Patterson, VA
Andrew Patterson, Burke, VA US
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20140344708 | System and Methods for Capturing and Managing Business Intelligence Requirements - A method of capturing business intelligence requirements includes establishing a graphical object definition interface, receiving user input through this interface to define various requirements objects, and storing the user-defined requirements objects in an object library. A graphical business intelligence outputs interface can also be established, such that users can provide input to define business intelligence outputs, each of which includes at least one requirements object from the object library expressed in reports and/or dashboards. Systems for practicing this and related methods are also disclosed. | 11-20-2014 |
Angela Patterson, Blacksburg, VA US
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20110133458 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING WIND TURBINE OPERATION - A method for optimizing an operation of at least one wind turbine includes defining a plurality of test parameters that include a plurality of test points for at least one wind turbine operational parameter, wherein each test point includes a plurality of test values for the wind turbine operational parameter, and defining at least one test sequence of the plurality of test points. The method also includes initiating a test that executes the plurality of test points within the at least one randomized test sequence and measures at least one operating condition of the at least one wind turbine at each test point. | 06-09-2011 |
Angela Neff Patterson, Blacksburg, VA US
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20120191465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING HOSPITAL DATA - The present disclosure relates approaches that may be used to analyze data from hospital records to identify deficiencies in the operation of the hospital. In certain implementations, features of the data may be evaluated in conjunction with performance indicators to identify root causes associated with the deficiencies. In further implementations, identification of root causes of deficiencies identified in the historical data may be used to generate recommendations for changes to the operation of the hospital. In further implementations, events may be predicted based on the identification of a features or features within the current data that is indicative of a pending problem or event. | 07-26-2012 |
20140108033 | HEALTHCARE ENTERPRISE SIMULATION MODEL INITIALIZED WITH SNAPSHOT DATA - Snapshot data may be received indicative of a current state of resources that deliver healthcare to a plurality of patients associated with a healthcare enterprise. The received snapshot data may be automatically used to initialize a healthcare enterprise simulation model. The healthcare enterprise simulation model may then be executed to automatically generate a predicted future state of the resources at a predetermined point in time. Some embodiments may automatically suggest mitigation strategies based on simulated scenarios reflecting potential bottlenecks and appropriate actions that may be taken by the enterprise. The system may continuously and automatically monitor forecast accuracy to detect potential anomalies. | 04-17-2014 |
Brooke Lamont Patterson, Ashburn, VA US
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20120066058 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 03-15-2012 |
20130066904 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 03-14-2013 |
20140351852 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351853 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 11-27-2014 |
Cameron D. Patterson, Blacksburg, VA US
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20100122095 | Hardware-facilitated secure software execution environment - A hardware-facilitated secure software execution environment provides protection of both program instructions and data against unauthorized access and/or execution to maintain confidentiality and integrity of the software or the data during distribution, in external memories, and during execution. The secure computing environment is achieved by using a hardware-based security method and apparatus to provide protection against software privacy and tampering. A Harvard architecture CPU core is instantiated on the same silicon chip along with encryption management unit (EMU) circuitry and secure key management unit (SKU) circuitry. Credential information acquired from one or more sources is combined by the SKU circuitry to generate one or more security keys provided to the EMU for use in decrypting encrypted program instructions and/or data that is obtained from a non-secure, off-chip source such as an external RAM, an information storage device or other network source. In a non-limiting illustrative example implementation, the EMU decrypts a single memory page of encrypted instructions or data per a corresponding encryption key provided by the SKU. Although instantiated on the same chip, the CPU core does not have direct access to the SKU circuitry or to encryption key information generated by the SKU. | 05-13-2010 |
Connor Patterson, South Riding, VA US
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20150223527 | DAILY-USE GARMENT THAT CONVERTS INTO A PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICE - A daily-use garment that is substantially normal in appearance includes a head portion corresponding to a head region of a person, and a body portion corresponding to a torso of the person. The head region is configured to cover the head region of the person with a first flexible chamber positioned in the head portion. A second flexible chamber is positioned in the body portion. A fluid supply device of the daily-use garment includes a container configured to hold a fluid under pressure, a first activation member configured to open the container, and one of a conduit and a nozzle that supplies the fluid from the container. The fluid supply device opens the container and supplies the fluid to at least one of the first flexible chamber and the second flexible chamber, and the daily-use garment is converted from a first state to a second state. | 08-13-2015 |
Jeffrey L. Patterson, Warrenton, VA US
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20080272220 | Yarn Wheel - Historically, when yarn is bought in the form of skeins, the skein would be unraveled and rewound, either mechanically or by hand, into a ball to prevent tangling. The Yarn Wheel alleviates this need by standing the skein on end such that the yarn may be pulled directly from the middle of the skein as the skein is designed to be used. The Yarn Wheel also eases yarn management when doing multi-color work by simply allowing the user to turn the deck and/or reposition skeins as needed. The Yarn Wheel keeps the several different colors of yarn off of the floor, and the height adjustment keeps the yarn always within easy reach whether the user prefers to work low to the floor, on the sofa or at a work table. | 11-06-2008 |
Karen W. Patterson, Alexandria, VA US
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20150302567 | System and method for sun glint correction of split focal plane visible and near infrared imagery - A computer implemented method and system for reducing sunglint effects in a multispectral digital image from a satellite multiband imager having a sampling time delay between collection of a first bandset and a second bandset, each bandset including a near infrared band and a plurality of other wavelength bands. For each bandset separately, extract pixels in a window surrounding a current pixel, determine a local low glint value as the characteristic value of a small subset of pixels in the window having the lowest near infrared reflectance values, determine a near infrared glint value by subtracting the local low glint value from the near infrared reflectance value of the current pixel, and determine glint-corrected values for each of the wavelength bands by subtracting the local low glint value from each wavelength band reflectance value. A second pass can apply a near infrared band subtraction correction to all bands of the first bandset and the second bandset. The satellite imager can be the WorldView-2 or WorldView-3 system. | 10-22-2015 |
Keith Patterson, Alexandria, VA US
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20080245364 | Filtering respirator with nasal and oral separation - A respirator includes a first chamber, a second chamber, and a separator that separates the first chamber and the second chamber. A filtration system includes an inhale valve that only allows air to enter the respirator and an exhale valve that only allows air to exit the respirator. The system can be reversed so that the inhale valve and exhale valve may be positioned on either the first or second chamber. A replaceable filter can be provided that includes a supply canister including a supply of filter material, a take-up canister that receives used filter material, and a path between the supply canister and the take-up canister that guides the filter material across the respirator's inhale valve, exhale valve, or both the inhale and exhale valves. | 10-09-2008 |
20090065006 | Filtering respirator with rotatable filter - A filtration system for use in a respirator includes a base member including a chamber aperture, a rotating member including a filter that rotates with respect to the base member; and a cover with an inhale entry. The inhale entry and the chamber aperture create a path through which air enters the inhale entry, passes through the filter, and exits through the inhale chamber aperture. | 03-12-2009 |
Margaret H. Patterson, Warrenton, VA US
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20080272220 | Yarn Wheel - Historically, when yarn is bought in the form of skeins, the skein would be unraveled and rewound, either mechanically or by hand, into a ball to prevent tangling. The Yarn Wheel alleviates this need by standing the skein on end such that the yarn may be pulled directly from the middle of the skein as the skein is designed to be used. The Yarn Wheel also eases yarn management when doing multi-color work by simply allowing the user to turn the deck and/or reposition skeins as needed. The Yarn Wheel keeps the several different colors of yarn off of the floor, and the height adjustment keeps the yarn always within easy reach whether the user prefers to work low to the floor, on the sofa or at a work table. | 11-06-2008 |
Patrick E. Patterson, Arlington, VA US
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20090259727 | DELIVERING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - Delivering electronic content includes providing instructions that might cause a computer to collect information including a network address and transmitting the collected information to a receiving computer. The computer that receives the transmitted information selects electronic content based on the received information and sends the selected electronic content to the network address included in the received information. Access to the electronic content might be selectively granted based on criteria. | 10-15-2009 |
20100115263 | TRACKING ELECTRONIC CONTENT - A method of tracking electronic content includes producing a file of electronic content and executable instructions that collect notification information and attempt to transmit the notification information to an address when triggered by an event. The executable instructions deny access to the electronic content until the notification information is transmitted successfully. | 05-06-2010 |
Philip R. Patterson, Manassas, VA US
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20100205445 | WATERMARK SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various improvements relating to digital watermarking and related technologies are detailed, including methods that enhance security and functionality, and new articles including watermarked puzzles and marked DNA. | 08-12-2010 |
R. Bradley Patterson, Arlington, VA US
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20100198571 | Individualized Ranking of Risk of Health Outcomes - An apparatus for creating a graphical representation of personalized healthcare information is provided. A data processing apparatus that has one or more processors is disclosed. Query component logic receives a request comprising patient identification information. Query execution logic, based on the patient information determines a first metric and one or more intervention metrics. The first metric represents a current health related metric for the patient, while the intervention metrics represent a predicted health related metric, assuming that the patient conforms to the intervention. A graphical representation of the two metrics is created. | 08-05-2010 |
Scott Patterson, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20160103676 | MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF PROCESS CONVENTIONS WITHIN AN ALM FRAMEWORK - At least one ALM artifact, indexed by a unified data store, that does not comply with at least one process convention can be identified. Responsive to identifying the ALM artifact, indexed by the unified data store, that does not comply with the process convention, a determination can be made by a process convention agent executed by a processor as to whether script code is available to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention. Responsive to the process convention agent determining that script code is available to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention, the process convention agent can automatically execute the script code to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention. | 04-14-2016 |
Scott R. Patterson, Virginia Beach, VA US
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20160103678 | MAINTAINING THE INTEGRITY OF PROCESS CONVENTIONS WITHIN AN ALM FRAMEWORK - At least one ALM artifact, indexed by a unified data store, that does not comply with at least one process convention can be identified. Responsive to identifying the ALM artifact, indexed by the unified data store, that does not comply with the process convention, a determination can be made by a process convention agent executed by a processor as to whether script code is available to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention. Responsive to the process convention agent determining that script code is available to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention, the process convention agent can automatically execute the script code to update the ALM artifact to comply with the process convention. | 04-14-2016 |
Sherman Patterson, Appomattex, VA US
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20120171631 | Cologne and Perfume Candle System - A scented candle, and a method of creating the same, comprising: a jar; a scented oil, where said scented oil is stored in the jar; a wick, where the wick rests within the scented oil; and a cologne, where said cologne is infused in the scented oil. The jar may include a lid to seal the oil and wick when not in use. The jar may also include a handle and a label for communicating the type of cologne infused in the scented oil. | 07-05-2012 |
William Q. Patterson, Crozier, VA US
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20150226521 | HANDGUN AUTOMATIC SIGHTING SYSTEM - A handgun sighting system that adjusts the intensity of a lighted front sight based on the ambient light conditions. A sighting rib on the handgun includes an electronic circuit having a power supply, a light emitting diode (LED), a photocell, and a reed switch. A holster for use with the sighting system includes a magnet therein. Return of the handgun to the holster brings the reed switch of the weapon in close proximity to the magnet and deactivates the LED and the electronic circuit. Withdrawal of the handgun from the holster activates the LED and the electronic circuit. The handgun sighting system automatically adjusts the intensity of the LED in accordance with changes in the ambient light conditions, as measured by the photocell, to provide an optimal sighting presentation for the shooter. | 08-13-2015 |