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Branko Stankovic, Mississauga CA
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20100150713 | Rotating-Plate Radial Turbine in Gas-Turbine-Cycle Configurations - A novel power-producing concept is disclosed, employing a rotating-plate radial gas turbine in various gas-turbine cycle configurations. The “rotating-plate radial gas turbine” is a rotating barrel with robust rectangular plates fitted into the turbine rotor, performing the function and the role of turbine blades, contained within a motionless rigid horizontal cylinder (casing). Combustion can take place in the spaces confined between adjacent rotating plates and the static cylinder, thus enabling a practical achievement of the Atkinson cycle (constant-volume heat addition) with improved cycle thermal efficiency. Alternatively, two or more compressor stages can be combined to feed a single rotating-plate radial gas turbine in cascades, thus gradually increasing pressure of working gas within a volume bordered by adjacent un-cooled rotating plates of the radial gas turbine and the casing. Alternatively, a single compressor may be combined with one or more stages of an axial turbine for cascade feeding of a single rotating-plate radial gas turbine. This “isochoric stuffing” effect enables achievement of significantly and even drastically improved gas-turbine-cycle thermal efficiencies. Cycle heat addition may be either isobaric or isochoric in either an open-cycle or a closed-cycle configuration. Using a sufficiently efficient radial gas turbine, it is theoretically possible to obtain 100% cycle thermal efficiency in a simple radial-gas-turbine configuration with appropriately chosen compressor-stages compression pressure ratios. | 06-17-2010 |
Danijel Stankovic, Evanston, IL US
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20120282995 | GAME OF CHANCE UTILIZING SOCIAL NETWORK CONTACT ATTRIBUTES - The disclosure includes a game of chance in which profile data for social contacts in a social networking system is used to determine whether a player wins or loses the game of chance. Social contacts are randomly selected from a group of social contacts. The social contacts may be obtained from a single data source or from multiple data sources and aggregated. A game player wins if the randomly selected social contacts have one or more profile attributes that match each other. The game may be presented as a slots based game in which profile pictures for the social contacts are the symbols for the reels of the slots game. | 11-08-2012 |
20130281189 | USING NON-WAGERING-GAME STATE FOR WAGERING GAMES - A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include initiating a wagering game session and accessing a non-wagering game (e.g., a simulation social network game) during the wagering game session. The non-wagering game and wagering game can be associated with the same user. The operations can further include detecting a state (e.g., one or more virtual assets) of the non-wagering game. The operations can further include presenting the wagering game based on the state of the non-wagering game. For instance, the operations can select a type of wagering game content to present or modify a volatility of the wagering game based on the state of the non-wagering game. | 10-24-2013 |
20130310163 | GAMING-RELATED USE AND MODIFICATION OF PROFILES - A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include obtaining gaming information associated with wagering games, wagering game machines, etc. In some embodiments, the gaming information is obtained via a communication link between a gaming device and a mobile device. The operations can further include selecting, loading, and/or accessing a profile for the mobile device in response to obtaining the gaming information. The operations can further include modifying, and/or suggesting modifications for, the profile for the mobile device based on the gaming information. In some embodiments, the operations include modifying a profile for a gaming device or a wagering game based on information obtained from the mobile device. | 11-21-2013 |
20140004938 | PROVIDING AND CONTROLLING EMBEDDABLE GAMING CONTENT | 01-02-2014 |
20140141871 | CONTROLLING AND REWARDING GAMING SOCIALIZATION - A wagering game system and its operations are described. In some embodiments, the operations include detecting an indication of a benefit available to a first player account via a wagering game venue; and selecting a second player account linked to the first player account as a social contact. The operations can further include configuring a persistent object to provide access to the benefit available to the first player account; and transferring the persistent object from the first player account to the second player account. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148245 | GAME OF CHANCE UTILIZING SOCIAL NETWORK CONTACT ATTRIBUTES - The disclosure includes a game of chance in which profile data for social contacts in a social networking system is used to determine whether a player wins or loses the game of chance. An indication that a first player desires to be included in a game provided on a social network system is stored. The game randomly selects a subset of a plurality of social contacts of a second player. In response to determining that the first player is included in the randomly selected subset of the plurality of social contacts, an award is provided to the first player. | 05-29-2014 |
20160078721 | PROVIDING AND CONTROLLING EMBEDDABLE GAMING CONTENT - A wagering game system and its operations include detecting, via a first web widget presented via a casino website, identifying information for a casino user account. The casino user account is hosted by a casino server. The first web widget is hosted by a second server separate from the casino server. The operations can further include determining, by at least one of one or more processors, a relationship between the casino user account and a second user account associated with the second server. The determining the relationship can be in response to detecting the identifying information. The operations can further include associating, by at least one of the one or more processors, the casino user account and the second user account in response to determining the relationship. | 03-17-2016 |
Dejan Stankovic, New South Wales AU
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20090007050 | System for designing re-programmable digital hardware platforms - A digital design system and method are provided for re-programmable hardware platforms, such as field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and other re-programmable system designs. The design system and method bridge the gap between what has previously been a development and prototyping platform used during the design phase of an electronic design system (EDS) project, and commercially viable re-programmable product platforms to replace non-programmable platforms, such as discrete processors and ASICs. | 01-01-2009 |
Dejan Stankovic, Medford, MA US
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20150366502 | Apparatus and Method for Improving Psychophysiological Function for Performance Under Stress - A computer-implemented method for improving psychophysiological function for performance of a subject under stress includes, after a plurality of sensors that monitor stress-indicating physiological parameters have been coupled to the subject, exposing the subject, using computer processes, to at least one training segment during which is determined a degree to which the subject has achieved a targeted level of least one stress-indicating physiological parameter as to be indicative of coherence in the subject. Additionally, the method includes providing, to the subject, feedback indicative of the degree to which the subject has achieved the targeted level of the at least one parameter as to be indicative of coherence in the subject. | 12-24-2015 |
Dragan Stankovic, Nussbaumen CH
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20120090327 | POWER PLANT AND METHOD FOR ITS OPERATION - The power plant includes a gas turbine unit adapted to feed flue gases into a diverter where they are divided into a recirculated flow and a discharged flow. The recirculated flow is fed into a mixer together with fresh air to form a mixture that is fed to the gas turbine unit. The gas turbine unit includes a combustion chamber where a fuel is burnt together with the mixture. A control unit is provided, that is supplied with information regarding the fuel C2+ and/or H | 04-19-2012 |
20130098054 | Method for Operating a Gas Turbine - In a method for operating a gas turbine ( | 04-25-2013 |
Dragan Stankovic, Ontario CA
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20100301792 | DETECTION OF ROTOR SIDE ANOMALY IN AN INDUCTION MACHINE - A method for detecting an anomaly in an induction machine includes obtaining or receiving a signal from the induction machine; processing the signal so as to obtain a low frequency signal, then rectifying the low frequency signal; and, declaring if the anomaly is present, based on the rectified low frequency signal. A system for detecting anomalies is also disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims. | 12-02-2010 |
Igor Stankovic, Gehrden DE
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20140262526 | TUBULAR HANDLING APPARATUS - In one embodiment, a tubular handling assembly for use with a top drive includes a mandrel coupled to the top drive; a gripping assembly for gripping and releasing a tubular, the gripping assembly coupled to and rotating with the mandrel; and an actuation assembly for actuating the gripping assembly, wherein the gripping assembly is rotatable relative to the actuation assembly. | 09-18-2014 |
20150159444 | TUBULAR HANDLING TOOL - An elevator for use in handling a tubular includes a first body part coupled to a second body part; and at least two slips coupled to each of the first and second body parts, wherein one or more of the slips includes an engagement member for coupling with a mating member of the first body part or the second body part, wherein at least 25% of the engagement member is coupled with the mating member when the slip is in an open position. In another embodiment, a swivel includes an upper housing rotatably coupled to a lower housing; and a rotary union having a rotating body attached to the lower housing and a non-rotating body attached to the upper housing, wherein the swivel is configured to transfer load from the lower housing to the upper housing. | 06-11-2015 |
Igor Stankovic, Belgrade SV
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20100066216 | QUANTUM MOTOR - To provide a quantum motor capable of reliably carrying out rotation. A quantum motor includes a rotor containing a functional material of which quantum characteristic is externally controllable, an N pole permanent magnet and an S pole permanent magnet applying magnetic field to the rotor, and a light source varying the quantum characteristic of the rotor. The light source varies the quantum characteristic of the rotor, so that rotation force is generated in the rotor and the rotor rotates. | 03-18-2010 |
Konstantina Stankovic, Boston, MA US
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20130122017 | Osteoprotegerin in Neuroprotection - Methods for treating neurodegeneration, e.g., sensorineural hearing loss, or a demyelinating disease, using bisphosphonates, ERK kinase inhibitors, and osteoprotegerin (OPG) proteins or nucleic acids. | 05-16-2013 |
20140247020 | Energy Extraction - This disclosure describes techniques and systems for extracting energy from the endocochlear potential (EP) in animal subjects (e.g., human subjects) and using the extracted energy to operate circuits (e.g., electronic device, sensors, and transmitters). The subject matter of this disclosure is embodied, for example, in a system for extracting energy from an endocochlear potential of an animal, wherein the system includes a pair of electrodes, and a circuit coupled to the pair of electrodes. The circuit includes a boost converter, an energy buffer component configured to receive voltage from the boost converter, a start-up rectifier configured to provide voltage to the energy buffer component, and a control component configured to provide control signals to the boost converter. The power extracted from the endocochlear potential is equal or larger than the quiescent power of the circuit. | 09-04-2014 |
20140303504 | TISSUE AND CELLULAR IMAGING - Systems and methods for imaging ear tissue include: directing illumination radiation to pass through an intact biological structure and be incident on ear tissue that does not include an exogenous fluorophore, at a plurality of locations, the illumination radiation including a plurality of light pulses each having a temporal duration of 500 femtoseconds or less; for each one of the plurality of locations, using a detector to detect radiation emitted from the location that passes through the intact biological structure; and forming an image of the tissue based on the detected radiation at each of the plurality of locations, where the emitted radiation corresponds to endogenous two-photon fluorescence of the tissue. | 10-09-2014 |
20140322231 | OSTEOPROTEGERIN IN NEUROPROTECTION - Methods for treating neurodegeneration, e.g., sensorineural hearing loss, or a demyelinating disease, using bisphosphonates, ERK kinase inhibitors, and osteoprotegerin (OPG) proteins or nucleic acids. | 10-30-2014 |
20150359851 | METHODS OF TREATING VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA AND REDUCING HEARING OR NEURITE LOSS CAUSED BY VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA - Methods to reduce the proliferation of vestibular schwannoma (VS) cells and/or provide neuroprotection to reduce the risk of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL), vestibular dysfunction and facial nerve paralysis in subjects with VS. The methods can include one or more of decreasing TNF-α activity or expression; decreasing NF-κB expression or activity; decreasing COX-2 expression or activity; administering FGF2; decreasing HGF expression or activity; or decreasing c-Met expression or activity. | 12-17-2015 |
Konstantina M. Stankovic, Boston, MA US
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20110104166 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Polyps - The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for treating sinusitis, asthma, or polyps. The invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating nasal polyps. | 05-05-2011 |
20140255421 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Polyps - The invention relates generally to methods and compositions for treating sinusitis, asthma, or polyps. The invention also relates to methods and compositions for treating nasal polyps. | 09-11-2014 |
Mile Stankovic, Tiwi, Nt AU
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20160032965 | COLLISION BEARING - A Collision Bearing within a channel means, expressing the universal physical principle of collision. | 02-04-2016 |
Srdjan Stankovic, Toronto CA
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20150144250 | MODIFIED COLD APPLIED ASPHALT EMULSION - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an adhesive asphalt emulsion. The adhesive asphalt emulsion can be prepared in liquid form and applied to a material, such as a film or fabric, to create a self-adhering membrane. In some embodiments, the adhesive can be water vapor permeable, and can be applied in a continuous layer to a membrane. The adhesive asphalt emulsion can be prepared, applied, and in service at low temperatures. | 05-28-2015 |
Stanislav Stankovic, Tampere FI
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20160117075 | ADVANCED TOUCH USER INTERFACE - The present invention is based on a touch based control of a user terminal. The touch based control may comprise a touch screen, a touch pad or other touch user interface enabling “multitouch”, where a touch sensing surface is able to recognize presence of two or more touch points. Two detected touch points on the sensing surface define end points of a line segment. Length of the line segment is determined providing basis for a first control signal and angle of the line segment compared to a reference line is determined providing basis for a second control signal. These control signals are used to control a moving object in a virtual space. | 04-28-2016 |
Vladimir Stankovic, Glasgow GB
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20090232242 | Nested Turbo Code Design for the Costa Problem - A method for the Costa problem includes turbo-like nested code. In one embodiment, the method includes providing a turbo-like trellis-coded quantization for source coding. The method also includes providing a turbo trellis-coded modulation for channel coding. | 09-17-2009 |
Vladimir Stankovic, Northampton Square GB
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20120150802 | DATABASE REPLICATION - A fault-tolerant node for synchronous heterogeneous database replication and a method for performing a synchronous heterogenous database replication at such a node are provided. A processor executes a computer program to generate a series of database transactions to be carried out at the fault-tolerant node. The fault-tolerant node comprises at least two relational database management systems, each of which are different relational database management system products, each implementing snapshot isolation between concurrent transactions. Each system comprises a database and a database management component. For each database transaction, operation instructions are provided concurrently to each of the systems to carry out operations on their respective databases and to provide respective responses. The responses generated by the systems either comprise an operation result or an exception. Only one of the systems is configured with a NOWAIT exception function enabled, which returns an exception when it is detected that two or more concurrent transactions are attempting to modify the same data item. The other systems are configured with the NOWAIT exception function disabled. The fault-tolerant node detects that two or more concurrent transactions are attempting to modify the same data item, and ensures that all systems apply the same order of modification of the data item by the concurrent transactions. | 06-14-2012 |
Vladimir M. Stankovic, Bryan, TX US
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20110029846 | MULTI-SOURCE DATA ENCODING, TRANSMISSION AND DECODING USING SLEPIAN-WOLF CODES BASED ON CHANNEL CODE PARTITIONING - System and method for designing Slepian-Wolf codes by channel code partitioning. A generator matrix is partitioned to generate a plurality of sub-matrices corresponding respectively to a plurality of correlated data sources. The partitioning is performed in accordance with a rate allocation among the plurality of correlated data sources. A corresponding plurality of parity matrices are generated based respectively on the sub-matrices, where each parity matrix is useable to encode data from a respective one of the correlated data sources. | 02-03-2011 |
Vladimir M. Stankovic, Lancaster GB
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20110161776 | COMPRESS-FORWARD CODING WITH N-PSK MODULATION FOR THE HALF-DUPLEX GAUSSIAN RELAY CHANNEL - Systems and methods that implement compress-forward (CF) coding with N-PSK modulation for the relay channel are disclosed, where N is greater than or equal to two. In the CF scheme, Wyner-Ziv coding is applied at the relay to exploit the joint statistics between signals at the relay and the destination. Quantizer design and selection of channel code parameters are discussed. Low-density parity check (LDPC) codes are used for error protection at the source, and nested scalar quantization (NSQ) and irregular repeat accumulate (IRA) codes for Wyner Ziv coding (or more precisely, distributed joint source-channel coding) at the relay. The destination system decodes original message information using (a) a first signal received from the source in a first interval and (b) a second signal that represents a mixture of transmissions from the source and relay in the second interval. | 06-30-2011 |
20110311003 | SOURCE-CHANNEL APPROACH TO CHANNEL CODING WITH SIDE INFORMATION - Code designs for channel coding with side information (CCSI) based on combined source-channel coding are disclosed. These code designs combine trellis-coded quantization (TCQ) with irregular repeat accumulate (IRA) codes. The EXIT chart technique is used for IRA channel code design (and especially for capacity-approaching IRA channel code design). We emphasize the role of strong source coding and endeavor to achieve as much granular gain as possible by using TCQ. These code designs synergistically combine TCQ with IRA codes. By bringing together TCQ and EXIT chart-based IRA code designs, we are able to approach the theoretical limit of dirty-paper coding. | 12-22-2011 |