Finlay, CA
B. Brett Finlay, Richmond CA
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20090068230 | ENTEROHEMORRHAGIC ESCHERICHIA COLI VACCINE - Compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response against a secreted enterohemorragic | 03-12-2009 |
20110003339 | Pathogenic Escherichia Coli Associated Protein - The present invention provides a polypeptide, called EspA, which is secreted by pathogenic | 01-06-2011 |
20140065188 | Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli Vaccine - Compositions and methods for stimulating an immune response against a secreted enterohemorragic | 03-06-2014 |
Brett Finlay, Richmond CA
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20120064572 | Bacterial Virulence Factors And Uses Thereof - The invention relates to, in part, secreted proteins of bacterial pathogens and methods for their use. More specifically, the invention provides in part several new common secreted proteins for A/E pathogens. In some embodiments of the invention, these polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides, or portions thereof, are useful as vaccines, diagnostics, or drug screening tools for A/E pathogenic infections, or as reagents. | 03-15-2012 |
Bryan Finlay, London CA
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20100016908 | Swallowing Air Pulse Therapy Mouthpiece and Method for the Use Thereof - An oral appliance for administering a stimulus, such as a substance, to the mouth of a user includes a flexible tube having an inlet portion, a first curved portion forming an ear loop connected to the inlet portion, a second curved portion forming a lip bend connected to the first curved portion, and an outlet portion extending from the second curved portion. Alternatively, a mouthpiece for delivering a substance to the mouth of a user includes a housing having an inlet portion, a riser portion extending upwardly from the inlet portion and a curved outlet portion. A flexible tube is coupled to the housing. A method of delivering a substance to a predetermined location in a user's mouth includes disposing a flexible tube between a row of teeth and an interior surface of a cheek. The flexible tube has an exit port positioned in a rear portion of the user's mouth. No portion of the flexible tube is disposed between the upper and lower teeth of the user such that the upper and lower teeth can be closed against each other. The method further includes dispensing a substance through the exit port. | 01-21-2010 |
20110270166 | ORAL MOUTHPIECE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to an oral device, or mouthpiece, for delivering a fluid to the mouth or oropharynx of a user. In one embodiment, the oral device includes an intraoral portion, an extraoral portion, and an auxiliary support device that serves to stabilize the oral device. In various embodiments, the auxiliary support device may be configured with ear loops, a support band, a support frame and/or a support member. The intraoral portion generally includes at least one outlet port through which the fluid is delivered to the oral cavity or oropharynx. A method of dispensing a fluid using the oral device is also provided. | 11-03-2011 |
20110282248 | PORTABLE HIGH FREQUENCY AIR PULSE DELIVERY DEVICE - A portable air pulse delivery device includes a housing and an air compressor having a motor disposed in the housing. The motor is operable at speeds between 1200 and 4800 rpm. The air compressor includes an air inlet and an air outlet. An untethered power source is disposed in the housing and is operably connected to the motor. An intake filter is disposed in the housing and is in fluid communication with the air inlet of the air compressor. An outlet port is coupled to the air outlet of the air compressor and is in communication with an exterior of the housing. A mouthpiece includes an inlet coupled to the outlet port and an outlet having a gas exit port. The air compressor is operative to produce an average gas flow rate of between about 2-3 L/min at the gas exit port at a pulsation frequency of between about 20 Hz to 80 Hz. A method for delivering air pulses to a mouth of a user is also provided. | 11-17-2011 |
20140031745 | ORAL MOUTHPIECE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - The present invention relates generally to an oral device, or mouthpiece, for delivering a fluid to the mouth or oropharynx of a user. In one embodiment, the oral device includes an intraoral portion, an extraoral portion, and an auxiliary support device that serves to stabilize the oral device. In various embodiments, the auxiliary support device may be configured with ear loops, a support band, a support frame and/or a support member. The intraoral portion generally includes at least one outlet port through which the fluid is delivered to the oral cavity or oropharynx. A method of dispensing a fluid using the oral device is also provided. | 01-30-2014 |
20140194792 | SWALLOWING AIR PULSE THERAPY MOUTHPIECE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - An oral appliance for administering a stimulus, such as a substance, to the mouth of a user includes a flexible tube having an inlet portion, a first curved portion forming an ear loop connected to the inlet portion, a second curved portion forming a lip bend connected to the first curved portion, and an outlet portion extending from the second curved portion. Alternatively, a mouthpiece for delivering a substance to the mouth of a user includes a housing having an inlet portion, a riser portion extending upwardly from the inlet portion and a curved outlet portion. A flexible tube is coupled to the housing. A method of delivering a substance to a predetermined location in a user's mouth includes disposing a flexible tube between a row of teeth and an interior surface of a cheek. The flexible tube has an exit port positioned in a rear portion of the user's mouth. No portion of the flexible tube is disposed between the upper and lower teeth of the user such that the upper and lower teeth can be closed against each other. The method further includes dispensing a substance through the exit port. | 07-10-2014 |
20140371643 | ORAL MOUTHPIECE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - An oral device, or mouthpiece, for delivering a fluid to the mouth or oropharynx of a user includes an intraoral portion and an extraoral portion, which may be integrally formed. In various embodiments, the oral device may be configured with ear loops. The intraoral portion generally includes at least one outlet port through which the fluid is delivered to the oral cavity or oropharynx. A method for making an oral device is also provided. | 12-18-2014 |
Geoff Finlay, Brampton CA
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20120247189 | METHOD OF MEASURING THE SIZE OF A LEAK IN A PNEUMATIC AIR CIRCUIT AND A RELATED DEVICE - A leak detecting device comprising: a housing with gas inlet, a gas outlet, at least one pressure gauge for measuring the gas pressure supplied to the tested system, at least one flow meter for measuring the flow of the gas from the device to the tested system, at least one flow control valve to vary the gas flow through the device, an operating valve for permitting the flow of the gas from the device into the system to be tested. When said device is utilized, the inlet is attached to a pressure generating apparatus, the outlet is attached to the system to be tested, said pressure gauge showing the system testing pressure, and the flow meter indicates the flow of the gas through the device and the system being tested, thereby indicating the existence of any leakage and quantifying the total size of the leakage. | 10-04-2012 |
Ian R. Finlay, Uxbridge CA
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20080208799 | DIRECT CALL THREADED CODE - A pre-pass and direct call mechanism which replaces the interpreter. The mechanism moves static decisions out of the repeated runtime path, into a pre-pass operation. Advantageously, the mechanism reduces runtime overhead, and improves overall performance of the DBMS during runtime, while maintaining the considerable investment in opcode generation and plan representation, already invested in the implementation of the DBMS. | 08-28-2008 |
20080263017 | SYSTEM FOR UNORDERED RELATIONAL DATABASE RETRIEVAL RETURNING DISTINCT VALUES - The retrieval of distinct tuples in a relational database management system. In response to a request from a consumer process for distinct tuples in a relational database table matching a defined criteria, a distinct operator component sequentially requests tuples from a source component. The source component access the database table and returns a tuple in the sequence to the distinct operator component. The distinct operator component passes each tuple in the sequence to an auxiliary logger. The auxiliary component receives a tuples from the distinct component and determines if it is distinct from other previously received tuples in the sequence to verify its uniqueness to the distinct operator. Tuples that are verified as unique by the auxiliary logger are returned to the consumer process by the distinct operator upon verification. | 10-23-2008 |
Ian Richard Finlay, Ontario CA
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20080212885 | SCALING DOWN OF DATA - The scaling down of data is provided. At least two blocks of transformed data samples representing at least two blocks of original data samples are received. One of at least two tables of constants is selected wherein each table of constants is capable of reducing the number of transformed data samples by a different factor. The constants taken from the selected table are applied to the at least two blocks of transformed data samples to produce one block of transformed data samples representing one block of final data samples. The data is processed one dimension at a time by multiplying the data in one dimension with selected constants taken from previously developed tables corresponding to the desired scale down factor. Scaling down by different factors in each dimension as well as scaling down in one dimension and scaling up in the other dimension may be achieved. In addition, the de-quantization of the quantized transform coefficients may be accomplished by pre-multiplication of the selected constants when the quantization values are known. In a similar way the re-quantization may be accomplished by a pre-division of the selected constants. Both de-quantization and re-quantization may be combined when the input quantized transform coefficients and output quantized transform coefficients are desired. | 09-04-2008 |
20090060358 | SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR THE SCALING DOWN OF DATA - The scaling down of data is provided. At least two blocks of transformed data samples representing at least two blocks of original data samples are received. One of at least two tables of constants is selected wherein each table of constants is capable of reducing the number of transformed data samples by a different factor. The constants taken from the selected table are applied to the at least two blocks of transformed data samples to produce one block of transformed data samples representing one block of final data samples. The data is processed one dimension at a time by multiplying the data in one dimension with selected constants taken from previously developed tables corresponding to the desired scale down factor. Scaling down by different factors in each dimension as well as scaling down in one dimension and scaling up in the other dimension may be achieved. In addition, the de-quantization of the quantized transform coefficients may be accomplished by pre-multiplication of the selected constants when the quantization values are known. In a similar way the re-quantization may be accomplished by a pre-division of the selected constants. Both de-quantization and re-quantization may be combined when the input quantized transform coefficients and output quantized transform coefficients are desired. | 03-05-2009 |
Ian Richard Finlay, Uxbridge CA
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20090144709 | REDUCING STACK SPACE CONSUMPTION VIA HEAD-CALL OPTIMIZATION - Embodiments of the invention provide a method for reducing stack space consumption via a head-call optimization. When compiling the source code of a computer application, a compiler application may be configured to analyze program flow to identify a “head-call” within any functions included in the program source code. Once identified, the “head-call” may be removed during program compilation. Doing so may reduce the number of elements pushed onto a program's stack space during program execution. | 06-04-2009 |
Ronald K. Finlay, Etobicoke CA
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20110303516 | Electrical Switch Assembly with Pivoting Actuator - An electrical switch assembly comprising: a housing; an actuation button supported by the housing, the actuation button having one or more downward extensions, each having an arcuate tip; an electrical circuit contained in the housing; an elastomeric pad comprising a collapsible dome overlying the electrical circuit; and one or more pivoting actuators pivotally supported in the housing between the tip and the dome, the pivoting actuator comprising a shoulder to engage the tip during movement of the actuation button to cause the pivoting actuator to collapse an underlying one of the domes. | 12-15-2011 |
Ronald K. Finlay, Toronto CA
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20110031097 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH ASSEMBLY WITH ANGLED PLUNGER - An electrical switch assembly is provided comprising a housing; an actuator supported by the housing, the actuator having one or more downward extensions each having at least one rounded tip; an electrical circuit contained in the housing; an elastomeric pad comprising one or more collapsible domes overlying the electrical circuit; and one or more plunger elements supported in the housing between the at least one rounded tip and respective ones of the domes, the plunger element comprising a sloped surface to engage the rounded tip during movement of the actuator to cause the plunger element to collapse an underlying one of the domes. | 02-10-2011 |
Warren H. Finlay, Edmonton CA
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20090285763 | INFANT AEROSOL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A delivery system and method for delivering an aerosol drug to an infant. The delivery device comprises a) a diagnostic module configured to provide geometrical properties of the nasal airway of the infant as output; b) a dosing system configured to produce an aerosol drug dose, based upon the output of the diagnostic module, that is predicted to ensure that a desired amount of the aerosol drug dose reaches the lungs of the infant in use; and c) an infant facemask connected to receive the aerosol drug dose from the dosing system for supply of the aerosol drug dose to the infant. | 11-19-2009 |
20100303916 | ENHANCED DRUG DELIVERY WITH ORIENTABLE PARTICLES - Small airway deposition of orientable drug particles in the lung due to interception is increased through alignment of these particles with an externally applied force such as a magnetic field. Drug particles in one embodiment are made magnetically responsive by loading them with magnetic nanoparticles. Elongated particles have a natural tendency to align parallel to the direction of flow through an airway, and therefore also parallel to airway walls; accordingly, alignment with a magnetic field to any other orientation increases interception, with a maximum increase for alignment perpendicular to airway walls. By positioning a magnetic field across a specific site within the lung, for example in the area of a tumor, the increase in deposition by interception allows localized targeting of inhaled drug particles to that area. | 12-02-2010 |
20110293671 | BACTERIOPHAGE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS - A respirable composition for treatment of a bacterial infection includes one or more active bacteriophages in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable respirable carrier. The composition includes a carbohydrate carrier, and is prepared as fine powder. In another aspect, bacteriophages are provided in a liquid carrier for administration by nebulization. In one aspect, the bacteriophages have anti-bacterial activity against one or more species or strains of | 12-01-2011 |