Flaherty, CA
Brian J. Flaherty, Alamo, CA US
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20080289272 | FLAT ROOF TILE WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A roofing module provides weather protection generates electrical power. The module includes an injection molded base having a size, a shape and an appearance of a conventional flat concrete roofing tile with a top surface having a slate-like striated texture. The base is made from lightweight plastic material. The base includes a depressed portion in an upper surface. A photovoltaic panel assembly is positioned in the depressed portion with electrical conductors from the photovoltaic panel passing through an opening in the depressed portion. | 11-27-2008 |
20090077907 | PROFILE ROOF TILE WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE - A roofing module provides weather protection generates electrical power. The module comprises a base having a plurality of curved crests and curved pans. The crests and pans have contours sized and shaped to match the size and shape of the contours and pans of conventional clay or concrete S-tiles to enable the base to interlock with the conventional clay or concrete S-tiles. The base is made from lightweight plastic material. Each crest of the base includes a depressed portion. A photovoltaic panel is positioned in the depressed portions of at least two curved crests and span across at least one curved pan between the at least two curved crests. | 03-26-2009 |
20090205704 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE FOR ROOFS - A photovoltaic module generates electrical power when installed on a roof. The module is constructed as a laminated sandwich having a transparent protective upper layer adhered to a photovoltaic layer. The photovoltaic layer is adhered to a rigid layer formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. The laminated sandwich has a frame around the perimeter. The laminated panel has a layer of double stick tape on the bottom to adhere the panel to the surface of a roof. | 08-20-2009 |
Brian Joseph Flaherty, Alamo, CA US
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20160043255 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH TAPERED EDGE SEAL - A photovoltaic module generates electrical power when installed on a roof. The module is constructed as a laminated sandwich having a transparent protective upper layer adhered to a photovoltaic layer. The photovoltaic layer is adhered to the top of a rigid layer, preferably formed from a fiber reinforced plastic. A tapered edge seal is disposed about the peripheral outer edge of the module, so that water and debris easily run off Preferably, the tapered edge seal is disposed adjacent the photovoltaic layer, and above the rigid substrate layer. The tapered edge seal is thinner at the outer peripheral portion thereof than at a portion thereof adjacent the photovoltaic layer. The laminated module preferably has a layer of double stick tape on the bottom to adhere the module to the surface of a roof. | 02-11-2016 |
Bryan Flaherty, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20090260418 | DISPOSABLE SENSOR FOR USE IN MEASURING AN ANALYTE IN A GASEOUS SAMPLE - The present invention is a disposable sensor for use with a device that quantifies analytes in a gaseous sample. It comprises (i) a sensing element, (ii) a means for interfacing the disposable sensor with a gas analysis device, and (iii) a housing. When used with a device that can quantify the concentration of an analyte in a gas sample, the present invention facilitates the use of exhaled breath analysis as a clinical tool. | 10-22-2009 |
Bryan P Flaherty, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20120232419 | ANALYZER FOR NITRIC OXIDE IN EXHALED BREATH WITH MULTIPLE-USE SENSOR - A high-sensitivity analyzer for nitric oxide in exhaled breath at levels of 200 ppb or less with a sensor containing cytochrome C is rendered capable of multiple uses without the need for installing a new sensor for each use. This capability is achieved by regenerating the analyzer after each use by purging the sensor and surrounding regions with NO | 09-13-2012 |
20150126887 | CONTROLLING FLOW OF EXHALED BREATH DURING ANALYSIS - The flow rate of a gaseous sample of exhaled breath through an analytical device is controlled by a pump, and in certain embodiments two pumps. Placement of the analyte sensor in a secondary stream branching off of the primary stream through the device offers further control over the manner, duration, and quantity of the breath that is placed in contact with the sensor. | 05-07-2015 |
Bryan Patrick Flaherty, Half Moon Bay, CA US
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20100056930 | RAPID NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - A measurement device for generating an arterial volume-indicative signal includes an exciter and a detector. The exciter is adapted to receive an oscillating signal and generate a pressure wave based at least in part on the oscillating signal on the artery at a measurement site on a patient. The pressure wave includes a frequency. The detector is placed sufficiently near the measurement site to detect a volumetric signal indicative of arterial volume of the patient. | 03-04-2010 |
20100179653 | Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Accounting for Capsule Size Variability and Post-Implant Changes in the Eye - Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of use which account for changes to a capsular bag post-implantation as well as a mismatch is size between the accommodating intraocular lens and capsule. | 07-15-2010 |
20110263990 | RAPID NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - A measurement device for generating an arterial volume-indicative signal includes an exciter and a detector. The exciter is adapted to receive an oscillating signal and generate a pressure wave based at least in part on the oscillating signal on the artery at a measurement site on a patient. The pressure wave includes a frequency. The detector is placed sufficiently near the measurement site to detect a volumetric signal indicative of arterial volume of the patient. | 10-27-2011 |
20130131794 | Accommodating Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Use - Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of use. The accommodating intraocular lenses include peripheral regions that are adapted to be more sensitive to certain types of forces than to other types of forces. | 05-23-2013 |
Christopher Flaherty, Los Altos, CA US
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20140236207 | Catheters and Related Devices for Forming Passageways Between Blood Vessels or Other Anatomical Structures - The inventions described in this patent application include i) a torqueable introducer sheath which is useable in conjunction with a transvascular passageway forming catheter to effect precise rotational control of the catheter; ii) an anchorable guide catheter which is useable in conjunction with an intravascular imaging catheter and a transvascular passageway-forming catheter to effect precise positioning and aiming of the passageway-forming catheter; iii) a passageway forming catheter having a torqueable proximal portion to facilitate precise rotational positioning of the distal portion of the catheter; iv) a deflectable-tipped passageway forming catheter, v) various markers and other apparatus useable in conjunction with any of the passageway-forming catheters to facilitate precise positioning and aiming of the catheter, and vi) an apparatus which may be formed within a catheter to prevent a member, apparatus of flow of material from being inadvertently advanced through a lumen of the catheter. | 08-21-2014 |
20140249507 | Systems and Methods for Delivering Drugs to Selected Locations Within the Body - A transvascular system ( | 09-04-2014 |
20140296708 | Systems and Methods for Delivering Drugs to Selected Locations Within the Body - A transvascular system ( | 10-02-2014 |
Christopher J. Flaherty, Los Altos, CA US
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20140180098 | Tissue Penetrating Catheters Having Integral Imaging Transducers and Their Methods of Use - A catheter device that is useable to penetrate from a blood vessel in which the catheter device is positioned to a target location comprises a flexible catheter advanceable into the first blood vessel, a tissue penetrator lumen adapted to receive an operative tissue penetrator which is usable to penetrate from the blood vessel to the target location when properly aimed. Further said catheter including an imaging transducer fixedly mounted on or within the catheter body to provide an imaging signal from which an image of the target location can be obtained. The catheter device may include an imageable marker on the catheter to form on the image obtainable from the imaging signal a penetrator path indication that indicates the path that will be followed by the tissue penetrator when the tissue penetrator exits from the catheter. Alternatively, or addition thereto, the imaging transducer may comprise a plurality of imaging elements which are located so that the penetrator path indication can be obtained. A method of utilizing such a catheter device to bypass an arterial obstruction is also disclosed. | 06-26-2014 |
20140288414 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACUTE OR CHRONIC DELIVERY OF SUBSTANCES OR APPARATUS TO EXTRAVASCULAR TREATMENT SITES - Methods and apparatus for delivery of substances or apparatus to target sites located outside blood vessels within the body of a human or animal patient. A vessel wall penetrating catheter is inserted into the vasculature, positioned and oriented within a blood vessel near the target extravascular site and a penetrator is advanced from the catheter so as to penetrate outwardly through the wall of the blood vessel in the direction of the target site. Thereafter, a delivery catheter is passed through a lumen of the penetrator to the target site. A desired substance or apparatus is then delivered to or obtained from the target site. In some applications, the penetrator may be retracted into the vessel wall penetrating catheter and the vessel wall penetrating catheter may be removed, leaving the delivery catheter in place for chronic or continuous delivery of substance(s) to and/or obtaining of information or samples from the target site. Alternatively, a delivery catheter having an occlusion member or balloon may be advanced into a vein or venule and the occlusion member or balloon may be used to occlude the lumen of the vein or venule during and after injection of a substance through the catheter, such that the substance will not be carried away by normal venous blood flow and will remain in the vein or venule for a sufficient period of time to have its intended effect (e.g. to enter adjacent tissues through capillary beds drained by that vein or venule). | 09-25-2014 |
David Flaherty, Alamo, CA US
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20130276304 | SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A solar panel mounting system includes a plurality of solar panel support structures which can be formed from solid concrete in adjacent rows with mounting surfaces that are tilted towards the equator. The solar panels can have an adhesive backing which can be used to secure the solar panels directly to the mounting surfaces. The support structures can be made of concrete and formed with a slip form machine. This construction can reduce the time and materials required for the solar panel installation. The solar panel mounting system can also occupy significantly less ground space than conventional solar panel installations. | 10-24-2013 |
James E. Flaherty, Sausalito, CA US
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20100063921 | System and method for performing lease-by-lease cash flow and risk analysis in the commercial backed securities (CMBS) environment - Participants to the commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) market enter data unique to their property via a web-based application that applies underwriting assumptions and/or methods of transforming income and expense information into a format acceptable to the CMBS industry. The resulting data set is suitable for analysis by lenders, third party credit rating companies, and investors thus standardizing and simplifying the process of obtaining a loan, the need for lenders to perform standardized underwriting analysis, and the transfer of this analysis to both the rating agencies and the investors. The disclosed methods and procedures greatly simplify how loans enter into the CMBS market and how investors analyze the performance of loans already in the CMBS market. | 03-11-2010 |
J. Christopher Flaherty, Los Altos, CA US
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20100094259 | Catheters and Related Devices for Forming Passageways Between Blood Vessels or Other Anatomical Structures - The inventions described in this patent application include i) a torqueable introducer sheath which is useable in conjunction with a transvascular passageway forming catheter to effect precise rotational control of the catheter; ii) an anchorable guide catheter which is useable in conjunction with an intravascular imaging catheter and a transvascular passageway-forming catheter to effect precise positioning and aiming of the passageway-forming catheter; iii) a passageway forming catheter having a torqueable proximal portion to facilitate precise rotational positioning of the distal portion of the catheter; iv) a deflectable-tipped passageway forming catheter, v) various markers and other apparatus useable in conjunction with any of the passageway-forming catheters to facilitate precise positioning and aiming of the catheter, and vi) an apparatus which may be formed within a catheter to prevent a member, apparatus of flow of material from being inadvertently advanced through a lumen of the catheter. | 04-15-2010 |
20100121357 | Tissue Penetrating Catheters having Integral Imaging Transducers and Their Methods of Use - A catheter device that is useable to penetrate from a blood vessel in which the catheter device is positioned to a target location comprises a flexible catheter advanceable into the first blood vessel, a tissue penetrator lumen adapted to receive an operative tissue penetrator which is usable to penetrate from the blood vessel to the target location when properly aimed. Further said catheter including an imaging transducer fixedly mounted on or within the catheter body to provide an imaging signal from which an image of the target location can be obtained. The catheter device may include an imageable marker on the catheter to form on the image obtainable from the imaging signal a penetrator path indication that indicates the path that will be followed by the tissue penetrator when the tissue penetrator exits from the catheter. Alternatively, or addition thereto, the imaging transducer may comprise a plurality of imaging elements which are located so that the penetrator path indication can be obtained. A method of utilizing such a catheter device to bypass an arterial obstruction is also disclosed. | 05-13-2010 |
20100324471 | Systems and Methods for Delivering Drugs to Selected Locations Within the Body - A transvascular system for delivering a drug to a tissue region from a blood vessel includes a catheter having a distal portion with puncturing, orientation, drug delivery, and imaging elements. The puncturing element is deployable for penetrating the vessel wall to access the tissue region. The orientation element has a predetermined relationship with the puncturing element, the imaging element detecting the location of the orientation element with respect to the tissue region to orient the puncturing element. The catheter is percutaneously introduced into the vessel, the puncturing element is oriented towards the tissue region, the puncturing element is deployed to access the tissue region, and the drug is delivered to the tissue region. An ablation device may also be deployed to create a cavity or fluid reservoir in the tissue region for receiving the drug therein, or an indwelling catheter may be advanced into and left in the tissue region. | 12-23-2010 |
20110224596 | Tissue Penetrating Catheters Having Integral Imaging Transducers and Their Methods of Use - A catheter device that is useable to penetrate from a blood vessel in which the catheter device is positioned to a target location comprises a flexible catheter advanceable into the first blood vessel, a tissue penetrator lumen adapted to receive an operative tissue penetrator which is usable to penetrate from the blood vessel to the target location when properly aimed. Further said catheter including an imaging transducer fixedly mounted on or within the catheter body to provide an imaging signal from which an image of the target location can be obtained. The catheter device may include an imageable marker on the catheter to form on the image obtainable from the imaging signal a penetrator path indication that indicates the path that will be followed by the tissue penetrator when the tissue penetrator exits from the catheter. Alternatively, or addition thereto, the imaging transducer may comprise a plurality of imaging elements which are located so that the penetrator path indication can be obtained. A method of utilizing such a catheter device to bypass an arterial obstruction is also disclosed. | 09-15-2011 |
20120172838 | Systems and Methods for Delivering Drugs to Selected Locations Within the Body - Systems and methods for delivering drugs or other substances to target locations outside of blood vessel lumens or other body lumens. In some embodiments, a catheter having a penetrator is advanced into the body lumen and the penetrator is then advanced from the catheter toward a target location outside of that body lumen. The substance is then delivered through a the penetrator itself or through a delivery catheter that has been advanced through the penetrator to the target location. In other embodiments, the blood vessel or other body lumen is blocked at spaced-apart first and second locations and a quantity of the substance is introduced into the closed-off body lumen between the blocked first and second locations. The substance then diffuses into or through the wall of the vessel or body conduit to reach the target location. | 07-05-2012 |
20140180222 | Catheters, Systems and Methods for Percutaneous in Situ Arterio-Venous Bypass - A system of catheter devices and methods for forming channels or passageways between a luminal anatomical structure (e.g., a blood vessel) and a target location (e.g., another blood vessel, an organ, a mass of tissue, etc.) for the purpose of rerouting blood flow or for delivering a substance or instrument, etc. to the target location. | 06-26-2014 |
Kevin Flaherty, Dublin, CA US
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20130276304 | SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A solar panel mounting system includes a plurality of solar panel support structures which can be formed from solid concrete in adjacent rows with mounting surfaces that are tilted towards the equator. The solar panels can have an adhesive backing which can be used to secure the solar panels directly to the mounting surfaces. The support structures can be made of concrete and formed with a slip form machine. This construction can reduce the time and materials required for the solar panel installation. The solar panel mounting system can also occupy significantly less ground space than conventional solar panel installations. | 10-24-2013 |
Luke M. Flaherty, Long Beach, CA US
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20100224673 | Water immiscible rosin mildly activated flux - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to modified rosin mildly activated (RMA) fluxes and methods of soldering components on printed circuit boards. The modified RMA flux includes a RMA flux material and a randomizing additive. The randomizing additive causes misalignment of the hydrogen bonds between terpine polymer chains created from the RMA flux material during soldering. The resulting modified RMA flux performs as well as, or better than traditional RMA fluxes, but the flux residue remaining after soldering can be removed with a highly polar solvent, such as soapy water. | 09-09-2010 |
20110309132 | WATER IMMISCIBLE ROSIN MILDLY ACTIVATED FLUX - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to modified rosin mildly activated (RMA) fluxes and methods of soldering components on printed circuit boards. The modified RMA flux includes a RMA flux material and a randomizing additive. The randomizing additive causes misalignment of the hydrogen bonds between terpine polymer chains created from the RMA flux material during soldering. The resulting modified RMA flux performs as well as, or better than traditional RMA fluxes, but the flux residue remaining after soldering can be removed with a highly polar solvent, such as soapy water. | 12-22-2011 |
20120137511 | ROOM TEMPERATURE LOW CONTACT PRESSURE METHOD - In one or more aspects of the present disclosure, a method is disclosed for fabricating a rigid flex cable assembly. The method includes arranging one or more layers of a polyimide film having an electrically-conductive surface into a stack; applying an adhesive to the one or more layers of polyimide film; arranging a top and a bottom polyimide film to a top portion and a bottom portion of the stack to form the rigid flex circuit board; and selecting a suitable pressure and temperature at which to form the rigid flex assembly such that the one or more layers of polyimide film do not move with respect to one another during the fabrication. | 06-07-2012 |
20140263580 | TEMPORARY ADHESIVE FOR COMPONENT BONDING - A rosin composition includes a gum rosin, an emulsifier, a randomizing additive and a bonding agent. This rosin composition may be used as a temporary or permanent adhesive for the soldering of components. The rosin composition may be temporary as it is easily removed from a surface without damaging the surface. | 09-18-2014 |
20140272113 | GUM ROSIN PROTECTIVE COATING AND METHODS OF USE - A rosin composition includes a gum rosin, an emulsifier, and a randomizing additive. The rosin composition may be applied to circuit cards for protection of the circuit card during storage. The rosin composition is solderable and is also easily removed for the soldering of components. | 09-18-2014 |
Matthew Flaherty, Winters, CA US
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20120309564 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE VISIBILITY OF HAND SIGNALS - A device for covering a portion of a finger of a hand is provided. A pad that is sized and shaped to be positioned on a fingernail of the finger is releasably affixable to the fingernail. An adhesive applied to the lower surface of the pad has sufficient strength to keep the pad affixed to the fingernail when the pad is applied to the fingernail until the pad is manually removed from the fingernail. The upper surface of the pad is reflective such that the visibility of hand signals given while the pad is affixed to the fingernail is improved relative to hand signals given while the pad is not affixed to the finger nail. | 12-06-2012 |
Natasha M. Flaherty, Belmont, CA US
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20080287147 | Haptically Enabled Messaging - A mobile terminal device receives a haptically enabled message that includes text and at least one haptic feedback command. The device determines the timing of the haptic feedback command within the message. When the device receives an indication that the message is being displayed by a user, the device synchronizes a haptic effect corresponding to the haptic feedback command. The synchronizing is based on the timing and the indication. | 11-20-2008 |
20130045761 | Haptically Enabled Messaging - Method, device, and computer readable medium for generating haptically enabled messages. One disclosed method comprises the steps of receiving a user generated input, mapping the user generated input to a predetermined haptic feedback, assigning a haptic feedback command to the predetermined haptic feedback, inserting the haptic feedback command into a text message, and sending the text message. | 02-21-2013 |
Natasha Margaret Minenko Flaherty, Belmont, CA US
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20090270045 | Providing Haptic Effects To Users In A Short Range Wireless System - Systems, methods, and associated software for imposing a haptic effect upon a user are disclosed herein. A user device, which is operable within a wireless interaction system according to one implementation, includes a transceiver that is configured to communicate wirelessly with a host device. The user device further includes a processor that is configured to determine whether a specific interaction event occurs. The interaction event, for example, is related to an interaction with the host device. The user device also includes a haptic actuator that is configured to impose a haptic effect upon a user when the processor determines that the specific interaction event has occurred. | 10-29-2009 |
20110187498 | System and Method of Haptically Communicating Vehicle Information From a Vehicle to a Keyless Entry Device - Various systems, devices, and methods for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a keyless entry device are provided. The system may include a keyless entry device for communicating vehicle information from a vehicle to a user. The keyless entry device may include a haptic actuator and one or more processors that may establish a communication channel with a vehicle, communicate, via the communication channel, a command to the vehicle, receive a response to the command from the vehicle, and cause the haptic actuator to output a first haptic effect based on the response. The vehicle may include a vehicle device that may obtain vehicle information that relates to a vehicle, determine and output a control signal that corresponds to the vehicle information. The control signal may cause the keyless entry device to output a first haptic effect that haptically communicates the vehicle information to the user. | 08-04-2011 |
20130278401 | KEYLESS ENTRY DEVICE FOR HAPTIC COMMUNICATIONS - A keyless entry device includes a user interface configured to receive an input from a user of the device; a haptic output device configured to generate a haptic effect to the user; and a processor configured to receive a command based on the input from the user through the user interface, to communicate the command to another entity, to receive information from the another entity, and to output a control signal to a drive circuit coupled to the haptic output device to cause the haptic output device to generate the haptic effect to the user based on the information received from the another entity. | 10-24-2013 |
Tom Flaherty, Petaluma, CA US
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20090304202 | SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM - A classroom sound amplification system adapted for providing information aiding at diagnosing possible erroneous or inappropriate conditions or configuration of the system is disclosed. The system comprises a microphone device converting a voice to a sound signal and connecting to a sound processing device processing the sound signal and generating a processed sound signal, and a speaker device connecting to the sound processing device and converting the processed sound signal to a processed voice. The microphone device, the sound processing device, the speaker device and one or more A/V-devices are connected to or form part of the control device allowing the control device to collect operational information concerning the operation and/or status of devices of the system by monitoring predefined operational a parameters at various points in time. | 12-10-2009 |