Houtman
Adam Houtman, Atlanta, GA US
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20150236419 | MULTIPLE FREQUENCY RANGE ANTENNA - A multiple frequency range antenna may include a plurality of printed conductive arrays and a plurality of printed layers alternately placed together in a printed circuit board sandwich. A connection component may be attached to the printed an exposed section of the printed circuit board sandwich. A first end of an electrical cable may be attached to the connection component. The electrical cable may attach to the printed circuit board sandwich. In certain embodiments, an electrical connector component may be attached to a second end of the electrical cable. The multiple frequency range antenna may be used with an RF device. | 08-20-2015 |
Carl J. Houtman, Madison, WI US
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20080283757 | Method and system for measuring optical properties of scattering and absorbing materials - A system and method for determining a level of effective residual ink concentration (ERIC) in a piece of recycled paper. The piece of paper is illuminated with a beam of radiation and an amount of the beam of radiation reflected and transmitted by the piece of paper is measured. The level of ERIC is determined as a function of the reflected and transmitted radiation. | 11-20-2008 |
Holly A. Houtman, Milford, MI US
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20120270490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHUTTER CONTROL - A method of controlling operation of an adjustable shutter in a vehicle includes operating the shutter between and inclusive of fully-opened and fully-closed positions to regulate an amount of ambient air flowing into the vehicle. The shutter is arranged relative to a vehicle grille opening that is adapted for receiving the flow of ambient air. The method also includes sensing via a moisture sensor a level of moisture in the ambient air. The method additionally includes selecting a first predetermined position of the shutter when the level of moisture has reached a threshold moisture value to alter the amount of ambient air flowing into the vehicle through the shutter. A vehicle using a controller to perform such a method is also provided. | 10-25-2012 |
Kenneth N. Houtman, Holland, MI US
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20100051726 | Multi Passage Fuel Manifold and Methods of Construction - Integrally formed, multi zone fuel manifolds for gas turbine engines and methods of construction are provided. The fuel manifold includes a plurality of annular channel members positioned adjacent each other, aligned and coupled together at the inner and outer peripheral sides thereof, with each pair of channel members defining a separate fluid conduit or passage within the manifold assembly. The fuel manifold can be constructed of any number of stacked and secured channel members to provide a compact multi zone fuel manifold having the desired number of fluid conduits or passages with a minimum number of sealed joints. | 03-04-2010 |
Randall D. Houtman, Caledonia, MI US
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20100179686 | DUAL POWER MOTORIZED ROLLER - A conveying system may include a frame that supports a plurality of rollers which carry articles thereon. At least one of the rollers may be a motorized roller with first and second motors adapted to rotate an outer cylindrical shell of the motorized roller. A controller external to the motorized roller may send speed control commands to the motorized roller to control both the first and second motors in a manner that increases torque of the motorized roller. The motors may be controlled in four quadrant mode, or two quadrant mode, or a combination thereof. The motorized roller may be used in a right angle transfer mechanism, or in other components of a conveying system. | 07-15-2010 |
20140198458 | MULTIPLE CABLE STRAIN RELIEF - A multiple cable strain relief and electronic assembly having such multiple cable strain relief includes a body, a plurality of cable cutouts and a compression member. The body has at least two spaced apart sidewalls thereby defining a cavity between the sidewalls. The plurality of cable cutouts are in each of the sidewalls. Each cable cutout in one of the sidewalls is aligned with a cable cutout in the other of sidewalls thereby defining a cable cutout pair. The compression member has a retention position that is at least partially extending into the cavity. With the compression member in the retention position a cable extending though a cable cutout pair is deflected in the cavity to retain that cable between the sidewalls and the compression member. | 07-17-2014 |
Rene Houtman, Culemborg NL
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20090203537 | NUCLEAR RECEPTOR ASSAY - The present invention relates to methods for measuring compound efficacy and potency on nuclear receptor-co-regulator interaction, comprising the steps of (a) co-incubating at least one nuclear receptor and at least one compound under conditions that allow interaction; (b) co-incubating the nuclear receptor-compound mixture of step (a) with an array of co-regulators, under conditions that allow compound modulated receptor-co-regulator interaction; (c) determination of compound-modulated receptor-co-regulator interaction in function B of co-regulator concentration, and (d) determination of compound-modulated receptor-co-regulator interaction in function of compound concentration; wherein steps (c) and (d) are performed in a single assay. | 08-13-2009 |
20140342931 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING RESPONSE TO ENDOCRINE THERAPY - The present invention relates to a method for predicting the response of a patient diagnosed with breast cancer to treatment with an endocrine therapy drug, comprising the steps of: (a) measuring the binding of the estrogen receptor, obtained from a breast cancer tumor from said patient, generating a binding profile, said binding profile comprising the binding of the estrogen receptor from said patient on one or more co-regulator proteins or functional parts thereof in the presence and absence of one or more added phosphatases, (b) measuring the binding of the estrogen receptor, obtained from a breast cancer tumor from said patient, generating a binding profile, said binding profile comprising the binding of the estrogen receptor from said patient on one or more co-regulator proteins or functional parts thereof in the presence and absence of added estradiol, and, (c) predicting from said binding profiles the response of said patient to endocrine drug therapy. The present invention also relates to variant methods hereof and methods for predicting the response of a patient diagnosed with breast cancer to drug treatment and methods for individualized endocrine therapy of a patient diagnosed with an endocrine related disease. The invention also relates to arrays and kits for carrying out these methods. | 11-20-2014 |
René Houtman, Culemborn NL
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20110111980 | METHOD FOR PROFILING DRUG COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for testing kinase inhibition using an array of substrates, in particular protein kinase substrates, preferably immobilized on a porous matrix. More particularly, the method provides kinase inhibition profiles of kinase inhibitors using phosphorylation patterns. The present invention can therefore be used to predict the response of cells, tissues, organs and/or warm-blooded animals to a drug, to determine the clinical outcome of a drug therapy and for diagnostical and prognostical purposes. | 05-12-2011 |
René Houtman, Culemborg NL
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20110257025 | METHOD FOR TUMOR CLASSIFICATION - The present invention relates to methods for identifying classification markers for tumors by monitoring the activity of protein kinases. By acquiring a phosphorylation profile of diseased and control tissue samples the method of the present invention provides classification procedures using phosphorylation patterns enabling the distinction between different types and/or sub-types of tumors. Specific classification markers for tumors can be identified enabling tumor classification, diagnosis, prognosis and/or prediction of the clinical outcome of a therapy. | 10-20-2011 |
René Houtman, Culemborn NL
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20110111980 | METHOD FOR PROFILING DRUG COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to systems and methods for testing kinase inhibition using an array of substrates, in particular protein kinase substrates, preferably immobilized on a porous matrix. More particularly, the method provides kinase inhibition profiles of kinase inhibitors using phosphorylation patterns. The present invention can therefore be used to predict the response of cells, tissues, organs and/or warm-blooded animals to a drug, to determine the clinical outcome of a drug therapy and for diagnostical and prognostical purposes. | 05-12-2011 |
Steven T. Houtman, South Lyon, MI US
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20140167437 | TRUCK BED PANEL ATTACHED TO DOOR HINGE MOUNTING PLATE - A conversion system that converts a four-door style vehicle into a pick-up style vehicle. The conversion system converts the four-door style vehicle into a pick-up style vehicle when rear doors of the vehicle are removed and replaced by inner and outer side panels that form a side panel assembly for the bed of the vehicle. Additional features of the conversion system include a bed floor assembly, a bulkhead assembly, and a roof assembly that isolate the cabin of the vehicle from the newly formed bed. | 06-19-2014 |
Tom Houtman, Ottawa CA
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20130021900 | SATELLITE-BASED MESSAGING SYSTEM - In a satellite-based messaging system messages are exchanged between a ground station and mobile terminals over a wide geographic area covered by multiple satellite beams. Each beam contains one or more carrier frequencies. A message processing center is configured to provision a frame comprising a plurality of subframes to carry data over a forward link to the mobile terminals; hop between beams in the forward link and assign each subframe within a frame to a specific satellite beam; provision a transport medium in the form of virtual carriers each defined by one or more carrier frequency/beam hop combinations, wherein each virtual carrier is assigned a unique virtual carrier identifier; and notify the mobile terminals of carrier frequency/hop combinations for assigned virtual carrier identifiers. | 01-24-2013 |