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PENDING
Wireless Power Receiver and Control Method Thereof
A wireless power receiver according to an embodiment wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter. The wireless power receiver includes a printed circuit board having a reception space in a predetermined area, a receiving coil disposed in the reception space of the printed circuit board for receiving pow...
1. A wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a wireless power transmitter, the wireless power receiver comprising: a board comprising a plurality of layers; a wireless receiving coil disposed in the board; a short-range communication coil disposed in the board; and a shielding unit disposed in the b...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/195,390, filed Jun. 28, 2016, entitled “Wireless Power Receiver and Control Method Thereof”, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/658,116, filed Oct. 23, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,461,364, issue...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The embodiment relates to a wireless power receiver and a control method thereof. A wireless power transmission or a wireless energy transfer refers to a technology of wirelessly transferring electric energy to desired devices. In the 1800's, an electric motor or a transformer employing the princi...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The embodiment provides a wireless power receiver with a minimized thickness by suitably arranging a receiving coil, a short-range communication antenna and a printed circuit board. The embodiment provides a wireless power receiver with a reduced thickness by allowing a short-range communication ante...
H02J5012
20170810
20171123
97085.0
H02J5012
1
FLEMING, FRITZ M
Wireless Power Receiver and Control Method Thereof
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H02J
2,017
15,674,043
ACCEPTED
1-[2-(2,4-DIMETHYLPHENYLSULFANYL)-PHENYL]PIPERAZINE AS A COMPOUND With COMBINED SEROTONIN REUPTAKE, 5-HT3 AND 5-HT1A ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulphanyl)phenyl)]piperazine exhibits potent activity on SERT, 5-HT3 and 5-HT1A and may as such be useful for the treatment of cognitive impairment, especially in depressed patients.
1. A method of alleviating a symptom or complication of depression or major depressive disorder, or delaying progression of depression or major depressive disorder, comprising: administering to a patient in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition comprising a hydrobromide salt of a 1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)-p...
CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS This is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/948,775, filed Nov. 23, 2015, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/242,337, filed Apr. 1, 2014, which is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/301,061, filed Nov. 17...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) have for years been the first choice therapeutics for the treatment of certain CNS related diseases, in particular depression, anxiety and social phobias because they are effective, well tolerated and have a favourable safety profile ...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present inventors have surprisingly found that 1-[2-(2,4-dimethylphenylsulfanyl)phenyl]piperazine exerts a combination of SERT inhibition, 5-HT 3 antagonism and 5-HT 1A partial agonism. Accordingly, in one embodiment the present invention provides compound I which is 1-[2-(2,4-di...
A61K31495
20170810
20180109
20171221
84397.0
A61K31495
15
POLANSKY, GREGG
1-[2-(2,4-DIMETHYLPHENYLSULFANYL)-PHENYL]PIPERAZINE AS A COMPOUND With COMBINED SEROTONIN REUPTAKE, 5-HT3 AND 5-HT1A ACTIVITY FOR THE TREATMENT OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,674,122
ACCEPTED
SEEDING MACHINE WITH SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM
A seed delivery system for use in a seeding or planting machine that removes the seed from a seed meter by capturing the seed therefrom. The delivery system then moves the seed down to a lower discharge point and accelerates the seed horizontally rearward to a speed approximately equal to the forward travel speed of th...
1. A seeding machine, comprising: a seed metering system; a seed transfer device positioned adjacent to the seed metering system; a seed delivery system comprising a housing having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening located proximal to the seed transfer device through which seed is transferred from...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/616,877, filed Feb. 9, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/504,801, filed Oct. 2, 2014 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,686,905 on Jun. 27, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent applicatio...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An agricultural seeding machine such as a row crop planter or grain drill places seeds at a desired depth within a plurality of parallel seed trenches formed in soil. In the case of a row crop planter, a plurality of row crop units is typically ground driven using wheels, shafts, ...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a seed delivery system that removes the seed from the seed meter by capturing the seed. The delivery system then moves the seed down to a lower discharge point and accelerates the seed rearward to a horizontal velocity approximately equal to the forward...
A01C716
20170810
20180626
20171123
99684.0
A01C716
1
NOVOSAD, CHRISTOPHER J
SEEDING MACHINE WITH SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A01C
2,017
15,674,827
PENDING
APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING USABLE CROP FROM INTERMIXED DEBRIS
An apparatus for separating usable crop from intermixed debris, the apparatus having: a movable support; a conveying system on the movable support to convey usable crop in a processing path from an upstream input location to a downstream output location; at least a first separating system on the movable support to caus...
1. An apparatus for separating usable crop from intermixed debris, the apparatus comprising: a movable support; a conveying system on the movable support configured to convey usable crop in a processing path from an upstream input location to a downstream output location; at least a first separating system on the movab...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/630,723 filed Feb. 25, 2015. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention This invention relates to crop harvesting and, more particularly, to an apparatus through which usable crop can be sep...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one form, the invention is directed to an apparatus for separating usable crop from intermixed debris. The apparatus includes: a movable support; a conveying system on the movable support configured to convey usable crop in a processing path from an upstream input location to a do...
B07B902
20170811
20180201
71430.0
B07B902
0
FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD
APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING USABLE CROP FROM INTERMIXED DEBRIS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
B07B
2,017
15,675,361
PENDING
INHIBITORS OF INDUCED MMP-1 PRODUCTION
The present invention provides methods and compositions of prophylaxis for, or for treating, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, arthritis, skin damage, or atherosclerotic plaque rupture in a subject in need thereof, which comprise i) a statin or ii) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
1. A method of prophylaxis for, or for treating, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, arthritis, skin damage, or atherosclerotic plaque rupture in a subject in need thereof, which comprises administering to the subject i) a statin or ii) a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) in an amount that...
This application is a continuation-in-part of PCT International Application No. PCT/US2016/017562, filed Feb. 11, 2016, claiming the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/115,021, filed Feb. 11, 2015, the contents of each of which are hereby incorporated by reference into the application. This invention was ma...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an enormous unmet medical need. Present therapies offer relief from its symptoms, but no drug treats the cause or slows progression of the disease. The most common cause of COPD is cigarette smoking, a behavior whose prevalence in the U....
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method of prophylaxis for, or for treating, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cancer, arthritis, skin damage, or atherosclerotic plaque rupture in a subject in need thereof, which comprises administering to the subject i) a statin or ii) a...
A61K31366
20170811
20180201
66987.0
A61K31366
0
THOMAS, TIMOTHY P
INHIBITORS OF INDUCED MMP-1 PRODUCTION
SMALL
1
CONT-REJECTED
A61K
2,017
15,675,368
ACCEPTED
SHELVING SYSTEM
A shelving system includes a plurality of horizontal support members, each horizontal support member having a length; a plurality of wall supports, each wall support including a first surface on which at least a portion of a horizontal support member rests; a plurality of brackets, each bracket attachable to the horizo...
1. A shelving system comprising: a support assembly comprising first and second support posts, each support post having a pair of mounting surfaces that face away from each other and a first abutment surface that is orthogonal to and between the mounting surfaces, and a plurality of support pins fixed to each of the fi...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/026,519 filed on Mar. 31, 2016, which is a U.S. National Phase entry of International Patent Application PCT/US14/58308 filed on Sep. 30, 2014, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application N...
<SOH> FIELD <EOH>The present invention relates to shelves, racks, and workstations, and more particularly to shelves, racks, and workstations that are supported by a wall or ceiling and cantilevered for supporting items or for supporting work surfaces.
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An important function of most shelving and rack systems and workstations is the ability to increase storage and working space. Limitations exist in the design and assembly of many conventional shelving systems, racks and workstations. These limitations are most apparent in highly competitive industri...
A47F508
20170811
20180206
20171130
73203.0
A47F508
1
NOVOSAD, JENNIFER ELEANORE
SHELVING SYSTEM
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A47F
2,017
15,675,492
PENDING
FRAUD PREVENTION BASED ON USER ACTIVITY DATA
A user conducts activities, such as researching a product online or visiting a store that sells the product. A user then utilizes a risk analysis system to receive and store user activity data for the user's activities. When a purchase attempt is made with the user's financial account, a merchant sends a transaction re...
1.-20. (canceled) 21. A computer-implemented method to reduce fraud in online transactions by correlating shopping behaviors of users in physical merchant locations with product identification information associated with products being purchased in the online transactions, comprising: logging, by one or more computing ...
TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates generally to fraud prevention, and more particularly to methods and systems that rely on user-provided activity data, such as user search history, to detect possible fraudulent activity for purchase transactions involving a financial account of the user. BACKGROUND Electro...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Electronic commerce, such as online shopping, has been increasingly common since the advent of the Internet. Online shopping websites generally provide a user interface for customers to select products to purchase. After the customer has selected products for purchase, the customer typically may c...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In certain example aspects described herein, a computer-implemented method for transaction risk analysis is provided. A risk analysis system receives a registration from a user that desires to have their purchase transactions monitored for possible fraudulent activity. The risk analysis system, for e...
G06Q204016
20170811
20171130
64483.0
G06Q2040
0
ZIMMERMAN, MATTHEW E
METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR ONLINE FRAUD PREVENTION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06Q
2,017
15,675,789
ACCEPTED
CONCEALABLE BODY ARMOR AND COMBINATION BAG/VEST
Described herein are combination bag/vests which, in a bag configuration, serve as a functional bag and which, in a vest configuration, include a system for attaching one or more modular accessories to the vest in a desired configuration. Also described herein are such combination bag/vests wherein the vest configurati...
1. A combination bag/vest comprising: a vest comprising: a chest covering portion and a back covering portion the chest covering portion and back covering portion each portion having a vest surface; a pair of separable shoulder straps each connecting an upper portion of the chest covering portion with an upper portion ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application claiming the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/153,687, filed Jan. 13, 2014, the disclosure of which is herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates generally to mu...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It would be desirable to produce a combination bag/vest which, in a bag configuration, serves as a functional bag and which, in a vest configuration, includes a system for attaching one or more accessories in a desired configuration. It would also be desirable to produce such combina...
A41D1504
20170814
20180109
20171130
97819.0
A41D1504
2
QUINN, RICHALE LEE
CONCEALABLE BODY ARMOR AND COMBINATION BAG/VEST
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A41D
2,017
15,675,895
PENDING
Combinatory Score Having a Fitness Sub-Score and an Athleticism Sub-Score
Example embodiments may relate to a system, method, apparatus, and computer readable media configured for monitoring a user performing an athletic movement and/or exercise and generating a combinatory fitness athleticism score. The score may comprise a fitness sub-score and a fitness sub-score. The athletic movement ma...
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: providing first instructions to a user to perform a first athletic movement; receiving, from a sensor, first activity data representing the first athletic movement; calculating with a processor, based on the first activity data, a first combinatory fitness-athleticism score;...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/074,682, filed Mar. 18, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/909,832, filed Jun. 4, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,289,674, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 6...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>While most people appreciate the importance of physical fitness, many have difficulty finding the motivation required to maintain a regular exercise program. Some people find it particularly difficult to maintain an exercise regimen that involves continuously repetitive motions, such as running, w...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following presents a simplified summary of the present disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of some aspects of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention or to delineate the sc...
A63B7106
20170814
20180111
76440.0
A63B7106
1
ROWLAND, STEVE
Combinatory Score Having a Fitness Sub-Score and an Athleticism Sub-Score
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A63B
2,017
15,675,930
PENDING
VIRTUAL 360-DEGREE VIEW OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE
Systems and method for creating and utilizing a virtual 360-degree view of a telecommunications site include capturing first data of a 360-degree view at multiple points around the telecommunications site; capturing second data of a 360-degree view at aerial points above the telecommunications site; capturing third dat...
1. A method for creating and utilizing a virtual 360-degree view of a telecommunications site, the method comprising: capturing first data of a 360-degree view at multiple points around the telecommunications site; capturing second data of a 360-degree view at aerial points above the telecommunications site; capturing ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) The present patent/application is continuation-in-part of and the content of each are incorporated by reference herein: Filing Date Ser. No. Title Jul. 7, 2017 15/644,144 DETECTING CHANGES AT CELL SITES AND SURROUNDING AREAS USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES May 17, 2017 15/597,32...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>Due to the geographic coverage nature of wireless service, there are hundreds of thousands of cell towers in the United States. For example, in 2014, it was estimated that there were more than 310,000 cell towers in the United States. Cell towers can have heights up to 1,500 feet...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>In an exemplary embodiment, a method for creating and utilizing a virtual 360-degree view of a telecommunications site includes capturing first data of a 360-degree view at multiple points around the telecommunications site; capturing second data of a 360-degree view at aerial...
H04N523238
20170814
20171221
99058.0
H04N5232
1
LETT, THOMAS J
VIRTUAL 360-DEGREE VIEW OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SITE
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04N
2,017
15,676,631
PENDING
SELF-OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM USING SOFT FREQUENCY REUSE
A method of determining a carrier power in a communications system including a processor includes a) setting a power differential between a reference carrier and one or more carriers, b) measuring a number of satisfied users at the power differential, and c) measuring a capacity for the satisfied users at the power dif...
1. (canceled) 2. A method of determining a transmission power of a digital remote unit (DRU) in a distributed antenna system (DAS), the method comprising: a) setting a transmission power level for the DRU; b) determining a key performance indicator related to a number of satisfied users at the transmission power; c) it...
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/154,073, filed May 13, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/935,157, filed on Jul. 3, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,363,768, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent App...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of determining a carrier power in a communications system including a processor is provided. The method includes a) setting a power differential between a reference carrier and one or more carriers, b) measuring a number o...
H04W52243
20170814
20180329
98936.0
H04W5224
1
KAMARA, MOHAMED A
SELF-OPTIMIZING DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM USING SOFT FREQUENCY REUSE
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04W
2,017
15,676,976
PENDING
BODY LIMB PROTECTION SYSTEM
A body limb protection system includes an outer layer, an inner layer, and a force dampening and defusing structure. The outer layer includes a first material composition and has an exterior surface that includes a substantially planer area. The inner layer includes a second material composition and has a shape corresp...
1. A body limb protection system comprises: an outer layer including a first material composition and having an exterior surface that includes a substantially planer area; an inner layer including a second material composition and having a shape corresponding to a body limb portion, wherein the inner layer is adjacent ...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENTS The present U.S. Utility Patent Application claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/375,767, entitled “BODY IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEM”, filed Aug. 16, 2016, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and made part of t...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S) <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an example of a conventional impact protection device receiving an impact force; FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example graph of the impact protection device of FIG. 1 that plots impact force versus impact area; FIG. 3 is a ...
A41D13015
20170814
20180222
94510.0
A41D13015
0
VANATTA, AMY B
BODY LIMB PROTECTION SYSTEM
SMALL
0
PENDING
A41D
2,017
15,677,081
PENDING
STANDARD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE DISTRACTION PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
Methods and systems for providing standardized mobile device distraction prevention and safety protocols are disclosed. In particular, an embodiment of a method for activating a distraction prevention or safety protocol behavior in a mobile device when the mobile device satisfies a specific condition is disclosed. The ...
1. A method of activating a protocol behavior in a mobile device within a specified environment comprising: broadcasting, by a protocol activator, a first trigger signal in the specified environment; and including, by the protocol activator, a discovery information in the first trigger signal, wherein the discovery inf...
PRIORITY APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/368,856 filed on Dec. 5, 2016, which is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/075,327 filed on Mar. 21, 2016, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,584,652, w...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Over the past few decades, the cellular/wireless industry has advanced by leaps and bounds. Throughout the world, mobile devices have become a ubiquitous part of everyday life. The enormous proliferation of the mobile device is nothing short of incredible. But, with it has surfaced a host of major...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>It is, therefore an object of the present invention, to provide a set of standard mobile communication device distraction prevention and safety protocols to be embedded in the mobile device firmware (system memory or system image) and to provide various applicable sensors to be adopted u...
H04M172577
20170815
20180111
61619.0
H04M1725
0
LEE, JOHN J
STANDARD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE DISTRACTION PREVENTION AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04M
2,017
15,677,143
PENDING
SELF-CHECKOUT STATION AIR CIRCULATION
A self-checkout system comprises a cabinet housing, the cabinet including a ventilated region; a point of sale (POS) station at the cabinet housing, the POS station including heat-generating components, the ventilated region of the cabinet housing removing heat generated from the POS components from the cabinet housing...
1. A self-checkout system, comprising: a cabinet housing, the cabinet including a ventilated region; a point of sale (POS) station at the cabinet housing, the POS station including heat-generating components, the ventilated region of the cabinet housing removing heat generated from the heat-generating components from t...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent No. 62/377,305, filed Aug. 19, 2016, entitled “Self-Checkout Station Air Circulation,” the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein in their entirety. This application is related to Design Patent application Ser. No. 29/57...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect, provided is a self-checkout system, comprising: a cabinet housing, the cabinet including a ventilated region; a point of sale (POS) station at the cabinet housing, the POS station including heat-generating components, the ventilated region of the cabinet housing removing heat generated...
A47F9048
20170815
20180222
66102.0
A47F904
0
DANNEMAN, PAUL
SELF-CHECKOUT STATION AIR CIRCULATION
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
A47F
2,017
15,677,957
PENDING
METHODS FOR ANALYZING NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM SINGLE CELLS
Aspects of the present invention include analyzing nucleic acids from single cells using methods that include using tagged polynucleotides containing multiplex identifier sequences.
1. A method of analyzing nucleic acids from a plurality of single cells, the method comprising: (a) providing a sample comprising a plurality of single cells, wherein each single cell of the plurality of single cells comprises a plurality of sample polynucleotides; (b) generating a plurality of tagged polynucleotides f...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION We have previously described methods that enable tagging each of a population of fragmented genomes and then combining them together to create a ‘population library’ that can be processed and eventually sequenced as a mixture. The population tags enable analysis software to parse the sequenc...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>We have previously described methods that enable tagging each of a population of fragmented genomes and then combining them together to create a ‘population library’ that can be processed and eventually sequenced as a mixture. The population tags enable analysis software to parse ...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Aspects of the present invention are drawn to processes for moving a region of interest in a polynucleotide from a first position to a second position with regard to a domain within the polynucleotide, also referred to as a “reflex method” (or reflex process, reflex sequence process,...
C12Q16874
20170815
20180322
67988.0
C12Q168
2
DINES, KARLA A
METHODS FOR ANALYZING NUCLEIC ACIDS FROM SINGLE CELLS
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
C12Q
2,017
15,679,054
PENDING
System and Method for Real-Time Optimization and Industry Benchmarking for Campaign Management
A system for collecting brand awareness and advertising campaign performance results in real-time. Embodiments allow the system to adapt (e.g., machine learning) to target advertisements to users that are most likely to be influenced by exposure to a brand awareness advertising campaign, and present results, in real-ti...
1. A method for real-time data optimization and campaign benchmarking, the method comprising: receiving a selected content request associated with a user identifier from a user device; retrieving a user profile associated with the user identifier from a profile store; determining whether to deliver a survey to the user...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/375,864, filed Aug. 16, 2016, which application is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety and for all purposes. This application is also a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application S...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Consumers are inundated with various types of advertising content on television, mobile devices, and while accessing the internet, but typically lack the ability to actively control and interact with such advertising content. For example, consumers are conventionally served with advertising conten...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is an exemplary top-level block diagram illustrating an embodiment of a content feedback, incentive, and reward system. FIG. 2 is an exemplary data flow diagram illustrating an embodiment of a data flow path between a user device, the list server and content server of...
G06Q300245
20170816
20180222
65555.0
G06Q3002
0
DAGNEW, SABA
System and Method for Real-Time Optimization and Industry Benchmarking for Campaign Management
SMALL
0
PENDING
G06Q
2,017
15,679,696
ACCEPTED
ELEVATOR ROLLER INSERT SYSTEM
A device, system, and/or method for reducing friction required to rotate a tubular within an elevator during the process of running tubulars in an oil and gas well are provided. An elevator roller insert may be used in conjunction with an elevator, such as a single joint elevator. Such an insert may comprise upper and ...
1. An elevator roller system for a drilling rig, comprising: a tubular having a first outer diameter and a second outer diameter, wherein the first outer diameter is smaller than the second outer diameter; an elevator having: a first arm having an interior surface; a second arm having an interior surface, the first and...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation application under 35 U.S.C. §111(a) of PCT Application No. PCT/US2016/023686 having an international filing date of Mar. 23, 2016, which designated the United States, which PCT application claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 62/136,97...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the oil and gas industry, wellbores are drilled into the earth using drilling rigs, where tubulars are threaded together to form long tubular strings that are inserted into the wellbore to extract the desired fluid. The tubing string is generally suspended in the bo...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In the oil and gas industry, wellbores are drilled into the earth using drilling rigs, where tubulars are threaded together to form long tubular strings that are inserted into the wellbore to extract the desired fluid. The tubing string is generally suspended in the bo...
E21B1906
20170817
20180605
20171130
59492.0
E21B1906
2
MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L
ELEVATOR ROLLER INSERT SYSTEM
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
E21B
2,017
15,679,748
PENDING
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GRATUITIES
A computer-implemented method for allocating gratuities is disclosed that includes employing at least one processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions stored in memory to perform the following acts: receiving transaction information from a point of sale, wherein the transaction information comprises...
1-21. (canceled) 22. A computer-implemented system for managing gratuity allocations comprising: at least one processor coupled to at least one memory configured to execute the following computer-executable components stored in the at least one memory: a database configured to store transaction information and employee...
RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation application of and claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/834,466, filed Mar. 15, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,741,050, and to U.S. Patent Application No. 61/696,569, filed Sep. 4, 2012, the disclosures of which are incorporated here...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure is related to a system and method for managing gratuities, and more particularly to calculating, allocating, and distributing gratuities among service employees. In the hospitality industry and many other service based businesses, it is customary for customers to...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure is related to a system and method for managing gratuities, and more particularly to calculating, allocating, and distributing gratuities among service employees. In the hospitality industry and many other service based businesses, it is customary for customers to...
G06Q300214
20170817
20180510
93646.0
G06Q3002
1
WILDER, ANDREW H
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GRATUITIES
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06Q
2,017
15,680,300
ACCEPTED
CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS OF A USER DEVICE UTILIZING AN ENVIRONMENT MAP
A system and method is provided for using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. This determination may be used ...
1. A method for controlling access to a functionality of a user device, the method comprising: receiving a capabilities list (CL) from one or more external resources available to and in proximity with the user device, each CL specifying one or more attributes of the respective external resource from which it is receive...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the delivery, discovery, management and control of information to mobile consumers, and more particularly to consumers who have access to multiple devices, capabilities and networks, and to the efficient use and control of these resourc...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>These and other drawbacks in the prior art are overcome in large part by a system and method according to embodiments of the present invention. A telecommunications method in accordance with embodiments of the present invention includes receiving registry map information of network e...
H04W4001
20170818
20180306
20171207
78187.0
H04W400
1
LE, DANH C
CONTROLLING FUNCTIONS OF A USER DEVICE UTILIZING AN ENVIRONMENT MAP
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04W
2,017
15,683,359
PENDING
SECURE AUTHENTICATION AND PAYMENT SYSTEM
A transaction and payment and processing system securely conducts transactions over the public telephone network. The transactions may be between and among entities of any type such as individuals, merchants, utilities, banks, etc. Nothing more than access to a telephone is required after initial registration of a user...
1. A server comprising: a processor, the processor including one or more program modules configured to: send a message to a client device, wherein the message provides instructions for a target to access the server to receive payment; receive one or more messages from the client device, the one or more messages includi...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a Continuation Application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/689,308, filed Nov. 29, 2012, which is a Divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/375,501 filed on Feb. 26, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,346,659, which is a continuation-in-part of ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Despite the widespread adoption of the internet and the significant commerce which already takes place over it, a substantial portion of the public still does not use the internet for commercial transactions. For some of these the non-use is attributable to unfamiliarity with, or acc...
G06Q203821
20170822
20171207
70763.0
G06Q2038
3
HAMILTON, LALITA M
SECURE AUTHENTICATION AND PAYMENT SYSTEM
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06Q
2,017
15,683,623
ACCEPTED
FASTER STATE TRANSITIONING FOR CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES USING MULTI-LAYERED VARIABLE TINT MATERIALS
An electrically controlled spectacle includes a spectacle frame and optoelectronic lenses housed in the frame. The lenses include a left lens and a right lens, each of the optoelectrical lenses having a plurality of states, wherein the state of the left lens is independent of the state of the right lens. The electrical...
1. An apparatus comprising: a storage adapted to: store one or more image frames; a processor adapted to: obtain a first image frame and a second image frame from a first video stream; generate a first modified image frame by expanding the first image frame, wherein the first modified image frame is different from the ...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/606,850, filed May 26, 2017, which is (I) a Continuation-In-Part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/217,612, filed Jul. 22, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,699,444, which is a Continuation of U.S....
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention is, in part, directed to Continuous Adjustable 3Deeps Filter spectacles for viewing 2D movies as 3D movies. 3Deeps Filter Spectacles provide a system by which ordinary 2-dimensional motion pictures can be viewed in part as a 3-dimensional motion pictures. They however were a sub-opt...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A method has now been discovered for originating visual illusions of figures and spaces in continuous movement in any chosen direction using a finite number of pictures (as few as two pictures) that can be permanently stored and copied and displayed on motion picture film or electron...
H04N130431
20170822
20180417
20171228
67162.0
H04N1304
10
DANG, HUNG XUAN
FASTER STATE TRANSITIONING FOR CONTINUOUS ADJUSTABLE 3DEEPS FILTER SPECTACLES USING MULTI-LAYERED VARIABLE TINT MATERIALS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04N
2,017
15,684,369
ACCEPTED
SOUND VERIFICATION
In some examples, sound verification may include a speaker device that may be configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level and a listening device that may be configured to receive the sound and provide feedback to the speaker device based on the received sound. The primary transceiver device may be further co...
1. A sound verification system, comprising: a plurality of speaker devices, wherein each of the plurality of speaker devices is configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level; and one or more listener devices configured to: receive the sound from the plurality of speaker devices; distinguish the received sound ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application is a continuation application under 35 U.S.C. §120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/440,236, filed on May 1, 2015, which is the U.S. National Stage filing under 35 U.S.C. §371 of International Application No. PCT/US14/33316, filed on Apr. 8, 2014. The disclosures ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Unless otherwise indicated herein, the approaches described in this section are not prior art to the claims in this application and are not admitted to be prior art by inclusion in this section. Acoustics in open forums may be unpredictable. For example, in an outdoor setting, weather conditions s...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one example embodiment, a sound verification system may include: a speaker device that is configured to transmit sound at a dynamic volume level; and a listening device that is configured to receive the sound and provide feedback to the speaker device based on the received sound, wherein the speak...
G10L210364
20170823
20180529
20171207
70527.0
G10L210364
1
HUBER, PAUL W
SOUND VERIFICATION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G10L
2,017
15,685,566
PENDING
Combination Therapy with Glutaminase Inhibitors
The invention relates to novel heterocyclic compounds and pharmaceutical preparations thereof. The invention further relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer using the novel heterocyclic compounds of the invention.
1. A method of treating or preventing cancer in a subject, comprising administering a glutaminase inhibitor and a taxane to the subject, wherein the subject is refractory to at least one prior chemotherapy treatment. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the glutaminase inhibitor is a compound of formula (I), or a pharmace...
BACKGROUND Glutamine supports cell survival, growth and proliferation through metabolic and non-metabolic mechanisms. In actively proliferating cells, the metabolism of glutamine to lactate, also referred to as “glutaminolysis” is a major source of energy in the form of NADPH. The first step in glutaminolysis is the de...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Glutamine supports cell survival, growth and proliferation through metabolic and non-metabolic mechanisms. In actively proliferating cells, the metabolism of glutamine to lactate, also referred to as “glutaminolysis” is a major source of energy in the form of NADPH. The first step in glutaminolysi...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method of treating or preventing cancer, such as triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), in a subject, comprising administering a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: L represents CH 2 SCH 2 , CH 2 CH 2 , CH 2 CH ...
A61K31501
20170824
20180301
62726.0
A61K31501
0
WANG, SHENGJUN
COMBINATION THERAPY WITH GLUTAMINASE INHIBITORS
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,686,198
ACCEPTED
SHORT-WAVE INFRARED SUPER-CONTINUUM LASERS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DENTAL CARIES
A wearable device for use with a smart phone or tablet includes LEDs for measuring physiological parameters by modulating the LEDs and generating a near-infrared multi-wavelength optical beam. At least one LED emits at a first wavelength having a first penetration depth and at least another LED emits at a second wavele...
1. A wearable device for use with a smart phone or tablet, the wearable device comprising: a measurement device including a light source comprising a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) for measuring one or more physiological parameters, the measurement device configured to generate, by modulating at least one of...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/357,136 filed Nov. 21, 2016, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/651,367 filed Jun. 11, 2015, which is the U.S. national phase of PCT Application No. PCT/US2013/075736 filed Dec. 17, 2013, whic...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Dental care and the prevention of dental decay or dental caries has changed in the United States over the past several decades, due to the introduction of fluoride to drinking water, the use of fluoride dentifrices and rinses, application of topical fluoride in the dental office, and i...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>Dental care and the prevention of dental decay or dental caries has changed in the United States over the past several decades, due to the introduction of fluoride to drinking water, the use of fluoride dentifrices and rinses, application of topical fluoride in the dental office, and i...
A61B50088
20170825
20180109
20171228
90729.0
A61B500
2
RAHMAN, MD M
SHORT-WAVE INFRARED SUPER-CONTINUUM LASERS FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DENTAL CARIES
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61B
2,017
15,686,268
PENDING
STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
A non-transitory computer readable recording medium stores game program code instructions for a game in which a first user and a second user do battle, and when the game program code instructions are executed by a computer, the game program code instructions cause the computer to perform a data storage function of stor...
1. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing game program code instructions for a game in which a first user and a second user do battle, and when the game program code instructions are executed by a computer, the game program code instructions cause the computer to perform: a data storage function of...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/391,123, filed Dec. 27, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/253,964, filed Sep. 1, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,636,583, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser....
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In recent years, with the spread of electronic apparatuses such as smart phones and tablets, games played on these electronic apparatuses have been actively developed. As an example of such a game, there is a card game in which the user plays against other users or against the computer using cards...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>I provide: (1) A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing game program code instructions for a game in which a first user and a second user do battle, and when the game program code instructions are executed by a computer, the game program code instructions cause the computer to perf...
A63F1352
20170825
20171207
99434.0
A63F1352
1
ELISCA, PIERRE E
STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A63F
2,017
15,686,426
PENDING
DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
A direct injection engine includes a fuel injection valve configured to inject fuel into a cylinder, a water injection valve configured to inject water into the cylinder, and a valve variable mechanism configured to change an operation timing of each of an intake valve and an exhaust valve. During an operation in a low...
1. A direct injection engine, comprising: a cylinder configured to accommodate a piston to be reciprocally movable; a fuel injection valve configured to inject fuel containing gasoline into the cylinder; a water injection valve configured to inject water into the cylinder; an intake valve configured to open and close a...
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an engine configured to combust fuel containing gasoline after reforming the fuel. BACKGROUND ART As an engine configured to combust reformed fuel as described above, there is known an engine disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-25031. The engine ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>As an engine configured to combust reformed fuel as described above, there is known an engine disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-25031. The engine disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-25031 includes a cylinder, an intake passage and an exhaust ...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a direct injection engine and a control method thereof, which enable to improve fuel economy of the engine by using reformed fuel without waste. A direct injection engine according to an aspect of the present inventio...
F02D413094
20170825
20180308
64397.0
F02D4130
0
STAUBACH, CARL C
DIRECT INJECTION ENGINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
F02D
2,017
15,686,875
PENDING
EXERCISE SYSTEM AND METHOD
An exercise machine includes a processor, a first display, a deck, and a belt rotatable about the deck. The machine also includes a sensor operably connected to the processor and configured to detect a first performance parameter of a first user running on the belt of the exercise machine. The processor is configured t...
1. A method, comprising: providing information about available exercise classes to a processor associated with a first exercise machine, the first exercise machine being located at a first remote location; receiving, from a first user of the first exercise machine and via the processor, a selection of one of the availa...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a nonprovisional of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/380,412, filed Aug. 27, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION This application relates generally to the field of exercise equipment and methods a...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Humans are competitive by nature, striving to improve their performance both as compared to their own prior efforts and as compared to others. Humans are also drawn to games and other diversions, such that even tasks that a person may find difficult or annoying can become appealing if different ga...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In an example embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes providing information about available exercise classes to a processor associated with a first exercise machine, the first exercise machine being located at a first remote location, receiving, from a first user of t...
A63B240075
20170825
20180301
94831.0
A63B2400
1
ATKINSON, GARRETT K
EXERCISE SYSTEM AND METHOD
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
A63B
2,017
15,687,132
ACCEPTED
METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC MONITORING OF NITROGEN SCAVENGING DRUGS
The present disclosure provides methods for evaluating daily ammonia exposure based on a single fasting ammonia blood level measurement, as well as methods that utilize this technique to adjust the dosage of a nitrogen scavenging drug, determine whether to administer a nitrogen scavenging drug, and treat nitrogen reten...
1-11. (canceled) 12. A method of treating a subject with a urea cycle disorder (UCD) who has a fasting morning plasma ammonia level less than the upper limit of normal, the method comprising: a) administering an initial dosage of glyceryl tri-[4-phenylbutyrate]; b) after a time period sufficient for the glyceryl tri-[4...
RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/417,137, filed Mar. 9, 2012 and now pending, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/564,668, filed Nov. 29, 2011, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/542,100, filed Sep. 30, 2011, the disclos...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Nitrogen retention disorders associated with elevated ammonia levels include urea cycle disorders (UCDs) and hepatic encephalopathy (HE). UCDs include several inherited deficiencies of enzymes or transporters necessary for the synthesis of urea from ammonia, including enzymes involved in the urea ...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Provided herein in certain embodiments are methods for determining whether to increase a dosage of a nitrogen scavenging drug in a subject with a nitrogen retention disorder by measuring a fasting blood ammonia level and comparing the fasting blood ammonia level to the upper limit of normal (ULN) for...
A61K31235
20170825
20180508
20180118
81418.0
A61K31235
1
RAO, SAVITHA M
METHODS OF THERAPEUTIC MONITORING OF NITROGEN SCAVENGING DRUGS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,687,719
PENDING
METHODS OF USING GAP JUNCTIONS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE RETINA
The disclosure provides methods of treating a condition of the retina by administering an inhibitor of connexin 36 and/or an inhibitor of connexin 45 to a subject with a retinal condition. This disclosure further provides compositions for the treatment of a retinal condition which include an inhibitor of connexin 36 an...
1. A method of treating a condition of the retina comprising administering an inhibitor of connexin 36 and/or an inhibitor of connexin 45 to a subject in need thereof. 2. The method of claim 1, comprising administration of both an inhibitor of connexin 36 and an inhibitor of connexin 45. 3. The method of claims 1 or 2 ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of a co-pending application having U.S. Ser. No. 15/317,171, filed Dec. 8, 2016, which is a 371 of International application having Serial No. PCT/2015/035226, filed Jun. 11, 2015, which claims priority to U.S. provisional application 62/01...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>In addition to the intrinsic mechanisms underlying primary cell death, intercellular communication appears to play a major, but presently unclear, role in so-called secondary cell death (Andrade-Rozental A F, et al., Brain Res. Rev 32:308-315 (2000)). Damage in the central nervou...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>Disclosed herein are methods for treating a condition of the retina, by administering an inhibitor of connexin 36 and/or an inhibitor of connexin 45 to a subject with a retinal condition. In some embodiments, both an inhibitor of connexin 36 and an inhibitor of connexin 45 are...
A61K38177
20170828
20171214
57985.0
A61K3817
0
SHIN, DANA H
METHODS OF USING GAP JUNCTIONS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS OF THE RETINA
SMALL
1
CONT-PENDING
A61K
2,017
15,688,305
ACCEPTED
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the con...
1-15. (canceled) 16. A method of increasing blood pressure in a human in need thereof, the method comprising: administering to the human a pharmaceutical composition that comprises, in a unit dosage form: i) from about 0.1 μg/mL to about 2 μg/mL of vasopressin or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; dextrose; ac...
CROSS REFERENCE This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/612,649, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/426,693, filed Feb. 7, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/289,640, filed Oct. 10, 2016, which is a continuati...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Vasopressin is a potent endogenous hormone, responsible for maintaining plasma osmolality and volume in most mammals. Vasopressin can be used clinically in the treatment of sepsis and cardiac conditions, and in the elevation of patient's suffering from low blood pressure. Current formulations of v...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a unit dosage form: a) from about 0.01 mg/mL to about 0.07 mg/mL of vasopressin, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; and b) a polymeric pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient in an amoun...
A61K3811
20170828
20180529
20180104
67193.0
A61K3811
1
BRADLEY, CHRISTINA
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,688,314
ACCEPTED
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the con...
1-15. (canceled) 16. A method of increasing blood pressure in a human in need thereof, the method comprising: administering to the human a pharmaceutical composition that comprises, in a unit dosage form: i) from about 0.1 μg/mL to about 2 μg/mL of vasopressin or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; dextrose; ac...
CROSS REFERENCE This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/612,649, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/426,693, filed Feb. 7, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/289,640, filed Oct. 10, 2016, which is a continuati...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Vasopressin is a potent endogenous hormone, responsible for maintaining plasma osmolality and volume in most mammals. Vasopressin can be used clinically in the treatment of sepsis and cardiac conditions, and in the elevation of patient's suffering from low blood pressure. Current formulations of v...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a unit dosage form: a) from about 0.01 mg/mL to about 0.07 mg/mL of vasopressin, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; and b) a polymeric pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient in an amoun...
A61K3811
20170828
20180508
20180104
67193.0
A61K3811
1
BRADLEY, CHRISTINA
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,688,326
ACCEPTED
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the con...
1-15. (canceled) 16. A method of increasing blood pressure in a human in need thereof, the method comprising: administering to the human a pharmaceutical composition that comprises, in a unit dosage form: i) from about 0.1 μg/mL to about 2 μg/mL of vasopressin or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; dextrose; ac...
CROSS REFERENCE This Application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/612,649, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/426,693, filed Feb. 7, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/289,640, filed Oct. 10, 2016, which is a continuati...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Vasopressin is a potent endogenous hormone, responsible for maintaining plasma osmolality and volume in most mammals. Vasopressin can be used clinically in the treatment of sepsis and cardiac conditions, and in the elevation of patient's suffering from low blood pressure. Current formulations of v...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a unit dosage form: a) from about 0.01 mg/mL to about 0.07 mg/mL of vasopressin, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; and b) a polymeric pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient in an amoun...
A61K3811
20170828
20180703
20180104
67193.0
A61K3811
1
BRADLEY, CHRISTINA
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,688,336
ACCEPTED
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the con...
1-15. (canceled) 16. A method of increasing blood pressure in a human in need thereof, the method comprising: administering to the human a unit dosage form, wherein the unit dosage form comprises from about 0.1 units/mL to about 1 unit/mL of vasopressin or the pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, wherein the unit ...
CROSS REFERENCE This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/612,649, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/426,693, filed Feb. 7, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/289,640, filed Oct. 10, 2016, which is a continuati...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Vasopressin is a potent endogenous hormone, responsible for maintaining plasma osmolality and volume in most mammals. Vasopressin can be used clinically in the treatment of sepsis and cardiac conditions, and in the elevation of patient's suffering from low blood pressure. Current formulations of v...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a unit dosage form: a) from about 0.01 mg/mL to about 0.07 mg/mL of vasopressin, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; and b) a polymeric pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient in an amoun...
A61K3811
20170828
20180515
20171221
67193.0
A61K3811
1
BRADLEY, CHRISTINA
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,688,338
ACCEPTED
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
Provided herein are peptide formulations comprising polymers as stabilizing agents. The peptide formulations can be more stable for prolonged periods of time at temperatures higher than room temperature when formulated with the polymers. The polymers used in the present invention can decrease the degradation of the con...
1-15. (canceled) 16. A pharmaceutical composition for intravenous administration comprising, in a unit dosage form: from about 0.01 mg/mL to about 0.07 mg/mL of vasopressin or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; impurities that are present in an amount of 0.9% to 1.7%, wherein the impurities have from about 85%...
CROSS REFERENCE This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/612,649, filed Jun. 2, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/426,693, filed Feb. 7, 2017, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/289,640, filed Oct. 10, 2016, which is a continuati...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Vasopressin is a potent endogenous hormone, responsible for maintaining plasma osmolality and volume in most mammals. Vasopressin can be used clinically in the treatment of sepsis and cardiac conditions, and in the elevation of patient's suffering from low blood pressure. Current formulations of v...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In some embodiments, the invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising, in a unit dosage form: a) from about 0.01 mg/mL to about 0.07 mg/mL of vasopressin, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof; and b) a polymeric pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient in an amoun...
A61K3811
20170828
20180320
20180118
67193.0
A61K3811
1
BRADLEY, CHRISTINA
VASOPRESSIN FORMULATIONS FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF HYPOTENSION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,688,347
PENDING
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER METHOD AND SYSTEM
Methods and systems for processing negotiable economic credits through, or at the request of, a hand held device in association with a third-party provider communicative with the hand held device and/or a point of sale. At least one negotiable economic credit can be transferred from a third-party provider communicative...
1.-20. (canceled) 21. A device comprising: a processor; a wireless controller configured to transmit and receive data through a wireless data communication network; and a memory having instructions stored thereon that are executable by the processor to cause the device to perform operations comprising: storing a data s...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/082,243, filed Apr. 7, 2011 which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/962,675, filed Sep. 25, 2001 which claims priority to Provisional Application U.S. Application 60/238,568, filed Oct. 6, 200...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is therefore an aspect of the present invention to provide improved methods and systems for conducting E-commerce utilizing hand held devices. It is another aspect of the present invention to provide improved methods and systems for processing negotiable economic data (e.g., coupons, cash, credits...
G06Q3002
20170828
20180215
65555.0
G06Q3002
3
RUDY, ANDREW J
THIRD-PARTY PROVIDER METHOD AND SYSTEM
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06Q
2,017
15,689,076
PENDING
Process for Making Tablet Using Radiofrequency and Lossy Coated Particles
In one aspect the present invention features process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder blend comprises lossy coated particles and...
1. A tablet comprising sintered lossy coated particles and at least one pharmaceutically active agent, wherein said lossy coated particles comprise a substrate that is at least partially coated with a lossy coating comprising at least one activator, wherein said substrate has a Q value of greater than 100 and said acti...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional application which claims the benefit U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/592,176, filed Jan. 8, 2015, which also claims priority of the benefits of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 61/925,713, filed Jan. 10, 2014. The complete disclosure of t...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Pharmaceuticals intended for oral administration are typically provided in tablet form. Tablets can be swallowed whole, chewed in the mouth, or disintegrated in the oral cavity. Soft tablets that either are chewed or dissolve in the mouth are often employed in the administration o...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the present invention features a process for making a tablet comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent, said method comprising the step of applying radiofrequency energy to a powder blend to sinter said powder blend into said tablet, wherein said powder ble...
A61K92095
20170829
20171214
80807.0
A61K920
0
VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE
Process for Making Tablet Using Radiofrequency and Lossy Coated Particles
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-REJECTED
A61K
2,017
15,689,491
PENDING
BOOTSTRAPPED SWITCHING CIRCUIT
The trend in wireless communication receivers is to capture more and more bandwidth to support higher throughput, and to directly sample the radio frequency (RF) signal to enable re-configurability and lower cost. Other applications like instrumentation also demand the ability to digitize wide bandwidth RF signals. The...
1. A bootstrapped switching circuit with accelerated turn on, comprising: a sampling switch receiving a voltage input signal and a gate voltage; a bootstrapped voltage generator comprising a positive feedback loop to generate the gate voltage for turning on the sampling switch, said positive feedback loop comprising an...
PRIORITY DATA AND RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application receives benefit from and/or claim priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/393,529, filed on Sep. 12, 2016, entitled “INPUT BUFFER AND BOOTSTRAPPED SWITCHING CIRCUIT”. This U.S. Provisional Patent Application is incorporated by reference...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In many electronics applications, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) converts an analog input signal to a digital output signal, e.g., for further digital signal processing or storage by digital electronics. Broadly speaking, ADCs can translate analog electrical signals representing real-world p...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>To provide a more complete understanding of the present disclosure and features and advantages thereof, reference is made to the following description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying figures, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts, in which: FIG. 1 ...
H03K1704123
20170829
20180315
68652.0
H03K170412
1
WELLS, KENNETH B
BOOTSTRAPPED SWITCHING CIRCUIT
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
H03K
2,017
15,689,779
PENDING
Selectively Locking Merchandising Member
A merchandising system includes an elongated mounting member having a wall with at least one tooth and a cooperating member having a front end receivable on the mounting member. The cooperating member can include a slot defined in the front end. A lock is received in the slot. The lock includes at least one tooth locat...
1-20. (canceled) 21. A merchandising system comprising: a cooperating member including a front end defining a slot and a chamber accessible through the slot; a mounting member including a front wall at least partially defining a channel configured to receive the front end of the cooperating member, the front wall havin...
This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/144,672 which was filed on Apr. 8, 2015. The entire content of that application is incorporated hereinto by reference. BACKGROUND The present disclosure pertains to a merchandising system. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a base and ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure pertains to a merchandising system. More specifically, the disclosure relates to a base and divider assembly employed in a forward feeding display merchandising system for storing and displaying merchandise of a variety of shapes and sizes and automatically delivering the me...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a merchandising system comprises an elongated mounting member including a wall, the wall comprising at least one tooth and a cooperating member including a front end. The front end is adapted to be received on the mo...
A47F1125
20170829
20180215
73203.0
A47F112
0
NOVOSAD, JENNIFER ELEANORE
Selectively Locking Merchandising Member
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A47F
2,017
15,689,947
PENDING
LED LIGHT TUBE END CAP WITH SELF-DOCKING DRIVER COMM BOARD
An LED light tube assembly comprising an LED light tube with an LED array board in a tubular housing, and an end cap with a driver board removably secured to the end of the LED light tube. The driver board extends from a cap midpoint at a first level corresponding to an underside of the LED board in the tube, and the c...
1. An LED light tube assembly comprising an LED light tube comprising an LED board mounted in a tubular housing including a translucent cover and a sidewall portion opposite the translucent cover, and a removable end cap assembly with external electrical connector terminals, wherein: the end cap assembly comprises an e...
RELATED APPLICATIONS/PRIORITY BENEFIT CLAIM This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/381,111, filed Aug. 30, 2016 by the same inventor (Thiel), the entirety of which provisional application is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD The subject matter of the present application is in t...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Large scale lighting systems for businesses, industrial operations, educational institutions, hospitals and similar have traditionally used fluorescent light fixtures with replaceable fluorescent light tubes. These fluorescent tubes are increasingly being replaced with LED (light emitting diode) l...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention is an improved structure for replaceably assembling a separate LED driver and/or wireless communication board (hereafter driver board or driver comm board) to an LED light tube of the type used in large scale tube-lighting fixture environments. In a first aspect, the inven...
F21K9272
20170829
20180301
64415.0
F21K9272
0
GUDORF, LAURA A
LED LIGHT TUBE END CAP WITH SELF-DOCKING DRIVER COMM BOARD
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
F21K
2,017
15,690,640
PENDING
DIGITAL INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTING APPARATUS
A digital information recording apparatus includes a recording circuit for recording information of a retention period included in the digital information and indicating a period for permitting the digital information to be held in the recording medium, starting with a time at which the digital information is recorded ...
1. A digital information recording apparatus for recording digital information including video information and/or audio information on a first recording medium, comprising: a recording circuit for recording move permission information included in said digital information; said move permission information permitting sai...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/713,515, filed May 15, 2015, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/649,882, filed Oct. 11, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,083,942, issued Jul. 14, 2015, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser....
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Various kinds of expedience disclosed in the above documents give a solution to the problems. But the problem involved in copyright cannot be solved satisfactorily by the conventional methods that inflict one-sided profit or loss to copyright holders, broadcasting or software develop...
G11B2000688
20170830
20171221
61391.0
G11B2000
1
ZHAO, DAQUAN
DIGITAL INFORMATION RECORDING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND TRANSMITTING APPARATUS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G11B
2,017
15,691,134
PENDING
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DATA CENTER OR CO-LOCATION FACILITY DESIGNS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
The present invention relates to electronic equipment data center or co-location facility designs and methods of making and using the same in an environmentally aware manner, and generally provides apparatus and methods for using novel support bracket structures, and thermal panels associated with the same, that allow ...
1. A structure for managing heat emitted by electronic equipment comprising: at least one cluster of cabinets disposed in two separated rows such that the rows of cabinets are positioned in a back-to-back configuration to establish a hot aisle enclosure area between the two separated rows and the front side of the cabi...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 12/168,771 filed on Jun. 13, 2008, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Appln. No. 60/944,082 filed Jun. 14, 2007 entitled “Electronic Equipment Data Center or Co-Location Facility Designs...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Data centers and server co-location facilities are well-known. In such facilities, rows of electronics equipment, such as servers, typically owned by different entities, are stored. In many facilities, cabinets are used in which different electronics equipment is stored, so that only the owners of...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to electronic equipment data center or co-location facility designs and methods of making and using the same in an environmentally aware manner. The present invention generally provides apparatus and methods for using novel support bracket structures, an...
H05K720
20170830
20180215
92371.0
H05K720
2
PROBST, SAMANTHA A
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DATA CENTER OR CO-LOCATION FACILITY DESIGNS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H05K
2,017
15,691,144
PENDING
COMMUNICATIVE WATER BOTTLE AND SYSTEM THEREOF
A communicative water bottle includes communication logic and wireless transmission logic technology electronically connected with a variety of sensors either on the water bottle or located remote from the water bottle. The sensors on the bottle create digital data associated with amount of fluid in the bottle and chan...
1. A communicative sports water bottle system comprising: a bottle body having a base and an upwardly extending sidewall therein defining a fluid chamber and a first display coupled to the bottle body; a sensor determining one or more of the following an amount of fluid in the fluid chamber, an amount of fluid being di...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation application from prior U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/657,300 filed on Mar. 13, 2015; the entirety of which is herein incorporated by reference as if fully rewritten. BACKGROUND Technical Field The present disclosure relates generally to the field of he...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Issues continue to exist with activity trackers and health monitoring mobile applications inasmuch as they require the manual entry of hydration information. A need continues to exist for a water bottle having the ability to calculate an amount of water consumed therefrom to directly sync with a remo...
G06F193418
20170830
20171221
81456.0
G06F1900
3
GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER
COMMUNICATIVE WATER BOTTLE AND SYSTEM THEREOF
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06F
2,017
15,691,378
ACCEPTED
UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY
An authentication system and method of use are provided to enable a transaction involving a first party and a user, the system comprising an electronic device comprising a communications interface and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to receive biometric information of the user and gene...
1. An authentication system to enable a transaction involving a first party and a user, the system comprising: an electronic device comprising a communications interface and one or more processors; wherein the one or more processors are configured to: receive biometric information of the user; and generate a one-time c...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of and also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/040,873 filed on Feb. 10, 2016, entitled UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY, which is a continuation of and also claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §120 to co-pending U.S. paten...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>There is thus a need for an identification system that will enable a person to be identified or verified (“identification” sometimes being used hereinafter to mean either identified or verified) and/or authenticated without necessitating the provision of any personal information. Likewis...
G06Q20204
20170830
20180327
20171221
77435.0
G06Q2020
1
CRAWLEY, TALIA F
UNIVERSAL SECURE REGISTRY
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06Q
2,017
15,691,884
PENDING
Portable vehicle battery jump start apparatus with safety protection
A handheld device for jump starting a vehicle engine includes a rechargeable lithium ion battery pack (32) and a microcontroller (1). The lithium ion battery is coupled to a power output port of the device through a power switch circuit (15) actuated by the microcontroller. A vehicle battery isolation sensor (12) conne...
1. Apparatus for jump starting a vehicle engine, comprising: an internal power supply; an output port having positive and negative polarity outputs; a vehicle battery isolation sensor connected in circuit with said positive and negative polarity outputs, configured to detect presence of a vehicle battery connected betw...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to apparatus for jump-starting a vehicle having a depleted or discharged battery. BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION Prior art devices are known for jump-starting a vehicle, which provide either a pair of electrical connector cables that connect a fully-charged ba...
<SOH> BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION <EOH>Prior art devices are known for jump-starting a vehicle, which provide either a pair of electrical connector cables that connect a fully-charged battery of another vehicle to the engine start circuit of the dead battery vehicle, or portable booster devices which include a fully-ch...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with an aspect of the invention, an apparatus is provided for jump starting a vehicle engine, comprising: an internal power supply; an output port having positive and negative polarity outputs; a vehicle battery isolation sensor connected in circuit with said positive a...
B60L111816
20170831
20180426
60923.0
B60L1118
2
DIAO, M BAYE
Portable vehicle battery jump start apparatus with safety protection
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
B60L
2,017
15,692,893
PENDING
VEGF ANTAGONIST FORMULATIONS
Formulations of a vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-specific fusion protein antagonist are provided including a pre-lyophilized formulation, a reconstituted lyophilized formulation, and a stable liquid formulation. Preferably, the fusion protein has the sequence of SEQ ID NO:4.
1. A mammalian cell comprising a polynucleotide that encodes a fusion protein, wherein said fusion protein comprises an immunoglobulin-like (Ig) domain 2 of a first VEGF receptor, an Ig domain 3 of a second VEGF receptor, and a multimerizing component; wherein said fusion protein does not comprise a signal peptide and ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/342,989, filed on Nov. 3, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/064,343, filed on Mar. 8, 2016 and granted on Dec. 6, 2016 as U.S. Pat. No. 9,511,140, which is a continuation ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Stable formulations of a VEGF-specific fusion protein antagonist are herein provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable formulations of the invention comprise the VEGF “trap” antagonist with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In specific embodiments, liquid and freeze-dried, ...
A61K3939591
20170831
20171221
66200.0
A61K39395
1
STOICA, ELLY GERALD
METHOD OF MANUFACTURING VEGF ANTAGONIST FUSION PROTEINS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,693,163
PENDING
SEEDING MACHINE WITH SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM
A seed delivery system for a seeding machine having a seed meter comprises a housing that defines an upper seed loading area and a lower seed discharge area. A drive pulley is mounted to rotate with respect to the housing. A belt is supported for rotation by the drive pulley within the housing. A loading wheel is mount...
1. A seed delivery system for a seeding machine having a seed meter, the system comprising: a housing defining an upper seed loading area and a lower seed discharge area; a drive pulley mounted to rotate with respect to the housing; a belt having a base supported for rotation by the drive pulley within the housing; and...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/616,877, filed Feb. 9, 2015, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/504,801, filed Oct. 2, 2014, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,686,905, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An agricultural seeding machine such as a row crop planter or grain drill places seeds at a desired depth within a plurality of parallel seed trenches formed in soil. In the case of a row crop planter, a plurality of row crop units are typically ground driven using wheels, shafts,...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A seed delivery system for a seeding machine having a seed meter comprises a housing that defines an upper seed loading area and a lower seed discharge area. A drive pulley is mounted to rotate with respect to the housing. A belt is supported for rotation by the drive pulley within t...
A01C716
20170831
20171221
99684.0
A01C716
2
NOVOSAD, CHRISTOPHER J
SEEDING MACHINE WITH SEED DELIVERY SYSTEM
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A01C
2,017
15,693,418
PENDING
OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM
An optical imaging system includes, in order from an object side to an image side, a first lens element with positive refractive power, a second lens element, a third lens element, a fourth lens element, and a fifth lens element. Each of the fourth lens element and the fifth lens element includes at least one aspheric ...
1. An optical imaging system comprising five lens elements, the five lens elements being, in order from an object side to an image side: a first lens element; a second lens element having an object-side surface being convex in a paraxial region thereof; a third lens element with negative refractive power having an imag...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/468,079 filed Mar. 23, 2017, entitled “OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM”, by Chun-Shan CHEN, Tsung-Han TSAI and Hsin-Hsuan HUANG, which is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In response to the trend of development of miniature electronics and to solve the aforementioned problems, the present invention provides an optical imaging system designed for compact portable electronics and capable of improving the imaging quality of the optical imaging system. Ac...
G02B130045
20170831
20171221
76070.0
G02B1300
1
PICHLER, MARIN
OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G02B
2,017
15,694,786
PENDING
Exclusive Delivery of Content Within Geographic Areas
Application developers can request to have their applications registered for use with a content delivery platform. The operator of the content delivery platform establishes perimeters defining geographic areas, and maintains records reserving particular areas for delivery of content associated with particular sponsors....
1. A mobile device comprising: memory; at least one processor operably coupled to the memory; a location-determination component; and at least one module configured for execution by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one module comprises at least one instruction for: receiving, from an application program...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This continuation patent application claims priority from co-pending U.S. Non-provisional patent application having Ser. No. 15/009,961, filed 29 Jan. 2016, entitled “EXCLUSIVE DELIVERY OF CONTENT WITHIN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS”, which claims priority from co-pending U.S. Non-provisiona...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Advertisements can be delivered to various devices, including mobile devices, within communications range of areas transmitters or other information providers. For example, advertisements can be delivered to cellular phones within range of a particular cellular phone provider's network area. Furth...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Various embodiments disclosed herein include registering an application program for use with a content delivery platform, establishing multiple perimeters defining respective geographic areas, and maintaining records associating sponsors with particular geographic areas. The content delivery platform...
G06Q300261
20170902
20171221
90633.0
G06Q3002
2
AJIBADE AKONAI, OLUMIDE
Exclusive Delivery of Content Within Geographic Areas
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06Q
2,017
15,695,133
PENDING
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING TURBINE ENGINE OPERATING LIMITS
The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods of modifying turbine engine operating limits due to the intake of particulate matter. More specifically, the present disclosure is directed to the use of a sensor at the inlet of a turbine engine to measure the characteristics of particulate flow into the turbin...
1. A method for modifying a life cycle schedule in a turbine engine, wherein the life cycle schedule is determined based on a predetermined operational profile of the turbine engine and empirical data, the method comprising detecting in real time the presence of particulate matter in fluid flow entering an inlet of the...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/383,654, filed Sep. 6, 2016, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE The present disclosure relates generally to measuring particulate matter in fluid f...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Turbine engines are generally operated based on a set of operating limits which can be both real-time (maximum temperature, pressure ranges, etc.) and long-term (maximum operating hours in engine lifespan). Operating limits can be adjusted based on turbine engine performance to ensure safe engine ...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The following will be apparent from elements of the figures, which are provided for illustrative purposes and are not necessarily to scale. FIG. 1 is a flow diagram of a method of modifying engine operational limits in accordance with some embodiments of the present disclosu...
G07C50808
20170905
20180308
75849.0
G07C508
0
BLOSS, STEPHANIE E
SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING TURBINE ENGINE OPERATING LIMITS
UNDISCOUNTED
0
REJECTED
G07C
2,017
15,695,692
PENDING
Crimping Tool Locator and Crimping Tool
The invention relates to a crimping tool locator (12) for a crimping tool (1), especially crimping plier (2). The crimping tool locator (12) comprises an accommodating body (14) with at least one accommodation (21) for a workpiece (10), especially a plug (11). The accommodating body (14) comprises a securing device (24...
1. A crimping tool locator for defining a position and/or orientation of a workpiece relative to a crimping tool, the crimping tool locator comprising an accommodating body with at least one accommodation for the workpiece, said accommodating body comprising a securing device by which the workpiece is securable in the ...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to co-pending European Patent Application No. EP 16 190 245.7 filed Sep. 22, 2016. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a crimping tool locator and a crimping tool with a crimping tool locator. A crimping by means of the crimping tool c...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>During the crimping over a working stroke of crimping pliers, the plug is plastically deformed and pressed against the end of the cable arranged in the plug. In this way on one hand an electrical contact is established and on the other hand a mechanical connection between the plug...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to propose a crimping tool locator which is improved with respect to usage especially considering the demands of construction space. Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to propose a correspondingly improved crimping tool. The crimpin...
H01R43042
20170905
20180322
99929.0
H01R43042
0
ISLAM, AMER
Crimping Tool Locator and Crimping Tool
SMALL
0
PENDING
H01R
2,017
15,695,898
PENDING
INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED METER ROLLERS AND AIR CONVEYANCE COMPONENTS SYSTEM AND METHOD
The present disclosure includes an agricultural system having first and second product meters configured to meter product to first and second lines, respectively. First and second motors are coupled to the first and second product meters and configured to drive them at first and second metering rates, respectively. An ...
1. A method of operating a product distribution system of an agricultural implement, comprising: receiving, at a processor, a first signal indicative of a first number of first outlets fluidly coupled to a first meter that meters product from a product tank; receiving, at the processor, a second signal indicative of a ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/932,817, entitled “INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED METER ROLLERS AND AIR CONVEYANCE COMPONENTS SYSTEM AND METHOD,” filed Nov. 4, 2015, which claims priority from and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure relates generally to product distribution systems for agricultural implements and, more particularly, to independent control of meter rollers and air conveyance components of the product distribution system. Generally, agricultural implements (e.g., seeders) are configured t...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION <EOH>Certain embodiments commensurate in scope with the present disclosure are summarized below. These embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, but rather these embodiments are intended only to provide a brief summary of possible forms of the disclosure. Indeed, the dis...
A01C7081
20170905
20171221
66662.0
A01C708
0
DILLON JR, JOSEPH A
INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLED METER ROLLERS AND AIR CONVEYANCE COMPONENTS SYSTEM AND METHOD
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A01C
2,017
15,696,468
PENDING
CONNECTOR
A connector includes a housing and a lock arm that extends from the housing and is engageable with a counterpart connector. The lock arm includes a first arm a has a shape of a cantilever beam and has a locking hole for being engaged with the counterpart connector at a free end side of the first arm, and a second arm t...
1. A connector comprising: a housing; and a lock arm that extends from the housing and is engageable with a counterpart connector, wherein the lock arm includes: a first arm that has a shape of a cantilever beam and has a locking hole for being engaged with the counterpart connector at a free end side of the first arm;...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is based on Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-177773 filed on Sep. 12, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Technical Field The present invention relates to a connector including a housing and a lock a...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to achieve the above object, a connector according to the invention is characterized as following (1) and (2) below. (1) A connector includes a housing and a lock arm that extends from the housing and is engageable with a counterpart connector. The lock arm includes a first ...
H01R1362966
20170906
20180315
76069.0
H01R13629
0
HARCUM, MARCUS E
CONNECTOR WITH A LOCK ARM
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
H01R
2,017
15,696,581
PENDING
METAL EXTRUSION PLATE AND DISPLAY STAND FORMED BY THE SAME
A metal extrusion plate for a display stand and the display stand are provided. The metal extrusion plate extends along a first direction and comprises N of flat plate sections and N−1 of connecting sections, wherein the flat plate sections are integrally formed with the connecting sections, and N is a positive integer...
1. A metal extrusion plate for a display stand, the metal extrusion plate extending along a first direction and comprising N flat plate sections and N−1 connecting sections, wherein the flat plate sections are integrally formed with the connecting sections, N is a positive integer greater than 1, the flat plate section...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/399,905 filed on Sep. 26, 2016, and the benefit of Taiwan Patent Application Serial No. 105216808 filed on Nov. 3, 2016. The entirety of each said application is incorporated herein by reference. BACKG...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One objective of the present invention is to provide a display stand which has a slim structure and is capable of minimizing the unfavorable visual effect occupied by the stand from the view of the user. Another objective of the present invention is to provide a metal extrusion plate...
F16M11046
20170906
20180329
87489.0
F16M1104
1
STERLING, AMY JO
METAL EXTRUSION PLATE AND DISPLAY STAND FORMED BY THE SAME
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
F16M
2,017
15,696,591
PENDING
CODING/DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO SIGNAL
Embodiments of the present application provide a coding/decoding method, apparatus, and system. According to the coding method, de-emphasis processing is performed on a full band signal by using a de-emphasis parameter determined according to a characteristic factor of an input audio signal, and then the full band sign...
1. A coding method performed by a coder, comprising: obtaining an input audio signal; determining one or more characteristic factors of a low frequency band signal of the input audio signal; coding a high frequency band signal of the input audio signal to obtain a first full band signal; performing de-emphasis processi...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/391,339, filed on Dec. 27, 2016, which is a continuation of International Application No. PCT/CN2015/074704, filed on Mar. 20, 2015. The International Application claims priority to Chinese Patent Applicati...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>To save channel capacity and storage space, considering that human ears are less sensitive to high frequency information than to low frequency information of an audio signal, the high frequency information is usually cut, resulting in decreased audio quality. Therefore, a bandwidth extension techn...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present application provide a coding/decoding method, apparatus, and system, so as to relieve or resolve a prior-art problem that an input audio signal restored by a decoder is apt to have relatively severe signal distortion. According to a first aspect, the present application pro...
G10L1912
20170906
20171228
74048.0
G10L1912
1
JACKSON, JAKIEDA R
CODING/DECODING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO SIGNAL
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G10L
2,017
15,696,662
ACCEPTED
TOPICAL GEL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING POLYCAPROLACTONE POLYMER AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE TOPICAL APPLICATION OF A BENEFIT AGENT
A composition comprising: a benefit agent; at least one polymer including a polycaprolactone polymer; at least one lower alcohol; and at least one co-solvent; and a method for enhancing topical delivery of a benefit agent is disclosed.
1-23. (canceled) 24. method for enhancing the topical application of a benefit agent which comprises topically administering to a human or animal a gel composition comprising minoxidil in an amount from about 1% to about 5% by weight of the composition; polycaprolactone diol in an amount from about 1% to about 10% by w...
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for enhancing the topical application of a benefit agent. The compositions may be gels including a benefit agent, at least one polymer including a polycaprolactone polymer, at least one lower alcohol, and at least one co-solvent. The compositions are useful in t...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Liquid compositions for delivering benefit agents are well known. Typical formulations include solutions, emulsions, suspensions and gels. The viscosity may vary based on intended area for application, intended use (leave on or rinse off), or consumer preference. Liquids are typic...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides a topical composition comprising at least one polycaprolactone polymer, at least one lower alcohol, and at least one co-solvent. The invention also provides a personal care composition comprising the above composition and a method for enhancing the topical appl...
A61K4734
20170906
20180717
20171221
58626.0
A61K4734
0
BARSKY, JARED
TOPICAL GEL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING POLYCAPROLACTONE POLYMER AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE TOPICAL APPLICATION OF A BENEFIT AGENT
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,699,692
PENDING
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ROSACEA AND ACNE
Provided are compositions and methods for treating rosacea and acne. Specifically, a gel or foam composition having a tetracycline antibiotic and uses thereof for treating rosacea and acne are provided.
1.-228. (canceled) 229. A method for treating acne vulgaris in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a topical composition comprising an effective amount of a tetracycline antibiotic and a hydrophobic vehicle formulated such that the systemic plasma exposure to the tetracycline after repeat...
The present application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/385,189 filed Sep. 8, 2016; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/393,545 filed Sep. 12, 2016; U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/444,960 filed Jan. 11, 2017; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Rosacea is a chronic acneiform disorder affecting skin and potentially the eye. It is a syndrome of undetermined etiology characterized by both vascular and papulopustular components involving the face and occasionally the neck, scalp, ears and upper trunk. Clinical findings include mid facial ery...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect, provided is a method for treating rosacea or acne in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising: administering to said subject a topical composition comprising an effective amount of a tetracycline antibiotic. In another aspect, provided is a hydrophobic gel or foam composition c...
A61K90014
20170908
20180308
91396.0
A61K900
1
RAMACHANDRAN, UMAMAHESWARI
COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ROSACEA AND ACNE
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,700,258
PENDING
LEVOTHYROXINE LIQUID FORMULATIONS
The present invention is directed to a liquid formulation comprising levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The formulation of the present invention includes tromethamine, sodium iodide, and water and has a pH of about 9.0 to about 11.5. The liquid formulation according to the invention is stable ...
1. A liquid formulation comprising levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; a stabilizing agent; not more than 2% liothyronine (T3); and water; wherein the formulation is stable for at least 12 months at 25±2° C. 2. The formulation of claim 1, wherein levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable s...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/366,864, filed Dec. 1, 2016, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Levothyroxine sodium for injection is...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Levothyroxine sodium for injection is a sterile lyophilized product for parenteral administration of levothyroxine sodium for thyroid replacement therapy. Levothyroxine sodium for injection is particularly useful when thyroid replacement is needed on an urgent basis, for short ter...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides a liquid formulation comprising levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, tromethamine, sodium iodide, and water, wherein the formulation has a pH of about 9.0 to about 11.5. The invention also provides a liquid formulation comprising (...
A61K31198
20170911
20180607
66080.0
A61K31198
6
HUI, SAN MING R
LEVOTHYROXINE LIQUID FORMULATIONS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,702,435
PENDING
EZETIMIBE-ASSOCIATED APOA-I MIMETIC PEPTIDES SHOWING ENHANCED SYNERGISM
In various embodiments, ezetimibe-associated apoA-I mimetic peptide are provided that show improved synergistic activity between ezetimibe and the apoA-I peptide in vivo. In certain embodiments the peptide component is a transgenic 6F and the ezetimibe-associated apoA-I mimetic peptide is an Ez-T6F peptide. Methods of ...
1: A method of preparing an ezetimibe-associated apoA-I mimetic peptide, said method comprising: incubating ezetimibe and said apoAI mimetic peptide in a solution comprising ethyl acetate and acetic acid or in a solution comprising ethyl lactate and lactic acid; and drying said solution to provide a dry ezetimibe-assoc...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit of and priority to U.S. Ser. No. 62/401,102, filed on Sep. 28, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety for all purposes. STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT This invention was made with Government support under HL030568, award...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Mimetics of apolipoprotein A-I (apoA-I) containing only 18 amino acids showed promise in animal models of disease (Getz and Reardon (2011) J Inflamm. Res. 4: 83-92; Navab et al. (2012) Arterioscler. Thromb. Vasc. Biol. 32: 2553-2560), and improved HDL function in humans when given orally at high d...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In various embodiments, novel ezetimibe-associated apoA-I mimetic peptides are provided as well as uses thereof. It was surprising discovery that an ezetimibe-associated ApoA-I mimetic peptide (Ez-ApoA-I pepide) could be produced by incubating ezeimibe and Tg6F peptide together in a solution comprisi...
A61K3804
20170912
20180329
64641.0
A61K3804
0
DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R
EZETIMIBE-ASSOCIATED APOA-I MIMETIC PEPTIDES SHOWING ENHANCED SYNERGISM
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,702,442
PENDING
POLYAXIAL BONE SCREW WITH SHANK ARTICULATION PRESSURE INSERT AND METHOD
A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an upper portion, a receiver member or head, a retaining and articulating structure, and a pressure insert disposed between the shank upper portion and a rod. The receiver has a U-shaped cradle defining a channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod a...
1. A pivotal bone anchor assembly for securing an elongate rod to a bone, the pivotal bone anchor assembly comprising: a receiver having a longitudinal axis, a first pair of opposed upstanding arms extending upwardly from a lower body to define an upwardly open channel configured to receive the elongate rod, and a cavi...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/802,668 filed Jun. 11, 2010, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/140,343 filed May 27, 2005, all of which are incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present in...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is directed to polyaxial bone screws for use in bone surgery, particularly spinal surgery, and particularly to inserts for such screws. Bone screws are utilized in many types of spinal surgery, such as for osteosynthesis, in order to secure various implants t...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A polyaxial bone screw assembly according to the invention includes a shank having an upper portion and a body for fixation to a bone; a head or receiver defining an open channel; and at least one compression or pressure insert. The shank is connected to the head or receiver at the u...
A61B177037
20170912
20180104
96981.0
A61B1770
2
YANG, ANDREW
PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTERFERENCE FIT INSERT
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61B
2,017
15,702,837
PENDING
MICROCONTROLLER-BASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
A microcontroller-based multifunctional electronic switch for lighting control uses a detection design to sense and convert external control signals into message carrying sensing signals interpretable to a microcontroller. Based on signal format of message carrying sensing signal received, the microcontroller recognize...
1. A microcontroller based electronic switch for controlling lighting performance of an LED lamp configured with a plurality of LED lighting loads comprising: a first controllable switching element, electrically connectable between a power source and a first LED lighting load for emitting light with a first color tempe...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This Application is a continuation application of prior application Ser. No. 15/292,395 filed on Oct. 13, 2016, currently pending. The application Ser. No. 15/292,395 is a continuation application of prior application Ser. No. 15/095,540 filed on Apr. 11, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a microcontroller based electronic switch for detecting an external motion signal. The microcontroller based electronic switch comprises a first controllable switching element, a second controllable switching element, a detection device and a...
H05B370227
20170913
20180308
72646.0
H05B3702
2
TRAN, THUY V
MICROCONTROLLER-BASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL ELECTRONIC SWITCH AND LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H05B
2,017
15,703,285
PENDING
MOBILE DISTRIBUTION STATION WITH FAIL-SAFES
A distribution station includes a mobile trailer, a pump on the mobile trailer, a manifold on the mobile trailer and connected with the pump, a plurality of hoses in communication with the manifold, and a plurality of valves on the mobile trailer. Each of the valves is situated between the manifold and a respective dif...
1. A fuel distribution station comprising: a mobile trailer; a pump on the mobile trailer; a manifold on the mobile trailer and connected with the pump; a plurality of hoses in fluid communication with the manifold; a plurality of valves on the mobile trailer, each of the valves situated between the manifold and a resp...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present disclosure is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/290,400 filed Oct. 11, 2016. BACKGROUND Hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking) is a well-stimulation process that utilizes pressurized liquids to fracture rock formations. Pumps and other equipm...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Hydraulic fracturing (also known as fracking) is a well-stimulation process that utilizes pressurized liquids to fracture rock formations. Pumps and other equipment used for hydraulic fracturing typically operate at the surface of the well site. The equipment may operate semi-continuously, until r...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A fuel distribution station according to an example of the present disclosure includes a mobile trailer, a pump on the mobile trailer, a manifold on the mobile trailer connected with the pump, a plurality of hoses in fluid communication with the manifold, and a plurality of valves on the mobile trail...
B67D73218
20170913
20180412
70409.0
B67D732
1
GRAY, PAUL J
MOBILE DISTRIBUTION STATION WITH FAIL-SAFES
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
B67D
2,017
15,703,827
PENDING
PNEUMATIC TIRE
A tire 2 includes a tie gum 24 between a carcass 12 and each chafer 22. In the tire 2, an inner liner 20 is formed from a thermoplastic elastomer composition including a styrene-isobutylene-styrene block copolymer. The inner liner 20 has a thickness of not greater than 1.5 mm. The tie gum 24 joins the inner liner 20 an...
1. A pneumatic tire comprising a pair of beads, a carcass, an inner liner, a pair of chafers, and a pair of tie gums, wherein the carcass extends on and between one of the beads and the other of the beads, the inner liner is joined to an inner surface of the carcass, each chafer is turned up around the bead, each tie g...
This application claims priority on Patent Application No. 2016-211160 filed in JAPAN on Oct. 28, 2016. The entire contents of this Japanese Patent Application are hereby incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to pneumatic tires. Description of the Re...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes a pair of beads, a carcass, an inner liner, a pair of chafers, and a pair of tie gums. The carcass extends on and between one of the beads and the other of the beads. The inner liner is joined to an inner surface of the car...
B60C150635
20170913
20180503
60315.0
B60C1506
0
BRADY, GEORGE WALKER
PNEUMATIC TIRE
UNDISCOUNTED
0
PENDING
B60C
2,017
15,703,964
ACCEPTED
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA DEMULTIPLEXING
A method and system for demultiplexing packets of a message is provided. The demultiplexing system receives packets of a message, identifies a sequence of message handlers for processing the message, identifies state information associated with the message for each message handler, and invokes the message handlers pass...
1-25. (canceled) 26. A method, comprising: receiving, at a computing device having a processing circuit, a packet of a message; determining, by the computing device, a key value for packet, wherein the key value is determined based on one or more headers in the packet; using, by the computing device, the key value to d...
CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/636,314, filed Aug. 6, 2003, titled Method and System for Data Demultiplexing, for all purposes including but not limited to the right of priority and benefit of earlier filing date, and expressly incorpor...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Computer systems, which are becoming increasingly pervasive, generate data in a wide variety of formats. The Internet is an example of interconnected computer systems that generate data in many different formats. Indeed, when data is generated on one computer system and is transmitted to another c...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating example processing of a message by the conversion system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a sequence of edges. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating components of the conversion system in one embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagra...
H04L6908
20170913
20180717
20180111
70259.0
H04L2906
6
DUONG, DUC T
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DATA DEMULTIPLEXING
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04L
2,017
15,704,274
PENDING
Crystalline Inhibitor of 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase
The present invention relates to an improved synthesis and crystallization process of the 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione, also known as nitisinone or NTBC.
1-11. (canceled) 12. A method of inhibiting 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase enzyme in a patient, the method comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of crystalline 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione having a X-ray powder diffraction pattern with...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improved synthesis and crystallization process of 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitor 2-(2-nitro-4-trifluoromethylbenzoyl)-1,3-cyclohexanedione, also known as nitisinone or NTBC. This new process of synthesis and crystallization gives rise to a...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>NTBC is a drug marketed by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum International AB under the brand name Orfadin® and it is used to slow the effects of hereditary tyrosinemia type 1 (HT-1) in adult and pediatric patients. It has been approved by FDA and EMA in January 2002 and February 2005 resp...
C07C20546
20170914
20180531
65066.0
C07C20546
1
KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR
Crystalline Inhibitor of 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
C07C
2,017
15,704,922
PENDING
Heat Dissipating Structures and Mobility Apparatus for Electronic Headset Frames
A heat sink for electronic devices, such as wearable displays, dissipates heat away from and electrical component, such as a microprocessor. An adjustable support assembly permits adjustment of a visual display relative to a user's field of view.
1 A wearable display including a headset configured to be worn by a user, a visual display assembly including a support body supported by the headset and a visual display supported by the support body to be positioned forward of a user's eye wearing the headset, an electrical component in communication with the visual ...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/479,026, filed Apr. 4, 2017, and claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/318,141, filed Apr. 4, 2016 and U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/318,554, filed Apr. 5, 2016, the disclosures of ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>Electronic headset frames, such as Google® Glass Enterprise Edition visual display, serve as an optical display designed as a pair of glasses to be mounted to the head of a user. These electronic headset frames are capable of not only displaying images, but also recording the vis...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a wearable display is provided. The wearable display includes a headset configured to be worn by a user and a visual display assembly including a support body supported by the headset and a visual display supported by the supp...
G06F1163
20170914
20180104
72063.0
G06F116
1
AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L
Heat Dissipating Structures and Mobility Apparatus for Electronic Headset Frames
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06F
2,017
15,705,208
ACCEPTED
EMULSION FORMULATIONS OF APREPITANT
Disclosed herein are novel pharmaceutical formulations of aprepitant suitable for parenteral administration including intravenous administration. Also included are formulations including both aprepitant and dexamethasone sodium phosphate. The pharmaceutical formulations are stable oil-in-water emulsions for non-oral tr...
1. A physically stable pharmaceutical composition comprising: 0.4 wt/wt % to 1.0 wt/wt % aprepitant; 13 wt/wt % to 15 wt/wt % egg yolk lecithin; 9 wt/wt % to 10 wt/wt % soybean oil; and a pH modifier, wherein the pH modifier is sodium oleate; wherein the pH of the composition ranges from 7.5 to 9.0, wherein the ratio o...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application in a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/859,013, filed Sep. 18, 2015, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/052,948 filed on Sep. 19, 2014, the disclosures of which are fully incorporated by reference in their entirety. TECHNIC...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Aprepitant, having the chemical name 5-[[(2R,3S)-2-[(1R)-1-[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]ethoxy]-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-morpholinyl]methyl]-1,2-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazol-3-one, has the structure: Aprepitant is indicated for the prevention of acute and delayed nausea and vomiting associated with ini...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>The following aspects and embodiments thereof described and illustrated below are meant to be exemplary and illustrative, not limiting in scope. In one aspect, a pharmaceutical composition suitable for intravenous administration is provided which comprises a stable emulsion comprising an oil ph...
A61K315377
20170914
20180522
20180104
58642.0
A61K315377
1
LEVIN, MIRIAM A
EMULSION FORMULATIONS OF APREPITANT
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,705,390
PENDING
COVERING FOR A MEDICAL SCOPING DEVICE
The present invention relates to a cover having a plurality of moveable, external, angled projecting elements for use with flexible medical scoping devices such as endoscopes or enteroscopes. The invention includes the cover with an over cuff and use of the disposable removable covering in methods of medical scoping pr...
1. (canceled) 2. A cover for a medical scoping device shaft, the cover comprising an elongate tubular member and being arranged for application over the medical scoping device with the cover extending along at least a part of a length of a distal end of the medical scoping device shaft, the tubular member comprising an...
The present invention relates to a covering or sheath or sleeve or cuff having external projections for use with a medical device and in particular for use with flexible medical scoping devices such as endoscopes or enteroscopes. The invention includes inter alia use of the disposable removable covering in methods of m...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In endoscopic examinations/procedures, flexible instruments designed to view the gastro-intestinal tract are inserted along a body cavity to an internal part such as the stomach, duodenum, small intestine or large intestine. The instruments are provided with fibre-optic or charge-couple device (CC...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a cover for a medical scoping device shaft, the cover comprising an elongate tubular member and being arranged for application over the medical scoping device shaft with the cover extending along at least a...
A61B100135
20170915
20180111
92216.0
A61B100
1
FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN
COVERING FOR A MEDICAL SCOPING DEVICE
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61B
2,017
15,705,703
PENDING
EMBEDDING DIGITAL CONTENT WITHIN A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH DURING CAPTURE OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
A wireless communication device comprises position determining system, a digital imaging system and a photograph customization system coupled to the position locating system and the digital imaging system. The position determining system is configured to provide information indicating a current position of the wireless...
1. (canceled) 2. (canceled) 3. (canceled) 4. (canceled) 5. (canceled) 6. (canceled) 7. (canceled) 8. (canceled) 9. (canceled) 10. (canceled) 11. (canceled) 12. (canceled) 13. (canceled) 14. (canceled) 15. (canceled) 16. (canceled) 17. A computer-implemented method performed by a wireless communication device, comprisin...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This continuation patent application claims priority from co-pending United States Non-provisional Patent Application having Ser. No. 14/251,707, filed 14, Apr. 2014, entitled “Embedding digital content within a digital photograph during capture of the digital photograph”, which ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Digital photography, like traditional film photography, is widely used for memorializing events and moments. With the advent of social media and wireless communication, it has become common place for people to use digital photographs as an integral part of their social networking endeavors such as...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system-implemented solution (e.g., an internal process of a digital imaging device) for enabling personalization (e.g., via contextualization and/or customization) to be performed in combination with taking a photograph with a d...
G06T10021
20170915
20180308
83039.0
G06T100
2
YANG, WEI WEN
EMBEDDING DIGITAL CONTENT WITHIN A DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH DURING CAPTURE OF THE DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH
MICRO
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06T
2,017
15,706,139
PENDING
Accessory Cart
In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.
1. An accessory cart, comprising: a base; an adjustable housing element connected to the base, the housing element extending upward from the base; a work platform connected to the housing element, the cart further comprising an input device, the input device configured to receive a user identifier, the user identifier ...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/714,994, filed on May 18, 2015, which application was a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/763,395, filed on Feb. 8, 2013, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/596,635, filed F...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Mobile accessory carts that carry computers are commonly used in healthcare and other industries to provide portable workstations. Similar to a computer workstation in an ordinary office setting, ergonomic features are important for mobile accessory carts as well. For example, the...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An embodiment of the present invention is directed to an accessory cart that comprises a base, a housing element, which is connected to the base, extending upward from the base and a work platform that is connected to the housing element with the height of the work platform being aut...
A47B2104
20170915
20180125
96764.0
A47B2104
1
TO, TOAN C
Accessory Cart
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A47B
2,017
15,707,891
PENDING
BONE PLATE WITH A TRANSFIXATION SCREW HOLE
A system for securing bones together across a joint includes a transfixation screw and a plate. The plate includes an elongate spine having a transfixation screw hole disposed along the spine. The transfixation screw hole includes an inner surface configured to direct the transfixation screw through the transfixation s...
1. A system for securing bones together across a joint, comprising a transfixation screw and a plate wherein: the plate comprises: an elongate spine having a first end comprising at least one attachment point for attaching the first end to a first bone on a first side of a joint, a second end comprising at least one at...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of co-pending, commonly assigned, patent application Ser. No. 15/147,828 entitled “BONE PLATE WITH A TRANSFIXATION SCREW HOLE,” filed May 5, 2016, which is a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 14/015,900 entitled “BONE PLATE WITH...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>When performing certain medical procedures, such as reconstructing a joint that has been damaged due to bone or soft tissue trauma, a surgeon may need to fuse the bones of the joint together in a configuration that approximates the natural geometry of the joint. One way to achieve...
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present disclosure relates generally to orthopedic devices. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bone plate with a transfixation screw hole for securing the bones of a joint together and a method for using the same. In particular embodiments, a system for ...
A61B178057
20170918
20180104
58291.0
A61B1780
2
WOODALL, NICHOLAS W
BONE PLATE WITH A TRANSFIXATION SCREW HOLE
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61B
2,017
15,710,604
PENDING
COMBINED ORTHODONTIC MOVEMENT OF TEETH WITH AIRWAY DEVELOPMENT THERAPY
Systems, devices and methods are disclosed for reshaping airways concurrently with dental and/or orthodontic treatment. The systems can have a series of two or more oral appliances configured to progressively reposition the maxillary and mandibular teeth in two or more successive steps. Each oral appliance in the serie...
1. An oral appliance for the treatment of sleep breathing disorders, comprising: one or more maxillary blocks; one or more mandibular blocks; a maxillary oral tray, wherein the one or more maxillary blocks are attached to or integrated with the maxillary oral tray; and a mandibular oral tray, wherein the one or more ma...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/397,749 filed Sep. 21, 2016, which is herein incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes. BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field Systems, devices and methods for reshaping airways are disclosed. More spe...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>
<SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This disclosure relates generally to the combined orthodontic movement and/or dental treatment of teeth, airway development and treatment of sleep breathing disorders. More specifically, orthodontic and/or dental airway development systems, apparatuses and methods of using the ...
A61C736
20170920
20180322
67703.0
A61C736
0
CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN
COMBINED ORTHODONTIC MOVEMENT OF TEETH WITH AIRWAY DEVELOPMENT THERAPY
SMALL
0
PENDING
A61C
2,017
15,710,711
PENDING
INFORMATION APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING PRINTING OF DIGITAL CONTENT OVER A NETWORK TO A REGISTERED PRINTER
Software applications and information apparatus supporting output of digital content over a network (e.g., Internet) to an output device (e.g., printer) are herein disclosed and enabled. To output digital content, an application for accessing a service provided over the network is installed, the information apparatus i...
1. A method for outputting digital content from an information apparatus to an output device by using one or more application software executable at the information apparatus, the information apparatus includes: one or more processors; a user interface for interacting with a user; wireless communication circuitry for w...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/053,765 filed Jan. 18, 2002, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/262,764, filed Jan. 19, 2001. Additionally, this application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent ap...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The present invention relates to universal data output and, in particular, to providing a new data output method and a new raster image process for information apparatuses and output devices. As described herein, information apparatuses refer generally to computing devices, which...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, this invention provides a convenient universal data output method in which an information apparatus and an output device or system share the raster image processing operations. Moreover, the new data output method eliminates the need to install a plurality of device-depe...
G06F31236
20170920
20180125
66411.0
G06F312
1
RILEY, MARCUS T
INFORMATION APPARATUS AND SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS SUPPORTING OUTPUT OF DIGITAL CONTENT OVER A NETWORK TO A REGISTERED OUTPUT DEVICE
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06F
2,017
15,710,804
ACCEPTED
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE CONTROL OF MEASUREMENT APPARATUS
Measurement apparatus includes sensors configured to generate signals associated with physiological parameters and adapted to be coupled to tissue comprising blood and to communicate signals associated with the parameters to feedback control circuitry capable of generating physiological information from the signals. A ...
1. A measurement apparatus comprising: one or more sensors configured to generate signals associated with one or more physiological parameters, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to be coupled to tissue comprising blood and to communicate to feedback control circuitry at least a portion of the s...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/258,133 filed Sep. 7, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/734,069 filed Jun. 9, 2015, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,456,751, issued Oct. 4, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. paten...
<SOH> TECHNICAL FIELD <EOH>This disclosure relates generally to medical diagnostic systems.
<SOH> SUMMARY OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS <EOH>In one embodiment, a measurement apparatus comprises one or more sensors configured to generate signals associated with one or more physiological parameters, wherein at least one of the one or more sensors is adapted to be coupled to tissue comprising blood and to communicate t...
A61B50075
20170920
20180626
20180201
61148.0
A61B500
1
HELLNER, MARK
MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61B
2,017
15,712,074
ACCEPTED
Biosynthesis Of Human Milk Oligosaccharides In Engineered Bacteria
The invention provides compositions and methods for engineering bacteria to produce fucosylated oligosaccharides, and the use thereof in the prevention or treatment of infection.
1. A method for producing a fucosylated oligosaccharide in a bacterium, comprising providing a bacterium, said bacterium comprising a functional β-galactosidase gene, an exogenous fucosyltransferase gene, a GDP-fucose synthesis pathway, a functional lactose permease gene; culturing said bacterium in the presence of lac...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 15/442,131, filed Feb. 24, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 14/033,664 filed Sep. 23, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,587,241 issued Feb. 15, 2017, which is a divisional of U.S. Ser. No. 13/398,526 filed Feb. 16, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Human milk contains a diverse and abundant set of neutral and acidic oligosaccharides (human milk oligosaccharides, HMOS). Many of these molecules are not utilized directly by infants for nutrition, but they nevertheless serve critical roles in the establishment of a healthy gut m...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention described herein features efficient and economical methods for producing fucosylated and sialylated oligosaccharides. The method for producing a fucosylated oligosaccharide in a bacterium comprises the following steps: providing a bacterium that comprises a functional β...
C12N1570
20170921
20180515
20180322
69611.0
C12N1570
2
PROUTY, REBECCA E
Biosynthesis Of Human Milk Oligosaccharides In Engineered Bacteria
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
C12N
2,017
15,712,780
PENDING
APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TUNNELING CLIENT ACCESS POINT
The disclosure details the implementation of an apparatus, method, and system comprising a portable device configured to communicate with a terminal and a network server, and execute stored program code in response to user interaction with an interactive user interface. The portable device contains stored program code ...
1. A portable device configured to communicate with a communications network, the communication network comprising (i) a communications network node, and (ii) a terminal, the terminal comprising a processor, an output component, and a memory configured to store executable program code, including first program code whic...
This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/721,540, filed May 26, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/960,514, filed Aug. 6, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,059,969, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 12/950,321, filed Nov. 19, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,539,...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Although all of the aforementioned portable computing systems exist, no effective solution to securely access, execute, and process data is available in an extremely compact form. Currently, PDAs, which are considered among the smallest portable computing solution, are bulky, provide uncomfortably sm...
H04L6742
20170922
20180111
57313.0
H04L2906
1
BOUTAH, ALINA A
APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TUNNELING CLIENT ACCESS POINT
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04L
2,017
15,713,324
PENDING
FLUORESCENT COMPOUND COMPRISING A FLUOROPHORE CONJUGATED TO A pH-TRIGGERED POLYPEPTIDE
The present subject matter provides compounds, compositions, and methods for identifying, monitoring, treating, and removing diseased tissue. Compounds, compositions, and methods for identifying, monitoring, and detecting circulating fluids such as blood are also provided.
1. A pHLIP-fluorophore compound comprising (a) a pH-triggered polypeptide (pHLIP peptide); and (b) a fluorophore, wherein the fluorophore is a near-infrared (NIR) fluorophore, a cyanine fluorophore, or an optoacoustic contrast imaging agent. 2. The compound of claim 1, having the structure: 3. The compound of claim 1, ...
RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/398,448, filed Sep. 22, 2016, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference. STATEMENT AS TO FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH This invention was made with government support ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer, constituting 4.5% of all new cancer cases in the United States. 76,960 new cases were estimated in 2016 and the death rate currently expected from bladder cancer is 21% (16,390). Approximately 2.4 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with bladd...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present subject matter provides, inter alia, fluorescent compounds comprising, consisting essentially of, or consisting of a pH-triggered polypeptide (a “pHLIP peptide”) and a fluorophore. Such compounds may be referred to herein as “pHLIP-fluorophore compounds.” Methods and comp...
A61K490056
20170922
20180503
63697.0
A61K4900
0
NIEBAUER, RONALD T
FLUORESCENT COMPOUND COMPRISING A FLUOROPHORE CONJUGATED TO A pH-TRIGGERED POLYPEPTIDE
SMALL
0
PENDING
A61K
2,017
15,713,546
PENDING
PRINTING DEVICES SUPPORTING PRINTING OVER AIR OR PRINTING OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK
Printing devices (including controllers) supporting printing in a wireless local area network, printing over air, or network printing by registering the printing device with a service over a network are herein disclosed and enabled. The printing device may include wireless communication circuitry that supports part of ...
1. A method for a printing device to wirelessly provide printing services, the printing device includes wireless communication circuitry for establishing a wireless local area network connection to a wireless local area network, the method comprises: (1) wirelessly connecting, using the wireless communication circuitry...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/053,765 filed Jan. 18, 2002, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/262,764, filed Jan. 19, 2001. Additionally, this application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent ap...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The present invention relates to universal data output and, in particular, to providing a new data output method and a new raster image process for information apparatuses and output devices. As described herein, information apparatuses refer generally to computing devices, which...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, this invention provides a convenient universal data output method in which an information apparatus and an output device or system share the raster image processing operations. Moreover, the new data output method eliminates the need to install a plurality of device-depe...
G06F31236
20170922
20180125
66411.0
G06F312
3
RILEY, MARCUS T
PRINTING DEVICES SUPPORTING PRINTING OVER AIR OR PRINTING OVER A WIRELESS NETWORK
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06F
2,017
15,713,743
PENDING
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
An electronic cigarette includes a housing, a sleeve, an atomizer, a latch assembly and a control assembly. The sleeve includes a first limiting position and a second limiting position. The atomizer includes a mouthpiece. The atomizer is capable of being inserted into the sleeve and telescoping relative to the sleeve a...
1. An electronic cigarette, comprising: a housing; a sleeve received in the housing, the sleeve comprising a first limiting position and a second limiting position; an atomizer comprising a mouthpiece, the atomizer capable of being inserted into the sleeve and telescoping relative to the sleeve along an axial direction...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present disclosure claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201621082925.6, filed with the Chinese Patent Office on Sep. 26, 2016, titled “ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE,” the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In current market, suction nozzles of atomizers of electronic cigarettes are fixed. The suction nozzles of the atomizers are always exposed outside, which is unsanitary in use. Protection for the suction nozzles of the atomizers depends on package boxes, and thus the atomizers are inconvenient to ...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic cigarette. The electronic cigarette includes: a housing; a sleeve received in the housing, the sleeve including a first limiting position and a second limiting position; an atomizer including a mouthpiece, the atomizer capable of being in...
A24F47008
20170925
20180329
97260.0
A24F4700
0
HYEON, HAE M
ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING PROTECTION FOR A SUCTION NOZZLE
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
A24F
2,017
15,714,103
PENDING
PROGRAM, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
Provided are a program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus which may provide an improved user interface on which a user may easily and efficiently execute various processes on a game content. The information processing apparatus may be caused to execute a game content specifying step of specifyin...
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising program code that, when executed, causes an information processing apparatus including: a display unit configured to display a game content; an operation unit configured to receive a first input operation of a user, the first input operation of the user co...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus. Description of the Related Art A user playing a role-playing game or the like may acquire a game content such as a card, an item, equipment, a character, or the like ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention is to provide a program, a control method, and an information processing apparatus that realize a user interface capable of easily and efficiently executing various processes on a game content. According to an exemplary embodiment, there may be provided a program causin...
A63F1340
20170925
20180405
65883.0
A63F1340
0
ROWLAND, STEVE
PROGRAM, CONTROL METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
A63F
2,017
15,714,558
PENDING
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT BLUR IN ALL OR PART OF A DIGITAL IMAGE BY COMBINING PLURALITY OF IMAGES
A method and apparatus for use in a digital imaging device for correcting image blur in digital images by combining plurality of images. The plurality of images that are combined include a main subject that can be selected by user input or automatically by the digital imaging device. Blur correction can be performed to...
1. A method for use in an imaging device, the method comprising: displaying an image in a user interface of the device; receiving a user input in the user interface, wherein the user input designates a first subject in the image; capturing a plurality of images using an image sensor of the device, wherein the plurality...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/875,204, filed Oct. 5, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/586,297, filed on Dec. 30, 2014, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,154,699 on Oct. 6, 2015, which is a continuation ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>When capturing images, as with a camera, it is desirable to capture images without unwanted distortion. In general, sources of unwanted distortion can be characterized as equipment errors and user errors. Examples of common equipment errors include inadequate or flawed optical equipment, and undes...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention processes image data in order to correct an image for distortion caused by imager movement or by movement of the subject being imaged. In another embodiment, the present invention can prevent image distortion due to motion of the imaging device or subject at relatively slow shut...
H04N523287
20170925
20180125
70224.0
H04N5232
1
MONK, MARK T
METHOD AND APPARATUS TO CORRECT BLUR IN ALL OR PART OF A DIGITAL IMAGE BY COMBINING PLURALITY OF IMAGES
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04N
2,017
15,715,065
PENDING
ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOUND GENERATION
An electronic percussion instrument to control generated sound in accordance with operation to the striking surface includes: a first sensor configured to detect a slapping operation on the striking surface; a second sensor configured to detect a contact operation to the striking surface; and a processor configured to ...
1. An electronic percussion instrument having a surface, comprising: a first sensor configured to detect a striking operation on the surface; a second sensor configured to detect a contact operation to the surface; and a processor configured to control sound generated in response to detection of a striking operation by...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to electronic percussion instruments, such as an electronic cajon. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally known percussion instruments include an acoustic percussion instrument not having a function of amplifying the sound ele...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the present invention relates to an electronic percussion instrument having a surface. The electronic percussion instrument includes: a first sensor configured to detect a striking operation on the surface; a second sensor configured to detect a contact operation to the...
G10H322
20170925
20180329
84267.0
G10H322
0
DONELS, JEFFREY
ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOUND GENERATION
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
G10H
2,017
15,715,351
PENDING
6-Alkynyl-pyridine Derivatives
6-Alkynyl-pyridine of general formula (I) their use as SMAC mimetics, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use as a medicaments for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation and associated conditions such as cancer. An exemplary compound is
1. A compound of formula I wherein R1 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3alkyl and halogen; R2 is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, —C1-3alkyl and halogen; R3 is selected from the group consisting of phenyl or a 9- to 14-membered heteroaryl wherein each of these groups is optionally s...
This invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) wherein the groups R1 to R4 have the meanings given in the claims and in the specification. The compounds of the invention are suitable for the treatment of diseases characterized by excessive or abnormal cell proliferation, pharmaceutical preparations cont...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Apoptosis, a form of programmed cell death, typically occurs in the normal development and maintenance of healthy tissues in multicellular organisms. It is a complex process, which results in the removal of damaged, diseased or developmentally redundant cells, without signs of inf...
A61K314709
20170926
20180118
59270.0
A61K314709
0
NORTHINGTON DAVI, ZINNA
6-Alkynyl-pyridine Derivatives
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,716,675
PENDING
FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ETHANOL OCTANE ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES
Fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine. Injectors inject an anti-knock agent such as ethanol directly into a cylinder of the engine. A fuel management microprocessor system controls injection of the anti-knock agent so as to control knock and minimize that amount of the anti-...
1. A fuel management system for a spark ignition engine that has a first fueling system that uses direct injection and also has a second fueling system that uses port fuel injection; and where the fueling is such that there is a first torque range where both the first and second fueling system are used throughout the r...
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/463,425 filed on Mar. 20, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/982,086 filed on Dec. 29, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/478,069 filed on Sep. 5, 2014, which is a continuation o...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This invention relates to spark ignition gasoline engines utilizing an antiknock agent which is a liquid fuel with a higher octane number than gasoline such as ethanol to improve engine efficiency. It is known that the efficiency of spark ignition (SI) gasoline engines can be increased by high com...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In one aspect, the invention is a fuel management system for efficient operation of a spark ignition gasoline engine including a source of an antiknock agent such as ethanol. An injector directly injects the ethanol into a cylinder of the engine and a fuel management system controls injection of the ...
F02D410025
20170927
20180118
63491.0
F02D4100
1
HUYNH, HAI H
FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VARIABLE ETHANOL OCTANE ENHANCEMENT OF GASOLINE ENGINES
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
F02D
2,017
15,716,838
PENDING
STEROID COMPOUND FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
The present invention provides the steroidal compound 3α-ethynyl-3β-hydroxyandrostan-17-one oxime, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treatment of hepatic encephalopathy.
1. A method of treating hepatic encephalopathy, comprising administering a pharmaceutically effective amount of 3α-ethynyl-3β-hydroxyandrostan-17-one oxime or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need thereof, wherein said hepatic encephalopathy is selected from the group consisting of minimal he...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 15/352,035, filed Nov. 15, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/114,972, filed on Jul. 28, 2016. U.S. application Ser. No. 15/114,972 is the 35 U.S.C. §371 national stage filing of International Application No. PCT/GB2015/...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is a serious neuropsychiatric and neurocognitive complication in acute and chronic liver disease. HE is a significant and increasing health care problem due to the large and increasing prevalence of chronic liver disease. HE is characterized by impairme...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 shows that 3α-ethynyl-3β-hydroxyandrostan-17-one oxime does not affect blood ammonia levels. Values are the mean±SEM of 12 rats per group, values significantly different from controls are indicated by asterisks; ***, p<0.001. CV=control rats treated with vehicle; HAV=...
A61K31568
20170927
20180118
96712.0
A61K31568
0
BERRY, LAYLA D
STEROID COMPOUND FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,716,893
PENDING
METASTATIC CANCER DECOY TRAP
A method of treating or preventing cancer metastasis in a subject is described. The method includes implanting a decoy trap within the subject, the decoy trap comprising an implantable trap device including a metastatic cancer attractant. Methods of diagnosing cancer metastasis in a subject using the decoy traps are al...
1. A method of treating or preventing cancer metastasis in a subject, comprising implanting a decoy trap within the subject, the decoy trap comprising an implantable trap device including a metastatic cancer attractant. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cancer metastasis is bone metastasis, and the metastatic cance...
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/327,332, filed on Jan. 18, 2017, which was a national stage application claiming the benefit of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2015/041061, filed on Jul. 20, 2015, which claimed the benefit of the benefit of U.S. Provisional A...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC) have long been described as cellular progenitors of mesenchymal lineages including bone, cartilage, fat, muscle and other connective tissues. In addition, a secretory capacity has been identified with both immunomodulatory and trophic activities, exerted at sites of in...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>With the notion of BM-MSC as pericytes, the inventors propose taking advantage of the physical interaction of invading cancer cells and resident BM-MSC occurring at the abluminal space of BM sinusoids as a determinant step in the initiation and fate of skeletal metastasis. The inventors have shown th...
A61K3544
20170927
20180222
67892.0
A61K3544
0
SGAGIAS, MAGDALENE K
METASTATIC CANCER DECOY TRAP
SMALL
1
CONT-REJECTED
A61K
2,017
15,717,056
ACCEPTED
Elastomeric Coating Composition
An elastomeric coating composition to enhance or alter the aesthetic appearance of an automobile. The coating composition can be applied by spraying onto either a vehicle paint job or clear coat and is semi-permanent upon drying. The coating composition can be manually removed from the vehicle by peeling without damagi...
1. A coating composition, comprising: a composite film comprising: a polymer; a tackifier; a hydrocarbon resin; a solvent; and a UV stabilizer; and at least one pigment additive. 2. The coating composition according to claim 1, wherein the hydrocarbon resin has a softening point of at least 140 degrees Celsius. 3. The ...
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of application No. 15/056,052 filed on Feb. 29, 2016 entitled “Elastomeric Coating Composition and Method of Applying Same” which claims priority to Provisional Application No. 62/126,587 filed on Feb. 28, 2015 and entitled “Elastomeric Coating ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates to an elastomeric coating specifically engineered to enhance or alter the aesthetic appearance of an automobile. In traditional settings, automobile paint shops change the color and finish of trucks, cars, and other vehicles by applying permanent paint to th...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A coating composition for vehicles, comprises a polymer, a tackifier, a hydrocarbon resin; and a solvent. In another embodiment, the coating composition includes a styrene/ethylene/butylene/styrene liner triblock copolymer in an amount by weight of 6.51 percent; a hydrocarbon resin i...
C09D520
20170927
20180306
20180118
75225.0
C09D520
2
HARLAN, ROBERT D
Elastomeric Coating Composition
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
C09D
2,017
15,717,138
ACCEPTED
INTERNET QUERIED DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MOBILE AND FIXED ORIGINATING LOCATION DETERMINATION
A mobile wireless network and a method of operation provide directional assistance in response to an Internet query. The directional assistance is provided from a location of the querying device to a destination that may be selectively prompted based on whether the destination is a nearby business, a type of business, ...
1. A method of providing navigation assistance to a user of a communications device, the method comprising: receiving, by a directional assistance service, an Internet query initiated at the communications device and directed via the Internet to initiate a request for navigational assistance to a destination; responsiv...
The present Application is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/468,265 filed on Mar. 24, 2017 and published as U.S. Patent Publication No. 20170195847 on Jul. 6, 2017, which is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/297,222, filed on Oct. 19, 2016, and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,642,024 ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Wireless networks 100 are becoming increasingly important worldwide. Wireless networks 100 are rapidly replacing conventional wire-based telecommunications systems in many applications. Cellular radio telephone networks (“CRT”), and specialized mobile radio and mobile data radio n...
<SOH> Summary of Factors Affecting Rf Propagation <EOH>The physical radio propagation channel perturbs signal strength, causing rate changes, phase delay, low signal to noise ratios (e.g., ell for the analog case, or E b /no, RF energy per bit, over average noise density ratio for the digital case) and doppler-shift. S...
H04W4023
20170927
20180313
20180208
67921.0
H04W402
5
PATEL, AJIT
INTERNET QUERIED DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH MOBILE AND FIXED ORIGINATING LOCATION DETERMINATION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H04W
2,017
15,717,359
ACCEPTED
PROTOCOL FOR LIGHTING CONTROL VIA A WIRELESS NETWORK
A monitor lighting control device receives a state change event message that includes a payload specifying: (i) a state change event of an occupancy, audio, or daylight sensor, or a switch to turn lighting on/off, dim up/down, set scene or the like; (ii) an identifier of a member lighting control device that detected t...
1. A lighting control system comprising: a lighting control group, including a group monitor, a member lighting control device, and a luminaire; wherein the group monitor comprises: a wireless radio communication interface system configured for wireless communication over a wireless lighting control network communicati...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/214,962, filed on Jul. 20, 2016, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND Traditional luminaires can be turned ON and OFF, and in some cases may be dimmed, usually in re...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Traditional luminaires can be turned ON and OFF, and in some cases may be dimmed, usually in response to user activation of a relatively simple input device. Often traditional luminaires are controlled individually or as relatively small groups at separate locations. More sophisticated lighting co...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>The drawing figures depict one or more implementations in accord with the present teachings, by way of example only, not by way of limitation. In the figures, like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements. FIG. 1A is a high-level functional block diagram of a...
H05B370272
20170927
20180626
20180201
57220.0
H05B3702
0
LE, TUNG X
PROTOCOL FOR LIGHTING CONTROL VIA A WIRELESS NETWORK
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
H05B
2,017
15,717,502
PENDING
Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification
Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of nove...
1-40. (canceled) 41. A water soluble conjugated polymer having the structure of the formula: wherein: Ar is an aryl or heteroaryl unit substituted with a non-ionic side group capable of imparting solubility in water; MU is a polymer modifying unit or band gap modifying unit that is evenly or randomly distributed along ...
CROSS-REFERENCE This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15/239,713, filed Aug. 17, 2016; which application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 14/821,386, filed Aug. 7, 2015 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,547,008; which application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 14/018,985, filed Sep....
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fluorescent hybridization probes have developed into an important tool in the sequence-specific detection of DNA and RNA. The signals generated by the appended fluorescent labels (or dyes) can be monitored in real time and provide simple, rapid, and robust methods for the detectio...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Provided herein are water soluble conjugated polymers of Formula (I): wherein: each R is independently a non-ionic side group capable of imparting solubility in water in excess of 10 mg/mL; MU is a polymer modifying unit or band gap modifying unit that is evenly or randomly distribut...
G01N3358
20170927
20180315
86750.0
G01N3358
1
TRUONG, DUC
Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G01N
2,017
15,717,580
PENDING
Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification
Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of nove...
1.-40. (canceled) 41. A method of determining whether a target is present in a sample, the method comprising: contacting the sample with a conjugated polymer complex comprising a sensor for the target conjugated to a water soluble conjugated polymer having the structure of the formula: wherein: Ar is an aryl or heteroa...
CROSS-REFERENCE This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 15/239,713, filed Aug. 17, 2016; which application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 14/821,386, filed Aug. 7, 2015 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,547,008; which application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 14/018,985, filed Sep....
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fluorescent hybridization probes have developed into an important tool in the sequence-specific detection of DNA and RNA. The signals generated by the appended fluorescent labels (or dyes) can be monitored in real time and provide simple, rapid, and robust methods for the detectio...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Provided herein are water soluble conjugated polymers of Formula (I): wherein: each R is independently a non-ionic side group capable of imparting solubility in water in excess of 10 mg/mL; MU is a polymer modifying unit or band gap modifying unit that is evenly or randomly distribut...
G01N3358
20170927
20180315
86750.0
G01N3358
1
TRUONG, DUC
NOVEL REAGENTS FOR DIRECTED BIOMARKER SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G01N
2,017
15,719,560
ACCEPTED
FLOOR DRAIN FOR SAME FLOOR DRAINAGE WITHOUT DESCENDING FLOOR OF BUILDING
A floor drain for same floor drainage of a building consists of a floor drain body and a floor drain cover The floor drain body consists of a lower accumulated water collection tank, a lateral accumulated water collection tank and an accumulated water discharge port. A bottom of the lower accumulated water collection t...
1. A floor drain for same floor drainage without descending floor of a building, consisting of a floor drain body (1) and a floor drain cover (2), wherein the floor drain cover (2) and the floor drain body (1) are separable; the floor drain body (1) consists of a lower accumulated water collection tank (3), a lateral a...
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a floor drain for same floor drainage, and more specifically, to a floor drain for same floor drainage without descending floor of a building. BACKGROUND Currently, if same floor drainage needs to be realized in a building toilet, a floor of the toilet is required to be ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Currently, if same floor drainage needs to be realized in a building toilet, a floor of the toilet is required to be descended entirely or locally. To reduce the height of descending the floor, the width of a flow path of a floor drain and an area of a drainage section are also reduced, thereby ea...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The purpose of the present invention is to overcome existing technical defects, so as to provide a floor drain for same floor drainage used in the same floor drainage without descending floor of a building, thereby improving the unobstruction and difficult blocking of the drainage, being easy to main...
E03F50407
20170929
20180605
20180125
80742.0
E03F504
0
SCHNEIDER, CRAIG M
FLOOR DRAIN FOR SAME FLOOR DRAINAGE WITHOUT DESCENDING FLOOR OF BUILDING
SMALL
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
E03F
2,017
15,721,589
PENDING
OUTLET BOX
A utility box for mounting at least in part within a wall for use with a fluid carrying supply pipe, the box comprising, a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, a back wall and a front opening providing access into an interior of the housing defined by the top, bottom, f...
1. A utility box for mounting at least in part within a wall for use with a fluid carrying supply pipe, the box comprising: a housing including a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall, a back wall and a front opening providing access into an interior of the housing defined by the top, bottom...
RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/402,896, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, the entire disclosures and content of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. FIELD OF INVENTION The invention relates to outlet boxes for mounting in a wall, and more parti...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Utility outlet boxes may be installed in building walls to provide access and/or disposal points for utilities, such as water. In one application, outlet boxes may be installed within building walls during the construction or renovation, and pipes and/or fixtures may be connected to the outlet box...
<SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 illustrates a perspective view of a utility box according to a first embodiment. FIG. 2 illustrates a first exploded view of the utility box of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 illustrates a second exploded view of the utility box of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 illustrates a third exploded view o...
E03C1021
20170929
20180405
97595.0
E03C102
0
MURPHY, KEVIN F
OUTLET BOX
SMALL
0
ACCEPTED
E03C
2,017
15,722,239
PENDING
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING IMPROVED USABILITY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH PROGRAM READABLE BY COMPUTER OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
An information processing system includes an operation apparatus and a main body apparatus which is capable of communicating with the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus includes a first transceiver which transmits operation data to the main body apparatus. The main body apparatus includes a memory in which an...
1. An information processing system comprising: an operation apparatus; and a main body apparatus which is capable of communicating with the operation apparatus, the operation apparatus including a first transceiver which transmits operation data representing an operation by a user to the main body apparatus, the main ...
Information Processing Apparatus Capable of Achieving Improved Usability, Method of Controlling Information Processing Apparatus, Non-Transitory Storage Medium Encoded With Program Readable by Computer of Information Processing Apparatus, and Information Processing System This nonprovisional application is based on Jap...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>In a game system representing one example of a conventional information processing system, when a game controller representing an operation apparatus is registered in correspondence with a player number, the game controller may be registered by successively performing the same prescrib...
<SOH> BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY <EOH>In a game system representing one example of a conventional information processing system, when a game controller representing an operation apparatus is registered in correspondence with a player number, the game controller may be registered by successively performing the same prescrib...
A63F1322
20171002
20180510
65883.0
A63F1322
0
WILLIAMS, ROSS A
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING IMPROVED USABILITY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM ENCODED WITH PROGRAM READABLE BY COMPUTER OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
A63F
2,017
15,724,732
ACCEPTED
MASK SYSTEM WITH SNAP-FIT SHROUD
A shroud (1020) for a mask system includes a retaining portion structured to retain a frame (1040), a pair of upper headgear connectors (1024) each including an elongated arm (1026) and a slot (1027) at the free end of the arm adapted to receive a headgear strap, and a pair of lower headgear connectors (1025) each adap...
1. A mask system, comprising: a frame defining a breathing chamber; a cushion provided to the frame and adapted to form a seal with the patient's face; and a shroud provided to the frame, wherein the shroud and the frame are co-molded with one another, the frame being constructed of a first, relatively soft, elastomeri...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/682,117, filed Aug. 21, 2017, pending, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/440,972, filed Feb. 23, 2017, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,770,568, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Patient interfaces, such as a full-face or nasal mask systems, for use with blowers and flow generators in the treatment of sleep disordered breathing (SDB), typically include a soft face-contacting portion, such as a cushion, and a rigid or semi-rigid shell or frame. In use, the ...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>One aspect of the invention relates to a mask system provided without a forehead support adapted to engage the patient's forehead. Another aspect of the invention relates to a mask system including a frame and a shroud removably connected to the frame and adapted to attach headgear. ...
A61M160622
20171004
20180508
20180125
65185.0
A61M1606
1
DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH
MASK SYSTEM WITH SNAP-FIT SHROUD
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61M
2,017
15,725,437
PENDING
MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR LEARNING CORRELATION BETWEEN SHIPMENT INSPECTION INFORMATION AND OPERATION ALARM INFORMATION FOR OBJECT
A machine learning device which learns a correlation between shipment inspection information obtained by inspecting an object in shipment thereof and operation alarm information issued during operation of the object, includes a state observation unit which observes the shipment inspection information and the operation ...
1. A machine learning device which learns a correlation between shipment inspection information obtained by inspecting an object in shipment thereof and operation alarm information issued during operation of the object, comprising: a state observation unit which observes the shipment inspection information and the oper...
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a machine learning device and a machine learning method for learning the correlation between shipment inspection information and operation alarm information for an object. 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, electric mo...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>
<SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a machine learning device which learns a correlation between shipment inspection information obtained by inspecting an object in shipment thereof and operation alarm information issued during operation of the object,...
G06Q5028
20171005
20180412
58717.0
G06Q5028
0
SECK, ABABACAR
MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE AND MACHINE LEARNING METHOD FOR LEARNING CORRELATION BETWEEN SHIPMENT INSPECTION INFORMATION AND OPERATION ALARM INFORMATION FOR OBJECT
UNDISCOUNTED
0
PENDING
G06Q
2,017
15,725,505
PENDING
CONSIGNMENT BOOKING APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS
Implementations for consignment booking include actions of providing a user interface including a plurality of consignment data entry fields that include a pickup location entry field configured to receive data identifying a pickup location for a consignment, a delivery destination entry field configured to receive dat...
1. A computing system for consignment booking, the system comprising: a user interface module configured to cause a display of a plurality of consignment data entry fields on a computer display, the consignment data entry fields comprising: a pickup location entry field configured to receive data identifying a pickup l...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to Indian Patent Application No. 201641034044, filed on Oct. 5, 2016, entitled “Consignment Booking Apparatuses, Methods, And Systems,” the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present application is related to...
<SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Present systems for booking consignments involve customers traveling to consignment agency locations to book the consignment. The customer fills out a hand written form at the booking agency location and provides it to an agency associate to book the consignment. The agency associate uses written ...
<SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The inventors have appreciated that computer implemented systems and methods can improve the accuracy and efficiency of booking and delivering consignments. Accordingly, various implementations of the present disclosure are directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses, for booking and delivering con...
G06Q100835
20171005
20180405
63528.0
G06Q1008
0
WALSH, EMMETT K
CONSIGNMENT BOOKING APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS
UNDISCOUNTED
0
PENDING
G06Q
2,017
15,726,165
PENDING
Stable Aqueous Formulations of Adalimumab
The invention provides aqueous pharmaceutical adalimumab compositions suitable for long-term storage of adalimumab, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same.
1. A stable aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising: i) adalimumab; ii) a buffer; and iii) a stabilizer; wherein the composition is free of polyol and has a pH of about 5 to about 6. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is free of citrate buffer. 3. The composition of claim 1, wherein the compos...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to aqueous pharmaceutical compositions suitable for long-term storage of adalimumab (including antibody proteins considered or intended as “biosimilar” or “bio-better” variants of commercially available adalimumab), methods of manufacture of the compositions, methods...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a naturally occurring mammalian cytokine produced by various cell types, including monocytes and macrophages in response to endotoxin or other stimuli. TNFα is a major mediator of inflammatory, immunological, and pathophysiological reactions (...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides stable aqueous formulations comprising adalimumab that allow its long term storage. In a first embodiment, the invention provides a stable aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising adalimumab; a stabilizer comprising at least one member selected from the gr...
A61K3939591
20171005
20180215
72243.0
A61K39395
1
KIM, YUNSOO
Stable Aqueous Formulations of Adalimumab
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,726,215
PENDING
Stable Aqueous Formulations of Adalimumab
The invention provides aqueous pharmaceutical adalimumab compositions suitable for long-term storage of adalimumab, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same.
1. A stable aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising: i) adalimumab; ii) a single buffer; iii) a surfactant; and iv) a sugar, wherein the composition is free of polyol and has a pH of about 5 to about 6. 2. The composition of claim 1, wherein the composition is free of citrate buffer. 3. The composition of claim 2...
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to aqueous pharmaceutical compositions suitable for long-term storage of adalimumab (including antibody proteins considered or intended as “biosimilar” or “bio-better” variants of commercially available adalimumab), methods of manufacture of the compositions, methods...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFα) is a naturally occurring mammalian cytokine produced by various cell types, including monocytes and macrophages in response to endotoxin or other stimuli. TNFα is a major mediator of inflammatory, immunological, and pathophysiological reactions (...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The invention provides stable aqueous formulations comprising adalimumab that allow its long term storage. In a first embodiment, the invention provides a stable aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising adalimumab; a stabilizer comprising at least one member selected from the gr...
A61K3939591
20171005
20180215
72243.0
A61K39395
1
KIM, YUNSOO
Stable Aqueous Formulations of Adalimumab
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017
15,726,899
PENDING
WIRELESS PRINTING DEVICES THAT PROVIDE PRINTING SERVICES OVER A NETWORK WITHOUT A PRINTER SPECIFIC PRINTER DRIVER AFTER HAVING REGISTERED THE PRINTING DEVICE WITH A SERVICE OVER THE NETWORK
Wireless printing devices that are configured to register with a service over a network (e.g., Internet) for providing printing services for one or more client devices without printer drivers are herein disclosed and enabled. The printing device may include a touch sensitive screen interface to receive security informa...
1. A printing device that is a wireless printing device for wirelessly providing printing services to one or more client devices over a network without the need for the one or more client devices to install a device specific printer driver that is device specific to the printing device, the printing device includes: an...
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/053,765 filed Jan. 18, 2002, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/262,764, filed Jan. 19, 2001. Additionally, this application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent ap...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The present invention relates to universal data output and, in particular, to providing a new data output method and a new raster image process for information apparatuses and output devices. As described herein, information apparatuses refer generally to computing devices, which...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, this invention provides a convenient universal data output method in which an information apparatus and an output device or system share the raster image processing operations. Moreover, the new data output method eliminates the need to install a plurality of device-depe...
G06F31236
20171006
20180208
66411.0
G06F312
6
RILEY, MARCUS T
WIRELESS PRINTING DEVICES THAT PROVIDE PRINTING SERVICES OVER A NETWORK WITHOUT A NEED FOR A CLIENT DEVICE OF THE PRINTING DEVICE TO USE, AT THE CLIENT DEVICE, A PRINTER SPECIFIC PRINTER DRIVER
UNDISCOUNTED
1
CONT-ACCEPTED
G06F
2,017
15,726,901
PENDING
AMLODIPINE FORMULATIONS
Provided herein are stable amlodipine oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using amlodipine oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
1. An oral liquid formulation, comprising: (i) amlodipine benzoate in an amount corresponding to 1.0 mg/ml amlodipine freebase; (ii) about 3 mM of a citrate buffer; (iii) about 0.2 mg/ml to about 10 mg/ml of sodium benzoate; (iv) about 0.5 mg/ml of silicon dioxide; (v) about 7.5 mg/ml of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose; ...
CROSS-REFERENCE This application claims the benefit of U.S. Application Ser. No. 62/405,455 filed Oct. 7, 2016, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a serious health issue in many countries. According to the National Heart Blood ...
<SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a serious health issue in many countries. According to the National Heart Blood and Lung Institute, it is thought that about 1 in 3 adults in the United States alone have hypertension. Left unchecked, hypertension is considered a substantia...
<SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Disclosed herein is an oral liquid formulation, comprising: (i) amlodipine benzoate in an amount corresponding to 1.0 mg/ml amlodipine freebase; (ii) about 3 mM of a citrate buffer; (iii) about 0.2 mg/ml to about 10 mg/ml of sodium benzoate; (iv) about 0.5 mg/ml of silicon dioxide; (...
A61K314422
20171006
20180412
96348.0
A61K314422
1
SOROUSH, LAYLA
AMLODIPINE FORMULATIONS
UNDISCOUNTED
0
ACCEPTED
A61K
2,017