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Daniel J. Harding, Longview, TX US
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20100117817 | ON-BOARD LOW-POWER VEHICLE CONDITION INDICATOR - A monitoring unit wirelessly monitors sensor(s) associated with a vehicle and includes (a) a radio frequency (RF) receiver that receives RF signals from one or more sensors; (b) a processing unit connected to the RF receiver that monitors information related received RF signals from the sensor(s); (c) the processing unit monitoring the received RF signals and a status of an output of the sensor(s) associated with the vehicle. The received RF signals may include information on a value of an output of the sensor and limits of acceptable values, and the processing unit generates an alarm when the value of the output is outside of the limits of acceptable values. The alarm may be a visual indication visible from the exterior of the vehicle. | 05-13-2010 |
David S. Harding, Austin, TX US
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20090204548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXECUTING TRADES IN A USER PREFERRED SECURITY - A system for executing trades in a user preferred security is disclosed. The system comprises a server system ( | 08-13-2009 |
20130208956 | Spiculated Malignant Mass Detection and Classification in Radiographic Image - An image analysis embodiment comprises generating a bulge mask from a digital image, the bulge mask comprising potential convergence hubs for spiculated anomalies, detecting ridges in the digital image to generate a detected ridges map, projecting the detected ridges map onto a set of direction maps having different directional vectors to generate a set of ridge direction) projection maps, determining wedge features for the potential convergence hubs from the set of ridge direction projection maps, selecting ridge convergence hubs from the potential convergence hubs having strongest wedge features, extracting classification features for each of the selected ridge convergence hubs, and classifying the selected ridge convergence hubs based on the extracted classification features. | 08-15-2013 |
20150023580 | Microcalcification Detection and Classification in Radiographic Images - An analysis of a digitized image is provided. The digitized image is repeatedly convolved to form first convolved images, which first convolved images are convolved a second time to form second convolved images. Each first convolved image and the respective second convolved image representing a stage, and each stage represents a different scale or size of anomaly. As an example, the first convolution may utilize a Gaussian convolver, and the second convolution may utilize a Laplacian convolver, but other convolvers may be used. The second convolved image from a current stage and the first convolved image from a previous stage are used with a neighborhood median determined from the second convolved image from the current stage by a peak detector to detect peaks, or possible anomalies for that particular scale. | 01-22-2015 |
20150071521 | Spiculated Malignant Mass Detection and Classification in a Radiographic Image - An image analysis embodiment comprises generating a bulge mask from a digital image, the bulge mask comprising potential convergence hubs for spiculated anomalies, detecting ridges in the digital image to generate a detected ridges map, projecting the detected ridges map onto a set of direction maps having different directional vectors to generate a set of ridge direction projection maps, determining wedge features for the potential convergence hubs from the set of ridge direction projection maps, selecting ridge convergence hubs from the potential convergence hubs having strongest wedge features, extracting classification features for each of the selected ridge convergence hubs, and classifying the selected ridge convergence hubs based on the extracted classification features. | 03-12-2015 |
Eric Martin Harding, Baytown, TX US
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20100056840 | Process for Hydrocarbon Conversion With On-Line Solid Particulate Material Removal - This invention relates to a process for converting a hydrocarbon feedstock, comprising the steps of (A) feeding the feedstock to a reactor or adsorption unit; (B) contacting the feedstock in the reactor or adsorption unit with a solid particulate material useful for converting the feedstock under conversion conditions; (C) withdrawing converted feedstock from the reactor; and (D) removing, under the conversion conditions for a fractional time of step (B), at least a portion of the solid particulate material while the feedstock is being fed to the reactor or adsorption unit, wherein the portion is more than 0.1 wt. % of the solid particulate material in the reactor or adsorption unit and wherein the fractional time is less than 95% of the time of step (B). | 03-04-2010 |
Gregory G. Harding, Richwood, TX US
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20080299857 | OLEFIN BLOCK COMPOSITIONS FOR HEAVY WEIGHT STRETCH FABRICS - Heavy weight stretch fabrics comprising ethylene/α-olefin interpolymer are described. The fabric often has a weight of at least 10 ounces per square yard measured according to ASTM 3776 and has a stretch of at least 10 percent measured according to ASTM D3107. These fabrics exhibit excellent chemical, resistance (for example chlorine or caustic resistance) and durability, that is they retain their shape and feel over repeated exposure to processing conditions, such as stone-washing, dye-stripping, PET-dyeing and the like, and industrial laundry conditions. | 12-04-2008 |
Martin Dale Harding, Van Alstyne, TX US
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20110244997 | Spin nock - A nocking means of promoting a natural spin on an arrow shaft prior to the nock separating from a bowstring includes an nock segment possessing a bowstring rest portion, and a base portion which is coupled to a retaining portion which is attached to the end of an arrow shaft. The nock segment freewheels independently of the retainer and the arrow shaft to permit the fletching moving through the air to act on the shaft producing a natural spin to the shaft prior to its release from the bow. | 10-06-2011 |
Matthew J. Harding, Austin, TX US
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20090157969 | BUFFER CACHE MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT DEADLOCKS - A method, computer program product, and data processing system for managing a input/output buffer cache for prevention of deadlocks are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, automatic buffer cache resizing is performed whenever the number of free buffers in the buffer cache diminishes to below a pre-defined threshold. This resizing adds a pre-defined number of additional buffers to the buffer cache, up to a pre-defined absolute maximum buffer cache size. To prevent deadlocks, an absolute minimum number of free buffers are reserved to ensure that sufficient free buffers for performing a buffer cache resize are always available. In the event that the buffer cache becomes congested and cannot be resized further, threads whose buffer demands cannot be immediately satisfied are blocked until sufficient free buffers become available. | 06-18-2009 |
Matthew John Harding, Austin, TX US
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20090313607 | Code Coverage Tool - A code coverage tool tests a program under test that executes on a processor of an information handling system (IHS). The code coverage tool may apportion the program under test into code portions of interest that exhibit a user-specified granularity level. A user may request that the code coverage tool change the granularity level of the code portions of interest in real time. The code coverage tool conducts testing of the code portions of interest according to test criteria that the user may specify in real time. The code coverage tool may provide test results for each of the code portions of interest in real time. The code coverage tool may also provide a summary report after providing real time test results for the code portions of interest. The user may specify that the code coverage tool generate real time test results in the form of sensory output, for example auditory output or visual output, for each of the code portions of interest. The code coverage tool may alter the type of sensory output in real time at the request of the user. | 12-17-2009 |
Mitchell P. Harding, Austin, TX US
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20130159997 | APPLICATION INITIATED NEGOTIATIONS FOR RESOURCES MEETING A PERFORMANCE PARAMETER IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A hypervisor negotiates to reserve at least one available local resource in a host system that meets a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request by a particular logical partition from among one or more logical partitions of virtualized pools of resources managed by the hypervisor in the host system, wherein the at least one performance parameter is specified by a particular application initiating the reservation request. The hypervisor, responsive to determining that the at least one available resource is not available in the host system, negotiates for offers to migrate the particular logical partition to at least one other host system comprising at least one available remote resource that meets the performance parameter, wherein the at least one other host system is managed by at least one other hypervisor that manages one or more other logical partitions of virtualized pools of resources. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159998 | ESTIMATING MIGRATION COSTS FOR MIGRATING LOGICAL PARTITIONS WITHIN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON A MIGRATION COST HISTORY - Responsive to a hypervisor determining that insufficient local resources are available for reservation to meet a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request for a particular logical partition managed by the hypervisor in a host system, the hypervisor identifies another logical partition managed by the hypervisor in the host system that is assigned at the least one resource meeting the performance parameter specified in the reservation request. The hypervisor estimates a first cost of migrating the particular logical partition and a second cost of migrating the another logical partition to at least one other host system communicatively connected in a peer-to-peer network based on at least one previously recorded cost stored by the host system of migrating a previous logical partition to the at least one other host system. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160007 | ESTIMATING MIGRATION COSTS FOR MIGRATING LOGICAL PARTITIONS WITHIN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT BASED ON A MIGRATION COST HISTORY - Responsive to a hypervisor determining that insufficient local resources are available for reservation to meet a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request for a particular logical partition managed by the hypervisor in a host system, the hypervisor identifies another logical partition managed by the hypervisor in the host system that is assigned at the least one resource meeting the performance parameter specified in the reservation request. The hypervisor estimates a first cost of migrating the particular logical partition and a second cost of migrating the another logical partition to at least one other host system communicatively connected in a peer-to-peer network based on at least one previously recorded cost stored by the host system of migrating a previous logical partition to the at least one other host system. | 06-20-2013 |
20130160008 | APPLICATION INITIATED NEGOTIATIONS FOR RESOURCES MEETING A PERFORMANCE PARAMETER IN A VIRTUALIZED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT - A hypervisor negotiates to reserve at least one available local resource in a host system that meets a performance parameter for at least one resource specified in a reservation request by a particular logical partition from among one or more logical partitions of virtualized pools of resources managed by the hypervisor in the host system, wherein the at least one performance parameter is specified by a particular application initiating the reservation request. The hypervisor, responsive to determining that the at least one available resource is not available in the host system, negotiates for offers to migrate the particular logical partition to at least one other host system comprising at least one available remote resource that meets the performance parameter, wherein the at least one other host system is managed by at least one other hypervisor that manages one or more other logical partitions of virtualized pools of resources. | 06-20-2013 |
Mitchell P. Harding, Round Rock, TX US
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20090157969 | BUFFER CACHE MANAGEMENT TO PREVENT DEADLOCKS - A method, computer program product, and data processing system for managing a input/output buffer cache for prevention of deadlocks are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, automatic buffer cache resizing is performed whenever the number of free buffers in the buffer cache diminishes to below a pre-defined threshold. This resizing adds a pre-defined number of additional buffers to the buffer cache, up to a pre-defined absolute maximum buffer cache size. To prevent deadlocks, an absolute minimum number of free buffers are reserved to ensure that sufficient free buffers for performing a buffer cache resize are always available. In the event that the buffer cache becomes congested and cannot be resized further, threads whose buffer demands cannot be immediately satisfied are blocked until sufficient free buffers become available. | 06-18-2009 |
Mitchell Perry Harding, Round Rock, TX US
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20090313607 | Code Coverage Tool - A code coverage tool tests a program under test that executes on a processor of an information handling system (IHS). The code coverage tool may apportion the program under test into code portions of interest that exhibit a user-specified granularity level. A user may request that the code coverage tool change the granularity level of the code portions of interest in real time. The code coverage tool conducts testing of the code portions of interest according to test criteria that the user may specify in real time. The code coverage tool may provide test results for each of the code portions of interest in real time. The code coverage tool may also provide a summary report after providing real time test results for the code portions of interest. The user may specify that the code coverage tool generate real time test results in the form of sensory output, for example auditory output or visual output, for each of the code portions of interest. The code coverage tool may alter the type of sensory output in real time at the request of the user. | 12-17-2009 |
Richard E. Harding, Dallas, TX US
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20090272857 | FAUCET-SUPPORTED HOSE RETAINING APPARATUS - A faucet-supported hose retaining apparatus. An apparatus includes a faucet coupler capable of releasably attaching to a faucet, a hose coupler capable of releasably attaching to a hose, and a connection between the faucet coupler and the faucet which provides an independent source of attachment of the apparatus to the faucet for support of the hose. Another apparatus includes a faucet connector having a faucet coupler, a hose coupler, and a connection between the faucet coupler and the faucet which provides support for weight applied from the apparatus and from the hose. Another apparatus includes a hose coil bracket having a support surface for retaining the hose, a faucet coupler, a hose coupler, and a brace extending between the faucet connector and the hose coil bracket, which provides support and stability to sustain weight applied from the hose coil bracket to the faucet connector. | 11-05-2009 |
Robert E. Harding, Missouri City, TX US
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20110262895 | METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS INFECTION - The present invention relates to methods and devices for the rapid assessment of saliva for the presence of varicella zoster virus (VZV) particles. The methods and devices permit rapid, simple and cost-effective diagnosis of primary VZV infection. | 10-27-2011 |
Timothy Robert Harding, Austin, TX US
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20120011026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CUSTOM STRATEGY SPECIFICATION IN A HOSTED ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SERVICE SYSTEM - A merchant generates a customized service strategy related to a suite of electronic transaction services hosted by a service provider. The custom strategy specifies services to perform, and possibly an order in which to perform the services, by a service provider in relation to an electronic transaction associated with the merchant. Through use of a user interface, the strategy can be represented as a graphical decision tree, with terminal nodes representing services or actions. A customized strategy is transmitted to a service provider, as is transaction related information, whereby the service provider can service the transaction according to the strategy and based on the transaction information. Scheduling information that specifies different strategies to apply to different transaction scenarios can be generated. A strategy is selected by a service provider based on the scheduling information and transaction information, and is used to service one or more electronic transactions. | 01-12-2012 |
20130262310 | Method and Apparatus for Custom Strategy Specification in a Hosted Electronic Transaction Service System - A merchant generates a customized service strategy related to a suite of electronic transaction services hosted by a service provider. The custom strategy specifies services to perform, and possibly an order in which to perform the services, by a service provider in relation to an electronic transaction associated with the merchant. Through use of a user interface, the strategy can be represented as a graphical decision tree, with terminal nodes representing services or actions. A customized strategy is transmitted to a service provider, as is transaction related information, whereby the service provider can service the transaction according to the strategy and based on the transaction information. Scheduling information that specifies different strategies to apply to different transaction scenarios can be generated. A strategy is selected by a service provider based on the scheduling information and transaction information, and is used to service one or more electronic transactions. | 10-03-2013 |
William V. Harding, Arlington, TX US
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20110010820 | Mechanism to alter clothing to accommodate prostheses and medical appliances - Adaptive pants are constructed with a zipper along the pants' outside seams from waist to cuff, allowing the legs to completely open. Inserts used to modify the shape of the pants leg to accommodate leg surgeries and prosthesis are designed to fit into the zippers. The resulting assembly allows disabled individuals to more easily put the pants on and retain a ‘normal’ appearance. | 01-20-2011 |