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Alan R. Atemboski, Renton, WA US
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| 20080216818 | FIREPLACE INSTALLATION WITH SOUND SYSTEM - A fireplace installation is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a fireplace installation includes a fireplace installation accessory having a recess and a fireplace unit positioned in the recess. The fireplace installation also includes a sound system positioned within the fireplace installation. The sound system includes an amplifier, one or more speakers, and a connector for connecting to a music player. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20100326421 | FIREPLACE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED BURN CONTROL SYSTEM - A fireplace assembly with an integrated burn control system includes a variety of features that provide an elegant, revolutionary, and highly-efficient way to heat a residence or other environment. The fireplace assembly may be used in combination with gas-burning fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts. The fireplace assembly includes, but is not limited to: a control panel; a concealment door that conceals the control panel when the concealment door is closed; automatic control panel lighting that is activated when the concealment door is open; a split flow or dual burner assembly that simulates a natural wood burning fire; and an intermittent pilot ignition system that allows a pilot flame to run continuously or intermittently. The fireplace assembly can be manually controlled via the control panel or automatically and/or remotely controlled via a remote control device. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110220090 | HYBRID WOOD BURNING FIREPLACE ASSEMBLY - A hybrid wood-burning fireplace assembly configured for burning wood-based fuel, wherein the burning generates combustion exhaust. The assembly comprising a fire box having an interior area, a baffle in the interior area defining lower and upper combustion chambers relative to the baffle. The upper combustion chamber has an upper exhaust passageway between baffle and the top portion of the firebox. A secondary combustion airway has air outlets in the firebox that direct the secondary combustion air adjacent to the baffle to mix with the exhaust for non-catalytic secondary combustion of the exhaust before the exhaust flows through the upper exhaust passageway. A catalytic combustion unit is positioned above the baffle and across the upper exhaust passageway, whereby the exhaust will pass through the catalytic combustion unit after the non-catalytic secondary combustion of the exhaust and before the exhaust exits the upper combustion chamber through the upper exhaust passageway. | 09-15-2011 |
Alan R. Atemboski, Reston, WA US
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| 20090016048 | TORCH LAMP SYSTEMS, FLAME LAMP ASSEMBLIES, AND LAMPS WITH SWIRLING FLAMES - Torch lamp systems and flame lamp assemblies for producing swirling flames are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a flame lamp assembly for providing a flame having a continuous spiral movement can include a plurality of spaced apart panels and a frame for supporting the panels to form a chamber for housing the flame. The frame can support the panels such that adjacent panels are spaced apart at panel junctions to create a plurality of air intake slots. The plurality of air intake slots can be in communication with the chamber to allow air to flow from an external environment into the chamber at an angle to provide vortical air flow within the chamber. The assembly can also include a burner assembly configured to receive fuel from a fuel source and to provide a fuel flow from a fuel release point to the chamber for ignition to provide the flame. | 01-15-2009 |
Alan R. Bergkamp, Galva, KS US
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| 20090094957 | Combine Harvester Draper Header Having Flexible Cutterbar - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100043375 | Combine Harvester Draper Header Having Flexible Cutterbar - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100095646 | Combine Harvester Draper Header Having Flexible Cutterbar - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20110185693 | Combine Harvester Draper Header Having Flexible Cutterbar - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120036819 | Flexible Combine Harvester Draper Header with Pivoting Structure within Side Draper - A harvesting header having a flexible cutterbar assembly utilizes draper belts behind the cutterbar assembly to gently consolidate the severed crop materials and deliver them to a point of discharge and delivery, such as to the feederhouse of a combine harvester. One embodiment has draper assemblies and a central conveyor fixed relative to the flexible cutterbar assembly, while another has the draper assemblies and central conveyer flexible with the cutterbar assembly. | 02-16-2012 |
Alan R. Demania, Niskayuna, NY US
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| 20090214345 | LOW PRESSURE SECTION STEAM TURBINE BUCKET - A bucket for use in the low-pressure section of a steam turbine engine is provided. The bucket has a vane length of at least about 45 inches. The bucket is comprised of a dovetail section disposed near an inner radial position of the bucket, a tip shroud disposed near an outer radial position of the bucket and a part span shroud disposed at an intermediate radial position. The intermediate radial position is located between the inner and outer radial positions. The bucket is comprised of a titanium-based alloy having between about 2% and about 6.25% by weight aluminum, up to about 3.5% vanadium, up to about 2.25% tin, up to about 2.25% zirconium, between about 1.75% and about 5.0% molybdenum, up to about 2.25% chromium, up to about 0.7% silicon and up to about 2.3% iron, with the balance being titanium. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100247315 | STEAM TURBINE ROTATING BLADE OF 52 INCH ACTIVE LENGTH FOR STEAM TURBINE LOW PRESSURE APPLICATION - A bucket for use in the low-pressure section of a steam turbine engine is provided. The bucket has a vane length of at least about 52 inches. The bucket is comprised of a dovetail section disposed near an inner radial position of the bucket, a tip shroud disposed near an outer radial position of the bucket and a part span shroud disposed at an intermediate radial position. The intermediate radial position is disposed at a location between the inner and outer radial positions the intermediate radial positioning adapted to promote aerodynamic performance of the part span shroud. The bucket is comprised of a chromium steel. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110154631 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING ARTICULATED TURBINE BUCKETS - A fixture and method for assembling axial entry buckets with complex geometry to a rotor wheel is provided. The fixture features an inner and an outer split ring shaft clamp, which is bolted together around the rotor wheel packing diameter and provides a mounting base. The transfer ring mounts around and abutting the rotor wheel. The transfer ring includes a circumferential slot to accept bucket-holders. The bucket holders loaded with turbine buckets, inserted onto the transfer ring and moved circumferentially around the transfer ring to align the turbine buckets to slots on the rotor wheel. Pressure is applied to spiral the buckets from the bucket-holders into final position in slots on the rotor wheel. | 06-30-2011 |
Alan R. Fancke, Victoria AU
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| 20100001820 | RELAY - An electromechanical relay includes a case and a relay module, in which the case has terminals to enable a connection into the circuit to be protected and connectors which cooperate with complementary connectors on the relay module to enable the relay to readily be connected to the external circuit. The relay also has an arrangement in which the fixed contacts are directly associated with the connectors on the module and the movable contacts are associated therewith, and can be provided as either normally open or normally closed contacts. | 01-07-2010 |
Alan R. Fritzberg, Bellingham, WA US
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| 20110269943 | RADIOLABELED ANNEXINS - Radiolabeled annexin and modified annexin conjugates useful for imaging vascular thrombi are described. Methods for making and using such radiolabeled annexin conjugates are also provided. | 11-03-2011 |
Alan R. Fritzberg, Olga, WA US
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| 20080279773 | SKELETAL-TARGETED RADIATION TO TREAT BONE-ASSOCIATED PATHOLOGIES - The present invention relates to a method of suppressing bone marrow (BM) and treating conditions that arise in or near bone such as cancer, myeloproliferative diseases, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases or genetic diseases, with compositions having as their active ingredient a radionuclide complexed with a chelating agent such as macrocyclic aminophosphonic acid. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090136419 | HIGH DOSE RADIONUCLIDE COMPLEXES FOR BONE MARROW TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a method of suppressing bone marrow (BM) and treating conditions that arise in or near bone such as cancer, myeloproliferative diseases, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, metabolic diseases or genetic diseases, with compositions having as their active ingredient a radionuclide complexed with a chelating agent such as macrocyclic aminophosphonic acid. | 05-28-2009 |
Alan R. Hails, Osprey, FL US
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| 20120105830 | Automated In Situ Contaminant Detection System - The present invention provides apparatuses for in situ chemical analysis of liquid samples. | 05-03-2012 |
Alan R. Hargens, San Diego, CA US
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| 20090270910 | Method and Apparatus for Increasing Blood Flow in a Body Part - An enclosure is dimensioned to enclose an affected area of a body part plus a small margin around which a releasable seal is attached to make the enclosure substantially airtight around the body part without contacting the area to be treated. A port in the enclosure is attached to tubing for connection of a pump for forcing air under pressure into the enclosure. In the preferred embodiment, the enclosure is an inflatable plastic bag. The compression provided by the air pressure is applied uniformly to the body part to increase blood flow within the body part without physically contacting the affected area of the body part. In one embodiment, the pump is a combination air and vacuum pump so that pressures within the enclosure may be cycled between high and low pressures. | 10-29-2009 |
Alan R. Killingsworth, The Woodlands, TX US
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| 20100193057 | Discharge arm assembly for pumping units - A discharge arm assembly for a truck or trailer-mounted pumping unit comprises a jumper line which is connected to the outlet of the pumping unit, a base unit which is connected to the outlet of the jumper line, and an articulated arm which is connected to the outlet of the base unit. The base unit includes a base conduit which is rigidly secured to the truck or trailer and a swivel arm which is rotatable about a generally vertical axis. The articulated arm comprises a first generally straight pipe which is connected to the swivel arm by a generally 90° elbow. A brace member comprises a first end which is connected to the swivel arm and a second end which is connected to the first pipe to thereby support the first pipe for movement in a generally horizontal plane. | 08-05-2010 |
Alan R. Klenk, San Jose, CA US
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| 20090048480 | CARDIAC HARNESS DELIVERY DEVICE - An apparatus for delivering a cardiac harness onto a heart includes an elongate body and a plurality of elongate push rods longitudinally movable with respect to the elongate body. The elongate body has a tubular housing that is sized to contain the cardiac harness which is removably attached to the push rods. The cardiac harness is releasably attached to the push rods such that advancement of the push rods in a distal direction moves the cardiac hearness from a compacted configuration in the housing to an expanded configuration outside the housing. A deflector is attached to the elongate body and is configured to flare radially outwardly. As the push rods advance out of the housing, the push rods slide over the deflector to more easily and safely advance over the enlarged heart and position the cardiac harness over the heart. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20100081867 | Medical Device Delivery System Having Integrated Introducer - An apparatus for delivering a medical device onto a heart includes a housing within which is releasably disposed the medical device. The housing in one embodiment comprises inner and outer deflectors between which is delivered the medical device. Both deflectors are self-expanding. A deflector compression sheath is slidable longitudinally over the housing to a delivery position at which it moves the deflectors to a collapsed configuration. The compression sheath is retracted to a deployment position to permit the deflectors to deploy by self-expanding to their larger diameters. The outer deflector has an expanded diameter sufficient to engage the inner surface of the pericardium to hold it away from the delivery site while the second deflector guides the medical device into position over the heart while protecting the heart. In another embodiment, the housing includes only an outer deflector. The apparatus also functions as an introducer when the compression sheath is moved to the delivery or “introducer” position at which configuration, the apparatus functions as an introducer. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100234885 | PATENT FORAMEN OVALE CLOSURE SYSTEM - A patent foramen ovale closure device, method of delivering and a delivery system are provided. The device may include a closure device releasably connectable to an actuator. The device may include a proximal segment, an intermediate segment and a distal segment. When delivered, the proximal segment and intermediate segment form a first clip-shaped portion sized and configured to be positioned over a septum secundum of the patent foramen ovale, and the intermediate segment and distal segment form a second clip-shaped portion sized and configured to be positioned over a septum primum of the patent foramen ovale. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20120035643 | METHOD OF IMPLANTING AN ADJUSTABLE OCCLUSION DEVICE - Disclosed is an adjustable occlusion device for use in a body lumen such as the left atrial appendage. The occlusion device is removably carried by a deployment catheter. The device may be enlarged or reduced to facilitate optimal placement or removal. Methods are also disclosed. | 02-09-2012 |
Alan R. Lee, Montara, CA US
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| 20100042427 | Wireless Device, Program Products and Methods of Using a Wireless Device to Deliver Services - In at least one embodiment, a data processing system receives from a user device a query regarding a dining decision, where the query includes a location. At least one menu item at a restaurant proximate to the location is determined based upon at least one user-specific criterion, and the at least one menu item is transmitted to the user device. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20110196603 | Systems and Methods for Presenting Comparative Athletic Performance Information - In at least one embodiment, a system for presenting athletic performance information includes a server configured to store information related to a previous traversal of a route by a user, and a mobile device in communication with the server, the mobile device configured to receive the information related to the previous traversal of the route by the user from the server, and present athletic performance information based at least in part on the information related to the previous traversal of the route to the user during a subsequent traversal of the route. | 08-11-2011 |
Alan R. Leewod, Lafayette, IN US
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| 20090171437 | LOW PROFILE NON-SYMMETRICAL STENT - A stent for use in a medical procedure having opposing sets of curved apices, where the curved section of one set of apices has a radius of curvature that is greater than the curved section of the other set of apices. One or more such stents may be attached to a graft material for use in endovascular treatment of, for example, aneurysm, thoracic dissection, or other body vessel condition. | 07-02-2009 |
Alan R. Lewis, Carlsbad, CA US
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| 20100221435 | Micro-Extrusion System With Airjet Assisted Bead Deflection - A air jet source is used in conjunction with a micro-extrusion printhead assembly in a micro-extrusion system to bias extruded material onto a target substrate. The printhead assembly utilizes paste valves or other feed system to push/draw an extrusion material through dispensing orifices defined on an extrusion needle, nozzle or stacked plate printhead as the printhead assembly is moved over the substrate. The air jet source is positioned near the dispensing outlets, and directs a gas jet against the extruded material such that the extruded material is reliably biased against the target substrate. Multiple dispensing orifices are defined in a paste dispensing needle to improve starts and stops, as well as improving overall ink distribution. Two independently activated air sources and multiple air jet outlets are utilized to improve control over the quality of bus bars formed by the extruded material. | 09-02-2010 |
Alan R. Loundermilk, Chicago, IL US
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| 20100043706 | Apparatus and method for measuring optical characteristics of an object - Optical characteristic measuring systems and methods such as for determining the color or other optical characteristics of teeth are disclosed. Perimeter receiver fiber optics preferably are spaced apart from a source fiber optic and receive light from the surface of the object/tooth being measured. Light from the perimeter fiber optics pass to a variety of filters. The system utilizes the perimeter receiver fiber optics to determine information regarding the height and angle of the probe with respect to the object/tooth being measured. Under processor control, the optical characteristics measurement may be made at a predetermined height and angle. Various color spectral photometer arrangements are disclosed. Translucency, fluorescence, gloss and/or surface texture data also may be obtained. Audio feedback may be provided to guide operator use of the system. The probe may have a removable or shielded tip for contamination prevention. A method of producing dental prostheses based on measured data also is disclosed. Measured data also may be stored and/or organized as part of a patient data base. Such methods and implements may be desirably utilized for purposes of detecting and preventing counterfeiting or the like. Low cost and small form factor spectrometers, and methods for manufacturing the same, also are disclosed. Spectrometers and spectrophotometers embedded in printing and scanning and other type devices, as well as computer companion devices, scope-type devices and the like, also are disclosed. Data encoding based on such devices also may be implemented. | 02-25-2010 |
Alan R. Olson, Cottage Grove, MN US
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| 20080198500 | Interleaved servo pattern - In general, the invention is directed to servo techniques that utilize servo patterns to facilitate head positioning relative to the data tracks. For example, the servo techniques may include a first series of servo patterns configured to allow calculation of a position error signal that substantially mitigates error resulting from a variation in velocity of the data storage tape during detection of the at least one of the servo patterns in the first series. The servo techniques may also include a second series of servo patterns interleaved within the first series of servo patterns in order to encode data. The encoded data may include linear position information. Embodiments may allow a data storage tape meeting a currently accepted data storage tape specification, e.g., an LTO Ultrium specification, to record data in a higher density than currently implemented with the specification. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20100037001 | Flash memory based storage devices utilizing magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) - A flash memory based storage device may utilize magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM) as at least one of a device memory, a buffer, or high write volume storage. In some embodiments, a processor of the storage device may compare a logical block address of a data file to a plurality of logical block addresses stored in a write frequency file buffer table and causes the data file to be written to the high write volume MRAM when the logical block address of the data file matches at least one of the plurality of logical block addresses stored in the write frequency file buffer table. In other embodiments, upon cessation of power to the storage device, the MRAM buffer stores the data until power is restored, after which the processor causes the buffered data to be written to the flash memory under control of the flash memory controller. | 02-11-2010 |
Alan R. Pfaff, Jr., Orchard Lake, MI US
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| 20080282860 | Apparatus for Scrap Removal From Rotary Cutting Tool - A rotary cutting tool for cutting a moving web of material into blanks and scrap material, comprises an upper cutting assembly having an upper cutting element which defines a cutout area on the upper cutting assembly, a lower cutting assembly having a lower cutting element, wherein the upper cutting element and the lower cutting element are adapted to cooperate to cut the moving web of material into blanks and scrap material, and a scrap ejection element on the upper cutting assembly at the cutout area which can urge the scrap material away from the blanks and towards the lower cutting elements, wherein the scrap ejection element is formed unitary with the upper cutting element. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20090013830 | Roll Formed Flexible Die Plate For Rotary Cutting Tool - A method of making a rotary cutting tool for cutting a web of material comprises the steps of roll forming a first flexible die plate into a cylindrical shape, mounting the cylindrically shaped die plate onto a cylindrically shaped fixture, and machining cutting elements onto the roll formed die plate. The roll formed die plate may then be removed from the fixture and attached to a cylinder. The first die plate can cooperate with a second die plate attached to a second cylinder to cut the thin web of material. | 01-15-2009 |
Alan R. Puchot, San Antonio, TX US
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| 20110169486 | Magnetostrictive Sensor for Tank Floor Inspection - A method of testing for defects in the bottom of an above ground storage tank, the tank bottom having a lip extending outwardly from the tank wall around the circumference of the tank. A special magnetostrictive sensor is designed to be placed on this lip. The sensor is placed over a strip of magnetostrictive material, which generally conforms in length and width to the bottom of the probe, with a couplant being applied between the strip and the lip surface. The sensor is then operated in pulse echo mode to receive signals from defects in the bottom of the tank. It is incrementally moved around the circumference of the tank. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110221428 | Magnetostrictive Sensors for Surface Wave Testing of Thick Walled Structures - An ultrasonic probe that uses the magnetostrictive effect to generate and detect a surface-coupled guided wave for the purpose of inspecting a thick-walled structure for surface defects. A transmitter probe and a receiver probe are especially designed to generate and detect short wavelengths that will couple to only one surface of the plate. | 09-15-2011 |
Alan R. Rapacki, Redwood City, CA US
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| 20090005852 | Methods and Devices for Placing a Conduit in Fluid Communication with a Target Vessel - Methods and devices for placing a conduit in fluid communication with a target vessel and a source of blood, such as the aorta or a heart chamber. The device may be actuated using one hand to place the conduit. The invention allows air in the conduit to be removed prior to placement of the conduit. The invention deploys the conduit in the target vessel by moving a sheath in a distal direction and then in a proximal direction. A conduit is provided with a reinforcing member to prevent kinking of the conduit, and a structure for preventing blockage of the conduit by tissue. A vessel coupling may be used to secure a conduit to a target vessel so as to preserve native blood flow through the vessel, and the conduit may be placed in fluid communication with a target vessel via a laparoscopic or endoscopic procedure. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090104248 | Lacrimal implants and related methods - Lacrimal implants for treating diseases or disorders are disclosed. More particularly, lacrimal implants, methods of making such implants, and methods of treating ocular, respiration, inner ear or other diseases or disorders using such implants are disclosed. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090105749 | Insertion and extraction tools for lacrimal implants - Insertion and extraction tool, systems, and methods for use with lacrimal implants. An insertion tool is disclosed that includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a tool body therebetween. The distal end includes a mechanical coupling to receive a cartridge preloaded with a lacrimal implant, and a plunger configured to dispense the lacrimal implant from a preloaded cartridge. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090298390 | Surface treated implantable articles and related methods - Surface treated implantable articles and related methods are disclosed. The surface treated implantable articles can be substantially flash-free, include one or more rounded edges, or include an enhanced optical clarity, one or all of which can be produced by polishing. The polishing can include causing the implantable articles to be repeatedly impacted with polishing media when the articles are swelled to an enlarged state. The polishing process can be particularly useful for smoothing lacrimal implants insertable in a lacrimal canaliculus. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100274204 | LACRIMAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED METHODS - Lacrimal implants and related methods providing secure, wedgable retention within a lacrimal punctum and associated canaliculus of an eye are disclosed. The lacrimal implants can comprise an implant body configured for at least partial insertion through the lacrimal punctum and into the canaliculus. The implant body can include first and second portions, and can extend from a proximal end of the first portion defining a longitudinal proximal axis to a distal end of the second portion defining a longitudinal distal axis. The implant body can be configured such that, when implanted using an integral dilator, an angled intersection exists between the proximal and distal axes. In this way, at least a portion of the implant body can be biased against at least a portion of the lacrimal canaliculus located at or more distal to a canalicular curvature, thereby retaining an implanted position of the lacrimal implant using anatomical structures. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100274224 | LACRIMAL IMPLANT BODY INCLUDING COMFORTING AGENT - Lacrimal implants for treating ocular diseases are disclosed. More particularly, lacrimal punctal plugs, methods of making such plugs, and methods of treating ocular diseases using such plugs are disclosed. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110130834 | BRONCHIAL FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Methods and systems for lung volume reduction of a patient are described. The methods include implanting a flow control device in a bronchial passageway of the lung. The flow control device regulates fluid flow through the bronchial passageway and includes a valve protector that at least partially surrounds a valve member. The valve protector has sufficient rigidity to maintain the shape of the valve member against compression. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110226238 | IMPLANTED BRONCHIAL ISOLATION DEVICES AND METHODS - Disclosed are methods and devices for regulating fluid flow to and from a region of a patient's lung, such as to achieve a desired fluid flow dynamic to a lung region during respiration and/or to induce collapse in one or more lung regions. Pursuant to an exemplary procedure, an identified region of the lung is targeted for treatment. The targeted lung region is then bronchially isolated to regulate airflow into and/or out of the targeted lung region through one or more bronchial passageways that feed air to the targeted lung region. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20120004589 | DELIVERING A CONDUIT INTO A HEART WALL TO PLACE A CORONARY VESSEL IN COMMUNICATION WITH A HEART CHAMBER AND REMOVING TISSUE FROM THE VESSEL OR HEART WALL TO FACILITATE SUCH COMMUNICATION - Devices and methods for delivering conduits into the wall of a patient's heart to communicate a coronary vessel with a heart chamber. The devices are passed through the coronary vessel and the heart wall to place the conduit and establish a blood flow path between the vessel and the heart chamber. Additional devices and methods are provided for removing tissue from a coronary vessel or the heart wall to establish a flow path between the coronary vessel in communication with the heart chamber. | 01-05-2012 |
Alan R. Scali, New York, NY US
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| 20080237409 | Manual bag carrier - The present invention refers to a manual bag carrier created to avoid the discomfort and the unpleasant feeling that occur to the hands due to the pressure that bag handles cause when 1 or more bags contain something. It has also been designed with the intention of avoiding spills by keeping the handles inside the bag carrier while the bags are not being carried. Designed primarily for, but not limited to, the kind of bags—whether they are bags made with handles of plastic, fabric, paper, or another material—that supermarkets, department stores, malls, and stores in general give to their customers to transport the acquired products. This bag carrier has been perfected to help carry and transport comfortably one or more bags. This product is not limited exclusively to carry bag handles, it can also be used to carry other products with handles or something similar. | 10-02-2008 |
Alan R. Sharpee, Omaha, NE US
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| 20080265025 | Method and systems for providing merchant services with right-time creation and updating of merchant accounts - Systems and methods for providing merchant services with right-time creation and updating of merchant accounts. Merchant-specific information for each merchant is stored in a record and used to process purchase card transactions submitted by the merchant. When a user creates or updates a merchant account record, the user can indicate whether the update is to take effect immediately or at a user-specified later time. An immediate update is processed substantially without delay. Other updates are queued for later processing and processed at the user-specified later time. | 10-30-2008 |
Alan R. Smith, Gilroy, CA US
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| 20100185590 | AUTONOMIC INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IMS) MAINFRAME DATABASE POINTER ERROR DIAGNOSTIC DATA EXTRACTION - A method and system for autonomic Information Management System (IMS) mainframe database pointer error diagnostic data extraction. A receiving module may receive a database name and an error detection time. An error detection module may locate database pointer errors on the failed IMS database. A list module may generate an Image Copy (IC) list corresponding to the failed database. A code generation module may generate Job Control Language (JCL) code for the selected entries in the IC list. An execution module executes the JCL code which operates a pointer checker utility on each clean IC. A log list module locates log data sets recorded in the time between the error and when the error was detected and an extraction module extracts an evaluation log list which comprises evaluation log data sets. | 07-22-2010 |
Alan R. Spievack, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20090053279 | TISSUE REGENERATIVE COMPOSITION - A matrix, including epithelial basement membrane, for inducing repair of mammalian tissue defects and in vitro cell propagation derived from epithelial tissues of a warm-blooded vertebrate. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20120035276 | TISSUE REGENERATIVE COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MAKING, AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A matrix, including epithelial basement membrane, for inducing repair of mammalian tissue defects and in vitro cell propagation derived from epithelial tissues of a warm-blooded vertebrate. | 02-09-2012 |
Alan R. Willse, Des Moines, IA US
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| 20090254581 | Knowledge discovery system capable of custom configuration by multiple users - An automated method for allowing multiple users to independently analyze a corpus of digital information having discrete elements by providing two or more users access to one or more initial training source of digital information, allowing the users to each define a set of categories, automatically generating a group of digital features associated with at least two of the discrete elements, automatically associating a subset of the discrete elements with at least one of the categories, and automatically determining at least one combination of features and transformed features that identifies at least one of the categories. The automated method allows said two or more users to have the capability to perform the step of defining a set of categories, such that the automated steps of generating a group of digital features, associating a subset of said discrete elements, and determining at least one combination of features and transformed features is in whole or in part determined by the manual input to the automated method. | 10-08-2009 |