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Anthony Gerber, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090024176 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PRODUCING RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA - Methods and devices for producing respiratory sinus arrhythmia in a subject are provided. Aspects of the invention include electrically stimulating or sensing motion of the diaphragm, and electrically stimulating the heart in a subject in a manner effective to produce respiratory sinus arrhythmia. The methods and devices find use in a variety of applications, e.g. in the treatment of subjects suffering from heart failure conditions. | 01-22-2009 |
Anthony Gerber, San Francisco, CA US
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20100252037 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES WITHIN NASAL PILLOWS - A non-invasive ventilation system may include a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include a left outer tube with a left distal end adapted to impinge a left nostril, at least one left opening in the left distal end in pneumatic communication with the left nostril, and a left proximal end of the left outer tube in fluid communication with ambient air. The left proximal end of the left outer tube may curve laterally away from a midline of a face. A right outer tube may be similarly provided. One or more left jet nozzles may direct ventilation gas into the left outer tube, and one or more right jet nozzles may direct ventilation gas into the right outer tube. The jet nozzles may be in fluid communication with the pressurized gas supply. | 10-07-2010 |
20100252039 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES IN FREE SPACE - A non-invasive ventilation system may include an interface. The interface may include at least one gas delivery jet nozzle adapted to be positioned in free space and aligned to directly deliver ventilation gas into an entrance of a nose. The at least one gas delivery jet nozzle may be connected to a pressurized gas supply. The ventilation gas may entrain ambient air to elevate lung pressure, elevate lung volume, decrease the work of breathing or increase airway pressure, and wherein the ventilation gas is delivered in synchrony with phases of breathing. A support for the at least one gas delivery jet nozzle may be provided. A breath sensor may be in close proximity to the entrance of the nose. A patient may spontaneous breathe ambient air through the nose without being impeded by the interface. | 10-07-2010 |
20100252040 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION WITH GAS DELIVERY NOZZLES WITHIN AN OUTER TUBE - A non-invasive ventilation system may include at least one outer tube with a proximal lateral end of the outer tube adapted to extend to a side of a nose. The at least one outer tube may also include a throat section. At least one coupler may be located at a distal section of the outer tube for impinging at least one nostril and positioning the at least one outer tube relative to the at least one nostril. At least one jet nozzle may be positioned within the outer tube at the proximal lateral end and in fluid communication with a pressurized gas supply. At least one opening in the distal section may be adapted to be in fluid communication with the nostril. At least one aperture in the at least one outer tube may be in fluid communication with ambient air. The at least one aperture may be in proximity to the at least one jet nozzle. | 10-07-2010 |
20100252041 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION FOR PROVIDING VENTILATION SUPPORT - A system for providing ventilation support to a patient may include a ventilator, a control unit, a gas delivery circuit with a proximal end in fluid communication with the ventilator and a distal end in fluid communication with a nasal interface, and a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include at least one jet nozzle at the distal end of the gas delivery circuit; and at least one spontaneous respiration sensor for detecting respiration in communication with the control unit. The system may be open to ambient. The control unit may receive signals from the at least one spontaneous respiration sensor and determine gas delivery requirements. The ventilator may deliver gas at a velocity to entrain ambient air and increase lung volume or lung pressure above spontaneously breathing levels to assist in work of breathing, and deliver ventilation gas in a cyclical delivery pattern synchronized with a spontaneous breathing pattern. | 10-07-2010 |
20100252042 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE OPEN VENTILATION FOR TREATING AIRWAY OBSTRUCTIONS - A system for reducing airway obstructions of a patient may include a ventilator, a control unit, a gas delivery circuit with a proximal end in fluid communication with the ventilator and a distal end in fluid communication with a nasal interface, and a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include at least one jet nozzle, and at least one spontaneous respiration sensor in communication with the control unit for detecting a respiration effort pattern and a need for supporting airway patency. The system may be open to ambient. The control unit may determine more than one gas output velocities. The more than one gas output velocities may be synchronized with different parts of a spontaneous breath effort cycle, and a gas output velocity may be determined by a need for supporting airway patency. | 10-07-2010 |
20130255683 | Methods, Systems and Devices for Non-Invasive Open Ventilation For Providing Ventilation Support - A system for providing ventilation support to a patient may include a ventilator, a control unit, a gas delivery circuit with a proximal end in fluid communication with the ventilator and a distal end in fluid communication with a nasal interface, and a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include at least one jet nozzle at the distal end of the gas delivery circuit; and at least one spontaneous respiration sensor for detecting respiration in communication with the control unit. The system may be open to ambient. The control unit may receive signals from the at least one spontaneous respiration sensor and determine gas delivery requirements. The ventilator may deliver gas at a velocity to entrain ambient air and increase lung volume or lung pressure above spontaneously breathing levels to assist in work of breathing, and deliver ventilation gas in a cyclical delivery pattern synchronized with a spontaneous breathing pattern. | 10-03-2013 |
20130312752 | Methods, Systems and Devices for Non-Invasive Open Ventilation For Treating Airway Obstructions - A system for reducing airway obstructions of a patient may include a ventilator, a control unit, a gas delivery circuit with a proximal end in fluid communication with the ventilator and a distal end in fluid communication with a nasal interface, and a nasal interface. The nasal interface may include at least one jet nozzle, and at least one spontaneous respiration sensor in communication with the control unit for detecting a respiration effort pattern and a need for supporting airway patency. The system may be open to ambient. The control unit may determine more than one gas output velocities. The more than one gas output velocities may be synchronized with different parts of a spontaneous breath effort cycle, and a gas output velocity may be determined by a need for supporting airway patency. | 11-28-2013 |
Doron Gerber, Mountain View, CA US
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20100260717 | METHODS OF TREATING A FLAVIVIRIDAE FAMILY VIRAL INFECTION, COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING A FLAVIVIRIDAE FAMILY VIRAL INFECTION, AND SCREENING ASSAYS FOR IDENTIFYING COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING A FLAVIVIRIDAE FAMILY VIRAL INFECTION - Briefly described, embodiments of this disclosure include compositions, pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treating a host infected with a virus from the Flaviviridae family of viruses, methods of identifying a candidate agent for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and the like. | 10-14-2010 |
Eliot Gerber, Moraga, CA US
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20100009262 | Non-lead grid cores for lead acid battery and method of their production - In a lead acid electric storage battery using conventional lead-acid secondary battery chemistry, the battery may be a sealed battery, an unsealed battery, a conventional multi-cell battery, or a bi-polar battery. The battery has a set of composite negative battery grids (plates) which are constructed with a thin aluminum core having a thickness preferably in the range 0.05 mm to 1.3 mm and most preferably 0.2 mm to 0.6 mm. A layer of aluminum oxide removal metal, preferably zinc or tin, covers the aluminum core. Optionally, a protective film of tin dioxide, preferably less than 0.1 mm thick, and most preferably 1-20 microns, completely covers the removal layer. The tin dioxide layer, or the removal layer, is covered with a thin protective coating film of conductive fluoropolymer plastic. Preferably the grid cores are of expanded aluminum metal. These aluminum core grids are preferably used as negative grids and are preferably used with thin expanded metal positive titanium or stainless steel grids to form a high energy density battery. | 01-14-2010 |
20100009263 | Lead acid battery having ultra-thin - A lead acid electric storage battery uses conventional lead-acid secondary battery chemistry. The battery may be a sealed battery, an unsealed battery or a conventional multi-cell battery. The battery has a set of positive battery grids (plates) which are constructed with a body portion of thin titanium expanded metal having a thickness preferably in the range 0.1 mm to 0.9 mm and most preferably 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm. Typically the battery would have over 250 grids in a 12 inch long battery case. | 01-14-2010 |
20120003509 | Lead acid battery with titanium core grids and cabon based grids - A hybrid lead acid electric storage battery uses conventional lead-acid secondary battery chemistry. The battery is a sealed battery or an unsealed battery. The battery has a set of positive battery grids (plates) having cores of thin titanium expanded metal with a thickness, if flattened, preferably in the range 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm and most preferably 0.3 mm to 0.4 mm. The grid cores are of a titanium alloy containing a platinum group metal. The cores are coated with hot dip lead and are not lead electroplated. | 01-05-2012 |
Eliot S. Gerber, Moraga, CA US
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20110033744 | Long life lead acid battery having titanium core grids and method of their production - A lead acid electric storage battery uses conventional lead-acid secondary battery chemistry. The battery may be a sealed battery, an unsealed battery or a conventional multi-cellbattery. It has 12 to 25 cells in a single case. The case is less than 12 inches long and may be less than 6 inches long. The battery has a set of positive battery grids (plates) which are constructed with a core of thin titanium expanded metal having a thickness preferably, for start batteries etc. in the range 0.1 mm to 0.7 mm and most preferably 0.2 mm to 0.4 mm. The grid cores are of a titanium alloy containing a platinum group metal. The cores are coated with hot melt dip lead and are not lead electroplated. The grid cores expand and contract, with temperature changes, much less than conventional lead grids. | 02-10-2011 |
Gary Gerber, Foster City, CA US
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20080197201 | DYNAMIC PAYMENT DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS - A payment device is disclosed. It includes a memory including payment data; and a display coupled to the memory. A processor is configured to execute one or more instructions for displaying the payment data on the display. The payment device is in the form of a card | 08-21-2008 |
20090055893 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A DYNAMIC VERIFICATION VALUE - A method is disclosed, which includes receiving a message including an account identifier and a first verification value. The method uses the account identifier to select a dynamic verification value process from at least two dynamic verification value processes. Then, using the selected dynamic verification value process, a second verification value is determined. Next, the method determines if the first verification value and the second verification value match or are within an expected range. | 02-26-2009 |
20110186626 | DYNAMIC PAYMENT DEVICE CHARACTERISTICS - A payment device is disclosed. It includes a memory including payment data; and a display coupled to the memory. A processor is configured to execute one or more instructions for displaying the payment data on the display. The payment device is in the form of a card | 08-04-2011 |
20130218772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A DYNAMIC VERIFICATION VALUE - A method is disclosed, which includes receiving a message including an account identifier and a first verification value. The method uses the account identifier to select a dynamic verification value process from at least two dynamic verification value processes. Then, using the selected dynamic verification value process, a second verification value is determined. Next, the method determines if the first verification value and the second verification value match or are within an expected range. | 08-22-2013 |
Gary E. Gerber, Foster City, CA US
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20140258125 | MULTIPLE PARTY BENEFIT FROM AN ONLINE AUTHENTICATION - An account authentication service where a trusted party verifies an account holder's identity for the benefit of a requestor during an online transaction. The account authentication involves requesting a password from the account holder, verifying the password, and notifying the requestor whether the account holder's authenticity has been verified. An alternative embodiment of the account authentication service includes a value-adding component where information about a customer is shared with a value-adding party. The customer information is rich in detail about the customer since it is collected by each of the parties in the account authentication process. The value-adding party can then use this information in various manners. All of the parties involved can benefit from sharing the customer information. The value-adding party can be, for example, a merchant, a shipper, a security organization, or a governmental organization. A transaction identifier identifies a specific transaction between a customer, a merchant, and the customer information. | 09-11-2014 |
Hanspeter Gerber, San Francisco, CA US
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20100172915 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING ANGIOPOIETIN-LIKE 4 PROTEIN - ANGPTL4 compositions and methods of using such compositions, and agonists or antagonists thereof, for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases or disorders are included, including methods to modulate cell proliferation, cell adhesion, and cell migration. | 07-08-2010 |
20110311524 | Inhibitors of Angiopoietin-Like 4 Protein, Combinations, and Their Use - Modulators of angiopoietin-like 4 protein are provided along with methods for their use in the treatment of diseases and pathological conditions. Combinations of ANGPTL4 antagonists and other therapeutics, e.g., anti-cancer agents, and methods of their use in the treatment of mammals susceptible to or diagnosed with cancer, or with relapse tumor growth or relapse cancer cell growth are also provided. | 12-22-2011 |
Jonathan L. Gerber, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140188577 | AUTOMATED BILLING SYSTEM - The present invention is an automated billing system that streams data from an employee's computer screen to a remote server and analyzes the data to determine the type of activities being performed on the employee's computer. The remote server will utilize various tools and functions (e.g., machine learning, text recognition, and computer vision) to determine the type of activity is being performed and attribute the activity to an appropriate client and assigning an appropriate billing code to the activity. The automated billing system will also broadly describe the activity being performed in a few sentences and track the time spent working on each event by the employee. In situations where memos or emails are being drafted, the automated billing system will summarize the correspondence and add the correspondence as a record to a database. | 07-03-2014 |
Joshua Gerber, San Jose, CA US
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20140236761 | INFORMATION FEED IN-LINE PURCHASING SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein disclose a system and method for providing an improved user experience for purchasing a product within an information feed. An information feed is displayed which includes an information post having a product link or otherwise referencing a product. A selection of the product link or the referenced product is received, and product information for a product associated with the product link or referenced product is retrieved. The product information and a purchase selector are displayed within the information feed, in association with the information post. A selection of the purchase selector is received. User payment information is retrieved and displayed in association with the information post in the information feed. User payment information is transmitted, based on a received confirmation from a user. The purchase is then executed, and a confirmation message may be displayed. | 08-21-2014 |
20140236762 | INFORMATION FEED IN-LINE PURCHASING SYSTEM - Embodiments described herein disclose a system and method for providing an improved user experience for purchasing a product within an information feed. An information feed is displayed which includes an information post having a product link or otherwise referencing a product. A selection of the product link or the referenced product is received, and product information for a product associated with the product link or referenced product is retrieved. The product information and a purchase selector are displayed within the information feed, in association with the information post. A selection of the purchase selector is received. User payment information is retrieved and displayed in association with the information post in the information feed. User payment information is transmitted, based on a received confirmation from a user. The purchase is then executed, and a confirmation message may be displayed. | 08-21-2014 |
Justin Brock Gerber, Anaheim, CA US
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20130269014 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BROWSER INTERFACE, ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, AND PROFILE MANAGEMENT - The present system provides a new interface for a user of the internet. The system presents a plurality of frequently visited sites to a user at a single location. When a site is visited by the user, a normalized version of the site is created for presentation to the user. The system allows the user to manage financial accounts from one location, with the user always logged into the user's accounts, and the consolidating and aggregating of information useful to the user. The system also allows for personalization and customization of a user profile. | 10-10-2013 |
Kenneth A. Gerber, Santa Maria, CA US
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20100001188 | Method of construction of CTE matching structure with wafer processing and resulting structure - A method includes bonding a first side of a metal shim to a silicon shim, removing metal from the metal shim to form a plurality of cleared metal lanes in accordance with a pattern, bonding a readout integrated circuit having a plurality of saw lanes in accordance with the pattern to a second side of the metal shim to form a wafer assembly wherein the plurality of saw lanes is aligned with the plurality of cleared metal lanes, and dicing the wafer assembly. | 01-07-2010 |
Kenneth Allen Gerber, Santa Maria, CA US
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20150118784 | FOCAL PLANE ARRAY PACKAGING USING ISOSTATIC PRESSURE PROCESSING - A method for bonding a first semiconductor body having a plurality of electromagnetic radiation detectors to a second semiconductor body having read out integrated circuits for the detectors. The method includes: aligning electrical contacts for the plurality of electromagnetic radiation detectors with electrical contacts of the read out integrated circuits; tacking the aligned electrical contacts for the plurality of electromagnetic radiation detectors with electrical contacts of the read out integrated circuits to form an intermediate stage structure; packaging the intermediate stage structure into a vacuum sealed electrostatic shielding container having flexible walls; inserting the package with the intermediate stage structure therein into an isostatic pressure chamber; and applying the isostatic pressure to the intermediate stage structure through walls of the container. The container includes a stand-off to space walls of the container from edges of the first semiconductor body. | 04-30-2015 |
Kimberly A. Gerber, Calabasas, CA US
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20100273137 | TIME TEACHING AIDS AND METHODS - An aid for teaching the concept of time to children and others may include a working analog clock and a manipulative analog clock having features substantially identical to the working analog clock. The working analog clock may be used alone or in conjunction with the manipulative analog clock. Both clocks each include distinctive non-numerical elements such as distinctive wedge sections representing five minute intervals and distinctive hour and minute hands. The manipulative clock may be used by the child or other user by manually moving one or both of the hands to certain ones of the wedge sections such as a section representing the time of the completion of a desired time interval. At the end of the desired time interval or duration, the corresponding hand on the working clock will be disposed at the corresponding certain one of the wedge sections on the manipulative clock. Thus, the user learns more readily by being involved in setting the manipulative clock himself or herself, and also will know when the end of the interval occurs, thereby more readily learning time intervals. | 10-28-2010 |
Martin Gerber, Marina Del Rey, CA US
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20100123997 | PORTABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION PANEL - A power distribution system is provided that includes an upper panel, a lower panel, a plurality of side panels, and a plurality of guide rails each having at least two insert slots formed therein that extend along a longitudinal axis of the guide rail. Each of the insert slots is configured to receive and fixedly hold an edge of the side panels. The upper panel and lower panel are each fixedly mounted to an opposite edge face of the guide rails thereby securing the side panels and guide rail between the upper panel and lower panel. | 05-20-2010 |
Michael Gerber, Oakland, CA US
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20130252976 | POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF (S)-2-(1-(9H-PURIN-6-YLAMINO)PROPYL)-5-FLUORO-3-PHENYLQUINAZOLIN-4(3H)-ON- E - Polymorphs of (S)-2-(1-(9H-purin-6-ylamino)propyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one, compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and methods for their use are disclosed. | 09-26-2013 |
20150037410 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS OF RANOLAZINE AND DRONEDARONE - The present disclosure relates to a solid composition comprising ranolazine and a spray-dried phosphoric acid salt of dronedarone in a bilayer tablet. | 02-05-2015 |
20150080572 | POLYMORPHIC FORMS OF (S)-2-(1-(9H-PURIN-6-YLAMINO)PROPYL)-5-FLUORO-3-PHENYLQUINAZOLIN-4(3H)-ON- E - Polymorphs of (S)-2-(1-(9H-purin-6-ylamino)propyl)-5-fluoro-3-phenylquinazolin-4(3H)-one, compositions thereof, methods for their preparation, and methods for their use are disclosed. | 03-19-2015 |
Michael J. Gerber, Oakland, CA US
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20150224100 | METHOD FOR TREATING A PULMONARY HYPERTENSION CONDITION - A method for treating a pulmonary hypertension condition such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in a subject comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of ambrisentan, wherein, at baseline, time from first diagnosis of the condition in the subject is not greater than about 2 years | 08-13-2015 |
Patrice Gerber, Laguna Beach, CA US
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20090114104 | Drying Device With Improved Drive Mechanism - A drying device having a bowl, a basket with a plurality of perforations, a cover assembly, and a drive assembly. The drive assembly includes: a driving mechanism mechanically coupled to a rotatable lid that is configured to mate with a rotatable basket, and a handle pivotally attached to the cover assembly. The handle is configured to actuate the driving mechanism upon rotation of the handle about an axis from a first position to a second position. The drying device may also include a locking mechanism and/or a braking mechanism. | 05-07-2009 |
Raphaele Gerber, Foster City, CA US
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20090118139 | Microfluidic method and system for enzyme inhibition activity screening - Methods for screening a compound for enzyme inhibition activity include providing at least one sample mixture to a microfluidic device, applying vacuum pressure to the sample mixture, flowing the sample mixture along a microchannel of the microfluidic device, separating at least two components of the sample mixture based upon a net charge difference between the product and at least one other material to produce separated material, detecting at least one of the separated materials, and determining enzyme inhibition activity based on the detection of the separated material. Kits for screening a compound for enzyme inhibition activity include a first multiwell plate having a specific plurality of enzymes disposed within a first plurality of wells and a second multiwell plate having a plurality of enzyme substrates disposed with a second plurality of wells, a phosphate source and a cofactor disposed within each well of the second plate. | 05-07-2009 |
20150211045 | MICROFLUIDIC METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENZYME INHIBITION ACTIVITY SCREENING - Methods for screening a compound for enzyme inhibition activity include providing at least one sample mixture to a microfluidic device, applying vacuum pressure to the sample mixture, flowing the sample mixture along a microchannel of the microfluidic device, separating at least two components of the sample mixture based upon a net charge difference between the product and at least one other material to produce separated material, detecting at least one of the separated materials, and determining enzyme inhibition activity based on the detection of the separated material. Kits for screening a compound for enzyme inhibition activity include a first multiwell plate having a specific plurality of enzymes disposed within a first plurality of wells and a second multiwell plate having a plurality of enzyme substrates disposed with a second plurality of wells, a phosphate source and a cofactor disposed within each well of the second plate. | 07-30-2015 |
Richard Gerber, San Mateo, CA US
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20130169747 | Anti-Flicker Filter - An anti-flicker filter is described, including determining a video sequence based on designated portion of a video, selecting a plurality of video elements from the video sequence, calculating an individualized filter for each video element of the plurality of video elements based on motion in each video element, and applying the individualized filter to each video element of the plurality of video elements. | 07-04-2013 |