Stevens, Jr., US
Charles Edward Stevens, Jr., Dudley, NC US
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20150240500 | PANEL - A panel, which, at two opposite edges, is provided with coupling parts that allow joining by a downward movement, said coupling parts including a male part that fits in a female part, wherein vertically active locking portions are provided at opposite sides of the male part and female part, wherein these locking portions are located at different distances from an upper side of the panels. | 08-27-2015 |
David L. Stevens, Jr., Hillsboro, OR US
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20090083496 | Method for Improved Performance With New Buffers on NUMA Systems - A method and apparatus are provided for managing buffer allocations in a multiple processor computer system. A cache invalidate command is issued in response to a buffer allocation from a remote processor, wherein the cache lines present in the buffer allocation must be invalidated by the remote processor before data can be stored therein. The remote invalidate command specifies multiple cache lines to support invalidation of the specified multiple cache lines in a single communication. Following confirmation of invalidation of the cache lines, the processing to which the buffer has been allocated can write data to the invalidated cache lines. | 03-26-2009 |
20090316581 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Dynamic Selection and Switching of TCP Congestion Control Algorithms Over a TCP Connection - Methods, systems and computer program products for dynamic selection and switching of TCP congestion control algorithms over a TCP connection. Exemplary embodiments include a TCP congestion control algorithm management method, including establishing a first TCP connection on a first network having an end point, wherein the TCP connection includes a first TCP congestion control algorithm, monitoring path characteristics of the TCP connection and dynamically selecting and switching to a second TCP congestion control algorithm in a response to a change in the path characteristics of the TCP connection. | 12-24-2009 |
20150195137 | VIRTUAL GROUP POLICY BASED FILTERING WITHIN AN OVERLAY NETWORK - A virtual switch connected to at least one virtual machine of multiple virtual machines communicatively connected through an overlay network, receives a data packet, each of the virtual machines configured within a separate one of multiple virtual groups in the overlay network, the data packet comprising a packet header comprising at least one address. The virtual switch receives a virtual group identifier for the at least one address from at least one address resolution service returning the virtual group identifier and a resolved address for the at least one address, in response to an address resolution request for the at least one address. The virtual switch sends the data packet through the virtual switch to the resolved address only if the virtual group identifier is allowed according to a filtering policy applied by the virtual switch for a particular virtual group identified by the virtual group identifier. | 07-09-2015 |
James Floyd Stevens, Jr., Paige, TX US
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20140371496 | SOLVENT-ENHANCED BIOMASS LIQUEFACTION - The present invention provides an improved method for solvent liquefaction of biomass to produce liquid products such as transportation fuel. The method uses a novel solvent combination that promotes liquefaction relatively quickly, and it reduces the need to transport large amounts of hydrogen or hydrogen-carrying solvents. It operates at lower pressure than previous methods, does not require a catalyst or hydrogen gas or CO input, and provides very high conversion of biomass into a bio-oil that can be further processed in a petroleum refinery. It also beneficially provides a way to recycle a portion of the crude liquefaction product for use as part of the solvent combination for the biomass liquefaction reaction. | 12-18-2014 |
Paul Samuel Stevens, Jr., Salt Lake City, UT US
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20120095998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANKING USER DEFINED TARGETS IN A UNIVERSAL GRAPH DATABASE - A computer-implemented method for determining a connection ranking value between entities includes receiving private information from a user, and retrieving public information from publicly available sources. The method also includes matching the public information with the private information, generating a graph database with the public and private information, establishing at least one search criteria, and generating a connection ranking value between entities in the graph database based on the search criteria. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096002 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND MANAGING A UNIVERSAL SOCIAL GRAPH DATABASE - A computer-implemented method for determining connections between entities includes receiving private information from a user, retrieving public information from publicly available sources, and matching the public information with the private information. The method also includes generating a graph database with the public and private information, determining connections between entities in the graph database, and determining strength of connectivity between entities in the graph database. | 04-19-2012 |
20120096043 | DATA GRAPH CLOUD SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method for managing updates for a node in a graph is described. An update relating to a node is received. The update is written to a graph database file system. A node update message is broadcast to at least one graph server when the update includes a change to a characteristic of the node. | 04-19-2012 |
Richard F. Stevens, Jr., Sugar Land, TX US
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20090075846 | Compositions for Treating a Well Penetrating a Subterranean Formation and Uses Thereof - Fluid producing wells may be treated with a water-in-oil emulsion for the removal or inhibition of unwanted solid particulates, including pipe dope, asphaltenes and paraffins. Such emulsions are of particular applicability in the displacement of oil base drilling muds and/or residues from such muds from producing wells. The water-in-oil emulsions may optionally contain a dispersing agent as well as a surfactant. | 03-19-2009 |
20110118155 | LIGHT-WEIGHT PROPPANT FROM HEAT-TREATED PUMICE - A process for forming a strong, low-density proppant, which process includes heating pumice particulates, or shaped agglomerates thereof, so as to form heat-treated pumice particulates, or heat-treated, shaped pumice agglomerates, having an apparent density of 2.4 or less and a crush resistance of no more than 10% fines at 4000 psi. Proppants, and well treatment fluids comprising proppants, meeting these characteristics and processes for treating subterranean formations using fluids which include such proppants are also described. | 05-19-2011 |
Robert D. Stevens, Jr., Emmaus, PA US
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20140268628 | REMOTE CONTROL HAVING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SURFACE AND A MECHANISM FOR AWAKENING THE REMOTE CONTROL - A remote control device having capacitive touch controls may be configured to enter a sleep state (or mode). For example, the remote control device may be configured to enter the sleep state upon expiration of an interval of time since a most recent button press. The remote control may be configured to awaken from the sleep state when one or more portions of a housing of the remote control are deflected, for example, when a user grasps the remote control to actuate one or more of the capacitive touch controls. For example, the remote control device may include a switch. The switch may include a carbon structure that may be configured to contact an open circuit pad on a circuit board to close the corresponding circuit when the housing is deflected and awaken the remote control device from the sleep state. | 09-18-2014 |
20140277805 | LOAD CONTROL DEVICE USER INTERFACE AND DATABASE MANAGEMENT USING NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION (NFC) - An energy control network may include a number of load control devices, such as dimmer switches, multi-button selector switch, occupancy sensors, and remote controllers, among others. These load control devices may be configured for wireless communication. Other wireless devices, such as laptops, tablets, and “smart” cellular phones may be configured to communicate with the load control devices of the energy control network. The load control devices and the other wireless communication devices may also be configured for Near Field Communication (NFC). NFC may be used to provide a load control device with its initial default configuration and/or an application specific configuration. Also, NFC may be used to transfer a configuration from one load control device that may have become faulty, to a replacement load control device. And NFC may be used to provide and trigger commands that may cause a load control load device to operate in a predetermined manner. | 09-18-2014 |
20150130372 | LOAD CONTROL DEVICE FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCE - A load control device for controlling the amount of power delivered to an electrical load is able to operate in a burst mode to adjust the amount of power delivered to the electrical load to low levels. The load control device comprises a control circuit that operates in a normal mode to regulate an average magnitude of a load current conducted through the load to a target load current that ranges from a maximum rated current to a minimum rated current. The control circuit operates in the burst mode to regulate the average magnitude of the load current below the minimum rated current. During the burst mode, the control circuit regulates a peak magnitude of the load current to the minimum rated current during a first time period, and stops regulating the load current during a second time period, such that the average magnitude of the load current is below the minimum rated current. | 05-14-2015 |
William Stevens, Jr., Folsom, CA US
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20150095650 | PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SYSTEM-ON-CHIP - The present disclosure is generally related to embedding public key infrastructure information to a system-on-chip (SOC). The method includes generating a key pair including a public key and a private key. The method includes creating a digital certificate corresponding to the public key. The method includes signing the digital certificate with a unique signature. The method includes extracting the public key and the unique signature into a key file, wherein the key file is to be stored in a plurality of silicon fuses on the SOC. | 04-02-2015 |
William A. Stevens, Jr., Folsom, CA US
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20110161672 | Provisioning, upgrading, and/or changing of hardware - In some embodiments a secure permit request to change a hardware configuration is created. The secure permit request is sent to a remote location, and a permit sent from the remote location in response to the permit request is received. The hardware configuration is changed in response to the received permit. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-30-2011 |
20110320742 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING ACCESS INFORMATION FROM AN LRU TRACKING LIST - Techniques for generating access information indicating a least recently used (LRU) memory region in a set of memory regions. In an embodiment, data is stored in an entry of an LRU tracking list (LTL) based on a touch message indicating when a memory group has been touched—e.g. read from, written to and/or associated with a memory region. The data stored in an LTL entry may include an identifier of a memory group and/or validity data specifying whether that LTL entry stores a set of default data. In another embodiment, access information may be generated based on the memory group identifier and the validity data. | 12-29-2011 |
20130159727 | SECURE REPLAY PROTECTED STORAGE - Embodiments of the invention create an underlying infrastructure in a flash memory device (e.g., a serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory device) such that it may be protected against user attacks—e.g., replacing the SPI flash memory device or a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack to modify the SPI flash memory contents on the fly. In the prior art, monotonic counters cannot be stored in SPI flash memory devices because said devices do not provide replay protection for the counters. A user may also remove the flash memory device and reprogram it. Host platforms alone cannot protect against such hardware attacks. | 06-20-2013 |
20140223198 | SECURE REPLAY PROTECTED STORAGE - Embodiments of the invention create an underlying infrastructure in a flash memory device (e.g., a serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory device) such that it may be protected against user attacks—e.g., replacing the SPI flash memory device or a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack to modify the SPI flash memory contents on the fly. In the prior art, monotonic counters cannot be stored in SPI flash memory devices because said devices do not provide replay protection for the counters. A user may also remove the flash memory device and reprogram it. Host platforms alone cannot protect against such hardware attacks. | 08-07-2014 |
William C. Stevens, Jr., San Diego, CA US
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20100075964 | IMIDAZOLE BASED LXR MODULATORS - Compounds of the invention, such as compounds of Formulae IIa, IIb, IIc or IId, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, and prodrugs thereof, are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors, where R | 03-25-2010 |
20100331295 | MODULATORS OF LXR - Compounds of the invention, such as compounds of Formulae Ia, Ib, Ic, or Id and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, and prodrugs thereof, which are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors, where R1, R2, R21, R3, and G are defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed. | 12-30-2010 |
20110144128 | Heterocyclic Carboxamide Compounds as Steroid Nuclear Receptors Ligands - Heterocyclic carboxamide compounds are described herein as being useful in modulating the activity of steroid nuclear receptors. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds, methods of using the compounds and processes for making the compounds are also described. | 06-16-2011 |
William C. Stevens, Jr., La Jolla, CA US
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20100056582 | Modulators of LXR - Compounds of the invention, such as compounds of formula (I): | 03-04-2010 |
20120071534 | LXR MODULATORS - Compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, or prodrugs thereof, of the invention are disclosed, which are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors (LXR). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed. | 03-22-2012 |
20140038964 | IMIDAZOLE BASED LXR MODULATORS - Methods of using compounds of the invention, such as compounds of Formulae IIa, IIb, IIc, or IId | 02-06-2014 |
20140163081 | LXR MODULATORS - Compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isomers, or prodrugs thereof, of the invention are disclosed, which are useful as modulators of the activity of liver X receptors (LXR). Pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds and methods of using the compounds are also disclosed. | 06-12-2014 |
William C. Stevens, Jr., Escondido, CA US
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20090197870 | Pharmaceutical Compositions - Compounds for use in compositions and methods for modulating the activity of nuclear receptors are provided. In particular, compounds for use in compositions and methods for modulating the estrogen related receptors are provided. In one embodiment, the compounds provided herein are ERR modulators. In another embodiment, the compounds provided herein are agonists, partial agonists, antagonists, or inverse agonists of ERR or ERR?. In certain embodiments, the compounds of the invention, as described above in the Summary of the Invention, are compounds of formula (I). | 08-06-2009 |
William E. Stevens, Jr., Byron, NY US
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20110120240 | BREAK AWAY SLIDE MECHANISM WITH ENHANCED POSITIONING ACCURACY - An actuator for selectively extending and retracting a probe in a measuring instrument comprises an actuator body, a carriage having a first aperture slidably attached to the body, and a second aperture receiving a probe holder having a probe. The first aperture of the carriage, which surrounds the actuator body, includes a first plurality of magnets disposed around an inner circumference of the aperture. The actuator body includes a lead screw, a round lead screw nut mated with the lead screw, and a second plurality of magnets arranged on a periphery of the lead screw nut, generally aligned with the first plurality of magnets. The magnets are arranged so that the carriage may be displaced with respect to the actuator body a sufficient amount that the magnets do not significantly restrain the further movement of the carriage. | 05-26-2011 |
Willliam A. Stevens, Jr., Folsom, CA US
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20090006832 | Method and System for linking Firmware Modules in a Pre-Memory Execution Environment - A BIOS includes a core and multiple modules. The modules include both those that are platform specific and those that are not platform specific. Each module has a standard interface that allows the core (or other module) to call the module. A platform vendor constructs a BIOS by selecting modules from one or more vendors, which when executed can select modules that are suitable for the platform the BIOS resides in. | 01-01-2009 |