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15,627,906 | PENDING | Peroxide Gel Compositions | A dental bleaching device may include a backing material made of a polymeric wax mixture, and a dental composition in contact with the backing material. The dental composition may include a thickening agent and a peroxide bleaching agent. The dental composition may be a gelatinous compound having physical deformation p... | 1. A dental bleaching device, comprising: a backing material made of a polymeric wax mixture; and a dental composition in contact with the backing material, wherein: the dental composition comprises a thickening agent and a peroxide bleaching agent; and the dental composition is a gelatinous compound having physical de... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Continuation of application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 14/710,416 titled PEROXIDE GEL COMPOSITIONS filed May 12, 2015, which is in turn a Continuation application of prior filed U.S. application Ser. No. 12/329,582 titled DENTAL TREATMENT... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Inorganic peroxide is usually defined as hydrogen peroxide and adducts thereof. Some examples are: hydrogen peroxide, carbamide peroxide, sodium percarbonate, sodium perborate. Peroxide is used in many different applications from an antiseptic for minor wounds to bleach for teeth,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of thickeners for peroxide gels, this invention provides an improved thickener. As such, the present invention's general purpose is to provide a new and improved thickener that is capable of maintaining a gel consiste... | A61K822 | 20170620 | 20171005 | 97863.0 | A61K822 | 1 | ROBERTS, LEZAH | Peroxide Gel Compositions | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,627,962 | PENDING | NOVEL ANTITUMORAL USE OF CABAZITAXEL | The invention relates to a compound of formula: which may be in base form or in the form of a hydrate or a solvate, in combination with prednisone or prednisolone, for its use as a medicament in the treatment of prostate cancer, particularly metastatic prostate cancer, especially for patients who are not catered for by... | 1.-33. (canceled) 34. A method of treatment comprising administering (i) an antihistamine, (ii) a corticoid, (iii) an H2 antagonist, and (iv) and an effective amount of cabazitaxel, or a hydrate or solvate thereof, to a patient with castration resistant, metastatic prostate cancer that has progressed during or after tr... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/575,566, filed Dec. 18, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/456,720, filed Apr. 26, 2012, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/IB2010/054866, filed Oct. 27, 2010, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Prostate cancer affects a large proportion of the male population worldwide: 680 000 cases worldwide in 2002; it is predicted that there will be 900 000 new cases per year up to 2010 ( CA Cancer J. Clin., 2005, 55, 74-108). It is the most frequently occurring cancer in men after lung cancer. Prost... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention relates to a novel antitumoral pharmaceutical therapeutic use comprising cabazitaxel of formula The invention also relates to methods of treating patients with prostate cancer comprising administering an effective amount of the antitumoral agent cabazitaxel to said patient. This antitum... | A61K31337 | 20170620 | 20180510 | 83824.0 | A61K31337 | 6 | ANDERSON, JAMES D | NOVEL ANTITUMORAL USE OF CABAZITAXEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,629,507 | PENDING | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN INK PAD | While the described ink pad can include any suitable component, in some cases it includes a lid, a base, and an absorbent material. Additionally, in some cases, the lid and the base define a cavity that houses the absorbent material and the lid and the base each comprise one or more magnets and/or magnetic materials th... | 1. A ink pad, comprising: a lid having a first magnetic coupler; a base having a second magnetic coupler; and an absorbent material that is configured to receive and store an amount of a transferrable pigment, wherein the lid and the base are configured to couple together in a face to face configuration so as to define... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/354,085 (Attorney Docket No. 7687.223), filed Jun. 23, 2016, and entitled SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A FEMORAL COMPONENT, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGRO... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to ink pads. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for providing an ink pad that is easily opened and sealed shut. In some implementations, the described ink pad comprises a lid and a base that are configured to couple with ... | B41K154 | 20170621 | 20171228 | 74063.0 | B41K154 | 0 | FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN INK PAD | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41K | 2,017 | |
15,630,979 | PENDING | RECLOSABLE POUCH WITH AN ELONGATE CLOSURE MECHANISM | A reclosable pouch in combination with an elongate closure mechanism. The elongate closure mechanism includes a first base member disposed along a first sidewall. A pair of interlocking members extends from a first surface of the first base member, and are parallel to each other with a space therebetween. A plurality o... | 1. A reclosable pouch in combination with an elongate closure mechanism, the reclosable pouch comprising: (A) first and second sidewalls each having a first surface and a second surface, the first and second sidewalls being connected together in order to define an interior space of the pouch between the first and secon... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of copending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/809,297, filed Jul. 27, 2015, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/040,905, filed Sep. 30, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,139,340, issued Sep. 22, 2015... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A thermoplastic pouch having a resealable closure mechanism applied longitudinally across a mouth thereof to allow repeated opening and closing of the pouch is known in the art. The closure mechanism can include multiple pairs of interlocking closure profiles, which can be difficult to seal and/or... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention provides reclosable pouch in combination with an elongate closure mechanism. The reclosable pouch includes first and second sidewalls each having a first surface and a second surface, the first and second sidewalls being connected together in order to define an interior space of... | B65D33255 | 20170623 | 20171005 | 90391.0 | B65D3325 | 0 | PASCUA, JES F | RECLOSABLE POUCH WITH AN ELONGATE CLOSURE MECHANISM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 | |
15,631,515 | PENDING | COSMETIC COMPOSITION FOR USE ON HAIR AND CONTAINING AN ACYL BASIC AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE | The present invention provides a composition containing component (A): a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each symbol is as described in the DESCRIPTION, or a salt thereof and component (B): a cationic surfactant, which is superior in the usability during rinsing, which makes the hair surface after treat... | 1. A composition, comprising” (A) at least one compound represented by formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group having 5 to 21 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 5 to21 carbon atoms, R3 and R4 are each independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, or an alke... | CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of International Patent Application No. PCT/JP2015/086214, filed on Dec. 25, 2015, and claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2014-262711, filed on Dec. 25, 2014, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | A61K842 | 20170623 | 20171005 | 90264.0 | A61K842 | 0 | HELM, CARALYNNE E | COSMETIC COMPOSITION FOR USE ON HAIR AND CONTAINING AN ACYL BASIC AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,631,564 | PENDING | LARGE BORE PLUG VALVE | A plug valve including a valve body defining an internal cavity, a first passage, and a second passage, a plug defining a third passage and being rotatable within the internal cavity, and an insert extending within the internal cavity between the valve body and the plug. The insert defines an interior surface and an op... | 1. An apparatus, comprising: a valve body defining an internal cavity, a first passage, and a second passage; a plug defining a third passage and being rotatable within the internal cavity to selectively permit communication of a fluid between the first and second passages via the third passage; and an insert extending... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of the filing date of, and priority to, U.S. Application No. 62/354,101, filed Jun. 23, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. This application also claims the benefit of the filing date of, and priorit... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In oil or gas operations, one or more plug valves may be used to control fluid flow; one such plug valve generally includes a valve body defining a pair of fluid passages intersecting an internal cavity. The internal cavity of the valve body accommodates a plug and an insert, which insert extends ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In a first aspect, the present disclosure introduces an apparatus, including a valve body defining an internal cavity, a first passage, and a second passage; a plug defining a third passage and being rotatable within the internal cavity to selectively permit communication of a fluid between the first... | F16K504 | 20170623 | 20171228 | 96625.0 | F16K504 | 0 | FOX, JOHN C | LARGE BORE PLUG VALVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | F16K | 2,017 | |
15,631,737 | ACCEPTED | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | A bulk material shipping container including a pallet, a compartment mounted on the pallet, a material unloading assembly, and a material loading assembly. | 1. A material shipping container comprising: a pallet including: (i) a first bottom corner leg, (ii) a second bottom corner leg, (iii) a third bottom corner leg, (iv) a fourth bottom corner leg, wherein the first bottom corner leg, the second bottom corner leg, the third bottom corner leg, and the fourth bottom corner ... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to, and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/471,896, filed Mar. 28, 2017, which is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/516,292, filed Oct. 1... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various bulk material shipping containers are known. Such known material bulk shipping containers, sometimes referred to herein for brevity as known containers or as known bulk containers, are used to transport a wide range of products, parts, components, items, and materials such as, but not limi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bulk material shipping container which overcomes the above described disadvantages with previously known commercially available bulk shipping containers. One embodiment of the bulk material shipping container of the present disclosure includes: ... | B65D1906 | 20170623 | 20170912 | 20171005 | 58071.0 | B65D1906 | 1 | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 |
15,631,815 | PENDING | EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC ACCOMMODATION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | An eye-mountable device (EMD) includes a lens enclosure, liquid crystal material, first and second electrodes, a substrate, and a controller. The lens enclosure includes a first encapsulation layer and a second encapsulation layer sealed to the first encapsulation layer. The liquid crystal material is disposed across a... | 1. An eye-mountable device (EMD) comprising: a lens enclosure including a first encapsulation layer and a second encapsulation layer sealed to the first encapsulation layer, wherein the second encapsulation layer is configured to be removeably mounted over an eye surface; a liquid crystal material disposed across a cen... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present patent application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/710,332 filed on May 12, 2015, which claims priority under the provisions of 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/012,005 filed Jun. 13, 2014, to U.S. Provisional Application No.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The various embodiments of the present invention are illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings and in which: FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an eye-mountable device that provides auto-accommodation and an... | G02C7083 | 20170623 | 20171012 | 59616.0 | G02C708 | 0 | SCHWARTZ, JORDAN MARC | EYE-MOUNTABLE DEVICE TO PROVIDE AUTOMATIC ACCOMMODATION AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G02C | 2,017 | |
15,632,696 | ACCEPTED | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | A bulk material shipping container including a pallet, a compartment mounted on the pallet, a material unloading assembly, and a material loading assembly. | 1. A material shipping container comprising: a pallet defining spaced apart tine receiving openings extending from a front side of the pallet to a back side of the pallet; a compartment securely fixed to the pallet, the compartment having a first top corner, a second top corner, a third top corner, and a fourth top cor... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to, and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/631,737, filed Jun. 23, 2017, which is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/471,896, filed Mar. 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various bulk material shipping containers are known. Such known material bulk shipping containers, sometimes referred to herein for brevity as known containers or as known bulk containers, are used to transport a wide range of products, parts, components, items, and materials such as, but not limi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bulk material shipping container which overcomes the above described disadvantages with previously known commercially available bulk shipping containers. One embodiment of the bulk material shipping container of the present disclosure includes: ... | B65D1906 | 20170626 | 20171010 | 20171012 | 58071.0 | B65D1906 | 1 | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 |
15,633,233 | PENDING | CHARGE-BALANCED IMAGING AGENTS | The present invention relates to compositions for and methods of optically imaging tissues or cells using imaging agents having desirable in vivo properties that result in improved signal-to-background ratio. | 1-64. (canceled) 65. A method of imaging tissue or cells, the method comprising: (a) contacting the tissue or cells with an imaging agent comprising a dye; (b) irradiating the tissue or cells at a wavelength absorbed by the dye; (c) detecting an optical signal from the irradiated tissue or cells, wherein the signal-to-... | FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT This invention was made with Government support under Grant No. R01-CA-115296 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The Government may have certain rights in the invention. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to methods of optically imaging tissues or... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Near infrared (NIR) fluorescence has potential importance in the medical field, particularly in diagnostics and image-guided surgery. However, the availability of suitable fluorophores as imaging agents has been a primary hindrance. To be clinically viable, the ideal NIR fluoropho... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is based, at least in part, on the discovery that if one balances, or almost balances, the overall charge on an imaging agent molecule, then the resulting charge-balanced molecule has improved in vivo properties that lead to superior clinical imaging characteristics. In... | A61K490032 | 20170626 | 20171012 | 71330.0 | A61K4900 | 0 | HANLEY, SUSAN MARIE | CHARGE-BALANCED IMAGING AGENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,633,348 | PENDING | ORIENTAL MEDICINAL COLLAGEN FOOD | Oriental medicinal collagen food and manufacturing method of the oriental medicinal collagen food for skin beauty enhancement are provided. The manufacturing method including: a first process including: removing claws and scales from chicken feet, and preparing dandelion, angelica gigas, and pueraria root; a second pro... | 1. An oriental medicinal collagen food for skin beauty enhancement comprising: a dried extract comprising: Gyepogyo comprising a fermented mixture of pasteurized chicken feet and dandelion extract, wherein claws and scales are removed from the pasteurized chicken feet; and at least one of angelica gigas and pueraria ro... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/794,361, filed on Jul. 8, 2015, which claims priority from and the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2014-0108139, filed on Aug. 29, 2014, each of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its en... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Exemplary embodiments disclose an oriental medicinal collagen food for skin beauty enhancement prepared with chicken feet, dandelion, angelica gigas , and pueraria root as main ingredients, and a method of manufacturing thereof. An exemplary embodiment discloses a manufacturing method including: a fi... | A61K897 | 20170626 | 20171026 | 95017.0 | A61K897 | 0 | MI, QIUWEN | ORIENTAL MEDICINAL COLLAGEN FOOD | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,633,704 | PENDING | BONDED LAYER TREATMENT METHOD FOR A DEVICE UTILIZED IN A CRUDE OIL SERVICE OPERATION, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAID DEVICE | A method for installing a device into a crude oil service operation, the method may include installing the device into a section of the crude oil service operation, wherein the device comprises a surface comprising a bonded layer coating, and may also include contacting the surface with the contaminant, wherein the con... | 1. A method for treating a device utilized in a crude oil service operation, wherein the device comprises at least one surface, the method comprising the steps of: cleaning the surface to remove surface contamination; drying the cleaned surface of the device; applying a coat of a bonded layer composition to the clean a... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION DATA This utility application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/164,842 filed May 25, 2016 now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,688,926 on Jun. 27, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/099,497 filed Dec. 6, 2013 and now issued as U.S... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Paraffins, more commonly referred to as alkanes, are the chemical family of saturated hydrocarbons that result from combining CH 2 groups in succession. Additional CH 2 groups are added to form straight-chain paraffins. The term “wax” simply refers to saturated hydrocarbons that c... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The AP (Anti-Paraffin) Coating composition of the present invention provides a unique and cost-effective way for petroleum facility owner/operators to address common paraffin/asphaltene deposition on cooperating stainless steel and nickel alloy sensor components and instrumentation. ... | C10G7502 | 20170626 | 20171012 | 95839.0 | C10G7502 | 1 | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | BONDED LAYER TREATMENT METHOD FOR A DEVICE UTILIZED IN A CRUDE OIL SERVICE OPERATION, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAID DEVICE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C10G | 2,017 | |
15,634,283 | PENDING | Storing Information For Access Using a Captured Image | An electronic device associates first information and at least a first portion of a first image, and uses a second image that includes a portion corresponding to at least the first portion of the first image to access the associated first information. | 1.-35. (canceled) 36. An electronic user device comprising: a processor; and a memory including computer program code, wherein the memory, computer program code and processor are configured: to enable definition, by a user of the electronic user device, of user-defined information for access by multiple users via assoc... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention relate to storing information so that it can be accessed using a captured image. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION It may be desirable in certain circumstances to attach information to locations in the real world. This has previously been achieved by using barcodes ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>It may be desirable in certain circumstances to attach information to locations in the real world. This has previously been achieved by using barcodes or RFID tags attached to real world objects or by associating information with absolute positions in the world. It would be desira... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of a first embodiment there is provided an electronic device comprising: means for associating first information and at least a first portion of a first image; and means for using a second image that includes a portion corresponding to at least the f... | G06K96202 | 20170627 | 20171012 | 81927.0 | G06K962 | 1 | SETH, MANAV | STORING INFORMATION FOR ACCESS USING A CAPTURED IMAGE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06K | 2,017 | |
15,634,383 | ACCEPTED | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | A bulk material shipping container including a pallet, a compartment mounted on the pallet, a material unloading assembly, and a material loading assembly. | 1. A material shipping container comprising: a pallet; a compartment mounted on the pallet, the compartment having a first top corner, a second top corner, a third top corner, and a fourth top corner, the compartment including: (a) a top wall, (b) a front exterior wall, (c) a back exterior wall spaced apart from the fr... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to, and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/632,696, filed Jun. 26, 2017, which is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/631,737, filed Jun. 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various bulk material shipping containers are known. Such known material bulk shipping containers, sometimes referred to herein for brevity as known containers or as known bulk containers, are used to transport a wide range of products, parts, components, items, and materials such as, but not limi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bulk material shipping container which overcomes the above described disadvantages with previously known commercially available bulk shipping containers. One embodiment of the bulk material shipping container of the present disclosure includes: ... | B65D1906 | 20170627 | 20171024 | 20171012 | 58071.0 | B65D1906 | 1 | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 |
15,634,424 | PENDING | DISC FOR A SEPARATING CONVEYOR SCREEN AND SEPARATING CONVEYOR SCREEN INCLUDING SUCH A DISC | A disc for a separating conveyor screen has a disc body with an opening in an axial direction for receiving a shaft. At least one anchoring member of the disc has an anchoring portion projecting into the opening in a radially inward direction and has a positioning portion fitted in a disc body of the disc. The anchorin... | 1. A disc for a separating conveyor screen, the disc having: a disc body with a releasable part and with an opening in an axial direction for receiving a shaft carrying the disc, the releasable part being displaceable when in released condition between a displaced position leaving open a radial passage for passing the ... | FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a disc for a separating conveyor screen and to a separating conveyor screen. Separating conveyor screens or sorting conveyor screens are used for separating materials composed of large numbers of particles or items into fractions with different distribution... | <SOH> FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention relates to a disc for a separating conveyor screen and to a separating conveyor screen. Separating conveyor screens or sorting conveyor screens are used for separating materials composed of large numbers of particles or items into fractions with different d... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to allow the positions of the discs to be fixed and released more quickly and to allow the discs to be fixed more reliably. According to the invention, this object is achieved by providing a disc for a separating conveyor screen, which disc ha... | B07B1155 | 20170627 | 20171228 | 59847.0 | B07B115 | 1 | RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C | DISC FOR A SEPARATING CONVEYOR SCREEN AND SEPARATING CONVEYOR SCREEN INCLUDING SUCH A DISC | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B07B | 2,017 | |
15,634,461 | PENDING | FOLDABLE CARRIAGE | A carriage having a frame which includes a plurality of elongated frame components. A first attachment point couples a first and second elongated frame component. A second attachment point couples a third and fourth elongated frame component. A transverse elongated frame component couples to the first and second attach... | 1. A carriage, comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of elongated frame components; a first attachment point coupling a first and second elongated frame component; a second attachment point coupling a third and fourth elongated frame component; a transverse elongated frame component coupled to the first and second... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Nonprovisional application Ser. No. 14/529,387, filed Oct. 31, 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/898,498, filed Nov. 1, 2013, which are hereby incorporated herein in their entirety by reference. FIELD ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Foldable carriages, such as foldable strollers, have been developed to permit a user to reduce the size of the carriage, permitting easy storage and transportation when the carriage is not in use. Usually a foldable carriage can be folded between a use position in which the carriage can be used fo... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to remove or reduce at least one of the drawbacks of the mentioned prior art, or to provide for a useful alternative. The object is at least partly met by a carriage comprising a frame. The frame is foldable between a use position and a storage position. An at... | B62B7068 | 20170627 | 20171012 | 69130.0 | B62B706 | 0 | COOLMAN, VAUGHN | FOLDABLE CARRIAGE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B62B | 2,017 | |
15,634,698 | PENDING | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | An electronic cigarette includes a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly. An external thread electrode is located in one end of battery assembly. An internal thread electrode is located in one end of atomizer assembly. The battery assembly and the atomizer assembly are connected by the ... | 1. A vaporizing device comprising: a battery assembly comprising a battery and an LED electrically connected to a circuit board within a battery assembly housing; a first electrode on the battery assembly housing; an atomizer assembly comprising an atomizer, a liquid supply and a mouthpiece; with the atomizer including... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/158,421, filed May 18, 2016 and now pending, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/754,521, filed Jan. 30, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,370,205, which is a continuation of U.S. patent ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Although smoking causes serious respiratory diseases and cancers, it is difficult to get smokers to quit smoking. Nicotine is the effective ingredient in cigarettes. Nicotine is a micro-molecular alkaloid which is basically harmless to humans at low dosages. Tar is the major harmful substance in t... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An improved electronic cigarette has a battery assembly, an atomizer assembly and a cigarette bottle assembly. The battery assembly connects with one end of the atomizer assembly, and the cigarette bottle assembly is inserted into the other end of the atomizer assembly, thus forming ... | A24F47008 | 20170627 | 20171012 | 79125.0 | A24F4700 | 2 | KRINKER, YANA B | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A24F | 2,017 | |
15,635,097 | PENDING | WEB-BASED POINT OF SALE BUILDER | This invention provides a system and a method for online, web-based point of sale (POS) building and configuration, which can assist non-expert business operators in building, editing and testing a point of sale system to manage their businesses. The business operations range from a single branch to a large chain of st... | 1. (canceled) 2. (canceled) 3. A web-based point of sale (POS) builder system comprising: a web server having installed thereon POS builder software; one or more POS terminals generated by said POS builder software and said one or more POS terminals accessible at one or more terminal devices, said POS terminals accepti... | This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/012,666, filed on Feb. 5, 2008, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety, and assigned to a common assignee. RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is related to docket number TY2006-001, filed on Feb. 26, 2007, Ser. No. 11,710,722 and... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is the objective of this invention to provide a system and a method for building a point of sale (POS) system to manage business operations. The business operations range from a single branch to a large chain of stores or branches. It is further an object of this invention t... | G06F830 | 20170627 | 20171019 | 95412.0 | G06F944 | 3 | MASUD, ROKIB | WEB-BASED POINT OF SALE BUILDER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,017 | |
15,635,604 | PENDING | Image Forming Apparatus, Conductive Member Service Life Determination Method, And Conductive Member Service Life Determination Program | An image forming apparatus provided with a conductive member to form an image on a sheet using a toner includes: a voltage acquisition portion configured to acquire a biased voltage value as a voltage value by applying a bias to the conductive member; an environment sensor configured to output an environment condition ... | 1. An image forming apparatus provided with a conductive member to form an image on a sheet using a toner, the image forming apparatus comprising: a voltage acquisition portion acquiring a biased voltage value as a voltage value by applying a bias to the conductive member; an environment sensor outputting an environmen... | This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-129163 filed on Jun. 29, 2016, the entire disclosure, including description, claims, drawings, and abstract, of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND Technical Field The present invention relates to an image fo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Technical Field The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus that forms an image using a toner. More specifically, the present invention relates to an image forming apparatus having a conductive member used for image formation in an image forming portion, in which an increase of res... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention has been made to address the aforementioned problems of the related art. That is, an object of the present invention is to provide an image forming apparatus capable of detecting a service life of the conductive member with high accuracy regardless of an environmental factor. In... | G03G1555 | 20170628 | 20180104 | 63227.0 | G03G1500 | 0 | LEE, SUSAN SHUK YIN | Image Forming Apparatus, Conductive Member Service Life Determination Method, And Conductive Member Service Life Determination Program | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G03G | 2,017 | |
15,635,744 | PENDING | CONTINUOUSLY UPDATABLE COMPUTER-GENERATED ROUTES WITH CONTINUOUSLY CONFIGURABLE VIRTUAL BUS STOPS FOR PASSENGER RIDE-SHARING OF A FLEET OF RIDE-SHARING VEHICLES AND COMPUTER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-implemented transportation system which can include at least the following components, a specialized computer machine, including: a non-transient memory, electronically storing particular computer executable program code; a specifically programmed computer ... | 1. (canceled) 2. A system for routing a rideshare vehicle, the system comprising: a communications interface configured to receive, from a first mobile communications device of a first user, a request for a rideshare, wherein the request includes information associated with a current location of the first user and a fi... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the priority of U.S. provisional patent application U.S. Provisional Appln No. 62/194,651, filed Jul. 20, 2015, entitled “COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTING TRANSPORTATION AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS OF USE THEREOF,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Typically, ride-sharing allows people to share rides to their destinations. | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments, the present invention provides for a computer-implemented method that includes at least the following steps: electronically receiving, in real-time, by at least one specifically programmed computer processor, via at least one computer network, a plurality of elec... | G01C213438 | 20170628 | 20171102 | 75340.0 | G01C2134 | 1 | NGUYEN, CUONG H | CONTINUOUSLY UPDATABLE COMPUTER-GENERATED ROUTES WITH CONTINUOUSLY CONFIGURABLE VIRTUAL BUS STOPS FOR PASSENGER RIDE-SHARING OF A FLEET OF RIDE-SHARING VEHICLES AND COMPUTER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR USE THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01C | 2,017 | |
15,636,211 | PENDING | Liquid Formulations of Urease Inhibitors for Fertilizers | An improved solvent system for the formulation and application of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors. These formulations provide safety and performance benefits relative to existing alternatives and enable storage, transport and subsequent coating or blending with urea based or organic based fertilizers.... | 1. A liquid fertilizer additive composition comprising one or more urease inhibitor(s) and one or more polar aprotic solvents wherein said polar aprotic solvents comprises one or more members selected from the group consisting of a. dimethyl sulfoxide; and b. one or more sulfoxide(s) selected from the group consisting ... | The present application is a continuation and claims priority under 35 §USC 120 to U.S. application Ser. No. 13/890,082 filed May 8, 2013, which in turn claims priority under 35 §USC 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application 61/708,105 filed Oct. 1, 2012, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, the present invention relates to liquid formulations containing N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT). In an embodiment, the formulations can be made by dissolving the NBPT into an aprotic solvent consisting of a) dimethyl sulfoxide, b) dialkyl, diaryl, or alk... | C05G308 | 20170628 | 20171019 | 63662.0 | C05G308 | 1 | LANGEL, WAYNE A | Liquid Formulations of Urease Inhibitors for Fertilizers | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C05G | 2,017 | |
15,636,847 | PENDING | COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER | Provided is a method for controlling a computer, etc., which makes it possible to improve the usability of city building games. The computer is provided with a storage unit configured to store game contents arranged within a game space, positions of the game contents, and a template defining positions of one or more of... | 1. A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: arranging a plurality of game contents in first respective positions within a game space; storing information identifying the plurality of game contents and the first respective positions within the game space; creating, in response to a first comman... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation application which claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/393,646, filed Dec. 29, 2016, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/983,984, filed Dec. 30, 2015, (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,597,594, i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In recent years, games which are played by installing a game program on a portable device from a server via a communication network have become common. Such games include games in which multiple players can participate (so-called “social games”). There are games wherein players can not only fight ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In conventional city building games, it is the object of the game to build a desired city, and it is unnecessary to completely rebuild a city after it has been built once. On the other hand, in recent city building games, a city built by one player is attacked by a different player, and the city (arr... | A63F13537 | 20170629 | 20171019 | 63073.0 | A63F13537 | 1 | AHMED, MASUD | COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A63F | 2,017 | |
15,636,964 | PENDING | COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER | Provided is a method for controlling a computer, etc., which makes it possible to improve the usability of city building games. The computer is provided with a storage unit configured to store game contents arranged within a game space, positions of the game contents, and a template defining positions of one or more of... | 1. An electronic device comprising: circuitry configured to execute a game by arranging, based on a command received from a first player, a plurality of game contents within a game space, the game contents including at least game contents for defending from an attack initiated by a second player; receive a command to c... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation application which claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/393,646, filed Dec. 29, 2016, which is a continuation of Ser. No. 14/983,984, filed Dec. 30, 2015, (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,597,594, i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In recent years, games which are played by installing a game program on a portable device from a server via a communication network have become common. Such games include games in which multiple players can participate (so-called “social games”). There are games wherein players can not only fight ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In conventional city building games, it is the object of the game to build a desired city, and it is unnecessary to completely rebuild a city after it has been built once. On the other hand, in recent city building games, a city built by one player is attacked by a different player, and the city (arr... | A63F13537 | 20170629 | 20171019 | 63073.0 | A63F13537 | 1 | AHMED, MASUD | COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL PROGRAM AND COMPUTER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A63F | 2,017 | |
15,637,325 | ACCEPTED | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | A bulk material shipping container including a pallet, a compartment mounted on the pallet, a material unloading assembly, and a material loading assembly. | 1. A material shipping container comprising: a pallet defining spaced apart tine receiving openings extending from a front side of the pallet to a back side of the pallet, the pallet including: (i) a first bottom corner leg, (ii) a second bottom corner leg, (iii) a third bottom corner leg, (iv) a fourth bottom corner l... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to, and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/634,383, filed Jun. 27, 2017, which is a continuation patent application of, claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/632,696, filed Jun. 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various bulk material shipping containers are known. Such known material bulk shipping containers, sometimes referred to herein for brevity as known containers or as known bulk containers, are used to transport a wide range of products, parts, components, items, and materials such as, but not limi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bulk material shipping container which overcomes the above described disadvantages with previously known commercially available bulk shipping containers. One embodiment of the bulk material shipping container of the present disclosure includes: ... | B65D1906 | 20170629 | 20171128 | 20171019 | 74821.0 | B65D1906 | 1 | ATKISSON, JIANYING CUI | BULK MATERIAL SHIPPING CONTAINER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 |
15,637,351 | PENDING | SOURCE IMAGE PROVIDING MULTIPLE ITEM VIEWS | According to example embodiments, an Image View Aggregator identifies a frontal view of an item within an image. The Image View Aggregator identifies at least one reflection view of the item within the image. Each reflection view of the item having been captured off a corresponding reflective physical surface. The imag... | 1. A computer system, comprising: a processor; a memory device holding an instruction set executable on the processor to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising: generating an item front surface image that corresponds with a front surface of an item; generating a first surface reflection image that c... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/973,936, filed. Dec. 18, 2015, which is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD The present application relates generally to the technical field of generating one or more images. BA... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Typical electronic commerce (“e-commerce) sites provide users (e.g., sellers) with computer-implemented services for selling goods or services through, for example, a website. For example, a seller may submit information regarding a good or service to the e-commerce site through a web-based interf... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention is illustrated by way of example, and not by way of limitation, in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 is a network diagram depicting a publication system, according to one embodiment, having a client-server architecture configured... | G06T360 | 20170629 | 20171019 | 76970.0 | G06T360 | 0 | SHERALI, ISHRAT I | SOURCE IMAGE PROVIDING MULTIPLE ITEM VIEWS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06T | 2,017 | |
15,638,150 | ACCEPTED | NON-SPILL DRINKING CONTAINER | A non-spill container having a collar and seal assembly from which drinking can occur at any location around a rim of the collar and seal assembly. The collar has an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a sidewall. The open upper end is proximate to and includes the upper end of a side wall, an upper perimeter and a... | 1. A non-spill collar and seal assembly, comprising: a collar comprising: an open upper end proximate to and including an upper end of a sidewall, an upper perimeter, and a rim; a closed lower end having a projection extending upward therefrom and one or more passages disposed through the closed lower end to channel a ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/980,620, filed Dec. 28, 2015, which claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/514,186, filed Oct. 14, 2014, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/891,409, filed ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various types of spill-proof containers are known. As a parent attempts to wean an infant away from a conventional bottle, typically, an interim or transition spill-proof container with a spout is useful before the child can comfortably handle and use a conventional open top cup. Unfortunately, in... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A non-spill container having a collar and seal assembly from which drinking can occur at any location around a rim of the collar and seal assembly. The collar has an open upper end, a closed lower end, and a sidewall. The open upper end is proximate to and includes the upper end of a side wall, an up... | A47G192272 | 20170629 | 20180213 | 20171019 | 99490.0 | A47G1922 | 1 | SMALLEY, JAMES N | NON-SPILL DRINKING CONTAINER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A47G | 2,017 |
15,638,198 | ACCEPTED | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC PARCEL LOCKERS | A system, apparatus, and method for use in delivery of items to a storage unit. The storage unit can include one or several storage receptacles and a control unit that controls and monitors the status of the one or several storage receptacles. The storage unit may be included in a storage unit system that can include o... | 1. A storage system comprising: a plurality of storage units comprising a plurality of receptacles; an input device configured to automatically receive item information from an item to be stored, and to automatically transmit the received item information; and a control unit configured to receive the transmitted item i... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/706,281, filed Dec. 5, 2012, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application 61/567,048, filed Dec. 5, 2011, the entire contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. This application is related to ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Some embodiments described herein include a system for selectively receiving, storing, and dispensing one or more items, the system comprising a first receptacle comprising a securement feature a second receptacle comprising a securement feature; and a control unit comprising a storage device compris... | G05D300 | 20170629 | 20180501 | 20171019 | 65764.0 | G05D300 | 0 | AKHTER, SHARMIN | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROL OF ELECTRONIC PARCEL LOCKERS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G05D | 2,017 |
15,638,955 | PENDING | RABIES GLYCOPROTEIN VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES (VLPS) | The present invention is generally related to virus-like particles (VLPs) comprising rabies virus (RV) glycoproteins (G proteins) and methods for making and using them, including immunogenic compositions such as vaccines for the treatment and/or prevention of rabies virus infection. | 1-30. (canceled) 31. A method of making a micelle particle comprising rabies virus (RV) glycoprotein (G protein), wherein the G proteins form a trimer, comprising: (a) transforming an Sf9 cell to express a nucleic acid encoding a RV G protein; and (b) culturing said Sf9 cell under conditions conducive to the production... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 13/883,745, filed Feb. 28, 2014, which is the U.S. national stage application of International Application No. PCT/US2011/059602, which was filed on Nov. 7, 2011 and claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/410,767,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Rabies virus (RV) is a non-segmented negative-stranded RNA virus of the Rhabdoviridae family and induces a fatal neurological disease in humans and animals. More than 70,000 human fatalities are reported annually and millions of others require post-exposure treatment. Although sig... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to rabies virus (RV) virus-like particles (VLPs) for use in vaccines for the treatment and prevention of rabies virus infection. The RV VLPs of the invention have the potential to induce potent immune responses in mammalian subjects against the rabies vi... | A61K39205 | 20170630 | 20180125 | 94577.0 | A61K39205 | 0 | HORNING, MICHELLE S | RABIES GLYCOPROTEIN VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES (VLPS) | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,639,014 | PENDING | SECURE END-TO-END TRANSPORT THROUGH INTERMEDIARY NODES | A communication network encrypts a first portion of a transaction associated with point-to-point communications using a point-to-point encryption key. A second portion of the transaction associated with end-to-end communications is encrypted using an end-to-end encryption key. | 1. A method for independently encrypting channels of data in a transaction, comprising: encryption of a first data channel in the transaction using a first security association; encryption of a second data channel in the transaction using a second security association; and encryption of an arbitrary number of additiona... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/140,284 filed Apr. 27, 2016, entitled “SECURE END-TO-END TRANSPORT THROUGH INTERMEDIARY NODES”, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/043,772 filed Oct. 1, 2013, entitled “SECURE ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Security is a concern when information is transferred over the Internet. Encryption technology may be used to protect data transferred between two nodes communicating across a network such as the Internet. The Internet infrastructure involved in transferring a particular set of data may include on... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A communication node encrypts a first portion of a transaction associated with point-to-point communications using a point-to-point encryption key corresponding to a first security association. A second portion of the transaction associated with end-to-end communications is encrypted using an end-to-... | H04L630471 | 20170630 | 20171019 | 92395.0 | H04L2906 | 1 | SMITHERS, MATTHEW | SECURE END-TO-END TRANSPORT THROUGH INTERMEDIARY NODES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,017 | |
15,639,027 | PENDING | PANEL FOR SHEATHING SYSTEM AND METHOD | The panel includes a water resistant barrier layer secured atop its outward facing surface. The water resistant barrier layer includes a skid resistant surface. The panels are made of lignocellulosic material. The water resistant and skid resistant surface may include indicia for aligning strips of tape or for aligning... | 1-18. (canceled) 19. A structural panel for use in sealed-joint panel system also including an adjacent structural panel and a sealant, the structural panel comprising: a structural layer comprising a wood composite material, wherein the structural layer has a first edge positioned opposite from a second edge and a thi... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/326,401, filed Dec. 15, 2011, which is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 8,112,950 issued Feb. 14, 2012. The '950 patent is a continuation of U.S. Pat. No. 7,877,938 issued Feb. 1, 2011, which is a continuati... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The roof of a residential or commercial building is typically constructed by attaching several roofing panels to the rafters of an underlying supporting structural frame; the panels are most often placed in a quilt-like pattern with the edge of each panel contacting the edges of adjacent panels so... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a panelized roofing system utilizing the panel of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a first embodiment of one panel of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a view of a panel and barrier layer according to the present... | E04C2296 | 20170630 | 20171130 | 58021.0 | E04C2296 | 2 | STEPHAN, BETH A | PANEL FOR SHEATHING SYSTEM AND METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E04C | 2,017 | |
15,639,307 | PENDING | LINEAR ACTUATOR | A linear actuator is configured to provide the moving force for adjustable furniture, such as beds, chairs, or tables. The linear actuator includes a drive assembly, rigid arm, and linkage assembly. The rigid arm includes a pusher block with one or more attachment projections where the linkage assembly is attached. | 1. A method of assembling a linear actuator for adjustable furniture comprising: assembling an arm assembly of the linear actuator, wherein assembling the arm assembly comprises: housing a threaded spindle within a rigid arm; threadably engaging a spindle nut coupled to a pusher block with the threaded spindle; slidabl... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/445,432, filed on Jul. 29, 2014 and entitled LINEAR ACTUATOR, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/862,409, filed Aug. 5, 2013 and entitled IMPROVED LINEAR ACTUATOR, both of which... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A linear actuator is an actuator that creates motion in a straight line, in contrast to the circular motion of a conventional electric motor. Linear actuators are widely used within the area of adjustable furniture, such as beds, chairs, or tables, where they may be used for adjusting the position... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The terms “invention,” “the invention,” “this invention” and “the present invention” used in this patent are intended to refer broadly to all of the subject matter of this patent and the patent claims below. Statements containing these terms should be understood not to limit the subject matter descri... | F16H2524 | 20170630 | 20171019 | 86435.0 | F16H2524 | 2 | MULLINS, BURTON S | LINEAR ACTUATOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F16H | 2,017 | |
15,639,474 | PENDING | LIGHT BULB SHAPED LAMP | A light emitting module includes a base board having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface. A plurality of light-emitting diodes is provided on the first surface of the base board. A seal covers the plurality of light-emitting diodes, includes a wavelength conversion material, and covers the s... | 1. A light emitting module comprising: a base board having a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface; a plurality of light-emitting diodes provided on the first surface of the base board; and a seal including a wavelength conversion material, the seal covering the plurality of light-emitting diode... | This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/394,205, filed Mar. 5, 2012, which is a National Phase of PCT Patent Application No. PCT/JP2011/004103, filed Jul. 20, 2011 and claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application No. 2011-047336 filed on Mar. 4, 2011, Japanese Patent Application No. 2010... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Compared to conventional illumination light source, semiconductor light emitting devices such as LEDs are small, have high efficiency and long lifetime as a light source. Recent market needs for saving energy and resource boosts the demand for light bulb shaped lamps using LEDs (hereafter simp... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH> | F21K9235 | 20170630 | 20171019 | 94438.0 | F21K9235 | 2 | DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P | LIGHT BULB SHAPED LAMP | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F21K | 2,017 | |
15,640,991 | PENDING | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | Data transmission and reception is provided by configuring control channels in a wireless communication system using a plurality of carriers. User equipment (UE) may monitor physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) candidates within common search spaces (CSSs) and User Equipment-specific search spaces (USSs). If the U... | 1-5. (canceled) 6. A communication apparatus, comprising a memory and a processor operably coupled to the memory, to execute program instructions stored in the memory, wherein the processor, when executing the program instructions: monitors Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) candidates in Common Search Space (CS... | RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/087,928 filed on Nov. 22, 2013, which is a continuation patent application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/709,595 filed on Dec. 10, 2012, which claims priority to, and the benefit of, Korean PCT Appl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for configuring control channels in a wireless communication system using a plurality of carriers, and performing transmission and reception. A long Term Evolution (LTE) release 8 (Rel-8) user equipment (UE) in accordance with a... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An aspect of the present invention provides a user equipment (UE) and a communication method of the UE that may solve ambiguity of downlink control information (DCI) detection. Another aspect of the present invention provides an E-UTRAN Node-B (eNB) and a communication method of the eNB that may solv... | H04W72042 | 20170703 | 20171019 | 62845.0 | H04W7204 | 3 | HOM, SHICK C | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION IN MULTI-CARRIER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | |
15,641,018 | PENDING | Hand Attachable Animal Washing Apparatus | A hand attachable animal washing apparatus, attachable upon the hand of a user, is provided enabling singlehanded control of water flow and application of water into the coat of an animal. Control of water flow though a molded body portion is effective by singlehanded operation of a valve assembly disposed interiorly w... | 1. A hand attachable animal washing apparatus attachable to a hand of a user for singlehanded control of water emitted therefrom, said hand attachable animal washing apparatus comprising: a molded body member; a reverse surface disposed upon the molded body member and configured to overlie a palm of a hand of a user wh... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This nonprovisional application claims the benefit of provisional application No. 62/396,123 filed on Sep. 13, 2016 FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT DISK Not Applicable BACKGROUND OF THE INVEN... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Washing animals can be troublesome and time consuming. Animals often shy away from water ejected from a hose pipe, which is sometimes noisy. Moreover, use of a hose to wash an animal, which is typical in the art, frequently applies more water than is necessary, ejects water somewh... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present hand attachable animal washing apparatus, described subsequently in greater detail, has been devised to enable control of outflow of water singlehandedly while washing an animal, such as a dog or horse, for example. The present hand attachable animal washing apparatus ena... | A46B11063 | 20170703 | 20180322 | 80148.0 | A46B1106 | 1 | WALCZAK, DAVID J | HAND ATTACHABLE ANIMAL WASHING APPARATUS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A46B | 2,017 | |
15,641,254 | PENDING | Horizontal Axis Rotary Separation Apparatus and Process | A horizontal axis rotary separation apparatus is deployed in a process for separating resinous trichomes rich in flavoring, aromatic and/or medicinal components produced in plant trichome glands from unwanted plant matter. The process physically separates resin rich beads at the trichome gland head from extraneous plan... | 1. A horizontal axis rotary separation apparatus comprising: a) a cylindrical chamber having; i) a lower half cylindrical basin with an upper rim and having a first and second circular end plates coupled to opposing end of lower half cylindrical basin that extend above the upper rim, ii) an upper half cylindrical lid w... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims the benefit of priority to the U.S. Provisional Patent Application of the same title that was filed on Jul. 6, 2017, having application no. 62/358,988 and is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF INVENTION The field of the present inventio... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>The field of the present invention is the extraction of resins containing organic compounds from resinous plants, and more particularly to the separation of resin from resin-bearing glandular trichomes bearing from plants buds and flower, which tend to be high in trichome as a weight ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>In the present invention, the first object is achieved by providing Another aspect of the invention is a any of the aforesaid methods A horizontal axis rotary separation apparatus comprising a cylindrical chamber having a lower half cylindrical basin with an upper rim and having a first ... | A61K36185 | 20170704 | 20180111 | 63230.0 | A61K36185 | 1 | KIM, SUN U | Horizontal Axis Rotary Separation Apparatus and Process | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,641,692 | PENDING | Pants With Biasing Crotch Opening | Pants with novelty crotch opening. The pants include leg encircling portions and a crotch area with two overlapping panels that bias toward a closed position. Each panel includes a free edge that is pulled laterally to place the crotch area in an open position. When the crotch area is not being held open or has no inte... | 1. An article of clothing comprising: a body-encircling portion having a right leg portion, a left leg portion, and a crotch portion; said crotch portion has an outer perimeter with a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, said crotch portion includes a first panel and a second panel, said crotch p... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of provisional Application No. 62/358,724, filed Jul. 6, 2016. STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT Not Applicable. BACKGROUND 1. Field of Invention This invention pertains to pants. More particularly, this invention ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>According to one embodiment of the present invention, a pair of pants with a flexible crotch opening is provided. The pants include a body-encircling portion having a right leg portion, a left-leg portion, and a crotch portion. In one embodiment, the crotch portion is kite-shaped and has a peri... | A41D1065 | 20170705 | 20180111 | 94510.0 | A41D106 | 1 | COLLIER, JAMESON D | Pants With Biasing Crotch Opening | MICRO | 0 | ACCEPTED | A41D | 2,017 | |
15,642,437 | ACCEPTED | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | A protective cover for an electronic devices includes a protective shell base having an inner surface, an outer surface, and side members. The protective cover also includes a cushioning member configured for cushioning the electronic device when the electronic device is disposed in the protective shell base. The prote... | 1. A protective cover for an electronic device having a capacitance-sensing interactive touch screen display, at least one control button, a camera feature, and an electrical interface, the protective cover comprising: a protective shell base having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a plurality of side members de... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/379,777, filed Dec. 15, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/798,562 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,560,435), filed Jul. 14, 2015, which is which is a continuation of U.S. p... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Portable electronic devices (PEDs), such as PDAs, computers, MP3 players, music players, video players, smart phones, GPS receivers, telematics devices, cell phones, satellite phones, pagers, monitors, etc., are being very widely used, and are being deployed in industrial as well ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, a protective cover is disclosed for an electronic device having a capacitance-sensing interactive touch screen display, at least one control button, a camera feature, and an electrical interface. The protective cover includes a protective shell base having an inner sur... | H04B13888 | 20170706 | 20180227 | 20171026 | 71259.0 | H04B13888 | 1 | AMINZAY, SHAIMA Q | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,017 |
15,643,403 | PENDING | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclose a light emitting diode including an n-type contact layer doped with silicon, a p-type contact layer, an active region disposed between the n-type contact layer and the p-type contact layer, a superlattice layer disposed between the n-type contact layer and the act... | 1-42. (canceled) 43. A light emitting diode, comprising: an n-type contact layer; a p-type contact layer disposed over the n-type contact layer; an active region disposed between the n-type contact layer and the p-type contact layer and comprising a multi-quantum well structure including a quantum well layer; a p-type ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/983,499, filed on Jan. 3, 2011, and claims priority from and the benefit of: Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0000559, filed on Jan. 5, 2010; Korean Patent Application No. 10-2010-0052860, filed on Jun... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a light emitting diode with improved electrostatic discharge characteristics. Exemplary embodiments of the present invention also provide a light emitting diode with low current leakage. Exemplary embodiments of the present inven... | H01L3306 | 20170706 | 20171026 | 85327.0 | H01L3306 | 3 | GOODWIN, DAVID J | LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,017 | |
15,643,745 | PENDING | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS COMPRISING HIGH PURITY CANGRELOR AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THE SAME | The present invention relates to high purity cangrelor, pharmaceutical formulations comprising high purity cangrelor as an active ingredient, methods for preparing such compounds and formulations, and methods for using the pharmaceutical formulations in the inhibition of platelet activation and aggregation. | 1. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising high purity cangrelor, or a salt thereof, as an active ingredient and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients prepared by a method comprising: (a) dissolving cangrelor or a salt thereof in a solvent to form a first solution; (b) mixing a pH-adjusting agent with the ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention is generally directed towards pharmaceutical formulations comprising high purity cangrelor or one or more salts thereof as an active ingredient, to methods for preparing such pharmaceutical formulations where low levels of impurities are consistently achieved and maintained,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The inhibition of platelet activation and aggregation, or antiplatelet therapy, has been recognized as a means to impact coagulation and inflammation in a way that conventional anticoagulant therapy is unable to (Bhatt, D. L.; Topol, E. J. Nat Rev Drug Disc 2003, 2, 15-28). As suc... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to (i) high purity cangrelor, or one or more salts thereof, (ii) pharmaceutical formulations comprising high purity cangrelor, or one or more salts thereof, as an active ingredient and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, (iii) methods for... | A61K317076 | 20170707 | 20171026 | 91655.0 | A61K317076 | 2 | HENLEY III, RAYMOND J | PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS COMPRISING HIGH PURITY CANGRELOR AND METHODS FOR PREPARING AND USING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,643,835 | PENDING | PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINTING DEVICE | A printer that partially cuts roll paper to leave an uncut portion prevents paper jams from reversing the roll paper. A printer 1 has a print unit 41 for printing images on roll paper R; a cutter unit 46 disposed downstream in the conveyance direction from the print unit for cutting the roll paper and leaving an uncut ... | 1-11. (canceled). 12. A printing device comprising: a print mechanism that prints images on the roll paper stored in the printing device; a cutter disposed downstream in a conveyance direction from the print mechanism and configured to cut the roll paper while leaving an uncut portion; a communicator that receives rece... | Priority is claimed under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese Application no. 2015-159848 filed on Aug. 13, 2015, which is hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field The present disclosure relates to a printing device and a control method of a printing device. 2. Related Art Printing devic... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An objective of the present disclosure is to prevent paper jams resulting from reversing roll paper in a printing device that partially cuts roll paper. To achieve the foregoing objective, a printing device able to store roll paper according to the disclosure has a print mechanism that prints images ... | B41J11663 | 20170707 | 20171228 | 95014.0 | B41J1166 | 1 | NGUYEN, THINH H | PRINTING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF A PRINTING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B41J | 2,017 | |
15,643,962 | ACCEPTED | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RF FIELD STRENGTH | A radio frequency (RF) circuit comprises an antenna operably coupled to receive an RF signal, a power harvesting circuit operable to generate a first power source from the RF signal, a tank circuit coupled to the antenna and a tuning circuit. The tank circuit includes a selectively variable impedance and the tuning cir... | 1. A radio frequency (RF) circuit comprises: an antenna operably coupled to receive an RF signal; a power harvesting circuit operable to generate a first power source from the RF signal; a tank circuit coupled to the antenna, wherein the tank circuit includes a selectively variable impedance; and a tuning circuit opera... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present U.S. Utility patent application claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §120 as a Continuation of U.S. Utility application Ser. No. 14/644,471, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Detecting RF Field Strength”, filed 11 Mar. 2015, issuing as U.S. Pat. No. 9,704,085 on 11 ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with the preferred embodiment of our invention, we provide a sensing system for use in an RFID system. In general, the sensing system comprises an RFID tag and an RFID reader. In one embodiment, the RFID tag comprises a tank circuit having a selectively variable i... | G06K190726 | 20170707 | 20171128 | 20171026 | 70824.0 | G06K1907 | 1 | AKKI, MUNEAR T | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING RF FIELD STRENGTH | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06K | 2,017 |
15,643,988 | PENDING | USE OF HOMOSALATE AND OCTYL SALICYLATE TO TREAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | A method of treating an MS patient with homosalate, octyl salicylate, or a combination is disclosed. | 1. A method of treating a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient, comprising the steps of (a) Identifying an MS patient exhibiting at least one symptom of MS, (b) Treating the patient with an effective amount of a composition selected from the group consisting of homosalate, octyl salicylate and combinations of homosalate and... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Application 62/362,951, filed Jul. 15, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous sy... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common autoimmune disorder affecting the central nervous system, is a demyelinating disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged. The disease affects the ability of parts of the nervous system to c... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 discloses experiments showing that topical application of sunscreen protects mice from EAE progression. Mice received topical application of sunscreen, NBUVB or both. Each mouse was scored daily after EAE during the entire experiment (day 0-day 28) and data are expres... | A61K31618 | 20170707 | 20180118 | 72623.0 | A61K31618 | 0 | VU, JAKE MINH | USE OF HOMOSALATE AND OCTYL SALICYLATE TO TREAT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,644,107 | PENDING | THIOHYDANTOIN ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER | Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating and/or ameliorating diseases, syndromes, disorders, or conditions associated with AR mutant receptors linked to castration-resistant prostate cancer, in a subject, including a mammal and/or human, in need thereof, who has demonstrated resistance to a first ... | 1. A method for treating and/or ameliorating diseases, syndromes, disorders, or conditions associated with AR mutant receptors linked to castration-resistant prostate cancer, in a subject, including a mammal and/or human, in need thereof, who has demonstrated resistance to a first or second generation AR antagonist, co... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The U.S. patent application entitled, Androgen Receptor Modulators and Uses Thereof, U.S. Non Provisional application Ser. No. 13/579,009, filed on Feb. 16, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. provisional patent application No. 61/305,082, filed on Feb. 16, 2010, is hereby inc... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Prostate cancer is the most common non-cutaneous malignancy in men and the second leading cause of death in men from cancer in the western world As a male sexual organ, development of the prostate is highly regulated by androgens, the AR and by the products of androgen dependent g... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to a method for treating and/or ameliorating diseases, syndromes, disorders, or conditions associated with AR mutant receptors linked to castration-resistant prostate cancer, in a subject, including a mammal and/or human in need thereof, who has demo... | A61K314439 | 20170707 | 20180111 | 75286.0 | A61K314439 | 0 | LEE, WILLIAM Y | THIOHYDANTOIN ANDROGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,644,170 | ACCEPTED | Industrial Washer Door Locking Mechanism and System | This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start the wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include at least one door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moved from an unlocked position to a locked posi... | 1. An industrial washer permitting operation only when secured, comprising: a body defining an inner compartment and a loading opening dimensioned to permit placement of laundry within the inner compartment, a washer door, configured to move between an open position and a closed position, and positioned to cover the lo... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of and claims priority to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/614,103 and entitled “Industrial Washer Door Locking Mechanism and System,” which claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/795,222, now issued as U.S. Pat. No... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Industrial Side and End Loading Washer Extractors utilize two types of doors. These types of washer extractors utilize a stationary outer weldment (tub) with an inner divided cylinder that rotates within this tub. The outer tub has a door that opens to give access to the inner cylinder. The inner ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This disclosure is directed to a washer that will not start a wash sequence until each door is securely fastened shut. In exemplary embodiment, the washer may include a door having a locking mechanism that has at least one locking pin. The locking pin may be moveable from an unlocked position to a lo... | D06F3728 | 20170707 | 20171212 | 20171026 | 86427.0 | D06F3728 | 2 | KO, JASON Y | INDUSTRIAL WASHER DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM AND SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | D06F | 2,017 |
15,644,172 | PENDING | MAGNETIC GRAPHENE-LIKE NANOPARTICLES OR GRAPHITIC NANO- OR MICROPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF | The present invention provides a magnetic graphene-like nanoparticle or graphitic nano- or microparticle. The magnetic graphene-like nanoparticle or graphitic nano- or microparticle of the invention exhibits a high relaxivity, and is useful as a MRI contrast agent. The present invention also provides a composition for ... | 1.-46. (canceled) 47. A composition for use with magnetic resonance imaging, comprising: (i) a sufficient amount of the magnetic composition comprising a magnetic metal intercalated in an oxidized graphene-like nanostructure or a graphitic nano- or microstructure, wherein said magnetic metal comprises Mn; and (ii) one ... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of a co-pending application having U.S. Ser. No. 14/116,102, filed on Feb. 4, 2014, which is a 371 of International application having Serial No. PCT/US2012/036790, filed on May 7, 2012, which claims the benefit of priority from U.S. Provisiona... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>MRI is primarily used to non-invasively render anatomical details for improved diagnosis of many pathologies and diseases (Sitharaman, B. & Wilson, L. J. Gadofullerenes and Gadonanotubes: A new paradigm for high-performance magnetic resonance imaging contrast agent probes Journal ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a magnetic composition comprising one or more magnetic metals and a graphene-like nanostructure or graphitic nano- or microstructure. Preferably, the magnetic composition of the invention exhibits a relaxivity r 1 of at least about 3, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40,... | A61K4910 | 20170707 | 20171102 | 94062.0 | A61K4910 | 0 | PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN | MAGNETIC GRAPHENE-LIKE NANOPARTICLES OR GRAPHITIC NANO- OR MICROPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,644,726 | ACCEPTED | MEDIA ASSET STREAMING OVER NETWORK TO DEVICES | Streaming of a media asset from a cloud server computer to a media playback device is disclosed. In an embodiment, a list of media assets stored in the cloud server computer is sent over network from the cloud server computer to a portable device. In another embodiment, the list is transferred via close-range communica... | 1. A method of providing streaming media content, the method comprising: receiving a first request from a mobile communication device at a server; sending media content information from the server to the mobile communication device responsive to the first request, the media content information indicative of a plurality... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority from and is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/689,020, filed on Apr. 16, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/775,193, filed on Feb. 24, 2013 (now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,037,683), which claims... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>There have been marketed multi-functional portable computing devices such as iPhone and iPad both made by Apple Inc., other tablets, mobile phones, and the likes. Such computing device today has one or more processors of great performance and one or more memories in which computer programs and med... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Aspects of the present invention are methods of streaming media assets over network from a server computer to a media-playing device. According to a first aspect, information indicative of media assets stored in the server computer is sent over network from the server computer to a portable device, s... | H04L6560 | 20170707 | 20180529 | 20171026 | 98694.0 | H04L2906 | 1 | JEAN GILLES, JUDE | MEDIA ASSET STREAMING OVER NETWORK TO DEVICES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,017 |
15,645,347 | PENDING | Decorator Drive and Printing Plate Cylinder Automation | A can decorator comprising a spindle disc, a blanket drum, a transfer wheel, a pin chain drive, and a controller. The spindle disc is adapted for (i) receiving beverage cans from an infeed and (ii) carrying and rotating each can body on a corresponding spindle. The blanket drum is adapted for (i) applying ink to printi... | 1. A can decorator comprising: a spindle disc adapted for (i) receiving beverage cans from an infeed and (ii) carrying and rotating each can body on a corresponding spindle; the spindle disc being driven by a spindle disc motor having an encoder; a blanket drum adapted for (i) applying ink to printing cylinders and (ii... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/360,865, filed Jul. 11, 2016, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference for any and all purposes. BACKGROUND Beverage cans are produced in massive quantities in high speed e... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Beverage cans are produced in massive quantities in high speed equipment. One aspect of modern beverage can manufacturing is can decoration in a specialized machine referred to as a decorator. An example of a prior art decorator is shown in U.S. Pat. No. 5,337,659. Commercial can decorators are so... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A can decorator includes independent servo motors to drive each of the main four axes independently. Preferably a servo motor directly drives the blanket drum. And each one of the spindle disc, transfer wheel and pin chain drive is driven by its own servo motor, preferably through it... | B41F1708 | 20170710 | 20180111 | 74554.0 | B41F1708 | 0 | EVANISKO, LESLIE J | Decorator Drive and Printing Plate Cylinder Automation | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B41F | 2,017 | |
15,645,508 | PENDING | Method of Coloring a Pre-Sintered Dental Restoration | A method of coloring pre-sintered dental restoration, comprises: securing a pre-sintered dental restoration; applying a preceding liquid on the dental restoration; dipping the dental restoration, with the preceding liquid thereon, into a subsequent liquid for coloring; and sintering the dental restoration to acquire a ... | 1. A method of coloring a pre-sintered dental restoration, the method comprising, in sequence, the steps of: a) securing a pre-sintered dental restoration; and then b) applying a preceding liquid on an incisal or occlusal area of the dental restoration; and then c) dipping the dental restoration, with the preceding liq... | PRIORITY CLAIM(S) This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/595,365, filed May 15, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/559,571, filed Dec. 3, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,649,179, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/403,417, filed Feb. 23, 201... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop a dental prosthesis with improved or more natural optical characteristics, such as translucency and/or chroma, and/or with different layers having different optical characteristics. In addition, it has been recognized th... | A61C130022 | 20170710 | 20171026 | 59819.0 | A61C1300 | 1 | PROCTOR, CACHET I | METHOD OF COLORING A PRE-SINTERED DENTAL RESTORATION | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61C | 2,017 | |
15,645,626 | PENDING | Multi-Layer Zirconia Dental Blank that has a Gradual Change in Strength, Translucency and Chroma from One Direction to The Other After Sintering | A dental block for producing a dental prosthesis comprises a green body including zirconia and having a chemical composition including increasing amounts of yttria through a thickness of the green body. The green body has a substantially consistent optical characteristic of chroma and translucency across the thickness,... | 1. A dental block device for producing a dental prosthesis, the dental block device comprising: a) a green body comprising zirconia; b) the green body having multiple different areas each having a different chemical composition between adjacent areas; and c) the green body having a pre-sintered translucency that is sub... | PRIORITY CLAIM(S) This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/595,365, filed May 15, 2015; which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/559,571, filed Dec. 3, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,649,179, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/403,417, filed Feb. 23, 201... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It has been recognized that it would be advantageous to develop a dental prosthesis with improved or more natural optical characteristics, such as translucency and/or chroma, and/or with different layers having different optical characteristics. In addition, it has been recognized th... | A61C130022 | 20170710 | 20171026 | 63211.0 | A61C1300 | 1 | SCHLEIS, DANIEL J | Multi-Layer Zirconia Dental Blank that has a Gradual Change in Strength, Translucency and Chroma from One Direction to The Other After Sintering | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61C | 2,017 | |
15,645,867 | PENDING | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | An electrical connector is provided comprising a female member configured to couple with male member. The female member includes a female receptacle having an opening, and a female electrode is at least partially disposed within the female receptacle. A resilient member is configured to enhance electrical connection be... | 1. A female electrical connector comprising: a female housing comprising an insulating material at least partially forming a first female receptacle comprising a first receptacle opening for at least partially receiving a first male connector electrode; a first female electrode disposed at least partially within the fi... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of, and claims the benefit of the filing date of, co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/887,128 entitled ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, filed Oct. 19, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/171,568 entitled... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an electrical connector having a lightweight and compact design is provided wherein a resilient member is configured to enhance electrical connection between a female electrode and a male connector electrode. | H01R13642 | 20170710 | 20171026 | 59121.0 | H01R13642 | 4 | NGUYEN, PHUONG CHI THI | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H01R | 2,017 | |
15,646,330 | PENDING | CONTROLLED RELEASE AND TASTE MASKING ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS | The invention relates to tablet comprising granules dispersed in at least one hydrophilic compound or matrix. The granules contain an active agent, at least one amphiphilic compound and at least one lipophilic compound. The tablet may include a gastro-resistant film coating. | 1. A controlled release oral pharmaceutical composition consisting essentially of: (1) a tablet core comprising: a) budesonide in an amount to treat intestinal inflammation; b) magnesium stearate, stearic acid, or a mixture thereof; c) lecithin; and d) hydroxyalkyl cellulose; and (2) a coating on said tablet core, said... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15/369,296 filed on Dec. 5, 2016; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 14/308,305 filed on Jun. 18, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,532,954; which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 13/617,138 filed on Sep. 14... | <SOH> TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>The preparation of a sustained, controlled, delayed or anyhow modified release form can be carried out according to different known techniques: 1. The use of inert matrices, in which the main component of the matrix structure opposes some resistance to the penetration of the solvent ... | A61K3158 | 20170711 | 20171026 | 98265.0 | A61K3158 | 1 | TRAN, SUSAN T | CONTROLLED RELEASE AND TASTE MASKING ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | ||
15,646,585 | PENDING | CONTROLLED RELEASE AND TASTE MASKING ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION | Controlled release and taste masking compositions containing one or more active principles inglobated in a three-component matrix structure, i.e. a structure formed by successive amphiphilic, lipophilic or inert matrices and finally inglobated or dispersed in hydrophilic matrices. The use of a plurality of systems for ... | 1. An oral dosage form consisting essentially of (1) a core, and (2) a gastro-resistant film on said core, wherein said core comprises: (a) 9 mg of budesonide; (b) hydroxypropyl cellulose; and (c) magnesium stearate, stearic acid, or a mixture thereof; and wherein following oral administration of the oral dosage form t... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/368,911, filed Dec. 5, 2016, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/202,962, filed Jul. 6, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,592,203, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. patent a... | <SOH> TECHNOLOGICAL BACKGROUND <EOH>The preparation of a sustained, controlled, delayed, extended or anyhow modified release form can be carried out according to different techniques: 1. The use of inert matrices, in which the main component of the matrix structure opposes some resistance to the penetration of the solv... | A61K92081 | 20170711 | 20171026 | 98265.0 | A61K920 | 1 | TRAN, SUSAN T | CONTROLLED RELEASE AND TASTE MASKING ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | ||
15,646,621 | PENDING | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND COMMUNICATING WITH HVAC DEVICES | An actuator in a HVAC system includes a mechanical transducer, a processing circuit, a wireless transceiver, and a power circuit. The processing circuit includes a processor and memory and is configured to operate the mechanical transducer according to a control program stored in the memory. The wireless transceiver is... | 1. An actuator in a HVAC system, the actuator comprising: a mechanical transducer; a processing circuit comprising a processor and memory, wherein the processing circuit is configured to operate the mechanical transducer according to a control program stored in the memory; a wireless transceiver configured to facilitat... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/475,318 filed Sep. 2, 2014, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates generally to the field of control equipment such as actuators,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure relates generally to the field of control equipment such as actuators, sensors, controllers, and other types of devices that can be used for monitoring or controlling an automated system or process. The present disclosure relates more particularly to systems and methods for ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One implementation of the present disclosure is an actuator in a HVAC system. The actuator includes a mechanical transducer, an input data connection, a feedback data connection, and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to use a master-slave detection signal communicated via the... | F24F11006 | 20170711 | 20171026 | 76614.0 | F24F1100 | 1 | WU, QING YUAN | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING AND COMMUNICATING WITH HVAC DEVICES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F24F | 2,017 | |
15,646,869 | PENDING | METHODS OF TREATING BINGE EATING DISORDER | Provided is a method of treating binge eating disorder (BED) in a patient in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of (1R,5S)-1-(naphthalen-2-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, to the patient. | 1. A method of treating binge eating disorder in a patient in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of (1R,5S)-1-(naphthalen-2-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, to the patient. 2. A method of treating comorbid binge eating disorder and an... | This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/360,956 filed Jul. 11, 2016, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in entirety. BACKGROUND Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by binge eating without purging, and is often, but not necessarily, associated with obesity... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Binge eating disorder (BED) is characterized by binge eating without purging, and is often, but not necessarily, associated with obesity. BED is challenging to treat and carries significant medical and psychological risks. BED is associated with significant morbidity, including medical complicatio... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>Provided is a method of treating binge eating disorder (BED) in a patient in need thereof comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of (1R,5S)-1-(naphthalen-2-yl)-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, in free or pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, to the patient. Further areas of appl... | A61K31403 | 20170711 | 20180111 | 82278.0 | A61K31403 | 0 | DECK, JASON A | METHODS OF TREATING BINGE EATING DISORDER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,647,934 | PENDING | Taste Modifying Product | The present invention relates to the use of a compound according to formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof, and wherein n is an integer from 0 to 2; the dotted line represents a carbon-carbon single or double bond; and each of R1 to R4, when taken independently from each other, rep... | 1. Use of a compound of formula (I) in the form of any one of its stereoisomers or a mixture thereof, and wherein n is an integer from 0 to 2; the dotted line represents a carbon-carbon single or double bond; and each of R1 to R4, when taken independently from each other, represents a hydrogen atom or represents a R5 o... | This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/125,721, filed on Dec. 12, 2013, which is a National Stage Application of International Patent Application Serial No. PCT/EP2012/060641, filed on Jun. 6, 2012, which claims priority to European Patent Application Serial No. 11172035.5, filed on J... | <SOH> BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART <EOH>Various cinnamic acid derived amides are known to naturally occur in plants such as Zanthoxylum rubescens (Rutaceae) [Amides from Zanthoxylum Rubescens , Adesina, S. K.; Reisch, J. Phytochem. 1989, 3, 839-842.] or Piperaceae [Chemical constituents of peppers ( Piper spp.) and applica... | A23L27204 | 20170712 | 20171123 | 90010.0 | A23L2720 | 0 | DEES, NIKKI H | Taste Modifying Product | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-PENDING | A23L | 2,017 | ||
15,649,024 | ACCEPTED | PROCESS OF MAKING STABLE ABUSE-DETERRENT ORAL FORMULATIONS | The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain. | 1. A process comprising: a. Preparing a mixture comprising: (i) one or more drugs, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable waxes, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable fatty acids, or (ii) one or more drugs in the form of a fatty acid salt and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable waxes, at a temperature suffic... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/353,839 filed Jun. 23, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. FIELD The present disclosure is generally directed to the field of pharmaceutical ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Opioids such as oxycodone in the form of extended-release (ER) formulations are used to manage moderate to severe chronic pain. Although usually a safe and effective treatment option for patients with chronic pain who are appropriately managed and monitored, ER opioid formulations are associated w... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>This disclosure provides a process of making abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical formulations. In one embodiment, the process requires forming an abuse-deterrent formulation and then curing the composition. In one embodiment, the process of making an abuse-deterrent formulation comprises... | A61K31485 | 20170713 | 20180515 | 20171228 | 91976.0 | A61K31485 | 2 | MERCIER, MELISSA S | PROCESS OF MAKING STABLE ABUSE-DETERRENT ORAL FORMULATIONS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 |
15,650,169 | PENDING | Furniture Hinge for Increasing Jumping Length of Furniture Door | A furniture hinge mounted between a furniture wall and a furniture door so as to be used as an opening and closing mechanism of the furniture door, in which, by using the movement part provided on the body part of the furniture hinge and the adjustment part provided at the movement path of the movement part, the entire... | 1. A furniture hinge for increasing the jumping length of a furniture door, comprising: a body part disposed between a furniture wall and a furniture door; a wall fixing part for coupling the body part to the mounting position of the furniture wall in a locking manner; a movement part for reciprocatingly moving along a... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a furniture hinge provided to a furniture wall so as to be used as an opening and closing means of a furniture door and, more particularly, to a furniture hinge for increasing the jumping length of a furniture door, in which the length ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior arts, and it is an objective of the present invention to provide a furniture hinge for increasing the jumping length of a furniture door, in which the length of the furniture... | E05D70009 | 20170714 | 20180118 | 63582.0 | E05D700 | 0 | MORGAN, EMILY M | Furniture Hinge for Increasing Jumping Length of Furniture Door | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | E05D | 2,017 | |
15,650,362 | ACCEPTED | SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS EARPHONES | Apparatus comprises adapter and speaker system. Adapter is configured to plug into port of personal digital audio player. Speaker system is in communication with adapter, and comprises multiple acoustic transducers, programmable processor circuit, and wireless communication circuit. In first operational mode, processor... | 1. An apparatus comprising: an adapter that is configured to plug into a port of a personal digital audio player; and a speaker system in communication with the adapter, wherein the speaker system comprises: multiple acoustic transducers; a programmable processor circuit that is in communication with the multiple acous... | PRIORITY CLAIM The present application claims priority as a continuation to U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 15/293,785, filed Oct. 14, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. nonprovisional patent application Ser. No. 15/082,040, filed Mar. 28, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,497,535, issued on Nov. 15, 2016, w... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Digital audio players, such as MP3 players and iPods, that store and play digital audio files, are very popular. Such devices typically comprise a data storage unit for storing and playing the digital audio, and a headphone set that connects to the data storage unit, usually with a ¼″ or a 3.5 mm ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one general aspect, the present invention is directed to a wireless earphone that comprises a transceiver circuit for receiving streaming audio from a data source, such as a digital audio player or a computer, over an ad hoc wireless network. When the data source and the earphone are out of range ... | H04R11041 | 20170714 | 20180529 | 20171102 | 64856.0 | H04R110 | 1 | DOAN, KIET M | SYSTEM WITH WIRELESS EARPHONES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04R | 2,017 |
15,650,915 | PENDING | METHOD APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING DELIVERY AND ACCESS OF APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES | The invention provides a system, a method and a computer program product that facilitate access to one or more applications by a computing device. The invention includes determining one or more contexts associated with at least one of the computing device and a user of the computing device, such that the one or more co... | 1. A first non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having at least a first plurality of information stored therein, said first plurality of information capable of being processed on a first generator device, processing of at least a portion of said first plurality of information enables said first generator dev... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims the benefit of U.S. (Provisional) Application No. 61/370,472, filed Aug. 4, 2010, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 14/468,350, filed Aug. 26, 2014, which is ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>With advent of portable computing such as smart phones, tablet computers, wearable PCs, e-book readers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), etc. users of these devices have access to a large number of applications, with each application used for one or more tasks. The Android™ platform of Google, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, a system is provided for facilitating access to a set of applications by a computing device. The system includes a context module configured to determine contexts associated with either or both of the computing device and a user of the com... | G06F865 | 20170716 | 20171130 | 75342.0 | G06F9445 | 2 | RIVERA, ANIBAL | METHOD APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING DELIVERY AND ACCESS OF APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,017 | |
15,650,993 | PENDING | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR AUTOMATICALLY FINDING OBJECTS OF A SPECIFIC COLOR | A computer implemented method, system and computer program product for identifying the Main Colors and the matching colors of a visual object, and then viewing on a mobile device select items comprising the matching colors, such as from a merchant's catalogue. A visual object is analyzed for color content, and the resu... | 1. A computer implemented method for overlaying visual items, comprising, identifying at least one visual object image captured using a client terminal; conducting a color analysis to identify at least one main color in said at least one visual object; querying an image database against said at least one main color to ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/230,433 filed on Aug. 7, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/833,099 filed on Aug. 23, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,412,182, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/292,914... | <SOH> FIELD AND BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention comprises a computer implemented method, system and computer program product for identifying matching colors of a visual object captured in a digital image on a mobile device, such as with a mobile phone camera or a laptop webcam. The visual object is compared t... | G06T790 | 20170717 | 20171102 | 95814.0 | G06T790 | 1 | BAYAT, ALI | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR AUTOMATICALLY FINDING OBJECTS OF A SPECIFIC COLOR | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06T | 2,017 | |
15,651,650 | PENDING | Stanchion or Post with a Spring-Loaded Assembly | A socket mounted post system including a post with a hollow base portion attached to a spring mechanism. The spring mechanism includes a pillar, the pillar having a finger extending from the hollow base portion. The finger is engageable with a socket that is mountable in a floor. The spring mechanism allows the post to... | 1. A floor mountable flexible stanchion post assembly comprising: a post having a top, a base, and a hollow post portion; a spring mechanism positioned within the hollow post portion of the post, said spring mechanism comprising: a rigid securing element; a cap element affixed to the rigid securing element; a flange el... | This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/749,906, filed on Jun. 25, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,719,272, issued on Aug. 1, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/706,621, filed on May 7, 2015, now abandoned and claims priority to such applications. FIELD OF T... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A stanchion is a sturdy upright post that provides support for belt, rope, chain or cord that is often used for crowd control or engineering the flow of people. A stanchion system utilizes the upright post which may include a rope support at the top of the post; or, alternatively,... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, one of the objects of the invention is to provide a post that does not have a weighted base which provides a cleaner aesthetic and further provides maximum floor space. A further object of the invention is to eliminate a weighted base from the post to prevent luggage fro... | E04H122269 | 20170717 | 20180104 | 87065.0 | E04H1222 | 0 | DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | Stanchion or Post with a Spring-Loaded Assembly | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E04H | 2,017 | |
15,651,949 | ACCEPTED | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD | A communication apparatus configured to transmit data to an apparatus, the communication apparatus including: a storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to the apparatus; a communicator configured to communicate data with the apparatus; a detector configured to detect whether ... | 1. A communication apparatus configured to transmit data to an apparatus, the communication apparatus comprising: a storage medium configured to store management information of data to be transferred to the apparatus; a communicator configured to communicate data with the apparatus; a detector configured to detect whet... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/229,153, filed Mar. 28, 2014, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/064,962, filed Oct. 28, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,160,818, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/835,450, fil... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to an information communication system and its method as well as an information communication apparatus and its method, which are used for transmitting a plurality of pieces of data from equipment for storing data to other equipment. As a conventional... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is thus an object of the present invention to provide an information communication system and its method as well as an information communication apparatus and its method that are capable of transferring musical data from an audio server to a portable audio-data playback apparatus ... | H04L671095 | 20170717 | 20180717 | 20171102 | 95080.0 | H04L2908 | 19 | NGUYEN, THU HA T | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ITS METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ITS METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,017 |
15,652,230 | PENDING | PROLIFERATED THREAD COUNT OF A WOVEN TEXTILE BY SIMULTANEOUS INSERTION WITHIN A SINGLE PICK INSERTION EVENT OF A LOOM APPARATUS MULTIPLE ADJACENT PARALLEL YARNS DRAWN FROM A MULTI-PICK YARN PACKAGE | Disclosed are a method, a device and/or a system of proliferating a thread count of a woven textile by simultaneous insertion within a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus multiple adjacent parallel yarns drawn from a multi-pick yarn package. In one or more embodiments, multiple texturized polyester weft yar... | 1. A woven textile fabric comprising: from 90 to 235 ends per inch warp yarns; and from 100 to 965 picks per inch multi-filament polyester weft yarns; wherein the picks are woven into the textile fabric in groups of at least two multi-filament polyester weft yarns running in a parallel form to one another, wherein the ... | CLAIMS OF PRIORITY This patent application is a Continuation application and claims priority from, and hereby incorporates by reference and claims priority from the entirety of the disclosures of the following cases and each of the cases on which they depend and further claim priority or incorporate by reference: 1. co... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A consumer textile, for example apparel or bed sheets, may possess several characteristics that make it desirable. One desirable characteristic may be comfort for fabrics that come in contact with human skin. Another desirable characteristic may be durability, as consumer textiles may be laundered... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Disclosed are a method, a device and/or a system of proliferated thread count of a woven textile by simultaneous insertion within a single pick insertion event of a loom apparatus multiple adjacent parallel yarns drawn from a multi-pick yarn package. In one aspect, a woven textile fabric includes fro... | D03D10017 | 20170717 | 20171102 | 99269.0 | D03D100 | 1 | MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H | PROLIFERATED THREAD COUNT OF A WOVEN TEXTILE BY SIMULTANEOUS INSERTION WITHIN A SINGLE PICK INSERTION EVENT OF A LOOM APPARATUS MULTIPLE ADJACENT PARALLEL YARNS DRAWN FROM A MULTI-PICK YARN PACKAGE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | D03D | 2,017 | |
15,652,268 | PENDING | METHOD, MEDIUM FOR OBTAINING CALL RECORDS OF MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINAL | A method, device and medium for obtaining a call record of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes: obtaining a missed incoming call record; and inserting the missed incoming call record into call records of the mobile terminal. | 1. A method for obtaining call records of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: obtaining a missed incoming call record of the mobile terminal; and inserting the missed incoming call record into the call records of the mobile terminal. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the obtaining the missed incoming ca... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is based upon and claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610608625.5, filed Jul. 28, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure generally relates to the technical field of s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Currently, with the development of smart phones, mobile phones have become an important part in people's life. Phone calls also have become one of the important communication manners for people. Smart phones often run out of power, due to its limited battery capacity. If a mobile phone is running ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, device and medium for obtaining call records of a mobile terminal. According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for obtaining call records of a mobile terminal. The method includes: obtaining a... | H04M32218 | 20170718 | 20180201 | 86172.0 | H04M322 | 0 | MEHRA, INDER P | METHOD, MEDIUM FOR OBTAINING CALL RECORDS OF MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04M | 2,017 | |
15,653,028 | PENDING | ELECTRIC POWERED PUMP DOWN | A method of operations in a subterranean formation, including driving a pump with an electrically powered motor to pressurize fluid, inserting a tool into a wellbore that intersects the formation, and directing the pressurized fluid into the wellbore above the tool to push the tool into the wellbore. | 1. A method of operations in a subterranean formation, the method comprising: driving a pump with an electrically powered motor to pressurize fluid; inserting a tool into a wellbore that intersects the formation; pressurizing fluid upstream of the pump to form a boost fluid; directing the boost fluid to the pump; and d... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/291,842, filed on Oct. 12, 2016, which issued as U.S. patent Ser. No. ______ on ______, and claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/242,173, filed Oct. 15, 2015, and i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Certain embodiments of the present technology provide a method of operations in a subterranean formation. The method includes driving a pump with an electrically powered motor to pressurize fluid, inserting a tool into a wellbore that intersects the formation, and directing the press... | E21B4326 | 20170718 | 20171102 | 63165.0 | E21B4326 | 1 | THOMPSON, KENNETH L | ELECTRIC POWERED PUMP DOWN | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E21B | 2,017 | |
15,653,897 | ACCEPTED | ADJUSTABLE PORTABLE DEVICE HOLDER | An apparatus for mounting a portable electronic device to a pair of spaced apart posts (e.g., of a vehicle headrest or a suitcase), is also useful as a stand to support a portable electronic device at an angle relative to a horizontal support surface on which the apparatus rests. The apparatus includes a first element ... | 1. A portable device holder comprising: an adjustable clamping element comprising first and second opposing side grips and a main body; a mounting element comprising a rotatable base plate rotatably attached to a back portion of the main body of the adjustable clamping element; the adjustable clamping element being adj... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/736,090, filed Jun. 10, 2015 and titled ADJUSTABLE PORTABLE DEVICE HOLDER, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/897,062, filed May 17, 2013 and titled ADJUSTABLE PORTABLE DEVICE HOLDER (issued as U.S. Pat.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Various electronic and other device mounts are known in the art. Available device mounts have many drawbacks. For instance, suction cup mounts are typically large, bulky and require a large mounting surface such as a windshield. Device mounts often fail to properly and consistently attach to the m... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Adjustable portable device holder systems and methods for manufacturing the same are herein disclosed. According to one embodiment, an adjustable portable device holder includes an adjustable clamping element and a rotatable mounting element attached to the adjustable clamping element for removably s... | B60R1102 | 20170719 | 20180501 | 20171102 | 91673.0 | B60R1102 | 1 | MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS | ADJUSTABLE PORTABLE DEVICE HOLDER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B60R | 2,017 |
15,654,939 | ACCEPTED | CRAFTWORK TOOLS AND KITS | A craftwork accessory may provide a portable and/or easy-to-use tool to help users' accurately and repeatedly apply stamp impressions and the like to items such as cardstock. The accessory may include a base portion, one or more elevated side portions and cover portion. The side portions may define a workspace for arra... | 1. An apparatus for craftwork comprising: a base portion characterized by a substantially flat workspace that supports a piece of cardstock; a raised side portion attached to the base portion, the raised side portion providing a structure against which an edge of the piece of cardstock on the workspace is positioned; a... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/584,761, filed May 2, 2017 and entitled “CRAFTWORK TOOLS AND KITS”, which is continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/424,600, filed Feb. 3, 2017 and entitled “CRAFTWORK TOOLS AND KITS”, which is a continuation of ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>In one embodiment, a craftwork accessory may provide a portable and/or easy-to-use tool to help users' accurately and repeatedly apply stamp impressions and the like to items such as cardstock. The accessory may include a base portion, one or more elevated side portions and cover portion. The s... | B41K302 | 20170720 | 20180403 | 20171102 | 67633.0 | B41K302 | 1 | ROYSTON, JOHN M | CRAFTWORK TOOLS AND KITS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B41K | 2,017 |
15,655,722 | PENDING | DOOR LOCKS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN WIRELESS GUEST ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS | A guest engagement system and associated methods provide seamless engagement with guests of facilities through the use of wireless sensing technologies. The system makes use of individual guest devices which are carried by guests and used to automatically identify and authenticate the guests throughout the facility. Se... | 1-88. (canceled) 89. An access panel for controlling an electronically controlled door lock, comprising: a radio configured for wireless communication with a door lock communication module electrically connected to an electronically controlled locking mechanism; a first transceiver configured for wireless communication... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Applications No. 62/420,998, filed on Nov. 11, 2016, and No. 62/440,938, filed on Dec. 30, 2016 in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entireties. TECH... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Guests of hotels and resorts, cruise ships, as well as other retail and commercial establishments, have come to expect a high level of service and engagement from their hosts. The service can include being provided with ready access to private and/or restricted areas without having to present a ba... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The teachings herein provide system and methods for providing seamless engagement with guests of facilities including (and not limited to) resorts, cruise ships, hotels, convention centers, retail and other commercial establishments, amusement parks, casinos, or other large-scale facility (or group o... | G07C900309 | 20170720 | 20180517 | 65497.0 | G07C900 | 1 | HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C | DOOR LOCKS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR USE IN WIRELESS GUEST ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G07C | 2,017 | |
15,656,042 | PENDING | Use of Long-Acting GLP-1 Peptides | The invention relates to use of long-acting GLP-1 peptides in certain dosage regimes for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, obesity, etc. | 1. A method for a) reduction of HbA1c; b) treatment of type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, or non-insulin dependent diabetes; or c) treatment of obesity, reducing body weight and/or food intake, or inducing satiety; wherein said method comprises administration of a GLP-1 agonist to a subject in ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/409,493, filed Dec. 19, 2014, which is a 35 U.S.C. § 371 National Stage application of International Application PCT/EP2013/063004 (WO 2014/005858), filed Jun. 21, 2013, which claimed priority of European Patent A... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one embodiment the invention relates to a method for a) reduction of HbA1c; b) prevention or treatment of type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, impaired glucose tolerance, or non-insulin dependent diabetes; or c) prevention or treatment of obesity, reducing body weight and/or food intake, or inducing sa... | A61K3826 | 20170721 | 20180329 | 95650.0 | A61K3826 | 9 | HELLMAN, KRISTINA M | Use of Long-Acting GLP-1 Peptides | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | ||
15,656,155 | PENDING | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | An association logic that associates a non-text message type with specified information is established. The association logic includes at least identification of the non-text message type, allowing a message type in line with the association logic to be identified by the identification. A first message is monitored. A ... | 1. An information processing method, comprising: establishing, by a terminal, an association logic that associates a non-text message type with specified information, the association logic comprising at least identification of the non-text message type, allowing a message type in line with the association logic to be i... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a continuation application of International Patent Application No. PCT/CN2016/072412, filed on Jan. 27, 2016, which claims priority to Chinese Application No. 201510069810.7 filed on Feb. 10, 2015, both disclosures being incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The following technical problems emerge in related art. With development of internet technology, there comes an era of big data when massive amounts of information constantly spring up. To match a demand for information sharing by public, information is processed with existing technology based on ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The disclosure relates to communication technology, and in particular to an information processing method, a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium. In view of this, embodiments herein provide an information processing method, a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium capable of so... | H04M172555 | 20170721 | 20171109 | 65546.0 | H04M1725 | 0 | HANNAN, B M M | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04M | 2,017 | |
15,656,863 | ACCEPTED | ENTERICALLY COATED CYSTEAMINE, CYSTAMINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF | The disclosure provides oral cysteamine and cystamine formulations useful for treating cystinosis and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The formulations provide controlled release compositions that improve quality of life and reduced side-effects. | 1. An enterically-coated composition comprising a core of cysteamine bitartrate and cystamine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof mixed with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable binders, wherein the enteric coating begins to dissolve in an aqueous solution at a pH between about 4.5 to about 5.5. 2. The com... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/336,405, filed Oct. 27, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/950,234, filed Nov. 24, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/752,383, filed Jun. 26, 2015 (now U.S. Pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Cystinosis is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by intra-lysosomal accumulation of the amino acid cystine within various tissues, including the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, kidney, bone marrow, and eyes. Nephropathic cystinosis is associated with kidney failure that necessitates kidney tra... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention provides a composition comprising an enterically coated cystamine or cystamine derivative. The invention also provides a composition comprising an enterically coated cysteamine or cysteamine derivative. The invention further provides a composition comprising a coated cystinosis therapeu... | A61K31194 | 20170721 | 20180327 | 20171109 | 66231.0 | A61K31194 | 1 | AHMED, HASAN SYED | ENTERICALLY COATED CYSTEAMINE, CYSTAMINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 |
15,656,884 | ACCEPTED | ENTERICALLY COATED CYSTEAMINE, CYSTAMINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF | The disclosure provides oral cysteamine and cystamine formulations useful for treating cystinosis and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The formulations provide controlled release compositions that improve quality of life and reduced side-effects. | 1. An oral pharmaceutical capsule comprising enterically-coated granules of cysteamine bitartrate and cystamine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, mixed with one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable binders, wherein the enteric coating begin to dissolve in an aqueous solution at a pH between about 4.5 to abo... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/336,405, filed Oct. 27, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/950,234, filed Nov. 24, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/752,383, filed Jun. 26, 2015 (now U.S. Pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Cystinosis is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by intra-lysosomal accumulation of the amino acid cystine within various tissues, including the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, kidney, bone marrow, and eyes. Nephropathic cystinosis is associated with kidney failure that necessitates kidney tra... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention provides a composition comprising an enterically coated cystamine or cystamine derivative. The invention also provides a composition comprising an enterically coated cysteamine or cysteamine derivative. The invention further provides a composition comprising a coated cystinosis therapeu... | A61K31194 | 20170721 | 20180327 | 20171109 | 66231.0 | A61K31194 | 1 | AHMED, HASAN SYED | ENTERICALLY COATED CYSTEAMINE, CYSTAMINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 |
15,656,903 | ACCEPTED | ENTERICALLY COATED CYSTEAMINE, CYSTAMINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF | The disclosure provides oral cysteamine and cystamine formulations useful for treating cystinosis and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The formulations provide controlled release compositions that improve quality of life and reduced side-effects. | 1. A dosage form comprising enterically-coated granules having a core comprising cysteamine bitartrate and cystamine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; at least one pharmaceutically acceptable binder; and an enteric coating surrounding the core. 2. A method of treating a subject with cystinosis comprising a... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/336,405, filed Oct. 27, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/950,234, filed Nov. 24, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/752,383, filed Jun. 26, 2015 (now U.S. Pa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Cystinosis is a rare, autosomal recessive disease caused by intra-lysosomal accumulation of the amino acid cystine within various tissues, including the spleen, liver, lymph nodes, kidney, bone marrow, and eyes. Nephropathic cystinosis is associated with kidney failure that necessitates kidney tra... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention provides a composition comprising an enterically coated cystamine or cystamine derivative. The invention also provides a composition comprising an enterically coated cysteamine or cysteamine derivative. The invention further provides a composition comprising a coated cystinosis therapeu... | A61K31194 | 20170721 | 20180327 | 20171109 | 66231.0 | A61K31194 | 1 | AHMED, HASAN SYED | ENTERICALLY COATED CYSTEAMINE, CYSTAMINE AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 |
15,656,974 | ACCEPTED | BALANCED SOLAR TRACKER CLAMP | In an example, the present invention provides a solar tracker apparatus. In an example, the apparatus comprises a center of mass with an adjustable hanger assembly configured with a clam shell clamp assembly on the adjustable hanger assembly and a cylindrical torque tube comprising a plurality of torque tubes configure... | 1. A solar tracker apparatus, the apparatus comprising: a drive device; a crank coupled to the drive device and coupled to a first end of a continuous torque tube; a frame assembly coupled to the continuous torque tube, the frame assembly coupled to a plurality of solar modules; a clamp assembly comprising a housing co... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present invention is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 15/261,681 filed Sep. 9, 2016, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 14/184,656 filed Feb. 19, 2014 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,466,749 issued on Oct. 11, 20... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present application relates generally to a tracking system for solar panels. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide tracking systems that are suitable for solar panels. In a specific embodiment, a tracking system according to the present invention is fully adjustable i... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present application relates generally to a tracking system for solar panels. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide tracking systems that are suitable for solar panels. In a specific embodiment, a tracking system according to the present invention is full... | F24J2541 | 20170721 | 20180515 | 20171123 | 99270.0 | F24J254 | 2 | NAMAY, DANIEL ELLIOT | BALANCED SOLAR TRACKER CLAMP | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F24J | 2,017 |
15,657,141 | ACCEPTED | Method and System for Dynamic Estimation and Predictive Route Generation | The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for dynamic route estimation and prediction using discrete sampled location updates from various mobile devices for the purpose of providing a graphical representation of a mobile device's route along a known network path of map data... | 1. A method of controlling a mobile computing apparatus to dynamically predict and display a route of travel of the mobile computing apparatus, wherein the mobile computing apparatus includes a GPS receiver, a memory to store map data, a display, and at least one processor, the method comprising: providing the mobile c... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/410,740, filed Apr. 10, 2003, which claims priority from U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/371,941 filed Apr. 10, 2002. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of Invention The present invention is d... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and system for enabling dynamic estimated routing calculations between location points generated from a mobile device with access to its own location (i.e., position) information, and also displaying said calculated route o... | G01C21367 | 20170722 | 20180320 | 20171109 | 97221.0 | G01C2136 | 1 | WONG, YUEN H | Method and System for Dynamic Estimation and Predictive Route Generation | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01C | 2,017 |
15,658,342 | PENDING | HIGHLY REFLECTIVE ROOFING SYSTEM | A cool roofing system includes highly reflective calcined kaolin particles having a solar reflectance of 80% to 92%. When applied to a roofing substrate, the highly reflective kaolin particles produce a roofing system having a solar reflectance greater than or equal to 70%. | 1. A cool roofing system comprising: at least one asphalt layer and at least one granular layer comprising a plurality of highly reflective calcined kaolin particles having a reflectance ranging from about 80% to about 92% adhered to the asphalt layer, wherein the cool roofing system has minimum solar reflectance of 70... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C.§119 of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/248,285, filed on Oct. 2, 2009, entitled “Highly Reflective Roofing System,” which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. TECHNICAL FIELD The present inven... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations, and similar requirements of other agencies, require the solar reflectance of commercial roofing materials to be a minimum of 70%. Many current roofing materials, such as asphalt and modified bitumen, are black in color and have very low solar reflect... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In some embodiments, the present invention is a cool roofing system which includes at least one asphalt layer and at least one granular layer including a plurality of highly reflective calcined kaolin particles having a reflectance ranging from about 80% to about 92% adhered to the asphalt layer. The... | E04D1102 | 20170724 | 20171109 | 99574.0 | E04D1102 | 1 | PATEL, RONAK C | HIGHLY REFLECTIVE ROOFING SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E04D | 2,017 | |
15,658,626 | PENDING | ARTICULATING SUPPORT ARM WITH IMPROVED TILTER AND FRICTION JOINT | The present application discloses an articulating support arm with improved friction joint designs that are facilitated by the use of a non-annular bushing. In particular, the bushing is designed to interact with another portion of the friction joint to prevent rotational movement of the bushing, thereby minimizing the... | 1. A support arm for supporting an electronic device, the support arm comprising: a base portion that is adapted to support the support arm from a mounting surface; a lower arm portion comprising a parallelogram portion, the parallelogram portion comprising an upper channel, a lower channel, a lower endcap, and an uppe... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an articulating support arm having a tilter assembly for positioning an attached user device, for example an electronic device such as a flat-screen monitor. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Some existing articulating arm and tilter designs use a set screw that is driv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Some existing articulating arm and tilter designs use a set screw that is driven directly into a bushing of approximately circular cross-sectional area that is positioned around the rotating cylinder of an arm or tilter joint to supply pressure to the rotating cylinder in order to... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The present invention will hereinafter be described in conjunction with the appended drawing figures, wherein like numerals denote like elements. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a support arm according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective top view of the lower a... | F16M1110 | 20170725 | 20171109 | 87065.0 | F16M1110 | 0 | DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY | ARTICULATING SUPPORT ARM WITH IMPROVED TILTER AND FRICTION JOINT | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F16M | 2,017 | |
15,659,175 | ACCEPTED | DIGITAL MEDIA REPRODUCTION AND LICENSING | Systems and methods for monetizing the reproduction of digital media content for the rights-holders of the digital media content. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to determining whether a user of a media content item has a license to reproduce the media content item. In one embodiment, the media content ite... | 1. A computer implemented method for providing a multimedia hardware device to generate an authorized reproduction of a media content item included in a digital media file, comprising: receiving a license request from a user requesting to engage in a license transaction to reproduce a media content item; evaluating the... | CROSS-REFERENCE The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/667,629, filed Nov. 2, 2012, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/555,810, filed Nov. 4, 2011, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD Embodimen... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Conventionally, the distribution of media content, such as music, movies, and books for example, is in large part controlled by owners who are the rights-holders of the media content. In conventional systems, the media content is incorporated into a physical media such as a compact disk (CD), a di... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments relate to monetizing the reproduction of digital media content for the rights-holder of the digital media content. In an embodiment, a computer implemented method provides a multimedia hardware device a capability to generate an authorized reproduction of a media content item includ... | G06F2110 | 20170725 | 20180220 | 20171109 | 99899.0 | G06F2110 | 2 | MCCOY, RICHARD ANTHONY | DIGITAL MEDIA REPRODUCTION AND LICENSING | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,017 |
15,659,339 | PENDING | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF TERMINAL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTI-CARRIER STRUCTURE | A method for reducing power consumption of a terminal that communicates with a base station in a mobile communication system using a multi-carrier structure composed of a primary component carrier and at least one secondary component carrier comprises: receiving a discontinuous reception (DRX) parameter group for multi... | 1.-14. (canceled) 15. A method for a discontinuous reception by a terminal, the method comprising: receiving information about a first discontinuous reception cycle, a duration of the first discontinuous reception cycle and a second discontinuous reception cycle from a base station; performing the discontinuous recepti... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. 371 patent application Ser. No. 13/383,455 filed on Jan. 11, 2012, which is a 35 U.S.C. §371 filing of International Application Number PCT/KR2010/006730 which was filed on Oct. 1, 2010, and which claims priority to, and the benefit of, Korean Application ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>3GPP, a mobile communication standardization organization, developed the LTE system standard to develop a next-generation mobile communication standard. Also, to meet International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT)-advanced requirements suggested by International Telecommunication Union Radio com... | H04W520235 | 20170725 | 20171109 | 75572.0 | H04W5202 | 2 | CHENG, CHI TANG P | METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF TERMINAL IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM USING MULTI-CARRIER STRUCTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | ||
15,659,803 | ACCEPTED | USE OF INHIBITORS OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE (BTK) | Disclosed herein are methods for treating a cancer comprising: a. administering a Btk inhibitor to a subject sufficient to result in an increase or appearance in the blood of a subpopulation of lymphocytes defined by immunophenotyping; b. determining the expression profile of one or more biomarkers from one or more sub... | 1.-129. (canceled) 130. A method for treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)/small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) in an individual who has failed at least one prior therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma comprising administering to the individual once per day about 420 mg of an oral dose... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/091,196, filed Nov. 26, 2013; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/869,700, filed Apr. 24, 2013; which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/153,317, filed Jun. 3, 2011; which claims the benefit of pri... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk), a member of the Tec family of non-receptor tyrosine kinases, is a key signaling enzyme expressed in all hematopoietic cells types except T lymphocytes and natural killer cells. Btk plays an essential role in the B-cell signaling pathway linking cell... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Disclosed herein, in certain embodiments, is a method for treating a hematological malignancy in an individual in need thereof, comprising: (a) administering to the individual an amount of an irreversible Btk inhibitor sufficient to mobilize a plurality of cells from the malignancy; ... | A61K31519 | 20170726 | 20180626 | 20180118 | 91396.0 | A61K31519 | 1 | RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI | USE OF INHIBITORS OF BRUTON'S TYROSINE KINASE (BTK) | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 |
15,660,114 | PENDING | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CNS DISORDERS | Described herein are neuroactive steroids of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein , A, R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein. Such compounds are envisioned, in certain embodiments, to behave as GABA modulators. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising ... | 1. A compound of the Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; wherein: Ring A is aryl or heteroaryl; R1 is hydrogen, C1-3 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, or C3-6 carbocylyl; R2 is absent or hydrogen; R3 is hydrogen, alkyl, or —CH2OR3A, wherein RA3 is hydrogen, C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, C2-6 alkynyl, aryl, heter... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Applications No. 62/107,776 filed Jan. 26, 2015 and 62/144,789 filed Apr. 8, 2015, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Brain excitability is defined as the level o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Brain excitability is defined as the level of arousal of an animal, a continuum that ranges from coma to convulsions, and is regulated by various neurotransmitters. In general, neurotransmitters are responsible for regulating the conductance of ions across neuronal membranes. At r... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Provided herein are C17-substituted neuroactive steroids designed, for example, to act as GABA modulators. In certain embodiments, such compounds are envisioned to be useful as therapeutic agents for the inducement of anesthesia and/or sedation in a subject. In some embodiments, such... | A61K4506 | 20170726 | 20171109 | 72050.0 | A61K4506 | 0 | BADIO, BARBARA P | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CNS DISORDERS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,660,677 | PENDING | AUTOMATED PIXEL SHIFTING WITHIN A DIGITAL IMAGE | Automating the shifting of pixels within a digital image comprises a processor receiving an indication of a starting point through a user interface. The starting point is received through a user selection of a particular portion of the digital image. Additionally, the processor receives, through the user interface, a d... | 1. A computer system for automating the shifting of pixels within a digital image, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to perform at least the following: a... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application 62/514,703 entitled “Automated Pixel Shifting Within A Digital Image”, filed on Jun. 2, 2017, and U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/368,017 entitled “Automated Pixel Shifting Within A Digit... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Computers and computing systems have affected nearly every aspect of modern living. Computers are generally involved in work, recreation, healthcare, transportation, entertainment, household management, etc. Computers, and in particular the fairly recent boom of digital photography, have changed t... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments disclosed herein comprise a computer system for automating the shifting of pixels within a digital image. The system comprises one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processor... | G06F304845 | 20170726 | 20180201 | 92544.0 | G06F30484 | 1 | LIU, GORDON G | AUTOMATED PIXEL SHIFTING WITHIN A DIGITAL IMAGE | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,017 | |
15,660,685 | PENDING | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE FIELD ASSETS VIA WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICES | Communication from enterprise servers to handheld devices in the field supports dispatch, data synchronization, logistics and personnel. Bi-directional data delivery from enterprise-based servers over wireless data networks is enabled using wireless capabilities resident in handheld personal computing devices. Real tim... | 1. A method, comprising: accessing a template stored on a server located remotely from a handheld device, the template listing a first set of tasks to be completed in a first predetermined time period; reporting, after a time of the accessing, a status of each of the tasks of the first set of tasks by synchronizing the... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/071,003, filed Mar. 15, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/480,297, filed Sep. 8, 2014, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,299,044, which is a division of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Limitations that have been experienced with the growth of services in many of the professions, trades and industries can be attributed to the expansion of remote or distributed field activities, such as situation/location assessments, estimates or appraisals. New technology and less experienced pe... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and methods for managing asset in the field (e.g., personnel, equipment and/or inventory) via handheld devices. It is an aspect of the present invention to provide field operators portable access to industry-specific field ... | G06Q10063114 | 20170726 | 20180222 | 96978.0 | G06Q1006 | 2 | RAMAKRISHNAIAH, MELUR | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT OF MOBILE FIELD ASSETS VIA WIRELESS HANDHELD DEVICES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06Q | 2,017 | |
15,660,785 | PENDING | METHODS OF LOWERING THE ERROR RATE OF MASSIVELY PARALLEL DNA SEQUENCING USING DUPLEX CONSENSUS SEQUENCING | Next Generation DNA sequencing promises to revolutionize clinical medicine and basic research. However, while this technology has the capacity to generate hundreds of billions of nucleotides of DNA sequence in a single experiment, the error rate of approximately 1% results in hundreds of millions of sequencing mistakes... | 1-36. (canceled) 37. A method of generating an error corrected sequence read of a double-stranded target nucleic acid molecule, comprising: ligating the double-stranded target nucleic acid molecule to at least one adapter molecule, to form an adapter-target nucleic acid complex, wherein the at least one adapter molecul... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/613,413, filed Mar. 20, 2012; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/625,623, filed Apr. 17, 2012; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/625,319, filed Apr. 17, 2012; the subject matter of all of which are hereby ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The advent of massively parallel DNA sequencing has ushered in a new era of genomic exploration by making simultaneous genotyping of hundreds of billions of base-pairs possible at small fraction of the time and cost of traditional Sanger methods [1]. Because these technologies digitally tabulate t... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one embodiment, a single molecule identifier (SMI) adaptor molecule for use in sequencing a double-stranded target nucleic acid molecule is provided. Said SMI adaptor molecule includes a single molecule identifier (SMI) sequence which comprises a degenerate or semi-degenerate DNA sequence; and an ... | C12Q16876 | 20170726 | 20180524 | 70836.0 | C12Q16876 | 1 | THOMAS, DAVID C | METHODS OF LOWERING THE ERROR RATE OF MASSIVELY PARALLEL DNA SEQUENCING USING DUPLEX CONSENSUS SEQUENCING | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C12Q | 2,017 | |
15,663,080 | PENDING | High Flow Drain Control | A lockable plug device for sanitary ware comprises a closure member operable to engage with an outlet or drain of the sanitary ware product to stop water emptying from the sanitary ware product, for example a bath. The lockable plug device also includes a closure mechanism, which is linked to the closure member and is ... | 1. A lockable plug device for sanitary ware, the lockable plug device comprises: a closure member operable to sealingly engage with an outlet or drain of a sanitary ware product; and a closure mechanism, wherein the closure mechanism is linked to the closure member and is operable to displace the closure member relativ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a lockable plug for sanitary ware, wherein the plug can be locked in an open position to prevent inadvertent closure. In particular, the invention relates to a lockable plug in a high flow drain situation such as in a walk in bath. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION Walk in bath... | <SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>Walk in bathtubs are generally equipped with an outlet or drain to facilitate high-flow drainage such that the contents of the bathtub can be emptied as quick as possible to avoid the user remaining in the bathtub for an unnecessary period of time. A walk in bathtub typically incl... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a lockable plug device for sanitary ware, the lockable plug device comprises: a closure member operable to sealingly engage with an outlet or drain of the sanitary ware product; and a closure mechanism, wherein th... | E03C12302 | 20170728 | 20180201 | 98804.0 | E03C123 | 0 | WILLIAMS, PATRICK C | High Flow Drain Control | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | E03C | 2,017 | |
15,663,094 | ACCEPTED | GAME CONTROLLER WITH STRUCTURAL BRIDGE | A device directed to a combination computing and input device. The computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen and a back of the computing device. The input device communicates with the computing device and provides a pair of control ... | 1. A combination comprising: a computing device, the computing device providing an upper, lower, left and right side, collectively the sides of the computing device, and an electronic display screen, the electronic display screen having a corresponding side adjacent each of the sides of the computing device; a pair of ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/457,571 filed Mar. 13, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/840,184 filed Aug. 31, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/611,804 filed on Feb. 2, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a preferred embodiment, a combination includes at least, but is not limited to, a computing device, the computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the computing device and a back of the compu... | A63F1324 | 20170728 | 20171107 | 20171116 | 80700.0 | A63F1324 | 1 | YEN, JASON TAHAI | GAME CONTROLLER WITH STRUCTURAL BRIDGE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A63F | 2,017 | |
15,663,125 | PENDING | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising a transparent substrate which light can pass through and at least one LED chip emitting light omni-directionally. Wherein the LED chip is disposed on one surface of the substrate and the light emitting angle of the LED chip is wider than 180° , and the... | 1. A light-emitting apparatus comprising: a lamp housing defining a geometric center axis; a first light-emitting device comprising a first substrate with a first front surface, a first rear surface opposite to the first front surface, and a first side surface extending between the first front surface and the first rea... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a light emitting device comprising semiconductor light emitting diode (LED) chips, and particularly to a light emitting device comprising at least one LED chip which emits light omni-directionally, and a light emitting apparatus using same. BACKGROUND OF THE INVEN... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the field of lighting technology, the development trends for light sources are low cost, environmental friendliness, and power saving in order to acquire better lighting performance under the condition of consuming less power. These trends make LEDs play an important role in th... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An objective of the present invention is to provide a light emitting device with high reliability, high lighting efficiency, and low cost. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a light emitting apparatus comprising multiple light emitting devices arranged symmetrically or asymmetri... | H01L250753 | 20170728 | 20171116 | 81909.0 | H01L25075 | 1 | PATEL, ASHOK | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,017 | |
15,663,171 | ACCEPTED | GAME CONTROLLER WITH STRUCTURAL BRIDGE | A device directed to a combination computing and input device. The computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen and a back of the computing device. The input device communicates with the computing device and provides a pair of control ... | 1. A combination comprising: a computing device, comprising an electronic display screen; a pair of confinement structures, the pair of confinement structures interacting with the computing device and adjacent at least two opposing sides, but not more than three sides of the sides of the computing device, the at least ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/457,571 filed Mar. 13, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/840,184 filed Aug. 31, 2015, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/611,804 filed on Feb. 2, ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a preferred embodiment, a combination includes at least, but is not limited to, a computing device, the computing device providing a plurality of sides, each of the plurality of sides are disposed between an electronic display screen of the computing device and a back of the compu... | A63F1324 | 20170728 | 20180102 | 20171116 | 80700.0 | A63F1324 | 1 | YEN, JASON TAHAI | GAME CONTROLLER WITH STRUCTURAL BRIDGE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A63F | 2,017 | |
15,663,316 | PENDING | POLYAXIAL BONE ANCHOR WITH NON-PIVOTABLE RETAINER AND POP-ON SHANK, SOME WITH FRICTION FIT | A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in a receiver, the receiver having an upper channel for receiving a longitudinal connecting member and a lower cavity cooperating with a lower opening. The upper portion expands a retaining member in the receiver ... | 1. A pivotal bone anchor assembly for anchoring to patient bone and coupling with an elongated implant via a closure, the pivotal bone anchor assembly comprising: a) a shank including a head and a bone engagement portion below the head; b) a receiver including a longitudinal axis, a front surface and a back surface opp... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/924,802, filed Oct. 5, 2010, now U.S. patent Ser. No. ______, which claims the benefit of the following U.S. Provisional patent application Ser. Nos. 61/278,240, filed Oct. 5, 2009; 61/336,911, filed Jan. 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to polyaxial bone screws for use in bone surgery, particularly spinal surgery. Bone screws are utilized in many types of spinal surgery in order to secure various implants to vertebrae along the spinal column for the purpose of stabilizing and/or ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A polyaxial bone anchor assembly according to the invention includes a receiver defining a chamber communicating with a channel, the channel sized and shaped for receiving a portion of a longitudinal connecting member. The bone anchor further includes a shank having an upper portion ... | A61B177037 | 20170728 | 20171123 | 78592.0 | A61B1770 | 2 | BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT | PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR WITH TOOL ENGAGEMENT GROOVES AND BREAK-OFF EXTENSIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,017 | |
15,664,587 | ACCEPTED | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A TEXTILE UPPER | An article of footwear and a method of manufacturing the article of footwear are disclosed. The footwear may include an upper and a sole structure. The upper incorporates a textile element with edges that are joined together to define at least a portion of a void for receiving a foot. The textile element may have a fir... | 1-20. (canceled) 21. An upper for an article of footwear, the upper comprising: a flat knit textile element comprising (1) flat knit edges free of surrounding textile structure such that the flat knit edges are not surrounded by textile structure from which the textile element must be removed and (2) a first knit strip... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application having attorney docket number NIKE.276096/081313US78CON and entitled “Article of Footwear Having A Textile Upper” is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/610,089, filed May 31, 2017, which is a continuation of and claims pr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to footwear. The invention concerns, more particularly, an article of footwear incorporating an upper that is at least partially formed from a textile material. | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The foregoing Summary of the Invention, as well as the following Detailed Description of the Invention, will be better understood when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a lateral elevational view of an article of footwear having an upper in accord... | A43B104 | 20170731 | 20180320 | 20171116 | 94490.0 | A43B104 | 1 | BAYS, MARIE D | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR HAVING A TEXTILE UPPER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A43B | 2,017 |
15,664,686 | PENDING | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR THE SAME | A mobile communication technology, and, more particularly, a method for efficiently transmitting data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer and a user equipment for the same is disclosed. The method of transmitting data by a user equipment in uplink includes receiving an uplink (UP) Grant signal from a base station on a ... | 1. A method of transmitting data by a user equipment through an uplink, the method comprising: receiving an uplink grant (UL Grant) signal from a base station on a random access response message; determining whether there is data stored in a message 3 (Msg3) buffer and whether the UL Grant signal was received on the ra... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of co-pending application Ser. No. 12/972,366 filed on Dec. 17, 2010, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/538,514 filed on Aug. 10, 2009, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,881,236, issued on Feb. 1, 2011, which claims the benefit of U.S. P... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a data transmission method and a user equipment for the same that substantially obviate one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art. An object of the present invention is to provide a data transmission... | H04W740833 | 20170731 | 20171214 | 90223.0 | H04W7408 | 2 | HAILU, KIBROM T | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | |
15,665,014 | PENDING | Spironolactone Aqueous Compositions | Disclosed herein is a stable, ready-to-use liquid formulation comprising spironolactone and its method of use. | 1. A ready-to-use liquid formulation, comprising: (a) 0.50% w/v of spironolactone; (b) from 0.18% w/v to 0.36% w/v of a xanthan gum; (c) optionally a sufficient amount of a buffer to maintain the pH of the pharmaceutical composition from 4.5 to 5.5; and (d) a sufficient amount of a water vehicle, wherein the formulatio... | RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/337,559, filed on Oct. 28, 2016, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/495,583, filed on Oct. 30, 2015. FIELD OF THE INVENTION Spironolactone aqueous compositions are described here... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Spironolactone (CAS Registry No. 52-01-7) is commercially available as tablets (e.g.,) ALDACTONE® . Spironolactone is an aldosterone antagonist having utility as a potassium sparing diuretic. (ALDACTONE° (spironolactone) Tablet Prescribing Information, as of Oct. 22, 2014.) Spiron... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Disclosed herein is a stable, ready-to-use liquid formulation comprising spironolactone and its method of use. Also disclosed herein is a pharmaceutical composition, comprising: (a) spironolactone; (b) a xanthan gum; (c) an anti-foaming agent; (d) a preservative; (f) a dispersing age... | A61K31585 | 20170731 | 20171116 | 97432.0 | A61K31585 | 1 | IVANOVA, SVETLANA M | Spironolactone Aqueous Compositions | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,667,284 | ACCEPTED | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY SENSING IN A POWER CABLE FOR AN ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE | Embodiments of the present invention are directed to merchandise security systems and methods for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise from theft. In one example, the system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise, wherein the sensor includes alarming circuitry. The syste... | 1. A merchandise security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise comprising: a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise and to detect removal of the article of merchandise from the sensor, the sensor comprising an upper portion and a lower portion; a power cable having a con... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/111,626 filed on Jul. 14, 2016, which is a national phase entry of International Application No. PCT/US2015/012378, filed Jan. 22, 2015, which claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/930... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Retailers routinely display articles of merchandise, such as telephones, portable computers (e.g. notebooks, laptops, tablets, etc.), e-readers, media players, and the like for customers to evaluate before making a purchase. These articles of merchandise are continually being made... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the invention is a merchandise security system for displaying and protecting an article of merchandise. The system includes a sensor configured to be secured to the article of merchandise, wherein the sensor including alarming circuitry. The system further includes a t... | G08B131454 | 20170802 | 20180515 | 20171116 | 62242.0 | G08B1314 | 1 | NGUYEN, TAI T | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURITY SENSING IN A POWER CABLE FOR AN ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G08B | 2,017 |
15,667,604 | PENDING | Methods And Apparatus For Entity Worth Cartography | The present disclosure relates to evaluation methods and systems that use interactive steps to develop a visualization of worth. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to an evaluation system that utilizes a combination of subjective interactive stages; subjective and objective analysis of the business, pers... | 1. A system for generating a worth statement through worth cartography, the system comprising: a display; one or more wireless communication interfaces; one or more memory resources comprising: a worth map database; and one or more processors to: transmit a plurality of worth inquiries; collect a plurality of worth res... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to and the full benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/370,276, filed Aug. 3, 2016, and titled “METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ENTITY WORTH CARTOGRAPHY”, the entire contents of which are incorporated in this application by reference.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The advent of the Industrial Revolution brought with it a transition from manual labor to semi or fully automated manufacturing processes using machines. Due to this increased efficiency, a new labor force was needed to oversee production, interact with a burgeoning clientele due... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>What is needed, therefore, is a way to help companies, organizations, and individuals very quickly identify and authentically communicate their worth to increase their sales or marketing efforts, retain employees and customers, communicate their worth, and achieve greater revenue, g... | G06Q101053 | 20170802 | 20180208 | 97119.0 | G06Q1010 | 0 | NOVAK, REBECCA R | Methods And Apparatus For Entity Worth Cartography | SMALL | 0 | REJECTED | G06Q | 2,017 | |
15,669,598 | PENDING | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICE USERS | Provided are systems and methods for establishing a communication between mobile device users that register with a collaboration system. The collaboration system determines a match between profile data of the first registered mobile device and profile data of the second registered mobile device. Displayed at the first ... | 1. A method for establishing a communication between mobile devices, comprising: registering a plurality of mobile devices with a collaboration system; determining, by the collaboration system, a match between profile data of each of a first mobile device and profile data of a second mobile device of the plurality of m... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/410,385, filed Jan. 19, 2017 and entitled “Systems and Methods for Establishing Communications Between Mobile Device Users,” which is a continuation application claiming the benefit of the filing date of U.S. pate... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Social and professional networking is a popular online activity and continues to grow, particularly on mobile devices. In order to perform online activities related to sharing information, users can register with a social networking service or the like, then enter personal or professional profile ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect, provided is a method for establishing a communication between mobile device users. In the method, a plurality of mobile devices registers with a collaboration system. Each mobile device includes profile data. The collaboration system determines that a first registered mobile device and... | H04W4206 | 20170804 | 20171116 | 78684.0 | H04W420 | 1 | DINH, KHANH Q | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICE USERS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | |
15,669,920 | PENDING | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING JOB SEARCHING SERVICES, RECRUITMENT SERVICES AND/OR RECRUITMENT-RELATED SERVICES | An apparatus, including a memory device which stores work schedule information or scheduling information for an employer, hiring entity, individual, independent contractor, temporary worker, or freelancer; a receiver which receives a first request containing information regarding a request to obtain work schedule infor... | 1. An apparatus, comprising: a memory device, wherein the memory device stores work schedule information or scheduling information for an employer or a hiring entity, or for an individual, an independent contractor, a temporary worker, or a freelancer; a receiver, wherein the receiver receives a first request, wherein ... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/839,946, filed Aug. 29, 2015, and entitled “APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING JOB SEARCHING SERVICES, RECRUITMENT SERVICES AND/OR RECRUITMENT-RELATED SERVICES”, which, in turn, is a continuation application of U.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Individuals, independent contractors, and/or freelancers, can expend great efforts and a great deal of time in job searching efforts. Individuals, independent contractors, and/or freelancers, typically place a great deal of importance on their job searching efforts, on efforts dir... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The apparatus and method of the present invention overcomes the shortcomings of the prior art and provides an apparatus and a method for providing job searching services, recruitment services and/or recruitment-related services. The present invention utilizes the technologies and adv... | G06Q101053 | 20170805 | 20171123 | 58395.0 | G06Q1010 | 11 | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING JOB SEARCHING SERVICES, RECRUITMENT SERVICES AND/OR RECRUITMENT-RELATED SERVICES | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06Q | 2,017 | |
15,671,581 | PENDING | MULTI-IMAGE INTERACTIVE GAMING DEVICE | An image capture device, including: a housing; a first camera defined along a front surface of the housing; a first camera controller configured to control the first camera to capture images of an interactive environment during user interactivity at a first exposure setting, the captured images from the first camera be... | 1. An image capture device for providing input to an interactive application, comprising: a housing; a first camera defined along a front surface of the housing; a first camera controller configured to control the first camera to capture images of an interactive environment during user interactivity at a first exposure... | CLAIM OF PRIORITY This application claims priority as a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/842,573, filed Mar. 15, 2013 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,724,597), entitled “Multi-Image Interactive Gaming Device,” which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/655,459, filed Jun. 4, 2012, entitled “Multi-Ima... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for interfacing with an interactive application such as a video game. Several inventive embodiments of the present invention are described below. In one embodiment, an image capture device for providing input to an interactive applicati... | A63F13235 | 20170808 | 20171123 | 78661.0 | A63F13235 | 0 | MYHR, JUSTIN L | MULTI-IMAGE INTERACTIVE GAMING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A63F | 2,017 | |
15,672,162 | PENDING | ASSESSMENT OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE WITH CARBON DIOXIDE | The invention provides methods for diagnosing coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an admixture comprising CO2 to a subject to reach a predetermined PaCO2 in the subject to induce hyperemia, monitoring vascular reactivity in the subject and diagnosing the presence or absence of c... | 1. A method of inducing hyperemia to diagnose coronary heart disease in a subject in need thereof comprising administering a CO2 containing gas, attaining at least one increase in a subject's coronary PaCO2 sufficient for diagnosing coronary heart disease from imaging data, and imaging the heart during a period in whic... | GOVERNMENT RIGHTS The invention was made with government support under Grant No. HL091989 awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights to the invention. FIELD OF INVENTION The invention is directed to methods for detecting coronary heart disease using carbon dioxide (CO2) to induce hy... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>All publications herein are incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference. The following description includes information that may be useful in understanding the prese... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Applicants' invention is directed to the use of carbon dioxide to replace adenosine to induce hyperemia in subjects contra-indicated for exercise stress testing so as to diagnose coronary heart diseases but without the side effects of adenosine. In an embodiment, the CO 2 levels are ... | A61K4908 | 20170808 | 20180705 | 59443.0 | A61K4908 | 0 | PEHLKE, CAROLYN A | ASSESSMENT OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE WITH CARBON DIOXIDE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-PENDING | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,672,350 | PENDING | MACHINE TOOL | In a machine tool, when machining is in a steady zone, a rotation phase of a main spindle at the time of measurement in the N-th sampling is calculated, and the calculated rotation phase and the measurement value are recorded in a recording section so as to be associated with each other. The measurement and calculation... | 1. A machine tool comprising: a rotary shaft device including a rotary shaft; a sensor attached to the rotary shaft device and configured to acquire information about a phenomenon periodically occurring on the rotary shaft device in synchronization with rotation of the rotary shaft; and a control device configured to c... | BACKGROUND This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application Number 2016-179834 filed on Sep. 14, 2016, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a machine tool having a rotary shaft device for performing machining while rotating a tool or a wo... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This application claims the benefit of Japanese Patent Application Number 2016-179834 filed on Sep. 14, 2016, the entirety of which is incorporated by reference. | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>However, in the conventional methods, in order to detect change in a desired phenomenon such as a cycle in which the rotary shaft is driven or the cutting is performed or a vibration cycle intrinsic to a bearing or a guide component, it is necessary to perform measurement with an extremely short samp... | B23Q520 | 20170809 | 20180315 | 66830.0 | B23Q520 | 0 | SNYDER, ALAN W | MACHINE TOOL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B23Q | 2,017 | |
15,673,741 | ACCEPTED | Digital Message Processing System | A wireless apparatus and system automatically processes digital “messages” to a remote system at a predefined destination address. Initial transmission occurs via a wireless network, and the apparatus process allows the simultaneous capture of new messages while transmissions are occurring. The destination address may ... | 1. A digital photo processing system comprising: at least one wireless digital camera apparatus, wherein each apparatus includes a processor, a memory, a destination address and one or more previously defined recipient codes stored in the memory, a user interface connected to the processor for displaying the one or mor... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 11/668,465 filed Jan. 29, 2007 entitled “Digital Message Processing System” which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/324,249 filed on Jun. 2, 1999, entitled “Apparatus and System for Prompt Digital Photo Deliver... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Digital cameras are increasingly popular, and the popularity is due in part to their elimination of processing delays involved with conventional film-based photography. With a digital camera, one does not have to shoot an entire roll of film and send it to a processor for development before seeing... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide a wireless digital camera device (also referred to herein as a wireless device) including a processor, RF communications device (modem), memory, and digital camera which is configured to transmit a digital data message, including at least a digital im... | H04L6704 | 20170810 | 20180403 | 20171123 | 74087.0 | H04L2908 | 4 | NGUYEN, LUONG TRUNG | Digital Message Processing System | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,017 |
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