Burdick, US
Andrew D. Burdick, Ellington, CT US
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20090313998 | AXIALLY SPLIT NOZZLE LINER FOR CONVERGENT NOZZLE - A convergent/divergent nozzle for a gas turbine engine includes liners that are attached to the convergent flaps and seals. The liner is formed of two separate plates. By splitting the liner into two separate plates, a thermal break is provided between the two. Thermal stresses on a downstream plate are not as readily transferred to an upstream plate. External stresses on the upstream plate are not transferred as readily to the downstream plate. The two liner plate portions, and a separate backing plate all have faces that abut and are riveted together. These faces provide a flow blocker to maintain a lower pressure downstream of the flow blocker. | 12-24-2009 |
20140102110 | MID-TURBINE FRAME WITH TENSIONED SPOKES - A mid-turbine frame located in a gas turbine engine axially aft of a high-pressure turbine and fore of a low-pressure turbine includes an outer frame case, an inner frame case, and at least a first spoke connecting the outer frame case to the inner frame case. The first spoke is tightened so as to be in tension during substantially all operating conditions of the gas turbine engine. | 04-17-2014 |
Andrew D. Burdick, Somers, CT US
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20150285157 | VARIABLE VANE AND SEAL ARRANGEMENT - One exemplary embodiment of this disclosure relates to a system including an airfoil having a static portion, a moveable portion, and a seal between the static portion and the moveable portion. The seal is moveable separate from the static portion and the moveable portion. | 10-08-2015 |
20160024938 | AIRFOIL COOLING APPARATUS - An airfoil for a gas turbine engine, the airfoil includes a wall that has a leading edge and a trailing edge and at least partially defining a boundary of a leading edge cavity radially along the leading edge. A cooling jet structure is operatively associated with a portion of the wall proximate the leading edge and is configured to direct a cooling fluid tangent to the portion of the wall. | 01-28-2016 |
20160024952 | ASSEMBLY FOR SEALING A GAP BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF A TURBINE ENGINE - An assembly for a turbine engine includes a case, a guide vane arrangement and a flexible seal ring. The case extends circumferentially around an axis, and includes a first seal land. The guide vane arrangement is located radially within the case, and includes a second seal land. The seal ring at least partially seals a gap between the first seal land and the second seal land. The seal ring includes a first leg and a second leg that is connected to the first leg at a corner of the seal ring. The first leg is axially engaged with the first seal land. The second leg is axially engaged with the second seal land. | 01-28-2016 |
Brett R. Burdick, Knoxville, TN US
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20160074980 | CARPENTRY FEATHERBOARD - A carpentry featherboard having a curved contact surface generally configured in the shape of a spiral and having a pivot point of the body and a plurality of radii defined between the pivot point and portions of the contact surface, the radii progressively increasing in dimension to define the spiral shape of the featherboard body. | 03-17-2016 |
Brian Burdick, Newcastle, WA US
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20120042338 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TARGETING ADS TO TELEVISION MEDIA USING DEMOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042339 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING DEMOGRAPHICS OF MEDIA ASSETS FOR TARGETING ADVERTISEMENTS - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 02-16-2012 |
20140100945 | TRACKING AND MANAGING ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS USING MIRRORED EXPERIMENTAL DESIGNS - A processing device selects a local sub-population that matches a national population based on a fitness function. During a national advertisement campaign, the processing device introduces a local advertisement campaign to a treatment group comprising the local sub-population, wherein the local advertisement campaign mirrors the national advertisement campaign. The processing device measures sales of a product or service in a control group and in the treatment group, and calculates a difference in sales metrics between the treatment group and the control group. The difference is used to estimate an effect on national sales metrics due to the national campaign. | 04-10-2014 |
20140100947 | TARGET-WEIGHT LANDSCAPE CREATION FOR REAL TIME TRACKING OF ADVERTISEMENT CAMPAIGNS - A processing device selects a population of persons and measures sales metrics from the population over a time period and measures an advertising weight over the time period. The processing device determines an effect that the advertising weight has on the sales metrics and additionally calculates values for a degree of targetedness for the advertisement to the population of persons. The processing device determines an effect that the degree of targetedness has on the sales metrics and generates a multi-dimensional model that measures the combined effects of the advertising weight and the degree of targetedness on the sales metrics. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101685 | CONTINUOUS OPTIMIZATION OF ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS BASED ON REAL TIME TRACKING - A processing device tracks sales metrics during an advertisement campaign for a product or service and compares the sales metrics to sales goals. In response to determining that the one or more sales metrics fall short of the one or more sales goals by at least a threshold amount, the processing device increases a degree of targetedness for the advertisement campaign. In response to determining that the one or more sales metrics surpass the one or more sales goals by at least the threshold amount, the processing device decreases the degree of targetedness for the advertisement campaign. | 04-10-2014 |
20140101686 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING ADVERTISER RETURN ON INVESTMENT USING SET TOP BOX DATA - A processing device receives set-top box data, sales data, and advertising data. The processing device associates set-top boxes from the set-top box data with viewers and calculates advertising exposure events for advertisements. The processing device further calculates, for each viewer, an advertising weight as a function of number of exposures of the advertisement as applied to the viewer based on the advertising exposure events. The processing device further calculates, for each viewer, a score representing a degree-of-targetedness between an advertisement campaign and the viewer. The processing device manages the advertisement campaign based on the advertising weight and the degree-of-targetedness. | 04-10-2014 |
20140289765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TARGETING ADS TO TELEVISION MEDIA USING DEMOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 09-25-2014 |
20140316883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTRIBUTING MULTI-CHANNEL CONVERSION EVENTS AND SUBSEQUENT ACTIVITY TO MULTI-CHANNEL MEDIA SOURCES - This paper presents a practical method for measuring the impact of multiple marketing events on sales, including marketing events that are not traditionally trackable. The technique infers which of several competing media events are likely to have caused a given conversion. The method is tested using hold-out sets, and also a live media experiment for determining whether the method can accurately predict television-generated web conversions. | 10-23-2014 |
20150089540 | TARGETING TELEVISION ADS USING KEYWORDS - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 03-26-2015 |
20150281803 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY TARGETING ADS TO TELEVISION MEDIA USING DEMOGRAPHIC SIMILARITY - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 10-01-2015 |
20150382040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMININGDEMOGRAPHICS OF MEDIA ASSETS FOR TARGETINGADVERTISEMENTS - Described herein is a system and method of ad targeting that automatically matches advertisements to media based on the demographic signatures of each. The method and system include calculating a match score between historical buyer demographics and media demographics. Media which is similar to the demographic of the product buyers is targeted for advertising. | 12-31-2015 |
Brian Burdick, Bellevue, WA US
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20080281606 | IDENTIFYING AUTOMATED CLICK FRAUD PROGRAMS - Methods and systems for identifying automated click fraud programs are provided. Upon receiving a request for presentation of a web page, the probability that the user is robotic is determined. The determined probability, along with historic behavior, if available, related to the requesting user, is used to determine a score that may be utilized to select advertisements for presentation to the user. If the score indicates a high likelihood that the user is robotic, an advertisement designed to solicit user behavior known to be associated with robots may be selected to confirm the suspicion. Alternatively, if the likelihood that the user is robotic is high enough, advertisement presentation may be largely suppressed. If, on the other hand, the score indicates a high likelihood that the user is human, a standard advertisement and/or an advertisement designed to solicit user feedback related to advertisements and/or publishers may be selected. | 11-13-2008 |
20090123090 | Matching Advertisements to Visual Media Objects - Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for matching a visual media object to an advertisement are provided. Embodiments of the present invention include receiving un-categorized visual media objects, automatically categorizing received visual media objects into subject-matter categories using image recognition technology, and retrieving advertisements assigned to the same subject-matter category for presentation in association therewith. | 05-14-2009 |
Charles Burdick, Bend, OR US
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20150010123 | Electromagnetic Element Reactor - A method and device for production of helium and recoverable energy is provided. The system directs a first directionalized flow of a of a first streaming population of deuterium ions to an intersection with a second directionalized flow of a second streaming population of deuterium ions opposite the first stream. At or proximate to an intersection of the two streams helium and waste energy are produced and captured. | 01-08-2015 |
20160089678 | Device and Method for Remote Communications and Object Locomotion - A device and method is provided for separating associated ions within a gaseous fluid stream into a first population of positively-charged hydrated hydrogen ions and a second population of gaseous hydrated anions. The device employs a housing and spinning wheel within a vacuum chamber to expose a flow of associated ions to a combination of microwaves and magnetic energy within the vacuum to cause bifurcation of the associated ions into a first population of positively-charged hydrated hydrogen ions and a second population of gaseous hydrated anions which may be collected in reservoirs. The collected two populations can be further channeled through a transformer to electrically induce a force for locomotion or communication. | 03-31-2016 |
Charles I. Burdick, Saugerties, NY US
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20110314993 | KEYLESS DRUM TUNING DEVICE - A keyless drum tuning device includes a lug bracket attached to a shell of the musical drum. The keyless tuning device has a tensioning fastener that is removably connected to a tensioning counter-hoop or rim of the musical drum and passes through an opening in the lug bracket. The keyless drum tuning device includes an adjustment mechanism that is affixed to the tensioning fastener. The adjustment mechanism is contacts the lug bracket and is varied to modify the tension in the tension fastener. | 12-29-2011 |
Christopher Burdick, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130252737 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER-BASED ARBITRATION AND PEER REVIEW FOR ONLINE MULTIUSER SYSTEMS - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for managing user behavior in online multiuser systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that provide user-based arbitration for online multiuser systems. In one embodiment, a multi-user online system enables a first user to report a second user's behavior while online. The system receives the report and merges the report with the second user's recorded interactions with the online system related to the report to create an arbitration file. The arbitration file is then made available to a third user to review the arbitration file and determine whether action is warranted. | 09-26-2013 |
Christopher Robert Burdick, Damascus, MD US
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20080294489 | SCALABLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method of sharing a satellite communication system having a common equipment includes billing a first user for sending a first message using the common equipment over a first satellite link, billing a second user for sending a second message using the common equipment over a second satellite link, wherein the first satellite link is different than the second satellite link, billing a first network operator for billing the first user, and billing a second network operator for billing the second user. | 11-27-2008 |
Clifford K. Burdick, Vista, CA US
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20150200449 | Mobile Terminal Antenna Alignment Using Arbitrary Orientation Attitude - Systems and methods for aligning a satellite antenna mounted on a mobile platform to the platform. At each of several arbitrary orientations, a first directional vector is determined from the antenna to a satellite. For each orientation, an alias transformation is performed to transform the first vector having coordinates defined with respect to a first reference frame to a second vector having coordinates defined with respect to a second reference frame. A third vector is determined based on the orientation of the antenna after peaking the antenna. A rotation matrix is derived from the collection of second and third vectors. An estimate of the rotational offset of the satellite antenna with respect to the platform is determined based on the rotation matrix. The rotational offset is applied to the attitude of the platform to accurately point the antenna to the satellite. | 07-16-2015 |
Daniel Burdick, Burlingame, CA US
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20150218176 | SERINE/THREONINE KINASE INHIBITORS - Compounds having the formula I wherein R | 08-06-2015 |
Daniel J. Burdick, Burlingame, CA US
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20080318989 | Pyrimidine Kinase Inhibitors - The invention provides novel kinase inhibitors that are useful as therapeutic agents for example in the treatment malignancies where the compounds have the general formula (I) wherein ring A, X, Y, Z, R | 12-25-2008 |
20100144732 | PYRIMIDINE KINASE INHIBITORS - The invention provides novel kinase inhibitors that are useful as therapeutic agents for example in the treatment malignancies where the compounds have the general formula I wherein Q, X, Y, Z, R | 06-10-2010 |
Daniel Jon Burdick, Burlingame, CA US
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20110301141 | AMINOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS LRRK2 INHIBITORS - Compounds of the formula I: | 12-08-2011 |
20120157427 | PYRAZOLE AMINOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS LRRK2 MODULATORS - Compounds of the formula I: | 06-21-2012 |
20130096102 | AMINOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS LRRK2 MODULATORS - Compounds of the formula I: | 04-18-2013 |
20130157999 | AMINOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS LRRK2 MODULATORS - Specific Compounds of formula I: | 06-20-2013 |
20150051238 | PYRAZOLE AMINOPYRIMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS LRRK2 MODULATORS - Pyrazole compounds that are modulators of LRRK2, methods of making the compounds, and methods for using the compounds for treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2 receptor, such as Parkinson's disease. | 02-19-2015 |
David Burdick, Albany, NY US
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20080221377 | Methods for synthesis of carotenoids, including analogs, derivatives, and synthetic and biological intermediates - A method for synthesizing intermediates for use in the synthesis of carotenoid synthetic intermediates, carotenoid analogs, and/or carotenoid derivatives. The carotenoid analog, derivative, or intermediate may be administered to a subject for the inhibition and/or amelioration of any disease that involves production of reactive oxygen species, reactive nitrogen species, radicals and/or non-radicals. In some embodiments, the invention may include methods for synthesizing chemical compounds including an analog or derivative of a carotenoid. Carotenoid analogs or derivatives may include acyclic end groups. In some embodiments, a carotenoid analog or derivative may include at least one substituent. The substituent may enhance the solubility of the carotenoid analog or derivative such that the carotenoid analog or derivative at least partially dissolves in water. | 09-11-2008 |
David C. Burdick, Guilderland, NY US
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20100069651 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL - The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol compound or derivative thereof involving treating a first intermediate compound with an organoaluminum-based Lewis acid catalyst, under conditions effective to produce the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol compound or derivative thereof. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a process for preparation of a cannabidiol or cannabidiolate compound involving reacting a first starting compound with a second starting compound in the presence of a metal triflate catalyst, under conditions effective to form the cannabidiol or cannabidiolate compound. The present invention also relates to a compound of the formula: | 03-18-2010 |
20110263878 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF DELTA-9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL - The present invention relates to a process for preparation of a delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol compound or derivative thereof involving treating a first intermediate compound with an organoaluminum-based Lewis acid catalyst, under conditions effective to produce the delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol compound or derivative thereof. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a process for preparation of a cannabidiol or cannabidiolate compound involving reacting a first starting compound with a second starting compound in the presence of a metal triflate catalyst, under conditions effective to form the cannabidiol or cannabidiolate compound. The present invention also relates to a compound of the formula: | 10-27-2011 |
Derek Burdick, Provo, UT US
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20120321070 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTI-TENANT CALLBACK SERVICES - Systems and methods for managing multi-tenant callback services may be provided via a multi-tenant services integration platform. Several multi-tenant software as a service applications may be offered as a hosted software solution via the multi-tenant services integration platform. Various applications may deploy and support a shared tenant and shared services environment where there can be many different customers (companies and users) running in their own virtual partition from a single application instance. The applications may be multi-tenant aware and integrated into an administration portal which integrates several shared tenant services. The tenant model may allow for customized application configurations to be run from a single application instance. Further, improved methods for providing callback management, calculating estimated wait times, and providing for callback initiation may be integrated in such multi-tenant services. | 12-20-2012 |
20150215461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING MULTI-TENANT CALLBACK SERVICES - Systems and methods for managing multi-tenant callback services may be provided via a multi-tenant services integration platform. Several multi-tenant software as a service applications may be offered as a hosted software solution via the multi-tenant services integration platform. Various applications may deploy and support a shared tenant and shared services environment where there can be many different customers (companies and users) running in their own virtual partition from a single application instance. The applications may be multi-tenant aware and integrated into an administration portal which integrates several shared tenant services. The tenant model may allow for customized application configurations to be run from a single application instance. Further, improved methods for providing callback management, calculating estimated wait times, and providing for callback initiation may be integrated in such multi-tenant services. | 07-30-2015 |
Doughlas Burdick, San Jose, CA US
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20160124730 | HYBRID PARALLELIZATION STRATEGIES FOR MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMS ON TOP OF MAPREDUCE - Parallel execution of machine learning programs is provided. Program code is received. The program code contains at least one parallel for statement having a plurality of iterations. A parallel execution plan is determined for the program code. According to the parallel execution plan, the plurality of iterations is partitioned into a plurality of tasks. Each task comprises at least one iteration. The iterations of each task are independent. Data required by the plurality of tasks is determined. An access pattern by the plurality of tasks of the data is determined. The data is partitioned based on the access pattern. | 05-05-2016 |
Douglas Burdick, San Jose, CA US
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20150378696 | HYBRID PARALLELIZATION STRATEGIES FOR MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMS ON TOP OF MAPREDUCE - Hybrid parallelization strategies for machine learning programs on top of MapReduce are provided. In one embodiment, a method of and computer program product for parallel execution of machine learning programs are provided. Program code is received. The program code contains at least one parallel for statement having a plurality of iterations. A parallel execution plan is determined for the program code. According to the parallel execution plan, the plurality of iterations is partitioned into a plurality of tasks. Each task comprises at least one iteration. The iterations of each task are independent. | 12-31-2015 |
Douglas R. Burdick, San Jose, CA US
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20160125067 | ENTITY RESOLUTION BETWEEN DATASETS - Embodiments relate to entity resolution. One aspect includes creating a deterministic model by defining an entity to be resolved, selecting two datasets for comparison, defining matching predicates for attributes of the datasets to select a set of candidate matches, and defining a precedence rule for the candidate matches to select a subset of the candidate matches. An aspect further includes running the deterministic model on the two datasets. Running the deterministic model includes applying the matching predicates and the precedence rule to data in the datasets that correspond to the attributes. An aspect also includes applying a cardinality rule to results of the running, and outputting the matching candidates for which the cardinality rule is satisfied. | 05-05-2016 |
Douglas R. Burdick, Scotts Valley, CA US
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20150347101 | R-LANGUAGE INTEGRATION WITH A DECLARATIVE MACHINE LEARNING LANGUAGE - In a method for analyzing a large data set using a statistical computing environment language operation, a processor generates code from the statistical computing environment language operation that can be understood by a software system for processing machine learning algorithms in a MapReduce environment. A processor transfers the code to the software system for processing machine learning algorithms in a MapReduce environment. A processor invokes execution of the code with the software system for processing machine learning algorithms in a MapReduce environment. | 12-03-2015 |
Douglas Ronald Burdick, San Jose, CA US
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20120226639 | Systems and Methods for Processing Machine Learning Algorithms in a MapReduce Environment - Systems and methods for processing Machine Learning (ML) algorithms in a MapReduce environment are described. In one embodiment of a method, the method includes receiving a ML algorithm to be executed in the MapReduce environment. The method further includes parsing the ML algorithm into a plurality of statement blocks in a sequence, wherein each statement block comprises a plurality of basic operations (hops). The method also includes automatically determining an execution plan for each statement block, wherein at least one of the execution plans comprises one or more low-level operations (lops). The method further includes implementing the execution plans in the sequence of the plurality of the statement blocks. | 09-06-2012 |
Gale Burdick, Poland, NY US
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20110103888 | Dairy freestall cross clamp assembly - A dairy animal freestall cross clamp assembly in accordance with the present invention includes a first clamp portion defining a first recess, the first recess having a first axis; a second clamp portion releasably joined to the first clamp portion and defining a second recess, the second recess having a second axis that is not parallel to and intersects with the first axis; and an insert disposed between and joined to the first clamp portion and the second clamp portion, the insert defining a first pocket opposing the first recess, and a second pocket for opposing the second recess. The insert can be resilient to avoid crushing of rail members and resist impact loads. | 05-05-2011 |
Gregory C. Burdick, St. Charles, MO US
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20090087574 | PHYSICAL PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AIR SUPPORTED STRUCTURE - A coating process for protecting the fabric from which sidewall and roof sections of an air supported structure (S) are made. The coating is a plurality of commercially available urethane coatings which is sprayed onto the outer surface of the fabric after the surface has been prepared by high-pressure spraying. The coating is an elastomeric urethane coating that is fire resistant, protects against corrosion, impact and abrasion. The coating is a permanent coating which, after curing, cannot be removed, but can be painted over. The coating can also be washed, with an appropriate cleanser, to remove paint or other materials used to draw graffiti on the material. The coating helps prolong the service life of the structure, particularly in harsh or demanding environments such as are found in the desert (high temperatures, high winds, blowing sand) and at higher latitudes (extreme cold, high winds, blowing sleet and damaging hail). | 04-02-2009 |
Jason Burdick, Philadelphia, PA US
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20090011486 | Biodegradable Elastomers - The present inventions in various aspects provide elastic polymers compositions for encapsulation of cells. In various embodiments, the polymers are formed by the reaction of a multifunctional alcohol or ether and a difunctional or higher order acid to form a pre-polymer, which is cross-linked in the presence of glycerol and a population of cells to form elastic porous polymer scaffolds suitable for cell encapsulation and/or proliferation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090047256 | Biodegradable Elastomers - The present inventions in various aspects provide elastic biodegradable polymers. In various embodiments, the polymers are formed by the reaction of a multifunctional alcohol or ether and a difunctional or higher order acid to form a pre-polymer, which is cross-linked to form the elastic biodegradable polymer. In preferred embodiments, the cross-linking is performed by functionalization of one or more OR groups on the pre-polymer backbone with vinyl, followed by photopolymerization to form the elastic biodegradable polymer composition or material. Preferably, acrylate is used to add one or more vinyls to the backbone of the pre-polymer to form an acrylated pre-polymer. In various embodiments, acrylated pre-polymers are co-polymerized with one or more acrylated co-polymers. | 02-19-2009 |
20120269761 | BIODEGRADABLE ELASTOMERS - The present inventions in various aspects provide elastic biodegradable polymers. In various embodiments, the polymers are formed by the reaction of a multifunctional alcohol or ether and a difunctional or higher order acid to form a pre-polymer, which is cross-linked to form the elastic biodegradable polymer. In preferred embodiments, the cross-linking is performed by functionalization of one or more OR groups on the pre-polymer backbone with vinyl, followed by photopolymerization to form the elastic biodegradable polymer composition or material. Preferably, acrylate is used to add one or more vinyls to the backbone of the pre-polymer to form an acrylated pre-polymer. In various embodiments, acrylated pre-polymers are co-polymerized with one or more acrylated co-polymers. | 10-25-2012 |
20140186312 | Method Comprising Contacting Tissue With a Cross-Linkable Polyester Prepolymer - The present inventions in various aspects provide elastic biodegradable polymers. In various embodiments, the polymers are formed by the reaction of a multifunctional alcohol or ether and a difunctional or higher order acid to form a pre-polymer, which is cross-linked to form the elastic biodegradable polymer. In preferred embodiments, the cross-linking is performed by functionalization of one or more OR groups on the pre-polymer backbone with vinyl, followed by photopolymerization to form the elastic biodegradable polymer composition or material. Preferably, acrylate is used to add one or more vinyls to the backbone of the pre-polymer to form an acrylated pre-polymer. In various embodiments, acrylated pre-polymers are co-polymerized with one or more acrylated co-polymers. | 07-03-2014 |
Jason A. Burdick, Philadelphia, PA US
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20110002844 | STABILIZATION OF MACROMOLECULAR MEMBRANES - Disclosed are stabilized polymersomes having layer structures. Such stabilized polymersomes are, in some embodiments, biocompatible, and are capable of enhanced, sustained release of agents. Also disclosed are related methods for synthesizing such stabilized polymersomes and methods for using such polymersomes for delivery of therapeutic, imaging, and various other agents. | 01-06-2011 |
20110269208 | CROSS-LINKED POLYMER NETWORK FORMED BY SEQUENTIAL CROSS-LINKING - The convention concerns methods for preparing a cross-linked polymer network comprising: forming a plurality of cross-links in a polymer network by (i) addition polymerization or (ii) ionic polymerization or (iii) partial radical polymerization of the polymer network to produce an intermediate polymer network, and forming further cross-links in the polymer network by radical polymerization of the intermediate polymer network to produce the cross-linked polymer network. | 11-03-2011 |
20120251483 | Infarction Treatment Compositions and Methods - Provided are methods of treating cardiac infarction by using an injectable material to influence cardiac structure and remodeling after infarction. Also provided are kits that comprise an injectable material to influence cardiac structure. | 10-04-2012 |
20150202299 | STABILIZING SHEAR-THINNING HYDROGELS - The present inventions are directed to shear-thinning and stabilizing hydrogels, especially for use in drug delivery and therapy. Various embodiments provide settable, shear-thinning hydrogels, each hydrogel comprising a hydrophilic polymer network, said hydrophilic polymer network comprising non-covalent crosslinks and at least one set of chemical moieties being capable of participating in at least one chemical covalent cross-linking reaction. In certain embodiments, these settable shear-thinning hydrogels are triggerable to cross-link by the application of a stimulus. | 07-23-2015 |
Jason Alan Burdick, Philadelphia, PA US
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20120093717 | MICROSPHERE/NANOFIBER COMPOSITES FOR DELIVERY OF DRUGS, GROWTH FACTORS, AND OTHER AGENTS - Provided are compositions that include polymeric fibers and microspheres entrapped within the fibers, the compositions being capable of controlled delivery of one or more agents while also maintaining their structural properties. Also provided are related methods of fabricating these compositions and methods of utilizing the compositions to deliver agents to a subject. | 04-19-2012 |
20120114615 | HYDROLYTICALLY DEGRADABLE POLYSACCHARIDE HYDROGELS - Provided are polysaccharide compositions capable of controllable hydrolytic degradation and suitable for controlled release of therapeutic agents. Also provided are methods for synthesizing such compositions and a variety of applications in which the compositions may be used. | 05-10-2012 |
20120265300 | Aligned Fibrous Materials With Spatially Varying Fiber Orientation and Related Methods - Provided are materials comprising layers of anisotropically aligned fibers, the alignment of which fibers may be adjusted so as to give rise to circumferentially-aligned fibers that replicate the fiber alignment of native fibrous tissue, such as the meniscus or the annulus fibrosis. Also provided are laminates formed from the disclosed materials, as well as methods of fabricating the disclosed materials and laminates. | 10-18-2012 |
20140148395 | PROTEASE TRIGGERED RELEASE OF MOLECULES FROM HYDROGELS - The invention relates to compositions comprising (i) biocompatible hydrogel and (ii) one or more therapeutic agents contained within said hydrogel; wherein the hydrogel is cross-linked utilizing a cross-linker comprising a peptide sequence that is capable of being degraded by an enzyme; the therapeutic agent being effective as a treatment of a condition related to the presence of the enzyme. | 05-29-2014 |
20150352180 | Notch Ligand Bound Biocompatible Substrates And Their Use In Bone Formation - Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an osteoinductive Notch ligand bound to at least one biocompatible substrate. Also disclosed are methods of treating patients in need of bone tissue formation through the administration of a composition comprising an osteoinductive Notch ligand bound to at least one biocompatible substrate. Further provided are methods of treating a patient in need of bone tissue formation comprising administering to said patient a composition comprising a nucleic acid molecule encoding a notch intracellular domain (NICD). Also disclosed are kits for promoting bone tissue formation. | 12-10-2015 |
Jeff R. Burdick, Mountain View, CA US
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20130187024 | PORTABLE SUPPORT DEVICE - A portable support device is configured to receive a portable electronic device thereon, and includes a generally planar support base, a neck strap, and two struts coupled at one end to the support base and at the other end to the neck strap. The struts can rotate with respect to the support base. The neck strap can be worn around a user's neck, allowing the support base to rest in front of a user's mid-section. Spacer bars can provide for separation between the user's mid-section and the support base. Clamps or other fixing mechanisms can be used to retain the portable electronic device on the top surface of the support base. Clasps or clutch plates can be used to restrain the rotational movement of the struts relative to the support base. | 07-25-2013 |
Joel Burdick, Pasadena, CA US
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20120273284 | ROBOTIC TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE - A robotic two-wheeled vehicle comprising a connection body interposed between the two wheels are described. A drum can be coaxially located in a central region of the connection body and can support a hollow arm projecting radially from the drum. A tether can be inserted in the arm and connected to a second drum. Instruments and sensors can be accommodated in a case housed inside each wheel. | 11-01-2012 |
20130283957 | ROBOTIC TWO-WHEELED VEHICLE - A robotic two-wheeled vehicle comprising a connection body interposed between the two wheels are described. A drum can be coaxially located in a central region of the connection body and can support a hollow arm projecting radially from the drum. A tether can be inserted in the arm and connected to a second drum. Instruments and sensors can be accommodated in a case housed inside each wheel. | 10-31-2013 |
Joel W. Burdick, Pasadena, CA US
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20130310911 | PARYLENE-BASED MICROELECTRODE ARRAY IMPLANT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION - An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode. | 11-21-2013 |
20130339287 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PARALLEL BATCH PROCESSING OF DATA SETS USING GAUSSIAN PROCESS WITH BATCH UPPER CONFIDENCE BOUND - A method and system for selecting a batch of input data from available input data for parallel evaluation by a function is disclosed. The function is modeled as drawn from a Gaussian process. Observations are used to determine a mean and a variance of the modeled function. An upper confidence bound is determined from the determined mean and variance. A decision rule is applied to select input data from the available input data to add to the batch of input data. The selection of the input data is based on a domain-specific time varying parameter. Intermediate observations are hallucinated within the batch. The hallucinated observations are used with the decision rule to select subsequent input data from the available input data for the batch of input data. The input data of the batch is evaluated in parallel with the function. The resulting determined data outputs are stored. | 12-19-2013 |
20140180361 | NEUROSTIMULATOR - A neurostimulator device for use with groups (e.g., more than four groups) of electrodes. The neurostimulator may include a stimulation assembly configured to deliver different stimulation to each of the groups. The neurostimulator may also include at least one processor configured to direct the stimulation assembly to deliver stimulation to the groups. The stimulation delivered to at least one of the groups may include one or more waveform shapes other than a square or rectangular wave shape. The processor may receive data from one or more sensors and use that data to modify the stimulation delivered. The neurostimulator may be configured to communicate with an external computing device. The neurostimulator may send data to and/or receive data and/or instructions from the computing device. The computing device may use information collected by one or more sensors to at least partially determine stimulation parameters to communicate to the neurostimulator. | 06-26-2014 |
20140316503 | PARYLENE-BASED MICROELECTRODE ARRAY IMPLANT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION - An implantable electrode array assembly configured to apply electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. A substantially electrically nonconductive layer of the device has a first portion positionable alongside the spinal cord that includes a plurality of first openings. The layer has a second portion that includes a plurality of second openings. Electrodes and traces are positioned inside a peripheral portion of a body portion of the device and alongside the layer. At least one of the first openings is adjacent each of the electrodes to provide a pathway through which the electrode may provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord. At least one of the second openings is adjacent each of the traces to provide a pathway through which the trace may receive electrical stimulation. At least one trace is connected to each electrode and configured to conduct electrical stimulation received by the trace(s) to the electrode. | 10-23-2014 |
20150231396 | Neurostimulator - A neurostimulator devices and systems for use with groups of electrodes placed within a subject's body. The devices and systems can include training devices and/or pulse generation systems. | 08-20-2015 |
20150344109 | CONTROLLABLE BUOYS AND NETWORKED BUOY SYSTEMS - Buoyant sensor networks are described, comprising floating buoys with sensors and energy harvesting capabilities. The buoys can control their buoyancy and motion, and can organize communication in a distributed fashion. Some buoys may have tethered underwater vehicles with a smart spooling system that allows the vehicles to dive deep underwater while remaining in communication and connection with the buoys. | 12-03-2015 |
20150346726 | CONTROLLABLE BUOYS AND NETWORKED BUOY SYSTEMS - Buoyant sensor networks are described, comprising floating buoys with sensors and energy harvesting capabilities. The buoys can control their buoyancy and motion, and can organize communication in a distributed fashion. Some buoys may have tethered underwater vehicles with a smart spooling system that allows the vehicles to dive deep underwater while remaining in communication and connection with the buoys. | 12-03-2015 |
Jon Scott Burdick, Umatilla, FL US
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20150089858 | CONVERTIBLE FISHING LURE ASSEMBLY - A convertible fishing lure assembly includes a lure body having at least one body section and a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and terminating in oppositely disposed open ends. A securing member, and in at least some embodiments a sleeve, is removably disposable within the channel. The securing member is dimensioned and disposed to include opposite ends being simultaneously disposed through the open ends of the channel for connection to fishing tackle components disposed exteriorly of the body section. Both the channel and the securing member have corresponding cross-sectional configurations to restrict rotation of the securing member within the channel. The lure body may include a plurality of body sections each having a channel extending therethrough with a securing member removably disposed therein, wherein the body sections are movably interconnected to one another through interconnection of corresponding ends of the different securing members. | 04-02-2015 |
Jon Scott Burdick, Miami, FL US
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20110232156 | Convertible fishing lure assembly - A convertible fishing lure assembly includes a lure body having at least one body section and a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and terminating in oppositely disposed open ends. A securing member is removably disposable within the channel and is dimensioned and disposed to include opposite ends being disposed through the open ends of the channel for connection to fishing tackle components disposed exteriorly of the body section. Both the channel and the securing member have corresponding cross sectional configurations to restrict rotation of the securing member within the channel. The lure body may include a plurality of body sections each having a channel extending therethrough with a securing member removably disposed therein, wherein the body sections are movably interconnected to one another through interconnection of corresponding ends of the different securing members. | 09-29-2011 |
20120266517 | CONVERTIBLE FISHING LURE ASSEMBLY - A convertible fishing lure assembly includes a lure body having at least one body section and a channel extending longitudinally therethrough and terminating in oppositely disposed open ends. A securing member, and in at least some embodiments a sleeve, is removably disposable within the channel. The securing member is dimensioned and disposed to include opposite ends being simultaneously disposed through the open ends of the channel for connection to fishing tackle components disposed exteriorly of the body section. Both the channel and the securing member have corresponding cross sectional configurations to restrict rotation of the securing member within the channel. The lure body may include a plurality of body sections each having a channel extending therethrough with a securing member removably disposed therein, wherein the body sections are movably interconnected to one another through interconnection of corresponding ends of the different securing members. | 10-25-2012 |
Joseph Burdick, Pomona, NY US
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20130059626 | Managed Access to Multiple Wireless Carriers - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for managing access of mobile stations to a plurality of wireless carriers. For example, in one embodiment, a central system can provide configuration files to mobile stations. The mobile stations can use the configuration files to access a plurality of different wireless carriers, with the different wireless carriers potentially implementing distinct technologies and communication standards and protocols. | 03-07-2013 |
20150189655 | MANAGED ACCESS TO MULTIPLE WIRELESS CARRIERS - Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for managing access of mobile stations to a plurality of wireless carriers. For example, in one embodiment, a central system can provide configuration files to mobile stations. The mobile stations can use the configuration files to access a plurality of different wireless carriers, with the different wireless carriers potentially implementing distinct technologies and communication standards and protocols. | 07-02-2015 |
Joshua Burdick, New York, NY US
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20110313822 | Method of Assessing Parking Fees Based Upon Vehicle Length - A method for assessing fees for parking is disclosed. The method includes providing vehicle length or information about a vehicle which is associated with the vehicles length to a parking meter or other fee collection device. The parking fee collection device communicates with an associated database containing a parking fee charged for vehicle based upon vehicle length. A vehicle operator enters into the parking fee collection device a vehicle length or information about the vehicle which is associated with vehicle length for a selected vehicle and a parking fee is assessed based upon the vehicle length. The database may also contain information about unpaid parking tickets associated with vehicles, a list of stolen vehicles and/or outstanding warrants for vehicle owners. An appropriate notice is provided when a match is found. | 12-22-2011 |
20120022922 | Method of Assessing A Parking Fee Based Upon Vehicle Fuel Efficiency - A method for assessing fees for parking is disclosed. The method includes providing a vehicle registration card containing a vehicle make and model and a parking fee collection device. The parking fee collection device has an associated database containing a parking fee charged for each vehicle make and model based upon the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. The vehicle make and model is entered into the parking fee collection device for a selected vehicle and a parking fee is assessed based upon the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. | 01-26-2012 |
Joshua H. Burdick, New York, NY US
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20090216687 | Method of assessing a parking fee - A method for assessing fees for parking is disclosed. The method includes determining the length of a vehicle and assessing a parking fee based upon that vehicle length. The disclosed method may also include marking at least a portion of the selected parking area in increments of length or marking the length of a vehicle on that vehicle. Embodiments of the method are also disclosed that include calculating the parking fee so that a longer vehicle is charged more than a shorter vehicle for parking in the selected parking area. Other embodiments of the disclosed method include calculating the parking fee based on different length ranges that include at least a first length range and a second length range. The first length range has lengths that are shorter than lengths in the second length range. The parking fee is based on which length range the length of the vehicle falls within. | 08-27-2009 |
20100145811 | METHOD OF ASSESSING A PARKING FEE BASED UPON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL - A method for assessing fees for parking is disclosed. The method includes providing a vehicle registration card containing a vehicle make and model and a parking fee collection device. The parking fee collection device has an associated database containing a parking fee charged for each vehicle make and model. The vehicle make and model is entered into the parking fee collection device for a selected vehicle and a parking fee is assessed based upon the vehicle make and model. | 06-10-2010 |
Julie-Anne Mason Burdick, Westborough, MA US
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20160136588 | ZWITTERIONIC SULFONE POLYMER BLEND AND HOLLOW-FIBER MEMBRANE - Provided herein are blends of polymers which are suitable for preparation of hollow fiber membranes. The polymer blends comprise a blend of a first polymer comprising a sulfone polymer having zwitterionic functionality and a second polymer comprising a sulfone polymer. | 05-19-2016 |
Marie D. Burdick, Charlottesville, VA US
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20090011981 | Novel Inhibitors of Angiogenesis - The present invention provides novel inhibitors of angiogenesis. The invention relates to PF4var1 and fragments and modifications thereof with anti-angiogenic activity. Therefore, the present invention relates to the use of said proteins and peptides as a medicine, more in particular for the treatment or prevention of angiogenesis or for the manufacture of a medicament for the prevention or treatment of angiogenic diseases. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said proteins and peptides and method of preventing or treating angiogenic disorders. | 01-08-2009 |
20100074887 | Methods for Treating and Diagnosing Fibrotic and Fibroproliferative Diseases - The present invention provides compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating fibrotic lung disease. | 03-25-2010 |
20120094305 | Methods For Treating And Diagnosing Fibrotic And Fibroproliferative Diseases - The present invention provides compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating fibrotic lung disease. In one embodiment the diagnostic method comprises determining the amount of circulating CXCL-12 in a patient relative to a control. | 04-19-2012 |
Marlene Burdick, Norwalk, CA US
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20130316604 | SWIM FIN - A swim fin having, in combination, a blade including an inner thin board, and upper and lower Neoprene sheet or sheets covering upper and lower sides of the board, the upper Neoprene sheet defining a foot entrance, a forward foot retention strap or straps carried by the blade to extend proximate said entrance and over the foot, a rearward ankle/heel retainer carried by the blade to extend above the rearwardmost portion of the blade, the forward retention strap and said rearward retainer both being flexible, and primary seam binding extending at the periphery of said board, connecting the Neoprene sheet or sheets to the board and also anchoring the forward strap and the rearward retainer to the board. | 11-28-2013 |
Matthew J. Burdick, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100274910 | HOSTED APPLICATION SANDBOX MODEL - An application host (such as a web application server) may execute a set of applications on behalf of a set of users. Such applications may not be fully trusted, and a two-way isolation of the distributed resources of an application (e.g., the executing application, the application user interface on the user's computer, and server- and client-side stored resources) from other applications may be desirable. This isolation may be promoted utilizing the cross-domain restriction policies of each user's computer by allocating a distinct subdomain of the application host for each application. The routing of network requests to a large number of distinct subdomains may be economized by mapping all distinct subdomains to the address of the domain of the application host. Moreover, the application user interfaces may be embedded in an isolation construct (e.g., an IFRAME HTML element) to promote two-way isolation among application user interfaces and client-side application resources. | 10-28-2010 |
20160080358 | HOSTED APPLICATION SANDBOX MODEL - An application host (such as a web application server) may execute a set of applications on behalf of a set of users. Such applications may not be fully trusted, and a two-way isolation of the distributed resources of an application (e.g., the executing application, the application user interface on the user's computer, and server- and client-side stored resources) from other applications may be desirable. This isolation may be promoted utilizing the cross-domain restriction policies of each user's computer by allocating a distinct subdomain of the application host for each application. The routing of network requests to a large number of distinct subdomains may be economized by mapping all distinct subdomains to the address of the domain of the application host. Moreover, the application user interfaces may be embedded in an isolation construct (e.g., an IFRAME HTML element) to promote two-way isolation among application user interfaces and client-side application resources. | 03-17-2016 |
Michael Burdick, Los Altos, CA US
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20100104527 | TREATING HYPERKALEMIA WITH CROSSLINKED CATION EXCHANGE POLYMERS OF IMPROVED PHYSICAL PROPERTIES - The present invention is directed to methods of removing potassium or treating hyperkalemia by administering pharmaceutical compositions of crosslinked cation exchange polymers having beneficial physical properties, including combinations of particle size, particle shape, particle size distribution, viscosity, yield stress, compressibility, surface morphology, and/or swelling ratio. | 04-29-2010 |
20100111891 | LINEAR POLYOL STABILIZED POLYFLUOROACRYLATE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to compositions of a linear polyol and a salt of a crosslinked cation exchange polymer comprising a fluoro group and an acid group. These compositions are useful to bind potassium in the gastrointestinal tract. | 05-06-2010 |
20110236340 | CROSSLINKED CATION EXCHANGE POLYMERS, COMPOSITIONS AND USE IN TREATING HYPERKALEMIA - The present invention is directed to crosslinked cation exchange polymers comprising a fluoro group and an acid group, pharmaceutical compositions of these polymers, compositions of a linear polyol and a salt of such polymer. Crosslinked cation exchange polymers having beneficial physical properties, including combinations of particle size, particle shape, particle size distribution, viscosity, yield stress, compressibility, surface morphology, and/or swelling ratio are also described. These polymers and compositions are useful to bind potassium in the gastrointestinal tract. | 09-29-2011 |
20130131202 | LINEAR POLYOL STABILIZED POLYFLUOROACRYLATE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to compositions of a linear polyol and a salt of a crosslinked cation exchange polymer comprising a fluoro group and an acid group. These compositions are useful to bind potassium in the gastrointestinal tract. | 05-23-2013 |
20130189216 | LINEAR POLYOL STABILIZED POLYFLUOROACRYLATE COMPOSITIONS - The present invention is directed to compositions of a linear polyol and a salt of a crosslinked cation exchange polymer comprising a fluoro group and an acid group. These compositions are useful to bind potassium in the gastrointestinal tract. | 07-25-2013 |
Mitchell Wayne Burdick, Des Plaines, IL US
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20120142263 | Dust Shroud for Power Tools - A dust shroud assembly for a power tool includes a shroud portion, a barrel, and a helical spring. The barrel includes an upper portion slidably received within a first end portion of the shroud portion. The barrel defines a helical channel. The helical spring is at least partially rotatably engaged with the helical channel and rotationally fixed with respect to the shroud portion. The helical spring is configured to bias the barrel outwardly from the first end portion. | 06-07-2012 |
Monica Maki Burdick, Athens, OH US
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20140186824 | DYNAMIC BIOCHEMICAL TISSUE ANALYSIS ASSAYS AND COMPOSITIONS - Described herein is a method, and compositions useful with the method, of analyzing a tissue from a subject. The method includes contacting a probe conjugate ( | 07-03-2014 |
Nathan E. Burdick, Rochester, NY US
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20120062998 | PRISMATIC MULTIPLE WAVEGUIDE FOR NEAR-EYE DISPLAY - A near-eye display includes a compound waveguide for presenting viewers with virtual images visible within an eyebox at a limited relief distance from the compound waveguide. The compound waveguide is assembled from a plurality of waveguides that are at least partially optically isolated for conveying different portions of the virtual image. An input couple injects the different portions of the virtual image into predetermined combinations of the waveguides, and an output coupling ejects the different portions of the virtual image from the waveguides toward the eyebox in a form that at least partially constructs a pupil within the eyebox. | 03-15-2012 |
R. Bradley Burdick, West Hartford, CT US
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20100299161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING SUBROGATION RELATED TRANSACTIONS - A computer system for administering an intelligent subrogation transaction includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The processor may be configured to prompt a user for data regarding a new subrogation transaction, store received data, access from the memory data related to existing subrogation transactions, perform subrogation related calculations including application of one or more predictive and regulatory business rules; provide an output signal comprising data indicative of a response based on a result of the application of the business rules; receive user instructions for preparation of a communication including data indicative of the response, and provide the prepared communication. | 11-25-2010 |
20140156315 | Settlement Evaluation Tool for Subrogation Recovery Enhancement - A settlement evaluation tool includes a settlement evaluation module having a statistical model, and an inquiry portal module. The inquiry portal module is configured to perform operations that include electronically receiving data related to an insurance liability dispute between a first insurance carrier and a second insurance carrier, and transferring the data to the settlement evaluation module. The settlement evaluation module is configured to perform operations that include applying the statistical model to the data to obtain an outcome probability associated with a strategy for resolving the dispute, and outputting the outcome probability. | 06-05-2014 |
Shaun Michael Burdick, Fulton, NY US
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20140280899 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SCORING THE CONDITION OF NODES IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND TAKING ACTION BASED ON NODE HEALTH SCORES - Methods and apparatus for monitoring a network and generating overall health scores for communications nodes in the network are described. A monitoring system receives information from a variety of system elements and/or devices which provide information relating to communications service. The information received by the network monitoring system includes information indicating the number of outstanding work orders issued in regard to a trouble report, signal power level variance information, signal alarm information, uncorrectable error information, correctable error information, offline device information, etc. A set of scores for a node are generated based on the different types of received information. The scores are combined using a weighted sum to generate an overall node health score. Nodes are ranked based on overall node health scores and maintenance personal can view the scores as well as the underlying information corresponding to a node to facilitate identification of possible faults. | 09-18-2014 |
William Edward Burdick, Niskayuna, NY US
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20080213933 | METHODS OF FABRICATING A LARGE AREA TRANSDUCER ARRAY - Methods of fabricating a tiled transducer array are disclosed. Embodiments of the methods include fabricating a wafer comprising a plurality of transducers, dicing the wafer to form individual transducers, testing the individual transducers to identify a plurality of known good transducers, preparing a substrate having a front side and a backside wherein the backside of the substrate comprises a plurality of connectors, positioning the plurality of known good transducers on the front side of the substrate and aligning the plurality of transducers in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to form a transducer array, and electrically coupling the connectors on the substrate to the plurality of known good transducers, wherein the connectors are arranged such that each of the plurality of known good transducers may be electrically coupled to an electronic device disposed on the backside of the substrate, through a respective one or more of the plurality of connectors. | 09-04-2008 |