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Anthony Drouin, Jersey City, NJ US
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20150093173 | PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A packaging system for a cosmetic product is disclosed. The system includes a reservoir for holding a cosmetic product. The reservoir defines an open end of the reservoir and a closed end opposite the open end of the reservoir. The system further includes a casing positioned at least partially over the reservoir, wherein at least a portion of the casing is transparent for observing the reservoir through the casing, and wherein a size and/or shape of the reservoir as observed through the casing appears different than an actual size and/or shape of the reservoir. | 04-02-2015 |
Caroline Drouin, New York, NY US
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20140201729 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Multi-Modal Dialog Applications - An embodiment of the present invention includes a method for creating a dialog system that provides a framework for creating a multi-modal dialog application and includes a runtime application package (RAP) enabling runtime media grammars, prompts, classifiers, and so forth, to be separate from a multi-modal dialog application that utilizes the RAP. Embodiments disclosed herein enable newly trained runtime media supporting the multi-modal dialog application to be deployed with ease, and to do so while a dialog service is in operation. Embodiments disclosed herein enable the multi-modal dialog application to be created, deployed, and maintained in an easy and flexible manner, saving an end-user that may be providing the multi-modal dialog application to customers both time and cost. | 07-17-2014 |
20140223011 | Method and Apparatus For Supporting Scalable Multi-Modal Dialog Application Sessions - Embodiments disclosed herein enable scaling up and making advanced natural language (NLU) applications more robust. According to one embodiment, state(s) associated with a dialog session may be recorded to a fixed medium. The dialog session may be suspended after a given period of inactivity and later automatically awakened based on unique client, session, or device identifier, or any combination thereof. Memory and resources associated with the suspended session may be reclaimed, the memory and resources being otherwise held by the session during the period of inactivity, enabling higher density (e.g., a larger number of sessions supported). Embodiments disclosed herein obviate a need for sticky dialog sessions, enabling higher density, and may further failover protection and fault tolerance for the dialog sessions. | 08-07-2014 |
20150244642 | Method and Apparatus For Supporting Scalable Multi-Modal Dialog Application Sessions - Embodiments disclosed herein enable scaling up and making advanced natural language (NLU) applications more robust. According to one embodiment, state(s) associated with a dialog session may be recorded to a non-transitory medium. The dialog session may be suspended after a given period of inactivity and later automatically awakened based on unique client, session, or device identifier, or any combination thereof. Memory and resources associated with the suspended session may be reclaimed, the memory and resources being otherwise held by the session during the period of inactivity, enabling higher density (e.g., a larger number of sessions supported). Embodiments disclosed herein obviate a need for sticky dialog sessions, enabling higher density, and may further failover protection and fault tolerance for the dialog sessions. | 08-27-2015 |
David Drouin, Milpitas, CA US
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20100238588 | FEED-FORWARD METHOD FOR REPEATABLE RUNOUT CANCELLATION - A magnetic hard disk drive includes a method for eliminating that portion of track following error by a read/write transducer that is caused by repeatable runout of the disk tracks. The repeatable runout is eliminated by application of an iterative algorithm that calculates feed-forward correction terms based on gain coefficients iteratively calculated from the amplitude and phase portions of a Bode plot characterizing the system. The corrective coefficients can be inserted into the hard disk drive at a summing junction that redefines the centerline of the track, or at a summing junction that causes the actuator to follow the repeatable runout and make non-repeatable runout corrections relative thereto. | 09-23-2010 |
20110320046 | Drive method for starting and operating a resonant scanning MEMS device at its resonant frequency - The resonance frequency of a forced torsionally oscillating mirror MEMS device can be controlled in the presence of perturbations by means of a closed loop feedback device and method of using it. The method is implemented through a simple algorithm, implemented in either software or hardware, that maintains the condition of resonance, or another selected frequency, by recursively determining that the center of the driving voltage pulse is positioned at a point on the measured positional waveform of the oscillating system. | 12-29-2011 |
David Drouin, Tilton, NH US
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20120085587 | Wind Power for Electric Cars - A modular wind turbine device mountable in a plurality of locations along the exterior of a vehicle. The device comprises a low profile air inlet, a rotatable turbine that utilizes incoming air flow for motive power, and an alternator device for transforming the rotation of the turbine into usable electric power. The air inlet is a raised air scoop that protrudes from the external surface of the vehicle, similar to forced air induction inlets or brake cooling inlets on current vehicles. The inlet is shrouded with a mesh screen to prevent discrete objects from entering or interfering with the turbine device. The turbine is an elongated cylinder with protruding fins that utilize the pressure of the incoming air flow to spin about its central axis. A side-mounted alternator provides a core that spins within a stator to produce an electric current. The electric current is fed to a power management system for controlling and powering a battery pack. The device is ideal for offsetting electric power usage in electric cars by utilizing the overflowing air pressure to induce mechanical motion and create an onboard power generation source. | 04-12-2012 |
Dominique Drouin US
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20110172196 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING HYPOGONADISM - A pharmaceutical composition useful for treating hypogonadism is disclosed. The composition comprises an androgenic or anabolic steroid, a C1-C4 alcohol, a penetration enhancer such as isopropyl myristate, and water. Also disclosed is a method for treating hypogonadism utilizing the composition. | 07-14-2011 |
Elise Drouin, Stoneham, MA US
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20130302329 | DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR IMMUNE REACTIVITY WITH HUMAN ENDOTHELIAL CELL GROWTH FACTOR - The present invention provides for methods and compositions for identifying and detecting autoantigens. Candidate autoantigens are identified by obtaining a subject sample from which HLA-DR-presented peptides are collected and identified using mass spectometry, then synthesized and reacted with the same subject peripheral blood or effected tissue. In particular, the present invention provides for endothelial cell growth factor as a novel autoantigen biomarker for Lyme disease-associated arthritis. | 11-14-2013 |
Jerome Drouin, London GB
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20090132411 | Methods and systems for providing a constant maturity commodity index - Methods and systems provide a commodity index for investing. In one implementation, a method selects a commodity component for inclusion in the commodity index and calculates a target weight of the commodity component. The method further selects a time interval for maturity of the commodity component to be fixed at from a current date. Financial instruments may be purchased corresponding to the commodity component. | 05-21-2009 |
20090132434 | Methods and Systems for Determining Composition of a Commodity Index - Methods and systems provide a commodity index for investing. In one implementation, a method selects a commodity component for inclusion in the commodity index and calculates a target weight of the commodity component. The method further selects a time interval for maturity of the commodity component to be fixed at from a current date. Financial instruments may be purchased corresponding to the commodity component. | 05-21-2009 |
Mathew Drouin, Hooksett, NH US
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20160124054 | Magnetic Field Sensor and Electronic Circuit That Pass Amplifier Current Through a Magnetoresistance Element - Electronic circuits used in magnetic field sensors use transistors for passing a current through the transistors and also through a magnetoresistance element. | 05-05-2016 |
Mathew Drouin, Manchester, NH US
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20090001972 | CALIBRATION CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMITY DETECTOR - A proximity detector employs a first peak detector circuit and a second peak detector circuit, both responsive to a magnetic field signal. The second peak detector circuit includes a positive peak detector circuit and a negative peak detector circuit, each of which have a predetermined excursion limit in an outward direction away from a center voltage of the magnetic field signal so as to be less affected by a large signature region in the magnetic field signal. The proximity detector also includes an output control circuit. The output control circuit is configured to provide an output signal, which, during a determined time period, changes state in response to the first peak detector circuit, and which, after the determined time period, changes state in response to the second peak detector circuit. | 01-01-2009 |
20130320970 | GEAR TOOTH SENSOR WITH PEAK AND THRESHOLD DETECTORS - Presented herein is a magnetic field sensor architecture that uses outputs of a peak detector and threshold detector operating in parallel to detect magnetic anomalies that may be associated with the target being sensed, e.g., a rotational ferromagnetic object such as a toothed gear, and use such detection to prevent sensor malfunction. The sensor includes an edge detection circuit and an error detection circuit. In one embodiment, the edge detection circuit includes circuits to detect edges (or transitions) of the threshold and peak detector output signals and the error detection circuit includes circuits, responsive to the edge detection circuit, to indicate an error when a “missed transition” occurs or a peak-to-peak value of an input signal as detected by the peak detector for a current cycle differs from an expected peak-to-peak value by a predetermined amount. | 12-05-2013 |
20140176210 | OUTPUT DRIVER HAVING IMPROVED SWITCHING DELAY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A switching device for driving a load is provided. The switching device comprises a control terminal and has a conduction threshold which, when crossed by a control signal coupled to the control terminal, causes the switching device to conduct. A control circuit for generating the control signal is also provided. The control circuit is configured to generate a control signal having a first slew rate prior to the control signal crossing the conduction threshold and a second slew rate after the control signal has crossed the conduction threshold. The first slew rate may be faster than the second slew rate. | 06-26-2014 |
20140177674 | Systems and Methods for Processing Temperature Data or Other Signals - In an embodiment, a circuit is configured to produce a magnetic field signal having a frequency spectrum. The circuit may also produce a temperature signal. A modulation circuit may modulate the temperature signal with a frequency outside the frequency spectrum of the magnetic field signal. The modulated signal and the magnetic field signal may be combined to produce a combined signal. A separation circuit may be configured to separate component signals from the combined signal. The separation circuit may include a first filter, which, when applied to the combined signal, produces a filtered signal; a modulation circuit configured to shift the data representing the temperature signal to a baseband frequency; and a second filter configured to separate the data representing the temperature signal from the combined signal. | 06-26-2014 |
Michael Paul Drouin, Saint Louis, MO US
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20130037434 | Drill Driver Multiple Drive Bit Holder, Screw Cap Container Type - A detachable multiple drive bit holder for cordless and powered drill drivers, impact drivers, and drills, all referred from here on as drill drivers. This bit holder will hold multiple accessories and connect to drill drivers. Most drill drivers, particularly cordless drill drivers, have a slot in the body of the driver to hold spare drive bits. Drill drivers typically have only one of these slots, allowing only one spare driver bit. The driver multiple drive bit holder utilizes this single slot manufactured into the body of a drill driver to hold a container that stores multiple drive bits of various sizes. | 02-14-2013 |
Nicolas Drouin, Bellevue, WA US
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20150358662 | SYSTEM FOR FILTERING MEDIA MANIFESTS USING MANIFEST ATTRIBUTES - A method includes acts for providing a VOD or streaming video manifest. The method includes at a server, receiving a request for a manifest from a client device. The request for a manifest includes an identification of one or more filters to be applied to a returned manifest. The method further includes, at the server, identifying the manifest. The manifest identifies different portions of a multimedia asset that can be delivered to client devices. The method further includes applying the one or more identified filters to the manifest to generate a filtered manifest that excludes one or more items as dictated by the one or more filters. The filtered manifest is returned to the client device. | 12-10-2015 |
Paul D. Drouin, Allegan, MI US
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20130086875 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A TRANSPORTABLE CONTAINER FOR BULK GOODS - A packaging system ( | 04-11-2013 |
Philippe Drouin, Sinsheim DE
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20130138545 | FRAMEWORK FOR IMPLEMENTING TRADE PREFERENCE AGREEMENTS - A preference management framework allows for the management of vendor-based vendor declarations and of vendor declarations for customer's purposes, preference determination based on preference agreements, the provision of statements regarding the preference eligibility of goods based on preference determinations, and the printing of several preference related documents according to the relevant agreements. The framework is flexible enough for users to easily develop their own preference schemes for new preference agreements. Users may first define (or modify) their responsible areas for preference management by assigning (or removing) administrative units of a business to themselves. Then the users may begin the preference processing by choosing one of their assigned administrative units and any preference agreements relevant to that administrative unit may be automatically determined for possible following steps in preference processes which can now be started. | 05-30-2013 |
20140244019 | System and Method for Bill-of-Materials Low-Level Code Harmonization - Techniques for bill of material (BOM) low-level code harmonization are disclosed. The BOMs from different sources for each product are ranked according to corresponding low-level codes of the end product. The BOMs are scanned in order to determine the lowest low-level code for all BOMs for a particular product. The BOMs for the particular product are then associated with the lowest low-level code. Once all the BOMs for each product are assigned the lowest low-level code for that product, then the BOMs are rescanned in the ranked order to determine the lowest low-level code associated with each end product in BOMs in which the end products are included as components. Each BOM for each end product is then associated with lowest low-level code from the BOM in which the end product is listed as a component. The harmonized low-level codes are used for determination of eligibility for preferential customs duties. | 08-28-2014 |
20140278693 | System and Method for Cross-Plant Bill of Materials - Systems and methods for generating a cross-plant bill of materials (BOM) for a particular final end product that can be used by a central business system for performing various business analysis and processes quickly and efficiently are disclosed. The cross-plant BOM can include information from multiple bills of materials (BOMs) for multiple component products produced by multiple manufacturing plants. The list of manufacturing plants participating in the production of a particular end product is referred to as a plant group for business entities. The BOMs for the component products produced by various plants within the plant group for a final end product are inserted into or associated with the BOM for the final end product that includes the component products. | 09-18-2014 |
Réjean Drouin, Pont-Rouge CA
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20100119614 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A DAIRY-BASED ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composition used in the prophylaxis and treatment of psoriasis and other auto-immune inflammatory disorders. The composition may be comprised of TGF-β1, TGF-β2, and dairy derived proteins comprising a large proportion of -lactoglobulin. | 05-13-2010 |
Ronald J. Drouin, Akron, OH US
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20090178537 | PAN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAME - The invention provides pan musical instruments, or pans, and methods of making same. Particularly, a process for mechanization and mass production of tunable pans with improved consistency, sound quality, and ease of tuning is provided. | 07-16-2009 |
Sylvio Drouin, San Francisco, CA US
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20080320037 | System, method and apparatus for tagging and processing multimedia content with the physical/emotional states of authors and users - A system, method and apparatus which enables the tagging of multimedia content with the physical and emotional states of authors and users thereby making it searchable by emotion or physical state. | 12-25-2008 |
20120233179 | System, Method and Apparatus for Tagging and Processing Multimedia Content with the Physical/Emotional States of Authors and Users - A system, method and apparatus which enables the tagging of multimedia content with the physical and emotional states of authors and users thereby making it searchable by emotion or physical state. | 09-13-2012 |
20130235045 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AND DISTRIBUTING MODIFIABLE ANIMATED VIDEO MESSAGES - Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention enable collaborative creation, transmission, sharing, non-linear exploration, and modification of animated video messages. One embodiment includes a video camera, a processor, a network interface, and storage containing an animated message application, and a 3D character model. In addition, the animated message application configures the processor to: capture a video sequence using the video camera; detect a human face within a sequence of video frames; track changes in human facial expression of a human face detected within a sequence of video frames; map tracked changes in human facial expression to motion data, where the motion data is generated to animate the 3D character model; apply motion data to animate the 3D character model; render an animation of the 3D character model into a file as encoded video; and transmit the encoded video to a remote device via the network interface. | 09-12-2013 |
20140222607 | Systems and Methods for Distributing Limited Edition Digital Artwork - Systems and methods for distributing limited edition digital artwork in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a digital art gallery server system includes a digital edition distribution server that includes a plurality of files containing digital artworks; a digital edition database containing data describing the digital artworks, a plurality of user accounts, the digital artworks specific user accounts are authorized to access, associations between digital edition entries referencing specific digital artworks and specific user accounts; and a digital edition management server configured to generate a limited number of digital edition entries referencing the digital artworks, generate a user interface that includes information regarding at least one digital edition for sale, associate a specific digital edition entry in the digital edition database with a specific user account upon the sale of each digital edition reflecting a chain of title indicating ownership to the sold digital edition. | 08-07-2014 |
20140267598 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOLOGRAPHIC POSTER DISPLAY - The invention generally relates to holographic posters and computer controlled systems for communicating information. The invention provides a computer-based holographic poster device that displays holographic images and videos for interacting with interested users via, for example, their motions and gestures or their personal devices such as smartphones. A holographic poster device has a body such as a pedestal supporting a display area (e.g., a few feet above the floor) and is operable to make a holographic image appear in the display area. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267599 | USER INTERACTION WITH A HOLOGRAPHIC POSTER VIA A SECONDARY MOBILE DEVICE - The invention provides a holographic display device that registers an individual through their mobile device to allow that individual user to control and interact with a holographic display presented by the device. The holographic display device is operable to receive from a mobile device information identifying a user of the mobile device. The display device can register a user of the mobile device as a present user of the holographic device, receive an input from the registered user, and present a holographic display that includes content governed by the input. | 09-18-2014 |
20160043973 | DYNAMIC RESOLUTION OF MESSAGE CONTENT - Example methods, systems and computer readable media are directed to one or more functionalities that dynamically resolve one or more messages. A functionality identifies content in the message that is required for one or more operations performed by the functionality. By performing such operations, the functionality creates modified message data based on the identified content. An identifier for the modified message data is embedded in the message. The modified message data is stored in relation to an object on a server. By using the embedded identifier, the modified message data can be retrieved by a client application associated with a message recipient. The modified message data can be applied to a received message to update the message. | 02-11-2016 |
Sylvio H. Drouin, San Francisco, CA US
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20160104202 | WRAP PACKAGE OF CARDS SUPPORTING TRANSACTIONAL ADVERTISING - Creating and delivering advertisements within wrapped packages of cards, which selectively include (i) media content, including advertisement(s) for item(s) available for purchase, (ii) application functionality and/or (iii) e-commerce related transactional services. By defining the sequence order in which the cards are navigated when consumed, wraps may deliver advertisements in the context of a “story” or “narrative”, which unfolds as the cards are sequentially browsed, similar to the turning of the pages of a book or magazine. Ads thus become more compelling. In addition, with built-in transactional functionality, advertised Item(s) can be immediately purchased without having to exit the wrap. | 04-14-2016 |