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Brian Robillard, North Hollywood, CA US
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20140004934 | TV-TO-GAME SYNC | 01-02-2014 |
Brian Robillard, N. Hollywood, CA US
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20130326575 | Social Media Driven Generation of a Highlight Clip from a Media Content Stream - There is provided a method and system for creating a highlight clip from a media content stream. The method comprises, receiving data corresponding to social media traffic related to a playout of the media content stream, identifying one or more highlight portions of the media content stream using the social media traffic data, selecting one or more media clips corresponding to the one or more highlight portions from a media content database, and generating the highlight clip using the one or more media clips. The social media traffic data may include microblogging traffic relative to the playout of the media content stream, which may take form of an audio-visual, video, or audio stream. | 12-05-2013 |
Brian J. Robillard, Chicago, IL US
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20140031810 | Radiofrequency Probe for Circumferential Ablation of a Hollow Cavity - A probe for ablating tissue of a body cavity includes a shaft, an inflatable balloon connected to the shaft, and an electrode structure on or surrounding the balloon. The balloon expands within the body cavity to place the electrode structure in contact with the tissues in the body cavity. Additional electrodes, which are housed within the balloon during insertion into the cavity, can be extended outwardly from the balloon to penetrate the tissues in the body cavity. The electrode structure and the additional electrodes are adapted to transmit electrical energy to tissue of the body cavity in order to ablate the tissues up to a predetermined depth. | 01-30-2014 |
Bruce Robillard, Arnprior CA
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20110014080 | GEAR TYPE PERFORMANCE OIL PUMP - A high performance gear type oil pump for an internal combustion engine which has drive and driven gears which are, on one common side of the gears, respectively supported from the housing by a drive shaft and an idler shaft. In order to avoid cantilevering of the gears when generating pressurized oil, the other common side of the gears are each rotatable mounted on stub axles or pins which themselves are fixedly attached to the housing. In order to minimize wear, oil under pressure is supplied to the bearing surfaces of stub axles or pins which extend interiorly of the gears and also to the bearing surfaces of the housing which faces the common side of the gears where the stub axles are located, through oil supply passageways in the stub axles or pins. | 01-20-2011 |
Charles Robillard, Saint-Lazare CA
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20150047091 | WASHABLE INTELLIGENT GARMENT AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - The present relates to a washable interconnection patch, a connection assembly, and an intelligent washable garment equipped therewith. The patch receives and interconnects wires to a cable. The patch comprises two matching pieces interlocking together so as to define there between two opposite apertures. One of the apertures is adapted to receive and hold the wires, and the other aperture is adapted to receive and hold the cable. One of the two matching pieces defines on an interior face a channel to interconnect the wires to the cables. The connection assembly comprises a male connector and a female connector. The male connector defines a series of independent connection points along a length thereof. The female connector is adapted to receive the male connector, and defines along a length of an inner surface thereof a series of contact points. When the male connector is inserted within the female connector, the connection points and the contact points are aligned and in contact together. | 02-19-2015 |
Christian Robillard, Montreal CA
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20110167358 | ONLINE COOPERATIVE STORY BUILDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A computer implemented method for allowing users to cooperate in iteratively building a story, the method comprising setting a seed material for the story, starting a material submission period, prompting the users to submit materials, uploading the submitted materials, ending the material submission period, starting a voting period for the submitted materials, registering votes from the users for each of the submitted materials, ending the voting period, identifying one of the submitted materials having the highest number of registered votes and updating the story with the identified submitted material. | 07-07-2011 |
David C. Robillard, Tucson, AZ US
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20130254442 | DATA FILTER - A system includes an interface with a plurality of sub-addresses. The interface receives critical data and non-critical data. The critical data are received only at more specific sub-addresses of the interface. The interface transfers the critical data received at the sub-addresses to a critical processor, such that the critical data avoids being received by or being processed by a non-critical processor. The interface transfers the non-critical data from the interface to the non-critical processor. The configuration of the interface is hard-coded such that the configuration of the interface is fixed at power up of the interface and is non-changeable by the non-critical processor. The interface includes an external platform interface that is external to the critical processor, the non-critical processor, and a local controller. The external platform interface includes a limited ability to store the critical and non-critical data. | 09-26-2013 |
David C. Robillard, Oro Valley, AZ US
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20110313715 | MULTI CHANNEL ELECTRONIC ACCELERATION SWITCH - An electronic acceleration switch, such as for arming and firing a squib, for instance used in arming a warhead, safe missile air, ground and sea launch separation arming, includes multiple redundancies to provide a fail-safe system that does not have a single-point failure. The switch includes different channels, each of which includes a power subsystem, multiple accelerometers, a pair of controllers, and a switching circuit. The power subsystems of the two channels provide power to multiple accelerometers of each channel. The accelerometers of each channel may include a mix of digital and analog accelerometers. The acceleration sensors can be either one-axis or three-axis sensors. The accelerometers are connected to the controllers of both channels. The controllers provide redundancy for each channel. In addition, the controllers include voting logic that receives inputs from the accelerometers, and determines whether to send arm and enable signals to the multiple squib drivers. | 12-22-2011 |
David C. Robillard, Tuscon, AZ US
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20140118514 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGE STACKING - An optical imaging system and method in which a second channel is used to provide alignment data for achieving image frame stacking of image data in a first channel. In one example, image stacking of infrared images is achieved by obtaining and analyzing corresponding visible images to provide alignment data that is then used to align and stack the infrared images. | 05-01-2014 |
David C. Robillard, Waltham, MA US
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20140130300 | Releasable Ball Lock Hinge - A releasable ball lock hinge is disclosed. The releasable ball lock hinge includes a first body operable with a hinge ball and a release ball. Each ball can be movable within respective openings of the first body. The releasable ball lock hinge also includes a second body configured to rotatably interface and removably couple with the first body. The hinge ball releasably engages the second body. The second body has a release recess operable with the release ball to disengage the hinge ball and alternately couple and release the first body and the second body based on a relative position between the first body and the second body. | 05-15-2014 |
20140192414 | VARIABLE LENGTH LIGHT SHIELD FOR AN ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSOR WITHIN A NOSE CONE - A variable length light shield is disclosed for an electro-optical sensor within a nose cone. The light shield includes a base, a telescopic shade supported by the base, and a ring rotatably supported about the base. The light shield also includes a guide tube disposed proximate the ring with an end extending away from the ring about a side of the telescopic shade. The light shield further includes an extension spring supported by the guide tube with an end coupled to the telescopic shade. Additionally, the light shield includes a cable extending through the guide tube and the extension spring, with one end of the cable coupled to the ring and another end of the cable coupled to the telescopic shade. The extension spring is configured to exert a force on the telescopic shade to extend the telescopic shade. Rotation of the ring causes retraction of the telescopic shade. | 07-10-2014 |
Dominique Robillard, Versailles FR
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20090053658 | Method of Controlling Burners for Heating Liquid Glass Flow Channels - Methods and apparatus for controlling the operation of a burner used for heating liquid glass feeders of a glass furnace. A burner is supplied with a fuel and oxygen. An additional gas is injected so that the sum of the oxygen flow, the fuel flow and the additional gas flow is greater than a minimum cooling flow for the burner. | 02-26-2009 |
20130206282 | Equipment for Producing Cooling Packs Consisting of a Shell made of a Porous Material Containing an Amount of Carbon-Dioxide Snow Enclosed and Retained Inside the Casing - The invention relates to equipment for producing cool packs containing an amount of carbon-dioxide snow, which includes: a set of at least two cells, each of which is capable of receiving and supporting a shell to be filled; a feeding tube connected, at the upstream portion thereof, to a liquid CO2 source; a set of at least two injection manifolds, each injection manifold being located opposite a cell in which a casing to be filled is to be positioned, and each manifold being connected, at the upstream portion thereof, to the feeding tube, wherein each manifold comprises an injection port at at least one location along the length thereof, the equipment being characterized in that: i) the end of each manifold opposite the feeding tube is formed as a sealed end provided in the form of a substantially rounded tip; j) each injection port located on a manifold is a provided as a threaded opening having a given diameter D and is capable of receiving an injection nozzle by means of screwing; k) said equipment comprises at least two injection nozzles, each injection nozzle being provided in the form of a part that is cylindrical over at least a portion of the length thereof, said cylinder being a hollow cylinder, the threaded outer diameter of which is equal to the diameter D of at least one of the threaded openings of at least one of the manifolds, and the inner diameter d of which is less than D. | 08-15-2013 |
Gene Robillard, Stoneham, MA US
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20100118168 | HIGH DENSITY COMPOSITE FOCAL PLANE ARRAY - A composite focal plane assembly with an expandable architecture has a multi-layer, double-sided aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate and vertical architecture to achieve the dual function of focal plane and electronics backplane. Imaging dice and other electrical components are mounted and wire bonded to one surface and then direct backplane connectivity is provided on the opposing surface through a matrix of electrical contacts. In one embodiment, a flexible connector is sandwiched between the AlN focal plane and a FR-4 backplane is used to compensate for differences in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between the AlN and commercially available high density circuit card connectors that are commonly manufactured from materials with CTE properties more closely approximating FR-4. In an alternate embodiment, the FR-4 and flexible connectors are eliminated by using high density circuit card connectors that are fabricated out of materials more closely matching the CTE of AlN. | 05-13-2010 |
Gene A. Robillard, Stoneham, MA US
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20130182180 | High Density Composite Focal Plane Array - A composite focal plane assembly with an expandable architecture has a multi-layer, double-sided aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate and vertical architecture to achieve the dual function of focal plane and electronics backplane. Imaging dice and other electrical components are mounted and wire bonded to one surface and then direct backplane connectivity is provided on the opposing surface through a matrix of electrical contacts. In one embodiment, a flexible connector is sandwiched between the AlN focal plane and a FR-4 backplane is used to compensate for differences in coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) between the AlN and commercially available high density circuit card connectors that are commonly manufactured from materials with CTE properties more closely approximating FR-4. In an alternate embodiment, the FR-4 and flexible connectors are eliminated by using high density circuit card connectors that are fabricated out of materials more closely matching the CTE of AlN. | 07-18-2013 |
George Thomas Robillard, Zuidhorn NL
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20110064667 | AZIDE MODIFIED PROTEINS - The present invention describes the modification of polypeptides, more particularly channel proteins with a thiol reactive agent so as to introduce an azide group. The present invention further describes vesicles comprising channel proteins modified according to the invention, which upon reaction with a phosphine open up thereby releasing the content of the vesicles. The reagents, polypeptides and vesicles described in the present invention have in vivo and in vitro applications in both drug delivery and imaging. | 03-17-2011 |
Jared Michael Robillard, Collingswood, NJ US
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20140113847 | HIGH VISCOSITY INDEX LUBRICATING OIL BASE STOCK AND VISCOSITY MODIFIER COMBINATIONS, AND LUBRICATING OILS DERIVED THEREFROM - A lubricating composition including a first base stock component including: one or more metallocene catalyzed polyalphaolefins (mPAOs), each mPAO having a kinematic viscosity (Kv | 04-24-2014 |
Jerome Robillard, Seilh FR
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20140230539 | ANGLE MEASUREMENT PROBE ON BOARD AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT IMPLEMENTING AT LEAST ONE SUCH PROBE - The invention relates to an angle measurement probe on board an aircraft, which comprises a fin, which can move in rotation about an axis, at least one first optical encoder and one second optical encoder, each comprising at least one disk, each disk being fixed at right angles to the central axis and being provided with at least two circular tracks, each track being provided with alternate opaque and transparent zones, means for processing the output signal from each encoder. | 08-21-2014 |
Jerome M. Robillard, Owatonna, MN US
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20110257842 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A FORESTRY MACHINE - The disclosure relates to a power management system for a forestry machine. The power management system improves the efficiency of the machine by automating control of the hydraulic systems of the machine. A controller receives a signal from a cutting tool speed sensor and can control the operation of the various pumps and motors on the machine. | 10-20-2011 |
20120160587 | Forestry Machines with Transverse Engine and Hydraulic System Installation - A wheeled forestry tractors design, such as that for a wheel feller-buncher or a site prep tractor, is disclosed. The disclosed design includes a front axle connected to a rear axle by an articulated chassis. A cab is supported between and above the front and rear axles by the chassis. An engine and a hydraulic system are mounted opposite the rear axle from the cab and in a side-by-side relationship with the engine being aligned transversely with respect to the chassis and parallel to the rear axle. The engine is mounted transversely or parallel with respect to the rear axle and slightly behind the rear axle to improve the weight distribution between the front and rear axles or between the front and rear frames. By mounting the engine transversely and on one side of the rear of the tractor and the hydraulic system on the other side of the tractor in combination with placing the fuel tank in alignment with the engine and the oil tank in alignment with the hydraulic system, improved left to right weight distribution is also achieved. | 06-28-2012 |
Julien Robillard, Nuernberg DE
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20130030819 | AUDIO ENCODER, AUDIO DECODER AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS USING COMPLEX PREDICTION - An encoder, based on a combination of two audio channels, obtains a first combination signal as a mid-signal and a residual signal derivable using a predicted side signal derived from the mid signal. The first combination signal and the prediction residual signal are encoded and written into a data stream together with the prediction information. A decoder generates decoded first and second channel signals using the prediction residual signal, the first combination signal and the prediction information. A real-to-imaginary transform may be applied for estimating the imaginary part of the spectrum of the first combination signal. For calculating the prediction signal used in the derivation of the prediction residual signal, the real-valued first combination signal is multiplied by a real portion of the complex prediction information and the estimated imaginary part of the first combination signal is multiplied by an imaginary portion of the complex prediction information. | 01-31-2013 |
20130121411 | AUDIO OR VIDEO ENCODER, AUDIO OR VIDEO DECODER AND RELATED METHODS FOR PROCESSING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO OR VIDEO SIGNALS USING A VARIABLE PREDICTION DIRECTION - An encoder/decoder is based on a combination of two audio or video channels to obtain a first combination signal as a mid-signal and a residual signal derivable using a predicted side signal derived from the mid-signal. A decoder uses the prediction residual signal, the first combination signal, a prediction direction indicator and prediction information to derive decoded first channel and second channel signals. A real-to-imaginary transform can be applied for estimating the imaginary part of the spectrum of the first combination signal. The prediction signal used in the derivation of the prediction residual signal, the real-valued first combination signal is multiplied by a real portion of the complex prediction information and the estimated imaginary part of the first combination signal is multiplied by an imaginary portion of the complex prediction information. | 05-16-2013 |
Marc Stefan Robillard, Eindhoven NL
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20080267878 | Targeted Imaging And/Or Therapy Using The [3+2] Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition - The use of a selective chemical and bioorthogonal reaction providing a covalent ligation such as the [3+2] cycloaddition, in targeted molecular imaging and therapy is presented, more specifically with interesting applications for pre-targeted imaging or therapy. Current pre-targeted imaging is hampered by the fact that it relies solely on natural/biological targeting constructs (biotin/streptavidin). Size considerations and limitations associated with their endogenous nature severely limit the number of applications. The present invention describes how the use of an abiotic, bio-orthogonal reaction which forms a stable adduct under physiological conditions, by way of a small or undetectable bond, can overcome these limitations. | 10-30-2008 |
20080274057 | Staudinger Reaction in Imaging and Therapy and Kits for Use in Imaging and Therapy - The Staudinger reaction can be used for activation of prodrugs or pro-imaging probes. The invention relates to a method of preparing and activating prodrugs or pro-imaging probes by using the Staudinger reaction and to kits for medical imaging and/or therapy comprising at least one prodrug and/or pro-imaging probe comprising at least one azide and/or phosphine group. | 11-06-2008 |
20100227798 | USE OF THE STAUDINGER LIGATION IN IN VIVO ASSEMBLY OF A BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUND - The invention provides methods and tools for the in vivo self-assembly of drugs. This makes it possible to reduce problems associated with the lack of selectivity, reduced solubility and other disadvantages of intact drugs. | 09-09-2010 |
20110064667 | AZIDE MODIFIED PROTEINS - The present invention describes the modification of polypeptides, more particularly channel proteins with a thiol reactive agent so as to introduce an azide group. The present invention further describes vesicles comprising channel proteins modified according to the invention, which upon reaction with a phosphine open up thereby releasing the content of the vesicles. The reagents, polypeptides and vesicles described in the present invention have in vivo and in vitro applications in both drug delivery and imaging. | 03-17-2011 |
20120034161 | PRETARGETING KIT, METHOD AND AGENTS USED THEREIN - Described is a pretargeting method, and related kits, for targeted medical imaging and/or therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention involves the use of [4+2] inverse electron demand (retro) Diels-Alder chemistry in providing the coupling between a Pre-targeting Probe and an Effector Probe. To this end one of these probes comprises an electron-deficient tetrazine or other suitable diene, and the other a cyclooctene or cyclooctyne. | 02-09-2012 |
20120039803 | PRETARGETING KIT, METHOD AND AGENTS USED THEREIN - Described is a pretargeting method, and related kits, for targeted medical imaging and/or therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention involves the use of [4+2] inverse electron demand (retro) Diels-Alder chemistry in providing the coupling between a Pre-targeting Probe and an Effector Probe. To this end one of these probes comprises an electron-deficient tetrazine or other suitable diene, and the other an alkene or alkyne dienohile. | 02-16-2012 |
20130189184 | PRETARGETING KIT, METHOD AND AGENTS USED THEREIN - Described is a pretargeting method, and related kits, for targeted medical imaging and/or therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention involves the use of [4+2] inverse electron demand (retro) Diels-Alder chemistry in providing the coupling between a Pre-targeting Probe and an Effector Probe. To this end one of these probes comprises an electron-deficient tetrazine or other suitable diene, and the other an E-cyclooctene which has one or more axial substituents. | 07-25-2013 |
20130272959 | AGENTS FOR CLEARING BIOMOLECULES FROM CIRCULATION - Described is a method, and a combination of agents for used therein, by which an agent administered to a subject can be rapidly cleared from circulation. This is achieved by providing an Administration Agent (e.g. a probe for pretargeting) with a reactive group and providing a Clearing Agent with another reactive group, said reactive groups forming a bio-orthogonally reactive pair. Preferably, the reactive pair comprises a cyclooctene or cyclooctyn as one reactant, and a diene as the other reactant. The method and combination can be used for the removal of any bindable molecule from circulation, such as an excess of a pre-targeting probe in the course of a pre-targeting method, a targeting or imaging agent delivered, or the removal of any biomolecule already present in circulation. | 10-17-2013 |
20140093450 | PRETARGETING KIT FOR IMAGING OR THERAPY COMPRISING A TRANS-CYCLOOCTENE DIENOPHILE AND A DIENE - Described is a pretargeting method, and related kits, for targeted medical imaging and/or therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention involves the use of [4+2] inverse electron demand (retro) Diels-Alder chemistry in providing the coupling between a Pre-targeting Probe and an Effector Probe. To this end one of these probes comprises an electron-deficient tetrazine or other suitable diene, and the other an E-cyclooctene which has a flattened structure as a result of the position of at least two exocyclic bonds. | 04-03-2014 |
20140093522 | BIO-ORTHOGONAL DRUG ACTIVATION - The invention relates to a Prodrug activation method, for therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention also relates to a Prodrug kit comprising at least one Prodrug and at least one Activator, wherein the Prodrug comprises a Drug and a first Bio-orthogonal Reactive Group (the Trigger), and wherein the Activator comprises a second Bio-orthogonal Reactive Group. The invention also relates to targeted therapeutics used in the above-mentioned method and kit. The invention particularly pertains to antibody-drug conjugates and to bi- and trispecific antibody derivatives. | 04-03-2014 |
20140199331 | BIO-ORTHOGONAL DRUG ACTIVATION - The invention relates to a Prodrug activation method, for therapeutics, wherein use is made of abiotic reactive chemical groups that exhibit bio-orthogonal reactivity towards each other. The invention also relates to a Prodrug kit comprising at least one Prodrug and at least one Activator, wherein the Prodrug comprises a Drug and a first Bio-orthogonal Reactive Group (the Trigger), and wherein the Activator comprises a second Bio-orthogonal Reactive Group. The invention also relates to targeted therapeutics used in the above-mentioned method and kit. The invention particularly pertains to antibody-drug conjugates and to bi- and trispecific antibody derivatives. | 07-17-2014 |
Michael Robillard, Shrewsbury, MA US
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20110290894 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COOLING IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM - A system having: a midplane having air flow channels therein; a disk drive mounted to a first side of the midplane; and a temperature sensors mounted to the midplane. The system includes a pair of electrical chassis connected to a second side of the midplane. A first one of the chassis has therein: a fan; and a fan controller for controlling speed of the fan in response to a temperature control signal. A second one of the chassis has therein: a microprocessor for: detecting temperature signals produced by the temperature sensors; comparing differences between the detected temperature signals; and selecting one of the detected temperature control signal from the compared differences as the temperature control signal. A faulty one of the temperature sensors is detected by: selecting one of the detected temperature control signal as the faulty one of the plurality of temperature sensors from the compared differences. | 12-01-2011 |
Pierre-Luc Robillard, Sherbrooke CA
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20110147107 | TRAILER HITCH FOR A VEHICLE HAVING A SINGLE REAR WHEEL - A trailer hitch for a single rear wheeled vehicle having a single rear wheel mounted between left and right arms comprises left and right hitch arms having first and second ends. The first ends have first apertures. The second ends are connected together. Shock absorbing bushings are disposed inside the first apertures. Left and right mounting brackets have first and second ends. The first ends of the mounting brackets have first apertures and are fastened to the hitch arms, and the second ends connect to the arms. Fasteners pass through the shock absorbing bushings and through the first aperture of the first end of the mounting brackets to fasten the mounting brackets to the hitch arms. A trailer connector is connected to the second ends of the left and right hitch arms. A vehicle having a trailer hitch is also disclosed. | 06-23-2011 |
Robert George Robillard, Chester, NH US
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20130045300 | PROCESS FOR CONTINUING BARREL AGING OF ALCOHOL FOLLOWING BOTTLING THEREOF - A method of aging of alcohol following bottling of the alcohol. The method comprising the steps of fermenting a mash and then distilling the mash to form a concentrated alcohol and temporarily storing the concentrated alcohol within a wooden container to barrel age the concentrated alcohol. During the bottling process, either before the alcohol is added to the individual bottling container or once the alcohol is added individual bottling container, at least one of wood chips, wood shavings and/or wood pieces are added to the interior cavity of the individual bottling container so that the alcohol, once bottled within the individual bottling container, can intimately mix and engage with the wood chips, wood shavings and/or wood pieces and continue the barrel aging process following bottling of the alcohol up until the point in time at which the alcohol is consumed. | 02-21-2013 |
Serge Robillard, Lachine CA
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20140280169 | Method And Apparatus For A Frequently-Asked Questions Portal Workflow - In FAQ based systems, associating questions with answers can be a time consuming task if performed manually. In one embodiment, a method of building a frequently-asked questions (FAQ) portal can include creating cluster labels. The labels can include predefined universal semantic labels and application-specific labels. The method can further include applying the cluster labels to clusters of queries within an FAQ application. The method can additionally include adjusting the application-specific labels to support combined and newly created clusters of queries based on application-specific queries within the FAQ application on an ongoing basis and reapplying the universal semantic labels and the adjusted application-specific labels to the combined and newly created clusters of queries. The method and system proposed herein allow for the automated clustering of queries and association with applicable answers, which leads to higher efficiencies for a faster response time for a user. | 09-18-2014 |
20150019202 | Ontology and Annotation Driven Grammar Inference - Inferring a natural language grammar is based on providing natural language understanding (NLU) data with concept annotations according to an application ontology characterizing a relationship structure between application-related concepts for a given NLU application. An application grammar is then inferred from the concept annotations and the application ontology. | 01-15-2015 |