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Adrienne Milner, San Diego, CA US
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20150052093 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODULATING THE TRAINING OF A NEURAL DEVICE - Methods and apparatus are provided for training a neural device having an artificial nervous system by modulating at least one training parameter during the training. One example method for training a neural device having an artificial nervous system generally includes observing the neural device in a training environment and modulating at least one training parameter based at least in part on the observing. For example, the training apparatus described herein may modify the neural device's internal learning mechanisms (e.g., spike rate, learning rate, neuromodulators, sensor sensitivity, etc.) and/or the training environment's stimuli (e.g., move a flame closer to the device, make the scene darker, etc.). In this manner, the speed with which the neural device is trained (i.e., the training rate) may be significantly increased compared to conventional neural device training systems. | 02-19-2015 |
20150139537 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING ANGULAR MOVEMENT WITH A SINGLE TWO DIMENSIONAL DEVICE - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for neuro-simulation with a single two-dimensional device to track objects. The neuro-simulation may report a point of interest in an image that is provided by the device. The device may center on the point of interest using one or more actuators. The simulation mechanism may input pixels and output a plurality of angles to the actuators to adjust their direction. | 05-21-2015 |
Benjamin D. Milner, Grass Valley, CA US
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20080232811 | Infrared remote control system and method - Disclosed is a remote control device for causing operation of a function on at least one of a plurality of different remotely controlled devices. The device includes a randomizer that determines a random local address for the remote control device. The device also includes a modulated optical transmitter that emits a signal containing the random local address. Reception of the random local address by one of the remotely controlled devices establishes a communication link between the remote control device and that particular remotely controlled device. After communication has been established the modulated device, through any of a plurality of optical transmitters, dictates the actions of the remotely controlled device. | 09-25-2008 |
Brooke S. Milner, Easton, PA US
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20160045590 | ALKYLATED INFLUENZA VACCINES - The present invention provides, among other things, improved influenza vaccines based on hemagglutinins containing one or more alkylated cysteine residues. In particular, the present invention provides influenza vaccines containing hemagglutinins treated with an alkylating agent and methods of making the same. Inventive influenza vaccines provided by the present invention have a remarkable ability to retain potency as determined by Single Radial Immunodiffusion (SRID) assay upon storage. | 02-18-2016 |
Chris Milner, Morehead City, NC US
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20100129702 | FLEXIBLE BATTERY RESTRAINT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - A battery restraint apparatus for electronic devices includes a flexible, resilient substrate having opposite, elongated end portions. An elongated aperture is formed in the substrate adjacent each end portion. The substrate has elastic memory that allows it to be flexed and bent and to thereafter resiliently recover to its original shape. The battery restraint apparatus is configured to be removably secured to an electronic device and snugly overlie a battery compartment opening thereof. | 05-27-2010 |
David Hembree Milner, Grand Prairie, TX US
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20150377943 | Concurrent Transformer Test System and Method - A tester for testing a transformer is provided. The tester comprises a primary voltmeter and a plurality of secondary voltmeters. The tester may also comprise an ammeter in series with a voltage source configured to apply voltage to the transformer. The primary voltmeter is configured to measure voltage induced across a primary winding of the transformer, while the secondary voltmeters may simultaneously measure voltage outputs at secondary windings of the transformer. The tester is configured to calculate ratios, saturation curves, and knee points for multiple winding combinations based on the measurements simultaneously obtained by the ammeter and the primary and secondary voltmeters. | 12-31-2015 |
Edward Casteel Milner, Santa Fe, NM US
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20150279489 | NON-INVASIVE IN-SITU IMAGING OF INTERIOR OF NUCLEAR REACTORS - Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for non-invasive monitoring and imaging of nuclear fuel inside a nuclear reactor using muon detector arrays. In one aspect, these detector arrays are placed outside the reactor vessel or building for investigating the reactors without access to the cores, therefore the imaging process is non-invasive. In some implementation, these detector arrays measure both muon scattering and absorption to enable imaging and characterizing not only the very high-Z fuel materials, but also other materials in the reactor, thereby obtaining a more complete picture of reactor status. When applied to damaged reactors, the disclosed proposed techniques, systems, and devices, through the process of providing an image, can reveal the presence (or absence) of damage to fuel rod assemblies or puddles of molten fuel at the bottom of the containment vessel, thus providing crucial information to guide decisions about remedial actions. | 10-01-2015 |
Edward Casteel Milner, Dallas, TX US
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20140081768 | RECOMMENDATION MACHINE - A machine may be configured as a recommendation machine that makes one or more recommendations to one or more users. The machine may provide a recommendation based on one or more psychometric profiles that correspond to a user, a product, a manager for the product, or any suitable combination thereof. The user may be a potential buyer of the product, and the manager for the product may fully or partially manage the product and consequently affect the value of the product. The user's psychometric profile may describe market understanding and risk tolerance possessed by the user, and the manager's psychometric profile may describe market understanding and risk tolerance held by the manager. Such psychometric profiles may be used to make recommendations of products. In addition, a psychometric profile for the product itself may be used in the making of such recommendations. | 03-20-2014 |
20150199746 | RECOMMENDATION MACHINE - A machine may be configured as a recommendation machine that makes one or more recommendations to one or more users. The machine may provide a recommendation based on one or more psychometric profiles that correspond to a user, a product, a manager for the product, or any suitable combination thereof. The user may be a potential buyer of the product, and the manager for the product may fully or partially manage the product and consequently affect the value of the product. The user's psychometric profile may describe market understanding and risk tolerance possessed by the user, and the manager's psychometric profile may describe market understanding and risk tolerance held by the manager. Such psychometric profiles may be used to make recommendations of products. In addition, a psychometric profile for the product itself may be used in the making of such recommendations. | 07-16-2015 |
Eric L. Milner, Pearland, TX US
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20140166264 | Blowout Preventer System Having Position and Pressure Sensing Device and Related Methods - Blowout preventer systems are provided. According to an exemplary embodiment, the system includes a blowout preventer, a plurality of position sensing mechanisms, a plurality of pressure sensing mechanisms, and a controller configured to receive position data indicating a position of a piston and pressure data indicating the pressure of hydraulic fluid being applied to the piston, and to determine a current stroking pressure signature or fingerprint during a closing cycle, which when compared to a baseline stroking pressure signature or fingerprint, can provide an indication of the health of one or more components of the operator containing the piston. The controller can also determine a backlash of the ram block, and/or to record a position of the ram block, and/or to calculate an instant when a supplemental closing pressure is desired to be applied, and/or to determine when maintenance of a ram locking mechanism is due, and/or to determine when sealing elements are worn. | 06-19-2014 |
George Martin Milner, Round Rock, TX US
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20140345940 | INFLUX DETECTION AT PUMPS STOP EVENTS DURING WELL DRILLING - An automated system for detecting fluid influx into a wellbore during the transient conditions that occur after pumps stopped. The system comprises at least one sensor normally employed on a drilling rig for measuring at least one parameter, and a processor for receiving a signal indicative of the parameter from the sensor. The processor is programmed to analyze a plurality of values of the parameter measured during a plurality of previous events so as to generate a predetermined threshold value, compare the received signal to the predetermined threshold value, and provide an output signal indicative of fluid influx when the received signal is beyond the predetermined threshold value. | 11-27-2014 |
Gregory P. Milner, Fort Collins, CO US
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20120283731 | System and Method for Tissue Sealing - An electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The generator includes an RF output stage configured to supply electrosurgical energy to tissue via at least one active electrode configured to apply electrosurgical energy to tissue; sensing circuitry configured to measure impedance of tissue; and a controller. The controller is configured to determine occurrence of a tissue reaction as a function of a minimum impedance value and a predetermined rise in impedance, wherein tissue reaction corresponds to a boiling point of tissue fluid; generate a target impedance trajectory as a function of measured impedance and desired rate of change based on the tissue reaction determination, wherein the target impedance trajectory includes a plurality of target impedance values; and drive tissue impedance along the target impedance trajectory by adjusting the output of the electrosurgical generator to substantially match tissue impedance to a corresponding target impedance for at least a predetermined minimum time period. | 11-08-2012 |
20160045248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TISSUE SEALING - An electrosurgical generator is disclosed. The generator includes an RF output stage configured to supply electrosurgical energy to tissue via at least one active electrode configured to apply electrosurgical energy to tissue; sensing circuitry configured to measure impedance of tissue; and a controller. The controller is configured to determine whether a tissue reaction has occurred as a function of a minimum impedance value and a predetermined rise in impedance, wherein tissue reaction corresponds to a boiling point of tissue fluid; generate a target impedance trajectory as a function of measured impedance and desired rate of change based on the tissue reaction determination, wherein the target impedance trajectory includes a plurality of target impedance values; and drive tissue impedance along the target impedance trajectory by adjusting the output level of the electrosurgical generator to substantially match tissue impedance to a corresponding target impedance value for at least a predetermined minimum time period. | 02-18-2016 |
James D. Milner, Appleton, WI US
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20110288501 | Methods Of Manufacturing A Medicated Tampon Assembly - A method is provided for manufacturing a medicated tampon assembly having a tampon body, the method including applying a formulation including a therapeutic agent to a substrate to produce a plurality of dosage forms; separating one of the dosage forms from the substrate; and coupling one of the dosage forms to the tampon body. A medicated tampon assembly is provided including a dosage form including a formulation including a therapeutic agent; a substrate portion separated from a substrate, wherein the substrate portion is coupled to the dosage form; and a tampon body having a distal end, wherein the substrate portion is coupled to the distal end of the tampon body. | 11-24-2011 |
J. Duwayne Milner, Edwardsville, IL US
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20080319868 | CLIENT CUSTOMIZED CARD FOR USE WITH SELECTED MERCHANTS - A client selects several merchants with whom the card may be redeemed, the amount redeemable, and a design for printing on the card which is personalized for the card recipient. | 12-25-2008 |
20110178924 | CLIENT CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL OR PHYSICAL CARD FOR USE WITH SELECTED MERCHANTS - A client selects several merchants with whom the card may be redeemed, the amount redeemable, and a design for the card, which is personalized for the card recipient. | 07-21-2011 |
20130290181 | CLIENT CUSTOMIZED VIRTUAL OR PHYSICAL CARD FOR USE WITH SELECTED MERCHANTS - A client selects several merchants with whom the card may be redeemed, the amount redeemable, and a design for the card, which is personalized for the card recipient. | 10-31-2013 |
20140214567 | System for Processing, Activating and Redeeming Value Added Prepaid Cards - A computer implemented method for adding value to a stored value card in excess of the purchase price for the stored value card is provided. In one embodiment a stored value card transaction processor receives an activation or redemption request for a stored value card from a point of sale terminal. The activation or redemption request comprises at least one of a card identification, a point of sale terminal identification, a merchant identification, and a time of activation which is compared to data stored in a stored value card datastore to determine if the stored value card to be activated is eligible for a value added award. The processor then determines the value added award and modifies the request to include the value added award. The processor then transmits the modified request to the card issuer authorization system and receives a response which is forwarded to the point of sale terminal. | 07-31-2014 |
20150186873 | Client Customized Virtual or Physical Card for Use with Selected Merchants - A client selects several merchants with whom the card may be redeemed, the amount redeemable, and a design for the card, which is personalized for the card recipient. | 07-02-2015 |
20150227919 | Client Customized Virtual or Physical Card for Use with Selected Merchants - A client selects several merchants with whom the card may be redeemed, the amount redeemable, and a design for the card, which is personalized for the card recipient. | 08-13-2015 |
Jeffrey L. Milner, Chesterfield, VA US
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20110046029 | Combinations of Phosphorus-Containing Compounds For Use As Anti-Wear Additives In Lubricant Compositions - The present disclosure relates to a lubricant composition comprising a first phosphorus compound, a second phosphorus compound, and a third phosphorus compound, wherein the first phosphorus compound is present in the lubricant composition in an amount to provide between about 120 and 350 ppm phosphorus. The lubricant composition may provide robust anti-wear and reduced pitting. | 02-24-2011 |
20120184472 | COMBINATIONS OF PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS FOR USE AS ANTI-WEAR ADDITIVES IN LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - The present disclosure relates to a lubricant composition comprising a first phosphorus compound, a second phosphorus compound, and a third phosphorus compound, wherein the first phosphorus compound is present in the lubricant composition in an amount to provide between about 120 and 350 ppm phosphorus. The lubricant composition may provide robust anti-wear and reduced pitting. | 07-19-2012 |
Joel Shane Milner, Greencove Springs, FL US
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20120222875 | Proximal Area Sanitizer - The proximal area sanitizer is an apparatus that allows a user to remove and clean the grass and dirt situated above and around a termite bait station. The apparatus mainly comprises a tube, a squared top, a hollow space, and a handle. The tube has a tubular shape, which allows the user to create a circular cut into the grass and dirt surrounding the top of the termite bait station. The squared top is connected to the tube and allows the user to apply an even force onto the top of the apparatus in order to press the tube into the ground. The hollow space is used to cap the top of the termite bait station. The handle is rotatably connected to the tube and allows the user to pull the apparatus out of the ground once the circular cut is made. | 09-06-2012 |
John D. Milner, Shelby Township, MI US
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20090211879 | Mechanical Workstation Skillet Lift - A mechanical skillet lift and conveyor system including a workstation having a lift element securely positioned at a first location and a skillet including a lift device and a vertically translatable table drivenly coupled to the device, wherein the skillet device is configured to automatically cause a predetermined change in table elevation, when the skillet is translated through the workstation such that the device engages the element. | 08-27-2009 |
John Groves Milner, Palm Beach Gardens, FL US
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20090273568 | INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND DISPLAY SYSTEM - An information management and display system includes a content management server and at least one retailer, a client advertisements server and at least one content display device communicating with the content management server. The client advertisements server is adapted to store advertising information, the content management server is adapted to receive the advertising information from the client advertisements server and the at least one content display device is adapted to receive the advertising information from the content management server and display the advertising information. | 11-05-2009 |
John Robert Milner, Peoria, IL US
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20090006152 | System and method for estimating a new content level in service agreements - A method for estimating a new content level in service agreements comprises defining a plurality of service requirement options associated with supply chain management processes and establishing a weight factor for each service requirement option. The service requirement options are provided to an interactive interface that allows a user to select one or more service requirement options to include in a desired supply chain management process. A plurality of user-selected service requirement options associated with the desired supply chain management process is received from the interactive interface. A new content level associated with the desired supply chain management process is determined and provided to one or more service requirement subscribers. | 01-01-2009 |
Josh Milner, Bethesda, MD US
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20150031714 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PREVENTION OF ALLERGIC REACTION - Embodiments of the invention include methods of preventing and/or reducing the risk or severity of an allergic reaction in an individual. In some embodiments, particular small molecules are employed for prevention and/or reduction in the risk or severity of anaphylaxis. In at least particular cases, the small molecules are inhibitors of STAT3. In some cases, the small molecule comprises N-(1′,2-dihydroxy-1,2′-binaphthalen-4′-yl)-4-methoxybenzenesulfonamide. | 01-29-2015 |
Keith Milner, Lafayette, IN US
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20150352272 | DEVICE FOR PROMOTING FISTULA PATENCY AND METHOD - A device for promoting patency of a fistula includes an annular body and a plurality of vanes formed integrally with the annular body, and projecting inwardly from an inner radial surface thereof. The vanes are oriented so as to impart circumferential velocity components to blood passed through a lumen of the device, and such that an unobstructed line of sight parallel to a central axis of the annular body extends between adjacent ones of the vanes. | 12-10-2015 |
Keith Milner, West Lafayette, IN US
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20120116503 | COATED MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - The invention relates to medical device systems that include a delivery instrument comprising a sheath having an abluminal surface and a luminal surface; a radially-expandable frame disposed at least partially within the sheath, the frame having an abluminal surface at least partially in contact with the luminal surface of the sheath, and a luminal surface defining a sub-stantially cylindrical lumen; and a fine powder coating disposed on at least one of the abluminal surface of the frame and the luminal surface of the sheath. The invention also relates to methods of manufacturing, loading, and delivering the coated medical devices. | 05-10-2012 |
20130131779 | SILANE BONDED MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method for bonding a graft material to a support element employing a silane coupling agent, and a medical device obtainable by said method. A medical device including a graft material bound to a support element by a plurality of silane linkages is also described. | 05-23-2013 |
20130211497 | MEDICAL PROSTHESES HAVING BUNDLED AND NON-BUNDLED REGIONS - The present embodiments provide an endoluminal prosthesis, such as a stent-graft, having a relatively low delivery profile. In one embodiment, the prosthesis comprises a membrane, and at least one stent having contracted and expanded states, where the stent is coupled to the membrane and maintains patency in the expanded state. The prosthesis further may comprise selectively oriented axial and/or circumferential fibers arranged at predetermined locations along the length and circumference of the prosthesis. An increased population density of the circumferential and/or axial fibers may be provided in areas in which the at least one stent portion is attached to the membrane, or in areas of higher physiological loads imposed upon the endoluminal prosthesis. Selectively orienting axial fibers and circumferential fibers at predetermined locations along the length and circumference of the prosthesis, but not continuously along the entire prosthesis, significantly reduces delivery profile due to the reduction in graft material. | 08-15-2013 |
20140081386 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS - An endoluminal prosthesis for placement within a body vessel may include a tubular support structure including a proximal end segment, a distal end segment, an intermediate segment positioned between the proximal end segment and the distal end segment, a lumen extending longitudinally within the support structure, a luminal surface, and an abluminal surface opposite the luminal surface. The prosthesis may include a first layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers positioned on the luminal surface of the support structure. The prosthesis may include a second layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers positioned on the abluminal surface of the support structure. At least one of the proximal end segment or the distal end segment of the support structure may be encapsulated within a covering including the first layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers and the second layer of nonwoven electrospun fibers. The intermediate segment of the support structure may be unencapsulated within the covering. | 03-20-2014 |
20140277052 | TRI-FLUTED VASCULAR ACCESS NEEDLE - A needle disclosed herein may include an elongate body extending between a proximal end and a distal end with a central longitudinal axis defined by the body, where the distal end includes a single sharp point along the central longitudinal axis and defining a distal end terminus three longitudinal fluted surfaces converging at the distal end terminus; and three longitudinal beveled cutting edges defining borders between the fluted surfaces and converging at the distal end terminus. Needle embodiments may include one or more ports open into and/or proximal of the fluted surfaces and communicating with one or more longitudinal needle lumens. | 09-18-2014 |
20140315847 | DRUG ELUTING GRAFT CONSTRUCTS AND METHODS - The present invention provides, in certain aspects, medical graft products that incorporate multiple drug depots in and/or on the products. One such product is a sheet graft construct, for example for tissue support that includes a sheet graft material with a plurality of drug depots. The drug depots can be hardened deposits formed directly onto the sheet graft material and/or can be capable of eluting a drug for a minimum of 72 hours. | 10-23-2014 |
20150133973 | Thrombectomy Catheter With Flow Directing Mechanism - A thrombectomy catheter includes a catheter body having first and second lumens formed therein, and a flow directing mechanism upon a distal body end forming a channel for conveying fluid between an outlet and an inlet fluidly connected with the first and second lumens. The channel axially and circumferentially advances about the catheter body, and is positioned between the outlet and inlet such that fluid conveyed by the channel enters a suction stream flowing to the inlet and entraining material of disrupted thrombus. | 05-14-2015 |
20150257760 | IMPLANT FOR FACILITATING SUTURELESS SIDE-TO-SIDE ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA CREATION AND MAINTAINING PATENCY - An anastomosis device for facilitating sutureless side-to-side arteriovenous fistula creation and maintenance of patency thereof is presented. The device comprises two device halves each containing an anastomosis window which is in fluid connection with an interior lumen of the device. Further, the device comprises a pair of vessel joining portions in which the bounds of the fistula are created. The invention also has an embodiment wherein a method of joining a vein and an artery in order to create a fistula is presented. | 09-17-2015 |
20150257906 | EXTRAVASCULAR IMPLANT FOR FACILITATING SUTURED SIDE-TO-SIDE ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA CREATION AND MAINTAINING PATENCY - An extravascular anastomosis device for facilitating side-to-side arteriovenous fistula creation and maintenance of patency thereof is presented. The device comprises two device halves each containing an anastomosis window which is in fluid connection with an interior space of the device. Further, the device comprises a pair of vessel capture spaces in which portions of the vessels to be joined are captured. The invention also has an embodiment wherein a method of joining a vein and an artery in order to create a fistula is presented. | 09-17-2015 |
20150352273 | DEVICE FOR FORMING FISTULA BETWEEN BLOOD VESSELS, AND METHOD - A device for forming a fistula between blood vessels includes a tubular body having a central lumen, a flange attached to the tubular body and projecting outwardly from an outer body surface, and one or more vanes projecting inwardly into the lumen so as to induce helical flow in blood passed through the lumen between first and second vessels joined via the fistula. | 12-10-2015 |
Keith R. Milner, West Lafayette, IN US
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20110251588 | Infusion Mechanism And Method - An infusion mechanism for treating an intraluminal site in a patient includes an infusion catheter having an elongate body with a proximal body end defining at least one fluid supply orifice, and a distal body end. The elongate body defines a high head loss lumen in fluid communication with a first set of side ports defining a proximal infusion zone. The elongate body further defines a low head loss lumen in fluid communication with a second set of side ports defining a distal infusion zone. | 10-13-2011 |
20120259170 | METHOD FOR MAKING A FLEXIBLE STENT-GRAFT - A method of making a stent-graft is provided. The method includes mounting a stent on a mandrel so that the stent is stretched when it is on the mandrel. A graft layer is then adhered to the stent while it is mounted on the mandrel. When the stent-graft is removed from the mandrel, the stent contracts and the graft layer becomes partially wrinkled when the stent is in its expanded relaxed state. | 10-11-2012 |
20130046282 | Method Of Treating An Intravascular Site In A Patient, And Thrombolysis Catheter Therefor - A method of treating an intravascular site in a patient includes spraying jets of treatment fluid out of spray orifices formed in an elongate catheter body, and changing an impingement pattern of the treatment fluid on material within the intravascular site in response to a torque induced by a back pressure of the jets. A thrombolysis catheter includes an elongate catheter body having a plurality of spray orifices formed in a body wall, and communicating with a fluid lumen longitudinally extending in the elongate catheter body. The plurality of spray orifices define a torque inducing spray jet pattern, whereby a back pressure of spray jets exiting the spray orifices induces a torque on the elongate catheter body. | 02-21-2013 |
20130122248 | ELECTROSPUN PATTERNED STENT GRAFT COVERING - An endoluminal prosthesis and systems and methods for making the prosthesis are provided. In one example, a patterned graft material for a prosthesis includes a network of electrospun fibers. The network of electrospun fibers may include a plurality of continuous electrospun fibers. The fibers may be collected on a collector plate using an electrospinning process to form the network of fibers. The patterned graft material also may include a plurality of openings in the network of electrospun fibers. The plurality of openings may be arranged in a pattern. The network of electrospun fibers may include a plurality of edges, each surrounding a corresponding one of the plurality of openings. Each of the plurality of edges may include at least one electrospun fiber of the network of electrospun fibers. A majority of the electrospun fibers of the plurality of edges may be continuous at the edges. | 05-16-2013 |
20130138202 | BLOOD PERFUSION DEVICE - A perfusion device and a delivery system for repair of a damaged portion of a body vessel. Perfusion device can include a tubular body that is self-expandable, having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion. One or more series of barbs can be disposed circumferentially along the intermediate portion. Barbs are capable of penetrating into the tunica intima and tunica media of said vessel wall upon insertion of said device into said body vessel, and not into said tunica adventitia. A graft can be associated with the tubular body. Graft has a proximal end and a distal end, and preferably extends entirely along a luminal wall of the tubular body. Graft may also extend along an exterior surface of the tubular body at the proximal and distal portions. A remodelable covering can be applied along the intermediate portion. Delivery devices for the perfusion implant and methods of delivering the perfusion implant are also provided. | 05-30-2013 |
20140180398 | Bioabsorbable Medical Devices and Methods of Use Thereof - One aspect provides implantable medical devices including a bioabsorbable structure having a surface and having a coating layer on at least a portion of the surface. In certain embodiments, the coating layer includes a releasable bioactive and provides for a controlled absorption of the bioabsorbable structure upon implantation in a human or veterinary patient. Another aspect provides methods treating a disease including implanting such a device in a vessel of a human or veterinary patient. | 06-26-2014 |
20140188212 | ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS WITH FIBER MATRIX - An expandable endoluminal prosthesis may include a graft body and a support structure attached to the graft body. The graft body may include a tubular body of nonwoven electrospun fibers disposed about a longitudinal axis. A first fiber matrix segment may be attached to and extend in a transverse direction along the tubular body. A second fiber matrix segment may be attached to and extend in a longitudinal direction along the tubular body. | 07-03-2014 |
20140243843 | RAPID EXPANSION BALLOON CATHETER - A balloon catheter assembly including a catheter, a sleeve, and a balloon. The catheter has a body, an exterior surface, a lumen, a port providing fluid communication between the lumen and the exterior surface, and a coupling mechanism to couple the lumen to an inflation source. The sleeve has an interior surface facing the exterior surface, the sleeve being coaxial with the catheter and configured to move longitudinally about the catheter. The balloon is disposed about the catheter and has a middle segment covering the port, a distal segment coupled to the sleeve, and a proximal segment coupled to the catheter. The middle segment has a middle longitudinal stiffness, the distal segment has a distal longitudinal stiffness, and the proximal segment has a proximal longitudinal stiffness. The middle longitudinal stiffness is greater than the proximal longitudinal stiffness and the middle longitudinal stiffness is greater than the distal longitudinal stiffness. | 08-28-2014 |
20150209483 | BIOABSORBABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - One aspect provides implantable medical devices including a bioabsorbable structure having a surface and having a coating layer on at least a portion of the surface. In certain embodiments, the coating layer includes a releasable bioactive and provides for a controlled absorption of the bioabsorbable structure upon implantation in a human or veterinary patient. Another aspect provides methods treating a disease including implanting such a device in a vessel of a human or veterinary patient. | 07-30-2015 |
20150231326 | SITE SPECIFIC DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device is provided for directly treating a treatment site. The device allows body fluids to perfuse past the device while it is expanded to increase the amount of treatment time that is possible. The drug is delivered through a hollow helical tube that extends around a support structure. The hollow tube includes a series of lateral holes to allow the drug to directly reach the desired treatment site. | 08-20-2015 |
20150282957 | METHOD FOR MAKING A FLEXIBLE STENT-GRAFT - A method of making a stent-graft is provided. The method includes mounting a stent on a mandrel so that the stent is stretched when it is on the mandrel. A graft layer is then adhered to the stent while it is mounted on the mandrel. When the stent-graft is removed from the mandrel, the stent contracts and the graft layer becomes partially wrinkled when the stent is in its expanded relaxed state. | 10-08-2015 |
Keith R. Milner, Bloomington, IN US
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20150148888 | BRAIDED STENT - A stent is provided with braided filaments. First and second filaments are braided with each other and extend spirally around the stent wall in opposite directions. One or more third filaments are braided with the first filaments and extends spirally around the stent wall only in the direction of the second filaments. The third filament is stiffer than the first and second filaments, and there are fewer third filaments than the first and second filaments. | 05-28-2015 |
Keith R. Milner, Lafayette, IN US
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20120179237 | SPRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MAKING PHASE SEPARATED POLYMER MEMBRANE STRUCTURES - A spray system and method of using such spray system to fabricate a polymer membrane structure for use as a vascular graft or tissue engineered scaffold is provided. Generally, this spray system includes the use of at least two spray apparatus to apply different polymer and solvent mixtures to the outer surface of a mandrel to form a blended layer. Upon curing of the blended layer, phase separation occurs leading to the formation of a polymer membrane structure having variable properties along at least a portion of its longitudinal axis. | 07-12-2012 |
Marius C. Milner, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100153216 | DETERMINING ADVERTISING CONVERSION - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for determining advertising conversion metrics. In some implementations, a method includes receiving spatial information associated with a user in connection with an advertisement presented through a wireless device | 06-17-2010 |
20140156825 | Automatic Proxy Setting Modification - The proxy settings for a browser are modified to route public Internet traffic through a local client assistant, while keeping previous proxy policies intact. The process compares the previous proxy results for a known, public Internet address to the previous proxy results for the desired Internet address. If the two proxy results are equivalent, then the request is directed to the local client assistant, otherwise the request is directed according to the previous proxy results. If the testing of the public Internet address had resulted in the use of a proxy, then the local client assistant will route its requests to the proxy so indicated. | 06-05-2014 |
Mark S. Milner, White Lake, MI US
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20120031780 | Cigar Holder Device - A portable cigar case includes a body having at least one cavity for receiving and releasably retaining a cigar. A cap is releasably connected to the body. The cap when in an open condition provides access to the cigar. A moisture retainer is provided in one of the body or the cap. The moisture retainer provides a source of moisture to maintain a humidity level of the cigar when the cap is in a closed condition with respect to the body. A vial containing a drinkable fluid is retained by one of the body or the cap. The vial is made of a transparent or semitransparent material such that the fluid in the vial is visible to a user. A viewing window created in the cigar case is aligned with the vial such that the fluid in the vial is visible through the viewing window. | 02-09-2012 |
Martin Milner, Oklahoma City, OK US
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20110153572 | Document Archival System - An archival computer system for receiving digital documents from document source computers, archiving such digital documents, and providing the digital documents to client computer systems. The archival computer system is provided with a document database, a supplemental digital media database, a document input device, an archival computer, and a server. The document input device receives digital documents from the document source computers. The digital documents include non-pixalated, non-rastered digital documents, and supplemental media. The archival computer receives the digital documents, and archives data from the non-pixalated, non-rastered digital documents in the document database, and data from the supplemental media in the supplemental digital media database. The server, upon request, outputs a composite document including data stored in the document database and the supplemental digital media database. | 06-23-2011 |
Mary Milner, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20120316789 | METHOD FOR COST EFFECTIVE SAMPLING AND CHARACTERIZATION OF HETEROGENEOUS UNCONVENTIONAL HYDROCARBON REGIONS - A methodology improves sampling and characterization of heterogeneous, unconventional hydrocarbon-bearing regions. The methodology is designed to integrate consistently across measurements and scales. Additionally, the methodology involves characterizing various scales, such as regional-scale heterogeneity, wellbore-scale heterogeneity, core-scale heterogeneity, sample-scale, and pore-scale heterogeneity. The results are integrated across the multiple scales based on results obtained from the characterization of the scales. The methodology further comprises determining data propagation across the multiple scales in a hydrocarbon-bearing region. | 12-13-2012 |
Michael C. Milner, Greenwood, MS US
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20150335198 | GRIDDLE - A griddle ( | 11-26-2015 |
20150335199 | GRIDDLE - A griddle ( | 11-26-2015 |
Peter G. Milner, Los Altos Hills, CA US
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20080199483 | LONG LASTING FUSION PEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF VIRAL INFECTION - Peptides exhibiting anti-viral and anti-fusogenic activity are modified to provide greater stability and improved half-life in vivo. The selected peptides include fusion inhibitors DP178 and DP107 and related peptides and analogs thereof. The modified peptides are capable of forming covalent bonds with one or more blood components, preferably a mobile blood component. | 08-21-2008 |
20090175821 | Modified therapeutic peptides with extended half-lives in vivo - A method for protecting a peptide from peptidase activity in vivo, the peptide being composed of between 2 and 50 amino acids and having a C-terminus and an N-terminus and a C-terminus amino acid and an N-terminus amino acid is described. In the first step of the method, the peptide is modified by attaching a reactive group to the C-terminus amino acid, to the N-terminus amino acid, or to an amino acid located between the N-terminus and the C-terminus, such that the modified peptide is capable of forming a covalent bond in vivo with a reactive functionality on a blood component. In the next step, a covalent bond is formed between the reactive group and a reactive functionality on a blood component to form a peptide-blood component conjugate, thereby protecting said peptide from peptidase activity. The final step of the method involves the analyzing of the stability of the peptide-blood component conjugate to assess the protection of the peptide from peptidase activity. | 07-09-2009 |
20110136779 | METHODS FOR STROKE REDUCTION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS - The subject invention provides methods for reducing stroke rate, methods for preventing atrial remodeling, and methods for reversing atrial remodeling by administering a multiple ion channel blocker anti-arrhythmic to reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) episode duration and an anticoagulant (AC). According to some methods of the invention, the average AF episode duration can be reduced to less than about 24, 5, 3 or 1 hour(s), and the maximum AF episode duration may be reduced to less than about 20, 10 or 5 hours. According to some methods of the invention, the reduced stroke rate upon administration of multiple ion channel blocker and AC is less than the age-adjusted overall stroke rate. Further, some methods provide that patients who were refractory to one or more anti-arrhythmic drugs prior to administration of the multiple ion channel blocker may also be treated. Some methods provide for prevention of atrial remodeling and others provide for the reversal of atrial remodeling, including methods to quantify the reversal of atrial remodeling. In some methods of the invention, budiodarone is administered 400 mg BID or more preferably 600 mg BID. | 06-09-2011 |
20110144199 | METHODS FOR TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The subject invention provides methods for reducing atrial fibrillation (AF) episode duration, methods for reducing stroke rate, methods for increasing time in normal sinus rhythm (NSR), methods for preventing atrial remodeling, and methods for reversing atrial remodeling, all comprising administering an amount of budiodarone effective to reduce AF episode duration. | 06-16-2011 |
20110269762 | METHODS FOR TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND REDUCING STROKE RATE IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION PATIENTS - The subject invention provides methods for reducing stroke rate, methods for preventing atrial remodeling, and methods for reversing atrial remodeling by administering budiodarone to reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) episode duration and an anticoagulant (AC). According to some methods of the invention, the average AF episode duration can be reduced to less than about 24, 5, 3 or 1 hour(s), and the maximum AF episode duration may be reduced to less than about 20, 10 or 5 hours. According to some methods of the invention, the reduced stroke rate upon administration of budiodarone and AC is less than the age-adjusted overall stroke rate. Further, some methods provide that patients who were refractory to one or more anti-arrhythmic drugs prior to administration of budiodarone may also be treated. Some methods provide for prevention of atrial remodeling and others provide for the reversal of atrial remodeling, including methods to quantify the reversal of atrial remodeling. In some methods of the invention, budiodarone is administered 400 mg BID or more preferably 600 mg BID. | 11-03-2011 |
20130143861 | METHODS FOR TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - The subject invention provides methods for reducing stroke rate, methods for preventing atrial remodeling, and methods for reversing atrial remodeling by administering budiodarone to reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) episode duration and an anticoagulant (AC). According to some methods of the invention, the average AF episode duration can be reduced to less than about 24, 5, 3 or 1 hour(s), and the maximum AF episode duration may be reduced to less than about 20, 10 or 5 hours. According to some methods of the invention, the reduced stroke rate upon administration of budiodarone and AC is less than the age-adjusted overall stroke rate. Further, some methods provide that patients who were refractory to one or more anti-arrhythmic drugs prior to administration of budiodarone may also be treated. Some methods provide for prevention of atrial remodeling and others provide for the reversal of atrial remodeling, including methods to quantify the reversal of atrial remodeling. In some methods of the invention, budiodarone is administered 400 mg BID or more preferably 600 mg BID. | 06-06-2013 |
Robert Milner, Warren, MI US
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20090325828 | ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE AND METHOD OF REDUCING FRICTION THEREIN - A device configured for converting energy includes a first surface, a second surface configured for moving with respect to the first surface during operation of the device, and a coating disposed on at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The coating includes a first layer of a ceramic alloy represented by the general formula AlMgB | 12-31-2009 |
20100028641 | FRICTION- AND WEAR-REDUCING COATING - A coating includes a first layer of a ceramic alloy and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including carbon. The coating has a hardness of from 10 to 20 GPa and a coefficient of friction of less than or equal to 0.12. A method of coating a substrate includes cleaning the substrate, forming the first layer on the substrate, and depositing the second layer onto the first layer to thereby coat the substrate. | 02-04-2010 |
20110297535 | ION BEAM SPUTTER TARGET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A target for use in an ion beam sputtering apparatus made of at least two target tiles where at least two of the target tiles are made of different chemical compositions and are mounted on a main tile and geometrically arranged on the main tile to yield a desired chemical composition on a sputtered substrate. In an alternate embodiment, the tiles are of varied thickness according to the desired chemical properties of the sputtered film. In yet another alternate embodiment, the target is comprised of plugs pressed in a green state which are disposed in cavities formed in a main tile also formed in a green state and the assembly can then be compacted and then sintered. | 12-08-2011 |
Ronald E. Milner, Grass Valley, CA US
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20080232811 | Infrared remote control system and method - Disclosed is a remote control device for causing operation of a function on at least one of a plurality of different remotely controlled devices. The device includes a randomizer that determines a random local address for the remote control device. The device also includes a modulated optical transmitter that emits a signal containing the random local address. Reception of the random local address by one of the remotely controlled devices establishes a communication link between the remote control device and that particular remotely controlled device. After communication has been established the modulated device, through any of a plurality of optical transmitters, dictates the actions of the remotely controlled device. | 09-25-2008 |
Scott T. Milner, Somerville, NJ US
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20080262180 | Separation of polymer slurries - Methods for producing elastomers or elastomeric compositions are provided. One or more C | 10-23-2008 |
Scott Thomas Milner, Somerville, NJ US
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20080290049 | Methods for Separating Slurry Components - The invention relates to methods for separating slurry components. In particular, the invention relates to the concentration of polymer particles in a slurry from the polymerization of C | 11-27-2008 |
Simon Milner, San Jose, CA US
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20130094441 | SYSTEM, METHOD, DEVICE FOR WIRELESS DEVICE ASSOCIATION, PROGRAM DOWNLOAD, AND EXCHANGE OF DATA BETWEEN WIRELESS DEVICES - A system for automatically associating a first wireless device with a second wireless device comprising a wireless device that toggles between client mode and access point mode. The first device communicates using first access point device when is client mode. When the first wireless device switches to access point mode it forms a pulsed overlay wireless network. The first wireless device transmits a unique identifier over the pulsed overlay wireless network to the second wireless device. When the second wireless device receives and detects the unique identifier, a token is transmitted over the first wireless network to the second and wherein the token is configured with a mobile device identifier that uniquely identifies the second client device. | 04-18-2013 |
20150327514 | SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR DISPENSING PET REWARDS - A device for and method to provide pet rewards. The device includes a sound apparatus to alert a pet that a reward is about to be dispensed and a video camera wirelessly coupled to a remote user device to view the pet and the dispensing of a reward. Remote control of sounds, treat delivery, and pet viewing over a wireless connection can be provided with and through a user device. The method include connecting to a wireless network, a remote use device connection to the device, and the user device sending commands for sending video data, outputting sounds, and dispensing pet-rewards. | 11-19-2015 |
Stephen Milner, Raleigh, NC US
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20150248288 | COMPILED FILE NORMALIZATION - A method performed by a computing system includes, with the computing system, extracting non-compiler specific components from a first compiled file, the first compiled file being compiled from a piece of source code, and with the computing system, rearranging the extracted non-compiler specific components into a normalized order, the normalized order being used to consistently arrange a plurality of compiled files. | 09-03-2015 |
Stephen D. Milner, Raleigh, NC US
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20090055819 | Method and an apparatus to conduct software release - Some embodiments of a method and an apparatus to conduct software release have been presented. In one embodiment, a user submits a request to conduct software release on a set of servers. Each of the servers has a distinct platform. In response to the request, a set of commands in a cross-platform language is sent to the servers via remote procedure calls (RPCs) in a transactional format. | 02-26-2009 |
20120174089 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS TO CONDUCT SOFTWARE RELEASE - Some embodiments of a method and an apparatus to conduct software release have been presented. In one embodiment, a user submits a request to conduct software release on a set of servers. Each of the servers has a distinct platform. In response to the request, a set of commands in a cross-platform language is sent to the servers via remote procedure calls (RPCs) in a transactional format. | 07-05-2012 |
Steve Bradford Milner, Raleigh, NC US
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20120090025 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF MALICIOUS SOFTWARE PACKAGES - A software repository offering a software package or a computing system downloading a software package can utilize a security tool to verify the security of the software package. The security tool can check and verify that the software package is secure utilizing a black list of components. To check the security, the security tool can compare the components (archival files) of the software package to the the black list. A black list can include a list of components that are known to be insecure. | 04-12-2012 |
Stuart D. Milner, Potomac, MD US
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20130017796 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, DEVICES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR CONTROL AND PERFORMANCE PREDICTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - Systems, methods, devices, and computer program products are directed to mobility control and performance prediction in directional wireless networks. Network coverage and connectivity are optimized. Convex and non-convex network modeling is implemented to provide adaptive topology control and mobility control within the network, whereby communication links are retained, released, or reconfigured based on their communication role within the network architecture. Optionally or alternatively, network health is monitored, future network failure or degradation conditions are predicted, and the network reconfigures responsive to the predictions to avoid the failure or degradation conditions. | 01-17-2013 |
Thomas Milner, Austin, TX US
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20090105588 | Real-Time Ultrasound Monitoring of Heat-Induced Tissue Interactions - The present invention includes an apparatus, method and system for monitoring and controlling radiation therapy, the system including a radiative source that emits energy that enters a tissue and is absorbed at or a near a target site in the tissue to heat the tissue; an ultrasound transmitter directed at the target site, wherein the ultrasound transmitter emits ultrasound signals to the tissue that has been heated by the radiative source; an ultrasound receiver directed at the target site, wherein the ultrasound receiver receives ultrasound signals emitted from the ultrasound transmitter and reflected from the tissue that has been heated by the radiative source; and a signal processor that processes the received ultrasound signal to calculate a tissue composition scan or tissue temperature scan. | 04-23-2009 |
20140268168 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND TWO-PHOTON LUMINESCENCE IMAGING - Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include a combined catheter-based optical coherence tomography-two-photon luminescence (OCT-TPL) imaging system. Exemplary embodiments further include methods to detect, and further characterize the distribution of cellular components (e.g., macrophage, collagen/elastin fiber, lipid droplet) in thin-cap fibroatheromas with high spatial resolution in vivo. | 09-18-2014 |
20140288418 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PATHLENGTH MULTIPLEXING FOR ANGLE RESOLVED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - Exemplary embodiments include an apparatus and method for performing angle-resolved imaging of scattering samples such as tissue, including the use of a pathlength multiplexing element. | 09-25-2014 |
20150313672 | IDEAL VALUES FOR LASER PARAMETERS FOR CALCULI REMOVAL - A set of ideal values for laser parameters is provided for a laser system for the fragmentation and removal of calculi. Particularly, the ideal values for laser parameters increases the effectiveness of removing calculi by increasing the pulse width. This set of ideal values for laser parameters increases the effectiveness of calculi removal by decreasing retropulsion distance of calculi fragments and by breaking up the calculi into smaller fragments that can then be easily removed from the body without the use of baskets or graspers. | 11-05-2015 |
Thomas Milner, Lafayette, CO US
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20130044329 | System and Method for Interlacing Differing Coherence Length Sweeps to Improve OCT Image Quality - A system and method for sweeping electromagnetic radiation over a first coherence length and a second length over a range of wavelengths to generate an image. Electromagnetic radiation having a first coherence length is generated and swept over a range of wavelengths. Electromagnetic radiation having a second coherence length is generated and swept over a range of wavelengths. The electromagnetic radiation is splitting through a reference path and a sample path; Electromagnetic radiation returned from the reference path and the sample path is detected, wherein the detector generates output signals corresponding to the received electromagnetic radiation. In one embodiment, the output signals are processed to generate an image. The image may be interleaved with data corresponding to the electromagnetic radiation having the first coherence length and the second coherence length. | 02-21-2013 |
20130044771 | System and Method for Optimization of Coherence Length of Tunable Laser Sources - A system and method for adjusting the coherence length of a tunable laser to optimize measurements and reduce artifacts. A tuning element of the laser system modulates, adjusts, or controls parameters associate with the tunable laser, such that the output wavelength of the tunable laser is modulated or adjusted over a wavelength range within a time interval. Modulation of the parameter has the effect of increasing a linewidth of the tunable laser. | 02-21-2013 |
Thomas E. Milner, San Antonio, TX US
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20150265304 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCORING THE LEFT VENTRICULAR ENDOCARDIUM TO INCREASE LEFT VENTRICULAR COMPLIANCE - In some embodiments, a system for scoring human endocardium tissue may include a first conduit and an activation system. The first conduit may include a first opening, a second opening, and a cutting device. The first opening may be positioned at a proximal end of the first conduit. The second opening may extend from adjacent to a closed distal end portion of the first conduit. The cutting device, when activated, may cut through a portion of a depth of endocardium tissue positioned adjacent the second opening. The cutting device may selectively cut or score the endocardium to a specified depth and length in the endocardium of a left ventricle of a human heart. | 09-24-2015 |
Thomas E. Milner US
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20140171807 | MEASUREMENT OF NEURAL FUNCTIONALITY USING PHASE SENSITIVE OPTICAL COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY - Optical methods, devices, and systems for noninvasively detecting transient surface displacements in a neuron are disclosed. Methods, devices, and systems provided may employ a phase-sensitive optical low coherence reflectometer. In addition, surface displacements due to action potential propagation in neural tissues may be detected in some embodiments using back-reflected light. According to some embodiments, exogenous chemicals or reflect ion coatings are not required. Transient neural surface displacement of less then 1 nm in amplitude and 1 ms in duration may be detected and may be generally coincident with action potential arrival to the optical measurement site. The systems and methods may be used for noninvasive detection of various neuropathies such as retinal neuropathies. They may also be useful in detecting the effects of various pharmacological agents. | 06-19-2014 |
Tim Milner, Lexington, SC US
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20140216946 | FLUID TREATMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for treatment of wastewater. In some embodiments, the system may comprise one or more modules such as an electrochemical module, an electrocoagulation module, a flotation module, an evaporation module, and an ultrafiltration module. One or more detection modules may also be provided to analyze the concentration of one or more wastewater components in the wastewater. Data from such modules may be used to adjust one or more operational parameters or conditions in the treatment system. The system may also comprise one or more features designed to minimize adverse effects on the environment, such as avoiding adding chemicals to the stream, extracting salt or other chemicals for re-use, and/or use of carbon dioxide gas from on-site combustion processes. | 08-07-2014 |
William S. Milner, Lawrenceville, NJ US
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20090247652 | METAL COLLOIDS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - Colloidal suspensions of metallic particles are manufactured by providing a precursor mixture containing metallic particles having a first size, at least one solvent, and at least one stabilizing agent. The precursor mixture is sonicated to breakdown the metallic particles and suspend the particles in the solvent to form a colloid. The colloidal suspensions of metallic particles obtained with the present invention are highly concentrated and stable. | 10-01-2009 |