Securing Innovation http://www.securinginnovation.com/ Quick Links en Copyright 2011 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:01:02 -0500 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:01:02 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Disabling A Mobile Phone Suspected Of Being A Trigger For A Bomb Methods, systems, and computer program products for disabling a mobile phone suspected of being a trigger for a bomb are provided.

]]> http://ip.com/patapp/US20110003586 http://ip.com/patapp/US20110003586 Library Searches Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:24:03 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members Deciding whether to contact a particular friend, classmate, or coworker often hinges on where the person is located and what that person is doing. Such a decision typically has to be made in a limited amount of time with a limited amount of information. Further, when a person arrives at a particular location, such as a park or shopping mall, they often want to know if someone else they know is also at the same location. There is thus a need for systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members. The present invention relates generally to web-based social networks, and more particularly to systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members, is the subject of a patent recently obtained by Facebook.

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US7809805 http://ip.com/patent/US7809805 Library Searches Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:30:27 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Text-based communication control for personal communication device This patent, assigned to Apple, relates to text-based communication devices. The proliferation of computers and compact portable devices has led to vast amounts of text-based communication. One problem with text-based communications is that there is no way to monitor and control text communications to make them user appropriate. For example, users such as children may send or receive messages (intentionally or not) with parentally objectionable language.

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US7814163 http://ip.com/patent/US7814163 Library Searches Wed, 13 Oct 2010 09:40:32 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Method of Production of Graphene The present invention relates to a method of production of graphene, notably employing a stage of annealing under irradiation.Graphene is a two-dimensional crystal in the form of a sheet of carbon, in which the atoms are positioned following a regular order of hexagonal structure, the thickness of this sheet corresponding to that of a carbon atom, thus corresponding to a thickness of less than a nanometre.

]]> http://ip.com/patapp/US20100247801 http://ip.com/patapp/US20100247801 Library Searches Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:14:29 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Systems and Methods for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Navigation A UAV is a remotely piloted or self-piloted aircraft that can carry cameras, sensors, communications equipment, or other payloads, is capable of controlled, sustained, level flight, and is usually powered by an engine. A self-piloted UAV may fly autonomously based on pre-programmed flight plans. UAVs are becoming increasingly used for various missions where manned flight vehicles are not appropriate or not feasible. These missions may include military situations, such as surveillance, reconnaissance, target acquisition, data acquisition, communications relay, decoy, harassment, or supply flights. UAVs are also used for a growing number of civilian missions where a human observer would be at risk, such as firefighting, natural disaster reconnaissance, police observation of civil disturbances or crime scenes, and scientific research. An example of the latter would be observation of weather formations or of a volcano. As miniaturization technology has improved, it is now possible to manufacture very small UAVs (sometimes referred to as micro-aerial vehicles, or MAVs).

]]> http://ip.com/patapp/US20100100269 http://ip.com/patapp/US20100100269 Library Searches Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:31:04 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Fuel Cell System A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a reactant gas pipe for supplying a reactant gas to the fuel cell, and an injector for controlling the state of the gas on the upstream side in the reactant gas pipe and supplying the reactant gas to the downstream side by driving a valve element with an electromagnetic drive force at a predetermined drive cycle to separate the valve element from a valve seat. The injector is provided integrally in the fuel cell, and hence the vibration and noise of the injector can be absorbed and suppressed by the fuel cell as a heavy article. -- US Application Publication (Source: USPTO) Publication No. US 2010/0209797 A1 published on 19-Aug-2010

]]> A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a reactant gas pipe for supplying a reactant gas to the fuel cell, and an injector for controlling the state of the gas on the upstream side in the reactant gas pipe... A fuel cell system comprises a fuel cell, a reactant gas pipe for supplying a reactant gas to the fuel cell, and an injector for controlling the state of the gas on the upstream side in the reactant gas pipe... Library Searches Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:39:48 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Oil spill recovery system A system for deploying a cover over an oil spill, to collect the spilled oil, uses a plurality of gas propelled rockets are attached to lines arranged around the periphery of the cover. Outward projection of the rockets spreads the cover, the weight of the expended rockets then pulling the edges of the cover below the water surface to trap the covered oil.

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US5407301 http://ip.com/patent/US5407301 Library Searches Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:41:18 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) System, method, and computer program product for predicting a weather-based financial index value A weather-based financial index is based at least in part on weather. The index may take into account any of a variety of weather factors, such as temperature, precipitation, humidity, number of sunny or overcast days in a period of time, number of freeze days in a period of time, etc. Weather factor value(s) are combined with one or more financial components to provide the weather-based financial index. The index may be traded on an exchange, such as the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US7752106 http://ip.com/patent/US7752106 Library Searches Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:00:54 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Blowout preventer testing system and method A method and apparatus for testing a blowout preventer (BOP) wherein a pressurization unit applies fluid to an isolated portion of the throughbore of the BOP.

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US7706980 http://ip.com/patent/US7706980 Library Searches Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:48:34 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Silent Vehicle Alert This idea is to enable the silent operating engines/vehicles to broadcast signal over a specific frequency within a short distance where a receiver can detect the signal and produce appropriate alert signals.

]]> http://ip.com/IPCOM/000180670 http://ip.com/IPCOM/000180670 Library Searches Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:44:26 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Self Sustaining Electric Engine Enhancement The Self-Sustaining Electric Engine Enhancement (SSEEE) specification modifies the process by which electric car engines consume and replenish electric power and dramatically extends the distance a car can travel before the need for pit stops to recharge the energy source, i.e., batteries, fuel cells, etc.

]]> http://ip.com/patapp/US20100131134 http://ip.com/patapp/US20100131134 Library Searches Wed, 07 Jul 2010 09:29:30 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Method and apparatus for monitoring and measuring oil spills The present invention relates to an oil spill identification system and oil spill identification sensors to be used in connection with this system. The system is used primarily on fixed offshore structures, but may also be used on fixed onshore constructions.

http://ip.com/patent/US7009550

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US7009550 http://ip.com/patent/US7009550 Library Searches Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:34:32 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP) Wave-riding vehicle with shark locating and repelling system A shark-repelling surfboard or flotation board made of polymer foam with coating. The surfboard or the flotation board has a locator device for locating large aquatic animals, and an alarm device for alerting a rider of large aquatic animals, such as sharks, located by the locator device.

http://ip.com/patent/US7731554

]]> http://ip.com/patent/US7731554 http://ip.com/patent/US7731554 Library Searches Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:26:54 -0500 blog@ip.com (IP)