Langford, US
Bettilou Kenney Langford, Stockton, MO US
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20150299922 | ERGONOMIC PANTOGRAPH HANDLES - The present invention relates to a quilting machine and more specifically a long-arm stitching machine, or stitcher. The stitcher includes handles that are used to trace a laser dot on a pantograph pattern located in front of the fabric being quilted. Tracing the laser dot ensures that the needle and thread associated with the sewing machine head duplicates the pattern being traced. In the present invention, the handles are placed to one side of the sewing machine head to allow an operator to remain upright when watching the laser trace the pattern or the needle and thread quilting the fabric. | 10-22-2015 |
20150299924 | STITCHING MODE REGULATOR - The present invention relates to a method of operating a quilting or sewing machine. In the method, an operator may switch the modes in which the sewing machine is operating. The modes may be switched when the sewing machine is in operation or when the machine is stopped. The modes to which the sewing machine may be switched to and from may be pre-set modes as defined by an operator. The modes that may be switched to and from may include settings for stitch mode and stitch speed. The buttons may be physical buttons associated with the sewing machine's handles, or they may be digital buttons associated with a tablet device. | 10-22-2015 |
20160063892 | STITCHING TEACH DEVICE AND APPLICATION - The present invention relates to a teach device for practicing methods of stitching quilts. The teach device includes a display device such as a computer tablet, handles for moving the teach device, and various electronic and computer components for tracking teach device movement and for storing quilting patterns within the memory of the teach device. The teach device may also be mounted within a docking device that performs some of the above functions and/or includes some of the above components. Moreover the teach device as taught may include a communications medium that allows it to be in communication with a computerized stitcher. When the teach device and computerized stitcher are in communication with one another, movements made by the teach device may be communicated to and reproduced by the computerized stitcher on a workpiece. | 03-03-2016 |
Christopher J. Langford, Chehalis, WA US
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20100062111 | PUFFED PET TREAT - An animal protein-based dog treat has a soft crunch and a stable shelf life without use of an appreciable amount of sodium or chemical preservatives. A method of producing the dog treat entails use of extrusion and heating processes to trap moisture in the interior of the dog treat, and then to expand and evaporate the moisture. This process creates in an internal portion of the dog treat voids or air pockets that provide desired texture and strength characteristics. | 03-11-2010 |
20120027893 | VISCOUS LIQUID DIETARY SUPPLEMENT FOR ANIMALS | 02-02-2012 |
20120076914 | VISCOUS LIQUID DIETARY SUPPLEMENT - Fish oil is thickened using a thickening agent, such as one or more of silica wax, and a plant-based thickener dispersed in the fish oil to thereby facilitate ease of delivery of the fish oil to an animal. The fish oil and the thickening agent form a viscous liquid blend that functions as a delivery medium of nutrients naturally present in the fish oil. The thickening agent is inert to the animal and chemically inert to the fish oil so that the naturally present nutrients of the fish oil are not substantially degraded by the thickening agent. The viscous liquid blend may also be used as a carrier liquid to deliver an added dietary supplement to the animal. | 03-29-2012 |
20130309359 | PUFFED PET TREAT WITH CRUNCHY TEXTURE - An animal protein-based dog treat has a soft crunch and a stable shelf life without use of an appreciable amount of sodium or chemical preservatives. A method of producing the dog treat entails use of extrusion and heating processes to trap moisture in the interior of the dog treat, and then to expand and evaporate the moisture. This process creates in an internal portion of the dog treat voids or air pockets that provide desired texture and strength characteristics. | 11-21-2013 |
Christopher J. Langford, Wakefield, MA US
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20080296853 | Stair assist robot mechanism and method - A mobile robot with a chassis including one or more drive mechanisms and at least a first arm pivotably connected to the chassis and configured to pitch up and down. A ski structure is attached on an underside of the first arm for raising the chassis as the arm is pitched down so the drive mechanisms can traverse a riser in the path of the chassis. | 12-04-2008 |
20090095096 | Hazardous materials sensing robot - A hazardous materials sensing robot includes a robot platform and a universal mounting tray on the robot platform for removably mounting thereon a plurality of sensors each having an output. An electronic interface unit is configured to receive the outputs of the sensors. An operator control unit remotely operates the robot platform. There is a communication link between the robot platform and the operator control unit for transmitting the sensor outputs to the operator control unit. | 04-16-2009 |
David W. Langford, Madison, AL US
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20110207209 | CULTURE SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND RELATED METHODS AND ARTICLES - Culture systems, devices and related methods and articles may automate the culturing or incubation process according to defined culturing protocols. Such may employ removable multi-well growth cassette. Wells may be subdivided into subwells. Such may employ removable media and waste cartridges and/or gas canisters to supply consumables, which may be supplied in kits, for example with processor executable culturing protocols. Direct fluidic coupling between growth cassettes and the removable cartridges or canisters may be employed. Operational and/or environmental conditions may be sensed or monitored, and may be used to adjust or alter operation. A microscopy subsystem may capture images which may be stored and/or analyzed. Analysis may be used to adjust or alter operation. | 08-25-2011 |
David Wesley Langford, Madison, AL US
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20100103025 | Near Field Electromagnetic Calibration System - A system and method for electromagnetic position determination utilizing a calibration process. For calibration, a transmitter is positioned at multiple locations in an area of interest and multiple receivers receive and record signal characteristics from the transmitter to generate a calibration data set. The unknown position of a transmitter may be determined by receiving signals from the transmitter by multiple receivers. A locator data set is generated based on the comparison between two received signal characteristics determined for each receiver. The locator data set is compared with the calibration data set to determine the unknown position. In one embodiment, the signal comparisons are the differences between electric and magnetic field phase. Further embodiments utilize signal amplitude differences. A reciprocal method utilizing a single receiver and multiple transmitter locations is disclosed. A further method is disclosed for determining position by utilizing signals available from existing installed wiring such as power wiring. | 04-29-2010 |
20110148714 | Near Field Electromagnetic Location System and Method - A system and method for determining a position of a locus comprising a locator device for disposition at the locus; the locator device configured for receiving an electromagnetic signal from a beacon device, the locator device receiving at a distance from the beacon device within near field range of the electromagnetic signal; the locator device configured for distinguishing at least two characteristics of the electromagnetic signal sensed at the locus; the system employing the at least two characteristics to effect the determining of the position of the locus. | 06-23-2011 |
H. Marie Langford, Phoenixville, PA US
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20100056516 | 1-HYDROXY NAPHTHYRIDINE COMPOUNDS AS ANTI-HIV AGENTS - 1-Hydroxy naphthyridine compounds (e.g., 1-hydroxy naphthyridin-2(1H)-one compounds of Formula I are inhibitors of HIV integrase and/or HIV RNase H and inhibitors of HIV replication: (I) wherein X and R1-R6 are as defined herein. The compounds are useful in the prophylaxis and treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds are employed against HIV infection and AIDS as compounds per se or in the form of pharmaceutically acceptable salts. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other anti-HIV agents such as HIV antivirals, immunomodulators, antibiotics and vaccines. | 03-04-2010 |
Jeffrey D. Langford, Lebanon, OR US
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20080252706 | Ink Delivery System And A Method For Replacing Ink - An ink delivery system having a fluid supply and a printhead assembly, separate from and in fluid communication with the fluid supply. A primary flow path is configured to facilitate the delivery of fluid from the fluid supply to the printhead assembly, and a return flow path, at least partially separate from the primary flow path, is configured to facilitate the evacuation of fluid from the printhead assembly. | 10-16-2008 |
20080273069 | Ink recirculation system - One embodiment of a method of storing a printhead includes opening a valve to a vent of an ink reservoir, operating a pump in a first direction to pull ink from the ink reservoir through said valve, and pumping the ink pulled from the ink reservoir to an ink supply container. | 11-06-2008 |
20090051742 | INK DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING - An ink delivery system having at least one off-axis ink supply container and an on-axis printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes at least one reservoir and a corresponding standpipe separated by a particle filter. At least one tube connects the off-axis ink supply container to the printhead assembly. A first valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the tube and the reservoir. A second valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the standpipe and the tube. | 02-26-2009 |
20090058956 | INK DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED PRINTING - An ink delivery system having at least one off-axis ink supply container and an on-axis printhead assembly. The printhead assembly includes at least one reservoir and a corresponding standpipe separated by a particle filter. At least one tube connects the off-axis ink supply container to the printhead assembly. A first valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the tube and the reservoir. A second valve is configured to selectively open a flow path between the standpipe and the tube. | 03-05-2009 |
20110168052 | PRINTING MECHANISM AND METHOD OF INK FORMULATION - One method of ink formulation may include providing a shipping material in a reservoir of a printing mechanism, placing a concentrated ink in communication with the reservoir, and mixing the shipping material and the concentrated ink together to create a print-ready ink. | 07-14-2011 |
Jessica L. Langford, Provo, UT US
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20140195339 | Media Mix Modeling Tool - A media mix modeling tool is configured to enable a marketing budget to be analyzed for purposes of allocation across different marketing channels and campaigns. The media mix modeling tool utilizes and builds upon web analytics data. For example, for particular channels that are to be the subject of a marketing investment, web analytics data is gathered for each channel. A statistical attribution method is then utilized to analyze the web analytics data to determine how much revenue should be attributed to each channel based on various touch points for each campaign. Cost data is then utilized to create a plot of campaigns within a particular channel. From this plot, a model is fitted that describes the performance of the particular channel. Once a model has been fit to each individual channel, a solver is applied to find a desirable or optimal way to distribute the marketing budget. | 07-10-2014 |
John Langford, White Plains, NY US
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20090265227 | Methods for Advertisement Display Policy Exploration - An exploratory ordering of advertisements is generated using an exploration policy that is a modified version of an existing policy. The exploration policy is defined to swap a pair of adjacent advertisements in an ordering of advertisements generated by the existing policy so to generate the exploratory ordering of advertisements. A top number of the exploratory ordering of advertisements are displayed. The top number corresponds to a number of available advertisement display spaces. Click data associated with display of the exploratory ordering of advertisements is collected. A revenue generation capability of a new policy is evaluated based on the collected click data. | 10-22-2009 |
20090287618 | DISTRIBUTED PERSONAL SPAM FILTERING - Embodiments are directed towards using a community of weighted results from local and global message classifiers to determine whether a message is spam. Each local classifier may receive a message that is to be evaluated to determine whether it is spam. A local classifier receives the message and performs a classification of the message. The local classifier may receive predictions of whether the message is spam from at least one global classifier. The local and global predictions are combined using, in one embodiment, a regression analysis to generate a single local message classification. Combining the local and global predictions is directed towards enabling a community of predictions to be used to classify messages. The user may then re-classify this output, which in turn is used as feedback to modify weights to the local and received global predictions for a next message. | 11-19-2009 |
20100010891 | METHODS FOR ADVERTISEMENT SLATE SELECTION - A computer implemented method is disclosed for controlling display of advertisements. The method includes selecting a policy that generates a slate of advertisements to be displayed when the policy is applied to a context. The method also includes applying the selected policy to the context to generate the slate of advertisements to be displayed, and displaying the slate of advertisements. The method further includes identifying a user-selected advertisement in the slate of advertisements, and calculating a cost of the user-selected advertisement to be charged to an owner of the advertisement. The cost is calculated based on the selected policy, the context, and the slate of advertisements. | 01-14-2010 |
20100057546 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ONLINE ADVERTISING USING USER SOCIAL INFORMATION - An improved system and method for online advertising using user social information is provided. An advertising demand engine may be provided for selecting advertisements using user social information and online behavior to serve to a user for display. A social network engine may be provided for constructing a plurality of networks of correlated users from social network information and online behavior. These networks may be updated with additional online behavior. An advertisement previously selected by a user or by other users belonging to a network constructed using social information and online behavior may be sent to users belonging to the same network in response to a request to serve an advertisement. In other embodiments, a ranked list of advertisements selected by users in multiple networks may be determined, and advertisements may then be sent to users from the ranked list of advertisements. | 03-04-2010 |
20100131496 | PREDICTIVE INDEXING FOR FAST SEARCH - A system comprises a machine readable storage medium having an index that, given a set of inputs, a set of outputs, a set of input categories, and a scoring rule, provides an ordered subset of the outputs for each input category. The outputs within each subset are ordered by predicted score with respect to an input from one of the input categories. At least one processor is capable of receiving an input corresponding to at least one of the set of input categories. The processor is configured for scoring a reduced set of outputs against the received input using the scoring rule. The reduced set of outputs includes a union of the subsets of outputs associated with each input category to which the received inputs correspond. The processor is configured for outputting a list including a subset of the reduced set of outputs having the highest scores. | 05-27-2010 |
20100268710 | PERSONALIZED WEB SEARCH RANKING - A system and method for personalized search ranking may use a user's feedback to immediately reorder search results for this particular user so as to improve click-through rate. Upon receiving a query including one or more words, a search engine may identify a list of search results and display the search results on a search result page. A machine-learning module may collect information about a user's browsing activities on the result page, update estimates of relevance of the search results, and reorder the search result list to personalize it for the user. | 10-21-2010 |
20110110231 | VOLUNTARY ADMISSION CONTROL FOR TRAFFIC YIELD MANAGEMENT - Embodiments are directed towards employing an admission controller (AC) network device to coordinate voluntary requests by traffic source devices (TSDs) to transmit traffic over a network. The TSDs submit voluntary requests to transmit network traffic during an allocated time frame to the AC. The AC monitors historical network traffic data and, based on various allocation policies, provides permission to at least some of the TSDs in the form of a nonexclusive lease of bandwidth with a rate cap for an allocated time frame. The TSDs receiving the lease voluntarily agree to transmit traffic not exceeding the rate cap for the time frame of the lease. TSDs that receive a zero rate cap voluntarily agree not to transmit. However, urgent network traffic bypasses the AC. The allocation policies used to determine the rate cap and number of permitted senders include a reactive approach, a predictive approach, and a predictive-reactive approach. | 05-12-2011 |
20120016642 | CONTEXTUAL-BANDIT APPROACH TO PERSONALIZED NEWS ARTICLE RECOMMENDATION - Methods and apparatus for performing computer-implemented personalized recommendations are disclosed. User information pertaining to a plurality of features of a plurality of users may be obtained. In addition, item information pertaining to a plurality of features of the plurality of items may be obtained. A plurality of sets of coefficients of a linear model may be obtained based at least in part on the user information and/or the item information such that each of the plurality of sets of coefficients corresponds to a different one of a plurality of items, where each of the plurality of sets of coefficients includes a plurality of coefficients, each of the plurality of coefficients corresponding to one of the plurality of features. In addition, at least one of the plurality of coefficients may be shared among the plurality of sets of coefficients for the plurality of items. Each of a plurality of scores for a user may be calculated using the linear model based at least in part upon a corresponding one of the plurality of sets of coefficients associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of items, where each of the plurality of scores indicates a level of interest in a corresponding one of a plurality of items. A plurality of confidence intervals may be ascertained, each of the plurality of confidence intervals indicating a range representing a level of confidence in a corresponding one of the plurality of scores associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of items. One of the plurality of items for which a sum of a corresponding one of the plurality of scores and a corresponding one of the plurality of confidence intervals is highest may be recommended. | 01-19-2012 |
20130268374 | Learning Accounts - Techniques are provided for use in an auction in which selected content items, or advertisements, of content providers, or advertisers, are selected and served, and in which, for an item served in response to a serving opportunity, contingent upon occurrence of a specified user action, an associated provider's account is charged a first sum and an associated publisher's account is credited a second sum. Performance of particular content items may be explored, such as ones for which little or no historical performance information may be available. Content item selection may be based at least in part on an objective of acquiring learning information that can be used in prediction of future performance of the content item. The associated provider's account may be charged a sum that reflects a learning value component, but the associated publisher's account may be credited a sum that does not reflect a learning value component. | 10-10-2013 |
20130290223 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED MACHINE LEARNING - Method, system, and programs for distributed machine learning on a cluster including a plurality of nodes are disclosed. A machine learning process is performed in each of the plurality of nodes based on a respective subset of training data to calculate a local parameter. The training data is partitioned over the plurality of nodes. A plurality of operation nodes are determined from the plurality of nodes based on a status of the machine learning process performed in each of the plurality of nodes. The plurality of operation nodes are connected to form a network topology. An aggregated parameter is generated by merging local parameters calculated in each of the plurality of operation nodes in accordance with the network topology. | 10-31-2013 |
20150051973 | CONTEXTUAL-BANDIT APPROACH TO PERSONALIZED NEWS ARTICLE RECOMMENDATION - Methods and apparatus for performing computer-implemented personalized recommendations are disclosed. User information pertaining to a plurality of features of a plurality of users may be obtained. In addition, item information pertaining to a plurality of features of the plurality of items may be obtained. A plurality of sets of coefficients of a linear model may be obtained based at least in part on the user information and/or the item information such that each of the plurality of sets of coefficients corresponds to a different one of a plurality of items, where each of the plurality of sets of coefficients includes a plurality of coefficients, each of the plurality of coefficients corresponding to one of the plurality of features. In addition, at least one of the plurality of coefficients may be shared among the plurality of sets of coefficients for the plurality of items. Each of a plurality of scores for a user may be calculated using the linear model based at least in part upon a corresponding one of the plurality of sets of coefficients associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of items, where each of the plurality of scores indicates a level of interest in a corresponding one of a plurality of items. A plurality of confidence intervals may be ascertained, each of the plurality of confidence intervals indicating a range representing a level of confidence in a corresponding one of the plurality of scores associated with a corresponding one of the plurality of items. One of the plurality of items for which a sum of a corresponding one of the plurality of scores and a corresponding one of the plurality of confidence intervals is highest may be recommended. | 02-19-2015 |
John Langford, Fenton, MO US
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20090159366 | PERSONNEL FALL ARREST SYSTEM - A fall-arrest system for securing an individual to a construction site. The system and methods include a first post for insertion into a concrete column. A sleeve connects the first post to a second post that extends above the concrete. A cable is used to connect an individual to the second post, and thus secure them to the construction site. The sleeve prevents lateral movement at the connection of the two posts such that the second post does not rely on uncured portions of the column for support. | 06-25-2009 |
John Langford, Chicago, IL US
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20150262185 | CONFIDENTIAL FRAUD DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various embodiments for maintaining security and confidentiality of data and operations within a fraud detection system. Each of these embodiments utilizes a secure architecture in which: (1) access to data is limited to only approved or authorized entities; (2) confidential details in received data can be readily identified and concealed; and (3) confidential details that have become non-confidential can be identified and exposed. | 09-17-2015 |
John Langford, Scarsdale, NY US
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20150213510 | FRAMEWORK THAT FACILITATES USER PARTICIPATION IN AUCTIONS FOR DISPLAY ADVERTISEMENTS - Various technologies relating to prevention of display of advertisements on pages rendered on client computing devices are described. A user participates in real-time auctions for advertisement positions on pages, where a bidding agent submits bids on behalf of the user. When the user wins an auction for an advertisement position, the advertisement position is populated with content approved by the user, thus effectively preventing another advertiser from presenting an advertisement in the advertisement position. | 07-30-2015 |
20160105351 | APPLICATION TESTING - The claimed subject matter includes techniques for providing an application testing service. An example method includes receiving context information from a client system, the context information comprising parameters that describe details of a user interaction with an application under test (AUT). The method also includes receiving a set of potential actions from the client system. The method also includes identifying a selected action from the set of potential actions and sending the selected action to the client system, wherein the AUT is customized based on the selected action. The method also includes receiving reward data from the client system based on a user's interaction with the AUT. The method also includes storing the context information, the selected action, and the reward data to a log of application test data. | 04-14-2016 |
John Mark Langford US
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20120226670 | IMPLEMENTING CONTINUOUS CONTROL MONITORING FOR AUDIT PURPOSES USING A COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT - A method of providing True Continuous Control Monitoring (CCM) of business processes for audit purposes is provided herein. The method includes the following steps: consolidating data from multiple sources, in case the transactional data is located in more than one source, to a single self contained and comprehensive source; identifying, in the single data source, data elements that are required for detection and reporting for each audit rule; translating and streaming, in case required, the transactions data into events, so that every change in a transaction is immediately reflected and identifiable; eliminating duplicate events for the same single transaction; applying the event processing engine to the events, based on event audit patterns derived from audit rules, possibly entered by non-programmers; and generating alert data in audit-style notation, to be reported back to the system, based on alert notifications derived from the event processing engine. | 09-06-2012 |
Joshua Langford, Orlando, FL US
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20150272638 | BONE PLATE WITH VERSATILE SCREW HOLES - A bone plate for the compression of a fracture site or osteotomy of a bone includes a bone plate body having a plurality of screw holes and bone screws accommodated in the screw holes. At least one of the screw holes is teardrop shaped having a wide portion and a narrow portion. The bone screw selected for use in the screw hole can be either a locking screw or a non-locking screw, as the screw hole can accept both types. | 10-01-2015 |
Julian Langford, Seattle, WA US
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20120323595 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NURSE ASSIGNMENT AND PATIENT LIST MANAGEMENT INTERACTION WITH ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD - Systems, apparatus, and methods to facilitate review and modification of patient assignment are provided. An example method includes displaying, via a user interface, assignments between a clinician and one or more patients including a status of each assignment between the clinician and each of the one or more patients. The example method includes facilitating, via the user interface, a change in at least one assignment via the user interface. The example method includes propagating the change based on an update to assignment status via the user interface. | 12-20-2012 |
Justin Langford, Zionsville, IN US
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20150367836 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BALANCING STATES OF CHARGE OF ENERGY STORAGE MODULES IN HYBRID VEHICLES - A system and method for balancing the states of charge between a plurality of energy storage modules in a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The method comprises determining states of charge of individual energy storage modules in said plurality of energy storage modules operatively connected to a power source in the hybrid electric vehicle. The vehicle is operated using a subset of the plurality of energy storage modules when the states of charge of said subset the plurality of energy storage modules is outside of a tolerances relative to the remaining energy storage modules of said plurality of said energy storage modules. The energy storage modules may be charged or discharged using the method in order to equalize the states of charge of the energy storage modules. | 12-24-2015 |
Kerry M. Langford, Rochester, MN US
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20150113593 | PROXIMITY BASED DUAL AUTHENTICATION FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method of accessing a network wirelessly is described. In the method an authentication is provided to access the network from a wireless device to a first network node via a first wireless signal having a first range. A proximity validation is provided to access the network through the first network node. The proximity validation is provided to the first network node when the wireless device is within a second range of a second wireless signal of a second network node. The second range is less than the first range. The method further provides for accessing the network when both the authentication and the proximity validation are valid. | 04-23-2015 |
20150113620 | PROXIMITY BASED DUAL AUTHENTICATION FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK - A method of accessing a network wirelessly is described. In the method an authentication is provided to access the network from a wireless device to a first network node via a first wireless signal having a first range. A proximity validation is provided to access the network through the first network node. The proximity validation is provided to the first network node when the wireless device is within a second range of a second wireless signal of a second network node. The second range is less than the first range. The method further provides for accessing the network when both the authentication and the proximity validation are valid. | 04-23-2015 |
20150381667 | Incident Data Collection for Public Protection Agencies - An approach is provided in which a public protection system sends a data collection request to user devices located within a geographical proximity of an incident in progress that instructs the user devices to capture real-time data corresponding to the incident in progress. The public protection system receives the real-time data from the user devices and determines that a set of the real-time data includes evidence data corresponding to the incident in progress. | 12-31-2015 |
20150381942 | Incident Data Collection for Public Protection Agencies - An approach is provided in which a public protection system sends a data collection request to user devices located within a geographical proximity of an incident in progress that instructs the user devices to capture real-time data corresponding to the incident in progress. The public protection system receives the real-time data from the user devices and determines that a set of the real-time data includes evidence data corresponding to the incident in progress. | 12-31-2015 |
Kerry Michael Langford, Rochester, MN US
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20140327311 | Intelligent Power Strip - A method and implementing computer system are provided in which a smart power strip is controlled by a master device which is also plugged-into the power strip. In an exemplary implementation, a computer or PC operates as a master device and a direct line of communication from the computer allows the OS to make a decision based on settings whether or not to power on or off individual power outlets on the power strip used in common by the computer and various peripheral devices. Thus, only selected peripheral devices are powered-on along with the computer when the computer or other master device is powered-on at a common power strip. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330989 | Intelligent Power Strip - A method and implementing computer system are provided in which a smart power strip is controlled by a master device which is also plugged-into the power strip. In an exemplary implementation, a computer or PC operates as a master device and a direct line of communication from the computer allows the OS to make a decision based on settings whether or not to power on or off individual power outlets on the power strip used in common by the computer and various peripheral devices. Thus, only selected peripheral devices are powered-on along with the computer when the computer or other master device is powered-on at a common power strip. | 11-06-2014 |
Kyle W. Langford, University Place, WA US
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20130146456 | ARTIFICIAL MYCOLIC ACID MEMBRANES - Provided herein are artificial membranes of mycolic acids. The membranes may be unsupported or tethered. These membranes are long lived and highly resistant to electroporation, demonstrating their general strength. The mycolic acid membranes are suitable for controlled studies of the mycobacterial outer membrane and can be used in other experiments, such as nanopore analyte translocation experiments. | 06-13-2013 |
Lane Langford, Bethany, LA US
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20100212510 | FRYER HAVING AN ANGLED FRYPOT BOTTOM - The present disclosure provides a fryer comprising a frypot having a burner, at least one air passage, and a blower in fluid communication with the air passage. The blower can circulate air through the air passage, to either enhance the heating of a cooking medium within the frypot, or to help regulate and control the temperature of the cooking medium and/or a temperature of the frypot. A controller can also be in communication with the blower and burner, to control the fryer to enter various cooking modes. The controller can control the fryer to enter a filtration mode to when the cooking medium needs to be filtered and/or cleaned. | 08-26-2010 |
20100212691 | POWER WASHDOWN FOR DEEP FRYER SYSTEM - A washing system for a deep fryer having a fryer pot including a pump, a fryer pot having at least one port that is in fluid communication with the pump; and a valve in fluid communication with the one port and the pump. The system further comprising a diverter affixed to wall and disposed interiorly of the port that deflects fluid projecting from the at least one port against the wall. The system has a controller system that sends a signal to commence a filtration cycle for the frypot to thereby open the valve and provide access to fluid from said pump through the port to thereby clean a wall of the fryer pot. Each diverter is shaped to deflect oil released from the port against the wall to which it is affixed. | 08-26-2010 |
Larry Langford, Wichita, KS US
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20130034624 | ANIMAL MANAGEMENT - Methods for managing animals can involve identifying a trait by analyzing a biological sample and determining a physical characteristic of a bovine subject using imaging. A method can include obtaining a targeted trait genetic value and determining a targeted trait value for a bovine subject using imaging. A method can include obtaining genetic information determined by identifying, in a biological sample from the first bovine subject, at least one single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). An animal can be managed based on information that has been identified and/or obtained. | 02-07-2013 |
Lawrence Langford, Wichita, KS US
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20080255906 | Animal Management System - A method of managing animals includes receiving animals to be kept at an animal management location for an undetermined time before being removed at a shipping date. The animals area organized in several arrival groups. A future weight estimate and a future backfat estimate are generated for each of the animals. Each of the estimates is generated using at least one physical measurement of the animal and an equation for making estimations for a single animal. Based on the future weight estimate and the future backfat estimate, each of the animals is sorted into one of several predetermined sort groups for separate management at the animal management location. The predetermined sort groups are different from the arrival groups and are associated with different predefined shipping dates. A system for managing animals includes a measurement component and an estimation component that generates the future weight estimate and the future backfat estimate. | 10-16-2008 |
Lisa Langford, Allison Park, PA US
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20080313002 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A REGISTRY - Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector, an apparatus for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector, and a system for operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector. In one embodiment, a method of operating a registry of service providers in a given service sector comprises providing a plurality of service providers in the given sector with input access to an electronic database to which each participating service supplies information, and validating the supplied information. | 12-18-2008 |
Luke Langford, Lehi, UT US
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20150032277 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT - A method for energy management is described. In one embodiment, an aspect of a dwelling is monitored. The monitored aspect of the dwelling is compared to an energy policy to determine a deviation of the monitored aspect of the dwelling from a setting of the energy policy. A notification is sent to an occupant, the notification comprising the deviation of the monitored aspect of the dwelling from the setting of the energy policy. | 01-29-2015 |
Michael Langford, Kaneohe, HI US
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20150125846 | Rollable and Transportable Dry Erase Board - A rollable writing surface is provided that provides a user with a mobile whiteboard surface upon which a dry erase marker can be used to create written signs or to provide a personal writing surface. The writing surface comprises a backside layer of elastomeric material, preferably a rubberized material that is biased to remain flat, while thereover is a whiteboard substrate material that forms the writing surface. Over the substrate layer is a dry erase coating that is disposed along the exposed outer surface of substrate layer. The dry erase coating is substantially non-porous and supports dry erase markings without staining or permanently supporting the ink. The flexibility of the assembly allows the same to be rolled into a compact form and deployed, whereafter the assembly lies substantially flat for use as a writing surface using dry erase markers. | 05-07-2015 |
Michael James Langford, Atlanta, GA US
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20100173618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING A COMMUNICATION - A system and method for recording a session is provided. One session related to first and second parties may be established. Another session related to the first party and a recording server may be established. The sessions may be joined, and the common session may be recorded by the recording server. A recorded session may be stored and played back. | 07-08-2010 |
Michael L. Langford, Fenton, MI US
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20090114492 | Hybrid Vehicle Driveline Noise Damper - A vehicle driveline includes a hybrid transmission, having a mass damper that provides noise and vibration damping over a broad range of frequencies. The damper provides damping at a desired frequency and all greater frequencies to act as a low pass filter for noise and vibration. A specific mass and inertia for the damper are selected to target the desired frequency range. Due to the hybrid design of the transmission the energy that is used to rotate the damper and provide the desired inertia is recovered by at least one motor/generator within the transmission during deceleration of the vehicle. | 05-07-2009 |
Nathan Langford, Athens, TN US
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20160052708 | TANK TRAILER HAVING INTEGRATED HEAT PANELS - A temperature-controlled tank body having an integrated heat transfer panel is disclosed. The tank body may be mounted to a truck, trailer, or other mobile equipment and used for transporting a fluid at a temperature that is greater than that of the ambient environment. In an illustrative embodiment, the tank includes a barrel segment having a first sheet and an adjacent second sheet. The first sheet is joined to the second sheet along a first edge and a second, opposing edge. The first sheet is also joined to the second sheet at a plurality of locations between the first edge and second, opposing edge and enclosed at the ends to form a fluidly-sealed area. The tank includes a fluid inlet to facilitate pressurization of the fluidly-sealed area to generate a hydroformed cavity between the first sheet and the second sheet. | 02-25-2016 |
Nathaniel P. Langford, Somerset, WI US
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20080216715 | LOW DUST WALL REPAIR COMPOUND - A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particles generated when sanding the hardened joint compound. Airborne dust reducing additives include oils, surfactants, solvents, waxes, and other petroleum derivatives. The additive can be added to conventional ready-mixed joint compounds and to setting type joint compounds. A method of reducing the quantity of airborne dust generated when sanding a fully hardened joint compound includes mixing a sufficient quantity of the dust reducing additive with the joint compound prior to when the joint compound has been applied to the wall. | 09-11-2008 |
20120216944 | LOW DUST WALL REPAIR COMPOUND - A wall repair compound useful for filling and repairing cracks, holes, and other imperfections in a wall surface includes a conventional filler material, a conventional binder material, and a dust reducing additive which reduces the quantity of airborne dust particles generated when sanding the hardened joint compound. Airborne dust reducing additives include oils, surfactants, solvents, waxes, and other petroleum derivatives. The additive can be added to conventional ready-mixed joint compounds and to setting type joint compounds. A method of reducing the quantity of airborne dust generated when sanding a fully hardened joint compound includes mixing a sufficient quantity of the dust reducing additive with the joint compound prior to when the joint compound has been applied to the wall. | 08-30-2012 |
Raquel Langford, Mount Dora, FL US
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20140130407 | CONTAINER COVER DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A container cover device including a pliable sheet comprising a perimeter configured to be secured to an upper portion of a container so as to prevent spillage of contents of the container if the container were tilted, said pliable sheet having a first side and a second side, an opening provided in the pliable sheet extending from the first side to the second side of the pliable sheet, and a slit extending from the opening to the perimeter, thereby defining a first end and a second end of the container cover device, wherein the first end and the second end are configured to be removably engageable with one another, wherein the container cover device inhibits and/or prevents vegetative growth around an object configured to extend through the opening in the container cover device. A system and method are also disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
Robert R. Langford, Eatonton, GA US
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20150073207 | SINGLE-PASS ENDOSCOPIC VESSEL HARVESTING - An endoscopic harvesting device removes a vessel from a body. The vessel has an anterior side closest to the skin. A sheath extends in a longitudinal direction with a dissector tip for advancing along the vessel substantially along the anterior side to create a flanking tunnel spaced away from the vessel. A ring-shaped blade is mounted to the sheath and is disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and proximal of the dissector tip. The blade forms a lateral loop to encircle the vessel from the flanking tunnel and to make a vasiform cut including a pedicle around the vessel as the sheath advances. | 03-12-2015 |
20160045216 | SINGLE-PASS ENDOSCOPIC VESSEL HARVESTING - An endoscopic harvesting device removes a vessel from a body. The vessel has an anterior side closest to the skin. A sheath extends in a longitudinal direction with a dissector tip for advancing along the vessel substantially along the anterior side to create a flanking tunnel spaced away from the vessel. A ring-shaped blade is mounted to the sheath and is disposed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and proximal of the dissector tip. The blade forms a lateral loop to encircle the vessel from the flanking tunnel. The blade comprises an inductively-heated ferromagnetic member configured to make a vasiform cut including a pedicle around the vessel as the sheath advances. | 02-18-2016 |
Sean Langford, Middleton, MA US
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20120086989 | BROWSER-BASED SCANNING UTILITY - A browser based scanning utility is provided that includes an applet delivery module for delivering an scanning applet to a web browser. A browser based capture application executes the scanning applet using the browser. The browser based capture application initiates a call. A web scanning module receives the call and activates one or more scanners for scanning one or more documents into specific image files. The web scanning module uploads the specific images to a document capture server for storage and maintenance | 04-12-2012 |
Sean J. Langford, Middleton, MA US
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20120089612 | FLEXIBLE FULLY INTEGRATED REAL-TIME DOCUMENT INDEXING - A system for real-time document indexing is provided that includes a browser that is executing on a client system. The browser includes functionalities allowing it to communicate with a remote computer system. A query interface executes within the framework of the browser. The query interface receives one or more query searches from an end-user and sends the one or more query searches to be processed by the remote computer system. The remote computer system sends to the query interface the results of the one or more query searches via the browser. The query interface assigns the results of the one or more query searches to a folder where the folder includes a unique identifier. The query interface indexes the results of the one or more query searches to the unique identifier of the folder. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089676 | LIVE DATA FORM VIEWING AND UPDATING SYSTEM - A live data form system is provided that includes a client that executes a browser that receives one or more user requests to view or update a live data form being stored remotely. The live data form includes a plurality of data blocks having information that defines the live data form. The browser issues a first message with respect to viewing or updating the live data form. A server receives the first message and executes a first routine that analyzes the contents of the first message and formulates one or more query statements associated with a data block to be executed by one or more remote databases. When the one or more remote databases finish performing the one or more query statements, the server issues a second message to the browser that includes the results of the one or more query statements executed by the one or more remote databases via the client to either view or update the live data form. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089706 | MOBILE FILE UPLOADER - A mobile file uploading system is provided that includes a browser receiving a request to upload one or more selective files and issues a first message. A server receives the first message and determines whether the first message is requesting a download of a first software application, and if so, the server downloads to the user desktop the first software application where the browser executes the first software application. A file upload module is created when the browser completely executes the first software application. The file upload module manages uploading the one or more selective files from the user desktop to the server when a second message is sent by the browser. The file upload module initiates communications with the server and also issues one or more file system calls to a file system on the user desktop to retrieve the one or more selective files for uploading. | 04-12-2012 |
20120089901 | HIGH PERFORMANCE CROSS PLATFORM DOCUMENT VIEWING - A document viewing system is provided that includes a browser receiving one or more user requests to view a document being stored remotely. The browser issues a first request to a server for metadata associated with the document and based on the received metadata determines a selective number of tiles needed for viewing the document. The browser issues a second request to the server requesting the selective number of tiles for viewing the document. The selective number tiles are only those tiles available for viewing in a viewing area in the browser. The server sends the selective number of tiles in parallelized fashion to the browser. The browser receives the selective number of tiles from the server and displays the document to a user. | 04-12-2012 |
Simon David Langford, Bentonville, AR US
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20090101712 | RFID PROMOTIONAL COMPLIANCE - A method using radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for managing a promotional merchandise display at locational spots in a store includes providing a locational spot in the store with a locational RFID tag uniquely identifying the locational spot, providing the locational spot with the promotional merchandise display associated with merchandise RFID tags, wherein each of the merchandise RFID tags uniquely identifies one or more products in the promotional merchandise display, scanning for radio frequency signals from the locational RFID tag and the merchandise RFID tags at or near the locational spot, transmitting information obtained from the scanning to a server, analyzing the information at the server for a determination of whether the promotional merchandise display is in compliance with a promotional display plan; and if not, generating a notice to the store, the notice including information relating to the locational spot and the promotional merchandise display. | 04-23-2009 |
Susan Langford, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100158247 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE STORAGE, TRANSMISSION AND CONTROL OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS - A system and method are described supporting secure implementations of 3DES and other strong cryptographic algorithms. A secure key block having control, key, and hash fields safely stores or transmits keys in insecure or hostile environments. The control field provides attribute information such as the manner of using a key, the algorithm to be implemented, the mode of use, and the exportability of the key. A hash algorithm is applied across the key and control for generating a hash field that cryptographically ties the control and key fields together. Improved security is provided because tampering with any portion of the key block results in an invalid key block. The work factor associated with any manner of attack is sufficient to maintain a high level of security consistent with the large keys and strong cryptographic algorithms supported. | 06-24-2010 |
Susan K. Langford, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20130188790 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY - A technique to facilitate cryptographic key management is provided. In one aspect, multiple strings or components are sorted and concatenated in the order in which they were sorted. | 07-25-2013 |
Susan K. Langford, Sunnnyvale, CA US
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20120246432 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT MEMORY IMPRINTING - In one implementation, a data set including a plurality of data values having an order is stored at a memory having a plurality of memory locations. Each data value from the data set stored a current memory location of that data value from the plurality of memory locations. Each data value from the data set is periodically moved from the current memory location of that data value from the plurality of memory locations to a next memory location of that data value from the plurality of memory locations. The next memory location of each data value from the plurality of memory locations is the current memory location of that data value from the plurality of memory locations after the moving. The plurality of data values is then provided in the order to a client in response to a request for the data set. | 09-27-2012 |
Teresa Dianne Langford, Bala Cynwyd, PA US
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20150147766 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING DISEASE SEVERITY IN TAUOPATHY-RELATED NEURODEGENERATIVE DISORDERS - A method for determining disease severity in a subject afflicted with a tauopathy-related neurodegenerative disease comprises detecting the level of a PINCH protein or isoform thereof in a test sample comprising brain tissue or cerebrospinal fluid. The PINCH protein level in the test sample indicates the relative severity of the tauopathy-related neurodegenerative disease afflicting the subject. | 05-28-2015 |
Terrence R. Langford, Tucson, AZ US
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20090038648 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Methods and apparatus for liquid, gas, and gas plasma sterilization of items. The apparatus includes two chambers and a holder to connectorlessly secure a lumened instrument such that a first portion of the lumened instrument lies in the first chamber and a second portion of the instrument lies in the second chamber, a liquid medium contained within the two chambers, and pumping means for simultaneously increasing fluid pressure within the first chamber of said container while decreasing fluid pressure within the second chamber of the container in a reciprocating fashion. The pumping means displaces at least a total internal volume of the liquid medium through the lumen for a given highest volume of a lumened instrument during each stroke. | 02-12-2009 |
20130014789 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Methods and apparatus for liquid, gas, and gas plasma sterilization of items. The apparatus includes two chambers and a holder to connectorlessly secure a lumened instrument such that a first portion of the lumened instrument lies in the first chamber and a second portion of the instrument lies in the second chamber, a liquid medium contained within the two chambers, and pumping means for simultaneously increasing fluid pressure within the first chamber of said container while decreasing fluid pressure within the second chamber of the container in a reciprocating fashion. The pumping means displaces at least a total internal volume of the liquid medium through the lumen for a given highest volume of a lumened instrument during a stroke. | 01-17-2013 |
20140034095 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Methods and apparatus for liquid, gas, and gas plasma sterilization of items. The apparatus includes two chambers and a holder to connectorlessly secure a lumened instrument such that a first portion of the lumened instrument lies in the first chamber and a second portion of the instrument lies in the second chamber, a liquid medium contained within the two chambers, and pumping means for simultaneously increasing fluid pressure within the first chamber of said container while decreasing fluid pressure within the second chamber of the container in a reciprocating fashion. The pumping means displaces at least a total internal volume of the liquid medium through the lumen for a given highest volume of a lumened instrument during a stroke. | 02-06-2014 |
20140124006 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Methods and apparatus for liquid, gas, and gas plasma sterilization of items. The apparatus includes two chambers and a holder to connectorlessly secure a lumened instrument such that a first portion of the lumened instrument lies in the first chamber and a second portion of the instrument lies in the second chamber, a liquid medium contained within the two chambers, and pumping means for simultaneously increasing fluid pressure within the first chamber of said container while decreasing fluid pressure within the second chamber of the container in a reciprocating fashion. The pumping means displaces at least a total internal volume of the liquid medium through the lumen for a given highest volume of a lumened instrument during a stroke. | 05-08-2014 |
20140290700 | Apparatus and Method for Reprocessing Lumened Instruments - Apparatus and methods for processing an item, such as a lumened instrument, secured in a connectorless fashion in a push/pull reprocessor. The push/pull reprocessor includes a container having a first chamber and a second chamber and a pressure sensor in each chamber such that the method includes the step of generating a flow of a liquid, such as ozonated water, back-and-forth upon the item or additionally through a lumen in the case of a lumened instrument. | 10-02-2014 |
William Langford, Morrisville, NC US
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20090240525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING MEDICAL INFORMATION - An apparatus and method is provided for treating a healthcare patient. The method includes the steps of establishing a audio/visual teleconference between a processor of the patient at a first location and a processor of a physician located at a second, remote location different from the first location and displaying a set of biometric parameters of the patient in real time to the physician at the remote location. | 09-24-2009 |
William Langford, Greenwich, CT US
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20130127636 | WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK FOR DETERMINING CARDIOVASCULAR MACHINE USAGE - To provide users the ability to track their cardiovascular exercise and determine cardiovascular exercise machine usage, the present system and methods describe an activity tracking platform. The platform includes a wireless sensor configured to monitor a piece of cardiovascular exercise equipment. The sensor can be configured and positioned to monitor a moving part of the exercise equipment, such as the spinning tread of a treadmill or the circular movement of a bike peddle. Responsive to detecting activity, the sensor can associate the data with a specific user and, using a wireless sensor network, transmit the data to a central server. The platform provides the user an associated website, where the user may view historical workout information, current exercise equipment usage at a local gym, or current workout goals. | 05-23-2013 |
William Kai Langford, Greenwich, CT US
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20140145522 | Electromagnetic Digital Materials - Electromagnetic digital materials are made up of a set of voxels, some of which are made from electromagnetically active materials. Each voxel is adapted to be assembled into a structure according to a regular physical geometry and an electromagnetic geometry, and a majority of the voxels in the set are reversibly connectable to other voxels. Voxels in the set may differ in material composition or property from other voxels in the set. Voxels may be arranged into multi-voxel parts that are assembled into the structure according to a regular physical geometry and the electromagnetic geometry. Electromagnetic structures may be made from the electromagnetic digital material, and may be fabricated by an automated process that includes assembling a set of voxels by reversibly connecting the voxels to each other according to a regular physical geometry and an electromagnetic geometry and assembling the reversibly connected voxels into the electromagnetic structure. | 05-29-2014 |
20140300211 | Discrete Motion System - Discrete motion systems move relative to a lattice, using bistable mechanisms to snap between lattice locations. A discrete motion system includes a lattice having a regular configuration of attachment points, one or more motion modules that move across the lattice in discrete increments, and controllers that direct the modules. A module includes a body, actuators, and feet having mechanisms for attaching and detaching the module from the lattice. The module may include actuated joints that cause movement of arm structures to engage and disengage the feet from the lattice. The module may be a digital inchworm, and may be a relative assembler having at least one assembler arm. A method for discrete extensible construction includes creating a lattice having a regular configuration of attachment points, causing a discrete motion relative assembler to systematically move across the lattice in discrete increments, and causing placement of materials by the assembler arm. | 10-09-2014 |
Zahra Langford, Rochester, NY US
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20120001934 | LANGUAGE-BASED COLOR EDITING FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Methods and a system for a natural language control interface are provided to enable a user to modify colors in a digital image. A textual interface is provided to select a color to be modified within the image and a direction of change for the modification. A swipe interface is provided to select a magnitude and polarity for the modification. Actions on the textual and swipe interface are converted to natural language commands which are in turn used to derive a color transformation that is applied to relevant portions of the image to yield a modified image. The modifications are displayed in real time for a user to observe as they are inputted. | 01-05-2012 |
20130080867 | METHOD OF MANAGING AGGREGATE DOCUMENT - A method of managing an aggregate document includes a) presenting management options on a display device associated with a computing device in response to a user using the computing device to identify or select an aggregate document to be created of modified, b) presenting search selection options on the display device in response to the user selecting an embedded search service from a plurality of choices of embedded services, c) presenting a search result list on the display device after the user entered one or more search terms in a search text box and activated a search control and in response to receiving search results from a corresponding search conducted by the search engine, and d) adding a media content record to the aggregate document in response to the user activating an add control associated with a corresponding search result item. | 03-28-2013 |
20140223547 | ALTERNATE GAME-LIKE MULTI-LEVEL AUTHENTICATION - The disclosed embodiments provide a convenient way for users to access segregated work spaces on mobile devices. A game-like multi-level interactive approach is used to prompt users for input to verify their identity. Multiple identity verification attributes can be collected at each level of interaction. Authentication is achieved when a settable level of user identification confidence is reached. This can potentially reduce the amount of interaction needed as compared to requiring a user to type in a long, cryptic password. | 08-07-2014 |
20140283014 | User identity detection and authentication using usage patterns and facial recognition factors - In a mobile communication device having segregated workspaces respectively associated with a plurality of users, methods and systems are provided for confirming an authorized user in an appropriate account including a corresponding one of the segregated workspaces. Start-up processing of the device includes taking a picture of an authorized image of the authorized user with the device camera. Current activities of the device by the user are monitored relative to a predetermined set of device activities and usage rules. Certain activities are indicative of a change in user of the device from the authorized user. Upon detection of such a change, the current image of the current user of the device is acquired with the device camera. The current image is compared with the authorized image and if the comparison fails to detect a match, the current user is prompted to initiate a log-in process. | 09-18-2014 |
Zahra C. Langford, Weed, CA US
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20150245632 | PRINTED CHOCOLATE STRUCTURES - A method for printing a three-dimensional crystalline structure such as a chocolate layer wherein, after printing, the material has a desired crystal structure and a plurality of non-random cavities. An embodiment can include printing a liquid first layer of material with a printer onto a second layer of material having a crystal structure. Subsequently, the printed liquid first layer is processed to solidify the first layer. During the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer and the second layer crystallizes with the crystal structure. In some embodiments, confections may be formed from high-quality chocolate, where the confection has a reduced caloric content with acceptable mouthfeel. In other embodiments, a confection may have a previously unrealized mouthfeel and taste. | 09-03-2015 |
20150250201 | PRINTING 3D TEMPERED CHOCOLATE - A method for printing a three-dimensional crystalline structure such as a chocolate layer wherein, after printing, the material has a desired crystal structure. An embodiment can include printing a liquid first layer of material with a printer onto a second layer of mate al having a crystal structure. Subsequently, the printed liquid first layer is processed to solidify. The first layer, During the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer and the second layer crystallizes with the crystal structure. | 09-10-2015 |
Zahra C. Langford, Rochester, NY US
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20140120229 | PRINTING 3D TEMPERED CHOCOLATE - A method for printing a three-dimensional crystalline structure such as a chocolate layer wherein, after printing, the material has a desired crystal structure. An embodiment can include printing a liquid first layer of material with a printer onto a second layer of material having a crystal structure. Subsequently, the printed liquid first layer is processed to solidify the first layer. During the processing of the printed liquid first layer, the second layer functions as a crystal seed layer through physical contact with the printed liquid first layer and the second layer crystallizes with the crystal structure. | 05-01-2014 |