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20080293125 | ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS FOR PRODUCING ISOPROPANOL - In an embodiment, there is disclosed a recombinant microbial host cell having each of the DNA molecules encoding a polypeptide or group of polypeptides that catalyze the conversion: | 11-27-2008 |
20110294170 | Pentose Fermentation By a Recombinant Microorganism - The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods. | 12-01-2011 |
20120252074 | PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for use in the conversion of xylose to xylitol and xylulose, including nucleic acid constructs, recombinant fungal host cells, and related materials. | 10-04-2012 |
20130004998 | PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods. | 01-03-2013 |
20140017765 | PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods. | 01-16-2014 |
20140127780 | PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides methods and compositions suitable for use in the conversion of xylose to xylitol and xylulose, including nucleic acid constructs, recombinant fungal host cells, and related materials. | 05-08-2014 |
20140242674 | PENTOSE FERMENTATION BY A RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM - The present invention provides recombinant nucleic acid constructs comprising a xylose isomerase polynucleotide, a recombinant fungal host cell comprising a recombinant xylose isomerase polynucleotide, and related methods. | 08-28-2014 |
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20130238390 | INFORMING SALES STRATEGIES USING SOCIAL NETWORK EVENT DETECTION-BASED ANALYTICS - A method of informing sales strategies using a social network includes receiving an input from an organization, wherein the input comprises information relating to an item for sale, extracting sales data from a first database, event history data from a second database, and action history data from a third database, wherein the sales data represents past sales of the item, the event history data represents past events, and the action history data represents past actions taken by the organization, establishing a connection with the social network via a communication network, monitoring a real-time data stream via the connection to the social network for mentions relating to the item, and generating an action recommendation relating to the item based on the sales data, event history data, action history data, and mentions relating to the item. | 09-12-2013 |
20140214692 | System Advisor for Requirements Gathering and Analysis in Web Solutions - A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214693 | SYSTEM ADVISOR FOR REQUIREMENTS GATHERING AND ANALYSIS IN WEB... - A method for generating website feature requirements includes receiving a screen capture image including a website. The screen capture image is matched to one or more known website features listed within a database of website features. A website features requirements specification is generated based on the results of the matching. One or more recommendations for modifying the website features requirements specification is automatically generated based on considerations of cost or complexity of implementation. The website features requirements specification is updated based on the one or more recommendations. | 07-31-2014 |
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20110055812 | SHARABLE DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT BOOKMARKS FOR FUNCTIONAL/DATA FLOW - An embodiment of the invention provides relative bookmarks that are sharable between developers engaged in product development utilizing integrated design environment applications. The relative bookmarks are sharable in that they can be exported, imported, activated and deactivated. The relative bookmarks are relative in that they do not rely on the original code line and contain at least function and/or data flow information, facilitating quick identification of relevant lines of code that have been previously bookmarked. The relative bookmarks can also be utilized to insert breakpoints. | 03-03-2011 |
20120079456 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE INFLUENCERS - Described are a system and method for identifying variables which impact performance of software under development. Data is collected that is related to performance characteristics of the software under development. Performance change gradients are determined between previous builds of the software under development. A set of performance change factors are generated from the collected data that corresponds to each performance change gradient. Performance characteristic data corresponding to a current build of the software under development are compared to the performance change gradients. At least one fault component from the set of performance change factors that influences performance of the current build is output in response to the comparison between the performance characteristic data corresponding to the current build and the plurality of performance change gradients. | 03-29-2012 |
20120174071 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SOFTWARE PERFORMANCE INFLUENCERS - Described are a system and method for identifying variables which impact performance of software under development. Data is collected that is related to performance characteristics of the software under development. Performance change gradients are determined between previous builds of the software under development. A set of performance change factors are generated from the collected data that corresponds to each performance change gradient. Performance characteristic data corresponding to a current build of the software under development are compared to the performance change gradients. At least one fault component from the set of performance change factors that influences performance of the current build is output in response to the comparison between the performance characteristic data corresponding to the current build and the plurality of performance change gradients. | 07-05-2012 |
20120278156 | Optimal Trading in Online Loyalty Point Exchanges - A mechanism is provided for completing a loyalty program transaction. The mechanism forms a coalition of a plurality of customers, including the requesting customer. Each customer within the plurality of customers requests to exchange loyalty points for a reward in a loyalty program. Each customer within the plurality of customers participates in a plurality of loyalty programs. Combined loyalty points of the plurality of customers in the plurality of loyalty programs are sufficient to be exchanged for the rewards requested by the plurality of customers. The mechanism further completes a transaction for each customer within the plurality of customers to exchange an amount of loyalty points in a respective one of the plurality of loyalty programs for a reward, such that completing the transactions for the plurality of customers results in a number of residual points. The mechanism further distributes the number of residual points among the plurality of customers. | 11-01-2012 |
20130007872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXUALLY INTERPRETING IMAGE SEQUENCES - A system and method for contextually interpreting image sequences are provided. The method comprises receiving video from one or more video sources, and generating one or more questions associated with one or more portions of the video based on at least one user-defined objective. The method further comprises sending the one or more portions of the video and the one or more questions to one or more assistants, receiving one or more answers to the one or more questions from the one or more assistants, and determining a contextual interpretation of the video based on the one or more answers and the video. | 01-03-2013 |
20150043778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXUALLY INTERPRETING IMAGE SEQUENCES - A system and method for contextually interpreting image sequences are provided. The method comprises receiving video from one or more video sources, and generating one or more questions associated with one or more portions of the video based on at least one user-defined objective. The method further comprises sending the one or more portions of the video and the one or more questions to one or more assistants, receiving one or more answers to the one or more questions from the one or more assistants, and determining a contextual interpretation of the video based on the one or more answers and the video. | 02-12-2015 |
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20120323633 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTION - A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for providing an integrated solution to a set of supply chain optimization problems. In one embodiment, the method comprises defining a distribution network, vehicle routing, inventory positioning, and environmental sustainability for a supply chain; and combining an optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability into a single problem. In an embodiment, the optimization of the distribution network, the vehicle routing, the inventory positioning, and the environmental sustainability are combined into a single problem by using analytical engines. In one embodiment, these analytical engines include an inventory positioning engine to identify an inventory policy, a network analysis engine to identify a network structure, a vehicle routing engine to identify routes for delivering products, and a sustainability engine to quantify energy use and carbon emissions of defined actions. | 12-20-2012 |
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20110078140 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USER GUIDED SEARCH NAVIGATION - A system, method and computer program product for presenting Uniform Resource Locator (URL) search results in response to a user query. The method includes receiving inputs from a plurality of users, each input from a respective user representing a path traversal of web pages identified by that user as having a relevance as determined by that user from a list of search result URLs generated by a search engine in response to a query. The system generates, from the received user inputs, a traversal result comprising a super directed graph, or a sub-directed graph constructed from the super directed graph, of web page nodes representing the URLs interconnected by edges, the super directed graph configured to include those URLs based on a popularity measure of the pages traversed; and the traversal result is displayed to include the URLs for user selection, in response to a subsequent user query. | 03-31-2011 |
20110093311 | MOBILE TRANSACTION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method, system and computer program product for providing a specific attribute of a particular product. The method may comprise receiving a sequence of characters on a mobile device; determining a list of potential products, each of the list of potential products having a corresponding attribute comprising a matching portion that matches the sequence of characters; determining a location of the mobile device; filtering the list of potential products to a list of relevant products based upon at least one of the location of the mobile device, a consumer defined preference setting, a purchase history of the consumer, and a product ranking but not restricted to the same; ordering the listed products based upon at least one of the above listed criteria's; displaying a list of relevant products on the mobile device; receiving a selection of the particular product from the list of relevant products; and providing the specific attribute of the particular product. | 04-21-2011 |
20120303816 | FAIR DISCOUNT FOR NETWORK RESOURCE ALLOCATION - A method, system and computer program product for allocating network resources. In one embodiment, a service provider allocates an amount of the network resources to a group of clients, and the service provider receives a request from a client for a quantity of the network resources. The service provider negotiates with the group of clients and offers the group of clients an incentive to reduce the amount of the network resources allocated to this group of clients. The service provider reallocates some of the resources from the group of clients, based on this negotiating, to accommodate the request. In this embodiment, each of the group of clients provides a business value representing a value that would be lost due to reductions in the resources allocated to the each client, and the resources are reallocated based on this business values provided by the group of clients. | 11-29-2012 |
20130041860 | PREDICTING INFLUENCE IN SOCIAL NETWORKS - A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for predicting influence in a social network. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a set of users of the social network, and identifying a subset of the users as influential users based on defined criteria. A multitude of measures are identified as predictors of which ones of the set of users are the influential users. These measures are aggregated, and a composite predictor model is formed based on this aggregation. This composite predictor model is used to predict which ones of the set of users will have a specified influence in the social network in the future. In one embodiment, the specified influence is based on messages sent from the users, and for example, may be based on the number of the messages sent from each user that are re-sent by other users. | 02-14-2013 |
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20080258505 | VEHICLE DOOR GLASS BLOCKER AND BREAKER - A vehicle door glass blocker assembly including a blocking bracket securable to a vehicle door frame panel, and a blocking edge integrally formed with the blocking bracket, being substantially normal to a vertical edge of a vehicle window, and being capable of at least partially shattering the vehicle window when the window impacts the blocking edge during a vehicle crash event. A blocking protrusion may be coupled to the blocking bracket, be longitudinally disposable between the vehicle window and a vehicle door latch mechanism, and be capable of at least partially preventing transverse displacement of the vehicle window. A support bracket may be secured to the blocking bracket, and a glass run extrusion may be secured to the support bracket, be adapted to accept a vertical edge of the vehicle window, and be capable of reducing vibrations in the vehicle window. | 10-23-2008 |
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20100201112 | DEPLOYABLE ENERGY MANAGING PELVIC PUSHER FOR USE IN VEHICLE - A system for providing protection to a vehicle occupant during a side impact event is disclosed. The system includes an outer panel, which may be a vehicle door outer sheet metal, an inner panel, which may be a vehicle door trim, and an elongated structural member disposed between the outer panel and the inner panel. The elongated structural member is generally disposed perpendicularly with respect to the inner and outer panels and is in general alignment with the pelvic area of the adjacent occupant. The elongated structural member may have an I-beam configuration which extends from the outer panel to the inner panel in the occupant's pelvic zone. The elongated structure may progressively crush during the impact event while pushing the occupant. During an impact event, the elongated structure is pushed vehicle-inward and provides pelvic support to the adjacent occupant. | 08-12-2010 |