Weber, MA
Aaron Weber, Cambridge, MA US
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20080309926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING DETECTED INTENSITY NON UNIFORMITY IN A LASER BEAM - A method of increasing the spatial uniformity of the detected intensity of a beam of light from a laser in a system including the laser and a light detector. In one embodiment the method includes the steps of generating a beam of light with the laser; and moving the beam of light and the light detector relative to each other, such that the detector averages the spatial intensity of the beam of light over time. In another embodiment the invention relates to a system for increasing the detected spatial uniformity of the intensity of a beam of light. In one embodiment the system comprises a light detector; a laser source for generating the beam of light; and a means for moving the beam of light and the detector relative to one another such that the detector averages the intensity of the light beam over time. | 12-18-2008 |
Aaron Weber, Arlington, MA US
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20140106676 | CASE WITH EMBEDDED ELECTRONICS TO PROVIDE INTERFACE BETWEEN GLUCOSE SENSOR AND SMARTPHONE - A mobile phone case with an embedded wireless interface for enabling communications between a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) sensor and a mobile phone is described. The mobile phone case includes an autonomous battery and an autonomous alarm speaker for enabling communication with a CGM sensor in situations where the mobile phone is unavailable. | 04-17-2014 |
20140354795 | LOW COST OPTICAL HIGH SPEED DISCRETE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for determining a velocity or an inflation rate of a droplet in a microfluidic channel. The droplet is exposed to two or more temporally separated flashes of light, each flash including light of one wavelength band, and imaged using a detector configured to distinguish light in the wavelength bands. Two or more images of the droplet are acquired, each corresponding to one of the flashes, and all within a single video frame or photographic exposure. The images can be processed separately and the position or size of the droplet in each image is calculated. A velocity or inflation rate is then determined by dividing the change in position or size by the amount of time allowed to pass between the flashes. | 12-04-2014 |
20150351669 | Reduced Size Optical Coupler for Fluorescence Detection - Optical systems are disclosed for use in identifying an analyte, such as glucose in blood or interstitial fluid (ISF), using a biomaterial, such as glucose binding protein (GBP), that is brought into contact with the analyte. An optical system includes a first filter adapted to reflect light emitted from a light-emitting diode to illuminate a fluorescent body, and further adapted to transmit light emitted from the fluorescent body, and a second filter adapted to separate light transmitted by the first filter into signal band light and reference band light. | 12-10-2015 |
Alexis Christian Weber, Cambridge, MA US
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20090014296 | Contact configurations for MEMS relays and MEMS switches and method for making same - Micro-electromechanical (MEMS) contact configuration is disclosed, comprising a static contact with at least one contact surface and a movable contact with at least one corresponding contact surface. Particularly flat contact surfaces and correspondingly low contact resistance can be achieved, if at least one contact surface plane is formed by a crystal plane of the wafer. Furthermore a method for manufacturing such a contact configuration is proposed, wherein the contact surfaces are obtained by wet anisotropic etching of a silicon wafer, if need be preceded by appropriate masking to expose the to be edged regions only, if need be followed by coating with an electrically conductive layer, e.g., a metal layer. | 01-15-2009 |
Daniel Weber, Somerville, MA US
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20100115617 | Event Detection/Anomaly Correlation Heuristics - A system for detecting network intrusions and other conditions in a network is described. The system includes a plurality of collector devices that are disposed to collect data and statistical information on packets that are sent between nodes on a network. An aggregator device is disposed to receive data and statistical information from the plurality of collector devices. The aggregator device produces a connection table that maps each node on the network to a record that stores information about traffic to or from the node. The aggregator runs processes that determine network events from aggregating of anomalies into network events. | 05-06-2010 |
20130167232 | EVENT DETECTION/ANOMALY CORRELATION HEURISTICS - A system for detecting network intrusions and other conditions in a network is described. The system includes a plurality of collector devices that are disposed to collect data and statistical information on packets that are sent between nodes on a network. An aggregator device is disposed to receive data and statistical information from the plurality of collector devices. The aggregator device produces a connection table that maps each node on the network to a record that stores information about traffic to or from the node. The aggregator runs processes that determine network events from aggregating of anomalies into network events. | 06-27-2013 |
Dieter Weber, Plymouth, MA US
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20150035703 | RADAR SENSOR DEVICE HAVING AN ADJUSTING MIRROR - A radar sensor device for motor vehicles, having a sensor housing, which includes a radome; a fastening section having an engagement contour for a fastening element which is in engagement with the engagement contour and carries a mirror-reflective region; and further fastening sections having engagement contours that are suitable for the engagement of such a fastening element, to fasten the radar sensor device in the installation location in the motor vehicle; and a method for fastening a mirror to a radar sensor device for motor vehicles. Fastening elements of a similar type, which are suitable for the engagement with engagement contours of fastening sections of the radar sensor device, are provided, and at least one of the fastening elements is provided with a mirror-reflective region, so that a mirror is formed; and the fastening elements are fastened to the fastening sections. | 02-05-2015 |
Dieter D. Weber, South Lancaster, MA US
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20120257634 | SOFTWARE CONFIGURABLE NETWORK SWITCHING DEVICE - A network switching device comprises a plurality of input/output devices for receiving or sending communication packets, including an enabler to enable a user to selectively group the input/output devices into one or more logical bridges, and create MAC level bridging between the input/output devices grouped with each logical bridge. Another embodiment of the device includes an enabler to enable a user to selectively connect the bridges with one or more logical routers and perform network layer routing between the bridges associated with each logical router. | 10-11-2012 |
Eric Weber, Groton, MA US
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20140326083 | Targeting Systems and Methods for Frozen Aliquotter for Biological Samples - A system for taking frozen sample cores from frozen biological samples includes a coring bit mount adapted to hold a coring bit and a carriage supporting the coring bit mount. A drive system is adapted to produce relative movement between the carriage and the frozen biological samples for moving the coring bit along a path into the frozen biological samples. A cutting action motor is supported by the carriage and adapted to drive a cutting motion of the coring bit as the drive system drives the coring bit into the frozen biological samples. A targeting system is adapted to direct electromagnetic radiation onto one of the frozen biological samples when the sample is positioned in the path of the coring bit. The electromagnetic radiation is adapted to produce a display on the frozen biological sample indicating where the path of the coring bit intersects the frozen biological sample. | 11-06-2014 |
Griffin Weber, Boston, MA US
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20110125467 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING TREATMENT STRATEGIES USING A PATIENT-SPECIFIC RATING SYSTEM - The combined effects of a selected treatment option on multiple causes of morbidity or mortality are simulated for evaluation. Various patient-specific and model-specific parameters, including parameters related to diseases to be modeled, are used in modeling incidence and mortality rates for each disease. These disease-specific models are used for defining a set of health states having initial probabilities, which are used to formulate a transition matrix used in matrix calculation to obtain output matrix Q. If additional cycles are needed, the transition matrix is updated and matrix calculation is performed using the updated transition matrix. Otherwise, final output matrix Q is utilized for calculation of values needed for determining an overall treatment score. The calculated values and/or values from Q are combined with patient or numeric scores from other treatment choice-related domains to obtain a raw score that is used to produce a patient-specific score for a selected treatment option. | 05-26-2011 |
20120253771 | Syetem for Optimizing Treatment Strategies Using a Patient-Specific Rating System - The combined effects of a selected treatment option on multiple causes of morbidity or mortality are simulated for evaluation. Various patient-specific and model-specific parameters, including parameters related to diseases to be modeled, are used in modeling incidence and mortality rates for each disease. These disease-specific models are used for defining a set of health states having initial probabilities, which are used to formulate a transition matrix used in matrix calculation to obtain output matrix Q. If additional cycles are needed, the transition matrix is updated and matrix calculation is performed using the updated transition matrix. Otherwise, final output matrix Q is utilized for calculation of values needed for determining an overall treatment score. The calculated values and/or values from Q are combined with patient or numeric scores from other treatment choice-related domains to obtain a raw score that is used to produce a patient-specific score for a selected treatment option. | 10-04-2012 |
Robert S. Weber, Lincoln, MA US
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20100044320 | CHEMICAL REACTORS - A system includes a first source including a first reactant; a second source including a second reactant capable of reacting with the first reactant to form a first product; and a reactor. The reactor includes a first element having a wall connecting a first point and a second point, the wall extending more than 180° around the first point; and a second element movably engaged with the first element to define a reconfigurable reaction chamber capable of being in fluid communication with the first and second reactants. | 02-25-2010 |
20100282588 | Thermochemical Processing of Algal Biomass - A thermolysis process for treating algal biomass, consisting substantially of dried algal cells, in which the algal biomass is heated from ambient to 460° C. in a flowing stream that contains one or more of carbon dioxide, acetic acid or other organic acids and that produces a condensable hydrocarbon product whose mass yield is greater than the dry, ash-free mass fraction of lipids in the starting algal biomass and whose higher enthalpy of combustion exceeds 25 MJ/kg plus a char, and a hydrocarbon-laden gaseous product. | 11-11-2010 |
Sara Weber, Arlington, MA US
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20090138553 | Selection of Real Time Collaboration Tools - A computer-implemented method of selecting a real time collaboration application can include associating each of a plurality of real time collaboration applications with a plurality of performance statistics, receiving a request for a real time collaboration session from a personal productivity application, and identifying a data type to be shared through one of the plurality of real time collaboration applications. One of the plurality of real time collaboration applications can be selected according to the data type to be shared and the plurality of performance statistics. The selected real time collaboration application can be output. | 05-28-2009 |
20090138806 | Discovery and Visualization of Common Social Context - A method of determining a common social context can include detecting a collaboration between a plurality of participants. The method can include identifying a plurality of common social contexts and determining a probability that the collaboration belongs to each of the plurality of common social contexts. At least one probability and corresponding common social context can be output. | 05-28-2009 |
20090187554 | SPECIFYING WEIGHTED SEARCH TERMS FOR A SEARCH ENGINE - A content searching data processing system can be configured for specifying weighted search terms for a search engine. The system can include a search engine executing in a host server. The search engine can be coupled to a search index and can be configured for communicative coupling to different content browsers executing in respective clients over a computer communications network. Finally, the system can include weighted search term logic coupled to the search engine. The logic can include program code enabled to render a search term entry user interface in which variable weights are specified for corresponding search terms, to assign the variable weights to the corresponding search terms and to issue a search to the search engine with the search terms and variable weights and to return results of the search to a requesting one of the content browsers. | 07-23-2009 |
20090187844 | GAME DETERMINATION OF TAG RELEVANCE FOR SOCIAL BOOKMARKING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for game determined tag relevance for social bookmarking. In one embodiment of the invention, a method for the game determination of tag relevance for social bookmarking can be provided. The method can include rendering a game user interface in connection with content in a content browser, providing a list of tags previously associated with the content in the game user interface for a game participant and receiving relevance values for the tags through the game user interface provided by the game participant for each of the tags, comparing the relevance values to relevance values provided by others to generate a score and presenting the score in the game user interface, and applying the received relevance values to the tags to improve quality for each of the tags in association with the content. | 07-23-2009 |
20100169325 | SEARCH RESULTS DISPLAY FOR WEIGHTED MULTI-TERM SEARCHES - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for displaying search results for weighted, multi-term content searches. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for displaying search results for weighted, multi-term content searches is provided. The method includes specifying different weighted search terms for a content search and performing the content search for both content and content meta-data in a search engine. The method also includes retrieving search results for the content search and computing a relevance for each of the weighted search terms. Finally, the method includes presenting both the search results and also a relevance indicator for each computed relevance for each of the weighted search terms found in connection with each of the search results in a user interface to the search engine. | 07-01-2010 |
Sara B. Weber, Arlington, MA US
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20140304198 | Question-Related Identification of Relevant Social Communities - Methods, products, apparatus, and systems may identify one or more relevant social communities for one or more questions. Additionally, a user-question affinity value between a user and a question may be determined. In addition, a user-community affinity value between the user and each of a plurality of candidate social communities may be determined. Moreover, a question-community affinity value between the question and each of the plurality of candidate social communities may be determined based on the user-question affinity value and the user-community affinity value. The question-community affinity value determination may involve calculating a running average using the user-question affinity value and the user-community affinity value. The question-community affinity value may identify the one or more relevant social communities from the plurality of candidate social communities. | 10-09-2014 |
20150051946 | WEIGHTING SENTIMENT INFORMATION - Weighting sentiment information includes capturing sentiment information of a post from an electronic source, categorizing the post into categories based on the sentiment information, and assigning a weight to the post based on an interest attribute. | 02-19-2015 |
20150052129 | WEIGHTING SENTIMENT INFORMATION - Weighting sentiment information includes capturing sentiment information of a post from an electronic source, categorizing the post into categories based on the sentiment information, and assigning a weight to the post based on an interest attribute. | 02-19-2015 |
Sara Beth Weber, Arlington, MA US
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20100161749 | BODY-LESS EMAIL FOR ASYNCHRONOUS CHAT-LIKE COMMUNICATIONS AND EMAIL-CHAT INTEGRATION - A system and method integrate synchronous electronic (e.g., chat) communications with asynchronous electronic communications in the form of body-less electronic mail messages (emails). Body-less emails have a subject line but lack a message body capable of receiving message content. When converting a synchronous electronic communication into a body-less email, a processor places each text message of the synchronous electronic communication into the subject line of the body-less email. When converting a received body-less email into a synchronous electronic communication, the processor places each text message in the subject line of the body-less email into a chat format. A user can readily transition between asynchronous and synchronous communications. | 06-24-2010 |
Scott Weber, Westborough, MA US
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20150243460 | PARTICULATE AND PRESSURE REDIRECTION SHIELD FOR AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT BREAKER - Featured is a particulate and pressure redirection barrier for an electrical breaker as well as a breaker embodying such a barrier. Such a barrier includes first through fifth segments, where the first segment includes a first and second side section and a bottom section that are coupled to each other so as to form a generally U shaped structure. The second segment is coupled to the first side section so it extends outwardly at an angle from the first side section. The third segment is coupled to the second side section so as to extend outwardly and at an angle from the second side section. The fourth segment is coupled to the second segment so as to extend outwardly from and at an angle with respect to the second segment. The fifth segment is coupled to the third segment so as to extend outwardly from and at an angle with respect to the third segment. Such a configuration of the fourth and fifth segments is such that gas flowing along a surface of the second or third segments is redirected at an angle with respect to that surface. | 08-27-2015 |
Theophane Weber, Brookline, MA US
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20160094253 | RELAXED DIGITIZATION SYSTEM LINEARIZATION - An approach to linearization relaxes the requirements on the digitization of the analog output signal while maintaining the benefits of a high sampling rate of the output signal. The digitization approach extracts sufficient information to characterize the output signal over a wide bandwidth without necessarily determining sufficient information to fully represent the output signal, for example, without sampling the output signal at the Nyquist sampling rate with a sufficient precision to accurately represent the signal. | 03-31-2016 |
Theophane Weber, Cambridge, MA US
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20130166259 | SYSTEM LINEARIZATION - A method for linearizing a non-linear system element includes acquiring data representing inputs and corresponding outputs of the non-linear system element. A model parameter estimation procedure is applied to the acquired data to determine model parameters of a model characterizing input-output characteristics of the non-linear element. An input signal representing a desired output signal of the non-linear element is accepted and processed to form a modified input signal according to the determined model parameters. The processing includes, for each of a series of successive samples of the input signal, applying an iterative procedure to determining a sample of the modified input signal according to a predicted output of the model of the non-linear element. The modified input signal is provided for application to the input of the non-linear element. | 06-27-2013 |
Theophane Weber, Boston, MA US
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20120194375 | ANALOG SIGNAL CONVERSION - An approach to converting an analog value based on a partition of an input range produces probabilities that the input is found within each of the regions based, for example, on a noisy version of the input. In some examples, iterative and/or pipelined application of comparison circuitry is used to accumulate a set of analog representations of the output probabilities. The circuitry can be adapted or configured according to the characteristics of the degradation (e.g., according to the variance of an additive noise) and/or prior information about the distribution of the clean input (e.g., a distribution over a discrete set of exemplar values, uniformly distributed etc.). | 08-02-2012 |
Zachary James Weber, Cambridge, MA US
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20160070161 | Illuminated 3D Model - An illuminated three-dimensional model is fabricated by importing or generating a digital dataset representing the surface of a three-dimensional source surface; producing a three-dimensional model of the three-dimensional source surface from the digital dataset, wherein the three-dimensional model has a translucent or diffusive surface and a base surface; and mounting a projection device in a configuration such that distinctive patterns of light are directed from the projection device through the base surface of the three-dimensional model to selectively illuminate at least a portion of the translucent or diffusive surface of the three-dimensional model. | 03-10-2016 |