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| Integrated desktop software for management of virus data | 20110022973 | 20110127 |
| A system and method for managing virus data may include software tailored for rapid, efficient and flexible management of virus data. The system may easier overcome data management problems. Moreover, the system may streamline the serious bottleneck of data management, significantly compressing time between data collection and cure discovery. The system may comprise graphical-user interface (GUI) tools and a data-storage and retrieval system. It may also include a commercial relational database engine. The system may include annotation, alignment, phylogenetics and mutation analysis tools. The alignment tool may be linked to a query tool and include a contig assembler. The system may include mutation tracking, report generation and entropy measurement tools, as well as statistical routines and security and installation packages. The system may include a software... |
| System and method for dynamic regeneration of page fragments | 20110022947 | 20110127 |
| Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the provisioning of dynamically generated content. One embodiment can interface a content delivery system and a content management system at the fragment level. Depending upon how a page is organized, a fragment may refer to a block within the page, a portion of the page, or a content item presented on the page. When a content item is updated and published onto the content management system, one embodiment of the invention can operate to track dependencies of managed pages and invalidate/validate fragment(s) affected by the change(s) accordingly. The updated fragment(s) may then be dynamically assembled on-the-fly or on-demand. The updated fragment(s) may or may not be cached. In this way, changes made to a piece of... |
| Event triggered notifications for collaborative processes | 20110022662 | 20110127 |
| Notifications that serve as “hints” related to activity associated with a collaborative process are propagated to an originator to alert the originator of activity on the collaborative process. A collaborative process server computer receives an indication that the originator has initiated a computer implemented collaborative process that generates collaborative content to be tracked. The collaborative process server computer is utilized to share the collaborative content associated with the collaborative process with at least one recipient. Computer implemented event(s) associated with the shared collaborative content by recipients are detected. Information associated with the collaborative process is automatically transformed in response to detected event(s) associated with the shared collaborative content, wherein a notification of the occurrence of the event(s) is propagated to the originator. The notification is generated... |
| File system | 20110022566 | 20110127 |
| A digitally signed file system in which data, metadata and files are objects, each object having a globally unique and content-derived fingerprint and wherein object references are mapped by the fingerprints; the file system has a root object comprising a mapping of all object fingerprints in the file system, such that a change to the file system results in a change in the root object, and tracking changes in the root object provides a history of file system activity.
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| Method and system for providing shipment tracking and notifications | 20110022533 | 20110127 |
| Improved approaches for monitoring status of articles being shipped are disclosed. The monitoring can produce notifications to interested parties. The notifications typically contain status information pertaining to the articles being shipped. Alternatively, interested parties can gain access to status information pertaining to the articles being shipped via a website. According to one embodiment, the status information includes at least position (location) information and shipping conditions information.
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| Systems and methods for integrated global shipping and visibility | 20110022534 | 20110127 |
| Disclosed is an integrated global shipment system that provides end-to-end visibility of the movement of a package. The integrated global shipment system employs a shipment consolidating application for integrating one or more freight tracking systems with one or more end-delivery systems. As a result, shippers are provided with complete visibility of the movement of their shipments of goods from an origin country to a destination country and till the final consignees. In addition, the integrated shipment system significantly decreases the cost of managing inventories by providing a virtual inventory solution. Under this virtual inventory solution, suppliers are able to bypass distribution centers and delay allocation of goods until after the importation of goods into a destination country.
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| Systems and methods for tracking an object in transit | 20110022532 | 20110127 |
| A shipping container is used with methods for controlling shipment of a temperature controlled material so that once a customer order is initiated with a customer origin point and a customer destination the shipping container with a phase change material maintaining a sample chamber within the shipping container within a desired temperature range is shipped to the customer origin point where a temperature controlled material is loaded into the sample chamber and then the shipping container is shipped to the customer destination and then returned to a repurposing site and periodic location of the shipping container is tracked by use of a wireless location sensor associated with the shipping container during its shipment. The health of the shipping container, as well as the temperature of its... |
| Balancing arbitragable tracking securities | 20110022511 | 20110127 |
| A financial product is based on a first fund that is traded on a trading marketplace in a first country. The financial product is registered in the first country. The first fund has the characteristics of being based on an index of securities that are traded in a second, different country. The first fund is arbitragable with a second fund that is based on the index and which is registered in a second different country. The first fund has a creation unit basis that is substantially the same basis as a creation unit basis for the second fund. The calculation of the net asset value of the first fund occurs at essentially or exactly the same time that second country fund has its NAV calculated. The... |
| Third-party inspection of vehicles in an electronic marketplace system | 20110022489 | 20110127 |
| A Third-Party Inspection (TPI) System in which wholesale sellers of items, like automobiles for example, can order third party inspections of their vehicles online, automatically track the status of the inspections and have the inspections loaded to an online wholesale marketplace for sale. The TPI system allows dealers to manage the entire process, from inspection ordering to wholesale sale, through a single interface, by integrating inspection ordering, status tracking and receipt into an online system and an online wholesale marketplace.
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| Mobile device marketing and advertising platforms, methods, and systems | 20110022473 | 20110127 |
| A mobile marketing campaign platform and method including: a planning module including: a definition module for setting budget and objectives; and a design module for designing the campaign utilizing a plurality of templates; an execution module including: design tools for designing an executable campaign from the campaign design made from the templates; and operating tools for causing the executable campaign to execute over multiple mobile services; and a reporting module including: tracking means for tracking at least one of a campaign activity, the campaign performance objectives; and the brand performance objectives.
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| System and method for tracking purchases | 20110022463 | 20110127 |
| A novel method for obtaining transaction information includes receiving a first transaction record including data indicative of one or more products purchased by a first purchaser from a first merchant, storing the data included in the first record, receiving a second transaction record including electronic data indicative of one or more products purchased by the purchaser from a second merchant, storing the data included in the second record, and providing the first purchaser access to the first transaction record and the said second transaction record. The method is performed on a handheld device which is carried by the first purchaser and includes: a processing unit operative to process data and code, a transaction record interface operative to receive the first and second transaction records, a memory... |
| Privacy-safe targeted advertising method and system | 20110022461 | 20110127 |
| A method and system for sophisticated consumer deep profile building provided as a service in a certifiably clean, i.e., privacy-safe, manner to advertisers, ad networks, publishers, aggregators and service providers. In an embodiment, an entity provides a tracking and targeting service that acts as a container for sensitive consumer information. The entity preferably implements a stringent policy of transparency and disclosure, deploys sophisticated security and data anonymization technologies, and it offers a simple, centralized consumer service for privacy disclosure, review and deletion of collected profile information, opt-in, opt-out, and the like. In exchange, advertisers, ad networks, publishers, aggregators and service providers (including, without limitation, mobile operators, multiple service providers (MSPs), Internet service providers (ISPs), and the like), receive privacy-safe targeting services without ever having to touch... |
| Method for tracking responses to advertising campaigns | 20110022459 | 20110127 |
| A method for tracking responses to advertising campaigns is provided where a client places advertisements in a plurality of different outlet media channels for accessing target recipients of the campaign. The method acts to monitor location responses from recipients and attribute the responses to the different outlet media channels either by providing different response addresses for the different outlet media channels and routing the responses to or through the monitoring location or by evaluating those responses which are not attributed by a neural network to analyze response data and attribute each response to a specific media channel. The data is displayed in real time on a display screen for the client showing real time changes in data obtained from the analysis.
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| Patient admission tracking system | 20110022409 | 20110127 |
| An emergency room tracking system that allows a medical treatment facility official or charge nurse to maintain and notate pertinent information relating to a patient from the moment the patient enters the emergency room until that patient is admitted to the hospital. A unitary spreadsheet display containing specific rows and boxes for multiple patients is used as the official conducts a method of data entry and notation at specified events. In this manner, the spreadsheet will identify sources of emergency room bottlenecks and other problems related to the flow of the emergency care facility.
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| Generating and tracking activity patterns for mobile devices | 20110022312 | 20110127 |
| Described are methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, for tracking patterns associated with mobile devices. The system includes a server computing device configured to receive location information from a mobile device associated with a user. The location information includes location information based on GPS information sent from the mobile device. One or more activity patterns associated with the user of the mobile device are generated by the server computing device. The generating includes tracking the location information over a period of time and determining one or more categories of repeated activity based on the tracking.
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| Method for determining the position of a spacecraft with the aid of a direction vector and an overall spin measurement | 20110022309 | 20110127 |
| In a system for determining the position of a spacecraft based on vector determinations, a direction vector is measured in a body-fixed coordinate system; a reference direction vector is determined within a reference coordinate system based on the path position of the spacecraft and an orbit model; the overall spin vector of the spacecraft is determined within the body-fixed coordinate system; and a reference overall spin vector of the spacecraft is determined within a reference coordinate system by time propagation of known initial values of the overall spin of the spacecraft or by time tracking of a reference model. The position of the spacecraft is determined based on the four vectors.
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| Vehicle seat power track enhancements | 20110022274 | 20110127 |
| A vehicle seat power track for an automobile vehicle seat which includes a sensor arrangement to detect the seat position along the track relative to a front airbag apparatus and generate a signal to control the apparatus of the airbag. The vehicle seat power track also includes brackets configured to reduce horizontal movement of the track components.
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| Mass transportation system | 20110022252 | 20110127 |
| A mass transportation system for efficiently transporting a plurality of passengers along a predetermined path from a loading station to an unloading station. The transportation system generally includes a support structure, a track positioned above ground level via the support structure, and a carrier vehicle operable along the track. A first control module operable by a passenger is located outside the carrier vehicle upon a loading station for signaling the carrier vehicle to stop along the track at the loading station and a second control module operable by the passenger is located inside the carrier vehicle for signaling the carrier vehicle to stop along the track at an unloading station.
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| Dynamic metrology methods and systems | 20110022220 | 20110127 |
| The present invention provides dynamic metrology methods and systems for: periodically determining an actual position of one or more of a machine and a tool with respect to a workpiece using one or more laser interferometers; tracking a tracked position of the one or more of the machine and the tool with respect to the workpiece using one or more accelerometers; and altering a controlled position of the one or more of the machine and the tool with respect to the workpiece when either the actual position or the tracked position of the one or more of the machine and the tool with respect to the workpiece diverges from a desired position of one or more of the machine and the tool with respect to the... |
| Cooking methods and a cooking apparatus for use with same | 20110022211 | 20110127 |
| The present invention relates to a cooking control method performed by a cooking apparatus for a food item. The method comprises obtaining a unique identifier and cooking data for the food item, and checking for a record of the unique identifier in a memory of the cooking apparatus. If a record of the unique identifier is located in the memory, then the cooking apparatus will not cook the food item. Otherwise a cooking process based on the cooking data to cook the food item is performed. Accordingly, cooking data for a given instance of a food item can only be used once in order to activate a cooking process performed by the cooking apparatus. The present invention also features product recall as well as the ability... |
| Formulations for cosmetic and wound care treatments with photosensitizers as fluorescent markers | 20110021973 | 20110127 |
| Photoactive materials, such as photosensitizers, are used as fluorescent markers for in vivo detection of the distribution of the injected filler material during cosmetic treatments. In one preferred embodiment, liposomal formulated temoporfin is used, as the photoactive component, in very small concentrations along with fillers for cosmetic and wound healing applications. Fillers, which can be used in the invention, include collagen, hyaluronic acids and other synthetic or natural products which are generally used in wound healing, scar reduction and other such medical applications. In a preferred embodiment, the formulated photosensitizer is coupled to the filler so that tracking is possible over longer periods of time A liposomal formulated photosensitizer is injected with the fillers into the treatment area, and is irradiated with laser light shortly after... |
| Wall mountable back massager | 20110021959 | 20110127 |
| A wall-mounted or wall-mountable back massager adapted to allow a user to self-administer a massage is disclosed. The inventive wall-mounted back massager comprises: an elongated wall mount track vertically positioned on a wall; a vertically adjustable elongated base member slidably engaged to the wall mount track; a plurality of paired wheel assemblies attached in series along the elongated base member. In this configuration, vertical movement of a person's back due to bending and straightening of their knees effects movement of the attached wheels relative to the person's back, thereby allowing the person to enjoy a self-administered massage.
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| Event-based health activity tracking with icon-based user interface | 20110021952 | 20110127 |
| A health activity plan may be prescribed for an individual comprising a set of health activity instances (e.g., physical therapy exercises, an exercise regimen, or a wound management program.) The performed health activity instances of the individual may be tracked by a device, and may be presented to a user of the device in correlation with the health activity plan (e.g., to demonstrate compliance of the individual with the health activity plan.) The health activity information may be presented using a set of icons that depict the health activity information, which may improve an easier understanding and a more consistent communication of health activity information among the individual and healthcare providers.
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| Exercise apparatus | 20110021325 | 20110127 |
| The present invention provides for an exercise apparatus comprising a pair of support-plates such as foot plates arranged for reciprocal motion along adjacent and parallel paths of travel which can be defined by an associated, and preferably gently concave, track serving to present a support surface for supporting the said support-plates and along-which the support-plates move during the reciprocal motion; the support surface further serving to define the paths of travel, and wherein the support surface further defines, at least in part, a slope for the paths of travel and wherein weight means can be provided to be moved by way of the footplate and so as to offer resistance to the movement of plates over the said track.
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| Closed-loop adaptive power control for adjusting bandwidth in a mobile handset transmitter | 20110021237 | 20110127 |
| A mobile handset is arranged with an adaptive power controller to controllably adjust transmit power. The adaptive power controller is coupled to a power amplifier module to form a closed feedback loop. The adaptive power control module includes a first shifter, a first sealer, an accumulator and a hold element. The first shifter and first sealer receive respective bandwidth control signals and an error signal. The first shifter and first sealer generate a modified error signal that is forwarded to and filtered by the accumulator and the hold element to generate a power control signal. The power control signal, which is generated the radio frequency subsystem of the handset can quickly and accurately track rapid changes in transmit power.
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| System and method for use of sieving in gps signal acquisition | 20110021171 | 20110127 |
| Systems and methods are disclosed herein to use sieving to reduce the number of hypotheses and the length of time for acquisition of GPS satellite signals. In sieving, hypothesis testing is performed after a short non-coherent integration duration on a first set of hypotheses. At the end of the non-coherent integration time, multiple candidate hypotheses having high likelihood of signal detection are identified. Further non-coherent integration of each candidate hypothesis is performed by using a tracking loop to remove Doppler frequency and code phase variations on the signal. In parallel, additional hypotheses testing is performed on a second set of hypotheses. At the end of the next non-coherent integration time, the best candidate hypotheses among the candidate hypotheses sieved from the first set of hypotheses running... |
| Toy vehicle track set with rotatable element | 20110021111 | 20110127 |
| An indexing stunt selector for a toy vehicle track set is provided. The indexing stunt selector may be disposed along a toy vehicle track and includes a first stunt element disposed in the vehicle pathway to cause a toy vehicle to perform a first stunt, where performance of a first stunt results in actuation of a first stunt trigger. The indexing stunt selector further includes a second stunt element adapted to be automatically disposed in the vehicle pathway following actuation of the first stunt trigger.
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| Systems and methods for facilitating foreign language instruction | 20110020774 | 20110127 |
| Various embodiments facilitate foreign language instruction. In one embodiment, a foreign language tutor is provided for execution on a receiving device, such as a set-top box. The foreign language tutor facilitates language instruction by enabling a user to view a received program in various languages, even though those languages may not be part of the audio or subtitles of the received program. In particular, the user may view the received program with an audio track in his/her native language and a subtitle track in a foreign language, or vice versa. In addition, the foreign language tutor is configured to obtain and display reference information (e.g., a dictionary definition) for a word of a subtitle track. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract,... |
| Laser disinfection apparatus with spectroscopic sensor | 20110020173 | 20110127 |
| A laser disinfection apparatus with a spectroscopic sensor for performing real-time monitoring of the apparatus's effectiveness. The spectroscopic sensor measures optical spectra of the biological tissue and obtains the concentration of the bacterial/fungal cells by tracking the intensity variation of a fingerprint region of the optical spectra. The acquired bacterial concentration information is used to evaluate the effectiveness of the laser treatment as well as to provide feed-back control of the laser parameters to obtain the optimum disinfection result.
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| Printing medium roll clamping support of barcode printer | 20110020045 | 20110127 |
| A printing medium roll clamping support is provided for use in a barcode printer and includes at least two bases, each having a top forming at least one connection section and at least two positioning sections, and at least two changeover devices, each having opposite surfaces respectively forming a first positioning ring and a second positioning ring. The bases are respectively and movably fit in tracks defined in a housing of the barcode printer to allow the bases to be selectively moved inward for clamping a roll of printing medium or moved outward for releasing the roll of printing medium. Each changeover device has a bottom forming a pivot joint section and at least two positioning elements. The pivot joint section corresponds to and is rotatably... |
| Systems and methods for synchronizing user and machine data during tracking of products on a user computer | 20110016465 | 20110120 |
| Systems and methods for synchronizing a web application service on a server with a user computer so that users are not required to log-in to access their data are described. An installed product application programming interface (IPAPI) is provided on the web server that is configured to associate a user ID associated with the user of the user computer with a machine ID associated with the user computer. The credentials are automatically transmitted to the web application through cookies from a browser at the user computer to the web application so the user does not have to log-in to the web application service or at their computer.
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| System and method for incident reporting | 20110016377 | 20110120 |
| A system and method for incident reporting uses an application server on a network to facilitate the creation of incident reports and distribution of the reports for review, and controls access to the incident reports to protect the integrity and confidentiality of the reports. Each incident report is given a routing profile, which is tailored such that only proper authorized persons can review and/or edit the report. The progress of incident report review and incident investigation is tracked, and the tracking data are stored for monitoring and auditing purposes. Access to selected reports may be given to users on a temporary basis. The incident reports are archived to enable auditing and generation of reports.
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| Dynamic selection of server states | 20110016339 | 20110120 |
| Techniques for dynamically selecting a server state for one or more servers in a cluster of servers are provided. The techniques include tracking each active and sleep state of each server in a cluster of servers, and selecting a server state for one or more servers in the cluster of servers to meet one or more workload level requirements of the cluster of servers, wherein selecting a server state for one or more servers comprises scheduling a transition between one or more active and sleep states for the one or more servers, wherein scheduling the transition comprises using power consumption information for each state and transition time information for each transition.
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| Techniques for securing supply chain electronic transactions | 20110016318 | 20110120 |
| Techniques for authenticating the identity of shippers and receivers of goods at each point along a supply chain. A central hub repository issues shippers and receivers a pair of public and private keys for encrypting communications between the shippers and receivers and the hub repository and for authenticating the identity of shippers and receivers. The hub repository may also maintain a log of all transactions between shippers and receivers to provide an audit trail that may be used to track the progress of goods along a supply chain.
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| Systems and methods of providing possible value ranges | 20110016155 | 20110120 |
| Embodiments of the invention relate generally to incremental computing. Specifically, embodiments of the invention include systems and methods that provide for the concurrent processing of multiple, incremental changes to a data value while at the same time monitoring and/or enforcing threshold values for that data value. For example, a method is provided that determines whether multiple incremental changes to a data field could pass a threshold based on keeping track of a possible value range for the data field.
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| Crop production, planning, management, tracking and reporting system and method | 20110016144 | 20110120 |
| The present invention industrially relates to a system and method for production, planning, tracking, and reporting of a crop or other agricultural product. More particularly, the present invention industrially relates to crop production, planning, tracking, and reporting by coupling an identification to a crop while simultaneously collecting data throughout the crop growth process. The coupled identification relates the crop to the collected data.
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| Systems and methods for managing clean energy production and credits | 20110016055 | 20110120 |
| A system and method for energy efficient power production of local power production units is provided. The system includes a control server and a series of local power production interfaces that are coupled to local power production units. The control server is configured to control the power production of a plurality of local power production units based on emissions data of each of the local power production units. The control server tracks environmental, gas and particulate emissions from local power production units. The control server instructs local power production units to produce power based on emission characteristics. The control server further tracks the establishment of emission credits, and offers such credits for sale or exchange. In embodiments, local power production units include one or more of... |
| Event tracking and velocity fraud rules for financial transactions | 20110016052 | 20110120 |
| A fraud rule can be applied to a transaction according to a first authorization parameter. The transaction is passed to a filtering rule which is applied to the transaction according to a second authorization parameter. The filtering rule can approve the transaction for processing or pass the transaction on to a third party analysis. The fraud and filtering rules can apply the same analysis to the transaction with the exception of the authorization parameters. The fraud rule and filtering rules can analyze historical attributes of a consumer account.
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| System and method for tracking and analyzing loans involved in asset-backed securities | 20110016042 | 20110120 |
| Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to providing unique loan identifiers to track loans involved in Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) throughout the life-cycle of the individual loans, in one embodiment, a unique loan identifier, for example, a loan number, may be appended to loan data at initiation of each loan, for example, at the application stage, to and/or beyond the retirement of the loan. The unique loan identifiers may allow disparate financial data sources such as the credit histories of the borrowers to be associated with the individual loans, even as the loans are repackaged and resold as ABS in the secondary markets. Thus, market participants such as loan servicers and investors can access current and historical data associated with the loans. Other embodiments are directed to... |
| Portable inventory tracking system | 20110016026 | 20110120 |
| A system for tracking the quantity of an item is disclosed. The system includes a portable terminal, a client, and a cabinet. The portable terminal is configured to receive information indicating a change in the quantity of the item in a container. The portable terminal includes a unique identifier, an input device configured to be actuated to indicate the change in the quantity of the item in the container, and a transceiver configured to transmit the information indicating. The client is configured to associate the portable terminal with the item based on the unique identifier, and includes a transceiver configured to receive and transmit the information. The cabinet includes the container and a controller configured to change a value indicating a quantity of the item based... |
| Use of vehicle data to interact with internet online presence and status | 20110015998 | 20110120 |
| This invention uses information obtained from a vehicle's on-board diagnostic (OBD) system to interact with networked systems via a smart phone to track online presence and status. The purpose of the invention is to automate status updates to networked services. These updates allow external services or individuals to remotely monitor a driver's status. Based on driver status, services including telephone and text messaging may change how they interact with the driver or the driver's device.
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| Apparatus, method, and computer program product for rewarding healthy behaviors and/or encouraging appropriate purchases with a reward card | 20110015960 | 20110120 |
| A wellness program is set up for employees of an employer and participation in the program by at least a first one of the employees of the employer is tracked to determine if the at least first one of the employees has earned a reward by virtue of the participation. In response to determining that the reward has been earned, it is determined whether this is the employee's initial earned reward. If such is the case, a reward payment card is created for the employee; an amount associated with the reward payment card is initialized; and the card is provided to the employee. Subsequently-made purchases by the employee with the card are detected. In some cases, based on purchase level data associated with the subsequently-made purchases,... |
| License tracking system and related software for complex license and compliance requirements | 20110015957 | 20110120 |
| A license tracking system has been developed that comprises: a) at least one set of license requirements, b) at least one form, questionnaire, prompt series, survey interface or combination thereof that requests at least one piece of input data related to a licensee, the license requirements or a combination thereof from a user, c) at least one database that collects and compares the at least one set of license requirements and the at least one piece of input data to produce a set of compliance instances and a set of alert instances, d) a compliance notice component that provides the set of compliance instances to the user, and e) an alert notice component that provides at least one of the alert instances to the user. Methods... |
| Collaborative multi-facility medication management system | 20110015947 | 20110120 |
| A computer implemented method and system is provided for managing health care and obtaining analytical insights using information related to health care in a collaborative environment. Health care users and health care providers access a medication management platform in the collaborative environment. The medication management platform comprises a medication management application and a research repository. The health care users and the health care providers interact and communicate with each other in the collaborative environment using collaborative tools provided on the medication management platform. The medication management application acquires health care information of the health care users' personal health records populated from health care information sources. The medication management application monitors and tracks the acquired health care information. The medication management application updates the de-identified research repository... |
| Systems and methods for detecting postage fraud using an indexed lookup procedure | 20110015935 | 20110120 |
| A method and system for using an indexing identifier (such as, e.g., a tracking identifier or the combination of a postage vendor ID, user account, and piece count) to decrease the size of the postage indicium transmitted to an end user computer, or eliminate transmission of the postage indicium altogether, is provided. When the postage indicium for the end user computer is generated, it is stored, and the indexing identifier, rather than the postage indicium, is transmitted to the end user computer. The indexing identifier is applied to a mail piece, which is then scanned by the postal authority. The postal authority can obtain the stored postage indicium by reference to the indexing identifier. In this manner, the postal authority has access to the postage indicium... |
| Optical tracking vehicle control system and method | 20110015817 | 20110120 |
| An optical tracking vehicle control system includes a controller adapted for computing vehicle guidance signals and a guidance subsystem adapted for receiving the guidance signals from the controller and for guiding the vehicle. An optical movement sensor is mounted on the vehicle in optical contact with a travel surface being traversed by the vehicle. The optical movement sensor is connected to the controller and provides vehicle movement signals thereto for use by the controller in computing vehicle position. The optical movement sensor can be either mounted on a gimbal for movement independent of the vehicle, or, alternatively, multiple optical movement sensors can be provided for detecting yaw movements. GNSS and inertial vehicle position tracking subsystems are also provided. Still further, a method of tracking a vehicle... |
| Aviation ground navigation system | 20110015816 | 20110120 |
| Transporting aircraft within an airport operational area. An airport operational area within which an unmanned ground vehicle is configured to selectively tow aircraft is defined. A ground tracking system provides position data signals to determine the position of the unmanned ground vehicle position relative to positions in at least one operational area path contained in the airport operational area. This positioning is supplemented by the position as determined from an electronic tracking system, such as a radar-based system. The unmanned ground vehicle is then selectively guided to engage and tow the aircraft to a selected position within the airport operational area.
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| Generator power control | 20110015811 | 20110120 |
| A hybrid electric vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a traction battery, and a hybrid electric powertrain including an electric motor powered by the traction battery and an electric generator coupled to the internal combustion engine and the traction battery. A control method includes determining minimum and maximum engine power limits based on desired wheel torque and traction battery charge and discharge power limits. A generator torque command is calculated to track engine speed to the desired engine speed. The generator torque command is limited based on the minimum and maximum engine power limits to limit engine power transmitted to the powertrain.
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| System and method for tracking inventory | 20110015780 | 20110120 |
| An RFID enabled paper roll includes a tubular core, a paper stock wound around the core, and a radio frequency integrated circuit electrically coupled to an antenna and positioned on the core. A system for reading a radio frequency integrated circuit positioned on an item of inventory in a warehouse comprises a material handling device and an RFID reader coupled to the material handling device. The material handling device has at least member for use in transporting an item of inventory. The reader is configured to read the radio frequency integrated circuit associated with the item of inventory when the item is in proximity to the material handling device.
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| Spinal-column distractor | 20110015638 | 20110120 |
| A spinal-column distractor (10) comprises a first pusher plate (1) intended to bear on a vertebra, a second pusher plate (2) intended to bear on an adjacent vertebra, and a slide (3). The slide (3) is connected to the first pusher plate (1) via a scissor linkage (4), and shiftable by a threaded spindle to change a spacing between the first pusher plate (1) and the second pusher plate (2), while the second pusher plate (2) forms a track for the slide (3).
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| Implantable devices for treatment of sinusitis | 20110015612 | 20110120 |
| Devices, methods and kits which, when installed or used, urge or maintain patency of sinus ostia, such as the ostium between a nasal passageway and a maxillary sinus, while maintaining some function of cilia extending within or near the ostium. In various examples, the devices comprise a first portion, a second medial portion including a partially open cross-sectional configuration, and a third portion including one or more flexible and outwardly-biased projections. The partially open cross-sectional configuration can maintain a track of uncovered cilia within and near the ostium. In some examples, the devices can include an asymmetric body configuration. In some examples, the first portion includes a U-shaped configuration and the third portion includes at least two flexible and outwardly-biased projections. In some examples, the first,... |
| Method and a dual-array transducer probe for real time mechanical imaging of prostate | 20110015547 | 20110120 |
| The present invention relates to a transrectal probe and method for real time mechanical imaging of a prostate. The probe is equipped with dual-array pressure sensors—one on the probe head and another on the shaft of the probe spaced away from the head with an angular and linear offset forming an S-shaped transition between the shaft and the head of the probe. The addition of the shaft pressure sensor array together with orientation tracking sensors allows precise calculation of the current head position throughout the examination of the prostate. Display means are used to guide the user in the proper manipulation of the probe in order to reduce the forces on surrounding tissues and organs and to minimize patient's discomfort.
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| Ultrasonograph | 20110015524 | 20110120 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a transmitting section for driving a probe to send out ultrasonic waves toward a subject one after another; a receiving section for getting an echo, produced as a result of reflection of each ultrasonic wave from the subject, received by the probe, thereby generating a received signal; a tissue tracking section for generating position tracking waveforms, each representing the positional displacement of an associated one of measuring points on the subject, based on the received signals; a boundary detecting section for determining the boundary location of the subject's tissue; a tracking waveform choosing section for choosing at least two position tracking waveforms, including the one associated with the boundary, from the position tracking waveforms by reference to at least one of... |
| Means of tracking movement of bodies during medical treatment | 20110015521 | 20110120 |
| Methods and systems enable accurate control of robotic treatments of internal features of a body by tracking movements of the exterior of the body. Such tracking enables programmed and automated or semi-automated surgical operations to compensate for movement of the patient's body during surgery. A tracking system that includes a marker, which may be disposable, that is attached to the body and accurately tracked in a three-dimensional coordinate system by a tracking system. Compensation for body movements may be accomplished by adjusting the movement or position of a surgical instrument, a surgical robot, a radiation source collimator and/or the operating room table. The markers may include a radiofrequency identifier (RFID) chip or memory chip that can be interrogated by the tracking system.
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| Method and system for cannula positioning | 20110015490 | 20110120 |
| An active cannula (10) can include a plurality of hollow tubes (100, 110, 120), a plurality of blocks (200, 210, 220), and a track (1800). Each of the blocks can be connected to one of the hollow tubes. Each of the blocks can be operably connected to the track for movement therealong. In a first position, the blocks can be separate from each other along the track and the plurality of hollow tubes can be nested. In a second position, the blocks can be adjacent to each other along the track and the plurality of hollow tubes can be extended. In the second position, the plurality of hollow tubes can provide access to the targeted anatomical region from outside of the body. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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| Systems and methods for evaluating operating conditions in a bioreactor using gene expression and abundance tracking | 20110015082 | 20110120 |
| Systems and methods for evaluating the operating conditions in a biological nitrogen removal reactor using gene expression and abundance tracking are disclosed. In some embodiments, the systems and methods include the following: obtaining a sample from the reactor during continuous reactor operation; expressing predetermined nitrification, denitrification, and structural genes for ammonia oxidizing bacteria contained in the sample to develop a sample genetic profile of the ammonia oxidizing bacteria; obtaining a genetic profile of a second bacteria substantially similar to the ammonia oxidizing bacteria, wherein the second bacteria was grown in a reactor having substantially optimum operating conditions; and comparing the sample genetic profile to the genetic profile of the second bacteria.
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| Tracking device with sound emitter for use in obtaining information for controlling game program execution | 20110014981 | 20110120 |
| determining a listening direction of the sound source relative to the microphone array from the discrete time domain input signals; using the listening direction in a semi-blind source separation to select filtering functions that separate out sounds from the sound emitter from the discrete time domain input signals; identifying a listening zone containing the sound emitter from the filtering functions; and determining a location of the sound emitter from the identified listening zone.
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| Methods, systems and computer program products for tailoring advertisements to a user based on actions taken using a portable electronic device | 20110014928 | 20110120 |
| Advertising is tailored based on usage patterns of a portable electronic device are provided including determining if a portable electronic device has entered an area associated with a local area network (LAN). A link is established between the portable electronic device and the LAN if it is determined that the portable electronic device has entered the area associated with the LAN. User services are established between the portable electronic device and a remote server using the established link based on a user profile associated with the portable electronic device. Devices associated with the remote server communicatively coupled to the LAN are controlled using the portable electronic device. Actions and/or behaviors of a user are tracked based on use of the portable electronic device. Advertisements are displayed... |
| Gravity racing car | 20110014850 | 20110120 |
| An improved gravity racing car which includes an interior cavity for the arrangement of removable weights/ballast, removable tires, and body savers/sliders which is particularly suited for use in gravity racing down a track with lane dividers and turns, twists and/or banking section of race track. The participant may alter the number and configuration of weights/ballast within the car body, alter the type of tires used for a particular race, and alter the number and position of body savers/sliders on the car, thereby adjusting the performance characteristics of the car during a race event on various track layouts and configurations.
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| connector and electrical tracks assembly | 20110014803 | 20110120 |
| A connector and electrical tracks assembly comprises a connector with a plurality of electrical contacts; said connector being connectable to a further connector at a first extremity; said connector being connectable at a second extremity to a circuit board portion with a plurality of electrical tracks; wherein a circuit board portion is located between a first layer of plastic thermosetting composite material of fibre and filler and a second layer of plastic thermosetting composite material of fibre and filler.
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| Chain of events tracking with data tainting for automated security feedback | 20090328210 | 20091231 |
| An automated security feedback arrangement is provided by which a specialized audit record called a tainting record is linked to data crossing the perimeter of a corpnet that comes from potentially untrusted sources. The linked tainting record operates to taint such data which may be received from external sources such as e-mail and websites or which may comprise data that is imported into the corpnet from mobile computing devices. Data that is derived from the original data is also tainted using a linked tainting record which includes a pointer back to the previous tainting record. The linking and pointing back are repeated for all subsequent derivations of data to thus create an audit trail that may be used to reconstruct the chain of events between the... |
| Apparatus and method for convenient and secure access to websites | 20090328169 | 20091231 |
| A website access application accesses an encrypted central repository on a user's computer to store and access a variety of user-based website login and authentication information in the repository. The central repository provides a single point of access for the authentication information and, by accessing the repository; the process of user identification and authentication for multiple websites can be automated. A single user-selected keystroke combination can be utilized to initiate user sessions with multiple disparate secure websites by accessing the user website login information contained in the central repository and extracting the user login and authentication information contained therein. Additionally, the website access application will track and report on the times savings associated with the streamlined login process for accessing secure websites. In yet another preferred... |
| Contextual media content placement | 20090328113 | 20091231 |
| Advertisements and other media content may be placed with or in content items according to contextual information relating to particular portions of the content. For example, advertisements may be matched to products shown in a movie, lyrics used in a song or places named in a work of literature. The contextual information may be defined in a contextual data track of the content item similar to video tracks for video and audio tracks for audio. Accordingly, a content provider or a viewing device may, prior to or during play of a content item, automatically request advertisements or other media content based at least in part on the contextual information stored in the contextual data track of the content item. In one or more arrangements, contextual data... |
| Audience response measurement and tracking system | 20090328089 | 20091231 |
| A system performs audience response measurement and tracking using neuro-response data such as central nervous system, autonomic nervous system, and effector data. Subjects are exposed to stimulus material such as marketing and entertainment materials and data is collected using mechanisms such as Electroencephalography (EEG), Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), Electrocardiograms (EKG), Electrooculography (EOG), eye tracking, and facial emotion encoding. Data collected is analyzed to measure and track audience response to the stimulus materials.
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| Direct memory access filter for virtualized operating systems | 20090328074 | 20091231 |
| Described techniques increase runtime performance of workloads executing on a hypervisor by executing virtualization-aware code in an otherwise non virtualization-aware guest operating system. In one implementation, the virtualization-aware code allows workloads direct access to physical hardware devices, while allowing the system memory allocated to the workloads to be overcommitted. In one implementation, a DMA filter driver is inserted into an I/O driver stack to ensure that the target virtual memory of a DMA transfer is resident before the transfer begins. The DMA filter driver may utilize a cache to track which pages of memory are resident. The cache may also indicate which pages of memory are in use by one or more transfers, enabling the hypervisor to avoid appropriating pages of memory during a transfer.
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| Method for stage-based cost analysis for task scheduling | 20090328046 | 20091231 |
| One embodiment may estimate the processing time of tasks requested by an application by maintaining a state-model for the application. The state model may include states that represent the tasks requested by the application, with each state including the average run-time of each task. In another embodiment, a state model may estimate which task is likely to be requested for processing after the current task is completed by providing edges in the state model connecting the states. Each edge in the state model may track the number of times the application transitions from one task to the next. Over time, data may be gathered representing the percentage of time that each edge is from a state node. Given this information, the scheduler may estimate the CPU... |
| Systems and methods for tracking patent related information | 20090327946 | 20091231 |
| To facilitate faster, more efficient, and more effective extraction of information from patent file histories, the present inventors, devised among other things, systems and method for tracking changes to patent claims, specifications, and/or drawings that are shown in file wrappers. One exemplary system graphically displays the patent family and/or file wrapper timeline. Another reports information about a specific patent, an examiner, a technology area, and other patent related information that can be pulled from the file wrapper.
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| multi-mode editor for configuring process control blocks including both logical functions and arithmetic computations | 20090327942 | 20091231 |
| A multi-editing mode LOGIC BLOCK object editor is disclosed for creating and modifying LOGIC BLOCK objects that are incorporated into control strategies for process control systems (both distributed and discrete). The editor includes an RPN text editing mode wherein logic incorporated into a LOGIC BLOCK is represented by a list of text instructions. The editor also includes a graphical function block diagram editing mode wherein LOGIC BLOCK logic is defined via instruction shapes dragged/dropped from a pallet and connected via GUI line connection actions by a user. The editor supports automated transitioning between the text and graphics modes wherein conversion of text-to-graphics and graphics-to-text is performed without user intervention. Furthermore, synchronization procedures are performed when LOGIC BLOCK objects are opened in the editor and when transitioning... |
| Computer program for indentifying and automating repetitive user inputs | 20090327888 | 20091231 |
| The invention relates to machine-readable code that tracks user input and associated computer output during use of a computer programmed with the code, identifies repetitive patterns and automates the user input portion of those identified repetitive patterns when they occur again.
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| Managing active thread dependencies in graphics processing | 20090327662 | 20091231 |
| A scoreboard for a video processor may keep track of only dispatched threads which have not yet completed execution. A first thread may itself snoop for execution of a second thread that must be executed before the first thread's execution. Thread execution may be freely reordered, subject only to the rule that a second thread, whose execution is dependent on execution of a first thread, can only be executed after the first thread.
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| Trap-based mechanism for tracking memory accesses | 20090327659 | 20091231 |
| In general, the invention relates to a method. The method includes receiving notification, which includes context information, of a trap. The method further includes accessing, based at least partially upon the context information, a particular instruction that caused the trap, determining, based at least partially upon the context information, a particular address that is to be accessed by the particular instruction, updating a set of log information to indicate accessing of the particular address, causing subsequent accesses of the particular address to not give rise to a trap, after causing subsequent accesses of the particular address to not give rise to a trap, accessing the particular address, after accessing the particular address, causing subsequent accesses of the particular address to give rise to a trap, and... |
| Slc-mlc combination flash storage device | 20090327591 | 20091231 |
| Flash memory drives and related methods are disclosed that operate to keep frequently written data, which results in frequently erased blocks, in SLC flash, and relatively static data in MLC flash. A flash drive according to the present disclosure keeps track of the number of times that data for each logical block address (LBA) has been written to the flash memory, and determines whether to store newly received data associated with a particular LBA in SLC flash or in MLC flash depending on the number of writes that have occurred for that particular LBA. For each logical block sent to the flash drive, a comparison is made of the write count of the associated LBA to a threshold. If the write count is above the threshold,... |
| Enhanced mlc solid state device | 20090327590 | 20091231 |
| Flash memory drives and related methods are disclosed that operate to keep frequently written data, which results in frequently erased blocks, in SLC-mimicking MLC flash, and relatively static data in normal MLC flash. A flash drive according to the present disclosure keeps track of the number of times that data for each logical block address (LBA) has been written to the flash memory, and determines whether to store newly received data associated with a particular LBA in SLC-mimicking MLC flash or in normal MLC flash depending on the number of writes that have occurred for that particular LBA. Dynamic allocation can occur between the two types of MLC. Related methods and software are also described.
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| Banded indirection for nonvolatile memory devices | 20090327582 | 20091231 |
| Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products that enable banded indirection for nonvolatile memory devices, such as flash memory devices, are disclosed. One or more embodiments comprise a method for performing banded indirection when accessing data of a nonvolatile device. The methods comprise tracking fragmentation of a band of physical addresses of the nonvolatile memory device, storing a physical address of the band, and accessing data of a logical address of the band via the stored physical address based on the fragmentation of the band. Some embodiments comprise apparatuses for accessing data of nonvolatile devices using banded indirection. The embodiments comprise a nonvolatile memory element to store data, wherein the nonvolatile memory element has bands of physical addresses, a fragmentation detector to detect fragmentation of a band... |
| Direct memory access filter for virtualized operating systems | 20090327576 | 20091231 |
| Described techniques increase runtime performance of workloads executing on a hypervisor by executing virtualization-aware code in an otherwise non virtualization-aware guest operating system. In one implementation, the virtualization-aware code allows workloads direct access to physical hardware devices, while allowing the system memory allocated to the workloads to be overcommitted. In one implementation, a DMA filter driver is inserted into an I/O driver stack to ensure that the target guest physical memory of a DMA transfer is resident before the transfer begins. The DMA filter driver may utilize a cache to track which pages of memory are resident. The cache may also indicate which pages of memory are in use by one or more transfers, enabling the hypervisor to avoid appropriating pages of memory during a transfer.
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| Parallel data transfer over multiple channels with data order prioritization | 20090327512 | 20091231 |
| A parallel download system is described to download data from a plurality of source servers in parallel. The system may include a source scheduler, a prioritization scheduler, and an I/O dispatcher. The source scheduler generates a download schedule to control which source servers will be downloaded from at a current point in time. The prioritization scheduler tracks the latency and throughput of all channels to the source servers and dynamically adjusts the download schedule to control download performance. The I/O dispatcher produces an output stream to present the downloaded data to one or more external applications or a user.
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| Reliable and accurate usage detection of a software application | 20090327482 | 20091231 |
| Use of software applications is detected by categorizing components of applications into a usage manifest and implementing a usage detection background service on a client PC that monitors the components according to the usage manifest. The application components are categorized based on the mode of user interaction as well as the component's correlation to active use of an application. The background service tracks events and activities associated with the application components to generate usage metrics that include the frequency of unique launches of an application and the duration of each unique use. A usage manager for the background service may utilize the usage metrics for a component independently, or combine metrics for multiple components in cases where applications work in an interactive manner (such as a... |
| Automatically creating contact groups and for suggesting an e-mail sending list | 20090327438 | 20091231 |
| There is provided a solution for automatically creating contact groups, a method of the solution comprising: tracking an email sending history of a user, and automatically recording email sending data, wherein the recorded email sending data comprises contact groups, each of which consists of the email addresses and all the receivers of a sent email and corresponding receiving types. There is further provided a solution for suggesting an email sending list to a user, a method of the solution comprising: retrieving one or more contact groups from the recorded email sending data when the user composes a new email; and, presenting to the user the retrieved one or more contact groups as possible sending lists.
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| Systems and methods for mapping user experiences in network navigation | 20090327402 | 20091231 |
| In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods for mapping user experiences over a network include tracking user navigation events through a network site of a resource provider, identifying recurring navigation events of the user, and generating a map of the user navigation events and the recurring navigation events as a user experience. The systems and methods for mapping user experiences, as disclosed herein, provide improved analysis of network site usage patterns for purposes of streamlining and optimizing network site operation.
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| System and method for coordinating a point-in-time copy among multiple data providers | 20090327355 | 20091231 |
| A system and method for coordinating a point-in-time copy (PITC) of a file or set of data distributed (e.g., striped) across multiple data providers (e.g., filers, file servers, storage arrays). A service coordinator receives a PITC request for a parent file, initializes the PITC's metadata and instructs the data providers to generate PITC subcomponents for the portions (e.g., sub-mirrors) of the file that they store. A scoreboard is created to track the status of the PITC, and includes an entry for each PITC subcomponent. Quality of service characteristics for the PITC may be copied from the parent and/or received with the request. If those characteristics cannot be attained, the PITC may be aborted. As PITC subcomponents are completed, they are returned to the service coordinator for... |
| Relationship data management | 20090327347 | 20091231 |
| Some embodiments provide a system for processing relationship data that expresses relationship between various entities. In some embodiments, the entities are entities associated directly with an enterprise. The entities in some embodiments described below also include entities associated indirectly with the enterprise through other entities. However, one of ordinary skill will realize that some embodiments might only track relationships between entities directly associated with an enterprise. In some embodiments, the system consolidates disparate relationship data sets that relate to the same set of entities. For instance, in some embodiments, the system includes several data storages that store relationship data. For at least two entities, at least two different data storages store two different relationship data sets that differently express the relationship between the two entities. The... |
| Personal routine system and method thereof for automatic tracking, automatic recording, and searching of a personal routine | 20090327307 | 20091231 |
| A personal routine system that automatically traces and links a users' time, locations and activities. The person routine system includes a position recording unit for recording the user's location information, a routine tracking system having a first mapping module for matching data and files the data with the user's time and location information, and a service platform. The routine tracking system also provides a browse function and a search function for the matched records and transfers them to the service platform. The service platform stores the records transmitted from a second network interface into a second storage unit and uses a user interface to display the records stored in the second storage unit and further provides the browse and search functions.
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| Multimedia journal with selective sharing, sealed entries, and legacy protection | 20090327298 | 20091231 |
| A multimedia journal system comprising one or more journal servers and one or more client devices allows users to create an electronic journal. Journals may be redundantly stored in multiple locations so as to protect the journals from damage or destruction. The system also allows control of access to a journal or the parts thereof, and will allow a journal's owner to designate family members, friends, or others access to the journal in the event the owner passes away. Entries may be sealed to prevent or identify subsequent modifications or tampering. A sealed questionnaire is also provided, which users may answer periodically to track changes in their thoughts, feelings, or ideology. The system may be accessible via the World Wide Web.
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| Maintenance of exo-file system metadata on removable storage device | 20090327295 | 20091231 |
| An interface between a host computing device and a transient storage device (TSD) eliminates the need for a full directory crawl of the storage volume on the TSD to maintain a metadata database. The metadata database is incrementally updated instead of being completely regenerated on every connection between the TSD and a highly capable host. This function helps the host device more efficiently track and maintain exo-file system metadata. Host devices discover and use this new TSD function to efficiently update the metadata database. Host devices provide parameters governing the operation of the TSD to the TSD. Cooperatively, the TSD logs addresses corresponding to storage locations of changes made to the data on the storage volume and, upon discovering a capability of the host device to... |
| Relationship serialization and reconstruction for entities | 20090327225 | 20091231 |
| Systems and methods that enable relationship information to be carried along with the entity when serializing/deserializing entities among application tiers. A tracking component tracks information on relationships associated with an entity, and further enables users to perform subsequent change processing on the entity's relationship information. Accordingly, relationship information can be carried along with the entity such that database operation can be performed without requirement of additional information from the database (e.g., foreign key information that is part of associated graphs).
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| Cloning objects in a virtual universe | 20090327219 | 20091231 |
| In one embodiment, the process obtains avatar tracking data that identifies a location of an avatar in relation to a range of an object. The range includes a viewable field. In response to the location of the avatar being within the range of the object, the process queries a data structure storing cloning data for a record of a clone of the object. Thereafter, the process instantiates the clone of the object in response to the presence of the record of the clone of the object in the data structure. The process then invokes a set of object methods associated with the record of the clone in the data structure.
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| Magnetic screening system network | 20090327191 | 20091231 |
| A magnetic screening system uses directional gradiometers with high resolution and accuracy to measure magnetic field signatures of target objects (e.g., gun, knife, cell phone, keys) in a volume of interest. The measured signatures can be compared to signatures of known objects stored in a local database. Various mathematical processes may be used to identify or classify target object signatures. In a network of magnetic screening systems, the magnetic screening systems can transmit signatures to a central signature database, and a management computer can share the central signature database with all of the magnetic screening systems on the network. The magnetic screening system can operate in multiple modes, such as a tracking mode, measurement mode, calibration mode, and self-test mode. Calibration may be performed in a... |
| Systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring collateralization of public-deposit accounts | 20090327154 | 20091231 |
| The present invention provides systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring collateral positions of public-deposit accounts so as to efficiently pledge collateral to under-collateralized positions and release collateral from over-collateralized positions. For example, when a customer deposits additional funds, which results in an uninsured balance that exceeds the allocated collateral, the present invention may identify that account as being under-collateralized, determine the pledge amount required to properly collateralize the account, and then create, submit and track a pledge request that corresponds to the required pledge amount. Likewise, when a customer withdraws funds from a public-deposit account, which results in an uninsured balance that is less than the allocated collateral, the present invention may identify that account as being over-collateralized, determine the appropriate release amount, and... |
| Facilitating compensation arrangements providing for data tracking components | 20090327150 | 20091231 |
| Systems and methods for data brokering, and more specifically, data brokering regarding a data provider's search-related activities are described. In particular implementations, various aspects of arranging for compensation to be received from the data consumer in exchange for at least one of installation of or access of a data tracking component related to at least one user interface associated with the data provider, are described.
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| System for tracking and providing visibility of origin of food elements | 20090327104 | 20091231 |
| A method and apparatus which facilitates the application of GPS or other location-specific information directly to discrete units of food products. In one embodiment, a tractor pulls a harvesting apparatus which facilitates not only the harvesting and packaging of discrete food product units but also the application of location-specific time-stamped data directly onto the food product units or their packaging. Food product units planted in substantially parallel rows are cut from the ground by cutter personnel walking behind the moving apparatus, whereupon the cutters pass the food product to a cut product station atop the harvesting apparatus. The food product units are picked and packed by packer personnel situated atop the harvesting apparatus; during this step indicia is applied to the packaging (or the food product)... |
| Guiding device | 20080313805 | 20081225 |
| A guiding device, comprises a plurality of straight rails, a plurality of curved rails, and at least one elevator rail assembly, connecting straight rails or curved rails, each of the rails having a groove and two opposite sides which form protective plates, wherein the grooves of the straight rails, the curved rails and the at least one elevator rail assembly are combined to form a single groove, providing a track for moving a patient.
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| Shield fabrication of magnetic write heads | 20080313885 | 20081225 |
| Methods are provided for fabricating a write head with a self aligned wrap around shield and a self aligned flared region of a write pole. A flare point and a track width of a write pole may be fabricated using multiple processes. The multiple processes utilize several masking structures to define the track width and the flare point of the write pole. A mask structure is formed to cover a first portion of the write pole. An edge of the mask structure adjacent to an exposed second portion of the write pole defines a flare point of the write pole. Various structures of the write head, including shield gap layers, a wrap around shield and a flared region (e.g., the yoke) of the write pole may... |
| Remote voice detection system | 20080314155 | 20081225 |
| A device and system to remotely detect vocalizations of speech. The skin located on the throat region of a speaking person or a reflective layer on the skin on the throat region vibrates in response to vocalizations of speech by the person. The vibrating skin or reflective layer is reflective of impinging radiation. A laser Doppler vibrometer transmits radiation onto the vibrating skin or the covering reflective layer and receives reflected radiation from the vibrating skin or reflective layer. The laser Doppler vibrometer generates voltage output signals that are representative of the speech causing the vibrations. A target tracker directs the impinging radiation and detects the reflected radiation to pass between the throat region and the laser Doppler vibrometer and includes a processor that removes non-speech... |
| Roller transmission and gearing mechanism | 20080314179 | 20081225 |
| A roller transmission and gearing mechanism with a driving body, roller means and a driven body, wherein the driving body is coupled to the driven body by means of the roller means, the bodies are guided with a single degree of freedom, and define respective roller guide tracks thereon, the tracks contact the roller means and determine the movement of the roller means, which contact the roller guide tracks along rolling curves, the roller guide tracks start and terminate at respective pairs of limit surfaces, and the roles of the driving and driven bodies can be interchanged, furthermore the distances between points of the rolling curve on the driving body and on the driven body are different, the rolling means move with pure rolling motion, and... |
| Multi-directional dolly transfer system | 20080314281 | 20081225 |
| A multiple direction dolly transfer system includes a series of tracks laid out in a grid configuration, and heavy duty dollies capable of transferring heavy loads that roll on the tracks. The tracks are made up of rail sections having a flat section and channel guides. The dollies include metal frames with legs extending downwardly with a ball transfer unit at the foot of each leg. The ball transfer units include a ball housed in a sleeve with ball bearings positioned therein to facilitate the rolling of the dollies. This system is useful for transferring heavy loads within a manufacturing or heavy industrial facility.
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| Training and behavior controlling system for canines, felines, or other animals | 20080314335 | 20081225 |
| A computer-aided training and management system that uses a computer or other processor in wireless communication with an instrumented dog collar and/or optionally, one or more dog interaction devices, such as, for example, video monitors, loudspeakers, video cameras, training toys (e.g., ball, bone, moving toy, etc.), an animatronics “trainer,” a treat dispenser, a food dispensing and monitoring device, a water dispensing and monitoring device, tracking devices, a dog door, dog-monitoring doghouse, a dog-monitoring dog toilet, is described. In one embodiment, the instrumented dog collar is in two-way communication with a central computer system.
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| Photovoltaic collection systems, friction drives, and method for tracking the sun and avoiding wind damage | 20080314440 | 20081225 |
| Disclosed are photovoltaic collection systems, friction drives, and method for tracking the sun and avoiding wind damage without the use of complicated or expensive mechanical systems. In particular, disclosed is friction drive system for coupling a support beam supporting a photovoltaic collection assembly to a support pillar. The frictional drive system can include a plurality of wheels positioned for rotatably and pivotably coupling the support beam to the support pillar such that the support beam will slip with respect to the support pillar under application of a wind torque of a predetermined amount. Further, at least one motor can apply torques to the wheels for moving the support beam with respect to the support pillar.
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| Torn paper web capture system | 20080314542 | 20081225 |
| A torn paper web capture system that is a mechanism for securing a band, tape or strap, preferably composed of paper, across a paper roll as the roll is rotating. A sensor means detects the torn paper web and initiates both the shut down of rotation of the paper roll and the release of the band. The band resides within a guide track, the track being generally C-shaped in cross-section Upon contact with spool journal or similar rotating member the end of the band adheres and is wrapped around the rotating member. This wrapping action takes up the slack in the band and pulls it from the guide track and against the paper web, thereby securing the loose end of the paper web. The contact between... |
| Weighing device, in particular, multiple-track weighing device | 20080314651 | 20081225 |
| The evaluating unit is configured such that, by using a predetermined rule for each weighing cell (3), a correcting quantity is determined from the disturbance signal of the at least one acceleration sensor (9) as a function of the geometric location of the relevant weighing cell (3) relative to the geometric location of the at least one acceleration sensor (9), where this correcting quantity takes into account the influence, operating at the geometric location of the relevant weighing cell (3), of the at least one acceleration disturbance, and in that the weight signal, which is affected by the at least one acceleration disturbance, of the relevant weighing cell (3) is combined, or processed conventionally, with the correcting quantity in such a way that the influence of... |
| Wheel skid detection during mechanized cart retrieval | 20080314667 | 20081225 |
| A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur... |
| Portable raise climbing system | 20080314692 | 20081225 |
| A portable raise climbing system is provided that comprises a starter box for interfacing with an existing raise climb track, a raise climber that is deployed by the system onto the existing track for normal raise excavation operations, and a transporter. The transporter is configured to carry the raise climber from site to site by interfacing with moving equipment. The moving equipment preferably includes a front hydraulic quick connect/disconnect lift system, e.g. front-end loader, forklift, plough, scooptram, etc.
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| Apparatus, system and method for tracking drugs during a repackaging and administering process | 20080314978 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a system and method for tracking drugs during a transfer and administering process to reduce labeling errors that can occur during that process. The system includes a storage container reader that is configured to read a set of one or more storage-container-associated machine-readable indicia positioned on a container containing a drug. The set of one or more storage-container-associated machine-readable indicia identifies the drug. The system further includes an indicia-generating device that is configured to generate a drug-delivery-container-associated indicia identifying the drug based on the storage-container-associated machine-readable indicia. The set of one or more drug-delivery-container-associated indicia includes a set of one or more drug-delivery-container-associated machine-readable indicia. Optionally the system further includes a drug delivery container reader, wherein the drug delivery container reader is... |
| Water heater stacking detection and control | 20080314999 | 20081225 |
| Methods and systems for operating a water heater to limit the effects of stacking in a water heater tank are disclosed. In some cases, the water heater controller may determine a rate of change of the water temperature in the water heater tank. If the rate of change exceeds a threshold value, the controller may adjust the water heater temperature set point downward to help reduce stacking in the water heater. In some cases, the water heater temperature set point may be returned to the original water heater temperature set point when stacking is no longer likely to be of a concern. In one illustrative embodiment, the controller may track the time that the heater of the water heater is in the “on” state, or the... |
| Method for joining model railroad tie strips and trackwork with an alignment clip | 20080315003 | 20081225 |
| A method for joining multiple lengths of pre-cut strips of interconnected model railroad ties, interconnected track switch ties and other track components to form a single flexible assembly of trackwork. A clip fashioned from various thicknesses of plywood or other materials works with existing model railroad scales and is designed to match and connect together pre-cut flexible strips of interconnected wood or plastic railroad ties, PC board railroad ties, or other ready-to-run track components that are used to produce finished trackwork for model railroads.
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| Device and method for forming elongated material | 20080315023 | 20081225 |
| This invention relates to a device and a method for forming elongated material. A device (824-864) according to the present invention for forming elongated material, is characterised in that the device comprises a track (821) for guiding the material in the device, wherein the track is arranged to guide the movement of the material into a desired form when the material is fed into the device, and the device comprises an opening (823, 824) along the entire length of the track for removing the elongated material from the device after the formation. With this invention it is possible to make knots and other structures of desired geometry easily and efficiently.
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| Absolute position encoder | 20080315076 | 20081225 |
| A scale has a first incremental track with first incremental patterns including first light and dark patterns formed at equal intervals in first periods, an absolute track with absolute patterns representing absolute positions, and a second incremental track with second incremental patterns including second light and dark patterns formed at equal intervals in second periods longer than the first periods. A light source emits a measurement light to the scale. A photodetector receives the measurement light reflected at or transmitted through the scale. A signal processing circuit processes the received light signal of the photodetector to detect an absolute position of the scale.
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| Charged particle beam deflection method with separate stage tracking and stage positional error signals | 20080315112 | 20081225 |
| The invention provides a method for patterning a resist coated substrate carried on a stage, where the patterning utilizes a charged particle beam. The method comprises the steps of: moving the stage at a nominally constant velocity in a first direction; while the stage is moving, deflecting the charged particle beam in the first direction to compensate for the movement of the stage, the deflecting including: (a) compensating for an average velocity of the stage; and (b) separately compensating for the difference between an instantaneous position of the stage and a calculated position based on the average velocity. The separately compensating step uses a bandwidth of less than 10 MHz. The invention also provides a deflector control circuit for implementing the separate compensation functions.
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| Vehicle racing card game and method of play | 20080315519 | 20081225 |
| A vehicle racing card game according to embodiments of the invention includes a number of track cards that can be arranged by the players to form a race course. A vehicle racing card game also includes a number of vehicle cards to be played by the players. In some embodiments, players advance along the race course by playing their vehicle cards one at a time, and by scoring points depending, for example, on how closely certain graphical elements of a players vehicle card matches corresponding graphical elements of the track card corresponding to their position along the race course.
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| System for enhancing use of a shopping cart | 20080315540 | 20081225 |
| A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur... |
| Motorized hand cart for lifting and moving large heavy objects | 20080315541 | 20081225 |
| A dual-motor handcart for lifting, steering, and transporting a heavy object, such as a snowmobile, by one person, having two motor-powered wheels or trackdrives for moving and steering attached to a width and height adjustable frame, the frame offering a handle, a pair of legs connected to the handle, lift pads for supporting the heavy object, a length adjustable lift strap for coupling the frame to the heavy object. The operatively independent motors each attached to one of the wheels providing force required for moving and steering. Thumb switches having on, off, forward, and reverse motions settings at desired speeds, control each motor providing for a single person to easily steer a cart fully loaded with a heavy object over smooth or rough terrain.
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| Articulating camera transport apparatus and method | 20080315542 | 20081225 |
| An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercarriage, the undercarriage having a plurality of articulating wheels and a structure for gimbaling the plurality of articulating wheels for accommodating the curvature and for facilitating a smooth passage of the truck along the tracks.
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| Articulating camera transport apparatus and method | 20080315543 | 20081225 |
| An articulating camera transport apparatus and corresponding methods involving an articulating camera truck for accommodating a camera element and for engaging a set of camera dolly tracks, the tracks having a curvature, the truck including a carrier and an undercarriage, the undercarriage having a plurality of articulating wheels and a structure for gimbaling the plurality of articulating wheels for accommodating the curvature and for facilitating a smooth passage of the truck along the tracks. The gimbaling structure has a gimbaling mechanism which includes a rocker arm.
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| Shipping container security system | 20080315596 | 20081225 |
| The system described here is an improvement on ways to provide security and supply chain tracking for shipping containers. The system has a bolt-type seal lock module mounted on the container that has data storage capability and the capability to sense when the bolt is cut or certain environmental changes like impact. The system also includes a bolt-type seal lock that has data storage capability. The electronics module can be connected via wireless means to a centralized data base for the interchange of data. Individual modules or seal locks can be networked with each other to transmit data to and from a stack of metal shipping containers.
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| Automatic headrest activation gear | 20080315653 | 20081225 |
| A head restraint system includes a vehicle seat comprising a seat back and a seat bottom. The system further includes a head restraint guide positioned in the seat back. The head restraint guide is adapted to hold a head restraint at a selectable position. The system further includes a first and second gear rack and a gear system adapted to contact the first and second gear racks and move said gears tracks in a relative linear manner. The first gear rack is attached to the head restraint guide while the second gear rack is fixed relative to the seat back. An actuator system drives the gear system such that positioning of the seat back in a folded position causes the head restraint guide and the head... |
| Seat headrest | 20080315657 | 20081225 |
| A headrest support assembly capable of moving a headrest simultaneously in an up/down and fore/aft position. The headrest support assembly is located in a seat back and includes a headrest frame mounted on a support bracket, the support bracket includes a first and second guide track spaced apart from one another. Each guide track defines a substantially vertical first channel and a curved second channel therein. A first and second support pillar is mounted to the headrest frame. These first and second support pillars are located adjacent to the first and second guide track, respectively. A first and second guide roller is located on each of the first and second support pillars. The first guide roller is positioned within the first channel and the second guide... |
| Self-propelled machine for cutting or milling, in particular a machine for working deposits by surface mining | 20080315666 | 20081225 |
| The invention relates to a self-propelled machine for cutting or milling, and in particular to a machine for working deposits, such for example as deposits of coal, ore, minerals, etc., by surface mining, which has a chassis (1), which is carried by track-laying units or wheels and which has a cutting or milling arrangement (2) and an arrangement (8) for adjusting the height of the chassis to set the depth of cutting or milling. The machine according to the invention is characterised in that the driver's station (10) is not fixed on the chassis of the machine but on a component (8C) of the height-adjusting arrangement (8) which is connected to the chassis in such a way as to be able to move. The basic principle... |
| Acoustic wave transducer and filter comprising said transducer | 20080315972 | 20081225 |
| A transducer includes an acoustic track in which an acoustic wave can be propagated, the acoustic track having a transversal fundamental mode, the acoustic track being subdivided in a transversal direction into an excitation area and two peripheral areas. The transducer also includes a first outside area and a second outside area bordering the acoustic track such that the acoustic track is arranged in the transversal direction between the first and second outside area. The transducer also includes peripheral areas configured such that the longitudinal phase velocity vRB of the acoustic wave in the respective peripheral area is greater than the longitudinal phase velocity vMB of the wave in the excitation area.
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| Wireless communication system for tracking assets with affixed electronic smart tags and methods thereof | 20080315999 | 20081225 |
| A wireless bidirectional communication system and method for tracking smart tags affixed to assets located within a defined area. Asset tracking is provided by a central processor operated by a user. The central processor combined with communication modules communicates with the system tags for deriving corresponding assets' locations. Communication is synchronized by way of broadcasting a clock generator signal over the communication link. The broadcasted clock signal is further used by the system for generating distinct time slots assigned to a tag by demand. Synchronizing the communication between the tags and the central processor is beneficial for maintaining reliable and short messages across the data link and maintaining low power draw from the tag battery.
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| Beacon based tracking devices and methods for using such | 20080316022 | 20081225 |
| Various embodiments of the present invention provide tracking devices and systems, and methods for using such. As one example, a method for locating a individual monitoring device is disclosed that includes determining a discard status of an individual monitoring device, identifying a location of the individual monitoring device, uploading the location of the individual monitoring device to a monitoring system via a wireless communication link, entering a low power state of the individual monitoring device, receiving a wake-up signal from a mobile transmitter, and transmitting a human identifiable location signal.
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| Cart cluster detection and estimation | 20080316029 | 20081225 |
| A vehicle tracking system includes a wheel containing sensor circuitry capable of sensing various types of conditions, such as wheel rotation, wheel vibration caused by skidding, and specific electromagnetic and/or magnetic signals indicative of particular wheel locations. The sensor circuitry is coupled to an RF transceiver, which may but need not be included within the wheel. The wheel may also include a brake mechanism. In one embodiment, the wheels are placed on shopping carts and are used to collect and monitor shopping cart status and location data via a wireless network. The collected data may be used for various purposes, such as locking the wheel of an exiting cart if the customer has not paid, estimating numbers of queued carts, stopping wheel skid events that occur... |
| Curb cushion | 20070294844 | 20071227 |
| The cushion according to one embodiment is a deformable resilient apparatus with a surface for allowing various vehicles to transverse from a first surface to a second surface that are separated by an obstacle without damaging the obstacle. The cushion deforms to fit the space between the vehicle and the obstacle, thereby preventing concentration of stress on the obstacle. The cushion is constructed such that it does not slide out of place when engaged by tracks or wheels of a vehicle. The cushion is constructed to deform and distribute the force applied by the vehicle onto the object more uniformly.
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| Positioning device for clipping apparatus | 20070294893 | 20071227 |
| A positioning device for clipping apparatus includes a hollow body which has an open side on one side that holds a track portion and an anchor portion on another side. The body houses a sliding member having a clipping unit and a harness arm. The harness arm is connected to the track portion to form a displacement path of the sliding member. The clipping unit includes an upper clipping portion and a lower clipping portion. The upper clipping portion is driven by the sliding member to move close to the lower clipping portion. A linking means connects an elastic element to the anchor portion and the sliding member so that the elastic element can be stretched and retracted against the displacement path of the sliding member... |
| Track beam for the cowling of jet engines | 20070294996 | 20071227 |
| Track beams for the cowling of a jet engine for aircraft are formed of a base body with at least one slide for displaceably mounting a thrust reverser of the jet engine. A connection is provided for an inner engine cowling and fittings for detachably and pivotally attaching to a supporting structure or for connecting to another track beam. To provide such a track beam which has a particularly low weight yet, nevertheless, is sufficiently stiff, the base body is formed by a hollow profile section with a substantially closed cross-section. The hollow section is produced of a carbon-fiber-reinforced synthetic material by way of a resin-infusion process. Two flanges are provided on the hollow section of the base body of the track beam for providing a... |
| Three-dimensional, non-contacting, angular motion sensor | 20070295089 | 20071227 |
| A three-dimensional non-contacting angular motion sensor, based on magnetometry, has been developed for velocity feedback in the ball wheel mechanism, which serves as the drivetrain for a class of omnidirectional mobile platforms. More generally, this scheme tracks rigid-body rotation about a fixed point with an undefined axis of rotation. The approach involves tracking the time-varying magnetic field of a permanent disc magnet, embedded at the center of the sphere. This data is then used to determine the absolute orientation of the magnet axis. Finally, an approach based on the natural invariants of rigid-body motion is used to determine the instantaneous axis of rotation and the angular speed of the sphere about this axis.
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| Assembly and method for accelerated weathering with an automated programmable cycle | 20070295115 | 20071227 |
| An apparatus and method for outdoor accelerated weathering of a test specimen disposed on an accelerated weathering test apparatus. A controller actuates a tracking servo-motor so the test specimen may be periodically exposed to concentrated sunlight and removed therefrom during a test period. A radiant exposure logging assembly logs a light dose measured by a radiant exposure measuring device that impinges on the test specimen over the test period.
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| Pocket door for a boat | 20070295257 | 20071227 |
| A boat has an outside pocket door that opens to provide a passageway large enough for a person to pass. Of particular interest are sliding doors that utilize a traveler and a guide, each positioned on one of the door and the housing, having tolerances that severely restrict side to side movement of a distal edge of the door under normal operating conditions. The guide can advantageously comprise a track and rollers, and the traveler can comprises a foot disposed to travel between opposing ones of the rollers. In such embodiments the rollers can advantageously be mounted in spaced apart opposing pairs on a guide, using off-set centers to adjust the tolerances. Sliding doors can be operated in any suitable manner, manually or otherwise, and it... |
| Dose indicator | 20070295329 | 20071227 |
| An apparatus and method for tracking the amount of medicament remaining with a metered dose inhaler. A dose indicator for a metered dose inhaler includes a housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, a spring element structured to moveably connect the upper portion with the lower portion, and a control module received within the housing and adapted to index a count representative of the number of doses of medicament remaining within the metered dose inhaler each time the dose indicator is cycled.
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| All-terrain vehicle | 20070295546 | 20071227 |
| An all-terrain vehicle comprising a rear platform between the rear wheels providing standing room and access to the straddle seat of the all-terrain vehicle. The all-terrain vehicle may also featuring a rear passageway and a side passageway for the rider of the all-terrain vehicle to access to the straddle seat. The all-terrain vehicle also features rear wheel track which is smaller than the front wheel track.
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| Storage and retrieval system | 20070295580 | 20071227 |
| A storage and retrieval system includes a continuous track and a plurality of individual storage units stacked in multiple columns or rows. Each storage unit includes wheels for engaging the continuous track for selective movement along the track. A conveyor apparatus is used to selectively move the storage units along the length of the continuous track between uppermost positions of adjacent columns, so as to support the storage unit as the storage unit passes gaps in the upper rail due to intermediate vertical rails extending downwardly intermediate ends thereof.
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| Apparatus system and method for storing cylindrical containers | 20070295680 | 20071227 |
| A system for storing cylindrical containers includes multiple container guides positioned parallel to each other. In one embodiment, each container guide includes upper and lower track rails including left and right bearing surfaces and a track separator. The track rails guide containers placed on either side of the rails from a receiving area on the upper track to a dispensing area on the lower track. The lower track may include a concave depression proximate to the dispensing area that retains a first container at a lower relative position, thus enabling the first container to act as a stopping mechanism to subsequent containers placed in the system. The system may also include a frame that receives and supports the container guides and thereby provides one or more... |
| Beverage dispenser with display and alarm | 20070295748 | 20071227 |
| A measured quantity beverage dispenser that allows for numerous uses by using a disposable, replaceable pouch or cartridge prefilled with a specific quantity of beverage. The dispenser dispenses a unit measured quantity of beverage in response to activation of a trigger mechanism. An integrated circuit chip keeps track of the number of units dispensed and remaining and displays this information. An alarm alerts a user when the rate of dispensing falls below a certain preferred rate, e.g., 8 ounces every 20 seconds.
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| Nail pin assemblies in light gauge steel | 20070295778 | 20071227 |
| A lightweight structural steel frame assembly uses nail pins as structural fasteners between structural frame members, such as studs, joists, channels and tracks. The structural frame assembly may be substantially free of screws, rivets or other prior art fasteners known for making structural connections between light gauge steel structural members. Structural steel in the range of about 10 to 30 gauge is used for the light gauge structural steel members, or more preferably, in the range of about 14 to 25 gauge. The nails pins are made of a high-strength, ductile steel formed with a ballistic tip for piercing the steel and may include a knurled shank. The nail pins are arranged in a defined pattern.
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| Hierarchical counting of inventory | 20070295808 | 20071227 |
| A computer-implemented method for counting stock stored in hierarchical levels at a facility is described. The method includes receiving count initiation information at a counting module. The count initiation information includes at least one parameter associated with stock to be counted and one or more hierarchical levels for the stock to be counted. The method also includes receiving quantity information associated with the one or more hierarchical levels, and generating count results based on the received quantity information. In certain embodiments, the quantity information can be received by multiple count activity objects associated with the counting module. Each count activity object can independently track separate portions of the quantity information.
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| Record carrier with visual watermark on data area | 20070296206 | 20071227 |
| A record carrier (1) comprising a data area (3) with a pattern of substantially parallel tracks (2) for storing data. The record carrier (1) comprises at least first and second areas, the tracks in the first areas (4) comprising a first periodic deflection and the tracks in the second areas (5) comprising a second periodic deflection. A visual contrast between the respective areas is realized by a difference between the first and the second periodic deflection. The visual contrast represents a visual watermark.
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| Frequency coded sensors incorporating tapers | 20070296305 | 20071227 |
| A surface acoustic wave device includes a piezoelectric substrate on which is formed a transducer that generates acoustic waves on the surface of the substrate from electrical waves received by the transducer. The waves are carried along an acoustic track to either a second transducer or a reflector. The transducers or transducer and reflector are formed of subsections that are constructed to operate at mutually different frequencies. The subsections of at least one of the transducers or transducer and reflector are out of alignment with respect to one another relative to the transverse of the propagation direction. The out of aligned subsections provide not only a frequency component but also a time to the signal output signal. Frequency response characteristics are improved. An alternative embodiment provides... |
| Method for break reminder and display device using the same | 20070296556 | 20071227 |
| The present invention provides method for break reminder and a display device. The display device includes a display unit; a clock counter; a distance estimator configured for detecting if the display device being used by a user, calculating distance between the user and a front of the display device, and generating a tracking signal if the distance is less than a predetermined distance; and a central processing unit configured for waiting for the tracking signal, resetting a worked time and a rested time when the tracking signal is received, signaling the clock counter to track the worked time, detecting if the worked time is less than a first predetermined time, and signaling the display unit to output the message prompt when the worked time is equal... |
| Rail vehicle with sensing of thrown up ballast | 20070296561 | 20071227 |
| A rail vehicle includes an underbody which is subjected to thrown up ballast when the rail vehicle is operating on a ballasted section of track. In at least one embodiment, the underbody is equipped with at least one acoustic signal pickup which acoustically senses ballast stones striking the underbody; a signal processing device is provided to which a signal is fed from the at least one acoustic signal pickup and which processes the signal in such a way that a thrown up ballast signal is generated which represents the impacting of ballast stones on the underbody; and the thrown up ballast signal from the signal processing device is included in a mode of operation of the rail vehicle.
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| Flexible position tracking system and tracking and research methods utilizing such systems | 20070296573 | 20071227 |
| Disclosed herein are systems and related methods for flexibly tracking the position of one or more mobile devices using a satellite positioning system. The embodiments of the invention are particularly adapted to provide an inexpensive, reliable, flexible, and readily scalable solution that can be readily applied without requiring large capital expenditures. Various embodiments of the invention are particularly suitable for scalable use in a variety of areas on a temporary basis.
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| Removable data storage media tracking system | 20070296581 | 20071227 |
| A system for tracking locations of portable data storage media. The system includes media with a wireless tag storing metadata pertaining to its stored data. The tag is adapted to respond to an interrogatory signal by wirelessly transmitting a signal comprising the metadata, e.g., is a high frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) tag powered inductively to transmit contents of its memory. The system includes a stationary and mobile locators that includes tag readers transmitting the interrogatory signals to the media and receiving the metadata signals from the wireless tags. Mobile ones of the locators include a communication module receiving location data (e.g., Global Positioning System (GPS) data) and sending wireless signals made up of the received location data and the received metadata signals. The system includes... |
| Anti-theft system and apparatus and method for selectively disabling/enabling electrical apparatus | 20070296589 | 20071227 |
| An anti-theft apparatus is mounted within the casing of an electronic apparatus and coupled to the power supply of the electronic apparatus. The system includes tracking structure enabling the device to be located in the event of theft. Upon receipt of an interrogator signal, the system disables the apparatus, rendering it useless to the thief or a subsequent purchaser. The power supply can be reactivated by entry of appropriate information relating to the device and/or owner.
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| Rfid material tracking method and apparatus | 20070296595 | 20071227 |
| A method and apparatus for tracking items automatically is described. A passive RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag is used with a material tracking system capable of real-time pinpoint location and identification of thousands of items in production and storage areas. Passive RFID tags are attached to the item to be tracked, remote sensing antennas are placed at each remote location to be monitored, interrogators with several antenna inputs are connected to the sensing antennas to multiplex the antenna signals, and a host computer communicates with the interrogators to determine item locations to an exacting measure.
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| Rfid material tracking method and apparatus | 20070296596 | 20071227 |
| A method and apparatus for tracking items automatically is described. A passive RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) tag is used with a material tracking system capable of real-time pinpoint location and identification of thousands of items in production and storage areas. Passive RFID tags are attached to the item to be tracked, remote sensing antennas are placed at each remote location to be monitored, interrogators with several antenna inputs are connected to the sensing antennas to multiplex the antenna signals, and a host computer communicates with the interrogators to determine item locations to an exacting measure.
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| Individual survival module | 20070296605 | 20071227 |
| This invention is directed toward an individual protective module which provides protection against earthquakes, cyclones, terrorist attacks, acts of war and other natural and criminal disasters. The module comprises a parallelepiped frame with a dimensionally-stable structure which is constructed of highly fire resistant and structurally robust material with an outer, resistant, aerodynamic cover. Five faces of the module are closed, which the sixth, front face had a sliding protective shield through which the user can enter and exit. The module is equipped with oxygen and water reserves, electronic lighting, communication means, an electronic tracking system, and a battery. Because the module is dimensionally stable of difficult to deform or crush, it can be anchored to a fixed point of a building.
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| Wireless cursor indicating device | 20070296697 | 20071227 |
| A wireless cursor indicating device includes a first body and a second body combined with each other. The first body includes a containing space for containing a control circuit and a wireless receiver, and both sides of the first and second bodies include a sliding track and a sliding groove embedded with each other, and an elastic member and a limit member are embedded between the first and second bodies, so that the first and second bodies can be slid with respect to each other by means of the sliding track and sliding groove to define an OFF state or an ON state. With the operation of the elastic member and limit member, the first and second bodies in the ON state can be pulled by... |
| Multi-mode optical navigation | 20070296699 | 20071227 |
| A system and method is provided for selecting a light source in a pointing device such as a mouse. The selection of the light source may be based on attributes of a received image, which are in turn based on reflected light received at the pointing device from the tracking surface. Because the attributes of the receive image are related to characteristics of the tracking surface over which the pointing device is moved, an illumination source appropriate for a particular surface type can be chosen.
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| Solid ink stick with enhanced differentiation | 20070296781 | 20071227 |
| An ink stick for use in a phase change ink imaging device is provided. The ink stick comprises a three dimensional ink stick body having an exterior surface. Two or more interface tracks are formed in the exterior surface of the ink stick parallel to a feed direction of an ink loader. Each interface track includes one or more actuation portions for actuating one or more sensors in the feed channel. The ink mass of the ink stick body may be substantially the same between actuation portions of a first interface track. A second interface track includes at lease one predetermined characteristic corresponding to a distance between an actuation portion of the second interface track and another feature of the ink stick, the predetermined characteristic being... |
| Image-based movement tracking | 20070296815 | 20071227 |
| Image-based movement tracking of a number of objects in a particular area. A number of image registration units repeatedly record data pertaining to multiple simultaneous representations of events occurring within the area. At least one stereo-pair of cameras repeatedly record stereo-image data based upon which a data processing unit repeatedly determines a respective position for each of the objects. A first camera and a second camera in the stereo-pair are separated by a base distance. Moreover, the cameras are essentially parallel and directed towards the area, such that a first image plane of the first camera registers a portion of the area, which substantially overlaps a portion of the area registered by a second image plane of the second camera.
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| Ophthalmologic apparatus | 20070296919 | 20071227 |
| An opthalmologic apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect, the apparatus includes an ocular fundus photographing systems for forming an ocular fundus image of the examined eye, based on a reflective beam from the ocular fundus of the examined eye, and an ocular fundus tracking controller for detecting a gaze direction of the examined eye by receiving the reflective beam reflected at a reflective region of an illumination region illuminated on the ocular fundus and for tracking the ocular fundus based on the detection results of the gaze direction. The ocular fundus tracking controller may include scanning mirrors for scanning an area to detect a reflective beam from the ocular fundus, tracking mirrors for controlling tracking to the ocular fundus, an objective lens disposed opposite to the... |
| Rotational speed apparatus | 20070296952 | 20071227 |
| The present invention discloses a rotational speed apparatus that includes a main body, a light-transmitting liquid crystal display installed at the main body and a frequency adjusting button module. The liquid crystal display has an observing area which can be adjusted by a frequency adjusting button module to output a bright screen or a dark screen according to a predetermined frequency, and the light passing through the observing area is blocked periodically, so that a user can observe a rotating object through the observing area. If the rotating track of the measuring rotating object remains still, then a blinking frequency observed through the observing area can be used for measuring the rotational speed of the rotating object.
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| Controlling the print quality levels of images printed from images captured by tracked image recording devices | 20070296982 | 20071227 |
| A host on the World Wide Web acquires a variety of facilities as subscribers and then proceeds to undertake control of the printing of images captured at the various subscribing facilities. A user is enabled to select the quality of image content captured by a digital camera. An implementation for capturing said image content at a facility controlled by a facility host includes a user computer station connected to said Web, apparatus for printing the captured image content associated with the user computer station, the user is enabled to select a level of image print quality for said captured image, the user computer station controlling the printing is connected to the remote facility host and a control implementation enables the facility host to permit said printing... |
| Retaining mechanism for a multi-section slide track assembly | 20060288529 | 20061228 |
| A retaining mechanism for a multi-section slide track assembly includes a stop actuating assembly and a resilient retainer assembly. The stop actuating assembly is provided on an intermediate slide track of the multi-section slide track assembly while the resilient retainer assembly is provided on an outer slide track of the multi-section slide track assembly. To retain a return movement of the intermediate slide track, the stop actuating assembly is directly engaged with the resilient retainer assembly to provide a high-degree effective operation of retaining reliability. The stop actuating assembly includes a stop-engaging member and a resiliently actuating member combined therewith. The resilient retainer assembly correspondingly includes a resilient stop member which can be engaged with the stop-engaging member for positioning the intermediate slide track, and can... |
| Manufacturing method for a wireless communication device and manufacturing apparatus | 20060288563 | 20061228 |
| A method for manufacturing wireless communication devices for use in tracking or identifying other items comprises a number of cutting techniques that allow the size of the antenna for the wireless communication device. Further, the chip for the wireless communication device is nested so as to be flush with the surface of the substrate of the wireless communication device. Rollers cut the tabs that form the antenna elements. In a first embodiment, a plurality of rollers are used, each on effecting a different cut whose position may be phased so as to shorten or lengthen the antenna element. In a second embodiment, the rollers are independently positionable to shorten or lengthen the antenna element.
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| Servo systems, servo heads, servo patterns for data storage especially for reading, writing, and recording in magnetic recording tape | 20060288566 | 20061228 |
| Methods and systems for data recording and reading for increasing overall tape data storage density, especially for data written in azimuth style. The principles of the invention provide servo formats and systems that allow accurate on track guidance for higher density applications and that are less sensitive to off track error. Preferred embodiments of the invention offer servo formats and systems of the invention that allows positive track and group identification at the beginning, end, and optionally periodically along the length of a tape.
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| Coaxial via structure for optimizing signal transmission in multiple layer electronic device carriers | 20060288574 | 20061228 |
| A coaxial via structure is adapted to transmit high speed signals or high intensity current through conductive layers of an electronic device carrier. The coaxial via structure comprises a central conductive track and an external conductive track separated by a dielectric material and is positioned in a core of the electronic device carrier or in the full thickness of the electronic device. The coaxial via structure can be combined with a stacked via structure so as allow efficient transmission of high speed signals across the electronic device carrier when a manufacturing process limits the creation of a full coaxial via structure across the entire electronic device carrier.
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| Speed-t-square cutting device | 20060288596 | 20061228 |
| An apparatus for scoring drywall in both the horizontal and vertical directions with minimal repositioning of the apparatus between cuts; comprising a conventional T-square with a slide track rigidly affixed to the vertical portion and a body, slideably affixed to the track, containing two retractable blades positioned for cutting horizontally or vertically, the blades being retracted and extended by rotation of the blade knob located on an upper surface of the block portion.
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| Tower banner display system and apparatus | 20060288618 | 20061228 |
| A banner is displayed about a tower structure, such as a water tower, by a system that enables ready substitution or replacement of the banner, without the use of high-lift equipment. The fabric banner is segmented, of wind permeable stretchable fabric, and mounted on rings that are carried on cables, suspended from a capstan atop the tower. Cable guidance pulleys, mounted on trolleys that run on a peripheral track about the top of the tower, enable the banner to be reoriented about the tower. The capstan and trolleys may be remotely controlled.
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| Ball screw | 20060288813 | 20061228 |
| Ball screw having a spindle nut (2) arranged on a spindle (1), together with balls (3) which are arranged in a series and are capable of rolling in a helical ball track (4), the helical ball track (4) being defined by a thread groove (5) formed on the spindle (1) and by a thread groove (6) formed on the spindle nut (2), the balls (3) arranged in a series being returned in a return duct (7) from an outlet end to an inlet end of the helical ball track (4), the divided circle end play of the series of balls being less than or equal to 0.3 millimeters or the ratio between the pitch of the helical ball track (4) and the diameter of the balls... |
| Machine for welding rails of a track | 20060288899 | 20061228 |
| A machine for welding rails of a track extending in a longitudinal direction includes a rail pulling device for gripping the rails to be welded to one another. The rail pulling device is connected to a machine frame of the welding machine by way of guides and coupling devices. The rail pulling device is designed for displacement in the longitudinal direction or transversely to the longitudinal direction by means of longitudinal displacement drives and transverse displacement drives, and is also vertically adjustable by means of drives. By means of tilting drives, the rail pulling device can additionally be pivoted about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction.
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| Flow through rail road freight car | 20060288903 | 20061228 |
| A flow through railroad freight car may include a body having a containment structure. The body may be mounted upon railcar trucks for rolling motion along railroad car tracks. The containment structure may include one or more hoppers, each of which may have inflow and outflow ports, by which means lading may be introduced into the car, or discharged from it. The inflows may include an upper intake, which may be a series of hatches and hatch coamings. The hatch coamings may stand outwardly from the containment structure, and may also having internally extending skirts. In one instance, the skirts may be of a first length corresponding to a first fill level, or volume, for use with lading of a first density. The length of the... |
| Structure of changing gas cylinder for air guns and paintball guns | 20060288990 | 20061228 |
| An improved structure for changing gas cylinder for air guns and paintball guns includes a bottle frame having a lateral through hole on a gun handles, a prop screwed at the bottom of the bottle frame and turned by hands to be moved vertically up and down, a valve installed at the top of the bottle frame and connected to a gas supply valve tube, a track disposed along both sides of the handle and latched by an embedded member of a U-shape handle cover. After the U-shape handle cover is sheathed along the tracks and blocked by the bottom edge of the track, the bottle frame can be unloaded without removing the U-shape handle cover. The prop can be screwed downward to unload or install... |
| High-speed apparatus and method for forming inflated chambers | 20060289108 | 20061228 |
| An apparatus and a method for inflating an inflatable web in which, in one embodiment, the inflatable web is conveyed along a path of travel with an inflation element positioned between unsealed edges of the web and proximate the inflation ports of the web's inflatable chambers, and a tracking sensor is used to detect the transverse position of the web with respect to the inflation element. A web tracking system is employed to continually adjust the transverse position of the web to maintain it within a predetermined range with respect to the inflation element. In this manner, the consistency of inflation of the inflatable chambers is improved.
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| Garage door having removable vent or glass covers | 20060289127 | 20061228 |
| A removable cover for a garage door vent or window, and preferably a cover for vents and windows in a garage door having embossed raised decorative panels incorporated into the door sections for decorative and aesthetic purposes, wherein the cover is slidingly received within a generally U-shaped in cross-section track externally mounted about the perimeter of the vent/window opening. Most preferably, the cover is formed of the rectangular piece of material removed from the garage door section to create the vent/window opening, such that with the cover in place over the vent/window, the decorative pattern and overall look of the door is virtually identical to the look of a door that is not provided with vents or windows. For garage doors having embossed raised decorative panels,... |
| Adjustable motor housing for a barrier locking operator | 20060289129 | 20061228 |
| A door system having a sectional door (D) moveable between an open position and a closed position, a track system (T, T1) guiding movement of the sectional door, and an operator system (10) driving movement of the sectional door, said operator system including a motor assembly (42) having an adjustable housing (48) and capable of pivotal movement to a door locking position, said adjustable housing having a base section (70), an extendable section (72), and a latching mechanism (100) for maintaining the extendable section in a desired position and for permitting selective axially repositioning of the extendable section relative to the base section.
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| Track-mounted drilling machine with active suspension system | 20060289205 | 20061228 |
| A drilling machine includes a frame, two tracks, and a plurality of yokes interconnecting the frame and the tracks. Each yoke is pivotable with respect to the frame by the extension and retraction of a hydraulic cylinder. Each of a plurality of sensors senses a parameter indicative of force and generates a signal representing the force. A controller receives the force signals, and generates control signals to extend or retract the hydraulic cylinders when an associated force deviation for a hydraulic cylinder exceeds a predetermined magnitude.
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| Method and apparatus for manufacturing patterned media | 20060289382 | 20061228 |
| According to one embodiment, a method for manufacturing a patterned media includes forming patterns of a magnetic layer having protrusions and recesses corresponding to tracks, servo zones or data zones on a substrate having a center hole, and spraying gas flow produced by diffusing a liquid gas toward the center hole of the substrate before or after forming the patterns of the magnetic layer.
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| Heating assembly with track-like electrical resistor | 20060289473 | 20061228 |
| The invention relates to a heating assembly, comprising: a carrier provided with at least one track-like electrical resistor arranged on one side of the carrier, and a support member engaging on the carrier on the side of the track-like electrical resistor, wherein the carrier is flexible and the support member is at least substantially form-retaining.
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| Folded heater element and method of manufacturing same | 20060289477 | 20061228 |
| The invention relates to a folded heater element and a method of manufacturing a through-flow spatial structure in a folded heater element of a track material of a heater substance lying in an initial surface, whereby in the track material a heater meander is produced by parting the track material into single heater limbs connected to one another at the ends at connection zones and the heater meander is shaped out of the initial surface to form the through-flow spatial structure. In order to improve folded heater elements and their manufacturing methods such that they can be manufactured more economically and with a more flexible spatial structure, it is provided according to the invention that at least some connection zones are offset with respect to other... |
| Method for determining material interfacial and metrology information of a sample using atomic force microscopy | 20060289749 | 20061228 |
| A method for determining interfacial information and critical dimensions of a sample using atomic force microscopy. Tip-specimen deconvolution is performed on the scan lines before the critical dimension information processing. Local maxima and minima or local slope change of each scan line are found on a plurality of scan lines. A best fit line is then found for the plurality of maxim and minima or slope change points. Two best fit lines may be found using a plurality of maxima or minima or slope change points. An intersection of the two best fit lines can be used to determine a critical dimension such as a transition point. Such a method may be used to determine a track width of a trapezoidal magnetic write head or may... |
| Unitized seal with integral spacer | 20060290067 | 20061228 |
| A unitized seal assembly is provided for installation between linkages of a chain drive designed for tracked vehicles. The seal assembly facilitates field preventative maintenance on the drive chain by utilizing an integral spacer that holds the critical sealing surfaces together at all times, and has a seal head that can be easily removed from the outer link bore of a chain link. Removal of the seal head from the outer link bore causes as-installed clearance passageways between the seal head and seat portions and the spacer to forcefully close and prevent abrasive particles from getting inside the seal and reaching the interior interface junction of the dynamic sealing surfaces during seal maintenance. The seal assembly also includes additional sealing features that provide improved performance.
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| Maximum power point motor control | 20060290317 | 20061228 |
| A method and apparatus are implemented in software to control motor speed as a function of available power in a DC source—inverter—AC motor system, i.e. to perform maximum power tracking of motor speed. An inverter or motor drive converts DC power from a DC source, such as a solar panel, to AC power, to power the motor. The inverter or motor drive is controlled by software, implemented either by programmable features built directly into the inverter or drive or by a separate programmable device connected to the inverter or drive, to track motor power as a function of source power. The software-controlled inverter or drive sets motor speed as a function of source power by sensing only a single parameter, the DC source voltage. The software-controlled... |
| Duty cycle mode switching voltage regulator | 20060290334 | 20061228 |
| One disclosed method includes controlling an output voltage to track a reference voltage by using a feedback loop to monitor an output duty cycle and to maintain an output voltage that is substantially constant relative to the reference voltage.
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| Type-ii all-digital phase-locked loop (pll) | 20060290435 | 20061228 |
| System and method for providing type-II (and higher order) phase-locked loops (PLLs) with a fast signal acquisition mode. A preferred embodiment comprises a loop filter with a proportional loop gain path (proportional loop gain circuit 1115) and an integral loop gain block (integral loop gain block 1120). The proportional loop gain path is used during signal acquisition to provide large loop bandwidth, hence fast signal acquisition of a desired signal. Then, during the PLL's signal tracking phase, the integral loop gain block is enabled and its output is combined with output from the proportional loop gain path to provide higher order filtering of the desired signal. An offset that may be present due to the use of the proportional loop gain path can be measured and... |
| System, article and method for tracking an inventory | 20060290471 | 20061228 |
| The present invention pertains to a storage facility containing consumable items that updates an inventory when items are stored, removed and consumed. A product scanner and a computer installed in the facility use RFID technology to determine if an item has been consumed or removed from a locale. Items in the facility have RFID tags attached. The system interrogates the tags and if a tag becomes disabled, displaced or non-existent due to consumption or removal from a locale the system provides instantaneous status. The computer transmits consumption information to a central location for billing, inventory management, market research information and can transmit the same to other processing units such as hand held computers possessed by staff that replenishes the facility. This system prevents used items from... |
| Id tags with frequency diversity | 20060290473 | 20061228 |
| A system tracks assets using RFID tags. A plurality of RFID readers use different frequencies to read RFID tags. A plurality of assets each have a RFID tag coupled to them. The RFID tag changes a response frequency as a function of a next RFID reader scheduled to track the corresponding asset. Assets may be components in an assembly line, patients in hospitals, containers, or other things that need to be tracked at different locations.
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| Method and computer program product for monitoring integrity of railroad train | 20060290478 | 20061228 |
| A method and computer program product are provided for monitoring integrity of a railroad train and determining passage of the train relative to a plurality of virtual blocks defined by wireless transmissions along a section of track over which the train travels. The virtual blocks provide safeguards for the travel of the train relative to other trains on the section of the track when there is a shared use of the section of track. In aspects thereof, the method allows collecting data useful for evaluating conditions that may affect train integrity from at least one sensing device at a end of train location. The method further allows collecting data at a head-of-train location, with the data collected at the head-of-train corresponding to the type of data... |
| Intelligent container | 20060290491 | 20061228 |
| A system for remotely identifying, tracking, and monitoring transported goods includes a sensing and communications device (14) embedded in a shipping container (2). The sensing and communications device (14) includes onboard sensors (58,60,62) and wirelessly communicates with external sensors (24,26) to receive environmental and structural condition data. The device (14) communicates the data via either an RF interface (52,54) or a cellular telephone system interface (48,50) to a remote monitoring station (68). The remote monitoring station (68) analyzes the data, presents the data to a user, and enables the user to program the device (14).
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| System and method for managing data on an rfid tag associated with a product | 20060290500 | 20061228 |
| The invention relates to a method and system for tracking repairs or servicing of various products/devices at a service center using Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags that are attached to the product upon receipt at the service center and that remain on the product for use in subsequent repairs and servicing. Technicians may record symptoms, repairs made, quality control information, and/or other data (while the product is in their possession) into a service database. This information may then be transmitted to the attached RFID tag. Technician workstations may include transmitters. Information regarding status of repairs may be shared with the customer via user interface applications. Thus, the customer can know the repair status of their product.
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| Rf tags affixed in manufactured elements | 20060290504 | 20061228 |
| A system for tracking elements employing fixed tags that are permanently attached to elements. The tags include radio-frequency (RF) communication units that are adapted for wireless communication with RF communicators. The RF tags are permanently affixed to elements as part of the manufacturing of products such as cell phones, PDA's, computers, routers and other electronic equipment. The RF tags are installed during manufacturing in a manner that resists tampering and interference. The RF tags are installed with mechanical barriers to access and are hidden from view in non-user accessible locations.
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| Two-way wireless monitoring system and method | 20060290519 | 20061228 |
| A two-way wireless monitoring system tracks the location of badged users or objects within a facility, and accordingly provides a variety of services relevant to the badge location and ID. The system comprises a plurality of beacons bearing beacon IDs distributed throughout the facility, a portable badge having a badge address, a base-station having access to a central unit via a data network. Each beacon periodically broadcasts the respective beacon ID, for being picked up by the badge when being nearby. The base-station polls the badge to receive the beacon IDs of the nearby beacons, and then uploads such beacon IDs to the central unit via the data network. Finally, the central unit estimates the badge location and decides on triggering an event within the facility... |
| Method and apparatus for identifying ownship threats | 20060290560 | 20061228 |
| A method and apparatus for evaluating whether one or more threat sources is actively tracking an object, such as an aircraft. A tracking system may analyze information regarding signals received from a source and provide a track indication that the source is actively tracking the object without adjusting the dwell arrangement of the scan strategy of the receiver. A track indication may be provided where a sample count of signal intercepts from the source is greater than a track count during a window. A break track indication representing that the source is not actively tracking the object may be provided when a number of signal intercepts from the source is less than a break track count during a window.
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