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Anita Matthias, Gordon Park AU
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20110059194 | ECHINACEA FORMULATION - The present invention relates to an Echinacea formulation which includes an alkylamide fraction comprising a 2-ene alkylamide fraction and a 2,4-diene alkylamide fraction and the weight ratio of the 2-ene alkylamide fraction to the 2,4-diene alkylamide fraction is between about 1:15 to about 2:1. | 03-10-2011 |
Benjamin J. Matthias, San Mateo, CA US
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20080217376 | Surgical Stapler - A method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing staples in a first configuration, plastically deforming at least one staple to a second configuration different from the first configuration; and then plastically deforming at least one staple to a third configuration different from the first configuration and the second configuration. The deformation of a staple from the first configuration to the second configuration may be performed by splaying the staple. The staple may be splayed by a splay arm or other suitable structure or mechanism. | 09-11-2008 |
20090072006 | Surgical Stapler With Splaying Mechanism - One example of a surgical stapler may include a pusher, at least one generally planar staple, where the pusher holds at least one staple, and a splay arm that includes spaced-apart splay fingers extending generally distally, where at least one splay finger includes a splay tip extending therefrom, and where relative motion of said pusher and said splay fingers causes said at least one said splay tip to engage and then splay at least one said staple. Another example of a surgical stapler may include a plurality of staples positioned out of contact with one another; a pusher that engages each staple; and at least one splay tip, each splay tip configured to contact a distal surface of the distalmost staple. Another example of a surgical stapler may include a plurality of staples, a pusher that holds the staples, the pusher having a longitudinal axis and being slidable longitudinally both proximally and distally substantially along that longitudinal axis, where the pusher is substantially constrained against motion away from the longitudinal axis; and a splay arm movable in a direction away from the longitudinal axis, from a position in which the splay arm contacts one staple to a position in which the splay arm no longer contacts that staple. | 03-19-2009 |
20090134198 | Surgical Method for Stapling Tissue - An exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler that includes at least one staple, a pusher configured to hold at least one staple, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, where that splay arm includes two spaced-apart splay tips, and a driver movable relative to the pusher; splaying at least one staple by plastically deforming the distalmost staple against the splay tips; and after splaying, closing at least one staple by plastically deforming the distalmost staple against the splay tips. Another exemplary method for surgically stapling tissue may include providing a surgical stapler comprising a plurality of staples, a pusher configured to hold the staples, a splay arm movable relative to the pusher, a driver movable relative to the pusher, wherein the pusher, splay arm and driver are initially in a first configuration relative to one another; splaying at least one staple to a splayed state; after splaying, closing at least one splayed staple, after which the pusher, splay arm and driver are in a second configuration relative to one another; and resetting the stapler to the first configuration of the pusher, splay arm and driver; where the splaying and closing each plastically deform at least one staple. | 05-28-2009 |
20120080497 | Feeder Belt and Staples for Surgical Stapler - One exemplary surgical apparatus may include at least one carrier, staples fixed to a corresponding carrier, and a feeder belt to which at least one carrier is frangibly connected. | 04-05-2012 |
20130126585 | STAPLE AND FEEDER BELT CONFIGURATIONS FOR SURGICAL STAPLER - One exemplary surgical apparatus may include at least one carrier, staples fixed to a corresponding carrier, and a feeder belt to which at least one carrier is frangibly connected. Another exemplary surgical apparatus may include a feeder belt, a first plurality of staples fixed directly to and frangibly separable from the feeder belt; a plurality of extension arms extending at least partially in the lateral direction away from the feeder belt; and a second plurality of staples each fixed to an extension arm at a location spaced laterally apart from the feeder belt. | 05-23-2013 |
20140332580 | D-SHAPED SURGICAL STAPLES - A surgical apparatus comprises a surgical staple for treating tissues of a patient in a surgical procedure. The surgical staple is deformable from a first configuration (e.g., an undeployed configuration) to a second configuration (e.g., a deployed configuration) in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. The surgical staple includes a first leg and a second leg, wherein said surgical staple substantially resembles a V-shape or a suture needle in the first configuration and substantially forms a D-shape in the second configuration in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. | 11-13-2014 |
Benjamin J. Matthias, Emerald Hills, CA US
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20140135832 | STAPLE TRAP FOR SURGICAL STAPLER - An exemplary staple holder of a surgical stapler may include a cavity defined therein, staples held within that cavity; an upper surface; apertures defined through the upper surface through which staples are deployable, at least one wedge movable within the cavity, and at least one staple trap including a strip and arms extending from and bent relative to the strip, where at least one arm resides in a neutral position directly underneath a corresponding aperture. | 05-15-2014 |
Björn Matthias, Bad Schönborn DE
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20100017032 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOT - A device is disclosed for controlling a robot, with a robot control unit, and with a robot sensor such as a digital camera, which can be fitted on the robot and whose output signals can be supplied to an image recording unit. The output signals from the image recording unit connected to the camera can be supplied to an image processing device which is connected to the image recording unit. A coordinate transformation device is provided, in which the signals originating from the image processing unit and the robot control unit are processed and transformed into robot control signals, and the signals can be supplied back to the robot control unit. | 01-21-2010 |
Eric Matthias, Spencer, IA US
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20130101344 | Variable Geometry Auger Coupler - An auger attachment system having a collar combined with an auger and one or more couplers each having a first end and a second end. The coupler first end is adapted to operatively combine with the output drive shaft of an engine suitable for rotating an auger. Each coupler has a different size and/or geometry at their respective first ends to allow each coupler to combine with a drive shaft having the corresponding size and geometry. The coupler second end is adapted to combine with the collar thereby allowing a single auger to be used with multiple drive shafts, each having a different size and/or geometry. | 04-25-2013 |
20130269220 | Drilling Bucket - A drilling bucket adapted to combine with a prime mover vehicle such as an excavator. The drilling bucket includes a floor pivotally combined with the bucket. The floor has an open position wherein collected spoils are emptied from the bucket and a closed position for retaining spoils in the bucket during operation. A release assembly is adapted to securely hold the floor in its closed position until it is actuated to release it to its open position. Some embodiments of the drilling bucket comprise two separate internal cavities. The first cavity is adapted to receive the spoils as the bucket is rotated beneath the ground by the prime mover vehicle. The second cavity is adapted to house portions of the release assembly. The second cavity may serve as a vent which allows air to pass the bucket as the bucket is being raised or lowered in a hole. | 10-17-2013 |
Gabriele Matthias, Basel CH
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20150184154 | NEW TREATMENT FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - The present application provides a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject characterised in that a therapeutically effective amount of a modulator of HDAC6 administered to said subject. | 07-02-2015 |
Jan H. Matthias, West Hollywood, CA US
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20130026000 | SEPARATION AND EXTRACTION OF BITUMEN FROM TAR SANDS - Systems and methods for extracting recoverable materials from source materials are provided. According to one embodiment, a plasma furnace includes an open-faced tray, a pair of arc rods, Faraday coils and a smooth interior surface. The open-faced tray carries tar sands from one end of the plasma furnace to another. The arc rods are disposed above the open-faced tray and are operable to generate a plasma energy field for vaporizing bitumen contained within the tar sands. The Faraday coils are positioned underneath the open-faced tray to create a magnetic field proximate to the tar sands and cause the plasma energy field to penetrate and heat the tar sands to a temperature sufficient to release a bond between the bitumen and the tar sands by focusing and drawing the plasma energy field through the tar sands. Vaporized bitumen condenses on the smooth interior surface from which it is collected. | 01-31-2013 |
20140048452 | COAL LIQUEFACTION - Systems and methods for coal liquefaction are provided. According to one embodiment, coal is introduced into a plasma furnace. A plasma energy field is generated within the plasma furnace by causing an electrical discharge between a pair of arc rods located within the plasma furnace and positioned above the coal. Hydrocarbons contained within the coal are separated from the coal by causing the plasma energy field to penetrate the coal and heat the coal to a temperature sufficient to liquefy the hydrocarbons by focusing and drawing the plasma energy field through the coal with a magnetic field created proximate to the coal. The liquefied hydrocarbons are then captured. | 02-20-2014 |
20140299514 | SEPARATION AND EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM SOURCE MATERIAL - Systems and methods for extracting recoverable materials from source materials are provided. Source materials are introduced into a furnace. A condition is created within the furnace in which a gaseous pressure within the furnace is less than an atmospheric pressure outside of the furnace by removing air from within the furnace with a vacuum pump. Hydrocarbons contained within the source material are separated from the source material without using a significant amount of water by heating the source material to a temperature sufficient to cause the hydrocarbons to liquefy or vaporize. The liquefied hydrocarbons or vaporized hydrocarbons are then captured. | 10-09-2014 |
20150159091 | SEPARATION AND EXTRACTION OF HYDROCARBONS FROM SOURCE MATERIAL - Systems and methods for extracting recoverable materials from source materials are provided. Source materials are introduced into a furnace. A condition is created within the furnace in which a gaseous pressure within the furnace is less than an atmospheric pressure outside of the furnace by removing at least a portion of air from within the furnace. Hydrocarbons contained within the source material are separated from the source material without using a significant amount of water by heating the source material to a temperature sufficient to cause the hydrocarbons to liquefy or vaporize. The liquefied hydrocarbons or vaporized hydrocarbons are then captured. | 06-11-2015 |
Joseph A. Matthias, Andover, NJ US
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20110000483 | EXTERNAL NASAL DILATOR - A nasal dilator with improved functionality by virtue of a resilient element comprised of at least three resilient bands, a first outer resilient band that is secured to run along the length of the nasal dilator truss member, a second outer resilient band that is spaced apart from the first resilient band and is secured to run along the length of the nasal dilator truss member and at least one intermediate resilient band positioned between said first and second outer resilient bands that is spaced apart from both first and second outer resilient bands and is also secured to run along the length of the nasal dilator truss member. The intermediate resilient band or bands alters the force vector characteristics of the nasal strip as a whole, thereby providing targeted spring force to a more concentrated area of the nose when in use. | 01-06-2011 |
Michael Matthias, Diepoldsau CH
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20120152645 | WATER DRAIN VALVE COMPRISING AN UMBRELLA DIAPHRAGM - A water drain valve for an electromechanical motor vehicle power steering may include a base and a diaphragm which is configured as a movable valve element and is arranged such that it can move relative to the base between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the diaphragm rests against the base along an annular ring. The base may have a passage which extends from a free opening to a floor, with the diaphragm being attached centrally to the floor, the floor having at least one opening which forms a connection from the passage to the diaphragm, and the floor having at least one groove which is open towards the diaphragm and extends from the at least one opening as far as the annular ring. | 06-21-2012 |
Patrick Daniel Matthias, Basel CH
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20150184154 | NEW TREATMENT FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - The present application provides a method for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject characterised in that a therapeutically effective amount of a modulator of HDAC6 administered to said subject. | 07-02-2015 |
Rebernik Matthias, Graz AT
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20100011782 | CONTAINER FOR RECEIVING MEDIA AND/OR DEVICES TO BE STORED AT LOW TEMPERATURES - A container for receiving cryogenic media and/or units which are to be stored at low temperatures, having an outer shell ( | 01-21-2010 |
Sven Matthias, Lenzburg CH
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20110147880 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH NEW GUARD RING TERMINATION DESIGN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - A power semiconductor device, such as a power diode, and a method for producing such a device, are disclosed. The device includes a first layer of a first conductivity type, a second layer of a second conductivity type arranged in a central region on a first main side of the first layer, a third electrically conductive layer arranged on the second layer, and a fourth electrically conductive layer arranged on the first layer at a second main side opposite to the first main side. A junction termination region surrounds the second layer with self-contained sub-regions of the second conductivity type. A spacer region is arranged between the second layer and the junction termination region and includes a self-contained spacer sub-region of the second conductivity type which is electrically disconnected from the second layer. This spacer sub-region has a width for enabling a reliable alignment of a shadow mask during an ion implantation such that an implanted lifetime control region having carrier lifetime reducing defects may be restricted to a central area while no such defects are implanted into the junction termination region to improve electrical characteristics. | 06-23-2011 |
20120319227 | BIPOLAR PUNCH-THROUGH SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A bipolar diode is provided having a drift layer of a first conductivity type on a cathode side and an anode layer of a second conductivity type on an anode side. The anode layer includes a diffused anode contact layer and a double diffused anode buffer layer. The anode contact layer is arranged up to a depth of at most 5 μm, and the anode buffer layer is arranged up to a depth of 18 to 25 μm. The anode buffer layer has a doping concentration between 8.0*10 | 12-20-2012 |
Terry Matthias, Upton St. Leonards, Gloucestershire GB
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20150368981 | Cutting Element - A cutting element comprises a table of superhard material bonded to a substrate, wherein the table defines a cutting edge and has a chamfered peripheral edge, and a groove in a sidewall of the cutting element passes through the chamfered peripheral edge, so as to reduce the depth of the chamfer at the location of the groove. | 12-24-2015 |
Terry R. Matthias, Gloucester GB
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20100014931 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING GRANULAR COMPONENTS IN POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPOSITES - A method and apparatus for distributing granular constituents within polycrystalline diamond composites is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including providing a mixture of diamond particles of various different sizes. This mixture is then agitated to substantially segregate the diamond particles within the mixture according to particle size. The segregated mixture may then be sintered to fuse the diamond particles together and thereby immobilize the diamond particles within the mixture. In selected embodiments, the mixture may be agitated while adjacent to a substrate material. The mixture may be fused to the substrate when the diamond particles are sintered. | 01-21-2010 |
20140123565 | Systems and Methods for Vapor Pressure Leaching Polycrystalline Diamond Cutter Elements - A system for leaching a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutter element having a PCD table and a substrate, the system including a housing having an open first end and a closed second end and a lid removably and sealingly attached the first end of the housing. The housing and the lid define an inner chamber extending between the first end and the second end, and the inner chamber is configured to receive and hold a volume of liquid acid therein. In addition, the system includes a cutter element holder disposed within the inner chamber, wherein the PCD cutter element is suspended above the volume of liquid acid in the inner chamber with the holder. | 05-08-2014 |
Terry Richard Matthias, Gloucester GB
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20140231151 | OPTIMUM POWDER PLACEMENT IN POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND CUTTERS - A precise and reproducible method of making a cutter element for a cutting tool includes positioning at least a first material layer of powder; a substrate and sintering. Whereby the positioning is performed by a fill to weight system, and comprises depositing the first material at a rate of about 1 mg per second to about 300 mg per second by the automated system. | 08-21-2014 |
Usharani Matthias, Essex GB
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20120022421 | SHOULDER STABILISING DEVICE - A shoulder stabilising device ( | 01-26-2012 |