Reed, PA
Amy B. Reed, St. Marys, PA US
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20110080274 | Integrated Vehicle Cellular Telephone Detection System - There is provided a structure and a method to detect a signal prompted by the use of a wireless communications device in a motor vehicle or, optionally, in the area of a vehicle operator station. A signal detection will set off audible and/or visual alarms. The alarms may continue until the signal is no longer detected. | 04-07-2011 |
Charles C. Reed, Souderton, PA US
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20110055940 | Therapeutic Inhibitors of PAI-1 Function Methods of Their Use - The invention relates to mammalian PAI-I ligands and modulators. In particular, the invention relates to polypeptides, polypeptide compositions and polynucleotides that encode polypeptides that are ligands and/or modulators of PAI-I. The invention also relates to polyligands that are homopolyligands or heteropolyligands that modulate PAI-I activity. The invention also relates to ligands and polyligands localized to a region of a cell. The invention also relates to localization tethers and promoter sequences that can be used to provide spatial control of the PAI-I ligands and polyligands. The invention also relates to inducible gene switches that can be used to provide temporal control of the PAI-I ligands and polyligands. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing fibrosis. | 03-03-2011 |
20130195800 | Vectors Conditionally Expressing Therapeutic Proteins, Host Cells Comprising the Vectors, and Uses Thereof - This invention relates to the field of therapeutics. Most specifically, the invention provides methods of generating conditionally expressing vectors for one or more immunomodulators under the control of a gene expression modulation system in the presence of activating ligand and uses for therapeutic purposes in animals. These vector may be provided to treat a variety of disorders, e.g., neoplastic disorders, through direct injection or through in vitro engineered cells, such as dendritic cells. | 08-01-2013 |
20140308247 | Vectors Conditionally Expressing Protein - This invention relates to the field of therapeutics. Most specifically, the invention provides methods of generating conditionally expressing one or more proteins under the control of a gene expression modulation, system in the presence of activating ligand and uses for therapeutic purposes in animals. The vector may be provided to treat or prevent disease. | 10-16-2014 |
Charles E. Reed, Souderton, PA US
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20130267022 | Therapeutic Inhibitors of PAI-1 Function Methods of Their Use - The invention relates to mammalian PAI-I ligands and modulators. In particular, the invention relates to polypeptides, polypeptide compositions and polynucleotides that encode polypeptides that are ligands and/or modulators of PAI-I. The invention also relates to polyligands that are homopolyligands or heteropolyligands that modulate PAI-I activity. The invention also relates to ligands and polyligands localized to a region of a cell. The invention also relates to localization tethers and promoter sequences that can be used to provide spatial control of the PAI-I ligands and polyligands. The invention also relates to inducible gene switches that can be used to provide temporal control of the PAI-I ligands and polyligands. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing atherosclerosis. The invention also relates to methods of treating or preventing fibrosis. | 10-10-2013 |
Danielle R. Reed, Glenside, PA US
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20090205061 | Taste Receptors Of The T1R Family From Domestic Cat - The present invention relates to the discovery of several genes of the domestic cat ( | 08-13-2009 |
20120184459 | Taste Receptors Of The T1R Family From Domestic Cat - The present invention relates to the discovery of several genes of the domestic cat ( | 07-19-2012 |
20150017099 | DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES - The invention provides methods and compositions for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of respiratory tract diseases. Specifically, the invention provides diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of respiratory infections using bitter and sweet taste signal transduction pathways. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method for treating a respiratory infection by administering a composition to the respiratory tract of a subject in an amount capable of activating bitter taste signaling and/or inhibiting sweet taste signaling. The composition comprises at least a bitter receptor agonist and, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for delivering the composition to the respiratory tract. In another aspect, the invention relates to a composition for treatment of a respiratory infection. Such composition comprises at least a bitter receptor agonist and, optionally, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for delivering the composition to the respiratory tract. | 01-15-2015 |
David G. Reed, Langhorne, PA US
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20120041484 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHING TISSUE TO BONE - The invention pertains to a method and apparatus for attaching tissue to bone. Particularly, the invention relates to bone anchors for receiving (or being pre-loaded with) sutures for connecting to soft tissue that is to be attached to bone, including tools for implanting the bone anchors and facilitating the attachment of soft tissue to bone via the bone anchors and procedures for using the same. | 02-16-2012 |
20130310856 | Suture Passer Guides and Related Kits and Methods - This disclosure relates to suture passer guides and related kits and methods. In certain aspects, a suture passer guide includes an elongate member and a suture positioning member that can be radially extended from a distal end region of the elongate member and rotated relative to the elongate member such that the suture positioning member can reposition a suture from a first side area of the elongate member to a second side area of the elongate member. | 11-21-2013 |
David George Reed, Langhorne, PA US
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20110087106 | Clamp for a Medical Probe Device - Disclosed are medical probe devices and methods for use guiding of percutaneous probes during medical procedures. The probe devices include a clamp that can secure a probe at a targeted location. The devices can be utilized to guide a probe through the probe guide to a percutaneous target. Disclosed clamps can be utilized on probe devices incorporating an ultrasound transducer. In addition, the devices can include a sterilizable shield including a sterile probe guide for use in procedures requiring a sterile field. The sterilizable shield can be a single-use shield that can prevent contamination and re-use of the shield. The devices can define a beneficial geometry conducive to use by a single operator that can be utilized for percutaneous targets near the skin surface. | 04-14-2011 |
20130289586 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound includes at least one compressive clip for applying pressure to a patient's tissue. The clip includes a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm, and a flexible pin maintained between the first and second clamping arms in a press-fit relationship. Each of the first and second clamping arms has a proximal first end, an opposing distal second end and a sidewall extending therebetween. The clip has a first position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms partially engage or do not engage each other and a second position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms pivotally engage each other. In the second position of the clip, a compressive force generated at the proximal first ends is transferred through the first and second clamping arms to the distal second ends. | 10-31-2013 |
20150196302 | SURGICAL CLIP APPLICATOR - A surgical clip applicator includes a base housing having a body portion, a movable trigger, a cannula, and a clip application mechanism extending within and through at least a portion of a length of the cannula. The clip application mechanism includes a movable first linkage and a jaw rotatable about a pivot mount. A first actuation of the trigger causes the first linkage to be moved in a linear direction with respect to the body portion and the cannula and the jaw to be rotated in a first direction about the pivot mount, for placing the clip in an open position on the patient's tissue. A second actuation of the trigger causes the jaw to be rotated in second direction about the pivot mount, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, placing the clip in a closed position on the patient's tissue. | 07-16-2015 |
20160089144 | SURGICAL DEVICE - A wound closure device for closing a surgical wound includes at least one compressive clip for applying pressure to a patient's tissue. The clip includes a first clamping arm, a second clamping arm, and a flexible pin maintained between the first and second clamping arms in a press-fit relationship. Each of the first and second clamping arms has a proximal first end, an opposing distal second end and a sidewall extending therebetween. The clip has a first position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms partially engage or do not engage each other and a second position in which the proximal first ends of the first and second clamping arms pivotally engage each other. In the second position of the clip, a compressive force generated at the proximal first ends is transferred through the first and second clamping arms to the distal second ends. | 03-31-2016 |
David M. Reed, Douglassville, PA US
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20090244813 | Methods Of Making A Niobium Metal Oxide and Oxygen Reduced Niobium Oxides - Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes mixing the niobium oxide and niobium powder to form a powder mixture that is then heat treated to form heat treated particles which then undergo reacting in an atmosphere which permits the transfer of oxygen atoms from the niobium oxide to the niobium powder, and at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form an oxygen reduced niobium oxide. Oxygen reduced niobium oxides having high porosity are also described as well as capacitors containing anodes made from the oxygen reduced niobium oxides. | 10-01-2009 |
20120107224 | Methods Of Making A Niobium Metal Oxide and Oxygen Reduced Niobium Oxides - Methods to at least partially reduce a niobium oxide are described wherein the process includes mixing the niobium oxide and niobium powder to form a powder mixture that is then heat treated to form heat treated particles which then undergo reacting in an atmosphere which permits the transfer of oxygen atoms from the niobium oxide to the niobium powder, and at a temperature and for a time sufficient to form an oxygen reduced niobium oxide. Oxygen reduced niobium oxides having high porosity are also described as well as capacitors containing anodes made from the oxygen reduced niobium oxides. | 05-03-2012 |
Don Reed, Philadelphia, PA US
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20140188170 | Spinous Process Fixation System and Methods Thereof - An implantable device includes a barrel. The barrel has a first portion and a second portion. The implantable device includes a first plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the first plate, where the first plate is configured to movably couple to the first portion of the barrel. The implantable device includes a second plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the second plate, where the second plate is configured to movably couple to the second portion of the barrel. The barrel is configured to transition from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height, where the second height is greater than the first height. | 07-03-2014 |
20150057754 | Interbody Fusion Devices with Self-Affixing Mechanisms - Interbody fusion devices including deployable fixation members. The implant may include a spacer, optionally, an end member coupled to the spacer, and one or more fixation members configured to extend into adjacent vertebrae. The fixation members may include screws, nails, shims, tangs, spikes, staples, pins, blades, fins, or the like, and combinations thereof. | 02-26-2015 |
20150148844 | Spinous Process Fixation System and Methods Thereof - An implantable device may be provided. The implantable device may comprise an upper assembly comprising a ramped base and a pair of opposing windows. The pair of opposing windows may extend upward from either lateral side of the ramped base. A gripping assembly may be disposed in each window. The implantable device may further comprise a lower assembly comprising a ramped base and a pair of opposing windows. The pair of opposing windows may extend down from either lateral side of the ramped base. A gripping assembly is disposed in each window. The implantable device may further comprise a ramped actuator assembly disposed between the upper assembly and the lower assembly. The ramped actuator may be configured to transition the implantable device from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height and wherein the second height is greater than the first height. | 05-28-2015 |
Gail Reed, Willow Grove, PA US
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20090294695 | Sample Plate Designs for MALDI and DESI for Molecular Imaging of Coated Medical Devices on the Applied Biosystems Qstar/Voyager MALDI Mass Spectrometer - Holding devices for securely holding medical devices, such as stents, are utilized in performing molecular imaging of the medical devices. | 12-03-2009 |
Geoffrey Reed, East Stroudsburg, PA US
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20120264321 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SACRIFICIAL APPENDAGE - A device includes a sacrificial cap configured for mounting on a direct access port of an electrical connector. The sacrificial cap includes an insulated body and a sacrificial probe conductor projecting from the insulated body. The sacrificial probe conductor is configured to conductively couple with a conductor in the electrical connector via the direct access port when the sacrificial cap is installed on the direct access port. The sacrificial cap includes a portion configured to be physically severed to confirm that the electrical connector is de-energized. | 10-18-2012 |
20130009731 | MAGNETIC ACTUATOR - A magnetic actuator includes a coil bobbin that has electrical wire wound around a core. The magnetic actuator also includes a plunger located in a central portion of the magnetic actuator and configured to move within a bore located in the central portion, and at least one spring located adjacent the central portion. When electrical current is provided to the electrical wire, an electromagnetic field causes the plunger to move from a first position to a second position, and stored energy associated with the spring aids in moving the plunger to the second position. The magnetic actuator further includes a linking portion coupled to the plunger, wherein the linking portion is configured to initiate an action based on movement of the plunger. | 01-10-2013 |
20130036965 | RECLOSER POSITION INDICATOR - A status indicator includes a display disc with a pin located within a central portion if the display disc, a first colored section, and a second colored section. The status indicator also includes a lens unit with an opaque section and a non-opaque section to alternately reveal the first colored section or the second colored section such that either the first or the second colored section is visible from any angle within a hemisphere below the status indicator. The status indicator also includes an indicator cam configured to receive a linear force initiated by an actuator component and to translate the linear force to a rotational force on the pin. The rotational force causes the display disc to rotate from a first position to a second position that aligns the second colored section with the non-opaque section. | 02-14-2013 |
Jared Reed, Palmyra, PA US
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20150349315 | BATTERY POST TERMINAL CONNECTOR - A battery terminal connector and process of manufacture. The battery terminal includes a connector body formed of an alloy comprising up to about 8.8 percent aluminum, up to 0.06 about percent magnesium, up to about 0.075 percent iron, up to about 0.006 percent lead, up to about 0.006 percent cadmium, up to 0.003 percent tin, up to 1.3 percent copper, the balance being zinc, all of said percentages being by weight of the composition. The connector is gravity molded or pressure cast, resulting in a battery terminal connector having high strength and electrical conductivity and good corrosion resistance. | 12-03-2015 |
Joe Reed, Carversville, PA US
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20100245594 | CAMERA CALIBRATION TOOL - In one embodiment, the present invention is a camera calibration tool. One embodiment of a three-dimensional test target for calibrating an image capturing device includes a first planar face exhibiting a first color, a second planar face exhibiting a two-toned pattern of a second color and a third color, and a third planar face exhibiting the two-toned pattern of the second color and the third color, wherein the first planar face, the second planar face, and the third planar face meet at a first right-angle convex vertex. | 09-30-2010 |
John F. Reed, St. Marys, PA US
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20110080274 | Integrated Vehicle Cellular Telephone Detection System - There is provided a structure and a method to detect a signal prompted by the use of a wireless communications device in a motor vehicle or, optionally, in the area of a vehicle operator station. A signal detection will set off audible and/or visual alarms. The alarms may continue until the signal is no longer detected. | 04-07-2011 |
Joseph Reed, Carversville, PA US
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20090316149 | SPECTROPHOTOMETER SYSTEM WITH MODULAR 45/0 HEAD - In one embodiment, the invention is a spectrophotometer with a modular 45/0 head. One embodiment of an apparatus for measuring a reflectance of a sample includes a plurality of light emitting diodes for emitting light, a reflective housing positioned above the plurality of light emitting diodes, where the reflective housing is a dome having a plurality of apertures formed around its perimeter, a sample channel for capturing a first portion of the light, where the first portion of the light interacts with the sample, and a reference channel for capturing a second portion of the light, where the second portion of the light is independent of the sample. | 12-24-2009 |
Joseph A. Reed, Gwynedd Valley, PA US
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20110010081 | Method of creating a virtual traffic network - A computer-implemented method of creating a virtual traffic network includes inputting map data representing a road system, inputting flow data related to traffic flow on the road system and integrating the map data and the flow data to produce a virtual traffic network representing traffic conditions on the road system. | 01-13-2011 |
Patrick Reed, State College, PA US
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20120197830 | EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING BASED OPTIMIZATION - Methods and apparatuses for performing evolutionary based optimization are described. Specifically, some embodiments feature: a dominance archive, auto-adaptive operators, detection of search stagnation, exploitation of randomized restarts to escape local optima, and/or selection of recombination operators based on their success in generating high quality solutions. | 08-02-2012 |
Robert A. Reed, Line Lexington, PA US
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20100112046 | FORMULATIONS OF SUBEROYLANILIDE HYDROXAMIC ACID AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or crystalline composition with a specific dissolution profile, which comprises suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a process of producing said crystalline composition or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also provides compositions with a specific particle size distribution. | 05-06-2010 |
20100119596 | FORMULATIONS OF SUBEROYLANILIDE HYDROXAMIC ACID AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition or crystalline composition with a specific dissolution profile, which comprises suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or hydrate thereof as an active ingredient. The present invention provides a process of producing said crystalline composition or pharmaceutical composition. The present invention also provides compositions with a specific particle size distribution. | 05-13-2010 |
20130230457 | Thermosensitive Nanoparticle Formulations and Method of Making The Same - The present invention relates to a formulation of thermosensitive liposomes, and more specifically to a formulation of liposomes comprising phospholipids and a surface active agent, wherein the liposomes support long term storage at temperatures less than or equal to about 8° C., control degradate formation to maximize product potency and release their contents at mild hyperthermic temperatures. Methods of making formulations are also described. | 09-05-2013 |
Shawn Charles Reed, Mc Kees Rocks, PA US
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20140221177 | EXERCISE APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - An exercise apparatus may include an elongated tube disposed between a pair of handles. The elongated tube may be stretchable and flexible, making the exercise apparatus ideal for use in resistance training, amongst other sports and activities. The elongated tube may be attached to each handle by a grommet, a gasket, and an insert. An end of the elongated tube may be threaded through the gasket and may receive the insert, which prevents the end of the elongated tube from retreating back through the gasket. The grommet may be arranged on the gasket and affixed to a strap defining a portion of the handle. | 08-07-2014 |
Stacy Reed, Manheim, PA US
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20110293781 | CRUMB, E.G., CHOCOLATE CRUMB, HAVING ENHANCED CARAMEL FLAVOR - The present disclosure provides crumb of the type used in making milk and white chocolates with enhanced flavor and/or aroma. It has been found that adding alpha-dicarbonyls, e.g., 2- or 3-carbon alpha-dicarbonyls, can add noticeable caramel and/or toffee notes to the flavor and/or the aroma of the crumb without a concomitant increase in less desirable flavors and aromas, such as burnt or earthy notes. | 12-01-2011 |
Susan M. Reed, Sarver, PA US
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20160068981 | ANODE APPARATUS - The present disclosure related to an inert anode which is electrically connected to the electrolytic cell, such that a conductor rod is connected to the inert anode in order to supply current from a current supply to the inert anode, where the inert anode directs current into the electrolytic bath to produce nonferrous metal (where current exits the cell via a cathode). | 03-10-2016 |
William C. Reed, Moosic, PA US
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20090249076 | INFORMATION SERVER AND MOBILE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A user is provided with access to his or her account information using a client. The account information is stored on a server which receives the information from a feed source and transmits the information to the client. A method for downloading and installing specialized software for viewing the account information on the client is also provided. The information can be received from different feed sources in different formats and converted to a format that is compatible with the intended receiving client. Encryption can be used to protect the privacy of the users of the system and the account information therein. Additionally, a special access password and a privileged access routine can be used to provide access to an authorized third party user on a temporary basis. | 10-01-2009 |