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20080244065 | CHRONOLOGY DISPLAY AND FEATURE FOR ONLINE PRESENTATIONS AND WEB PAGES - A chronology display is generated for use with a web presentation or other form of network presentation. The chronology display may include a plurality of intervals, with each interval representative of a period of time. In an embodiment, some of the intervals may indicate a number of content items provided on the network presentation during the time period that corresponds to each particular interval. The indication may be provided by a characteristic, such as for example, a color or shading that represents the number of content items provided on the network presentation. | 10-02-2008 |
20100205175 | CAP-SENSITIVE TEXT SEARCH FOR DOCUMENTS - A capitalization-sensitive (“Cap-sensitive”) search is a feature that provides the ability to specify as search criteria both a term and a capitalization characteristic or signature of the term. There are conventional approaches that enable a capital-sensitive approach to be performed from within a document. | 08-12-2010 |
20120011433 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING CATEGORIZED CONTENT ON A SITE USING PROGRAMMATIC AND MANUAL SELECTION OF CONTENT ITEMS - Embodiments provide for the creation of network pages or presentations that include pages on which programmatically selected/categorized content and manually-identified content from website users may be combined and displayed. | 01-12-2012 |
20120284629 | CHRONOLOGY DISPLAY AND FEATURE FOR ONLINE PRESENTATIONS AND WEBPAGES - A chronology display is generated for use with a web presentation or other form of network presentation. The chronology display may include a plurality of intervals, with each interval representative of a period of time. In an embodiment, some of the intervals may indicate a number of content items provided on the network presentation during the time period that corresponds to each particular interval. The indication may be provided by a characteristic, such as for example, a color or shading that represents the number of content items provided on the network presentation. | 11-08-2012 |
20120311434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CATEGORIZATION AND AGGREGATION OF CONTENT FROM NETWORK SITES - A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page. | 12-06-2012 |
20140236954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING CATEGORIZATION AND AGGREGATION OF CONTENT FROM NETWORK SITES - A plurality of content items are retrieved from multiple network sites. Content from each content item is programmatically analyzed in order to associate that content item with one or more categories. The one or more categories may be part of a larger set of predefined categories. A network page is assigned to one or more corresponding categories in the set of predefined categories. At least some content is provided on the network page using one or more content items that were associated with the one or more categories assigned to that network page. | 08-21-2014 |
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20120150819 | Trash Daemon - A method of managing a database system that includes a swarm database with nodes of processors and memory. The memory stores programs that can be executed on the processors. Determining data files to delete, moving the data files to delete to a trash directory, truncating using a trash daemon, larger files to delete to smaller sized file pieces and deleting the smaller sized file pieces by a local operation system. | 06-14-2012 |
20120150844 | Slashtags - A method of requesting a search query to be displayed in a web browser. The method includes receiving search terms and slash operators and generating results based on the search terms and slash operators. | 06-14-2012 |
20120158694 | Combinators - A method of managing a database system that receives N number of requests from one or more nodes in the database system. The N requests are combined before initiating operations to attend to the requests. The number of operations to attend to the requests is reduced and this reduced number of operations is executed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158800 | Hierarchical Diff Files - A method of organizing a data in a database system using a swarm database system that has one or more nodes comprising one or more processors and memory, the memory of the one or more nodes storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors. Identifying data to store in one or more tables on a bucket, wherein the bucket is a allocation of a partitioned storage in a node of the one or more nodes. Assigning to each of the identified data an identifier and a data storage hierarchical level of a plurality of hierarchical levels. | 06-21-2012 |
20120210047 | RAM Daemons - A method of managing a database system using a swarm database system that communicates a request to read data to at least a subset of nodes. Checking the identifier by each respective node in the subset of nodes to determine if the requested read data is stored in the node. Providing the read data to the first node if the respective node in the subset includes read data. | 08-16-2012 |
20130091144 | Combinators to Build a Search Engine - A method of counting items in a database system. The database system having nodes comprising processors and memory where the memory stores programs to be executed by the processors. Identifying and counting M unique number of items. Determining and storing a logcount for M unique items. | 04-11-2013 |
20130159251 | Dedicating Disks to Reading or Writing - A method of increasing the speed of disk reading and writing operations in a database by using nodes of memory and processors where the memory stores programs to be executed by the processors. The data in the database is separated into one or more buckets and at least two replicas of each bucket of data are stored in different storage devices of the nodes. Determining a subset of storage devices that will be dedicated to writing, while keeping at least one replica of each bucket dedicated to reading and dedicating at least a substantial portion of the remaining storage devices to reading. | 06-20-2013 |
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20110289459 | Orbital Representation of Hierarchical Navigation - Hierarchical structures are visualized and navigated using an orbital model. Sibling nodes are orbitally displayed in a generally circular arrangement along an orbital path. Choosing one of the orbitally displayed nodes opens it, moving down in the hierarchy. Nodes which were not chosen are undisplayed, and child node(s) of the chosen node are orbitally displayed. Node movements may be animated. A history displays recently chosen nodes. Choosing a parent node of the orbiting nodes undisplays the child nodes, and the parent node and its siblings are orbitally displayed, thereby moving up in the hierarchy. A user may select nodes from different parts of the hierarchy by moving them into a selection tray. Selected nodes can then be subjected to a specified batch operation. Controls are available for sorting nodes and/or for altering node appearance in the display. | 11-24-2011 |
20140282378 | INLINE DISPLAY AND PREVIEW OF RELATED INFORMATION FOR ELEMENTS IN A DOCUMENT - Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a developer's ability to find and navigate relevant documents, relationships, and other information related to an identifier in the code they are developing. An inline viewport is presented to the user in response to the user selecting an identifier in the code whereby the user is able to see relevant information related to the identifier in a spatially consistent location with the code they are investigating. Further, the developer has the ability to make changes to the code in the viewport without leaving the current editor. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282387 | INLINE DISPLAY AND PREVIEW OF RELATED INFORMATION FOR ELEMENTS IN A DOCUMENT - Disclosed herein is a system and method for optimizing a developer's ability to find and navigate relevant documents, relationships, and other information related to an identifier in the code they are developing. An inline viewport is presented to the user in response to the user selecting an identifier in the code whereby the user is able to see relevant information related to the identifier in a spatially consistent location with the code they are investigating. Further, the developer has the ability to make changes to the code in the viewport without leaving the current editor. | 09-18-2014 |
20150130807 | MAINTAINING 3D LABELS AS STABLE OBJECTS IN 3D WORLD - Architecture that enables the preservation of label readability in a scene (e.g., map, map tiles, graphical background, etc.) by way of label orientation relative to a fixed heading on a plane or curved surface. After identifying an initial fixed heading, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene along that heading without changing the camera heading as measured relative to a fixed point does not alter label orientation. In a mapping implementation, after identifying an initial fixed camera heading over terrain of the Earth, movement of the camera (e.g., zoom-in, zoom-out, position change, etc.) in the scene without changing the camera heading as measured relative to some fixed point does not change label orientation. The orientation of labels may be changed if the heading of the camera is altered, but this change is delayed until camera movement quiesces. | 05-14-2015 |
20150135116 | CONTROL USER INTERFACE ELEMENT FOR CONTINUOUS VARIABLE - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for providing a control user interface (UI) element. The control UI element, associated with a continuous variable, may be displayed, such as in association with a user interface (e.g., the control UI element may correspond to a view rotation variable of a map interface). The control UI element may comprise a current state indicator element configured to display a current state of the continuous variable (e.g., a compass displaying a current heading associated with the view rotation variable). The control UI element may be populated with one or more expanded control elements associated with various aspects of the continuous variable (e.g., a first expanded control element may be used to modify a right rotation aspect of the view rotation variable and a second expanded control element may be used to modify a left rotation aspect of the view rotation variable). | 05-14-2015 |
20150215530 | UNIVERSAL CAPTURE - Architecture that enables the automatic capture and save images of objects and scenes in multiple media formats such as images, videos, and 3D (three-dimension). The user can shoot now and decide the medium later. Thereafter, the user can choose which format to review and perform editing, if desired. Moreover, once the user interacts to cause the imaging system to activate (a capture signal), the architecture continually captures images of the object or scene until the user sends a save signal to terminate further capture. Thus, where there may have been a bad shot taken, the user can peruse the set of images for a preferred shot, rather than being left with no good shot at all. The architecture enables the capture of images for a predetermined time before the user activates the capture signal (a pre-capture mode) as well as after the user activates the save signal (a post-save mode). | 07-30-2015 |
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20100000851 | Method and Apparatus for Water Distillation and Recovery - Contaminated water stored in an equalization basin is distributed to one or more flash vessels and a desired vacuum is pulled in a filled flash vessel, reducing the boiling point of the contained contaminated water. The suction force is preferably created by passing the contaminated water under pressure through a differential pressure injector. The contaminated water in the flash vessel completes an electrical circuit between conductive plates and a heating element that are submerged therein. An alternating electrical current is applied, some of which is conducted by the contaminated water to a heating element that heats the water, and the rest of which dissipates as thermal energy, heating the contaminated water. The alternating current is preferably generated by passing the contaminated water under pressure through a hydroelectric power generator. Little thermal energy is needed to evaporate the contaminated water, which condenses at the top of the flash vessel and is collected from a collection trough. Slurry created by distillation is delivered to the equalization basin to increase the conductivity and temperature of the stored contaminated water. | 01-07-2010 |
20110077144 | REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESIN AND RECOVERY OF REGENERANT SOLUTION - An apparatus and method for regenerating spent ion exchange resin is described. In one method, a fresh regenerant solution comprising sodium ions and chloride ions is prepared, and passed across spent cation exchange resin to regenerate the spent resin. To recover the spent regenerant solution, a regenerant treatment composition is added to the spent solution to form precipitate flocs, which are then separated out of the regenerant solution. The concentration of at least one of the sodium or chloride ions in the regenerant solution can also be adjusted to form fresh regenerant solution which can be reused. | 03-31-2011 |
20140196753 | REGENERATION OF ION EXCHANGE RESIN AND RECOVERY OF REGENERANT SOLUTION - An apparatus and method for regenerating spent ion exchange resin and recovering regenerant fluid is described. A regeneration system has a regeneration vat, a regeneration solution tank, a regenerant recovery tank, a chemical dispenser, a solids separator, a pH adjuster and a pump. The regeneration vat holds the spent resin and is connected to the regeneration solution tank to allow transfer of regenerant solution into the regeneration vat. Spent regenerant fluid travels to the regenerant recovery tank, where it is treated with chemicals provided from the chemical dispenser. The solids separator receives the treated regenerant liquid and separates precipitate flocs from the treated regenerant liquid. The concentration of chloride ions in the separated regenerant solution can be adjusted by the pH adjuster to form fresh regenerant solution. The pump pumps the fresh regenerant solution to the regenerant solution tank to regenerate additional spent cation exchange resin. | 07-17-2014 |
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20120067288 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises an aqueous chlorine dioxide disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The hand-held applicator is remotely operable relative to the disinfectant solution source. | 03-22-2012 |
20120240865 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises a disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The scrubbing elements include a brush that has an array of bristles including a first set of bristles having a first radial length and a second set of bristles that have a second radial length that is longer than the first radial length. | 09-27-2012 |
20130284110 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a system for cleaning teats of multiple milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are housed in a parlor area and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system comprises a disinfectant solution source provided at the parlor area; and, a hand-held. applicator having a housing volume within which one or more scrubbing elements are positioned for engaging a teat of the milk-producing animal having been inserted in the volume for cleaning. The scrubbing elements include a brush that has an array of bristles including a first set of bristles having a first radial length and a second set of bristles that have a second radial length that is longer than the first radial length. | 10-31-2013 |
20140020633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL AND MONITORING TEAT CLEANING PROCEDURES - A system for monitoring a teat cleaning and disinfectant before a milking operation is started that comprises one or more controllers that are configured to monitor various operating parameters of the system. In an embodiment, the current supplied to a motor that drives scrubbing elements in an applicator in order to identify or determine when a teat of a cow is inserted and then removed from the applicator during a wash mode and dry mode. The controller is programmed to count each teat that is properly prepped for milking in order to determine the number of cows that have been properly prepped for milking. If certain thresholds, such as predetermined number of teats on a cow, have not been met a cow is not counted as having been properly prepped. | 01-23-2014 |
20140060449 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - An embodiment of the invention is directed to a mobile system for cleaning teats of milk-producing animals, wherein the animals are temporarily housed in a building and the teats are cleaned or disinfected before a milking operation is started. The system includes a mobile cart configured for movement along a floor of the building and a container on the cart containing a disinfectant solution. A remotely operable hand-held applicator is provided in fluid communication with the container for cleaning teats of a milk producing animal. The system further includes a pump, a control circuit, and a motor, for operating the system to disinfect and clean the teats of the milk-producing animal. In an embodiment, the container, power source, control circuit and pump are disposed on the cart with the hand-held applicator operatively connected to the control circuit, motor and container. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076237 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL AND MONITORING TEAT CLEANING PROCEDURES - A system for monitoring a teat cleaning and disinfectant before a milking operation is started that comprises one or more controllers that are configured to monitor various operating parameters of the system. In an embodiment, the current supplied to a motor that drives scrubbing elements in an applicator in order to identify or determine when a teat of a cow is inserted and then removed from the applicator during a wash mode and dry mode. The controller is programmed to count each teat that is properly prepped for milking in order to determine the number of cows that have been properly prepped for milking. If certain thresholds, such as predetermined number of teats on a cow, have not been met a cow is not counted as having been properly prepped. | 03-20-2014 |
20140090607 | APPARATUS FOR BRUSHING CATTLE - An apparatus for brushing cattle comprises a motor mounted to a fixed support structure, and the motor remains stationary during operation of the apparatus. A pivotal motor output shaft assembly is operatively connected to the motor, and disposed vertically and downwardly relative the motor; and, a brush is attached to the shaft assembly distal to the motor, wherein the motor drives the output shaft causing the brush to rotate. The motor may have a longitudinal disposed and a gear assembly is connected to the motor and the output shaft assembly. The shaft assembly is pivotal at a location along the shaft location between the brush and the motor and/or gear assembly. | 04-03-2014 |
20150040835 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL AND MONITORING TEAT CLEANING PROCEDURES - A system for monitoring a teat cleaning and disinfectant before a milking operation is started that comprises one or more controllers that are configured to monitor various operating parameters of the system. In an embodiment, the current supplied to a motor that drives scrubbing elements in an applicator in order to identify or determine when a teat of a cow is inserted and then removed from the applicator during a wash mode and dry mode. The controller is programmed to count each teat that is properly prepped for milking in order to determine the number of cows that have been properly prepped for milking. If certain thresholds, such as predetermined number of teats on a cow, have not been met a cow is not counted as having been properly prepped. | 02-12-2015 |
20150208605 | HAND-HELD APPLICATOR TO CLEAN TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - The embodiments are directed to a hand-held applicator ( | 07-30-2015 |
20150245586 | PORTABLE SYSTEM FOR CLEANING TEATS OF A MILK-PRODUCING ANIMAL - The embodiments are directed to a portable system for cleaning teats of a milk producing animal comprising a container holding a disinfectant solution and a hand-held applicator including at least two scrubbing elements wherein the hand-held applicator is in fluid communication with the container. The container is preferably, but not necessarily, supported on an operator. In addition, a power source, a controller and a pump are supported on the operator. The container, power source, controller and pump may be operatively connected to one or more straps on the operator. A motor is in signal communication with the power source and controller to actuate the scrubbing elements as the disinfectant solution is supplied to the hand-held applicator and scrubbing elements to clean the teats of the milk-producing animal. | 09-03-2015 |
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20100069224 | CUBIC BORON NITRIDE CERAMIC COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF - Composite materials composed of cubic boron nitride (cBN) and a matrix component of various ceramic oxides, nitrides, and solid solutions of matrix materials as well as whisker reinforcements. Methods of manufacture and their use in high performance machining of ferrous metals are also claimed and disclosed. | 03-18-2010 |
20100069225 | METHOD OF SOLID PCBN SYTHESIS - The invention generally relates to a sintered CBN composite compact having a non-CBN portion. The compact includes about 86 to about 90% CBN and the non CBN portion contains borides and nitrides of Al. The compact is for use as a cutting tool insert in continuous machining of gray cast iron. The sintered compact has a thermal conductivity of 1.25-4 W/cm/° K. in the temperature range of about 200° C. to about 600° C. and sonic velocity of at least about 14.5 Km/sec at room temperature. | 03-18-2010 |
20110059311 | SINTERED COMPACT - A sintered cubic boron nitride (cBN) compact for use in a tool is obtained by sintering a mixture of (i) cubic boron nitride, (ii) aluminum oxide, (iii) one or more refractory metal compounds, and (iv) aluminum and/or one or more non-oxide aluminum compounds. The sintered bodies may have sufficient strength and toughness to be used as a tool material in solid, i.e. not carbide supported, form, and may be useful in heavy machining of cast irons. | 03-10-2011 |
20130061534 | METHOD OF SOLID PCBN SYTHESIS - The invention generally relates to a sintered CBN composite compact having a non-CBN portion. The compact includes about 86 to about 90% CBN and the non CBN portion contains borides and nitrides of Al. The compact is for use as a cutting tool insert in continuous machining of gray cast iron. The sintered compact has a thermal conductivity of 1.25-4 W/cm/° K. in the temperature range of about 200° C. to about 600° C. and sonic velocity of at least about 14.5 Km/sec at room temperature. | 03-14-2013 |
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20120220000 | ENGINEERING MICROBES FOR EFFICIENT PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS - This present invention relates to production of chemicals from microorganisms that have been genetically engineered and metabolically evolved. Improvements in chemical production have been established, and particular mutations that lead to those improvements have been identified. Specific examples are given in the identification of mutations that occurred during the metabolic evolution of a bacterial strain genetically engineered to produce succinic acid. This present invention also provides a method for evaluating the industrial applicability of mutations that were selected during the metabolic evolution for increased succinic acid production. This present invention further provides microorganisms engineered to have mutations that are selected during metabolic evolution and contribute to improved production of succinic acid, other organic acids and other chemicals of commercial interest. | 08-30-2012 |
20120225461 | ORGANIC ACID PRODUCTION IN MICROORGANISMS BY COMBINED REDUCTIVE AND OXIDATIVE TRICABOXYLIC ACID CYLCE PATHWAYS - This invention relates to succinic acid production from renewable feedstock using microbial biocatalysts genetically modified to produce succinic acid in commercially significant quantities. More specifically, this invention relates to the genetic manipulations in the pathway of carbon from renewable feedstock to succinic acid. | 09-06-2012 |
20150044755 | PRODUCTION OF MUCONIC ACID FROM GENETICALLY ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS - This present invention is in the field of producing renewable chemical feedstocks using biocatalysts that have been genetically engineered to increase their ability to convert renewable carbon resources into useful compounds. More specifically, the present invention provides a process for producing muconic acid form renewable carbon resources using a genetically modified organism. | 02-12-2015 |
20150240270 | PRODUCTION OF ORGANIC ACIDS BY FERMENTATION AT LOW PH - This invention relates to the biosynthesis of organic acids in genetically modified microorganisms. More specifically, this invention provides genetically modified microorganisms that are particularly tolerant to organic acids at low pH and are capable of producing organic acids by fermentation at low pH. | 08-27-2015 |