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20080292806 | Plasma Immersion Ion Processing For Coating Of Hollow Substrates - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for plasma ion deposition and coating formation. A vacuum chamber may be supplied formed by a hollow substrate having a length, diameter and interior surface. A plasma may be formed within the chamber while applying a negative bias to the hollow substrate to draw ions from the plasma to the interior surface of the hollow substrate to deposit ions onto the interior surface and forming a coating. The coating may have a Vickers Hardness Number (Hv) of at least 500. | 11-27-2008 |
20090214601 | Porous Drug Delivery Devices and Related Methods - The invention relates to porous drug delivery devices and related methods. In an embodiment, the invention includes an active agent delivery system including a reservoir body defining a plurality of interconnected pores, an active agent disposed within the interconnected pores, and a first polymeric layer disposed over the reservoir body. In an embodiment, the invention includes an implantable medical device including a porous substrate defining a plurality of interconnected pores, an active agent disposed within the interconnected pores, and a first polymeric layer disposed over the reservoir body. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of making an active agent delivery system including forming a porous reservoir body, inserting an active agent within the porous reservoir body, and applying a polymeric layer over the porous reservoir body. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 08-27-2009 |
20090269481 | COATING APPLICATION SYSTEM WITH SHAPED MANDREL - The invention relates to systems and methods for applying coatings to devices. In an embodiment, the invention includes a coating apparatus including a mandrel having a lengthwise axis and an exterior surface, the exterior surface of the mandrel defining a plurality of channels disposed parallel to the lengthwise axis, the mandrel configured to rotate around the lengthwise axis; and a spray head configured to direct a stream of material at the mandrel. In an embodiment the invention includes a method of applying a coating to a medical device. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 10-29-2009 |
20110021899 | CONDUCTIVE POLYMER COATINGS - An electrically conductive coating composition that includes a polymeric mixture, an electrically conductive material dispersed within the polymeric mixture and, optionally, one or more bioactive agents is described. | 01-27-2011 |
20110046721 | Biodegradable Metal-Polymer Composite Constructs For Implantable Medical Devices - Embodiments of the invention include biodegradable composites and medical devices including the same. In an embodiment the invention includes a biodegradable implantable medical device. The implantable medical device can include a biodegradable composite member including a polymeric matrix and a reinforcing metal disposed within the polymeric matrix. The biodegradable composite member can be configured to erode in vivo. In an embodiment the invention includes a method of making a biodegradable implantable device including contacting a polymer mixture with a reinforcing metal, the polymer mixture comprising a polymer that degrades under in vivo conditions and the reinforcing metal comprising a metal that produces substantially non-toxic erosion products. Other embodiments are included herein. | 02-24-2011 |
20110262837 | Two-Dimensional Composite Particle Adapted For Use As A Catalyst And Method Of Making Same - The present invention is directed to a composite particle that is microscopically two-dimensional with a third nanoscopic dimension, and to methods of making same. The particle may include a support and a metal layer. The metal layer may be catalytically active such that the particle is adapted to act as a catalyst. | 10-27-2011 |
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20090192341 | Method Of Circulating Catalyst Between A Catalyst Regenerator And An External Catalyst Cooler - This invention relates to efficiently regenerating catalyst particles by minimizing the formation of localized “hot spots” and “cold spots” in a regeneration zone. Specifically this invention relates to a method for controlling regenerator temperature in an oxygenates-to-olefins system, comprising the steps of: contacting an oxygenate feed in a reactor with a catalytically effective amount of molecular sieve-containing catalyst under conditions effective for converting said oxygenate to a product containing light olefins and forming a coked catalyst; contacting a portion of the coked catalyst in a regenerator, having a catalyst bed height (H | 07-30-2009 |
20110020186 | Fluidizing A Population of Catalyst Particles Having A Low Catalyst Fines Content - The present invention relates to processes for fluidizing a population of catalyst particles that are depleted of catalyst fines. In one embodiment, the process includes providing a plurality of catalyst particles in the reactor, wherein the catalyst particles have a d | 01-27-2011 |
20110021857 | Method And Apparatus For Regenerating Catalyst During Oxygenates To Olefins Reaction - Disclosed herein is a method of recovery of the activity of a molecular sieve catalyst following use of the catalyst in an OTO conversion process. This is achieved by a regeneration apparatus and a method of regenerating a molecular sieve catalyst, comprising two stages. In a pretreatment stage, the catalyst is pretreated under pretreatment conditions by heating the catalyst to a temperature of between 320° C. to 700° C. in an oxygen depleted medium for a residence time of between 1 minute to two hours; and, in a regeneration stage, the catalyst is regenerated under regeneration conditions by heating the catalyst at a temperature of between 200° C. to 700° C. in an oxidizing medium for a residence time of between 1 to 60 minutes. | 01-27-2011 |
20110190556 | Transalkylation of Heavy Aromatic Hydrocarbon Feedstocks - In a process for producing xylene by transalkylation of a C | 08-04-2011 |
20120024755 | Purification of Transalkylation Feedstock - A guard bed or absorber is placed upstream of a transalkylation reactor to avoid deposition of halide and/or halogen species on the catalysts in said reactor. | 02-02-2012 |
20120244049 | Transalkylation of Heavy Aromatic Hydrocarbon Feedstocks - In a process for producing xylene by transalkylation of a C | 09-27-2012 |
20130259775 | Transalkylation Of Heavy Aromatic Hydrocarbon Feedstocks - In a process for producing xylene by transalkylation of a C | 10-03-2013 |
20130267748 | Catalyst Regeneration Process - This disclosure relates to a process for regenerating a catalyst composition to improve the aging rate in subsequent cycles. | 10-10-2013 |
20140061095 | Preheating Feeds to Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis Products Hydroprocessing - The invention relates to upgraded pyrolysis products, hydroconversion processes for upgrading products obtained from hydrocarbon pyrolysis, equipment useful for such processes. In particular the invention provides methods for reducing coke fouling in such equipment. | 03-06-2014 |
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20090165927 | Installation Of Cured In Place Liners With Dual Gland Air Inversion And Steam Cure Apparatus - Installation of a flexible cured in place liner by inverting the liner with air and curing the liner with steam introduced through a perforated lay flat hose without deflating the liner between the inversion and cure. The installation is performed with an apparatus having two independently operable glands with at least one fluid inlet port installed on the line downstream of the second gland liner. As the liner reaches the distal end of the conduit to be lined, it enters a sample and porting pipe with an exhaust pipe gland and exhaust pipe and it is pierced by a rigid porting tool. Steam is then introduced into the lay flat hose to cure the resin and is exhausted through an exhaust hose connected to a controllable exhaust pipe. After curing steam is replaced with air to cool the liner, the ends are cut to restore service through the host pipe. | 07-02-2009 |
20140259603 | Tension Relief System And Apparatus For Use With A Pipe Reduction Die - Apparatus and method for removing a pipe liner from a diameter reducing die using a double nut system whereby the nuts are incrementally loosened to gradually relieve tension on the die until the assembly can be safely separated while reducing the risk of injury or damage to operators and equipment. | 09-18-2014 |
20140265023 | Die Reduction Machine, Reducing Die, and Method of Installation for a Pipe Liner - Systems and methods for reducing the diameter of a pipe liner to repair a damaged pipe, including means of reducing the pulling force required. This is done through use of a multi-section reduction die using a two-step reduction and pushing means for advancing the non-reduced liner portion into the die. | 09-18-2014 |
20140270969 | Device and System For Pulling A Compressed Pipe Liner Into A Host Pipe - Systems and methods for pulling a pipe liner through a host pipe comprising a pulling head with a number of fingers having flexion points which move to a closed position under towing pressure to thread a pipe liner through a host pipe. | 09-18-2014 |
20140314492 | Systems And Apparatus For Inhibiting A Compressed Pipe Liner From Retreating Into A Host Pipe - A lock block for attaching to a diameter-reduced pipe liner pulled through a host pipe which braces the pipe liner and inhibits it from fully retreating into the host pipe when longitudinal tension is reduced and the pipe liner experiences length reduction. | 10-23-2014 |
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20090115601 | Footwear with embedded tracking device and method of manufacture - Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna. | 05-07-2009 |
20110187528 | FOOTWEAR WITH EMBEDDED TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna. | 08-04-2011 |
20130043994 | FOOTWEAR WITH EMBEDDED TRACKING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - Footwear with an embedded tracking device includes a sole and an upper. The tracking device is disposed in a cavity formed in the top surface of the sole. A wireless communication antenna and/or a location signal antenna is disposed on the upper. The antenna(s) is/are connected to the tracking device via a flexible circuit substrate. In a particular embodiment, the location signal antenna is a passive, directional GPS antenna supported in an upwardly facing position in the heel portion of the upper. A method for manufacturing footwear with an embedded tracking device is also disclosed. The method includes providing a footwear upper, incorporating an antenna in the footwear upper, providing a footwear sole, fixing the footwear upper to the footwear sole, incorporating a tracking device into the footwear sole, and connecting the tracking device to the antenna. | 02-21-2013 |
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20090270405 | QUINUCLIDINE COMPOUNDS AS ALPHA-7 NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR LIGANDS - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 10-29-2009 |
20100099684 | Quinuclidine Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 04-22-2010 |
20110263605 | Azabicyclo[2.2.1]Heptane Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including Ia, Ib, Ic, or Id, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 10-27-2011 |
20110269787 | Azabicyclic Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 11-03-2011 |
20120035178 | Quinuclidine Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035189 | Quinuclidine Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 02-09-2012 |
20120108596 | Aza-Bicyclic Amine N-Oxide Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligand Pro-Drugs - The disclosure generally relates to compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are prodrugs for ligands, agonists, and partial agonists for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 05-03-2012 |
20130131064 | Quinuclidine Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 05-23-2013 |
20140221377 | Quinuclidine Compounds as Alpha-7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Ligands - The disclosure provides compounds of formula I, including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds are ligands for the nicotinic α7 receptor and may be useful for the treatment of various disorders of the central nervous system, especially affective and neurodegenerative disorders. | 08-07-2014 |
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20090121547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING POWER TO LOADS - A system and method for adaptive control of power among a plurality of loads based on a categorization of the loads as either delayable or non-delayable, wherein the non-delayable loads are preferably supplied power over the delayable loads. In one aspect, the system may be used to allocate limited power from a backup power source. | 05-14-2009 |
20110049980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALLOCATING POWER TO LOADS - A system and method for adaptive control of power among a plurality of loads based on a categorization of the loads as either delayable or non-delayable, wherein the non-delayable loads are preferably supplied power over the delayable loads. In one aspect, the system may be used to allocate limited power from a backup power source. | 03-03-2011 |
20110291488 | SYSTEM FOR SELF-POWERED, WIRELESS MONITORING OF ELECTRICAL CURRENT, POWER AND ENERGY - According to one aspect, embodiments of the invention provide a system for monitoring at least one circuit branch coupled to a power line, the system comprising at least one first module comprising a Current Transformer (CT) configured to be coupled to the at least one circuit branch and to produce a reference signal having a level related to a current level of the at least one circuit branch, a rectifier coupled to the CT and configured to produce a rectified reference signal, a capacitor coupled to the rectifier, and a first microcontroller coupled to the capacitor and the rectifier, wherein, the capacitor is configured to store energy from the rectified reference signal, and wherein, the first microcontroller is configured to be powered by the energy stored in the capacitor and to sample the rectified reference signal to determine the current level of the at least one circuit branch. | 12-01-2011 |
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20110020910 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SUGAR TRANSPORT, MIXED SUGAR FERMENTATION, AND PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS - The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports cellodextrin into the cell. The present disclosure further relates to methods of increasing transport of cellodextrin into a cell, methods of increasing growth of a cell on a medium containing cellodextrin, methods of co-fermenting cellulose-derived and hemicellulose-derived sugars, and methods of making hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives by providing a host cell containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports cellodextrin into the cell. The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports a pentose into the cell, methods of increasing transport of a pentose into a cell, methods of increasing growth of a cell on a medium containing pentose sugars, and methods of making hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives by providing a host cell containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports a pentose into the cell. | 01-27-2011 |
20130196396 | EXTRACELLULAR ALDONOLACTONASE - The present disclosure relates to hydrolysis of hexose-δ-lactones by use of an | 08-01-2013 |
20130316437 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING SUGAR TRANSPORT, MIXED SUGAR FERMENTATION, AND PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS - The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports cellodextrin into the cell. The present disclosure further relates to methods of increasing transport of cellodextrin into a cell, methods of increasing growth of a cell on a medium containing cellodextrin, methods of co-fermenting cellulose-derived and hemicellulose-derived sugars, and methods of making hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives by providing a host cell containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports cellodextrin into the cell. The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports a pentose into the cell, methods of increasing transport of a pentose into a cell, methods of increasing growth of a cell on a medium containing pentose sugars, and methods of making hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives by providing a host cell containing a recombinant polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide where the polypeptide transports a pentose into the cell. | 11-28-2013 |
20140038245 | EXTRACELLULAR ALDONOLACTONASE - The present disclosure relates to hydrolysis of hexose-δ-lactones by use of an | 02-06-2014 |
20140045243 | MUTANT CELLS FOR PROTEIN SECRETION AND LIGNOCELLULOSE DEGRADATION - The present disclosure provides mutant cells for the secretion of proteins and for the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass. Methods for the use of these cells are also provided. Specifically, the utility of combined genetic deletions of β-glucosidases and the catabolite repressor gene creA/cre-1 for protein secretion in fungal and yeast cells is disclosed. | 02-13-2014 |
20140057323 | ENHANCED CELLODEXTRIN METABOLISM - The present disclosure relates to host cells containing two or more of a recombinant cellodextrin transporter, a recombinant cellodextrin phosphorylase, a recombinant β-glucosidase, a recombinant phosphoglucomutase, or a recombinant hexokinase; and to methods of using such cells for degrading cellodextrin, for producing hydrocarbons or hydrocarbon derivatives from cellodextrin, and for reducing ATP consumption during glucose utilization. | 02-27-2014 |
20140073012 | ENHANCED CELLULOSE DEGRADATION - The present disclosure provides compositions and methods related to the degradation of cellulose and cellulose-containing materials. CDH-heme domain polypeptides and GH61 polypeptides and related polynucleotides and compositions are provided herein. Additionally, methods related to CDH-heme domain polypeptides, GH61 polypeptides, and related polynucleotides and compositions, are provided herein | 03-13-2014 |
20140127682 | NEW RIBOSOMAL TARGETS FOR ANTIBIOTIC DRUG DISCOVERY - The present invention relates to methods to identify molecules that binds in the neomycin binding pocket of a bacterial ribosome using structures of an intact bacterial ribosome that reveal how the ribosome binds tRNA in two functionally distinct states, determined by x-ray crystallography. One state positions tRNA in the peptidyl-tRNA binding site. The second, a fully rotated state, is stabilized by ribosome recycling factor (RRF) and binds tRNA in a highly bent conformation in a hybrid peptidyl/exit (P/E) site. Additionally, the invention relates to various assays, including single-molecule assay for ribosome recycling, and methods to identify compounds that interfere with ribosomal function by detecting newly identified intermediate FRET states using known and novel FRET pairs on the ribosome. The invention also provides vectors and compositions with an N-terminally tagged S13 protein | 05-08-2014 |
20140154751 | ENHANCED FERMENTATION OF CELLODEXTRINS AND BETA-D-GLUCOSE - The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the fermentation of cellodextrins and β-D-glucose. Host cells and recombinant polypeptides having glucose mutarotase activity are provided. Additionally, methods for improving cell growth, production of chemicals, and consumption of cellodextrins and β-D-glucose during fermentation of mixtures containing cellodextrins and β-D-glucose are provided. | 06-05-2014 |
20140193870 | EXTRACELLULAR ALDONOLACTONASE - The present disclosure relates to hydrolysis of hexose-δ-lactones by use of an | 07-10-2014 |
20140342418 | XYLITOL PRODUCTION FROM CELLULOSIC BIOMASS - The present disclosure relates to host cells containing a recombinant xylose reductase, a recombinant cellodextrin transporter, a recombinant intracellular β-glucosidase, and lacking xylitol dehydrogenase and xylulokinase, and to methods of using such cells for producing xylitol from cellulosic biomass containing cellodextrin and xylose. | 11-20-2014 |
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20090062581 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING WASTE MATERIALS INTO FUELS AND OTHER USEFUL PRODUCTS - Conversion of waste and other organic feedstock into sustainable energy, feed, fertilizer, and other useful products of reliable purities is accomplished using water, heat, and pressure. More specifically, the invention provides methods and apparatus that handle mixed streams of various feedstocks, e.g. agricultural waste, biological waste, municipal solid waste, municipal sewage sludge, and shredder residue, to yield gas, oil, specialty chemicals, and carbon solids that can be used as is or are further processed. Useful products can be diverted at various points of the process or internalized to enhance the efficiency of the system. | 03-05-2009 |
20110306808 | Process For Conversion of Organic, Waste, or Low-Value Materials Into Useful Products - The present invention addresses the processing of waste and low-value products to produce useful materials in reliable purities and compositions, at acceptable cost, without producing malodorous emissions, and with high energy efficiency. In particular, the invention comprises a multi-stage process that converts various feedstocks such as offal, animal manures, municipal sewage sludge, tires, and plastics, that otherwise have little commercial value, to useful materials including gas, oil, specialty chemicals, and carbon solids. The process subjects the feedstock to heat and pressure, separates out various components, then further applies heat and pressure to one or more of those components. Various materials produced at different points in the process may be recycled and used to play other roles within the process. The invention further comprises an apparatus for performing a multi-stage process of converting waste products into useful materials, and at least one oil product that arises from the process. | 12-15-2011 |
20150060258 | Process For Conversion of Organic, Waste, or Low-Value Materials into Useful Products - The present invention addresses the processing of waste and low-value products to produce useful materials in reliable purities and compositions, at acceptable cost, without producing malodorous emissions, and with high energy efficiency. In particular, the invention comprises a multi-stage process that converts various feedstocks such as offal, animal manures, municipal sewage sludge, tires, and plastics, that otherwise have little commercial value, to useful materials including gas, oil, specialty chemicals, and carbon solids. The process subjects the feedstock to heat and pressure, separates out various components, then further applies heat and pressure to one or more of those components. Various materials produced at different points in the process may be recycled and used to play other roles within the process. The invention further comprises an apparatus for performing a multi-stage process of converting waste products into useful materials, and at least one oil product that arises from the process. | 03-05-2015 |
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20110308118 | MEMORIAL DISPLAY - The memorial display is a retainer and display for funereal and memorial related items, such as obituary pages, sympathy cards, funeral flowers and the like. The memorial display includes a page retainer for receiving a display page, such as an obituary page. A transparent holder is provided for receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein. A face plate, such as a memorial placard, is secured to a front face of the transparent holder. A framing mat, having opposed front and rear faces and a central cutout portion formed therethrough, is positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder for bordering the face plate. A frame member receives the page retainer, the transparent holder, the face plate and the framing mat such that the face plate is displayed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end. | 12-22-2011 |
20130111789 | MEMORIAL DISPLAY - The memorial display is a retainer and display for funereal and memorial related items, such as obituary pages, sympathy cards, funeral flowers and the like. The memorial display includes a page retainer for receiving a display page, such as an obituary page. A transparent holder is provided for receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein. A face plate, such as a memorial placard, is secured to a front face of the transparent holder. A framing mat, having opposed front and rear faces and a central cutout portion formed therethrough, is positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder for bordering the face plate. A frame member receives the page retainer, the transparent holder, the face plate and the framing mat such that the face plate is displayed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end. | 05-09-2013 |
20130276337 | MEMORIAL DISPLAY - The memorial display is a retainer and display for funereal and memorial related items, such as obituary pages, sympathy cards, funeral flowers and the like. The memorial display includes a page retainer for receiving a display page, such as an obituary page. A transparent holder is provided for receiving the page retainer and securing the display page therein. A face plate, such as a memorial placard, is secured to a front face of the transparent holder. A framing mat, having opposed front and rear faces and a central cutout portion formed therethrough, is positioned against the transparent front face of the transparent holder for bordering the face plate. A frame member receives the page retainer, the transparent holder, the face plate and the framing mat such that the face plate is displayed through the front end of the frame member and the display page is displayed through the rear end. | 10-24-2013 |
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20100136565 | Compositions and Methods for Diagnosing Autism - Mutations located within the gene encoding the homeobox transcription factor, ENGRAILED 2 (EN2), have now been identified as molecular markers associated with susceptibility for autism and related disorders. Thus, the present invention relates to compositions in the form of diagnostic kits, primers and target sequences, for use in methods for determining the predisposition, the onset or the presence of autism spectrum disorder in a mammal. Moreover, therapeutic methods for treating a person inflicted with, or predisposed to, an autism spectrum disorder based upon modulating the level or activity of EN2 are also provided. | 06-03-2010 |
20130183669 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AUTISM - Mutations located within the gene encoding the homeobox transcription factor, ENGRAILED 2 (EN2), have now been identified as molecular markers associated with susceptibility for autism and related disorders. Thus, the present invention relates to compositions in the form of diagnostic kits, primers and target sequences, for use in methods for determining the predisposition, the onset or the presence of autism spectrum disorder in a mammal. Moreover, therapeutic methods for treating a person inflicted with, or predisposed to, an autism spectrum disorder based upon modulating the level or activity of EN2 are also provided. | 07-18-2013 |
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20090243568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONOUS BOOST VOLTAGE REGULATORS WITH ACTIVE NEGATIVE CURRENT MODULATION - A switch-mode synchronous boost voltage regulator is disclosed that includes a boost voltage regulator and an active current modulator. The active current modulator detects a negative current flowing through the high-side switch during a light load condition. When the negative current is detected, the active current modulator is operable to maintain the high-side switch “on” in a linear mode and to limit the negative current to a predetermined current level. | 10-01-2009 |
20090243569 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONOUS BUCK WITH ACTIVE NEGATIVE CURRENT MODULATION - A circuit is disclosed that includes a buck voltage regulator electrically coupled to an active current modulator. The active current modulator is operable to detect a negative current in the low-side switch of the buck voltage regulator circuit during a light mode operation. Whenever the negative current is detected, the active negative current modulator causes the low-side switch to stay ON in a linear mode and limits the negative current to a predetermined current level. | 10-01-2009 |
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20110193543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONOUS BUCK WITH ACTIVE NEGATIVE CURRENT MODULATION - A circuit is disclosed that includes a buck voltage regulator electrically coupled to an active current modulator. The active current modulator is operable to detect a negative current in the low-side switch of the buck voltage regulator circuit during a light mode operation. Whenever the negative current is detected, the active negative current modulator causes the low-side switch to stay ON in a linear mode and limits the negative current to a predetermined current level. | 08-11-2011 |
20120235664 | VOLTAGE CONVERTERS WITH REDUCED OUTPUT FREQUENCY VARIATIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Switch-mode voltage converters and associated methods are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a switch-mode voltage converter includes a switching transistor coupled between an input voltage (V | 09-20-2012 |
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20100162609 | RIFLE END PLATE SLING ADAPTER AND METHOD - End plate sling adapter securable to a rifle for a sling, includes a fastener element, sling adapter clamp and locking insert. Sling adapter clamp has a collar defining a central opening extending therethrough, and a pair of fastener housings arranged at respective ends of the collar defining a gap therebetween. Each housing receives a fastener therein such that the fastener extends across the gap and is adjustable to reduce its width. Locking insert has an upper portion with a threaded cradle accommodated within central opening and meshing with a threaded portion of a rifle buttstock receiver extension, and a lower portion extending into the gap. | 07-01-2010 |
20150076192 | Attachment and Lock for Baton in a Holster - Implement lock assembly for retaining batons, nightsticks, and other handheld devices within a holster. The assembly includes a base, a lock, and a release. Operation of the assembly is by a user applying pressure to the lock, pivotally moving the lock from an open position to a closed position. In the normal open position, an implement may be inserted or removed from the holster. In the closed position, the lock retains the implement within the holster. The lock may be opened by applying pressure to the release. The lock may engage and retain a baton along the length of the baton grip, allowing a user to adjust the position of the baton within the holster when the baton is retained by the lock. | 03-19-2015 |
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20100126403 | Hull Robot - A hull cleaning robot includes at least one cleaning apparatus for cleaning the hull of a vessel, at least one drive track holding the robot on the hull as the robot maneuvers about the hull, and at least one turbine actuatable by water flowing past the hull for operating the at least one drive track and, optionally, the cleaning apparatus. | 05-27-2010 |
20100131098 | Hull robot with rotatable turret - A hull robot includes a turbine subsystem actuatable by fluid moving past the hull, a drive subsystem for maneuvering the robot about the hull, and an adjustment subsystem for either the turbine subsystem or the drive subsystem. A controller is configured to operate the adjustment subsystem to adjust the position of the turret subsystem relative to the drive subsystem until fluid flowing past the hull results in an optimal flow of fluid with respect to the turbine subsystem. | 05-27-2010 |
20100219003 | Hull robot steering system - A robot drive system preferably used for a vessel hull cleaning and/or inspection robot includes a first frame portion rotatably supporting a first axle with a first wheel thereon, and a second frame portion rotatably supporting a second axle with a second wheel thereon. A joint connects the first frame portion to the second frame portion and defines an expendable and contractible portion between the first frame portion and second frame portion. An actuator subsystem is configured expand and contract the expandable and contractible portion to move the first frame portion relative to the second frame portion at the joint to angle the first axle relative to the second axle to steer the robot. | 09-02-2010 |
20110067615 | Hull robot garage - A vessel hull robot garage includes a stowage compartment for stowing a hull robot and a rotation system for rotating the stowage compartment relative to the vessel between a launch/recovery attitude and a stowed position. | 03-24-2011 |
20110083599 | Hull robot drive system - A hull robot includes a robot body, at least one drive module for maneuvering the robot about the hull, an on-board power source, and a motive subsystem for the drive module powered by the on-board power source. A plurality of permanent magnet elements are associated with the drive module and each are switchable between a non-shunted state when adjacent the hull and a shunted state when not adjacent the hull. | 04-14-2011 |
20110282536 | Vessel hull robot navigation subsystem - A vessel hull robot navigation subsystem and method for a robot including a drive subsystem onboard the robot for driving the robot about the hull. A sensor subsystem onboard the robot outputs data combining robot and vessel motion. A memory onboard the robot includes data concerning the configuration of the hull and a desired path of travel for the robot. A fix subsystem communicates position fix data to the robot. A navigation processor onboard the robot is responsive to the memory data, the sensor subsystem, the position fix data, and the data concerning vessel motion. The navigation processor is configured to determine the position of the robot on the hull by canceling, form the sensor subsystem output data combining both robot and vessel motion, the determined vessel motion. The navigation processor controls the drive subsystem to maneuver the robot on the hull based on the fix data, the configuration of the hull, the desired path of travel for the robot, and the determined position of the robot on the hull. | 11-17-2011 |
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20140090906 | Hull Robot Drive System - A hull robot includes a robot body, at least one drive module for maneuvering the robot about the hull, an on-board power source, and a motive subsystem for the drive module powered by the on-board power source. A plurality of permanent magnet elements are associated with the drive module and each are switchable between a non-shunted state when adjacent the hull and a shunted state when not adjacent the hull. | 04-03-2014 |
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20100031652 | DEEP SEA GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM - A geothermal energy system utilizes geothermal heat under the floor of a body of water. The system includes at least one well having a top and a bottom. At least one well is drilled to a sufficient depth to access geothermal heat from one or more areas under the floor. The system further includes at least one energy converter operatively coupled to the well. The at least one energy converter is configured to convert the geothermal heat to another form of energy. | 02-11-2010 |
20100258320 | OCEAN FLOOR DEEP-SEA SUBMERGED DECK - A system for drilling a deep-sea borehole in a seabed is provided. The system includes a drill string having a plurality of strands adapted to be reversibly connected together to assemble the drill string and reversibly disconnected from one another to disassemble the drill string. The system further includes a submerged drilling deck anchored on the seabed, the deck adapted to reversibly connect the strands together and to reversibly disconnect the strands from one another. Methods of disassembling and assembling the drill string are also provided. | 10-14-2010 |
20140041940 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING IN ROCK USING MICROWAVES - Disclosed herein is an apparatus for drilling a wellbore in a material, such as rock. The apparatus can include a microwave source, a first fluid source, and a second fluid source. The microwave source can be configured to transmit microwave energy to a surface of the material to alter the material. The first fluid source can be configured to emit a first fluid to the surface of the material to alter the material. The first fluid can be substantially absorptive to the microwave energy. The second fluid source can be configured to emit a second fluid to the surface of the material to flush the first fluid from the surface of the material. The second fluid can be substantially transparent to the microwave energy. | 02-13-2014 |
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20080250548 | ANTI-BLAST AND SHOCK OPTIMAL REDUCTION BUFFER - A cushion for use in a helmet or body armor to mitigate shock loads (i.e. blasts or blunt impact) against the human body includes a matrix having a plurality of fluid pockets. The fluid pockets themselves are either deformable, or they can be reconfigured (e.g. emptied) and are, therefore, connected in fluid communication with an empty receiver pocket. In the latter case, a vent connects each fluid pocket to at least one receiver pocket, and a valve is imbedded into the vent to control fluid flow through the vent. In either case, when the cushion receives a shock load, fluid in the cushion is transferred to reconfigure the cushion for mitigation of the resultant forces. | 10-16-2008 |
20080251332 | ANTI-BLAST AND SHOCK REDUCTION BUFFER - A device for mitigating shock loads utilizes load-fitted and form-fitted fluid capsules. Each capsule includes a pair of substantially flat end caps. Further, the end caps are parallel and are centered on a common axis. In each fluid capsule, high-tension members interconnect the two end caps to limit the axial distance between the end caps to less than a predetermined value. For each capsule, a membrane interconnects the peripheries of the end caps to enclose the fluid capsule between the end caps. Also, each fluid capsule includes a valve through the membrane to allow fluid flow between fluid capsules when a pressure on the valve exceeds a predetermined level. When a force is applied against a fluid capsule, the membrane deforms before fluid flows from the capsule to mitigate shock loading. | 10-16-2008 |
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20090253596 | FLUID LOSS CONTROL AGENTS FOR VISCOELASTIC SURFACTANT FLUIDS - Alkaline earth metal compounds may be fluid loss control agents for viscoelastic surfactant (VES) fluids used for well completion or stimulation in hydrocarbon recovery operations. The VES fluid may further include proppant or gravel, if it is intended for use as a fracturing fluid or a gravel packing fluid, although such uses do not require that the fluid contain proppant or gravel. The fluid loss control agents may include, but not be limited to, oxides and hydroxides of alkaline earth metal, and in one case magnesium oxide where the particle size of the magnesium oxide is between 1 nanometer to 0.4 millimeter. The fluid loss agent appears to associate with the VES micelles and together form a novel pseudo-filter cake crosslinked-like viscous fluid layer that limits further VES fluid flow into the porous media. The fluid loss control agent solid particles may be added along with VES fluids. | 10-08-2009 |
20120322700 | Nano-Sized Particles for Stabilizing Viscoelastic Surfactant Fluids - An aqueous, viscoelastic fluid gelled with a viscoelastic surfactant (VES) is stabilized and improved with an effective amount of an alkaline earth metal oxide alkaline earth metal hydroxide, alkali metal oxides, alkali metal hydroxides transition metal oxides, transition metal hydroxides, post-transition metal oxides, and post-transition metal hydroxides. These fluids are more stable and have a reduced or no tendency to precipitate, particularly at elevated temperatures. The additives may reduce the amount of VES required to maintain a given viscosity. These stabilized, enhanced, aqueous viscoelastic fluids may be used as treatment fluids for subterranean hydrocarbon formations, such as in hydraulic fracturing. The particle size of the magnesium oxide or other agent may be nanometer scale, which scale may provide unique particle charges that use chemisorption, crosslinking and/or other chemistries to associate and stabilize the VES fluids. | 12-20-2012 |
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20100107778 | DIGITAL FLOWMETER - A controller for a flowmeter includes an input module operable to receive a sensor signal from a sensor connected to a vibratable flowtube. The sensor signal is related to a fluid flow through the flowtube. The controller also includes a signal processing system operable to receive the sensor signal, determine sensor signal characteristics, and output drive signal characteristics for a drive signal applied to the flowtube. An output module is operable to output the drive signal to the flowtube and a control system is operable to modify the drive signal and thereby maintain oscillation of the flowtube during a transition of the flowtube from a substantially empty state to a substantially full state. | 05-06-2010 |
20110077911 | MULTI-MEASUREMENT VORTEX FLOWMETER - Two-wire transmitters are described in which the required voltage that a control room must supply to the transmitter is lower at high current than at low current, thus freeing up more voltage for other uses, and in which a constant set of operating voltages may be maintained. A corrected pressure in a vortex flow meter may be determined that reflects the mass flow rate. Thus, the mass flow rate may be determined based on the corrected pressure reading and a measured volumetric flow rate. Density may be determined from pressure and temperature using a table containing error values based on a standard density determination and a relatively simple approximation. During operation of a flow meter, the stored error values may be linearly interpolated and the approximation may be computed to determine the density from the stored error value. | 03-31-2011 |
20130119964 | MULTI-MEASUREMENT VORTEX FLOWMETER - Two-wire transmitters are described in which the required voltage that a control room must supply to the transmitter is lower at high current than at low current, thus freeing up more voltage for other uses, and in which a constant set of operating voltages may be maintained. A corrected pressure in a vortex flow meter may be determined that reflects the mass flow rate. Thus, the mass flow rate may be determined based on the corrected pressure reading and a measured volumetric flow rate. Density may be determined from pressure and temperature using a table containing error values based on a standard density determination and a relatively simple approximation. During operation of a flow meter, the stored error values may be linearly interpolated and the approximation may be computed to determine the density from the stored error value. | 05-16-2013 |
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20080262966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING CHARITABLE DONATIONS BY PROVIDING INSTANTANEOUS DONOR RECOGNITION - Charitable donations are increased by automatically providing immediate on-line recognition of on-line donors. A list of donors is maintained on a Web page acknowledging the on-line contributions. Donor names on the list can be links to additional information about the donation or the donor. Information about donor and donation is entered by the donor, who can specify what information is to be published on the Web and what information is to remain unpublished. The donor list can be arranged in order of donation size, and donors can compete for position on the list. The donor information can indicate membership in a group, and donations can also be totaled by group to encourage donation competition between groups. | 10-23-2008 |
20090271208 | AUTOMATIC DATA TRANSMISSION IN RESPONSE TO CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC FORMS SATISFYING CRITERIA - Automatic transmission of information is generated when the content of a posted electronic form matches a predefined criteria. An interface allows the user to create a criterion template to specify the match criterion without requiring the user to have the skills of a professional programmer. The person to be notified and the form and content of the notification can also be defined by the user and can be dependent on the content of the posted form. In one application, individuals associated with an institution of higher learning are automatically notified when a student submits an electronic profile form showing that the student meets a pre-specified criteria. | 10-29-2009 |
20120023014 | Method and Apparatus for Increasing Charitable Donations By Providing Instantaneous Donor Recognition - Charitable donations are increased by automatically providing immediate on-line recognition of on-line donors. A list of donors is maintained on a Web page acknowledging the on-line contributions. Donor names on the list can be links to additional information about the donation or the donor. Information about donor and donation is entered by the donor, who can specify what information is to be published on the Web and what information is to remain unpublished. The donor list can be arranged in order of donation size, and donors can compete for position on the list. The donor information can indicate membership in a group, and donations can also be totaled by group to encourage donation competition between groups. | 01-26-2012 |
20120317026 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING CHARITABLE DONATIONS BY PROVIDING INSTANTANEOUS DONOR RECOGNITION - Charitable donations are increased by automatically providing immediate on-line recognition of on-line donors. A list of donors is maintained on a Web page acknowledging the on-line contributions. Donor names on the list can be links to additional information about the donation or the donor. Information about donor and donation is entered by the donor, who can specify what information is to be published on the Web and what information is to remain unpublished. The donor list can be arranged in order of donation size, and donors can compete for position on the list. The donor information can indicate membership in a group, and donations can also be totaled by group to encourage donation competition between groups. | 12-13-2012 |