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| 20130332190 | PROVIDING INDICATIONS OF CLINICAL-TRIAL CRITERIA MODIFICATIONS - Systems and method for providing indications of trial-related attributes are provided. In embodiments, the method includes providing an indication to view a suggested clinical-trial criteria modification(s) that, if implemented, is expected to increase a number of patients eligible for a clinical trial. Thereafter, a suggested criterion modification for a clinical-trial criterion is received. The suggested criterion modification is based on a comparison of aggregated patient data associated with the clinical-trial criterion to the clinical-trial criterion. The indication of the suggested criterion modification for the clinical-trial criterion can be displayed. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130332191 | IDENTIFYING PATIENT ELIGIBILITY FOR CLINICAL TRIALS - Systems and method for facilitating clinical-trial referrals are provided. In embodiments, the method includes searching clinical-trial data associated with a plurality of clinical trials to identify one or more clinical trials for which a patient is eligible to participate based on patient data associated with the patient. Such clinical-trial data associated with the plurality of clinical trials can be aggregated in a centralized data store. Thereafter, an indication of the one or more clinical trials for which the patient is eligible is provided. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140122113 | PROVIDING INDICATIONS OF CLINICAL-TRIAL CRITERIA MODIFICATIONS - Systems and method for providing indications of trial-related attributes are provided. In embodiments, the method includes providing an indication to view a suggested clinical-trial criteria modification(s) that, if implemented, is expected to increase a number of patients eligible for a clinical trial. Thereafter, a suggested criterion modification for a clinical-trial criterion is received. The suggested criterion modification is based on a comparison of aggregated patient data associated with the clinical-trial criterion to the clinical-trial criterion. The indication of the suggested criterion modification for the clinical-trial criterion can be displayed. | 05-01-2014 |
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| 20140021121 | FILTER MEDIA RETAINER ASSEMBLY - A filter system for filtering particles from a liquid includes an underdrain assembly having an underdrain defining at least one underdrain chamber and a media retainer assembly. The media retainer assembly includes an upper filter media retainer plate defining a plurality of hopper-shaped cavities and a lower filter media retainer plate defining a plurality of hopper-shaped cavities corresponding to the plurality of hopper-shaped cavities on the upper plate. The plates are in a nested arrangement such that the hopper-shaped cavities on the upper plate are in alignment with the corresponding plurality of hopper-shaped cavities on the lower plate to define a plurality of passages therebetween and allow for the passage of the liquid while preventing the passage of a filter media. During a backwash operation, the upper and lower plates are relatively moveable such that the backwash fluid releases any particles lodged in the passages between the plates. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140166593 | Gas-Liquid Distribution Technique for Water or Wastewater Filters Using Underdrains - A method of distributing gas and liquid through an underdrain system includes: a) positioning an underdrain system on a filter floor, the underdrain system comprising at least one underdrain block and filter media positioned on top of the underdrain block; b) distributing gas sufficiently evenly through the underdrain system at a rate of less than 2 scfm/ft | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140251439 | Underdrain and Method for Transferring Forces and Directing Flow - An underdrain system for transferring forces and directing flow includes at least one underdrain block having a top wall, a bottom wall, and two side walls connecting the top wall to the bottom wall to define a block interior. An insert is disposed in the interior of the underdrain block. The insert includes force-transmitting buttresses spaced along an exterior of the insert that contacts the two side walls of the underdrain block and act to transfer downward forces acting on the top wall of the underdrain block and internal fluid forces acting on the insert to the side walls of the underdrain block. The force-transmitting buttresses can also direct hydraulic flow. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150014259 | DUAL PARALLEL LATERAL WITH INTERNAL AIR DISTRIBUTION PIPE - A dual parallel underdrain lateral for use in a filtration system having a filtration media includes a primary conduit extending along the underdrain lateral, which has a plurality of metering orifices for providing gas and liquid thereby; a secondary conduit, where the secondary conduit has a plurality of dispersion apertures in an upper side thereof to deliver the gas and liquid from the secondary conduit to the filtration media; and at least one gas conduit extending along the underdrain lateral, where the at least one gas conduit is connected to a gas source and is configured to provide the gas from the gas source directly to the primary conduit, or the secondary conduit, or any combination thereof. | 01-15-2015 |
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| 20120136750 | Method, system and controller for providing goods and /or services to consumers - A method, system and controller is provided for a selection service recommending or providing access to goods or service items to a consumer, comprising the steps of: identifying a set of available items at least some of which require payment to item providers for access ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120143857 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR SEARCHING A DATABASE - A database searching system, method and controller is provided for interactively searching a database of data items in a descriptor space with a user, comprising a display for viewing by the user; a position selector for manipulation and activation by the user; a reference set selector for selecting a reference set ( | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120173559 | DATABASE SEARCHING METHOD, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER - A method, system and controller is provided for searching a database containing data items with a user via a user inter the method comprising the steps of specifying an initial search subset of some or all of the data items in the database ( | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120194465 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR SHARING DATA - A method is provided for a user of a communications device sharing data items with one or more of a plurality of data recipients, comprising the steps of: selecting one or more data items to share ( | 08-02-2012 |
| 20130282518 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR PROVIDING GOODS AND/OR SERVICES TO CONSUMERS - Method, system, and a controller are provided for a selection service recommending or providing access to goods or service items to a consumer. A set of available items is identified, at least some of which require payment to item-providers for access. A measure of likely enjoyment of each available item by the consumer is predicted, and a measure of value for money of each available item for the consumer is calculated. Access to items is provided to the consumer that will represent good value for money. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20140344303 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER FOR SEARCHING A DATABASE CONTAINING DATA ITEMS - A method, system and controller is provided for searching a database containing data items with a user via a user inter the method comprising the steps of specifying an initial search subset of some or all of the data items in the database ( | 11-20-2014 |
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| 20130022785 | OLIGOSACCHARIDE/SILICON-CONTAINING BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR LITHOGRAPHY APPLICATIONS - The present invention discloses diblock copolymer systems that self-assemble to produce very small structures. These co-polymers consist of one block that contains silicon and another block comprised of an oligosaccharide that are coupled by azide-alkyne cycloaddition. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130045361 | SURFACE TREATMENTS FOR ALIGNMENT OF BLOCK COPOLYMERS - The present invention relates to a method the synthesis and utilization of random, cross-linked, substituted polystyrene copolymers as polymeric cross-linked surface treatments (PXSTs) to control the orientation of physical features of a block copolymer deposited over the first copolymer. Such methods have many uses including multiple applications in the semi-conductor industry including production of templates for nanoimprint lithography. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130196019 | SILICON-CONTAINING BLOCK CO-POLYMERS, METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS AND USE - The present invention describes the synthesis of silicon-containing monomers and copolymers. The synthesis of a monomer, trimethyl-(2-methylenebut-3-enyl)silane (TMSI) and subsequent synthesis of diblock copolymer with styrene, forming polystyrene-block-polytrimethylsilyl isoprene, and synthesis of diblock copolymer Polystyrene-block-polymethacryloxymethyltrimethylsilane or PS-b-P(MTMSMA). These silicon containing diblock copolymers have a variety of uses. One preferred application is as novel imprint template material with sub-100 nm features for lithography. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130209757 | USING CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITED FILMS TO CONTROL DOMAIN ORIENTATION IN BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILMS - The present invention uses vacuum deposited thin films of material to create an interface that non-preferentially interacts with different domains of an underlying block copolymer film. The non-preferential interface prevents formation of a wetting layer and influences the orientation of domains in the block copolymer. The purpose of the deposited polymer is to produce nanostructured features in a block copolymer film that can serve as lithographic patterns. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130266780 | Polylactide/Silicon-containing Block Copolymers for Nanolithography - The present invention includes a diblock copolymer system that self-assembles at very low molecular weights to form very small features. In one embodiment, one polymer in the block copolymer contains silicon, and the other polymer is a polylactide. In one embodiment, the block copolymer is synthesized by a combination of anionic and ring opening polymerization reactions. In one embodiment, the purpose of this block copolymer is to form nanoporous materials that can be used as etch masks in lithographic patterning. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130280497 | Anhydride Copolymer Top Coats for Orientation Control of Thin Film Block Copolymers - The present invention involves the use of random copolymer top coats that can be spin coated onto block copolymer thin films and used to control the interfacial energy of the top coat-block copolymer interface. The top coats are soluble in aqueous weak base and can change surface energy once they are deposited onto the block copolymer thin film. The use of self-assembled block copolymers to produce advanced lithographic patterns relies on their orientation control in thin films. Top coats potentially allow for the facile orientation control of block copolymers which would otherwise be quite challenging. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130344242 | Anhydride Copolymer Top Coats for Orientation Control of Thin Film Block Copolymers - The use of self-assembled block copolymer structures to produce advanced lithographic patterns relies on control of the orientation of these structures in thin films. In particular, orientation of cylinders and lamellae perpendicular to the plane of the block copolymer film is required for most applications. The preferred method to achieve orientation is by heating. The present invention involves the use of polarity-switching top coats to control block copolymer thin film orientation by heating. The top coats can be spin coated onto block copolymer thin films from polar casting solvents and they change composition upon thermal annealing to become “neutral”. Top coats allow for the facile orientation control of block copolymers which would otherwise not be possible by heating alone. | 12-26-2013 |
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| 20120106029 | Volumetrically Efficient Wet Electrolytic Capacitor - A wet electrolytic capacitor that contains a sintered anode positioned with an interior space of a metal casing is provided. The anode and metal casing are of a size such that the anode occupies a substantial portion of the volume of the interior space. More particularly, the anode typically occupies about 70 vol. % or more, in some embodiments about 75 vol. % or more, in some embodiments from about 80 vol. % to about 98 vol. %, and in some embodiments, from about 85 vol. % to 95 vol. % of the interior space. Among other things, the use of an anode that occupies such a large portion of the interior space enhances volumetric efficiency and other electrical properties of the resulting capacitor. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120106030 | Hermetically Sealed Wet Electrolytic Capacitor - A wet electrolytic capacitor that contains a hermetically sealed lid assembly is disclosed. More specifically, the lid assembly contains a lid (e.g., titanium) that defines an internal orifice. A conductive tube may extend through the orifice that is of a size and shape sufficient to accommodate an anode lead. An insulative material is also provided within the orifice to form a hermetic seal (e.g., glass-to-metal seal), such as between the conductive tube and the lid. The lid assembly also includes a liquid seal that is formed from a sealant material. The liquid seal coats a substantial portion of the lower surface of the lid and hermetic seal to limit contact with any electrolyte that may leak from the casing. To help achieve such surface coverage, the sealant material is generally flowable so that it can be heated during production of the capacitor and flow into small crevices that would otherwise remains uncoated. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120176729 | Leadwire Configuration for a Planar Anode of a Wet Electrolytic Capacitor - A relatively thin planar anode for use in a wet electrolytic capacitor is provided. An anode leadwire is embedded within the anode and extends in a longitudinal direction therefrom. The wire may be formed from any electrically conductive material, such as tantalum, niobium, aluminum, hafnium, titanium, etc., as well as electrically conductive oxides and/or nitrides of thereof. To reduce the tendency of the leadwire to pull out of the anode due to stresses encountered during manufacturing (e.g., sintering) and/or use of the capacitor, the manner in which the wire is inserted is selectively controlled in the present invention. That is, at least a portion of the wire within the anode is bent at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the wire. This “bend” reduces the ease to which the wire can be pulled out in the longitudinal direction after the anode is pressed and sintered. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120179217 | Planar Anode for Use in a Wet Electrolytic Capacitor - A relatively thin planar anode for use in a wet electrolytic capacitor is provided. Through a combination of specific materials and processing techniques, the present inventors have surprisingly discovered that the resulting anode may possess a high volumetric efficiency, and yet still be able to operate at a high voltage and capacitance, thus resulting in a capacitor with a high energy density. More particularly, the anode is a pressed pellet formed from an electrically conductive powder that contains a plurality of particles (including agglomerates thereof). The particles may have a flake-like morphology in that they possess a relatively flat or platelet shape. The present inventors have discovered that such a particle morphology can optimize packing density, and thus reduce the thickness of the anode and improve volumetric efficiency. Such particles can also provide a short transmission line between the outer surface and interior of the anode and also provide a highly continuous and dense wire-to-anode connection with high conductivity. Among other things, this may help increase the specific charge of the anode when anodized at higher voltages, thereby increasing energy density. The particles may also increase the breakdown voltage (voltage at which the capacitor fails) and help lower equivalent series resistance (“ESR”). | 07-12-2012 |
| 20130141841 | Wet Electrolytic Capacitor Containing a Gelled Working Electrolyte - A wet electrolytic capacitor is provided. The capacitor contains an anode comprising an anodically oxidized pellet formed from a pressed and sintered powder, a cathode that contains a metal substrate coated with a conductive polymer, and a working electrolyte in communication with the anode and the cathode. The working electrolyte is in the form of a gel and comprises an ammonium salt of an organic acid, inorganic oxide particles, an acid, and a solvent system that comprises water. The working electrolyte has a pH value of from about 5.0 to about 8.0. | 06-06-2013 |
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| 20130198203 | Bot detection using profile-based filtration - Methods and apparatus for bot detection using profile based filtration are disclosed. A statistical profile describing attributes of automated-origin content request activity for a network content provider is built. A plurality of content requests of unknown origin in terms of similarity to the attributes is scored. A likelihood of automated-origin content request activity based on the scoring is indicated. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20140303953 | Predictive Analytics with Forecasting Model Selection - Methods and apparatus for predicting network activity with forecasting model selection are disclosed. In one embodiment a network analytics forecasting model with a preferred model error measurement is selected from among a set of model error measurements for a set of network analytics forecasting models. The selecting includes, for each of a set of network analytics forecasting models, calculating a set of predicted network analytics metric values corresponding to individual ones of a set of actual network analytics metric values in a network analytics metrics data set, comparing individual ones of the set of predicted network analytics metric values to corresponding ones of the set of actual network analytics metric values, and generating a model error measurement reflecting the comparing. Future network analytics metric values are predicted using the network analytics forecasting model with the preferred model error measurement. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304210 | Predictive Analysis of Network Analytics - Methods and apparatus for predicting network activity are disclosed. In response to a requested value of an independent variable describing a suspected determinant of network activity for a network content provider, a set of predicted values of a dependent variable is displayed. The set of predicted values of the dependent variable is predicted based on a relationship between the independent variable and the dependent variable. The dependent variable reflects an aspect of the network activity for the network content provider. The relationship is derived from a plurality of metric values, and the plurality of metric values includes metric values describing the network activity for the network content provider. A plurality of independent variables is set to the requested value of the independent variable. A plurality of values of the dependent variable is displayed based on a plurality of respective relationships between the plurality of independent variables and the dependent variable. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140304390 | Predictive Analysis of Network Analytics - Methods and apparatus for ascertaining trends in network activity data are disclosed. A plurality of trend indicators is calculated for a plurality of values of a metric associated with network activity for a network content provider. The trend indicators include one or more moving averages of the plurality of values of the metric, and one or more standard deviation values of the plurality of values of the metric. A time-series graphical overlay representation of the plurality of values of the metric and the plurality of trend indicators demonstrating a relationship between the metric values and the trend indicators is displayed. | 10-09-2014 |
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| 20090300547 | RECOMMENDER SYSTEM FOR ON-LINE ARTICLES AND DOCUMENTS - A system and method for recommending on-line articles and documents to users is disclosed. The method provides an article widget user interface and a full-screen widget user interfaces to allow a user to rate articles, to preview articles, to filter articles based on category, article length, or other characteristics. A recommender system is configured to provide a continually refreshing list of recommended articles to the user via the user interfaces. The system comprises a module configured to monitor the user's explicit and implicit interactions with the user interfaces, and provides a refreshed list of recommended articles accordingly. The recommender system may be configured to use a package of approaches including rule-based, content-based or collaborative filtering approaches including Slope, Co-Visitation, Mwinnow and Clustering/Co-clustering. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100185568 | Method and System for Document Classification - A system and method to classify web-based documents as articles or non-articles is disclosed. The method generates a machine learning model from a human labelled training set which contains articles and non-articles. The machine learning model is applied to new articles to label them as articles or non-articles. The method generates the machine learning model based on content, such as text and tags of the web-based documents. The invention also provides for devices which incorporate the machine learning model, allowing such devices to classify documents as articles or non-articles. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20110010307 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDING ARTICLES AND PRODUCTS - In a data processing system, a method of recommending articles and products to a user is disclosed. The method creates a frequency vector in relation to the content of an article, frequency vectors in relation each of one or more products from intermediate data. The method compares the vectors to determine a content similarity measure, and provides as output a list of one or more products having the highest content similarity measures. The method may also determine a correlation measure. An electronic data processing system for recommending articles and products to a user is also disclosed. The system includes modules to receive article information and product information, a correlation module to determine a content similarity measure between the article and each of the products and, a multiplexer module for providing a list comprising the article and the products associated having the highest content similarity measure. | 01-13-2011 |
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| 20130275296 | Proximal Customer Transaction Incented By Donation of Auto-Boarded Merchant - Address, time, and rules obligating donee donations are auto-populated for merchants whose authorization responses for transactions conducted on accounts are used to obtain account holders' travel time to the merchants'. When travel time is proximal to the auto-populated time, the rule and the transaction currency amount are used to calculate the merchant's donee donation, which donation can be messaged for auditing of donations paid and payable. A predetermined time after each such transaction, the merchant is sent a notice as to the difference between obligatory donee donations and the donee donations received. Auto-populated addresses, times, and rules are amendable by the merchant, and the donee amendable by the account holder, whereby the merchant selects the donation, and the account holder selects the donee. Answers to account holder surveys, upon receipt, increments currencies for account holder or donee with greater increment for fast answers. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140136300 | AUTHORIZED TRANSACTION INCENTED BY MERCHANT DONATION - A merchant incentivizes an account holder to make an authorized transaction by terms and agreement to auditably donate to the account holder's affinity entity. To incent desirable commerce with locals, the merchant's terms may limit its donation by a derivation of navigation time between account holder and merchant, and/or by date and time of the transaction. The account holder can direct the donation to one of more affinity entities within their own community, and/or within a community where the transaction was physically conducted. An account holds can also donate at the time of transaction where the donation is paid by the account's issuer for reimbursement as a debit to the account holder's account statement. Other payment system participants may donate (the merchant's acquirer, issuer, and transaction handler for the issuer and acquirer), by way of favorable interchange rates, can also make audible donations to account holder directed affinities entities. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140379457 | PROGRAM, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LINKING COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND MERCHANTS IN A MARKETING PROGRAM - The present invention is a system, data access management utility and a method of generating links between local merchants and community programs, whereby the merchant may provide incentives to customers in relation to community programs. The present invention may track community programs, as well as both online and offline customer transactions between participants that make use of the incentive. The present invention may include as participants, customers, merchants, community organizations, intermediaries, and other groups or individuals. Participants may have participant identifiers, which may be linked to a payment source. Data may be collected about all participants, either expressly, or from offline or online transactions between participants utilizing a participant identifier, and said data may be stored in a data storage area. All data in the data storage area may be utilized by logic tool, which may provide information, such as details of consumer behaviour and analytic reporting. Matches between transactions and members and/or member activities may be identified by the system, and a level of certainty that the match is accurate may be determined. | 12-25-2014 |
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| 20130169648 | CUMULATIVE MOVEMENT ANIMATIONS - Cumulative movement animation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an output a first animation is initiated that involves a display of movement in a user interface of a computing device. An input is received by the computing device during the output of the first animation, the input configured to cause a second display of movement in the user interface. Responsive to the receipt of the input, a remaining portion of the movement of the first animation is output along with the movement of the second animation by the computing device. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130169649 | MOVEMENT ENDPOINT EXPOSURE - Movement endpoint exposure techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input is received by a computing device to cause output of an animation involving movement in a user interface. Responsive to the receipt of the input, an endpoint is exposed to software of the computing device that is associated with the user interface, such as applications and controls. The endpoint references a particular location in the user interface at which the animation is calculated to end for the input. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130176316 | PANNING ANIMATIONS - Panning animation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, an input is recognized by a computing device as corresponding to a panning animation. A distance is calculated that is to be traveled by the panning animation in a user interface output by computing device, the distance limited by a predefined maximum distance. The panning animation is output by the computing device to travel the calculated distance. | 07-11-2013 |
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| 20120045113 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALIDATING NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS - Methods and systems for validating a negotiable instrument. One method can include obtaining an electronic image of the negotiable instrument, electronically determining a first value and a second value of the negotiable instrument based on the electronic image, and automatically validating the negotiable instrument if the first value is substantially equal to the second value. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120066132 | SCORED NEGATIVE FILE SYSTEM AND METHOD - System and method for validating a payment. The method can include obtaining a first account identifier, accessing a database containing a plurality of risk scores, each one of the plurality of risk scores being associated with one of a plurality of account identifiers, obtaining a first risk score from the plurality of risk scores, the first risk score being associated with the first account identifier, and determining an acceptance decision by comparing the first risk score against a risk threshold value. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20140236832 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VALIDATING NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS - Methods and systems for validating a negotiable instrument. One method can include obtaining an electronic image of the negotiable instrument, electronically determining a first value and a second value of the negotiable instrument based on the electronic image, and automatically validating the negotiable instrument if the first value is substantially equal to the second value. | 08-21-2014 |
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| 20110318232 | OXYGEN SCAVENGING SYSTEM FOR A CONTAINER - A container having a hydrogen generator and catalyst disposed or otherwise incorporated in components of the container. The container further comprises a system for providing at least a portion of the hydrogen generator and/or catalyst in an area defined within the closure of the container for improved performance. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20140263339 | CONTAINER FINISH FOR METAL LUG CLOSURE - A container assembly including a container and a closure. The container includes a polymeric body and a polymeric finish. The polymeric finish includes a plurality of threads. The closure includes a plurality of metallic lugs configured to cooperate with the plurality of threads to couple the closure to the polymeric finish. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140306384 | MOLDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR APPLYING POSITIVE PRESSURE TO MOLDED CONTAINER - A method of forming a container includes blow molding a primary form of the container inside a primary mold. The primary form has an exterior surface. The method also includes applying a fluid to the exterior surface of the primary form to shrink the primary form and to form a shrunken form of the container. Furthermore, the method includes blow molding a secondary form of the container from the shrunken form inside a secondary mold. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140312537 | CONTAINER FORMED VIA PLURAL BLOW MOLDING - A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold operable to receive the preform and operable to blow mold a first form of the container from the preform. The system also includes a second mold operable to receive the first form and operable to blow mold a second form of the container from the first form. The preform, the first form, and the second form each include a substantially common transitional wall. Also, the first form can include various features that ensure that material will be distributed as desired throughout the container, to ensure high wall strength, and to ensure high crystallinity. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140312538 | PLURAL BLOW UTILIZATION OF COUNTER STRETCH ROD AND/OR BASE PUSHUP - A molding system for molding a container includes a first blow mold operable for blow molding a first form of the container and a second blow mold operable for blow molding a second form of the container. The system further includes a counter stretch rod and/or a base pushup operable for reducing a height of the first form of the container before blow molding the second form of the container. A corresponding method of forming a container is also disclosed. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140333013 | PLURAL BLOW MOLDING WITH SERVO CONTROLS - A system for forming a container from a preform includes a first mold having a plurality of first portions that cooperate to define a first internal surface against which the preform is blown for forming a first form. The system also includes a second mold having a plurality of second portions that cooperate to define a second internal surface against which the first form is blown for forming a second form. Also, the system includes a mold servo motor that actuates the plurality of first portions relative to each other and/or actuates the plurality of second portions relative to each other. Furthermore, the system includes a controller that controls the mold servo motor for controlled actuation of the plurality of first portions and/or the plurality of second portions. | 11-13-2014 |
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| 20130214898 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURE ENTRY USING DOOR TOKENS - Secure door entry without a traditional card reader is made possible by tagging the door with an unpowered, unique token which can be read by a user's personal mobile electronic device. The user's device transmits both door and user identification to a remote server, where the decision is made whether to open the door. If so, the server sends an open door signal using the IP suite of protocols to an electronic bridge, which in turn passes the signal on to a door strike, opening the door. Another signal may be sent to an annunciator. Single-use digital tokens may also be used to open the doors. The permissions relating to doors or other physical assets may also be used to grant access to logical assets. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130214901 | SYSTEM, STATION AND METHOD FOR MUSTERING - Mustering of persons from a building in an emergency situation is made possible by tagging mustering stations with unpowered, unique tokens which can be read by a user's personal mobile electronic device. The user's device transmits both mustering station identity and user identification to a remote server, where, upon successful validation, the user is removed from a list of persons to be mustered. The system may be part of a physical access security system for the building, in which single-use digital tokens as well as traditional cards may be used to open the doors. The permissions relating to doors or other physical assets may also be used to grant access to logical assets within the building. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130214902 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORKS USING TOKEN BASED LOCATION - Devices are operated dependent on a user's location being confirmed as in the vicinity of an unpowered token, such as an NFC chip or QR code. The tokens may be attached to the devices which will only operate if triggered by a user scanning the corresponding token with a personal mobile device. In other cases, the scanning of a token may cause a remote server to perform an action that depends on the user being in proximity to the token. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140070002 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTER OPERATION BASED ON USER PROXIMITY - Secure, shared operation of a group printer is made possible by tagging a printer with an unpowered, unique, identifying token which can be read by a user's personal mobile electronic device. The user's device transmits both printer and user identification to a remote server or computer, from which a command to start the printer is issued. Commands may be sent using the IP suite of protocols. The system may also support single-use digital tokens to allow users external to the group to print on an occasional basis. | 03-13-2014 |
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| 20120104035 | Reusable beer keg - A reusable beer keg is disclosed comprising a hollow beer keg body with a dispenser tube assembly having a dispenser valve, dispenser tube, and a disposable bladder. The dispenser valve is releasably attached to a top portion of the keg body and the dispenser tube and bladder extend into the interior of the keg body. When beer flows through the open dispenser valve and into the bladder, the beer causes the bladder to expand until it contacts the inside surface of the keg body. When the beer keg has been emptied it can be returned to the brewery for reuse by cleaning the dispenser valve, dispenser tube and disposing of the used bladder. The beer keg parts can then be reassembled, using a new bladder in place of the used bladder. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120125938 | REUSABLE BEER KEG - A reusable beer keg is disclosed comprising a hollow beer keg body with a dispenser tube assembly having a dispenser valve, dispenser tube, and a disposable bladder. The dispenser valve is releasably attached to a top portion of the keg body and the dispenser tube and bladder extend into the interior of the keg body. When beer flows through the open dispenser valve and into the bladder, the beer causes the bladder to unfurl until it contacts the inside surface of the keg body. When the beer keg has been emptied it can be returned to the brewery for reuse by cleaning the dispenser valve, dispenser tube and disposing of the used bladder. The beer keg body does not need to be cleaned, however, because the beer only comes in contact with the disposable bladder and not the keg body. The beer keg parts can then be reassembled, using a new bladder in place of the used bladder. | 05-24-2012 |
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| 20140063194 | SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT IMAGE RESOLUTION IN THREE DIMENSIONS - The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution and other imaging techniques, including imaging in three dimensions. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. In some cases, the position of the entities can be determined in all three spatial dimensions (i.e., in the x, y, and z directions), and in certain cases, the positions in all three dimensions can be determined to an accuracy of less than about 1000 nm. In some cases, the z positions may be determined using one of a variety of techniques that uses intensity information or focal information (e.g., a lack of focus) to determine the z position. Non-limiting examples of such techniques include astigmatism imaging, off-focus imaging, or multi-focal-plane imaging. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140326922 | SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT IMAGE RESOLUTION AND OTHER IMAGING TECHNIQUES - The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution and other imaging techniques. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. For example, the entities may be separated by a distance of less than about 1000 nm, or less than about 300 nm for visible light. In one set of embodiments, the entities may be selectively activatable, i.e., one entity can be activated to produce light, without activating other entities. A first entity may be activated and determined (e.g., by determining light emitted by the entity), then a second entity may be activated and determined. The entities may be immobilized relative to each other and/or to a common entity. The emitted light may be used to determine the positions of the first and second entities, for example, using Gaussian fitting or other mathematical techniques, and in some cases, with sub-diffraction limit resolution. The methods may thus be used, for example, to determine the locations of two or more entities immobilized relative to a common entity, for example, a surface, or a biological entity such as DNA, a protein, a cell, a tissue, etc. The entities may also be determined with respect to time, for example, to determine a time-varying reaction. Other aspects of the invention relate to systems for sub-diffraction limit image resolution, computer programs and techniques for sub-diffraction limit image resolution, methods for promoting sub-diffraction limit image resolution, methods for producing photoswitchable entities, and the like. | 11-06-2014 |
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| 20110002530 | SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT IMAGE RESOLUTION IN THREE DIMENSIONS - The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution and other imaging techniques, including imaging in three dimensions. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. For example, the entities may be separated by a distance of less than about 1000 nm, or less than about 300 nm for visible light. In some cases, the position of the entities can be determined in all three spatial dimensions (i.e., in the x, y, and z directions), and in certain cases, the positions in all three dimensions can be determined to an accuracy of less than about 1000 nm. In one set of embodiments, the entities may be selectively activatable, i.e., one entity can be activated to produce light, without activating other entities. A first entity may be activated and determined (e.g., by determining light emitted by the entity), then a second entity may be activated and determined. The emitted light may be used to determine the x and y positions of the first and second entities, for example, by determining the positions of the images of these entities, and in some cases, with sub-diffraction limit resolution. In some cases, the z positions may be determined using one of a variety of techniques that uses intensity information or focal information (e.g., a lack of focus) to determine the z position. Non-limiting examples of such techniques include astigmatism imaging, off-focus imaging, or multi-focal-plane imaging. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20120009589 | SUB-DIFFRACTION IMAGE RESOLUTION AND OTHER IMAGING TECHNIQUES - The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution and other imaging techniques. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. For example, the entities may be separated by a distance of less than about 1000 nm, or less than about 300 nm for visible light. In one set of embodiments, the entities may be selectively activatable, i.e., one entity can be activated to produce light, without activating other entities. A first entity may be activated and determined (e.g., by determining light emitted by the entity), then a second entity may be activated and determined. The entities may be immobilized relative to each other and/or to a common entity. The emitted light may be used to determine the positions of the first and second entities, for example, using Gaussian fitting or other mathematical techniques, and in some cases, with sub-diffraction limit resolution. The methods may thus be used, for example, to determine the locations of two or more entities immobilized relative to a common entity, for example, a surface, or a biological entity such as DNA, a protein, a cell, a tissue, etc. The entities may also be determined with respect to time, for example, to determine a time-varying reaction. Other aspects of the invention relate to systems for sub-diffraction limit image resolution, computer programs and techniques for sub-diffraction limit image resolution, methods for promoting sub-diffraction limit image resolution, methods for producing photoswitchable entities, and the like. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20130001436 | SUB-DIFFRACTION IMAGE RESOLUTION AND OTHER IMAGING TECHNIQUES - The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution and other imaging techniques. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. For example, the entities may be separated by a distance of less than about 1000 nm, or less than about 300 nm for visible light. In one set of embodiments, the entities may be selectively activatable, i.e., one entity can be activated to produce light, without activating other entities. A first entity may be activated and determined (e.g., by determining light emitted by the entity), then a second entity may be activated and determined. The entities may be immobilized relative to each other and/or to a common entity. The emitted light may be used to determine the positions of the first and second entities, for example, using Gaussian fitting or other mathematical techniques, and in some cases, with sub-diffraction limit resolution. The methods may thus be used, for example, to determine the locations of two or more entities immobilized relative to a common entity, for example, a surface, or a biological entity such as DNA, a protein, a cell, a tissue, etc. The entities may also be determined with respect to time, for example, to determine a time-varying reaction. Other aspects of the invention relate to systems for sub-diffraction limit image resolution, computer programs and techniques for sub-diffraction limit image resolution, methods for promoting sub-diffraction limit image resolution, methods for producing photoswitchable entities, and the like. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20140038201 | SUB-DIFFRACTION LIMIT IMAGE RESOLUTION IN THREE DIMENSIONS - The present invention generally relates to sub-diffraction limit image resolution and other imaging techniques, including imaging in three dimensions. In one aspect, the invention is directed to determining and/or imaging light from two or more entities separated by a distance less than the diffraction limit of the incident light. In some cases, the position of the entities can be determined in all three spatial dimensions (i.e., in the x, y, and z directions), and in certain cases, the positions in all three dimensions can be determined to an accuracy of less than about 1000 nm. In some cases, the z positions may be determined using one of a variety of techniques that uses intensity information or focal information (e.g., a lack of focus) to determine the z position. Non-limiting examples of such techniques include astigmatism imaging, off-focus imaging, or multi-focal-plane imaging. | 02-06-2014 |
