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Daniel C. Morrow, Redding, CA US
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20140268152 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES - Embodiments as disclosed herein provide a method and system that characterizes physical properties, such as thickness, uniformity, polarization, and/or sizes and locations of defect (e.g. defect density distribution) of crystalline structures grown on or thin films deposited on a substrate of a solid state light emitting device. The embodiments disclosed herein generally include exciting the light emitting device with an energy source and analyze optical energy emitted by the crystalline structures grown on or the thin films deposited on the substrate. | 09-18-2014 |
Daniel Creighton Morrow, Redding, CA US
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20110025337 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TESTING HIGH BRIGHTNESS LED (HBLED) - A system and method of testing High Brightness LED (HBLED) is provided, and more particularly, a system and method of Controlled Energy Testing of HBLED with improved accuracy and repeatability is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a programmable constant power source for providing a constant power to a Device Under Test (DUT), in this case, an HBLED, wherein the programmable constant power source adjusts an output voltage or an output current to ensure that a given amount of power is supplied to the HBLED for a predetermined amount of time and to provide precise control of a junction temperature of the HBLED for the duration of the test sequences; a Parametric Measurement Unit (PMU) including a processor for executing a plurality of HBLED test sequences, and a spectrometer for measuring a set of HBLED parameters including power and color (wavelength) of an optical output of the HBLED; and a controller for coordinating timing of acquiring the set of measured HBLED parameters. In another embodiment, a photodetector is implemented to measure the integrated power of the optical output of the HBLED. | 02-03-2011 |
20120038363 | System and Method of Quantifying Color and Intensity of Light Sources - A system and method of quantifying color and intensity of light sources including LEDs, HBLEDs (High Brightness LEDs), and other Solid State Lights (SSLs) using C-parameters to model a Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) to improve precision, accuracy, repeatability and usefulness of measurement of optical properties of wavelength and radiant flux in manufacturing of an object, designing products and processes that use the object, and describing/defining the object, is provided. In one embodiment, a method of characterizing a Solid State Light (SSL) source includes a SSL source under test (DUT), a Spectral Power Distribution (SPD) of light emission of the SSL source, a curve-fitting function, a set of configuration data comprising the order of the curve-fitting function, the number of nodes, wavelength boundary limits, saturation threshold, and noise floor threshold, a computing device for curve-fitting, node detection, iteration and program control and inputting and outputting data; and a set of C-Parameters, noise parameters, and confidence values. | 02-16-2012 |
20140088910 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TESTING HIGH BRIGHTNESS LED (HBLED) - A system and method of testing High Brightness LED (HBLED) is provided, and more particularly, a system and method of Controlled Energy Testing of HBLED with improved accuracy and repeatability is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a programmable constant power source for providing a constant power to a Device Under Test (DUT), in this case, an HBLED, wherein the programmable constant power source adjusts an output voltage or an output current to ensure that a given amount of power is supplied to the HBLED for a predetermined amount of time and to provide precise control of a junction temperature of the HBLED for the duration of the test sequences; a Parametric Measurement Unit (PMU) including a processor for executing a plurality of HBLED test sequences, and a spectrometer for measuring a set of HBLED parameters including power and color (wavelength) of an optical output of the HBLED; and a controller for coordinating timing of acquiring the set of measured HBLED parameters. In another embodiment, a photodetector is implemented to measure the integrated power of the optical output of the HBLED. | 03-27-2014 |
Danny Morrow, Redwood City, CA US
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20130330831 | SYSTEM FOR WATER AND FOOD SAFETY TESTING - A system for testing for environmental contaminants using strip tests, obtaining and uploading images of strip tests into a processor, associating a test data set including location, time, and date of test with each image, determining a test result through computational analysis of each image, and storing and reporting test results and data sets. | 12-12-2013 |
Danny Gene Morrow, Redwood City, CA US
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20120223251 | Analyte Detector and Method - Instrument and method for detecting pesticides and other analytes. A sample to be tested is mounted on a cassette and inserted into a housing which is substantially impervious to light, and light from a source within the housing is directed toward the sample to induce fluorescent emission from analyte on the sample. Fluorescent emissions from the sample are monitored with a detector within the housing to detect emissions having a spectral content characteristic of the analyte to be detected. Data from the detector is processed, and information based on the processed data is displayed. In some embodiments, the instrument is calibrated with data from a reference sample of known concentration or density. The detector measures the analyte in units of mass per unit area, and in some embodiments the mass per unit area is converted to units of concentration or density of the analyte in the sample. | 09-06-2012 |
David Martin Morrow, Rancho Mirage, CA US
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20100112084 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING ADIPOSE VASCULAR FRACTION - A method and device for processing mammalian adipose tissue such that the vascular rich fraction is separated from the vascular poor fraction, Mammalian adipose tissue in the form of morselated surgical biopsies and/or lipoaspirate from liposuction is placed within a novel syringe attached to a detection device measuring either color, light saturation, infra-red light, heme, iron or oxygen saturation. This process involves no label and minimal manipulation and handling of the tissue. This process and device may also be used intra-operatively under sterile conditions for immediate use within the same individual receiving liposuction or surgery. | 05-06-2010 |
20140147877 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING ADIPOSE VASCULAR FRACTION - A method and device for processing mammalian adipose tissue such that the vascular rich fraction is separated from the vascular poor fraction, Mammalian adipose tissue in the form of morselated surgical biopsies and/or lipoaspirate from liposuction is placed within a novel syringe attached to a detection device measuring either color, light saturation, infra-red light, heme, iron or oxygen saturation. This process involves no label and minimal manipulation and handling of the tissue. This process and device may also be used intra-operatively under sterile conditions for immediate use within the same individual receiving liposuction or surgery. | 05-29-2014 |
Edward C. Morrow, Porter Ranch, CA US
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20150267698 | MEDICATION PUMP TEST DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A medication pump test device and method of use including a test device for use with a medication pump and a depth indicator, the test device including: an external body portion defining a depth indicator recess operable to receive the fixed portion of the depth indicator; an internal body portion attached to the external body portion, the internal body portion defining a slide spindle passage operable to allow free axial movement of the slide spindle of the depth indicator. The test device maintains the fixed portion of the depth indicator at a fixed axial position along the central axis relative to the medication pump when the fixed portion of the depth indicator is seated in the depth indicator recess, the external contact portion contacts the medication pump, and the internal body portion is seated in the open end of the reservoir compartment. | 09-24-2015 |
Greggory J. Morrow, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140344855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AUTOMATIC MEDIA PROGRAMMING THROUGH VIEWER PASSIVE PROFILE - The system described herein works by eliminating the need for a viewer to actively select media. Instead, this new method creates a viewer passive profile by analyzing viewer and media metadata and then provides such media directly to the viewer through the system whenever the system is activated or whenever the user wants to watch it (time preference). Active selection of media by the viewer is no longer necessary. Instead, the viewer automatically receives his or her media profile preferences in a timely fashion. | 11-20-2014 |
Gregory J. Morrow, Los Angeles, CA US
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20120036531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AUTOMATIC MEDIA PROGRAMMING THROUGH VIEWER PASSIVE PROFILE - The system described herein works by eliminating the need for a viewer to actively select media. Instead, this new method creates a viewer passive profile by analyzing viewer and media metadata and then provides such media directly to the viewer through the system whenever the system is activated or whenever the user wants to watch it (time preference). Active selection of media by the viewer is no longer necessary. Instead, the viewer automatically receives his or her media profile preferences in a timely fashion. | 02-09-2012 |
Jeanne Morrow, San Diego, CA US
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20090202553 | Antibodies against anthrax protective antigen - A highly efficient method for generating human antibodies using recall technology is provided. In one aspect, human antibodies which are specific to the anthrax toxin are provided. In one aspect, human peripheral blood cells that have been pre-exposed to anthrax toxin are used in the SCID mouse model. This method results in high human antibody titers which are primarily of the IgG isotype and which contain antibodies of high specificity and affinity to desired antigens. The antibodies generated by this method can be used therapeutically and prophylactically for preventing or treating mammals exposed to anthrax. Thus, in one embodiment, a prophylactic or therapeutic agent used to counter the effects of anthrax toxin, released as a mechanism of bioterrorism, is provided. In one embodiment, a formulation and method for preventing and/or treating anthrax infection comprising a binding agent that prevents the assembly of the PA63 heptamer is also provided. Methods for diagnosis and methods to determine anthrax contamination are also described. | 08-13-2009 |
John Morrow, Mountain View, CA US
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20130346587 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE CAPACITY MANAGEMENT - Techniques to adaptively manage service requests within a multi-server system. In one embodiment, a service request and a service rule associated with the service request are received. Data about operating parameters of at least one server in a multi-server system are also received as part of a feedback loop. A response to the service request based on the service rule and the operating parameters is determined. Execution of the service request may be modified according to a tiered service rule based on the at least one server reaching a capacity threshold. The modification includes omitting an action in execution of the service request. | 12-26-2013 |
Julie A. Morrow, Oakland, CA US
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20090017558 | APOLIPOPROTEIN E STABLE FOLDING INTERMEDIATE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provides isolated apolipoprotein E (apoE) stable folding intermediates. The invention further provides methods for identifying compounds that alter the structure or level or activity of an apoE stable folding intermediate, as well as methods of inhibiting the formation or activity of stable folding intermediates of apoE. The invention further provides methods for reducing the level and/or activity of an apoE stable folding intermediate, and methods for treating disorders relating to apoE4 in a subject. | 01-15-2009 |
Kenneth M. Morrow, Vallejo, CA US
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20080298052 | SYSTEM OF PHOTOMORPHOGENICALLY ENHANCING PLANTS - A system for radiating plants with photon radiation to induce photomorphogenic growth is described. The system includes a light assembly operable to transmit photon radiation, a light transmittive material located between the light assembly and a plant, a power supply connected to the light assembly, a failsafe switch connected to and located between the power supply and the light assembly and a photomorphogenic growth controller connected to the light assembly. The power supply is operable to energize the light assembly and the failsafe switch is operable to de-energize the light assembly when a safety signal is received by the failsafe switch. The photomorphogenic growth controller is operable to selectively energize the light assembly. | 12-04-2008 |
Marvin Morrow, Palm Desert, CA US
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20090282963 | Necked String Instrument Support Particularly Suited For A Guitar - A novel display and storage hanger for a musical instrument, and particularly, a guitar which provides for user unobtrusive, secure mounting at a selected angular rotation to achieve a desired display or storage position. | 11-19-2009 |
Neil Morrow, San Jose, CA US
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20090196509 | System and method for optimizing camera settings - There is provided an electronic system including an image capturing device and a comparator coupled to the image capturing device. The image capturing device is operable for capturing a live image. The comparator generates a feedback signal by comparing the live image with a reference image and adjusts at least one setting of the image capturing device by the feedback signal. | 08-06-2009 |
20110055432 | ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS WITH PERIPHERAL DEVICES - A computer-implemented method for interconnecting a peripheral device and an electronic system includes analyzing an information (INF) file associated with the peripheral device, recognizing a resource conflict between the peripheral device and the electronic system based on the analyzing of the INF file, and resolving the resource conflict by modifying the INF file. | 03-03-2011 |
Phillip R. Morrow, San Diego, CA US
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20090202553 | Antibodies against anthrax protective antigen - A highly efficient method for generating human antibodies using recall technology is provided. In one aspect, human antibodies which are specific to the anthrax toxin are provided. In one aspect, human peripheral blood cells that have been pre-exposed to anthrax toxin are used in the SCID mouse model. This method results in high human antibody titers which are primarily of the IgG isotype and which contain antibodies of high specificity and affinity to desired antigens. The antibodies generated by this method can be used therapeutically and prophylactically for preventing or treating mammals exposed to anthrax. Thus, in one embodiment, a prophylactic or therapeutic agent used to counter the effects of anthrax toxin, released as a mechanism of bioterrorism, is provided. In one embodiment, a formulation and method for preventing and/or treating anthrax infection comprising a binding agent that prevents the assembly of the PA63 heptamer is also provided. Methods for diagnosis and methods to determine anthrax contamination are also described. | 08-13-2009 |
Stephen Eugene Morrow, San Jose, CA US
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20090034533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LINK, NODE AND PG POLICY BASED ROUTING IN PNNI BASED ATM NETWORKS - A system and method for providing link, node, and PG policy based routing in PNNI based ATM networks is disclosed. A computer implemented method signals and routes a call in the network. Upon detecting the call's arrival, its service request is accessed. Upon determining that the service request relates to an attribute of a link, a routing path is sought that conforms to the service request, as by accessing information relating to the routing path and comparing the information to the service request. A conforming routing path is selected, and the call is routed via that path. A computer implemented method advertises an attribute of links, nodes, policies, etc. Data relating to the route's attribute can be provided to a node as a GAT IE component of a PNNI signaling setup message for multi-peer group networks, and advertised using PTSEs within a peer group. | 02-05-2009 |
Theresa Morrow, Del Mar, CA US
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20100135959 | Human Interferon Molecules and Their Uses - Modified human interferon polypeptides and uses thereof are provided. | 06-03-2010 |
William Morrow, Irvine, CA US
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20130310266 | Methods and Compositions For The Diagnosis And Treatment Of Cancer and Autoimmune Disorders - Compositions, devices, and methods are contemplated for predicting a patient's likelihood of having a disease. An antigen composition can have a plurality of autoantibody reactive antigens associated with a carrier, where at least two of the antigens have quantified and known relative autoantibody reactivities with respect to sera of a population affected by a disease. The at least two antigens can also have a known association with a disease parameter. A method can include determining autoantibody reactivity against one or more antigens or their variants in a serum sample obtained from a patient, where the autoantibody reactivity against one or more of the antigens indicates an increased likelihood of the patient having a disease. | 11-21-2013 |
William Bruce Morrow, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20100319904 | Down hole delivery system - An improved delivery system for pumping fluid from a pay zone to the surface of a well in which the well casing is fitted with a pump lodged in the pay zone of the well, a drive head at the surface of the well and a rod string connecting the two, wherein a transmission is interposed between the pump and drive head on the rod string and fluid pumped from the pay zone passes through conduit, extending longitudinally in isolation through the transmission. | 12-23-2010 |
20110048738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT DRIVE PUMP - A method and a system are provided for a direct drive pump for use in pumping fluids and/or quasi-fluids from one location to another. In the direct drive pump, bearings or bushings are optimally spaced, taking into account various operational considerations such as load, path, pressure, and tension. Further, bearings or bushings are coupled to the drive string, thus assisting in more efficient installation and de-installation. The bearings or bushings are not fixed to the production casing or drive tube. In embodiments, the drive tube can be vented, and the production fluid can be used as a lubricant for the system bearings. | 03-03-2011 |
20110052418 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A WATER COOLING PUMP - A method and a system are provided for a deep well pump system having a high volume lift of hot or very hot fluids. In an embodiment, a high volume high temperature deep well pumping system uses an external source of cooling fluid to keep one or more vulnerable pumping apparatus components at an acceptable operating temperature. In an embodiment, the cooling fluid, after cooling the component(s), is released into the production fluid flow stream from the pump and both fluids are lifted back up to the surface. In an embodiment, a return tubing, line, or pipe can bring the cooling water back to the surface or other location with or without mixing it with the production fluid. | 03-03-2011 |
20110314940 | Spur gear power sharing gear sets - In a gear transmission, pairs of spur drive gears provided with a helical cut spline on the inner diameter of the spur drive gears are mounted on a drive shaft provided with helical cut splines on the outer diameter of the drive shaft. The pairs of spur drive gears engage pairs of spur driven gears provided with a helical cut spline on the inner diameter of the spur driven gears mounted on a driven shaft provided with helical cut splines on the outer diameter of the driven shaft. In operation, there is equal load sharing among spur drive gears engaging the spur driven gears. | 12-29-2011 |
20110319208 | Belt/chain drive system - In a belt/chain drive system, pairs of drive wheels provided with a helical cut spline on the inner diameter of the drive wheels are mounted on a drive shaft provided with helical cut splines on the outer diameter of the drive shaft. The pairs of drive wheels engage via pairs of closed loop belts/chains pairs of driven wheels provided with a helical cut spline on the inner diameter of the driven wheels mounted on a driven shaft provided with helical cut splines on the outer diameter of the driven shaft. In operation, there is equal load sharing among drive wheels and driven wheels. | 12-29-2011 |
20120180587 | MULTI STAGE SYSTEM FOR MODULAR TRANSMISSIONS - A transmission capable of receiving rotational power from the source on the surface of the earth and transmitting it to a tool down hole, comprising two or more modules, each of which is constructed of gear pairs held in a supporting structure and operatively engaged with an even number of gear pairs to provide the necessary power to the tool which the transmission drives. | 07-19-2012 |
20130112431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT DRIVE PUMP - A method and a system are provided for a direct drive pump for use in pumping fluids and/or quasi-fluids from one location to another. In the direct drive pump, bearings or bushings are optimally spaced, taking into account various operational considerations such as load, path, pressure, and tension. Further, bearings or bushings are coupled to the drive string, thus assisting in more efficient installation and de-installation. The bearings or bushings are not fixed to the production casing or drive tube. In embodiments, the drive tube can be vented, and the production fluid can be used as a lubricant for the system bearings. | 05-09-2013 |
20130330211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT DRIVE PUMP - A direct drive pump employs an on-off tool to attach the drive rod string to a floating pump drive shaft in both torsion and tension. The downward thrust on the drive shaft, as well as the weight of the drive rod string, is born by a thrust bearing in the drivehead at the surface. A floater pump is used with this direct drive pump to permit the free vertical movement of the drive shaft. When a tandem direct drive pump is employed a housing containing a tandem pump drive shaft connector connects the shafts in an upper and lower tandem pump to permit the two to freely move in the tandem direct drive pump. | 12-12-2013 |
20140196881 | Apparatus for Connecting A Rotating Drive Rod String To A Downhole Assembly - A system for connecting and disconnecting a rod string from a downhole assembly in which a captured spline assembly is encased in a receiver attached to the downhole assembly and an on-off tool separating the rod string from the downhole assembly. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196882 | Rod Attached Apparatus for Connecting a Rotating Drive Rod String to a Downhole Assembly - A system for disengaging a power supply at the surface of a well from a downhole assembly having a pump for pumping fluid in the well to the surface thereof. A captured spline assembly interposed in the rod string, selectively connected to the downhole assembly to provide torsional drive. | 07-17-2014 |
20140196886 | Apparatus for Connecting And Disconnecting a Downhole Assembly - In a well extending from the surface of the earth to a deposit of production fluid there beneath, a system for delivering the contents of the deposit to the earth's surface. The system comprising a rod string capable of being driven by a source of motive power at the earth's surface, including an internally overshot assembly rod at the end of the rod string; a downhole assembly, including a pump and receiver with a shaft extending upwardly from the downhole assembly, the receiver shaft being connectable to the overshot assembly such that rotation of the rod string and overshot assembly drives the pump to push the production fluid to the surface of the earth. | 07-17-2014 |
20140290966 | Torsional Restraints For Downhole Transmissions - A noninvasive method for the affixing of a transmission in a downhole housing wherein the housing is deformed, creating an oval cross section, and inserting the transmission into the housing with the greatest cross section of the transmission being positioned along the major axis of the oval created and, thereafter, releasing pressure to cause said housing to return to its normal circular cross section. | 10-02-2014 |
20140311730 | Progressive Cavity Pump With Free Pump Rotor - In a production apparatus for pumping production fluid to the surface of a well, a progressive cavity pump with a stator and a rotor in which the rotor has an extension which rests on a thrust bearing, lubricated by production fluid. | 10-23-2014 |
20150096737 | Shaft Seal Pressure Compensation Apparatus - A pressure compensating system that minimizes the pressure differences across multiple shaft seals in a rod driven downhole pumping apparatus. The system balances the pressures across the seals by forcing the external pressure of all seals and compensators to be equal to the highest external pressure in the apparatus, made possible by the appropriate use of labyrinth-type seals. A bleed valve assembly which allows free flow of fluid into the pressure compensating system, but restricts the rate of fluid outflow from the system in case of shut-in of the pump, to limit the potential of rapid opening and closing of the mechanical shaft seals. | 04-09-2015 |
Wm. Bruce Morrow, Santa Barbara, CA US
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20140083243 | Method and Means for Anchoring Casing Mounted Transmission - In a down hole transmission having a gear set and supporting elements for aligning and securing the gear set. Tie elements disposed between the supporting elements and the housing to secure the gear set against torsional forces on a gear set. | 03-27-2014 |