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Allan M. Schiffman, Stateline, NV US
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20080300918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING HOSPITAL SCHEDULING AND SUPPORT - A method comprises enabling a patient to book an appointment via an online service with a particular hospital, the online service providing appointment choices for a number of hospitals, the choices being based on attributes including time, insurance, insurance type, patient concern or geography; sending reminder information to the patient; sending patient information to the particular hospital; sending follow-up questions to the patient after the appointment; providing loyalty points to the patient for completing the follow-up questions; and charging the patient an amount based on various factors for the online service, the various factors including the number of loyalty points the patient has. The method may further comprise using responses to follow-up questions to rate doctors or hospitals. | 12-04-2008 |
Barry Schiffman, New York, NY US
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20120240020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT COLLECTION, GROUPING AND SUMMARIZATION - Computer-based method of generating a summary of one or more documents comprises identifying content including text having a measurable quality from a predetermined location, evaluating the content, using a computer processor, to determine whether the content represents a document of interest, and preparing a summary of the content if the content represents document of interest. A computer-based method of generating a summary of one or more documents, each including two or more sentences, is also provided. | 09-20-2012 |
20120240032 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCUMENT COLLECTION, GROUPING AND SUMMARIZATION - System for generating a summary of a plurality of documents is provided. The system includes a computer readable document collection containing a plurality of related documents stored in electronic form therein, a plurality of forms of multiple document summarization engines, and a router for determining a temporal relationship of at least a subset of the documents in the collection and selecting one of the plurality of forms of multiple document summarization engines for generating a summary of the subset of documents based on the temporal relationship. | 09-20-2012 |
20150032645 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PERFORMING CONTRACT REVIEW - The presently disclosed subject matter provides techniques for the automation of legal document review and creation of summary documents. The disclosed subject matter can be operated in training mode or classification mode. A preprocessor generates candidate items and associated features from input documents. Candidate items can be presented to a machine learning classifier, which classifies them as relevant or not relevant to a given legal category. A summary document can be provided including the relevant candidates. | 01-29-2015 |
Eric Schiffman, St. Paul, MN US
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20130289460 | Brace - The brace comprises: a chest plate; a chin support; a rod having a top surface, the rod adjustably attached to the chest plate; and an adjustable linkage connected to the top surface and to the chin support. The brace is used to immobilize a Patient's chin relative to The Patient's spinal column, or The Patient's chest, or both when the Patient's chin is placed upon the chin support. | 10-31-2013 |
20150025433 | JAW BRACE - A brace that includes a chin support for stabilizing a patient's chin in a fixed relative position. More specifically, the chin support is maintained in a fixed position through the use of additional mechanisms such as a chest plate, an articulating arm, or a telescoping arm. The brace is used to stabilize a patient's chin when the patient's chin is placed upon the chin support. | 01-22-2015 |
Frank Schiffman, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20150284274 | Chemical Feeder - The present invention relates to a chemical feeder that includes a housing having a housing chamber, a sieve plate residing within the housing chamber, and a funnel residing on an upper surface of the sieve plate. The funnel includes upper and lower openings, an interior funnel space, and at least one funnel sidewall aperture. The sieve plate includes a plurality of sieve plate apertures at least a portion of which are in fluid communication with the interior funnel space via the lower funnel opening. During operation, a feed liquid passes up through at least a portion of the sieve plate apertures and into the interior funnel space where it contacts a solid chemical material, so as to form a treated liquid that includes dissolved chemical material, at least a portion of which passes out through the funnel sidewall aperture(s) and exits the chemical feed through an outlet. | 10-08-2015 |
Jared Schiffman, Brooklyn, NY US
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20140164190 | Apparatus and Method for Interactive Product Displays - A computer implemented method includes receiving media content for interactive product display systems used with different products in different retail establishments. Product interaction data characterizing consumer gestures performed in connection with the different products in the different retail establishments is collected. The media content and product interaction data is analyzed to form marketing data. The display of media content at an interactive product display system of a retail establishment is remotely initiated. | 06-12-2014 |
Jeffrey S. Schiffman, Rancho Santa Fe, CA US
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20140277502 | Anterior Lumbar Fusion Method and Device - A method and devices for placing spinal implants including placing the implants completely within a spaced defined between adjacent vertebral bodies where the implants are supported by the cortical bone of the vertebral bodies. An insertion instrument places the implants in pairs with a variable-sized space placed in between. The implants are made of a biocompatible material and are particularly suited for anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery. The spinal implants used to facilitate spinal fusion, correct deformities, stabilize and strengthen the spine. | 09-18-2014 |
Jennifer L. Schiffman, Chicago, IL US
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20140100589 | Personal Care Cleaning Article - The present invention provides personal cleaning articles useful for cleaning and/or exfoliating the skin. These articles provide multiple distinct patterns of relatively smooth and coarse elements to provide a user the ability to readily achieve the desired degree of cleansing and/or exfoliation. Further, the article provides a relatively smooth apertured outer layer and a relatively coarse underlying layer whereby a user can, with the application of varied amounts of pressure, more readily achieve and control a wider range of mechanical cleaning and/or exfoliating action against the skin. In certain aspects, the article may also be impregnated with one or more topical skin cleaning and/or exfoliating compounds. | 04-10-2014 |
Jennifer Lee Schiffman, Chicago, IL US
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20130198989 | MAKE-UP REMOVAL WIPE - To better facilitate the application and removal of make-up on the skin, including on the face, and especially around the eyes, the present invention provides a wiping product having two or more lobes which substantially conform to both the user's finger and the area around the user's eyes. The wiping product is not secured to the user's finger or worn like a glove, but rather is simply supported by one or more fingers in use. In this manner, the wiping product is both simple to use and provides excellent application and removal of make-up in often hard to reach areas, such as the recesses of the eyes. | 08-08-2013 |
20140374432 | REFILLABLE, FLEXIBLE DISPENSER FOR STACKED MOIST WIPES - A refillable dispenser for pre-moistened wipes includes a flexible pouch. The pouch has a front wall, a back wall, and an interior space therebetween. A dispensing opening is formed in the front wall, and a movable cover can cover the dispensing opening. The dispenser includes a seam that can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the front wall to the back wall. The open position defines a refill opening. The front wall and the back wall are each formed from a flexible material having a bending resistance of between 21.0 milligrams of force and about 300 milligrams of force. In particular embodiments, the flexible material has a thickness of at least 5.0 mils. | 12-25-2014 |
20140374435 | REFILLABLE, FLEXIBLE MOIST WIPES DISPENSER HAVING OFFSET DISPENSING ORIFICE - A refillable dispenser includes a flexible pouch having a top and a bottom spaced apart in a width dimension. The bottom terminates at a bottom edge. The pouch has a front wall, a back wall, and an interior space therebetween. The dispenser includes a dispensing opening formed in the front wall. The dispensing opening has a width that extends in the width dimension, and the dispensing opening defines a midpoint along its width. The dispenser includes a seam that extends generally in a length dimension and that is disposed generally at the pouch top. The seam can be opened to an open position and resealed to a closed position to connect the front wall to the back wall. The seam defines a seam inner edge and a seam outer edge. The midpoint of the dispensing opening is disposed closer to the bottom edge than to the seam inner edge. | 12-25-2014 |
Jessica D. Schiffman, Philadelphia, PA US
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20100216211 | FIBROUS MATS CONTAINING CHITOSAN NANOFIBERS - The invention relate to fibrous mats comprising chitosan nanofibers and, optionally, at least one filler material, at least one additive, or both. The invention also relates to methods of making same, and devices that include a fibrous mat comprising chitosan nanofibers. | 08-26-2010 |
Jessica Deborah Schiffman, New Haven, CT US
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20120318729 | High Flux Thin-Film Composite Forward Osmosis and Pressure-Retarded Osmosis Membranes - One aspect of the invention relates to customized thin-film composite membranes comprising: a porous support; a selective barrier; and one or more polymeric additives dispersed in the porous support in an amount from at least about 1% and about 50% by weight of the porous support. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of fabricating a porous support comprising the steps of: preparing a polymer solution comprising a polymer, a polymeric additive, and a first liquid; contacting a surface with the polymer solution; and evaporating the liquid. Another aspect of the invention relates to the use of the thin-film composite membranes disclosed herein in osmotically driven membrane processes. | 12-20-2012 |
Joshua Schiffman, State College, PA US
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20110004916 | SECURELY USING SERVICE PROVIDERS IN ELASTIC COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND ENVIRONMENTS - Access permission can be assigned to a particular individually executable portion of computer executable code (“component-specific access permission”) and enforced in connection with accessing the services of a service provider by the individually executable portion (or component). It should be noted that least one of the individually executable portions can request the services when executed by a dynamically scalable computing resource provider. In addition, general and component-specific access permissions respectively associated with executable computer code as a whole or one of it specific portions (or components) can be cancelled or rendered inoperable in response to an explicit request for cancellation. | 01-06-2011 |
Joshua Schiffman, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20110165560 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SCREENING FOR INDIVIDUALS AT RISK FOR SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE-RELATED DISEASE CONDITIONS - The present invention provides methods, compositions, and kits associated with succinate dehydrogenase-related disease conditions. In one aspect of the present invention, a method for screening a test subject to determine risk for developing a succinate dehydrogenase-related disease condition is provided. Such a method can include obtaining a biological sample from the test subject and identifying a mutation in gene hSDH5 from the biological sample of the test subject, wherein the mutation effectuates a decreased level of succinate dehydrogenase flavination in the test subject as compared to a level of succinate dehydrogenase flavination in a normal subject. In one aspect, the mutation is at hSDH5 Gly78 of gene hSDH5. In another aspect, the mutation is equivalent to an hSDH5 Gly78Arg substitution of gene hSDH5. | 07-07-2011 |
Joshua S. Schiffman, Austin, TX US
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20160085976 | METHOD FOR PRIVILEGED MODE BASED SECURE INPUT MECHANISM - A system and method are disclosed for securely receiving data from an input device coupled to a computing system. The system includes an interface configured to receive data from an input device, a coprocessor, and a host computer, wherein the host computer includes an input handler and a host processor. The host processor is configured to execute code in a normal mode and in a privileged mode. The host processor switches from the normal mode to the secure mode upon data being available from the interface while the host computer is in a secure input mode. The input handler receives the data from the interface and sends the received data to the coprocessor responsive to receiving the data while operating in the secure mode. | 03-24-2016 |
Jürgen Schiffman, Hennef-Rott DE
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20100003432 | MULTILAYER SHEET- OR TUBE-TYPE FOOD CASING OR FOOD FILM - The present invention for the first time proposes a multilayer sheet- or tube-type food casing or food film produced by the nozzle blast-drawing process and biaxially oriented by the triple-bubble process, which is fashioned as a food packaging having the form of shrink bags, sealable films, wrapping films or the like. This novel food casing or food film comprises at least nine layers of which an EVOH layer has the form of an oxygen barrier symmetrically embedded between two PA layers intended to impart strength and in turn symmetrically enclosed by two PO layers for the water vapor barrier, and wherein the external layer is formed by a highly temperature-resistant material such as PET which on top of its excellent optical properties also enables clearly higher speeds for further processing (cycle numbers) than were previously known. | 01-07-2010 |
Jürgen Schiffman, Hennef-Rott DE
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20100003432 | MULTILAYER SHEET- OR TUBE-TYPE FOOD CASING OR FOOD FILM - The present invention for the first time proposes a multilayer sheet- or tube-type food casing or food film produced by the nozzle blast-drawing process and biaxially oriented by the triple-bubble process, which is fashioned as a food packaging having the form of shrink bags, sealable films, wrapping films or the like. This novel food casing or food film comprises at least nine layers of which an EVOH layer has the form of an oxygen barrier symmetrically embedded between two PA layers intended to impart strength and in turn symmetrically enclosed by two PO layers for the water vapor barrier, and wherein the external layer is formed by a highly temperature-resistant material such as PET which on top of its excellent optical properties also enables clearly higher speeds for further processing (cycle numbers) than were previously known. | 01-07-2010 |
20140044902 | MULTILAYER SHEET- OR TUBE-TYPE FOOD CASING OR FOOD FILM - The present invention for the first time proposes a multilayer sheet- or tube-type food casing or food film produced by the nozzle blast-drawing process and biaxially oriented by the triple-bubble process, which is fashioned as a food packaging having the form of shrink bags, sealable films, wrapping films or the like. This novel food casing or food film comprises at least nine layers of which an EVOH layer has the form of an oxygen barrier symmetrically embedded between two PA layers intended to impart strength and in turn symmetrically enclosed by two PO layers for the water vapor barrier, and wherein the external layer is formed by a highly temperature-resistant material such as PET which on top of its excellent optical properties also enables clearly higher speeds for further processing (cycle numbers) than were previously known. | 02-13-2014 |
Michael Schiffman, Boca Raton, FL US
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20120285587 | DISPOSABLE PROTECTION ENCLOSURE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - One or more embodiments disclose a sealable membrane for protecting portable electronic devices. The sealable membrane includes an enclosure including a material that is reactive to a stimulus. The enclosure includes at least one opening configured to receive a portable electronic device thereinto. The enclosure includes an inside surface and an outside surface. An annular member is insertable into the opening. An outside surface of the annular member forms a seal with the inside surface of the enclosure. The annular member forms a rigid conduit into the enclosure. The annular member is configured to receive a retaining member thereinto. The retaining member retains a sealing member within the annular member. The sealing member prevents access to the opening of the enclosure. | 11-15-2012 |
20120285849 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROTECTION SYSTEM - A system for protecting portable electronic devices within a disposable protective enclosure is disclosed. The system includes a housing, one or more processors, and a power source. A display is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. One or more user interfaces are communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. A device encapsulator is communicatively coupled to the one or more processors. The device encapsulator includes a receiving area that is configured to receive at least one portable electronic device and a reactive disposable enclosure material. The device encapsulator further includes at least a first forming element disposed above the receiving area and at least a second forming element disposed below the first forming element. The first and second forming elements are configured to apply a stimulus to the reactive disposable enclosure material. At least one of the first and second forming elements transitions from a first position to a second position as the receiving portion transitions into and out of the housing. | 11-15-2012 |
Michael Schiffman, Weston, CT US
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20130149390 | Method for Bowel Preparation - The present invention provides methods for facilitating cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient prior to a diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure. The methods can improve patient compliance, and thus, efficacy of the preparation. Specifically, the present methods make the gastrointestinal tract preparation composition palatable for the patient to consume. For example, for a patient preparing to undergo colonoscopy, the present methods make the bowel preparation solution taste significantly less salty. | 06-13-2013 |
20140037775 | Method and Kit for Bowel Preparation - The present invention provides methods and taste-modifying kits for facilitating cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient prior to a diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure. The methods and taste-modifying kits can improve patient compliance, and thus, efficacy of the preparation. Specifically, the present methods make the gastrointestinal tract preparation composition palatable for the patient to consume. For example, for a patient preparing to undergo colonoscopy, the present methods make the bowel preparation solution taste significantly less salty. | 02-06-2014 |
20160089331 | Method and Kit for Bowel Preparation - The present invention provides methods and taste-modifying kits for facilitating cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient prior to a diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure. The methods and taste-modifying kits can improve patient compliance, and thus, efficacy of the preparation. Specifically, the present methods make the gastrointestinal tract preparation composition palatable for the patient to consume. For example, for a patient preparing to undergo colonoscopy, the present methods make the bowel preparation solution taste significantly less salty. | 03-31-2016 |
20160089419 | Method for Bowel Preparation - The present invention provides methods for facilitating cleansing of the gastrointestinal tract of a patient prior to a diagnostic, surgical or therapeutic procedure. The methods can improve patient compliance, and thus, efficacy of the preparation. Specifically, the present methods make the gastrointestinal tract preparation composition palatable for the patient to consume. For example, for a patient preparing to undergo colonoscopy, the present methods make the bowel preparation solution taste significantly less salty. | 03-31-2016 |
Rhett Schiffman, Laguna Beach, CA US
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20080207495 | CYCLOSPORIN COMPOSITIONS FOR OCULAR ROSACEA TREATMENT - Disclosed herein are methods of treating ocular rosacea with cyclosporin A. Compositions and medicaments related thereto are also disclosed. | 08-28-2008 |
20130345147 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 12-26-2013 |
20130345148 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 12-26-2013 |
20140011750 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 01-09-2014 |
20140011751 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 01-09-2014 |
20140030226 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 01-30-2014 |
20140038904 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 02-06-2014 |
20140038905 | PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OCULAR SIDE EFFECTS WITH A CYCLOSPORIN - Therapeutic methods are disclosed herein. | 02-06-2014 |
20140256726 | PRESERVATIVE FREE BIMATOPROST AND TIMOLOL SOLUTIONS - The present invention is directed to preservative-free solutions of bimatoprost and timolol for lowering intra-ocular pressure and treatment of glaucoma. | 09-11-2014 |
20150224115 | PRESERVATIVE FREE BIMATOPROST AND TIMOLOL SOLUTIONS - The present invention is directed to preservative-free solutions of bimatoprost and timolol for lowering intra-ocular pressure and treatment of glaucoma. | 08-13-2015 |
Rhett M. Schiffman, Laguna Hills, CA US
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20130136707 | COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING NAIL GROWTH - The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for stimulating the growth of nails and cuticles in a mammal, including humans. The compositions may be administered topically to the nail bed, nail matrix and cuticle in an amount effective to increase nail growth and thicken, strengthen and smooth the nail. The composition is also effective in strengthening and growing nails, including fingernails and toenails. | 05-30-2013 |
Richard Schiffman, New York, NY US
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20140040093 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - A method and system for providing computer-implemented trading of securities. Respective computer-generated interfaces are provided from a counter-party system between a plurality of dealers and a plurality of clients. A network enables messages to be directly exchanged between the dealer interfaces and the client interfaces. Enabling at least a particular client to submit an inquiry, via the respective client interface, for trading a particular security to at least one of the plurality of the dealers. Enabling the dealers to provide respective offers and/or bids, via their respective dealer interfaces, in response to a client inquiry submitted thereto. Communicating, via the computer generated interfaces, the offers and/or bids directly to the particular client from a particular dealer for consideration thereby. | 02-06-2014 |
Richard J. Schiffman, Tenafly, NJ US
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20090327159 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED TRADING OF SECONDARY MARKET DEBT SECURITIES - A computer-implemented method and system for trading of debt securities (bonds), where multiple dealers participate and compete on a single platform ( | 12-31-2009 |
20100057604 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED TRADING OF SECONDARY MARKET DEBT SECURITIES - A computer-implemented method and system for trading of debt securities (bonds), where multiple dealers participate and compete on a single platform ( | 03-04-2010 |
20120233057 | Method and System for Computer-Implemented Trading of Secondary Debt Market Securities - Methods and apparatuses, including computer program products, are described for negotiating the price for a traded security. A security, and a bid or offer terms, are transmitted from at least one dealer to an investor. An indication of interest in purchasing the security is received from the investor and transmitted to at least one dealer. A first bid in response to the indication of interest is received from more than one dealer. The first bid is stored for at least one period of time. In the event that at least two of the stored bids are tied for best: a tie-breaking request is transmitted to each of the tied-for-best dealers, the stored bid for one or more of the tied-for-best dealers is updated with a second bid, the stored bids are transmitted to the investor, and an acceptance, a rejection, or a counter-offer is received from the investor. | 09-13-2012 |