Grimm, US
Aimee Grimm, St. Louis Park, MN US
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20110117245 | DOUGH COMPOSITIONS FOR EXTENDED SHELF LIFE BAKED ARTICLES - Dough compositions that can be baked to form baked articles having a desirable shelf life, for example about 3 days or greater, or about 7 days or greater, or about 14 days or greater are described. The dough compositions comprise: hard wheat flour; a leavening agent; sucrose; about 2% weight or greater of a pre-hydrated monoglyceride; about 4% weight or greater of a fat having a solid fat index (SFI) of: 0 to about 21 at 50° F.; 0 to about 16 at 70° F.; and 0 to about 12 at 92° F.; less than about 3% weight dextrose; less than about 10% weight corn syrup; less than about 3% weight glycerin; and less than about 10% weight soft wheat flour. | 05-19-2011 |
Alfred E. Grimm, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20090017707 | Reconfigurable Buoyant Apparatus - In one embodiment, a buoyant device includes multiple buoyant members with each buoyant member defining a first aperture and a second aperture. Each buoyant member is coupled to an elongate member such that the elongate member extends from that first aperture to that second aperture. | 01-15-2009 |
Andrea Lynne Grimm, East Peoria, IL US
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20130006704 | Method and System For Creating Customer Profiles - A system for creating a customer profile includes at t one computer system configured to retrieve first business information regarding a customer from at least one first database including data regarding machine transactions. The at least one computer system is further configured to retrieve second business information regarding the customer from at least one second database including data regarding construction projects, retrieve third business information regarding the customer from at least one third database including data regarding fleet composition, and create a profile of the customer based on the retrieved first, second, and third business information. | 01-03-2013 |
Andrew A. Grimm, St. Louis, MO US
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20090246803 | NAD BIOSYNTHESIS SYSTEMS - The present invention generally relates to a nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) biosynthesis system and methods of screening for NAD biosynthesis effectors. Among the various aspects of the present invention is the provision of an in vitro-reconstituted mammalian NAD biosynthesis system that can be used for the high-throughput screening of chemical activators and inhibitors for mammalian NAD biosynthesis. Another aspect of the invention provides a method of identifying a compound that effects in vivo activity of NAD metabolic enzymes. Further aspects of the invention include nucleic acid sequences, vectors, and transformed cells that can be used in the methods described herein. | 10-01-2009 |
Ann K. Grimm, Cedar Rapids, IA US
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20100063656 | Train Control Method and System - A train control system for controlling trains traveling in a track network including tracks with signals associated therewith. The system includes an on-board track database, a positioning system and an on-board control system. The on-board control system receives position data and automatically brakes the train prior to encountering an upcoming signal based upon specified data points. The train is not automatically braked if certain conditions are met. A method for controlling a train traveling in a track network is also disclosed. | 03-11-2010 |
20140131524 | System and Method of Transforming Movement Authority Limits - A computer-implemented method of transforming movement authority limits for a train traveling in a track network, which includes determining authority of tracks associated with a switch, based at least partially on authority data and/or train authority data for the train, and providing authority on a switch leg of the switch based at least partially on the authority of the associated tracks. The computer-implemented method also includes determining authority of tracks associated with switches on at least two tracks, based at least partially on authority data and/or train authority data for the train, and providing authority on a crossover track between the at least two tracks based at least partially on the authority of the associated tracks. | 05-15-2014 |
Bradley Grimm, Sandy, UT US
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20140282888 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Systems and methods for controlling communication systems for the hearing impaired are disclosed. A portable communication device requests control over a plurality of communication devices. The portable communication device connects to and controls the plurality of communication devices. The portable communication device includes a user interface that enables a user to transfer a call from a first communication device to a second communication device. | 09-18-2014 |
20150189079 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Systems and methods for controlling communication systems for the hearing impaired are disclosed. A portable communication device requests control over a plurality of communication devices. The portable communication device connects to and controls the plurality of communication devices. The portable communication device includes a user interface that enables a user to transfer a call from a first communication device to a second communication device. | 07-02-2015 |
Charles M. Grimm US
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20150211497 | FLOATING SOLAR COLLECTOR ASSISTED OTEC GENERATOR - An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system having a turbine with an upstream side and a downstream side. Warm water under a partial vacuum is converted into a vapor, the vapor being supplied to the upstream side of the turbine at a pressure controlled by the temperature of the warm water. A condenser is situated on the down-stream side of the turbine to cause the vapor, after passing through the turbine, to undergo a phase change back to a liquid, which can be used as potable water. The condenser is coupled to a source of a cooling liquid, and the pressure of the vapor on the downstream side of the turbine is determined by the temperature of the cooling liquid. A flexible floating solar collector supplies the warm liquid to the upstream side at a temperature higher than normal ambient temperature. | 07-30-2015 |
Charles M. Grimm, Carmel, IN US
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20080210291 | Solar collector and photovoltaic converter - This invention relates generally to a solar collector and photovoltaic converter with a concentrating reflective inner surface with a static fluid filter attached to the bottom half of a enclosure with a photovoltaic converter cell mounted to the under side of the hemi-spherical transparent top half of the enclosure. | 09-04-2008 |
20150211497 | FLOATING SOLAR COLLECTOR ASSISTED OTEC GENERATOR - An Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system having a turbine with an upstream side and a downstream side. Warm water under a partial vacuum is converted into a vapor, the vapor being supplied to the upstream side of the turbine at a pressure controlled by the temperature of the warm water. A condenser is situated on the down-stream side of the turbine to cause the vapor, after passing through the turbine, to undergo a phase change back to a liquid, which can be used as potable water. The condenser is coupled to a source of a cooling liquid, and the pressure of the vapor on the downstream side of the turbine is determined by the temperature of the cooling liquid. A flexible floating solar collector supplies the warm liquid to the upstream side at a temperature higher than normal ambient temperature. | 07-30-2015 |
Cindy Marie Grimm, Clayton, MO US
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20130127836 | Methods and Apparatus for Three-Dimensional (3D) Sketching - Methods and apparatus for 3D sketching may provide an interface for creating 3D drawings from 2D and 3D input, and for creating 3D curve networks. The technique may provide tools for 2D sketching that enable 2D sketching in 3D space, and for creating a network of intersecting 3D curves. The technique may provide user interface elements and techniques that facilitate the curve drawing tasks. For 2D sketching, the technique may provide methods for interpreting imprecise user 2D strokes as continuous, high-quality 3D curves. The technique may provide the ability to edit existing 3D curves using sketched 2D strokes. The technique may enable sketching of 3D curves by rotating a drawing plane and/or by creating drawing surfaces on which curves may be added. The technique may provide user interface elements for converting curves in 3D space into a curve network. | 05-23-2013 |
Clifford Grimm, Hudson, MA US
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20150286665 | MULTIPLE COLLECTIONS OF USER-DEFINED METADATA FOR SELF-DESCRIBING OBJECTS - Exemplary embodiments provide the ability to associate multiple collections of metadata to objects. In one embodiment, a storage system comprises: a processor; a memory; at least one object, each object including content data; system metadata associated with each object; and a plurality of named collections of user-defined metadata associated with each object. Each named collection of the plurality of named collections is separately addressable by a request. In some embodiments, at least one named collection of user-defined metadata of one object of the at least one object includes an access control list, and the access control list of a named collection specifies permissible access to the named collection. The one object has an object-level access control list which specifies permissible access to the one object and which is different from the access control list for the named collection associated with the one object. | 10-08-2015 |
Dan Grimm, Mesa, AZ US
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20130228854 | POWER FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A field-effect transistors (FET) cell structure has a substrate, an epitaxial layer of a first conductivity type on the substrate, first and second base regions of the second conductivity type arranged within the epitaxial layer or well and spaced apart, and first and second source regions of a first conductivity type arranged within the first and second base region, respectively. Furthermore, a gate structure insulated from the epitaxial layer by an insulation layer is provided and arranged above the region between the first and second base regions and covering at least partly the first and second base region, and a drain contact reaches from a top of the device through the epitaxial layer to couple a top contact or metal layer with the substrate. | 09-05-2013 |
20140246722 | Power MOS Transistor with Improved Metal Contact - A power MOS field effect transistor (FET) has a plurality of transistor cells, each cell having a source region and a drain region to be contacted through a surface of a silicon wafer die. A first dielectric layer is disposed on the surface of the silicon wafer die and a plurality of grooves are formed in the first dielectric layer above the source regions and drain regions, respectively and filled with a conductive material. A second dielectric layer is disposed on a surface of the first dielectric layer and has openings to expose contact areas to said grooves. A metal layer is disposed on a surface of the second dielectric layer and filling the openings, wherein the metal layer is patterned and etched to form separate metal wires connecting each drain region and each source region of the plurality of transistor cells, respectively through the grooves. | 09-04-2014 |
Daniel J. Grimm, Mesa, AZ US
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20130154017 | Self-Aligned Gate Structure for Field Effect Transistor - A field effect transistor has a substrate with an epitaxial layer, base regions extending from a top of the epitaxial layer into the epitaxial layer, an insulation region having side walls and extending between two base regions on top of the substrate; and a polysilicon gate structure covering the insulation region including the side walls, wherein effective gates are formed by a portion of the polysilicon covering side walls above the base region. | 06-20-2013 |
Daniel S. Grimm, Chicago, IL US
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20110040651 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ORDERS MADE VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item. | 02-17-2011 |
20110320309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING ORDERS MADE VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - A system and method for allowing a user to schedule pickup of an ordered item provides a user interface having user interface elements for allowing a user to specify a frequency with which an order is it to be picked up, for informing a user as to availability of the item for pickup, and/or for allowing a user to request that an item be held in reserve for pickup within a given period of time, such as 24 hours. Frequency options provided to the user for selection when scheduling an order for pickup may include a one-time frequency, a daily frequency, a weekly frequency, a monthly frequency, and user specified dates. The information as to availability of the item for pickup is determined considering a time of order and real-time stocking information for the item. | 12-29-2011 |
20130117106 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COUPON SERVICE APPLICATIONS - A coupon service application operated on multiple platforms, including mobile devices, PC/Internet and display screens on home appliances. The application maintains a home inventory defining the consumable products within a user's home and a shopping list defining the consumable products the user wishes to purchase, and compares the home inventory and shopping list against a database of available coupons. Users can share and save coupons, use coupons for online purchases, check their home inventory while away from home, monitor the price of certain products and compare the price against an average price and track historical savings. The application maintains a recipe bank, suggests recipes based on the home inventory, and enables users to select recipes, adding ingredients therefrom to the shopping list, all while identifying coupons for items on the shopping list and the home inventory. Users can input a budget, and tracks spending against the budget. | 05-09-2013 |
20140279210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSOCIATING ITEM LISTS WITH GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATIONS - A current geographic location of a mobile device, such as a smart phone, tablet computer, or the like, is used to retrieve one or more lists of product related items, such as information related to product that has been delivered/shipped to one or more locations in the vicinity of the current geographic location of the mobile device. The lists of product related items provide details about the product related items and a user interface element for allowing, among other things, items to be ordered, e.g., for delivery/shipment to a corresponding geographic location. | 09-18-2014 |
Dan S. Grimm, Chicago, IL US
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20110006114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A MOBILE DEVICE TO FOLLOW A PRICE FOR AN ITEM - A mobile device, such as a cellular telephone, is used to obtain information that is indicative of an item, such as a photograph of the item or a scan of an information carrying indicia associated with the item. The information obtained is then used to present on the mobile device a page by which a user can establish parameters for following the price of the item. | 01-13-2011 |
20110191207 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A MOBILE DEVICE TO LOCATE A FOLLOWED ITEM IN A RETAIL STORE - A computing device receives information that is representative of a location of a mobile device and uses the information representative of the location of the mobile device to select one or more maps corresponding to a retail establishment. The computing device also receives information that is representative of a customer and uses the information representative of the customer to place on the one or more selected maps indicia indicative of one or more locations within the retail establishment at which one or more items determined to be of interest to the customer are located. The one or more selected maps with the indicia are then provided to the mobile device for display. | 08-04-2011 |
20110196732 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE A FOLLOWED ITEM - A system receives from a customer having an associated rewards points account a price offer for an item. The system determines if the price offer for the item is below an established threshold price, e.g., a price a retailer would accept for the item. When the price offer for the item is below the established threshold price, the system determines an amount of rewards points to be redeemed by the customer to thereby allow the customer to purchase the item at the price offer for the item as received from the customer. The system then allows the item to be purchased by the customer at the price offer for the item as received from the customer in the event that the customer indicates a willingness to redeem the determined amount of rewards points from their associated rewards points account. | 08-11-2011 |
David M. Grimm, Verona, WI US
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20090260351 | Exhaust Assembly with Universal Multi-Position Water Trap - An exhaust assembly includes a water trap blocking upstream water flow at a plurality of angular positions enabling universal application and flexibility of orientation. | 10-22-2009 |
Donald K. Grimm, Utica, MI US
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20080275618 | Slow or stopped vehicle ahead advisor with digital map integration - A driver assistance or collision avoidance system is adapted for use with trailing and preceding host vehicles, and in a preferred embodiment includes a preceding vehicle speed sensor for determining the current speed of the preceding vehicle at a point; a vehicle-to-vehicle communication sub-system; a normal speed determining sub-system operable to determine the normally expected speed of the preceding vehicle at the point, and including an exterior remote vehicle sensor or digital map-indicia database; and a controller configured to compare the current and normally expected speeds, and the discrepancy there-between to a threshold, and cause an alert to be generated only when the discrepancy exceeds the threshold or an otherwise stalled condition is determined. | 11-06-2008 |
20100245124 | E85 GAS STATION LOCATOR APPLICATIONS USING V2X PEER-TO-PEER SOCIAL NETWORKING - A system and method for wirelessly exchanging information concerning the location of E85 gas stations between E85 vehicles. The method includes transmitting messages from an E85 gas station that identifies the location of the E85 gas station, the time of the transmission and the price of the E85 gas, and receiving the messages by E85 vehicles that pass within a certain distance of the E85 gas station. The method also includes identifying that two E85 vehicles pass close to each other, where the vehicles periodically broadcast an E85 beacon identifying them as E85 vehicles. When two E85 vehicles are identified, the vehicles exchange information concerning a list of the E85 gas stations that they have stored from messages received from E85 gas stations and/or other E85 vehicles. The two vehicles update their lists to include those E85 gas stations that one vehicle may have that the other does not. | 09-30-2010 |
20100248618 | USING V2X IN-NETWORK SESSION MAINTENANCE PROTOCOLS TO ENABLE INSTANT CHATTING APPLICATIONS - A system and method for allowing vehicle occupants to wirelessly chat with each other over a DSRC channel. A vehicle occupant may initiate a chatting session by wirelessly transmitting a request to speak with an occupant of another vehicle in its vicinity on a certain topic in a multi-hop manner. If the request is accepted by the occupant of another vehicle to enter into a chatting session on that topic, a wireless communications link is established between the two vehicles, where messages may be transmitted through other intermediate vehicles. The chatting session is maintained by monitoring the signal strength of the links between the vehicles in the chain of vehicles and new links are re-established if any of the existing links fail. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250106 | USING V2X-BASED IN-NETWORK MESSAGE GENERATION, AGGREGATION, DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING PROTOCOLS TO ENABLE ROAD HAZARD CONDITION WARNING APPLICATIONS - A method for providing messages indicating potential hazardous road conditions using a wireless communications network. Vehicles using the network include sensors that are able to detect various potentially hazardous road conditions, such as rain, fog, icy road conditions, traffic congestion, etc. A plurality of vehicles that detect a specific road condition provide a confidence value that the condition exists. The confidence value is then aggregated by the vehicles with the confidence value of the detected condition from the other vehicles to provide an aggregated result that identifies the probability that the detected road condition is occurring. The aggregated result is then transmitted to other vehicles approaching the road condition, possibly in a multi-hop manner. Alternately, the confidence value from all of the vehicles that detect the condition can be transmitted to approaching vehicles who will provide the aggregated result identifying the potential that the condition exists. | 09-30-2010 |
20100250346 | USING V2X IN-NETWORK MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION AND PROCESSING PROTOCOLS TO ENABLE GEO-SERVICE ADVERTISEMENT APPLICATIONS - A system and method for providing geo-service advertising messages using a wireless vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) communications network. Messages are transmitted from a business that identify the type of business, the name of the business and the location of the business, which are received by vehicles traveling within a certain distance of the business. The messages can be rebroadcast by the vehicles receiving the messages from the business to other vehicles either in a multi-hop information routing manner or in a delay-tolerant network information dissemination fashion so that the messages are sent to a wider area, but within a predetermined geographic area and with a predetermined time. If a particular user of the system wishes to learn about a particular business or type of business, he can activate the system so that the messages being sent between the vehicles and from the businesses can be displayed to the user for his use. | 09-30-2010 |
20110090093 | Vehicle to Entity Communication - A vehicle to pedestrian communication system includes a vehicle-based device having a transmitter and receiver for communicating global positioning of the vehicle. The transmitter broadcasts a global position of the vehicle as part of a vehicle periodic beacon message. A pedestrian-based device is carried by a pedestrian. The pedestrian-based device has a transmitter and receiver for communicating a global position of the pedestrian as part of a pedestrian periodic beacon message. A positional awareness of the vehicle in relation to the pedestrian is assessed by at least one of the vehicle-based device or the pedestrian-based device based on the positioning of the vehicle in relation to the pedestrian. An alert is provided to at least one of the vehicle or the pedestrian indicating a presence of the vehicle or pedestrian based on the respective global positions of the pedestrian and the vehicle. | 04-21-2011 |
20110109475 | Travel Lane Advisor - A traffic flow advisory system includes a locating device for identifying a position of a driven vehicle. A communication device exchanges vehicle position data, speed data, and heading data with remote vehicles. A processor constructs a traffic flow rate in a plurality of road lanes based on the position data and speed data. A human machine interface indicates to a driver of the driven vehicle the traffic flow rate of each of the road lanes. | 05-12-2011 |
20110136429 | VEHICULAR WIRELESS PAYMENT AUTHORIZATION METHOD - A method and system for making payments from a vehicle using onboard wireless communication systems. A Near Field Communication (NFC) reader is placed a vehicle, such that a customer can pass an NFC-enabled phone or credit card near the reader to provide a source of funding for a purchase. A Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) radio onboard the vehicle communicates with a seller of products or services, such as a fast food restaurant, a parking garage, or a toll booth. The seller communicates to the vehicle the amount of a pending payment, the customer approves the payment within the vehicle, and the vehicle sends the authorization to the seller. The entire transaction is handled wirelessly, without the customer having to leave the vehicle or roll down a window. Pre-approval accounts can also be established for certain types of payments, thus making those payment transactions automatic. | 06-09-2011 |
20110205943 | OPPORTUNISTIC DATA TRANSFER BETWEEN VEHICLES - A system and method for optimizing wireless vehicle to vehicle communications is configured to maximize the amount of data that can be transferred from one vehicle to another during a transient encounter by adaptively adjusting the message packet size and data modulation rate during an inter-vehicle communication session. | 08-25-2011 |
20120065858 | VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A safety system is provided for use in a first vehicle at a first location. The safety system includes a position unit configured to determine the first location; a sensor group configured to detect an opening of the enclosure; a controller coupled to the position unit and the sensor group, the controller configured to generate a warning message including the first location when the opening of the enclosure is detected; and a transmitter coupled to the controller and configured to transmit the warning message. | 03-15-2012 |
20120087292 | Adaptive Multi-Channel Access for Vehicular Networks - A system and method is provided for dynamically self-allocating channel access for communication between communicating entities in an inter-vehicle ad hoc network. A respective entity observes communication activity over each inter-vehicle ad hoc network communication channel. Available time slots are identified within each communication channel for the respective entity to broadcast a data packet in response to the observed communication activity on a respective channel. An available communication channel and timeslot are selected to broadcast the data packet. A message is broadcast within the inter-vehicle ad hoc network that provides a schedule identifying the communication channel and time slot selected for broadcasting the data packet by the respective entity. The data packet is broadcast over the selected communication channel at the respective timeslot. | 04-12-2012 |
20120108163 | Intelligent Telematics Information Dissemination Using Delegation, Fetch, and Share Algorithms - A system for intelligent dissemination of messages via long-range communications to select delegate vehicles, and short-range communications from the delegate vehicles. The system includes a processor and a memory storing a delegation and dissemination algorithm that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to define a dissemination area and define multiple delegation zones within the dissemination area. The algorithm also causes the processor to identify at least one delegate vehicle, of a network of vehicles, for each delegation zone and seed a message into the network of vehicles by transmitting the message to each delegate vehicle via long-range communications so that the delegate vehicles can transmit the message throughout the network of vehicles via short-range communications. | 05-03-2012 |
20120151073 | INTELLIGENT CACHE MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL FOR VEHICULAR NETWORKS - A method and system for cooperatively caching digital content in a vehicle for sharing with other vehicles in a vehicle-to-vehicle network. A content utility value is assigned to each piece of digital content available on the network, where the utility value is a function of the popularity of the content, the freshness of the content, and the size of the content. Any piece of content with a sufficiently high content utility value is stored in a host vehicle's collective cache, so that other vehicles may be able to retrieve it quickly on demand. The host vehicle may cache a particular piece of digital content even if the host vehicle is not interested in it. The host vehicle periodically re-computes the content utility value for all digital content in the vehicle's cache to determine if any of the data should be evicted from the cache. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158820 | Information Gathering System Using Multi-Radio Telematics Devices - The present disclosure relates to a method for intelligent procurement of data from a plurality of vehicles in a data-aggregation region using long-range communications, short-range communications, and group leader vehicles. The method includes a central server defining a plurality of data-aggregation areas and identifying at least one group leader vehicle in each data-aggregation area. The method also includes the group leader vehicle in each data-aggregation area collecting data from other vehicles in the data-aggregation area using short-range communications and the group leader vehicle in each data-aggregation area determining to cease collecting data from the other vehicles in the data-aggregation area. The method further includes the group leader vehicle in each data-aggregation area generating a consensus report using the data collected from the other vehicles in its data-aggregation area. | 06-21-2012 |
20120197875 | Efficient Information Exchange Between Encountering Vehicles Using Approximate Knowledge Via Hash Functions - A method is provided for efficiently transferring records related to places of interest between two communicating vehicles in a V2V system without initially having to transfer full text records. A determination is made as to whether information stored in a memory of the vehicle is redundant with the respect to the other vehicle. A query request is transmitted from a first vehicle to a second vehicle containing specifics as to what records the first vehicle is seeking. Data satisfying the query request represented by global unique index numbers is hashed to determine the similarity between the data of the two communicating vehicles. The similarity is used to determine whether a full filtered set of global unique index numbers should be transferred to the second vehicle for determining which records are not duplicate records. Thereafter, the second vehicle wirelessly transmits to the first vehicle the non-overlapping data that satisfies the query request. | 08-02-2012 |
20120239471 | LEARNING DRIVER DEMOGRAPHICS FROM VEHICLE TRACE DATA - A method of providing advertising content targeted to an operator of a vehicle. Vehicle data acquisition devices are employed to collect operator attribute information from vehicle trace data of the vehicle as the operator operates the vehicle. A processor of the vehicle applies a statistical analysis on the operator attribute information for determining a probability of demographic characteristics of the operator of the vehicle. The demographic characteristics of the operator are identified as a function of the determined probability. The vehicle communicates the targeted advertising content to the operator of the vehicle. | 09-20-2012 |
20120282895 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIMEDIA CONTENT PROMOTION IN VEHICULAR WIRELESS NETWORKS - A multimedia content dissemination system is provided for mobile vehicles. A wireless vehicle communication network provides communication among mobile vehicles in the network. At least one host vehicle within the wireless vehicle communication network is selected by an authorized entity for disseminating multimedia content received by the authorized entity. The at least one host vehicle transmits an inquiry to target vehicles in the wireless vehicle communication network. The inquiry comprises a content profile that includes descriptors associated with the multimedia content for allowing target vehicles to determine whether an interest exists in the multimedia content. The at least one host vehicle transmits the multimedia content in encrypted form to an interested target vehicle for sampling the multimedia content. The interested target vehicle requests ongoing use of the multimedia content from the authorized entity in response to sampling the multimedia content. The authorized entity provides to the interested target vehicle a decryption key for authorizing ongoing use of the multimedia content. | 11-08-2012 |
20120317161 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RECOMMENDED MEDIA CONTENT FOR EXCHANGE BETWEEN VEHICLES - An onboard computer system including instructions causing a processor to store a first-user media profile indicating media preferences of a user. The processor also determines that the vehicle is encountering a second vehicle and receives a second-user media profile. The processor also evaluates the profiles to determine whether the profiles bear a predetermined similarity and, in response to determining the similarity exists, identifies recommended media, based on characteristics of the profiles, and initiates provision of the recommended media to one of the users of the first vehicle and the user of the second vehicle. | 12-13-2012 |
20130035117 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRICTING DRIVER MOBILE DEVICE FEATURE USAGE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION - A method and system may determine one or more mobile devices associated with a driver of a vehicle. The method and system may deactivate, if one or more vehicle parameters indicate the vehicle is configured for motion, one or more features of the one or more mobile devices associated with the driver of the vehicle. The method and system may reactivate, if the one or more vehicle parameters indicate the vehicle is no longer configured for motion, the one or more features of the one or more mobile devices associated with the driver of the vehicle. The one or more mobile devices may, in some embodiments, be mobile telephones and the one or more features may be text entry features. | 02-07-2013 |
20130103779 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUGMENTING SMARTPHONE-CENTRIC IN-CAR INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM USING VEHICLE WIFI/DSRC - A method and system for augmenting smartphone-centric in-car infotainment systems using Wi-Fi or DSRC communications between a vehicle and surrounding infrastructure. One or more smartphones or other electronic devices within a vehicle electronically communicate with the vehicle via a wireless protocol, such as Bluetooth, or a wired connection. The electronic devices run applications which submit requests for internet-based files or data, such as web pages, audio or video files. The vehicle brokers these requests and, using its own external wireless communications systems, such as Wi-Fi or DSRC, retrieves as many of the files or data as possible whenever internet access is available via an external wireless connection. The vehicle then provides the files or data to the requesting electronic devices. A token-based method for prioritizing the requests and rendering the data to the electronic devices is also disclosed. | 04-25-2013 |
20130238432 | AUTOMATIC PROVIDER RECOMMENDATION - A method includes receiving a query by a current user for a recommendation regarding a provider of a specified service or commodity in a locality. A profile of the current user is obtained. Tracking data is obtained corresponding to a traceable device of each user of a set of users. A relevant subset of the set of users is selected based on the profile of the current user. The query is responded to by generating the recommendation based on the tracking data that corresponds to the selected relevant subset of the users. | 09-12-2013 |
20130342336 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; determining an alert mode based on the conditions data; receiving a fault status indicating a fault of at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device; resetting the alert mode to an override mode based on the fault status; and selectively generating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device that does not have a fault based on the override mode of the alert mode. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342337 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving alert settings configured by a user through a user interface; and selectively generating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, an auditory alert device, and a visual alert device based on the alert settings. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342338 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; determining an alert mode based on the conditions data, wherein the alert mode indicates at least two of alert conditions, vehicle conditions, and driving scenarios; and at least one of arbitrating, synchronizing, and combining at least two alert patterns associated with the at least two of the alert conditions, the vehicle conditions, and the driving scenarios and associated with one or more alert devices. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342364 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; selectively coordinating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data; receiving interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle; and selectively generating infotainment system signals based on the alert pattern and the interior vehicle conditions data. | 12-26-2013 |
20130342365 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - Methods and system of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; selectively coordinating an alert pattern for at least one of a haptic alert device, a visual alert device, and an auditory alert device based on the conditions data; receiving at least one of interior vehicle conditions data indicating conditions within the vehicle and exterior conditions data indicating conditions outside of the vehicle; and modifying the alert pattern based on the at least one of interior vehicle conditions data and exterior vehicle conditions data. | 12-26-2013 |
20140051456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENABLING VEHICLE APPLICATIONS USING HETEROGENEOUS WIRELESS DATA PIPES - A method for determining which of a plurality of data connectivity pipes will be used to transmit data for one or more applications operating on a vehicle. The method identifies which of the applications are active at a particular point in time and identifies a number of available configurations based on the number of applications that are active and the number of the data pipes that are available to transmit the data for the application. The method identifies a plurality of performance metrics for each configuration and determines an optimal performance value for each performance metric from all of the configurations. The method then determines an overall utility function for each configuration that is based on its performance metrics and the optimal performance value and selects a data pipe for each application that is active based on a maximum overall utility function from each application's available overall utility functions. | 02-20-2014 |
20140132405 | ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A VEHICLE - A method of alerting a driver of a vehicle is provided. The method includes: receiving conditions data from one or more collision avoidance systems; determining an alert mode based on the conditions data; and selectively coordinating an alert pattern for more than one of haptic alert devices, visual alert devices, and auditory alert devices based on the alert mode. | 05-15-2014 |
20140142783 | METHODS OF CONTROLLING VEHICLE INTERFACES USING DEVICE MOTION AND NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATIONS - Methods for establishing continuous communications between a vehicle and a mobile device using Near Field Communications (NFC), and using the NFC communication to enable application hosting on the mobile device and other features. An NFC-enabled mobile device is placed in close proximity to an NFC antenna in the vehicle, where in one embodiment the NFC antenna is integrated into a wireless charging pad for the device. Continuous wireless NFC communications are established between the mobile device and the vehicle, such that the device can serve as a controller for in-vehicle systems. Control applications on the mobile device can include driver-commanded features such as operation of windows and door locks, as well as automatic features such as navigation and collision warning. Other uses of the NFC-enabled mobile device are also disclosed, such as event-based information capture and gesture-based control. | 05-22-2014 |
20140303806 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TAILORED INFORMATION TO VEHICLE USERS BASED ON VEHICLE COMMUNITY INPUT - The present disclosure relates to a method, for providing a relevant information set, based on vehicle crowd data, to vehicles. The method includes receiving, from a plurality of participating vehicles, vehicle crowd data relating to a condition sensed by the participating vehicles in a geographic area, yielding received vehicle crowd data. In one embodiment, the condition includes at least one pre-identified condition selected from a group consisting of cruise-control engagement, road hazard, icy road, other slick-road condition, and vehicle-security violation. The method also includes filtering the received vehicle crowd data, yielding relevant vehicle crowd data, and constructing, by the device, using the relevant vehicle crowd data, the relevant information set. The method further includes sending the relevant information set for delivery to one or more user vehicles associated with the geographic area. | 10-09-2014 |
20150109116 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FINDER SYSTEM - An electronic device finder system includes a vehicle having a door handle, a piezo switch operatively positioned within the door handle, and a signal transmitter operatively connected to the piezo switch. The piezo switch has an on state that is triggered by door handle movement, and the signal transmitter is to generate a signal in response to detection of the on state of the piezo switch. An electronic device, selected from the group consisting of a key-fob and a mobile device, includes a signal receiver to receive the signal from the signal transmitter and an alarm system operatively connected to the signal receiver. The alarm system is to generate an alarm in response to the signal receiver receiving the signal. | 04-23-2015 |
20150181257 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ADAPTER DEVICE BETWEEN VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems for communicating between a display unit of a vehicle and a wireless electronic device are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a first communication module that receives at least one of video data and audio data from the wireless electronic device according to a wireless communication protocol. A first converter module converts the at least one of video data and audio data from a data format generated by the wireless electronic device to a data format that is recognizable by the display unit of the vehicle. A second communication module communicates the converted at least one of video data and audio data to the display unit according to a wired communication protocol. | 06-25-2015 |
20150227492 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTION AND LAYOUT OF MOBILE CONTENT ON IN-VEHICLE DISPLAYS - An in-vehicle display system includes a selection tool, a memory for storing a number of style templates, and a rendering module. The rendering module is configured to select, in response to user input received via the selection tool, first content from a first data source associated with a mobile device within a vehicle, second content from a second data source, and a first style template from the set of style templates. The rendering module is further configured to render the first content and the second content on a first in-vehicle display based on the first style template. | 08-13-2015 |
20150245181 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE-BASED MOBILE DEVICE SCREEN PROJECTION - A mobile device screen projection system for an in-vehicle display is provided. The system receives mobile device content from a mobile device, receives context data from a plurality of information sources associated with at least one of the vehicle and the mobile device, determines an integrated context based on the context data, and selectively renders the mobile device content on the in-vehicle display based on the integrated context. | 08-27-2015 |
20150261754 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF USER RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM FOR IN-VEHICLE APPS - A method and system for recommending applications to users of in-vehicle infotainment systems are disclosed. Application rating data from many road vehicle infotainment system users are collected on a central server, including both explicit ratings and implicit ratings. Implicit ratings may be calculated based on application usage data. The user/application rating data is filtered for relevance, and then analyzed to determine inferred ratings for user/application relationships where no rating exists. The inferred ratings are calculated using both a user-driven consensus rating calculation and an application-driven consensus rating calculation. The inferred ratings, along with optional cyberspace-based external inputs, are used to synthesize application recommendations for users. The synthesized recommendations for application consideration are provided to the appropriate user via downloading from the central server to the infotainment system in the user's vehicle. | 09-17-2015 |
20150262198 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF TRACKING AND PREDICTING USAGE TREND OF IN-VEHICLE APPS - A method and system for tracking and predicting usage trends for in-vehicle infotainment system applications are disclosed. Application usage data are collected in the infotainment systems of many road vehicles. Vehicle context relevance indicators are also provided, using data from the vehicle CAN bus or other data bus. The context relevance indicators—which indicate vehicle contextual situations such as traffic and weather conditions, presence of back seat passengers, length of driving trip, etc.—are cross-referenced to the application usage data to determine which applications are likely to be used in which situations. Application usage data and application/context correlation data from many vehicles are collected on a central server and analyzed to provide various metrics which are indicative of application usage trends. The application usage trend data can be used by vehicle manufacturers to optimize future infotainment system designs. | 09-17-2015 |
Erik D. Grimm, Parkersburg, WV US
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20120031237 | TILTING ROTARY FURNACE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ALUMINUM RECOVERY - A tilting rotary furnace with a door assembly that seals against a furnace vessel. The seal between the door and the furnace vessel allows for regulation of the internal environment of the furnace and control over thermitting of the aluminum. As a result, aluminum recovery may be carried out without the use of salt. A portion of the door may rotate with the furnace vessel and a portion of the door may remain rotationally stationary with respect to the furnace vessel and the rotating portion of the door. | 02-09-2012 |
20130000450 | TILTING ROTARY FURNACE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF ALUMINUM RECOVERY - A tilting rotary furnace with a door assembly that seals against a furnace vessel. The seal between the door and the furnace vessel allows for regulation of the internal environment of the furnace and control over thermitting of the aluminum. As a result, aluminum recovery may be carried out without the use of salt. A portion of the door may rotate with the furnace vessel and a portion of the door may remain rotationally stationary with respect to the furnace vessel and the rotating portion of the door. | 01-03-2013 |
Frank Grimm, Shippensburg, PA US
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20100209190 | PAVING SCREED - In a paving screed E for a road paver F, the paving screed E comprises a base screed G and extension screeds A at the front side of the base screed, the extension screeds A being extendable and retractable and pivotable relative to the base screed G, a base guiding structure | 08-19-2010 |
George W. Grimm, Tucson, AZ US
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20120304858 | CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) FROM AIR - Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream, comprising placing the gas stream in contact with a resin, wetting the resin with water, collecting water vapor and carbon dioxide from the resin, and separating the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. The resin may be placed in a chamber or a plurality of chambers connected in series wherein the first chamber contains resin that was first contacted by the gas, and each successive chamber contains resin which has been wetted and carbon dioxide collected from for a greater period of time than the previous chamber, and so on, until the last chamber. Secondary sorbents may be employed to further separate the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. | 12-06-2012 |
20140370576 | CAPTURE OF CARBON DIOXIDE (CO2) FROM AIR - Disclosed is a method for removing carbon dioxide from a gas stream, comprising placing the gas stream in contact with a resin, wetting the resin with water, collecting water vapor and carbon dioxide from the resin, and separating the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. The resin may be placed in a chamber or a plurality of chambers connected in series wherein the first chamber contains resin that was first contacted by the gas, and each successive chamber contains resin which has been wetted and carbon dioxide collected from for a greater period of time than the previous chamber, and so on, until the last chamber. Secondary sorbents may be employed to further separate the carbon dioxide from the water vapor. | 12-18-2014 |
Ivan Jerome Grimm, Wayzata, MN US
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20120082305 | ILEXORE (Imaginary Length Enhanced XOR Encoding), is a data transformation process characterized by a series of steps which use a Carried Collateral Damage device which transforms the Vernam Cipher from a "two dimensional" cipher into a "three dimensional" cipher capable of possibly infinite levels of reversible data transformation using the same key - ILEXORE (Imaginary Length Enhanced XOR Encoding), is a data transformation process characterized by the use of a Carried Collateral Damage device which transforms the Vernam Cipher from a “two dimensional” cipher into a “three dimensional” cipher capable of possibly infinite levels of reversible data transformation using the same key, by dynamically biasing the state of a key so as to allow the selective creation of perfect, or imperfect, or randomized, or non-randomized universes of transformed data results and carried collateral states from which optimum results and states with desirable characteristics may be selected, possibly dynamically, for purposes of data encryption and data compression, | 04-05-2012 |
Jacqueline Grimm, Broadview Heights, OH US
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20140305352 | AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE SYSTEM AND MONITORING - In an example embodiment, there is disclosed an apparatus comprising a lock box having an input device, circuitry, and a lock for holding a key to gain access to an area. The apparatus further comprises an alarm system for protecting the area and a proximity reader coupled with the alarm system, the proximity reader is located within the area. The circuitry is operable to determine if an input received by the input device is for an authorized user. The lock box is operable to provide access to the key in response to the circuitry determining that the input received by the input device is for an authorized user. The proximity reader is operable to receive data from a wireless token. The alarm system is operable to deactivate for at least a portion of the area responsive to the proximity reader receiving the data from the wireless token. | 10-16-2014 |
James Grimm, Winona Lake, IN US
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20130035694 | COMBINATION LIGAMENT TENSIONER AND ALIGNMENT DEVICE - A feeler gauge and alignment device comprises a first outer shim having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end, a second outer shim having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end, and one or more inner shims disposed between the first outer shim and the second outer shim, each of the one or more inner shims having a first end, a second end, and an alignment aperture disposed between the first end and the second end. The first outer shim, the second outer shim, and the one or more inner shims are rotatably coupled about the first ends. | 02-07-2013 |
20130166254 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-OPERATIVELY DETERMINING DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF A KNEE JOINT - A joint alignment method comprises using imaging data of at least a portion of a leg to create a leg model, wherein the leg model includes a femur having medial and lateral condyles and a tibia having tibial plateaus that are configured to engage the medial and lateral condyles at a knee joint, displaying an image of the leg model for manipulation by a user, locating a pivot point within one of the medial or lateral condyles, and rotating, in the displayed image, the tibia with respect to the femur, about the pivot point, to obtain a desired knee joint articulation in a specified plane. | 06-27-2013 |
Jan Grimm, New York, NY US
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20140205543 | METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING OR TREATING TUMORS USING SPHINGOMYELIN CONTAINING LIPOSOMES - The invention provides compositions and methods for diagnosing tumors and augmentic therapeutic intervention and measuring response to cell stress using sphingomyelin containing liposomes. The liposomes can include radiotracers, contrast agents, chromophores, dyes, enzyme substrates, therapeutic agents, chemotherapeutic agents or DNA segments. The indicators enable measurement of the extent of cellular release of Acid SMase at a localized site of cell stress. The nanoparticles have the capacity to locally release their contents, be it imaging (for diagnosis) or therapeutic agents (to augment therapy). | 07-24-2014 |
20150231269 | DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS WITH IRON OXIDE NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to the field of drug delivery, in particular the delivery of unmodified cargo molecules (such as doxorubicin and Taxol®) using iron oxide nanoparticles as therapeutic delivery agents. Specifically described are methods to entrap cargo (i.e. known therapeutics (drugs) and other types of molecules) into the exterior coating of iron oxide nanoparticles, including iron oxide nanoparticles approved for use in humans. Additionally, methods describe the use of such drug-loaded nanoparticles as therapeutic delivery agents. Further, methods include quantifying and visualizing the amount of cargo molecule loading levels when preparing these therapeutic agents and then quantifying and visualizing the amount of delivery (i.e. unloading) of these cargo molecules from these nano-particles using compact magnetic relaxometers, common NMR instruments and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) instruments. | 08-20-2015 |
Jeff Grimm, Hiawatha, KS US
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20100032492 | Method and System to Control Flow From Individual Nozzles While Controlling Overall System Flow And Pressure - A method and system has been developed to individually control the flow of liquid products from any nozzle within a plurality of nozzles using pulse width modulated solenoid actuated valves residing on a CAN communication network. The CAN communication network has been further developed to manage the high current requirements of the solenoid actuated valves, the large physical length and high number of nozzles used on modern agricultural application equipment and integration and retrofit requirements when used in conjunction with commercially available application rate control devices. The method and system simultaneously controls multiple flow and shutoff related inputs including but not limited to turn radius, nozzle overlap, swath reduction, nozzle spacing, fence row rates, wheel track rates, etc. The method and system will also simultaneously accept one or more external inputs from commercially available application rate control devices where other rate and shutoff inputs may be used, for example, variable rates per boom section based on GIS maps or multiple in-field sensors along the boom. The method and system further incorporates the artificial manipulation of commercial rate controller inputs and outputs to facilitate these individual nozzle control features and benefits without compromising the overall system flow control performed by the commercial rate controller. | 02-11-2010 |
20120271467 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO CONTROL FLOW FROM INDIVIDUAL NOZZLES WHILE CONTROLLING OVERALL SYSTEM FLOW AND PRESSURE - A method and system has been developed to individually control the flow of liquid products from any nozzle within a plurality of nozzles using pulse width modulated solenoid actuated valves. The method and system simultaneously controls multiple flow and shutoff related inputs including but not limited to turn radius, nozzle overlap, swath reduction, nozzle spacing, fence row rates, wheel track rates, etc. The method and system will also simultaneously accept one or more external inputs from commercially available application rate control devices where other rate and shutoff inputs may be used, for example, variable rates per boom section based on GIS maps or multiple in-field sensors along the boom. The method and system further incorporates the artificial manipulation of commercial rate controller inputs and outputs to facilitate these individual nozzle control features and benefits without compromising the overall system flow control performed by the commercial rate controller. | 10-25-2012 |
Jeffrey Grimm, Chicago, IL US
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20090175408 | COMPRESSION PADDLE AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME IN VARIOUS MEDICAL PROCEDURES - A compression paddle includes a frame defining a hollow cavity. The cavity has two opposed ends. A plurality of filaments is attached to at least one of the two opposed ends of the cavity such that the plurality of filaments extends across the cavity in a predetermined manner. | 07-09-2009 |
Jeffrey J. Grimm, Hiawatha, KS US
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20140120251 | PAINT SPRAYING SYSTEM - In one aspect, a system for applying painted surface markings to roads, parking lots, fields and/or any other suitable surfaces is disclosed. The system may include a plurality of valves and associated spray nozzles mounted onto and/or within a manifold, with each valve being individually controllable in order to regulate the flow of paint being dispensed from the spray nozzles. For instance, a controller may be coupled to each valve in order to control the opening and closing of such valve, thereby controlling the flow of paint supplied to the corresponding spray nozzle. In addition, information regarding the surface marking to be applied (the design, dimensions, orientation, geographical location, etc) may be stored within and/or received by the controller. The controller may then control each valve such that paint is applied to the surface to be marked via the spray nozzles in a manner that creates the desired surface marking. | 05-01-2014 |
Jeffrey John Grimm, Holton, KS US
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20130269578 | System for Spraying Plants and/or Plant Precursors - Various embodiments of a system for automatically sensing and spraying plants and/or plant precursors as they are planted or otherwise distributed on and/or within the ground is disclosed. | 10-17-2013 |
20140048002 | System and Method for Spraying Seeds Dispensed from a Planter - In one aspect, a system for providing seed-specific placement of fluid as seeds are planted by a planter is disclosed. The system may generally include a seed meter configured to dispense seeds into a furrow at a seed frequency and a nozzle assembly configured to spray the seeds dispensed into the furrow. The nozzle assembly may include a valve. In addition, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the valve. The controller may be configured to determine the seed frequency of the seed meter based on a speed-related parameter of the planter. The controller may also be configured to control the operation of the valve based on the seed frequency such that a metered amount of fluid is sprayed at least one of on or adjacent to each seed. | 02-20-2014 |
Jeffrey John Grimm, Hiawatha, KS US
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20140299673 | ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED VARIABLE PRESSURE CONTROLL SYSTEM - An electrically-actuated variable pressure control system for use with flow-controlled liquid application systems. Direct acting solenoid valves are pulsed at varying frequencies and duty cycles0000change the resistance to flow encountered by the flow-controlled liquid application system. This pulsing solenoid valve technique preserves a high degree of accuracy and uniformity through a wide range of pressure control. This wide range of pressure control indirectly allows the flow-controlled liquid application system to operate over a wider range of flow control, yielding indirect benefits to performance and productivity. When the solenoid valves are attached to pressure-atomization spray nozzles, control over spray pattern and droplet size is further achieved. | 10-09-2014 |
Jeffrey S. Grimm, Someville, NJ US
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20120184740 | Process for the preparation of benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatives useful as histamine H | 07-19-2012 |
Jeffrey S. Grimm, Somerville, NJ US
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20100004450 | Process for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to processes for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives, useful as intermediates in the synthesis of histamine H | 01-07-2010 |
20100029942 | Process for the preparation of benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatives useful as histamine H | 02-04-2010 |
20110105752 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PIPERAZINYL AND DIAZEPANYL BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVES - The present invention is directed to a novel process for the preparation of piperazinyl and diazepanyl benzamide derivatives, useful for the treatment of disorders and conditions mediated by a histamine receptor, preferably the H3 receptor. | 05-05-2011 |
20120178932 | Process for the preparation of benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatgives - The present invention is directed to benzoimidazol-2-yl pyrimidine derivatives useful as histamine H | 07-12-2012 |
20130053561 | Process for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to processes for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives, useful as intermediates in the synthesis of histamine H | 02-28-2013 |
20130225816 | Process for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to processes for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives, useful as intermediates in the synthesis of histamine H | 08-29-2013 |
20140066624 | Process for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to processes for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives, useful as intermediates in the synthesis of histamine H | 03-06-2014 |
20140073795 | Process for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives - The present invention is directed to processes for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives, useful as intermediates in the synthesis of histamine H | 03-13-2014 |
20140121374 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED PYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES - The present invention is directed to processes for the preparation of substituted pyrimidine derivatives, useful as intermediates in the synthesis of histamine H | 05-01-2014 |
Jimm Grimm, Huntingdon Valley, PA US
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20110285716 | Evaluation of Radiation Dose Tolerance Limits - A software device that aids the user to evaluate the dose distribution and dose tolerance limits for radiation therapy treatment plans. Radiation therapy treats a desired tumor volume as well as undesired volumes of critical anatomical structures within the patient. The dose volume histogram (DVH) is commonly used to assess the volume of tumor and the volumes of critical structures receiving certain doses. The disclosed invention overlays historical dose statistical information on the dose volume histogram to conveniently enable the user to evaluate the quality of the radiation treatment plan. | 11-24-2011 |
Jimm Grimm, Huntington Valley, PA US
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20110273472 | Dose Volume Histogram Evaluator - A software device that aids the user to evaluate the dose distribution for radiation therapy treatment plans. Radiation therapy treats a desired tumor volume as well as undesired volumes of critical anatomical structures within the patient. The dose volume histogram (DVH) is commonly used to assess the volume of tumor and the volumes of critical structures receiving certain doses. The disclosed invention overlays dose tolerance limits onto the DVH to conveniently and comprehensively enable the user to evaluate the quality of the radiation treatment plan. | 11-10-2011 |
John D. Grimm, Schnecksville, PA US
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20130338588 | SELF-PRIMING, ANTI-FREE FLOW VALVE FOR INFUSION PUMPS - A self-priming IV set valve includes a connector including a valve element that is positioned inside of the connector, and a cap that is removably connected to the connector. When the cap is mounted to the connector a passageway is formed in the connector such that air and liquid are permitted to pass through the connector and into the cap whereupon a hydrophobic filter of the cap prevents the passage of liquid there through while the hydrophobic filter permits the passage of air out of the cap and into the atmosphere. When the cap is not mounted to the connector, the valve element of the connector is configured to open under pressure and close when pressure ceases. Also disclosed is a method of priming the IV set, a cap assembly for a self-priming IV set valve, and a connector for a self-priming IV set valve. | 12-19-2013 |
20140249476 | SELF-PRIMING, ANTI-FREE FLOW VALVE FOR INFUSION PUMPS - A self-priming IV set valve includes a connector including a valve element that is positioned inside of the connector, and a cap that is removably connected to the connector. When the cap is mounted to the connector a passageway is formed in the connector such that air and liquid are permitted to pass through the connector and into the cap whereupon a hydrophobic filter of the cap prevents the passage of liquid there through while the hydrophobic filter permits the passage of air out of the cap and into the atmosphere. When the cap is not mounted to the connector, the valve element of the connector is configured to open under pressure and close when pressure ceases. Also disclosed is a method of priming the IV set, a cap assembly for a self-priming IV set valve, and a connector for a self-priming IV set valve. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249477 | SELF-PRIMING, ANTI-FREE FLOW VALVE FOR INFUSION PUMPS - A cap assembly for a self-priming IV set valve includes a body portion that is configured to be removably connected to the IV set valve; a hydrophobic filter that is mounted to the body portion; and an actuator having a free end that is configured to either puncture, move or displace a valve element of the IV set valve. A fluid passageway is disposed either in or along the actuator. When the cap assembly is mounted to the IV set valve, the actuator either punctures, moves or displaces the valve element of the IV set valve such that air and liquid within the IV set valve can flow through the fluid passageway and onto the hydrophobic filter, whereupon the hydrophobic filter of the cap assembly prevents the passage of liquid through the hydrophobic filter while the hydrophobic filter permits the passage of air there-through and into the atmosphere. | 09-04-2014 |
20140249486 | SELF-PRIMING, ANTI-FREE FLOW VALVE FOR INFUSION PUMPS - A connector of a self-priming IV set valve including a connector body having a hollow region, and a valve element that is at least partially positioned in the hollow region that is configured to be moved, displaced or punctured by a cap that is releasably connectable to the connector body. When the cap is mounted to the connector, the cap either punctures or moves the valve element and a passageway is formed in the connector such that air and liquid are permitted to pass through the connector and into the cap. When the cap is not mounted to the connector, the valve element of the connector is configured to open under pressure to permit the passage of liquid through the connector and close when pressure ceases. | 09-04-2014 |
John Harvey Grimm, Chandler, AZ US
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20150115562 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED AIR SUSPENSION PRESSURE DROP - Various systems and methods for automated air suspension pressure drop are disclosed. | 04-30-2015 |
Jonathan Grimm, Newton, MA US
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20090062297 | Hydroxyalkylarylamide Derivatives - The present invention relates to a novel class of hydroxyalkylarylamide derivatives. The instant compounds can be used to treat cancer. The fluorinated arylamide derivatives can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the hydroxamic acid derivatives and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of the hydroxamic acid derivatives in vivo. | 03-05-2009 |
20090270351 | PHOSPHORUS DERIVATIVES AS HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to a novel class of phosphorus derivatives. The phosphorus compounds can be used to treat cancer. The phosphorus compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the phosphorus derivatives and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of the phosphorus derivatives in vivo. | 10-29-2009 |
20100160327 | Modified Malonate Derivatives - The present invention relates to a novel class of modified malonate derivatives. The modified malonate compounds can be used to treat cancer. The modified malonate compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the modified malonate derivatives and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of the modified malonate derivatives in vivo. | 06-24-2010 |
20110130361 | SILICON DERIVATIVES AS HISTONE DEACETYLASE INHIBITORS - The present invention relates to a novel class of Silicon derivatives. The Silicon compounds can be used to treat cancer. The Silicon compounds can also inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the Silicon derivatives and safe dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of the Silicon derivatives in vivo. | 06-02-2011 |
Jonathan Grimm US
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20110245205 | AMINOPYRIMIDINES AS SYK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis. | 10-06-2011 |
Jonathan Grimm, Asburn, VA US
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20120277192 | AMINOPYRIMIDINES AS SYK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis. | 11-01-2012 |
Jonathan Grimm, Ashburn, VA US
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20140148474 | AMINOPYRIMIDINES AS SYK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula I which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis and cancer. | 05-29-2014 |
20140243290 | Aminopyrimidines as SYK Inhibitors - The present invention provides novel pyrimidine amines of formula (I) which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD and rheumatoid arthritis. | 08-28-2014 |
20150175575 | IMIDAZOLYL ANALOGS AS SYK INHIBITORS - The present invention provides novel imidazole analogs of Formula I which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase, and are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer. | 06-25-2015 |
20150239866 | TRIAZOLYL DERIVATIVES AS SYK INHIBITORS - Provided are triazole derivatives of Formula I which are potent inhibitors of spleen tyrosine kinase and pharmaceutical composition. The triazole derivatives are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases mediated by said enzyme, such as asthma, COPD, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer. | 08-27-2015 |
Jonathan Grimm, Niantic, CT US
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20130191377 | SET BASED ITEM RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - A system for generating one or more recommended items for a user receives a target items set for the user which includes two or more target items. The system then queries a database of a plurality of related items sets using the target items set, where each related items set comprises a plurality of related items. In response to the querying, the system retrieves one or more similar items sets from the plurality of related item sets, each similar items set being similar to the target items set. The system then performs a union of the similar items sets to generate the recommended items. | 07-25-2013 |
20130238391 | PRODUCT ORIENTED WEB SITE ANALYTICS - A system for generating web page analytics generates a plurality of web pages that each include a plurality of products and a plurality of web page sections, and each product is displayed in at least one of the sections of the web page. The system receives a plurality of selections by a user of one or more of the products and, for each selection, logs data that includes a selected product and a section of the web page where the selected product was displayed when it was selected by the user. The system then generates web page analytics from the logged data, where the analytics are based at least on the selected product and the corresponding section of the web page where the selected product was displayed. | 09-12-2013 |
Jonathan B. Grimm, Newton, MA US
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20090069250 | Inhibitors of Histone Deacetylase - The present invention relates to a novel class of compounds. These compounds can inhibit histone deacetylase and are suitable for use in selectively inducing terminal differentiation, and arresting cell growth and/or apoptosis of neoplastic cells, thereby inhibiting proliferation of such cells. Thus, the compounds of the present invention are useful in treating a patient having a tumor characterized by proliferation of neoplastic cells. The compounds of the invention may also be useful in the prevention and treatment of TRX-mediated diseases, such as autoimmune, allergic and inflammatory diseases, and in the prevention and/or treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS), such as neurodegenerative diseases. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of the instant invention and sale dosing regimens of these pharmaceutical compositions, which are easy to follow, and which result in a therapeutically effective amount of these compounds in vivo. | 03-12-2009 |
20110082136 | INHIBITORS OF JANUS KINASES - The instant invention provides for compounds that inhibit the four known mammalian JAK kinases (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2) and PDK1. The invention also provides for compositions comprising such inhibitory compounds and methods of inhibiting the activity of JAK1, JAK2, JAK3, TYK2 and PDK1 by administering the compound to a patient in need of treatment for myeloproliferative disorders or cancer. | 04-07-2011 |
Jonathon L. Grimm, Moreland Hills, OH US
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20090028183 | Platform for communicating across multiple communication channels - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with communications through a software platform are described herein. In an embodiment, a method for communicating with users across multiple communication channels from a single platform includes gathering data related to a first user; storing the gathered data; accessing the stored data to determine whether a message should be sent to the first user; accessing the stored data to determine what communication channel should be used to send the message to the first user; formatting the message for the determined communication channel; and sending the message to the first user through the determined communication channel. | 01-29-2009 |
Karen M. Grimm, Duryea, PA US
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20100143396 | Method for Preparing a Covalently Cross Linked Oligomer of Amyloid Beta Peptides - The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a stabilized cross-linked oligomer of amyloid beta using a near-zero length bifunctional cross-linking agent for use as an immunogen for the generation of antibodies for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and other conditions related to abnormal amyloid beta aggregation. A preferred bifunctional cross-linking agent is 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (DFDNB). | 06-10-2010 |
Kevin Grimm, Danville, PA US
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20110046602 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLUID ADMINISTRATION - Improved fluid delivery devices and systems are disclosed, including drug delivery devices and systems, and methods that permit, inter alia, the rapid sequential delivery of two or more fluids to a single external fluid flow or intravenous line. | 02-24-2011 |
Mark Grimm, Stanley, NC US
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20120103547 | METHOD OF USING ALDEHYDE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS TO INCREASE PAPERMACHINE PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE SIZING - Novel sizing mixtures to achieve improved sizing along with other benefits is disclosed and claimed. The invention is a composition comprising a sizing mixture having a stabilizing amount of one or more aldehyde-functionalized polymers and a sizing amount of a sizing composition. The invention is also a method of improving paper and paperboard production and enhancing sizing through adding an effective amount of the disclosed sizing mixture to the paper machine and a method of producing a medium having cellulosic fibers, wherein the method includes adding the disclosed sizing mixture to the medium at any point in a papermaking process. | 05-03-2012 |
20130192782 | METHOD OF USING ALDEHYDE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS TO INCREASE PAPERMACHINE PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE SIZING - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to increase paper machine performance and enhance sizing. The compositions include a sizing agent, an emulsifier, and an aqueous component. The emulsifier may be an aldehyde-functionalized polymer. | 08-01-2013 |
20140336314 | METHOD OF USING ALDEHYDE-FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS TO INCREASE PAPERMACHINE PERFORMANCE AND ENHANCE SIZING - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods to increase paper machine performance and enhance sizing. The compositions include a sizing agent, an emulsifier, and an aqueous component. The emulsifier may be an aldehyde-functionalized polymer. The sizing agent may be selected from rosin size, an alkyl ketene dimer, an alkenyl succinic anhydride, and any combination of these sizing agents. | 11-13-2014 |
Mark T. Grimm, Dunlap, IL US
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20090000471 | Filter service system and method - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly. | 01-01-2009 |
20120318134 | FILTER SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, a system for removing matter from a filtering device of a work machine includes a gas pressurization assembly. An element of the gas pressurization assembly is removably attachable to a first orifice of the filtering device without removing the filtering device from a work machine to which the filtering device is connected. The system also includes a heat source fluidly connected to the gas pressurization assembly. | 12-20-2012 |
Michael Grimm, Altoona, PA US
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20110185803 | BICYCLE FITTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A bicycle fitting system includes a wind tunnel, a platform, a load cell, a bicycle rig, a plurality of actuators, and a processor. The platform is disposed within the wind tunnel and includes a rear roller, a front strut, and a rear strut. The load cell is coupled to the platform. The bicycle rig is coupled to the front and rear struts and includes a plurality of adjustment points, a rear wheel, a handle bar, and a seat, with the rear wheel friction coupled to the rear roller. Each adjustment point is associated with one of the actuators, and each actuator is operable to alter a configuration of the bicycle rig. The processor receives an output from the load cell and operates the actuators while a rider is riding the bicycle rig. | 08-04-2011 |
Michael B. Grimm, Evanston, IL US
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20090155015 | MAT FASTENING SYSTEM - A system for securing a floor mat with respect to a carpet within a vehicle that may include a carpet grommet configured to secure to the carpet, a mat grommet configured to secure to the floor mat, and a locking ring secured to or within one of the carpet grommet or the mat grommet. The locking ring includes first ramped shelves configured to securely abut reciprocal ramped surfaces formed on the other of the carpet grommet or the mat grommet. The first ramped shelves are angled in a non-perpendicular and non-parallel manner with respect to a central longitudinal axis of the system, wherein the locking ring secures the carpet grommet to the mat grommet. The carpet grommet may also include an auger configured to pierce and secure into the carpet. | 06-18-2009 |
20140341639 | LOCKING CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A locking connector assembly is configured to securely connect a first component to a second component. The locking connector assembly may include a female connector having first and second female ends and a longitudinal passage defined therebetween, and a male connector having first and second male ends. Either of the first or second male ends may be configured to mate with the female connector at either the first or second female ends in order to securely connect the male connector to the female connector. | 11-20-2014 |
20150074951 | WEB-ADJUSTMENT HOUSING FOR A BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A web-adjustment housing of a buckle member may include a receiving crossbar, a securing crossbar, and a strut. The receiving crossbar may include a ledge that extends in a first direction at a first angle with respect to a plane that contains or is parallel to a longitudinal axis, and first retaining members configured to securely engage webbing. The securing crossbar may include a surface that extends in a second direction at a second angle with respect to the plane, and second retaining members extending from the surface configured to securely engage the webbing. A receiving channel may be defined between the receiving crossbar and the securing crossbar. A release channel may be defined between the securing crossbar and the strut. The receiving channel and the release channel may define at least a portion of a web channel configured to adjustably retain the webbing. | 03-19-2015 |
20150074957 | ROTATABLE BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A rotatable buckle assembly may include a male buckle member, and a female buckle member configured to rotatably connect to the male buckle member. The female buckle member may include a handle that is configured to be pulled to disconnect the first buckle member from the second buckle member. | 03-19-2015 |
20150135483 | MULTI-DIRECTIONAL BUCKLE ASSEMBLY - A female buckle member is configured to securely mate with a male buckle member and adjustably retain webbing through multiple directions. The female buckle member may include a housing having first and second ends and first and second sides. A base of the housing may include a base connected to opposed lateral walls and an upper wall. An insertion channel is defined between the base, the opposed lateral walls, and an upper wall. The housing may be symmetrical about longitudinal and lateral axes. The first and second ends of the housing may have the same size and shape. The first and second ends are configured to receive an insertion end of a male buckle member. The female buckle member may also include a plurality of web-retainers that define a first web-retaining channel configured to adjustably retain webbing extending between the first and second ends, and a second web-retaining channel configured to adjustably retain webbing extending between the first and second sides. | 05-21-2015 |
20150208768 | REPAIRABLE BUCKLE - A latching buckle assembly wherein one buckle component includes a removable cross-bar adapted to receive an attachment strap in looped relation. The cross-bar is adapted to hold the attachment strap in place during use while permitting free relative rotation. When the cross-bar is removed, the webbing can be disengaged from the buckle member to facilitate replacement if required. | 07-30-2015 |
Michael B. Grimm, Glenview, IL US
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20140173859 | WEBBING BUCKLE WITH RELEASE MECHANISM - A buckle assembly includes a hollow buckle body and an insertable buckle latch with elongate latching legs. A separate reciprocable slide element carried by the buckle latch element with cam surfaces, angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the buckle that overlies the free ends of the latching legs. The cam surfaces are associated with angled surfaces on the latching legs forward of the latching edges. Movement of the slide element relative to the latch element causes the cam surfaces to urge the free ends of the latching legs together to unlatch the latching legs from the hollow buckle body locking edges. In one form, a cable is connected to the separate slide element to slide the separate slide element. | 06-26-2014 |
Michael J. Grimm, Sylvania, OH US
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20090035500 | Container of sustainable materials and having high moisture barrier properties - A prescription vial includes a generally cylindrical body of molded polylactic acid construction and a wrap-around label of polyolefin construction on an exterior surface of the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body with wrap-around label has a moisture vapor transmission rate of not more than 100 mg/day/liter, meeting USP standards for prescription vials. The wrap-around label preferably is of high density polyethylene or polypropylene construction. | 02-05-2009 |
20090036862 | Multilayer plastic container and method of storing lyophilized products - A multilayer plastic container for storing lyophilized products includes at least three layers consisting of inner and outer layers having a moisture vapor transmission rate of not more than 0.1 gm mil/100 sq. in.—day at 73° F. and 95% rh, and an intermediate layer of hygroscopic resin construction having a moisture content less than 1000 ppm. The hygroscopic intermediate layer preferably comprises at least 30% of the total thickness of the three layers. The inner and outer layers preferably are of cyclic olefin polymer or cyclic olefin copolymer construction, and the hygroscopic intermediate layer preferably is of amorphous nylon construction. The container preferably is empty and sealed within a secondary container, such as a metallized bag, that is impervious to moisture. | 02-05-2009 |
20100236090 | Multilayer Plastic Container and Method of Storing Lyophilized Products - A multilayer plastic container for storing lyophilized products includes at least three layers consisting of inner and outer layers having a moisture vapor transmission rate of not more than 0.1 gm mil/100 sq. in.-day at 73° F. and 95% rh, and an intermediate layer of hygroscopic resin construction having a moisture content less than 1000 ppm. The hygroscopic intermediate layer preferably comprises at least 30% of the total thickness of the three layers. The inner and outer layers preferably are of cyclic olefin polymer or cyclic olefin copolymer construction, and the hygroscopic intermediate layer preferably is of amorphous nylon construction. The container preferably is empty and sealed within a secondary container, such as a metallized bag, that is impervious to moisture. | 09-23-2010 |
Phillip H. Grimm, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20110148627 | TRACKING UNIT - A tracking unit for assisting in the recovery of stolen monies or other property includes a housing containing a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from overhead satellites, a cellular phone transceiver, a microprocessor, and a battery. Following a theft, the microprocessor activates the cellular phone transceiver to dial the telephone number of a central monitoring station. The microprocessor obtains location data from the GPS receiver and transmits the location data, along with identification information, to the central monitoring station. The tracking unit also includes a separate, conventional RF beacon transmitter for allowing authorities to home-in on the tracking unit within a large building or other structure, either after the GPS signals are lost, or after the location of the tracking unit is localized to a specific building or area. | 06-23-2011 |
20120242485 | Flexible Simulated Currency Pack Tracking Unit - A tracking unit for assisting in the recovery of stolen monies or other property includes a housing containing a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals from overhead satellites, a cellular phone transceiver, a microprocessor, and a battery. Following a theft, the microprocessor activates the cellular phone transceiver to dial the telephone number of a central monitoring station. The microprocessor obtains location data from the GPS receiver and transmits the location data, along with identification information, to the central monitoring station. The tracking unit also includes a separate, conventional RF beacon transmitter for allowing authorities to home-in on the tracking unit within a large building or other structure, either after the GPS signals are lost, or after the location of the tracking unit is localized to a specific building or area. | 09-27-2012 |
Randall Lane Grimm, Rochester, MN US
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20080228644 | PROVIDING METERED CAPACITY OF COMPUTER RESOURCES - An apparatus and method provides the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system. A resource-time is specified, such as processor-days. The actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is charged for only the actual usage of the resource. In this manner a customer may purchase a specified resource-time, and is only charged for the time that the resource is actually used. The preferred embodiments extend to metering temporary capacity on demand in a logically partitioned computer system. If a resource is shared, the actual usage of the resource is monitored, and the customer is only billed for actual usage that exceeds a predetermined non-zero threshold. | 09-18-2008 |
20080306847 | PROVIDING METERED ACCOUNTING OF COMPUTER RESOURCES - An apparatus and method provide the capability of metering temporary capacity on demand in a computer system in a way that allows one resource to benefit from unused billed capacity of a different resource. The actual use of a selected resource is monitored. When the selected resource is actually used, before charging the customer for the resource, a check is made to see if there is unused billed capacity of another resource that may be used by the selected resource. If so, the unused billed capacity of the other resource is “stolen” and used by the selected resource. If there is no unused billed capacity of another resource, a resource-time increment is billed for the use of the selected resource. | 12-11-2008 |
20090043877 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING STANDBY RESOURCE ENTITLEMENT - An apparatus and program product for transferring entitlement to standby resources between respective computers. Standby resources are made available at a destination computer by rendering unavailable corresponding resources at a source computer. As such, the aggregate number of available standby resources may remain unchanged, but the distribution of the availability may be reapportioned according to operational requirements. Where desired, this transfer of entitlement may be accomplished automatically, dynamically and/or in a secure manner. | 02-12-2009 |
Randy L. Grimm, Rochester, MN US
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20090319635 | CENTRALLY MANAGED INVENTORY AND ENTITLEMENT DATA - A method, apparatus and program product manages application entitlement data by storing entitlement data received from a plurality of application providers. Inventory data associated with a networked computing device or an application executable on the networked computing device is monitored. Delivery of the entitlement data to the networked computing device is enabled according to the inventory data. | 12-24-2009 |
Richard A. Grimm, Chagrin Falls, OH US
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20100280355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CHARACTERIZE CARDIAC FUNCTION - Systems and methods can quantify cardiac function. In one embodiment, a method ( | 11-04-2010 |
Robert Grimm, New York, NY US
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20110219362 | Virtual Execution Environment for Streaming Languages - A virtual execution environment (VEE) for a streaming Intermediate Language (IL), wherein the streaming IL represents a streaming program, communicates streaming data in queues, stores data-at-rest in variables, and determines data by functions, where inputs are read from the queues and the variables, and outputs are written to the queues and the variables. | 09-08-2011 |
20130326204 | Configuration-Preserving Preprocessor and Configuration-Preserving Parser - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer readable media, for generating a plurality of tokens from one or more source files that include source code in a first programming language. The source code includes one or more static conditionals that include a conditional expression and branch code that is operative when the conditional expression is true. Various configurations are possible based upon the conditionals. A first static conditional includes one or more nested static conditionals within the branch code associated with the first static conditional. Each of the one or more nested static conditionals is hoisted to a beginning of the branch code associated with the first static conditional. Each innermost branch code does not contain a static conditional and each possible configuration is preserved. | 12-05-2013 |
20140365995 | CONFIGURATION-PRESERVING PREPROCESSOR - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer readable media, for generating a plurality of tokens from one or more source files. The one or more source files include source code in a first programming language. The source code includes one or more static conditionals that include a conditional expression and branch code that is operative when the conditional expression is true. Various configurations are possible based upon the conditionals. A first static conditional that includes one or more nested static conditionals within the branch code associated with the first static conditional is determined. Each of the one or more nested static conditionals is hoisted to a beginning of the branch code associated with the first static conditional. Each innermost branch code does not contain a static conditional, and each possible configuration is preserved. | 12-11-2014 |
Robert M. Grimm, Raymond, ME US
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20120127298 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BIREFRINGENT PARTICLES IN A FLUID - An imaging system with an imaging mechanism which includes polarization analyzers, which may be crossed polarization analyzers, positioned to provide birefringence images of particles in the fluid passing through the flow chamber. Captured images are of high resolution and may be used in comparison to known images of a library of images. The system and related method enhance the accuracy and sensitivity of particle monitoring by utilizing birefringence imaging combined with particle analysis and the detection of each particle's characteristic features, such as crystalline features. The system includes a scatter detector used to trigger backlighting of the flow chamber and capture images of particles therein. | 05-24-2012 |
Ryan P. Grimm US
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20130097392 | PROTECTING MEMORY OF A VIRTUAL GUEST - An apparatus and system for protecting memory of a virtual guest includes initializing a virtual guest on a host computing system. The host computing system includes a virtual machine manager that manages operation of the virtual guest. The virtual guest includes a distinct operating environment executing in a virtual operation platform provided by the virtual machine manager. The method includes receiving an allocation of run-time memory for the virtual guest, the allocation of run-time memory comprising a portion of run-time memory of the host computing system. The method includes setting, by the virtual guest, at least a portion of the allocation of run-time memory to be inaccessible by the virtual machine manager. | 04-18-2013 |
Scott W. Grimm, Wilmington, DE US
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20090093460 | Compositions - Pharmaceutical compositions, oral pharmaceutical compositions, and solid dosage forms comprising up to about 750 mg of 11-piperazin-1-yldibenzo[b,f] [1,4]thiazepine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent are provided. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093461 | Methods of Treating Anxiety and Mood Disorders - Methods of treating at least one symptom or condition associated with Anxiety Disorders and/or Mood Disorders comprising administering an effective amount of a compound of Formula I | 04-09-2009 |
20100093700 | Methods of Treating Mood Disorders - A method of treating at least one symptom or condition associated with but not limited to: Mood Disorders including but not limited to a) Depressive Disorders, including but not limited to, Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymic Disorder and b) Bipolar Depression and/or Bipolar mania including but not limited to Bipolar I Disorder, including but not limited to those with manic, depressive or mixed episodes, and Bipolar II Disorder, c) Cyclothymic Disorder, and d) Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition, comprising administering an effective amount of formula (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt. In another aspect of the invention a pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising an effective amount of formula (I) or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or diluent. | 04-15-2010 |
20110136784 | Method of Treating Anxiety Disorders - A method of treating at least one symptom or condition associated with but not limited to: Anxiety Disorders including but not limited to Panic Disorder Without Agoraphobia, Panic Disorder With Agoraphobia, Agoraphobia Without History of Panic Disorder, Specific Phobia, Social Phobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Postaumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Stress Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition comprising administering an effective amount of Formula I | 06-09-2011 |
20110136785 | METHOD OF TREATMENT - A method of treating at least one symptom or condition associated with but not limited to: 1) Substance-Related Disorders including but not limited to Substance Dependence, Substance Abuse, Substance Intoxication, Substance Withdrawal, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Amphetamine (or Amphetamine-Like)-Related Disorders, Caffeine-Related Disorders, Cannabis-Related Disorders, Cocaine-Related Disorders, Hallucinogen-Related Disorders, Inhalant-Related Disorders, Nicotine-Related Disorders, Opioid-Related Disorders, Phencyclidine (or Phencyclidine-Like)-Related Disorders, and Sedative-, Hypnotic- or Anxiolytic-Related Disorders. 2) Attention-Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. 3) Eating Disorders. 4) Personality Disorders including but not limited to Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder. 5) Impulse-Control Disorders, comprising administering an effective amount of Formula I | 06-09-2011 |
20110136786 | METHOD OF TREATING MOOD DISORDERS - Methods of treating mood disorders comprising administering an effective amount of 11-piperazin-1-yldibenzo[b,f][1,4]thiazepine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and pharmaceutical compositions therefor. | 06-09-2011 |
20110144088 | METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP DISORDERS - A method of treating at least one symptom or condition associated with but not limited to: Sleep Disorders including but not limited to 1) Dyssomnia Disorders including but not limited to: a) Primary inomnia, b) Primary Hypersomnia, and c) narcolepsy; and 2) Parasomnias Disorders including but not limited to a) Nightmare Disorder, Sleep Terror Disorder and Sleepwalking Disorder, comprising administering an effective amount of Formula I | 06-16-2011 |
20110144089 | METHOD OF TREATING SCHIZOPHRENIA AND OTHER DISORDERS - A method of treating at least one symptom or condition associated with but not limited to: 1) Schizophrenia and other Psychotic Disorders including but not limited to Psychotic Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Delusional Disorder, Brief Psychotic Disorder, Shared Psychotic Disorder, and Psychotic Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition and 2) Dementia and other Cognitive Disorders comprising administering an effective amount of Formula I | 06-16-2011 |
20110237568 | CRYSTALLINE FORMS - 11-piperazin- | 09-29-2011 |
Steve Grimm, Silver Spring, MD US
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20150081629 | WEB AND MOBILE-BASED PLATFORM THAT UNITES WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT AND ASYNCHRONOUS VIDEO COLLABORATION FOR HEALTHCARE - The disclosure describes an on-demand web-based software and hardware platform that has been developed, on a custom hardware (server) architecture, in an abstracted fashion to enable the administrative users (admins) to create and deploy their experience that can manage asynchronous communication and decision-oriented workflows, in a secure fashion, within a healthcare system. The experience created by the admin can be used for almost any use-case (within care delivery, care coordination and care management) where asynchronous and decision-based workflows and video-centric asynchronous communication proves to derive value resulting in increased productivity, reduction in cost, improved revenue production. Additionally, from an asynchronous communication perspective, the platform empowers the delivery of “capture, store and forward” video-based one-way, two-way and multi-way user interactivity. And, the admin can use the platform's tool sets to create membership models, product types, page designs and media/content libraries that surround the overall experience being delivered for patients and providers. | 03-19-2015 |
Thomas M. Grimm, Woodbury, MN US
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20140151249 | COMPOUND CONTAINER - A compound container includes a container body having a side wall and a bottom wall; an interior space defined by the side wall and the end wall; an opening defined by an upper edge of the side wall; and an elongated hand support member having a first attachment section and a second attachment section for attaching the hand support member to a bottom surface of the bottom wall. The hand support member is positioned generally parallel to the opening defined by the upper edge of the side wall. | 06-05-2014 |
Tod M. Grimm, Phoenix, AZ US
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20130193613 | MULTIPLE-COMPONENT INJECTION MOLD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An injection mold assembly for manufacturing multiple-component articles includes opposed first and second mold halves and mold cores carried by the first mold half. Each of the mold cores is mounted for rotation between a first position and a second position about an axis of rotation. The mold halves are mounted for movement in reciprocal directions along an axis of reciprocation between an open position and a closed position forming molding cavities between the mold cores and the second mold halves. The axes of rotation of the mold cores are different from one another. | 08-01-2013 |
20140252677 | Multiple-Component Injection Mold Method - An injection mold method for manufacturing multiple-component articles includes providing a mold assembly with first and second mold halves mounted for reciprocation, and having mold cores in a mold core assembly, each mold core mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation. The mold cores rotate to a first position, the mold assembly closes, and a first material is injected and cooled to form partially-complete articles. The mold assembly opens, the mold cores rotate to a second position, the mold assembly closes, and a second material is injected and cooled to a complete articles. The mold assembly opens and the articles are released. | 09-11-2014 |