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Lou Bakos, Cambridge CA
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20110252815 | VORTEX TUBE ENCLOSURE COOLER WITH WATER BARRIER - An apparatus for cooling an enclosure provided. The enclosure has at least one opening for receiving cool air and discharging heated air. The apparatus includes a vortex tube with a first end for discharging warm air and a second end for discharging cool air. The apparatus further includes an inlet between the ends of the vortex tube for directing compressed air tangentially into the interior of the vortex tube. A first housing covers the first end of the vortex tube and creates a space through which warm air is channelled to the exterior. The vortex tube is connected by an attachment to the opening of the enclosure so that the vortex tube can discharge cool air into the interior of the enclosure. The apparatus further includes an air outlet conduit at an end of the attachment to facilitate discharge of heated air for the enclosure. Also, the apparatus includes at least one barrier that permits the outflow of warm air from the first housing and heated air from the air outlet conduit while blocking the inflow of moisture and other substances. | 10-20-2011 |
Lou Baransky, Kirkland, WA US
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20110106896 | VENUE-CENTRIC SOCIAL NETWORK - A venue may be registered with a venue-centric social networking service. The venue may be associated with a physical location where subscribers may congregate. Subscribers may join the venue by visiting the physical location, receiving an invitation, receiving a password (or other credential), or the like. The venue-centric social networking service may track which subscribers are at which venues and provide a “Who's here” listing to other subscribers. Subscribers at the same venue may be introduced to one another through the venue-centric social networking service by, inter alia, browsing the profiles of the subscribers in the “Who's here” list and/or initiating contact with other subscribers at the venue through the venue-centric social networking service. Subscriber visibility and contact preferences may be determined by subscriber privacy settings and/or privacy settings of the venues. | 05-05-2011 |
20130318185 | VENUE-CENTRIC SOCIAL NETWORK - A venue may be registered with a venue-centric social networking service. The venue may be associated with a physical location where subscribers may congregate. Subscribers may join the venue by visiting the physical location, receiving an invitation, receiving a password (or other credential), or the like. The venue-centric social networking service may track which subscribers are at which venues and provide a “Who's here” listing to other subscribers. Subscribers at the same venue may be introduced to one another through the venue-centric social networking service by, inter alia, browsing the profiles of the subscribers in the “Who's here” list and/or initiating contact with other subscribers at the venue through the venue-centric social networking service. Subscriber visibility and contact preferences may be determined by subscriber privacy settings and/or privacy settings of the venues. | 11-28-2013 |
Lou Basenese, Orlando, FL US
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20120102822 | FUEL ADDITIVE FOR ENHANCING COMBUSTION EFFICIENCY AND DECREASING EMISSIONS - A fuel additive comprising a sol containing particles of at least one inorganic-metallic component and at least one organo-metallic component stabilized in a suitable hydrocarbon medium. The components are formed as a metal complex wherein the metallic element comprises at least one metal selected from the elements of Groups VIII to XI in the Periodic Table, preferably platinum, cobalt, nickel, copper, gold, rhodium or, most preferably, palladium. The organo component is an alkyl carboxylate, preferably acetate, and the inorganic component is derived from silicon, titanium, aluminum, and preferably silicate. The additive is preferably formed by (a) forming an aqueous solution of at least one metallic component; (b) forming a colloid of organo-metallic and inorganic-metallic components from said solution; and (c) extracting at least some of the metallic colloidal components from the aqueous solution using a suitable hydrocarbon medium under controlled PH, temperature and time. | 05-03-2012 |
Lou Bergandi, Oceanside, CA US
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20140109076 | SECURE, NON-DISRUPTIVE FIRMWARE UPDATING - Firmware updates for, e.g., thin client devices may be achieved in a seamless, non-disruptive manner using a two-stage firmware loader, including a base loader pre-installed on the device and a caching loader downloaded, by the base loader, from a firmware server and thereafter responsible for downloading and updating other firmware application packages. | 04-17-2014 |
20160044046 | SECURE, NON-DISRUPTIVE FIRMWARE UPDATING - Firmware updates for, e.g., thin client devices may be achieved in a seamless, non-disruptive manner using a two-stage firmware loader, including a base loader pre-installed on the device and a caching loader downloaded, by the base loader, from a firmware server and thereafter responsible for downloading and updating other firmware application packages. | 02-11-2016 |
Lou Blasetti, North Quincy, MA US
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20080206858 | Method and apparatus for producing platelet rich plasma and/or platelet concentrate - Platelet rich plasma and/or platelet concentrate is prepared by placing whole blood in a first chamber of a sterile processing disposable having two chambers. The processing disposable is subjected to a first centrifugation to separate red blood cells, and the resulting platelet rich plasma supernatant is decanted to the second chamber. The processing disposable is subjected to a second centrifugation to concentrate platelets. A volume of the platelet poor plasma supernatant in the second chamber is removed, and the platelets are re-suspended in the remaining plasma. The second chamber may contain anticoagulant to preclude aggregation of the platelets. | 08-28-2008 |
20130233803 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PLATELET RICH PLASMA AND/OR PLATELET CONCENTRATE - Platelet rich plasma and/or platelet concentrate is prepared by placing whole blood in a first chamber of a sterile processing disposable having two chambers. The processing disposable is subjected to a first centrifugation to separate red blood cells, and the resulting platelet rich plasma supernatant is decanted to the second chamber. The processing disposable is subjected to a second centrifugation to concentrate platelets. A volume of the platelet poor plasma supernatant in the second chamber is removed, and the platelets are re-suspended in the remaining plasma. The second chamber may contain anticoagulant to preclude aggregation of the platelets. | 09-12-2013 |
20140311988 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING PLATELET RICH PLASMA AND/OR PLATELET CONCENTRATE - Platelet rich plasma and/or platelet concentrate is prepared by placing whole blood in a first chamber of a sterile processing disposable having two chambers. The processing disposable is subjected to a first centrifugation to separate red blood cells, and the resulting platelet rich plasma supernatant is decanted to the second chamber. The processing disposable is subjected to a second centrifugation to concentrate platelets. A volume of the platelet poor plasma supernatant in the second chamber is removed, and the platelets are re-suspended in the remaining plasma. The second chamber may contain anticoagulant to preclude aggregation of the platelets. | 10-23-2014 |
Lou Blasetti, Quincy, MA US
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20130131545 | BONE MARROW ASPIRATION DEVICE AND NEEDLE - Devices for extracting bone marrow from a bone of a patient are disclosed. The device includes a housing defined in part by a cannula and a hollow needle disposed within the cannula. The hollow needle is movable axially relative to the cannula and extendable therefrom. The hollow needle is configured to aspirate bone marrow within a bone. A depth adjustment mechanism coupled to the hollow needle and the cannula is used to adjust the depth of the hollow needle relative to the cannula to control the distance of the needle within the bone. The device is attachable to an extraction device to extract bone marrow from the patient through the hollow needle. Methods of using these devices and methods of extracting bone marrow are also included. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131546 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING AND PROCESSING BONE MARROW - Methods and systems for collecting and processing bone marrow in a closed system are provided. The systems and methods include the use of a bone marrow aspiration needle and guide configured to puncture cortical bone. Tube assembly is in fluid flow communication with the bone marrow aspiration needle. A first syringe is in fluid flow communication with the tube assembly and the bone aspiration. A bone marrow aspirate collection container in fluid flow communication with the first syringe and the tube assembly. A second syringe is connected to the collection container, a bone marrow aspirate filter in fluid flow communication with the tube assembly to filter bone marrow aspirate from the first syringe into the collection container. At least one flow controller is configured to direct the flow of bone marrow aspirate between the aspiration needle, the first syringe and the collection container. | 05-23-2013 |
Lou Carolla, Brook Park, OH US
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20160083230 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING GLASS FURNACE STRUCTURES - Methods and apparatus for constructing refractory structures, e.g., glass furnace regenerator structures and/or glass furnace structures having walls formed of refractory block and buck stays externally supporting the walls are provided. Opposed pairs of supports are connected to at least a respective one of the vertically oriented buck stays with cross-support beams spanning the refractory structure between a respective pair of the supports. An overhead crane assembly is supported by the cross-support beams. In such a manner, refractory components of the refractory structure (e.g., refractory wall blocks and/or refractory checker bricks) may be installed using the overhead crane assembly. | 03-24-2016 |
Lou Colatriano, Trophy Club, TX US
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20150360282 | MODULAR MICRO MILL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A STEEL LONG PRODUCT - A modular micro mill for manufacturing steel long product from scrap metal using an induction melting furnace is disclosed. Scrap or pre-refined metal is delivered and melted in the induction melting furnace, the melted steel then being transferred by a preheated tundish to a casting station for producing billets. From the caster the billets are transferred directly to a billet staging station and stored in queue for delivering to main conveyor leading directly to the rolling mill without being cooled to ambient. The bars produced by the rolling mill are then quenched to impart desired metallurgical properties within the finished product. A control system runs the operation of the production line of the modular micro mill, the control system specifically adapting production rates, conveyor speeds, temperatures, etc. of components upstream within the production line based on the specific requirements and/or dimensions of the finished product exiting the production line. | 12-17-2015 |
Lou Gonzalez, Raleigh, NC US
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20140257370 | Anvil Grasper - A surgical grasping instrument is provided which includes a body portion having an elongate tubular member extending from the body portion and a jaw assembly movably mounted on a distal end of the elongate tubular member. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaws having arcuate grasping portions for securely grasping a circular surgical stapler anvil shaft. The jaw assembly is mounted on a movable head portion which is movable relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate tubular member to rotate and articulate the jaw assembly relative to the longitudinal axis to manipulate the anvil within the body of a patient. | 09-11-2014 |
Lou Houlemarde, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130328912 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING, PUBLISHING AND MANIPULATING DATA OBJECTS - Apparatus and methods for managing, manipulating and presenting data objects within a graphical user interface with variable dimensions, shapes, locations and interactions. The apparatus and methods allow for variable data objects to be both pinned and liquid depending on a larger management and manipulation apparatus. The apparatus consists of databases that store the data objects to be displayed within the user interface and the layout coordinates, variable potential object size, and whether the object can move or not based on the graphical user interface dimensions. The object manipulations include the representation of such objects on the graphical user interface in a defined sequence. | 12-12-2013 |
Lou Hughes, San Diego, CA US
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20150207566 | INFRARED REPEATER - An IR repeater includes a receiver portion for receiving an IR light signal representing a coded command modulated by a modulating signal and a transmitter portion, electrically coupled to the receiver portion to generate an IR light signal corresponding to the coded signal received by the receiver portion. A mounting structure mounts the receiver portion outside an opaque object and mounts the transmitter portion inside the opaque object. | 07-23-2015 |
Lou Jannucci, Hudson, MA US
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20100179892 | Providing One Party with Access to an Account of Another Party - A first party is provided with access to an account of a second party by inputting identification information for the account of the second party, and receiving account information for the account of the second party based on the identification information. The account of the second party is accessed based on the account information. | 07-15-2010 |
Lou Jeansonne, Atlanta, GA US
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20090259099 | IMAGE-BASED CONTROL SYSTEMS - Image-based control systems and methods automate the adjustment of medical devices. An image based-control system for an endoscope can include, in addition to the endoscope, a processing system and an actuator. The processing system can receive an image from an image capture device of the endoscope. Based on coordinates of a lumen in the image, the processing system can instruct the actuator to reorient the capture device to direct the capture device toward the lumen. The actuator can be coupled to a manual controller of the endoscope, such that the actuator can reorient the capture device via the manual controller. An image-based control method can include receiving an image from the capture device of the endoscope; identifying coordinates of a lumen in the image; mapping such coordinates to a physical position of the lumen relative to the capture device; and instructing an actuator to adjust an orientation of the endoscope. | 10-15-2009 |
Lou Kapicak, South Charleston, WV US
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20140295508 | METHODS FOR PREPARING 2,5-FURANDICARBOXYLIC ACID - Provided are methods of producing 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) from renewable sources such as seaweed, alginate, oligoalginate, pectin, oligopectin, polygalacturonate, galacturonate, and/or oligogalacturonate. The sugars in the renewable sources can be converted into one or more intermediates such as 4-deoxy-L-erythro-5-hexoseulose uronate (DEHU), 4-deoxy-L-threo-5-hexosulose uronate (DTHU), 5-hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF), 2,5-dihydroxymethyl furan (DHMF), and 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFA), which can be converted into FDCA by dehydration and cyclization to produce 5-formyl-2-furancarboxylic acid (FFA), followed by oxidation to produce FDCA. DEHU or DTHU may also be converted into FDCA by oxidation to produce 2,3-dihydroxy-5-oxohexanedioic acid (DOHA), which then undergoes dehydration and cyclization to produce FDCA. | 10-02-2014 |
Lou Labuski - Brown, Mansfield, PA US
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20100000886 | Towelette for sanitizing items placed in mouth - A moisturized towelette impregnated with a sanitizing agent. The sanitizing agent is ingestible and safe for human consumption. The towelette is used to sanitize food handling utensils prior to their use in touching food items to be consumed by individuals. An alternative is to sanitize children or infant toys, pacifiers and the like. | 01-07-2010 |
Lou Lentine, Chattanooga, TN US
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20150305587 | ROTATING MOP HANDLE AND BUCKET ASSEMBLY - A mopping assembly includes a mop bucket having a basket and an interior track formed on an inner surface thereof and a mop having a mop head configured to engage the basket. The basket engages the track on an interior surface of the bucket, so that the basket transitions within an interior portion of the bucket in a vertical direction along the longitudinal axis of the bucket, and the track includes a stop having a notch portion, and wherein the basket is configured to access the notch portion via one or more access paths. | 10-29-2015 |
Lou Lherbier, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20150368766 | COBALT-FREE, GALLING AND WEAR RESISTANT AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL HARD-FACING ALLOY - A strain-hardenable stainless steel alloy includes hard secondary phases dispersed in an austenitic primary phase, the alloy including 0.3-0.6% nitrogen by weight. | 12-24-2015 |
Lou Li, Shenzhen CN
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20140214401 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ERROR CORRECTION MODEL TRAINING AND TEXT ERROR CORRECTION - A computer-implemented method is performed at a device having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors. The method comprises: selecting a target word in a target sentence; from the target sentence, acquiring a first sequence of words that precede the target word and a second sequence of words that succeed the target word; from a sentence database, searching and acquiring a group of words, each of which separates the first sequence of words from the second sequence of words in a sentence; creating a candidate sentence for each of the candidate words by replacing the target word in the target sentence with each of the candidate words; determining the fittest sentence among the candidate sentences according to a linguistic model; and suggesting the candidate word within the fittest sentence as a correction. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214417 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VOICEPRINT RECOGNITION - A method and device for voiceprint recognition, include: establishing a first-level Deep Neural Network (DNN) model based on unlabeled speech data, the unlabeled speech data containing no speaker labels and the first-level DNN model specifying a plurality of basic voiceprint features for the unlabeled speech data; obtaining a plurality of high-level voiceprint features by tuning the first-level DNN model based on labeled speech data, the labeled speech data containing speech samples with respective speaker labels, and the tuning producing a second-level DNN model specifying the plurality of high-level voiceprint features; based on the second-level DNN model, registering a respective high-level voiceprint feature sequence for a user based on a registration speech sample received from the user; and performing speaker verification for the user based on the respective high-level voiceprint feature sequence registered for the user. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214419 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION - An automatic speech recognition method includes at a computer having one or more processors and memory for storing one or more programs to be executed by the processors, obtaining a plurality of speech corpus categories through classifying and calculating raw speech corpus; obtaining a plurality of classified language models that respectively correspond to the plurality of speech corpus categories through a language model training applied on each speech corpus category; obtaining an interpolation language model through implementing a weighted interpolation on each classified language model and merging the interpolated plurality of classified language models; constructing a decoding resource in accordance with an acoustic model and the interpolation language model; and decoding input speech using the decoding resource, and outputting a character string with a highest probability as a recognition result of the input speech. | 07-31-2014 |
20140237576 | USER AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON AUDIO AND VIDEO DATA - A computer-implemented method is performed at a server having one or more processors and memory storing programs executed by the one or more processors for authenticating a user from video and audio data. The method includes: receiving a login request from a mobile device, the login request including video data and audio data; extracting a group of facial features from the video data; extracting a group of audio features from the audio data and recognizing a sequence of words in the audio data; identifying a first user account whose respective facial features match the group of facial features and a second user account whose respective audio features match the group of audio features. If the first user account is the same as the second user account, retrieve the sequence of words associated with the user account and compare the sequences of words for authentication purpose. | 08-21-2014 |
20140350918 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING PUNCTUATION TO VOICE FILES - A method and system for adding punctuation to a voice file is disclosed. The method includes: utilizing silence or pause duration detection to divide a voice file into a plurality of speech segments for processing, the voice file includes a plurality of features units; identifying all features units that appear in the voice file according to every term or expression and semantics features of the every term or expression that form each of the plurality of speech segments; using a linguistic model to determine a sum of weight of various punctuation modes in the voice file according to all the feature units, the linguistic model is built upon semantics features of various parsed out terms or expressions from a body text of a spoken sentence according to a language library; and adding punctuations to the voice file based on the determined sum of weight of the various punctuation modes. | 11-27-2014 |
20140350934 | Systems and Methods for Voice Identification - Systems and methods are provided for voice identification. For example, audio characteristics are extracted from acquired voice signals; a syllable confusion network is identified based on at least information associated with the audio characteristics; a word lattice is generated based on at least information associated with the syllable confusion network and a predetermined phonetic dictionary; and an optimal character sequence is calculated in the word lattice as an identification result. | 11-27-2014 |
20150019214 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARALLEL PROCESSING IN MODEL TRAINING - A method and a device for training a DNN model includes: at a device including one or more processors and memory: establishing an initial DNN model; dividing a training data corpus into a plurality of disjoint data subsets; for each of the plurality of disjoint data subsets, providing the data subset to a respective training processing unit of a plurality of training processing units operating in parallel, wherein the respective training processing unit applies a Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD) process to update the initial DNN model to generate a respective DNN sub-model based on the data subset; and merging the respective DNN sub-models generated by the plurality of training processing units to obtain an intermediate DNN model, wherein the intermediate DNN model is established as either the initial DNN model for a next training iteration or a final DNN model in accordance with a preset convergence condition. | 01-15-2015 |
Lou Loquasto, Roswell, GA US
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20120005070 | SALES LEAD GENERATION SYSTEM USING A CREDIT SCORE SURVEY - The invention is directed to a system for and a method of generating sales leads as a service for one or more vehicle dealerships that are not otherwise affiliated with the service. The invention may include maintaining a web site independently of the one or more vehicle dealerships that is accessible over a computer network by a consumer who is considering purchasing a vehicle, offering to the consumer while the consumer is accessing the web site to provide the consumer with an estimated credit score, wherein the consumer provides the consumer's contact information before the estimated credit score is provided, outputting a credit score survey to the consumer over the computer network, receiving one or more answers to the credit score survey from the consumer over the computer network, receiving information indicative of the vehicle transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, the information indicative of the vehicle comprising one or more selected from the group consisting of year, make, model, style, and color of the vehicle, receiving contact information of the consumer transmitted from the consumer over the computer network, determining, independently of the one or more vehicle dealerships, the estimated credit score by applying at least one scoring algorithm to the one or more answers to the credit score survey, providing the estimated credit score over the computer network to the consumer, and transmitting the contact information of the consumer, the estimated credit score, and the information indicative of the vehicle to the one or more vehicle dealerships as a sales lead. | 01-05-2012 |
Lou Matsie, Mt. Prospect, IL US
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20130256340 | BEVERAGE DISPENSING APPARATUS - A beverage dispensing device fluid has an extended conduit nozzle to permit the dispensing of a pressurized beverages at a high flow rate without producing excessive foaming comprising a streamlined valve assembly and a downward extending nozzle which permits a range of containers to be filled from the bottom without submerging the nozzle in the beverage. | 10-03-2013 |
Lou Montuoro, Cedar Rapids, IA US
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20090064686 | QUICK THAW/QUICK CHILL REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT - A food refrigeration appliance having a refrigerated cabinet, a thaw/chill compartment, and a controller for selectively operating the thaw/chill compartment. The compartment is located within the refrigerated cabinet and is heated or cooled by a magneto-caloric element present within the compartment. The controller is electrically coupled to the magneto-caloric element for selective operation. | 03-12-2009 |
20100293984 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE FROM A BOTTOM MOUNT REFRIGERATOR - A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment. | 11-25-2010 |
20120000234 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE FROM A BOTTOM MOUNT REFRIGERATOR - A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment. | 01-05-2012 |
20120324937 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING ICE FROM A BOTTOM MOUNT REFRIGERATOR - A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an apparatus to permit the dispensing of ice. According to one embodiment, a sealed ice making compartment is provided within the fresh food compartment. The sealed ice making compartment may be located at the bottom, at the top, or along a side wall within the fresh food compartment. According to another embodiment, ice is made in the ice compartment, and lifted upward to a dispensing location through the door of the fresh food compartment. | 12-27-2012 |
Lou Nikodym, Golden, CO US
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20130159493 | PROVIDING SERVER PERFORMANCE DECISION SUPPORT - An application provides server performance decision support to end-users. The application monitors the transaction data of servers. The transaction data includes network communications as well as server specific information such as resource utilization. The application captures a sample of the transaction data. The captured sample can be random or predetermined. The sample is limited in length according to a preset time value. The application analyzes the sample to determine performance metrics for the server. The application presents the performance metrics within a business intelligence data structure to enable an end-user to data mine the performance metrics according to additional variables. | 06-20-2013 |
20130159529 | MASTER DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CLOUD COMPUTING - An application provides cloud computing master data management. The application determines a rank associated with received server information from a server. The source rank is adjusted according to evaluation of server information against naming convention standards. The source rank is used in determining a category matching the server information. An assigned category includes instructions to configure assets of a server. The application assembles configuration information from the assigned category and provides the configuration information to the server. | 06-20-2013 |
20150058483 | PROVIDING SERVER PERFORMANCE DECISION SUPPORT - An application provides server performance decision support to end-users. The application monitors the transaction data of servers. The transaction data includes network communications as well as server specific information such as resource utilization. The application captures a sample of the transaction data. The captured sample can be random or predetermined. The sample is limited in length according to a preset time value. The application analyzes the sample to determine performance metrics for the server. The application presents the performance metrics within a business intelligence data structure to enable an end-user to data mine the performance metrics according to additional variables. | 02-26-2015 |
20160091948 | PROVIDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION ANALYTICS OF CLOUD BASED SERVICE - Energy consumption analytics of a cloud based service is provided. An application such as a power analytics application monitors power consumption data of a server of the cloud based service. The power consumption data of the server is captured in a data file, a data store, a temporary storage, etc. The power consumption data is analyzed to detect power consumption metrics for the server. The power consumption metrics are presented in a business intelligence data structure. | 03-31-2016 |
Lou Peng, Derby GB
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20100028145 | Flow control arrangement - Flow restrictors ( | 02-04-2010 |
Lou Podbelski, Eagan, MN US
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20120194895 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICE - The present invention is directed to electrochromic systems comprising an electrochromic glazing or insulated glazing unit, a photovoltaic module for supplying power to the electrochromic glazing or IGU, and an electronics module in communication either the electrochromic glazing and/or photovoltaic module. | 08-02-2012 |
Lou Poulo, Andover, MA US
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20140197925 | SAMPLE CARRIER IDENTIFICATION - A sample carrier ( | 07-17-2014 |
Lou Ratsos, Commerce Twp, MI US
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20090008965 | Striker Reinforcement for Hydroformed Automotive Door Frame - A striker reinforcement plate is configured for installation into the interior of a closed section, hydroformed tubular automotive frame member. The striker reinforcement plate is formed with an enlarged mounting tab at one end and a weld tab at the opposing end. The striker reinforcement plate is inserted through a slot formed into the wall of the tubular frame member, against which the enlarged mounting tab prevents the striker reinforcement plate from falling through the slot, and the weld tab is inserted through a special formed opening to receive the weld tab. The weld tab can then be welded to the exterior surface of the tubular frame member, which combined with the enlarged mounting tab secured against the slot holds the striker reinforcement plate in place for final assembly of the striker. The striker can then be bolted to the reinforcement plate and be positionally adjusted in a conventional manner. | 01-08-2009 |
20100026053 | Dual Cell Body Side Rail for Automotive Vehicles - A body side rail construction for an automotive vehicle is formed in a dual cell configuration. A reversed C-shaped channel is welded to the closed section of the conventional roof side rail member to enable the body side rail member to be a smaller section that is less susceptible to buckling as the body side rail member transfers load to the front and rear corner pillars. The C-shaped cross-sectional configuration presents advantages for manufacturing as it can be shaped to provide the attaching brackets and horns for mounting the front header, roof bow, and rear header members to the body side rail without the addition of individual end items to serve this function. From a shipping density standpoint, this design gives maximum structure while maintaining good rack density that enables relatively straight parts to be nested together while still providing the increased section strength required for enhanced roof performance. | 02-04-2010 |
20100032981 | Striker Reinforcement for Hydroformed Automotive Door Frame - A striker reinforcement plate is configured for installation into the interior of a closed section, hydroformed tubular automotive frame member. The striker reinforcement plate is formed with an enlarged mounting tab at one end and a weld tab at the opposing end. The striker reinforcement plate is inserted through a slot formed into the wall of the tubular frame member, against which the enlarged mounting tab prevents the striker reinforcement plate from falling through the slot, and the weld tab is inserted through a special formed opening to receive the weld tab. The weld tab can then be welded to the exterior surface of the tubular frame member, which combined with the enlarged mounting tab secured against the slot holds the striker reinforcement plate in place for final assembly of the striker. The striker can then be bolted to the reinforcement plate and be positionally adjusted in a conventional manner. | 02-11-2010 |
Lou Sandholm, Nice FR
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20080243561 | Electronic mail based travel document check-in system - A system and method for a check-in procedure includes a reservation system, a customer loyalty system, and a self-service check-in system, which are connected to an e-mail capable device, for use by a customer, through an Internet or other public computer network. The self-service check-in system then sends a customer an e-mail notification, to which the customer can perform a check-in procedure by sending a reply e-mail. The self-service check-in system verifies the reply sent by the customer and sends the customer an e-mail confirmation that includes check-in information. | 10-02-2008 |
Lou Shrinkle, Leucadia, CA US
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20090140732 | Low cost simplified spectrum analyzer for magnetic head/media tester - An electronic component tester characterizes electronic components such as magnetic head/media components measure performance parameters such as signal-to-noise ratio and overwrite evaluation. The electronic component tester has a tester process controller and a spectrum analyzer. The tester process controller generates calibration and control signals for the electronic component tester. The spectrum analyzer is in communication with electronic components such as magnetic head or media components to receive a response characterization signal resulting from a stimulus signal applied to the electronic components. The spectrum analyzer then determines a frequency spectrum of the response characterization signal. The spectrum analyzer is also in communication with the tester process controller for transferring the frequency spectrum to the tester process controller. The spectrum analyzer receives the calibration and control signals from the tester process controller for removing effects of an image frequency of the frequency spectrum and determining noise bandwidth of the frequency spectrum. | 06-04-2009 |
20090207516 | Iterative repeatable run-out nulling for magnetic head tester - A method for operating a head testing apparatus or, more generally, a host hard disk drive using a mounted hard disk that has had its servo track information pre-written in an external servo-writing apparatus rather than in the head testing or host apparatus itself. The method eliminates repeatable errors and repeatable runout by effectively replacing the pre-written servo tracks, which are eccentric, with new track profiles that are tracked like circular tracks. The problem of repeatable errors is caused by repeatable runout superimposed upon written-in position errors when a disk written in one machine is transferred to another. This problem is eliminated by forming IRON (Iterative Repeatable Runout Nulling) profile tracks from the initially pre-written servo tracks, where the IRON profile tracks are effectively tracked as concentric circular tracks and generate no PES. The IRON profile is formed by an iterative method that starts with the measurement of the PES of one of the pre-written tracks and iteratively forms a new track profile that is effectively circular. | 08-20-2009 |
Lou Tiberia, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA US
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20160000495 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM - An electrosurgical generator arranged to supply radio frequency (RF) energy to fuse tissue is provided. The generator is arranged to supply RF energy through a removably coupled electrosurgical instrument to fuse tissue grasped by the instrument. The generator monitors a phase angle of the supplied RF energy and adjusts or terminates the supplied RF energy based on the monitored phase angle in comparison to predetermined thresholds and conditions to optimally fuse the tissue. The electrosurgical instrument conducts radio frequency energy to fuse tissue captured between the jaws and a blade to mechanically cut tissue between the jaws. A conductive post positioned on the jaw adjacent to the blade | 01-07-2016 |
Lou Uzel, San Diego, CA US
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20100092857 | METALLIC ZINC-BASED CURRENT COLLECTOR - A nickel zinc battery cell includes a metallic zinc-based current collection substrate as a part of the negative electrode. The metallic zinc-based current collector may be made of or be coated with a zinc metal or zinc alloy material and may be a foil, perforated, or expanded material. Battery cells incorporating the zinc-based current collector exhibit good cycle lifetime and initial charge performance. | 04-15-2010 |
Lou Vaickus, Hingham, MA US
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20120269826 | ANTI-CD3 ANTIBODY DOSING IN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE - Provided herein are methods of administering anti-CD3 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof to an animal. In certain embodiments, the anti-CD3 antibody or fragment thereof does not bind or has reduced binding to at least one class of Fc (gamma) receptors. In certain embodiments, the animal has an immune-related disease. | 10-25-2012 |
20130095121 | METHODS OF TREATING PATIENTS WITH IMMUNE-RELATED DISEASES - Provided herein are methods of treating patients with immune-related diseases (e.g., diabetes) with immunotherapy. | 04-18-2013 |
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20140112883 | METHODS FOR REDUCING AN ADVERSE IMMUNE RESPONSE TO A FOREIGN ANTIGEN IN A HUMAN SUBJECT WITH ANTI-CD4 ANTIBODIES OR CD4-BINDING FRAGMENTS THEREOF OR CD4-BINDING MOLECULES - Provided herein are methods of inducing tolerance or reducing an immune response to a foreign antigen in a human subject. The methods include administering anti-CD4 antibodies or CD4-binding fragments thereof or CD4-binding molecules, and the foreign antigen to the human subject. | 04-24-2014 |
Lou Vastardis, Philadelphia, PA US
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20120203832 | SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in methods and system for obtaining information about a category of interest from a computer network, the computer network including a plurality of user networks with each user network including a plurality of users. The method includes receiving an information request from a user, the information request specifying a category, identifying a first set of one or more users within a user network of the user, identifying a second set of one or more users within a user network of one or more users of the first set, and retrieving information associated with the one or more trusted information resource contacts of the identified second set from the electronic database corresponding to the information request, and providing the retrieved information to the user. | 08-09-2012 |
Lou Vastardis, Moorestown, NJ US
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20120158611 | ADAPTIVE RATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in adaptive rating methods and systems. The adaptive rating method includes receiving a first rating for a first product from a user, receiving a second rating for a second product from the user, identifying a conflict with a processor by comparing the first rating and the second rating, soliciting feedback from the user to remedy the conflict, and adjusting at least one of the first or second ratings with the processor responsive to feedback from the user. The steps of the method may be embodied in computer executable instructions stored on a non-transient machine readable medium that cause a processor to perform the method when executed by the processor. The system includes a processor configured to perform the steps of the method. | 06-21-2012 |
20120158844 | SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Methods and system for obtaining information from a computer network are disclosed. The computer network includes user networks and a database of user information. The method includes receiving a user information request specifying a category, identifying a first set of users established as trusted information resource contacts (TIRC) of the user for the category, identifying a second set of users established as TIRCs of the first set of users, retrieving information associated with the second set from the electronic database, and providing the retrieved information to the user. The system includes a database and a server for performing the steps of the method. The steps of the method may be embodied in computer executable instructions stored on a non-transient machine readable medium that cause a server to perform the method when executed by the server. | 06-21-2012 |
20130013457 | SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in methods and system for obtaining information about a category of interest from a computer network. The method includes receiving an information request from a user, the information request specifying a category, identifying a first set of one or more users within a user network of the user, each user in the first set associated with the category and established as a trusted information resource contact of the user for the category, and identifying a second set of one or more users within a user network of one or more users of the first set, each user in the second set associated with the category and established as a trusted information resource contact of the one or more trusted information resource contacts of the first set for the category. | 01-10-2013 |
20130133524 | Vacuum brewed beverage machine and vacuum brewing method - Devices and methods for infusing liquids and/or brewing beverages are described. The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing beverages comprising a vessel, said vessel comprising a sealable chamber for holding a brewing material and a liquid, and a filter assembly connected to the sealable chamber; a liquid supply and conduit for introducing at least a portion of said liquid supply into said sealable chamber; and a vacuum source and conduit for reducing pressure in said sealable chamber. | 05-30-2013 |
20130136833 | Vacuum Brewed Beverage Machine And Vacuum Brewing Method - A liquid infusion and/or brewing process is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of liquid into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle comprises reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure. Methods for separating the brewing media from the liquid after completion of the brewing process are also described. | 05-30-2013 |
20130151639 | SOCIAL NETWORK INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in methods and system for obtaining information about a category of interest from a computer network, the computer network including a plurality of user networks with each user network including a plurality of users. The network further including an electronic database of information associated with the plurality of users. | 06-13-2013 |
20130185222 | ADAPTIVE RATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in adaptive rating methods and systems. The adaptive rating method includes receiving a first rating for a first product from a user, receiving a second rating for a second product from the user, identifying a conflict with a processor by comparing the first rating and the second rating, soliciting feedback from the user to remedy the conflict, and adjusting at least one of the first or second ratings with the processor responsive to feedback from the user. The steps of the method may be embodied in computer executable instructions stored on a non-transient machine readable medium that cause a processor to perform the method when executed by the processor. The system includes a processor configured to perform the steps of the method. | 07-18-2013 |
20130212229 | SOCIAL NETWORKING INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in methods and system for obtaining information about a category of interest from a computer network, the computer network including a plurality of user networks with each user network including a plurality of users. The method includes receiving an information request from a user, the information request specifying a category, identifying a first set of users within a user network of the user, each user in the first set associated with the category and established as a trusted information resource contact of the user for the category, and identifying a second set of users within a user network of one or more users of the first set, each user in the second set associated with the category and established as a trusted information resource contact of the one or more trusted information resource contacts of the first set for the category. | 08-15-2013 |
20140006298 | ADAPTIVE RATING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 01-02-2014 |
20140079854 | Liquid Infusion Process and Method of Brewing a Beverage - A liquid infusion and/or brewing process is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of liquid into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber, wherein said at least one cycle includes reducing pressure within said chamber to form at least a partial vacuum within said chamber and subsequently returning said chamber to about atmospheric pressure. Methods for separating the brewing media from the liquid after completion of the brewing process are also described. | 03-20-2014 |
20140108282 | ADAPTIVE RATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention is embodied in adaptive rating methods and systems. The adaptive rating method includes receiving a first rating for a first product from a user, receiving a second rating for a second product from the user, identifying a conflict with a processor by comparing the first rating and the second rating, soliciting feedback from the user to remedy the conflict, and adjusting at least one of the first or second ratings with the processor responsive to feedback from the user. The steps of the method may be embodied in computer executable instructions stored on a non-transient machine readable medium that cause a processor to perform the method when executed by the processor. The system includes a processor configured to perform the steps of the method. | 04-17-2014 |
Lou Vastardis, Morrestown, NJ US
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20150017297 | Vacuum Infusion Machine and Vacuum Infusion Method - A process for infusing a consumable substance is described. The process includes the steps of placing a desired amount of an infusion material into a chamber at atmospheric pressure, placing a desired amount of consumable substance into said chamber, sealing said chamber from the surrounding atmosphere, and applying at least one reduced pressure cycle within said chamber. Methods for separating the infusion material from the consumable substance after completion of the infusion process are also described. In addition, devices for infusing liquids or consumable substances, and/or brewing beverages are described. The present invention relates to an apparatus for brewing beverages or infusing a consumable substance comprising a vessel, said vessel comprising a sealable chamber for holding a brewing or infusion material and a liquid or consumable substance, and a filter assembly connected to the sealable chamber; a liquid supply and conduit for introducing at least a portion of said liquid supply into said sealable chamber; and a vacuum source and conduit for reducing pressure in said sealable chamber. | 01-15-2015 |
Lou Volka, Holbrook, NY US
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20090098781 | Use of heavy-bodied lubricants in electrical connectors to eliminate intermittencies - A female electrical connector is provided having one or more recesses for receiving a male electrical connector. One or more of the recesses are provided with a heavy bodied lubricant. The heavy bodied lubricant is preferably a poly alpha olefin. The lubricant preferably has a penetration range of about 265 to 295 at a temperature of from −55° C. to 71° C. | 04-16-2009 |
Lou Whinchip, Cedar Rapids, IA US
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20150069155 | Crusher with Adjustable Closed Side Setting - A crusher is provided having improved wear resistance and crushing capacity. Particularly, the crusher provides an improved mechanism for adjusting the closed side setting by acting on an adjustable jaw, rather than the moveable jaw. The crusher includes a moveable jaw, an adjustable jaw, and a frame that supports the adjustable jaw and the moveable jaw such that the adjustable jaw and the moveable jaw define a crushing chamber having an upper opening for receiving a material to be crushed and a lower opening for expelling crushed material from the chamber after crushing. The crusher also includes a drive mechanism coupled to the moveable jaw for directing reciprocating motion of the moveable jaw and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the adjustable jaw for altering an angle of the adjustable jaw and, thereby, altering a closed side setting of the crushing chamber. | 03-12-2015 |
Lou Xiaoyan, Beijing CN
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20090157409 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING DIFFERENCE PROSODY ADAPTATION MODEL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING DIFFERENCE PROSODY ADAPTATION MODEL, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROSODY PREDICTION, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPEECH SYNTHESIS - A method includes, generating, for each parameter of the prosody vector, an initial parameter prediction model with a plurality of attributes related to difference prosody prediction and at least part of attribute combinations of the plurality of attributes, in which each of the plurality of attributes and the attribute combinations is included as an item, calculating importance of each item in the parameter prediction model, deleting the item having the lowest importance calculated, re-generating a parameter prediction model with the remaining items, determining whether the re-generated parameter prediction model is an optimal model, and repeating the step of calculating importance and the steps following the step of calculating importance with the re-generated parameter prediction model, if the re-generated parameter prediction model is determined as not an optimal model, wherein the difference prosody vector and all parameter prediction models of the difference prosody vector constitute the difference prosody adaptation model. | 06-18-2009 |