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Ashley B. Hornsby, Dallas, TX US
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20100261406 | Interactive Intelligent Toy - The present invention is directed to an interactive intelligent toy comprising an intelligent element configured to resemble a person, animal, vehicle or other character and an auxiliary component configured to engage with and direct action of the toy. The intelligent element is adapted to perform certain actions upon contact with its environment and in response to the auxiliary component. The motive component also engages with a coupling component and supplies the drive mechanism and power source for moving both the motive component and the coupling component. | 10-14-2010 |
James Russell Hornsby, Winter Park, FL US
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20150147936 | Autonomous Toy Capable of Tracking and Interacting With a Source - A mechanized, movable toy with the ability to interact with and explore its environment, while performing actions and creating noises at specific intervals. The toy has at least two receivers and a control unit capable of detecting wireless signals from a source and capable of reacting to move towards the source of the wireless signals. Once the toy enters within an area of the source, the toy performs a new action. The source may be a stationary device, handheld device, movable device, or another mobile toy. The toy may contain switches thereupon to switch the toy on or off. The receivers may be arranged in and around the toy to detect the wireless signals from one side of the toy or another. | 05-28-2015 |
James Russell Hornsby, Tampa, FL US
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20120077597 | Interactive Entertainment Devices Interchangeably Arrangable In Adjacent Manner - An entertainment device is configured to receive a limited range wireless signal from at least one other entertainment device when adjacently arranged in close physical proximity to at least one other entertainment device, and to responsively operate in a first mode or a second mode based on whether the other entertainment device is adjacent a first side or second side. In the first mode, the entertainment device initiates one or more wireless activation signals to control an audio/visual element of another entertainment device. In the second mode, the entertainment device receives wireless activation signals from another entertainment device to control activation of an audio/visual element of the receiving entertainment device. Each device is interchangeable between operation in the first mode of controlling at least one other entertainment device and the second mode of being controlled by another entertainment device based on position of one entertainment device relative to the other. | 03-29-2012 |
20130320619 | BALL TRACK SET - A track set includes track sections having parallel first and second rail edges on which a ball travels. Each track section includes a first upstanding sidewall projecting from the first rail edge having a first guide rail positioned a sufficient distance radially outward of the first rail edge. Each track section further includes a second upstanding sidewall projecting from the second rail edge having a second guide rail positioned a sufficient distance radially outward of the second rail edge. A connection member includes a resilient retaining portion configured to be inserted and retained between two spaced-apart pillar supports on at least one other track section to attach thereto. The track sections accommodate a derailed ball using a guide rail positioned a sufficient distance from an adjacent rail edge, to support the derailed ball via the guide rail and one rail edge when the ball rolls off the first and second rail edges. | 12-05-2013 |
John Hornsby, Kortessem BE
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20090293072 | SYSTEM HAVING PLURALITY OF HARDWARE BLOCKS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A system having a plurality of hardware blocks and a method of operating that system where power to each hardware block is independently controlled according to whether or not the respective hardware block is needed for use. A counter is provided in the respective device driver of each hardware block, the counter being configured to be incremented each time a task requests use of the respective hardware block and to be decremented each time a task ceases use of the respective hardware block. The value of the counter is used to control whether or not to power up or power down the respective hardware block. | 11-26-2009 |
20090327676 | DEMODULATOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A demodulator device and a method of operating the demodulator device where the demodulator device runs a loaded operating system and operates a communication protocol enabling a host application to control the demodulator device. The demodulator device is configured to respond to receipt of an abort command of the communication protocol by carrying out an abort process which stops current operations and reinitializes the loaded operating system. | 12-31-2009 |
Joshua Hornsby, Orlando, FL US
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20140379653 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING CLOSED HETEROGENOUS SYSTEMS - Methods, systems, and computer program products for synchronizing a first closed system with a second closed system are disclosed. A first transaction synchronization function on a first computing device receives a first plurality of user transactions and stores corresponding transaction records in a first synchronization file in a common format. The first transaction synchronization function submits the first plurality of user transactions to the first closed system via a first vendor interface for application to a first database. A second computing device accesses the first synchronization file, translates the transaction records in accordance with a second vendor interface, and submits the translated transaction records to a second closed system via a second vendor interface for application to a second closed system. | 12-25-2014 |
Mark T. Hornsby, Savannah, GA US
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20110030603 | Reconfigurable ocean-going vessel - The vessel includes a hull, a main deck on the hull, and a superstructure on the main deck. The vessel may further include a lower deck below the main deck and bulkheads within the hull crossing the lower deck. | 02-10-2011 |
Mary E. Hornsby, Normandy Park, WA US
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20100328204 | Virtual Control Station - A method and apparatus for performing a mission. Information for a mission is received at a control station. The control station comprises a display system, a motion capture system, a number of user input devices, a seat associated with the number of user input devices, and a processor unit. The display system is configured to be worn on the head of an operator and to present a display to the operator. The motion capture system is configured to track movement of the head. The processor unit is configured to execute program code to generate the display and adjust the display presented to the operator in response to detecting movement of the head of the operator. The mission is performed using the information and the control station. | 12-30-2010 |
20130169514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A VIRTUAL MISSION CONTROL STATION - A system, method and apparatus for configuring a dense pack of virtual mission control stations within a confined area. Information for a mission is received at a control station. The virtual mission control station includes a display system, a motion capture system, a number of input devices, a dense pack seat associated with the number of input devices, and a processor unit. The display system is configured to be worn on the head of an operator and to present a virtual display to the operator. The motion capture system is configured to track movement of the head. The processor unit is configured to execute program code to generate the display and adjust the display presented to the operator in response to detecting movement of the head of the operator. A mission is performed using the information and the virtual mission control station. | 07-04-2013 |
Michael J. Hornsby, South San Francisco, CA US
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20120214705 | BETA-DEFENSIN 2 GENETIC VARIATION PREDICTS H. PYLORI SUSCEPTIBILITY - The present invention relates to correlating high gene copy number and/or the overexpression of β-defensin 2 (“BD2”) with susceptibility to disease conditions resulting from, associated with or mediated by | 08-23-2012 |
Michael John Douglas Hornsby, Wellington NZ
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20090207173 | CONTACT CENTER DATA VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data visualisation system including a data value memory in which is maintained a finite set of data values, each data value associated with at least one time value, a display arranged to display a representation of each data value centered on respective data points, and a contour generator arranged to generate and display a contoured representation around each data point such that each data point is displayed as a local maximum. The present invention encompasses a data visualisation method and a data visualisation computer program. | 08-20-2009 |
20100268662 | CONTACT CENTER DATA VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data visualisation system is disclosed that includes an interaction database, a retrieval component, a display component, and a contour generator. The interaction database is maintained in a computer memory of interaction data representing interactions between customers and at least one merchant. The retrieval component is configured to retrieve from the interaction database data representing interactions between customers and the merchant, and to construct a finite set of data values from the retrieved data. The display component is configured to display a graphical representation of a merchant and a graphical representation of each of the set of data values centered on respective data points disposed on a representation of a bell-shaped curve. The contour generator configured to generate and display one or more contour lines at least partly around each data point to form a bell-shaped curve, in which the areas of representation around each data point are shown in a series of contour lines, and the nature of the contour lines for each data point are preferably represented to gradually drop off or fan away from each data point, wherein each data point is displayed as a local maximum at an apex of the bell-shaped curve. | 10-21-2010 |
20140039977 | CONTACT CENTER DATA VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A data visualisation system is disclosed that includes a retrieval component, a display component, and a contour generator. The retrieval component is configured to retrieve data representing interactions between customers and the merchant, and to construct a finite set of data values from the retrieved data. The display component is configured to display a graphical representation of a merchant and a graphical representation of each of the set of data values represented as data points. The contour generator is configured to generate and display one or more contour lines at least partly around each data point to form a contoured surface, in which the areas of representation around each data point are shown in a series of contour lines, and the nature of the contour lines gradually fans away from each data point. Each data point is vertex of the contoured surface. | 02-06-2014 |
Raymond Hornsby, Oxford GB
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20090101325 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COOLING SUPERCONDUCTIVE JOINTS - In a method and apparatus for joining a number of superconductive cables to establish electrical connection therebetween, a cup-like member having a base, a sidewall, and an opening to receive electrically conductive ends of said cables is provided. The base of the cup-like member is attached to a holder device. The holder device is attached to a cryogenically cooled surface. The ends of the superconductive cables are connected together within the cup-like member. | 04-23-2009 |
Raymond Hornsby, Witney Oxfordshire GB
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20080204025 | Tool and Method for Shimming a Magnet - The invention provides tools and methods for shimming magnets such as MRI and NMR magnets, while at field. The invention provides safe methods for shimming at field. The invention particularly provides a tool ( | 08-28-2008 |
Stephen Hornsby, Phoenixville, PA US
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20100119492 | Method and device for activating stem cells - Invention embodiments described herein include methods and devices for stimulating mesenchymal stem cells in a stem cell source to differentiate into osteoblasts capable of forming bone. Devices and methods described include exposing a stem cell source, such as bone marrow aspirate, adipose tissue and/or purified allogenic stem cells, to an active agent, in a manner effective to form activated stem cells. | 05-13-2010 |
Stephen Hornsby, West Chester, PA US
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20120219599 | OSTEOGENIC PROMOTING IMPLANTS AND METHODS OF INDUCING BONE GROWTH - The present disclosure describes an implant for improving bone growth including an osteoconductive scaffold and an osteoinductive small molecule. The osteoconductive scaffold can further include a polymeric binder. The implant can also include an osteogenic material to provide a viable cell population to assist the bone repair and remodeling. Also disclosed is a system for forming an implant for improving bone growth, as well as methods for forming the implant according to the disclosure, in addition to methods of therapeutic use of the implant. | 08-30-2012 |
Thomas Stephen Hornsby, London GB
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20120074082 | Collapsible and stackable garment rail assembly - The present invention relates to a collapsible garment rail assembly that can be stacked with similar garment rail assemblies. | 03-29-2012 |