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20100185017 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 07-22-2010 |
20110189743 | MICROBIAL SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Provided are improved recombinant microorganisms, and methods of use thereof, for metabolizing biomolecules and producing commodity chemicals such as ethanol therefrom, and genetic constructs to achieve that end. | 08-04-2011 |
20110287521 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 11-24-2011 |
20120142081 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF COMMODITY CHEMICALS - Methods, enzymes, recombinant microorganism, and microbial systems are provided for converting suitable monosaccharides or oligosaccharides, such as those derived from biomass, as well as various aldehydes and/or ketones, into commodity chemicals, such as biofuels. Commodity chemicals produced by the methods described herein are also provided. Commodity chemical enriched, refinery-produced petroleum products are also provided, as well as methods for producing the same. | 06-07-2012 |
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20130006049 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to tissue. | 01-03-2013 |
20130035555 | SYSTEMS, IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions such as vaginal prolapse and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools being useful for accessing a posterior region of pelvic anatomy, and related methods. Such devices can include retractors, introducers, and other devices for accessing desired areas of a patient's anatomy. | 02-07-2013 |
20130060189 | Multi-Needle Delivery System and Method - A multi-needle injection system having a collapsible and expandable frame portion is provided. The system can be adapted for delivery trans-urethrally into the bladder, and expanded to touch or penetrate a wall portion of the bladder. A plurality of positioned needles can inject at multiple points into the bladder wall simultaneously to introduce a therapeutic or treatment substance. | 03-07-2013 |
20150105623 | SYSTEMS, IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENTS OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedure systems, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions such as vaginal prolapse and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools being useful for accessing a posterior region of pelvic anatomy, and related methods. Such devices can include retractors, introducers, and other devices for accessing desired areas of a patient's anatomy. | 04-16-2015 |
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20150102059 | CANISTER - A novel canister storage system, mixing system, canister assembly, dispensing system, and tracking system. In one or more embodiments, the systems are used for storing, mixing and dispensing fluids. In one application, the fluid includes one or more paint toners. | 04-16-2015 |
20150102060 | STORAGE, MIXING, DISPENSING AND TRACKING SYSTEM - A novel canister storage system, mixing system, canister assembly, dispensing system, and tracking system. In one or more embodiments, the systems are used for storing, mixing and dispensing fluids. | 04-16-2015 |
20150103621 | PAINT STORAGE AND MIXING SYSTEM - A novel canister storage system, mixing system, canister assembly, dispensing system, and tracking system. In one or more embodiments, the systems are used for storing, mixing and dispensing fluids. In one application, the fluid includes one or more paint toners. | 04-16-2015 |
20150108160 | PAINT DISPENSING SYSTEM - A novel canister storage system, mixing system, canister assembly, dispensing system, and tracking system. In one or more embodiments, the systems are used for storing, mixing and dispensing fluids. In one application, the fluid includes one or more paint toners. | 04-23-2015 |
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20130324911 | ABLATION DEVICE WITH DRUG DELIVERY COMPONENT - An ablation system includes a source of electrosurgical energy, a source of coolant fluid, and an ablation electrode assembly operatively connected to the source of electrosurgical energy and fluidly-coupled to the source of coolant fluid. The ablation electrode assembly includes a hub defining a chamber therein and one or more electrically-conductive ablation needles extending from the hub. The ablation system also includes one or more delivery needles extending from the hub. The one or more delivery needles are selectively moveable from a first position, wherein the distal end of the delivery needle is disposed proximal to the distal end portion of the ablation needle, to at least a second position, wherein at least the distal end of the delivery needle is disposed distally beyond the distal end portion of the ablation needle. | 12-05-2013 |
20140079790 | MULTI-ENCAPSULATED FORMULATIONS MADE WITH OXIDIZED CELLULOSE FOR IN-SITU REACTIONS - A microsphere and methods for forming the same are disclosed. The microsphere includes modified cellulose and at least one of precursors for is-situ polymerization or endothermic/exothermic reactions. | 03-20-2014 |
20150065944 | DRUG-DELIVERY DEVICE FOR USE WITH ABLATION DEVICE - A drug-delivery device includes a body configured for attachment to a handle of an ablation device, a shaft portion defining a passageway therein, and a delivery lumen to provide for drug delivery to tissue. The body includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a contoured portion disposed therebetween. The contoured portion is configured for engagement with a contoured portion of the handle of the ablation device. The shaft portion includes a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the shaft engages with an opening defined in the distal end of the body. The passageway of the shaft portion is configured to receive the delivery lumen slideably moveably therein. The delivery lumen includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The drug-delivery device also includes a knob member coupled to the proximal portion of the delivery lumen. | 03-05-2015 |
20150065964 | DRUG-DELIVERY CANNULA ASSEMBLY - A drug-delivery cannula assembly includes a cannula housing adapted for receiving at least one obturator shaft of an obturator assembly therethrough, one or more cannulae, and a supply line coupled to the cannula housing. The cannula housing is adapted for receiving one or more obturator shafts of an obturator assembly therethrough. The one or more cannulae define a longitudinal axis and a passageway aligned with the longitudinal axis. The one or more cannulae each include a proximal end coupled to the cannula housing. The cannula housing is configured to fluidly-couple the one or more cannulae to a source of a drug delivery supply for supplying drugs via the supply line to the one or more cannulae. | 03-05-2015 |
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20140324826 | TARGETED CONTENT PROVISIONING BASED UPON TAGGED SEARCH RESULTS - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324827 | SEARCH RESULT ORGANIZING BASED UPON TAGGING - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324828 | SEARCH RESULT TAGGING - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324829 | TAGGED SEARCH RESULT MAINTAINANCE - One or more techniques and/or systems are provided for tagging search results, organizing tagged search results for later access from various devices, public sharing of tagged search results, and/or providing targeted content based upon search results tagged by a user. That is, a user may tag a search result (e.g., a website, an image, a social network profile, etc.), such as through a one-click user input, with a tag to create a tagged search result. The tagged search result may be organized into a public tag collection for sharing and/or exploration of tagged search results by other users. The tagged search result may be organized into a personal tag collection for later access by the user from any device. Because the tagged search result may be indicative of an interest of the user, targeted content associated with the tagged search result may be provided to the user. | 10-30-2014 |
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20110273669 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL OPTHALMIC MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A wavefront measurement system, for measurement of aberrations in the eye, and for measurement of the topography of the cornea of the eye. The system differs from previously available systems in that the wavefront measurement of the eye's aberrations can be performed as a function of eye accommodation. Furthermore, methods for reducing corneal reflection are described. Additionally, the use of a very short focal length Hartman Shack lenslet array enables a very wide range of low order aberrations, up to ±25 diopters, to be measured without any refocusing or motion of the system. Also, methods are described for enabling the presence of defects within the eye to be determined using the aberration measurement system. Another embodiment captures the pupil centering position without any projected illumination pattern being used, so that a subsequent accurate centering and focusing procedure can commence at the initially captured position, thus reducing measurement time. | 11-10-2011 |
20150042957 | OBJECTIVE PHOROPTER SYSTEM - Systems for performing combined phoropter and refractive measurements to ascertain the aberrations present in the eye of a subject. The systems use a pair of phoropter wheel assemblies, one for each eye, each assembly comprising a number of lens wheels incorporating the series of lenses and wedges required to compensate for a range of refractive vision aberrations. The vision of each eye is corrected by a combination of a subjective phoropter measurement, iteratively performed with an objective wavefront analysis measurement to determine the residual aberrations existing after the initial phoropter correction. The system is able to automatically align the axes of each wavefront analyzer with is corresponding eye, by means of centering the pupil image in the wavefront analyzer camera, and to determine the pupil distance. By changing the focusing point on the wavefront analyzer of the light refleeted from the eye, the corneal profile can be measured. | 02-12-2015 |
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20140088088 | ANTI-CANCER ACTIVITY OF NOVEL BICYCLIC HETEROCYCLES - The present invention relates to compound of formula I, II, III, or IV, and/or a pharmaceutical acceptable addition salt thereof and/or a stereoisomer thereof and/or a solvate thereof, Formulas (I), (II), (III) and (IV) wherein R | 03-27-2014 |
20140294870 | Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorder Therapy - Compounds that bind to phosphatidylinositol-4-kinase IIIβ (PI4KIIIβ) and inhibit the binding of PI4KIIIβ to its substrate and/or inhibit PI4KIIIβ activity may be used in the treatment and/or prevention of an autoimmune or inflammatory disorder, or organ or cell transplant rejection. A new assay for identifying compounds for use in treating and/or preventing those pathological conditions, which comprises measuring the inhibition of PI4KIIIβ activity, is also disclosed. | 10-02-2014 |
20140309222 | Therapeutically Active Fused Pyrimidine Derivatives - A series of monocyclic or bicyclic diamine-substituted thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine and isothiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives are beneficial in the treatment and/or prevention of various human ailments, including inflammatory, autoimmune and oncological disorders; viral diseases; and organ and cell transplant rejection. | 10-16-2014 |
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20150100824 | Power Sequencing and Data Hardening Architecture - The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to enable power sequencing and a data hardening module in a storage device. In one aspect, the method includes determining whether a power supply voltage provided to the storage device is lower than an under-voltage threshold. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the power supply voltage is lower than the under-voltage threshold, performing a power fail operation, the power fail operation including: (1) signaling a power fail condition to a plurality of controllers on the storage device, (2) transferring data held in volatile memory to non-volatile memory, and (3) removing power from the plurality of controllers on the storage device. | 04-09-2015 |
20150149806 | Hard Power Fail Architecture - The various implementations described herein include systems, methods and/or devices used to enable power sequencing and data hardening in a storage device. In one aspect, the method includes determining whether a power supply voltage provided to the storage device is higher than an over-voltage threshold. The method further includes, in accordance with a determination that the power supply voltage is higher than the over-voltage threshold, performing a power fail operation, the power fail operation including: (1) signaling a power fail condition to a plurality of controllers on the storage device, (2) transferring data held in volatile memory to non-volatile memory, and (3) removing power from the plurality of controllers on the storage device. | 05-28-2015 |
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20130066236 | MOUTHGUARD APPARATUS AND RELATED METHOD - A mouthguard apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the mouthguard apparatus includes an electronics package adapted to attach removably to a dental appliance. The dental appliance may be configured to be secured within the mouth of a user. At least portions of the electronics package adapted to extend external to a mouth of the user when the electronics package is attached to the dental appliance and the dental appliance is secured within the mouth of the user, in various aspects. Related methods are disclosed herein. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof. | 03-14-2013 |
20130068237 | DENTAL APPLIANCE AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A dental appliance, related methods of manufacture, and compositions of matter are disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dental appliance may include material layers bonded to one another. The bond between the material layers may be formed, at least in part, by interdigitation of the material layers with one another. Methods of forming the interdigitation are disclosed herein. Compositions of matter that may include interdigitated material layers are disclosed herein. | 03-21-2013 |
20130074851 | DENTAL APPLIANCE - A dental appliance is disclosed herein. The dental appliance, in various aspects, includes arms disposed about occlusal pad to secure the dental appliance in a removable fashion to the teeth of the user. The occlusal pad is formed from an occlusal pad material transformable between a pliable state and a non-pliable state, in various aspects. Associated methods of use are also disclosed herein. | 03-28-2013 |
20130081640 | INTERCHANGEABLE MOUTHGUARD COMPONENT SYSTEM - Embodiments relate to an interchangeable mouthguard component system. The system includes a mouthguard base with a receiving recess positioned within at least a front surface of the base, a securely attachable mouthguard component positioned to fit within the recess, one or more attaching posts positioned on one of the recess or component and one or more holes positioned opposite the posts on either the recess or component. The mouthguard component, when attached, is positioned sufficient to maintain a substantially flush front surface of the base. | 04-04-2013 |
20130247923 | HIGH PERFORMANCE MOUTHGUARD - Described herein is a high performance mouthguard. Generally, the mouthguard includes a tray formed from a non-softenable material. The tray generally includes an arched wall comprising a top, a bottom, a lingual surface, and a facial surface and, in addition to the arched wall, at least one generally vertical recess in at least a portion of the lingual surface. The mouthguard further includes a generally arched trough formed from a heat-softenable material. Generally, the trough includes an arched t wall comprising a lingual surface and a facial surface. Moreover, the trough includes at least one member protruding from the facial surface that is positioned and shaped to fit within the at least one recess of the tray. | 09-26-2013 |
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20130002715 | Image Sequence Reconstruction based on Overlapping Measurement Subsets - A compressive imaging mechanism for increasing the rate at which images can be acquired and reconstructed. An incident light stream is modulated with a time sequence of spatial patterns using a light modulator. The modulated light stream is sensed with a light sensor to obtain a time sequence (stream) of measurements. Overlapping subsets of the measurements are generated at a rate that equals a desired image rate. Each of the subsets is processed to algorithmically reconstruct a corresponding image, preferably with bounded latency. The resulting images are displayed at the desired image rate. The modulation, sensing, subset generation, reconstruction and display may be arranged as a continuous pipeline process. Different images rates may be achieved by changing the amount of overlap between the subsets. | 01-03-2013 |
20140104487 | Compensation of Compressive Imaging Measurements Based on Measurements from Power Meter - An imaging system and method that captures compressive sensing (CS) measurements of a received light stream, and also obtains samples of background light level (BGLL). The BGLL samples may be used to compensate the CS measurements for variations in the BGLL. The system includes: a light modulator to spatially modulate the received light stream with spatial patterns, and a lens to concentrate the modulated light stream onto a light detector. The samples of BGLL may be obtained in various ways: (a) injecting calibration patterns among the spatial patterns; (b) measuring complementary light reflected by digital micromirrors onto a secondary output path; (c) separating and measuring a portion of light from the optical input path; (d) low-pass filtering the CS measurements; and (e) employing a light power meter with its own separate input path. Also, the CS measurements may be high-pass filtered to attenuate background light variation. | 04-17-2014 |
20140168482 | OVERLAP PATTERNS AND IMAGE STITCHING FOR MULTIPLE-DETECTOR COMPRESSIVE-SENSING CAMERA - A mechanism for reconstructing sub-images based on measurement data acquired by an imaging system including an array of light modulating elements and an array of photodetectors. Each sub-image is reconstructed based on samples from a respective photodetector and a respective set of measurement patterns defined on a respective virtual sub-region on the modulating array. Each virtual sub-region is configured to include at least the light modulating elements that are able to send a non-trivial amount of light to the respective photodetector during a pattern application period. The virtual sub-regions overlap because many light modulating elements are capable of sending light to more than one photodetector. Whenever a measurement pattern of one virtual sub-region overlaps the measurement pattern of a neighboring virtual sub-region, the two measurement patterns agree by design. Thus, the measurement patterns for the collection of virtual sub-regions combine to form a pattern on the whole modulating array. | 06-19-2014 |
20140198236 | Generating Modulation Patterns for the Acquisition of Multiscale Information in Received Signals - A methodology for acquiring measurements of a signal at one or more scales of resolution, including: generating modulation patterns based on a predefined measurement matrix; modulating a received signal with the modulation patterns using the signal modulating array to obtain a modulated signal; and acquiring measurements of intensity of the modulated signal. Each modulation pattern is generated by: (a) selecting a corresponding row of the measurement matrix; (b) reordering elements of the selected row according to a permutation to obtain a reordered row; and (c) transferring the reordered row to the signal modulating array so that elements of the reordered row are mapped onto the signal modulating array. The permutation is defined so that a subset of the modulation patterns are coarse patterns that respect a partition of the signal modulating array into an array of superpixels, each superpixel including a respective group of the signal modulating elements. | 07-17-2014 |
20140211000 | Sensing Signals with Affine-Harmonically Related Rows of Kronecker-Product Matrices - A mechanism for efficiently loading rows of an N×N transform matrix H | 07-31-2014 |
20140211039 | Efficient Transforms and Efficient Row Generation for Kronecker Products of Hadamard Matrices - If a Hadamard matrix H | 07-31-2014 |
20140297703 | SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION USING TOTAL-VARIATION PRIMAL-DUAL HYBRID GRADIENT (TV-PDHG) ALGORITHM - A mechanism for reconstructing a signal (e.g., an image) based on a vector s, which includes measurements of the signal. The measurements have been acquired using at least a portion of a measurement vector set represented by a matrix H. Each of the measurements corresponds to a respective row of the matrix H. (For example, each of the measurements may correspond to an inner product between the signal and a respective row of the matrix product HD, wherein D is a generalized permutation matrix.) A total-variation primal-dual hybrid gradient (TV-PDHG) algorithm is executed based on data including the matrix H and the vector s, to determine an estimate for the signal. The TV-PDHG algorithm is implemented in fixed-point arithmetic. | 10-02-2014 |
20150116563 | Adaptive Sensing of a Programmable Modulator System - A technique to collect measurements that are adapted to a signal/scene of interest is presented. The measurements are correlations with patterns that serve as modulating waveforms. The patterns correspond respectively to rows of a sensing matrix. The method uses a sensing matrix whose rows are partitioned into blocks. Each block corresponds to a distinct feature or salient property of the scene. For each block, the method collects a number of measurements of the signal/scene based on selected rows of the block, and generates one or more associated statistics for the block based on said measurements. The statistics for the blocks are then analyzed (e.g., sorted) to determine the most important blocks. Subsequent measurements of the signal/scene may be based on rows from those most important blocks. The original measurements and/or the subsequent measurements may then be used in an algorithm to reconstruct the signal/scene. | 04-30-2015 |
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20140201043 | ENTITY RESOLUTION WITHOUT USING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION - In a method for tracking purchases by a customer, records of purchases forming transaction records are received, identifying a product, service, or category of product or service purchased, and a date/ time of purchase. Location records of usage of mobile devices by respective users are received, indicating a date and time of each usage and an identifier of the corresponding user. Using the transaction records and the location records, locations of the mobile devices at respective dates and times of their usage are correlated to respective locations of stores that provide products and services being purchased. Based on the dates and times of several transaction records, dates and times of several location records are matched within a predetermined time window for one customer. A determination is made that the one customer purchased one or more of the categories of products or services in the matching transaction records. | 07-17-2014 |
20140337111 | REWARDING ONLINE ADVOCATES - A method and associated systems for rewarding online advocates. The invention identifies a primary advocate as a person or entity that endorses or advocates a product or service. The invention then automatically detects, tracks, and analyzes characteristics of the advocate's act of advocating the product or service to recipients. The invention also tracks the primary advocate's conversions, which occur when the primary advocate's act of advocating influences a recipient into advocating a product or service. The invention then automatically rewards the primary advocate as a function of characteristics of the primary advocate's influence and of the primary advocate's ability to convert recipients. | 11-13-2014 |
20140344270 | DATA CLUSTERING AND USER MODELING FOR NEXT-BEST-ACTION DECISIONS - Embodiments herein provide data clustering and user modeling for next-best-action decisions. Specifically, a modeling tool is configured to: receive indicators within unstructured social data from a plurality of users; analyze the unstructured social data of each of the plurality of users to assign a set of feature vectors to each of the plurality of users, each feature vector corresponding to one or more personality characteristics of each of the plurality of users; and analyze the feature vectors to identify two or more users from the plurality of users sharing a set of similar feature vectors. The modeling tool is further configured to: group the two or more users from the plurality of users sharing the set of similar feature vectors to form a cluster; identify attributes of the cluster; and input the attributes of the cluster into a predictive model to determine an offer corresponding to the cluster. | 11-20-2014 |
20140358805 | Illegal Activity Detection through Interpersonal Relationship Resolution - The detection of illegal activity through interpersonal relationship resolution. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: assigning a risk assessment score to a person of interest; identifying and mapping at least one first line connection of the person of interest; assigning a risk assessment score to each first line connection; updating the risk assessment score assigned to the person of interest based on the risk assessment score assigned to each first line connection; comparing the risk assessment score of the person of interest to at least one threshold value; and detecting an illegal activity based on the comparing. | 12-04-2014 |
20140358811 | Illegal Activity Detection through Interpersonal Relationship Resolution - The detection of illegal activity through interpersonal relationship resolution. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: assigning a risk assessment score to a person of interest; identifying and mapping at least one first line connection of the person of interest; assigning a risk assessment score to each first line connection; updating the risk assessment score assigned to the person of interest based on the risk assessment score assigned to each first line connection; comparing the risk assessment score of the person of interest to at least one threshold value; and detecting an illegal activity based on the comparing. | 12-04-2014 |
20140365305 | PROVIDING GEOSPATIAL-TEMPORAL NEXT-BEST-ACTION DECISIONS - Embodiments herein provide geospatial-temporal next-best-action decisions. Specifically, a predictive modeling tool is configured to receive, from a user, a first instance of unstructured data, the unstructured data containing an indicator of a transacting opportunity, and generate a profile for the user by combining the unstructured data with structured data, the profile including personality characteristics and identifying information of the user. The profile is used to identify the user as a producer of a second instance of unstructured data by comparing the personality characteristics and identifying information of the user to the second instance of unstructured data. A commercial offer is then generated based on information from the profile of the user and at least one of the first instance of unstructured data or the second instance of unstructured data, and the offer is communicated to the user when the user is located within a predetermined proximity to a retailer. | 12-11-2014 |
20150088608 | Customer Feedback Analyzer - A method and system for analyzing customer feedback is provided. The method includes accessing a keyword and word mapping database and receiving consumer feedback data associated with a product or service. The consumer feedback data includes feedback data groups. Each group is divided into segments based on word analysis. Each segment is analyzed with respect to the keyword and thesaurus database. A score is generated for each segment and a composite score is generated for each feedback data group. Each composite score is stored. | 03-26-2015 |
20150100386 | DIGITAL FRAMEWORK FOR BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION - Automated business model generation includes identifying constituent attribute text strings of an input offer that are relevant to pre-coded cost and revenue components within a matching threshold, and generating a business plan by linking said relevant pre-coded business plan components. The processor combines cost values assigned to the linked cost components and revenue values assigned the linked revenue components to generate composite cost and revenue values for the generated business plan as a function of probability weighting factors that are selected for the cost and revenue components as a function of entity identity attributes of the input offer. | 04-09-2015 |
20150206102 | Human Resource Analytics Engine with Multiple Data Sources - The disclosure is directed to a human resource (HR) analytics engine. A method in accordance with an embodiment includes: filtering data related to a job candidate from a plurality of internal and external data sources using a plurality of ingestion engines; generating a composite profile for the job candidate using the filtered data output from each of the plurality of ingestion engines; and mapping the composite profile for each job candidate against a personnel matrix to determine if the job candidate is a potential match for a job. | 07-23-2015 |
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20130192829 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPENDABLE TUBING-CONVEYED PERFORATING GUN - Methods and apparatus are presented for a “disappearing” perforator gun assembly. In a preferred method of perforating a well casing, inserted into the well casing is a tubing conveyed perforator having an outer tubular made from a metallic glass alloy having high strength and low impact resistance. An inner structure is positioned within the outer tubular and holds one or more explosive charges. Upon detonating the explosive charges, the outer tubular is fragmented. The inner structure is preferably also substantially destroyed upon detonation of the one or more explosive charges. For example, the inner structure can be made from a combustible material, corrodible, dissolvable, etc., material. A disintegration-enhancing material is optionally positioned between the outer tubular and the inner structure. Additional embodiments are presented having gun housings which dematerialize upon detonation of the charges. | 08-01-2013 |
20140034384 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPENDABLE TUBING-CONVEYED PERFORATING GUN - Methods and apparatus are presented for a “disappearing” perforator gun assembly. In a preferred method of perforating a well casing, inserted into the well casing is a tubing conveyed perforator having an outer tubular made from a metallic glass alloy having high strength and low impact resistance. An inner structure is positioned within the outer tubular and holds one or more explosive charges. Upon detonating the explosive charges, the outer tubular is fragmented. The inner structure is preferably also substantially destroyed upon detonation of the one or more explosive charges. For example, the inner structure can be made from a combustible material, corrodible, dissolvable, etc., material. A disintegration-enhancing material is optionally positioned between the outer tubular and the inner structure. Additional embodiments are presented having gun housings which dematerialize upon detonation of the charges. | 02-06-2014 |
20140083764 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXPENDABLE TUBING-CONVEYED PERFORATING GUN - Methods and apparatus are presented for a “disappearing” perforator gun assembly. In a preferred method of perforating a well casing, inserted into the well casing is a tubing conveyed perforator having an outer tubular made from a metallic glass alloy having high strength and low impact resistance. An inner structure is positioned within the outer tubular and holds one or more explosive charges. Upon detonating the explosive charges, the outer tubular is fragmented. The inner structure is preferably also substantially destroyed upon detonation of the one or more explosive charges. For example, the inner structure can be made from a combustible material, corrodible, dissolvable, etc., material. A disintegration-enhancing material is optionally positioned between the outer tubular and the inner structure. Additional embodiments are presented having gun housings which dematerialize upon detonation of the charges. | 03-27-2014 |
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20090312451 | Unsaturated Polyester-Urethane Prepolymer and its Applications - The present invention relates to an ethylenically unsaturated prepolymer comprising at least one ending X which reacts by condensation chosen from hydroxyl and/or amine or free isocyanate groups and optionally an ending X′ having ethylenic unsaturation, the prepolymer being the reaction product of the following components A and B:
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20110237711 | Heat Curable Composition for Composite Parts and Intumescent Coatings - The invention relates to a heat curable composition for fire-resistant or intumescent composite parts, which is free of any halogen additive or halogen structure in the components thereof, and which comprises: a) 100 parts by weight of a dry resin, including a1) an unsaturated polyester having an acid index lower than 10 and/or a2) a vinyl ester; b) 40 to 200 parts by weight of a reactive thinner among ethylenically unsaturated monomers; c) 20 to 110 parts by weight of a thermal expansion agent selected from melamine and derivatives thereof, guanidine, glycine, urea, triisiocynurates, and azodicarbinamide; d) 0 to 250 parts by weight of aluminium trihydrate; e) 10 to 80 parts by weight of a carbonisation precursor agent selected from multifunctional polyols; f) 50 to 200 parts by weight of a compound selected from a phosphorus derivative and/or a boric acid derivative; g) optionally at least one metal oxide; h) optionally other additives and fillers; i) optionally reinforcements containing natural or synthetic fibres and related fabrics, wherein the acid component of the polyester a1) contains at least 60 mol % of acid and/or maleic anhydride and the polyol component contains at least 70 mol % of propylene glycol. The compositions can be used in the field of transport, building, public works, civil engineering and recreation or street furniture with intumescent composite parts or coatings that comply at least with criterion HL2 of the R1 requirement of prCEN/TS 45545-2:2008. | 09-29-2011 |
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20100161041 | ADJUSTABLE REPAIR CHORDS AND SPOOL MECHANISM THEREFOR - A method is provided, including implanting, at an intraventricular site of a ventricle of a patient, a spool coupled to a first end portion of a longitudinal member, and coupling a second end portion of the longitudinal member to a portion of tissue facing a lumen of the ventricle. Other embodiments are also described. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161042 | IMPLANTATION OF REPAIR CHORDS IN THE HEART - A method is provided, including positioning, at an intraventricular site of a ventricle of a patient, a spool coupled to a first end portion of a longitudinal member and coupling a second end portion of the longitudinal member to a portion of tissue facing a lumen of the ventricle. Other embodiments are also described. | 06-24-2010 |
20100161043 | IMPLANTATION OF REPAIR CHORDS IN THE HEART - Apparatus is provided for adjusting at least one dimension of an implant, including a rotatable structure having first and second openings and a channel extending between the first and second openings. The channel allows passage therethrough of an elongate tool. The second end of the structure has a lower surface having one or more recesses along a circumference thereof. A mechanical element provides a protrusion that is disposed within one of the recesses of the rotatable structure during a resting state of the mechanical element, in a manner that restricts rotation of the rotatable structure. The mechanical clement comprises a depressible portion coupled to the protrusion disposed in communication with the second opening of the lower surface, and configured to dislodge the protrusion from within the recess in response to a force applied thereto by the elongate tool. Other applications are also described. | 06-24-2010 |
20100280603 | IMPLANTATION OF REPAIR CHORDS IN THE HEART - A method is provided, including advancing a distal end of an inner shall of a delivery tool between leaflets of an atrioventricular valve, of a patient and into a ventricle of the patient. The method further includes, while maintaining the distal end of the inner shaft in place and within the ventricle, proximally withdrawing a surrounding shaft of the delivery tool with respect to the distal end of the inner shaft and toward the leaflets. This surrounding shaft surrounds a portion of the inner shaft. The method additionally includes using the surrounding shaft to engage at least one of the leaflets with at least one leaflet-engaging element. After engaging, the distal end of the inner shaft is proximally withdrawn from within the ventricle. Other applications are also described. | 11-04-2010 |
20110282361 | Delivery tool for implantation of spool assembly coupled to a helical anchor - Apparatus is provided, including a tissue-adjusting member configured to be coupled to tissue of a patient, a rotatable structure that is configured to adjust a tension of the tissue-adjusting member, a tissue anchor coupled to the tissue-adjusting member and configured to screw into the tissue of the patient, and a delivery tool reversibly coupleable to the rotatable structure. The delivery tool comprises a first actuating element configured to rotate the tissue anchor so as to facilitate screwing of the tissue anchor into the tissue of the patient while not facilitating rotation of the rotatable structure, and a second actuating element configured to rotate the rotatable structure while not facilitating rotation of the tissue anchor. Other applications are also described. | 11-17-2011 |
20120330410 | CLOSURE ELEMENT FOR USE WITH AN ANNULOPLASTY STRUCTURE - Apparatus and methods are described including an implant structure configured to treat a native atrioventricular valve of a patient, the implant structure including a sleeve having a lumen and at least one end, the at least one end being shaped so as to define an opening. A closure element is disposed in a vicinity of the at least one end, the closure element being configured to facilitate closure of the opening. A contracting mechanism is coupled to the implant structure and configured to contract at least a contraction-facilitated portion of the implant structure. Other applications are also described. | 12-27-2012 |
20140142695 | CONTRACTIBLE ANNULOPLASTY STRUCTURES - Apparatus is provided including an implantable structure ( | 05-22-2014 |
20140222137 | TOOL FOR ACTUATING AN ADJUSTING MECHANISM - Apparatus is provided, including a tissue-adjusting member selected from the group consisting of: one or more artificial chordae tendineae and at least a portion of an annuloplasty ring structure. The tissue-adjusting member includes an adjusting mechanism that is configured to adjust a tension of the tissue-adjusting member. The adjusting mechanism includes a locking mechanism configured to restrict adjusting of the tissue-adjusting member by the adjusting mechanism. An elongate member is configured to maintain the locking mechanism in an unlocked state during adjusting of the tension of the tissue-adjusting member by the adjusting mechanism, and facilitate locking of the adjusting mechanism by the locking mechanism. A tool is configured to facilitate actuation of the adjusting mechanism to adjust the tension of the tissue-adjusting mechanism. The elongate member and the tool are slidably coupled with respect to each other. Other applications are also described. | 08-07-2014 |
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20110122076 | POSITION DETECTION APPARATUS FOR A TOUCH PANEL - The present invention provides a position detection apparatus for a touch panel. The apparatus includes at least one light source disposed on at least a first edge of the touch panel for illumination of a surface of the touch panel, a first detector disposed on one end of a second edge of the touch panel, and a second detector disposed on the other end of the second edge of the touch panel, wherein each of the first and second detectors comprises a plane mirror reflecting an image from the surface of the touch panel and an image sensor for acquisition of the image from the plane mirror, and a position where a pointer touches the touch panel is determined according to the images acquired by the image sensors of the first and second detectors. | 05-26-2011 |
20120256873 | SENSING STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to a sensing structure of touch panel, which comprises a plurality of first electrode groups are located on a first side of a substrate. The bottom of each first electrode is located on the first side and extends towards a second side. A plurality of extended electrode groups are connected to the plurality of first electrode groups, respectively. The bottom of each extended electrode is located on the second side and extends towards the first side. The plurality of second electrode groups are located on the substrate. A first sub-electrode of each second electrode is interleaved with and insulated electrically from each extended electrode. The plurality of third electrode groups are located on the substrate and have a plurality of third electrodes. A first sub-electrode of the third electrode is interleaved with and insulated electrically from the second sub-electrode of the second electrode. | 10-11-2012 |
20130234738 | SENSING STRUCTURE OF TOUCH PANEL - The present invention relates to a sensing structure of touch panel, which comprises a plurality of electrode groups disposed on a substrate. The substrate has a first side and a second side. Each electrode group comprises a first external electrode, a second external electrode, a plurality of internal electrodes, and a plurality of wires. The first external electrode is disposed on a first side; the second external electrode is disposed on the second side; the plurality of internal electrodes are disposed between the first external electrode and the second external electrode; and the plurality of wires are disposed on both sides of the electrode group alternately. Thereby, by disposing the first external electrode, the second external electrode, and the internal electrodes, all being zigzag, the disposable number of electrodes in each electrode group is increased. Accordingly, the sensitivity of touch sensing for the sensing structure of touch panel is enhanced. | 09-12-2013 |