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20120040859 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assays systems and methods for detection of chromosomal abnormalities and status of single loci associated with monogenic or polygenic traits in a sample containing nucleic acids from a maternal and a fetal source. | 02-16-2012 |
20120077185 | DETECTION OF GENETIC ABNORMALITIES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE - The present invention provides assay systems and related methods for detecting genetic abnormalities and infectious agents in maternal samples. Exemplary maternal samples for analysis using the assay systems of the invention include maternal blood, plasma or serum. | 03-29-2012 |
20130004950 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assays systems and methods for detection of chromosomal abnormalities and status of single loci associated with monogenic or polygenic traits in a sample containing nucleic acids from a maternal and a fetal source. | 01-03-2013 |
20130040375 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assay systems and methods for detection of copy number variation at one or more loci and polymorphism detection at one or more loci in a mixed sample from an individual. | 02-14-2013 |
20130090250 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assays systems and methods for detection of chromosomal abnormalities and status of single loci associated with monogenic or polygenic traits in a sample containing nucleic acids from a maternal and a fetal source. | 04-11-2013 |
20130122500 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assay systems and methods for detection of copy number variation at one or more loci and polymorphism detection at one or more loci in a mixed sample from an individual. | 05-16-2013 |
20130210640 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assay systems and methods for detection of copy number variation at one or more loci and polymorphism detection at one or more loci in a mixed sample from an individual. | 08-15-2013 |
20130288252 | ASSAY SYSTEMS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS - The present invention provides assay systems and methods for detection of copy number variation at one or more loci and polymorphism detection at one or more loci in a mixed sample from an individual. | 10-31-2013 |
20130310262 | NONINVASIVE DETECTION OF ROBERTSONIAN TRANSLOCATIONS - The present invention provides methods for detection of Robertsonian translocations. | 11-21-2013 |
20140024538 | MULTIPLEXED SEQUENTIAL LIGATION-BASED DETECTION OF GENETIC VARIANTS - The present invention provides multiplexed sequential ligation-based analysis of genetic variants in a mixed sample, including copy number variations and single nucleotide polymorphisms. The invention employs the techniques of sequential ligation and amplification. | 01-23-2014 |
20140242582 | DETECTION OF GENETIC ABNORMALITIES USING LIGATION-BASED DETECTION AND DIGITAL PCR - The present invention provides assays systems and methods for detection of genetic variants in a sample, including copy number variation and single nucleotide polymorphisms. The invention preferably employs the technique of tandem ligation, i.e. the ligation of two or more fixed sequence oligonucleotides and one or more bridging oligonucleotides complementary to a region between the fixed sequence oligonucleotides combined with digital PCR detection. | 08-28-2014 |
20140342940 | Detection of Target Nucleic Acids using Hybridization - The present invention provides detection systems and methods for detection of loci and genomic regions in a sample, including mixed samples, using hybridization to an array. | 11-20-2014 |
20140349859 | DETECTION OF TARGET NUCLEIC ACIDS USING HYBRIDIZATION - The present invention provides detection systems and methods for detection of loci and genomic regions in a sample, including mixed samples, using hybridization to an array. | 11-27-2014 |
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20090158368 | CONFIGURING TELEVISION BROADCAST SIGNALS - A system and methods for configuring a television signal SourceType received by one or more tuners. Each of the tuners in the system are initially identified. The signal type is detected, and based on the signal type, a recorder thread is populated with compatible scanners. A weighted scanning order is established within each recorder thread. In one embodiment, the weighted scanning order is based in part on the region where the tuners receive a signal. Once the recorder threads are established, the tuners are scanned in parallel. Based on the scanning results, the television signal SourceType for each tuner is reported. | 06-18-2009 |
20090220208 | RESOLVING RECORDING CONFLICTS - A system and methods of incrementally updating a recording schedule in response to changes in user requests and changes in availability of requested content. Changes to the recording schedule may be prompted by a user request to record new content, a change in the parameters of an existing request, removal of a request, and the like. Before changing the recording schedule, an algorithm generates new possible recording schedules by combining recording assignments for a given program with the existing recording schedule. In one embodiment, the algorithm reduces the new possible recording schedules to a final recording schedule and applies the final recording schedule to a digital recording device. In another embodiment, the final recording schedule is presented to a user for approval before the schedule is applied to the digital recording device. | 09-03-2009 |
20090254941 | LINEUP DETECTION - The technology is a system and method for selecting a television lineup. The available television lineups capable of being viewed on a digital device are identified. One of the tuner positions is selected and the television channel designated in each available television lineup identified. If any of the television channels identified is a likely identifiable channel and is designated by approximately half of the available television lineups, available television lineups may be deleted based on the television signal received by the selected tuner position. In on embodiment, the tuner positions are selected in numerical order. In an alternative embodiment, the tuner positions are first sorted before one is selected. It may not be possible to delete lineups based on likely identifiable channels. In this case, a viewer may be prompted to identify a channel. | 10-08-2009 |
20100083318 | DETERMINING USER-TO-USER SIMLARITIES IN AN ONLINE MEDIA ENVIRONMENT - The determination of similarities between users in an online entertainment environment is disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment comprises a method of operating an entertainment server, wherein the method includes receiving user information that comprises user demographic information and user media selection information from each user of a plurality of users. For a current user, a plurality of similarity values are determined that each quantifies a similarity of the current user to another user based upon similarities between the user information of the current user and the user information of the other user. Then, the method comprises determining a list of other users to present to the current user based upon the similarity values determined, and sending the list of other users to the current user. | 04-01-2010 |
20100268574 | TRACKING USER PROFILE INFLUENCE IN A DIGITAL MEDIA SYSTEM - Methods and systems for tracking user profile influence in a digital media system are provided. One exemplary method includes computing connection weights of connections between a plurality of user nodes, each user node representing a user profile of the digital media system, to thereby generate an influence network. The connection weights may be based on implicit activity notifications received at a media server via a plurality of media clients associated with the user nodes. The method may further include calculating a dynamic influence score for each of the user nodes based on the connection weights between the user nodes in the influence network. The method may further include comparing the dynamic influence scores to an influence score threshold to determine one or more lead user nodes, and sending an influence reward to the media clients associated with the one or more lead user nodes. | 10-21-2010 |
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20110145040 | CONTENT RECOMMENDATION - Content recommendation techniques are described. In an implementation, content preferences for a group are determined by identifying an intersection of content preferences for individual users in the group. Content that is currently available for presentation is recommended based on the intersection by comparing the content preferences for the group with metadata for the content that is available for presentation. | 06-16-2011 |
20110184792 | SOCIAL NETWORK REWARDS - Social network reward techniques are described. In an implementation, a method implemented by at least one computing device includes obtaining data that describes users' interaction with a social network service and determining influence of one or more said users on other said users via the social network service from the obtained data. A reward is computed based on the determined influence for at least one said user. | 07-28-2011 |
20110231426 | SONG TRANSITION METADATA - Various embodiments provide a transition service that provisions transition metadata files for use by client devices. The transition metadata files are configured to provide song-specific transitions between songs. In at least some embodiments, the transition service receives a request for a transition metadata file associated with at least an entry song from a client device. The transition service then selects an associated transition metadata file and transmits the associated transition metadata file to the client device for execution. When executed during the playback of the entry song at the client device, the transition metadata file provides a transition from the entry song to an exit song. In at least some embodiments, the transition metadata files are created by a DJ service that provides transitions from specific entry songs to specific exit songs. | 09-22-2011 |
20110320380 | VIDEO CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - Video content recommendations are described. In embodiments, a request for a recommendation of video content is received from a client device, and the recommendation includes identifiers of video assets for an optimal viewing schedule for a user. A utility of each video asset can be determined that indicates a social value of a video asset to the user. A time relevance of each video asset can also be determined that indicates how soon the user may select to watch the video asset, based at least in part on the social value of the video asset. The optimal viewing schedule can then be generated based on the utility of each video asset and the time relevance that is associated with each video asset. The optimal viewing schedule includes recommended video assets that, when watched by the user, provide the most social value in the shortest amount of viewing time. | 12-29-2011 |
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20120196334 | LIGF-TYPE ENZYMES FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196335 | LIGF-TYPE TRANSFORMANTS FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 08-02-2012 |
20120196353 | LIGF-TYPE SYSTEMS FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 08-02-2012 |
20120202257 | LIGE-TYPE ENZYMES FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202258 | LIGE-TYPE TRANSFORMANTS FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 08-09-2012 |
20120202272 | LIGE-TYPE SYSTEMS FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 08-09-2012 |
20130143304 | LIGF-TYPE SYSTEMS FOR BIOCONVERSION OF LIGNIN-DERIVED COMPOUNDS - The teachings provided herein are generally directed to a method of converting lignin-derived compounds to valuable aromatic chemicals using an enzymatic, bioconversion process. The teachings provide a selection of (i) host cells that are tolerant to the toxic compounds present in lignin fractions; (ii) polypeptides that can be used as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions to the aromatic chemical products; (iii) polynucleotides that can be used to transform the host cells to express the selection of polypeptides as enzymes in the bioconversion of the lignin fractions; and (iv) the transformants that express the enzymes. | 06-06-2013 |
20140024095 | ACETATE RESISTANCE IN YEAST BASED ON INTRODUCTION OF A MUTANT HAA1 ALLELE - Improved haa1 transcriptional regulatory proteins, polynucleotides encoding improved haa1 transcriptional regulatory proteins and vectors and cells thereof are provided, as well as methods for converting a cellulose-containing biomass feedstock to ethanol using improved haa1 transcriptional regulatory proteins and cells expressing heterologous haa1 transcriptional regulatory proteins as disclosed herein. | 01-23-2014 |
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20100019764 | UNIFORM MAGNETIC FIELD SPHERICAL COIL FOR MRI - The present invention relates to a spherical design for a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) coil to provide a compact and light-weight highly uniform magnetic field for a variety of medical imaging applications. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a transportable MRI system in which the spherical electromagnet can be worn like a helmet by patients for diagnosis and assessment of traumatic brain injuries, for example. | 01-28-2010 |
20100194374 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING THROUGH ELECTROQUASISTATIC SENSING - A system and method for providing electromagnetic imaging through electroquasistatic sensing contains an electromagnetic sensor for imaging a sample. The electromagnetic sensor contains drive/sense electronics and a pixelated sensor array having an array of capacitive sensor electrodes that source electric fields that interact with the sample, and wherein the electrodes are individually drivable by the drive/sense electronics in a coordinated manner to establish a desired temporal and spatial pattern in which electrical properties of the electrodes are used to generate an image. Other components of the system include a precision motion controller, sensor head and associated electronics, and a computer for performing data acquisition and signal inversion. | 08-05-2010 |
20100253332 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING THROUGH MAGNETOQUASISTATIC SENSING - A system for providing electromagnetic imaging through magnetoquasistatic sensing contains an electromagnetic sensor for imaging a sample. The electromagnetic sensor contains drive/sense electronics and a pixelated sensor array having an array of inductive loops that source magnetic fields that interact with the sample, wherein the inductive loops are individually drivable by the drive/sense electronics in a coordinated manner to establish a desired temporal and spatial pattern in which electrical properties of the inductive loops are used to generate an image. Other components of the system include a precision motion controller, sensor head and associated electronics, and a computer for performing data acquisition and signal inversion. | 10-07-2010 |
20100259259 | Systems and methods for tuning properties of nanoparticles - Systems and methods for imaging include preparing a ferrofluid including magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) in a liquid carrier, positioning the ferrofluid in a field region of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, and actuating a spin velocity or linear velocity of the magnetic nanoparticles to alter the scalar or tensor complex magnetic susceptibility (CMS) of the ferrofluid. Additional activation magnetic field generating apparatus can tune the magnetic field to change particle spin velocity or linear velocity. The method provides, inter alia, for using the spinning MNPs to: heat or cool a region of interest; acquire an improved image of the nanoparticles within a region of interest; alter local effective viscosity, diffusion coefficient, magnetic field, and/or other electromagnetic and/or physicochemical properties; cause local mixing; and enhance diffusion in drug delivery. Parallel methods with dielectric nanoparticles and electric fields are also disclosed. | 10-14-2010 |
20110232940 | LOW IONIZATION POTENTIAL ADDITIVE TO DIELECTRIC COMPOSITIONS - Insulating liquid. The liquid includes an ester liquid and an additive to the ester liquid having a lower ionization potential than the ionization potential of the ester liquid. In one aspect, conductive nanoparticles are also added. | 09-29-2011 |
20130271123 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING THROUGH MAGNETOQUASISTATIC SENSING - A system for providing electromagnetic imaging through magnetoquasistatic sensing contains an electromagnetic sensor for imaging a sample. The electromagnetic sensor contains drive/sense electronics and a pixelated sensor array having an array of inductive loops that source magnetic fields that interact with the sample, wherein the inductive loops are individually drivable by the drive/sense electronics in a coordinated manner to establish a desired temporal and spatial pattern in which electrical properties of the inductive loops are used to generate an image. Other components of the system include a precision motion controller, sensor head and associated electronics, and a computer for performing data acquisition and signal inversion. | 10-17-2013 |
20140159748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING THROUGH ELECTROQUASISTATIC SENSING - A system and method for providing electromagnetic imaging through electroquasistatic sensing contains an electromagnetic sensor for imaging a sample. The electromagnetic sensor contains drive/sense electronics and a pixelated sensor array having an array of capacitive sensor electrodes that source electric fields that interact with the sample, and wherein the electrodes are individually drivable by the drive/sense electronics in a coordinated manner to establish a desired temporal and spatial pattern in which electrical properties of the electrodes are used to generate an image. Other components of the system include a precision motion controller, sensor head and associated electronics, and a computer for performing data acquisition and signal inversion. | 06-12-2014 |
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20090032446 | Mobile station and methods for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements - A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus are housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies are also disclosed. | 02-05-2009 |
20100116752 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED ELECTROCOAGULATION PROCESSING USING MEMBRANE AERATION - Apparatus and methods for enhanced electrocoagulation processing using enhanced membrane aeration are disclosed for effluent treatment. The apparatus has an enrichment means for establishing an ion rich air/gas stream and a membrane aerator for receiving the ionized air/gas stream and effluent to be treated. An ionized air/gas rich effluent feed stream flows out of the membrane aerator and is received at an electrocoagulation processing assembly for diffused ion enhanced electrocoagulation treatment. | 05-13-2010 |
20110257788 | Mobile station and methods for diagnosing and modeling site specific full-scale effluent treatment facility requirements - A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus is housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies is also disclosed. The modeling methods include steps for analyzing raw effluent to be treated, providing a field of raw effluent condition entry values and a field of treated effluent condition goals entry values, and utilizing said fields to determine an initial treatment model including a selection of, and use parameters for, treatment technologies from the plurality of down-scaled treatment technologies at the facility, the model dynamically and continuously modifiable during treatment modeling. | 10-20-2011 |
20140183058 | Methods for enhanced electrocoagulation processing using membrane aeration - Apparatus and methods for enhanced electrocoagulation processing using enhanced membrane aeration are disclosed for effluent treatment. The apparatus has an enrichment means for establishing an ion rich air/gas stream and a membrane aerator for receiving the ionized air/gas stream and effluent to be treated. An ionized air/gas rich effluent feed stream flows out of the membrane aerator and is received at an electrocoagulation processing assembly for diffused ion enhanced electrocoagulation treatment. | 07-03-2014 |
20140332450 | Mobile station for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements - A mobile station and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and modeling site specific effluent treatment facility requirements to arrive at a treatment regimen and/or proposed commercial plant model idealized for the particular water/site requirements. The station includes a mobile platform having power intake, effluent intake and fluid outflow facilities and first and second suites of selectably actuatable effluent pre-treatment apparatus. An effluent polishing treatment array is housed at the station and includes at least one of nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and ion-exchange stages. A suite of selectively actuatable post-treatment apparatus is housed at the station. Controls are connected at the station for process control, monitoring and data accumulation. A plurality of improved water treatment technologies is also disclosed. The modeling methods include steps for analyzing raw effluent to be treated, providing a field of raw effluent condition entry values and a field of treated effluent condition goals entry values, and utilizing said fields to determine an initial treatment model including a selection of, and use parameters for, treatment technologies from the plurality of down-scaled treatment technologies at the facility, the model dynamically and continuously modifiable during treatment modeling. | 11-13-2014 |