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20110218172 | COMPOSITION FOR DOWN-REGULATING PRO-INFLAMMATORY MARKERS - The present invention provides a composition for down-regulating pro-inflammatory markers. The composition comprises boswellic acid fraction and polysaccharide faction obtained from | 09-08-2011 |
20120088841 | COMPOSITION AND A METHOD OF TREATING CNS DISORDERS AND HYPERPIGMENTATION - The present invention relates to a method of treating CNS disorders, particularly Alzheimer's disease. The method comprise step of administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of hydroxychavicol and/or its derivatives or a composition comprising hydroxychavicol and/or its derivatives optionally along with pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The invention also relates to use of hydroxychavicol and/or its derivatives for treating hyperpigmentation. | 04-12-2012 |
20130012579 | Anti-obesity Potential of Calebin A - The present invention discloses the potential of Calebin A in inhibiting adipogenesis and applications thereof in obesity management. The present invention elucidates the potential of Calebin A to favorably modulate biochemical markers associated with obesity. Notable biomodulatory properties of Calebin A include inhibiting leptin production, increasing adiponectin expression and inhibiting local (adipocyte) and systemic inflammation caused by pro-inflammatory cytokines Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-α), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Interleukin-1 (IL-1β). | 01-10-2013 |
20140249219 | Anti-obesity potential of Calebin A - The present invention discloses the potential of Calebin A in inhibiting adipogenesis and applications thereof in obesity management. The present invention elucidates the potential of Calebin A to favorably modulate biochemical markers associated with obesity. Notable biomodulatory properties of Calebin A include inhibiting leptin production, increasing adiponectin expression and inhibiting local (adipocyte) and systemic inflammation caused by pro-inflammatory cytokines Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-α), Interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Interleukin-1 (IL-1β). | 09-04-2014 |
20150196524 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR THE PROTECTION OF ARTICULAR CARTILAGE - The novel therapeutic potential of Calebin A and compositions thereof to prevent pathological damage to mammalian articular cartilage is disclosed. | 07-16-2015 |
20150238438 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING SCIRPUSIN A AND SCIRPUSIN B AND ANTI-OBESITY POTENTIAL THEREOF - Disclosed are methods of managing obesity and hypercholesterolemia using a composition of matter comprising the ethyl acetate fraction of the extract of | 08-27-2015 |
20150306059 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA - Disclosed is a therapeutic management method of hypercholesterolemia in mammals. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of reducing high levels of circulating cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) in the blood stream of mammals, said method involving step of administering therapeutically effective amounts of Calebin A to said mammals to bring about the effects of (i) reducing the amount of total blood cholesterol levels; (ii) reducing the concentrations of low density lipoproteins (LDL) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL); (iii) increasing the concentrations of high density lipoproteins (HDL) and (iv) reducing concentrations of serum triglycerides. | 10-29-2015 |
20150306060 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA - Disclosed is a therapeutic management method of hypercholesterolemia in mammals. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method of reducing high levels of circulating cholesterol (hypercholesterolemia) in the blood stream of mammals, said method involving step of administering therapeutically effective amounts of Calebin A to said mammals to bring about the effects of (i) reducing the amount of total blood cholesterol levels; (ii) reducing the concentrations of low density lipoproteins (LDL) and very low density lipoproteins (VLDL); (iii) increasing the concentrations of high density lipoproteins (HDL) and (iv) reducing concentrations of serum triglycerides. | 10-29-2015 |
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20090183244 | AUTOMATION TOOL FOR PROVIDING USERS WITH SECURITY ACCESS TO AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM - A method for providing multiple users with security access to an electronic system is provided. The method comprising: providing a plurality of parent security roles, wherein each parent security role includes a plurality of transactions authorized to be performed in the electronic system, providing a plurality of child security roles, wherein each child security role is derived from one of the plurality of parent security roles, setting up the multiple users in the electronic system and their associated user passwords, assigning one of the plurality of child security roles to each of the multiple users to provide the multiple users with security access to the electronic system at once, and providing each of the multiple users with security access to the electronic system, via the associated user password, in accordance with the child security role assigned to the user. | 07-16-2009 |
20090216628 | CONFIGURABLE, QUESTIONNAIRE-BASED PROJECT ASSESSMENT - Project assessment is initiated with receipt of project specification data that is descriptive, among other things, of at least one skill set or domain applied to the project. Based on the project specification data, one or more questionnaires, each corresponding to one of the identified skill sets, are automatically selected. Each of the selected questionnaires comprises questions concerning best practices applicable to the corresponding one skill set. The identified questionnaires are provided to a user and, in turn, assessment data is received in response to the one or more questionnaires. Based on the assessment data, an overall project score and other scores can be determined and presented. The at least one skill set may identify specific technologies being applied to the project. Because the questions presented in the at least one questionnaire require standardized answers, results from among a plurality of reviewers may be compared more readily. | 08-27-2009 |
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20110047058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MODELING LOAN ATTRIBUTES - A method, system, and computer program product for generating a model for predicting loan behavior, including receiving loan data for a plurality of loans; preparing the loan data for analysis; grouping the loans into a plurality of hierarchical segments based on shared characteristics; generating a logistic regression model for each segment; and generating an overall prediction model for at least one of prepayment, delinquency, and default across the plurality of segments. Grouping the loans into a plurality of segments based on shared characteristics may include grouping the loans based on loan type, change in Housing Price Index (HPI) since origination, and loan age. Generating a logistic regression model for each segment may include generating a regression model for the probabilities of each of prepayment, default, and delinquency for each of the segments. | 02-24-2011 |
20110060671 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO COLLECTIONS CYCLE OPTIMIZATION - Methods and systems are provided for an integrated approach to collections cycle optimization including optimizing personnel, communications, and collection resolutions, resulting in reducing the variability of the collections cycle, reducing instances of foreclosure in collections, while increasing borrower satisfaction with the collections process. Candidate loan officers are selected based on behavioral attributes, personnel history, and human resources information, among other factors. Scripts that improve the effectiveness of communication between loan collection staff and borrowers are generated. An optimized collection program to best suit the needs of a particular borrower is determined. | 03-10-2011 |
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20150091487 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR OPERATING A PUMP - A method and arrangement for operating a pump system are disclosed, the pump system including a pump arranged to be rotated with an AC motor, an inverter, the output of which is electrically connected to the AC motor, and a photovoltaic panel system electrically connected to feed DC power to the inverter. The method can include setting a voltage limit, and determining continuously voltage obtained from the photovoltaic panel system. When the determined voltage of the photovoltaic panel system is below the set voltage limit, frequency of the inverter can be controlled such that the ratio between output voltage of the inverter and the output frequency is substantially constant. When the determined voltage of the photovoltaic panel system exceeds the voltage limit, the inverter frequency can be controlled for keeping voltage of the photovoltaic panel system substantially at the voltage limit. | 04-02-2015 |
20150093255 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A SOLAR POWERED PUMP - A method and arrangement are disclosed for operating a pump in pump system having a photovoltaic panel system, an inverter electrically connected to the photovoltaic panel system, and a motor driving the pump and electrically connected to the output of the inverter. The method can include setting a voltage limit for the inverter, monitoring the voltage produced by the photovoltaic panel system, operating the inverter for rotating of the motor when the voltage produced by the photovoltaic panel system is above the voltage limit, and disabling use of the inverter when the voltage of the photovoltaic system remains below the voltage limit. | 04-02-2015 |
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20120256248 | STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD OF TUNNEL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH INCREASED DRIVE CURRENT AND REDUCED GATE INDUCED DRAIN LEAKAGE (GIDL) - Gate induced drain leakage in a tunnel field effect transistor is reduced while drive current is increased by orienting adjacent semiconductor bodies, based on their respective crystal orientations or axes, to optimize band-to-band tunneling at junctions. Maximizing band-to-band tunneling at a source-channel junction increases drive current, while minimizing band-to-band tunneling at a channel-drain junction decreases GIDL. GIDL can be reduced by an order of magnitude in an embodiment. Power consumption for a given frequency can also be reduced by an order of magnitude. | 10-11-2012 |
20130228872 | GATE STRAIN INDUCED WORK FUNCTION ENGINEERING - A stack of a gate dielectric layer and a workfunction material layer are deposited over a plurality of semiconductor material portions, which can be a plurality of semiconductor fins or a plurality of active regions in a semiconductor substrate. A first gate conductor material applying a first stress is formed on a first portion of the workfunction material layer located on a first semiconductor material portion, and a second gate conductor material applying a second stress is formed on a second portion of the workfunction material layer located on a second semiconductor material portion. The first and second stresses are different in at least one of polarity and magnitude, thereby inducing different strains in the first and second portions of the workfunction material layer. The different strains cause the workfunction shift differently in the first and second portions of the workfunction material layer, thereby providing devices having multiple different workfunctions. | 09-05-2013 |
20130314825 | SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER (SCR) CLAMP INCLUDING METAL INSULATOR TRANSITION (MIT) RESISTOR - Aspects of the invention provide for an electrostatic discharge (ESD) clamp. In one embodiment, the ESD clamp includes: a silicon controlled rectifier (SCR); and a trigger circuit for providing a tunable trigger voltage to turn on the SCR, the trigger circuit including a metal-insulator transition (MIT) material. The trigger circuit includes an MIT resistor that includes a width and a length that tunes the trigger voltage to a desired voltage. | 11-28-2013 |
20150035075 | GATE STRAIN INDUCED WORK FUNCTION ENGINEERING - A stack of a gate dielectric layer and a workfunction material layer are deposited over a plurality of semiconductor material portions, which can be a plurality of semiconductor fins or a plurality of active regions in a semiconductor substrate. A first gate conductor material applying a first stress is formed on a first portion of the workfunction material layer located on a first semiconductor material portion, and a second gate conductor material applying a second stress is formed on a second portion of the workfunction material layer located on a second semiconductor material portion. The first and second stresses are different in at least one of polarity and magnitude, thereby inducing different strains in the first and second portions of the workfunction material layer. The different strains cause the workfunction shift differently in the first and second portions of the workfunction material layer, thereby providing devices having multiple different workfunctions. | 02-05-2015 |
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20110164957 | Method and Apparatus for Double Flow Turbine First Stage Cooling - A cooling path is defined through a double-flow steam turbine. The steam turbine includes a generator end and a turbine end and a double-flow tub diaphragm disposed axially between the generator end and the turbine end. A first stage of the steam turbine includes a plurality of first stage nozzles and a plurality of first stage buckets, and a steam path is defined from an inlet region, through the turbine end, to a steam outlet. The cooling path includes cooling holes in the tub diaphragm and root radial seals permitting steam flow beneath the tub diaphragm and around the first stage nozzles and back into the steam path before the first stage buckets. | 07-07-2011 |
20110164965 | STEAM TURBINE STATIONARY COMPONENT SEAL - A steam turbine and a seal member between stationary components of a steam turbine are disclosed. The seal member is annular, with a cross-section having an elongated seal member and bulbous ends that are adapted to be inserted into grooves in the stationary components to form point seals between the bulbous ends and axial faces of the grooves. The bulbous ends are designed to rotate with respect to the axial faces of the annular grooves and the elongated member is designed to flex to maintain the point seals in response to a realignment of the components. | 07-07-2011 |
20120027573 | SEAL TEETH FOR SEAL ASSEMBLY - In an embodiment, a seal assembly for a rotating element is disclosed. The seal assembly includes: a plurality of arcuate packing rings configured to form an annulus proximately surrounding the rotating element; and a plurality of radially and circumferentially extending seal teeth coupled to each of the plurality of arcuate packing rings, wherein at least one of the plurality of seal teeth includes a plurality of axially extending protrusions. | 02-02-2012 |
20120098211 | SEAL APPARATUS - A seal apparatus including at least first and second adjacent seal segments, each including an elongate body with ends defined at opposing elongate body ends, to be arranged such that an end of the first seal segment joins with a complementary end of the second seal segment, the end of the first seal segment including a first male component protruding from a plane of a first seal surface to define a first female mating section about the first male component, the end of the second seal segment including a second male component protruding from a plane of a second seal surface to define a second female mating section about the second male component, the first and second male components being receivable in the second and first female mating sections, respectively, to form first and second male component overlaps in at least two dimensions. | 04-26-2012 |
20120201661 | CONTAMINANT SHIELD SYSTEM FOR A SHAFT - Systems for shielding a shaft from contaminants are disclosed. In one embodiment, a contaminant shield system for a shaft includes: a fluid seal disposed circumferentially about the shaft, the fluid seal substantially fluidly isolating an inner portion of the shaft from atmospheric air; an oil deflector ring disposed circumferentially about the inner portion of the shaft, the oil deflector ring having an inner surface facing a portion of the shaft exposed to a lubricating oil and an outer surface facing the fluid seal; and a fluid conduit interposed between the fluid seal and the outer surface of the oil deflector ring, the fluid conduit for receiving a fluid and releasing the fluid between the fluid seal and the outer surface of the oil deflector ring creating a positive pressure differential. | 08-09-2012 |
20130081373 | POWER PLANT - A power plant is provided and includes components for generating power from fluids at high and intermediate pressures, a pathway defined between the components along which a heated fluid flows to the one of the components for generating power from fluids at intermediate pressures and a circuit fluidly coupled to the pathway to cool a portion of the heated fluid prior to the portion of the heated fluid reaching the one of the components for generating power from fluids at intermediate pressures. | 04-04-2013 |
20130101386 | DUAL-FLOW STEAM TURBINE WITH STEAM COOLING - A dual flow steam turbine includes coolant passageways which extract coolant steam from the main steam flow paths at locations downstream from the inlet. The coolant passageways conduct the coolant steam through portions of the dual flow steam turbine which are subjected to a high temperature flow. In some cases, the passageways conduct the coolant steam through first stage nozzle boxes and an inlet assembly of the dual flow steam turbine. In some cases, the inlet assembly of the steam turbine includes an annular diaphragm, and a coolant passageway passes through the annular diaphragm to help cool the annular diaphragm. | 04-25-2013 |
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20120030407 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MEMORY LOCALITY OF VIRTUAL MACHINES - A system and related method of operation for migrating the memory of a virtual machine from one NUMA node to another. Once the VM is migrated to a new node, migration of memory pages is performed while giving priority to the most utilized pages, so that access to these pages becomes local as soon as possible. Various heuristics are described to enable different implementations for different situations or scenarios. | 02-02-2012 |
20120110236 | System and Method to Prioritize Large Memory Page Allocation in Virtualized Systems - The prioritization of large memory page mapping is a function of the access bits in the L1 page table. In a first phase of operation, the number of set access bits in each of the L1 page tables is counted periodically and a current count value is calculated therefrom. During the first phase, no pages are mapped large even if identified as such. After the first phase, the current count value is used to prioritize among potential large memory pages to determine which pages to map large. The system continues to calculate the current count value even after the first phase ends. When using hardware assist, the access bits in the nested page tables are used and when using software MMU, the access bits in the shadow page tables are used for large page prioritization. | 05-03-2012 |
20130067135 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING MEMORY LOCALITY OF VIRTUAL MACHINES - A system and related method of operation for migrating the memory of a virtual machine from one NUMA node to another. Once the VM is migrated to a new node, migration of memory pages is performed while giving priority to the most utilized pages, so that access to these pages becomes local as soon as possible. Various heuristics are described to enable different implementations for different situations or scenarios. | 03-14-2013 |
20130205062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRIORITIZE LARGE MEMORY PAGE ALLOCATION IN VIRTUALIZED SYSTEMS - The prioritization of large memory page mapping is a function of the access bits in the L1 page table. In a first phase of operation, the number of set access bits in each of the L1 page tables is counted periodically and a current count value is calculated therefrom. During the first phase, no pages are mapped large even if identified as such. After the first phase, the current count value is used to prioritize among potential large memory pages to determine which pages to map large. The system continues to calculate the current count value even after the first phase ends. When using hardware assist, the access bits in the nested page tables are used and when using software MMU, the access bits in the shadow page tables are used for large page prioritization. | 08-08-2013 |
20140317375 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PRIORITIZE LARGE MEMORY PAGE ALLOCATION IN VIRTUALIZED SYSTEMS - The prioritization of large memory page mapping is a function of the access bits in the L1 page table. In a first phase of operation, the number of set access bits in each of the L1 page tables is counted periodically and a current count value is calculated therefrom. During the first phase, no pages are mapped large even if identified as such. After the first phase, the current count value is used to prioritize among potential large memory pages to determine which pages to map large. The system continues to calculate the current count value even after the first phase ends. When using hardware assist, the access bits in the nested page tables are used and when using software MMU, the access bits in the shadow page tables are used for large page prioritization. | 10-23-2014 |
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20090106612 | ENHANCING SPEED OF SIMULATION OF AN IC DESIGN WHILE TESTING SCAN CIRCUITRY - A computer is programmed to prepare a computer program for simulating operation of an integrated circuit (IC) chip, in order to test scan circuitry therein. The computer is programmed to trace a path through combinational logic in a design of the IC chip, starting from an output port of a first scan cell and ending in an input port of a second scan cell. If the first and second scan cells receive a common scan enable signal, then the computer generates at least a portion of the computer program, i.e. software to perform simulation of propagating a signal through the path conditionally, for example when the common scan enable signal is inactive and alternatively to skip performing simulation when the common scan enable signal is active. The computer stores the portion of the computer program in memory, for use with other such portions of the computer program. | 04-23-2009 |
20150242541 | ASSERTION EXTRACTION FROM DESIGN AND ITS SIGNAL TRACES - Groups of signals in an electronic design for which interesting assertions, such as assert, assume and cover properties, can be generated are identified. A sliding temporal window of fixed depth is used to sample unique present and past value combinations of signals in the signals groups generated by one or more simulations or emulations. The values of signals in the signal groups are organized into truth tables. Minimal functional relations are extracted from the truth tables, using techniques similar to those for synthesis of partial finite memory machines from traces, and used to generate assertions. The assertions are filtered using a cost function and pertinence heuristics, and a formal verification tool used to prune unreachable properties and generate traces for reachable cover properties. Syntactically correct assert, assume and cover property statements for the generated properties are instantiated and packaged into a file suitable for further simulation or emulation or formal verification. | 08-27-2015 |