Wolff, US
Adam G. Wolff US
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20110010641 | Unified Online Conversation Application and Platform - A user interface is provided for conducting online conversations that span asynchronous and synchronous modes of communications. Users can initiate a new conversation or find existing conversations by choosing images of friends from a drop down list based on text input of friends' names. Conversations are represented in a tree-branch configuration such that new comments added to a conversation are associated directly to the existing comments to which they respond. Branches can be opened or collapsed automatically or at the users' option, allowing the user focus his attention on part(s) of the conversation. Content from the web can be searched and found content can be included into the body of a comment. All participants in a conversation see the same representation of the conversation and links to referenced Web content are maintained in tact regardless of the length and complexity of the conversation. | 01-13-2011 |
Andrew R. Wolff, Darien, IL US
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20130337181 | Method of Suppressing Dust in Piles and Railcars Using Plasticized Cellulose Ethers - A dust preventing crust on an exposed surface of a mass of a dusting material is formed from a dried liquid solution of a non-ionic cellulose ether, a surfactant, and water. The strength of the crust is increased by adding a plasticizer to the liquid solution prior to drying the liquid solution on the mass of dusting material. The strength of the dust preventing crust is increased over a strength of a dust preventing crust produced from drying a fluid solution comprising the non-ionic cellulose ether, the surfactant and water prior to adding the plasticizer. | 12-19-2013 |
20140141162 | Dust Suppression Formulas Using Plasticized Cellulose Ethers - A method of treating a plurality of fines of a dusting material to prevent emanation of dust from the dusting material is described. An aqueous solution comprising a mixture of soluble non-ionic cellulose ether, a plasticizer, and a surfactant is provided. The aqueous solution is applied to a dusting material comprising a plurality of fines. The dusting material is transferred during the applying step from a first location to a second location as the aqueous solution is applied to the plurality of fines. The dusting material is mixed with the aqueous solution to coat the plurality of fines with the aqueous solution. The treated dusting material is accumulated into a mass of the material subsequent to the applying step wherein the aqueous solution is substantially evenly distributed throughout an interior portion of the mass of the treated dusting material. | 05-22-2014 |
20150033619 | Inhibition of Spontaneous Combustion in Low-Rank Coals - A method for treating coal to reduce spontaneous combustion by reducing an exothermic heat of adsorption after the coal has begun to dry and when the coal is subsequently exposed to a liquid water is described. A source of a fluid pressure of a diluted hydrocarbon mixture is provided. A hydrocarbon in the mixture is a hydrocarbon emulsion of mineral when the coal is subsequently exposed to a liquid water oil, fuel oil, asphalt, or coal tar emulsions. A volume of the diluted hydrocarbon mixture is applied to a stream of freshly-mined and undried coal to provide a water-proofing of the coal to prevent water uptake after exposure to precipitation or flooding during transport and storage of the coal. The treated coal is loaded into a bulk pile. A temperature change trend in the bulk pile is reversed wherein a temperature of the bulk pile trends towards an ambient temperature rather than trending to a temperature higher than the ambient temperature. | 02-05-2015 |
Antonio C. Wolff, Baltimore, MD US
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20140221242 | GENOME-WIDE METHYLATION ANALYSIS AND USE TO IDENTIFY GENES SPECIFIC TO BREAST CANCER HORMONE RECEPTOR STATUS AND RISK OF RECURRANCE - To better understand the biology of hormone receptor-positive and negative breast cancer and to identify methylated gene markers of disease progression, a genome-wide methylation array analysis was performed on 103 primary invasive breast cancers and 21 normal breast samples using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation27 array that queried 27,578 CpG loci. Forty CpG loci showed differential methylation specific to either ER-positive or ER-negative tumors. Each of the 40 ER-subtype-specific loci was validated in silico using an independent, publicly available methylome dataset from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). In addition, 100 methylated CpG loci were identified that were significantly associated with disease progression. Arrays containing the ER-subtype-specific loci and their use in methods of diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer are provided. | 08-07-2014 |
Brian Wolff, Raytown, MO US
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20110232803 | Modularized components assembled fluid dispensing nozzle - Modularized components assembled dispensing nozzle, including operating components in the category of a poppet valve assembly, an automatic shutoff device, a hand operating lever for providing a turn on or shutoff of the dispensing of fluid through the nozzle, and a connected spout that delivers fluid to the fill pipe and fuel tank for a vehicle or fluid accepting container. Each of the identified components having been redesigned for assembly in modularized form, such as a modular cartridge for the poppet valve, a modular cartridge for the automatic shutoff device, a modularized operating hand lever, and a spout and its gland and retaining nut that provide for high speed interconnection with the nozzle body, during assembly, or servicing. Each of these modularized components can be installed, during assembly of the manufactured nozzle, or can be replaced, out in the field, by a service person, as a modularized component or cartridge assembly. | 09-29-2011 |
20150007907 | Modularized components assembled fluid dispensing nozzle - Modularized components assembled dispensing nozzle, including operating components in the category of a poppet valve assembly, an automatic shutoff device, a hand operating lever for providing a turn on or shutoff of the dispensing of fluid through the nozzle, and a connected spout that delivers fluid to the fill pipe and fuel tank for a vehicle or fluid accepting container. Each of the identified components having been redesigned for assembly in modularized form, such as a modular cartridge for the poppet valve, a modular cartridge for the automatic shutoff device, a modularized operating hand lever, and a spout and its gland and retaining nut that provide for high speed interconnection with the nozzle body, during assembly, or servicing. Each of these modularized components can be installed, during assembly of the manufactured nozzle, or can be replaced, out in the field, by a service person, as a modularized component or cartridge assembly. | 01-08-2015 |
Brian P. Wolff, Raytown, MO US
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20130048110 | Single seal breakaway connector - A safety breakaway connector begins with a body that receives a cooperating insert providing a coaxial flow path. The body has threads, a collar leading to an extension, and a hollow interior. The insert also has threads, a collar that leads to an inner wall, and a hollow interior. The inner wall fits snugly within the extension of the body. Generally, the insert simply slides into and interconnects with the body for quick installation. Two spaced apart biased check valves remain slightly outwardly from the narrow portions of the body and insert. A guard covers the body. Upon the application of the minimum force, the insert separates from the body, and the check valves abruptly close preventing further leakage of fuel. Alternatively, a strategically located O-ring or gasket seals the various components and withstands pressure variations. | 02-28-2013 |
20130049358 | Threaded inline swivel - A threaded inline swivel has a first nut and an opposite second nut each having the form of a generally hollow cylinder with an open end to receive fuel. Each nut has a collar that has a common nominal diameter. A collar provides at least two faces for gripping by a wrench. Each nut has threading for connection to a hose or other fitting. To further seal the swivel to a hose or a fitting, at least one O-ring and at least one gasket are provided as alternative embodiments. In a further alternate embodiment, the swivel has a threaded second nut and an opposite barbed end on the first nut with a clip. The first nut has its chamber that constricts in diameter through a throat as it enters the second nut. The swivel in all embodiments provides for flow of fluid through it with little turbulence. | 02-28-2013 |
20130276923 | Fuel line breakaway connector secured by plurality of individually spaced magnets - A breakaway coupling including a pair of sleeves, one sleeve fitting within the other, each sleeve having a hose connector secured therethrough, the first sleeve holding a metal annulus, the second sleeve securing a continuous magnetic annulus, so when the sleeves are brought together the magnetic annulus secures onto the metal annulus to hold the coupler in its connected position. The continuous metallic annulus includes a metal base, a spacer that holds a series of standard round magnets equally spaced around the approximate perimeter of the spacer and its base. | 10-24-2013 |
20140138946 | Threaded inline swivel - A threaded inline swivel has a first nut and an opposite second nut each having the form of a generally hollow cylinder with an open end to receive fuel. Each nut has a collar that has a common nominal diameter. A collar provides at least two faces for gripping by a wrench. Each nut has threading for connection to a hose or other fitting. To further seal the swivel to a hose or a fitting, at least one O-ring and at least one gasket are provided as alternative embodiments. In a further alternate embodiment, the swivel has a threaded second nut and an opposite barbed end on the first nut with a clip. The first nut has its chamber that constricts in diameter through a throat as it enters the second nut. The swivel in all embodiments provides for flow of fluid through it with little turbulence. | 05-22-2014 |
20140318650 | Magnetic breakaway coupling with swivel connection - A breakaway coupling including a pair of sleeves, one sleeve fitting within the other, each sleeve provided with a connector body, and a hose connector secured partially with one of the connector bodies. The first sleeve holds a metal annulus, while the second sleeve secures a ring separator, generally counterbored, to secure a series of round magnets, so that when the sleeves and their connector bodies are brought together, they are secured by the magnets into connection, but that when an excessive force is encountered, the breakaway will separate, and prevent further discharge of fuel from the nozzle or its fuel line hose. Connecting with one of the connector bodies is a swivel connector, which can furnish a degree of pivot to the swivel, and its connected nozzle, or the hose, during usage. The swivel connector includes male and female portions, which provide for a degree of pivot, while the male portion further includes a swivel nut, which adds further turnability to the entire unit, during installation. | 10-30-2014 |
Bruce Wolff, Livonia, MI US
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20100106343 | MULTI-POWER SOURCE LOCOMOTIVE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM - Control modes for operating multiple power sources include energy storage systems and applicable to large systems such as locomotives. Selectable operating modes are provided for different locomotive speed ranges and work loads. A common DC bus electrical architecture is used so that prime power sources need not be synchronized. Multiple-engine locomotives have the engine systems that may be electrically connected in parallel or in series or in combinations of parallel and series to a DC bus. | 04-29-2010 |
Bruce E. Wolff, Livonia, MI US
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20100294585 | Power Generation System and Method for Assembling the Same - A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure. | 11-25-2010 |
20120184380 | Power Generation System and Method for Assembling the Same - A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure. | 07-19-2012 |
Bruce Ernest Richard Wolff, Livonia, MI US
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20130283598 | Power Generation System and Method for Assembling the Same - A power generation system is disclosed. The power generation system includes an electrical converting device and a repowered portion connected to the electrical converting device. The repowered portion includes a reciprocating internal combustion engine and a gearbox. The reciprocating internal combustion engine is connected to the gearbox by a first connecting structure. The gearbox is connected to the electrical converting device by a second connecting structure. | 10-31-2013 |
David Wolff, Chesnee, SC US
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20130174425 | Cutting Device - A cutting device is disclosed. The cutting device includes a handle having an outer surface, the outer surface having a first end and a second end and defining a width. The cutting device further includes a plurality of blades coupled to the handle and extending from the first end. Each of the plurality of blades is spaced apart from another of the plurality of blades in a generally width-wise direction. The cutting device further includes a channel defined in the handle extending from the first end generally towards the second end. The channel is spaced from the neighboring blades in the generally width-wise direction and comprising a recess and an opening. The outer surface defines the opening. The channel allows movement of at least one of the plurality of blades in the generally width-wise direction with respect to another of the plurality of blades. | 07-11-2013 |
Edith Wolff, Bethesda, MD US
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20120095058 | Method of preventing survival of retrovirally cells and of inhibiting formation of infectious retroviruses - The present invention discloses compounds and pharmaceutical compositions which are highly effective at inhibiting the accumulation of spliced and unspliced viral transcripts and their utilization for viral protein synthesis at cellular ribosomes, and at inhibiting the formation of the hypusine residue in cellular eIF-5A precursor proteins, the cellular cofactors that render spliced and unspliced viral transcripts translatable at the ribosomes of infectled cells. The invention further relates to methods of using such compounds and pharmaceutical compositions therefrom for inhibiting or preventing viral protein synthesis. Such inhibition cause a dose-dependent release from the virally induced arrest of the otherwise genetically preprogrammed apoptosis of virally infected cells, and in consequence, triggers their apoptotic ablation and the eradication of the chronic infection-mediating provirus integrated into their genome. | 04-19-2012 |
Edith C. Wolff, Bethesda, MD US
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20090253777 | Methods of diagnosing and treating hyperproliferative disorders - The invention relates to compositions and methods for diagnosing and treating hyperproliferative disorders using ligands which specifically recognize the hypusine and/or folate binding region of mature eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A (hypusine-containing eIF-5A). The invention further relates to methods of identifying molecules which displace immunoreagents binding to mature eIF-5A. Such agents are useful for treating hyperproliferative disorders. | 10-08-2009 |
Edward A. Wolff, Chapel Hill, NC US
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20090063724 | System core for transferring data between an external device and memory - Details of a highly cost effective and efficient implementation of a manifold array (ManArray) architecture and instruction syntax for use therewith are described herein. Various aspects of this approach include the regularity of the syntax, the relative ease with which the instruction set can be represented in database form, the ready ability with which tools can be created, the ready generation of self-checking codes and parameterized test cases. Parameterizations can be fairly easily mapped and system maintenance is significantly simplified. | 03-05-2009 |
Edward Charles Wolff, Rochester, NY US
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20120084953 | UNIVERSAL CASKET AND VAULT LIFTING AND LOWERING DEVICE - A universal casket and vault lifting and lowering device comprises four corner posts, a pair of end tubes, one of which is connected between two of the corner posts at each end of the device, a pair of side tubes, one of which is connected between two of the corner posts at each side of the device, a pair of straps, each having opposite ends rotatably fixed to a respective one of the side tubes, a power transmission assembly for rotating the pair of side tubes in a first direction to wind the straps around the side tubes to take up slack in the straps and for rotating the pair of side tubes in a second direction to unwind the straps and create slack in the straps, and a gear mounted to one of the side tubes which, when rotated, rotates both of the side tubes in the first direction and bypasses a portion of the power transmission assembly. | 04-12-2012 |
20120096693 | VAULT AND VAULT/CASKET DISPLAY - In one aspect, a vault comprises a vault base, a vault lid on the base, the lid including structure on an upper surface thereof for receiving memorialization panels, and at least one memorialization panel received by the receiving structure on the lid. In another aspect, a vault and casket display comprises a vault base, a pair of supports spanning the vault base, and a casket supported on the pair of supports. | 04-26-2012 |
Efram Wolff, Vashon, WA US
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20110318120 | Rotational tools for the engraving of intaglio printing plates - Improved hand tools having a rotational head assembly, which allow an artist to draw or engrave directly on a printing plate and create “random dot half-tones,” for intaglio printing purposes. The tools can be used in conjunction with the other intaglio techniques of line etching, drypoint, engraving, hard ground etching, soft ground etching, aquatint, and especially mezzotint. | 12-29-2011 |
Eric Jesse Wolff, Chalfont, PA US
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20130022728 | Spray-Dried Compositions Capable of Retaining Volatile Compounds and Methods of Producing the Same - The present invention relates to spray-dried compositions capable of retaining volatile compounds and methods relating to the same. The present invention also relates to the powders produced by such methods. | 01-24-2013 |
20140193562 | PROPYLENE GLYCOL-FREE SPRAY-DRIED COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to stable, propylene glycol-free and glycerin-free, spray-dried compositions containing flavors and optional surfactants for use in optically clear, liquid beverages and liquid beverage concentrates. | 07-10-2014 |
20140205713 | SPRAY-DRIED COMPOSITIONS CAPABLE OF RETAINING VOLATILE COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to spray-dried compositions capable of retaining volatile compounds and methods relating to the same. The present invention also relates to the powders produced by such methods. | 07-24-2014 |
Eric S. Wolff, Chicago, IL US
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20120296801 | AUTOMATED TRACKING AND REPORTING OF TRADER POSITIONS - A data collection application includes a collection document having a first code portion configured to format the document, at least one information input configured to receive an input wherein the at least one information input is defined by the first code portion, and a second code portion stored within the collection document and configured to include the information provided via the at least one information input. The data collection document further includes an archival routine configured to create a second collection document based on the second code portion and the information provided via the at least one information input. | 11-22-2012 |
Gerhard Wolff, Summit, NJ US
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20100298245 | Pharmaceutical Composition for the Treatment of IL-8 mediated diseases - A compound of formula (I) can be used for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment, diagnosis or prophylaxis of Interleukin-8 related to viral infections. | 11-25-2010 |
Gerhard Wolff, Brooklyn, NY US
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20100190851 | Use of Entacapone in cosmetic, dermatological and pharmaceutical compositions - A compound of formula (I), a salt of this compound or an isomeric or polymorphic form thereof can be used for the preparation of a cosmetic or dermatological composition, which is useful for the treatment or prophylaxis of itching or skin ageing caused by a combination of intrinsic and extrinsic factors. | 07-29-2010 |
James B. Wolff, Portland, OR US
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20130062371 | System and method for creating a venturi effect within an orifice - An apparatus and method for accelerating a product through an orifice. | 03-14-2013 |
20130062445 | Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine - An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 03-14-2013 |
20130064916 | Fiber orienting technology - An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 03-14-2013 |
20130064917 | Fiber orienting technology for a breather plate - An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 03-14-2013 |
20130064919 | Fiber orienting technology for a fill plate - An apparatus and method for accelerating food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 03-14-2013 |
20130064961 | Food patty - A food product having aligned fibers. | 03-14-2013 |
20130064962 | Formed food product - A food product having aligned fibers. | 03-14-2013 |
20130084350 | Venturi effect technology on a food product molding machine - An apparatus and method for creating a venturi effect in a food product molding machine. The venturi effect accelerates food product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 04-04-2013 |
20130099036 | Fiber orienting technology for a grinding machine - An apparatus and method for accelerating food product and decreasing pressure of the product in order to cause the product to be stretched aligning the fibers of the product. | 04-25-2013 |
20130164425 | System and method for creating a venturi effect within an orifice - An apparatus and method for creating a venturi effect through an orifice. | 06-27-2013 |
Jeffrey Wolff, Girard, PA US
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20120061367 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ADHESION - A system is provided for use with a rail vehicle having a wheel that travels on a rail. The system includes an air source for supplying compressed air and a heating unit fluidly coupled to the air source and configured to produce heated compressed air by heating the compressed air or heating air prior to the air being compressed by the air source, and to direct the heated compressed air onto a contact surface of the rail. | 03-15-2012 |
20130154711 | METHOD, POWER UNIT, AND POWER SYSTEM HAVING GATE VOLTAGE LIMITING CIRCUIT - A power unit (e.g., inverter module) includes a housing and a switch attached to the housing. The switch may be configured to be electrically coupled to a remotely-mounted drive circuit through two or more wire leads. The power unit also includes a clamping circuit electrically coupled to terminals of the switch and in parallel with the switch. The clamping circuit may be disposed inside the housing or on an outer surface of the housing, and is configured to limit a voltage across the switch. | 06-20-2013 |
Jeffrey Wolff, Erie, PA US
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20120169050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE ENGINE CRANKING - Methods and systems are provided for operating an engine, the engine coupled to a traction alternator for vehicle travelling. In one example, the method includes, in an off-highway vehicle running mode of operation, supplying current from the traction alternator to a traction motor via a traction inverter to propel the vehicle, and, in a starting mode of operation, supplying stored energy from a first energy source and a secondary energy source to the traction alternator to start the engine. | 07-05-2012 |
20150081150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE - A control system for a vehicle comprises a control unit configured to be electrically coupled to a drive system of the vehicle. The drive system includes at least one traction motor for providing motive power to the vehicle. The control unit is configured to control a torque output of the traction motor to hold zero speed or near zero speed of the vehicle on a grade without knowing information, in at least one mode of operation, about the grade and/or a load of the vehicle, and without a service brake of the vehicle being activated. | 03-19-2015 |
John Wolff, Washington, DC US
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20100285473 | THERMOPHILIC HELICASE DEPENDENT AMPLIFICATION TECHNOLOGY WITH ENDPOINT HOMOGENOUS FLUORESCENT DETECTION - Disclosed herein are methods of amplifying a target nucleic acid in a helicase-dependent reaction. Also disclosed are methods of amplifying and detecting a target nucleic acid in a helicase-dependent reaction as well as modified detection labels to assist in the detection. | 11-11-2010 |
John W. Wolff, Cortland, NY US
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20120210059 | CASCADED RAID CONTROLLER - A cascaded RAID controller includes a master RAID 1 controller having a control level and M slave RAID 1 controllers, where M is an integer greater than or equal to 1. Each of the M+1 RAID 1 controllers is configured respectively to have three ports, including a primary port configured to communicate bi-directionally with computer hardware having a higher control level than that of the respective one of the M+1 RAID 1 controllers and including two secondary ports. The cascaded RAID controller is configured to provide connections to a total of M+2 memory devices, and configured to record the same information on each of the M+2 memory devices to create M+2 identical copies of the information. A process for initializing a cascaded RAID controller is also described. | 08-16-2012 |
Jon Wolff, Madison, WI US
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20130190484 | In Vivo Polynucleotide Delivery Conjugates Having Enzyme Sensitive Linkages - The present invention is directed compositions for delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) polynucleotides to cells in vivo. The compositions comprise amphipathic membrane active polyamines reversibly modified with enzyme cleavable dipeptide-amidobenzyl-carbonate masking agents. Modification masks membrane activity of the polymer while reversibility provides physiological responsiveness. The reversibly modified polyamines (dynamic polyconjugate or DPC) are further covalently linked to an RNAi polynucleotide or co-administered with a targeted RNAi polynucleotide-targeting molecule conjugate. | 07-25-2013 |
20130281658 | Peptide-Based In Vivo siRNA Delivery System - The present invention is directed compositions for targeted delivery of RNA interference (RNAi) polynucleotides to hepatocytes in vivo. Targeted RNAi polynucleotides are administered together with co-targeted melittin delivery peptides. Delivery peptides provide membrane penetration function for movement of the RNAi polynucleotides from outside the cell to inside the cell. Reversible modification provides physiological responsiveness to the delivery peptides. | 10-24-2013 |
Jon A. Wolff, Shorewood, WI US
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20100004180 | Agents for the Detection and Modulation of B-Cells and Antibodies - The present invention relates to the identification and use of peptide and peptide analogs that represent epitopes for naturally-occurring antibodies (Nabs). These epitopes may be used to monitor the degree of autoimmunity in an organism, as well as to modulate the activity of B-cells producing Nabs. | 01-07-2010 |
Jon Asher Wolff, Shorewood, WI US
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20090113562 | Novel T7 Phage Peptide Display System and Uses Thereof - A bacteriophage T7 display vector for expressing and displaying an exogenous peptide, wherein the display vector comprises a polynucleotide encoding a bacteriophage T7 tail fiber protein p17 in which a hepatocyte-targeting determinant sequence is inactivated, and wherein a cloning site is contained in a coding sequence for the tail fiber protein p17 or in a coding sequence for a capsid protein p10B. Also provided are a host cell containing the display vector as described above, a bacteriophage T7 particle comprising at least one copy of a p17 protein which comprises an exogenous peptide displayed thereon, or at least one copy of a p10 protein with an exogenous peptide displayed thereon, wherein a hepatocyte-targeting determinant sequence on the bacteriophage T7 tail fiber protein p17 is inactivated. The present invention further provides a viral lysate containing assembled bacteriophage T7 particle described above, and a method for determining if a candidate peptide is a liver-targeting peptide, or for screening for liver targeting peptides. | 04-30-2009 |
Josh Wolff, New York, NY US
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20140101611 | Mobile Device And Method For Using The Mobile Device - A device and method for operating the device that includes verifying a user, managing communication priorities, predicting application use, rewarding the user for device activity, posting social media status updates, and enhancing sleep patterns. | 04-10-2014 |
Kathleen Wolff, Arlington, VA US
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20140192626 | Talking Dome Watch for the Visually Impaired - A watch includes a first input for a actuating an audible announcement of the time and a second input for adjusting a volume of the announcement. The first input produces a second signal that changes an operating mode of the watch to a second operating mode in which a second parameter is adjusted by the second input. The first input is a cover or glass of the watch and the second input is a rotatable bezel. | 07-10-2014 |
Kelly Laura Wolff, Appleton, WI US
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20130095163 | FOAMING FORMULATIONS AND CLEANSING PRODUCTS INCLUDING SILICONE POLYESTERS - Foaming formulations including silicone polyesters are disclosed. These foaming formulations are useful as cleansing formulations such as used in liquid hand cleansers and wet wipes. The foaming formulations provide improved aesthetic properties and foaming appearance, while maintaining high antimicrobial capacity. | 04-18-2013 |
20130287712 | FOAMING FORMULATIONS INCLUDING SILICONE-BASED POLYURETHANES - Foaming formulations including silicone-based polyurethanes are disclosed. These foaming formulations are useful as cleansing formulations such as used in hand sanitizers. The foaming formulations provide improved aesthetic properties and foaming appearance, while maintaining high antimicrobial capacity. | 10-31-2013 |
20140274851 | CLEANING COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED SOIL REMOVAL - Cleaning compositions including a non-ionic surfactant and a glycol ether are disclosed. These cleaning compositions are useful as liquid cleaners or de-greasers for animate surfaces, such as skin. The cleaning compositions provide improved cleaning and removal of soils without the use of certain VOCs. | 09-18-2014 |
Ken Wolff, Rockville, MD US
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20130103454 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING COMPLIANCE RISK OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS - A system and method for assessing compliance risk of a financial institution. Data on a plurality of financial institutions is extracted from publicly available sources and stored in an extracted information database. A client questionnaire is created and separated into a plurality of role categories. A list of employees and their area of responsibility is obtained from a client financial institution. The client questionnaire is distributed to the employees, each employee receiving questions from a role category based on their area of responsibility. Answers are stored in a client questionnaire database. Data on the client financial institution is located in the extracted information database. Then, based on the questionnaire answers and extracted data, the risk that the client financial institution will not be compliant with a set of regulations is assessed. | 04-25-2013 |
20130132150 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING COMPLIANCE RISK OF REGULATED INSTITUTIONS - A system and method for assessing compliance risk of a regulated institution. Data on a plurality of regulated institutions is extracted from publicly available sources and stored in an extracted information database. A client questionnaire is created and separated into a plurality of role categories. A list of employees and their area of responsibility is obtained from a client regulated institution. The client questionnaire is distributed to the employees, each employee receiving questions from a role category based on their area of responsibility. Answers are stored in a client questionnaire database. Data on the client regulated institution is located in the extracted information database. Then, based on the questionnaire answers and extracted data, the risk that the client regulated institution will not be compliant with a set of regulations is assessed. | 05-23-2013 |
20130346328 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING COMPLIANCE RISK OF REGULATED INSTITUTIONS - A method for distributing requests for artifacts to a regulated institution for risk assessment includes: storing a client profile including a risk rating value corresponding to a risk that the related regulated institution will not be compliant with a set of regulations; identifying a plurality of artifacts to be provided by the regulated institution, each artifact including a frequency, a weight, one of a plurality of waves, and one of a plurality of categories; assigning a priority value to each of the categories; grouping each artifact into a plurality of buckets, each bucket including artifacts that include a common wave and a common category, and wherein the artifacts are evenly distributed into the buckets; and generating a request schedule, wherein the request schedule is a schedule for the distribution of requests for artifacts included in each bucket over a predetermined period of time. | 12-26-2013 |
Kermit A. Wolff, Lincoln, NE US
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20090183485 | Propulsion and stabilization struts for mower cutting deck - A mower has a frame that supports a rotary cutting deck. A height of cut system is provided for adjusting the height of cut of the deck. In addition, two longitudinal struts and a lateral strut connect between the frame and the rear of the deck. The longitudinal struts propel the deck in forward and reverse directions while the lateral strut provides lateral stabilization to the deck to prevent excessive side-to-side motion of the deck. Each of the struts is a simple elongated rod or bar having a hub at either end that contains a rubber bushing allowing three-axis motion. Each strut is pivotally connected at each hub to corresponding portions of the frame or the deck. | 07-23-2009 |
20090277143 | Grass collector mounting system - A riding mower carries a grass collector at the rear of the mower frame. A mounting system for the grass collector comprises a mount that pivotally couples the lower portion of the grass collector to the mower frame. The pivotal mount comprises a pair of hooks each of which is inserted onto a pivot rod. In addition, the mounting system comprises a quick connect fastening system that includes a pair of spring biased retaining pins that can be latched in a retracted, non-operative position or unlatched so that the spring bias on the pins is able to move the pins into an extended, operative position. In the extended, operative position of the retaining pins, the pins fasten or secure the grass collector to the mower frame in a substantially upright, operative position of the grass collector. | 11-12-2009 |
Kristopher J. Wolff, Poulsbo, WA US
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20080215629 | TRACK SHUFFLING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method and computer program product for defining an active playlist of media tracks for rendering in a defined sequence. A portion of the media tracks defined in the active playlist are rendered. A shuffle command is received from a user concerning the active playlist. A non-rendered playlist is generated. The non-rendered playlist defines one or more non-rendered media tracks included within the active playlist and excludes one or more rendered media track included within the active playlist. A rendering sequence is defined for the non-rendered playlist. | 09-04-2008 |
Kyle Wolff, Cottage Grove, MN US
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20140114341 | EXPANDABLE DILATOR - An expanding dilator according to certain embodiments includes an expanding portion at its distal end. The expanding portion may expand once placed in the disc space thus seating the dilator in position. The expanding dilator may also include a stop feature to prevent the dilator from being placed too far. The expanding portion may expand by actuation of a knob or other actuator on the proximal end of the dilator. The expanding portion may expand incrementally. | 04-24-2014 |
Larry Wolff, Scottsdale, AZ US
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20140236708 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A PREDICTIVE ADVERTISING ENGINE - Methods and apparatus for a predictive advertising engine may determine a user's likelihood to purchase an advertised item. Methods and apparatus for a predictive advertising engine may retrieve data associated with an advertisement, a content, and a user. The retrieved data may be enhanced, segmented, and sent to predictive modeling software. The predictive modeling software may calculate a score indicating the user's likelihood to purchase the advertised item. The scores may be stored in a first database. The first database may be referenced by the predictive advertising engine to determine which advertisement to deliver to the user. The predictive advertising engine may present a commercial to the user upon user selection of the advertisement, may present a questionnaire to the user upon the user viewing the commercial or selecting the advertisement, and may record the user's answers and interactions to further refine the predictive model. | 08-21-2014 |
Mark S. Wolff, E. Moriches, NY US
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20100152579 | PORTABLE ULTRASONIC DEVICE AND ALGORITHMS FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DENTAL CARIES - Provided is an apparatus and method for the detection of dental caries. The apparatus generates longitudinal ultrasound waves that may be applied to any accessible surface of a tooth. The reflected ultrasound pulse echoes are collected and correlated with the incident pulse. The ultrasound pulse echoes from the front and rear surface of a dental cavity may be distinguished from other echoes, and provided in visual display to inform as to the size and location of the cavity. | 06-17-2010 |
Martin Wolff US
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20130173641 | Data Extraction Systems and Methods - Example systems and methods of extracting and processing data are described. In one implementation, a method accesses genealogy data (which includes a root node) associated with multiple data sources. The genealogy data is expanded from the root node. The method identifies data objects associated with the genealogy data and identifies a simplification rule to apply to the genealogy data. Data objects in the genealogy data that satisfy the simplification rule are identified by the method. A simplified representation of the genealogy data is generated by replacing each identified data object with a link to a predecessor data object. | 07-04-2013 |
Matthew Louis Wolff, Antioch, TN US
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20090112809 | Systems and methods for monitoring health of computing systems - A method for determining health of computing systems is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a plurality of health determining metrics from at least one computing system. The method also includes calculating the health determinant value based on the plurality of health determining metrics. A first portion of the health determinant value is determined by dividing a number of executable threads available in the at least one computing system by a total number of executable threads in the at least computing system. A second portion of the health determinant value is determined by dividing a number of database connections available in the at least one computing system by a total number of database connections in the at least one computing system. Furthermore, the health determinant value may be compared with at least one threshold health value. The method may also include providing status indication of the health determinant value. | 04-30-2009 |
Michael A. Wolff, Conshohocken, PA US
Nicolas Wolff, New York, NY US
Norwin W. Wolff, Marshfield Hills, MA US
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20090118439 | Personal care fixative - The present invention is directed to bimodal polymer compositions and personal care fixatives containing bimodal polymer compositions. The present invention includes a bimodal polymer composition having a first polymer with anionic character and a second polymer with cationic character and wherein the polymers form an interpenetrating polymer network. In one embodiment, the present invention also includes personal care fixatives (e.g., health care, hygiene or cosmetic compositions) containing the bimodal polymer composition. The present invention also includes methods for forming bimodal polymer compositions. | 05-07-2009 |
20090142284 | Water-based olefin-graft polymer system for multifunctional cosmetic applications - A polymer emulsion for use in a cosmetic composition includes an olefin copolymer; a copolymer of an acidic monomer to include acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other unsaturated, carboxyl containing monomer; optionally, at least one stabilizing emulsifier; optionally, a resin selected from a group consisting of an acrylic resin and styrene-acrylic resin, said resin having an average molecular weight from about 500 to about 15,000 daltons; and, optionally, a polymer selected from a group consisting of oxidized polyethylene polymers and oxidized polypropylene polymers, said polymer modified with cationic end-groups such as tallow alkyl amines. | 06-04-2009 |
20110014146 | Personal Care Fixative - The present invention is directed to bimodal polymer compositions and personal care fixatives containing bimodal polymer compositions. The present invention includes a bimodal polymer composition having a first polymer with anionic character and a second polymer with cationic character and wherein the polymers form an interpenetrating polymer network. In one embodiment, the present invention also includes personal care fixatives (e.g., health care, hygiene or cosmetic compositions) containing the bimodal polymer composition. The present invention also includes methods for forming bimodal polymer compositions. | 01-20-2011 |
Paul Wolff, Woodbridge, VA US
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20100046764 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting and Processing Audio Signal Energy Levels - An audio signal processing circuit includes a variable gain control circuit controlled by a control signal; and an energy level detection circuit operable over the audio frequency spectrum for monitoring the audio input signal and producing the control signal. The control signal is adjustable in a manner to alter the energy of the audio input signal using the variable gain control device. The energy level detection circuit includes a variable filter configured to boost a first set of frequencies as compared to the second set of frequencies; and, a rectifier and an integrator connected in series or parallel, each having an input and an output, wherein the rectifier is operatively coupled to the variable filter and the integrator is coupled to the rectifier, and wherein the output from the integrator is used as the control signal to control the variable gain control device. | 02-25-2010 |
Peter C. Wolff, Georgia, VT US
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20140103112 | GUN SIGHT FOR USE WITH SUPERELEVATING WEAPON - A gun sight is disclosed herein for use with a weapon configured for superelevation. The gun sight includes, but is not limited to, an imaging system configured to capture an image of an area down range of the imaging system, to display the image on a display unit having a display, and further configured to rotate in elevation. The gun sight further includes, but is not limited to, a drive mechanism configured to rotate the imaging system. The gun sight still further includes, but is not limited to, a processor communicatively coupled with the drive mechanism and with the imaging system, the processor configured to receive information from the imaging system relating to the image and to control the drive mechanism based on the information to rotate the imaging system in a manner that causes the image to remain on the display when the weapon is superelevated. | 04-17-2014 |
Peter H. Wolff, Apollo Beach, FL US
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20130156431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE SUB-OCTAVE BAND TRANSMISSIONS - A system and method for enabling multiple sub-octave band transmissions with reduced second order distortions is provided. For this method, first and second sub-octave bands are established. The second sub-octave band is spaced from the first sub-octave band by a non-transmission band. Digital signals are modulated onto RF carrier frequencies in the first and second band to produce first band RF signals and second band RF signals. The first and second band signals are converted into one or more light beams and transmitted over a fiber optic cable. After transmission, an optical receiver reconverts the light beam into an RF signal. Second order distortions outside a selected sub-octave band can be filtered from RF signal and a tuner used to tune in a selected carrier frequency. A receive modem can then be used to demodulate the tuned carrier frequency for receipt of its respective digital signal. | 06-20-2013 |
20140050478 | Switching and Routing Protocol for a Fiber Optic Transmission System - A system for transporting a plurality of analog and/or digital signals over an optical fiber can include one or more master modems for modulating digital signals and/or RF inserters modulating video signals. The RF signals from the modem(s)/RF inserters are up-converted resulting in frequency bands that are non-overlapping and are spaced apart within a single sub-octave. The sub-octave signal is then converted into an optical signal and directed onto an end of an optical fiber. At the downstream end of the optical fiber, the received optical signal is converted to an RF signal at an optical receiver. The RF signal is then filtered, down-converted and directed to a selected coaxial distribution unit. From the coaxial distribution unit, the RF signal is demodulated, e.g. at a slave modem, to recover the initial analog and/or digital signal. | 02-20-2014 |
Ranan Wolff, Woodmere, NY US
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20080208100 | Method and apparatus for removal of cerumen - A method of removing cerumen includes providing an applicator swab comprising an applicator stick having a swab tip mounted on a first end of the applicator stick, the swab tip including a medical grade pressure sensitive adhesive absorbed onto a top surface of said swab tip in a surface area of at least 25 square millimeters, the adhesive having a tack force sufficient to attach to and dislodge a large piece of cerumen from a person's external ear canal and hold it for at least three seconds. An end of the applicator swab is inserted into the external ear canal so that the top layer of the applicator tip contacts the cerumen. The applicator swab is then removed with the attached cerumen and the process is repeated as necessary after wiping off the cerumen. | 08-28-2008 |
Richard Wolff, Bozeman, MT US
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20120299765 | COMPACT SMART ANTENNA FOR MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS - A compact, high gain 8-element circular smart antenna is able to scan a beam azimuthally through 360°. The 8-element array is placed on a ground skirt and connected to an 8-channel beamforning board via a transfer plate. Each channel has two T/R switches, one band pass filer, one power amplifier, two low noise amplifiers, one phase shifter, and one attenuator. The 8-channel-signal is combined through power splitters/combiners and then sent to a connected radio. An FPGA chip controls the digital phase shifters, attenuators and switches for signal searching, beamforming and tracking. The smart antenna can be operated as a compact switched beam system or with an additional processor as an adaptive array system. The smart antenna is capable of tracking mobile targets, directionally communicating with desired users, suppressing interference and jamming, and enabling long range communications with high throughput and reliable connection because of its high antenna gain. | 11-29-2012 |
Richard J. Wolff, Friendswood, TX US
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20110190518 | Propylene oxide process - A process for producing propylene oxide from propylene is disclosed. The process comprises reacting propylene and an oxidant selected from the group consisting of hydrogen peroxide and oxygen in a slurry comprising a catalyst and a solvent having a boiling point of 110° C. or lower to produce a reaction mixture. The reaction mixture including the catalyst is distilled to produce a vapor stream comprising propylene, propylene oxide, and at least a portion of the solvent, and a slurry stream comprising the solvent and the catalyst. At least a portion of the slurry stream is recycled to the reaction step. | 08-04-2011 |
Rodney G. Wolff, Minnetonka Beach, MN US
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20080275544 | Medical devices for delivering a therapeutic agent and method of preparation - A method for making an intravascular stent by applying to the body of a stent a solution which includes a solvent, a polymer dissolved in the solvent and a therapeutic substance dispersed in the solvent and then evaporating the solvent. The inclusion of a polymer in intimate contact with a drug on the stent allows the drug to be retained on the stent during expansion of the stent and also controls the administration of drug following implantation. The adhesion of the coating and the rate at which the drug is delivered can be controlled by the selection of an appropriate bioabsorbable or biostable polymer and the ratio of drug to polymer in the solution. By this method, drugs such as dexamethasone can be applied to a stent, retained on a stent during expansion of the stent and elute at a controlled rate. | 11-06-2008 |
Roger Wolff, Redmond, WA US
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20100268793 | Method and System for Semantically Labeling Strings and Providing Actions Based on Semantically Labeled Strings - Abstract of the Disclosure A method for recognizing strings and annotating, or labeling, the strings with a type label. After the strings are annotated with a type label, application pro gram modules may use the type label to provide users with a choice of actions. If the user's computer does not have any actions associated with a type label, the user may be provided with the option to surf to a download Uniform Resource Locator (URL) and download action plug-ins for that type label. One or more recognizer plug-ins perform the recognition of particular strings in an electronic document. The recognize r plug-ins may be packaged with an application program module or they may be written by third parties to recognize particular strings that are of interest. One or more action plug-ins provide possible actions to be presented to the user based upon the type label associated with the string. | 10-21-2010 |
Roger Wolff, Sammamish, WA US
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20090307663 | DEBUGGING SUPPORT FOR TASKS IN MULTITHREADED ENVIRONMENTS - A debugger enhancement provides a debug-task-provider interface whose implementation includes routines designed to support debugging of programs that contain tasks written for a specific programming model. Task creation hierarchies, individual task properties, resource dependencies, synchronization dependencies, and other information can be made accessible during debugging, through a model-independent interface. In a multithreaded environment, a mapping between tasks and threads is also available. | 12-10-2009 |
Roger K. Wolff, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20090181371 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATED TO A BRAF MUTATION AND MICROSATELLITE STABILITY - Disclosed are methods and compositions related to a BRAF mutation and microsatellite stability. | 07-16-2009 |
Ronald J. Wolff, Rochester, NY US
Samuel C. Wolff, Durham, NC US
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20120095085 | NUCLEIC ACID MODULATORS OF CLEC-2 - Provided are ligands which bind to and regulate the function of CLEC-2. Nucleic acid CLEC-2 ligands described herein are able to inhibit CLEC-2 mediated platelet aggregation and may also provide use in regulating CLEC-2-mediated processes such as thrombus formation, tumor metastasis, lymphangiogenesis, HIV dissemination, inflammatory response, cytokine production and phagocytosis. Also disclosed herein are modulator molecules which can reverse the activity of the CLEC-2 ligand both in vitro and in vivo and ex vivo. | 04-19-2012 |
Sebastien Wolff, Atlanta, GA US
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20120187777 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MATERIAL HANDLING APPLICATION - A distributed control system is provided having a plurality of control modules operative to control one or more output devices. A control module includes a first enclosure that houses a plurality of control terminals and a second enclosure that houses a controller for controlling an output device. A maximum voltage of the first enclosure is less than a threshold voltage level, and a maximum voltage of the second enclosure is greater than the threshold voltage level. A safety circuit of the control system includes a plurality of circuit segments connected in a series configuration to the control modules. | 07-26-2012 |
Stacy Wolff, Cypress, TX US
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20130003284 | ELEVATING DISPLAY LID - Embodiments provide apparatuses and systems including a base and a display lid. The display lid may include a surface engaging portion to elevate the base in response to rotation of the display lid. | 01-03-2013 |
20130229393 | INSTRUMENT-ACTIVATED SUB-SURFACE COMPUTER BUTTONS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD INCORPORATING SAME - The present technique provides a system and method for providing instrument-activated buttons having a sub-surface mechanism for triggering a desired function upon interaction with an above-surface electronic/digital user device, such as a digitizing pointing device. The instrument-activated buttons may be disposed in a display device, a tablet computing device, or any other suitable electronic device. A user navigates a housing surface of the electronic device until a signal identifies the sub-surface button, which may then be activated by performing an instrument-based activation event. The activation event may be a button click, a tip movement, or any other suitable trigger on the electronic/digital user device. A wireless communication is then transmitted between the sub-surface mechanism and the electronic/digital user device to initiate the function associated with the instrument-activated button. | 09-05-2013 |
Stacy L. Wolff, Houston, TX US
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20140211408 | Disable Home Key - A docking station can be coupled to a tablet computing device. A tablet computing device can include a home key that is disabled when the tablet is connected to the docking station. The docking station can include a release to separate the tablet computing device from the docking station. | 07-31-2014 |
20140211409 | Post and Opening with Magnetic Elements to Facilitate Alignment - An example provides a computing device including an opening including a first magnetic element, and a computing base, comprising a post including a second magnetic element attracted. The post may insert into the opening to facilitate docking the computing device to the computing base, the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element to facilitate alignment of the post with the opening. | 07-31-2014 |
20140213178 | Display Panel for Front-Side Wireless Communication - An example provides an apparatus including a display panel, a shielding layer including an opening adjacent to a back side of the display panel, and an antenna overlapping the opening to allow for wireless communication with the apparatus from a front side of the display panel. | 07-31-2014 |
20140310999 | DETACHABLE MEMBER - In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a system is provided. The system includes a housing and a detachable member. The housing comprises a recess, and the recess includes a protrusion to contact the detachable member and further includes a recessed bay. Depression of a portion of the detachable member causes the portion of the detachable member to sink into the recessed bay while an opposing portion of the detachable member protrudes from the housing. | 10-23-2014 |
Stacy L. Wolff, Cypress, TX US
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20080253094 | Electronic device locking system - An electronic device locking system, comprising a display member coupled to a base member to enable variable positioning of the display member relative to the base member and a post engagable with a latch to secure the display member in a fixed position relative to the base member. | 10-16-2008 |
20080266865 | Electronic device illuminator - An electronic device illuminator comprises a light assembly pivotally coupled to a housing of an electronic device. | 10-30-2008 |
20090034223 | Electronic device housing assembly - An electronic device, comprising a housing assembly comprising a wall and stiffener, the stiffener having a plurality of apertures and bonded to at least a portion of the wall. | 02-05-2009 |
20140313665 | A Computing System Including A First And Second Housing And Polar Magnets - A first housing with a polar magnet on a first side. The first housing can include an opening on the first side. A second housing can include a sliding latch. An opposite polar magnet attached to the sliding latch. The polar magnet attracts the opposite polar magnet on the sliding latch to move the sliding latch to a latched position. | 10-23-2014 |
20150036275 | INSTRUMENT-ACTIVATED SUB-SURFACE COMPUTER BUTTONS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD INCORPORATING SAME - The present technique provides an example computing system, including a tablet computing device including a display screen, and a keyboard including mounting bar that is rotatably coupled to the keyboard. The tablet computing device is releasably mountable to the mounting bar, and when the tablet computing device is mounted to the mounting bar, the tablet computing device is communicative with the keyboard. | 02-05-2015 |
Steve Wolff, Hamel, MN US
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20130025729 | DUCT PORT FOR PRESSURE SENSING - The present disclosure related generally to ports for sensing one or more parameters in an HVAC system, and methods for installing such ports. In one illustrative embodiment, a port provides a fluid passageway through a wall of an HVAC component such as an air duct. The port may be formed of a hollow stem member having a first end and a second end and a head member positioned therebetween. The port may include an anchor member for anchoring the port to a wall of the HVAC component. In some cases, the anchor member may secure the port within the wall such that the head member forms a substantially fluid tight seal with the wall. | 01-31-2013 |
Steve L. Wolff, Hamel, MN US
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20100102462 | STEAM TUBE CONNECTION FOR STEAM HUMIDIFIER - A twist locking connector for a steam humidifier. The steam humidifier includes a tank for heating water to generate steam and a steam tube receiver structure in fluid communication with the tank. The steam tube receiver structure has an opening configured to receive a steam tube, where the opening has a plurality of ramp structures about the opening on a side facing the tank. The steam humidifier also includes a steam tube for transmitting steam from the tank to a duct, the steam tube having a plurality of locking tabs adjacent to an end and a flange adjacent to, but separated by a distance from, the locking tabs. The steam tube is assembled to the steam tube receiver by inserting the steam tube through the opening in the steam tube receiver structure and rotating the steam tube to cause the locking tabs to engage with the ramp structures. | 04-29-2010 |
Steven Wolff, Hamel, MN US
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20140145358 | HUMIDIFIER WITH FIELD-REPLACEMENT COMPONENTS - A humidifier having a field-replaceable water heating enclosure and a humidifier main unit configured to receive the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is provided. The field-replaceable water heating enclosure may include a water inlet, a water outlet, a water vapor outlet, and a resistive heating element. The humidifier main unit may be configured to provide water to the field-replaceable water heating enclosure via the water inlet when the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is received by the humidifier main unit. To facilitate this, the humidifier main unit may include a manifold structured to interface with the water inlet, the water outlet, and the water vapor outlet. The humidifier main unit also may be configured to provide electrical power to the resistive heating element of the field-replaceable water heating enclosure when the field-replaceable water heating enclosure is received by the humidifier main unit. | 05-29-2014 |
20140145359 | HUMIDIFIER WITH SCALE COLLECTION FEATURES - A water boiling chamber for a steam humidifier may include an enclosure having a water volume and scale collection surfaces that are exposed to water in the enclosure. The scale collection surfaces may have a scale collection surface area that is at least two times greater than a reference surface area, where the reference surface area is defined as the surface area of a sphere having a volume equal to the water volume of the enclosure. Scale collection surfaces may be part of the enclosure and project into an interior of the enclosure. Alternatively, or in addition, one or more scale collectors may be disposed within the enclosure. Methods for capturing scale in a steam humidifier are also described. | 05-29-2014 |
Steven Wolff, New York, NY US
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20100315085 | Modular Apparatus for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - The present invention discloses a modular MRI imaging system. The imaging system includes MRI radio-frequency antenna arrays separate from the patient support structure. The antenna arrays are affixed to a thin, flexible film such that they may be located next to the anatomical region of interest. In addition, multiple antenna arrays may be configured in various planar or three-dimensional arrangements to optimize the FOV and SNR. Separate patient support structures are provided that enhance ergonomics and patient stabilization. By removing the antenna from the housing, the support structures may be designed without the constraints of supporting the antenna or the associated electronics. The MRI imaging system further employs a preamplifier module. The preamplifier module houses the preamplifier and much of the other associated circuitry for each of the antennae. The preamplifier module operates to combine the signals from the antenna arrays and pass the signals to the MRI system. | 12-16-2010 |
20140275971 | Automatic Needle Insertion Location Identification - A system for automatically identifying a needle insertion location from a medical diagnostic image, such as an MRI image, and providing a visual indication of the needle insertion location is disclosed. A grid plate is located proximate to an anatomical region and is preferably incorporated in an MRI support structure utilized to immobilize the anatomical region. An MRI scanner obtains an MRI image of the anatomical region, and an MRI technician places a marker on the MRI image, identifying the needle insertion location. The MRI image and the marker are transferred from the MRI scanner to another device, such as a tablet computer, which is configured to convert the MRI image and the marker to coordinates and an insertion depth. A visual indicator is located proximate to or integrated with the grid plate that provides the needle insertion coordinates and insertion depth to the MRI technician. | 09-18-2014 |
Steven D. Wolff, New York, NY US
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20130066229 | NONINVASIVE METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE PRESURE GRADIENT ACROSS A HEART VALVE WITHOUT USING VELOCITY DATA AT THE VALVE ORIFICE - Embodiments presented herein provide apparatus and methods for imaging-assisted determination of pressure gradient of blood flow across a valve orifice in a cardiovascular circuit without the use of velocity data measured at the valve orifice. An embodiment of the methods comprise creating an image of a valve orifice, creating a planimeter slice from the image of the valve orifice including a trace of the perimeter of the valve orifice, determining the valve orifice area by determining the area contained within the trace, determining the instantaneous flow rate through the valve orifice based on bulk flow data away from the valve, and determining the instantaneous pressure gradient across the valve orifice from the valve orifice area and the instantaneous flow rate. | 03-14-2013 |
Steven J. Wolff, Las Vegas, NV US
Steven K. Wolff, Mesa, AZ US
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20080197628 | BEVELED INSERT FOR FACILITATING COUPLING PIPES - An annular beveled insert for enhancing the insertion of a plain end of a pipe into a mating belled end of a pipe, the insert including an annular main body portion having a substantially flat surface and a beveled opposed surface. The annular main body portion has inner and outer diameters approximately equal to inner and outer diameters, respectively, of the plain end of the pipe. An outwardly directed flange extends from the annular main body portion around a periphery and has an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of the plain end of the pipe. The flange is sufficiently flexible so that it bends into an angle of approximately ninety degrees with the flat surface of the annular main body portion and aids the main body portion in masking the plain end of the pipe as it passes through the annular gasket. | 08-21-2008 |
Steven L. Wolff, Corcoran, MN US
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20090102072 | STEAM HUMIDIFIER QUICK LIQUID CONNECTION - In one aspect, a steam humidifier is disclosed. The steam humidifier includes a tank for containing water to be heated to generate steam and a water connection manifold that has a manifold chamber in fluid communication with a water supply passage and a water drain passage. The steam humidifier further includes a rotary valve that is configured to control a fluid passage between the tank and the manifold chamber and that is further configured to control the position of one or more locking features. The rotary valve is rotatable between a first locked position and a second unlocked position. In the first locked position, the fluid passage between the tank and the manifold chamber is open and the one or more locking features are engaged with a structure of the steam humidifier. In the second unlocked position, the fluid passage between the tank and the manifold chamber is closed and the one or more locking features are disengaged from the structure of the steam humidifier. Other aspects are disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20090103904 | WATER LEVEL SENSOR FOR STEAM HUMIDIFIER - A water level sensor for a steam humidifier. The water level sensor includes a plurality of conductive probes, where the plurality of conductive probes includes at least one common probe and a plurality of water level probes. Each of the conductive probes are separated from each other conductive probe. The water level sensor further includes a non-conductive overmolding covering at least a portion of each of the conductive probes. The non-conductive overmolding defines a flange configured to seal an opening in a tank of the steam humidifier and an electrical connection point configured to receive an electrical connector for providing electrical connections to each of the conductive probes. A steam humidifier is also disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
Steven L. Wolff, Hamel, MN US
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20090102076 | HUMIDIFIER WITH WATER TANK QUICK ASSEMBLY FEATURE - A steam humidifier having a water tank with a quick assembly feature. The steam humidifier includes a removable tank, where the removable tank is configured to contain water to be heated to generate steam and a handle that is configured to selectively secure the removable tank to the humidifier. The handle defines at least a first rotational position in which a tank support feature on the tank is engaged with a handle support feature on the handle such that the tank is attached to the humidifier. The handle further defines at least a second rotational position in which the tank support feature is disengaged from the handle support feature such that the tank is unattached from the humidifier. Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
20130333784 | SPRING LOADED HVAC DAMPER - An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system. A shaft is in communication with the damper blade, a torsion spring is in communication with the shaft, and a force adjustment mechanism is in communication with the torsion spring. The shaft, the damper blade, and the torsion spring may be configured such that the shaft may affect movement of the damper blade about a rotation axis and the torsion spring may provide a bias force to the shaft for biasing the damper blade toward a desired position (e.g. closed position). | 12-19-2013 |
20130337736 | HVAC DAMPER SYSTEM - An illustrative damper system includes a damper blade that is configured to be positioned within a duct, such as a bypass duct of an HVAC system. A shaft is in communication with the damper blade, and an actuator or force adjustment mechanism is in communication with the shaft. The actuator or force adjustment mechanism may include a housing and a spring therein, where the spring is in communication with the shaft. The shaft, the damper blade, and the spring may be configured such that the shaft may affect movement of the damper blade about a rotation axis offset from a diametrical axis of the damper blade. | 12-19-2013 |
Suzanne C. Wolff US
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20080249012 | INCREASING LIFE SPAN BY MODULATION OF Smek - The Smek (Suppressor of mek null) gene is described and characterized. Smek acts in the stress response pathway of animals by binding to and enhancing the transcription of FOXO, thereby providing the link between the stress response pathway and the insulin/IGF-1 pathway. Given the link between both the stress response pathway and the insulin/IGF-1 pathway and longevity, Smek | 10-09-2008 |
Thomas W. Wolff, Brewster, NY US
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20110091613 | ORGANIC COMESTIBLE FORMULATION - Formulations of chocolate-based snack food and desserts, such as mousse, truffles and ice cream, comprising raw organic ingredients are provided. The method for making the snack food and dessert products of the present invention are also provided. | 04-21-2011 |
Todd Wolff, Boerne, TX US
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20110047381 | SAFEMASHUPS CLOUD TRUST BROKER - The present invention provides a new method for policy enforcement in a virtualized or cloud environment. We break down the environment into layers, which are further sub-divided into security units. Each security unit has a security profile based on its own security properties and those of the layers below. The security profile also reflects the floor, ceiling and wall security properties. Each security unit has an agent which is used to establish communications with other security units. Such communication is mediated by a cloud trust broker which determines if the communication is permitted based on access control list or else retrieves the security profiles and applies pre-defined rules. If the communications are allowed the cloud trust broker runs a mutual authentication and key distribution protocol that results in the two security units obtaining a session key which they can then use for further communications which can proceed directly. | 02-24-2011 |
20130198848 | REMEDIATION OF COMPUTER SECURITY VULNERABILITIES - A computer security vulnerability remediation system (CSVRS) is disclosed, including a CSVRS client communicatively coupled to a remediation server through a network. The CSVRS client includes software having a security vulnerability, which vulnerability may be known to malicious actors who develop an exploit. In some cases, the exploit is a “zero-day exploit,” meaning the vulnerability may not be known to the CSVRS client until the exploit is deployed. A RSP receives information about the exploit and vulnerability from a team of remediation experts. The RSP may prepare a remedial exploit, which carries a self-healing pay load. The remedial exploit may be delivered either through the vulnerability itself, or through credentials granted by the CSVRS client to the RSP. The self-healing pay-load takes appropriate action, such as closing ports or disabling scripts, to prevent the vulnerability from being further exploited. | 08-01-2013 |
Todd W. Wolff, Boerne, TX US
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20100299677 | Article of manufacture for programmatically describing web service-driven applications - To programmatically describe the abstract behavior of a web-service driven application (WSDA), a class which is used to model an Interface Definition Language (IDL) extension component is provided. Nested within the modeled IDL extension component are subcomponents, each of which references an IDL component which describes a set of operations and message types exposed by the WSDA. To programmatically describe the concrete behavior of the WSDA, a class which is used to model an additional IDL extension component is provided. The additional IDL extension component describes an executable instance of the WSDA and is associated with the IDL extension component that programmatically describes the abstract behavior of the WSDA. Nested within the IDL extension component that describes the executable instance of the WSDA are subcomponents, each of which references an IDL component that describes an executable web service exposed by the WSDA. | 11-25-2010 |
Todd Wayne Wolff, Boerne, TX US
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20120095882 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Point-of-Sale Product Information to Consumers of Alcoholic Beverages - A method and apparatus for providing product information to a potential purchaser of alcoholic beverages while the purchaser is shopping within the context of a retail establishment, including: a step or means for identifying the retail establishment within which the purchaser is physically located; a step or means for displaying to the purchaser a list of alcoholic beverage items offered for sale by the identified retail establishment; and a step or means for displaying product information which describes an alcoholic beverage item selected by the purchaser from the displayed list of items offered for sale; whereby the product information is used by the purchaser to make better, more informed purchasing decisions. | 04-19-2012 |