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Ajay V. Shan, Portland, OR US
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20150093937 | MODULAR POWER ADAPTOR - An adaptor may include a base modular unit that includes a plurality of surface connectors, a first port and circuitry. At least one surface connector may couple to an expansion modular unit. Circuitry or logic may provide information from the first port to the at least one surface connector. | 04-02-2015 |
Ambalanath Shan, Toledo, OH US
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20150287872 | PARTICLE DETECTOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING PARTICLES - A particle detector having a support member. A front electrode layer is disposed over the support member. A semiconductor junction having at least an n-type layer and at least a p-type layer is disposed over the front electrode layer. A back electrode layer is disposed over the semiconductor junction. The back electrode layer has a thickness which is selected to permit particles having energies in the range from about 0.5 MeV to about 5 MeV to enter the semiconductor junction. | 10-08-2015 |
Chang Hong Shan US
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20160029247 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING A CENTRALIZED NODE TO COLLECT RAN USER PLANE CONGESTION INFORMATION - A centralized node collects and stores radio access network (RAN) user plane congestion information (RCI) that is reported from the RAN to a core network. The centralized node provides a congestion information collection function (CICF) and includes one or more interface to communicate with a mobility management entity (MME) and/or a serving general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (SGSN). The MME and/or SGSN allows the centralized node to determine user equipments (UEs) and associated access point name (APNs) impacted by RAN congestion. The centralized node reports the RCI to a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) associated with the APNs for congestion mitigation. | 01-28-2016 |
Chaudhuri Shan US
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20090191293 | Composition for enhancing immunity and reducing inflammation related to infections - A composition and method for enhancing immunity and reducing or inhibiting inflammation related innate immune system activation while affording the body of a user protection against known detrimental byproducts of immune-response is provided. The composition comprises at least a therapeutically effective amount of vitamin C and extract of | 07-30-2009 |
Cheng Shan, Phoenix, AZ US
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20110123010 | Method and system for transmitting caller identification information in a conference call - A method and system for transmitting caller identification information during a conference call is disclosed. When a caller enters into a phone conference, the endpoint device he is using can subscribe to a notification service provided by the conference server. Thereafter, the conference server sends out a message with the phone number (or other indication) of the active endpoint device. Each time another endpoint device in conference call becomes the active device (e.g., someone using that endpoint device begins speaking), the conference server senses this and sends a new message to the endpoint devices indicating this change. | 05-26-2011 |
Chi Yu Shan US
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20080308944 | Method for eliminating duo loading effect using a via plug - Method for eliminating loading effect using a via plug. According to an embodiment, the present invention provides a method of processing an integrated circuit wherein a loading effect is reduced. The method includes a step for providing a substrate, which is characterized by a first thickness. The method also includes a stop for forming an inter metal dielectric layer overlaying the substrate. The inter metal dielectric layer is characterized by a second thickness. The method additionally includes a step for forming a first photoresist layer overlaying the inter metal dielectric layer. The first photoresist layer is associated with a first pattern. Additionally, the method includes a step for forming a first opening positioned at least partially inside the inter metal dielectric layer. The first via opening is characterized by a first depth. The method additionally includes a step for removing the first photoresist layer. The method further includes a step for forming a via plug. | 12-18-2008 |
Daming Shan, Shoreline, WA US
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20130288274 | RECOMBINANT DEAMIDATED GLIADIN ANTIGEN - The present invention provides a method for determining whether a subject is suffering from celiac disease by contacting a sample of bodily fluid from the subject, with an antigen formed from a hexamer of a gliadin fusion protein immobilized on a solid support. The gliadin fusion protein of the antigen includes a recombinant deamidated gliadin linked to a tag such as Glutathione-S transferase (GST) protein. The antigen is prepared by immobilizing the gliadin fusion protein on the solid support. The antigen can further include tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) cross-linked to the gliadin fusion protein. When tTG is present, the tTG and recombinant deamidated gliadin are mixed together prior to immobilization to the solid phase. | 10-31-2013 |
Daming Shan, N. Shoreline, WA US
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20090311727 | RECOMBINANT DEAMIDATED GLIADIN ANTIGEN - The present invention provides a method for determining whether a subject is suffering from celiac disease by contacting a sample of bodily fluid from the subject, with an antigen formed from a gliadin fusion protein immobilized on a solid support. The gliadin fusion protein of the antigen includes a recombinant deamidated gliadin linked to a tag such as Glutathione-S transferase (GST) protein. The antigen is prepared by immobilizing on the solid support the gliadin fusion protein via the tag. The antigen can further include tissue Transglutaminase (tTG) cross-linked to the gliadin fusion protein. When tTG is present, the tTG and recombinant deamidated gliadin are mixed together prior to immobilization to the solid phase. | 12-17-2009 |
Dan Shan, Warren, MI US
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20150181257 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN ADAPTER DEVICE BETWEEN VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Systems for communicating between a display unit of a vehicle and a wireless electronic device are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a first communication module that receives at least one of video data and audio data from the wireless electronic device according to a wireless communication protocol. A first converter module converts the at least one of video data and audio data from a data format generated by the wireless electronic device to a data format that is recognizable by the display unit of the vehicle. A second communication module communicates the converted at least one of video data and audio data to the display unit according to a wired communication protocol. | 06-25-2015 |
Dandan Shan, Acton, MA US
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20150353997 | DETECTION OF DNA OR RNA USING SINGLE MOLECULE ARRAYS AND OTHER TECHNIQUES - Described herein are methods and systems for detecting DNA or RNA using single molecules array or other techniques. DNA or RNA from the sample may be fragmented and exposed to a first type of binding ligand and a second type of binding ligand that comprise nucleic acid sequences complimentary at least a portion of a sequence contained in the target DNA or RNA. At least a portion of the fragmented DNA or RNA associates with at least one of the first type of binding ligand and/or the second type of binding ligand, wherein the first type of binding ligand and second type of binding ligand comprises nucleic acid sequences complimentary to a different portions of a sequence contained in the DNA or RNA. A portion of the sample exposed to the binding ligands is analyzed to determine the number of fragmented DNA or RNA sequences. | 12-10-2015 |
Dongxu Shan, Boston, MA US
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20150120615 | UNIFIED CATALOG MANAGEMENT OF BUSINESS PRODUCTS AND SERVICES - A unified catalog of products and services is described. In one implementation, a method may include receiving an indication of products, offered by a business, that are to be provided to a customer of the business, where the products are defined in a catalog based on a hierarchical product model. The method further includes determining pricing information relating to the products, the determination of the pricing information including: identifying, based on the catalog, a plurality of pricing formulas associated with the plurality of products, and applying the pricing formulas to determine the pricing information. | 04-30-2015 |
Ge Shan, Atlanta, GA US
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20090306035 | Compounds and Methods for modulating the Silencing of a Polynucleotide of Interest - Methods and compositions comprising chemical compounds that modulate the silencing of a polynucleotide of interest in a cell are provided. Such chemical compounds when used in combination with an appropriate silencing element can be used to modulate (increase or decrease) the level of the polynucleotide targeted by the silencing element. Methods of using such compositions both in therapies involving RNAi-mediated suppression of gene expression, as well as, in vitro methods that allow for the targeted modulation of expression of a polynucleotide of interest are provided. Pharmaceutical or cosmetic formulations comprising such compounds and silencing elements also are disclosed. Methods for screening a compound of interest for the ability to modulate the activity of a heterologous silencing element also are provided. | 12-10-2009 |
Guomin Shan, Carmel, IN US
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20110300556 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES DETECTION METHODS FOR ENZYMES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID IN PLANTS - Described herein are monoclonal antibodies and methods useful for determining and quantitating the presence of an aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase enzyme. | 12-08-2011 |
20120064542 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND DETECTION METHODS FOR ENZYMES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID - Described herein are monoclonal antibodies and methods useful for determining and quantitating the presence of AAD-1 (aryloxyalkanoate dioxygenase) enzyme. These monoclonal antibodies are surprisingly well suited for detecting AAD-1 transgenic event gene products in a variety of plants and plant tissues. The invention further provides quantitative and qualitative immunoassays using the immunoglobulins of the invention. | 03-15-2012 |
20140099650 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AND DETECTION METHODS FOR ENZYMES THAT CONFER RESISTANCE TO PHOSPHINOTHRICIN-N-ACETYL-TRANSFERASE - Described herein are monoclonal antibodies and methods useful for determining and quantitating the presence of a phosphinothricin-N-acetyl-transferase enzyme. The claimed antibodies and methods are particularly useful for identifying and quantitating the presence of phosphinothricin-N-acetyl-transferase expressed in trangenic plants. | 04-10-2014 |
20150309027 | MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES SPECIFIC FOR CRY1CA AND RELATED DETECTION METHODS - Described herein are murine monoclonal antibodies and methods useful for determining and quantitating the presence of Cry1Ca delta endotoxin. The claimed antibodies specifically bind the core toxin region making them suitable for detecting the native full length Cry1Ca toxin as well as the amino core toxin and N-terminal 29 residue truncated forms. | 10-29-2015 |
20150355189 | QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENIC PROTEIN 5-ENOLPYRUVYLSHIKIMATE-3-PHOSPHATE SYNTHASE - The invention relates to methods for quantitative multiplex analysis of complex protein samples from plants using mass spectroscopy. In some embodiments, the disclosure concerns methods for maintaining a transgenic plant variety, for example by analyzing generations of a transgenic plant variety for selective and sensitive quantitation of multiplexed transgenic proteins. | 12-10-2015 |
Haifeng Shan, St. Petersburg, FL US
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20140034226 | PROCESS OF DRILLING ORGANIC GLASSES USING A THERMOPLASTIC FILM PROTECTING AGAINST CRACKING AND CRAZING - The present invention is drawn to a process of drilling organic glasses, comprising the steps of: | 02-06-2014 |
Haifeng Shan, Shrewsbury, MA US
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20130120707 | OPHTHALMIC LENS CONTAINING A FRESNEL SURFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A process for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens containing a Fresnel microstructured surface inside the lens. The Fresnel lens is injection molded with a mold insert having a heat conductivity lower than the thermoplastic material used to form the Fresnel lens. A second thermoplastic material is overmolded to the Fresnel lens to cover and protect the microstructured surface. The mold insert is made from Nickel or thermoplastic. The resulting lens includes two layers having different refractive indices. The Fresnel lens is made from polycarbonate while the overmold is made from PMMA or TPU. | 05-16-2013 |
20140034212 | ASYMMETRIC BLADDER COMPRESSION FOR ELIMINATION OF LAMINATION DEFECTS ON PROGRESSIVE ADDITION LENSES - A method and apparatus for elimination of lamination defects on progressive addition lenses. The lamination method uses a flexible bladder designed to apply pressure evenly across the lens surface. A spacer is positioned between a Hard Multi-Coat carrier and the flexible bladder. The spacer is located in a region of the carrier which is designated to deliver a coating to a section of the lens which is farthest from the carrier. The spacer asymmetrically increases the pressure applied to the carrier to eliminate lamination defects. | 02-06-2014 |
20140139802 | TRANSPARENT OPTICAL ELEMENT WITH DUAL LIGHT-POLARIZING EFFECT - A transparent optical element with dual light-polarizing effect comprises a first film forming a linear light-polarizer in a first surface portion of the element, and a second film forming a retarder plate within a second surface portion. The second surface portion is contained in the first surface portion. Such element may form an eyeglass adapted for providing stereoscopic vision by light polarization selection in the second surface portion, while providing protection against excessive light intensity in the first surface portion. | 05-22-2014 |
20140332154 | PROCESS OF DRILLING ORGANIC GLASSES - The present invention is drawn to a process of drilling organic glasses, comprising the following steps: | 11-13-2014 |
Hanhuai Shan, St. Paul, MN US
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20130036082 | MULTIPLE IMPUTATION OF MISSING DATA IN MULTI-DIMENSIONAL RETAIL SALES DATA SETS VIA TENSOR FACTORIZATION - A system, method and computer program product provides for multiple imputation of missing data elements in retail data sets used for modeling and decision-support applications based on the multi-dimensional, tensor structure of the data sets, and a fast, scalable scheme is implemented that is suitable for large data sets. The method generates multiple imputations comprising a set of complete data sets each containing one of a plurality of imputed realizations for the missing data values in the original data set, so that the variability in the magnitudes of these missing data values can be captured for subsequent statistical analysis. The method is based on the multi-dimensional structure of the retail data sets incorporating tensor factorization, that in a preferred embodiment can be implemented using fast, scalable imputation methods suitable for large data sets, to obtain multiple complete data sets in which the original missing values are replaced by various imputed values. | 02-07-2013 |
Huifeng Shan, Tucker, GA US
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20100184170 | Development of a Fermentative Enrichment Culture and Two Pure Isolates that Biotransform High Concentrations of Chloroform and Other Halomethanes - Disclosed are fermentative enrichment cultures and two pure isolates there from for use in biotransformation of halomethanes. Disclosed bioaugmentation cultures are dominated by Enterobacteriaceae, and are implemented together with one or more electron donors such as corn syrup, glucose, and the like, and a corrinoid catalyst such as vitamin B | 07-22-2010 |
Jie Shan, Cleveland Heights, OH US
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20140219072 | OPTICAL INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - An optical information storage medium includes a multilayer film that includes a plurality of extruded alternating active data storage layers and buffer layers, which separate the active data storage layers. The active data storage layers and buffer layers have thicknesses that allow the active data storage layers to be writable by permanent or reversible one- or multiphoton, linear, nonlinear, or threshold optical writing processes to define data voxels within the active data storage layers that are readable by an optical reading device. | 08-07-2014 |
Jing Shan, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20150359504 | INTRAORAL TOMOSYNTHESIS SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DENTAL IMAGING - Intraoral tomosynthesis systems, methods, and computer readable media for dental imaging can include an x-ray source containing multiple focal spots spatially distributed on one or multiple anodes in an evacuated chamber, an x-ray detector for positioning inside a mouth of a patient, a device for determining imaging geometry of the intraoral tomosynthesis system; and control electronics configured to regulate the x-ray source, by sequentially activating each of the multiple focal spots, such that multiple two dimensional (2D) projection images of the mouth of the patient are acquired from multiple viewing angles. In some aspects, the device for determining the imaging geometry can comprise a plate connectedly attached to the x-ray detector, at least one light source connectedly attached to the x-ray source, and a camera configured to capture at least one light spot produced by a projection of at least one light beam onto the plate. | 12-17-2015 |
20160106382 | SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS FOR STATIONARY DIGITAL CHEST TOMOSYNTHESIS (S-DCT) IMAGING - Systems and related methods for stationary digital chest tomosynthesis (s-DCT) imaging are disclosed. In some aspects, systems include a stationary x-ray source array with an array of x-ray pixels configured to generate x-ray beams at different viewing angles relative to a subject to be imaged that is stationary, a stationary area x-ray detector configured to record x-ray projection images of the subject, a physiological gating apparatus for monitoring at least one physiological signal of the subject and defining a physiological phase and a time window based on the at least one physiological signal, and a computing platform configured to activate the x-ray pixels based on the physiological phase and the time window and upon receipt of the at least one physiological signal from the physiological gating apparatus in order to synchronize x-ray exposure with the at least one physiological signal of the subject. | 04-21-2016 |
Jing Shan, Cambridge, MA US
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20160031837 | COMPOUNDS FOR INDUCING PROLIFERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF CELLS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention provides methods of inducing proliferation of and/or differentiating cells comprising contacting cells with compounds within the methods of the invention. The present invention further provides cells obtainable by the methods of the invention. Liver disease affects more than 500 million people worldwide. Organ transplantation is the gold standard for treatment of liver failure, but organ shortages are acute. | 02-04-2016 |
Jizhang Shan US
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20140028851 | Image Processing System And Method Using Multiple Imagers For Providing Extended View - A system and method for generating an image includes a plurality of imaging units coupled together and a system controller coupled to the plurality of imaging units for providing at least one signal to each of the plurality of imaging units. Each of the imaging units comprises: an image sensing unit for generating an in-situ image, each in-situ image being a portion of the image; an input for receiving the in-situ image; a composition unit for receiving a first composite image and producing a second composite image, the second composite image being a combination of the first composite image and the in-situ image; and an output at which the second composite image is provided. | 01-30-2014 |
Jufang Shan, Memphis, TN US
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20120178697 | Compositions and methods for the inhibition of dishevelled proteins - The Wnt signaling pathways are involved in embryo development as well as in tumorigenesis. Dishevelled (Dvl) tranduces Wnt signals from the receptor Frizzled (Fz) to downstream components in canonical and non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways, and the Dvl PDZ domain plays an essential role in both pathways, and the Dvl PDZ domain binds directly to Fz receptors. In the present invention using NMR-assisted virtual ligand screening, several compounds were identified and were found to bind to the Dvl PDZ domain. Molecular dynamics simulation was used to analyze the binding between the PDZ domain and these compounds in detail. These compounds provide a basis for rational design of high-affinity inhibitors of the PDZ domain, which can block Wnt signaling by interrupting the Fz-Dvl interaction. | 07-12-2012 |
Kellsie Shan, Carmel, NY US
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20160096987 | Microscale Interface Materials for Enhancement of Electronics Performance - A thermally conductive interface material is in need to electronic packaging to meet escalated heat dissipation for performance demanding electronics. To survive thermal mismatch introduced stress at an interface of nominal thickness of 200 um and below between electronic component and heat spreader, a thermally conductive silicone gel comprises (A) a trimethyl-terminated organopolysiloxane containing a silicone-bonded alkenyl group or groups, (B) an alkeny-terminated organopolysiloxane, (C) thermally conductive filler with addition of nano particles, (D) an organohydrogen-polysiloxane, (E) an addition reaction catalyst, (F) a catalytic reaction inhibitor, and (G) an alkoxysilane bonding agent. The interface material provides thermal conductivity with low complex storage modulus. | 04-07-2016 |
Lei Shan, Fishkill, NY US
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20120120577 | REDUNDANT CLOCK CHANNEL FOR HIGH RELIABILITY CONNECTORS - A memory module configured to connect to a slot of a data processing system. A set of tabs is connected to the module and configured to electrically connect the module to the slot and to electrically connect the module to a clock of the data processing system. The set of tabs includes a first tab, a second tab, a third tab, and a fourth tab. The first tab and the second tab are opposite the third tab and the fourth tab. The first tab comprises a positive type tab, the second tab comprises a negative type tab, the third tab comprises a positive type tab, and the fourth tab comprises a negative type tab. The first and third tabs are configured to provide a first electrical connection to the clock. The second and fourth tabs are configured to provide a second electrical connection to the clock. Together, the first, second, third, and fourth tabs comprise two dual tabs. | 05-17-2012 |
Lei Shan, Yorktown Heights, NY US
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20080207059 | CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN DUAL INLINE MEMORY MODULE (DIMM) CONNECTORS - A DIMM connector having reduced crosstalk includes ceramic particles having a high dielectric constant and/or composite fibers mixed into materials used for fabricating a connector housing of the DIMM connector. | 08-28-2008 |
20090295498 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF VIA-STUB RESONANCE EXTINCTION - An apparatus includes a multi-layer printed circuit board having a first through-hole via for a signal connection and a second through hole via for power/ground connections. The printed circuit includes a transmission line connected to at least one through-hole via. A resistor is connected between the first and second through-hole vias to eliminate a resonance notch and achieve a flat frequency response for insertion loss. | 12-03-2009 |
Lian Shan, Broadview Heights, OH US
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20100291690 | METHODS FOR DETECTING OR MONITORING CANCER USING LPC AS A MARKER - A method of detecting a cancer, such as ovarian cancer, in a test subject including (a) determining the amount of a lysophosphatidyl choline in a sample of a bodily fluid taken from the test subject, and (b) comparing the amount of the lysophosphatidyl choline in the sample of the bodily fluid taken from the test subject to a range of amounts of lysophosphatidyl choline found in samples of the bodily fluid taken from a group of normal subjects of the same species as the test subject and lacking the cancer, such as ovarian cancer, whereby a change in the amount of the lysophosphatidyl choline in the sample of the bodily fluid taken from the test subject indicates the presence of the cancer, such as ovarian cancer. | 11-18-2010 |
Lian Shan, Ithaca, NY US
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20110059543 | METHODS FOR DETECTING OR MONITORING CANCER USING LPE AS A MARKER - A method of detecting a cancer, such as ovarian cancer, in a test subject including (a) determining the amount of a lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine in a sample of a bodily fluid taken from the test subject, and (b) comparing the amount of the lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine in the sample of the bodily fluid taken from the test subject to a range of amounts of the lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine found in samples of the bodily fluid taken from a group of normal subjects of the same species as the test subject and lacking the cancer, such as ovarian cancer, whereby a change in the amount of the lysophosphatidyl ethanolamine in the sample of the bodily fluid from the test subject indicates the presence of the cancer, such as ovarian cancer. | 03-10-2011 |
Liang Shan, New Haven, CT US
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20150327524 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED NON-HUMAN ANIMALS EXPRESSING HUMAN EPO - Genetically modified non-human animals expressing human EPO from the animal genome are provided. Also provided are methods for making non-human animals expressing human EPO from the non-human animal genome, and methods for using non-human animals expressing human EPO from the non-human animal genome. These animals and methods find many uses in the art, including, for example, in modeling human erythropoiesis and erythrocyte function; in modeling human pathogen infection of erythrocytes; in in vivo screens for agents that modulate erythropoiesis and/or erythrocyte function, e.g. in a healthy or a diseased state; in in vivo screens for agents that are toxic to erythrocytes or erythrocyte progenitors; in in vivo screens for agents that prevent against, mitigate, or reverse the toxic effects of toxic agents on erythrocytes or erythrocyte progenitors; in in vivo screens of erythrocytes or erythrocyte progenitors from an individual to predict the responsiveness of an individual to a disease therapy. | 11-19-2015 |
Ming Shan, Thornton, CO US
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20120152408 | Oil collection assembly - A funnel and drain hose are interengaged in a specific orientation. The drain hose is positioned on the funnel with the opposed ends of the drain hose vertically positioned when the funnel is properly hung on a wall. The opposed ends of the drain hose face upwardly so that any residual oil trapped in the drain hose collects at the bottom of a U-shaped portion of the drain hose positioned on the funnel. | 06-21-2012 |
20130328526 | COMPACT CAR CHARGER - A car charger plug is slidably mounted within a body of the compact car charger. The car charger plug is lockable in a fully retracted position and lockable in a fully extended position, so as to maintain its compact size when not in use, and provide a secure connection with a car charge port when desired. | 12-12-2013 |
20140238538 | COLLECTION FUNNEL - A funnel having a collection area disposed at one end of the funnel. A base surface of the collection area is flat. A flange surrounding an inlet opening is positioned spaced from the collection area. When the funnel is placed in a vertical orientation with the base surface of the collection area contacting a horizontal surface, a lowermost edge of the flange surrounding the inlet opening is aligned with the base surface of the collection area. The funnel is thereby supported in a vertical orientation on the horizontal surface by two contact points. In this position, the residual fluid in the funnel is transferred by gravity to collect within the collection area. No residual fluid is allowed to escape from the interior of the funnel. | 08-28-2014 |
Mingde Shan, Andover, MA US
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20140371285 | THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Salinomycin analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing salinomycin analogs. Dosage forms and kits comprising salinomycin analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable compositions containing salinomycin analogs. Methods of using salinomycin analogs, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions, dosage forms, and kits for the treatment of proliferative diseases, e.g., cancer, or microbial infections in a subject | 12-18-2014 |
Mingwei Shan, Louisville, KY US
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20120285948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VESSEL PRESENCE AND CIRCUIT RESONANCE FOR AN INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS - Systems and methods for detecting vessel presence and circuit resonance for an induction heating apparatus are disclosed. A detector circuit generates an output signal based on a feedback signal corresponding to a signal, such as current, flowing through an induction heating coil. The output signal has a duty cycle corresponding to the proximity of operating frequency of the induction heating apparatus to resonance. Changes in the duty cycle of the output signal can be monitored to determine the presence or absence of a vessel on the induction heating coil. | 11-15-2012 |
20120312804 | AUDIBLE NOISE MANIPULATION FOR INDUCTION COOKTOP - A method for operating an induction cooktop having multiple induction heating coils includes monitoring a characteristic of the heating coils indicative of audible noise generated by simultaneous operation of multiple induction heating coils. Upon indication of audible noise from the monitored characteristic, an operating characteristic of at least one of the induction heating coils is varied so as to change the audible noise into a pre-defined, stored audible noise pattern that is desirous to a consumer or user of the cooktop. | 12-13-2012 |
20130194851 | PHASE ANGLE DETECTION IN AN INVERTER - A system and method of detecting phase angle in an inverter is provided. A shunt resistor is coupled to a controller which is part of an inverter circuit and a phase angle may be directly derived from the detected voltage across the shunt resistor. The detected shunt voltage may be used to adjust the power delivery from the inverter to the load. | 08-01-2013 |
20130200069 | CONTROL METHOD FOR AN INDUCTION COOKING APPLIANCE - A system and method of controlling an induction cooking appliance based on a feedback signal. A feedback signal sampling time interval may be triggered when a power control signal has a magnitude of zero. The feedback signal sample may be used to calculate a status factor and the appliance may be controlled based on the calculated status factor. | 08-08-2013 |
20130320000 | METHOD TO DETECT A POSITION OF A COOKWARE UTENSIL IN AN INDUCTION COOKTOP SYSTEM - An induction cooktop appliance system and method for controlling the induction cooktop appliance based on a cookware position is provided. A variable power signal can be applied to an induction coil from an inverter. The power signal can be driven at a test frequency and an operating frequency. An electrical signal can be detected across a shunt resistor based on the test frequency and a cookware position can be determined based on the electrical signal. The operating frequency supplied to the induction coil can be modified based on determined cookware position. | 12-05-2013 |
20140197160 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING SWITCHING ELEMENTS IN AN INDUCTION HEATING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for protecting switching elements in an induction heating system. A switching power loss associated with a switching element of the induction heating system can be calculated and an operating frequency of the induction heating system can be adjusted based upon the switching power loss. According to one aspect, the switching power loss can be classified into one of a plurality of threat zones based upon the magnitude of the switching power loss and the operating frequency can be adjusted based upon the threat zone into which the switching power loss is classified. According to another aspect, the switching power loss can be calculated based at least in part on a duty cycle of an output signal. The duty cycle of the output signal can provide an indication of the proximity of the operating frequency of the induction heating system to resonance. | 07-17-2014 |
20160095168 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VESSEL PRESENCE FOR AN INDUCTION HEATING APPARATUS - Systems and methods for detecting vessel presence for an induction heating apparatus are disclosed. A detector circuit generates an output signal based on a feedback signal corresponding to a signal, such as current, flowing through an induction heating coil. The output signal has low frequency components that are averaged over multiple integer periods and compared to a reference value to determine the presence or absence of a vessel on the induction heating coil. | 03-31-2016 |
Mingwei Shan, Crestwood, KY US
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20140014647 | INDUCTION COOKTOP PAN SENSING - An induction heating system includes an induction heating coil operable to inductively heat a load with a magnetic field; a detector for detecting a current through the coil and providing a current signal representative of the current; and a controller with a memory in communication with a processor. The memory includes program instructions for execution by the processor to detect a presence of the load on the induction heating coil based on a characteristic of the current signal; determine a resonant frequency of the system with the load from a characteristic of the current signal; determine operational performance characteristics of the system; and output an indication of the operational performance characteristics of the system. | 01-16-2014 |
Minheng Shan, Rockville, MD US
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20140177761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ENHANCED ZERO-IF RECEIVER ARCHITECTURE FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - An approach includes injecting a plurality of equal amplitude tones across a frequency band. The approach also includes determining frequency response based on the injected tones, determining an imbalance parameter associated with a quadrature down-converter based on the determined frequency response; determining one or more parameters for wideband quadrature compensation based on the determined frequency response, and compensating an input signal based on the determined imbalance parameter and the determined one or more parameters for the wideband quadrature compensation. | 06-26-2014 |
Nicolas Shan US
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20130046370 | Multi-Area Pacing Lead For A Left Cavity Of The Heart, Implantable In The Coronary Network - A multi-area pacing lead implantable in a target vein of the coronary network for stimulating a left cavity of the heart, comprising an electrically conductive microcable ( | 02-21-2013 |
Ning Shan, Tampa, FL US
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20090176787 | Crystalline Forms of lamotrigine - The invention is directed to novel crystalline forms of lamotrigine. These novel crystalline forms of lamotrigine have improved dissolution and in-vivo absorption profile, as compared to pure lamotrigine. These novel crystalline forms of lamotrigine provide a substantial increase in the blood concentration of lamotrigine, as compared to pure lamotrigine when administered to a subject. These novel crystalline forms of lamotrigine also provide a slower, steady build up of lamotrigine blood concentration suitable for sustained release of lamotrigine in-vivo, as compared to pure lamotrigine. | 07-09-2009 |
20090203680 | In vivo studies of crystalline forms of meloxicam - The invention is directed to novel crystalline forms of meloxicam. These novel crystalline forms of meloxicam have improved bioavailability, an enhanced rate of dissolution and shorter time to C | 08-13-2009 |
20110028435 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND BIOAVAILABILITY - Preparation, in-vitro and in vivo characterization of novel forms of (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid, suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 02-03-2011 |
20120046297 | CRYSTALIZATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS - Novel crystalline forms of tadalafil suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 02-23-2012 |
20120149692 | In Vivo Studies of Crystalline Forms of Meloxicam - The invention is directed to novel crystalline forms of meloxicam. These novel crystalline forms of meloxicam have improved bioavailability, an enhanced rate of dissolution and shorter time to C | 06-14-2012 |
20120190647 | NOVEL ORAL FORMS OF A PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE - Novel solution complexes of zoledronic acid are described which give rise to improved properties of zoledronic acid. The invention includes aqueous solution and molecular complexes of zoledronic acid with and optical isomers of asparagine, histidine, arginine and proline as well as pharmaceutical complexes containing them and methods of treatment using them. | 07-26-2012 |
20130035315 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND BIOAVAILABILITY - Preparation and in vitro and in vivo characterization of novel forms of active pharmaceutical ingredients, suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 02-07-2013 |
20130316982 | NOVEL CRYSTALLINE FORMS - Preparation and characterization of novel forms of (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl) phosphonic acid, suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 11-28-2013 |
20140057875 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND BIOAVAILABILITY - Preparation, in-vitro and in vivo characterization of novel forms of (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid, suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 02-27-2014 |
20140100233 | CRYSTALIZATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOUNDS - Novel crystalline forms of tadalafil suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 04-10-2014 |
20140107076 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND BIOAVAILABILITY - Preparation, in-vitro and in vivo characterization of novel forms of (1-hydroxy-2-imidazol-1-yl-1-phosphono-ethyl)phosphonic acid, suitable for pharmaceutical compositions in drug delivery systems for humans. | 04-17-2014 |
20150306116 | NOVEL ORAL FORMS OF A PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE - Novel solution complexes of zoledronic acid are described which give rise to improved properties of zoledronic acid. The invention includes aqueous solution and molecular complexes of zoledronic acid with and optical isomers of asparagine, histidine, arginine and proline as well as pharmaceutical complexes containing them and methods of treatment using them. | 10-29-2015 |
Peijun Shan, Maynard, MA US
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20140105617 | MULTI-RANGE FREQUENCY-DOMAIN COMPENSATION OF CHROMATIC DISPERSION - Disclosed herein are methods, structures, and devices that provide multi-range frequency domain compensation of chromatic dispersion within optical transmission systems that offer significant operational power savings. More specifically, a method of operating frequency domain filtering structures and circuits including FFT, frequency-domain filter multiplication and iFFT functions at a lower duty cycle for shorter overlap such that significant power savings is realized. | 04-17-2014 |
Qi Shan, Seattle, WA US
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20160005145 | Aligning Ground Based Images and Aerial Imagery - Systems and methods for aligning ground based images of a geographic area taken from a perspective at or near ground level and a set of aerial images taken from, for instance, an oblique perspective, are provided. More specifically, candidate aerial imagery can be identified for alignment with the ground based image. Geometric data associated with the ground based image can be obtained and used to warp the ground based image to a perspective associated with the candidate aerial imagery. One or more feature matches between the warped image and the candidate aerial imagery can then be identified using a feature matching technique. The matched features can be used to align the ground based image with the candidate aerial imagery. | 01-07-2016 |
Xi Shan, Cleveland, OH US
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20130291581 | HEATER-LESS ICE MAKER ASSEMBLY WITH A TWISTABLE TRAY - An ice maker is provided that includes a tray having recesses that can include ice-phobic surfaces. The ice-phobic surfaces may include ice-phobic coatings, textured metal surfaces, hydrophobic coatings or other surfaces configured to repel water and ice. The tray can be formed from metal material and may exhibit a fatigue limit greater than about 150 Megapascals (MPa) at 10 | 11-07-2013 |
Xiaowen Shan, Burlington, MA US
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20100088081 | Computer Simulation of Physical Processes - Simulating a physical process includes storing, in a computer-accessible memory, state vectors for voxels, where the state vectors correspond to a model and include entries that correspond to particular momentum states of possible momentum states at a voxel. Interaction operations are performed on the state vectors. The interaction operations model interactions between elements of different momentum states according to the model. Move operations performed on the state vectors reflect movement of elements to new voxels according to the model. The model is adapted to simulate a high-Knudsen number flow that has a Knudsen number greater than 0.1. | 04-08-2010 |
20120265511 | Computer Simulation of Physical Processes - Simulating a physical process includes storing, in a computer-accessible memory, state vectors for voxels, where the state vectors correspond to a model and include entries that correspond to particular momentum states of possible momentum states at a voxel. Interaction operations are performed on the state vectors. The interaction operations model interactions between elements of different momentum states according to the model. Move operations performed on the state vectors reflect movement of elements to new voxels according to the model. The model is adapted to simulate a high-Knudsen number flow that has a Knudsen number greater than 0.1. | 10-18-2012 |
Yen-Ping Shan, Centerville, OH US
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20110224009 | Golf Training Aid for Maintaining Proper Wrist Angle - An architecture is presented that provides a golf training aid for maintaining the proper wrist angle during golf swings. The golf training aid has a simple structure, a low manufacturing cost, and is convenient to use. The golf training aid comprises a flexible plate secured to a user. The golf training aid can also comprise Velcro-like fasteners secured to a top and a bottom portion of the flexible plate to help secure the golf training aid to a user. When inserted between the Velcro fasteners of a golf glove and wore on a golfer's lead hand, the golf training aid resists the improper bending of a golfer's wrist and provides audible feedback when an excessive amount of bending occurs. | 09-15-2011 |
Ying Shan, Sammaish, WA US
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20100023893 | ACTIVE AND PROGRESSIVE TARGETED ADVERTISING - Methods and computer-readable media for presenting a user with advertising content, such as an advertisement or coupon, based on the user's responses to one or more questions are provided. A user may view a web page that includes one or more thumbnails, where each thumbnail represents a media, such as a video clip, an audio clip, or an image. Once a user selects a thumbnail, by hovering a cursor over the thumbnail, for example, a question may appear over the thumbnail. The user may respond to the question, and based on the response, may be provided with some form of relevant advertising content. Subsequent questions may be presented to the user if the user selects more than one thumbnail in a session, and thus the user may be provided with highly relevant advertising content that is based on responses to more than one question. | 01-28-2010 |
Ying Shan, Sammamish, WA US
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20090249386 | FACILITATING ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT OVER VIDEO CONTENT - Systems, methods, computer-readable media, and graphical user interfaces for facilitating advertisement placement over video content are provided. Images within a video are partitioned into image regions. Upon partitioning images into image regions, an intrusiveness score is determined for each image region. Based on the intrusiveness scores, optimal placement of an advertisement within the video is determined. | 10-01-2009 |
20090251594 | VIDEO RETARGETING - Videos are retargeted to a target display for viewing with little to no geometric distortion or video information loss. Salient regions of video frames may be determined using scale-space spatiotemporal information. Video information loss may be a result of spatial loss, due to cropping, and resolution loss, due to resizing. A desired cropping window may be determined using a coarse-to-fine searching strategy. Video frames may be cropped with a window that matches an aspect ratio of the target display, and resized isotropically to match a size of the target display. | 10-08-2009 |
20100312608 | CONTENT ADVERTISEMENTS FOR VIDEO - Described herein are techniques and components for displaying a text advertisement in an online video being viewed by a user. The advertisement is selected based on keywords associated with the online video or the user, and the selected advertisement is presented as an overlay on the rendered video over regions of frames determined to be less important in the video. To determine importance, every frame of the online video is divided into grids, and parameters of the visual data in each grid are analyzed. Based on the analysis of each grid, regions in successive frames are identified to display the selected advertisement. | 12-09-2010 |
20110078623 | VIDEO CONTENT-AWARE ADVERTISEMENT PLACEMENT - Computer-readable media and computerized methods for utilizing an awareness of video content within a media file to incorporate an advertisement therein are provided. Building the video-content awareness involves performing an offline authoring process to generate a trajectory. In particular, the offline authoring process includes targeting an object appearing in the video content, tracking movement of the object over a sequence of frames within the media file, and, based on the tracked movement, writing locations of the object to the trajectory. In an online rendering process, invoked upon initiating play of the media file, the advertisement is automatically selected and dynamically placed on top of the video content as a function of the locations within the trajectory. Accordingly, by repositioning the advertisement (typically an animation) within the video content based on the movement of the object, an illusion that the advertisement visually interacts with the object is generated. | 03-31-2011 |
20120002869 | System and method for detection of multi-view/multi-pose objects - The present invention provides a computer implemented process for detecting multi-view multi-pose objects. The process comprises training of a classifier for each intra-class exemplar, training of a strong classifier and combining the individual exemplar-based classifiers with a single objective function. This function is optimized using the two nested AdaBoost loops. The first loop is the outer loop that selects discriminative candidate exemplars. The second loop, the inner loop selects the discriminative candidate features on the selected exemplars to compute all weak classifiers for a specific position such as a view/pose. Then all the computed weak classifiers are automatically combined into a final classifier (strong classifier) which is the object to be detected. | 01-05-2012 |
20160042296 | Generating and Using a Knowledge-Enhanced Model - Functionality is described herein for generating a model on the basis of user-behavioral data and knowledge data. In one case, the user-behavioral data identifies queries submitted by users, together with selections made by the users in response to the queries. The knowledge data represents relationships among linguistic items, as expressed by one or more structured knowledge resources. The functionality leverages the knowledge data to supply information regarding semantic relationships which may not be adequately captured by the user-behavioral data, to thereby produce a more robust and accurate model (compared to a model produced on the basis of only user-behavioral data). Functionality is also described herein for applying the model, once trained. In one case, the model may correspond to a deep learning model. | 02-11-2016 |
Yinghui Shan, Cohoes, NY US
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20130285149 | ACCUMULATION FIELD EFFECT MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION THEREOF - A gated microelectronic device is provided that has a source with a source ohmic contact with the source characterized by a source dopant type and concentration. A drain with a drain ohmic contact with the drain characterized by a drain dopant type and concentration. An intermediate channel portion characterized by a channel portion dopant type and concentration. An insulative dielectric is in contact with the channel portion and overlaid in turn by a gate. A gate contact applies a gate voltage bias to control charge carrier accumulation and depletion in the underlying channel portion. This channel portion has a dimension normal to the gate which is fully depleted in the off-state. The dopant type is the same across the source, drain and the channel portion of the device. The device on-state current is determined by the doping and, unlike a MOSFET, is not directly proportional to device capacitance. | 10-31-2013 |
20140060635 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES - Photovoltaic devices are presented. A photovoltaic device includes a window layer and a semiconductor layer including a semiconductor material disposed on window layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first region and a second region, the first region disposed proximate to the window layer, and the second region including a chalcogen-rich region, wherein the first region and the second region include a dopant, and an average atomic concentration of the dopant in the second region is greater than an average atomic concentration of the dopant in the first region. | 03-06-2014 |
20140065763 | METHODS OF TREATING A SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER - Methods for treating a semiconductor layer including a semiconductor material are presented. A method includes contacting at least a portion of the semiconductor material with a passivating agent. The method further includes forming a first region in the semiconductor layer by introducing a dopant into the semiconductor material; and forming a chalcogen-rich region. The method further includes forming a second region in the semiconductor layer, the second region including a dopant, wherein an average atomic concentration of the dopant in the second region is greater than an average atomic concentration of the dopant in the first region. Photovoltaic devices are also presented. | 03-06-2014 |
Yinghui Shan, State College, PA US
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20080251862 | ACCUMULATION FIELD EFFECT MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR THE FORMATION THEREOF - A gated microelectronic device is provided that has a source with a source ohmic contact with the source characterized by a source dopant type and concentration. A drain with a drain ohmic contact with the drain characterized by a drain dopant type and concentration. An intermediate channel portion characterized by a channel portion dopant type and concentration. An insulative dielectric is in contact with the channel portion and overlaid in turn by a gate. A gate contact applies a gate voltage bias to control charge carrier accumulation and depletion in the underlying channel portion. This channel portion has a dimension normal to the gate which is fully depleted in the off-state. The dopant type is the same across the source, drain and the channel portion of the device. The device on-state current is determined by the doping and, unlike a MOSFET, is not directly proportional to device capacitance. | 10-16-2008 |
Yuyao Shan, New York, NY US
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20110268884 | FORMATION OF NANOSCALE CARBON NANOTUBE ELECTRODES USING A SELF-ALIGNED NANOGAP MASK - A first single-wall carbon nanotube can be electrically coupled to a first electrode, and a second single-wall carbon nanotube electrically coupled to a second electrode. In an example, the first and second single-wall carbon nanotubes are laterally separated by a nanoscale gap, such as sized and shaped for insertion of a single molecule. | 11-03-2011 |
Zhe Shan, State College, PA US
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20120296624 | Monitoring Enterprise Performance - The techniques provided herein include obtaining a model of an enterprise operation that specifies initiation and one or more evolution milestones of one or more business entities, formulating one or more performance metrics for the enterprise operation, wherein the one or more performance metrics are calculated from the one or more business entities, the one or more evolution milestones, and one or more relevant external events, and using the one or more business entities and one or more performance metrics to automatically create an executable performance monitoring model for the enterprise operation, wherein the executable performance monitoring model processes data in the one or more business entities, the one or more evolution milestones, and the one or more relevant external events to compute the one or more performance metrics for the enterprise operation. | 11-22-2012 |
20130013357 | Uniformly Managing Resources and Business Operations - A system for managing resources and business processes includes a plurality of resource objects stored in a resource object database. Each resource object represents a corresponding resource for use by a business process. Each of the plurality of resource objects includes data pertaining to a state of availability of the corresponding resource. | 01-10-2013 |
Zhichao Shan, Tuscaloosa, AL US
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20150233010 | NANOSTRUCTURED ELECTRODES AND METHODS FOR THE FABRICATION AND USE - Disclosed herein are methods for forming carbon-modified nanostructured titanium-based materials, nanostructured electrodes, and nanostructured catalysts. Also disclosed herein are methods of use of the carbon-modified nanostructured titanium-based materials, nanostructured electrodes and nanostructured catalysts described herein. | 08-20-2015 |
Zhiwei Shan, Plymouth, MN US
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20100095780 | MICRO/NANO-MECHANICAL TEST SYSTEM EMPLOYING TENSILE TEST HOLDER WITH PUSH-TO-PULL TRANSFORMER - A micromachined or microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based push-to-pull mechanical transformer for tensile testing of micro-to-nanometer scale material samples including a first structure and a second structure. The second structure is coupled to the first structure by at least one flexible element that enables the second structure to be moveable relative to the first structure, wherein the second structure is disposed relative to the first structure so as to form a pulling gap between the first and second structures such that when an external pushing force is applied to and pushes the second structure in a tensile extension direction a width of the pulling gap increases so as to apply a tensile force to a test sample mounted across the pulling gap between a first sample mounting area on the first structure and a second sample mounting area on the second structure. | 04-22-2010 |
20130247682 | MICRO/NANO-MECHANICAL TEST SYSTEM EMPLOYING TENSILE TEST HOLDER WITH PUSH-TO-PULL TRANSFORMER - A micromachined or microelectromechanical system (MEMS) based push-to-pull mechanical transformer for tensile testing of micro-to-nanometer scale material samples including a first structure and a second structure. The second structure is coupled to the first structure by at least one flexible element that enables the second structure to be moveable relative to the first structure, wherein the second structure is disposed relative to the first structure so as to form a pulling gap between the first and second structures such that when an external pushing force is applied to and pushes the second structure in a tensile extension direction a width of the pulling gap increases so as to apply a tensile force to a test sample mounted across the pulling gap between a first sample mounting area on the first structure and a second sample mounting area on the second structure. | 09-26-2013 |