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20110035332 | Method, Apparatus and Article-of-Manufacture For Managing and Supporting Initial Public Offerings and Other Financial Issues - The present invention relates generally to the field of computer-assisted business methods, and to system and articles-of-manufacture for implementing such methods. More particularly, the invention relates to computer-based methods, apparatus and articles-of-manufacture for supporting the coordination, communication, record-keeping, accounting, security and scheduling needs for the syndicate associated with an initial public offering (“IPO”) or other new financial issue. While the invention is exemplified and discussed herein with reference to IPO's, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is equally applicable to other types of securities and debt instruments, such as preferred stock, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, etc. | 02-10-2011 |
20120101963 | Method, Apparatus and Article-of-Manufacture For Managing and Supporting Initial Public Offerings and Other Financial Issues - The present invention relates generally to the field of computer-assisted business methods, and to system and articles-of-manufacture for implementing such methods. More particularly, the invention relates to computer-based methods, apparatus and articles-of-manufacture for supporting the coordination, communication, record-keeping, accounting, security and scheduling needs for the syndicate associated with an initial public offering (“IPO”) or other new financial issue. While the invention is exemplified and discussed herein with reference to IPO's, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is equally applicable to other types of securities and debt instruments, such as preferred stock, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, etc. | 04-26-2012 |
20130226774 | Method, Apparatus and Article-of-Manufacture for Managing and Supporting Initial Public Offerings and Other Financial Issues - The present invention relates generally to the field of computer-assisted business methods, and to system and articles-of-manufacture for implementing such methods. More particularly, the invention relates to computer-based methods, apparatus and articles-of-manufacture for supporting the coordination, communication, record-keeping, accounting, security and scheduling needs for the syndicate associated with an initial public offering (“IPO”) or other new financial issue. While the invention is exemplified and discussed herein with reference to IPO's, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is equally applicable to other types of securities and debt instruments, such as preferred stock, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, etc. | 08-29-2013 |
20140207652 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND ARTICLE-OF-MANUFACTURE FOR MANAGING AND SUPPORTING INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS AND OTHER FINANCIAL ISSUES - The present invention relates generally to the field of computer-assisted business methods, and to system and articles-of-manufacture for implementing such methods. More particularly, the invention relates to computer-based methods, apparatus and articles-of-manufacture for supporting the coordination, communication, record-keeping, accounting, security and scheduling needs for the syndicate associated with an initial public offering (“IPO”) or other new financial issue. While the invention is exemplified and discussed herein with reference to IPO's, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention is equally applicable to other types of securities and debt instruments, such as preferred stock, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, etc. | 07-24-2014 |
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20080239644 | Display systems manufactured by co-manufacturing printing processes - Electronic systems and method to make such electronic systems using co-processing print technology. In one embodiment, the electronic system includes a substrate, a printed display device, a printed component and a printed functional layer. The printed display device includes a transparent conductor layer positioned on the substrate and at least one display layer positioned on the transparent conductor layer. The printed component is positioned on the substrate and includes at least one component layer. The printed functional layer is associated with the printed display device and the printed component where the printed functional layer characterized by a chemical property or physical property that allows said printed functional layer to serve as a component layer and a display layer. | 10-02-2008 |
20080246748 | Laminated and tilled displays and methods of manufacturing the same - A display having a front plane, a back plane and a border edge. The display includes a color changing cell located behind the front plane of the device and a first and second electrically conducting attachment layer. The color changing cell includes an active color layer having at least one active color area. The active color layer is associated with a first electrically conducting layer which overlaps at least one active color area. The color changing cell also includes a counter layer associated with a second electrically conducting layer. A first electrically conducting attachment layer extends from the active color area and overlaps the first electrically conducting layer. A second electrically conducting attachment layer extends from the counter layer and overlaps the second electrically conducting layer. The display may be coupled to an electronic circuit for use in a variety of applications. The display may also be used to form a device having a plurality of displays. | 10-09-2008 |
20100220378 | SELF-POWERING DISPLAY FOR LABELS AND CARDS - A device is disclosed that combines a battery system with an electrochromic system by judicious selection of electrodes and the connection of the appropriate electrodes to generate internal as well as external current flows. This system allows the elimination of a battery component reducing cost and improving manufacturing yield by reduction of the number of parts and number of interconnections. However, the design can be further extended to the combination of a battery system with a sensing system. | 09-02-2010 |
20110170162 | PRINTED DISPLAY SYSTEMS BASED ON POROUS SUBSTRATES - The present disclosure provides for printed display, a method of manufacturing a printed display, and a system incorporating a printed display having a porous substrate The printed display includes a porous substrate structure, a first functional layer, a second functional layer, and an electrolyte layer percolated within the porous substrate structure The porous substrate structure may be disposed between the first functional layer and the second functional layer The display may include a third functional layer disposed over or under the first functional layer Alternatively, the display may include a fourth functional layer disposed over the second functional layer. | 07-14-2011 |
20120038967 | ADVANCED ELECTRODE STRUCTURES AND ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES - The present invention provides for a display device and a method to manufacture the display device. The display device includes: a transparent layer; a coloring electrode; a separator; a second electrode; an electrolyte permeating throughout the display device; and a back layer positioned on the back side of the display. The transparent layer, which has a top surface and a bottom surface, is positioned at the viewer side of the display. The coloring electrode is positioned on the transparent layer bottom surface and includes: a connected conductor system formed from one or more heterogeneous conductive layers and a coloring layer, with the proviso that the heterogeneous conductive layers are not positioned between the transparent layer bottom surface and the coloring layer. The conductor heterogeneity includes variations in one or more of: conductor material composition; conductor layer dimension; conductor layer pattern; conductor layer grid design, and combinations thereof. The separator layer is positioned between the coloring electrode and the second electrode. | 02-16-2012 |
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20100168834 | Delivery Device - A delivery device for deploying an expandable prosthesis and method of use thereof are described. The delivery device includes an outer sheath that is capable of retracting in a proximal direction and resheathing over the prosthesis in a distal direction. The device includes a drive pulley that can engage gears to retract or resheath the outer catheter in relation to the prosthesis. In some embodiments, the delivery device may include a reinforced outer sheath disposed over an inner elongate member, the reinforced outer sheath comprising a proximal section reinforced with a braid, a distal section reinforced with a coil and an overlapping section extending between the proximal section and the distal section. Additionally or alternatively, the delivery device may include a stabilizing element for releasably holding the stent to the inner catheter. | 07-01-2010 |
20110319980 | COVERED STENT - A covered stent having a selected arrangement of uncovered cells is provided. The uncovered cells are configured to provide a desired flexibility profile to the stent structure. In one preferred embodiment, the stent contains one or more circumferential rows of uncovered cells located between two or more circumferential rows of covered cells. In some embodiments, the stent may have a central body portion and one or more flanges where the circumferential rows of uncovered cells may be located within the flange(s). | 12-29-2011 |
20120041538 | COLLAPSING STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING THE DIAMETER OF A STENT END - A collapsing structure for collapsing the crowns of a stent and method of use thereof are described. The collapsing structure comprises an inner filament engaged to an outer filament. The outer filament is interwoven through at least a portion of the crowns of the stent end so as to create a plurality of loops. The inner filament is interwoven through at least a portion of the loops of the outer filament. Pulling on the inner filament causes the loops of the outer filament to be pulled radially inward, thereby pulling the crowns towards each other to collapse the stent end. | 02-16-2012 |
20120083871 | SOFT CROWNS - Soft crowns are provided for use in a medical device. Soft crowns may reduce the incidence of tissue perforations as a medical device engages a luminal wall. In certain embodiments, a soft crown may include a first strut and a second strut interconnected by an end portion. The end portion may include a third strut and a fourth strut that intersect to form a distal end of the soft crown. The first strut and the second strut may intersect other struts in the medical device to attach the crown thereto. The soft crown may bend or pivot about a plane defined by the intersections of the first strut and the second strut to the medical device. | 04-05-2012 |
20120158117 | Handle Control System for a Stent Delivery System - A control system for controlling movement of a medical device delivery system, a stent delivery system and a method for controlling movement of a medical device delivery system are provided. The control system includes a rotatable gear operably connected to a first movable member and a second movable member movable by the rotatable gear. The first movable member is operably connected to the first shaft and the second movable member operably connected to the second shaft. The first movable member moves the first shaft and the second movable member moves the second shaft to change a position of the first shaft relative to the second shaft and to change a configuration of a medical device operably connected to the first shaft and the second shaft. | 06-21-2012 |
20120172963 | DELIVERY DEVICE - A delivery device for deploying an expandable prosthesis and method of use thereof are described. The delivery device includes an outer sheath that is capable of retracting in a proximal direction and resheathing over the prosthesis in a distal direction. The device includes a drive pulley that can engage gears to retract or resheath the outer catheter in relation to the prosthesis. In some embodiments, the delivery device may include a reinforced outer sheath disposed over an inner elongate member, the reinforced outer sheath comprising a proximal section reinforced with a braid, a distal section reinforced with a coil and an overlapping section extending between the proximal section and the distal section. Additionally or alternatively, the delivery device may include a stabilizing element for releasably holding the stent to the inner catheter. | 07-05-2012 |
20120185031 | ROTARY AND LINEAR HANDLE MECHANISM FOR CONSTRAINED STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A stent delivery system and a method for implanting a stent are provided. The system includes an elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion, a lumen extending at least partially therethrough, and a stent-receiving portion on the distal shaft portion. The system also includes a stent positioned at the stent-receiving portion of the elongate shaft, the stent having a constrained configuration and an expanded configuration. Proximal and distal constraining members releasably connected to the stent and having a first position and a second position are also included. The proximal and distal constraining members cooperatively apply longitudinal tensile force to at least a portion of the stent with the proximal and distal constraining members each in the first position. A drive system configured to simultaneously move the proximal and distal constraining members is provided, including a threaded drive shaft in mechanical communication with a rotatable handle. | 07-19-2012 |
20130110221 | Stent with Inwardly-Directed Protrusion | 05-02-2013 |
20130138219 | BIODEGRADABLE STENTS HAVING ONE OR MORE COVERINGS - The present embodiments provide a medical device comprising a stent framework having proximal and distal regions and a lumen extending therebetween, and which comprises a biodegradable material. A first covering is coupled to at least a portion of an outer surface of the stent framework. When the stent framework is in an expanded deployed configuration, at least a portion of the first covering is disposed adjacent to a target site and fluid flows through the lumen of the stent framework. Further, the stent framework comprises a material that biodegrades a predetermined time after the first covering achieves at least partial remodeling at the target site. In various embodiments, one or more second coverings may be disposed adjacent to the first covering and comprise a material that biodegrades before the stent framework biodegrades. | 05-30-2013 |
20130289711 | Anti-Aspiration Valve - A prosthesis and a method for making a prosthesis for controlling flow through a bodily lumen are provided. The prosthesis includes a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough and further includes a valve operably connected to the body. The valve has a distal end including a first portion of a surface of the valve lumen and a second portion of the surface that contact each other and form a seal in a closed configuration. The distal end of the valve is formed such that the first portion and the second portion of the surface of the valve lumen contact each other and the distal end is configured to open in response to a pressure that is greater than atmospheric pressure. | 10-31-2013 |
20140025158 | Implantable Medical Device Having a Sleeve - Implantable medical devices are described. For example, various implantable medical devices having a sleeve with differential wall thicknesses are described. An exemplary medical device comprises a frame and a sleeve that has a first configuration where the sleeve is in an extended position and a second configuration where the sleeve is in an inverted position. | 01-23-2014 |
20140031951 | Two-Way Valve - A medical device and a method for controlling flow through a bodily lumen are provided. The medical device includes a valve device positioned within the bodily lumen. The valve device includes a movable member movable within the bodily lumen and a magnetic portion operably connected to the movable member to facilitate positioning the movable member in a first configuration. The magnetic portion has a magnetic attraction to another magnetic portion or a portion of the valve device having a charge opposite a charge of the magnetic portion. The valve device is movable from the first configuration substantially closing the bodily lumen in the presence of a first pressure within the bodily lumen to a second configuration in response to a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure. The valve device is open in the second configuration and the movable member is normally positioned in the first configuration. | 01-30-2014 |
20140277371 | ATRAUMATIC STENT CROWNS - Methods and apparatuses of atraumatic stents with likely reduced rates of tissue perforation are provided. The stents of the invention have crowns with crown tips having apexes made of a radial force reducing material. The apexes are soft and flexible and reduce the radial force at the crown relative to the stent body allowing the crowns to collapse with greater ease compared to the central portion of the stent. | 09-18-2014 |
20150057741 | STENT DELIVERY DEVICE - A delivery assembly and methods for accurately positioning a stent within a body lumen are disclosed. The delivery assembly comprises a stent releasably attached to the distal end of an inner catheter. A handle at the proximal end of the assembly is operatively connected to the proximal end of an outer catheter and is configured for imparting axial movement to the outer catheter. A sheath is fixed to the handle or inner catheter and disposed about at least a portion of the outer catheter. The sheath comprises indicia visible to the user of the assembly to identify a particular measured distance from a selected point on the sheath to a selected point on one or more components of the delivery device. The inner catheter and sheath are fixed components that do not move relative to each other during axial movement of the outer catheter. | 02-26-2015 |
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20090114357 | TEMPORARY WET STRENGTH SYSTEM FOR TISSUE PAPER - The invention relates to a composition comprising a (a) a temporary wet strength agent component capable of forming hemi-acetal bonds with the fibers of a tissue web to provide initial wet strength, subsequent rapid degradation of the initial wet strength when the tissue web contacts water; and (b) a sizing agent component capable of imparting water-repelling properties to the tissue web; such that the strength agent component and the sizing agent component are present in sufficient amounts so that when the composition is added to a tissue pulp slurry during a tissue-making process, tissue made from the tissue-making process exhibits a combination of (1) improved initial wet tensile, (ii) improved decay, and (iii) absorbency. | 05-07-2009 |
20120035306 | ANIONIC FUNCTIONAL PROMOTER AND CHARGE CONTROL AGENT WITH IMPROVED WET TO DRY TENSILE STRENGTH RATIO - The invention relates to a composition comprising (a) a functional promoter comprising a water-soluble anionic polymer having a molecular weight of at least about 50,000 daltons and a molecular weight charge index value of at least about 10,000; (b) a cationic surfactant component; such that when the composition treats a fibrous substrate, in conjunction with a cationic strength agent, the treated fibrous substrate exhibits (i) a ratio of wet tensile strength to dry tensile strength ranging from about 1:5 to about 1:2 and (ii) an increase in a ratio of wet tensile strength to dry tensile strength of at least about 10%, as compared to when the fibrous substrate is treated with the functional promoter and without a surfactant. The invention also relates to a paper product made with such a system, and method for imparting wet strength to a paper product with the functional promoter. | 02-09-2012 |
20120255698 | Method and Composition for Improved Temporary Wet Strength - A new process to make high solids polymer backbone with low molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution has been developed by a continuous polymerization processes under refluxing conditions. In this process, a mixture of acrylamide monomer, chain transfer agent and initiator is simultaneously and continuously added to the heel of aqueous solution under refluxing conditions. | 10-11-2012 |
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20110232577 | ANIMAL TREATMENT PAD UTILIZING NARROW SPECTRUM LIGHT - Animal pads are presented including: a pad; a lamp fixture positioned to at least illuminate a portion of the pad, where the lamp fixture includes, a narrow spectrum lamp, and a power source; and an intensity adjustment module including, a switch for turning the narrow spectrum lamp on and off, and an intensity adjustment element for adjusting an intensity of the narrow spectrum lamp in response to a number of inputs, where a first input of the number of inputs is a user adjustable input. In some embodiments, animal pads are presented where the intensity adjustment module further includes: a thermocouple for measuring an ambient temperature and for providing a second input of the number of inputs to the intensity adjustment element; and a logic element in electronic communication with the intensity adjustment element, the logic element configured for regulating the intensity adjustment element in response to the second input. | 09-29-2011 |
20140188196 | Methods For Weight Treatment in Animals Utilizing Narrow Spectrum Light - Methods of weight treatment in animals are presented including: stimulating a retinal ganglia of the animal by an exposure to a narrow spectrum light. In some embodiments, the stimulating the retinal ganglia of the animal is associated with a stimulation of melanopsin. In some embodiments, the stimulation of melanopsin is associated with a inhibition of melatonin secretion. In some embodiments, inhibition of melatonin secretion is associated with a stimulation of leptin secretion. In some embodiments, the stimulation of leptin secretion is associated with a decrease in appetite in the animal. In some embodiments, the exposure to the narrow spectrum light is associated with a weight loss in the animal. In some embodiments, the narrow spectrum light is in a spectrum range of approximately 435 to 520 nanometers. | 07-03-2014 |
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20130289740 | Anti-Aspiration Prosthesis - A prosthesis and a method of manufacturing the prosthesis for controlling flow through a bodily lumen are provided. The prosthesis includes a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The prosthesis also includes a valve operably connected to the body. The valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending through the valve, where the valve lumen is connected to the body lumen. The valve is configured to be closed in the absence of an antegrade pressure and a retrograde pressure, the retrograde pressure being greater than the antegrade pressure. The valve includes a material portion operably connected to the valve, the material portion providing increased stiffness to the valve relative to the valve alone, wherein the material portion is configured to facilitate self-reversion of the valve to the closed configuration. | 10-31-2013 |
20140195006 | Multi Valve Anti-Reflux Prosthesis - A prosthesis and a method of controlling flow through a bodily lumen are provided. The prosthesis includes a body having a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The prosthesis also includes a first valve and a second valve operably connected to the body. The first valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to the proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the first valve. The first valve is dosed in the absence of a second and third pressure that are greater than a first pressure. The second valve has a proximal portion, a distal portion, a distal end extending distally relative to a proximal portion of the body and a lumen extending through the second valve, the distal end of the first valve extending distal to the distal end of the second valve. | 07-10-2014 |