Dixon, TX
Christopher J. Dixon, Corpus Christi, TX US
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20110247786 | Heat exchanger maintenance technique - A heat exchanger is cleaned, inspected and/or plugged while the heat exchange is in operation. In some embodiments, the heat exchanger comprises a channel cover having valve-seal assemblies allowing isolation tools to be inserted through the channel cover into sealing engagement with the ends of tubes to provide a flow path separate from the normal flow paths through the heat exchanger. Cleaning and/or inspecting can be done through the isolation tools and tubes that are leaking can be plugged through the valve-seal assemblies. In some embodiments, brushes are located inside the heat exchanger and can be independently advanced into cleaning relation with a large majority of the tubes. | 10-13-2011 |
Colin K. Dixon, Austin, TX US
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20140204738 | DEADLOCK-FREE ROUTING USING EDGE-DISJOINT SUB-NETWORKS - An aspect includes deadlock-free routing on arbitrary network topologies using edge-disjoint sub-networks. A network topology of a network is identified. The network includes a plurality of links between a plurality of switches. Each of the links is identified as an edge. A plurality of edge-disjoint sub-networks is constructed from the network topology of the network by routing configuration logic. The plurality of edge-disjoint sub-networks is formed by edges between the switches such that the edges are disjoint relative to each of the edge-disjoint sub-networks. The switches are configured to route traffic on the network with each route staying entirely within one of the plurality of edge-disjoint sub-networks within the network. | 07-24-2014 |
20150043576 | SOFTWARE DEFINED NETWORK (SDN) SWITCH CLUSTERS HAVING LAYER-3 DISTRIBUTED ROUTER FUNCTIONALITY - According to one embodiment, Layer-3 (L3) distributed router functionality is provided to a switch cluster by receiving an address resolution protocol (ARP) request packet from a first host at an entry switch in a switch cluster, a switch controller being in communication with the entry switch, and the ARP request packet including a virtual router IP address of the switch controller as a target, forwarding the ARP request packet to the switch controller after adding a header that adheres to a communication protocol used by the switch controller, receiving an ARP response packet from the switch controller indicating: a source IP address corresponding to a virtual router of the switch controller and a SMAC corresponding to the switch controller, forwarding the ARP response packet to the first host after stripping the communication protocol header, and setting the virtual router as a default gateway for traffic received from the first host. | 02-12-2015 |
20150085694 | Port Mirroring for Sampling Measurement of Network Flows - Mechanisms are provided for analyzing data traffic through a network. The mechanisms sample data packets of a data flow through a normal port of a network forwarding device of the network. The sampling is performed at least by configuring the network forwarding device to implement port mirroring of the normal port to a designated mirror port of the network forwarding device. The mechanisms forward sampled data packets, copied to the mirror port by virtue of the port mirroring, to a collector computing device. The mechanisms process, by the collector computing device, the sampled data packets to analyze the data flow through the normal port of the network forwarding device. The mechanisms perform, by the collector computing device, an operation based on results of the analysis. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089032 | Scalable Network Configuration with Consistent Updates in Software Defined Networks - Mechanisms are provided for configuring a data flow between a source device and a destination device in a network. The mechanisms receive, from a network control application, a request to establish a network configuration corresponding to a data flow between the source device and the destination device. The request comprises a fine grained header field tuple for defining the data flow. The mechanisms allocate, from a shadow address pool, a shadow address to be mapped to the fine grained header field tuple. The shadow address pool comprises addresses not being used by devices coupled to the network. The mechanisms configure a network infrastructure of the network to route data packets of the data flow from the source device to the destination device based on the shadow address. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089045 | Determining Sampling Rate from Randomly Sampled Events - Mechanisms are provided for determining an event rate. The mechanisms sample a sequence of events to generate a set of sampled events. At least a subset of the sampled events have associated event sequence values indicating a position of the sampled event within the sequence of events. The mechanisms group the sampled events into a plurality of event groups based on a common characteristic of the events. The mechanisms determine, for each event group, sequence values of sampled events associated with the event group. The mechanisms calculate, for each event group, an estimated event rate based on the sequence values of the sampled events associated with the event group and the total number of events in the sequence of events. | 03-26-2015 |
Colin Kimm Dixon, Austin, TX US
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20140074960 | COMPACTING A NON-BIASED RESULTS MULTISET - A method, system, and computer program product for compacting a non-biased results multiset are provided in the illustrative embodiments. A set of references and a multiset of values are identified. The multiset includes a first and a second set of values, each set including a first value. A first reference in the set of references refers to the first set of values and a second reference in the set of references refers to the second set of values. The values in the first and second set of values are re-arranged to form permuted first and second sets of values. The multiset is compacted by overlaying the permuted first and second sets of values in a portion such that the permuted first set of values and the permuted second set of values share a single instance of the first value in a portion of the compacted multiset. | 03-13-2014 |
Gordon Randall Dixon, Midland, TX US
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20120138630 | Bulk liquid strorage and transport tank, method of converting shipping containers to bulk liquid storage and transport tanks, and method of use thereof - A shipping container is converted into a storage and transport tank including a liquid reservoir room and a control room having a pump and a control system for the pump. The pump communicates with the liquid reservoir room via a fill line and a suction line. In operation, the control system activates the pump and opens flow control valves of the inlet line and the fill line to deliver liquid into the liquid reservoir room. Conversely, the control system activates the pump and opens flow control valves of the outlet line and the suction line to remove liquid from the liquid reservoir room. The control system further activates the pump and opens the flow control valves of the suction line and the fill line to recirculate liquid within the liquid reservoir room. | 06-07-2012 |
Hong Dixon, Helotes, TX US
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20080299066 | ENERGY-ACTIVATED COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUSTAINED RELEASE OF A GAS - A composition for energy-controlled generation and release of at least one gas, which includes an energy-activated catalyst capable of being activated by electromagnetic energy, and a solid or a liquid containing anions capable of being oxidized by the activated catalyst or reacted with species generated during activation of the catalyst to generate at least one gas. The composition, when exposed to electromagnetic energy, is capable of generating and releasing the gas after activation of the catalyst and oxidation or reaction of the anions. | 12-04-2008 |
20100040692 | TWO PHASE BIOACTIVE FORMULATIONS - The present invention relates to two-phase systems of a bioactive ingredient in particle form that has limited or no solubility in a liquid medium, which provides stability to the active ingredient that is similar to the active ingredient when in the solid state. The active ingredient may be capable of therapeutically treating for the presence of a cholinesterase inhibitor. | 02-18-2010 |
20100086601 | Modified Calcium Phosphate Nanoparticle Formation - The present disclosure relates to non-aggregating nanoparticles and their associated methods of preparation. The nanoparticles may have a surface and a size range of 1 nm to 999 nm, along with a zeta potential of −50 to 50 millivolts. A polycation and/or polyanion may be disposed on the nanoparticle surface. In addition, an active ingredient may be encapsulated within the nanoparticles or associated with the polycation or polyanion on the nanoparticle surface. | 04-08-2010 |
20100098754 | PROCESSING OF HEAT-SENSITIVE ACTIVE AGENTS - The present disclosure relates to a method of melt processing an active agent. The method may include encapsulating an active agent in a first polymer material exhibiting a first processing temperature T | 04-22-2010 |
20110195125 | Nanoparticles For Drug Delivery To The Central Nervous System - The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for producing nanoparticles to provide relatively more rapid delivery of such particles across the blood-brain barrier. The nanoparticles may be formed from bis-quaternary pyridinium-aldoxime salts that may also be of a specific polymorphic structure and which may be formed in either hydrophobic or hydrophilic type liquid media. In addition, the nanoparticle for transport across the blood-brain barrier may comprise a polymeric resin encapsulating a bis-quaternary pyridinium-2-aldoxime salt of the formula: | 08-11-2011 |
20120070503 | Nanoparticle-Based Targeted Drug Delivery For In Vivo Bone Loss Mitigation - The present invention is directed to nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system for treatment of bone-loss. An enantiomeric phenothiazine is formulated into an in-vivo nanoparticle delivery system which may contain bone-targeting functionality. The nanoparticle formulations and their associated influence on whole bone porosity may now also be evaluated utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and relaxation time profiles, and in particular, median T | 03-22-2012 |
20130164381 | Nanoparticle-Based Targeted Drug Delivery For In Vivo Bone Loss Mitigation - The present invention is directed to nanoparticle-based targeted drug delivery system for treatment of bone-loss. An enantiomeric phenothiazine is formulated into an in-vivo nanoparticle delivery system which may contain bone-targeting functionality. The nanoparticle formulations and their associated influence on whole bone porosity may now also be evaluated utilizing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and relaxation time profiles, and in particular, median T | 06-27-2013 |
Kristen Dixon, Temple, TX US
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20140318424 | Interconnectable Furniture - An interconnectable furniture having a planar surface. The planar surface includes at least one convex side that is convex with respect to points within the planar surface, and at least one concave side that is concave with respect to points within the planar surface. Additionally, a plurality of attachment points attached to a bottom of the planar surface and located substantially near rounded corners of the planar surface, and configured for attaching a corresponding plurality of legs. | 10-30-2014 |
Kyle Dixon, Plano, TX US
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20120284769 | Systems and Methods of Intelligent Policy-Based Geo-Fencing - Systems and methods of intelligent policy-based geo-fencing provide the ability to associate a context to a geo-fence using conditions/rules/criteria and attributes retrieved in real-time to offer greater intelligence in determining if an action should be performed. Using policies and attributes uniquely associated with a geo-fence, geo-fence concepts may be enhanced to provide granular and flexible decision-making with regard to spatial awareness. The result of these dynamic decisions may then be mapped to any number of actions to produce alerts, notifications or messages. | 11-08-2012 |
Meryssa Louise Dixon, Grand Prairie, TX US
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20150026861 | Smock - A smock for use with a person to keep the person clean while eating or working with messy materials. The smock comprises an upper body and a lower body. The upper body comprises a set of arm holes and a back panel. The lower body comprises a flared section and a drawstring. The upper body may be fit onto a person and the lower body may be secured to a tray attached to a chair or secured to a table. The person may eat or work with messy materials on the smock covering the tray or table. After the person is finished, the smock may be removed from the person and wiped clean; leaving the chair, table and person clean underneath the smock. | 01-29-2015 |
Richard A. F. Dixon, Houston, TX US
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20090004268 | Methods and Compositions for Treatment of an Interstitial Lung Disease - Provided herein are methods of treatment of an interstitial lung disease (ILD) by administering an endothelin antagonist, such as sitaxsentan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 01-01-2009 |
Robert C. Dixon, Austin, TX US
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20090024346 | IMPORTATION OF VIRTUAL SIGNALS INTO ELECTRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT TO FACILITATE TESTING OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - Electronic component validation testing is facilitated by a method, system and program product which allows the importation of virtual signals derived from simulation verification testing of the electronic component design into electronic test equipment employed during validation testing of the actual electronic component. The method includes: storing simulation data resulting from simulation testing of an electronic component's design; employing electronic test equipment to perform real-time testing of the actual electronic component and obtain real-time test signals therefor; automatically correlating the stored simulation data with the actual real-time test signals; and performing at least one of overlaying and/or displaying the correlated simulation data as virtual signals with the real-time test signals; and employing a trigger event automatically ascertained from the stored simulation data and triggering the electronic test equipment based thereon, thereby automatically controlling real-time testing of the electronic component via the stored simulation data. | 01-22-2009 |
20090295449 | DUTY CYCLE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR MEASURING AND MAINTAINING BALANCED CLOCK DUTY CYCLE - A circuit and method for measuring duty cycle uncertainty in an on-chip global clock. A global clock is provided to a delay line at a local clock buffer. Delay line taps (inverter outputs) are inputs to a register that is clocked by the local clock buffer. The register captures clock edges, which are filtered to identify a single location for each edge. Imbalance in space between the edges indicated imbalance in duty cycle. Up/down signals are generated from any imbalance and passed to a phase locked loop to adjust the balance. | 12-03-2009 |
20100100786 | SERIAL TEST MODE OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) - A methodology to perform testing of integrated circuits (IC) wherein a reduced number of Input/Output (IO) pins may used to load testing patterns and capture test results from test structures after an IC has been installed in its intended application is provided. This methodology utilizes a software engine that receives and translates a parallel test pattern into serial data patterns operable to be provided on the reduced number of I/O pins. A serial process loader then loads the serial data patterns to the test structures within the IC. The IC receives the serial patterns and in turn translates them into parallel test patterns in order to apply the test patterns to the appropriate test structures. The results are captured and then translated into a serial format for communication from the IC to a test unit for analysis. | 04-22-2010 |
Robert Christopher Dixon, Austin, TX US
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20090094496 | System and Method for Improved LBIST Power and Run Time - A method for improved Logic Built-In Self-Test (LBIST) includes providing a plurality of control signal sets, by an LBIST controller, to an LBIST domain comprising a plurality of LBIST satellite modules. Each of the plurality of LBIST satellite modules receives an individual one of the plurality of control signal sets. The LBIST controller interleaves the LBIST channel scan and LBIST sequence operations for each of the LBIST satellite modules, through the plurality of control signal sets. | 04-09-2009 |
20090210566 | MULTI-CHIP DIGITAL SYSTEM SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS - The present invention provides for a system. The system includes a plurality of controllers, each controller comprising at least an output pin and a plurality of input pins and configured to receive self-identify control signals through one or more of the plurality of input pins and to transmit a controller self-identify signal through the output pin based on the self-identify control signals. Each output pin is coupled to an external system. A processor couples to a first input pin of the plurality of input pins of each of the plurality of controllers and is configured to generate self-identify control signals and to transmit the self-identify control signals to the plurality of controllers. | 08-20-2009 |
Sandra L. Dixon, Temple, TX US
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20130041797 | BANKING LOCATION UTILIZING SECURE TRANSACTION STATION AND METHOD OF PROCESSING CONSUMER BANKING TRANSACTIONS - A banking location having one or more transaction stations each with a secure automated cash recycler for receiving and dispensing money for customer deposits and withdrawals. The banking location may further include a remote assistance station for connecting a customer with a complicated transaction with a banking associate from a remote location who may complete the customer transaction without disrupting the customer transaction flow of the banking branch. | 02-14-2013 |