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20130000928 | INDUSTRIAL FLOOR NOZZLE AND FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM - An industrial floor firefighting system including a grating structured to rest over a trench and a firefighting nozzle attached to the grating, the system preferably characterized in the nozzle having an adjustable discharge gap; in the nozzle barrel being structured with the grating such that the barrel bears essentially no weight from industrial objects on or passing over the grating; in having an adjustable bafflehead/barrel combination that produces a nozzle gap upstream of the nozzle discharge orifice; and/or, as well, producing an annular gap discharge and an essentially annular nozzle discharge. | 01-03-2013 |
20130213674 | FOCUSED STREAM, AERATED FOAM PROJECTING NOZZLE INCLUDING FIXED WAND SYSTEM AND METHOD AS WELL AS POSSIBLY PORTABLE CENTER POINTING NOZZLE - The invention includes components and methodology for fixed and semi-fixed systems for extinguishing fire in large industrial flammable liquid storage tanks, including aerated foam projecting nozzles discharging substantially focused streams together with aeration chambers and risers and the formation of wand heads and wands. Specifically, the invention includes a nozzle having a tip portion, the tip portion having a stream shaper, and the stream shaper having at least four fins with a longitudinal dimension in the tip portion greater than a radial dimension in the tip portion. | 08-22-2013 |
20130228347 | FIXED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTINGUISHING INDUSTRIAL TANK FIRES, WITH AND WITHOUT FIXED ROOF, INCLUDING AERATED FOAM PROJECTING NOZZLES AND CENTER DIRECTED NOZZLES - Fixed systems and method for extinguishing large scale industrial tank fires, with and without fixed roofs, and featuring aerated foam projecting nozzles and including fixed center directed nozzles. The invention includes two connected nozzles, which project aerated foam of between in substantially focused streams and in roughly opposing directions. The two nozzles have a stream shaper in a tip portion of the nozzle with fins which terminate substantially flush with a nozzle tip solid bore discharge orifice. The two nozzles preferably are attached proximally downstream of and in fluid communication with at least one ambient air aeration chamber structure in combination with the two nozzles to produce aerated foam. A third nozzle of the fixed system is structured to discharge in a direction of within 30° of a perpendicular to the discharge axis defined by the two nozzles discharging in the roughly opposing directions. | 09-05-2013 |
20130248009 | SWIVEL WITH OR FOR HYDRANT MANIFOLD FOR INDUSTRIAL FIRE FIGHTING - A swivel with, or for, a hydrant manifold for industrial fire fighting comprising a swivel providing an at least 6 inch flow conduit and preferably including mating male and female sleeves of stainless steel and preferably having at least two rings of stainless steel ball bearings and a location for an interior water seal. | 09-26-2013 |
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20110254637 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERFERENCE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a matching network including a tunable reactance circuit configured to be coupled to at least one of a transmitter portion and a receiver portion of a communication device, wherein the tunable reactance circuit is adjustable to a plurality of tuning states, and wherein the determination of a tuning state is based on parameters associated with a detected interference. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-20-2011 |
20110254638 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERFERENCE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a matching network including a tunable reactance circuit configured to be coupled to at least one of a transmitter portion and a receiver portion of a communication device, where the tunable reactance circuit is adjustable to a plurality of tuning states, and where the determination of a tuning state is based on whether detected signal measurements are determined to be invalid and is based on information from at least one of an open-loop or closed-loop feedback configuration of the tunable reactance circuit. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 10-20-2011 |
20130325149 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING CIRCUIT COMPONENTS OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting a plurality of use cases of a communication device, determining an initial tuning state for each of a plurality of tuning algorithms according to the plurality of use cases, configuring each of the plurality of tuning algorithms according to their respective initial tuning state, executing a first tuning algorithm of the plurality of tuning algorithms according to an order of execution of the plurality of tuning algorithms, detecting a stability condition of the first tuning algorithm, and executing a second tuning algorithm of the plurality of tuning algorithms responsive to the detected stability condition of the first tuning algorithm. Each tuning algorithms can control one of a tunable reactive element, a control interface, or both of one of a plurality of circuit components of a radio frequency circuit. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140378076 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERFERENCE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a matching network including a tunable reactance circuit configured to be coupled to at least one of a transmitter portion and a receiver portion of a communication device, where the tunable reactance circuit is adjustable to a plurality of tuning states, and where the determination of a tuning state is based on whether detected signal measurements are determined to be invalid and is based on information from at least one of an open-loop or closed-loop feedback configuration of the tunable reactance circuit. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
20150031314 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INTERFERENCE IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a matching network including a tunable reactance circuit configured to be coupled to at least one of a transmitter portion and a receiver portion of a communication device, wherein the tunable reactance circuit is adjustable to a plurality of tuning states, and wherein the determination of a tuning state is based on parameters associated with a detected interference. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
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20090160263 | Apparatus, system and methods for enabling linearity improvement in voltage controlled variable capacitors - An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus, comprising at least one anti-parallel pair VVC network comprised of two parallel VVCs with one biased in the opposite polarity of the other and at least one anti-series VVC network comprised of two VVCs configured in series, one biased in the opposite polarity of the other such that the resulting AC capacitive variations produce a desired capacitance variation. | 06-25-2009 |
20130147681 | METHODS FOR TUNING AN ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK WITH A LOOK-UP TABLE - Methods for generating a look-up table relating a plurality of complex reflection coefficients to a plurality of matched states for a tunable matching network. Typical steps include measuring a plurality of complex reflection coefficients resulting from a plurality of impedance loads while the tunable matching network is in a predetermined state, determining a plurality of matched states for the plurality of impedance loads, with a matched state determined for each of the plurality of impedance loads and providing the determined matched states as a look-up table. A further step is interpolating the measured complex reflection coefficients and the determined matching states into a set of complex reflection coefficients with predetermined step sizes. | 06-13-2013 |
20130187727 | METHODS FOR TUNING AN ADAPTIVE IMPEDANCE MATCHING NETWORK WITH A LOOK-UP TABLE - Methods for generating a look-up table relating a plurality of complex reflection coefficients to a plurality of matched states for a tunable matching network. Typical steps include measuring a plurality of complex reflection coefficients resulting from a plurality of impedance loads while the tunable matching network is in a predetermined state, determining a plurality of matched states for the plurality of impedance loads, with a matched state determined for each of the plurality of impedance loads and providing the determined matched states as a look-up table. A further step is interpolating the measured complex reflection coefficients and the determined matching states into a set of complex reflection coefficients with predetermined step sizes. | 07-25-2013 |
20150142139 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TUNING CIRCUIT COMPONENTS OF A COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system that incorporates teachings of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process that assigns a respective priority level to each of a number of tuning algorithms controlling different tunable elements of a communication device. A first tuning algorithm is executed according to a first priority level assigned to the first tuning algorithm. A remaining number of the tuning algorithms are executed to determine whether the first tuning algorithm has affected a tuning state of any of the remainder of tuning algorithms. A second of the number of tuning algorithms is executed in response to a stability condition of the first tuning algorithm and according to a second priority level assigned to the second tuning algorithm. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
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20120271691 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE OFFER COMMUNICATIONS TO USERS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES - Systems and methods to integrate offer processing in a social networking environment. A computing apparatus includes: a data warehouse configured to store data associating a social networking account of a user with a financial payment account of the user; a portal configured to provide an offer to the user of the social networking account and to store data associating the offer with the financial payment account; a transaction handler configured to monitor transactions in the financial payment account of the user and detect a transaction that satisfies a set of requirements of the offer, when an authorization request for the transaction is being processed by the transaction handler; a message broker configured to generate a message in response to the transaction being detected; and a media controller coupled with the message broker to communicate the message to a social networking site. | 10-25-2012 |
20130117108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO COMMUNICATE WITH USERS VIA SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES - In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured with a configurable, generic, data-driven model, in which properties of social networking sites/applications are stored and used in communicating offer-related messages via social networking sites. | 05-09-2013 |
20130124417 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE GENERALIZED NOTIFICATIONS - A computing apparatus is configured to generate a generalized message to report information about an event, such as the processing of an authorization request or a settlement request for a transaction made using a consumer account of a user, to an aggregator, which is configured to further process the generalized message to provide services to the user, such as providing customized notification to the user, providing offers to the user, redeeming coupons or loyalty currency for the user, etc. | 05-16-2013 |
20130204703 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS REFERRALS IN OFFER CAMPAIGNS - In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured to represent offer rules based on requirements for the detection of predefined types of events, and actions scheduled to be performed in response to the detection of each occurrence of the events. The events are processed independently from each other and are linked via prerequisite conditions to formulate the requirements of an offer campaign. In one embodiment, the requirements for the detection of the events are specified based on predetermined types of events, including a first type for an event specified for interaction with a first user when the first user performs an action as a result of a referral from a second user, and a second type for an event specified for interaction with the second user in response to the first user performing the action. | 08-08-2013 |
20130218670 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS AN OFFER CAMPAIGN BASED ON INELIGIBILITY - In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured to represent offer rules based on requirements for the detection of predefined types of events and actions scheduled to be performed in response to the detection of each occurrence of the events. The events are independent from each other in processing and are linked via prerequisite conditions and/or ineligibility conditions to formulate the requirements of an offer campaign. In one embodiment, the ineligibility of a user, participating in the offer campaign, to meet the requirements of a first event leads to the monitoring of a second event that has a prerequisite condition formulated based on the ineligibility of the user to meet the requirements of the first event; and the second event provides an alternative path within the offer campaign when the user cannot meet the requirements of the first event. | 08-22-2013 |
20140136104 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTE PREDICTION - Predicting the future location of a user based on predicting the route that the user might take is disclosed. The routes used by the user in the past are indexed to generate a dictionary of routes which can be further augmented with contextual data. The prior routes are encoded within the dictionary such that each term representing a respective one of the prior routes comprises a collection of unique identifiers wherein each of the unique identifiers represents a segment of the respective one of the prior routes. Techniques of text prediction, term frequency for dictionary scores and other language processing techniques are used to predict the further route of the user. | 05-15-2014 |
20140172534 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO FACILITATE PROGRAMMING OF AN OFFER CAMPAIGN - A computing apparatus configured to represent offer rules based on requirements for the detection of predefined types of events and actions scheduled to be performed in response to the detection of each occurrence of the events. At least some of the events can include the actions of providing punches on virtual punch cards in the offer programs in which a user is enrolled. One of the event types is configured to be matched/triggered in response to recording punches in the virtual punch cards. | 06-19-2014 |
20140172576 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST - Identifying locations that are proximate to a particular route is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from the user's route. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the user's route. The user does not have to deviate far from their current route to visit the associated locations and may be motivated to capitalize on the location based services. | 06-19-2014 |
20140213300 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST BASED ON DISTANCE FROM ROUTE POINTS OR ROUTE PATHS - Selection of offers, locations or merchants based on their distances from a portion of a user's route and their affinity for the user is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from a selected portion such as the user's origin or destination or any route segment. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the selected portion on the user's route or those with the better utility. | 07-31-2014 |
20150264532 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROVIDE LOCATION-DEPENDENT INFORMATION DURING AN OPTIMAL TIME PERIOD - Systems and methods to track locations of a mobile device as a function of time and extract routes traversed by the mobile device, frequencies of the routes, and travel time periods of the routes. The route information is organized as a route dictionary. In response to an indication of a recently completed route, the information of the recently completed route is used in the route dictionary to look up a most likely route for the next trip and the predicted time of the next trip. Location-based data items are selected based on the predicted route for the next trip, sorted based on closeness to the route and affinity to the user of the mobile device for transmission to the mobile device. Top selected data items are scheduled to be transmitted to the mobile device in a time window before the predicted time of the next trip to avoid distracting the user (e.g., from driving) while the user is on the trip. | 09-17-2015 |
20150287077 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS OFFERS BASED ON MERCHANT HIERARCHIES - System and method configured to store data defining merchant groups, data associating transaction terminals with merchant groups, and data associating offers with merchant groups. Each of the merchant has one or more transaction terminals configured to process payments via a payment processing network. When a transaction being processed in the payment processing network is detected to be relevant to offers, the transaction data is augmented/enriched with data identifying one or more merchant groups to which a transaction terminal that initiates the transaction is associated. Offer rules are applied to the transaction data that is augmented with merchant group data. | 10-08-2015 |
20150288637 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROGRAM A COMPUTING SYSTEM TO PROCESS RELATED EVENTS VIA WORKFLOWS CONFIGURED USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - Systems and methods configured to program processing logic of related events via the use of autonomous components connected via a message board, a graphical user interface for specifying a workflow among selected autonomous components, where each of the autonomous components is configured to process a pre-determined type of events, and the autonomous components are configured to monitor a message board for relevant messages, retrieve respective messages from the message board, process the retrieved messages independent of other autonomous components, and provide processing results via posting messages on the message board. The messages posted on the message board identify the relevant workflows to cause the autonomous components to process data in accordance with the workflows. | 10-08-2015 |
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20110191097 | Systems and Methods for Word Offensiveness Processing Using Aggregated Offensive Word Filters - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for identifying language that would be considered obscene or otherwise offensive to a user or proprietor of a system. A first plurality of offensive words are received, and a second plurality of offensive words are received. A string of words are received, where one or more detected offensive words are selected from the string of words that matches words from the first plurality of offensive words or the second plurality of offensive words. The string of words is processed based upon the detection of offensive words in the string of words. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191105 | Systems and Methods for Word Offensiveness Detection and Processing Using Weighted Dictionaries and Normalization - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for identifying language that would be considered obscene or otherwise offensive to a user or proprietor of a system. A plurality of offensive words are received, where each offensive word is associated with a severity score identifying the offensiveness of that word. A string of words is received. A distance between a candidate word and each offensive word in the plurality of offensive words is calculated, and a plurality of offensiveness scores for the candidate word are calculated, each offensiveness score based on the calculated distance between the candidate word and the offensive word and the severity score of the offensive word. A determination is made as to whether the candidate word is an offender word, where the candidate word is deemed to be an offender word when the highest offensiveness score in the plurality of offensiveness scores exceeds an offensiveness threshold value. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191246 | Systems and Methods Enabling Marketing and Distribution of Media Content by Content Creators and Content Providers - Systems and methods enabling marketing and distribution of motion pictures and other media content by content creators and other content providers are described herein. A platform is provided by which a plurality of content providers can market and distribute media content to users. Information about activity of the users on the platform is obtained in relation to the item of media content or in relation to media content related to the item of media content. A request is received for an activity report comprising information related to a user demographic or a media content characteristic. Responsive to the activity report request, the activity report is provided to the content provider. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191287 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Generation of Multiple Content Alternatives for Content Management Systems - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided that include receiving data or metadata for first content or data or metadata related to the first content. A first alternative for the first content is generated, where the first alternative is based upon the data or metadata for the first content or data or metadata for content related to the first content. A selection of the first alternative is received, where the selection of the first alternative generates first additional data or metadata for the first content or first additional data or metadata for content related to the first content. One or more second alternatives corresponding to the first content are dynamically generated, where a second alternative in the one or more second alternatives is based upon the generated first additional data or metadata for the first content or first additional data or metadata for content related to the first content. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191288 | Systems and Methods for Generation of Content Alternatives for Content Management Systems Using Globally Aggregated Data and Metadata - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided that include receiving data or metadata for first content or data or metadata related to the first content. A first alternative for the first content is generated, where the first alternative is based upon data or metadata for the first content or data or metadata related to the first content, and first aggregated content or content-related data or metadata associated with multiple content providers. A selection of the first alternative is received, where the selection of the first alternative generates first additional data or metadata for the first content or first additional data or metadata for content related to the first content. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191691 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Generation and Management of Ancillary Media Content Alternatives in Content Management Systems - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided that include receiving, using one or more processors, first data and first metadata corresponding to first content. Second data or second metadata corresponding to second content is received, where the second content includes second data or second metadata not present in the first content. One or more options are provided to a user, where each respective option in the one or more options is for a combination of the first and the second content, where an aspect of the combination is determined by a criterion associated with the respective option. A selection of an option in the one or more options from a user is received, and access to a combination of the first and second content is provided as determined by the criterion of the option selected by the user. | 08-04-2011 |
20110191861 | Systems and Methods for Dynamic Management of Geo-Fenced and Geo-Targeted Media Content and Content Alternatives in Content Management Systems - Computer-implemented systems and methods are described for providing user access to content via customized options for a plurality of regions, a customized option being provided to a user based on a region associated with the user. An upload of content for distribution and metadata describing the content are received. A first option definition is received that defines first criteria for accessing the content in a first region. A second option definition defining second criteria for accessing the content in a second region is received. One or more options for the content are provided to the user based on the region associated with the user. An identification of an option is received from the user, and access to the content is provided according to the criteria of the option that the user has identified. | 08-04-2011 |
20110313815 | Systems and Methods Enabling Marketing and Distribution of Products and Services by Product and Service Providers - Systems and methods are provided for distributing a product or service for a provider using a platform for distributing products or services by a plurality of providers. A platform is provided by which a plurality of providers market and provide products or services to users. Information about first activity is obtained in relation to the particular product or service or other products or services of the first provider. Information about second activity is obtained in relation to other products or services of other providers that share at least one attribute with the product or service. Data is provided to the first provider where the data includes the information about the first activity in relation to products or services of the first provider and the information about the second activity in relation to other products or services of other providers based on the at least one shared attribute. | 12-22-2011 |
20120183275 | System and method for augmenting rich media content using multiple content repositories - Computer-implemented systems and methods for determining second content which was not selected by the user but which is related to first content which was selected by the user. For example, a system and method can be configured to receive, using one or more processors, first and second content where the first and second content are rich media (e.g., content containing audio or video elements). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on data or metadata of the first content (e.g., the title of the content or an episode number). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on scheduling data of the first content (e.g., the time and channel when the first content is transmitted). | 07-19-2012 |
20120245887 | Method and System for Measuring Individual Prescience Within User Associations - Systems and methods are provided for identifying an influencer from a pool of people based on past interactions with one or more items. A popularity metric is determined for a particular item, and an earliness of interaction metric is determined for a person in the pool based on an interaction with the particular item by the person. A prescience metric is calculated for the person based on the popularity metric and the earliness of interaction metric for the person, and the influencer is identified based on the prescience metric for the person and prescience metrics calculated for other people in the pool. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246174 | Method and System for Predicting Association Item Affinities Using Second Order User Item Associations - Systems and methods are provided for determining an affinity score of a source entity and a target entity without consideration of data that directly links the source entity and the target entity. An intermediate entity that is relatable to a source entity is identified. A target entity is identified that is relatable to an intermediate entity. A similarity score is calculated identifying a degree of similarity between the source entity and the intermediate entity, or the target entity and the intermediate entity. An affinity score is calculated of the source entity and the intermediate entity, or the target entity and the intermediate entity. An affinity score of the source entity and the target entity is determined based on the similarity score and the affinity score. | 09-27-2012 |
20120246718 | Method and System for Implementing Collaboration and Crowd-Sourced Distribution on a Content Management System - Systems and methods are provided for delegating permissions of a content provider for a content item to a delegate. In a graphical interface, a content selection input is configured to receive a selection of a content item from a plurality of content items to be delegated. A delegate selection input is configured to receive an identification of a delegate to which the permissions are to be assigned. The interface includes a plurality of permissions assignment inputs, where a permissions assignment input identifies a particular action and is configured to receive a selection of a permission type for the particular action. The identified delegate is permitted to perform the particular action according to the selected permission type for the selected content item. | 09-27-2012 |
20130041655 | Systems and Methods for Word Offensiveness Detection and Processing Using Weighted Dictionaries and Normalization - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for identifying language that would be considered obscene or otherwise offensive to a user or proprietor of a system. A plurality of offensive words are received, where each offensive word is associated with a severity score identifying the offensiveness of that word. A string of words is received. A distance between a candidate word and each offensive word in the plurality of offensive words is calculated, and a plurality of offensiveness scores for the candidate word are calculated, each offensiveness score based on the calculated distance between the candidate word and the offensive word and the severity score of the offensive word. A determination is made as to whether the candidate word is an offender word, where the candidate word is deemed to be an offender word when the highest offensiveness score in the plurality of offensiveness scores exceeds an offensiveness threshold value. | 02-14-2013 |
20130191810 | Computer-Implemented Systems and Methods for Providing Consistent Application Generation - Systems and methods are provided for generating a plurality of applications of disparate types. A graphical user interface is provided for designing an interactive user experience, where a designed user experience includes an arrangement of experience elements, where the experience elements include a plurality interactive elements and decorative elements, and where each of the experience elements are configured for display according to one or more attributes. An identification of the experience elements and the attributes of the experience elements is received via the graphical user interface. An identification of a plurality of disparate types of applications to be generated based on the designed experience is received. The experience is translated for each of the disparate types of applications to generate the plurality of applications of disparate types. | 07-25-2013 |
20130304456 | Systems and Methods for Word Offensiveness Processing Using Aggregated Offensive Word Filters - Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for identifying language that would be considered obscene or otherwise offensive to a user or proprietor of a system. A first plurality of offensive words are received, and a second plurality of offensive words are received. A string of words are received, where one or more detected offensive words are selected from the string of words that matches words from the first plurality of offensive words or the second plurality of offensive words. The string of words is processed based upon the detection of offensive words in the string of words. | 11-14-2013 |
20140294365 | Method and System for Delivery of Content Over Communication Networks - Computer-implemented systems and methods for determining second content which was not selected by the user but which is related to first content which was selected by the user. For example, a system and method can be configured to receive, using one or more processors, first and second content where the first and second content are rich media (e.g., content containing audio or video elements). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on data or metadata of the first content (e.g., the title of the content or an episode number). Systems and methods may be further configured where the relationship between the first content and second content are determined based on scheduling data of the first content (e.g., the time and channel when the first content is transmitted). | 10-02-2014 |
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20130060604 | System for Using Personality Trait Identification to Match Consumers with Businesses - An improved method for providing a consumer matching service, of the type having the steps of establishing a database of participating businesses which includes information on the experiences available from these businesses and also collecting consumer contact and experience sought information, includes the steps of: (a) establishing a consumer personality trait profile in which one's personality traits are predictive of how one is most likely to make a purchase or selection decision as it relates to choosing between an array of experiences available to a consumer, (b) ascribing to each of the available experiences similar personality traits, and (c) matching the consumer personality trait profile to the personality traits ascribed to the available items so as to compile for the consumer a list of ranked businesses which offer the experiences being sought by the consumer and most optimally match to the consumer's personality trait profile. | 03-07-2013 |
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20130318162 | PERSON-TO-PERSON MATCHING SYSTEM - An improved system for matching individuals seeking personal relationships includes: (a) a plurality of personality categories into which an individual may be categorized, (b) a plurality of psychology-based, personality traits, (c) a plurality of preferences on various subjects that an individual may have, (d) a plurality of images for consideration by an individual, each of the images configured such that an individual who would chose to be associated with an image can be assessed to possess one of the plurality of personality traits and preferences, (e) a user interface for presenting the plurality of images and allowing an individual to identify with which of these the individual elects to be associated, and (f) an algorithm configured to utilize these elected associations to categorize this individual into one of the personality categories and to ascribe to the individual a specific set of preferences in various subject areas. | 11-28-2013 |
20140337101 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUSINESSES TO COLLECT PERSONALITY INFORMATION FROM THEIR CUSTOMERS - A web-page or customer interface, that enables a business to increase their customer satisfaction levels, etc. based on the business' improved capability to predict the wants and needs of their customers as a result of it using such an interface to assess the personalities of their customers, includes: (a) dichotomous, personality traits, (b) photographic images to which are assigned ranked dichotomous personality traits based on the psychological content of the respective photographic images, (c) an image viewer adapted to present to a customer these images so as to identify with which of these images the customer elects to be associated, (d) personality types into which a customer is categorized, and wherein each of these personality types is differentiated by the specific set of dichotomous, personality traits associated with it, and (e) an algorithm adapted to categorize one into a personality types. | 11-13-2014 |
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20120026353 | SYSTEM COMPRISING TWO LAMPS AND AN OPTICAL SENSOR - A system composed of a housing and an arm coupled to the housing. The arm supports a first lamp, a second lamp, and an optical sensor. | 02-02-2012 |
20140267866 | NON-UNIFORM CORRECTION ILLUMINATION PATTERN - An example system in accordance with aspects of the present disclosure includes a controller and a camera communicatively coupled to the controller to capture an image of a work surface. A projector is also provided and is coupled to the controller to project an illumination pattern onto the work surface during image capture by the camera. | 09-18-2014 |
20140340361 | VIRTUAL WRITING SURFACE - Systems and methods for determining a location of a stylus on a planar surface are provided. In one example, a system includes a first optical source, a second optical source, a stylus, and electrical circuitry. The optical sources are at source locations and configured to rotationally sweep optical beams along the planar surface. The optical beams include encoded data sequences that vary with time. The stylus contains at least one optical receiver and is configured to receive the optical beams. The stylus is also configured to detect the data sequences from the optical beams. The electrical circuitry is configured to determine angular relationships between the stylus and the source locations based on the detected encoded data sequences. The electrical circuitry is also configured to calculate coordinates of the stylus on the planar surface based on the angular relationships and the source locations. | 11-20-2014 |
20140340362 | VIRTUAL WRITING SURFACE - Methods and systems for determining a location of an object on a planar surface are provided. In one example, a method includes determining a receive angle of a first light beam based on a difference between a time the first light beam is received at the object and a time that the first light beam is received at a calibration location. The method also includes determining a receive angle of a second light beam based on a difference between a time the second light beam is received at the object and a time that the second light beam is received at the calibration location. Finally, the method includes determining the position of the object based on the receive angle of the first light beam, the receive angle of the second light beam, the first source location, and the second source location. | 11-20-2014 |
20140353467 | OBJECT LOCATION DETERMINATION - A system for determining a location of an object on a planar surface includes a time-of-flight sensor having sensing elements that provide a field of view for the time-of-flight sensor. The system also includes a mirror attached to the shaft of a motor for reflecting the field of view of the time-of-flight sensor across the planar surface. The system also includes electrical circuitry configured to receive range images from the time-of-flight sensor as the field of view is swept across the planar surface and process the range images to identify the object in at least one of the range images. The electrical circuitry is also configured to calculate a location of the object on the planar surface relative to the motor based on an angle of the shaft associated with the at least one range image and based on a distance of the object from time-of-flight sensor. | 12-04-2014 |
20140375613 | OBJECT LOCATION DETERMINATION - An apparatus for determining a position of an object on a planar surface is provided. The apparatus includes a conical mirror having an axis that is perpendicular to the planar surface and a time-of-flight sensor array having a spatial relationship to the conical mirror such that a field of view of the time of flight sensor array is reflected radially from the conical mirror in a plurality of directions across the planar surface. The apparatus also includes electrical circuitry configured to receive a ranged image captured by the time-of-flight sensor array through the conical mirror, process the ranged image to determine the position of the object on the planar surface by determining an angle and a radius of the object relative to the axis of the conical mirror, and transmit the position of the object to a display system. | 12-25-2014 |
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20120305748 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH VARYING EXPOSURE TIME - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to an imaging device. The imaging device includes a photosensor and an exposure system or developer. The exposure system or developer controls illumination or exposure of light sensitive elements of the photosensor based on their location within the photosensor. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307106 | Synchronized Exposures For An Image Capture System - An imaging system is disclosed. The imaging system has an image sensor and an illumination device. The imaging system captures two images, one with only ambient light, and the other with ambient light and light from the illumination device. The two images are synchronized such that the time between the start of the two image exposures is an integer multiple of at least one flicker period. The final image is created by subtracting the ambient only image from the other image. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307221 | IMAGING DEVICE WITH VARYING OPTICAL SIGNAL - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to an imaging device. The imaging device includes a multi-dimensional array of light sensitive elements, an illumination source that outputs an optical signal, an optical element that focuses the optical signal on the array, and an illumination controller. The illumination controller varies the output of the optical signal to control exposure at a location of the array. | 12-06-2012 |
20140104463 | Imaging With Detection Routing - An imaging system includes a sensor array of sensor elements to convert incident light to detections. Plural detection accumulators are provided to store detections. Switches alternatively route detections from a sensor element selectively to n≧3 members of a set of said detection accumulators. An imaging process includes converting incident light to detections, and routing detections so as to partition them among n≧3 accumulators. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104464 | Imaging Using Offsetting Accumulations - An imaging system includes a sensor array of sensor elements and plural accumulator sets of accumulators. Switches alternatively route detections from a respective sensor element to different accumulators of the respective accumulator set. Offset devices offset an amount read out from a first accumulator of a set by an amount read out from a second accumulator of that set. | 04-17-2014 |
20140104481 | Imaging With Polarization Removal - An imaging system includes a projector, a camera and a filter set of polarization filters. The projector is to project light onto a surface. The camera is to capture light reflected from the surface. The filter set is to remove light of a first polarization from the projected light and to remove light of a non-first polarization from the reflected light so that the camera detects only reflected light having the first polarization. | 04-17-2014 |
20150365637 | IMAGING USING OFFSETTING ACCUMULATIONS - In some examples, a light source is controlled to output light. A sensor element outputs first detections responsive to a combined light comprising ambient light and the light output by the light source when the light source is on, and outputs second detections responsive to ambient light when the light source is off. The first detections are routed to a first accumulator to produce a first accumulation, and the second detections are routed to a second accumulator to produce a second accumulation. An adjusted output image is generated by removing a contribution of the second accumulation from the first accumulation. | 12-17-2015 |
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20090127290 | Decorative liquid soap container (DLSC) - The Decorative Liquid Soap Container (DLSC) is a decorative storage enclosure for disposable liquid soap/cleaning solution and hand sanitizer units. The disposable liquid soap or hand sanitizer unit fits inside of the Decorative Liquid Soap Container (DLSC) and a hole in the lid of the DLSC will fit over the pumping device of the disposable liquid soap or hand sanitizer unit. The DLSC could be designed to match items in any home/office/bathroom accessory set, such as a tissue box holder, cotton ball jar, pencil cup, trays, canisters, or trash can. Storing the disposable liquid soap, cleaning solution, or hand sanitizer unit inside the DLSC eliminates the need to manually pour solution into a dispenser. The DLSC can be mounted and it provides purposeful and decorative storage. | 05-21-2009 |
20100072228 | Decorative Liquid Soap Container (DLSC) - The Decorative Liquid Soap Container (DLSC) is a decorative storage enclosure for disposable liquid soap/cleaning solution and hand sanitizer units. The disposable liquid soap or hand sanitizer unit fits inside of the Decorative Liquid Soap Container (DLSC) and a hole in the lid of the DLSC will fit over the pumping device of the disposable liquid soap or hand sanitizer unit. The DLSC could be designed to match items in any home/office/bathroom accessory set, such as a tissue box holder, cotton ball jar, pencil cup, trays, canisters, or trash can. Storing the disposable liquid soap, cleaning solution, or hand sanitizer unit inside the DLSC eliminates the need to manually pour solution into a dispenser. The DLSC can be mounted and it provides purposeful and decorative storage. | 03-25-2010 |
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20120110158 | FIELD PANEL WITH EMBEDDED WEBSERVER AND METHOD OF ACCESSING THE SAME - The systems, methods and devices disclosed herein provide for a field panel that includes a webserver. The field panel and webserver are arranged in communication with one or more automation components and/or field panels deployed for operation in connection with the building automation system. An information request may be directed to a master field panel for authorization. The master field panel may in turn query a node table containing address and/or communication information with the other field panels and/or automation components operable on the wired or wireless communication network. The information within the node table allows for direct communication to the other field panels and/or automation components operable on the network. In this way, authorized access to each of the field panels and/or automation components is achieved while any communications bottleneck at the master field panel may be significantly reduced or eliminated. | 05-03-2012 |
20120143378 | OPERATION SCHEDULER FOR A BUILDING AUTOMATION SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method for managing and controlling multiple automation components coupled via a building automation network. The computer implemented method includes receiving, via the building automation network, a first operational schedule from a first automation device where the first operational schedule is formatted according to a first protocol, receiving, via the building automation network, a second operational schedule from a second automation device where the second operational schedule is formatted according to a second protocol, converting the received second operational schedule from the second protocol to the first protocol, generating a unified schedule that includes the first operational schedule and the converted second operational schedule, and displaying the unified schedule in a user accessible manner. | 06-07-2012 |
20130198222 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS IN AN AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR VIEWING A CURRENT VALUE OF A POINT IDENTIFIED IN CODE OF A CORRESPONDING POINT CONTROL PROCESS - Automation systems, methods, and mediums. A method includes displaying, in a user interface, a portion of code associated with a process running in the automation system. The process is associated with a point variable in the automation system. The portion of code includes the point variable. The method further includes identifying a location of a cursor in a user interface in response to detecting the cursor in the location associated with the user interface for a period of time. The method includes requesting the point value of the point variable in the portion of code and associated with the location of the cursor. The method includes receiving the value associated with the variable over a network connection. The method includes displaying the point value in the user interface in association with the point variable. | 08-01-2013 |
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20080250766 | Z-Filter Media Pack Arrangement; and, Methods - Z-filter media pack arrangements and methods for providing them are described. Certain aspects concern a cured-in-place seal on an outside of a coiled z-filter media combination. Other aspects concern a cured-in-place center core, most preferably one that has opposite concave ends with seal arrangements configured to seal a lead end portion of the coiled z-filter media combination. | 10-16-2008 |
20110232244 | Z-FILTER MEDIA PACK ARRANGEMENT; AND, METHODS - Z-filter media pack arrangements and methods for providing them are described. The preferred arrangements have a cured-in-place jacket around an outside of a coiled z-filter media combination. The preferred cured-in-place jacket is a mold-in-place overmold which includes, integral therein, a housing seal arrangement. Preferably a cured-in-place center core is used, most preferably one that has opposite concave ends with seal arrangements configured to seal a lead end portion of the coiled z-filter media combination. | 09-29-2011 |
20120304609 | Z-filter media pack arrangement; and, methods - Z-filter media pack arrangements and methods for providing them are described. The preferred arrangements have a cured-in-place jacket around an outside of a coiled z-filter media combination. The preferred cured-in-place jacket is a mold-in-place overmold which includes, integral therein, a housing seal arrangement. Preferably a cured-in-place center core is used, most preferably one that has opposite concave ends with seal arrangements configured to seal a lead end portion of the coiled z-filter media combination. | 12-06-2012 |
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20080240250 | Regions of interest for quality adjustments - Quality settings established by an encoder are adjusted based on information associated with regions of interest (“ROIs”). For example, quantization step sizes can be reduced (to improve quality) or increased (to reduce bit rate). ROIs can be identified and quality settings can be adjusted based on input received from a user interface. An overlap setting can be determined for a portion of a picture that corresponds to an ROI overlap area. For example, an overlap setting is chosen from step sizes corresponding to a first overlapping ROI and a second overlapping ROI, or from relative reductions in step size corresponding to the first ROI and the second ROI. ROIs can be parameterized by information (e.g., using data structures) that indicates spatial dimensions of the ROIs and quality adjustment information (e.g., dead zone information, step size information, and quantization mode information). | 10-02-2008 |
20090245587 | Classifying and controlling encoding quality for textured, dark smooth and smooth video content - Techniques and tools for content classification and adaptive quantization are described. In an example implementation, a video encoding tool classifies blocks as textured, dark smooth or other smooth. The tool classifies a block as textured or non-textured by comparing the energy of AC coefficients for the block to a texture threshold, which can be set using a non-linear mapping of possible texture classification levels to possible texture thresholds. If a block is not textured, the tool further classifies the block as dark smooth or smooth depending on average intensity value for the block. Using the classification information and one or more control parameters to control bit allocation for dark smooth content relative to other smooth content, the tool encodes the video and outputs encoded video information. Example multi-pass approaches to setting the control parameters are also described. | 10-01-2009 |
20100189179 | VIDEO ENCODING USING PREVIOUSLY CALCULATED MOTION INFORMATION - A video encoder uses previously calculated motion information for inter frame coding to achieve faster computation speed for video compression. In a multi bit rate application, motion information produced by motion estimation for inter frame coding of a compressed video bit stream at one bit rate is passed on to a subsequent encoding of the video at a lower bit rate. The video encoder chooses to use the previously calculated motion information for inter frame coding at the lower bit rate if the video resolution is unchanged. A multi core motion information pre-calculation produces motion information prior to encoding by dividing motion estimation of each inter frame to separate CPU cores. | 07-29-2010 |
20100189183 | MULTIPLE BIT RATE VIDEO ENCODING USING VARIABLE BIT RATE AND DYNAMIC RESOLUTION FOR ADAPTIVE VIDEO STREAMING - A video encoding system encodes video streams for multiple bit rate video streaming using an approach that permits the encoded bit rate to vary subject to a peak bit rate and average bit rate constraints for higher quality streams, while a bottom bit rate stream is encoded to achieve a constant chunk rate. The video encoding system also dynamically decides an encoding resolution for segments of the multiple bit rate video streams that varies with video complexity so as to achieve a better visual experience for multiple bit rate streaming. | 07-29-2010 |
20100316126 | MOTION BASED DYNAMIC RESOLUTION MULTIPLE BIT RATE VIDEO ENCODING - A video encoding system encodes video streams for multiple bit rate video streaming using an approach that permits the encoded resolution to vary based, at least in part, on motion complexity. The video encoding system dynamically decides an encoding resolution for segments of the multiple bit rate video streams that varies with video complexity so as to achieve a better visual experience for multiple bit rate streaming. Motion complexity may be considered separately, or along with spatial complexity, in making the resolution decision. | 12-16-2010 |
20110202509 | EFFICIENT EXTRACTION AND COMPRESSION OF DATA - A device for dynamically extracting and compressing information for a streaming media asset is provided. One embodiment of the device provides a computing device comprising a processor and memory comprising instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor. The instructions stored in the memory are executable to provide to a requesting computing device dynamically compressed information for a streaming media asset, the dynamically compressed information derived from an information file comprising variable data elements arranged in one or more data fields according to a well-known structure. For example, the instructions are executable to receive from the requesting computing device a request for the compressed information, extract the variable data elements from the information file, compress the variable data elements to form compressed data elements, and send to the requesting computing device a compressed file comprising the compressed data elements. | 08-18-2011 |
20110305273 | PARALLEL MULTIPLE BITRATE VIDEO ENCODING - A multiple bitrate (MBR) video encoding management tool utilizes available processing units for parallel MBR video encoding. For example, instead of focusing only on multi-threading of encoding tasks for a single picture or group of pictures (GOP), the management tool parallelizes the encoding of multiple GOPs between different processing units and/or different computing systems. With this parallel MBR video encoding architecture, different GOPs can be encoded in parallel. To facilitate such parallel encoding, data dependencies between GOPs are removed. The management tool can adjust the number of GOPs to encode in parallel on a computing system so as to favor parallelism of encoding for different GOPs at the expense of parallelism of encoding inside a GOP, or vice versa, and thereby set a suitable balance between encoding latency and throughput. | 12-15-2011 |
20120106806 | Face Recognition in Video Content - The subject disclosure relates to face recognition in video. Face detection data in frames of input data are used to generate face galleries, which are labeled and used in recognizing faces throughout the video. Metadata that associates the video frame and the face are generated and maintained for subsequent identification. Faces other than those found by face detection may be found by face tracking, in which facial landmarks found by the face detection are used to track a face over previous and/or subsequent video frames. Once generated, the maintained metadata may be accessed to efficiently determine the identity of a person corresponding to a viewer-selected face. | 05-03-2012 |
20120269266 | REGIONS OF INTEREST FOR QUALITY ADJUSTMENTS - Quality settings established by an encoder are adjusted based on information associated with regions of interest (“ROIs”). For example, quantization step sizes can be reduced (to improve quality) or increased (to reduce bit rate). ROIs can be identified and quality settings can be adjusted based on input received from a user interface. An overlap setting can be determined for a portion of a picture that corresponds to an ROI overlap area. For example, an overlap setting is chosen from step sizes corresponding to a first overlapping ROI and a second overlapping ROI, or from relative reductions in step size corresponding to the first ROI and the second ROI. ROIs can be parameterized by information (e.g., using data structures) that indicates spatial dimensions of the ROIs and quality adjustment information (e.g., dead zone information, step size information, and quantization mode information). | 10-25-2012 |
20140204996 | ADAPTIVE NOISE REDUCTION ENGINE FOR STREAMING VIDEO - An adaptive video noise reduction (AVNR) engine reduces noise in streaming video. The engine reads embedded information in the streaming video describing attributes of the video, such as bit rate, frame rate, resolution, content type and quality of the streaming video. The information may be included in a manifest of the streaming video. Based on the video attributes, the engine outputs one or more input values to applications that reduce noise of the streaming video. The one or more applications may reduce mosquito, block, temporal, random and banding noise of the video in response to the input values from the engine. | 07-24-2014 |
20140205025 | ADAPTIVE FILTER APPLICATION TO VIDEO DATA - A method for correcting artifacts in compressed video having interlaced frames may comprise receiving decoded video data, the decoded video data including a frame and metadata corresponding to the frame. The method may further comprise applying a vertical chroma filter to the frame responsive to determining that the metadata indicates that the frame is an interlaced frame. | 07-24-2014 |
20140267780 | HDMI IMAGE QUALITY ANALYSIS - Systems and methods for evaluating video quality of HDMI data are provided. In one example an HDMI video quality evaluator controls a video device to render a test pattern and encode the pattern into HDMI. The video device is controlled to transmit the HDMI formatted pattern from an output port to an input port on the device, capture a frame of the pattern, and transmit the frame to the quality evaluator. The quality evaluator compares rendered pixels in the frame to test pixels in the test pattern to identify video quality errors. Errors that exceed a threshold are identified, and a test result is outputted that includes errors exceeding the threshold. | 09-18-2014 |
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20090261579 | REINFORCED PIPE FITTING WITH ECCENTRIC FLOW PATH - A reinforced pipe fitting has a body with a cylindrical first section and a cylindrical second section. The first section has a first longitudinal axis and the second section has a second longitudinal axis. The side walls of the first section intersect the side walls of the second section at a crotch point disposed within the plane defined by the first and second longitudinal axes. The first section defines a first section crotch area pipe stop having a proximal portion disposed proximate to the crotch point and a distal portion disposed opposite the proximal portion. The average thickness of the proximal portion disposed 15° to either side of the plane defined by the first and second longitudinal axes is greater by about 15% than the average thickness of the distal portion disposed 15° to either side of the plane defined by the first and second longitudinal axes. | 10-22-2009 |
20100259042 | ROTATABLE FIRE SPRINKLER FITTING WITH ELONGATED GASKET - A pipe fitting, useable in the installation of a sprinkler head, includes (a) a body having an open upstream end and an open downstream end, the downstream end having internal threads capable of accepting a threaded male fitting, the body defining an gasket retention area located upstream of the internal threads; and (b) an gasket disposed within the gasket retention area. The gasket retention area and the gasket are chosen so that a threaded male fitting threadedly disposed within the downstream end of the body can be rotated within the downstream end of the body 360° while remaining liquid tight for pressures in excess of 300 psig. | 10-14-2010 |
20110031746 | ROTATABLE FIRE SPRINKLER FITTING WITH ELONGATED GASKET - A pipe fitting, useable in the installation of a sprinkler head, includes (a) a body having an open upstream end and an open downstream end, the downstream end having internal threads capable of accepting a threaded male fitting, the body defining an gasket retention area located upstream of the internal threads; and (b) an gasket disposed within the gasket retention area. The gasket retention area and the gasket are chosen so that a threaded male fitting threadedly disposed within the downstream end of the body can be rotated within the downstream end of the body 360° while remaining liquid tight for pressures in excess of 300 psig. | 02-10-2011 |
20120273058 | ROTATABLE FIRE SPRINKLER FITTING WITH ELONGATED GASKET - A pipe fitting, useable in the installation of a sprinkler head, includes (a) a body having an open upstream end and an open downstream end, the downstream end having internal threads capable of accepting a threaded male fitting, the body defining an gasket retention area located upstream of the internal threads; and (b) an gasket disposed within the gasket retention area. The gasket retention area and the gasket are chosen so that a threaded male fitting threadedly disposed within the downstream end of the body can be rotated within the downstream end of the body 360° while remaining liquid tight for pressures in excess of 300 psig. | 11-01-2012 |
20120306192 | REPAIR COUPLING FOR PIPING SYSTEMS - The invention is a repair coupling for joining a first pipe with a second pipe includes (a) a hollow body having a first open end, a second open end, and a linear passageway therebetween, the interior surface of the body defining a peripheral, helical body edge terminating in a body edge locking lug, (b) a hollow tubular insert slidably disposed within the body, the tubular insert having a first open end and a second open end, the tubular insert defining a linear passageway between the first open end of the tubular insert and the second open end of the tubular insert, the exterior surface of the tubular insert defining a peripheral, helical insert edge terminating in an insert edge locking lug, and (c) means for sealing the exterior surface of the tubular insert with the interior surface of the body. The tubular insert is slidable between (i) a first insert position wherein the helical insert edge is in contract with the helical body edge and (ii) a second insert position wherein the helical insert edge is spaced apart from the helical body edge. When the insert is in the first insert position, the rotation of the body in a first direction causes the body edge locking lug to engage the insert edge locking lug and to thereby rotate the tubular insert, and the rotation of the body in a direction opposite to the first direction causes the tubular insert to travel towards the second open end of the body. | 12-06-2012 |