Bouchard, US
Briana M. Bouchard, Madbury, NH US
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20150283358 | Adaptable Sleeve for Catheter Securement and Protection - An adaptable sleeve for securing a catheter in place and protecting it once secured is provided. The sleeve provides a body configured to wrap about a catheter insertion location, a cover to protect the catheter once inserted, and a hub attachment mechanism to hold the catheter hub and prevent its movement relative to the insertion site, once inserted. | 10-08-2015 |
Brooks Bouchard, Marina Del Rey, CA US
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20140113718 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT ENABLE A SPECTATOR'S EXPERIENCE FOR ONLINE ACTIVE GAMES - The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable a spectator's experience for online active games. In an embodiment, an online multiuser game system includes an online game session server system communicatively coupled to a public network for access by a plurality of users to establish a plurality of real-time interactive games sessions. The online multiuser game system further includes a spectator server communicatively coupled to the online game session server system and configured to enable a user to view summary information of an active game session. In another embodiment, the spectator server enables the user to time shift the active game session and to view the summary information of the active game session. In another embodiment, the spectator server enables the user to view the summary information of the active game session while the user is playing the active game session. | 04-24-2014 |
20140243082 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS THAT ENABLE A SPECTATOR'S EXPERIENCE FOR ONLINE ACTIVE GAMES - The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable a spectator's experience for online active games. In a preferred embodiment, an online multiuser game system includes an online game session server system communicatively coupled to a public network for access by a plurality of users to establish a plurality of real-time interactive games sessions. The online multiuser game system further includes a spectator server communicatively coupled to the online game session server system and configured to enable a user to view and time shift an active game session. | 08-28-2014 |
Chris Bouchard, Weare, NH US
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20140331608 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING BIO LOGS - A machine for making bio logs includes a conduit with a feed opening along a top side and a chamber below the feed opening. A door over the feed opening is movable between open and closed positions by a first piston connected to the door. A plunger disposed within the conduit is movable between a retracted position and an extended position by a second piston connected to the plunger. A method of making bio logs includes retracting the first piston to move the door to the open position, retracting the second piston to move the piston to the retracted position, disposing a quantity of filling material into the chamber, extending the first piston to move the door to the closed position, and extending the second piston to move the plunger to the extended position. | 11-13-2014 |
Claude Bouchard, Baton Rouge, LA US
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20110195412 | Predictive Biomarkers for Response to Exercise - A set of biomarkers have been identified that allows one to predict subjects who will respond to an exercise regime in term of cardiorespiratory fitness as assessed by maximal oxygen uptake. These predictions may be used, for example, to predict risk of cardiovascular disease, to design a more effective program for cardiac rehabilitation, to predict capacity for athletic performance or physically demanding occupation, and to predict ability to maintain functional capacity with aging using exercise. | 08-11-2011 |
20140094381 | Predictive Biomarkers for Response to Exercise - A set of biomarkers have been identified that allows one to predict subjects who will respond to an exercise regime in term of cardiorespiratory fitness as assessed by maximal oxygen uptake. These predictions may be used, for example, to predict risk of cardiovascular disease, to design a more effective program for cardiac rehabilitation, to predict capacity for athletic performance or physically demanding occupation, and to predict ability to maintain functional capacity with aging using exercise. | 04-03-2014 |
Clement D. Bouchard, Pembroke, NH US
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20120227403 | COOLANT PENETRATING COLD-END PRESSURE VESSEL - An improvement is provided to a pressurized close-cycle machine that has a cold-end pressure vessel and is of the type having a piston undergoing reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder containing a working fluid heated by conduction through a heater head by heat from an external thermal source. The improvement includes a heat exchanger for cooling the working fluid, where the heat exchanger is disposed within the cold-end pressure vessel. The heater head may be directly coupled to the cold-end pressure vessel by welding or other methods. A coolant tube is used to convey coolant through the heat exchanger. | 09-13-2012 |
20160025036 | Coolant Penetrating Cold-End Pressure Vessel - An improvement is provided to a pressurized close-cycle machine that has a cold-end pressure vessel and is of the type having a piston undergoing reciprocating linear motion within a cylinder containing a working fluid heated by conduction through a heater head by heat from an external thermal source. The improvement includes a heat exchanger for cooling the working fluid, where the heat exchanger is disposed within the cold-end pressure vessel. The heater head may be directly coupled to the cold-end pressure vessel by welding or other methods. A coolant tube is used to convey coolant through the heat exchanger. | 01-28-2016 |
Francois L Bouchard, San Jose, CA US
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20140355536 | SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING FIXED MOBILE CONVERGENCE VIA BONDED SERVICES - Method, system and apparatus for identifying and binding together in one session multiple data bearing paths through various access technologies between a Packet Gateway (PGW) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to form thereby a bonded service combining wireless and wireline bearers. | 12-04-2014 |
Gregg A. Bouchard, Georgetwon, TX US
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20130239193 | PHASED BUCKET PRE-FETCH IN A NETWORK PROCESSOR - A packet processor provides for rule matching of packets in a network architecture. The packet processor includes a lookup cluster complex having a number of lookup engines and respective on-chip memory units. The on-chip memory stores rules for matching against packet data. Each of the lookup engines receives a key request associated with a packet and determines a subset of the rules to match against the packet data. Based on a prefetch status, a selection of the subset of rules are retrieved for rule matching. As a result of the rule matching, the lookup engine returns a response message indicating whether a match is found. | 09-12-2013 |
Herbert J. Bouchard, West Greenwich, RI US
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20160126716 | Integrated Piping Conduit with Adaptor Device and Method - Embodiments of an integrated piping conduit in accordance with aspects of the present invention include a push-to-connect fitting integrated with an adaptor device and associated methods. Embodiments include an adaptor having a body portion, and an ear member extending at least partially radially outwardly and at least partially axially outwardly from the outer surface of the body portion. | 05-05-2016 |
James F. Bouchard, Bethlehem, PA US
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20150065018 | Grinders with Friction Drives - In one illustrative embodiment, a grinder may comprise an arbor configured to rotate about a first axis and to support a grinding wheel for rotation therewith, a gear surrounding a first portion of the arbor and having a slip fit with the first portion of arbor, a motor configured to drive rotation of a drive train including the gear, a collar surrounding a second portion of the arbor and having an interference fit with the second portion of the arbor such that the collar is constrained for rotation with the arbor about the first axis, and at least one spring disposed between the gear and the collar and configured to exert a biasing force along the first axis such that one or more resulting friction forces cause the arbor to rotate with the gear when a torque exerted on the gear is less than a threshold torque. | 03-05-2015 |
James Francis Bouchard, Bethlehem, PA US
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20100326243 | RATCHET WRENCH WITH COLLAR-ACTUATED REVERSING MECHANISM - A ratchet wrench has a handle and a ratchet housing that both extend along a first axis. A drive body is connected for rotation relative to the ratchet housing about a second axis, perpendicular to the first axis. A yoke substantially encircles the body and is connected to the ratchet housing and a direction selector is coupled to the drive body and extends along the second axis. The direction selector is rotatable about the second axis with respect to the drive body between a first position, in which the yoke is fixed for counterclockwise rotation with the drive body about the second axis, and a second position, in which the yoke is fixed for clockwise rotation with the drive body about the second axis. A direction actuator is connected to the direction selector for rotation about the first axis to move the direction selector between the first and second positions. | 12-30-2010 |
20130228356 | POWER TOOLS WITH TITANIUM HAMMER CASES AND ASSOCIATED FLANGE INTERFACES - Power tools with housings or hammer cases include a thin wall titanium shell tapering from a smaller forward section to a larger rearward section; with at least the rearward section having a wall with a substantially constant wall thickness and an interface flange that includes an outer perimeter profile that is curvilinear and defines a plurality of outwardly extending detents that provide an interference fit with the wall of the hammer case. | 09-05-2013 |
Jeffrey Bouchard, San Diego, CA US
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20140368973 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH ENHANCED ENERGY DENSITY - An energy storage device having improved energy density performance may include an electrolyte having a salt concentration of about 0.6 moles/L (M) to about 0.95M. A final energy storage device product having a total mass of electrolyte that is at least 100% of a saturation quantity of electrolyte sufficient to fully saturate one or more electrode(s) and separator(s) of the device, and below a threshold quantity above the saturation quantity. | 12-18-2014 |
Jerry Bouchard, Littleton, CO US
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20130259568 | GROUND MAT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME USING RECYCLED TIRES - A ground mat for use at construction sites is described. Embodiments of the ground mat include one or more sections comprising a plurality of entry blocks and regular blocks. Each of the blocks typically comprises a plurality of tire tread sections sandwiched between a pair of rigid plates. The plates can be held together by way of threaded bolts and associated nuts. A cable can be implemented to secure the blocks together. Some embodiments can include wiper elements located in-between the intersection of neighboring blocks. The wiper elements can comprise relatively short pieces of vertically-orientated tread portions. | 10-03-2013 |
Justin Bouchard, Chicago, IL US
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20120330808 | EVENT-DRIVEN FINANCIAL TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system for creating event-driven financial transactions, which may include a data parser configured to receive large amounts of data from one or more sources pertaining to various indicators, such as economic indicators, a graphical user interface for receiving inputs from a user to build a transaction factoring in the value or change in value of a selected indicator, and a strategy engine for evaluating the transaction to determine whether to attempt to fill the order or take no action. The system may be used to create both standard and limit orders, and it may include a user-modifiable gradient display to allow the user to evaluate the relative likelihood of a proposed limit order. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330809 | EVENT-DRIVEN FINANCIAL TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for creating event-driven financial transactions, which may include a data parser configured to receive large amounts of data from one or more sources pertaining to various indicators, such as economic indicators, a graphical user interface for receiving inputs from a user to build a transaction factoring in the value or change in value of a selected indicator, and a strategy engine for evaluating the transaction to determine whether to attempt to fill the order or take no action. The method and system may be used to create both standard and limit orders, and the system may include a user-modifiable gradient display to allow the user to evaluate the relative likelihood of a proposed limit order. The event or trigger may be related to the item to be traded, e.g., earnings per share of a stock to be traded, or may be substantially unrelated to the item, e.g., a change in a country's GDP. | 12-27-2012 |
20120330812 | EVENT-DRIVEN FINANCIAL TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method and system for creating event-driven financial transactions, which may include a data parser configured to receive large amounts of data from one or more sources pertaining to various indicators, a graphical user interface for receiving inputs from a user to build a transaction factoring in the value or change in value of a selected indicator, and a strategy engine for evaluating the transaction to determine whether to attempt to fill the order or take no action. One or more indicators may be used as transaction precursors, and an indicator change may be a precursor to one or more transactions. Transactions may be generated with respect to generally real-time market conditions or market conditions at some time distinct from the time the transaction request is received. The system also may allow the user to generate a warning system to alert the user to potentially undesirable trades. | 12-27-2012 |
20160005116 | EVENT AND STRATEGY DRIVEN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS METHOD AND SYSTEM - A system and method for creating event-driven financial transactions may include: a web service in communication with a plurality of users, the web service operatively coupled to a strategy database storing a plurality of pending transactions and an event database storing identification information about a plurality of transaction triggering events. The web service may be in communication with a data parser that is configured to receive data from one or more sources, convert the data into a format usable by the system, and transmit the converted data to the event database. The system may be in communication with a separate server to which transactions from server or client side matching engines are sent, and the strategy database may receive and at least temporarily store those transactions until the server is ready to receive and store them. Strategy triggers may come from various places, including from the user. | 01-07-2016 |
Kenn L. Bouchard, Bay City, MI US
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20090088349 | FUNCTIONAL FLUID COMPOSITION - The fluid compositions of the present invention include an glycol component that includes a mixture of glycols according the formula: | 04-02-2009 |
20090099048 | FUNCTIONAL FLUID COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING LUBRICITY OF A BRAKING SYSTEM - The functional fluids of the present invention comprise about 50 parts by weight to about 99 parts by weight of a glycol component and about 0.3 parts by weight to about 10 parts by weight of one or more additives including a phosphate content. Desirably, in one aspect of this invention, the functional fluid composition exhibits an average scar width according to ASTM D 2670 (100 lb break-in for 1 min, 200 lb load for 30 minutes) that ranges from about 0.05 mm to about 0.45 mm, an average tooth count according to ASTM D 2670 (100 lb break-in for 1 min, 200 lb load for 30 minutes) of less than about 15, or both. | 04-16-2009 |
Kevin G. Bouchard, Bristol, CT US
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20130084042 | DAMAGE RESISTANT FIBER OPTIC CONNECTOR - A fiber optic connector has a connector body, an elongated ferrule supported in the connector body, and a sleeve fixed on the circumference of a distal tip of the ferrule. The ferrule has an axial passage that opens on a front surface of the tip so that an endface of a fiber retained in the passage is exposed at the front surface. Further, the sleeve has a leading edge that projects a determined distance axially beyond the front surface of the tip to form a recessed region in which the exposed endface of the fiber is set back from the leading edge of the sleeve. A barrier is contained in the recessed region for protecting the fiber endface from damage by surrounding objects. The barrier may include a cured epoxy layer, a lens, or a refractive index matching material optically aligned with the fiber endface. | 04-04-2013 |
Kevin Gerard Bouchard, Bristol, CT US
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20100127034 | Optical Fiber Cleave Tool - An apparatus and method for cleaving an optical fiber. The method includes supporting a connector in a fixed axial position along an axis of an optical fiber extending from an end of the connector, and placing an axial tension along the axis of the optical fiber. A fiber engaging member is moved along an arcuate path such that a sharpened blade tip of the fiber engaging member cuts across a cut location of the optical fiber. The axial tension induces crack propagation through the thickness of the optical fiber at the cut location. | 05-27-2010 |
Kristofer E. Bouchard, Oakland, CA US
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20150380009 | Methods of Decoding Speech from the Brain and Systems for Practicing the Same - Provided are methods of decoding speech from the brain of a subject. The methods include detecting speech production signals from electrodes operably coupled to the speech motor cortex of a subject while the subject produces or imagines producing a speech sound. The methods further include deriving a speech production signal pattern from the detected speech production signals, and correlating the speech production signal pattern with a reference speech production signal pattern to decode speech from the brain of the subject. Speech communication systems and devices for practicing the subject methods are also provided. | 12-31-2015 |
Louis Bouchard, Los Angeles, CA US
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20110001478 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF LIVING SYSTEMS BY REMOTE DETECTION - A novel approach to magnetic resonance imaging is disclosed. Blood flowing through a living system is prepolarized, and then encoded. The polarization can be achieved using permanent or superconducting magnets. The polarization may be carried out upstream of the region to be encoded or at the place of encoding. In the case of an MRI of a brain, polarization of flowing blood can be effected by placing a magnet over a section of the body such as the heart upstream of the head. Alternatively, polarization and encoding can be effected at the same location. Detection occurs at a remote location, using a separate detection device such as an optical atomic magnetometer, or an inductive Faraday coil. The detector may be placed on the surface of the skin next to a blood vessel such as a jugular vein carrying blood away from the encoded region. | 01-06-2011 |
20150137807 | MINIATURIZED MAGNETIC RESONANCE PROBE - Described herein are a magnetic resonance probe and a NMR, MRI, or EPR apparatus including the same. The magnetic resonance probe includes a conductor electrically coupled to the resonator and configured to transmit and receive electromagnetic radiation to and from a sample, wherein the conductor includes one or more cascaded narrowed regions along its longitudinal dimension and a slot within one of the one or more cascaded narrowed regions; and an electrical circuit coupled to the conductor and the resonator. | 05-21-2015 |
Louis S. Bouchard, Los Angeles, CA US
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20100264917 | DETECTION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE SIGNALS USING A MAGNETORESISTIVE SENSOR - A method and apparatus are described wherein a micro sample of a fluidic material may be assayed without sample contamination using NMR techniques, in combination with magnetoresistive sensors. The fluidic material to be assayed is first subject to pre-polarization, in one embodiment, by passage through a magnetic field. The magnetization of the fluidic material is then subject to an encoding process, in one embodiment an rf-induced inversion by passage through an adiabatic fast-passage module. Thereafter, the changes in magnetization are detected by a pair of solid-state magnetoresistive sensors arranged in gradiometer mode. Miniaturization is afforded by the close spacing of the various modules. | 10-21-2010 |
Louis-S Bouchard, Berkeley, CA US
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20100244828 | ADJUSTABLE PERMANENT MAGNET ASSEMBLY FOR NMR AND MRI - System and methods for designing and using single-sided magnet assemblies for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are disclosed. The single-sided magnet assemblies can include an array of permanent magnets disposed at selected positions. At least one of the permanent magnets can be configured to rotate about an axis of rotation in the range of at least +/−10 degrees and can include a magnetization having a vector component perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The single-sided magnet assemblies can further include a magnet frame that is configured to hold the permanent magnets in place while allowing the at least one of the permanent magnets to rotate about the axis of rotation. | 09-30-2010 |
Louis-Serge Bouchard, Berkeley, CA US
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20100085048 | ROTATING-FRAME GRADIENT FIELDS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IN LOW FIELDS - A system and method for Fourier encoding a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal is disclosed. A static magnetic field B | 04-08-2010 |
Louis-Serge Bouchard, Los Angeles, CA US
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20120136241 | Multi-Modality Nanoparticles Having Optically Responsive Shape - In certain embodiments novel nanoparticles (nanowontons) are provided that are suitable for multimodal imaging and/or therapy. In one embodiment, the nanoparticles include a first biocompatible (e.g., gold) layer, an inner core layer (e.g., a non-biocompatible material), and a biocompatible (e.g., gold) layer. The first gold layer includes a concave surface that forms a first outer surface of the layered nanoparticle. The second gold layer includes a convex surface that forms a second outer surface of the layered nanoparticle. The first and second gold layers encapsulate the inner core material layer. Methods of fabricating such nanoparticles are also provided. | 05-31-2012 |
Matthew B. Bouchard, New York, NY US
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20120140240 | LASER-SCANNING INTERSECTING PLANE TOMOGRAPHY SUCH AS FOR HIGH SPEED VOLUMETRIC OPTICAL IMAGING - Laser-Scanning Intersecting Plane Tomography (L-SIPT) can provide a non-contact imaging geometry that can allow high speed volumetric scanning, such as of non-scattering to moderately scattering tissues. The L-SIPT imaging apparatus can include a first lens, located and configured to receive from a sample light received from different depths of the sample. A first light redirector can be located and configured to receive via the first lens and to redirect light received from the different depths of the sample to provide redirected light to a light detector capable of detecting individual measurements of light at different locations along a first direction. A second light redirector can be located and configured to redirect light received from a light source to provide redirected light to the sample, wherein the second light redirector is in a specified spatial relationship to the first light redirector, and wherein the first and second light redirectors are configured to be adjusted during a scan of the sample so as to provide the specified spatial relationship during the scan. | 06-07-2012 |
Michael Bouchard, Wyomissing, PA US
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20100145286 | LAYERED NON-FOULING, ANTIMICROBIAL ANTITHROMBOGENIC COATINGS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating, having grafted thereto one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted to a variety of functionalized substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoatings immobilized on a substrate. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted to a functionalized substrate, or optionally from an undercoating on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material | 06-10-2010 |
20100152708 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT-FROM COMPOSITIONS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating layer, having grafted there from one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted from a variety of substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoating layers. The graft-from techniques described herein can result in higher surface densities of the non-fouling material relative to graft-to formulations. Graft-from methods can be used to produce covalently tethered polymers. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted from the substrate, or optionally from an undercoating layer on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material. | 06-17-2010 |
20130158488 | LUMINAL MODIFICATIONS FOR CATHETERS - Catheters and a method of preparation thereof comprising a catheter body and at least one connector. The catheter body has an exterior surface and at least one lumen having an aspect ratio of at least 3:1 and an intraluminal surface comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer thereon, the hydrophilic polymer layer has an average dry thickness of at least about 50 nanometers. | 06-20-2013 |
20130158517 | SURFACE MODIFICATION FOR DIALYSIS CATHETERS - Catheters and a method of preparation thereof, the catheter comprising a catheter body, a juncture hub, extension lines and connectors, the catheter body having a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface, a tip region having a length of 10 cm measured from the distal end of the catheter body, and at least two lumen, each of the catheter body lumen having a proximal end, a distal end, a Lumen Aspect Ratio of at least 3:1, and an intraluminal surface, the distal ends of the at least two catheter body lumen being (i) non-coterminus or (ii) laser-cut, the exterior surface of the catheter body in the tip region or the intraluminal surface of the two catheter body lumen comprising a hydrophilic polymer layer having an Average Dry Thickness of at least about 50 nanometers. | 06-20-2013 |
20140045398 | LAYERED NON-FOULING, ANTIMICROBIAL ANTITHROMBOGENIC COATINGS - Substrates, optionally coated with an undercoating, having grafted thereto one or more non-fouling materials are described herein. The non-fouling, polymeric material can be grafted to a variety of functionalized substrate materials, particularly polymeric substrates and/or polymeric undercoatings immobilized on a substrate. The compositions described herein are highly resistant protein absorption, particularly in complex media and retain a high degree of non-fouling activity over long periods of time. The compositions described herein may also demonstrate antimicrobial and/or anti-thrombogenic activity. The non-fouling material can be grafted to a functionalized substrate, or optionally from an undercoating on the substrate, preferably without significantly affecting the mechanical and/or physical properties of the substrate material | 02-13-2014 |
Michael Bouchard, Philadelphia, PA US
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20130236972 | Liver Sinusoid Model - A liver sinusoid model includes a generally planar substrate having first and second generally parallel microchannels formed therein. A microporous membrane is disposed between and separating the first and second generally parallel microchannels. A first layer of cells lines one side of the membrane in the first microchannel. The first layer of cells are all a first common cell type. A second layer of cells extends parallel to the first layer of cells in one of the first microchannel and the second microchannel. The second layer of cells is all of a second common cell type. A liver sinusoid bioreactor utilizing the inventive model is also disclosed. | 09-12-2013 |
Michael A. Bouchard, Wyomissing, PA US
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20140037967 | ARTICLES HAVING NON-FOULING SURFACES AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARING THE SAME INCLUDING PRETREATMENT OF ARTICLES - Processes are described herein for preparing medical devices and other articles having a low-fouling surface on a substrate comprising a polymeric surface. The polymeric surface material may possess a range of polymeric backbones and substituents while providing the articles with a highly efficient, biocompatible, and non-fouling surface. The processes involve treating the substrate to reduce the concentration of chemical species on the surface of or in the substrate without altering the bulk physical properties of the device or article, and thereafter forming a grafted polymer layer on the treated substrate surface. | 02-06-2014 |
20150045515 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT-FROM COMPOSITIONS - A method for preparing and resulting articles of manufacture comprising a substrate having a surface, a bulk beneath the surface, and a grafted polymer layer on the substrate surface, the substrate surface and the grafted polymer layer, in combination, constituting a modified surface having a fibrinogen adsorption of less than about 125 ng/cm | 02-12-2015 |
20150056411 | NON-FOULING, ANTI-MICROBIAL, ANTI-THROMBOGENIC GRAFT COMPOSITIONS - The present invention generally relates to articles of manufacture, such as medical devices, having a non-fouling surface comprising a grafted polymer material. The surface resists the adhesion of biological material. | 02-26-2015 |
Paul J. Bouchard, Little Rock, AR US
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20110297575 | Water Barrier and Erosion Mitigation System - The system utilizes a bag containing hydrophilic dry material such as powered polymer. The bag is initially light in weight. When the hydrophilic material is exposed to water it absorbs water and expands to inflate the bag. By taking on the weight of the absorbed, the bag of the invention can replace the function of a conventional sand bag. Unlike a conventional sand bag, the bag of the invention has provision for causing the bags before and after inflation to interlock which strengthens the resulting protective wall. Part of the interlocking effect is created by the incorporation of ballast modules at least two corners of the bag which interlock with pockets on diagonal corners of adjacent bags. In addition to ballast modules, the bag may contain seed modules or pockets which release seeds to vegetate and hold soil on slopes. | 12-08-2011 |
20110311312 | Rapid Deployment, Multi-Dimensional Wedge Barrier Levee & Dike Repair System - The system utilizes a matrix of inflation modules held in position by x-y orthogonal cables. The inflation modules contain hydroscopic materials such as polymer power that swells when wet to produce modules of substantial height. The modules may be stacked in rows and columns to bridge a gap in a levee. Ballast holds the bottom of the matrix down and inflation modules, which may be air filed spheres hold the top of the matrix, on or near the surface of the water. The matrix may be configured to have a levee side that is as narrow as the opening in the levee and a water side that is wider than the gap in the levee to produce a wedging effect. Orthogonally arranged cables maintain the inflation modules in position and are used to anchor the matrix to intact portions of the levee. At points where the cables intersect they are held together by connector modules which a comprised of two halves with groves for cables and provision for holding the halves together with a bolts or other fasteners. | 12-22-2011 |
20120207545 | Rapid Deployment, Self-Inflating, Interlocking, Modular Flood-Water Barrier Wall System - The water barrier is comprised of a number of interconnected modules, that contain expansive material (such as polymer powder). Each module has inlets that allow rising water to enter the interior volume of the module so that it inflates from a flattened configuration to a four sided shape. The shape is wedge shaped and the modules are alternated so that the narrow end of the module is toward the rising water on one module and the wide end is next to the rising water on the adjacent module, so that pressure from the rising water is transferred to adjacent modules from module to module and ultimately to an anchoring system. | 08-16-2012 |
Pierre Bouchard, Oyster Bay Cove, NY US
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20140013413 | VIDEO AND AUDIO CONFERENCE SCHEDULING - A method and system for enabling scheduling resources including associating a first client hosted on a first computer platform using a conference scheduling module, with a second client hosted on a second computer platform. The method including initiating a client software program on a first computer on a first platform for a first client, wherein the client software program including a conference scheduling module. The method further including generating a first private cloud using the client software on the first computer communicating with a first gateway module, the first gateway module being embodied on a first gateway computer not on the first platform. Further, the method includes joining the private cloud by initiating the client software on a second computer on a second platform for a second client. | 01-09-2014 |
Richard Bouchard, Austin, TX US
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20120253180 | COMBINED ULTRASOUND AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING OF METAL OBJECTS - Methods of combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging are provided. In some embodiments, the methods may be used to determine the location or positioning of a metal object in a sample. In other embodiments, the methods may be used to determine the composition of a sample surrounding a metal object. Other methods are also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
Richard Bouchard, Houston, TX US
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20140157901 | COMBINED ULTRASOUND AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING OF METAL OBJECTS - Methods of combined ultrasound and photoacoustic imaging are provided. In some embodiments, the methods may be used to determine the location or positioning of a metal object in a sample. In other embodiments, the methods may be used to determine the composition of a sample surrounding a metal object. Other methods are also provided. | 06-12-2014 |
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Richard Bouchard, Gulfport, MS US
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20110060525 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING, DETERMINING, AND REPORTING DIRECTIONAL SPECTRA OF OCEAN SURFACE WAVES IN NEAR REAL-TIME FROM A MOORED BUOY - A moored buoy floating at the ocean surface and anchored to the seafloor precisely measures acceleration, pitch, roll, and Earth's magnetic flux field of the buoy over a limited sampling period. The system includes: 1) A buoy, 2) A mooring system, 3) An electronic data logger controlling communications between the system and the on-board remote telecommunications system, 4) an embedded computer for data input/output, temporary or permanent data storage, and algorithms to convert the measured time series data into surface ocean wave spectra and quality assurance statistics and encode the results for transfer to the data logger, 5) Sensors include one or three acceleration sensors, three orthogonal angular rate sensors, and three orthogonal magnetometers to measure the Earth's magnetic flux field, 6) A telecommunications system that links the buoy data logger and a shoreside processing system, and 7) A shoreside processing system that decodes the transmitted data, performs, quality control, and computes derived wave parameters. | 03-10-2011 |
Robert A. Bouchard, Wooster, OH US
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Robert Joseph Bouchard, Wilmington, DE US
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20110006271 | DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED RESISTANCE - This invention provides a dielectric composition comprising a dielectric which is fireable in air at a temperature in the range of about 450° C. to about 550° C. and a conductive oxide selected from the group consisting of antimony-doped tin oxide, tin-doped indium oxide, a transition metal oxide which has mixed valence states or will form mixed valence states after firing in a nitrogen atmosphere at a temperature in the range of about 450° C. to about 550° C. and normally conducting precious metal oxides such as ruthenium dioxide, wherein the amount of conductive oxide present is from about 0.25 wt % to about 25 wt % of the total weight of dielectric and conductive oxide. This dielectric composition has reduced electrical resistance and is useful in electron field emission devices to eliminate charging of the dielectric in the vicinity of the electron emitter and the effect of static charge induced field emission. | 01-13-2011 |
Robert S. Bouchard, Little Rock, AR US
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20120207545 | Rapid Deployment, Self-Inflating, Interlocking, Modular Flood-Water Barrier Wall System - The water barrier is comprised of a number of interconnected modules, that contain expansive material (such as polymer powder). Each module has inlets that allow rising water to enter the interior volume of the module so that it inflates from a flattened configuration to a four sided shape. The shape is wedge shaped and the modules are alternated so that the narrow end of the module is toward the rising water on one module and the wide end is next to the rising water on the adjacent module, so that pressure from the rising water is transferred to adjacent modules from module to module and ultimately to an anchoring system. | 08-16-2012 |
Roger Lucien Bouchard, Richmond, VA US
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20110029401 | Method Of Providing Online House Or Office Decor Related Service - A method for an on-line home decor service community includes: providing a database; entering pictures or data into the database that provides a definition for one or more interior or exterior spaces, and décor-related items; indicating one or more of the items to renew or replace or change; offering a selection of pre-packaged or pre-rendered designs and a price for the indicated item; offering, contests, discounts, advise, and product information as a part of the community and offering access to the database from a browser-based device. The décor-related items include custom room or space designs, furniture arrangement, flooring selection, lighting, art and accessories plans, draperies selection, paint color selection, fixtures, plantings, architectural embellishments, landscaping and finishes item in a residence or office space. | 02-03-2011 |
Sandra S. Bouchard, Little Rock, AR US
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20110297575 | Water Barrier and Erosion Mitigation System - The system utilizes a bag containing hydrophilic dry material such as powered polymer. The bag is initially light in weight. When the hydrophilic material is exposed to water it absorbs water and expands to inflate the bag. By taking on the weight of the absorbed, the bag of the invention can replace the function of a conventional sand bag. Unlike a conventional sand bag, the bag of the invention has provision for causing the bags before and after inflation to interlock which strengthens the resulting protective wall. Part of the interlocking effect is created by the incorporation of ballast modules at least two corners of the bag which interlock with pockets on diagonal corners of adjacent bags. In addition to ballast modules, the bag may contain seed modules or pockets which release seeds to vegetate and hold soil on slopes. | 12-08-2011 |
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Thomas Bouchard, Redmond, WA US
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20160028784 | TECHNIQUES TO RESTORE COMMUNICATIONS SESSIONS FOR APPLICATIONS HAVING CONVERSATION AND MEETING ENVIRONMENTS - Techniques for restoring communications sessions for applications having conversation environment and a meeting embodiment are described. A system may include a meeting component of a communications application for selecting a meeting from multiple meetings, a conversation component of the communications application for managing multiple conversation threads, and a recovery component of the communications application for recovering an active meeting from the multiple meetings or an active conversation thread from the multiple conversation threads. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-28-2016 |
Thomas Bouchard, Seattle, WA US
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20090300095 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE PRESENCE INFORMATION - Techniques to manage presence information are described. An apparatus may comprise a presence management component operative to manage presence information for a presentity node. The presence management component may comprise a presence normalization module operative to retrieve presence temporal information for a home time zone, and normalize the presence temporal information for a local time zone of the presentity node to form normalized presence temporal information. The presence management component may further comprise a presence control module communicatively coupled to the presence normalization module. The presence control module may be operative to send presence state information from the presentity node to a presence server based on the normalized presence temporal information. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-03-2009 |
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Thomas J. Bouchard, Vienna, VA US
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20090267944 | METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF DIGITAL IMAGES - A method of displaying and manipulating a digital image is presented. The system extracts information from an image and from the display and display drivers to determine presentation parameters. The user may select various functions to present the image in a desired manner. | 10-29-2009 |
Thomas Joseph Bouchard, Vienna, VA US
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20150026023 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE MULTISENSOR ANALISIS AND AGGREGATION - The present invention is directed to a self consistent method for adaptive implementation of overflying multi sensor measurements and derivation of conclusions and determinations “agregants”, derived and/or developed from the measured results and/or resulting from science-based processing design to integrate and process the measured results and other data and scientific knowledge. Furthermore, the aggregants may be pertinent to determination of status and proactive management models of the at least one distributed resource by a single or repeatable implementation of one or several steps. | 01-22-2015 |