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Anthony Lanza, Webster, NY US
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20080247666 | DARKNESS CONTROL USING PATTERN MATCHING - The present invention is a method and apparatus for processing image data to accomplish tuning or adjustment of images, so as to modify at least the darkness thereof, using compact, efficient methods and designs. | 10-09-2008 |
Carlo John Lanza, Islip, NY US
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20100236155 | Protective covering for roof mounted systems - A protective covering helps to prevent fastener leaks from roof installed fasteners, which are used to mount roofing systems, such as a solar panel installation system, to roofs with a mounting bracket attached to the roof. The protective covering is a portion of flat, malleable waterproof material molded to form a cover, forming a triangular-shaped structure when viewed from the side. The triangular shaped structure includes a base and a hypotenuse portion where the line of the roof acts as a side which is covered by at least the hypotenuse portion. The hypotenuse portion meets the roof at an angle. The covering is adapted for insertion under portions of a roof shingle, and extends back in a slight rise (downwardly with respect to the roof) to cover the fastener and L-shaped bracket, which the fastener fastens to the roof. | 09-23-2010 |
20130174496 | PROTECTIVE COVERING FOR ROOF DEVICE - A protective covering helps to prevent fastener leaks from roof installed fasteners, which are used to mount roofing systems, such as a solar panel installation system, to roofs with a mounting bracket attached to the roof. The protective covering is a portion of flat, malleable waterproof material molded to form a cover, forming a rounded or peaked triangular-shaped structure when viewed from the side. The triangular shaped structure includes a base and a hypotenuse portion where the line of the roof acts as a side which is covered by at least the hypotenuse portion. The hypotenuse portion meets the roof at an angle. The covering is adapted for insertion under portions of a roof shingle, and extends back in a slight rise (downwardly with respect to the root) to cover the fastener and L-shaped bracket, which the fastener fastens to the roof. | 07-11-2013 |
Christopher L. Lanza, Cheektowaga, NY US
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20120227743 | PASSENGER OXYGEN MASK - The passenger oxygen mask is provided for emergency situations on board an aircraft. The mask body is designed collapsible at least in sections. An axial overall height of the mask body is reduced by way of the one or more mask sections. This simplifies the accommodation of the oxygen mask or even permits a smaller constructional size of the preparation device. | 09-13-2012 |
David James Lanza, Indian Harbour Beach, FL US
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20090201208 | WIRELESS TRANSMITTER LOCATION DETERMINING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A location determining system for a wireless transmitter is carried by a platform movable relative to the wireless transmitter. The location determining system may include an antenna, and a receiver coupled to the antenna. The location determining system may also include a location determining processor coupled to the receiver to collect, during movement relative to the wireless transmitter, a series of range measurements and a corresponding series of received signal measurements, and to estimate a location of the wireless transmitter based upon the range measurements weighted using the received signal measurements. | 08-13-2009 |
Elaine Lanza, Clearwater, FL US
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20120309697 | METHODS OF DIAGNOSING AND PROGNOSING COLONIC POLYPS - Methods of diagnosing or prognosing a disease or condition associated with increased or over expression of macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1) are disclosed. The methods typically involve detecting a change in the amount of MIC-1 in a test body sample from a subject taken at two or more timing points. The change in the amount of MIC-1 may be adjusted for the effect of at least the following factors as appropriate: the gender of the subject, the age of the subject, the body mass index (BMI) of the subject, the subject being a smoker, the subject being a user of NSAIDs, and the waist-to-hip ratio where the subject is female. The methods are particularly suitable for diagnosing or prognosing the presence of one or more colorectal polyp(s). | 12-06-2012 |
Franklin Lanza, Kirtland Hills, OH US
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20130247290 | VENTILATED TOILET - The present disclosure further provides a toilet for exhausting odorous air therefrom, comprising a bowl, a trap, a housing, a self-contained ventilation system, a water tank, and a water supply line. The bowl has a rim therearound wherein the bowl communicates with the rim. The main trap is contained in the bowl wherein the trap is for communicating the contents in the bowl with a drain conduit so as to provide a passageway from the bowl to a drain stack. The ventilation system includes an exhaust blower having a blower inlet and a blower outlet. The blower inlet is in communication with air space between the contents in the bowl and the rim. The blower outlet is in communication with the drain conduit downstream from the trap. The exhaust blower including a cut-off switch for deactivating the exhaust blower during a flush. | 09-26-2013 |
Gregory Lanza, St. Louis, MO US
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20080247943 | Blood Clot-Targeted Nanoparticles - Emulsions comprising nanoparticles formed from high boiling perfluorochemical substances, said particles coated with a lipid/surfactant coating are made target-specific by directly coupling said nanoparticles to a targeting ligand. The nanoparticle may further include biologically active agents, radionuclides, and/or other imaging agents, and are used to image and/or lyse blood clots in human subjects. | 10-09-2008 |
20080274056 | NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR MEMBRANE-INTEGRATING PEPTIDES - Compositions which comprise emulsions of nanoparticles for delivery of membrane-integrating peptides are described. The nanoparticles comprise a liquid hydrophobic core coated with a lipid/surfactant layer which contains the membrane-integrating peptides. Methods to use such compositions are also described. | 11-06-2008 |
20110208058 | Applying Renyi Entropy To Detect Changes In Scattering Architecture - A method for imaging a region of interest (ROI) within a body. The method includes applying ultrasound energy to the ROI, receiving ultrasound data for the ROI in response to the applied ultrasound energy, executing a moving window analysis on the received ultrasound data to generate a plurality of windows of information, applying a Renyi entropy signal receiver to each of the generated windows to generate Renyi entropy data, and presenting an image of the ROI based on the Renyi entropy data. | 08-25-2011 |
20120100186 | NANOPARTICULATE-BASED CONTRACEPTIVE/ANTI-HIV COMPOSITION AND METHODS - Nanoparticulate compositions which employ membrane-integrating peptides to effect contraception and/or protection against infection by sexually transmitted virus are described. | 04-26-2012 |
20120128590 | NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR MEMBRANE-INTEGRATING PEPTIDES - Compositions which comprise emulsions of nanoparticles for delivery of membrane-integrating peptides are described. The nanoparticles comprise a liquid hydrophobic core coated with a lipid/surfactant layer which contains the membrane-integrating peptides. Methods to use such compositions are also described. | 05-24-2012 |
20130308847 | SPECTRAL IMAGING - A method includes analyzing a spectral projection image of a portion of a subject, generating a value quantifying an amount of a target specific contrast material in a region of interest of the spectral projection image, and generating a signal indicative of a presence of the target in response to the value satisfying a predetermined threshold level. | 11-21-2013 |
Gregory M. Lanza, St. Louis, MO US
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20080241061 | METHODS OF IMAGING EMPLOYING CHELATING AGENTS - Methods to image neovasculature associated with tumors using emulsions of targeted lipid/surfactant coated nanoparticles coupled to chelating agents containing radioisotopes are described. | 10-02-2008 |
20090263329 | CELL LABELING WITH PERFLUOROCARBON NANOPARTICLES FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AND SPECTROSCOPY - Methods of obtaining cells internally labeled with perfluorocarbon nanoparticles suitable for magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for obtaining magnetic resonance imaging data from labeled under clinically relevant scan times and field strengths. Finally, the application further discloses methods of specifically detecting and distinguishing magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy data from two distinct sets of cells labeled with distinct types of perfluorocarbon nanoparticles. | 10-22-2009 |
20100297007 | LIGAND DIRECTED TOROIDAL NANOPARTICLES FOR THERAPY AND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - The present invention provides nanoparticles, methods of making the nanoparticles, and methods of using the nanoparticles to deliver therapeutic agents and/or imaging agents. | 11-25-2010 |
20100297019 | PARTICLES FOR IMAGING - The invention encompasses particles comprising metal atoms, methods of making the particles, and methods for using the particles. In particular, the particles may be used to image biological tissues or to deliver a bioactive agent. | 11-25-2010 |
20110014124 | TARGETED ATHEROSCLEROSIS TREATMENT - This invention relates generally to methods for ameliorating at least one symptom or aspect of atherosclerosis. The methods include administration of targeted carrier compositions comprising a therapeutic agent effective in ameliorating at least one aspect of atherosclerosis coupled to a targeting ligand effective is targeting the therapeutic agent to tissue associated with atherosclerotic plaque. | 01-20-2011 |
20110123438 | UNIVERSAL ANCHOR PEPTIDE FOR NANOPARTICLES - The present invention provides a substantially non-lytic, non-cytotoxic anchor peptide that is capable of stably inserting into lipid membranes. In particular, the invention provides nanoparticles comprising stably inserted anchor peptides, which may be conjugated to a variety of different cargo complexes. | 05-26-2011 |
20130122100 | PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS, PRODRUG NANOPARTICLES, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Nanoparticles comprising a prodrug and prodrugs linked to phospholipids, wherein the linkages facilitate release of the prodrugs from the nanoparticles to sites within a target cell or cell membrane by fusion of the particle and the cell membrane are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods for producing and using the nanoparticles and their constituents. | 05-16-2013 |
20150023872 | HOMING AGENTS - The present disclosure provides peptide constructs for diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications, using pegylated peptides which exhibit specific binding for a target molecule of interest, such as a biomarker of a disease or disorder. | 01-22-2015 |
Guido Lanza, San Francisco, CA US
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20090220554 | Transglutaminase Inhibitors and Methods of Use Thereof - Transglutaminase inhibitors and methods of use thereof are provided. | 09-03-2009 |
Jeff Bryan Lanza, San Francisco, CA US
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20140165178 | LEVERAGING ONLINE IDENTITIES TO GRANT ACCESS TO PRIVATE NETWORKS - An authentication service running on a processing device receives a request from a local area network (LAN) to authenticate a computing device (and/or a user of the computing device) that has attempted to access the LAN, the request comprising a first identifier (ID) that uniquely identifies the computing device. The authentication service determines whether to authenticate the computing device based on the first ID, information from a third party data set, and an authentication criterion of the LAN. Responsive to determining that the information from the third party data set satisfies the authentication criterion, the authentication service notifies the LAN that the computing device is authenticated. | 06-12-2014 |
Joann Lanza, Farmington Hills, MI US
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20090114522 | METHOD OF MINIMIZING ALDEHYDE-BASED IMPURITIES IN A PROCESS STREAM - Oxidation of an alkane to an alkanone in a process stream forms aldehyde-based impurities. A method of minimizing the aldehyde-based impurities introduces an amine into the process stream to minimize the aldehyde-based impurities. The amine interacts with the alkanone and the aldehyde-based impurities thereby forming heavy products. The method separates the heavy products from the alkanones to reduce a level of the aldehyde-based impurities. The process stream preferably includes cyclohexyl ketone as the alkanone and n-hexanal as the aldehyde-based impurity. The method is typically involved in synthesis of a caprolactam. | 05-07-2009 |
John F. Lanza, Orlando, FL US
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20110136436 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHORT RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A magnetic induction data transmission network comprising a master hub, at least one sensor node communicatively coupled to the master hub and a magnetic induction coil preferably adapted to be worn about a body part of a subject such as an individual's waist or neck. In at least one embodiment of the invention, the magnetic induction coil preferably includes a connector which serves as an intermediary between the coil and the hub to allow data communication. | 06-09-2011 |
Joseph A. Lanza, New Haven, CT US
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20090177648 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING AND MANAGING TRUSTED HEALTH CARE REFERENCE INFORMATION - Computer systems, computer readable media, and methods for receiving a search query are provided. Responsive to the search query, data is searched. The data is organized into a plurality of therapeutic categories, each respective category comprising a plurality of documents that relate to the respective category, each document organized into a plurality of predetermined fields of information. Each document is associated with a single therapeutic category. The searching comprises (i) identifying a subset of the plurality of therapeutic categories that pertain to the search query, (ii) identifying a subset of documents that pertain to the search query, and (iii) identifying a subset of fields of information contained in documents in the data that pertain to the search query. The subset of the plurality of therapeutic categories, the subset of documents that pertain to the search query, and the subset of fields of information that pertain to the search query are outputted. | 07-09-2009 |
Joseph P. Lanza, Ozark, MO US
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20130188954 | RFoG CPE Devices with Wavelength Collision Avoidance Using Laser Transmitter Local and/or Remote Tunability - Methods and apparatus are described for RFoG CPE devices with wavelength collision avoidance using local and/or remote tunability. A method includes tuning each of a plurality of optical transmitters to a plurality of non-overlapping frequency bands to avoid wavelength collisions in an upstream portion of a multipoint-to-point RFoG network where multiple optical transmitters from different RFoG CPE units transmit at the same time to a single shared optical receiver. | 07-25-2013 |
Julio Eduardo Lanza, Greenville, SC US
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20150160644 | REPAIR METHOD, SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC LOCATING AND CLEARING AND TOOL FOR AUTOMATED LOCATING AND MODIFYING - A repair method is provided and includes deriving, from a model of a component, drilling vectors respectively associated with fluid flow passages of the component, obtaining location data of each of the fluid flow passages at least partially from a source other than the model and relying upon the derived drilling vectors and the obtained location data of each of the fluid flow passages to position a tool configured to modify each of the fluid flow passages. | 06-11-2015 |
Lucio L. Lanza, Palo Alto, CA US
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20100162193 | METHOD AND PROCESS FOR DESIGN OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING REGULAR GEOMETRY PATTERNS TO OBTAIN GEOMETRICALLY CONSISTENT COMPONENT FEATURES - The invention provides a method and process for designing an integrated circuit based on using the results from both 1) a specific set of silicon test structure characterizations and 2) the decomposition of logic into combinations of simple logic primitives, from which a set of logic bricks are derived that can be assembled for a manufacturable-by-construction design. This implementation of logic is compatible with the lithography settings that are used for implementation of the memory blocks and other components on the integrated circuit, particularly by implementing geometrically consistent component features. The invention provides the ability to recompile a design comprised of logic and memory blocks onto a new geometry fabric to implement a set of technology-specific design changes, without requiring a complete redesign of the entire integrated circuit. | 06-24-2010 |
Michael Lanza, San Francisco, CA US
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20100199182 | SYSTEM ALLOWING USERS TO EMBED COMMENTS AT SPECIFIC POINTS IN TIME INTO MEDIA PRESENTATION - A method and system for linking a web page to a portion of a video is provided. Users can enter comments into a video that include a start and end time index for identifying a portion of a video. Comments are indexed to the media presentations such that they may be searched and located, thus media playback can be executed from any comment. The system allocates a unique comment track to each user that can be turned on and off at will by users during playback. | 08-05-2010 |
Nathaniel Cleverly Lanza, Pittsburgh, PA US
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20090106310 | Grouping tables - Grouping a set of data is disclosed. In some embodiments, a set of data is grouped with respect to a column and/or a row associated with the set of data in response to receiving a selection of an option to group the set of data with respect to the column and/or the row. In some embodiments, the grouping of the set of data is based on real time values of the set of data and is automatically and dynamically updated in response to changes in the set of data. | 04-23-2009 |
20100083151 | Natural language based filtering - Natural language based filtering is disclosed. In some embodiments, a user interface for defining one or more filters for a group of data allows one or more parameters associated with a filter definition, including a filter condition, to at least in part be specified in natural language. In some embodiments, a filter definition is specified at least in part by selecting one or more of a plurality of pre-configured natural language expressions made available for selection via the user interface. | 04-01-2010 |
Robert Lanza, Los Gatos, CA US
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20140328139 | Seismic Device With Sealed Housing And Related Methods - A seismic generation system may include an electrical source, a conductor coupled to the electrical source and to be positioned in a wellbore in a subterranean formation with a casing therein, and a seismic generation source assembly to be positioned in the wellbore and coupled to the conductor. The seismic generation source assembly may include a source element having a sealed housing, an armature within the sealed housing, source electromagnets coupled to the armature, and electromagnetic clamps coupled to the armature, each electromagnetic clamp having opposite magnetic poles. The sealed housing may include respective ferromagnetic portions adjacent the opposite magnetic poles of each electromagnetic clamp, and non-ferromagnetic portions between the opposite magnetic poles of each electromagnetic clamp. | 11-06-2014 |