providing a server computer system and a client computer system. A list of maintainable inventory items is accepted at the client computer system and sent from the client computer system to the server computer system where the list of the maintainable inventory items is processed. The processing includes generating maintenance tasks relating to the list of the maintainable inventory items based upon a set of maintenance procedures. The maintenance tasks are then tracked at the server computer system. | 07-02-2009 |
Thomas Foster, Gainesville, FL US
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20090263804 | Biomarkers for aging - A statistical and functional correlation strategy to identify changes in cellular pathways specifically linked to impaired cognitive function with aging. Analyses using the strategy identified multiple groups of genes expressed in the hippocampi of mammals, where the genes were expressed at different levels for several ages. The aging changes in expression began before mid-life. Many of the genes were involved in specific neuronal and glial pathways with previously unrecognized relationships to aging and/or cognitive decline. These identified genes and the proteins they encode can be used as novel biomarkers of brain aging and as targets for developing treatment methods against age-related cognitive decline, Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease. | 10-22-2009 |
Thomas L. Foster, Poland, IN US
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20090030427 | HANDLE FOR INTERCHANGEABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A rigid extractor is revealed, a rigid device for use in percutaneous procedures to remove kidney stones directly from the kidneys. The rigid extractor uses a handle fixed to an outer rigid cannula, and an inner cannula to control an extraction device that may be removable from the inner cannula. The extractor is desirably used with a fluoroscope, in which the surgeon maneuvers the extractor with the aid of a view of the operating field provided by the fluoroscope. The surgeon then maneuvers the extractor to grasp the kidney stones and remove from the patient. The extractor may also be used with a nephroscope. The device may be used with a removable extraction device such as a basket, a grasper a pair of jaws, or a pair of scissors. | 01-29-2009 |
Tyler R. Foster, Melbourne Beach, FL US
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20080299643 | Systems and Methods for Large-Scale Production and Harvesting of Oil-Rich Algae - Systems and methods for the growing of microorganisms such as algae, yeast, and bacteria are described. Seed fermentation units are associated with final fermentation ponds in various arrangements. Continuous, semicontinuous, fed batch, and batch modes of operation of the seed and final fermentations are included. Harvest methods for the cellular material and related products are described. | 12-04-2008 |
William Matthew Foster, White House, TN US
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20110272422 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK - The inside wall of a fuel tank, and a sub-component are provided with locking means in the form of complementary formations that allow the sub-component to be coupled to the inside surface of the fuel tank wall. Interlocking of the complementary formations is achieved by moving the sub-component towards the wall providing angular movement to the sub-component relative to the fuel tank. | 11-10-2011 |
20120056356 | Blow Molding Process, Apparatus and Article - Provided is a process for producing a hollow article provided with an internal component. The process comprises providing a molding station having first and second mold portions together defining a mold cavity. A parison having a top and bottom end is then positioned within the molding station. Using a carrier, at least one component mounted on the carrier is inserted into the parison through the top end of the parison. The parison is then pressed against the component using displaceable mold cores provided in each of first and second mold portions, after which the carrier is removed from the molding station. The top and bottom ends of the parison are sealed, and the molding station is closed. Blow molding pressure is applied to the parison to urge the parison against the contours of the mold cavity, after which the molding station is opened and the formed hollow article is removed. | 03-08-2012 |
20130161332 | VEHICLE FUEL TANK - The inside wall of a fuel tank, and a sub-component are provided with locking means in the form of complementary formations that allow the sub-component to be coupled to the inside surface of the fuel tank wall. Interlocking of the complementary formations is achieved by moving the sub-component towards the wall providing angular movement to the sub-component relative to the fuel tank. A biasing structure imparts a tension between the sub-component and the fuel tank. | 06-27-2013 |
20140096835 | Neck Assembly - A neck assembly of a fuel system component comprises a housing. The housing comprises a sleeve having a first end portion positioned exterior to the fuel system component and a longitudinally opposed second end portion. The housing further comprises an encapsulation ring extending radially outwardly from the second end portion of the sleeve and encapsulated within a wall of the fuel system component. The neck assembly further comprises a valve cartridge at least partially received within the sleeve and secured thereto. The valve cartridge comprises a conduit having a first end portion positioned exterior to the fuel system component and a longitudinally opposed second end portion. | 04-10-2014 |
W. Michael Foster, Durham, NC US
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20110236381 | INHIBITION OF INTER-ALPHA TRYPSIN INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF AIRWAY DISEASE - It is disclosed herein that blockade of inter-alpha-trypsin inhibitor (IaI) prevents the development of airway hyperresponsiveness in animal models of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Provided herein are methods of treating an airway disease or disorder in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of IaI. Also provided is a method of preventing or reducing airway hyperresponsiveness in a subject by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of IaI. The IaI inhibitor can be any compound that inhibits the expression or activity of IaI or a gene encoding an IaI polypeptide. In some embodiments, the IaI inhibitor is administered locally to the airway of the subject in need of treatment. For example, the inhibitor can be administered by aerosol delivery, such as by using an inhaler or nebulizer. | 09-29-2011 |
20120045441 | METHODS OF TREATING LUNG DISEASE AND OTHER INFLAMMATORY DISEASES - A method of treating an inflammatory disease in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering the subject a gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) inhibitor in a treatment effective amount. Suitable GRP inhibitors include compounds of the general formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrugs thereof. | 02-23-2012 |
20130280270 | METHODS OF TREATING LUNG DISEASE AND OTHER INFLAMMATORY DISEASES - A method of treating an inflammatory disease in a subject in need thereof is carried out by administering the subject a gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) inhibitor in a treatment effective amount. Suitable GRP inhibitors include compounds of the general formula: | 10-24-2013 |