Marquez, CA
Alejandro J. Marquez, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20120178493 | POWER CONTROL IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for controlling transmit power in a mobile wireless device connected simultaneously to two or more cells in a wireless network are described. The mobile wireless device is connected simultaneously to a first cell in the wireless network through a high speed data connection and to a second cell in the wireless network through a low speed voice connection. The mobile wireless device executes received transmit power up and transmit power down control commands received from the first cell. The mobile wireless device executes transmit power up control commands and ignores transmit power down control commands received from the second cell. | 07-12-2012 |
Antonio Marquez, San Dimas, CA US
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20090142243 | Methods and systems for reducing the emissions from combustion gases - A method for reducing the emissions from combustion gases produced during a combustion process includes injecting a hydrocarbon-based reducing agent into the combustion gases to form a combustion gas mixture. The combustion gas mixture including oxides of nitrogen, NO | 06-04-2009 |
20090214988 | COMBUSTION SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR BURNING FOSSIL FUEL WITH REDUCED NITROGEN OXIDE EMISSIONS - Combustion systems having reduced nitrogen oxide emissions and methods of using the same are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a combustion system is provided. The combustion system includes a combustion zone, which includes a burner for converting a fuel, under fuel rich conditions, to a flue gas. An intermediate staged air inlet is downstream from the combustion zone, for supplying intermediate staged air to the flue gas and producing fuel lean conditions. A reburn zone is downstream from the intermediate staged air inlet for receiving the flue gas. A process for using the combustion system and a method of reducing NO | 08-27-2009 |
20100205927 | APPARATUS FOR A NITROGEN PURGE SYSTEM - A method for reducing the emissions from combustion gases produced during a combustion process includes injecting a hydrocarbon-based reducing agent into the combustion gases to form a combustion gas mixture. The combustion gas mixture including oxides of nitrogen, NO | 08-19-2010 |
Antonio Marquez, Irvine, CA US
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20130156671 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO INJECT REAGENT IN SNCR/SCR EMISSION SYSTEM FOR BOILER - An apparatus to introduce a reagent to reduce nitrogen oxides in flue gas including: nozzles mounted to a passage for the flue gas, wherein the nozzles are mounted downstream of a SNCR system and upstream of a SCR system, wherein the nozzles are mounted on one or more walls of the passage and are configured to inject a pressurized fluid into the flue gas; a source of the pressurized fluid which is in fluid communication with the nozzles such that the pressurized fluid flows to the nozzles; a source of a NOx reducing reagent and a mixing device which mixes the reagent with the pressurized fluid such that the pressurized fluid flowing to the nozzles includes the reagent. | 06-20-2013 |
Christine Marquez, Campbell, CA US
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20100309657 | USB memory device with integrated flashlight - The present invention combines a USB memory device with flashlight to conveniently illuminate a computer USB port for easier insertion of the USB plug. The flashlight can be used independently from the USB memory device to illuminate any dark area. The light is integrated with the USB flash drive, battery powered, bright and focused through a housing which directs the light beam to the front end of the device. The assembly contains a printed circuit board (PCB) including LED bulbs which indicate operational status. The embodiment of the invention includes a removable cap that protects the USB plug and also has a feature which permits the light to pass through for flashlight use. The components are designed in a manner that utilizes physical features to interlock and contain the assembly. | 12-09-2010 |
Emmanuel Marquez, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20140181158 | MEDIA FILE SYSTEM WITH ASSOCIATED METADATA - In a system that includes a selection device, a method is provided that includes playing a media file with the system, and adjusting one or more media playback settings based on metadata associated with the media file. | 06-26-2014 |
Fernando Antonio Sanchez Marquez, San Jose, CA US
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20150217937 | PICK TO LIGHT SYSTEM - A method of and device for generating an identifiable signal to facilitate an order picking process are disclosed. The method and device can be used on an order picking station having containers with items to be picked. In some embodiments, the station has multiple shelves having signal generating devices coupled with each of the containers on the shelves. The device takes the information of the items to be picked and generate identifiable signals, such that the device provides visual effects to facilitate workers' picking and gathering efficiency. | 08-06-2015 |
Glen Marquez, San Jose, CA US
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20140051629 | MODULATORS OF THE GPR119 RECEPTOR AND THE TREATMENT OF DISORDERS RELATED THERETO - The present invention relates to the GPR119 receptor agonists: 3-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-6-(4-(3-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperidin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-N,N-dimethylbenzamide; -fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-6-(4-(3-(2-fluoro-propan-2-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperidin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)-N-methylbenzamide; and 3-fluoro-4-(5-fluoro-6-(4-(3-(2-fluoropropan-2-yl)-1,2,4-oxadiazol-5-yl)piperidin-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-ylamino)benzamide, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof, that are useful as a single pharmaceutical agent or in combination with one or more additional pharmaceutical agents, such as, a DPP-IV inhibitor, a biguanide, an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, an insulin analogue, a sulfonylurea, an SGLT2 inhibitor, a meglitinide, a thiazolidinedione, or an anti-diabetic peptide analogue, in the treatment of for example, a disorder selected from: a GPR119-receptor-related disorder; a condition ameliorated by increasing secretion of an incretin; a condition ameliorated by increasing a blood incretin level; a condition characterized by low bone mass; a neurological disorder; a metabolic-related disorder; type 2 diabetes; obesity; and complications related thereto. | 02-20-2014 |
James Eugene Marquez, Brentwood, CA US
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20100258576 | Dual-use lunch box - A dual-use lunch box comprises of an outer rectangular housing unit with one opening supported by five side walls in bond with each other. Herein container railing affixed to two parallel sidewalls serves to support removable food and beverage storage containers. An outer fabric cover with a zippered front flap encloses the rectangular box and is encased with insulation to maintain constant temperature. The outside of said fabric cover includes side pockets or pouches. Two sets of connectors are flanked 90 degrees apart on the outer sidewalls of said fabric cover to fasten a carrying strap in two different positions. The dual-use lunch box is distinctive in that it has a dual function. It allows food and beverage items to be stored in an organized manner in removable storage containers. The other function allows the storage containers to be removed to accommodate larger food items. | 10-14-2010 |
John Marquez, San Diego, CA US
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20090289206 | Camera based vision alignment with device group guiding for semiconductor device testing handlers - A vision alignment system and method is provided. The vision alignment system includes one or more grouped alignment plates with guiding inserts configured to receive multiple devices, and groups of three actuators, configured to actuate the alignment plates to correct the position offsets of multiple devices as a group. The position offsets between the device and contactor are determined by a device-view camera during runtime and a contactor-view camera during calibration time. The vision alignment system also includes a pick-and-place handler, configured to transport devices. | 11-26-2009 |
Jose Antonio Marquez, San Bruno, CA US
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20150154161 | REQUESTING SERVICE - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for reducing browser network requests. One of the methods includes receiving a markup language document. Resource requests in the markup language document are identified and a combined request is generated, the combined request comprising respective resource locations for the resource requests. The combined request is provided to a requesting service. A combined response is received from the requesting service, the combined response comprising representations of one or more respective resources for the plurality of resource requests. The resource requests are resolved using the representations of the one or more resources of the combined response, and a rendered document is generated from the markup language document and the resolved resource requests of the markup language document. | 06-04-2015 |
Jose Antonio Marquez, Milpitas, CA US
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20130339844 | Methods and Systems for Styling Web Elements - Methods and systems are provided for styling elements of a web document at a time of rendering the web document. In one embodiment, a method comprises: performing steps on a processor. The steps comprise: identifying a rule associated with a property of an element of the web document; determining whether the rule is to be grouped with multiple elements of the web document; generating an overriding rule when the rule is associated with multiple elements of the web document; and updating a style sheet based on the overriding rule. | 12-19-2013 |
Joseph Marquez, Rossmoor, CA US
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20150023462 | CUP COUNTER - A handheld cup counter is disclosed. The cup counter may have a mechanical or optical sensor used to count the number of brim portions within a stack of cups. In order to properly position the optical or mechanical sensor, the sensor is disposed in relation to a ridge plate that helps the user to properly align the sensor to the stack of cups so that the sensor may accurately sense the number of brim portions within the stack of cups. The cup sensor may also have additional calculator functionality that works in conjunction with the sensed number of cups in order to more efficiently add and subtract the sensed number of cups of a plurality of stack of cups. | 01-22-2015 |
Leonard E. Marquez, Eureka, CA US
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20100013157 | Method for playing a no-bust blackjack-type card game where players play against each other and not against the house - A method for playing a no-bust blackjack-type card game where each player play against each other and not against the house, wherein the house has a dealer. The method includes the steps of receiving 3 initial cards by each player from the dealer, and taking additional cards by a player until the player has a point count close to 31 whether under or over. | 01-21-2010 |
Linda Marquez, San Jose, CA US
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20160064212 | CONTACT CLEAN IN HIGH-ASPECT RATIO STRUCTURES - Method and apparatus for cleaning a substrate having a plurality of high-aspect ratio openings are disclosed. A substrate can be provided in a plasma processing chamber, where the substrate includes the plurality of high-aspect ratio openings, the plurality of high-aspect ratio openings are defined by vertical structures having alternating layers of oxide and nitride or alternating layers of oxide and polysilicon. The substrate can include a silicon oxide layer over a damaged or amorphous silicon layer in the high-aspect ratio openings. To remove the silicon oxide layer, a bias power can be applied in the plasma processing chamber at a low pressure, and a fluorine-based species can be used to etch the silicon oxide layer. To remove the underlying damaged or amorphous silicon layer, a source power and a bias power can be applied in the plasma processing chamber, and a hydrogen-based species can be used to etch the damaged or amorphous silicon layer. | 03-03-2016 |
Linda Nancy Marquez, San Jose, CA US
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20130323933 | Methods for Forming Microlenses - Methods for forming microlenses on a semiconductor substrate are provided. An inductively coupled plasma etch process using a process gas that includes a mixture of CF | 12-05-2013 |
Maricel Marquez, San Ramon, CA US
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20160032174 | METHODS FOR ALTERING FLUID RHEOLOGY - A method includes placing a treatment fluid including a crosslinked gel in a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the crosslinked gel including a gelling agent and a borate crosslinking agent, de-crosslinking a portion of the crosslinked gel, the de-crosslinking induced by a sufficient change in operating pressure, the de-crosslinking providing a release of active sites on the borate crosslinking agent and reducing the viscosity of the treatment fluid, and providing a borate-affinity agent to capture the released active sites on the borate crosslinking agent. A fracturing fluid includes a gelling agent, a borate crosslinking agent, a latent borate-affinity agent, and a proppant. | 02-04-2016 |
Michael David Marquez, Santa Cruz, CA US
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20100252972 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE SPRING PRE-LOAD ADJUSTMENT - A method and apparatus for a suspension comprising a spring having a threaded member at a first end for providing axial movement to the spring as the spring is rotated and the threaded member moves relative to a second component. In one embodiment, the system includes a damper for metering fluid through a piston and a rotatable spring member coaxially disposed around the damper and rotatable relative to the damper. | 10-07-2010 |
20160001623 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVE SPRING PRE-LOAD ADJUSTMENT - A method and apparatus for a suspension comprising a spring having a threaded member at a first end for providing axial movement to the spring as the spring is rotated and the threaded member moves relative to a second component. In one embodiment, the system includes a damper for metering fluid through a piston and a rotatable spring member coaxially disposed around the damper and rotatable relative to the damper. | 01-07-2016 |
Mitchel M. Marquez, Sacramento, CA US
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20110198471 | Tactical Apparatus and Method for Mounting a Multi-Cartridge Firing Electric Discharge Weapon - Embodiments include an apparatus having a frame, at least one handle, a control housing, and a mounting plate wherein a plurality of firing cartridges from a multi-cartridge electric discharge weapon may mounted on the mounting plate, permitting an available multi-cartridge electric discharge weapon to be converted from a fixed or vehicle mounted position to a hand-carried position where it may be carried, aimed, and fired as a conventional weapon. Certain embodiments disclose a rail system permitting handles and accessories to be mounted thereupon and used in conjunction with the mounted electric discharge weapon. A method for converting a multi-cartridge firing electrical discharge weapon from a fixed or vehicle-mounted status to a hand-carryable status. | 08-18-2011 |
20130340311 | Tactical Apparatus and Method for Mounting a Multi-Cartridge Firing Electric Discharge Weapon - Embodiments include an apparatus having a frame, at least one handle, a control housing, and a mounting plate wherein a plurality of firing cartridges from a multi-cartridge electric discharge weapon may mounted on the mounting plate, permitting an available multi-cartridge electric discharge weapon to be converted from a fixed or vehicle mounted position to a hand-carried position where it may be carried, aimed, and fired as a conventional weapon. Certain embodiments disclose a rail system permitting handles and accessories to be mounted thereupon and used in conjunction with the mounted electric discharge weapon. A method for converting a multi-cartridge firing electrical discharge weapon from a fixed or vehicle-mounted status to a hand-carryable status. | 12-26-2013 |
Oscar Marquez, Hayward, CA US
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20160085600 | Packaging Application Data and Logic for Offline Support - A technique is described providing offline support to business applications. Offline support allows a business application running on a portable electronic device without connectivity to a backend server to operate as though the business application has access to a backend server. The technique receives a client request to operate the application in an offline mode. The technique then retrieves a business object to be utilized in the offline mode and an event trigger for interacting with the business object. The native programming language is then determined and then an event handler written in a native language of the client device and that is associated with the event trigger is retrieved. The event trigger is then modified to point to the event handler. The business object, event trigger, and event handler are then packaged together. | 03-24-2016 |
Oscar Marquez, Palo Alto, CA US
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20150296010 | Asynchronous Download for Application Offline Support - A technique is described providing offline support to business applications. Offline support allows a business application running on a portable electronic device without connectivity to a backend server to operate as though the business application has access to a backend server. The technique receives a sync request for content from the portable electronic device. A sync task is generated from the sync requests and processed to generate a package that contains the desired content. Once the package is generated, the package is stored in a package repository and a download notification is transmitted to the portable electronic device to notify the user that the package is ready. The package can in turn be delivered to the portable electronic device when a download request is received from the portable electronic device. | 10-15-2015 |
Oscar Solis Marquez, San Juan Capistrano, CA US
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20130298848 | GAS FLOW MODULATOR AND METHOD FOR REGULATING GAS FLOW - A gas flow modulator for gas appliances has electronic control to regulate the flow of gas by means of a control mechanism. The control mechanism is situated transversely to the flow of gas. The control mechanism also includes features to insure a minimal flow of gas and a maximum flow of gas as selectable by a potentiometer. | 11-14-2013 |
Oscar Solis Marquez, San Clemente, CA US
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20120298315 | AWNING MOTION SENSOR - An awning control system for providing automatic retraction of one or more awnings by detection of motion of an awning lead rail generally includes a sensing circuit for providing a radio frequency signal, is receivable by one or more awning motors for retracting corresponding awnings into corresponding awning cassettes upon receipt of a deflection signal. The deflection signal is provided by a motion detector connected to an awning header. | 11-29-2012 |
Ricardo Marquez, Mountain View, CA US
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20090187462 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT COUPONS TO CONSUMERS BASED ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTION HISTORY AND NETWORK SEARCH ACTIVITY - A method and system for providing relevant coupons includes a process for providing relevant coupons whereby a consumer's financial transaction data is obtained from one or more sources using a computing system implemented financial management system. The consumer is provided one or more financial transaction based coupons based, at least in part, on the consumer's financial transaction data. The financial transaction based coupons are then stored in a financial transaction based coupon database in an account and/or location associated with the consumer. When the consumer is conducting network search, data about the network search and/or search results is then used to search the financial transaction based coupon database to attempt to find one or more financial transaction based coupons relevant to the network search conducted by the user and/or the search results. If one or more financial transaction based coupons relevant to the network search conducted by the user and/or the search results are found, the consumer is alerted to the relevant financial transaction based coupons. | 07-23-2009 |
20120110565 | CHAINED DATA PROCESSING AND APPLICATION UTILIZATION - The disclosed embodiments provide a system that facilitates application usage. During operation, the system obtains a user context associated with a first user, wherein the user context includes at least one of a location of the first user, profile data for the first user, device data associated with a computing device for the first user, and data types associated with existing applications on the computing device. Next, the system obtains a first set of new applications matching the user context. Finally, the system provides the first set of new applications to the first user for installation and use by the first user. | 05-03-2012 |
Richard L. Marquez, Sierra Madre, CA US
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20120174763 | LIGHTWEIGHT ARMOR PROTECTED SHELTERS AND METHODS OF PREPARING SUCH SHELTERS - Lightweight armor protection systems and methods for armoring a soft-skinned shelter can include a plurality of panel assemblies and a plurality of couplers configured to secure the panel assemblies relative to the soft-skinned shelter. Individual panel assemblies include a plurality of panels positioned adjacent to one another along lengthwise panel edges, wherein the panels are composed of a ballistic material, and a plurality of hinges pivotally coupling the panels. Adjacent individual panels pivot relative to one another between a stacked arrangement of the panel assembly and an expanded arrangement of the panel assembly. | 07-12-2012 |
Ronald G. Marquez, Yorba Linda, CA US
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20130340598 | Impact Responsive Portable Electronic Drumhead - A portable electronic drumhead includes a sensor responsive to drumstick impacts in producing electrical signal pulses input to headphones to thereby simulate sounds of an acoustic drumhead. The sensor includes a Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) lamination coated with an electrically conductive polymer ink, a spacer lamination, and a flexible electrode lamination having on an inner surface thereof a pair of interdigitated electrodes, the electrode lamination elastically contacting the FSR lamination in response to drumstick impacts on the outer surface of the electrode lamination or FSR lamination to thus momentarily reduce electrical resistance between the electrodes. Resilient batter pads overlying the laminations muffle sounds produced by drumstick impacts. Optionally, the sensor may have an annular ring shape which may be placed concentrically on the head of an acoustic drum, the sensor having an upwardly protruding resilient bumper strikable to produce electronically synthesized rim shot sounds. | 12-26-2013 |
Salvador Marquez, Foothill Ranch, CA US
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20100161046 | HOLDER FOR FLEXIBLE HEART VALVE - A holder for a highly flexible tissue-type heart valve is disclosed that maintains an implant shape to the valve. The holder may have cusp and commissure contacting supports, and may be attached at all six such supports, or only three. The holder may be flexible to permit inward flexing of the heart valve during implant for greater visibility when implanting using a running suture method. The holder may be formed of flexible wires such as Nitinol, and shaped to resist excessive axial and torsional deformation of the valve. A short handle connector suitable for manual grasping may be attached and stored with the valve, with the handle connector having a coupling for receiving a longer delivery handle. A two stage holder may be utilized to accommodate different implant methods. | 06-24-2010 |
20110257736 | Flexible Heart Valve and Holder Therefor - A highly flexible tissue-type heart valve is disclosed having a structural stent in a generally cylindrical configuration with cusps and commissures that are permitted to move radially. The stent commissures are constructed so that the cusps are pivotably or flexibly coupled together at the commissures to permit relative movement therebetween. The stent may be cloth-covered and may be a single element or may be made in three separate elements for a three cusp valve, each element having a cusp portion and two commissure portions; adjacent commissure portions for each pair of adjacent stent element combining to form the stent commissures. If the stent has separate elements their commissure portions may be pivotably or flexible coupled, or may be designed to completely separate into independent leaflets at bioresorbable couples. The cloth covering may have an outwardly projecting flap that mates with valve leaflets (e.g., pericardial leaflets) along the cusps and commissures. A connecting band may be provided that follows the cusps and commissures and extends outwardly. The valve is connected to the natural tissue along the undulating connecting band using conventional techniques, such as sutures. The connecting band may be a cloth-covered silicon member and attaches to the underside of the valve at the cusps to provide support to the stent and to the outer side of the valve at the commissures. The connecting band includes commissure portions defining generally axial gaps that help permit flexing of the valve. | 10-20-2011 |
20130158600 | KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHORING DEVICES AND TOOLS FOR IMPLANTS - Devices for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings with sutures and without using knots are disclosed. The devices are particularly well suited for traditional surgery or minimally invasive surgery, and improve the ease of implantation by eliminating surgical knots a clinician would normally tie in the limited space in and around the implant site. The devices have opposed the clamp halves surrounded by a coil spring. Sutures pass between the clamp halves and the coil spring has an inner coil diameter sufficient to compress the sutures between the clamp. A retention member positioned between the clamp halves maintains a minimum space and therebetween to enable the locking device to be slid along the sutures into position, and to adjust the tension of the sutures therethrough. A delivery tool may be used to deliver and deploy the locking devices. | 06-20-2013 |
20130282028 | SIDE-ENTRY KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHORING CLAMPS AND DEPLOYMENT TOOLS - Suture locking clamps for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings with sutures and without knots improve the ease of implantation. The clamps have opposed clamp halves separated by a slot opening to one side and surrounded by a biasing member such as one or more C-clip springs. Sutures pass laterally into the slot which is held open by a retention member positioned between the clamp halves. The locking clamp slides along the sutures into position, the tension of the sutures is adjusted, and the retention member removed to allow the biasing member to clamp the sutures between the clamp halves. A delivery tool used to deliver and deploy the locking clamps contains a number of clamps within a delivery tube in a stack and bonded together for safety and a common retention member. The tool has a longitudinal channel on one side for entry of sutures. | 10-24-2013 |
20140371842 | CARDIAC IMPLANT WITH INTEGRATED SUTURE FASTENERS - A cardiac implant system including a cardiac implant such as an annuloplasty ring, a prosthetic heart valve, or a valved conduit pre-assembled at the time of manufacture with devices for securing the implant to a heart valve annulus using knotless suture fasteners. The knotless suture fasteners may be embedded within a pliant sealing edge of the cardiac implant, or they may be positioned adjacent to the sealing edge. The knotless suture fasteners are spring-biased so as to grip onto annulus anchoring sutures pass to therethrough upon removal of a restraining device, such as a hypotube inserted within the suture fasteners. Guide tubes are assembled in line with the suture fasteners to permit introduction of suture snares that pass through the suture fasteners and through the sealing edge to facilitate capture of the pre-installed annulus anchoring sutures. | 12-18-2014 |
20150313590 | METHODS OF DEPLOYING KNOTLESS SUTURE ANCHORING CLAMPS - Methods of deploying knotless suture locking clamps for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings to facilitate implantation. The clamps have opposed clamp halves separated by a slot opening to one side and surrounded by a biasing member such as one or more C-clip springs. Sutures pass laterally into the slot which is held open by a retention member positioned between the clamp halves. The locking clamp slides along the sutures into position, the tension of the sutures is adjusted, and the retention member removed to allow the biasing member to clamp the sutures between the clamp halves. A delivery tool used to deliver and deploy the locking clamps contains a number of clamps within a delivery tube in a stack and bonded together for safety and a common retention member. The tool has a longitudinal channel on one side for entry of sutures. | 11-05-2015 |
20150320414 | METHODS OF ANCHORING CARDIAC IMPLANTS USING KNOTLESS SUTURE FASTENERS - Devices and methods for securing prostheses such as heart valves or annuloplasty rings with sutures and without using knots are disclosed. The devices are particularly well suited for traditional surgery or minimally invasive surgery, and improve the ease of implantation by eliminating surgical knots a clinician would normally tie in the limited space in and around the implant site. The devices have opposed the clamp halves surrounded by a coil spring. Sutures pass between the clamp halves and the coil spring has an inner coil diameter sufficient to compress the sutures between the clamp. A retention member positioned between the clamp halves maintains a minimum space and therebetween to enable the locking device to be slid along the sutures into position, and to adjust the tension of the sutures therethrough. A delivery tool may be used to deliver and deploy the locking devices. | 11-12-2015 |
Stephan A. Marquez, Sacramento, CA US
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20100013157 | Method for playing a no-bust blackjack-type card game where players play against each other and not against the house - A method for playing a no-bust blackjack-type card game where each player play against each other and not against the house, wherein the house has a dealer. The method includes the steps of receiving 3 initial cards by each player from the dealer, and taking additional cards by a player until the player has a point count close to 31 whether under or over. | 01-21-2010 |
Victor Marquez, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080234223 | N4 MODIFICATIONS OF PYRIMIDINE ANALOGS AND USES THEREOF - The present invention relates to N4 carboxylester or ester derivatives of pyrimidine analogs with increased stability, solubility, and bioavailability. Also disclosed are methods of using these compounds for targeted drug delivery and combination therapy. | 09-25-2008 |