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Ann Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA US
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20150261403 | MEDIA GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A media generation system and method are provided. | 09-17-2015 |
Ann Greenberg, El Cerrito, CA US
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20100008639 | Media Generating System and Method - A media generation system and method are provided. | 01-14-2010 |
Ann E. Greenberg, San Anselmo, CA US
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20080307070 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING WEB PAGES BASED ON PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - Entertainment content complementary to a musical recording is delivered to a user's computer by a computer network link. The user employs a browser to access the computer network. A plug-in for the browser is able to control an audio CD or other device for playing the musical recording. A script stored on the remote computer accessed over the network is downloaded. The script synchronizes the delivery of the complementary entertainment content with the play of the musical recording. | 12-11-2008 |
20100106807 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESSING WEB PAGES BASED ON PLAYBACK OF RECORDINGS - Entertainment content complementary to a musical recording is delivered to a user's computer by a computer network link. The user employs a browser to access the computer network. A plug-in for the browser is able to control an audio CD or other device for playing the musical recording. A script stored on the remote computer accessed over the network is downloaded. The script synchronizes the delivery of the complementary entertainment content with the play of the musical recording. | 04-29-2010 |
Bonnie Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA US
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20080307688 | Parking Facility - A parking facility which includes a multitude of parking spaces for individual cars containing a plurality of removable tickets at each parking space. Each ticket identifies its associated parking space so that an individual can park a car in one of the parking spaces and remove one of the tickets to help him or her locate the parking space at a later time. The tickets may be color coded to identify different regions of the parking facility, and, preferably, contain advertising and/or promotional material. | 12-18-2008 |
Dan Ackerman Greenberg, San Francisco, CA US
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20090024530 | AUTOMATIC GIFT MESSAGING SYSTEM - Electronic and automatic gifting techniques are provided for messages, such as short message service (SMS) or multimedia messaging service (MMS) messages, wherein a gifter designates a recipient for one or more gift(s) offered in a set of gifts. Based on a selection of gift(s), message(s) are automatically generated for the gift(s) having unique identifier(s) that correspond to products or services of an enabling entity that enables the products or services. The message(s) including the unique identifier(s) are then automatically transmitted to the recipient. The unique identifier(s) can be encrypted/hashed with a secret provided by the recipient for an additional layer of security. Any of gifter information, giftee information, context of the service, or external information, such as global positioning service (GPS) location, can be used to make recommendations for gifts in the set of gifts. | 01-22-2009 |
Daniel Greenberg, San Jose, CA US
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20150332950 | ON-END EFFECTOR MAGNETIC WAFER CARRIER ALIGNMENT - Embodiments include methods and apparatuses for transferring and aligning a carrier ring. In an embodiment, a method includes lifting the carrier ring from a first location with a robot arm that includes an end effector wrist and an end effector. Front dowel pins and rear dowel pins are coupled to the end effector. In an embodiment, the end effector wrist includes a plunger that has a gripping device. Embodiments include securing the plunger to the carrier ring with the gripping device and extending the plunger out from the end effector wrist until the carrier ring contacts the front dowel pins. Thereafter, the carrier ring is transferred from the first location to the second location. The plunger and the carrier ring are then retracted until the rear dowel pins engage an alignment notch and an alignment flat on the carrier ring. | 11-19-2015 |
20150334812 | DESIGN TO MANAGE CHARGE AND DISCHARGE OF WAFERS AND WAFER CARRIER RINGS - Embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for removing charge from a carrier ring assembly. Embodiments include picking up a carrier ring assembly from a first location with an end effector. The charge is removed from the carrier ring assembly by one or more charge regulating surfaces formed on an end effector. According to an embodiment the charge regulating surfaces may be pads formed above top surfaces of an end effector blade. Embodiments include charge regulating surfaces that cover the entire surface of the end effector blade. Embodiments include removing charge from a carrier ring of an end effector assembly, and from a substrate supported on a conductive adhesive backing tape surrounded by the carrier ring. In an embodiment, the carrier ring assembly is then transferred to a second location with the end effector. | 11-19-2015 |
20150336275 | PRESENCE SENSING AND POSITION CORRECTION FOR WAFER ON A CARRIER RING - Embodiments of the invention include apparatuses and systems for determining the position of a carrier ring assembly supported by an end effector. In an embodiment, the position of the carrier ring assembly is determined by passing the carrier ring assembly through a plurality of through beam sensors. As the carrier ring passes through the sensors, a plurality of sensor transitions along points on the carrier ring assembly are detected. Each sensor transition indicates that one of the through beam sensors changed from an unblocked state to a blocked state, or changed from an blocked state to an unblocked state. The position of the end effector is recorded at each sensor transition and is associated with the sensor transition that caused the end effector position to be recorded. A position of the carrier ring assembly is then calculated from the plurality of sensor transitions and their associated end effector positions. | 11-26-2015 |
20150360370 | THIN END EFFECTOR WITH ABILITY TO HOLD WAFER DURING MOTION - Embodiments of the invention include methods and apparatuses for removing a carrier ring assembly from a carrier that includes tightly pitched slots. Embodiments include a robot arm that comprises an end effector wrist, an end effector that has a maximum thickness less than approximately 3.0 mm and a gripping device for securing a carrier ring assembly to the end effector. According to an embodiment, the gripping device may be a clamping member. One or more actuators may be used to displace the clamping member in a direction relative to the end effector. In an additional embodiment, the gripping device may be an electromagnetic device that includes a plurality of electromagnets that are inserted into a top surface of the end effector. Embodiments further include a vacuum gripping device that includes openings in a top surface of the end effector that are coupled to a vacuum controller by air-lines. | 12-17-2015 |
20160005638 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER ROBOT END EFFECTOR - Embodiments of apparatus for supporting a substrate are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus for supporting a substrate includes a support member; and a plurality of substrate contact elements protruding from the support member, wherein each of the plurality of substrate contact elements includes: a first contact surface to support a substrate when placed thereon; and a second contact surface extending from the first contact surface, wherein the second contact surface is adjacent a periphery of the substrate to prevent radial movement of the substrate, wherein the first contact surface is at a first angle with respect to the support member and the second contact surface is at a second angle with respect to the support member, and wherein the first angle is between about 3 degrees and 5 degrees. | 01-07-2016 |
Daniel Greenberg, Santa Clara, CA US
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20150086316 | PNEUMATIC END EFFECTOR APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRANSPORTING SUBSTRATES - Systems, apparatus and methods including pneumatic end effectors for transporting substrates between system components of electronic device manufacturing systems are provided. In one aspect, an end effector has a base adapted to be connected to a robotic component, and one or more pneumatic suction elements positioned on the base. Applying a pneumatic source to the pneumatic suction element draws a substrate into contact with contact pads of the end effector. Methods and systems, as well as numerous other aspects are disclosed. | 03-26-2015 |
David A. Greenberg, Sonoma, CA US
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20090111748 | FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR-2 PROMOTES NEUROGENESIS AND NEUROPROTECTION AND PROLONGS SURVIVAL IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE - This invention pertains to the discovery that fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) stimulates neurogenesis, induces migration of newborn cells into the striatum and cortex, is neuroprotective, and significantly extends the lifespan mammals suffering from neurodegenerative conditions (e.g., Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, etc.). In certain embodiments this invention provides a method of promoting neurogenesis, neuroprotection and/or survival in a mammal having a neurodegenerative disease by upregulating expression or availability of endogenous fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in said mammal; and/or administering FGF2 or an FGF2 mutein to the mammal in an amount sufficient to promote neurogenesis, neuroprotection and/or survival of the mammal. | 04-30-2009 |
David I. Greenberg, Pacific Palisades, CA US
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20130159329 | KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - The present design is a knowledge management system including a mapping engine configured to receive survey responses for a survey campaign completed by a survey participant and a set of mapping rules containing rules configured to map the survey responses to a set of knowledge resources specific to the activities, interactions and behaviors of a survey participant based upon the survey responses. The knowledge resources include information helpful to the survey participant to carry out a job related expected behavior or duty of the survey participant. The mapping engine is further configured to receive information about the activities and interactions of a survey participant, survey campaign, and knowledge resources that may be stored on a database, and transmit information about the set of knowledge resources to a designated entity, such as the survey participant or a system administrator. | 06-20-2013 |
Dean Greenberg, San Diego, CA US
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20080304040 | Cargo Dimensional and Weight Analyzing System - A laser scanner apparatus is disclosed herein for measuring the geometry and physical dimensions of one or more objects in a specified location or platform. The specified location or platform is within a range less than a predetermined maximum object distance. The laser scanner includes a waveform generator that generates a predetermined reference waveform to an analog laser that provides an modulated laser beam responsive to the reference waveform, an optical scanning system which 1) transmits and scans the object with the modulated laser light beam and 2) includes a means for receiving reflected the modulated laser light from the surface of an object on the platform or specified location, an avalanche photo-detector positioned to receive the processed modulated light from the optical processing system, and convert energy in the incident light into an amplitude-modulated range signal, a mixer is provided to down-convert the frequency of the range signal into a lower (LF) frequency. In practice, a first electrical circuit receives the down-converted range signal and converts it into a converted waveform that has a sinusoidal wave falling and rising that correspond to the zero crossings. The reference waveform is also applied to a mixer that down-converts it to the LF frequency. A second electrical circuit receives the down-converted reference waveform and converts it a second converted waveform that has a sinusoidal wave falling and rising that correspond to the zero crossings. A computer receives the first and second converted waveforms and outputs a highly accurate signal indicative of the time delay there between. The time delay is used by the computer system to determine the physical dimension of the particular scanning. | 12-11-2008 |
Derek Greenberg, Pleasanton, CA US
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20100114702 | ASK/RESPOND AFFINITY GROUP REFERRAL METHOD AND APPARATUS - An ask/respond affinity group referral method and apparatus comprises a community of individuals having an implied social contract, where the individuals are affiliated with each other to provide assistance and help to each other. In such community, the individuals do not know each other, but are joined together to help each other around a common interest. In such community, any individual may ask everybody else a question and the others can each respond. The community is specifically directed to mothers in every phase of their relationship, i.e. grandmothers, single mothers, mothers with husbands in Iraq, mothers with children, mothers without children, et cetera and is, therefore, directed to all kinds of phases and special needs of mothers. An interactive timeline tool serves to record information about their children, to anticipate future child development needs, and to collaborate with other members of the ask/respond affinity group having similar parenting experiences. | 05-06-2010 |
Diana Greenberg, San Francisco, CA US
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20090209883 | Tissue penetrating apparatus - A body fluid sampling system is provided for use on a tissue site. A drive force generator is provided. A housing has at least a first handle portion with a first average diameter, and a head portion with a second average diameter that is larger than the first average diameter. The housing includes a plurality of analyte sensors and a plurality of sample chambers. Each analyte sensor is associated with a sample chamber and is configured to receive body fluid from a wound in tissue created by a penetrating member. A plurality of penetrating members are operatively coupled to the drive force generator. The drive force generator moves each of the penetrating members along a path out of the housing into the tissue site, stops in the tissue site, and withdraws out of the tissue site. Each penetrating member is at least partially positioned adjacent to an analyte sensor in a sample chamber. A user interface is included. | 08-20-2009 |
Diana Willow Greenberg, San Francisco, CA US
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20130015980 | INTERFACE FOR MEDICAL INFUSION PUMP - Methods and apparatus for programming a medical infusion pump are disclosed. One method includes displaying a meter having two or more locations, each of the two or more locations representing a corresponding parameter value programmable into the medical infusion pump. The method further includes displaying an indicator having a selectable positional relationship to the meter, the selected position corresponding to a parameter value. | 01-17-2013 |
Doron Greenberg, Agoura Hills, CA US
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20120090539 | LIQUID INFUSION DEVICE AND METHOD - A device for infusing liquid into material samples includes a container assembly configured to contain multiple material samples submerged in liquid. The material samples have pores containing air or gas. A pressure source and a vacuum source are both operatively connectable to the container assembly and alternately communicable with the container assembly to force the liquid to at least substantially fill the pores. The samples are thus ready for further processing, testing or use. A method of filling pores in material samples with liquid includes supporting multiple material samples within liquid in an airtight container assembly. The method further includes alternately applying a vacuum source and a pressure source to the container assembly, thereby replacing air with liquid in the pores of the material samples. | 04-19-2012 |
20120273716 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES - A cobalt-containing phosphate material can comprise lithium (Li) (or, alternatively or additionally other alkali metal(s)), cobalt (Co), phosphate (PO | 11-01-2012 |
20160079599 | LITHIUM-ION BATTERY MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES - A cobalt-containing phosphate material can comprise lithium (Li) (or, alternatively or additionally other alkali metal(s)), cobalt (Co), phosphate (PO | 03-17-2016 |
Doron Greenberg, San Diego, CA US
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20130202804 | DISPERSIONS OF HIGH STRENGTH POLYMERS AND METHODS OF PREPARING SAME - A method for preparing stable dispersions of high strength polymers where the polymer particles are micron-sized or submicron-sized and dispersions and dry powders prepared from this method. The method includes swelling the high strength polymer particles and mechanically milling them to reduce particle size. Films, coatings, and other useful articles can be prepared from such dispersions and powders. | 08-08-2013 |
Evan Pedro Greenberg, Palo Alto, CA US
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20110219072 | NETWORK MEMBERSHIP MANAGEMENT FOR PEER-TO-PEER NETWORKING - A network membership management protocol manages membership in a peer-to-peer networking environment. To join the peer-to-peer network, a new client is introduces itself to a deputy node assigned by the server to act as a point of contact for the new client. The deputy node forwards subscription requests to other neighboring nodes which probabilistically determine whether to accept the subscription request from the new client or forward the message to other neighboring nodes. In this way, a new client gains connections to a random subset of nodes on the network. The membership management protocol further includes a protocol for reassigning neighboring relationships between nodes when an active node leaves the network. Furthermore, the membership management protocol allows nodes to periodically re-subscribe to the network in order to rebalance the network graph. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219114 | POD-BASED SERVER BACKEND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR PEER-ASSISTED APPLICATIONS - A backend server for a peer-to-peer network manages nodes according to a pod-based management scheme. Each pod comprises a plurality of nodes and only nodes within the same pod can directly share data in the peer-to-peer network. The server dynamically allocates nodes to pods and dynamically allocates computing resources for pushing data to the pods based on characteristics of the incoming data stream and performance of the peer-to-peer sharing. By dynamically adjusting the pod structure and resources available to them based on monitored characteristics, the server can optimize performance of the peer-to-peer network. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219123 | NETWORK FIREWALL AND NAT TRAVERSAL FOR TCP AND RELATED PROTOCOLS - A message passing protocol allows two clients to establish a connection even when the clients are behind different NAT devices such as NAT firewalls. Beneficially, the protocol does not require that either client has knowledge of where the other client is located (e.g., behind the same NAT device or behind a different NAT device). When two clients want to establish a connection, the clients exchange identifying information with each other by passing the information through a rendezvous server. Based on the identifying information, each client determines and sends a plurality of synchronization packets to a number of different predicted addresses. When synchronization packets reach the actual addresses of both devices, a connection can be established between the clients. | 09-08-2011 |
20110219137 | PEER-TO-PEER LIVE CONTENT DELIVERY - A peer-to-peer live content delivery system and method enables peer-to-peer sharing of live content such as, for example, streaming video or audio. Nodes receive broadcasts of available data from neighboring nodes and determine which data blocks to request. Nodes receiving requests for data determine whether or not to accept the requests and provide the requested blocks when accepted. To enable sharing of live content, sharing of data blocks is constrained such that a node attempts to receive a particular data block prior to a playback deadline for the data block. This allows a node continuously provide an output stream of the received data such as, for example, an output of live video content to a display. | 09-08-2011 |
Gregory Lowell Greenberg, San Diego, CA US
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20100056119 | AUTOMATED MOBILE INTELLIGENT CALL PROCESSING SYSTEM - A system and method for providing enhanced information to a mobile telephone regarding a calling device is described. The system and method includes receiving an incoming call request at a mobile telephone including the identifier of the calling device. An information request is then formulated including the identifier of the calling device. The information request is transmitted from the mobile phone to the query processing center via a data communication channel. A response is then obtained from the data processing center and transmitted to the mobile phone via the data communication channel. The response received from the data processing center includes the requested information related to the calling device. | 03-04-2010 |
Harry Greenberg, Palo Alto, CA US
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20090297555 | RECOMBINANT HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS AND VACCINES COMPRISING HETEROLOGOUS ANTIGENS - The present invention relates to recombinant HCMV (human cytomegalovirus) expressing a pp65 polypeptide or fragment thereof fused to a heterologous or non-native polypeptide, in particular immunogenic and/or antigenic polypeptides. In particular, the heterologous gene products include antigenic or immunogenic polypeptides from a variety of pathogens, cellular genes, tumor antigens, and viruses. The recombinant viruses may advantageously be used in vaccine formulations including vaccines against a broad range of pathogens and antigens. | 12-03-2009 |
Jacob Greenberg, Mountain View, CA US
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20130066341 | INDEPENDENT GRIPPER - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 03-14-2013 |
20130066342 | GRIPPER PUSHER MECHANISM FOR TISSUE APPOSITION SYSTEMS - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 03-14-2013 |
20140207161 | GRIPPER PUSHER MECHANISM FOR TISSUE APPOSITION SYSTEMS - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 07-24-2014 |
20150105804 | GRIPPER PUSHER MECHANISM FOR TISSUE APPOSITION SYSTEMS - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 04-16-2015 |
20150182223 | INDEPENDENT GRIPPER - The invention provides devices, systems and methods for tissue approximation and repair at treatment sites. The devices, systems and methods of the invention will find use in a variety of therapeutic procedures, including endovascular, minimally-invasive, and open surgical procedures, and can be used in various anatomical regions, including the abdomen, thorax, cardiovascular system, heart, intestinal tract, stomach, urinary tract, bladder, lung, and other organs, vessels, and tissues. The invention is particularly useful in those procedures requiring minimally-invasive or endovascular access to remote tissue locations, where the instruments utilized must negotiate long, narrow, and tortuous pathways to the treatment site. In addition, many of the devices and systems of the invention are adapted to be reversible and removable from the patient at any point without interference with or trauma to internal tissues. | 07-02-2015 |
Jeff Greenberg, Irvine, CA US
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20100321410 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATION OF IMAGES ON TILED DISPLAYS - In accordance with some embodiments of the inventions, a display system is disclosed for manipulation of images on tiled displays. The display system can include at least one discrete display device and a control module configured to allow a user to move a graphical representation of an image to a plurality of positions on the at least one discrete display device to thereby define a requested position. The control module can be configured to determine a difference between the requested position and a plurality of predetermined positions on the at least one discrete display device. The control module can also be configured to move and/or stretch the image toward one of the predetermined positions based on the determination of the determined difference. | 12-23-2010 |
20160034241 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MANIPULATION OF IMAGES ON TILED DISPLAYS - In accordance with some embodiments of the inventions, a display system is disclosed for manipulation of images on tiled displays. The display system can include at least one discrete display device and a control module configured to allow a user to move a graphical representation of an image to a plurality of positions on the at least one discrete display device to thereby define a requested position. The control module can be configured to determine a difference between the requested position and a plurality of predetermined positions on the at least one discrete display device. The control module can also be configured to move and/or stretch the image toward one of the predetermined positions based on the determination of the determined difference. | 02-04-2016 |
Jody Greenberg, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20080266034 | LOW-NOISE FINE-FREQUENCY TUNING - Circuits, methods, apparatus, and code that provide low-noise and high-resolution electronic circuit tuning. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention adjusts a capacitance value by pulse-width modulating a control voltage for a switch in series with a capacitor. The pulse-width-modulated control signal can be adjusted using entry values found in a lookup table, by using analog or digital control signals, or by using other appropriate methods. The capacitance value tunes a frequency response or characteristic of an electronic circuit. The response can be made to be insensitive to conditions such as temperature, power supply voltage, or processing. | 10-30-2008 |
20080297218 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE WITH DELAY LOCK LOOP - An integrated circuit includes a delay lock loop (DLL) circuit that generates incremental delay line signals and a delay line output signal based on a received clock signal. A pulse-width modulation (PWM) control module generates a PWM control signal. A tunable circuit having variable capacitance is controlled based on the delay line output signal, the PWM control signal, and one of the incremental delay line signals. | 12-04-2008 |
20110109359 | Variable Capacitance with Delay Lock Loop - An integrated circuit includes a delay lock loop (DLL) circuit that generates incremental delay line signals and a delay line output signal based on a received clock signal. A pulse-width modulation (PWM) control module generates a PWM control signal. A variable capacitance circuit is controlled based on the delay line output signal, the PWM control signal, and one of the incremental delay line signals. | 05-12-2011 |
20110128062 | Low-Noise Fine-Frequency Tuning - Circuits, methods, apparatus, and code that provide low-noise and high-resolution electronic circuit tuning. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention adjusts a capacitance value by pulse-width modulating a control voltage for a switch in series with a capacitor. The pulse-width-modulated control signal can be adjusted using entry values found in a lookup table, by using analog or digital control signals, or by using other appropriate methods. The capacitance value tunes a frequency response or characteristic of an electronic circuit. The response can be made to be insensitive to conditions such as temperature, power supply voltage, or processing. | 06-02-2011 |
20120093196 | ALL DIGITAL IMPLEMENTATION OF CLOCK SPECTRUM SPREADING (DITHER) FOR LOW POWER/DIE AREA - A digital circuit configured to spread a clock train spectrum includes a clock configured to generate the clock train, and a variable divider configured to divide the frequency of the clock train by a temporally-varying-divider value to modulate the clock train and generate a dithered clock train. The circuit further includes a first accumulator configured to accumulate the dithered clock train to generate a frequency modulation waveform, and a second accumulator configured accumulate the frequency modulated waveform to generate a phase modulation signal. The circuit further includes a phase-value calculator configured to calculate the temporally-varying divider value based on the phase modulation signal; and a closed-loop control circuit configured to track and filter the modulation of the dithered clock train to generate a second clock train that is the spread spectrum of the first mentioned clock train. | 04-19-2012 |
Jonathan Greenberg, Sebastopol, CA US
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20090327100 | Method of Internet Video Access and Management - A system and apparatus for enabling the end user to schedule the display of online videos and dynamically displaying online videos according to a user preference. The system provides an editorially-selected guide to online videos in which videos from existing online video providers are gathered under a single portal and thereby provides the end user a directory through which the user can view recommended videos as presented by the system, or personalize the selections into a dynamically-generated subset of videos. The system also provides a seamless playlist of multiple videos from various websites, and allows the user to manage and re-sequence this playlist. | 12-31-2009 |
20110191684 | Method of Internet Video Access and Management - A system and apparatus for enabling the end user to schedule the display of online videos and dynamically displaying online videos according to a user preference. The system provides an editorially-selected guide to online videos in which videos from existing online video providers are gathered under a single portal and thereby provides the end user a directory through which the user can view recommended videos as presented by the system, or personalize the selections into a dynamically-generated subset of videos. The system also provides a seamless playlist of multiple videos from various websites, and allows the user to manage and re-sequence this playlist. | 08-04-2011 |
Kenneth Greenberg, Oakland, CA US
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20120135526 | LOW-PRESSURE BIOLISTIC BARRELS - Low pressure biolistic barrels and biolistic devices including the same are provided. Aspects of the biolistic barrels include the presence of one or more pressure-reducing elements. Also provided are kits which include the biolistic barrels, as well as methods of delivering a molecule to a target site with the biolistic barrels and devices that include the same. The devices and methods described herein find use in a variety of applications, including in vivo and in vitro high-precision delivery applications. | 05-31-2012 |
20130225664 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DECREASING CHRONIC PAIN - The present invention provides compositions and methods for the selective silencing of neurons in pain pathway by using a combination of inhibitory light-sensitive protein gene transfer and wavelength specific illumination. | 08-29-2013 |
Kenneth Greenberg, Berkeley, CA US
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20140193907 | PARTICLE BASED BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE MOLECULE DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Described here are devices and methods for the delivery of molecules, including biologically active molecules, into tissues. The devices and methods are generally particle based, and devised to deploy the molecules into a target tissue in a controlled manner to minimize tissue damage. The devices and methods may further be devised to tailor molecule delivery parameters to a variety of tissue types. Kits including various device components are also described. | 07-10-2014 |
Kenneth P. Greenberg, Oakland, CA US
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20100172871 | Muller Cell Specific Gene Therapy - The present invention provides methods and compositions for the treatment of disease of the eye, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and glaucoma, by delivery of a transgene encoding a therapeutic polypeptide, such as glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), specifically to Müller glial cells using a gene delivery vector. In one embodiment, the gene delivery vector is a pseudotyped retroviral vector, particularly a lentiviral vector. | 07-08-2010 |
20110224145 | Neuromodulators and Methods of Use - The present disclosure provides neuromodulators, nucleic acid encoding thereof, and compositions thereof for endowing visual processing abilities to neuronal cells. The present disclosure further provides a method of restoring light sensitivity to degenerate retinas. | 09-15-2011 |
Kevin Greenberg, San Jose, CA US
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20120039444 | ELECTRONIC CONICAL COLLIMATOR VERIFICATION - A device for use with a radiation machine includes a first cone collimator, wherein the first cone collimator has a first end for receiving a radiation beam, a collimating portion for changing the radiation beam, and a second end for emitting an output beam, and wherein the first cone collimator is configured to be detachably coupled to a coupling device that has a plurality of moveable switches, and has one or more engaging portions configured to engage with a first subset of the plurality of switches. A method of using a cone collimator includes receiving a portion of a cone collimator, determining a subset of a plurality of switches that is pressed by the cone collimator, and determining an identity of the cone collimator based on the subset of the plurality of switches that is pressed by the cone collimator. | 02-16-2012 |
20140371512 | REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD - A remote control system is configured to support communication between a first environment having a first neutron radiation level and a second environment having a second neutron radiation level includes a first computing device and a second computing device. The first computing device is configured to control a treatment system in the first environment. The second computing device is configured to issue commands in the second environment for the treatment system. The first computing device is further configured to determine whether to enable or disable a function supported by the treatment system, determine whether there is pending time-sensitive data to transmit, and periodically transmit a first radiation therapy data collected in the first environment and a first interrupt to the second computing device in a servo loop. | 12-18-2014 |
Lee H. Greenberg, Greenbrae, CA US
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20140083826 | Bicycle Bell Using Brake Lever - A handlebar-mounted-bicycle-brake-component having a bicycle bell drum mounted on the cable housing and a bell striker mounted on the brake lever. The bell is rung by quickly releasing the brake lever. An analogous concept is having an electrical switch mounted to replace the bell. | 03-27-2014 |
Leonard A. Greenberg, Cupertino, CA US
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20110257977 | COLLABORATIVE AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A system and method for presenting and editing associations between graphics and audio useful for assisting people who have difficulty in speaking. This may include presenting graphics and audio information together with topic information thus allowing for a user to create outlines of speech needed for different events and situations. When a user selects a topic, images appear and by selecting the image a device is instructed to play the associated audio file. Images and audio may be outlined into useful constructs to provide for differing situations and multiple users may edit those outlines. Moreover, the constructs, may be published to devices and other systems. In accordance with certain embodiments, images and audio files may be uploaded or purchased from vendors. Collaboration provides the speech impaired with the ability to develop a progressively improving speech vocabulary and to share that vocabulary with others needing assistance. | 10-20-2011 |
Les Greenberg, Riverside, CA US
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20150223441 | DEVELOPMENT OF PHEROMONE-ASSISTED TECHNIQUES (PAT) TO IMPROVE EFFICACY OF INSECTICIDE BAITS TARGETING URBAN PEST ANT SPECIES - A method and system of improving efficacy of an ant bait are disclosed, the method including adding an ant pheromone to an ant bait to form a pheromone-assisted bait; and attracting a target species to a treatment area using the pheromone-assisted bait. | 08-13-2015 |
Marc B.d. Greenberg, Oakland, CA US
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20150304251 | Direct Manipulation of Object Size in User Interface - A client device displays user interface elements on a display device such as a screen. The user interface elements have a configuration including a size. An input device of the client device detects a gesture motion intended to modify the size of a subset of the user interface elements in a composing region of the screen. The gesture motion includes at least one gesture object (e.g., a finger, a stylus) contacting the composing region of the screen, moving across the screen while maintaining contact with the screen, and detaching from the screen after moving across the screen. In response to the gesture motion, the client device determines an updated configuration including an updated size for the subset of user interface elements. The subset of user interface elements is displayed in their updated configuration. | 10-22-2015 |
20150324100 | Preview Reticule To Manipulate Coloration In A User Interface - A client device displays user interface elements on a display device such as a screen. At least some of the user interface elements have an associated coloration. An input device of the client device detects a user input intended to modify the coloration of a user interface element. The user interface displays a preview reticule in response to an initial user input and moves the displayed preview reticule in response to a transitional user input. The preview reticule displays a spatial arrangement of colorations for selection. The selected coloration corresponds to a coloration at a predefined point in the preview reticule. A terminal user input completes selection of the coloration and hides the preview reticule. The interface may then display the user interface element in the selected coloration. The interface may also display the user interface element transitioning in coloration as the preview reticule moves. | 11-12-2015 |
Michael Greenberg, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20100149641 | Compact Monolithic Dispersion Compensator - An optical signal control system is constructed from a portion of a material and allows for controlled amount of negative dispersion to be generated across a broadband input signal. The block may be made of a single portion of the material and have surfaces with reflective, transmissive, and/or diffractive optical characteristics. By adjusting the physical dimensions of the block substrate and the line pitch of a diffraction grating etched into a surface of the block, the magnitude of the dispersion can be varied. Laser systems that utilize the optical signal control system may have reduced size and weight as compared to existing compressors and be more robust against misalignment. | 06-17-2010 |
20120035600 | BIOLOGICAL TISSUE TRANSFORMATION USING ULTRAFAST LIGHT - Systems and methods for transforming biological materials utilizing ultrafast laser light. According to some embodiments, a method for transforming a biological material may include calculating an ablation profile for the biological material by comparing initial characteristics of the biological material to desired characteristics for the biological material, and applying an output of an ultrafast laser to the biological material to transform the biological material using the ablation profile in such a way that collateral damage to remaining biological material is reduced. | 02-09-2012 |
20120037609 | POLYMER TUBING LASER MICROMACHINING - An apparatus for athermal ablation of a workpiece. The apparatus may include a laser device to direct a laser beam at the workpiece to remove a plurality of sections from the workpiece by athermal ablation. The removal may occur in a plurality of discrete motions that cause the laser beam to trace along outer perimeters of the sections in a specific order maintaining mechanical stability of the plurality of sections. The apparatus may further include a process gas nozzle to deliver process gas coaxially with the laser beam to clear debris and cool the workpiece, and a workpiece holder to hold and maneuver the workpiece during the removal of the plurality of sections. | 02-16-2012 |
20120152915 | SINGULATION OF LAYERED MATERIALS USING SELECTIVELY VARIABLE LASER OUTPUT - Systems and methods for processing, selectively ablating, and singulating layered materials. According to some embodiments, methods for selectively ablating a layered material may include selectively varying a wavelength of at least a portion of a primary ultrafast laser beam to create a secondary ultrafast laser beam with a second wavelength, the primary ultrafast laser beam being configured to ablate a layer of the layered material, the secondary ultrafast laser beam being configured to ablate an additional layer of the layered material and applying the first and second ultrafast laser beams to the layered material to create a singulated product. | 06-21-2012 |
20120156875 | LASER BASED PROCESSING OF LAYERED MATERIALS - Systems and methods for laser based processing of layered materials. Methods may include selectively adjusting ultrafast laser output of an ultrafast laser device based upon one or more physical attributes of a layer of the layered material, applying the ultrafast laser output of the ultrafast laser device to the layer of the layered material along a tool path to ablate the layer along the tool path, and then re-executing the steps to ablate one or more additional layers, the re-execution occurring for each distinct layer of the layered material that is to be ablated. | 06-21-2012 |
Michael R. Greenberg, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20140027951 | CUTTING OF BRITTLE MATERIALS WITH TAILORED EDGE SHAPE AND ROUGHNESS - The method of and device for cutting brittle materials with tailored edge shape and roughness are disclosed. The methods can include directing one or more tools to a portion of brittle material causing separation of the material into two or more portions, where the as-cut edge has a predetermined and controllable geometric shape and/or surface morphology. The one or more tools can comprise energy (e.g., a femtosecond laser beam or acoustic beam) delivered to the material without making a physical contact. | 01-30-2014 |
Moore Greenberg, Valley Village, CA US
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20120305528 | REMOVABLE COATING AND RESIN SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The illustrated embodiments include a selectively removable marking product composed of an aqueous solution of at least one resin complex of polyethyleneimine (PEI) characterized by a total amine number-to-carboxylic acid number ratio in the range of 1/3 to 1 inclusive, an alkaline additive and at least one paint additive. The illustrated embodiments also include a system for semipermanently applying a marking product to the surface of an article to decorate, illustrate or color the article and then selectively removing the marking product therefrom which includes the steps of coating the surface of the article with the marking product having the composition disclosed above, air drying the marking product on the surface to provide a semipermanent coating, and at a later time selectively removing the semipermanent coating by application thereto of an alkaline solution. | 12-06-2012 |
20130307683 | Method and Apparatus for Automated Messaging in Beverage Containers - An apparatus generates an audio and/or visual signal or message when a container having an opening mechanism is opened. An activation trigger is coupled to the container to determine when the container has been opened. An integrated circuit is mounted on or within the container or opening mechanism and coupled to the activation trigger to determine the sealing status of the container and to generate the audio and/or visual signal or message when a determination is made that the container has been opened. An output device is coupled to the integrated circuit for outputting a signal related to a status of container usage, a last opening of the container and/or scheduled next opening of the container. | 11-21-2013 |
Neal S. Greenberg, Fremont, CA US
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20090250246 | SOLDER BY NUMBERS, A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POPULATING PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - An electronic circuit assembly comprises a printed circuit board including a plurality of electrically-conductive traces disposed on at least one face of the printed circuit board and a circuit schematic layout. The plurality of electrically-conductive traces is configured to mount and electrically couple a plurality of types of electronic devices. The circuit schematic layout includes a map arranged similarly to the layout of the plurality of electrically-conductive traces disposed on the at least one face of the printed circuit board. A plurality of layout column markers and a plurality of layout row markers and a plurality of color-coded regions are marked directly onto the map. Each color of the plurality of color-coded regions is indicative of a particular one of the plurality of types of electronic devices. | 10-08-2009 |
20090260862 | CIRCUIT MODIFICATION DEVICE FOR PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - An electronic circuit modification apparatus to repair or modify portions of a printed circuit board comprises an adhesive layer, an insulating layer formed over the adhesive layer, and a plurality of electrically-conductive traces having an electrically-conductive bonding layer formed thereupon. The electrically-conductive bonding layer is configured to mechanically mount and electrically couple to a lead of an electrical component. At least one masking layer is positioned to electrically isolate the plurality of electrically-conductive traces, one from another. | 10-22-2009 |
Philip Nathan Greenberg, San Diego, CA US
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20160119261 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTI-FORMAT AND MULTI-PROTOCOL GROUP MESSAGING - This disclosure relates generally to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media for composing communications for computing devices across multiple formats and multiple protocols. More particularly, but not by way of limitation, this disclosure relates to apparatuses, methods, and computer readable media to permit computing devices, e.g., smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the like, to send encrypted or unencrypted group communications in a number of pre-determined and/or ‘determined-on-the-fly’ communications formats and/or protocols. Correlation of messages comprising secure group communications across multi-format multi-protocol may be determined by tracking message groups and mapping aliases across protocols. The techniques disclosed herein allow communications systems to become ‘message-centric’ or ‘people-centric’ as opposed to ‘protocol-centric,’ eventually allowing consideration of message protocol and security mechanisms to fall away entirely for the sender of the communication. | 04-28-2016 |
Philip Nathan Greenberg, Santa Clara, CA US
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20160050235 | Flexible Server Architecture With Ability To Dynamically Change Gateway Communication Channels - This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer readable media for allowing users or systems to change the gateway for particular channels of communication in an on-demand fashion, i.e., with the “flick of a switch.” More particularly, but not by way of limitation, this disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer readable media which, by default, directly interact with each channel of communication and then funnel messages to the appropriate connected clients. Moreover, according to the techniques disclosed herein, each user may choose which device becomes the entry and/or exit point (i.e., gateway) for each communication channel, and that device may instantly become the “master” for those messages arriving via that communication channel. The improved centralized server then knows where to automatically route such messages for each communication channel. Also disclosed herein is a novel “common message object” format for storing and searching through messages in an improved fashion. | 02-18-2016 |
Ralph Greenberg, Santa Rosa, CA US
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20080216510 | Combined Cycle System For Gas Turbines and Reciprocating Engines and a Method for the Use of Air as Working Fluid in Combined Cycle Power Plants - A combined cycle power plant comprising: a first cycle comprising: a prime mover; a prime mover exhaust in fluid communication with the prime mover; a second cycle comprising: a liquid air supply; a heat exchanger in fluid communication with the liquid air supply and the prime over exhaust; a turbo expander in fluid communication with the heat exchanger; wherein liquid air is heated to gaseous air by the heat exchanger, and the gaseous air is expanded in the turbo expander thereby producing work. A liquid air combined cycle method comprising: providing pressurized liquid air; heating the pressurized liquid air to pressurized gaseous air; expanding the pressurized gaseous air with a turbo expander; using work from the expansion of the pressurized gaseous air to compress ambient air; heating the expanded pressurized gaseous air; sending the heated expanded air to a turbine combustion chamber; and using waste heat from a turbine to heat pressurized liquid air. A liquid air combined cycle method comprising: providing pressurized liquid air; heating the pressurized liquid air to pressurized gaseous air; expanding the pressurized gaseous air with a turbo expander; using work from the expansion of the pressurized gaseous air to drive a generator; and using waste heat from a prime mover to heat pressurized liquid air. | 09-11-2008 |
20090113928 | Method and System for the Small-scale Production of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) from Low-pressure Gas - A method and system for the small-scale production of LNG. The method comprising: configuring a prime mover to be operable communication with a multi-stage compressor; configuring the prime mover to be in fluid communication with an ammonia absorption chiller; configuring the ammonia absorption chiller to be in fluid communication with the multi-stage compressor; operating the ammonia absorption chiller using waste heat from a prime mover; pre-cooling a first stream of natural gas using cooled fluid from the ammonia absorption chiller; cooling a first portion of the first stream of natural gas, using an expansion valve, into a two-phase stream; cooling a second portion of the first stream to liquefied natural gas, using the two-phase stream as a cooling fluid; delivering the second portion of the first stream as LNG to a low-pressure LNG tank; cooling a third portion of the first stream of natural gas in a turbo-expander; separating liquid heavies out of the third portion of the first stream of natural gas; and delivering the liquid heavies to a pressure tank. | 05-07-2009 |
20120038172 | RENEWABLE POWER STORAGE UTILIZING LIQUID GAS - Machinery and methods for converting inexpensive electricity to higher value electricity. A system includes means for compressing a gas such as air, means for condensing the gas to a liquid stream, means for storing liquefied gas, means for pumping the liquefied gas, means for evaporating and heating the liquefied gas or for heating the liquefied gas to form a supercritical fluid, and introducing this stream into a means for producing electricity. The means for compressing a gas may include sources of electricity from renewable energy sources. A method of storing energy may comprise (a) compressing and liquefying air using energy from a renewable energy source; and (b) subsequently expanding vapor generated from the liquefied air through an expander to drive a generator and produce electricity. Various systems and methods disclosed herein allow electricity from renewable sources and produced during off-peak periods to be utilized during peak demand periods for electricity with low capital and installed costs. | 02-16-2012 |
Reid Greenberg, Mountain View, CA US
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20110286698 | Fiber optic connector microlens with self-aligning optical fiber cavity - A fiber optical connector microlens is provided with a self-aligning optical fiber cavity. The microlens includes a convex first lens surface and a second lens surface. A fiber alignment cavity is integrally formed with the second lens surface to accept an optical fiber core. A lens body is interposed between the first and second lens surfaces, having a cross-sectional area with a lens center axis, and the fiber alignment cavity is aligned with the lens center axis. In a first aspect, the fiber alignment cavity penetrates the lens second surface. In a second aspect, an integrally formed cradle with a cradle surface extends from the lens second surface, and a channel is formed in the cradle surface, with a center axis aligned with the lens center axis. The fiber alignment cavity includes a bridge covering a portion of the channel. | 11-24-2011 |
Richard E. Greenberg, Pacific Palisades, CA US
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20140068687 | PROCESS FOR SUBTITLING STREAMING VIDEO CONTENT - A system and process is provided in which original video or dialog content is securely received from the content owner. Subtitle language data is derived, translated, stored and served on a separate database for synchronous playback with the content in video streaming, downloading or online TV following the activation of an option by the end user through a media player. | 03-06-2014 |
Robert Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA US
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20090132004 | Automatic Fitting for a Visual Prosthesis - The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. By recording neural response to a predetermined input stimulus, one can alter that input stimulus to the needs of an individual patient. A minimum input stimulus is applied to a patient, followed by recording neural response in the vicinity of the input stimulus. By alternating stimulation and recording at gradually increasing levels, one can determine the minimum input that creates a neural response, thereby identifying the threshold stimulation level. One can further determine a maximum level by increasing stimulus until a predetermined maximum neural response is obtained. | 05-21-2009 |
20090326623 | Variable pitch electrode array - The present invention is an implantable electrode array having electrodes with variable pitch and variable size. Electrode arrays of the prior art provide electrodes with a common spacing and size. However, this is not how the human body is arranged. As an example, the retina has closely spaced retinal receptors near the fovea. Those receptors are spaced farther apart, farther away from the fovea. Further, the amount of electrical current required to stimulate the perception of light increases with distance from the fovea. Hence, larger electrodes are required to transfer the necessary current farther away from the fovea. | 12-31-2009 |
20100168830 | High Density Array of Micro-Machined Electrodes for Neural Stimulation - The present invention is a micro-machined electrode for neural-electronic interfaces which can achieve a ten times lower impedance and higher charge injection limit for a given material and planar area. | 07-01-2010 |
20110130806 | Retinal Prosthesis - The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an improved configuration mounting necessary components within and surrounding the eye. The present invention better allows for the implantation of electronics within the delicate eye structure. The invention further limits the necessary width of a thin film conductor passing through the sclera by use of a multiplexer external to the sclera and a demultiplexer internal to the sclera. | 06-02-2011 |
20110319964 | Retinal Prosthesis with Side Mounted Inductive Coil - The invention is a retinal prosthesis with an inductive coil mounted to the side of the eye by means of a strap around the eye. This allows for close coupling to an external coil and movement of the entire implanted portion with movement of the eye ball. | 12-29-2011 |
20120185025 | Electronics Package Suitable for Implantation - The invention is directed to a method of bonding a hermetically sealed electronics package to an electrode or a flexible circuit and the resulting electronics package that is suitable for implantation in living tissue, such as for a retinal or cortical electrode array to enable restoration of sight to certain non-sighted individuals. The hermetically sealed electronics package is directly bonded to the flex circuit or electrode by electroplating a biocompatible material, such as platinum or gold, effectively forming a plated rivet-shaped connection, which bonds the flex circuit to the electronics package. The resulting electronic device is biocompatible and is suitable for long-term implantation in living tissue. | 07-19-2012 |
20120271317 | Surgical Tool for Electrode Implantation - The present invention is a surgical tool for implanting an electrode array and its connected cable within an orbital socket. The insertion tool is used to aid the surgeon in pulling the electrode wire and array through the scull, four-rectus muscles of the eye, and the sclera. The insertion tool consists of a medical grade ABS material that is commonly used in various medical products. | 10-25-2012 |
20130096661 | Package for an Implantable Device - The present invention is an implantable electronic device formed within a biocompatible hermetic package. Preferably the implantable electronic device is used for a visual prosthesis for the restoration of sight in patients with lost or degraded visual function. The package is formed from a thin film of hermetic biocompatible material to minimize the size of the implanted device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130110197 | Visual Prosthesis | 05-02-2013 |
20140115885 | Flexible Circuit Electrode Array - Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, or cortical stimulation many purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too little pressure causes increased electrical resistance, along with electric field dispersion. Too much pressure may block blood flow. Common flexible circuit fabrication techniques generally require that a flexible circuit electrode array be made flat. Since neural tissue is almost never flat, a flat array will necessarily apply uneven pressure. Further, the edges of a flexible circuit polymer array may be sharp and cut the delicate neural tissue. By applying the right amount of heat to a completed array, a curve can be induced. With a thermoplastic polymer it may be further advantageous to repeatedly heat the flexible circuit in multiple molds, each with a decreasing radius. Further, it is advantageous to add material along the edges. It is further advantageous to provide a fold or twist in the flexible circuit array. Additional material may be added inside and outside the fold to promote a good seal with tissue. | 05-01-2014 |
20140194950 | Visual Prosthesis with User Interface - The present invention is a visual prosthesis for the restoration of sight in patients with lost or degraded visual function. The visual prosthesis includes a user interface which controls function of the visual prosthesis to optimize operation for each individual patient. The user interface controls functions such as brightness, contrast, magnification, frequency, pulse width, or amplitude. The user interface may also individually control points of neural stimulation. | 07-10-2014 |
20150306389 | SPATIAL MAPPING FOR A VISUAL PROSTHESIS - A visual prosthesis and a method of operating a visual prosthesis are disclosed. Neural stimulation through electrodes is controlled by spatial maps, where a grouped or random association is established between the data points of the acquired data and the electrodes. In this way distortions from the foveal pit and wiring mistakes in the implant can be corrected. Moreover, broken electrodes can be bypassed and a resolution limit can be tested, together with testing the benefit the patient receives from correct spatial mapping. | 10-29-2015 |
20150335891 | Stimulation Patterns for a Visual Prosthesis - The present invention is a visual prosthesis for the restoration of sight in patients with lost or degraded visual function. The visual prosthesis includes an implantable portion which stimulates visual neural tissue according to stimulation patterns sent by a programmable video processing unit. The video processing unit controls stimulation patterns including programmable wave forms to provide monopolar, bipolar, and multipolar wave forms. | 11-26-2015 |
20160001078 | Saliency-Based Apparatus And Methods For Visual Prostheses - Saliency-based apparatus and methods for visual prostheses are disclosed. A saliency-based component processes video data output by a digital signal processor before the video data are input to the retinal stimulator. In a saliency-based method, an intensity stream is extracted from an input image, feature maps based on the intensity stream are developed, plural most salient regions of the input image are detected and one of the regions is selected as a highest saliency region. | 01-07-2016 |
20160030745 | Neural Stimulation For Increased Persistence - The present invention is a method of improving the persistence of electrical neural stimulation, and specifically a method of improving the persistence of an image supplied to a retina, or visual cortex, through a visual prosthesis. A continuously stimulated retina, or other neural tissue, will desensitize after a time period in the range of 20 to 150 seconds. However, an interruption of the stimulation on the order of a few milliseconds will restore the retinal sensitivity without the user perceiving the interruption, or with the user barely perceiving the interruption. | 02-04-2016 |
20160045734 | Pattern Detection and Location Indication for a Visual Prosthesis - The present invention is generally directed to visual neural stimulation and more specifically to improved usability of a visual prosthesis, and a visual prosthesis structure easily adaptable to the eye or the brain. They system includes a pattern recognition component, and zoom component combined with an indication component for indicating the location of the pattern, such as a face, in a zoomed out image. | 02-18-2016 |
Robert Greenberg, Dana Point, CA US
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20080227681 | COLLOIDAL CLEANING SYSTEM - Cleaning formulations, methods, and systems are effective, mild, and non-hazardous. Embodiments of the cleaning formulation comprise a fatty acid, a saponifier, a water conditioner, a solvent, a nonionic surfactant, and an anionic surfactant. Some embodiments also optionally additives. Embodiments are particularly effective for cleaning concrete. | 09-18-2008 |
20100089420 | COLLOIDAL CLEANING SYSTEM - Cleaning formulations, methods, and systems are effective, mild, and non-hazardous. Embodiments of the cleaning formulation may comprise a fatty acid, a saponifier, a water conditioner, a solvent, a nonionic surfactant, and an anionic surfactant. Some embodiments optionally include additives. Certain formulation embodiments are particularly effective for cleaning concrete. | 04-15-2010 |
Robert Jay Greenberg, Los Angeles, CA US
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20110015699 | Fitting of Brightness in a Visual Prosthesis - The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. The perceptual response to electrical neural stimulation varies from patient to patient and The response to electrical neural stimulation varies from patient to patient and the relationship between current and perceived brightness is often non-linear. It is necessary to determine this relationship to fit the prosthesis settings for each patient. It is advantageous to map the perceptual responses to stimuli. The method of mapping of the present invention is to provide a plurality of stimuli that vary in current, voltage, pulse duration, frequency, or some other dimension; measuring and recording the response to those stimuli; deriving a formula or equation describing the map from the individual points; storing the formula; and using that formula to map future stimulation. | 01-20-2011 |
20120004704 | Retinal Prosthesis with Separate Electrode Array and Return Electrodes - The artificial percept of light may be created by electrically stimulating the neurons of the retina. While a photolithographed array internal to the retina provides superior resolution, an array external to the retina provides easier implantation and improved manufacturability. Therefore it is advantageous to supply a high-resolution electrode array internal to the sclera, near the fovea and a lower-resolution electrode array eternal to the sclera near the periphery of the retina. | 01-05-2012 |
20120185015 | Method and Apparatus to Provide Safety Checks for Neural Stimulation - The present application deals generally with the stimulation of neural tissue by electronic means and specifically with controlling the level of electrical stimulation in order to prevent damage to the neural tissue. Methods presented in the disclosure include detecting current leakage via electrode impedance measurement, electrode capacitance measurement, and testing the electrode response to a test current pulse. Apparatus presented in the disclosure include circuitry and systems capable of performing the methods disclosed. | 07-19-2012 |
20120239125 | Flexible Circuit Electrode Array for Improved Layer Adhesion - The present invention is a flexible circuit electrode array for improved layer adhesions where the metal conductors overlap the polymer insulator. The steps to build the flexible circuit are as follows. Deposit a base polymer layer. Deposit a conductive trace over the base polymer layer. Deposit a top polymer layer over the trace and prepare a void in the top polymer layer smaller than the surface of the trace. Deposit an electrode on the trace through the void with a periphery larger than, and overlapping the void. | 09-20-2012 |
20120330377 | Visual Prosthesis Fitting - The present invention is a fitting system with a graphical interface with specific interface screens for specific functions. Methods and devices for fitting a visual prosthesis are described. In one of the methods, threshold levels and maximum levels for the electrodes of the prosthesis are determined and a map of brightness to electrode stimulation levels is later formed. A fitting system for a visual prosthesis is also discussed, together with a computer-operated system having a graphical user interface showing visual prosthesis diagnostic screens and visual prosthesis configuration screens. | 12-27-2012 |
Seth Greenberg, Newbury Park, CA US
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20100220953 | Braided Fiber Optic Cross-Connect Switches - This invention discloses a highly scalable and modular automated optical cross connect switch comprised of large numbers of densely packed fiber strands suspended within a common volume. In particular, apparatus and methods enabling programmable interconnection of large numbers of optical fibers (100's-1000's) having structured and coherent braid representations are provided. | 09-02-2010 |
Shai Greenberg, Thousand Oaks, CA US
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20090198566 | Universal Targeted Blogging System - A blogging system comprising a browsing page having a filtering system displayed in a first portion of a window, a list of hits in a second portion of the window, and a hits list filter in a third portion of the window, wherein a ranking threshold may be set by the user or operator to display a list of hits ranked above the threshold. Members may also vote for articles posted on the blogging system, which automatically updates the ranking system. The blogging system also provides a method of advertising and conducting surveys. A unique system for reporting violations on the personal blogging system is also disclosed. | 08-06-2009 |
Thomas L. Greenberg, Berkeley, CA US
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20160097118 | Inductively Coupled Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition - A deposition system may have at least a substrate mounted within a sealed chamber. A radio frequency energy can be supplied to an inductive source affixed to the sealed chamber with the inductive source having an inductive coil surrounding a tube. Coupling the radio frequency energy into a gas pumped into the sealed chamber creates plasma to uniformly deposit a thin layer on a surface of the substrate. | 04-07-2016 |
Thomas Larson Greenberg, Berkeley, CA US
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20100006420 | INLINE INTERLAYER HEATER APPARATUS - An apparatus for making a magnetic recording medium, including a quartz lamp within a sputtering chamber to heat the medium between the application of layers and without disruption to the vacuum integrity of the sputtering system. A process using the apparatus for manufacturing the magnetic recording medium is also claimed. | 01-14-2010 |
20100018855 | INLINE CO-SPUTTER APPARATUS - Disclosed is an apparatus and process within a pass-by sputtering chamber, in which standard cathodes and two or more specially-sized cathodes within the sputtering chamber, mounted colinear with the direction of travel of substrates within the sputtering chamber, enabling performance of rapid adjustment of material deposited on a substrate. | 01-28-2010 |
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Tia Beth Greenberg, Huntington Beach, CA US
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20130075384 | PERSONAL LUBRICANT WARMING APPARATUS - A lubricant warming apparatus may warm a container of lubricant to a desired temperature. The apparatus may include an outer shell, a heating shell, and a receptacle. The heating shell maybe nested within the outer shell. The receptacle may be nested within the heating shell. The heating shell may include a lip with tapering contour sides that slope downward from a collar to a front end of the heating shell. The tapering contour sides may expose a front face of the receptacle. A basket may be suspended into the receptacle holding the container of lubricant in a water bath. | 03-28-2013 |
William Greenberg, San Diego, CA US
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20080289056 | CHEMOENZYMATIC METHODS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF STATINS AND STATIN INTERMEDIATES - The invention provides aldolases, nucleic acids encoding them and methods for making and using them, including chemoenzymatic processes for making β,δ-dihydroxyheptanoic acid side chains and compositions comprising these side chains, e.g., [R—(R*,R*)]-2-(4-fluorophenyl)-b,d-dihydroxy-5-(1-methylethyl)-3-phenyl-4-(phenylamino)-carbonyl]-1H-pyrrole-1-heptanoic acid (atorvastatin, LIPITOR™), rosuvastatin (CRESTOR™), fluvastatin (LESCOL™), related compounds and their intermediates. | 11-20-2008 |
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20120010104 | GROWTH SELECTION METHOD - The invention provides growth selection methods for screening an environmental or a mixed population library of nucleic acids comprising uncharacterized nucleic acids for the presence of a nucleic acid encoding an enzyme of interest. In one aspect, methods for screening and identification of enzymes, e.g., transaminases, nitrilases, aldolases, epoxide hydrolases are provided. Methods for the production and screening of gene libraries generated from nucleic acids isolated from more than one organism for enzymes of interest, e.g., transaminases, nitrilases, aldolases, epoxide hydrolases, are also provided. | 01-12-2012 |
Yair Greenberg, Woodland Hills, CA US
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20080292384 | WRITING INSTRUMENT BARREL INCLUDING A PAINTED INNER SURFACE - A writing instrument barrel, comprising a body portion, which is generally tubular, and which has a hollow channel extending therethrough. It includes an inner surface, including a paint-adhering material applied to the inner surface for enabling paint to adhere thereto, and paint applied to the paint-adhering material on at least a portion of the inner surface of the body portion to form a painted inner surface. The hollow channel includes opposed ends and openings at the opposed ends thereof. The paint is able to be applied by a brush with paint on the tip thereof, which is able to be extended through the openings in the body portion. | 11-27-2008 |