Lewis, US
Aaron Lewis, Las Vegas, NV US
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20090275392 | ENCOURAGING MULTIPLE PLAYER PARTICIPATION IN PRIMARY OR SECONDARY BONUS GAMES - A gaming method and system for networked gaming machines to award a cooperative prize is described. The method comprises networking a plurality of gaming machines and operating a primary game on each of the plurality of networked gaming machines. The primary game has a normal state that is engaged after a wager is received and before awarding a prize. The method then proceeds to trigger a cooperative feature state that corresponds to awarding an initial prize when a first networked gaming machine triggers the cooperative feature state. The cooperative feature state is then communicated to at least one other gaming machine. The initial prize is increased when two or more networked gaming machines enter the cooperative feature state. | 11-05-2009 |
Adam Lewis, Jackson, MS US
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20090209965 | SPINAL DECOMPRESSION SYSTEM - A device useful for spinous process decompression includes a pair of prongs which can be moved apart from each other by rotation of a gear which mates with a threaded rod. | 08-20-2009 |
20140088653 | Bone Plate With Retainer and Stop for Screw Lock - A bone plate, having a bone screw and a rotatable lock for retaining the bone screw in place, includes a retainer element and/or a stop element. The retainer element inhibits the lock from being pushed off of the bone plate, while the stop element limits the rotational range of motion of the lock. | 03-27-2014 |
Amy Childers Lewis, Santa Fe, NM US
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20090157003 | Method And Apparatus For Occlusion Prevention And Remediation - A catheter occlusion prevention or remediation system for use with catheter-based therapeutic or medical liquid delivery to a patient. The system is an adjunct to a catheter liquid delivery arrangement that typically includes an infusion pump hooked to the patient. The system includes a drive that displaces a pulse effector against liquid in a pulse chamber in fluid-flow communication with liquid in the catheter to create a pressure pulse that opens occlusions, breaks away occlusions being formed, and prevents occlusion formation. In one embodiment, the drive charges an accumulator that displaces the pulse effector during a period of low pump motor activity maximizing onboard battery life. In another embodiment, the drive is an actuator with an armature that displaces a plunger into the pulse chamber to form the pulse. The resultant pulses are of sufficient duration and pressure above working pressure to achieve occlusion prevention and remediation. | 06-18-2009 |
Andrea L. Lewis, Mt. Pleasant, SC US
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20110277236 | CAREGIVER ASSIST DEVICE - A caregiver assist device for use with a patient support apparatus is disclosed. The caregiver assist device including a support structure, a boom, a helper belt, and a constant force spring assembly. The boom extends from the support structure over the patient support apparatus. The helper belt is supported along the boom and has a first end and a second end. The constant force spring assembly includes a constant force spring coupled between the support structure and the first end of the helper belt so that a constant counterbalancing force is applied to the helper belt in response to a patient force being applied to the second end of the helper belt. | 11-17-2011 |
20140096319 | HOSPITAL BED HAVING PATIENT LIFTING DEVICE - A caregiver assist device for use with a patient support apparatus is disclosed. The caregiver assist device including a support structure, a boom, a helper belt, and a constant force spring assembly. The boom extends from the support structure over the patient support apparatus. The helper belt is supported along the boom and has a first end and a second end. The constant force spring assembly includes a constant force spring coupled between the support structure and the first end of the helper belt so that a constant counterbalancing force is applied to the helper belt in response to a patient force being applied to the second end of the helper belt. | 04-10-2014 |
Andrew Lewis, Papillion, NE US
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20130317977 | System and Method for Managing Leases of Property - An equipment recovery system receives data relating to leased property and associated lease accounts. The system provides lessees with interactive messages that enable them to make payments or payment commitments. Lessees may also make arrangements to return the property or surrender them to retrieval agents. Messages may be left for lessees, enabling them to contact the system or a call center to remedy delinquent payments or arrange return of the property. The system sends interactive messages to agents of lessors enabling them to: check delinquency or payment status; accept payments; make arrangements for the retrieval of the property; or report the outcome of a retrieval attempt. Contact between the system and either the lessee or the agent may be recorded and data received may be stored and reported. | 11-28-2013 |
Arnold Lloyd Lewis, Bear, DE US
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20080257390 | Method for Selectively Washing Used Reaction Cuvettes in an Automatic Analyzer - A method for cleansing used reaction cuvettes so that whenever certain assays are to be or have been performed in the reaction cuvette, the cuvette is automatically subjected to an additional cleaning operation by providing a number of washing and drying manifolds, each of which is independently selectively activated to perform or not perform a cleaning operation | 10-23-2008 |
Ashley Lewis, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130282745 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE COMPATIBILITY MATCHING AND RANKING - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable online compatibility matching and ranking. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores match profile data associated with the one more users, wherein the match profile data includes self-identified preferences. The matching server system is configured to correlate a first user's match profile data with one or more of the plurality of users' match profile data to identify a set of potential matches for the first user based on a relaxed set of self-identified preferences and calculate a compatibility value for each match in the set of potential matches. | 10-24-2013 |
Bo Lewis, Oklahoma City, OK US
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20120218441 | FAUX GROUP IMAGE AND METHOD - A method to create a faux group by using at least one digital image combined with at least one other digital image is provided. Associated with each digital image is data that is linked, which identifies the image and biographical data elements associated with the subject appearing in the image. From the digital images and linked data, a faux group image is created. On the faux group image, biographical data elements such as names or other identifiers are optionally displayed. If displayed, each biographical data element is linked to the associated individual digital image in the order it appears. Any rearrangement, movement or adjustment to either the digital image or associated biographical data element in the faux group image causes the digital image and biographical data element to be updated relative to all of the other digital images and biographical data element in the order that the subject of each individual digital image appears. The faux group is arranged by a matrix that establishes the rows and columns of images, or arranges the digital images. The digital images are automatically and proportionally sized relative to the digital images around them within the faux group image. This creates a natural appearance. | 08-30-2012 |
Bradly Arthur Lewis, Anchorage, AK US
Brett Lewis, Honolulu, HI US
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20110170526 | Base stations backhaul network with redundant paths - A high bandwidth, low latency middle-mile, last mile core communications network providing low-cost and high-speed communications among the users of the network. Embodiments of the invention include a number of network access points located at a number of spaced apart sites. At least some of these network access points in the network are in communication with each other via wireless radio links. The network provides backhaul communication between at least one communication switching center and a number of base stations. | 07-14-2011 |
20120135724 | Circuit switched millimeter wave communication network - A high bandwidth, low latency middle-mile core communications network providing low-cost and high-speed communications among the users of the network. Embodiments of the invention include a number of network access points located at a number of spaced apart sites. At least some of these network access points in the network are in communication with each other via millimeter radio links with microwave backup links. In preferred embodiments the millimeter radio links include two millimeter radios, one transmitting in the frequency range of 71-76 GHz and receiving in the frequency range if 81 to 86 GHz and the other radio transmitting in the frequency range of 81-86 GHz and receiving in the frequency range if 71 to 76 GHz. In these preferred embodiments each millimeter wave radio is equipped with an antenna designed to produce a millimeter wave beam with an angular spread of less than two degrees. A high-speed switch is located at each network access point. The switches include a plurality of ports through which a plurality of network users transmits information through the network. Preferred embodiments utilize Ethernet switches programmed to encapsulate and tag incoming packets with a special set of tags which allow the tagging switch and other Ethernet switches in the network to direct the packets to one or more output ports of itself and/or one or more of the output ports of other Ethernet switches at one or more distant network access points, without a need for any of the network equipment to read any MAC or IP address information contained in the packets. | 05-31-2012 |
Brian T. Lewis, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130097607 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE THREAD SCHEDULING IN TRANSACTIONAL MEMORY SYSTEMS - An apparatus and method is described herein for adaptive thread scheduling in a transactional memory environment. A number of conflicts in a thread over time are tracked. And if the conflicts exceed a threshold, the thread may be delayed (adaptively scheduled) to avoid conflicts between competing threads. Moreover, a more complex version may track a number of transaction aborts within a first thread that are caused by a second thread over a period, as well as a total number of transactions executed by the first thread over the period. From the tracking, a conflict ratio is determined for the first thread with regard to the second thread. And when the first thread is to be scheduled, it may be delayed if the second thread is running and the conflict ratio is over a conflict ratio threshold. | 04-18-2013 |
Bryan Lewis, Mauldin, SC US
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20080298956 | Shroud configuration having sloped seal - A stator shroud segment is provided that includes an outer shroud having a leading edge groove and a trailing edge groove; and a plurality of inner shrouds each having a leading edge hook and a trailing edge hook, the leading and trailing hooks of each of the inner shrouds being respectively engaged with the leading and trailing edge grooves of the outer shroud so as to axially and radially lock the inner shrouds to the outer shrouds. At least one of the trailing edge hook of the inner shroud and the trailing edge groove of the outer shroud includes a sloped surface disposed at an angle to an axial direction of the rotor and to a radial direction of the rotor and facing the other of the inner and outer shrouds whereby a radial inward force on the inner shroud is transformed into a force in axial and radial directions to force the inner shroud to tightly seal a radial gap between the inner and outer shrouds. | 12-04-2008 |
20090285675 | Systems and Methods for Modifying Modal Vibration Associated with a Turbine - Shroud assemblies and methods for modifying modal vibrations associated with a turbine are described. A shroud assembly includes an inner shroud and an outer shroud. The inner shroud includes a body with a first end portion, a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, an upper surface and a lower surface, wherein the lower surface is adjacent to a plurality of rotating turbine blades. The inner shroud further includes at least two rails formed on the upper surface and extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, wherein an impingement cooling area is defined between the at least two rails. Additionally, the inner shroud includes at least one cross-member formed on the upper surface in a direction transverse to the at least two rails. | 11-19-2009 |
Bryan David Lewis, Mauldin, SC US
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20100111671 | METHODS AND APPARATUS INVOLVING SHROUD COOLING - A turbine cooling component comprising a circumferential leading edge, a circumferential trailing edge, a pair of spaced and opposed side panels connected to the leading and trailing edges, an arcuate base connected to the trailing and leading edges having a fore portion, a midsection portion, an aft portion, opposed side portions, an outer surface partially defining a cavity operative to receive pressurized air, and an arcuate inner surface in contact with a gas flow path of a turbine engine, a first side cooling air passage in the base extending along the first side portion from the fore portion to the aft portion, and a fore cooling air passage in the fore portion of the base communicative with the side cooling air passage and the cavity, operative to receive the pressurized air from the cavity. | 05-06-2010 |
Cameron G. Lewis, Ames, IA US
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20120068023 | Cable tray apparatus for a people mover system - A cable tray apparatus is provided a people mover system such as a Sky Train or the like. The cable tray apparatus is made up of a plurality of identical cable trays which are secured together in an end-to-end relationship. The cable trays are selectively laterally horizontally adjustable with respect to one another and are selectively vertically adjustable with respect to one another to correspond to curves in the roadway of the system and to correspond to elevational changes in the roadway of the system. | 03-22-2012 |
20120068024 | Expansion joint for a cable tray apparatus for a people mover system - An expansion joint is disclosed for a cable tray apparatus for a people mover system. An expansion joint is inserted or positioned between a pair of generally rectangular electrical cable trays having first and second ends. The cable trays are connected in an end-to-end relationship. The expansion joint has first and second ends and is positioned between the pair of cable trays so that the first end thereof is connected to the second end of the adjacent cable tray and so that the second end thereof is connected to the first end of the adjacent cable tray. The expansion joint includes body portions which are slidably movable towards one another or slidably movable away from one another to compensate for expansion and contraction of the cable tray apparatus. | 03-22-2012 |
Colin Joseph Lewis, Houston, TX US
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20130160993 | WEDGE RING FOR ATTACHING CENTRALIZERS - A wedge ring is provided for securing a centralizer or other structure to a tubular element. The wedge ring comprises a first surface comprising a plurality of teeth configured to engage a surface of the tubular element. The wedge ring also comprises a second surface that is threaded to engage a complementary threaded surface of the centralizer or other structure. | 06-27-2013 |
20130319686 | CENTRALIZER CONNECTOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a wedge segment. In certain embodiment, the wedge segment includes an arcuate body having a tapered profile sized to engage with a tubular element, a first surface of the arcuate body comprising a first surface treatment configured to grip an outer surface of the tubular element, and a second surface comprising a second surface treatment configured to grip an inner surface of an annular member disposed about the tubular element. | 12-05-2013 |
Cris Lewis, Los Alamos, NM US
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20090175410 | FLOW METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCREENING CHEMICALS USING MICRO X-RAY FLUORESCENCE - Method and apparatus for screening chemicals using micro x-ray fluorescence. A method for screening a mixture of potential pharmaceutical chemicals for binding to at least one target binder involves flow separating a solution of chemicals and target binders into separated components, exposing them to an x-ray excitation beam, detecting x-ray fluorescence signals from the components, and determining from the signals whether or not a binding event between a chemical and target binder has occurred. | 07-09-2009 |
David Agustas Lewis, Tehachapi, CA US
David Morgan Lewis, Overland Park, KS US
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20120246562 | BUILDING A CUSTOMIZED STORY - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a method of building a customized story are provided. A user may select the story topic (e.g., grandparent memories, parent memories, vacation memories) they would like to use to build the story. The user selects story elements (chapters/subheadings) that are applicable to their personal story. The user is able to customize these story elements and add their own memory content and personalized data. It results in a story (both narrative & visual) that includes both base content and user content, merged into a single compelling story. | 09-27-2012 |
20130078395 | REALISTICALLY OPENING ARTIFICIAL FLOWER - A realistically opening artificial flower has a slidable pusher basket having an upper end and a lower end and is moveable from a first position to a second position. The flower includes a means for moving the slidable pusher basket from the first position to the second position; the means is located generally adjacent the lower end of the slidable pusher basket. The flower also includes a simulated flower with a base that receives the upper end of the slidable pusher basket along with multiple rows of petals disposed on a plurality of vertically stacked supports. The slidable pusher basket is coupled with at least one of the plurality of vertically stacked supports via a petal attachment member. Incident to the slidable pusher basket moving from the first position to the second position, the multiple rows of petals transition from the generally closed position to the generally open position, and each row of petals has varying open and closed angles. | 03-28-2013 |
Diana Lewis, Concord, NH US
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20120171411 | Nanotube-Based Insulators - A nanotube-based insulator is provided having thermal insulating properties. The insulator can include a plurality of nanotube sheets stacked on top of one another. Each nanotube sheet can be defined by a plurality of carbon nanotubes. The plurality of carbon nanotubes can be configured so as to decrease normal-to-plane thermal conductivity while permitting in-plane thermal conductivity. A plurality of spacers can be situated between adjacent nanotube sheets so as to reduce interlayer contact between the nanotubes in each sheet. The plurality of spacers can be ceramic or alumina dots or provided by texturing the nanotube sheets. | 07-05-2012 |
Diana Lewis, Northfield, NH US
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20120312343 | NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIAL BASED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS AND METHODS OF GENERATING POWER - Systems for producing electrical energy from heat are disclosed. The system may include a carbon-nanotube based pathway along which heat from a source can be directed. An array of thermoelectric elements for generating electrical energy may be situated about a surface of the pathway to enhance the generation of electrical energy. A carbon nanotube-based, heat-dissipating member may be in thermal communication with the array of thermoelectric elements and operative to create a heat differential between the thermoelectric elements and the pathway by dissipating heat from the thermoelectric elements. The heat differential may allow the thermoelectric elements to generate the electrical energy. Methods for producing electrical energy are also disclosed. | 12-13-2012 |
Donnie G. Lewis, Glendale, KY US
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20090302188 | Breakaway signpost adapter - A sectional I-beam post for use along a roadside in which the post has a first elongate lower section securable via a first slip type coupling to a base anchored in the ground. Slip movement of such coupling is in a direction across the length of the post. The first coupling includes L-shaped brackets with one leg thereof attached to the post by bolts so as to be detachable therefrom and notches in the outer end of the other leg which projects outwardly from the post A second elongate upper post section has the lower end thereof connected to the upper end of the first post section by a second slip type coupling. Slip movement of the second coupling is in a direction lengthwise of the post. The second coupling includes an end plate bolted to at least one post section including at least one notch that providing a slip connection with the other post section. A third coupling includes end plates bolted to opposing post sections having a slip plate thereinbetween, each one of the end plates having notches that provide a slip connection between the opposing post sections. | 12-10-2009 |
Doyle Clyde Lewis, Greer, SC US
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20100025382 | STRATEGICALLY PLACED LARGE GRAINS IN SUPERALLOY CASTING TO IMPROVE WELDABILITY - Process for reducing cracking in superalloy metal components by selectively growing large single grains during the casting operation at a region where fusion welding will be required. | 02-04-2010 |
E. Neil Lewis US
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20110238327 | SPECTROMETRIC CHARACTERIZATION OF HETEROGENEITY - In one general aspect, a spectroscopic method is disclosed. This method includes acquiring a plurality of separate spectral measurements at different locations on a sample and evaluating results of the measurements based on one or more predetermined test criteria. Information from measurements made at the different locations is categorized based on results of the step of evaluating, and results are reported that include information from both the step of acquiring and the step of categorizing. | 09-29-2011 |
Eric R. Lewis, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20130112281 | High-Pressure Valve - Disclosed in one aspect is a valve comprising (a) a valve body having a poppet valve chamber with an axis running there through; (b) a seat having a seat sealing surface, and a outer-seat surface, the seat located axially within the poppet valve chamber; and (c) a poppet having a poppet sealing surface, the poppet being located axially within the poppet valve chamber; wherein a poppet-seat interface is created between at least a portion of the seat sealing surface and at least a portion of the poppet sealing surface, the poppet-seat interface being at an angle β of from 20 to 90° to the axis. In one embodiment the seat is removable, allowing the geometry of at least the poppet head surface and/or the seat inside surface, which defines a fluid flow-path cross-section, to be tailored. | 05-09-2013 |
F. Michael Lewis US
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20120073199 | Pyrobiomethane process - A method for enhancing the treatment of lignocellulose-containing materials by biotreatment wherein such lignocellulose-containing materials, normally resistant to biotreatment, are first subjected to a low-temperature, long-residence time pyrolysis at about 175° C. to about 325° C. for about 0.1 hour to about 2.0 hours, wherein a substantial portion of the incoming material is distilled into water-soluble compounds amenable to anaerobic biotreatment. Exemplary applications of the method include pyrolytic pre-treatment of wastewater sludges, cellulosic wastes, wood, peat, plant residues, low-grade coal, and the like to enhance methane gas production in anaerobic digestion and/or oxygen-limited or oxygen-starved fermentation to produce ethanol. | 03-29-2012 |
Glenn Lewis, Costa Mesa, CA US
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20130117267 | CUSTOMER SUPPORT SOLUTION RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium and a method for automatically providing support solutions in response to user feedback items. The method comprises receiving user feedback items and corresponding support solutions. The method further comprises identifying, using clustering techniques, associations between the user feedback items and the corresponding support solutions. The method further comprises storing the identified associations as an items-solutions model that correlates the user feedback items with the corresponding support solutions. The method further comprises receiving a new user feedback item. The method further comprises automatically determining, using the items-solutions model, at least one support solution that corresponds to the new user feedback item. The method further comprises providing the at least one support solution in response to the received new user feedback item. | 05-09-2013 |
Harlan Lewis, San Francisco, CA US
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20130179227 | SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF MANAGING BOOK SALES AND RENTALS - To generate customer loyalty, a management system and method is implemented to ensure a purchase or rental is made while at a store. The management system enables a user to set specific goals or requirements, and then the system provides an interface to the user to reach those goals including generating marketing schemes. The management system is also able to be used by a customer to compare prices of items and make a single purchase of items in disparate locations while in the store. | 07-11-2013 |
Heath J. Lewis, Riverton, WY US
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20120281413 | Maximum Lumen Plant Growth System - The present invention has a base, a plurality of posts, a plurality of light rings, a top, a wiring sub-system, and a plurality of artificial lights (preferably LEDs). The base is generally circular in shape and can accommodate a number of different plant pot sizes as plants grow. The plurality of posts is removably attached to the base near its outer perimeter. The posts are designed to hold and support the plurality of light rings. The light rings surround the plant and support the artificial lights. The artificial lights can be LEDs which are placed across the inner surface of the light rings facing inwards towards the center where the plant is located. The top of the system is shaped to attach to the plurality of posts. The top can also accept and hold a second base thereon so that the entire system is stackable. | 11-08-2012 |
James E. Lewis, Falmouth, NH US
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20090158950 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RE-REGISTERING A MECHANICAL DRIVE PRESS - A method of re-registering a press job after disturbing the setup having the steps of recalling phase and compensator positions previously stored for the job; positioning compensators ( | 06-25-2009 |
James Herbert Lewis, Florence, KY US
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20090283281 | Multipurpose gardening and weeding tool that enables the user to easily and effectively remove dandelions and other unwanted weeds in and around yards, around shrubbery, and in and around vegetable and flower gardens - My invention is a multipurpose gardening and weeding tool that reduces the effort of effectively getting rid of weeds, dandelions, and other unwanted vegetation while the user is in an upright standing position. The user places the split tipped end of the tool close to the base of the plant or weed and inserts the tool vertically at the base of the weed. Additional insertion force can be applied by stepping on the heart shaped blade. As the blade becomes the fulcrum, the leverage force removes the weed and its root(s). This very sturdy, uncomplicated tool will enable people working in yards or gardens or around shrubbery to effectively get rid of the unwanted vegetation, roots and all, while the user remains in a standing position. This tool can also be used to prepare the soil to cultivate vegetable gardens and flower gardens and as a hoe to work around individual plants or rows of plants. | 11-19-2009 |
James J. Lewis, Oklahoma City, OK US
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20110025499 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RELIABLY DETECTING AUDIBLE ALARMS - A signal processing system and associated methods are disclosed for reliably detecting audible alert signals, such as Temporal-3 (or Code-3) and Temporal-4 (or Code-4) alert signals generated by commercially available smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide detectors. The system and methods are capable of detecting audible alert signals of different intensities in the presence of dynamic background environment (e.g., television programming, music, noise, and the like). The system and methods are capable of detecting audible alert signals generated by far away smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide detectors. The signal processing system and methods may, in some embodiments, be incorporated into a bedside or other unit that generates a supplemental alert signal capable of alerting individuals who might not otherwise respond to the alarm condition, such as individuals who are asleep, children, hearing impaired, or intoxicated. | 02-03-2011 |
20110095896 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AUDIBLE ALARMS - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. Various examples of efficiently generated regulation-compliant audible alerts and further enhancing such audible alerts by utilizing speaker enclosure designs are provided. | 04-28-2011 |
20110095900 | SPEAKER ENCLOSURE DESIGN FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AN AUDIBLE ALERT SIGNAL - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. Various examples of efficiently generated regulation-compliant audible alerts and further enhancing such audible alerts by utilizing speaker enclosure designs are provided. | 04-28-2011 |
20110193697 | SUPPLEMENTAL ALERT GENERATION DEVICE FOR RETROFIT APPLICATIONS - A battery-powered supplemental alert generator is disclosed that is adapted to be mounted in close proximity to, such as within 3 or 4 feet of, a conventional smoke, heat and/or fire detector/alert device. The supplemental alert generator operates in a relatively low power mode while listening for the nearby detector/alert device to generate a standard audible alert signal. Upon detecting that a monitored sound level has reached a particular threshold, the supplemental alert generator enters into a higher power analysis mode in which it analyzes the detected signal to assess whether it is an audible alert signal. If an audible alert signal is detected, the supplemental alert generator generates one or more supplemental alert signals, such as a 520 Hz audible square wave signal. The supplemental alert generator may be used to retrofit a house, hotel, or other building to comply with new standards or to otherwise increase the effectiveness of the existing detection/alert system. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193713 | SUPPLEMENTAL ALERT GENERATION DEVICE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR - A battery-powered supplemental alert generator is disclosed that is adapted to be mounted in close proximity to, such as within 3 or 4 feet of, a conventional smoke, heat and/or fire detector/alert device. The supplemental alert generator operates in a relatively low power mode while listening for the nearby detector/alert device to generate a standard audible alert signal. Upon detecting that a monitored sound level has reached a particular threshold, the supplemental alert generator enters into a higher power analysis mode in which it analyzes the detected signal to assess whether it is an audible alert signal. If an audible alert signal is detected, the supplemental alert generator generates one or more supplemental alert signals, such as a 520 Hz audible square wave signal. The supplemental alert generator may be used to retrofit a house, hotel, or other building to comply with new standards or to otherwise increase the effectiveness of the existing detection/alert system. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193714 | SUPPLEMENTAL ALERT GENERATION DEVICE - A battery-powered supplemental alert generator is disclosed that is adapted to be mounted in close proximity to, such as within 3 or 4 feet of, a conventional smoke, heat and/or fire detector/alert device. The supplemental alert generator operates in a relatively low power mode while listening for the nearby detector/alert device to generate a standard audible alert signal. Upon detecting that a monitored sound level has reached a particular threshold, the supplemental alert generator enters into a higher power analysis mode in which it analyzes the detected signal to assess whether it is an audible alert signal. If an audible alert signal is detected, the supplemental alert generator generates one or more supplemental alert signals, such as a 520 Hz audible square wave signal. The supplemental alert generator may be used to retrofit a house, hotel, or other building to comply with new standards or to otherwise increase the effectiveness of the existing detection/alert system. | 08-11-2011 |
20130077797 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR RELIABLY DETECTING AUDIBLE ALARMS - A signal processing system and associated methods are disclosed for reliably detecting audible alert signals, such as Temporal-3 and Temporal-4 alert signals generated by commercially available smoke, fire, and carbon monoxide detectors. The system and methods are capable of detecting audible alert signals of different intensities in the presence of dynamic background environment (e.g., television programming, music, noise, and the like). The signal processing system and methods may, in some embodiments, be incorporated into a bedside or other unit that generates a supplemental alert signal capable of alerting individuals who might not otherwise respond to the audible alert signal, such as individuals who are asleep, hearing impaired, or intoxicated. | 03-28-2013 |
20130328690 | SPEAKER ENCLOSURE DESIGN FOR EFFICIENTLY GENERATING AN AUDIBLE ALERT SIGNAL - Various inventive features are disclosed for efficiently generating regulation-compliant audible alerts, including but not limited to 520 Hz square wave alert/alarm signals, using an audio speaker. One such feature involves the use of a non-linear amplifier in combination with a voltage boost regulator to efficiently drive the audio speaker. Another feature involves speaker enclosure designs that effectively boost the output of the audio speaker, particularly at relatively low frequencies. Some of the disclosed speaker enclosure designs rely on an interference effect and/or a resonance effect to transfer energy from higher-order harmonics downward to the fundamental frequency and lower-order harmonics. These and other features may be used individually or combination in a given alarm-generation device or system to enable regulation-compliant audible alerts to be generated using conventional batteries, such as AA alkaline batteries. | 12-12-2013 |
20140253340 | SUPPLEMENTAL ALERT GENERATION DEVICE - A battery-powered supplemental alert generator is disclosed that is adapted to be mounted in close proximity to, such as within 3 or 4 feet of, a conventional smoke, heat and/or fire detector/alert device. The supplemental alert generator operates in a relatively low power mode while listening for the nearby detector/alert device to generate a standard audible alert signal. Upon detecting that a monitored sound level has reached a particular threshold, the supplemental alert generator enters into a higher power analysis mode in which it analyzes the detected signal to assess whether it is an audible alert signal. If an audible alert signal is detected, the supplemental alert generator generates one or more supplemental alert signals, such as a 520 Hz audible square wave signal. The supplemental alert generator may be used to retrofit a house, hotel, or other building to comply with new standards or to otherwise increase the effectiveness of the existing detection/alert system. | 09-11-2014 |
Jeffrey Lewis, Tijeras, NM US
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20110030763 | Solar Panel Apparatus Created By Laser Etched Gratings on Glass Substrate - The present invention fabrication method and apparatus provides a method of creating holographic configurations in a specific pattern in glass panels using a laser that does not use chemicals or chemical solutions. | 02-10-2011 |
Jeremiah M. Lewis, Leesburg, IN US
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20130282015 | DRILL GUIDE FOR USE IN A SURGICAL PROCEDURE TO IMPLANT A STEMLESS HUMERAL COMPONENT - A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed. | 10-24-2013 |
20140276853 | INSTRUMENTS FOR USE IN THE IMPLANTATION OF AN ANKLE PROSTHESIS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - Instruments for use in implanting an orthopedic ankle prosthesis includes a center-transfer instrument and a number of bone cutting blocks. A method of using such instruments is also disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
Jeremy Lewis, Muncie, IN US
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20100071457 | PARTIAL STROKE TESTING WITH PULSED CONTROL LOOP - Partial Stroke Testing (PST) equipment and methodologies provide PST data for one or more valves by withholding or applying power to the one or more valves for periodic time periods that increase by an incremental amount until the one or more valves partially stroke or a maximum test period expires. | 03-25-2010 |
John Lewis, North Augusta, SC US
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20130276417 | Conductive Filter Media - The above objectives are accomplished according to the present invention by providing a filter medium for operating environments needing static electricity dissipation to help reduce ignition sources comprising: a substrate of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber; a conductive scrim having a grid of conductive filaments adjacent to said substrate layer; and, a top layer of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber and copolymer fiber blend having a melt temperature greater than 100° C. wherein said substrate layer, said conductive scrim and said top layer are manufactured into said filter medium by mechanical web formation. | 10-24-2013 |
20140083065 | Conductive Filter Media - The above objectives are accomplished according to the present invention by providing a filter medium for operating environments needing static electricity dissipation to help reduce ignition sources comprising: a substrate of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber; a conductive scrim having a grid of conductive filaments adjacent to said substrate layer; and, a top layer of non-woven felt including a polymeric fiber and copolymer fiber blend having a melt temperature greater than 100° C. wherein said substrate layer, said conductive scrim and said top layer are manufactured into said filter medium by mechanical web formation. | 03-27-2014 |
20140083926 | Filter Medium For Manufacturing Filters - The above objective are accomplished by providing a filter medium for use in manufacturing of hydraulic fluid and air filters comprising: an upstream layer comprised of nonwoven fiber having a denier between about 5.0 and 7.0 and a weight of between about 3.0 and 5.0 ounces a scrim and a cap layer comprising a fiber having a denier between about 0.1 and 5.0 denier and a weight between about 2.0 and 4.0 ounces carried by said upstream layer and disposed downstream from said upstream layer. The upstream layer, scrim and cap layer can have a weight of about 4.0 ounces, 2.0 ounces and 3.0 ounces respectively. A downstream layer can be disposed between said upstream layer and said cap layer. | 03-27-2014 |
John W. Lewis, Oklahoma City, OK US
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20080209696 | Clamp assembly - A clamp assembly selectively grips material. The clamp assembly includes a housing, a gripping assembly and means for connecting the clamp assembly to an object. The housing has a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions cooperate to define a material receiving slot. The first portion of the housing has an angular disposed channel and an angular disposed recessed portion. The second portion of the housing has a gripping surface. The gripping assembly is slidably disposed within the channel such that the recessed portion cooperates with the channel to define a travel path so that the gripping assembly can be selectively movable between a biased first position and a second position. In the biased first position, the gripping assembly extends into the material receiving slot. In the second position the gripping assembly is withdrawn from the material receiving slot. | 09-04-2008 |
20090188087 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A clamp assembly selectively grips material. The clamp assembly includes a housing, a gripping assembly and means for connecting the clamp assembly to an object. The housing has a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions cooperate to define a material receiving slot. The first portion of the housing has an angular disposed channel and an angular disposed recessed portion. The second portion of the housing has a gripping surface. The gripping assembly is slidably disposed within the channel such that the recessed portion cooperates with the channel to define a travel path so that the gripping assembly can be selectively movable between a biased first position and a second position. In the biased first position, the gripping assembly extends into the material receiving slot. In the second position the gripping assembly is withdrawn from the material receiving slot. | 07-30-2009 |
20120304426 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY - A clamp assembly selectively grips material. The clamp assembly is connectable to an object, and includes a housing and a gripping assembly. The housing has a first end, a second end, a first portion and a second portion. The first and second portions cooperate to define a material receiving slot. The first portion of the housing has an angular disposed channel and an angular disposed recessed portion. The second portion of the housing has a gripping surface. The gripping assembly is slidably disposed within the channel such that the recessed portion cooperates with the channel to define a travel path so that the gripping assembly can be selectively movable between a biased first position and a second position. In the biased first position, the gripping assembly extends into the material receiving slot. In the second position the gripping assembly is withdrawn from the material receiving slot. | 12-06-2012 |
Joseph B. Lewis, Indianapolis, IN US
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20120092812 | HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGER WITH TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY - A handheld diabetes manager having a blood glucose measurement engine comprises a housing having a blood glucose measuring engine and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing. A touch screen can be coupled to the housing. The touch screen can have a transparent portion surrounded by a non-transparent portion. The non-transparent portion can have adhesive thereon that seals the touch screen to the housing. A flexible connector can electrically connect at least two independent electrical leads between the touch screen and the printed circuit board. An antenna assembly can be disposed in the housing and comprise a molded carrier, a conductive portion on the molded carrier and a speaker. The conductive portion can be electrically connected to the printed circuit board and be configured to receive a radio signal. The carrier can include a recess that receives the speaker and is configured to project sound from the speaker. | 04-19-2012 |
20120095316 | HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGING DEVICE WITH LIGHT PIPE FOR ENHANCED ILLUMINATION - A handheld diabetes management device for providing enhanced illumination includes a housing with an access port and a light aperture. The housing further includes a coupling member on an inner surface thereof. Furthermore, the device includes a measurement engine housed within the housing and communicating with the access port for analyzing body fluid disposed on a dosing area of a diabetes test element. Also, the device includes a circuit board communicating with the measurement engine. The device further includes a light source mounted to the circuit board and a light pipe coupled to the housing via the coupling member. The light pipe is disposed adjacent the light source to receive light from the light source travelling in a first direction. The light pipe redirects the light along a second direction to be emitted out of the housing through the light aperture toward the dosing area of the diabetes test element. | 04-19-2012 |
Joseph Michael Lewis, Blair, NE US
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20130309351 | ANIMAL MANAGEMENT - Systems and methods for animal management are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for managing an animal includes administering an animal feed ration to a plurality of animals, the animal feed ration comprising ingredients and a taggant. The method also includes visually observing the presence or absence of the taggant adhered to the snout of at least one of the plurality of animals. The method also includes determining if the animal has consumed the animal feed ration. | 11-21-2013 |
Justin Lewis, Marina Del Rey, CA US
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20130239024 | AGGREGATING A LIST OF CURRENT, CONTEXTUALLY AND/OR MEMBER-WISE RELEVANT VIDEO CONFERENCES - This disclosure includes a system, device, and method to aggregate a list of video conferences for a user. The method may include identifying one or more video conferences that are likely to be of interest to a user viewing a web page, and providing a list comprising the video conferences that are likely to be of interest to the user, where each video conference in the list is available to be joined by the user viewing the web page without an invitation from participants of the video conference. | 09-12-2013 |
20140074759 | Identifying a Thumbnail Image to Represent a Video - Techniques are shown for generating image frames from a media presentation, selecting candidate thumbnails from the generated image frames using a selection process, and testing each selected candidate thumbnail for a success ranking relative to a target metric. The probability of choosing a selected candidate thumbnail with a success ranking higher than all other selected thumbnails as an optimum thumbnail for presentation to a user is based, at least in part, on the ratio of the success ranking of the selected candidate thumbnail with the highest success ranking to the sum of the success rankings of all of the selected candidate thumbnails. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 03-13-2014 |
20140095257 | ANALYZING USER ACTIONS IN A SOCIAL GRAPH - A method includes collecting user interaction data for one or more users in an extended social network, clustering each of the one or more users into one or more groups of users based on the collected user interaction data for each user, wherein each of the one or more users is clustered into no more than one group of the one or more groups of users, monitoring, over a time period, a change in a size of each group of users at one or more increments of the time period and generating observation information for each group of users during each of the one or more increments of the time period, wherein the observation information is based on the monitored change in size of each group of users. | 04-03-2014 |
20140244660 | RANKING MEDIA CONTENT SOURCES - A processing device identifies a plurality of media items that have been accessed by a user. The processing device determines a plurality of annotations in the plurality of media items that identify a plurality of media content sources. The processing device calculates scores for the plurality of media content sources, wherein a score for a media content source of the plurality of media content sources is calculated based at least in part on a quantity of the plurality of annotations that identify the media content source. The processing device ranks the plurality of media content sources based on the calculated scores. The processing device the provides one or more ranked media content sources for presentation to the user. | 08-28-2014 |
20140245183 | METHOD FOR ONE-CLICK SUBSCRIBING TO MULTIPLE CHANNELS OF INFORMATION ON A SINGLE TOPIC - A subscription to multiple channels of information on a single topic is performed. A topic of interest is received via a user interface. A user interface element is presented via the user interface to facilitate a user subscription to a plurality of channels associated with the topic of interest without having to subscribe separately to each channel. A user selection of the user interface element is received and a user is subscribed to the plurality of channels in response to the received user selection. | 08-28-2014 |
20140310586 | Systems and Methods for Displaying Annotated Video Content by Mobile Computing Devices - Systems and methods for displaying annotated video content by mobile computing devices. An example method may comprise: presenting, on a display of a mobile computing device, a video stream including a plurality of video frames; presenting a video annotation overlaid over a frame of the plurality of video frames; receiving a user interface command via a user input interface of the mobile computing device; and performing an action related to the video annotation, the action defined by the user interface command. | 10-16-2014 |
20140341442 | IMAGE MASKS FOR FACE-RELATED SELECTION AND PROCESSING IN IMAGES - In some implementations, a method includes identifying one or more face regions of an image, the face regions including pixels that depict at least a portion of one or more faces of persons. The face regions are identified based on identifying facial landmarks of the faces. The method determines an associated face mask for each of the faces based on the face regions, where each face mask indicates which pixels in the image depict the corresponding face. Face pixels can be selected for processing by applying the face masks, and image pixels outside the faces can be selected by inversely applying the face masks. The selected pixels can be provided to a processing operation for adjustment of the selected pixels. | 11-20-2014 |
20140365604 | PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL CONTENT IN RELATION TO EMBEDDED MEDIA - Systems and methods are disclosed for providing supplemental content in relation to embedded media. In one implementation, a processing device receives a media request from a third-party platform to incorporate a first media item within the third-party platform. The processing device identifies one or more additional media items based on the media request. The processing device provides the first media item and one or more links to at least one of the one or more additional media items in relation to the third-party platform. | 12-11-2014 |
20150039685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING USER NOTIFICATIONS OF MEDIA CONTENT ITEMS - Systems and methods for triggering user notifications of media content items. An example method may comprise: identifying a user of a content sharing platform; determining that a plurality of media content items has a value of a user interest metric exceeding a defined threshold value, wherein the plurality of media content items is represented by a list of media content items compiled based on a pre-defined criterion, and wherein the user interest metric reflects interest of the user to the plurality of media content items; selecting, among the plurality of media content items, a media content item that has not been accessed by the user; and notifying the user of the media content item. | 02-05-2015 |
20150040009 | Adjustable Video Player - A method for providing an adjustable video player is disclosed. The method includes providing, by an electronic device, a content item player for playback of a content item in a portion of a user interface (UI) of an application executed on the electronic device and receiving an indication of a gesture to minimize the content item player made by a user of the electronic device. The method further includes minimizing the content item player into a mini-player shown on the application UI without interrupting the playback of the content item in the content item player. | 02-05-2015 |
20150046812 | DYNAMIC RESIZABLE MEDIA ITEM PLAYER - A dynamic media player is disclosed. A method for providing the dynamic media player includes presenting a media player in a first portion of a user interface (UI) of a content sharing platform on a mobile device. The media player is to provide playback of a media item. The method further includes receiving, via a second portion of the UI, a user request to perform an activity that is independent of the viewing of the media item. The method further includes presenting content associated with the requested activity while continuing to provide playback of the media item in the media player of the first portion of the UI. | 02-12-2015 |
20150067514 | MODIFYING A SEGMENT OF A MEDIA ITEM ON A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for permitting selection and modification of a set of video segments on a mobile device is described. A user interface is provided on a screen of the mobile device to allow a user to select any of a plurality of original video segments of an original video. A selection of at least one of the original video segments is received via the user interface. A request for a modification to the selected at least one original video segment can also be received via the user interface. The systems and methods can cause a modification of the selected at least one original video segment to be performed to provide at least one modified video segment. The at least one modified video segment can be presented via the user interface. | 03-05-2015 |
20150089384 | DYNAMICALLY PICKING CONTENT FROM SOCIAL SHARES TO DISPLAY IN A USER INTERFACE - A dynamic selection of content from social shares to display in a user interface is performed. A request for a user interface (UI) document is received. A set of identifiers is associated with the UI document. The set of identifiers includes a page identifier for the UI document. An identifier list for a social share associated with the UI document is obtained in view of the page identifier. The identifier list associated with the social share is updated in view of the set of identifiers associated with the UI document. The UI document is modified to provide a representation associated with an identifier selected from the updated identifier list for the social share. | 03-26-2015 |
20150089446 | PROVIDING CONTROL POINTS IN IMAGES - Implementations generally relate to providing control points in images. In some implementations, a method includes determining one or more control points in an image. The method also includes determining one or more image manipulation transforms corresponding to each control point. The method also includes providing the one or more control points and the one or more corresponding image manipulation transforms to a user. | 03-26-2015 |
Justin Terrell Lewis, Washington, DC US
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20120036209 | HIERARCHICAL SOCIAL NETWORK SYSTEM - A social network system with an organizational hierarchy established to include a main group with at least one subgroup reporting to the main group. At least one of the one subgroup has field users reporting to the subgroup. Each subgroup has multiple subgroup users while the main group at the apex of the hierarchy has at least one main group user. A server is provided that receives messages from the field users and subgroup users. The field user- and subgroup-messages are communicated to a wireless device associated with the main group user while a first subgroup user receives on a wireless device messages from first subgroup field users on a wireless device. The server employs communication permissions for the organization hierarchy that limit the information to which a member of the organization hierarchy is able to receive based on the role filled by an organization hierarchy member. | 02-09-2012 |
Kevin Andrew Lewis, Dallas, TX US
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20130291492 | DISC PRESENTATION DEVICE - Various arrangements of a disc presentation device are presented. Such a disc presentation device may include a backing plate comprising a first surface. The disc presentation device may include a plurality of disc anchors arranged on the first surface of the backing plate. The plurality of disc anchors may be arranged in a circular pattern on the surface of the backing plate. Further, the plurality of disc anchors may be arranged such that when each disc anchor of the plurality of disc anchors is anchoring a disc, no disc coupled with an anchor of the plurality of disc anchors overlaps another disc coupled with another anchor of the plurality of disc anchors. | 11-07-2013 |
Lundy Lewis, Mason, NH US
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20100049564 | Method and Apparatus for Real-Time Automated Impact Assessment - A method for automated real-time impact assessment is disclosed. The method uses real-time events and alerts from monitored systems and environments such as computer networks, telecommunications networks, transportation systems, buildings, military units, emergency response teams, air traffic, medical facilities and services, chemical process plants, manufacturing assembly lines, power plants, farms, supply-chain management, businesses with workflow-based business processes, and other real-time applications which maintain situational models to depict, determine, and analyze the historical, current, and potential state of a complex set of interacting things, entities, and agents. The method shows first a means to acquire and update the relationships between entities represented in the situational view and entities such as business process, tasks, assets, and missions which are the subject of the impact assessment. The method shows second a means to automatically determine and maintain, from the situational view and other information, an evaluation of the impact on the subjects of the assessment, such entities including business processes, tasks, assets, and missions. The method shows third a means to determine impact assessment from potential and actual situations in the situational view. | 02-25-2010 |
20120041858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT - The system and method described herein may provide service level management, wherein business processes may be composed of services. A state of the service may be defined by one or more service parameters, which depend upon performance of network components that support the service (e.g., component parameters). The state of the service may depend, for example, on a collection of service parameter values for availability, reliability, security, integrity, and response time. A service level agreement is a contract between a supplier and a customer that identifies services supported by a network, service parameters for the service, and service levels (e.g., acceptable levels for each service parameter). | 02-16-2012 |
Lundy M. Lewis, Mason, NH US
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20100218104 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REACTIVE AND DELIBERATIVE SERVICE LEVEL MANAGEMENT (SLM) - Method and apparatus for service level management, wherein business processes are composed of services. A state of the service is defined by one or more service parameters, and the service parameters depend upon performance of network components that support the service, e.g., component parameters. The state of the service may depend, for example, on a collection of service parameter values for availability, reliability, security, integrity and response time. A service level agreement is a contract between a supplier and a customer that identifies services supported by a network, service parameters for the services, and service levels (e.g., acceptable levels) for each service parameter. | 08-26-2010 |
20100332638 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - In a system for managing data, voice, application and video networks and associated systems and services that comprise multiple, interconnected network technologies, a management system suited for a particular networking technology manages each separate technology domain. Multiple management systems thus manage multiple domains with respect to fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security management. The management systems that manage the individual networking technology domains are then themselves managed by a higher-level system, called an inter-domain management system, which performs cross-domain management. The individual management systems of the invention collect data from their respective technology domains and provide it to an intra-domain data collection function. This data is then utilized by an inter-domain data correlation function to determine what instructions should be sent from an intra-domain instruction function to each management system for implementation in its respective technology domains. The comprehensive management system thus collects data from each lower-level management system and, if required, sends operational instructions back to each lower level system. Event correlation and service level management are performed at both the intra-domain and inter-domain levels. Business process management is performed at the inter-domain level. | 12-30-2010 |
Mark Lewis, Woonsocket, RI US
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20110076215 | INTEGRATED BOILER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS - An air pollution control system includes an emission treatment system configured to receive flue gas, to reduce at least one pollutant therefrom, and to output emission treated flue gas. A first air heater in fluid communication with the emission treatment system includes a heat exchanger for heating forced air introduced thereto above a base temperature and thereby cooling emission treated flue gas from the emission treatment system to a stack discharge temperature. A second air heater in fluid communication with the first air heater to receive heated forced air therefrom includes a heat exchanger for heating forced air introduced thereto to a preheat temperature for combustion in a boiler and thereby cooling flue gas introduced from a boiler to the second air heater to an emission treatment temperature. The second air heater is in fluid communication with the emission treatment system to introduce cooled flue gas thereto. | 03-31-2011 |
20110165042 | INTEGRATED BOILER AND AIR POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS - An air pollution control system includes an emission treatment system configured to receive flue gas, to reduce at least one pollutant therefrom, and to output emission treated flue gas. A first air heater in fluid communication with the emission treatment system includes a heat exchanger for heating forced air introduced thereto above a base temperature and thereby cooling emission treated flue gas from the emission treatment system to a stack discharge temperature. A second air heater in fluid communication with the first air heater to receive heated forced air therefrom includes a heat exchanger for heating forced air introduced thereto to a preheat temperature for combustion in a boiler and thereby cooling flue gas introduced from a boiler to the second air heater to an emission treatment temperature. The second air heater is in fluid communication with the emission treatment system to introduce cooled flue gas thereto. | 07-07-2011 |
Michael L. Lewis, Lexington, SC US
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20100246748 | NUCLEAR FUEL ASSEMBLY WITH PIVOT DIMPLED GRIDS - A soft pivot dimple nuclear fuel assembly grid that utilizes a “dog bone” shaped window cutout and radius coining of edges perpendicular to coolant flow, to reduce the susceptibility of fuel rod leaking during the reactor operation. Radius coining allows the fuel rod to smoothly transition over the radiused edge to the flat rod contact section of the dimple. The symmetric “dog bone” shape enables the dimple to pivot during rod loading resulting in improved alignment between the dimple and the fuel rod, thereby minimizing scratching. The “dog bone” shape also allows for a large contact area dimple to be softer than a typical dimple which reduces contact stresses and fretting wear during reactor operations. | 09-30-2010 |
Michael Pescatello Lewis, Washington, DC US
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20110173547 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTENT SHARING AMONG USERS OVER A NETWORK - A system and method to facilitate real-time communications and content sharing among users over a network are described. In one preferred embodiment, multiple links to content information are dynamically generated for a sender user. Responsive to selection of a link by the sender user, the link and associated metadata information are communicated to at least one recipient user engaged in the real-time communications session with the sender user. | 07-14-2011 |
20130080915 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO FACILITATE REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONS AND CONTENT SHARING AMONG USERS OVER A NETWORK - A system and method to facilitate real-time communications and content sharing among users over a network are described. In one preferred embodiment, multiple links to content information are dynamically generated for a sender user. Responsive to selection of a link by the sender user, the link and associated metadata information are communicated to at least one recipient user engaged in the real-time communications session with the sender user. | 03-28-2013 |
Michael R. Lewis, Las Vegas, NV US
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20110207530 | WAGERING GAME MACHINES WITH UNIVERSAL MOUNTING BASE FOR LIGHT AND MARQUEE ASSEMBLIES - Wagering game systems, gaming machines, and methods of changing the appearance of a gaming machine are presented herein. In one embodiment, a gaming machine for playing a wagering game is presented. The gaming machine includes a display for displaying the outcomes of the wagering game, and an input device for receiving wagers from players. The gaming machine also includes a cabinet with a mounting base integrated to the top of the cabinet. The mounting base is configured to support any of a plurality of different top-box mounted fixtures, such as tower lights, marquees, and other signage. In some embodiments, the gaming machine also includes at least one electrical connector that is accessible from the exterior of the cabinet. The electrical connector is configured to electrically couple the selected top-box mounted fixture to the cabinet. | 08-25-2011 |
M. Kathleen Lewis US
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20100028242 | RECOVERY OF [CO2]T FROM SEAWATER/AQUEOUS BICARBONATE SYSTEMS USING A MULTI-LAYER GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANE - The present invention is generally directed to a system for recovering CO | 02-04-2010 |
Patrick Lewis, Albuquerque, NM US
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20110226040 | FOLDED PASSAGE GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN - Embodiments of the present invention provide columns for use in gas chromatography and methods of making and using such columns. The present invention provides a folded passage column: a fluid passage formed by joining a first channel in a first surface through a slot to a second channel in a second surface. In some embodiments, a folded passage column repeats that building block, joining a plurality of channels in a first surface with a plurality of channels in a second surface such that the channels link to form a continuous passage. | 09-22-2011 |
Paul Peter Lewis, Warsaw, IN US
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20090088864 | Acetabular prosthesis having an orientable face - A prosthetic component assembly, such as an acetabular cup, includes a shell, a bearing positioner and a bearing. The shell and bearing positioner are configured to facilitate orienting the bearing positioner in multiple orientations relative to the shell and for securing the bearing positioner in a selected orientation of the multiple orientations relative to the shell. The bearing is configured to be received in the bearing positioner at multiple rotational orientations for optimal joint biomechanics. The bearing positioner is selected from among a plurality of lateralized positioners to accommodate the joint anatomy. | 04-02-2009 |
Randall Lewis, San Jose, CA US
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20130085857 | CONVENIENCE-RELATED AND OTHER METRICS IN ADVERTISING - Techniques are provided, for use in electronic or online advertising, that can be viewed as going beyond geographic proximity, including determination and use of convenience-based metrics in advertisement targeting, pricing, selection and packaging. For example, based on information including an actual or anticipated consumer location and a store location, one or more possible or likely consumer travel routes may be determined. Based at least in part on this, metrics, such as convenience-based metrics, can be determined and used in aspects of electronic or online advertising, such as consumer travel distance, travel time, or number or travel proximity of alternative stores. | 04-04-2013 |
Randolph V. Lewis, Laramie, WY US
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20100092538 | Nucleic Acids Encoding Spider Glue Proteins and Methods of Use Thereof - Nucleic acids encoding spider glue proteins and methods of use thereof are disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
Randy Lewis, Laramie, WY US
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20130212718 | CHIMERIC SPIDER SILK AND USES THEREOF - Transgenic silkworms comprising at least one nucleic acid encoding a chimeric silk polypeptide comprising one or more spider silk elasticity and strength motifs are disclosed. Expression cassettes comprising nucleic acids encoding a variety of chimeric spider silk polypeptides (Spider 2, Spider 4, Spider 6, Spider 8) are also disclosed. A piggyBac vector system is used to incorporate nucleic acids encoding chimeric spider silk polypeptides into the mutant silkworms to generate stable transgenic silkworms. Chimeric silk fibers having improved tensile strength and elasticity characteristics compared to native silkworm silk fibers are also provided. The transgenic silkworms greatly facilitate the commercial production of chimeric silk fibers suitable for use in a wide variety of medical and industrial applications. | 08-15-2013 |
Randy K. Lewis, Spartanburg, SC US
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20100053947 | Lighting device and lens assembly - A lighting assembly is provided having a main housing and a lens assembly hinged to the main housing. The lens assembly has a body with end walls with a recess in an upper end of the end walls. The recess in each end wall has a dimension to receive and support a lens for directing light to the target area. The lens has a length greater than the length of the cover so that the ends of the lens extend beyond the outer edge of the end walls of the cover. Stop members are provided on the end walls to limit longitudinal movements of the lens with respect to the body of the lens assembly. A reflector extends from a bottom edge of the cover to an upper edge overlying a portion of the lens. A spring clip is provided to couple the lens to the reflector. | 03-04-2010 |
20130128558 | SURFACE MOUNT LUMINAIRE - A lighting fixture includes a housing formed from walls that are connected by corner posts that are inserted into the ends of the walls eliminate light leaks and external fasteners. The corner posts include barbs or screw holes for receiving screws from the inside of the walls. The housing can be used as a retrofit for a recessed lighting fixture where the housing can surround the lighting fixture and attach thereto. The assembly can then be mounted by a suitable support. | 05-23-2013 |
Richard E. Lewis, Frisco, TX US
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20130289961 | Methods For Producing Fluids From Geological Formation - Embodiments disclosed herein relate to reservoir characterization techniques and methods for accurately predicting scale tendencies of formation fluids, developed with the newly discovered phenomena that extreme downhole conditions affect the properties of reservoir fluids, including both the brine and dense hydrocarbon gas phases. In one aspect, there is disclosed a method for producing fluids from a geological formation. The method comprises inputting at least one property of a geological formation into an equation of state (EOS) model. The EOS model accounts for bound water, a high temperature effect on the brine and a high temperature effect on the dense gas phase. The EOS model is solved to determine a character of fluids contained in the geological formation, and inputting a production condition or a plurality of production conditions into the EOS model. A character of the fluids is determined based on the determined character of the fluids in the geological formation and the input production conditions. The solution can be output to a display device. Planning of the production of fluids from the geological formation can be performed. Production conditions can be controlled or adjusted. | 10-31-2013 |
Richard E. Lewis, Edmond, OK US
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20120059636 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO DETERMINE CONDUCTIVITY FOR HIGH PRESSURE-HIGH TEMPERATURE SERVICE - A method for characterizing one or more properties of a geological formation including brine, the method including inputting at least one first property of the geological formation into an equation of state (EOS) model, the EOS model accounting for a high temperature effect on the brine; solving the EOS model to determine at least one second property of the geological formation; and outputting the at least one second property to a display device. | 03-08-2012 |
20120059640 | THERMODYNAMIC MODELING FOR OPTIMIZED RECOVERY IN SAGD - One or more computer-readable media include computer-executable instructions to instruct a computing system to receive input as to physical characteristics of a resource recovery system and a resource reservoir; simulate fluid thermodynamics of the system and the reservoir; and output information as to phase composition, for example, in at least one dense phase affected by the resource recovery system. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 03-08-2012 |
Richard W. Lewis, Tomball, TX US
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20130182982 | CARBIDE WEAR SURFACE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A radial bearing having a wear surface with improved wear characteristics comprises a steel support, to which is bonded a metal carbide composite wear surface made by first arranging, within a cavity defined between a steel mold and the steel support, tiles made of microwave sintered, cemented metal carbide, closely packing the voids between the tiles with metal carbide powder, and infiltrating the mold cavity with a metal brazing alloy by subjecting the filled mold to rapid heating. The brazing alloy fills voids between the metal carbide particles, the microwave sintered metal carbide tiles, and the metal support, thereby relatively rapidly consolidating the carbide into a wear layer bonded with the steel support without substantially damaging the properties of the microwave-sintered metal carbide tiles. | 07-18-2013 |
Robert L. Lewis, Madison, MS US
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20090253652 | PHOSPHATE-BINDING CHITOSAN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions and methods for removing phosphate from a subject using chitosan. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for treating hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding chitosan. | 10-08-2009 |
20090269399 | PHOSPHATE-BINDING MAGNESIUM SALTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding magnesium salts. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on the combination of phosphate-binding magnesium and calcium salts. | 10-29-2009 |
20120195964 | PHOSPHATE-BINDING MAGNESIUM SALTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding magnesium salts. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on the combination of phosphate-binding magnesium and an enteric coating. | 08-02-2012 |
20120277183 | PHOSPHATE-BINDING CHITOSAN AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions and methods for removing phosphate from a subject using chitosan. The present invention also provides compositions and methods for treating hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding chitosan. | 11-01-2012 |
20120282352 | PHOSPHATE-BINDING MAGNESIUM SALTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding magnesium salts. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on the combination of phosphate-binding magnesium and calcium salts. | 11-08-2012 |
20140010877 | PHOSPHATE-BINDING MAGNESIUM SALTS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on phosphate-binding magnesium salts. In some embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods suitable for the treatment of hyperphosphatemia based on the combination of phosphate-binding magnesium and calcium salts. | 01-09-2014 |
20140186408 | CRYSTAL POLYMORPH OF MAGNESIUM GLYCINATE DIHYDRATE AND PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION - Embodiments of the invention provide solid forms of magnesium glycinate dihydrate and compositions thereof, which are useful for treating hyperphosphatemia and which exhibit desirable characteristics for the same. The invention further provides processes for the production of solid forms of magnesium glycinate dihydrate. | 07-03-2014 |
Ronald Allen Lewis, West Hollywood, CA US
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20130032616 | Article Tray and Carrier - The article tray and carrier is adapted for the single-handed carriage of a case of goods, e.g., bottled water, canned goods, bottled or canned soda or beer, etc. The carrier has a rigid plastic floor with a low peripheral retaining wall, with the floor and wall covered by a heavy gauge fabric. A series of soft plastic or rubber strips having a high coefficient of friction are molded to the fabric covering the floor, to reduce slippage of an article carried thereon. An elongate handle loop extends from each side of the device, with the loops having sufficient length to meet above the carrier to allow the carrier and any goods therein to be carried from one hand. A handle connecting flap extends from the center of one handle loop, and may be wrapped and secured about the center of the opposite handle loop to secure the two loops together. | 02-07-2013 |
Rory Lewis US
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20110304465 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRIVER REACTION IMPAIRMENT VEHICLE EXCLUSION VIA SYSTEMATIC MEASUREMENT FOR ASSURANCE OF REACTION TIME - A system and method for measuring impairment in an operator and stopping an impaired operator from operating a vehicle. The method empirically measures an operator's cognitive and motor skills requisite for safely operating a motorized vehicle and verifies the person's identity. The invention includes three interlocking major subsystems. The first subsystem provides generalized impairment measurement unit. The second subsystem interfaces with the impairment measurement unit and a vehicle ignition system and ensures the vehicle does not start if the operator is impaired. The third system determines whether the person blowing into a drug and alcohol analyzer connected to the first system is that person by detecting a various biometric. If the operator is not impaired and their identity is verified the vehicle ignition is enabled. If the operator is indeed impaired beyond a level requisite to safely operate the vehicle the ignition is disabled. | 12-15-2011 |
Sam Lewis, Houston, TX US
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20130172450 | DENSITY-MATCHED SUSPENSIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, an example method includes a method of treating a subterranean formation that comprises combining components comprising water and a density-matched suspension to prepare a treatment fluid, wherein the density-matched suspension comprises a suspending liquid and a solid particle suspended in the suspending liquid, and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore. An example composition includes a suspension that comprises a suspending liquid comprising a hydrophobic liquid, wherein the hydrophobic liquid hydrolyzes when placed in contact with an aqueous fluid to form hydrophilic products, and a solid particle suspended in the suspending liquid, wherein the suspension is a density-matched suspension. | 07-04-2013 |
Samuel Jason Lewis, Duncan, OK US
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20130087332 | Composite formulations and methods of making and using same - A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a composition comprising an emulsified resin composite into a fluid loss zone of the wellbore, wherein the emulsified resin composite comprises a nonaqueous external phase (NEP) and an aqueous internal phase (AIP), and allowing the composition to cure to form a composite material. | 04-11-2013 |
Scott Lewis, Omaha, NE US
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20120215658 | PIN-BASED PAYMENT CONFIRMATION - The present disclosure involves a method of operating a payment platform. The method includes receiving a request to authenticate a first party from a second party. The method includes determining whether the first party has an account with the payment platform and a communications device associated with the account. The method includes generating a secret code in response to the determining. The method includes sending the secret code to the communications device of the first party. The method includes prompting the first party to input the secret code. The method includes authenticating the first party based on the input from the first party. | 08-23-2012 |
Scott Lewis, Mountain View, CA US
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20130159064 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY PERFORMANCE MONITORING SYSTEM - Photovoltaic array performance monitoring is disclosed herein. A photovoltaic array performance monitoring system may include a data acquisition unit coupled with reference and ambient photovoltaic panels. The reference photovoltaic panel is equipped with a soiling removal unit which periodically removes deposited soiling materials from an active photovoltaic collection area of the reference photovoltaic panel. The ambient photovoltaic panel accumulates light obscuring soiling materials at a rate approximately equal to those of a proximate photovoltaic array. The data acquisition unit periodically sends electrical energy measurements of the reference and ambient photovoltaic panels to a computing system. Over time, the electrical energy output differential between the reference and ambient photovoltaic panels exceeds a predetermined threshold. The computing system evaluates the electrical energy measurements and determines when it would be cost-effective to clean the photovoltaic array. The result is output in a human cognizable format and/or a machine readable format. | 06-20-2013 |
Scott C. Lewis, Essex Junction, VT US
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20120063195 | Reconfigurable Multi-level Sensing Scheme for Semiconductor Memories - A method for sensing at least one parameter indicative of a logical state of a multi-level memory cell includes the steps of: measuring the parameter of the multi-level memory cell; comparing the measured parameter of the multi-level memory cell with a prescribed reference signal, the reference signal having a value which varies as a function of time; and storing a time value corresponding to a point in time at which the reference signal is substantially equal to the measured parameter of the multi-level memory cell, the stored time value being indicative of a sensed logical state of the multi-level memory cell. | 03-15-2012 |
Scott R. Lewis, Wilmington, DE US
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20130065287 | CHEMICAL PROCESSING CELL WITH NANOSTRUCTURED MEMBRANES - A chemical processing cell includes an upstream membrane and a downstream membrane. The upstream membrane generates a first reaction product. The downstream membrane converts the first reaction product to a second reaction product. | 03-14-2013 |
Stephen Lewis, San Francisco, CA US
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20130267513 | PYRAZOLOPYRIDINES AS INHIBITORS OF THE KINASE LRRK2 - A compound of formula Ia or formula Ib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein R | 10-10-2013 |
Stephen H. Lewis, Fort Wayne, IN US
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20110131149 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Retirement Income Benefits - A computerized method and system for administering an unannuitized variable annuity plan having a guaranteed minimum withdrawal payment feature associated with a systematic withdrawal program includes the steps of and system for storing data, determining an amount of a scheduled payment, periodically determining the account value, making the scheduled payment by withdrawing that amount from the account value, monitoring for an unscheduled withdrawal made under the plan and adjusting the amount of the scheduled payment in response to the unscheduled withdrawal. Scheduled payments will be made to the owner under the plan for the period of benefit payments, even if it is determined by the computerized method and system that the account value is or will be exhausted before all payments have been made. Payments made before such determination are made with the aid of the computer, and payments made thereafter may be made with or without the aid of the computer. | 06-02-2011 |
20120233092 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RETIREMENT INCOME BENEFITS - A computerized method and system for administering an unannuitized annuity plan having a guaranteed minimum withdrawal payment feature associated with a systematic withdrawal program includes the steps of and system for storing data, determining an amount of a maximum guaranteed withdrawal payment for a prescribed period (e.g., one year), periodically determining the account value, monitoring for an unscheduled withdrawal made under the plan and adjusting the amount of the maximum guaranteed withdrawal payment in response to the unscheduled withdrawal. Guaranteed withdrawal payments are periodically made to the account owner so long as withdrawals do not exceed the maximum guaranteed amount for the period, or the account value is greater than the payment. | 09-13-2012 |
20130282411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RETIREMENT INCOME BENEFITS - A computerized method and system for administering an unannuitized annuity plan having a guaranteed minimum withdrawal payment feature associated with a systematic withdrawal program includes the steps of and system for storing data, determining an amount of a maximum guaranteed withdrawal payment for a prescribed period (e.g., one year), periodically determining the account value, monitoring for an unscheduled withdrawal made under the plan and adjusting the amount of the maximum guaranteed withdrawal payment in response to the unscheduled withdrawal. Guaranteed withdrawal payments are periodically made to the account owner so long as withdrawals do not exceed the maximum guaranteed amount for the period, or the account value is greater than the payment. | 10-24-2013 |
20140108297 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RETIREMENT INCOME BENEFITS - A computerized method and system for administering an unannuitized annuity plan having a guaranteed minimum withdrawal payment feature associated with a systematic withdrawal program includes the steps of and system for storing data, determining an amount of a maximum guaranteed withdrawal payment for a prescribed period (e.g., one year), periodically determining the account value, monitoring for an unscheduled withdrawal made under the plan and adjusting the amount of the maximum guaranteed withdrawal payment in response to the unscheduled withdrawal. Guaranteed withdrawal payments are periodically made to the account owner so long as withdrawals do not exceed the maximum guaranteed amount for the period, or the account value is greater than the payment. | 04-17-2014 |
Thomas E. Lewis, East Hampstead, NH US
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20100031838 | PLATELESS LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING - Embodiments of the present invention dispense with the need for lithographic printing plates, instead facilitating direct transfer of ink from a permanent cylinder to a recording medium. Accordingly, instead of being permanently modified to exhibit oleophilic and oleophobic (or hydrophilic) regions, the cylinder is effectively “programmed” with the image prior to each transfer of ink. | 02-11-2010 |
20130036927 | PLATELESS LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING - Embodiments of the present invention dispense with the need for lithographic printing plates, instead facilitating direct transfer of ink from a permanent cylinder to a recording medium. Accordingly, instead of being permanently modified to exhibit oleophilic and oleophobic (or hydrophilic) regions, the cylinder is effectively “programmed” with the image prior to each transfer of ink. | 02-14-2013 |
Thor Lewis, Mountain View, CA US
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20130257856 | Determining a View of an Object in a Three-Dimensional Image Viewer - Methods and systems for determining a view of an object in a three-dimensional (3D) image viewer are described. In an example, a computing device may be configured to receive a 3D object data model that may have a default view for rendering an image depicting an object in a default position. The computing device may be configured to determine, by way of a simulation of movement of the object, a rest position of the object that may describe one or more of a size, an orientation, and a shape that the object maintains when subjected to one or more forces. The computing device may be configured to provide information associated with instructions for rendering in a 3D image viewer a given image representing the 3D object data model of the object, where the given image may depict the object in the determined rest position. | 10-03-2013 |
20140350727 | Methods and Systems for Providing Functionality of an Interface to Control Orientations of a Camera on a Device - Methods and systems for providing functionality of an interface to control orientations of a camera on a device are provided. In one example, a method includes receiving an input on an interface indicating a command for an orientation of a camera on a robotic device, and the interface may be provided on a device remote from the robotic device. An indicator may be provided on the interface representing a location of the input, and the indicator may be representative of the command for the orientation of the camera on the robotic device. The method may also include determining that the location of the input on the interface is within a distance threshold to a pre-set location on the interface, and repositioning the indicator on the interface to be at the pre-set location. | 11-27-2014 |
20140362121 | Methods and Systems for Modifying a Display of a Field of View of a Robotic Device to Include Zoomed-in and Zoomed-out Views - Methods and systems for modifying a display of a field of view of a robotic device to include zoomed-in and zoomed-out views are provided. In examples, the robotic device may include a camera to capture images in a field of view of a robotic device, and distance sensors which can provide outputs that may be used to determine a distance of the robotic device to an object in the field of view of the robotic device. A display of the field of view of the robotic device can be generated, and as the distance decreases, the display can be modified to include a zoomed-in view of the object. As the distance increases, the display can be modified to include a zoomed-out view of the object. An amount of zoom of the object may be inversely proportional to the distance. | 12-11-2014 |
Tim Lewis, Shelbyville, IN US
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20090007525 | METHOD FOR REUSING RETURNABLE PACKAGING - The present invention involves a method for reprocessing and reusing returnable packaging used in industry for the shipment of manufactured goods from a manufacturing to a user, wherein said returnable packaging has a lifecycle that terminates at the completion of a program which utilizes the manufactured goods. The packaging is acquired from a vendor at the completion of a program and catalogued. Cataloguing includes sorting, repairing, cleaning, recycling, and storing the packaging in inventory for future redistribution or reuse. The packaging is shipped to the customers as orders are received. Custom packaging may also be designed, manufactured, and shipped. | 01-08-2009 |
William Ernest Lewis, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20100263185 | High pressure revamp of low pressure distillate hydrotreating process units - A cost effective method for revamping a low pressure distillate hydrotreating process unit to a high pressure distillate hydrotreating process unit. A high pressure hot-feed pump is added, the furnace is retubed for higher pressures, the low pressure reactor is replaced with a high pressure reactor, a high pressure let-down valve is added at the reactor outlet, and the low pressure recycle compressor is replaced with a high pressure recycle compressor. | 10-21-2010 |
20100319242 | EBULLATING BED METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS - Processes are provided for producing a diesel fuel product having a sulfur content of 15 wppm or less (e.g., 10 wppm or less) from feed sources that include a biocomponent feedstock. The biocomponent feedstock can be initially co-processed with a mineral feed in a fluidized bed stage, such as an ebullating bed processing stage. Ebullating bed processing can mitigate the impact of the biocomponent feed on other hydrotreatment aspects of a diesel boiling range feed. Challenged biocomponent feeds can be handled by introducing the biocomponent feed into the ebullating bed reactor in a manner that reduces the fouling impact of the feed. | 12-23-2010 |
20140213838 | EBULLATING BED METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS - Processes are provided for producing a diesel fuel product having a sulfur content of 15 wppm or less (e.g., 10 wppm or less) from feed sources that include a biocomponent feedstock. The biocomponent feedstock can be initially co-processed with a mineral feed in a fluidized bed stage, such as an ebullating bed processing stage. Ebullating bed processing can mitigate the impact of the biocomponent feed on other hydrotreatment aspects of a diesel boiling range feed. Challenged biocomponent feeds can be handled by introducing the biocomponent feed into the ebullating bed reactor in a manner that reduces the fouling impact of the feed. | 07-31-2014 |
20140374314 | SLURRY HYDROCONVERSION USING ENHANCED SLURRY CATALYSTS - Systems and methods are provided for slurry hydroconversion of a heavy oil feed, such as an atmospheric or vacuum resid. The systems and methods allow for slurry hydroconversion using catalysts with enhanced activity and/or catalysts that can be recycled as a side product from a complementary refinery process. | 12-25-2014 |
20150011686 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SLURRY HYDROCONVERSION PITCH DISPOSITION AS SOLID PELLETS AND COMPOSITION OF THE SAME - A system and method for producing solid pellets from a slurry HDC pitch is disclosed which utilizes a polymer additive that is mixed with the pitch to increase the softening point of the solid pellets. | 01-08-2015 |
Winston R. Lewis, Houston, TX US
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20130185040 | PARAMETERIZING A GEOLOGICAL SUBSURFACE FEATURE - A method to parameterize the geometry of a geological, subsurface feature such as a salt body is provided. Data corresponding to a subsurface, geological formation is acquired. The acquired formation data corresponds to a subsurface body having a certain geometry and a subsurface region. At least part of the subsurface body geometry is directly inverted into an inversion domain. The direct inversion includes partitioning the inversion domain into a first partitioned region, corresponding at least in part to the subsurface body, and a second partitioned region. The inversion further uses a level set representation to parameterize the subsurface body geometry. A computing system that includes a processor, a memory, and one or more programs stored in the memory is also provided. The programs comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to perform the provided method. | 07-18-2013 |