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20090113722 | SAFETY ATTACHMENT COMBS - An attachment comb for a hair trimmer having a blade includes a comb body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, the trailing edge defining an attachment member for attaching the comb body to the hair trimmer and a plurality of tines. Each of the plurality of tines has a rounded end, and the rounded end is defined by a first corner and a second corner. | 05-07-2009 |
20090320767 | VIBRATORY HAIR GROOMING TOOL - A hair grooming tool including a housing defining a cavity and including a grooming end, a vibratory motor assembly positioned within the cavity and configured to vibrate the housing, and a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end. Vibration of the housing enables constant motion of the hair tool and movement of the pet-engaging member as the pet-engaging member is pulled through hair to remove loose hair without cutting the hair. | 12-31-2009 |
20120240415 | BLADE FOR A HAIR CLIPPER - A hair clipper blade having a mounting portion, a tooth edge, and a plurality of teeth extending from the tooth edge. Each of the plurality of teeth has a left edge, a right edge, and a root, wherein a plane parallel to the right edge of a first tooth of the plurality of teeth and a plane parallel to the left edge of a second tooth of the plurality of teeth form an angle between 0 and 5 degrees, and the plurality of teeth have a tooth pitch between 0.032 and 0.095 inches. | 09-27-2012 |
20130239903 | VIBRATORY HAIR GROOMING TOOL - A hair grooming tool including a housing defining a cavity and including a grooming end, a vibratory motor assembly positioned within the cavity and configured to vibrate the housing, and a pet-engaging member coupled to the housing at the grooming end. Vibration of the housing enables constant motion of the hair tool and movement of the pet-engaging member as the pet-engaging member is pulled through hair to remove loose hair without cutting the hair. | 09-19-2013 |
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20090132729 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING UNIQUE INFORMATION IN SAS INTERFACE COMPONENTS - Methods and systems for customizing information in a memory associated with a SAS host bus adapter (“HBA”). A SAS HBA typically includes a memory component that stores information common to all SAS HBA's manufactured by a particular vendor (e.g., common instructions and data). In addition, each HBA memory component typically includes some information unique to each HBA (e.g., board trace number, SAS address, configuration page, boot record, etc.). Features and aspects hereof permit pre-programmed memory components to be integrated with a SAS HBA to eliminate a step to program an assembled HBA through a specialized, one-time interaction to add required unique information. Thus a manufacturer may simply integrate a pre-programmed memory component to an otherwise completed HBA assembly to complete the product manufacturing without need for a special programming step. Or a design or test engineer may simply replace a memory component to change unique information on the HBA. | 05-21-2009 |
20130007334 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING STORAGE NETWORK PERFROMANCE BY MANAGING A LOGICAL VOLUME IN A STORAGE NETWORK SWITCHING COMPONENT - Methods and apparatus for improved storage network performance by embedding logical volume control within a switching component of a storage network. An enhanced storage network switching component comprises a logical volume manager that aggregates a plurality of ports/PHYS of the switch (each coupled with a corresponding target storage device) to create and manage a logical volume. The manager exposes only a single port/PHY for access to the logical volume. Other ports/PHYs for the individual target storage devices of the logical volume are disabled so that attached host/initiator components cannot access the individual storage devices of the logical volume. In one exemplary embodiment, the logical volume is a striped logical volume to enable parallel operation of multiple storage devices for processing an I/O request. The speed of communications between the switching component and the host/initiator component may then be better matched with the performance of the logical volume. | 01-03-2013 |
20130139184 | METHOD FOR EMBEDDING A HOST DRIVER WITHIN A DEVICE - The present invention is directed to a method of operation of a host system by which the host system obtains a driver necessary for running a device (ex.—peripheral device, such as a USB stick, printer, etc.) connected to the host system in an operating system of the host system. In the method(s) disclosed herein, the driver (ex.—host driver) is embedded within in an on-board memory of the device itself. The host system queries the device to determine if and where within the device the driver is located and uploads the driver from the peripheral device. This promotes improved efficiency since the host does not have to store drivers it may not need, but can just obtain the driver from the peripheral device once the peripheral device is connected to the host. | 05-30-2013 |
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20090081490 | CLOSED-LOOP METHOD FOR FUEL CELL SYSTEM START-UP WITH LOW VOLTAGE SOURCE - A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell stack and an air compressor in communication with a cathode inlet, a hydrogen source in communication with an anode inlet, and a start-up battery adapted to power the air compressor. The start-up battery is at least one of a low-voltage battery and a high-voltage battery. A pressure sensor is in communication with the air compressor and adapted to measure a compressor outlet pressure. A power conversion module is in electrical communication with the start-up battery and the air compressor. A controller is in communication with the power conversion module and adapted to set an air compressor speed based on an available electrical energy. A closed-loop method of operating the fuel cell system at start-up is also provided, wherein an anode purge is scheduled based on an air flow rate calculated from the compressor outlet pressure and the actual speed. | 03-26-2009 |
20090081502 | OPEN-LOOP SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FUEL CELL STACK START-UP WITH LOW-VOLTAGE SOURCE - A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell stack and an air compressor in communication with a cathode inlet, a hydrogen source in communication with an anode inlet, and a start-up battery adapted to power the air compressor. The start-up battery is at least one of a low-voltage battery and a high-voltage battery. A power conversion module is in electrical communication with the start-up battery and the air compressor. The power conversion module is adapted to boost a voltage of the start-up battery as desired and power the air compressor at start-up. A controller is in communication with the power conversion module and is adapted to set an air compressor speed based on an available electrical energy. An open-loop method of operating the fuel cell system at start-up is also provided, wherein an anode purge is scheduled based on the available electrical energy from the battery. | 03-26-2009 |
20100003546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORTING A FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell stack with a plurality of fuel cells and a power converter in electrical communication with the fuel cell stack. The power converter is configured to selectively regulate a power of the fuel cell stack and short circuit the fuel cell stack, as desired. A method for starting the fuel cell stack is also described including the steps of causing a short circuit of the fuel cell stack by placing the power converter in a short circuit mode; introducing a hydrogen to the anodes of the fuel cell stack to displace a quantity of air on the anodes; and placing the power converter in a power regulation mode. A degradation of the fuel cell stack during start-up is thereby militated against. | 01-07-2010 |
20100028727 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STARTING A FUEL CELL ENGINE IN A VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH AN ULTRACAPACITOR - A hybrid fuel cell system that employs a fuel cell stack and an ultracapacitor. A diode is provided on a high voltage electrical bus between the fuel cell stack and the ultracapacitor so that high voltage from the ultracapacitor does not affect the operation of the fuel cell stack. During system start-up, a by-pass switch is closed to by-pass the ultracapacitor so that power from the ultracapacitor can be used to start various system loads, such as a cathode side air compressor that provides air to the fuel cell stack. A 12 volt-to-high voltage converter is employed to provide a low power, high voltage supply from a low voltage battery to the system loads at start-up when the by-pass switch is opened, but before a fuel cell stack switch is closed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100040931 | INTEGRATION OF ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION INSIDE A FUEL CELL STACK - A fuel cell system that includes a single enclosure for all of a fuel cell stack and other stack critical electronics and components, such as power distribution components, voltage monitoring and detecting components, electrical isolation components, etc. The single enclosure offers a number of advantages, such as reduced weight and reduced complexity for service and safety. | 02-18-2010 |
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20150029464 | Automated Measurement of Changes in Retinal, Retinal Pigment Epithelial, or Choroidal Disease - A method for for automatically measuring changes in retinal, retinal pigment epithelial, or choroidal disease includes retrieving a set of images of a fundus and selecting a plurality of images from the set of images. The plurality of images are co-registered and pre-processed such that the quality, contrast, and gain of each of the plurality of images is made similar. Then, a comparison is made between the plurality of images to determine a change in retinal, retinal pigment epithelial, or choroidal disease, wherein the change in retinal, retinal pigment epithelial, or choroidal disease is determined based on various disease metrics. Finally, an indication of the change in retinal, retinal pigment epithelial, or choroidal disease is generated for display to a user on a computing device. | 01-29-2015 |
20150088870 | Systems and Methods for Diagnosing Inherited Retinal Diseases - A method for automatically diagnosing inherited retinal disease includes receiving a plurality of dissimilar types of data and pre-processing at least one of the plurality of dissimilar types of data to generate a feature vector descriptive of a patient. Further, the method includes, for each of the plurality of dissimilar types of data: (i) comparing portions of the respective type of data or a corresponding feature vector to data in a mutation proven database; (ii) generating a ranked list of matches between the patient and the plurality of patients with known diagnoses; and (iii) storing the ranked list of matches in an output database. A diagnosis routine then aggregates a plurality of ranked lists of matches in the output database to generate a ranked list of genetic diagnoses corresponding to the patient and sends an indication of the ranked list of genetic diagnoses to the end user device. | 03-26-2015 |
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20080248167 | Processed Meat Products Comprising Structured Protein Products - The present invention provides processed meat compositions comprising structured protein products having substantially aligned protein fibers and reprocessed meat products. The processed meat products of the invention have improved nutritional profiles and favorable textural characteristics. | 10-09-2008 |
20080254167 | Seafood Compositions Comprising Structured Protein Products - The invention provides seafood meat compositions and simulated seafood meat compositions. In particular, the seafood meat compositions comprise structured protein products with protein fibers that are substantially aligned, along with other ingredients. | 10-16-2008 |
20100166940 | USE OF LOW PH TO MODIFY THE TEXTURE OF STRUCTURED PLANT PROTEIN PRODUCTS - The invention provides animal meat compositions and simulated animal meat compositions. In addition, the invention provides a process for producing animal meat compositions and simulated animal meat compositions. The process comprises producing the animal meat compositions and simulated animal meat compositions under conditions of low pH. | 07-01-2010 |
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20090015273 | Test Patch System and Method - A test system for taking a sample of a constituent on a surface utilizing a fluid source includes a transition region having a capillary layer for delivering a fluid from said fluid source, an extraction region having a collection material in contact with said surface, and a collection region having a sensor reservoir therein for collecting the fluid for analysis. | 01-15-2009 |
20110203926 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR WITH CONTROLLED VARIATION OF WORKING ELECTRODE - An electrochemical sensor includes a dielectric substrate and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the substrate. The conductive layer includes a working electrode, an electrode lead and a connecting arm connecting the working electrode to the electrode lead. A dielectric layer is positioned over the conductive layer. The dielectric layer has an aperture exposing the working electrode and a portion of the connecting arm. The working electrode, electrode lead and connecting arm may be formed by laser ablation technique to provide precise working electrode sensor parameters. | 08-25-2011 |
20140203480 | PRODUCTION OF UNIT DOSE CONSTRUCTS - Dissolvable unit dose constructs and their method of manufacture are disclosed in which the unit dose constructs are formed of a composition including a polymer matrix that includes a water soluble polymer, active ingredient, and a liquid carrier. The composition is deposited directly, such as by stenciling, to form individual unit doses without the need to cut and convert long, continuous rolls of film. | 07-24-2014 |
20140262833 | SENSOR WITH A BIFURCATED FLOWPATH - A sensor having a bifurcated flow path and method for using the same is disclosed. In some embodiments, the sensor has two flow channels into which sample flow is induced by capillary action, wherein the flow channels are in contact with electrodes configured to generate an electrochemical reaction in the flow channels which can be measured and correlated to the level of an analyte in the sample. In some embodiments, the levels of more than one analyte can be measured using a single sensor. | 09-18-2014 |