Valentine, US
Alan A. Valentine, Algonac, MI US
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20110245041 | HAND THERAPY SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING HAND REHABILITATION EXERCISES - A hand therapy system including a post having an upper end and a lower end, a support base secured to the lower end of the post for supporting the post atop a surface, and a hand exercise housing mounted on the post for moving between the upper and lower ends of the post. The hand exercise housing includes a plurality of first hand tool openings provided on a first side of the hand exercise housing, a plurality of second hand tool openings provided on a second side of the hand exercise housing, a progressive resistance system in communication with each of the first and second hand tool openings, and a plurality of resistance level adjustment elements coupled with the progressive resistance system. Each of the resistance level adjustment elements is associated with one of the first and second hand tool openings for selectively adjusting the resistance level of each of the first and second hand tool openings. | 10-06-2011 |
Alastair Valentine, Glen Burnie, MD US
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20130280149 | Purification of Titanium Tetrachloride - Disclosed is a process/system for the removal of metal chloride impurities from a titanium tetrachloride stream. The metal chloride impurities are removed through contact of the titanium tetrachloride stream with a sorbent material comprising a member selected from the group consisting of an alumino-silicate, activated alumina, ultrafine TiO2, and combinations thereof. | 10-24-2013 |
20150064100 | Purification of Titanium Tetrachloride - Disclosed is a process/system for the removal of metal chloride impurities from a titanium tetrachloride stream. The metal chloride impurities are removed through contact of the titanium tetrachloride stream with an alumino-silicate material, which can be selected based on certain properties of the alumino-silicate and based on the geometries of the impurity(ies) and the alumino-silicate. | 03-05-2015 |
Andrew Valentine, Midlothian, VA US
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20090085325 | Portable Stand for Power Tool - A portable stand for a work tool is provided. The portable stand includes a rigid member with a longitudinal axis and a connector configured to be releasably mounted to a vehicle. A first post extends from the rigid member and a frame is rotatably connected with the first post and fixable with respect to the first post in a plurality of discrete positions. A mounting bracket is lockingly engageable with the frame and configured to fixedly support a work tool. | 04-02-2009 |
Andrew Joseph Valentine, Raleigh, NC US
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20120074891 | ROBOT POWER SOURCE CHARGING STATION - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for recharging a mobile robot as a power source. In one embodiment the system comprises a power transmission link having a first end positioned at a selectively located charging station and a second end connected to the battery carried by the robot, the transmission link being configured to transmit power from its first end to its second end to charge the battery. The system further comprises a first wireless power transmitter coupled to receive power from a specified power source, and a first wireless power receiver, connected to the first end of the transmission link and located at a prespecified distance from the first wireless power transmitter. The first wireless power receiver is configured to receive power transmitted across the prespecified distance from the first wireless power transmitter, and to provide power to the first end of the transmission link, for transmission to charge the battery. | 03-29-2012 |
Bethanne L. Valentine, Saginaw, MI US
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20120301055 | POUCH WITH CONNECTORS AND SYSTEM OF SUCH POUCHES - A pouch has a connection structure that includes a female connector and a male connector. The male connector of the pouch is configured to snap-fit with another female connector that has the same configuration as the female connector, and the female connector is configured to receive by snap-fit another male connector that has the same configuration as the male connector. A system of pouches can be provided the male and female connectors on a common backing panel. The connectors are also configured to allow the connected pouches to pivot relative to each other such that the pouches can be displayed in a fan-like arrangement, and accessories can be provided though passages in the connectors. | 11-29-2012 |
20120301059 | POUCH WITH CONNECTORS AND SYSTEM OF SUCH POUCHES - A pouch has a connection structure that includes a female connector and a male connector. The male connector of the pouch is configured to snap-fit with another female connector that has the same configuration as the female connector, and the female connector is configured to receive by snap-fit another male connector that has the same configuration as the male connector. A system of pouches can be provided by connecting the male and female connectors of a plurality of pouches. The connectors are also configured to allow the connected pouches to pivot relative to each other such that the pouches can be displayed in a fan-like arrangement, and accessories can be provided though passages in the connectors. | 11-29-2012 |
20140150219 | Strap with Breakaway Link - A link for use in a breakaway portion of a strap includes a body portion and first and second opposing engagement portions. Each engagement portion has at least one hook. | 06-05-2014 |
Bill Valentine, Glenview, IL US
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20150027558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ACCURACY OF A RATE OF DECAY (ROD) MEASUREMENT IN A MASS FLOW CONTROLLER - A mass flow controller includes at least one conduit having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the conduit defining a flow path along which the fluid flows. The mass flow controller also includes a modified inlet block having an inlet aperture, an inlet channel, and a reservoir fluidly coupled to the inlet channel and the conduit that enhances flow through the controller and improves rate-of-decay measurements. The mass flow controller includes at least one flow sensor that generates a flow sensor signal that is proportional to the mass flow rate of the fluid through the conduit. The mass flow controller includes a control sub-system coupled to a flow sensor and a valve assembly to control flow through the conduit. | 01-29-2015 |
Brian D. Valentine, Endwell, NY US
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20120110588 | UNIFIED RESOURCE MANAGER PROVIDING A SINGLE POINT OF CONTROL - An integrated hybrid system is provided. The hybrid system includes compute components of different types and architectures that are integrated and managed by a single point of control to provide federation and the presentation of the compute components as a single logical computing platform. | 05-03-2012 |
20130111478 | UNIFIED RESOURCE MANAGER PROVIDING A SINGLE POINT OF CONTROL | 05-02-2013 |
Charles Valentine, Houston, TX US
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20130030067 | Sugar-Based Polyurethanes, Methods for Their Preparation, and Methods of Use Thereof - Polyurethane foams which are highly flame resistant are described, as well as the production of such polyurethane foams by the reaction between a natural polyol, such as sucrose or a blend of mono- or disaccharides in place of the standard hydrocarbon-based polyol component, a polyisocyanate and water in the presence of a suitable polyurethane forming catalyst and a flame retardant, and optionally one or more components such as surfactants and/or emulsifiers. The resultant polyurethane foam has a bio-based solid content ranging from about 17% to 30%, may be formulated in a variety of foam densities for a variety of applications, and exhibits a high degree of fire and burn resistance, as exhibited by the flame spread index and the smoke spread values. | 01-31-2013 |
Charles Jameson Valentine, Lancaster, PA US
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20120021641 | MOUNTING PLATE FOR MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO A CIRCUIT BOARD - An electrical connector is provided including a housing. A mounting plate is provided having a mounting surface configured to be mechanically coupled to a circuit board. An opening extends through the mounting plate. The opening has an interior contour shaped to slidably receive a post of the housing as the mounting plate is loaded onto the post until the mounting plate rests on a plate surface of the housing. An engagement feature is provided on the mounting plate. The engagement feature secures the mounting plate to the housing. The engagement feature displaces a plate securing portion formed on the housing to secure the mounting plate to the housing with an interference fit. | 01-26-2012 |
Chase Anthony Valentine, Yelm, WA US
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20130019422 | Sunroof Genie Turbo; a vehicle sunroof drain tube snake. - The sunroof genie turbo; a vehicle sunroof drain tube snake, generally contains a housing; a unspecified length of snake, that rotates outwardly with respect to the housing; a coupling member for securing the snake to a rotating shaft which can be controlled by a switch. The housing encloses the internal components that operate the snake, including, but not limited to, a motor, a power source, and a switch. The sunroof genie turbo; a vehicle sunroof drain tube snake, which can be built in a great variety of shapes and sizes, is designed to penetrate and dislodge dirt and debris that clog or obstruct a vehicles sunroof drain tubes. | 01-24-2013 |
Chris Valentine, Portland, OR US
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20100013362 | CORD ORGANIZING APPARATUS FOR AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An image display device is provided with a cord organizing apparatus. The image display device includes a housing enclosing electronic componentry, a plurality of analog, digital, or power cords coupled to and extending from the electronic componentry, and a cord organizing apparatus coupled to the housing. The cord organizing apparatus includes a plurality of teeth and at least a first tooth opening and a second tooth opening sized to removably retain the cords. | 01-21-2010 |
20100053475 | ILLUMINATED STATUS INDICATOR FOR AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - Systems and methods for an illuminating status indicator for an image display device are provided. In one example, an image display device is provided including a light source, an image generating element configured to receive light from the light source, and in response, generate an image, a projection lens configured to display the image on a viewing surface, and an illuminated status indicator configured to visually indicate a status of the image display device and extending at least partially around the projection lens. The example image display device further may include a control system in communication with the light source, the image generating element, and the illuminated status indicator and a housing comprised of a plurality of faces, where the housing encloses the light source, the image generating element, and the control system and where the illuminated status indicator is viewable by a user when the user is looking at a face of the housing. | 03-04-2010 |
Chris A. Valentine, Portland, OR US
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20120234939 | MOBILE WASHER UNIT - A mobile pressure washing system is provided. The system comprises a frame with hinged elements for transitioning the frame between an upright position of use and a compact position for secure transport and storage of the system. System features further include a removable and replaceable tank adapted to fit on a portion of the frame, removable storage features, and pressure washing features such as a motor and pump. | 09-20-2012 |
Christopher A. Valentine, Boulder, CO US
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20110224543 | System and Method for Determining Proximity Relative to a Critical Structure - A system for determining proximity of a surgical device relative to an anatomical structure includes at least one surgical device having a sensor assembly operably coupled to a processing unit and configured to transmit at least one electrical signal generated by the processing unit through a target anatomical structure to elicit a measurable response from the target anatomical structure. The processing unit is configured to calculate a signature property value of the target anatomical structure based on the measurable response. The processing unit is configured to identify the target anatomical structure based on a comparison between the signature property value and at least one other signature property. | 09-15-2011 |
20110224668 | System and Method for Determining Proximity Relative to a Critical Structure - A system for determining proximity of a surgical device relative to an anatomical structure includes at least one surgical device having a sensor assembly operably coupled to a processing unit. The sensor assembly is configured to transmit at least one electrical signal through the target anatomical structure to elicit a measurable response from the target anatomical structure. The processing unit is configured to calculate a signature property value of the target anatomical structure based on the measurable response and to determine proximity of the at least one surgical device relative to the target anatomical structure based on a comparison between the signature property value and at least one other signature property. An indicator is operably coupled to the processing unit and is configured to alert a user of the identified target anatomical structure based on the determined proximity. | 09-15-2011 |
20110275952 | System and Method for Determining Proximity Relative to a Critical Structure - A system for determining proximity of a surgical device relative to an anatomical structure includes at least one surgical device having a sensor assembly operably coupled to a processing unit. The sensor assembly is configured to transmit at least one electrical signal through the target anatomical structure to elicit a measurable response from the target anatomical structure. The processing unit is configured to calculate a signature property value of the target anatomical structure based on the measurable response and to determine proximity of the at least one surgical device relative to the target anatomical structure based on a comparison between the signature property value and at least one other signature property. An indicator is operably coupled to the processing unit and is configured to alert a user of the identified target anatomical structure based on the determined proximity. | 11-10-2011 |
20110295250 | System and Method for Sensing Tissue Characteristics - A medical device for treating and analyzing tissue is disclosed. The device includes a plasma applicator having a housing. The housing includes a substantially tubular shape and defining a lumen therethrough. The lumen is in fluid communication with an ionizable media source configured to supply ionizable media thereto. The applicator also includes one or more electrodes coupled to the housing. The electrodes are adapted to couple to a power source configured to that energizes electrodes to ignite the ionizable media to form a plasma plume for treating tissue. The device also includes an effluent-collection attachment coupled to the plasma applicator, the effluent-collection attachment configured to collect at least a portion of a plasma effluent. | 12-01-2011 |
20120253339 | RADIO FREQUENCY-BASED SURGICAL IMPLANT FIXATION APPARATUS - A radio frequency-based surgical implant fixation apparatus is provided and includes a housing and a shaft that is operably coupled to housing. A longitudinal axis is defined through the shaft. The housing is adapted to connect to a source of electrosurgical energy. An approximator assembly has an elongated rod that is coaxially coupled to the shaft and is configured to reciprocate therethrough from an extended position to a retracted position. A plurality of delivery arms is operably coupled to a distal end of the elongated rod. The delivery arms are configured to releasably receive a portion of a surgical implant and selectively connect to the energy source to transmit electrosurgical energy to the surgical implant to fuse the surgical implant to tissue upon actuation thereof. | 10-04-2012 |
20140018668 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CRITICAL STRUCTURES USING ULTRASOUND - A system and method of ultrasound imaging, the system including a laparoscopic surgical instrument including at least one ultrasound transducer, and a processor adapted to receive acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer and process the acoustic data from the ultrasound transducer to produce a graphical representation of the acoustic data, the graphical representation depicting echoic attributes of tissue substantially axially aligned with a transmission path of the at least one ultrasound transducer, and the distance of at least one tissue type having different echoic attributes from surrounding tissue form a distal tip of the laparoscopic surgical instrument. | 01-16-2014 |
20140094681 | SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS ADJACENT TISSUE OF INTEREST - A system for navigating a surgical instrument adjacent tissue of interest is provided and includes a magnetic device and a surgical instrument. The magnetic device is positionable within a body of a patient. The surgical instrument includes a magnetic detection device that is operably disposed thereon to detect the magnetic device. The surgical instrument is configured to remove tissue of interest within the patient. | 04-03-2014 |
20140364849 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING TISSUE CHARACTERISTICS - A medical device for treating and analyzing tissue includes a plasma applicator having a housing. The housing includes a substantially tubular shape and defines a lumen therethrough. The lumen is in fluid communication with an ionizable media source configured to supply ionizable media thereto. The applicator also includes one or more electrodes coupled to the housing. The electrodes are adapted to couple to a power source configured to energize the electrodes to ignite the ionizable media to form a plasma plume for treating tissue. The device also includes an effluent-collection attachment coupled to the plasma applicator. The effluent-collection attachment is configured to collect a portion of a plasma effluent. | 12-11-2014 |
Christopher H. Valentine, Marshfield, MA US
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20080312946 | TRADE SHOW INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - Location-based technologies improve a trade show information management. Attendees may benefit from real time, location-specific feedback on trade show activities, aggregated exhibit ratings from other participants, automated and semi-automated exchanges of information with exhibitors, and so forth. Similarly, exhibitors may benefit from improved flow of relevant foot traffic and convenient registration of booth attendees. Trade show operators may also benefit from improved costing of trade show floor space, as well as enhanced opportunities to target related promotions. | 12-18-2008 |
Craig Valentine, Summerville, SC US
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20080289716 | LOW TENSILE CREEP BELT - An endless fabric belt subjected to a substantial running tension. The belt has an endless woven fabric formed from a plurality of MD (machine direction) ultra high molecular weight polymer strands approaching zero creep at high tensile loads. A plurality of CMD (cross machine direction) strands are interwoven with the MD strands. The plurality of MD strands have first and second ends spliced to one another to form an endless belt, the splices forming a significant linear MD overlap of about 30 cm with each other. | 11-27-2008 |
20090075543 | MALLEABLE POLYMER MONOFILAMENT FOR INDUSTRIAL FABRICS - The present invention relates to malleable polymer monofilaments that show shape malleability under heat and stress. The monofilaments can be used in closely woven industrial fabrics, especially in paper machine fabrics, as weft materials that protect load bearing warp yarns for better wear resistance. | 03-19-2009 |
20090311529 | HIGH TENACITY THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE MONOFILAMENT AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a high tenacity polyurethane monofilament and a process for manufacturing the same, comprising of orienting and dynamic annealing of a polyurethane-containing monofilament. In addition to high tenacity, the present invention imparts reduced shrinkage and elongation to monofilament fibers, facilitating the use of thermoplastic elastomers in industrial fabrics, particularly in paper machine clothing (PMC). The brief abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way. | 12-17-2009 |
20100099320 | Pet yarns with improved loop tensile properties - Poly(ethylene terephthalate) monofilaments having improved loop strength and toughness as well as improved tensile strength and tensile toughness. The yarns can have a loop toughness of at least 2 gf/den, a loop tenacity of at least 7 gf/den, a tensile toughness of at least 0.9 gf/den, a tensile tenacity of at least 4 gf/den, and a DSC crystallinity of at least 35%. A process for the production of poly(ethylene terephthalate) monofilaments includes melt extrusion, orientation of the extrudates by stretching, and further stretching as well as heat treating the stretched monofilaments. Industrial fabrics, especially fabrics for paper machine clothing, can be made of such monofilaments as load bearing yarns that resist loop failure and that resist fabric creep at high temperature and high load. | 04-22-2010 |
Craig Valentine, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20100140209 | UNIVERSAL CLOSURE APPARATUS WITH DELIVERY SYSTEM - A universal bottle cap capable of threadably engaging two or more bottles of a different thread arrangement having a substance retained therein. The universal bottle cap threadedly engages a bottle containing a beverage therein. Such universal bottle cap includes a cylindrical member closed at a first end thereof and open at a second end thereof. There is a threaded portion disposed on an inner surface of the cylindrical member for engaging a threaded end of such bottle. A capsule like device is disposed inside the cylindrical member adjacent the closed end for retaining a substance to be dispensed into a beverage in such bottle. A device for piercing the capsule engages each of the threaded portion of the bottle cap and the capsule for piercing the capsule as the universal bottle cap is threaded onto such bottle thereby releasing contents of the capsule into such beverage for mixing therewith. | 06-10-2010 |
Craig R. Valentine, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20140034523 | Universal Closure Apparatus With Delivery System - A universal bottle cap capable of threadably engaging two or more bottles of a different thread arrangement having a substance retained therein. The universal bottle cap threadedly engages a bottle containing a beverage therein. Such universal bottle cap includes a cylindrical member closed at a first end thereof and open at a second end thereof. There is a threaded portion disposed on an inner surface of the cylindrical member for engaging a threaded end of such bottle. A capsule like device is disposed inside the cylindrical member adjacent the closed end for retaining a substance to be dispensed into a beverage in such bottle. A device for piercing the capsule engages each of the threaded portion of the bottle cap and the capsule for piercing the capsule as the universal bottle cap is threaded onto such bottle thereby releasing contents of the capsule into such beverage for mixing therewith. | 02-06-2014 |
David Valentine, Goleta, CA US
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20120036923 | TRACER METHOD TO ESTIMATE RATES OF METHANE GENERATION THROUGH AUGMENTATION OR BIOSTIMULATION OF THE SUB-SURFACE - A method for determining the flux of methane newly generated through manipulation of a sub-surface environment. The method comprises: (a) measuring a baseline isotope ratio (R | 02-16-2012 |
David Valentine, Brewster, NY US
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20110229833 | Method of and apparatus for extinguishing the flame of a candle - The invention provides a method of and apparatus for extinguishing the flame of a candle that reduces the smell, smoke and soot which follow the extinguishing of the flame. The device draws gases proximate to the flame into apparatus thereby extinguishing the flame and passes the gases through a filter to clean the gas stream. | 09-22-2011 |
David Valentine, La Jolla, CA US
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20080224880 | TOILET SEAT SENSOR DEVICE - A sensor device ( | 09-18-2008 |
David E. Valentine, East Hampton, CT US
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20110306275 | COMPONENT FINISHING TOOL - An example finishing tool form assembly includes a base and a superabrasive bonded to a surface of the base. The superabrasive is configured to be reciprocated with the base relative to a longitudinally extending recess of a component to finish at least one surface of the component. | 12-15-2011 |
David H. Valentine, Sturgeon Bay, WI US
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20110033738 | Economically Manufactured Battery Conversion Device - The present invention is an apparatus and method which allows a smaller size battery to be adapted for use in a device which uses larger size batteries, thus saving energy costs. The apparatus can be mass produced from recycled in-expensive materials and is far less costly to manufacture than existing battery conversion devices. | 02-10-2011 |
Earl Valentine, Yorba Linda, CA US
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20110288428 | FAN ASSEMBLY FOR A REBREATHE SYSTEM - A circulation system for use in a rebreathe system includes a base and a fan assembly coupled to the base. The base includes a motor and a rotatable drive shaft coupled to the motor. The fan assembly includes a housing with an inlet and outlet. The fan assembly further includes a fan coupled to the drive shaft to rotate therewith and is fluidly isolated from the drive shaft. | 11-24-2011 |
20120247479 | VALVING A RESPIRATORY GAS PATHWAY WITH A CATHETER BALLOON - A respiratory valve device includes a catheter balloon configured for being disposed in a respiratory gas pathway and valving the respiratory gas pathway. | 10-04-2012 |
Eric Lee Valentine, Plano, TX US
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20100068988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COVERTLY DISABLING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES - A method and system of disabling a remote improvised explosive device (IED) that is triggered by a cell phone. A portable wideband network system, installed in a vehicle, is used to determine operator frequency or frequencies active on a route along which the vehicle will travel. The vehicle includes a wideband transmitter for raising a radio frequency noise floor across all of the active cellular frequencies in a limited area surrounding the portable wideband network system during passage along the route. A notch filter is used by the system for filtering a particular frequency from the noise floor. The power level of the portable wideband network system is increased so that the strongest signal at the particular frequency in the limited area is provided by the portable system's base station. All mobile terminals in the limited area around the vehicle are connected to the portable system and the portable system prevents call completion of any of the connected mobile terminals. | 03-18-2010 |
20100161171 | INTERWORKING AMONG AUTOMOBILE BUSES, PORTABLE USER EQUIPMENT AND MOBILE NETWORKS - An interworking module and method are described herein which allows information to be exchanged between a user terminal (e.g., mobile phone) and a communication bus which is installed within a vehicle. The communication bus is connected to different components (e.g., engine sensors, on-board diagnostic systems, video-audio equipment, heating-cooling equipment, stereo system, and seats) which are installed within the vehicle. | 06-24-2010 |
20110314526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION - A system, method, and client registration and verification device for handling personal identification information. The client device collects from an individual, a sufficient amount of biometric information to uniquely identify the individual, as well as historical mobility information providing a history of locations where the individual has lived. A caching manager stores the collected biometric information at a selected cache node in a hierarchical database having a plurality of cache nodes at multiple levels of the database. The caching manager selects the cache node based on the historical mobility information collected from the individual. The client device sends subsequent requests to verify the identity of the individual to a local cache node where newly input biometric information is compared with the cached information. When the individual's biometric information is not stored in the local cache node, the request is forwarded upward in the database until the cached information is found and compared. | 12-22-2011 |
20120058794 | Systems and Methods for Enabling Non-Cognitive Radio Devices to Function as Cognitive Radios - Systems and methods according to the exemplary embodiments enable non-cognitive radio devices to operate as if they were cognitive radio devices. A pilot radio device analyzes a local radio environment and broadcasts a spectrum map message which indicates, for example, available radio resources in the local radio environment. A non-cognitive radio device receives the spectrum map message and uses the information in the spectrum map message to select a radio resource for its own transmissions and/or receptions. | 03-08-2012 |
20120314127 | PROVISIONING NETWORK RESOURCES RESPONSIVE TO VIDEO REQUIREMENTS OF USER EQUIPMENT NODES - A method of controlling video from/to a User Equipment node (UE) through a network includes receiving a video mode request for transporting video from/to the UE through the network. Video requirements associated with the video mode request are identified. Network resources that need to be provisioned responsive to the identified video requirements are identified. The availability of network resources is determined An instruction is communicated to a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) node to provision network resources to transport video from/to the UE through the network responsive to the availability of network resources and the identified network resources that need to be provisioned. Related systems, network nodes, and UEs are disclosed. | 12-13-2012 |
20140115574 | COST OPTIMIZATION FOR FIRMWARE UPDATES FOR GLOBALLY MOBILE MACHINE-TO-MACHINE DEVICES - A firmware control management device and a method implemented by the firmware control management device are described herein which are configured to determine whether or not to push a firmware update to a machine-to-machine (M2M) device. | 04-24-2014 |
Erin Valentine, East Bridgewater, MA US
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20130287763 | COMBINATION THERAPY FOR TREATING CANCER COMPRISING AN IGF-1R INHIBITOR AND AN AKT INHIBITOR - The present invention relates to a method of treating cancer by administering an IGF-1R specific antibody in combination with an anti-cancer agent exemplified by an Akt pathway inhibitor. The first and second amounts together comprise a therapeutically effective amount. | 10-31-2013 |
James M. Valentine, Fairfield, CT US
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20080210184 | Fuel Additive Concentrate Dosing System - A safe, reliable system for automatically dosing diesel truck fuel tanks with a fuel additive is provided. The additive, such as a concentrated solution containing fuel borne catalyst (FBC), is fed by gravity and dosing is controlled with a signal from a switch located on the ignition switch and/or the fuel tank cap and filler spout. When the ignition switch is in the on position and/or the cap is removed, a solenoid opens a valve and permits a timed or otherwise measured amount of additive to flow into the tank while the cap is off. Replacing the cap and/or turning off the ignition switch preferably stops the flow of additive, the flow rate being set to supply a predetermined amount of additive during an average refueling interval. | 09-04-2008 |
20090004083 | NOx control for IC engines - A multi-stage NOx reduction system employs catalysts effective at different temperature ranges and can have reagent injectors associated with each, for use in series or in parallel. A controller directs reagent introduction to one catalyst or the other as temperature and other conditions dictate. Valving can redirect exhaust to particular catalyst zones, if necessary. | 01-01-2009 |
20120177553 | Injector And Method For Reducing Nox Emissions From Boilers, IC Engines and Combustion Processes - A system and method of reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source is provided. The system includes at least one injection lance having a elongated shaft with distal and proximal ends, a metering valve positioned at the distal end, an atomization chamber positioned between the metering valve and the distal end, a storage chamber for containing a reagent fluidly connected to the metering valve, an injection tip positioned at the proximal end for delivering the reagent, and at least one air port for supplying air to the atomization chamber. The injection lance is positioned in the combustion source, and the reagent is supplied from the storage chamber to the injection lance at an inlet pressure. The reagent is then injected into the combustion source via the injection lance, wherein a temperature of the reagent prior to the injection is maintained below a hydrolysis temperature of the reagent. | 07-12-2012 |
20130152470 | INJECTOR AND METHOD FOR REDUCING NOX EMISSIONS FROM BOILERS, IC ENGINES AND COMBUSTION PROCESSES - A system and method of reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source is provided. The system includes at least one injection lance having a elongated shaft with distal and proximal ends, a metering valve positioned at the distal end, an atomization chamber positioned between the metering valve and the distal end, a storage chamber for containing a reagent fluidly connected to the metering valve, an injection tip positioned at the proximal end for delivering the reagent, and at least one air port for supplying air to the atomization chamber. The injection lance is positioned in the combustion source, and the reagent is supplied from the storage chamber to the injection lance at an inlet pressure. The reagent is then injected into the combustion source via the injection lance, wherein a temperature of the reagent prior to the injection is maintained below a hydrolysis temperature of the reagent. | 06-20-2013 |
20130272940 | On Demand Generation of Ammonia for Small Industrial and Commercial Boilers - A system and method for reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source is provided. The system includes a blower passing air through a continuous duct having a hot portion and a reaction portion. The hot portion of the duct is positioned in the convective zone of the combustion source to heat the passing air for the reaction portion of the duct. An injector attached to a urea storage container is positioned in the reaction portion of the duct and sprays urea from the storage container into the heated air in the reaction duct for evaporation and decomposition into ammonia gas. The ammonia gas is then supplied to an injection grid in the exhaust duct of the lean burn combustion source upstream of a NOx reduction catalyst. The injection grid supplies the ammonia gas to the exhaust gas in the exhaust duct. | 10-17-2013 |
20140096532 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UREA DECOMPOSITION TO AMMONIA IN A SIDE STREAM FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION - A method for reducing NOx emissions in the exhaust of a combined cycle gas turbine equipped with a heat recovery boiler and a catalyst effective for NOx reduction, wherein a slip stream of hot flowing exhaust gases is withdrawn from the primary gas flow after the catalyst at a temperature of 500° F. to 900° F. and directed through a fan to a continuous duct into which an aqueous based reagent is injected for decomposition to ammonia gas and the outlet of the continuous duct is connected to an injection grid positioned in the primary exhaust for injection of ammonia gas into the primary exhaust stream at a location upstream of the catalyst. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099247 | METHOD FOR IN-DUCT UREA INJECTION FOR SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION ON SMALL BOILERS AND COMBUSTION SOURCES - A method for reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustor equipped with a NOx reducing exhaust catalyst, includes at least the following steps: (i) generating a computer based model of the geometry of an exhaust system of the combustor; (ii) computing at least one of flue gas velocity profiles and mass flow stream lines for exhaust gas flow through the exhaust system; (iii) inputting injector data comprising at least droplet size and velocity; (iv) modeling droplet trajectories for a plurality of injector locations; (v) modeling at least one flow conditioning device in the exhaust system; and (vi) manipulating the computer based model until an injector location is identified that provides a predicted root mean square (RMS) of reagent at the face of the catalyst that is less than 15%. | 04-10-2014 |
20140099248 | Method for Urea Decomposition and Ammonia Feed to a Selective Catalytic Reduction System - A method of reducing NOx emissions from a lean burn combustion source employs an aqueous solution of reagent that is injected into a continuous decomposition duct at a rate of 0.2-10 gph with a flowing side stream of hot gas at a rate of 150-3000 scfm and a temperature of greater than 700° F. in the decomposition duct such that the aqueous reagent is converted to ammonia gas that is conveyed by the continuous decomposition duct to an ammonia injection grid that is placed in a primary exhaust stream from the combustion source upstream of a NOx reducing catalyst and NOx is reduced. | 04-10-2014 |
20140134061 | Urea Decomposition And Improved Scr Nox Reduction On Industrial And Small Utility Boilers - A lean burn combustion source includes a first side stream comprising an inlet and an outlet, both positioned downstream of a furnace and upstream of a particulate control device, and a second side stream comprising: an inlet positioned downstream of the particulate control device and upstream of the catalyst, a heat exchanger section passing through the first side stream, whereby heat from hot exhaust gas flowing through the first side stream is transferred to hot exhaust gas flowing through the second side stream, an injector positioned in the second side stream injecting aqueous based reagent into the hot exhaust gas flowing through the second side stream such that the aqueous based reagent decomposes to ammonia gas, and an outlet in fluid communication with a reagent distribution device positioned in the primary exhaust gas stream downstream of the particulate control device and upstream of the catalyst. | 05-15-2014 |
20140360168 | System and Method for Sequential Injection of Reagent to Reduce NOx from Combustion Sources - In a large exhaust duct from a lean burn combustion source, such as a boiler, diesel engine or gas turbine, multiple injectors can be used to inject a reagent, such as an aqueous solution of urea or ammonia, into the exhaust for use in the catalytic reduction of NOx in a process known in the art as selective catalytic reduction (SCR). When operating at low injection rates, such as during low combustor loads, the injectors are operated individually for short periods of time in a sequential manner. | 12-11-2014 |
Jamie Valentine, Rives Jct., MI US
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20100281801 | Foamed Building Panel, Clip and System for Installation - A building panel has a unitary foamed core, and a unitary cover layer of resinous polymeric material covering the core and covering a bottom edge or drip edge and an upper edge of the panel. A system for installation of adjacent panels includes the adjacent panels having vertical clip-receiving grooves slidably receiving narrow edges of a clip. The clip holds adjacent panels in coplanar abutting relationship to minimize movement while installed on a wall of a building. | 11-11-2010 |
Jeffrey Valentine, Fairport, NY US
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20110261946 | HYBRID HOSTING SYSTEM - Systems, methods and apparatuses of present invention are directed to providing hosted services over a telecommunications network. In one embodiment, the system is comprised of a Cloud Enabling Technology Device (“CETD”) and a Hosted Service Provider. Provisioning and management instructions for the CETD are maintained at the Hosted Service Provider. The CETD may download the provisioning and management instructions, which may be used to control the transmission of voice data received at the CETD over a phone line. | 10-27-2011 |
Jim Louis Valentine, Glencoe, OK US
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20090211192 | SHOCK ABSORBER FOR SPORTS FLOOR - A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a truncated pyramid portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material and is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. The pyramid portion extends from the first side of the base portion. The pyramid portion is formed of an elastomeric material and has stepped sides. | 08-27-2009 |
20150059276 | SHOCK ABSORBER FOR SPORTS FLOOR - A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber is formed of an elastomeric material and has a base with a first side and an opposing second side. The shock absorber has a plurality of teeth extending from the first side of the base. The base is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. | 03-05-2015 |
John D. Valentine, San Diego, CA US
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20130248722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING USING SCATTERING FROM ANNIHILATION COINCIDENCE PHOTONS - Systems and methods are described herein for performing three-dimensional imaging using backscattered photons generated from a positron-electron annihilation. The systems and methods are implemented using the pair of photons created from a positron-electron annihilation. The trajectory and emission time of one of the photons is detected near the annihilation event. Using this collected data, the trajectory of the second photon can be determined. The second photon is used as a probe photon and is directed towards a target for imaging. The interaction of the second probe photon with the target produces back scattered photons that can be detected and used to create a three-dimensional image of the target. The systems and methods described herein are particularly advantageous because they permit imaging with a system from a single side of the target, as opposed to requiring imaging equipment on both sides of the target. | 09-26-2013 |
Jonathan C. Valentine, Saint Joseph, MI US
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20090183796 | SELECT FILL SENSOR SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR DISPENSERS - A refrigerator includes a dispenser having a dispenser well, a control for regulating a product dispensing operation, and a select fill sensor system for automatically initiating and terminating the dispensing operation. The sensor system includes a touch sensor mounted in the dispenser well and configured to sense the selection of a desired product level. A feedback array indicates the product level selected and tracks the product level within a container during the dispensing operation. The control automatically initiates a product dispensing operation based on the selection of a product level and the presence of the container in the dispenser well, and automatically terminates the dispensing operation when the product level in the container reaches the selected product level. In this manner, a hands-free dispenser is provided that can be utilized regardless of the shape or size of container utilized. | 07-23-2009 |
20100308073 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A DISPENSING SYSTEM OF A REFRIGERATED APPLIANCE - An apparatus, method and system for sensing parameters related to water and/or ice being dispensed from a dispensing station of a refrigerated appliance is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a sensing system positionable at the dispensing station at the point of dispension for liquid and/or ice to sense a parameter related to dispensed water and/or ice and produce a sensing signal. | 12-09-2010 |
Kary Valentine, Mars, PA US
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20120291621 | COMPOSITE ARMOR AND METHOD FOR MAKING COMPOSITE ARMOR - A composite armor panel and a method for making the armor is disclosed. In one embodiment the armor consists of a plurality of ceramic tiles ( | 11-22-2012 |
Kary L. Valentine, Dublin, OH US
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20100043630 | Composite Armor and Method for Making Composite Armor - A composite armor panel and a method for making the armor is disclosed. In one embodiment the armor consists of a plurality of ceramic tiles ( | 02-25-2010 |
Kary L. Valentine, Mars, PA US
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20090032789 | Impact Attenuator System - An impact attenuator system includes a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy-absorbing material which behaves in a rate-independent hyperelastic manner so that its permanent set is minimized and the material can absorb tremendous amounts of impact energy while remaining fully recoverable. | 02-05-2009 |
20110091273 | Rebound Control Material - An impact attenuator system including a hyperelastic member that comprises an energy absorbing material with a tan δ of not less than about 0.05 to assist rebound control. | 04-21-2011 |
Kathleen G. Valentine, Ivyland, PA US
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20100285608 | CONFORMATIONAL ENTROPY IN MOLECULAR RECOGNITION - The present invention provides methods for the determination of the degree of molecular recognition of a protein with a ligand, including a first protein with a second protein. The methods may comprise determining the squared generalized order parameter (hereinafter, O) for at least one intramolecular bond of the first protein. The protein is then formed into a complex with a ligand. The value or values of O2 for the said at least one bond of the protein is then determined while the protein and the ligand are in the complex. The O value or values determined for the protein while the protein and the ligand are in a complex are compared or related to the O value or values determined for the uncomplexed protein. | 11-11-2010 |
Keith Valentine, San Diego, CA US
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20100286778 | Textile-Based Spinal Implant and Related Methods - A textile-based surgical implant that can be inserted through any number of suitable surgical approaches, including but not limited to lateral, anterior, anterior-lateral, posterolateral, and/or posterior approaches. When applied to spine surgery and inserted into an intervertebral disc space, the implant restores the normal height of the intervertebral disc space, while advantageously preserving the natural motion of the spine. The textile construction of the implant is beneficial because it is generally compliant and thereby restores and/or improves spinal motion. The compliant nature of the textile-based implant provides the required flexibility and elasticity to advantageously support physiological movements, as opposed to fusion surgery which forms a boney bridge between adjacent vertebral bodies. In addition, the porosity and biocompatibility of the textile-based implant facilitates tissue ingrowth throughout part or all of the implant, which helps to secure and encapsulate the implant in the intervertebral space. | 11-11-2010 |
Marie B. Valentine, Detroit, MI US
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20120144560 | Garment with Adjustable Waistband - A garment with an adjustable waistband and modesty flap includes a garment material having a waistband that originates and terminates at a closable seam, the seam having opposed edges extending downwardly from the waistband that define a V-shaped open configuration when the edges are spaced apart from one another and a closed configuration when the edges are adjacent one another. A waistband extension member extends from a waistband terminal end. A plurality of waistband fasteners are spaced apart along a waistband outer surface, each waistband fastener having a configuration complementary a waistband coupling member for selective attachment thereto. A modesty flap is attached to the garment generally adjacent one seam opposed edge and configured to extend across the seam open configuration. A plurality of flap fasteners are spaced apart along the waistband inner surface, each flap fastener having a configuration complementary to a flap coupling member for selective attachment thereto. | 06-14-2012 |
Mark F. Valentine, Kenosha, WI US
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20110254383 | SMART MODULE AND METHOD WITH MINIMAL STANDBY LOSS - A smart method ( | 10-20-2011 |
20120112930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A DEVICE - A method and apparatus for controlling a device is provided herein. During operation, a user's headset is tapped upon in order to control a device. More particularly, a user's headset (or the device itself) uses circuitry that allows the headset or the device to detect user taps (for example on either earpiece of the connected 3.5 mm jack stereo headset, or the housing of the headset). The taps serve as user inputs to control the device. Because a user can control a device simply by tapping upon a headset, the device can be accessed without necessitating the need to wake the device to access control functions (e.g., music control functions). | 05-10-2012 |
20120154292 | Method and Apparatus for Activating a Function of an Electronic Device - A method and apparatus for activating a function of the electronic device is disclosed herewith. The method includes detecting a first input by a motion sensor. Further, the method activates a touch sensor of the electronic device in response to detecting the first input. The method then detects a second input by the motion sensor within a predetermined time period from the first input. Next, the method determines, in response to detecting the second input, whether contact has occurred at the touch sensor and activates a function of the electronic device in response to determining that contact has occurred at the touch sensor when the second input is detected. | 06-21-2012 |
20120154340 | Active Stylus for Use with Touch-Sensitive Interfaces and Corresponding Method | 06-21-2012 |
20130249862 | Dynamic Impedance Circuit - In embodiments of a dynamic impedance circuit, a power circuit of a device charges and/or powers the device when the device is connected to a power source. A dynamic impedance circuit is coupled to the power circuit of the device and to the power source. The dynamic impedance circuit can operate with low impedance, and alternatively, can operate with high impedance responsive to an increased voltage across the dynamic impedance circuit, such as when a chassis of the device is coupled to ground. | 09-26-2013 |
20130278539 | Method and System for Performance Testing Touch-Sensitive Devices - A method and apparatus for testing a capacitive touch screen of a touch panel as commonly implemented on mobile and other electronic devices (or another touch-sensing device) are disclosed herein. In at least some embodiments, the method involves placing the touch screen in relation to a photoconductive panel (for example, a panel made from Cadmium Sulfide) so that the device and panel are adjacent to one another. Then, the panel is illuminated in a known manner, for example, by way of an image displayed on a display of the touch panel. Further, upon illumination of the panel, the panel conducts in a manner correlated to the illumination. Due to this conducting, capacitance change(s) occur that should actuate the touch screen in a corresponding manner. The capacitance change(s) detected at the touch screen can be compared with the known illumination pattern to determine whether the touch screen is operating properly. | 10-24-2013 |
20130342171 | Battery Charging Interrupt - In embodiments of battery charging interrupt, a device ( | 12-26-2013 |
20140028564 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED WITH A KEYBOARD SPACEBAR - A touch sensor integrated with a keyboard spacebar. A touchpad zone can be defined on a portion of a planar surface of a spacebar. The touchpad zone can be configured to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad zone, or above the touchpad zone, and generate a corresponding signal from the keyboard that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In another embodiment, a touchpad can be positioned over the spacebar. The touchpad can be slidably engaged to the keyboard to facilitate user positioning of the touchpad over a desired portion of the spacebar. | 01-30-2014 |
20140036095 | Method and System for Testing Temporal Latency in Device Having Optical Sensing Component and Touch-Sensitive Display Component - A method and system for determining a camera-to-display latency of an electronic device ( | 02-06-2014 |
20140078055 | TOUCH SENSOR INTEGRATED WITH A TRACK POINTER - A track pointer including a touchpad. The track pointer can be operable in at least two states. In a first of the states, the touchpad can be activated to detect movement of a human appendage across the touchpad or above the touchpad and generate a corresponding first signal that causes corresponding movement of a cursor presented on a display. In a second of the states, the touchpad can be deactivated, and the track pointer can be configured to detect movement of the track pointer by the human appendage and generate a corresponding second signal that causes corresponding movement of the cursor presented on the display. | 03-20-2014 |
20140152425 | TOUCH SENSOR AND RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD - A touch sensor and RFID apparatus is described. In one implementation, the apparatus includes a passive RFID module disposed proximate to a touch panel, and a control module configured to receive an electrical signal from the passive RFID module. The apparatus may be configured to determine, based on a characteristic of the electrical signal, whether the passive RFID module has been energized by an RFID reader or, in the alternative, has exhibited an impedance change as a result of contact being made with the touch panel. The apparatus may also be configured to operate in a first mode if the passive RFID module is determined to have been energized by an RFID reader, or, in the alternative, operate in a second mode if the passive RFID module is determined to have been energized as a result of contact being made with the touch panel. Additionally, the control module can read from or write to the passive RFID module via direct electrical excitation over a wire or wires connecting the passive RFID module to the control module. | 06-05-2014 |
Mark G. Valentine, Marina Del Rey, CA US
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20130336460 | FRICTION DRIVEN X-RAY SOURCE - A high energy radiation generator utilizes sliding friction in a low pressure environment to generate high energy radiation, for example x-rays. The sliding friction may be generated by sweeping one material against a second material, for example rotating a surface of a rotor against a membrane, in the presence of an electron target, which may be one of the first material or the second material, or a different material. | 12-19-2013 |
20140270085 | CONTINUOUS CONTACT X-RAY SOURCE - An x-ray device utilizes a band of material to exchange charge through tribocharging within a chamber maintained at low fluid pressure. The charge is utilized to generate x-rays within the housing, which may pass through a window of the housing. Various contact rods may be used as part of the tribocharging process. | 09-18-2014 |
Mark L. Valentine, West Hills, CA US
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20130009804 | FAST RAY TRACE TO IDENTIFY RADAR MULTIPATHS - A method of detecting a target in a room using a radar system having a transmitter for irradiating the object, a sensor for receiving reflected radiation, and circuitry for analyzing the reflected radiation to determine at least one characteristic thereof, the method including determining at least one parameter for each wall of a plurality of walls of a room containing the target; determining possible signal paths between the target and the sensor for paths including up to N reflections based on the at least one parameter of each wall and the location of the sensor; calculating target image locations based on the possible signal paths; and processing the received radiation to determine a target location based on target image locations. | 01-10-2013 |
Matthew Valentine, Ormond Beach, FL US
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20120185277 | CENTRALIZED STERILE DRUG PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTION AND AUTOMATED MANAGEMENT OF STERILE COMPOUNDING STATIONS - Central management of dose order preparation retrieves an unprocessed dose order record, selects a workstation from a set of workstations, forwards the order for conversion into a drug dosage form, and repeats the process for additional unprocessed dose order records. Depending on the operation type of the selected workstation (manual, automatic), protocol information concerning preparation of the dose order is selectively provided to the selected workstation. Interrogatable elements enable tracking of dose orders and dosage forms throughout preparation, storage and distribution cycles. Further methods enable rapid fulfillment by utilizing inventory ahead of drug order processing if suitable dosage forms exist in inventory records. | 07-19-2012 |
Matthew A. Valentine, Ormond Beach, FL US
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20100094653 | MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND BENCHMARKING OF MEDICATION PREPARATION - A system for preparing and managing patient-specific dose orders includes an order processing server configured to receive the patient-specific dose orders, define a queue of dose orders and distribute the dose orders to at least one dose preparation station. The dose preparation station is in bi-directional communication with the order processing server and has an interface for providing an operator with a protocol associated with each received drug order and specifying a set of steps to fill the drug order. Steps to fill the drug order are captured at the station and a display, positionable independent of the station outputs the dose order queue and metrics concerning activity at the dose preparation station. Systems for preparing patient-specific doses and a method for telepharmacy in which data captured while following the protocol are provided to a remote site for review and approval by a pharmacist. | 04-15-2010 |
20130006666 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT PATIENT INTERFACE DEVICE - A system for use with one or more sources of patient-affiliated data corresponding with a group of patients. The system may contain a plurality of patient interface devices for interfacing with the group of patients. Each patient interface device may store a database that includes information related to each patient of the group of patients. Each patient interface device may be operable to generate a patient-specific guidance data set that may be used by the patient interface device to interface with a patient of the group of patients. The plurality of patient interface devices may be communicatively coupled to patient-affiliated data and a therapy database via a patient interface device gateway. The patient-specific guidance data sets may be automatically updated. | 01-03-2013 |
20140156294 | MANAGEMENT, REPORTING AND BENCHMARKING OF MEDICATION PREPARATION - A system for preparing and managing patient-specific dose orders includes an order processing server configured to receive the patient-specific dose orders, define a queue of dose orders and distribute the dose orders to at least one dose preparation station. The dose preparation station is in bi-directional communication with the order processing server and has an interface for providing an operator with a protocol associated with each received drug order and specifying a set of steps to fill the drug order. Steps to fill the drug order are captured at the station and a display, positionable independent of the station outputs the dose order queue and metrics concerning activity at the dose preparation station. Systems for preparing patient-specific doses and a method for telepharmacy in which data captured while following the protocol are provided to a remote site for review and approval by a pharmacist. | 06-05-2014 |
Matthew F. Valentine, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20120219040 | Diversity Control in a Wireless Communications Device - A method and apparatus controls diversity reception in a wireless communication device. By determining a value based on a number of active set pilot signals received from a set of base stations, the wireless communication device dynamically enables or disables diversity reception. Diversity reception can be controlled by adjusting a diversity threshold based on the determined value. A channel quality indicator of a channel is measured and compared against the adjusted diversity threshold. The diversity reception mode is then enabled or disabled based on the comparison. For example, if the number of active pilot signals is above a predetermined value, indicating “good” coverage, the diversity threshold is decreased. The measured channel quality indicator is compared against the adjusted threshold, and diversity reception is enabled when the channel quality indicator is less than the decreased diversity threshold. | 08-30-2012 |
20140028785 | VIDEO BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE - Communicating information exchanged in a video conference. Responsive to detecting a change in an amount of audio information generated by at least one participant in the video conference, identifying a first of the plurality of participants in the video conference that currently is a primary presenter in the video conference, allocating a first level of video bandwidth to communicate video information generated in the video conference to a client device, by the primary presenter in the video conference, and allocating a second level of video bandwidth to communicate video information generated in the video conference to a client device, by one or more other participants, who currently are not the primary presenter in the video conference, wherein the second level of video bandwidth is less than the first level of video bandwidth. | 01-30-2014 |
Michael Valentine, Portland, ME US
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20080227220 | Lateral Flow Binding Assay - Provided is a test device, a test method and a test kit for the detection of the presence or absence of an analyte in a fluid sample, based on a device comprising a backing with a first end (A) and a second end (B) and consecutively going from first end (A) to second end (B): (a) a sample receiving section attached to one side of the backing; (b) an analyte detection section attached to said one side of the backing comprising a capture site; (c) an absorption section attached to said one side of the backing; (d) a reaction section; wherein the sample receiving section is in fluid contact with the analyte detection section, which is in fluid contact with the absorption section and wherein there is no fluid contact between the reaction section and any of the other sections. | 09-18-2008 |
Michael D. Valentine, Cincinnati, OH US
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20120215396 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMULATING VEHICLE IGNITION-SWITCHED POWER - A power supply configured to emulate the functionality of ignition-switched power in a vehicle is configured to plug into an on-board diagnostics port (OBD-II) in the vehicle. The power supply includes a controller that is configured to determine the operating protocol to use and then communicates queries based on the determined protocol to obtain the current values for the engine speed and vehicle speed. The controller compares the current values against predetermined thresholds to determine whether the vehicle operating state is in an ignition-on state. When in the ignition-on state, the controller asserts an enable control signal, which is provided to a switch that responds by switching the un-switched vehicle battery from the OBD-II port to an output interface of the power supply. When the controller determines that the vehicle is no longer in an ignition-on state, the controller de-asserts the enable control signal, thereby removing the power from the output interface. | 08-23-2012 |
20140043182 | COMBINED DISPLAY OF RADAR SIGNAL DIRECTION AND STRENGTH - A device includes a radar signal detector that can determine a signal strength of a police radar signal and a direction of a source of the police radar signal. Additionally, the device includes a display in communication with the radar signal detector that provides a single display region having a visual appearance which varies based on both the direction and on the signal strength. | 02-13-2014 |
Michael T. Valentine, Freehold, NJ US
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20150037527 | COVER FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER BUILD SURFACE - A cover for a print bed for a three-dimensional object, and methods of manufacturing the same, are disclosed. The cover may include a polycarbonate substrate having a selectively textured upper surface and a double coated adhesive layer provided to adhere the polycarbonate substrate to a print bed. | 02-05-2015 |
Richard D. Valentine, Hillsboro, OH US
Robert Valentine, Las Vegas, NV US
Robert Valentine US
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20120331271 | COMPRESSED INSTRUCTION FORMAT - A technique for decoding an instruction in an a variable-length instruction set. In one embodiment, an instruction encoding is described, in which legacy, present, and future instruction set extensions are supported, and increased functionality is provided, without expanding the code size and, in some cases, reducing the code size. | 12-27-2012 |
Robert Valentine, Kiryat Tivon, IL US
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20120254542 | GATHER CACHE ARCHITECTURE - Apparatuses and methods to perform gather instructions are presented. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a gather logic module which includes a gather logic unit to identify locality of data elements in response to a gather instruction. The apparatus includes memory comprising a plurality of memory rows including a memory row associated with the gather instruction. The apparatus further includes memory structure to store data element addresses accessed in response to the gather instruction. | 10-04-2012 |
20130290254 | INSTRUCTION EXECUTION THAT BROADCASTS AND MASKS DATA VALUES AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GRANULARITY - An apparatus is described that includes an execution unit to execute a first instruction and a second instruction. The execution unit includes input register space to store a first data structure to be replicated when executing the first instruction and to store a second data structure to be replicated when executing the second instruction. The first and second data structures are both packed data structures. Data values of the first packed data structure are twice as large as data values of the second packed data structure. The execution unit also includes replication logic circuitry to replicate the first data structure when executing the first instruction to create a first replication data structure, and, to replicate the second data structure when executing the second data instruction to create a second replication data structure. The execution unit also includes masking logic circuitry to mask the first replication data structure at a first granularity and mask the second replication data structure at a second granularity. The second granularity is twice as fine as the first granularity. | 10-31-2013 |
Robert C. Valentine, Kiryat Tivon, IL US
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20120254591 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR STRIDE PATTERN GATHERING OF DATA ELEMENTS AND STRIDE PATTERN SCATTERING OF DATA ELEMENTS - Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing gather and scatter stride instruction in a computer processor are described. In some embodiments, the execution of a gather stride instruction causes a conditionally storage of strided data elements from memory into the destination register according to at least some of bit values of a writemask. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254593 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR JUMPS USING A MASK REGISTER - Embodiments of systems, apparatuses, and methods for performing a jump instruction in a computer processor are described. In some embodiments, the execution of a blend instruction causes a conditional jump to an address of a target instruction when all of bits of a writemask are zero, wherein the address of the target instruction is calculated using an instruction pointer of the instruction and the relative offset. | 10-04-2012 |
Rodney Valentine, Silver Spring, MD US
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20100232591 | Electronic telephone directory system - An electronic telephone directory system is described. Each entry in the directory has summary information, category specific information, and associated categories. The system displays a different view of the category specific information depending on categories associated with an entry. For example, a restaurant may have a detailed view that shows its menu and specials whereas the detailed view for a taxi service shows the company's coverage area. The directory periodically updates using cellular networks but generally operates without an active network connection. | 09-16-2010 |
Seth D. Valentine, Wixom, MI US
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20120129073 | FUEL CELL SEPARATOR PLATE - A fuel cell stack and a bipolar plate assembly is provided that may include straight-through tunnels to transport fluids from one side of a header seal to an opposite side of a header seal, fluidly connecting fuel cell stack reactant headers and bipolar plate reactant flow channels. | 05-24-2012 |
Stephen G. Valentine, Camarillo, CA US
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20140092910 | Method And Apparatus For Communication Path Selection - A manner of selecting communication traffic paths through a LAN, WAN, or similar communication network. Traffic received at a source bridge is forwarded to a destination bridge along a communication path selected from a plurality of possible, preferably EHEC paths. The paths may be discovered by a breadth first search and stored in a path selection table in association with a sequential index number. The paths are selected, for example by assigning a path to a VLAN by determining V mod N, comparing the result to indices on a path selection table that associates an unique index with each of the plurality of communication paths, and selecting the path associated with an index equal to the result, wherein N is the number of paths in the plurality of paths and V is a group identifier. The selected paths may be stored in the path selection table in association with the respective VLAN, and any received traffic for that VLAN is forwarded along the selected path. | 04-03-2014 |
Stephen J. Valentine, Bloomington, IN US
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20090189070 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME - An ion mobility spectrometer instrument has a drift tube that is partitioned into a plurality of cascaded drift tube segments. A number of electric field activation sources may each be coupled to one or more of the plurality of drift tube segments. A control circuit is configured to control operation of the number of electric field activation sources in a manner that applies switched electric fields at a specified switching rate to the drift tube segments to thereby produce at the ion outlet only ions having a predefined ion mobility or range of ion mobilities. | 07-30-2009 |
20100193678 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING IONS - An apparatus ( | 08-05-2010 |
20110121171 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATION - An ion mobility spectrometer instrument has a drift tube that is partitioned into a plurality of cascaded drift tube segments. A number of electric field activation sources may each be coupled to one or more of the plurality of drift tube segments. A control circuit is configured to control operation of the number of electric field activation sources in a manner that sequentially applies electric fields to the drift tube segments to allow only ions having a predefined ion mobility or range of ion mobilities to travel through the drift tube. The drift tube segments may define a linear drift tube or a closed drift tube with a continuous ion travel path. Techniques are disclosed for operating the ion mobility spectrometer to produce highly resolved ion mobility spectra. | 05-26-2011 |
20110198493 | ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER WITH ONE OR MORE INTEGRAL ION ACTIVATION REGIONS - An ion mobility spectrometer comprises a drift tube defining a drift tube inlet configured to receive ions and a drift tube outlet. The drift tube is configured to separate ions in time as a function of ion mobility. The drift tube defines a first ion activation region between the drift tube inlet and the drift tube outlet. The first ion activation region is configured to selectively induce structural changes in at least some of the ions. | 08-18-2011 |
Steve Valentine, Camarillo, CA US
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20090180471 | System and method for port mapping in a communications network switch - System and method for implementing a port mapping technique in a switch of a communications network, wherein the switch includes a plurality of ports including user ports and network ports, are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a first portion of the ports as user ports; identifying a second portion of the ports as network ports; assigning a plurality of the user ports to a first session; and preventing user ports assigned to the first session from interacting with one another. | 07-16-2009 |
Susie Valentine, Savage, MN US
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20140119583 | THRESHOLD-DERIVED FITTING METHOD FOR FREQUENCY TRANSLATION IN HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES - Disclosed herein, among other things, are apparatus and methods for a threshold-derived fitting rationale using frequency translation for hearing assistance devices. In various method embodiments, a first audiogram is received for a first hearing assistance device for a wearer, and a second audiogram is received for a second hearing assistance device for the wearer. The first audiogram and the second audiogram are compared to audiometric thresholds to determine if frequency translation should be enabled. | 05-01-2014 |
Suzanne Valentine, Atlanta, GA US
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20100145772 | System and Method for Analyzing Customer Segments - The present invention relates to a system and method for customer segment analysis. The system receives customer transaction data for the generation of segments, including point of sales data and customer identification information. Errors in the data may be resolved. Then, individual customers may be segmented by statistically relevant groups. The segmentation of consumers may be accomplished by comparing data of known customers to known segments. Unknown customers, new customers and point of sales data which is missing customer data may also be segmented via statistical similarity to known segments. Using the customer segments, segment wide point of sale data may be generated. This data may then be aggregated by consumer groups. Consumer groups may include by household or other communal purchasing entity. The aggregated segment data may be validated and transformed for outputting to the optimization system. The price optimization system may the use the segment data for generation of preferred prices. Feedback from the optimization engine may be utilized by the customer segmentation system to generate customer segment specific promotional activity. | 06-10-2010 |
20110131079 | System and Method for Modeling by Customer Segments - The present invention relates to a system and method for the system and method for modeling demand by consumer segments. In some embodiments a segment data organizer may receive transaction data. Transaction data may include transaction logs (T logs) from point of sales records from a retailer. These transaction logs, for the most part, include identification information for each transaction. The segment data organizer may also receive customer identification data which includes groupings of customers by consumer segments. The identification information within the transaction logs may be cross referenced by the customer identification data in order to generate groupings of transactions belonging to consumers in each segment. The organizer may then also aggregate the transaction logs by location, time series and product. The aggregated data may be supplied to an econometric engine capable of generating elasticity coefficients for each set of aggregate data. These coefficients may be stored or utilized to generate optimized pricing, lifts, and demand models. | 06-02-2011 |
20120259675 | System and Method for a Retail Collaboration Network Platform - The present invention relates to a system and method for a retail collaboration network platform. In some embodiments, the system and method for a retail collaboration network platform includes a portal which the user is able to log in to via a network. The system includes connectivity to a plurality of retailer and vendor analytic tools. These analytic tools may include tools for promotion analysis, price optimization, product assortment, and market analysis. In addition to analytic tools, the platform may include collaborative tools which may interface with the analytic tools. These collaborative tools enable retailers and vendors to work together and with partners to share information and develop and implement strategies based on analytic tools to achieve their respective business objectives. The collaborative tools may be enabled to create at least one workgroup, generate a contact list, monitor the workgroup and contact list for activity and display any such activity. Moreover, the activity may be sorted into actions and alerts and displayed as an activity feed and notification, respectively. | 10-11-2012 |
Thomas G. Valentine, Shelby Township, MI US
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20110245041 | HAND THERAPY SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING HAND REHABILITATION EXERCISES - A hand therapy system including a post having an upper end and a lower end, a support base secured to the lower end of the post for supporting the post atop a surface, and a hand exercise housing mounted on the post for moving between the upper and lower ends of the post. The hand exercise housing includes a plurality of first hand tool openings provided on a first side of the hand exercise housing, a plurality of second hand tool openings provided on a second side of the hand exercise housing, a progressive resistance system in communication with each of the first and second hand tool openings, and a plurality of resistance level adjustment elements coupled with the progressive resistance system. Each of the resistance level adjustment elements is associated with one of the first and second hand tool openings for selectively adjusting the resistance level of each of the first and second hand tool openings. | 10-06-2011 |
Thomas W. Valentine, Silverton, ID US
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20140054178 | ELECTRODE MASK FOR ELECTROWINNING A METAL - An electrode mask for electrowinning a metal is provided. An example technique forms openings in a solid nonconductive sheet, such as vinyl, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or other plastic and adheres the sheet as a solid to a cathode surface as a mask. The mask protects the cathode surface from electrical interaction with an electrolyte, while the openings allow controlled electrodeposition of a metal in harvestable rounds, which can be stripped from the cathode. The electrode mask is reusable, and easily removed for recycling and replacement. A matrix design engine calculates pattern and sizes for the openings in the mask to optimize electrodeposition of the metal based on multiple parameters including the metal to be deposited, ions present in an electrolyte, electrolyte concentration, pH level, voltage, electrical current density, solution temperature, electrode temperature, or plating time. | 02-27-2014 |
Val Valentine, Castro Valley, CA US
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20110167289 | BATTERY DISCONNECTION FOR SECURE ASSEMBLY OF COMPUTER SYSTEMS - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that configures a battery for a computer system. During operation, the system disconnects the battery by simulating a fault condition using a safety circuit of the battery. The fault condition may be simulated to facilitate safe assembly of a computer system containing the battery. After assembly is complete, the system enables use of the battery in the computer system by applying external power to the computer system, which resets the safety circuit and reconnects the battery. | 07-07-2011 |
20110304984 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY POWERED PORTABLE DEVICES - A battery assembly includes at least a plurality of battery cells that includes at least a first and a second battery cell each attached to a distributed battery monitoring unit, the second battery cell being associated with an external circuit, the second battery cell connected to a battery management unit (BMU) by way of a pre-formed battery contact shaped to accommodate the external circuit. The plurality of battery cells are electrically connected to at least the BMU such that each of the plurality of battery cells are substantially aligned with each other thereby preserving a battery profile corresponding to unconnected battery cells. | 12-15-2011 |
20130063097 | MONITORING A BATTERY IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that monitors a battery in a portable electronic device. During operation, the system monitors a state of charge of the battery while the battery is powering the portable electronic device. Next, when the state of charge of the battery reaches a predetermined reserve capacity, the system monitors a voltage of the battery. Then, when the monitored voltage of the battery reaches a predetermined termination voltage, the system puts the portable electronic device into a low power usage state. | 03-14-2013 |
20130115500 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR BATTERY POWERED PORTABLE DEVICES - A battery assembly includes at least a plurality of battery cells that includes at least a first and a second battery cell each attached to a distributed battery monitoring unit, the second battery cell being associated with an external circuit, the second battery cell connected to a battery management unit (BMU) by way of a pre-formed battery contact shaped to accommodate the external circuit. The plurality of battery cells are electrically connected to at least the BMU such that each of the plurality of battery cells are substantially aligned with each other thereby preserving a battery profile corresponding to unconnected battery cells. | 05-09-2013 |
William Raymond Valentine, Burleson, TX US
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20130020271 | WIRE ACCESS LINE DRUM ASSEMBLY - One aspect of the disclosed subject matter is seen in a wire access line drum assembly, comprising a tubular drum, first and second end portions, and a shaft. The tubular drum includes a first end, a second end, and an inner diameter of a first preselected size. The first and second end portions are coupled to the first and second ends of the tubular drum, and the shaft extends at least partially within the tubular drum. The shaft has an outer diameter of a second preselected size substantially similar to the first preselected size. Another aspect of the disclosed subject matter is seen in a drum storage system. The drum storage system is comprised of a plurality of wire access line drums and a rack. The plurality of wire access line drums each have a wire access line pre-spooled thereon, and the rack is designed to receive the plurality of wire access line drums in a configuration to permit one or more of the wire access lines to be retrieved from the rack and transported to a job site. | 01-24-2013 |
William S. Valentine, Irvine, CA US
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20100030388 | MULTI-GAS FLOW DEVICE - A system and method of characterizing or controlling a flow of a fluid is provided that involves a sensor conduit and a bypass. A plurality of fluids may be utilized in the flow control device based on characteristic information of the device generated during calibration thereof. The characteristic information, in turn is based on a dimensionless parameters, such as adjusted dynamic pressure and adjusted Reynolds number. | 02-04-2010 |
20100070206 | MULTI-GAS FLOW DEVICE - A system and method of characterizing or controlling a flow of a fluid is provided that involves a sensor conduit and a bypass. A plurality of fluids may be utilized in the flow control device based on characteristic information of the device generated during calibration thereof. The characteristic information, in turn is based on a dimensionless parameters, such as adjusted dynamic pressure and adjusted Reynolds number. | 03-18-2010 |
Willie D. Valentine, Statesville, NC US
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20110120686 | DUAL-DIRECTIONAL COOLER - A heat exchanger for use in cooling a flow of compressed gas with a flow of cooling fluid includes a body portion having a first end, a second end, and a space between the first end and the second end. A tube bundle includes a first tube sheet, a second tube sheet, and a plurality of tubes extending between the first tube sheet and the second tube sheet. The tube bundle is insertable into the space from either the first end or the second end. A first head includes an inlet and an outlet, the first head connected to the first end and connectable to the second end and a second head is connected to the second end and connectable to the first end such that cooling fluid enters the inlet, passes through a portion of the plurality of tubes, contacts the second head and flows through a second portion of the plurality of tubes to the outlet. | 05-26-2011 |