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Benjamin Brown, Glade Hill, VA US
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20100006765 | Electrical Connection Of A Substrate Within A Vacuum Device Via Electrically Conductive Epoxy/Paste - An image intensifier includes a microchannel plate (MCP) having an output surface, and a ceramic substrate having an outer surface. The output surface of the MCP and the outer surface of the ceramic substrate are oriented facing each other. An imager is substantially buried within the ceramic substrate, and an input surface of the imager is exposed to receive electrons from the output surface of the MCP. The input surface of the imager and the outer surface of the ceramic substrate are oriented in substantially the same plane. The input surface of the imager and the outer surface of the ceramic substrate are disposed at a very close distance from the output surface of the MCP. The imager includes input/output pads, and the ceramic substrate includes input/output pads. A conductive epoxy connects a respective input/output pad of the imager to a respective input/output pad of the ceramic substrate. | 01-14-2010 |
Benjamin Ryan Brown, Glade Hill, VA US
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20090134312 | SLOTTED MICROCHANNEL PLATE (MCP) - A microchannel plate (MCP) for an image intensifier includes an active portion having an input surface area for receiving electrons and an output surface area for outputting multiplied electrons. The input and output surface areas are oriented horizontally with respect to each other and spaced by a vertical distance. A non-active portion surrounds the active portion of the MCP. The non-active portion includes at least one slot extending vertically into the non-active portion and extending horizontally to form a horizontal slotted area. When the MCP is positioned vertically above an electron sensing device having wires looping vertically above the electron sensing device, the slot is configured to receive a portion of the wires, resulting in a vertical clearance between the MCP and the electron sensing device. The wires loop a vertical looping distance above a surface of the electron sensing device, and a portion of the vertical looping distance is configured to be received within the slot of the MCP. The horizontal slotted area may be a rectangle, and the input and output surface areas may also be rectangles. | 05-28-2009 |
20100102205 | VENTED HEADER ASSEMBLY OF AN IMAGE INTENSIFIER DEVICE - An image intensifier device and a method of fabricating the image intensifier device are disclosed. The image intensifier device includes a microchannel plate (MCP) having a thin-film applied to a surface thereof. An anode assembly comprising an image sensor mounted to a header is positioned adjacent the MCP. A spacer defining a mounting surface is positioned against a mounting surface of the header of the anode assembly for separating the MCP from the anode assembly. A recess is defined in either the header or the spacer at the interface between the header and the spacer. The recess forms a passageway defined between the spacer and the header thru which organic gases pass. | 04-29-2010 |
20100102209 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEALING AN IMAGE INTENSIFIER DEVICE - A sealing structure for an optical device, such as an image intensifier device, is provided. The optical device includes an evacuated housing and an anode positioned within the evacuated housing. An interior sealing member extends from the anode. An exterior sealing member extends from a component of the image intensifier device, wherein the exterior sealing member is positioned to extend adjacent to and substantially parallel with the interior sealing member such that a gap is defined between the sealing members. A seal cup is positioned for sealing engagement with both the interior sealing member and the exterior sealing member to substantially maintain a vacuum condition within the housing. | 04-29-2010 |
Bruce T. Brown, Herndon, VA US
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20160063521 | CHANNEL PARTNER ANALYTICS - Described is a technology by which channel partner analytic records (CPAR) are arranged and processed to obtain value from the data provided by channel partners. Included is collecting and joining disparate channel partner data into a combined dataset, generating insights from the combined data set, and taking action based upon the insights. To this end, the technology comprises a channel partner data model, a set of metrics and performance indications, and sets of analyses with respect to a given industry. | 03-03-2016 |
Carson R.l. Brown, Reston, VA US
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20130162136 | ARC DEVICES AND MOVING ARC COUPLES - An apparatus for a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second electrode support an arc that conducts electric current between the first and second electrode. A shape of at least one of the first and second electrode, after an arc is established between the first and second electrode, expand at least one of an arc footprint of the arc on at least one of the first and second electrode and an arc column of the arc between the first and second electrode as the electric current between the first and second electrode increases. | 06-27-2013 |
Charles Brown, Amherst, VA US
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20100050359 | Fabric rectangle with pendent compartment and carrier made therefrom - A pocket pendent from a rectangular fabric such as a towel provides means for storage of small objects, such as soap. The rectangle with the pendent pocket may also have side closure means on the rectangle so placed that a carrier can be formed from said rectangle and the pocket is positioned inside the carrier. | 03-04-2010 |
Chris Brown, Forest, VA US
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20150057794 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COMBINE MAIL STREAMS IN A BINDING LINE - Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture to combine mail streams in a binding line are disclosed. An example method includes analyzing a mailing list including a plurality of addresses. The example methods also includes associating a primary book with a first set of the addresses and associating a secondary book with a second set of the addresses. In addition, the example method includes creating multiple primary books on a production line and depositing multiple secondary books in the production line. | 02-26-2015 |
Chris E. Brown, Lynchburg, VA US
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20100154612 | APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A TRIMMER TO PRODUCE A PLURALITY OF BOOKS HAVING DIFFERENT TRIM SIZES - Apparatus for use with a trimmer to produce a plurality of books having different trim sizes are described. In a described example, a trimmer for use with a bindery system includes a cutting surface and a first movable backstop adjacent the cutting surface to be engaged by a first book. Additionally, the trimmer includes a second movable backstop adjacent the cutting surface and spaced from the first movable backstop. The second movable backstop is to be engaged by a second book. Further, the trimmer includes a cutter movable relative to the cutting surface to cut a face of the first book to form a book having a first size and to cut a face of the second book to form a book having a second size different than the first size. | 06-24-2010 |
20150283718 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A TRIMMER TO PRODUCE A PLURALITY OF BOOKS HAVING DIFFERENT TRIM SIZES - Methods and apparatus for use with a trimmer to produce a plurality of books having different trim sizes are disclosed. An example method includes obtaining recipient data; based on the recipient data, generating an order to produce first books and second books, the first books having a first size and the second books having a second size, the second size different from the first size; and producing the first books and the second books in accordance with the order by: actuating a first backstop to enable a first book of the first books to engage the first backstop; trimming the first book with a cutting device; and actuating a second backstop to enable a second book of the second books to engage the second backstop; and trimming the second book with the cutting device, the first backstop at a first distance from the cutting device and the second backstop at a second distance from the cutting device. | 10-08-2015 |
David William Brown, Concord, VA US
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20140364161 | DYNAMIC CONTROL POINT IN SIMULCAST RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Simulcast communication network ( | 12-11-2014 |
Ellen R. Brown, Fredericksburg, VA US
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20140249753 | Atmospheric Density Correlation Technique - A computer-implemented sequence analysis method is provided for calculating atmospheric density. The method includes determining an altitude Z within an altitude range band such that Z(i)≦Z≦Z(i+1); identifying factor A(i) and exponential B(i) coefficients that correspond to said altitude range; and applying said factor and exponential coefficients to density equation ρ(Z(i)=A(i)e | 09-04-2014 |
Eric E. Brown, Ashburn, VA US
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20110197280 | Network Managed Antivirus Appliance - Data can be scanned using a network managed appliance. The network managed appliance may integrate commercial hardware elements connected through a basic or simplified operating system environment expressly developed for the appliance, thus being more malware resistant and less vulnerable to attacks from the scanned data or other sources. The network managed appliance may be a self-contained apparatus with an integrated chassis, designed and configured as “single-purpose” device. Such appliances may be connected to an appliance management network including central management servers in communication with appliances in remote locations. The central management servers may ensure that scanning software and the definitions lists for each of the appliances are current and match an enterprise-approved configuration. | 08-11-2011 |
20150052365 | Network Managed Antivirus Appliance - Data can be scanned using a network managed appliance. The network managed appliance may integrate commercial hardware elements connected through a basic or simplified operating system environment expressly developed for the appliance, thus being more malware resistant and less vulnerable to attacks from the scanned data or other sources. The network managed appliance may be a self-contained apparatus with an integrated chassis, designed and configured as “single-purpose” device. Such appliances may be connected to an appliance management network including central management servers in communication with appliances in remote locations. The central management servers may ensure that scanning software and the definitions lists for each of the appliances are current and match an enterprise-approved configuration. | 02-19-2015 |
Gerald W. Brown, Radford, VA US
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20110309711 | Separable Tooth Tip Armature Construction - In a process of producing a stator forming part of a rotary motor arrangement, a multiplicity of laminations are joined together to produce a first stack of laminations defining teeth, slots between adjacent teeth, and a yoke section connecting the teeth together. Coil elements are then mounted on the teeth so that the coil elements are disposed in the slots between the adjacent teeth, and a second stack of laminations is fitted onto an inner diameter of the first stack of laminations and fixed in place to function as tooth tips. At least part of the second lamination stack is then bored out or otherwise removed to dispose of all but a thin layer of the second stack of laminations bridging adjacent teeth defined by the first stack of laminations. A rotary motor stator produced by such a process is also described. | 12-22-2011 |
20120074801 | Magnetic Rotor Having Inset Bridges To Promote Cooling - A rotor arrangement with decreased fluid flow impedance and improved rotary motor cooling is mountable on a shaft for rotation relative to the stator of a rotary motor arrangement The rotor arrangement has a plurality of laminations joined together to form a multilayer laminated rotor with a plurality of magnet receptacles. Each of the laminations has a solid central section surrounding an opening within which the shaft is receivable, spokes extending substantially radially outwardly from said solid central section, ribs interposed between adjacent spokes, and bridges interconnecting the spokes and ribs. At least some of the bridges are inset from an outer diameter of the lamination toward the solid central section to decrease fluid flow impedance and improve rotary motor cooling. | 03-29-2012 |
20120194030 | Force Balanced Multivoltage Winding Configuration - A stator arrangement for a balanced multiple voltage device operable as an electric motor, a generator, or a motor-generator includes a plurality of arc sectors configured so as to surround a rotor of the device. Each of the arc sectors includes a set of stator windings with at least one winding in each set. Those windings in pairs of the arc sectors located at diametrically opposed locations of the stator arrangement are concurrently energized and deenergized in order to eliminate load imbalance on the device. | 08-02-2012 |
20140265971 | Battery Charger/Export Power - A system for providing operating or charging current supply in different modes of operation includes an electric machine including a rotor and a stator having stator windings, at least one charge storage device, such as a battery, and an inverter disposed between the charge storage device terminals and the electric machine. A contact arrangement modifies electrical interconnections between phases of the inverter and the stator windings. In a supply mode, the electrical interconnections are controlled so that each inverter phase is electrically interconnected with a stator winding set having windings separated from each other by stator windings in other winding sets for driving the rotor of the electrical machine. In a charge mode, however, these interconnections are controlled so that each inverter phase is electrically interconnected with a stator winding set having windings directly adjacent to each other and are not separated from each other. | 09-18-2014 |
Glenn F. Brown, Fairfax, VA US
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20090237318 | DIRECTION FINDING ANTENNA - Systems and methods provide a HESA (“High Efficiency Sensitivity Accuracy”) direction-finding (“DF”) antenna system that operates over a range from 2 MHz to 18 GHz. The system may include components such as a dipole array, a monopole array, and an edge-radiating antenna, each component being responsive to a specific frequency range. The system may further include biconical flares that optimally terminate a freespace wave in a small aperture. | 09-24-2009 |
Ian Brown, Fairfax, VA US
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20140096200 | Shared Level Networking - A social network server system including a qualitative Social network share level for a post, photo, etc. submitted by a given social network user device. The social network share level is based on actual content sensitivity, permitting each shared post, photo, or other information viewable by other social network user devices based on its own individual social network share level, or “closeness rating.” The closeness rating is inclusive and based on a social network share level set by the poster when making the post, adding the photo or other information. The social network share level establishes individually which connected social network user device(s) to which the poster has an established relationship may have access to the shared post, photo, information, etc. A privacy level is defined for each post, photo, etc. vis-a-vis each other social network user to which a poster has a defined relationship. | 04-03-2014 |
20140189010 | SCRAPBOOKING - A scrapbooking social network that enables a digital scrapbook to be crowd-designed by a posting device and social network user devices with which that posting device has a pre-defined relationship. A social network user device assigns a closeness rating to a plurality of user devices within that social network user devices' scrapbooking social network. The social network user device also assigns a share level to each scrapbook entry posted thereby. A social network share level assigned to a scrapbook post is based on actual content sensitivity, and permits each shared scrapbook post to be viewed/edited by other social network user devices based on their assigned closeness rating. Social network user devices with a closeness rating equal to or higher than a share level setting assigned to scrapbook entry can view/edit that scrapbook entry. Social network user devices can contribute simultaneously, or at least separately, to a scrapbook entry. | 07-03-2014 |
James E. Brown, Richmond, VA US
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20080256184 | Systems and Methods of Contracting with Multiple Parties - Systems and methods for contracting with multiple parties, by which the multiple parties agree to a single contracting instrument, are presented. The systems generally comprise one or more computing devices connected to a data source, each of which are controlled by one or more entities interested in initiating a project. The data source has stored thereon a contracting instrument adapted for designating multiple parties. The systems also include a means for receiving the contracting instrument. The methods generally include the steps of identifying two or more contractors and identifying an owner interested in engaging the plurality of contractors to work on a project. After the contractors and owner have been identified, a single contracting instrument is prepared designating the contractors and the owner as executing parties to the single contracting instrument, which may then be executed. | 10-16-2008 |
James F. Brown, Clifton, VA US
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20080213766 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SINGLE TARGET NUCLEIC ACID IN SAMPLES - A method comprising for each individual sample of a plurality of samples, loading at least one sample portion of the individual sample into at least one respective sample chamber of a plurality of sample chambers, subjecting the sample portions to at least a first amplification step; and then determining whether sample portions contain at least one molecule of the target nucleic acid. For each sample portion, if the sample portion contains at least a single molecule of the target nucleic acid, the sample portion would attain a detectable concentration of the target nucleic acid after a single round of amplification. | 09-04-2008 |
20090035759 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SINGLE TARGET NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE - A method comprises loading a sample portion into a sample chamber which comprises means for minimizing diffusion of the sample portion, subjecting the sample portion to an amplification step, and determining whether the sample portion contains at least one molecule of a target nucleic acid. If the sample portion contains a single molecule of the target nucleic acid, the sample portion would attain a detectable concentration of the target nucleic acid after a single round of amplification. Also, a microfluidic device comprising a sample portion and a sample chamber comprising means for minimizing diffusion of the sample portion. Also, a microfluidic device comprising a sample chamber and an amplification targeting reagent positioned in the first sample chamber. | 02-05-2009 |
20100021689 | Articles comprising hydrophobic surfaces - Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a fluorinated component and an adhesion promoter compound. The adhesion promoter compound can include an alkoxy group, a furfuryl-containing ring structure, and a reactive group. | 01-28-2010 |
20100316810 | HYDROPHOBIC COATING COMPOSITIONS, ARTICLES COATED WITH SAID COMPOSITIONS, AND PROCESSES FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a fluorinated component and an adhesion promoter compound. The adhesion promoter compound can include an alkoxy group, a furfuryl-containing ring structure, and a reactive group. | 12-16-2010 |
20100330293 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING ARTICLES - A system and method is shown for coating an article, including a chamber that can be at least partially open to surrounding air to allow free flow of air through the chamber and recovery of vapor produced during a coating operation within the chamber. The chamber can include a support surface that is adapted to support the article during a coating process, and a coating device within the chamber can be adapted to selectively apply a coating of a fluorocarbon in a fluorinated solvent to at least a potion of an article supported on the support surface. | 12-30-2010 |
20110311979 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SINGLE TARGET NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE - A miniaturized assembly is provided whereby a fluid sample can be divided into a plurality of sample portions in retaining wells and the sample fluid can be displaced from open ends of the wells while simultaneously being sealed in the wells. A method of dividing a fluid sample using the assembly is also provided. | 12-22-2011 |
20120063972 | DEVICE HAVING REGIONS OF DIFFERING AFFINITIES TO FLUID, METHODS OF MAKING SUCH DEVICES, AND METHODS OF USING SUCH DEVICES - A microfluidic device comprising a first surface portion and a first sample retaining element, which have differing affinities to a fluid, and a method comprising supplying a sample to such a device. In some embodiments, the differing affinity is a result of plasma, ion embedding, surface charging, chemical, optical, electronic and/or electromagnetic treatment. Also, a microfluidic device comprising at least one microcapillary device having a sample retaining element, at least one surface of which exhibits hydrophobicity, hydrophilicity, electromagnetic force exertion and electrostatic force exertion. Also, a microfluidic device comprising a first element having a hydrophilic pattern comprising at least a first sample retaining element. Also, a method comprising supplying a sample to a channel between a first element and a second element, and inducing in the first element at least one hydrophilic pattern by electrets or by internal or external electrodes to provide a charged surface. | 03-15-2012 |
20120067908 | Hydrophobic Coating Compositions and Articles Coated with Said Compositions - Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Compositions that include perfluorohexyl(meth)acrylate and a branched or high Tg monomer are provided as are articles coated with the polymerization product of the composition. Methods are also provided for forming hydrophobic coatings on articles. | 03-22-2012 |
20120214893 | Hydrophobic Coating Compositions and Articles Coated With Said Compositions - Hydrophobic coating compositions are provided as are processes to coat articles with the compositions. Extremely hydrophobic coatings are provided by the compositions. Durable, weatherable and scratch-resistant coatings are provided by compositions comprising a fluorinated component and an adhesion promoter compound. The adhesion promoter compound can include an alkoxy group, a furfuryl-containing ring structure, and a reactive group. | 08-23-2012 |
20120301884 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE PRESENCE OF A SINGLE TARGET NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE - A method comprising subjecting one or more sample portion(s) to a single amplification step, thereby amplifying a single molecule in the sample portion to a detectable level, and, in some embodiments, then determining whether the sample portion contains at least one molecule of the target nucleic acid. In some embodiments, the sample portion is in a porous sample structure, or in a sample chamber which comprises means for minimizing diffusion of the sample portion, or in a sample chamber which is inside a microcapillary device, or in a sample retaining means. | 11-29-2012 |
20130177737 | LOW SURFACE ENERGY TOUCH SCREENS, COATINGS, AND METHODS - Substrates, surfaces, assemblies, kits, compositions, and methods are provided for forming touch screens and other appliance surfaces exhibiting good hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, and abrasion resistance. Methods are provided for increasing a population density of hydroxyl groups on a touch surface of a touch screen substrate without affecting the compressive strength of the back surface. The treated touch surface of the substrate can then be coated with a coating that includes an organo-metalic and/or silane, for example, a fluorosilane such as a perfluoropolyether alkoxysilane. A substrate can retain its compressive resistance to breakage by impact applied to the touch surface while minimizing any decrease in compressive strength against impact against the touch surface. Examples of such substrates include touch screens for mobile and desktop electronic devices, components of 3D display devices, and components for electrowetting display devices. | 07-11-2013 |
20150218044 | Low Surface Energy Touch Screens, Coatings, and Methods - Substrates, surfaces, assemblies, kits, compositions, and methods are provided for forming touch screens and other appliance surfaces exhibiting good hydrophobicity, oleophobicity, and abrasion resistance. Methods are provided for increasing a population density of hydroxyl groups on a touch surface of a touch screen substrate without affecting the compressive strength of the back surface. The treated touch surface of the substrate can then be coated with a coating that includes an organo-metalic and/or silane, for example, a fluorosilane such as a perfluoropolyether alkoxysilane. A substrate can retain its compressive resistance to breakage by impact applied to the touch surface while minimizing any decrease in compressive strength against impact against the touch surface. Examples of such substrates include touch screens for mobile and desktop electronic devices, components of 3D display devices, and components for electrowetting display devices. | 08-06-2015 |
Jammal Brown, Ashburn, VA US
Jeffrey C. Brown, Forest, VA US
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20140054005 | Viscous Damping Stabilizer - The inventive viscous damping tube stabilizer includes modules or capsules containing a viscous material. Adjacent capsules are linked end to end by a flexible cable, allowing the device o pass through curves such as the U-bend regions of steam generator tubes. The weight of the entire assembly will keep it essentially connected to the tube inner diameter such that any tube vibration is transmitted to the stabilizer. The viscous material may only partially fill the capsules such that even under small motion the material can slip and slide past each other, and/or bump into walls, each microscopically absorbing some of the tube energy. By creating multiple cells inside the capsule, the capsule then have good operating characteristics no matter to what angle the individual capsule is oriented as it rests on the full U-bend. The viscous material may completely fill the capsules, which also have a perforated member positioned therein. Relative movement of the capsule and disc causes the viscous material to pass through the perforations, providing damping resistance to the movement. | 02-27-2014 |
Jeffrey J. Brown, Haymarket, VA US
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20100031655 | STEAM TURBINE CLOSED LOOP GEO-THERMAL COOLING - A power generation system for generating electricity using a steam turbine engine that yields high-pressure steam has been developed using a preferably non-toxic coolant circulating in a closed loop that passes through a rock and earth aquifer, for directly and/or indirectly condensing the low-pressure steam from the low-pressure side of the steam turbine into a liquid phase for re-circulation to the steam turbine, whereby the coolant acts to dissipate the heat from the low-pressure steam through the aquifer to the rock and earth encasing the aquifer. In one embodiment a containment shroud is employed to recycle condensing water utilized to condense the condensing vapor emitted from a steam condenser. In a second embodiment a sealed steam condenser is utilized through which the low-pressure steam passes, and water (or other suitable fluid) from an enclosed condensing water reservoir, through which the coolant is circulated, is employed to condense the low-pressure steam in the steam condenser. In yet another embodiment, the coolant is introduced directly into the steam condenser. In a further embodiment an intermediate refrigeration system pump is employed together with the coolant, for condensing the low-pressure steam. | 02-11-2010 |
John P. Brown, Alexandria, VA US
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20080243704 | Method and apparatus for certified secondary market inventory management - A certified secondary market inventory platform maintains a certified catalog of items for sale on a secondary market. Certified items are tracked by the platform and have a verified chain of custody between the manufacturer and the current owner. The certified catalog of items is presented anonymously, such that current owners of certified items are not revealed to potential buyers. Anonymity also extends to fulfillment, with shipment of a certified item to a buyer being performed without revealing the buyer and the current owner to each other. Verification of the chain of custody may, for example, include evidence such as a goods-received note corresponding to a shipment of the certified item from the manufacturer to the current owner, or a shipping notification from the manufacturer. A physical audit may also be conducted in association with publication of the certified catalog of items, as a pre-requisite for such publication. | 10-02-2008 |
John W. Brown, Manassas, VA US
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20140271087 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC FEEDER STACK MANAGEMENT - Embodiments of a system and method for singulating articles in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a pressure sensor on a perforated drive belt assembly configured to sense the pressure exerted by a stack of articles. The sensed pressure may be used to control various portions of the automatic stack feeder, such as a belt or a paddle. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNLOADING A CONTAINER OF ITEMS - Embodiments of a system and method for unloading articles from a container of items for use in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a belt, a moveable lower paddle, and a moveable upper paddle, wherein the lower paddle is configured to partially extend through a belt of the automatic stack feeder. The movement of the belt, the lower paddle, and the upper paddle are coordinated such that there is no need to interrupt the operation of the automatic stack feeder to unload the container. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271090 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTICLE FEEDER OPERATION - Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows. | 09-18-2014 |
20140271091 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A device for reducing rotation of an article during singulation of a stack of articles is disclosed. The device may include a torsion element, a rotatable member configured to rotate about an elongated axis of the torsion element between a first position and a second position, and a revolving member coupled to the rotatable member. An outer surface of the revolving member contacts a drive belt in the first position and an article in the second position. The torsion element exerts torque on the rotatable member when it moves from the first position towards the second position. The torque causes the outer surface of the revolving member to apply a frictional force to the article, thereby minimizing rotation of the article. Systems and methods of singulating articles are also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
20150251221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNLOADING A CONTAINER OF ITEMS - Embodiments of a system and method for unloading articles from a container of items for use in an automatic stack feeder are disclosed. The automatic stack feeder may comprise a belt, a moveable lower paddle, and a moveable upper paddle, wherein the lower paddle is configured to partially extend through a belt of the automatic stack feeder. The movement of the belt, the lower paddle, and the upper paddle are coordinated such that there is no need to interrupt the operation of the automatic stack feeder to unload the container. | 09-10-2015 |
20150251862 | ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A device for reducing rotation of an article during singulation of a stack of articles is disclosed. The device may include a torsion element, a rotatable member configured to rotate about an elongated axis of the torsion element between a first position and a second position, and a revolving member coupled to the rotatable member. An outer surface of the revolving member contacts a drive belt in the first position and an article in the second position. The torsion element exerts torque on the rotatable member when it moves from the first position towards the second position. The torque causes the outer surface of the revolving member to apply a frictional force to the article, thereby minimizing rotation of the article. Systems and methods of singulating articles are also disclosed. | 09-10-2015 |
20160001985 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARTICLE FEEDER OPERATION - Embodiments of a system and method for shingulating, singulating, and synchronizing articles in an article feeder system are disclosed. The article feeder system may include a shingulating device configured to receive a stack of articles and to produce a positively lapped stack of articles, a plurality of picking devices configured to pick one or more articles from the positively lapped stack of articles and to produce one or more singulated articles, and one or more synchronization devices configured to deliver the one or more singulated articles to one or more sorter windows. | 01-07-2016 |
Jonathan A. Brown, Charlottesville, VA US
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20150091525 | DYNAMIC FREQUENCY COMPENSATION OF SWITCHING POWER CONVERTERS - A kilowatt-scale high-frequency electrical power conversion system adapted for variable output power delivery is described, in which switching frequency of switchable power delivery circuitry is dynamically modulated in transition of the system to a low power regime that is substantially below maximum power output, in order to at least partially attenuate thermal overload from heat generation of switching components in such transitions. The system is useful in high-efficiency charging of rechargeable batteries of electrical vehicles, e.g., e.g., automotive, industrial, and other motive power vehicles. | 04-02-2015 |
Kevin L. Brown, Reston, VA US
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20130009399 | WASTE HEAT RECOVERY - A method and apparatus for a vacuum tube configured to produce heat during operation. A boiler is configured to hold a fluid used to cool at least a portion of the vacuum tube during operation, wherein the fluid, when used to cool at least the portion of the vacuum tube, produces vapor. A turbine is configured to receive at least a first portion of the vapor produced when the fluid is used to cool at least the portion of the vacuum tube, wherein the turbine, when at least the first portion of the vapor produced when the fluid is used to cool at least the portion of the vacuum tube is received, is further configured to convert into electrical energy at least the first portion of the vapor produced when the fluid is used to cool at least the portion of the vacuum tube. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009595 | DEVICES FOR RECEIVING PERIODIC CHARGING - An apparatus for an energy storage device configured to store electrical energy received from a source. The energy storage device is configured to store the electrical energy received from the source via one or more temporary circuits created through the energy storage device and the source while the energy storage device and the source are moving relative to one another. | 01-10-2013 |
20130162136 | ARC DEVICES AND MOVING ARC COUPLES - An apparatus for a first electrode and a second electrode. The first and second electrode support an arc that conducts electric current between the first and second electrode. A shape of at least one of the first and second electrode, after an arc is established between the first and second electrode, expand at least one of an arc footprint of the arc on at least one of the first and second electrode and an arc column of the arc between the first and second electrode as the electric current between the first and second electrode increases. | 06-27-2013 |
20140049152 | VACUUM ELECTRON POWER TUBE - A vacuum tube that may include but is not limited to a plurality of electrodes. A first electrode of the plurality of electrodes may be configured to operatively connect to an electrical source. A second electrode of the plurality of electrodes may be configured to operatively connect to a first load of a plurality of loads, wherein the first electrode may be configured to complete a first circuit through the second electrode and the first load. A third electrode of the plurality of electrodes may be configured to operatively connect to a second load of the plurality of loads that is independent from the first load, wherein the first electrode may be configured to complete a second circuit through the third electrode and the second load. | 02-20-2014 |
Lloyd Brown, Norfolk, VA US
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20150298595 | Watercraft Trailer Device - A watercraft trailer device facilitates positioning of a watercraft trailer and supports a person on a watercraft trailer facilitating release of a watercraft from the watercraft trailer without having to enter a body of water. The device includes a frame having a front end, a back end and a pair of longitudinal sides extending between the front end and the back end. The frame supports a watercraft. Wheels are coupled to the frame to support the frame on a ground surface. A hitch is coupled to the front end of the frame for towing the frame with a vehicle. A support deck is coupled to the frame extending along an associated one of the longitudinal sides of the frame from the front end of the frame. In an embodiment, an extension is pivotally coupled to the frame and extendable to facilitate positioning of the frame when backing up. | 10-22-2015 |
Lloyd Brown, Fredericksburg, VA US
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20140325460 | METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF PARTIAL VLSI ASIC DESIGN - A system and method for an automated way of running spice on a small portion of a design is presented. The system includes a sub-circuit netlist generation processor and an analog simulation processor. The sub-circuit netlist generation processor generates a sub-circuit netlist based, at least in part, on a HDL netlist, a parasitic capacitance database and trace rules. The sub-circuit netlist contains significantly fewer paths than the HDL netlist of an entire design so that its simulation time is much quicker. The analog simulation processor generates analog simulation results of the sub-circuit netlist based, at least in part, on dynamic inputs. | 10-30-2014 |
Marco J. Brown, Oakton, VA US
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20100299715 | Dynamic Application Insertion for MPEG Stream Switching - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for dynamically creating and inserting an application into an MPEG program transport stream. The application may be subsequently run on a customer premises equipment (CPE) device to effect switching between content streams for presentation to viewers based on other available data, such as targeting information. | 11-25-2010 |
Michael A. Brown, Asburn, VA US
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20160027039 | DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - An identifier associated with a client machine is accessed, and parameters that define a control group of client machines for a particular advertising campaign are accessed. The advertising campaign is associated with one or more standard advertisements. Whether the client machine is a member of the control group based on the identifier associated with the client machine and the parameters that define the control group is determined. If the determination of whether the client machine is a member of the control group indicates that the client machine is a member of the control group, a control advertisement is caused to be presented on the client machine. The control advertisement is an advertisement not associated with the advertising campaign. | 01-28-2016 |
Michael A. Brown, Ashburn, VA US
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20090204476 | DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - An identifier associated with a client machine is accessed, and parameters that define a control group of client machines for a particular advertising campaign are accessed. The advertising campaign is associated with one or more standard advertisements. Whether the client machine is a member of the control group based on the identifier associated with the client machine and the parameters that define the control group is determined. If the determination of whether the client machine is a member of the control group indicates that the client machine is a member of the control group, a control advertisement is caused to be presented on the client machine. The control advertisement is an advertisement not associated with the advertising campaign. | 08-13-2009 |
20160006806 | ANALYZING REQUESTS FOR DATA MADE BY USERS THAT SUBSCRIBE TO A PROVIDER OF NETWORK CONNECTIVITY - Requests for data received from multiple subscribers are accessed. At least some of the requests for data originate from one or more addresses associated with a particular subscriber of the multiple subscribers. The accessed requests for data are organized into sets of requests based on the one or more addresses such that a set of requests corresponds to the particular subscriber, and a characteristic of the particular subscriber is determined based on aspects of the set of requests corresponding to the particular subscriber and a behavior model. | 01-07-2016 |
20160119182 | MONITORING INTERNET USAGE ON HOME NETWORKS OF PANELIST USERS - The present disclosure relates generally to monitoring internet usage on home networks of panelist users. One examples method includes after determining that a user has accepted an offer to modify a home network of the user to monitor network traffic generated by devices connected to the home network, identifying a gateway device on the home network configured to receive network traffic from devices connected to the home network and communicate with an external network on behalf of the devices; determining that the gateway device is operable to be modified over the home network to include a monitoring application; and in response to determining that the gateway device is operable to be modified, modifying the gateway device over the home network to include the monitoring application. | 04-28-2016 |
Milton L. Brown, Charlottesville, VA US
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20090030056 | NOVEL SODIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS - The present invention is directed to novel phenyloin derivative compounds and the use of such compounds as sodium channel blockers. Such compositions have utility as anti-cancer agents and can be used to limit or prevent PCa growth and/or metastasis. | 01-29-2009 |
20120202800 | DUAL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF CANCER AND ANGIOGENESIS - The present invention provides analogs and derivatives of thalidomide which inhibit cancer and angiogenesis. The present invention further provides compounds which disrupt microtubule polymerization. The present further provides methods of treating cancers comprising mutant p53. | 08-09-2012 |
20140329805 | DUAL SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITORS OF CANCER AND ANGIOGENESIS - The present invention provides analogs and derivatives of thalidomide which inhibit cancer and angiogenesis. The present invention further provides compounds which disrupt microtubule polymerization. The present further provides methods of treating cancers comprising mutant p53. | 11-06-2014 |
Nathan K. Brown, Palmyra, VA US
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20100192679 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DETECT PARTICULATE DEBRIS IN A FLUID - Methods and systems are provided for detecting presence of a target particulate of predetermined size (e.g., engine wear debris) in a fluid (e.g., an engine lubricant) by providing at least one pair of serially fluid-connected upstream test and downstream reference filtration elements in the fluid. At least the upstream test filtration element has a filtration size rating that is sufficient to remove a predetermined amount of the target particulate from the fluid. The differential pressure of the fluid may then be measured (e.g., by suitable pressure transducers) across each of the test and reference filtration elements. By comparing the differential pressure across the test filtration element to the differential pressure across reference filtration element, the presence of the target particulate in the fluid can thereby be detected by an increase in differential pressure across the test filtration element in comparison to the differential pressure across the reference filtration element. The methods and systems of the invention thus allow for the detection of target particulates that is independent of the fluid flow rate and/or temperature (viscosity, density). | 08-05-2010 |
20110100131 | IN-SITU SENSORS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING ENVIRONMENT ASSISTED CRACKING OF STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS - Sensor assemblies, units and methods are provided to determine crack development of components of interest associated with a monitored structure. According to preferred embodiments, a sample sensor bolt is provided having a shank with a threaded end, the sensor bolt being formed of a material serving as a surrogate of the material forming a component of interest associated with the monitored structure. A frame surrounds the shank of the sensor bolt and has fluid ports therein to allow fluid to contact an exposed portion of the sensor bolt shank in registry therewith. A load cell is operatively connected to the sensor bolt. A pre-load nut is threaded onto the threaded end of the sensor bolt shank and contacts an end of the frame so as to place the sensor bolt under an initial tensile stress. Crack formation within the sensor bolt shank caused by fluid acting upon the exposed portion thereof responsively relieves the initial tensile stress of the sensor bolt which is thereby sensed by the load cell, whereby crack formation in the shank can be used to sense the propensity for crack development in the component of interest associated with the monitored structure. | 05-05-2011 |
Nathan Kelly Brown, Roanoke, VA US
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20150377814 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCAL ON SITE MEASUREMENT OF CORROSION CONDITION INFORMATION WITH CONTACTLESS ELECTRODES - A sensing device includes a pair of contactless electrodes for placement on a coating on a surface of a structure or within or between one or more coatings on or over the surface of the structure. The electrodes function as sensors when activated to generate a current flow through the electrodes at multiple different frequencies. The sensing device also includes contactless control circuitry co-located with or separate from the electrodes that transmits impedance data generated from the activated electrodes. The impedance data is associated with corrosion condition information of the structure and/or the one or more coatings. A data collection system and display system useable with the sensing device are also described. | 12-31-2015 |
Nina Brown, Sterling, VA US
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20080268060 | Methods and apparatus for producing nanoscale particles - Liquid nanoscale particle precursor materials for generating nanoscale particles include at least one high volatility carrier and a second component. A nanoscale particle generating device generates nanoscale particles by passing a liquid nanoscale particle precursor material through a flow passage heated to convert the carrier into a vapor and the second component into nanoscale particles. The nanoscale particles preferably consist essentially of the second component and can consist essentially of dry, solid particles. The particle generator can be incorporated in a hand held inhaler, and can be delivered to a targeted portion of the lung using the inhaler. Composite controlled release particles of micron or nanoscale size can be produced by flowing a solution of medicament, control release agent and carrier liquid through a capillary heater. | 10-30-2008 |
Rawlin Heath Brown, Salem, VA US
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20100149633 | COLLIMATED INTENSIFIED VISION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COLLIMATING - An optical system includes an optical assembly frame having an input portion, an output portion, and an objective lens assembly disposed at the input portion of the optical assembly frame. The objective lens assembly has an objective lens central optical axis. An eyepiece lens assembly is disposed at the output portion of the frame. The eyepiece lens assembly has an eyepiece lens central optical axis parallel to the objective lens central optical axis and offset from the objective lens central optical axis by a distance. An inverting image intensifier is disposed between the objective lens assembly and the eyepiece lens assembly. The image intensifier has an image intensifier optical axis parallel to the objective lens central optical axis and parallel to the eyepiece lens central optical axis. The image intensifier optical axis is offset from both the objective lens central optical axis and the eyepiece lens central optical axis by about half the distance. | 06-17-2010 |
Rawlin Heath Brown, Roanoke, VA US
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20090141371 | COLLIMATED OPTICAL SYSTEM WITH CLIP RING ECCENTRIC LOCKING MECHANISM - An optical system includes a lens cell having a generally cylindrical lens cell body. The lens cell body has a lens cell central longitudinal axis and a lens cell optical axis eccentrically offset from the lens cell central longitudinal axis. A sleeve includes a generally cylindrical sleeve body having an outer surface with a first longitudinal axis and an inner surface with a second longitudinal axis eccentrically offset from the first longitudinal axis. The lens cell is inserted into the sleeve. A housing has a generally cylindrical body with the sleeve at least partially inserted into the housing. A clip is disposed about at least a portion of the circumference of the housing. The lens cell and the sleeve are rotated relative to each other and to the housing such that the lens cell optical axis is aligned in a desired location. After the lens cell optical axis is aligned in the desired location, the clip is releasably coupled to and inserted through the housing and into the sleeve to restrict rotation of the sleeve relative to the housing. | 06-04-2009 |
Richard T. Brown, Manassas, VA US
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20110167794 | Multi-Functional Pulse-Divided Rocket - A multi-pulse rocket is equipped with a thermally insulating barrier that serves as a rupture disk or a movable plug or plate separating staged propellant grains. When a rupture disk it used, the disk can be equipped with a pyrotechnic actuator to weaken the disk upon command, enabling the propellant grain on the fore side of the disk to burst the disk at a relatively low pressure when ignition of the propellant grain is needed for additional thrust. Rupturing of the disk can also be controlled by attitude maneuvering ports on the fore side of the barrier whose open or closed conditions are controlled by independently operable closures. When a movable plug is used, the plug is movable between a closed position separating rocket chamber into subchambers isolating the propellant grains from each other and an open position allowing the flow of combustion gas between the two subchambers to achieve additional axial thrust. In all cases, the barrier when intact serves to contain both propellant grains regardless of whether one or both is ignited. The propellant grain on the fore side of the barrier can thus be used for either axial thrust augmentation or for attitude maneuvering. | 07-14-2011 |
Ruby Lee Brown, Woodbridge, VA US
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20100160887 | Lily pad panty - The present invention relates to a panty for ladies that can be worn during menstruation. These panties are for protection against leakage while swimming, sunbathing, or just relaxing in the hot tub. Thus the name Lily Pad Panty. The present invention Lily Pad Panty is made of a unique absorbent material. They are disposable. Sides can be torn away for ease of removal. | 06-24-2010 |
Scott K. Brown, Sterling, VA US
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20110211495 | DUPLICATING DIGITAL STREAMS FOR DIGITAL CONFERENCING USING SWITCHING TECHNOLOGIES - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 09-01-2011 |
20120066058 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 03-15-2012 |
20130013754 | NETWORK SCORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate. | 01-10-2013 |
20130063545 | Duplicating Digital Streams for Digital Conferencing Using Switching Technologies - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 03-14-2013 |
20130063546 | Duplicating Digital Streams for Digital Conferencing Using Switching Technologies - Using switching technologies to duplicate packets of a digital stream (e.g., digital video stream) sent from one workstation to multiple recipient workstations, where the switching technologies enable the multiple streams sent from the switch to the recipient workstations to be generated from a single digital stream sent from the sending workstation to the switch. Data units, such as video data units, may be transmitted by using a switch to enable receipt of a stream of data units including a payload portion and an attribute portion from at least two conferencing participants. The switch is used to duplicate at least a subportion of the payload portion of a data unit within the stream of data units, and to enable access to the duplicated subportion of the data unit by two or more conferencing participants. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066904 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066958 | MANAGING ACCESS TO DIGITAL CONTENT SOURCES - Access to content may be enabled by receiving an instruction indicating a client request to access content, accessing a list of content sources capable of rendering the content for which access is requested by the client, determining a performance metric for at least two of the content sources, and selecting among the content sources based on the performance metric to identify a content source to be accessed by the client. | 03-14-2013 |
20140351852 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 11-27-2014 |
20140351853 | INSERTING ADVERTISING CONTENT - Content may be inserted at a duplicating device by inserting advertising content into a duplicated feed, and transmitting the duplicated feed to the terminal. The transmission of the duplicated feed is performed in response to a state of the terminal. | 11-27-2014 |
Scott K. Brown, Ashburn, VA US
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20100228965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A STREAMING PROTOCOL - An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream. | 09-09-2010 |
20130173921 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A STREAMING PROTOCOL - An initialization vector (IV) is employed to decrypt a block of a stream that has been encrypted with Cypher Block Chaining (CBC) encryption, without requiring decryption of previous blocks within the stream. For example, a listener who accesses a distribution point to retrieve encrypted content authenticates himself to an application server that regulates access to encrypted content on the distribution point, and responsively receives a key. The listener then requests access to a reference point within the encrypted content stream somewhere after its beginning (e.g., using preview clips). The distribution point relates the reference point to a corresponding block of the encrypted stream, and identifies an IV previously used for encryption of that block. The distribution point provides the associated encrypted block of content and the IV to the listener to enable mid-stream rendering of the encrypted content, without requiring the listener to decrypt previous blocks within the encrypted stream. | 07-04-2013 |
20140115130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING CONTENT OVER A NETWORK - A client may be configured to access a network by identifying a network bandwidth configuration setting to be used by the client in accessing a networked content source, enabling the client to access the content source using the network bandwidth configuration setting, monitoring client access to the content source, comparing client access metrics to metrics associated with the network bandwidth configuration setting, determining, based on the comparison, whether to adjust the network bandwidth configuration settings for the client, and adjusting the network bandwidth configuration setting if appropriate. | 04-24-2014 |
Susan J. Brown, Salem, VA US
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20090299697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIP EVENT DATA ACQUISITION AND WIND TURBINE INCORPORATING SAME - A system and method is provided for acquiring operational data from a wind turbine and analyzing trip events. One or more data buffers can store operational data obtained from at least one control subsystem. A trip event detection system can be connected to the data buffers, and monitors for the occurrence of a trip event. The data stored in the data buffers can be transferred to a trip log buffer. | 12-03-2009 |
Susan Jean Brown, Salem, VA US
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20140208390 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED CONTROL SYSTEM SECURITY - A system including a controller having a data repository configured to store a first mapping associating a user to an Application Certificate and a second mapping associating the user to a user privilege. The system further includes an OPC Unified Architecture (UA) server configured to provide server access based on receiving the Application Certificate from an OPC UA client and enforcing the user privilege, in which the user privilege is retrievable based on the first and the second mappings. | 07-24-2014 |
Thomas J. Brown, West Mclean, VA US
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20130132515 | Method And Apparatus For Enabling Recipient Interaction With A Content Stream - Passive advertising via a video display unit or radio passive advertising is performed through the insertion of commercials at specific time locations based on signaling provided in a video or audio broadcast stream. However, such advertising systems do not take advantage of a recipient's first impulse to react to the advertisement, thereby losing a potential sale. Embodiments disclosed herein provide a recipient of a video display or radio broadcasts with real-time information on products (e.g., goods or services) placed in the video display or radio broadcasts. In addition, embodiments provide the recipient with a real-time opportunity to gather information or to respond to requests (e.g., marketing requests) at the time associated with the recipient's initial impulse to act in response to receiving the video display or radio broadcast. | 05-23-2013 |
Tiffany Hosey Brown, Oakton, VA US
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20130231981 | CONSTRUCTION TRADE BUILDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SOFTWARE AND METHOD - A construction information system for managing construction projects in real-time, comprising a server, database in communication with a computer or other mobile device and a remote client having a software application enabling communication between the server and client | 09-05-2013 |
20140344181 | CONSTRUCTION TRADE BUILDING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SOFTWARE AND METHOD - A construction information system for managing construction project in real-time, comprising a server, database in communication with a computer and a remote client having a software application enabling communication between the server and client. | 11-20-2014 |
Timothy M. Brown, Locust Grove, VA US
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20150200524 | Modular power distribution for a tactical vehicle - A modular power distribution system is provided for a tactical vehicle. The system includes a connector panel disposed within an attachment plate configured to be mounted to an interior surface of the tactical vehicle, a plurality of interface units disposed within the connector panel, and a plurality of signal source units corresponding to the interface units and accessible therefrom. The signal source units include at least one power supply unit and other signal source units each configured to supply signals via corresponding interfaces when connected to external electronic devices. A circuit breaker is also provided and includes a corresponding interface unit of the plurality of interface units and is connected with the power supply unit, and configured to connect and disconnect power supply to the modular power distribution system, from the tactical vehicle | 07-16-2015 |
Vanessa Brown, Manassas, VA US
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20160117790 | REVERSE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer system linking two-year degree granting institutions (DGI's) with four-year host institutions and with a nationalized database and unified server environment that is designed to communicate with individual students. The participating DGI and host institution must first obtain each student's permission for the system's use of their data. As part of the RT system, students will also be given access to their educational records housed at a centralized data repository. The reverse transfer process implemented by the system will include, for the host school, a file intake process involving the steps of receiving a file via FTPS, performing file edits, and correction of file errors. Once corrected, the host school will approve the file and submit it via a user Interface where the file will then be merged into the centralized database. For that student, the system will then reference a pre-stored authorization matrix in order to identify which DGI's are authorized to view the host school data. | 04-28-2016 |