Maier, US
Bernhard Maier, Carmel, IN US
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20120196918 | PREVENTING ISLET INFLAMMATION AND DYSFUNCTION AND MAINTAINING PROPER GLUCOSE LEVELS BY CONTROLLING eIF5A AND ITS HYPUSINATION - Pancreatic islet dysfunction, in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes results, in part, from cytokine-mediated inflammation leading to iNOS generation and the death of pancreatic islets. The production of pro-inflammatory cytokines involved in the generation of iNOS is facilitated by the availability of the hypusine-containing translational factor eIF5A, necessary for the maturation of antigen-presenting cells. Treatment with agents capable of interfering with the mRNA translating iNOS or with agents that can interfere with the hypusination of eIF5A, prevents the death of islets, lowers blood glucose levels, avoids insulin resistance, and generally avoids the inflammatory response in islets associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. | 08-02-2012 |
Brent W. Maier, Colorado Springs, CO US
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20090158392 | DYNAMIC AUTHENTICATION GATEWAY - A dynamic authentication broker is configured to process authentication requests received from a network access server formatted in any of a plurality of protocols and received over any of a plurality of ports. Processing authentication requests may include authenticating and/or authorizing a particular user, user device and/or network access server. | 06-18-2009 |
Claudia Susanne Maier, Corvallis, OR US
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20090004684 | Compositions and Methods for Detection and Quantification of Protein Oxidation - Compositions and methods for detecting carbonyl functional groups on polypeptides are disclosed. | 01-01-2009 |
Colleen Marie Maier, Novi, MI US
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20090199560 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COLD START EMISSIONS REDUCTION IN HYBRID VEHICLES - A method comprises modifying combustion parameters of an engine of a hybrid vehicle to provide an engine power level insufficient to maintain crankshaft rotation at a desired speed including increasing a temperature of an exhaust gas and reducing an emissions content of the exhaust gas; and supplementing the engine power level with an electric machine of the hybrid vehicle to maintain crankshaft rotation at the desired speed. A control module comprises a cold start combustion control module that modifies combustion parameters of an engine of a hybrid vehicle to provide an engine power level insufficient to maintain crankshaft rotation at a desired speed, wherein the modifying includes increasing a temperature of an exhaust gas, and reducing an emissions content of the exhaust gas; and an electric machine control module that supplements the engine power level using an electric machine of the hybrid vehicle to maintain crankshaft rotation at the desired speed. | 08-13-2009 |
Corinna Maier, Princeton, NJ US
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20090092304 | Apparatus and method for remotely controlling in real time measurement parameters of a magnetic resonance (MR) scanner - Apparatus for remotely controlling parameters of an image scanning apparatus includes a software interface for translating commands from an external application for providing scanner control commands to a scanner control machine for control of the parameters; and the software interface includes syntax software for translating the commands from the external application into a given syntax for providing the scanner control commands. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093699 | METHOD FOR MONITORING MYOCARDIAL WALL THICKNESS - A method for monitoring left ventricular (LV) myocardial wall thickness. The method includes: obtaining real time images of a periodically spatially changing myocardium and segmenting the myocardium in such images; calculating wall thickness of the myocardium from each one of the obtained images; and performing a dynamic harmonic analysis of the calculated thickness to determine spatial changes in the thickness of the wall of the myocardium. The method applies the calculated wall thickness to a predictor to determine changes in the thickness of the wall of the myocardium. The method applies the calculated wall thickness to a predictor to determine the periodicity the myocardium. | 04-09-2009 |
20090093707 | Method and System for Monitoring Cardiac Function of a Patient During a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Procedure - A method for monitoring cardiac function of a patient during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure, including: acquiring an MR image sequence of the patient's heart during a cardiac phase; segmenting a left ventricle of the patient's heart in the MR image sequence, wherein the segmentation produces endocardial and epicardial contours; representing at least one of the contours in polar or radial coordinates and computing its Fourier transform, wherein the Fourier transform produces Fourier descriptors for the contour; putting a vector of the Fourier descriptors into a classifier, wherein the classifier determines whether the contour reflects normal wall motion in the cardiac phase or whether the contour reflects abnormal wall motion in the cardiac phase; and alerting a medical practitioner when abnormal wall motion is detected. | 04-09-2009 |
Cristina Maier, Watertown, MA US
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20150134591 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DATA QUALITY ANALYSIS - A system is disclosed to evaluate data quality in a big data environment. An example method performed by the system includes retrieving one or more rules from an asset catalog. The method further includes retrieving, based on the one or more rules, counter information from a data set, and generating, by a processor, one or more metrics based on the one or more rules and the counter information. In addition, the method includes evaluating, by the processor, the one or more metrics based on the one or more rules. In an instance in which evaluation of a particular metric of the one or more metrics identifies an attribute value that exceeds a predetermined threshold, the method includes causing a notification message regarding the particular metric to be output. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 05-14-2015 |
Cynthia Maier, Delafield, WI US
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20140018607 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE-GUIDED THERAPY PLANNING AND PROCEDURE - A method for generating a treatment plan for therapy comprising obtaining image data representing a tissue, determining a therapy dose map comprising dose values for a plurality of dose points based on the image data, forming a desired dose value vector comprising the dose values for the plurality of dose points, determining a one or more potential therapy locations based on the image data, determining a therapy dose map equation for each of the plurality of dose points based on the one or more potential therapy locations, forming a matrix based on the therapy dose map equations for the each dose points, determining an inverse of the matrix and determining the treatment plan by multiplying the desired dose value vector by the inverse of the matrix. | 01-16-2014 |
Daryl James Maier US
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20120136906 | FIXUP CACHE TOOL FOR OBJECT MEMORY COMPACTION IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM - An operating system or virtual machine of an information handling system (IHS) initializes a garbage collector to provide object memory compaction during application execution. The operating system or virtual machine performs move and fixup management within heap or object memory stores. The garbage collector identifies holes or unused portions of heap memory and moves one or more objects during compaction operations. After the garbage collector moves the object, a fixup cache tool fixes up the object pointers within the object. The fixup cache tool maintains a fixup cache that includes pointer information corresponding to the objects that the garbage collector moves. The fixup cache tool employs the pointer information within the fixup cache to update or otherwise fixup the objects within the heap that the garbage collector moves during compaction operations. The fixup cache may provide predictive pointer update information during fixup operations for each object move within the heap. | 05-31-2012 |
David Maier, Portland, OR US
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20110282812 | DYNAMIC PATTERN MATCHING OVER ORDERED AND DISORDERED DATA STREAMS - Architecture introduces a new pattern operator referred to as called an augmented transition network (ATN), which is a streaming adaptation of non-reentrant, fixed-state ATNs for dynamic patterns. Additional user-defined information is associated with automaton states and is accessible to transitions during execution. ATNs are created that directly model complex pattern continuous queries with arbitrary cycles in a transition graph. The architecture can express the desire to ignore some events during pattern detection, and can also detect the absence of data as part of a pattern. The architecture facilitates efficient support for negation, ignorable events, and state cleanup based on predicate punctuations. | 11-17-2011 |
20130006976 | SEARCH TOOL THAT UTILIZES SCIENTIFIC METADATA MATCHED AGAINST USER-ENTERED PARAMETERS - A method for providing proximate dataset recommendations can begin with the creation of metadata records corresponding to datasets that represent scientific data by a scientific dataset search tool. The metadata records can conform to a standardized structural definition, and may be hierarchical. Values for the data elements of the metadata records can be contained within the datasets. Metadata records with a value that is proximate to a user-entered search parameter can be identified. A proximity score can be calculated for each identified metadata record. The proximity score can express a relevance of the corresponding dataset to the user-entered search parameters. The identified metadata records can be arranged in descending order by the calculated proximity rating, creating a list of proximate dataset results. The proximate dataset results can be presented within a user interface. | 01-03-2013 |
20140250151 | DYNAMIC PATTERN MATCHING OVER ORDERED AND DISORDERED DATA STREAMS - Architecture introduces a new pattern operator referred to as called an augmented transition network (ATN), which is a streaming adaptation of non-reentrant, fixed-state ATNs for dynamic patterns. Additional user-defined information is associated with automaton states and is accessible to transitions during execution. ATNs are created that directly model complex pattern continuous queries with arbitrary cycles in a transition graph. The architecture can express the desire to ignore some events during pattern detection, and can also detect the absence of data as part of a pattern. The architecture facilitates efficient support for negation, ignorable events, and state cleanup based on predicate punctuations. | 09-04-2014 |
David E. Maier, Portland, OR US
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20100088325 | Streaming Queries - The described implementations relate to recursive streaming queries. One technique processes a recursive streaming query through a query graph. The technique also detects when output produced by executing the query graph advances to a specific point. | 04-08-2010 |
20120084322 | RECURSIVE PROCESSING IN STREAMING QUERIES - The described implementations relate to recursive streaming queries. One technique processes a recursive streaming query through a query graph. The technique also detects when output produced by executing the query graph advances to a specific point. | 04-05-2012 |
20120324453 | EFFICIENT LOGICAL MERGING OVER PHYSICALLY DIVERGENT STREAMS - A logical merge module is described herein for producing an output stream which is logically compatible with two or more physically divergent input streams. Representative applications of the logical merge module are also set forth herein. | 12-20-2012 |
David Eugene Maier, Portland, OR US
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20120166417 | ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER OF STATE INFORMATION BETWEEN CONTINUOUS QUERY PLANS - Described herein are technologies pertaining to migrating state information of operators in a first continuous query plan to a second continuous query plan in an asynchronous manner, such that the first continuous query plan need not cease executing during the migrating of the state information. State information pertaining to stateful operators, such as join operators, is migrated from the first continuous query plan to the second continuous query plan by way of a transformation plan. State matching is utilized to generate the transformation plan. | 06-28-2012 |
David J. Maier, Skaneateles, NY US
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20140235963 | Remote Health Care System - A health care medical device includes one or more medical sensor devices, an assembly that houses the one or more medical sensor devices and a mobile electronic computing device with a display. The mobile electronic computing device is secured to the assembly. Medical data from the one or more medical sensor devices is transmitted to the mobile electronic computing device. | 08-21-2014 |
20150150440 | Digital Colposcope System - An example system to capture digital images includes: a colposcope device configured to capture a digital image during a colposcopy procedure; and an image processing module programmed to digitally process the digital image, including: a filter module programmed to filter certain aspects of the digital image; and an overlay module programmed to allow the digital image to be annotated. In other examples, colposcope devices include: a cradle, the cradle being configured to hold a portable computing device, the cradle including an aperture; and an optical capture device, the optical capture device including a constant magnification lens system, the constant magnification lens system being configured to direct light through the aperture. | 06-04-2015 |
Dean Russell Maier US
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20140147274 | FLUID APPARATUS WITH PITCH ADJUSTABLE VANES - An apparatus comprising: a frame; a shaft mounted to the frame for rotation; plural vanes each mounted for rotation about a respective pitch adjustment axis on one or more respective arms extending from the shaft; a collar mounted to the frame coaxial with the shaft, the collar having a first outer circumferential surface defining a convex cam shape, and a second outer circumferential surface defining a non cam circular shape; and plural followers arranged to contact the first outer circumferential surface in a first configuration corresponding to a first speed of rotation of the shaft and the second outer circumferential surface in a second configuration corresponding to a second speed of rotation of the shaft, the second speed being higher than the first speed, the plural followers being each connected to adjust the pitch of a respective vane of the plural vanes. | 05-29-2014 |
Donna L. Maier, Wilmington, DE US
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20080242688 | Method 741 - Methods of treatment and pharmaceutical compositions for providing improved cognition in subjects suffering from schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease or other conditions with impaired cognitive function. | 10-02-2008 |
Erik Maier, Scarborough, ME US
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20110204955 | CONTROL PIN POWERED ANALOG SWITCH - An apparatus comprises at least one input connection, at least one output connection, and at least one control connection, and at least one switch circuit coupled to the input, the output, and the control connections. The switch circuit passes a signal received at the input to the output when the switch circuit is activated by a control signal received at the control connection. Power to the switch circuit is provided via the control connection. | 08-25-2011 |
20110204960 | Fully Featured Control Pin Powered Analog Switch - An apparatus comprises at least one input connection, at least one output connection, at least one control connection, a voltage converter circuit having an input coupled to the control connection and an output, wherein the voltage converter circuit is configured to provide a voltage at its output that is greater than a voltage present at its input, and at least one switch circuit coupled to the input connection, the output connection, and the output of the voltage converter circuit. The switch circuit passes a signal received at the input to the output when the switch circuit is activated by the voltage converter output. Power to the voltage converter circuit is provided via the control connection, and power to the switch circuit is provided via the output of the voltage converter circuit. | 08-25-2011 |
20140115344 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AND SWITCHING A SINGLE CONDUCTOR INTERFACE - This application discusses, among other things, communication apparatus and methods, and more particularly, a single conductor or single wire communication scheme. In an example, a method for communicating between a master device and a slave device using a first single conductor can include transmitting a first ping on the first single conductor using a master device, the first single conductor configured to couple the master device to a slave device, receiving a slave ping on the first single conductor at the master device during a ping interval, toggling a logic level of the first single conductor prior to sending a first data packet using pulses having a duration of less than one half of a unit interval, such as a unit interval associated with a bit interval. | 04-24-2014 |
Erik Wilson Maier, Scarborough, ME US
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20150180244 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHARGING A BATTERY - A method is provided comprising: detecting a connection between an electronic device and a battery charger; transmitting to the battery charger a first request for at least one of a first voltage level and a first current level; receiving from the battery charger a signal; and charging a battery of the electronic device with the signal. | 06-25-2015 |
Eugen Maier, Clarkston, MI US
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20090266343 | Thick film resistor fuel vaporizer - A fuel vaporizer includes at least one surface and at least one glass coated thick film resistor applied to the at least one surface. The thick film resistor heats the surface and liquid fuel vaporizes on contact with the heated surface. By employing glass coated thick film, the fuel vaporizer provides a compact and economical solution for generating heat on a large heat transfer surface area. By integrating a temperature sensor into each heating area, the temperature of each heating area may be monitored and controlled individually. By providing multiple heated surface and multiple heater stages, rapid and complete fuel vaporization is provided. The generated fuel vapor may be used for any number of exhaust after-treatment processes, such as in exhaust fuel injection, diesel particulate filter burnout by igniting the vapor to perform fast warm-up of a nitrogen oxide absorber, or as an oxidation catalyst. | 10-29-2009 |
20090301064 | UREA PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR AN EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed towards improved systems and methods for the delivery of urea to an exhaust gas treatment system. In one exemplary embodiment, a urea pump assembly for an exhaust treatment system is provided. The pump assembly includes a housing comprising: a housing chamber, a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, the first fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the first fluid outlet through a first conduit. The housing also comprises a second fluid inlet and a second fluid outlet, the second fluid inlet being in fluid communication with the second fluid outlet through a second flexible conduit. The second flexible conduit is located within a portion of the housing chamber and in thermal communication with the first conduit. The pump assembly also includes a pump located within the housing chamber, the pump being engaged with the second conduit and configured to move fluid between the second fluid inlet and the second fluid outlet. | 12-10-2009 |
Florian Maier US
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20150184792 | DEVICE FOR THE STABLE AND ZERO BACKLASH ADJUSTMENT OF A CAMERA-HOLDING DEVICE AROUND AT LEAST ONE TILTING AXIS - The invention relates to a device for the stable and zero backlash adjustment of a camera-holding device around at least one tilting axis, in particular on a device for multi-channel image capture, wherein the adjustment device ( | 07-02-2015 |
Frederick P. Maier, Farmerville, LA US
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20080207450 | Method of Substantially Preventing or Inhibiting Summer Bentgrass Decline - A method for substantially preventing or inhibiting summer bentgrass decline in an outdoor environment, by exposing bentgrass beds to increased amounts of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The invention is particularly well suited for use in warm climates. It is expected to be useful in a variety of bentgrass applications, such as golf greens, pastures, lawns, athletic fields, and the like. Similar applications for other cool-season grasses are anticipated as well. | 08-28-2008 |
Gary W. Maier, Poughkeepsie, NY US
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20130307159 | PHYSICAL DESIGN SYMMETRY AND INTEGRATED CIRCUITS ENABLING THREEDIMENTIONAL (3D) YIELD OPTIMIZATION FOR WAFER TO WAFER STACKING - One of the wafers in a semiconductor wafer to wafer stack can be rotated a predefined number of positions, relative to a previous wafer in the stack, and bonded in the position in which the maximum number of good die are aligned. An adjustment circuit on each die reroutes signals received from a pad that has been relocated due to rotation. A communication channel formed from a pair of pads that are interconnected by a Through Substrate Vias can be placed in each die and can convey selected information from one die to the next. A code representative of the position orientation of each die can be recorded in a Programmable Read Only Memory located on each die, or may be down loaded from a remote source. Any additional wafer may be stacked serially, and each one may be rotated relative to the wafer that precedes it in the stack. | 11-21-2013 |
20130331996 | Optimizing Heat Transfer in 3-D Chip-Stacks - A computer-implemented method, system, and article of manufacture for optimizing heat transfer in a 3-D chip-stack. The method includes the steps of: receiving a heat-removal effectiveness parameter for a plurality of channel-region areas in the chip-stack, receiving at least one of a flow value and temperature value for at least two of the channel-region areas, comparing the received values for different channel-region areas, and adjusting a flow rate of a liquid flowing to at least one of the two channel-region areas based on the heat-removal effectiveness parameter of the channel-region area receiving the adjustment and the results of the comparison step, where at least one step is carried out using a computer device. | 12-12-2013 |
20140241048 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY MANAGEMENT - A three dimensional (3D) stack of phase change memory (PCM) devices which includes PCM devices stacked in a 3D array, the PCM devices having memory regions; a memory management unit on at least one of the PCM devices; a stack controller in the memory management unit to monitor an ambient device temperature (T | 08-28-2014 |
Gary W. Maier, Poughquag, NY US
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20100174957 | CORRELATION AND OVERLAY OF LARGE DESIGN PHYSICAL PARTITIONS AND EMBEDDED MACROS TO DETECT IN-LINE DEFECTS - A method of identifying defects in a chip integral to a wafer by correlating physical defects to a corresponding logic fail. The method includes partitioning a logic representation of the chip; identifying physical defects and determining corresponding coordinates of each identified physical defect; determining boundaries of the failing logic partitions, each logic partition being bound by coordinates; and correlating the physical coordinates of the defects to the bounded failing logic partitions. The scaled back, low overhead method correlates design sensitivities and test fails to physical process defects detected during semiconductor manufacturing in-line test inspection. It further identifies and records design physical coordinates of large embedded logic physical partitions test structures, memory arrays, and the like. | 07-08-2010 |
20120112776 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT TESTING - Testing of a three-dimensional (3D) integrated circuit includes defining a first group of parts by a region and/or layer on the 3D integrated circuit. The testing further includes applying a first intensity of stress test conditions to the first group of parts. The testing also includes defining a second group of parts by a region and/or layer on the 3D integrated circuit that is different from the first group of parts. The testing further includes and applying a second intensity of stress test conditions to the second group of parts. The second intensity of stress test conditions is greater than the first intensity and is determined by sensitivities identified for each of the first and second group of parts. A determination is made whether the 3D integrated circuit passed the testing based upon results of application of the first and second intensities of stress test conditions. | 05-10-2012 |
Gary W. Maier, Roberts, WI US
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20090261499 | DIE HAVING MULTIPLE ORIFICE SLOT - The invention is a die for dispensing flowable material. The die is comprised of a die block. An external face is disposed on the die block. At least one slot extends perpendicularly into the external face. The slot has a longitudinal dimension, a first longitudinal side and a second longitudinal side. At least one support member extends from the external surface into the slot. The support member extends continuously from the first longitudinal side to the second longitudinal side. At least a portion of the support member is disposed in a direction other than perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension. The support member is disposed to such that at least a portion of any plane extending from the first longitudinal side to the second longitudinal side, in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension of the slot, passes through a void area. | 10-22-2009 |
20110151169 | ADHESIVE SHEET WITH DIFFERENTIALLY THICK RELEASE COATING - A sheet comprising a substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, the first major surface having one or more segments of adhesive thereon and the second major surface having a release coating thereon wherein the release coating substantially completely covers the second major surface and has a varied thickness corresponding to the adhesive segments. | 06-23-2011 |
20130095244 | DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD WITH MULTIPLE DISPENSING NEEDLES - A distribution manifold having a manifold and a removable cartridge with a plurality of needle tubes extending from the removable cartridge is disclosed. The distribution manifold can be used with a pre-metered coating system to apply coating material to a substrate. | 04-18-2013 |
20130142953 | Method and Apparatus for Producing a Non-Uniform Coating on a Substrate - A roll coater can be modified by the addition of one or more needle tubes that supply coating fluid to the roll coater in discrete locations across the face of the coating roll. The needle tubes supply a localized band of coating material onto the coating roll superimposed over the uniform coating layer already present on the surface of the coating roll from an upstream coating pond creating a stripe pattern over the uniform coating layer. By varying the relative speeds of the coating rolls in the coater, the width of the stripe can also be adjusted. | 06-06-2013 |
20140329019 | CONTACT COATING BY USE OF A MANIFOLD PROVIDED WITH CAPILLARY TUBES - A coating apparatus and method of use wherein at least one capillary tube is in contact with a moving substrate during coating. | 11-06-2014 |
20150151322 | COATING SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE DISPENSING NEEDLES - A coating system and method including a web path moving a substrate past a contacting element including a distribution manifold having a cavity, and a multiplicity of needle tubes in fluid communication with the cavity, the needle tubes each having a needle tip dispensing a coating material towards a point of contact between the substrate and the contacting element. In some embodiments, the distribution manifold separates into a manifold containing the internal cavity, and a removable cartridge having the plurality of needle tubes. The coating system and method can be used to apply a pre-metered coating material to the substrate. | 06-04-2015 |
Gary William Maier, Poughquag, NY US
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20090217112 | AC ABIST Diagnostic Method, Apparatus and Program Product - A method for implementing at speed bit fail mapping of an embedded memory system having ABIST (Array Built In Self Testing), comprises using a high speed multiplied clock which is a multiple of an external clock of an external tester to sequence ABIST bit fail testing of the embedded memory system. Collect store fail data during ABIST testing of the embedded memory system. Perform a predetermined number of ABIST runs before issuing a bypass order substituting the external clock for the high speed multiplied clock. Use the external clock of the tester to read bit fail data out to the external tester. | 08-27-2009 |
James Maier, Ontario, NY US
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20130212912 | MATERIAL PUSHER WITH CONTROL SYSTEM - A material pushing apparatus is disclosed that has a central blade, at least one removable side plate attached to the central blade and a segmented scraping edge flexibly attached to the central blade along the bottom longitudinal edge of the blade. A position sensor is attached between the blade and the scraping edge and produces a position signal that is displayed to indicate the relative position between the blade and edge in order to characterize the amount of downward pressure applied to the scraping edge. Other aspects and features of the disclosed apparatus include a tilt sensor and display, and an improved coupler having shock-absorbing features and a cam-type clamping arrangement. | 08-22-2013 |
20140366406 | SURFACE COMPLIANT FRONT-PIVOTING WEAR SHOES FOR SNOW PUSHER - A snow or material pushing device for plowing a surface including a moldboard with a scraper blade, and having side plates attached at either end. The side plates further include skid or wear shoes pivotally or rotationally affixed to the side plates to remain in full contact with the surface, thereby reducing the need to adjust and replace the scraper blade and wear shoes. | 12-18-2014 |
Jason D. Maier, Frisco, TX US
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20110219422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A DENSITY OF OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK APPLICATION - A social network application system stores profile information of one or more types of objects, such as users, places, events, things, organizations and other types of objects. The system maintains current information for the various types of objects. The current information is updated periodically. The system generates a dataset for generating density reports for one or more types of objects based on search criteria. The dataset includes current information for one or more types of objects. The dataset is transmitted to a user device. The user device displays a graphical representation of density of objects in a geographical area. | 09-08-2011 |
Jeffrey C. Maier, Kirkland, WA US
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20120188176 | Contact Geometry Tests - Touchscreen testing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a piece of conductor (e.g., metal) is positioned as proximal to a touchscreen device and the touchscreen device is tested by simulating a touch of a user. This technique may be utilized to perform a variety of different testing of a touchscreen device, such as to test latency and probabilistic latency. Additional techniques are also described including contact geometry testing techniques. | 07-26-2012 |
20120188197 | Probabilistic Latency Modeling - Touchscreen testing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a piece of conductor (e.g., metal) is positioned as proximal to a touchscreen device and the touchscreen device is tested by simulating a touch of a user. This technique may be utilized to perform a variety of different testing of a touchscreen device, such as to test latency and probabilistic latency. Additional techniques are also described including contact geometry testing techniques. | 07-26-2012 |
20120191394 | Latency Measurement - Touchscreen testing techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a piece of conductor (e.g., metal) is positioned as proximal to a touchscreen device and the touchscreen device is tested by simulating a touch of a user. This technique may be utilized to perform a variety of different testing of a touchscreen device, such as to test latency and probabilistic latency. Additional techniques are also described including contact geometry testing techniques. | 07-26-2012 |
Joseph K. Maier, Milwaukee, WI US
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20120271583 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETROSPECTIVE CORRECTION OF HIGH ORDER EDDY-CURRENT-INDUCED DISTORTION IN DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED ECHO PLANAR IMAGING - A computer is programmed to acquire calibration data from a calibration scan, the calibration data configured to characterize high order eddy current (HOEC) generated magnetic field error of an imaging system. The computer is also programmed to process the calibration data to generate a plurality of basis coefficients and a plurality of time constants and to calculate a plurality of basis correction coefficients based on the plurality of basis coefficients, the plurality of time constants, and gradient waveforms in a given pulse sequence. The computer is further programmed to execute a diffusion-weighted imaging scan that comprises application of a DW-EPI pulse sequence to acquire MR data from an imaging subject and reconstruction of an image based on the acquired MR data. The computer is also programmed to apply HOEC-generated magnetic field error correction during image reconstruction configured to reduce HOEC-induced distortion in the reconstructed image. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271584 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROSPECTIVE CORRECTION OF HIGH ORDER EDDY-CURRENT-INDUCED DISTORTION IN DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED ECHO PLANAR IMAGING - A computer is programmed to acquire calibration data from a calibration scan, the calibration data configured to characterize high order eddy current (HOEC) generated magnetic field error of an imaging system. The computer is also programmed to process the calibration data to generate a plurality of basis coefficients and a plurality of time constants and to calculate a plurality of basis correction coefficients based on the plurality of basis coefficients, the plurality of time constants, and gradient waveforms in a given pulse sequence. The computer is further programmed to execute a diffusion-weighted imaging scan that comprises application of a DW-EPI pulse sequence to acquire MR data from an imaging subject and reconstruction of an image based on the acquired MR data. The computer is also programmed to apply HOEC-generated magnetic field error correction during application of the DW-EPI pulse sequence configured to reduce HOEC-induced distortion in the reconstructed image. | 10-25-2012 |
Keith Everett Maier, Bronx, NY US
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20150125516 | TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR APTAMERS AND APTAMER-TARGETED DELIVERY - Aptamers targeted to a human transferrin receptor which do not compete with transferrin for binding are provided. Compositions and methods for aptamer-targeted liposomal drug delivery are also provided. | 05-07-2015 |
Ken W. Maier, North Wales, PA US
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20100236892 | CURRENCY PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a currency processing device for receiving and processing a stack of currency bills is described. The currency processing device comprises an input receptacle for receiving a stack of bills to be processed, a plurality of output receptacles for receiving bills after the bills have been processed, a transport mechanism for transporting the bills from the input receptacle to the output receptacles, and a discriminating unit for examining the bills. The output receptacles are arranged such that a center of at least one output receptacle is laterally offset from a center of the input receptacle. The discriminating unit includes a detector positioned between the input receptacle and the output receptacles and is adapted to determine the denomination of bills. | 09-23-2010 |
20110215034 | CURRENCY BILL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A currency bill processing system includes a transport mechanism that is configured to transport bills from an input receptacle along a transport path that extends generally horizontally past at least one detector. The transport path transitions generally-vertically upward between a first and a second output receptacle. The transport mechanism is configured to deliver some of the bills toward a first end of the system into the first output receptacle and some of the bills toward a second end of the system into the second output receptacle. The system provides access openings in a front side of the system that are proximate the first and the second output receptacles thereby permitting operator access into the first and the second output receptacles from the front side. | 09-08-2011 |
20130213864 | CURRENCY BILL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A currency bill processing system includes a transport mechanism that is configured to transport bills from an input receptacle along a transport path that extends generally horizontally past at least one detector. The transport path transitions generally-vertically upward between a first and a second output receptacle. The transport mechanism is configured to deliver some of the bills toward a first end of the system into the first output receptacle and some of the bills toward a second end of the system into the second output receptacle. The system provides access openings in a front side of the system that are proximate the first and the second output receptacles thereby permitting operator access into the first and the second output receptacles from the front side. | 08-22-2013 |
20130327686 | CURRENCY BILL PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD - A currency bill processing system includes a transport mechanism that is configured to transport bills from an input receptacle along a transport path that extends generally horizontally past at least one detector. The transport path transitions generally-vertically upward between a first and a second output receptacle. The transport mechanism is configured to deliver some of the bills toward a first end of the system into the first output receptacle and some of the bills toward a second end of the system into the second output receptacle. The system provides access openings in a front side of the system that are proximate the first and the second output receptacles thereby permitting operator access into the first and the second output receptacles from the front side. | 12-12-2013 |
Larry Maier, New Haven, VT US
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20110062291 | Decoder for a Stationary Switch Machine - A method for controlling a model railroad stationary switch machine comprising sensing whether a train occupies a main track section near a track switch that connects between said main track section and at least two diverging track sections. An automatic switch control function for the track switch is inhibited in response to sensing that a train occupies the main track section near the track switch when a train is determined to be approaching the track switch on at least one of the diverging track sections. In addition, a method is provided for controlling a model railroad track switch comprising changing a position of the track switch, and automatically returning the track switch to a home position after expiration of a time interval following the changing of the track switch position. | 03-17-2011 |
Lisa Maria Maier, Boston, MA US
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20120292320 | APPARATUS FOR OXYGENATION AND PERFUSION OF TISSUE FOR ORGAN PRESERVATION - An apparatus to oxygenate and perfuse a bodily tissue for extracorporeal preservation of the bodily tissue. The apparatus may be used to transport donor organs for transplant. The apparatus includes a pneumatic system, a pumping chamber, and an organ chamber. The pneumatic system is configured for the controlled delivery of fluid to and from the pumping chamber based on a predetermined control scheme. The pumping chamber is configured to diffuse a gas into a perfusate and to generate a pulse wave for moving the perfusate through a bodily tissue. The pumping chamber is configured to substantially automatically purge excess fluid from the pumping chamber to an area external to the apparatus. | 11-22-2012 |
Mark R. Maier, Murfreesboro, TN US
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20110053204 | USE OF AN ADAPTIVE CHEMICALLY REACTIVE PLASMA FOR PRODUCTION OF MICROBIAL DERIVED MATERIALS - A relatively lower value carbonaceous feedstock can be converted into a relatively higher value chemical product, by introducing the relatively lower value carbonaceous feedstock into an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) torch under conditions selected to generate a synthetic gas mixture having a tailored composition, and then introducing the synthetic gas mixture into a microbial digester configured to convert the synthetic gas mixture into the product. Significantly, the composition of the synthetic gas mixture produced by the ICP torch can be quickly modified to correspond to an optimal quality and quantity required by the digester, such that if the quantity of composition of the synthetic gas mixture being provided does not meet the needs of the digester, the quantity and stoichiometric ratio can be quickly varied. This enables greater efficiency to be achieved as compared to systems where the quality and quantity of the synthetic gas mixture cannot be easily changed. | 03-03-2011 |
20130189724 | USE OF AN ADAPTIVE CHEMICALLY REACTIVE PLASMA FOR PRODUCTION OF MICROBIAL DERIVED MATERIALS - A carbonaceous feedstock can be converted into a chemical product having a higher commercial value, by introducing the carbonaceous feedstock into a plasma torch under conditions selected to generate a synthetic gas mixture having a tailored composition, and then introducing the synthetic gas mixture into a microbial digester configured to convert the synthetic gas mixture into the chemical product. The composition of the synthetic gas mixture produced by the plasma torch can be quickly modified to yield an optimal quality and quantity required by the microbial digester, and the quantity and stoichiometric ratio can be quickly varied if the quantity or composition of the synthetic gas mixture being provided is not appropriate for the microbial digester, enabling greater efficiency to be achieved as compared to systems where the quality and quantity of the synthetic gas mixture cannot be easily changed. | 07-25-2013 |
Mark S. Maier, Greer, SC US
Mark Stefan Maier, Greer, SC US
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20100068063 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING GAS TURBINE ENGINES - A method of assembling a rotor assembly is provided. The method comprises forming at least one channel in a dovetail portion of at least one rotor blade assembly, wherein the rotor blade assembly includes an airfoil extending outwardly from the dovetail portion, inserting a sealing assembly within the at least one channel of the dovetail portion, and coupling the at least one rotor blade assembly to a rotor disk using the dovetail portion such that at least a portion of the sealing assembly is between the dovetail portion and the rotor disk. | 03-18-2010 |
20110176913 | NON-LINEAR ASYMMETRIC VARIABLE GUIDE VANE SCHEDULE - A variable inlet guide vane arrangement for a compressor includes a case defining an inlet of the compressor; at least one vane support coaxially disposed within the case; a plurality of vanes circumferentially disposed around the circumference of the case, each vane being pivotally mounted between the case and the at least one vane support; an actuator mechanism configured to pivot at least some of the plurality of vanes in an asymmetrical pattern around the circumference of the case. A method of controlling a variable inlet guide vane arrangement for a compressor includes pivoting at least some of the plurality of vanes in an asymmetrical pattern around the circumference of the case. | 07-21-2011 |
20140003909 | NON-LINEAR ASYMMETRIC VARIABLE GUIDE VANE SCHEDULE | 01-02-2014 |
Martin A. Maier, Cambridge, MA US
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20130317081 | SERPINC1 iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the Serpinc1 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of Serpinc1 and methods of treating subjects having a bleeding disorder, such as a hemophilia. | 11-28-2013 |
Martin A. Maier, Belmont, MA US
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20120244207 | Methods For Increasing Efficacy of Lipid Formulated siRNA - This invention relates to methods for increasing the efficiency of siRNA administrations via pre-administration of an agent that lowers LDL receptor levels. | 09-27-2012 |
20140127325 | Compositions and Method for Inhibiting Hepcidin Antimicrobial Peptide (HAMP) or HAMP-Related Gene Expression - The invention relates to lipid formulated double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a hepcidin antimicrobial peptide (HAMP) and/or HAMP-related gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of HAMP and/or HAMP-related genes. | 05-08-2014 |
20140142162 | Compositions and Methods for Inhibition of Expression of Protein C (PROC) Genes - The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a PROC gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of PROC. At least one nucleotide of the dsRNA can be a modified nucleotide, e.g., a 2-0-methyl modified nucleotide, a nucleotide comprising a 5′-phosphorothioate group, and a terminal nucleotide linked to a cholesteryl derivative or dodecanoic acid bisdecylamide group. Other examples of modified nucleotides include a 2′-deoxy-2′-fluoro modified nucleotide, a 2′-deoxymodified nucleotide, a locked nucleotide, an abasic nucleotide, 2′-amino-modified nucleotide, 2′-alkyl-modified nucleotide, morpholino nucleotide, a phosphoramidate, and a non-natural base comprising nucleotide. A dsRNA of the invention can include one or more of any of these modified nucleotides. | 05-22-2014 |
Martin D. Maier, Allegany, NY US
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20100254811 | DRY GAS BLOW DOWN SEAL - A sealing assembly configured to seal a rotating shaft of a turbo machine having a high pressure process gas, comprising a housing defining a bore configured to receive the rotating shaft and sealing assembly, wherein the housing is mounted to a casing of the turbo machine; a first sealing stage comprising a single dry gas seal and configured to blow down the high pressure process gas to a lower pressure; a labyrinth seal mounted longitudinally outward from the first sealing stage; and a second sealing stage mounted longitudinally outward from the labyrinth seal, wherein the second sealing stage comprises a tandem dry gas seal having a primary dry gas seal and a secondary dry gas seal axially spaced with an intermediate labyrinth seal. | 10-07-2010 |
20120321439 | Eddy Current Damper and Method - An apparatus for supporting a shaft of a turbomachine. The apparatus may include a magnetic bearing to support the shaft during a normal operation of the turbomachine, and an auxiliary bearing to support the shaft during a drop event. The apparatus may also include a disk coupled to the shaft and comprising a substantially non-ferrous, conductive material, and a magnetic assembly disposed proximal the disk, the magnetic assembly configured to magnetically engage the disk to damp vibrations during the drop event, to apply a circumferential braking force on the disk during the drop event, or both. | 12-20-2012 |
20130004104 | Whirl Inhibiting Coast-Down Bearing for Magnetic Bearing Systems - A coast-down bearing and method for a magnetic bearing system is provided. The bearing includes first, second, and third rings disposed around a shaft. The first, second, and third rings each have an inner diameter that is greater than an outer diameter of the shaft and provide a running clearance therebetween. The first, second, and third rings are eccentrically positioned with respect to each other to form a pocket for receiving the shaft during a drop, radial shock, or both. | 01-03-2013 |
20140205223 | SEGMENTED COAST-DOWN BEARING FOR MAGNETIC BEARING SYSTEMS - Coast-down bearing apparatus and methods are provided. The coast-down bearing includes a plurality of segments each having a radius of curvature substantially equal to an outer radius of a shaft and spaced radially therefrom to define a clearance, with the plurality of segments being configured to receive the shaft when a magnetic bearing drops the shaft. The coast-down bearing also includes a plurality of slots disposed between adjacent ones of the plurality of segments. | 07-24-2014 |
Martin Donald Maier, Allegany, NY US
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20100021095 | Support Device for Bearing Assemblies - A support device for a bearing assembly includes a housing with a bore and a centerline and a bearing having a bore for receiving a rotatable shaft. The support device has an annular body disposable within the housing bore and having a central axis and inner and outer surfaces extending circumferentially about the axis, the inner surface defining a central bore for receiving the bearing. One or more first integral spring portions extend generally between the inner and outer surfaces and have a first stiffness and one or more second integral spring portions are each spaced circumferentially from the first spring(s). The second spring extends generally between the inner and outer surfaces and has a second, greater stiffness. The body is adjustably angularly positionable about the body axis to adjust a position of the shaft axis with respect to the housing centerline when disposed within the support bore. | 01-28-2010 |
Matthew B. Maier, Springboro, OH US
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20100016336 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 01-21-2010 |
20100069448 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 03-18-2010 |
20110212951 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 09-01-2011 |
20120077853 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising one or more human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 03-29-2012 |
20120077975 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHOD OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 03-29-2012 |
20130023542 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 01-24-2013 |
20130023543 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 01-24-2013 |
20130096140 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 04-18-2013 |
20130324558 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 12-05-2013 |
20140221666 | HUMAN PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to compounds effective as human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors thereby regulating angiogenesis. The present disclosure further relates to compositions comprising said human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta (HPTP-β) inhibitors, and to methods for regulating angiogenesis. | 08-07-2014 |
Mike Maier, St. Cloud, FL US
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20140272809 | FOLDABLE FLIGHT SIMULATOR - The subject invention provides a flight simulator, having a folded state and an unfolded state, having a chassis, an inner display and support that may be stowed or deployed, and an outer display and support that may be stowed or deployed. | 09-18-2014 |
Nicholas M. Maier, Gardnerville, NV US
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20140295786 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN EMERGENCY LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE (E-LIS) FROM WEARABLE DEVICES - A method and system for determining and verifying a location of wearable mobile devices (e.g., digital glasses, watches, etc.) in emergency situations with emergency messages including legacy 911, E911 and text-to-911 messages. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for wearable mobile devices (e.g., spot, chair, desk on in a room on a building floor, campus, enterprise, city, state, region, country, continent, etc.), in an emergency situation such as an accident, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, weather, flood event, etc. and forward the current physical geographic location to a legacy 911 network, a Emergency Services IP networks (ESInet) or text-to-911 Short Message Services (SMS) networks. | 10-02-2014 |
20150140954 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN EMERGENCY LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE (E-LIS) FROM UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV) - A method and system for determining and verifying a location of a network device in emergency situations with emergency messages including legacy 911, E911 and text-to-911 messages from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drone. The method and system provide a current physical geographic location for mobile devices in urban areas (e.g., spot, chair, desk on in a room on a building floor, campus, enterprise, city, state, region, country, continent, etc.) and rural areas in an emergency situation such as an accident, fire, terrorist attack, military incident, weather, flood event, etc. and forwarding the current physical geographic location to a legacy 911 network, a Emergency Services IP networks (ESInet) or text-to-911 Short Message Services (SMS) networks to alert emergency responders. | 05-21-2015 |
Philip Maier, Caledonia, MI US
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20100201116 | Flexible duct seal - A duct connection comprising a collar having a first tab extending radially for lockable engagement with a first duct, a flexible body having an inner surface, the flexible body extendably disposed on the outside of the collar whereby the flexible body is axially coextensive with the collar when the collar is engaged with the duct, and whereby the duct is disposed between the collar and the flexible body when the flexible body is in the axially extended position, and the flexible body sealingly engageable with the duct. | 08-12-2010 |
Raina M. Maier, Tucson, AZ US
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20140142287 | SYNTHESIS OF CARBOHYDRATE-BASED SURFACTANTS - The present invention provides carbohydrate-based surfactants and methods for producing the same. Methods for producing carbohydrate-based surfactants include using a glycosylation promoter to link a carbohydrate or its derivative to a hydrophobic compound. | 05-22-2014 |
Ralph Dieter Maier, White Plains, NY US
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20100317779 | SCRATCH RESISTANT POLYPROPYLENE - Disclosed are scratch resistant polypropylene molded parts comprising a) a polypropylene substrate and incorporated therein a combination of b) an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic reagent functionalized olefin polymer or copolymer, c) a primary or secondary fatty acid amide and d) a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, 2,2′-methylene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate, zinc glycerolate, calcium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid cyclohexane and sodium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid norbornane. Also disclosed is a method for providing scratch resistance to a polypropylene molded part by incorporating said additives. The polypropylene substrate is for instance polypropylene homopolymer or thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). Component b) is for instance maleated polypropylene or the reaction product of an alpha-olefin and maleic anhydride. The fatty acid amide is for instance stearyl erucamide or oleyl palmitamide. The molded parts are suitable for automotive parts. The molded parts also advantageously contain a filler, for example talc. | 12-16-2010 |
20110136950 | Clarified Polypropylene Articles with Improved Optical Properties and/or increased temperature of Crystallization - Disclosed are polypropylene articles with improved optical properties and/or an increased temperature of crystallization comprising a polypropylene resin and uniformly dispersed therein from about 1 ppm to about 10 ppm of one or more polycyclic organic pigments selected from blue, green, magenta, red, yellow, orange and violet polycyclic organic pigments and from about 50 ppm to about 250 ppm of one or more aromatic trisamide nucleating agents, where the ppm levels are by weight based on the weight of the polypropylene resin. The polypropylene is for example polypropylene homopolymer. The articles exhibit reduced haze, increased temperature of crystallization and excellent clarity. | 06-09-2011 |
20120259046 | Scratch Resistant Polypropylene - Disclosed are scratch resistant polypropylene molded parts comprising a) a polypropylene substrate and incorporated therein a combination of b) an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic reagent functionalized olefin polymer or copolymer, c) a primary or secondary fatty acid amide and d) a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, 2,2′-methylene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate, zinc glycerolate, calcium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid cyclohexane and sodium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid norbornane. Also disclosed is a method for providing scratch resistance to a polypropylene molded part by incorporating said additives. The polypropylene substrate is for instance polypropylene homopolymer or thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). Component b) is for instance maleated polypropylene or the reaction product of an alpha-olefin and maleic anhydride. The fatty acid amide is for instance stearyl erucamide or oleyl palmitamide. The molded parts are suitable for automotive parts. The molded parts also advantageously contain a filler, for example talc. | 10-11-2012 |
20120329964 | METALLOCENE COMPOUNDS, CATALYSTS COMPRISING THEM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OLEFIN POLYMER BY USE OF THE CATALYSTS, AND OLEFIN HOMO- AND COPOLYMERS - Certain metallocene compounds are provided that, when used as a component in a supported polymerization catalyst under industrially relevant polymerization conditions, afford high molar mass homo polymers or copolymers like polypropylene or propylene/ethylene copolymers without the need for any α-branched substituent in either of the two available 2-positions of the indenyl ligands. The substituent in the 2-position of one indenyl ligand can be any radical comprising hydrogen, methyl, or any other C | 12-27-2012 |
20130303671 | SCRATCH RESISTANT POLYPROPYLENE - Disclosed are scratch resistant polypropylene molded parts comprising a) a polypropylene substrate and incorporated therein a combination of b) an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic reagent functionalized olefin polymer or copolymer, c) a primary or secondary fatty acid amide and d) a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, 2,2′-methylene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate, zinc glycerolate, calcium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid cyclohexane and sodium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid norbornane. Also disclosed is a method for providing scratch resistance to a polypropylene molded part by incorporating said additives. The polypropylene substrate is for instance polypropylene homopolymer or thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). Component b) is for instance maleated polypropylene or the reaction product of an alpha-olefin and maleic anhydride. The fatty acid amide is for instance stearyl erucamide or oleyl palmitamide. The molded parts are suitable for automotive parts. The molded parts also advantageously contain a filler, for example talc. | 11-14-2013 |
20140128523 | SCRATCH RESISTANT POLYPROPYLENE - Dislcosed are scratch resistant polypropylene molded parts comprising a) a polypropylene substrate and incorporated therein a combination of b) an alpha, beta-unsaturated carboxylic reagent functionalized olefin polymer or copolymer, c) a primary or secondary fatty acid amide and d) a nucleating agent selected from the group consisting of sodium benzoate, 2,2′-methylene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate, zinc glycerolate, calcium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid cyclohexane and sodium salt of 1,2-dicarboxylic acid norbornane. Also disclosed is a method for providing scratch resistance to a polypropylene molded part by incorporating said additives. The polypropylene substrate is for instance polypropylene homopolymer or thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO). Component b) is for instance maleated polypropylene or the reaction product of an alpha-olefin and maleic anhydride. The fatty acid amide is for instance stearyl erucamide or oleyl palmitamide. The molded parts are suitable for automotive parts. The molded parts also advantageously contain a filler, for example talc. | 05-08-2014 |
Ralph-Dieter Maier, Cincinnati, OH US
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20100267907 | METALLOCENE COMPOUNDS, CATALYSTS COMPRISING THEM, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN OLEFIN POLYMER BY USE OF THE CATALYSTS, AND OLEFIN HOMO-AND COPOLYMERS - Certain metallocene compounds are provided that, when used as a component in a supported polymerization catalyst under industrially relevant polymerization conditions, afford high molar mass homo polymers or copolymers like polypropylene or propylene/ethylene copolymers without the need for any α-branched substituent in either of the two available 2-positions of the indenyl ligands. The substituent in the 2-position of one indenyl ligand can be any radical comprising hydrogen, methyl, or any other C | 10-21-2010 |
Richard J. Maier, Old Tappan, NJ US
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20100211416 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEALTHCARE FUNDING EXCHANGE - A Healthcare Funding Exchange (“HFX”) is implemented as a business service domain of service components communicating with each other wherein the execution of a complete interaction with an external actor is effected by the combined performance of executions by the service components. Each component can operate independently of all the others, and can be accessed by the others through service requests conveyed by a service broker. A complete interaction with an actor external to the domain occurs by one component performing its role, providing a service response, and potentially also issuing new service requests to other components, either during or at the end of its own processing. The service components in a business service domain also all have access to data they may share. One component generally has the responsibility for changing any given element of the shared data, but any components may read it. | 08-19-2010 |
Robert J. Maier, Athens, GA US
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20090081257 | Hydrogenase deficient bacterial strains - The present disclosure describes pathogenic bacteria that have been modified to be deficient in NiFe hydrogenase activity; compositions comprising such modified bacteria, and the use of such bacteria to protect animals from pathogenic enteric bacterial infections. | 03-26-2009 |
Robert Leroy Maier, Ontario, NY US
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20090097105 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SMOOTH, DENSE OPTICAL FILMS - The invention is directed to preparing optical elements having a thin, smooth, dense coating or film thereon, and a method for making such coating or film. The coated element has a surface roughness of <1.0 nm rms. The coating materials include hafnium oxide or a mixture of hafnium oxide and another oxide material, for example silicon dioxide. The method includes the use of a reverse mask to deposit the coating or film on a rotating substrate. | 04-16-2009 |
Roger Paul Maier, Indian Harbor Beach, FL US
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20100231056 | POWER LINE E-FIELD COUPLER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The power line electric field (E-field) coupler device is for collecting energy from a power line and includes a flexible stack of alternating electrically conductive layers and dielectric layers. A power collecting circuit is connected to the flexible stack to output power therefrom based upon E-field coupling from the power line to the flexible stack, and an adjustment mechanism adjusts at least a shape of the flexible stack. | 09-16-2010 |
Ronald J. Maier, Peoria, IL US
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20140166376 | EQUALIZER BAR END JOINT - An equalizer bar end joint may include a pin defining a longitudinal axis; and a bearing configured to support the pin. The bearing may include an inner race including a bore configured to cooperate with the pin and a semispherical outer surface. The bearing may also include an outer race including a semispherical inner surface, wherein the semispherical inner surface of the outer race is configured to cooperate with the semispherical outer surface of the inner race. A solid lubricant may be disposed about a surface of the bore, and a first seal may be positioned within a first groove disposed about the bore at a first end and a second seal may be positioned within a second groove disposed about the bore at a second end. | 06-19-2014 |
Sabine Maier, Princeton, NJ US
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20110046005 | METHOD AND NUCLEIC ACIDS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COLON CELL PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS - Provided are methods and nucleic acids for detecting, differentiating or distinguishing between colon cell proliferative disorders by analysis of one or more of the genes Versican, TPEF, H-Cadherin, Calcitonin, and EYA4. Further provided are novel nucleic acid sequences useful for the cell proliferative disorder specific analysis of said genes as well as methods, assays and kits thereof. | 02-24-2011 |
Terry L. Maier, Detroit Lakes, MN US
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20100080654 | SOIL STABILIZATION METHOD - A composition and method of use of said composition for soil stabilization is disclosed. The composition comprises a solution of soluble sodium silicate applied at the disclosed application rate to improve the load bearing capacity for a roadway. The method of the invention addresses the application of the disclosed composition to maximize stabilization of road beds. | 04-01-2010 |
20100080660 | SOIL STABILIZATION METHOD - A composition and method of use of said composition for soil stabilization is disclosed. The composition comprises a solution of soluble sodium silicate applied at the disclosed application rate to improve the load bearing capacity for a roadway. The method of the invention addresses the application of the disclosed composition to maximize stabilization of road beds. | 04-01-2010 |
Thomas B. Maier, Oakfield, NY US
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20130212912 | MATERIAL PUSHER WITH CONTROL SYSTEM - A material pushing apparatus is disclosed that has a central blade, at least one removable side plate attached to the central blade and a segmented scraping edge flexibly attached to the central blade along the bottom longitudinal edge of the blade. A position sensor is attached between the blade and the scraping edge and produces a position signal that is displayed to indicate the relative position between the blade and edge in order to characterize the amount of downward pressure applied to the scraping edge. Other aspects and features of the disclosed apparatus include a tilt sensor and display, and an improved coupler having shock-absorbing features and a cam-type clamping arrangement. | 08-22-2013 |
Thomas O. Maier, Rochester, NY US
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20090067708 | COLOR TRANSFORMING METHOD - A method for modifying original display device pixel values for a display device to maintain colorfulness, the method comprises the steps of obtaining original display device pixel values of an image; measuring white luminance from a viewing surface; and maintaining the colorfulness by calculating new pixel values based on the original display device pixel values, the measured luminance and a standard white luminance. | 03-12-2009 |
20140028697 | OBSERVER METAMERIC FAILURE COMPENSATION METHOD - A method for color correcting an input color image having input color values adapted for display on a reference display device having a plurality of input color primaries to account to provide reduced observer metemaric failure on a narrow-band display device. A metamerism correction transform is applied to the input color image to determine an output color image having output color values in an output color space appropriate for display on the narrow-band display device. The metamerism correction transform modifies colorimetry associated with the input colors to provide output color values such that an average observer metameric failure is reduced for a distribution of target observers. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028698 | OBSERVER METAMERIC FAILURE REDUCTION METHOD - A method for color correcting an input color image having input color values adapted for display on a reference display device having a plurality of input color primaries to account to provide reduced observer metemaric failure on a narrow-band display device. A metamerism correction transform is applied to the input color image to determine an output color image having output color values in an output color space appropriate for display on the narrow-band display device. The metamerism correction transform modifies colorimetry associated with the input colors to provide output color values such that an average observer metameric failure is reduced for a distribution of target observers, and is formed responsive to a distribution of perceived color differences for a set of input colors that are determined for a set of target observers. | 01-30-2014 |
20140028699 | DISPLAY SYSTEM PROVIDING OBSERVER METAMERIC FAILURE REDUCTION - A color display system providing reduced observer metameric failure for a set of target observers, comprising an image forming system having narrow-band primaries. A data processing system is used to implement a method for color correcting an input color image having input color values adapted for display on a reference display device having a plurality of input color primaries. A metamerism correction transform is applied to the input color image to determine an output color image having output color values in an output color space appropriate for display on the image forming system. The metamerism correction transform modifies colorimetry associated with the input colors to provide output color values such that an average observer metameric failure is reduced for a distribution of target observers. | 01-30-2014 |
William Maier, Almond, NY US
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20130327725 | Enhanced In-Line Rotary Separator - Apparatus and methods for separating a fluid, with the apparatus including a rotatable drum having an inner drum wall and an outer drum wall disposed around the inner drum wall to define a separation passage therebetween. The apparatus also includes radial separator blades that are curved in a circumferential direction and are disposed in the separation passage of the drum, the radial separator blades extending radially at least partially between the inner drum wall and the outer drum wall. The apparatus further includes a first circumferential separator blade that is curved in a radial direction and is disposed in the separation passage of the drum, the first circumferential separator blade extending at least partially around the inner drum wall. The apparatus also includes a housing disposed around the drum and configured to receive a higher-density component of the fluid separated in the separation passage. | 12-12-2013 |
Zachary Paul Maier, New York, NY US
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20140162694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION IN A LOCATION-BASED SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided that permit merchants, venue owners, and other entities defined within a location-based system to communicate with users. Additional communication capabilities are provided in a location-based service that permits merchants and other entities to engage users in different ways. One or more advertisers, merchants or other entities may be able to send messages to one or more users. For instance, if a user visits a venue more than a certain number of times in total, visits or “checks-in” to that venue over a period of time, indicates that the user follows or “likes” a particular venue or merchant, or performs some other activity with the location-based network, that merchant may be provided a vehicle for sending messages to those users. Targeted messages may be sent responsive to any information used in the location-based service, including active or passive user activity. | 06-12-2014 |