Sanford, US
Adam H. Sanford, Warsaw, IN US
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20100125339 | TRANSIENTLY MOBILE TIBIAL ENGAGEMENT - The present invention relates to a tibial prosthesis having an articulating component and a tray component. The articulating component is configured for attachment to the tray component. Additionally, the articulating component may be attached to the tray component in a first condition in which the articulating component is at least rotatable relative to the tray component. This allows for the tray component to be attached to the tibia in a position that provides for proper rotation of the tray component with respect to the tibia and/or prevents the tray component from overhanging the resected tibia. Then, the articulating component may be rotated and/or translated to a position that provides for proper alignment of the articulating component with a femoral prosthesis. Once in this positioned, a locking mechanism is used to rotationally fix the articulating component to the tray component. | 05-20-2010 |
20100191342 | TOTAL KNEE IMPLANT - A knee prosthesis is provided for use in knee arthroplasty. In one exemplary embodiment, the present invention provides a tibial prosthesis having a tibial baseplate with a fixed medial bearing component and a mobile lateral bearing component. In one exemplary embodiment, the lateral bearing component is secured to the lateral portion of the tibial baseplate utilizing at least one prosthetic ligament. Additionally, in one exemplary embodiment, a stop is provided to limit anterior or posterior movement of the lateral bearing component relative to the tibial baseplate. For example, the stop may be defined by cooperating shoulders formed on the lateral bearing and the tibial baseplate. | 07-29-2010 |
20100249940 | POSTERIOR-STABILIZED TOTAL KNEE PROSTHESIS - In an orthopaedic knee joint prosthesis, an intercondylar fossa of a femoral component cooperates with a spine formed in a tibial component to reproduce the screw home mechanism of a natural knee. When the femoral component and tibial component are positioned to correspond with slight flexion of the knee, the components are mutually rotationally locked against internal or external rotation. At higher degrees of flexion, such as greater than about 10-20 degrees of flexion, internal/external rotation of the tibia is permitted. The tibia is in an externally rotated position when locked, thereby reproducing the screw home mechanism and providing high stability. | 09-30-2010 |
20100286699 | BONE RESECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR KNEE SURGERY - A bone resection apparatus and its method of use for knee surgery are presented. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a spacer and a tibial cut guide. The spacer has a first surface engageable with the cut distal femoral bone and a second surface opposite the first surface engageable with the uncut proximal tibial bone in joint articulating relationship. The spacer further includes a cut guide support. The tibial cut guide has a cutter guide defining a cut plane and a support engaging element engageable with the cut guide support. The cut guide support and support engaging element cooperate to position the cut plane in relative to the first surface. | 11-11-2010 |
20110288669 | MASS PRODUCTION OF INDIVIDUALIZED MEDICAL DEVICES - A plurality of individual medical devices is created that define a medical device family. Within the family of medical devices, each of the plurality of medical devices has at least one dimension that, within an acceptable tolerance, is substantially equal to the same dimension of another of the plurality of medical devices. Thus, for each medical device in the family, another, corresponding medical device has at least one substantially similar dimension. For example, a first medical device may have a first value for a dimension and a second medical device may have a second value for the same dimension that is equal to one of the sum of the second dimension and the acceptable tolerance or the difference between the second dimension and the acceptable tolerance. Thus, each of the plurality of medical devices varies from another of the plurality of medical devices by the acceptable tolerance. | 11-24-2011 |
20120035735 | TIBIAL PROSTHESIS - A tibial prosthesis, and, particularly, a fixed bearing tibial prosthesis has a two-pronged securement mechanism. The securement mechanism may or may not be angled. Advantageously, the securement mechanism, working alone or in cooperation with other securement features, minimizes micromotion between the tibial tray and tibial bearing component. | 02-09-2012 |
20120035737 | TIBIAL PROSTHESIS - A tibial prosthesis has a bearing component configured for an anterior-medial insertion, which advantageously avoids the extensor mechanism of the knee. A tibial tray may include a banana-shaped boss that corresponds to a notch formed in the bearing component. After the bearing component is inserted along the anterior-medial path, the boss is received within the notch by rotating the bearing component with respect to the tibial tray. This rotation seat the bearing component upon the tibial tray in the manner of a fixed-bearing prosthesis. Alternatively, the boss and notch may define angled central axes which allow straight anterior-medial insertion of the bearing component and locking engagement to the tibial tray. | 02-09-2012 |
20120095563 | ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT SUBSTITUTING KNEE IMPLANTS - The present disclosure provides knee prostheses that replicate at least a portion of the function of an individual patient's anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An exemplary knee prosthesis includes a femoral component configured to be implanted on the distal end of the patient's femur and a tibial component configured to be implanted on the proximal end of the patient's tibia. In extension, the femoral component and the tibial component may cooperate to limit anterior movement of the tibial component relative to the femoral component. In flexion, the femoral component may be free to rotate relative to the tibial component. | 04-19-2012 |
Allan Sanford, Wurtsboro, NY US
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20150018733 | Variable Modulus Body Brace And Body Brace System - A brace for a part of a body includes a first conductive fiber associated with a first polarity, and a second conductive fiber associated with a second polarity different from the first polarity. The second fiber is woven together with the first fiber and insulated from the first fiber. The brace also includes a selectively electrically activated cross-linking agent between the first and second fibers. The agent is constructed to cross-link in a first active mode when the first and second fibers are electrified and is constructed to not cross-link in a second inactive mode when the first and second fibers are not electrified. The brace surrounds a body part, such as a knee or neck. The agent can include an ER fluid and/or EAP. A brace system includes a selectively electrically activated brace for the part of the body. | 01-15-2015 |
Bill Sanford, Naples, FL US
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20090098016 | TREATMENT OF ODORS USING NANOCRYSTALLINE METAL OXIDES - Methods of removing odors, particularly odors within enclosed environments are provided which employ nanocrystalline metal oxide and metal hydroxide particles. The nanocrystalline particles are dispersed within an enclosed space so as to contact exposed surfaces located within the space such as walls, floors, upholstery, and the like and adsorb odor-causing materials located within the enclosed space. | 04-16-2009 |
20100101413 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES - Apparatus and methods for reducing or eliminating undesirable air-borne substances, such as odors, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins, are provided. A filter containing nanocrystalline metal oxide or metal hydroxide particles may be installed within an air handling apparatus such as an existing HVAC unit located within a building, and particularly within a home, or a portable air processor or purifier. The air handling apparatus comprises a blower which pulls air containing various undesirable substances from within the enclosed environment and directs it through a filtering device containing the nanocrystalline particles. The undesirable substances are sorbed by the nanocrystalline particles thereby creating a deodorized stream of air that may then be directed back into various portions of the enclosed environment or vented to the atmosphere. | 04-29-2010 |
20130036908 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL AND ELIMINATION OF UNDESIRABLE SUBSTANCES - Apparatus and methods for reducing or eliminating undesirable air-borne substances, such as odors, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins, are provided. A filter containing nanocrystalline metal oxide or metal hydroxide particles may be installed within an air handling apparatus such as an existing HVAC unit located within a building, and particularly within a home, or a portable air processor or purifier. The air handling apparatus comprises a blower which pulls air containing various undesirable substances from within the enclosed environment and directs it through a filtering device containing the nanocrystalline particles. The undesirable substances are sorbed by the nanocrystalline particles thereby creating a deodorized stream of air that may then be directed back into various portions of the enclosed environment or vented to the atmosphere. | 02-14-2013 |
Colin Sanford, Atkinson, NH US
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20140319339 | Nanopore Fabrication And Applications Thereof - In one aspect, methods of nanopore formation in solid state membranes are described herein, In some embodiments, a method of forming an aperture comprises providing at least one solid state membrane in a chamber, selecting a first dose of ions sufficient to provide a first aperture of predetermined diameter through the membrane and exposing a surface of the membrane at a first location to the first dose of ions in a focused ion beam having a focal point of diameter less than or equal to about 1 nm to remove material from the membrane at the first location thereby providing the first aperture having the predetermined diameter or substantially the predetermined diameter. | 10-30-2014 |
Colin A. Sanford, Atkinson, NH US
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20100012839 | INCREASING CURRENT IN CHARGED PARTICLE SOURCES AND SYSTEMS - Disclosed are charged particle systems that include a tip, at least one gas inlet configured to supply gas particles to the tip, and a element having a curved surface positioned to adsorb un-ionized gas particles, and to direct desorbing gas particles to propagate toward the tip. The charged particle systems can include a field shunt connected to the tip, and configured to adjust an electric field at an apex of the tip. | 01-21-2010 |
20120241640 | ION SOURCES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Ion sources, systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the ion sources, systems and methods can exhibit relatively little undesired vibration and/or can sufficiently dampen undesired vibration. This can enhance performance (e.g., increase reliability, stability and the like). | 09-27-2012 |
20130118184 | COOLED CHARGED PARTICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Cooled charged particle sources and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, a charged particle source is thermally coupled to a solid cryogen, such as solid nitrogen. The thermal coupling can be design to provide good thermal conductivity to maintain the charged particle source at a desirably low temperature. | 05-16-2013 |
Colin August Sanford, Atkinson, NH US
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20100025578 | Dual Beam System - A dual beam system includes an ion beam system and a scanning electron microscope with a magnetic objective lens. The ion beam system is adapted to operate optimally in the presence of the magnetic field from the SEM objective lens, so that the objective lens is not turned off during operation of the ion beam. An optional secondary particle detector and an optional charge neutralization flood gun are adapted to operate in the presence of the magnetic field. The magnetic objective lens is designed to have a constant heat signature, regardless of the strength of magnetic field being produced, so that the system does not need time to stabilize when the magnetic field is changed. | 02-04-2010 |
20100194874 | User Interface for an Electron Microscope - A user interface for operation of a scanning electron microscope device that combines lower magnification reference images and higher magnification images on the same screen to make it easier for a user who is not used to the high magnification of electron microscopes to readily determine where on the sample an image is being obtained and to understand the relationship between that image and the rest of the sample. Additionally, other screens, such as, for example, an archive screen and a settings screen allow the user to compare saved images and adjust the settings of the system, respectively. | 08-05-2010 |
20100230590 | Compact Scanning Electron Microscope - A compact electron microscope is robust, simple to operate, and preferably requires no special utilities. Imaging can begin shortly after a sample is inserted. A preferred simplified design includes permanent magnets for focusing, lack a vacuum controller and vacuum gauge, and uses a backscattered electron detector and no secondary electron detector. | 09-16-2010 |
20110133083 | COMPACT SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE - A compact electron microscope uses a removable sample holder having walls that form a part of the vacuum region in which the sample resides. By using the removable sample holder to contain the vacuum, the volume of air requiring evacuation before imaging is greatly reduced and the microscope can be evacuated rapidly. In a preferred embodiment, a sliding vacuum seal allows the sample holder to be positioned under the electron column, and the sample holder is first passed under a vacuum buffer to remove air in the sample holder. | 06-09-2011 |
20110309263 | Dual Beam System - A dual beam system includes an ion beam system and a scanning electron microscope with a magnetic objective lens. The ion beam system is adapted to operate optimally in the presence of the magnetic field from the SEM objective lens, so that the objective lens is not turned off during operation of the ion beam. An optional secondary particle detector and an optional charge neutralization flood gun are adapted to operate in the presence of the magnetic field. The magnetic objective lens is designed to have a constant heat signature, regardless of the strength of magnetic field being produced, so that the system does not need time to stabilize when the magnetic field is changed. | 12-22-2011 |
Craig L. Sanford, Buffalo Grove, IL US
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20140091047 | RED BLOOD CELL PRODUCTS AND THE STORAGE OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN CONTAINERS FREE OF PHTHALATE PLASTICIZER - Red blood cell products and compositions are disclosed. The product includes a container made from PVC or a non-PVC material that is substantially free of a phthalate plasticizer but otherwise includes one or more non-phthalate plasticizers or extractable agents. The product includes a RBC concentrate which has been combined with an additive solution for storing the RBCs. | 04-03-2014 |
David George Sanford, Reading, MA US
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20090306338 | Stabilized GLP-1 Analogs - Polypeptide analogs of the invention that include a) a base amino acid sequence at least 80% identical to one of a GLP-1 fragment; and b) amino acid residues attached to the carboxy terminus of the base amino acid sequence, where the analogs have GLP-1-like activity of longer duration than native GLP-1 and/or the GLP-1 receptor has a greater affinity for the analogs than native GLP-1. Other polypeptide analogs of the invention include a) a base amino acid sequence at least 50% identical to a GLP-1 fragment in which the amino acid residue in the base amino acid sequence corresponding to the P′ | 12-10-2009 |
20110245173 | Long-Acting GLP-1 Derivatives, and Methods of Treating Cardiac Dysfunction - The present invention generally provides polypeptide analogues of GLP-‘(9-34) and GLP-1 (9-36) that have increased in vivo half-lives resulting from reduced susceptibility to proteolytic enzymes. Other aspects of the invention relate to methods of using the polypeptide analogues described herein for treating cardiac dysfunction and other heart-related maladies. Yet another aspect of the present invention relates lo formulations comprising the polypeptide analogues described herein. | 10-06-2011 |
20120130044 | Stable Analogs of Peptide and Polypeptide Therapeutics - The present invention relates to compositions of peptide and polypeptide analogs that are resistant to proteolysis, pharmaceutical uses thereof, and methods of preparation thereof. | 05-24-2012 |
David M. Sanford, Richardson, TX US
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20090013756 | Mail piece stiffness detector - An apparatus for determining the stiffness of mail pieces includes a bar or similar deflector for contacting a mail piece conveyed past the bar by a conveyor system, and vibrates when in contact with a passing mail piece, either due to the impact of the mail piece or by the action of a device which causes the deflector to vibrate before the mail piece hits it. A sensor measures a parameter indicative of change in the vibrations of the deflector and generates a signal indicative of the measured parameter. A processor, e.g. programmable controller or circuit, receives the signal from the sensor and determines a stiffness value for the mail piece based on decay in vibrations of the deflector caused by contact with the mail piece. | 01-15-2009 |
Davis S. Sanford, Marion, MA US
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20110162573 | TOWED ANTENNA SYSTEM AND METHOD - A towable antenna system is deployable and retrievable from and tetherable to an underwater vehicle while the underwater vehicle is submerged under water. An underwater vehicle having a towable antenna system is capable of communicating with one or more remote communication systems, the towable antenna system acting as an intermediary for communications between a submerged underwater vehicle and the one or more remote communication systems. | 07-07-2011 |
Dianne Landrum Sanford, Centerville, TX US
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20110226825 | Handgun positioned horizontally in comfortable holster - This is a comfortable holster that allows a wearer to position their handgun in a secure, HORIZONTAL position. This position allows wearer more freedom of movement, while allowing the wearer the ability to sit, drive, or bend for extended periods of time, in comfort. This design locates the gun, of a driver, in between the seatbelt and shoulder harness, when seated in a vehicle, for easy access. This holster design is ideal for the wearer involved in strenuous activities, as it is centered and balanced on the wearer's body. The handgun is accessed from the side instead of from the top. The holster wearer simply slides their hand under a shirt or jacket, to draw their handgun. This aspect makes this holster, ideal for people using wheelchairs. There is no lifting up of the shirt or jacket. The holster is flexible and adjustable. | 09-22-2011 |
Don Franklin Sanford, Walton, NY US
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20090241391 | Maximum vehicle height information article and method comprising same - A vehicle height display system has an information displaying sheet, pre-printed indicia disposed on the information displaying sheet and a variable information field immediately adjacent the variable information field indicia. The information displaying sheet is made of a flexible material with a front side and a rear side. The rear side is configured to cause the information displaying sheet to adhere to a windshield of a vehicle when the rear side of the information displaying sheet is brought into contact the windshield. The pre-printed indicia is readable from the front side of the information displaying sheet, specifies non-variable information associated with designating an overall height of a vehicle and includes variable information field indicia configured for having the overall height of the vehicle displayed therewith. The variable information field is immediately adjacent the variable information field indicia and is configured for having the overall height of the vehicle displayed therein. | 10-01-2009 |
Douglas A. Sanford, Naperville, IL US
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20150028556 | Frame Hanger For Vehicle Suspension - A frame hanger having a frame bracket adapted for connection to a vehicle frame rail, a spring box attached to the frame bracket, a gusset attached to the frame bracket and positioned within the spring box to form a first spring module and a second spring module, said spring box comprising a bottom wall, a top wall, and an outer side wall of the first spring module, and said spring box comprising a bottom wall a top wall and an outer side wall of the second spring module, and said gusset forming an inner side wall of the first spring module and an inner side wall of the second spring module. | 01-29-2015 |
Earl James Sanford, Campbell, NY US
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20100086825 | Sealing Materials, Devices Utilizing Such Materials and a Method of Making Such Devices - According to one embodiment a solid oxide fuel cell device incorporates a seal resistant to hydrogen gas permeation at a in the range of 600° C. to 9000 C, the seal having a CTE in the 100×10 | 04-08-2010 |
20120025432 | CERAMICS MANUFACTURE USING RAPIDLY HYDRATABLE CELLULOSIC BINDER - A method for making a ceramic body, the method including: mixing inorganic ceramic-forming ingredients to form a batch; adding a rapidly hydratable cellulosic binder and a liquid vehicle to the batch and further mixing to form a plasticized mixture; extruding the plasticized mixture to form a green body. The green body can then be heated sufficiently to produce a predominant ceramic phase, thereby transforming the green body into the ceramic body. | 02-02-2012 |
Eric Sanford, White Salmon, WA US
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20110109026 | Progressive shock absorbing line device - A shock absorbing line device preferably comprising at least two inner resilient components having different working lengths to provide progressive change in the tension developed by the device. The inner resilient components can be formed from one or more loops of shock cord. The use of an internal limiting member restricts the overall extension of the device. | 05-12-2011 |
Fred Sanford, Attleboro, MA US
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20110055118 | SERVICES PORTAL - An apparatus for monitoring performance of an industrial process includes a service portal for collecting, transmitting and analyzing parameter data from process field devices that includes a network connection that connects to a process control system of the industrial process, a remote collector that collects parameter data from process field devices, a processor that identifies, sorts, and stores the collected parameter data and a communications module for transmitting the stored parameter data to a remote monitoring station for analysis. | 03-03-2011 |
Gary Sanford, Marco Island, FL US
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20140124610 | Covered dispenser for sheet material - The inventive concept involves the dispensing of a wound sheet material package, such as paper towels or toilet tissues. The dispenser is constructed of a base plate supporting an upstanding circular pole thereon. The pole has an upper and lower support ring placed thereon so dimensioned to match an inner diameter of the core of the wound package. The upper ring is friction-fitted on the pole to be able to be moved to different locations. The upper ring also supports a cover plate having a central hole to be placed over the pole. A cap on top of the pole prevents the cover plate from being dislodged. If used outdoors, the dispenser may have a chain draped over the wound package which chain is suspended from the cover plate. | 05-08-2014 |
Harold Shane Sanford, Franklin, TN US
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20150245565 | Device and Method for Applying Chemicals to Specific Locations on Plants - A device and method for applying chemicals to specific plants and parts of plants in natural settings as well as crop fields. In a preferred embodiment, an autonomous vehicle carries the chemical application device and is, in part, controlled by the processing requirements of the machine vision component of the device responsible for detecting and allocating target lists to chemical ejectors that are aimed at these target points as the apparatus is carried through the field or natural environment. | 09-03-2015 |
Isaac G. Sanford, Durham, NC US
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20110038912 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF GLYCOPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTICS TO MEDICAL DEVICE SURFACES - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to peptides having binding affinity for glycopeptide antibiotics and methods and compositions for delivering glycopeptide antibiotic to the surface of medical devices. The peptide compositions can comprise a peptide having binding affinity for a surface material of a medical device that is coupled to the peptide having binding affinity for glycopeptide antibiotic. Also provided are methods of applying the peptide compositions to a medical device by contacting the peptide compositions with a surface of the medical device. In addition, kits are provided comprising the peptide compositions. | 02-17-2011 |
Isaac Gilliam Sanford, Durham, NC US
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20100098737 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DELIVERY OF GLYCOPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTICS TO MEDICAL DEVICE SURFACES - The presently disclosed subject matter relates to peptides having binding affinity for glycopeptide antibiotics and methods and compositions for delivering glycopeptide antibiotic to the surface of medical devices. The peptide compositions can comprise a peptide having binding affinity for a surface material of a medical device that is coupled to the peptide having binding affinity for glycopeptide antibiotic. Also provided are methods of applying the peptide compositions to a medical device by contacting the peptide compositions with a surface of the medical device. In addition, kits are provided comprising the peptide compositions. | 04-22-2010 |
20110117167 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and growth factor binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. The growth factor binding peptides include platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) binding peptides and growth differentiation factor (GDF) binding peptides. The tissue for repair includes tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and growth factor binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117169 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CAPTURE OF CELLS - Compositions and methods are provided for capturing cells. Cell binding peptides are provided that bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. In the methods, a sample containing cells is contacted with a cell binding peptide attached to a substrate, and the cells present in the sample are captured onto the substrate through binding to the cell binding peptide. | 05-19-2011 |
20110117171 | IMPLANTABLE BONE GRAFT MATERIALS - Compositions and methods are provided for promoting bone growth. An implantable bone graft material is provided comprising a resorbable ceramic and a resorbable polymer, wherein the polymer comprises a covalently attached stem cell binding peptide. The implantable bone graft materials are useful for promoting bone growth in a subject. | 05-19-2011 |
20110223142 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SOFT TISSUE REPAIR - Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and growth factor binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells, fibroblasts, or endothelial cells. The growth factor binding peptides include platelet derived growth factor (PDGF) binding peptides and growth differentiation factor (GDF) binding peptides. The tissue for repair includes tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, vascular tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and growth factor binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide. | 09-15-2011 |
20140079753 | BMP BINDING PEPTIDES - Compositions and methods for tissue repair are provided including cell binding peptides and BMP binding peptides. The cell binding peptides bind to one or more of stem cells and fibroblasts. The tissue for repair includes bone, tendon, muscle, connective tissue, ligament, cardiac tissue, bladder tissue, or dermis. Implantable devices for tissue repair are provided to which the cell and/or BMP binding peptides are attached, such as acellular extracellular matrix having attached binding peptide and bone graft material comprising a ceramic. | 03-20-2014 |
James L. Sanford, Camas, WA US
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20090015530 | Optically addressed gray scale electric charge-accumulating spatial light modulator - A technique for modulating light by an optically addressed, electric charge accumulating spatial light modulator achieves substantially monotonic gray scale response. Embodiments digitally modulate the voltage across a photoreceptive material included in the spatial light modulator. The digital modulation scheme entails illuminating the photoreceptor with a series of light pulses propagating from an LCoS, in which the durations of the light pulses and their positions in time combine to produce binary-weighted equivalent rms voltages on the photoreceptor. The light pulses originate from a light-emitting diode or other switchable light source, and the timing of the light pulses is controlled such that they are emitted only when the associated LCoS is in a stable state. Emitting light pulses while the LCoS is in a stable state avoids non-monotonic behavior. | 01-15-2009 |
20130222443 | Optically Addressed Gray Scale Electric Charge-Accumulating Spatial Light Modulator - A technique for modulating light by an optically addressed, electric charge accumulating spatial light modulator achieves substantially monotonic gray scale response. Embodiments digitally modulate the voltage across a photoreceptive material included in the spatial light modulator. The digital modulation scheme entails illuminating the photoreceptor with a series of light pulses propagating from an LCoS, in which the durations of the light pulses and their positions in time combine to produce binary-weighted equivalent rms voltages on the photoreceptor. The light pulses originate from a light-emitting diode or other switchable light source, and the timing of the light pulses is controlled such that they are emitted only when the associated LCoS is in a stable state. Emitting light pulses while the LCoS is in a stable state avoids non-monotonic behavior. | 08-29-2013 |
Jamie L. Sanford, Worthington, OH US
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20100229251 | Methods and Compositions for Detecting and Treating End-Stage Cardiomyopathy Using Claudin-5 - The present invention provides a method for diagnosis end-stage cardiomyopathy includes measuring expression of claudin-5 levels in a patient suspected of suffering from end-stage cardiomyopathy as well as a method for treating end-stage cardiomyopathy includes administering an effective amount of a composition effectively upregulates the claudin-5 or inhibits degradation of claudin-5 | 09-09-2010 |
Jeffrey Neuman Sanford, Fayetteville, AR US
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20130341296 | Shelf Connector and Shelving System Using Same - An adjustable connector includes a main body portion and a locking connector to removably engage a top portion of the main body, allowing a shelf to be connected to a support anywhere along the support. A shelving system using the adjustable connector, supports, and a shelf having engaging members for connecting to the adjustable connector is presented. | 12-26-2013 |
Jeremy Ryan Sanford, Maize, KS US
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20110272091 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COMPLEX COMPOSITE PARTS - A system for manufacturing a composite part from composite material comprises a bag and a tool. The bag may retain a first portion of the composite material and may include a chamber and a sheet, to which the chamber is coupled. The chamber may be positioned adjacent a rigidized support configured to maintain the chamber in the shape of a non-planar feature of the composite part. The tool may include an upper surface configured to retain a second portion of the composite material and shaped to correspond to an outer mold line of the composite part. The bag may be placed upon the upper surface of the tool such that the composite material is fully enclosed by the combination of the bag and the upper surface of the tool. A heating element may provide a high temperature to cure the composite material. | 11-10-2011 |
Joel T. Sanford, Bath, NY US
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20090238699 | CONTROL VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR A COMPRESSOR UNLOADER - A closing element is for a valve assembly of a compressor unloader, the compressor including a casing with a compression chamber, the unloader including a housing defining a chamber. The valve assembly has a base between the compression and unloader chambers, a passage connecting the two chambers, a seat about the passage, and a stem bore within the base having a control chamber. The closing element includes a main body movably disposed within the stem bore and having a sealing surface disposeable against the valve seating surface to obstruct the valve passage and a control end surface within the bore control chamber A sealing member disposed about the main body prevents flow between the control chamber and the valve passage. The main body and/or the sealing member is configured such that the main body is radially moveable to align the body sealing surface with the valve seat. | 09-24-2009 |
20140339453 | COMPRESSOR VALVE SEAT RECONDITIONING LIMIT INDICATOR - A compressor valve may include a guard and a seat affixed thereto. The seat may have an inlet surface and an outlet surface opposite the inlet surface. A reconditioning limit indicator may be defined by or adjacent the outlet surface. The reconditioning limit indicator may be indicative of a maximum amount of material of the seat removable from the outlet surface during reconditioning of the seat. The reconditioning limit indicator may be a groove defined by the outer cylindrical surface of the seat, a portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the seat adjacent the outlet surface and having an outer diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the seat, or a predetermined shape of a predetermined depth machined on the outlet surface of the seat. | 11-20-2014 |
Joseph T. Sanford, Sparks, NV US
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20140330582 | Patient Medical Data Access System - A medical data point of care device is configured to collect, access, store, and distribute patient medical data. The device is particularly suited for use in a mobile environment and may be particularly useful in an urgent care mobile environment, such as a battlefield or disaster area. In such environments, data transmission services may be intermittent and the bandwidth of such services may be low. The device is configured to adjust the flow of data transmission from a point of care location to a remote location so as to maximize or otherwise increase the likelihood of successful transmission of the data. The device is further configured to collect data from both a care provider and a medical device. | 11-06-2014 |
Kevin E. Sanford, Chalfont, PA US
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20120283554 | Venous Access Port with Molded and/or Radiopaque Indicia - A venous access port assembly having a base, a peripheral surface, and a septum. The base defines an interior reservoir. The peripheral surface includes integrally molded X-ray discernable indicia identifying that the assembly is rated for power injection. The X-ray discernable indicia may extend through a height of the peripheral surface from a top surface to a bottom surface thereof. According to one aspect, the peripheral surface may be formed from X-ray discernable material, and the X-ray discernable indicia may be formed from the X-ray discernable material, or they may be formed by voids in the X-ray discernable material. According to another aspect, the peripheral surface may be formed from a radiotransparent or radiolucent material and applied with a radiopaque agent, and the X-ray discernable indicia may be one or more voids in the radiopaque agent or may be portions of the peripheral surface applied with the radiopaque agent. | 11-08-2012 |
20120283560 | Venous Access Port with Molded and/or Radiopaque Indicia - A venous access port assembly having a housing base, a flange, and a septum. The housing base defines an interior reservoir. The flange includes integrally molded X-ray discernable indicia identifying that the assembly is rated for power injection. The X-ray discernable indicia may extend through a height of the flange from a top surface to a bottom surface of the flange. According to one aspect, the flange may be formed from X-ray discernable material, and the X-ray discernable indicia may be formed from the X-ray discernable material of the flange, or they may be formed by voids in the X-ray discernable material. According to another aspect, the flange may be formed from a radiotransparent or radiolucent material and applied with a radiopaque agent, and the X-ray discernable indicia may be one or more voids in the radiopaque agent or may be portions of the flange applied with the radiopaque agent. | 11-08-2012 |
20150141819 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING INTRANASAL GUIDANCE - A sphenocath including a sheath assembly including a sheath hub with a sheath tube extending therefrom with a passage extending from a proximal end of the sheath hub to a distal end of the sheath tube; a catheter assembly including a catheter hub with a catheter tube extending therefrom with a passage extending from a proximal end of the catheter hub to a distal end of the catheter tube; wherein the catheter assembly passes through the sheath assembly with a portion of the catheter hub engaging a portion of the sheath hub to limit relative rotation between the hubs while permitting relative axial movement such that in an initial non-extended position the distal end of the catheter tube is proximate to the distal end of the sheath tube. A system further including a guidewire is also provided. A method of inserting the catheter tube is also provided. | 05-21-2015 |
Kirk Sanford, Liberty, MO US
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20110010426 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTHENTICATING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION - One embodiment provides a method for authenticating an electronic communication. The method includes parsing a header of the electronic communication to identify actual domain name data included in the header at a server receiving the electronic communication from a communication client; parsing the header to obtain purported sender data included in the header of the electronic communication; comparing the actual domain name data and purported sender data; and generating in response to the comparison an authenticity indicator, to provide a recipient of the electronic communication with an indication of the likelihood that the electronic communication was sent from a purported sender of the electronic communication. | 01-13-2011 |
Kirk E. Sanford, Las Vegas, NV US
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20140094283 | DUAL PREPAID/LOYALTY CARD FOR GAMING - Systems and methods are provided for associating wagering accounts with each of a stored value account and a loyalty account. The stored value account can be associated with a prepaid card and can be useable over an open system bankcard network. The prepaid card can allow funds in the stored value account to be used at any location capable of accepting payment through the open system bankcard network such as gas stations, grocery stations, outlets, and restaurants. A player transfer funds, back and forth between the stored value account and the wagering account. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094284 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF NON-WAGERING ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ENVIRONMENT - A transaction facilitation system is disclosed that is configured to affect substantially real-time crediting and debiting of a gaming accounts maintained within a gaming environment and structured to communicate by a private restricted communication link with an issuing financial institution of a stored value account to effect real-time crediting and debiting of the stored value account. Financial transactions using the stored value account can be and used customer relationship purposes. | 04-03-2014 |
20140094285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OF NON-WAGERING ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ENVIRONMENT - A transaction facilitation system is disclosed that is configured to affect substantially real-time crediting and debiting of a gaming accounts maintained within a gaming environment and structured to communicate by a private restricted communication link with an issuing financial institution of a stored value account to effect real-time crediting and debiting of the stored value account. Financial transactions using the stored value account can be and used customer relationship purposes. | 04-03-2014 |
20140213347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTRATION OF NON-WAGERING ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ENVIRONMENT - A transaction facilitation system is disclosed that is configured to affect substantially real-time crediting and debiting of a gaming accounts maintained within a gaming environment and structured to communicate by a private restricted communication link with an issuing financial institution of a stored value account to effect real-time crediting and debiting of the stored value account. Financial transactions using the stored value account can be and used customer relationship purposes. | 07-31-2014 |
20140323209 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING OF NON-WAGERING ACCOUNT ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ENVIRONMENT - Systems and methods are disclosed for associating a player identifier with a stored value account. The stored value account can holds funds that are accessible through the player's use of a stored value payment vehicle. Information associated with transactions using the stored value payment vehicle can be used for player relationship purposes. | 10-30-2014 |
20140324680 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCE TRANSFERS ASSOCIATED WITH GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed for selectively increasing and decreasing the balances of gaming accounts and stored value accounts. Each of the gaming account and the stored value account are associated with a player. The stored value account is associated with a stored value payment vehicle that is issued to the player. Instructions for balance transfers can be provided by the player to a remote computing device. | 10-30-2014 |
20150019414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCE TRANSFERS ASSOCIATED WITH PAYMENT VEHICLES AND GAMING ENVIRONMENTS - Systems and methods for crediting a gaming account of an online gaming provider are disclosed. When the gaming account is of a player is credited, a stored value account of the player is debited. The stored value account can be linked to a stored value payment vehicle issued to a player. At the conclusion of online gameplay, the gaming account can be debited and the stored value account credited to reflect winnings. | 01-15-2015 |
Kirk Edward Sanford, Henderson, NV US
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20100222132 | Systems for Enhancing Funding of Gaming - Apparatus and method for facilitating the funding of gaming and preferably the purchase of gaming vouchers (slot vouchers) with commercial bank cards and/or with casino and/or new credit accounts (private label and/or affiliate/Networking permanent or temporary) and/or the prompting of opening of a new credit account, including an automated kiosk located on a gaming floor proximate to gaming machines but separate from particular gaming machines, and including method and apparatus for the purchase and redemption of vouchers at a gaming table, including reading and printing equipment in communication with a voucher host; also including a prompt to open new a gaming oriented line of credit, associated with a refusal of an EFT transaction, preferably a credit/debit card cash advance request, and including a preferred gaming oriented credit card account and card (private label and/or affiliate/Networking permanent or temporary) (including a patron selection coded card) having cash advance limits commensurate with credit limits for gaming oriented transactions and wherein a cash advance can be secured within an hour after the opening and approval of the account, the approval of the account preferably based on EFT gaming transaction history. | 09-02-2010 |
Kyle L. Sanford, Pine Bluff, AR US
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20110024051 | Automated lamination stacking system for a transformer core former - An automated steel lamination stacking system for a transformer core. A computer controlled robot arm with a machine vision system locates each of a series of laminations formed by a core former. A hand with a pair of fingers disposed on the end of the robot arm sequentially grasps each of the laminations and transfers each lamination to a forming table which receives and shapes each lamination into a stack to form the desired transformer core. As the empty hand returns to retrieve the next lamination, an extended arm is activated to square the stack. If the preset number of laminations has been stacked and a desired weight has been reached, then the process is complete. Otherwise the stacking process continues. Because the laminations grow in size as the core is built, the stacking system adjusts the position of the fingers to grasp each lamination. | 02-03-2011 |
Lane Sanford, Eaton, CO US
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20090278512 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MATCHING NETWORK - An apparatus, system and method are described that enable an impedance of a plasma load to be matched with a power generator. In some embodiments the apparatus includes a power output adapted to apply power that is utilized to energize a plasma; a sensor adapted to sample power applied at the power output so as to obtain power samples; and an impedance control output configured to provide, responsive to the power samples, an impedance-control signal that enables an impedance matching network connected to the output of the power generator and to the impedance control output to match, responsive to the an impedance-control signal, the impedance of the plasma to the operating impedance of the power generator. | 11-12-2009 |
Lindsay N. Sanford, Salt Lake City, UT US
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20150247209 | MONITORING TEMPERATURE WITH FLUORESCENCE - Systems, methods, and kits are provided wherein a temperature-sensitive reagent that emits a luminescent signal is used to adjust the identification of the temperature of a sample or to control thermocycling. In various illustrative embodiments, the sample is a PCR mixture. | 09-03-2015 |
Marc M. Sanford, Seattle, WA US
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20100082736 | RECORDING AND/OR USE OF GENERATION INFORMATION - An object (e.g., a video, a widget, etc.) may carry generation information, indicating the length of the referral chain that led to the object's being downloaded. Some users become aware of the object through initial publicity. When these users download an instance of the object, that instance is a generation zero instance. The object may contain a mechanism (e.g., a link) that invites other users to download an instance of the objects. When a user follows such a link and downloads an instance of the object, the downloaded instance has a higher generation than the instance that presented the link to the user. For example, if a generation zero object refers a download, then the downloaded object instance may have generation one. Generation information may be collected and analyzed to determine how successfully an object propagates. | 04-01-2010 |
Mark L. Sanford, Chambersburg, PA US
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20140062764 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING AND CHARACTERIZING SEA ICE FROM AIRBORNE SIMULTANEOUS DUAL FREQUENCY INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (IFSAR) MEASUREMENTS - X-band and P-band synthetic aperture radars are used to simultaneously gather swaths of reflected radar data over a specific area simultaneously. The P-band is used to penetrate surface clutter that may be on the top of an ice formation as well as to penetrate an ice mass. X-band is used to map surface clutter on the top of an ice formation as well as to map the top of snow that may appear on an ice formation. Digital elevation maps of the top of the snow or ice clutter, the top of the ice, and the bottom of the ice and or ice thickness are constructed. By summing these various digital elevation maps a measurement of the thickness of sea ice can be determined. Further analysis of DEM, MAG and CRV layers provides an indication of the quality of the ice, for example cracks and pressure ridges, and its weak points. | 03-06-2014 |
Mathew A. Sanford, Bryan, TX US
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20110153981 | Heterogeneous computer architecture based on partial reconfiguration - Systems and methods for partial reconfiguration of reconfigurable application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) devices that may employ an interconnection template to allow partial reconfiguration (PR) blocks of an ASIC device to be selectively and dynamically interconnected and/or disconnected in standardized fashion from communication with a packet router within the same ASIC device. | 06-23-2011 |
Matt Sanford, Seattle, WA US
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20150105096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method provides a tracking functionality that uses less battery power than a GPS system. The method includes a location module configured to receive location transmissions, places the location module into a sleep mode when possible, awakens the location module upon receipt of a location transmission, and determines a location with the location module and the location transmission. These steps are desirably repeated to continually and automatically track the mobile user. The location transmission can be provided by WiFi triangulation and/or a cellular phone system upon crossing a boundary between antennae cells and/or a boundary between a plurality of established and contiguous geofences. | 04-16-2015 |
20150105104 | AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC REMINDERS FOR A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user's mobile device as a function of the user's tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user's location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106443 | AUTOMATED MOBILE POSITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system, and apparatus for sharing locations and/or activities of a user participating in a social networking service. User information about a destination is received and automatically associated with the destination. The user information is automatically shared in the social networking service upon further user arrivals at the destination prior to receiving any additional user information. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106448 | AUTOMATED MOBILE POSITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities. | 04-16-2015 |
20150106449 | AUTOMATED MOBILE POSITIONAL SOCIAL MEDIA METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system automatically determines a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The location activities can be presented to the community using pictograms selected to represent user activities. | 04-16-2015 |
Matthew Barber Sanford, Loveland, CO US
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20130117607 | MULTI-PARAMETER SELF LEARNING MACHINE APPLICATION MODEL - A method for identifying root cause failure in a multi-parameter self learning machine application model is presented. At least one multi-function sensor having the capability to measure at least one of a voltage and current of the machine application model is provided. The method includes measuring voltages and currents of a multi-phase load with the multi-function sensors in a passive manor and calculating at least one of a time-varying variable KW, PF, kVAr, or Z out of the measured voltages and currents. The method further provides calculating a first, second or third order derivative of the time-varying variable and classifying segments of at least one of the time-varying variables depending on a state. Then, a step of choosing at least one of the variables and learning their normal behavior is undertaken. Finally, normal behavior is compared to a pattern difference and a root-cause meaning to the pattern difference is identified. | 05-09-2013 |
Melanie Sanford, Ann Arbor, MI US
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20150133672 | PROCESS FOR FLUORINATING COMPOUNDS - Methods of preparing a fluorinated aryl or heteroaryl substrate by combining a quaternary ammonium cyanide and an aryl or heteroaryl substrate substituted with at least one chloro, bromo, sulfonyl, or nitro group to thereby provide a mixture, and combining the mixture with hexafluorobenzene to thereby provide the fluorinated substrate. | 05-14-2015 |
20150133673 | PROCESS FOR FLUORINATING COMPOUNDS - Methods of preparing a fluorinated substrate by combining potassium fluoride, imidazolium salt, and a substrate substituted with at least one chloro, bromo, sulfonyl, or nitro group to thereby provide the fluorinated substrate are disclosed. | 05-14-2015 |
20150141654 | PROCESS FOR FLUORINATING COMPOUNDS - Methods of preparing a fluorinated substrate by combining potassium fluoride, a quaternary ammonium salt, and a substrate substituted with at least one chloro, bromo, sulfonyl, or nitro group to thereby provide the fluorinated substrate are disclosed. | 05-21-2015 |
Michael Sanford, Reston, VA US
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20110055315 | System and Method for Providing Connections Between Devices on a Network - In various implementations of the invention, a user of a computing device provides a single input to connect to another computing device to play an interactive game over a client-server network, such as a local area network or personal network. In various implementations of the invention, the computing device identifies itself to the network as both a client and a server with respect to the interactive game. A second computing device operates similarly to ultimately establish a single communication session between the two computing devices over which the interactive game is played. | 03-03-2011 |
Michael Sanford, Dallas, TX US
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20110287402 | Method and apparatus for novel embodiments to repurpose eink ereaders as writing devices to enable children to write on digital workbook learning content - A method and apparatus is put forth in this unique invention that together transform readily available consumer eReaders, such as various models of Amazon Kindles and the Barnes and Nobel Nook, into repurposed digital learning devices which can then also serve as digital writing platforms for children and others to write on digital workbooks and other learning content of the inventor's design, covered in previous patent applications, as appended hereto. The various embodiments of Space Cases, Writing Shields and the Micro Eraser device described herein provide a new family of tutoring apparatuses, along with a unique set of learning methodologies that result in transforming standard off-the-shelf eInk-based eReaders, into low-cost and effective 21 | 11-24-2011 |
Michael G. Sanford, Mechanicsville, VA US
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20140217211 | Kitchan Appliance With Quiet Shield and Method of Operating Same - A kitchen appliance includes a base having a top wall and a motor. A container is removably mountable to the base. At least a portion of the container is operatively engaged with the motor to prepare foodstuff therein. A shield is removably mountable onto the base to enclose the container. At least one locking mechanism secures at least a portion of the shield to the base. The locking mechanism includes a projection formed on or in one of the base and the shield and a locking tab attached to the other of the shield and the base. The locking tab is slidable between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the locking tab is spaced-apart from the projection. In the second position, at least a portion of the locking tab engages at least a portion of the projection. | 08-07-2014 |
Norman A. Sanford, Boulder, CO US
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20120185977 | TIP-MOUNTED NANOWIRE LIGHT SOURCE INSTRUMENTATION - A scanning probe microscopy instrument includes a cantilevered tip that has a nanowire light emitting diode (LED). | 07-19-2012 |
Quinn Sanford, Woodbury, MN US
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20110038140 | BACKLIGHT SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY DEVICES - A backlit display device is disclosed. The device includes a display panel and a back reflector stack that includes a plurality of diffusive areas that are disposed over a reflective layer to form a plurality of reflective areas interspersed with the diffusive areas. The device further includes an array of light sources that are disposed between the display panel and the back reflector stack. Projections of the light sources in the array of light sources onto the back reflector stack are aligned with the diffusive areas of the back reflector stack. Projections of openings between the light sources in the array of light sources are aligned with the reflective areas of the back reflector stack. | 02-17-2011 |
Quinn D. Sanford, Ellsworth, WI US
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20140063353 | VARIABLE BRIGHTNESS DIGITAL SIGNAGE - A system for projecting content onto a shaped screen and highlighting particular portions of the content. The system includes a projector configured for projecting content having a particular shape and a rear projection screen for receiving and displaying the projected content. The rear projection screen has a shape substantially conforming to the particular shape of the content. The system is configured to increase or maximize an illumination of the projected content in a particular portion of the rear projection screen compared with the projected content in other portions of the screen. The increased illumination can be used to highlight the projected content in the particular portion for digital merchandising or other uses. | 03-06-2014 |
20140132909 | SWITCHABLE TRANSPARENT DISPLAY - A transparent display is disclosed that includes a display screen. The display screen includes a first film that includes a first transparent conductor disposed upon a first transparent substrate and a second film that includes a second transparent conductor disposed upon a second transparent substrate. A first polymeric liquid crystal composition containing spacer beads is disposed between the first film and the second film. At least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is shaped, or at least one of the first transparent conductor and the second transparent conductor is patterned. Also, disclosed is a display system that includes the disclosed display screen and an illumination device for projecting light onto or through the display screen. Finally, a method of constructing a display screen is also disclosed. | 05-15-2014 |
Richard J. Sanford, Austin, TX US
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20100095216 | Secure Online Communication Through a Widget On a Web Page - A client device requests a web page via a network, where the web page is identified by an identifier and references a widget. In response to receipt of the requested web page, the client device requests the widget referenced by the web page and presents, within the requested web page, a presentation of the widget. Thereafter, in response to a user input via the presentation of the widget, information is transmitted via a secure connection between the widget on the client device and a server. The client device optionally presents confirmation of receipt of the information via the presentation of the widget while maintaining user context in the web page | 04-15-2010 |
Richard L. Sanford, North Charleston, SC US
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20100095677 | PILOT NOZZLE HEAT SHIELD HAVING INTERNAL TURBULATORS - A pilot nozzle heat shield includes a body having a first end for receiving a pilot nozzle and a second end including a flow tip. The body includes a plurality of internal turbulators circumferentially disposed about the internal peripheral surface of the body. The flow tip includes a proximal periphery and a distal periphery. A plurality of flow ports are circumferentially spaced about the proximal periphery of the flow tip. The flow tip includes a plurality of slots. Each slot extends distally from one of the flow ports to the distal periphery of the flow tip, which defines an aperture. The plurality of slots define a plurality of tangs; each tang is defined between a pair of neighboring slots. A plurality of turbulators can be disposed about the inner peripheral surface of the heat shield body at the tangs. | 04-22-2010 |
Richard M. Sanford, Seattle, WA US
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20100189347 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A facility is provided for recognizing blank and nearly blank images. In various embodiments, the facility receives an indication of an image, creates an analysis image based on the received image by detecting edges, determines an edge ratio for the analysis image, determines whether the edge ratio exceeds a threshold and, when the edge ratio does not exceed the threshold, identifies the received image as a blank image. The facility can include an edge detector component that creates an analysis image based on a selected image by detecting edges in the selected image, a calculator component that calculates an edge ratio for the analysis image, and an analysis component that determines whether the calculated edge ratio exceeds a threshold. | 07-29-2010 |
20100329570 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A facility is provided for recognizing blank and nearly blank images. In various embodiments, the facility receives an indication of an image, creates an analysis image based on the received image by detecting edges, determines an edge ratio for the analysis image, determines whether the edge ratio exceeds a threshold and, when the edge ratio does not exceed the threshold, identifies the received image as a blank image. The facility can include an edge detector component that creates an analysis image based on a selected image by detecting edges in the selected image, a calculator component that calculates an edge ratio for the analysis image, and an analysis component that determines whether the calculated edge ratio exceeds a threshold. | 12-30-2010 |
20110138420 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGE PROCESSING - A facility is provided for recognizing blank and nearly blank images. In various embodiments, the facility receives an indication of an image, creates an analysis image based on the received image by detecting edges, determines an edge ratio for the analysis image, determines whether the edge ratio exceeds a threshold and, when the edge ratio does not exceed the threshold, identifies the received image as a blank image. The facility can include an edge detector component that creates an analysis image based on a selected image by detecting edges in the selected image, a calculator component that calculates an edge ratio for the analysis image, and an analysis component that determines whether the calculated edge ratio exceeds a threshold. | 06-09-2011 |
20130318200 | SERVER EVALUATION OF CLIENT-SIDE SCRIPT - A facility is described for server-side evaluation of client-side script, such as to crawl and index dynamically generated links. In various embodiments, the facility provides an object that emulates a browser object. The provided object exposes a function for performing steps comprising receiving a first link and storing the received first link in a list of links to be processed. The facility receives a second link to be processed, loads a second document identified by the received second link, and assigns the provided object to a global variable so that a script associated with the loaded second document invokes the function exposed by the provided object instead of a function with a similar name that is exposed by the emulated browser object. The function with the similar name exposed by the emulated browser object handles the received first link without storing it in the list of links to be processed. | 11-28-2013 |
Robert Sanford, Chippewa Lake, OH US
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20100279580 | DUAL BINDING CHILDREN'S ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE - An entertainment center for children or other users with a durable backer and two sets of pages bound to the backer along opposite sides. The pages and the backer may provide erasable writing surfaces where markers, pencils, crayons or other writing utensils may be used and then erased to permit future use of the same writing or drawing surface. The sets of pages are bound to the backer along opposite sides so that an inner edges of each set is positioned adjacent each other in a closed position and a locking mechanism is provided to retain the pages in the closed position. A durable cover may be provided in each set of pages. | 11-04-2010 |
Robert Sanford, Hampton, NJ US
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20150224305 | Method to enhance orthodontic tooth movement - A method and apparatus to improve and accelerate orthodontic tooth movement and alveolar bone apposition and resorption, constituted of a device providing biocompatible contact anode in contact with gingival epithelia at the area of osteoclastic activity, and biocompatible contact cathode in contact with gingival epithelia at the area of osteoblastic activity, arranged to apply electric current across the anode and the cathode to stimulate alveolar bone remodeling. The method and apparatus provide for an electronic circuit that is pre-programmed via wireless communication to adjust the electric current magnitude and time duration so as to enhance tooth movement, oseteogenesis, and osteoclasia. | 08-13-2015 |
Ronald Alan Sanford, York, PA US
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20090071499 | APPLICATOR WITH HELICAL APPLICATOR SURFACE - An applicator includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle. The applicator head includes at least one helical applicator surface, the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a hollow space, and a plurality of projections attached only to a section of the at least one helical applicator surface facing the hollow space. The plurality of projections depend into the hollow space. | 03-19-2009 |
20090071500 | APPLICATOR SYSTEM WITH HELICAL APPLICATOR SURFACE AND SOURCE - An applicator system includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle, the applicator head including at least one helical applicator surface, the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a space. The applicator system also includes a source of product disposed axially within the at least one helical applicator surface. | 03-19-2009 |
20120060860 | Applicator With Coiled Applicator Surface - An applicator includes a handle and an applicator head coupled to the handle. The applicator head includes at least one coiled applicator surface disposed about a hollow space. The coiled applicator surface has an interior surface that defines the hollow space. The coiled applicator surface also has a first section with a first cross-sectional area and a second section with a second cross-sectional area. The first cross-sectional area is greater than the second cross-sectional area. | 03-15-2012 |
Ryan Timothy Sanford, South Saint Paul, MN US
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20140379635 | System and Methods of Data Migration Between Storage Devices - A method of migrating data includes calculating a datetime span within a date range, the datetime span having a start datetime and an end datetime calculated based upon a width value; searching a database for migration candidates from the one or more data records, the searching performed from the start datetime to the end datetime of the datetime span; if the searching the database for candidates between the start datetime and the end datetime of the datetime span returns at least one candidate, migrating the candidates to a second device; and if the searching the database for candidates within the datetime span does not return a candidate, incrementing the width value. | 12-25-2014 |
20140379646 | Replication of Updates to DICOM Content - A method of replicating a content update includes determining if metadata associated with the content update matches a previously registered metadata in a first system; if a match is identified, determining if the content update contains a metadata differing from a previously stored metadata in the first system; and if the content update is determined to contain a metadata differing from the previously stored metadata, replicating the content update to a second system. | 12-25-2014 |
20140380012 | System and Methods of Data Migration Between Storage Devices - A method of migrating data includes identifying one or more data records from a source device that are candidates for migration within a pre-configured date range from which to start and end data migration; identifying one or more periods within the pre-configured date range that contains the one or more candidates for migration; creating a new date range for migrating data from the source device to a destination device, the new date range including the one or more periods; and migrating the one or more candidates from the source device to the destination device that are within the new date range. | 12-25-2014 |
20150032961 | System and Methods of Data Migration Between Storage Devices - A method of migrating data that includes determining one or more objects to be migrated from a source device to a destination device; adding the one or more objects to a queue used to migrate the one or more objects to the destination device, the queue having a pre-defined size; suspending the adding the one or more objects to the queue if a total size of the objects in the queue exceeds the pre-defined size of the queue; resuming the adding the one or more objects to the queue when the total size of the objects in the data structure no longer exceeds the pre-defined size of the queue, and migrating each of the one or more objects in the queue to the destination device. | 01-29-2015 |
Samuel A. Sanford, Bend, OR US
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20080259722 | Blender for production of scented materials - The blender for production of scented materials has mutually connecting containers or chambers that attach to a conventional motorized blender base. The chambers include a mixing chamber having a removable blade assembly and base attachment mount, a filtration chamber installed upon the mixing chamber, and a collection chamber installed upon the filtration chamber. The filtration chamber may include one or more scent absorbent pads removably installed in the neck thereof. The blender is used by assembling the mixing chamber upon the blender base, adding ingredients and liquid, installing the filtration and collection chambers, and operating the blender. When the ingredients have been mixed and comminuted, the chamber assembly is removed from the base and inverted to drain the liquid mixture through the scent absorbent discs and into the collection bottle. The discs and collection bottle are then removed for use in distributing the scent. | 10-23-2008 |
Scott Sanford, St. Petersburg, FL US
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20100237155 | AIRCRAFT CABIN TEMPERATURE SENSOR FILTER - A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a temperature of a cabin within an airplane. The method includes the steps of providing a temperature sensor, enclosing the temperature sensor within an enclosure, coupling an inlet of the enclosure to the cabin of the airplane and an outlet to an air conditioning air return of the airplane and disposing a filter over the inlet. | 09-23-2010 |
Shane H. Sanford, Franklin, TN US
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20110000514 | Transportable Modular Configuration for Holding Panels - A configuration, all components of which are man portable in some embodiments, for holding panels to protect assets against external force and impacts from airborne projectiles. An open box-like stackable frame module holds panels along a side of the frame. Multiple frames are connected to construct a protective barrier, such as a wall. Frames include provisions for connection in a vertical configuration so as to allow stacking of the frames to increase the height of the barrier. A method of installing is also provided. | 01-06-2011 |
20110005695 | Transportable Modular System Permitting Isolation of Assets - A system comprising inexpensive composite panels and a configuration that holds them, all components of which are man portable. Select embodiments protect assets against external force and impacts from airborne projectiles. An open box-like stackable frame module holds thin panels along a longitudinal axis of the frame. Multiple frames a reconnected to construct a protective barrier, such as a wall. The panels may be formulated of a very high strength portland cement-based concrete with one side, both sides, or both sides and all edges, covered with elastic material, the combination of which significantly reduces penetration of projectiles. A panel may be covered with specially formulated elastic material comprising multiple layers, each layer of a different type or thickness of elastic material. The elastic material may include reinforcing material such as fabric woven from available COTS high-strength fibers. The panels may be fabricated using basic means available in rural locations. A method of installing is also provided. | 01-13-2011 |
Shari K. Sanford, Pinehurst, NC US
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20140188570 | Method of Promoting an Illuminated Outdoor Decoration - A series of business methods, processes, and results is disclosed. The methods license popular and readily identified sports-related trademarks and copyrighted images and use these trademarks and copyrighted images in the production of illuminated decorations. A device that will preferably provide a transparent or translucent three dimensional image of a popularly identifiable figure, such as a sports mascot or emblem, or a player in a sports uniform is provided. The popularly identifiable figure would be a trademark or copyrighted image from a popular sports team, and the trademark or copyrighted image would be licensed for production as part of a licensing agreement. Preferably, the sports team or university would enjoy advertisement for their organization any time the device was displayed. A light source affixed inside or behind the device will make it appear to glow. | 07-03-2014 |
Stanley Lamar Sanford, Jacksonville, FL US
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20110089123 | MOBILE WATER TREATMENT - A mobile water treatment apparatus to on-load a dirty fluid into a storage container attached to a motor vehicle and transport the fluid in the storage container from a first location and to a second location where the fluid is filtered by a filtration system attached to the motor vehicle. The filtered fluid is discharged from the mobile water treatment apparatus at the second location. | 04-21-2011 |
20120152816 | MOBILE WATER TREATMENT - A mobile water treatment apparatus to on-load a dirty fluid into a storage container attached to a motor vehicle and transport the fluid in the storage container from a first location and to a second location where the fluid is filtered by a filtration system attached to the motor vehicle. The filtered fluid is discharged from the mobile water treatment apparatus at the second location. | 06-21-2012 |
Tiffany Sanford, Round Rock, TX US
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20110053158 | MIRNA BIOMARKERS OF LUNG DISEASE - This application describes miRNAs that may be used as serum or plasma biomarkers for characterizing lung disease in a patient. These miRNA biomarkers may be used alone or in combination with other markers for the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of diseases such as lung cancer. | 03-03-2011 |
20140274791 | miRNA BIOMARKERS OF LUNG DISEASE - This application describes miRNAs that may be used as serum or plasma biomarkers for characterizing lung disease in a patient. These miRNA biomarkers may be used alone or in combination with other markers for the diagnosis, prognosis, or monitoring of diseases such as lung cancer. | 09-18-2014 |
William C. Sanford, Mukilteo, WA US
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20090302163 | OXYGEN EXCHANGE MANIFOLD, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INERTING A VOLATILE ENVIRONMENT - An oxygen exchange manifold converts oxygenate air into an oxygen depleted air stream for use in inerting an otherwise flammable environment. A system including the oxygen exchange manifold may be utilized to inert fuel tanks of an aircraft or another environment. Methods of inerting such environments are also disclosed. | 12-10-2009 |
20090304482 | CARGO TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system for loading cargo containers into a storage hold, and offloading cargo containers from the storage hold, especially of a vehicle, such as an aircraft. The system includes at least one guide rail and a motorized platform, onto which cargo containers are loaded, cooperating mechanically with the guide rail. The guide rail guides the cargo laden motorized platform into the storage hold, and the motorized platform deposits the cargo upon remote command. The motorized platform has a chassis; a power source; a control module controlling drive motors of the wheels of the platform; and means for reciprocating at least a portion of an upper surface of the platform sufficient to elevate a load placed thereon above the guide rail height. | 12-10-2009 |
20120152297 | POWER GENERATION USING A THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR AND A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL - An energy harvesting device is disclosed that includes a thermoelectric device adapted to produce electricity according to a Seebeck effect when a thermal gradient is imposed across first and second major surfaces thereof, a housing enclosing a phase change material that is disposed for thermal communication with the first major surface of the thermoelectric device, and a radio transmitter electrically coupled to the thermoelectric device, the radio transmitter capable of transmitting wireless signals. In another aspect, the housing includes a conductive fin therein to provide more uniform distribution of heat to the phase change material. | 06-21-2012 |
20120191297 | SIMPLIFIED CABIN SERVICES SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A cabin services system for an aircraft is disclosed. The cabin services system comprises at least one wireless network, the at least one wireless network providing at least one cabin service. The cabin services system further includes a cabin attendant panel for communicating with the at least one wireless networks and configured to control the at least one cabin service. | 07-26-2012 |