Bamford, US
Bob S. Bamford, Middletown, CT US
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20150369045 | REDUCED VIBRATORY RESPONSE ROTOR FOR A GAS POWERED TURBINE - A rotor for a turbomachine includes a rim defining a base of a rotor, an airfoil shaped blade extending from said rim and defining a chord line and a bore extending from said rim opposite said airfoil shaped blade. The rim further includes at least one rail extending away from said airfoil shaped blade. | 12-24-2015 |
Calvin D. Bamford, Tacoma, WA US
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20150375444 | SLIPPER TOOL, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING THE SLIPPER TOOL FOR MOLDING - A system includes a press, an external heater and a slipper tool. The press is moveable between an open position and a closed position, and has a mold tool. The external heater is located outside the press. The slipper tool is moveable between the external heater and a mold space of the press when the press is in an open position. The slipper tool has a surface configured to receive thereon a material of a product to be molded. The surface corresponds to a molded surface of the product. When the slipper tool is at the external heater, the external heater is configured to heat the material received on the slipper tool. When the slipper tool is in the mold space and the press is in a closed position, the mold tool is configured to press the heated material against the surface of the slipper tool to mold the product. | 12-31-2015 |
Calvin Demont Bamford, Tacoma, WA US
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20140046471 | ROBOTIC SCANNING AND PROCESSING SYSTEMS AND METHOD - In a robotic scanning and processing system, at least one work station includes a pair of passing lanes along which workpieces are passable, a pair of scanners each for one of the passing lanes, and a robot arranged between the passing lanes and downstream of the scanners. The robot processes the workpieces, that have been scanned by the scanners, based on respective scan results provided by the scanners. Each of the scanners scans at least one workpiece on the respective passing lane, while the robot is processing another workpiece on the other passing lane based on the respective scan result outputted by the other scanner. | 02-13-2014 |
Cody Bamford, Haxtun, CO US
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20140134290 | ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVES - The invention provides feed additive compositions for supplementing the diet of an animal that can reduce the odor of manure produced by animals consuming the compositions. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing the compositions and methods of using the compositions as animal feed additives. | 05-15-2014 |
Drew Bamford, Bellevue, WA US
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20100302188 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR VIEWING DESKTOP THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An electronic device, a method for viewing a desktop thereof, and a computer-readable medium are provided. One of n continuous areas of the desktop and a navigation bar are displayed in a touch screen of the electronic device. The navigation bar includes an indicator and n indexes, wherein the n indexes are respectively corresponding to the n areas, and the indicator points to the index corresponding to the area currently displayed in the touch screen. When a sliding operation applied to the indicator is detected on the navigation bar, the desktop and the indicator are moved according to the sliding operation. When the sliding operation terminates, an index closest to the indicator is selected from the n indexes as a target index. Finally, the indicator is controlled to point to the target index, and a target area corresponding to the target index is displayed in the touch screen. | 12-02-2010 |
20100318906 | METHODS FOR BROWSING IMAGE DATA AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME - Methods for browsing image data and systems using the same are provided. First, a plurality of image data is provided. A thumbnail is created for each of the image data, wherein the respective thumbnails have the same image height. Then, a filmstrip is created according to the thumbnails, and all or a part of the filmstrip is displayed in a touch-sensitive display unit to let users browse the thumbnails corresponding to the image data. | 12-16-2010 |
20110209080 | DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR USING THE SAME - The invention provides a display method for an electronic device. The electronic device has a display panel displaying at least one of a plurality of pages of contents and the pages of contents are contiguously arranged in a page flow. The display method comprising receiving a zoom-out signal and resizing the pages of contents to be a plurality of thumbnail images respectively according to the zoom-out signal and displaying the thumbnail images on the display panel of the electronic device. | 08-25-2011 |
20120212431 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An electronic device, a controlling method thereof, and a computer program product are provided. In the present method, a part of inner area of an unlock ring is displayed while the electronic device is in a user-interface lock state. While a user input applied to the unlock ring on or near a touch screen of the electronic device is detected, the unlock ring is moved in accordance with the user input. The electronic device is switched to a user-interface unlock state if the unlock ring is moved to make a predetermined ratio of the inner area of the unlock ring cross a predetermined edge, or maintained in the use-interface lock state if the unlock ring is not moved to make the predetermined ratio of the inner area of the unlock ring cross the predetermined edge. | 08-23-2012 |
20120242704 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GRAPHIC MENU BAR AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A method and an apparatus for operating a graphic menu bar and a recording medium using the same, suitable for a portable electronic device having a touch screen, are provided. First, a graphic menu bar is provided, which includes M graphic items arranged in sequence, where M is a positive integer. Next, the touch screen is divided into N display blocks along a coordinate axis direction for displaying N connected graphic items in graphic menu bar, where N is a positive integer smaller than M. When the touch screen detects a touch signal in display blocks and the touch signal is moved toward the coordinate axis direction for a first displacement, the graphic menu bar displayed on the touch screen is moved toward a direction opposite to the coordinate axis direction for a second displacement, and the second displacement is equal to the product of the first displacement and (M−N)/N. | 09-27-2012 |
20120284668 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACE MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for interface management are provided. First, at least one interface is provided and displayed on a screen of the electronic device. The interface is a page or a menu. A plurality of candidate tilt interface images corresponding to the interface are provided, wherein the respective candidate tilt interface images correspond to the interface which is to be rotated at various angles. Then, a signal including a movement of an object continuously detected on the screen is received. In response to the signal, one of the candidate tilt interface images is selected as a specific tilt interface image according to a distance corresponding to the movement of the object on the screen, and the specific tilt interface image is displayed on the screen. | 11-08-2012 |
20120284671 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACE MANGEMENT - Methods and systems for interface management are provided. First, a plurality of interfaces arranged in sequence is provided. The interfaces are placed in a circle across a 3D space to form a 3D object, and the interfaces include pages or menus. Then, a signal is received, and in response to the signal, the position of the 3D object viewed on a screen of the electronic device are adjusted, wherein the 3D object is located at a virtual distance behind and away from the screen, and the virtual distance are gradually varied. | 11-08-2012 |
20120287059 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PORTABLE DEVICE - The invention is directed to a method for operating a portable device. The portable device comprises a touch screen displaying a plurality of objects. The method comprises steps of receiving a touch signal through a contacted location on the touch screen to select one of the objects corresponding to the contacted location, wherein the touch signal is correspondent with a continued pressing motion and a dragging motion following the continued pressing motion on the touch screen. According to the continued pressing motion, at least a button corresponding to an operating function is displayed on the touch screen. When the dragging motion is towards to the button corresponding to the operating function, the operating function is executed on the selected object. | 11-15-2012 |
20130033436 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An electronic device, a controlling method thereof and a computer program product are provided. The method includes displaying part or all of a ring and at least one function image outside the ring on a touch screen of the electronic device while the electronic device is in a user-interface lock state, detecting a user input applied to one of the function images on or near the touch screen, and dragging the function image in accordance with the user input, wherein the function image corresponds to a predetermined function. The method further includes performing the predetermined function in response to dragging the function image into the ring, and maintaining the electronic device in the use-interface lock state in response to not dragging the function image into the ring. | 02-07-2013 |
20130069893 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of controlling an electronic device, an electronic device and a computer program product using the method are provided. The method includes displaying part or all of a ring and a function image outside the ring on the touch screen while the electronic device is in a user-interface lock state, detecting a user input applied to the function image and/or the ring on or near the touch screen, moving the function image and/or the ring in accordance with the user input, wherein the function image corresponds to an application, transitioning the electronic device to a user-interface unlock state and launching the application if the function image and the ring approach each other within a predetermined distance, and maintaining the electronic device in the user-interface lock state if the function image and the ring do not approach each other within the predetermined distance. | 03-21-2013 |
20130208127 | AUTO BURST IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD APPLIED TO A MOBILE DEVICE, METHOD FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT APPLIED TO A MOBILE DEVICE, AND RELATED MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention discloses a mobile device, where the mobile device includes an image sensing unit, a touch screen, and a processor. The image sensing unit is configured to receive at least an image of a scene comprising at least an object. The touch screen is configured to display at least an image of a scene and received at least one user input. The processor is configured to identify the object in response to a first user input corresponding to the object is received, determine characteristics of the object, track the object in the scene according to the characteristics of the object, and capture a number of images of the scene according to a motion state of the object. The motion state is determined according to variance of the characteristics of the object in consecutive images received by the image sensing unit. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208143 | Image Capture Method and Image Capture System thereof - With the aid of separating data paths for generating preview frames, for generating video frames, and for generating encoded camera frames of an image fetching system in a concurrent and mutually-independent manner, the image fetching system is free from introducing unnecessary shutter lags. | 08-15-2013 |
20130208167 | Image Capture Method and Mobile Camera Device thereof - By grading preview images of original images for the purpose of filtering eye blink patterns off and/or introducing face smile patterns, a result image can be generated with least eye blink patterns and most face smile patterns for satisfying image quality. | 08-15-2013 |
20130210358 | Application Control Method and Mobile Electronic Device thereof - By checking a type of a foreground application of a mobile electronic device in response to an instruction triggered on a Bluetooth device and transmitted to the mobile electronic device in a wireless manner, a function of the foreground application will be executed corresponding to the instruction, where the type of the foreground application may be optionally switched before executing the function. | 08-15-2013 |
20140098053 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR VIEWING DESKTOP THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - An electronic device, a method for viewing a desktop thereof, and a computer-readable medium are provided. One of n continuous areas of the desktop and a navigation bar are displayed in a touch screen of the electronic device. The navigation bar includes an indicator and n indexes, wherein the n indexes are respectively corresponding to the n areas, and the indicator points to the index corresponding to the area currently displayed in the touch screen. When a sliding operation applied to the indicator is detected on the navigation bar, the desktop and the indicator are moved according to the sliding operation. When the sliding operation terminates, an index closest to the indicator is selected from the n indexes as a target index. Finally, the indicator is controlled to point to the target index, and a target area corresponding to the target index is displayed in the touch screen. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101582 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING HOME SCREEN OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of configuring and updating a home screen of a mobile communications device is provided. The home screen is configured and updated by a processor and displayed on a display panel of the mobile communications device. The method includes providing a plurality of tiles, each of the tiles displaying a feed from a corresponding one of feed sources; filling the tiles into the home screen that has a top page, one or more pages being addable immediately above the top page, each page having a layout of a plurality of slots, each of the slots being for accommodating a corresponding one of the tiles; and after an update that results in insertion of at least one new tile into the home screen occurs, placing the at least one new tile displaying a new feed on the top page, and moving at least one existing tile that was on the top page prior to the update to a new, different location of the home screen. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device of configuring a home screen of a mobile communications device are also provided. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101597 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF NAVIGATING BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF DIFFERENT VIEWS OF HOME SCREEN OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device is provide. The mobile communications device includes a home button, a processor, and a display panel configured to cooperate with the processor to display one of the views of the home screen. The method includes selectively displaying one of the views of the home screen on the display panel based on a number of times the home button is activated within a predetermined time period. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device are also provided. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101609 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF ACTIVATING UPDATE OF HOME SCREEN OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A method of activating an update of a home screen of a mobile communications device is provided. The home screen is displayed on a display panel of the mobile communications device. The home screen includes a plurality of tiles displaying a plurality of feeds from one or more feed sources. The method includes performing one of updating the home screen or activating and displaying a menu bar on the display panel based on a distance of a downward scrolling on a top page of a home screen. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device for activating an update of a home screen of a mobile communications device are also provided. | 04-10-2014 |
20140123078 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF SWITCHING SCREEN OF MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FROM SCREEN LOCKED STATE TO SCREEN UNLOCKED STATE - A method of switching a screen of a mobile communications device from a screen locked state to a screen unlocked state is provided. The mobile communications device includes a display panel configured to display the screen that has a background section and a first section in the screen locked state. The method includes: moving the first section from a first location to a second location of the screen in the screen locked state when an screen unlocking requirement is determined to be satisfied; and keeping displaying the first section at the second location of the screen after switching the screen from the screen locked state to the screen unlocked state. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device for switching a screen of the mobile communications device from a screen locked state to a screen unlocked state are also provided. | 05-01-2014 |
20150113437 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING USER INTERFACE AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A method and an apparatus for operating a user interface, and a recording medium using the same are provided. First, a plurality of user interfaces is provided and one of them is displayed on a touch screen of a portable electronic device. Then, the touch screen is used for detecting a touch signal. When the touch signal is moved toward a first direction, the currently displayed user interface is switched to another one. When the touch signal is moved toward a second direction, an item of the currently displayed user interface is switched to another item. Accordingly, a more intuitive and convenient manner for operating the user interface is provided for the user. | 04-23-2015 |
20150143296 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING GRAPHIC MENU BAR AND RECORDING MEDIUM USING THE SAME - A method and an apparatus for operating a graphic menu bar and a recording medium using the same, suitable for a portable electronic device having a touch screen, are provided. First, a graphic menu bar is provided, which includes M graphic items arranged in sequence, where M is a positive integer. Next, the touch screen is divided into N display blocks along a coordinate axis direction for displaying N connected graphic items in graphic menu bar, where N is a positive integer smaller than M. When the touch screen detects a touch signal in display blocks and the touch signal is moved toward the coordinate axis direction for a first displacement, the graphic menu bar displayed on the touch screen is moved toward a direction opposite to the coordinate axis direction for a second displacement, and the second displacement is equal to the product of the first displacement and (M−N)/N. | 05-21-2015 |
20150205763 | METHOD FOR UPDATING PAGE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A method for updating a page of an electronic device is provided. The page includes a first row and a second row. Each of the first row and the second row includes one or two tiles. Each tile comprises a picture. The method comprises the following steps. After an update that results in insertion of a plurality of new tiles into the page occurs, three new tiles of the plurality of new tiles are displayed by using either a first tile layout or a second tile layout in a third row and a fourth row. The number of tiles in the third row is one and the number of tiles in the fourth row is two in the first tile layout. The number of tiles in the third row is two and the number of tiles in the fourth row is one in the second tile layout. | 07-23-2015 |
Drew C. Bamford, Seattle, WA US
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20100184517 | USE OF ONLINE MESSAGING TO FACILITATE SELECTION OF PARTICIPANTS IN GAME PLAY - A method and system facilitating selection of participants in multiplayer online electronic games. The method provides an efficient procedure for players to host and join new instances of multiplayer online electronic games, as well as providing a scheme that enables players to join multiplayer online electronic games that are already in progress. The method is implemented through a gaming utility that runs on each player's electronic device (e.g. PC) and interacts behind the scenes with an online messaging service. Player hosts are enabled to select players from a list of contacts provided by the online messaging service who they want to invite to join a chat session. A selected multiplayer online electronic game is selectively launched on all of the player's computers through a single command issued by the host. Additionally, the gaming utility provides players with a list of existing chat sessions being hosted by other players so as to enable the players to join multiplayer online electronic games that are already in progress. The system includes a plurality of electronic devices linked in communication across a communications network, such as a LAN or the Internet. Each electronic device is operatively coupled to a headset having a pair of headphones and a microphone. The headset is worn by a player, enabling the players to verbally communicate with others in a verbal chat session. | 07-22-2010 |
Drew Calvin Bamford, Seattle, WA US
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20110219407 | Portable Media Device and Method for Presenting Viewing Content During Travel - A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources. | 09-08-2011 |
20120030708 | Portable Media Device and Method for Presenting Viewing Content During Travel - A portable media device for use in cooperation with passenger entertainment systems installed in vehicles, such as automobiles and aircraft, and methods for manufacturing and using same. The portable media device is configured to communicate with one or more content sources, which provide viewing content and which may be proximate to, and/or remote from, the portable media device. Preferably being configured to wirelessly communicate with the content sources, the portable media device can select content from any available content source and can download and present the selected content in any conventional manner. The selected content can be streamed to the portable media device for contemporaneous presentation and/or stored by the portable media device for viewing at any time, including after disembarking the vehicle once travel is completed. As desired, the portable media device likewise can be configured to transmit appropriate upload content to the content sources. | 02-02-2012 |
Harold E. Bamford, Woodridge, IL US
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20140330997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TWO-WIRE COMMUNICATION IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - An example method is provided and includes receiving, from a host device, a first signal over a two-wire bus to an address on the two-wire bus corresponding to a small form factor (XFP) module, the host device being located outside the XFP module, the two-wire bus coupling the host device with a first controller inside the XFP module and a second controller inside the XFP module that share the address such that the first controller and the second controller receive the first signal, and blocking a second signal from the second controller to the host device using digital isolation buffers. A third signal from the first controller to the host device over the two-wire bus is not blocked. In specific embodiments, the first controller includes a XFP compliant controller and the second controller includes an optical controller. | 11-06-2014 |
J. Kent Bamford, Haxtun, CO US
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20130022706 | Animal Feed Additive - The invention provides feed additive compositions for supplementing the diet of an animal that can reduce the odor of manure produced by animals consuming the compositions. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing the compositions and methods of using the compositions as animal feed additives. | 01-24-2013 |
20140134290 | ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVES - The invention provides feed additive compositions for supplementing the diet of an animal that can reduce the odor of manure produced by animals consuming the compositions. The invention also relates to methods for manufacturing the compositions and methods of using the compositions as animal feed additives. | 05-15-2014 |
Lance Darren Bamford, Pittsford, NY US
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20140242930 | MULTI-ARRAY ANTENNA - In one example, the present disclosure describes an antenna system with at least two linear antenna arrays, each having a plurality of antenna elements. Each array is designed to transmit and receive signals from different respective spectrum bands. The first antenna array and second antenna array are arranged to form one longer, combined linear array of antenna elements. In addition, at least one antenna element is shared between the first and second antenna arrays. In one example, the first antenna array is connected to a first RF distribution and phase-shifting network to distribute RF power and impart a phase profile across the first antenna array and the second antenna array is connected to a second RF distribution and phase-shifting network to distribute RF power and impart a phase profile across the second antenna array. | 08-28-2014 |
20150195001 | ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED INTER-SECTOR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION - In one example, an antenna system includes a radio base station for transmitting an RF signal via a transmission port, an RF splitting means for receiving the RF signal from the radio base station and for splitting the RF signal into two component signals, and at least two antennas separated by a distance greater than one wavelength and connected to the RF splitting means for transmitting the respective component signals such that an inferometric radiation gain pattern is created. The radio base station communicates with at least one mobile terminal via a dispersive multi-path radio channel where an angular spread of RF energy between the at least two antennas and the at least one mobile terminal causes nulls of the inferometric radiation pattern across a range of angles to be reduced. | 07-09-2015 |
20150222025 | ANTENNA SYSTEM WITH BEAMWIDTH CONTROL - In one example, the present disclosure provides a dual-polarized antenna array that includes at least one unit cell. The at least one unit cell includes at least one radiating element of a first polarization state and at least two radiating elements of a second polarization state. The second polarization state is orthogonal to the first polarization state. The at least two radiating elements of the second polarization state are displaced on a first side and a second side of the at least one radiating element of the first polarization state. | 08-06-2015 |
Noah W. Bamford, Austin, TX US
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20100042858 | MANAGEMENT OF POWER DOMAINS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A method of operating a circuit, including operating in a first mode, wherein in the first mode, a first power domain operates in an active power mode and a second power domain operates in an active power mode, wherein in the first mode, a first set of at least one terminal of a first circuit of the first power domain are coupled to a second set of at least one terminal of a second circuit of the second power mode via an isolation circuit for providing signals from the first circuit to the second circuit, is provided. The method further includes operating the circuit in a second mode, wherein in the second mode, the first power domain operates in a power gated mode and a second power domain operates in an active power mode. | 02-18-2010 |
Owen S. Bamford, Linthicum Heights, MD US
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20080289631 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESPIRATORY TRACT THERAPY - An apparatus is provided for delivering heated and humidified air to the respiratory tract of a human patient for respiratory tract therapy and treatment. The apparatus includes a supply unit and a delivery tube that can be releasably connected to the supply unit. Methods of respiratory tract therapy and treatment are also provided. | 11-27-2008 |
Owen S. Bamford, Linthicum, MD US
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20090056713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A HEATED AND HUMIDIFIED GAS - An apparatus for providing breathing gas to a patient that includes a base unit to provide a first flow of gas and a second flow of gas and a humidification canister to be coupled to the base unit is described. The humidification canister includes a first gas flow path to receive and humidify the first flow of gas. A delivery tube assembly includes a first lumen configured for fluid communication with the first gas flow path to receive the humidified first flow of gas and a second lumen to receive the second flow of gas. A method of heating and humidifying the first flow of gas and insulating the first flow of gas with the second flow of gas is also described. | 03-05-2009 |
20090056715 | DELIVERY TUBE FOR BREATHING GAS HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - A delivery tube assembly for delivering a breathing gas to a patient, the delivery tube includes a first lumen having an upstream portion and a downstream portion. The lumen is configured to deliver the breathing gas from the upstream portion to the downstream portion. A second lumen is configured to flow an insulating gas around the first lumen. A method of insulating a breathing gas with an insulating gas and discharging the insulating gas to atmosphere is also disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
20090090363 | Hyperthermic humidification system - Apparatus and methods for delivering humidified breathing gas to a patient are provided. The apparatus includes a humidification system configured to deliver humidified breathing gas to a patient. The humidification system includes a vapor transfer unit and a base unit. The vapor transfer unit includes a liquid passage, a breathing gas passage, and a vapor transfer device positioned to transfer vapor to the breathing gas passage from the liquid passage. The base unit includes a base unit that releasably engages the vapor transfer unit to enable reuse of the base unit and selective disposal of the vapor transfer unit. The liquid passage is not coupled to the base unit for liquid flow therebetween when the vapor transfer unit is received by the base unit. | 04-09-2009 |
20140174442 | HUMIDIFIER FOR BREATHING GAS HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - A humidification canister for humidifying a breathing gas, the humidification canister includes a fluid supply configured to supply a fluid and a first gas flow path in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A first gas flow path is configured to humidify the breathing gas with the fluid. A second gas flow path at least partially surrounds the first gas flow path. A method of insulating a breathing gas in a humidification canister using a gas is also disclosed. | 06-26-2014 |
20150144136 | HYPERTHERMIC HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - Apparatus and methods for delivering humidified breathing gas to a patient are provided. The apparatus includes a humidification system configured to deliver humidified breathing gas to a patient. The humidification system includes a vapor transfer unit and a base unit. The vapor transfer unit includes a liquid passage, a breathing gas passage, and a vapor transfer device positioned to transfer vapor to the breathing gas passage from the liquid passage. The base unit includes a base unit that releasably engages the vapor transfer unit to enable reuse of the base unit and selective disposal of the vapor transfer unit. The liquid passage is not coupled to the base unit for liquid flow therebetween when the vapor transfer unit is received by the base unit. | 05-28-2015 |
Pascal Bamford, Mundelein, IL US
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20090295963 | METHOD AND APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR COLLECTING DIGITAL IMAGE DATA FROM MICROSCOPE MEDIA-BASED SPECIMENS - A digital image collection system and method includes an area scan camera that scans a region to obtain digital image data therefrom, the area scan camera having an optical scan axis. A specimen mounting unit receives a specimen that is mounted on a top surface thereof, for enabling the specimen to be scanned by the area scan camera. The top surface of the specimen mounting unit is slanted at an angle with respect to the area scan camera such that the optical scan axis is oblique to the top surface of the specimen mounting unit. | 12-03-2009 |
Pascal Bamford, Dublin, CA US
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20120219948 | APPLICATION OF QUANTUM DOTS FOR NUCLEAR STAINING - Embodiments of a system, method, and kit for visualizing a nucleus are disclosed. A tissue sample is pretreated with a protease to permeabilize the nucleus, and then incubated with a nanoparticle/DNA-binding moiety conjugate. The DNA-binding moiety includes at least one DNA-binding molecule. The conjugate binds to DNA within the nucleus, and the nanoparticle is visualized, thereby visualizing the nucleus. Computer and image analysis techniques are used to evaluate nuclear features such as chromosomal distribution, ploidy, shape, size, texture features, and/or contextual features. The method may be used in combination with other multiplexed tests on the tissue sample, including fluorescence in situ hybridization. Kits for performing the method include a protease enzyme composition, a nanoparticle/DNA-binding moiety conjugate, and a reaction buffer. | 08-30-2012 |
20140078286 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SPECTRAL UNMIXING OF TISSUE IMAGES - A method and system for spectral demultiplexing of fluorescent species, such as quantum dots, conjugated with a biological tissue. The process of demultiplexing involves a non-liner regression based on curve-fitting of estimated spectra of the quantum dots and confidence intervals describing the parameters of such fitting curve for typical quantum dots. | 03-20-2014 |
Pascal Bamford, San Diego, CA US
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20140377753 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING GENES IN TISSUE SAMPLES - A computer-based specimen analyzer ( | 12-25-2014 |
20150267262 | APPLICATION OF QUANTUM DOTS FOR NUCLEAR STAINING - Embodiments of a system, method, and kit for visualizing a nucleus are disclosed. A tissue sample is pretreated with a protease to permeabilize the nucleus, and then incubated with a nanoparticle/DNA-binding moiety conjugate. The DNA-binding moiety includes at least one DNA-binding molecule. The conjugate binds to DNA within the nucleus, and the nanoparticle is visualized, thereby visualizing the nucleus. Computer and image analysis techniques are used to evaluate nuclear features such as chromosomal distribution, ploidy, shape, size, texture features, and/or contextual features. The method may be used in combination with other multiplexed tests on the tissue sample, including fluorescence in situ hybridization. Kits for performing the method include a protease enzyme composition, a nanoparticle/DNA-binding moiety conjugate, and a reaction buffer. | 09-24-2015 |
Raymond S. Bamford, San Diego, CA US
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20090055328 | PRICING ENGINE FOR ELECTRONIC COMMERCE - A pricing engine for electronic commerce allows the owner of an electronic market place to dynamically change the pricing available at the electronic market place based on several factors including, but not limited to, manufacturer preferences, distributor preferences, e-market place preferences, the location of a buyer, identity of a buyer, order volume, and so on. A buyer can access the e-market place through the Internet, Input a request for quote, and then receive a price schedule based on the above factors. | 02-26-2009 |
Robert E. Bamford, San Diego, CA US
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20110302005 | FRAMEWORK FOR PROMOTIONS - A system and method that provide a framework or tool through which e-commerce store owners may build promotional packages for e-commerce, and the same acts as a promotion engine or kit for promotions or incentives. In one implementation, a network platform provides a promotion framework that allows storefront managers to create a variety of different types of product offerings. | 12-08-2011 |
Roger J. Bamford, Woodside, CA US
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20110173169 | Methods To Perform Disk Writes In A Distributed Shared Disk System Needing Consistency Across Failures - Techniques are provided for managing caches in a system with multiple caches that may contain different copies of the same data item. Specifically, techniques are provided for coordinating the write-to-disk operations performed on such data items to ensure that older versions of the data item are not written over newer versions, and to reduce the amount of processing required to recover after a failure. Various approaches are provided in which a master is used to coordinate with the multiple caches to cause a data item to be written to persistent storage. Techniques are also provided for managing checkpoints associated with the caches, where the checkpoints are used to determine the position at which to begin processing recovery logs in the event of a failure. | 07-14-2011 |
20110295822 | Methods to Perform Disk Writes in a Distributed Shared Disk System Needing Consistency Across Failures - Techniques are provided for managing caches in a system with multiple caches that may contain different copies of the same data item. Specifically, techniques are provided for coordinating the write-to-disk operations performed on such data items to ensure that older versions of the data item are not written over newer versions, and to reduce the amount of processing required to recover after a failure. Various approaches are provided in which a master is used to coordinate with the multiple caches to cause a data item to be written to persistent storage. Techniques are also provided for transferring data items and locks associated with the data items from one node to another. | 12-01-2011 |