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20090254389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORPORATE WORKPLACE CAPACITY PLANNING AND OPTIMIZATION - Systems and methods for corporate workplace capacity planning and optimization are provided. A system according to the invention may include a computer. The computer may be configured to receive a plurality of characteristics relating to an entity or a portion of an entity. The computer may be further configured to receive a predetermined selection of buildings. The computer may also be configured to determine a plurality of solution sets. Each of the solution sets may express a subset of space located within the selected buildings for the location of the entity or the portion of the entity. The solution sets may be fixed for a predetermined amount of time into the future. The solutions sets can be based, at least in part, on the plurality of characteristics. The computer may also be configured to select a subset of the plurality of solution sets. Finally, a display device may be configured to display at least a portion of a single solution set. | 10-08-2009 |
20110119042 | WEATHER-RELATED ENERGY-USAGE ANALYSIS - Embodiments of the invention relate to apparatuses and methods for gathering and analyzing facility weather data, such as temperature and humidity data, and energy-usage data, such as electricity-usage data, from a plurality of remote facilities and using the analysis to assess energy-using systems and/or methods across an organization made up of the plurality of remote facilities. | 05-19-2011 |
20110119109 | HEADCOUNT FORECASTING SYSTEM - Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for forecasting the future headcount of an organization by generating, validating and displaying models of the headcount of an organization or division thereof over time. In some embodiments, at least three different models are generated using stored historical headcount information, including a linear regression model, a multivariate model using macroeconomic variables, and an autoregressive moving average model. In some embodiments, for each of the foregoing types, multiple models are generated and the best model of each type is selected for use in forecasting headcount according to predetermined evaluation criteria. | 05-19-2011 |
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20100094573 | Short-Term Load Forecasting Based Capacity Check for Automated Power Restoration of Electric Distribution Networks - A method of forecasting loads on a distribution network is disclosed. The method employs load profiles in combination with short-term load estimations to forecast expected loads on a distribution network. The predicted loads may then be used by power restoration controllers when performing back-feed capacity checks. | 04-15-2010 |
20100114400 | Voltage Regulation Optimization - A voltage regulation optimization (VRO) system receives inputs from a DCS or other distribution network control/monitoring system. The VRO then calculates optimized control commands for various network devices including the controllable taps of voltage regulating transformers. | 05-06-2010 |
20100161151 | FEEDER AUTOMATION FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A soft PLC technology based computer-implemented method includes updating a system configuration incidence matrix for an electric power distribution system based on both a depth-first search of a connectivity matrix for the electric power distribution system and information about the electric power distribution system, wherein the information includes at least status information about one or more switches of the electric power distribution system. The method further includes detecting a fault in the system based on the incidence matrix. The method further includes generating isolation control logic based on the incidence matrix and isolating the fault based on isolation control logic. The method further includes generating restoration control logic based on a breadth-first search of the incidence matrix and restoring the system based on the restoration control logic. | 06-24-2010 |
20110029148 | LOAD RESTORATION FOR FEEDER AUTOMATION IN ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS - A method and system restores power in a power distribution network. The network includes a plurality of power sources, a plurality of loading zones, a plurality of switching devices interconnected between the plurality of power sources and the plurality of loading zones, and an intelligent electronic device associated with each of the plurality of switching devices to control the switching devices. A base network state is defined and a power restoration logic is created for the base network state. A simulation is run for the power restoration logic and then the power restoration logic is transmitted to a power restoration controller which thereafter monitors and controls the intelligent electronic devices. | 02-03-2011 |
20130085624 | Systems and Methods for Integrating Demand Response with Service Restoration in an Electric Distribution System - Systems and methods for integrating demand response with service restoration in an electric distribution system. The electric distribution system may include a plurality of regions, zones, and/or areas including at least an outage area that includes a fault and is not receiving electric current from the electric distribution system and a restoration area that is receiving electric current from the electric distribution system and that may be selectively configured to provide electric current to a selected portion of the outage area. The electric distribution system also includes a plurality of demand responsive loads configured to be selectively isolated from the electric distribution system responsive to a load shed signal. The demand responsive loads may be selectively utilized during service restoration, such as to provide additional excess capacity within the restoration area and/or decrease a magnitude of the electric load applied by the selected portion of the outage area. | 04-04-2013 |
20130338945 | Outage Scope Analysis for Electrical Distribution Systems - Outage scope for an electrical distribution system is estimated by generating downstream outage prediction information indicating whether any service area protected by one of the terminal protective devices of the electrical distribution system likely has a power outage based on reported outage information. Upstream outage prediction information is generated which indicates whether any service area protected by one of the non-terminal protective devices of the electrical distribution system likely has a power outage based on the downstream outage prediction information. Each protective device is predicted to be in an open or closed state based on the downstream and upstream outage prediction information so that more than one open protective device can be identified when more than one fault occurs in different parts of the electrical distribution system. | 12-19-2013 |
20140062426 | Power Distribution System Loss Reduction with Distributed Energy Resource Control - A power distribution system has a plurality of reactive power resources including capacitor banks and distributed energy resources connected to branches of the power distribution system. Power loss is reduced in the distribution system by determining discrete switch states for the capacitor banks and continuous set points for the distributed energy resources, so that the reactive power provided by the reactive power resources reduces power loss while optionally correcting voltage violations in the power distribution system when the capacitor banks are set in accordance with the respective discrete switch states and the distributed energy resources are operated at the respective continuous set points. The range of values for the continuous set points is constrained based on maximum and minimum reactive power limits for each distributed energy resource under consideration. | 03-06-2014 |
20150039145 | Microgrid Energy Management System and Method for Controlling Operation of a Microgrid - A microgrid includes a plurality of distributed energy resources such as controllable distributed electric generators and electrical energy storage devices. A method of controlling operation of the microgrid includes periodically updating a distributed energy resource schedule for the microgrid that includes on/off status of the controllable distributed electric generators and charging/discharging status and rate of the electrical energy storage devices and which satisfies a first control objective for a defined time window, based at least in part on a renewable energy generation and load forecast for the microgrid. The method further includes periodically determining power set points for the controllable distributed energy resources which satisfy a second control objective for a present time interval within the defined time window, the second control objective being a function of at least the distributed energy resource schedule for the microgrid. | 02-05-2015 |
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20090111907 | SCREEN PRINTABLE HYDROGEL FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - The present invention provides a screen printable hydrogel composition comprising: (a) soluble or partially soluble polymer wherein said polymer is a copolymer, interpolymer or mixture thereof; (b) initiation system; (c) thickener; (d) water; and (e) solvent; with the proviso that the composition has a viscosity of greater than about 10 Pa·s. | 04-30-2009 |
20090284122 | Co-processable Photoimageable Silver and Corbon Nanotube Compositions and Method for Field Emission Devices - Described herein are methods of manufacturing an electrode and emitter in a field emission device, and devices formed from the methods. Compositions useful for the manufacture of an electrode and emitter in a field emission device are also described. | 11-19-2009 |
20090294741 | SILVER COMPOSITION FOR MICRO-DEPOSITION DIRECT WRITING SILVER CONDUCTOR LINES ON PHOTOVOLTAIC WAFERS - Embodiments of the invention relate to a silicon semiconductor device, and a conductive thick film composition for use in a solar cell device. | 12-03-2009 |
20100301479 | DEVICES CONTAINING SILVER COMPOSITIONS DEPOSITED BY MICRO-DEPOSITION DIRECT WRITING SILVER CONDUCTOR LINES - Embodiments of the invention relate to a silicon semiconductor device, and a conductive thick film composition for use in a solar cell device. | 12-02-2010 |
20100304558 | METHODS USING SILVER COMPOSITIONS FOR MICRO-DEPOSITION DIRECT WRITING SILVER CONDUCTOR LINES ON PHOTOVOLTAIC WAFERS - Embodiments of the invention relate to a silicon semiconductor device, and a conductive thick film composition for use in a solar cell device. | 12-02-2010 |
20100314988 | RESINATES CONTAINING ACQUEOUS DEVELOPABLE PHOTOIMAGEABLE CARBON NANOTUBE PASTES WITH ENHANCED PERFORMANCE - Disclosed are novel photoimageable compositions for improving the emission of electron field emitters. These compositions are comprised of carbon nanotubes and metal resinate. | 12-16-2010 |
20110151153 | POLYMERIC CONDUCTIVE DONOR - Provided are donor articles comprising a donor substrate and a conductive layer, wherein the conductive layer comprises (a) at least one electrically conductive polymer; (b) a binder comprising a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(2-alkyl-2-oxazoline), poly(vinylpyrrolidone-co-vinyl acetate), polyvinyl acetal, poly(3-morpholinylethylene), poly(2,4-dimethyl-6-triazinylethylene), poly(N-1,2,4-triazolylethylene), poly(vinylsulfate), poly(vinylformamide), and poly[N-(p-sulfophenyl)imino-3-hydroxymethyl-1,4-phenyleneimino-1,4-phenylene] or a combination thereof; and (c) a polyanion. Also provided are methods of transferring at least a portion of an electrically conductive layer from such a donor article to a receiver, the patterned receivers and patterned donor articles made by such methods, electronic devices comprising the patterned receivers, and electronic devices comprising the patterned donor articles. | 06-23-2011 |
20110278507 | THICK FILM SILVER PASTES CONTAINING IODONIUM AND/OR SULFONIUM SALTS AND THEIR USE IN PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS - This invention provides a silver thick film paste composition comprising electrically conductive silver powder, one or more onium salts selected from the group consisting of iodonium salts and sulfonium, flux and an organic medium. Also provided are photovoltaic cells that contain an electrode made using these silver thick film paste compositions. Such photovoltaic cells show improved efficiencies. | 11-17-2011 |
20110308614 | ETCHING COMPOSITION AND ITS USE IN A METHOD OF MAKING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - This invention provides an etching composition comprising one or more onium salts selected from the group consisting of iodonium salts and sulfonium and an organic medium. Also provided is a method of making a photovoltaic cell that uses the etching composition to etch the anti-reflection coating and a photovoltaic cell made by this method. | 12-22-2011 |
20120205809 | DEVICES CONTAINING SILVER COMPOSITIONS DEPOSITED BY MICRO-DEPOSITION DIRECT WRITING SILVER CONDUCTOR LINES - Embodiments of the invention relate to a silicon semiconductor device, and a conductive thick film composition for use in a solar cell device. | 08-16-2012 |
20130058826 | PROCESS FOR MAKING SILVER POWDER PARTICLES WITH VERY SMALL SIZE CRYSTALLITES - The process for making silver powder particles with very small size crystallites uses a combination of gum arabic and maleic acid with the reduction of a silver salt with ascorbic acid. Silver thick film paste containing these silver powder particles can be used in electronic applications to form electrodes for semiconductor devices and, in particular, solar cells. | 03-07-2013 |
20130156632 | PROCESS FOR MAKING SILVER POWDER PARTICLES WITH SMALL SIZE CRYSTALLITES - The process for making silver powder particles with small size crystallites uses a combination of gum arabic and maleic acid with the reduction of a silver salt with ascorbic acid. Silver thick film paste containing these silver powder particles can be used in electronic applications to form electrodes for semiconductor devices and, in particular, solar cells. | 06-20-2013 |
20140137937 | ETCHING COMPOSITION AND ITS USE IN A METHOD OF MAKING A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - This invention provides a method of making a photovoltaic cell. The method uses an etching composition comprising one or more onium salts selected from the group consisting of iodonium salts and sulfonium and an organic medium to etch the anti-reflection coating. Also provided is a photovoltaic cell made by this method. | 05-22-2014 |
20140196772 | PROCESS FOR MAKING SILVER POWDER PARTICLES WITH SMALL SIZE CRYSTALLITES - The process for making silver powder particles with small size crystallites uses a combination of gum arabic and maleic acid with the reduction of a silver salt with ascorbic acid, Silver thick film paste containing these silver powder particles can be used in electronic applications to form electrodes for semiconductor devices and, in particular, solar cells. | 07-17-2014 |
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20140066130 | FORM FACTOR FOR A HAND-HELD INFORMATION DEVICE WITH AN OUTPUT DISPLAY - The invention relates to hand-held electronic devices that can have a spherical, cylindrical or other curved surface and an output display providing output visible on the curved surface. The interior region of the device can house receiver circuitry coupled to an antenna to enable reception of transmitted radio signals, display control circuitry, physical stimulus processing circuitry, a microprocessor, data storage memory, and a battery. Display and antenna configurations and data processing methods are also disclosed. | 03-06-2014 |
20140145899 | Mobile Devices with Conductive Liquid Antennas and Related Methods - Mobile devices with conductive liquid antennas and related methods are provided. In this regard, a representative mobile device includes a first antenna having a first channel and a first liquid, the first channel defining a first interior volume, the first liquid being electrically conductive and located within the first channel, the first liquid further exhibiting a first volume smaller than the first interior volume; and a first antenna feed mounted such that, responsive to the device being in a first orientation, the first liquid electrically communicates with the first antenna feed. | 05-29-2014 |
20140240176 | Electronic Devices with Antennas Formed with Optically-Transparent Films and Related Methods - Electronic devices with antennas formed with optically-transparent films and related methods are provided. In this regard, a representative device includes a housing defining a cavity; a display disposed within the cavity; a cover disposed over the display and forming a portion of an exterior of the device; an optically transparent, electrically conductive film disposed within the cavity; and an antenna disposed within the cavity, the antenna being at least partially defined by the film, the film being operative as a ground plane for the antenna. | 08-28-2014 |
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20100130355 | WATER-ABSORBING POLYSACCHARIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for producing a polysaccharide superabsorbent particulate including the process steps of bringing into contact a polysaccharide with a polyphosphate or a polyphosphoric acid as crosslinking agent in the presence of water to form a polysaccharide gel drying the polysaccharide gel, comminuting the dried polysaccharide gel to form polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer particles, coating the particles with a polyphosphate or polyphosphoric acid, crosslinking the coated particles, and surface treating the particulate with a metal multivalent salt or an acid. The invention further relates to a polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer particulate obtainable by this process, a water-absorbent polysaccharide, a composite, a process for producing a composite, a composite produced by this process, the use of the polysaccharide superabsorbent particulates or of the composites as well as the use of polyphosphates. | 05-27-2010 |
20130040811 | WATER-ABSORBING POLYSACCHARIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for producing a polysaccharide superabsorbent particulate including the process steps of bringing into contact a polysaccharide with a polyphosphate or a polyphosphoric acid as crosslinking agent in the presence of water to form a polysaccharide gel drying the polysaccharide gel, comminuting the dried polysaccharide gel to form polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer particles, coating the particles with a polyphosphate or polyphosphoric acid, crosslinking the coated particles, and surface treating the particulate with a metal multivalent salt or an acid. The invention further relates to a polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer particulate obtainable by this process, a water-absorbent polysaccharide, a composite, a process for producing a composite, a composite produced by this process, the use of the polysaccharide superabsorbent particulates or of the composites as well as the use of polyphosphates. | 02-14-2013 |
20130277608 | WATER-ABSORBING POLYSACCHARIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for producing a polysaccharide superabsorbent particulate including the process steps of bringing into contact a polysaccharide with a polyphosphate or a polyphosphoric acid as crosslinking agent in the presence of water to form a polysaccharide gel drying the polysaccharide gel, comminuting the dried polysaccharide gel to form polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer particles, coating the particles with a polyphosphate or polyphosphoric acid, crosslinking the coated particles, and surface treating the particulate with a metal multivalent salt or an acid. The invention further relates to a polysaccharide superabsorbent polymer particulate obtainable by this process, a water-absorbent polysaccharide, a composite, a process for producing a composite, a composite produced by this process, the use of the polysaccharide superabsorbent particulates or of the composites as well as the use of polyphosphates. | 10-24-2013 |
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20100272760 | CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY WITH A VIRAL ANTIGEN-DEFINED, IMMUNOMODULATOR-SECRETING CELL VACCINE - A human cell line, which lacks major histocompatibility class I (MHC-I) antigens and major histocompatibility class II (MHC-II) antigens and which has been modified to comprise and express (i) a nucleotide sequence encoding an immunomodulator and (ii) a nucleotide sequence encoding a viral antigen, and a method of inducing or stimulating an immune response in a human to a viral-associated disease or cancer comprising administering to the human (i) the aforementioned human cell line in an amount sufficient to induce or stimulate an immune response to the viral associated disease or cancer, (ii) a human cell line, which lacks MHC-I and MHC-11 antigens and which has been modified to comprise and express a nucleotide sequence encoding an immunomodulator, and a human cell line, which lacks MHC-I and MHC-II antigens and which has been modified to comprise and express a nucleotide sequence encoding an antigen of EBV, simultaneously or sequentially in either order, by the same or different routes, in amounts sufficient to induce or stimulate an immune response to the viral-associated disease or cancer, or (iii) an immunomodulator and a human cell line, which lacks MHC-I and MHC-II antigens and which has been modified to comprise and express a nucleotide sequence encoding an antigen of EBV, simultaneously or sequentially in either order, by the same or different routes, in amounts sufficient to induce or stimulate an immune response to the viral associated disease or cancer. | 10-28-2010 |
20110070241 | METHODS FOR MODULATING IMMUNE RESPONSES TO AAV GENE THERAPY VECTORS - The present disclosure provides methods of inhibiting an immune response to a viral vector used in gene therapy, such as adeno-associated virus (AAV), which involves co-administration of viral vector and an interfering molecule. The interfering molecule functions by either disrupting the TLR9-MyD88-type I IFN signaling pathway and/or neutralizing Type I IFNs, thereby inhibiting the immune response directed against the viral vector. The methods additionally encompass the step of re-administering the viral vector. | 03-24-2011 |
20160109459 | Compositions And Methods For Heparan Sulfate As A Biomarker For Transplant Rejection - The present disclosure provides methods of identifying transplant rejection through the use of heparan sulfate as a biomarker. Method also comprise treating and/or preventing transplant rejection in a subject comprising administering to the subject a heparan sulfate inhibitor, thereby treating and/or preventing the development of immune-mediated injury following transplantation. | 04-21-2016 |