Holmgren, US
Allan Holmgren US
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20160031715 | A METHOD FOR PRODUCING ZEOLITE CRYSTALS AND/OR ZEOLITE-LIKE CRYSTALS - The present invention pertains to a method for producing zeolite or zeolite-like crystals using a composition comprising one or more fluorine-containing compounds as a mineralizing agent. Crystals produced by such a method are smaller in size than crystals available in the art and contain few defects. The invention also relates to zeolite and/or zeolite-like crystals obtainable by a method as provided herein as well as crystals defined by any of the structural characteristics provided herein, and the usage thereof such as in the manufacture of thin films and membranes, absorbents, catalysts etc. | 02-04-2016 |
Christine Holmgren, Little Silver, NJ US
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20140153564 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ENHANCED SERVICES LOCAL ROUTING - A method and apparatus for enabling a call originated in the VoIP network to be routed from the egress of the VoIP network to the terminating PSTN network using an egress route, such as an appropriate egress access trunk, that is in the same Local Calling Area (LCA) of the called party number are disclosed. This allows the call to be completed to the called party without paying access charge. For example, the method assigns a Billing Telephone Number (BTN) or a Charge Number (CgN) to an egress route between a communication network and a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) network. The method then routes a call originating from the communication network and terminating to the PSTN network using the egress route without incurring an access charge. | 06-05-2014 |
Christine D. Holmgren, Akron, OH US
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20120276030 | COSMETIC COMPOSITION - An anhydrous colored cosmetic composition containing a blend or mixture of a solid butter and a colorant. The anhydrous colored cosmetic composition may also include at least one oil component in addition to the solid butter and colorant. The cosmetic composition does not contain any added exogenous water. Because the anhydrous colored cosmetic composition does not contain exogenous water, no chemical emulsifiers or preservative are required to maintain the stability of the cosmetic composition. | 11-01-2012 |
David A. Holmgren, St. Paul, MN US
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20140157683 | SCULPTED ROOM SYSTEM - In one aspect, a system is disclosed including a plurality of modules configured for attachment to a mounting surface. A first module includes a panel and a plurality of structural elements extending from an interior surface of the panel. The panel has a decorative major surface disposed opposite the interior surface and comprises a plurality of edges that form a closed shape. At least some of the plurality of structural elements are positioned proximate the plurality of edges. An attachment surface of the plurality of structural elements is positioned opposite the interior surface, and the attachment surface is configured to abut the mounting surface or to abut an attachment surface of another module for attachment thereto. A method of modifying a mounting surface of a room includes attaching a first module to the mounting surface. In another aspect, a method of creating a room partition is disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
David Arthur Holmgren, Saint Paul, MN US
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20160060866 | Sculpted Grid System - A system of components with shared properties and variable placement and modification capabilities, that, when installed into a new or existing suspended ceiling grid, in combination, will create suspended ceiling arrangements whose set-out Co-planer decorative major surfaces and vertical, shape defining, decorative minor surfaces give the design effect of set-out construction. And, wherein, whose installation creates a lighting channel in the cavity between them for the installation of linear LED lighting systems. | 03-03-2016 |
Deven Holmgren, Eugene, OR US
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20090260119 | MINT PLANT NAMED "METOLIUS" - A new and distinct variety of | 10-15-2009 |
20140010768 | FLAVORING INGREDIENT IN ORAL COMPOSITIONS - An oral composition containing an essential oil that provides a physical warming sensation when administered to the oral cavity and a method for achieving a physical warming sensation by administering the oral composition. The essential oil is rich in cis and trans-Piperitone Oxide and Piperitenone Oxide that impart unique organoleptic characteristics when the essential oil is used as the primary flavoring ingredient or as an additive in flavor compositions for chewing gum, confections, oral care applications, beverages, and general food applications. | 01-09-2014 |
Douglas E. Holmgren, Portland, OR US
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20080299783 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES USING LASER PULSES LATERALLY DISTRIBUTED IN A SCANNING WINDOW - Systems and methods process structures on or within a semiconductor substrate using a series of laser pulses. In one embodiment, a deflector is configured to selectively deflect the laser pulses within a processing window. The processing window is scanned over the semiconductor substrate such that a plurality of laterally spaced rows of structures simultaneously pass through the processing window. As the processing window is scanned, the deflector selectively deflects the series of laser pulses among the laterally spaced rows within the processing window. Thus, multiple rows of structures may be processed in a single scan. | 12-04-2008 |
20110210103 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES USING LASER PULSES LATERALLY DISTRIBUTED IN A SCANNING WINDOW - Systems and methods process structures on or within a semiconductor substrate using a series of laser pulses. In one embodiment, a deflector is configured to selectively deflect the laser pulses within a processing window. The processing window is scanned over the semiconductor substrate such that a plurality of laterally spaced rows of structures simultaneously pass through the processing window. As the processing window is scanned, the deflector selectively deflects the series of laser pulses among the laterally spaced rows within the processing window. Thus, multiple rows of structures may be processed in a single scan. | 09-01-2011 |
20120325784 | NOVEL THERMAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention generally relates to an optical system that is able to reliably deliver a uniform amount of energy across an anneal region contained on a surface of a substrate. The optical system is adapted to deliver, or project, a uniform amount of energy having a desired two-dimensional shape on a desired region on the surface of the substrate. An energy source for the optical system is typically a plurality of lasers, which are combined to form the energy field. | 12-27-2012 |
20120329178 | NOVEL THERMAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention generally relates to an optical system that is able to reliably deliver a uniform amount of energy across an anneal region contained on a surface of a substrate. The optical system is adapted to deliver, or project, a uniform amount of energy having a desired two-dimensional shape on a desired region on the surface of the substrate. An energy source for the optical system is typically a plurality of lasers, which are combined to form the energy field. | 12-27-2012 |
20130112667 | OPTICAL DESIGN FOR LINE GENERATION USING MICROLENS ARRAY - Embodiments of the invention provide an apparatus including a substrate support, a source of laser radiation emitting laser radiation along an optical path, and an illumination optics disposed along the optical path. The illumination optics includes a set of slow-axis and fast-axis lenses. The apparatus further includes a homogenizer disposed between of the illumination optics and the substrate support along the optical path. The homogenizer includes a first and a second micro-optic lenslet arrays of cylindrical lenses, wherein the second micro-optic lenslet array of cylindrical lenses has a relatively larger lenslet pitch than that of the first micro-optic lenslet array of cylindrical lenses, and lenslet axes of the first micro-optic lenslet array and lenslet axes of the second micro-optic lenslet array are oriented along an axis that is parallel to a fast axis of the source of laser radiation. | 05-09-2013 |
20130163091 | MULTIPLE BEAM COMBINER FOR LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - Apparatus and methods for combining beams of amplified radiation are disclosed. A beam combiner has a collimating optic positioned to receive a plurality of coherent radiation beams at a constant angle of incidence with respect to an optical axis of the collimating optic. The respective angles of incidence may also be different in some embodiments. The collimating optic has an optical property that collimates the beams. The optical property may be refractive or reflective, or a combination thereof. A collecting optic may also be provided to direct the plurality of beams to the collimating optic. The beam combiner may be used in a thermal processing apparatus to combine more than two beams of coherent amplified radiation, such as lasers, into a single beam. | 06-27-2013 |
20140138362 | NOVEL THERMAL PROCESSING APPARATUS - The present invention generally relates to an optical system that is able to reliably deliver a uniform amount of energy across an anneal region contained on a surface of a substrate. The optical system is adapted to deliver, or project, a uniform amount of energy having a desired two-dimensional shape on a desired region on the surface of the substrate. An energy source for the optical system is typically a plurality of lasers, which are combined to form the energy field. | 05-22-2014 |
20140254022 | APPARATUS FOR SPECKLE REDUCTION, PULSE STRETCHING, AND BEAM HOMOGENIZATION - Embodiments described herein relate to thermal processing of semiconductor substrates. More specifically, embodiments described herein relate to laser thermal processing of semiconductor substrates. In certain embodiments, a uniformizer is provided to spatially and temporally decorrelate a coherent light image. | 09-11-2014 |
20140268749 | CUSTOMIZED PUPIL STOP SHAPE FOR CONTROL OF EDGE PROFILE IN LASER ANNEALING SYSTEMS - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to laser annealing systems with optics for imaging a pattern on a substrate. The optics may comprise an aperture or plurality of apertures which shape an image to be exposed on a surface of a substrate. The image may be determined by the shape of an aperture within the optics system. | 09-18-2014 |
20150124329 | MULTIPLE BEAM COMBINER FOR LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS - Apparatus and methods for combining beams of amplified radiation are disclosed. A beam combiner has a collimating optic positioned to receive a plurality of coherent radiation beams at a constant angle of incidence with respect to an optical axis of the collimating optic. The respective angles of incidence may also be different in some embodiments. The collimating optic has an optical property that collimates the beams. The optical property may be refractive or reflective, or a combination thereof. A collecting optic may also be provided to direct the plurality of beams to the collimating optic. The beam combiner may be used in a thermal processing apparatus to combine more than two beams of coherent amplified radiation, such as lasers, into a single beam. | 05-07-2015 |
20150136755 | OPTICAL DESIGN FOR LINE GENERATION USING MICROLENS ARRAY - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus for thermally processing a semiconductor substrate. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a substrate support, a beam source having a fast axis for emitting a beam along an optical path intersecting the substrate support, and a homogenizer disposed along the optical path between the beam source and the substrate support. The homogenizer comprises a first lens array, and a second lens array, wherein lenses of the second lens array have a larger lenslet array spacing than lenses of the first lens array. | 05-21-2015 |
Douglas Earl Holmgren, Portland, OR US
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20110134525 | DUAL-BEAM LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system for forming two laser processing beams with controlled stability at a target specimen work surface includes first and second mutually coherent laser beams propagating along separate first and second beam paths that are combined to perform an optical property adjustment. The combined laser beams are separated into third and fourth laser beams propagating along separate beam paths and including respective third and fourth main beam components, and one of the third and fourth laser beams contributes a leakage component that copropagates in mutual temporal coherence with the main beam component of the other of the third and fourth laser beams. An effect of mutual temporal coherence of the leakage component and the other main beam component with which the leakage component copropagates is reduced through acousto-optic modulation frequency shifts or through incorporation of an optical path length difference in the two beams. | 06-09-2011 |
Eric Holmgren, South San Francisco, CA US
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20150359881 | TREATMENT WITH ANTI-VEGF ANTIBODIES - This invention concerns in general treatment of diseases and pathological conditions with anti-VEGF antibodies. More specifically, the invention concerns the treatment of human patients susceptible to or diagnosed with cancer using an anti-VEGF antibody, preferably in combination with one or more additional anti-tumor therapeutic agents. | 12-17-2015 |
Jennifer Rosa Holmgren, Roselle, IL US
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20140134686 | BIOMASS LIQUEFACTION THROUGH GAS FERMENTATION - The invention provides methods and systems for the production of at least one product from the microbial fermentation of a gaseous susbtrate, wherein the gaseous substrate is derived from a biomass liquefaction process. The invention provides a method for improving efficiency of the fermentation by passing biomass accumulated in the fermentation process to the biomass liquefaction process for conversion to a gaseous substrate. In a particular aspect of the invention, the biomass liquefaction process is selected from pyrolysis or torrefaction. | 05-15-2014 |
Kjell Holmgren, Lake Forest, CA US
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20130211556 | DATA CENTER INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods of monitoring, analyzing, optimizing and controlling data centers and data center operations are disclosed. The system includes data collection and storage hardware and software for harvesting operational data from data center assets and operations. Intelligent analysis and optimization software enables identification of optimization and/or control actions. Control software and hardware enables enacting a change in the operational state of data centers. | 08-15-2013 |
20140031956 | DATA CENTER INTELLIGENT CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods of monitoring, analyzing, optimizing and controlling data centers and data center operations are disclosed. The system includes data collection and storage hardware and software for harvesting operational data from data center assets and operations. Intelligent analysis and optimization software enables identification of optimization and/or control actions. Control software and hardware enables enacting a change in the operational state of data centers. | 01-30-2014 |
Mark Holmgren, Hummelstown, PA US
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20090130284 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING RED COCOA INGREDIENTS, RED CHOCOLATE, AND FOOD PRODUCTS - The invention provides acidified red cocoa products and ingredients, such as acidified red cocoa bean nibs, red cocoa liquor, and red cocoa powder. The acidified cocoa products and ingredients are generally made from under-fermented or unfermented cocoa beans that are treated with an acid composition. The methods include those of making food products and ingredients where the levels cocoa antioxidants are maintained by the use of an acid treatment and the avoidance of dutching, and the food products and ingredient have a distinctive red color. Cocoa nibs, chocolate or cocoa liquor and cocoa powders having a red hue or color and having high levels of cocoa antioxidants are disclosed, as well as food products made from them. | 05-21-2009 |
Martin Holmgren, Boulder, CO US
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20120229262 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURVEYING USING RFID DEVICES - A method of surveying includes detecting an RFID tag associated with a position of interest and decoding information stored in the RFID tag to extract data associated with the position of interest. The method also includes presenting the data associated with the position of interest to an operator of a surveying tool. | 09-13-2012 |
20130060520 | Method And System For Position Determination Using RFID Devices - A method of determining a gauge and a tilt of a rail track at a location includes providing a rail trolley including a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, an RFID reader, a gauge sensor, and a tilt sensor and positioning the rail trolley on the rail track at the location. The method also includes interrogating one or more RFID tags positioned along the rail track and determining, using the processor, a fixed location associated with each of the one or more RFID tags. The method further includes determining, using the processor, the location of the rail trolley in relation to the fixed locations associated with each of the one or more RFID tags and determining the gauge and tilt of the rail track at the location of the rail trolley. | 03-07-2013 |
20130313315 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SURVEYING USING RFID DEVICES - A method of surveying may include determining a location of a surveying tool, determining a location of a position of interest, detecting an RFID tag associated with the position of interest, and decoding information stored in the RFID tag. The information stored in the RFID tag may include a reference to information stored remote from the RFID tag. | 11-28-2013 |
Neil Holmgren, Alameda, CA US
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20140088697 | HEART VALVE ASSEMBLIES - A heart valve assembly comprises a first prosthesis configured to expand from an unexpanded state to an expanded state at which the first annular prosthesis contacts native tissue of a body lumen. The heart valve assembly also comprises a second prosthesis comprising a valve, and a connection adapter that secures the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis, the connection adapter having a multi-lobed circumference. | 03-27-2014 |
Neil Holmgren, Almeda, CA US
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20110257737 | BIOLOGICALLY IMPLANTABLE PROSTHESIS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A heart valve assembly includes a first annular prosthesis for implantation within a tissue annulus, a second valve prosthesis, and a plurality of magnets on the first and second prostheses to secure the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis. In one embodiment, the magnets are arranged to allow the second prosthesis to be secured to the first prosthesis in a predetermined angular orientation. During use, the first annular prosthesis is implanted into the annulus, and the second valve prosthesis is inserted into the annulus. The magnets orient the second prosthesis relative to the first prosthesis to align the second prosthesis with the first prosthesis in a predetermined angular orientation; and secure the second prosthesis to the first prosthesis in the predetermined angular orientation. | 10-20-2011 |
Neil Holmgren, Chicago, IL US
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20090105748 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20110283514 | PROSTHESIS FIXTURING DEVICE AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - Devices for fixturing a prosthesis to a first mass and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. Complementary fixturing devices and methods of making and using the same are also disclosed. The devices can be used to attach a heart valve gasket body to a biological annulus. | 11-24-2011 |
20120179192 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple elements connected to a flexible leader. The devices can be coated by a binding agent. The devices can also be fillable. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 07-12-2012 |
20120303108 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
Neil B. Holmgren, Chicago, IL US
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20130060320 | INTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An intravascular implant and methods of using the implant within the vasculature of the body, for example near a vascular aneurysm, are disclosed. The method of attaching a second implant, such as a vascular graft, to the intravascular implant is also disclosed. The implant can be made from an anchor, a connector and a seal. | 03-07-2013 |
Neil D. Holmgren, Chicago, IL US
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20140088690 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leaden Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
20150182228 | EMBOLIZATION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Non-expandable space-occupying devices for treating voids within the body are disclosed. The devices can have multiple non-expandable space-occupying elements connected to a flexible leader. Methods of making and using the devices are also disclosed. | 07-02-2015 |
Per Martin Holmgren, Boulder, CO US
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20120274772 | Railway Track Monitoring - Novel tools and techniques for monitoring railway track geometry. In one aspect, some such tools and techniques can determine a location of a platform along a railway, capture one or more images of the railway, and/or analyze the rail configuration at that point. In another aspect, some solutions might employ photogrammetric techniques to analyze the rail configuration and thereafter store data about the rail configuration, perhaps correlated with the location of the images, in a data store. | 11-01-2012 |
Stephen Holmgren, Little Silver, NJ US
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20100150160 | INTERWORKING OAM BETWEEN ETHERNET AND ATM/FRAME RELAY NETWORKS - The present invention provides a network system that interworks OA&M (Operations, Administration and Maintenance) failure notification data from the ATM Domain to the Ethernet Domain and vice versa. Failure indications or notifications are typically routed from one domain to another within 1-2 seconds; providing service providers and customers the ability to react quickly to network faults. This enhances the overall quality of the Ethernet-to-ATM Interworking service and provides a similar level of reliability across the Ethernet/ATM/FR domains. | 06-17-2010 |
Stephen L. Holmgren, Little Silver, NJ US
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20090041022 | FRAME RELAY SWITCHED DATA SERVICE - A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and/or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and/or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and/or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented. | 02-12-2009 |
20100157805 | TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT FOR FRAME RELAY SWITCHED DATA SERVICE - A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer | 06-24-2010 |
20100278177 | TECHNIQUE FOR ETHERNET ACCESS TO PACKET-BASED SERVICES - An Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network ( | 11-04-2010 |
20110317706 | FRAME RELAY SWITCHED DATA SERVICE - A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer | 12-29-2011 |
20140044132 | TECHNIQUE FOR ETHERNET ACCESS TO PACKET-BASED SERVICES - An Ethernet Metropolitan Area Network provides connectivity to one or more customer premises to packet-bases services, such as ATM, Frame Relay, or IP while advantageously providing a mechanism for assuring security and regulation of customer traffic. Upon receipt of each customer-generated information frame, an ingress Multi-Service Platform (MSP) “tags” the frame with a customer descriptor that specifically identifies the recipient customer. In practice, the MSP tags each frame by overwriting the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) identifier with the routing descriptor. Using the customer descriptor in each frame, a recipient Provider Edge Router (PER) or ATM switch can map the information as appropriate to direct the information to the specific customer. In addition, the customer descriptor may also include Quality of Service (QoS) allowing the recipient Provider Edge Router (PER) or ATM switch to vary the QoS level accordingly. | 02-13-2014 |
Stephen L. Holmgren L. Holmgren, Little Silver, NJ US
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20140241363 | FRAME RELAY SWITCHED DATA SERVICE - A new type of data transport service which uses a frame relay layer 2 data link connection identifier (DLCI) to select among various service types, feature sets, and/or closed user groups (CUGs). A layer 3 address may be extracted from a layer 2 frame, and the layer 3 address information may be used to route a data packet over a packet-switched network according to the service classes, feature sets, and/or CUGs selected. At the destination, the layer 3 data packet may again be enclosed in a layer 2 frame with a DLCI indicating the service classes, features sets, and/or CUGs. Because the use of conventional permanent virtual circuits (PVCs) is not required in aspects of the invention, new methods of measuring and managing network traffic are presented. | 08-28-2014 |
Steve Holmgren, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20130254695 | User Interface to provide additional information on a selected item in a list - Techniques pertaining to efficient scrolling a list are disclosed. One of the features of the efficient scrolling is to provide a graphic user interface that displays items in the list so that a user may scroll the list using a scroll wheel. After an item is highlighted for a predefined time, an information panel is automatically displayed to show hidden information associated with the item. The information panel is superimposed in an area of the graphic user interface, without obstructing the highlighted item. | 09-26-2013 |
20130254707 | User Interface to enable users to scroll through a large list of items - Techniques pertaining to efficient scrolling are disclosed. One of the features of the efficient scrolling is the enablement of a search right at an appropriate item in a large list of items, thus avoiding going through the long list and wandering back and forth around a desired item. According to one embodiment, an indexing display is used. The indexing display includes a list of indexes, each corresponding to a group of items that sharing one or more common characteristics (e.g., a character or a kind). The indexing display is allowed first to be scrolled for a desired index. Once the desired index is confirmed, searching for a desired item in the large list starts at an item indexed by the desired index. | 09-26-2013 |
20140181661 | USER INTERFACE TO ENABLE USERS TO SCROLL THROUGH A LARGE LIST OF ITEMS - Techniques pertaining to efficient scrolling are disclosed. One of the features of the efficient scrolling is the enablement of a search right at an appropriate item in a large list of items, thus avoiding going through the long list and wandering back and forth around a desired item. According to one embodiment, an indexing display is used. The indexing display includes a list of indexes, each corresponding to a group of items that sharing one or more common characteristics (e.g., a character or a kind). The indexing display is allowed first to be scrolled for a desired index. Once the desired index is confirmed, searching for a desired item in the large list starts at an item indexed by the desired index. | 06-26-2014 |
20140208369 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONAL DISPLAY OF CABLE AND SATELLITE CONTENT - A set top terminal is configured to be accessible to a content management tool over a local network. The set top terminal includes means for delivering remote content from a cable or satellite content provider to a television screen in a form that is readily viewable on the television screen and means for storing the remote content for delayed viewing. The set top terminal also includes means for transcoding the remote content to a form that the content management tool is configured to utilize, where the form that the content management tool is configured to utilize is different than the form that is readily viewable on the television screen. The set top terminal can be part of a network including a personal display device and a content management tool. The content management tool may be embedded within the personal display device. | 07-24-2014 |
20150261397 | User Interface - An example implementation involves a control device displaying on a graphical user interface, an indicator positioned with respect to a particular multimedia item in a displayed list of a plurality of multimedia items. After displaying the indicator on the graphical user interface for a first predefined time, the control device displays on the graphical user interface, an information panel obstructing a portion of the displayed list, the information panel providing information associated with the particular multimedia item that is not shown in the displayed list. After displaying the information panel for a second predefined time, the control device terminates display of the information panel. | 09-17-2015 |
Steve F. Holmgren, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20110299696 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AMPLIFIERS - Techniques for controlling one or more audio amplifiers in or associated with a device coupled on a local area network are disclosed. The device receives at least one selected source from other devices also coupled on the network According to one aspect of the techniques, an automatic shutdown control module is provided in the device to power down the audio amplifiers when there is no audio data flow coming to the device or power up the audio amplifiers when there is audio data flow coming to the device. In one embodiment, the procedure to power down or power up the amplifiers is in accordance with a hysteresis, wherein the hysteresis, being lagging of an effect behind its cause, protects the amplifiers and makes the powering-down or powering-up procedure unnoticeable to a user. | 12-08-2011 |
20140363028 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AMPLIFIERS - Techniques for controlling one or more audio amplifiers in or associated with a device coupled on a local area network are disclosed. An example playback device includes a processor, an amplifier, a network interface, and a memory. The memory includes a software module that, when executed by the processor, causes the playback device to: operate in a first power mode in which the amplifier consumes a first amount of power while operating in the first power mode, determine that a defined time has passed since receiving, via the network interface, a specified type of data packet; and based on determining that the defined time has passed since receiving the specified type of data packet, transition from operating in the first power mode to operate in a second power mode in which the amplifier consumes a second amount of power, wherein the first amount of power is greater than the second amount of power. | 12-11-2014 |
William Holmgren, Tucson, AZ US
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20140149038 | SOLAR IRRADIANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND WEATHER MODEL INCORPORATING RESULTS OF SUCH MEASUREMENT - A measurement system and method of forecasting time-dependent corrections into a power output of photovoltaic power generators based on a determination of time-dependent shading of photovoltaic cells. Identification of cloud positioning in the sky is based on recordation of images of a scene within a field-of-view FOV that optionally subtends the Sun, base on which images a velocity vector associated with cloud movement is computed to form output associated with time when clouds will shade power generators in question. A method for producing a weather forecast based on such corrections. | 05-29-2014 |
William Frederick Holmgren, Tucson, AZ US
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20090013826 | Alkali Metal Dispenser and Uses for Same - The present invention provides an improved alkali metal dispenser which is pure and free of contaminant gases, and provides for controlled releasing, delivery and recycling of the alkali metal in multiple stages in a controlled manner. The present invention also provides an alkali metal pump or getter. | 01-15-2009 |