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Adrian Hughes, Den Haag NL
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20100298274 | FAT CONTAINING COMPOSITION - A composition comprises a fat phase wherein the fat phase comprises: more than 10 wt. % DHA and/or EPA or derivatives thereof; or more than 5 wt. % GLA or a derivative thereof; or more than 10 wt. % of GLA, EPA and/or DHA in total or derivatives thereof; and secoisolariciresinol (SECO) or a derivative thereof, with the proviso that when the composition comprises GLA, the composition is substantially free of isoflavones. The composition and mixtures or blends comprising the composition may be used for the treatment of PMS and prostate conditions. | 11-25-2010 |
Andrew Hughes, Glen Ridge, NJ US
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20120252116 | Fluid Flow Device Containing Nanotubes and Method for Cell Trafficking Using Same - The present invention relates to device and method for cell trafficking. In particular, the invention relates to a fluid flow device in which the flow surface has nanotubes immobilized thereon. The nanotubes have molecules on their outer surface, which support cell rolling. Also provided is a method for separation of a cell type from a mixture of different cell types or from a fluid based on the differential rolling property of the cell type on the flow surface. | 10-04-2012 |
Anthony D. Hughes, Cheshire GB
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20120017961 | FRAMES AND HINGES - A collapsible shelter frame ( | 01-26-2012 |
Austin William Hughes, Kaysville, UT US
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20120291412 | PIVOTING CENTER CONVEYOR FOR DRAPER PLATFORM - A draper platform ( | 11-22-2012 |
20130097986 | Draper Platform with Center Conveyor and Method of Replacing the Center Conveyor Belt - A draper platform (100) has a center endless belt conveyor (118) that is supported on and between first and second adjacent support arms (246A, 246B). The center endless belt conveyor (118) is releasable from a first support arm (246A) of the two adjacent support arms to pivot downward away from the first support arm of the two adjacent support arms a distance sufficient to slidably remove an endless conveyor belt (134) from the center endless belt conveyor in a direction parallel to the axes of rotation of the rolls (300, 302) that support the endless conveyor belt. | 04-25-2013 |
Barry J. Hughes, Arden GB
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20110164944 | LOW ENERGY SCREWS FOR WOOD AND SIMILAR MATERIALS - A low energy wood screw that may be inserted quickly and using less energy than conventional screws. In various embodiments, the screw may include a countersunk head having a recess for accommodating a driving tool, a tapered neck, a plurality of crown ribs extending over the head and neck, a lubricating coating, main threads with a large thread lead, and lower threads having an asymmetrical profile and extending onto a gimlet point. | 07-07-2011 |
20110217143 | FASTENER SYSTEM WITH STABLE ENGAGEMENT AND STICK FIT - Various embodiments described herein provide a fastener system having straight walled driving surfaces that provides a reliable stick fit feature, while also improving stability of engagement between the system components. A feature of the new system is to allow engagement of existing standard straight walled drivers in the new system. | 09-08-2011 |
20130160616 | FASTENER SYSTEM WITH STABLE ENGAGEMENT AND STICK FIT - Various embodiments described herein provide a fastener system having straight walled driving surfaces that provides a reliable stick fit feature, while also improving stability of engagement between the system components. A feature of the new system is to allow engagement of existing standard straight walled drivers in the new system. | 06-27-2013 |
Brian J. Hughes, Round Hill, VA US
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20120290110 | Evaluating Composite Applications Through Graphical Modeling - According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for evaluating composite applications through graphical modeling may be provided. The method may include displaying one or more characteristic objects that are graphically associated with a first entity object. An indication of a score calculation methodology of the first entity object and an indication of a score calculation methodology of each characteristic object may be received. A score of each characteristic object may be determined. Each score may be based on at least one or more measurements of a measured object that is graphically associated with the first entity object and the score calculation methodology of the respective characteristic object. A score of the first entity object may be determined and displayed, the determination based on at least each score of the one or more characteristic objects and the score calculation methodology of the first entity object. | 11-15-2012 |
Brian John Howard Hughes, Newport GB
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20120118514 | ENERGY CONTROL DEVICE FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE - A device for fitting to a window or other glazing panel comprises first and second parallel rollers disposed at spaced apart positions on opposite sides of the device and an elongate substrate sheet extending between the rollers, the substrate sheet being provided at its upper end with a series of spatially separated optical elements arranged to reflect incident sunlight upwardly. The lower end of the substrate is free of elements and is preferably formed of a material which controls the amount of long wave infra-red radiation leaving the room in which the window is provided. The position of the ends of the substrate can be varied by turning the rollers to variably control the solar energy entering a building and to control the amount heat exiting the room. The device may also provide a sealed air gap across the window to act as a thermal barrier. | 05-17-2012 |
Bruce Hughes, Fife GB
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20110140983 | Reflector Antenna Radome Attachment Band Clamp - A band clamp for coupling a radome to a distal end of a reflector dish for improving the front to back ratio of a reflector antenna, the band clamp provided with an inward projecting proximal lip and an inward projecting distal lip. The distal lip dimensioned with an inner diameter equal to or less than a reflector aperture of the reflector dish. The proximal lip provided with a turnback region dimensioned to engage an outer surface of a signal area of the reflector dish in an interference fit. A width of the band clamp may be dimensioned, for example, between 0.8 and 1.5 wavelengths of an operating frequency. | 06-16-2011 |
Bruce Hughes, Lochgelly GB
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20120287007 | Method and Apparatus for Reflector Antenna with Vertex Region Scatter Compensation - A method and apparatus for enhancing the electrical performance of a reflector antenna. A boom disc mounted upon a feed waveguide supporting a subreflector is dimensioned and positioned for reflection cancellation against the reflected components from the reflector vertex region in the direction of edge illumination half angle T. A dielectric sleeve or RF absorbing material may be placed between the vertex region and the boom disc. | 11-15-2012 |
Chris Hughes, Essex GB
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20110263472 | PARTICLE - A particle comprising an aminocarboxylic builder obtainable by a process comprising the steps of: | 10-27-2011 |
20110263473 | PARTICLE - A particle comprising an aminocarboxylic builder and sulphate or citrate wherein the aminocarboxylic builder and the sulphate or citrate are present in a weight ratio of from about 6:1 to about 1:1. | 10-27-2011 |
20110263474 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION - A neutral automatic dishwashing detergent composition comprising an acidifying particle comprising an aminocarboxylic builder wherein the acidifying particle has a low hygroscopicity, a cake strength of at most 20 N and a pH of from about 2 to about 6 as measured in 1% aqueous solution at 20° C. | 10-27-2011 |
Chris Hughes, Shipley GB
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20110225621 | Adaptable Data Receiving Apparatus - The invention relates to apparatus which can be used in first and second modes and to the manner in which the change in modes of operation can be achieved. In a first mode, the apparatus operates to receive data which is received typically from a television programme broadcast system and process the same and in the second mode the apparatus has the additional feature of a data storage device in which received data can be stored and be made available for subsequent retrieval. The data storage device can be provided as part of an assembly which can be mechanically and electrically connected to the apparatus housing and which allows the transfer of data between the assembly and the remainder of the apparatus. In one embodiment the assembly also includes cooling means which allow a cooling functionality to be provided to the apparatus. | 09-15-2011 |
Chris Hughes, Llanfairpg Gwynedd GB
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20120219937 | HAPTIC NEEDLE AS PART OF MEDICAL TRAINING SIMULATOR - The present invention discloses a haptic needle designed to be used as part of a medical training simulator. | 08-30-2012 |
Christian T. Hughes, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20120188048 | Compact high short circuit current reactor - A three phase compact high short circuit current reactor also commonly known as an inductor is disclosed which can be easily be modified during initial construction to provide predefined gaps between the internal core sections for enhancing performance for each individual customized application. Inductor core sections are commonly oriented horizontally. The present design provides a core construction which includes multiple vertically stacked coils with yokes positioned between adjacent coils for facilitating flux cancellation to enhance performance. The coils can be round or square in cross-section and normally are made of either wire or foil usually of copper or aluminum. The material of the core is preferably of a silicon steel material which can be grain-oriented or non-grain-oriented. | 07-26-2012 |
Christopher C.w. Hughes, Irvine, CA US
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20120083425 | High-Throughput Platform Comprising Microtissues Perfused With Living Microvessels - Provided is a process for creating a 3D metabolically active microtissue perfused with living microvessels which have a direct fluidic connection with neighboring microfluidic channels. The process comprises preparing a template comprising a plurality of channels, and creating a network within said channels, said network comprising microfluidic channels, metabolically active living microvessels, and microtissues. The microvessels can sprout from said microvessels and/or form within the microtissue in response to a stimulus applied from said microfluidic channels or stimulus derived from the said tissues. In another embodiment, a device is provided comprising a supportive structure, one or more microfluidic channels, one or more microtissue compartments, and one or more microvessels, whereby the microvessels connect said microfludic channels and microtissue and perfuse the microtissue to deliver fluid from the microfluidic channels to the microtissues. | 04-05-2012 |
Christopher John Hughes, Manchester GB
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20120122077 | Method to Detect and Sequence Post Translationally Modified Peptides - A method of detecting and sequencing post translationally modified peptides is disclosed wherein a negative ion precursor scan is performed. A negative ion high resolution MS scan is then performed and then MRM channels in positive ion mode are determined and monitored. A positive ion MS/MS scan is then performed. | 05-17-2012 |
20140051092 | Method And Apparatus For The Analysis Of Biological Samples - A method for the detection and quantitation of analytes of interest and variants of the analyte of interest comprising the steps of: | 02-20-2014 |
Colleen S. Hughes, Charlottesville, VA US
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20130116649 | Method and System For The Safety, Analysis and Supervision of Insulin Pump Action and Other Modes of Insulin Delivery in Diabetes - An insulin delivery supervisor (IDS) with a safety analysis and supervision function that can reside between the insulin request and the insulin delivery and can intercept any excessive insulin requests before the insulin was delivered. The IDS can be implemented in any system based on insulin pump or pen and will work with either SMBG or CGM modes of blood glucose monitoring. | 05-09-2013 |
Dallas Hughes, Ongar GB
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20120175255 | AFFINITY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS METHOD FOR ASSESSING A BIOLOGICAL INTERACTION OF A LIGAND/RECEPTOR PAIR SUCH AS G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR AND ITS TARGETS AS WELL AS FOR DRUG SCREENING - The invention relates to capillary electrophoresis-based methods for screening compound libraries for affinity lig- ands, in particular weak-binding ligands. | 07-12-2012 |
Daniel Lee Hughes, Damascus, OR US
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20120144718 | Laser gunsight system for a firearm trigger guard - The present invention provides a sighting device for a firearm having a trigger guard, a frame with an underside portion forward of the trigger guard, and a handgrip with a front strap. The sighting device has a body having a first portion including an illumination device. The body defines an engagement feature operable term the bubbly connectivity for portion of the trigger guard. The body has an elongated extension portion that extends from the first portion. The extension portion is shaped to underlie a lower portion of the trigger guard from the first portion to the front strap. The extension portion has a free end including a switch, and the extension portion includes a conductor operably connecting the switch to the illumination device. | 06-14-2012 |
Darran Hughes, Ranelagh IE
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20080208016 | Biosensor device and method - In part, one aspect of the invention relates to a portable, handheld biosensor device that is held between two fingers of the same hand or otherwise contacts two points on a user's skin. The sensor device includes a pair of conductive or semi-conductive electrodes and associated circuitry designed to sense, amplify and digitize the electrical conductance of the skin between the electrodes. The device can additionally be configured to sense additional biometrics from the fingers, including blood oxygenation and skin temperature. Digitized biometric values are transmitted wirelessly (or via direct wire connection, such as a USB cable) to a computing device where the data is utilized to generate a control parameter in a software application whose purpose is to provide anxiety biofeedback or entertainment. | 08-28-2008 |
Darran John Hughes, Dublin IR
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20110301477 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE RSA COMPONENT FROM HEART RATE DATA - A device for providing biofeedback information to a subject, including a receiver for receiving heart rate data from a sensor, said heart rate data corresponding to a human subject, a storage device for storing a time series of the received heart rate data, a display, and a processor that is programmed to enable access to the storage device and to perform actions including estimating an RSA strength of the subject's heart from the time series of the received heart rate data, calculating an accumulated RSA strength from a designated starting time until the present time, determining a motion by a virtual agent based on the accumulated RSA strength at the present time, said virtual agent being a graphical object or character that represents the subject, and displaying the motion of the virtual agent determined by said determining on the display. | 12-08-2011 |
David John Hughes, Bracknell GB
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20120010220 | SPIROINDOLINEPIPERIDINE DERIVATIVES - Insecticidal, acaricidal, nematicidal or molluscicidal compounds of formula (I) | 01-12-2012 |
Dwight Hughes, Lowell, IN US
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20120279913 | SYSTEM FOR REMOVING CHEMICALS FROM A WORKING FLUID, AND METHODS RELATED TO THE SAME - A method for removing an unwanted chemical from a working fluid of a system includes: 1) pumping into a tank a working fluid that includes an unwanted, first chemical; 2) injecting into the tank a second chemical in an amount that provides or substantially provides a stoichiometric ratio relative to the amount of the unwanted, first chemical in the working fluid; 3) mixing the second chemical with the working fluid in a first portion of the tank to generate a molecule that precipitates out of the working fluid and that includes the unwanted, first chemical; 4) holding the working fluid in a second portion of the tank to separate the molecule from the working fluid; and 5) ejecting the working fluid from the second portion. The flow rate of the working fluid and the size of the first and second portions of the separation tank are coordinated to make the working fluid take at least 4 minutes to flow through the tank. | 11-08-2012 |
Gabriel Hughes, Falmouth GB
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20120303447 | MULTIPLE ATTRIBUTION MODELS WITH RETURN ON AD SPEND - A computer system for providing attribution based on advertisement conversion data comprising a processing circuit configured to receive user interaction data, to determine that a conversion event has occurred based on the user interaction data and conversion criteria, to store conversion path data based on the user interaction data, wherein the conversion path data comprises user interaction data prior to and including the conversion event. The system attributes the conversion event to a channel in a conversion path using a plurality of different attribution models. At least one of the attribution models is a model other than a model based solely on a last click in the conversion path. The system receives cost data representing a relative or actual cost of a plurality of channels in the conversion path and generates report data comprising the first attribution data, the second attribution data and the cost data. | 11-29-2012 |
Gary Hughes, Anderson, IN US
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20120282634 | BLOOD SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DRY TEST STRIP - A dry test strip layer for filtering red blood cells includes a Borosilicate Glass Fiber layer and lectin, impregnated in the borosilicate layer, such that the dry test strip is configured to filter red blood cells from a blood sample. | 11-08-2012 |
Gary B. Hughes, Santa Maria, CA US
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20120249863 | BORESIGHT ALIGNMENT STATION - A boresight alignment system facilitates aligning a plurality of cameras and/or images of the cameras with respect to one another. The system may have a mount configured to facilitate attachment of a bezel containing a plurality of cameras to the mount. The system may have a plurality of targets and each target may be configured to provide light of at least two different wavelengths and/or ranges of wavelengths. One or more baffles may be disposed optically between the mount and the target assembly to inhibit stray light from being incident upon the cameras. | 10-04-2012 |
Gary Wayne Hughes, Goshen, KY US
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20120329021 | Customizable Fitness System - A workout system configured to increase the ease of determining a proper workout by any user and guiding said user through the workout safely. A series of color coded anatomical images displays muscles and muscle groups. The color coded anatomical images correlate directly to a plurality of body regions and provide guidance to muscles being used in each exercise. Photographs and descriptions accompany each exercise so said users may see how to perform the exercise correctly. Icons provide guidance regarding any equipment that may be used to perform the exercises and barcodes may be used to link the exercises to instructional videos. Besides being color coded, each exercise, body region, and muscles used are also labeled. The composite effect of these elements allow for workouts that can be developed by body region, muscles impacted, full body workout, or a random workout. | 12-27-2012 |
Glyn Hughes, Horsham GB
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20110230483 | Pyridine and Pyrazine derivative for the Treatment of CF - The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed. | 09-22-2011 |
20120277232 | Pyridine and Pyrazine Derivative for the Treatment of CF - The present invention provides pyridine and pyrazine derivatives which restore or enhance the function of mutant and/or wild type CFTR to treat cystic fibrosis, primary ciliary dyskinesia, chronic bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, respiratory tract infections, lung carcinoma, xerostomia and keratoconjunctivitis sire, or constipation (IBS, IBD, opioid induced). Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such derivatives are also encompassed. | 11-01-2012 |
Gregory Hughes, Rahway, NJ US
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20120190085 | Transaminase Reactions - The present disclosure relates to methods of using transaminase polypeptides in the synthesis of chiral amines from prochiral ketones. | 07-26-2012 |
Gregory F. Hughes, Cupertino, CA US
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20120162264 | SYSTEM LEVEL GRAPHICS MANIPULATIONS ON PROTECTED CONTENT - At least certain embodiments of the present disclosure include a method to manipulate graphics with protected content. In some embodiments, a composite engine of a computing system retrieves data within a region within a frame buffer holding pixels of an image displayed on a display device of the computing system. The region corresponds to an area of interest within the image, and the data retrieved includes pixels forming a portion of the image in the area of interest and protected content associated with the image. The composite engine may re-composite the area of interest with the pixels retrieved to produce an enlarged version of the portion of the image in the area of interest, without exposing the protected content to applications outside of the window server. | 06-28-2012 |
20120183164 | SOCIAL NETWORK FOR SHARING A HEARING AID SETTING - Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe a social network tailored to meet the needs of individuals having impaired hearing. More specifically the social network provides a mechanism by which members of the social network can communicate with each other information related to improvement the overall quality of life of the members. In a particular embodiment, audio processing characteristics of hearing aids worn by and used by members of the social network can be modified based upon at least some of the information passed between members of the social network. | 07-19-2012 |
20120183165 | REMOTELY UPDATING A HEARING AID PROFILE - Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe replacing a current hearing aid profile stored in a hearing aid. In one embodiment, the hearing aid profile is updated by sending a hearing aid profile update request to a hearing aid profile service, receiving the updated hearing aid profile from the hearing aid profile service, and replacing the current hearing aid profile in the hearing aid with the updated hearing aid profile | 07-19-2012 |
20120189140 | AUDIO-SHARING NETWORK - Systems, methods, and devices for sharing ambient audio via an audio-sharing network are provided. By way of example, a system that receives shared audio from such an audio-sharing network may include a personal electronic device. The personal electronic device may join an audio-sharing network of other electronic devices and receive several audio streams from the audio-sharing network. Based at least partly on these audio streams, the personal electronic device may determine a digital user-personalized audio stream, outputting the digital user-personalized audio stream to a personal listening device. By way of example, the personal electronic device may represent a personal computer, a portable media player, or a portable phone. The personal listening device may represent a speaker of the personal electronic device, a wireless hearing aid, a wireless cochlear implant, a wired hearing aid, a wireless headset, or a wired headset, to name only a few examples. | 07-26-2012 |
20120213393 | PROVIDING NOTIFICATION SOUNDS IN A CUSTOMIZABLE MANNER - Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe an apparatus, system, and method that allow a user to perceive notifications (audible or otherwise) corresponding to an external event in any manner deemed appropriate. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215532 | HEARING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CONSISTENT HUMAN SPEECH - Broadly speaking, the embodiments disclosed herein describe an apparatus, system, and method that allows a user of a hearing assistance system to perceive consistent human speech. The consistent human speech can be based upon user specific preferences. | 08-23-2012 |
20120306631 | Audio Conversion To Vibration Patterns - In general, in one aspect, a method performed by one or more processes executing on a computer systems includes receiving an audio signal comprising a range of audio frequencies including high frequencies and low frequencies, converting a first portion of the range of audio frequencies into haptic data, shifting a second portion of the range of audio frequencies to a different range of audio frequencies, and presenting at least one of the converted first portion and the shifted second portion to a human user. Other implementations of this aspect include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer program products. | 12-06-2012 |
20120321112 | SELECTING A DIGITAL STREAM BASED ON AN AUDIO SAMPLE - One or more digital streams can be selected from a number of digital streams using a portable device. Selection of the digital streams can be based on a comparison between the number of digital streams and an audio sample received via a microphone. Selection of the digital streams can additionally or alternatively be based on the signal strength of wireless connections, the direction in which the portable device is pointed, images obtained from a camera, etc. At least one of the selected digital streams can thereafter be transmitted to a hearing aid device connected to the portable device. | 12-20-2012 |
20130263251 | Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Integrating Recognition of Handwriting Gestures with a Screen Reader - While an electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface is in a screen reader accessibility mode, the device displays an application launcher screen including a plurality of application icons. A respective application icon corresponds to a respective application stored in the device. The device detects a sequence of one or more gestures on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to one or more characters. A respective gesture that corresponds to a respective character is a single finger gesture that moves across the touch-sensitive surface along a respective path that corresponds to the respective character. The device determines whether the detected sequence of one or more gestures corresponds to a respective application icon of the plurality of application icons, and, in response to determining that the detected sequence of one or more gestures corresponds to the respective application icon, performs a predefined operation associated with the respective application icon. | 10-03-2013 |
Harley G. Hughes, Shoreview, MN US
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20120110889 | FISHING ROD HOLDER - A fishing rod holder and transport device that allows a plurality of fishing rods to each be secured in place via a resistive locking channel within the rod holder. When needed the fishing rods can be quickly removed from the rod holder with a single hand and the rods are stably supported within the holders such that they will not be accidentally dislodged and will not damage the rods. | 05-10-2012 |
20130227875 | ICE FISHING STORAGE AND TRANSPORT SYSTEM - An ice fishing equipment storage and transport system or kit provides easier and more organized retention of ice fishing equipment when being stored, transported, or in use. System can include a container such as a bucket having an open interior. A sleeve can be selectively attachable to the bucket and include one or more rod holder tubes, the rod holder tubes having one or more channels or slots adapted to hold an ice fishing rod or tip-up. A bucket container extension portion can attach to the bucket to capture and retain the sleeve between the bucket and the extension. The system can also include a lid for covering the bucket. In some embodiments, the lid can include additional features such as a selectively attachable transducer guide channel and an opening allowing for passage of a battery cable. | 09-05-2013 |
Heather Hughes, Coralville, IA US
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20120166346 | INTEGRATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTING AND HOURS OF SERVICE COMPLIANCE - A system for electronic driver logs and electronic vehicle inspection reporting includes an onboard computer associated with a vehicle and operatively connecting to and configured to acquire data from a vehicle interface, a driver interface, and a geolocation device. The system has a first software component stored on a computer readable storage medium of the onboard computer providing instruction for receiving input from the user through the driver interface, receiving input from the vehicle interface, and receiving input from the geolocation device and determining compliance with driver regulations based on the data. The system also has a second software component stored on the computer readable storage media of the onboard computer providing instructions for receiving vehicle inspection input from the driver through the driver interface. | 06-28-2012 |
James Hughes, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130007389 | System and Method for Making Snapshots of Storage Devices - A system and method for making snapshots of storage devices are provided. A method for making a snapshot of a volume includes setting the volume to a read-only mode, receiving an access attempt for the volume, and if the access attempt is a write access attempt, buffering information associated with the write access attempt in a buffer, and updating a snapshot indicator based on the information associated with the write access attempt, where the snapshot indicator includes block information regarding a block in the volume that is a target of the write access attempt. The method also includes if the access attempt is a read access attempt, providing read information requested in the read access attempt, where the read information is based on the volume, or a combination of the snapshot indicator, the buffer, and a buffer indicator. | 01-03-2013 |
20130055009 | System and Method for Providing Reliable Storage - A system and method for providing reliable storage are provided. A method for initiator operations includes storing information associated with an access attempt in a store, and accessing a storage system responsive to the access attempt, wherein the storage system includes a first storage node and a second storage node arranged in a sequential loop, and where the first storage node is accessed by an initiator. The method also includes determining if the access attempt completed successfully, deleting the information from the store if the access attempt completed successfully, and indicating an error if the access attempt did not complete successfully. | 02-28-2013 |
20140188813 | Fast Object Fingerprints - An embodiment computing device operating in a data storage system includes an object storage controller operable to divide an object into blocks and to create an object hash from hash values, and a network interface in communication with the object storage controller, the network interface operable to transmit the blocks to a storage subsystem that generates one of the hash values from each of the blocks, to receive the hash values from the storage subsystem, and to provide the hash values to the object storage controller for creation of the object hash from the hash values. In an embodiment, the object storage controller is operably coupled to a processor and a memory or stored on a computer readable medium. | 07-03-2014 |
20140188817 | System and Method for Object Integrity Service - An embodiment for object integrity service in a storage system includes generating a list of objects stored in a storage system, wherein the list of objects may list an unchecked object, and wherein the unchecked object is an object that has not been checked within a set time period, walking through the list of objects to identify the unchecked object, adding a task to a queue to check the unchecked object, and clearing the task from the queue by checking the unchecked object. | 07-03-2014 |
20140189269 | System and Method for Virtual Tape Library Over S3 - System and method embodiments are provided herein to enable VTL backup and retrieval over S3 storage technology. An embodiment method includes mapping a plurality of data blocks for VTL storage into a plurality of S3 objects for S3 storage, and storing the S3 objects at one or more locations for S3 storage over one or more networks, wherein the mapping enables stateless backup and restore of the data blocks. An embodiment network component includes a Small Computer System Interface configured to receive a plurality of data blocks form one or more servers, a data library storage including tape storage, disk storage, or both that is configured to store the data blocks, a blocks-to-objects mapping engine configured to map the data blocks into a plurality of S3 objects, and a S3 interface configured to transfer the S3 objects to one or more locations for S3 storage over one or more networks. | 07-03-2014 |
20140259090 | Storage Object Distribution System with Dynamic Policy Controls - System and methods for storage object distribution using dynamic policy controls are provided. An embodiment method of updating a policy on an endpoint node includes receiving, from a key management server, an update to be applied to the policy on the endpoint node, updating, on the endpoint node, the policy without modifying applications on the endpoint node, and enforcing, on the endpoint node, the policy as updated when one of the applications requests an object stored on the endpoint node. In an embodiment, the method further includes storing, at the endpoint node, an object received from the key management server to appear as a file in a file system structure. | 09-11-2014 |
20140270153 | System and Method for Content Encryption in a Key/Value Store - System and method embodiments are provided for content encryption in a key/value store. The embodiments include encrypting both the key and value of client data blocks for storage so that the data can be retrieved reliability without compromising the key. An embodiment method includes obtaining a key from a data block comprising the key and a value, encrypting the key using a deterministic encryption algorithm with an encryption key to map the key to a cypher text in a one-to-one mapping, and encrypting the value using a second encryption algorithm to randomly map the value to a second cypher text. Encrypting both the key and the value provides more protection to the client data instead of encrypting only the value and leaving the key vulnerable without encryption. The encrypted key can also be protected from unauthorized access and from the owner of the database or the storage system. | 09-18-2014 |
20140279946 | System and Method for Automatic Integrity Checks in a Key/Value Store - System and method embodiments are provided for integrity check and recovery in a key/value store. An embodiment method includes receiving a command to retrieve a data block stored in the key-value store system, the command indicating a key associated with the data block. The method further includes retrieving one or more copies of the stored data block including the key, a value, a data integrity check algorithm, and an integrity value, and performing data integrity check on the retrieved one or more copies of the data block using the data integrity check algorithm, the integrity value, and at least one of the key and the value. Upon one or more copies of the data block failing the data integrity check, the one or more copies of the data block are repaired and the data block is delivered. | 09-18-2014 |
20140280765 | Self-Organizing Disk (SoD) - System and methods for storage object distribution using a universal distributed storage (UDS) system. An embodiment UDS includes server nodes and a header server in communication with the server nodes. The header server is configured to divide an object received from a client into chunks, to assign a key to each of the chunks, to calculate a hash value for each of the keys to identify which of the server nodes will store each of the chunks, and to instruct one of the server nodes to store each of the chunks in accordance with the hash value calculated. In an embodiment, the server nodes include a single central processing unit, a single storage device, a primary network interface, and a redundant network interface. | 09-18-2014 |
20140281784 | Systems and Methods for Data Repair - An embodiment method for data repair in a storage system includes determining, by a processor, a minimum number of missing data blocks needed to repair a corrupted object in a first portion of the storage system, wherein the missing data blocks are not available in the first portion of the storage system, retrieving only the minimum number of missing data blocks needed to repair the corrupted object from a second portion of the storage system, and repairing the corrupted object in the first portion of the storage system using erasure codes and the retrieved minimum number of missing data blocks. | 09-18-2014 |
20140317162 | Using Carry-less Multiplication (CLMUL) to Implement Erasure Code - Systems and methods for using carry-less multiplication (CLMUL) to implement erasure code are provided. An embodiment method of using CLMUL to implement erasure code includes initiating, with a processor, a first CLMUL call to calculate a first product of a data bit word and a constant, partitioning, with the processor, the first product into a high portion and a low portion, and initiating, with the processor, a second CLMUL call to calculate a second product of the high portion and a hexadecimal number portion, a bit size of the second product less than a bit size of the first product. The second product, or a third product generated by a third CLMUL call, is used to calculate a parity bit. Because the second product or the third product has a number of bits equivalent to the number of bits used by the processor, the erasure codes are more efficiently implemented. | 10-23-2014 |
James P. Hughes, Herndon, VA US
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20120066518 | CANISTER-BASED STORAGE SYSTEM SECURITY - Security is provided for a data set stored in a data storage canister. The data set has a data size when received for storage within the canister. At least one data security operation is performed on the received data set to generate secure data having a secure data size that may be different than the set data size. The secure data is stored on at least one data storage device within the canister. Any information about the secure data size is kept from the data producer sending the data set for storage. | 03-15-2012 |
20120310892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL CLUSTER FILE SERVER - A system for object-based data storage includes a plurality of object-based storage nodes having respective data storage devices, at least one file presentation node, a virtual cluster file server (VFS), and a scalable interconnect to couple the virtual cluster file server to the storage nodes, and to the at least one file presentation node. The VFS mirrors a same data object for a data file across the plurality of data storage devices. | 12-06-2012 |
James R. Hughes, Hilton Head Island, SC US
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20130008281 | Avalanche Control System and Method - Avalanche control system and method using one or more chambers in an avalanche-prone area to control the removal of snow or other material which might avalanche. The system includes a plurality of spaced housings made of a solid material like “shock-crete” and an asymmetric flywheel coupled to a motor which is controlled by a signal to warm up and turn on at a desired time to vibrate the housing and cause removal of loose snow or other material and/or the compacting of that material to make avalanching less likely. | 01-10-2013 |
20140174218 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR INDUCING A PLANNED AVALANCHE - A method and system for inducing a planned or controlled avalanche is disclosed. The system includes one or more sources of vibration mounted within a mass which is mounted within an aperture in the ground in the area where an avalanche has been determined to be likely to occur. The source of vibration is a drive system from a vehicle (such as a golf cart), preferably modified to increase the vibration and mounted in a vibrating mass (such as a concrete culvert). The vibrating mass may be mounted within an aperture in the ground and secured in place using concrete to increase the vibration-transmitting characteristics of the vibrating mass. An electrical system including a source of electricity and a storage device, as well as controls, is mounted separate from the source of vibration and the vibrating mass (e.g., the concrete culvert) to isolate portions of the electrical system (including the storage device) from some of the effects of the vibration. | 06-26-2014 |
Jeremy Hughes, Winchester GB
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20130081007 | PROVIDING CONTINUOUS APPLICATION AVAILABILITY DURING APPLICATION UPDATE - A first instance of the application can be executed. While the first instance of the application is executing, at least one request to access the application (first access request) can be processed by directing the first access request to the first instance of the application. Further, a request to update the application can be received. Responsive to the request to update the application, at least one new application component corresponding to the update request can be installed. A second instance of the application can be executed. The second instance can include at least one new application component. | 03-28-2013 |
Jeremy P. Hughes, Winchester GB
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20110314463 | Method, Apparatus and Computer Program for Modifying an Application - A method, apparatus and computer program are disclosed for modifying an application comprising a plurality of modules. A user is presented with a list of modules. The user is able to specify input regarding any permitted version modifications for the modules listed. It is then determined whether the requested modifications are possible with one or more failure messages being output when any of the requested modifications are not possible. At least one of the failure messages is used to enable modification of the initial input provided by the user. In one embodiment, information is provided to the user based on one or more failure messages in order to enable the user to modify their choices. In another embodiment, the initial input is automatically modified. A permitted version modification may be, for example, a version upgrade, a version downgrade, and an indication that there is no preference. | 12-22-2011 |
20120204168 | Modifying a Multi-Module Application - A method, apparatus and computer program are disclosed for modifying an application comprising a plurality of modules. A user is presented with a list of modules. The user is able to specify input regarding any permitted version modifications for the modules listed. It is then determined whether the requested modifications are possible with one or more failure messages being output when any of the requested modifications are not possible. At least one of the failure messages is used to enable modification of the initial input provided by the user. In one embodiment, information is provided to the user based on one or more failure messages in order to enable the user to modify their choices. In another embodiment, the initial input is automatically modified. A permitted version modification may be, for example, a version upgrade, a version downgrade, and an indication that there is no preference. | 08-09-2012 |
Jeremy P.j. Hughes, Hampshire GB
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20130019017 | CLIENT BUNDLE RESOURCE CREATIONAANM Bandera; Daniel Q.AACI AUSTINAAST TXAACO USAAGP Bandera; Daniel Q. AUSTIN TX USAANM CHARTERS; GRAHAM C.AACI HAMPSHIIREAACO GBAAGP CHARTERS; GRAHAM C. HAMPSHIIRE GBAANM HUGHES; JEREMY P.J.AACI HAMPSHIREAACO GBAAGP HUGHES; JEREMY P.J. HAMPSHIRE GBAANM WARD; TIMOTHY J.AACI SOUTHAMPTONAACO GBAAGP WARD; TIMOTHY J. SOUTHAMPTON GB - A first request for a bundle resource can be sent to a first location. A first response can be received that identifies a second location. The first response can be analyzed to identify the second location. A second request and a third request can be created for a metadata resource and for an artifact resource. The second request can be sent to the second location. The third request can be sent to a third location. A second response and a third response can be received. The second response can comprise the metadata resource. The third response can comprise the artifact resource. The second response can be evaluated to determine the metadata resource. The third response can be evaluated to determine the artifact resource. The bundle resource can be created. | 01-17-2013 |
Jonathan Sinclair Hughes, Fife GB
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20120095945 | METHOD OF CREATING A COMPUTER MODEL OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD - A method of executing a computer application in the context of a computer model comprising the steps of retrieving computer model data from a model server, retrieving application information from an application server, and executing said application information in the context of the model in an execution environment. | 04-19-2012 |
Joseph E. Hughes, Bloomington, IN US
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20130013049 | CONTROL HANDLE FOR SELF-EXPANDABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A delivery system is provided for a self-expanding medical device. The delivery system has a handle assembly with a housing. The housing has a slot with a deployment knob extending therethrough. The self-expanding medical device is deployed by restraining the housing of the handle assembly and pulling on the deployment knob. This causes an outer sheath to withdraw proximally from an inner catheter to release the self-expanding medical device from a space between the outer sheath and inner catheter. | 01-10-2013 |
Katherine Jane Hughes, Malvern GB
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20120226914 | Checking Data Content - A system for automated checking of data content includes content checkers ( | 09-06-2012 |
20120226917 | Data Content Checking - A data content checker arrangement for protecting communication between a sensitive computer system ( | 09-06-2012 |
Kent William Hughes, Oakland, CA US
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20120166783 | RESETTING AN LTE UNIT THAT IS NOT IN A READILY ACCESSIBLE LOCATION - A system may include a device that is in a first location that is not readily accessible. The device may detect a powering up of the device a particular quantity of times during a particular time interval. Powering up of the device may be controlled from a second location that is readily accessible. The device may also be reset, in response to detecting the device being powered up the particular quantity of times during the particular time interval, to original factory settings. | 06-28-2012 |
Luke Hughes, Co. Galway IE
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20110264208 | Prosthetic Heart Valve Devices and Methods of Valve Repair - A mechanism for adjusting the chordae connecting the leaflets of a mitral valve to the papillary muscles in order to restore normal functioning of the mitral valve. The devices or mechanisms can correct problems associated with both prolapsed leaflets and restricted leaflets to allow the leaflets to properly coapt, thereby preventing or minimizing regurgitation. In accordance with the invention, the mechanisms or devices used for adjusting the chordae can be delivered and implanted in a minimally invasive and/or percutaneous manner, such as via transapical methods, transfermoral methods, or trans-septal methods. | 10-27-2011 |
Luke Hughes, Galway IE
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20120089047 | CRYOABLATION APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR RENAL NEUROMODULATION - Catheter apparatuses, systems, and methods for cryogenically modulating neural structures of the renal plexus by intravascular access are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present application, for example, is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods that incorporate a catheter treatment device comprising an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft is sized and configured to deliver a cryo-applicator to a renal artery via an intravascular path. Cryogenic renal neuromodulation may be achieved via application of cryogenic temperatures to modulate neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. | 04-12-2012 |
20120130360 | NEUROMODULATION CRYOTHERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Neuromodulation cryotherapeutic devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator in fluid communication with the supply lumen and configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the target site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state. | 05-24-2012 |
20120136344 | NEUROMODULATION CRYOTHERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Neuromodulation cryotherapeutic devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator in fluid communication with the supply lumen and configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the target site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136417 | NEUROMODULATION CRYOTHERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Neuromodulation cryotherapeutic devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator in fluid communication with the supply lumen and configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the target site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136418 | NEUROMODULATION CRYOTHERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Neuromodulation cryotherapeutic devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator in fluid communication with the supply lumen and configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the target site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state. | 05-31-2012 |
20120150267 | NEUROMODULATION CRYOTHERAPEUTIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Neuromodulation cryotherapeutic devices and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. A cryotherapeutic device configured in accordance with a particular embodiment of the present technology can include an elongated shaft having distal portion and a supply lumen along at least a portion of the shaft. The shaft can be configured to locate the distal portion intravascularly at a treatment site proximate a renal artery or renal ostium. The supply lumen can be configured to receive a liquid refrigerant. The cryotherapeutic device can further include a cooling assembly at the distal portion of the shaft. The cooling assembly can include an applicator in fluid communication with the supply lumen and configured to deliver cryotherapeutic cooling to nerves proximate the target site when the cooling assembly is in a deployed state. | 06-14-2012 |
Marcus Daniel Hughes, Cradley Heath GB
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20130130938 | OLIGONUCLEOTIDE LIBRARY ENCODING RANDOMISED PEPTIDES - The invention relates to a method of producing an oligonucleotide library comprising a plurality of oligonucleotides, each oligonucleotide in the library having at least one predetermined position, a randomisation codon selected from a defined group of codons, the codons within said defined group coding for different amino acids. Vector, host cells containing such libraries and kits for the production of such libraries are also provided. | 05-23-2013 |
Mark Christopher Hughes, Clent Worcestershire GB
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20130068245 | HAIR STYLING DEVICE - This invention relates to a hair styling device ( | 03-21-2013 |
20130125919 | HAIR STYLING DEVICE - This invention relates to a hair styling device having a body defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, the length of hair being styled while it is located within the chamber. The chamber has a primary opening through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber. A rotatable element is provided which is adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening. An elongate member is located within the chamber, the length of hair being wound around the elongate member by the rotatable element. The device has a handle which may be gripped by a user, the handle comprising a first handle part and a second handle part, the first handle part being connected to the body and the second handle part being movable relative to the first handle part. The second handle part can carry a panel which is adapted to close the primary opening. | 05-23-2013 |
20140216494 | HAIR STYLING DEVICE - A hair styling device is described, having a body defining a chamber adapted to accommodate a length of hair, with the length of hair being styled while it is located within the chamber. The chamber has a primary opening through which the length of hair may pass into the chamber. A rotatable element is provided which is adapted to engage the length of hair adjacent to the primary opening. An elongate member is located within the chamber, the length of hair being wound around the elongate member by the rotatable element. The device has a pressing part adapted to press a portion of the length of hair towards the primary opening. | 08-07-2014 |
Martin Lawrence Hughes, Melbourn GB
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20110222993 | Apparatus For Handling Capsules And Capsule Processing Equipment Including Such An Apparatus - The invention relates to an apparatus for handling capsules in a capsule processing equipment. The invention also relates to capsule processing equipment, such as an inspection equipment or a capsule printing equipment that includes such an apparatus. | 09-15-2011 |
Melaine Jane Hughes, Chester GB
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20120302487 | COMPOSITE - A composite includes: one or more core units comprising a bleach activating agent; and an alkali soluble polymer coating on the surface of said one or more core units. | 11-29-2012 |
Melvin W. Hughes, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA US
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20120193306 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOLVENT PURIFICATION - A system and method for filtering solvent including a housing for receiving the solvent and a filtering media, where the solvent is moved through the filtering media without using a pump. | 08-02-2012 |
Michael Hughes, Greer, SC US
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20120167578 | FLAME HOLDING INHIBITOR FOR A LEAN PRE-NOZZLE FUEL INJECTION DIFFUSER AND RELATED METHOD - A flame holding inhibitor includes a base portion and an upstanding support extending away from the base portion; at least one delta-wing-shaped flap on the upstanding support, each having a relatively pointed end and a relatively broad end. | 07-05-2012 |
Michael D. Hughes, Wolverhampton GB
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20110299278 | Stage Lighting Lamp Unit and Stage Lighting System Including Such Unit - A stage lighting lamp unit includes a processor for receiving control data from a remote console. Beam orientation data for the lamp unit is passed to the lamp in the form of the x, y and z co-ordinates of a point in space through which the beam is to pass. The processor divides the required lamp travel into a number of stages dependent on execution duration data sent with the position data, and calculates, for each stage, a new value for pan and tilt angles for the lamp. These values are passed to pan and tilt controlling co-processors which control servo-motors for pan and tilt operation. The lamp unit also incorporates a rotatable shutter for interrupting the lamp beam when required. The shutters of all the lamps in a system can be instructed from the remote console to open and close in synchronism, thereby providing a stroboscopic effect. | 12-08-2011 |
Miranda Hughes, Notts GB
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20120059155 | Method of Controlling O-Linked Glycosylation of Antibodies - A method for producing antibodies in fungal host cells is provided where the produced antibodies has a low degree of glycosylation. | 03-08-2012 |
Mitchell Hughes, Auckland NZ
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20120112500 | Vehicle Seating Apparatus - The invention comprises a vehicle and seating arrangement having a central hub with four sides surrounded by four seats. The seats are arranged adjacent a respective side of the hub and facing substantially parallel to the side of the hub. In at least one embodiment, the arrangement provides access for each passenger to the aisle. | 05-10-2012 |
Mitchell Robert Edward Hughes, Whangaparaoa NZ
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20110240810 | Cup Holder - A cup holder comprising, a housing, a carrier member slidably engaged to the housing and movable between a condition where it is housed within the housing and condition where it at least partially extends from the housing, a cup receptacle that is slidably connected to the carrier member and carried thereby in a gimballed manner, wherein in an extended position the cup receptacle is presentable to be able to receive a cup, and wherein in a retracted position the cup receptacle is within the housing in a stowed condition. | 10-06-2011 |
Molly A. Hughes, Charlottesville, VA US
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20120321687 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING AND IDENTIFYING ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS - The present invention provides proteins with antimicrobial activity, and methods for treating subjects by administering the proteins. In particular, the invention provides methods for treating and/or preventing microbial diseases and infections. The present invention further provides the target for these antimicrobial agents, as well as assays for identifying regulators of the target. | 12-20-2012 |
Nicholas Hughes, Alresford GB
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20130132267 | TRANSACTION PROCESSING AND REMOTE ACTIVATION - An apparatus comprising equipment provides a principal functionality other than two-way communication. A computing device in the apparatus controls the equipment. The apparatus operates in a plurality of modes including an operational mode and a paid off mode. When the apparatus is in the operational mode, the computing device communicates with a remote computer and in response, receives an instruction that is based on a state of a financial account. Based on the received instruction, the computing device controls whether the equipment provides the principal functionality. When the apparatus is in the paid off mode, the equipment provides the principal functionality without being controlled by the computing device based on the state of the financial account. The apparatus transitions from the operational mode to the paid off mode based on a wireless communication from the remote computer resulting from an amount owed in the financial account being paid off. | 05-23-2013 |
20130185194 | Transaction Processing and Remote Activation - Embodiment of the invention extend to a device (which may be considered an asset which is purchased or which provides a service which may be purchased) which can be controlled through the use of a mobile communications device such as a cellular phone. The cellular phone is connected to a transaction processing system which allows the user to pay for the use of the device. The transaction processing system communicates with the device to allow usage of the device only if the user has successfully paid for such use. A further embodiment of the invention relates to collecting usage information of the device and collating this information at a location remote from the device. | 07-18-2013 |
20140324684 | Transaction Processing and Remote Activation - A device is communicatively connected to a remote transaction processing system. In at least one embodiment, the device comprises a dedicated power supply that is independent of a mains power supply, and has an operational state that is set according to an outcome of a transaction processed by the remote transaction processing system. The remote transaction processing system processes the transaction via communication with a separate mobile communications device. In another embodiment, a system comprises a device having a primary function other than facilitating communication, an interface for operating the device, and a transaction processing system that is remote from the device. The device, the interface, and the transaction processing system communicate wirelessly. The transaction processing system is configured to process payment transactions for usage of the device, and the outcome of the payment transactions determines whether the device is operational to provide its primary function. | 10-30-2014 |
Norman Earle Hughes, Indianapolis, IN US
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20120302608 | Novel Imidazole Derivatives Useful for the Treatment of Arthritis - The present invention provides compounds of the formula below: | 11-29-2012 |
20140275049 | SUBSTITUTED PYRAZOLE ANALOGS As RAR ANTAGONISTS - The present invention provides compounds of Formula I or a pharmaceutical salt thereof; methods of treating osteoarthritis and the pain associated with osteoarthritis using the compounds; and processes for preparing the compounds. | 09-18-2014 |
Padraig Joseph Hughes, Cork IE
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20100295144 | Tiled Light Sensing Array - A method is provided of forming a light sensing arrangement for use in a light sensor. The method comprises tiling a plurality of individual light sensing elements on a carrier, each element having a notch formed in an edge thereof, the notch being adapted to provide space, when the elements are tiled together, for an electrical connection to be made between the carrier and a surface of the element arranged to faced away from the carrier. Each element may comprise Silicon Photomultiplier (SPM) circuitry. | 11-25-2010 |
Pat Hughes, Co Kildare IE
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20120074794 | Method and System for Establishing a Power Feed to systems During Operation - A method of adding a power feed to electrical systems includes coupling a set of input lines to a power source such that the input lines are connected to at least one phase of AC power from the power source, and coupling a set of backfeed lines to an output receptacle in a power distribution unit. The output receptacle may be connected in parallel with at least one other output receptacle that is supplying primary power to systems in the data center. The set of backfeed lines and the set of input lines may be tested to determine a match between a pair of lines in the set of backfeed lines and a pair of lines in the set of input lines. Determining the match may include matching the phase of the pair of backfeed lines with the phase of the pair of input lines. | 03-29-2012 |
Patrick M. Hughes, Aliso Vijo, CA US
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20120065141 | STABILIZED BIODEGRADABLE NEUROTOXIN IMPLANTS - Biodegradable neurotoxin implants and methods of making and using such implants are provided. Biodegradable neurotoxin implants include a neurotoxin, a biodegradable polymer component, and an acidity regulating component. The biodegradable polymer component is effective in controlling the release of the neurotoxin from the implant when the implant is located in a patient's body. The acidity regulating component is effective in maintaining a pH of the implant in a desired range that may be effective in stabilizing the neurotoxin as the implant biodegrades when the implant is located in a patient's body. In one embodiment, an implant includes a | 03-15-2012 |
Patrick P. Hughes, Bowie, MD US
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20120104269 | NOBLE-GAS-EXCIMER DETECTORS OF SLOW NEUTRONS - The present invention relates to apparatus and methods for use in highly sensitive and efficient neutron detection, that includes using trigger reactions to initiate far-ultraviolet (FUV) optical emissions. In some embodiments of the present invention, a method for the detection of slow neutrons includes absorption of a slow neutron with a high neutron capture-cross-section nucleus, decay of the compound nucleus into energetic particles, creation of excimers from the energetic particles reacting with a background gas to form excimers, radiative decay of excimers resulting in emission of FUV radiation, and detection of the FUV radiation using an optical detector. | 05-03-2012 |
Paul Hughes, Auckland NZ
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20110306557 | NEURAL REGENERATION PEPTIDES AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE IN TREATMENT OF BRAIN DAMAGE - The invention discloses a family of neuronal migration-inducing, proliferation-promoting and neurite outgrowth promoting factors, termed NRP compounds, and provides compositions and methods for the use of NRP compounds in the treatment of brain injury and neurodegenerative disease. NRP-1 compounds induce neurons and neuroblasts to proliferate and migrate into areas of damage caused by acute brain injury or chronic neurodegenerative disease, such as stroke, trauma, nervous system infections, demyelinating diseases, dementias, and metabolic disorders. NRP compounds may be administered directly to a subject or to a subject's cells by a variety of means including orally, intraperitoneally, intravascularly, and directly into the nervous system of a patient. | 12-15-2011 |
Paul Anthony Hughes, Lancaster GB
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20110259577 | TUBULAR HANDLING DEVICE - A tubular member handling apparatus is a gripping tool ( | 10-27-2011 |
20120168172 | Riser Connector - A system for introducing upwardly a flexible member into a tubular fixed structure with a sleeve surrounding the flexible member in the region where the flexible member attaches to the tubular fixed structure. The system comprises means for enabling the flexible member to be drawn upwardly into a bore of the tubular fixed structure, said bore being defined by an inner surface of said tubular structure, clamping means on the sleeve temporarily clamping the sleeve and flexible member together, and release means on the sleeve adapted to automatically release the clamping means when the sleeve attains a fixed disposition with respect to the tubular fixed structure, such as to permit continued movement of the flexible member with respect to the sleeve. The clamping means comprise a plurality of locking dogs attached to and radially moveable with respect to the sleeve between an inner locking position in which they engage with the flexible member, and an outer release position in which they are disengaged from the flexible member. The release means comprises a latch ring disposed on a substantially cylindrical surface so that it may be deflected axially along said surface on contact between the sleeve and tubular fixed structure to permit release of said locking dogs. | 07-05-2012 |
Paul Stanley Hughes, Cambridge GB
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20120204069 | Integrated circuit and method for testing memory on the integrated circuit - An integrated circuit comprises a plurality of memory units and at least one memory test module, each memory test module having at least one associated memory unit from the plurality of memory units. Each memory test module comprises a set of test registers for each associated memory unit, and a test engine configured, for each associated memory unit, to perform a test operation on that associated memory unit dependent on the status of the set of registers provided for that associated memory unit. A transaction interface of the memory test module receives a transaction specifying a register access operation, the transaction providing a first address portion having encodings allowing individual memory units to be identified and groups of memory units to be identified, and a second address portion identifying one of the test registers within the set to be an accessed register for the register access operation. Decode circuitry within each memory test module is then responsive to the transaction to selectively perform the register access operation if it is determined that the memory test module includes a set of test registers associated with a memory unit identified either individually or as part of a group by the transaction. Such an approach provides a simple programmer's view of the memory test system allowing any transaction to be targeted at an individual memory unit or at arbitrary combinations of memory units as defined by the memory groups. | 08-09-2012 |
20130159747 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A TIME COUNT VALUE - A counting circuit for a data processing apparatus has a normal mode in which a main counter increments the time count value in response to edges of a main clock signal, and a power saving mode in which the main clock signal is disabled and a further clock counter counts elapsed edges of a further clock signal having a lower frequency than the main clock signal. On switching to power saving mode, a reference time count value of the main counter is captured at a timing triggered by an edge of the further clock signal. On switching back to normal mode, an expected time count value from the main counter is calculated based on the captured reference value and the counted number of elapsed edges during the power saving mode, and the main counter is restarted at a timing triggered by another edge of the further clock signal. | 06-20-2013 |
Philip John Hughes, Northallerton GB
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20120252665 | MULTIPHASE ALUMINA PARTICLE - A particle having an alpha alumina crystalline phase, a non-alpha alumina crystalline phase and titania is disclosed. The particles are useful as catalyst carriers. A process for making the particles is also disclosed. | 10-04-2012 |
Rebecca Hughes, Charleston, SC US
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20120196263 | INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - An interactive educational device and method that provides students with activity modes in the form of instruction and exercises to be performed at a plurality of individual work stations. The invention tracks and provides information that is useful to an instructor in determining students' focus and progress. The information provided to the instructor may include, the element of the activity mode of the device the student is currently using, how long the student has been in a particular mode, and how many times the student has attempted a particular element of an activity mode. The information for each student may be updated in real time, so that at any given moment the instructor may be informed as to the student's particular activity. A “look back” for any period of time may be obtained by the instructor. The instructor receives alerts for particular events. The student may report a need for assistance, and student details may be provided to the instructor. | 08-02-2012 |
Rexford Irving Hughes, Springfield, OR US
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20130024206 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR READING, PROCESSING, PRESENTING, AND/OR STORING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION - A method for accessing, processing, presenting, and/or storing electronic medical record (EMR) information on a touch-sensitive display includes reading EMR information, displaying at least a portion of the EMR information on a touch-sensitive sliding timeline, detecting finger swipe or similar gestures, and scrolling the sliding timeline so that a different portion of the EMR information is displayed chronologically on the touch-sensitive sliding timeline. The resolution of the timeline can be expanded or collapsed in response to pinch gestures. The timeline is divided into a columns, each column including icons representing medical related events. A second timeline having a different time resolution from the first timeline is used for navigating the medical related events. Different levels of detail regarding the medical related events can be viewed in different detail panes. An EMR access device and system are also disclosed, which are configured to access and present EMR information. | 01-24-2013 |
20140304005 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR READING, PROCESSING, PRESENTING, AND/OR STORING ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD INFORMATION - A method for accessing, processing, presenting, and/or storing electronic medical record (EMR) information on a touch-sensitive display includes reading EMR information, displaying at least a portion of the EMR information on a touch-sensitive sliding timeline, detecting finger swipe or similar gestures, and scrolling the sliding timeline so that a different portion of the EMR information is displayed chronologically on the touch-sensitive sliding timeline. The resolution of the timeline can be expanded or collapsed in response to pinch gestures. The timeline is divided into a columns, each column including icons representing medical related events. A second timeline having a different time resolution from the first timeline is used for navigating the medical related events. Different levels of detail regarding the medical related events can be viewed in different detail panes. An EMR access device and system are also disclosed, which are configured to access and present EMR information. | 10-09-2014 |
Richard Hughes, Birmingham GB
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20130071855 | FLC AS BIOMARKER - The invention provides a method of identifying a subject likely to have liver disease, or for determining the prognosis of a subject previously identified as having a liver disease comprising detecting an amount of free light chains in a sample from the subject, wherein a higher amount of FLC is associated with an increased likelihood of the subject having a liver disease or an increased likelihood of having a poor prognosis of a liver disease. Assay kits for use in such methods are also provided. | 03-21-2013 |
Richard John Hughes, Los Alamos, NM US
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20130083925 | POLARIZATION TRACKING SYSTEM FOR FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING QUANTUM COMMUNICATION - Quantum communication transmitters include beacon lasers that transmit a beacon optical signal in a predetermined state of polarization such as one of the states of polarization of a quantum communication basis. Changes in the beacon polarization are detected at a receiver, and a retarder is adjusted so that the states of polarization in a received quantum communication optical signal are matched to basis polarizations. The beacon and QC signals can be at different wavelengths so that the beacon does not interfere with detection and decoding of the QC optical signal. | 04-04-2013 |
20130083926 | QUANTUM KEY MANAGEMENT - Innovations for quantum key management harness quantum communications to form a cryptography system within a public key infrastructure framework. In example implementations, the quantum key management innovations combine quantum key distribution and a quantum identification protocol with a Merkle signature scheme (using Winternitz one-time digital signatures or other one-time digital signatures, and Merkle hash trees) to constitute a cryptography system. More generally, the quantum key management innovations combine quantum key distribution and a quantum identification protocol with a hash-based signature scheme. This provides a secure way to identify, authenticate, verify, and exchange secret cryptographic keys. Features of the quantum key management innovations further include secure enrollment of users with a registration authority, as well as credential checking and revocation with a certificate authority, where the registration authority and/or certificate authority can be part of the same system as a trusted authority for quantum key distribution. | 04-04-2013 |
20130084079 | GREAT CIRCLE SOLUTION TO POLARIZATION-BASED QUANTUM COMMUNICATION (QC) IN OPTICAL FIBER - Birefringence in optical fibers is compensated by applying polarization modulation at a receiver. Polarization modulation is applied so that a transmitted optical signal has states of polarization (SOPs) that are equally spaced on the Poincaré sphere. Fiber birefringence encountered in propagation between a transmitter and a receiver rotates the great circle on the Poincaré sphere that represents the polarization bases used for modulation. By adjusting received polarizations, polarization components of the received optical signal can be directed to corresponding detectors for decoding, regardless of the magnitude and orientation of the fiber birefringence. A transmitter can be configured to transmit in conjugate polarization bases whose SOPs can be represented as equidistant points on a great circle so that the received SOPs are mapped to equidistant points on a great circle and routed to corresponding detectors. | 04-04-2013 |
20130101119 | QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION USING CARD, BASE STATION AND TRUSTED AUTHORITY - Techniques and tools for quantum key distribution (“QKD”) between a quantum communication (“QC”) card, base station and trusted authority are described herein. In example implementations, a QC card contains a miniaturized QC transmitter and couples with a base station. The base station provides a network connection with the trusted authority and can also provide electric power to the QC card. When coupled to the base station, after authentication by the trusted authority, the QC card acquires keys through QKD with a trusted authority. The keys can be used to set up secure communication, for authentication, for access control, or for other purposes. The QC card can be implemented as part of a smart phone or other mobile computing device, or the QC card can be used as a fillgun for distribution of the keys. | 04-25-2013 |
20130101121 | SECURE MULTI-PARTY COMMUNICATION WITH QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION MANAGED BY TRUSTED AUTHORITY - Techniques and tools for implementing protocols for secure multi-party communication after quantum key distribution (“QKD”) are described herein. In example implementations, a trusted authority facilitates secure communication between multiple user devices. The trusted authority distributes different quantum keys by QKD under trust relationships with different users. The trusted authority determines combination keys using the quantum keys and makes the combination keys available for distribution (e.g., for non-secret distribution over a public channel). The combination keys facilitate secure communication between two user devices even in the absence of QKD between the two user devices. With the protocols, benefits of QKD are extended to multi-party communication scenarios. In addition, the protocols can retain benefit of QKD even when a trusted authority is offline or a large group seeks to establish secure communication within the group. | 04-25-2013 |
20130272524 | SECURE MULTI-PARTY COMMUNICATION WITH QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION MANAGED BY TRUSTED AUTHORITY - Techniques and tools for implementing protocols for secure multi-party communication after quantum key distribution (“QKD”) are described herein. In example implementations, a trusted authority facilitates secure communication between multiple user devices. The trusted authority distributes different quantum keys by QKD under trust relationships with different users. The trusted authority determines combination keys using the quantum keys and makes the combination keys available for distribution (e.g., for non-secret distribution over a public channel). The combination keys facilitate secure communication between two user devices even in the absence of QKD between the two user devices. With the protocols, benefits of QKD are extended to multi-party communication scenarios. In addition, the protocols can retain benefit of QKD even when a trusted authority is offline or a large group seeks to establish secure communication within the group. | 10-17-2013 |
20140098955 | QUANTUM ENABLED SECURITY FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS - The present invention provides a quantum-enabled security (QES) protocol which creates a revolutionary new cybersecurity capability: quantum (single-photon) communications are integrated with optical communications to provide a strong, innate security foundation at the photonic layer for optical fiber networks or free-space optical communications. The new protocols will also allow the formation of ad hoc coalitions of users in order to deliver quantum-enabled security users between users who may not have direct quantum communications. | 04-10-2014 |
Ronald Hughes, Green River, WY US
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20120264068 | Use of ventilation air methane exhausted during mining of non-combustible ore in a surface appliance - Utilization of mine methane produced by mining a non-combustible ore, such as trona, as an energy source for heat, steam, and/or power generation. Such utilization is beneficial for a surface appliance which is close to surface outlet(s) of mine methane recovery system(s). A method for reducing greenhouse gas emissions generated during mining of a non-combustible ore uses the combustion of co-produced mine methane. The mine methane is recovered in a mine ventilation air exhaust with very low methane content and may be additionally recovered in a drainage gas, such as gob gas, with much higher methane content. The surface appliance may be selected from the group consisting of calciner, dryer, boiler, kiln, furnace, engine, turbine, power generation unit, co-generation unit, and any combinations thereof. Benefits may include reduction in energy purchases, reduction in greenhouse emissions, and/or gain through sale of carbon credits to the carbon market by registering carbon reductions. | 10-18-2012 |
Roy Hughes, Bristol GB
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20120041165 | PARTICLES FOR ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAYS - This invention relates to coloured polymer particles preferably with surface functionality for charge retention, a process for their preparation, the use of these particles for the preparation of an electrophoretic device, colour electrophoretic displays comprising such particle, and new water-soluble dyes. | 02-16-2012 |
Simon Hughes, Cheshire GB
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20110246546 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS - Apparatus arranged to allow a user to input a plurality of values of data elements of a table being a baseline version of the table having a version number b, the apparatus being arranged to store the values of the data elements in a database in the form of one or more baseline version records, each record containing at least one of the values of the data elements, the apparatus being arranged to allow a user to input a revised value of one or more of the data elements of the table thereby to define a change dataset representing the value of one or more data elements of a (b+n)th version of the table that are different from the value of one or more corresponding data elements of the b'th version of the table, the apparatus being arranged to store the difference dataset by generating one or more further records of the database, each further record corresponding to a baseline version record of the database, each further record containing at least one value of a data element of the difference dataset, the apparatus being further arranged to store in the database an identifier indicative of an identity of the version of the table to which each of the one or more further records corresponds. | 10-06-2011 |
Simon Alan Hughes, Bristol GB
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20110271512 | Assembly of a Shaft and a Housing Assembly - A shaft is held in place within the bore of a housing by means of a band of resilient material that is located between the shaft and the housing and has a series of projections extending radially inwards. The shaft surface has a first part that lies closer to the longitudinal axis of the bore than a second part, when the shaft and housing are assembled. The shaft is initially inserted into the resilient band, which is held within the bore, such that the first part of the shaft surface is oriented towards one of the projections of the resilient band. In this orientation of the shaft, the projection is not compressed. By orienting the second part of the shaft surface the projection, the projection is brought under compression and the shaft is held firmly within the bore. | 11-10-2011 |
20130128389 | MOUNTING ASSEMBLY - A tolerance ring is disclosed and can include a strip of material having a length, a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a plurality of radially extending projections between the first and second ends. The strip of material can be curved into a ring having a gap. The radially extending projections are configured to be compressible between a bore and a shaft. A width and/or a height of a radially extending projection closest to the first end is different from a width and/or a height of a radially extending projection closest to a line extending perpendicular to the length and bisecting the strip of material within a circumferential row of the radially extending projections. | 05-23-2013 |
20140166423 | Torque Limiting Tolerance Ring - A torque limiting tolerance ring that is configured to be installed between an inner component and an outer component is disclosed. The torque limiting tolerance ring can include a generally cylindrical body that can have a sidewall. The sidewall can include an unformed section and a plurality of projections can extend from the unformed section of the sidewall. The projections can be configured to engage the inner component or the outer component. During use, the torque limiting tolerance ring can move from an engaged configuration, in which the inner component is statically coupled to the outer component, to a disengaged configuration, in which the inner component is disengaged from the outer component. | 06-19-2014 |
Steven Hughes, Hillsboro, OR US
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20130112940 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING NANOCRYSTALLINE CORE AND NANOCRYSTALLINE SHELL - Semiconductor structures having a nanocrystalline core and corresponding nanocrystalline shell are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes an anisotropic nanocrystalline core composed of a first semiconductor material and having an aspect ratio between, but not including, 1.0 and 2.0. The semiconductor structure also includes a nanocrystalline shell composed of a second, different, semiconductor material at least partially surrounding the anisotropic nanocrystalline core. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112941 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING NANOCRYSTALLINE CORE AND NANOCRYSTALLINE SHELL WITH INSULATOR COATING - Semiconductor structures having a nanocrystalline core and corresponding nanocrystalline shell and insulator coating are described. In an example, a semiconductor structure includes an anisotropic nanocrystalline core composed of a first semiconductor material and having an aspect ratio between, but not including, 1.0 and 2.0. The semiconductor structure also includes a nanocrystalline shell composed of a second, different, semiconductor material at least partially surrounding the anisotropic nanocrystalline core. An insulator layer encapsulates the nanocrystalline shell and anisotropic nanocrystalline core. | 05-09-2013 |
Valerie Margaret Hughes, Edinburgh GB
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20110135578 | MYCOBACTERIAL INFECTIONS - The present invention relates to Mycobacterial infections and provides a method of diagnosing infections of | 06-09-2011 |
Wesley Hughes, Beaverton, OR US
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20130112890 | CHARGED PARTICLE ENERGY FILTER - A multi-element electrostatic chicane energy filter, with the addition of electrostatic quadrupole and hexapole excitations to the dipole elements. A charged particle energy filter according to the present invention with a combination of dipole, quadrupole, and hexapole elements capable of producing a line focus at an aperture reduces space-charge effects and aperture damage. A preferred embodiment allows the filter to act as a conjugate blanking system. The energy filter is capable of narrowing the energy spread to result in a smaller beam. | 05-09-2013 |
Wilfred Barry Hughes, Walshaw GB
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20120166171 | MODELLING AND SIMULATION METHOD - A method for simulating behaviour of first and second interrelated components within a system. The method comprises modelling behaviour of said first and second components using first and second functional specifications; simulating behaviour of said first and second components in predetermined circumstances by instantiating at least one first entity within a hierarchy of interrelated entities; and instantiating at least one further entity in response to the or each instantiated first entity. The or each further entity is selected by a simulation system on the basis of its hierarchical relationship with the at least one first entity. | 06-28-2012 |
William Hughes, San Jose, CA US
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20130054864 | BUFFER MANAGEMENT USING FREELIST BUFFERS - A device includes a link interface circuit, a first plurality of allocated buffers, and a second plurality of non-allocated buffers. The link interface circuit is operable to communicate over a communications link using a plurality of virtual channels. A different subset of the plurality of allocated buffers is allocated to each of the virtual channels. The non-allocated buffers are not allocated to a particular virtual channel. The link interface circuit is operable to receive a first transaction over the communications link and assign the first transaction to one of the allocated buffers or one of the non-allocated buffers. | 02-28-2013 |
William Christopher Hughes, Harrisonburg, VA US
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20130022756 | ADHESION OF METAL THIN FILMS TO POLYMERIC SUBSTRATRES - The adhesion of metal thin films onto polymeric substrates can be significantly enhanced by contacting the surface of the polymeric substrate with a non-complexing solvent before or after depositing the metal film. | 01-24-2013 |