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Aaron J. Steiner, San Diego, CA US
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20120243228 | LED SPHERICAL LIGHT FIXTURES WITH ENHANCED HEAT DISSIPATION - A deep submersible light fixture includes a substantially spherical exterior housing made of metal. The housing has a hollow interior and a first aperture extending through a front side of the housing. The first aperture communicates with the hollow interior of the housing. At least one LED is mounted inside the first aperture adjacent to the hollow interior of the housing. A transparent window extends across the first aperture. A seal is situated between a periphery of the window and the housing adjacent the first aperture for providing resistance to the entry of water into the hollow interior of the housing. An electrical connector extends through a second aperture in a rear side of the housing. | 09-27-2012 |
20140233247 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING DEVICES AND METHODS - Lighting device embodiments having a housing enclosing one or more interior volumes, along with a serviceable port in the housing to allow venting of one or more of the interior volumes, are disclosed. The lighting devices may further include internal venting paths to allow transfer of contaminating gases to the serviceable port, and a gas permeable pressure valve to allow transfer of contaminants from the interior of the lighting device. The pressure valve may be selectively permeable as a function of applied exterior pressure. The lighting device may also include one or more electronic circuit elements disposed in the one or more interior volumes, and a selectively permeable barrier element disposed in the housing having a first area exposed to one of the interior volumes and a second area exposed to a gas or liquid volume exterior to the housing to allow diffusion of browning contaminants from the one of the interior volumes to the gas or liquid volume exterior to the housing. | 08-21-2014 |
20140268822 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHTING DEVICES AND METHODS - Lighting device embodiments having a housing enclosing one or more interior volumes, along with a serviceable port in the housing to allow venting of one or more of the interior volumes, are disclosed. The lighting devices may further include internal venting paths to allow transfer of contaminating gases to the serviceable port, and a gas permeable pressure valve to allow transfer of contaminants from the interior of the lighting device. The pressure valve may be selectively permeable as a function of applied exterior pressure. The lighting device may also include one or more electronic circuit elements disposed in the one or more interior volumes, and a selectively permeable barrier element disposed in the housing having a first area exposed to one of the interior volumes and a second area exposed to a gas or liquid volume exterior to the housing to allow diffusion of browning contaminants from the one of the interior volumes to the gas or liquid volume exterior to the housing. | 09-18-2014 |
Adrian Steiner, Calgary CA
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20090025930 | CONTINUOUS FLOW DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one embodiment, a method for drilling a wellbore includes injecting drilling fluid into a top of a tubular string disposed in the wellbore at a first flow rate. The tubular string includes: a drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof, tubular joints connected together, a longitudinal bore therethrough, and a port through a wall thereof. The drilling fluid exits the drill bit and carries cuttings from the drill bit. The cuttings and drilling fluid (returns) flow to the surface via an annulus defined between the tubular string and the wellbore. The method further includes rotating the drill bit while injecting the drilling fluid; remotely removing a plug from the port, thereby opening the port; and injecting drilling fluid into the port at a second flow rate while adding a tubular joint or stand of joints to the tubular string. The injection of drilling fluid into the tubular string is continuously maintained between drilling and adding the joint or stand to the drill string. The method further includes remotely installing a plug into the port, thereby closing the port. The first and second flow rates may be substantially equal or different. | 01-29-2009 |
20110114387 | ANNULUS PRESSURE CONTROL DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In one embodiment, a method for drilling a wellbore includes an act of drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid through a tubular string disposed in the wellbore, the tubular string comprising a drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof. The drilling fluid exits the drill bit and carries cuttings from the drill bit. The drilling fluid and cuttings (returns) flow to a surface of the wellbore via an annulus defined by an outer surface of the tubular string and an inner surface of the wellbore. The method further includes an act performed while drilling the wellbore of measuring a first annulus pressure (FAP) using a pressure sensor attached to a casing string hung from a wellhead of the wellbore. The method further includes an act performed while drilling the wellbore of controlling a second annulus pressure (SAP) exerted on a formation exposed to the annulus. | 05-19-2011 |
20120061087 | CONTINUOUS FLOW DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for drilling a wellbore includes drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid into a top of a tubular string disposed in the wellbore at a first flow rate and rotating a drill bit. The tubular string includes: the drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof, tubular joints connected together, a longitudinal bore therethrough, a port through a wall thereof, and a sleeve operable between an open position where the port is exposed to the bore and a closed position where a wall of the sleeve is disposed between the port and the bore. The method further includes moving the sleeve to the open position; and injecting drilling fluid into the port at a second flow rate while adding a tubular joint(s) to the tubular string. The injection of drilling fluid into the tubular string is continuously maintained between drilling and adding the joint(s). | 03-15-2012 |
20140182943 | CONTINUOUS FLOW DRILLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for drilling a wellbore includes drilling the wellbore by injecting drilling fluid into a top of a tubular string disposed in the wellbore at a first flow rate and rotating a drill bit. The tubular string includes: the drill bit disposed on a bottom thereof, tubular joints connected together, a longitudinal bore therethrough, a port through a wall thereof, and a sleeve operable between an open position where the port is exposed to the bore and a closed position where a wall of the sleeve is disposed between the port and the bore. The method further includes moving the sleeve to the open position; and injecting drilling fluid into the port at a second flow rate while adding a tubular joint(s) to the tubular string. The injection of drilling fluid into the tubular string is continuously maintained between drilling and adding the joint(s). | 07-03-2014 |
Alex Steiner, San Francisco, CA US
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20140046030 | ANTIBODIES COMPRISING SITE-SPECIFIC NON-NATURAL AMINO ACID RESIDUES, METHODS OF THEIR PREPARATION AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - Provided herein are antibodies comprising non-natural amino acid residues at site-specific positions, compositions comprising the antibodies, methods of their production and methods of their use. The antibodies are useful for methods of treatment and prevention, methods of detection and methods of diagnosis. | 02-13-2014 |
20140051836 | Modified Fc Proteins Comprising Site-Specific Non-Natural Amino Acid Residues, Conjugates of the Same, Methods of Their Preparation and Methods of Their Use - Provided herein are modified Fc proteins comprising non-natural amino acid residues at site-specific positions, conjugates of the modified Fc proteins for therapy or diagnosis, compositions comprising the modified Fc proteins and conjugates thereof, methods of their production and methods of their use. The modified Fc proteins and conjugates are useful for methods of treatment and prevention, methods of detection and methods of diagnosis. | 02-20-2014 |
Alexander Patrick Steiner, Neu-Ulm DE
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20140099223 | COLD START VALVE AND HYDRAULIC ARRANGEMENT HAVING A COLD START VALVE OF THIS TYPE - A cold start valve for a hydraulic circuit has a valve slide with two counteracting control faces. It is possible to load a first control face with a control pressure and to load a second control face with a feed pressure. In addition, the first control face is loaded with the spring force of a valve spring. A damping space is configured to damp a stroke movement of the valve slide. The damping space is delimited by a damping face formed on the valve slide and oriented in accordance with the first control face. The damping face is configured to be loaded via the damping space with a damping pressure to damp the stroke movement. The damping space is connected in a throttled manner to a pressure space. The second control face of the valve slide is configured to be loaded with the feed pressure via the pressure space. | 04-10-2014 |
André Steiner, Raubling DE
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20130345188 | Preparation and Uses of Obeticholic Acid - The present invention relates to obeticholic acid: | 12-26-2013 |
Beat Steiner US
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20120195930 | NOVEL PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to novel pyridine derivatives, their preparation and their use as pharmaceutically active compounds. Said compounds particularly act as immunosuppressive agents. | 08-02-2012 |
Christian Steiner, Merano IT
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20120233229 | Method of Generating Statistical Opinion Data - A system is provided for detecting statistical variations and public opinion. The system comprises a respondent interface subsystem for capturing respective opinion values of a set of respondents in relation to a subject matter, said opinion values having respective validity periods associated therewith. The system further includes a database subsystem for storing the respective opinion values corresponding to each respondent and to said subject matter. The system further includes a statistical processing subsystem for calculating successive values of a collected opinion value by selecting respective subsets of said respective user opinion values according to said respective validity periods and calculating said successive values of a collective opinion value over said corresponding subset. | 09-13-2012 |
Christoph Steiner, Jena DE
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20140110383 | Apparatus for Joining Two Workpiece Parts Having Regions With Different Characteristics by Means of Through-Transmission Welding - An apparatus for connecting two workpiece parts to form a workpiece by through-transmission welding by means of weld seams running in a preselected weld seam pattern in regions of the workpiece parts having different characteristics is provided. The apparatus has a laser beam source with a plurality of individually controllable laser beam emitters of different power which are arranged adjacently in an X direction and a homogenizer arranged downstream. At least two reflection channels are provided in the homogenizer which run parallel to one another in a Y direction and completely penetrate the homogenizer in a Z direction by a channel depth. | 04-24-2014 |
20140217103 | Apparatus for Laser Transmission Welding, Method for Laser Transmission Welding, and a Receptacle Which is Produced Thereby and is Closed by Sheet - A method for producing a receptacle which is closed by a sheet by transmission laser welding, and to an apparatus suitable to carry out same. The method and the apparatus are configured in such a way that a weld seam is formed between the wall structure of the receptacle and the sheet so as to be wider than the end faces of the wall structure. | 08-07-2014 |
20140238962 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPOSING OF A SLUG PRODUCED IN A HOLE PUNCHING OPERATION ON A HOLLOW PROFILE - A method for disposing of a slug produced in a hole punching operation on a hollow profile is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a hollow profile; cutting at least one predeterminable hole or slug contour path into the hollow profile by means of a cutting device; leaving a residual web of the hole or slug contour path; moving a receiving device into the hollow profile; moving a punch from a first position into a residual-web-removing second position in such a way that the slug thereby produced is received by the receiving device; and moving the receiving device out of the hollow profile. | 08-28-2014 |
20140360991 | Elements for Joining Two Workpiece Parts by Means of Laser Beam Welding - A device for connecting two workpiece parts by means of laser beam welding. Producing a simply constructed and cost-effectively manufactured device for flat welding workpiece parts, with simultaneous compensation of workpiece tolerances, is achieved by a weld seam pattern with a number of weld seams arranged downstream of an adapted pressure unit of a laser beam source. The pressure unit has a plurality of channels extending through it with channel walls. The channel walls are a lattice-like arrangement of the first and second pressure elements which have integrated means for compensating tolerances, and which are designed to press the workpiece parts against one another in the z direction. | 12-11-2014 |
David Steiner, Waynesville, OH US
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20120254161 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARAGRAPH-BASED DOCUMENT SEARCHING - A computerized method of searching a collection of electronic documents may include comparing search terms to sets of paragraph terms associated with paragraphs in the documents. Search terms and paragraph terms may be standardized, prior to the comparison. The method may also include generating paragraph scores for the paragraphs using term weight values associated with paragraph terms that match search terms, generating paragraph scores for the paragraphs, and using the paragraph scores to generate overall document scores. The method may also include using the overall document scores to determine a set of search results and providing the search results to a display. | 10-04-2012 |
20130144909 | Systems and Methods for Generating Issue Libraries Within a Document Corpus - A computer-implemented method of generating an issue library from a corpus of documents defining a citation network includes semantically linking, by a computing device, electronic documents within the corpus of documents by pairing reasons-for-citing in citing documents with cited-text-areas in cited documents and storing citation entries associated with the semantically-linked electronic documents in a citation-pairing metadata file. The method may further include searching the citation-pairing metadata file for reasons-for-citing and cited-text-areas that are semantically similar to at least one issue to thereby group similar documents and reasons-for-citing by issue, and storing information regarding groups of semantically-similar reasons-for-citing and cited-text-areas in a plurality of issue library metadata entities. Each issue library metadata entity is associated with an individual issue. | 06-06-2013 |
Donald Steiner, Mclean, VA US
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20140090061 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MACHINE-LEARNING, ZERO-DAY MALWARE DETECTION - Improved systems and methods for automated machine-learning, zero-day malware detection. Embodiments include a method for improved zero-day malware detection that receives a set of training files which are each known to be either malign or benign, partitions the set of training files into a plurality of categories, and trains category-specific classifiers that distinguish between malign and benign files in a category of files. The training may include selecting one of the plurality of categories of training files, identifying features present in the training files in the selected category of training files, evaluating the identified features to determine the identified features most effective at distinguishing between malign and benign files, and building a category-specific classifier based on the evaluated features. Embodiments also include by a system and computer-readable medium with instructions for executing the above method. | 03-27-2014 |
20140278624 | System and Method For Automatically Disseminating Information And Queries Concerning External Organizations To Relevant Employees - A system and method for automatically disseminating information and queries concerning external organizations to relevant employees is disclosed. Embodiments provide a mechanism for automatically disseminating information and queries concerning an external organizational entity (such as a partner, vendor, or customer) to those and only those staff members in an organization for whom the information or query may be relevant. The method comprises filtering incoming and outgoing messages. The filtering identifies a domain name associated with a sender of each incoming message or a recipient of each outgoing message. The method also comprises determining whether the identified domain name exists in an index. Such dissemination may take place through the system automatically forwarding relevant email or automatically through an interface to be used by the initiator of the information or query. Employees may trigger the dissemination via tagging the relevant email with the domain of the external organizational entity. | 09-18-2014 |
Greg Steiner, Los Angeles, CA US
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20130282745 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE COMPATIBILITY MATCHING AND RANKING - The field of the invention relates to systems and methods for operation of a matching service, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable online compatibility matching and ranking. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a matching system server coupled to a public network and accessible to one or more users. The matching system server includes a database that stores match profile data associated with the one more users, wherein the match profile data includes self-identified preferences. The matching server system is configured to correlate a first user's match profile data with one or more of the plurality of users' match profile data to identify a set of potential matches for the first user based on a relaxed set of self-identified preferences and calculate a compatibility value for each match in the set of potential matches. | 10-24-2013 |
Hans Joachim Steiner, Cambridge GB
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20100199781 | Gas Metering - A gas meter comprises a conduit ( | 08-12-2010 |
20110004421 | METHOD OF INFERENCE OF APPLIANCE USAGE. DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND/OR COMPUTER SOFTWARE - A method of inference of appliance usage from a point measurement on a supply line, said supply line being common to multiple appliances and/or components of appliances comprises the steps of: obtaining data from said measurement point; sampling power and reactive power at intervals substantially throughout periods of operation of said appliances or components of appliances corresponding to appliances or components of appliances being in ON and/or OFF modes of use; identifying characteristics of events by assessing power and reactive power change during an event; and by assessing one or more additional characteristics derivable from said power and reactive power to characterise an appliance; grouping events and/or cycles of events into clusters of similar characteristics; and inferring appliance usage based on said grouping. | 01-06-2011 |
20120266688 | Gas Metering - A gas meter comprises a conduit for passage of a gas flow and an ionizer to ionize the gas flow. A modulating electrode structure downstream of the ionizer modulates the ion distribution in the ionized gas flow. A first and a second electrode structure downstream of the modulating electrode structure detect the ion distribution in the ionized gas flow. The modulating electrode structure and the detecting electrode structure can generate an electrical field parallel to the direction of the gas flow. The modulating electrode structure and the detecting electrode structures can each have apertures defined therein for passage of the gas flow. The modulating electrode structure can capture ions of one polarity to generate an ionized gas flow comprising a majority of ions of the opposite polarity. Movement of the ionized gas flow generates a current indicative of the ion distribution between the electrode and the charge source. | 10-25-2012 |
Jean Steiner, San Francisco, CA US
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20140222586 | BID ADJUSTMENT SUGGESTIONS BASED ON DEVICE TYPE - Systems and methods for suggesting a bid adjustment value based on device type include receiving parameters for a third-party content provider's campaign to present third-party content on a first type of device. Based on the campaign's parameters, bids from peer providers that use similar campaign parameters for both the first type of device and another type of device may be identified. For example, bids from providers that use similar parameters as the campaign for both mobile and desktop devices may be identified. The identified bids from the peer providers may be used to calculate a bid adjustment value. The bid adjustment value can be provided for presentation to the third-party content provider as a suggested change to his or her bid for the first type of device, to establish a bid for the second type of device. | 08-07-2014 |
20140222587 | BID ADJUSTMENT SUGGESTIONS BASED ON DEVICE TYPE - Systems and methods for suggesting a bid adjustment value based on device type include receiving parameters for a third-party content provider's campaign to present third-party content on a first type of device. Based on the campaign's parameters, bids from peer providers that use similar campaign parameters for both the first type of device and another type of device may be identified. For example, bids from providers that use similar parameters as the campaign for both mobile and desktop devices may be identified. The identified bids from the peer providers may be used to calculate a bid adjustment value. The bid adjustment value can be provided for presentation to the third-party content provider as a suggested change to his or her bid for the first type of device, to establish a bid for the second type of device. | 08-07-2014 |
Jens Steiner, Klarup DK
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20080225729 | Apparatus, methods and computer program products implementing fast bearer prioritization in a MAC-HS packet scheduler based on required activity detection - Apparatus, methods and computer program products provide fast instantaneous overload control during scheduling operations involving users in a wireless communications network who are candidates to be scheduled in a next transmission time interval. Apparatus detect congestion conditions in a wireless communications network by determining an instantaneous operating region of a scheduler (e.g., a medium access control-high speed scheduler) based on required activity detection and prioritize users in a scheduling candidate set based on the cost of a user. In a variant, this may be implemented by combining part of the required activity detection algorithm with a per-bearer cost function. In one implementation, this will limit the number of users that suffer during momentary congestion in the wireless communications network. | 09-18-2008 |
20150085771 | Interference Coordination by Means of Directional Antenna Beams in a Wireless System - The disclosure relate to interference coordination in wireless communications. A first level station can obtain information for interference coordination with a second level station to protect the second level station from interference in arrangement where the second level station provides a smaller coverage area than the first level station and is at least partially located in the area of the first level station. Use of directional antenna beams by the first level station and/or communications by the second level station can then be controlled accordingly. | 03-26-2015 |
John F. Steiner, Mendota Heights, MN US
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20140281656 | Global Synchronous Clock - Processor clock signals are generated for each processor in a HPC system, such that all the processor clock signals are of the same frequency. Furthermore, as part of a startup (boot) procedure, a process sets all time stamp counters (TSCs) of the processors, such they indicate identical times. Each blade of the HPC system recovers a recovered clock signal from a synchronous communication network, to which the blade is coupled. The blade generates a processor clock from the recovered clock signal and provides the processor clock to processor(s) on the blade. Each chassis is coupled to a second, system-wide, synchronous communication network, and each chassis synchronizes its chassis synchronous communication network with the system-wide synchronous communication system. Thus, all the processor clock signals are generated with the same frequency. | 09-18-2014 |
John William Steiner, Nundah AU
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20120224994 | AIR CLEANING APPARATUS - An air cleaning apparatus for deodorising or cleaning of air containing noxious or toxic odours is disclosed. The apparatus includes a controller that is a PLC, an air pump, a solenoid, a manifold, a pressure gauge, an air supply line and air supply lines in fluid communication with the manifold. It also includes a first tank that contains a deodorising solution, a second tank contains a detoxifying solution and the third tank contains an oxidising/disinfecting solution. These are the components that are delivered into the air to deodorise and/or clean the air. The apparatus further includes outlet conduits or lines which are in fluid communication with in line filters which as shown are in fluid communication with solenoids. The apparatus further includes supply flow conduits which are in flow communication with an evaporation assembly where a phase change of said decontamination solution occurs to convert it into an activated molecular species. | 09-06-2012 |
Jörg-Thomas Steiner, Erlangen DE
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20130116750 | METHOD FOR SAFEGUARDING IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICES IN A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE EMITTING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A method for safeguarding an implanted medical device from the electromagnetic radiation from a diagnostic device is provided. The method includes detecting the implanted medical device by a bidirectional communication with the diagnostic device, determining a device type of the medical device with the diagnostic device, checking whether the device type of the medical device may be operated without errors under the electromagnetic radiation of the diagnostic device and initiating a protective measure if the device type of the medical device cannot be operated without errors under the electromagnetic radiation. | 05-09-2013 |
Julie Steiner, Toronto CA
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20130147913 | 3D USER PERSONALIZED MEDIA TEMPLATES - In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a method for providing a user with three dimensional user personalized video. In some embodiments, the method includes providing, from a web server, a user with a selection of video clips stored in a database; receiving at the web server a selection of a video clip; receiving at the web server data from the user, wherein said data can be a plurality of symbols to personalize the video clip; rendering, using a rendering module, a three dimensional personalized video clip using the selected movie clip and the plurality of symbols; and providing, from the web server, the three dimensional personalized video clip to the user. | 06-13-2013 |
Karl Steiner, Dallas, TX US
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20120324353 | System and Method for Building and Managing User Experience for Computer Software Interfaces - Several computerized tools, methodologies and data structures, according to embodiments of the present invention, are disclosed for collecting data for UX research and development directed to a product, process, and system and for developing personas and scenarios from the data for designing and for measuring the effectiveness of the product, process, and/or systems for use by the personas or real people. The tools, methodologies and data structures may be used individually or in sets. | 12-20-2012 |
Kim Marie Steiner, Portland, OR US
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20140105497 | System and Method for Selecting and Displaying Segmentation Parameters for Optical Character Recognition - A computer-implemented method for selecting at least one segmentation parameter for optical character recognition is provided. The method can include receiving an image having a character string that includes one or more characters. The method can also include receiving a character string identifying each of the one or more characters. The method can also include automatically generating at least one segmentation parameter. The method can also include performing segmentation on the image having the character string using the at least one segmentation parameter. The method can also include determining if a resultant segmentation satisfies one or more criteria and if the resultant segmentation satisfies the one or more criteria, selecting the at least one segmentation parameter. | 04-17-2014 |
Kurt Steiner, Orlando, FL US
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20130106535 | HIGH COUPLING, LOW LOSS SAW FILTER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20140252916 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE - Embodiments described herein may provide an acoustic wave device, a method of fabricating an acoustic wave device, and a system incorporating an acoustic wave device. The acoustic wave device may include a transducer disposed on a substrate, with a contact coupled with the transducer. The acoustic wave device may further include a wall layer and cap that define an enclosed opening around the transducer. A via may be disposed through the cap and wall layer over the contact, and a top metal may be disposed in the via. The top metal may form a pillar in the via and a pad on the cap above the via. The pillar may provide an electrical connection between the pad and the contact. In some embodiments, the acoustic wave device may be formed as a wafer-level package on a substrate wafer. | 09-11-2014 |
Laurent Steiner, Cugnaux FR
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20120235620 | Electrical Actuator And Method For Controlling Such An Actuator - The actuator ( | 09-20-2012 |
Mark C. Steiner, Glen Allen, VA US
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20120223067 | Kitchen Appliance and Method of Assembling Same - A kitchen appliance includes a housing with a base, a side wall and a cavity. The housing has a housing rim defining an opening to the cavity. A hinge base is mounted to the side wall. A container has a generally hollow interior and a container rim defining an opening. The container fits within the cavity of the housing. A lid at least partially covers the opening of the container when placed on the container rim. The lid has an exterior surface, and an opposing interior surface facing the interior of the container when the lid is placed on the container rim. A bracket is mounted to the exterior surface of the lid. At least a portion of the bracket is rotatably and selectively removably received within at least a portion of the hinge base to rotatably and selectively removable mount to the lid of the housing. | 09-06-2012 |
Mark C. Steiner, Midlothain, VA US
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20140246418 | Toaster Oven with Improved Access to Cooking Cavity - A toaster oven comprises a housing, an opening defined in the housing, and a door. The housing comprises an upper panel, a bottom panel, and opposing side panels together defining a food cavity. The door is movably affixed to the housing and selectively movable between a closed position closing off the opening thereby blocking access to the food cavity and an open position enabling access to the food cavity. The door has a front panel and opposing side panels. A portion of a front edge of at least one side panel of the housing is recessed back from the front panel of the door when the door is in the closed position. The recessed portion of the front edge of at least one side panel of the housing is enclosed by the corresponding side panel of the door when the door is in the closed position. | 09-04-2014 |
Mark Walter Steiner, Slingerlands, NY US
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20130040745 | Dasher board assembly - A dasher board assembly, particularly well-suited for an ice hockey rink, includes a number of advantageous structures including an ice dam (ice retainer), puck rebound facilitator backing a kickplate, and a unitary rigid L-shaped anchoring device for the dasher board frame. The ice dam has a main body component and a lip upstanding from the body a distance sufficient to assist in blocking moisture movement past the dasher board and to provide an open space. The rigid L-shaped anchoring device is connected by fasteners to vertical elements of the dasher board frame, and to the ice dam body, to provide stable mounting of the frame. The puck rebound facilitator may be a buckling elastomeric tube that is essentially rigid when a hockey puck impacts the kickplate but buckles to absorb the force of impact if a hockey player strikes the dasher board. | 02-14-2013 |
20130040746 | Enhanced safety dasher board assembly - A dasher board assembly provides enhanced safety, such as for ice hockey rinks. The assembly is constructed so that on low height impacts a dampening material with at least one of a damping coefficient of about 1.7-3.2×10 | 02-14-2013 |
Martin Steiner, Goleta, CA US
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20140184916 | Endoscopic Video System with Dynamic Contrast and Detail Enhancement - A method and system for real time luminance correction and detail enhancement of a video image including the steps of extracting a luminance component from a video image, separating the luminance component into an illumination layer and a scene reflectivity layer, the illumination layer having a dynamic range, compressing the dynamic range of the illumination layer to generate a corrected illumination layer, filtering the reflectivity layer to generate an enhanced reflectivity layer; and combining the corrected illumination layer with the enhanced scene reflectivity layer to generate an enhanced luminance image, is provided. A system for real time luminance correction and detail enhancement of a video image is also provided. | 07-03-2014 |
Mathias B. Steiner, Croton-On-Hudson, NY US
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20130099204 | CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSISTOR EMPLOYING EMBEDDED ELECTRODES - Carbon nanotubes can be aligned with compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes, with scalability for forming smaller devices, and without performance degradation related to structural damages. A planar structure including a buried gate electrode and two embedded electrodes are formed. After forming a gate dielectric, carbon nanotubes are assembled in a solution on a surface of the gate dielectric along the direction of an alternating current (AC) electrical field generated by applying a voltage between the two embedded electrodes. A source contact electrode and a drain contact electrode are formed by depositing a conductive material on both ends of the carbon nanotubes. Each of the source and drain contact electrodes can be electrically shorted to an underlying embedded electrode to reduce parasitic capacitance. | 04-25-2013 |
20130107344 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING A MICROCAVITY INCLUDING A TWO-DIMENSIONAL CARBON LATTICE STRUCTURE | 05-02-2013 |
20140124736 | CARBON NANOTUBE TRANSISTOR EMPLOYING EMBEDDED ELECTRODES - Carbon nanotubes can be aligned with compatibility with semiconductor manufacturing processes, with scalability for forming smaller devices, and without performance degradation related to structural damages. A planar structure including a buried gate electrode and two embedded electrodes are formed. After forming a gate dielectric, carbon nanotubes are assembled in a solution on a surface of the gate dielectric along the direction of an alternating current (AC) electrical field generated by applying a voltage between the two embedded electrodes. A source contact electrode and a drain contact electrode are formed by depositing a conductive material on both ends of the carbon nanotubes. Each of the source and drain contact electrodes can be electrically shorted to an underlying embedded electrode to reduce parasitic capacitance. | 05-08-2014 |
Mathias B. Steiner, New York, NY US
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20140254981 | GRAPHENE PLASMONIC COMMUNICATION LINK - A signal transfer link includes a first plasmonic coupler, and a second plasmonic coupler spaced apart from the first plasmonic coupler to form a gap. An insulator layer is formed over end portions of the first and second plasmonic couplers and in and over the gap. A plasmonic conductive layer is formed over the gap on the insulator layer to excite plasmons to provide signal transmission between the first and second plasmonic couplers. | 09-11-2014 |
20140255044 | GRAPHENE PLASMONIC COMMUNICATION LINK - A signal transfer link includes a first plasmonic coupler, and a second plasmonic coupler spaced apart from the first plasmonic coupler to form a gap. An insulator layer is formed over end portions of the first and second plasmonic couplers and in and over the gap. A plasmonic conductive layer is formed over the gap on the insulator layer to excite plasmons to provide signal transmission between the first and second plasmonic couplers. | 09-11-2014 |
20140291606 | SOLUTION-ASSISTED CARBON NANOTUBE PLACEMENT WITH GRAPHENE ELECTRODES - A semiconductor device includes a substrate having at least one electrically insulating portion. A first graphene electrode is formed on a surface of the substrate such that the electrically insulating portion is interposed between a bulk portion of the substrate and the first graphene electrode. A second graphene electrode formed on the surface of the substrate. The electrically insulating portion of the substrate is interposed between the bulk portion of the substrate and the second graphene electrode. The second graphene electrode is disposed opposite the first graphene electrode to define an exposed substrate area therebetween. | 10-02-2014 |
20150048312 | SOLUTION-ASSISTED CARBON NANOTUBE PLACEMENT WITH GRAPHENE ELECTRODES - A semiconductor device includes a substrate having at least one electrically insulating portion. A first graphene electrode is formed on a surface of the substrate such that the electrically insulating portion is interposed between a bulk portion of the substrate and the first graphene electrode. A second graphene electrode formed on the surface of the substrate. The electrically insulating portion of the substrate is interposed between the bulk portion of the substrate and the second graphene electrode. The second graphene electrode is disposed opposite the first graphene electrode to define an exposed substrate area therebetween. | 02-19-2015 |
Matthew Steiner, Mountain View, CA US
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20140006388 | EVENT SEARCHING AND SUGGESTION | 01-02-2014 |
20140006515 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVENT CONTENT STREAM | 01-02-2014 |
Matthew Steiner, Los Altos, CA US
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20130124480 | System and Method for Viewer Based Image Metadata Sanitization - A request to access a file comprising content and metadata is received. In response to determining the request is from a source other than an owner of the content (or file), a copy of the content is generated and the content's metadata is modified in order to create modified metadata for the copy of the content. A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that provides access to the copy of the content and the modified metadata is provided to the source of the request. However, in response to determining the request is from the owner of the content, a URL that provides access to the content and the metadata is provided to the owner of the content. | 05-16-2013 |
20130346498 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HOSTING AND SHARING A LIVE EVENT - A computer-implemented method and computing system for generating, using one or more computing devices, an event page corresponding to a particular event, the event page associated with a social network. The method further configured to allow access to the event page to one or more members of the social network and to determine a subset of the one or more members of the social network. The method further configured to provide the subset of the one or more members of the social network with permission to edit the event page and receive real-time updates to the event page from the subset of the one or more members of the social network. | 12-26-2013 |
20140340409 | GENERATING PHOTO ANIMATIONS - Implementations generally relate to generating photo animations. In some implementations, a method includes receives a plurality of photos from a user. The method also includes selecting photos from the plurality of photos that meet one or more predetermined similarity criteria. The method also includes generating an animation using the selected photos. | 11-20-2014 |
20140341482 | GENERATING COMPOSITIONS - Implementations generally relate to generating compositional media content. In some implementations, a method includes receiving a plurality of photos from a user, and determining one or more composition types from the photos. The method also includes generating compositions from the selected photos based on the one or more determined composition types. The method also includes providing the one or more generated compositions to the user. | 11-20-2014 |
Matthew S. Steiner, Mountain View, CA US
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20120213404 | AUTOMATIC EVENT RECOGNITION AND CROSS-USER PHOTO CLUSTERING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatic event recognition and photo clustering. In one aspect, methods include receiving, from a first user, first image data corresponding to a first image, receiving, from a second user, second image data corresponding to a second image, comparing the first image data and the second image data, and determining that the first image and the second image correspond to a coincident event based on the comparing. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213420 | FACIAL RECOGNITION - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for performing facial recognition. In one aspect, a method includes accessing a first digital photograph. A first face template is generated for each face detected in the first digital photograph. Second user identifiers that are associated with a first user identifier are determined. A digital photograph index of photographs, user identifiers, and areas in the digital photographs in which a face of a user identified by user identifier is located is accessed. Second user identifiers are selected, and second face templates are generated from the faces of the user the digital photographs. First face templates that match second face templates are identified, and for each first face template that matches a second face template, data is generated specifying the area in the first digital photograph in which the face of the second user is located. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213490 | FACIAL DETECTION, RECOGNITION AND BOOKMARKING IN VIDEOS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for facial bookmarking in videos. In one aspect, methods include receiving a digital video comprising video data, processing the video data to detect features indicative of a human face in the digital video, determining, from the video data, a first frame, in which the features indicative of the human face are detected in the digital video, determining first timestamp data corresponding to the first frame, determining, from the video data, a second frame, in which the features indicative of the human face are detected in the digital video, determining second timestamp data corresponding to the second frame, generating an identifier corresponding to the human face, generating a data set including the identifier, the first timestamp data and the second timestamp data, and appending the data set to the video data to provide annotated video data. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215771 | Affinity Based Ranked For Search And Display - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for affinity based ranking and display of digital photographs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an identifier that identifies a first user; accessing data defining relationships of the first user to second users; accessing digital photographs; determining digital photographs that are each associated with one or more of the first user and the second users; for each digital photograph, generating a photograph score based on the association with one or more of the first user and the second users and corresponding affinity scores representing the relationships of the first user to the second users; ordering the digital photographs according photograph scores; and providing one or more of the digital photographs to a user device of the first user according to the order. | 08-23-2012 |
20120216257 | LABEL PRIVILEGES - Methods, systems, and apparatus for managing labeling privileges. In one aspect, a method includes receiving label data defining a label to be associated with an image of a first user in a photograph, the first user identified by a first user identifier and the label data associated with a submitting user identifier; accessing data defining labeling privileges for the first user identifier, the labeling privileges being for second users identified by respective second user identifiers, and the labeling privileges defining, for each second user, a labeling privilege for the second user to label an image of the first user in a photograph; determining whether the submitting user identifier is included in the second user identifiers; in response to determining that the submitting user identifier is included in the second user identifiers: determining the labeling privileges for the user identified by the submitting user identifier, and processing the label accordingly. | 08-23-2012 |
20120331529 | Persistent Key Access To Album - A method includes receiving a first request from a first user device to access a first resource that includes data for a second user account for which access to the data is restricted to authorized users, the first request including an authorization token and associated with a first user identifier that identifies a first user; determining that the first user identifier does not identify an authorized user and in response: determining that the first user identifier identifies an authorized user based on the authorization token, and provide the first resource to the first user device; receiving a second request for access to data to the second user account, the second request associated with the first user identifier; and based on the first user identifier being determined to identify authorized user, providing access to the data to the second user account in response to the second request. | 12-27-2012 |
20140153837 | AUTOMATIC EVENT RECOGNITION AND CROSS-USER PHOTO CLUSTERING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatic event recognition and photo clustering. In one aspect, methods include receiving, from a first user, first image data corresponding to a first image, receiving, from a second user, second image data corresponding to a second image, comparing the first image data and the second image data, and determining that the first image and the second image correspond to a coincident event based on the comparing. | 06-05-2014 |
20140188857 | AFFINITY BASED RANKED FOR SEARCH AND DISPLAY - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for affinity based ranking and display of digital photographs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving an identifier that identifies a first user; accessing data defining relationships of the first user to second users; accessing digital photographs; determining digital photographs that are each associated with one or more of the first user and the second users; for each digital photograph, generating a photograph score based on the association with one or more of the first user and the second users and corresponding affinity scores representing the relationships of the first user to the second users; ordering the digital photographs according photograph scores; and providing one or more of the digital photographs to a user device of the first user according to the order. | 07-03-2014 |
Matthew Stephen Steiner, Palo Alto, CA US
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20130110929 | Integrated Social Network and Stream Playback | 05-02-2013 |
20140006420 | PROVIDING STREAMS OF FILTERED PHOTOGRAPHS FOR USER CONSUMPTION | 01-02-2014 |
Michael Joseph Steiner, St. Paul, MN US
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20140219021 | DATA PROTECTION FOR UNEXPECTED POWER LOSS - A data storage device receives a write data command and data. The data is stored in a buffer of the data storage device. The data storage device issues a command complete status indication. After the command complete status indication is issued, the data are stored in a primary memory of the data storage device. The primary memory comprises a first type of non-volatile memory and the buffer comprises a second type of non-volatile memory that is different from the first type of non-volatile memory. | 08-07-2014 |
20140244892 | ASSIGNING A WEIGHTING TO HOST QUALITY OF SERVICE INDICATORS - Quality of service indicators are provided from a host via a host interface. The quality of service indicators relate to data stored in a non-volatile data storage via the host. Workload indicators related to the quality of service indicators are measured, and a weighting is assigned to the host in response to a correlation between the quality of service indicators and the measured workload indicators. The weighting is applied to the quality of service indicators when responding to data access requests from the host. | 08-28-2014 |
Michael Joseph Steiner, Saint Paul, MN US
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20140244896 | Data Update Management in a Cloud Computing Environment - Method and apparatus for managing data in a cloud computing environment. In accordance with some embodiments, data updates are received to a multi-tier memory structure across a cloud network and stored as working data in an upper rewritable non-volatile memory tier of the memory structure. The working data are periodically logged to a lower non-volatile memory tier in the memory structure while a current version of the working data remain in the upper memory tier. The upper and lower memory tiers each are formed of rewritable memory cells having different constructions and storage attributes. | 08-28-2014 |
Michael R. Steiner, New Bremen, OH US
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20140263752 | AUTOMATED SPRAYER ASSEMBLY - A sprayer head includes a platen manifold and a plurality of nozzles fluidly coupled with the platen manifold. A sprayer assembly is also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
Mitchell S. Steiner, Germentown, TN US
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20140057946 | ESTROGEN RECEPTOR LIGANDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to methods for reducing testosterone levels by reduction of luteinizing hormone (LH) or independent of LH levels in a male subject and methods of treating, suppressing, reducing the incidence, reducing the severity, or inhibiting prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and palliative treatment of prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), and methods of reducing high or increasing PSA levels and/or increasing SHBG levels in a subject suffering from prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The compounds of this invention suppress free or total testosterone levels despite castrate levels secondary to ADT and reduce high or increasing PSA levels. This reduction in testosterone levels may be used to treat prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, CRPC and mCRPC without causing bone loss, decreased bone mineral density, increased risk of bone fractures, increased body fat, hot flashes and/or gynecomastia. | 02-27-2014 |
Moritz Steiner, Montclair, NJ US
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20130024510 | Content Popularity Extraction In Distributed Hash Table Based Peer-To-Peer Networks - Provided is a method for content popularity extraction from a distributed hash table (DHT). The method includes receiving, by a first node, a request message from a second node of a peer-to-peer network. Accessing, by the first node, information associated with the request message, the information indicating a content item and a content demand. And determining, by the first node, a content popularity of a plurality of content items based on the information. | 01-24-2013 |
20130159374 | Method And Apparatus For Messaging In The Cloud - The distributed message handling system is created by using session states to represent the plurality of session contexts in the message handling system. The session states are flat representations of the session context which completely describe the session. Utilizing the session states to handle system message requests allows the message handling system to distribute the handling of the message requests to a plurality of state machines. Advantageously, the distributed messaging system allows the message handling system to dynamically allocate message handling resources to application instances based on demand. Such dynamic allocation allows providers to efficiently allocate resources to meet demand while meeting application execution demands. | 06-20-2013 |
20140153572 | SOFTWARE-DEFINED NETWORK OVERLAY - A software-defined network overlay capability is configured to control one or more overlay networks using software-defined networking (SDN) in which control functions and forwarding functions are separated. The software-defined network overlay capability may be configured to vertically move packets across network layers, e.g., into an overlay network (e.g., into a tunnel via encapsulation), out of an overlay network (e.g., out of a tunnel via decapsulation), or the like. The software-defined network overlay capability may be configured to move packets from native forwarding infrastructure into an overlay network, between overlay networks (e.g., into a first overlay network from a second overlay network without leaving the second overlay network, out of a first overlay network and into a second overlay network, out of a first overlay network while remaining within a second overlay network, or the like), from an overlay network onto native forwarding infrastructure, or the like. | 06-05-2014 |
20140169268 | ARCHITECTURE FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for transmitting data packets in a cellular network to a user equipment using a first distributed access gateway, including: receiving a first tunnel request from a second distributed access gateway; establishing a first tunnel with the second distributed access gateway; receiving a first data packet destined to the user equipment from a native packet transport network; and transmitting the first data packet to the user equipment via the first tunnel to the second distributed access gateway. | 06-19-2014 |
Moritz M. Steiner, Montclair, NJ US
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20130219043 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC MIGRATION OF APPLICATION SERVICE - A method and apparatus for dynamically migrating a virtual desktop (VD) user from a first data center (DC) to a second DC in response to a determination made using DC management information and communications network management information that a user quality of experience (QoE) is deficient. | 08-22-2013 |
20140067898 | COST-AWARE CLOUD-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - A capability is provided for determining a fraction of content item versions to cache for use in responding to requests for content items. The fraction of content item versions to cache is determined based on a popularity distribution of the content item versions and cost model information associated with the content item versions. The cost model information may include information indicative of a cost of storing one of the content item versions and at least one of a cost of transcoding one of the content item versions or a cost of transferring one of the content item versions. The fraction of content item versions to cache may be determined based a skewness factor of the popularity distribution of the content item versions. | 03-06-2014 |
20140089333 | Method And Apparatus For Region Sampling And Estimation In Location Based Networks - Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for obtaining a representative sample set of venues (i.e., places) within a geographic region in a location based network using a low cost and efficient sampling and estimating algorithm. In particular, a dynamic random region sampling algorithm randomly selects a target location within a geographic region and then determines a sub-region containing the target location within the geographic region based on venue density prediction. Venue density prediction is based on a weighted average of venue densities of two or more comparable locations within the geographic region. | 03-27-2014 |
20140223013 | Method And Apparatus For Providing Migration Of Cloud Components Across Address Domains - Various embodiments provide a method and apparatus for providing migration of cloud components across address domains without the overhead of sending traffic from prior sessions through an anchor. In particular, the networking control plane is decoupled from the packet forwarding data plane using a mobility enablement layer (MEL) that allows creating rules for forwarding elements (FEs) to forward traffic directed to an address within the proper address domain. | 08-07-2014 |
20140362775 | VIRTUALIZATION OF CONTROL PLANE FUNCTIONS OF A WIRELESS CORE PACKET NETWORK - A capability is provided for virtualizing control plane functions of a wireless core packet network (WCPN). A forwarding element (FE) is configured to provide a set of data plane functions of the WCPN. A virtual control element (VCE) is configured to provide a set of control plane functions of the WCPN. The VCE includes a set of virtual machines (VMs) where at least one of the VMs is configured to detect a condition associated with a tunnel, for a wireless terminal (WT), between the FE and a wireless access device (WAD) configured to serve the WT, and propagate, toward the FE, a message comprising a tunnel command configured to instruct the FE to at least one of install, remove, or modify a tunnel rule associated with the tunnel between the FE and the WAD. The tunnel enables the WT to access a packet data network (PDN). | 12-11-2014 |
Pascal Patrick Steiner, Diekirch LU
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20090090444 | TRUCK TIRE - A pneumatic tire for use on trucks, the tire comprising: a tread, the tread having a non-skid depth (NSK), the tread including a first and second shoulder rib and two or more inner ribs, and circumferential grooves interposed between the ribs. The tread pattern is asymmetric, wherein the first shoulder rib has a rib width ratio in the range of about 1.2 to about 1.8, and the second shoulder rib has a rib width ratio in the range of about 1.0-1.6. | 04-09-2009 |
20100132859 | TIRE WITH ELECTRICALLY NON-CONDUCTIVE TREAD WHICH CONTAINS ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RUBBER STRIP - The invention relates to a tire having tread of a cap/base configuration. The tread contains a thin electrically conductive rubber strip in the form of an extension of said tread base rubber layer which extends radially outward from the tread base rubber layer through an electrically resistive tread cap rubber layer to and including its running surface circumferentially around the tread to thereby provide a path of electrical conductivity through the tread cap layer to its running surface. The composite of the electrically non-conductive tread cap rubber layer and electrically conductive strip at the running surface of the tire tread have a similar abradability. | 06-03-2010 |
20110152434 | TIRE WITH COMPONENT CONTAINING COMBINED HIGH STRUCTURE SILICA AND LOW STRUCTURE SILICA - The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition comprising: | 06-23-2011 |
20120077902 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, expressed as parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), | 03-29-2012 |
20130338256 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having a tread comprising a vulcanizable rubber composition comprising, expressed as parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of elastomer (phr), | 12-19-2013 |
Patricia E. Steiner, Redondo Beach, CA US
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20140109926 | COMB FOR LICE OR OTHER PARASITIC INSECTS - A lice, flea or other parasitic insect comb has a handle that extends over top of the metal teeth of the comb and is shaped to be comfortable in the hand. The handle can comprise a U-shaped portion having a hand grip portion and a pair of spaced-apart struts that extend between the hand grip portion and the metal teeth of the comb. Preferably, the hand grip portion is spaced from a plane containing or aligned with the metal teeth and is vertically aligned with the metal teeth of the comb. Such a handle configuration can facilitate positioning of the teeth of the comb substantially flat against or parallel to the scalp, which makes removal of lice and nits more effective. In some configurations, the comb teeth can be wider than standard lice combs, so it covers more hair and therefore takes less time to remove nits and lice. | 04-24-2014 |
Philip Steiner, Los Altos, CA US
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20140266524 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BI-POLAR COMPLEMENTARY STRUCTURE PATTERNS - The embodiments disclose a method including creating at least one first structure including magnetically isolated features in servo fields, and creating at least one second structure including finger-structure patterns including intentional weak nucleation points in servo fields to create a regular bi-polar magnetization direction after bulk DC initialization, and wherein the first and second structures form bi-polar complementary structure patterns. | 09-18-2014 |
Philip L. Steiner, Los Altos, CA US
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20120224277 | INTERLEAVED AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL FOR ASYMMETRIC DATA SIGNALS - A data signal comprising an even component and an odd component with differing amplitudes is received at a main automatic gain controller (AGC). The even component is adjusted by a first interleaved AGC and the odd component is adjusted by a second interleaved AGC such that even and odd component amplitudes are substantially equal. Amplitude adjusted even and odd components are recombined to define a data signal with components having substantially equal amplitudes. The even and odd components can be generated by a read transducer moving relative to a magnetic storage medium comprising tracks defined by discrete and spaced-apart recording bits arranged in an interspersed pattern. A read channel separates the data signal into even and odd samples such that a gain can be independently adjusted for each of the even and odd samples to compensate for asymmetry between the even and odd samples. | 09-06-2012 |
Pierre Steiner, Wasselonne FR
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20090217920 | Operational Module - An operational module for a domestic appliance door having a recess formed therein, the operating module including at least one operational control, the operating module comprising a body portion configured for at least partial insertion into the recess of the domestic appliance door. A domestic appliance door, especially an oven door, is configured with at least one recess for at least partially accommodating at least one operational module. | 09-03-2009 |
20130119838 | DOOR DEVICE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE COMPRISING SUCH A DOOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING A DOOR DEVICE FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A door device for a household appliance includes a door having in particular a first vertical longitudinal side, a second vertical longitudinal side disposed opposite the first longitudinal side, and a top side extending between the longitudinal sides The door device further includes a door opening device for automatically opening the door, wherein a handle element is designed in particular on the second longitudinal side and/or a handle element is designed in particular on the top side. The door has at least one detection sensor, which is designed to detect a finger in a detection region around or on the handle element, and a control unit, which is designed to control the door opening device in response to information received from the detection sensor. | 05-16-2013 |
Randall G. Steiner, Meridian, ID US
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20140156436 | System and Method for Product Deployment and Management - A system may include a memory and a processor. The processor is operable to create a product definition associated with a product, associate a first schedule with the product definition, and associate a second schedule with the product definition. The processor is also operable to determine a first price for the product and present the first price to a customer. The processor may be further operable to receive an indication that the customer has accepted the first price and associate the first price with the customer in response to receiving the indication. Finally, the processor is operable to determine a charge associated with the customer and initiate the billing of the customer for the charge. | 06-05-2014 |
Robert C. Steiner, Westminster, CO US
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20120300920 | GROUPING OF CONTACT CENTER AGENTS - Agents in a contact center are grouped dynamically by defining performance metrics against which agents are to be judged, and generating an evaluation score for each of a number of agents by comparing their actual performance data to the defined performance metrics. Agents are assigned to the groups based on their performance scores. This provides the ability to generate reports and route contacts according to actual agent performance judged relative to user-specified performance metrics. The sizes of groups can be adjusted in real time to take account of actual or anticipated levels of contacts with different requirements, and agents can be reallocated among the resized groups on the fly based on the ranking of their evaluation scores. | 11-29-2012 |
20130013359 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING BASED ON SERVICE COMPLETION OBJECTIVES - Provided herein is a system and method for determining a service agent start time objective for a customer contact and matching agents and customers based on meeting that objective. The method may include: receiving a customer contact to request service; determining a service completion objective for the customer contact based upon a service-level agreement; determining a handling time limit based on a historical elapsed handling time; and subtracting the handling time limit from the service completion objective, to produce the service agent start time. | 01-10-2013 |
Robert J. Steiner, Port Jefferson, NY US
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20130292881 | THERMOCHROMIC BUILD MATERIALS - A variety of thermochromic build materials are disclosed for use in color-controlled three-dimensional printing. By providing materials that exhibit a final color dependent upon heat applied during a melt or extrusion process, objects can be fabricated having a user-controlled color that varies from object to object, or within a single object. | 11-07-2013 |
20130327917 | BUILD PLATFORM LEVELING WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK - A three-dimensional printer uses leveling screws with tactile feedback to assist a user in properly orienting a build platform within a working volume. | 12-12-2013 |
20130328228 | COLOR THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A variety of techniques for color mixing support a user-controllable palette of colors for use when fabricating three-dimensional objects. | 12-12-2013 |
20140117585 | TAGGED BUILD MATERIAL FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING - A supply of build material such as a spool or cartridge is instrumented with a data tag that includes information about the build material. A three-dimensional printer can read the information from the tag and determine how to use the build material during fabrication of a three-dimensional object. | 05-01-2014 |
Rodney Steiner, Hagerstown, MD US
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20130145513 | Fielding Glove - The invention provides an Improved Fielding Glove which eliminates the index finger and middle finger slots. The exterior of the glove reflects these slots, but the interior area provides a single four-finger slot having inner loop for the fingers. All four fingers are placed into this area. The thumb slot of the Improved Fielding Glove includes a wider leather strap for improved gripping. This construction of the Improved Fielding Glove provides the player with better control of the mitt and makes it easier to grab the ball in the deep pocket area. | 06-13-2013 |
Stefan Steiner, Stuttgart DE
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20140119961 | MOTOR-PUMP ASSEMBLY - A motor-pump assembly for providing pressure for a motor vehicle brake system actuation device with a pneumatic brake booster, including a pump and an electric motor driving the pump. The pump is a double diaphragm pump with two opposing working diaphragms each clamped between a pump housing and a working chamber cover to delimit a working chamber and which are movable by a crank drive having an eccentric and connecting rods. The connecting rods each have a connecting rod shank and a connecting rod eye and are mounted movably on the eccentrics by roller bearings. To provide a motor-pump assembly which meets requirements relating to acoustic comfort, a resilient decoupling is provided between each connecting rod eye and the roller bearing, which damps transmission of vibrations to the roller bearing in the connecting rod shank which occur on a force direction change on the rotation of the crank drive. | 05-01-2014 |
Steven J. Steiner, Bellevue, WA US
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20130212567 | GENERATING AND CACHING SOFTWARE CODE - Aspects of the subject matter described herein relate to generating and caching software code. In aspects, a target device may receive software to install. The software may include source code that has not been compiled. The target device may install the software and indicate the source code of the package is to be compiled into intermediate or executable code that is persistently stored. If the target device receives a request to execute the software prior to it being compiled, the target device may compile and execute the software without delay. If the target device receives a request to execute the software after it is compiled, the target device may obtain and execute the compiled code. The behavior above may also be applied to scripting code obtained from a server remote to the target device. | 08-15-2013 |
Thomas Steiner, Rosvik SE
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20100320781 | Bumper beam for a vehicle - A bumper beam for a vehicle has two attachment portions ( | 12-23-2010 |
Thomas W. Steiner, Bumaby CA
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20100103228 | NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUID DROPLET FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method and apparatus for forming fluid droplets includes a nozzle channel, a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with the nozzle channel, and a stimulation electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the stimulation electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with a portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive and contactable portion of the stimulation electrode is operable to transfer an electrical charge to a region of the portion of the non-conductive fluid jet with the electrical charge stimulating the non-conductive fluid jet to form a non-conductive fluid droplet. | 04-29-2010 |
Thomas W. Steiner, Burnaby CA
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20080278548 | PRINTER HAVING IMPROVED GAS FLOW DROP DEFLECTION - A drop generator operable to selectively form a drop having a first size and a drop having a second size from liquid emitted through a nozzle associated with the drop generator. The drop having the first size and the drop having the second size travel along a drop trajectory with the first size being larger than the second size when compared to each other. Each of the drops has a drop velocity. A gas flow deflection system includes a gas flow that is directed at a deflection zone that comprises at least a portion of the drop trajectory. The gas flow in the deflection zone includes a velocity vector having a parallel velocity component and a perpendicular velocity component with the parallel velocity component and the perpendicular velocity component being defined relative to the drop trajectory. | 11-13-2008 |
20100039465 | NON-CONDUCTIVE FLUID DROPLET CHARACTERIZING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A fluid droplet characterizing apparatus and method includes a pressurized source of a non-conductive fluid in fluid communication with a nozzle channel and a characterization electrode. The pressurized source is operable to form a jet of the non-conductive fluid through the nozzle channel. At least one portion of the characterization electrode is electrically conductive and contactable with first portion and thereafter a second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. The at least one electrically conductive portion of the characterization electrode is operable to transfer a first electrical charge to a region of the first portion of the non-conductive fluid jet and transfer a second electrical charge to a region of the second portion of the non-conductive fluid jet. | 02-18-2010 |
20110162362 | MULTIPLE HEAT ENGINE POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - A power generation system includes a heat source, a primary heat engine and a secondary heat engine. The primary heat engine has a hot heat exchanger thermally coupled to the heat source and a cold heat exchanger. The secondary heat engine has a hot heat exchanger thermally coupled to the cold heat exchanger of the primary heat engine and a cold heat exchanger configured to reject waste heat. | 07-07-2011 |
Thomas Walter Steiner, Burnaby CA
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20120159943 | STIRLING CYCLE TRANSDUCER FOR CONVERTING BETWEEN THERMAL ENERGY AND MECHANICAL ENERGY - The apparatus includes a housing, a compression chamber disposed in the housing and having at least a first interface operable to vary a volume of the compression chamber, an expansion chamber disposed in the housing and having a second interface operable to vary a volume of at least the expansion chamber, and a thermal regenerator in fluid communication with each of the compression chamber and the expansion chamber. The thermal regenerator is operable to alternatively receive thermal energy from gas flowing in a first direction through the regenerator and to deliver the thermal energy to gas flowing in a direction opposite to the first direction through the regenerator. The compression chamber, the expansion chamber, and the regenerator together define a working volume for containing a pressurized working gas. Each of the first and second interfaces are configured for reciprocating motion in a direction aligned with a transducer axis, the reciprocating motion being operable to cause a periodic exchange of working gas between the expansion and the compression chambers. In one aspect, at least one of the first and second interfaces includes a resilient diaphragm, and a cylindrical tube spring coupled between the diaphragm and the housing, the tube spring being configured to elastically deform in a direction generally aligned with the transducer axis in response to forces imparted on the tube spring by the diaphragm to cause the at least one of the first and second interfaces to have a desired natural frequency. In another aspect the apparatus includes a first heat exchanger in communication with the expansion chamber, a second heat exchanger in communication with the compression chamber, the thermal regenerator is disposed between the first and second heat exchangers, and each of the first and second heat exchangers are peripherally disposed within the housing with respect to the transducer axis and configured to receive working gas flowing to or from the respective chambers and to redirect the working gas flow through the regenerator. | 06-28-2012 |
20130239564 | STIRLING CYCLE TRANSDUCER APPARATUS - A communication passage in a Stirling cycle transducer includes a cylindrical shaped thermal regenerator providing flow paths aligned with a regenerator cylindrical axis for providing periodic gas flow between first and second interfaces of the regenerator. A first heat exchanger conveys gas between a periphery of the heat exchanger and the first interface causing a change of direction of gas flow between radially and axially oriented flow within the regenerator and transfers heat between the gas and an external environment in a direction aligned with the regenerator cylindrical axis. A second heat exchanger conveys gas between a periphery of the heat exchanger and the second interface causing a change of direction of gas flow between radially and axially oriented flow within the regenerator and transfers heat between the external environment and the gas in a direction aligned with the regenerator cylindrical axis. | 09-19-2013 |
Ulrich Steiner, Hardwick GB
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20100028599 | Ultrahydrophobic Surfaces and Methods for Their Production - The present invention relates to a method of producing an ultrahydrophobic surface, the method comprising providing a mixture comprising low surface energy material and a sacrificial material, forming a layer from the mixture wherein the layer contains particles of the sacrificial material, treating the layer so as to destroy the particles of sacrificial material and generate a laterally continuous matrix of solid low surface energy material containing an array of depressions. | 02-04-2010 |
Urs Steiner US
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20130256523 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH-MASS SPECTROMETER TRANSFER LINE - A transfer line for conveying the column effluent from a gas chromatograph to an ion source of a mass spectrometer has a transfer line body and a mechanism for moving the transfer line body either towards or away from the mass spectrometer. A gas seal between the housing of the mass spectrometer and the transfer line body prevents vacuum leak when the transfer line body is moved. In one embodiment, the transfer line body outer periphery is threaded and a hand wheel engages the transfer line body threads via complementary threads in order to move the body. When the transfer line is moved towards the mass spectrometer, the body presses an ion source, which is not rigidly fixed to the housing of the mass spectrometer, into a recess seat of the housing, and aligns the ion source in an operating position. | 10-03-2013 |
Walter J. Steiner, Rochester, MI US
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20120291353 | MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A motor vehicle window assembly. One implementation includes a wiper in electrical communication between a defrost grid of a movable window assembly and an elongate conductor of a guide rail assembly having a straight guide portion and an oblique guide portion, and in contact with the elongate conductor when the movable window assembly is in an open position. Another implementation includes an actuator cable including a core having a terminus coupled to a cable connector portion of a movable window assembly, wherein when the actuator cable is actuated, the movable window assembly moves in a direction extending away from an open position along a plane, toward a closed position out of the plane, and into the closed position in another plane such that the terminus of the core is carried out of the plane by the movable window assembly. | 11-22-2012 |
Walter R. Steiner, Flagler Beach, FL US
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20130187956 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING A POLYGON BOUNDING BOX - In a graphics processing pipeline, a processing unit establishes a bounding box around a polygon in order to identify sample points that are covered by the polygon. For a given sample point included within the bounding box, the processing unit constructs a set of lines that intersect at the sample point, where each line in the set of lines is parallel to at least one side of the polygon. When all vertices of the polygon reside on one side of at least one line in the set of lines, the processing unit may reduce the size of the bounding box to exclude the sample point. | 07-25-2013 |
20130342547 | EARLY SAMPLE EVALUATION DURING COARSE RASTERIZATION - A technique for early sample evaluation during coarse rasterization of primitives reduces the number of pixel tiles that are processed during fine rasterization of the primitive. A primitive bounding box determines when a primitive is small and may not actually cover any samples within at least one fine raster tile. Early sample evaluation is performed for the small primitive during coarse rasterization and the small primitive is discarded when no samples are actually covered by the small primitive. When the small primitive lies on a boundary between at least two fine raster tiles, early sample evaluation is performed during coarse rasterization to correctly identify which, if any, of the at least two fine raster tiles includes samples that are actually covered by the small primitive. | 12-26-2013 |
20140118361 | DISTRIBUTED TILED CACHING - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a graphics subsystem configured to implement distributed tiled caching. The graphics subsystem includes one or more world-space pipelines, one or more screen-space pipelines, one or more tiling units, and a crossbar unit. Each world-space pipeline is implemented in a different processing entity and is coupled to a different tiling unit. Each screen-space pipeline is implemented in a different processing entity and is coupled to the crossbar unit. The tiling units are configured to receive primitives from the world-space pipelines, generate cache tile batches based on the primitives, and transmit the primitives to the screen-space pipelines. One advantage of the disclosed approach is that primitives are processed in application-programming-interface order in a highly parallel tiling architecture. Another advantage is that primitives are processed in cache tile order, which reduces memory bandwidth consumption and improves cache memory utilization. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118364 | DISTRIBUTED TILED CACHING - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a graphics subsystem configured to implement distributed cache tiling. The graphics subsystem includes one or more world-space pipelines, one or more screen-space pipelines, one or more tiling units, and a crossbar unit. Each world-space pipeline is implemented in a different processing entity and is coupled to a different tiling unit. Each screen-space pipeline is implemented in a different processing entity and is coupled to the crossbar unit. The tiling units are configured to receive primitives from the world-space pipelines, generate cache tile batches based on the primitives, and transmit the primitives to the screen-space pipelines. One advantage of the disclosed approach is that primitives are processed in application-programming-interface order in a highly parallel tiling architecture. Another advantage is that primitives are processed in cache tile order, which reduces memory bandwidth consumption and improves cache memory utilization. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118376 | HEURISTICS FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN A TILE BASED ARCHITECTURE - One embodiment of the present invention includes a technique for processing graphics primitives in a tile-based architecture. The technique includes storing, in a buffer, a first plurality of graphics primitives and a first plurality of state bundles received from the world-space pipeline. The technique further includes determining, based on a first condition, that the first plurality of graphics primitives should be replayed from the buffer, and, in response, replaying the first plurality of graphics primitives against a first tile included in a first plurality of tiles. Replaying the first plurality of graphics primitives includes comparing each graphics primitive against the first tile to determine whether the graphics primitive intersects the first tile, determining that one or more graphics primitives intersects the first tile, and transmitting the one or more graphics primitives and one or more associated state bundles to a screen-space pipeline for processing. | 05-01-2014 |
20140118380 | STATE HANDLING IN A TILED ARCHITECTURE - One embodiment of the present invention includes a graphics subsystem that includes a tiling unit, a crossbar unit, and a screen-space pipeline. The crossbar unit is configured to transmit primitives interleaved with state change commands to the tiling unit. The tiling unit is configured to record an initial state associated with the primitives and to transmit to the screen-space pipeline one or more primitives in the primitives that overlap a first cache tile. The tiling unit is further configured to transmit the initial state to the screen-space pipeline and to transmit to the screen-space pipeline one or more primitives in the primitives that overlap a second cache tile. The tiling unit includes a state filter block configured to determine that a first state change in the state change commands is followed by a second state change, without an intervening primitive, and to forego transmitting the first state change in response. | 05-01-2014 |
20140253555 | MULTIRESOLUTION CONSISTENT RASTERIZATION - A technique for multiresolution consistent rasterization in which a setup unit calculates universal edge equations for a universal resolution. A rasterizer evaluates coverage data for two different resolutions based on the edge equations. The rasterizer evaluates coverage data for different effective pixel sizes—a large pixel size and a small pixel size. Optionally, the rasterizer may determine a first set of coverage data by performing conservative rasterization to determine coverage data for large pixels. Optionally, the rasterizer may then determine a second set of coverage data by performing standard rasterization for small pixels. Optionally, for the second set of coverage data, the rasterizer may evaluate only the small pixels that are within large pixels in the first set of coverage data that evaluate as covered. | 09-11-2014 |
20140267382 | EFFICIENT ROUND POINT RASTERIZATION - One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for improved rasterization of round points mapped into a tile space within a graphics processing pipeline. A set of candidate tiles are selected based on proximity to a round point. A tile within the set of candidate tiles may be rejected based on a rejection boundary. A tile may be rejected if no vertex associated with the tile is within the coverage area. Performance is improved by rejecting certain unneeded tiles that would otherwise be included in conventional rasterization. One embodiment advantageously enlists line drawing circuitry to determine whether a given tile intersects the coverage area. | 09-18-2014 |
Walter Robert Steiner, Flagler Beach, FL US
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20140267232 | CONSISTENT VERTEX SNAPPING FOR VARIABLE RESOLUTION RENDERING - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for adjusting vertex positions. One or more viewport dimensions are received and a snap spacing is determined based on the one or more viewport dimensions. The vertex positions are adjusted to a grid according to the snap spacing. The precision of the vertex adjustment may increase as at least one dimension of the viewport decreases. The precision of the vertex adjustment may decrease as at least one dimension of the viewport increases. | 09-18-2014 |
20140267238 | CONSERVATIVE RASTERIZATION OF PRIMITIVES USING AN ERROR TERM - A system, method, and computer program product are provided for conservative rasterization of primitives using an error term. In use, an edge equation is determined for each edge of a primitive, the edge equation having coefficients defining the edge of the primitive. Each edge of the primitive is shifted to enlarge the primitive by modifying coefficients of the edge equation defining the edge by an error term that is a predetermined amount. Pixels that intersect the primitive are then determined using the enlarged primitive. | 09-18-2014 |
William H. Steiner, Spring, TX US
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20120252706 | WELL TREATMENT COMPOSITES FOR USE IN WELL TREATMENT FLUIDS - A well treatment composite comprising a well treatment agent adsorbed onto a water-insoluble adsorbent may be prepared by precipitating the well treatment agent, in the presence of a metal salt, from a liquid while the well treatment agent is being adsorbed onto the water-insoluble adsorbent. After a treatment fluid containing the composite is introduced into a well or a subterranean formation, the well treatment agent is slowly released from the composite. The composite permits a continuous supply of the well treatment agent into a targeted area and is particularly effective in high pH treatment fluids. | 10-04-2012 |
William H. Steiner, The Woodlands, TX US
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20140171345 | WELL TREATMENT COMPOSITES FOR USE IN WELL TREATMENT FLUIDS - A well treatment composite comprising a well treatment agent adsorbed onto a water-insoluble adsorbent may be prepared by precipitating the well treatment agent, in the presence of a metal salt, from a liquid while the well treatment agent is being adsorbed onto the water-insoluble adsorbent. After a treatment fluid containing the composite is introduced into a well or a subterranean formation, the well treatment agent is slowly released from the composite. The composite permits a continuous supply of the well treatment agent into a targeted area and is particularly effective in high pH treatment fluids. | 06-19-2014 |