Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090010774 | Air Compressor and Reservoir For Topping Off Low Pressure Tires - A small volume capacity pump is used to pressurize a small air tank, and the tank is used to top off pressure in an automobile tire or other receptacle. The tank preferably has a reservoir measuring 200-300 cc, and is pressurized to at least 500 psi. The pump preferably has a low volume capacity of 200-300 cc/min, thus requiring at least 15-45 minutes to refill the reservoir to its full operating pressure when empty. A pump can be operated by a DC or AC motor, which can be housed along with, or separately, from the pump. Especially preferred embodiments also include an automatic pressure regulator that can be set to deliver a desired pressure to a receiving device, and a trigger that controls release of air from the tank to the regulator. | 01-08-2009 |
20090021370 | Panic Device With Local Alarm And Distal Signaling Capability - A panic device operable in conjunction with a local device is configured to unlock a locking mechanism. The panic device can take the form of an electronic key fob, a key shaft, or a key holder. A first trigger on the panic device triggers a local alarm that is on-board or off-board the panic device. A second trigger on the panic device can activate an alarm circuitry that utilizes a local device to provide position information to a distant dispatch station. The local device uses a GPS-aware circuitry or other non-GPS means such as triangulation to determine the position information. The position information can then be sent to the distant dispatch station with or without the aid of the local device. | 01-22-2009 |
20100005383 | Data Storage Using Spreadsheet and Metatags - Metatag identifiers are stored in a spreadsheet, and are made available for use in metatagging various files. Steps may include: identifying the item of data in a document; activating an activation code; providing a listing of metatag choices; selecting a metatag from the listing of metatag choices; identifying the selected metatag with a column in the spreadsheet; and storing at least a portion of the item of data in a cell of the column. The listing is preferably a visually displayed listing, and selection can be made by clicking. Data previously associated with a metatag, and stored in the spreadsheet can be displayed as values. The values for a given metatag can thus be sorted and listed, providing immediate feedback to a user to assist in determining the propriety of a particular metatag. | 01-07-2010 |
20100162236 | Using Stored State To Instantiate A Virtual Computer - Methods for instantiating virtual operating systems are presented. A virtual operating system can be aggregated from a pool of services as a function of a virtual operating system state. The state comprises a service, a location of the service, and a starting point from which the service should begin to offer services. | 06-24-2010 |
20100216423 | Panic Device With Local Alarm And Distal Signaling Capability - A panic device operable in conjunction with a local device is configured to unlock a locking mechanism. The panic device can take the form of an electronic key fob, a key shaft, or a key holder. A first trigger on the panic device triggers a local alarm that is on-board or off-board the panic device. A second trigger on the panic device can activate an alarm circuitry that utilizes a local device to provide position information to a distant dispatch station. The local device uses a GPS-aware circuitry or other non-GPS means such as triangulation to determine the position information. The position information can then be sent to the distant dispatch station with or without the aid of the local device. | 08-26-2010 |
20110033866 | Resonance Energy Transfer Assay with Cleavage Sequence and Spacer - A molecular construct comprises a donor label, an acceptor label, a linker peptide disposed between the donor and the acceptor, the linker having a cleavage site sequence, and a spacer between at least one of (a) the donor and the cleavage site sequence and (b) the acceptor and the cleavage site sequence. Preferably, the construct is selected from the group consisting of CFP-(SGLRSRA)-SNAP-25-(SNS)-YFP, and CFP-(SGLRSRA)-synaptobrevin-(SNS)-YFP. In preferred embodiments, the linker peptide is a substrate of a botulinum neurotoxin selected from the group consisting of synaptobrevin (VAMP), syntaxin and SNAP-25, or a fragment thereof that can be recognized and cleaved by the botulinum neurotoxin. Advantageously, the spacer increases the electronic coupling between the donor label and the acceptor label relative to a corresponding construct without the spacer. | 02-10-2011 |
20120151823 | Bed Bug Detector - Various embodiments of bed bugs detectors are shown having a housing with a first sloped surface and a second sloped surface. The first sloped surface can be disposed about at least part of an exterior of the housing, and the second sloped surface can be disposed to define a perimeter of a trap. The detector can include one or more lures that are configured to attract bed bugs. The first slope surface can have one or more channels configured to direct a flow of carbon dioxide to an exterior of the detector. | 06-21-2012 |
20120178432 | Methods for Translating a Device Command - An item of information ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120179452 | Methods for Translating a Device Command - An item of information ( | 07-12-2012 |
20120208600 | Cell Phone Processing Of Spoken Instructions - An item of information ( | 08-16-2012 |
20120231843 | Remote Control of Television Or Other Display - An item of information ( | 09-13-2012 |
20120310623 | Methods For Using A Speech To Obtain Additional Information - An item of information ( | 12-06-2012 |
20120317154 | Table For Storing Parameterized Product/Services Information Using Variable Field Columns - Computer implemented systems store descriptions of multiple different types of marketplace items as a collection of parameter-value pairs, using a table having a plurality of rows and columns, wherein values for at least two of the items are stored in cells of first and second ones of the rows, respectively; keys that provide information that can be used to decipher differential mappings of a plurality of the columns to a plurality of parameters in different ones of the rows; and one or more interfaces that collectively display previously stored parameters and values to a human end-user. | 12-13-2012 |
20130095513 | Resonance Energy Transfer Assay with Cleavage Sequence and Spacer - A molecular construct comprises a donor label, an acceptor label, a linker peptide disposed between the donor and the acceptor, the linker having a cleavage site sequence, and a spacer between at least one of (a) the donor and the cleavage site sequence and (b) the acceptor and the cleavage site sequence. Preferably, the construct is selected from the group consisting of CFP-(SGLRSRA)-SNAP-25-(SNS)-YFP, and CFP-(SGLRSRA)-synaptobrevin-(SNS)-YFP. In preferred embodiments, the linker peptide is a substrate of a botulinum neurotoxin selected from the group consisting of synaptobrevin (VAMP), syntaxin and SNAP-25, or a fragment thereof that can be recognized and cleaved by the botulinum neurotoxin. Advantageously, the spacer increases the electronic coupling between the donor label and the acceptor label relative to a corresponding construct without the spacer. | 04-18-2013 |
20130232072 | Method of Using a Cell Phone to Authenticate a Commercial Transaction - A cell-phone or other user-side electronic device provides a user-side time-dependent key that is accessed through use of an entry key and/or a different seed. A bank or other funding institution, or an intermediary, uses the user-side time-dependent key to either approve or deny a commercial transaction. Entry keys and seeds can independently be typed passcodes, but could alternatively or additionally comprise one or more of audio signals, a tactile signal, a biometric, and/or a visual. Entry keys and/or seeds could vary by at least one of identity of user, day, date, time of day, and amount of transaction. | 09-05-2013 |
20140032596 | Electronic Personal Companion - Personal companions crowd-source and/or crowd-share characterizations, and optionally raw data, from real-world, virtual and/or mixed-reality experiences. Characterizations can advantageously be stored in one or more self-evolving, structured databases, and can be organized according to objects, actions, events and thoughts. Characterizations can be weighted differently for different users, and “forgotten” over time, especially in favor of maintaining higher level characterizations. Personal companions can be used to obtain additional information, and conduct interpersonal, commercial, or other interactions or transactions. | 01-30-2014 |
20140046963 | Dynamic Search Processor - The present invention provides systems and methods in which user-created and user-selectable personas are used to enhance a search string for submission to a search engine. The persona information can also be used to filter or rank search results. A given user can combine multiple characteristics in various ways to produce different persona, and can choose among different as desired for a given search. Software to capture, maintain, store, and use persona information can be physically spread out across multiple computers operated by different companies, with a third party hosting the persona capturing interfaces. | 02-13-2014 |
20140067604 | Digital Advisor - A cell phone, tablet, laptop, TV or other device is configured to provide comments with respect to a user's prospective selection of a media item, a physical object, a service, or anything else. Comments are derived from user-specific preference information, (including e.g., selection history, rationale for prior selections, analysis of stored images, and persona), and can optionally be derived from comment templates. Comments are preferably made in a second person grammatical form, can be humorous, and can include derogatory remarks about a prospective selection and/or the user. | 03-06-2014 |
20150019229 | Using Voice Commands To Execute Contingent Instructions - Apparatus, systems and/or methods can be configured to identify a desired action from a user input, identify a contingency from an audible verbal instruction, initiate a check for satisfaction of the contingency, and initiate the desired action if the contingency is deemed to be satisfied. | 01-15-2015 |