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15,726,945 | PENDING | THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE PALLET | A pallet for shipping goods, the pallet having a rigid member, a phase change material, and a temperature indicate. The rigid member includes a phase change material compartment. A phase change material is disposed in the phase change material compartment. The temperature indicator indicates a thermal state of the pall... | 1. A pallet for shipping goods, comprising: a rigid member comprising a phase change material compartment; a phase change material disposed in the phase change material compartment; and a temperature indicator that indicates a thermal state of the pallet, 2. The pallet of claim 1, wherein the rigid member further compr... | BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS Certain embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings illustrate only certain aspects or implementations of the invention by way of example and are not meant to limit the scope of the claims. FIG. 1 shows an i... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>Certain embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the accompanying drawings illustrate only certain aspects or implementations of the invention by way of example and are not meant to limit the scope of the claims. FIG. 1... | B65D1938 | 20171006 | 20180412 | 75879.0 | B65D1938 | 0 | CIRIC, LJILJANA V | Pallet with Thermal Energy Storage | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 | ||
15,726,985 | PENDING | Stock Level Determination | In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to determine a stock level for products on a product display using a mirror to provide a view of the product display and/or products stocked thereon. The mirror can have a convex or segmented convex configuration to provide a wider field-of-view th... | 1. A stock level indication apparatus comprising: a merchandising unit including a back wall and a product support member mounted to the back wall, the product support member having a surface configured to receive products thereon extending between a front edge and a back edge thereof; a mirror mounted to the merchandi... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of the following U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/412,342 filed Oct. 25, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates generally to retail shelving and, more particularly, to stock lev... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Retail stores often utilize modular shelving units to display products for sale. It can be important to maintain an accurate count of inventory during operation of the store. Pursuant to this, associates have to count products on the shelves. It can be difficult for associates to accurately determ... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, apparatuses and methods pertaining to determining a stock level of products on a product display and creating workflow tasks in response to detecting a low stock level. This description includes drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a pers... | G06Q10087 | 20171006 | 20180426 | 66102.0 | G06Q1008 | 0 | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | Stock Level Determination | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | G06Q | 2,017 | |
15,727,490 | PENDING | SITE-SPECIFIC COVALENT CHEMICAL LIGATION TO MONOCLONAL AND POLYCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN | Methods and compositions are described herein for covalently linking an antibody to a molecular payload. Compositions are described herein containing an antibody covalently linked to a molecular payload. | 1. A compound comprising: i) a targeting moiety that specifically binds a nucleotide binding pocket of an antibody; ii) a cross-linking agent; iii) an active agent or a conjugating agent; and iv) a linker, wherein the linker covalently links: a) the targeting moiety, b) the cross-linking agent, and c) the active agent ... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/144,710, filed Apr. 8, 2015, the contents of which are hereby incorporated in the entirety for all purposes. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Non-specific ligation methods have been traditionally used to chemical... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Non-specific ligation methods have been traditionally used to chemically modify immunoglobulins. Site-specific ligation of compounds (detectable labels, toxins, or ligands) to antibodies has become increasingly important in the fields of therapeutic antibody-drug conjugates and bi... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In a first embodiment, the present invention provides a compound comprising: i) a targeting moiety that specifically binds a nucleotide binding pocket of an antibody; ii) a cross-linking agent; iii) an active agent or a conjugating agent; and iv) a linker, wherein the linker co... | A61K4765 | 20171006 | 20180524 | 90995.0 | A61K4765 | 0 | VAJDA, KRISTIN ANN | SITE-SPECIFIC COVALENT CHEMICAL LIGATION TO MONOCLONAL AND POLYCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULIN | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,727,820 | PENDING | POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF BIO-FERMENTED SODIUM HYALURONATE AND USES THEREOF | The present invention relates to stable polymer matrix compositions comprising high concentrations (from about 1.5% w/w to about 3.5% w/w) sodium hyaluronate obtained from a Streptococcus zooepidemicus source and a non-ionic polymer. The polymer matrix composition further comprises polyethylene glycol and methylparaben... | 1. A polymer matrix composition comprising: about 1.5% w/w to about 3.5% w/w bio-fermented sodium hyaluronate, about 0.1% w/w to about 2.0% w/w non-ionic polymer, and water; wherein the sodium hyaluronate in the gel is stable upon storage for at least 6 months at 40° C. and 75% relative humidity and/or for at least 18 ... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to polymer matrix compositions comprising sodium hyaluronate. More particularly, the present invention relates to polymer matrix compositions comprising sodium hyaluronate obtained from a bacterial source and that are useful in the treatment of wounds and incisions, ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a naturally occurring mucopolysaccharide (also commonly referred to as glycosaminoglycan). It has been isolated by various methods from numerous tissue sources including vitreous humor, skin, synovial fluid, serum, chicken combs, shark skin, umbilical cords... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to stable polymer matrix compositions, preferably pharmaceutical compositions, comprising a high concentration (for example, from about 1.5% to about 3.5% w/w) of sodium hyaluronate obtained from a bacterial source such as Streptococcus zooepidemicus or ... | A61K31728 | 20171009 | 20180215 | 65614.0 | A61K31728 | 1 | LAU, JONATHAN S | POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF BIO-FERMENTED SODIUM HYALURONATE AND USES THEREOF | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,728,228 | PENDING | MEDIA ECHOING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DEVICE AND METHOD | A method and apparatus for echoing media via a mobile device are disclosed herein. According to an embodiment, the method can include displaying automatically to a user, on the mobile device, a list of one or more respective identifiers of one or more other users experiencing respective media within a selectable geogra... | 1. A method, comprising: displaying to a user, on a mobile device, one or more geographic locations and respective identifiers of one or more other users experiencing respective media within a geographic area, wherein the geographic area is automatically determined based on a set radius from the mobile device; displayi... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the priority of, and is a continuation in part of, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/355,265 (U.S. Pub. 2017/0070872), filed Nov. 18, 2016 and Ser. No. 13/454,546 (U.S. Pub. 2013/0282809 issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,501,760), filed Apr. 24, 2012, the conten... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Existing media providers, such as Pandora, Google Play and Spotify, Ltd., allow listeners to wirelessly stream music on mobile devices. In the case of Spotify, Ltd., for example, a user can choose to display his or her music selections on social networking websites, such as Facebo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The presently disclosed embodiments are directed to solving one or more of the problems presented in the prior art, described above, as well as providing additional features that will become readily apparent by reference to the following detailed description when taken in conjunction... | H04W4206 | 20171009 | 20180201 | 60363.0 | H04W420 | 1 | MACILWINEN, JOHN MOORE JAIN | MEDIA ECHOING AND SOCIAL NETWORKING DEVICE AND METHOD | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | |
15,728,405 | PENDING | MULTI-WALLED PLACEHOLDER | A placeholder for vertebrae or vertebral discs includes a tubular body, which along its jacket surface has a plurality of breakthroughs or openings for over-growth with adjacent tissue. The placeholder includes at least a second tubular body provided with a plurality of breakthroughs and openings at least partially ins... | 1-52. (canceled) 53. A placeholder for implantation in a human or animal body, the placeholder having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending through the first and second ends, the placeholder comprising: an inner wall defining an inner cavity extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein a plural... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/012,827, filed Feb. 1, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/914,471, filed Jun. 10, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,254,199, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Se... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention refers to a placeholder for implantation into a human or animal body, especially as a placeholder for vertebrae or vertebral discs, a method for manufacturing such a placeholder, and a modular system for such a placeholder. Placeholders, especially for vertebrae or vertebral ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to one aspect of the present invention, several tubular bodies, namely a first tubular body and at least a second tubular body, are provided at least partially one inside the other, such that a multi-wall placeholder is formed which not only provides load-absorbing properties but also is su... | A61F2442 | 20171009 | 20180405 | 97508.0 | A61F244 | 1 | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | MULTI-WALLED PLACEHOLDER | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61F | 2,017 | |
15,728,451 | PENDING | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING MULTIPLE PICTURES ON A TELEVISION | A device provides multiple video streams from a plurality of video streams to a display. The device includes an input interface, a frame controller, and an output interface. The input interface is configured to receive a plurality of video streams and to transfer the plurality of video streams to the frame controller. ... | 1. A device comprising: an input interface configured to receive a plurality of video streams and to provide the plurality of video streams to a frame controller, wherein each video stream of the plurality of video streams corresponds to a video channel of a plurality of video channels; the frame controller configured ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation of and claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/065,960, filed Mar. 10, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/480,595, filed Sep. 8, 2014, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,319,619, which is a cont... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The introduction of High Definition Television (HDTV) and the flat panel display has led to new and pleasant experience in watching television. The slimness of a flat panel television set saves space and allows a consumer to place a larger television in a room of limited size. HDT... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An aspect of the present invention provides a television system including an input interface for receiving video data from a plurality of video streams and transferring the video data to a frame controller in communication with a television display. Each of the plurality of vid... | H04N544591 | 20171009 | 20180322 | 69213.0 | H04N5445 | 3 | TILAHUN, ALAZAR | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING MULTIPLE PICTURES ON A TELEVISION | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,017 | |
15,729,512 | PENDING | SYNTHETIC GLUCOPYRANOSYL LIPID ADJUVANTS | Compounds, particularly, glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvant (GLA) compounds, having the following structure (I) are provided: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein L1. L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8, L9, L10, Y1,Y2, Y3, Y4, R1, R2, R3 , R4, R5, R6, are as defined herein. Pharmaceutical compositions, vaccine com... | 1. A GLA compound having the following structure (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: L1, L2, L3, L4, L5 and L6 are the same or different and independently —O—, —NH— or —(CH2)—; L7, L8, L9, and L10 are the same or different and independently absent or —C(═O)—; Y1 is an acid functional group; Y2 ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/184,703 filed Jun. 5, 2009, which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention The present invention relates to the ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention in its several aspects is directed to compounds, compositions and methods that advantageously employ certain synthetic glucopyranosyl lipid adjuvants (GLA) as immunomodulators or adjuvants. Therefore, according to one aspect of the invention described here... | A61K3939 | 20171010 | 20180201 | 92440.0 | A61K3939 | 0 | MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C | SYNTHETIC GLUCOPYRANOSYL LIPID ADJUVANTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,731,543 | PENDING | System for managing web-based swipe module tool and software for scrolling and paging through content data and applications | A cloud-based computer system and architecture for managing and migrating through web-based content data and content applications from multiple content data sources or service providers in real time is disclosed. The cloud-based computing system and architecture of the present invention includes a log-in or master serv... | 1. A cloud-based computer system comprising: a) master server accessible over the internet/Intranet from remote computer devices; and b) a master application that runs on the master server and includes software coded for organizing content data and content applications from multiple content sources or service providers... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119 (e) of the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/404,860 filed Oct. 12, 2010, and titled “COMPUTER NETWORK SYSTEM FOR MANAGING WEB-BASED CONTENT DATA” and the U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61/463,539 filed Feb. 22,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Cloud-based computing provides computation, software, data access, and storage services that do not require a user to have knowledge of the physical location and configuration of the system and architecture that delivers the content data and/or services. Cloud-based computing can ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>There are a few known computer systems and architectures that allow you to migrate through content data using a scrolling-type feature or tool, hereafter a scrolling application. The first example of a scrolling application, includes a scrolling software that typically runs on mobile... | H04L672838 | 20170626 | 20171026 | 70840.0 | H04L2908 | 3 | TRAN, JIMMY H | System for managing web-based swipe module tool and software for scrolling and paging through content data and applications | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04L | 2,017 | |
15,735,725 | PENDING | AQUEOUS DENTAL GLASS IONOMER COMPOSITION | The present invention relates to an aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising (A) a reactive particulate glass, (B) a water-soluble, polymerizable polymer comprising acidic groups, which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, whereby the polymerizable polymer has a polymer backbone and h... | 1. An aqueous dental glass ionomer composition comprising (A) a reactive particulate glass, (B) a water-soluble, polymerizable polymer comprising acidic groups, which is reactive with the particulate glass in a cement reaction, whereby the polymerizable polymer has a polymer backbone and hydrolysis-stable pendant group... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an aqueous dental glass ionomer composition. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a mixture comprising a specific water-soluble, polymerizable polymer comprising acidic groups and a specific water-soluble, polymerizable monomer for the preparat... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Dental restorative materials are known for restoring the function, morphology and integrity of dental structures damaged by physical damage or caries-related decay of enamel and/or dentin. Dental restorative materials are required to have high biocompatibility, good mechanical pro... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is an object of the present invention to provide an aqueous dental glass ionomer composition providing improved mechanical properties including high flexural strength and a clinically relevant adhesion to tooth structure after curing, as well as hydrolysis-stability in an aqueous ... | A61K60835 | 20171212 | 20181213 | A61K6083 | 0 | SALAMON, PETER A | AQUEOUS DENTAL GLASS IONOMER COMPOSITION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | ||
15,735,736 | PENDING | Fluid Retaining Structure | A fluid retaining structure comprising an electronic leak detection and location, ELDL, system, wherein the fluid retaining structure comprises inner and outer liners (18, 16) that form electrical isolation layers of the ELDL system, wherein an electrically conductive signal layer (10, 12) of the ELDL system provides s... | 1.-22. (canceled) 23. A fluid retaining structure having an electronic leak detection and location (ELDL) system, the fluid retaining structure comprising: inner and outer liners adapted to form electrical isolation layers for the ELDL system; and an electrically conductive signal layer located between the inner and ou... | This invention relates to a fluid retaining structure, a leak detection system for a fluid retaining structure and methods of constructing the same. BACKGROUND Within the construction industry there has been a drive for many years to increase offsite manufacturing whilst reducing the amount of site work required as a r... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Within the construction industry there has been a drive for many years to increase offsite manufacturing whilst reducing the amount of site work required as a result. This allows for reductions in site costs and reductions in the risk of injury to site workers on multi-trade sites. This has led to... | B65D90508 | 20171212 | 20180628 | 58051.0 | B65D9050 | 0 | IHEZIE, JOSHUA K | FLUID RETAINING STRUCTURE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 | ||
15,735,940 | PENDING | Stormwater Biofiltration System and Method | A stormwater treatment system and method for removing sediment, chemical pollutants, and debris from stormwater runoff by utilizing bioretention practices including physical, chemical and biological processes. Stormwater is directed into a primarily open-bottomed, multi-dimensional container whereby entrained sediment ... | 1. A stormwater treatment system with bioretention functionality comprising at least four vertical sidewalls and a partial horizontal top sidewall affixed to one or more of said sidewalls, wherein when said system is partially buried in the ground, said partial horizontal top sidewall exposes the interior of the system... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims priority to and the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/203,618 filed Aug. 11, 2015, U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/253,752, which was filed on Nov. 11, 2015, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/314,622 filed Mar. 29... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Stormwater runoff transports varying quantities of pollutants such as oil/grease, phosphorous, nitrogen, bacteria, heavy metals, pesticides, sediments, and other inorganic and organic constituents with the potential to impair surficial water bodies, infiltrate groundwater and impa... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention is intended to be a stormwater treatment system with bioretention functionality and is designed to treat stormwater runoff emanating from either previous or impervious surfaces (e.g., streets, parking lots, grassed areas, roof tops). An embodiment consists... | E03F50404 | 20171212 | 20180628 | 98010.0 | E03F504 | 2 | UPTON, CHRISTOPHER | STORMWATER BIOFILTRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | MICRO | 0 | ACCEPTED | E03F | 2,017 | |
15,736,339 | PENDING | Pharmaceutical Combinations of Organo-Arsenoxide Compounds and mTOR Inhibitors | The present invention relates to synergistic pharmaceutical combinations comprising organic arsenoxide compounds and mTOR inhibitors. Further, the present invention relates to the use of these pharmaceutical combinations in therapy, in particular, treatment of proliferative diseases. | 1. A synergistic pharmaceutical combination comprising an organo-arsenoxide compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug thereof, and an mTOR inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug thereof. 2. The synergistic pharmaceutical combination of claim 1, w... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to synergistic pharmaceutical combinations comprising organic arsenoxide compounds and mTOR inhibitors. Further, the present invention relates to the use of these pharmaceutical combinations in therapy, in particular, treatment of proliferative diseases. BACKGROUND Arsenica... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Arsenical compounds have been used in the past as therapeutic agents for the treatment of disease. However, the inherent toxicities of arsenical compounds and their generally unfavourable therapeutic index have largely precluded their use as pharmaceutical agents. Organic arsenoxide compounds are ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In a first aspect the present invention relates to a synergistic pharmaceutical combination comprising an organo-arsenoxide compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug thereof, and an mTOR inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, solvate or prodrug t... | A61K31655 | 20180307 | 20180524 | 61731.0 | A61K31655 | 0 | HOWELL, THEODORE R | Pharmaceutical Combinations of Organo-Arsenoxide Compounds and mTOR Inhibitors | SMALL | 0 | REJECTED | A61K | 2,018 | |
15,738,233 | PENDING | RANDOM ACCESS METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM | A random access method comprises: transmitting, by a firstuser equipment (UE) in a UE group, and according to a time-frequency resource, a preamble to an evolved node B (eNB); and monitoring, by a second UE in the UE group and/or the first UE, for a random access response (RAR) corresponding to the preamble transmitted... | 1. A random access method, comprising: sending, by a first User Equipment (UE) in a UE group, a preamble to an evolved Node B (eNB) over a time-frequency resource, the time-frequency resource comprising a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource; and monitoring, by the first UE and/or a second UE in the UE ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to, but not limited to the field of communications, and in particular to a random access method, device and system. BACKGROUND A Machine Type Communication (MTC) User Equipment (UE or terminal) is also referred to as a Machine to Machine (M2M) user communication device, wh... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>A Machine Type Communication (MTC) User Equipment (UE or terminal) is also referred to as a Machine to Machine (M2M) user communication device, which is a main application form of a current internet of things. Recently, due to high spectral efficiency of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE)/Long-Term Evolu... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The following is a brief introduction for a subject described herein in detail. The brief introduction is not intended to restrict the scope of protection of claims. The disclosure provides a random access method, device and system, intended to save PRACH resources and meet requirements for a huge nu... | H04W740833 | 20171220 | 20180628 | 62307.0 | H04W7408 | 1 | SMARTH, GERALD A | GROUP BASED RANDOM ACCESS METHOD DEVICE AND SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | |
15,738,271 | PENDING | METHOD AND A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR SAVING LIQUID AND THERMAL ENERGY | A method and a system for saving liquid and thermal energy, where a centrally located source of liquid is connected via separate feeding conduits to a plurality of liquid tap units. Each feeding conduit (FC1) is connected to a dampening chamber (D1) via a passage (OP1) containing an inlet (INi) to a liquid valve (VI) a... | 1. A method to save liquid and thermal energy in a liquid distribution system, where a centrally located source of liquid is connected via separate feeding conduits to a plurality of liquid tap units, comprising the steps of: evacuating the liquid from the associated feeding conduit, after completion of a tapping opera... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a method and a liquid distribution system for saving liquid and thermal energy, where a centrally located source of liquid is connected via separate feeding conduits to a plurality of liquid tap units, comprising the steps of evacuating the liquid from the associa... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PRIOR ART <EOH>Such a method is disclosed in Applicant's international (PCT) patent application WO2012/148351. A similar method is also previously known from the German published specification DE 4406150 A1 (Pumpe et al). In both these prior art cases, the liquid in the feeding con... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In order to achieve these objects, the present invention provides an improved method, wherein the liquid distribution system operates at a relatively low pressure, when the liquid is being evacuated after a tapping operation, and at a relatively high, but typically still fairly norma... | F24D17001 | 20171220 | 20180621 | 78651.0 | F24D1700 | 0 | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | METHOD AND A LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR SAVING LIQUID AND THERMAL ENERGY | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | F24D | 2,017 | |
15,739,024 | PENDING | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS | An inductive heating assembly for generating an aerosol from an aerosol precursor material in an aerosol provision system, the inductive heating assembly including: a susceptor; and a drive coil arranged to induce current flow in the susceptor to heat the susceptor and vaporize aerosol precursor material in proximity w... | 1. An inductive heating assembly for generating an aerosol from an aerosol precursor material in an aerosol provision system, the inductive heating assembly comprising: a susceptor; and a drive coil arranged to induce current flow in the susceptor to heat the susceptor and vaporize aerosol precursor material in proximi... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a National Phase entry of PCT Application No. PCT/GB2016/051731, filed Jun. 10, 2016, which claims priority from GB Patent Application No. 1511358.2, filed Jun. 29, 2015, each of which is hereby fully incorporated herein by reference. FIELD The present d... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of one example of a conventional e-cigarette 10 . The e-cigarette has a generally cylindrical shape, extending along a longitudinal axis indicated by dashed line LA, and comprises two main components, namely a control unit 20 and a cartomizer 30 . The cartomizer 30 in... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The invention is defined in the appended claims. According to a first aspect of certain embodiments there is provided an inductive heating assembly for generating an aerosol from an aerosol precursor material in an aerosol provision system, the inductive heating assembly comprising: a susceptor; and ... | A24F47008 | 20171221 | 20180712 | 60315.0 | A24F4700 | 0 | NGUYEN, THANG H | ELECTRONIC AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEMS, INDUCTIVE HEATING ASSEMBLIES AND CARTRIDGES FOR USE THEREWITH, AND RELATED METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | A24F | 2,017 | |
15,739,229 | PENDING | PROTECTIVE COMPOSITION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA | An object of the present invention is to provide a protective composition for gastrointestinal mucosa, for example, for inhibiting occurrence of a gastrointestinal mucosa disorder when an oral drug that induces the gastrointestinal mucosa disorder is taken. The protective composition for gastrointestinal mucosa of the ... | 1: A protective composition for gastrointestinal mucosa, characterized by comprising at least a macromolecular polysaccharide, 0.1 to 50 a of sodium hydrogen carbonate and/or magnesium carbonate relative to 1 g of the macromolecular polysaccharide, and 18% to 90° C. of a polyhydric alcohol relative to the total weight ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a protective composition for gastrointestinal mucosa, for example, for inhibiting occurrence of a gastrointestinal mucosa disorder when an oral drug that induces the gastrointestinal mucosa disorder is taken. BACKGROUND ART Some of oral drugs induce a gastrointestinal mu... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Some of oral drugs induce a gastrointestinal mucosa disorder as an adverse effect on the other side of their excellent pharmacological function, and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are a typical example thereof. Thus, a method is demanded for inhibiting occurrence of a gastrointe... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | A61K31728 | 20171222 | 20180628 | 82648.0 | A61K31728 | 0 | HENRY, MICHAEL C | PROTECTIVE COMPOSITION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA | SMALL | 0 | PENDING | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,741,488 | PENDING | MIXED-REALITY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT | A computer system for managing multiple distinct perspectives within a mixed-reality design environment loads a three-dimensional architectural model into memory. The three-dimensional architectural model is associated with a virtual coordinate system. The three-dimensional architectural model comprises at least one vi... | 1. A computer system for managing multiple distinct perspectives within a mixed-reality design environment, comprising: one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to perform ... | BACKGROUND As computerized systems have increased in popularity, so have the range of applications that incorporate computational technology. Computational technology now extends across a broad range of applications, including a wide range of productivity and entertainment software. Indeed, computational technology and... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>As computerized systems have increased in popularity, so have the range of applications that incorporate computational technology. Computational technology now extends across a broad range of applications, including a wide range of productivity and entertainment software. Indeed, computational tec... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems, methods, and apparatus configured to allow one or more users to navigate and interact with a three-dimensional rendering of an architectural design. In particular, implementations of the present invention comprise mixed-reality components t... | G06T19006 | 20180102 | 20180712 | 74251.0 | G06T1900 | 1 | TSWEI, YU-JANG | MIXED-REALITY ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN ENVIRONMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06T | 2,018 | |
15,743,737 | PENDING | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A DEVICE-SPECIFIC IDENTIFIER, AND DEVICES COMPRISING A PERSONALIZED PROGRAMMABLE CIRCUIT COMPONENT | Provided is a method for generating a device-specific identifier in a device which contains at least one programmable circuit component and the circuit of which consists of individual components that are configured by loading a bitstream, having the following method steps: displaying the reference identifier as a bit s... | 1. A method for generating a device-specific identifier in a device, which contains at least one programmable circuit element and whose circuit comprises individual components which are configured by loading a bitstream, the method comprising: representing a reference identifier as a bit sequence, and the assignment of... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to PCT Application No. PCT/EP2016/064823, having a filing date of Jun. 27, 2016, based on German Application No. 10 2015 213 300.1, having a filing date of Jul. 15, 2015, the entire contents both of which are hereby incorporated by reference. FIEL... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Programmable circuit elements, also known as field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) are integrated circuits of digital technology, into which logical circuits can be programmed. FPGAs therefore differ from computer processors (CPU) and programmable logic controllers (PLC) in which the functional st... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An aspect relates to being able to insert device-specific data into an FPGA with little computing effort, and thus to be able to quickly and easily personalize large numbers of devices. The method according to embodiments of the invention for the generation of a device-specific identifier in a device... | G06F944505 | 20180111 | 20180719 | 86853.0 | G06F9445 | 0 | CHOUDHURY, ZAHID | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A DEVICE-SPECIFIC IDENTIFIER, AND DEVICES COMPRISING A PERSONALIZED PROGRAMMABLE CIRCUIT COMPONENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,018 | |
15,743,803 | PENDING | SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY STARTING AND STOPPING A TIME CLOCK IN AN ENVIRONMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISTINCT ACTIVATION SIGNALS | A sports event time clock control system utilizing remotely activated game clock controls in which the sonic fingerprints including multiple harmonic frequencies of each official's whistle blow is compared with prerecorded sonic fingerprints of the officials for activation of the game clock upon a match in sonic finger... | 1. A sports event time clock remote control system comprising: a game clock; a plurality of sonic generators each adapted to be carried by a plurality of officials; each of said sonic generators providing a sonic signal when activated by the official carrying said sonic generators; a means to analyze each of said sonic... | This invention relates to a remote time clock activation and identification system for a game clock such as those used in basketball games. In many sports, such as basketball, a contest is divided into specific time periods or durations of play which require accurate timing. The play periods are frequently interrupted ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In accordance with one form of the invention, a record of the sonic fingerprint of the whistle blowing by the individuals officiating a sports event is digitally stored prior to commencement of the event, for subsequent comparison with whistles blown during the event in order to iden... | G07C128 | 20180111 | 20180719 | 65883.0 | G07C128 | 2 | CARTER, KEVIN M | SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY STARTING AND STOPPING A TIME CLOCK IN AN ENVIRONMENT HAVING A PLURALITY OF DISTINCT ACTIVATION SIGNALS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | G07C | 2,018 | ||
15,744,259 | PENDING | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE | There is provided an injection device for delivering a medicament from a container. The device includes, a housing for housing a container, a plunger substantially housed within the housing and which is movable within the housing, a force applicator for applying a force to the plunger, a trigger coupled to the force ap... | 1-44. (canceled) 45. An injection device for delivering a medicament from a container, the device comprising: a housing for housing a container; a plunger substantially housed within the housing and which is movable within the housing; a force applicator for applying a force to the plunger; a trigger coupled to the for... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to injection devices for delivering a medicament from a container. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Injection devices, such as automatic injection devices, are routinely used in the medical field to deliver a measured dose of medicine to a user. Typically, injection devic... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Injection devices, such as automatic injection devices, are routinely used in the medical field to deliver a measured dose of medicine to a user. Typically, injection devices have a user friendly design, allowing them to be safely used by patients for self-administration, although... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In a first aspect of the invention, there is provided an injection device for delivering a medicament from a container. The device comprises, a housing for housing a container, a plunger substantially housed within the housing and which is movable within the housing, a force applicator for applying a... | A61M531501 | 20180112 | 20180719 | A61M5315 | 0 | BUI, ANH T | AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | A61M | 2,018 | ||
15,744,747 | PENDING | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A FOAMABLE AND/OR FLOWABLE MATERIAL FOR CONSUMPTION | The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for the production and/or delivery of a foamable and/or flowable material for consumption, such as by direct application to a consumer, such as directly to the mouth of the consumer. A device and/or system for converting a material from a first, unfoamed st... | 1. A product comprising: a container having a first cavity that is sized to hold an ingestible substance; a delivery nozzle forming a pathway from the container, the delivery nozzle comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, the proximal portion being sized and adapted to be received in a mouth of a consumer, ... | REFERENCE TO PRIORITY DOCUMENT This application claims priority to co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/192,991, filed Jul. 15, 2015. Priority to the aforementioned filing date is claimed and the provisional patent application is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE DISCL... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Foamable materials are known in the art. For instance, whipped cream is known to be stored in a canister under pressure such that when shaken and released, the whipped cream is expulsed from the canister, such as when being applied to a food item, such as a dessert. The addition of this whipped cr... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The present disclosure, in its many aspects, describes devices, systems, and methods for the production and/or delivery of a foamable and/or flowable material for consumption, such as by direct application to a consumer, such as directly to the mouth of the consumer. Accordingly, in... | B05B704 | 20180112 | 20180927 | B05B704 | 0 | BAINBRIDGE, ANDREW PHILIP | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A FOAMABLE AND/OR FLOWABLE MATERIAL FOR CONSUMPTION | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B05B | 2,018 | ||
15,745,400 | PENDING | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE LAYOUT AND ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE POSITIONS OF ELEMENTS IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND FOR USE OF THOSE ELEMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT | A distributed antenna system including a plurality of remote antenna units, a passive element coupled to at least one of the remote antenna units and an RFID system located proximate the passive element. The RFID system includes processing circuitry and measurement circuitry and the processing circuitry is configured f... | 1. A distributed antenna system comprising: a plurality of remote antenna units, a passive element coupled to at least one of the remote antenna units; an RFID system located proximate the passive element; and wherein the RFID system includes processing circuitry and measurement circuitry, the processing circuitry conf... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 62/193,394, filed on Jul. 16, 2015, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION Embodiments of the invention are directed to wireless communication systems, and specif... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Distributed antenna systems (DAS) can be used in confined areas to deploy wireless coverage and capacity to mobile devices. A DAS can include active elements such as master units, extension units, and remote units. Among the variety of active elements, a typical DAS may include pa... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One embodiment is directed to a distributed antenna system. The distributed antenna system comprises a plurality of remote antenna units. A passive element is coupled to at least one of the remote antenna units. The distributed antenna system further comprises an RFID system located proximate the pas... | H04B1717 | 20180116 | 20180726 | 76421.0 | H04B1717 | 0 | CAO, ALLEN T | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE LAYOUT AND ABSOLUTE AND RELATIVE POSITIONS OF ELEMENTS IN A DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND FOR USE OF THOSE ELEMENTS FOR MEASUREMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,018 | |
15,745,982 | PENDING | RETENTION ELEMENT FOR ATTACHING A FIRST DENTAL COMPONENT TO A SECOND DENTAL COMPONENT AND DENTAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE RETENTION ELEMENT | The invention relates to a retention element (1) for attaching a first dental component (20), such as an abutment, to a second dental component (30), such as a dental implant. The retention element (1) comprises a coronal attachment portion (2) for attaching the retention element (1) to the first dental component (20),... | 1. A retention element configured to attach a first dental component to a second dental component, the retention element comprising: a coronal attachment portion configured to attach the retention element to the first dental component; and an apical attachment portion configured to attach the retention element to the s... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a retention element for attaching a first dental component, such as an abutment, to a second dental component, such as a dental implant. Further, the invention relates to a dental assembly comprising such a retention element and the first dental component and/or t... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Dental prostheses, such as dental crowns or dental bridges, are widely used for the treatment of partly or fully edentulous patients. These prostheses are commonly attached to dental implants placed in a patient's jaw bone with the use of an abutment arranged between implant and prosthesis. Fo... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a retention element for attaching a first dental component, such as an abutment, to a second dental component, such as a dental implant, which efficiently provides reliable indication of whether the first and second den... | A61C80063 | 20180118 | 20180726 | A61C800 | 0 | PATEL, YOGESH P | RETENTION ELEMENT FOR ATTACHING A FIRST DENTAL COMPONENT TO A SECOND DENTAL COMPONENT AND DENTAL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE RETENTION ELEMENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | A61C | 2,018 | ||
15,747,252 | PENDING | EDIBLE VACCINATION AGAINST MICROBIAL PATHOGENS | The present invention relates to animals and more specifically to insects. In more details the invention relates to an edible composition or insect artificial diet comprising bacteria, fungi or any fragment or spore thereof for use as a vaccine in preventing a microbial disease or infection in an insect. Still, the pre... | 1.-5. (canceled) 6. A method of preventing a microbial disease or infection of an insect, wherein the method comprises feeding a queen with an artificial insect diet comprising bacteria, fungi or any fragment or spore thereof, wherein said artificial insect diet acts as a vaccine against said microbial disease or infec... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to animals and more specifically to insects. In more details the invention relates to an edible composition or insect artificial diet comprising bacteria, fungi or any fragment or spore thereof for use as a vaccine in preventing a microbial disease or infection in an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Insects have many important roles in the environment. For example insects may be used as food for people and animals, insects help in maintaining plant and animal diversity and also have enormous effect on the crop production. Insects ultimately affect humans since ensuring health... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to provide a method and composition for implementing the method so as to solve the above mentioned problems. The present invention provides an edible pharmaceutical composition suitable for insects and preventing microbial diseases or i... | A61K390208 | 20180124 | 20180802 | 94345.0 | A61K3902 | 0 | JACKSON-TONGUE, LAKIA J | EDIBLE VACCINATION AGAINST MICROBIAL PATHOGENS | SMALL | 0 | PENDING | A61K | 2,018 | |
15,747,616 | PENDING | STEERING WHEEL UNIT | A steering wheel unit, including a steering wheel body (10), an airbag housing (30) in the hub region of the steering wheel body with an airbag (38); First positioning units (40) between the steering wheel body (10) and the airbag housing (30) that position the airbag housing (30) on the steering wheel body (10) in the... | 1. A steering wheel unit comprising; a steering wheel body, an airbag housing accommodated in a hub region of the steering wheel body wherein an airbag is accommodated, first positioning units operating between the steering wheel body and the airbag housing, which the first positioning units position the airbag housing... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a 35 U.S.C. § 371 national phase application of PCT International Application No. PCT/EP2016/068717, filed Aug. 5, 2016, which claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to German Patent Application No. 10 2015 010 099.8, filed Aug. 5, 2015, the cont... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Nearly every steering wheel unit of a motor vehicle includes an airbag module. As a rule, the steering wheel unit includes a steering wheel body and an airbag module accommodated in the hub region of this steering wheel body. The airbag housing of the airbag module is covered by a cover that forms... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This object is achieved by a steering wheel in accordance with embodiments of this invention including those described herein. According to an embodiment of the invention, the positioning element of at least one second positioning unit features at least two sections, i.e. a positioning section that i... | B60R212037 | 20180125 | 20180802 | 82083.0 | B60R21203 | 0 | VERLEY, NICOLE T | STEERING WHEEL UNIT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B60R | 2,018 | |
15,749,254 | PENDING | METHOD FOR REARRANGING GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DEDICATED BEARER | An embodiment of the present description provides a method for rearranging a gateway by a node, which is in charge of a control plane, for a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication network. The method can comprise the steps of: if a UE performs a handover and both the UE and an opponent device communicating with ... | 1. A method of relocating a gateway by a node, which is in charge of a control plane, for a user equipment (UE) in a mobile communication network, the method comprising: determining to relocate a gateway appropriate for the UE in a case where the UE performs a handover and when both the UE and the other party communica... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the National Stage filing under 35 U.S.C. 371 of International Application No. PCT/KR2016/008976, filed on Aug. 16, 2016, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/205,754 filed on Aug. 17, 2015, the contents of which are all hereby incor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, one disclosure of this specification is to propose a scheme capable of solving the aforementioned problems. To achieve the above purpose, a disclosure of the present specification provides a method of changing a packet data network-gateway (P-GW) to offload traffic of a ... | H04W360011 | 20180131 | 20180809 | 62307.0 | H04W3600 | 0 | NGUYEN, BRIAN D | METHOD FOR REARRANGING GATEWAY AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DEDICATED BEARER | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,018 | |
15,749,700 | PENDING | POSITION ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR STEERING WHEEL | In a steering wheel position adjusting device, an inner side surface of a support plate part (19a) includes a pair of protrusion parts (31a, 31b), which are positioned on both sides of the pressed-part back surfaces (24a) in a front-rear direction and interpose the pressed-part back surfaces (24a), the pressed-part bac... | 1. A steering wheel position adjusting device comprising: a steering column having a tubular shape and rotatably supporting a steering shaft, which supports and fixes a steering wheel at a rear end portion of the steering shaft, to an inner side of the steering column; a displacement bracket provided to the steering co... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an improvement of a steering wheel position adjustment device for adjusting a position of the steering wheel according to a physique or a driving posture of a driver. BACKGROUND ART As an automobile steering device, for example, a structure as shown in FIG. 12 has been w... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>As an automobile steering device, for example, a structure as shown in FIG. 12 has been widely known. In this steering device, a steering shaft 3 is rotatably supported on an inner diameter side of a cylindrical steering column 2 which is supported on a vehicle body 1 . A steering wheel 4 is f... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | B62D1184 | 20180201 | 20180816 | B62D1184 | 0 | VERLEY, NICOLE T | POSITION ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR STEERING WHEEL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | B62D | 2,018 | ||
15,749,887 | PENDING | ASSAYING OVARIAN CYST FLUID | A diagnostic test for ovarian cysts is based on the detection of mutations characteristic of the most common neoplasms giving rise to these lesions. With this test, tumor-specific mutations were detected in the cyst fluids of 19 of 24 (79%) borderline tumors and 28 of 31 (90%) malignant ovarian cancers. In contrast, we... | 1. A method, comprising: testing ovarian cyst fluid for mutations in a panel of genes frequently mutated in ovarian neoplasms, wherein the panel comprises BRAF, KRAS, and TP53. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the panel further comprises one or more genes selected from a first group consisting of CTNNB1, PIK3CA, PTEN, ... | This invention was made with government support under CA 43460, 57345, and 62924 awarded by National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in the invention. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention is related to the area of DNA analysis. In particular, it relates to analysis of genes in clinica... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Ovarian cancer is the most lethal gynecologic malignancy, with 21,980 estimated new cases and 14,270 estimated deaths in the United States in 2014. Approximately 1.3% of women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer during their lifetime (1). These cancers commonly present as an adn... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to one aspect of the invention a method is provided in which ovarian cyst fluid is tested for mutations in a panel of genes frequently mutated in ovarian neoplasms, wherein the panel comprises BRAF, KRAS, and TP53. According to another aspect of the invention a method is pr... | C12Q16886 | 20180202 | 20180913 | C12Q16886 | 0 | JOHANNSEN, DIANA B | ASSAYING OVARIAN CYST FLUID | SMALL | 0 | PENDING | C12Q | 2,018 | ||
15,750,165 | PENDING | ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE | An electronic expansion valve includes a valve seat component, including a valve seat and a valve core seat; and a valve rod component, capable of axially moving along a core cavity of the valve core seat to open or close a valve port. The valve rod component is provided with an axial through hole communicated with the... | 1. An electronic expansion valve, comprising: a valve seat component comprising a valve seat and a valve core seat inserted into the valve seat; a valve stem component which is axially movable along a core cavity of the valve core seat to open or close a valve port for communicating or cutting off two connection ports ... | This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201510490496.X, titled “ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE”, filed with the Chinese State Intellectual Property Office on Aug. 11, 2015, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. FIELD The present application relates to the technical f... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>An electronic expansion valve, as an important component for constituting a refrigeration system, is widely used in a large refrigeration unit, a large cold storage, a supermarket freezer and so on. A working process of the electronic expansion valve is generally as follows. An opening degree of a... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An object of the present application is to provide an electronic expansion valve which can ensure both valve port tightness and a valve opening capability. To address the above technical issue, it is provided according to the present application an electronic expansion valve which includes: a valve s... | F04B4922 | 20180202 | 20180913 | F04B4922 | 0 | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F04B | 2,018 | ||
15,750,842 | PENDING | POWER COORDINATION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER COORDINATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | Power coordination control systems (10a-10c) are provided with superimposed signal generation units (11a-11c), transmission units (12a-12c), receiving units (13a-13c) and connection relation estimation units (14a-14c). At the location of a utility consumer A (20), the superimposed signal generation unit (11a) generates... | 1. A power coordination control system used for retrieving a connection relation between a first consumer and a second consumer connected to a first power distribution line system, the power coordination control system comprising: a superimposition signal generating unit that generates a superimposition signal acquired... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a power coordination control system, a power coordination control method, and a power coordination control program. BACKGROUND ART In recent years, power generation devices (for example, photovoltaic power generation devices) generating electric power using renewable ene... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, power generation devices (for example, photovoltaic power generation devices) generating electric power using renewable energy have been used. In Japan, since a surplus electric power purchase system was enacted, electric power generated by photovoltaic power generation device... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH> | H02J346 | 20180207 | 20180809 | 94846.0 | H02J346 | 0 | CAVALLARI-SEE, DANIEL | POWER COORDINATION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER COORDINATION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H02J | 2,018 | |
15,751,588 | PENDING | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AND DETACHING HANDLE SURGICAL LIGHT | The present invention relates to a device for attaching and detaching a handle of a surgical light which is a medical lighting apparatus. The device, in the handle which is inserted into or separated from a surgical light shaft in a female-male coupling manner, comprises: a lock pin which protrudes in the axial directi... | 1. A device for attaching and detaching a handle of a surgical light, the handle being fitted onto or detached from a surgical light shaft in a female-male coupling manner, the device comprising: a lock pin protruding in a lateral direction of the surgical light shaft and inserted into a lock hole formed in the handle ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a surgical light which is a medical lighting apparatus, and more particularly, to a device for attaching and detaching a handle of a surgical light, which can be attached to and detached from the surgical light. BACKGROUND ART Typically, a surgical light is a medical lig... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Typically, a surgical light is a medical light fixture which is usually installed above an operating table so that light is projected in each direction to prevent shadows from being formed in a place where surgery is being performed. The surgical light is configured to be changeable in height ... | F21V21403 | 20180212 | 20180816 | 67322.0 | F21V2140 | 0 | DUNAY, CHRISTOPHER E | DEVICE FOR ATTACHING AND DETACHING HANDLE SURGICAL LIGHT | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | F21V | 2,018 | ||
15,751,738 | PENDING | STACKED LAYER-TYPE MEMBER WITH INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT | A fluidic valve for a sample separation apparatus for separating a fluid, wherein the fluidic valve comprises a stack of connected layer structures, a first conduit within the stack, a second conduit within the stack, a movable body within the stack, and an actuator configured for actuating the movable body to selectiv... | 1. A fluidic valve for a sample separation apparatus for separating a fluid, the fluidic valve comprising: a stack of connected layer structures; a first conduit within the stack; a second conduit within the stack; a movable body within the stack; an actuator configured for actuating the movable body to selectively bri... | BACKGROUND ART The present invention relates to a fluidic valve, a method of manufacturing a fluidic valve, a sample separation apparatus, a planar member, and a method of manufacturing a planar member. In liquid chromatography, a fluidic sample and an eluent (liquid mobile phase) may be pumped through conduits and a s... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>The present invention relates to a fluidic valve, a method of manufacturing a fluidic valve, a sample separation apparatus, a planar member, and a method of manufacturing a planar member. In liquid chromatography, a fluidic sample and an eluent (liquid mobile phase) may be pumped through condu... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS <EOH>Other objects and many of the attendant advantages of embodiments of the present invention will be readily appreciated and become better understood by reference to the following more detailed description of embodiments in connection with the accompanied drawings. Features that a... | G01N3020 | 20180209 | 20180830 | G01N3020 | 0 | HOPKINS, BRANDI N | STACKED LAYER-TYPE MEMBER WITH INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | G01N | 2,018 | ||
15,752,138 | PENDING | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR | The present invention provides a method of driving a power transfer unit wirelessly transferring power, the method including: detecting a voltage and a current of the power transfer unit; detecting a change in the voltage and the current; and sensing that a battery receiving wireless power from the power transfer unit ... | 1. A method of driving a power transfer unit wirelessly transferring power, the method comprising: determining a change in a voltage and a current of the power transfer unit; and determining whether a battery in a power receiver unit receiving wireless power from the power transfer unit is being fully charged on the ba... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a wireless power transfer system and a method of driving the wireless power transfer system. BACKGROUND ART In general, various electronic devices are equipped with a battery and use the power stored in the battery. The batteries of electronic devices can be replaced and... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In general, various electronic devices are equipped with a battery and use the power stored in the battery. The batteries of electronic devices can be replaced and can also be recharged. To this end, electronic devices have a contact terminal for connecting an external charger. That is, electr... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>FIG. 1 is diagram showing a magnetic induction equivalent circuit. FIG. 2 is diagram showing a magnetic resonance equivalent circuit. FIGS. 3A and 3B are block diagrams showing a power transfer unit that is one of sub-systems constituting a wireless power transfer system; FI... | H02J7007 | 20180212 | 20180823 | 77522.0 | H02J700 | 0 | TSO, EDWARD H | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | H02J | 2,018 | |
15,753,778 | PENDING | Rotating Coalescing Element with Directed Liquid Drainage and Gas Outlet | A rotating coalescer having an ejected coalesced liquid separating device is described. The separating device prevents re-entrainment of liquid into a stream of filtered gas. The rotating coalescer includes a rotating filter element or coalescing cone stack positioned within a rotating coalescer housing. The outer surf... | 1. A filtration system comprising: a filtration system housing having an inlet and an outlet, a rotating coalescer element positioned within the filtration system housing and in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet, the rotating coalescer element configured to separate a suspended liquid from a fluid recei... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/211,538, entitled “ROTATING COALESCING ELEMENT WITH DIRECTED LIQUID DRAINAGE AND GAS OUTLET,” by Schwandt et al., filed on Aug. 28, 2015 and the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference i... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>During operation of an internal combustion engine, a fraction of combustion gases can flow out of the combustion cylinder and into the crankcase of the engine. These gases are often called “blowby” gases. The blowby gases include a mixture of aerosols, oils, and air. If vented directly to the ambi... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One example embodiment relates to a filtration system. The filtration system includes a filtration system housing having an inlet and an outlet. A rotating coalescer element is positioned within the filtration system housing and in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet. The rotating coale... | B01D460031 | 20180220 | 20180830 | 90291.0 | B01D4600 | 0 | JONES, CHRISTOPHER P | Rotating Coalescing Element with Directed Liquid Drainage and Gas Outlet | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | B01D | 2,018 | |
15,754,367 | PENDING | RECEPTION DEVICE, BROADCAST SYSTEM, RECEPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | A service information processing unit acquires, from service information of content, current information that indicates luminance information of a video at a current time point and preannouncement information that indicates luminance information of the video after a given time from the current time point, a level contr... | 1. A reception device comprising: a service information processing unit that acquires, from service information of content, current information that indicates luminance information of a video at a current time point and preannouncement information that indicates luminance information of the video after a given time fro... | TECHNICAL FIELD An embodiment of the present invention relates to a reception device, a broadcast system, a reception method, and a program that comfortably control luminance when broadcast videos whose dynamic ranges are different are switched. This application claims priority based on Japanese Patent Application No. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>With development of a sensor technique and an image processing technique, interest in an HDR (High Dynamic Range; also referred to as a wide-band dynamic range) video is enhanced and it is attempted to exploit the HDR video. The HDR video is a video that has luminance in a wider range than tha... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH> | H04N977 | 20180222 | 20180830 | 63354.0 | H04N977 | 0 | NATNAEL, PAULOS M | RECEPTION DEVICE, BROADCAST SYSTEM, RECEPTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,018 | |
15,755,344 | PENDING | METHOD AND DEVICE TO TRANSFER A VIDEO STREAM BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DESCRAMBLING DEVICE | A method to transfer a video stream from a host device comprising a controller configured for bulk transfers to a descrambling device, comprises: forming a chain out transfer comprising a chain out header linked with multiple chain out descriptors, the first chain out descriptor pointing to an out description packet co... | 1. A method to descramble at least one video stream, originating from at least one producer having a producer ID, by an electronic descrambling device connected to a host device, said host device comprising a controller configured for bulk out and bulk in transfers, comprising the steps of, at the host device: for the ... | INTRODUCTION Multimedia contents may be transmitted in various ways from a provider to an end user. In order to protect this valuable content, scrambling (encrypting) may be performed to the content so that only authorized persons can have access to it. Reception of the scrambled multimedia content may be done on diffe... | <SOH> INTRODUCTION <EOH>Multimedia contents may be transmitted in various ways from a provider to an end user. In order to protect this valuable content, scrambling (encrypting) may be performed to the content so that only authorized persons can have access to it. Reception of the scrambled multimedia content may be do... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, an electronic descrambling device may be connected to a host device and configured to descramble multimedia content. An electronic descrambling device is a portable module comprising electronic chips connected via a communication port with the host device... | H04N214181 | 20180226 | 20180830 | 57644.0 | H04N21418 | 0 | AMBAYE, SAMUEL | METHOD AND DEVICE TO TRANSFER A VIDEO STREAM BETWEEN A HOST DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DESCRAMBLING DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,018 | |
15,755,454 | PENDING | STORAGE SYSTEM | A storage system is provided that has a plurality of flash packages and a storage controller that controls read/write processing between a host and the flash packages. When data identical to data written in a second address of a second flash package of the plurality of flash packages is written to a first address of a ... | 1. A storage system comprising: a plurality of flash packages each having a plurality of nonvolatile storage media; and a storage controller configured to execute read/write processing between a host and the plurality of flash packages, wherein: the storage system is configured to store, when data identical to data wri... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a deduplication technique in a storage system. BACKGROUND ART As storage devices that make use of flash memory as a storage medium are overwhelmingly faster than HDDs and the like, they are rapidly gaining in popularity in recent years as bit costs decrease. In addition,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>As storage devices that make use of flash memory as a storage medium are overwhelmingly faster than HDDs and the like, they are rapidly gaining in popularity in recent years as bit costs decrease. In addition, conventional storage systems have utilized a plurality of storage devices, such as H... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF INVENTION <EOH> | G06F30641 | 20180226 | 20180906 | 99144.0 | G06F306 | 0 | PEUGH, BRIAN R | STORAGE SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | G06F | 2,018 | |
15,756,634 | PENDING | FAN APPARATUS | A fan apparatus has a drive circuit for an electrically-driven rotor, and includes a drive signal generating circuit portion for the electrically-driven rotor; an output stage including an upper MOSFET and a lower MOSFET; and a motor portion to be driven by the output stage. One of the upper MOSFET and the lower MOSFET... | 1. A fan apparatus having a drive circuit for an electrically-driven rotor, the fan apparatus comprising: a drive signal generating circuit portion for the electrically-driven rotor; an output stage including an upper MOSFET and a lower MOSFET; and a motor portion to be driven by the output stage; wherein one of the up... | BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present disclosure relates to a fan apparatus. 2. Description of the Related Art A technique of braking a rotation of a motor caused by an external force to reduce the rotation rate thereof has been known. For example, a technique described in JP-A 2013-188000 h... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A fan apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure has a drive circuit for an electrically-driven rotor, and includes a drive signal generating circuit portion for the electrically-driven rotor; an output stage including an upper MOSFET and a lower MOSFET; and a mot... | F04D2506 | 20180301 | 20180913 | F04D2506 | 0 | DINH, THAI T | FAN APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | F04D | 2,018 | ||
15,757,023 | PENDING | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS, 17-HDHA AND 18-HEPE AND METHODS OF USING SAME | The present invention relates to a polyunsaturated fatty acid composition comprising Omega-3 fatty acids, 17-HDHA and 18-HEPE. The composition can furthermore comprise DPA and/or an acceptable carrier and can be present in a capsule or other suitable dosage unit. The invention also relates to the process of obtaining t... | 1. A polyunsaturated fatty acid composition comprising: about 20% to about 95%, by weight, Omega-3 fatty acids; and 17-HDHA and 18-HEPE in a total amount of about 0.0005% to about 1%, by weight, wherein the composition comprises not more than about 0.005%, by weight, pro-inflammatory compounds. 2. The composition of cl... | PRIORITY CLAIM This application is a 35 USC § 371 U.S. National Stage Application of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2016/050397, filed Sep. 6, 2016, which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/213,958, filed Sep. 3, 2015, the entirety of each which is hereby incorporated by reference herein... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Inflammation is an unspecific response in defense of external pathogen agents to eliminate them and repair damaged tissues. Inflammation is a complex physiologic process that could be considered as acute or chronic depending on the duration of this process. Chronic inflammation is maintained over ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In several embodiments, the present disclosure provides a polyunsaturated fatty acid composition comprising about 20% to about 95%, by weight, Omega-3 fatty acids, and 17-HDHA and 18-HEPE in a total amount of about 0.0005% to about 1% by weight of the composition. In some embodiments, the composition... | A61K31557 | 20180302 | 20180913 | A61K31557 | 1 | DRAPER, LESLIE A ROYDS | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS, 17-HDHA AND 18-HEPE AND METHODS OF USING SAME | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,018 | ||
15,757,653 | PENDING | METHOD FOR TREATMENT PLANNING | A method for planning a treatment includes recording a first data record of three-dimensional image data of surfaces of an upper and lower jaw. A bite plate with cured impressions of the upper and lower jaw and markers is fitted to the patient. A second data record is recorded of three-dimensional image data of surface... | 1-10 (canceled) 11. A method for planning a treatment on a set of teeth of a patient, the planning being based on a representation of mastication movements of the patient in which an upper row of teeth and a lower row of teeth move in relation to one another, the method comprising: recording a first data record with a ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATIONS This application is a U.S. National Phase application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of International Application No. PCT/EP2016/070965 filed on Sep. 6, 2016 and which claims benefit to German Patent Application No. 10 2015 115 034.4, filed on Sep. 8, 2015. The International Application was... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Imaging methods and electronic registrations are included among the most important methods for capturing the functional state of the stomatognathic system and for planning complex prosthetics restorations. Various methods for visualizing anatomical relationships in the living body are known in ord... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An aspect of the present invention is to develop a method, implementable by simple devices, for representing the mastication movement, the method minimizing radiation exposure of the patient, allowing for anatomical peculiarities to be easily determined, and allowing the planning of prosthetic restor... | A61C19045 | 20180306 | 20180830 | A61C19045 | 0 | FOLGMANN, DREW S | METHOD FOR TREATMENT PLANNING | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | A61C | 2,018 | ||
15,758,046 | PENDING | VACUUM NOZZLE | A method of and an apparatus for picking up cut gemstones which have been orientated table down is provided. A vacuum wand has a generally cylindrical body with a central bore culminating in a nozzle through which a vacuum may be applied. The wand comprises a retractable outer sleeve configured to slide axially over th... | 1. A vacuum wand for picking up cut gemstones which have been orientated table down, having a generally cylindrical body with a central bore culminating in a nozzle through which a vacuum may be applied, said wand comprising a retractable outer sleeve configured to slide axially over the nozzle, and a biasing mechanism... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for picking up cut gemstones which have been previously orientated. In particular, although not exclusively, the invention relates to a method and an apparatus for picking up cut diamonds. BACKGROUND Natural diamonds are stones from nature, cons... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Natural diamonds are stones from nature, consisting exclusively of diamond formed by geological processes over long periods of time. Synthetic diamonds are man-made stones manufactured by industrial processes, such as HPHT (high pressure high temperature) and CVD (chemical vapour deposition). Synt... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with one aspect of the present invention there is provided a vacuum wand for picking up cut gemstones which have been orientated table down, having a generally cylindrical body with a central bore culminating in a nozzle through which a vacuum may be applied, said wand comprising a retr... | B07C5365 | 20180307 | 20180906 | B07C536 | 0 | CHIN, PAUL T | VACUUM NOZZLE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | B07C | 2,018 | ||
15,758,578 | PENDING | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL NETWORK AND INDUSTRIAL NETWORK | The invention relates to a method (300) for operating an industrial network (100). The industrial network (100) has at least one network device (101), which can be actuated by a central control device (103), and a local interface (102) for locally accessing (A) the network device (101). The method has the following ste... | 1. A method for operating an industrial network, the industrial network comprising at least one network device that is drivable by a central control device, and a local interface for a local access to the at least one network device, the method comprising: communicating an access request for the local access to a netwo... | This application is the National Stage of International Application No. PCT/EP2015/070506, filed Sep. 8, 2015. The entire contents of this document is hereby incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND The present embodiments relate to a method for operating an industrial network, and to an industrial network. For mai... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present embodiments relate to a method for operating an industrial network, and to an industrial network. For maintenance work in industrial installations (e.g., wind farms), a remote service solution is usually employed. Accordingly, a maintenance engineer logs into an industrial network (e.g... | <SOH> SUMMARY AND DESCRIPTION <EOH>The scope of the present invention is defined solely by the appended claims and is not affected to any degree by the statements within this summary. The present embodiments may obviate one or more of the drawbacks or limitations in the related art. For example, an improved method for ... | H04L630884 | 20180308 | 20180913 | 57644.0 | H04L2906 | 0 | ANDERSON, MICHAEL D | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INDUSTRIAL NETWORK AND INDUSTRIAL NETWORK | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | H04L | 2,018 | |
15,758,973 | PENDING | COHERENCE-GATED WAVEFRONT-SENSORLESS ADAPTIVE-OPTICS MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPY, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | In one embodiment, a sensorless adaptive optics imaging system includes a source of light, an optical delivery unit having a wavefront modifying element, and an optical coherence tomography (OCT) sensor configured to acquire OCT images based on light emitted by the source of light and transmitted through the optical de... | 1. A sensorless adaptive optics imaging system, comprising: a source of light; an optical delivery unit having at least one wavefront modifying element; an optical coherence tomography (OCT) sensor configured to acquire OCT images based on a light emitted by the source of light and transmitted through the optical deliv... | CROSS-REFERENCE(S) TO RELATED APPLICATION(S) This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 62/217,508, filed Sep. 11, 2015, expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to image acquisition and processing, and more particularly rel... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Multi-photon microscopy (MPM) is an imaging technology that is used to obtain 3-D images from biological specimens with molecule specific contrast. The use of MPM for in vivo microscopy has multiple potential benefits over single photon microscopy, including applications such as non-invasive diagn... | A61B3102 | 20180309 | 20180830 | A61B310 | 0 | TRA, TUYEN Q | COHERENCE-GATED WAVEFRONT-SENSORLESS ADAPTIVE-OPTICS MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPY, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,018 | |||
15,759,193 | PENDING | Rotary Steerable Drilling Tool and Method | A directional drilling system includes a rotary steerable tool. The rotary steerable tool includes an extendable member configured to extend outwardly from the rotary steerable tool upon actuation, and a geolocation electronics device configured to track a position of the rotary steerable tool and the extendable member... | 1. A directional drilling system for drilling a directional well, comprising: a rotary steerable tool having a tool body comprising a flowbore; an extendable member configured to extend outwardly from the tool body upon actuation and which rotates with the rotary steerable tool while drilling the well; an electronic de... | BACKGROUND This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art that may be related to various aspects of the presently described embodiments. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understanding of the various aspects o... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>This section is intended to introduce the reader to various aspects of art that may be related to various aspects of the presently described embodiments. This discussion is believed to be helpful in providing the reader with background information to facilitate a better understanding of the variou... | <SOH> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS <EOH>For a detailed description of the embodiments of the invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 depicts a schematic view of a directional drilling operation, in accordance with one or more embodiments; FIG. 2A depicts a cross-sectiona... | E21B44005 | 20180309 | 20180906 | E21B4400 | 0 | BEMKO, TARAS P | Rotary Steerable Drilling Tool and Method | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | E21B | 2,018 | ||
15,759,375 | PENDING | SELECTIVE PROPRIETARY PROTOCOL SUPPORT INDICATION REMOVAL | Various communication systems may benefit from appropriate indication of support for communication protocols. In particular, certain wireless systems that use handover may use selective proprietary protocol support indication removal. A method can include determining protocol support based on a first configuration rece... | 1. A method, comprising: configuring, by an access node, a user equipment with a first proprietary protocol support indication configuration; and when the access node receives an uplink proprietary protocol indication, removing the radio resource control configuration, wherein the removal is done without performing any... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is related to and claims the benefit and priority of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/216,814, filed Sep. 10, 2015, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND Field Various communication systems may benefit from appropri... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to a first embodiment, a method can include determining protocol support based on a first configuration received from the source access node. The method can also include determining whether to continue, after a handover, using a proprietary protocol based on whether a first configuration re... | H04W7627 | 20180312 | 20180628 | 62307.0 | H04W7627 | 0 | HOUSHMAND, HOOMAN | SELECTIVE PROPRIETARY PROTOCOL SUPPORT INDICATION REMOVAL | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | H04W | 2,018 | |
15,760,690 | PENDING | ONLINE CERTIFICATION MARK PUBLICATION SYSTEM | Disclosed herein is an online certification mark publication system. The online certification mark publication system includes: a certification mark registration unit configured to register and store a certification mark; an object construction unit configured to accept a registration of an object from a publisher term... | 1. An online certification mark publication system, the online certification mark publication system connecting to a publisher terminal over a network, the online certification mark publication system comprising: a certification mark registration unit configured to register and store a certification mark; an object con... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an online certification mark publication system which publishes a certification mark issued by an issuance server on an online page, such as a webpage or the like, on which an object is published and which verifies that the published certification mark has been issued to... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Generally, users obtain certification from external organizations for the purpose of use for external advertisement, for a legal reason, or for the like. Certification includes various types of certification, such as quality certification, qualification certification, membership certification,... | G06Q30018 | 20180316 | 20180927 | G06Q3000 | 0 | O'SHEA, BRENDAN S | ONLINE CERTIFICATION MARK PUBLICATION SYSTEM | MICRO | 0 | REJECTED | G06Q | 2,018 | |||
15,762,013 | PENDING | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE AIR INLET | A vapor provision system includes an aerosol delivery section configured to generate aerosol from liquid in a reservoir, an airflow path through the aerosol delivery section extending from an air inlet to a mouthpiece, a battery section configured to join to the aerosol delivery section and house a battery to provide e... | 1. A vapor provision system comprising: an aerosol delivery section configured to generate aerosol from liquid in a reservoir; an airflow path through the aerosol delivery section extending from an air inlet to a mouthpiece; a battery section configured to join to the aerosol delivery section and house a battery to pro... | PRIORITY CLAIM The present application is a National Phase entry of PCT Application No. PCT/GB2016/052808, filed Sep. 12, 2016, which claims priority from GB Patent Application No. 1516792.7, filed Sep. 22, 2015, each of which is hereby fully incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure rela... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Aerosol provision systems such as e-cigarettes generally contain a reservoir of a source liquid containing a formulation, typically including nicotine, from which an aerosol is generated, such as through vaporization or other means. Thus an aerosol source for an aerosol provision system may compri... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to a first aspect of certain embodiments described herein, there is provided a vapor provision system comprising: an aerosol delivery section configured to generate aerosol from liquid in a reservoir; an airflow path through the aerosol delivery section extending from an air inlet to a mout... | A24F47008 | 20180321 | 20180927 | A24F4700 | 0 | HARVEY, JAMES R | AEROSOL PROVISION SYSTEM WITH REMOTE AIR INLET | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | A24F | 2,018 | ||
15,762,165 | PENDING | NOVEL OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING REBAMIPIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | An ophthalmic composition is provided that includes rebamipide and a method for preparing the same. The ophthalmic composition of maintains its transparency for a long time even in a physiologically neutral to weakly basic pH range that does not injure the cornea and conjunctiva of a patient suffering from dry eye and ... | 1. An ophthalmic composition comprising: (1) rebamipide; (2) an anti-recrystallizing agent selected from the group consisting of a cyclodextrin derivative, an amino acid, and mixtures thereof; and (3) a buffering agent. 2. The ophthalmic composition of claim 1, wherein the concentration of rebamipide is 0.1 to 1.5 w/v ... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to an ophthalmic composition comprising rebamipide, which maintains its transparency, has excellent stability, and is easy to prepare, and a method for preparing the same. BACKGROUND ART Rebamipide [2-(4-chlorobenzoylamino)-3-(2-quinolon-4-yl)propionic acid] is a quinolone... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Rebamipide [2-(4-chlorobenzoylamino)-3-(2-quinolon-4-yl)propionic acid] is a quinolone derivative represented by the following formula I. Rebamipide is known to increase gastric mucin to have anti-inflammatory and antiulcer actions on the digestive tract and thus has been used as an oral thera... | A61K4740 | 20180322 | 20180920 | A61K4740 | 0 | BARSKY, JARED | NOVEL OPHTHALMIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING REBAMIPIDE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,018 | |||
15,763,613 | PENDING | CAMERA CALIBRATION BOARD, CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE, CAMERA CALIBRATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM-RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CAMERA CALIBRATION | A camera calibration board, which is arranged three-dimensionally above a board, includes the board, a plurality of flat plates, and a plurality of support columns having the same length. The plurality of flat plates are spatially arranged in a plane different from a plane in which the board is arranged. The board and ... | 1. A camera calibration board, comprising: a board; and a plurality of flat plates, which are arranged above the board via a plurality of support columns having the same length, respectively, wherein the plurality of flat plates are spatially arranged in a plane that is different from a plane in which the board is arra... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention relates to a camera calibration board, a camera calibration device, a camera calibration method, and a camera calibration program recording medium. BACKGROUND ART In recent years, in order to photograph various objects to be photographed, cameras that use sensors suited to their respectiv... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>In recent years, in order to photograph various objects to be photographed, cameras that use sensors suited to their respective purposes have become widespread. For example, in order to monitor a person or the like, a monitoring camera that uses a visible light sensor has become widespread. Me... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | H04N13246 | 20180327 | 20180913 | H04N13246 | 0 | SCHNURR, JOHN R | CAMERA CALIBRATION BOARD, CAMERA CALIBRATION DEVICE, CAMERA CALIBRATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM-RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CAMERA CALIBRATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | REJECTED | H04N | 2,018 | ||
15,764,079 | PENDING | INSTRUMENT CONTROLLER FOR ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY | A robot control system includes a controller device (120) mountable on a medical instrument and including a housing with a trackpad configured to interact with a printed circuit board therein to create electronic signals corresponding with movement of the trackpad. The electronic signals include a point signal and a cl... | 1. A robot control system, comprising: a controller device mountable on a medical instrument and including a housing with a trackpad configured to interact with a printed circuit board therein to create electronic signals corresponding with movement of the trackpad, the electronic signals including a point signal and a... | BACKGROUND Technical Field This disclosure relates to medical instruments and more particularly to a robot control device mounted on a medical instrument to provide additional freedom to a surgeon. Description of the Related Art Minimally invasive surgery is performed using elongated instruments inserted into a patient... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In accordance with the present principles, a controller device includes a base configured to support a printed circuit board and a button support positioned over the printed circuit board. A trackpad is supported by the button support and is configured to interact with the printed circuit board to cr... | A61B3474 | 20180328 | 20181004 | A61B3400 | 0 | GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ | INSTRUMENT CONTROLLER FOR ROBOTICALLY ASSISTED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | A61B | 2,018 | ||
15,764,916 | PENDING | SURGICAL CONTROL APPARATUS, SURGICAL CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | The present invention relates to a surgical control apparatus, a surgical control method, and a program that can prevent erroneous operations of surgical apparatuses when the surgical apparatuses are controlled with contactless inputs. A state estimation block (64) estimates a state of an operator recognized by a recog... | 1. A surgical control apparatus comprising: a state estimation block configured to estimate, on the basis of at least one type of contactless input from a user recognized by a first contactless input recognition block, a state of the user; and a restriction block configured to restrict, in accordance with the state est... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a surgical control apparatus, a surgical control method, and a program and, more particularly, to a surgical control apparatus, a surgical control method, and a program that are configured to prevent an erroneous operation of a surgical apparatus from happening in the c... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>A surgical system has been devised in which a surgical system controls a surgical apparatus by inputting such contactless information as voices, gestures, and lines of sight (refer to PTL 1, for example). With such a surgical system, an operator for whom the practicing of sterilization measure... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH> | A61B3470 | 20180330 | 20180913 | A61B3400 | 0 | PHAM, MINH DUC GIA | SURGICAL CONTROL APPARATUS, SURGICAL CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | PENDING | A61B | 2,018 | ||
15,765,293 | PENDING | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE AORTIC PULSE TRANSIT TIME FROM TIME INTERVALS MEASURED BETWEEN FIDUCIAL POINTS OF THE BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM | A method and apparatus is proposed to estimate the aortic pulse transit time (PTT) from only time intervals measured between fiducial points of the longitudinal balistocardiogram (BCG) without the need to apply any sensor to the area where the arrival of the arterial pulse waveform is to be detected. From the longitudi... | 1. A method for estimating the aortic pulse transit time (PTT) from a time interval measured between fiducial points of a ballistocardiogram (BCG), comprising: a) detecting, by a digital signal processing system, a first fiducial point in a BCG; b) detecting, by the digital signal processing system, a second fiducial p... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is the entry into national phase of International Application No. PCT/ES2016/070692, filed on Sep. 30, 2016, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety, which claims the benefit of Spanish Patent Application No. P20153144, filed on O... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Pulse Transit Time (PTT), generated by the ejection of blood from the heart to the arterial system, is a very important parameter for diagnosing the state of the cardiovascular system. It is defined as the time interval between the arrival of the pulse wave at a point proximal to ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a method and apparatus for estimating the aortic pulse transit time (PTT), said method and apparatus being defined in the independent claims. Several preferred embodiments are described in the dependent claims. As used herein and in any appended claims,... | A61B51102 | 20180402 | 20181004 | A61B511 | 0 | MESSERSMITH, ERIC J | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE AORTIC PULSE TRANSIT TIME FROM TIME INTERVALS MEASURED BETWEEN FIDUCIAL POINTS OF THE BALLISTOCARDIOGRAM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,018 | ||
15,768,301 | PENDING | CXCR6-TRANSDUCED T CELLS FOR TARGETED TUMOR THERAPY | The present invention relates to CXCR6-transduced (a) T cell(s) such as (a) CD8+ T cell(s), (a) CD4+ T cell(s), (a) CD3+ T cell(s), (a) γδ T cell(s) or (a) natural killer (NK) T cell(s) for targeted tumor therapy, nucleic acid sequences, vectors capable of transducing such (a) T cell(s), (a) transduced T cell(s) carryi... | 1. A vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: (a) a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and (b) a nucleic acid sequence, which is at least 84% identical to the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which is characterized by having a chemokine receptor 6 (CXCR6) activity. 2. The vector ... | The present invention relates to CXCR6-transduced (a) T cell(s) such as (a) CD8+ T cell(s), (a) CD4+ T cell(s), (a) CD3+ T cell(s), (a) γδ T cell(s) or (a) natural killer (NK) T cell(s) for targeted tumor therapy, nucleic acid sequences, vectors capable of transducing such (a) T cell(s), (a) transduced T cell(s) carryi... | A61K3517 | 20180413 | 20180913 | A61K3517 | 0 | PAK, MICHAEL D | CXCR6-TRANSDUCED T CELLS FOR TARGETED TUMOR THERAPY | SMALL | 0 | PENDING | A61K | 2,018 | ||||
15,776,337 | PENDING | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | An information processing method in a content viewing system that includes: a first display apparatus and a second display apparatus configured to communicate with each other via a home network, receive and reproduce contents of a content distribution service from a server on a network; and a mobile terminal configured... | 1. An information processing method for a content viewing system, the content viewing system comprising: a first display apparatus and a second display apparatus configured to communicate with each other via a home network, each of the first display apparatus and the second display apparatus being configured to receive... | TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to information processing and display technique related to viewing of contents in a content distribution service. BACKGROUND ART There are various kinds of content distribution services for distributing contents such as videos on a communication network. In the content dist... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>There are various kinds of content distribution services for distributing contents such as videos on a communication network. In the content distribution service, it is required to control authorities, permission and the like with respect to usage of the service and viewing of contents by a us... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | H04N21436 | 20180515 | 20180906 | H04N21436 | 0 | PENG, HSIUNGFEI | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,018 | ||
15,782,128 | PENDING | PRODRUGS OF FUMARATES AND THEIR USE IN TREATING VARIOUS DISEASES | The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. | 1. (canceled) 2. A crystalline form of a compound having the formula: having an X-ray powder diffraction pattern comprising peaks, in terms of degrees 2-theta±0.2 degrees, at 11.6, 21.0, 24.3, 27.4, and 27.9; preferably having additional peaks at 13.4, 16.6, 17.9, 23.0, and 26.9; preferably having additional peaks at 7... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/704,219, filed Sep. 14, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/295,370, filed Oct. 17, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,775,823, issued Oct. 3, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/212,745, f... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Fumaric acid esters (FAEs) are approved in Germany for the treatment of psoriasis, are being evaluated in the United States for the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and have been proposed for use in treating a wide range of immunological, autoimmune, and inflammatory... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention is directed to the surprising and unexpected discovery of novel prodrugs and related methods useful in the treatment of neurological diseases. The methods and compositions described herein comprise one or more prodrugs (e.g., aminoalkyl prodrugs) of monomethyl fumarate... | A61K31225 | 20171012 | 20180215 | 95061.0 | A61K31225 | 1 | SPRINGER, STEPHANIE K | PRODRUGS OF FUMARATES AND THEIR USE IN TREATING VARIOUS DISEASES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,782,519 | ACCEPTED | Compositions for Fecal Floral Transplantation and Methods for Making and Using Them and Devices for Delivering Them | In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments or lavage, e.g., orthostatic lavage, e.g., for inducing the purgation (e.g., cleansing) of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including a colon; and methods for making and using ... | 1-43. (canceled) 44. A method comprising: receiving a stool sample from a healthy donor at a central location, wherein the donor has been prescreened for infectious agents; placing the stool sample within a stool collection device; mixing the stool sample with a liquid to form a mixture, wherein the liquid comprises a ... | TECHNICAL FIELD This invention generally relates to medicine and gastroenterology, pharmacology and microbiology. In alternative embodiments, the invention provides compositions, e.g., formulations or preparations, and devices, used for the transplantation of a treated or isolated fecal flora, and methods for making an... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Bacterial flora of the bowel has recently gained importance from a therapeutic point of view. It is now realized that the human flora, rather than just being waste material resulting from digestion of food, is an important virtual organ containing large numbers of living microorganisms. There are ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a delivery vehicle, formulation, composition, pharmaceutical preparation, product of manufacture, container or device, comprising: an entire (or substantially entire) microbiota; a treated or untreated fecal flora; a complete or ... | A61K3574 | 20171012 | 20180508 | 20180208 | 99854.0 | A61K3574 | 1 | PAGUIO FRISING, MICHELLE F | Compositions for Fecal Floral Transplantation and Methods for Making and Using Them and Devices for Delivering Them | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 |
15,782,980 | PENDING | METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBY | Adeno-associated virus rh.10 sequences, vectors containing same, and methods of use are provided. | 1. A method for delivering a transgene product to a subject, said method comprising administering an adeno-associated virus (AAV) comprising an AAV capsid comprising vp1, vp2 and vp3 proteins, said vp3 having the amino acid sequence of 204 to 738 of SEQ ID NO: 81 or an AAV vp3 protein having a sequence at least 95% ide... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/633,971, filed Oct. 3, 2012, which is a divisional of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/962,793, filed Dec. 8, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,524,446, issued Sep. 3, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Adeno-associated virus (AAV), a member of the Parvovirus family, is a small nonenveloped, icosahedral virus with single-stranded linear DNA genomes of 4.7 kilobases (kb) to 6 kb. AAV is assigned to the genus, Dependovirus, because the virus was discovered as a contaminant in purif... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one aspect, the invention provides a novel method of detecting and identifying AAV sequences from cellular DNAs of various human and non-human primate (NHP) tissues using bioinformatics analysis, PCR based gene amplification and cloning technology, based on the nature of latency a... | C12N1586 | 20171013 | 20180201 | 70891.0 | C12N1586 | 1 | SALVOZA, M FRANCO G | METHOD OF DETECTING AND/OR IDENTIFYING ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) SEQUENCES AND ISOLATING NOVEL SEQUENCES IDENTIFIED THEREBY | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C12N | 2,017 | |
15,784,631 | PENDING | ATTACHMENT DEVICE | The invention relates to an attachment device for two elements of a watch band to allow said two elements to be hooked into place or unhooked, wherein the first element comprises at least one bar on one of its ends. According to the invention the second element comprises two grooves, each comprising a longitudinal open... | 1. An attachment device for two elements of a watch band to allow said two elements to be hooked into place or unhooked, wherein the first element comprises at least one bar on one of its ends, wherein the second element comprises two fixed grooves, each comprising a longitudinal opening respectively opposite one anoth... | This application claims priority from European Patent Application No. 16197192.4 filed on Nov. 4, 2016; the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to the field of attachment devices, and more specifically to attachment devices for timepieces to attach... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Classically, the device for attaching a wristband to a case or a clasp is configured in the form of a bar or a pin. The pin must be attached or detached by means of a tool to be able to remove the wristband from the watch, for example, or to be able to change the clasp. It is desi... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An object of the present invention is to remedy all or some of the disadvantages mentioned above by providing an attachment device that allows a quick attachment/detachment, in particular without requiring use of a tool. Another object of the invention, at least in a particular embod... | A44C5185 | 20171016 | 20180510 | 96248.0 | A44C518 | 0 | LEE, MICHAEL S | ATTACHMENT DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | A44C | 2,017 | |
15,784,655 | PENDING | Portable Lubrication Unit For A Hydraulic Fracturing Valve Assembly, and Method For Pre-Pressurizing Valves | A method for pre-pressurizing fluid control valves is provided. The fluid control valves may be part of a hydraulic fracturing tree, or may be part of a so-called zipper frac manifold. In either instance, the method uses a lubrication unit for pre-pressurizing the cavity of a valve by injecting lubricant under high pre... | 1. A method of pre-pressurizing a valve, comprising: placing a lubricant pressurization system onto a portable platform, the lubricant pressurization system comprising: an air compressor; a lubricant reservoir and associated fluid pump; a high pressure air hose for delivering compressed air from the air compressor to t... | STATEMENT OF RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of U.S. Ser. No. 62/411,984 entitled “Hydraulic Fracturing Tree Having Lubrication Unit, and Method.” That application was filed on Oct. 24, 2016, and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference. This application also claims the benefit of U.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This section is intended to introduce selected aspects of the art, which may be associated with various embodiments of the present disclosure. This discussion is believed to assist in providing a framework to facilitate a better understanding of particular aspects of the present d... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A portable lubrication unit for a hydraulic fracturing tree is provided herein. The hydraulic fracturing tree is configured to reside over a wellbore, and to enable the control of injection fluids into the wellbore and to contain wellbore pressure. Thus, the fracturing tree is essent... | E21B3402 | 20171016 | 20180426 | 62570.0 | E21B3402 | 1 | LEMBO, AARON LLOYD | Portable Lubrication Unit For A Hydraulic Fracturing Valve Assembly, and Method For Pre-Pressurizing Valves | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | E21B | 2,017 | |
15,785,658 | PENDING | TWO-LEVEL LED SECURITY LIGHT WITH MOTION SENSOR | A two-level LED security light with a motion sensor. At night, the LED security light is turned on for a low level illumination. When the motion sensor detects any intrusion, the LED security light is switched from the low level illumination to a high level illumination for a short duration time and then returns to the... | 1. A two-level LED security light comprising: a light-emitting unit; a loading and power control unit; a light sensing control unit; a motion sensing unit; and a power supply unit; wherein the light-emitting unit comprises a plurality of LEDs divided into two sets with the first set having N number of LEDs and the seco... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This is a continuation application of prior application Ser. No. 15/375,777, filed on 12 Dec. 2016, currently pending. Ser. No. 15/375,777 is a continuation application of prior application Ser. No. 14/836,000 filed on 26 Aug. 2015, which issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,622,325, and whi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a two-level LED security light with motion sensor which may switch to high level illumination in the Power-Saving (PS) mode for a predetermined duration time when a human motion is detected thereby achieve warning purpose usi... | H05B330854 | 20171017 | 20180208 | 57220.0 | H05B3308 | 1 | LE, TUNG X | TWO-LEVEL LED SECURITY LIGHT WITH MOTION SENSOR | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,017 | |
15,786,499 | PENDING | END TREATMENTS AND TRANSITIONS FOR WATER-BALLASTED PROTECTION BARRIER ARRAYS | An end treatment array for crash attenuation includes a transition barrier module formed of side walls, end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, wherein the module walls together define an enclosed interior space. The end treatment array further includes a containment impact sled having an axially extending frame. The... | 1. An end treatment array for attenuating the forces generated by a vehicular impact, comprising: a transition barrier module comprising first and second side walls, first and second end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, the module walls together defining a substantially enclosed interior space, the transition barr... | This application is a continuation application under 35 U.S.C. 120 of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/831,600, entitled End Treatments and Transitions for Water-Ballasted Protection Barrier Arrays and filed on Aug. 20, 2015, which in turn is a continuation application of both U.S. application Ser. No. 14/257,389, entitled... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates generally to vehicle protection barriers, and more particularly to movable water ballasted vehicle traffic protection barriers for applications such as pedestrian protection, traffic work zone separation, airport runway divisions, and industrial comme... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention comprises an end treatment array for attenuating the forces generated by a vehicular impact. The inventive end treatment array include a transition barrier module comprising first and second side walls, first and second end walls, a top wall, and a bottom wall, ... | E01F15145 | 20171017 | 20180510 | 63417.0 | E01F1514 | 1 | RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | END TREATMENTS AND TRANSITIONS FOR WATER-BALLASTED PROTECTION BARRIER ARRAYS | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | E01F | 2,017 | |
15,786,958 | PENDING | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | A process cartridge is detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus. The cartridge includes an electrophotographic photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a drum unit containing the drum, a developing unit containing the roller and being movable so the roller contacts and ... | 1. A process cartridge detachably mountable to a main assembly of an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, the main assembly including an opening, a door movable between a close position for closing the opening and an open position for opening the opening, a first force application member movable with movement o... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a process cartridge in which an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a developing roller actable on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum are contactable to each other and spaceable from each other, and an electrophotographic image forming apparatus t... | <SOH> FIELD OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to a process cartridge in which an electrophotographic photosensitive drum and a developing roller actable on the electrophotographic photosensitive drum are contactable to each other and spaceable from each other, and an electrophotographic image forming ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Accordingly, it is a principal object of the present invention to provide a downsized process cartridge in which the electrophotographic photosensitive drum and the developing roller are contactable to each other and spaceable from each other and a downsized electrophotographic image... | G03G211814 | 20171018 | 20180208 | 63812.0 | G03G2118 | 3 | HYDER, G.M. ALI | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G03G | 2,017 | |
15,787,389 | PENDING | FOLDING KNIFE WITH REPLACEABLE BLADE | A knife is provided that includes a replaceable blade element. The knife employs a blade carrier that is fixedly interconnected to or foldable with respect to a handle. The blade carrier selectively receives the replaceable blade element that is locked into the blade carrier by way of a hook and movable pin combination... | 1. A knife, comprising: a handle with an outer surface; a first blade carrier having a proximal end positioned within the handle and a first distal end, the first blade carrier having a having a first outer surface, which generally corresponds with the outer surface of the handle, and a first inner surface positioned o... | This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/165,830, filed May 26, 2016, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/063,333, filed Oct. 25, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,687,987, issued June 27, 2017, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application S... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Knives are usually comprised of a handle with a blade that is interconnected thereto. Some knives employ blades that are rotatably interconnected, and selectively lockable, to the handle. When the knife is not in use, it is sheathed or, in the case of folding knives, the blade is ... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>It is one aspect of embodiments of the present invention to provide a folding knife with a replaceable blade. More specifically, one embodiment of the present invention includes a handle having a first portion and a second portion spaced from the first portion. The space between the ... | B26B500 | 20171018 | 20180208 | 71389.0 | B26B500 | 1 | RILEY, JONATHAN G | FOLDING KNIFE WITH REPLACEABLE BLADE | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B26B | 2,017 | |
15,787,498 | PENDING | CHEWING GUM COMPOSITION COMPRISING CANNABINOIDS AND OPIOID AGONISTS AND/OR ANTAGONISTS | A chewing gum composition comprising cannabinoids or derivatives thereof and at least one opioid and optionally an opioid antagonist is provided. The chewing gum composition is formulated to provide controlled release of cannabinoids and opioid agonists and/or opioid antagonist during mastication. Methods to provide op... | 1. A chewing gum composition comprising, based on total weight of the composition: 0.1 to 5% by weight of at least one cannabinoid; 0.01 to 1% by weight of at least one opioid; 20 to 95% by weight of a gum base; 5 to 35% by weight of at least one buffering agent selected from the group consisting of acetates, glycinate... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/410,469, filed Oct. 20, 2016, the content of which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention Opioid addiction treatment and cannabis dependence tr... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present invention relates to a chewing gum composition comprising cannabinoids or derivatives thereof and at least one opioid agonist and/or antagonist. Cannabinoids or derivatives thereof and opioid agonists and/or antagonists are under controlled release during mastication and consumption. This... | A61K90058 | 20171018 | 20180426 | 85442.0 | A61K968 | 0 | COHEN, MICHAEL P | CHEWING GUM COMPOSITION COMPRISING CANNABINOIDS AND OPIOID AGONISTS AND/OR ANTAGONISTS | SMALL | 0 | PENDING | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,787,969 | PENDING | Casement Window Hinge with Enhanced Pullout Resistance | A casement window hinge provides a shoe sliding on a track to support a sash arm. The shoe is held captive within the track against outward movement by a T-bar extending rearwardly from the shoe and retained by upwardly and downwardly extending flanges from the track. | 1. A casement window hinge comprising: a longitudinally extending track attachable to a window opening, the track providing a horizontal track surface and a first capture flange being proximate to the horizontal track surface and extending vertically away from the track surface and a second capture flange removed from ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional application 62/410,594 filed Oct. 20, 2016, and hereby incorporated in its entirety. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to casement window hinges and in particular to a casement window hinge better resi... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to casement window hinges and in particular to a casement window hinge better resisting pullout, for example, caused by increased window weight. Casement window hinges allow a window to open by pivoting about a vertical axis that moves inward as the w... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention provides a T-bar engagement between the track and the shoe providing an increased sliding contact area against lateral forces reducing both wear and the possibility of pullout of the shoe in a lateral direction. A channel surface for a lower arm of the T-b... | E05D1530 | 20171019 | 20180426 | 94928.0 | E05D1530 | 0 | MAH, CHUCK Y | Casement Window Hinge with Enhanced Pullout Resistance | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | E05D | 2,017 | |
15,788,059 | PENDING | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FABRY DISEASE | Nucleases and methods of using these nucleases for inserting a sequence encoding a therapeutic α-Gal A protein such as an enzyme into a cell, thereby providing proteins or cell therapeutics for treatment and/or prevention of Fabry disease. | 1. A method of expressing at least one α galactosidase A (α-Gal A) protein in a cell, the method comprising administering a GLA transgene encoding the at least one α-Gal A protein to the cell such that the α-Gal A protein is expressed in the cell. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell is in a subject with Fabry's ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/410,543, filed Oct. 20, 2016; U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/444,093, filed Jan. 9, 2017; U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/458,324, filed Feb. 13, 2017; U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/5... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Gene therapy holds enormous potential for a new era of human therapeutics. These methodologies will allow treatment for conditions that heretofore have not been addressable by standard medical practice. One area that is especially promising is the ability to add a transgene to a cell to cause that... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing Fabry disease. The invention describes methods for insertion of a transgene sequence into a suitable target cell (e.g., a subject with Fabry disease) wherein the transgene encodes at least one protein (e.g., at least one α-G... | A61K480058 | 20171019 | 20180503 | 60063.0 | A61K4800 | 0 | GALISTEO GONZALE, ANTONIO | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF FABRY DISEASE | SMALL | 0 | PENDING | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,788,510 | PENDING | METHOD OF PROVIDING EXTERNAL DEVICE LIST AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | An image display device including a display; a first external interface configured to receive a first image signal input from a first external device connected to the image display device; a second external interface configured to receive a second image signal input from a second external device connected to the image ... | 1. An image display device comprising: a display; a first external interface configured to receive a first image signal input from a first external device connected to the image display device; a second external interface configured to receive a second image signal input from a second external device connected to the i... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a Continuation of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 15/390,198, filed on Dec. 23, 2016, which is a Continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/535,735, filed on Jun. 28, 2012 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,532,102), which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) and ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present invention relates to an image display device, and more particularly, to a method for providing a list of external devices thereof. Recently, digital TV services using a wire or wireless communication network are becoming more common. The digital TV services provide various services tha... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments provide a method of providing an external device list, which allows a user to recognize an input switch in advance before an image signal of an external device, which is applied to an image display device, is switched for input, and an image display device thereof. In one embodiment, a me... | H04N2143615 | 20171019 | 20180208 | 61886.0 | H04N21436 | 2 | KHALID, OMER | METHOD OF PROVIDING EXTERNAL DEVICE LIST AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,017 | |
15,789,331 | PENDING | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY WITH COOLING | An electronic display including an electronic image assembly and a cooling system for an electronic image assembly. A closed loop gas circulation path and an open loop ambient air flow path are provided to effectuate cooling. A common heat exchanger is located in gaseous communication with both the closed loop gas circ... | 1. An electronic display comprising: an electronic image assembly having a front portion and a rear portion; an open loop ambient air flow path behind the rear portion of the electronic image assembly; a closed loop gas circulation path about the electronic image assembly; a common heat exchanger located in the pathway... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/834,034 filed on Aug. 24, 2015. U.S. application Ser. No. 14/834,034 is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/050,464 filed on Oct. 10, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,119,325 issued on Aug. 25, 2015. U.S. appl... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Conductive and convective heat transfer systems for electronic displays generally attempt to remove heat from the electronic components in a display through the sidewalls of the display. In order to do this, the systems of the past have relied primarily on fans for moving internal air (or ingested... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Exemplary embodiments may comprise two separate flow paths for gas through an electronic display. A first flow path may be a closed loop and a second flow path may be an open loop. The closed loop path travels across the front surface of the image assembly, continues to the rear of the display where ... | H05K7202 | 20171020 | 20180208 | 67422.0 | H05K720 | 1 | MATEY, MICHAEL A | ELECTRONIC DISPLAY WITH COOLING | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H05K | 2,017 | |
15,789,547 | PENDING | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL | In response to a detected presence of an intended target appliance within a logical topography of controllable appliances identity information associated with the intended target appliance is used to automatically add to a graphical user interface of a controlling device an icon representative of the intended target ap... | 1. A method for configuring a user interface that is caused to be presented by a smart device in a display device associated with the smart device, comprising: receiving at the smart device from a controllable appliance data that functions to identify a controllable feature of the controllable appliance; automatically ... | RELATED APPLICATION INFORMATION This application claims the benefit of and is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/259,847, filed on Sep. 8, 2016, which application claims the benefit of and is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/136,023, filed on Dec. 20, 2013, which application claims the benefit... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Controlling devices, for example remote controls, for use in issuing commands to entertainment and other appliances, and the features and functionality provided by such controlling devices are well known in the art. In order to facilitate such functionality, various communication protocols, comman... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>This invention relates generally to enhanced methods for appliance control via use of a controlling device, such as a remote control, smart phone, tablet computer, etc., and in particular to methods for taking advantage of improved appliance control communication methods and/or comma... | G08C1702 | 20171020 | 20180208 | 94348.0 | G08C1702 | 5 | AZIZ, ADNAN | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G08C | 2,017 | |
15,789,942 | PENDING | Continuous Analyte Measurement Systems and Systems and Methods for Implanting Them | Low profile continuous analyte measurement systems and systems and methods for implantation within the skin of a patient are provided. | 1. A continuous analyte measurement system, comprising: a base unit configured for mounting on a skin surface; an analyte sensor comprising two functional sides, a proximal portion configured for positioning within the base unit and a distal portion configured for insertion into the skin surface; and a conductive membe... | RELATED APPLICATION The present application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/842,013 filed Jul. 22, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,795,326, which claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/227,967 filed Jul. 23, 2009, entitled “Continuous Analyte Measurement System... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>There are a number of instances when it is desirable or necessary to monitor the concentration of an analyte, such as glucose, lactate, or oxygen, for example, in bodily fluid of a body. For example, it may be desirable to monitor high or low levels of glucose in blood or other bodily fluid that m... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Embodiments of the present disclosure include continuous analyte monitoring systems utilizing implantable or partially implantable analyte sensors which have a relatively small profile (as compared to currently available implantable sensors). The relatively small size of the subject sensors reduce th... | A61B514532 | 20171020 | 20180208 | 69622.0 | A61B5145 | 1 | JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN | Continuous Analyte Measurement Systems and Systems and Methods for Implanting Them | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61B | 2,017 | |
15,790,003 | PENDING | Coordination of Acoustic Sources Based on Location | An audio/video (A/V) hub that calculates an estimated location is described. In particular, the A/V hub may calculate an estimated location of a listener relative to electronic devices (such as electronic devices that include speakers) in an environment that includes the A/V hub and the electronic devices based on: com... | 1. A coordination device, comprising: one or more nodes configured to communicatively couple to one or more antennas; an interface circuit communicatively coupled to the one or more nodes, wherein the coordination device is configured to: calculate an estimated location of a listener relative to electronic devices in a... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/433,237, “Wireless Coordination of Audio Sources,” by Gaylord Yu, filed on Dec. 13, 2016, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference. BACKGROUND Field The described... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A first group of described embodiments includes an audio/video (A/V) hub. This A/V hub includes: one or more antennas; and an interface circuit that, during operation, communicates with electronic devices using wireless communication. During operation, the A/V hub receives, via the wireless communica... | H04S7303 | 20171022 | 20180614 | 59334.0 | H04S700 | 0 | MAUNG, THOMAS H | COORDINATION OF ACOUSTIC SOURCES BASED ON LOCATION | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H04S | 2,017 | |
15,790,926 | PENDING | Insulating Container | An insulating device can include an aperture having a waterproof closure which allows access to the chamber within the insulating device. The closure can help prevent any fluid leakage into and out of the insulating device if the insulating device is overturned or in any configuration other than upright. The closure al... | 1. A method of forming an insulating device comprising: forming an inner liner first portion and an outer shell first portion; securing the inner liner first portion and the outer shell first portion to a sealable closure to form a cap assembly; forming an inner liner second portion and securing the inner liner second ... | This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/831,641, filed Aug. 20, 2015 which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/479,607, filed on Sep. 8, 2014 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,139,352, issued Sep. 22, 2015, which claims priority to U.S. Application No. 61/937,310 filed on Feb. 7, 2... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Coolers are designed to keep food and beverages at lower temperatures. Containers may be composed of rigid materials such as metal or plastics or flexible materials such as fabric or foams. Coolers can be designed to promote portability. For example, rigid containers can be designed to incorporate... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>This Summary provides an introduction to some general concepts relating to this invention in a simplified form that are further described below in the Detailed Description. This Summary is not intended to identify key features or essential features of the invention. Aspects of the disclosure herein m... | B65D81389 | 20171023 | 20180215 | 70917.0 | B65D8138 | 1 | SLAWSKI, BRIAN R | Insulating Container | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | B65D | 2,017 | |
15,791,094 | ACCEPTED | LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM, LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD | The lighting control device includes a controller. The controller generates a second dimming signal corresponding to a measurement result of brightness of surroundings in the first mode and generates a second dimming signal corresponding to a first dimming signal in the second mode. The controller selects the first mod... | 1. A lighting control device comprising: an input circuit configured to receive from outside a first dimming signal having a duty cycle corresponding to a dimming level designating brightness of a lighting fixture; an output circuit configured to output a second dimming signal to the lighting fixture; a detector config... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION The present application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of Japanese Patent Application No. 2016-209772, filed on Oct. 26, 2016, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to lighting control de... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Document 1 (JP 2013-235776 A) discloses a lighting system including at least one lighting fixture, a dimmer for outputting a dimming signal, and a dimming signal conversion device for converting the dimming signal (duty signal) outputted from the dimmer into a phase control signal and outputti... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>An object according to the present disclosure would be to propose a lighting control device, a lighting system, and a lighting control method which can increase types of dimming control and improve usability. A lighting control device according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: an inp... | H05B330845 | 20171023 | 20180529 | 20180426 | 94315.0 | H05B3308 | 0 | A, MINH D | LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHTING SYSTEM, LIGHTING CONTROL METHOD | UNDISCOUNTED | 0 | ACCEPTED | H05B | 2,017 |
15,791,097 | PENDING | Crystalline Form Of Nicotinamide Riboside | Provided are crystalline forms of nicotinamide riboside, including a Form I of nicotinamide riboside chloride according to formula (I). Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline Form I of nicotinamide riboside chloride, and methods of producing such pharmaceutical compositions. In other ... | 1. A crystalline Form I of nicotinamide riboside chloride according to formula I that is characterized by a powder X-ray diffraction pattern having peaks at 5.1, 15.7, and 21.7 degrees two theta±0.2 degrees two theta. 2.-4. (canceled) 5. The crystalline Form I according to claim 1 that is characterized by a powder X-ra... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. Ser. No. 15/328,664, filed Jan. 24, 2017, which is a National Stage Application filed under 35 U.S.C. 371 of International Application No. PCT/US2015/041956 filed Jul. 24, 2015, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Applica... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Crystalline forms of useful molecules can have advantageous properties relative to the amorphous form of such molecules. For example, crystal forms are often easier to handle and process, for example, when preparing compositions that include the crystal form. Crystalline forms typically have great... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>The present disclosure pertains to crystalline forms of nicotinamide riboside, including a Form I of nicotinamide riboside chloride according to formula I Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline Form I of nicotinamide riboside chloride, and methods of producing such ... | C07H19048 | 20171023 | 20180329 | 96712.0 | C07H19048 | 1 | BERRY, LAYLA D | Crystalline Form Of Nicotinamide Riboside | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C07H | 2,017 | |
15,793,031 | PENDING | MERCHANDISE SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING RETRACTABLE ALARMING POWER CORD | A merchandise security system for an electronic item of merchandise is provided. In one example, the merchandise security system includes a continuous alarming power cord comprising at least one electrical conductor. The alarming power cord has a first end adapted to be electrically connected to the electronic item of ... | 1. A merchandise security system for an electronic item of merchandise comprising: a reel configured to store at least a portion of a cord thereon, the reel comprising at least one electrical coupling on an outer surface thereof; and a housing defining an interior for receiving the reel therein, the reel configured to ... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/248,105, filed on Aug. 26, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/793,051 filed on Jul. 7, 2015, and now U.S. Pat. No. 9,430,922, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 13/965,... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>U.S. Pat. No. 6,799,994 assigned to Telefonix, Inc. of Waukegan, Ill. discloses an apparatus and a method for the convenient management of cords associated with the retail display of an electronic item of merchandise, such as a video camera. The apparatus includes a multi-conducto... | <SOH> BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Embodiments of the present invention are directed to merchandise security systems for an electronic item of merchandise. In one embodiment, the merchandise security system includes a continuous alarming power cord comprising at least one electrical conductor. The alarming power... | G08B131418 | 20171025 | 20180215 | 69902.0 | G08B1314 | 1 | TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER | MERCHANDISE SECURITY SYSTEM INCLUDING RETRACTABLE ALARMING POWER CORD | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G08B | 2,017 | |
15,793,326 | PENDING | Liquid Formulations of Urease Inhibitors for Fertilizers | An improved solvent system for the formulation and application of N-alkyl thiophosphoric triamide urease inhibitors. These formulations provide safety and performance benefits relative to existing alternatives and enable storage, transport and subsequent coating or blending with urea based or organic based fertilizers.... | 1. A composition comprising: a. urea, b. a liquid solution comprised of urease inhibitor(s) that have been solubilized within an aprotic solvent wherein said aprotic solvent comprises dimethyl sulfoxide wherein the liquid additive composition comprises 45-5% of said urease inhibitor(s) and 55-95% of dimethyl sulfoxide.... | The present application is a continuation and claims priority under 35 §USC 120 to U.S. application Ser. No. 15/636,211 filed Jun. 28, 2017, which in turn is a continuation and claims priority to U.S. application Ser. No. 13/890,082 filed May 8, 2013, which in turn claims priority under 35 §USC 119(e) to U.S. Provision... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In one embodiment, the present invention relates to liquid formulations containing N-(n-butyl) thiophosphoric triamide (NBPT). In an embodiment, the formulations can be made by dissolving the NBPT into an aprotic solvent consisting of a) dimethyl sulfoxide, b) dialkyl, diaryl, or alk... | C05G308 | 20171025 | 20180215 | 63662.0 | C05G308 | 1 | LANGEL, WAYNE A | Liquid Formulations of Urease Inhibitors for Fertilizers | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C05G | 2,017 | |
15,793,845 | PENDING | PERSONALIZED GENETIC TESTING | The present disclosure provides methods and systems for personalized genetic testing of a subject. In some embodiments, a sequencing assay is performed on a biological sample from the subject, which then leads to genetic information related to the subject. Next, nucleic acid molecules are array-synthesized or selected ... | 1. A method for personalized genetic testing, comprising: (a) using a plurality of genetic characteristics to generate a nucleic acid configuration of an assay, which nucleic acid configuration includes nucleic acid sequences of a plurality of nucleic acid probe molecules, wherein said nucleic acid sequences are select... | CROSS-REFERENCE This application is a continuation application of International Application Patent No. PCT/US2017/034823, filed May 26, 2047, which application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/342,674, filed May 27, 2016, each of which is entirely incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUN... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The history of deoxynucleic acid (DNA) sequencing and DNA synthesis has been intertwined, with advances in one often leading to advances in or applications of the other. The double helix structure of DNA was discovered by Watson and Crick in 1953. In the decades following that, chemists worked to ... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In spite of the advances described above, the clinical adoption of exome-scale sequencing has been limited by the costs involved. Health insurers, who are asked to pay for these tests, often refuse, given the scale of the expense. This problem is even worse in cancer, where the depth of deoxynucleic ... | C12Q16883 | 20171025 | 20180222 | 84421.0 | C12Q168 | 1 | MARTINELL, JAMES | PERSONALIZED GENETIC TESTING | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C12Q | 2,017 | |
15,795,509 | PENDING | WASTEWATER LEACHING SYSTEM | Methods, apparatus, and systems involving high aspect ratio conduits are provided. These may involve a plurality of high aspect ratio leaching channels that may be spaced a predetermined distance apart from each other. The predetermined distance can facilitate backfilling of the volumes of adjacent high aspect ratio le... | 1. A wastewater treatment system comprising: a first, second, and third, infiltrative channel, each of the three infiltrative channels spaced apart from each other, each of the three infiltrative channels having an exterior geotextile and having at least two upright infiltrative surfaces, each of the three infiltrative... | CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 and is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/682,491, filed Nov. 20, 2012. The '491 application claims benefit under 35 U.S.C. §120 and is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/730,817, filed on... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Known leaching conduits, such as arch shape cross section molded plastic chambers, or stone filled trenches with perforated pipe, used for domestic and commercial wastewater systems provide interior void space, based on the thinking that a buffer space or flow equalization is thus provided for var... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>Numerous embodiments are provided herein. These include those directed to wastewater leaching processes, systems and articles of manufacture. Wastewater treatment processes may include providing pairs of upright infiltrative surfaces where the infiltrative surfaces may define a cross-section and may ... | C02F3046 | 20171027 | 20180215 | 97920.0 | C02F304 | 1 | SINGH, SUNIL | WASTEWATER LEACHING SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C02F | 2,017 | |
15,796,225 | PENDING | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING HEATING ELEMENTS | An underlayment system is provided that includes a plurality of protrusions that extend from a common base member. The protrusions and base member can include an opening therethrough that allows for subsequent layers of material, such as adhesive, to interact and bond to each other. The protrusions are arranged in such... | 1. A floor underlayment comprising: a base layer having a top side and a bottom side; a pad layer attached to the bottom side; a plurality of protrusions extending to a first height above the top side, each protrusion comprising: a top surface at the first height; an inner wall sloping from the top surface to the top s... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/648,152, filed Jul. 12, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/260,848, filed Sep. 9, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,777,931, which is a divisional of U.S. patent app... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>In-floor and in-wall heating and cooling is well known that utilizes heat conduction and radiant heat, for example, for indoor climate control rather than forced air heating that relies on convection. The heat is usually generated by a series of pipes that circulate heated water or by electric cab... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>It is with respect to the above issues and other problems that the embodiments presented herein were contemplated. In general, embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, devices, and systems by which various elements, such as wire, heating elements, and the like, may be routed and/or cont... | F24D1302 | 20171027 | 20180222 | 65334.0 | F24D1302 | 1 | GITLIN, MATTHEW J | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING HEATING ELEMENTS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F24D | 2,017 | |
15,798,909 | PENDING | Contact Configuration for Optoelectronic Device | An optoelectronic device with a multi-layer contact is described. The optoelectronic device can include an n-type semiconductor layer having a surface. A mesa can be located over a first portion of the surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and have a mesa boundary. An n-type contact region can be located over a sec... | 1. An optoelectronic device comprising: an n-type semiconductor layer having a surface; a mesa located over a first portion of the surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and having a mesa boundary; an n-type contact region located over a second portion of the surface of the n-type semiconductor contact layer entirel... | REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The current application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/415,479, filed 31 Oct. 2016, and is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/283,462, filed 3 Oct. 2016, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/236,045, filed... | <SOH> BACKGROUND ART <EOH>Semiconductor emitting devices, such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) and laser diodes (LDs), include solid state emitting devices composed of group III-V semiconductors. A subset of group III-V semiconductors includes group III nitride alloys, which can include binary, ternary and quaternary a... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Aspects of the invention provide an optoelectronic device with a multi-layer contact. The optoelectronic device can include an n-type semiconductor layer having a surface. A mesa can be located over a first portion of the surface of the n-type semiconductor layer and have a mesa boun... | H01L33405 | 20171031 | 20180308 | 71585.0 | H01L3340 | 2 | HAIDER, WASIUL | Contact Configuration for Optoelectronic Device | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H01L | 2,017 | |
15,799,911 | PENDING | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING ACTUATION OF A BUCKLE RELEASE | A device and system that can be used to assist actuation of a buckle release is disclosed. A device can comprise a first arm and a second arm joined by a U-shaped connecting portion. The device can also comprise a button contact feature. The device can be inserted over a buckle with the button contact feature over a bu... | 1. A device for actuating a buckle release button comprising: a first arm, wherein the first arm comprises a first end and a button contact feature with a button contact surface, and wherein the first arm defines a first axis; a second arm, wherein the second arm comprises a second end and defines a second axis; and a ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application claims the benefit of and priority to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/415,407, entitled “DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING ACTUATION OF A BUCKLE RELEASE,” filed on Oct. 31, 2016. The entire disclosure of the aforementioned application is incorporated herei... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Restraint systems such as child safety seats used in automobiles as well as restraint systems used in other settings frequently include a buckle-type fastening mechanism to secure two or more portions of the restraint system around a restraint system occupant. A buckle-type fastening mechanism gen... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In various embodiments, a device for actuating a buckle release button can comprise a first arm, a second arm, and a connecting portion disposed between the first arm and the second arm. A first arm can comprise a first end and a button contact feature with a button contact surface. The first arm can... | A44B112573 | 20171031 | 20180503 | 96248.0 | A44B1125 | 1 | LEE, MICHAEL S | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING ACTUATION OF A BUCKLE RELEASE | MICRO | 0 | ACCEPTED | A44B | 2,017 | |
15,799,927 | 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 polymer-biomolecule conjugate comprising: a water soluble conjugated polymer; and a biomolecule covalently linked to the water soluble conjugated polymer; wherein the water soluble conjugated polymer is of the formula: wherein: each R is independently a non-ionic side group capable of imparting s... | 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 | 20171031 | 20180419 | 86750.0 | G01N3358 | 1 | TRUONG, DUC | Novel Reagents for Directed Biomarker Signal Amplification | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G01N | 2,017 | |
15,800,482 | PENDING | METHOD FOR CONVERTING A TONER CARTRIDGE PRINTER TO A SUBLIMATION TONER PRINTER | A method of converting a standard CMYK color toner printer to a CMYK or CMYW sublimation color toner printer. Providing a standard CMYK color toner printer, comprising four toner printing cartridges: a cyan toner printing cartridge, a magenta toner printing cartridge, a yellow toner printing cartridge, and a black tone... | 1. A method of converting a standard CMYK color toner printer to a CMYK sublimation color toner printer, comprising the steps: providing a standard CMYK color toner printer, comprising four toner printing cartridges: a cyan toner printing cartridge, a magenta toner printing cartridge, a yellow toner printing cartridge,... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application takes priority from U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62/470,639, filed on Mar. 13, 2017, titled, Toner Cartridge Printer Devices, Systems, and Methods, by co-inventors Michael Raymond Josiah and Joseph Dovi, the contents of which are expressly incor... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Traditional Cyan (C), Magenta (M), Yellow (Y), and Black (K) (or CMYK) laser or Light Emitting Diode (LED) type printers come standard with Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black toner and/or drum cartridges. However, traditional black toner printers and CMYK toner printers are generally used in surface... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF EMBODIMENTS <EOH>To minimize the limitations in the cited references, and to minimize other limitations that will become apparent upon reading and understanding the present specification, the toner cartridge printer methods disclosed herein preferably allow a user to convert a standard printer into one... | G03G211676 | 20171101 | 20180222 | 82418.0 | G03G1500 | 3 | ELEY, JESSICA L | METHOD FOR CONVERTING A TONER CARTRIDGE PRINTER TO A SUBLIMATION TONER PRINTER | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G03G | 2,017 | |
15,802,341 | PENDING | Enalapril Formulations | Provided herein are stable enalapril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using enalapril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction. | 1. A stable oral liquid formulation, comprising: (i) about 0.6 to about 1.2 mg/ml enalapril or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; (ii) a buffer comprising about 0.8 to about 3.5 mg/ml citric acid and about 0.1 to about 0.8 mg/ml sodium citrate; (iii) about 0.7 to about 1.2 mg/ml sodium benzoate; and... | CROSS-REFERENCE OF RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/613,622, filed Jun. 5, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application No. 15/081,603, filed Mar. 25, 2016 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,669,008, issued Jun. 06, 2017), which claims the benefit of U.S. Prov... | <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 U.S. alone have hypertension. Left unchecked, hypertension is considered a substantial risk fa... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Provided herein are enalapril oral liquid formulations. In one aspect, the enalapril oral liquid formulation, comprises (i) enalapril or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; (ii) a sweetener that is sucralose (iii) a buffer comprising citric acid; (iv) a preservativ... | A61K31401 | 20171102 | 20180301 | 95061.0 | A61K31401 | 6 | SPRINGER, STEPHANIE K | Enalapril Formulations | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,802,384 | PENDING | INTERACTION TRACKING AND ORGANIZING SYSTEM | A server that cross-references a first user's device location with registered members in a spatial proximity of the first user's device and returns the results by disclosing personal user attributes including pictures and names of all members in the spatial proximity of the first user's device. The first user who initi... | 1. A server configured to: communicate with a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user over communication links comprising a cellular network; store in a database a first profile associated with the first user and a second profile associated with a second user, both ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/136,842, filed on Apr. 22, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/000,960, filed on Jan. 19, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,357,352, issued on May 31, 2016, which is a continuation-in-par... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>In view of the foregoing, an embodiment herein provides a server configured to communicate with a first communication device of a first user and a second communication device of a second user over communication links comprising a cellular network; store in a database a first profile associated with t... | H04W4023 | 20171102 | 20180308 | 91849.0 | H04W402 | 7 | GENACK, MATTHEW W | INTERACTION TRACKING AND ORGANIZING SYSTEM | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04W | 2,017 | |
15,802,390 | PENDING | STABLE LIQUID FORMULATION OF AMG 416 (ETELCALCETIDE) | A liquid formulation comprising a peptide agonist of the calcium sensing receptor and method of preparing and using the formulation are provided. | 1. A pharmaceutical formulation comprising AMG 416 hydrochloride in aqueous solution, wherein the formulation has a pH of 2.0 to 5.0. 2. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the formulation has a pH of 2.5 to 4.5. 3. The formulation of claim 1, wherein the formulation has a pH of 2.5 to 4.0. 4. The formulation of claim ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/908,481, filed Jan. 23, 2016, now allowed, which is a U.S. National Stage of International Patent Application No. PCT/US2014/044622, filed Jun. 27, 2014, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A variety of compounds having activity for lowering parathyroid hormone levels have been described. See International Publication No. WO 2011/014707. In one embodiment, the compound may be represented as follows: The main chain has 7 amino acids, all in the D-configuration and the... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>A liquid formulation comprising a peptide agonist of the calcium sensing receptor, such as AMG 416 is provided. In one embodiment, the formulation has a pH of about 2.0 to about 5.0. In another embodiment, the formulation has a pH of 2.5 to 4.5. In another embodiment, the formulation... | F04D250606 | 20171102 | 20180322 | 64611.0 | F04D2506 | 3 | HA, JULIE | STABLE LIQUID FORMULATION OF AMG 416 (ETELCALCETIDE) | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | F04D | 2,017 | |
15,802,782 | ACCEPTED | WEARABLE CAMERA SYSTEM | A wearable camera systems according to examples of the present disclosure may include a camera and a mobile charging unit. The camera may include onboard power, memory and control for capturing and storing an image without being connected to the mobile charging unit and the camera body may have a width or a height that... | 1. A wearable camera system, wherein the wearable camera system includes a wearable camera and a mobile charging unit, wherein the camera has a camera body having a width or a height that is smaller than a length of the camera body, wherein the camera body is devoid of a view finder, and wherein the camera body compris... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of pending U.S. application Ser. No. 15/423,315 filed Feb. 2, 2017, which application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/757,753, filed Dec. 23, 2015 and issued as U.S. Pat. No. 9,628,707 on Apr. 18, 2017. The aforementioned appli... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The number and types of commercially available electronic wearable devices continues to expand. Forecasters are predicting that the electronic wearable devices market will more than quadruple in the next ten years. Some hurdles to realizing this growth remain. Two major hurdles are the cosmetics/a... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A camera according to some examples of the present disclosure may include an image capture device, a receiver configured to receive power wirelessly from a distance separated transmitting coil of a wireless power transfer system which includes a base unit, a rechargeable battery coupled to the receiv... | H04N523241 | 20171103 | 20180327 | 20180301 | 68659.0 | H04N5232 | 1 | COLEMAN, STEPHEN P | WEARABLE CAMERA SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04N | 2,017 |
15,803,021 | PENDING | Method, Apparatus, And Computer-Readable Medium For Stitching | Presented are a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for stitching. The method includes sensing, by a first sensor, a movement of a work piece relative to a sewing head. The method further includes sensing, by a second sensor, a movement of the work piece relative to the sewing head. The method includes dete... | 1. A method of stitching, the method comprising: (a) sensing, by a first sensor, a movement of a work piece relative to a sewing head; (b) sensing, by a second sensor, a movement of the work piece relative to the sewing head; (c) determining, by a processor, a translational and rotational movement of the work piece rel... | FIELD OF THE INVENTION Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for sensing movement. The present disclosure relates more specifically to sensing movement of a work piece relative to a sewing head or a sewing head relative to a work piece. BACKGROUND OF ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Machine quilting is quilting made through the use of a sewing machine to stitch in rows or patterns using select techniques to stitch through layers of fabric and batting in the manner of old-style hand-quilting. Free motion quilting is a process used to stitch the layers of a qui... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present disclosure to provide a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for stitching. A first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a method for stitching. The method includes sensing, by a first sensor, a mo... | D05B1914 | 20171103 | 20180222 | 72572.0 | D05B1914 | 1 | WORRELL JR, LARRY D | Method, Apparatus, And Computer-Readable Medium For Stitching | SMALL | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | D05B | 2,017 | |
15,804,451 | PENDING | INVOICELESS TRADING AND SETTLEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM | Methods and systems consistent with the present invention overcome the shortcomings of existing trading systems by providing an invoiceless trading system that creates incentives for customers to pay suppliers within a predetermined period of time, such as a settlement period. Specifically, the invoiceless trading syst... | 1.-39. (canceled) 40. A computer implemented method, the method comprising: receiving, on an authorization date and by a server, an electronic authorization, the electronic authorization relating to an invoice between a customer and a supplier, the electronic authorization authorizing payment for the invoice, the invoi... | RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 11/653,306, filed Jan. 16, 2007, which is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/561,990, filed May 2, 2000, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,266,525. The entire disclosures of each of these references are expressly incorporated by reference ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Methods and systems consistent with the present invention overcome the shortcomings of existing trading systems by providing an invoiceless trading system that creates incentives for customers to pay suppliers within a predetermined period of time, such as a settlement period. Specif... | G06Q2028 | 20171106 | 20180301 | 84047.0 | G06Q2028 | 1 | HOLLY, JOHN H | INVOICELESS TRADING AND SETTLEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06Q | 2,017 | |
15,804,735 | PENDING | Dose Counter for Inhaler Having An Anti-Reverse Rotation Actuator | An inhaler includes a main body having a canister housing, a medicament canister retained in a central outlet port of the canister housing, and a dose counter having an actuation member for operation by movement of the medicament canister. The canister housing has an inner wall, and a first inner wall canister support ... | 1-22. (canceled) 23. An inhaler for inhaling medicament, the inhaler having: a body for retaining a medicament canister; and a dose counter, the dose counter having a moveable actuator and a chassis mounted on the body; wherein one of the body and the chassis includes a plurality of apertures for receiving one or more ... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation patent application of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 14/103,324, filed Dec. 11, 2013, which is a divisional patent application of U.S. Non-Provisional patent application Ser. No. 13/110,532, filed May 18, 2011, now U.S. ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Metered dose inhalers can comprise a medicament-containing pressurised canister containing a mixture of active drug and propellant. Such canisters are usually formed from a deep-dawn aluminium cup having a crimped lid which carries a metering valve assembly. The metering valve ass... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a dose counter for an inhaler, the dose counter having a counter display arranged to indicate dosage information, a drive system arranged to move the counter display incrementally in a first direction from a first... | A61M150078 | 20171106 | 20180301 | 79850.0 | A61M1500 | 2 | HESS, DANIEL A | Dose Counter for Inhaler Having An Anti-Reverse Rotation Actuator | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61M | 2,017 | |
15,804,822 | PENDING | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR OBTAINING UPLINK RESOURCES | A method of allocating radio resources for uplink transmissions in a wireless telecommunications system, the method including: a first terminal device communicating a request for an allocation of radio resources to a base station; the base station determining there is an association between the first terminal device an... | 1. A method of operating a terminal device that communicates with a base station in a wireless telecommunications system, the method comprising: determining when uplink data is waiting for transmission to the base station, whether to transmit a request for an allocation of radio resources to the terminal device for tra... | The present application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/434,335, filed Apr. 8, 2015, which is based on PCT/GB2013/052738 filed Oct. 21, 2013, and claims priority to British Patent Application 1222902.7, filed in the UK IPO Dec. 19, 2012, the entire contents of each of which being incorporated herein b... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present invention relates to methods, systems and apparatus for use in wireless (mobile) telecommunications systems. In particular, embodiments of the invention relate to communicating uplink allocations of radio resources from a base station to a terminal device in such syste... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided a method of operating a base station for allocating radio resources for uplink transmissions in a wireless telecommunications system, the method comprising: receiving a request for an allocation of radio resources from a ... | A47B870284 | 20171106 | 20180301 | 99861.0 | A47B8702 | 0 | PHILLIPS, MICHAEL K | MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR OBTAINING UPLINK RESOURCES | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-PENDING | A47B | 2,017 | |
15,805,720 | PENDING | THERMAL REACTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | A method for carrying out nucleic acid amplification reactions using a microfluidic device is described. Amplification primers and other amplification reagents are deposited at a plurality of reaction sites in the device, a sample solution containing amplifiable polynucleotides is introduced into the reaction sites, an... | 1. (canceled) 2. A method for carrying out nucleic acid amplification reactions to detect the quantity, presence, or absence of a plurality of target polynucleotide sequences in a sample, the method comprising: (a) providing a microfluidic device comprising (i) an inlet, (ii) a first flow channel in fluid communication... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/873,958, filed on Oct. 2, 2015, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/548,068, filed on Jul. 12, 2012, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,150,913, which is a continuation of U.S. patent app... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Recently, there have been concerted efforts to develop and manufacture microfluidic systems to perform various chemical and biochemical analyses and syntheses, both for preparative and analytical applications. The goal to make such devices arises because of the significant benefits that can be rea... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>A variety of devices and methods for conducting microfluidic analyses are provided herein, including devices that can be utilized to conduct thermal cycling reactions such as nucleic acid amplification reactions. The devices differ from conventional microfluidic devices in that they include elastomer... | C12Q168 | 20171107 | 20180315 | 64124.0 | C12Q168 | 1 | KIM, YOUNG J | THERMAL REACTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C12Q | 2,017 | |
15,805,934 | PENDING | LISINOPRIL FORMULATIONS | Provided herein are stable lisinopril oral liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using lisinopril oral liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension, heart failure and acute myocardial infarction. | 1. A method of treating hypertension in a subject comprising administering to that subject a therapeutically effective amount of a stable oral liquid formulation, comprising: (i) about 1 mg/ml lisinopril or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof; (ii) a sweetener selected from the group consisting of xyl... | CROSS-REFERENCE This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/483,691, filed Apr. 10, 2017, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/268,095, filed Sep. 16, 2016 (now U.S. Pat. No. 9,616,096, issued Apr. 11, 2017), which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser.... | <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>Provided herein are lisinopril oral liquid formulations. In one aspect, the lisinopril oral liquid formulation comprises (i) lisinopril or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, (ii) a sweetener that is xylitol, (iii) a buffer comprising citric acid (iv) a preservativ... | A61K3805 | 20171107 | 20180322 | 73178.0 | A61K3805 | 1 | BASQUILL, SEAN M | LISINOPRIL FORMULATIONS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A61K | 2,017 | |
15,806,964 | PENDING | SALTS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF AN APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENT | Salts and crystalline forms of 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}-sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide are suitable active pharmaceutical ingredients for pharmaceutical compositions useful in tre... | 1. A compound 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmethyl)amino]phenyl}sulfonyl)-2-(1H-pyrrolo[2,3-b]pyridin-5-yloxy)benzamide (Compound 1) in a crystalline form, wherein the crystalline form is Compound 1 free base hydrate, characterize... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 14/957,097 (published as U.S. Pub. No. 2016/0083384), filed Dec. 2, 2015, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in its entirety. U.S. application Ser. No. 14/957,097 is a divisional application of... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Overexpression of Bcl-2 proteins correlates with resistance to chemotherapy, clinical outcome, disease progression, overall prognosis or a combination thereof in various cancers and disorders of the immune system. Evasion of apoptosis is a hallmark of cancer (Hanahan & Weinberg (2... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>The present disclosure relates to salts and crystalline forms of an apoptosis-inducing agent, referred to herein as “Compound 1,” which has the systematic name 4-(4-{[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl]methyl}piperazin-1-yl)-N-({3-nitro-4-[(tetrahydro-2H-pyran-4-ylmeth... | C07D47104 | 20171108 | 20180308 | 66417.0 | C07D47104 | 2 | PAGONAKIS, ANNA | SALTS AND CRYSTALLINE FORMS OF AN APOPTOSIS-INDUCING AGENT | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | C07D | 2,017 | |
15,807,867 | PENDING | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE WITH A FRICTION SURFACE | A case for use with an electronic device includes a base portion with side portions extending therefrom forming a pocket. The case also includes a first material generally at an exterior of the pocket, forming a majority of an exterior surface of the base portion, and a second material secured to and having a higher co... | 1. A case for use with a portable electronic device, the case comprising: a base portion with side portions extending therefrom, the base portion and side portions forming a pocket configured to surround a back and sides of the portable electronic device; a first material generally being positioned at an exterior of th... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO PRIOR APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/337,518 filed Oct. 28, 2016, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/174,436 filed Feb. 6, 2014 and claims benefit to U.S. Patent Application 61/761,556 filed Feb. 6, 2013, the contents ... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>According to an embodiment, a case for use with a portable electronic device includes a base portion with side portions extending therefrom, the base portion and side portions forming a pocket configured to surround a back and sides of the portable electronic device. The case also includes a first ma... | H04B13888 | 20171109 | 20180308 | 69639.0 | H04B13888 | 1 | HU, RUI MENG | ELECTRONIC DEVICE CASE WITH A FRICTION SURFACE | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04B | 2,017 | |
15,808,388 | PENDING | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASCADED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL | A cascaded model predictive control system includes an inner controller and an outer controller. The outer controller determines an amount of power to defer from a predicted power usage to optimize a total cost of power usage. A power setpoint is calculated based on a difference between the predicted power usage and th... | 1. A heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building, the HVAC system comprising: a building system comprising one or more measurement devices configured to measure at least one of a measured temperature of the building or a measured power usage of the building and generate a feedback signal comp... | CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/802,154 filed Mar. 13, 2013, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for minimizing energy cost in response... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for minimizing energy cost in response to time-varying pricing scenarios. The systems and methods described herein may be used for demand response in building or HVAC systems such as those sold by Johnson Controls, Inc. The rates that energy pr... | <SOH> SUMMARY <EOH>One implementation of the present disclosure is a heating, ventilation, or air conditioning (HVAC) system for a building. The HVAC system includes a building system, a load predictor, an outer controller, an inner controller, and HVAC equipment. The building system includes one or more measurement de... | G06Q5006 | 20171109 | 20180315 | 63528.0 | G06Q5006 | 1 | ZEROUAL, OMAR | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASCADED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | G06Q | 2,017 | |
15,809,102 | PENDING | METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND VOICE NETWORKS | A method and system includes the ability for individuals to set up an ad hoc digital and voice network easily and rapidly to allow users to coordinate their activities by eliminating the need for pre-entry of data into a web or identifying others by name, phone numbers or email. This method is especially useful for pol... | 1-58. (canceled) 59. A method performed by one or more servers each having one or more processors, the method comprising: executing operations on the one or more processors, the operations comprising: obtaining first data provided by a first mobile device corresponding to a vehicle, the first data including a first ide... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of co-pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/027,410 filed on Sep. 16, 2013, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13/751,453 filed Jan. 28, 2013, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,538,393 issued Sep. 17, 2013, which is a continuati... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH> | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Applicant's communication system and method described herein is embodied in the Advanced Communication Software (ACS) application programs developed by applicant and installed in the integrated PDA/GPS cell phones used herein and remote Servers. A plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) ... | H04M172572 | 20171110 | 20180531 | 59168.0 | H04M1725 | 3 | OBAYANJU, OMONIYI | METHOD TO PROVIDE AD HOC AND PASSWORD PROTECTED DIGITAL AND VOICE NETWORKS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | H04M | 2,017 | |
15,811,360 | PENDING | MOISTURE-ERASABLE NOTE TAKING SYSTEM | A method of reusing a notebook provides a notebook having a synthetic-paper page. The method also provides a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings. The method further provides a moisture carrier configured to have a liquid diffused therein. The mo... | 1. A method of reusing a notebook comprising: providing: a notebook having a synthetic-paper page, a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings, and a moisture carrier configured to have a liquid diffused therein, the moisture carrier further configure... | PRIORITY This patent application claims the benefit of provisional U.S. patent application No. 62/421,335, filed Nov. 13, 2016, entitled, “Moisture Activated Erasable Pen and Paper System,” and naming Joe Lemay and Jake Epstein as inventors, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein, in its entirety, by reference.... | <SOH> BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION <EOH>Notes are frequently taken using classic pen and paper systems. Students, for example, generally purchase new notebooks every new school year for various subject matters, and/or when a notebook is filled up. Pages of notebooks may go unused, and thus, trees and other natural resou... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS <EOH>In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a method of reusing a notebook provides a notebook having a synthetic-paper page. The method also provides a thermochromic ink pen which, when used to write on the synthetic paper page, leaves thermochromic ink markings. The m... | B43L100 | 20171113 | 20180517 | 64829.0 | B43L100 | 1 | FERNSTROM, KURT | MOISTURE-ERASABLE NOTE TAKING SYSTEM | SMALL | 0 | ACCEPTED | B43L | 2,017 | |
15,813,096 | PENDING | VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Vaporization devices and methods of operating them. In particular, described herein are vaporizer cartridges for controlling the power applied to a resistive heater. | 1.-20. (canceled) 21. An apparatus comprising: a cartridge having a non-cylindrical shape and comprising: a heater chamber having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first heater contact comprising a first exposed heater contact tab and a first fixation site, the first fixation site disposed proxi... | CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This patent application claims priority as a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/053,927, titled “VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS,” filed on Feb. 25, 2016, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/581,666, filed on Dec... | <SOH> BACKGROUND <EOH>Electronic inhalable aerosol devices (e.g., vaporization devices, electronic vaping devices, etc.) and particularly electronic aerosol devices, typically utilize a vaporizable material that is vaporized to create an aerosol vapor capable of delivering an active ingredient to a user. Control of the... | <SOH> SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE <EOH>The present invention relates generally to apparatuses, including systems and devices, for vaporizing material to form an inhalable aerosol. Specifically, these apparatuses may include vaporizers. In particular, described herein are cartridges that are configured for use with a vapo... | A24F47008 | 20171114 | 20180308 | 67573.0 | A24F4700 | 14 | MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H | VAPORIZATION DEVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | UNDISCOUNTED | 1 | CONT-ACCEPTED | A24F | 2,017 |
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