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20090165925 | Carryable Plastic Mattress Bag - A method for manufacturing a mattress carrier includes forming a bag from a sheet of plastic film material. The bag is sized to receive a mattress and has an opening for placing the mattress into the bag. An extension is formed on at least one side or end of the bag. The extension comprises a plurality of layers of the plastic film material. Handles are formed as openings in the extension. | 07-02-2009 |
20090170681 | Carryable Bag for Large Objects - A method for manufacturing a carrier for large objects includes forming a bag from a sheet of plastic film material. The bag is sized to receive a large object and has an opening for placing the object into the bag. An extension is formed on at least one side or end of the bag. The extension comprises a plurality of layers of the plastic film material. Handles are formed as openings in the extension. | 07-02-2009 |
20090315355 | Carryable Plastic Mattress Bag - A device for moving, carrying and storing a mattress includes a bag sized to receive the mattress and having an opening for placing the mattress into the bag. Handles are built in to an extension on at least one side or end of the bag. The built-in handles do not include a woven layer. The extension includes multiple layers of film. The bag can comprise a sheet of plastic material with a seal for bonding two or more layers of film together along at least a portion of the length of the side having the extension thereon. | 12-24-2009 |
20090322109 | Carryable Bag for Large Objects - A device for moving, carrying and storing large objects includes a bag comprising a sheet of plastic film material. The bag is sized to receive the object and has an opening for placing the object into the bag. The bag has an extension on at least one side the bag with at least one handle formed as an opening in the extension. The extension includes more than two layers of the plastic film material, which can be in the form of a gusset. The bag includes a seal for bonding the more than two layers of the film material together along at least a portion of the length of the side having the extension thereon. | 12-31-2009 |
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20120104034 | PRODUCT DISPENSING DEVICE - A system, device and method for dispensing a product includes a delivery system that includes at least one auger with internal flighting that is either integral with or attached to an internal wall of a barrel portion of the auger. The auger rotates and the spiral flighting within the auger transmits a product from a bulk loading station to a product dispensation area. Thus, products can be bulk loaded into a device rather than having to be loaded one-by-one into a dispensing device. The spiral flighting reduces pinch points associated with conventional auger systems. | 05-03-2012 |
20130331979 | Interchangeable Insert for an Auger - An interchangeable flighting insert is disclosed to maximize the efficiency of singularly delivering objects, such as products, to a user through a product dispensation device. The flighting insert can be removably coupled to an auger of the product dispensation device, thereby allowing variation of the flighting characteristics based on the object to be dispensed. The same auger can therefore use a first flighting for certain products, and a second flighting for different products. | 12-12-2013 |
20130331980 | Optimization System - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for optimizing the delivery of products through an automated product dispensation system. The disclosed systems implement different dispensation parameters based on the size, shape, and other criteria for the different products that are dispensed through the device. The disclosed methods first identify the product being dispensed, and then determine the parameters at which the product should be dispensed for maximum efficiency. | 12-12-2013 |
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20080242512 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING, RECORDING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXERCISE - Devices, systems and methods for receiving, recording, and/or displaying information related to physical exercise are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an instrumented weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a shaft portion extending outwardly from a handle portion. In this embodiment, the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin can further include a load sensor and/or an accelerometer. The load sensor and/or the accelerometer can provide information associated with an exercise set to a data storage device carried by the weight pin. The data storage device can be operably coupled to a user computer or other display device so that information relating to the exercise set can be displayed for viewing by the user. | 10-02-2008 |
20110287896 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECEIVING, RECORDING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO PHYSICAL EXERCISE - Devices, systems and methods for receiving, recording, and/or displaying information related to physical exercise are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an instrumented weight pin for use with a stacked weight exercise machine includes a shaft portion extending outwardly from a handle portion. In this embodiment, the shaft portion is configured to be removably positioned adjacent to one or more weights of the exercise machine to selectively engage the one or more weights during use of the exercise machine. The weight pin can further include a load sensor and/or an accelerometer. The load sensor and/or the accelerometer can provide information associated with an exercise set to a data storage device carried by the weight pin. The data storage device can be operably coupled to a user computer or other display device so that information relating to the exercise set can be displayed for viewing by the user. | 11-24-2011 |
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20090062961 | METHOD FOR SOOTBLOWING OPTIMIZATION - A controller determines and adjusts system parameters, including cleanliness levels or sootblower operating settings, that are useful for maintaining the cleanliness of a fossil fuel boiler at an efficient level, Some embodiments use a direct controller to determine cleanliness levels and/or sootblower operating settings. Some embodiments use an indirect controller, with a system model, to determine cleanliness levels and/or sootblower settings. The controller may use a model that is, for example, a neural network, or a mass energy balance, or a genetically programmed model. The controller uses input about the actual performance or state of the boiler for adaptation. The controller may operate in conjunction with a sootblower optimization system that controls the actual settings of the sootblowers. The controller may coordinate cleanliness settings for multiple sootblowers and/or across a plurality of heat zones in the boiler. | 03-05-2009 |
20130245831 | METHOD FOR SOOTBLOWING OPTIMIZATION - A controller determines and adjusts system parameters, including cleanliness levels or sootblower operating settings, that are useful for maintaining the cleanliness of a fossil fuel boiler at an efficient level. Some embodiments use a direct controller to determine cleanliness levels and/or sootblower operating settings. Some embodiments use an indirect controller, with a system model, to determine cleanliness levels and/or sootblower settings. The controller may use a model that is, for example, a neural network, or a mass energy balance, or a genetically programmed model. The controller uses input about the actual performance or state of the boiler for adaptation. The controller may operate in conjunction with a sootblower optimization system that controls the actual settings of the sootblowers. The controller may coordinate cleanliness settings for multiple sootblowers and/or across a plurality of heat zones in the boiler. | 09-19-2013 |
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20090182195 | ENDOSCOPIC GUIDE SYSTEM - Various devices for use in endoscopic surgery and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, an endoscopic guide device is provided and includes an injection molded rail and a c-shaped channel defining a track extending through the rail. The channel includes a plurality of slots formed in the c-shaped channel during the injection molding process. A plurality of wings can extend from opposed sides of the c-shaped channel. | 07-16-2009 |
20130116717 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATING - An ultrasonic assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation, and fine dissection required in fine and delicate surgical procedures. The balanced blade provides a rounded distal end and concave edges to promote fine dissection and cutting in a variety of surgical procedures. The blade is curved for improved visibility at the blade tip and is designed to provide a multitude of tissue effects: coagulation, cutting, dissection, spot coagulation, tip penetration and tip scoring. The assembly features hand activation configured to provide an ergonomical grip and operation for the surgeon. The assembly further features user selectable blade rotation. A finger switch is placed in the range of the natural axial motion of the user's index finger, whether gripping the surgical instrument right-handed or left handed. | 05-09-2013 |
20150327882 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR CUTTING AND COAGULATING - An ultrasonic assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation, and fine dissection required in fine and delicate surgical procedures. The balanced blade provides a rounded distal end and concave edges to promote fine dissection and cutting in a variety of surgical procedures. The blade is curved for improved visibility at the blade tip and is designed to provide a multitude of tissue effects: coagulation, cutting, dissection, spot coagulation, tip penetration and tip scoring. The assembly features hand activation configured to provide an ergonomical grip and operation for the surgeon. The assembly further features user selectable blade rotation. A finger switch is placed in the range of the natural axial motion of the user's index finger, whether gripping the surgical instrument right-handed or left handed. | 11-19-2015 |
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20090043504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods (e.g., inertial navigation and signal-based methods) may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application may generate position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application may further use information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including, for example, sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented to take tracking data from one or more trackees and compute a more accurate tracking estimate for each trackee. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 02-12-2009 |
20120130632 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (“trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from various sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including, sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented to take tracking data from one or more trackees and compute a more accurate tracking estimate for each trackee. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic data, compass data, and/or with GPS, if and when available. | 05-24-2012 |
20130166195 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented compute a more accurate tracking estimate for trackees. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented compute a more accurate tracking estimate for trackees. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 06-27-2013 |
20150019124 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATING, TRACKING, AND/OR MONITORING THE STATUS OF PERSONNEL AND/OR ASSETS BOTH INDOORS AND OUTDOORS - A system and method for locating, tracking, and/or monitoring the status of personnel and/or assets (collectively “trackees”), both indoors and outdoors, is provided. Tracking data obtained from any number of sources utilizing any number of tracking methods may be provided as input to a mapping application. The mapping application generates position estimates for trackees using a suite of mapping tools to make corrections to the tracking data. The mapping application further uses information from building data, when available, to enhance position estimates. Indoor tracking methods including sensor fusion methods, map matching methods, and map building methods may be implemented compute a more accurate tracking estimate for trackees. Outdoor tracking methods may be implemented to enhance outdoor tracking data by combining tracking estimates such as inertial tracks with magnetic and/or compass data if and when available, and with GPS, if and when available. | 01-15-2015 |
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20130293242 | Circuit Integrity Detection System for Detecting The Integrity of A Sensing Wire in Electrically Heated Textiles - A circuit integrity detection system for use in detecting the integrity of a sensing wire in a heating pad wherein the integrity of the sensing wire is determined by first driving one end of the sensing wire with a low voltage electrical test signal from a microcontroller, and then checking whether the test signal is present on the other end of the sensing wire, in order to distinguish the test signal from the standard AC line voltage present on the sensing wire, the electrical test signal is preferably of a different frequency than the standard 50-60 Hz AC line voltage. In one embodiment, the test signal frequency is approximately 30 kHz. | 11-07-2013 |
20140319123 | CONTROLLER FOR TEXTILE HEATING DEVICE - A controller for use in textile heating devices, such as heating pads, heating blankets, and the like is provided. The controller provides a display system for conveying to a user the selected heat setting. Such display system is useful in low light condition, where a user cannot readily see the heat setting indicia on the controller. The display system includes a plurality of lighted elements. The lighted elements are illuminated at different intensity levels to indicate the selected heat setting, In this manner, a user is provided with a visual frame of reference to indicate the selected heating setting. Namely, the differentiation between the intensity levels enables a user to visual determine the selected heating setting by the position of a higher intensity lighted element in relationship to lesser intensity lighted elements. | 10-30-2014 |
20150102823 | CIRCUIT INTEGRITY DETECTION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE INTEGRITY OF A SENSING WIRE IN ELECTRICALLY HEATED TEXTILES - A circuit integrity detection system for use in detecting the integrity of a sensing wire in a heating pad wherein the integrity of the sensing wire is checking the inputs from a first and second A/D converter connected to opposite ends of the sensing wire. | 04-16-2015 |
20150283353 | Restorative Sleep System - A sleep system including a thermal pad and a thermal control unit in thermal communication with the thermal pad. The thermal controller is configured to automatically adjusts a temperature of the thermal pad during a sleep cycle time according a programmed routine. During the preprogrammed routine, the thermal control unit maintains the temperature in the thermal pad at a first temperature T | 10-08-2015 |
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20090107984 | Low Wattage Heating Pad - A therapeutic low wattage heating pad safe for use in a bed and to sleep with while in operation includes a pair of opposed multi-layer constructions housing a resistive heating wire. The heating pad is operable in a plurality of consistent heating modes at various temperature levels, as well as a cycling mode that offers a varying range of temperatures over a period of time. | 04-30-2009 |
20100031514 | DRIVE MEMBER EXTRACTOR TOOL FOR ELECTRIC HAIR CUTTING DEVICES - A replaceable system for use with a hair cutting device, such as a hair clipper or trimmer, having a rotary electric motor and a bladeset is provided. The replaceable system includes a drive member removably positionable between the rotary electric motor and the bladeset of the hair cutting device. The drive member includes a first end operably engaged to a moveable blade of the bladeset and a second end operably engaged to the rotary electric motor. The drive member translating the rotary motion of the rotary electric motor to a reciprocating linear motion. An extraction tool is further provided, where the extraction tool is removable attachable to the drive member and is usable to remove and insert the drive member between the rotary motor and the bladeset. | 02-11-2010 |
20130015174 | SAFETY CIRCUIT FOR HEATING DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to a safety circuit for use in textile heating devices, such as heating pads, heating blankets, and the like. The safety circuit provides a system for checking/verifying the integrity of the controller, which can shut off power to the textile heating device if the controller has lost integrity. | 01-17-2013 |
20130180467 | Bark Control Device - A collar mounted bark control device which is positionable about the neck of a dog. The bark control device includes a collar with a housing mounted thereto. The housing contains a power source such as a battery or the like. Microphones are positioned on the housing for detecting the sound produced by the dog while barking. A processing unit (CPU) is provided for receiving the signals from the microphones for making a bark determination. A corrective stimulus is applied to the dog when the CPU makes a positive bark determination. The corrective stimulus can be provided by a pair of electrodes for applying an electroshock to the neck of the dog. Alternatively, the corrective stimulus can be provided by a high frequency emitter, a vibration, a spray, an audible deterrent, or an irritant to the dog. | 07-18-2013 |
20140209039 | Bark Control Device - A collar mounted bark control device which is positionable about the neck of a dog. The bark control device includes a collar with a housing mounted thereto. The housing contains a power source such as a battery or the like. Microphones are positioned on the housing for detecting the sound produced by the dog while barking. A processing unit (CPU) is provided for receiving the signals from the microphones for making a bark determination. A corrective stimulus is applied to the dog when the CPU makes a positive bark determination. The corrective stimulus can be provided by a pair of electrodes for applying an electroshock to the neck of the dog. Alternatively, the corrective stimulus can be provided by a high frequency emitter, a vibration., a spray, an audible deterrent, or an irritant to the dog. | 07-31-2014 |
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20150140090 | ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDS IN COMBINATION WITH HYDROGEN FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION - A composition for treating inflammation and pain, including a hydrogen-generating compound in an amount that increases the amount of hydrogen in an individual and has an anti-inflammatory effect. A composition for treating inflammation and pain, including synergistically effective amounts of pregabalin and lactulose. A method of treating inflammation and pain, by administering a composition comprising a hydrogen-generating compound to an individual in an amount that increases the amount of hydrogen in the individual and has an anti-inflammatory effect. | 05-21-2015 |
20150335615 | CHOLESTEROL-LOWERING COMPOUNDS IN COMBINATION WITH LIPID METABOLISM-ALTERING COMPOUNDS OF NON-ABSORBABLE SUGARS, COMPOUNDS THAT CONVERT NH3 TO NH4+, OR HYDROGEN-GENERATING COMPOUNDS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIGH CHOLESTEROL AND INFLAMMATION - A composition for treating high cholesterol, including synergistically effective amounts of a cholesterol-lowering agent and a lipid metabolism-altering compound chosen from a non-absorbable sugar, a compound that converts NH3 to NH4+, a hydrogen-generating compound, and combinations thereof. A composition for treating high cholesterol, including synergistically effective amounts of a statin chosen from atorvastatin, cerivastatin, fluvastain, lovastatin, mevastatin, pitavastatin, pravastatin, rosuvastatin, and simvastatin, and lactulose. A method of lowering cholesterol by administering a synergistically effective amount of the composition to an individual, and lowering cholesterol in the individual. | 11-26-2015 |
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20100004304 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT MELANOMA, BREAST, PROSTATE, COLON, PAPILLARY THYROID AND PANCREATIC CANCER - It is now recognized that chronic inflammation is an important risk factor for the development of cancer. The proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 is implicated in cancer because it is important for the activation of STAT, a key regulator of cancer growth, survival, metastasis, immune evasion and angiogenesis. Increased IL-6 and Stat-3 exists in vitro in pancreatic cancer, malignant melanoma, papillary thyroid cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer cells with high basal expression of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) and Wnt5a. IL6/STAT3 activation, mediated by overexpressed TLR3 signaling, appears important in the tumor growth process, it may increase Wnt5a signaling, and be associated with increased cellular growth and migration. Using a novel inhibitor of pathologic TLR3 signaling (5-phenylmethimazole [C10]) we have demonstrated decreases in these markers plus suppression of cell growth and migration in human pancreatic cancer, malignant melanoma, papillary thyroid cancer, breast cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer cells. | 01-07-2010 |
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20110301965 | DYNAMICALLY PREDICTING PATIENT INFLUX INTO AN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - Current patients in an emergency department of a hospital are described according to their quantity, their triage classification levels, and their wait times to calculate a current patient backlog. A sum of weight-adjusted triage classification levels of all of the current patients is calculated. Current patient arrival rates in the emergency department are tracked to calculate a current change in patient arrival rates, which are compared with historical changes in patient arrival rates. A size of an imminent influx of arriving patients into the emergency department is then predicted based on the current patient backlog, the sum of weight-adjusted triage classification levels of patients currently in the emergency department, and the current change in patient arrival rates. | 12-08-2011 |
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20100120106 | Process for producing lower alkyl alcohols from cellulosic biomass using microorganisms - At least one isolated microorganism, which converts at least 10% by weight, and preferably 50% by weight, of cellulosic biomass to a lower alkyl alcohol by direct digestion, and which produces at least 4% by volume of the lower alkyl alcohol in an aqueous-based digestion medium. | 05-13-2010 |
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20150058078 | RULE TO CONSTRAINT TRANSLATOR FOR BUSINESS APPLICATION SYSTEMS - A collection of rules are translated into a mathematical constraint model for a business application to effectively encode the knowledge, apply the model, and suggest results in a highly consistent, highly performant manner. An integrated feedback mechanism enables the system to learn weights and relationships between related rules that may not be obvious to the knowledge workers and to detect the emergence of new factors for adjustments to the model. Constraints that may affect the outcome of the optimization may be considered instead of all constraints allowing the optimizer to run much more quickly. Parallelism may be enabled allowing execution of multiple optimization processes to evaluate multiple scenarios. Furthermore, outcome of the optimizations may be explained back to the user by providing the constraints that were considered. | 02-26-2015 |
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20150370232 | MANAGING COORDINATED CONTROL BY MULTIPLE DECISION MODULES - Techniques are described for implementing automated control systems that manipulate operations of specified target systems, such as by modifying or otherwise manipulating inputs or other control elements of the target system that affect its operation (e.g., affect output of the target system). An automated control system may in some situations have a distributed architecture with multiple decision modules that each controls a portion of a target system and operate in a partially decoupled manner with respect to each other, such as by each decision module operating to synchronize its local solutions and proposed control actions with those of one or more other decision modules, in order to determine a consensus with those other decision modules. Such inter-module synchronizations may occur repeatedly to determine one or more control actions for each decision module at a particular time, as well as to be repeated over multiple times for ongoing control. | 12-24-2015 |
20160004228 | COOPERATIVE DISTRIBUTED CONTROL OF TARGET SYSTEMS - Techniques are described for implementing automated control systems that manipulate operations of specified target systems, such as by modifying or otherwise manipulating inputs or other control elements of the target system that affect its operation (e.g., affect one or more outputs of the target system). An automated control system for such a target system may in some situations have a distributed architecture that provides cooperative distributed control of the target system, such as with multiple decision modules that each control a portion of the target system and operate in a partially decoupled manner with respect to each other, with the various decision modules' operations being at least partially synchronized and each having a consensus with one or more other decision modules, even if a fully synchronized convergence of all decision modules at all times is not guaranteed. | 01-07-2016 |
20160125290 | COMBINED DISCRETE AND INCREMENTAL OPTIMIZATION IN GENERATING ACTIONABLE OUTPUTS - An optimization solver divides time-indexed historical data into intervals that have temporal boundaries. A discrete coefficient evaluator calculates coefficient values in a forecasting model at the temporal boundaries of the training data. An incremental parameter evaluator evaluates incremental parameter changes between the temporal boundaries in the training data. The incremental parameter evaluator updates the parameter values, based upon the incremental changes in the parameters, so that the updated parameter values can be used by the discrete coefficient evaluator for evaluating coefficient values at a next temporal boundary. The trained forecasting modes is deployed in a system to forecast phenomena. | 05-05-2016 |
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20160125435 | INTERROGATION OF MEAN FIELD SYSTEM - A set of SKUs is divided into a plurality of different Mean Field clusters, and a tracker (or sensor) is identified for each cluster. Product decisions for each Mean Field cluster are generated based on the tracker (or sensor) and each Mean Field cluster is then deconstructed to obtain product decisions for individual SKUs in the Mean Field cluster. An interrogation system operates an interpretation of rules that were used to generate the product discussion. | 05-05-2016 |
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20140250377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING AND ANALYZING LARGE NUMBERS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - The current document is directed to methods and systems for accessing, searching, analyzing, and visualizing electronically stored information, including electronic documents. These methods and systems construct graph-like representations of information searches that can be visualized and manipulated in three dimensions. The three-dimensional rendering of search results allows for very large numbers of search results to be visualized conveniently using a graphical user interface displayed on an electronic display device. Methods and systems provide for three-dimensional manipulation of graph-like renderings of search results, visualization-assisted searching, and a large number of research tools for discovering and storing various types of links, connections, and relationships between electronically stored information entities. | 09-04-2014 |
20140372956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEARCHING AND ANALYZING LARGE NUMBERS OF ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS - The current document is directed to methods and systems for accessing, searching, analyzing, and visualizing electronically stored information, including electronic documents. These methods and systems construct graph-like representations of information searches that can be visualized and manipulated in three dimensions. The three-dimensional rendering of search results allows for very large numbers of search results to be visualized conveniently using a graphical user interface displayed on an electronic display device. Methods and systems provide for three-dimensional manipulation of graph-like renderings of search results, visualization-assisted searching, and a large number of research tools for discovering and storing various types of links, connections, and relationships between electronically stored information entities. | 12-18-2014 |
20150269335 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING VALUES DERIVED FROM LARGE DATA SETS BASED ON VALUES CALCULATED FROM SMALLER DATA SETS - The current document is directed to methods and systems for estimating values that could be derived from a large data set, were it available, from values computed from an available smaller data set. A specific example of the currently described methods and systems are methods and systems that estimate various medical-record-related statistics and values computed from hypothetical datasets. In order to extrapolate the desired statistics and computed values from the observed smaller data set, multiple models are employed by the currently disclosed methods and systems. These models can be employed sequentially to generate relatively fine-grained estimates over various multi-dimensional data-set volumes. | 09-24-2015 |