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20110286016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING IN A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method and system is provided for printing jobs received from enterprise customers through a global printing network. One aspect relates to an architecture that interfaces customers, communication service firms (CSFs), and downstream digital print service providers (PSPs) in a global communications network. Such an architecture permits last-mile production functions that allow the distribution of print jobs to be optimized, containing costs, maintaining quality, and performing billing functions that improve the quality of such networks and make a global print network feasible. As a result, Enterprise customers benefit from lower costs and global sourcing while print service providers and graphics service firms benefit from increased revenue due to increased utilization of the overall global network. | 11-24-2011 |
20160077769 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING IN A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method and system is provided for printing jobs received from enterprise customers through a global printing network. One aspect relates to an architecture that interfaces customers, communication service firms (CSFs), and downstream digital print service providers (PSPs) in a global communications network. Such an architecture permits last-mile production functions that allow the distribution of print jobs to be optimized, containing costs, maintaining quality, and performing billing functions that improve the quality of such networks and make a global print network feasible. As a result, Enterprise customers benefit from lower costs and global sourcing while print service providers and graphics service firms benefit from increased revenue due to increased utilization of the overall global network. | 03-17-2016 |
20160132274 | PRINTING IN A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - A method and system is provided for printing jobs received from enterprise customers through a global printing network. One aspect relates to an architecture that interfaces customers, communication service firms (CSFs), and downstream digital print service providers (PSPs) in a global communications network. Such an architecture permits last-mile production functions that allow the distribution of print jobs to be optimized, containing costs, maintaining quality, and performing billing functions that improve the quality of such networks and make a global print network feasible. As a result, Enterprise customers benefit from lower costs and global sourcing while print service providers and graphics service firms benefit from increased revenue due to increased utilization of the overall global network.7 | 05-12-2016 |
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20150160793 | PROVIDING TRENDING INFORMATION TO USERS - A system may provide, via a user interface, information identifying two or more of trending search-related information, trending video-related information, trending image-related information, or trending news-related information. The two or more of the trending search-related information, the trending video-related information, the trending image-related information, or the trending news-related information are visually presented as graphical items. Each graphical item, of the graphical items, is visually identified as corresponding to the trending search-related information, the trending video-related information, the trending image-related information, or the trending news-related information. The user interface presents multiple graphical items simultaneously. The system may further receive information identifying a topic, and provide, based on receiving the information identifying the topic, a subsequent group of graphical items, on the user interface. The subsequent group of graphical items relates to the topic. | 06-11-2015 |
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20140070127 | Fluid End with Carbide Valve Seat and Adhesive Dampening Interface - A tungsten carbide seat for high-pressure oilfield well service pumps is disclosed. A bonding agent, in conjunction with an interference tapered fit between the valve seat and fluid end housing eliminates stresses created in prior art interference fits. Three interface embodiments are disclosed: a shallow taper combined with a shoulder, a steep taper without a shoulder, and a compound surface in which the seat has an external concave surface and the housing surface that mates with the seat has a convex surface. | 03-13-2014 |
20140083534 | Low Turbulence Valve - A positive displacement pump fluid end with multiple fluid chambers and each fluid chamber comprising a valve body, valve seal, seat, spring, and external guide. External top male stem guide is integral to the fluid end discharge cover or the suction valve spring retainer. Female guide is internal and integral with the valve body. When the valve opens hydrodynamic forces and moments align the valve to prevent rotation. An embodiment features tapered male and female guide members to further assist in correct alignment of the valve with the seat. Various additional embodiments assist in venting any trapped fluids between the male and female portions of the guide. | 03-27-2014 |
20140137963 | Integrated Design Fluid End Suction Manifold - A fluid end assembly comprising a housing, valve bodies, seals, seats, springs, and other associated parts, paired with a suction manifold that facilitates bi-directional fluid flow. The suction manifold of this invention is designed to preserve fluid energy that will ensure complete filling of the cylinder in extreme pumping conditions. The suction manifold utilizes a chamber design positioned immediately below the suction valves, eliminating all connecting ducts. Alternate embodiments of this invention include a suction manifold with an integral fluid dampeners or stabilizers. | 05-22-2014 |
20140356201 | Multiple Port Discharge Manifold Fluid End - A fluid end assembly comprising a fluid end housing with multiple discharge manifold ports. Embodiments of the disclosure provide a fluid end assembly that overcomes problems associated with prior art single port discharge manifold designs that result in non-symmetrical flow of discharged fluids through the fluid end discharge valves, resulting in premature failure of said valves. The multiple port manifolds of the present disclosure overcome problems associated with non-symmetrical flow of discharged fluids through a fluid end discharge valve, thereby improving valve life and performance. | 12-04-2014 |
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20140234854 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF PRESENCE OF OR RISK OF COLON TUMORS - The disclosed methods are used to predict or assess colon tumor status in a patient. They can be used to determine nature of tumor, recurrence, or patient response to treatments. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a report for clinical management. The methodology provided herein is intended to detect technical variations and to allow for data normalization and enhance signal detection and build predictive proteins profiles of disease status and response. | 08-21-2014 |
20150111220 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF PRESENCE OF OR RISK OF COLON TUMORS - The disclosed methods are used to predict or assess colon tumor status in a patient. They can be used to determine nature of tumor, recurrence, or patient response to treatments. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a report for clinical management. The methodology provided herein is intended to detect technical variations and to allow for data normalization and enhance signal detection and build predictive proteins profiles of disease status and response. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111221 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF PRESENCE OF OR RISK OF COLON TUMORS - The disclosed methods are used to predict or assess colon tumor status in a patient. They can be used to determine nature of tumor, recurrence, or patient response to treatments. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a report for clinical management. The methodology provided herein is intended to detect technical variations and to allow for data normalization and enhance signal detection and build predictive proteins profiles of disease status and response. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111223 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF PRESENCE OF OR RISK OF COLON TUMORS - The disclosed methods are used to predict or assess colon tumor status in a patient. They can be used to determine nature of tumor, recurrence, or patient response to treatments. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a report for clinical management. The methodology provided herein is intended to detect technical variations and to allow for data normalization and enhance signal detection and build predictive proteins profiles of disease status and response. | 04-23-2015 |
20150111230 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF PRESENCE OF OR RISK OF COLON TUMORS - The disclosed methods are used to predict or assess colon tumor status in a patient. They can be used to determine nature of tumor, recurrence, or patient response to treatments. Some embodiments of the methods include generating a report for clinical management. The methodology provided herein is intended to detect technical variations and to allow for data normalization and enhance signal detection and build predictive proteins profiles of disease status and response. | 04-23-2015 |
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20100184618 | DNA LIGATION ON RNA TEMPLATE - Disclosed are methods and compositions for detection and amplification of nucleic acids, wherein two DNA strands hybridized to an RNA strand are ligated. In one aspect, the disclosed methods include removal of an energy source, such as ATP, upon charging a ligase to form an enzyme-AMP intermediate, and then adding substrate, which results in one complete round of RNA-templated DNA ligation. In another aspect, the ligation reaction is accomplished by use of a mixture of at least two different ligase enzymes. The disclosed methods and compositions for RNA-templated DNA ligation may be particularly useful for detection of RNA sequence variants, for example RNA splice variants, and for quantitative expression analysis. | 07-22-2010 |
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20120185178 | Methods and Computer Software for Detecting Splice Variants - Methods and software products for analysis of alternative splicing are disclosed. In general the methods involve normalizing probe set or exon intensity to an expression level measurement of the gene. The methods may be used to identify tissue-specific alternative splicing events. | 07-19-2012 |
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20120141294 | GAS TURBINE ROTOR CONTAINMENT - A gas turbine engine has a spool including compressor and turbine rotors connected by a first shaft. The first shaft extends concentrically around a second shaft. The first shaft forward end has a portion with an inner diameter of close tolerance with the second shaft. The second shaft has a region of enlarged diameter located axially aft of the compressor rotor but axially forward of the forward end of the first shaft. The region of enlarged diameter has a diameter greater than the inner diameter of the forward end portion of the first shaft to cause the region of enlarged diameter of the second shaft to engage the first shaft in interference in the event that the second shaft is moved axially aft relative to the first shaft more than a pre-selected axial distance. | 06-07-2012 |
20120251306 | Fan Rotor Support - A turbofan engine comprises an engine case. A gaspath extends through the engine case. A fan has a circumferential array of fan blades. A fan case encircles the fan blades radially outboard of the engine case. A plurality of fan case vanes extend aftward and outward from the engine case to the fan case. A forward frame comprises a plurality of vanes radially across the gaspath. A torque box couples the fan case vanes to the forward frame. A transmission couples a shaft to a fan shaft to drive the fan. A fan bearing assembly couples a stationary forward hub structure to the fan shaft. | 10-04-2012 |
20150226125 | COMBINED HIGH PRESSURE TURBINE CASE AND TURBINE INTERMEDIATE CASE - A disclosed gas turbine engine includes a compressor section, a combustor section, a first turbine section and a second turbine section. An outer case structure for the gas turbine engine includes a single-piece case structure with a turbine case portion and a transition case portion. The transition case portion is integrally formed with the turbine case portion as a single part module. A combustor case houses the combustor and an aft turbine case supports the low pressure turbine. The outer case includes a forward end attachable to the combustor case and an aft end attachable to the aft turbine. | 08-13-2015 |
20150240662 | CASE ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A case for a gas turbine engine includes an integrated HPC Diffuser case operable to contain a combustor section and a portion of a High Pressure Compressor. | 08-27-2015 |
20150252729 | INNER DIFFUSER CASE STRUTS FOR A COMBUSTOR OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - An inner diffuser case for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine includes a multiple of struts across an annular flow path between an outer shroud and an inner shroud, at least one of the multiple of struts is an open strut. | 09-10-2015 |
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20130030908 | Conversion Path Comparison Reporting - Methods, systems, and apparatuses, including computer programs encoded on computer-readable media, for obtaining information regarding a plurality of conversion paths that each end with a conversion interaction, wherein each conversion path includes one or more user interactions that include a plurality of dimensional data related to the user interaction. For each conversion path, it is determined if the conversion path includes a particular user interaction, a first position of the particular user interaction, and the number of user interactions of the conversion path. The conversion paths are grouped based upon if the conversion path includes the particular user interaction. For each conversion path group, an average position of the particular user interaction and an average path length based upon the path length of the conversion paths is computed. Data regarding the average position of the particular user interaction and the average path length is provided. | 01-31-2013 |
20130085837 | Conversion/Non-Conversion Comparison - An apparatus having, a communications interface, a memory to store processor-executable instructions, and a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one communications interface and a memory. Upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the processor may receive user interaction data, that includes content items and conversion items, where a conversion item is a user action that satisfies a predetermined conversion criteria. The apparatus receives conversion data including conversion path data for a plurality of conversion paths, such that each conversion path includes user interaction data prior to and including a conversion event. The apparatus determines a first and second distribution data that includes a metric that is determined based on one or more events associated with the advertisement. The apparatus compares the first distribution data with the second distribution data to determine the performance data, that indicates whether the advertisement had an affect on the conversion event. | 04-04-2013 |
20150066631 | SCALABLY CALCULATING STATISTICS ASSOCIATED WITH ACTION PERFORMANCES - A method for scalably calculating statistics associated with action performances includes obtaining action performance data for one or more entities, where the action performance data comprises at least a number of times each of the one or more entities performed an action during one or more time segments, wherein the action satisfies a user specified criteria. The method also includes generating, based on the obtained action performance data, a data structure including one or more values that are organized according to a number of time segments that have elapsed between an action performance and a most recent previous action performance. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. | 03-05-2015 |
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20140257924 | AUTOMATED RENTAL AMOUNT MODELING AND PREDICTION - Disclosed systems and methods can determine predicted rental income, estimated error of the prediction, and a set of comparable rental real estate properties for use in the valuation of a subject real estate property rental value. In one embodiment, the rent prediction system receives rental information about real-estate properties, determines feature characteristics, trains a rent amount prediction model using the feature characteristics, determines a second set of feature characteristics based on the output of the rent amount prediction model, and trains an error prediction model using the determined second set of feature characteristics. Using the trained models, the systems and method may predict a rental value and prediction error for one or more subject properties. | 09-11-2014 |
20150066738 | SYSTEM AMD METHOD FOR DETECTING SHORT SALE FRAUD - Computer-based systems and methods are disclosed for modeling and predicting short sale fraud risks for short sale transactions related to real estate properties. In some embodiments, the systems and methods can predict short sale fraud risks for real estate properties by considering a variety of factors, including AVM analytics characteristics, relationship analysis characteristics, and/or marketing analysis characteristics. | 03-05-2015 |
20150095211 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOAN ANALYTICS TO CUSTOMERS - Systems and methods are disclosed that can enable a user to search for real estate properties by specifying search criteria that may exclude personal information. The systems and methods then can subsequently conduct a search for real estate property listings based partly on the specified search criteria and access loans associated with the matched properties. The system and methods then can perform analysis of the loans to identify loan and consumer characteristics and generate an electronic report that includes a representation of the loan and consumer characteristics. | 04-02-2015 |
20150112874 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING OWNER ASSOCIATION ANALYTICS - Computer-based processes are disclosed for mining and analyzing owner association (OA) data associated with a plurality of real estate properties and generating an OA amount model that can be used to estimate OA amounts for a subject property. The OA data may also be analyzed to identify OA ratings, OA recommendations, OA delinquency actions, OA contacts information, OA services information, etc. The disclosed processes can also use the generated OA amount model to identify OA amount trends, and determine valuations and investment metrics for real estate properties. | 04-23-2015 |
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20120009135 | PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT AND MANUFACTURE THEREOF - Disclosed is a package for a personal care composition, the package comprising a container containing a personal care composition, the container having a base comprising a base face for standing the package on a planar surface, and a cap removably connected to and covering a dispensing end of the container opposite to the base. The cap has an end face which is inclined to the base face, and the container and cap are shaped to permit the package, independent of the amount of the personal care composition contained within the container, selectively to be stood on the base face in an upright orientation on the planar surface or on the end face in an inverted orientation on the planar surface. | 01-12-2012 |
20130295029 | Personal Care Product and Manufacture Thereof - Disclosed is a package for a personal care composition, the package comprising a container containing a personal care composition, the container having a base comprising a base face for standing the package on a planar surface, and a cap removably connected to and covering a dispensing end of the container opposite to the base. The cap has an end face which is inclined to the base face, and the container and cap are shaped to permit the package, independent of the amount of the personal care composition contained within the container, selectively to be stood on the base face in an upright orientation on the planar surface or on the end face in an inverted orientation on the planar surface. | 11-07-2013 |
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20080228065 | System and Method for Registration of Localization and Imaging Systems for Navigational Control of Medical Devices - A system and method are provided for obtaining registration of a localization system's three-dimensional coordinates for a plurality of markers having known locations to the two-dimensional coordinates for the plurality of reference markers obtained from a single X-ray image. The method for registering a navigational system with a localization system having a plurality of reference markers includes determining the three-dimensional coordinates of the locations of a plurality of reference markers within the localization coordinate system, and providing a single two-dimensional X-ray image that includes a two dimensional location of the plurality of markers. The method further includes determining a coordinate transformation for obtaining a best fit registration of the localization system's three-dimensional coordinates to the two-dimensional coordinates obtained from the single X-ray image, for at least one reference marker location. | 09-18-2008 |
20080228068 | Automated Surgical Navigation with Electro-Anatomical and Pre-Operative Image Data - A method for navigating a medical device to an anatomical surface within a subject to perform electro-anatomical mapping using a magnetic navigation system is provided that includes importing a pre-operative image data set of an anatomical surface in the subject's body into a localization system. One or more control parameters are applied to the magnetic navigation system to drive the medical device to one or more points of tissue contact, from the locations of which a geometric anatomical map can be created and registered with the pre-operative anatomical image. The pre-operative anatomical surface image and a representation of the geometric anatomical map are displayed relative to one another, such that a user may select a location on the displayed pre-operative anatomical image to navigate the medical device towards. The localization system provides the location data to the magnetic navigation system to drive the medical device to the desired location, for enabling further electrophysiology mapping or ablation treatment. | 09-18-2008 |
20090177032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLING ENDOSCOPES IN BODY LUMENS AND CAVITIES - A magnetically navigable endoscope system includes an endoscope having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end having a magnetic body; a component which transmits an image, associated with the distal end; a display component for displaying the image; a magnetic field generating apparatus for generating a magnetic field to orient the magnetic body and thus the distal end of the endoscope; and a controller coordinated with the display for controlling the magnetic field generating apparatus to selectively change the magnetic field to change the orientation of the magnetic body and thus the distal end of the endoscope. | 07-09-2009 |
20090177037 | REMOTE CONTROL OF MEDICAL DEVICES USING REAL TIME LOCATION DATA - A method of determining the quality of contact between a remotely navigated medical device and a cyclically moving anatomical structure includes measuring movement of the device, and processing the measured movement of the device to determine the contact between the device and the moving anatomical structure. | 07-09-2009 |
20100063385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLING CATHETERS IN BODY LUMENS AND CAVITIES - A method of navigating a magnet-tipped distal end of an elongate medical device through the body includes providing an image display of the part of the body through which the medical device is being navigated and using the display to input the desired path of the medical device by identifying points on the desired path on the display. The magnetic field needed to orient the end of the medical device in the direction of the desired path as indicated on the display is then determined. In one embodiment where only points on the desired path are identified, the field direction is the direction indicated by the points on the desired path. In a second embodiment, where points on the current path and the desired path are identified, the desired angle of deflection is determined, and the direction of the magnetic field is set to lead this desired angle of deflection by 90° to over-torque the end of the catheter, and the intensity of the field is determined from a table of experimentally determined field intensities for given angles of deflection. | 03-11-2010 |
20100097315 | GLOBAL INPUT DEVICE FOR MULTIPLE COMPUTER-CONTROLLED MEDICAL SYSTEMS - An integrated control and display system for operating a plurality of separate computer systems each having a visual display, includes at least one cursor control device for seamlessly moving a cursor among the visual displays of the separate computer systems, the cursor control device operating to control the computer system associated with the display on which the cursor appears. | 04-22-2010 |
20100174234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLING MOTION DIRECTION OF MECHANICALLY PUSHED CATHETER - The movement of a catheter through a medium, which may be living tissue such as a human brain, is controlled by mechanically pushing a flexible catheter having a magnetic tip through the medium and applying a magnetic field having a magnitude and a direction that guides the mechanically-pushed catheter tip stepwise along a desired path. The magnetic field is controlled in a Magnetic Stereotaxis System by a processor using an adaptation of a PID (proportional, integral, and derivative) feedback method. The magnetic fields are applied by superconducting coils, and the currents applied through the coils are selected to minimize a current metric. | 07-08-2010 |
20120281970 | MEDICAL VIDEO PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A consolidated system for performing, recording, and distributing the performance and/or recordation of medical procedures, including a plurality of computer-controlled medical systems each having one or more input devices; and an aggregation system for aggregating information pertaining to a medical procedure and/or pertaining to the use of one or more of the medical systems to perform a medical procedure, the information having a plurality of sources, forms, and formats. The aggregation system is configured to provide a preview of the information to allow a user to combine and/or edit the information and provide transmission of the combined and/or edited information to one or more recipients via a network. | 11-08-2012 |