Jeffrey N Katz

US Patent:

7821156, Oct 26, 2010

Filed:

Feb 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/027926

Inventors:

Jeffrey Sherman Katz - West Hartford CT, US
Gerard Marmigere - Drap, FR
Frederic Bauchot - Saint-Jeannet, FR

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

H02J 3/14

US Classification:

307 40, 307 35, 307 38

Abstract:

A system for scheduling electric power consumption cycles is provided. A consumption cycle is a time period of human scale, minutes or hours typically, rather than an electrical cycle. The system includes an electric-powered device driven by power supplied by an electric power network. The system also includes a consumption cycle data (CCD) requesting module communicatively linked to the electric-powered device. The link may use electric power lines via methods such as Broadband over Power Line, or may be wireless. The CCD requesting module is configured to generate a CCD request requesting allocation of electric power from the electric power network. Additionally, the system includes an electric power network node electrically connected to the electric-powered device from which electric power is conveyed to the electric-powered device. The system also includes a CCD responding module communicatively linked to the CCD requesting module. The CCD responding module is configured to determine whether the request for allocation of power can be granted subject to a predetermined capacity constraint.

US Patent:

8524290, Sep 3, 2013

Filed:

Oct 20, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/277310

Inventors:

John E. Kulesza - Berlin CT, US
Jeffrey Katz - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

A61K 36/00
A61K 36/87

US Classification:

424725, 424766

Abstract:

Compositions are provided that provide improved nasal moisture, clarity, and lubrication. Compositions are oil-in-glycerin emulsions that include a surfactant promoting emulsification of a hydrophobic or otherwise water insoluble bioactive agent. The compositions are used in methods of promoting improved nasal moisture and reduction in nasal congestion.

US Patent:

58781510, Mar 2, 1999

Filed:

Oct 31, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/740702

Inventors:

Qing Tang - Wethersfield CT
Zhongxue Gan - Storrs CT
Jeffrey Sherman Katz - West Hartford CT
Lance Terrance Fitzgibbons - Southwick MA

Assignee:

Combustion Engineering, Inc. - Windsor CT

International Classification:

G06K 900

US Classification:

382103

Abstract:

An image of the object remains in the field of view of the camera, thereby generating a continuously changing image signal. The images are captured and digitized in a continual sequence S of discrete images of the scenes at a respective sequence T of points in time. During this capture sequence, a first plurality of reference signals are established corresponding to a plurality of respective captured images. In this manner, a plurality of reference images are generated on-line, during movement of the object or cameras. A second plurality of detected signals corresponding to a second plurality of captured images, are individually correlated with the respective next previous reference signal of the sequence, thereby establishing a relative position of the object or camera, for each detected signal. The absolute position of the camera or object, is determined by accumulating these relative positions.