Armstrong, AZ
Alexandra Armstrong, Tucson, AZ US
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20150030624 | Campylobacter Immunogenic Compositions and Uses Thereof - The present invention provides immunogenic compositions against | 01-29-2015 |
Andrew Daniel Armstrong, Gilbert, AZ US
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20100125739 | SECURE CONFIGURATION OF PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE - A cryptographic system ( | 05-20-2010 |
Bret Armstrong, Gilbert, AZ US
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20110057141 | POPPET VALVE FOR CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEMS - A valve for use in a cabin pressure control system includes a valve body and a poppet. The valve body includes an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid flow passage therebetween. The poppet is disposed in the valve body. The poppet is moveable between at least a closed position, in which the poppet at least substantially restricts fluid from flowing through the fluid flow passage, and an open position, in which fluid is allowed to flow through the fluid flow passage. The valve body, the poppet, or both, have a fluorocarbon coating. | 03-10-2011 |
Bret D. Armstrong, Gilbert, AZ US
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20080202510 | DRAIN VALVE ASSEMBLY - An on-board oxygen generating system is provided, which includes an air supply duct, a breathing gas duct, and an oxygen generator fluidly coupled between the air supply duct and the breathing gas duct. The oxygen generator is configured to enrich the oxygen content of air flowing from the air supply duct to the breathing gas duct. A drain valve assembly is fluidly coupled to the air supply duct and configured to move between: (i) an open position wherein condensation may drain from the air supply duct, and (ii) a closed position. | 08-28-2008 |
David G. Armstrong, Tucson, AZ US
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20150272511 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING FRAILTY - Methods, devices, and systems according to present principles provide ways to diagnose frailty and assess the severity of its clinical status—e.g., non-frail, pre-frail, and frail, especially as measured and quantified during activities of daily living. Systems and methods according to present principles objectively quantify physical activity behaviors and identify specific motor tasks, which indicate clinical frailty syndrome behaviors such as flopping, cautious-sitting, non-uniform walking fluctuations, cognitive decline, slowness, weakness, and exhaustion. Additionally, the systems and methods allow improved sensitivity and specificity of frailty identification by further assessing physiological parameters such as heart rate, respiration rate, and skin temperature in response to, or recovery from, specific activities. | 10-01-2015 |
Gary E. Armstrong, Mesa, AZ US
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20090078907 | COMPOSITE VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEMS - A valve assembly is provided including an injection molded flow body having at least one inlet port, at least one outlet port, and a flow passage there between. The injection molded flow body is formed of a high performance engineering thermoplastic resin. A plurality of reinforcement fibers may be homogeneously suspended in the high performance engineering thermoplastic resin and provide increased strength and temperature capability for use in high temperature applications. | 03-26-2009 |
20150330524 | COMPOSITE INJECTION MOLDED CHECK VALVE WITH INTEGRATED FEATURES - A check valve includes a valve body, a pair of stoppers, a hinge pin, and one or more flappers. The valve body includes an inlet end, an outlet end, and an inner surface that defines a flow passage between the inlet end and the outlet end. The inner surface further defines a valve seat adjacent the inlet end. The stoppers are integrally formed on the valve body inner surface, and each has a first end and a second end. The hinge pin is disposed within each hinge pin opening and extends across the flow passage. The flappers are disposed within the flow passage and are rotationally mounted on the hinge pin. Each of the one or more flappers is rotatable between a closed position, in which the flapper engages the valve seat, and a full-open position, in which the flapper engages the pair of stoppers. | 11-19-2015 |
Jay M. Armstrong, Chandler, AZ US
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20160135020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING SMS MESSAGES - A system and method are provided for tracking messages communicated using mobile devices. A message received at a server is originated at a first mobile device and is sent by the first mobile device to a virtual number associated with a software module configured to nm as an application on a second mobile device having a phone number. At the server, it is determined that the virtual number is associated with the software module on the second mobile device. With the server, the message is sent to the software module on the second mobile device, and at the server, the message is logged. The virtual number can comprise a long code. The message can be a short messaging service (SMS) message, a voice communication or an email. | 05-12-2016 |
Jerry L. Armstrong, Herford, AZ US
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20110126724 | Apparatus for aiding the containment and transport of various articles - A materials handling apparatus for aiding in loading and transporting various materials has three major components, a wheeled cart, a truncated conical cylinder which is carried by the cart and a compaction lid which. provide the apparatus with the capability of being operated in three different modes. In the first mode, a conventional trash bag is placed inside the cylinder and the lid can be placed atop the cylinder. In this mode, the apparatus operates as a conventional trash can. In a second mode, the cylinder in placed within a trash bag to protect it from being damaged by materials such as tree and shrub clippings or other materials which could tear the bag. In the third mode no trash bag is used, the materials are loaded into the cylinder, and when loading is complete, the cylinder is lifted off of the materials for direct deposit into a disposal site. | 06-02-2011 |
Joseph A. Armstrong, Flagstaff, AZ US
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20100011976 | Method of Producing Low Profile Stent and Graft Combination - Large diameter self-expanding endoprosthetic devices, such as stents and stent grafts for delivery to large diameter vessels, such as the aorta, are disclosed having very small compacted delivery dimensions. Devices with deployed dimensions of 26 to 40 mm or more are disclosed that are compacted to extremely small dimensions of 5 mm or less, enabling percutaneous delivery of said devices without the need for surgical intervention. Compaction efficiencies are achieved by combining unique material combinations with new forms of restraining devices, compaction techniques, and delivery techniques. These inventive devices permit consistent percutaneous delivery of large vessel treatment devices. Additionally, small endoprosthetic devices are disclosed that can be compacted to extremely small dimensions for delivery through catheter tubes of less than 1 mm diameter. | 01-21-2010 |
Joseph R. Armstrong, Flagstaff, AZ US
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20080281393 | Bioabsorbable Self-Expanding Endolumenal Devices - The present invention is directed to bioabsorbable self-expanding medical devices for use inside or outside body conduits that self-expand at, or below, normal human body temperature without requisite for a polymeric thermal transition. | 11-13-2008 |
20100331956 | ENDOLUMINAL EXPANSION SYSTEM - An endoprosthesis expansion system having, in combination, a delivery component such as a length of catheter tubing having at its distal end an intermediate sheath component, and an inner tube within the full length of the delivery catheter and intermediate sheath component. The inner tube has a protrusion affixed to its distal end, and an expandable endoprosthesis is fitted in a compacted state about the intermediate sheath, immediately proximal to the protrusion. If the endoprosthesis is a self-expanding endoprosthesis (as is preferred), an exterior constraining sheath is required around the outer surface of the endoprosthesis. Following insertion of the endoprosthesis and delivery system into a body conduit (such as a blood vessel) and transport of the endoprosthesis to the desired site within the body conduit, the endoprosthesis is deployed by axially moving the protrusion against the system, thereby applying a radially directed outward force and causing simultaneous dilatation of the intermediate sheath and disruption of the exterior constraining sheath. Disruption of the exterior constraining sheath, in the case of a self-expanding prosthesis, releases the stored energy in the formerly constrained prosthesis, allowing it to expand and accomplish full deployment against the luminal surface of the body conduit at the desired site. | 12-30-2010 |
20110276011 | PUNCTURABLE CATHETER - A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. The covering is preferably relatively translucent, allowing for good visualization of the location of the end of the guidewire to enable puncturing of the covering at the desired location along the length of the catheter shaft. The covering is also preferably tear resistant at puncture sites. The catheter shaft is preferably made of a material having a color that provides good visibility against an operating field, and more preferably is phosphorescent either entirely or in part. Materials suitable for the catheter shaft are polymeric materials well known in the art; the catheter shaft may optionally be provided with metallic stiffening components such as wires or hypotubes along all or part of the catheter length. | 11-10-2011 |
20110276012 | PUNCTURABLE CATHETER - A catheter provided with a guidewire catheter lumen having a thin covering that is easily punctured by a guidewire at virtually any desired point along the catheter length. The thin covering may be integral with the catheter shaft, or may be a separate component that covers only the portion of the catheter shaft immediately adjacent the outer portion of the guidewire lumen, or may be a thin tubular construct that surrounds the entire catheter shaft. The covering is preferably relatively translucent, allowing for good visualization of the location of the end of the guidewire to enable puncturing of the covering at the desired location along the length of the catheter shaft. The covering is also preferably tear resistant at puncture sites. The catheter shaft is preferably made of a material having a color that provides good visibility against an operating field, and more preferably is phosphorescent either entirely or in part. Materials suitable for the catheter shaft are polymeric materials well known in the art; the catheter shaft may optionally be provided with metallic stiffening components such as wires or hypotubes along all or part of the catheter length. | 11-10-2011 |
20120303112 | STENT - The invention relates to a medical device and a method of using it. The device is a stent which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The stent is configured to have a central portion defined by “open” cells and at least two end portions, defined by “closed” cells, spaced apart and directly connected to the distal and proximal ends of the central portion of the stent. The stent may also optionally have a covering or a lattice with openings. | 11-29-2012 |
20130131780 | Lattice - The invention relates to medical devices and methods of using them. The devices are prostheses which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The prostheses are configured to have a lattice resistant to dilation and creep, which is defined by a plurality of openings. The prosthesis may also optionally have a stent disposed proximal to the lattice. In exemplary embodiments, the fluoropolymer is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The composite materials exhibit high elongation while substantially retaining the strength properties of the fluoropolymer membrane. In at least one embodiment, the lattice is made of a composite material that includes a least one fluoropolymer membrane including serpentine fibrils and an elastomer. A lattice including a generally tubular member formed of a composite material including a least one fluoropolymer membrane containing serpentine fibrils and an elastomer is also provided. | 05-23-2013 |
20130197617 | STENT - The invention relates to a medical device and a method of using it. The device is a stent which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The stent is configured to have a central portion defined by “open” cells and at least two end portions, defined by “closed” cells, spaced apart and directly connected to the distal and proximal ends of the central portion of the stent. The stent may also optionally have a covering or a lattice with openings. | 08-01-2013 |
20130197624 | STENT - The invention relates to a medical device and a method of using it. The device is a stent which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The stent is configured to have a central portion defined by “open” cells and at least two end portions, defined by “closed” cells, spaced apart and directly connected to the distal and proximal ends of the central portion of the stent. The stent may also optionally have a covering or a lattice with openings. | 08-01-2013 |
20130204347 | LATTICE - The invention relates to medical devices and methods of using them. The devices are prostheses which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The prostheses are configured to have a lattice resistant to dilation and creep, which is defined by a plurality of openings. The prosthesis may also optionally have a stent disposed proximal to the lattice. In exemplary embodiments, the fluoropolymer is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The composite materials exhibit high elongation while substantially retaining the strength properties of the fluoropolymer membrane. In at least one embodiment, the lattice is made of a composite material that includes a least one fluoropolymer membrane including serpentine fibrils and an elastomer. A lattice including a generally tubular member formed of a composite material including a least one fluoropolymer membrane containing serpentine fibrils and an elastomer is also provided. | 08-08-2013 |
20140277363 | ENDOPROSTHESIS DELIVERY SYSTEMS WITH DEPLOYMENT AIDS - The present disclosure includes an endoprosthesis delivery system comprising an elongate member, such as a catheter, an endoprosthesis, a covering member disposed about the endoprosthesis, and at least one flexible element situated between the endoprosthesis and the covering member. The covering member can extend beyond an end of the endoprosthesis. In operation, as the covering member is removed, the flexible element can guide the covering member over the end of the endoprosthesis to prevent entanglement between the end of the endoprosthesis and the covering member. | 09-18-2014 |
20150157456 | ASYMMETRIC OPENING AND CLOSING PROSTHETIC VALVE LEAFLET - Described embodiments are directed toward prosthetic valves having leaflets that move asymmetrically in that a leaflet second side region of the leaflet initially moves toward the open position before a leaflet first side region and the leaflet first side region initially moves toward the closed position before the leaflet second side region. In the fully open position, the leaflet first side region opens less than the leaflet second side region. Asymmetric opening and final open position, in synchrony with the other leaflets having the same motion and final open position creates spiral flow exiting the open valve that increases blood flow on the downstream side of the leaflet and thus reduces stagnation of the blood that might lead to thrombus formation. Controlled asymmetric movement of the leaflet reduces closing volume by initiating closure on the leaflet first side region and finishing closures on the leaflet second side region. | 06-11-2015 |
20160100939 | VALVED CONDUIT - Valved conduits are provided that include a leaflet construct coupled between two portions of a conduit. Each leaflet has a free edge and a leaflet attachment edge. The leaflet attachment edge is disposed between a first conduit distal end and a second conduit proximal end that are coaxial therebetween defining a junction. | 04-14-2016 |
Mike Armstrong, Phoenix, AZ US
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20090188256 | EFFUSION COOLING FOR GAS TURBINE COMBUSTORS - A combustor for a turbine engine includes an outer liner and an inner liner circumscribed by the outer liner to form a combustion chamber therewith in which an air and fuel mixture is combusted to form streamlines of combustion gases. A first plurality of effusion cooling holes is formed in at least one of the inner or outer liners, with the first plurality of effusion cooling holes being oriented as a function of the streamlines. | 07-30-2009 |
Neal R. Armstrong, Tucson, AZ US
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20130008503 | ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES COMPRISING SOLUTION-PROCESSED SUBSTITUTED METAL-PHTHALOCYANINES AND EXHIBITING NEAR-IR PHOTO-SENSITIVITY - Organic photovoltaic (OPV) devices are disclosed. An exemplary device has first and second electrodes and an organic, photovoltaically active zone located between the first and second electrodes. The photovoltaically active zone includes an organic electron-donor material and an organic electron-acceptor material. The electron-donor material includes one or more trivalent- or tetravalent-metal phthalocyanines with alkylchalcogenide ring substituents, and is soluble in at least one organic solvent. This solubility facilitates liquid-processability of the donor material, including formation of thin-films, on an unlimited scale to form planar and bulk heterojunctions in organic OPVs. These donor materials are photovoltaically active in both visible and near-IR wavelengths of light, enabling more of the solar spectrum, for example, to be applied to producing electricity. Also disclosed are methods for producing the metalated phthalocyanines and actual devices. | 01-10-2013 |
20150280143 | Conjugated Side-Strapped Phthalocyanines and Methods For Producing and Using The Same - The present invention provides conjugated side-strapped phthalocyanines and methods for producing and using the same. In one particular embodiment, the conjugated side-strapped phthalocyanine is of the formula: | 10-01-2015 |
Ross Armstrong, Phoenix, AZ US
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20150013941 | Conduction Cooled Chassis With Embedded Heatpipes - An electronics chassis heat-pipe conduction cooling system includes a first chassis wall having multiple heat transfer sleeves defining multiple first chassis slots. A cabinet bottom chassis wall has multiple second chassis slots. A cabinet second chassis wall has multiple heat transfer sleeves defining multiple third chassis slots. Multiple first heat-pipes each have a vertical leg received in one of the first chassis slots and a horizontal leg received in one of the second chassis slots. Multiple second heat-pipes each have a vertical leg received in one of the third chassis slots and a horizontal leg received in one of the second chassis slots. A cold plate in direct contact with the cabinet bottom chassis wall completes a conduction cooling path including the vertical leg of the first and second heat-pipes through the horizontal leg of the first and second heat-pipes and the bottom chassis wall. | 01-15-2015 |
Ross L. Armstrong, Phoenix, AZ US
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20160088751 | Alignment Mechanism For Cabling To A Cylinder Head - A canister system having a cylindrical housing, having at least one enclosed end, and a modular electronic rack system disposed within the cylindrical housing. The modular electronic rack system including an input/output device extending along at least a portion of the modular electronic rack system. The modular electronic rack system further having a power input and a signal output electrically coupled to the input/output device—at least one of the power input and the signal output extending through the at least one enclosed end of the cylindrical housing at a first sealed terminal. The canister system further having a first alignment system for physically aligning an electronic connection with the sealed terminal. The electronic connection having physically engaging features extending from the cylindrical housing to align the electronic connection therewith. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088761 | MODULAR ELECTRONICS FOR CYLINDERS - A ruggedized canister system having a cylindrical housing and a modular electronic rack system disposed therein. The modular electronic rack system includes a backplane and a plurality of rib members radiating outwardly from the backplane. The rib members extend from the backplane at a proximal end in a direction generally orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the backplane toward a distal end. An input/output device extends along at least a portion of the backplane and includes a power input and a signal output electrically coupled thereto. A plurality of electronic slots are positioned within a space define by the rib members when viewed in plan view. Each of the electronic slots is configured to physically and operably receive an electronic card. Each of the electronic slots is electrically connected to the input/output device for electrical communication between the electronic card and the input/output device. | 03-24-2016 |
20160088776 | Thermal Conduction To A Cylindrical Shaft - A canister system having a cylindrical housing and a modular electronic rack system disposed within the cylindrical housing. The modular electronic rack system includes a thermal contact member that is in at least selective physical contact with an interior surface of the cylindrical housing to permit conductive heat transfer there through. An input/output device extends along at least a portion of the modular electronic rack system and includes a power input and a signal output electrically coupled thereto. A plurality of electronic slots disposed at a position generally along the modular electronic rack system is provided. | 03-24-2016 |
Steven G. Armstrong, Phoenix, AZ US
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20120141062 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING AN OPTICAL MODULATOR - Systems and methods for driving an optical modulator are provided. In one embodiment, a modulation drive circuit comprises: a balanced impedance network having a first and a second output generated from a first input, and a third and a fourth output generated from a second input, wherein the first and second outputs are balanced with one another, and the third and fourth outputs are balanced with one another; a first differential amplifier, wherein an inverting input of the first differential amplifier couples to the first output of the distribution network and a non-inverting input of the first differential amplifier couples to the third output of the distribution network; and a second differential amplifier, wherein an inverting input of the second differential amplifier couples to the fourth output of the distribution network and a non-inverting input of the second differential amplifier couples to the second output of the distribution network. | 06-07-2012 |