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Arnold Simon, Saddle River, NJ US
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20100192284 | Pants for Improved Body Shape - Through the use of pocket bags that span from the outer seams of certain pants garments to the components of the fastening system that are capable of reversible engagement, an improved silhouette, can be created for a wearer of the garment. Elastic panels that also span from the outer seams to the fastening systems may be included in order to improve further the look that is created. | 08-05-2010 |
Bruce J. Simon, Mountain Lakes, NJ US
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20090149774 | BONE MARROW ASPIRATION NEEDLE - A bone aspiration needle is provided. The cannulated body can define at least a first aperture for aspirating bone marrow from a first region of an anatomy. The bone aspiration needle can also include a second aperture for aspirating bone marrow from a second region of the anatomy and a third aperture for aspirating bone marrow from a third region of the anatomy. The first aperture can be a distal most aperture and the third aperture can be a proximal most aperture. The first aperture can have a first area, the second aperture can have a second area, and the third aperture can have a third area. The second area can be greater than the first area and less than the third area so as to enable the aspiration of substantially equal amounts of bone marrow substantially simultaneously from each of the first aperture, second aperture and third aperture. | 06-11-2009 |
20100057178 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION USING EXPANDABLE ELECTRODE - The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue. More specifically, systems and methods are provided for introducing a spinal cord stimulation electrode device into a patient's epidural space through a small portal, such as a percutaneous penetration, and then expanding the electrode device once inside the epidural space to achieve a larger footprint of contact on the dura. This substantially prevents migration of the electrode within the epidural space and provides for more efficient and effective treatment. | 03-04-2010 |
20100174340 | Methods and Apparatus for Applying Energy to Patients - The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue. More specifically, systems and methods are provided for introducing a flowable electrode to a target site within the patient such that the flowable electrode converts to a hardened electrode after being introduced to the target site. An electrical impulse is applied to the hardened electrode to modulate one or more nerve(s) at the target site. The electrode preferably comprises a conductive polymer material. | 07-08-2010 |
20110046432 | NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL CONSTRICTION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The treatment comprises transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers that are responsible for smooth muscle dilation. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical, mechanical and/or acoustic, and optical and/or thermal energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers. | 02-24-2011 |
20110125213 | NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL CONSTRICTION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The treatment comprises transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers that are responsible for smooth muscle dilation. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical, mechanical and/or acoustic, and optical and/or thermal energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers. | 05-26-2011 |
20110230701 | ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC STIMULATORS USED TO TREAT MIGRAINE/SINUS HEADACHE AND COMORBID DISORDERS - Non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches), irrespective of whether those symptoms arise from an allergy that is co-morbid with the headache. The disclosed methods may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated. | 09-22-2011 |
20110319958 | NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL CONSTRICTION - Devices, systems and instructing methods are disclosed for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The instructing method for treatment comprises transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers that are responsible for smooth muscle dilation. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical, mechanical and/or acoustic, and optical and/or thermal energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers. | 12-29-2011 |
20120035683 | METHOD FOR TREATING DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE USING NONINVASIVE CAPACITIVELY COUPLED ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE - A method for treatment of degenerative disc disease using capacitively coupled electrical stimulation. In one embodiment, a subject diagnosed as having degenerative disc disease is treated by placing first and second electrodes on the subject's body at the site of an identified disc in a state of degenerative disc disease, and applying an electric field to the identified disc via the first and second electrodes with the intent to treat the degenerative disc disease. The electric field is created with an electrical signal having a frequency within a range of 20 to 100 kHz and having a symmetrical waveform with an amplitude within a range of 0.1 to 20 volts peak-to-peak, preferably a frequency of approximately 60 kHz and an amplitude of approximately 5 volts peak-to-peak. | 02-09-2012 |
20120095522 | METHOD FOR TREATING DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE USING NONINVASIVE CAPACITIVELY COUPLED ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE - A method for treatment of degenerative disc disease using capacitively coupled electrical stimulation. In one embodiment, a subject diagnosed as having degenerative disc disease is treated by placing first and second electrodes on the subject's body at the site of an identified disc in a state of degenerative disc disease, and applying an electric field to the identified disc via the first and second electrodes with the intent to treat the degenerative disc disease. The electric field is created with an electrical signal having a frequency within a range of 20 to 100 kHz and having a symmetrical waveform with an amplitude within a range of 0.1 to 20 volts peak-to-peak, preferably a frequency of approximately 60 kHz and an amplitude of approximately 5 volts peak-to-peak. | 04-19-2012 |
20120184801 | NERVE STIMULATION METHODS FOR AVERTING IMMINENT ONSET OR EPISODE OF A DISEASE - Transcutaneous electrical and magnetic nerve stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of averting imminent medical attacks using energy that is delivered noninvasively by the devices. In particular, the devices and methods involve handheld devices designed to stimulate the vagus nerve of a patient with a signal sufficient to minimize or avert epileptic seizures. | 07-19-2012 |
20130066392 | NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OR PREVENT DEMENTIA - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve, that modulate the activity of a patient's locus ceruleus. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers to cause the locus ceruleus to release norepinephrine into regions of the brain that contain beta-amyloids. The norepinephrine counteracts neuroinflammation that would damage neurons in those regions and the locus ceruleus, thereby arresting or slowing the progression of the disease in the patient. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066395 | NERVE STIMULATION METHODS FOR AVERTING IMMINENT ONSET OR EPISODE OF A DISEASE - Transcutaneous electrical and magnetic nerve stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of averting imminent medical attacks using energy that is delivered noninvasively by the devices. The attacks comprise asthma attack, epileptic seizure, attacks of migraine headache, transient ischemic attack or stroke, onset of atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, onset of ventricular fibrillation or tachycardia, panic attack, and attacks of acute depression. The imminence of an attack is forecasted using grey-box or black-box models as used in control theory. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, a vagus nerve in the neck of a patient is stimulated noninvasively to avert the attack. | 03-14-2013 |
20130131746 | NON-INVASIVE VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION DEVICES AND METHODS TO TREAT OR AVERT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - Energy is transmitted noninvasively to a patient using electrode-based stimulation devices or magnetic stimulation devices that are designed to non-invasively stimulate nerves selectively. The devices produce impulses that are used to treat atrial fibrillation, by stimulating a vagus nerve of a patient. The devices are also used to forecast the imminent onset of atrial fibrillation and then avert it by stimulating a vagus nerve. | 05-23-2013 |
20130131753 | NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT GASTROPARESIS, FUNCTIONAL DYSPEPSIA, AND OTHER FUNCTIONAL GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, and other functional gastrointestinal disorders. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve. The methods provide damaged interstitial cells of Cajal (ICC) with trophic factors via vagal afferent nerve fibers, thereby reversing ICC damage, and as a consequence improving gastric motility. The methods also increase levels of inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain so as to decrease neural activity within the area postrema, or they deactivate a resting state neural network containing parts of the anterior insula and anterior cingulate cortex, which will thereby reduce abnormal interoception and visceral hypersensitivity. | 05-23-2013 |
20130184792 | NON-INVASIVE MAGNETIC OR ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT OR PREVENT AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND OTHER DISORDERS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing an autism spectrum disorder, a pervasive developmental disorder, or a disorder of psychological development. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve. The nerve stimulation may be used as a behavior conditioning tool, by producing euphoria in an autistic individual. Vagus nerve stimulation is also used to modulate circulating serotonin levels in a pregnant woman so as to reduce the risk of having an autistic child; modulate the levels of growth factors within a child; promote balance of neuronal excitation/inhibition; modulate the activity of abnormal resting state neuronal networks; increase respiratory sinus arrhythmia; and avert episodes of motor stereotypies with the aid of forecasting methods. | 07-18-2013 |
20130238049 | NON-INVASIVE VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT DISORDERS - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are primarily or at least partially driven by an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, such as asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and the like. The invention involves the use of an energy source comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy that is transmitted non-invasively to, or in close proximity to, a selected nerve to temporarily stimulate, block and/or modulate the signals in the selected nerve such that neural pathways are activated to release inhibitory neurotransmitters in the patient's brain. | 09-12-2013 |
20130245486 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING NON-INVASIVE VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION - Devices and methods are disclosed that treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrically stimulating a nerve noninvasively, which may be a vagus nerve situated within a patient's neck. Preferred embodiments allow a patient to self-treat his or her condition. Disclosed methods assure that the device is being positioned correctly on the neck and that the amplitude and other parameters of the stimulation actually stimulate the vagus nerve with a therapeutic waveform. Those methods comprise measuring properties of the patient's larynx, pupil diameters, blood flow within an eye, electrodermal activity and/or heart rate variability. | 09-19-2013 |
20130245712 | NON-INVASIVE VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT DISORDERS - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), exercise-induced bronchospasm and post-operative bronchospasm. The treatment comprises transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers that activate neural pathways to reduce the release of acetycholine from airway-related vagal preganglionic neurons within the brain of the patient. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers to produce the bronchodilation. | 09-19-2013 |
20130253625 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION - The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for treating nerve disorders in the brain. An electrode is introduced into a patient's sinus cavity and an electrical impulse is applied to the electrode to modulate one or more target nerves in the brain to treat the disorder. In preferred embodiments, the electrode is positioned within a sinus cavity adjacent to or near the frontal cortex of the brain and the electrical signal is sufficient to modulate, stimulate and/or inhibit nerves within the frontal cortex. The electrode may be movable between a collapsed or compact configuration for introduction into the sinus cavity and an expanded configuration for contacting tissue within the sinus cavity to deliver the electrical impulse through the tissue to the target nerves in the brain. | 09-26-2013 |
20130304159 | MAGNETIC STIMULATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF THERAPY - Devices and systems are disclosed for the non-invasive treatment of medical conditions through delivery of energy to target tissue, comprising a source of electrical power, a magnetically permeable toroidal core, and a coil that is wound around the core. The coil and core are embedded in a continuous electrically conducting medium, which is adapted to have a shape that conforms to the contour of an arbitrarily oriented target body surface of a patient. The conducting medium is applied to that surface by any of several disclosed methods, and the source of power supplies a pulse of electric charge to the coil, such that the coil induces an electric current and/or an electric field within the patient, thereby stimulating tissue and/or one or more nerve fibers within the patient. The invention shapes an elongated electric field of effect that can be oriented parallel to a long nerve. In one embodiment, the device comprises two toroidal cores that lie adjacent to one another. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304169 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY APPLYING ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO TISSUE - Systems and devices for selectively applying electrical energy to a target region beneath a skin surface of a patient involve applying an electrical impulse to one or more electrodes on a skin surface of the patient to modulate one or more nerves at the target region, where the impulse is substantially blocked at nerves located between the target region and the skin surface such that only the nerves at the target region are modulated by the electrical impulse. | 11-14-2013 |
20130310909 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat or prevent disorders in a patient. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy to the vagus nerve according to a treatment paradigm that includes single doses of 30 seconds to 5 minutes of continuous stimulation. The treatment paradigm further comprises one or more daily treatment sessions that each include one or more doses for prophylactic or acute treatment of the patient's condition. Vagus nerve stimulation is used to modulate the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters in the brain, such as GABA, norepinephrine, and/or serotonin. | 11-21-2013 |
20130317580 | VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION TO AVERT OR TREAT STROKE OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating or preventing a stroke and/or a transient ischemic attack in a patient. The methods comprise transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers, particularly those in a vagus nerve. Vagus nerve stimulation is used to modulate the release of GABA, norepinephrine, and/or serotonin, thereby providing neuroprotection to the patient; to modulate the activity of resting state neuronal networks, particularly the sensory-motor network or resting state networks containing the insula; and to avert a stroke or transient ischemic attack that has been forecasted. | 11-28-2013 |
20140081071 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING PRIMARY HEADACHE - Non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches), irrespective of whether those symptoms arise from an allergy that is co-morbid with the headache. The disclosed methods may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated. | 03-20-2014 |
20140107397 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING PRIMARY HEADACHE - Non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches), irrespective of whether those symptoms arise from an allergy that is co-morbid with the headache. The disclosed methods may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140107398 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING PRIMARY HEADACHE - Non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches), irrespective of whether those symptoms arise from an allergy that is co-morbid with the headache. The disclosed methods may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated. | 04-17-2014 |
20140142654 | MEDICAL SELF-TREATMENT USING NON-INVASIVE VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical noninvasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck, as well as a docking station that is used to charge a rechargeable battery within the stimulator. The docking station and stimulator housing transmit data to one another regarding the status of a stimulation session, as well as to a computer program in a patient interface device such as a mobile phone or computer. The interface device in turn communicates with medical record and billing databases contained within other computers, via the internet. The system is designed to address problems that arise particularly during self-treatment, when a medical professional is not present. | 05-22-2014 |
20140207224 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSCRANIAL STIMULATION - The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for applying electric current to neurons in the brain to treat disorders and to improve motor and/or memory functions in a patient. In a method according to the invention, an electrode is positioned adjacent to and spaced from the skin surface of the patient's head and an electric current is applied through the electrode to a target region in the brain to modulate one or more neurons in the target region. The electrode is housed within an enclosure and spaced from the skin surface so that the electrode does not directly contact the patient's tissue, which reduces the potential for collateral tissue damage or necrosis and shields the electrode from the patient's tissue which substantially inhibits Faradic products (e.g., H | 07-24-2014 |
20140213842 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING PRIMARY HEADACHE - Non-invasive electrical nerve stimulation devices and magnetic stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating medical disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by such devices. The disorders comprise migraine and other primary headaches such as cluster headaches, including sinus symptoms that resemble an immune-mediated response (“sinus” headaches), irrespective of whether those symptoms arise from an allergy that is co-morbid with the headache. The disclosed methods may also be used to treat other disorders that may be co-morbid with migraine headaches, such as anxiety disorders. In preferred embodiments of the disclosed methods, one or both of the patient's vagus nerves are stimulated non-invasively. In other embodiments, parts of the sympathetic nervous system and/or the adrenal glands are stimulated. | 07-31-2014 |
20140214120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF SPHENOPALATINE GANGLION AND OTHER BRANCHES OF CRANIAL NERVES - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for modulating cranial nerves, such as the sphenopalatine ganglion, to treat a medical condition of a patient, such as cluster headache. A stimulation device is advanced transnasally to a target site at or adjacent to the nasopharyngeal mucosa posterior to the middle turbinate. Electrical impulses are applied through one or more electrodes in the stimulation device to the target nerve sufficient to modulate the nerve and treat the medical condition. | 07-31-2014 |
20140236272 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE CAPACITIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND THEIR USE FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION ON THE NECK OF A PATIENT - A non-invasive electrical stimulator shapes an elongated electric field of effect that can be oriented parallel to a long nerve, such as a vagus nerve in a patient's neck, producing a desired physiological response in the patient. The stimulator comprises a source of electrical power, at least one electrode and a continuous electrically conducting medium in contact with the electrodes. The conducting medium is also in contact with an interface element that may conform to the contour of a target body surface of the patient when the interface element is applied to that surface. When the interface element is made of insulating (dielectric) material, and disclosed stimulation waveforms are used, the power source need not supply high voltage, in order to capacitively stimulate the target nerve. The stimulator is configured to produce a peak pulse that is sufficient to produce a physiologically effective electric field in the vicinity of a target nerve, but not to substantially stimulate other nerves and muscles that lie in the vicinity of the target nerve and patient's skin. | 08-21-2014 |
20140257437 | NERVE STIMULATION METHODS FOR AVERTING IMMINENT ONSET OR EPISODE OF A DISEASE - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are primarily or at least partially driven by an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, such as asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and the like. The invention involves the use of an energy source comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy that is transmitted non-invasively to, or in close proximity to, a selected nerve to temporarily stimulate, block and/or modulate the signals in the selected nerve such that neural pathways are activated to release inhibitory neurotransmitters in the patient's brain. | 09-11-2014 |
20140257438 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat or prevent disorders in a patient. The devices comprise a handheld device having one or more electrode interfaces for contacting the outer skin surface of a patient, a power source and a signal generator coupled to the electrode/interfaces for applying one or more electrical impulses to a deep nerve within the patient, such as the vagus nerve. The device further comprises a filter situated in series between the signal generator and the electrode/interfaces for filtering out undesired high frequency components of the electrical impulses to create a cleaner, smoother signal. The filter may comprise an electrically conductive medium and/or a low-pass filter between the signal generator and the electrode/interface. | 09-11-2014 |
20140324118 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING MEDICAL DISORDERS WITH EVOKED POTENTIALS AND VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION - Devices, systems and methods for treating medical disorders, such as migraine or other primary headaches, or fibromyalgia, by noninvasive electrical stimulation of a vagus nerve, used in conjunction with the measurement of evoked potentials (EPs). The system comprises a stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck to apply electrical impulses sufficient to stimulate a cervical vagus nerve, scalp electrodes that are used to measure EPs that are evoked by that stimulation, feedback or biofeedback circuits to vary the stimulation based upon EP characteristics, and other sensory stimulation modalities that produce EPs. The system is preferably used to optimize the placement of the stimulator, to test whether a patient is a suitable candidate for treatment using vagus nerve stimulation, and to select the stimulation parameters that optimized acute or chronic treatment, e.g., by correcting an EP habituation deficit. | 10-30-2014 |
20140330334 | MOBILE PHONE FOR TREATING A PATIENT WITH SEIZURES - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat epileptic seizures by electrical noninvasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a handheld stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck, wherein the stimulator comprises or is joined to a smartphone. A camera of the smartphone may be used to position and reposition the stimulator to a particular location on the patient's neck. The system may also comprise a base station that is used to meter the charging of a rechargeable battery within the stimulator. The base station and stimulator transmit data to one another regarding the status of a stimulation session. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330335 | MOBILE PHONE FOR TREATING A PATIENT WITH DEMENTIA - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat neurodegenerative diseases, such as dementia, Alzheimer's disease, ischemic stroke, post-concussion syndrome, chronic traumatic encephalopathy and the like by electrical noninvasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a handheld stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck, wherein the stimulator comprises or is joined to a smartphone. A camera of the smartphone may be used to position and reposition the stimulator to a particular location on the patient's neck. The system may also comprise a base station that is used to meter the charging of a rechargeable battery within the stimulator. The base station and stimulator transmit data to one another regarding the status of a stimulation session. | 11-06-2014 |
20140330336 | MOBILE PHONE FOR STIMULATING THE TRIGEMINAL NERVE TO TREAT DISORDERS - Devices and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache and trigeminal neuralgia and the like, by noninvasive electrical stimulation of nerves of the head, particularly supraorbital, supratrochlear, infraorbital, and mental nerves in the vicinity of their foramen or notch. The system comprises a handheld mobile device, such as a smartphone, that is applied to the surface of the patient's head. One or more electrodes on the mobile device apply electrical impulses transcutaneously through the patient's skin to the targeted nerve to treat the medical condition. The system is designed to address problems that arise particularly during self-treatment, when a medical professional is not present. | 11-06-2014 |
20140336721 | NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL CONSTRICTION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The treatment comprises transmitting impulses of energy non-invasively to selected nerve fibers that are responsible for smooth muscle dilation. The transmitted energy impulses, comprising magnetic and/or electrical, mechanical and/or acoustic, and optical and/or thermal energy, stimulate the selected nerve fibers. | 11-13-2014 |
20140336730 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND THEIR USE FOR VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION ON THE NECK OF A PATIENT - A non-invasive electrical stimulation device shapes an elongated electric field of effect that can be oriented parallel to a long nerve, such as a vagus nerve in a patient's neck, producing a desired physiological response in the patient. The stimulator comprises a source of electrical power, at least one electrode and a continuous electrically conducting medium in which the electrode(s) are in contact. The stimulation device is configured to produce a peak pulse voltage that is sufficient to produce a physiologically effective electric field in the vicinity of a target nerve, but not to substantially stimulate other nerves and muscles that lie between the vicinity of the target nerve and patient's skin. Current is passed through the electrodes in bursts of preferably five sinusoidal pulses, wherein each pulse within a burst has a duration of preferably 200 microseconds, and bursts repeat at preferably at 15-50 bursts per second. | 11-13-2014 |
20140343565 | ELECTRICAL TREATMENT OF BRONCHIAL CONSTRICTION - Devices, systems and methods for treating bronchial constriction related to asthma, anaphylaxis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease wherein the treatment includes stimulating selected nerve fibers responsible for smooth muscle dilation at a selected region within a patient's neck, thereby reducing the magnitude of constriction of bronchial smooth muscle. | 11-20-2014 |
20140357936 | NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - Methods and devices are disclosed for the non-invasive treatment of neurodegenerative diseases through delivery of energy to target nervous tissue, particularly the vagus nerve. The devices include a magnetic stimulator having coils with toroidal windings, which are in contact with an electrically conducting medium that is adapted to conform to the contour of a target body surface of a patient. The coils induce an electric current and/or an electric field within the patient, thereby stimulating nerve fibers within the patient. The stimulation brings about reduction of neuroinflammation in patients suffering from conditions comprising Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, postoperative cognitive dysfunction and postoperative delirium. Reduction in inflammation is effected by enhancing the anti-inflammatory competence of cytokines such as TGF-beta, wherein a retinoid or components of the retinoic acid signaling system provide an anti-inflammatory bias, by enhancing anti-inflammatory activity of a neurotrophic factor such as NGF, GDNF, BDNF, or MANF, and/or by inhibiting the activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha. | 12-04-2014 |
20150032178 | NON-INVASIVE VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT DISORDERS - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for treating a variety of diseases and disorders that are primarily or at least partially driven by an imbalance in neurotransmitters in the brain, such as asthma, COPD, depression, anxiety, epilepsy, fibromyalgia, and the like. The technology involves the use of an energy source comprising magnetic and/or electrical energy that is transmitted non-invasively to, or in close proximity to, a selected nerve to temporarily stimulate, block and/or modulate the signals in the selected nerve such that neural pathways are activated to release inhibitory neurotransmitters in the patient's brain. | 01-29-2015 |
20150073505 | MOBILE PHONE USING NON-INVASIVE NERVE STIMULATION - Devices, systems and methods are disclosed that allow a patient to self-treat a medical condition, such as migraine headache, by electrical noninvasive stimulation of a vagus nerve. The system comprises a handheld stimulator that is applied to the surface of the patient's neck, wherein the stimulator comprises or is joined to a smartphone. A camera of the smartphone may be used to position and reposition the stimulator to a particular location on the patient's neck. The system may also comprise a base station that is used to meter the charging of a rechargeable battery within the stimulator. The base station and stimulator transmit data to one another regarding the status of a stimulation session. | 03-12-2015 |
David Simon, Highland Park, NJ US
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20110313811 | MOBILE RETAIL STORE STRUCTURE WITH INVENTORY SYSTEM - A mobile retail store structure transportable to a plurality of different locations includes a trailer construction configured both exteriorly and interiorly for housing a plurality of storage bins wherein products and/or parts can be stored. Each trailer is a self-sufficient module which includes doors at one end of the trailer unit for entry and exit thereto, portable stairs for providing access to the entry doors, opposed side doors and associated walkways for allowing coupling to additional similarly constructed trailers, extendable canopies for providing a secure passageway between the respective coupled trailers, and a generator/HVAC system for providing heating, cooling and electrical power to each trailer unit. In one embodiment, a terminal is provided to allow a user to either browse electronically various items for selection and/or sale, or access a self-service check-out station to complete a transaction. A plurality of terminals can be coupled to communicate with a master server terminal over a wired/wireless network. | 12-22-2011 |
Elina Simon, Murray Hill, NJ US
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20140090815 | COOLING TECHNIQUE - An apparatus and a method are provided. Use is made of a wick structure configured to receive a liquid and generate vapor in when such wick structure is heated by heat transferred from heat sources to be cooled off. A vapor channel is provided configured to receive the vapor generated and direct said vapor away from the wick structure. In some embodiments, heat conductors are used to transfer the heat from the heat sources to the liquid in the wick structure. | 04-03-2014 |
Eric Simon, Somerset, NJ US
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20130224270 | Oral Care Composition Comprising Arginine and Calcium Carbonate - This invention relates to oral care compositions comprising a basic amino acid or salt thereof, and an abrasive system comprising natural calcium carbonate and precipitated calcium carbonate; and to methods of using and of making these compositions. | 08-29-2013 |
James Simon, Princeton, NJ US
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20100209969 | GERANIOL SYNTHASE, METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to novel type of monoterpene synthase, a key enzyme in the production of the monoterpene aroma compound geraniol. More specifically, the present invention relates to nucleic acid sequences coding for GES from flowers and herbs species, in particular sweet basil, as well as to vectors containing the sequences, to host cells containing the sequences and to methods of producing recombinant GES, its products, and uses thereof. | 08-19-2010 |
James E. Simon, Princeton, NJ US
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20120135094 | OREGANO AND MINT ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to bioactivity-guided isolation and identification of bioactive compounds from oregano and mint plants, in particular, rosmarinic acid, oleanolic acid and ursolic acid, and use of these compounds or combinations thereof as anti-inflammatory agents for the treatment of conditions related to pain and inflammation and/or as ingredients of dietary supplements. The invention also relates to optimization of the methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of the bioactive compounds in oregano and mint plants. In particular, this invention introduces an LC/MS (SIM mode) method to achieve co-quantitation of the three organic acids using a unique tandem column system. In addition, the invention also relates to the methods for recovering various water-soluble polyphenols and triterpenes from aromatic plants. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136047 | NEUROPROTECTIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS - This disclosure concerns novel methods for preventing or treating neurological or neurodegenerative diseases or disorders by using kombo butter acid enriched extracts derived from the seeds of African nutmeg, the main active compounds isolated from the extracts, namely sargaquinoic acid, sargachromenol, and sargahydroquinoic acid, or synthetic analogs or derivatives thereof, as neuroprotective agents. The methods for preparing the kombo butter or kombo butter acid extracts and the methods for isolating and purifying the active compounds and for preparing their acetylated derivatives are also described. | 05-31-2012 |
20130143921 | NOVEL PEPERIDINE-FLAVAN ALKALOID COMPOUNDS DERIVED FROM AFRICAN HERB TEA KINKELIBA AS ANTI-DIABETIC AGENTS - This invention provides the methods of separation and identification of a novel type of piperidine flavan alkaloids from an African herbal tea, the leaves of | 06-06-2013 |
20130302279 | IDENTIFICATION OF NATURAL PLANT EXTRACTS HARBORING ANTI-HEPATITIS C VIRUS NS5B POLYMERASE ACTIVITY - The present invention relates to a novel use of naturally occurring plants, mushroom, extracts thereof that exhibit properties as HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitors. | 11-14-2013 |
Jason Simon, Westfield, NJ US
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20090292002 | NUCLEOTIDE AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCES RELATING TO RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OBESITY - This invention relates to genes identified from human chromosome 12q23-qter, which are associated with various diseases, including asthma. The invention also relates to the nucleotide sequences of these genes, isolated nucleic acids comprising these nucleotide sequences, and isolated polypeptides or peptides encoded thereby. The invention further relates to vectors and host cells comprising the disclosed nucleotide sequences, or fragments thereof, as well as antibodies that bind to the encoded polypeptides or peptides. Also related are ligands that modulate the activity of the disclosed genes or gene products. In addition, the invention relates to methods and compositions employing the disclosed nucleic acids, polypeptides or peptides, antibodies, and/or ligands for use in diagnostics and therapeutics for asthma and other diseases. | 11-26-2009 |
20110201782 | NOVEL HUMAN GENES RELATING TO RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OBESITY - This invention relates to isolated nucleic acids comprising genes of human chromosome 12q23-qter and the proteins encoded by these genes. Expression vectors and host cells containing such genes or fragments thereof, as well as antibodies to the proteins encoded by these nucleic acids are also included herein. | 08-18-2011 |
20120100146 | NUCLEOTIDE AND AMINO ACID SEQUENCES RELATING TO RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OBESITY - This invention relates to genes identified from human chromosome 12q23-qter, which are associated with various diseases, including asthma. The invention also relates to the nucleotide sequences of these genes, isolated nucleic acids comprising these nucleotide sequences, and isolated polypeptides or peptides encoded thereby. The invention further relates to vectors and host cells comprising the disclosed nucleotide sequences, or fragments thereof, as well as antibodies that bind to the encoded polypeptides or peptides. Also related are ligands that modulate the activity of the disclosed genes or gene products. In addition, the invention relates to methods and compositions employing the disclosed nucleic acids, polypeptides or peptides, antibodies, and/or ligands for use in diagnostics and therapeutics for asthma and other diseases. | 04-26-2012 |
20130039914 | NOVEL HUMAN GENES RELATING TO RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OBESITY - This invention relates to isolated nucleic acids comprising genes of human chromosome 12q23-qter and the proteins encoded by these genes. Expression vectors and host cells containing such genes or fragments thereof, as well as antibodies to the proteins encoded by these nucleic acids are also included herein. | 02-14-2013 |
20140248271 | NOVEL HUMAN GENES RELATING TO RESPIRATORY DISEASES AND OBESITY - This invention relates to isolated nucleic acids comprising genes of human chromosome 12q23-qter and the proteins encoded by these genes. Expression vectors and host cells containing such genes or fragments thereof, as well as antibodies to the proteins encoded by these nucleic acids are also included herein. | 09-04-2014 |
Jason S. Simon, Woodcliff Lake, NJ US
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20140187577 | BIOMARKERS FOR PREDICTING AND ASSESSING RESPONSIVENESS OF THYROID AND KIDNEY CANCER SUBJECTS TO LENVATINIB COMPOUNDS - Biomarkers are provided that are predictive of a subject's responsiveness to a therapy comprising lenvatinib or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (e.g., lenvatinib mesylate). The biomarkers, compositions, and methods described herein are useful in selecting appropriate treatment modalities for a subject having cancer (e.g., thyroid cancer, kidney cancer), suspected of having cancer, or at risk of developing cancer. | 07-03-2014 |
Jason S. Simon, Westfield, NJ US
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20100297080 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERFERON-ALPHA RESPONSE - The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 19 that are associated with a beneficial response to interferon alpha (IFN-α). These IFN-α response markers arc useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with IFN-α pharmaceutical compositions and drug products, in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with an IFN-α, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients. | 11-25-2010 |
20110020354 | G-PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR LIGANDS AND METHODS - The present invention relates to RF-amide peptides and their use for treating, preventing and curing neurological and metabolic medical disorders. The invention also relates to methods for modulating a G-protein coupled receptor and for identifying substances which modulate the receptor. | 01-27-2011 |
20110158944 | BRAF BIOMARKERS - The present invention provides, inter alia, methods for predicting the sensitivity of a disease, such as cancer, to an ERK1 or ERK2 or MEK inhibitor by detecting the presence of an allele of BRAF in cells mediating the disease. Methods of treatment are also provided. | 06-30-2011 |
20130251677 | GENETIC MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH INTERFERON-ALPHA RESPONSE - The present invention provides genetic markers on human chromosome 19 that are associated with a beneficial response to interferon alpha (IFN-α). These IFN-α response markers are useful, inter alia, to identify patients who are most likely to benefit from treatment with IFN-α pharmaceutical compositions and drug products, in methods of treating patients having a disease susceptible to treatment with an IFN-α, and in methods for selecting the most appropriate therapy for such patients. | 09-26-2013 |
Jason Samuel Simon, Westfield, NJ US
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20090192135 | Human Niemann Pick C1-Like 1 Gene (NPC1L1) Polymorphisms and Methods of Use Thereof - The present invention relates to the identification and use of single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes in the Niemann Pick C1-Like 1 (NPC1L1) gene. In particular, methods are provided for correlating NPC1L1 polymorphisms and haplo-types with the responsiveness of a pharmaceutically active compound administered to a human subject. The invention further relates to a method for estimating the responsiveness of a pharmaceutically active compound administered to a human subject which method comprises determining at least one polymorphism in the NPC1L1 gene. The methods are based on determining polymorphisms in the NPC1L1 gene and correlating the responsiveness of a pharmaceutically active compound in the human by reference to one or more polymorphism in NPC1L1. The invention further relates to isolated nucleic acids comprising within their sequence the polymorphisms as defined herein, to nucleic acid primers and oligonucleotide probes capable of hybridizing to such nucleic acids and to a diagnostic kit comprising one or more of such primers and probes for detecting a polymorphism in the NPC1L1 gene. | 07-30-2009 |
Jeffrey N. Simon, Lawrenceville, NJ US
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20090312549 | METHOD OF PREPARATION OF AZAINDOLE DERIVATIVES - A method of preparing azaindole compounds for antiviral use having the formula | 12-17-2009 |
Joshua Simon, Rockaway, NJ US
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20080255041 | Treatment of annulus fibrosis defects - Compositions and methods for treating an annulus fibrosis defect comprising an angiogenic factor and a carrier. Methods include administering the composition to the annulus fibrosis defect, where the administering can include injecting the composition. The present compositions can stimulate angiogenesis and revascularization thereby facilitating repair of the defect. | 10-16-2008 |
20090226668 | OPTIMIZED SURFACE FOR CELLULAR PROLIFERATION AND DIFFERENTIATION - A ceramic scaffold comprising a ceramic substrate having a surface with a first microtexture on at least a portion of the surface and a first erodable coating having a smooth surface, said first coating covering at least a portion of the first microtexture. The microtexture may be formed of peaks, valleys, or a combination of peaks and valleys from about 1 micrometer to about 100 micrometers in each of height, length, and width. The peaks, valleys, or combination of peaks and valleys may be elongated and oriented in the same direction on the surface. The microtexture may also be asymmetrically arranged on the surface of the ceramic substrate. | 09-10-2009 |
20100098673 | BONE GRAFT COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF TREATING BONE DEFECTS - Bone graft compositions comprising demineralized bone matrix, calcium phosphate, collagen and bioinductive cellular solution. Methods to repair and heal defective and missing bone using the bone graft compositions are also described. | 04-22-2010 |
Louis Simon, Branchburg, NJ US
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20100319144 | USE OF RECYCLED PLASTICS FOR STRUCTURAL BUILDING FORMS - Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed. | 12-23-2010 |
20110265410 | USE OF RECYCLED PLASTICS FOR STRUCTURAL BUILDING FORMS - Modular plastic structural composites having a web section disposed along a horizontal axis and at least one flange section disposed along a horizontal axis parallel thereto and integrally molded to engage the top or bottom surface of the web section, wherein said composite is formed from a mixture of (A) high density polyolefin and (B) a thermoplastic-coated fiber material, poly-styrene, or a combination thereof. Composites molded in the form of I-Beams and bridges constructed therefrom are also disclosed. | 11-03-2011 |
Maria E. Simon, New Providence, NJ US
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20080278029 | ELECTROLESS PLATING PRODUCTION OF NICKEL AND COLBALT STRUCTURES - A method comprising forming a structural element | 11-13-2008 |
20090009848 | ENHANCED OPTICAL READOUT SCHEME FOR A THERMAL IMAGER EMPLOYING A RECONFIGURABLE SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR - An apparatus includes a reconfigurable spatial light modulator capable of spatially modulating an incident wavefront responsive to an image formed on the modulator. A light source is configured to direct a coherent illumination light beam towards the modulator such that the modulator produces a modulated outgoing light beam therefrom. A filter is configured to spatially filter a light pattern formed by the outgoing light beam on a plane to selectively transmit light from a plurality of diffraction peaks therein. | 01-08-2009 |
20110215068 | ELECTROLESS PLATING PRODUCTION OF NICKEL AND COBALT STRUCTURES - A method comprising forming a structural element | 09-08-2011 |
20120279683 | COOLING APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORMS - An apparatus comprising a rack having one or more shelves, a plurality of electronics circuit boards and heat conduits and a cooler. Each board is held by one of the one or more shelves, some of the boards having a localized heat source thereon. Each heat conduit forms a heat conducting path over and adjacent to a particular one of the boards from a region adjacent to the heat source thereon to a connection zone, the zone being remote from the heat source. The cooler is located on a side of the rack and coupled to the zones such that heat is transferable from the paths to the cooler. The cooler is configured to flow a cooling fluid therein to cool localized thermal interfaces at the cooler, each interface being adjacent to and at a corresponding one of the zones. | 11-08-2012 |
20120281359 | MECHANICALLY-REATTACHABLE LIQUID-COOLED COOLING APPARATUS - An apparatus comprising a rack having a row of shelves, each shelf supporting an electronics circuit board, each one of the circuit boards being manually removable from the shelve supporting the one of the circuit boards and having a local heat source thereon. The apparatus also comprises a cooler attached to the rack and being able to circulate a cooling fluid around a channel forming a closed loop. The apparatus further comprises a plurality of heat conduits, each heat conduit being located over a corresponding one of the circuit boards and forming a path to transport heat from the local heat source of the corresponding one of the circuit boards to the cooler. Each heat conduit is configured to be manually detachable from the cooler or the circuit board, without breaking a circulation pathway of the fluid through the cooler. | 11-08-2012 |
20130292105 | SEGMENTED HEAT SINK FOR NATURAL-CONVECTION COOLED SYSTEMS - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a heat sink system. The heat sink system may include: a first heat sink segment including a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet having an outlet flow path; and a second heat sink segment including a second fluid inlet having an inlet flow path and a second fluid outlet. The second heat sink segment may be arranged in a placement position within the heat sink system so that the second fluid inlet receives fluid from substantially other sources than the first outlet flow path. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a heat sink segment. The heat sink segment may include: a base plate; a plurality of vertical fins; a horizontal wall; a first fluid opening; and a second fluid opening. The first fluid opening may face a different direction than the second fluid opening. | 11-07-2013 |
Maria Elina Simon, New Providence, NJ US
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20080315099 | DETECTOR OF INFRARED RADIATION HAVING A BI-MATERIAL TRANSDUCER - A representative embodiment of the invention provides an infrared (IR) detector having a movable plate supported at an offset distance from a substrate by a suspension arm. In response to a temperature difference between the plate and the substrate generated by the incident IR radiation, the suspension arm deforms and changes the offset distance for the plate. In one embodiment, the suspension arm has three rod-shaped bimorph transducers that lie within a plane that is parallel to the substrate. The transducers are also parallel to one another, with the transducer that is attached to an anchor of the suspension arm being located between the two transducers that are attached to the plate. | 12-25-2008 |
20090002118 | MEMS DEVICE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL ELEMENT - The present invention provides a bi-directional microelectromechanical element, a microelectromechanical switch including the bi-directional element, and a method to reduce mechanical creep in the bi-directional element. In one embodiment, the bi-directional microelectromechanical element includes a cold beam having a free end and a first end connected to a cold beam anchor. The cold beam anchor is attached to a substrate. A first beam pair is coupled to the cold beam by a free end tether and is configured to elongate when heated thereby to a greater temperature than a temperature of the cold beam. A second beam pair is located on an opposing side of the cold beam from the first beam pair and is coupled to the first beam pair and the cold beam by the free end tether. The second beam pair is configured to elongate when heated thereby to the greater temperature. | 01-01-2009 |
20090040008 | THERMAL ACTUATOR FOR A MEMS-BASED RELAY SWITCH - A representative embodiment of the invention provides a thermal actuator for a MEMS-based relay switch. The thermal actuator has an “active” arm that is movably mounted on a substrate. The “active” arm has (i) a thermal expansion layer and (ii) a resistive heater that is electrically isolated from the thermal expansion layer. The thermal expansion layer is adapted to expand in response to a temperature change induced by a control current flowing through the resistive heater, thereby bending the “active” arm and moving that arm with respect to the substrate. Due to the fact that mechanical and electrical characteristics of the “active” arm are primarily controlled by the thermal expansion layer and the resistive heater, respectively, those characteristics can be optimized independently to obtain better operating characteristics for MEMS-based relay switches of the invention compared to those attained in the prior art. | 02-12-2009 |
20090085699 | MEMS ACTUATOR - Apparatus including substrate, pusher assembly, and flexor assembly adjacent to pusher assembly. Pusher assembly includes hot and cold pusher arms. First ends of hot and cold pusher arms are anchored over substrate. Second ends of hot and cold pusher arms are coupled together and suspended for lateral displacement over substrate. Flexor assembly includes flexor arm, and conductor having actuator contact. First end of flexor arm is anchored over substrate. Pusher assembly is configured for causing lateral displacement of second end of flexor arm and of actuator contact over the substrate. Method includes providing apparatus and causing pusher assembly to laterally displace second end of flexor arm and actuator contact over substrate. | 04-02-2009 |
20090185251 | OSCILLATING MIRROR FOR IMAGE PROJECTION - An apparatus includes a substrate and a mirror. The mirror is attached to the substrate via a spring. An electro-mechanical driver is operable to cause the mirror to rotationally oscillate about first and second non-collinear axes at different first and second frequencies. | 07-23-2009 |
20090195882 | Mechanical lenses - A mechanical lens includes a rigid chamber, a first transparent window located to close one end of the chamber, a flexible transparent membrane window located to close another end of the chamber, and a transparent fluid having an index of refraction. The flexible transparent membrane window is along an optical path of light received through said first transparent window. The chamber is filled with said fluid and a curvature of said flexible transparent membrane window is responsive to a pressure of said transparent fluid. | 08-06-2009 |
20100025581 | INFRARED IMAGING APPARATUS - A representative embodiment of the invention provides an infrared (IR) imaging system adapted to (i) convert an IR image of an object into mechanical displacements of a plurality of movable plates, (ii) use the mechanical displacements to impart a corresponding spatial phase modulation pattern onto a beam of visible light, and (iii) apply spatial filtering to convert the spatial phase modulation pattern into a visible image of the object. | 02-04-2010 |
20100182120 | MEMS DEVICE WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL ELEMENT - The present invention provides a bi-directional microelectromechanical element, a microelectromechanical switch including the bi-directional element, and a method to reduce mechanical creep in the bi-directional element. In one embodiment, the bi-directional microelectromechanical element includes a cold beam having a free end and a first end connected to a cold beam anchor. The cold beam anchor is attached to a substrate. A first beam pair is coupled to the cold beam by a free end tether and is configured to elongate when heated thereby to a greater temperature than a temperature of the cold beam. A second beam pair is located on an opposing side of the cold beam from the first beam pair and is coupled to the first beam pair and the cold beam by the free end tether. The second beam pair is configured to elongate when heated thereby to the greater temperature. | 07-22-2010 |
20110193447 | Stable Electro-Mechanical Actuators - An electro-mechanical actuator includes a comb drive and a deformable connector. The comb drive has a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate. The capacitor plates have teeth capable of inter-digitating. The deformable connector is configured to apply a mechanical restoring force to the first capacitor plate. The deformable connector is configured to restore the first capacitor plate to be at an equilibrium rest position in response to no control voltage being applied across the capacitor. The comb drive is more engaged at the equilibrium rest position than at a mechanical stability threshold of the comb drive. The capacitor plates are disengaged at the equilibrium rest position. | 08-11-2011 |
20110193502 | Stable Electro-Mechanical Actuators - An electro-mechanical actuator includes a comb drive and a deformable connector. The comb drive has a first capacitor plate and a second capacitor plate. The capacitor plates have teeth capable of inter-digitating. The deformable connector is configured to apply a mechanical restoring force to the first capacitor plate. The deformable connector is configured to restore the first capacitor plate to be at an equilibrium rest position in response to no control voltage being applied across the capacitor. The comb drive is more engaged at the equilibrium rest position than at a mechanical stability threshold of the comb drive. The capacitor plates are disengaged at the equilibrium rest position. | 08-11-2011 |
20120023738 | MECHANICAL SWITCH WITH A CURVED BILAYER BACKGROUND - An apparatus includes a mechanical switch. The mechanical switch includes a bilayer with first and second stable curved states. A transformation of the bilayer from the first state to the second state closes the switch. | 02-02-2012 |
20140209288 | COOLING TECHNIQUE - A method and an apparatus are provided for cooling a heat source using a refrigerant flow in a heat exchanger. According to some embodiments, a flow property of the refrigerant as it flows through a heat exchanger is measured and based on the measurement a flow distribution rate for the flow of the refrigerant in the heat exchanger is determined. A valve is operated for adjusting the flow rate of the refrigerant in the heat exchanger according to the determined flow distribution rate. | 07-31-2014 |
Matthieu Simon, Princeton, NJ US
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20080224705 | Electromagnetic Probe - An electromagnetic probe | 09-18-2008 |
20100116978 | GAIN STABILIZATION OF GAMMA-RAY SCINTILLATION DETECTOR - Systems and methods for stabilizing the gain of a gamma-ray spectroscopy system are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a method of stabilizing the gain of a gamma-ray spectroscopy system may include generating light corresponding to gamma-rays detected from a geological formation using a scintillator having a natural radioactivity, generating an electrical signal corresponding to the light, and stabilizing the gain of the electrical signal based on the natural radioactivity of the scintillator. The scintillator may contain, for example, naturally radioactive elements such as Lutetium or Lanthanum. | 05-13-2010 |
20100176813 | ANTENNA OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBE FOR INVESTIGATING GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS - An antenna ( | 07-15-2010 |
20100243877 | SCINTILLATOR BASED RADIATION DETECTION - Methods and related systems are described for the detection of nuclear radiation. The system can include a tool body adapted to be deployed in a wellbore and a scintillator material that intrinsically generates radiation. The scintillator material is mounted within the tool body. A photodetection system is coupled to the scintillator material, and mounted within the tool body. Features in a spectrum associated with a scintillation material's intrinsic radioactive decay are used for the determination of one or more parameter's of the response function of the radiation detector system. | 09-30-2010 |
20130176030 | ANTENNA OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC PROBE FOR INVESTIGATING GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS - An antenna | 07-11-2013 |
Matthieu Simon, St Princeton, NJ US
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20130009646 | Electromagnetic Probe - A probe for measuring electromagnetic properties of a subsurface formation includes a pad having a face adapted for engagement with a borehole wall, a pair of transmitting antennas, and two pairs of receiving antennas. The transmitting antennas and receiving antennas are mounted in the face of the pad, and each of the two pairs of receiving antennas include a first and second antenna distributed on opposite sides of the pair of transmitting antennas. The probe further includes an electronic arrangement having a transmitter module and a receiver module. The transmitter module is arranged to operate the pair of transmitting antennas in either a broadside mode or an endfire mode by applying an excitation signal modulated by two or more frequencies, and the receiver module is arranged to determine an attenuation and a phase shift of each reception signal provided by each receiving antenna relatively to the excitation signal. | 01-10-2013 |
Matthieu Simon, Princeton Junction, NJ US
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20090309601 | ELECTROMAGNETIC LOGGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus for investigating a geological formation GF surrounding a borehole WB, comprises a logging tool TL moveable through the borehole, an electromagnetic probe | 12-17-2009 |
Paul Simon, Princeton Junction, NJ US
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20110095083 | ANONYMITY-ENSURED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AFFINITY-BASED DELIVERABLES TO LIBRARY PATRONS - A system and method for automatically determining library patrons' interests without having to identify the patron or otherwise invade his/her privacy based on the library patron's current use of library assets. The system and method involve categorizing the library's assets using broad mapping user interest categories, associating a user interest category with a specific library asset that is checked out, reserved or otherwise used by a library patron and providing that patron with a confirmation item containing that user interest category, providing the library patron with feedback about the library assets and the broad mapping user interest categories, allowing library patrons to access and register for a library rewards program using the user interest category number and having advertisers provide relevant information and rewards to library patrons who request such additional information. | 04-28-2011 |
20130166383 | ANONYMITY-ENSURED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AFFINITY-BASED DELIVERABLES TO LIBRARY PATRONS - A system and method for automatically determining library patrons' interests without having to identify the patron or otherwise invade his/her privacy based on the library patron's current use of library assets. The system and method involve categorizing the library's assets using broad mapping user interest categories, associating a user interest category with a specific library asset that is checked out, reserved or otherwise used by a library patron and providing that patron with a confirmation item containing that user interest category, providing the library patron with feedback about the library assets and the broad mapping user interest categories, allowing library patrons to access and register for a library rewards program using the user interest category number and having advertisers provide relevant information and rewards to library patrons who request such additional information. | 06-27-2013 |
Steve Simon, Middletown, NJ US
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20090042065 | Event Activated Micro Control Devices - A method of activating a micro-cell in which the micro-cell includes a first compartment, a second compartment, a fluid in the first compartment, an element in the second compartment and a porous barrier separating the first compartment from the second compartment. The porous barrier, in a first state, is operable to prevent the fluid from entering the second compartment whereas the porous barrier, in a second state, is operable, in response to an event, to allow the fluid to enter the second compartment and interact with the element in the second compartment so as to generate an activation signal. | 02-12-2009 |
20090042066 | Adjustable Barrier For Regulating Flow Of A Fluid - An electrochemical cell includes a first cell, a second cell and a barrier isolating a fluid in the first cell from the second cell in which the barrier, in response to an activation signal, changes to a second state to allow the fluid to pass into the second cell and activate the electrochemical cell. | 02-12-2009 |
20090188794 | Device for Fluid Spreading and Transport - A fluidic device includes a porous substrate, a wetting region extending through a first portion of the porous substrate from a first side of the substrate, in which the wetting region is permeable to fluid transport, and a non-wetting region extending through a second portion of the porous substrate from a second side of the substrate, in which the non-wetting region is operable to switch between a first state impermeable to fluid transport and a second state permeable to fluid transport. | 07-30-2009 |
20090191409 | Combined Wetting/Non-Wetting Element For Low and High Surface Tension Liquids - A fluidic device includes a porous substrate, a non-wetting region extending through a first portion of the porous substrate from a first side of the substrate, in which the non-wetting region is impermeable to fluid transport, and a wetting region extending through a second portion of the porous substrate from a second side of the substrate, in which the wetting region is permeable to fluid transport. | 07-30-2009 |
20100021806 | Reserve Battery - A reserve battery having a prolonged shelf life that may be used in a wide variety of consumer related and non consumer related electrical devices. The reserve battery includes an outer enclosure, an internal breaking element extending directly from an inner surface of the outer enclosure and a breakable barrier positioned within the outer enclosure. At least one reservoir and at least one chamber are defined by the breakable barrier and the outer enclosure. An electrolyte material is contained within the reservoir and a plurality of electrodes are contained within the chamber. The plurality of electrodes receive the electrolyte material to activate the battery when manual pressure is applied to the internal breaking element to move the internal breaking element inwardly thus breaking the breakable barrier to allow passage of the electrolyte from within the reservoir to saturate the separator within the chamber. | 01-28-2010 |
20120068662 | Portable Battery Booster - A portable battery booster for providing a compact, light, and energy efficient battery to jump start a vehicle. The portable battery booster generally includes a housing, a battery means adapted to be received by the housing, a pair of cable means, each of the cable means having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end electrically connected to the battery means and the distal end detachably connected to a discharged battery of the vehicle. The battery is generally comprised of one or more batteries having the type of primary lithium-metal, rechargeable lithium-ion, and/or lithium-polymer and more specifically preferably comprised of lithium iron phosphate for fast charging, small size, and high performance. The battery may also be connected to one or more supercapacitors, an internal CPU, DC/DC converter, etc. to increase performance. The cable means includes jaws that detachably connect to the housing in a flush and sleek manner. | 03-22-2012 |
Steve D. Simon, Middletown, NJ US
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20110048910 | Electrical Device Having A Reserve Battery Activation System - An electrical device having a reserve battery activation system for efficiently activating an electrical device via a low mechanical force. The electrical device having a reserve battery activation system generally includes a housing, such as flashlight housing, FM radio housing, MP3 player housing, etc., a first actuator connected to the housing, wherein the first actuator is at least partially external to the housing, a linkage operatively connected to the first actuator, a second actuator operatively connected to the linkage opposite the first actuator, wherein the second actuator is internal to the housing and at least one reserve battery for powering at least a part of the electrical device, wherein the at least one reserve battery is internal to the housing. The reserve battery is operatively connected to the second actuator for being activated via the second actuator via applying a low mechanical force to the first actuator. | 03-03-2011 |
20110049982 | Modular Device - A modular device for use in emergency or everyday applications and having a plurality of modular components that are interchangeable with one another depending on the particular desired use. The modular device generally includes a plurality of interchangeable load modules, wherein each of the load modules has a load connected thereto, wherein the load is different for each load modules, and at least one power module having at least one battery therein, wherein the power module removably separately connects to each of the load modules and wherein the battery(ies) electrically connects to the load for powering the load. The load modules and power modules may be connected in various manners, such as a push-fit, friction, threadably, slidably, or various other manners to allow quick, easy, and reliable connectivity. The load of the load modules may be comprised of lights, external connectors, radios, MP3 players, or various other electrical devices. | 03-03-2011 |
Steven David Simon, Middletown, NJ US
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20090233156 | NANOSTRUCTURED BATTERY HAVING END OF LIFE CELLS - A cell-array battery is disclosed having end-of-life cells that can be activated at the end of a battery's life to, illustratively, neutralize the toxic chemicals inside the battery. In one embodiment, neutralization of the electrolyte in the battery is achieved through immobilization of the electrolyte at the end of the life of the battery by, for example, a vitrification process. Using electrowetting techniques, the electrolyte is made to contact a neutralizing substance between the nanostructures in one or more end-of-life cells, thus causing a reaction that results in the electrolyte becoming immobilized by, for example, a polymer substance. In a second illustrative embodiment, when the electrolyte contacts the substance between the nanostructures in one or more end-of-life cells, the chemical composition of the electrolyte is changed into a less toxic chemical compound, thus neutralizing the electrolyte. | 09-17-2009 |
Steven H. Simon, Hoboken, NJ US
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20100118915 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THERMALLY MANAGED ELECTRON PATH AND METHOD OF THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF VERY COLD ELECTRONS - A device and a method of thermal management. In one embodiment, the device includes an integrated circuit, including: (1) a conductive region configured to be connected to a voltage source, (2) a transistor having a semiconductor channel with a controllable conductivity and (3) first and second conducting leads connecting to respective first and second ends of said channel, wherein a charge in the conductive region is configured to substantially raise an electrical potential energy of conduction charge carriers in the semiconductor channel and portions of said leads are located where an electric field produced by said charge is substantially weaker than near the semiconductor channel. | 05-13-2010 |
Victoria Genevieve Simon, Little Egg Harbor, NJ US
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20140276514 | FLEXIBLE ABSORBENT AND SEALING SYSTEMS FOR SURGICAL DEVICES - A system for absorbing blood and bodily fluids during surgical procedures includes an elongated, flexible element having a proximal end and a distal end, a weight secured to the distal end of the elongated, flexible element, and a plurality of absorbent elements attached to the elongated, flexible element. The absorbent elements are spaced from or connected to one another along the length of the elongated, flexible element. The absorbent elements, such as sponges or cotton balls, are adapted for soaking up blood and bodily fluids at a surgical site. A tab is secured to the proximal end of the elongated, flexible element for extracting the absorbent elements from the surgical site. | 09-18-2014 |