Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100211952 | BUSINESS EVENT PROCESSING - Techniques for business event processing are presented. Producer services produce events that are managed and distributed by a transport service. Consumer services acquire events from the transport service and perform actions in response to the events. The production, distribution, and processing of the events and actions may be asynchronously and concurrently performed. | 08-19-2010 |
20110022523 | NEGOTIATION PLATFORM IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a system for providing a negotiation platform in the event that a listing fails by becoming inactive without the offering being sold are provided. For example, a negotiation eligibility detector may detect a failed listing of an offering. The listing may be associated with a first user and a first offer. A potential buyer detector may identify at least one potential buyer based on a user action associated with the failed listing. A negotiation manager may be in communication with the negotiation eligibility detector and the potential buyer detector. In response to the detecting of the failed listing and the identifying of the potential buyers, the negotiation manager may transmit a request to the at least one potential buyer for a second offer associated with the failed listing. | 01-27-2011 |
20120330775 | BUSINESS EVENT PROCESSING - Techniques for business event processing are presented. Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may operate to receive a request to perform an operation on a listing previously published by an online marketplace; to identify at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the listing from a plurality of previously published listings including the listing; and to automatically perform the operation on the at least one additional listing. | 12-27-2012 |
20130336523 | NORMALIZED IMAGES FOR ITEM LISTINGS - Disclosed in some examples is a method including receiving a selection of an outline template; displaying the outline template in an image preview screen of a digital image capture device; responsive to a capture of an image of the digital image capture device, cropping the image to an outline of the outline template; positioning the cropped image over a second image and sending a combined image formed from the image positioned over the second image to a commerce server, the combined image for use as a product image. | 12-19-2013 |
20140095347 | BUSINESS EVENT PROCESSING - Techniques for business event processing are presented. Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may operate to receiving a request to perform an operation on a listing previously published by an online marketplace; to identify at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the listing from a plurality of previously published listings including the listing; and to automatically perform the operation on the at least one additional listing. The operation may include performing an inventory check on the at least one additional listing. | 04-03-2014 |
20140214477 | BUSINESS EVENT PROCESSING - Techniques for business event processing are presented. Methods and apparatuses disclosed herein may operate to receive a request to perform an operation on a listing previously published by an online marketplace; to identify at least one additional listing having certain characteristics in common with the listing from a plurality of previously published listings including the listing; and to automatically perform the operation on the at least one additional listing. | 07-31-2014 |
20140297542 | NEGOTIATION PLATFORM IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT - A method and a system for providing a negotiation platform in the event that a listing fails by becoming inactive without the offering being sold are provided. For example, a negotiation eligibility detector may detect a failed listing of an offering. The listing may be associated with a first user and a first offer. A potential buyer detector may identify at least one potential buyer based on a user action associated with the failed listing. A negotiation manager may be in communication with the negotiation eligibility detector and the potential buyer detector. In response to the detecting of the failed listing and the identifying of the potential buyers, the negotiation manager may transmit a request to the at least one potential buyer for a second offer associated with the failed listing. | 10-02-2014 |
20150120481 | BUSINESS EVENT PROCESSING - In one example embodiment, a system comprises an event processing module accessible over a network; an event producer module associated with the event processing module and configured to monitor an action or directive of a consumer resource and, in response to a detected action or directive, generate an event and event metadata. The system further includes a conversion module associated with the event processing module and configured to acquire the event metadata and generate a generic event based on the acquired event metadata, and a transport module configured to distribute the generic event to a plurality of consumer resources. | 04-30-2015 |
20150287129 | NORMALIZED IMAGES FOR ITEM LISTINGS - Disclosed in some examples is a method including receiving a selection of an outline template; displaying the outline template in an image preview screen of a digital image capture device; responsive to a capture of an image of the digital image capture device, cropping the image to an outline of the outline template; positioning the cropped image over a second image and sending a combined image formed from the image positioned over the second image to a commerce server, the combined image for use as a product image. | 10-08-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120076270 | Method for reducing diagnostic radiation dose in image guided radiotherapy - A method of minimizing radiation toxicity in image guided radiotherapy (IGRT) is provided that includes using a probabilistic prediction algorithm that is operated on a suitably programmed computer and includes multimodality inputs and provides real-time geometric and topological target estimates to compensate for system latency, using an online adaptive imaging system that provides radiographic images of the target when the geometric and topological target estimates are in a region of predefined uncertainty, and using an image dose control algorithm, operating on a suitably programmed computer, that includes parameters for controlling dose per image, where instances for image acquisition are optimized according to a planned dose pattern and delivery result. | 03-29-2012 |
20120099704 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME DMLC-BASED TARGET TRACKING WITH OPTIMAL MOTION COMPENSATING LEAF ADAPTATION - A method of multileaf collimator (MLC) leaf positioning in tracking-based adaptive radiotherapy is provided. The method includes determining a radiotherapy beam pattern by transforming a treatment beam plan into radiotherapy beam coordinates, determining a dose discrepancy between the radiotherapy beam pattern and a deliverable MLC aperture, where the dose discrepancy includes a sum of an overdose cost and an underdose cost to a treatment volume, and minimizing the dose discrepancy, where the dose discrepancy minimization provides a determined deliverable MLC aperture for the radiotherapy beam. | 04-26-2012 |
20150257718 | REALTIME IMAGING AND RADIOTHERAPY OF MICROSCOPIC DISEASE - Disclosed herein are methods, systems and therapeutics concerning radiotherapy of microscopic disease based on realtime imaging. The system comprises an intra-corporeal component and an extra-corporeal component. The intra-corporeal component comprises a detector/imaging subunit and a treatment subunit, where both subunits are placed in a cavity of a patient. The extra-corporeal component comprises a detector that is placed outside any cavity of the patient. Through this system, a treatment can be applied to a target tissue in a patient concurrently or within a short period time to signal detections. | 09-17-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100130555 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING HYPOXIC OR ISCHEMIC INJURY - A method for treating or preventing injury of a biological material exposed to hypoxic or ischemic conditions comprising contacting the biological material with an effective amount of a compound is disclosed. The compound has the following structure (I): | 05-27-2010 |
20100216820 | THIENOPYRIMIDIONES FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS AND CANCERS - The current invention provides compounds of formula (1): wherein: one of Q | 08-26-2010 |
20110021541 | INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYL-INOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 01-27-2011 |
20110195945 | Compounds, Compositions and Methods for Treating or Preventing Hypoxic or Ischemic Injury - Compositions and methods of treating or preventing disease or injury to a human patient or biological material undergoing ischemic or hypoxic conditions. | 08-11-2011 |
20120015964 | QUINAZOLINONES AS INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 01-19-2012 |
20130116266 | QUINAZOLINONES AS INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit P13Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit P13Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (P13Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which P13Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130149242 | Labeled Alginate Conjugates for Molecular Imaging Applications - Described are bifunctional NOTA-based derivatives capable of conjugating with alginate and with metal ions, as well as NOTA-alginate conjugates which can be labeled with stable or radioactive metal ions. Also described are conjugation methods of the bifunctional NOTA-based linker with alginate, and methods of using radiometal-labeled NOTA-alginate conjugates or other radio-labeled alginate conjugates as imaging reagents. | 06-13-2013 |
20130231356 | QUINAZOLINONES AS INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 09-05-2013 |
20140121223 | QUINAZOLINONES AS INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121224 | QUINAZOLINONES AS INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 05-01-2014 |
20140378479 | QUINAZOLINONES AS INHIBITORS OF HUMAN PHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL 3-KINASE DELTA - Compounds that inhibit PI3Kδ activity, including compounds that selectively inhibit PI3Kδ activity, are disclosed. Methods of inhibiting phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase delta isoform (PI3Kδ) activity, and methods of treating diseases, such as disorders of immunity and inflammation in which PI3Kδ plays a role in leukocyte function, using the compounds also are disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
20150133645 | Labeled Alginate Conjugates For Molecular Imaging Applications - Described are bifunctional NOTA-based derivatives capable of conjugating with alginate and with metal ions, as well as NOTA-alginate conjugates which can be labeled with stable or radioactive metal ions. Also described are conjugation methods of the bifunctional NOTA-based linker with alginate, and methods of using radiometal-labeled NOTA-alginate conjugates or other radio-labeled alginate conjugates as imaging reagents. | 05-14-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140234200 | GROWTH OF GRAPHENE FILMS FROM NON-GASEOUS CARBON SOURCES - In various embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods of forming graphene films by: (1) depositing a non-gaseous carbon source onto a catalyst surface; (2) exposing the non-gaseous carbon source to at least one gas with a flow rate; and (3) initiating the conversion of the non-gaseous carbon source to the graphene film, where the thickness of the graphene film is controllable by the gas flow rate. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to graphene films made in accordance with the methods of the present disclosure. | 08-21-2014 |
20150050741 | TRANSPORTERS OF OIL SENSORS FOR DOWNHOLE HYDROCARBON DETECTION - Various embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to nanocomposites for detecting hydrocarbons in a geological structure. In some embodiments, the nanocomposites include: a core particle; a polymer associated with the core particle; a sulfur-based moiety associated with the polymer; and a releasable probe molecule associated with the core particle, where the releasable probe molecule is releasable from the core particle upon exposure to hydrocarbons. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of detecting hydrocarbons in a geological structure by utilizing the nanocomposites of the present disclosure. | 02-19-2015 |
20150111018 | LOW COST CARBON MATERIALS FOR THE CAPTURE OF CO2 AND H2S FROM VARIOUS ENVIRONMENTS - In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to methods of capturing a gas from an environment by associating the environment with a porous carbon material that includes, without limitation, protein-derived porous carbon materials, carbohydrate-derived porous carbon materials, cotton-derived porous carbon materials, fat-derived porous carbon materials, waste-derived porous carbon materials, asphalt-derived porous carbon materials, coal-derived porous carbon materials, coke-derived porous carbon materials, asphaltene-derived porous carbon materials, oil product-derived porous carbon materials, bitumen-derived porous carbon materials, tar-derived porous carbon materials, pitch-derived porous carbon materials, anthracite-derived porous carbon materials, melamine-derived porous carbon materials, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, the associating results in sorption of gas components (e.g., CO | 04-23-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130105887 | Vertical Gate LDMOS Device | 05-02-2013 |
20130105888 | Transistor with Buried P+ and Source Contact | 05-02-2013 |
20130109143 | Vertical Gate LDMOS Device | 05-02-2013 |
20130115744 | Vertical Gate LDMOS Device - A method of fabricating a vertical gate region in LDMOS transistor includes depositing a first masking layer on an n-well region implanted on a substrate, patterning the first masking layer to define an area, depositing a second masking layer over the area, etching through the second masking layer in a first portion of the area to expose the n-well region, and etching the exposed n-well region to form a first trench. The first trench, extending from a surface of the n-well region to a first depth, is filled with an oxide. The second masking layer is etched through in a second portion of the area to expose the n-well region. A second trench is formed in the n-well, the second trench extending from the surface to a second depth, less than the first depth. An asymmetric vertical gate is formed by filling the second trench with a conductive material. | 05-09-2013 |
20140147979 | Vertical Gate LDMOS Device - A method of fabricating a vertical gate region in LDMOS transistor includes depositing a first masking layer on an n-well region implanted on a substrate, patterning the first masking layer to define an area, depositing a second masking layer over the area, etching through the second masking layer in a first portion of the area to expose the n-well region, and etching the exposed n-well region to form a first trench. The first trench, extending from a surface of the n-well region to a first depth, is filled with an oxide. The second masking layer is etched through in a second portion of the area to expose the n-well region. A second trench is formed in the n-well, the second trench extending from the surface to a second depth, less than the first depth. An asymmetric vertical gate is formed by filling the second trench with a conductive material. | 05-29-2014 |
20140266091 | Voltage Regulators with Load-Dependent Bias - This document describes systems and techniques related to voltage regulators. The subject matter of this document can be embodied in a method that includes measuring an output current of a switching regulator. The switching regulator includes a high-side transistor and a low side-transistor wherein the high-side transistor and the low-side transistor are driven using a first gate voltage and a second, different gate voltage, respectively. The method also includes adjusting a direct-current (DC) voltage source of the switching regulator such that the first gate voltage is adjusted in accordance with the measured output current. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266113 | Voltage Regulators with Multiple Transistors - A voltage regulator has an input terminal and a ground terminal. The voltage regulator includes a high-side device, a low side device, and a controller. The high-side device is coupled between the input terminal and an intermediate terminal. The high-side device includes first and second transistors each coupled between the input terminal and the intermediate terminal, such that the first transistor controls a drain-source switching voltage of the second transistor. The low-side device is coupled between the intermediate terminal and the ground terminal. The controller drives the high-side and low-side devices to alternately couple the intermediate terminal to the input terminal and the ground terminal. | 09-18-2014 |
20140374826 | Vertical Gate LDMOS Device - Described here are transistors and fabrication methods thereof. In one implementation, a transistor includes an n-well region implanted into a surface of a substrate, and a trench in the n-well region. The trench extends from the surface to a first depth. The trench includes a gate of conductive material in the trench, and dielectric material filling a volume of the trench not filled by the conductive material. The transistor also includes a p-type material in a first region extending from a second depth to a third depth, the second depth and the third depth being greater than the first depth. The transistor further includes a source region and a drain region. | 12-25-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130339352 | SHORTEST PATH COMPUTATION IN LARGE NETWORKS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for determining the shortest distance between vertices in relatively large graphs. In an embodiment a method includes identifying an original graph comprising a plurality of nodes and a plurality of edges, identifying a plurality of hub nodes from within the original graph, creating a hub matrix comprising the plurality of hub nodes and the shortest distance between the plurality of hub nodes, and determining a shortest distance between the at least two nodes using the original graph and/or the hub matrix. | 12-19-2013 |
20150019592 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND SOFTWARE FOR COMPUTING REACHABILITY IN LARGE GRAPHS - Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and methods for scaling reachability computations on relatively large graphs. In an embodiment, a method provides for scaling reachability computations on relatively large graphs, the method comprising, identifying an initial graph comprising a plurality of vertices and a plurality of edges, processing at least a portion of the plurality of vertices and at least a portion of the plurality of edges to generate a plurality of reachability indices for the at least a portion of the plurality of vertices, and generating a backbone graph comprising a scaled-down version of the initial graph, based at least in part on at least one of the plurality of reachability indices. | 01-15-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090123946 | IMMUNOASSAYS AND KITS FOR THE DETECTION OF NGAL - The present invention relates to NGAL immunoassays and kits, and to methods of using glycosylated mammalian NGAL and antibodies that bind to mammalian NGAL in immunoassays and kits. Among other things, the methods and kits can be employed to determine the amount of human NGAL monomer in a test sample, as well as to determine the proportion of human NGAL monomer to human NGAL dimer contained in a test sample. | 05-14-2009 |
20090124022 | ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO MAMMALIAN NGAL AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to antibodies specific for glycosylated mammalian NGAL, and to methods of making and using such antibodies. | 05-14-2009 |
20090263894 | ANTIBODIES THAT BIND TO MAMMALIAN NGAL AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to antibodies specific for glycosylated mammalian NGAL, and to methods of making and using such antibodies. | 10-22-2009 |
20090269777 | IMMUNOASSAYS AND KITS FOR THE DETECTION OF NGAL - The present invention relates to NGAL immunoassays and kits, and to methods of using glycosylated mammalian NGAL and antibodies that bind to mammalian NGAL in immunoassays and kits. Among other things, the methods and kits can be employed to determine the amount of human NGAL monomer in a test sample, as well as to determine the proportion of human NGAL monomer to human NGAL dimer contained in a test sample. | 10-29-2009 |
20100227775 | IMMUNOASSAYS AND KITS FOR THE DETECTION OF NGAL - The present invention relates to NGAL immunoassays and kits, and to methods of using glycosylated mammalian NGAL and antibodies that bind to mammalian NGAL in immunoassays and kits. Among other things, the methods and kits can be employed to determine the amount of human NGAL monomer in a test sample, as well as to determine the proportion of human NGAL monomer to human NGAL dimer contained in a test sample. | 09-09-2010 |
20100233175 | ANTIBODIES RELATING TO PIVKAII AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to antibodies that may be used, for example, in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of haepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cancer and related conditions. | 09-16-2010 |
20110008766 | Dual Variable Domain Immunoglobulins and Uses Thereof - Engineered multivalent and multispecific binding proteins, methods of making, and specifically to their uses in the prevention, diagnosis, and/or treatment of disease. | 01-13-2011 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120301896 | TSH ANTIBODIES FOR POINT-OF-CARE IMMUNOASSAY FORMATS - The invention relates to antibody characteristics used to design a whole blood Point of Care Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) immunoassay using an ELISA sandwich assay lacking one or more wash steps between the antigen capture, detection antibody addition and substrate introduction steps. This invention exhibits low cross reactivity with biologically similar interfering cross reacting species, such as Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Chorionic Gonadotropin (CG). | 11-29-2012 |
20120301905 | TSH IMMUNOASSAYS AND PROCESSES FOR PERFORMING TSH IMMUNOASSAYS IN THE PRESENCE OF ENDOGENOUS CONTAMINANTS IN RESTRICTED WASH FORMATS - The invention relates to low wash Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) immunoassays using an ELISA sandwich assay having limited or no wash step between the antigen capture, detection antibody addition and substrate introduction steps. This invention exhibits low cross reactivity with biologically similar interfering cross reacting species, such as Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Chorionic Gonadotropin (CG). | 11-29-2012 |
20120308997 | SPATIALLY RESOLVED LIGAND-RECEPTOR BINDING ASSAYS - A method for analyzing the results of a ligand-receptor binding assay comprising the steps of:
| 12-06-2012 |
20130217145 | ANTIBODIES WHICH DETECT PIVKAII AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to antibodies or binding proteins which bind to PIVKA II and may be used, for example, in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), liver cancer and related conditions. | 08-22-2013 |
20140273035 | ASSAY WITH INCREASED DYNAMIC RANGE - Provided herein are assays and kits useful for avoiding “prozone phenomenon” or “hook effect” and which expand the range of accurately measurable analyte concentrations. | 09-18-2014 |
20140273272 | ASSAY WITH INTERNAL CALIBRATION - Provided herein are kits and methods for assays with internal calibration. | 09-18-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100282613 | Methods for tailoring the surface topography of a nanocrystalline or amorphous metal or alloy and articles formed by such methods - Electrochemical etching tailors topography of a nanocrystalline or amorphous metal or alloy, which may be produced by any method including, by electrochemical deposition. Common etching methods can be used. Topography can be controlled by varying parameters that produce the item or the etching parameters or both. The nanocrystalline article has a surface comprising at least two elements, at least one of which is metal, and one of which is more electrochemically active than the others. The active element has a definite spatial distribution in the workpiece, which bears a predecessor spatial relationship to the specified topography. Etching removes a portion of the active element preferentially, to achieve the specified topography. Control is possible regarding: roughness, color, particularly along a spectrum from silver through grey to black, reflectivity and the presence, distribution and number density of pits and channels, as well as their depth, width, size. Processing parameters that have been correlated in the Ni—W system to topography features include, for both the deposition phase and the etching phase of a nanocrystalline surface: duty cycle, current density, deposition duration, plating chemistry, polarity ratio. The relative influence of the processing parameters can be noted and correlated to establish a relationship between values for processing parameters and degree of topography feature. Control can be established over the topography features. Correlation can be made for any such system that exhibits a definite spatial distribution of an active element that bears a predecessor spatial relationship to a desired topography feature. | 11-11-2010 |
20110083967 | ELECTRODEPOSITED ALLOYS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME USING POWER PULSES - Power pulsing, such as current pulsing, is used to control the structures of metals and alloys electrodeposited in non-aqueous electrolytes. Using waveforms containing different types of pulses: cathodic, off-time and anodic, internal microstructure, such as grain size, phase composition, phase domain size, phase arrangement or distribution and surface morphologies of the as-deposited alloys can be tailored. Additionally, these alloys exhibit superior macroscopic mechanical properties, such as strength, hardness, ductility and density. Waveform shape methods can produce aluminum alloys that are comparably hard (about 5 GPa and as ductile (about 13% elongation at fracture) as steel yet nearly as light as aluminum; or, stated differently, harder than aluminum alloys, yet lighter than steel, at a similar ductility. Al—Mn alloys have been made with such strength to weight ratios. Additional properties can be controlled, using the shape of the current waveform. | 04-14-2011 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100275515 | ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM - An energy absorbing system having a stanchion, a linearly extendable energy absorber coupled to the stanchion, a net coupled to the energy absorber, wherein the net transfers force to the energy absorber, and a securing mechanism that maintains tension between the net and the energy absorber until acted upon by tensile forces of at least a minimum threshold force, wherein at least a portion of the system is retractable into the ground. | 11-04-2010 |
20120098174 | WEIGHT COMPENSATING SHOCK ISOLATOR ASSEMBLY - A weight compensating shock isolator assembly includes at least one spring with preload to return the isolator to an initial position, the at least one spring exerting a spring force that changes during the isolator stroke. The isolator includes a hydraulic cylinder containing hydraulic fluid and a piston that moves relative to the hydraulic cylinder, wherein hydraulic fluid is forced through or around a piston head during relative movement thereof with respect to the hydraulic cylinder to create a resisting force that is stroke and velocity dependent, with the damping constant C changing with stroke. | 04-26-2012 |
20140265069 | VISCO-ELASTIC SUPPORT WITH ADDED DYNAMIC STIFFNESS - A visco-elastic damping assembly includes a mount housing having first and second ends and a hollow interior. A piston assembly disposed within the mount housing includes axially opposed first and second piston rod ends in which the first piston rod end is defined by a first diameter and the second piston rod end is defined by a second diameter substantially larger than the first diameter. A high pressure hydraulic reservoir is defined within the mount housing wherein an applied load component acting on the second piston rod end causes corresponding movement of the piston assembly against fluid retained in the hydraulic reservoir, enabling a first static spring rate as well as a second higher dynamic spring rate. | 09-18-2014 |
20150115512 | PSEUDO-LINEAR HYDRO-PNEUMATIC SPRING - A pseudo-linear hydro-pneumatic isolation spring includes a cylinder having an interior partially filled with a hydraulic fluid as well as a piston assembly that is movably disposed within the cylinder including a piston head and a piston rod. A plurality of accumulators are fluidically connected to the interior of the cylinder in parallel, each of the accumulators being charged to a different pressure and size so as to actively engage the cylinder only after a threshold pressure force based on fluid displacement of the piston in the cylinder has been reached. | 04-30-2015 |
20150159370 | SEISMIC ISOLATION ASSEMBLY - A seismic isolation assembly is defined by a first support plate and a second support plate disposed in parallel relation with a spacing being provided between the support plates. The first support plate is connected to ground and the second support plate is attached to a structure to be isolated. A set of wire rope isolators are disposed between the first and second support plates as well as at least one linear damper that is angularly disposed and mounted between the first and second support plates. | 06-11-2015 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20140074139 | LANCING DEVICE - A lancing mechanism is adapted to move between a resting, cocking and a puncture position. The lancing mechanism comprises a lancet holder adapted to receive a lancet, a shaft attached to the lancet holder, at least one drive spring and at least one damping spring. The drive spring surrounds at least a portion of the shaft and drives the lancing mechanism from the cocking position to the puncture position. The damping spring moves the lancing mechanism from the puncture position to the resting position. The drive spring is located at least partially within the damping spring. | 03-13-2014 |
20140107689 | LANCING DEVICE - A lancing mechanism is adapted to move between a resting, cocking and a puncture position. The lancing mechanism comprises a lancet holder adapted to receive a lancet, a shaft attached to the lancet holder, at least one drive spring and at least one damping spring. The drive spring surrounds at least a portion of the shaft and drives the lancing mechanism from the cocking position to the puncture position. The damping spring moves the lancing mechanism from the puncture position to the resting position. The drive spring is located at least partially within the damping spring. | 04-17-2014 |
20140212828 | SELF-LIGATING ORTHODONTIC BRACKETS - The present invention employs a self-ligating orthodontic bracket comprising a body having a pair of laterally spaced gingival tie wings and a pair of laterally spaced occlusal tie wings, the gingival and occlusal tie wings projecting from a labial surface of the body; an arch wire slot extending mesially-distally across the body and between the gingival and occlusal tie wings to accommodate an arch wire; a free-sliding, controlled-locking, or pivoting clip wherein the clip allows placement and removal of the arch wire when in the open position and prevents the displacement of the arch wire from the bracket member when in the closed position. | 07-31-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090069753 | Pen Needle Assembly For Preventing Under-Torquing and Over-Torquing Of Pen Needle - A pen needle hub and cover for a pen needle assembly that provides tactile and/or audible indicia of proper attachment between the hub of the pen needle and the pen is provided. Such indicia substantially prevent under- and over-torquing of the pen needle. The tactile indicia may include a user sensing a wave of a torque of peak value followed by a torque of lesser value. | 03-12-2009 |
20090230144 | CARTRIDGE WITH A WHEEL FOR SEALING THE OPENING - A dispensing mechanism is adapted to eject a test sensor from a cartridge opening formed in a cartridge containing test sensors. The dispensing mechanism comprises a gear rack, a gear, and a wheel. The gear rack includes a first portion and a second portion located generally parallel to one another. The second portion of the gear rack includes a first plurality of teeth. The gear includes a second plurality of teeth that are adapted to be engaged by the first plurality of teeth upon movement of the gear rack. The wheel is operatively engaged by the gear and is adapted to dispense the test sensor from the cartridge opening and to seal the cartridge opening. The movement of the gear rack in a first direction causes the gear to rotate causing the wheel to rotate. The rotation of the wheel dispenses the test sensor through the cartridge opening. | 09-17-2009 |
20090299397 | Single Use Lancing Device - A lancing device comprises a housing, a trigger button, a drive spring and a protective cap. The housing forms an aperture and an opening opposite thereof. A lancet partially extends through the aperture. The trigger button is located near the opening. At least a portion of the trigger button is external to the housing. The drive spring is attached to and connects the lancet and the trigger button. The drive spring moves the lancet from the cocked position to the puncture position. The protective cap is removeably attached to the lancet opposite the drive spring and engages the housing when the cap is removeably attached to the lancet. The cap prevents the drive spring from moving the lancet to the puncture position prior to removing the cap from the lancet. | 12-03-2009 |
20110118771 | Lancing Device - A lancing mechanism is adapted to move between a resting, cocking and a puncture position. The lancing mechanism comprises a lancet holder adapted to receive a lancet, a shaft attached to the lancet holder, at least one drive spring and at least one damping spring. The drive spring surrounds at least a portion of the shaft and drives the lancing mechanism from the cocking position to the puncture position. The damping spring moves the lancing mechanism from the puncture position to the resting position. The drive spring is located at least partially within the damping spring. | 05-19-2011 |
20110160675 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub with a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end. The assembly further includes a shield and a biasing member disposed between the hub and the shield configured to urge the shield distally. A protrusion extends from at least one of the hub and the shield with a channel being formed in at least the other of the hub and the shield. The channel is formed to accommodate the protrusion. The shield is movable from a first position to a second position. In the first position, the shield is spaced from the distal end of the needle such that the distal end of the needle is exposed. In the second position, the shield covers the distal end of the needle. The channel guides the protrusion as the shield moves from the first position to the second position. With this arrangement, a shield may be directed to move in a desired path with stability. In addition, the distal end of the needle may be initially exposed to permit visual confirmation of priming, while allowing the shield to cover a majority of the needle to minimize any needle-related anxiety. | 06-30-2011 |
20110178473 | Safety Pen Needle Assembly - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a tubular carrier ( | 07-21-2011 |
20110257603 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELDING FOR PATIENT AND NON-PATIENT ENDS - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub and a needle fixed to the hub. Further, a first shield is provided, along with a second shield which has a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield proximally towards a proximal end of the needle. The assembly further includes a releasable retaining assembly for releasably retaining the second shield in an initial position against the force of the biasing element. A predetermined extent of movement of the first shield causes the retaining assembly to release the second shield, and, wherein, with the second shield being released, the second shield is urged proximally by the biasing element to a second position where the second shield covers the proximal end of the needle. Advantageously, with the subject invention, an assembly is provided which allows for passive activation of a shield on a non-patient end of a pen needle assembly by a patient-end shield. | 10-20-2011 |
20110288491 | SAFETY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A safety needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub; a needle fixed to the hub, the needle having a distal end, formed for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end; a first shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle, wherein in an initial state, the first shield extends from the hub; a second shield having a tubular body at least partially encircling a portion of the needle; a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield distally towards the distal end of the needle; and, a releasable retaining arrangement for releasably retaining the second shield in a first state. Upon a predetermined extent of proximal movement of the first shield relative to the hub, the second shield is released thereby allowing the biasing element to urge the second shield to a second state in which the distal end of the needle is covered. Advantageously, with the arrangement of the subject invention, two shields are provided for at least partially covering a needle with one of the shields acting as a trigger. | 11-24-2011 |
20120016300 | Disposable pen needle with re-use prevention features - A pen needle ( | 01-19-2012 |
20140107586 | SAFETY PEN NEEDLE ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELDING FOR PATIENT AND NON-PATIENT ENDS - A safety pen needle assembly is provided herein which includes a hub and a needle fixed to the hub. Further, a first shield is provided, along with a second shield which has a biasing element disposed to urge the second shield proximally towards a proximal end of the needle. The assembly further includes a releasable retaining assembly for releasably retaining the second shield in an initial position against the force of the biasing element. A predetermined extent of movement of the first shield causes the retaining assembly to release the second shield. With the second shield being released, the second shield is urged proximally by the biasing element to a second position where the second shield covers the proximal end of the needle. Advantageously, an assembly is provided which allows for passive activation of a shield on a non-patient end of a pen needle assembly by a patient-end shield. | 04-17-2014 |
20140135696 | Pen Needle Assembly For Preventing Under-Torquing and Over-Torquing Of Pen Needle - A pen needle hub and cover for a pen needle assembly that provides tactile and/or audible indicia of proper attachment between the hub of the pen needle and the pen is provided. Such indicia substantially prevent under- and over-torquing of the pen needle. The tactile indicia may include a user sensing a wave of a torque of peak value followed by a torque of lesser value. | 05-15-2014 |
20140171904 | DISPOSABLE PEN NEEDLE WITH RE-USE PREVENTION FEATURES - A pen needle ( | 06-19-2014 |
20140303661 | Lancet-Release Mechanism - A lancet-release mechanism is adapted to be incorporated into a lancing device. The lancing device is adapted to receive a lancet assembly therein. The lancing device is adapted to move the lancet assembly between a resting position, a cocking position, and a puncture position. The lancet-release mechanism comprises a lancet holder and a cantilever beam. The lancet holder forms a central aperture. The central aperture is adapted to receive the lancet assembly therein. The lancet holder further forms a plurality of protuberances thereon. The cantilever beam has a projection extending therefrom. The projection is adapted to engage the plurality of protuberances located on the lancet holder. The projection is adapted to separate the plurality of protuberances from each other so as to enlarge the central aperture. | 10-09-2014 |
Patent application number | Description | Published |
20120196959 | ASPHALT PAVING MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - An asphalt paving material comprises an asphalt binder present in an amount of from about 3 to about 8 weight percent of the asphalt paving material. The asphalt binder comprises base asphalt and oxidized polyolefin that is present in an amount of from about 0.25 to about 10 weight percent of the base asphalt. Aggregate is present in an amount of about 92 to about 97 weight percent of the asphalt paving material. The oxidized polyolefin effectively adheres the asphalt binder to the aggregate so as to resist stripping of the asphalt binder from the aggregate caused by moisture. | 08-02-2012 |
20120252939 | ASPHALTIC COMPOSITIONS, FILLED ASPHALTIC MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING ASPHALTIC COMPOSITIONS - An asphaltic composition comprises base asphalt and a low molecular weight ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer. The low molecular weight ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer is present in an amount of from about 0.1 to about 5 wt. % of the base asphalt. | 10-04-2012 |
20140069297 | BITUMEN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING - A non-blown roofing grade bitumen composition comprising bitumen feedstock, polyolefin having a molecular weight of from about 800 to about 50,000 g/mol, and optionally one or more additives, wherein the softening point of the composition is above 70° C. as determined according to method ASTM D36 and the penetration of the composition is at least about 12 dmm at 25° C. as determined according to method ASTM D5. A method of making the same. | 03-13-2014 |
20140186116 | METHODS FOR REDUCING ASPHALT PAVEMENT THICKNESS, INCREASING AGGREGATE-TO-AGGREGATE CONTACT OF ASPHALT PAVING MATERIALS, AND IMPROVING LOW TEMPERATURE CRACKING PERFORMANCE OF ASPHALT PAVING MATERIALS - Methods for reducing asphalt pavement thickness, for fabricating asphalt paving material with increased aggregate-to-aggregate contact points, and for fabricating asphalt paving materials with improved low temperature cracking performance are provided. A method for reducing asphalt pavement thickness includes combining a base asphalt, an oxidized polyolefin, and an aggregate to form an asphalt paving material. A layer of the asphalt paving material is deposited on a substrate layer and compacted to a thickness that is less than a thickness of a compacted asphalt paving material formed of the aggregate and the base asphalt with no oxidized polyolefin while achieving the same amount or less of high temperature rutting than the compacted asphalt paving material formed of the aggregate and the base asphalt with no oxidized polyolefin. | 07-03-2014 |
20150191597 | ASPHALT BINDER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO MAKE AND USE SAME - Asphalt binder compositions are provided comprising asphalt and a polymer blend, wherein the polymer blend comprises oxidized high density polyethylene and another polymer chosen from: maleated polypropylene, polyethylene homopolymer, high crystallinity polyethylene, and combinations thereof. Also provided are paving and roofing materials comprising the aforesaid asphalt binder compositions and an aggregate material. Methods for making and using the asphalt binder compositions are also provided. | 07-09-2015 |
20150225296 | PLASTOMER-MODIFIED ASPHALT BINDERS MEETING MSCR SPECIFICATIONS, ASPHALT PAVING MATERIALS WITH SUCH ASPHALT BINDERS, AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING SUCH ASPHALT BINDERS - Plastomer-modified asphalt binders meeting MSCR specifications, asphalt paving materials with such asphalt binders, and methods for fabricating such asphalt binders are provided. The asphalt binder contains a base asphalt and a plastomer. If the plastomer has a drop point no greater than about 139° C., the asphalt binder further contains sulfur; sulfur-containing compounds, such as hydrocarbyl polysulfides and thiuram disulfides; phenolic resins; metal oxides; or a combination thereof. The asphalt binder is substantially free of elastomer. | 08-13-2015 |