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Andrea Torre, Roma IT
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20140266899 | Real Aperture Radar System For Use On Board A Satellite And For Maritime Surveillance Applications - The present invention regards a method of operation of a real aperture radar system for surveillance of the Earth's surface, said real aperture radar system being installed on a space vehicle/platform that moves in a direction of flight and comprising a transceiving antenna, or a transmitting antenna and a receiving antenna, which is/are electronically steerable. The method comprises: a) transmitting, via the transceiving/transmitting antenna, a series of M radar pulses towards a swath of the Earth's surface parallel to the direction of flight using an antenna beam pointed at said swath, wherein M is an integer greater than two; b) for each of the M radar pulses transmitted, receiving, via the transceiving/receiving antenna, a corresponding echo signal during the time interval that elapses between transmission of said radar pulse and transmission of the following radar pulse using the same antenna beam as the one used for transmitting the M radar pulses; c) carrying out elevation scanning cycles, wherein each elevation scanning cycle is carried out by repeating N times the operations a) and b) and by electronically changing, each time, the direction of pointing in elevation of the antenna beam so that, at each elevation scanning cycle, the radar pulses are transmitted towards, and the echo signals are received from, N swaths of the Earth's surface that are parallel to the direction of flight and are adjoining or partially overlapping, wherein N is an integer greater than one. All the radar pulses are transmitted: with a predefined pulse repetition frequency and a predefined timing of the scanning cycle such that to guarantee a complete coverage of each of the N swaths parallelly to the direction of flight; and by using a frequency agility technique. | 09-18-2014 |
Bruno Torre, Savona IT
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20150106979 | OPTICAL AND ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PROBE SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENTS APPLIED IN A WIDE SPATIAL REGION WITH AN EXTENDED RANGE OF FORCE SENSITIVITY - An optical and atomic force microscopy measurement integrated system is described. The system has an atomic force microscope having a first probe configured to interact with a sample to be analysed, an optical tweezer, a second probe configured to be held in the focus of the optical tweezer, movement means for moving the two probes, measurement means for measuring the variations of position of the two probes and processing means configured to receive, as an input, the measurement signals of the two probes to generate an output signal representative of the sample. | 04-16-2015 |
Bruno Torre, Stella S. Martino IT
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20130012650 | TECHNIQUE FOR STABILIZING SOLUTIONS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN ACRYLATE POLYMERS BY MEANS OF SHORT-PULSED UV LASER IRRADIATION - A method for preparing a colloid solution of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in a solution of acrylic resin in organic solvent includes mixing titanium dioxide nanoparticles with a solution of acrylic resin in organic solvent, so as to obtain the colloid solution. The colloid solution is subjected to a stabilization treatment suitable for preventing or reducing nanoparticle aggregation, the treatment includes irradiating the colloid solution with pulsed coherent light having a wavelength substantially comprised in the ultraviolet absorption band of the titanium dioxide nanoparticles. | 01-10-2013 |
Christopher N. Torre, Carpinteria, CA US
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20150225072 | STOWABLE AND DEPLOYABLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) can be deployed from a small stowed package for flight and stowed back into the package after the flight is complete is disclosed. The UAV is retracted to a volume that is less than half of it's fully deployed volume. This allows the UAV to be transported to any desired field position on a truck or other convenient transportation. The UAV may also be launched from a ship deck. In a further aspect, the flexible deployment of the UAV will allow a single UAV to be used in place of multiple types of UAVs. | 08-13-2015 |
Claudia Torre, Dusseldorf DE
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20140255679 | PRIMERLESS MULTILAYER ADHESIVE FILM FOR BONDING GLASS SUBSTRATES - A multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) film having a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer for bonding glass substrates and at least a second opposing layer, the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer being a polymerization reaction product of a precursor comprising a monomer or a partially prepolymerized monomer, in particular a (meth)acrylate based monomer, having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group, whereas the precursor further comprises an oligomeric organofunctional silane having at least 2 Si atoms, in particular 2 to 10 Si atoms, wherein the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated further has a coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom and wherein the oligomeric organofunctional silane has at least one coupling group which is reactive to the coupling group of the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group, or wherein the oligomeric organofunctional silane has at least one coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom and wherein the monomer having a curable ethylenically unstaurated further has a coupling group which is reactive to the coupling group of the oligomeric organofunctional silane; with the proviso that if the monomer having a curable ethylenically unsaturated group further has a coupling group with a Zerewitinow-active H-atom which is selected to be —OH, then the coupling group of the oligomeric organofunctional silane which is reactive to the coupling group of the monomer having a curable ethylene group cannot be selected to be an amino group. | 09-11-2014 |
20160096980 | MULTILAYER PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to a multilayer pressure sensitive adhesive assembly comprising at least a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer superimposed to a second polymer layer, wherein a curable liquid precursor of the first pressure sensitive adhesive polymer layer comprises a low Tg (meth)acrylate copolymer and a high Tg (meth)acrylate copolymer having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of above 20,000 Daltons. The present disclosure also relates to a method of manufacturing such a pressure sensitive adhesive assembly and uses thereof. | 04-07-2016 |
Claudia Torre, Duesseldorf DE
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20120289648 | REACTIVE COMPOUNDS ON THE BASIS OF TRANSESTERIFICATION - The invention relates to reactive compounds on the basis of transesterification, comprising A1) at least one dicarboxylic or polycarboxylic acid ester component comprising at least two or more ester groups, comprising at least one monofunctional alcohol having a mean molar mass Mn of less than or equal to 200 g/mol as the esterification component and A2) at least one diol or polyol component having at least two or more OH groups and/or B) at least one component carrying carboxylic acid ester groups, comprising at least one monofunctional alcohol having a mean molar mass Mn of less than or equal to 200 g/mol as the esterification component, and alcohol groups; and C) bismuth triflate as the catalyst; D) optionally further auxiliary agents. | 11-15-2012 |
David P. Torre, El Granada, CA US
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20110275435 | POLYMORPHIC FIREARM CONTROLLER - A game controller includes a first mock firearm action associated with a first weapon mode and a second mock firearm action associated with a second weapon mode. If first mock firearm action is enabled, it can generate a load command when the first mock firearm action is operated. If second mock firearm action is enabled, it can generate a load command when the second mock firearm action is operated. The game controller includes a mode selector, to enable the first mock firearm action when the game controller is in the first weapon mode and to enable the second mock firearm action when the game controller is in the second weapon mode. | 11-10-2011 |
Douglas Robert De La Torre, Mercer Island, WA US
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20090007265 | Defending Against Denial Of Service Attacks - In various embodiments, a server may be provided. The server may respond to a request for a service, from a processing device, with a challenge. The challenge may include a partial key for a memory-intensive operation, a number of iterations of the memory-intensive operation to perform, and a result of performing the number of iterations of the memory-intensive operation. Upon receiving the challenge, the processing device may choose a complete key consistent with the partial key and may produce a proposed result by performing the memory-intensive operation for the number of iterations. When the proposed result matches the result included in the challenge, the processing device may send a challenge answer, including the chosen complete key, to the server. Upon receiving a correct challenge answer from the processing device, the server may access the requested service and may return a result of the access to the processing device. | 01-01-2009 |
Fabio Torre, Dalmine IT
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20120216486 | PACKAGING MACHINE - An improved packaging machine is described, composed of a supporting and containing structure comprising at least one decompression chamber for a vacuum packaging of a product, the chamber being composed of at least one tank covered by at least one basculating bell suitable for welding through perimeter welding bars with which the bell is equipped, such machine being further equipped with communication means connected to processing means and to printing means, the communication means being adapted to transfer operating packaging data of the machine to the processing means and to the printing means. | 08-30-2012 |
Fabio Emanuele Torre, Dalmine IT
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20150040516 | Vacuum Packaging Machine With Removable Internal And Low-Temperature "Sous Vide" Cooking Chamber - A vacuum packaging machine ( | 02-12-2015 |
Florian Dalla Torre, Zurich CH
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20140294665 | Cu-Ni-Zn-Mn Alloy - Precipitation hardened alloy on the basis of copper, zinc, nickel and manganese exhibiting a high strength and ductility with values similar to those of stainless steels in combination with excellent machinability. The inventive alloy family is characterized by fine fibre-like or globular precipitates that emerge during intermediate temperature annealing treatments, which in case of the unleaded variations significantly improves the machinability. The alloy of invention is particularly suited for free machining applications such as the production of pen tips and reservoirs for writing implements of reduced tip dimensions, where conventional Cu—Ni—Zn—Mn alloys fail due to lack of strength and where the corrosion resistance in gel-based inks is insufficient without restriction to other fields of application. | 10-02-2014 |
Francesco Torre, Dalmine IT
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20090038265 | PACKAGING MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH INDEPENDENT CUTTING AND WELDING BARS - A machine ( | 02-12-2009 |
20120216486 | PACKAGING MACHINE - An improved packaging machine is described, composed of a supporting and containing structure comprising at least one decompression chamber for a vacuum packaging of a product, the chamber being composed of at least one tank covered by at least one basculating bell suitable for welding through perimeter welding bars with which the bell is equipped, such machine being further equipped with communication means connected to processing means and to printing means, the communication means being adapted to transfer operating packaging data of the machine to the processing means and to the printing means. | 08-30-2012 |
Frank Torre, San Diego, CA US
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20160113219 | WIRELESS IRRIGATION CONTROL - Some embodiments provide methods and systems of controlling irrigation. Some of these systems comprise: a connector of a controller interface (CI) coupled with an irrigation controller, wherein the connector is configured to receive a valve activation signal activated by the irrigation controller; a user interface of the CI; a processor of the CI configured to obtain valve transceiver (VT) programming with VT programming being received from inputs through the user interface, determine a station identifier, and identify as defined in the VT programming a remote valve associated with the station identifier and controlled by a remote VT; and a wireless transceiver configured to wirelessly transmit a wireless activation signal configured to be wirelessly received by the VT controlling the valve associated by the VT programming with the station identifier such that the VT is configured to control an actuator to actuate the valve. | 04-28-2016 |
Frederic De Torre, 644 Chemin Du Puy FR
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20100233302 | THE USE OF A VEGF BINDING PEPTIDE TO RETARD HAIR GROWTH - Use of a peptide comprising a Bowman-Birk molecule in which the chymotrypsin inhibitory sequence and/or trypsin inhibitory sequence is replaced with a vascular endothelial growth factor binding sequence to retard hair growth. | 09-16-2010 |
Giorgio Torre, Monza IT
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20150144247 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WINDING PARTS FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE - The disclosure refers to a method for manufacturing winding parts for an electric machine. The winding parts include a conductor and insulation around it. The method includes providing the conductor with an insulating tape around it, providing dies above the insulating tape, providing a thermosetting layer around the dies, impregnating the insulating tape with a resin, curing the resin to realise the insulation, removing the thermosetting layer and the dies. | 05-28-2015 |
Giorgio Torre, Nice FR
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20120012221 | COMPOSITE HOSE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SUCH A HOSE - A composite hose for transfer of cryogenic fluids, includes two end flanges, a helical wound inner wire several layers of protective fabric layers, at least one gas-tight sealing layer sandwiched between one or more protective layers and an outer helical wound wire which is placed on top of the protective layers between the pitch of the inner wire, characterized in that the inner wire is connected to a flexible inner liner that follow any axial and/or radial displacement of the inner wire and that covers the inner corrugations of the composite hose so to create a smooth inner bore of the composite hose. | 01-19-2012 |
Jean-Philippe Stéphane Torre, Sainte Colombe FR
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20150204735 | HIGH-PRESSURE COLORIMETRIC MEASUREMENT CELL - The supporting device ( | 07-23-2015 |
John Torre, Monroe, NY US
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20150271894 | Flicker Compensation in Lighting Devices - A circuit ( | 09-24-2015 |
Jon P. Torre, Superior, CO US
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20150350913 | Electronic Credential Management System - A system and method for the management of electronic credentials stored on mobile devices. The system may encrypt information that is provided to a lock device and an access control system using diversification keys. The diversification keys may be generated by supplying a master key and a component identifier such as, for example, a mobile device identifier, to a diversification algorithm. The mobile device may be a conduit for the communication of information between the access control system and the lock device. The mobile device may be unable to decrypt information that has been encrypted by a diversification key. Embodiments also provide for enrolling administrative mobile devices with the access control system, the distribution and revocation of credential identifiers for user mobile device, and removing administrative mobile devices that are enrolled with lock devices. | 12-03-2015 |
Juan-Carlos Celi De La Torre, Heidelberg DE
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20100019137 | High Filling Flow Water Phantom - The present invention is related to a water phantom for measuring and determining the dose distribution of radiation produced by a particle beam or photon radiation beam comprising: a water tank, the water tank having a lower base and side walls; supply means for supplying water to the water tank. The water tank comprises an intermediate base that forms, together with side walls and said lower base, a closed lower tank underneath said intermediate base and an upper tank above said intermediate base, the closed lower tank being connected to the supply means and allowing the flow of water toward said upper tank through a plurality of water admission passages defined in the intermediate base to provide an unturbulent water flow within said water tank | 01-28-2010 |
Karla De La Torre, Hacienda Heights, CA US
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20090144876 | PATIENT LIFT AND GAIT ASSISTANCE GARMENT - A lift vest made of a lightweight, but strong fabric includes a comfortable neckline and armholes of a size so as to fit individuals of different sizes. Hook and loop fasteners enable the vest to be tightly secured to the individual. Multiple handle holds are attached to the exterior of the vest to enable a caregiver to support the individual or assist the individual in moving from one location to another. | 06-11-2009 |
Luigi Torre, Narni IT
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20150300515 | Material Suitable for the Manufacture of Valve Shutters for the Cylinders of the Reciprocating Compressors, and Valves Thus Obtained - Material suitable for the manufacture of valve shutters for the cylinders of the reciprocating compressors comprising a thermoplastic matrix consisting of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) or polyether imide (PEI) or mixtures thereof filled with glass and/or carbon fibers, characterized by comprising, in percentages by weight at least one of the following inorganic nano-particles, or a mixture thereof: 4-30% of wollastonite, 4-30% of metal oxide, 4-30% of carbon nano-fibers, 4-30% of sepiolite, 4-30% of mixtures of silica and alumina, 4-30% of fluoro-mica for a total quantity of 4-30% of nano-particles. | 10-22-2015 |
Luigi Della Torre, Lissone IT
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20080196491 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSOR WITH A HIGH FULL-SCALE VALUE - In an integrated pressure sensor with a high full-scale value, a monolithic body of semiconductor material has a first and a second main surface, opposite and separated by a substantially uniform distance. The monolithic body has a bulk region, having a sensitive portion next to the first main surface, upon which pressure acts. A first piezoresistive detection element is integrated in the sensitive portion and has a variable resistance as a function of the pressure. The bulk region is a solid and compact region and has a thickness substantially equal to the distance. | 08-21-2008 |
20080208425 | INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSOR WITH DOUBLE MEASURING SCALE AND A HIGH FULL-SCALE VALUE - In a pressure sensor with double measuring scale: a monolithic body of semiconductor material has a first main surface, a bulk region and a sensitive portion upon which pressure acts; a cavity is formed in the monolithic body and is separated from the first main surface by a membrane, which is flexible and deformable as a function of the pressure, and is arranged inside the sensitive portion and is surrounded by the bulk region; a low-pressure detecting element of the piezoresistive type, sensitive to first values of pressure, is integrated in the membrane and has a variable resistance as a function of the deformation of the membrane; in addition, a high-pressure detecting element, also of a piezoresistive type, is formed in the bulk region inside the sensitive portion and has a variable resistance as a function of the pressure. The high-pressure detecting element is sensitive to second values of pressure. | 08-28-2008 |
20080223143 | PRESSURE SENSOR HAVING A HIGH FULL-SCALE VALUE WITH PACKAGE THEREOF - A pressure sensor including a pressure-sensor element having a monolithic body of semiconductor material, and a first main face and a second main face acting on which is a stress resulting from a pressure, the value of which is to be determined; and a package enclosing the pressure-sensor element. The package has an inner chamber containing liquid material, and the pressure-sensor element is arranged within the inner chamber in such a manner that the first and second main faces are both in contact with the liquid material. In particular, the liquid material is a silicone gel. | 09-18-2008 |
20110069753 | METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING/DECODING SIGNALS INCLUDING SCRAMBLING SPECTRAL REPRESENTATION AND DOWNSAMPLING - A method for encoding and decoding media signals, includes the operations of generating at a transmitting side multiple descriptions associated to data of the media signals through a downsampling operation performed on the data, and decoding at a receiving side the multiple descriptions for reconstructing the data by merging the multiple descriptions. The operation of generating multiple descriptions further includes the operations of obtaining a spectral representation of the data, including bands associated to different ranges, the bands being obtained by a suitable quantization operation and including at least one highly quantized band, that is subjected to a higher degree of quantization. A scrambling operation is performed on the spectral representation by moving the at least one highly quantized band to a different range, the scrambling operation being performed prior the downsampling operation. In decoding, a descrambling operation is performed before the merging operation on the multiple descriptions. | 03-24-2011 |
Marc Della Torre, San Jose, CA US
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20120321062 | Telephonic Conference Access System - A conference call system provides multidimensional indexing of recorded audio data through connecting the audio stream to adjunct data generated by the conference call participants during the conference call or thereafter and or/by automatic audio analysis of the audio data. The conference call may be initiated by outgoing calls to the conference participants reducing the burden to those participants for remembering and connecting to the conference call. | 12-20-2012 |
20120323925 | System and Method for Synchronously Generating An Index to a Media Stream - A computer-implemented system and method for generating an index to a captured media stream. The system includes an output device configured to play a media stream. The system further includes an automatic tagging system for generating at least one auto tag based on the content of the received media stream, the auto tag associated with a portion of the received media stream and a user driven tagging system for generating at least one user tag based on a command received from a user, the user tag associated with a portion of the received media stream being provided at the time the command is received. The system yet further includes a non-transitory storage medium for capturing the received media stream in a media data file associated with a media index file, the media index file including the at least one auto tag and the at least one user tag. | 12-20-2012 |
Maria Luisa Torre, Pavia IT
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20090053317 | MICROPARTICULATE SYSTEMS FOR THE ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES - The present invention relates to gastroresistant and enterosoluble microparticulate systems for the encapsulation of biologically active substances selected from: flavonoids, vitamins, antioxidants, immunostimulants, starchy and non-starchy polysaccharides, probiotics, prebiotics, intestinal trophism regulators, oligoelements, enzymes and bioactive peptides. Such microparticulate systems allow the administration of the aforementioned nutraceutic substances to animals such as porcines, bovines, caprines, ovines, equids, canids, felines, camelids, lagomorphs, rodents, fowl, and other mammals, including humans, fish and crustaceans, increasing the bioavailability. | 02-26-2009 |
20090208566 | Capsules Containing Seminal Material for Artificial Insemination - Capsules or microcapsules comprising: a) a nucleus containing seminal material or the spermatozoa of animal species chosen from the group consisting of equids, buffalo, ovicaprids, canids, felids, lagomorphs, laboratory animal species chosen from mice and rats, and possibly man, b) a membrane of a bivalent or trivalent metal alginate. | 08-20-2009 |
Nicolo Torre, Oakland, CA US
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20140317017 | AUTOMATIC MAPPING AND ALLOCATION OF SPECIAL INTERESTS IN TRUSTS FOR PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to analysis of trusts that have multiple beneficiaries whose interests mature in different time periods or under different conditions. In particular, we disclose automatic mapping of interests in one or more trusts, optionally subject to user confirmation, to long and short positions in financial or derivative interests that have expected payouts and costs that can be offset against underlying trust assets. The underlying assets and long and short positions in the mapped instruments can be attributed to various beneficiaries and subjected to various risk and investment analyses. | 10-23-2014 |
Nicolo G. Torre, Oakland, CA US
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20090099975 | STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PERIOD CONSUMPTION - The present invention relates to dynamic optimization of system control over time. The need for dynamic optimization arises in many settings, as diverse as solar car power consumption during a multi-day race and retirement portfolio management. We disclose a reformulation of the control problem that overcomes the so-called “curse of dimensionality” and allows formulation of optimal control policies multiple period planning horizons. One optimal control policy is for power consumption by a solar car during a race, which involves many course segments, as course conditions vary through a day. Another is for risk in and consumption from a portfolio intended to support retirement. Both multi-period control policies take into account future uncertainty. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings. | 04-16-2009 |
20090254491 | STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-PERIOD CONSUMPTION - The present invention relates to dynamic optimization of system control over time. The need for dynamic optimization arises in many settings, as diverse as solar car power consumption during a multi-day race and retirement portfolio management. We disclose a reformulation of the control problem that overcomes the so-called “curse of dimensionality” and allows formulation of optimal control policies multiple period planning horizons. One optimal control policy is for power consumption by a solar car during a race, which involves many course segments, as course conditions vary through a day. Another is for risk in and consumption from a portfolio intended to support retirement. Both multi-period control policies take into account future uncertainty. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings. | 10-08-2009 |
20100185561 | Simulation Of Portfolios And Risk Budget Analysis - The present disclosure relates to household portfolio simulation and analysis to provide retirement income. In particular, it discloses advanced technologies for modeling, simulation and analysis of potential economic futures, as applied to household retirement prospects. Improved modeling may capture factors such as concrete objectives of participants' priorities among objectives, risk adversity and starting conditions that impact tax consequences of transactions Improved modeling may address consistency among similar factors, tax consequences in simulation periods and transactions in real estate and private investments. Improved analyses may apply a margin of safety and/or risk budget analysis to a household portfolio to produce a meaningful presentation. | 07-22-2010 |
20110071959 | AUTOMATIC MAPPING AND ALLOCATION OF BENEFICIAL INTERESTS IN TRUSTS FOR PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS - The present invention relates to analysis of trusts that have multiple beneficiaries whose interests mature in different time periods or under different conditions. In particular, we disclose automatic mapping of interests in one or more trusts, optionally subject to user confirmation, to long and short positions in financial or derivative interests that have expected payouts and costs that can be offset against underlying trust assets. The underlying assets and long and short positions in the mapped instruments can be attributed to various beneficiaries and subjected to various risk and investment analyses. | 03-24-2011 |
20110191263 | Stochastic Control System and Method for Multi-Period Consumption - The present invention relates to dynamic optimization of system control over time. The need for dynamic optimization arises in many settings, as diverse as solar car power consumption during a multi-day race and retirement portfolio management. We disclose a reformulation of the control problem that overcomes the so-called “curse of dimensionality” and allows formulation of optimal control policies multiple period planning horizons. One optimal control policy is for power consumption by a solar car during a race, which involves many course segments, as course conditions vary through a day. Another is for risk in and consumption from a portfolio intended to support retirement. Both multi-period control policies take into account future uncertainty. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings. | 08-04-2011 |
20120226634 | Automatic Mapping And Allocation Of Beneficial Interests In Trusts For Portfolio Analysis - The present invention relates to analysis of trusts that have multiple beneficiaries whose interests mature in different time periods or under different conditions. In particular, we disclose automatic mapping of interests in one or more trusts, optionally subject to user confirmation, to long and short positions in financial or derivative interests that have expected payouts and costs that can be offset against underlying trust assets. The underlying assets and long and short positions in the mapped instruments can be attributed to various beneficiaries and subjected to various risk and investment analyses. | 09-06-2012 |
20120271781 | STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI PERIOD CONSUMPTION WITH GOAL SATISFACTION REPORTING - The present invention relates to dynamic optimization of system control over time. The need for dynamic optimization arises in many settings, as diverse as solar car power consumption during a multi-day race and retirement portfolio management. We disclose a reformulation of the control problem that overcomes the so-called “curse of dimensionality” and allows formulation of optimal control policies multiple period planning horizons. One optimal control policy is for power consumption by a solar car during a race, which involves many course segments, as course conditions vary through a day. Another is for risk in and consumption from a portfolio intended to support retirement. Both multi-period control policies take into account future uncertainty. Particular aspects of the present invention are described in the claims, specification and drawings. | 10-25-2012 |
20140052669 | Method and System Balancing Net Savings, Resources and Claims Into Retirement - The present disclosure relates to household portfolio simulation and analysis to provide retirement income. In particular, it discloses advanced technologies for modeling, simulation and analysis of potential economic futures, as applied to household retirement prospects. Improved modeling may capture factors such as concrete objectives of participants' priorities among objectives, risk adversity and starting conditions that impact tax consequences of transactions. Improved modeling may address consistency among similar factors, tax consequences in simulation periods and transactions in real estate and private investments. Improved analyses may apply a margin of safety and/or risk budget analysis to a household portfolio to produce a meaningful presentation. | 02-20-2014 |
Paolo Torre, Arenzano IT
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20130146049 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING SUGARS FROM A PRETREATMENT STREAM OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - The process is for pretreating a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock and comprises: soaking a lignocellulosic biomass feedstock wherein the soaked biomass is present as a mixture with a free liquid and wherein the free liquid comprises at least one dissolved compound selected from the group consisting of glucose, xylose and respective oligomers thereof, washing the mixture of the soaked biomass and the free liquid, wherein at least a portion of the free liquid containing at least one dissolved compound selected from the group consisting of glucose, xylose and respective oligomers thereof is separated from the soaked biomass to create a soaked washed biomass and at least one free liquid stream, compressing the soaked biomass to create a released liquid, separating the released liquid from the soaked biomass, and keeping at least a portion of the released liquid separate from any free liquid. | 06-13-2013 |
20130158253 | PROCESS FOR RECOVERING SUGARS FROM A PRETREATMENT STREAM OF LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS - This specification discloses an improved method for conducting the removal of C5 xylan based sugars from biomass. The improved method involves a series of soakings and washings of the biomass as opposed to conducting one soaking and washing step. | 06-20-2013 |
20130168602 | Pre-soaking process for biomass conversion - An improved method of conducting the pre-soaking step involving pre-soaking the ligno-cellulosic biomass in a liquid (water) at a temperature in the range of between 100° C. to 150° C. prior to soaking at higher temperatures. This material can then be soaked and soaked liquid filtered by nano-filtration. When nano-filtration is used, the pre-soak temperature can be in the range of 10° C. to 150° C. | 07-04-2013 |
20130313472 | PRE-TREATED BIOMASS HAVING ENHANCED ENZYME ACCESSIBILITY - This invention is to a biomass composition of 5 and 6 carbon sugars, lignin, and cellulose which has been steam exploded and the composition has a very high enzyme accessibility at 24 hours for hydrolysis. | 11-28-2013 |
20140339467 | HIGH SURFACE AREA COMPOSITION COMPRISED OF LIGNIN - Disclosed in this specification is a lignin composition having unique characteristics relative to its characteristics as found in its natural environment. The lignin has been modified so that more lignin decomposes at the lower lignin decomposition temperature than decomposes at the higher lignin decomposition temperature and the lignin composition has a very high surface area relative to naturally occurring lignin compositions. | 11-20-2014 |
20140363856 | AN IMPROVED PRE-HYDROLYSIS STEP INVOLVING VACUUM - An improved pre-hydrolysis step involving exposing water insoluble pre-treated ligno-cellulosic biomass to vacuum conditions, with and without enzymes is disclosed. After exposing the water insoluble pre-treated ligno-cellulosic biomass to vacuum conditions, enzymatic hydrolysis is conducted on the pre-treated material. The result is an increased yield of glucose and often xylose after the enzymatic hydrolysis when compared to a composition which has not been exposed to vacuum conditions. | 12-11-2014 |
20150136120 | SUGAR RECOVERY METHOD FROM LIGNO-CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - Disclosed in this specification is a process for the improved hydrolysis of glucans to glucose wherein a portion of the glucose is removed from the process to improve the yield of glucose. | 05-21-2015 |
20160076067 | PROCESS FOR THE RAPID HYDROLYSIS OF HIGH SOLIDS BIOMASS - The process for the hydrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of | 03-17-2016 |
20160115320 | BIOMASS PRETREATMENT PROCESS - The process for the treatment of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of: | 04-28-2016 |
Paolo Torre, Arenzano (genova) IT
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20120104313 | BIOMASS PRETREATMENT PROCESS - The process for the treatment of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of: | 05-03-2012 |
Paolo Torre, Arenzano(genova) IT
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20120055466 | PROCESS FOR THE RAPID HYDROLYSIS OF HIGH SOLIDS BIOMASS - The process for the hydrolysis of ligno-cellulosic biomass comprises the steps of | 03-08-2012 |
Phillip Torre, Highland, IL US
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20130316601 | BONDING CLIP - The disclosure relates to a bonding clip for making an electrical connection between metal pieces. | 11-28-2013 |
Rafi Dalla Torre, Givataim IL
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20130035109 | Devices, Methods, and Systems for Radio Map Generation - Systems, devices, methods, and computer-readable mediums for generating a radio map of an area are disclosed. In one aspect, the device, method, and computer-readable medium perform processes that may include receiving in at least one processor first information associated with at least one wireless device at a first location in the area. The processes may include receiving in the at least one processor second information associated with at least one wireless device at a second location in the area and different from the first location. The first location within said area and the second location within the area are unknown to the at least one processor. The processes may also include generating a radio map of the area using the first information and the second information. | 02-07-2013 |
Steve B. Torre, Rockford, IL US
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20150197032 | MATERIAL FORMING APPARATUS - A material forming apparatus is disclosed herein having a plurality of bed arms or members, a plurality of clamps connected to the bed arms or members and positioned to receive a piece of material to be formed, and the bed arms or members are movable to bend the piece of material to be formed into a desired shape. | 07-16-2015 |
20150217476 | MATERIAL FORMING APPARATUS - The present invention is a material forming apparatus that includes an array of gears including a plurality of drive gears and a plurality of driven gears, each driven gear in engagement with a drive gear to form a gear set, and at least one of the driven gear and corresponding drive gear being non-circular so as to alter the pitch as the drive gear adjusts its respective driven gear, includes a flexible bed having a plurality of bed arms, each bed arm being connected to a corresponding gear set, the flexible bed arms form a generally flat bed and a second position where the plurality of bed arms are positioned in desired positions in order to manipulate the flexible bed into a non-linear configuration at least at some point, and includes at least one clamp to hold a workpiece to the flexible bed so that the workpiece matches the non-linear configuration of the flexible bed when the flexible bed is moved from the first position to the second position. | 08-06-2015 |
William Vincent Torre, Chula Vista, CA US
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20110071697 | SMART TRANSFORMER - The present invention provides a system and computer program product for implementing a smart transformer, comprising a processor, and a balancing algorithm residing on the processor, wherein the balancing algorithm is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to cause the system to monitor and control an electric customer load and generation in order to optimize the performance of a distribution transform wherein the processor receives a plurality of system inputs and uses the balancing algorithm to determine a rating of the transformer and an amount of customer load. | 03-24-2011 |
20120089268 | SMART TRANSFORMER - The present invention provides a system and computer program product for implementing a smart transformer, comprising a processor, and a balancing algorithm residing on the processor, wherein the balancing algorithm is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to cause the system to monitor and control an electric customer load and generation in order to optimize the performance of a distribution transformer, wherein the processor receives a plurality of system inputs and uses the balancing algorithm to determine a rating of the transformer and an amount of customer load. | 04-12-2012 |
20120123709 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING VIA INTERROGATION OF SMART METER DATA - A method and application that utilizes a signal processing algorithm is provided for detecting plug-in electric vehicle charging events through interrogation of smart meter data. The method is a form of non-invasive load monitoring that allows the utility to track plug-in electric vehicle charging events in real time or over extended periods. These parameters are suitably flexible so as to accommodate diverse electric vehicle technologies and a range of electric vehicle owners' charging habits. Application of the method facilitates the integration of electric vehicles into utilities' electrical grids, protection of the utilities' assets, geographic mapping of electric vehicle owners and charging events, managed charging through communication between the utility and the vehicle or owner, managed charging through the offer of time of use rates for electric vehicle owners, and an enabling technology to accompany other Smart Grid functions such as Vehicle-to-Grid distributed energy storage. | 05-17-2012 |
20150194810 | SMART TRANSFORMER - The present invention provides a system and computer program product for implementing a smart transformer, comprising a processor, and a balancing algorithm residing on the processor, wherein the balancing algorithm is stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium having computer executable program code embodied thereon, the computer executable program code configured to cause the system to monitor and control an electric customer load and generation in order to optimize the performance of a distribution transformer, wherein the processor receives a plurality of system inputs and uses the balancing algorithm to determine a rating of the transformer and an amount of customer load. | 07-09-2015 |