Bedford, US
Adam C. Bedford, Rockford, MI US
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20080296945 | SEATING UNIT WITH ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR DEVICE - A chair includes a lower back frame, a back construction, including a back support attached to the lower back frame, a cushion assembly attached to the back support, and a vertically adjustable lumbar frame positioned between the back support and the cushion assembly. The lumbar frame includes a transition shell and a vertically sliding lumbar device having a plurality of horizontal flexible wires. A lower edge of the transition shell is positioned on top of an uppermost horizontal flexible wire of the lumbar device. The lumbar device is operably slidably mounted between the outer shell and cushion assembly and the transition shell upper edge slides between the outer shell and the upholstery cushion assembly. Also disclosed is a chair including a Y-shaped lower back frame having two uprights and a cross-piece attached to the back support. The uprights and cross-piece of the lower back frame include an overlap flange and the back support includes a channel-shaped flange having detents. The overlap flange and channel-shaped flange mate to form an overlap joint, including a box beam for added structural support. | 12-04-2008 |
Billy R. Bedford, Peoria, IL US
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20090218841 | MACHINE MOUNT - A mount for a machine includes a mounting member having an insertion portion and a shoulder portion. During assembly, the insertion portion is swaged into an opening in the frame. A mating member attached to a machine structure is seated on the shoulder portion, and a cap may be attached to the shoulder portion such that the mating member is disposed between the cap and the shoulder portion. | 09-03-2009 |
Cary C. Bedford, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20120182194 | ANTENNA POSITIONER SYSTEM - A three-axis antenna positioner has an X-Y over azimuth configuration, and includes an azimuth drive assembly, an X-axis drive assembly, and a Y-axis drive assembly. Each drive assembly is independently operable. The azimuth drive assembly imparts 540° azimuthal rotational motion to an antenna about an azimuth axis. The X-axis drive assembly rotates the antenna about a horizontal X-axis at elevation angles between −90° and +90°. The Y-axis drive assembly rotates the antenna about a Y-axis at elevation complement angles between −2° and +105°. The azimuth axis, the X-axis, and the Y-axis all intersect at a common intersection point, and are mutually orthogonal. A controller operates each drive assembly so as to minimize antenna tracking velocity and acceleration. Each drive assembly may include dual drives, and may be operated in a bias drive mode to substantially eliminate backlash. | 07-19-2012 |
Chris Bedford, Mountain View, CA US
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20140100835 | User Behavior Modeling for Intelligent Mobile Companions - An apparatus for modeling user behavior comprising at least one sensor for sensing a parameter, a memory, a processor coupled to the sensor and the memory, wherein the memory contains instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to collect a first data from the sensor, fuse the sensor data with a time element to obtain a context-feature, determine a first state based on the context-feature, record the first state in a state repository, wherein the state repository is configured to store a plurality of states such that the repository enables time-based pattern identification, and wherein each state corresponds to a user activity, incorporate information stored in the state repository into a behavior model, and predict an expected behavior based on the behavior model. | 04-10-2014 |
Christopher D. Bedford, Watertown, MA US
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20110304843 | USING REMOTELY DETECTED WIND VELOCITIES TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING OF AN IMPENDING OR OCCURRING EVENT - Methods and systems for using laser Doppler velocimeters to determine and use wind velocities at the locations of impending and occurring events such as sports events are presented. Laser Doppler velocimeters are used to determine wind velocities where an event is occurring or an impending event is about to occur. The determined wind velocities are used to generate and display a representation of the impending or occurring event that accounts for the effect of the determined wind velocities on the impending or occurring event. | 12-15-2011 |
Christopher Lee Bedford, Mountain View, CA US
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20160132360 | Stream Schema Resolution and Stream Tuple Processing in a Distributed Stream-Processing System - A task worker running on a worker server receives a process specification over a network. The process specification specifies a task to be executed by the task worker. The executed task includes generating an output data object for an output data stream based in part on an input data object from an input data stream. The process specification is accessed to specify the required fields to be read from for executing the task and to specify the generated the fields in the input data object that will be written to during or subsequent to the executing of the task. The task worker executes the task and generates the output data object. The output data object is then transmitted to the output stream based on the stream configuration. | 05-12-2016 |
Dick Bedford, Watertown, WI US
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20110042112 | EARTHWORKING MACHINE - An assembly for an earthworking machine includes a head portion, a frame secured to the head portion, a handle assembly, an enclosure which houses at least a portion of a plurality of components for driving the earthworking machine, a first plate secured to a first side of the enclosure and a second plate secured to a second side of the enclosure, and a first set of isolating members. The first and second plates extend from the enclosure along at least a portion of the length of the frame. One of the first set of isolating members is positioned between the frame and the first plate, and another one of the first set of isolating members is positioned between the frame and the second plate. | 02-24-2011 |
Jitka Bedford, Lafayette, CO US
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20140114837 | Systems And Methods For Automated Tenant Screening From Rental Listing Ad - Systems and methods for automated tenant screening from a rental listing ad preferably includes a combination of structure and/or function whereby an internet server has an interface to receive information from and to provide information to (i) an on-line tenant server and (ii) an on-line third party tenant screening server. A memory stores details of at least one rental property. At least one processor is configured to (i) provide to the on-line tenant server one or more web pages showing the stored details of the at least one rental property, in response to an inquiry from the on-line tenant server, (ii) receive from the on-line tenant server a screening request in response to a tenant request made through the one or more web pages, (iii) provide the tenant screening request to the third party tenant screening server, (iv) receive from the third party tenant screening server a screening-result, (v) provide to the tenant server the screening-result through the one or more web pages, and (vi) accept through the one or more web pages a tenant rental application corresponding to the stored details of the at least one rental property. | 04-24-2014 |
Joel Bedford, Fort Collins, CO US
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20110015085 | Repetitive Sequence-Free DNA Libraries - A method of creating a repetitive sequence-free DNA library comprising the steps of providing a DNA library, providing an amplification mixture from the DNA library, and adding a repetitive sequence fraction DNA to the amplification mixture to produce the repetitive sequence-free DNA library. The invention also provides a method of creating a whole chromosome painting probe comprising the steps of providing a DNA library, providing an amplification mixture from the DNA library, adding a repetitive sequence fraction DNA to the amplification mixture to produce the repetitive sequence-free DNA library, and labeling the repetitive sequence-free DNA library to produce the whole chromosome painting probe. The invention also provides a method of in-situ hybridization comprising the steps of providing a DNA library, providing an amplification mixture from the DNA library, adding a repetitive sequence fraction DNA to the amplification mixture to produce the repetitive sequence-free DNA library, labeling the repetitive sequence-free DNA library to produce the whole chromosome painting probe, and using the painting probe in in-situ hybridization. | 01-20-2011 |
Joel S. Bedford, Fort Collins, CO US
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20100062434 | DETECTION OF CHROMOSOMAL INVERSIONS - A method and a kit for the identification of chromosomal inversions is described. Chromosomal inversions are difficult to detect unless they are quite large. The improved ability to detect chromosomal inversions is important to a number of medical applications, such as cancer and birth defects, as examples. Reporter species are attached to oligonucleotide strands designed such that they may hybridize to portions of only one of a pair of single-stranded sister chromatids prepared by the CO-FISH procedure, as an example. If an inversion has occurred, these marker probes will be detected on the sister chromatid at the same location as the inversion on the first chromatid. | 03-11-2010 |
20120058475 | Detection of Chromosomal Inversions - A method and a kit for the identification of chromosomal inversions is described. Chromosomal inversions are difficult to detect unless they are quite large. The improved ability to detect chromosomal inversions is important to a number of medical applications, such as cancer and birth defects, as examples. Reporter species are attached to oligonucleotide strands designed such that they may hybridize to portions of only one of a pair of single-stranded sister chromatids prepared by the CO-FISH procedure, as an example. If an inversion has occurred, these marker probes will be detected on the sister chromatid at the same location as the inversion on the first chromatid. | 03-08-2012 |
Joshua Clifford Bedford, Farmington Hills, MI US
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20120117947 | NOx ADSORBER REGENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An exhaust gas after treatment system for an engine comprises an oxidation catalyst NOx adsorber wherein an oxidation catalyst compound and a NO | 05-17-2012 |
20130118150 | EXHAUST SYSTEM FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - In an exemplary embodiment of the invention an exhaust gas after treatment system for an internal combustion engine comprises an exhaust gas conduit configured to transport exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine to exhaust treatment devices of the exhaust gas treatment system. A controller in signal communication with the exhaust gas aftertreatment system is configured to monitor the temperature of a selective catalytic reduction device, wherein the controller is operable to move a valve assembly to an open position when the selective catalytic reduction device is at or above an operating temperature and to move the valve assembly to a closed position when the selective catalytic reduction device is below the operating temperature for entrainment of NOx constituents from the exhaust gas. | 05-16-2013 |
20130219867 | SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION DEVICE CONTROL METHODS AND SYSTEMS - An exhaust system is provided. The exhaust system includes a first sensor that senses a level of nitrous oxide (NOx) in exhaust gas and generates a first sensor signal. A second sensor senses a level of ammonia (NH3) in the exhaust gas and generates a second sensor signal. A control module receives the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, determines a desired reductant dosage based on the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal, and generates an injector control signal based on the desired reductant dosage. | 08-29-2013 |
20130239554 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM HAVING A SOLID AMMONIA GAS PRODUCING MATERIAL - An exhaust gas treatment system for an internal combustion engine is provided, including an exhaust gas conduit, a pressurized vessel, a selective catalytic reduction (“SCR”) device, and a control module. The internal combustion engine has a plurality of pistons and an engine off condition that indicates that the pistons are generally stationary. The exhaust gas conduit is in fluid communication with, and configured to receive an exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine. The pressurized vessel stores a solid ammonia gas producing material. The pressurized vessel is selectively activated to heat the solid ammonia gas producing material into an ammonia gas. The ammonia gas is released into the exhaust gas conduit. The SCR device is in fluid communication with the exhaust gas conduit and is configured to receive the ammonia gas. | 09-19-2013 |
20130263593 | Exhaust Aftertreatment And Exahust Gas Recirculation Systems - In an exemplary embodiment, an internal combustion engine includes an oxidation catalyst configured to receive an exhaust gas flow from the internal combustion engine, a urea injector positioned downstream of the oxidation catalyst to inject a urea flow into the exhaust gas flow and a mixer positioned downstream of the urea injector to mix the exhaust gas flow and the urea flow to form a mixed exhaust gas and urea flow. The engine also includes a particulate filter and catalytic reduction assembly positioned downstream of the mixer to receive the mixed exhaust and urea flow from the mixer to form a treated exhaust gas flow and an exhaust gas recirculation system coupled to the particulate filter to receive a portion of the treated exhaust gas flow and recirculate the portion of the exhaust gas flow to be mixed with a fresh air flow for the internal combustion engine. | 10-10-2013 |
20140060007 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ONBOARD PERFORMANCE MONITORING OF OXIDATION CATALYST - An exhaust treatment system is disclosed that can diagnose the performance of an exhaust treatment oxidation catalyst in converting NO to NO | 03-06-2014 |
20140352279 | EXHAUST GAS TREATMENT SYSTEM WITH EMISSION CONTROL DURING FILTER REGENERATION - An exhaust gas treatment system for an engine includes an exhaust gas inlet tube configured to receive an exhaust gas from the engine. A particulate filter, a heat exchange system and first and second selective catalytic reduction (SCR) devices are in fluid communication with the exhaust gas inlet tube. The particulate filter is configured to undergo thermal regeneration when the exhaust gas in the particulate filter is heated above a regeneration temperature. The controller is configured to control a temperature difference, between a present temperature of the second SCR device and a predefined optimal second SCR temperature, to be within a predefined threshold during the thermal regeneration of the particulate filter. The controller may be configured to direct an injector to inject a reductant into the first SCR device when the temperature difference is below the predefined threshold, thereby controlling a NOx emission in the exhaust gas. | 12-04-2014 |
20140371054 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTING A CLEAN FILTER CORRECTION MAP FOR A SELECTIVE CATALYST REDUCTION FILTER - A system and method for adapting the clean filter correction map for a selective catalyst reduction filter SCRF of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system are provided. The system may be in fluid communication with an engine of a vehicle. The system may include a first pressure sensor and a second pressure. A differential pressure module is in communication with the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor and configured to generate a delta pressure signal corresponding to a pressure drop between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor. The system may also include a controller configured to determine a number of completed regeneration events of the SCRF; compare the number of completed regeneration events to an evaluation element; and enable an adaptation module by executing one of a first control action, a second control action, and a third control action. | 12-18-2014 |
20150047319 | VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF DETERMINING A REDUCTANT STORAGE CAPACITY SET POINT OF A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FILTER OF AN EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE - A vehicle and a method of determining a reductant storage capacity set point of a selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) of an exhaust treatment system of a vehicle are disclosed. The method includes determining a storage estimate of a reductant inside the SCRF and determining a particulate estimate in the SCRF representative of an amount of particulate matter collected inside the SCRF. The method also includes determining a particulate correction factor from the particulate estimate and calculating, via a controller, a set point value of the reductant in the SCRF by computing together the particulate correction factor and the storage estimate to determine the reductant storage capacity set point of the SCRF. | 02-19-2015 |
20150047320 | VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF UPDATING AGING OF A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FILTER OF AN EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE - A vehicle and method of updating aging of a selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) of an exhaust treatment system of the vehicle are disclosed. The method includes determining a desorption rate estimate of a catalyst of the SCRF and determining an ash volume estimate representative of an amount of ash collected inside the SCRF. The method also includes determining an ash correction factor from the ash volume estimate and calculating, via a controller, a corrected desorption rate value by multiplying the ash correction factor with the desorption rate estimate to update the aging of the SCRF. | 02-19-2015 |
20150047328 | VEHICLE AND A METHOD OF UPDATING EFFICIENCY OF A SELECTIVE CATALYTIC REDUCTION FILTER OF AN EXHAUST TREATMENT SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE - A vehicle and a method of updating efficiency of a selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) of an exhaust treatment system of the vehicle are disclosed. The method includes obtaining an initial calculated efficiency of the SCRF, via a controller, regarding one of a NOx conversion, a reductant absorption, a reductant desorption and a reductant oxidation. The method also includes determining a soot mass estimate in the SCRF representative of an amount of soot collected inside the SCRF and determining a soot correction factor from the soot mass estimate. The method further includes calculating, via the controller, an updated efficiency value of the SCRF by multiplying the soot correction factor and the initial calculated efficiency to update efficiency of the SCRF. | 02-19-2015 |
20150068197 | UREA INJECTION CONTROLLER FOR A MOTORIZED SYSTEM - A urea injection controller for a motorized system includes a passive regeneration model configured and disposed to calculate an amount of NOx conversion resulting from an interaction between exhaust gases and soot entrained in a selective catalyst reduction filter (SCRF) device, a replenishment mode trigger module configured to set an ammonia replenishment request based on the passive regeneration model, and a replenishment control module configured to selectively activate a urea injector to discharge a particular amount of urea based on the regeneration model. | 03-12-2015 |
Nolan Bedford, San Diego, CA US
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20140309534 | PRESSURE PLATE DEVICE FOR ORTHOTIC SELECTION - A foot pressure measurement and foot length measurement device employs a plurality of pressure sensors and an optical foot length measurement system. The device also includes a computer that can perform an analysis of the foot pressure and length data to select an appropriate orthotic device. The foot measurement device may be integrated into a kiosk. Orthotic devices that have myriad configurations are also disclosed. | 10-16-2014 |
Patrice A. Bedford, Plantation, FL US
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20140038668 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INITIATING AND SHARING INCIDENT INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication system ( | 02-06-2014 |
Richard Lee Bedford, Watertown, WI US
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20120097682 | SEALED, NON-PERMEABLE FUEL TANK FOR SPARK-IGNITION MOTORS - A fuel tank for a spark-ignition motor with a vapor intake port has a tank body having a tank wall enclosing a tank volume. A filler port in a first upper portion of the tank wall establishes a liquid fill-level limit for the tank volume. A vapor dome formed by a second upper portion of the tank wall subtends a vapor space above the liquid fill-level limit. A vapor vent valve is mounted in the vapor dome and is connectable to the vapor intake port. The vapor dome has a shape and size allowing the tank body to tilt from about a horizontal position to about thirty degrees in any direction from the horizontal position before a liquid filling the tank volume to the liquid fill-level limit contacts the vapor vent valve. | 04-26-2012 |
20120102906 | MOWER BAFFLE SYSTEM - A multiblade lawn mower including a mower deck having a plurality of cutting blades rotatably disposed therein. A first baffle is positioned within the mower deck between the cutting blades and a front wall of the mower deck and extends substantially continuously between the sides of the mower deck. A second baffle is positioned in the mower deck rearwardly of the cutting blades. The first and second baffles each include a plurality of arcuate baffle portions which define at least one open throat portion therebetween. The first baffle includes at least first, second and third arcuate portions. A third baffle is positioned within the mower deck and extends from adjacent a discharge opening of the mower deck into a circular path defined by peripheral ends of a cutting blade adjacent the discharge opening. | 05-03-2012 |
20130300095 | TRACTOR WEIGHT TRANSFER MECHANISM - A weight transfer system for a tractor includes a front lift arm pivotably mounted to the tractor and a front accessory mounted to the front lift arm. The front accessory is located forward of a front of the tractor. A mounting bracket is secured to a frame of the tractor. An electric linear actuator includes a forward end and a rear end. The forward end is mounted to a spring and the rear end is mounted to the mounting bracket. The linear actuator is actuable between an extended position and a retracted position. The forward end is spaced a first distance from the front of the tractor in the extended position and a second distance from the front of the tractor in the retracted position. The first distance is less than the second distance. | 11-14-2013 |
Robert Bedford, Joshua Tree, CA US
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20130154145 | BLOWN FILM SCANNING METHOD - A method is provided for measuring and controlling a cumulative physical property, such as the thickness, of a tubular blown film, wherein the tubular blown film is being extruded from a ring-shaped extruder having a plurality of film physical property controllers disposed around the ring-shaped extruder. Where the physical property is thickness, the method includes the steps of (1) collapsing the tubular film to create a two-ply web and slowly rotating the film while taking a plurality of thickness measurements across the two-play web at various sections of the film, (2) calculating initial estimates of the thickness of each section using a first algorithm, (3) refining the initial estimates of the thicknesses of each section by successive iterations using a second algorithm, and (4) optionally adjusting at least one film physical property controller to control the final estimate of the thicknesses of each longitudinal section. | 06-20-2013 |
Robert G. Bedford, Beavercreek, OH US
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20140186551 | SMOOTH SOLDER DEPOSITION PROCESS - A method of depositing solder material onto a substrate. The method includes adjusting a pressure within a vacuum chamber, the substrate being supported within the vacuum chamber. A temperature of the substrate is reduced such that the absolute temperature of the substrate is no greater than 20% of a melting temperature of the solder material The absolute temperature is maintained while solder material is deposited onto the substrate. | 07-03-2014 |
Simon Peter Bedford, Poway, CA US
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20150325010 | COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR CARGO AND TRANSPORTED CONTAINERS - An imaging system includes an x-ray or gamma ray source that emits an x-ray or gamma ray beam, a tunnel having a plurality of detectors, and a translatable platform. The detectors each receive a portion of the beam. The translatable platform supports cargo or a transported container and moves through the tunnel so that the cargo or transported container crosses the portions of the beam received by the detectors. The translatable platform may rotate and move through the tunnel at multiple angles. The imaging system may also include a computer and a graphical interface. The computer may receive information collected by the detectors and may reconstruct a three-dimensional image of the cargo or transported container. The graphical interface may display the three-dimensional image or information derived from the three-dimensional image. According to other embodiments, a system for creating a three-dimensional image may receive data from a wide vertical beam angle and generate and output a three-dimensional model. | 11-12-2015 |
Steven Glenn Bedford, Ellington, CT US
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20130148079 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POLISHING FREEFORM LENSES - Systems and methods for polishing a lens having a freeform design cut into a surface of the lens are provided. The system may include a lap blank having a substantial inverse of the freeform design cut into a surface of the lap blank, or a conformable lap blank having an inverse of the freeform design molded into a surface of the lap blank. The system also includes a deformable pad mounted on the surface of the lap blank. The surface of the lens is separated from the surface of the lap blank by the deformable pad, and the lens and the lap blank are arranged such that the freeform design of the surface of the lens is substantially aligned with the substantial inverse of the freeform design of the surface of the lap blank. | 06-13-2013 |
Stuart F. Bedford, Hudson, OH US
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20100162923 | Low Odor Latex Paint Capable of Reducing Interior Odors - A paint composition, which in some embodiments, has a low odor in the container, while during after application to a surface, and once the paint has dried on a surface is disclosed. A method of making such a paint composition is disclosed. A paint composition and method are also disclosed which include using a paint to control certain odors in interior rooms. | 07-01-2010 |
20110170371 | CONTAINER - The present invention is directed toward a novel container system that is designed to hold and store liquids, such as for example, paints, stains, and various other coatings. The container system generally includes a base member, a shelf that is contained within the base member, and a lid. The shelf is provided with the base member and is designed to accept an application device, such as for example a paint roller. A lid is also provided with the container so that a fluid may be provided and stored as part of an all-inclusive delivery system. | 07-14-2011 |
20140343189 | Low Odor Latex Paint Capable of Reducing Interior Odors - A paint composition, which in some embodiments, has a low odor in the container, while during after application to a surface, and once the paint has dried on a surface is disclosed. A method of making such a paint composition is disclosed. A paint composition and method are also disclosed which include using a paint to control certain odors in interior rooms. | 11-20-2014 |
Susan Eilidh Bedford, Carisle, MA US
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20110008265 | In Situ Polymerization For Hair Treatment - Hair care products represent a world-wide multi-billion dollar industry. Pre-formed polymers are commonly used in a variety of hair care products including shampoos, conditioners, gels, and hair sprays. The present invention provides technology for polymerizing monomers on hair in situ to produce desired hair characteristics. This eliminates the solubility and application issues found with some polymers. The polymerization of monomers on hair is typically initiated using a thermal or photoinitiated free radical initiator. In certain embodiments, the monomers are fluorinated thereby producing a fluorinated polymer on the hair upon polymerization. The invention provides monomers, initiators, methods, and kits for use in treating hair with polymers. | 01-13-2011 |
Susan Eilidh Bedford, Carlisle, MA US
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20090068255 | USE OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITORS IN SKIN CARE - The application of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) inhibitors to the skin inhibits the degradation of proteins found in the skin including collagen, elastin, and other basement membrane and extracellular matrix protein. MMP inhibitors may be used in both cosmetic compositions and pharmaceutical compositions for application to skin. MMP inhibitors are formulated with a cosmetically suitable vehicle or pharmaceutically acceptable excipient for application to the skin as creams, lotions, ointments, solutions, face masks, etc. As cosmetics, the inventive MMP inhibitor compositions are applied to the skin to prevent or reduce the appearance of wrinkles, pigmentation changes, loss of elasticity, or other effects associated with aging or sun damage. As pharmaceuticals, the inventive MMP inhibitor compositions may also be applied to the skin to treat or prevent a skin disease (e.g., proliferative disease, inflammatory disease). | 03-12-2009 |
20090145452 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE FOR TREATMENT OF SKIN AND HAIR - Devices and methods of use are disclosed for treating hair and/or skin. The devices include light sources or heat sources useful in activating polymerization initiators thereby polymerizing monomers in situ on skin or hair. Exemplary devices include hair brushes, eyelash brushes, curling irons, curlers, and flat irons. | 06-11-2009 |
20090220436 | IN SITU POLYMERIZATION FOR SKIN TREATMENT - Cosmetics represent a world-wide multi-billion dollar industry. The present invention provides technology for polymerizing monomers on skin in situ to produce desired skin characteristics. For example, the inventive system may be used to reduce the signs of aging or to protect the treated skin from UV light. The polymerization of monomers on skin is typically initiated using a thermal or photoinitiatied free radical initiator. In certain embodiments, the monomers are fluorinated thereby producing a fluorinated polymer on the skin upon polymerization. The invention provides monomers, initiators, methods, and kits for use in treating skin with polymers. | 09-03-2009 |