Simons, US
Andrea E. Simons, Carrollton, TX US
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20090054844 | MEDICAL GARMENT WRAP - A medical garment wrap for safely holding lines or tubing implanted in a human or animal patient for medical purposes. The garment has a wrap portion for passing around a patient's body. The wrap portion has a pouch for holding multiple incoming lines. The pouch is closed by fasteners to hold the lines. The hub of the line into the patient's body is received and held in a hub holder. Typically several lines divide from the hub holder into ports, and the ports are held by one or more holders for lines and clamps. The pouch, the hub holder and the line holders are attached to the wrap portion. One end of the wrap has fingers with hook-and-loop fasteners that define an opening for passage of the line from the hub holder into the patient's body, through the wrap portion when the fingers are fastened to the opposite end of the wrap portion. | 02-26-2009 |
Anthony Paul Simons, Henderson, WA US
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20100275830 | ROLL STABILIZER - A roll stabilizer ( | 11-04-2010 |
Brad D. Simons, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US
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20110098664 | Eye dropper alignment apparatus and method for using same - The present application discloses a new and novel system and apparatus for improving the accuracy with which a person may apply eye drops to their own eye. The apparatus holds a bottle of eye drops at a fixed and certain distance above the eye, beside the nose, and below the forehead brow such that the user may easily apply eye drops consistently to one particular portion of their own eye. The apparatus sits on the nasion of the nose using a nasal bridge device and also rests on two pillars that are placed on the user's forehead. Used in such a manner, the apparatus facilitates one-handed eye drop application, facilitates both non-visual alignment and oblique alignment, and reduces reflective blinking. | 04-28-2011 |
20110118678 | Condensed eye dropper alignment apparatus and method for using same - The present application discloses a new and novel system and apparatus for improving the accuracy with which a person may apply eye drops to their own eye. The apparatus holds a bottle of eye drops at a fixed and certain distance above the eye, beside the nose and below the forehead brow such that the user may easily apply eye drops consistently to one particular portion of their own eye. The apparatus sits on the nasion of the nose using a nasal bridge device and also rests on two pillars that are placed on the user's forehead. Used in such a manner, the apparatus facilitates one-handed eye drop application, facilitates both non-visual alignment and oblique alignment, and reduces reflective blinking. | 05-19-2011 |
20140171884 | Eye dropper alignment apparatus and method for using same - The present application discloses a new and novel system and apparatus for improving the accuracy with which a person may apply eye drops to their own eye. The apparatus holds a bottle of eye drops at a fixed and certain distance above the eye, beside the nose, and below the forehead brow such that the user may easily apply eye drops consistently to one particular portion of their own eye. The apparatus sits on the nasion of the nose using a nasal bridge device and also rests on two pillars that are placed on the user's forehead. Used in such a manner, the apparatus facilitates one-handed eye drop application, facilitates both non-visual alignment and oblique alignment, and reduces reflective blinking. | 06-19-2014 |
Brandon J. Simons, Bothell, WA US
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20110307798 | Merging Modifications to User Interface Components While Preserving User Customizations - An application displays a user interface (UI) component. A client can apply customizations to this UI component. After the client applies customizations to the UI component, the client modifies a solution set containing solutions that modify the UI component. After the client modifies the solution set, the application displays a new version of the UI component. Modifications provided by the solutions in the solution set are applied to the new version of the UI component. In addition, the customizations remain applied to the UI component without the client manually re-applying the customizations to the UI component. | 12-15-2011 |
Bryce P. Simons, Edgewood, NM US
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20100300200 | APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF ABSORPTION AND DISPLACEMENT - The present invention provides an apparatus and method for measuring the absorption and displacement of a fluid by a material. The apparatus comprises a container having graduated marks for measuring the volume, and change in volume, of a fluid (such as, but not limited to, a liquid) and a section for holding the material to be evaluated. | 12-02-2010 |
Bryce Patrick Simons, Edgewood, NM US
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20110103890 | Concrete joint inserter tool - A concrete crack control joint insertion tool to insert joint forming materials into a concrete mixture or alternatively providing means to create a crack control joint without the use of ancillary material. | 05-05-2011 |
Carita Simons, Lexington, TX US
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20090213346 | IMMERSION LITHOGRAPHY USING HAFNIUM-BASED NANOPARTICLES - Method, apparatus, and composition of matter suited for use with, for example, immersion lithography. The composition of matter includes hafnium dioxide nanoparticles having diameters less than or equal to about 15 nanometers. The apparatus includes the composition of matter, a light source, a platform for supporting a work piece, and a lens element. The method includes providing a light source, providing a lens element between the light source and a work piece, providing the composition of matter between the lens element and the work piece, and exposing the work piece to light provided by the light source by passing light from the light source through the lens element and the composition of matter to the work piece. | 08-27-2009 |
Caroline Stoney Simons, Linthicum, MD US
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20090071500 | APPLICATOR SYSTEM WITH HELICAL APPLICATOR SURFACE AND SOURCE - An applicator system includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle, the applicator head including at least one helical applicator surface, the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a space. The applicator system also includes a source of product disposed axially within the at least one helical applicator surface. | 03-19-2009 |
Charles Simons, Alpharetta, GA US
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20110037298 | TOY BAR MOUNTING ASSEMBLY, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS - A mounting assembly for mounting a toy bar arrangement to a frame of an infant seat assembly is provided. The assembly includes a mounting member adapted to fixedly engage the frame. The assembly further includes a receptacle member operably engaged with the mounting member and defining a cavity. The receptacle member is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis with respect to the mounting member, and between a locked position and an unlocked position in relation to a locking member associated with the mounting member. The assembly further includes a mating member adapted to operably engage a toy bar arrangement and configured to be removably received within the cavity of the receptacle member so as to be rotatable in conjunction with the receptacle member between the locked and unlocked positions. The mating member has a locking flange configured to engage the locking member in the locked position. | 02-17-2011 |
20120061999 | ADJUSTABLE BOOSTER SEAT - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to an adjustable children's booster seat. In various embodiments, the booster seat includes a child support (e.g., a child seat) having a user-adjustable height and tilt angle. In particular, various embodiments of the booster seat include one or more improved tilt control devices and height control devices configured to enable a user to easily adjust the child support's height and tilt angle. In certain embodiments, the booster seat's frame is also configured to have a narrow profile enabling the booster seat to fit on a wide variety of chairs. | 03-15-2012 |
Charles Simons, Atlanta, GA US
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20100151951 | Electromagnetic Swing - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a powered children's swing. In various embodiments, the swing includes a seat, swing frame, one or more swing arms, a first magnetic component, second magnetic component, swing motion sensor, and swing control circuit. The magnetic components are configured to generate a magnetic force that drives the seat along a swing path. The swing control circuit is configured to control the magnetic components based at least on input from the swing motion sensor and generate control signals causing the seat to swing with a substantially constant amplitude as specified by a user. | 06-17-2010 |
20130102404 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWING - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a powered children's swing. In various embodiments, the swing includes a seat, swing frame, one or more swing arms, a first magnetic component, second magnetic component, swing motion sensor, and swing control circuit. The magnetic components are configured to generate a magnetic force that drives the seat along a swing path. The swing control circuit is configured to control the magnetic components based at least on input from the swing motion sensor and generate control signals causing the seat to swing with a substantially constant amplitude as specified by a user. | 04-25-2013 |
20140221112 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SWING - Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to a powered children's swing. In various embodiments, the swing includes a seat, swing frame, one or more swing arms, a first magnetic component, second magnetic component, swing motion sensor, and swing control circuit. The magnetic components are configured to generate a magnetic force that drives the seat along a swing path. The swing control circuit is configured to control the magnetic components based at least on input from the swing motion sensor and generate control signals causing the seat to swing with substantially constant amplitude as specified by a user. | 08-07-2014 |
Charles Ross Simons, Margate, NJ US
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20090071418 | LOOP FOR RESTRAINING PETS - A flexible loop for restraining animals during handling such as during grooming or examination or operation or in bath tubs with a swivel snap closure mechanism or fixed means at its top and, at the bottom of the flexible loop, fixed means. The loop is suitable for attachment to a grooming arm or to tethers to cross-tie the animal in place. The fixed means is preferably a D-ring. | 03-19-2009 |
20110315089 | LOOP FOR RESTRAINING PETS - A flexible loop for restraining animals during handling such as during grooming or examination or operation or in bath tubs with a swivel snap closure mechanism or fixed means at its top and, at the bottom of the flexible loop, fixed means. The loop is suitable for attachment to a grooming arm or to tethers to cross-tie the animal in place. The fixed means is preferably a D-ring. | 12-29-2011 |
20130139763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESTRAINING AN ANIMAL - A restraint for an animal having a strap forming first and second connection loops and including first and second strap portions, having approximately equal lengths, connected between the connection loops to form a restraining loop. A first connector is affixed at the first connection loop, and a second connector is affixed at the second connection loop. A quick-release connector is disposed in line with and more proximate to one of the first or second strap portions to open the restraining loop. A clamp is slidably disposed over the first and second strap portions. The clamp divides the restraining loop into a primary loop and a secondary loop and maintains the size of the primary loop around the animal's neck, with the quick-release connector positioned to open the primary loop. | 06-06-2013 |
Curtis M. Simons, Santaquin, UT US
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20100264134 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR INDUCTION HEATING - A heating apparatus for induction heating is disclosed. The heating apparatus may comprise a bearing ring, at least one bearing element disposed in the bearing ring, and a braze material adjacent to the at least one bearing element and the bearing ring. The heating apparatus may additionally comprise an inductor positioned radially adjacent to at least a portion of the bearing ring. A current source may be electrically coupled to the inductor. A bearing orienting member may also abut a surface of the at least one bearing element. The bearing orienting member may orient a surface of the at least one bearing element. A heating method is also disclosed. | 10-21-2010 |
David Simons, Louisville, CO US
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20120154584 | TECHNIQUES FOR ATMOSPHERIC AND SOLAR CORRECTION OF AERIAL IMAGES - Techniques for atmospheric and solar correction of aerial images are described. An apparatus may comprise an atmospheric and solar component arranged for execution by a logic device and operative to correct solar and atmosphere artifacts from an aerial image. The atmospheric and solar component may comprise an image information component operative to generate an image record for each aerial image of a group of aerial images, the image record comprising statistical information and image context information for each aerial image, a filter generation component operative to generate an atmospheric filter and a solar filter from the statistical information and the image context information stored in the image records, and an image correction component operative to correct atmospheric and solar artifacts from the aerial image using the respective atmospheric filter and solar filter. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-21-2012 |
20120170842 | TONE MAPPING OF VERY LARGE AERIAL IMAGE MOSAIC - A method for tone mapping a high dynamic range image of a large terrestrial area into a lower dynamic range image uses: globally aware, locally adaptive approach whereby local tonal balancing parameter values are derived from known tone mapping parameters for a local 3×3 matrix of image tiles and used in turn to derive a local sigmoid transfer function for pixels in the tile in the middle of the matrix. A global sigmoid transfer function is derived based on values of the tone mapping parameters applicable to the entire image. A lower dynamic range image pixel will have a local tone mapped value and a globally tone mapped value, which are combined by giving each a weighted value to provide a final low dynamitic range pixel value. | 07-05-2012 |
David Simons, Edina, MN US
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20110172738 | GRAPHICAL MANIPULATION OF POSTURE ZONES FOR POSTURE-RESPONSIVE THERAPY - The disclosure provides a system that displays graphical representations of posture zones associated with posture states of a patient, on a display device communicatively coupled to a medical device. The medical device is configured to deliver therapy to the patient based on detected posture states of the patient, where the detected posture state is based on the posture zones. The display device may allow a user to manipulate the graphical representations of the posture zones, including changing the size of the posture zones. Additionally, the display device may allow a user to change transition times associated with transitions between posture states, and displaying an indication of the changed transition time by highlighting the two graphical representations of the posture zones corresponding to the posture states associated with the changed transition time. | 07-14-2011 |
20110172744 | PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH MEDICAL DEVICE THERAPY - This disclosure is related to techniques for presenting therapy factors related to medical device therapy in a manner that allows a user, such as a patient or a clinician, to receive, comprehend and evaluate information relating to therapy delivered by the medical device efficiently. In one aspect, a method comprises obtaining a data set corresponding to a therapy factor associated with delivery of a medical therapy to a patient with a medical system including an implantable medical device, receiving a user selection associated with a subset of the data set, the subset of the data set including less than all the information relating to the therapy factor in the data set, and presenting a representation, corresponding to the subset of the data set, of the therapy factor on a display of a programmer. | 07-14-2011 |
David J. Simons, Redmond, WA US
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20090177784 | END-POINT IDENTIFIERS IN SIP - A system and method for uniquely identifying an SIP device extends the SIP communications protocol with an end point identifier, carried for example in the header of an SIP transmission. The end point identifier is useful for routing, registration, subscription, and authentication. The end point (device) of a given user epid can be uniquely identified by creating a key from an epid and a user's address-of-record (URI). This in turn enables improved connection management and security association management when the connections/IP addresses are transient, such as when HTTPS tunneling is used. | 07-09-2009 |
20090282149 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTING LOAD BY REDIRECTING TRAFFIC - Disclosed is a system for servers to redirect client requests to other servers in order to distribute client traffic among the servers. A client is assigned to a server although the client may be unaware of that assignment. When the client accesses a server, a server possibly identified to the client by a name service, the server checks the client's assignment. If the client is not assigned to this server, then in some scenarios this server redirects the client to its assigned server. The client responds by sending its request to the assigned server. In other scenarios, the first server accessed by the client proxies the client's traffic to the assigned server. A database is kept of client-to-server assignments. If the present load distribution is less than ideal (e.g., clients are assigned to an unavailable server), then the assignment database is updated to reflect how the load should be distributed. | 11-12-2009 |
20090300158 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING THE COMMUNICATION OF PRESENCE INFORMATION AMONG COMPUTING DEVICES OF A NETWORK - A method and system for aggregating presence information generated by multiple devices associated with a single user is presented. A server acting as a presence agent on behalf of a first user and the first user's computing device receives and responds to a subscription request generated by a computing device operated by a second user that wishes to be permitted as a watcher of the first user. If the server is not capable of acting as a presence agent, then the first user's computing device assumes the role of a presence agent. | 12-03-2009 |
20120084447 | End-Point Identifiers in SIP - A system and method for uniquely identifying an SIP device extends the SIP communications protocol with an end point identifier, carried for example in the header of an SIP transmission. The end point identifier is useful for routing, registration, subscription, and authentication. The end point (device) of a given user epid can be uniquely identified by creating a key from an epid and a user's address-of-record (URI). This in turn enables improved connection management and security association management when the connections/IP addresses are transient, such as when HTTPS tunneling is used. | 04-05-2012 |
20130036308 | END-TO-END AUTHENTICATION OF SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL MESSAGES USING CERTIFICATES - End-to-end authentication capability based on public-key certificates is combined with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) to allow a SIP node that receives a SIP request message to authenticate the sender of request. The SIP request message is sent with a digital signature generated with a private key of the sender and may include a certificate of the sender. The SIP request message my also be encrypted with a public key of the recipient. After receiving the SIP request, the receiving SIP node obtains a certificate of the sender and authenticates the sender based on the digital signature. The digital signature may be included in an Authorization header of the SIP request, or in a multipart message body constructed according to the S/MIME standard. | 02-07-2013 |
20140040484 | END-POINT IDENTIFIERS IN SIP - A system and method for uniquely identifying an SIP device extends the SIP communications protocol with an end point identifier, carried for example in the header of an SIP transmission. The end point identifier is useful for routing, registration, subscription, and authentication. The end point (device) of a given user epid can be uniquely identified by creating a key from an epid and a user's address-of-record (URI). This in turn enables improved connection management and security association management when the connections/IP addresses are transient, such as when HTTPS tunneling is used. | 02-06-2014 |
David P. Simons, Seattle, WA US
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20120121202 | Methods and Apparatus for De-blurring Images Using Lucky Frames - A sharp frame and a blurred frame are detected from among a plurality of frames. A blur kernel is estimated. The blur kernel represents a motion-transform between the sharp frame and the blurred frame. Using the blur kernel, a static region measure for the sharp frame and the blurred frame is estimated. A de-blurred frame is generated by replacing one or more pixels of the blurred frame as indicated by the static region measure. | 05-17-2012 |
20130121577 | Methods and Apparatus for Chatter Reduction in Video Object Segmentation Using Optical Flow Assisted Gaussholding - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for chatter reduction in video object segmentation using optical flow assisted gaussholding. An optical flow assisted gaussholding method may be applied to segmentation masks generated for a video sequence. For each frame of at least some frames in a video sequence, for each of one or more other frames prior to and one or more other frames after the current frame, optical flow is computed for the other frame in relation to the current frame and used to warp the contour of the segmentation mask of the other frame to generate warped segmentation mask for the other frames. The weighted average of the warpedsegmentation masks and the segmentation mask of the current frame is then computed; this weighted average may be blurred spatially, for example using a Gaussian filter. The initial smoothed mask may be thresholded to produce a binary smoothed mask. | 05-16-2013 |
20130129156 | Methods and Apparatus for Chatter Reduction in Video Object Segmentation Using a Variable Bandwidth Search Region - Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for chatter reduction in video object segmentation using a variable bandwidth search region. A variable bandwidth search region generation method may be applied to a uniform search region to generate a variable bandwidth search region that reduces the search range for segmentation methods such as a graph cut method. The method may identify parts of the contour that are moving slowly, and reduce the search region bandwidth in those places to stabilize the segmentation. This method may determine a bandwidth for each of a plurality of local windows of an image according to an estimate of how much an object in the image has moved from a previous image. The method may blend the bandwidths for the plurality of local windows to generate a blended map. The method may then generate a variable bandwidth search region for an object according to the blended map. | 05-23-2013 |
20140002746 | Temporal Matte Filter for Video Matting | 01-02-2014 |
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20140016877 | Systems And Methods For Rolling Shutter Artifact Repair - Systems and methods for rolling shutter artifact repair are disclosed. For example, one disclosed method includes the steps of receiving two frames (F | 01-16-2014 |
20140304215 | Methods and Systems for Creating and Storing Metadata - One embodiment of the present disclosure is a method of creating metadata during object development. The method comprises receiving a change to an object during its development that results in a changed version of the object, identifying information about the change, and creating metadata comprising the information about the change. The information about the change may include a unique instance identifier identifying and unique to the changed version of the object. As an object is changed multiple times during development, the created metadata may include a series of information segments each relating to a particular change and each uniquely identified by its unique instance identifier. The information about the change may also include, as examples, an identification of a unique instance identifier of a prior version of the object, the time of the change to the object, and/or identification of the software used to make the change. Other embodiments relate to compound objects, part mapping, and modification of ingredients, among other things. | 10-09-2014 |
Derrick Simons, Greenville, SC US
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20110061389 | Radial Inlet Guide Vanes for a Combustor - The present application thus provides a combustor. The combustor may include an interior flow path therethrough, a number of nozzles in communication with the interior flow path, and an inlet guide vane system positioned about the interior flow path to create a swirled flow therein. | 03-17-2011 |
20130269364 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Fuel Leaks in Gas Turbine Engines - Embodiments can provide systems and methods for detecting fuel leaks in gas turbine engines. According to one embodiment, there is disclosed a method for detecting a fuel leak in a gas turbine engine. The method may include adjusting a control valve to correspond with a desired fuel flow. The method may also include determining an actual fuel flow based at least in part on an upstream pressure in a fuel manifold and one or more gas turbine engine parameters. The method may also include comparing the desired fuel flow with the actual fuel flow. Moreover, the method may include determining a difference between the desired fuel flow and the actual fuel flow, wherein the difference indicates a fuel leak. | 10-17-2013 |
20140090353 | Systems and Methods for Determining a Target Exhaust Temperature for a Gas Turbine - Embodiments of the invention can provide systems and methods for determining a target exhaust temperature for gas turbines. In one embodiment of the disclosure, there is disclosed a method for determining a target exhaust temperature for a gas turbine. The method can include determining a target exhaust temperature based at least in part on a compressor pressure condition; determining a temperature adjustment to the target exhaust temperature based at least in part on steam humidity; and changing the target exhaust temperature based at least in part on the temperature adjustment. | 04-03-2014 |
Derrick W. Simons, Greer, SC US
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20090044513 | Method Of Mitigating Undesired Gas Turbine Transient Response Using Event Based Actions - A method of managing transient events regularly seen during gas turbine operation that may cause undesirable operation and hardware damage. During certain transient operations, a lag may be seen between reference exhaust temperature and actual turbine exhaust temperature. This lag can result in an under-fired condition within the combustion system of variable magnitude and duration. Either fuel split schedules or a control algorithm can be positioned during these transients to prevent combustion dynamics or loss of flame. Combustion dynamics are known to cause damage that may require hardware replacement. Once the transient has completed, normal control operation is resumed. | 02-19-2009 |
Emmanuel John Simons, Cambridge, MA US
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20110166060 | TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERMEATING EAR DROPS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention provides compositions and methods for noninvasive delivery of therapeutic agents across an intact tympanic membrane. For example, the compositions include a penetration enhancer which increases the flux of a therapeutic agent (e.g., antibiotic) across the tympanic membrane. Such compositions are particularly useful in the treatment of otitis media. Additionally, the composition may include a sustained release agents that, in some embodiments form sustained release reservoirs, in situ, once administered to a patient. | 07-07-2011 |
Everett Simons, Arlington, VA US
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20110068955 | Virtual image labeling of input devices - Partial reflection of an image source creates a virtual image that appears superimposed on a keyboard. This virtual image contains labels for the keys. When users place their hands on the keyboard, this blocks the view of some of the keys but does not block the user's view of the virtual image. This creates a visual perception that users can see the key labels through their own hands. The physical keys themselves may be blank, with the labels existing solely as part of the virtual image. Modifying the image source allows the keyboard to be remapped in a variety of different ways, e.g., switching between Latin and Cyrillic characters, displaying application-specific functions, or remapping keys in a password entry system to prevent an observer from identifying the values of the keys being pressed by the user. | 03-24-2011 |
20110080377 | Virtual image feedback for input devices - A display screen above a signature tablet faces downwards, towards the signature tablet. A transparent plate is located at a height half way between the tablet and the screen. A user observing the tablet through the transparent plate also sees a reflection of the screen. The reflection of the screen, called a virtual image, appears to be in the same plane as the top surface of the tablet. As the user signs the tablet with a stylus, the virtual image of the resulting signature follows behind the stylus. The signature appears to be on the top surface of the tablet, coplanar with the stylus path, rather than within the tablet. This allows the system to better simulate a traditional pen-on-paper signature. Separating the components responsible for sensing the stylus tip location and displaying the signature also allows for the independent optimization of the sensing and display functions. | 04-07-2011 |
20110310022 | Responsive virtual image labeling of computer keyboards - A user views a keyboard through a transparent plate. Partial reflection of an image source by the plate creates a virtual image, including labels, that appears to be superimposed on the keyboard. The keys themselves may be blank. Hands resting on the keyboard block the user's view of many of the keys, but do not block the view of the virtual image. The visual perception is that users can see the key labels through their own hands. This allows any key to be identified without moving the hands out of the way. The image source can be a computer-controlled monitor, which allows the virtual image labels to respond to user input. For example, pressing a control key can display virtual image labels for the shortcuts enabled by that control key. These virtual image labels can emphasize frequently used shortcuts, and also point out rarely used shortcuts to frequently used functions. | 12-22-2011 |
20120013639 | Computer for restricted spaces - A laptop computer has a reflective transparent plate between the keyboard and the screen. Users viewing the keyboard through the plate sees a virtual image of the screen, reflected by the plate. This virtual image may include labels apparently superimposed on the keyboard; the keys themselves may be blank. Hands resting on the keyboard block the user's view of some keys, but do not block the view of the virtual image. This allows any key to be identified without moving the hands out of the way. The application (task) also exists within the virtual image, apparently in a pane just beyond the keyboard. This pane may extend over the keyboard, in lieu of the default virtual image labels for the keys. The task scrolls to maintain the active region of the task pane beyond the keyboard. Pressing control keys causes virtual image labels to indicate the newly enabled key functionality. | 01-19-2012 |
Geoffrey Simons, Seattle, WA US
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20080294497 | Feedback-driven ad targeting - Methods and systems for selecting and serving an ad to a Web page in response to an ad request from that page, where the ad being delivered has the highest or close to the highest expected value, are described. The prior history of an ad is examined and the circumstances relating to the ad that have led to a positive action for the ad in the past (such as a click on the ad by a user) are determined. This data are collected and stored in a first set of data. In addition, the characteristics of the ad request are examined. A likelihood function is used to derive a likelihood value which can be used to lead to a probability that the ad will be successful or have a positive result. Following this process, a group of Web pages is created that have shown a positive result when the ad was displayed. The creation of the group of Web pages results from executing one or more custom targeting engines. In addition, a group of ad requests for the ad that provided a positive result for the ad and another group of ad requests that did not provide a positive result for the ad are created. An ad is selected and served to the Web page based on a comparison of the ad request with these two groups of ad requests. | 11-27-2008 |
Gerald Frank Simons, Bosque Farms, NM US
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20090192674 | Hydraulically propelled - gryoscopically stabilized motor vehicle - A hydraulically propelled, gyroscopically stabilized muter vehicle that exhibits extremely high fuel efficiency and personnel safety. Fuel efficiency is derived from the application of a large energy wheel functioning to provide energy storage as well as inertial stabilization The energy wheel never needs to be replaced and when its energy level as been depleted can be refilled almost immediately. Additional energy is stored in a conventional hydraulic accumulator. A small engine running intermittently for a short time and st its most efficient speed replaces expended energy. Expended energy is also replaced by regenerative decelerations well as wheel bounce. Safety is enhanced by the inertial stability of the energy wheel functioning as a gyroscope that prevents the vehicle from overturning. A Rate Gyroscope in conjunction with a computer controlled vehicle control system prevent spin out accidents. | 07-30-2009 |
20100286888 | Hydraulic propulsion, gyroscopic energy storage vehicle drive system - A high efficiency vehicle propulsion system to propel a vehicle using a hydraulic motor pump functioning as motor connected to the vehicle wheels. Vehicle braking and deceleration energy is recaptured using the same hydraulic motor pump functioning as a pump and stored in an inertia wheel configured as a gyroscope. Energy is stored in and retrieved from the inertia wheel by the use of a hydraulic motor pump functioning as a motor to store energy in the inertia wheel of the gyroscope or as a pump or to retrieve energy from the inertial wheel of the gyroscope. Energy to serve the system is derived from the use of a small engine running infrequently and intermittently. Additional energy is retrieved by the use of an active shock absorption system. Energy management and vehicle propulsion are controlled by a central computer processing signals derived from action of an on-board operator, an on-board program of from a remote source. Vehicle roll over accidents are inhibited by the use of the inertial stability of the gyroscope to prevent excessive vehicle roll attitude. | 11-11-2010 |
20110103890 | Concrete joint inserter tool - A concrete crack control joint insertion tool to insert joint forming materials into a concrete mixture or alternatively providing means to create a crack control joint without the use of ancillary material. | 05-05-2011 |
20140260780 | Hybrid metal fiber flywheel - An energy storage flywheel whose energy storage capacity has been enhanced by the use of circumferentially applied composite fibers. The use of high density metal wafers being laminated with isolating low density laminations ensures maximum energy storage for a given mass and safely limits instant total energy release or the ejection of failed objects upon the event of a mechanical failure. | 09-18-2014 |
Gerald Sidney Simons US
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20110113897 | SHACKLE-BAR WITH LOAD-CELL - For use with cranes or hoists, the traditional shackle-bolt through-hole in the shackle-bar is elongated into a slot. A sub-unit comprising a cell-block, a load-cell, a load-block, and one of the shackle-bolts, is placed in the slot. The load-cell, of suitable size, is housed in a very robust manner, and yet the load capacity of the shackle-bar is unaffected by being so modified. | 05-19-2011 |
Girard Simons, Anderson, SC US
Girard A. Simons, Anderson, SC US
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20090031731 | Wobbe control and enhanced operability through in-line fuel reforming - A method of regulating the Wobbe number of a multi-composition gas fuel supplied to one or more combustors of a gas turbine comprising: (a) providing a control system for regulating fuel and air flow to the one or more combustors; and (b) reforming a fraction of the gas fuel upstream of the one or more combustors to form hydrogen and carbon monoxide to be supplied to the one or more combustors with a remaining fraction of the fuel; wherein the fraction of fuel reformed is adjusted to maintain the Wobbe number of the fuel supplied to the one or more combustors within a predetermined range. | 02-05-2009 |
20100170253 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FUEL INJECTION IN A TURBINE ENGINE - In one embodiment, a turbine system, may include a fuel nozzle, that includes a plurality of fuel passages and a plurality of air passages offset in a downstream direction from the fuel passages. In the embodiment, an air flow from the air passages is configured to intersect with a fuel flow from the fuel passages at an angle to induce swirl and mixing of the air flow and the fuel flow downstream of the fuel nozzle. | 07-08-2010 |
20110225976 | WOBBE CONTROL AND ENHANCED OPERABILITY THROUGH IN-LINE FUEL REFORMING - A method of regulating the Wobbe number of a multi-composition gas fuel supplied to one or more combustors of a gas turbine includes: (a) providing a control system for regulating fuel and air flow to the one or more combustors; and (b) reforming a fraction of the gas fuel upstream of the one or more combustors to form hydrogen and carbon monoxide to be supplied to the one or more combustors with a remaining fraction of the fuel; wherein the fraction of fuel reformed is adjusted to maintain the Wobbe number of the fuel supplied to the one or more combustors within a predetermined range. | 09-22-2011 |
Girard Albert Simons, Anderson, SC US
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20100101204 | DILUENT SHROUD FOR COMBUSTOR - Disclosed is a combustor including a baffle plate having at least one through baffle hole and at least one fuel nozzle extending through the at least one through baffle hole. At least one diluent shroud is affixed to the at least one baffle plate and is configured to guide a diluent flow toward a mixing chamber of the at least one fuel nozzle. Further disclosed is a method for introducing a diluent flow into a mixing chamber of a fuel nozzle including urging the diluent flow from a plenum through a baffle plate gap between a baffle plate and an outer surface of the fuel nozzle. The diluent flow is directed via at least one diluent shroud extending from the baffle plate toward a plurality of air swirler holes extending through a fuel nozzle tip. The diluent flow is flowed through the plurality of air swirler holes into the mixing chamber. | 04-29-2010 |
Gregory Brian Simons, Loganville, GA US
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20090002990 | LED LIGHTING ASSEMBLIES FOR DISPLAY CASES - Embodiments of lighting assemblies disclosed herein are particularly designed for installation in display units to more effectively distribute light towards, and thereby better illuminate, the products housed in the display unit. The lighting assemblies include at least one, but preferably a plurality of, light emitting diodes mounted on a frame. The frame is preferably formed so as to have a number of mounting arms on which to mount the LEDs. In this way, the LEDs can be positioned on the arms and their emitted light can be directed to focus on different aspects of the display unit (i.e., the products housed in the unit, banners or advertisements on the unit, etc.). The lighting assemblies may include, but do not have to include, various optical features to enhance the distribution of light emitted from the LEDs, including, but not limited to, lenses, reflectors, etc. The lighting assemblies disclosed herein may be retrofit into existing refrigerated display units illuminated by fluorescent bulbs or installed in new units during assembly. | 01-01-2009 |
20110199765 | Linear LED Lamp - An LED-based lamp includes a linearly elongated body having a reflective interior surface defined by a top portion and side portions. An array of LEDs is mounted to at least one of the side portions and positioned such that its emitted light is directed into the linearly elongated body, where it is diffused and emitted from the lamp uniformly. In other embodiments, arrays of LEDs are mounted to both of the side portions. The interior of the body is an open cavity. A transparent cover is optionally attached to the body. | 08-18-2011 |
Gregory Brian Simons, Boise, ID US
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20110310603 | LIGHT FIXTURES - A low-profile light fixture includes at least one lighting module comprising a frame having a top portion, one or more wall portions, a mounting portion, at least one LED mounted to the mounting portion, and a shield positioned below the mounting portion for shielding the light emitting portion of each LED from direct view. The frame optionally includes one or more dividers for dividing light from the LEDs into discrete sections of the frame. The frame and shield include a reflective material for reflecting light from the LEDs into the space to be illuminated. The light fixture can be configured so that it can be retrofitted into existing lighting fixtures. | 12-22-2011 |
Jacob R. Simons, Seattle, WA US
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20110283632 | WALL-MOUNTED MODULAR ACCESSORY SYSTEM - A modular accessory system is supportable on a vertical surface such as a wall, an office divider, or the like and includes a support member or base that supports decorative panels and/or functional panels to provide a desired appearance and/or functions for use in an area. The panels are repositionable, and some may be oriented in two or more different orientations on the support base. Engaging members are provided at spaced intervals along each panel, with additional engaging members provided at spaced intervals along the support base. The engaging members along the support base releasably engage the engaging members on the panels to support them on the support base. | 11-24-2011 |
James Simons, Fraser, CO US
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20080272835 | Interrupt/Wake-Up of an Electronic Device in a Low Power Sleep Mode When Detecting a Sensor or Frequency Source Activated Frequency Change - Activation of an external sensor coupled to an electronic device will change the frequency of a low power oscillator in the electronic device that runs during a low power sleep mode of the electronic device. When a change in frequency of the low power oscillator is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. In addition, when a change in frequency from an external frequency source is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. | 11-06-2008 |
James B. Simons, Raleigh, NC US
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20100203344 | Laminating Adhesives Based on Primary Hydroxyl-Containing Curatives - A curative containing two or more primary hydroxyl groups per molecule and one or more moieties derived from a secondary hydroxyl-containing polyol such as polypropylene glycol is prepared in a multistage process wherein the secondary hydroxyl-containing polyol is end-capped with an excess of a reactant such as a polybasic acid and the resulting functionalized intermediate is then reacted with a polyol such as glycerin or diethylene glycol containing primary hydroxyl groups. Such curatives may be used in combination with isocyanate-functionalized polyurethane prepolymers to provide two component adhesives useful for laminating thin films and/or foils. | 08-12-2010 |
James (jim) Simons, Fraser, CO US
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20080272826 | Interrupt/Wake-Up of an Electronic Device in a Low Power Sleep Mode When Detecting a Sensor or Frequency Source Activated Frequency Change - Activation of an external sensor coupled to an electronic device will change the frequency of a low power oscillator in the electronic device that runs during a low power sleep mode of the electronic device. When a change in frequency of the low power oscillator is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. In addition, when a change in frequency from an external frequency source is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. | 11-06-2008 |
20080272827 | Interrupt/Wake-Up of an Electronic Device in a Low Power Sleep Mode When Detecting a Sensor or Frequency Source Activated Frequency Change - Activation of an external sensor coupled to an electronic device will change the frequency of a low power oscillator in the electronic device that runs during a low power sleep mode of the electronic device. When a change in frequency of the low power oscillator is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. In addition, when a change in frequency from an external frequency source is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. | 11-06-2008 |
20080272836 | Interrupt/Wake-Up of an Electronic Device in a Low Power Sleep Mode When Detecting a Sensor or Frequency Source Activated Frequency Change - Activation of an external sensor coupled to an electronic device will change the frequency of a low power oscillator in the electronic device that runs during a low power sleep mode of the electronic device. When a change in frequency of the low power oscillator is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. In addition, when a change in frequency from an external frequency source is detected, the electronic device will wake-up from the low power sleep mode. | 11-06-2008 |
Janae V. Simons, Durham, NC US
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20080250486 | DESIGN STRUCTURE FOR LOCAL BLADE SERVER SECURITY - A design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for a local blade server security is provided. The design structure includes a system capable of extracting authentication information for a local user from a USB keydrive inserted in the chassis of the blade server; comparing the extracted authentication information with predetermined authentication credentials; and granting access to one or more resources on the blade server if the extracted authentication information matches the predetermined authentication credentials; and denying access to one or more resources on the blade server if the extracted authentication information does not match the predetermined authentication credentials. | 10-09-2008 |
20080252490 | Merging A Codec With A Digital Media File and Playing A Digital Media File On A Playback Device - Merging a codec with a digital media file, including receiving, by a digital media provider from a playback device through a data communications network, a request for the digital media file, the digital media file comprising digital media content encoded by a codec, identifying, by the digital media provider, the codec by which the digital media content was encoded, inserting, by the digital media provider, the codec into the digital media file, distributing the digital media file with the inserted codec to the playback device through the data communications network. Playing a digital media file on a playback device, including receiving the digital media file in the playback device, extracting the codec from within the digital media file, installing, by the playback device, the codec for operation on the playback device, and decoding, by the playback device through the codec, the digital media content for playback on the playback device. | 10-16-2008 |
Jan Fredrik Simons, New Haven, CT US
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20120264632 | Methods for Determining Sequence Variants Using Ultra-Deep Sequencing - The claimed invention provides for new sample preparation methods enabling direct sequencing of PCR products using pyrophosphate sequencing techniques. The PCR products may be specific regions of a genome. The techniques provided in this disclosure allows for SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) detection, classification, and assessment of individual allelic polymorphisms in one individual or a population of individuals. The results may be used for diagnostic and treatment of patients as well as assessment of viral and bacterial population identification. | 10-18-2012 |
J. Brandon Simons Simons, Raleigh, NC US
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20100136347 | TWO COMPONENT SOLVENTLESS POLYURETHANE LAMINATING ADHESIVES BASED ON 1,4:3,6 DIANHYDROHEXITOLS - A two component laminating adhesive is provided, wherein one component contains at least one isocyanate-functionalized compound and the other component contains one or more 1,4:3,6 dianhydrohexitols. A laminate may be formed by combining the two components to provide an adhesive and then using the adhesive to adhere one polymeric film or metallic foil to another polymeric film or metallic foil. The adhesive layer between the film and/or foil layers of the laminate is then cured. The adhesives exhibit faster green strength development and higher final bond strength as compared to conventional two component laminating adhesives not containing any 1,4:3,6 dianhydrohexitol as a coreactant. | 06-03-2010 |
Jeff W. Simons, Rifle, CO US
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20090114392 | Method and Apparatus Associated With Stimulation Treatments for Wells - A method and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons. In one embodiment, the method describes connecting multiple wells to a stimulation fluid pumping system via a pumping system manifold. The pumping system manifold is adjusted to provide a first well flow path from the stimulation fluid pumping system to a first well. Then, a first stimulation treatment is pumped into the first well. Concurrently with the pumping of the first stimulation treatment, a second well is prepared for a second stimulation treatment. | 05-07-2009 |
Jerry Simons, Northville, MI US
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20090094259 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPERATING A SEQUENCE OF EVENTS RECORDER - A method for recording a sequence of events is provided. The method includes operating a sequence of events recorder in a normal mode, wherein data stored is related to the sequence of events in a history buffer. The method also includes initiating a snap-shot mode of the events recorder after a triggering event occurs in the sequence of events. The snap-shot mode operates by freezing data related to a moment in the sequence of events that occurred prior to the triggering event, storing data related to the sequence of events at the time of the triggering event in the snap-shot buffer, and continuing to record the data related to the sequence of events to a snap-shot buffer until a predetermined event. | 04-09-2009 |
Jerry Simons, Southfield, MI US
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20110119453 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-CONTROLLER SYSTEMS - A method for implementing a high-availability system that includes a plurality of controllers that each includes a shared memory. The method includes storing in the shared memory, by each controller, status data related to each of a plurality of failure modes, and calculating, by each controller, an availability score based on the status data. The method also includes determining, by each controller, one of the plurality of controllers having a highest availability score, and identifying the one of the plurality of controllers having the highest availability score as a master controller. | 05-19-2011 |
Jerry Lee Simons, Northville, MI US
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20110261832 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGING INPUT AND OUTPUT DATA - A method for exchanging data using a controller includes selectively setting an exchange mode to one of a synchronous mode and an asynchronous mode, and determining whether to execute an input data exchange or an output data exchange. The input data exchange is based at least in part on an input reference that identifies an input/output (I/O) module from which the input data is retrieved, and the output data exchange is based at least in part on an output reference that identifies the I/O module to store the output data. | 10-27-2011 |
John K. Simons, Maplewood, MN US
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20080294116 | Coatable Compositions, Coatings Derived Therefrom and Microarrays Having Such Coatings - Coatable compositions and coatings derived from the coatable compositions, and microarrays comprising such coatings are described. In one aspect, the invention provides a microarray comprising: a plurality of microneedles extending from a support substrate; a coating deposited on at least one of the plurality of microneedles, the coating comprising an active agent and a biological salt. In another aspect, the invention provides a coatable composition, comprising: active agent; a biological salt; and solvent. In still another aspect, the invention provides a dried coating coated on a microneedle, the coating comprising: an active agent; and a biological salt. | 11-27-2008 |
20090198189 | DEVICE FOR APPLYING A MICRONEEDLE ARRAY | 08-06-2009 |
Jonathan Simons, Kempton, PA US
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20130255001 | Method and Apparatus for Tamping and Scraping - A tamping and scraping tool for a food processor includes a flat blade in the form of a segment of a circle and a handle extending perpendicularly therefrom. The blade has an arcuate circumferential scraping edge and a chordal scraping edge interrupted by a central arcuate recess configured as a smaller circle segment. The flat bottom surface serves as a tamping surface; the chordal scraping edge permits scraping material from the bottom wall of the processor; and the outer scraping edge permits scraping of material from the processor sidewall. | 10-03-2013 |
Jonathan Simons, Savannah, GA US
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20100191061 | Laryngoscope with disposable blade cover - A laryngoscope for use with a disposable blade cover is provided. The laryngoscope comprises a handle and a blade. The laryngoscope further comprises an actuator system for selectively securing the disposable blade cover about at least a portion of the blade. | 07-29-2010 |
Josh Simons, Phoenix, AZ US
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20110240812 | UTILITY BRACKET - A utility bracket used for the simplified attachment of accessories and equipment to photography/video support systems. | 10-06-2011 |
Lloyd J. Simons, Mattawan, MI US
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20100120858 | Piperidine Derivatives - The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) | 05-13-2010 |
20120058989 | ANTIBACTERIAL FLUOROQUINOLONE ANALOGS - Compounds having antibacterial activity are disclosed. The compounds have the following structure (I): | 03-08-2012 |
Lyle S. Simons, Durham, NC US
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20090080032 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MAKING DIGITAL IMAGE TRANSFER THERMOFORMED OBJECTS - A method and system is provided for forming a three-dimensional image and, more particularly, for making three-dimensional digital image transfer thermoformed objects on, e.g., generic molds. The method includes manipulating digital images of a subject into a single image; printing the single image onto a media; and thermoforming the media with the single image using a generic mold. The system comprises a computer infrastructure operable to: receive images of a subject; display the images; stitch together the images to form a single image; adjust portions of the images or single image to compensate for deformation during thermoforming of the single image; register the single image with points on a mold; and print the single image. | 03-26-2009 |
20120219652 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MAKING DIGITAL IMAGE TRANSFER THERMOFORMED OBJECTS - A method and system is provided for forming a three-dimensional image and, more particularly, for making three-dimensional digital image transfer thermoformed objects on, e.g., generic molds. The system comprises a computer infrastructure operable to receive images of a subject.display the images, stitch together the images to form a single image, adjust portions of the images or single image to compensate for deformation during thermoforming of the single image, register the single image with points on a moldm, and print the single image. | 08-30-2012 |
Lyle Smith Simons, Durham, NC US
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20080222631 | COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM - A compliance method and system. The method includes receiving by computing system compliance data comprising a plurality of compliance rules from a plurality of different compliance domains. The plurality of compliance rules are converted from said text format to a first plurality of program objects. Attributes for the first plurality of program objects are modified. A compliance report comprising an output of the plurality of program objects is generated. An automated compliance verification software tool compares the first plurality of program objects with compliance verification data in order to verify if the first plurality of program objects is in accordance with the compliance verification data. | 09-11-2008 |
Mark Simons, Bosque Farms, NM US
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20110130915 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION - A health monitoring system is provided for a vehicle with an identity configured to travel on a surface. The system includes a body positioned on the surface and configured to stimulate a dynamic response from the vehicle as the vehicle travels over the body; a response sensor associated with the body and configured to measure the dynamic response from the vehicle; and an identification sensor associated with the body and configured to collect data corresponding to the identity of the vehicle. | 06-02-2011 |
20110224865 | HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH VEHICLE VELOCITY - A health monitoring system is provided for a vehicle configured to travel over a surface with a velocity. The system includes a body configured to stimulate a dynamic response from the vehicle as the vehicle travels over the body; a response sensor associated with the body and configured to measure the dynamic response from the vehicle; an identification sensor associated with the body and configured to collect data corresponding to the identity of the vehicle; a velocity sensor associated with the body and configured to determine the velocity of the vehicle; and a processing unit associated with the body and configured to evaluate the health of the vehicle based on the dynamic response, the identity, and the velocity. | 09-15-2011 |
Matthew Joseph Simons, Plymouth, MI US
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20090054031 | System and Method for Authorizing and Monetizing Collect Cellular Telephone Calls - The collect cellular call identifies the cellular telephone carrier and called party cell phone. After determining whether the carrier and phone accept message service charges (SMS), a voice response module seeks positive authorization from the called party with the telephone. If positive, the system facilitates a connection between the calling party and the called party and initiates a predetermined billing charge assigned to the cellular telephone number. If the carrier or the cell phone is not enabled or if no authorization is obtained from the called party, the system facilitates a denial of completion signal. A timer monitors the length a the collect cellular call. Databases are accessed to locate the carrier and called cell phone number approved list of numbers and deny-service list of numbers. | 02-26-2009 |
20120202454 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING AND MONETIZING COLLECT CELLULAR TELEPHONE CALLS - The collect cellular call identifies the cellular telephone carrier and called party cell phone. After determining whether the carrier and phone accept message service charges (SMS), a voice response module seeks positive authorization from the called party with the telephone. If positive, the system facilitates a connection between the calling party and the called party and initiates a predetermined billing charge assigned to the cellular telephone number. If the carrier or the cell phone is not enabled or if no authorization is obtained from the called party, the system facilitates a denial of completion signal. A timer monitors the length of the collect cellular call. Databases are accessed to locate the carrier and called cell phone number approved list of numbers and deny service list of numbers. | 08-09-2012 |
20140080443 | System and Method for Authorizing and Monetizing a Telephone Call - A system and method of authorizing and monetizing a telephone communication such as a voice call is disclosed. The calling party may be in a controlled environment such as a prison or hospital; the called party is using a mobile telephone device. The call is facilitated by a service provider such as a connect service provider. The call is monetized by a message service charge billed to an account associated with the mobile telephone device. The call is facilitated as a voice call if there is authorization both for a charge for message service to the mobile telephone device and for the call from the calling party. The system is implemented with a system may use a message service communication protocol for the message and billing charge. computer-based system in operation with the interactive voice response system. Revenue from monetization of the call may be shared between service providers. | 03-20-2014 |
Michael Simons, Hanover, NH US
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20090068736 | Mutant proline-and-arginine rich peptides and methods for using the same - The present invention relates to mutant proline-and-arginine rich (PR) peptides with defined structural characteristics for use in inhibiting mammalian 20S proteasome activity and modulating expression of genes regulating the NF-κB pathway. Mutant PR peptides of the present invention differ from wild-type PR peptides by having at least one to three amino acid substitutions, wherein at least one of the amino acid residues at position one, two or three of the mutant PR peptide is positively charged. | 03-12-2009 |
20090176249 | Method for detecting cardiac collateral formation - The present invention relates to a method of detecting collateral artery formation by measuring the level of NT-pro-BNP or BNP in an individual. | 07-09-2009 |
Michael Simons, Hamden, CT US
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20100092958 | Methods for Determining Collateral Artery Development in Coronary Artery Disease - The present invention relates to a method for determining collateral artery development in a human subject with coronary artery disease based upon the levels of expression of markers associated with collateral artery development in coronary artery disease. | 04-15-2010 |
20140120106 | Stimulation of Arterial Collateral Growth and Lymphogenesis - Compositions and method for stimulating and controlling arteriogenesis and lymphatic vasculature by preventing and/or reducing the cellular interaction between RAF1 and AKT have been developed. The compositions include molecules that increase the bioavailability of non-phosphorylated RAF1, for example, the RAF1 Ser259 to Ala259 mutant in (RAF1 S259A), and AKT1 inhibitory molecules. Defects, disorders or diseases of insufficient blood or lymphatic vasculature are treated by administering to a patient in need thereof, a pharmaceutical composition comprising a molecule specifically blocking RAF1-AKT crosstalk in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient in an amount effective to enhance the growth of blood or lymphatic vasculature in the patient. Compositions can be administered by injection or by controlled or sustained release devices, coating on devices or implants, microparticles, bulking agents or depots, or other techniques providing controlled or sustain release over a period of time effective to induce blood or lymphatic vasculature growth as desired. | 05-01-2014 |
20140348889 | Compositions and Methods for Treating and Preventing Neointimal Stenosis - Methods for treating or preventing neointima stenosis are disclosed. The methods generally involve the use of a TGFβ inhibitor, a SMAD2 inhibitor, an FGF Receptor agonist, a Let-7 agonist, or a combination thereof, to inhibit endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (Endo-MT) of vascular endothelial cells into smooth muscle cells (SMC) at sites of endothelial damage. The disclosed methods can therefore be used to prevent or inhibit neointimal stenosis or restenosis, e.g., after angioplasty, vascular graft, or stent. Also disclosed are methods for increasing the patency of biodegradable, synthetic vascular grafts using a composition that inhibits Endo-MT. A cell-free tissue engineered vascular graft (TEVG) produced by this method is also disclosed. | 11-27-2014 |
Michael R. Simons, Fargo, ND US
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20110252009 | COMBINED SAVE AND VALIDATION LOGIC - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for combined saving and validation are disclosed. A particular method includes receiving a command to save changes associated with a change set to a data storage device. Entities of the change set are validated and one or more pre-operation commands are executed on the change set. When a pre-operation command modifies one or more first entities of the change set, the first entities are revalidated. The method also includes executing a data operation based on the change set and executing one or more post-operation commands on the change set. When a post-operation command modifies one or more second entities of the change set, the second entities are re-validated. | 10-13-2011 |
Nicholas Simons, Redmond, WA US
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20120284618 | DOCUMENT BASED CONTEXTUAL COMMUNICATION - A service that is capable of tracking conversations related to documents, surfaces these documents appropriately to users and enables user-friendly notification of new communications associated with the discussed documents while respecting existing user experience, security, and privacy models of the various document and communication modalities. Conversations about particular content are made available within the context of that content through user interface elements that not only provide access to various communication modes, but also present discussion context in summary or detailed versions. | 11-08-2012 |
Nicholas Michael Simons, Redmond, WA US
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20130080507 | External Service Application Discovery Method - An external service application discovery process that connects a host with an external application server running a service application allowing a user of a client computing device to work with a file via a web browser. The host brokers the functionality of an external application server and serves as the platform where interactions between the client computing device and the external application server occur. An open interface protocol, which is a shared communication protocol, allows the host to communicate instructions from the client computing device to the external application server. Through the external service application discovery process, the external application server describes functionality provided by the service application to the host. The host selectively makes the functionality provided by the service application available to users based on the level of implementation of the open platform interface and the conventions of the external service application discovery process understood by the host. | 03-28-2013 |
20130080603 | Fault Tolerant External Application Server - A fault tolerant external application server. The external application server is a web based system that allows a user of a client computing device to work with a file over a network via a general client application communicating with a host. The host brokers the functionality and provides a platform for interacting with the external application server. The external application server is implemented as a server farm. A fault tolerant farm system combines latent configuration replication between farm members, interchangeable farm members, and optional health monitoring to allow the external application server farm to provide on-the-fly configuration while maintaining full functionality without requiring a real time state management database. | 03-28-2013 |
20130191720 | Collaborative Communication in a Web Application - A document accessible on a network may be opened by multiple users. A user may use a thin client application to access the document, wherein an image of the document and XML data including comments and locations of the comments in the document. Hint icons are displayed in the document where comments are anchored. Upon selection of a hint, an HTML comments pane may be displayed to a side of the document, exposing comments and replies to comments currently stored in the document. The comments pane may be scrolled to the comment associated with the selected hint. Additionally, highlighting may be provided over elements in the document associated with a selected comment. Comments may be added via the comments pane and saved to the document on the network. Comments and comment location data may be communicated to other clients, allowing for collaborative communication via a thin client application. | 07-25-2013 |
Richard Simons, Garfield, NJ US
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20090178536 | FOLDING BAR CHIMES - A bar chime apparatus has a mantle with one or more pivot mechanisms that connect two or more bar segments. The one or more pivot mechanisms have two or more slots. The two or more bar segments can be folded and secured in the two or more slots. Two or more bar chimes are suspended from the mantle. | 07-16-2009 |
20110167981 | One-Handed Musical Triangle - A triangle musical instrument that may be played using a single hand. The triangle is formed such that a percussionist is able to grasp the triangle in one hand and shake it in a back-and-forth motion to produce the familiar triangle musical instrument sound. Openings formed in the sides of the instrument allow the percussionist to mute the sounds. | 07-14-2011 |
20110167983 | Top-Tuning System for Hand Percussion Instrument - Disclosed is a tuning system for tuning a hand percussion instrument having a head and a shell. The tuning system comprises a rim, the rim secured to the head of the instrument, the rim comprising at least one receptacle, the receptacle positioned at outer periphery of the rim such that the receptacle body is below the plane of the rim, a side plate assembly, the side plate assembly secured to the shell of the instrument, a tuning rod, the tuning rod having a first end secured to the receptacle for varying the tension on the head, and the tuning rod having a second end secured to the side plate assembly. | 07-14-2011 |
20110167984 | ROTATING MULTI-STEM INSTRUMENT BRACKET - An assembly for mounting musical instruments comprises a base, a bearing, the bearing secured to the base, a post, the post comprising a head, the head comprising a plurality of mounting flanges for mounting a musical instrument, and a body, the body fixedly connected to head at a first end, the body further rotatably engaged to the bearing at a second end. | 07-14-2011 |
20140305281 | Top-Tuning System For Hand Percussion Instrument - Disclosed is a tuning system for tuning a hand percussion instrument having a head and a shell. The tuning system comprises a rim, the rim secured to the head of the instrument, the rim comprising at least one receptacle, the receptacle positioned at outer periphery of the rim such that the receptacle body is below the plane of the rim, a side plate assembly, the side plate assembly secured to the shell of the instrument, a tuning rod, the tuning rod having a first end secured to the receptacle for varying the tension on the head, and the tuning rod having a second end secured to the side plate assembly. | 10-16-2014 |
20150075354 | Channeled Shaker - A percussive shaker instrument with improved control in producing rhythmic sound and capable of producing different percussive sounds in a single shaker is disclosed. The shaker comprises one or more channels filled with a striker material. The channel isolates the striker material from the striker material in other channels and from any other part of the shaker. The striker material is freely movable within the channel such that it may collide with a striking surface when the shaker is moved. | 03-19-2015 |
Richard Simons, Golden Valley, MN US
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20100248176 | BOILER CONTROL METHODS - A method for controlling a boiler includes firing a boiler, and monitoring a temperature deviation between a boiler temperature and a heating temperature profile over time. If the temperature deviation exceeds an allowable deviation, the boiler is shut off. | 09-30-2010 |
20130073244 | REMOTE TESTING OF HVAC SYSTEMS - A number of methods for testing an HVAC system for a building structure from a remote location outside of the building structure are disclosed. Generally, the HVAC system has a primarily active component and a primarily dormant component. The method includes the steps of transmitting a test request to the HVAC system from the remote location, performing a test on the primarily dormant component of the HVAC system in response to the test request, and producing a test result. The test result can then be transmitted to a location outside of the building structure. | 03-21-2013 |
20140039835 | REMOTE TESTING OF HVAC SYSTEMS - A number of methods for testing an HVAC system for a building structure from a remote location outside of the building structure are disclosed. Generally, the HVAC system has a primarily active component and a primarily dormant component. The method includes the steps of transmitting a test request to the HVAC system from the remote location, performing a test on the primarily dormant component of the HVAC system in response to the test request, and producing a test result. The test result can then be transmitted to a location outside of the building structure. | 02-06-2014 |
Robert A. Simons, Littleton, CO US
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20110203079 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING LIFT CORDS IN COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A system for incorporation into a retractable covering that includes a flexible lift cord extending from a headrail to a bottom rail. The system includes a flexible protector of a length similar to that of an associated lift cord with the lift cord being operatively connected to the protector. The protector is in turn connected to a fabric extending between the headrail and the bottom rail at predetermined spaced locations so that any loop of protector formable is limited by the spacing between the locations at which the protector is connected to the fabric. The maximum size of a loop so formed in the protector and thus the lift cord associated therewith is insufficient to encapsulate a body part of a child or infant. | 08-25-2011 |
20130276994 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING LIFT CORDS IN COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A system for incorporation into a retractable covering that includes a flexible lift cord extending from a headrail to a bottom rail. The system includes a flexible protector of a length similar to that of an associated lift cord with the lift cord being operatively connected to the protector. The protector is in turn connected to a fabric extending between the headrail and the bottom rail at predetermined spaced locations so that any loop of protector formable is limited by the spacing between the locations at which the protector is connected to the fabric. The maximum size of a loop so formed in the protector and thus the lift cord associated therewith is insufficient to encapsulate a body part of a child or infant. | 10-24-2013 |
20140290877 | SYSTEM FOR CONFINING LIFT CORDS IN COVERINGS FOR ARCHITECTURAL OPENINGS - A system for incorporation into a retractable covering that includes a flexible lift cord extending from a headrail to a bottom rail. The system includes a flexible protector of a length similar to that of an associated lift cord with the lift cord being operatively connected to the protector. The protector is in turn connected to a fabric extending between the headrail and the bottom rail at predetermined spaced locations so that any loop of protector formable is limited by the spacing between the locations at which the protector is connected to the fabric. The maximum size of a loop so formed in the protector and thus the lift cord associated therewith is insufficient to encapsulate a body part of a child or infant. | 10-02-2014 |
Robert M. Simons, Cameron, WI US
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20110030727 | Mat Washing Machine and Method - Mat washing device, method of using the mat washing device, and method of washing mats. The mat washing device includes a system that may be transported on a flat bed trailer from one location to another. The mat washing device includes conveying systems, brush systems, rails systems and control mechanisms. The mat washing device may be used by placing mat, on edge, on a conveying system and conveying the mat to a first brushing system and a second brushing system. In one aspect the first brushing system includes a cable brush having a bolt secured at the end of a cable in order to beat or brush material from the mat when the cable brush is spun. | 02-10-2011 |
20120030888 | MAT WASHING MACHINE - Mat washing device, method of using the mat washing device, and method of washing mats. The mat washing device includes a system that may be transported on a flat bed trailer from one location to another. The mat washing device includes conveying systems, brush systems, rails systems and control mechanisms. The mat washing device may be used by placing mat, on edge, on a conveying system and conveying the mat to a first brushing system and a second brushing system. In one aspect the first brushing system includes a cable brush having a bolt secured at the end of a cable in order to beat or brush material from the mat when the cable brush is spun. | 02-09-2012 |
20120325268 | Mat Washing Machine and Method - Mat washing device, method of treating a mat, and method of preparing a location for washing mats. The mat washing device includes a system that may be transported on a flat bed trailer from one location to another. The mat washing device includes conveying systems, brush systems, rails systems and control mechanisms. The mat washing device may be used by placing mat, on edge, on a conveying system and conveying the mat to a first brushing system and a second brushing system. In one aspect the first brushing system includes a cable brush having a bolt secured at the end of a cable in order to beat or brush material from the mat when the cable brush is spun. | 12-27-2012 |
Samuel K. Simons, Jonesboro, IN US
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20090181779 | TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING MULTIPLE SIZED SPLINES - A driveshaft assembly includes a tubular slip member having a first spline member having a plurality of splines formed thereon having a first tolerance and a second spline member having a plurality of spline sections. The plurality of spline sections includes a plurality of splines formed thereon having a second tolerance. The second spline member cooperates with the first spline member. A zone is disposed on the second spline member and has a first profile. The zone is disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of spline sections of the second spline member, and the first profile defines a clearance relative to the first spline member. | 07-16-2009 |
20110219839 | Tubular member having multiple sized splines - A driveshaft assembly includes a tubular slip member having a first spline member having a plurality of splines formed thereon having a first tolerance and a second spline member having a plurality of spline sections. The plurality of spline sections includes a plurality of splines formed thereon having a second tolerance. The second spline member cooperates with the first spline member. A zone is disposed on the second spline member and has a first profile. The zone is disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of spline sections of the second spline member, and the first profile defines a clearance relative to the first spline member. | 09-15-2011 |
Scott E. Simons, Forest Lake, MN US
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20120160324 | CONCENTRATING SOLAR MIRROR PANEL ASSEMBLY WITH CORRUGATED STIFFENER - A concentrating solar mirror panel assembly having a reflective sheet with a reflective major surface and an opposing major surface and a corrugated stiffener having ridges and troughs each having an outer surface with land areas, wherein the land areas of at least a portion of the ridges are joined to at least a portion of the opposing major surface of the reflective sheet. The concentrating solar mirror panel assembly is non-planar and substantially rigid. The concentrating solar mirror panel assembly is assembled such that a desired non-planar shape is maintained: either using a locking sheet or having the corrugated stiffener attached so that its principal axes of corrugation are substantially perpendicular to the axis of curvature of the assembly. Methods of making the concentrating solar mirror panel assembly are also disclosed. Concentrated solar power systems and solar collection devices are also disclosed. | 06-28-2012 |
Shawn Robert Simons, Cedar Falls, IA US
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20100071919 | MECHANICAL HITCH CONTROL UNIT - A mechanical hitch control system for a vehicle includes a draft force sensing member, a mechanical hitch control unit, a hitch valve actuator, and a cable transmitting a draft force signal to the hitch control unit. A draft cam is coupled to the draft force sensing and setting members. A position cam is coupled to the position setting member and to a hitch position sensing member. A draft pickup cam is coupled to the draft cam and pivotally mounted on the hitch position setting member. At least one of the cams is operatively engagable with the hitch valve actuator. The cams are enclosed by housing with an opening covered by a removable side plate. The cams and levers are coupled to input members which are inserted through the side plate. The assembled cams, levers and input members are then installed into the housing through the opening. | 03-25-2010 |
Suzanne Barber Simons, Austin, TX US
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20120265775 | METHODS AND TOOLS TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING BY SPECIFYING, RELATING AND ANALYZING REQUIREMENTS, SOLUTIONS AND DEPLOYMENTS - The present invention discloses methods and tools for managing requirements, solutions, and deployments of a project. The invention provides for the creation of a portfolio of data pertaining to requirements, solutions, and deployments for the project. The relationships and dependencies between the data are mapped, and the portfolio of data and the mapping of the data are displayed in a graphical format. The portfolio of data can be queried to determine the relationships and dependencies between the data. | 10-18-2012 |
Thomas W. Simons, Naperville, IL US
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20100211824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEMORY RETENTION ACROSS RESETS - Systems and methods (“utility”) for providing a computer system with a mechanism to record live data on a continuous basis which may be analyzed subsequent to a fault condition is provided. The utility uses the existing DRAM memory of a computer system as a retentive DRAM (RDRAM) device that may be used to store the data. To accomplish this, software and firmware is provided for continuously refreshing the DRAM memory across resets that are due to fault conditions. Further, non-maskable interrupts (NMI) are used to flag a variety of fault conditions to the computer system. To make the utility platform independent, a standardized power and configuration interface is used to implement a computer system reset that preserves the contents of the RDRAM. | 08-19-2010 |
William B. Simons, Denver, CO US
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20110074766 | DRAWING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS IN A 3D SUBSURFACE ENVIRONMENT - A system and method for drawing in a three-dimensional space. The drawings may include dots, line segments, arrows, polylines (open and closed), polygons, surfaces and 3D volumes. The method may include receiving user input that specifies a drawing in a displayed window and mapping the drawing into the 3D space. The mapping process may involve mapping the drawing onto a surface of an existing graphical object in the 3D space, or, mapping the drawing onto a user-specified plane in the 3D space. The drawing may represent a user's interpretation of a geological feature present on the graphical object surface. The graphical object may represent an object of significance in hydrocarbon exploration and production, e.g., an interpreted section or horizon in the earth's subsurface. | 03-31-2011 |