Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080207794 | POLYMERIC FIBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING - Polymeric fibers and methods of making the polymeric fibers are described. The polymeric fibers are crosslinked hydrogels or dried hydrogels that are prepared from a precursor composition that contains polymerizable material having an average number of ethylenically unsaturated groups per monomer molecule greater than 1.0. The polymeric fibers can contain an optional active agent. | 08-28-2008 |
20080230469 | DRAIN FILTER ASSEMBLY - The disclosure relates to a drain filter assembly that attempts to prevent drain blockages from forming by collecting particles such as food, hair and lint prior to entering the drain. In one embodiment, the filter assembly for filtering fluid passing into a drain comprises a housing and a filter. The housing has an upper portion, a lower portion adjacent the drain, and a perimeter surrounding the drain. The perimeter includes a plurality of openings having a height extending from the lower portion. The filter is adjacent the drain. The filter is contained within the perimeter of the housing. | 09-25-2008 |
20080300339 | POLYMERIC BEADS AND METHODS OF MAKING POLYMERIC BEADS - Polymeric beads and methods of making the polymeric beads are described. The polymeric beads are crosslinked hydrogels or dried hydrogels. The polymeric beads are formed from droplets of a precursor composition that are exposed to radiation. The droplets are totally surrounded by a gas phase. The precursor composition contains a polar solvent and a polymerizable material miscible in the polar solvent. The polymerizable material has an average number of ethylenically unsaturated groups per monomer molecule equal to at least 1.2. | 12-04-2008 |
20100197027 | AN INDICATING FIBER - A fiber, an articles formed from a fiber and methods of making the fiber and associate article are disclosed. In one embodiment, the fiber comprises a synthetic polymer and a color-changing indicator. The color-changing indicator is dispersed throughout the synthetic polymer. The color-changing indicator reacts in the presence of a stimulus to produce a color change. | 08-05-2010 |
20110077358 | Functional Polymer With Pendant Color Changing Indicator - A functionalized polymer is disclosed that comprises the reaction product of a polymer having one or more pendant reactive functional groups and a color changing indictor having a co-reactive functional group. The co-reactive functional group of the color changing is able to react with the reactive functional group of the polymer to form a covalent bond. Therefore, the color changing indicator is pendant from the polymer. The color changing indicator maintains its ability to produce a visually discernable color change in the presence of an associated stimulus. | 03-31-2011 |
20110297697 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING MATERIAL FROM A DEFORMABLE TUBE - Devices for dispensing material from a deformable tube comprise a shell having a top portion and a bottom portion. The shell comprises two shell pieces, the shell defining a compartment adapted for receiving a deformable tube and having an aperture in its top portion. Each shell piece comprises a press portion having a groove surrounding the press portion and a hinge located in the bottom portion connecting the press portion to the shell piece. The inner surfaces of the press portions have pressing features configured to squeeze a deformable tube from the bottom of the tube to the top of the tube. | 12-08-2011 |
20140294236 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTE RECOGNITION - At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature systems and methods for note recognition. The note recognition system includes a sensor, a note recognition module, and a note extraction module. The sensor is configured to capture a visual representation of a scene having one or more notes. The note recognition module is coupled to the sensor. The note recognition module is configured to receive the captured visual representation and determine a general boundary of a note from the captured visual representation. The note extraction module is configured to extract content of the note from the captured visual representation based on the determined general boundary of the note. | 10-02-2014 |
20140297646 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NOTES - At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature systems and methods for managing notes. The note management system includes a note source, a note recognition module, a note extraction module, and a note labeling module. The note source is a visual representation of a scene having a note. The note recognition module is configured to receive the visual representation and determine a general boundary of the note from the visual representation. The note extraction module is configured to extract content of the note from the visual representation based on the determined general boundary. The note labeling module is configured to label the note with a category. | 10-02-2014 |
20150016716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTE CONTENT EXTRACTION AND MANAGEMENT BY SEGMENTING NOTES - Techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes are described. A note management system comprises a sensor configured to capture an image data of a physical note, wherein the note is separated into one or more segments using marks, wherein each of the segments is marked by at least one of the marks. The note management system further comprises a note recognition module coupled to the sensor, the note recognition module configured to receive the captured image data and identify the marks on the note, and a note extraction module configured to determine general boundaries of the one or more segments within the captured image data based on the identified marks and extract content using the general boundaries, the content comprises content pieces, each of the content pieces corresponding to one of the one or more segments of the note. | 01-15-2015 |
20150016718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTE CONTENT EXTRACTION AND MANAGEMENT USING SEGMENTED NOTES - Techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes are described. A note management system comprises a note recognition module configured to receive image data capturing a note having a plurality of color segments, wherein the note recognition module is further configured to generate a plurality of indicators, each indicator indicative of a color class of a pixel or group of pixels within the image data and based on color values of the pixel or group of pixels; and a note extraction module configured to determine general boundaries of the color segments of the note based on the plurality of indicators and extract content using the general boundaries, the content comprising a plurality of content pieces, each of the content pieces corresponding to one of the color segments of the note. | 01-15-2015 |
20150055859 | NOTE RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT USING COLOR CLASSIFICATION - This disclosure describes techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes. For example, techniques are described for recognizing physical notes present within a physical environment, capturing information therefrom and creating corresponding digital representations of the physical notes, referred to herein as digital notes or software-based notes. At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature system and methods for note recognition using color classification. The system receives a visual representation of a scene having one or more notes, where each note has a color. The system generates indicators indicative of color classes of pixels in the visual representation. The system further determines a general boundary of one of the notes based on the indicators. | 02-26-2015 |
20150104107 | NOTE RECOGNITION AND ASSOCIATION BASED ON GROUPING INDICATORS - Techniques are described for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes. A computing device is described that includes a processor and an image collection module executable on the processor and configured to receive an input image of an environment having a plurality of physical notes. An image processing engine executable on the processor is configured to identify the plurality of physical notes in the input image and generate, for each of the physical notes, a corresponding digital note. The image processing engine is further configured to identify an indication of one or more groups of the plurality of identified notes in the input image and group the plurality of digital notes according to the indication. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106754 | ADDING, DELETING DIGITAL NOTES FROM A GROUP OF DIGITAL NOTES - In general, the disclosure describes techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes. A computing device includes a processor, an image collection module configured to receive an input image of an environment having a plurality of physical notes, an image processing engine configured to identify the plurality of physical notes in the input image and generate a plurality of digital notes corresponding to the plurality of notes identified in the input image, wherein the plurality of digital notes include information represented by the plurality of notes in the input image, and a graphical user interface configured to display the input image overlaid with the plurality of digital notes in place of the identified plurality of notes on a first portion of the graphical user interface and to display a set of one or more of the digital notes on a second portion of the graphical user interface. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106755 | EDITING DIGITAL NOTES REPRESENTING PHYSICAL NOTES - In one example, a method includes receiving a digital note of a plurality of digital notes generated based on image data comprising a visual representation of a scene that includes a plurality of physical notes such that each of the plurality of digital notes respectively corresponds to a particular physical note of the plurality of physical notes, wherein each of the physical notes includes respective recognizable content. In this example, the method also includes receiving user input indicating a modification to one or more visual characteristics of the digital note. In this example, the method also includes editing, in response to the user input, the one or more visual characteristics of the digital note. In this example, the method also includes outputting, for display, a modified version of the digital note that includes the one or more visual characteristics. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106760 | ORGANIZING DIGITAL NOTES ON A USER INTERFACE - At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a computing device configured to display visual representations of digital notes and one or more group images representing one or more groups on a user interface, where each group may include one or more digital notes. The computing device is further configured to receive one or more user inputs via the user interface and change the compositions of the groups based on the received user inputs. | 04-16-2015 |
20150135046 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING NOTES - A mobile device comprises a sensor to produce image data containing a visual representation of a plurality of physical notes, each of the physical notes comprising separate physical objects, a processor, and at least one module. The module can process the image data to determine boundaries for each of the plurality of physical notes and to determine, based on the boundaries, one or more characteristics for each of the physical notes. The module can also create a digital note representative of each of the plurality of physical notes, apply a set of rules to identify any of the rules that specify criteria satisfied by one or more characteristics of the physical notes, and for each of the identified rules, perform one or more actions specified by the rule to each of the digital notes for which the characteristics of the physical notes satisfies the criteria specified by the rule. | 05-14-2015 |
20150186719 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTE CONTENT EXTRACTION AND MANAGEMENT USING SEGMENTED NOTES - Techniques for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes are described. A note management system comprises a note recognition module configured to receive image data capturing a note having a plurality of color segments, wherein the note recognition module is further configured to generate a plurality of indicators, each indicator indicative of a color class of a pixel or group of pixels within the image data and based on color values of the pixel or group of pixels; and a note extraction module configured to determine general boundaries of the color segments of the note based on the plurality of indicators and extract content using the general boundaries, the content comprising a plurality of content pieces, each of the content pieces corresponding to one of the color segments of the note. | 07-02-2015 |
20150213310 | NOTE RECOGNITION AND ASSOCIATION BASED ON GROUPING INDICATORS - Techniques are described for creating and manipulating software notes representative of physical notes. A computing device is described that includes a processor and an image collection module executable on the processor and configured to receive an input image of an environment having a plurality of physical notes. An image processing engine executable on the processor is configured to identify the plurality of physical notes in the input image and generate, for each of the physical notes, a corresponding digital note. The image processing engine is further configured to identify an indication of one or more groups of the plurality of identified notes in the input image and group the plurality of digital notes according to the indication. | 07-30-2015 |
20150220257 | NOTE CAPTURE AND RECOGNITION WITH MANUAL ASSIST - At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature a computing device configured to receive an input image of an environment having a plurality of physical notes. The computing device automatically processes the input image to identify at least some of the plurality of the physical notes in the input image and displays the input image and indications indicative of the identified physical notes on a user interface. The computing device receives a user input indicating a position within the input image via a user interface and, responsive to the user input, recognizes proximate to the position a missed one of the physical notes that was not identified by the computing device when initially processing the input image. | 08-06-2015 |
20150262023 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTE RECOGNITION - At least some aspects of the present disclosure feature systems and methods for note recognition. The note recognition system includes a sensor, a note recognition module, and a note extraction module. The sensor is configured to capture a visual representation of a scene having one or more notes. The note recognition module is coupled to the sensor. The note recognition module is configured to receive the captured visual representation and determine a general boundary of a note from the captured visual representation. The note extraction module is configured to extract content of the note from the captured visual representation based on the determined general boundary of the note. | 09-17-2015 |
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20080259262 | COMPOSITE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Composite transparent conductors are described, which comprise a primary conductive medium based on metal nanowires and a secondary conductive medium based on a continuous conductive film. | 10-23-2008 |
20080283799 | NANOWIRES-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates. | 11-20-2008 |
20080286447 | NANOWIRES-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates. | 11-20-2008 |
20100243295 | NANOWIRE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires that may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically clear, patternable and is suitable as a transparent electrode in visual display devices such as touch screens, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and the like. | 09-30-2010 |
20110230996 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - Systems, devices, and methods for designing and/or manufacturing transparent conductors. A system is operable to evaluate optical and electrical manufacturing criteria for a transparent conductor. The system includes a database including stored reference transparent conductor data, and a controller subsystem configured to compare input acceptance manufacturing criteria for a transparent conductor to stored reference transparent conductor data. | 09-22-2011 |
20110253668 | ETCH PATTERNING OF NANOSTRUCTURE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS - A patterned transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the transparent conductor can be patterned by screen-printing an acidic etchant formulation on the conductive layer. A screen-printable etchant formulation is also disclosed. | 10-20-2011 |
20110285019 | TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS COMPRISING METAL NANOWIRES - A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires which may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically transparent and flexible. It can be coated or laminated onto a variety of substrates, including flexible and rigid substrates. | 11-24-2011 |
20110297642 | NANOWIRE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the conductive layer comprises a network of nanowires that may be embedded in a matrix. The conductive layer is optically clear, patternable and is suitable as a transparent electrode in visual display devices such as touch screens, liquid crystal displays, plasma display panels and the like. | 12-08-2011 |
20120033367 | COMPOSITE TRANSPARENT CONDUCTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME - Composite transparent conductors are described, which comprise a primary conductive medium based on metal nanowires and a secondary conductive medium based on a continuous conductive film. | 02-09-2012 |
20130115371 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF REDUCING DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF AN OPTICAL STACK - The present disclosure relates to a method for improving optical qualities of transparent conductive films including a multilayer optical stack and conductive nanowires embedded therein. | 05-09-2013 |
20130120846 | METHODS FOR REDUCING DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS AND TOUCH PANELS MADE OF THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to optical stacks having nanostructure-based transparent conductive films and low diffuse reflection. Also described are display devices that incorporate the optical stacks. | 05-16-2013 |
20130194671 | METHODS FOR REDUCING DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF NANOSTRUCTURE-BASED TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE FILMS AND TOUCH PANELS MADE OF THE SAME - The present disclosure relates to optical stacks having nanostructure-based transparent conductive films and low diffuse reflection. Also described are display devices that incorporate the optical stacks. | 08-01-2013 |
20140158400 | CONDUCTIVE FILMS HAVING LOW-VISIBILITY PATTERNS AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME - A patterned transparent conductor including a conductive layer coated on a substrate is described. More specifically, the transparent conductor has low-visibility patterns. | 06-12-2014 |
20140272105 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF REDUCING DIFFUSE REFLECTION OF AN OPTICAL STACK - The present disclosure relates to a method for improving optical qualities of transparent conductive films including a multilayer optical stack and conductive nanowires embedded therein. | 09-18-2014 |